patriots' tom brady, shoulder to shoulder with his teammates. in chicago, all but one of the steelers declined to take the field. the lone player who stood, villanueva, a u.s. veteran. and in nashville, the anthem blaring out over an empty field. the titans and the seahawks sitting out the anthem together. it started with this jab, and crude language, from the president on friday. taking on football players like colin kaepernick, who kneel during the national anthem to protest racial and social injustice. >> when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, "get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now, out. he's fired. he's fired! >> reporter: tonight, he's doubling down. >> i think the ownership should do something about it. i think it's very, very disrespectful to our flag. >> reporter: and insists it has nothing to do with race. >> this has nothing to do with race or anything else. it has to do with respect for our country. >> reporter: on twitter, the president saying if nfl fans refused to go to games until players stop disrespecting our flag and country, you will see change ta

outside chicago. five players at wheaton college facing new charges. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: tonight, at the respected wheaton college football program, just outside chicago -- >> he's got a seam. >> reporter: disturbing hazing allegations against five football players. >> they are being charged with felony counts, aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint. >> reporter: the players now seniors accused of kidnapping a freshman teammate from his dorm at the conservative christian school. the victim saying he was bound with duct tape, punched and says his attackers attempted to sexually assault him with an object in march of 2016. >> this is not just immature, silly behavior by adolescents. this is absolute criminal behavior. >> reporter: the victim's attorney says he suffered torn muscles in both shoulders, requiring surgeries. prosecutors now charging the athletes who, until now, still appeared on this year's team roster. david, school officials say, they're troubled by theal galgss, cooperating with authorities, and they launched their own investigat

. cleveland, detroit, chicago have seen four, five or six-days of 90 plus. there's some relief, looks like green on the map is coming. >> in some cases, schools closed. >> reporter: absolutely. >> ginger, thank you. >>> next, to that new threat from north korea tonight. its top dip lope mat saying that president trump's verbal attacks are a declaration of war and his country now has the right to respond. here's abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: tonight, north korea calling the escalating public threats from president trump a "declaration of war." >> rocket man should've been handled a long time ago. little rocket man. we're going to do it. because we really have no choice. >> reporter: after those words, a tweet. the president threatening the leaders of north korea, saying that if they keep up provocations, they "won't be around much longer." while u.s. bombers pushing further off the coast of north korea, the farthest north they've been in nearly two decades. north korea now threatening to shoot those bombers down. and at the white house to

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