>> thank you for joining us. you could call it a comeback of sorts for san francisco 49ers former quarterback, colin kaepernick. >> he is one of the faces for nike's "just do it" campaign. >> live outside the store in san francisco, melanie. >> reporter: mixed reaction out here. some calling colin kaepernick a hero and others questioning why his actions are being celebrated. te 30th anniversary of nike's iconic "just do it" campaign features a close-up of colin kaepernick's face and the words, "believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything." the san francisco 49ers quarterback was the first to kneel in opposition to racial injustice. >> free speech, right, america. >> reporter: in november of 2017 pesident trump tweeted the issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race. it is about respect for our

country, flag and national anthem. nfl must respect this. kaepernick's stand may have cost him his career. >> he's being punished for taking a chance, speaking out on something that needs to be spoken about. >> reporter: kaepernick filed a grievance accusing the leagues of snubbing him for taking a position on the national anthem. he says he supports his choice. >> it's beautiful sacrificing his own job. >> reporter: others question celebrating kaepernick. >> what is he sacrificing? >> reporter: saying he doesn't believe they colluded to keep him off the field. >> i don't believe the nfl has a superstar chamber. i believe it's a competitive sport where players compete with one another and performance based versus macro issues. >> reporter: in may, the nfl decided players must stand during the nfl this season and

players could be fined though they could remain in the locker room during the national anthem. >> reporter: this new ad campaign has more than 100,000 retweets. abc7 news. we have the 11th spare the air alert today. looking towards san francisco, you see haze above the fog. smog prompted today's air alerts. this is a look from the walnut creek camera. murky out there. we're urged to limit driving and exercise in the early morning hours. >> that picture in walnut creekc has not changed that much. haze in this hour and mix of chemicals and burning to our north and combination of o-zone that called that spare the air

today. right now, air level qualities are anyone from good to moderate and likely see a similar level tomorrow. still, bay area quality management district has issued an air quality advisement because we're not seeing a good cleansing the next 24 hours and we're tracking rise in pollens. if your allergies are picking up, likely tree pollen. pine and elm the main offenders. i'll see you in the forecast in a few minutes. in east way this afternoon, workers protested. and the police got involved, vic. >> reporter: police did get involved when the protesters staged a sit-in at the

intersection of mccarthy and broadway after they held a rally in front of kaiser permanente. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: they were angry kaiser permanente may outsource their jobs. these are not jobs being eliminated for technology, solely for profit. >> reporter: the service employees says those most vulnerable, warehouse workers, drivers, call center nurses and call center operators. harvey believes his job is on the line. >> i'm really -- about it because i've given them my life. >> reporter: it ended at the medical center. when its with pulliam's turn to speak he choked up. >> when i first started at kaiser 15 years

>> reporter: after the rally, they block off the intersection and the police told them in advance they would commit civil disobedience. 23 demonstrators sat in a circle in the middle of the intersection. stephanie was among them. >> reporter: you're willing to be arrested? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: and then this. >> you will be cited and then arrested. >> reporter: one by one, police removed them from the intersection. there was no resistance. the protesters were processed but not cited nor arrested. kaiser did issue a written response that says in part, kaiser permanente is growing and adding jobs unquote. the hospital also says it's

disappointed that the union, and i quote again, has chosen to mischaracterize kaiser permanente's strong commitment to labor, unquote. the union is charging kaiser is trying to outsource more than a thousand jobs in california. vic lee, abc7 news. thank you. there was a labor day protest outside the san francisco marriott hotel. members of local two took to the streets to protest lack of progress in contract talks. it expired august 15th. and they represent employees at different marriotts. 75 protesters were arrested. marriott was called but yet to hear back. a woman jumped out of an

ambulancents to an on ramp. the patient got agitated while being transported. she jumped out of the vehicle on the connector ramp between 680 and 580. >> the patient got out of all the restraints, overcame and pushed the attendant in the ambulance and opened the locked door to the ambulance and exited the ambulance. >> according to the chp, two cars managed to swerve and miss the woman trying to jump in front of traffic before she was struck by a third vehicle, she died at the scene. trying to find the person responsible for a hit-and-run on two young cyclists. amanda is there live. how are the kids doing? >> reporter: well, the 13-year-old teenage boy and the

12-year-old girl are still recovering a week after that felony hit-and-run. we talked to a neighbor who shared incredible video. this was taken august 27th with a clear view of the road at cottle road and el molino. it hurries through a stop sign and hits the pair, throwing them off their bikes. the car reverses and then leaves them in the road. > can't believe somebody would do this. >> reporter: eric and his wife often walk their dogs through the crosswalk. while it's upsetting to see, it isn't surprising. >> people push through the stop sign all the time and go way too fast down the road and people don't pay attention. >> reporter: if you pay attention to the surveillance video, you can see a man with a hat walking into the frame

quickly realizing the crash. rosario says it was her gardner that rushed to help. >> said stop, stop, make them stop. they did not, backed up and made a quick left turn. >> the video shows the girl getting up to help the boy who has a broken wrist and will be in a cast the next four weeks. >> i thought the boy was dead or something. i was scared. something worse. >> reporter: police say there were four people inside that white honda car. witnesses describe the driver and two passengers as season. >> amanda, thank you. in developing news, rescue crews recover the body of a woman in a boat crash identified

as kriste lewis. and the boat with 10 people and another with 6 people hit head-on. three missing and others hurt. none of the people were wearing life vests, happening saturday night on the colorado river near the boarder of arizona. one of the vessels was speeding on the wrong side of the river and the two hit about 50 miles an hour. again, no life vests. a car drove into a clothing store in el cerrito this morning. it appears that's the only visible sign of damage in the store and it was closed for hours. a place that had many childhood memories was just closed for good. playland at the beach closed down -- sorry about the wrong video -- it features pinball

machines and a miniature circus. some came from san francisco's famed play land and it opened in 1972. iteming will be auctioned off september 19th. and a family searching for their beloved dog that brought comfort to the iraq vet. michael finney tells us about a little known program that gives some california homeowners more time to pay their property taxes. >> i almost fell out of my seat, oh, my god. closer than co-wor

in the north bay the search is on for a missing dog, not only a companion but comfort dog

and she relied on her. wayne. >> reporter: good evening. it all began behind me at this a&p and mini-mart. it is a comfort dog for an iraq veteran and appears the dog was stolen. she has taken to the streets out of hope and desperation. >> like a piece of your family missing. >> reporter: there's an untouched crate and water bowl and toys in the yard, belonging to her german shepherd. >> i cried myself to sleep saturday night and yesterday. >> reporter: she dodged mortars in iraq and now worries after she escaped through a hole in the fence saturday. what happened.ick, showed us when he came out here, both of them ran to this gas station. >> reporter: this gas station in

fairfield where video cameras shows the dog playing with customers. >> we got a call from one of the customers at the store, our dogs were there running around and for us to come pick them up. >> reporter: when her husband picked them up, they could only claim griffin and another customer had nola. >> sat there a few minutes with her and drove off. >> reporter: the video camera pictures is now on 100 flyers and taken around the neighborhood. the woman left with the dog in a dark colored sedan and for thisi veteran it is too much and she wants her dog back no questions asked. >> she relieves my stress and calms me and makes me feel like i'm okay. >> reporter: a logical question would be has this dog turned up in any animal shelters? the answer is no but fairfield

police have not given up. they posted a picture of that woman on the video page and they may be able to check the credit card record with a time stamp on that video. wayne freedman, abc7. >> thank you. in the south bay, a popular downtown fountain is shut down for repairs with no re-opening date in sight. the fountain flowed for one day last week after being out of commission all year. city officials say the ultra violet filter that purifies the water wasn't operating properly and shut down the whole system. this family was hoping to take pictures with their in-laws before they go back to india. >> maybe it's incomplete. it's a thing downtown. >> officials say there is no

timeline when the fountain starts flowing once again. it's strawless september in mountain view. they have agreed to stop providing straws to customers this month unless asked. a resident started the movement asking the business to take part about the problems with single use plastic straws. paying property taxes. and some people were duped. >> michael finney. >> fake tickets for events have been around forever. usually there's some sound of it being fake. the big concert, where the promoter has pled guilty to fraud. in phoenix, ticket holders are left wondering what happened. let me show you the advertiser,

all you can eat, crab and lobster. sized included. sounds fun. like a deal. when they arrived yesterday, nothing, all they found was an empty building an parking lot where the festival was to be held. >> we went all the way to the back and came back around and she says, i think we got scammed. >> the local abc station is reaching out to the promoter but hasn't heard back. >> it would be easy to get scammed by a promoter almost any. we often don't know who they are. always use a credit card and never a debit card to buy your ticket so you can demand your money back if something goes wrong. the weather journal says two-thirds of manufacturers plan to increase training in the next year. the u.s. unemployment rate is

just below 4% at 3.9%. nearly a half of manufacturing jobs are left unfilled. the quality pools lack quality skills and shortages. many people don't know it but they can delay paying property taxes for years. it's called the property tax postponement program just suited several years back. those 62 years of age with an annual household of $35,500 or less to apply for postponement. it is paid off when the senior dies or sells the home but the big problem is interest rate is 7%. not cheap. >> thanks. we'll go onto the weather forecast. >> your accuweather forecast with drew. >> we are wrapping up with

comfortable temperatures this evening. live doppler satellite with coastal cloud cover, on this evening, showing the fog beginning to descend around the hills and bay tonight. that is affecting our air temperatures where we had that fog influencing our air. san francisco to 63. marine influence stretching over and east bay, 65. away from the coast, comfortably warm. 74 in san jose, 83 in concord and santa rosa currently checking at 72 degrees. the big story is the fog is more expansive than the last couple of nights. away from the coast, like

antioch, livermore and partly sunny sky and a lot of cloud cover on this fourth day of september. increasing clouds by 4:00. a lot of haze in the atmosphere with moderate air quality. our response close to where it should be this time of year at 93 degrees. much cooler in san francisco, 66 the high, afternoon sunshine, 73, afternoon high in oakland. a comfortable high of 81 degrees. tomorrow afternoon. i want to get you the latest on tropical storm gordon 100 miles off the coast of florida and increasing winds at 60 miles an hour. it will work into the gulf of mexico where it is forecasted to strengthen. a hurricane warning has been issued by the national hurricane

center that does involve the coastline of mississippi and alabama. a much more broader tropical storm warning has been issued and includes new orleans itself. winds from the storm stretch out to the storm. over the next 24 hours it is forecast to strengthen by tuesday night winds, 70 miles an hour. they forecast this to be a category one hurricane making landfall from the louisiana coastline as far as alabama's coastline. keep your eye on that for heavy rainfalls and gusty winds with this storm system. it's a mild day tomorrow afternoon with haze and atmosphere. temperatures take a dip midweek, below average for a lot of us and we will stay that way thursday. the next 7 days shaping up to be

comfortable and september is known to be changing. up next, two co-workers discover they have an amazing relationship and they didn't know it. you will find out what it

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can you imagine this, two wisconsin truck drivers working for the same company, they were buddies, actually father and son. nathan said he knew he was adopted but never knew his biological parents. his adoptive parents knew but never told him because he never asked. and one day they told him he was already facebook friends with his biological father.

>> i almost fell out of my seat. he asked me on facebook if i knew his biological mother? i went, right, that was my ex-wife. >> right? >> both are excited to continue the friendship they already have. abc's new brand, "localish" is sharing inspiring stories on "more in common," a navy veteran who lost both his legs in combat. >> when i surf, i don't want to come back on land. it's quite nice to be on the ocean and weightless and feeling the energy of the ocean. i come back on land and change out i feel a little bit more disabled. on the water makes me feel more alive and intense. >> we went out with dan and watched surfing with him and having fun. we were looking at how he was

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nepal and his mother's tirelessl efforts. and the same cancer that killed john mccain and could give hope to other patients. one prius driver turned to the expertise of a fire department, not a mechanic to diagnose noises under the hood. >> they have some experience in this area. look what they found snuggled into the engine compartment of the engine, a little kitten. >> they think she got in there on the way to beverly hills and was meowing. >> she called firefighters for help and the cat is now in the hands of animal care workers and apparently doing just fine. a long way from home. definitely. "world news tonight" is on next. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> see you in a bit.

tonight, breaking news. tropical storm gordon now forecast to be a category 1 hurricane. the storm blowing across florida. now targeting the gulf coast. plus, the new orleans levee system and the evacuation notice for those living nearby. ginger zee with the new storm track. stranded by floods. relentless rain washing out roads and grounding flights. travelers forced to drag their luggage across the road at chicago's o'hare airport, as hundreds are forced from their homes in the heartland. supreme showdown. the bitter confirmation battle that could shape the court for a generation. and why president trump is unleashing a new attack on attorney general jeff sessions tied to the midterm elections. concert shooting scare. an angry customer firing in a crowd.