and as tommy smith said tommy smith knows what that's about. tommy smith couldn't get work. john carlos couldn't get work when they came back they were sent home from the olympics in 1968. they paid a heavy price. whether or not colin kaepernick will let's see how this plays out. >> this is the start of the football season we'll definitely be watching. >> not talking too much xes and o's. >> thank you. >> we have full coverage of colin kaepernick online including the raw video talking to reporters in front of his locker room plus a full transcript of what he said. >>> the van take clara county sheriff's office says an inmate tried to break out of jail in milpitas last night. authorities say newly installed video cameras caught christopher boscacci climbing and falling. deputies provided first aid and took him to be treated for the injuries he suffered in the fall. they say he will now face a charge of attempted escape. coming up tonight at 6:00 we will two inside the jail with more details on how the inmate was captured. >>> changing news while recent polls give hillary clin

:steve, tommie smith is coming to the defense of the niners quarterback colin kaepernick. smith went to san jose state but now lives in georgia. i spoke with him on skype this afternoon. this is what the gold medal ceremony looked like back in 1968. you can see smith holding up that black power salute and putting his head down in prayer as the national anthem was played. he wore black gloves, black socks, and no shoes during that ceremony. smith was booed and then kicked off the team. colin kaepernick has sat for the national anthem game during every preseason game this season. here is what the 72 year old smith had to say about kaep's actions. smith told me he was in college at san jose state when he gave the black power salute at the olympics. tonight at 10 he talks more about what happened to him when he came back to school. pam, steve, now back to you. the kaepernick story has moved to mainstream national media. presidential candidate donald trump is now weighing in. grant lodes has that part of the story. and kaepernick's recent tone on social media. >> grant:we'll st

i want to talk about it with tommy smith, olympic gold medalist in the picture.have you here tonight. you doing okay? >> i'm doing fine, don. thank you. how are you today? >> i'm doing very well. this very famous photo, you were the gold medallist here, john carlos won the bronze, it was the 200-meter sprint. take a listen to san francisco 49e 49e 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick on sunday. >> i'm going to continue to sit. i'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being o proeszed. to me, something has to change. when i feel that flag represents what it's supposed to represent and this country is representing people the way that it's supposed to, i'll stand. this stand wasn't for me. this stand wasn't because i feel like i'm being put down in any kind of way. this is because i'm seeing things happen to people that don't have a voice. it brings awareness. everybody knows what's going on and this sheds more light on it. >> mr. smith, what's your reaction when you see that almost 50 years have passed since the mexico games and black athletes continue

. >>> well about an hour ago we actually spoke to tommy smith about kaepernick's stance and asked him what he thinks and if he thinks that it'll make a difference. >> it already has. it has brought out to people because they hate him because of his ignorance as i will say that and those who love him because he is putting his whole life on the line just for a possible change in the future. it is not going to take out the ignorance, but it will be bringing attention to the need to keep fighting for a stronger america. >> and we will have much more of that interview with mr. smith coming up on the ktvu news at 5:00. our sports anchor joe fonzi is here now. and joe, i know that we talked yesterday about how this is impacting the 49ers locker room. but this has really become a national debate. >> yeah, i'm not sure that anyone knew that it would have the kind of traction, especially colin kaepernick that has said it nationally. interestingly enough the stance before friday night's game was old news in the 49ers locker room today. and today it will be more about how his actions are being pe

colin resch has the story. >> hard to believe it's been 48 years since tommy smith and january carlostheir instrumental stand for human rights equality in mexico city. perhaps harder to believe, it's been 28 years since the institution that produced those men has had a track and field team. it's why being here today was so important to them. >> i get a chance of to beat this guy to the mike. >> john carlos and tommy smith in good spirits today. but the last 28 years have been hard to process when thinking about their alma mater. >> when they disbanded the track program, i could not tell you the hole that went into our hearts. it was almost like it was a ashamed of who we were in mexico city at that particular time. it goes to show you that god is saying in time they will grow. i think san jose state has grown to the point where you realize -- >> the concern back in the mid-80s with playing sports. administration blames a lot of things for it. it's back here now. hopefully it's going to stay here. i'm going to back it with everything i can. >> there's been a women's track and field pro

that program has seen so many great figures including tommy smith and john carlos.rogram ended in 1988. the victim of budget cuts and a struggling economy. but even though it was considered one of the best in the nation, if not the world, now today two legends came back home to make sure that the university is back on track. the date for reinstated mens track and field at san jose state has been set. october 16th, 2018. that is 50 years after tommy smith and john carlos made one of the most political statements in the history of the olympics by raising their fists during the medal ceremony in mexico city. tommy smith, who won gold in the 200 meter race has said it was not a black power salute, but a fight for human rights. that historic moment is captured in this 22-foot high statue at san jose state. >> look at the face of that young man up there. that is a cry for freedom. >> at the time the nation was still struggling to end racial segregation and discrimination. john carlos, who won the bronze medal, said that effort for equality has shifted to a new phase. >> o

harry edwards who inspired tommy smith and john carlos. also noted, kirk flood, all local leg ends who stood for social and economic changed and were heavily criticized for doing so. >> reporter: it is one of the most iconic moments in olympic history, 1968 black power salute. winning gold and bronze in the 200 meter run, tommy smith and john carlos took a stand and big chance. >> it wasn't so much i was making a statement. i was a black person making a statement. in other words you should stay in your place. >> the two former san jose state students were stripped of their medals an received death threats for years. >> i think he has to walk through the jungle of ignorance. there's a lot of ignorant people who don't fully understand. they get caught up in patriotism and the whole nine jards ♪ take me out to the ball game ♪ >> reporter: athletes have been standing for beliefs throughout his tore. kirk flood refused to accept a trade. mohammed ali criticized the vietnam war and tore up his draft cards. smith and carlos owe their political aw

john carlos and tommy smith, former medal winners, 1968, stunned the world. it is now immortalized in a pam pus statue. >> this statue on my right represents you all. john carlos and tommy smith might be the ones that put on those steps that are standing, but let me tell you, when he walked off we carried you with us. >> the program is expected to be completed by 2018. the 50th anniversary of the games so closely associated with sjsu track & field. >>> ahead on friday's olympic game, athletes have been flooding over their sport, but a group of builders were looking all the way over legos and the time product, the colorful model of is a rio landmark made of 1 million lego bricks and it involved serious business. the builder spent 2,500 hours on the project. it is a gift from the danish government. it will be moved to a rio museum very, very carefully. >> i love it. beautiful. >>> speaking of the olympics, there is a wonderful, enlightening article in the san francisco chronicle by ann kelly. she has been with them forever, a talented writer. she arrived at the

we talk with tommie smith about what kaepernick did and why smith says why more fallout is yet to come. >> vicki:in the east bay, oakland mayor libby schaaf announced that the city is formally launching a national search to find a new police chief. >> grant:this past spring, a far reaching sex scandal resulted in three o-p-d chiefs resigning in less than a month. as a result, the department has been under civilian leadership since june. >> vicki:kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in oakland with details on the mayor's plan. charles, we understand the mayor really wants to focus on getting the community involved in the selection process? >> reporter:yes, very much so. the mayor announced today that there will be no less than 10 opportunities, including several public citywide forums, for people to offer up their input on the hiring of a new police chief. video now, at a press conference this afternoon, the mayor says they have been working the past few months to set up all of these public meetings as well as online surveys that people can fill out to give their input if th

john carlos, tommy smith, of course. brothers do this knowing that there will be ramifications and they don't care because this is their belief. another thing i have to say. they always bring up oh, you're making a lot of money so the reason, because you make money, that means that you can't have a moral foundation and speak -- like here's the thing. black athletes, we pay you money, play ball, shut up, don't say nothing, we're giving you money, million dollars, just to go out there, run up and down the gridiron, run up and down the court and just be quiet and play. >> there have been a lot of athletes who don't want to risk their endorsement deals, things like that. >> i understand that. it's all individual choice. but when someone has the courage to step out knowing they could lose all that, why you going to jump on the brother? >> do you stand up during the national anthem? >> yes. but it's a personal choice. that is not -- me standing up for the national anthem does not affect me doing malcolm x or "do the right thin

colin kaepernick anthem sit down called the most important gesture by an athlete since tommy smith and john carlos raised black gloves fit in mexico olympics. carlos,p 71 is throwing support behind the embattled he has juneed into the pool human history and risen to the norm. >> venus williams reigns day two of the u.s. on. the match kicked off for 18th appearance at the tournament and her 7 2nd in grand slam singles draw which surpassed on record of fellow american amy frazier. last year he fell to -- she fell toster ina ranked number one in the world. >> and sport a new look. governor hogan designed a new license plate that has the flag long the bottom. new mrailts are december 26 and drivers with old plates can continue to use those and if you want the new tags before you renew your old ones pay $20 to order. there you go. >> thank you very much, holingly. >> all right. coming up on "fox news morning" 4:41. maryland may not be doing well financially financially as some may believe. >> but good news about the oyster population. >> as we head to break a live look across the region. ti

if you recall in about 1968, it was john carlos and tommy smith, and they have since been canonized and then there was muhammad ali who refused to go to the military service. do you think other nfl players will join in on this. >> i seriously doubt it. >> this just in from the police officers research association of california, taking a not to subtle dig at him saying that given the way he's performed on the field, sitting down is something that he's been doing with greater consistency since his breakout season. so the debate goes back and forth today. >>> we are going to the sports director. >> you get the feeling they would much rather be talking about football. >> and they are. kaepernick spent 18 minutes in the locker room defending his right to sit during the anthem. he did not speak today in santa clara, bub the assistant coach made it clear that everybody there is back to football. >> i support our flag personally, but i also support someone's right to feel how they feel. i've moved on. we've made a statement on that i know coach has. my concern right now is this coming game. if

edwards inspired tommie smith and john carlos to give the black power salute during the 1968 olympics. ey were heavily criticized for doing this. a fate that now faces kaepernick. =sot= i think he has to walk through the jungle of ignorance. when ignorance, i'maying the are a t of ignorant pple out undersnd. theyet caught uin pate yards.:09 =vcontinues= smith and carl now have statue representing their poitcal stand -- on the san jose state campus. =raj/vo= 49ers play in san diego this thursday night... kaepernick says he will continue to protest theantional anthem. we continue our coverage on our digital platforms. you can also join the conversation on our facebook page. =gfx= (stop stop stop) =r/cu= the high profe donald trum-- went low profile tonight. no bombastic tweets -- or speeches. instead -- a stealth visit to the peninsula. just likeis opponent hillary clinton -- trump is here for the money. =vo= tonight-- we caught up w/ the republican candidate in oodside... you see his motorcade leavi a big money fundraiser. =boxes= nbc bay area's chuck coppola is woodside,... chu -- ver

speed city produced several olympic medalists including tommy smith and john carlos. they famously delivered a black power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 games in mexico city. a statue as you can see i'm mort ralizing that moment locate and campus. >>> some of san francisco's wealthiest tenants are reassured their high rise building is a safe place to live. this after learning the millennium tower is sinking and tilting. it's located on mission and fremont streets. according to an independent consultant hired to monitor the problem, the rest additional building has sunk 16 inches since its completion in 2008. it's also tilted two inches. the owners are pointing the finger at their neighbor. they allege the massive hole dug next door for the new trans bay transit center is to blame for the building's issues. a spokesman from millennium partners issued a state say, quote, 301 mission has settled more than originally anticipated because it was affected by such subsequent motion by others. the millennium tower association says, it will take all necessary steps to

tommy smith and john carlos of course, rose their hand in protest in the 1968 olympics and you may see other people doing this during this time of the year. >> interesting. thank you so much, great report. a quick break right here, we'll be right back. eighty years... is now a museum. ==vo== the "roberto adobe and sunol house" has been in san jose's >>> a home standing for 180 years is now a museum you can go see. it has been in willow glen neighborhood since before the civil war. the bottom flow is made from adobe clay. it is only one of two remaining so called adobes in san jose. it is staged to recreate the day-to-day life of a native american family back in 1836. quite different. >> we have what it would have been like to live as a native american when the spanish arrived and we recreated the inside of the home that people can come here and leave as they did. >> how neat is that? it is kid friendly if you want to take your kids. it has interactive role playing games and a garden where the kids can dig for artifacts. >> very cool and a gorgeous day out there as well. >> we have the

tommy smith said he was not a black power salute, but a fight for human rights. that moment is captured in this statute. >> they may be the ones who put on those tips, but when we walked off, we carried you with us. >> reporter: at the time, the nation was still struggling to end racism and segregation. >> of course all lives matter, i'm concerned about the number of young black kids dying throughout this nation. well known socialist hairy edwards says it's time to turn the page and never forget the contributions of the athletes. san jose state produced 27 olympians in track and field. >> the reporter said is there something in the water there? yes. there is. they call it the spartan spirit. >> the university is asking them to show their spirit by helping them raise money to build a new facility. >> court clerks plan to go on strike on wednesday, saying they're underpaid and overworked and haven't received a raise in eight years. the courts offered a 4.5% raise in the first year as well as immediate 5% raise for nearly all worker who's have been with the courts a

. >> reporter: john carlos and tommy smith in good spirits today, but the last 28 years hard to process when thinking about their school. >> when hay disbanded the tram program, i could never describe the hole in our hearts. it was almost like it was a shame of who we were. and just goes to show god says in time it grows. it's to the point now they realized the misgivings. >> putting the concerns, we are playing sports, administration blames a lot of things for, you know, but back here now, and hopefully it's going to stay here. back it with everything i can. >> reporter: there's a women's track and field program at san jose state for two years. on october 16, the year to the day they took place on podium, the men get their team back, and they see it as righting a wrong. in san jose, nbc bay area. >>> right back with a surprise celebrity sieging. a huge celebrity in golden gate park. >> should i give a hint? >> yes. >> hello. i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door

tommy smith said he was not a black power salute, but a fight for human rights. that moment is captured in this statute. >> they may be the ones who put on those tips, but when we walked off, we carried you with us. >> reporter: at the time, the nation was still struggling to end racism and segregation. >> of course all lives matter, i'm concerned about the number of young black kids dying throughout this nation. well known socialist hairy edwards says it's time to turn the page and never forget the contributions of the athletes. san jose state produced 27 olympians in track and field. >> the reporter said is there something in the water there? yes. there is. they call it the spartan spirit. >> the university is asking them to show their spirit by helping them raise money to build a new facility. >> court clerks plan to go on strike on wednesday, saying they're underpaid and overworked and haven't received a raise in eight years. the courts offered a 4.5% raise in the first year as well as immediate 5% raise for nearly all worker who's have been with the courts a

but also, for the men on this iconic statue tommy smith and john carlos. >> look at the face of thatdom. >> they spoeb about their experience, but also have advice for today's olympians. >> if you're going to rio to compete, that's what you go to rio to do. not to think about the, the dangers of health. >> suggests that today's athletes have a chance to teach as well as compete. >> you are to take into account that yes, you have the spotlight on you, the fik michael phone if your face and you have the opportunity to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. >> wishing them success with responsible thety. san jose state says it will start up its track and field program on october 16th of 2018. 50 years to the day of that famous race back in 1968. reporting live at san jose state, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> and stay with nbc bay area for all things olympics. there's jessica in rio right now. earlier today, she tweeted this picture. jessica will be reported from rio throughout the olympics. she'll have the scoop on the comp tigs, as well as story, one-on-ones with our o

john carlos and tommy smith were at san jose state this morning when the announcement was made.n 1968's olympics for taking a stand for human rights. >> that legacy is still indoors. i'm glad to see san jose state owning it, celebrating it, and saying we were the light that showed the way for the rest of the world. >> carlos, smith, and edwards are among the track and field athletes who trained at san jose state during the school's so-called city era. >>> well it is the prime location in san francisco, but now we're learning that a 58- story condo is actually sinking. >> so you are buying a beautiful piece of real estate in the most amazing city in the world, but now there's a little bit of a blemish. >> a little bit. what officials say is to blame in the efforts and how to fix it. >>> nice weather in the bay area this afternoon. just as nice for tomorrow. i'll have your numbers for you. we'll talk about how long this trend will last coming up. >>> well san francisco, we have a problem. the millennium tower on mission and fremont has apparently sunk 16 inches since being built e

. >> the same way john, carlo, tommy smith raised their block gloves fists in mexico, the same muhammadefused to fight foreign justice, in a war that was crazy, yes, viet nam war, these are rights americans have. >> kaepernick has saidel not stand during the star spangled banner as protest over race relations in the united state. >> interesting. >> spike lee, our right as americans, so there you have it. >> there you have it. >> you want to talk about weather. >> yes, thank you. i've got the whole weekend off. >> you know, no complaints. >> yep, it is looking so, so lovely in the next couple of days. only few hiccups along the way that we have to discuss, that in the form of some issues at the shore, also couple of showers or thunderstorms, let's get, you know, not going -- >> no. >> let's go on outside. we take you to live look here, at "skycam 3", here, overlooking center city, beautiful shot here, really, just very, very pleasant beginning to the day. i was just out on skydeck ten minute ago it, feels so, so comfortable outside. which is nice to see at the end of the august, you know

track stars tommy smith and john carlos raised their fists during the national anthem at the 1968 olympics. smith is now 72 years old and applauds kaepernick's activism. >> there are truths and those truths live and he's only telling what has happened -- >> reporter: back in 2011, san francisco supervisor jane kim received both hate mail and praise because she would not recite the pledge of allegiance until thelma, the federal anti-same-sex marriage law was declared unconstitutional. >> if not for protest like this, we have been able to achieve a lot of things that have made this country great. >> reporter: kaepernick said his protest is just beginning. >> i'll continue to sit. i'm going to continue to stand with the people. >> reporter: and kaepernick is expected at the team's regular press conference tomorrow. so we may hear more from him then. and coming up at 6:00, i spoke with oscar grant's uncle about this issue and you'll hear from him. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> donald trump is also weighing in. the republican presidential nominee said, what kaepe

track stars tommy smith and john carlos raised their fists during the national anthem at the olympics. smith is now 72 years old and applauds the activism. >> they're truths and those truths live. he told what happened. >> reporter: the uncle of oscar grant expects kaepernick's decision to gain momentum as part of the black lives matter movement. >> yes. by him taking that stand he will encourage others to stand with him. >> or, in this case to, sit. >> i'll continue to sit and stand with the people that are being oppressed. >> reporter: today, the alameda county sheriff and san francisco police union invited collin kaepernick to visit their training to take a look at what it takes to be a law enforcement officer. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >>> thank you, carolyn. your opinion counts. cast your vote on our poll now. kaepernick talked about this issue 18 minutes yesterday to hear him and his words, watch the interview through the abc7 news app. >>> a window washer who fell from a high rise seven years ago and survived is now suing the owners of the building. pedro perez was working at

track stars tommy smith and john carlos raised their fists during the national anthem at the olympics. smith is now 72 years old and applauds the activism. >> they're truths and those truths live. he told what happened. >> reporter: the uncle of oscar grant expects kaepernick's decision to gain momentum as part of the black lives matter movement. >> yes. by him taking that stand he will encourage others to stand with him. >> or, in this case to, sit. >> i'll continue to sit and stand with the people that are being oppressed. >> reporter: today, the alameda county sheriff and san francisco police union invited collin kaepernick to visit their training to take a look at what it takes to be a law enforcement officer. in the newsroom, abc7 news. >>> thank you, carolyn. your opinion counts. cast your vote on kaepernick talked about this issue 18 minutes yesterday to hear him and his words, watch the interview through the abc7 news app. >>> a window washer who fell from a high rise seven years ago and survived is now suing the owners of the building. pedro perez was working at the top of th

these things go in generational way, if we go to the late 60's, early 70, we see tommy smith and johnarlos at the olympics but in the early 70s in his biographer, jackie robinson said i don't sing the anthem and i don't salute the flag. i'm a black man in a white country. it's in the context of the plaque power movement. you see jim brown and had us colleague meeting with mohammed ally. of in that photograph with jim brown and billus jimmy. a loot of people don't know the the ucla wrote a letter opposing the vietnam war. >> the image you were talking about. for folks who are not familiar with what happened here. explain that. what happened. >>> mohammed ally who just recently passed away resisted the draft. he said i'm not going to be drafted into vietnam. of course, he was then stripped of his title. and jim brown, at that time, arguably most powerful professional athlete in the country said i want to talk to him, explain to me your reasons. and bull russell, there's no big bigger nba it would be like labron james, brother let's meet with you. >> we seen what the fall-out is for coll

the university alum, the olympic gold winners, john carlos and tommy smith with their black powered saloon. >> this statue on my right represents you all. john carlos, and thomas smith might be the ones who put on those steps who were standing, but when we walked off, we carried you with us. >> the program is expected to be up and running 2015. >> so much nicer, because you weren't immediately sweating away from the water. much cooler today, so yeah, if you went for the jog, it probably felt a whole lot more comfortable. >>> right now, comfort zone, 79 degrees. is there a number better than 79? the answer is yes for some of you, but that's a nice number. concord, 82. san francisco, your temperatures didn't move that much. you are staying in the mid-60s. we don't see a sliver of fog looking east. if we were to turn camera around, you would see plenty of fog building to the west. we get a deluge of rain in august. right? not so much. we average about a tenth of an inch of rain a month in sonoma county. we have a very well defined dry season in the summertime, even though we're kind of off hi

the two athletes giancarlo scott and tommy smith were there when the announcement was made.lympics for taking a stand for human and civil rights. >> to come back your humbled to be lack to realize that they felt that they did a tragic thing for the legacy of the school. >> you're going to see the rise the might again. >> well, the school is investing $5 million for new track and field facilities. it will be at the same track that was used in the 1960s >>> the giants have a couple of new pictures. they opened up -- pictures -- pitchers. they picked up will smith, and also the top 25 draft pick. then, right before the deadline they traded the third baseman matt duffy. and, that was for starter matt moore. >> josh reddick, has been the subject of trade rumors. they were moved hours before the deadline. they both went to the dodgers. in exchange for three prospects. they begin a three-game series with the angels and anaheim tonight. >> coming up, we are continuing to follow that breaking news of a deadly bus crash in the central valley. five people were killed. and, we will have

everyone looks back on mohammed ally's bravery or the 1968 and juan carlos and tommy smith. those were not popular at the time. they were almost universely very unpopular. >> they lost their livelihood. people affiliated with them lost their livelihoods. their lives were destroyed for making what seems like a minor stand in a sports entity but hundreds of black people were, you know, think about jack johnson having the audacity to fight a white man and win. black people were murdered because of that. >> this is big. >> there is the fact the nfl puts a lot on their patriotism and in fact, one might say military how they celebrate a specific type of patriotism. there is a lot of controversy in the fact they were charging the pentagon to do a lot of things that looked like actually just pro bono expressions of gratitude for veteran service. this is also specific to the nfl puts interesting in that context. >> i think remember this, the number one television program in america right now is sunday night football on nbc. the theme song has a line that calls the game a star spangle

that's 50 years after tommy smith and john carlos made one of the most political statements in the history their fists during the medal ceremony in mexico city. smith who won gold in the 200 meter race"#ffo.#?w$xnl[ilrÑ hat a black power salute but a fight for human rights. that historic moment is captured in the 22 foot high statue at san jose state. >> carlos and smith might be the ones who put on those steps standing but let me tell you when we walked off, we carried you with us. >>reporter: at the time the nation was still struggling toned racial segregation and discrimination. carlos who won the bronze medal said that effort for equality has shifted to a new phase. >> of course all lives matter. but i have the right to say that i'm concerned about number of young black kids dyingp throughout this nation. it need to story, well known socialist and graduate harry edward says it's time to turn the page while never for getting the contributions of these athletes. from 1941 to 1970 san jose state produced 27 olympian in track and field. >> and reporter said extra something in the water the

. >> in 1968 it was john carlos and tommy smith. they have been cannonnized. then muhammad ali refused to go to the military service. >> i can tell you games from now on, even exhibition ones you'll see a camera sweeping the aparticular as the anthem plays. police officer's research association of california issued a release this afternoon taking a dig at colin kaepernick saying he set down this weekend something he's been doing with greater consistency since he's been doing in the future. >>> new at 6:00, donald trump is getting in on colin kaepernick's national anthem controversy. >> gop nominee spoke in seattle earlier today. >> it is a terrible thing. he'll, maybe should try a country that works better for him. >> viewers have been sounding off all day on our facebook page. while bob storeide says: "he's doing what he does best... sitting" ....ouch. and paco-miguel de-ben says: "finally, a celeb with enough courage to stand up (sit down) for what is right. good job colin" a reminder-- our snap shot survey on colin kaepernick is up right now... right now a

two of the most prominent athletes and olympic history john carlos and tommy smith were there when thiswas made yesterday. they made history at the 1968 olympics for taking a stand for human and civil rights. >> you come back and you are very humbled to be back and to realize that san jose state did a tragic thing. >> you are going to see the rise, the rise of my again. >> the school is investing $5 million for a new track and field facility. it will be the same track that was used in the 60s. >>> preparations are underway with his weekends outside man music festival. also setting up this morning and the ninth annual outside festival begins on friday and runs through sunday. about 100,000 concertgoers are expected to attend each day. this year's headliner enclosed radiohead,a ritchie, and aranda ran. all three days or sold-out. >>> coming up, some creative ways to pay for higher education. up next we talk live to a man from oakland using paypal to pay for a masters degree from columbia university. we would talk about the good work he hopes to do at home after he graduates. s. >>> we're

two of the most famous athletes in the olympic history, john carlos and tommy smith, will be there todayr human rights. smith and carlos are among the many track and field athletes who trained at san jose state during the speed city era. >>> two emeryville police officers almost hit by gunfire. up next we sit down and talk live with the police chief of emeryville about the incident and her upcoming trip to the white house to discuss policing strategies. >>> plus, still a slow commute for many around the bay area this morning. we will show you what the ride looks like coming into the city from marin county. also about your east bay commute on interstate 80 when we return. >>> friday night two emeryville police officers are nearly hit by gunfire. >> yeah, bullets ricocheted off the ground, lodged into a nearby building. joining us live in the studio is emeryville police chief jennifer tejada too talk about that and a trip to washington, d.c. later this week. thank you for coming in. first of all, what happened in emeryville friday night with that? >> on friday night we had two officers out

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tommy smith and john carlos raised their hands in a black power salute during the medal ceremony at 1968 games. the track and field program will start back up in 2018. >> 150 mountaineers hung out yesterday in brazil as a nod to the olympic games. hanging on ropes from a bridge in the west part of the city. they made a human. image of the olympic green. setting the world record for the largest ever of that kind of formation. rings we mained in place for about 40 minutes. cars beneath honking horns. people taking selfies, cheering crowd gathering nearby. and a lot of security as well. >> and that is really cool. we are now just four days away from the start of the rio olympics and countdown is filled with not only excitement but plenty of concern as well. >> as athletes arrive, several venues are not done and there are worries about visitors not able to access transportation to certain events. marion faf row has a look at the final preparations. >> reporter: security was tight at the airport in rio as hundreds of athletes and reporters arrived including our own jessica aguirre. >> there w

operating in the tradition of john carlos and tommy smith, who stood with their fists raised to protest treatment of minorities. what do you think? >> i pledge i will not stand until spike lee makes a good film. two pounts here to make. colin is a genius. he puts america through a logic experiment. what if you sit down during an anthem to protest an oppressive state but if you were allowed to sit down during an anthem to protest an oppressive state the state, therefore, is not oppressive. by sitting down, he actually proved himself wrong. in other countries like north korea or wherever you want, cuba, you would get killed. what's more interesting to me about this fellow, in a recent press conference he didn't just wear the malcolm x hat, the fidel castro shirt. basically, mentally, he is someone currently fantasizing radicalism, right? he is turning radicalism into a fetish. it's a face. like a girl discovering bieber for the first time. >> guys like bieber, too. >> that's true. don't tell me i've got to go. i'm not done yet. when an athlete goes through a delayed adolescents because he

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and in the spirit of ali, in the spirit of john carlos and tommy smith, to really bring attention ando something that is on the minds of a lot of our citizens, particularly african-americans. and so that's why i applauded colin kaepernick for taking the stand, although, as you mentioned, it definitely was a lot of backlash. sometimes when you make a statement, you have to be willing to accept that. >> and he knew no doubt he'd receive some backlash here. victor cruz, new york giants wide receiver, he was asked, he said, i think personally the flag is a flag, regardless of how you feel things are going on in america today and around the world with gun violence and things like that. you've got to respect the flag and stand up with your teammates. it's bigger than just you in my opinion. what do you say to victor cruz? >> i think there's a lot of different ways you can interpret this. a lot of people look at the flag and they purely see it as a symbol of the united states military. and that's something that colin kaepernick addressed yesterday. i give him some credit, too, for talking fo

john carlos and tommy smith.oth famed during the 1968 olympics in mexico city when they raised the black love fist while receiving gold and bronze medals. >> when they disbanned the track program i can never tell you the hole that went into our hearts. it was almost like they were ashamed of who we were in mexico city at this particular time. it just goes to show you that they were wrong and i think san jose state has grown to the point now where you realize their misgivings. >> in addition to reinstating the program which will resume in october 2018, the school is planning to build a brand new $5 million track and field facility on campus. >>> off to the baseball diamond we go now. both bay area teams made some major moves before the trade deadline yesterday. the giants acquiring starting mitcher matt moore from the tampa bay rays in exchange for matt duffy and minor leaguers. giants also got relief for their pen. they required will smith from milwaukee. in the meantime, the as shipped out outfielder josh reddic

in fact coming off the olympics, many remember the moment back in 1968, tommy smith and john carlos giving the black power salute. and more recently at the espys this summer. they used the platform to call for non violence. is it fair to put what kaepernick is doing in the same category? and is there a chance that others will join him? >> i think it is unfair to kaepernick to put what he did in the same category as the other guys. because there was great care taken in the espys not to offend. i work for disney. the refgs is not going start with the mouse. you are not going to ask the walt disney company can we talk on your program and than say something particularly stride. that is now o how the game works. this was a pretty strident opposition to racism and the oppression of black and brown people in the united states. that is totally different with what you have in carmelo and those guys. if you want to go back to the 1960s i looked at a video clip of muhammad ali basically saying the same thing as colin kaepernick. i have this money and this level of success. but it would be selfish not

john carlos and tommy smith.oth of whom gained fame during the 1968 olympics in mexico city for that iconic statement for civil rights. when they raised a black gloved fist while receiving gold and bronze medals. >> when they disband the track program i could never tell you the hole that went into our hearts, you know, it was almost like there's a shame of who we were in mexico city at that particular time. and just goes to show you that they were wrong and i think san jose state has grown to the point now where they realize their misgivings. >> in addition to reinstating the program which is going to resume in october of 2018, san jose state is also planning to build a brand new $5 million track and field facility on campus. >>> coming up, we continue to track the breaking news we're following out of the central valley where at least five people are dead. several more had to be airlifted from the scene of a tour bus crash just hours ago. and an update right after the break. >>> first, happening right now. vice p

now, two of the most prominent athletes in olympic history, john carlos and tommy smith, will be thereement happens today. you will remember they made history at the 1968 olympics for taking a stand for human rights. smith and carlos are among the many track and field athletes who trained at san jose state university during the so-called speed city era. >>> well, activists angry over the sentence that a santa clara judge handed down in the brock turner sexual assault case are taking action today. judge aaron persky tensed turner to six months in jail rather than giving him more jail time. today supporters of turner's victim will submit a change.org petition with more than a million signatures of people demanding the removal of the judge from the court. there is also a separate push to recall judge persky. almost 50 law professor are opposing efforts to remove the judge. they say it could make judges feel pressured into making legal decisions based on public opinion. >>> calfire is reporting the soberanes fire is still burning in monterey county, burr the pace of the -- but the pace of

standing in support of kaepernick's decision to sit and perhaps most notably an olympic gold medalist tommy smitho along with john carlos were suspended from the 1968 mexico city games after famously raising gloved fists on the medals podium as the star spangled banner played. smith told "usa today" that kaepernick is being vilified saying quote i support him because he's bringing the truth out regardless of how it's done. if it's not done violently, at least he should be heard. the 49ers will play their final preseason game tomorrow night against the chargers in san diego. now let's go to some soccer headlines now following last week's six-month suspension from the u.s. women's national team and the termination of her u.s. soccer contract after calling the swedish national team quote cowards, goalkeeper hope solo has announced her season with the seattle rain is over. solo posted this image on her facebook page explaining her decision saying, quote, coming to terms with the fact that i was fired from the u.s. women's national team after 17 years of service has been devastating. after careful con

why one of the objects that you will see, there will be a statue here of 1968 power olympics with tommy smith and john carlos so we really set the stage about athletic achievement, but also about consequences. -- social consequences. so we quickly go through. stay with me. >> these are carl lewis's medals . >> in addition to seeing this wonderful material, this is a wall of game changes. the nation appear are people whose athletic achievement transcended sports. paul robison as an all-american football player, but also as an actor and activist. when we talk about title ix, the impact of title ix on women and what that meant for when his athleticism. the harlem globetrotters. in essence, it's really about trying to give you more detail than you might normally think. goes into aof these different sport. we will cut through based on our way up to the foot. it's real tight and here so be careful as you walk. so again, always think of different ways to engage and entertain. obviously the baseball stadium. you actually get to sit and watch film footage, but it's also an example of the kind of -- we

two of the most prominent athletes in olympic history, john carlos and tommy smith were there when theics for taking a stand for civil and human rights. the statue on campus honors them with that controversial black glove salute. >> you are humble to be back to realize that san jose state felt they did a tragic thing for the legacy of the school. >> you're going to see the rise of might again. >> the school is investing $5 million for the new track and field facility. the hope is that the area will be as successful as when the school was known as speed city >>> and the mother of a soldier lost in combat in iraq wants an apology from donald trump >>> and we have more from the san mateo bridge where we will find slow traffic >>> and looks like temperatures are very similar to monday, maybe a slight warmup. we'll show you. >>> at 8:00, we continue to follow breaking stories out of the central valley. take a look at the screen and you will see what happened when a charter bus headed north from southern california to the sacramento area went off the road there on highway 99 northbound colli

people burning his jerseys and saying i support what he is doing and right here in the bay area, tommy smith the famed 1968 who raised his black fist in defiance in mexico city during olympics it was so controversial back then that we tracked him down and here's what he had to say about kaepernick's stance. >> not all of us are necessarily in agreement with what he is doing what he is doing it with but we understand the message he is putting out there. young folks ought to listen up. they are tough on him and he may lose more than he thinks by those people who don't understand but i hope they give him a chance. he will stand one day. >> reporter: colin kaepernick angered law enforcement not just for his stance on what he claims is oppression but he also basically said it's easier to be a police officer than it is to be a cosmetologist that takes 6 months to train to be a police officer. that really upset the alameda county sheriff office who challenged him to see what we do to prepare for our jobs every day. so far we have not heard back from colin caper he nick whether or not he will accept

officer brian tells us, he, officer brian smith and sergeant tommy brooks rushed the pup to angel animal medical center and decided to split the cost of his that somebody in need, and to help them out with their family and dogs are family and i don't think they get the credit they deserve sometimes, and the way i look at it, that dog put himself in front of his owner and took a bullet for him. >> the reporter: now, the cost for felony's medical care appear to be around the $4,000 range for husband surgery, and then for after care, that will be split between those two officers, and their supervisor. now as for that office with, he says he has a personal reason for loving dogs and is wanting to help this dog out and that's because he says, his own pit bull, some years ago, saved his mother's life during a relapse during her bout with alcoholism. she ended up on the train tracks a few years ago. the dog ended up dragging her off the tracks and the dog herself was injured. that dog is ok, she's 13 1/2. now that officer has a nonprofit if her name, lily, the hero pit live at boston police hea