earlier this week - we told you about u-s women's soccer star megan rapinoe... and her kneeling protest during one of her games... it was supposed to be honoring san fancisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick... and his protest. well... taking a knee isn't sitting well with ?another team in the league. the washington spirit issued a statement yesterday-- saying they would play the national the field-- to keep rapinoe from quote "hijacking" the anthem. rapinoe responded to all of this after the match saying quote- it's - explitive - unbelievable. saddened by it. it's pretty clear what the message is i am trying to bring to light in chicago and what i continue to try to talk about the last few days. - end quote. rapinoe has said-- she'll continue her protests as well. good news, pokemon addicts! you'll never have to stop trying to catch them all! planned-- the makers of pokemon go will release a new wearable device next friday. the 35 dollar device has a wrist-mounted bluetooth sensor. it vibrates and lights up when pokemon and pokestops are nearby. now time now

new this morning - and trending today is u-s soccer star megan rapinoe. she knelt during the national anthem last night before a national women's soccer league game. she says she's protesting racial injustice and minority oppression. rapinoe's protest follows similar high-profile actions by san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. repinoe tweeted overnight, "it's the least i can do. keep the conversation going." women out there...and now... she's back on twitter...again. leslie jones - star of saturday night live... and awesome olympic correspondent - undeterred by the hacking of her personal website... pledges she will "always get back up." jones was harassed with racist messages on social media over the summer. and her website was hacked in late august. since then... she had been quiet. but over the weekend, she began tweeting again. she says "i'm so ok, really." and she a funny."?? ad lib ?? michael phelps - born to be an olympic champion.michael's son boomer?might not be far behind. little boomer already has six-hundred-seventy-nine- thousand

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the team took in ohio last night and rapinoe knelt.ook a knee before the september 4th match and locked harms with her teammates on september 11th. a statement ripp ripped rapinoe's demonstration saying the following. >>> to the morning newsstand now. "wall street journal" reports former house speaker john boehner has a new job. boehner will serve on the reynolds american board. reynolds is the second largest tobacco company in the u.s. boehner, who is known for smoking cigarettes, resigned last year after nearly a quarter century in the house. >>> "the washington post" reports that killed for dutere. president dutere denies the claims. >>> jay z says the war on drugs is an epic fell. >> in 1996 when i was coming to age, ronald reagan doubled down on the war of drugs that had been started by richard nixon in 1971. >> the video offers a short history lesson on about the war on drugs and discusses the disparity between african-americans being charged for drug possession at higher rates than whites. >>> still ahead, phone frenzy. apple's

took on thailand in ohio last and rapinoe knelt national anthem. with her seattle team, she took a knee before the september 4th match and locked harms with her teammates on september 11th. a statement from u.s. soccer ripped rapinoe's demonstration quote, as part of a privilege to prepare your country, we have an expectation that our players and coaches will stand and honor our flag while the national anthem is played. >>> to the morning newsstand now. "wall street journal" reports former house speaker john boehner will serve on the reynolds american board. reynolds is the second largest tobacco company in the u.s. boehner, who is known for smoking cigarettes, resigned last year after nearly a quarter century in the house. >>> "the washington post" reports that philippines president allegedly ordered the killings of about 1,000 people while he was mayor. a man testified he executed those deaths and including a man who was fed to a crocodile. president dutere denies the claims. >>> "the new york times" saying jay z says the war on drugs is an epic

. >>> and megan rapinoe's demonstration is derailed in d.c. how her club owner's fire prevented her from kneeling during the national anthem and the soccer star's fiery response. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. >>> it is the most important responsibility weighing on the president of the united states commander in chief. donald trump and hillary clinton took part in a national security forum last night where they answered questions about their qualifications to protect the country. clinton was hit with numerous questions about her private e-mail and trump came down hard on military top brass. hena daniels is here in new york with the details. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning, have been reduced to rubble by the obama administration, and suggested he would fire some if he is elected. >> the main thing is i have great judgment. >> reporter: donald trump sought to win over voters, including service men and women last night, maintaining he was against the war

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team u-s-a soccer star megan rapinoe kneels again during the national anthem.. >>> team u rapino kneels again during "the national anthem," this time while wearing a usa team uniform, u.s. soccer lashing out. >>> the new i-john phone has a few changes. no headphone jack any longer. head to 9news.com/vote now for a live vote. that's coming up in about 15 minutes. >>> right now, a crash involving a pedestrian has shut down federal boulevard in

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megan rapinoe would not know she would be denied the opportunity to make a statement. she explained why she decided to 49 the 49ers quarterback in his protest. >> how could i be an ally and try bring awareness and break down the barriers that prevent us from having conversations that we need to have. >> that was wusa 9's diane roberts reporting. the seahawks demonstration sunday against the dolphins. we are hearing it will be a powerful sign of unification and respect for the national anthem. >>> always watching, always tracking. wusa 9's first alert weatherric d.c.'s most accurate. -- weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> you know, it is not crazy but -- [ talking at the same time ] >> couple more days and we are fine. won't be long when you will bow planning for -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> let's talk about 90-degree days. up to 54. we are now past the last several years. you have to go back to 2010, where we had 67. 67, in 2010 and 1980. two more, friday and saturday. we will be up to 56. our average is . average for summer, june, july, august, 31. li

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repealed rapino arbitration and delivering a statement saying the following. speaking with a reporter from "the washington post" after the match, rapinoe did not hold back, saying it's, expletive e unbelievable. colin kaepernick number 7 jersey is the top selling in the nfl. thursday he would donate that money to charity. he will donate the first million dollars he makes this season. >>> charges in a migrant incident. a camerawoman seen tripping families as they fled police faces charges. >>> a nail biting leap caught on video. this is the "cbs morning news." my advice for looking younger, longer? get your beauty sleep. and use aveeno? absolutely ageless? night cream with active naturals? looking skin can start today. absolutely ageless? from aveeno?. although just 4 foot 8, simone biles is packed with power. that's why she trusts tide pods. she knows small can be powerful. tide. number one rated. i love bread i love ice cream pizza! peanut butter -tacos! ork tacos. and now that i've learned to manage what i eat, i can still eat the foods i love. every. single

soccer after megan rapinoe takes another knee during the national anthem. this time while wearing the stars and stripes. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. >>> donald trump's camn he now believes president obama was born in the united states, but trump hasn't officially signed on and in "the washington post" interview, he wouldn't answer the question. hena daniels is here in new york with details. good morning, hena. >> reporter: good morning, meg. all eyes are on donald trump this morning to see whether he publicly denounces his long-held birther beliefs. his campaign put out a statement last night saying trump believes president obama was born in the republican candidate was wrong for ever trying to delegitimatize the country's first black president. trump's apparent flip-flop on the birther issue came after hillary clinton blasted his refusal to denounce the idea when he was interviewed by "the washington post" wednesday. >> he was asked one

rapinoe says she was saddened by the move.he rain issued a statement saying it encourages players to participate in the prematch ceremony but players will be allowed to participate in a man earn consistent with their personal beliefs. >>> our question of the day is about that story. rapinoe has a right to protest during the national anthem. do you think it's right for teams to prevent players from protesting during the anthem. if so why, or why not. >>> lots of people are saying that action infringes on the player's right to free speech. there's our question of the day. do you think it's right for teams to prevent players from protesting during the national anthem? tell us about it on twitter. use that hash tag ktvu or join the conversation happening right now on the ktvu facebook page. >>> still to come, a man suspected of shooting at vehicles in the south bay finally under arrest. in 20 minutes, the incident that tied him to the crime. >>> and how a small replica of the eastern span should help bust the bypass busy san franc

during the national anthem -- midfielder megan rapinoe took a knee. she's joining in the protest against social and racial inequality -- started by 49-ers quaterback colin kaepernick.. rapinoe has done it before -- when playing with seattle's pro team - but this was the first time she knelt in a team u-s-a uniform. the u-s soccer federation was not happy with the display... they released a statemet -- saying they expect players to stand and honor the flag during the national anthem. it is not tom brady and the patriots that have given the broncos the most trouble in recent years. it's been andrew luck and the colts. and indy will be in town this sunday for a big match up at mile high. the indianapolis colts have won eight of their last nine meetings with the broncos.... had a lot to do with that in their most recent matchups. the best defense in the league knows they need to put pressure on luck to win. despite sunday's game being at home... the bronco's home field advantage hasn't mattered much to indianapolis. they've won three of the last four matc

of course we are seeing it a little bit in high school and college football, megan rapino, the u.s. women's soccer star has been kneeling and of course around the nfl. i think there will be more next week because there was a bit of a pause over the weekend because of 9/11. i think it will grow next week. >> to christine's point, you have seen it around the league, you have seen other athletes doing it. you represent several people. you said your opinion has changed about this. why is that?

soccer star megan rapinoe knelt during the anthem-- last night in chicago. she said she empathizes with kaepernick... and feels he has a right to express his beliefs.

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>> u-s soccer star megan rapinoe is the latest athlete to take a knee during the national anthem. take a look. rapinoe could be seen kneeling on the sidelines sunday night before the seattle reign chicago red stars game. she tweeted after the game that it's the least she can do to keep the conversation follows similar high-profile actions by san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick . kaepernick, has said he will stay seated in protest of racial injustice in america. on thursday night, kaepernick and safety eric reid kneeled again during the national anthem before the san diego chargers game. u-n-l-v soccer back in action... netting their first home win of the year during the johann memorial classic tournament. the rebels played host to the highlanders of u-c riverside.... first 25 minutes belonged to u-r. dominating possession... but u-n-l-v's rich garness was there for the save.. one of four on the night... the rebels eventually find their offense getting their first home win of the year. final score 2-1. as for the women... they bounced back from their first loss of the

u-s soccer star megan rapinoe is siding with kaepernick and his growing movement. you can see her kneeling during the national anthem last night rapinoe said it's the least she can do to keep the conversation going. as a gay american, rapinoe says she's often felt like her liberties weren't protected. the 31-year-old helped the u-s win the world cup last year and played in the olympics. time now is x:xx --- what's so fun about watching a live-stream of an intersection in jackson hole, wyoming? it's one of the most watched videos on youtube right now. we'll tell you what's drawing people to the stream. and next--hear the big changes december last year. 14 americans are killed in a mass shooting inspired by isis. in the aftermath, congressman joe heck had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns. heck voted "no." 23 times. individuals on the fbi terror watch list have purchased firearms over 2,000 times. it's not just that joe heck does nothing to stop them. it's that he's voted to let them keep doing it.... 23 times. senate majority pac is responsible

team u-s-a soccer star megan rapinoe kneels again during the national anthem.. >>> team u rapino kneels again during "the national anthem," this time while wearing a usa team uniform, u.s. soccer lashing out. >>> the new i-john phone has a few changes. no headphone jack any longer. head to 9news.com/vote now for a live vote. that's coming up in about 15 minutes. >>> right now, a crash involving a pedestrian has shut down federal boulevard in hours. it has since reopened. a car hit a person just before 3:30 this morning and again shut that down. they were taken to denver health. tracy federal just opened again about 15 minutes ago. so hopefully not too many delays in the area. >> yeah. looks like traffic is moving through. all of those lanes there are reopened. that's some good news. it did close double for several hours. federal indiction sixth, a lot more cars getting out theren the roadways. starting to see more still green lights. not causing any roadish shoes as we start to see more and more drivers. as we look across the metro area, relatively quiet morning. another accident just r

so on and so on came right to rt the dmv with reagan rapino.am saying you're mottg y doing this on our home turf. tur >> we're start to go see teams a and organizations leagues fightf back against some of the players. look at team usa and hockey the head coach john for tarrel telling american players anybode that sits during the antrshe amt getting benched.ch soccer played the anthem beforer the team came out to avoid anyid turmoil or controversy.. meghan rap pin know was not verv happy about that.y abou tha my injury like everyone else's i think that takes away from you're trying to accomplish ifmh you're not standing during thert anthem so many people will makee this patriotic issue whether orh not you love your country. what did we see colinol kaepernick.kaep he'll donate million dollars now he's donating jersey sales monen to communities who need help f meghan puts some of the moneyhen where her actions are i thinkhik you can draw a lot more than mot just taking a knee during theng anthem which is a divisive thing that starts conversation.

megan rapino kneeled d the team's match against the chicago read stars. rapino says it's a little nod to kaepernick's actions to spur a more thoughtful two sided conversation about racial issues. rapinoe tweeting this, it is the least i can do, keep the conversation going. kaepernick started the conversation two weeks ago by sitting down during the national anthem. he and fellow teammate ed reed kneeled during the star-spangled banner. he won't show pride for a country that in his opinion oppresses black people and people of color. former wife of mohammed ali is offering to help kaepernick find a better way to protest. she says this, what he is doing right now is not heroic. the first thing i would dpo is ask him about his stance on humanity? what exactly is he trying to improve and how is he going to make that happen. next i would have him make a retraction for his actions against the american flag. he needs to apologize. since he began his sports jersey has become one of the top selling jerseys on envelope.c - nfl.com. they are boycotting the home games

rapinoe says as a gay american, she understands discrimination. president barack obama talked about kaepernick's decision. the controversy came up during a news conference at the g-20 summit in asia. while the president says he has not followed the story closely, he says the decision is kaepernick's constitutional right. >> my suspicion is that, over time, he will refine how he is thinking about it. start seeing that he has a point around certain concerns about justice and equality. that is how we move forward. anchor: the president said kaepernick has generated more conversations about a national issue that needs to be discussed. president obama has canceled a meeting with the president of the philippines. that's after the confrontational obama a vulgar name, an ?s.o.b?" the white house had said the president planned to confront rodrigo duterte about his country's handling of drug dealers. some have been executed without a trial. in dissing president obama, duterte said he's no american puppet. anchor: no holiday for the presidential candidates.

soccer star megan rapinoe is following colin kaepernick's lead. she knelt during the national anthem sunday night before a game between seattle and chicago. her protest follows similar actions by the san francisco 49ers quarterback. kaepernick says he will not stand during the anthem to protest what he calls oppression of african american's by police in the u-s. rapinoe says she did not stand in support of kaepernick and also "to keep the conversation going". mexico's pacific coast-- getting ready for its own tropical storm. tropical storm newton is headed toward baja california and forecasters say the storm is expected to speed up today and tomorrow. meanwhile-- hermine continues away from the east coast-- but there's still threats of heavy rains. and forecasters warn it could become a hurricane again. gov. chris christie, r new jersey i want everybody to remain calm, i've seen some reporting comparing it somehow to sandy levels. this is not even close to what we are talking about there. warnings are in effect in areas from virginia to massachuse

opponent of soccer star megan rapino taking action to derail her anthem antics. >> guests trapped onkanye west has explaining to do. >> you are taking a live look at president obama where he is taking a historic visit to laos. the first sitting president to visit that country. >> pretty historic trip. his last trip to g20. we will have more information at the bottom of the hour. >> for busy athletes from disrespecting the american flag the washington spirit soccer team not giving megan rapino a chance to take a knee again. they are playing the anthem before the players take the field. >> sparking national outrage when she followed in the foot steps of colin kaepernick. he has sat or taken a knee during the anthem. he call it is quote racial injustice. >> roger godell saying i support our players when they want to see change in society. we don't live in a perfect society. on the other hand we believe very strongly in the patriotism in the nfl. kaepernick is vowing to donate all of the proceed from the jersey sales to charity. >> injured baltimore rave enplayer benjamin watson speaking

. >> megan rapinoe took a knee during anthem on sunday and planned to do it again yesterday.. before the game yesterday between the washington spirit and the seattle rain can you hear the anthem playing and the color guard is holding the flag. but neither team was there. that is because the home team decided to move up the anthem ahead of schedule. spirit released a statement saying "to willingly allow anyone to hijack the tradition that means so much to millions of americans and so our fans for any cause would effectively be as disful as doing it ourselves." megan rapinoe was saddened by the move she told the "washington post" and said it was distasteful to say she was hijacking the event before 9/11 and some supporters said "let her kneel," with protesters inspired by kaepernick are spreading and other players are planning to kneel best gales while the national anthem is played. man teams including meg's team said it the player's right to protest whether they agree or not. >> interesting, thank you, matt. new details have emerged from las vegas this morning, raiders owner m

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soccer star megan rapinoe may be disciplined for her latest rapinoe knelt during the anthem before thursday's friendly against thailand. that's the first time she's shown support for the nfl's colin kaepernick's stance against racial injustice at an international match. afterward the u.s. soccer star -- u.s. soccer rather issued a statement saying as part of the privilege to represent your country we have an expectation that our players and coaches will stand and honor hour flal while the national into a tropical storm but no longer poses a threat to land. severe weather rolling through right now. you can see the line of storms stretching from kansas to the canadian border. there are reports of hail and damaging wind from these storms and the system is bringing heavy rain. here's what it left behind in sioux falls, south dakota. six inches of rain flooding the streets there. >>> still ahead, where gas prices could soon spike 15 cents a gallon. >>> a rough landing. it was all caught on camera. a pilot s plane down. we'll tell you how this one ended. >>> plus, a great white breaches the water.

and rapinoe, who i mentioned, tweeted out this after taking a knee. she says it's the least i can do, keep the conversation going. in the studio, jessica castro. >> thank you. >> one east bay high school is preparing for grieving students to come back tomorrow morning. >> a terrible crash over the weekend took the lives of two teens. amy just spoke with the principal at the high school. amy. >> yeah, it's a holiday, but the principal is here right now at the high school, hard at work on a plan for tomorrow. he knows his students are grieving. look at all the candles left behind on campus from a vigil. so when students get here tomorrow, they will have mental health experts here and a space set aside for them if they aren't quite ready yet to go to class. >> it's not going to be a normal day. logan students are resilient. >> the principal of james logan high school in union city says he will do all he can to help students deal with their grief tomorrow when they return to school. they'll be facing a day without izaiah mease and joe ioramo. the two died

the washington spirit soccer team playing the anathema head of schedule just so player megan rapinoe wouldn't take a knee during the anthem. she did that caber nick's actions. washington's team officials say they don't want anyone to quote hijack the tradition rapinoe calling the move unbelievable. >>> tonight what's left of newton is headed farther east but not before dumpinging a lot of rain on southeast arizona. after 3 inches of rain fell. tucson also soaked catching some drivers by surprise. >> slit slippery in spots. didn't use the windshield wipers on heavy just light wipers, traffic was excellent. >> our crew caught more rain coming down but no major problems reported there right now. we still have showers to track across southeast arizona as well closer look at desert doppler shows some of that activity hitting i-10 near miles an hour an a. heavier rain pushing down to the south through oral push down to the south. we have a flood advisory more rain for stafford and more chances for rain as moisture lingers over our state we'll take you hour by hour in just minutes. >>> it's