instead, their ad tells the story of adolphus busch, the company founder, leaving germany, coming to america, facing discrimination, and going on to make his now famous beer. it is airing as the country is seeing protests over the president's immigration ban. budweiser says the timing is just "coincidence." >> adolphus busch -- soledad: something to think about as we participate in one of the biggest communal experiences -- the super bowl viewed by about 12 million , people worldwide. i'm soledad o'brien. we'll see you here next week for "matter of fact." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its - [voiceover] get ready as our spaced out comedy and well constructed pranks make a big splash. and it's all just for laughs gags! welcome to the show. they say when one door closes, another door opens, and that's doubly true for this gag. (audience laughs) (audience laughs) (audience laughs) (audience laughs) (audience laughs)

instead, their ad tells the story of adolphus busch, the company founder, leaving germany, coming to america, facing discrimination, and going on to make his now famous beer. it is airing as the country is seeing protests over the president's immigration ban. budweiser says the timing is just "coincidence." >> adolphus busch -- soledad: something to think about as we participate in one of the biggest communal experiences -- the super bowl viewed by about 12 million , people worldwide. i'm soledad o'brien. we'll see you here next week for "matter of fact." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its ♪ (female)from studio 20 at kofy-tv, it's the show that makes you sweat to the beat of "'70s disco funk." it's kofy-tv's dance party. i'm your dj, dj katie. and now the man who brings the party right into your living room, it's our host franco finn. [cheering] kofy-tv dance party make some noise! [cheering continues] are you guys ready to get funky tonight, everybody? yeah! well, this i

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i don't know adolphus busch, i don't know what happened to him.s true, i think it is legitimate. >> i think it is beautifully shot, it does evoke the american dream. generations of immigrants that have come to this country, i think you could make arguments on both sides, in terms of the process for coming to this country and building your own company here. but a lot of people are going to look at this and say, see, he is walking through the streets and people are telling him he doesn't belong here. that is what is happening now. >> bill: that messages and there on purpose. i wonder what happened to harry budweiser, do we know where he came from? i think think you might have bm paraguay. >> i don't know if there was a hairy budweiser. but they got together, and the family who own the company since 2008, now, they have taken this opportunity to talk about adolphus busch, who came over from belgium, actually. they don't on the company anymore. >> bill: all right, now, more power to them. i like ads that are thought-provoking. now, talking about thoug

. >> reporter: budweiser's super bowl ad portrays the journey of the company's co-founder adolphus busch who left germany for the united states in 1857. making his way to st. louis and meeting his future partner, eberhard an higheuser. >> thank you. but next time, this is the beer we drink. >> reporter: at a time when immigration is on the minds of many, this american tale struck a nerve on social media. "well-done budweiser. i can't watch your commercial without crying." for others, it fell flat. "this bud's no longer for me. it's activists juice." but budweiser says the ad was a year in the making adding, "we did not set out to create a piece of political commentary, however, we recognize that you can't reference the american dream today without being part of the conversation." >> i do not think you're going to see a lot of politics in the super bowl this year. people would really like to sort of take a break and enjoy the super bowl and enjoy some ads that they find either humorous or nostalgic. >> reporter: another brand, weathertech, will once again air an ad touting its made in ame

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this budweiser commercial tells the story of company co-founder, adolphus busch, as he emigrates fromo the united states. the ad of course comes amid widespread protests over president trump's controversial immigration ban, but budweiser insists the ad is just a coincidence and that it focuses on the universal story of the immigrant. if you want to watch it again or share it...kron4.com. still ahead at 8. a seven year old discovers a bag full of cash. but it's what he did with it that has people applauding. and next. a restaurant's sign goes viral...the negative message it displayed... and how the company is responding to the backlash. in south carolina... a restaurant sign has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. a simple mistake caused customers to call for boycotts.. and threatened to report the restaurant to federal authorities. the owners of kenny's homecooking bought a help wanted sign on e-bay. but the issue with the sign is that it said minorities need not apply. according to the owners they misunderstood the sign being that english isn't their first language. once they reali

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. >> budweiser's super bowl ad tells the story of adolphus busch. anheuser-busch co-founder made his way to the u.s. in the 1860s. the ad comes less than a week after president trump's executive order on immigration. anheuser-busch said that wasn't the plan and that the company has been working on the ad since last may. the company released a statement, we believe beer should be bipartisan. and did not set out to create a piece of political commentary. however, we recognize you cannot have the american dream without being part of the conversation. >>> researchers say advertisers are holding back on spending money because they're uncertain about the future of of the economy. >>> meanwhile, former president george h.w. bush out of the hospital, and heading to the super bowl. we learned that he and his wife former first lady barbara bush will flip the coin before the game. the bushes live in houston. >>> if we do get any, it will be light enough, that it's not going to hamper any kind of travel. so don't cancel any kind of plans. 49 degrees and cloudy

this year's commercial tells the story of company co- founder, adolphus busch, as he emigrates from germanyes. take a look... budweiser says, the fact that the commercial comes while the country is in the middle of a debate on immigration policy... is simply coincidental. if you want to watch it again you can find it on our website at kron 4 dot com. coming up... two bay area cities are suing president trump... we'll explain why up ahead. averi? police bracing for protests in berkeley. i will explain why coming up in a live report. james weather tease. opening bell. toss weather or traffic. weather update: we're waking up to temperatures in the 40s; which is slightly warmer than yesterday. afternoon highs will reach the low 60s under mostly cloudy skies. an approaching storm is expected to bring rain to the coast by 6:00 this evening, then spread eastward into the night. this will make for a wet commute home. plan accordingly. expect strong winds with gusts to over 40 mph in the valleys and over 50 mph in the hills. the rain and wind will likely persist into friday. look for a brief break t

this year's commercial tells the story of company co-founder, adolphus busch, as he emigrates from germanyke a look... budweiser says, the fact that the commercial comes while the country is in the middle of a debate on immigration policy... is simply coincidental. if you want to watch it again you can find it on our website at kron 4 dot com. scooter maker vespa is now getting into the robot business. the italian company is launching a boston-based division called piaggio fast forward. its first creation is gita, a robot designed to carry your groceries or other things. it can also follow a cyclist or jogger. it's unclear when gita will be available for purchase, or how much one is worth. but piaggio fast forward says it plans to test gita with businesses later this year. ahead at nine on the kron 4 morning news... one man is dead after a shooting in san jose. kron four's will tran is live at the scene with who police are looking for. and it's dry now, but we are expecting some showers later. james fletcher will show you when you can expect the rain to hit. and the gary rewind ... what do

well, it was co-founded by a guy by the name of adolphus busch, yes, a german born immigrant to thisk and told his story in this >> you don't look like you're from around here. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> welcome to america. >> you're not wanted here. go back home. >> wow, that is such a powerful -- >> maybe some familiar language -- yeah, some familiar themes as you were saying and powerful imagery showing someone's struggle but responsible for building a company that we consider all-american these days and some people online are talking about boycott budweiser now at this point but the company says this thing has been trying this for a year. been planning this for a year so it wasn't really timed necessarily to now. >> does seem that way with everything in the news. my man, donny. so the backlash we're seeing here, i mean, it does seem to be pretty politically charged. >> you know advertising holds up a mirror who what's going on and all the divisiveness is what is going on in the world right now. i think it's a brilliant ad and think they took the high road. how do you argu