. >> reporter: team president antonetti confirmed, after the team formerly known as the washington redskins. not cleveland's first time confronting controversial parts of the team's history. >> feels good that steps are being taken, our voices being heard. >> reporter: executive director of the american indian movement of ohio. led protests for long time against chief wahoo logo. >> once chief wahoo went away, the rock rolling down the hill, wasn't going to be stopped. >> reporter: spent 17 years as cleveland's television announcer and grew up an indians fan. >> i think there's an awareness to find something appealing to all, offensive to none. i commend major league baseball for looking at the process because if there are enough people who think that it is demeaning, it's something that needs to be addressed. >> reporter: i'm joour eke ka duncan. >>> to venice, this was the scene last week, tides came in higher than expected. with a little more warning, city leaders can deploy a sea wall to hold back the surge. >> reporter: i can expect to have water up to my knees but st. mark's square is

. >> reporter: two weeks ago team president chris antonetti confirmed his club had been re-evaluatinga process that appeared to begin shortly after the washington nfl team formerly known as the redskins dropped its name over the summer. following washington's announcement, cleveland released a statement pledging to keep improving on issues of social justice with its team name in mind. this isn't cleveland's first time confronting controversial parts of its team history. >> it feels really good that steps are being taken, that our voices are being heard. >> reporter: philip yenyo is executive director of the american indian movement of ohio. he led several protests against the team's long-time chief wahu loc logo which they removed. >> once chief wahu went away the rock was rolling down the hill and it wasn't going to be stopped. >> reporter: jack horrigan spent 17 years as the television announcer and grew up as an indians fan. >> i think there's an awareness of trying to find something that is appealing to all and offensive to none. i commend major league baseball for looking at the