now you see with colin kaeperni kaepernick, it's exploded. we've seen a conversation. there was a lot of outrage at first, but cooler heads prevail. colin kaepernick has engaged the military. i think the conversation has been productive. hopefully it stays that way. >> so is the momentum on colin kaepernick's side? for a while, it seemed like he was going to go this alone. now you see other people taking the knee. so where is this going? >> including his teammates, players from different teams. you're definitely seeing that evolve in this situation. also, how about his jersey sales? they were 20th on the 49ers site alone. it's now the top selling jersey in the entire nfl. we're talking about ahead of cam newton, odell beckham. >> what does that tell you? that people see this is a news event and want to have memorabilia or people support him? >> at the beginning you were seeing people burning his jersey. there's a quote, your actions speak so loudly i cannot hear what you say. when he came out and sat during that national anthem, i think people were, what are you doing,

. >> reporter: long before colin kaeperni kaepernick's -- this girl has been protesting sigh lenly since the second grade. >> my dad and my mom brought up like what it meant to like us and our people and what happens, the history, so i just started sitting down zrchl. >> reporter: for the first time, it is impacting her report card. her teacher took issue with it, and lowered her participation grade for not standing. >> she told me i was being disrespectful. she was being disrespectful toward me also, and saying that i'm making bad choices, and i don't have a choice to sit down during the pledge. >> reporter: the school district's superintendent, donna becknal is standing by lonnie, citing her first amendment rights. >> they have the same rights that everybody else does. >> reporter: the school switched lonnie and her friend to another school. they're getting support from many of the classmates. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> meteorologist is here, and you kind of made me sad. >> last weekend of summer? >> yeah. >> why did you have to say that? >> okay, it's going to feel like summer in a

all are themes of an ongoing discussion about colin kaeperni kaepernick, who kneeled instead of standing or sitting at yesterday's pre-season game. the difference last night is that more players joined him. pete joins us live at levi stadium with the latest on all of the talk surrounding the 49ers' quarterback and another player joined kaepernick in silent protest. >> reporter: good morning, sam. another 49ers' player did join colin kaepernick last night in san diego, it was eric reid. let me show you that video of colin kaepernick taking a knee during that national anthem. now, eric reid was right there to the right of hill, taking a knee to him during the national anthem. you couldn't make it out while it was happening, but kaepernick said it was amazing of reid by his side, and reid expressed his support of him moving forward. and in oakland, off seattle seahawks quarterback jeremy layne sitting down on the bench during the national anthem as they took on the raiders. kaepernick's decision to sit down is to protest what he calls oppression of people of color in this country, specifica

. >>> colin kaepernick is planning to make a bigger donation to his charity after sales of his jersey are soaring. kaeperni kaepernick pledged a bigger donation now that his jersey is a big seller. it comes after he refused to stand for the national anthem at two preseason games. >>> mayor jim kenney came to celebrate a change as part of the neighborhood revitalization efforts. they noticed that the median across from the office was being used as a dumping ground. they cleaned it up and turned it into a mini park where people now think twice before littering. >>> changes to the next iphone, why apple says it's taking a step forward by taking one prominent feature away. >>> the boss is back. bruce springsteen rocks philly tonight. >>> don't you love how he says "philly"? the boss is back in town. bruce springsteen played tonight. it's the first of two shows this week in south philly. they're also set to take the stage friday night. >>> imagine seeing yourself on television endorsing a political candidate you don't support? >> that actually happened to a local man and local business and they are not happy. k

kaeperni kaepernick. the 49ers are now without one of their most well respected players. >> bruce miller was not only arrested but immediately cut from the team. colinlara with how miller's former teammates are now reacting. >> reporter: just days away from their season opener on monday night football, 49ers players find themselves talking about a former teammate rather than the rams. today, the likes of torrey smith reacting to the news of tight end bruce miller's arrest early monday morning which subsequently led to his release. >> it's tough because i know, you know, bruce is a great guy, but that's one of the bad things about, you know, drinking alcohol and being under the influence, it can lead to bad decisions and good people make bad decisions sometimes so it's a lesson learned for everyone, you know, the risk and the decision-making that comes when you do drink. >> reporter: 49ers center daniel kilgore entered the nfl with miller in 2011. the two have become extremely tight since then. >> me personally, consider him one of my best friends on the team. he's a great guy. and just real unfortunate. to lose him as a teammate and it's real unfort