. >> reporter: colin kaepernick tweeted his support this week recognizing them for their sacrifice. in 2016, the former 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem to protest brutality. >> his sacrifice is prevailing. he must continue because he has already set a platform for himself to help others. >> reporter: a wave of activism influenced by the acts that came before. >> it is inspiring having them up there seeing what they went through. and how much they paved the way for on everyone else. >> reporter: these students hoping to eventually make their mark. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> today local korean war veterans received from california congressmen. ♪ the presentation ceremony for the korean ambassador of peace medals was held this afternoon in la fayette. it is often called the forgott censor censored. the award is a partnership to finally recognize these veterans. >> really nice that somebody still remembers two runs caring for each other and solidifying the relationships between the two. >> almost a dozen veterans were deservedly honored today. congratulati

. >> former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick tweeted his support.16 kaepernick reignited athlete activism when he kneeled at the start of each game to protest police brutality. >>> the queen of funk will be the grand marshall for the tournament of roses parade on new year's day. chaka khan spoke yesterday. >> this is something so new and different for peop. m h t melody of life. of every one of you missed out. >> i heard it. i was like, yeah, i feel for you. you know, i love you. ♪ >> that is the best part, chaka khan, chaka khan. >> we'll see what we do next commercial break on facebook. let's talk about what's going on. we do that on fridays, don't we? >> w30 to 7:00. tune in then. weatherwise, golden gate bridge, a light breeze off the ocean. it is going to be sunny, hazy, and a little bit of warming trend as it will be slammed back to the ocean with a little bit of offshore breeze developing. cool the next couple of nights with fog along the coast and into the north bay. cooler weather and a chance of rain next week. here's what's called a high

. >> former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick tweeted his support. in 2016 kaepernick reactivated athlete activism when he kneeled at the start of each game to protest police brutality. >> switching gears now, kittens are adorable. >> some of them are apparently fearless as well. >> nico, come here. he's a bit bigger than you. >> oh, my gosh. look at that. that 4-month-old cat successfulsuccessful ly defends his territory. this is in canada. the other pets just ignored the deer. not nico. he goes -- >> here it comes. >> whoa! >> don't mess with a nico. >> he's actually charging them. and the deer are scared. >> niccos are fearless. >> how perfect, a cat named nicco. he's our number one cat fan. >> pretty much. i won't tell you what my cat did yesterday. he was not one with wildlife yesterday. >> oh, no. >> yeah, unfortunately. >> let's look at what's going on at 5:21. mt. tam. a little bit of haze out there. a few late straggling clouds. we won't have the cloud deck we had yesterday. because of that, we have sunshine on the way. there is a warming tr

. >> reporter: colin kaepernick tweeted his support for smith and carlos this week, recognizing themor their sacrifice. in 2016 the former 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the national anthem at the start of each game to protest police brutality, a topic of discussion during today's gathering. >> the they tess they tess theye sacrifice is continuing. >> reporter: a wave of activism that was influenced by the acts that came before. >> hearing about how fearless they were and they knew they were doing the right thing and had confidence, and they knew the consequences that would come along with it, too. >> reporter: smith and carlos will receive the university's highest honor, the tower award, given tomorrow night at the annual sjsu inspiration to innovation gala. reporting in san jose, i'm chris wynn, "abc 7 news." >>> well, today is the 29th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. >> it is a good reminder an earthquake can hit us at any time. you will find guidelines for stocking a survival kit and an emergency plan for your family on our website under prepare nor cal. >> to

>> colin kaepernick t-shirts sold out black longsleeve t- shirts house approved $50 with capital colin kaepernick's on the back and honestly believe in something me sacrificing everything. in a tweetepernick said we are humbled and grateful for all of the support. the series moved to los angeles as the dodgers are down two games. now we to try to take that demanding games to the -- 3-0 lead. the coverage begins at 4:30 right here on ktvu fox 2 news. you watch the newscast throughout the world series. struck the california red-hot housing market cooling off. bay area home sales for more than 60 percent last month. compared to september 2017. largest drop himself santa clara county plummeted 22.5 percent of my sonoma county nine point 94 four percent. realtor six point the prospective homebuyers are stepping back because of high prices the new tax code homes that are up for sale with your buyers are staying at the market longer. struck police investigating a deadly shooting in fairfield, inside of a car during a police chase. the 22-year-old driver shot and killed by a female passenger yesterday. officer say the woman signaled for help and they tried to pull the car over. there with

tweet surfaced of her defacing a nike logo. bono was reacting to the ad campaign that featured former quarterback and civil rights activist colin kaepernick. she deleted the tweet and said she regretted the post. >>> a tense exchange between a columbus, ohio, police officer and two boys with b.b. guns captured. when the officer pulled up, one of the boys pulled the b.b. gun from his waistband and threw it to the ground. he drew his revolver. >> are you scared? >> yes, sir. >> do you know why you should be [ bleep ] scared? this is getting kids killed all over the country. do you think i want to shoot an 11-year-old? >> no, sir. >> reporter: do you think i want to shoot a 13-year-old? i could have killed you. i want you to think about that when you go to bed. you could be gone. >> potential tragedy becomes a teaching moment. the officer spoke to the families about the danger of kids carrying b.b. guns. he said they needed to hear it. >>> the los angeles dodgers just moments ago tied up the national league championship series. cody bellinger delivered the walk-off single two out in the 13th to give the dodgers a 2-1 win over the brewers. th

bow know announcing her resignation after being criticized for an anti-nike tweet about their ad featuring colin kaepernicka follow-up saying she regretted the tweet. olympic gold medal winner and one of gymnastics biggest stars simone bieles tweeted in response, mouth drop, don't worry, it's not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything. >>> and a story of grit and on this wednesday. 18-year-old louie magee completed an iron man triathlon this past sunday, and if that's not impressive enough, magee is legally blind. the iron man race, by the way is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. that's a marathon, ladies and gentlemen. he was guided by milan tamaska, a ten-time iron man finisher who acted as his eyes. aftertraining a after training all year he completed in 12 hours and 58 minutes, crossing the finish line in appropriately enough louisville, kentucky. at the age of 5, louie diagnosed with a rare disease that caused him to use his central vision but clearly not his drive. con g congrats. >>> three weeks from the midterms, the survivors of the sh

tweet surfaced of her defacing a nike logo. bono was reacting to the ad campaign that featured former quarterback and civil rights activist colin kaepernickhio, police officer and two boys with a b.b. gun captured on body cam video. officer peter caccio pulled up and said one of the boys pulled the b.b. gun from his waistband and threw it to the ground. he drew hisses weapon. >> are you scared? >> yes, sir. >> do you know why you should be [ bleep ] scared? this is getting kids killed all over the country. do you think i want to shoot an 11-year-old? >> no, sir. >> reporter: do you think i want to shoot a 13-year-old? i could have killed you. i want you to think about that when you go to bed. you could be gone. >> the officer spoke to the families about the danger of kids carrying b.b. guns. he said they needed to hear it. tough stuff. >> indeed. >>> 16 combined pitchers and more than five hours after the first pitch. the los angeles dodgers evened up the national league championship series. cody bellinger delivering a walk-off single with two out in the 13th inning. to give the dodgers a 2-1 bin over the milwaukee brewers. the pivotal ga

after olympic star simone biles called her out for bono's tweet for nike's hiring of colin kaepernick on an ad campaign. >>> we'll take a break. just ahead, the shocking video. a city official fatally shoots a man for allegedly shoplifting. >>> then he's bond, james bond. why so many fans are rushing to defend actor daniel craig. >>> now to video just released of a florida store owner fatally sheeting an alleged shoplifter making a run for it. the shop owner is an elected city official. miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: the video captures a business owner struggling to stop an alleged shoplifter from walking away, when he pulls a handgun and opens fire. the store owner, michael dunn, a lakeland city commissioner, killed 50-year-old cristobal lopez, a transient, after he stuffed a $60 hatchet into his pants and tried to get away. >> we heard a boom, boom. it was real, real loud. >> reporter: two weeks after the shooting, the elected politician is speaking through his attorney, who is also his business partner at their army/navy surplus store. >> there was, again, a person who w

photo step down because of criticism over a eeshe said last month about colin kaepernick and nike. in the tweet a black marker to cover up the nike logo and showed her displeasure with nike's featuring the former 49ers quarterback. nike sponsors u.s.a. gymnastics. bono served 15 years in the house of representatives and the widow of sonny bono. >>> a four-time olympic gold medalist simone biles was the first to question the appointment of bono. simone biles tweeted don't worry, it's not like we needed a smarter u.s.a. gymnastics -- gymnastic president or any sponsor or anything. >>> u.s.a. gymnastics is struggling to recover from the larry nasser schedule where more than 200 athletes said they were sexually abused by him. before mary bono took the job as an interim president carrie perry resigned after nine months on the job. among her decisions, hiring a coach to first defend an answer. >> a report out this morning lists the bay area is having some of the roughest roads in the country. san francisco and oakwood have the worst roads and san jose came in second. a nonprofit group called trip rel

is the tagline of nike's new ad campaign featuring the former nfl quarterback in a tweet last night, colin kaepernick said he assembled and grateful for all of the support. struck halloween falls on a wednesday but there is an effort to make sure it always happens on the weekend. the halloween and custom -- costume association has started a change.org petition if president trump to move trick- or-treating to the last saturday in october. the group says moving halloween to the weekend will be safer and more fun for families. what you guys think ? >> no. we cannot have halloween. >> everything is going on. psychiatry. >> denny stark tampering with everything. >>> thank you for joining us. >> have a great afternoon mes back for news afternoon. >> i knew you would say that. >> we are old and grumpy. >> announcer: live from new york city, it's "the wendy williams show." ♪ now, here's wendy! ♪ [cheers and applause] 's [cheers and applause] >> wendy: okay.

mary bono stepped down because of criticism over a tweet she sent out last month about colin kaepernick and nike. bono used a black marker to cover up the nike logo to show her displeasure with nike's ad campaign featuring the former quarterback. nikes sponsor, u.s.a. gymnastic. bono served 15 years in the house of representatives and the widow of the former singer sonny bono. >>> four time olympic gold medalist simone biles was the first to question the appointment of mary bono. she said don't worry, it's not like we needed a smarter u.s. president or any sponsors or anything. >>> u.s.a. gymnastic struggling to recover from the larry nasser scandal where more than 200 athletes say he sexually abused on. before mary bono took the job as the interim or -- interim resident harry perry decide -- design. she hired a coach who initially defended larry nasser. >>> 4:27 a.m. and a real close call at the livermore airport and the investigation is underway after a vintage plane ran off the runway. >>> president trump said he is not rushing to judgment in the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. we

colin kaepernick. the post was strongly criticized by simone biles who said those tweets would be a liability for the companyeated. >>> a giant gator in a golf course in florida filmed the massive beast. saying they don't bother it and that's probably why. >> that's it for us. don't forget to check us outn on san jose >>> welcome to wednesday morning. taking a peek outside of the lovely start to our day. live look at downtown san jose. very nice morning, early. 4:30 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm, i i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we need to check on the weather. how is it looking for us? >> we're starting off fairly mild. not a lot of cloud cover but the areas that will develop cloud cover including areas along the santa rosa, further inland and even monear monterey county and we're expecting comfortable temperatures into the afternoon. in san francisco 55 degrees, winded

colin kaepernick. the account has been suspended but some say it should have happened weeks ago. october 11th he tweeted, hug your loved ones real close every time you leave your home. twitter wrote back it was not a violation of its rules. no comment from twitter this morning. facebook says it has also removed sayoc's account from its platform. >> the pipe bombs allegedly sent to tom steyer turned up at a mostal center in burlingame. the fbi evacuated the building and an explosives team carried it to a bomb disposal site near the airport and detonated it. late yesterday steyer said president trump is partly responsible for the situation. >> i think what mr. trump has done is create an atmosphere that condones violence, that actually incites people's most emotional and violent feelings and creates an atmosphere where people feel free to live out that kind of behavior and those kind of feelings. >> steyer is a billionaire philanthropist and the largest donor to the democratic party in 2018. he's long campaigned for environmental causes and since last year has been running ads calling for the impeachment

she sat down amid criticism after a tweet that she sent about colin kaepernick and nike and she used a black marker to cover up the nike logo to show displeasure with the company advertising campaign featuring the quarterback nike sponsors usa gymnastics. she served 15 years in the house and is the widow of sonny bono. >>> simone biles questioned the appointment at the time. she tweeted, don't worry, it is not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything. usa gymnastics is still struggling to recover from the larry nassar scandal and dishman or than 200 athletes say that they were sexually abuse but before she took the job, kerry perry resigned after nine months on the job and among her decisions was hiring a coach that initially defended larry nassar. >>> coming up on mornings, canada's largest country to legalize marijuana nationwide. up next, the effort underway to change the opinion of marijuana and why officials hope that it will decrease crime. >>> canada is the largest country to allow recreational marijuana. adults can buy it, put dishman poss

lot of reaction on social media former san francisco forty nine ers teammate colin kaepernick one of the first people to tweet after that press conference my brother he says in support of eric reid there's also a lot of support from fans on twitter how can anyone here this and be against the peaceful prose has it's well said incredibly thought out and all true as i mentioned earlier read is still pursuing his collusion case against the n.f.l. and here's what an n.f.l. fan and california thinks read to resign by the pants or why waste your time and money continuing the collusions suit you're still going to lose so what do you think you can tweet me directly underscore is small i'll be back with more of eight hundred g.m.t. but for now i'll head to back to foley thank you very much for that fire that will do it for today's news great remember to keep in touch with us on social media at all times hashtag a.j. newsbreak from the fully back to bornholm team thank you for watching we're back here at studio fourteen at fifteen g.m.t. tomorrow bye for. we. are. one suffer because wealthiest country together with an i

teammate simon biles criticized bono for apparent anti-nike -- apparent anti nike tweet after the company made colin kaepernickonth. bono did not comment about the tweet but said she regretted the anti-nike post. >>> britain's "guardian" reports on trouble brewing for beer drinkers. a global study says climate change will cause a dramatic beer shortage. the research published in the journal "natural plant" says drought and extreme heat waves could bring barley production down as much as 17% in the next 80 years. barley is a key ingredient in beer. that means average beer prices, get this -- could double. >>> ahead, an american pastor was freed after two years detention in turkey will join us in studio. >>> we'll be back right after the break. entire judo class. one shot can make a world of difference. walgreens' specially trained pharmacists, know exactly which flu shot is right for you. protecting the world... over 60 million flu shots and counting, starts with protecting yours, today. walgreens, trusted since 1901. ayep, and my teeth are yellow.? time for whitestrips. crest glamorous white whitestrips are th

tweeted. >>> kanye, kanye, kanye. what do you say about kanye? a lot. today he says he wants to end the rift between colin kaepernick and president trump by setting up a meeting. yesterday while wearing a red trump hat he tweets he wants to abolish the 13th amendment. you know, the one that ended slavery. that was after changing his name early saturday to, i don't know if it's ye. it's y-e. later that same night giving several bizarre performances on "saturday night live" one ranting about trump and slavery and the media and plantations to name a few. chris rock was in the audience. he recorded it and posted on social media. a lot of people did. >> sometimes i talk to like a white person about this. i say, how can you like trump? he's racist? well -- they laughing at me. they scream at me. they bully me. they bully me back stage. don't go out there with that hat on. they bully me back stage. i think the universe has balance. 90% of news are liberal. i thought this country said i couldn't be me. >> okay. so it was very uncomfortable. the host was adam driver. he left the stage. the cast members were some of them were

colin kaepernick, who sparked nfl-wide protests against racism and police brutality, and recently became a spokesman for nike. the sheriff's office removed the photos of the prisoners wearing the t-shirts after journalist shaun kind tweeted a photo of them. last night, harvard university awarded colin kaepernick the web to was metal which is awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to african and african-american history and culture. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goododman. we begin today's show with the shocking disappearance, and possible murder, of the saudi-born "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. "the washington post" is reporting turkish government has told u.s. officials it has audio and video evidence that khashoggi was killed last week inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. officicials say the recordings confirm saudi securirity team detained khashoggi after he walked into the consulate on october 2 before killing him and dismemembering his body. the full audio and videoeo recordings have not yet been released. one e person with knowleledge oe audio recording told the "washington post" -- "you can

colin kaepernick. that account has been suspended. but tonight some critics say that should have happened weeks ago. on october 11, he tweeted at a political analyst saying in part, "hug your loved ones real close every time you leave your home." she reported it as abuse, but twitter wrote her back saying it wasn't a violation of its rules. no comment from twitter tonight, but facebook says it has also removed sayoc's account from its platform. >>> now the pipe bomb that sayoc allegedly sent to tom styier turned up at a postal distribution center in burlingame, when an employee noticed it looked suspicious. the fbi evacuated the building. an explosive's team in bomb suits carried that device onto a truck, took it to a bomb disposal site near the airport, and then detonated it. late today styier said president trump is partly responsible for this situation. >> i think what mr. trump has done is create an atmosphere that condones violence, that incites people's emotional and violent feelings, creates an atmosphere where people feel free to live out those kinds of behavior and feelings. >> he's a billionaire philanthropist and

she step down amid criticism over a tweet she said about colin kaepernick and nike.marker to cover up the logo to show her displeasure with the advertising campaign. nike sponsors usa gymnastics. she served 15 years in the house and is the widow of sonny bono. the four time olympic medalist simone biles questioned her appointment and tweeted, don't worry, it is not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything. usa gymnastics is struggling to recover from the larry nassar scandal in which athletes said that they were abused before this back before she took the job, carrie perry resigned after nine months on the job. among her decisions were hiring a coach that initially defended larry nassar. >>> a problem with the overturned truck on 880 in the heart of oakland. >> we have been looking at some of the alternate routes and they are getting crowded. what happened was that at 5:30 am, a truck on the ramp from the road to southbound coming from the u.s. facility did not make the turn. the truck ended up flipping over. no serious injuries.

tweet she made back in september. in it she posted a photo appearing to color in the nike logo following the brand's colin kaepernick campaign. she's gotten some backlash from people including from olympic gymnast simone biles. later she said she regretted the post. bono released a statement today saying, "my withdraw comes in the wake of personal attacks that left undefended, would have made my leading usag a liability for the organization." >>> tonight new details emerging about a plane that crashed in livermore. the aircraft was regier a company called valuant effort in cupertino. chopper 5 shows the world war ii plane that crashed into a the pilot was practicing touch and gos when the plane lands and takes off again without stopping. neither of the two people on we concrete numbers reveal what many suspected uber and lyft are making san francisco traffic worse. a new report from the transportation planners found ride sharing companies are responsible for about half of the increase congestion on city streets from 2010 to 2016. the study founaverage speeds in the city slowed by 26%. both uber and lyft reject the report fin

days into her job as interim president after simone biles criticized her for a tweet taking on nike after that colin kaepernickdalist aly raisman also critical of bono for being associated with a law firm that advised larry nassar during the sexual abuse scandal. >>> and canada has now become the second and largest country to legalize recreational marijuana. more than 100 stores are open nationwide. >>> and take a look at this. remember chubs, the giant gator that went viral. the giant gator known was chubs making an appearance at the golf course in florida. 15 feet long. >> that's a big one. >> went viral in 2016. decided to go for another little stroll on the course. >> as long as he's moving slowly. >> exactly. >>> we'll begin now with the return of "the conners," the roseanne spin-off premiered revealing her character died of an overdose from opioids. reaction coming in including from roseanne herself. adrienne bankert here with that. >> reporter: it was an emotional ride on television in spite of the controversy and the leading character's death. it was a chance for viewers and critics to see, could the s

earlier this week west tweeted that he would like to also arrange a sit down with colin kaepernick andy melania trump believes she's one of the most bullied people in the world. in an interview... she says bullying led her to create her "be best" initiative... an anti-bullying program. trump says her initiative focuses on social media and online behavior to help protect checking the markets this morning... winners and losers is next with our financial expert rob black. ( will ) ( will ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (dave) moist onshore flow will moist onshore (dave)(dave) moist onshore flow will result in seasonably cool weather conditions into thursday. conditions weather cool weather conditions into thursday. weak offshore develop late in the week resulting in warmer and drier conditions through the into next week as well. (james) time to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black loser: mortgage rates jump past 5%, signaling more home price cuts ahead . . . the average rate on the 30-year fixed sat just below 4 percen

colin kaepernick's company applying to trademark this black and white image of the disgraced quarterback. he reportedly intends to use it on merchandise and promote events. one person tweetste, who cares what he wants to trademark. don't give him any publicity. chip tweets, seems like he has commercialized his protest or is he donating it inner city kids. and janice on instagram says why the need to to trademark it. who want to use this image? jillian rob: election day detonation, a bomb plot targeting washington, d.c. foiled. what we just learned about the man who had built a 200-pound explosive. jillian: tropical storm michael charging north at this hour, leaving a path of death and destruction. we have live team coverage with janice dean tracking its latest path, that's next. ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? i'm begging you... take gas-x.ed beneath the duveth in. your tossing and turning isn't restlessness, it's gas! gas-x relieves pressure, bloating and discomfort... fast! so we can all sleep easier tonight. rob: this monster hurricane michael downgraded fina

teammate simone biles calling out bono for a tweet with a photo of her coloring over the nike swish on her sneakers criticizing nike for using colin kaepernick as the new face of its advertising campaign. biles who is sponsored by nike responding on twitter, mouth drop. don't worry, it's not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything. bono later deleted the tweet saying she deeply regrets posting it adding, this doesn't reflect how i will approach my position at usa gymnastics. usa gymnastics' board of directors said in a statement, bono's work for the firm was not related to the 2015 investigation. >> after the horrors of the larry nassar saga to go above and beyond to make sure that the person they're picking even as an interim ceo is above reproach. >> a lot of critics saying whoever takes the job needs to be pretty near perfect and have absolutely no tie at all to that past scandal. there are calls this morning for her to step down or to be removed. >> doesn't seem like that's too much to ask to have somebody who is not any way associated with -- >> that's what the girls are asngor. >> can't blame them