what has been amazing to watch is collin kaepernick's fall from grace. collin kaepernick led the 49ers to super bowl 47. they led the niners to two more title games. but since jim harbaugh left, his performance has deteriorated. >> he is jim's guy. >> reporter: the 49ers store here sales are down from 10,000 a day to a thousand, and they equate it to the team's play, namely, kaepernick's. >> i think they're more upset with ownership in general. >> i just think that there is a team in turmoil. they're going down hill, quickly. i just don't see them coming out of it soon. >> local sports radio got an earful today. >> just slowly beginning to lose confidence. and i, personally, you know i was not a harbaugh fan at the end. i blamed him, and his coaching staff for whatever reason they're not able to develop this guy. he may have never been someone you can develop. >>> some of the national media is not sure about benching collin kaepernick. >> steve bono understands the move. >> this is a good reset for kaep. get your confidence back. like you said, see the b

. >> this is no doubt not the best birthday for collin kaepernick. the now former starter turned 28 today. details on his benching from the qb position and what it means going forward for the team. >> it will be all with jacksonville who drafted in 2011. what has been amazing to watch is collin kaepernick's fall from grace. collin kaepernick led the 49ers to super bowl 47. they led the niners to two more title games. but since jim harbaugh left, his performance has deteriorated. >> he is jim's guy. >> reporter: the 49ers store here sales are down from 10,000 a day to a thousand, and they equate it to the team's play, namely, kaepernick's. >> i think they're more upset with ownership in general. >> i just think that there is a team in turmoil. they're going down hill, quickly. i just don't see them coming out of it soon. >> local sports radio got an earful today. >> just slowly beginning to lose confidence. and i, personally, you know i was not a harbaugh fan at the end. i blamed him, and his coaching staff for whatever reason they're not able to deve

collin kaepernick describing >>> good evening, collin kaepernick doesn't think he should go to the benchrguing about it. if you look at kaep's numbers, he's right where he's been, completing 59% of passes. that is his average but six touchdowns with five picks is not good. so is it kaep? offensive line? receivers that can't get open? probably a combination but for now, kaep will be backing up gabbert. >> they told me they're going to sit me. to me, that is selfish to put that on myself and take away from my teammates and blaine. i'll support my teammates and everything they do, because they've been good to me. i don't pass judgment on that. i do everything i can to try to support my teammates and go out and help us get a w on sunday. >> atlanta comes to levis stadium and wyatt has kaep-like numbers, responsible for six fumbles. >> the franchise says you need to go back to quarterback school. is that fair? >> that is what happens when you don't, you know you don't perform at the highest levels, there is criticism. you have to prepare and have to play, you know the way you know how to. >>

the niners are moving forward without collin kaepernick as quarterback. mike shumann is live with more on what head coach said today about his decision. >> it's rare to see quarterbacks changed midway through season but that is what they're going to do. collin kaepernick will sit. >> i made the decision this week and it was a tough decision. that is the direction we need to go. >> he thinks it had been beneficial to the team and kaepernick. >>. way want him to stop and look at things. >> he has not started a game since 2013. he thinking sitting and watching helped his game. >> all quarterbacks want long careers but he's got to keep pushing forward. you never know when your opportunity is going to be. >> is this a one game audition? >> i'm just taking a chance to prove what i can do. >> teammates have been behind their quarterback and will do whatever they can to help him be successful. >> he's working hard. >> confident player. determined. good leader in huddle and good commander. you know. so excited to see him work. >> how was collin kaepernick taking t

the niners are moving forward without collin kaepernick as quarterback.shumann is live with more on what head coach said today about his decision. >> it's rare to see quarterbacks changed midway through season but that is what they're going to do. collin kaepernick will sit. >> i made the decision this week and it was a tough decision. that is the direction we need to go. >> he thinks it had been beneficial to the team and kaepernick. >>. way want him to stop and look at things. >> he has not started a game since 2013. he thinking sitting and watching helped his game. >> all quarterbacks want long careers but he's got to keep pushing forward. you never know when your opportunity is going to be. >> is this a one game audition? >> i'm just taking a chance to prove what i can do. >> teammates have been behind their quarterback and will do whatever they can to help him be successful. >> he's working hard. >> confident player. determined. good leader in huddle and good commander. you know. so excited to see him work. >> how was collin kaepernick taking the dem

collin kaepernick gets it away. >> the niners takinging field, collin kaepernick will be watch frg the bench. ing from the bench. >> this is ktvu channel 2 news morning on tuesday, weekend. >> a beautiful picture coming live from san francisco this morning. it is a beautiful shot. you can see those clouds hovering over the horizon. >> rosemary is promising rain is on the way. welcome to morning on 2. s sunday november 8th. >>> good morning everyone, let's get right to rosemary for a quick check of our weather. >> it is a little chilly this morning even though it is beautiful out there. >> a few scattered showers popping up over portions o f the north bay. good morning to you. a live look here, we have the cloud cover in place and i think we are going to be partly to mostly cloudy for most of the day. thiswill rain moving into the north bay and working its way across the central and south bay as we get through the morning hours. let's take a look at the future cast model. here we are in the 7:00 hour. we may have a little bit of sprinkles going on in areas of napa and an rafael. in the

. >>> interested to hear from 49ers quarterback collin kaepernick today, speaking out for the first time since he was benched. >> it's a difficult situation. there is nothing to say. he has to accept it. when announced this would allow kaepernick to take a break. he said he's not out of breath and doesn't need a break. he says he will accept the role of backing up. >> i do everything to try to help the team win, support teammates and help us get a "w" on sundays. i don't believe in pressure. pressure is not being prepare forward what you want to do. to me, i played four seasons, played successfully. mentally, i've been through it before. i'm not incapable of going through something. >> whether he returns as a starter remains unclear at this point. but niners are going to have to see how gabbert plays. this team is 2 and 6. >> kaep had a strange contract, right? >> his contract is guaranteed only for injuries so if he suffers a devastating injury, they'd not be encouraged to rush him back. to see what gabbert gives you. >> thanks, larry. >> still ahead at 6:00 students take back their cam

collin kaepernick will be out for the rest of the year.y he may have played his last game for the san francisco 49ers. >>> a 7-year-old in australia. there was one catch. listen and watch here. the little boy had hiccups. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> he started singing the national anthem when the hiccups started playing. he was a great sport about it. kept on singing to the end. he get as bunch of high-fives. if he would not have the hiccups it would not be as memorable. the show must go on. >> good attitude. >>> bryan talked to us about a 3-d body scanner. it is meant to give accurate body measurements as you work toward your fitness goals. >> alex savage got in the fun. they are come meeting in a six-week fitness challenge. let's check it out. >> all right this is alex's scan. the picture on the left is from november 3rd and the one on the right is november 19th. his weight stayed the same. this is specific. 39.6 to 37.9 inches. that's why we had them doing it. november 19th on the picture on the left. he is down .3 inches on the waist and .4 on hi

today collin kaepernick turns 28 years old. benched on his birthday. several reports out this morning. kaepernick out as the starting quarterback for the 49ers. the backup reportedly will be under center this sunday as the team faces off against the atlanta falcons. kaepernick has played some of his worst football as of late. we have seen it. the 49ers in last place. the lowest ranked offense in the entire nfl. they haven't even found the end zone in the last two games. the team has not made any major announcements about benching kaepernick. but the head coach said that he was evaluating everyone for the starting role. now, despite this shakeup at quarterback and the awful record this season so far, 2-6 for the 49ers, niners fans are staying faithful. >> i'm seeing a lot of fans jumping off the band wagon. it's going to be tough for us. no matter what, i'm a niners fan. win, lose or draw, it doesn't matter. >> reporter: here is another sign that the niners are in disarray right now. tight end vernon davis traded to the denver broncos. san francisco will

. >>> and has san francisco seen the last of collin kaepernick.ight, the 49ers says that his season is over. >>> ,,,,,,,, tonight: a freak accident kills a woman walking her d >>> the pickup truck just, like, hits her,

collin kaepernick support his teammate, reluctantly, i'm sure. gabbert scored a touchdown, 1:20 left first have. 115 yards, two touchdowns in first 30 minutes. niners gave up a late td. matt ryan to freeman. former seminole, scoressed 17-13 niners at the half. niners haven't had a quarterback throw two tds and no picks in the first half since 2013. first one you can't blame him, this one you can. falcons take the lead but jimmy ward, huge stop. the niners look to run out the clock. third and fourth. bootleg for gabbert. ran for 32 yards. fit down, also had zero sacks. the niners improve to 3-6, all three wind at home. >> i'm so appreciative of this opportunity, and i just wanted to go out there and compete. lead these guys. almost gave it away in the fourth quarter but the defense, like i said previously, had a tremendous stop so i just wanted to go out there today and have fun. >> blaine had a great day today. okay? >> good job the team did today. and getting a win. >> worked a lot in practice so good to hit on the field, and game-time situation

. >>> collin kaepernick is out for the rest of the year, quite possibly done with the 49ers. he opted to have season-ending surgery. he apparently injured it in week 44 against green bay. he got better but now it's worse. the team has to figure out whether they want to keep him, trade him, or sign him. kaepernick was drafted in 2009, taking over for alex smith. he led the 49ers to the super bowl. the team won't have to pay him anything after this season if they cut him as long as he is healthy enough to pass a physical. we will have reaction to today's injury announcement ahead in sport. >>> latest now on the terror threat in europe. police and soldiers are on guard across brussels because of a possible paris-style attack in the capital. >> we are talking about possible threat, people with weapons, several places at the same time. >> one person from the paris attack is still on the run. police arrested him on the belgium border but then they let him go. >> you can see the police officers hyped me. they have been looking into every passing vehicle with flashlights trying to ge

collin kaepernick said he would support his teammate and walked out with gab. gab score ate touchdown. 7-3 niners. 1:20 in the first. gab, 115 yards, two tds in the first 90 minutes. matt rhine to freeman, 17-13 niners at the half. 49ers haven't had a quarterback throw two tds and no picks since week one of 2014. gabbert making fans after the one-handed grab. 185 yards two tds and two picks. couldn't blame him for the first one but this one you can. jimmy ward makes a huge stop on third and goal. they trailed we one. the niners look to run out the clock. atlanta out of time-outs. shaded of alex smith. bootleg for gabbert. ran for 32 yards. first down. he had zero sacks. miners improve to 3-6. all three winches at home, 17-16 the final. >> i'm so appreciative of this opportunity. i wanted to go out there and compete. lead these guys. almost gave it away with the defense had a tremendous stop, so i just wanted to go out there today and -- play well when you're having fun and that was the biggest thing. >> the second straight week, packers facing an undo feeted te

. >>> collin kaepernick is on the injured reserve list which means kaepernick is done for the season.re is a lot of questions of his future for the team and if the niners are done with him. cam kaepernick he was kaepernick has a bum shoulder. >> well, we have nice weather now and we'll get in a bit of a cooling trend for the start of the week and by tuesday, rain entering the picture and by thursday, cold weather is in the picture. that lays it out pretty good. i am going to go over it once again in case you did not get it. that's a lot to pile on your plate. we have high clouds over head this morning not much in the way of patchy fog. we got some beautiful weather in stores and the headline this morning a chilly start, we are looking at a 30 degrees right now in santa rosa. low 40s in livermore. fairfield you are starting at 41. around the bay, we have 44 in redwood city. 54 degrees right now half-moon bay. the last half hour we went into the east bay, this time around we'll cruise along the peninsula. >> 42 outside your door, palo palo alto. sunday is going to be a lot like what we

collin kaepernick support his teammate, reluctantly, i'm sure. gabbert scored a touchdown, 1:20 left first have. 115 yards, two touchdowns in first 30 minutes. niners gave up a late td. matt ryan to freeman. former seminole, scoressed 17-13 niners at the half. niners haven't had a quarterback throw two tds and no picks in the first half since 2013. first one you can't blame him, this one you can. falcons take the lead but jimmy ward, huge stop. the niners look to run out the clock. third and fourth. bootleg for gabbert. ran for 32 yards. fit down, also had zero sacks. the niners improve to 3-6, all three wind at home. >> i'm so appreciative of this opportunity, and i just wanted to go out there and compete. lead these guys. almost gave it away in the fourth quarter but the defense, like i said previously, had a tremendous stop so i just wanted to go out there today and have fun. >> blaine had a great day today. okay? >> good job the team did today. and getting a win. >> worked a lot in practice so good to hit on the field, and game-time situation

. >>> could collin kaepernick and the 49ers win their first road game of the season? and the raiders face one of their biggest tasks and the chance to climb above .500 and into the playoff picture, next. toss to dennis... raider nation..you'd bettere a seat...if the season,,,,,, ended today, the raiders wod . >>> lot of sports tonight. >> yeah, you know, talking about changing a culture and turning a loser into a winner, the raiders are definitely headed in that direction. they are winning right now. raider nation, you better have a seat. if the season ended today, the raiders would be playoff-bound. their latest victim came into the coliseum with a 4-2 record and were the best defense in the league. new york jets starting quarterback ryan fitzpatrick went out early with torn ligaments in his non-throwing hand. here comes geno smith. joe namath probably couldn't keep up with derek carr. raiders lead 7-3. second quarter, carr to a wide-open michael crabtree down the middle of the field. check out the awful tackling by the jets. three attempts in the secondary. crabtree

are hearing from the troubled san francisco 49ers today for the first time since quarterback collin kaepernick was benched and tight end vernon davis was traded. head coach held a news conference in santa clara. he made the decision on his own to sit kaepernick. he said it was a tough, tough decision because he respects kaepernick but feels this is the direction the team needs to go in. >> this is a guy i think has talent. okay. it's just me, what i'm watching, what i'm feeling, and i want him to just step back. >> this preseason gab rick completed 23 passes and has one touchdown. the niners are currently in last place in their division. >>> oakland's mayor taking a step to -- the city is reluctant to invest public money on a stadium. it could be as much as $300 to $400 million. >> we believe the investment will be there. but it is for us to demonstrate our role and to make the case about why oakland is worth investing in. why it's a place that the raiders are going to want to stay for many years to come. >> mayor schaaf says the raiders fan base and oakland's economy are big advantages to kee

. >> we're hearing from collin kaepernick for the first time since he was sacked. >> i don't see anyitter. >>> he says he tried to give suggestions but hardly anyone would listen. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> this after another former employee wrote a blog that created a buzz that he writes to be a leader in he lick nating environments where i am the only african american in engineering leadership. >> melanie woodrow is live with the story. >> reporter: a senior vice president at twitter, of engineering, responded to the blog post, with his own public response. both he and a twitter spokesperson say the company is committed to diversity, but another former employee tells abc7 news he made suggestions to help the company recruit more diverse candidates and the suggestions were dismissed. two former twitter employees say diversity was lacking. >> to me it was refreshing when i saw a new brown face at work. >> reporter: he says he worked as a business development manager, i position

. >> the next question for niners should they pick collin kaepernick? caep doesn't see smith. the 96 yard touchdown. top of the screen was listed so both were left uncovered. injured with rookie on general manager. and he was asked if kaep would still be his partner. >> i'm just telling you we're evaluating everyone. >> i don't think he has power to click kaepernick. if the front office decided he's not their future, they want him to continue to struggle to rationalize cut orring trading him. there is a by week after, knocking off the jets with derek car just throwing for 333 yards. and this team is currently 5th in the sixth available playoff spot. >> we've battled each and every week. we're going to continue to battle every week. there are talented people playing and coaching. we've got plenty to worry about in terms of improving ourselves, being a better football team going forward and so much work to be done. >> steph curry averaged 39.3 points in three games. threw down 53 saturday, a career high 38 in the third quarter. warri warriors host grizzlies tonight at 7:30. now,

. >>> good evening, how much blame should collin kaepernick get for the terrible offense?bber can move the ball effectively, maybe the niners aren't as we think they can be. the line has been bad, running game just giving work may or may not help. >> it's important that we understand that just because blame happens to be in there, we're not trying to say, you know, lose qb. blame qb, tape at 11:00. it's an overarching thing and we're willing to try anything to try to get us going. >> jack del rio grew up as a raiders fan. the raiders coach talked about one of the most controversial plays, the immaculate reception. 40 years ago, the steelers were trailing raiders, 22 seconds left, terry bradshaw threw a pass that ricochetted and then, was caught off the shoe top by franco harris. this is long before the nfl used instant replay. and after 15 minutes of conferring the refs called it legal and the steelers won the game, 13-7. >> the catch shouldn't have counted. come on, let's be real. the ball hit the ground. but certainly appreciate the great players that played for the two

. >>> good evening, how much blame should collin kaepernick get for the terrible offense?er can move the ball effectively, maybe the niners aren't as we think they can be. the line has been bad, running game just giving work may or may not help. >> it's important that we understand that just because blame happens to be in there, we're not trying to say, you know, lose qb. blame qb, tape at 11:00. it's an overarching thing and we're willing to try anything to try to get us going. >> jack del rio grew up as a raiders fan. the raiders coach talked about one of the most controversial plays, the immaculate reception. 40 years ago, the steelers were trailing raiders, 22 seconds left, terry bradshaw threw a pass that ricochetted and then, was caught off the shoe top by franco harris. this is long before the nfl used instant replay. and after 15 minutes of conferring the refs called it legal and the steelers won the game, 13-7. >> the catch shouldn't have counted. come on, let's be real. the ball hit the ground. but certainly appreciate the great players that played for the two or

. >> the next question for niners should they pick collin kaepernick? caep doesn't see smith.s is the 96 yard touchdown. top of the screen was listed so both were left injured with rookie on general manager. and he was asked if kaep would still be his partner. >> i'm just telling you we're evaluating everyone. >> i don't think he has power to click kaepernick. if the front office decided he's not their future, they want him to continue to struggle to rationalize cut orring trading him. there is a by week after, knocking off the jets with derek car just throwing for 333 yards. and this team is currently 5th in the sixth available playoff spot. >> we've battled each and every week. we're going to continue to battle every week. there are talented people playing and coaching. we've got plenty to worry about in terms of improving ourselves, being a better football team going forward and so much work to be done. >> steph curry averaged 39.3 points in three games. threw down 53 saturday, a career high 38 in the third quarter. warri warriors host grizzlies tonight at now, there is a l

also, collin kaepernick on injured reserve, ending a season and likely his career with san francisco. his injury probably happened during the packer's game october 4th when thrown around by various defenders and the question is can kaep recover before april 1st? or are the niners guaranteed for his salary? that is $11.9 million. giants legend will yes m -- willie mays honored by president obama today. he was drafted and served two years in the army. the medal of freedom goes to individuals who made great contributions to society in their lives. he received the honor 42 years after playing his last major league game in 1973. the say hey kid. so remarkable. >> age 84, willie mays walks in the room and everybody is like he's the man. >> he is the man. >> sweet. >> join us tonight at 9:00 on coffee tv 20, the early christmas surprise found in nativity. how it got there. >>> and a big boost gas prices are expected to have on the economy this holiday season. >> tonight at 8:00 it's charlie brown thanksgiving, then, find out who will take on the mirror ball trophy on abc7 news at 11:00. >> t

. >> the rise and fall of collin kaepernick and where the niners go from here. >> preparing for the nextrm with an el nino winter. what you can do in just minutes to protect your home. you've heard of caught on tape, how about cleared by tape? this man was thrown in jail for stealing a cell phone. the video shows he wasn't there at that time. tonight we're learning he may not be the only one. >>> attorneys in the san francisco public defender's office tell us they're seeing a disturbing number of cases against innocent people who were exonerated by video evidence. vic lee is here with the story. >> in three cases, suspects have been arrested and charged with nel any crimes only to have their charges dropped because they were not the one that's committed the crimes. the public defender blames police for failing to investigate thoroughly. police arrested danu he was jailed for two weeks before public defenders and investigators found security video that exonerated him. one camera recorded him hanging on a corner near the robbery. a block away, this camera showed several men walking toward

also, collin kaepernick on injured reserve, ending a season and likely his career with san francisco.probably happened during the packer's game october 4th when thrown around by various defenders and the question is can kaep recover before april 1st? or are the niners guaranteed for his salary? that is $11.9 million. giants legend will yes m -- willie mays honored by president obama today. he was drafted and served two years in the army. the medal of freedom goes to individuals who made great contributions to society in their lives. he received the honor 42 years after playing his last major league game in 1973. the say hey kid. so remarkable. >> age 84, willie mays walks in the room and everybody is like he's the man. >> he is the man. >> sweet. >> join us tonight at 9:00 on coffee tv 20, the early christmas surprise found in nativity. how it got there. >>> and a big boost gas prices are expected to have on the economy this holiday season. >> tonight at 8:00 it's charlie brown thanksgiving, then, find out who will take on the mirror ball trophy on abc7 news at 11:00. >> that is it fo

several report that's collin kaepernick won't be starting the game this weekend against the falcons. the report has reportedly benched the star player and will go to blaine gabbert for the backup. vernon davis has been trended to the denver broncos. >> sports anchor joe fonzi is on the phone. thanks for getting up for us early, joe. is any of this being confirmed by the niners. >> number one, i was already up. you know what, what this signifies is, you know, it's a team in transition. they didn't want to admit it that this was a rebuilding year, but, you know, vernon davis was toward the end of his career. he was making a lot of money. and, you know, he is just not in their plans. you don't have a high price guy at the end of his career. he might be of value to the broncos who is a playoff team. he won't have as much expected with him there as with the 49ers. as far as kaepernick is concerned, you can't play any worse than he has been playing this season. i don't think they're saying blaine gabbert is our quarterback of the future but they're saying that the way that kaepernick has p

. >> collin kaepernick was placed on the injured reserve list for the rest of the season. the raid erps are in mets' field today. >> but, his radar only has four win this year. they'll be going up against the titans rookie quarterback. marcus, mota, he has not had a win at home yet. with tennessee won just two games so far this season. >> the raiders need to win today to stay off in the race. >> time now, an anger over police shooting developing propers in two delays. >> first, the fire spotted by drivers on a bay area highway over niepth. what officials say sparked that blaze, next. announcer: if you'd give thanks for a better night's sleep... [barks] sleep train has just the ticket. [train horn blares] through thanksgiving weekend at sleep train get three free gifts with selected mattress sets! save up to $300 on beautyrest, posturepedic, serta, even tempur-pedic! plus, get up to four years interest-free financing! but sleep train's thanksgifting sale ends sunday! ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ achlt hunt is on for a morning suspect.