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on stage was dynamic and so are the word, kareem abdul-jabbar is an n.b.a. all star turned activist. >> this is about appreciating the country and trying to make it a better place. >> that is what kareem abdul-jabbar thinks kaepernick was doing when he did not stand during the national anthem. the 49er quarterback did it to show frustration over what he called the open presentation of minorities in america. >> he could have picked another place to make his statement but he has the power of having so were attention focused on him as the quarterback for the 49ers so he used that. >> kareem abdul-jabbar wrote about the decision in an op-ed piece in the "washington post" and was not the only one speaking out. reed backed up the teammates. >> you listen to what he is saying about how he feels about the issues you have to feel he is using his platform to voice an opinion. >> many agreed with the message. >> it was good. it took a lot of courage. akaepernick takes the field next on thursday. >> the 49ers will open the regular season on september 12 and you can watc

kareem abdul-jabbar says his protest is highly patriotic.e sat down with betty yu for a story you'll see only on "5". >>> reporter: you've called colin kaepernick anthem protest highly patriotic. why is that? >> if you look at -- look back at what thomas jefferson said, he said we have to protect people's speech who say things that we don't approve of. so that was more important than protecting a speech of people who we approve of. >> reporter: could he have done it in a better way in your mind? >> i'm sure that that is the criticism that most people will say, you know, that he should have picked a better time and a better place to do it. but, you know, it was up to him and, um, he did have, um, an opportunity and he -- he took it so, you know, i'm -- i'm not going to judge him on that. >> reporter: kareem abdul- jabbar is going to vote for hillary clinton. how does donald trump appeal to you? >> discrimination is not going to make us safer. and it's not going to make america great. we're great because we understand that people should be jud

. >> host: kareem abdul-jabbar, are you a role model? >> guest: whether i like it or not i am a role model. the fact that i was able to achieve what i was able to achieve as an athlete and hopefully as an author has made me a role model. i am a parent might have to be a role model. all parents are role models. i don't think that any of us escape that burden. for some it's a burden, for others it's a joy we all end up in a position. >> host: are you a national role model? >> guest: i guess so. i will have to accept that. >> host: is it a good thing? >> guest: i have to make it a good thing. it's something for me to decide what i can do with it and how to use it. i've been trying to use it in a positively. >> host: and you you're right i have a complicated relationship with the media. i have used my celebrity to take political positions. >> guest: i think that i started to use my celebrity in a way that enables me to say things that need to be said. i'm glad to see there are other athletes that are getting in line with that. win tamir rice

. >>> our own bruce johnson talked to kareem abdul abdul- jabbar luann bennett. after losing her husband to cancer, she raised three boys here in northern virginia y business. a single working mom who helped create over 1,000 local jobs, bringing people together to solve problems. i'm luann bennett. in business, you bring everyone to the table and work to get results. congress just doesn't get that-- there's too much partisanship. i approve this message because washington needs more common-sense problem solvers. >>> prince george's county's own pile o'olympic boxer is back home tonight. >> gary russell lost with one round short. a party was held tonight. >> reporter: this was the finally step in gary's years long journey. you could see the emotion on his face from the moment he walked into the room. >> we love you! [ cheers ] >> reporter: the young man who takes punches for a living dropped to tears tonight by hugs, embracing the friends, family, and community who supported his olympic dream. >> it's gre

the backlash against kap came from all over the country and last night we heard from kareem abdul-jabbar about it. the nba legend supports the statement despite the controversial way kaepernick went about it. today's protest begins at 11:00 this morning outside of san francisco police union headquarters. the organizers the same people who have been involved in this movement all along protesting against some high-profile police killings over the past two years. live in the newsroom, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> we heard from kaepernick this week. it seems like he is going to be sitting out the national anthem tomorrow night. >> reporter: he will. the 49ers trying to distance themselves from the controversy saying they are focusing on the game but a lot of eyes will be on him when the notes of the national anthem begin. of course, we're broadcasting that game tomorrow night right here on kpix 5. we're going to hear from kareem abdul-jabbar coming up in the next half-hour. >> thank you. >>> president obama will deliver the keynote address at the annual lake tahoe summit later today. environment

kareem abdul-jabbar. tonight kareem was in san francisco and had choice words. here is nbc bay area's eual cohl. >> reporter: tonight kareem abdul-jabbar speaking at the hearst theater in san francisco, weighing in on issues and on colin kaepernick. >> you know, that is a very worthy cause. >> reporter: he penned an op-ed in "the washington post" today calling kaepernick's actions highly patriotic and defending his free speech right. >> it is important to protect the speech of people who you don't want to hear because freedom of speech really is the basis for what america is about. >> reporter: the nba star says athletes should publicly stand up for what they believe in. he demonstrated on the ucla campus after dr. martin luther king jr. was asas mated, even when others told him not to. >> i don't think that colin has to abide by that. he has to do what his conscience dictates, and i think that's why he made the statement he made. >> reporter: in the audience tonight three-time nba champion bill cart wright going further and agreeing with kaepernick. >> now i th

reminds me of kareem abdul- jabbar. a thinking athlete who understands life is more than just football. >> reporter: attorney john burris says he anticipated fallout. such as the san francisco police officers association demanding an apology from kaepernick. burris plans to join a protest scheduled for tomorrow in front of the police union. >> the poa acknowledged that there are problems. they are committed to solving those problems as opposed to killing the messenger. >> reporter: kareem abdul- jabbar says kaepernick is standing up for everyone's rights. >> he is in line with what mr. jefferson said. when they were putting the constitution together. it's important to protect the speech of people who you don't want to hear because freedom of speech is the basis for what america is about. >> reporter: supporters say kaepernick started a dialogue that changed -- the question is, where do we go from here to make things better? they say part of the answer is we all have to work together. live in san francisco, amber leigh,

(spencer haywood/gold medalist: "the 68 olympics were very unique because we had kareem abdul jabbar, elvin hayes, wes unseld and those guys boycott the 68 olympics. those guys elected an 18 year old and said you're going to save america. i was like, 'who me?'") chris matthuis: he sits here wondering if he hadn't listened to 4 time olympic gold medal winner jessie owens... who won his gold in front of hi berlin. (spencer haywood/gold medalist: "jessie owens spoke to george foreman and all the rest of us in the big commissary. we were like 'man, what's he talking about?'. he got angry and said, 'how would you feel if you had to run before hitler, now get your out there and play.' we were like, 'yes sir mr. owens, yes sir." chris matthuis: haywood won't be remembered so much for his supreme court for all kids to have the ability to leave school early. who hasn't heard of the term "one and done" >>> we'll be right back......../// ((patrick walker)) ugh, this pimple's gonna last forever. oh come on. clearasil ultra works fast to begin visibly clearing up skin in as little as 12 hours. and

kareem abdul-jabbar is in our toyota green room.what led to his big moment at the democratic convention. in> plus, one retiree's home view. peter greenberg goes aboard a cruise ship to meet an 88-year-old woman who turned it into her permanent address. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. >>> the honolulu star advertiser reports on the first lady of japan visiting pearl harbor. aba laid flowers at the "uss arizona" memorial and follows president obama's visit to hiroshima in may. it fuels speculation her jajapa prime minister will make a similar visit. no sitting prime minister of japan has ever visited the pearl harbor. >> a boy gave up his earnings to buy pizza for flood victims in louisiana. when his family asked people on online to help, they had a huge donation. that makes me so happy. >>> the "new york post" reports on a study that finds divorce may be seasonal. researchers at the university of washington found divorce filings peaked in august and march and those months follow the winter and

kareem abdul-jabbar, welcome. >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. you said you got that joke from kathy griffin who is friend of yours. >> yes, i did. >> why did you want to take a public stance in this election? >> i think it's an important election. i think so many of the issues that have come up prior to this election are really -- have been divisive and very controversial. and i felt that it was necessary that people who care about the way that things are portrayed and the direction that our country is going in, it's very important for us to become involved. >> what was the reaction to that joke when you got there and said i'm michael jordan? >> everybody thought it was really funny and everybody started laughing, you know? and it was a really light moment and i think it was really necessary, because i was up there to talk about a very serious subject, what he did to congressional medically honor fd heroic effort to protect his soldiers under command. i think we need to laugh a little bit before that because it got very serious very quickly. >>

the backlash against kap came from all over the country and last night we heard from kareem abdul-jabbarbout it. the nba legend supports the statement despite the controversial way kaepernick went about it. >> i'm sure that -- that is the criticism that most people will say, you know, that he -- he should have picked a -- a better time and a better place to do it. but it was up to him and, um, and he did have an opportunity, um, and he -- he took it. so i'm -- i'm not going to judge him on that. >> in the "washington post" he wrote that instead of slamming kaepernick we should be horrified that 50 years later we're still talking about racial inequality. that's something the mario woods coalition has been talking about this. mario woods was shot and killed wielding a knife in the bayview shot by three officers more than two dozen times. since then the city has named his birthday mario woods day and the police union ripped the city for that. today's protest starts in front of the police union headquarters at 11 a.m. > it sounds like kaepernick will play tomorrow night? >> yes! there were p

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still to come on tonight's program, i go one-on-one with the very tall kareem abdul-jabbar.ered an earthlike planet. it is called proxima b. it is the right distance from its star for liquid water and possibly life. our science editor has been looking at the research published in the journal "nature." beautyr: in the dazzling in the skies above chile, scientists have focused on the pin right of light coming from the closest start. they found an alien world orbiting around it. is an artist's impression. researchers know it is there because of tiny movement. it is a huge moment in the exploration of space. >> the nearest planet that potentially could have life and be in a sense somewhere to our own. reporter: it is hard to across distance in space and where the planet is. let's start with the moon, 239 thousand miles from us. further out, there is pluto, 4.6 billion miles away. he yawned our solar system to the next star, 24 trillion miles away. that sounds like a lot, but in space terms it is our neighbor. the reason scientists are so excited is that this alien world is the c

. >>> kareem abdul-jabbar is playing ball in the political court. the great basketball star and americans can reclaim the process. you're watching "cbs this morning." your local news is coming up d it to monitor a personal brand p.m. i'm sure you will learn to be fierce. >> i don't mean to put you on the spot but do you know how many students won't pay attention to tyra banks? >> tyra is a force. she is n his partner is entrepreneur jeff stibel. they are ringing the bell at the new york stock exchange today. >> it's putting your money where your mouth is. >>> kareem abdul-jabbar is one of the greatest ever. helped him become a six-time champion over his 20-year career and league's all-time leading scorer. >> wait a minute! i know you! you're kareem abdul-jabbar! you played basketball for the los angeles lakers! >> the former los angeles laker costarred in that movie "airplane" when he wasn't on the court. >> throughout his career, abdul-jabbar has been a social n olympics. he recently took the stage at the democratic national convention. >> hello, e

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kareem abdul-jabbar in your most recent book tree until you write it's as if we have invented at the most precise and beautiful watch every created and instructed to the tail of a wild jackal. talk about the fact that most americans don't appreciate the fact that their vote means a lot. in their opinion means a lot. so they have the ability to have their voices heard and acted upon in great democracy but they don't take advantage of it. so we have this really incredible democracy that gives the average person power and the average person does not vote i think it's the same of all of the developed democracies in the world. they are last in voter participation. it really bothers me. if we know keep our eyes on the prize and if we don't understand how we have to constantly be monitoring what's going on and taking the steps to rectify any problems they are to multiply and end up like we are now very divided. that should not be the case. that's it's can happen. you are calling for new arguments and new ways to look at how is that? >> the founding fathers really understood that they have t

let him try, it won't happen. >>> today kareem abdul jabbar is pushing back.about our freedoms and then brand it as unpatriotic when you exercise the freedom to show dissatisfaction with the government's record. he is joining me now. author of the new book "writings on the wall" searching for a new equality beyond black and white. thank you for joining us. >> a pleasure to be here. >> in your op-ed. you referred to the athlete that stopped in the middle of his pole vault for the anthem. >> i think the best way for me to describe it is he is doing just what thomas jefferson should be done to speak out. jefferson said it was important to protect the speech of people you don't agree with not the ones you do agree with. freedom of speech is what helps make our country the greatest on earth. and we have to protect it for everybody. mr. kaepernick has issues he wants discussed. maybe people don't like his style or timing but he is trying to call attention to issues important to him. >> i don't think anyone is disputing he has the right to do it but is he doing it in

please welcome, kareem abdul jabbar! kareem, good to see you again. thank you so much for being here. >> nice to be with you. >> stephen: i'm sorry about the loss of your friend muhammad ali. how did the two of you get to know each other? >> i ran into ali at a party here. i was a freshman at u.c.l.a., and i went to a party, and ali was there. there was a little band there, and i was fooling around with the drums, and just goofing photographer came up. so he picked up the guitar and started acting like he was playing the guitar. and i acted like i was playing the drums. >> stephen: ali was one of the most important both cultural and and political figures of the 20th century. why was he important to you? >> my dad boxed, so, you know, boxing was a big sport for me when i was a kid and knew that the heavyweight champ was somebody to be respected he handled all that. on top of that, he handled a whole lot of issues that had nothing to do with sports, you know, civil rights and human rights issues. >> stephen: as a champion yourself, talk to me a little b

published kareem abdul-jabbar's essay about the quarterback's who won't stand up for the national anthem. he says it does not make him unpatriotic. the former basketball great says by sitting, the quarterback is standing up for american values like free speech. >>> the "los angeles times" reports passage of a bill. the bill sent to the government state. some sexual charges against him weren't heard because they date back more than ten years. a related bill would impose minimum punishment for rape convictions. lawmakers reacted reacted to the case of a college student who is six-month sentence was too late for accused of rape. >>> mark cuban, the dallas mavericks owner, says he hasn't been asked but he would do it, a newspaper report says he was among those being considered for the role by clinton's camp. >>> the journal science reports thatunders dogs understand word. not july the tony but what is being spoken. brain scans were done of 13 breeds. some dogs are known to recognize more than a thousand words. now if i can't understand my dog, if he understands me. >>> still to come, service

kareem abdul-jabbar in your most recent book tree until you write it's as if we have invented at the most precise and beautiful watch every created and instructed to the tail of a wild jackal. talk about the fact that most americans don't appreciate the fact that their vote means a lot. in their opinion means a lot. so they have the ability to have their voices heard and acted upon

the center says it's now >>> "the washington post" published kareem abdul-jabbar's essay about the nfl quarterback who won't stand up for the national anthem. jabar writes that colin kaepernick's not standing for the national anthem. he says it does not make him unpatriotic. the former basketball great says by sitting, the quarterback is standing up for american values like free speech. >>> the "los angeles times" of a time limit on rape cases. the bill sent to the government was prompted by the big cosby state. some sexual charges against him weren't heard because they date back more than ten years. a related bill would impose minimum punishment for rape convictions. lawmakers reacted to the case of of an ex-college student whose six-month sentence for sexual assault was called too late. >>> the daily beast says mark cuban is willing to play trump during hillary clinton's debate practice. the dallas mavericks owner says he hasn't been asked, but he would do it, time permitting, of course. a newspaper report says he was among those being considered for the role by clinton's camp. >>> t

plus basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar joins us in the studio about his new book and live out the dream of a woman for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. >>> pouring rain and damaging severe weather in parts of the region. the forecast is coming up. >> we are following a developing story in winchester. police investigating the death of an elderly woman. >> and taking await toll booths on the pike. electronic tolling is on et cetera way but there are privacy concerns this morning. studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good monday morning everybody i am kate merrill. >> i am chris mckinnon. thanks for joining us august 22nd we will check in with barry burbank a lot of weather out there this morning. >> it's been happening the last few hours. we had a band of rain moving towards the east and what we have let's look at that right now. we have got heavy rain which is in eastern massachusetts. this warm and humid corridor in

plus basketball legend kareem abdul-jabbar joins us in the studio about his new book and live out the dream of a woman that is the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. >>> right now durham police are trying to find the person who shot a teenager and two 11-year- olds. a man expected to make his first court appearance after he drove donald trumping and caused a crash that killed thre from all this sweltering heat. so what ills the week's forecast hold alyssa is here with the answer. >> it feels good out there right now. good morning thanks for watching. i'm russ bowen. >> i'm stefan chase. look at your morning news and traffic. first the forecast. here's alyssa corfont with more. >>> good morning to you at home. let me just tell you this morning is just the beginning of it. this week actually looks fantastic for this part of august.

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