. >> her name is katie sowers. >> 31-year-old katie sowers just finished a summer internship with the 49ers when kyle shanahan offered her a full-time assistant coaching gig with the team. >> she's a hard worker. you don't notice her because she just goes to work. >> reporter: she is the first female on the coaching staff in 49ers history and the first openly lgbt coach in the nfl. she said there are many people who identified a lgbt in the nfl but they don't people comfortable with being public about it. she said the more we can create an environment that welcomes all types of people, the more we can help ease the pain and be urd that many carry every day. 49ers fans we talked with are all for it. >> as long as she is good at what she does, it shouldn't matter. i think that professionalism it doesn't matter as long as you have a job to do and do it correctly. >> i don't see a problem with it. it's terrific. >> reporter: coach sowers played football for the u.s. national team. she will work mostly with the wide receivers. katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> breaking news tonight, violence

. >> her name is katie sowers. >> 31-year-old katie sowers just finished a summer internship with the 49ers when kyle shanahan offered her a full-time assistant coaching gig with the team. >> she's a hard worker. you don't notice her because she just goes to work. >> reporter: she is the first female on the coaching staff in 49ers history and the first openly lgbt coach in the nfl. she said there are many people who identified a lgbt in the nfl but they don't people comfortable with being public about it. she said the more we can create an environment that welcomes all types of people, the more we can help ease the pain and be urd that many carry every day. 49ers fans we talked with are all for it. >> as long as she is good at what she does, it shouldn't matter. i think that professionalism it doesn't matter as long as you have a job to do and do it correctly. >> i don't see a problem with it. it's terrific. >> reporter: coach sowers played football for the u.s. national team. she will work mostly with the wide receivers. katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> breaking news tonight, violence

history last week when they named katie sowers as their first female coach in team history. today, sowers opened up to out sports becoming the first openly gay coach in the nfl male or female. sowers worked with the new 49ers coach kyle shanahan last year in atlanta where her orientation was first raised with falcons management. she was finishing a coaching internship this summer when the 49ers decided to hire her officially. today, i asked kyle shanahan about his new coach. do you think it's harder for a female coach to reach a male player? >> i think it's -- i don't necessarily say it's male or female. you have to earn players' respect and i think sometimes it happens with coaches that maybe never played football growing up, um, they need -- they are not just going to be able to tell a player something. they will listen to you. i don't care players care whether you're old, young, male, feel may, just can you help them. >>> a patriots spokesman confirmed owner robert kraft gave president trump a championship ring when the team visited the white house in april. kraft and trum

katie sowers. she just finished a coaching training camp on saturday, and today they hired her full time. she'll be the second full time female assistant in nfl history. and giants delay wow, bryce h >>> now to baseball. the tarp signifying rain in washington dc. nationals and giants delayed three hours, and bryce harper, first inning, looked bad, slipped, buckled knee. had to be carried back. that's the star of the team. bottom 6, adam lynn, and this is all you need to see. lynn three for three for the night. nationals won, the game ended at 1:17 a.m. eastern time. >>> and first inning against the orioles, jones had a lot of real estate in left field, that scored machado baking it 2-0 -- making it 2-0. baltimore one 12- 5. i have more game. i'm coming back with hot, humid, pga major championship play. best players in the world. wilting under the sun. when you're clocking out. i'm the one clocking in & sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. th

last week, the 49ers made katie sowers the second woman to become an nfl coaching assistant and yesterdayuers came out publicly as gay becoming the league's first openly lgbt coach male or female. sowers worked previously with kyle shanahan last year in atlanta. and she was promoted to full- time assistant with the 49ers after a coaching internship this summer. yesterday, i asked shanahan about his most recent hire. do you think it's harder for a female coach to reach a male player? >> i don't think players care whether you're old or young or male or female whether you played or whether you didn't play. this comes down to can you help them? they're trying to earn a job. they're trying to get better. if you can help someone get better at their job and help someone keep a john, then they're going to listen to whoever. it doesn't matter. >>> this little guy trying to be a giants september call-up. tied at 3 in the 7th, milwaukee travis shaun down the right field line. walker scores. and the brewers have a 4-3 lead. same score, bottom of the 8th, span that's a base hit to right field so nick

last week, the 49ers made katie sowers the second woman to be an nfl coaching assistant.esterday she came out publicly as gay becoming the league's first openly gay coach, male or female. sowers worked previously with new 49ers coach kyle shanahan last year in atlanta. and was promoted to full-time assistant with the 49ers after a coaching internship this summer. yesterday i asked shanahan about his most recent hire. do you think it's harder for a female coach to reach a male player? >> i don't think players care whether you're old, young, male, female, whether you played or didn't play. this comes down to can you help them? they're trying to earn a job, to get better. if you can help someone get and keep a job, they will listen to anyone. >>> this little guy trying to be a giants sent callup. tied at 3 in the 7th. shaun down the right field line. brewers 4-3. denard span, that's a base hit to right field. hundley is waved home. here's the throw. guess when you 35 games out, what the heck, right? giants lose 4-3. >>> the nba, the cavaliers traded 4-time all star kyrie irv

katie sowers made the announcement on her facebook page over the weekend. as a coaching intern over the summer. and the niners decided to keep her... hiring her on as a full-time coach for this season. sower's exact coaching position is not known, but the washington post reports she worked with the team's wide receivers during training camp. she is the n-f-l's second female assistant coach ever. (mark) the price of avocados continues to rise in california. a single avocado could reach up to three- dollars by the end of the month. that is according to a report by the sacramento bee. a vegetable supplier in sacramento says prices are going up after a heat wave hurt the supply. plus growers in mexico are sending fewer avocados than in previous years. prices are expected to start dropping again sometime next year (mark) ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news... a bay area nurse is facing deportation this morning. we are live at the airport as she gets ready to leave her children behind. protests continue around the country after a weekend of violence in virg

but katie sowers is also the nfl's first openly gay coach, male or female. (vicki) sports director gary radnich is here now with more on today's big announcement. (vicki) louise (vicki) (vicki) louise linton ....the wife of treasury secretary steven mnuchin has apologized for an instagram post... where she seemingly touted her wealth and mocked oregon woman....jennifer miller. it all started when linton posted this photo .. showing her getting off of a government plane in kentucky with her husband. in the post, linton also tagged several luxury designers of her clothes and accessories. miller commented on the post, writing..."glad we could pay for your little getaway, hashtag #deplorable." linton fired back - calling the mother of three "adorably out of touch". she even suggested - she and mnuchin contributed more to the u-s economy and paid more in taxes than her critic. jennifer miller, called out mnuchin's wife over instagram post:"um, that it was as toned up as her original post, and that it was very ironic that she was calling me out of touch and assumi

katie sowers made the announcement on her facebook page over the weekend.irst hired as a coaching intern over the summer. and the niners decided to keep her... hiring her on as a full-time coach for this season. sower's exact coaching position is not known, but the washington post reports she worked with the team's wide receivers during training camp. she is the n-f-l's second female assistant coach ever. ( james ) golden state warriors forward kevin durant is apologzing this morning for the comments he made about india. durant visited india recently for a series of basketball camps. the 20-17 finals m-v-p said in an interview that india was "20 years behind" the times and said some parts resembled an american slum. k-d tweeted an apology and says that his comments were taken out of context. he says he will return to the country to hold more camps in the future. (james) it's no secret the a's want to build a new ballpark in oakland.. and you can have voice in what it should look like. the team has launched a survey on their website. it is supposed to take a

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) san francisco 49ers assistant coach katie sowersst out l-g-b-t coach in the nfl. last week sowers became the second woman in n-f-l history to get a full time coaching position with a team. she played in the women's football alliance. sowers helped the u-s win the world title in 20-13. sowers is the first openly lgbt coach not only in the nfl, but in male pro team sports. ( darya ) e-s-p-n is facing backlash this morning after removing a broadcaster from a calling a college football game. the university of virginia will play its first home game in charlottesville and sportscaster robert lee has been removed from the broadcast because he has the same name as the confederate leader. people online are criticizing the network -- calling this an overreaction. e-s-p-n issued a statement saying that the network regrets that this "has become an issue." (james) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (darya)(james) in the weather center tracking the forecast with james... (james)today will be another nice da

by current and former new york police officers in ( darya ) san francisco 49ers assistant coach katie sowers the first out l-g-b-t coach in the nfl. last week sowers became the second woman in n-f-l history to get a full time coaching position with a team. she played in the women's football alliance. sowers helped the u-s win the world title in 20-13. sowers is the first openly lgbt coach not only in the nfl, but in male pro team sports. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... doctors have new warnings out this morning about potential dangerous medicines... what you need to know to protect your kids. and after the break... you may think twice about changing your child's nanny.. we'll tell you why. next. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) think twice before you change your kid's nanny... new study this morning shows that children who have had to move from nanny to nanny have increased sleeping trouble.( mark ) this all according to researchers at howard university in washington d-c. they say the first three to five years of yo

and today sowers came out publicaly as gay, becoming e 's first openly >>> the 49ers made katie sauerse second woman to be assistant. sowed sauers came out as publicly gay becoming the league's first openly lgbt coach male or female. sauers worked with kyle shanahan last year in atlanta and was promoted to full time assistant. today i asked shanahan about his most recent hire. >> do you think it's harder for a female coach to reach a male players. >> i don't think players care whether you're young, old, female or male. they're trying to earn a job. trying to get better. if you can help someone get better at their job and help someone keep their job they're going to listen to whoever it doesn't matter. >>> this little guy trying to make a september call up. you have a ways to go. tied at three. 7inning. doubles down the right field line. neil walker scores and the brewers they have a 4-3 lead. bottom of the eighth. base hit right field. conly is going to try to score. elizabeth you got the call. you're the umpire. >> and he's out. >> that was the easiest call you've ever had here on the

sowers was with kyle shananhan as an intern last year in atlanta . >> katie sours is officially on the 49ers payroll. i talked to her last week in kansas city. she was then a coach's intern and she was hired by the 49ers, their first if male coach in team's history. will she be challenged and have to earn the respect from the players in ways that maybe male coaches won't? >> she's going to have to put the work in it and earn their trust by knowing the game and going out there and not working everyone else. she's the only female coach on staff and so, you know, some people will be skeptical to start with. at the end of the day, if she goes out there and takes the time to put the work in, people will respect her. >> she earned her trains to this point. -- her vines to the point. we have the national anthem going. we're saying goodbye. the 49ers and broncos next on kpix. >>> this is the official preseason television partner of the san francisco 49ers. kpix 5. tonight, the 49ers return to levi's stadium and clock in for another preseason test. >> i tell my wife all the time, very excited t