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after green beret and snapper, nate boyer, wrote an open letter to the "army times," kaepernick and boyer were side by side in the game. >> the right to stand or to sit, as much as people may hate that, that is what that flag is supposed to kaepernick says he'll donate a million dollars to organizations working for racial equality. >>> the presidential debate commission announced today the moderators for a series of debates leading up to the november election and our own lester holt is going to moderate the first debate between hillary clinton and donald trump. that is on september 26th. cnn's anderson cooper, and chris wallace of fox. the sole vice presidential debate will be moderated by elaine quijano of cbs. >>> when we come back, the sweetest story of the day, how one man is making a difference with kindness, combined with ice cream. >> "nbc nightly news" is brought to you by weather tech, the ultimate made vehicle >>> finally tonight, as we head into this last unofficial weekend of summer, we meet a man who's been making a big difference in the lives of kids in buffalo, new york. as

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he said the idea to take take a knee instead of sitting down, he heard from nate boyer. >> we were talking to him about how can we get the message back on track. and not take away from the military, not take away from pride in our country, but keep the focus on the issues. we came up with "taking a knee" because there are issues that need to be addressed and it was also a way to try to show more respect to the men and women that fight for this country. >> kaepernick applauded when military was honored during the game. and he signed autographs before and after the game, as well. the 49ers 53-man roster will be set by 1:00 p.m. on saturday. >> he is going to be on that roster. >> he has to be he has to be. >> $11 million? >> afro and all. i can't take my eyes off of it. >> thanks, vern. >>> new developments to report in the chris brown case. brown was arrested at his home near los angeles on tuesday. a woman there called 911 claiming the singer threatened her with a gun. at a news conference today, brown's attorney says no guns or drugs were found inside the house and the whole incident was

the man behind him is nate boyer, former green beret. he will be with us this hour.f the day the stock market, up triple digits despite a week job report or is it because of the week jobs report? we will sort it out for you. here comes our 3. we will get to all of those stories in a minute but first donald trump meets the president of mexico and by all appearances a friendly cordial get together but now mexican president yet oh lashing out at donald trump's while plan saying again there is no way his country will pay for it. he even called trump a, quote, threat to his country at an event yesterday. come on income a trump's foreign policy advisor, thank you for being here. where is this coming from? what is your reaction? >> we have not an american president but american presidential candidate visiting a mexican president. the kind of narrative is different here, the mexican president has domestic reasons to say no. i won't pay for this, he is not -- two committees, two taskforces working on the issue. this exchange of tweets is political on both sides of the border.

nate boyer later tweeted that he had spoken with the seahawks players about their plans and wrote what the team will do is a powerful sign of unification and respect for the anthem and those that fight for our country and our freedom. or >> we continue to have 49ers coverage. there is a silver lining of the sport. today, york supporting kaepernick's activism, called at a ceremony live in san francisco how money donated will be spent. >> reporter: many people have turned their back on kaepernick. one man who is standing by his message is his boss. america watch this colin kaepernick took a stance on racial disparity in the country sitting out the national anthem. although the decision angered many, it got people talking. jed york joined in on the conversation. >> we are impressed that the 49ers is organization stepping into this body of work.>> reporter: york promised $1 million to two foundations that aim to stop racial inequality.>> i think it's important that the institution has stepped in behind the player around this issue and that the notion of this being more than just about the

a former nfl player and army veteran nate boyer penned an open letter.n part, quote what you are doing takes a lot of courage. i would be lying if i said i knew what it was like to walk around in your shoes. i have never had to deal with prejudice because of the color of my skin. i'm just going to keep listening with an open mind. i look forward to the day you are inspired to once again stand during the national anthem. i'll stand right there next to you. the nfl is now saying they have found no credible evidence of performance enhancing drug use by the steelers or green bay members. they have now been cleared of any wrongdoing by the league. for all you college football fans, five days of sitting on your couch can start tonight. games on tv tonight through monday. we have christine romans' iowa cyclones this weekend. george, iowa state rather. and texas longhorns against the notre dame fighting irish. it will be a great weekend. >> coy knows how to go right to the anchors home teams. >> right on the money. >> it will be wet and maybe nasty up here. >> c

i watched your nate boyer interview, the green beret on the seahawks. at it with measured tone. he actually stood next to colin kaepernick, understanding that free speech is certainly something that matters, but is this kind of ridiculous to even be arguing over at a time where people are now using the nfl games to make all kinds of statements? i mean i understand it but is it really much ado about nothing or will this get bigger before it dies away? >> well, nate boyar agreed with it, but wanted him to change the way he protested. ray lewis, hall of fame player, said he didn't love it. too isolated. chip kelly, coach of 49ers, liz, says it is not a disaction at all. one thing i say about kaepernick isn't the protest. he is not a very accurate thrower. that is what all coaches want. the problem his game regress ad little last four or five years. they're hoping chip kelly, who elevates quarterbacks can do it to him. as far as his protest, we all agree there is right to protest. i will agive kaepernick credit. he has refined the protest. he is not rigid.

he spoke to former nfl and green beret nate boyer before the games before nine minutes.ack and and forth to come to some type of understanding he chose to kneel during the national anthem in san diego. his teammate eric reid actually kneeled also and earlier today this picture came out of cap in practice wearing socks that pictured policemen as pigs. this coming right after some of the shootings involving unarmed african-americans and officers and later in the 11:00 o'clock i'll talk a little bit about where this is going. because cap is now actually being compared to murder they are my goodness. >> things going too far. i'll have my take on that coming up at 11:00 o'clock. >> be interested to hear what you have to say on that, sean. that will do it for us at 10:00. iain standing by what's bumming up at 11:00. >> hur main hermine slamming into the coast of florida with high winds, heavy rain the storm on track to hit or area right in the middle of the holiday weekend. the news model is just coming in. your weather authority will have the details in the first five minutes

kaepernick knelt on one knee, joined by teammate eric reid and also former nfl player and army veteran nate boyer stood next to kaepernick on the right, showing support for kaepernick. kaepernick insided boyer to the game after reading an open letter boyer had written in support of colin. they had an hour and a half conversation before the game. they bonded. now, after the game, kaepernick stood by his reasoning for protesting and he clarified his stance. listen. >> media painted this as i'm anti-american, anti-men and women of the military, and that's not the case at all. this is really something about human rights. it's about the people. this isn't about anything other than that. and some people aren't given the same rights, aren't given the same opportunities as others. >> now, kaepernick also went on to say that he will donate $1 million to charities that help communities in need. that's powerful stuff. people are listening. up at the coast in california in oakland, seahawks player jeremy lane showing support for kaepernick, sitting during the national anthem before the seahawks played in the

san diego chargers, do not stand during the national anthem instead deed, joined by read, so did nate boyernick says the two came up with the knee idea. >> need to be addressed and it was also a way to try to show more respect to the men and women that fight for this country. >> well, kaepernick is angered some in law enforcement, too, for wearing socks with pigs in police uniforms. >>> well, turning to other of course all eyes continue to be on the storm, that's roaring up the east coast. >> that's right. let's get right to it, katie, big weekends down the shore, who will hermine impact those plans? >> in short it will impact the plans you have outside. the things we're most confident about are how the system are going to have any kind of impact on the shore lines. the question marks remain as to where does the storm actually go? that is going to determine more just fine tune the intensity of the winds, how much rain we get, that kind of thing. dow want to quickly check in with eyewitness weather watchers, off to nice start, couple of pictures telling the story, this taken outside in olney

for his stance, even by veterans on social media, and yesterday a former nfl player and army vet nate boyer letter on armytimes.com. he said in part, quote, what you're doing takes a lot of courage, and i'd be lying if i said i knew what it was like to walk around in your views. i've never had to deal with prejudice because of the color of my skin. i'm just going to keep listening with an open mind. i look forward to the day you're inspired to once again stand during our national anthem. i'll be standing right there next to you, unquote. so chris, there you have not only a former nfl player but a former military veteran as well with a strong, strong statement. >> it was. the politics of this aside, that was a strong statement. you're right, coy. thank you very much for the report. appreciate it. >>> let's take a quick break. when we come back, donald trump, tough talk on immigration. what did latino voters think of the speech? a debate between two latino republicans next. when heartburn comes creeping up on you. fight back with relief so smooth and fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the

former nfl player and army veteran nate boyer stood next to kaepernick to show his support.refusal to stand for the anthem, he says, is not anti-american. >> i think it's a misunderstanding, you know, the media painted this as andy american, anti-men and women of the military, and that's not the case at all. you know, i realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put theirselves in harm way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee. >> all right, my next guest, retired arm rangy rory fanning supports colin kaepernick. he tweeted out this picture, veterans for kaepernick was the top trending hash tag on twitter. rory fanning now joining us live. thanks so much for being with us. after you held up that sign in support after kaepernick did not stand for the national anthem, what was the response? >> i thought it was going to be worse than it was, possibly being thrown out of the game, but none of that happened. i was the only person who was standing but there was surprisingly little

so i imagine that it will, and they have been talking with nate boyer, who is a former seahawk.een beret and they have been talking to him, and i imagine that, yeah, this is going to be a -- about as much unity as you can see, diversity. so, yeah -- >> nate will be on with me, actually on monday. overall, whether it's the seahawks or the dallas cowboys, my team, of course, how has this impact the the nfl? this was a team -- i guess i'm asking, matt, there was a time this would instantly be a career-ender. there has been some speculation about colin kaepernick's future. but also the surprise of unity from different teams. >> yeah. i think it's really interesting to think what this might look like in a month. i wasn't sure how much, you know -- this was going to keep going. but then you saw lane sit out. you saw megan rapinoe. and it keeps building and building. i don't know if it's going to flame out in a month or i don't know if we'll see entire teams doing this every game. so i'm just as curious as you are. but i think it's really interesting how this has kind of caught fire an

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former green beret and one-time seahawks long-snapper nate boyer later tweeted that he had spoken with the seahawks players about their plans and wrote, "what the team will do is a powerful sign of unification + respect for the anthem + those that fight for our freedom!" boyer is from el cerrito.and is supporting kaepernick's protest. >> grant:the dallas police chief is now sounding off on kaep's protest. his department lost four officers when a gunman ambushed them at the end of a black lives matter protest in july. his reaction is probably not what you'd expect to hear from a police chief. that's coming up on kron 4 news at six. catherine heenan is here with the details. it's ambitious alright. the governor is making more cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. and charting yet another new goal to reduce carbon pollution. he signed that legislation today - despite opposition from the oil industry, business groups and republicans. >> reporter: went part of the scu a rust mignonette heiress generous throughout california. she says many women cannot report sexual-harassment because they're sc

also nate boyer stood next to kaepernick, show being support.boyer to the game after reading an open letter boyer had written. they had an hour and a half conversation before the game connecting and bonding. after the game, kaepernick stood by his reasoning for protesting. >> media painted this as anti-american, anti-men and women of the military. and that's not the case at all. this is really something about human rights. it's about the people. this isn't about anything other than that. and some people aren't given the same rights, aren't given the same opportunities as others. >> now listen to this, kaepernick went on to say he will donate $1 million to charities to help communities in need. that's powerful. people are listening. like seattle seahawks player jeremy lane showing support. sitting during the national anthem before his team's game. lane says he like whas what kaepernick is doing. kaepernick also answered questions about those now infamous pig socks he wore at practice. he says this wasn't a blanket indictment of all police officer

and veteran nate boyer on the right in the black t-shirt stood next to kaepernick to show support. kaepernick had invieded boyer to the game after reading an open letter boyer had written. they had an hour and a half conversation before the game. they connected and bonded. after the game, kaepernick stood by his reasoning for protesting in the first place. >> the media painted this as anti-american, anti-men and women of the military. that's not the case at all. this is really something about human rights. it's about the people. this isn't about anything other than that. some people aren't given the same rights, aren't given the same opportunities as others. >> you had one of kaepernick's teammates join him on a knee. also up north, seahawks jeremy lane showing his support to kaepernick, john, sitting during the national anthem before the seahawks played the raiders in their final preseason game. lane saying he wanted to show support for what kaepernick was doing and stand behind. >> all right. coy wire, thanks so much. we want your take. tweet us @newday, or post your comment on f

. >> mark:even has the backing of nate boyer-- a former green beret.who also played in the nfl. >> markthe chargers will honor the military at tomorrow night's game. so it will be interesting to see how the crowd receives kaepernick. 240-sailors, marines and soldiers will present a huge american flag on the field. while kaepernick remains seated, a u-s navy officer will be singing the national anthem. >> vicki:the president of the san francisco police officers' association releasing a statement. regarding the protests at the union's offices. >> vicki:martin halloran writes. quote--- "there's no doubt that we disagree with some of the more outrageous arguments made against our union by the protesters. but the bottom line is that the s-f-p-o-a is one of the most diverse police unions in the country, and our 2,100 members are committed to fighting racism in all its forms. >> vicki:racism is not welcome in our ranks-- end quote. our coverage of this story continues online. on our website. we have more reaction to colin kaepernick's decision not to stand during the national anthem. >> vicki:

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nate boyer. aepernick to get down on one knee and nate tweeted something to that effect as well. the team will do something that is a powerful sign of unification and respect for those that fight for our freedom. if you see anything happen on sunday, it won't be quite as dramatic. neil: but if you're not standing up for, it aren't people going to notice that, and isn't the nfl, more to the point, going to get nervous about that? >> they'll get nervous for that. i think what you'll see from the seahawks and completely guessing here is locking arms and standing and showing respect for the flag and the anthem and our military. i think you will see very few people sitting or kneeling. neil: can the nfl enforce the issue and say you stand during. this the usa hockey coach? >> yeah, john tortorella. neil: who would say, you're benched. >> they could do that, i don't think roger goodell wanted to go that far, he would be accused of cracking down on someone's right to free speech. the dallas cowboys wante

there's a guy named nate boyer, a green beret. -- this is a pretty powerful statement. let's take a listen. >> people are going to be offended, and that's okay. i also have fought for that right. it was a snapshot of where we're at as a country right now. colin is a sensitive guy. he cares about these issues deeply and he wants to see change. he really does. it's not a stunt. >> a lot of people would question about what the national anthem instance has to do with football it's an interesting juxtaposition to have that taking place at a sporting event. but military people seem to get it. >> that's honestly because a lot of military people have to deal with the reality of fighting overseas and then coming back to a country that isn't fulfilling their end of the bargain. one of the things colin kaepernick has spoken specifically about is the issue of military veterans who have been victims of police violence. walter scott, a veteran killed on camera by police officers, colin kaepernick has specifically said and been very, very cleerk