i think about greg aiello with the nfl who their head spokesman and others in the nfl and

, the nfl is the king in america.ven with the ratings this year, it's still the most powerful cultural institution we have. it's the nba, major league baseball at the national hockey league. the big five would be adding major league soccer and i like to add major league soccer, i like to call it the big five because the only openly gay athlete we have in any of those leagues is robbie rogers who plays for the la galaxy and who won the last couple of them. >> here is currently the only openly gay athlete in the big five? >> publicly out. certainly there are athletes who are out to some teammates and they have a boyfriend, they're out to their families but we the public don't know or we don't talk about it and right now, the only one is robbie rogers. there's only been one other in history and that was jason collins. michael sam with the nfl never made a regular-season roster so there's only been two openly gay men in those five leads ever and there's only one right now. >> do you advocate for gay athletes to come out w

. >> bid big five sports leagues a lot of people say for the nfl even with declining ratings still the most powerful cultural institution that we have the nba baseball and hockey league the big five would add major-league soccer i like to call it the big five because the only openly gay we have in any of those is bobby rogers to place 40 l. a galaxy. >>host: currently the only openly gay athletes in the big five quick. ce asa publicly outt certainly there are athletes have of boyfriend they're out to their families that we the public dole know or don't talk about it. and right now the only one is robby rogers and there has only been one other in history. and was actively play? this is a tough question for our movement and it beginsit beg as a personal journey and ends as a personal journey as they are held up to the bastions of masculinity and that has helped to change the conversation avoided is to be masculine but the bigger reason that i advocate people coming outut is because of what it does for them personally. every single athlete we have written about, a tiny fraction of the fir

will approve it and it shows the nfl that we can get a viable plan. one of the bylaws says there is a plan in the home market that they can't move the team. is this viable? up for public discussion but a great step forward with the board of supervisors and then obviously the county. >> how hopeful are you that the city council will follow what the alameda board of supervisors said. >> i was on the school board with noah gallo and he thinks it is unanimous so i look forward to it. >> we know the buzz word today and throughout all of this has been viability. and that really is what the league is going to be looking at, right? this comes down to what the nfl and what the owners think about this. do you think that this is a good enough deal, a good enough plan to convince a number of owners to side with it? >> i think the fact that raiders are doing well for the first time in 12 or 13 years and i have had season tickets since '95. it has the general public interest and the fact that you have a former nfl great and you have a city like oakland that is supp

i mean congratulations nfl. did it again. been doing it all season i guess we're the last ones to get the middle finger. >> yup. nfl is willing to screw anyone as long as they get that paper. the players hate this game the coaches hate this game. everyone hates this game but the nfl refuses to do away with it. i said it before. i'll say it again. nfl doesn't give two you know what's about their players. thursday night games are always awful. and players, well, they hate it. it's flat out dangerous for them. every player is bruised, hurt and struggling and now you're give gig their bodies no time to recover the. nfl continues to be hypocritical when it comes to players safety. they want to appear like they care. you're trying your best to protect players you force them to play with shorter rest you send them out of the country and you're trying to make the nfl season even longer. nfl is dropping the ball but what's new? lucy? >> all right, thank you very much sean bell. special treat for military families in san diego. actor c

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for the third time they clinch the nfl west. and in so doing this year, they eliminate the arizona cardinals from playoff contention in the 2016 season. heather cox is with russell wilson right now. >> russell, coming into this game, you, in your career, hadn't had a ton of success against this defense. how did you turn the tide around tonight? >> their defensive line is unbelievable. all those guys up front. but the offensive line came through. we made some big, big plays. thomas ran the ball really hard. weren't getting big yards. but when we did, it was a key moment. and guys make great plays. luke wilson's touchdown. other guys make great catches. and tyler lockett, running down the sideline, going with the ball that's unbelievable. a lot of great plays. the defense played lights-out. a great game. great enthusiasm. and to win the nfc west is not an easy challenge. to do it here at home, it doesn't get any better. >> with this win, you capture the division. what kind of confidence does that give you in this team to make a de

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asked about this after the meeting tonight and that is absolutely not the case and fired back at the nfl. >> j.r.: $0.3 billion plan to keep the team here in the east bay going up and will go up against a $1.9 billion plan and the loss vegas area again as the before still long way to go and now have to work with investors and orchestrator is and work with the nfl. this new plan offers 15 a. if they choose to stay at the coliseum site. >>alecia: the 59 year-old victim was found in her garage and is not clear if she was killed and dragged to the garage set on fire or she was murdered there. and the authorities are not saying how the grandmother was killed but to say it was definitely murder. >> reporter: perhaps most famous for his role as treason siebert appeared in the ethics refit removal for house also frequent guest on talk shows and game shows appearing on her was to be a millionaire the worst handyman and high with scores our he is survived by three sons robyn thick and carter his wife tanya '60s it nine years old. the fire chief says the check their records and could not find anyth

the nfl alumni toys for tots are bouncing back with the help of real marines. the man who organized the drive, art medina, had to resign after he got caught lying. he was the nfl's military liaison for years a ranging color guards and fund-raisers and left behind angry players and veterans. >> i can't imagine what they would do if they found him. it's too bad. he took us for a ride. he fooled a lot of people. >> i love the military. i'm sorry. >> medina agreed to meet me in southern california last week and claims he is there because of threats he received. >> i am a marine. >> you were briefly. >> i earn the title. >> you didn't earn the title. how did you earn the title? >> i finished boot camp. that's what i meant. >> they confirmed he made it through boot camp, but dropped out of the school of infantry and deserted, gone for almost ten years. before his arrest and a bad conduct discharge. >> is that accurate? >> yes, it's accurate. >> he convinced many people he was a staff sergeant who fought at the bloodiest battle of the iraq war. >> you trait the on the

just in time nfl owners meet tomorrow to discuss possible relocation of the team to las vegas. >> they're our team. we want to keep them. >> reporter: fans making a pitch to oakland city council to keep the team in oakland. the city council's approval of a nonbinding term sheet will allow the city to move forward with talks on a $1.3 billion stadium plan. rebecca kaplan says the deal is bigger than football. >> this isn't only for sports fans this should matter. this is also about economic development and jobs. >> reporter: with the raiders threatening to leave for las vegas, an investment group led by raider ronnie lott drafted a plan to resurrect the oakland coliseum into a football complex. he admits he doesn't have the blessing of marc davis yet. >> i think we'll get his blessing. more importantly, as we think about this opportunity, it's really about making sure that we're doing the right things for the nfl. >> reporter: the city and county would supply the land and some

. >>> it was a big win for nfl great ronnie lott and his attempt to keep the raiders in oakland. >> [ video playback ] >> all eyes in there late last night the oakland city council approved the proposal to work with investment group to build a new stadium. we will report, there's plenty of work ahead but it is an important first step. >> raiders fans in black and white showed up at the oakland city council meeting inserted former nfl hall of famer ronnie lott in his investment team. >> it is not just about us but about everybody doing something bigger than themselves. >> lot know something about winning in this time he is leading a team that hopes to be to las vegas in him offer and went over mark davis with the proposal to keep the team in oakland. the plan is to build a new $1.3 billion raiders stadium complex at the current coliseum site. >> we want to make that clear, we're in this for the long haul . it is about the community, about the people, about the jobs . >> we do need to get the raiders on board and we want to hear their input on what ideas they have. if we have room for t

i think about greg aiello with the nfl who their head spokesman and others in the nfl and i mean, they answer my phone calls, the answer my questions. sometimes it's on the record, sometimes it's on background. billy being in major league baseball is communicative, he's a vice president with the league soi have a great relationship .i think because i have, and jim byzantine my business partner, we demonstrated fairness, that were going to say when we think you misstep and when we think you got wrong . when we think you got it right, were going to say that to and i hear from people that they respect that we are honest and we are fair and you talk in fairplay about some of the interviews you've done with players. the players open to talking you as well? >> i talk in the book about going to an nfl players association event and a representative of the nfl pa having a big problem with me asking you questions of some of their new players. this is back three or four years ago. there have been a couple who did not want to talk to me for sure but for warner is a devout christian. god is the mos

the nfl alumni toys for tots are bouncing back with the help of real marines.ve, art medina, had to resign after he got caught lying. he was the nfl's military liaison for years a ranging color guards and fund-raisers and left behind angry players and veterans. >> i can't imagine what they would do if they found him. it's too bad. he took us for a ride. he fooled a lot of people. >> i love the military. i'm sorry. >> medina agreed to meet me in southern california last week and claims he is there because of threats he received. >> i am a marine. >> you were briefly. >> i earn the title. >> you didn't earn the title. how did you earn the title? >> i finished boot camp. that's what i meant. >> they confirmed he made it through boot camp, but dropped out of the school of infantry and deserted, gone for almost ten years. before his arrest and a bad conduct discharge. >> is that accurate? >> yes, it's accurate. >> he convinced many people he was a staff sergeant who fought at the bloodiest battle of the iraq war. >> you trait the on the sacrifice of those people. wh

we have to convince the nfl and we still have to convince mark davis. we got along ways to go but today is a great day and a great moment for raider nation and for a lot of people. >> if the oakland city council votes yes. lott and his investment group can bring the owners under mark's viable plan to get the team to stay here. that vote expected at 6:30. >>> cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> coming up at 6:30. continuing coverage of the fight to get a new stadium for the raiders. ktvu's al lee anna gomez is at city hall and will have an update on the vote. >>> new details on chiropractor from the south bay convicted of sexually assaulting a patient. he was ordered by a judge to stop seeing other patients. >>> neither manfled alcus or his attorney wanted to comment. convicted of inappropriately touching a patient during a chiropractic exam. he served a few months behind bars and in october he returned to seeing patients at his office in campbell because his license was still active. a judge ruled in favor of a probation department request to keep him

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the death of ex-nfl running back joe mcknight, who was unarmed, is generating a fair amount of outrage over early accounts of how the out, and over the release of the shooter without charges. tonight as questions mount, investigators are cautioning against a rush to judgment. nbc's jacob rascon is on the story for us. >> but you can't keep somebody in jail that took somebody's life! >> reporter: tonight a frustrated community demanding answers. >> what do we want? >> we want justice. >> reporter: horrified that ronald gasser without charges after he admitted to gunning down former nfl running back joe mcknight during a road rage incident. the sheriff says there's more to the story. >> mr. gasser did not stand over mr. mcknight. and fire shots into him. >> reporter: despite earlier rumors, police say mcknight got out of his suv after a heated exchange with gasser from their respective vehicles. mcknight walked up to the passenger side of gasser's sedan when gasser fired his semi- automatic handgun from inside his car. >> the three casings were located within the vehicle. >> reporter: th

peppers now fifth all-time in sacks in the nfl over hall of fmaer michael strahan. but green bay the winners of two stright games thanks to aaron rors passes rodgers two touchdown passes in the cold. one to randall cobb... the other to jordy nelson. hobbled and all...., rodgers over 200 yards passing while nelson had 118 yards receiving. kevin holden with the packers who now have a lot more life than they did just a couple weeks ago. 3 kevin: it's a simple matter of numbers, what has happened to game losing streak in which the packers defense gave up 38 almost 39 points a game, green bay has now given up 13 in each of the last two weeks. and today at lambeau field, that meant limiting lamar miller and the houston texans offense and maybe establishing momentum for the rest of the se. season.mccarthy: big victory for us. obviously we know where we are in our season, playing good football and especially the importance of this win today. i thought we did a lot of good things in all three phases phases rodgers: get this one today, we're back to .500. obviously, we would

. >> knowing that we still have a long ways to go, we still have to convince the nfl, we still have to convince mark davis, we got along ways to go and today is a great day and a great moment for raider nation, for a lot of people. >> i have had conversation with mark. and in his heart of hearts, he doesn't want to go any other place and he wants to be here and i can respect that. he wants a stadium for his fan base here. >> lott's investment group has proposed to pay the construction costs for a stadium to seat 55,000 people and would take three years to build and there will be retail and hotel and possible housing developments as part of the deal. they want to revitalize that area. now this plan, it is approved by alameda county and goes towards oakland city hall and goes in front of the council and they must vote and we expect a unanimous vote in favor of the proposal to happen at 6:30 and we will be here and monitor all of the developments. >>> cristina going back to the supervisors, what were the questions that they raised? do we know why the one supervisor voted against it? and t

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a former nfl star shot and killed. and tonight, those harsh words from the louisiana sheriff, about the kind of hate he says was aimed at his investigators and authorities while they were simply trying to do their jobs. authorities say former nfl star joe mcknight was killed by the other driver, ronald gasser, last seen in handcuffs next to that car right there. abc's eva pilgrim is in new orleans tonight. >> reporter: tonight, ronald gasser, the man behind the trigger in the deadly road rage killing of former nfl player joe mcknight, is behind bars, charged with manslaughter. >> two people engaged in bad behavior that day. >> reporter: the sheriff in jefferson parish today slamming his critics who had called for gasser's immediate arrest over the weekend. >> if people don't think that we know what we're doing strategically, tough. i don't care. i can put my head on the pillow every night, knowing that we've done the right thing for the right reasons. >> reporter: and he quoted from hate-filled comments on social media

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former nfl player joe mcknight. the gunman, they say, admitted he did it. tonight, authorities urging calm, and not revealing whether they'll press charges. eva pilgrim is in new orleans. >> reporter: tonight, a former nfl running back, dead. killed during what authorities are calling a road rage incident. >> mcknight, with a ton of speed. >> reporter: investigators say 28-year-old joe mcknight, a former usc standout who played for the jets, was shot three times, in the hand, shoulder and chest. a bystander capturing the first responders performing cpr on the former star player. authorities have identified ronald gasser, seen here in cuffs, as the other driver who fired the deadly shots. >> mr. gasser at that particular location admitted to shooting joe mcknight jr. >> reporter: 54-year-old gasser was taken into custody, and then released this morning. without being charged, sparking outraged. >> and that's why we stand here. why was he released? >> reporter: authorities say it started at about 3:00 p.m. thursday on the crescent city connection. saying one

nfl, that's really the ticket. that's our super bowl.s going to have and hopefully in january. >> reporter: now, nfl owners can vote against the vegas plan as early as january. reporting live in oakland, i am cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> this happens tonight, emotions running high at the city council meeting. council president being pushed by that woman right there. the woman shout at police officers and other people at city hall. she left on her own and no charges were filed. >>> from house fire to crime scene of an early morning fire call turned into an investigation. detectives believe someone killed the woman here and set her her body on fire and covering it up. detectives are trying to piece together what happened, ian. >> reporter: yeah, we'll be out here throughout the night trying to collect evidence that was not destroyed in the house fire. investigators are focusing on the garage. you can see the tarp there that's placed over the house and preserving that scene in casey anthony rain passing through over night. the commun

oakland and the nfl would contribute $200 million each. the raidsers would add $300 million. lott's group would add $400 million in private money. nfl owners could vote on the raiders las vegas plan next year. >> president-elect is adding biggest innovatives to his team, elon musk will join a policy forum, which will provide economic advice and meet with the president frequently. the c.e.o. of pepsi has always joined the team. >> the announcement is as president-elect donald trump prepares to meet with several lowers from silicon valley including apple c.e.o. cook and google co-founderrer. that is happening this afternoon. also, top executives from facebook, amazon and microsoft are expected to be there. he faced strong opposition from many tech leaders during his campaign. they are interested to talk about growing jobs and how the industry can help the government become more efficient. >> look at this, could this be the uber car of the future? starting today, the self driving cars loaded with sensors are hitting the streets san francisco. the right share company is expanding

everybody involved in oakland is saying this sends a message to the nfl. (( )) noel gallo/city council:' "long overe 10years - we are finally there ...." " so what' does finally there .....really mean ???? "do you have a good feeling ? good hope ? absolutely -- i'm ready to vote for it and move on " gregory jones/forevber oakland; ""all arrows are pointing toward oakland the way the nfl wants a deal done here ... they have high respect for ronnie lotts investment team . " noel gallo/city council:" the money is there, question; "the money is there?" ((chris maathuis)) even if the money is there... a few more issues facing oakland leaders and fundraisers... out.. and the city is still paying off a 95 million dollar price tag to the exsisting stadium for luring the raiders away from l-a in the 90's ((chris maathuis)) those efforts in oakland might be falling on deaf ears... las vegas already has the money committed and owner mark davis has made it clear he wants to move his team to las vegas. the las vegas stadium authority board is holding its first meeting on monday over on the unlv cam

>> well, he took a substance that was banned by the nfl. but technically, if you look on the website, by the nfl players association, it wasn't banned or it wasn't note that it was banned. it is complicated. but the bottom line is he committed an infraction that he no, sir. >> ya? >> he let the team know. >> no question. >> but i guess if you are trying to look for some bright spot in all of this at least he's snack. >> that's a good bright spot. >> carson wentz won't be totally crushed tonight, because lane johnson is back. >> but for us, though, what's it say about us and where the season is, where our goal is? let's make sure they don't get the playoff. >> that they don't clinch here. >> well, if you look at the start of the season, if a lot of people thought, well there is isn't a playoff team, it is really about growing the quarterback, it is about seeing what you have for the future, then these are the types of games you have at the end of the season. the problem is, remember, back when this team was three and zero? warm out. my suit

. >> reporter: it says we're serious to the nfl. and it's going to take still another year to probably work out those details possibly. but nonetheless, both the city of oakland and the county of alameda are going to vote on the proposition tomorrow and send it on for davis, the nfl and everyone else to take a look at. >>> they better be quick because nfl team owners have a meeting coming up two days from now in dallas. they are expected to talk about the future of the raiders. >>> now to the deadly oakland warehouse fire. we're learning electrical lines may have sparked the blaze. electrical engineers found's network of cords that stretched to the building. they are expected to release more details on their findings at a press conference tomorrow. >>> tonight, 1st responders are returning back to the warehouse for the first time since the fire to pay respect to the victims. they held a memorial right outside the building. susie was there for the remembrance that just wrapped up. >> reporter: liz, we know it's been 10 days since the

nfl owners meet on wednesday. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> our storm watch coverage as we look at live doppler 7. more wet weather is on the way. we're tracking showers for your wednesday. that's not all as we go live outside to our camera. the big storm we're waiting for is now just two days away. >> team coverage tonight. drew too many malin live doppler 7. >> we are tracking an approaching storm that has a strength we haven't seen at all this rainy season. on the scale, this one approaching on thursday gets a 3. it is a strong storm. the last time we saw a 3 back in march. we're tracking moderate to heavy rain and wind gusts over 30 miles an hour. the evening rush on thursday as absolute mess. we're twrak tracking heavy rain causing localized flooding. the combination of wet conditions and it will be dark out means it will have delays on thursday. live doppler 7 along with satellite, you can see the stream of moisture. we'll about show you the downpours and gusty winds in the forecast just ahead. >> thanks v

i'm never in favor of one play deciding an nfl game. state against alabama, where the weaker team is at the disadvantage in overtime. i know why you do it, i just don't agree with going for a two point win at that point. i would rather take my chances in overtime. they usually give up. all of the factor, i would put in. plus he had an obtuse explanation on why he did it. >> here's coach pederson explaining why. >> i wanted to win the football game. the other thing is, even our chances in overtime were less than 50% of winning this game, so as an underdog going in, i was going to win the game in regulation. >> i don't get that. he's paying attention to the point spread, which is problem number one. number two, it's 50/50. you get the coin flip, run the ball down the football like you had been. i don't know why he thought he would be the underdog in overtime where everyone is the same. >> unless he's talking about a road team. i couldn't figure it out either. >> it's two nhl teams. let's bring in jeff scaversky. >> close but no cigar. coa

an and an incident of road rage leads to the death of a former nfl player. his family's pleas coming up. first, luck by to be alive. video of an extremely close call and tell you where this one happens. jamie: we're seeing lighter volume and the reason is because of an accident. but is slow, right after pennsylvania avenue, one lane is blocked and it is with an accident so you see the solid red line. the stop and go traffic starting malcolm x and 25 minutes is what it will take you headed northbound getting to the 11th street bridge. we pull out a little bit. one other area that's slow is northbound b.w. parkway with midday construction in place. if you're traveling on the beltway, not bad through prince building in, crash at the american legion bridge moved to the shoulder. we're still in the 30's. 66 heading outbound. some volume passing by the vienna metro and 95 in virginia looks great. >> you're watching abc 7 news at noon on your side. jummy: must see video of a close call in poland. a speeding car colliding right there with another vehicle and crashes

he is the second nfl player to die this year because of a road rage incident. infected with hepatitis b or c after a dentist did not clean his weapons properly. >>> anthony weiner in trouble again. that story is coming up momentarily, but the white house says president pervez musharraf says it makes sense for men, but they remain committed to an all volunteer military. >>> here we go again. anthony weiner is being fined again for using $2,000 from his 2013 mayoral bid in new york city on phone and dry cleaning bills, and we will pay $65,000 in fine. >>> that's a quick look at what is going on on this friday. >>> happy friday! 23 days until christmas. i have to start shopping. the obamas brought in the holiday spirit last night, lighting the christmas tree nor the last time. >> leaving the white house, can you believe that? that's crazy! >>> good morning, everybody, and t.g.i.f. i'm jan geoffcoat. >> and -- jeffcoat. >> and i'm mike hydeck. >>> temperatures into the 40s. 43 for alexandria, and 41 for laurel. we had clouds sticking around, and the temperatures di

nfl owners meet on wednesday. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>> our storm watch coverage as we look at live doppler 7. more wet weather is on the way. we're tracking showers for your wednesday. that's not all as we go live outside to our camera. the big storm we're waiting for is now just two days away. >> team coverage tonight. drew too many malin live doppler 7. >> we are tracking an approaching storm that has a strength we haven't seen at all this rainy season. on the scale, this one approaching on thursday gets a 3. it is a strong storm. the last time we saw a 3 back in march. we're tracking moderate to heavy rain and wind gusts over 30 miles an hour. the evening rush on thursday as absolute mess. we're twrak tracking heavy rain causing localized flooding. the combination of wet conditions and it will be dark out means it will have delays on thursday. live doppler 7 along with satellite, you can see the stream of moisture. we'll about show you the downpours and gusty winds in the forecast just ahead. >> thanks v

. >>> and, the nfl star. and the new surveillance video just out. >>> good evening on this monday night. we begin with the headline breaking in the south carolina courtroom, in the case of former police officer michael slager. the mistrial declared. the video of s after being stopped for a broken taillight. steve osunsami is in charleston. >> the court, therefore, must declare a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: this former police officer, seen in this disturbing cell phone video shooting a black man in the back as he was running away, will go home tonight to the loving arms of his family. the mistrial means he will remain out on bond, but under house arrest. >> until my family can see forgiveness. >> reporter: for the family of walter scott, and for black americans who thought that video of the killing would bring justice, they feel the system has failed them again. they're already looking forward to a re-trial, promised tonight by prosecutors. >> it's not over. y'all hear me, it's not over! till god says,

>> i mean, it's the nfl but i don't think so. anything could happen. >> getting the number one pick out of it. >> but they keep losing. >> i guess if you aren't going to have that season. >> all right. the nfl says no formal complaint was filed by the new york giants reportedly alerted the league that the pittsburgh steelers were using deflated footballs. yesterday reports came out that they tested the footballs following their lost after both of them tested below the nfl standards they sent them to the league office. the nfl issued a statement saying, the officiating game ball procedures were followed and there were no chain of command issues. >> in other words, arrests messed up -- of the -- the refs -- refs messed up >>> we are taken instead of the compassion experience in san francisco. >> and the investigation wrapping up in the oakland warehouse fire at some of those victims are laid to rest. >>> all right uber came up with new guidelines that led us to the question of the day what rule would you want to be included in the