>> we were on a seahawk. navy seahawk. which is a modified version. here is the black hawk taking off again. just like that, back in the air. yeah, we were on a seahawk. i can tell you we hit turbulent weather coming in. it was a shaky situation. and we -- you and i have both flown on airlines that have had turbulence but it was a bumpy ride to say the least. the guys didn't give it a second look. they got here quickly, got on the ground safely. they have been doing this all day long. they seem to be pretty safe. the weather is actually not quite as bad as it could be. we have had light, steady rain. heavier rain at some point. certainly some winds out here. it hasn't been terrible weather. that is at least aiding them and the concern here though is, you know, in a couple of hours it will get dark. the rescues will become more difficult. seeing people is more difficult. they have that infrared, but it's going to become a much more dicey situation as the evening pushes on. >> right. so where are people who are coming in, those helicopters that are comi

. >> dan: seahawks fans are happy that the trade never happened and i believe he is as well because the legion of boom is a tremendous nickname but they've earned it with their play. as physical and dominating a secondary as there is in the nfl. we were fortunate enough tonight to see the chiefs secondary without eric berry but still, they can give the seahawks a run for their money. >> spero: defense that has allowed the fewest points ask yards in the nfl over the last three years. bray's pass will fall incomplete. intended for demarcus robinson. the preseason continues. one game left. usually you go from 90 players to 75 and then down to the final 53. they've eliminated that middle cut, dan, so teams go from 90 to 53 on september 2nd. it is going to be i wild few days. >> dan: no question. the great thing about that is it gives some of these marginal players one more opportunity to make an impression. either to the present team you're on or to another team because everything will be examined closely. tyler bray is hanging in there and doing a pretty good job as he hits escobar that ti

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. >> and seattle seahawks cornerback richard sherman speaking out on the colin kaepernick saga. >> goingo break with a live look across the dmv. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> we're back with what's hot on the web the stories you're engaging with the most in social media. with what's trending. >> more drama for hbo. that hacking of their network programming is reportedly seven times larger than the devastating 2014 hacking of sony. according to the hollywood reporter this hack appears far more vicious. they say hackers breached multiple points of entry and appears they got more than a couple of unaired episodes. they reportedly obtained thousands of hbo internal documents. so far no ransom demands have been made. the fbi is now investigating and a cyber security firm that helped with the sony hack is also on the case. >>> next up, the naacp issued a travel advisory to people of color headed for missouri. basically sago there with extreme caution. the passed a law that the naacp says allows for discrimination. the bill makes it more difficult for employees to prove they've been discrimin

. >>> the raiders will host the seahawks for the last preseason game and ej manuel is battling connor cook to be the oakland number two quarterback. tonight could be the first with the of quarterback gary conley. you can see the raiders -seahawks game right here on ktvu box 2 -- ktvu fox 2 tonight at 7 pm. >>> jj watt started a fundraising effort for the hurricane relief effort with the goal of raising $200,000 and he is raised over $9 million. hundreds have donated to the crowdfunding page, and ellen degeneres also donated $1 million. >> keep it coming. >>> it is 4:47 am. >>> it is a brand-new thursday morning, and is everybody behaving? >> the commute looks pretty good on the maps. we had a lot of construction work, and it is not cause any major delays. let's go to the tracy to meet and traffic is beginning to fill in on 205 and 580. traffic will be busy, and it is typical for it to be that way once you get into the main part of livermore, it looks pretty good. driving on interstate 880 in both directions traffic is moving well, northbound on the right and southbound on the left. th

. >> reporter: the heightened interest, may be because the seahawks made it to the football interest is steady all over fairfax county, which has a rigorous concussion policy. it requires everyone involved in high school sports, including parents, and students, to receive training. seahawks coach trey taylor points to changes on and off the field. >> adopting a lot of rug by techniques that get the head out of the equation. >> the last few years we've seen significant declines. but concussions across multiple sports, football being one. >> football does receive the highest percentage of concussion, but it's also important to understand, we have more football players than we do in any other sport. we have more football players than in the nfl. baseline concussion testing serves as a data point that you use as a comparison at a later point in time. >> reporter: the baseline exam assesses balance, me skills, concentration, problem solving, and previous concussion symptoms. the cdc says children playing contact sports should be tested. it's best for kids 10 years old, and older. they sho

. >> dan: seahawks fans are happy that the trade never happened and i believe he is as well because the legion of boom is a tremendous nickname but they've earned it with their play. as physical and dominating a secondary as there is in the nfl. we were fortunate enough tonight to see the chiefs secondary without eric berry but still, they can give the seahawks a run for their money. >> spero: defense that has allowed the fewest points ask yards in the nfl over the last three years. bray's pass will fall incomplete. intended for demarcus robinson. the preseason continues. one game left. usually you go from 90 players to 75 and then down to the final 53. they've eliminated that middle cut, dan, so teams go from 90 to 53 on september 2nd. it is going to be i wild few days. >> dan: no question. the great thing about that is it gives some of these marginal players one more opportunity to make an impression. either to the present team you're on or to another team because everything will be examined closely. tyler bray is hanging in there and doing a pretty good job as he hits escobar that ti

we just heard from seattle seahawks defensive end michael bennett for the break.otest the national anthem the entire season. a lot of people on social media are not happy with his decision. here's a sampling of reaction. dale said dishonoring our flag and national anthem is unacceptable. if he persists he needs to sit the bench, no justifications, disrespects no matter for what reason, only breeds more disrespect and david coming with a colorful tweet saying i don't care what your excuse is, this crap isn't going to make a damn thing better, only worse as this proves. a lot of people on social media, last season, politics out of sports, or the channel. >> let's talk about respecting tim tebo. >> national and protest causing problems for the nfl. tim tebo going for another sweet moment, joining a fan with cerebral palsy as she sang god bless america. ♪ to the prairie ♪ god bless america ♪ >> reporter: look at that moment. this is after he went viral for shaking the hand of that artistic little boy and scored a monster 3 run home run. his am oh has been to be a good

one more preseason game, the seahawks, next thursday. and then it is under way for real.nd the schedule, boy, there are some opportunities there in the first part of that schedule. and then you look at the playoff teams lined up at the back end. chiefs, giants, patriot, cowboys. jaydon mickens will let it bounce. and it will take a raider bounce. they are going to have decent field position. 1:47 with one timeout. >> is a field goal is no good so they have to score six. >> 22 yard punt to help out the raiders. can connor cook engineer the fourth-quarter comeback? raiders lost in the final 2:00 with a touchdown to the rams. >> illegal block in the back number 40 of the kicking team. 10 yard from the spot of foul. >> not a good night for penalties tonight. >> now we're at an even dozen. that's kenneth durden. >> that was stupid. >> no need for that. so instead of having it out at the 32, 33 yard line, they are going to be back -- let's see where they finally put the ball down. at the -- >> they don't have it. not good. >> at the 11 yard line? oh my goodness. raiders are que

. >>> the raiders are hosting the seahawks in the last preseason game with ej manuel battling connorr the number two quarterback. we could see the first round draft pick quarterback gary and conley who missed training camp due to an injury and you can see the raiders and seahawks game right here tonight on ktvu fox 2 news -- ktvu box to tonight at 7 pm. >>> jj watt has raised close to $9 million and hundreds have donated to the crowdfunding page with many donations coming from professional athletes with ellen degeneres donating $1 million. >>> it is 5:47 am. >>> sal is watching everything and what has happened on 880? >> there is a crash southbound and chp has issued an alert at southbound 880 at the tennyson road with an overturned vehicle blocking the three left lanes and traffic is backed up from just after 238. we have heard that the injuries were minor but the traffic jam is major in the area. as we take a look at the tracy super commute, traffic is slow as you drive through. there was an earlier crash on 580 coming up on one of the grant line road with the noninjury crash. traf

you can see the raiders and seahawks game here on ktvu fox 2 news tonight at 7:00 pm. >>> explosions black smoke coming from a chemical plant damaged by hurricane harvey in texas. will tell you how officials are describing the blast and the fire that happened overnight with the latest on the aftermath of the storm as well. >>> this is "ktvu mornings on 2" 7:00 this thursday morning i'm gasia mikaelian good morning i'm dave clark let's talk about the thursday whether. -- weather. it feels great out there steve paulson with more. >> some areas will be hot others not bad. it is cool for some out there. there are many 40s for the lows and fog was nonexistent now it has come back for some. watch how it disappears and then the last few are right there. it is dancing around mainly off the sonoma coast. filling

they can't be seattle seahawks fans. we wanted to bring in the principal.renee dawson. 12th man, what does this mean? >> we're not seattle seahawks. but we are fans for our students. that's what i wanted to do. i wanted to bring this idea that we are a team and here to support our students. when they walk in today, i want them to see the number 12 and know that they have a staff full of people that are really their fans. >> in addition to that, you worked really hard to touch each one of the students, over a thousand. you wanted to know their faces, their names and then you also asked for thome to write a letter asking you questions. handwritten. you responded. what did you get from there and what did they get? >> i think the great opportunity i had with having them write me letters is learng wanted to see in their school and what they're nervous about. i put them together and created the climate of the middle school. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> good luck on your opening. you've been out here since before the sunrise. >> yes. >> i know you've bee

. >> reporter: you can see the raiders seahawk game right here on fox2 the broadcast time in 7:00. >>> one of iconic college basketball coaches of his era has died. the most notable year for raleigh died at the age of 82 surrounded by family and wife of 59 nerz. he battled cancer and other death problems for years. very fiery in his younger days. he was still active coaching at kaiser university in fort lauderdale, florida. he had 816 career wins. >>> milwaukee brewers and st. louis cardinals were in an important central game this afternoon. cardinals in the 9th inning with two outs and randall at the plate. >> 1, 2 and a high fly ball, center field, going back at the wall. oh my goodness! . he caught it! and the ballgame it over. >> reporter: he takes a homerun away that would have put the cardinals in front. milwaukee three games out from the national wild card and central division league. >>> first round reaction in the tennis tournament. the player is first yelling at his hand and then disgusted with the pull pier for -- umpire for assessing a penalty point and they decides his ra

. >>> a seattle seahawks player gets support from a teammate after he chooses to sit during the national anthem. ♪ i've got a blank space >>> and taylor swift goes dark. the singer's social media account a blank space with rumors flying that she might be ready to drop a new album today, saturday, august 19th, 2017. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. ♪ >>> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. dylan dreyer is here, as well. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this has become a bit of a familiar ritual here, getting up on a saturday morning with yet another top trump administration official gone. >> true. sean spicer, reince priebus, and new steve bannon ousted on friday. >> president trump's former top strategist, steve bannon, speaking overnight about his ouster from the white house. bannon vowing to go to war for the president's agenda and against his enemies in the west wing. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in new jersey with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. one of t

of kpix 5 news at 4:30 followed by preseason football, the kansas city chiefs versus the seattle seahawksight at 5:00. it is football season. >> big game. >> which one is our arch rifle? they both are, aren't they? ♪[ music ] ♪ ♪ >> bill: it's caroline. she's dying, thomas. >> justin: a spark is dangerous, bill. just ask liam. he put out the fire at the spectra building today. >> bill: electrical issues. now that's something i hadn't thought of. >> liam: [ clears th ]

the oakland raiders have the final tuneup tomorrow night against the seattle seahawks. this has been an unusual training camp. 100 players are all in the camps. there is just one final cut day. dj will see a good amount of playtime, rattling connor cook for the spot. and it could be the first we see of the first round draft pick. and connelly has missed all of camp with injury. 1200 free agents will be on the market all at once. and it could make a a name for someone like a starting quarterback. >> i try. i try to reach out to all of them. whatever the situation is, i try to encourage them and give them some peace. and i'm just trying to make the theme. >> and we leave with one of our own, not just talking about sports. the umpire with the nonstandard issue socks, working first in an independent game, a small sample size, we did not see any calls that were subject to a replay. >> he is out! ! he is out! >> he got the out call. >> i did not hear safe anywhere. >> she was taking it very seriously. thank you for joining us. have a good night. joe, you're going to see your

. >> seattle seahawks cornerback richard sherman speaking out about colin kaepernick and that whole sagaegion. 5:43 is our time, 73 degrees. mike thomas is going to talk more about weather on the other side. fox5 news morning coming right back. >> ♪ during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage lease on this xt5 for around $339 per month. >> ♪ >> back now at 5:46 with your top stories. first an update on the breaking news from the district. a firefighter is in critical condition after being hurt at one of three fire scenes that crews battled overnight. that firefighter was hit by a ladder truck that was pulling up at a house fire on f street northeast. meantime, at another house fire on buchanan street northeast, two d.c. police officers ran

that's exactly what happened last night before the seahawks preseason game. "star-spangled banner" and this time center justin britt stood right next to him and put his hand on his shoulder. afterward, the two teammates shared a hug and after the fame, brit spoke about the special moment. >> i want to support him. i want to support what he's standing for and his beliefs. i'm not against, you know, what the flag means or anything and, you know, veterans. you know, my dad was in the army. so i'm not putting any disrespect to them. i'm just trying to understand the issues, trying to educate myself more in that regard and showing support. >> britt joining bennett's protest comes a day after the eagles' chris long put his arm around malcolm jenkins as he protested the anthem by putting his fist in the air. in the meantime, colin kaepernick remains without an nfl team and because of that, the naacp is calling for a boycott of the nfl. the atlanta a chapter of the organization says they don't want fans coming to games or watching them on tv. >> we are a prt of the n

we boarded a team of navy seahawk helicopters headed to hard hit beaumont, texas.orating all day long. it's now time for these crews to go. >> reporter: within minutes tamika singleton was spotted desperately waving a white towel. >> i thought you were going to pass us because another one came and passed us up. when we seen you all looking at us, we got so emotional. >> reporter: the navy and air force working together lifting singleton to safety and this moment as her son joins her. finally her husband, the family safely reunited. >> when you were in the helicopter, what were you thinking? >> thank you for saving us. >> i'm like so relieved now. you don't know. we're on dry land, ain't walking in water. >> reporter: but singleton's mother like so many others is still stranded, desperate for help. >> my mom is still stuck in her house, please, somebody go get my momma out of there. she's old and can't move around like that. >> reporter: even for the lucky, safety almost seemed out of reach, whipping winds tossed rescue baskets. jaketa clung to 6-year-old bella, the

he was mvp at super bowl 48 while with the seahawks. cutler's short-lived retirement is over. espn is reporting he is going to sign a one year deal with the dolphins with reported $10 million. fox sports hired cutler as a game analyst for the upcoming season but the dolphins reached out to him after their starter tan necessity hill suffered a knee injury. and espn is reporting that former 49ers general manager trent has a new job. the nfl has hired him as a football operation consultant. we'll have more news after the break. ♪ what should i watch? show me sports. it's so fluffy! look at that fluffy unicorn! he's so fluffy i'm gonna die! your voice is awesome. the x1 voice remote. xfinity. the future of awesome. ==take vo== the highly anticpiated stephen king adaptation of )the dark >>> the dark tower proven to be a box office hit. debuted with more than $19 million in north american ticket scales. that was enough to barely steel the top spot from "dunkirk." both attractive actors. we'll see you at 11:00 everyone. and we've got somel: he

made a trade with seattle today tackle matt tobin and a 2018 that is third round pick headed to the seahawks>>> phillies set to entertain a team from south florida. the marlins. could jp crawford be on the move to a new position. crawford played third base for the iron pigs. he'll do so again tonight. until yesterday he had never played another position other than short stop. with freddy galvis blocking his path to the major league level this would be away around it. >>> the ap college football poll is out. nittany lions ranked six. ally a is the number one team in the nation. >>> check out who was checking out the eagles this morning. charles barkley at practice. he always supports the local teams. the former sixers star says the jury is still out on the birds for this year. but he's rather bullish on the sixers. >> they're going to make the playoffs. i will be totally shocked if they're healthy, i mean, if they're healthy i don't think it's any way they can't make the playoffs. i love embiid. ben simmons i think he's got a bright future. obviously they got markelle fultz. i tell you what i

the raiders qb plan to attend the event and following the game against the seahawks. >>> time is 4:55 information about the woman attacked in san francisco when bleach was thrown in her face. look at these pictures. what witnesses saw as the police searched for the attacker today. >>> a teenager jumped out of a plane on an sfo taxi way after opening the emergency door. hear from the pilot and their traffic controller as the investigation continues today. >>> westbound 24 is off to a nice start between walnut creek and oakland. drive -- a pretty good drive right now. we'll tell you more about that east bay commute. >>> well, for some it was just crazy hot. for others it was cold. today though, it's all about higher clouds coming in from the south. take a look at that. hmm i can't believe how great this tastes! i can't believe it comes in... vegaaaan. and organiiiic. try i can't believe it's not butter! in two new ways. it's vegan! and it's organic! food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legenda

starting early this morning when we boarded a team of navy seahawk helicopters ad the weather in beaumont has been deteriorating all day long. it's now time for these crews to go. within minutes, tamika singleton was spotted with her family desperately waving a white towel. >> i thought you all were going to pass us up because another helicopter had came and they passed us up. when we see you all looking at us, oh, my god, we got so emotional. >> reporter: the navy and air force working together, lifting singleton to safety, then this moment, as her son joins her. finally, her husband. the family safely reunited. when you were in that helicopter, what were you thinking? >> thank you for saving us. >> i'm like so relieved now. you all just don't know. we are on dry land. we ain't walking in water. this is my mom. >> reporter: but singleton's mother, like so many others, is still stranded, desperate for help. >> my mama is still stuck in her house. please, somebody go get my mamou can't move around like that. >> reporter: even for the lucky, safety almost seemed out of reach. whipping winds

a seattle seahawks player gets support from a teammate after he chooses to sit during the national anthem. >>> and taylor swift goes dark, her media accounts a blank space with rumors flying she may be able to drop a new album. today, august 19th, 2017. >> this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome on this saturday morning, i'm craig melvin. >> and good morning to you. >> this has become a bit of a familiar ritual, getting up on a saturday morning with another top trump administration official gone. >> it's true. reince priebus, sean spicer and steve bannon all ousted on a friday. >> president trump's former top strategist steve bannon speaking out about his exit from the white house. bannon now vowing to go to war for the president's agenda and against his enemies in the west wing. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in new jersey with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. one of the president's most powerful advisers from the campaign to the west wing is not going quietly. steve bannon is vowing publicly to quote crush the opposition. the decision

the baltimore ravens and seattle seahawks both have looked into signing offseason.h the ravens owner reportedly deciding against it because of the controversey pro bowl left tackle donald penn ended his 26-day holdout and reported to the oakland raiders today. while it was unclear whether penn had received a new contract he took the practice field to cheers and handshakes from his teammates.penn is due to make $5.8 million this season mst of the top left tackles in the nfl make $8-11 million(wipe to reaiders defensive concerns) not expecting much change in weather conditions heading into thursday as heading conditions weather much change in not expecting not expecting much change in weather conditions heading into thursday as temperatures remain slightly below seasonal averages with overnight and morning low clouds. a warming trend will then begin friday and extended into early next week as high pressure builds over the region. by sunday and monday, very warm to hot daytime temperatures will be possible across inland areas. this is the new comfort food. grown right

yesterday in southern california, seahawks defensive lineman michael bennett did the same thing, but bennett explained his reasoning and it stemmed from the charlottesville demonstrations.. " " the nba released the schedules of all 82 games for all 30 teams in the league. the warriors will be on national tv 31 times next season... but lets be honest, there's only one date on the warriors schedule that actually matters.. its april 14th, the day the playoffs start if you took a flight from kansas city to sacramento, here's what you missed. eat your heart out red sox fans... pablo sandoval is back! his first home run back in a giants uniform -- a huge bomb off the national leagues best pitcher max scherzer.. finger blisters have robbed rich hill of a lot of playing time over the last year, so its odd when he stayed in the game after getting hit in the throat.. we're talkin about practice, man..but when odell beckham makes a catch like this..it counts. pga championship.. jon rahm avoids standing in the creek by chipping backwards, and its nearly perfect.. and finally, justin thomas for b

the raiders final preseason game is thursday against the seahawks. >>> we are closely watching the devastatinging taking place in texas. more on the rescue operations underway and we will explain how local firefighters are headed to texas to help. >>> president trump is going to texas tomorrow, i'm ellison barber in washington with details coming up. >>> a tough morning commute on the bridge especially. san mateo bridge now improving but we will tell you why this bridge is likely better than the others. >>> this is a summer where you have been hot inland but foggy and cool on the coast. looking really warm for some away from the coast again today. n:3:3:3 >>> floodwaters continue to rise in texas, the latest on tropical storm harvey and rescue options -- operations. >>> how firefighters from our area are helping in texas. >>> this is "ktvu mornings on 2" good morning welcome back to "mornings on 2" i'm mike mibach i'm gasia mikaelian, let's get you out the door with weather and traffic, we have been monitoring harvey but we also have weather to talk about at home. >> we have some pictures comi

. >>> the raiders host the seahawks. ej manual will play a lot of cornerback he is battling conor cook for the number two spot. tonight could be the first that we see of the raiders first- round draft pick darian conley. don't forget you could see the raiders seahawks tonight on ktvu fox 2. >>> coming up, just how much car break-ins have increased in san francisco and what neighborhoods have seen the biggest spikes. >>> how one flooded texas city is coping after losing its water supply indefinitely. >>> good morning, traffic is moving along pretty well in some areas but this is not one of them. it looks pretty good here but there is a problem off the screen and it is causing a bunch of slow traffic. >>> unless you are on the san mateo or santa cruz coast it is all about sunshine and the warmth it is going to be hot for some. >>> good morning, an explosion and a fire at a chemical plant outside of houston. what texas officials are saying about the emergency there. >> this is "ktvu mornings on 2". >> good morning, welcome

let's jump over to oakland the final preseason game with the seahawks and radars, clear skies and 75 in oakland which is abnormal. we will be getting warm after tomorrow, tomorrow is the last temperate day. 57 tonight in oakland, san jose 60, san francisco 56. a ridge of high pressure moving out. the wind goes clockwise around high pressure but look at the storms at the top going west to east, at the bottom east to west and it is going around like a clock all of the afternoon thunderstorms in the mountains wrapping around the ridge of high pressure confirming how things work in the atmosphere. overnight tonight the most cloud coverage for the next several days, 10 days. fog spreading locally inland burning to the coast with a lot of sunshine tomorrow but we have the ocean breeze so we will not have excessive heat tomorrow. thursday that changes inland first, saturday notice it is hot inland with temperatures exceeding 100 notice the warm colors reaching the coastline where we will have mid-70s, 80s in san francisco and 80s and 90s near the bay. one more day near average hot inland fo

campmeanwhile derek carr who almost surely won't play the last preseason game thursday at home against the seahawksked about his rookie experience and how he uses it to advise players who are trying to make the roster with a good performance thursday (sot: derek carr) "whatever the situation is i try to give them some peace. a lot of them are stressing out right now just trying to make the team. i know that feeling because they gave me a chance to start the last game my rookie year. and there was a lot to be told based on how i played. so i just encourage these guys just to make the best of it." the sports world continues to do its part for victims of tropical storm harvey tennessee titans owner amy adams strunk is donating $1 million to houston texans defensive end j.j. watt's drive which will go toward resources for those hit hard by the flooding.strunk is a houston native and still has a home just outside of the city. also houston rockets owner leslie alexander has upped his pledge from $4 million to $10 million! there is no better indication that the warriors are the powerhouse of t

last night his former seahawk member put a towel over his head during the playing of the national incomere we go again. >> when i first sent out an e-mail, i originally wrote here we go again. i thought i'd open a editorialize but as a sports fan, come on. lauren: you think they would've learned a lesson the first time around that: kaepernick. >> michael bennet, same thing. you want to make it more than it is. i wanted to go see u2 in concert. i decided against sacrificing losing sleep on a work night to hear a great night of rock 'n roll because i don't want to hear preaching in between songs. bono is a great singer, but i'm there for rock 'n roll. if you want to hear what i protest, who cares. we all have something. i don't want to minimize that the issue is. where is the message? cheryl: i have to ask you before you go really quick that ezekiel eliot suspended for six games. a lot of controversy in the nfl but this punishment was too harsh compared to what the delegates last year for domestic violence. where you sit on it? reporter: it blew me away because they took the nfl so long to

and theople took a knee seattle seahawks joined. clearade their intent about thewas military.ap or neck had a so-so season. he was a free agent in the spring. no one signed him. quarterbacks have gotten injured right and left and no one has picked him up. host: is that the reason he has not been picked up or is it a political statement by the owners of the nfl? yout: the owners will tell their fan base would not stand for it. one had gotten an incredible amount of feedback saying they did not want colin kaepernick around. the baltimore ravens quarterback was injured right as training camp began and there was talk that they would bring cap or neck -- they would bring colin kaepernick in and they backed off. are coached by a guy who faced the 49ers in the super bowl. his brother was the coach. both of the brothers has been a vocal about saying he can play and win games in the nfl, he should get a chance. he did not get one in baltimore. that hass are a team ray rice and ray lewis on the. ray rice and ray lewis on the roster. when you see in jacksonville, the quarterback is start

pete carroll, seahawks coach looking into this guy.ing together moment. >> especially in times like these. >> you know what it felt like when it was all over? or is aaron rodgers, the packers quarterback. two classes over and i've got to go back to school. that's what it felt like yesterday. their training facility, too. some cool stuff. train to a very cool stuff from jared max. total eclipse of the jared -- i don't know. you can watch his reports, listen to them 24/7 unserious xm channel 115. watching here every day. lauren: when we come back on as demand for u.s. stocks decreased over europe, live from london with more on that. ♪ cameras. introducing the newly redesigned gla suv. at a price that'll make you feel like you've gotten away with something. the 2018 gla. lease the gla250 for $359 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. lauren: real gold from "the wall street journal" joining us now. good morning. we've seen the dow volatility combat pretty big declines recently. has that affected in

the baltimore ravens and seattle seahawks both have looked into signing kaepernick this offseason. with the ravens owner reportedly deciding against it because of the controverseynew 49ers head coach kyle shanahan was asked today why the 49ers decided to part ways with kaepernick(sot: one of the all-time greats in any sportsrun king hank aaron said he thinks colin "getting a raw called on an give him "a chance to do as reported a few minutes ago the naacp said that it is seeking a meeting with roger goodell to discuss who has yet to be singed to an nfl team after which he refused to stand for the national anthem in what he called a protest against oppression of ""i only can speak for ourselves. you know, when we looked into resigning colin it wasn't about any of that stuff. it's the direction we wanted to go with our offense and with our team. so, not in our case. i can't speak for anyone else though." pro bowl left tackle donald penn ended his 26-day holdout and reported to the oakland raiders today. while it was unclear whether penn had received a new contract he t

the seattle seahawks and other football teams doing it, that is where we fought the battle so i willnks and what i just did. rob: is and is one of the reasons donald trump won, promising that he is going to get back to religious rights? >> absolutely. people have to ask a question, why is it public expressions of faith like coach kennedy's were not only allowed but encouraged for the first 170 years of our country's history but 70 years ago suddenly they became unconstitutional? to the constitution change? of course not. what happened is we allowed judicial activists to hijack the first amendment and that is why it is so important donald trump was elected because he promised to nominate jurists and judges who will interpret the law according to what the constitution actually says and not according to what liberals wish it said. i talked to the president about this case and other cases like it and he is absolutely determined to continue to nominate conservative judges and justices. rob: judge neil gorsuch obviously one of them. having practiced myself in california in the ninth circui

day after raiders running abck marshawn lynch sat during the national anthem his former teamate seahawks linebacker michael bennett did the same yesterday"first of all, i want people to understand that i love the military. my father's in the military. i love hot dogs like any other american. i love football like any other american. but i don't love segregation. i don't love riots or oppression. i just want to see people have the equality that they deserve." bennett sat with a towel over his head during the anthem before yesterday's game in los angeles against the chargers bennet said that the events in charlottsville contributed to the timing of his protest he also said hopes his stance will cause others to go out and get involved in changing their community. bennett said he intends to continue to sit during the national anthem. then there is lynch who also sat during the national anthem before the raiders pre-season opener in arizonaof course colin kaepernick made national headlines by sitting... then later kneeling... during the anthem when he was with the 49ers last s

. >> in oakland the raiders are hosting the seahawks.j manual will get some practice at quarterback. tonight to be the first time we see cornerback gary conley. you will catch that game tonight on ktvu starting at 7:00. >>> first congress has been on recess for the last couple of weeks august recess so they will go back next month. house republicans say that they have committed support for harvey and they will get funding through the house although there are no specifics regarding how much money they will get and when the money will come for those who need it. and something else they mention. 31 people have been confirmed dead, the number expected to rise, one of the dead individuals was electrocuted so someone in the water. this was a concern because of the water and power lines. sure enough it does get charged so as you look at this live radar. it is just something else to remember. not only for people in the area but for all the first responders who are also going into the water. >> interesting to see what storm activity continues. an

after being known as the seahawks for about 50 years. >>> authorities across the bay area are bracingusy weekend. organizers for a berkeley protest have their permit denied but they may show up anyway. we have the latest on that and the reason the city turned them down. >> reporter: life-threatening. that's how the national hurricane center describes the seriousness of hurricane harvey. i'm jackie ibanez in new york. the latest on the storm is coming up. >>> the commute is getting more crowded as you are driving toward san francisco. we will keep an eye on that and look at the other commutes coming up. >>> preparations are underway for planned rallies by right wing organization this weekend on both sides of the bay. in san francisco and berkeley. we will tell you about the security measures and the counter demonstrations happening all weekend. >>> a major blow for oakland. uber changes its plans for the city. we will tell you the impact on jobs. >>> mornings on 2 continues. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us. but a, august 25.i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. steve paulson i

>>> and mar shawn lynch, seahawks former player for the seahawks. >> the one who never gives interviews i'm just here so i won't get fine. well, he certainly gave one, recently. >> he asked for a date of a former fox 29 employee. she's blonde, she any lives on the west coast. >> we will give it away. >> kerri-lee halkett, dorothy krysiuk. >> keep guessing and we will reveal when we come back. people ask me on the street, bob kelly is quite the dresser now, do we have a stylist? i mean how does he come to to work does he come in and get dressed up. we have surveillance footage from one of our cameras of him walking in to work this morning. so, then he completely gets dressed here at the station. >> i mean, he starts from the very beginning. >> well, you have to start from scratch. >> you know, it is warmer when we come in the morning, it has been warm overnight. >> that is a man walking down the street in lawrence, kansas , a place i lived for 10 years. >> one of your friends. >> he was arrested, they booked him, released him and three hours later he did the same thing and they arrested

. >> reporter: it was a four-hour flight flying the seahawks to blackhawk. the water is incredible. and the desperate need of people is equally as striking as well. for three 1/2/four hours i watched as the search and rescue team would lower baskets into the ground. send a rescue swimmer and go in the water that's usually chest high and they're going to the families, many of whom have been trapped for days. and the water continues to rise. you can see the panic in their faces. they're hoisted on board the aircraft. and any slip could be disaster for those on board and those on the ground. and yet they were able to pull 25 people, just one helicopter, 25 people, most of them young children out of a horrific situation. and you saw their faces dissolve from panic and to relief. and just a remarkable operati operations. and they're just about anybody who has anything that fly sz there and that's another problem, trying to coordinate all that airspace, which they are doing with other aircraft and the crews are allowed to spot people on the ground and swoop in. i will point out there are

the raiders final preseason game will be thursday against the seattle seahawks. >>> the a's completed the three- game sweep and beat the texas rangers, 8-3. matt olson crushes it to the deep right centerfield and the a's were leading. matt chapman gets to the plate. >> that one is tilted toward centerfield to the left and it is gone. matt chapman going back to back. >> that is right and matt chapman did it at the plate and in the field. the rangers loaded the bases in the 8th inning with one out and gets the line hit with matt chapman catching it to make the double play. the a's took it, 8-3, and they play tonight in anaheim. >>> losing to the diamondbacks, 11-0 but the giants did have a good pitching performance by stratton. the bullpen could not get any bites. at one point matt came in to pitch giving up eight runs in two thirds of an inning and the giants will play in san diego tonight. >>> it is 6:47 am. >>> let's check in with gasia mikaelian on what is coming up. >> good morning. i will take you to houston for live report on the devastating flooding. >>> nationwide millions livi

i like that michael bennett of the seattle seahawks said let's see some white players join in to help. when white football fans see white players standing next to their african american teammates supporting them, supporting freedom of speech, i think white football fans are less intimidating. it's not a matter of what is this going on or maybe this is something that we need to listen to and understand where it's not so much about what are these guys doing who i don't know about. and to see the inclusion, to see a racially integrated statement that we just saw the other night with the cleveland browns is important. that's the beginning of this moving forward. i don't know if this rally is. >> neil: thanks, jared. >> thank you. >> neil: meantime, we're getting mixed reports as to whether they have finally broke bread or at least talking but indications are it's still a chill between the president and mitch mcconnell. why? after this. it's ok that everybody ignores me when i drive. it's fine. because i get a safe driving bonus check every six months i'm accident free. because i don't use

i don't know if i saw the seattle seahawks or one of the other football teams doing it but i said hey we fought the battle so i'm going to give you thanks for what the young men just did. >> martha: what is your next move? >> i can't believe the court said that the law, a coach praying silently by himself for 15 seconds -- >> martha: there's a huge crowd that gathered around him. students come out and the parents come out. we showed the picture -- >> yeah -- >> martha: that others might feel that they might be looked upon negatively by the coach if they don't join in. that's part of their argument. why does that not hold water with you? >> because he was fired for praying by himself. it was two games later. he was by himself. he kneeled down and prayed for 15 seconds by himself. silently. that's why he was fired. totally outrageous. the argument that the ninth circuit has adopted that if you do anything religious that somebody else can see, somehow you're working on behalf of the state and conveying a religious message. you can't make the sign of across or wear a yamaka. a lot of peop

we necessity who marshawn lynch is he played for seattle seahawks and he hates to talk to the media except when he find an attractive reporter colleen wolf, remember colleen used to work here in the sports department. marshawn lynch, crashed her live television segment, she works for nfl network by the way. >> um-hmm. >> we can talk burr soul food restaurant thaw bought. >> see you ain't tell me that, all getting into my business now. >> yes. i ain't in the business just yet. >> too early, jumped the gun. >> big mouth, bass, baby. >> i like soul food so when i saw that he has a soul food place. >> that is my first date. >> money. >> i am sorry. >> that is very nice. >> thank you. >> very nice. >> so we will not be dating no >> we're going on the date to the soul food restaurant. >> yes. >> i will charge you a little extra, though just because. >> well, she is adorable. >> did he said she's built like a big mouth bass. >> yes. >> that is funny. >> well, that is the war thing you can hear. >> what you are married. >> you asked somebody out, can i bring my husband. >> that is smoothes way to

friday night, seahawks center brit with an arm around bennett as bennett kneeling in the anthem and raidersay night he did the same thing. here's chris long today an he says it's about understanding the perspective of others and what they go through. >> it's not about my part in it. it's really just about everybody's part in it and like i said, the gesture can mean a lot of different things. i know what it means for me. i think at the end of the day we can't lose if we try to get closer the each other and really just listen. i think that's what the protests have turned into. >> michael bennett, last week said it takes a white player protesting to really get things changed. and it looks like this is starting a trend. i'm john clark. we'll have more in a half an hour. >>> nbc 10 is your official philadelphia eagles station. john clark and i will be live from the linc on thursday as the eagles take on the doll fens. don't miss the exclusive interview with the team. kickoff at 7:00 p.m. on thursday, watch it here only on nbc 10. your official eagles station. >>> all right. now to the weather. i

michael bennett of the seattle seahawks. white players won't join in the anthem protest. >> there's lots of white players in the nfl, stephen a. not one of them say i agree with this protest? none of them do? let's say none of them do. the issue is larger now. now it's also an issue of solidarity with your co-workers, right? so some of whom are feeling very bad about the way things are. with your fellow americans who are feeling very bad -- all americans right now have good will, very upset about recent events. >> tucker: jason whitlock is a commentator for fox sports 1. jason, i guess why people are mad at certain politicians and certain circumstances. it's legitimate. why is the way to express that attacking the country itself? >> i don't understand it myself, tucker. listen, max kellermann is a good friend of mine. i have a lot of respect for max. max is complaining how come no one is supporting colin kaepernick? i want to understand why nfl players are not offering voices of dissent? there's nfl players, black and white,

first off we have the raiders playing the seahawks tomorrow night at 7 p.m. here in town and also, another football game seen right here on kpix 5 the 49ers playing host to the san diego chargers. michelle, i know you love football. >> i do! >>> it's official, dara [name] [ non-english language ] is the new ceo of uber. the ride hailing company announced it last night confirming reports that surfaced this week. the selection of expedia's outgoing ceo concludes a months long search to replace the former ceo. he will tackle discrimination and cultural issues. >>> we may finally see the real apple iphone on september 12. the "wall street journal" reports that the tech giant will unveil the iphone 8 at an event in san francisco. apple had no comment. the new smartphone is expected to feature an edge-to-edge display, wireless charging and facial recognition technology. . >>> instagram is making a change. the app now allows you to add both portrait and landscape photos to albums. it used to only allow you to upload multiple photos as square images. >>> and i'm denn

the qb heads to fresno following the raider's final preseason game against the seattle seahawks. >>>nick conly had a two run homer daughterring that five run first inning. only lasting three innings in top half of the fourth, brendon belt came up. michael brady that was his 17th of the season. hunter pence in the sixth inning. >> pence it's a high fly ball to the right. still back. it is out of here! >> giants bats came alive. eighth homer of the year. series resumes tonight, the game starts at 7:15. >>> all right, right now it is 6:48 time to check with g gocia. >>> between bikes, buses, cars and ride share which modes of transportation will be favored, and all the changes you may see. >>> if you like to eat what you catch, health official versus a warning for you this morning, they want to you limit how much rainbow trout, channel catfish, gold blackburn that you eat from that east bay reservoir. which people should be extra careful, dave i know you walk the reservoir very often, do you see fishermen and fisher women out there? >> all the time. >> i'm trying to get pam out there, t

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