Overloaded boats filled with refugees. But for lauren, its not just news. Its her familys story. It begins in vietnam, just after the war. Life is difficult and dangerous for her family. So like thousands of others, they plot an escape. It started a journey that lauren is still on. Just as the things were hearing on the news today, its an international crisis. Reporter there have probably been guest lecturers who have failed to captivate their audience. You can imagine as a child. Reporter but not on this day. Seeing someone bleed out to death is quite an impression. Reporter not with lauren speaking. It was the most terrifying thing that had ever happened to me until i got on the boat to escape vietnam. Reporter lauren, a San Francisco attorney, who is there to share the story of her familys experience following the vietnam war. Her parents, wealthy landowners in the south, faced terrible persecution under communist rule. So bad, they decided the best although incredibly dangerous cho
By Colin Kaepernick has mean across the country weighing in on his position. His performance on the field now over shadshadowed but his preg protest. Weve got reaction from the 49ers head coach. And marianne, this is something the entire country is talking about. Reporter and people are tweeting both ways. Peggy, this is not the first time Colin Kaepernick has remained seated during the National Anthem. He did the same thing in an another preseason game. Lets look at what happened last night. You can see this footage from last nights game. Kaepernick is clearly sitting down while everyone around him is standing for the National Anthem. He told nfl Network Reporter steve weiss he was not going to stand up and show pride for a flag and a country that oppresses black people. Coach chip kelly had this response just a couple of hours ago. We recognize the right of any individual to choose to participate or not participate in the National Anthem and so does the league. The leagues statement
They heard the slash and thought it was a boat. Said, oh, no, its a car or truck. Then before i could recognize, gurgle, gurgle, it went down and a big bunch of bubbles came up to the surface. And then a woman came up shortly after that screaming. My babies, my babies or Something Like that. The woman, a 32yearold from jenner, her daughters, 7 and 4 years old, were belted in the backseat of the pick up. There was heavy fok fog, the road was slick. And ran off the roadway and into the river. Froms. A passing truck driver drove in as did three sheriffs de deputies, but the truck was 15 to 20 feet down down athand came up empty. It was 30 minutes before a parks officer with dive equipment was able to recover the bodies. The chp is waiting. The father of the family was working in the east bay today. Deputies were dispatched to let him know what happened. Officer sloet saying this one was especially hard for everyone at the scene. Most of us have kids around that age, so it really hits home