Person wanted to hear me speak. Reporter the Student Group canceled yesterday. But yia, nopoulos said on his Facebook Page he would still appear. He streamed drone footage throughout the morning. No trump, no kkk, no fascists, usa. Reporter some spouted off facetoface and this man drove from phoenix to support free speech. Hundreds of officers secured the perimeter and maintained the peace even when the crowd spilled into the street. Sky 7 was overhead when yiannopoulos sang with the group, took selfies, signed autographs, then left after 20 minutes. We caught up with him as he walked to his car. I think people were terrified of showing up. Milo just got in his truck right now. Very, very tight crowd pouring around him as he left the plaza. Reporter despite several heated moments, University Officials say everything went pretty smoothly. There were no injuries. Few arrests. Obviously, were relieved that it was relatively peaceful and safe. At the same time it feels a little bit like pr
Mil reporter milo released a statement saying protesters stormed the barricades and he had to be rushed out of berkeley. We were right there and we did not see anything like that. In fact, it would have been very difficult for someone to storm the barricades, because police were positioned every few feet along the perimeter. Now, uc berkeley Officials Say they do not know why he left when he did, but they say it was entirely his choice. Conservative commentator Milo Yianopolis on uc berkeley created discord and cost the university 800,000 in security. I would love to say my piece. I would have been there if one person wanted to hear me. Reporter free speech week was canceled yesterday. But milo announced that he would still appear. He even streamed drone footage of the growing protest movement throughout the day. Some people sounded off face to face, others silently made their point. And this man drove from phoenix to support free speech. I support free speech to everybody, including m
Vo the new smoky jack burger combo for just 4. 99. Vo only at jack in the box. Nice to see people talk about and have a discussion. It shouldnt be there. That should be two separate entities. We should be able to have our time with football, enjoying it and politics on the other side. It needs to be separate. Its interesting, with the climate in 2017, thats kind of where were at right now. With all the controversial things going on. Reporter the nfl plans to run a unity spot during sunday night football. They actually aired this during last seasons super bowl. Its a 60second spot that shows players and fans overcoming differences. Several team owners have released statements including jed york with the 49ers. His statement says in part the callous and offensive comments made by the president are contradictory to what this country stands for. Elissa harrington, abc 7 news. A rookie with the oakland as has become the First Major League baseball player to take the knee as he did at Oaklan
And good evening. Tonight most of the Oakland Raiders did not stand for the National Anthem before their game in the washington, d. C. Area, instead they sat with arms link to send a response to statements from President Trump. After the game players said they had to do something. When you get called out by your president , i felt like it was something i had to do. I would be standing up. I have tremendous respect for our military and our flag. The message was about, you know, freedom of speech. You know . We feel that that is what america is about and it was about unity, everybody being together. Some said they dont want to talk about the protest, they want to concentrate on football. Derek carr did stand during the National Anthem. Other nfl teams held various protests during the National Anthem. [ singing the national anthe] reporter one of the hardest hits in the nfl today took place on the sidelines when members of the ravens and jaguars took a knee during the National Anthem kick
Trump has attacked the nfl, nba, and some of their most popular athletes, like nba superstar lebron james, who spoke out in their defense. Y you look at himim asking ml owners the nfl owners to get rid of players off the field because they are exercising their rights. And that is not right. Amy well look at how trumps comments sparked nationwide protests. On sunday for the nfl, it was choose your side sunday with many nfl players taking a knee during the National Anthem, while others locked arms. Or whole teams state in the locker rooms. Some owners issued statements condemning mr. Trumps comments. Well get response from former nfl player donte stallworth, the nations sportswriter dave zirin, and dr. Harry edwards, sociologist, author, sports activist and the architect of the 1968 olympic project human rights longtime staff consultant with the San Francisco 49ers, advising Colin Kaepernick. He is the author of the revolt of the black athlete. Then we look at Climate Justice after Hurri