They are just setting up their tailgate parties, getting ready for this big game one of the season. Of course, along with the festivities here on the ground, there will be a bit of a show up in the sky. A flyover by these air force jets wont be the only one over levi stadium tonight. Earlier a small plane will carry banner in support of Colin Kaepernick. Where the banner comes in and why its so important is it demonstrates that regular people around the country also support this message. Enough politics. Were ready for the Season Opener. Go niners. Reporter these 49er fans are well aware of kaepernicks protest but want to focus on what happens on the field after the anthem. Hes got a right to do what he wants to do, and weve got a right to do what we want to do, so some of us support him. Some of us dont. Were here to support the team. We get here early and stay a little bit after. Were inside the game until the clock hits 0 00 00. Got a new head coach and new system and hopefully we can win some games. Reporter this couple drove down from orville to be first in lines at the gate. Tired of hearing about kaepernick sitting down and all that. Just want to watch the Football Games and get straight to the season. I do want to see this game because im originally from l. A. , too, so well see the l. A. Rams with, you know, the 49ers. But youre wearing a red hat. Yes. Reporter despite being the underdogs, the 49er faithful are brimming with optimism going into game one. Rams i think last time i look are favored. Yeah, they are always favored but were going to create a big upset today. How many yall say were going to get a win today . Thats what im talking about, huh. Huh. You know how we do it. Reporter this is a live look at the parking lot at levi stadium. You can see the folks are setting up for several hours of tailgating. This game set to begin at 7 20 this evening of course on abc 7 news. Now, as for the aerial show, the small plane with the banner in support of kaepernick will fly above the stadium here between 5 00 and 6 00 p. M. The air force jets will do the traditional flyover at the end of the National Anthem. That is about 7 15. Live at levi stadium, laurie anthony, nbc 7 news. Going to be exciting, thank you. Lets bring in larry beil and our own super bowl champion mike shuman. The first penalty flag on mike shuman, 15 yards, no super bowl ring. Wheres the ring, just introduced at super bowl champion. In the safety deposit box. On the rich california history between the 49ers and rams will be renewed because the lambs have moved back to l. A. On the field Blaine Gabbert is the starting quarterback for now over Colin Kaepernick and the question is for how long, mr. Shumann. I think hell be the quarterback until further notice. Hes won the job and kaepernick wasnt at full strength with all the surgeries so hes rebuilding his strength, his size. He lost like 20 pounds so chip kell he to make a choice, and i think he knew all along it would be blaine back ge Blaine Gabbert. Wanted to see what kaepernick had because he took the team to three title games and a super bowl. I think gabbert will be the guy until further notice. Theres been some speculation that we might perhaps see kap tonight, a specia package of plays. Right. To take advantage of his strength which is the read option. Do you think well see kap or is that the next step to a prolonged quarterback controversy . It could be a little bit of both, thats a good point, but if you want to get kap some reps, thats what you do, have a specified package for him. Get him some turns and reps in an actual game to get him comfortable in case he does have to play if Blaine Gabbert gets hurt. Smart thing on chip kelly if he does do that, and i think we might see kap in a limited capacity that way. Some people are thinking, you know, given the contract situation with 14 million on the table if kap gets injured again. Right. Maybe you stash him aside. Well see how it gets played out. For more on the quarterback situation we go live to levi stadium and rick joins us down on the field. Hey, larry, hi, make. Colin kaepernick has been getting most of the attention not to stand during the National Anthem, Blaine Gabbert will be the starting quarterback when the 49ers open the season against the rams. That decision dont bother kaepernick. I have to wait my time and work. Last time i was in this poigs ended up in a super bowl so i continue to work and prepare for for when that next opportunity comes. You work so hard all year round and such a small window to play 16, 20 games, and youve just got to take advantage and enjoy them because these opportunities dont come very often. Few and far between. I know that being a starter not being a starter and now being a starter again and you have to enjoy it and enjoy most of the opportunity. By coincidence both kaepernick and gabbert were drafted in the same 2011 class. Jacksonville could gabbert with the first round pick while colin went in the second round so the chip kelly era begins tonight in levi stadium. This is rake guan, nbc 7 sports. Now traffic with alexis smith. Weve got the normal weekday commute to get through on top of the Season Opener for the 49ers so taking a live look from sky 7 right now. Were focusing on the parking lots which, of course, just opened up at 3 50 so everybody is getting set up and into position here. I did talk to the sky 7 crew. Tasman drive is okay as is Great American parkway. The surface streets are doing all right but a quick check of the traffic maps taking a look at the surrounding areas, southbound 101 congested and 280 and 85 also a little congested. Some folks probably swinging a little wide tonight trying to avoid that game day traffic. A look at Mass Transportation coming up in about 30 minutes. Thank you, alexis. Heres a look at the forecast for the Season Opener as the niners take on the rams. Its going to start out pretty mild and sunny as you take a look at graphic. Its 66 degrees. By the time the game gets under way, the breedses continue to pick up. The temperature will drop to 59, so a good idea to take a jacket or a sweatshirt with you. It will get cool later on. Live doppler 7 tracking quite a bit of cloud cover, not just over the coast by over parts of the bay right now. You look at those numbers. This does not look like summer or feel like summer. Temperatures in the 50s to 70s. Okay. Maybe at the coast it feels like it with all the cloud cover around. Cooler than average by far. No doubt about it, and as you take a look at your evening planner, hour by hour forecast, breezy and cool this evening, upper 50s to mid60s. Sun goes down and temperatures will drop a few. Increasing clouds by 10 00 p. M. , and this is what i want to draw your attention to. At midnight were going to start to see some drizzly areas developing. The drizzly areas are going to continue as we head into your morning commute. Ill be back to let you know how this is going to impact you coming right up. Dan and kristen. Okay. Thanks very much, sandhya. A south by a man is among three killed in reno. That plane was headed to the bay area. Nbc 7 reporter david louie is here with more on the crash victims. Dan . Reporter as youre just indicated, the three identities of the three people who perished in that plane crash last night. Ed mum bey rt, a member at christian Jubilee Center was on board and was bringing back a fugitive, a woman named ronni hernandez, 34 years old. Published reports indicate she had been arrested two years ago for possession of narcotics. The pilot was from southern california, 57yearold robert drescher. Mumbert was well liked here in the south bay. Agents from the National Transportation safety board are investigating why the piper cherokee crashed right after takeoff at reno tahoe airport sunday evening with three people on boards. The aircraft smashed into the Airport Parking lot. Among three who died was 45yearold ed mumbert, a longtime bail bondsman based in the south bay. His death was confirmed by family pastor Dick Brunelle of Jubilee Christian Center in san jose. The pastor also shared these photos. Mumbert was bringing back a client he had hunted down after skipping bail the pilot, i dont know the pilot, but it was a colleague and a good pilot, i understand, and the the person apprehended. Reporter and it was a woman. Yes. Reporter the plane had taken off from San Carlos Airport and was returning there when it crashed. Mumbert worked by himself and once had an office in san jose and was a member of the jubilee congregation and would sometimes provide security when pastor burnell went over seas to potentially dangerous places. Always there, generous, big heart. 400pound rugby player, great athlete. Everybody loved ed. Everybody loved ed reporter church now will be planning a Memorial Service as family members arrive from idaho and southern california. This they will remember about mumbert. He didnt want to run, he would find you. Hed find you in ohio. He would find new china. He would find you. If you ran, ed would find you. Reporter in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. Coming up on abc 7 news at 4 00, a woman at the center of a Police Sex Scandal suddenly finds herself in a little less trouble. Then, school walkout. Tonight a dressing down over a dress code and the show of support from both sides. Also the right to protest versus remember spect for the National Anthem. One of the worlds greatest athletes weighs in as the bay area becomes then center of the national debate. A live look at levi stadium once again. Stay with us, this special edition of abc 7 news at 4 00 continues as the tailgaters are pulling in. Grocery shoppers of america take your o organics baby carrots. Take your eggs. Even your o organics chips. And join the organic movement. Organic food is no longer just for the privileged few. Now everyone can afford to go organic. O organics, exclusively at safeway. Today, students at a Pleasant Hill high school rallied to support their vice principal. He could be disciplined for warning students about wearing inappropriate clothing to school. Nbc news 7 reporter vic lee joins us now as some female students complained. Reporter well, mt. Diablo Unified School District finally got back to us literally minutes ago. They do confirm that the vice principal gary jenson has been placed on temporary leave with pay while the district conducts a review of what happened last thursday at an assembly here at College Park High school. They say the review may take a day or two. In the meantime, students are having their say. Mister. Jenson reporter the demonstration was big and noisy. Students from College Park HighSchool Gathering on the edge of campus during the lunch hour to protest what they believe is an injustice. The possible disciplining of a popular vice principal gary jensen. We want jensen back right now . Into . He didnt do anything wrong. Reporter this protest after jensen told hundreds of incoming sophomores an Assembly Last week about what they shouldnt be wearing to school. Four students felt they were the targets and complained that he had publicly shamed them, although jensen did not use names. A School Staffer who did not want to be identified told abc 7 news jensen was escorted off campus friday and that the district was investigating the incident. Everyone got mad at him and first, and people started to realize, he was just following the rules. Reporter rules, the students say, are printed right here in their school planner. The dress code, jensen was talking about. A dress code that prohibits, among other attire, thin or strapless tank tops and plunging necklines. Its in our planner, and he shouldnt he shouldnt be punished for telling us whats in our planner that we can read on our own. I mean, he was doing his job, and he does have a point. His execution was wrong. Reporter many student protesters say jensen should have talked to the dress code violators privately. None of them believe he should be disciplined for what he did. Vick lee vic lee, nbc 7 minutes. The woman at the center of a bay area sex scandal has been offered a plea deal after she was accused of attacking a Security Guard in rehab. 19yearold cleft guap is being treated for sex and drug addiction at a facility in Martin County florida. Investigators say she bit a Security Guard last month and was arevved on suspicion of felony battery. Today prosecutors downgraded the charge to misdemeanor battery but did not offer further details of the plea deal. Her testimony is going to be important in cases against several former bay area officers connected to this sex scandal. Two robbery suspects are now in custody this. Video from sky 7 shows the an Armored Vehicle and Police Officers with weapons drawn in vallejo this morning. Officers say the men held up two High School Students at gunpoint around 7 30 in fairfield. Police chased them for a short time before ending it because of safety reasons. The suspects were later spotted in bolleo. Officers took them into custody. The wife of an Alameda County deputy has been arrested with a dui crash that killed a 3yearold boy in san ramon. The chp says the 39yearold woman of pleasanton was driving the suv that rear ended a stolen toyota camera on interstate 680 friday night. In a Statement Today the Sheriffs Department says words cannot express how deeply sad we are of the tragic death of elijah dunn. A gofundme page has been set up. Details on abc 7. Colin kaepernick plans to continue his protest during the National Anthem. Carolyn tyler tweeted this picture earlier today. She spoke with olympic mmd jackie joynerkersee about the issue. Reporter sixtime olympic medalist jackie joynerkersee brought hugs and delivered laptops at the george davis senior residences in San Franciscos baiji neighborhood helping to bridge the digital divide. Ive been doing my Community Work for a long time. Reporter its part of how she tackles injustice. I believe in fighting injustice with love it. Might take a longer time but we always have to find love. Reporter shes been watching Colin Kaepernicks protest against racist and Police Brutality as it Gains Traction as fellow athletes, in some cases entire teams, join in solidarity. Some players yesterday raised their fists, reminiscent of tommy smith and john carlos back in the 60s. Olympic track stars like joinerkersey. You see it on the field and do you stand for something. Reporter considered one of the greatest athletes of all time says she was discriminated against during her heyday in the 80s and 90s and fought back with a message of positivity. She respects the flag and the anthem but also the rights. 49ers quarterback and others, much like the stance of the nfl commissioner. I support our players speaking out on issues that they think need to be changed in our society. Reporter as for this superstar, this is her platform and how jackie joynerkersee makes a difference. In San Francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. Remember, you can see the countdown clock to our coverage of monday night football, two hours and 40 minutes to go. Getting close and for more on kaepernick lets bring in abc sports director larry biel and mike shumann. The National Anthem protest, when kap first started doing it he was so far off the radar as a backup quarterback and injured nobody even realized he was kneeling down in the preseason games and when the photo got out, then the whole controversy blew up, and its taken on a life of its own. Yesterday trent dilfer said on espn he thought it was a distraction that might break the team apart and could really hurt the 49ers. Several other players came back and said, he will, wait a second, this actually brought us together because we had to have a dialogue about this situation. Whats your take on it . I appreciate it, trying to right a wrong but i think you need to take the American Flag out of it, but right away you have to choose sides in the locker room with a situation like that. Have you 55 players from all different backgrounds and youll have different attitudes on it. We all have thoughts about issues, socially and politically, but it takes such a singular focus in the locker room to be successful in the nfl i dont think you need these kinds of distractions, yeah, four or five players brought it together and might have opened up dialogue and you can see as a team it can be divisive and for him being a backup quarterback, too, this was, quote, a bigger name than a starter, think it has more residue, but i think in the long run this can be a distraction if this keeps going throughout the season. Thats an interesting point, because on espn, on their pregame show tonight, they reported that kap said whatever they do tonight will be understate the. He didnt want to detract from the opening game and get the focus on him, and its interesting how this was playing out in different parts of the country in different ways, because i just saw a tweet that Brandon Marshall of the broncos is supporting kap and he just lost his second sponsorship show in den