Mike and gasia. And coming up in this show we are still thinking about the search for San Francisco police chief. A very important meeting is happening today. Also, donald trump is visiting the bay area. We are going to get to that. We begin this morning with 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernicks decision not to stand for the National Anthem before games. It has ignited a firestorm around the country. Kaepernick spoke to reporters for more than 18 minutes at Training Camp yesterday. He refused to stand for the National Anthem at all three of the 49erss preseason games. He says he will continue to sit until he feels there is significant change in how people of color are treated in the u. S. Ktvus scott reiss has more on kaepernicks remarks and reaction from his teammates. Reporter Colin Kaepernick took a seat to take a stand. Ultimately, to bring awareness and make people realize whats really going on in this country. Reporter the beleaguered quarterback, who might be fighting for his roster spot, is now fighting what he considers a much more important battle for social justice. There is a lot of things that need to change. One specifically is police brutality. There is people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. Cops are getting paid leave for killing people. Thats not right. You have people that practice law and are lawyers and go to school for eight years. You can become a cop in six months and dont have to have the same amount of training as a cosmotologist. Thats insane. Reporter his actions reverberated quickly among the 49er fan base and eventually inside the locker room prompting a closeddoor meeting prior to sundays practice. The message was to let the other guys just understand what he was feeling and where he was coming from. Again that personally we could approach this how we are going to approach it but be knowledgeable about his stance. We know colin. We support colin. We dont think he is a bad teammate because he decided to voice his opinion on such a strong topic, but we cant allow this to divide our team. We are grown men. Everybody is gonna have different opinions. You might agree what he did, what he didnt do. But the timing of it, everybody might have their different opinion about it. At the end of the day, he is a 49er. He is our brother and we are gonna go forward. The support i have got from my teammates has been great. I think a lot of my teammates come from areas where this might be a situation. Their families might be put in this situation. The fact that it has blown up like this, i think its a good thing. It brings awareness. Everybody knows whats going on and we can move forward. Reporter kaepernick clearly owning his actions. When asked if he would continue to sit for the anthem, he said yes. When asked if he was concerned for his safety going forward, he said no. Well see if there is any backlash when the announcedders conclude their preseason schedule in san diego on thursday. In santa clara, scott reiss, ktvu fox 2 sports. As you can imagine, a lot of reaction from 49ers fans to Colin Kaepernicks decision to remain seated during the National Anthem. Some are considering boycotting 9er games. Others are applauding his decision to take a stand on a controversial political issue. We got lots of reaction from 9ers fans at a parts bar in santa clara. I dont think that his views represent the teams views. I think its his own personal view so its not really the appropriate platform for Something Like that. Its his right as an american. You dont have to stand up for national we can do it sometimes and sometimes we dont feel comfortable. We can sit and be quiet. He is not disturbing anybody. He is the latest pro athlete to go public with views on a social issue. The Dallas Cowboys wore special decals on their helmets to honor the citys five officers killed in month. Last month wnba players wore black lives matter matters shirts stating change starts with us. Columnnist chuck has covered sports for 20 years. He joins us this morning. Just the front page has the quote, you know, kaepernick saying this wasnt for me. Right. Do you believe him . That deep down inside this isnt about him . Its interesting. Two years ago we were complaining he never said anything and he was boring. We solved that problem. Thats for sure. Obviously, its his right. Its obviously an important issue. The fact that he picked the National Anthem, he is aware of it, but thats an issue. Because of that, lebron james wore a black lives matter t shirt. This is nothing new in terms of controversy. But the idea of the National Anthem and not standing for the National Anthem and looking at the countrys flag. Yes, its going to be one of those lightning rod moments. He mentioned, i may lose endorsements, may have problems. Its the right of every athlete do that. On a personal level, it may have been career suicide. Didnt muhammed al muhammed ali do this . Yes. And another refused to stand for the National Anthem and he was suspended for a game. That was 20 years ago. Some things have changed. Its extremely emotional do Something Like this. We bring the military in. We bring the Police Officers in. I know he was aware this was going to happen. It obviously is very important to him. But it could have ramifications down the road personally and in terms of the nfl. Some people are calling this a courageous decision. Other people are saying there is no courage involved when you have millions in the bank and no problems in the world. One viewer wrote, let him trade in his Football Jersey for a uniform. Be the change you want to be. A lot of people bringing up his multimillion dollar paycheck. He is in for 11 million whether he makes the team or not. People say why dont you join the police force. He promises there is more to come. What do you expect that to . Be. Maybe a foundation. I dont think we are not having this discussion. I think we are having this discussion. Outhits important i think its important. Is in the vehicle for it . I dont know. It is courageous in the sense that he is putting his career in jeopardy. What about that . What if he doesnt make the team . Do you think other teams will touch him because of this . Thats important. Preseason he was not only auditioning for the 49ers. Teams dont like controversy. Tony la russa, the manager of the as, said the bigger pain in the neck you are, the better talented you better be. Is looking to be a backup quarterback. Well, other teams are going to look at that and say he has a certain skill set, he hasnt played very well. Every day its going to be an interview about this controversy. Do we want to take that on . Even if he didnt do this, there was a chance he may have been cut. , right. What about the effect on the 49ers . They may say, hey, we just cut kaepernick based on his play. They could get as an organization could get a lot of absolutely. This is the lines about that not what its about. Its about what he did in the preseason. Right, right, right. This is the last thing they want. They are trying to rebuild the team. Wonderful success. Frankly, they are facing a real revolt among Ticket Holders who say we pay 20,000, 40,000 for a seat license. Now we are getting a terrible product. And to sit in your seat having paid 60,000 and watch the quarterback sit for the National Anthem is not what the 49ers are hoping see. Why not . Why now . I keep going back to the timing of this. Even in the 18 minutes that he spoke, he talked about how this isnt anything new, suppression. All of a sudden this season he did it. Does it have anything to do with not playing or being a backup right now and there is something deeper going on with himself . I think there is something. I was joking when we start the. But literally he had very little to say. He did not want to speak publicly. He gave the most generic possible answers and the shortest possible answers. Now suddenly he has become a social critic. Well, god bless him. Thats great that he does that. I dont know how that happened or where it happened. I think youre absolutely right. Its a huge transformation for someone who did not, as far as we knew, had any political activism at all and now is suddenly speaking for the people of the united states. Do you think he would have done this at the height of his career . Thats the key. I think if he had done that and he had been joe montana, i think that it would have been, a, impactful, and b, it would not have hurd his career. At this point i am not sure that it is good. This might take away from his personal trying to make the team, distracting himself from doing what needs to be done. He is in danger of being cut. I think its going to have to have some impact on his attempts to make the team. This is i mean, he did a 20 minute interview. Someone pointed out this is monday. The talk shows are just Getting Started nationally. What does Rush Limbaugh say about this . This could have legs nationally. He may be this may be the beginning of Colin Kaepernick giving interviews talking about these things. He better have his talking points down because its so easy to slip up and then those guys will jump on you with both feet. How do you think the reaction is going to be in san diego . Well, its a military town. I would not be surprised to see some boos. Hear some boos. Thats definitely a military town. More kaepernick jerseys being burned perhaps . Exactly. Its drawing at the love reaction this morning. We appreciate your joining the conversation. Our ktvu question. Day is on your screen. How do you feel about Colin Kaepernick choosing to remain seated during the National Anthem . A number of responses. Ill start with walter. He tweeted, quote, Colin Kaepernick has the right to freedom of speech. However, not standing for the National Anthem is wrong. Doesnt stand for oppression. Clement roberts tweeted that the kaepernick fiasco i feel is more because he is not playing than what he is saying. And Amber Gregory says, i think patriotism and love of country are not as simple as standing up for the anthem. He did what he felt was right. She continued on to say i honestly have trouble understanding why people are so upset. He just didnt stand up. Is it really a big deal . We will keep checking or responses through the morning. We will go back to them at 9 30 and read more. Hughes ktvuthe9. We are learning more about the shooting that claimed the life of dwayne wades cousin. 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Narrator it wasnt that long ago. Years of devastating cutbacks to our schools. 30,000 teachers laid off. Class sizes increased. Art and music programs cut. We cant ever go back. Ryan ruelas so vote yes on proposition 55. Reagan duncan prop 55 prevents 4 billion in new cuts to our schools. Letty munozgonzalez simply by maintaining the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians. Ryan ruelas no new education cuts, and no new taxes. Reagan duncan vote yes on 55. Sarah morgan to help our children thrive. Stocks doing well this morning across the board. The dow jones is up by more than 125 points. Nasdaq and s p up strongly as well. Two bay area cities have very important decisions to make when it comes to selecting new police chiefs. Right. Here in oakland the search is just Getting Started. Over in San Francisco the search is wrapping up one phase today. And ktvus brian flores joining us live from San Francisco with more on this story. Brian. Reporter hey, guys. Yeah, you know, both mayors, city mayors want to hear from the public, which is why at least here in San Francisco they are holding at least one Public Meeting scheduled tonight in oakland. That process is just Getting Started. But oakland mayor libby schaaf, she plans to make an announcement sometime later today, as we go to video, about the citys search for a Permanent Police chief. They have been without a chief since june, as you recall, when sean whent resigned. And then two other interim chiefs came and went in a matter of days. City administrator sebrina landrith was appointed interim chief. The dates are expected to be announced possibly later today. She was on mornings on 2 over the weekend. She explained to Claudine Wong where oakland is in the search. We arent going to formally open the search until we have heard from the public. So thats why that is now all set to roll out. But we are still pretty much on time from the original timeline that we talked about when chief wenthe resigned. Reporter now, also happening today San Francisco city officials are holding their final public input meeting on this selection of the citys next police chief. Tonights meeting 6 to 8 at st. Marys cathedral on gough street. This is also the final week that the public can fill out these citys Online Survey about the qualities they would like to see in their next police chief. The Police Commission says it will stop accepting Application Force the position on wednesday and they will begin interviewing candidates in september. While the commission is pretty much keeping their list of applicants secret, it is not a sec rit that current acting chief Toney Chaplin has shown interest. He was gotten support from the mayor, mayor ed lee. We will stay on top of this here on mornings on 2 as well as the coming weeks when the cities select police chiefs. Back to you. Thanks. For more information about the meeting and a link to that Online Survey just head over to our home page at ktvu. Com. For more on some of our other headlines, lets go to dave clark. Here are some of the top stories we are following for you this morning. An Early Morning twoalarm fire in San Francisco near 5th and minna streets lit up the sky 59 00 this morning. Fire crews were called to the fourstory vacant building. Its in a neighbor that has commercial and residential buildings. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No one was hurt. The building is owned by the hurst corporation. It had been under renovation. Obviously, those plans are delayed because that fire has caused damage to the building. Meantime, Memorial Services will be held wednesday in sonoma for the two little girls who died when their family truck crashed last week into the russian river. Fouryearold haley marcus and her sixyearold sister caitlyn were trapped in the trunk when it plunged in the river and sank. Emergency crews tried to save the girls but could not. The girls will be buried at Calvary Cemetery in bodega. Well, reports of a shooting last night at Los Angeles International airport turned out to be a false alarm. Hundreds of people panicked, ran out of the airport after hearing someone inside was shooting. Airport police shut down traffic to the terminal area. No flights were being allowed to land. Police searched through the terminals but did not find anything or anyone with a gun. People inside the airport say it was chaos. We got off the plane and were exiting and saw just a mob, a crowd running towards us, and we immediately started running, went through an emergency exit that was close to a gate, ran down onto the runway, and got behind a catering vehicle. So thats all we could think to do, is just getting safe and getting out of there. Police now say what people thought were gunshots was actually just loud noises. But they are still trying to figure out why those noises came from. Those are just some of your Morning Headlines from our newsroom. Mike, sal, gasia, ill send it back to you. Dave, thank you very much. Coming up next on mornings on 2 the 9, it is a new documentary about Human Trafficking in the bay area. We are joined live with the filmmaker as well as a survivor. Mr. Brady, weve been expecting you. Will you be needing anything else . No. Not a thing. Beautyrest black. Get your beautyrest. A bill now being considered by the state assembly would allow victims of Human Trafficking accused of crimes to wipe the slate clean. It lets Human Trafficki