The new development tonight. Police now probing disturbing allegations against Harvey Weinstein, as more accusers come forward. The Motion Picture academy expelling him. And the stunning statement from his own brother. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. And we begin tonight with a stunning accusation by out of work nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The former star filing a grievance late today against nfl owners, claiming hes the victim of collusion. That owners allegedly worked together against him. His protest fueling a national protest. Heres ron claiborne. Reporter Colin Kaepernick accusing the owners of colluding. Wouldnt you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag, get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now . Out, hes fired. Reporter while players united behind kaepernick, hes been silent and unemployed since last season. The number of players taking a knee has declined each week. But seven 49ers players,
Island still without power. Well look at how much longer residents will have to wait, and how a College Student from pennsylvania is helping to bring aid to the island. Stop me if youve heard this one before. A horse checks into a hotel, and well no joke that actually happened. Well find out why this horse owner tested the limits of the term petfriendly and whether the hotel bed frames are stable enough. Ah, well played. Lots of jokes on this monday, october 16th. Announcer if from abc news, this is world news now. Is it still monkeying around on the bed if its a horse . Wow. Weve got so many of these awesome jokes for you. I can only hope that our two viewers will survive to watch the actual story. All right. Well move on to the news, shall we . Yeah, well get to that. We do have the breaking news from louisiana, that Oil Rig Explosion near new orleans. The rig burning for hours in lake pontchartrain near new orleans clearly visible for miles across that huge lake. So that explosion h
Derailed after alerting pharmaceutical companies about the unusually large shipments of opioids. Tmobile and sprint are planning to announce a merger as they gear up for what could turn into challenging antitrust negotiations with the government. The merger could create the nations thirdlargest mobile business behind verizon and at t. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, october 16th. Good morning to you. We begin this half hour with firefighters finally turning a corner in the battle against californias deadliest wildfires. Fire officials in Northern California say theyve made tremendous progress. With a little help from a shift in the weather. Right now 15 large fires are still burning and even as thousands of residents are allowed to return home, many others remain missing. The death toll has already climbed to at least 40. Abcs linzie janis has more from santa rosa. Reporter flames in every direction. Incinerating this house. Just two blocks from the nearest fire stati
Moron. The new development tonight. Police now probing disturbing allegations against Harvey Weinstein, as more accusers come forward. The Motion Picture academy expelling him. And the stunning statement from his own brother. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. And we begin tonight with a stunning accusation by out of work nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The former star filing a grievance late today against nfl owners, claiming hes the victim of collusion. That owners allegedly worked together against him. Kaepernicks protest has been mimicked by other players, and fueled a National Debate over free speech. Heres ron claiborne. Reporter Colin Kaepernick accusing the team owners of colluding to keep him off the field. He claims the reason, his taking a knee protest during the National Anthem against Police Mistreatment of africanamericans. Wouldnt you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag, get that son of a [ bleep ]