Old enough to vote. Playing the National Anthem in front of a major league crowd can be rveracking, but tonight students say it was empowering. People get to see what were thinking because everybody has their own opinion. Reporter the oakland yeun fied School District hor band took a knee while playing the anthem at the Oakland Athletics game. There at the age where they dont have a lot of power because they cant vote and theyre just watching whats happening. But theyre also old enough to know whats going on. Reporte President Donald Trump said nfl players should stand for the National Anthem or be fired, referenced colin kaepernick. Students are upset about the pridents rhetoric, the violence i charlotte, and other issues some may consider too mature for children. We want fod s what hes saying is not okay. My kids come home and talk a lot about whats going on in the world and with our current administration, and even my 9yearold son, he has a lot to say. Reporter the band first took a
Cardinals linking arms as the anthem was sung by jordin sparks. The weekend of nfl protests continues into monday. This tweet from President Trump, the tremendous backlash for nfl and its players for disrespect of our country. Tonight is latest protest among professional athletes and their response to being ad admonishedy the president of the united states. Chris christie is live in Center City Philadelphia tonight. Jim, at City Tap House fans were not shy about politics in the sports arena. Many support free speech but others say this is played out. I respect it, but i feel its the wrong play. I would rather my sports not be involving politics. Players and team owners continued to take a knee during monday night football drowning out President Trumps remark about s. O. B. S being taken off of the field, a protest started about Police Brutality against minorities. If my team didnt take a knee, i wouldnt individually do it. That flag means Different Things to different people. Lebron ja
When i have an asthma attack. I feel like a fish with no water. Learn how to prevent your childs next asthma attack. Because even one attack is one too many. Announcer live where you live, this is abc7 news. A major league stage for this east bay marching band. Tonight they took advantage of an as game appearance to call out what they see as social injish. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Ama daetz is on maternity leave. As rookie Bruce Maxwell took a knee. Tonight the oakland unified honor band did the same. Live at the ballpark with more on the message those students delivered tonight. Katie . Reporter dan, some fans were not happy about tonights protest, but students tell me this was their opportunity to be heard because theyre simply not old enough to vote. Playing the National Anthem in front of a major league crowd can be nerveracking, but tonight students say it was empowering. People get to see what were thinking because everybody has their own opinion. Reporter the oakland yeun fi
And we can say good morning to you, everybody, on this tuesday, and at this hour, Hurricane Maria is causing new havoc. More than one week after it started pounding the caribbean. Heres a look at maria. The category 1 storm is lurking a few hundred miles off the carolinas. And maria has left nearly 3 million Puerto Ricans trying to survive. The governor there is begging for more help, warning of a humanitarian crisis. The storm is forcing evacuations along north carolinas outer banks, but the major focus is on the flight of millions in puerto rico. Heres abcs lana zak,. Reporter you can see the destruction inflicted on puerto rico. Houses clutching at the sides of cliffs after mud slides rip the ground from underneath their foundations. The islands governor says it is a humanitarian disaster for all the 3. 4 million u. S. Citizens on the island. The palm trees are down. The trees broke. And at night, you cant feel the air because nothing. Theres no wind. Its horrible. Theres no water,
And we can say good morning to you, everybody, on this tuesday, and at this hour, Hurricane Maria is causing new havoc. More than one week after it started pounding the caribbean. Heres a look at maria. The category 1 storm is lurking a few hundred miles off the carolinas. And maria has left more than 3 million Puerto Ricans trying to survive. The governor there is begging for more help, warning of a humanitarian crisis. Calling it the islands worth ever catastrophe. The storm is forcing evacuations along north carolinas outer banks, but the major focus is on the plight of millions in puerto rico. Heres abcs lana zak,. Reporter from the air, you can see the extraordinary destruction inflicted by Hurricane Maria on puerto rico. Houses clutching at the sides of cliffs after mud slides rip the ground from underneath their foundations. The islands governor says it is a humanitarian disaster for all of the 3. 4 million u. S. Citizens on the island. Its not a neighborhood anymore. All the pa