On the receiving end of criticism this weekend. He refused to stand for the National Anthem saying he was taking a stand for africanamericans. Mireya villarreal has the story. Reporter Colin Kaepernick is willingly warming the bench. Sitting during the anthem, to protest, a country that oppresses black people and his actions have lit a fire under some football fans including steve carvalleo. Disrespecting the National Anthem. If you dont like our country. Get the hell out. Reporter social media pages are filled posts supporting the black lives matter. In a statement, kaepernick says this is bigger than football. There are body in the strend it was a harrowing flight for 104 passengers and crew aboard a southwest jet. In mid flight one of its engines blew out. Transportation correspondent, kris van cleave is following the investigation. Southwest 3472, cleared to land. Reporter passengers say it started with a loud boom and the smell of smoke. When they looked out their windows they saw
Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. South florida is bracing for possible floods. A system that could become a Tropical Storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. It comes as the miami area is struggling to contain the zika virus spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a bottle cap of water. Omar villafranca is in miami beach with more on the double threat. Omar . Reporter sunbathers flocked in the sun before the storms roll in. The ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain including heavy downpours. Right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip current. On land Health Officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesnt turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the zika virus. Property owners face a 1,000 fine for not getting rid of pools of standing water. Local mosquitoes. 38 of those cases are right here in miami dade county. Elaine . Quijano omar villafran
Airliners are designed to fly safely on one engine, so far no reports of damage on the ground. Elaine, investigators have been on scene this morning and have begun inspecting the aircraft. Southwest says it is not planning fleet checks. Quijano chris, thank you. Two pilots for United Airlines were arrested in scotland saturday moments before their flight to newark, new jersey. They are accused of fueling up on alcohol. Jonathan vigliotti has more from pilots were arrested while the plane was boarding. Police and Airline Officials confirm both pilots were suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. The United Airlines flight they were due to fly had 141 passengers and was scheduled to take off at 9 00 in the morning from Glasgow Airport bound for new jersey. The two men were taken into custody. They are expected to be arraigned in scotland tomorrow. The pilots have not been identified but were told they are 45 and 35 years old. At this point its still unclear who tipped off polic
San francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick is on the receiving end of criticism this weekend. He refused to stand for the National Anthem saying he was taking a stand for africanamericans. Mireya villarreal has the story. Reporter Colin Kaepernick is willingly warming the bench. Sitting during the anthem, to protest, a country that oppresses black people and his actions have lit a fire under some football fans including steve carvalleo. Disrespecting the National Anthem. If you dont like our country. Get the hell out. Reporter social media pages are filled posts supporting the black lives matter. In a statement, kaepernick says this is bigger than football. There are body in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. Kaepernick joins a roster of athletes who have recently spoken out against racism including nba star dwayne wade. The racial profiling has to stop. Reporter and wnba players. We have decided it is important to take a stand and raise our v
Welcome to the overnight news. South florida is bracing for possible floods. A system that could become a Tropical Storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. It comes as the miami area is struggling to containt zika virus. Spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a bottle cap of water. Omar villafra omar. Sun bathers flocked to miami beach to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. The ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain, including heavy downpours. Right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip current. On land, Health Officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesnt turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the virus. Pools of standing water. In florida, 42 people contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of the cases are right here in miamidade county. Elaine . Omar villafranca. Thank you. Chief meteorologist, craig setzer tracking the storms