alejandro villanueva a true soldier and patriot as all americans should. todd chimed in, alejandro villanueva is a player of courage, integrity and a real role model for young athletes. mr. alejandro villanueva is a good example of what it means to be an american and, man among boys whose courage to stand alone is inspiring. expect to see sales of his jersey skyrocket because i saw a lot of people saying they are picking one up to show support. heather: if you're a nascar driver, you better stand. carley: and several nascar owners have cited with the president including nascar team owner richard who said this, anybody that doesn't stand up for the anthem ought to be out of the country period. what got them where they are at, the united states. so donald trump, jr. respond today that message saying, well played nascar, well played, america. vickie said, thank you nascar. i just became a fan. rob and heather, thank you. heather: all right. rob: all right, carley, thank you so much. we do appreciate it. heather: only in america, right, that's why we live here

[singing the national anthem ] >> cheryl: that was pittsburgh steelers lineman, alejandro villanueva, gaining national attention, for the only one on his team to stand outside during the national anthem. this after the team collectively decided not to participate. well now, alejandro villanueva in the last 24 hours has the highest selling gear including jerseys and t-shirts than of any other nfl player right now. that was this morning. a former army ranger who earned a bronze star and served three tours in afghanistan. with me now is double amputee wounded warrior retired staff sergeant johnny joey jones. it's great to have you here tonight. >> good evening thanks for having me on. >> cheryl: i'll looking forward to speaking with you because he beat out new england patriots tom brady for the top spot. as a veteran yourself what do you think of his actions and more importantly are you proud americans are buying his jersey after all of this? >> i am. i'm very proud. i was a fan long before any of this simply because he went to westpoint, served his country and now is in the nfl so he re

but alejandro the nfl. but alejandro villanueva won't see any of that money. coming up-- we will tell you where the money is going instead. between a double murder suspect.. and five s police officers. police stopped eric arnold's truck on september seventh. he was suspected in the death of his girlfriend and her daughter. arnold jumped out and began shooting. officers fired back. during the shootout, shown in 15 dash and body camera angles.. arnold was killed. two officers were wounded, but they're now out of the hospital. right now-- one of the biggest coaches in college basketball is now suspended, amid a federal bribery scandal. hall of fame coach rick pitino is now on unpaid administrative leave from the university of louisville. the exit comes just one day after the school acknowleged the men's basketball program is part of a federal investigation into alleged bribery of recruits. at least ten people, including several division-1 coaches, are now facing federal bribery, fraud, and corruption charges. this is the most recent black eye for louisville. the

when it comes to alejandro villanueva, people see what they see. it happens with o.j. any racial issue in america, we see it along different lines -- >> he says it's not about race. >> look, i think it indicates how through different ethnicities we all see things through different lenses. what i am most concerned about with president trump as a conservative, is i recognize when one is running for office, i get it. you play to those partisan lines. but once you get elected, you represent everybody. and i know we continue to drive this message home over and over again. but i'm so disappointed and embarrassed by the president. because as a conservative, how can i go to other african-americans and say consider the platform of conservatism or any group when the president of the party i belong to constantly, time and time again divides the country? for republicans at some point more have to speak up and say, mr. president, you were elected to do a job. we're not focused on any of the issues that impact people day to day because the president feels its necessary to get in the

villanueva. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these n.f.l. owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, get that son of a [bleeped] off the field right now? out. he's fired. >> reporter: after friday's speech in alabama, some trump supporters fired back. >> i'm pissed off. i'm honest with you. i supported him. calling our players s.o.p .m.s and all that kind of stuff, that's not the men that i know. >> reporter: alejandro villanueva, who stood alone in the "star spangled banner," now leads the n.f.l. in jersey sales. >> mason: demarco, thanks. more reaction to the president now from dean reynolds in chicago. >> reporter: at a popular cafeteria on chicago's predominantly black south side, the president's words were still reverb rating this afternoon. >> i think it's part of his strategy. what he's trying to do is distract people. so here we have this distraction this weekend. the senate is trying the fight about healthcare. we have damage in puerto rico. nothing about those things. >> reporter: technology consultant randolph carnegie. >

just like by friendaal alejandro villanueva, who served with me it is his right to go out on the feelfield and place his hand ons heart. >> robin, you are right, and i respect your service, and you are right abouta alejandro villanueva. but i think for a lot of americans it is not about rights, it is about decorum, for some the flag is our religion, even above god for some. charles: it pains me to see this, there are so many better avenues to make these protests, they should be swelling with pride they are in a country making this much money doing what they love. thank you. >> today major averages ended the day in the red, mostly over rotation out of the winners, a little bit of sabre rattling but there are some winners. i'm going to tell you about a hot sector nobody el is telling you -- nobody else is telling you about, next. and cutting-edge transportation development to connect those ideas to the world. along with urban redevelopment projects worthy of the world's top talent. here and all across new york state, we're building the new new york. to grow your business with us in the south

alejandro villanueva is the top- selling nfl player and merchandise including jerseys, t-shirts and other apparel, a former army ranger that served several tours in afghanistan. >>> the latest cover of sports illustrated focusing on the recent protest against racial inequality including two bay area sports figures. it is not colin kaepernick. they focus on the divided nation and how the sports world is coming together. this includes the warriors guard steph curry and coach steve kerr, and critics say that colin kaepernick belongs on the cover and he made his displeasure known and the instagram by booing. he told reporters yesterday that he thought the cover was terrible and that sports illustrated failed to highlight the real message behind the protests. >>> it is 5:57 am. >>> people are heading back to work after the chaos yesterday on interstate 880. you sought right here on the mornings on 2, and coming up we have more about the police standoff and the deadly shooting. we have what the witnesses said that they saw. >>> the playmates and the civil rights leader, hollywood remembering th

the pittsburgh steelers alejandro villanueva standing, he was an army ranger. went out through the tunnel and stood there and put his hand over his heart for the national anthem. his jersey is now the top selling jersey in the nfl. we should point out. he had a statement this afternoon saying "unfortunately i through my teammates under the bus unintentionally. everything the time i see that picture of me standing by myself, i feel embarrassed. i made my teammates look bad, and that's my fault and my fault only. we as a team trying to figure it out but obviously butchered it." he said he talked to his quarterback ben roethlisberger and said can i go out and see the flag. he said he went out too far. that sounded, he is getting lauded for standing there and holding his hand over his heart. >> he is a sensation. he may not have anticipated how much publicity was going to get. here's a guy, he did three tours of duty in war zones. it's hard to second-guess his choices. on the other hand, teams have internal dynamics. if you are the one guy who stays in the locker r

meanwhile, pittsburgh steeler alejandro villanueva says he was embarrassed standing alone yesterday. villanueva, an army veteran, says he unintentionally separated mself in the moments leading up to the anthem. >> everybo sees an image of me standing by myself. everybody thinks tha the team and the steelers are not behind me, and that's absolutely wrong. 's quite the opposite. they all wouldave -- actually the entire team would have been out there with me. >> villaeva says he will continue standing for the anthem and respects others' right not to do so. abc7 news was at berkeleyoday where a group called united against right wing violence held a rally. this was supposed to be day two of a planned free speech week event. cal officialsold us the university was played by organizers of free speech week that scheduled speakers that had never planned to actually come. now two more right wing speakers say they do intend to speak tomorrow. patriot prayer founder joey gibson and child chapman. an officer in town to assist with the event, had two guns stolen outside the black bear diner. his de

villanueva. his jersey is now the hottest selling item in the nfl, but attention. he said he was standing by himself accidentally. alejandro: every time i see that picture standing by myself, i feel embarrassed because unintentionally i left my teammates behind. it was not me standing for it i never plan to boycott the plan the steelers came up with. i thought there was middle ground where i could be in the tunnel, and afterwards i would not talk to the media, like i do all the time. adrianna: he says as a veteran he does not take offense to players who choose to take a knee. we are following every new development of this story. catch the latest on-air and online at wjla.com. we are keeping a close eye on hurricane maria as the storm edges closer to the u.s.. it is now a category 1, but it did leave behind a path of destruction and death and now to set to brush up thousands have opted to inaccurate. john gonzalez is in ocean city where the water is seen major effects. rough surf, strong recurrenc

. >> reporter: but this image of steelers lineman, alejandro villanueva went viral too. he could be seen just outside the tunnel, his hand over his heart. his jersey selling more than any other in the nfl now. but villanueva clarifying his actions, saying he didn't mean to throw his teammates under the bus. >> to have a response for the national anthem and respect everyone's opinions. >> reporter: when asked about the president's comments about nfl players who protest, the white house stood by his remarks saying that it's always protective f appropriate for the president to defend the flag. >> and jordan sparks is getting a lot of attention. it was what she had written on her hand that had a lot of people talking. it says proverbs 31:8. defend the rights of the poor and the needy. and jordan's father spent nine years in the nfl with the giants and cowboys. >> and jordan who was there from arizona and many said while she sang the anthem loudly, she had a silent message on her hand thaye there. >>> a meeting of gop senators today will decide the fate of the party's latest

the most lasting image could be that of pittsburgh's alejandro villanueva. standing on hess his own during the anthem. he says that was his mistake. >> i've made coach tomlin look bad, and that is my fault, and that is my fault only. i've made my teammates look bad, and that is my fault, my fault only and the steelers look bad. and that is my fault and my fault only. i've made a mistake. and so, you know, i've talked to my teammates about the situation. hopefully they understand it. if they don't, i still have to live with it. >> and steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger said there was no division in the team. on account of what happened. the entire team will be on the sidelines for the national anthem on sunday when the steelers play the ravens in baltimore, but villanueva now has the number one selling jersey in all of the nfl. >> and the controversy was the topic of discussion at yesterday's white house briefing. sarah sanders told cecelia vega that the trump administration respects people's rights. the issue for president trump is respecting the countr

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villanueva a former army ranger and philadelphia eagle who stood outside the tunnel at soldier field his hand over his heart, his team still inside. president trump maintains his comepts has nothing to do with race. >> reporter: groups marched through tail gate supporting players rights to kneel. they were met with support and anger. >> it's their right to have something to say. >> you don't like this country find another one. >> if we're here to protest, whatever we want to protest, you have a freedom to do that. >> i think we should stand for the national anthem, that's what we fight for. >> president trump has tweeted on the topic multiple times including the latest tweet 6:30 p.m. last night. sports fans should never condone players who do not stand for the national anthem or their country. the nfl should change policy. a lot of people were talking about this over the weekend, we'll hear more about this this week. >> no word if an manner airlines plane is heading back to spain yet, it was diverted to philadelphia international airport because of a problem with the landing gear. t

the most lasting image could be that of pittsburgh's alejandro villanueva. standing on hess his own during the anthem. he says that was his mistake. >> i've made coach tomlin look bad, and that is my fault, and that is my fault only. i've made my teammates look bad, and that is my fault, my fault and that is my fault and my fault only. i've made a mistake. and so, you know, i've talked to my teammates about the situation. hopefully they understand it. if they don't, i still have to live with it. >> and steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger said there was no division in the team. on account of what happened. the entire team will be on the sidelines for the national anthem on sunday when the steelers play the ravens in baltimore, but villanueva now has the number one selling jersey in all of the nfl. >> and the controversy was the topic of discussion at yesterday's white house briefing. sarah sanders told cecelia vega that the trump administration respects people's rights. the issue for president trump is respecting the country through symbols like the ameri

that man alejandro villanueva. he served multiple tours of duty in afghanistan. he decided to come out onto the field, stand for the theme in apparent defiance of his head coach. mike tomlin told reporters he was looking for, quote, 100 percent participation and plan for his players to stay in the locker room during the anthem during the controversy. that didn't work. quarterback now has second thoughts about not coming out. in what could be one barometer of why the president feels he has public opinion on his side. the website fanatics tells us more fans have bought t-shirts and jerseys with villanueva on it than any other player in the last 24 hours. so proud of nascar and supporters of fans. they won't put up with disrespecting our country or our flag. they said it loud and clear. however, nascar officials say it supports free expression and dale earnhardt jr. tweeted all americans are granted rights to peaceful protests. those who make peaceful revolution make possible violent revolution inevitable he says quoting jfk. even president's close friends from the

so that was alejandro villanueva of the steelers standing for the national anthem by himself. >> villanueva is an army ranger who served three tours in afghanistan. his jersey is the nfl's best seller since sunday's game. >> but he is now apologizing for the whole thing. he says, a mix-up led to him standing alone and that there is no division between himself and the team. >> meanwhile, a stadium worker in buffalo has quit his job, blaming the players' actions. he worked there for nearly 30 years, but he says he cannot continue to work at a place where, quote, multimillionaires cry that they are being oppressed. >>> and over to baseball now where the cubs may have been dealt a blow to the cardinals in their playoff hoax, but one chicago player has new fans in >> addison russell dove in to grab a foul ball, and he sent a plate of nachos flying and cheese sauce all over his hand, but between innings, russell brought a new plate of nachos to that fan while posing for a selfie. >> not only did he deliver the nachos, but a three-run double. the cubs win 10-2. >> not bad. >> where are our nachos?

with the exception of ex-army ranger alejandro villanueva the steelers didden show at all -- didn't show at all for their national anthem. >> if a guy wants to go about his business and participate in the national anthem, he shouldn't be forced to choose sides. we are not participating today. that is our decision. >> reporter: today president trump turned to twitter urging fans to refuse go to games till players stop disrespecting our flag. [ singing national anthem ] >> reporter: but a lot of fans and coaches objected to the president's tone and message including former jets head coach rex ryan. >> it is appalling me. >> reporter: nfl team owners responded in tweets and sames. owner of the jaguars who donated $1 million to trump's inauguration locked arms with his players during the national anthem. before the game the nfl rushed out a message of its own. >> live, united. uteep. nir: ty bigger than the nfl. the nba ite house after a feud with steph curry and now a major league baseball player decided to take a knee. 2/3 of americans believe president trump is dividing the country. cbs n

meanwhile, pittsburgh steeler alejandro villanueva says he was embarrassed standing alone yesterday. villanueva, an army veteran, says he unintentionally separated himself in the moments leading up to the anthem. ve e>>dybory image of me standing by myself. everybody thinks that the team and the steelers are not behind me, and that's absolutely wrong. it's quite the opposite. they all would have -- actually the entire team would have been out there with me. >> villanueva says he will continue standing for the anthem and respects others' right not to do.so abc7 news was at berkeley today where a group called united against right wing violence held a rally. this was supposed to be day two of a planned free speech week event. cal officials told us the university was played by organizers of free speech week that scheduled speakers that had never planned to actually come. now two more right wing speakers say they do intend to speak tomorrow. patriot prayer founder joey gibson and child chapman. an officer in town to assist with the event, had two guns stolen outside the black bear diner.

meanwhile, pittsburgh steeler alejandro villanueva says he was embarrassed standing alone yesterday. villanueva, an army veteran, says he unintentionally separated himself in the moments leading up to the anthem. >> everybody sees an image of me standing by myself. everybody thinks that the team and the steelers are not behind me, and that's absolutely wrong. it's quite the opposite. they all would have -- actually the entire team would have been out there with me. >> villanueva says he will continue standing for the anthem and respects others' right not to do so. abc7 news was at berkeley today where a group called united against right wing violence held a rally. this was supposed to be day two of a planned free speech week event. cal officials told us the university was played by organizers of free speech week that scheduled speakers that had never planned to actually come. now two more right wing speakers say they do intend to speak tomorrow. patriot prayer founder joey gibson and child chapman. an officer in town to assist with the event, had two guns stolen outside the black bea

alejandro villanueva, an army veteran who was the only steeler to come out of the tunnel for the pregame national anthem, says he's embarrassed for quite unintentionally showed up teammates who stayed behind. he said he knew his team would have stood with him had they known what he planned to do. the steelers' quarterback, ben roethlisberg roethlisberger, said it was a flag or something off the field that kept them from joining their teammate. the jersey has been the highest selling jersey since the game on sunday. we know you have a opinion on the national anthem protests. go to our facebook pang and join the conversation -- facebook page and join the conversation. >>> to a developing story -- it looks as if the republicans' latest effort to repeal obamacare will fall short. maine senator susan collins bead the crucial third gop member to reject the graham-cassidy bill. she joined rand paul and john mccain in announcing that they would vote no, leaving the gop one vote short of the 50 needed to pass. >>> jimmy kimmel thanked senator nature -- senator mccain. >> senator mccain rode in an

look, this is alejandro villanueva, the only steelers player who came out on sunday. he's no longer sure that he did the right thing. >> angie goff joining us now with why he regrets what he did. >> a lot of people still talking about this one. villanueva, by the way, served in the military in afghanistan mentioned, his teammates stayed in the tunnel during the anthem except for him. now he says he should have joined them there. he wanted to stand just outside the tunnel with some teammates. but you can see he was the only player there standing. he says he made his team and his coach look bad, which he did not plan to do. he's not offended by the protests. because they're not about the military or the flag. one thing we should mention, villanueva's jersey was the number one selling item on the nfl shop yesterday. he says, by the way, he will donate all the money he receives from those sales. eun, aaron. >>> all right. interesting turn of events there. angie, thank you. >>> it is all about the details. that was the lesson learned for an accounting professor at anne aru

steelers player alejandro villanueva emerged from the tunnel alone to stand for the anthem. villanueva is a former army ranger who served in afghanistan. as for the redskins -- they lit it up against the raiders during sunday night football. the washington defense picked off raiders quarterback derek carr twice, while kirk cousins threw 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. washington hands the raiders their first loss of the season, in a 27-10 victory. good morning washington. toss to eileen code orange air quality alert today - sunny & warm start to the week - maria gradually weakening; moving north off the east coast - maria brings us clouds midweek; rough surf along the coast - big cool-down by the weekend today: mostly sunny and very warm. highs: 86-90 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: clear to partly cloudy. mild. lows: 64-70 winds: e 5 mph tuesday: mostly cloudy. still warm. highs: 80-84 winds: ne 5-10 mph developing now-- new restrictions for international president trump issues an expanded travel ban. north korea, chad, and venezuela are now on the list of affected countries

villanueva. the army veteran was the only steelers player to walk out of the tunnell..and stand during the national anthem sunday. his jersey is now the hottest selling in all the nfl. but he says he did not mean to be the center of attention himself was actually an accident. villanueva who served three tours in afghanistan says as a veteran he does not take offense to players who choose to take a knee. coming up - tracking hurricane maria- evacuations underway in the outer banks right now. we are live at the beach - plus - he missed the ball but, got a hand full of nachos?! the foul ball everyone is talking about - still ahead. eileen live tease dear suswe get it.ackers, we know it can be a texture thing, and there are lots of brands choose from. but it's time for you to pick up your big spoon and try new hood cottage cheese. it's the brand people have trusted for more than 170 years. a whole world of sweet, and sav