james: it is. and it is also a measure of me being tone deaf that 30 years, i have not been able to get rid of it. david: i am an only child so i don't know what it is like to be in a big family. you were in a family of 11 children? james: 12, originally. david: what was that like? james: two passed away, so we have 10. it was actually very noisy. you, i think, learned a great deal of empathy for others because you are in an environment where something was going bad every day in our household and something was going good. david: what part of australia were you growing up in? james: melbourne. david: melbourne. so when your parents are producing new children regularly, did you ever asked them what was going on? james: i had not quite thought about it in that language. [laughter] james: we did not think of it as a production line. we more thought of, here is nicholas, isn't that great? david: your father had a job where he could afford all those kids easily? james: he was an engineer working for a la

james: it is. and it is also a measure of me being tone deaf that after 30 years, i have not been able to get rid of it. david: i am an only child so i don't know what it is li tbe in a big family. you were in a family of 11 children? james: 12, originally. dad:2 children. what was that like? james: two passed away, so we have 10. it was actually very noisy. you, i think, learned a great deal of empathy for others because you are in an environment where something was going bad erday in our household and something was going good. david: what part of australia were you growing up in? james: melbourne. david: melbourne. so when your parents are producing new children regularly, did you ever ask them what was going on? james: i had not quite thought about it in that language. [laughter] we did not think of it as a production line. we more thought of, here is nicholas, isn't that great? david: your father had a job where he could afford all those kids easily? james: he was an engineer working for a larg

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)light showers or patchy drizzle will remain possible across the central coast through early this morning. breezy onshore flow will persist today along with clearing skies. a more robust warming trend will take place through late week and into the upcoming weekend as high pressure builds along the coast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a severe stomach flu outbreak is making hundreds of kids sick in the south bay.( james ) kron 4's will tran is live from hacienda elementary school in san jose which has been hit hardest by this flu. will. ( will ) a severe stomach flu outbreak has made hundreds of students sick in the south bay. it's impacting 13 schools in santa clara county. at least 245 kids have been sick at some point over the past two weeks. this is video as workers scrub down classrooms at hacienda elementary school. that school is one of the hardest hit... with 88 kids getting sick. crews are spraying a bleach solutio

i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (anny hong): significant cooling trend starts today with gusty onshore winds and a deepening marine layer. cooling trend continues into thursday as a cold front moves into the north bay with a slight chance of showers. breezy and unseasonably cool pattern will persist friday and into the weekend with some moderation by sunday. long range pattern calls for continued below normal temperatures. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james @ bam ) justice for the family of sierra lamar. a guilty verdict for antolin garcia- torres in the murder of the 15 year-old girl back in 2012. we brought you the verdict live on the kron 4 morning news yesterday. lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase in the trial today. kron four's catherine heenan takes us through the emotional moments that played out at the santa clara county courthouse. members of sierra lamar's family crowded into the courtroom.the we

james. >> james: mike emanuel. thanks. millions of americans in the great middle of the country have been battered by an outbreak of springtime tornadoes. residents in the southern plains could face more. will carr is tracking the situation from oklahoma city. >> severe weather once again sweeping across the country with the watches and warnings colliding up the weather map. a week of heavy rain, lightning, and hail. two doesn't tornadoes ripped across the southern plains in oklahoma and six large twisters were caught on camera. >> on the ground! oh, my god, look! >> it developed in rural parts of the state, missing populated cities. with their size and strength, one estimated to be an ef for demonic 4. a direct strike could have been catastrophic. tens and thousands of midwestern residents were without power. tornadoes in wisconsin and oklahoma. >> it sounded like a freight train, like everybody says. >> they covered their kids as a tornado hit their home. >> as soon as the roof lifted off... >> a winter storm blanketed t

james, back to you. (james) coming up.. p-g-and-e is now being named as one of those responsible for the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. everything you need to know about the lawsuit following the deadly blaze. and.. the invesigation into a major fire in emeryville continues. who is being brought in to help with the investigation.(dave) a look at your forecast (dave)scattered clouds to start...clearing with a spike in temps to finish our week. your forecast is next ! and here's a live look outside...san mateo we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... a severe stomach flu outbreak has made hundreds of students sick in the south bay. it's impacting 13 schools in santa clara county. at least 245 kids have been sick at some point over the past two weeks. this is video as workers scrub down classrooms at hacienda elementary school. that school is one of the hardest hit... with 88 kids getting sick. crews are spraying a bleach solution on just about everything in an effort to s

many people respected james comey. so it is unclear at this point why the president is coming out on the attack, especially in light of the fact he was considering the president visiting fbi headquarters today. we know plans are in place for him to go over to the headquarters. they have been making preparations for that at the bureau. but two officials telling us those plans were scrapped because of the timing of this and now the timing of these tweets, the optics of this and the relationship between the president and the fbi seems to continue to erode. the president not doing himself any favors with these tweets. >> how will this be received by the current eastbound membmembe. honesty is an unreasonable expectation. that is a message by the president this morning after the message released by the white house about why the fbi director was fired were proven to be untrue. as a active president with lots of things happen, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with about your sit. maybe we should cancel

i am james james rosen. good night. ♪ ♪ >> it is tuesday may 16th, firing back, the white house shooting down reports that donald trump leaked classified information to russia as the mainstream media starts launching many conspiracy theories. >> they fifth consider him the greatest threat to western civilization since atomic weapons. stumbling around in a rage screaming. someone not to reel them in before they hurt themselves in ways that can't be fixed. >> live in washington with brand-new reaction. >> fox news alert, plane crash or, horrifying images as a private jet crash lands bursting

james comey has shown a lot of m ista kes james comey has shown a lot of mistakes over the last year, certainly, that as you have seen from many of the comments from democrats including senator schumer, that he should be gone. frankly i think it is startling that democrats are not celebrating because they have been calling for it for so long. i think this needs to question limit. back in october, this president was applauding the fbi director when he reopened the investigation into hillary clinton's e—mail. he seems happy with it at that point. what changed? the president's position. he was a candidate, not the president. 0nce you take over leading the department of justice, that's you take over leading the department ofjustice, that's different from being a candidate in a campaign. there's clear distinction between those two things. also, having a letter like the one he received, having that conversation which outlined the atrocities in circumventing the chain of command in the department ofjustice. any person of legal mind and authority knows what a big deal that is, particularly

i am james james rosen. good night. ♪ ♪ >> martha: breaking tonight, we've got a brand-new reaction to this very fast-moving story this evening. "the washington post" reported earlier that the president revealed the quote "highly classified information to russian foreign minister sergey lavrov," and the ambassadors the ambassador kislyak, all names you are familiar with, during this meeting that was photographed by russian photographers during the course of that oval office meeting. now, you have the white house beginning to push back forcefully on all of the desk. good evening, everybody. i am martha maccallum, and this is their top story on monday, may 15th. secretary of state rocks tillerson has issued a statement moments ago. this is what he said. "t

in news...the kron 4 (james) this the kron 4 morning on this (james) (james) (james) this (james) san jose police are searching for two men wanted for stealing a car and running from police. police tried to stop the car on senter road and seven trees boulevard saturday. officers say the two men in the car were also wanted for an earlier robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. when police tried to pull the car over the thieves took off. officers followed the car to the area of bodie court and blossom hill road where the men ran away. police then set up a perimeter... these are pictures of police directing traffic around it. they are still looking for the thieves this morning. ( james ) happening now. police are looking for a man accused of attacking a woman that he met online. the assualt happened on the u-c berkeley campus. it happened wednesday night in the parking lot at the lawrence hall of science. police say the woman met the man on an online dating site then met him in person in berkeley. she says they then drove to the campus parking lot where the man assaulted her inside the

(james)(james) the morning.through out with you check back we will thanks will.( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you the morning. (james) new this morning... police have identified the man accused of trying to start a fire at an east bay denny's. police say 43-year old victor rubio doused several people at a hayward denny's restaurant with gasoline then attempted to light a fire. it happened last week on industrial boulevard. people in the restaurant held the man down before he could start the fire. they held him until police arrived. no one was hurt. he has been charged with 7 counts of assault and one count of child endangerment. ( mark ) a wave of assaults resulted in four people being injured in oakland. a man received scrapes and bruises after being attacked on linden street saturday morning. a man was then attacked on second street later that afternoon. the victim suffered cuts and was taken to the hospital. just a few hours later a woman was taken to the hospital with cuts after someone assaulted her with a knife. that happened on telegraph avenue. just after midni

james comey had served in a high-ranking position. he'd been deputy attorney general in the george w. bush justice department and that was at a time when the george w. bush justice department was implicated in having given legal cover to the bush administration's policy of torturing terrorism suspects. on paper, that makes somebody with a resume like james comey not a likely candidate to be given a big promotion to a high-profile job in any democratic administration, let alone the obama administration. on paper, it didn't much make sense that the obama administration would hire somebody from the george w. bush justice department to come run the fbi. on paper, it didn't make sense. in real life, james comey was able to tell a dramatic story of him standing up to the george w. bush administration when that administration had tried to pressure the justice department on the justice department on a controversial surveillance measure. gave that dramatic testimony in congress and nobody who heard it ever forgot it. so he had that going for h

james. >> james: rich edson, thank you. it's becoming almost a weekly exercise and cement we are again confronted with a north korean missile test, one that could bring the communist regime closer to its goal of attaining a nuclear weapon. lucas tomlinson's live at the pentagon with details on the latest. >> good evening. u.s. officials say the missile splashed down 240 miles from japan after first reaching outer space. it's north korea's third consecutive missile test in three weekends going back to mother's day. yesterday, defense secretary jim mattis says it's not just the missiles he's concerned about. >> the north korean regime has hundreds of artillery cannons and rocket launchers within range of one of the most densely populated cities on earth. the capital of south korea. the bottom line is it would be catastrophic if this turns into combat. >> fox news has learned that a separate test this week and involving surface-to-air missile called the cayenne oh six -- kn06. u.s. officials say a mig fighter jet crashed near

(james) still ahead... warriors star steph curry has fun with reporters at the expense of madison bumgarner. what he said about the giants ace. plus a new obamacare replacement bill gaining some traction among republicans.. we'll show you if it lives up to the president's promises. and next. a battle between san francisco and air b-n-b comes to an end. what they agreed to. after the break. ( james ) here is a look at some of the high temperatures for today... a lot of heat around the bay area. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. a bitter battle over short-term vacation rentals in san francisco has finally come to an end. kron four's spencer blake explains how the city and air b-n-b settled their differences over registration requirements. "it's not just air b-n-b and the city who are glad to have this arrangement finally taken care of. i also spoke with an airbnb host who feels pretty good about it as well."(pkg) "yes, this is the bedroom." peter kwan has been an air b-n- b host in nort

everything james said about james comey's credibility problem is true. i think in the days to come the why is going to be blurred if there is reaction within the fbi if we learn that inside the trump white house this did come from trump and not come up from president trump himself and not a recommendation made on the basis by the deputy attorney general. >> bret: if it was top-down, not bottom up. >> there are indications this might have come from trump. we are going to have to wait and see what happens. there is a lot we don't know tonight, but it's the timing, obviously that's more in question tonight then the why. spewing democrats putting out all kinds of statements. chuck schumer saying "senators need to be seated at something tomorrow morning." >> democrats are united they want a special prosecutor. i think they are going to bang the drum on this for weeks if not months. the republican statements are more interesting for you don't have anyone defending call me. what you do have those questions about the timing. richard burr has questions, senator b

james: he is. he is. yes. charlie: is that good or bad in -- i meanour sense of -- charliejames: i think he's welle -- i know he is well aware of the cost that comes with that. but, you know, he lives in a world that that exist s in. it would be foolish to think that he doesn't. charlie: i often ask athletes, especially, why do you still do it? if they do it beyond a certain time. boxers. i've asked this of sugar ray leonard. why do you do this? he made a lot of money and was successful. he had a group of advisers. he said, charlie, it's what i do. it's what i know. had a conversation with a great friend of mine about that very thing. soas talking about how i was happy to just be able to walk in the park and take a nap. we were talking about that very thing. forward?es one to go and i say to him, perhaps being glib, i have to pay my bills. i will be working until the day i die because i have to pay my bills. charlie: because of the lifestyle i like. james: one must fess up that it isn't just to do that. there

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if there was a sign in retro spect, he never brought up james comey and we never discussed james comey. but there was a clear sense of grievance the president had with how the russia investigation story was still beingdy gusted. he took us into his private dining room there in the west wing and tivoed up the senate hearing and basically gave his color commentary about the parts of the testimony he thought were most important, you know, implying that the witnesses were against him, trying to smear him and making the case once again that that tweet he put out, you know, a month and a half ago, that the president wiretapped him was correct because there was testimony that, you know, names were unmasked and not authorized by the white house that could have included members of his staff. >> you know, doug, as a republican, as a republican strategist, as a former communications guy, you have got sean spicer in the bushes or among the bushes. i like how they had to correct their reporting. aside from that and you've got sara huk by sandering doing the briefing, this white house has completely

(james) this morning on the kron 4 morning news... the search is on for gunmen after a shooting in a quiet san francisco neighborhood we'll have the latest on the investigation. (james) plus. a five alarm fire erupts in the east bay over the weekend... in the same place burst into flames last year. what we're learning this morning. (james) and the warriors are now just 3 wins away from advancing to the n-b-a finals. highlights and reaction from one of the biggest comebacks in basketball history. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us on this monday, may 15. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (anny hong): .more of the same unseasonably cool and breezy conditions expected today through tuesday. isolated showers will be possible on tuesday as a weather disturbance moves across the region. a warming and drying trend will begin on wednesday and continue through late week as high pressure builds along the west coa

(james) plus. a teenager is killed in a car crash on mother's day. we show you her vigil as an east bay community reflects on her life. (james) plus. accusations that president trump shared "highly classified" information with the russians. what we are just learning. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us on this tuesday, may 16. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (anny hong): a weak weather system moving through the region today will maintain unseasonably cool temperatures, breezy conditions and a slight chance of showers. high pressure then builds in through the remainder of the week with temperatures rebounding back to above normal values late in the week and into the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash t

everything james said about james comey's credibility problem is. i think in the days to come the why is going to be blurred if there is reaction within the fbi if we learn that inside the trump white house this did come from trump and not come up from president trump himself and not a recommendation made on the basis by the deputy attorney general. >> bret: if it was top-down, not bottom up. >> there are indications this might have come from trump. we are going to have to wait and see what happens. there is a lot we don't know tonight, but it's the timing, obviously that's more in question tonight then the why. spewing democrats putting out all kinds of statements. chuck schumer saying "senators need to be seated at something tomorrow morning." >> democrats are united they want a special prosecutor. i think they are going to bang the drum on this for weeks if not months. the republican statements are more interesting for you don't have anyone defending call me. what you do have those questions about the timing. richard burr has questions, senator b

under james comey? well, i've had questions nd concerns about some things hat he's said and i always wondered why nothing came of the e-mails, the situation with the one was ever no prosecuted for that. mean, there was confidential, classified information that were in some of the e-mails and approved to ren't have that, had it. kind of shake me some that nothing ever seemed to that.n from host: thanks for the call this morning. rose up next, denver, colorado. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span, call. you for taking my am calling to say that i am orry to see that f.b.i. director james comey has been and the timing of it and the season of it. a parallel to it with the video clip you have been showing where the president director or eted former director now, james comey, with a kiss on the cheek handshake, hand pat on his back. that to president where judasa judas, kissed the lord jesus on the and had the government of him harisees there to take nder arrest and lead to his crucifixion. host: rose,

i trusted james comey. i thought he had made some mistakes last fall but i never called for his resignation. i thought he was a straight shooter. frankly, i'm offended at the president's comments today. this is a continuing pattern of disrespecting the men and women who serve in our intelligence community. i think the president would be better served regardless of his views, supporting the ic rather than continually questioning, repeatedly calling into question the leaders' integrity. >> the president just told lester holt that he was going to fire director comey, whether or not that he had recommendation or not. and he called director comey a sh boat, a grandstander. do you agree with that? you just heard something different. >> i'm not going on speak for senator warner. i put out a statement the night of the director's he firing. i found him to be one of the most ethical, upright, straightforward individuals i've had the opportunity to work. he provided our committee more access to information than any di

director james comey. plus, i sit down with maine senator susan collins to talk about the comey firing and the fate of the republican's health care bill as it makes its way to her side of capitol hill. and, searching for hope in havana. why cancer patients are making the trek to cuba for a promising medication. >> i'm surprised mick's still here. so, i do believe that outside of divine intervention, there's some sort of scientific bato

james. ( james ) the most recent incident happened early sunday morning. police are looking for the person who asaulted a man on the east side of campus. the victim is expected to be ok. police are also looking for the person who tried to break into a residence hall by prying open a window screen. it was actually a student who scared him off. that student told police he heard noises at his window and when he looked out he saw a person holding the window screen. the would be burglar ran off. and over the last month there have also been reports of indecent exposure and assault. students we spoke with say they've noticed anxiety levels going up. ( james ) last week police arrested this man... he charged with prowling on campus. investigators are looking to see if he's behind two indecent exposure incidents last month. also last month, two people were sexually assaulted within minutes of each other. police are stil

james, back to you. (james) still ahead on the kron four morning news. a man is attacked at a busy east bay park, and his attacker remains on the loose. we'll show you where it happened. plus. former panamanian dictator manuel noriega is dead. a look back at his life. and back to work after a long holiday weekend. anny hong has your weather forecast and what you can expect for today. we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... a man remains in the hospital this morning after being shot by an officer in fremont. it happened on mowry avenue yesterday afternoon. police say a man was waving a three-foot long pipe and threatening people. when officers arrived, there was a short foot chase and confrontation with the man before an officer shot him. this is the fourth time this year a fremont police officer has shot someone. two people are dead and six are recovering this morning after a crash in alameda. it happened in the area of park street and lincoln avenue yesterday morning. the crash involved a minivan and

not disputing he mishandle james comey the clinton e-mail investigation. they are questioning the timing and motives and reasoning of why now. we should be clear about all that. with director comey out? where does the investigation stand right now? all decisions about appointing independent counsel to investigate particular cases now rests with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. that's because attorney general jeff sessions a trump campaign surrogate and adviser recused himself on matters related to trump and russia. congress could% a bill create agnew office of independent counsel, as it did in 1978 but it expired in 199. >> is statute was launched a dozen times most famously kenneth starr investigation into president clinton. bill clinton signed a re-authorization of the original law in 1994 with several alleged scandals brewing. >>> if the president is looking to ease concerns about his campaign's ties to russia today's meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov may not help in that capacity. the white house confirming the sit down in the

tweet us, did the white house do the right thing in firing james comey? give us your thoughts, use 5at630. let's get to it. >>> let's bring you up to speed. in may, the fbi was conducting an investigation into the clinton e-mails, he release statements in july saying the fbi will not recommend charges against secretary clinton. days before the presidential election, comey announced newly discovered e-mails from clinton's campaign team relevant to the investigation. of course, on november 8, trump beats clinton in the presidential election and on may 2nd, clinton cites the october e-mail is one of the reasons she lost. day later and one week before fired, comey testified before the senate judiciary committee and defended his revelation on the clinton investigation. on may 9, he was fired. you could say no one saw it coming, apparently james comey he allegedly heard about it while watching it live giving a speech in los angeles >> the white house is defending its decision but reaction from both sides of the aisle has been pretty harsh. joining us to talk ab

everything james said about james comey's credibility problem is true. i think in the days to come the why is going to be blurred if there is reaction within the fbi if we learn that inside the trump white house this did come from trump and not come up from president trump himself and not a recommendation made on the basis by the deputy attorney general. >> bret: if it was top-down, not bottom up. >> there are indications this might have come from trump. we are going to have to wait and see what happens. there is a lot we don't know tonight, but it's the timing, obviously that's more in question tonight then the why. spewing democrats putting out all kinds of statements. chuck schumer saying "senators need to be seated at something tomorrow morning." >> democrats are united they want a special prosecutor. i think they are going to bang the drum on this for weeks if not months. the republican statements are more interesting for you don't have anyone defending call me. what you do have those questions about the timing. richard burr has questions, senator b

she would have immediately fired jam james comey. i'm sure it is the very people that would have been cheering and celebrating comey being dismissed will be the very ones saying hi shouldn't have been. >> i can tell you, we certainly would not hear. i can also tell you that the very people who this morning are cheering the firing of james comey in the trump camp are the very ones who were praising him last fall for his courage and his tenacity. >> why was there urgency to act on it without a replacement lined up? once it was written why was there anner gent si to act on it? >> i think when you receive a report that is so clear and a recommendation by someone like the deputy attorney general you have to clois but to act. there was no reason to sit around and wait and it was time to move forward the deputy director of the fbi will step in as the acting director for the time being and so to pretend like there is pure chaos and no leadership i think is a little bit disengene use. >> there's so much flying around the president's decision

james comey may not have said that three times, james comey may not have requested that dinner. what have you learned? >> let's go back to the tweet to start with if we can look at it one more time. the president said that these were leaks talking about the dinner. a dinner that the president himself has just described. so i think you have to start and first of all say, assuming that mr. comey had talked about the dinner, would that be a leak, the same dinner the president just talked about. that's point one. point two is, all the people that we have talked to about this dinner, and i'll get to the substance in a moment, none of them were james comey. these were all people who had been told about this dinner january right after it happened, by mr. comey. this -- in other words, these were -- we talked to people who had been told about the dinner at the time. we did not hear about any of this from mr. comey himself. all right. having set that aside now, what do they say? they say first of all, despite the fact that the president said in the interview with lester twice that mr. co

the president's firing of james comey. democrats are questioning the president's motive. >> kennedy: the mainstream media getting in their shots as well. one anchor comparing the president to a fifth grader and giving white house officials and some on roles. is there a double standard at work here? >> harris: plus our #oneluckyguy. "outnumbered" on the top of the hour. >> jon: we'll see you then. thanks. >> jenna: a fox news alert. a wildfire going through south georgia today now threatening to jump the state line into florida. more than 140,000 acres burned so far in the fire and only 12% contained. residents are urged to evacuate is about 700 firefighters -- go >> this is the biggest wildfire in the country and the u.s. forest services -- it's also allowing aircraft to come in and drop off flame retardant chemicals, helicopters are scooping up water from the local lakes to dump on the plains. this area is sparsely populated, but that's little comfort to residents who live here, some have chosen to protect their livestock

secondly, james comey is no archibald cox. james comey, what he did, he should have been fired last july for basically usurping his power within the department of justice and making the statements he made with regard to the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. thirdly, i think this whole matter of watergate, people have to understand it wasn't just the break-in to the democratic headquarters. it was a whole series of illegal acts. i mean, no question about it, the matter under investigation here is extremely serious. the idea that a political campaign of somebody running for president is conspireing with a foreign government to undermine his opponent is extremely serious and unprecedenteded. >> it doesn't get much more important to that. >> norm eisen, ambassador, we have a good point here which doesn't have to be mutually exclusive that james comey acted inappropriately during the campaign and that his firing yesterday is extremely suspect. your take on it? >> well, whatever you may think of the campaign conduct and there is

(james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (james) breaking news this morning... two more car fires are reported in the east bay overnight... bringing the total to seven car fires this week. this comes as investigators say they believe it's the work of a serial arsonist. kron four's hermela aregawi has the details. the fire marshall tells me there have been more than 10 vehicles set on fire between those this week. and dating back to 2016. the fires have some things in common leading

how will the firing of james game in sochi on wednesday. how will the firing ofjames comey game in sochi on wednesday. how will the firing of james comey affect us american relations? translation: there will be no effect. your question seems funny for me. we have nothing to do with it. president trump is acting in accordance with his law and the constitution. what about us? why ask? you see, i am about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockeylj about us? why ask? you see, i am about to play hockey. i will be here. i will be watching. thank you very much. and just when you thought it could not get any more surreal... let's speak to laura bicker in washington. add that to the site today of russian diplomats at the state department in the white house in the oval offers a joking about the sacking of the fbi director.m oval offers a joking about the sacking of the fbi director. it gets weird. the optics were not good for the white house. add that to the fa ct the white house. add that

why he fired fbi director james comey. the president calling him a showboat, a grandstander. also tonight, the president says he asked james comey if he was being investigated by the fbi. is that a conflict of interest? and the acting head of the fbi tonight disagreeing with the white house in front of the american people. >>> also breaking developments right now. a 35-hour police standoff, a bystander killed in the cross fire, trying to crawl away. what we have just learned from the screen. >>> the mother's day storm moving in. a possible nor'easter now. already bringing damaging winds tonight. >>> the abc news investigation tonight. cars ig nighting. this one, in a parking lot. others setting homes on fire. brian ross standing by. >>> and the sheriff's department are sharks in the water. >> you are paddle boarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks. >>> good evening, everyone. it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. tonight, president trump explaining why he fired james comey, and getting personal. calling the fired fbi director a showboat and a gr

(james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (dave) a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james @ bam ) our top story this morning... a major development in the investigation into russia's meddling in the u-s election. the justice department has appointed a "special counsel" to oversee the fbi investigation. that man is robert mueller... he is a former fbi director -- who was tapped by president george w. bush. earlier in his career, mueller was the u-s attorney in san francisco. grant lodes has the response from the white house. the investigation into possible collusion between the

james allen thomas? >> but your first name is your middle name. >> timothy james. >> reporter: and a keepsake only a parent would cherish. >> this here i used to give you baths in, believe it or not. both of you almost drowned a couple times. >> reporter: but the old family photos bring up hard feelings for the twins, sent away by their mother. >> your mom looks kind of glamorous in that photo. >> yes, she does. >> and you do look a lot like your mother. >> every time i look at her, i just get frustrated. >> me too. >> and forgive me for saying that. there is some hatred in me, of which i should never have that, but you are kind of mad, you know? >> reporter: it's a terrible way to remember your mother. but their half brother, jame, and his wife in korea say there's another side to the story. >> translator: my mother-in-law thought that allen had left her and the kids because he met someone while he was in vietnam. >> reporter: so why were the children sent to the u.s.? >> translator: it meant huge succe

(james) good morning and thanks for joining us on this wednesday, may 31st. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (anny hong): .seasonably cool, breezy conditions will persist through midweek with a slight chance of showers early this morning as an upper level trough moves inland. a drying and warming trend is expected from thursday into the upcoming weekend. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) breaking news from overnight... police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a man in vallejo. it happened around 9:30 last night on the columbus parkway north of tennessee street. that is where police found 51-year-old earnest howard. police say he was hit in the southbound lane of the columbus parkway and thrown into the northbound lane. the driver left the scene. right now police do not have a description of the car. they are still trying to determine if drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision. ( james @ landing ) a video you

james comey was let go because of his handling of hillary clinton's e-mail case, at this hour there are protests underway across the country. this is sky fox over senator diane feinstein's office in san francisco. we have live team coverage tonight and reaction from california lawmakers. we are in oakland where another protest is taking place, first we go to the nation's capitol and lauren. >> reporter: good evening, the white house is pushing back hard on the idea that former fbi director james comey was let go because of the russia investigation, they are saying that the president lost confidence in a man many on both sides of the political aisle wanted to see gone. >> he was not doing a good job. >> reporter: today president donald trump offered little insight into his decision to fire former fbi director james comey, the optics of sitting next to henny kissinger seemed a strange choice to some considering the comparisons to water gate. >> you will hear calls for a new investigation. >> reporter: the democrats on the senate floor this morning made a plea to ron rosenstein to appoint

james naismith. granddad signature. >> incredible. >> one family's heirloom... >> you think your great-grandfather could ever envision that the game he developed could be what it is today? >> ...goes on one wild ride. >> he starts looking around and thinks, "oh, my goodness. where are the rules?" >> no. >> it's a national treasure with a big price tag. >> you paid more than the emancipation proclamation. >> yeah, well... [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] ♪ >> i'm jamie colby, and today i'm on the road in lawrence, kansas, on my way to the university of kansas home of the jayhawks, one of the most storied teams in all of basketball. now, kansas is actually not where the tale of this strange inheritance begins, but through a turn of events, it does wind up here. >> in 1939, my grandfather, dr. james naismith passed away and left us an artifact that dates back to 1891. >> he was my great-grandfather, and what he left us was the magna carta of basketball. >> naismiths. ja

james comey is out. who should be his replacement and what should we look for in that candidate. >> someone who is a face to america. someone that a lot of american people would recognize. has obviously a high degree of integrity. is from law enforcement. my suggestion is ray kelly, the former police commissioner from new york city. that's a face that america knows. when you are taking a look at the threats we face internally. the threat from terrorism. cartels, gangs, a big city police commissioner like ray kelly would be an excellent choice. there is other good people out there. that's not a bad place to start. steve: pete, why did comey have to go. >> comey had to go. he lost the confidence number one of the political class here in washington. you know, you have been playing some of the hits over the last six, seven, eight months of people on the democrat and republican side of the aisle who said what is this guy doing? he is doing things that an fbi director should not be doing. he has lost the confi

liz: saying to james comey and the fbi downplay it. call it a matter, not a criminal investigation and sounds like mey went along with it. so do you think the president was correct in firing james comey? what did you think of that? >> yes. but let me get back to that. you know, what jim comey should have done in my view that day when he knew there was no grand jury, and he had to know that there was no way president obama or the attorney general was ever going to allow any kind of indictment of hillary clinton. he should have stood up at a press conference and resigned as the director of the fbi. that's what he should have done. but instead, he danced with the devil for months, and that really got him into all of this trouble. and his ego got bigger and bigger, you know? he did some strange things. smart guy lacking in common sense. and did it happen correctly? absolutely it happened correctly. you know, the president was waiting for someone to look into this thing, someone that could look into it. the democrats dragged and dragged, th

clapper on james comey. joining me now is former aide to george w. bush. we have zerlina maxwell. we have rick tyler. let's dive in with you on this one. we heard a lot this week. you know, enough to make your head spin full rotation. the sound bites. what is the reaction you have to the sound we just played together and how unusual the dinner would be between the fbi director and the sitting president, potentially under investigation? >> first of all, fbi directors don't call the white house and ask for dinner and get dinner. that just didn't happen. it would be very unusual when there is an investigation. remember the president doesn't seem to be the target of the investigation. he could be caught up in the russian investigation. it would be unusual and in particular because we learned that trump seemed to have asked comey for some pledge of loyalty to him which comey demured and would not offer that. the circumstances around it seem unusual. now of course, thomas, the tapes which i think is disturbing. wh

calling james comey a showboat. >> very interesting characterization. >> it is. the national security agency. a lot to get to with that lester interview. >>> two government officials in the fbi headquarters says comey's office is cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. it is not a crime scene. that tape was all the bureau had to keep the curious lookers out. >> and presidethe acting direct andrew mccabe. he assured lawmakers the trump administration is not interfering with the bureau's russia investigation. much of mccabe's testimony contra dedicting a number of claims. the latest from manu raju on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. the fbi trying to reassure the senate intelligence committee that the investigation into the trump campaign and contacts that may exist with russian officials is still moving forward despite the stunning firing of fbi director james comey earlier this week. the new acting director of the fbi andrew mccabe testifying before the senate intelligence committee saying there is no interference by the white house

investigation was going or because james comey was not ending that investigation. now in pamela's reporting here confirming the "new york times" story we have evidence that the president did use undue influence based on the wore of james comey and that james comey was so struck by it that it took a moment after this meeting to write it down and record it on paper and show it to others to create not just a paper trail but an account of this meeting, an account of a request coming from the president that really it's hard, i'm not a lawyer, but it's hard not to see how that does not get very close to obstruction of justice. >> jeff zeleny, you saw the statement from the white house, they are denying this "new york times" report but if there are contemporaneous memo from the former fbi director james comey outline the thrust of these conversations that he had with the president in which according to these memos the president asked him to end the michael flynn investigation, that could be very, very disruptive. >> it could indeed, wolf, and, i mean, david axelrod was ta