america this morning. this morning. morning, the president's lawyer speaks out overnight. rudy giuliani says president trump will not be indicted even if special counsel robert mueller finds wrongdoing. this after a new financial disclosure reveals the president reimbursed michael cohen after that stormy daniels payment raising new legal questions. >>a > poibssle massacre foiled as a police officer chases down the suspect during a wild shootout. overnight police identify the teenaged suspect as his mother reveals what may have sparked the violence. the racist rant caught on camera. a customer at a busy restaurant lashes out when he hears the employees speaking spanish. >> i pay for their well pair. i pay for their ability to be here. >> see what happens next.

plus, the golfers who won't let a volcanic eruption stop them from hitting the green. the high school basketball star now under arrest. turns out he's a 25-year-old man. a doctor on board. the u.s. surgeon general answers the call during a medical emergency. and good morning on this thursday. today marks a big day. it's been one year since special counsel robert mueller began his investigation into russian election meddling. >> overnight president trump's lead attorney rudy giuliani called on mueller to wrap things up. giuliani also claims mueller and his team will not indict the president. >> now president trump is facing ethics questions over a newly disclosed payment to his lawyer. abc's janai norman joins us now from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president's financial disclosure report shows he repaid michael cohen thousands of dollars relating to the stormy daniels payment that last month he said he knew nothing about. buried in a footnote on page 45 of his mandatory personal

financial disclosure report confirmation president trump reimbursed his personal attorney and friend michhecol twben >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. >> reporter: the acknowledgement comes just a month after president trump told reporters he didn't know about cohen paying $130,000 in hush money to disclosed in the interest of transparency insisting he wasn't required to do so. but the office of government ethics disagrees. saying the payment first revealed by trump lawyer rudy s revealed by trump lawyer rudy giuliani on fox news was required to be reported. >> funneled through a law firm and the president repaid it. >> oh, i didn't know. he did. >> yep. >> reporter: overnight, giuliani making more headlines. "the new york times" reporting he says special counsel robert mueller's team told the president's lawyers prosecutors don't believe they can indict a sitting president under justice

department guidelines adding mueller should wrap up his probe into russian election meddling. >> it's been a year. he's gotten 1.4 million documents. he's interviewed 28 witnesses and he has nothing which is why he wants to bring the president to an interview. >> reporter: andf giuliani is correct and prosecutors can't charge a sitting president with a crime, then it would likely be left to congress to address any finding of wrongdoing by president trump. kendis, diane. >> janai norman live for us in d.c. thanks, janai. president trump is renewing his calls for stronger immigration laws and hammering the state of california for its so-called sanctuary policies. during a white house roundtable a california sheriff complained those laws make it virtually impossible to crack down on gang members. the president agreed. >> we have people coming into the country or trying to come in, we're stopping a lot of them, but we're taking people out of the country, you wouldn't believe how bad these people are. these aren't people.esare anima. >> the california governor jerry

brown fired back tweeting that trump is quote lying on immigration, lying about crime and lying about the laws of l oo>>tiia. ng massacre foiled by a police sto former student at di xon high school opened fire at a graduation rehearsal but a him down shooting him in the shoulder. nobody else was injured. the suspect's mother saying this morning her son was bullied. >> i just know the kid's been real sad for a long time. he had a lot of kids steal from him, a lot of kids that have known him all his life, his kindness got taken for weakness and he kind of got thrown under the bus because the whole pot thing thing -- excuse me, i'm sorry -- and i just want to leave it at that. >> her son was arrested for marijuana possession exactly a year ago. in the meantime the officer assigned to the school mark dallas, you see him there, is being called a hero. officials say he saved countless lives with his quick action. authorities in southern

california now say a deadly explosion at a day spa may have been targeting the owner. the 48-yeaold woman was killed. investigators saexe thioospl inside a package dropped o a investigators have also searched the victim's home. she and her estranged husband lived togeer and filed for bankruptcy this week. the man described by neighbors as an ex-boyfriend also had his home searched. no arrests have been made. let's turn to overseas right now. we're just about 48 hours from the royal wedding and several new developments to tell you about. reports say elton john will be singing at that wedding. >> that's right but the big question is will meghan markle's father be there? abc's maggie rulli is in windsor, england, with all the details for us. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning. well, right now we have one source confirming that elton john is going to be here which i personally hope he is but we do have some other clues as well. we know he rescheduled two of

previously scheduled for this weekend and has close ties to the royal family. as we keep getting closer to the big day more details like this are coming out and the excitement here just keeps building. three days until the royal i dos and windsor castle's wrapped up in a flurry of wedding activity. from die-hard fans already lining up along the carriage route. >> i'm staying here. ving.ot >> reporter: to the royal kitchen where 30 chefs and assistants are chopping, peeling and prepping for theoues cpltse. >> the couple wanted us to make sure that we used all of the local seasonal produce as much as possible. >> reporter: and the impossibly cute wedding party. the palace announcing that walking down the aisle will be prince george, princess charlotte, the three children of meghan's friend and stylist jessica mulroney along with two daughters of another close friend, benita litt. >> it's really lovely because they'vehosen the children of th. >> a s aorep rte tr:he

few things we don't know. what dress will she wear down the aisle. >> this is like a horse race. >> reporter: who will be walking her. meghan's dad thomas markle was supposed to be there but a week of tabloid drama left many wondering if he'll even make it to london at all. first "the daily mail" reported that he staged photos with the paparazzi then thomas reportedly tells tmz that he had a heart attack last week and had to undergo major heart surgery wednesday. >> questions have certainly been raised about the validity of thomas' claims. of course, theay that d ai sarts actually spotted by paparazzi outside his home. >> reporter: so far the palace has not confirmed if meghan's dad is coming or who is walking her down the aisle instead asking for understanding and respect. in addition to meghan's dad, her estranged half-sister samantha has also been making tabloid headlines all week long. the latest is that tmz reporting samantha was in a car crash while being chased by the paparazzi in florida and broke her ankle. but so far police have not

reported that car crash, only adding to the long list of weird stories coming out about her family leading up to the wedding here this week, but, meanwhile, i want to take you here to windsor where the action is already building, diane and kendis. people have been lined up since yesterday along the carriage route and behind me in this big open field, organizers have s and they tusan sdsay ofeo pdod to be here partying come saturday. i wish the two of you were here with me. diane. >> maggie, we're coming and we're crashing. we heard you perfected your british accent for the occasio >> reporter: it's brilliant. cheers, mates. god. >> reporter: is that good? did i pull it >> we'll end it quickly to try to spare you. maggie rulli live in windsor. unless they kick her out. time at your weather on this thursday morning.

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we're back with stunning photos from hawaii showing golfers enjoying the day as an ash plume rises in the distance from the kilauea volcano. police are now warning some of that ash could blow toward more populated areas including the city of hilo. >> that's a different kind of hazard out there. in the meantime, more small earthquakes are shaking the area damaging roads. a red alert in effect with authorities warning a strong eruption is now imminent. rocks two feet in diameter have already been found in a parking lot near the summit crater. michigan state university is scrambling to find half a billion dollars after agreeing to a major settlement with larry nassar's sexual abuse victims. the school is accused of ignoring complaints about the sports doctor but it's still unclear how it will pay the settlement. school, it's possible to get it from taxpayer dollars and could raise divisie of the victims, rachel lynholdeonaiondeep r eetw disappointed for the miss the opportunity for

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we're back with this dramatic video of a tornado that appeared to come out of nowhere. this is in western germany. a very rare sight there. drivers had nowhere to go. the storm lasted for about 15 minutes but only two injuries were reported. now to that racist rant caught on camera. >> yeah, a man inside a busy new york city restaurant when he lashed out after hearing workers speak spanish and then he took things up with the manager.

>> your staff is speaking spanish to customers when they should be speaking english. every person i listen to, he spoke it, she's speaking it. it's america. >> reporter: this man's racially charged tirade this morning resulting in a lot of backlash. it happened during a busy lunchtime at a restaurant as he threatened to have the workers there deported from what he called his country. >> i pay for their welfare. i pay for their ability to be here. the least they could do is speak english. >> reporter: the woman who shot the video says she was horrified. she gave an interview to our new york station but did not want to be identified. >> i just looked at him and i said you know you're very ignorant. he said, you need to go back to your country. i said, funny, i am standing in my country. i was born and raised here in new york. >> reporter: once the video was posted online, internet sleuths asked for help to identify the man. just hours later someone recognized him from a protest last year yelling at others who were supporting a palestinian activist. ironically the man's professional website claims he speaks spanish fluently and that he's a member of the new york

state bar association. but the bar association disputed that claim saying it found no records of him being a member. and new york's mayor responded saying the city's diversity is its strength. he said more than 200 languages are spoken by new yorkers and they're all welcome. a mariachi band is going to welcome him today at his law firm. >> i really want to see that. rex tillerson is speaking publicly for the first time since being fired by president trump. tillerson told graduates at the virginia military institute that america is facing a crisis of ethics and integrity. he cautioned that even small exaggerations of fact are a problem. when we as people, a free people go wobbly on the truth, even on what may see the most trivial matters, we go wobbly on america. if our leaders seek to conceal the truth or we as people become accepting of alternative realities that are no longer grounded in facts, then we as american citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom.

>> tillerson said if we don't confront the ethics crisis american democracy as we know it is entering its twilight years. a 25-year-old texas man is facing charges. he's accused of pretending to be a high school student so he could play basketball. now, police say sidney portley posed as a 17-year-old freshman. he was voted his high school district's offensive player of the year. detectives say he enrolled by claiming to be a hurricane harvey refugee. and in the nba playoffs, the rockets and warriors are now tied at one game apiece. houston's james harden scored 27 points and the rockets never trailed golden state after the first quarter. houston won the game, 127-105. meanwhile, in hockey the las vegas golden knights beat the jets, 4-2. how is this for no gut, no glory. the texas rangers pitcher known as big sexy used his big stomach to stop a line drive. when asked if he got hurt, bartolo colon joked, i have a big belly so i can handle it. >> yeah, the ball is the one that got bruised by that.

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4:27 on thursday, may 17. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's get to it. hi, mike. >> much quieter morning. let's take a look at live doppler 7. no radar returns, no thunderstorms. clouds vary south of san francisco, oakland and 580 towards livermore. in the north bay it's pretty clear. dress for upper 40s in the north bay, low 50s. we have a 57 in hayward. danville, more lagan hill in th upper 40s. we have a rollover crash on highway 4, ramp to westbound 80.

it's on its roof right now. chp is on the scene. we have road work near pinole valley road. they're scheduled to have lanes close for 30 more minutes. no backup yet. keep an eye on t a live desk update. >> following a deadly hit-and-run in oakland at the live desk. police say one person is dead, another person was taken to the hospital. i want to show you the video we have. it all happened about 3:00 this morning on the corner of 98th and bancroft avenue. you can see it appears at least two vehicles were involved. you also see police there putting up crime scene tape. a white car rolled on its side, wrapped around a pole, the black car with major damage to the front end. police haven't released details about a suspect. i'll let you know when we

information into our live desk. the man suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana and causing a crash that killed three people is due in court.co. 21-year-old dang tran. 35-year-old noelle johnson, christie lima and brooke limas got ejected from their cadillac escalade. the chp says it did not appear they were wearing their seat belts. tran faces charges including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. a south bay teacher accused of sexual harassment will not be fired. the bay area news group reports dominic caserta will remain a sive vicks teacher. he resigned from the santa clara city council and withdrew from the race. he denies the allegations. many parents are unhappy with the school district's decision

to keep him on staff. in response, the district says it's creating a sexual harassment task force. it will educate parents and students about recognizing harassment and how to report it. the t let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. we'll start with mike nicco. >> hi, voitd. the breezes are back. i mean the sea breeze. the areas in yellow, gusting out of the west up to 30 knots, about 35 miles per hour. it starts at 1:00 this afternoon through 9:00 this evening. let's see what it does to your accuweather 12-hour planner. increasing sunshine and temperatures in the upper 50s at the coast, mid to upper 60s at 4:00. by 7:00, mid 50s to 60s. you'll need a coat there. looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza. just a little stackup in the cash lanes on the left-hand side. that is just about it so far this morning. we should have