michael chertoff, janet napolitano, and jeh johnson gathered today at the national september 11th memorial and neseum in new york city. this all ahead of the anniversary of the attacks. they served under presidents george w. bush and barack obama and address the rising challenges facing this current administration. it's been 18 years since 9/11. t're here at this very solemn memorial. hre threat has changed dramatically. we face increasing home-grown threats. what's happened? >> the terrorist threat to our homeland has evolved significantly over the last 18 years from what i refer to as terrorist directed attacks to smaller-scale, terrorist- inspired attacks, inspired either by a terrorist group overseas or by extreme right-

and what janet napolitano is the top threat? you will be surprised. maybe you won't be. [♪] we have a jam-packed hour ahead. we are going right to edward lawrence live at the white house with the latest on the president removing his third national security advisor in as many years. reporter: a lot going on here. that seems to be the norm at the white house. what we know is former national security advisor is not here at the white house. the president says that he fired john bolton last night. john bolton says the two had a conversation last night. but the president left it let's talk about it tomorrow. the president then bolton then sending his resignation letter in the morning. the white house doubling down that bolton was basically fired before he signed this resignation letter. >> the president is entitled to the staff he wants. any after person who works directly for the president of the united states. reporter: bolton disagreed with having the taliban at camp david to negotiate peace. sources close to bolton said they had a heated argument with t

we are deeply honored to have secretaries chertoff, hassan -- janet napolitano, and thank you for your dedicated service to the nation. the decision to hold this public field hearing here in a space defined by the remaining foundational structure of the world trade center at what was 18 years ago this week the epicenter of ground 0 makes today's program especially meaningful. i know many of you toured the museum last night, some for the first time. the events we chronicle here, the lives we remember and the aspirations we embrace for a world free from the scourge of terrorism are inextricably linked to the work of this committee and the topics you will discuss today. here at the 9/11 memorial and museum we testify to the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on american soil and the single greatest loss of rescue personnel in a single event in american history. our exhibitions and programs recount the collective experience of profound shock, unprecedented vulnerability and overwhelming grief caused by the attacks. yet visitors take away more than a cautionary tale to rem

. >>> and uc president janet napolitano says they have made the tough and bittersweet decisions to step down. she has led the ten campus systems since 2013. she said if a statement she worked to stabilize tuition, expand student aid and increase enrollment. now nepal that foe says she will stay on until next august. the nationwide search will begin for her replacement. she said she will return to uc berkeley as the tenure professor at the goldman school of public policy after taking some time off. >>> and now an out of control police car will hit that pedestrian and what witnesses saw today on el camino real. >>> in two minutes, flight delays, cancellations at sfo and the runway projects that will be wrapping up and why it is ahead of schedule. >>> the showers have ended for now with temperatures the warmups. i'll have the details. carol. carol, you have the x1 voice remote. just ask it, "what should i watch"? oh! of course. and she's back. search easily with the xfinity x1 voice remote. do i consider myself a hero? that's not for me to say. that's for you to say. now that's simple, eas

janet napolitano announcing her resignation today at a uc regents meeting in los angeles. she was the first woman to lead the system in 2013. napolitano has been battling a reoccurrence of breast cancer. no word on a possible successor. >>> to the weather now, some of you may have woken up to rain showers on this wednesday. drivers taking the bay bridge had a soggy morning commute. look at that. the skies have some what cleared out as we take a live look from the san jose camera you can still see clouds there. meteorologist mary lee has a look at the conditions for us. mary. >> reporter: that's right, michelle. tracking the cold front that has been bringing scattered light showers to the bay area, and you can really see that line of showers. that is the actual cold front right now and the position of it on high def doppler, still across the bay area. looking at light showers here from the peninsula as well as from the east bay, the trivalley near livermore, pleasanton and light showers there. wet weather from redwood city across the peninsu through saratoga and even now fo

president janet napolitano resigned from her post. she served for seven years and before that at the homeland security department from 2009 to 2012. while at u.c. she faced misappropriation of funding. we'll have more later today on nbc bay area. >>> also testifying at this hour, the california strict admissions will be turned back in its -- if the trump administration gets it way. >> and kris has the reason behind it. >> the president said easing the emissions standards will create with more jobs. let's start with that claim laid out in a tweet at about 8:00 this morning. saying they are revoking the california waiver on admissions to produce far left cars for consumers and making them safer. this will lead to more production because of the pricing and safety advantage. now in a press conference about an hour later, gavin newsom promised to fight for california standards in court. for 50 years the environmental protection agency has granted california waivers allowing the state to set emission standards more strict than the national

he says university of california president janet napolitano has announced that she plans to step down. >>in august of next year an apology on a made the announcement today at a meet board of regents in 2013 she fir the 10 campus university of california system. the pilot on a said in a statement that the decision to step down was tough and bitter sweet, but that the time is right. president trump has named the country's new national security advisor and he's got bay area ties robert o'brien went to cardinal newman high school in santa rosa graduated from u c berkeley law school. o'brien will take over for john bolton who was forced out last week. today fallen 7 california with the president. o'brien spoke about his new job. >>we've got a number of challenges. there's a great team in place with secretary pompeo and dissect asked for news and others i look forward to working with them and working with the president keep america safe. continue to rebuild a our military people i say from a challenges around the world today. >>o'brien is currently serving as special a presidential envoy fo

. >>> uc president janet napolitano is stepping down from her post at the university next august after seven years on the jobs. napolitano says she found her time at uc, gratifying, rewarding. she's most proud of stabilizing tuition and increasing enrollment and improving diversity. napolitano says she intends to take a year-long sabbatical and return to the school of public policy in berkeley where she is a tenure professor. napolitano was the topic of the bay area peoples podcast back in april. search for bay area people in your podcast player. >>> california's gig economy workers could see employment benefits as early as next year. governor newsome signed ab5 today, a controversial bill aimed at giving wage and benefit protection to independent contractors like lyft or uber drivers. the governor calls it an important step to rebuilding the middle class, but companies say the new rules will make it difficult to maintain their existing business models. the law will take effect on january 1, but the lega challenges are expected and possibly a ballot initiative. >>> the federal reserve

. >>> janet napolitano says this will be her last yr as president of the university of california system 2013. she said the time is right for quote, fresh blood to come in to lead the ten-campus system. in a conference call today she highlighted uc's improvements. >> at in-state enrollment, it's been able to increase the number of transfer students and improve the transfer process from our community colleges skblchlts napolitano will take a year's sbatical before beginning her next role. >>> no sabbatical for sandhya patel. >> no. >> not with the weather constantly changing. >> let me show you live doppler 7. clouds right now, but the north bay is seeing a lot of sun, and it's starting to peek out here in san francisco as well. want to take you back in time this morning. if you were out and about and commuting you probably noticed we had a few light showers pass nature. some areas measured and some not at all. and some areas got not much at all. it's going to be mild. 74 degrees in san mateo. 76 in san rafael. 81 in concord. san francisco 68 and half moon bay 65. take advantage of it. yo

michael chertoff, janet napolitano, and jeh johnson gathered today at the national september 11th memorial and museum in new york city. this all ahead of the anniversary of the attacks. they served under presidents george w. bush and barack obama and address the rising challenges facing this current administration. it's been 18 years since 9/11. we're here at this very solemn memorial. the threat has changed dramatically. we face increasing home-grown threats. what's happened? >> the terrorist threat to our homeland has evolved significantly over the past 18 years from what i refer to as terrorist directed attacks to smaller-scale, terrorist-inspired attacks, inspired by a terrorist group overseas or by extreme right-wing violent nationalism. in fact, that type of attack is now outpacing attacks inspired by foreign terrorist organizations. >> secretary johnson, how do you view the agency right now? >> i have to say, i view the agency with a fair amount of despair and dismay. i think our old agency has become overly politicized. it is overwhelmed with the immigration mission, which is itsel

our next secretary is former secretary janet napolitano, the president of the university of california. ho got some great rankings recently in the wall street poll. she served as secretary of the department of home and security from 2009 to 2013. under president barack obama. to serving as secretary, she was attorney general of arizona from 1998 to 2003. u.s. attorney for the district 1997.zona from 1993 to secretary napolitano. ms. napolitano: thank you. i want to thank you for conducting this important field hearing and for inviting me to participate. i am grateful for the work you do on behalf of the american people, and i am honored to be with you this morning here at the national 9/11 memorial and museum. 18 years after the attacks, september 11 remains a somber day in which we mourn and reflect on the nearly 3000 lives lost in the attack on our nation. as we honor the memories of those whose lives were taken on that fateful morning, so, too, we express our gratitude to the first responders, law enforcement, and volunteers, who pulled people from the wreckage of the pentagon, the

mike janet napolitano announced he will step down as you see president next year. she was the first woman to leave the university system when she took over in 2013. she said she is most proud of a sustaining affordability. increasing enrollment, and improving diversity produces said that she improve transparency after facing criticism over her offices financial management. she said she intends to take a year sabbatical then returned to the golden school of public policy in berkeley where she is a tenured professor. our reporter talked with her recently in a wide ranging podcast, you can find it by scrolling down to the bay area people section on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> coming up, three people the thanks to good samaritans.>>> w running things here at levi's stadium? coming up, thmove to take control away from the 49ers. >>> good news for travelers, the work that has caused a huge delays at sfo is going to and sooner than planned. when things will getting back to normal, coming up in a moment. ♪ here i go again on my own ♪ goin' down the only road i've ever kn

. >> janet napolitano announced that she will step down as uc president next year. she was the first woman to lead the university system when she took over in 2013. during her tenure, she worked to reform actual harassment and assault policies, she also led uc to file a lawsuit, challenging the federal government's rollback of the daca program. she faced criticism following a state audit that found issues with her offices financial management. she says she intends to take a year sabbatical and then return to the goldman school of public policy in berkeley where she is a tenured professor. >>> wage and benefit per fractions for right your drivers and other industries, now law. today governor newsom signed the gig economy bill. it makes it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors instead of employees. they are entitled to minimum wage and benefits such as as compensation. newsom called it a step to rebuilding the middle class. despite california's law, the federal government still considers gig workers to be independent contractors. >>> pres

. >>20 right now and university of california president janet napolitano is stepping down she told thef regents she plans to leave in august of next year so this will be her last school year. the helmlmheshe became the first woman to lead the 10 campus university of california system in 2013. she said in a statement, the decision to step down was tough and they're sweet at that the time is right governor newsome reacted to the announcement with this in part saying president napolitano ead the institution through extraordinary times. we are grateful for her tireless work to build a california where are all young people can access the transformative power of higher education. >>still to come on the kron 4 morning news governor gavin newsome signs a major bill into law that will impact uber and lyft drivers across the state and what that might mean for you as a customer. here's a quick live look outside of the bay bridge approach our live camera here at the toll plaza shows it's actually not too bad, or least doesn't seem that way we'll find out for equal with robin she's got an eye on dr

. >>> university california president janet napolitano is resigning.secretary and arizona governor was the first woman to lead the uc system. while an audit found fault with her financial management, napolitano says she is proud of increasing enrollment, stabilizing tuition and forming and reforming sexual assault policy. she will step down in august of next year. >>> out of the classroom and on to the streets, this friday thousands of students around the world, including here in the bay area, will walk out of school and march, all in the name of climate change. a local fifth grade class was denied permission, though, and now the students and teachers are fighting back. anoushah rasta has the story from san francisco. >> hey hey, ho ho! >> reporter: from san francisco to new york, and more than 100 countries around the world, friday, september 20th will be a day of protests for thousands of students demanding that their politicians take more action on climate change. >> our planet's dying. so we kind of need to stand up for it if the adults aren't goin