he says at least 10 land owners are being accused by flannery in an illegal scheme to prevent flanneryrom buying their land. there is a lot of moving parts. dan: that is the strangest thing. stephanie: it is bizarre. ama: if you would like to get in touch with the i-team, call this number on your screen or go to abc7news.com/iteam. dan: in antioch, members of the community are reacting to the sudden retirement announcement by the city's police chief. it job and in the fbi investigation and greates -- and racist text messages scandal. the local naacp chapter has a demand for city leaders. >> thank you chief ford for accepting the task that was unseen by many. the ability to work with people who were ready to undermine your leadership for you started is amazing. >> the antioch police chief announced his decision to leave. many community groups are now reflecting on his impact. >> his ability to put system in place to support and heal the community will not go unnoticed. >> the announcement came wednesday evening. the chief declined to be interviewed and did not cite a specific reason for

flannery may have ties to china or other foreign enemies. flannery associate sent a letter to the u.s. department of agriculture. one of the many federal agencies probing the land purchases saying no for in-person of the group holds any significant interest of substantial control over flannery. but concerns like this aren't just happening in california last year, 300 acres of farmland or purchase near the grand forks air force base in north dakota by chinese owned food thing. a deal raising red flags about potential spying after pushback from the local community. the city council ultimately voted to end the project citing national security risks. grand forks residents saying they've heard from people in other parts of the u.s. dealing with similar concerns. heard from people arizona. >> and florida and texas. you know, how are you doing and my advice is saying you have to be a you have to have the courage to step forward. and in green charter township, michigan, an agreement to build an electric vehicle battery plant from chinese owned gotio

to prevent flannery from buying their land. dan: just wild. thanks very much. ama: if you would like to touch with the i-team, call the number on your screen or visit our website. dan: the hollywood strike hits northern california. see who is picketing the headquarters of netflix today. luz: --ama: and a goes from bad to worse. for one east a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision chan

flannery. >> it is a suit designed to force. farmers.awyer up spend tens of thousands of dollars on lawyering. >> and maybe at the end of the day bankrupt themselves. >> companies with ties to china have been ramping up efforts to buy american farmland in recent years. and garamendi says there is valid concerns that flannery's land acquisitions could be tied to our foreign rivals. the fact that they chose to buy all 3 sites >> travis air force base, a media questions about national security. so is this chinese money? we don't know. but we do know that the chinese money was being used in north dakota and we have a very deep suspicion. given the amount of money. given lack of attention values that they simply want to acquire all of this newsnation investigated an out toward a deal with the chinese owned company in grand forks, north dakota >> last year, 300 acres of farmland or purchase near the grand forks air force base by chinese owned fue a deal raising red flags about potential spying after pushback from the local community. the city

flannery may have ties to china or other foreign enemies. flannery associate sent a letter to the u.s. department of agriculture. one of the many federal agencies probing the land purchases saying no for in-person of the group holds any significant interest of substantial control over flannery. but concerns like this aren't just happening in california last year, 300 acres of farmland or purchase near the grand forks air force base in north dakota by chinese owned food thing. a deal raising red flags about potential spying after pushback from the local community. the city council ultimately voted to end the project citing national security risks. grand forks residents saying they've heard from people in other parts of the u.s. dealing with similar concerns. heard from people arizona. >> and florida and texas. you know, how are you doing and my advice is saying you have to be a voice. you have to have the courage to step forward. and in green charter township, michigan, an agreement to build an electric vehicle battery plant from chinese owne

again, if i might , i have requested the wisdom of flannery o'connor and rely on her experience.heba mount the fact that today, the world is going through something like a dark night of the soul. the world, it's an increasingly secular condition, is losing its capacity to sea. to see the presence of god , the stirrings of grace. as well a conversion experiences. >> hold that thought, and we will take a brief break. we wil be back again shortly with our guest, dr. margaret turek to talk about faith, fiction and film. >>> hello and welcome back. we are talking with dr. margaret turek about evangelizing. and that is, not only preaching but -- the christian method, but seeing the christian truth and finding it, in unexpected ways in which to see it. you mentioned flannery o'connor, and her encapsulation of her vocation as a writer was -- >> she had said at one point, the primary gift that she needed as a catholic writer, wa the gift of prophetic vision. noticed that his vision, a capacity to sea. entity prophetically by which she meant, not the capacity to read the future. at the cap

flannery may have ties to china or other foreign enemies. flannery associate sent a letter to the u.s. department of agriculture. one of the many federal agencies probing the land purchases saying no foreign person of the group holds any significant interest of substantial control over flannery. but concerns like this aren't just happening in california last year, 300 acres of farmland or purchase near the grand forks air force base in north dakota by chinese owned food thing. a deal raising red flags about potential spying after pushback from the local community. the city council ultimately voted to end the project citing national security risks. grand forks residents saying they've heard from people in other parts of the u.s. dealing with similar concerns. heard from people arizona. >> and florida and texas. you know, how are you doing and my advice is saying you have to be a you have to have the courage to step forward. and in green charter township, michigan. >> an agreement to build an electric vehicle battery plant from chinese owned g

flannery may have ties to china or other foreign enemies. flannery associate sent a letter to the u.s. department of agriculture. one of the many federal agencies probing the land purchases saying no for in-person of the group holds any significant interest of substantial control over flannery. but concerns like this aren't just happening in california last year, 300 acres of farmland or purchase near the grand forks air force base in north dakota by chinese owned food thing. a deal raising red flags about potential spying after pushback from the local community. the city council ultimately voted to end the project citing national security risks. grand forks residents saying they've heard from people in other parts of the u.s. dealing with similar concerns. heard from people arizona. >> and florida and texas. you know, how are you doing and my advice is saying you have to be a you have to have the courage to step forward. and in green charter township, michigan, an agreement to build an electric vehicle battery plant from chinese owned gotio

stephanie: flannery associates told the i-team no group holds any significant control over the flannerys. congressman smith said that is charmingly nonspecific. if it is determined that this is connected to a foreign adversary, what do you think should happen next? rep. could i think we need to look at options and evaluate. it is going to depend. we have direct investment in this country from a wide variety of different countries. i think we need to get the information and evaluate what theest steps forward are to protect national security while also recognizing that we're going to be doing business with china. we are not going to cut it all off to do we just need to be cautious. stephanie: congressman smith added he's unaware of any specific evidence tying china to this flannery group, but he didn't make it clear we don't have the transparency in place yet to completely rule that out. dan: this is just such a strange story. interesting. i know you will be back at 5:30 with karina to talk about this a little more. stephanie: yes. ama: if you would like to get in touch with steph and the

reporter: flannery associates says no foreign person or group holds any substantial control over flannery. but congressman smith says that is charmingly nonspecific. if it is determined that the purchase of the land is in any way connected to a foreign adversary, what should happen next? >> excellent question. i think we need to look at options and evaluate it. it will depend. we have foreign investment in this country for a wide variety of things. we need to get the information and evaluate next steps to determine national security also recognizing that we are doing business with china. but we need to be cautious. reporter: congressman smith added he is unaware of evidence released so far that ties the flannery group to china, and made it clear we do not have the transparency yet to completely rule it out. dan: it is a mystery. something is going on. thanks. ama: countless pounds of food each day go to waste, but work is being done to make sure that food that is edible is given to those in need. we talk about a law that will have businesses doing their part to build better bay area. repo

control over flannery now or at it is time.gister in delaware. that doesn't mean it is so. >> carley: absolutely issue the land has already been purchased. >> cheryl: and not being used for agriculture. >> carley: wouldn't be surprised if it is china repeat history situation. hillary clinton turning the weather into political attack, responding to post by asking, is it hot enough for you? thank a maga republican or vote them out of office. >> todd: john, let me get this straight, republicans voted against the inflation reduction acts, the earth is hot in 2023. >> carley: the bill passed. >> yeah. it is crazy because blaming republicans for everything be nice way to live honestly. i tried to go to the taylor swift show, it was sold out, people could afford tickets. the last segment, bronny james, if not so much interest in the n.b.a., that wouldn't be a problem, that has to be republican fault. i wrecked my car, that is because i had money to afford a car, good economy. you can go all day with it. >> todd: you connected the dots

flannery is now the largest landowner in solano county. government officials are concerned the group could be masking some foreign owners. the air force is a foreign investment risk review office has been unable to uncover exactly who's behind this group, flannery previously told solano county officials it's made up of american, british and irish investors. more record breaking heat for the fourth day in a row. the average world temperature set a record yesterday. the global average daily temperature climbed to 63.1 degrees. data only goes back to the mid 20th century, but scientists at the woodward climate research center in massachusetts say this is probably the warmest the planet has been in more than 100,000 years. that boggles the mind, isn't it? yes. and it obviously suggests manmade involvement that is creating this, although some may want to dispute that. but it seems to be kind of obvious what's going on here. but when records are being more broken more frequently. right. that is an indication. and the weather is getting more and

flannery told issues -- officials it is made up of american, british, and irish investors. >> presidentiden agreed to send u.s. stocks of cluster munitions to ukraine. the president authorized the weapon after unanimous recommendation from his national security team. part of a new military aid package worth up to 800 million dollars. it is expected to help ukraine's military push back against russian forces along with front lines. human rights groups cite the danger cluster bombs pose to civilians. the president defended the decision, telling abc news ukraine is running out of ammunition. dion: affordable housing. one of california's biggest challenges. the push to get some r if you have heart failure, entrust your heart to entresto. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassiu

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starting in 2018 around 55,000 acres of farmland was purchased near travis air force base by flanneryare, but nobody behind the company has been identified, and there are fears it may be connected to a hostile or power. >>> now to golf, michelle wie sinks west -- maybe that's her married name, i only know her as michelle wie. she made this incredible 31-foot putt on hole 18 during the final round of the women's u.s. open marking her last putt of her professional golf career. [background sounds] >> in the hole! [cheers and applause] >> oh, yeah! will: wie west is ending her historic career on a high note. he broke with numerous records at a young age including being the youngest player to win the u.s. amateur at age 13, and those are your headlines. pete: another thing making us feel old, that she's retiring. i remember when she came on -- carley: you do? pete: yes, of course. a 13-year-old phenom. will: i missed the wedding. pete: i did too. carley: now you know. let's turn to chief meteorologist rick reichmuth for our fox weather forecast. rec rick good morning. can you believe that,

military leaders at the pentagon want to know who's behind that investment group, which calls itself flannerycritical military bases in the western us, a committee of the san francisco board of supervisors is recommending the city change its requirements for new housing developments. now the land use committee says cutting the number of affordable housing units in new developments from 21% to 16% or less could encourage more new developments. delaying or lowering development fees, including those for transportation and city parks, could also make it easier for companies to build new apartments and condominiums. labor leaders say changing the requirements could encourage new construction, which would bring more jobs to the city. and that could also stimulate the local housing market. time now. 607 health care workers at kaiser hospital later today are expected to walk picket lines outside a bay area hospitals. these kaiser employees are protesting what they call unsafe staffing and a crisis in patient care. they have a labor contract that's due to expire september 30th, and the unions represen