big rob as he was known. he was t managing editor of the "capital gazette" and news 4's jackie benson went to th celebration of his life this week. >> an expected crowd o 200 swelled to more than twice that as people gathered at the irvine nature center in owings mills, maryland to remember the life of robhiaasen. family, friends and colleagues described him as a nan with a generous heart who lived and loved deeply and well. >> the concept ofome was so rob. and he would look at me and look at those kids and he'd just go, you're my home. and that's all that matters. >> tears welled up in the eyes of many when daughter samantha spoke. >> big rob, that was my dad. every single time i needed himh he was and he was there with a laugh. >> ben hiaasen read from his father's journal. >> i think about allid my a lot when i'm at work. i called home to make sure everyone was safe. sometimes things --wful things come to my mind and i get so scared. love for children is my definition of true love. >> amonghose who came to

that's all that mattered. >> tears in the eyes of many. >> big rob. that was my dad. every time i needed hi there with a laugh. >> ben read from his father'sur l. >> i think of him a lot when i'm at work. i call homeo make sure everyone is safe. sometimes awful things come to my mind and i get so scared. >> among those who came to respect was mayor gavin buckley who remains visibly angry at the tragedy that claimed five lives at a news publication tightly intertwind with the entire story of the city. >> the worst thing that could ever happen to a community just happened to >> reporter: in response from inquiries in want to make donations, the family listed organizations that included the american civil liberties unions, the chesapeakend foundation planned parenthood. >> we've learned about plans for the other victms. a week fomorrow there will be a service for john mcin a player s itrts at 10:00 at the college park chapel. he worked at the capital gazette sports reporter for more than two decades.> we've learned the capital shooter sent threatening letters the same da

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the reporter was called big rob and was known for having high standards and mentoring younger reporters. >> my world is upside down without you. i'm remembering every memory, all of your humor and of course still feeling all of your love forever so we can get more right side up. >> friends say that he great sense people to wear shorts because he wouldn't want them in suits. he was 59 and he leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> murder charges have been filed now against a man accused of stabbing six children and three adults at a weekend birthday party in boise idaho. timy earl kenner is also facing eight counts of attempted murder. six of the victims were children. a 3-year-old girl has died from her injuries. the injured include two 4-year- old's and children ages six, 8 and 12. he had returned to that apartment complex. he wanted revenge after being kicked out of his apartment. >> time to check in with sal. i know there was on overnight problem that tied things um. hopefully that doesn't have any other effects. >> no. we don't have anything right now. as a matter of fact. pard

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he was called big rob and had high standards for his work, along with mentoring young journalists. >> you but i am remembering every memory, all of your humor, and i am feeling all their love forever. we can get a little bit more right side up. i love you, dad. >> he had a great sense of humor. they told people to wear shorts because he would not want them to wear suits. he was 59 years old and leaves behind a wife and three children. >> sounds like an incredible man. >>> still ahead, firefighters all over california are very busy. coming up, we will look at the wildfire season and tell you why it is having a bigger strain on firefighters than years past. >>> they learn his punishment for pulling a gun on a woman who was delivering food to his home. >>> we have new perspective on the county fire burning in yolo and napa county. brian hickey is covering the story just east of where that fire has burned some 100 square miles. >> reporter: good morning, they are saying there are 70,000 acres burned in only 5% contained. this home is right on the edge of the hills where fire has burned up

along highway one south of big sur rob fladeboe kron4 news kron4 news fladeboe big sur rob fladeboe kron4 news lawrence karnow: it was hot inland again with highs in the 90s and low 100s inland. but cool fog with highs in the 50s and 60s. you can see a few showers and thunderstorms over the sierra on doppler. on the satellite you can see as high pressure will start to weaken. monsoonal clouds will move into california increasing the chance of showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow will be slightly cooler with highs in the 90s inland with partly cloudy skies. there is a slight chance of showers too. it will cool slowly into the weekend. then hot weather will return in the middle of next week. (ken)coming up : a vicious attack on a 72 year old man in the east bay. now the brutal crime has police asking for help to find the suspects. (vicki) suspects.to find the asking for help has police brutal crime (ken)coming up : a vicious attack on a 72 year old man in the east bay. now the brutal crime has police asking for help to find the suspects. (vicki)and next: scary moments on an east bay highway.

he was called big rob. having high standards for his work as well as mentoring young journalists. >> my world is upside down without you. i am remembering every memory, all of your humor, and of course still feeling all of your love forever so that we can get a little more right side up. i love you, dad. >> that is his daughter. friends said he had a great sense of humor. people were told to wear shorts to the memorial because he would not want them in suits. he leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> murder charges have been filed against a man accused of stabbing six children and three adults at a birthday party in boise, idaho. timmy kinner faces charges of murder. a three-year-old girl died from her injuries. the injuries -- the injured included 24-year-olds and other children ages six, eight, and 12. he had returned to the apartment complex seeking revenge after being kicked out. >>> berkeley police are dealing with a string of robberies in north berkeley. they happened along north monterey avenue

this was a very big day for free and fair trade. robo expand the impact this will have on your wallet and your economy. this was one of the biggest victories since he has been in office. >> this is exactly what he hoped for, reducing, leveling the playing field for american exporters and one of the things in this announcement that didn't get much attention was working on reforming the wto. i contended that is the end game. the wto, we need the eu to partner with us to reign in china's bad behavior on trade, cheating on trade subsidies and stealing delightful properties, we couldn't get there alone. we can only get there with the eu. it is important to reduce tariffs and step back from the brink. this is a tremendous step forward. >> this was driving him crazy, why he wanted to be the president, we subsidized european countries and have for 50 years. why do we do that? >> there are manifestations of that. secretary ross made an op-ed last year that showed 20 out of 22 categories of goods the eu had much higher tariffs than the us. that i

he was called big rob and colleagues said he was known for having high standards for his work and mentoring younger reporters. >> my world is up sign down without you but i'm remembering all of your humor and remembering all of your love. i love you dad. >> friends say that he had a great sense of humor. the invite to his memorial service told people to wear shorts because he would not want them in suits. he was 59. he leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> san francisco demonstrators rallied outside the headquarters of ice. they blocked the around the building and blocked sidewalks. they are calling for all undocumented immigrants and families to be released. they also want ice to be destroyed all together. >> we have tried the whole reform thing. we fought to erase a century of policy. even then sheriffs across the state found ways to still work with ice. >> in the past few weeks we have seen similar demonstrations here in the bay area and around the country as people protest the zero tolerance policy that led to families border. >>> we want to check in with sal again. i know you ha

friends and family arehe celebratinge l of rob hiaasen, sometimes called big rob. let's go live to annapolis and news4's tracee wilkins. >> reporter: doreen, this is going to be a long road to recovery for folks in this f community andor people who work in thisilling, 888 bestgate where the shooting as you can see the memorial there is growing. for plenty of folks in order to start this recovery, the need to comehis building. the crime tape is down, and 888 bestgate is open for business after a gunman entered this building killing five "capital gazette" employees lt wednesday. paul gillespie, a was under the desk as shotgun around him. >> i was under my desk thinking i'm going to die i can't believe this is happening >> reporter: accused gunman jarrod ramos planned the killing spree and gillespie tells nbc h ne can't believe he survived it. >> when you see it on tv, you don't think it will happen in your place, but i was thinking i'm going to die. >> i had left 20 minutes before it all happened. >> reporter: doug potash works on the 23rd floor and is among the work

in -- >> i have a feeling that the former president thought it was a big deal. rob be -- page will be missing on capitol hill. is she allowed to just dodge a congressional subpoena? judge andrew napolitano, good morning, judge. >> good morning. rob: there he is. [laughter] rob: first check with steve doocy and see what's coming up in 15 minutes, hey, steve. steve: coming up we are going to, of course, have the president live at the nato summit, things kick off promptly at 7:00 a.m., you will see the president live right here. also congressman diane black republican from tennessee proposing that anybody who enters the country illegally be considered a felon if convicted. we will talk to her about that. sebastian gorka on the nato summit and senator charles grassley from the great state of iowa, he's a republican and we will talk to him a little bit about the president's pick for the supreme court. we have a busy three hours, jillian, rob, kicks off 14 minutes from now. jillian: we will see you then and we will see you in a minute, judge. with my bladder leakage, the

along highway one south of big sur rob fladeboe kron4 news kron4 news (vicki) (vicki) new tonight at 5... the california supreme court has blocked a measure asking voters to split california into three separate states. (grant) our capitol bureau reporter kody liebowitz is here now with the details and what it means to the voter. kody? (kody)the decision came earlier this afternoon from the state supreme courtin sacramento...stopping the secreary of state alex padilla from putting the measure before voters...at least for now.it is already being called proposition nine.. but the state's high court ruled that " "significant questions have been raised regarding the proposition's validity..." adding that "...the potential harm in permitting the harm to remain on the ballot outweighs the potential harm in delaying the proposition to a future election.." the idea to split up the state began as the brainchild of silicon valley venture capitalist tim draper... he believes a three state split would give the current californians better infrastructure and education - while lowering taxes... a mo

robbing. we were the big, dumb, piggy bank. and everybody was robbing us blind. the whole world. the united states had racked up $13 trillion in trade deficits since 1994. think of that. $13 trillion. since china's entry into the world trade organization, another disaster for us, in 2001, that's when china, it was flat lined for decades and decades and exactly with the world trade organization, they shot up and went through the roof. but right now, we're doing a lot better than china and we're doing a lot better than any country on earth. we're rated number one in the world for growth and other elements. number one in the world. did you ever think you were going to hear that again? [cheers and applause] but before, and this is a number that when i say it, even on the campaign i used to say, the fake news is going to kill me on this, if they catch you making a little mistake. i'd say we've lost 60,000 american factories. factory, not people. factly -- factories. 60,000 like this who would even think we have so many? it's impossible. i used to think it was a mistake. then i very sh

robbing. we were the big, dumb, piggy bank. and everybody was robbing us blind. the whole world.nited states had racked up $13 trillion in trade deficits since 1994. think of that. $13 trillion. since china's entry into the world trade organization, another disaster for us, in 2001, that's

big. celebrations there robbed across fronts after a thrilling four two victory over croatia and the final at moscow's at luzhniki stadium. and now we're blind story by donald trump arrives in helsinki but his first summit was lattimer put and. welcome to our to international coming to you live from moscow where the world cup has just come to us thrilling and france is celebrating at second trophy in twenty years and this was the scene in paris after the final whistle. france power to a four two victory over croatia at the luzhniki stadium and the russian capital france manager. has become the third person and football history to win the tournament as both a player and a coach his side down for a post match news conference which didn't go exactly as planned. in english please . shyly. nobody. believes that somebody yes g.t.d. that is somebody that was a bit of a d.v.d. that is obviously all the game side top flight back from croatia who were in their first avatar world cup final here at the key moments and the breakdown of the match from manchester united boss jones and morning. was of the

rob: griff jenkins live with how it is affecting workers here at home. a bigeal. >> reporter: a busy day at the white house as the president welcomes transatlantic allies previewing his agenda on twitter. he is coming to washington to negotiate a deal on trade. the us and eu drop all barriers and subsidies, that would be called free market and fair trade. we are ready but they won't. when the president meets with the european commission's president, the eu says they are ready to discuss mutual tariffs provided the us first select new tariffs on aluminum and steel. in kansas the president was optimistic the new tariffs tactics would pay off in the end. >> our country lost 817 billion with a b dollars on trade. the country 7 ripping us off for decades. it doesn't take a week, it takes longer but we are going to get it done. rob: the administration announced $12 billion in financial aid to farmers hit hard by recent tariffs, he promised they would benefit the most. >> you have to see the trade deals i'm working on, they are disaster. the farmers will be the bigge

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rob says on facebook, it'll only turn a hard left that street, that's funny. mike says it should be on every city, one way out of town, who cares, why make a big deal out of thisll right. rob: we will see what happens. jillian: she went against her own party and decided to throw her support behind ice and here is what happened. that's arizona democratic congressional candidate anne kirk patrick getting booed off the stage. she joins us next. rob: let's check with steve doocy. steve: coming up on "fox & friends", we have white house press secretary sarah sanders, she's going to be joining us along with judicial tom and andy mccarthy and former white house press secretary, look at that, sean spicer, he sat down with exclusive interview with ainsley and got look at first couple of days when he came to pennsylvania avenue. >> we had planned that monday to be our day one and next thing you we are talking about inauguration sizes and have people tear apart my suit. you know, it was definitely baptism by fire. steve: no kidding. what a story he's got. he will be joining us in 3-hour telecast rob and julian starts in 13 minutes. rob: tough job, press secretary. steve:

rob: an exclusive tour of this big ship. >> reporter: happy independence day to you and everyone at homerd the uss monterey, and active-duty missile cruiser. this is the ship that launched 30 tomahawk missiles into syria after bashar al-assad used chemical weapons on his own people, 350 sailors told me they are proud to be americans and be part of world history in the fight for human rights. ♪ >> i'm proud to be an american because of the ideals america stands for, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and everybody is created equal. >> the main reason i'm proud to be american is the opportunity to grow with the country and as a person and being able to do what you want. when you want. >> small-town america, this is our home. anything you find in a small town you will find here, you will find the hospital with a corpsman, a post office, a store where you can buy ships memorabilia, a bag of fritos and a bottle of gatorade, everything you need is here. >> 3 meals a day, 350 sailors on board the ship, a lot of hard work. hey, guys, how are you? and you? thank you. what made you decide

robbing. we were the big dumb piggy bank. everybody was robbing us blind. the whole world. the united states had racked up $13 trillion in trade deficits since 1994. think of that. $13 trillion. since china's entry into the world trade organization, another disaster for us in 2001, that is when china it was flat line for decades and decades and exactly with the world trade organization, they shot up and went through the roof. right now we're doing a lot better than china and we're doing a lot better than any country on earth. we're rated number 1 in the world for growth and other elements. number 1 in the world. did you think you would hear that again? [applause] but before -- this is a number that when i say it even on the campaign trail, i used to say oh, the fake news is going to kill me open this, because if they catch you making a little mistake, i'd say we've lost 60,000 american factories. factories, not people. 60,000 like this. who would think we have so many? is it's possible? i used to think it was a mistake. then i very sheepishly said it, 60%. i went through a

robbing. we were the big, dumb, piggy bank. and everybody was robbing us blind. the whole world.he united states had racked up $13 trillion in trade deficits since 1994. think of that. $13 trillion. since china's entry into the world trade organization, another disaster for us, in 2001, that's when china, it was flat lined for decades and decades and exactly with the world trade organization, they shot up and went through the roof. but right now, we're doing a lot better than china and we're doing a lot better than any country on earth. we're rated number one in the world for growth and other elements. number one in the world. did you ever think you were going to hear that again? [cheering] [applause] but before, and this is a number that when i say it, even on the campaign i used to say, the fake news is going to kill me on this, if they catch you making a little mistake. i'd say we've lost 60,000 american factories. factories, not people. factories. 60,000 like this who would even think we have so many? is it possible? i used to think it was a mistake. then i very sheepishly, i

robbing. we were the big, dumb, piggybank and everybody was robbing us blind, the whole world.ted states had racked up $13 trillion in trade deficits since 1994. think of that, $13 trillion. since china's entry into the world trade organization, another disaster for us in turn, china was flat-lined for decades and decades. with the world trade organization they shot up through the roof. right now we're doing a lot better than china and a lot better than any country in the world. we're rates number one in the world for growth and other element. number one in the world. did you ever think you would hear that again? [applause] but before, this is a number, when i would say it even on the campaign trail, i used to say ah, the fake news will kill me, if they catch you making a little mistake, i would say, we lost 60,000 american factories, factories, not people, factories, 60,000, like this. who would even think we would have so many? is it possible. i used to think it would be mistake. i very sheepishly i said it. 60,000, i went through a speech. i didn't get corrected. then, again

could have been called to the big leagues later this year. rob the ugly, these kids think they are getting a package from amazon but turns out to be a more special delivery. >> daddy! rob: the first -- the girl burst into tears when their dad in virginia returned from deployment four months early. jillian: cheese and red wine, a match made in heaven, red wine and radiation not so much. california red wine made after 2011 could have radioactive particles from the meltdown of the fukushima nuclear plant. the levels are not dangerous. rob: just an advantage in the wine market. the ugly, shack has an underwater shark week. >> there is a shark in the cage. rob: it is shark week. a team of marine biologists getting the 7 foot giant after a shark enters his underwater cage. shack is the official host of discovery channel's shark week. the shark was probably more scared than him then he was of the shark. jillian: i didn't know it was shark week. coming up at 5:00 two white house endorsements in one week but will it be enough to push gubernatorial candida

this is a big deal for trump to be doing this. robr our time limit but we appreciate it. jillian: yes you did, i am in trouble now. 36 minutes after the hour, democrats looking to train students for a life-saving overdose drug, our medical panel on deck next, the pros and cons of the proposal. with a double palm grab. who has the upper hand now? start winning today. book now at lq.com. wlet's do it. ? ♪ come on. this summer, add a new member to the family. at the mercedes-benz summer event. lease the glc300 for $429 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> the soccer team rescued from a flooded cave in thailand will go home today. they are expected to speak up at a news conference about the 18 days they spent in that cave. the water was so murky and dark they can barely see a thing. >> wasn't 100% confident. and flooded his mask and he was a goner. have to be very slow and careful about not banging against rocks. rob: the boys were sedated to keep them from panicking inside the narrow tunnels.

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it is a big when investors are watching. rob: i'm not happy with this next story. let me finish.fill in for rob it is national avocado day. chipotle across the street. jillian: desiree is in the control room. >> it is national avocado day and you can get free, lee. you just have to place your order online or through the apps, use the coupon code avocado. you can get it on your burrito, on the side. we know it is usually extra but today it is free. jillian: you better go get some for us. >> lebron james accusing donald trump of using sports to divide america. >> kind of used sports to divide us, something i can't relate to because i know sports was the first time i was around someone white. jillian: he says sports has never been something that divides people but brings people together. that has been a shared sentiment. you have been fired up over this, john on facebook rights, quote, basketball. >> the brought is way off base, called out trump and his supporters and called trump a racist without providing any proof. lebron is dividing people, not trump. jillian: jackson is the onl

big story. our spotlight is on oil. rob, if you look at brent, a brutal week.elow its 100 day moving average. take a look at what happened. first, you have new trade tariffs from the u.s. on tuesday, the start of the slide down. then you have libya, another leg lower. then you have iran waivers. we may see another bit of wavering coming from the u.s. not as harsh as we thought. the bullish data could not save the oil price. what do you make of what happened? rob: the fundamental question for the second half of the year, is how is the global supply going to be met? we've had this global oil glut that is gone. --have had and undersupplied an undersupplied market for the last 18 months. there is no more excess inventory. we move forward and say, demand is accelerating in the second half of the year globally for oil, and if supply stays the same, we will be undersupplied. that is a bullish fine for oil prices, we think here at tortoise. we are starting to see some of those this week. we see an increase of production and saudi arabia and the u.s. will play a big rol

rob: democrats are promising a big confirmation fight, garrett tenney live in washington with the next in the process, hey, garrett? >> rob and garrett, good -- car, good morning to you. the process is have kavanaugh confirmed before next supreme court term begins. he served in george w. bush white house for 5 years including as white house attorney and spent the past 12 years in powerful dc circuit court of appeals. last night president trump says the resume and strong reputation played a big role in this election. >> judge kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law. throughout legal circles he is considered a judge's judge, universally regarded as one of the finest and sharpest legal minds of our time. very that extensive background provides a a lot of material for democrats and opposition group to use against judge kavanaugh in confirmation hearings, he's expected to face sufficient questions such as boshes, immigration as well as executive authority. last night, we got a preview of how he plans to approach

big story. our spotlight is on oil. rob, if you look at brent, a brutal week. below is 100 day moving average.e a look at what happened. first, you have the new trade tariffs from the u.s. overnight on tuesday which started the slide down. then you have libya removing the force majeure come out another led lower. then you end up having iran waivers, we may see a bit of wavering coming from the u.s., not as harsh as we thought. then, even the bullish data that we got yesterday could not save the oil price. what do you make of what happened? rob: you know, the fundamental question for the second half of the year is, how is the global supply going to be met? we've had this global oil glut that is gone. we've had and undersupplied oil market for the last 18 months, so there is no more excess inventory, let us say. so now, we move forward and say, demand is accelerating in the second half of the year globally for oil, and if supply stays the same, we will continue to be undersupplied. that is a bullish fine i think, dust a bullish sign, i think, for the prices here at tortoise. we see an increase o

big-time era right there. he leaves and utter shame. >> he is taking it good- naturedly, i would say. a guy who could catch things with any size glove, he goes up and above to rob him of the home run. the dodgers win big tonight. do the right fid line by the dodgers right fielder. >> good times. >> thanks for joining us tonight. have a good night. let's see... oh, could, you grab me an extra virgin... i think one's enough for the sacrifice. olive oil, phil. (laughs) come on. that's funny. oh, it's funnier than your freestyle "sandwich rap." girl, you crazy. i'm mad fun to shop with. ♪ trapped in between two whole wheat slices ♪ ♪ pastrami and swiss are my only vices ♪ sweetie, my shoe. come on. jesus. (whispers) god. hello. hi. oh, roadblock. beep beep! (laughs) (chuckles) pardon me. (loud crash) oh! are you okay? actually, not okay. not okay. honey, did you pull from the bottom again? so after hors d'oeuvres, we'll bring everyone in here to share the news. we're having the family over tomorrow night to tell them we're planning on adopting a new baby. yes, and we both agreed to--to go a little more low-kei. (mouthing words) (deniece williams) ♪ let's hear it fo

rob: dee snydedeedesnyder is cop with the big show. >> despite the outrage following the helsinki summitis ready now for round 2. >> very important for these people to talk. and i admire the president for doing that. >> anti-trump hysteria is even worse. >> this president is very happy making himself a client of vladimir putin. >> he is aiding and abetting the enemy. >> this administration has been relentless in its efforts to deter russia from its bad behavior. we inherited a situation where russia was running all

rob hales were watching. security has been such a big concern at this tour de france after an incident saw one rider put out ofhe waste but what we saw earlier on stage 16 was both familiar because we have seen strikes and protests from farmers down the years but also different. of all the thing that geraint thomas would have expected to impede his yellowjersey, he would not have expected pepper spray. they came out on the bus and we re spray. they came out on the bus and were not have expected this. it's nothing new in terms of the farmers, they use the biggest sporting event in our country and that is this would france. fortunately, it was all sorted in the end. they neutralise the race and they were able to continue. geraint thomas made it safely down a treacherous descent, claiming the hopes of england's had yates was contending for a stage but it's about staying safe. completely safe. it was all about the final climb and that descent that he took himself out of the potential for a stage win descent that he took himself out of the potentialfor a stage win in descent that he took himself out of the potentia

big game changer. above the treetops to douse the fire now see how fast they reload... and take off again. plus, a gunman robbing women and children... at an iconic bay area tourist spot. the big clue police have to work with... next. >>> finally tonight, superstar lebron james, the three-time nba champ, returning to his hometown of akron, ohio, for what he called one of the greatest moments of his life, and as you'll see in tonight's "inspiring america," it's all for the kids. >> good morning. >> good morning. welcome. >> kids arrive for the first day of school today in ohio as a new approach to fix an old problem takes center court led by someone who knows their stories more than they could imagine. >> i know exactlwh these 240 kids are going through. i know the streets they walk. i know the trials and tribulations they go through because i've been there. >> which is why nbc superstar lebron james and his foundation are opening this school in akron for at risk third and fourth graders who struggle in school and at home. >> the most important thing we can give them is structure and a sense of they just want som

i took one big thing away from that. robosenstein is standing tough, and remember this, willie, rod rosenstein know what is mueller has already. he is the one person that know what is mueller has already. he shows supreme confidence in every decision he's made. that should scare the president. >> and he stood his ground in that hearing. >> chuck todd, thank you very much. we'll look forward as always to "meet the press" this morning. chuck gets into the supreme court battle with republican senator lindsey graham and democratic senator maria cantwell. >>> our other big story is the dangerous heat wave affecting more than 110 million of you across 22 states. today going to be the hottest day of them all. dylan is tracking it for us. hey, dylan. >> it's already hot out there right now. look at our current temperatures. it's 80 currently in st. louis, 82 in new york city, same in boston, and your feels-like temperatures are already in the mid to upper 80s for a lot of areas in the northeast. so we have excessive heat advisories

rob: we saw this in new york, cortez made the big win and she has run into a couple trip ups. left wing believes in free college, free healthcare for everybody, dramatically expensive things in a country this big when talking 350 million people. just because something works in norway or the baltics doesn't mean it will work here. >> absolutely it won't and it hasn't and if you look at the healthcare system in england that hasn't gone well for them either. the issue is america is the center for innovation, when you look at these industries in europe, without american innovating we wouldn't have the man's from a political question i don't think america is there. if you look at how trump's path to victory in 2016, and if you look at how people in middle america feel they don't want to be taxed at a higher rate to subsidize services for the coasts for hard-working americans. they want to know if free markets overall, and if you look at the economy democrats socializing the economy, 3.8% unemployment i don't think that is going to work. rob: a great point about capitalism and innov

as kron 4's rob fladeboe reports, weed and it's various incarnations are suddenly big business.ou are looking at one of the fastest growing, soon to be among the most lucrative industries in california and beyond. for the third consecutive day, thousands of people are here at the san jose mcenery convention center for the cannabis business summit and expo. what amazes here is how fast the cannabis industry has grown, just six months after recreational cannabis became legal in california. it brings to mind the tech boom of the early 80's says silicon valley cannabis president sean kali-rai.sean kali-rai/silicon valley cannabis alliance virtually overnight, there are cannabis related start-ups with innovative ideas to help eager entrereneurs grow, process and market a range of products from edibles to oils to business plans and financing.chelsea healey/lovebug farms of sonoma "...i'm here to do some research for the sales side, not so much as a grower but it's time for the little man to come up...." still facing some stigma with regard to health claims and obstacles like a threate

rob: a story that might surprise you, left-leaning ninth circuit court issuing a big ruling that backs verdict after a hawaii man protest opened carry handgun shot down twice in 2011, strikes the lower court argument the constitutionally applies to open carry inside your home. the suspension on california's ban on large magazines earlier this month. jillian: new jersey taking a step toward legalizing marijuana. prosecuting most of its cases in september to allow the governor's office to develop more, quote, appropriate guidance. the bill legalizing it will reach the senate by september. jillian: the good, the bad and the ugly. the good, meet the top dog with constant congresswoman liz cheney's boxer named hank, taking home the title of cutest dog, chosen by voters on the website independent. >> this is why an organ woman finds a mountain lion sleeping in her house, the animal taking a catnap, lauren taylor says it probably got through an open door. and mayo flavored ice cream, kiersten tweeting there is mayo ice cream? what else could go wrong? >> a last-ditch attempt to punish rod ros

big-money when they censor conservative voices or anyone is what i see. also, and social media giants should not pay anyone in congress any money to testify before them. rob of hate speech and monitor hate speech and a big push from the left to put anything they don't agree with into that category and it is like being silenced, a tool that has been used in the past by horrible governments to get rid of criticism and getting their own way to force their own agenda. what do you think? >> it is called censorship. and the arbitrator of truth. and dictate what other people say and cannot say. a lot of them on the left. they get millions of views but the flag or something patriotic, if i'm talking about the president of the united states and the amazing job usually they don't like that so that won't be an issue, we have a problem with that. jillian: thank you for joining us, see what happens today. rob: an incredible show last night at 6:00. chris wallace praised from both sides for his 1-on-1 interview with vladimir putin. >> all of us, pretty sure donald trump has plenty. jillian: he did a fantastic job and carly shimkus is here with the reaction that is pour

that one-on-one expected sometime this morning and the 10:00 hour . >> rob: i handful of big topics,ne of them was vladimir putin's boldest move when he annexed part of another country, crimea into his own country. what else do you think we will see topping the agenda? >> that is the $64,000 question. what can president trump day or offer as it relates to crimea? that has to be one of the topics if not the primary topic, and syria. syria will top the topics to be discussed. you mentioned to crimea, the invasion of ukraine. we're going to talk about syria. russian meddling has to be discussed not just because of what happened but what could also happen in 2018 and2020, nuclear proliferation and russia us relations. i would throw that in, the russian nerve agent in the uk will probably, . mister putin expected to press the president on sanctions relief but for that happened the kremlin would have to come up with a deliverable. when you bilateral, no one wants to lose face. everyone wants to go back and say it was worthwhile, it will be difficult to come up with a deliverable to relieve

i'm a big arsenalfan and i spoke to arsene wenger on the phone, rob brydon, it wasjust arsene wengert all these people that really enjoyed watching me and ijust thought, that really enjoyed watching me and i just thought, i'm that really enjoyed watching me and ijust thought, i'm still a fan of them and to receive those texts is really nice. given everything that has happened over the past year with chris froome, bradley wiggins, do you feel that your win is a massive boost for you and also for the team? i think boost for you and also for the team? ithink so, boost for you and also for the team? i think so, it is nice to talk about something good for a change. a bit of a celebration rather than negativity which seems to follow cycling around quite a lot these days. but yes, it is good for myself obviously but i think the team and i think a different winner is always nice even though it is still team sky. i think it has been great. your relationship with chris broome has been —— has been a big talking point, does that help to have that friendship as well? he was going for his fifth to

so the big question is, will the weather conditions worsen for firefighters? rob, are they going to get any relief here? >> in terms of the heat and humidity t doesn't look like that. i can show you underneath the smoke, half the state seeing unhealthy air quality levels due to all that smoke pollution we're seeing including right there at kelseyville into lake county. degrees on the fire lines of the mendocino complex. it's a combination of two fires, ranch fire and river fire. wind speeds starting to pick up out of the northwest. around redding and carr fire, near 100 degrees around redding. humidity levels at 20%. these wind speeds we're watching closely because over the next couple hours, they will be on the increase. in addition to that, red flag warning, tomorrow morning around redding and a heat advisory up for mendocino county through 8:00 tonight. coming up, we'll let you know if we're going to expect any cool k you. we go through the next >>> the powerful message of support for all those affected by the carr fire, the chp posted this photo on facebook an

rob: reduce the poverty rate as you said, so many homeless veterans and the ability, this is a big oneity to drain the va of employees with poor performance, be able to fire people if you're doing a crumby job. >> go figure, right? rob: isn't that frustrating? >> they generally do that in capitalist society, if you're not doing your job, adios. i spent 10 years in military as reserve, i'm very similar with the bureaucracy that can take place versus other careers that you're not performing. we did see performance under dr. shulkin, getting legislation passed and be able to fire people if they're not doing their job. we will be looking at that but then also one of the ones that you pointed out is according to the va, the poverty rate among veterans is rising, the number of veterans on foot stamps is outpacing the number of those who have never been in the military. i think it's sad, we have young men and women who are going out in battlefield with more than rust backs on their back, they are also being waved down with the needs of their families, so again robert wilkie get the nod and ge

really something, a gang of thieves is apparently targeting lululemon stores, big time, 13 stores in the bay area have been robbed in 12 days. the thieves come in and take thousands of dollars of merchandise right in front of people. lyanne melendez is live outside the store in berkeley, which has been hit several times, right? >> reporter: this store has been targeted the most, four times this month. but, of course, they're not the only ones, like you said, and i have the complete list. walnut creek, stanford, santana row in san jose, gilroy and the hillside shopping center in san mateo. police suspect they may all be related. three women were caught on surveillance video stealing thousands of dollars worth of leggings at this lululemon store in berkeley, the fourth time the store has been robbed in the past nine days. they're quick, and they have a getaway car. police don't know why they target this store. >> well, there is easy access to the freeway. but in actuality, i don't know what the reason is, truthfully. >> reporter: lululemon has a policy that once a chief has walk -- other stores have been robbed in

big demand for housing here..."a demand that will remain high, even as affordability may be chasing some buyers away, until the supply of inventory can catch up. in san mateo rob fladeboe kron4news (grant) (grant) another big story tonight... facebook just a catastrophic day on wall street. one of the reasons: executives warned revenue growth would slow as the company focuses on user privacy. take a look at the dramatic drop today... on the right you can see just how much the stock price plunged. facebook shares dropped 19- percent today. that works out to about 119 billion dollars in market value - the biggest single-day loss for any public company in history. according to forbes.... founder mark zuckerberg lost almost 16 billion dollars.... dropping him from fourth to sixth on the list of richest people in the world. company leaders say they're "putting privacy first" after the cambridge analytica scandal triggered a wave scrutiny around the world. (vicki) the califonria supreme court is ruling in favor of starbucks employees. workers must be paid for routine tasks they do off the clock including locking up or setting a store alarm. the ruling this morning w

rob marciano. >> thank you, marciano. we appreciate it. >>> now to the big sports story this morning.ena williams playing in the wimbledon final this morning less than a year after giving birth. she is the last american singles player standing in the tournament. the duchess of cambridge and the duchess of sussex arrived at wimbledon just a short time ago to cheers from the crowd. they're there to watch serena, a new mom, go in search of her 24th grand slam championship. serena, if you'll remember, attended meghan and prince harry's wedding back in may. abc's julia macfarlane is right there at the stadium with more. julia, good morning to you. >> reporter: yes, the flowing and the sun is shining and all eyes at wimbledon are here on centre court because serena williams is within sight of her eighth wimbledon title. now, she's already a legend here but taking back her crown less than a year into mothermood and one year younger than the oldest wimbledon ladies champion will cement her iconic status in history. >> serena, stronger than ever. >> reporter: she's back and ready to remind the