i'm reid binion reporting. ( mark ) also happening today... president trump is expected to sign an executive order... that will make it easier for religious organizations to become more politically active. right now, the u-s tax code forbids non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates if they wish to remain tax exempt. under the executive order... the i-r-s could refuse to enforce that rule. the white house say president trump will sign the executive order during an event marking the national day of prayer. ( darya ) prince philip, the husband of queen elizabeth the second, will no longer carry out public engagements starting this fall, buckingham palace has announced. prince philip is 95 years old. the prince, who has been at the queen's side for her 65- year reign, will stop accepting invitations for public engagements. the queen, who is 91, has also gradually scaled back her public appearances in recent years. the palace says she will continue to carry out her duties. in the past, prince philip has suffered hear

reid binion explains. president trump: "we won and we're gonna finish it off." president trump -- touting the republican victory on healthcare in the house of representatives.president trump: "and we had no support from the other party." lawmakers on the other side, including senator bernie sanders -- quickly slamming the measure.senator bernie sanders / -i- vermont: "if the bill passed today in the house became law thousands of americans would die."sanders -- also insisting that the bill will not clear its next legislative hurdle.sanders: "let me break the bad news to the president. mr. president, i'm sorry to disappoint you - this bill in its current form is not getting through the senate."whether sanders is right about that or not -- senate republicans do have a significant challenge ahead of them in getting a compromise within their own conference: hoping to use special rules, the g-o-p needs 51 senate votes for passage -- instead of 60.....but with only 52 republicans in the senate -- they can afford very few defections.several g-o-p senators have already v

reid binion has the details.murder suspect: "free speech or die, portland! you got no safe place! this is america! get out if you don't like free speech!"the suspect in last week's fatal stabbing on a portland train......launching into an angry rant in court tuesday.jeremy joseph christian / murder suspect: "you call it terrorism. i call it patriotism. you hear me?! die!"jeremy joseph christian -- arraigned on multiple charges -- including murder... ...for allegedly stabbing two men to death on a portland light rail car friday.the deadly encounter played out after police say christian began yelling racial and religious slurs......at a teenage girl and her friend... who was wearing a hijab. bystanders spoke up in defense of the girls... and a confrontation ensued.destinee mangum, targeted with hate speech: "this white male from the back of us was like 'he's talking to you guys?' and he's like, 'you guys -- you can't disrespect these young ladies like that.'"officials say christian pulled out a knife and attacked t

reid binion has the details. "get the hell out of here." "jesus!"republican congressional candidate greg gianforte -- facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly body slamming a reporter.it happened as the guardian's ben jacobs was asking gianforte about the g-o-p healthcare plan. gianforte: "talk to you about that later."reporter: "yeah, but there's not going to be time."gianforte: "speak with shane, please."gianforte: "i'm sick and tired of you guys." gianforte - heard on audio tape shouting after the alleged body slam.last time you did the same thing, are you with the guardian? yes, and you just broke my glasses you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. get the hell out of here. you'd like me to get out of here and i also would like to call the police gianforte's campaign says jacobs entered the office without permission, shoved a recorder in the candidate's face, and asked badgering questions.a campaign statement read in part quote:"after asking jacobs to lower the recorder, jacobs declined. greg then attempted to grab the phone th

i'm reid binion reporting. ( james ) in san francisco...fers were rescued from the ocean. it happened just after 7:00 last night in the waters off candlestick point. the two men, an instructor and another man were expected to return to land around 5:30. but they were unable to get back to shore after the one of their kites became entangled with a buoy. the other man was able to circle back to the trapped surfer and stayed with him until rescue crews arrived. both are expected to be okay. ( james ) covering california this morning. a woman in sacramento went on a car ramming rampage, mowing down random cars at a gas station. and it's all caught on camera. karma dickerson shows us what happened and spoke to some of the victims. investigators are finally taking a look at the video that many have been glued to for the last 24 hours... thatús according to a clerk at the arco am/pm who says sacramento police picked up the video this morningno matter how many times you see it... itús still jaw dropping to watch a driver plow into car after car sen

reid binion has the "get the hell out of here." "jesus!"ongressional candidate greg gianforte -- facing a charge of misdemeanor assault for allegedly body slamming a reporter.it happened as the guardian's ben jacobs was asking gianforte about the g-o-p healthcare plan. gianforte: "talk to you about that later."reporter: "yeah, but there's not going to be time."gianforte: "speak with shane, please."gianforte: "i'm sick and tired of you guys." gianforte - heard on audio tape shouting after the alleged body slam.last time you did the same thing, are you with the guardian? yes, and you just broke my glasses you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. get the hell out of here. you'd like me to get out of here and i also would like to call the police gianforte's campaign says jacobs entered the office without permission, shoved a recorder in the candidate's face, and asked badgering questions.a campaign statement read in part quote:"after asking jacobs to lower the recorder, jacobs declined. greg then attempted to grab the phone that was pushe

i'm reid binion reporting. (darya) a section of the southern california coast has been closed again for the second time this weekafter at least four sharks were spotted close to shore. government officials in san clemente say the area south of the beach's pier is closed. and closures were ordered in the same area about two weeks ago and last week after two dozen great whites were seen. last week a fisherman hooked a 12-foot shark from a pier and released it. just last month a woman was injured by a 10-foot great white shark at san onofre state beach, which is south of san clemente. (darya) a woman in sacramento goes on a car ramming rampage, mowing down random cars at a gas station. and it's all caught on camera. karma dickerson shows us what happened and spoke to some of the victims. investigators are finally taking a look at the video that many have been glued to for the last 24 hours... thatús according to a clerk at the arco am/pm who says sacramento police picked up the video this morningno matter how many

reed binion reports. >> i made a very stupid comment, he is a racist, he is a bad person. >> reporter: democrat texas nevarez commented on the things that happened on the state capital monday. >> i don't allow people to get away with comments like that. they think nothing is going to happen to them. >> reporter: he says that matt rinaldi called i.c.e. on illegal immigrants speaking out against sanctuary city bills . >> reporter: he said when he told democratic colleagues about his call to i.c.e., he was assaulted by romero. rinaldi said he would shoot in self-defense if necessary. nevarez called him a liar. other democrats called rinaldi out. >> we have to hold politicians accountable who say things. >> reporter: the chaos of the regular season may not be their last day at work. the governor may call them back to work to clear up unfinished business. >> i'll be making an announcement later this week about special session. >> reporter: i'm reed binion reporting. >> and that special session would cover another contentious bill aimed at limiting the public restroom options for transgende

reid binion explains. president trump: "we won and we're gonna finish it off."sident trump -- touting the republican victory on healthcare in the house of representatives.president trump: "and we had no support from the other party." lawmakers on the other side, including senator bernie sanders -- quickly slamming the measure.senator bernie sanders / -i- vermont: "if the bill passed today in the house became law thousands of americans would die."sanders -- also insisting that the bill will not clear its next legislative hurdle.sanders: "let me break the bad news to the president. mr. president, i'm sorry to disappoint you - this bill in its current form is not getting through the senate."whether sanders is right about that or not -- senate republicans do have a significant challenge ahead of them in getting a compromise within their own conference: hoping to use special rules, the g-o-p needs 51 senate votes for passage -- instead of 60.....but with only 52 republicans in the senate -- they can afford very few defections.several g-o-p senators have already voice

reid binion has the latest.a deadly explosion -- rocking an area outside of england's manchester arena monday night......as concertgoers left a show by pop singer ariana grande.inside the venue - there was confusion, a crescendo of screaming, then panic.a flood of terrified concert-goers -- fleeing from the arena... as sirens flooded the air outside.the blast rocked the area just after grande had finished up her show...andy james / concert goer: "it was just horrific." the concert -- attended mostly by young fans - many of them tweens and teenagers.voice of charlotte campbell / mother: "she went to the concert with her friend. spoke to her just before 10:00. and we've not heard anything from her since." terrified parents -- struggling after the attack to learn if their children were among the dead or injured. voice of charlotte campbell / mother: "i don't know how people can do this to innocent children."grande herself -- tweeting quote..."broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words

i'm reid binion reporting. ( darya ) also happening today...esident trump is expected to sign an executive order... that will make it easier for religious organizations to become more politically active. right now, the u-s tax code forbids non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates if they wish to remain tax exempt. under the executive order... the i-r-s could refuse to enforce that rule. the white house say president trump will sign the executive order during an event marking the national day of prayer. ( darya ) streets in san francisco's castro district have reopened after a report of a suspicious package. this is video of the scene around 10 last night. police asked people near castro and market streets to shelter in place. officers cleared the scene about an hour later. police have not said what was in the package. ( darya ) happening tonight... the golden state warriors will take on the utah jazz for game two of their best of 7 series. ( mark ) the dubs were at practice after going up 1-0 in their series agai

reid binion has the latest. a deadly explosion -- rocking an area outside of england's manchester arena monday night......as concertgoers left a show by pop singer ariana grande.inside the venue - there was confusion, a crescendo of screaming, then panic.a flood of terrified concert-goers -- fleeing from the arena... as sirens flooded the air outside.the blast rocked the area just after grande had finished up her show...andy james / concert goer: "it was just horrific." the concert -- attended mostly by young fans - many of them tweens and teenagers.voice of charlotte campbell / mother: "she went to the concert with her friend. spoke to her just before 10:00. and we've not heard anything from her since." terrified parents -- struggling after the attack to learn if their children were among the dead or injured. voice of charlotte campbell / mother: "i don't know how people can do this to innocent children."grande herself -- tweeting quote..."broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have word

i'm reid binion reporting. ( darya ) f-b-i investigators are looking into the role president trump'skushner had with russia. according to the washington post, investigators are looking into a series of meetings held by kushner. kushner is a senior advisor to president trump. officials say he held several meetings after the election with the russian officials. kushner's attorney says he will provide details of his russia meetings to any federal investigation. the white house has not commented on the report. ( darya ) an appeals court has upheld the block on the president's revised travel ban. now the u-s attorney general says the justice department will ask the supreme court to review the case. the fourth circuit court of appeals made the ruling saying it discriminates on the basis of religion. the revised travel ban was announced in march. it would have banned people from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen from entering the u.s. for 90 days and all refugees from entering the country for 120 days. (mark) caltrans is currently dealing with a massive landslide on highway one n

reid binion has the details.. sen.-d- connecticut: "what we have now is really a looming constitutional crisis." democratic senator richard blumenthal......drawing parallels between president trump's firing of f-b-i director james comey...... and the watergate investigation that drove former president richard nixon from office.sen. richard blumenthal / -d- connecticut: "it may well produce impeachment proceedings."some key republicans -- including house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell -- are standing by trump's decision......but others, like senator john mccain, are objecting to comey's firing.sen. john mccain / -r- arizona: "i think he did his job well and i don't think he deserved to be fired."mixed reactions - coming not just from lawmakers......but also from every day americans -- including voters who supported trump in the election.some -- expressing concern over comey's firing.macey kintzle / trump supporter: "he should have let the investigation go through before he made a decision l

reid binion has the story.. gov.- texas: "it was just large swath after large swath of devastation." texas governor greg abbot... ...describing the destruction left by deadly tornadoes that struck his state over the weekend.gov. greg abbott, -r- texas: "in areas that were filled with trees, there were forest, they looked like they've been ripped down as tinker toys, just completely knocked down."the governor -- surveying the devastation from the air......after multiple twisters ripped through an area roughly 60 miles east of dallas saturday....claiming the lives of at least four people ... and sending dozens more to the hospital.deadly weather -- also striking in arkansas...unidentified mos: "well i woke up this morning i was so scared i was having panic attacks."the governor -- declaring a state of emergency amid deadly storms and flooding.high water -- also claiming lives in missouri... gov. eric missouri: "there have been two confirmed fatalities as a result of this storm."governor -- activating the national guard

reid binion reports. a philadelphia judge has ruled that there is probable cause to charge an amtrak engineer in a deadly 20-15 train derailment.the move - a bold reversal of the district attorney's tuesday decision not to file charges.thomas r. kline / attorney: "the district attorney's office has refused, steadfastly, until this order, to even prosecute this man,"an attorney representing families of those killed......underscoring the suffering that he says engineer brandon bostian was responsible for.thomas r. kline / attorney: "caused this mayhem on the rails. caused scores of people horrible, catastrophic bodily injuries." the n-t-s-b investigation found that bostian was distracted by radio conversations about other trains being hit with projectiles.the train's data recorder showed it was traveling at 106 miles per hour around a sharp curve with a speed limit of 50......but the d-a said there was no evidence bostian acted with criminal "intent" or criminal "knowledge."in response -- attorneys filed a

i'm reid binion reporting. ( james ) the white house has also released a statement ... calling north korea a "flagrant menace" after its latest missile test. north korea claims the latest test proves it can put a large nuclear warhead on a missile and strike the mainland united states. at this point -- there is no independent evidence to support those claims. ( james ) questions continue this morning about what caused an emeryville construction site to go up in flames for the second time in less than a year. we broke the story first on kron four news weekend. this is what it looked like saturday morning when the fire ripped through this emeryville construction site which will include 105 apartments and 25 thousand feet of retail space. fire investigators haven't determined a cause. firefighters were still putting out hot spots yesterday and crews have been removing a mountain of debris. investigators are looking at arson. <"i almost don't know what to think other than there's an arsonist that doesn't want this building built and we need to find out who it is and stop th

reid binion reports.strators turned out in droves monday......at may-day events in cities across the nation... and the world.curtis bell / protester: "some bozo was sitting there waiting for us to come around the corner and immediately jumped on me and punched me through the mask."some of the demonstration s -- resulting in clashes between protesters and law enforcement.chief ronnie roberts / olympia, wa: "earlier this evening we had a number of individuals - approximately 75 individuals take to the streets of olympia all dressed in black block." olympia, washington police chief ronnie roberts described monday's unrest in his city as "rioting."chief ronnie roberts / olympia, wa: "we had nine officers that were struck by various objects. we now have nine individuals in custody for felony riot."in neighboring oregon, authorities canceled a march permit after police say "anarchists" started throwing projectiles and molotov cocktails at officers.jason tinsley / resident: "it's a small group out of the larger

reid binion has more on who president trump might pick to replace comey. jeffrey toobin / senior legal analyst: "the fbi is going to answer to the new director."as shock waves rock the political world after the firing of f- b-i director james comey... ...speculation abounds over who will replace him.former new york mayor rudy giuliani would likely be among the president's top choices... ...but giuliani's vocal support for trump during the campaign -- and his and clear partisan preferences -- would make senate confirmation nearly impossible.then there's new jersey governor and former republican presidential candidate chris christie.like giuliani, he previously served as a u-s prosecutor......but also like giuliani, christie has a clear partisan bent.one person who could possibly get bipartisan support -- former new york police commissioner ray kelly......who was mentioned as a possibility for f-b-i director under president bill clinton -- a democrat. another bipartisan possibility is john pistole......who held positions in both democratic and republican adm

reid binion shows us the destruction and has reaction. gov.eg abbott, -r- texas: "it was just large swath after large swath of devastation." texas governor greg abbot... ...describing the destruction left by deadly tornadoes that struck his state over the weekend.gov. greg abbott, -r- texas: "in areas that were filled with trees, there were forest, they looked like they've been ripped down as tinker toys, just completely knocked down."the governor -- surveying the devastation from the air......after multiple twisters ripped through an area roughly 60 miles east of dallas saturday....claiming the lives of at least four people ... and sending dozens more to the hospital.deadly weather -- also striking in arkansas...unidentified mos: "well i woke up this morning i was so scared i was having panic attacks."the governor -- declaring a state of emergency amid deadly storms and flooding.high water -- also claiming lives in missouri... gov. eric greitens, -r- missouri: "there have been two confirmed fatalities as a result of this storm."the state's go

i'm reid binion reporting. ( robin @ landing ) still ahead on the kron four morning news. the jungle is set to welcome actor johnny depp. we'll explain what's happening after the break on the hollywood minute. and here's a live look outside... toll plaza who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin @ landing ) tracking you entertainment headlines this morning. a pirate heads to the jungle, and an actress worries about "sequel pressure." here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. "i was being sarcastic!""oh no! you're supposed to use a sarcastic voice! now i look foolish!""can we put the bickering on hold until after we survive thi

reid binion reports. macron: "merci a vous, de c'es souas!" president elect emmanuel macron -- thanking a jubilant crowd of supporters on the night of his election victory sunday."macron! macron! macron! macron!"the independent centrist... ...defeating his rival, far-right candidate marine le pen in a landslide.in the u-s, there was positive reaction -- from both democrats and republicans.g-o-p senator marco rubio, tweeting in part, quote, "i look forward to working with emmanuel macron to strengthen relations & advance shared values." president trump himself -- writing on twitter, "congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president of france. i look very much forward to working with him!"former president barack obama -- endorsed macron.obama: "i have admired the campaign that emmanuel macron has run. he has stood up for liberal values."other democrats -- offering more pointed ideological undertones in their congratulations for macron... who some have called the anti-donald trump... ...because of macron's pro- europe