blaine zander is live in washington with the details. blaine. >> reporter: janelle russian president vladimir putin answered some direct question base the investigation here at home. as you might expect he certainly had a lot to say. >> the white house today taking no questions on the ongoing russia investigation. >> we're focused on the president's agenda. >> but in russia a defensive vladimir putin addressing it head on. >> translator: this is a sort of historyia. and the yirtsia never seems to stop. >> speaking at an economic forum moderated by nbc megyn kelly the russian president at times dismissive at times sarcastic. >> >> translator: a three dwrld can such an attack and they present it like this. >> and rid kulg multiple u.s. intelligence findings that russia did meddle in the 2016 u.s. election sfwlt no facts, just umps assumptions, allegations and conclusions. >> it comes as russia is pressuring the u.s. to drop the sanctions imposed under president obama. and as the russia investigation heats up on capitol hill. fired fbi dire

nbc's blaine alexander is live in washington with this new push, blaine? >> reporter: janelle, talking with republicans on capitol hill, they are confident they will get this done. the only questions are when it will happen, what it will look like and whether it involves democrats. americans now taking their health care frustration straight to their senators. on capitol hill and back home. today republicans going back to the drawing board. >> we know that we cannot afford to delay on this issue. >> reporter: not enough gop support for version one, so senators now scrambling to write a more appealing bill by friday. >> will it work entirely different from what is already on the table? >> at the causal observer, it won't look different. there might be tweaks but they might look at slowing the rollout of medicaid changes. >> reporter: gop leaders trying to win over moderates and conservatives and can only afford to lose two votes. president trump today celebrating the world champion chicago cubs predicting a health care home run. >> we could have a big surpri

good evening, blaine. >> well janelle good are good evening to you. remember this news conference was a joint news conference with the roman yan president upon a different topics but the headlines turned out to be comey and the tapes. james comey headline grabbing testimony giving way to a tidal waive of reaction, most notably pr the who fired him. >> no inclusion, no ob obstruction he is a leaker. >> president trump claiming total vindication after comey's testimony. >> we were very, very happy and, frankly, james comey confirmed alt of what i said. and some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> from republicans, outrage at come's admission that he had a friend share memos about his interactions with the president to the press. now, prompting the president's personal attorney to file a leak complaint against comey. the question were those memos classified. >> this is not some diry. this strikes me as fbi documents he wrote them on an fisher ut computer. >> leak is the wrong term fodness. what jim comey provided to a friend was a recollecti

nbc blaine alexander joins from us the white house with more. good evening, blaine. >> reporter: so janelle go ahead teeng what's interesting about in is according to the justice department it was actually jeff sessions who requested the open testimony. he said he wants to speak publicly tomorrow because he says it's important the american people hear from him directly. >> as you know. >> team trump reporting for doubt together for the first time the president holding a full cabinet meeting today at the white house. >> in in just a very short time we're seeing amazing results. >> opening by praising his accomplishments and inviting each cabinet member to do the same including attorney general jeff sessions. >> it's great to be here. >> who tomorrow will face a different audience testifying publicly before the senate intelligence committee about russia. >> he is going to testify. we're aware of it. and go from there. >> sessions will face the same committee that heard testimony from former fbi director james comey who testified last week he asked

nbc blaine alexander joins from us the capital with the symbolic decision, blaine. >> raj as you know so very well this was a truly polarizing decision made today by president trump. as you can imagine reaction started rolling in quickly. perhaps most notably from former president obama who negotiated the deal. in fact we received his statement before president trump had finished his peach. keep in mind this was a global agreement one that included countries in fact only two countries declined to join at the time it was syria and nicaragua. and now the united states is added to that list. >> no deal president trump announcing today. the u.s. will pull out of the paris climate accord. a global agreement to cut greenhouse gassy missions. >> so we're getting out, but we will start to negotiate, and we will see if we can make a deal that's fair. and if we can that's great. and if we can't that's fine. >> the move philadelphia a campaign promise while ending a major obama deal. in a statement the former president said he believes the remaining countries will benefit from the agreement and

in washington blaine alexander, nbc bay area news. >> thanks blaine. >>> conflicting messages from thete house today about the middle east nation qatar. four nations have established block aids around it saudi arabia afternoon other countries claims qatar helps fund terror groups. rex tillerson urged calm and easing of the blockade. soon after president trump in a news conference with romania president took a harsher tone. >> we ask qatar and other nations in the region to do more and do it faster. >> qatar has long defied supporting terror groups. but western diplomats say the nation encourages fundien sunni extremistist voo. >> exciting time to the bay area the golden state warriors on the brink of making history ton. watch party at the oracle one win away from a nba championship and perfect postseason record. with excitement come concern the celebration could get out of hand. we have the story from oakland. >> reporter: oakland police have been talking with businesses from jack london square up broadway and beyond. as a result you'll see more police patrols for such things as firing

nbc blaine alexander is in washington with this new push, blaine? >> reporter: well, hey, there, good evening to you from capitol hill. republicans are confident they will get this done. the only question is when it will happen, what it will look like and whether it will involve democrats. americans now taking their health care frustrations straight to their senators. on capitol hill and back home. today republicans going back to the drawing board. >> we know that we cannot afford to delay on this issue. >> reporter: not enough gop support for version one so senators now scrambling to write a more appealing bill by friday. will it look entirely different from what is already on causal might look like the current bill. >> reporter: gop leaders trying to win over moderates and conservatives and can only afford to lose two votes. president trump today celebrating the world championship chicago cubs predicting a health care home run. >> we could have a big surprise with a great health care package. >> reporter: republicans feeling pressure to reach outs

at the white house, blaine alexander, nbc bay area news. >> thank you blaine. >>> these days it's hard public officials use press conferences and press releases. donald trump posts on twitter. nbc political analyst larry joins us now how do you explain it this larry his love for twitter it's. >> a lot of scientists asking the same question let me take a stack at political science. look at a few factors. one compact messaging. by that i mean 140 characters in and out done with the provocative words now it's left to you to deal with it. the second one, one way one way communication. one way communication. he throws it out, right? sits on it. you walk away trying to figure out's he talking about? the third thing he avoids the press. why do you avoid the press you avoid the press because that way you have you don't have to account to them for anything. you account for what you're saying answer the questions, which leads to the fourth point. if you think about it we're now 140 days or so into the trump presidency. he has had a grand total of one -- i repeat single digit one press conference

do, you blame someone, you blame someone because there is a problem in the community and when that blaineas run its course you blame someone else. and at the end of that, what have you achieved, have you built a new school, trained and your doctor, employed a new nurse, inspired a child to what they can achieve in their life, no. all you have done is to sow the seeds of hatred that go from one generation to another and make us more divided and more dangerously divided. if we want as we all do, a future for all our children, the future of peace, even better education, of better health ca re better education, of better health care and greater prosperity and sharing the wealth of the earth for future generations, you do not achieve it by dividing communities and blaming each other all stop you recognise something, we are strong together and we can all learn something from each other. and so in this time of sadness, this time of fear that some money people have, let's reach out in strength. that support people going through the most unbelievable stress and pain now as their loved ones are lyi

police say 35-year-old blaine erb had a gun in each hand, when he opened fire on officers. police shot and killed him. police shot and killed him. and prosecutors have now ruled.. the officers' actions were justified. police say erb robbed two people before boarding. officers pulled the bus over to find him. and that's when shots rang out. two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.. a police officer and the officer.. but it's not clear whose gunfire hit the bystander. police say erb had a long criminal history in maryland and other states.. with charges including robbery and assault. developing now.. montgomery county police are investigating the case of a muslim woman who's been receiving threatening messages. the woman, who does not want to be identified, lives in an apartment building in silver spring. since april, notes have been popping up on her door. one of them says, "keep those children under control. if not, you'll be hearing from me personally." another note says.. "i will take your souls." the woman has also received notes with satanic sym

with us bill blain — strategist at mint partners. telegraph, we are guessing what the queen as saying on behalf of the government. this is what they wa nt to of the government. this is what they want to drive through. it is one of the thinnest queen's speech as we will hear. as for brexit, she is putting all her eggs in the basket, we don't know if it will be hard—boiled, soft boiled or scrambled. go on. the great minds think alike. one of the things that surprises me is, she is very much attaching herself to making sure she completes the brexit negotiations and survives the next two years. if she survives the next two months, i will be surprised. she doesn't have an agreement with the dup, possibly scrambling into bed with the liberals. i am sure they will make that mistake again. what does this mean for the economy? we had mark carney‘s speech, philip hammond —— philip hammond outlying in —— outlining it will be a tough road ahead but if there is political turmoil, meaning they cannot push through changes they think are right the e

. >> blaine alexander is in washington with details from comey's opening statement. >> reporter: in atement president trump said he felt vindicated after comey reiterated as president said that the president was not personally under investigation. this release was released at the direct request of james comey a head start ahead of tomorrow's highly anticipated testimony. today a detailed first look at what fired fbi director james comey will say to congress about his interactions with president trump. in his opening statement released today comey recounts nine different conversations with the president. he describes a january 27 dinner at the white house which comey says was orchestrated to have him beg to keep his job. comey writes the president says i need loyalty. i expect loyalty. i didn't move, speak or change my facial expression in any way during awkward silence that followed. a phone call from the president who quote described the russia investigation as a cloud that was impairing his ability to act on behalf of the country and asked what the fbi could do to lift the cloud. co

at the white house blaine alexander nbc bay area news. >>> now to a developing story in pennsylvaniaow in the hands of the jury. the comedian entered the courthouse today accompanied by the first time by his wife cam he'll. . cosby's called one witness the deputy who interviewed the woman who claims cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her. president cosby's attorneys claimed they have not proved the case. if convicted cosby could face up to 30 years in prison. >> montana's next congressman pleaded to guilty to assaulting a reporter on the eve of his election. the judge sentenced him to 40 hours of community service and anger management counseling. he must pay a fine of $400. gianforte body slammed a reporter attempting to question him before election day. expected to be sworn in as the only congressman later this month. following the sentencing gianforte said he is great aggravateful the reporter accepted his apology. >> competing fax shuns. >> housing advocates rallied outside city hall to support legislation you should by supervisor ernie pesh inand jane camp they say the plan giv

nbc blaine alexander has more from washington. >> reporter: well good evening to you, this was a hearing that certainly got testy at times. remember, this is the trump administrations first oberle opportunity to issue a rebuttal to james comey's testimony from last week. now keep in mind sessions has recused himself from the russia investigation. today he testified on a matter in which he is essentially a spectator. appearing before his former senate colleagues today for the first time as attorney general, jeff sessions emphatically denying any russian collusion. >> it's an appalling and detestable lie. >> anddown playing his contact with russia's ambassador to the united states. >> i have never met with or had any conversations with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the united states. >> and investigation from which sessions has recused himself. his testimony coming right on the heels and in the same room as that of former fbi director james comey. >> mr. comey said there were matters with respect to the recusal th

at the white house blaine alexander nbc bay area news. >>> and sunday night with megyn kelly premieres this sunday. you'll hear that one-on-one interview with russian president putin you can watch it here on nbc bay area beginning at 7:00. >>> new fallout for comedienne kathy griffin upcoming sand upshows in napa and grass valley cancelled latest response to a latest photo showing her holding what looks like the severed head of donald trump today griffin laurd up. the after she had been fired from the cnn new year's eve gig and the cancellation of several shows. admit her public apology for the photo griffin says the republican party and the first family continue to condemn and even bully her. >> i feel personal that ruined my life forever. you guys know him he is never going to stop. i know him. >> griffin says she is getting death threats. her attorney confirms griffin has been contacted by the secret service. >>> a moment of silence in portland all buses and trains stopped to honor the good samaritans killed last week's knife attack on a train last friday say a man went on a anti-mu

blaine alexander has more. >> this is one of the largest reforms to the va in its history. >> reporter: signing a bill to make it easier to fire bad va employees. >> veterans were put on secret wait lists, given the wrong medications and giving it the bad treatment. >> reporter: touting as another campaign promise fulfilled. after admitting he does not have taped conversations between himself and fired fbi director james comey, the president questioning the credibility of special counsel robert mueller in an interview with fox news. >> he is very good friends with comey which is bother some. the people that have been hired are all hillary clinton supporters. >> reporter: and suggesting again that he may have been a target of obama administration surveillance. a health care battle now between republicans. >> do they want our votes or don't, the bill has to get better. >> reporter: the bill is to the president's liking, the question is now how hard will he personally push to get all republicans on board. right now republicans do not have the vote to get it through the senate. but leaders

she's interesting. >> blaine's also in jail on drug possession charges.dmitted to us that she used to shoplift lingeree in which she would sell in order to support a meth habit. she has found the jail's version of lingerie is considerably less stylish. >> i would rather not wear underwear than have to wear these, you know. that hurts. it hurts. >> but even jail attire can't extinguish the flames of passion. >> we write back and forth. her letters are kind of cool. >> lindsey's hot. have you seen her naked? oh, my god. she's hot. >> we just have chemistry, you know what i mean? it's there. i dig her. >> she's going to look great behind my hiney, oh, my god. whoo! >> she makes me blush. am i blushing now? >> a little bit. >> a little bit? >> coming up -- >> i'm kind of bummed. >> tami butcher gets bad news. >> i threw a temper tantrum. i came out and go noooo! >> and donald stokes says his good-byes. >> waiting for that chance to grab the rest of my things and head on down the road. it could be any time now. but it seems like every minute has taken hours. >

. >> it all started earlier this month when authorities say 35-year-old blaine irv fled the scene of a hold up getting off the bus. passengers ducked and frantically ran away as a shootout erupted. one was struck as was an officer. it came to a deadly conclusion when irv charged off the bus, shooting at officers, they shot and killed him. the surveillance video was released today showing the shooting by police was justified. >> two railway workers were killed in washington d.c. today when struck by an amtrak train near union station. the two men got off the freight train to check out an issue when they were hit by the passing amtrak liner. >> now a developing story, authorities in australia have charged a cardinal with sexual assault offenses. he becomes the highest ranking catholic official to be charged in the church's child molestation scandal. the cardinal serves as chief financial officer to pope francis. the accusations date back to a long time ago but decline to give details. the cardinal declined all charges against him and is returning from the vatican to fight the charges.

blain alexander, nbc news, washington. >>> cracking down on violent crime. attorney general jeff sessions spoke today at the u.s. department of justice national summit on crime reduction. earlier this year sessions established the task force on public safety at the direction of president trump. sessions talked about the importance of working together at all levels of law enforcement. >>> a victory and the war on drugs in atlantic city. today new jersey's attorney general announced the arrests of three new york men who are now charged with heroin trafficking. they were busted with 3 1/2 kilos last week. the drugs have a street value up to $1 million. >>> now at 5:00, philadelphia police searching for a gunman after a man was shot and killed on his front porch. the shots were fired on east indiana avenue in north philadelphia around 4:30 this morning. the victim was shot in the head. he later died at the scene. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire at these apartments in philadelphia's frankfort neighborhood. neighbors were forced outsi

blaine controls tomorrow and sunday it will be packed.ays that anyone who is not going to the race should avoid the area altogether. >>> our sister cable network fs1 will show the toyota save mart 350 beginning at noon on sunday. in the meantime, here on ktvu fox2 this weekend we will have the confederations cup soccer matches tomorrow beginning at 7 am it's russia playing mexico. while portugal meets new zealand. don't miss mornings on fox2 . >>> california and -- adding nonessential government travel. >>> barts board of directors approved some policy changes, including a new safe transit policy. >>> we are looking at crowding already at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little bit of a crowd in some of the cash lanes. we will keep an eye on that. but for the most part we have traffic that is moving along very nicely among some of the fog into san francisco. >>> that fog is moving along very nicely. it has been long overdue but it looks like it is back here for many, but temperatures will drop. >>> >>> it is back, the natural air- conditionin

. >> reporter: according to mta bus obtained blaine roberts gets on a bus at 2:53 p.m. on june 7th.ments earlier he became a suspect in the armed robbery of two people in the nearby shopping center. just after that two police officers stopped the bus and get on to talk to him. that's when he pull as gun and fires a shot at an officer standing at the rear exit. he then tells everyone to get off the bus. he's then seen with two guns standing in the rear exit firing in all directions. this goes on for about a minute-and-a-half where he could stop and reload. at one point he walks to the front of the bus and fires some shots and police fire back. irv makes a run for it. outside a police body camera captures the tense moment this officer switches from a shotgun to a pistol. irv goes down in a nearby lawn. the officer runs closer but irv does not listen to police. >> drop the gun right now. drop the gun. drop the gun. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: irv is killed and the gun battle is over. baltimore county state attorney says after reviewing the case which included social media video police bod

. >> nbc's blaine alexander has more on the congressional baseball game. [ cheers ] >> reporter: america's favorite pastime for many became america's healing. >> you could see it on the field. everyone's supportive of each other. >> reporter: throwing out the first pitch, officer david bailey. one of the two capitol police officers who returned fire at wednesday's practice. and a video message from president trump. >> by playing tonight, you are showing the world that we will not be intimidated by threats. [ cheers ] >> reporter: before the cheers, a moment of silence at second base. the position that would have been played by congressman steve scalise, and where he was standing wednesday during practice when a bullet ripped through his hip. he i are mains in critical condition. >> this is america. and as i've told people before, america doesn't give in, america doesn't give out. and when we get punched, we punch back. >> reporter: the colors of the night, purple and gold. a nod to the wounded congressman's beloved alma mater, lsu. >> i think it may be a distraction that a lot of people on

yesterday in blaine just north of minneapolis, a powerful storm included hail that made it look like winter snowstorm. the damage was extensive. the heavy rain also caused local flooding. >>> a musical about an outcast teen was the toast of the tony awards last night winning broadway's popularity contest. ♪ when you're falling and there's nobody around you ♪ you don't try to make a sound ♪ ♪ did i make a sound ♪ it's like i never made a sound ♪ >> dear evan hanson snagged best award. going ben platt. oslo took home the top honor in the play category. meanwhile bette midler added to her extensive award winning tony for best actress in a musical, "hello dolly revival." her speech went longer than they would have preferred but the divine miss m did not play off. >> i just want to say. i just want to say. shut that crap off. >> oh, and they did. the music stopped and midler's speech finished with a salute to the original dolly, carol channing. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news" now, trouble behind the wheel. the ceo of ride-hailing uber may be on the way out. this is the "cbs morn

. >>> another round of thunderstorms is expected today yesterday in blaine just north of minneapolis,ail that make it look like a winter snowstorm. it also caused local flooding. >>> a musical about an outcast teen was the toast of the tony awards last night winning broadway's popularity contest. ♪ >> dear evan hanson snagged best award. going ben platt. meanwhile bette midler added to her extensive award winning tony for actress in the musical "hello dolly revival." her speech went longer than they would have divine m did not -- >> i just want to say. i just want to say. shut that crap off. >> oh, and they did. the music stopped and mid'lermi expenditure finished with a cap to carol channing. >> the ceo of the ride-hailing uber may be on the way out. this is the "cbs morning news." range of motion and shows improved joint comfort in seven days. which means you're in big trouble, son. you will bow to my exquisite short game. cower at my majestic drives. i will make you question everything, son. so don't worry about dad's joints. worry about your dignity. love, dad. 80% smaller, just a

baltimore county police say earlier this month, blain erb tried robbing two people before getting on that bus. the when police called the bus over, erb reacted. passengers frantically running, one wounded. an officer also shot. the this body cam video shows them using cars as she wills. >> this was like watching a horror movie in my back yar. erb then flees the bus, firing at officers while running, eventually he was killed by police. the wounded passenger and officer have recovered. erb had a long record and appeared determined not to go back to jail. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. the >>> a ten comm outside the arkansas state capital was destroyed less than 24 hours after it was installed. it shattered into pieces after a man slammed his vehicle into it. he says the statue violates the separation of church and state. he rammed his vehicle into a similar monument in oklahoma in 2014. >>> and a holocaust memorial was vandalized in bots boston. the glass panel was shattered. it was etched with millions of numbers that represent tattoos of those sent to nazi camps. >>> an angry woman

blaine alexander has more, blayne. >> reporter: they promise to have a draft of the bill tomorrow but it comes down to the question of the time. a lot of people are asking is there enough time to have a thorough discussion on this before an expected vote next week? some republicans say absolutely not. [ applause ] >> reporter: at the u.s. capital toll a protest outside. >> health care is a right, not a privilege. >> reporter: the gop leaders on the plan reveal a first draft tomorrow a score of how much the bill will cost early next week and a vote next thursday. >> they are trying to do this as quickly and secretively as they can because they know this bill is terribly unpopular. >> reporter: republican leaders energized by last night's special election win in georgia want to keep the momentum going and vote before the july 4th recess. >> i think all of the concerns people have had about the process will evaporate because i think there will be unlimited opportunity for people who read it and understand what is in it. >> reporter: the white house boosting its case with the youtube vide

blaine has more from washington. >> reporter: and janelle her attorney is tasking her as a 20 will 25-year-old part time yoga instruct err being used as a scapegoat but officials say she broke the cardinal rule of the intel community. the trump administration's fight intense intelligence leaks now has a face. reality lee wirn at nsa contractor arrested for leaking to the preusse top secret documents about russian election hacking. >> sthes she is a good girl a good person never been in trouble with anyone with the law or anything she always does what's right she serve her country in the air force six years. >> officials say she exposed high level secrets. information about russian efforts to hack u.s. voting systems just a week before the election. >> for terrorism. >> on capitol hill shared outrage but for different reasons. enacts furious about hacking. >> informs russia this was not you know some hacker in -- at a university trying to screw around with one individual state. >> republics angry over the leak it's disbelieve the leak is for applicationle purposes you don't always get

nbc's blaine alexander is in d.c. what more can you tell us about the game? >> this game is a long-standing tradition in washington, dates back to 1909. for more than 100 years it's been bringing republicans and democrats together on the baseball field. so many people will say that unity was never more necessary than last night. >> reporter: throwing out the first pitch, off sr david bailey, one of the two capitol police officers who returned fire. and a video message by president trump. >> by playing tonight, you're showing the world we will not be intimidated by threats. >> reporter: before the cheers, a moment of silence. the position that would have been played by congressman steve scalise and where he was standing thursday at practice when a bullet ripped through his hip. he remains in critical condition. >> america give in, when we get punched, we punch back. >> reporter: the colors at night, purple and gold, a nod to the congressman's alma mater, lsu. >> i think it's a distraction a lot of people on capitol hill need right now. >> reporter: the final s

suspect, blaine robert is eventually shot and killed by police. prosecutors are saying that video footage proves police shooting was justified, one officer and bystander were injured in the shoot-out, both are now recovering. >>> well, highest ranking vatican official ever charged in the catholic church's sex abuse scandal says he will take a leave of absence and return to his native australia to defend himself against accusations. cardinal george pull is pope francis chief financial advisor and australian senior catholic official. two men claimed he abused him in melbourne in the late 70's. he is due in court next month. 's travel ban goes into effect after the administration issued new visa criteria for six muslim nations. under the new guidelines visa applicants and refugees must prove a close, family or business tie to someone here in the u.s. close relatives, including parents, siblings and children this comes after the supreme court partially restored president trump's executive order, and that order was, widely criticized as a ban on muslim

officers stopped the bus earlier this month to talk to blaine because he was a suspected in an armedrobbery. eventually he makes a run for it. police fire back and he goes down. >> drop the gun right now! drop the gun! >> he was killed here. prosecutors ruled police were justified in the shooting. >>> controversial legislation that would allow pennsylvania teachers and other employees to bring guns to school passed in the state senate today. they would be required to have a concealed license and meet certain firearms training requirements. leach opposes this bill. he read a letter written by educators who survived the 2012 sandy hook shooting in connecticut. they said having guns would not have made them or their students safer. >> it's completely unrealistic to think an educator with a gun would have been able to take down the gunman without interfering with law enforcement's response or harming or killing other educators or god forbid children. >> the bill still requires approval in the house and governor tom wolf who says he opposes it. >>> with the senate health care bill in a ho

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police say blain herb tried robbing two people before getting on this bus. when police pulled the bus over, herb reacted. >> this was like watching a horror movie in the backyard. >> that is so scary. one passenger was wounded in this shooting. an officer was also shot. eventually herb was killed by police after fleeing that bus. >>> a youtube stunt went wrong for a minnesota couple and now a 20-year-old woman will make a first court appearance today to face manslaughter charges in the death of her 22-year-old boyfriend. mona lisa perez told police that pedro lose iii wanted to make a video of her shooting a book. she said the boyfriend believed the book would stop the bullet. ruse was dead with a single gunshot wound to the chest. >> he told me about an idea and i said, don't do it. don't do it. why are you going to use a gun? why? because we want more viewers. >> perez is the mother of the couple's first child and is also 7 months pregnant with their second kid on the way. >>> a redding doctor facing 50 felony charges in a teenage sex scandal back in court

blaine, a lot of folks have been watching the changes with cuba. now we have the modifications that are supposed to be coming down today. how is that going to impact travel here as well as the small business owners on the island nation. >> absolutely. good morning to you both. this is something that a lot of people have questions about. for people who have travel plans to go to cuba, this is the biggest thing that will kind of affect travelers going over from the u.s. is the elimination of the people-to-people category. basically that means people can no longer go to cuba individually, you have to go as part of a group. keep in mind there are still a number of other categories that people can use to travel over there. this will restrict travel in some way. to answer your question about what businesses are saying, a lot of businesses over there are really protesting these changes. they say that they're relying on the constant flow of dollars coming from american tourists to kind of help keep them in business. we're talking about small hotels all the

blaine alexander nbc news washington. >> you can watch raw video of the sessions testimony on our website click on the story on the front page and it will lead to you the clips at nbcbayarea.com. >>> the road to redemption has brought the warriors back home. the golden state warriors are the 2017 nba champions. >> redemption indeed. the warriors take bike the crown from the cleaved cavaliers. the first bay area team in more than four decades to win a championship in front of the home crowd and the party is just getting started. last night they made a basketball statement is a political statement next. there are reports tonight the warriors will skip the traditional white house visit. take a look at the team with president obama. during the 2015 championship win. we had a photograph of that. although no official announcement has been made there it is sources close to the warriors the team unanimously died to boycott to meet with president trump at the white house. today the warriors release the a statement saying they have not received a formal invitation to the white house but will make t

the wanted suspect is 35-year-old blaine erb. >> honestly i was shocked. have in all my years never seen an individual shooting out of two guns at the same time at police in different directions. >> p people in a store parking lot before boarding a city bus to flee the crime scene. surveillance video shows passengers scrambling to get out of the line of fire which sparked a seven minute shootout with police. the suspect was shot and killed. >>> and both the officer and another woman hit in the crossfire are still recovering. shawn. >> tonight some of the more than 200 protesters who demonstrated on inauguration day are facing serious prison time. they have trial dates t the first five will be tried in november. eight more will be tried december 11th. the rest are scheduled for the spring and summer of 2018. defense lawyers say when their clients were initially arrested they were charged with one count of rioting but now some are facing additional charges including destruction of proper. >> metro safe track is over. >> does that mean metro is back to good o

baltimore county police say earlier this month blaine erb tried robbing two people before getting on that bus. when police pulled the bus over, erb reacted. in the middle of the gunfire, passengers frantically running, one wounded in the crossfire. >> officer down. officer down. shot. >> reporter: an officer also shot. this body cam video shows them using cars as shields. >> this was like watching a horror movie in my backyard. >> reporter: erb then flees the bus, running at officers while shooting, eventually he was killed by police. the wounded officer and passenger have both recovered. police say erb had a long record and appeared determined not to go back to jail. tom? >> eva pilgrim with that new video tonight. eva, thank you. >>> around the world, new developments in venezuela's growing political cries. a police helicopter. you hear it there, opening fire and dropping grenades on the supreme court and interior ministry buildings. the president calling it a terrorist attack. and at the same time, this pilot posting this online, calling for a rebellion. these protests have taken

blaine alexander is in washington tonight. this is the bill, all 142 pages and much of what is inside of this changes parts of obamacare. not a full repeal but that alone could be enough to sink this bill. the bitter back and forth over health care taking center stage on the senate floor. >> let us right now democrats and republicans sit down and try to come up with a bipartisan bill. >> if i thought that was a sincere offer, i would take it in a minute, in a new york minute but it is not. >> and the fights spilling into the house of congress. >> i am not rich enough to keep my daughter alive without medicaid. >> reporter: with four gop senators saying they oppose the bill, it may already be doomed. >> we are afraid when we read the bill it looks like a reiteration or a keeping of obamacare. >> reporter: the bill keeps the structure of obamacare. the changes gradually deepening cuts to medicaid. what does it keep? coverage for pre existing conditions. states cannot opt out and kids can remain on their parent's insurance until

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ut they might not have support from their own party np blaine alexander has the latest from the whitend pd warriors looking on president trump taking steps to protect the nation's veterans. >> this is one of the largest reforms to the va in its history. >> signing a bill to make it easier to fire bad va employees. >> veterans were put on secret wait lists given the wrong medication, given the bad treatment. >> touting it as another campaign promise philadelphia as he cast doubt over the investigation into his campaign and possible russian collusion. hours after admitting he does not have tapes conversations between himself and fired fbi director james comey. the president questioning the credibility of special counsel robert mueller in an interview with fox news. >> he is very, very good friends with comey, which is very bothersome. the people nafb hired are all hillary clinton supporters. >> and suggesting, again, that he may have been a target of obama administration surveillance while over on capitol hill the fight continues to end obama's signature piece of legislation. a health c

. >> blaine republican alex legh y . >>> important news if you bring your laptop when you fly. is instituting enhanced screening measures for international flights into the united states. the u.s. will require airlines at overseas airports to step up security procedures. the drikts if i hairective call vetting and other security measures. they will be imposed at horn mo than 280 airports. >> we cannot play whac-a-mole. we must put this place new measures to keep the traveling public safe and make it harder for terrorists to succeed. >> domestic flights within the u.s. will not be affected by the new rules. back in march the u.s. ordered airlines operating from ten middle eastern and african airports to ban laptops in carry-on bags. >>> fire teams are battling nearly two dozen wildfires raging across sevenen sta een hundreds have been evacuated. the flames are burning out of control. meantime back here at home, temperatures heating up not quite that hot, but as we get to the second half of the week here, doug is watching that for us. >> yeah, we will be talking about the 90s. an

they say blaine erb shooting robbed two people before boarding. they tried to pull the bus over and the shooting started. no within else was hurt. alison: the body of a u.s. sailor killed in a collision involving the uss fitzgerald is back home in maryland. naver i have personal specialist first class xavier martin was one of seven sailors killed when the container ship hit the fitzgerald june 17 off the coast of japan. this afternoon an honor escort accompanied his body from dover air force base across the bay bridge. nancy: this is what it looked like last fourth of july. cloudy and rainy. today the national park service outlining this year's celebration hoping it's better this time around. d.c. bureau sam ford was there. sam? sam: yes, nancy. well, we are here on the national mall where the park service is getting ready for a big 4th of july celebration. if you see the white tents behind me, those are the check points for the area that will be fenced in from roughly the washington monumented to the lincoln memorial. the other areas on the mall

[sound of gunfire] >> the suspect, 35-year-old blaine robert herb, runs behind a van an police eventually take him out. after more than two minutes of recording, the guy behind the camera took off running. >>> 12 people are out of their homes after an overnight fire burned several townhomes in manassas. crews were called to the scene on pope street. two firefighters issued a mayday call, and were pulled from the building. the firefighters and one person were treated for minor burns. investigators are trying to determine what sparked that fire. >>> some very sad news to report now out of falls church. a 3-year-old child has died after falling through a window in a room on an upper level of a home. police say that boy was playing on furniture, and fell after pressing up against the screen. so here now, just are couple of tips to help keep your kids safe. keep play areas away from windows. keep furniture away from windows in case children on them. keep windows closed and locked. even when screens are in place, they can't support the weight of a trial, and of course, you can consider opening

about whether he taped conversations with former fbi director james comey by the end of the week blainer, nbc news, washington. >>> president trump welcomed america's top tech executives to the white house in a bit to brainstorm ideas for improving the government's computer systems. ceo's attending the first meeting of the american technology council included amazon's jeff bezos and am's tim cook did you see the peopmeme going around about bezos he goes alexa, buy me something from whole foods alexa goes back, buying whole foods. i thought it was funny sign oth cybersecurity high on the agenda >> our goal is to lead a sweeping transformation of the federal government's technology that will deliver dramatically better services for citizens, stronger protection from cyberattacks, which we were just discussing in the oval office with a bit smaller group that's a big problem we will work on it and solve the problem. and up to a trillion dollars in savings for tax payers over the next ten years over a trillion. we're embracing big change, bold thinking and outsider perspectives to transform