chelsea clinton tweeted, this is vile and wrong and it's never funny to joke about killing a president. the secret service says it's investigating tweeting, it monitors social media and threats made against its protectees receive the highest priority. hena daniels, cbs news. >>> president trump is causing a big stir on social media. a lot of people are trying to filling out what he painted when he treated this out early this morning or last night. negative press of "covfefe." he tweeted it just after midnight. he didn't say anything else until this morning. when he tweeted out, who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe"? enjoy. for six hours people wondered. one company called key spring has already designed t-shirts and tank tops that say "covfefe." they are on sale for $20. and for $12, you can also have your own "covfefe" coffee mug. >> when i stub my toe i'm going to say "covfefe"! >>> amazon is helping out parents whose kids managed to order items without their permission. it's handing out refunds for things like upgrades and mobile games. amazon has set up a process for ref

chelsea clinton tweeted this is vile and wrong.t is never funny to joke about killing a president. anderson cooper worked with griffin muddle tell times wrote for the record i'm appal by the photo shook kathy griffin took part n it is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. the secret says says it's investigating. tweeting in part threats made against secret service protect tease received the highest priority. >> hannah daniels, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> well odd tweet by president trump has lit up social media witness question what is covfe covfefe? and how do you even say it? around midnight the president wrote despite the constant negative press and then the word covfefe, of course, that's not a word. whatever it is it began trending worldwide only in america. somewhere in california, someone had it printed on license plate. t-shirt web sites are offering covfefe t-shirts. the tweet has since been delet deleted. the president seems to have a sense of humor about it typo this morning he tweeted, quote who can figure ou

chelsea clinton tweeted this is vial, wrong, and has never been fun toy joke about killing a president. cnn anchor anderson cooper, who has worked with griffin multiple times for the record i'm appalled by the photo shoot that kathy griffin took part in. it is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. the secret service says it is investigating, tweeting it monitors social media, and threats made against its protectees receive the highest priority. hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> out west infamous love story between married teacher and her student may be coming to an end, philip, has filed for separation from marry kayla latourneau. she was sent to prison after her sexual relationship with her 13 year-old student. they married in 2005 and have two children together. >>> week after a terror attack at her concert ariana grande is returning to manchester england this weekend to perform in a benefit concert. one love manchester concert will take place, sunday at an outdoor stadium in manchester. katie perry, ferrell, cold play and miley cyrus air monk artist whose wil

chelsea clinton tweeted this is viral and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing a president. >> you don't even know what you're talking about. >> reporter: today cnn said she would not host the new years eve live show and senator was tough but not ready to cancel an appearance in july. >> she did make a very heart felt apology. i think she's thinking she was making some artistic statement, but that image has no place in our political dialogue. >> reporter: at a time of deep political divisions, a rare agreement over what defines bad taste. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> and now to a scare in the air, a laptop catching fire on a cross country flight forcing an emergency landing and also raising concerns as the trump administration is considering banning personal electronics larger than a cell phone on board flights to the u.s. from europe. safety experts say this incident shows why that could pose a new risk. nbc's tom costello explains why. >> reporter: at the gate in grand rapids michigan, jetblue 915 after a smok

even chelsea clinton tweeting, it's never funny to joke about killing a president. the images also cost kathy griffin her job with cnn. the network fired her from her decade-long gig of ringing in the new year with ander southern cooper. cnn called the images disgusting and offensive. >>> a hard right-hand turn. workers got a lot of attention today when they stripped down to their birthday suits. workers at lush spa stood outside wearing nothing but aprons. they are bringing attention to overpackaging. employees tell us the store uses less plastics in products and recycled containers. >>> the school year may be winding down but school districts are already preparing for the next year. >> district leaders these need more financial help from the state. they gathered today kplaming they only pay for 3% of what it costs to educate students forcing the districts to make tough decisions on school programs. school districts must finalize and submit their budgets for next year by today. >>> more in the nation's capital for the national spelling bee. eight students tr our ar

chelsea clinton tweeted this is vial, wrong and never fun toy joke about killing a president. cnn anchor anderson cooper who has worked with griffin multiple times wrote for the record i'm appalled by photo shoot, kathy griffin took part in. clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. secret service says it is investigating tweet nothing part threats made against secret service protect ees receive the highest priorities hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, pippa middleton and her husband james matthews are enjoying their honeymoon in sidney, australia they were spotted wednesday boarding a water tank near sidney harbor according to local media reports. she married matthews may 20th just outside london. many royals attended, including sister kate her prince george and princess charlotte who were in the wedding. >>> well, if your child play was a tablet there is a good chance that they accidentally bought an app upgrade or two. >> still to come on "eyewitness news" amazon is giving you a break, we will tell thousand get that money back. >>> plus... >> we don

you wonder about the mental health of the person who did it, even former first daughter chelsea clinton tweeting it is never funny to joke about killing a president. >> reporter: the house intel committee also issued three separate subpoenas today related to the unmasking investigation. they're seeking ima susan rice and john brennan and samantha powers and this is related to allegations that they improperly unmasked or named members of the trump team. >> thank you. >>> it may be one of the bloodiest attacks of the long afghan war. >> authorities are trying to figure out how someone was able to breach security and drive a bomb into one of the countries safe havens. >> after months of complaints, new adjustments are medical made ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring hi

chelsea clinton tweeted this is vial and wrong it is never funny to joke about killing a president.er friend and coworker tweeted, that's from anderson cooper, for the record i'm appalled by the photo shoot. it is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. griffin later posted this apology video. >> i went too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> she took down the pictures and asked the photographer to do the same. this morning, the president tweeted that his children, quote, especially my 11-year- old son barron, are having a hard time with it. president trump himself is also causing a stir on social media. a lot of people are trying to figure out what he meant when he tweeted this. despite the constant negative press, covsefe. he tweeted it about eight hours ago and didn't say anything else about it this morning. just about an hour ago he tweeted, who can figure out the true meaning of it? enjoy. many people are reacting to it. the word is trending on twitter now. lieutenant governor newsom says by the end of the night my phone will think covfefe will be a real word and

chelsea clinton tweeted this is vial, wrong, and never fun toy joke about killing a president.hor anderson cooper who has worked with griffin multiple times wrote for the record i'm appalled by the photo shoot that kathy griffin took part in. it is clearly disgusting and completely in a prep eighth. secret service says it is investigating, tweeting it monitors social media and threat made against its protectees receive the highest priority. hanna daniels for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, forget kim kardashian president trump broke internet with one tweet. >> if you have been on twitter you have probably seen it trending, take a look around midnight president road despite the constand negative press and then the word covfef e. whatever it is, it began trending worldwide. somebody in kalinin had it printed on a license plate. the tweet was deleted about 40 minutes ago and president does seem to have a good sense of hume owe, he tweeted who can figure out true meaning of cov fefe. i have seen people selling t-shirts, selling it. apparently internet has gone wild. >> lots of t

. >> chelsea clinton tweeted it was horrible. >> the president of the united states decapitated. >> ia funny, picture, it's a bloody, gory thing. i think she expected attention. did she do this for attention? definitely. i don't think she expected this pushback. she lost an endorsement deal with squatty potty. you crossed a lot of times. i'm not kidding. she really did. >> when the toilet people think you've gone too far, you've gone too far. >> i'm sure you've written jokes that have bombed and fallen flat, but this is different than that. i simply don't buy the notion that kathy griffin was sitting there saying, you know, this will be interesting. >> no, what she was doing was she thought it was going to be controversy. she thought her name was going to be put out there, but not in this regard where everyone was just, like, what is your problem? she thought she would find some sympathetic eyes to look at that and go, hey, this is free speech or whatever, but nobody did. nobody. like, everybody is in agreement that she was so far over the line. >> if she did a joke about this without

chelsea clinton weighed in tweeting this is vile and wrong, it is never funny to joke about killing a president. >> shocking image. >>> president trump urging change to senate rules. in a tweet he wrote the senate should switch to 51 votes immediately, get health care and tax cuts approved fast and easy. dems would do it, no doubt. current rules require 60 votes to pass the senate. health care and tax reform are done under a strategy called reconciliation. it only takes 51 votes for the senate to approve a bill. sean spicer expanded on the tweet yesterday. take a listen. >> i think the frustration he's had with the pace of some of the legislation, obstructionist tacti tactics democrats have been pulling whether cabinet nominees or other legislation is well documented. >> he wants to scrap the filibuster. >> he wants action. that's what he wants. >> mitch mcconnell said in the past legislative filibuster isn't going away. a spokesperson said senator mcconnell grease that health care and tax reform are essential, that's why republicans in congress are using the reconciliation process to

the comedian tweeted it was quote mocking the mocker in chief. chelsea clinton called the photo wrong and wrote on twitter it is never funny to joke about killing a president. donald trump jr. tweeted that it was disgusting and imagined what would happen to a conservative who did the same to president obama. griffin did back down and posted an apologize on instagram. i went way too far. the image is too disturbing. i understand how it offends people. it wasn't funny. i get it. i went too far. i made a mistake wrong. there are indications the secret service took this seriously when the image was circulating earlier tonight. the agency tweeted that threats made against those it protects receive the absolute highest priority. chris lawrence, news 4. >>> a three hour standoff is over tonight. police say they have arrested a man who pointed a gun at an officer inside the orlando airport. police say no one is hurt, no shots were fired. a temporary lockdown was just lifted but state highway officials have shut down all roads to the airport. >>> police in prince georges

. >>> former first daughter chelsea clinton is outraged as well. tweeting, this is vile and wrong.t is never funny to joke about killing a president. >>> we have new information tonight in the murders of a brother and sister in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. police say they have found no sign of forced entry. another sister found the bodies in the home along the 1800 block of east clearfield street. police say someone shot the 54-year-old man and his 49-year-old sister. search for who did it continues. >>> unreal. a massive brawl spilled into a delaware street just a mess. why did this happen? well because a couple of people got denied at a party. >>> one dad's message to pop star ariana grande after that deadly attack at her concert in manchester england. it's not your fault and your fans, they're not going anywhe anywhere. well said. >>> rocky fenced in. yeah. no way to take your picture with philly' ice connick boxer. what is a tourist to do? we've got a solution. [ laughter ] >> kind of. ♪ police are hoping phone video can help them catch a case a big brawl in newark,

to chelsea clinton as well as many fellow celebrities. after an initial tweet to try to appease critics. griffin tweeting, video apology. >> i'm a comic. i crossed the line. i moved the line. then i cross it. i went way too far. the image is too disturbing. i understand how it offends people. it wasn't funny. i get it. >> griffin is not out of the woods yet. the secret service is investigating the incident. growing number of her critics are calling for her to be jailed. and cnn is suggein re-evaluating griffin's role on its new year's eve special. >> we have new developments in the investigation into russian election meddling. former national security adviser michael flynn reportedly now agreed to provide documents to a senate committee. and two congressional panels reached out to the president's long term attorney. brian ross has more. >> reporter: as the the questions grow about activities and the future role of the presidential son-in-law, jared kushner. another close confidant of donald trump, his personal lawyer, michael cohen, a man who knows many of his

tweeting, disgusting but not surprising. this is the left today. they consider this acceptable. imagine a conservative did this to obama as potus. chelsea clintonoo tweeting, this is vile and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing a president. the secret service had a strong reaction telling abc news, we don't have the luxury of knowing a person's intent. each alleged or perceived threat has to be investigated thoroughly. griffin seemed to know she was stirring the pot. here she is after the shoot. >> we have to move to mexico today because we're going to go to prison, federal prison. >> kathy griffin. >> reporter: thymes have surely changed. here's griffin and trump embracing during an episode of "the apprentice" in 2014 but recently she has been a vocal opponent. >> i'm a big resister and i don't believe in compromise with this president. >> the secret service are going to look at this because it's out there. now, will they seriously put much energy into it? the answer is, no, did kathy griffin threaten anybody, no. >> reporter: griffin took to twitter to explain herself first saying i'm merely mocking the mocker in chief and then rea

. >> chelsea clinton slammed griffin's photo calling it vile and wrong. >> griffin tried to appease critics with a nonapologetic tweet saying she was mocking the president. later she tweeted out this video apology. >> hey, everybody me kathy griffin. i sincerely apologize. i am just now seeing the reaction of the images, i am a comic. i crossed the line. i moved the line. then i cross it. i went way too far. the image is too disturbing, i understand how it offends people it wasn't funny. i get it. i will continue. i asked your forgiveness. taking down the image. ask the photographer to take down the image. i beg for your forgiveness. i went too far. i made a mistake. i was wrong. >> that apology not enough for a growing number of critics calling for her to be jailed. >> yeah, her biggest gig of year, hosting time square new year's coverage on cnn now may be in jeopardy. even andersen cooper, who of course, co-hosts eat vent every year on cnn saying for the record, i am appalled by the photo shoot. clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. >> she is getting backlash from all around. >> yeah. >> both entertainer

tweeted disgusting but not surprising. imagine a conservative did this to obama at potus. chelsea clinton said this is vial a vile and wrong. it sparked outrage across the political spectrum. the outrage even reached the secret service. overnight it confirmed it's investigating say each alleged or perceived threat has to be investigated thoroughly which taxes secret service manpower and resources that could be utilized elsewhere. griffin has been a strong opponent of the president but appears that wasn't always the case. here she is embracing him three years ago when she was a contestant on "celebrity apprentice." hours after griffin put out a video apologizing. >> i sincerely apologize. i'm a comic. i went way too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> griffin has been a part of cnn's new year's eve co-hosting wi with anderson cooper. cooper said he thought it was disgusting. they're valuating their new year's eve coverage. >>> president trump is taking aim at the media yet again as his inircircle comes under more scrutiny. >>> after midnight he tweeted this unfinished thought writing

. >> shannon: when you have chelsea clinton no fan of donald trump tweeting out it's vile and wrong andke about killing a president. there were some tweets out there from the u.s. secret service that, you know, didn't address it directly but say we keep an eye on everybody we are protecting. folks wonder whether she may get a phone call or not. the president has tweeted as well saying this: kathy griffin should be ashamed of herself. my children, especially my 11-year-old son barron are having a hard time with this. sick. what do you think will happen to her professionally, if anything? >> well, it's a really interesting question because cnn which, of course, puts her on with this big extran gaf zoo every new year's eve with anderson cooper tepid reaction criticizing what kathy griffin did. well we are evaluating whether to keep her on this new year's eve special. if she had held up a bloody mask the head of any other president, there is no way that cnn would want to put her next to anderson cooper for that big night at the end of the year. she would be gone. i think what cnn is really

chelsea clinton called it violent wrong. cnn called the photo discussing. anderson cooper tweetedr the record, i am appalled by the photo shoot." this is not the first time a republican president's likeness has been used in such a gross manner. "game of thrones" apologized five years ago after a backlash for putting a model of george w. bush's head on a spike. it's become routine for celebrities to win preys on the left by trashing donald trump, often in highly offensive ways. the backlash against kathy griffin makes clear there is still a lot of decency that no one should cross. >> bret: thank you. the purported street boss of a crime family and 18 people have been indicted in a new york organized crime investigation that includes allegations of fraud and a $25 million hospital expansion and another public building projects. murder, extortion, drug dealing are among the other crimes cited in the indictment unsealed today. among the nicknames of those charged, wonder boy, joey glasses, spanish carmine, and poly roast beef. stocks were down. up next, unmasking the on masters. the r

tweeted disgusting but not surprising. this is the left today. chelsea clintonriting this is vile and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing a president. >> it's our ten anniversary. >> there were immediate calls for griffin to be fired from the new year's eve show she hosts on cnn. her friend and co-host, anderson cooper, tweeting for the record i am appalled by the photo shoot kathy griffin took part in. it is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. cnn echoing his reaction saying it's, quote, evaluating new year's eve. without specifically mentioning griffin, the secret service tweeted threats made against protectees receive the highest priority of all our investigations. soon after griffin wrote obviously i don't condone any violence by my fans or others to anyone ever. i am merely mocking the mocker in chief. followed hours later by the full apology. >> and i beg for your forgiveness. i went too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> stephanie, those apologies are probably not forth coming for a lot of people. law enforcement yesterday r

chelsea clinton said it was vile. and that it's never okay to joke about killing a president. last night, the agency tweetedt threats made receive the highest priority. >>> new this morning, a tweet from the president the latest one to go viral and it's bog of a misspelling. we'll fill you in on the new word you'll be hearing about today. >>> plus, drugged while driving. tiger woods' arrest is bringing it into the spotlight but you'll beho b narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. urants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. >> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> today, we expect to see the video of tiger woods' dui arrest. police in jupiter, florida, expected to release dash cam video of monday's arrest. a police report yesterday said behind the wheel with the car running. once they woke h

tweeting, this is the left today. chelsea clinton writing, this is vile and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing a president. >> reporter: there were immediate calls for griffin to be fired from the new year's eve show she hosts on cnn. her friend and co-host anderson cooper tweeting, for the record, i am apoppalled by the photo sht kathy griffin took part in. cnn echoing his reaction. without mentioning griffin, the secret service tweeted threats made against protectees receive the highest priorities. >> i don't condone any violence by my fans. i'm mocking the mocker in chief. followed hours later by the full apology. >> i beg for your forgiveness. i went too far. >> reporter: forgiveness may not be an option for some. it wasn't just fierce reaction online. federal law enforcement received a flood of calls from people outraged and concerned about the president. >> she had no choice but to apologize. it was way, way over the line. >> crosses every line. steph, thank you very much. >>> this morning, we're hearing from the man accused of killing two people a

chelsea clinton's husband did this, republicans would be burning the city to the ground. there are rules to be followed. >> you know, i get my kicker anyway because the president just tweeted. he says who can figure out the true meaning of covfefe. enjoy. he is obviously harnessing the fun here and turning it into his own meme. >> it beats talking about russian bankers. >> i tell you what -- >> maybe it is russian. >> it deals fuel the fire that the media jumps on everything the president says. >> it is peculiar. >> it is peculiar. it is a typo that doesn't deserve attention. >> a generally absurdity. >> thank you, panel. we have to get to something serious. >>> here's the breaking news we are following. the death toll is soaring after a huge suicide explosion rocked kabul's diplomatic quarter hours ago. from an afghan official, we were told the blast had taken at least 80 lives. 300 more are injured. many of those are very serious injuries. the death toll may rise. you see the smoke plume there. emergency vehicles speeding toward it. happening during the morning rush when people were heading to work. >> the diplomats of the german embassy were involved. we have jessica jo

tweeting this morning, kathy griffin should be ashamed of herself. my children, especially my 11-year-old son, baron, are having a hard time with this. sick. chelsea clintoneighing in, saying this is vile and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing a president. >> it is our tenth anniversary. >> reporter: clthere were calls for griffin to be fired from the new year's eve program on cnn. her colleague, anderson cooper, said he is appalled and it is inappropriate. the network is evaluatie ining year's eve. the secret service said threats made against protectees detserv the highest investigation. griffin said, i am nearly mocking the mocker in chief. followed hours later by the full apology. >> iegor your forgiveness. i went too far. i made a mistake, and i was wrong. >> forgiveness may not be an option for some after these images were posted. it wasn't just fierce reaction online. federal law enforcement received a flood of calls from people both outrage and had concerned for the president. stephanie, we're getting a statement from melania trump, first lady. as a mother, a wife and a human being, that photo is disturbing. when you consider the atroci

the president tweeting this morning, kathy griffin should be ashamed of herself. chelsea clinton weighing in, this is viral and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing the president. >> reporter: there were immediate calls for griffin to be fired from the new year's eve show she hosts on cnn. her friend and co-host anderson cooper tweeting, for the record, i am appalled by the photo shoot kathy griffin took part in. it is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. cnn echoing his reaction. saying it's, quote, evaluating new year's eve. without specifically mentioning griffin, the secret service tweeted threats made against protectees receive the highest priority in our investigations. she wrote i don't condone violence by my fans. i'm mocking the mocker in chief. followed hours later by the full apology. >> i beg for your forgiveness. i went too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> reporter: forgiveness may not be an option for some. after the images were posted, it wasn't just fierce reaction online. federal law enforcement received a flood of calls from people

the president stayed out of it, but his son tweeted disgusting but not surprising. this is the left today. chelsea clinton also writing this is vile and wrong. it is never funny to joke about killing a president. there were immediate calls for griffin to be fired from the new year's eve show she hosts on cnn. anderson cooper tweeting, for the record, i am appalled by the photo shoot kathy griffin took part in. it is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate. cnn echoing his reaction saying it's, quote, evaluating new year's eve. without specifically mentioning griffin, the secret sece tweeted threats made against protectees receive the highest investigation. kathy griffin wrote obviously i don't condone any violence by my fans or others to anyone. fulled by an apology. >> i went too far. i made a mistake, and i was wrong. >> reporter: forgiveness might not be an option for some. after the images were posted, it wasn't just fierce reaction online. federal law enforcement iv a flood of calls from people both outraged and concerned about the president. >> she had no choice but to apologize, because it

tweeted that his young son bareon is having a hard time seeing that image. >> yeah. i know she is apologizing. but is she apologizing for the incident or trying to save her career. >> chelsea clinton mentioned something. she said it was vile and wrong. >> she already had one sponsorship -- she lost one. there will be fallout from it. >> coming up on mornings on 2, we will circle back to a story we reported a few weeks ago. hackers holding the pirates of caribbean for ransom. >>> why two south bay schools have no choice to give up air conditioning and heating for the time being. rich, radiant color and it cares for my hair. no color protects better. or covers gray better. so much care in one little box. excellence crème from l'oréal paris. >> tracking a bit of a slide on stocks. not too bad. the dow hanging on to the 21,000 mark. it was down by 28 points. s&p 5 and nasdaq also down. >>> a lot of people wondering when the summer weather will actually come. it is the end of may. it might get here some day, right, steve. >> sal, you know that summer means foggy in the city. >> i'm talking about antioch. >> yeah. they will warm up. the water temps are brutally cold. that equals a cool