bird johnson, the president, john connolly, governor connolly, myself, and the president's top secretary, marie famer, were at the ranch that whole weekend. as the president really relaxed at the ranch by riding around the ranch, looking at the deer and the cattle, et cetera, particularly the three of them can let mrs. johnson, wrote around and discussed whether he should or should not run for reelection. -- the three of them, mrs. johnson, president johnson and e andnor connolly rod around and discussed whether or not he should run for reelection. then at meal times, we would all discuss it. the president asked connolly what he should do. connolly said he was not going run for governor again in 1968 and he thought the president should not run for reelection. that discussion went on. nothing was concluded and then we went back to washington, in the white house. periodically, the president would ask me to come in at the end of the day and have a drink or talk about issues. and the issue of whether he should run or not came up a few times. if you go fast forward then to december of 1967, c

connolly, and i know you've had professional standards and principle policing bureau. if you would come forward -- oh, leah christie iisti is goi speak first. >> okay. good afternoon supervisor safai and yee. i currently, administrative code 96(a) requires sfpd to collect data and author quarterly reports. starting july 2018 under assembly bill 953, law enforcement agencies throughout california will be mandated to collect stop data -- stop data and report the data to the california department of justice. ab 953's data collection for stops substantially duplicates chapter 96(a). the state chapter also requires law enforcement agencies to collect much more information for stops than currently required under 96(a). the d.o.j. has taken responsibility of showing an annual report of stop data collection that will provide you opportunities for cross comparison of law enforcement throughout california. however the d.o.j.'s first report will not be available until january 2020. the legislation before you does two things. first is reconciles the differences ab 953 and 96(a) fo

the washington capitals' brett connolly was trying to toss a puck to a little girl.the first two attempts, the girl's father caught the pucks but handed them to his two sons. the third time was the charm. connolly tossed the puck again, and this time the dad handed it to his daughter, making that little girl very, very happi. >> my heart's melting now. >>> there's a possible breakthrough for lung cancer patients, and new scrutiny over the spending by the epa chief. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "the washington times" reports a federal watchdog says epa administrator's scott pruitt's $43,000 soundproof phone booth in his office violated campaign finance laws. the government accountability office said the epa says he failed to notify lawmakers it was exceeding the $5,000 limit to furnish, redecorate, or make improvements to an agency head's office. the epa says the phone booth was not part of a redecoration and not subject to the $5,000 cap. >>> "usa today" reports canada is following the u.s. lead and pulling families of its diplomats

democratic congressman jerry connolly is one of the lawmakers.arlier. congressman connolly, at this point, do you have any real understanding of why father conroy was fired? >> no. frankly, speaker ryan has given no official reason at all. he didn't give a reason to father conroy, he didn't give a reason to leader pelosi. apparently in his caucus this morning he indicated vaguely that there was some members of his caucus who were told they had not been properly responded to in terms of ministerial needs. other republicans spoke up saying that was too vague and they didn't accept that explanation. certainly on the democratic side, we don't accept that. we've never had a complaint about father conroy in seven years. >> the chaplan thinks that part of the reason he was fired was a prayer he gave on the house floor back in november when he says speaker ryan's office took issue with as being too political. let me read this. "may all members are mindful of the institutions and structures of our great nation guarantee the opportunities that have allowed

. >> sean connolly will take over the job. and the president called on the democrat tester to resign after going public on the allegations of jackson. he kept up the attack in michigan. >> tester started throwing out things he heard. i know things about tester that i could say, too. and if i said them, he would never been elected again. >> tester calls it his duty to fight for veterans to get what they need and have earned. >>> to money news. t-mobile plans to buy sprint for $26 billion leaving three wireless carriers in the u.s. the two will merge after years of negotiations. t-mobile and sprint are the third largest companies. the deal still needs regulatory approval. t-mobile and sprint discussed this in 2014 and it was blocked. if the deal going goes through, customers could pay more. t-mobile's ceo says this time u.s. regulators will see the benefits of the deal. he said on the call sunday the merger will create thousands of jobs, but beat china in the race to 5g. >>> breaking news. at least 25 dead and 45 injured in the

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and created toxic workplace, jackson denies allegations and will remain in the white house, sean connollyen over as the president's doctor. four-day manhunt will face judge today, john williams in may, accused of shooting and killing corporal, the veteran will be lay today rest next week, leaves behind wife and four grown children. a driver is under arrest accused of stealing a tractor trailer and ramming into cars, the wild ride caught on camera, look. >> oh, my god. heather: well, at least fife people are injured including a police officer after a semicrash crashed into ten cars in colorado, accused of driving down another officer who was not arrested. arizona teachers bring in a power player for fight for more funding. randy winegarden, of american federation of teachers, major union will speak at the state capital today, teachers meeting with state legislators, the strike began last thursday. and we have lift off, jeff bezos private space companies, blue origin officially launching a passenger spaceship on highest flight yet. >> engine start, 2, 1. heather: new shepherd reaching over

what you think, connolly? you, don.nk i am glad you are a happy customer.re millions of veterans that have been served. we are worried, however, about the backlog for people getting the care they need. that needs to be addressed. we are worried about the choice program that was created to, sort of, provide a fast and around while the backlog was being whittled away. that created the backlog. there are a lot of management a., becauset the v. it is a huge, sprawling bureaucracy. we want to get that right because our veterans serve their country and the caveat is we now serve them. we have to serve them with high-quality care and eliminate the duplication, the inefficiencies, the long waiting times. they deserve better. that is really what we care about. that is why the president's nomination of dr. jackson was so unfortunate because there was nothing in his background as suggested he had the qualifications for managing that kind of enormous enterprise. we need the very best at the top as well as at the hospital you go to. host: tulsa, oklahoma. a republican.

. >> reporter: marin county supervisor damon connolly says it's been three years in the making and a lot of moving parts. four transportation agencies including the metropolitan transportation commission and caltrans working together to convert the eastbound right shoulder know a lane. >> we're hoping this is going to really provide some needed relief. >> reporter: according to mtc, in the last five years, traffic on the bridge has gone up about 10,000 more vehicles a day. during rush hour, it looks like a parking lot. now digital signs will let drivers know the third lane is open. green is go, red x is closed. it runs from sir francis drake to richmond parkway, at peak times, 7 days a week 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. but richmond mayor tom butt says this is just the first step to addressing widespread traffic issues. he is hoping voters pass regional measure 3 in june. that's an initiative that would fund transportation improvements across the bay area. >> if it doesn't pass, you know, we're going to be sitting in our cars waiting -- ha -- waiting a long time. >> reporter: the added eastbound

sean connolly appointed to replace jackson in that post will continue on as the chief white house physicianit follows as allegations jackson face ed about his distribution of prescription drugs and create a hostile work environment. there are allegations made public by the lead democrat on the veterans affairs committee, jon tester who president trump blasted this weekend claiming that secret service told him tester's statements on jackson are untrue. he added, tester should lose race in montana. very dishonest and sick. and he went even further during a saturday night rally in michigan. >>> it was an emotional send off for a florida police officer who is retiring after serving 30 years on the force. >> this will be my last transmission on the radio. >> happy 61. congratulations on your retirement. >> 6101, leroy jenkins, jr., 91 -- >> oh, i got a feel for it. that's officer jenkins who signed off for the last time thank him for protecting sarasota so many years. the sarasota police department facebook page has quickly gone viral gaining over 250,000 views. happy retirement and hope he enjo

well, it was an early start for any fans who wanted to watch the match, but as fran connolly from netballart. for anyone that love sport or anyone that loves net all, it has been worked those early starts. just how much of an ordeal was it for england have to take on australia of all people? i think people not involved in the sport, it is very hard to appreciate what this actually means. australia and new zealand had dominated the sport for so many yea rs, dominated the sport for so many years , we dominated the sport for so many yea rs, we have dominated the sport for so many years, we have never made a commonwealth games final. it was 1975, i think, commonwealth games final. it was 1975, ithink, the commonwealth games final. it was 1975, i think, the last time made world cup final, so lots of viewers will never have seen us in a final before. which really did make history and we had shaken up the world of international netball and people now understand that we are true force to be reckoned with.|j people now understand that we are true force to be reckoned with. i am very pleased to be

shawn connolly who took on the role while he was going through the confirmation process will continue as the president's doctor, tom? >> tara, thank you. >>> we ahead overseas. north korea's new vow ahead of the proposed summit with president trump after his historic meeting with south korea's president, promising to shut down his nuclear test site in may, promising to do it in the open. skeptics worry about taking north korea at its word. here's abc's james longman. >> reporter: tonight, the prospects for peace seemingly one step closer. north korean leader kim jong-un with a new pledge. he will allow u.s. and south korean experts to watch the secretive regime close down its nuclear test site, punggye-ri, in may. telling his southern neighbor he'd even let journalists come to the facility to ensure transparency. and that president trump will realize he is "not that kind of person to shoot missiles at the united states." south korean officials say these new promises were made during friday's historic summit where the north and south committed to the "complete denuclearization" of the

. >> reporter: democrat gerry connolly is just one of at least 150 members in both parties asking ryan a better explanation. republican peter king: >> to be the first house chaplain removed in the history of congress, in the middle of a term, raises serious questions. and i think we deserve more of an explanation of why. >> reporter: father conroy declined our request for an interview, but told "the new york times" that he was never given a formal explanation for his dismissal. perhaps all of this just a good reminder that politics and religion don't mix, jeff, especially in this town. >> glor: a very unusual story. ed o'keefe with the reporting tonight. ed, thanks. there is breaking news tonight in the stormy daniels lawsuit against the president and his lawyer, michael cohen. a federal judge in los angeles put the lawsuit on hold for 90 days, saying cohen's constitutional rights could be endangered if the lawsuit proceeds while he's under criminal investigation. daniels claims an affair with mr. trump and is suing to be let out of her nondisclosure agreement. there is fear and anger

then virginia democratic gerald connolly would discuss the latest in the ongoing talks with north koreand its nuclear program. news deputy robin robin under on scott pruitt's tenure as epa administrator and his testimony thursday. be sure to watch a c-span's "washington journal," live at 7:00 eastern thursday morning. join the discussion. ♪ saturday, live coverage of annapolis book festival starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern and includes msnbc's chris matthews with his book. white house correspondent april ryan will also be there. tech entrepreneur with the "17th achine -- sentiment -- "sentient machine." watch live coverage of the annapolis book festival saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. sunday night on afterwards, this journalist with his book "the trump white house: changing the rules of the game." >> he is like a boxer, always bobbing and weaving, counterpunching. it is all an act. i interviewed his top aide for 26 years when she joined the organization there were only seven other employees. she knew him better than anybody on both the business and social site

coming up sunday morning, in response to the recent chemical attack in syria, mike connolly will discussotential u.s. military strikes in that country. george washington university associate professor and an american conservative center will talk about the elephant -- evolution of conservative politics in 1958. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal sunday morning. join the discussion. this year marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th amendment to the constitution. it addresses citizenship rights. tv,, on american history civil war and reconstruction era historian david blight and another historian discover -- discuss the meaning of the quality in the wake of emancipation. the national constitution center in philadelphia posted -- posted this talk. let me do the honor of introducing our guest speakers. to my left, david blight, professor of history at yell university. and the study of slavery , theuthor of several books subordinate the civil rights era. an -

share and many think it could report soaring revenue with higher demand that air travel as the us connollyrlines have made headlines here recently for their mistreatment of passengers and pets, delta airlines has avoided the negative press. they edged out their main competitors in the eyes of many consumers recently. the second best american carrier in the 2018 quality index, just behind alaskan air. the question will be, can the airline the goodwill into sky—high profits? shaun port is chief investment officer at online wealth manager, nutmeg. good to have you on the programme. let us talk about the markets, eve ryo ne let us talk about the markets, everyone is jittery about geopolitical tension, everyone is jittery about geopoliticaltension, in everyone is jittery about geopolitical tension, in particular the rhetoric between the us and russia and the overall situation with syria, how much of an impact do you think those worries have an investment decisions? so far the market response has been muted, a small rise in oil price, the dollar has not rallied which is quite unusual when we get

capitals forward brett connolly there spotting the 6-year-old himself behind the glass. her a puck -- and then, listen to the announcers. >> that kid grabbed the first puck from her. no, look at her face. look at this. is that the saddest? look at her. she is devastated. >> reporter: we were, too. the hockey player tries again. >> and that kid tells the puck from her. >> reporter: hitting the glass, signaling to her. one more chance. a third puck. this time -- it's all hers. >> look at her, though. is that all worth it right there? my heart's melting watching this little girl. >> reporter: tonight, keelan's family telling us that wasn't her dad or her brothers. she was lucky to get that puck. keelan sending us this message. >> hi, david. >> reporter: telling us what it was like to watch the boys go first. >> i felt happy for the boys because the boys were like happy because they got the puck. and -- but i didn't really feel happy for myself. >> reporter: she's honest. and when he moment finally came? >> i felt so happy. i felt amazing. i felt awesome. i didn't know -- i

let's speak now to the director of development at netball england, fran connolly...larms this week. anyone that must sport almost that ball, it has been worth it. how much of an ordeal was it for england to take on australia? for people not involved in the sports, it's really hard to appreciate what this means. australia and new zealand dominate the sport for so many years. we have never made a commonwealth final. beyond lots of the people who viewed it this morning, it is 1975 the last time we made a world cup final. lots of viewers will never have seen us get a final before. we truly did make history and has shaken up the world of international netball. people now understand we are a true force to be reckoned with. i'm very pleased to be talking to you because my younger sister still plays national league netball and is mad about the sport. people don't necessarily understand the sheer pace of it at this level. yes, i think you were right. what we witnessed on that court shows what incredible athletes these girls are. they play at phenomenal pace and the intensity

finally connolly visibly frustrated, tries for a third time and get it, making plans to meet the younginally. that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first". have a great weekend. "fox and friends first" continues right now, goodbye. >> what do you expect happens when you demonize law enforcement, the only thing these people were guilty of was wanting to protect you and me. they just wanted to get something to eat. >> reporter: of fox news alert, two sheriff deputies guns down on their lunch break in a deliberate attack on the badge. law enforcement's powerful message as the war on cops wages on. >> andrew mccabe facing charges for what he let slip to the washington post. he legal action being taken. >> the rock is cooking! rob: we will tell you what the rock is cooking, served with lime and salt. "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪

heather connolly. president macron and trump meet together today or tonight.g news wherever you are, we have teamed up with twitter to launch the first global news network designed for social media, offering the live video coverage, hourly up date, top news reports verified by us. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> let's get a quick check on the latest business flash headlines. pausing a stepping up to ndai.ure on sunday -- hyu elliott says they should link up to form ak maker holding company that would oversee the group. elliott says the group should raise dividends and return more than $11 billion to shareholders. yvonne: the wall street journal says a softbank's $1 billion and the chinese hailing company -- is said to be offering $30 million at a deal that would manbang. betty: oscar mean euros is for growing a bonus for 2017 a year after the carrier sparked a pr fiasco after physically hauling a passenger off an airplane. their image took a further blow when a dog died in its care. he had asked the board not to give him a payout, saying it's important to give a messa

sean connolly became trumps personal physician.egations that he drank on the job and over prescribed medication -- global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. caroline: thank you. an acquisition that could transform the supermarket business in the united kingdom. a $10 million -- $10 billion deal. saidcfo of sainsbury's's it is a perfect fit. >> so much choice for customers, so many new entrants coming in. it is a dynamic time, hence the benefit of combining these businesses, which we believe will be better for customers because we can lower prices on the shelf, better for our suppliers, better -- and good for our shareholders. your scoop. what a market move. phenomenal reporting. you heard the cfo talk about for customers. you think regulators will see it as good for customers? >> that is the point, when he says the market has changed so much. it has changed since regulators looked at a similar kind of deal. i think the case they are making -- thee online disco

and brett connolly notices her and tried to flip her a puck over the glass..d hands it to a little boy.. she's sad. the same thing happened again!!! finally he's like.. ok the third attempt was successful, and she was thrilled. unfortunately for the caps, they lost the game to columbus. ( darya ) the newest baby kardashian is "true" that's what khloe kardashian named her baby daughter.. remember the dad is cavs player tristan thompson who was caught on camera with other women while she was pregnant.. you might think.. did she name the baby true cuz tristan lied to her? no, grandmamma kris jenner says the name runs in the family.. and the baby's last name is thompson.. not kardashian. that name is like gold.. baby's inheritance.. oh well. taco taco are you one of the millions of americans living with a taco obsession? my $3 taco deal with three of the tacos you love and a refreshing drink can help. try my $3 taco deal today. clear! taco! taco! new at jack in the box. has your love for tacos turned into an obsession?. my $3 taco deal with three of the tacos you

my name is connolly reed. i'm a resident at baycrest. i'm a supporter of housing in the city, affordable housing, and despite that, i find myself to be surprised at the current plan at 430 main. i find it's a front to the community that's there, simply putting profits over health. the proposal, it's a brick or a wall as some others have mentioned, and it just, i think is intended to initially fill all the air space that it possibly can. if you look at it from the harrison street side, it will simply look like a prison wall. you know, in its history, the project project ignored the department's request for a two story design and has ignored the statements that you've heard here today. there are many other two tower concepts that pay respect to the community as they've developed. but most concerningly, i read the development report and saw that 430 main has been required to install merv-13 level filtration. interestingly, our home at bayview is 13 years old and home to many elderly and families, and it doesn't have merv level 13 filtration

ambassador connolly's posting in syria was between 2009.ns from the daily mail great britain, prime minister theresa may facing a backlash for snubbing members of parliament over the blitz in syria. interday president assad damascus walking into his palace as if it was normal. that was tweeted out on president assad's twitter page. we will watch that and listen to dan from massachusetts. caller: thank you for having me. i think it is naive to think each time the rebels are winning a cloudad would produce of poison gas and we would go in particularlyd, when it is incredibly easy for any group to go to a local swimming pool supply store and get the necessary chemicals to make a cloud of poison gas. having takene military action it would have been intelligent to try to find out exactly where this poison gas came from, particularly when each time we go in and bomb, it is the rebels who are in the process of trying to destabilize the country than support it. host: thank you. more questions in terms of who was responsible for the chemical attacks

governor connolly was an advocate of that plan. .. >> now that plan failed. but do you know how many votes that plan failed by? it failed by 6,000 and change. in other words, there are more people at this festival today than accounted for the margin by which that lost. now, i'm not saying that necessarily would have been an answer. i think it would have created a whole bunch of problems that we had not anticipated. there are a lot of reasons to turn around and oppose the creation of a network of reservoirs across a parch. ed land -- parched land. that was really the last time an approach was taken from the top down. and maybe we need to revisit that. >> yep. there's -- is robert gully in the room, the person to whom all san tone januaries should build a statue? [laughter] he's a personal hero of both seamus and mine. he facilitated the three-year process to get us a workable plant. and it's the only major aquifer in texas that has this sort of balance of resource. >> smartest man i ever met. >> i would like to read two quick quotes from the book. one asks --

connolly comes back and that kid steals a puck from her.kids get a puck. >> look at her. is that all worth it? >> when was the last time you were so happy that you jumped up up a down. that smile was worth it. >> she popped those boys right in the nose. >> a tough girl. >> thank you, sheinelle. >>> coming up, the billboard music nominations live in our studio. we have khalid and b.b. rexa. >>> and out on the plaza, three childhood favorites your whole family is going to love. >>> first, your local news. firel >>> good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. firefighters right now still at the scene of a fire at a large apartment complex in san jose. now, this has all been happening near tully west of highway 101. sky ranger was flying over that team at the end of today in the bay this morning. this all started a little before 6:00 this morning. and quickly grew to five alarms. dozens of people evacuated. right now, there are no reports of injury. firefighters so far have not said what caused the fire or how many units have been damaged. it wa

helicopter training flight at fort campbell have been identified. 28-year-old james casadona and ryan connollying their lives in the apache crash that happened friday night. their deaths mark the third deadly crash in the military in just one week. seven service members killed in all. >>> well, president trump predicting an end to an escalating trade war or dispute, we should say, with china as washington ups the ante. the president calling for another $100 billion worth of new tariffs after china threatened to target another $50 billion in american goods. president trump tweeting this: president xi and i will always be friends no matter what happens with our dispute on trade. china will take down its trade barriers because it is the right thing to do. taxes will become reciprocal, and a deal will be made on intellectual property. great future for both our countries. well, chinese officials have said that negotiations are unlikely. >>> the question is what really happened on the tarmac. former attorney general loretta lynch is ready to talk about her infamous meeting with former president clin

i actually did robo calling for john connolly. a member, he got one delegate? [laughing] >> because of your calls. >> at any rate, so i sent him the resume and he called them back. he said the epler house at 6:00. so -- be at blair house. i scrambled to get epler house and starting to figure out it's got to be nancy reagan. i didn't think it was ronald reagan because he a renamed jim brady. so i got there and i was so nervous that i had to sit on the hands like this because they were like shaking. i mean, i never met a first lady before, and she was very kind to me. she asked me a few questions but mainly she want to talk about what she's interested in doing. she kept telling me how concerned she was about the whole problem of youth drug abuse. and i remember thinking, but what are your qualifications for the issue? i wasn't sure from a a pr standpoint that that would be viable option, but i forgot about how powerful a first lady can be. and what a platform she has. so anyway, the next day i got a call and they set me up with a series of meetings with, like dev

my name is alex connolly. i work as a paralegal at the justice and advocacy center. i'm here to add my support to the hespa ask. we serve over 1800 clients every year at happ, and an increasingly large part of our practice for many years has been eviction defense. we provide full scale eviction representing for particular families where mental health or particular other disability is creating a barrier to keeping housing. many of our clients have been homeless in the past and become homeless if we cannot save their housing. we currently have four full-time eviction attorneys providing representations to clients. they would have liked to be here today, but unfortunately they all had to be at court because they all have over stuffed, bulging caseloads. over 600 potential clients came to us in the past year, and we had to turn away over 200 of them because we lack sufficient staffing to take their case does. there is a desperate need for additional defense funding in san francisco, especially for our most vulnerable tenants. >> good afternoon. jordan davis. i'm proud to

john connolly. i helped put him in prison.onsulted pro bono with the prosecutors to help keep that guy in prison because he was such a bad egg. he was telling whitey bulger who to kill. he was telling whitey bulger how to escape. for 16 years the fbi couldn't find whitey bulger. he was in plain view in santa monica, california reportedly going to a red sox bar to watch baseball games and the fbi couldn't find him. finally a person from the federal marshall program found him. so, look, i think we have to commend fbi agents, cia agents and focus on the problems and where they occur. >> sean: let me ask this then. maybe you agree or disagree here. look at the criminal referrals that have come down this week. you know, the congressional criminal referrals with -- they are citing specific laws that they believe were violated then andrew mccabe and the criminal ig referral. now we have an investigation, james comey, i said this before he went on his book tour, joe digenova, this is a bad idea. i don't think any competent lawyer woul

campbell have been identified. 28-year-old warrant officer james casad a ana and 37-year-old ryan connollying their lives in the apache crash on friday night. their deaths mark the third deadly crash for the military in just one week. seven service members killed in all. jillian: this story is heartbreaking. thousands of mourners packing a canadian hockey arena in honor of those killed in a horrific bus crash. prime minister justin trudeau and nhl players among those at a vigil in saws saskatchewan aftea junior hockey team's bus collided with a semi on the way to a playoff game. most of the victims between the ages of 16 and 21. thirteen others were injured. a gofundme page for the victims and their families has now raised more than $4.5 million. todd: just awful. president trump is predicting an end to an escalating trade dispute with china as washington ups the ante. the president calling for another $100 billion worth of new tariffs after china threatened to target another $50 billion in american goods. president trump tweeting: today: -- todd chinese officials have said negotiations ar

party but conversely conversely moderate democrats into the republican party so for instance john connolly the democrat becomes a republican and strom thurmond becomes a republican and john lindsay, the republican from the democrat and other cases where liberal republicans joined the democratic party. this starts a long process. it's extenuating by mcgovern in 72 because again, mcgovern is the nominee logic dictates he should take a more conservative running mate but of course the convention is a disaster because of eagleton and he was also a liberal and in the sense because the process of sending more conservative democrats out of the party and attracting more liberal republicans so bite 1980 and after both parties have pretty much nominated only right of center are mostly right of center nominees and the democratic party is nominated mostly or all left of center nominees so we have now the polarization of the two parties that didn't exist that used to have conservative democrats and republicans so they could talk to each other in compromise. today you have these two polarized parties tha

ryan connolly was an instructor pilot for the 101st combat aviation brigade. happened friday night at fort campbell in kentucky. it's the third deadly accident for the military last week, killing seven service members in all. in the wake of the parkland school shooting, many states are considering new laws. it's already making a difference in washington state. so-called red flag laws allow police to seize weapons from people considered an extreme risk. it gained the support of some gun rights activists. we have the latest from seattle. >> i'm grateful the police took the gun away from me? this army veteran recently had his gun confiscated by the seattle police. it's one of 2 27 guns seized se last july legally under the extreme risk protection order law. even though alexander mckenzie committed no crime, he realized due to his mental state that being armed was too risky. in the wake of the parkland school shooting, the brady campaign says at least 30 states are considering these laws. >> i think we're seeing building consensus in blue states and red states tha

but his replacement, another navy officer by the name of shawn connolly, began as the president's personal physician first in an acting role, the day that dr. ronny jackson was nominated to be the veterans affairs secretary, and he's continuing on in that role. he's dr. jackson's replacement and dr. jackson had always planned to retire this summer. there were rumors he was going to move that up. but it is unclear if he's going to leave the job and that's what the white house is denying, they're pushing back on rumors. he's not taking his old job back in the wake of these allegations. they are pushing back on some of those and some do appear to be false. i do think he's been put in a really difficult position where democratic senator from montana, john tester, essentially released two pages of a anonymous allegations and he hasn't been able to go out and publicly defend himself against him. so really tough spot, but he's not taking back his old job. >> some of the allegations have proven to be false. others still, questions about the fact he's not going back as a personal physician, some re

the diehard capitals fan became an internet sensation after video of forward brett connolly repeatedlying to toss her a puck before game two went viral. look at her, happy there. the capitals defeated the columbus blue jackets, final score, 4-3 in o.t. back to you guys. >> gotta start 'em young. >>> should we send things to sam? i think he might have positive news. only if you have good things to say this morning, sam. >> otherwise, sam, no. >> otherwise, no bueno. >> we'll be right back with -- no. we've got plenty of good stuff to talk about. good sunday morning, everybody. we'll talk about the big rainmaker that moved from the middle of the country into the deep south. we'll talk about what it did. it was very good news for some areas in the west. remember, we had eight states with very high drought. about half of them got the rain. knocked down some of the western fires. places like oklahoma city were about 4 1/2 inches of rain below normal. they picked up about an inch and half of rain. so that was all good. now moves into the part of the country that doesn't need it. we're talkin

. >> reporter: the marin county supervisor damon connolly said it's been three years in the making and a lot of moving parts, four transportation agencies including the metropolitan transportation commission and caltrans working together to convert the eastbound right shoulder into a lane. >> we're hoping this is going to really provide some needed relief. >> reporter: according to mtc, in the last five years traffic on the bridge has gone up about 10,000 more vehicles a day. during rush hour it can look like a parking lot. now digital signs will let drivers know the third lane is open. green means go. a red x, it's closed. the lane runs from sir francis drake to richmond parkway at peak times seven days a week 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., but richmond mayor saying this is just the first step to address widespread traffic issues. he's hoping voters pass regional measure 3 in june. that's an initiative that would fund transportation improvements across the bay area. >> if it doesn't pass, we're going to be sitting in our cars waiting, waiting a long time. >> reporter: the added eastbound lane cost