harley fletcher comes from a family of servicemen and women. and followed suit.the 18 year old was looking forward to walking the graduation stage in his military uniform.. something he says he discussed in advance with several staffmembers at liberty high. but on friday, he was told cap or gown or go home.harley fletcher/graduatecrawled through 200 years of sand and dirt, bloody elbows, you know, getting covered in my own blood and other people's blood. getting shot at at by really big machine guns....i'm proud to be wearing that uniform. proud to be graduating going against odds of being a young father, getting married young, working all day, all night, sometimes at work, but still graduating still being able to pass all your classes with a's and b's state law says fletcher can wear his uniform to graduation. and he didn't want to go against military uniform code by covering up with a gown.so the family went home disappointed.bill fletcher/father:i spoke with one of the vice principals, and she indicated that he would have to wear cap and gow

fletcher wins a medal of honor for that. he goes on and i would suggest to you he is really the epitome of battleship admirals. he's somebody who is able to command battleships and cruisers by the time of pearl harbor and in charge of the scouting force. somehow along the way, i think fletcher gets a little bit of a bad rap. i recommend to you a book by john lund strom called "black shoe carrier admiral," fletcher in the guato canal. i think it's an overdue and balanced presentation in terms of fletcher and his importance to really the entire american navy, particularly in the months leading up to midway. a few things about raymond spruants, that's the way he wrote his letters and the way people addressed him. that's not what raymond would have said. i think that characterization of his name the way he wanted it characterized says something about his meticulousness. he and halsey, believe it or not, become great friends. halsey is four years spruance's senior. their wives and families and both destroyer men and pal around to

let's talk about fletcher a little bit 3467 fletcher graduates in 1906. that's a year behind nimisz. he actually wins the honor of the swreera cruise. 1914 there's a little expedition to varacruz. fletcher wins a medal of honor for that. he goes on, and i would suggest to you that he is really the epitome of battleship admirals. he's somebody who goes and is able to command destroyers, battleships, cruisers by the time of pearl harbor he's in charge of the scouting force. and somehow along the way i think fletcher gets a little bit of a bad rap. i recommend to you a book by john lum strm called "black shoe carrier admiral" i think that came out about ten years ago, and i think it's really an oefb due and very balanced presentation in terms of fletcher and his importance to really the entire american navy particularly in the months leading up to midway. well, let's say a few things about raymond spruinz, and yum what i've been able to fiend out, it really was that. that's not what would raymond would have said. and i think that characterization of his name

harley fletcher comes from a family of servicemen and women. and followed suit.the 18 year old was looking forward to

harland fletcher/u.s.-41to tell me to cover it up really hurt, you can't just cover this upat the time the district says it was unaware the state education code allows those in the military to wear their uniformsot patrick walsh/principal, liberty high school 48-58i made a mistake last friday night i don't mince words and if i could do it all over again i would do it differently.principal patrick walsh publically apologized to fletcher, his family, and hundreds of community members and veterans who came to the ceremony show their support for fletcher.sot randy smith/commander, veterans of oakley 110-113i think it's commendable of the school to do thissot george brown/delta veterans group 114-117i think this is a good thing but what happened shouldn't have happened in the first placefor his part fletcher says he accepts the principal's apology and hopes it sends a message to district across the countrysoti'm hoping every district , anywhere there is a soldier who is 17 serving gets to walk in their blues an

harland fletcher/u.s. army 34-41to tell me to cover it up really hurt, you can't just cover this upat the time the district says it was unaware the state education code allows those in the military to wear their uniformsot patrick walsh/principal, liberty high school 48-58i made a mistake last friday night i don't mince words and if i could do it all over again i would do it differently.principal patrick walsh publically apologized to fletcher, his family, and hundreds of community members and veterans who came to the ceremony show their support for fletcher.sot randy smith/commander, veterans of oakley 110-113i think it's commendable of the school to do thissot george brown/delta veterans group 114-117i think this is a good thing but what happened shouldn't have happened in the first placefor his part fletcher says he accepts the principal's apology and hopes it sends a message to district across the countrysoti'm hoping every district , anywhere there is a soldier who is 17 serving gets to walk in their

let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher.(anny hong): locally breezy and cool conditions will persist today as an upper level trough begins to shift inland away from the coast. a more robust warming trend is forecast through late week with temperatures warming to above seasonal averages by thursday. dry weather conditions are also forecast through the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) happening today... crews in contra costa county will begin fixing alhambra road... months after it was washed out during severe winter storms. the repairs will happen between the intersections of castro ranch and pinole valley roads. officials say the work will include the installation of a 60-foot long bridge that will have shoulders for bicycles and pedestrians. construction is scheduled to be finished by the end of september. ( james ) there are new efforts in the fight to keep the rai

. >> fletcher didn't get to graduate with his class us he wanted to we are his army reserve uniform i understand of cap and gown. coming up we'll show you the special ceremony just for him. >>> more than two dozen drees cut down in the south bay and opponents fear more neighborhoods will be affected. michelle roberts with why pg&e with why they say it's necessary. >> meteorologist jeff ranieri comfortable 60s and 70s today but i'll let you know white high pressure brings 90s coming up in ten minutes. an update now on a suspicious package that created gridlock at rush hour in san francisco. =vo= we first brought you the story as breaking news on today in the bay - this picture from nbc bay area skyranger shows the bomb squad checking out the package. police closed off parts of market street near the westfield san francisco center but gave an "all clear" around nine a-m. they )re not saying at this point what was in the package. ==terry/cu== it was graduation day .. for one student ..at liberty high school in brentwood. ==take vo== as we )ve been reporting since saturday... army reservi

. >> reporter: chip fletcher studies climate science at the university of hawaii.e says that well before the marshall islands might disappear -- they could face a more immediate impact from climate change: fresh water shortages. what's the biggest threat now to the marshall islands? >> depends on your time scale. i think the longer time scale sea level rise is probably the biggest threat. simply because it has the potential to rise above the average elevation of the marshall islands. shorter timescale though, it's the fundamental need for fresh water. >> reporter: on ebeye, fresh water is belma marok's biggest worry. in his home the spigots hooked up to the town water system are dry. his son lugs buckets of water so their family can shower and flush their toilets. the family relies on rainwater catchment tanks for water, but those remain practically empty because of a relentless drought. >> we barely have any water. probably this much, barely have enough >> reporter: getting fresh water has always been a preoccupation for the marshall islands. most communities rely

harley fletcher/graduate: it was almost like a stunned like, why are you here like that, why do you,ssed like that.the answer was no.bill fletcher/father:i spoke with one of the vice principals, and she indicated that he would have to wear cap and gown, that it is a legacy school its the oldest school in brentwood. it has to be cap and gown or they don't walk. state law says he can wear his uniform to graduation.and fletcher didn't want to go against military uniform code by covering it with a gown.so the family went home disappointed.harley fletcher/graduatecrawled through 200 years of sand and dirt, bloody elbows, you know, getting covered in my own blood and other people's blood. getting shot at at by really big machine guns....i'm proud to be wearing that uniform. proud to be graduating going against odds of being a young father, getting married young, working all day, all night, sometimes at work, but still graduating still being able to pass all your classes with a's and b's so now fletcher will pick up his diploma monday.bill fletcherwe were hoping to get a picture of him comi

harley fletcher comes from a family of servicemen and women. and followed suit.the 18 year old was looking forward to walking the graduation stage in his military uniform.. something he says he discussed in advance with several staffmembers at liberty high. but on friday, he was told cap or gown or go home.harley fletcher/graduatecrawled through 200 years of sand and dirt, bloody elbows, you know, getting covered in my own blood and other people's blood. getting shot at at by really big machine guns....i'm proud to be wearing that uniform. proud to be graduating going against odds of being a young father, getting married young, working all day, all night, sometimes at work, but still graduating still being able to pass all your classes with a's and b's state law says fletcher can wear his uniform to graduation. and he didn't want to go against military uniform code by covering up with a gown.so the family went home disappointed.bill fletcher/father:i spoke with one of the vice principals, and she indicated that he would have to wear cap and gow

(james) good morning i'm james fletcher..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): locally breezy and cool conditions will persist today as an upper level trough begins to shift inland away from the coast. a more robust warming trend is forecast through late week with temperatures warming to above seasonal averages by thursday. dry weather conditions are also forecast through the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) tonight the warriors will try and close out the cleveland cavaliers and win their 2nd n-b-a title in three years.( james ) kron 4's terisa estacio is live at oracle arena this morning with a preview. terisa. ( terisa ) both the warriors and cavs held practice at the warriors headquarters yesterday. if the warriors win tonight... it will be the first time in franchise history that the warriors win a championship in front of their home crowd. after practice yesterday the team talked about what it will take to get th

this isn't something that should be hidden. >> hundreds of supporters watched as fletcher received his diploma while wearing that military uniform. the school's principal has apologized for the way fletcher treated. >>> the new restrictions businesses could face in contra costa county. >>> flooding did millions of dollars of damage in san jose, now we're learning city workers may have known trouble was coming. >>> getting both kids and adults to eat their veggies. the simple word tricks that really work. first this morning's tech bites. >> in today's tech bites, sony's big day at the e-3 gaming con gentian. >> the company showed off pa nine-minute trailer for its upcoming game for playstation 4 which comes out next year but today it's nintendo's turn to show off its new releases. >>> mcdonald's is turning to snapchat to find the quarter million summer workers it needs. >> it's calling them snaplications. users watch a 10 second video to see how great it is to work at mickey ds then fill out an application. >> it turns out the smiling base heart eyes was the favorite emoji in new york c

harley fletcher comes from a family of servicemen and women.ed suit.the 18 year old was looking forward to walking the graduation stage in his military uniform.. something he says he discussed in advance with several staffmembers at liberty high. but on friday, he was told cap or gown or go home.harley fletcher/graduatecrawled through 200 years of sand and dirt, bloody elbows, you know, getting covered in my own blood and other people's blood. getting shot at at by really big machine guns....i'm proud to be wearing that uniform. proud to be graduating going against odds of being a young father, getting married young, working all day, all night, sometimes at work, but still graduating still being able to pass all your classes with a's and b's state law says fletcher can wear his uniform to graduation. and he didn't want to go against military uniform code by covering up with a gown.so the family went home disappointed.bill fletcher/father:i spoke with one of the vice principals, and she indicated that he would have to wear cap and gown, that it

let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher.warming trend will begin today and accelerate through late week as high pressure builds over the southwestern portion of the country. by thursday, daytime temperatures will warm to above seasonal averages with the warmest days expected friday and saturday when widespread 90s are likely inland away from the coast. dry weather conditions and mostly clear/sunny skies will also prevail through the forecast period. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) an oakland police officer is recovering this morning after being hit by a drunk driver. take a look at this picture tweeted out by the oakland police department. it happened at around 11:30 last night near the corner of international boulevard and 57th street. the driver was arrested after the crash on suspicion of drunk driving. the officer was taken to the hospital and is now in stable condition. and oakland p-d also sent out this picture of

everything revolves around fletcher cox. it's on his time.hen it says otas begin this particular week, that's not the time to book a vacation. >> if you had a family vacation, would you show up to a voluntary thing. >> i wouldn't book the vacation. i would put on the calendar, otas, i can't book that week. >> all right. >> you can't take off on sweeps. if it's sweeps, can you take off? >> no. >> voluntary work or going to aruba or puerto rico. i don't know. >> all right. still to come on sports sunday, game two of the nba finals. first a final look at the forecast with melissa mcgee. >> here's the exclusive accuweather seven day forecast. showers, even a gusty rumble of thunder on monday. stays unsettled. high temperature at 76. on tuesday, cool for june. a high of just 70 and a few isolated showers. some sun on wednesday, a stray shower likely in at 67. thursday, clouds and some sun. 69. getting a little warmer on friday, a high of 75. that's a look at your accuweather forecast. ♪ >>> action news sports sunday continues right after this. it

>>reporter: 18-year-old harlan fletcher is an active member of the u.s. army reserve.te first class medic who completed basic training last year. he wanted to wear his military uniform for his graduation over the weekend and state law allows him to do that. but some of the administrators at liberty high school were not aware of that. he missed his graduation because he refused to put on a cap and gown over his uniform. if he had done it would've been a serious violation of policy over the weekend the school district superintendent apologized to fletcher and his family saying they did not mean to slight him of the u.s. army. over the phone fletcher's father says the family was very happy and encouraged when the school's principal apologized to them personally over the weekend and offered to have the makeup commencement ceremony today.>> said not to walk with my friends. today to see everybody come out here and supports not only a high school that's a high school who did this but the country. >> the commencement ceremony is in the for 2:30 pm in fletcher's family says th

(james) and i'm james fletcher.you with what you need to know to stay safe in the heat. we have team coverage this morning. kron fours will tran is live at a cooling center in the east bay with details on how to escape the hot temperatures. and anny hong is in the weather center with your neighborhood forecast. lets start with anny. (anny hong): more very warm to hot weather can be expected through at least thursday. therefore, a heat vi

. >>> as we've been reporting army reservist harlan fletcher was not allowed to participate in class wanted to wear military uniform intsz of cap and gown. today the they stet aup special ceremony after learning the state law loud hymn to wear the military uniform during commencement pmt roblt is arthroto show how he dealt with it. >> graduation ceremonies up beat ogs attention this was with aapologies mentioned in with the graduation. >> 18-year-old harlan got last minute gifts and after refusing to cover up his army reservist uniform. >> my family didn't get to have that experience that everyone else did. but i was -- i just said let's saflage this night. let's take this and turn it into something better. >> something better turned out to be liberty high hold ago graduation ceremony for fletcher with the school apology and a diploma. >> i made a mistake last friday night. i don't minimums words. and if i could do it all over again i would do it differently. and so what i'd like to do right now is call private first class harlan james fletcher. [ cheers and applause ] >> i hope that

good morning i'm james fletcher.( mark ) and i am mark danon. we have much more on the warriors championship victory coming up in just a moment but first we want to get a check of weather and traffic. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (anny hong): .a warming trend will begin today and accelerate through late week as high pressure builds over the southwestern portion of the country. by thursday, daytime temperatures will warm to above seasonal averages with the warmest days expected friday and saturday when widespread 90s are likely inland away from the coast. dry weather conditions and mostly clear/sunny skies will also prevail through the forecast period. ( james ) now back to our top story this morning... the golden state warriors are nba champions for the 2nd time in three years.( mark ) they avenged last season's fi

>> reporter: harvey fletcher enlisted as soon as he turned 17. he entered into a program called split option which allowed him to complete basic training and finish his senior year on time. when he was ready to walk across the stage at his graduation ceremony in his uniform, he was told to cover up. >> my favorite part? i'd have to say the u.s. >> reporter: harvey fletcher is no ordinary private first class and army reservist. he finished basic training at 17 and tonight is his high school graduation party. unfortunately, he missed his graduation ceremony yesterday at liberty high school. [ cheers and applause ] he missed the excitement, the energy, the camaraderie, because of this. >> he basically told me this is a graduation ceremony, you're not allowed to wear that uniform. you're supposed to wear a cap and gown. >> reprter: school administrators even told harley he could borrow a cap and gown. he refused to cover up his uniform and left. >> i just was in disbelief. to see my husband devastated and my son devastated, being told that he couldn'

and certainly one of those prayers was for the full recovery of micah david-cole fletcher. and he is back on his feet, and that's just a beautiful thing to see that he is out of the hospital. and he spoke some very eloquent words that i'd like to share with you in the days after the attack. he said, i want you to imagine for a second being a little girl on the max and a man is screaming at you. his face is a pile of knives. his body is a gun. and everything about him is cocked, loaded and ready to kill you. there's a history here with this. you can feel that this has happened before. and the only thing that was different was the names and faces. and micah continued. he said, and then a stranger -- two strangers, three strangers came to your aid. they try to help you, and that pile of knives just throws itself at them and kills them. well, this was an extraordinarily traumatic experience for these young girls to simply be accosted on the train, and all the more so to see that those who came to their rescue were stabbed, with two of them dying and the third badly injured. our

that has 17-year-old harland fletcher, u.s. army reserve medic that completed his basic training between his junior and senior years of high school. for graduation he wanted to wear his military dress uniform but was told no by several school administrators that insisted he we are his cap and gown instead. what they did not realize that the time is that fletcher is allowed by state law to where the military uniform instead of the capping ground -- capping down to walk in the -- cap and gown to walk in the graduation ceremony. the superintendent apologized and went on to dane fletcher for his military service but the family says that they should've known better. >> seeing as how it is a public institution of public school, they fall under the state laws much is anybody else does. they should be leading the example of the state law, just how widely the example of military law. basically any law, and i love to serve my community and i follow the rules 100%. >> reporter: the father fletcher says that the school will have a makeup c

let's talk about frank jack fletcher just a little bit. fletcher graduates from annapolis in 1906. that's a year behind nimitz. he wins a medal of moner at the battle of vara cruz. the government is a little bit more generous in terms of medals, particularly the storied medal of honor. fletcher wins a medal of honor for that. he goes on and i would suggest to you that he is really the epitome of battleship admirals. he is somebody who goes and is able to command destroyers, battleships, cruisers by the time of pearl harbor. he's in charge of the scouting force. and somehow along the way, i think fletcher gets a little bit of a bad wrap. i recommend to you a book called black shoe carrier admiral. admiral frank jack fletcher at coral sea midway and guadal canal. it's an overdo and balanced presentation in terms of fletcher and his importance to really the entire american navy. particularly in the months leading up to midway. well, spruance let's say a few things about raymond spruance, from what i was find out it was raymond spruance. that's the way he signed his letters, that's the

while the school district promises to revise the graduation policy, fletcher has not yet ruled out a. abc7 news. >>> a group of young actors has a little more time to raise money to take their talents to the fringe festival in scotland. we showed you how the drama students auctioned off items for the warriors. they raised $28,000 and that deadline has been extended later this week. you can still help them. it should be a great trip. >> definitely. >>> a special guest who spelled her way to a seat at tonight's warriors game and how far our fans are going to show their warriors' spirit. >> it got chippy in game 4 with a stunning cavs blowout. we'll tell you if the dubs will be popping bubbly tonight perhaps. >>> we're taking a live look inside oracle arena as dubs are getting set for game 5. i want to see if he makes this one. >> let's see. >> come on! come on. >> close. >> all right. >>> we're counting down to game 5 of the nba finals. join sports director larry beil and mike shumann for the dubs on 7 pregame show. and tip off is at 6:00. catch the toyota after the game show. >> that'

sot u-s army reservist harland fletcher didn't attend the graduation ceremony with (steve) get ready for summer like temperatures in parts of the bay heading into tomorrow.((justine)) chief meteorologist brittany shipp is back to give us the weather in your neighborhood. skies remain partly cloudy across much of the district with some clouds still lingering over the hills and near the coast. temperatures remain seasonably cool with readings still in the upper 60s and lower 70s early this afternoon. the cool upper lows that brought t-storms to napa yesterday and snow to the high sierra will still maintain a cool airmass aloft tonight before gradually being replaced by building high pressure and a warming airmass aloft. ocean temps are still 50, so with mostly clear skies and a expect one more seasonably cool night with overnight lows in the 40s for interior valleys and 50s elsewhere. ♪ all across america more people are choosing nissan. ♪ ♪ it's america's best sales event at nissan the fastest-growing auto brand in the u.s.a. take on every day get 0% for up to 72 months on 13 models.

his name is harlon fletcher and he says wearing a military uniform was the proudest achievement of his life and he wanted to wear it at graduation. his high school insisted he wear a cap and gown. >> they said they had an extra cap and gown and i said sorry, i can't do that. that's defacing the uniform. that's against the uniform policy, and so i said i'm not going to participate. >> now covering the uniform could have landed fletcher with a court-martial. his school has since apologized bufl believe that's good enough. a driver in california got one heck of a scare on his drive home. this is dashboard camera video. you can see an on coming car coming down the commuter lane. thankfully robin was alert enough to avoid certain disaster. >> all of a sudden i saw this headlight coming in my direction in my lane. sure enough there was a car just barreling down in the car pool lane where i was going. i barely missed it by a second. >> apparently the woman got off the highway before police could catch up with her. fortunately no one was hurt in this. pretty scary. >>> oh, no, no, no, no, oh,

fletcher's father said that the school is having a makeup commencement today at 2:00 at the dfw, american legion and freedom fighters will come out to show their support. >>> it is 4:08 am. >>> the work begins today in pinole to fix that road were it collapsed due to the rain and a 60 long bridge will be installed in the construction work should be completed by september. >>> the showdown tonight against the cleveland cavaliers, the warriors started practicing for the game yesterday and they want to wrap up the nba finals tonight. after the loss in friday -- on friday in cleveland, if they do it will be the first bay area team to win on the home field. >> it will be great to get it done tonight. we tried to make the necessary adjustments energy wise in game 4 but we are in really good shape right now to have this opportunity. >> right now the warriors are the eight or nine point favorite in vegas. >>> there are two tickets for the game at auction and you can bid on the tickets for the luxury mezzanine seats it it will go toward a nonprofit to help young and underserved in oakland. you hav

fletcher wanted to wear his military uniform to graduation. something he says he discussed in advance with several school officials. but because he did not wear his cap and gown over his uniform.. he says the school did not allow him to cross the graduation stage. it is against military uniform code to cover a service uniform. so he and his family went home dissapointed. but tonight... the district's superintendent responded to our requests for comment... writing..."on behalf of the liberty union high school district, i publically apologize to him and his family for this incident. no slight was meant to harland nor to the u.s. army." "it has become clear that harland fletcher may have the right to wear his u.s. army uniform to walk." (justine) harland is going tomorrow to pick-up his dipolma.... local service members are going with him to show support. coming up at eight. the anniversary of the pulse nightclub shooting is tomorrow. how the community is remembering the deadly attack. tourists in las vegas have been diagnosed with a contagious b

lisa fletcher is live in rockville to explain how we can help you. lisa?his is the place where it happens where the viewers call in and they have consumer issues, whether they're wrong, have a bad product or not getting what they pay for. this is where you call. shirley started the call for action in our region 41 years ago. she is the president nationally. you are always looking for volunteers that you train. why should people come volunteer here. >> i can't imagine a more fun way to spend your day. we only ask for one day a week. our hours are really -- people who have small children for example, hours from 10:00 to 3:00. middle of the day. you will be interested. let me tell you a case we worked on. we just got back $16,000 for a homeowner because we are persevering, we purr sigh the problem. we don't >> so they called in and they had something wrong with the deck and you solved it. >> they had a deck and a wall built on the house. the wall was leaning. that is not something that you want to happen with the wall. so we got the wall replaced to the tune

that's the force against fletcher. so you have it nearly impertive and you remember midway itself has an aircraft carrier's worth of aircraft on it it's four versus four and because of the complexity of the plan and the formations all over the ocean, at the point of contact, at the actual battle, that's what meets each other. this illustrates it better. you could see the parody is not that exstream now. they're almost equal. they're meeting on near equal odds. if you remember eliot's presentation going into the code break throughs and the reading of the japanese signals up to -- incidentally that cut off around may 25th and having to guess after that. because the japanese changed the j and 25 code after that. but until then, they had the japanese advance information that they had been able to figure out from the codes and the trick with midway saying it was running low on water. so you have to figure the coding advantage's a huge force multiplier in the american advantage. the japanese are coming in thinking they have

lisa fletcher for "full measure." sharyl: next on "full measure." a u.s.sile test to check the threat of a north korean attack. we check on the program that's had its share of failures. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an 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 his hate into virginia. sharyl: north korea's ongoing missile tests and ever-growing threat to target the u.s. with nuclear weapons prompted the latest pentagon test to shoot down incoming missiles. the launch was from california's vandenberg air force base to intercept a simulated missile "threat" launched from the pacific marshall islands. it was successful. but there are a few reasons to question the reliability of the safety net. since 2004, the interceptors have failed to hi

that fletcher held back in yorktown for very good reasons. he wanted to make sure she did not have a-- he did pearl sea surprise, with two imperial fleet carriers coming from his flank that he was not expecting. .e stayed behind this might have graded the impression of a lag. when it came to moving the to where the japanese task force was, fletcher was ahead of the other two areas. there is another factor to take that hallsey was not there. the formation of the planes and their organization for takeoff in the hands of captain browning, who had been hallsey's chief of staff, and did a lot of thinking for him on organization strategy and so forth. it would have been interesting if halsey had been there. people forget browning being there was almost like halsey being there. if halsey made the mistake of letting our planes stacked up, browning might have done the same. there is no simple yes or no. i have no more than what i have just sent. -- just said. thank you very much. >> [applause] >> thanks elliot for that fantastic presentation. >> inter

that is why we are here today. >> reporter: harbin fletcher went through basic training at 17 and then his senior year. he should've graduated friday and most state laws would allow him to wear uniform but his school officials told him he needed to wear a cap and gown instead. >> it was a hard hit to tell me to cover it up. that her a lot. you cannot just cover this up. >> reporter: today, a change of heart and an apology from the principal. >> i let him know that i made a mistake and i deeply regret the mistake. >> reporter: he organized the ceremony and veterans from all over filled the seats. >> we let them know that we are here for him and here to support him and show him that what we think he is doing with his life and career is important . >> thank you for doing what you did, you were standing up for what you think is right. >> reporter: the family is overwhelmed by the turnout. >> we expected 10 or 15 people and we are appreciative of so many people coming out to support our son. >> reporter: the school district plans to revise the policy to reflect the education code and fletch

. >>> yesterday was a day to remember for harlon fletcher.ing about this yesterday, the senior at liberty high school in brentwood missed graduation last friday when he was told he could not wear his army uniform at the ceremony. school officials apologized and held a special ceremony to make amends and give fletcher the honor he earned. >> i was nervous. overall it was looking out on that crowd i knew we all came together. >> now that fletcher has his diploma in hand, he is preparing for what comes next. he has civilian summer job lined up and his advanced military training begins in september. congratulations. >> bravo to time. >>> 5:57, another banner to the rafters, the warriors are world champions. >> your bill are you sell 2015 final mvp, kevin durant. >> enjoy, kevin. coming up, you too, mom. post game reaction to last night going to hear from kevin durant, steph curry, coach kerr. >> the party is getting started, what you need to know about the warriors victory parade. of fate to find a high-end curler at such a head turning price. an

michah fletcher was first passenger to physically intervene. he told christian the get off the train. christian then appeared to pull a folded knife out of his pocket and in one motion stabbed michah in the neck. surveillance and cell phone swdeo show christian immediately swung again, stabbing another passenger, taliesin myrddin namkai-meche, in the neck. army veteran ricky best moves forward to intervene and the defendant stabbed him. both men died. after his arrest, a police car camera recorded christian saying, "i just stabbed a bunch of mother( bleep ) in their rick, and i can die in prison happy man." >> ( bleep ). >> reporter: christian's hate- filled rhetoric was well-known to police. just last month he attended an alt right rally with a bat. joey gibson has planned several pro trump rallies an oregon that ended in violent clashes. another planned for this sunday is expected to draw thousands of protesters. >> i will always continue to rally, continue the march, especially since jeremy christian has nothing to do with us. >> reporter: t

but when it came to moving the planes toward where the japanese task force was, fletcher was actually ahead of the other two carriers i think. there is another factor to take into account, and this is that halsey was not there. and, so, the formation of the planes and their organization for take-off and attack was in the hands of captain browning, who had been halsey's chief of staff and really did a lot of the thinking for halsey on organization, strategy and so forth. so it would have been interesting if halsey had been there. people forget browning being there was almost like halsey being there. so there isn't really any simple yes or no so that question you raise. i really have no more than what i just said. >> thanks. >> uh-huh. well, thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thanks, elliot for that fantastic and illuminating presentation. >> the battle of midway took place from june 4th to june 7th, 1942. next, an author gives the japanese perspective

today the school held a graduation ceremony just for fletcher...eds of community members and veterans who showed up to show their support. (patrick walsh/principal, liberty high school): "i apologized to harland and his family and let them know i made a mistake and i deeply regretted the mistake and told them i was sorry." walsh say the school board will now update and revise its policy to reflect that state education code. skies remain partly cloudy across much of the district with some clouds still lingering over the hills and near the coast. temperatures remain seasonably cool with readings still in the upper 60s and lower 70s early this afternoon. the cool upper lows that brought t-storms to napa yesterday and (grant) fireworks at oracle arena.. as the warriors win the nba championship. coming up -- we are tracking the celebrations around the bay area.. (steve) and next: angry and burnt-out. a 9-1-1 dispatcher shortage wearing down workers that help save lives. now they are pushing for action. stay out front with tempur-pedic. our proprietary m

i'm james fletcher.( mark ) and i'm mark danon.s will celebrate their 2nd n-b-a championship in the last 3 years. and we have complete team coverage of the parade.( james ) will tran is live at the staging area where the players will be arriving later this morning. lydia pantazes is live at the walnut creek bart station as fans try to get to the parade.( mark ) and robin winston is in the traffic center with more on the parade route and how it could impact our morning commute. ( mark ) we will have more on the parade in just a moment but first we want of get a check of weather.( james ) (james)the warming trend continues today. we're waking up to temperatures in the 50s and 60s with relatively clear skies. this afternoon will be warmer than yesterday. expect highs to reach the mid to upper 80s inland, mid to upper 70s by the bay, and mid 60s at the coast. the weather pattern bringing us these warmer temperatures will continue to bake us as we head into the weekend. inland temps are expected no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is l

i spoke a short time ago with fletcher.ing to come out and meet us and talk to us about this development in this story over weekend and he and his family grateful for the community support since this story came out over the weekend. >> thank you. >> time is 7:34: today is the otherth anniversary to have supreme court ruling covering is sates that overturned bans on international marriage the supreme court decision to lift those bans begin a virginia couple. they married in washington dc in in 58 where interracial marriage was legal but they were arrested three weeks later in virginia for violating state law. the case made it to supreme court and the high court rules unanimously on june 12, 1967 that the ban on interracial marriages i have lateed it 14th amendment. >>> time is 7:35. hundreds of people marched in south bay over weekend against hate. >> no hate, no fear. everyone is welcome here. >> no hate. >> a san jose participateed in nationwide march for equality taking place two weekweeks the pride celebrations. people f

lisa fletcher, gnaws news. nancy: lisa tells us the rule to been a the 19 chemicals -- banning the 19 chemicals does not include the hand sanitizers or wipes or any antibacterial products that are used in healthcare settings. >> an amazing flood rescue caught on camera. will we see the remnants of the tropical storm cindy here? jonathan: new details just released in court about the man behind the wheel of a truck that ran over two people in adams morgans and what passengers said happened moments before the scratch. nancy: how the father and daughter won people in the virginia lottery. that's coming up soon. >> remember this? this is the scene from adams morgan when a driver plowed in d.d.o.t. worker as well. ja in the last hour the man behind the wheel appeared before a judge. now we get new details about what happened that night. jonathan: stephen tschida just left court. what happened inside there? stephen: well, for the first time we are learning that the man charged with running down the police officers bra

let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher.r hot spot on the san mato bridge wb 92 at the high rise, leftlane. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (anny hong): dry and seasonable weather today into tuesday. some cooling starts by wednesday ahead of the next weather system. on thursday a late season cold front will likely bring some light rain to the north bay down to around the golden gate. lingering showers and cool on friday. dry with a warming trend next weekend. ( james ) 14 people in san francisco were poisoned after eating "death cap" mushrooms. health officials say it happened last december and most of the victims recovered. but three people needed liver transplants, including an 18-month-old girl who suffered permanent brain damage. doctors say these people ate mushrooms collected from the wild. the c-d-c says people should let a mushroom expert examine the mushrooms you've collected befo

let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (rebecca)more very warm to hot weather can be expected through at least thursday. therefore, a combination of heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are in effect for inland areas through 9 pm thursday. cooling is forecast to begin near the coast and in the coastal valleys on friday, with cooling then expected to gradually spread farther inland over the weekend and into early next week. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) santa rosa police have released a sketch of a man they say sexually assaulted a woman during an attempted robbery. the incident happened on june 9th on south e- street. police say the man pushed a woman against the wall and tried to grab her purse with one hand and touched her under her clothes with the other. the woman was able to fight him off. ( mark ) anti- semitic graffiti is discovered at an elementary school in the east bay.( james ) this is the most rec