. >> the harlan fletcher got last minute gifts before his graduation. after refused refuseding to cover upthe army reservist ufrpt. >> my family didn't get to have the experience that everyone else did. but i was -- i gist said let's saflage this night. let's take this and turn into something better. >> something better turned out to be liberty high holding a graduation ceremony for him with a school apology and 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 would like to do right now is call private first class harlan james fletcher. [ cheers and applause ] >> i hope that in the process of that we can all learn to stand together as a community as a state. and a nation. make sure this don't happen in the future to anybody. >> this- this almost made up for it. not exactly because it wasn't the right moment. but i'm glad that what made up for it was all the supporters. >> this brotherhood will never be disbanded. >> everything okay now. >> yes. thank you.

. >>> 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

harlan fletcher says he is grateful. >> i was nervous, but overall it was looking out on that crowd, knew that we all came together. >> reporter: now that harlan has his diploma in hand he's got a civilian summer job lined up and a then prepares for his advanced military training in 70. in brentwood, ann rubin, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> commuters in the north bay are still waiting to hear if carpool lanes will be extended on highway 101 as proposed by the mtc. as part of a pilot project it wants to extend carpool lane hours. officials and the chp oppose the plan. they say they're worried it would make traffic worse rather than better. >>> california's failure to require new cars with no license plates to have some sort of identification is costing millions of dollars. the bay area is losing $13 million a year in tolls. more than 2.5 million vehicles passed through fast track lanes last year without license. >>> still ahead, a sexual assault case against bill cosby has now been turned over to the jury. after the break, details on the closing argument and the last thoughts the defense left

abc 7 news was in brentwood for a special ceremony for 18-year-old army reservist harlan fletcher yesterday. his principal insisted fletcher had to wear his cap and gown in order to walk at his liberty high school graduation. he refused and watched out. >> i told him i can't deface the uniform. i can't wear something over it and hide this. 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 s

walking with his classmates, hundreds showing up to the ceremony, held just for private press class harlan fletcherim his diploma. >> can't cover this up. >> they plan to revise the dress code policy. the yearbook advisor suspended indefinitely after three pro trump shirts and a quote from trump were photoshop right out of the the yearbook. >> carly is here with the latest outrage and an update. >> reporter: big time fallout from the story we talked about yesterday, wall township school district conducting an investigation into why two students have the pro trump slogan, and photoshop from the yearbook picture, and the photo she wanted under her photo removed from the yearbook, now that yearbook advisor has been placed on unpaid suspension while the investigation is taking place. in an interview with the new york post she said, quote, we never made any action against any political party. social media has something to say about this, this is wrong, violating a student's free speech, reprints of the yearbook should be paid for by the editor and another tweet from robin says where is the outrage? don'

this is a day to remember for private first class, harlan fletcher. >> the senior missed his graduationold he could not wear an army uniform but as ktvu's and rubin explains, officials apologized and held a private ceremony to make amends. >> reporter: all he wanted was to wear his uniform to his liberty high school graduation. today, a few days late, in a ceremony just for him, his wish was granted. hundreds showed up, many of them strangers and when they caught sight of his blues they broke into applause. >> when you make a mistake you should apologize and do your best to make it right. that is why we are here today. >> reporter: harbin fletcher went through basic training at 17 and then came back for 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 d

>>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

harlan fletcher, a u.s.as originally told it was okay to wear his army blues. when he showed up to the ceremony in california, administrators turned him away. >> they said they had extra cap and gown i said sorry, i can't do that. that's defacing the uniform. that's against the uniform policy. jillian: the school has apologized to fletcher. thanking him for his service. food critics sparking outrage online saying you shouldn't eat chick-fil-a. ryan sutton's article criticized food chain for christian values and conservative views. the backlash was swift. ashley tweeting quote, why? because it's delicious? because they pay their employees well? treat customers with respect? i will eat there twice today. basically you hate chick-fil-a because of the founder's beliefs that's bigotry. someone tweeting picture with at caption me at chick-fil-a. real life political drama playing out on the stage. rushing to drop taxpayer funded in the park. this after a play portrayed president trump being brutally assassinated. d

hundreds showing up to the ceremony held just for private first class harlan fletcher.ct says they plan to revise the dress code policy. all right. ainsley? over to you. ainsley: thanks, steve. hours from now attorney general jeff sessions will testify before the senate intel committee over russia's interference in the 2016 election. the justice department says sessions requests in an open session so the american people could hear the truth directly from his mouth. will this help sessions cut through the media spin? joining us now is the man who replaced sessions in congress republican alabama senator luther strange. good morning to you, senator. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. ainsley: you're welcome. tell the folks at home who don't know jeff sessions what he is like as a person. >> i have had the honor and privilege of knowing jeff for over 25 years. he has been a dear friend and mentor. there is no finer person in public service than jeff sessions. literal an eagle scout from young age and conducted himself with the greatest integ