james: it is. it is also a measure of me being tone deaf that 30 years, i have not been able to get rid of it. david: i am an only child so i don't know what it is like to be in a big family. you were in a family of 11 children? james: 12, originally. david: what was that like? james: two passed away, so we have 10. it was actually very noisy. you, i think, learned a great deal of empathy for others because you are in an environment where something was going bad every day in our household and something was going good. david: what part of australia were you growing up in? james: melbourne. david: melbourne. so when your parents are producing new children regularly, did you ever asked them what was going on? james: i had not quite thought about it in that language. [laughter] james: we did not think of it as a production line. we more thought of, here is nicholas, isn't that great? david: ok. your father had a job where he could afford all those kids easily? james: he was an engineer working for a la

under 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) happening ( james ) ( james ) happening today...ll hold their annual developer conference and unveil some of the company's new technology.( darya ) apple executives are expected to reveal the new operating systems for the next i-phone... mac... apple watch and apple t-v. there are also rumors that apple will announce a new smart speaker and an update to the i-pad.( james ) the event will kick off at 10:00 this morning in san jose. tech reporter gabe slate will be following the event and will have the latest on the new software and gadgets tonight on kron 4. ( darya ) a 94-year-old woman has made history by becoming the oldest woman to run a half marathon.( james ) harriette thompson finished the rock-n-roll half marathon yesterday in san diego. this isn't the first time the two-time cancer survivor and grandmother has set records.( darya ) in 2015...she became the oldest person ever to finish a full marathon at the age of 92. thompson admits record setting is not what has kept her going, but raising money toward cancer research.

bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) now to bay ( james ) ( james ) nowbay area baseball... the giants finally getting some breaks( mark ) they were in atlanta taking on the braves. let's go to the top 8th with the braves up by 2. that's when austin slater goes deep to the opposite field for a 3-run home run. just like that it's 3-2 giants. the giants would go on to add another couple of runs to seal the deal. they win by a final of 6 to 3 with the win the giants snap their 7 game losing streak. the two teams square off again this evening. first pitch is set for 4:35. ( james ) as for the a's... it was swim team night at the coliseum. but in the game it was a rough one for oakland's sonny gray. he gave up 5 runs in the 1st inning. he'd go on to pitch 5 innings in this one and the a's were not able to recover. they would go on to lose by a final of 8 to 4. the win is houston's 8th straight win in oakland. the two teams square off again tonight. first pitch is set for 7:05. ( james ) coming up in the next hour the heat wave continues across the bay area. we

james. ( james ) the parade will be thursday starting at 10:00 a-m. is the map of the parade route. it will start on broadway and 11th street. then it will turn on grand avenue. then it will turn right on harrison street and traveling to 19th street. then it will turn right on lakeside drive ending on oak and continuing to the convention center for the rally. fans can start lining up for the rally at lakeshore and 12th street starting at 5 a-m thursday morning. that is the area circled in pink. and in preparation for the parade... roads will be closed starting tonight. with more on that let's go to robin winston in the traffic center. robin. ( robin ) yes james starting at 8:00 tonight 10th street will be closed between oak street and 2nd avenue. and that will be closed until 6:00 thursday night. and then tomorrow morning starting at 10 a-m the east bound lanes lake merritt boulevard between east 12th street and oak street. and that will be closed until midnight thursday. and those are just the first roads that will be closed. there are many more that

(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

(james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... cooling trend starts today for most areas as onshore flow returns. the far interior valleys will remain seasonably warm through this evening. the overall trend this weekend and into next week will be a return to more seasonable temperatures along with more extensive night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons. 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. 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 ) our heat wave coverage continues at the alameda county fair where it was downright hot. as kron 4's alecia reid shows us, it was so hot some rides had to shut down for part of the day. the high today was about 104 here in pleasanton, but that didn't stop folks from coming to the fair and walking around. although i must say it was noticably slow when it c

(james) now lets get a check of weather and traffic. ( james )( james ) ( james ) pepper spray could be the reason eleven people became sick at an antioch j-c-penny store tuesday night according to fire investigators.. it happened around six at the store on slatten ranch road. eleven people said they were having trouble breathing. two of whom were taken to the hospital. the building was evacuated and inspected by hazmat crews. they gave the all clear at about 9:30- that night. all the people affected are expected to be okay. still no word on where the pepper spray originated . ( james ) the traditional "senior prank" got out of control this year at irvington high school in fremont. a group of soon- to- be graduating seniors is being blamed for vandalism and graffiti. and as kron4's rob fladeboe reports -- that includes a "swastika". mostly scrubbed clean, you can still make out the large, offensive swastikia and other graffiti that was scrawled on pavement in the courtyard here at irvington high school. and you can still see traces of the flour and oil that was dumped onto the hallwa

james holding. shot clock at five. james pulls back. that's a two-pointer. lebron james drills it.t 31. >> jeff: all that movement opens up the floor in case they want to isolate james late. >> mike: draymond green off a nice feed from livingston. and lebron james took a shot. golden state has never led. cleveland stormed out with 49 points in the first quarter. a finals record. largest lead has been 22. shot clock winding down. smith tied up. launches a three-pointer. and a fails to rim. or was there a foul called? >> mark: no foul. >> mike: mark davis is talking with john goebel. shot clock expired as tristan thompson caught the rebound that did not hit the rim. well, they're going to go over and look at something. >> jeff: they did call a foul. it's just -- if the violation preceded the foul. >> mark: who did they call a foul on? >> jeff: i believe tristan thompson, if i'm not mistaken. >> jeff: the >> mike: there you see thompson down low. thompson, number 13. >> jeff: no, they called it on livingston. >> mike: saw mark davis signal, stay here. that's a tough call on livingston

(james) also... three santa clara county deputies are facing serious jail time in connection to the death of a mentally ill inmate. the verdict in the case. (james) and... game one of the nba finals is in the books. how the warriors were able to dominate the game. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) this morning on the kron 4 morning news... a major fire causes road closures and evacuations in fairfield. the tense moments when the flames were dangerously close to 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. ( james ) happening ( james ) to 101. min from 880 less then 30 mateo bridge maze to sf. san min from the less then 30 bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot the weekend. 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. ( james ) happening now... fire crews are trying to figure out what started a massive grass fire in fai

columbia, south carolina, you believe james comey, why? caller: of course i believe james comey.ur president has been lying since he has been in office and anyone who challenges him, he gets rid of them. i do not know anybody that lies as much as he does. point blank. common sense. every time he opens his mouth, he lies about something. he says himself that he did such a thing and turns around and says i did not two days later. host: what did make a difference to you if president trump testifies under oath as he said he is willing to do? caller: no, he will lie anyway. he will put the sand and swear -- his hand, and swear, and then lied, i do not believe he knows he is lying he is such a habitual liar. , calling it from massachusetts, you do not believe james comey or president trump? caller: i think it is a moot point. noncommittal in his response to michael flynn. michael flynn will be the harry potter series silver sinks of the investigation in russia. when he is put in front of a committee, that will be the climax of this political saga. host: why do you think james comer, a

james? >> dave, i say no because i say the white house counsel's going to tell him today that anything he tweets is part of discovery, if there is to be a case. >> yeah. >> i imagine a moment where everyone turns around and there he is on the side tweeting away. i don't think he'll be able to control himself unless someone controls him from doing it. that's who he is. that's his temperament. that's the history of this presidency in this short window. he wants to tweet, he wants to state his position. >> we have not yet seen anyone who's able to tell the president exactly what he needs to do and seen him follow that advice. that would be arguably the most shocking development to come out of today, christine. >> we do know that the reason why this testimony is out is because james comey himself wanted this testimony to be out, rebecca. he wanted it to be out because he wanted people to be able to read these words, think about what he has written down here for the record, for history, right? an

we often see jesse james is the a-political. to just also taken a span and enable us to see a man who we should know is that who was during the civil war, deeply political. i is my pleasure to bring back to the stage tj stiles. [applause] question two very much. my grandfather to public speaking one-time summoned him up to him and said he wanted to go to the ballgame. a few times i find rather disappointing. -- i hope i don't jesse james is my first subject. i wrote about him -- to him because i want to write about the civil war and reconstruction is one story. i didn't want to write a boring story. 's personal best through popular culture had a significant role in american history. him thehan debunking way that scholars often do with popular figures, i found that he probably played a much more important role in recruiting -- people have previously realized. very closely tied to the civil war. the reason why we know his name is because of the civil war. i'm going to be talking book civil war a little bit before getting even into

the james brothers new he was there. they went to get him, what, 1876, presidential election year, year red -- year that reconstruction is up for grabs. did they intend to have any impact on the election? maybe so. it was an attractive target because he was there. it was not just a target of opportunity. interesting man. one of the most fascinating people. gangan see one of the new members was killed on the streets. he kind of looks a little bit like my father who always claimed a relation. there is no relation. after a density six, the gang is wiped out except for the james brothers. and they try to live peacefully. frank can do it. jesse can't. when he returns to a life of crime, by now, reconstruction has ended. confederates actually dominate politics in missouri, a strong james has noe, and political excuse. there is no more fight. he is now just a violent man in it for the money. so, his second bandit career just last a couple of years. it's typical for western outlaws. thomas crittenden has a new recruit who famous

james comey was understandably uneasy. that was his word, uneasy, about being alone with the president either in person or on the telephone. he will testify than tomorrow. and at one point he asked attorney general jeff sessions to intervene. "i took the opportunity to implore the attorney general to prevent any future direct communication between the president and me." james comey said this to the attorney general after another dramatic scene, a dramatic moment in the oval office at the on the other hand of a group meet wleng the president told everyone else to leave the room so he could speak to the fbi director alone. attorney general jeff sessions was one of the people the president ordered out of that room so he could speak to the fbi director alone. the vice president was also ordered out of that room. and as james comey notes in his testimony, the last person, the very last person to leave the room was jared kushner. when the door by the grandfather clock closed and we were alone, the president began by saying i wan

however...he is still a person of interest in the case. ( james ) ( james ) the case. ( james ) uberis discussing the fate of its c-e-o today. uber management has been accused of turning a blind eye to harassment, discrimination and bullying. the accusations are being investigated by former attorney general eric holder. the board met yesterday to consider recommendations made by holder. the meeting comes days after the company fired 20 employee for bad behavior. the board is considering asking c-e-o travis kalanick to step down amidst all the controversy. ( james ) bay area baseball. the giants hosted the twins, hoping to avoid getting swept for the fifth time this season. it was a rough day for matt cain: he allowed 7 hits and 5 runs in just under 5 innings of work. later in the game, buster posey drives one down the left field line -- that brings in the go-ahead run. posey had 3 hits and 4 rbi's the giants win 13 to 8. they play the royals tomorrow night. ( james ) as for the a's, lets go to the 6th where the game is tied at 3 in tampa bay. khris davis hits the go- ahead run, and t

(james) also... school officials throw the book at east bay high school students over racists images he posted online. we'll tell you what they did to him. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. ( james ) here's a look at temps. today is going to be another hot one. rebecca strom is here to tell us when we can expect some relief. (james) lets get a check of weather this morning... (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. ( james ) our top story this morning... the sweltering temperatures today could spell trouble for firefighters battling a brush fire in the south bay. they have it

james holding. shot clock at five. james pulls back. that's a two-pointer. lebron james drills it.t 31. >> jeff: all that movement opens up the floor in case they want to isolate james late. >> mike: draymond green off a nice feed from livingston. and lebron james took a shot. golden state has never led. cleveland stormed out with 49 points in the first quarter. a finals record. largest lead has been 22. shot clock winding down. smith tied up. launches a three-pointer. and a 24-second violation as it fails to hit the rim. or was there a foul called? >> mark: no foul. >> mike: mark davis is talking with john goebel. shot clock expired as tristan thompson caught the rebound that did not hit the rim. well, they're going to go over and look at something. >> jeff: they did call a foul. it's just -- if the violation preceded the foul. >> mark: who did they call a foul on? >> jeff: i believe tristan thompson, if i'm not mistaken. >> jeff: the >> mike: there you see thompson down low. thompson, number 13. >> jeff: no, they called it on livingston. >> mike: saw mark davis signal, stay here.

i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (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 wednesday and 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 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. 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 ) a big story we are following this morning... at least six people are dead after a fire tore through a 24- story apartment complex in west london early this morning. 50 people have been taken to the hospital. crews say many people who live there were sleeping when the flames broke out. the fir

james. ( james ) the parade will be thursday starting at 10:00 a-m. this is the map of the parade route. it will start on broadway and 11th street. then it will turn on grand avenue. then it will turn right on harrison street and traveling to 19th street. then it will turn right on lakeside drive ending on oak and continuing to the convention center for the rally. fans can start lining up for the rally at lakeshore and 12th street starting at 5 a-m thursday morning. that is the area circled in pink. and in preparation for the parade... roads will be closed starting tonight. with more on that let's go to robin winston in the traffic center. robin. ( robin ) yes james starting at 8:00 tonight 10th street will be closed between oak street and 2nd avenue in the lake merrit area. and that will be closed until 6:00 thursday night. and then tomorrow morning starting at 10 a-m the east bound lanes lake merritt boulevard between east 12th street and oak street. and that will be closed until midnight thursday. and those are just the first roads that will be clo

james spins. james scores. 39 for james. with 2:30 to play.avs have been unable to get stops here down the stretch. and curry wisely taking time off the clock. 20 points for andre iguodala off the bench. iguodala will try again. james. drives on durant. spins. falling away -- in and out. tristan thompson, the rebound. misses the follow. and green, the rebound. and they're starting to celebrate here at oracle arena. curry -- irving bounces off irving, and golden state will get it back. irving, who has been just brilliant in these finals. 0 for 5. hasn't scored here in the fourth quarter. durant hangs on. james stays in front. ball knocked loose and stolen by james, as we approach one minute remaining. james kicks it out, irving. er viirving, once bounce. green tips it to thompson. >> mark: how about kevin durant over here, emotional in the middle of the play. >> mike: curry three -- bang! james muscles in and throws it down. celebration tonight here in oakland. and james rushing up the floor. three-pointer is good, with 14.2 remaining. and now

and so after that testimony under oath yesterday from james comey, last night james comey's professor friend at columbia law school, professor dan richman, he got this letter from congress, from the senate, explaining that director comey had all but said that professor richmond had in his possession this potentially incriminating memo about the president, and could professor richmond please hand the memo over to congress right now. and i mean it when i say right now. mr. comey's memoranda are part of the committee's ongoing investigative efforts. we ask that you provide copies of all the memoranda that you have received from james comey no later than june 9th, 2017. check your calendar. it's june 9th, 2017, today. quick turnaround, right? the senate heard yesterday from james comey this professor at columbia had comey's memo about trump supposedly trying to kibosh the fbi's flynn investigation. they heard that yesterday that the professor had that memo. they wrote to the professor last night telling him to hand it over, and they gave him a deadline, which is today. we can report tonig

(james) and i'm james fletcher. we are preparing 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 advisory remains in effect for most inland areas through thursday. more substantial cooling is then expected from friday into the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) and our team coverage of the heat wave continues this morning.( james ) kron 4's will tran is live in pleasanton with more on how to stay safe during the hot weather. ( will ) we are expecting triple digits for parts of the east bay today and it is important to stay cool and hydrated. ( will ) here

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spotsan mateo bridge drive is 88 min from 880 to 101 due to an earlier crash. take wb 84 instead (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 ) breaking news we're following this morning. orlando police say at least 5 people are dead after a shooting at a business park. this is video of the scene. according to local media...one of the dead is the shooter. the f-b-i is now on scene to assist with the investigation. local media is also saying this is not being investigated as an act of terror. we will continue to follow the story and bring you updates as they become available. ( james ) our top story this morning... more raids and arrests overnight in london following a terror attack that killed

do you believe james comey? >> well, i definitely believe james comey.f he documented everything, he wanted the world to know it some time. he will use it for whatever purpose. that's what we don't know. we will find that out. i think chris and you both have been editorializing. why did he operate one way and not the other? there is a foreign investigation done on the campaign before the election. now we have post election and it is completely different. why? we will ask those questions. if he can't answer them in open setting and classified setting, there is no reason he shouldn't answer them. we will press that. >> senator, you mentioned yesterday. you had the chance to interview the top intel chiefs in the country. frankly, they were less than forthcoming. it appeared to be frustrating. many of senate cocolleagues. let me play a moment. >> why are you not answering the questions? is there an invocation by the president of the united states of executive privilege? >> not that i'm aware. >> why are you not answering? >> i feel it is inappropriate. >> th

finds james. james blocked by iguodala.all loose -- touched out of bounds by james and it's golden state ball with 10.4 remaining. >> mark: actually james got away with contact on the strip by iguodala. the best hands in the business, if you ask me, and iguodala. >> mike: and curry is fouled. >> jeff: they would have been better off if that foul had been called on james, because it was against iguodala. >> mike: iguodala, the nba finals mvp, because of his defense on lebron james, makes the defensive play of the game right there. and steph curry will go to the free throw. curry, who has made his last 30 free throws in these playoffs. again, cleveland, as curry hits that, cavaliers are out of time-outs. >> jeff: mike, this game came down -- cleveland got a lot of good looks from three, only shot 12 for 43. >> mike: curry. remains perfect at the line. 9.6 remaining. 11 straight points now for golden state. smith poked away, picked up by durant. gotten back. wild shot -- and that will do it with 1.5 remaining, all golden state

james. >> james: otto warmbier was 22 years old. kristin fisher, thank you. now to another hot spot, the middle east. this complex business with lots of hostile actors on the ground just grew more dangerous. the u.s. backing syrian rebels has shot down a syrian air force jet and russia now threatening to do the same to u.s. pilots. iran firing off ballistic missiles at isis. we have foxing coverage. bret baier at the united nation united nations. we begin with national security correspondent jennifer griffin. >> hits the first time since 1999 that u.s. jet has shot down another warplane in air to air combat. last 24 hours have shown just how crowded and complicated the battle spacing theory is, raising concerns the u.s. may find itself in a proxy war not just with russia but also iran. a day after a u.s. navy f-18 fighter jet down to a russian-made syrian warplane, russian officials warned u.s. and coalition warplanes operating over syrian government controlled areas would be tracked as potential targets. >> translator: we call on everybody to avoid unilatera

james? >> james: catherine herridge, thank you.n clinton insisted today that the attack that -- was a provocation mental frame bashar al-assad. putin said they offered u.s. to inspect the targeted syrian air base for traces of the chemical agent. but it was rebuffed. kurdish militants have claimed responsibly for a turkish hogs look after -- it happened two days ago. the kurdish people's defense forces have waged a three decade insurgency against the turkish state. they maintain the crash was an accident with indications that the chopper struck a high-voltage wire. there was also in this will make this agreement and the philippines night whether an attack on an entertainment complex there was terrorism or a robbery gone haywire. 36 people died after a man's a fire in a casino in manila. as he left, he was shot in the leg by security guard. the suspect burned himself to death in a hotel room. isis is claiming responsibility, but the philippines was saying that the man was upset after losing money in the casino. in walking the united

james.enate intelligence committee released a written version of comey's opening statement yesterday ... and, as you might expect, it's drawing very different reactions from democrats and republicans. in his statement comey says president trump asked him privately to end any probe into former national security advisor michael flynn. comey quotes the president as saying "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting flynn go." comey's statement also describes phone calls in which he claims president trump urged him to publicly declare he was not personally under investigation. the former f-b-i director also confirmed comments made by the president saying comey told him he was not "personally" under investigation. many republicans are calling that part of comey's statement a "win" for the president... while democrats say other parts of the statements are damning. take a listen to senators lindsey graham and ron wyden.

(james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (rebecca)we're waking up on this first day of june to mild temperatures in the 50s and patchy clouds and fog. in fact, fog could be locally dense at times this morning, with patchy drizzle possible along the immediate coast. our 4-zone camera network shows dense fog in san francisco this morning. as for the forecast, seasonably cool conditions are expected today with partly cloudy skies at the coast and bay. it will be mostly sunny inland where highs this afternoon will reach the upper 70s to near 80. looking ahead, slight warming is expected for friday and saturday with low 80s forecast for the interior valleys. minor cooling on sunday, but temps bounce back quickly on monday. taking a look at current conditions on the san mateo bridge. updating the bay bridge backup checking the ride in both directions on the golden gate bridge. ( james ) breaking overnight... one person is dead after a shooting in antioch. here is video of the scen

james spins. james scores. 39 for james. with 2:30 to play.avs have been unable to get stops here down the stretch. and curry wisely taking time off the clock. 20 points for andre iguodala off the bench. iguodala will try again. james. drives on durant. spins. falling away -- in and out. tristan thompson, the rebound. misses the follow. and green, the rebound. and they're starting to celebrate here at oracle arena. curry -- irving struggles. bounces off irving, and golden state will get it back. irving, who has been just brilliant in these finals. 0 for 5. hasn't scored here in the fourth quarter. durant hangs on. james ball knocked loose and stolen by james, as we approach one minute remaining. james kicks it out, irving. er viirving, once bounce. green tips it to thompson. >> mark: how about kevin durant over here, emotional in the middle of the play. >> mike: curry three -- bang! james muscles in and throws it down. celebration tonight here in oakland. and james rushing up the floor. three-pointer is good, with 14.2 remaining. and now golde

but you know james comey for a long time. i want to get back to what we are going to hear from jeff sessions but walk us through your most important points. >> like congressman pete king i have for a long time like james comey. i'm also a supportive president trump. i just have not heard the testimony and thought about it. i think that james comey overplayed his hand here. he has raised more questions that he has answered. if you go back to his situation with the redolent you have to remember the dynamics. the attorney general is in charge of the department of justice for the fbi director works with the attorney general. the attorney general is their job to determine if there is improper political influence and to deal with that. when he determined that he did not like the liver avalanche was manipulating the hillary clinton investigation he took the role of the attorney general on himself.when really his probably what he should have done. we need to look at what he should have done and i was go to her and probably offered to

james landale, bbc news.is the director of the centre for middle east public policy and a senior political scientist at the rand corporation. she's in santa monica for us now. thank you very much for your time. this comes at a difficult time in the region, of course. yes absolutely. a tense time in the region. it comes in the context of a serious risk in the arab world and the gulf between the saudis and qataris with support from the iranians and growing tensions between the iranians and saudis, with the aftermath of donald trump's trip to saudi arabia in recent weeks. growing tensions between the two and growing concerns in iran it is being targeted by saudis and others in the region with backing from the us. a difficult time in terms of iran's domestic politics as well. absolutely. first of all, i think this is going to be viewed as a huge security failing domestically within iran, having an attack like this occur on its territory. islamic state is fighting in syria and iraq and possibly in yemen indirectly

doctor james this week, what a great guy he is, great guy. doctorjames dobson. stand—up, james.eat man, a great guy. thank you, james. receives a lifetime achievement award. but today i also wa nt achievement award. but today i also want to congratulate doctor dubs and his wife shirley who was with me at the beginning of the campaign. she was substituting for james the beginning of the campaign. she was substituting forjames because he was so busy, preaching. i said, you know what, james comey she may be better than you are, she was good! —— you know what, james, she might be better than you are. we thought he may have some wii action to what james comey, the thought he may have some wii action to whatjames comey, the former fbi director, was saying, but not so far —— have some reaction. much of the testimony from comey is based on the knowsley road after meeting president trump and asked why he felt the need to record the meetings he gave this response. a combination of things, i think these circumstances, the subject matter and the person i was interacting with. i was alone wi

) good morning i'm james fletcher...) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (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 wednesday and 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 skies will also prevail through the forecast period. no major hot spots. a crash blocking on on wb 92 after the toll. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) our top story this morning... getting ready for the warriors championship parade.( james ) we have team coverage this morning to get you ready. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the walnut creek bart station where huge crowds are expected tomorrow. but first we want to go to kron 4's will tran who is live in oakland where they are building the

(rebecca) look at your morning commute... ( james @ landing ) a new app is landing )( james @ ( james landing ) a new app is trying to make the process of obtaining car insurance quicker and easier. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate shows us how it works. ((pkg))go is an app trying to simplifyhe process of getting car insuranceyou open the app and it prompts you to point the camera on your phone at the barcode on the backside of your drivers license. once it scans it it then quickly gathers all your information insurance companies and then gets quotes from the insurance companies instantly for coverage..it takes less than a minute if you like the quote you can purchase your new insurance right there in the app using apple pay which is attached to your credit card or bank account. ben tonneson / go app user<" it was fast and easy.. lot quicker than other car insurance companies ">ben is a 19 year old from freemont, he was intimidated by all the paperwork required for traditional car insurance so he used go. kevin pomplun / ceo, go car insurance app<" you literally just take a picture a

(james) still ahead.n east bay community is the target of multiple robbers and they're now speaking out. the unusual suspects they caught in the act. plus. a mom is arrested after police say she left her two toddlers in a hot car. we'll tell you why she says she put them in there. and after the break. the hot weather is gone.. for now. anny hong is in the weather center with a full report. next. we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. police are trying to identify human remains found in the the east bay over the weekend... they say it could be related to the case of a missing san francisco father, 48-year-old piseth chhay . he went missing on mother's day and was last seen leaving his home in san francisco. on saturday morning police received a call about human remains found at a warehouse in hayward. the warehouse belongs to bob tang, who is a family friend and the person of interest in the case. a police officer is injured after a fight breaks out at we

i think we should explain, for people not watching, james comey saidi for people not watching, james said i have got more information but iam not said i have got more information but i am not sharing it here. yes. this was an opportunity forjames comey to discuss in private, and are classified setting, with senators, information that he views cannot be made public. this is information relating to the ongoing probe into russian meddling into the presidential election. of course, we have got to remember it is actually what all these hearings are about. this is almost a side issue that it has veered into. this is all about the russian investigation. anything pertaining to that, anything that could affect that investigation, would be heard behind closed doors. and one more. also, one from patrick. does this take us closer to the impeachment of donald tron? critics probably hoping that is going to happen but most people have said that does not take that any closer? i think they are right. that is the bottom line. it was extraordinary theatre, political theatre. the fundamental question, w

after that testimony under oath from james comey, last night james comey's professor friend at columbia law school got this from congress, from the senate, explaining director comey had all but said professor richmond had in his possession this incriminating memo about the president and could professor hand over the memo to congress right now. quote, mr. coney's memorandum are part of the investigative efforts. we ask that you provide copies of all it is memoranda you so seefd by mr. trump no later than june it the 929, 1917. it's june 9 the, 20. quick turn-around. yesterday the jk intelligence committee had them member. trying to kybosh the flynn investigation. they heard that yesterday that the professor had that memo. they wrote to the professor giving him a headline. the head dine is today. we can report at of 9:00 p.m. eastern time, a couple minutes ago, dan richmond has neff gd nurnd over his consideration with the president. cnn manu reports professor richmond has been in touch with that as well. imagine this is kind of a stressful position for your average law professor to find

(james) good morning i'm james fletcherjames fletcher morning i'm good (james) (james) good james fletcher (mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca)taking a live look outside...mostly clear conditions we're seeing around the bay area with cool temperatures to start.but beautiful weather with a slight warming trend is expected for your friday...with lots of sunshine this afternoon. some hot temperatures inland, warm around the bay and mild along the coast. 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 ( mark ) the warriors remain undefeated during the 2017 postseason.( james ) they came away with a big victory against the cavaliers in game one of the n-b-a finals. will tran is live in oakland with reaction to the big victory. ( will ) the warriors remain undefeated during the 2017 postseason. they came away with a big vict

(james) still ahead.rea woman who lost her child in a d-u-i accident is speaking excluslvey to kron four. we'll show you her road to recovery. plus. a mother is under arrest after police say she tried to kill her daughter. we'll tell you what she's being accused of doing to her 11-year-old. and we're tracking heat around the bay area. meteorologist anny hong is in the weather center with a check of the forecast. ( james ) we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... at least one person dead and 8 others injured after an attack in london. a van plowed through a crowd of pedestrians near a mosque . police are investigating it as a possible terrorist attack. the attack took place just after midnight in north london as worshipers were finishing prayers. the attack happening just days before the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. police say the driver of a van that hit pedestrians is a 48-year-old man who has been arrested and taken to a hospital. 62 people