some bringing victims of sexual assault -- highlighting the me too movement.in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (grant) nancy pelosi...the house minority leader from san francisco... is among the lawmakers who invited young immigrants to the state of the union address. and east bay congresswoman barbara lee ... who you just heard from... says.... she will not be

kristen holmes reports. remarks from president trump sparking outrage-- while a group of bipartisan senators pitched a compromise on immigration --a source briefed on the meeting says the president grew frustrated-- asking lawmakers quote:"why do we want all these people from sáááhole countries coming here?"adding the united states should bring in more people from countries like norway.sen ben cardin/ranking member, foreign relations committee: the president's comments damaged us greatly. it's now i think our responsibility to say that his comments do not represent americathe president ultimately rejecting the immigration proposal-- that protected undocumented young people and increased border security a dramatic setback as the clock is ticking. the government set to run out of funding on january 19th -- and the uncertain future of these so called dreamers a major roadblock in negotiationsbut the white house says its optimistic, an agreement can be reached reporter question: if you are dreamer out there, sho

oprah would always be my first choice. >> reporter: in washington, i'm kristen holmes. >> oprah's long time partner tells the l.a. times the question of a white house is up to the people. he adds she would absolutely do it. >>> we've learned the special counsel robert mueller is likely to seek an interview with president trump. the washington post is reporting mueller raised the issue during a meeting with the president's lawyers late last month and sources tell the post that the president is comfortable with the idea as a way to put allegations of collusion with russia to rest, but his attorneys do not want an open-ended encounter. they are seeking clear ground rules on the lines of questioning. senator and asse >>> the deadline to file and run for san francisco mayor is tomorrow. former state senator and assemblyman mark leno just joined the growing field of candidates. he signed the paperwork this morning at city hall. leno is now officially on the ballot for the june special election to replace the late ed lee. he could become san francisco's first openly gay mayor. leno said his t

kristen holmes reports from washington. president trump: it's a big speech.president donald trump set to deliver his first state of the union address, with an official theme: a safe, strong, and proud america.the white house promising a bipartisan tone as president trump is expected to cover a variety of topics including tax cuts, immigration, the economy, and infrastructure. rep. paul ryan / -r- house speaker: this will be my 20th of these that i've sat in, and i've got to tell you, to be able to hear a state of the union, as bright as it is right now is something that is very encouraging.but not everyone sees it that way.rep. cedric l. richmond / chairman congressional black caucus: the state of our precious union is fractured, it's divided. and the president has the responsibility and gets the credit for making it that way.several lawmakers plan to skip the address.rep. barbara lee / d- california: i will not attend this state of the union because this president has not honored nor respected the office of the presidency

(vikki) cnn's kristen holmes reports.president trump -- pulling off the gloves and ripping into his former chief strategist -- steve bannon following bannon's damning statements in a new book claiming to reveal the truth surrounding the trump campaign and administration explosive excerpts reported by the guardian--quoting the president's former campaign chief executive-- as calling the june 2016 trump tower meeting between donald trump jr, jared kushner, paul manafort and russian operatives átreasonousáand taking aim directly at the president's eldest son -- saying "they're going to crack don junior like an egg on national tv."hours after the guardian's report -- trump issuing a statement of his own-- lambasting bannon saying he quote 'lost his mind' after being ousted from the white house.the white house calling the book's claims falsesarah sanders/white house press secy: you have many people that have quotes that are now coming out publicly and saying that those things are not true. and distancing the president from his

kristen holmes has the latest from washington.dent donald trump fighting back against a new book threatening to derail the administration's 2018 agenda before it even starts. the bombshell tell-all, "fire and fury" now out on bookshelves-- and on the president's mind. the book laying out a chaotic west wing filled with constant infighting and questions about the president's fitness for office. president trump lashing out on twitteri authorized zero access to white house (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! i never spoke to him for book. full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist. a claim the author denies - michael wolff, author, "fire and fury"/from nbc: what was i doing there if he didn't want me to be there? my credibility is being questioned by a man who has less credibility than, perhaps, anyone who has ever walked on earth at this point. the white house also putting out another fire-- a new york times report giving fresh details on the days leading up to president trump's firing

in washington, i'm kristen holmes.t) new video tonight of a police chase involving a stolen uhaul truck..the woman driving it led officers through several southern california cities.. take a look at the front wheel on the truck. it was stripped down the rim after police used a spike strip. but she kept driving anyway, eventually hitting another vehicle and stopping. a man who was riding in the truck with her hugged and kissed her after she got out with her hands up. police officers shot him with a taser and arrested them both. (grant) a 70-year-old san bernardino sheriff's deputy has been killed in what investigators are calling a dealy case of road rage>it happened when the deputy was off duty.. a business surveillance camera caught every minute of the altercation. the deputy was involved in a minor car crash in his personal vehicle ... around 11-am on new year's eve morning. an argument ensued, and the other driver hit the deputy in the face.... we've stopped the video before the actual punch... but you can see the s

kristen holmes has the latest from washington. donald trump fighting back against a new book threatening to derail the administration's 2018 agenda before it even starts. the bombshell tell-all, "fire and fury" now out on bookshelves-- and on the president's mind. the book laying out a chaotic west wing filled with constant infighting and questions about the president's fitness for office. president trump lashing out on twitteri authorized zero access to white house (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! i never spoke to him for book. full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist. a claim the author denies - michael wolff, author, "fire and fury"/from nbc: what was i doing there if he didn't want me to be there? my credibility is being questioned by a man who has less credibility than, perhaps, anyone who has ever walked on earth at this point. the white house also putting out another fire-- a new york times report giving fresh details on the days leading up to president trump's firing of f

in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (vicki) back here locally...the oakland police department admitted today that it wrongly denied visa applications to two immigrants who were victims of a crime and eligible for protection. the alameda county public defender's office discovered the mistake last week and notified police. oakland p-d then conducted an internal audit...reviewing us-visa applications starting from 2007 when they were first made available. the police department said it, quote "apologizes for any inconvenience to our community members who have been affected." (grant) coming up... burger king helping people áátry to understand what the net neutrality repeal really means... why it foreshadows what áácould happen if service providers prioritize websites. (vicki) plus... thieves target an east bay plumbing company and get away... and it's all caught o

(steve) reporter kristen holmes has a closer look at the controversy. .. reporter question: did steve bannon betray you, mr. president?a white house in turmoil- pushing back against a new bombshell book claiming to give a behind-the-scenes look at the trump administration. excerpts from the unreleased book, "fire and fury" - painting a picture of disorganization and constant infighting at 1600 pennsylvania avenue... and calling into question president trump's fitness to serve as commander-in-chief. a lawyer for president trump sending a cease and desist letter to the publisher of the book as well as to the presidents former chief strategist steve bannonsarah sanders, white house press secretary: the president absolutely believes in the first amendment but the president also believes that the information is accurate before pushing out as fact when it certainly and clearly is not. bannon -quoted in the explosive new book- criticizing president trump and members of the first family bannon attempting to tamp down any tension on his morning radio showvoice of s

kristen holmes explains. after three days of nail- biting negotiations -- the government shutdown is over. nats in a breakthrough agreement monday - senate leadership hammering out a short-term plan to fund the government for two and a half weeks.democrats giving gop leader mitch mcconnell the support needed to reach the necessary 60 votes. sen. mitch mcconnell: (r) majority leader: i'm glad we've gotten passed that, and we have a chance now to get back to work. in the end, democrats hoping that mitch mcconnell will keep his word and hold a vote on daca in february.sen. chuck schumer, (d) minority leader: if he does not of course, and i expect he will, he will have breached the trust of not only the democratic senators, but members of his own party as well. democrats insisting republicans offer an up or down vote on a plan to protect 700-thousand so-called 'dreamers' who were brought to the united states illegally as children.but even if lawmakers are able to work out a bipartisan deal on immigration it's unc

kristen holmes explains.er three days of nail- biting negotiations -- the government shutdown is over. nats in a breakthrough agreement monday - senate leadership hammering out a short-term plan to fund the government for two and a half weeks.democrats giving gop leader mitch mcconnell the support needed to reach the necessary 60 votes. sen. mitch mcconnell: (r) majority leader: i'm glad we've gotten passed that, and we have a chance now to get back to work. in the end, democrats hoping that mitch mcconnell will keep his word and hold a vote on daca in february.sen. chuck schumer, (d) minority leader: if he does not of course, and i expect he will, he will have breached the trust of not only the democratic senators, but members of his own party as well. democrats insisting republicans offer an up or down vote on a plan to protect 700-thousand so-called 'dreamers' who were brought to the united states illegally as children.but even if lawmakers are able to work out a bipartisan deal on immigration it's unclear

in washington, i'm kristen holmes.ght east bay congressman mark desaulnier joined us here during the kron4 news at five... he taked about president donald trump's racially charged profanity about haiti, el salvador and african countries..<> "so i think it's just awful, it's disruptive, it's hateful , it's racist in my view. and it's what we've come to get used to with this president. but it's not acceptable ábuttedá an i think he's playing to an unfortunate group of his supporters who like it. but for the rest of us its not acceptable. and it's not the face for most americans that we want to send to people around the world. you say it's a racist thing to say, do you believe the president, himself is a racist? he certainly acts that way. do you think he's unfit for office? yes, i do. i will support any legal way to remove him. (grant) the congressman also talked abut his efforts to improve safety at sfo. to see the full interview log onto kron4 dot com.... congressman desaulnier also talks about the president tone on im

is back in washington after his trip to the world economic forum in switzerland, but asomugha kristen holmesbshell revelations in the russia probe. >> president donald trump wrapping up his trip to the world economic forum taking his america first message to the global elite. >> eat united states will no longer turn a blind eye to one fair economic practices cents. >> taught ago strong economy back at home. >> we're lifting up forgotten communities, creating exciting new opportunities, and helping every american find their path to the american dream. >> as the president heads back to the united states he'll be greeted by yet another major development in the russia investigation. after it was revealed thursday , that president trump instructed his white house council, don mc-gan to fire robert mule nerve june. magan refusing and threatening to quit. the president eventually backing down. >> this after months every denial from white house aids, and even the president himself , that he ever considered firing the special council. >> the president has not even discussed that. the president is not

kristen holmes is in marshall county kentucky with the latest. 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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin) another high school has turned into a scene of carnage this time in western kentucky. investigators are combing through the crime scene where at least two students were killed and more than a dozen shot when a fellow student opened fire. kristen holmes is in marshall county kentucky with the latest. authorities working overtime after a high school entered school, opened fire and killed two of his classmates. and while they have been able to give some details as to what happened they still haven't been able to answer why. a community searching for answers --nats: i don't know if i can let you in.two students killed and at least a dozen people injured after a 15 year old opened fire at marshall county high school in western kentuckyrichard w. sanders / kentucky state police commissioner: one die

in washington, i'm kristen holmes. ( marty ) president trump has agreed to waive sanctions against iranu-s will not upend the iranian nuclear deal. in a statement, president trump warned this would be the last waiver he issues. waivers must be issued every four months in order to keep the sanctions from again taking affect. officials say ... the president will pressure european partners ... to agree to new conditions on iran's behavior. ( marty ) a 20 year old florida man has claimed the 451- mega millions jackpot. shane missler chose to cash in 282- million dollars at once.... instead of annual installments. and now he is revealing what he plans to do with the money. this is a picture of missler from his facebook page. in a statement, the young winner said, he plans to use the money "to pursue a variety of passions, help my family, and do some good for humanity." his florida neighbors say.. it is well missler's attorney says missler plans

(vicki) reporter kristen holmes digs into the center of this latest controversy with the president and his former chief strategist. nat reporter question: did steve bannon betray you, mr. president?a white house in turmoil- pushing back against a new bombshell book claiming to give a behind-the-scenes look at the trump administration. excerpts from the unreleased book, "fire and fury" - painting a picture of disorganization and constant infighting at 1600 pennsylvania avenue... and calling into question president trump's fitness to serve as commander-in-chief. a lawyer for president trump sending a cease and desist letter to the publisher of the book as well as to the presidents former chief strategist steve bannonsarah sanders, white house press secretary: the president absolutely believes in the first amendment but the president also believes that the information is accurate before pushing out as fact when it certainly and clearly is not. bannon -quoted in the explosive new book- criticizing president trump and members of the first family bannon attempting to tamp down any tension on

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kristen holmes reports on the latest political buzz.a mogul: a new day is on the horizon (cheers) oprah winfrey the name echoing throughout hollywood.... and washington after delivering an empowering speech at last night's golden globeshonoring those who have spoken out about sexual harassment oprah winfrey/actress media mogul: for too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men-- but their time is up. and fueling speculation of a 2020 presidential run.so... president winfrey?oprah winfrey/actress media mogul/bloomberg/march 1, 2017: i never considered the question even a possibility i just thought oh-- oh. two close friends saying she is actively thinking about running-- with her inner circle encouraging it.the t-v and movie mogul has dabbled in politics before -- helping campaign for then-candidate barrack obamaoprah winfrey/actress media mogul: i'm here to tell you iowa he is the oneand it certainly wouldn't be the first time a billionaire t-v star ran for president-- donald

kristen holmes has a look back at the year's catastrophic weather events.g scared. it's rising rapidly. there's water everywhere."in august - hurricane harvey roared ashore in south texas as a category 4 ...making landfall between port aransas and port o'connor. aaron mitchell/hurricane harvey survivor: "my trailer was just bouncing up and down. i lost everything. just wiped me out."and as harvey moved inland...it dumped more than 50" of rain across houston.and 60-inches of rain just outside of beaumont...the most rain ever recorded in the u-s from a tropical system.sandra bricker/hurricane harvey survivor: "nobody has áeverá seen anything like this of this magnitude. it's total chaos. it's awful."the rising waters inundated homesand prompted thousands of rescues from the u-s coast guardto police officers and firefighters to neighbors rescuing neighbors by boat...more than 72-thousand people were rescued across south texas. then -- just two weeks later... hurricane i

and as reporter kristen holmes explains, the devastation for these communities is far from over. mos: "the 100 foot tree that came down to the river you could hear it. it was so loud this morning .."residents in several southern california towns were abruptly woken up in the early morning hours tuesday, to rivers of mud and debris flowing through their neighborhoods.heavy rains over the last two days drenched areas that had been recently devastated by wildfires. and with no vegetation left to hold the hillsides together, they came crashing down.in the small affluent coastal town of montecito, just south of santa barbara, (grant) back here in the bay area... the fire ravaged santa rosa region was not as badly affected by yesterday's storm as some had feared. the neighborhood could easily have seen some flooding and-or mudslides yesterday...but the forgiving storm limited such occurrances. crews will monitor gravel bags...remove debris around drains on the street...and carefully check that everything is ready for the next rain. "we've had a lot of time to put in erosion control mea

kristen holmes has the latest. nat reporter question: did steve bannon betray you, mr. president?in turmoil- pushing back against a new bombshell book claiming to give a behind-the-scenes look at the trump administration. excerpts from the unreleased book, "fire and fury" - painting a picture of disorganization and constant infighting at 1600 pennsylvania avenue... and calling into question president trump's fitness to serve as commander-in-chief. a lawyer for president trump sending a cease and desist letter to the publisher of the book as well as to the presidents former chief strategist steve bannonsarah sanders, white house press secretary: the president absolutely believes in the first amendment but the president also believes that the information is accurate before pushing out as fact when it certainly and clearly is not. bannon -quoted in the explosive new book- criticizing president trump and members of the first family bannon attempting to tamp down any tension on his morning radio showvoice of steve bannon/fmr white house chief strategist: nothing will ever come between

(steve) kristen holmes got an up-close look at how the bi- partisan negotiations are developing.ld be a bill of love, truly. it should be a bill of lovesen. dick durbin/ -d- minority whip: there are elements you'll find that democrats support when it comes to border security. republicans and democrats coming together at the white house --discussing daca, the border wall, and so-called chain migration -- coming to a rare agreement -- that finding a solution is going to take both partiessen. lindsey graham / -r- south carolina (off cam) i've been doing this for 10 years i dont think i've seen a better chance to get it done than i do right now, because of you. but there are a lot of sticking points for president trump--any agreement must include three things -- president donald trump: you need the wall. it can go up quickly, it can go up effectively -- as well as an end to chain migration-- and to the visa lottery meanwhile--the government scheduled to run out of money in just ten days--on january 19thcongress scrambling to come to an agreement on how to fund the government but any

in washington i'm kristen holmes ((pam)) tonight bay area lawmakers are sounding off on the president'smments.((fsc)) california senator kamala harris tweeted this... 'immigrants from countries across the globe - including and especially those from haiti and all parts of africa - have helped build this country. they should be welcomed and celebrated, not demeaned and insulted.'((fsc)) california senator dianne fienstein also weighed in... she tweeted'the president's reported comments about our allies in latin about our allies in latin america and africa are disgusting. they diminish america's standing in the world... and should be denounced by every member of congress.'((fsc))and house minority leader nancy pelosi tweeted'sad comment from @realdonaldtrump. all the more reason to focus on getting an agreement on daca as soon as possible.' (pam)two armed robbers target a man who was getting out of his car in the east bay... (steve)berkeley police are hoping surveillance video will lead to an arrest... after he was robbed and shot. kron 4's ali reid spoke with the victim today.ali, what wa

(vicki) from our partner's at c-n-n reporter kristen holmes explains.er three days of nail- biting negotiations -- the government shutdown is over. nats in a breakthrough agreement monday - senate leadership hammering out a short-term plan to fund the government for two and a half weeks.democrats giving gop leader mitch mcconnell the support needed to reach the necessary 60 votes. sen. mitch mcconnell: (r) majority leader: i'm glad we've gotten passed that, and we have a chance now to get back to work. in the end, democrats hoping that mitch mcconnell will keep his word and hold a vote on daca in february.sen. chuck schumer, (d) minority leader: if he does not of course, and i expect he will, he will have breached the trust of not only the democratic senators, but members of his own party as well. democrats insisting republicans offer an up or down vote on a plan to protect 700-thousand so-called 'dreamers' who were brought to the united states illegally as children.but even if lawmakers are able to work out a bipartisan deal on immigration it's unclear

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kristen holmes reports. nat reporter: will you give an apology for the statement yesterday?ent trump ignoring reporters questions... nat reporter: mr. president, are you a racist?at a ceremony honoring civil rights icon martin luther king jr... after reports that the president referred to african countries with a vulgarity during a meeting with bipartisan lawmakers on immigration - and indicated the united states should be more focused on bringing in immigrants from countries like norway lawmakers in washington and leaders around the world left stunned in a series of tweets, president trump denied using that specific profanity, and turned his focus on democrats, saying:the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. what was really tough was the outlandish proposal made - a big setback for daca! illinois senator dick durbin was in the room. sen. dick durbin, (d) illinois: he said these hate-filled things. and he said them repeatedly. the comments were condemned by members of both parties --rep. paul ryan, (r) house speaker: very unf

in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (robin) and our coverage continues online.go to kron-4 dot com there you will find the full address from the president... the democratic response following his speech. and a gallery of photos from inside congress. all at kron-4 dot com (robin)coming up ... a bay area man is the most recent of nine people killed while snorkeling in maui. now - a local expert says, it may not be the equipment that is causing them to drown. (robin) and a new report identifies several structurally deficient bridges here in the bay area. coming up: what this means for you and your daily (robin) and here's a live look at the super blue blood moon that everyone is waiting for this morning.it's the first of its kind since 18-66. we'll have more on that coming up. cialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:little change in the weather can be expected. look for dry conditions to continue with above average temperatures. expect highs in the 60s and 70s with overnight lows mainly in the