people who believe mike flynn is martyr. lieve in either for right conspiracy 30s. he has sucked up and amplified the qanon conspiracy theory or theories like it to increase the scope of his empire. >> the scope of his empire. my goodness. what can you tell us about his work with the conservative group america's future? >> reporter: this is an odd nonprofit. it was started in the 1940s but it was an anti-communist nonprofit for a long time. flynn took it over in 2021 and it was dormant. it had made leaders that diapered flynn takes it over and is a $3 million in the bank but it is a blank slate. what he did was to put a bunch of his relatives on the payroll. this is the kind of organization that is so small, typically the board and the chairman work for free. in this case he paid himself. he paid $40,000 the first year and $60,000 the second year for working two hours a week. he also paid his brother and two of his sister, one of his nieces and his sister in law. at a time when the nonprofit was not doing that well. it was lo

. >>> january 20, 2017, general mike flynn began his post as trump's national security adviser. under a cloud a suspension stemming from contacts with then russian ambassador. the fbi was questioning him about the contacts. in a month, he was out of a job after it became clear he misled the trump administration about them. he has rebranded as something of a hero on the fringe of the far right. headlining events across the country paying lip service to all kinds of ridiculous qanon adjacent conspiracy theories. a new piece the "new york times" reports that rebrand is proven very lucrative to flynn and his family. , quote, "new york times" investigation found flynn family members meet $2.2 million monetizing michael flynn's right wing stardom in recent years with more than half of that going to flynn directly. the report indicates the number is an underestimated the cash is brought in on the greatest circuit including 60 grand a year for what was a no-show job as the chairman of the conservative charity. michael flynn is hardly the first one of trump's inner circle to use notoriet

mike flynn would never be charged. i mean, it's such a departure from trump 1.0 and i think there are lots of areas that would be a million times worse and we focus a lot here on our alliances and pulling out of nato but this is one that demands our focus in this moment. >> so i think mike has it completely right. that there were people -- particularly at the start of the trump sort of 1.0, administration, that just won't be there. jeff sessions, whether you agree or disagree with his political views, and what he wanted to do with the department. he understood it needed to be independent and as we reported in -- the mueller report, he himself gave the information about what it was that the president -- then president trump -- wanted him to do with respect to hillary clinton. and at that point he got rid of him and bill barr was his lackey. and that is what will be the scope of a trump 2.0. but you don't really have to worry about sort of like what would happen because you are seeing it right now. now there was all of t

staff and the door was open and he could hear the january 5th crowd, you know, the ali alexander mike flynn speeches and he said to the room, people are very angry. they are extremely upset about this election, you know, mindful of the energy and the crowd and the potential for it to turn violent, so there were repeated instances of his specific knowledge of danger and his desire to go. what struck me about these images from today as he is doing today what he wanted to do that day. his intention was to go to the capital and buttonhole republican members of congress somehow that he thought would be subject to the political pressure he was exerting on the vice president and others, and some desperate attempt to prevent the certification and the transfer of power. it is shockingly ironic that 3.5 years later he is making that trip not on the day of the certification be getting a much more favorable audience from these republican members. that is precisely what he intended to do had he been successful in that crazy plan to travel to the capital on january 6. >> irony does not live under the mus

. >> still, mike flynn disagrees with governor newsom's call for completely restricting smartphone usethe school day. flynn says he sent his kids to san jose schools and now runs a tutoring agency. >> giving them that agency is a pretty important step to being able to become a very mature and effective, producing adult right ? so if we take away everything and we never let a child fail and we don't ever teach them the value of discipline, what are we ever teaching them? >> newsom did not provide any details in his proposal to ban smartphone use during school hours, but the california school boards association says they believe it should be left up to school districts and not the state. mike. julie. >> it is an interesting debate indeed. all right. lamonica peters live tonight in san jose. lamonica. thank you. >> our coverage of the life and legacy of baseball legend willie mays continues next as reaction from around the country is pouring in tonight that we announced at san francisco giants, legend and hall of famer willie mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93. pl

nationalist groups are going all in for trump, including his former national security advisor, general mike flynn, who has said he is building an army of god for what he calls a spiritual and political war. the authors of our constitution new holy war and democracy were not compatible. which is why they build protection for religious liberty into our founding documents. we must rise up in defense of our hard won freedoms by resisting those who seek to impose their personal beliefs upon everyone else. we will be right back. if you spit blood when you brush, it could be the start of a domino effect. new rodontax active gum repair breath freshener. clinically proven to help reverse the four signs of early gum disease. a new toothpaste from parodontax, the gum experts. what will you do when the power goes out? power outages can be unpredictable and inconvenient, but with a generac home standby generator, your life goes on uninterrupted. because when your generac detects a power outage, it automatically powers up, giving your family the security and peace of mind they deserve. we don't have to worry a

sentenced, roger stone charged, convicted and sentenced, white house national security adviser mike flynnmpaign adviser george papadopoulos charged, convicted, sentenced. his business' cfo allen weisselberg was charged, convicted and sentenced to prison. his business itself was found guilty of criminal tax fraud and real estate organizations can't go to prison. otherwise it might have. of course, trump's former personal lawyer, michael cohen, who we just spoke with here on set was charged, convicted, and sentenced to prison for a criminal scheme that prosecutors describe as directed by trump for which trump was the beneficiary. cohen was the star witness in the prosecution's case in which donald trump was just convicted on all 34 felony counts himself. as of tonight, donald trump himself has now joined that list. it now sort of feels inevitable looking back at it, but until it happened tonight nobody could be sure it ever would. that said, he seems to know it was coming, right? he seems to have known something. there's this remarkable headline in "the new york times" this week, "trump lea

. >> still, mike flynn disagrees with governor newsom's call for completely restricting smartphone use he sent his kids to san jose schools and now runs a tutoring agency. >> giving them that agency is a pretty important step to being able to become a very mature and effective of, producing adult, right. so if we take away everything and we never let a child fail and we don't ever teach them the value of discipline, what are we ever teaching them? >> lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you. lamonica. well, netflix plans to open what it calls immersive venues. it says the first two locations will be built in dallas and king of prussia, pennsylvania. the netflix house will be an experiential and experiential venue to allow fans to have real walk through experiences as if they've been participating in storylines of netflix shows. both locations are set to open next year. the justice department could be involved in child online privacy concerns with tiktok, the federal trade commission, the federal trade commission, wants the justice department to prosecute the widely successful

flynn, so nice to meet you guys. thank you so much for chatting with us. enjoy the game. enjoy the experience. it's been a real pleasure. mike. julie, it's been remarkable. i mean, that is just two of the stories that we have heard from dozens of people that have come up to us in their giants jerseys who know ktvu, who want to talk about willie mays. and it is really all about that honoring his life, honoring his legacy, and honoring the impact of the leagues here at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. >> yeah. and it's so nice hearing from so many people who call willie mays their childhood hero. i know, greg, you just got there. you've taken a quick whirl around the place. there's so much going on. you're talking to so many people. what stands out to you the most and strikes you the most about being there right now, julie, i don't think it's anything tangible. i think it's the energy of this place just talking to people. both cardinals fans, giants fans, fans of baseball and baseball history, people that live in birmingham, people that traveled a long way and an expensive way to be here. but overall, the feeling is of j

flynn. the exit there is impeded, but still open and westbound. your commute pretty standard. oh, something new out there. i'll check it out. back to you, mike. i got something new. a mountain lion wandering around one south bay neighborhood as we speak. folks in the edenvale neighborhood spotted the cat last night. it's near l.a. drive and war admiral way near valley christian. now, here's a live look in the neighborhood. the mountain lion spotted walking in the front yard of many homes at last check. police are asking neighbors to stay indoors. bring your pets inside as well. officers working with animal control, trying to track down the mountain lion and certainly call 911 if you spot it this morning. testimony is expected to resume in the criminal case against hunter biden. the jury heard from an ex-wife and ex-girlfriend of president biden's son today in the bay's alice barr joins us live in washington. alice, her testimony specifically focusing on that past drug use. well, that's right, scott and laura, this is, of course, deeply personal testimony for the president's son. prosecutors say they could rest their case as soon as today. pot