says and what robin black said and this is a time to ask the questions we've been here not to go on about iraq but we've been here where informants defectors have passed information to the intelligence services and then that has been seized upon and it's been used to exaggerate in that case the threat from iraq because it will likely get a lot of specially you know we obviously britain is going to go and he's still there in a war in iraq what about syria because this story in wiltshire has moved syria off the front pages something apparently is still going on in good the russians are saying that this is the u.k. linked islam is of ghouta that he have the chemical weapons linked to. this leave to the government here and of. i think it is extremely important everyone parliament and the british public to start to understand what is going on at the moment in a broader geo political context in your absolute. you're right to highlight the issue of syria here the west at this point in time appears to be facing strategic failure in syria in terms of the military operations in the attempts to over

why does yo p c w not have not been chucked listed why are these questions of minutes report from robin black which was written in two thousand and sixteen it was very recently which states that there's no independent confirmation destructions of the properties of this novacek nerve agent and given the o.p.c. doubly should nobody's things it should be a listed it should be a scheduled compound and if that's not the case then we really have to start asking the questions as to exactly what is this. what where it comes from we actual process through which it has come to be understood as an actual nerve agent which is being used because that throws up all sorts of questions what yogi c.w. says and what blanks this is this is here not to go on about iraq but we've been here where informants defectors have passed information to the intelligence services and then that has been seized upon and it's been used to exaggerate in that case the threat from iraq but it will likely get a lot of specially you know we obviously britain is going to go and he's still there in a war in iraq what about syria becau

and this ap status is like a black hole.>(robinpent two and a half years apart. althaibani says the constitution protects her right as an american citizen - to bring her husband to america. (robin) former president barack obama will mark the 100th anniversary of nelson mandela's birth with a lecture in south africa. obama will deliver a high-profile address in johannesburg this summer. it will be paired with a five-day gathering of young african leaders. obama only met mandela once in 2005... but he has spoken and written extensively on mandela's influence in his life. he also flew to south africa in 2013 to speak at mandela's funeral. his speech is expected to take place on july 17th. (robin) cooler-maker yeti is no longer doing business with the n-r-a. reports say the n-r-a foundation donates to competitive youth shooting teams, like the one that florida school shooter nikolas cruz belonged to. the parkland shooting claimed 17 lives and is leading to renewed calls for stricter gun control, and has prompted several large companies

(robin) beyonce is the first black woman to headline coachella and she rocked it this weekend...ents attend historically black colleges and universities... also known as h-b-c-u's. the singer revealed she has started the ''homecoming scholars awards program.' the program gives a 25-thousand-dollar scholarship to a chosen student from four universities the universities are ... xavier university of louisiana and wilber-force in ohio... tuskegee in alabama and bethune-cookman in florida. the program starts during the 2018 - 2019 academic year. (robin) for first time in more than 30 years, an american woman has won the boston marathon. desiree linden ... a two- time olympian... finished in an unofficial time of two- hours- 39 minutes and 54- seconds.... in some pretty nasty weather. (robin) nasa's newest planet- hunting spacecraft .... will have to wait a few days to lift off. monday's scheduled launch aboard a ' space-x falcon 9 rocket' was delayed to allow for more checks. the rocket is carrying "tess" into orbit. tess is the transmiting exoplanet survey satellite. it's an effort t

(robin) calls to boycott starbucks are growing after two black men were arrested because they had notbucks' c- e-o is apologizing but many are still calling on the company to change its policies. kim hutcherson has a closer look at the controversial arrest. the city of brotherly love.... now in the middle of a controversy. many calling for a starbucks boycott following this arrest. this now viral video shot inside a philadelphia-area starbucks shows two black men being handcuffed and taken away. men's friend: "what did they get called for? because they're two black guys sitting here meeting?"the man in the gray vest is a real estate investor.he's heard telling officers the men were waiting to meet with him to discuss a deal. the men's lawyer says they waited for for less than 15 minutes and did nothing wrong. lauren wimmer, attorney for men: "these people were doing what people do every single day they were having a meeting. they were undoubtedly singled out simply by their race. "philadelphia's police commissioner is defending the arrest. he says a starbucks employee called police to

robin. she for gave me. there's people in public life that put me on a black list and were upset with me and barbara bush reached out when she turned 90 years old and told a&e when they redid her biography, they said we want doug wead to do the historical commentary on it. so she knew how to forgive others. she kept things light. her mother, pauline, was tight, controlling, bitter. barbara's revenge is i'm going to have fun. life should be fun. >> doug wead, thanks so much. >> thank you, melissa. >> jon: the latest on the investigation into an emergency landing that ended with the death of a passenger. more on the southwest airlines accident. what we're learning about the pilot ahead. plus, some lawmakers pushing for legislation to protect special counsel robert mueller from being fired by president trump. why majority leader mitch mcconnell won't bring it to the senate floor. >> would you be shocked if he did fire him? >> yes. i don't think he should and i don't think he will. after my dvt blood clot, i had a lot on my mind. could this happen again? was my warfarin treatment right for me? my doctor told me abou

fargo is under scrutiny for potentially predatory practices and ripping off ( robin )starbucks says the arrests of two black so far have not hurt their sales. the company's c-e-o made the announcement during a conference call with analysts thursday. this after 2 african american men were arrested at starbucks when they refused to leave. starbucks said it would close all of the company-owned stores in the u-s for one afternoon to provide racial bias training. the costs from protests and the may 29 training won't show up until next quarter. but johnson said the measures the company is taking "will pay long-term dividends for starbucks." ( robin )the price for amazon prime is going up. the company announced it will raise the price for its membership program from 99-dollars per year to 119- dollars per year. c-e-o brian ol-sav-sky said its becoming costlier to provide prime services -- which comes with perks like free shipping and video streaming. the change goes into effect may 11th. prime users will see the change on their accounts in the middle of june. ( robin )prom season is underway -- and one student wen

the event has moved to nevada's black rock desert where about 70-thousand people gather each year. (robin) california lawmakers decided against adopting a zero tolerance policy on people under the age of 21 .... who drive under the influence of marijuana. a bill proposed by state senator jerry hill of san mateo, called for a one-year suspension of driver's licenses for minors who are caught driving with marijuana in their system. however, the proposal was met with opposition from drug legalization advocates, and lawmakers .... who felt that the law targets minorities. instead, a first offense will result in a warning.. a second offense will result in a point on the driver's record. the third offense will result in a suspended license. san francisco is known for having homeless encampments across the city. they start off small but then exp

black men. >> double locked handcuffs behind our back escorted out and put into a squad car. >> that was the two men speaking on gma this morning with robin roberts. now abc 7 news melanie woodrow has bowing sides of the debate. >> women's march leader tamga mallory is calling for a boycott of starbucks tweeteding starbucks was on a deent track until they enlisted the antidefamation league to build the anti-bias training. this following the arrest of two black men. cofounder of the police and i terror project says you. >> you can't be supporting a brutal colinization. >> they tweeted the anti-bias training is a next step and we're proud to. >> it negates the effort by starbucks. >> the adl is one of the center rift historic. >> rabbai jason rode itch says i supports multiple organizations coming together including the adl. >> look, i don't agree with everything the adl stands for. i sometimes have different views. but i believe if we are sochlg this tremendous problem affecting people of color in our country, that we have to be a broad coalition and be willing to work together across some differences. >> as starbucks seeks to address impl

black men arrested at starbucks. the manager accused of racial bias and, robin, donte and rashon are telling you their story.s morning. >> we have not heard from them. we heard from the ceo, kevin johnson. he spoke with us on monday, and now these two gentlemen want us to know what happened that day. >> they are already sparking a lot of change. >>> here are the other headlines we're following right now. the faa ordering airlines to investigate more than 200 jet engines after that deadly explosion on a southwest flight that killed jennifer riordan, a mother of two. >>> and karen mcdougal, the she had an affair with donald trump in 2006, has now settled her lawsuit with the tabloid news company that kept her from publicly talking about it. >>> and we are learning new details about the funeral of barbara bush. it will take place this saturday at st. maarten's episcopal church in houston. can we start with some drinks or water or something like that, you know, we had bottles of water with us, so, you know, we're fine. we're just waiting for a meeting. we will be out really quick type thing, and that was it. >>

the black panther director makes a very prestigeous list. those details ... coming up. (áábreakáá) (robint spots to report, drive safely. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) new this morning... time magazine has named oakland's very own... ryan coogler... as one of their most influential people this year. the famous director received the honor for his popular movie.. black panther. a few other bay area names who made the list were golden state warriors star kevin durrant... congresswoman nancy pelosi... and space-x c-e-o elon musk. ( darya ) a thief takes off with a trailer full of awards and more from the future farmers of america annual conference near sacramento. among the things stolen - 8-thousand disneyland tickets. surveillance video shows a truck driving into the parking lot early yesterday morning. the thief broke through a gate.. then spent about five minutes breaking the lock on a white cargo trailer. the disneyland tickets were for the group's leadership conference in anaheim. the tickets have been cancelled and new ones will

conspiracy charges. ( robin ) police are looking for 2 men who tried to lure a 10-year-old boy into a van. the boy was walking home on brush creek road in santa rosa when a black van pulled up. police say the 2 men offered the child candy and told him to get inside the van. the boy refused... and the men drove off as other cars approached. ( robin ) a federal court hearing in the firearms case against the man acquitted of killing kate steinle has been postponed.jose garcia zarate will now appear in court next month. yesterday's hearing was postponed because garcia- zarate's defense attorney was ill. the undocumented immigrant -- who had been deported several times -- has been charged in federal court with being an ex-felon in possession of a gun. in november... he was acquitted in the pier 14 shooting death of kate steinle. ( robin )livermore police now have a person in custody... after a home invasion and standoff.this all started 10:45 yesterday morning. police say jared moy-na-han broke into a home on wagoner drive. after the robbery... moy-na-han ran to his own home... which is just a few block away. police say they surrounded moy-na-han's home. they tried

robin. this location is back open for business this morning but that manager who called the police on the two black who were sitting inside of the restaurant, well, she is out of a job this morning, but that has not stopped the protests. several groups have come to this starbucks location to march, sit in, stand up, speak out, you name it, in the wake of the viral video of the two black men escorted out of the starbucks in handcuffs. police say they were sitting at a table but had not made a purchase. when they were asked to leave, they refused. that's when the manager called 911 reporting the incident as trespassing. witnesses say they were simply waiting for a friend. the police commissioner says his officers did nothing wrong but the police department is currently reviewing the incident. now, the mayor of philadelphia says this is not a starbucks issue. he says this is a societal issue and he went on to say there is work that we have to do. and, robin, as you know, when you spoke directly with the ceo of starbucks, he said that he desired to sit down face-to-face with the men to apologize. we've

robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) ( james ) starbucks is under fire again .. after a black of torrance on january 23rd ...that's near long beach. brandon ward says he was denied use of a starbucks restroom ... right before he says employees granted access to a white man. <"before you made a purchase they let you use the restroom right?" "i just typed in, i just asked for the code.""you asked for the code and they just gave it to you, right? before you made a purchase?" "yeah.""ok, alright, come on, l let's go.""this is westin, and westin hadn't made a purchase yet, you guys.">( james ) starbucks ceo kevin johnson has not commented about the january incident. meantime ... the two men arrested at a philadelphia starbucks have agreed to a meeting with johnson for sometime this week. ( james ) still to come... why california rejected sending their national guard troops to the mexican border. (anny) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (ácommercialá) (darya)(james) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a

robin ) it was another weekend of protests in sacramento. it has now been more than two weeks since the deadly shooting of an unarmed black man by sacramento police officers. one protester ended up in the hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a police car. the sacramento sheriff's department said the cruiser was moving slowly... the car was vandalized after the collision. the protesters are demanding change after stephon clark was shot and killed by police officers. he was near his grandmother's house at the time. police thought he had a gun... it turns out it was just a cell phone. ( robin ) happening today p-g-and-e will begin building new underground electric and gas utilities in the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa. that was one of the areas hardest hit by last year's north bay firestorm. the work will begin around 7:00 this morning. ( robin ) new this morning... police arrest a group of teenagers after a string of armed robberies in suisun city. the first robbery happened on the 14-hundred block of humphery drive. the victim says that a thief pointed a gun at her and demanded money. he then shot at her and missed before takin

robin )starbucks stores will close for several hours one day next month... for racial bias training. this follows a call from an employee... that led to the arrest of two blacken. yesterday... philadelphia police released a recording of that call. kron4's terisa estacio has the story. (terisa estacio reporting) (sound: "two gentlemen are refusing to make a purchase or leave." ) this is the recording of the call from a starbucks employee that led to the arrest of two african american men. (sound: "ok, police will be there as soon as possible." ) the video has now gone viral. the arrests prompted protests. and now this, the ceo declaring more than 8 thousand company owned stores will be shut down for one day, may 29, for racial bias training. ceo kevin johnson saying on social media tuesday - that quote we are taking a hard look at who we are as a company we're ashamed and recognize that racial bias is a problem we must address." customer. "i think it is really a bold move. i am not sure all ceo's would do something like that. it is going to cost alot of money. here at this starbucks in the dublin - customers approved of the ceo's actions. customer. "i think i

black hair with a mustache, light brown eyes and a light complexion. the man was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a baseball cap and carrying knit caps for sale. ( robin ) in the east bay... antioch police are praising some good samaritans after they stopped an attempted laptop theft. it happened at a starbucks on lone tree way... near blue-rock drive monday afternoon. the two suspects entered the store and then returned a short time later, attempting to steal a laptop. that's when customers blocked the door...keeping them from leaving...customers were able to hold one suspect down until police came. the second suspect was caught shortly after. they were arrested and are now facing grand theft charges. ( robin ) former raider player aldon smith has pleaded not guilty to a string of charges in connection with a domestic violence incident last month. smith appeared in court yesterday.,he was arrested on friday for allegedly showing up drunk to the sheriff's department to be fitted with an alcohol monitor. smith had also violated a protection order ... which prohibited him from contacting the victim in the domestic violence case. smith is being held on 5