rodney is the man. everybody knows rodney in the neighborhood. he gives people who don't have food walking down the street. politicians know who he is, rich, poor. he has birthday parties. it's like his art gallery is such a hub of good social connectedness in the neighborhood. and add cannabis in that place, with all the art is going to be great. and brandon, the other partner, very smart man, a lot of experience in the business. these two are a perfect pair. please approve these people. >> thank you. next speaker, please. good evening. my name is vernon and i've known rodney since the first grade. he's a great guy. we graduated together. for him to run for mayor and do all the things for the community -- supervisor, sorry, he does great things in the neighborhood and i'm here to support him. and would like if he got the approval for him. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. my name is abdallah. i own a market right next door. i think it would be -- there is no other person i think that would do a

i'd like to call rodney fong up to the podium.i'm excited to honor rodney fong as district 2's asian pacific of the month honoree. he's a resident of district 2 and father and husband committed to working on behalf of the next generation of san franciscans to make san francisco an even better place. he's a fourth-generation san franciscan who comes from an family of entrepreneurs. in 1962 his grandfather sold his family farm and purchased the smith anderson building on the official fisherman's wharf and opened the wax museum and he was instrumental in developing fisherman's wharf into the thriving traction and left his mark as the former president of the fisherman's wharf director and led in the creation of the fisherman's wharf community district which is still thriving today and served as the past president of both the san francisco port commission and the planning commission. they both require a large commitment of time and a lot of work. thank you for your service there. in february of this year, rodney was named the first chi

rodney has been a key panhandle community leader. he is involved in the ymca afterschool program at new elementary schools and the ymca has been a great partner in our system. together we worked to work to make sure our kids have healthy and safe places to play. rodney? [cheers and applause]. >> thank you. >> thank you, everybody. it is a great honor to be here today as a resident of the ymca, we let you know that we do run two afterschool programs in the panhandle area. new tradition school has over 200 kids in that school, and also the chinese immersion school which is here. so this panhandle playground falls right in the middle of both sections that we operate our programs in. it is so important for our kids and their families to have a place to come together and recreate together. growing up in san francisco, as a native san franciscan, and no current resident in d5, there are not very many places where kids can just come on their own and play it like i used to be able to do growing up. so this is a great place to bring family to

rodney is a fourth generation from san francisco. he has an extensive civic background including serving on the planning commission for eight years. rodney's time on the planning commission he demonstrated the understanding and needs and challenges of small business. i am excited he is bringing that to the san francisco chamber of commerce and here today as he introduces an amazing panel of businesses. rodney, welcome to the stage. [applause.] >> thank you and welcome to small business week. [applause.] as mentioned, i am rodney. i am the president of the chamber of commerce. my entire background is in small business and running a wax museum at fisherman's wharf for 50 years. anyone that can keep the wax museum alive for 50 years must know about marketing sales. i am excited to talk about pros and cons of small business. we know how difficult and challenging and rewarding that is. control of your time and challenge of seasonal help and figuring out the seasonality of each of the businesses here. i am going to introduce or panellests.

rodney heroes tonight.ck this out. does this look familiar? who gets the armrest here? i love this, is this a unique way to get out? watch him he kicks it. he kicks it first. that was a unique style of baseball there. check this out this is a good one little league baseball back in michigan and there you go. he calls the strike and leapfrogs over the youngster. not exactly sure, maybe it was his kid and he was just goofing around. anyway the warriors will play the winner of that series. family fun meeting by the front door, stat! "stat" means right now! ugh. what is it? ignore her. she's been in a bad mood all day. and luke isn't home yet. oh. i'm right here. where were you? this house still holds its secrets. you're probably wondering why i called you all here. - nope. - well, stop your wondering... - we're not wondering. - and behold this wonder! - (haley) oh, my god! - (claire) wow. - (phil) ha ha! - aah! i sold a home to the one and only pete johnson. there's only one pete johnson? only one who's califo

>> reporter: well, i can tell you an unlicensed contractor named rodney griffin offered probably the most damning testimony we heard so far. he said he used to b clo friends with derrick al menna and says he warned him that them and that is not all the jury heard today. smothered by the smoke. the pathologist who performed the autopsies on eight victims of the ghost ship fire told the jury today that they all died from smoke inhalation. dr. thomas rogers said eight samples came back with toxic levels of carbon monoxide. among those, michela gregory. her father became visually emotional when carbon monoxide filled up 40% of his daughter's blood sample. ryan o'keith said he was there the night of the party and was there to man the door and ask for donations. he spotted a glow coming from the back. within seconds that glow transformed into flames and clouds of black smoke muffled the room. the prosecution tried to quash the defense team's arson theory by asking o'keefe if he had seen a suspicious group of men or anyone throw a molotov cocktail. o'keefe said no. >> never thought he was e

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...in the weeks after 9/11 the sto story of the american taliban stunned the country. they wond withered how a 20-year-old from california could betray his country by fighting with the taliban. now after 17 years of a 20-year sentence, john walker lindh is set to be free in a matter of hours. >> all right. now you are a prisoner. >> reporter: it was in this exclusive cnn video that america first saw john walker lindh, a then 20-year-old from california once known as the american taliban. >> what injuries do you have? >> bullet in my leg and several shrapnel wounds. >> reporter: now lindh is about to be a free man after serving 17 years for fighting with the taliban in afghanistan where he was even introduced to osama bin laden. taliban fighters stormed the compound where lindh was being held and claimed the first american casualty in the global war on terror, johnny walker span, an undercover cia officer who had interrogated lindsh. lindh is being released early likely for good behavior.

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...le learning how to fire automatic weapons doing that for if they're not preparing for armed race war. >> that is what they're preparing for. their end game is simply pure, unadulterated destruction. it is a death cult. >> are we going to see the day they're walking into school, mall, government building and opening fire on everybody? >> if they are, they're not going to tell anyone about it until it happens. >> welcome back to "hardball," to special report, chilling scene from msnbc documentary, "breaking hate," describing one of the 1,000 hate groups active in the united states. "new york times" notes that number of hate groups pushed to record high by toxic combination of political polarization, anti-immigrant and propaganda online. extremists thrive on the dark web using fringe platforms to inspire and recruit people. people who harbor extremist views can also obtain places of influence. now former white nationalist katie mccue wrote for conservative media outlets, turned a blind ey

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rodney griffin said he used to live, he was close friends with derek almena. lived with his family even. even called him someone that he used to consider a brother. but he also said he was frank with his former friend. he said as much as the ghost ship warehouse was this creative outlet, it was very dangerous. rodney griffin is an unlicensed contractor who used to work with almena back when he had the warehouse. griffin was brought in to evaluate the property and give an estimate how much it would cost to build a second set of stairs and fire door. when he gave an estimate, almena said it was too much money and said they could build what they needed for less. griffin went back six months later and saw it was packed with artwork, pianos, speakers and rv trailers. he warned almena laughed in his face. he went to the closest oakland fire station to warn them about the unsafe conditions at the ghost ship. he was worried because he knew almena's three children lived there. the employee that he spoke to brushed him off, did not jot down any information and said they

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. >>> right now at 6:12, leave the umbrella at home. a live look at san jose as we take a break from the rain. drying out today. a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast. we will start out with temperatures in the low 50s, slowly rising today. it will be a cool one. overall, i think we will enjoy the sunshine. we will talk about the rain returning in the forecast. that's coming up in less than five minutes. >> another shot of that south bay with the sun slowly rising. the traffic lightly building. >>> very happy friday to you. the markets did well on thursday. they were pulled higher by cisco. boeing says the software to fix the 737 max 8 is ready. government is under a lot of pressure to take a good, long time to make sure it's safe. pinterest, this price does not reflect the incredibly bad news the company announced yesterday. its first financial report said the san francisco company went public last month shows it lost three times as much money as investors expe

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rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...arisa: for all of us. >>> i just feel like a young man. i'm so young. i can't believe it. i'm the youngest person -- i'm a young vibrant man. i look at joe, i don't know. >> sleepy person. i don't know what the hell happened to biden. i don't know what happened to him. that doesn't look like the guy i knew. what happened to him? >> sleepy joe said he's running to quote save the world while he was, he is going to save every country but ours. >> that's going on on one side. on the other side, you may not want to hear this but we got to start talking about it. the first democratic party debates on this very network are now a month away. there are nearly two dozen democrats in the race yet president trump has already identified his number one challenger as you may have just heard there he's got his sight set squarely on joe biden since the day the former vice president entered the race. you may recall the day and it's been about a month now trump sent nearly 60 tweets in a matter of minute

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. %fo %fo >>> oh, my god. >> what else can you say? a sheriff's deputy in texas in the hospital now after crashing into a train. look at this. you can see the deputy's car stopping, waiting for a into to go by. the problem is he didn't e see a second train coming in the opposite direction. that is the one that hit him. the deputy is expected to recover from his injuries. >>> people in the central united states are bracing for more severe weather today. the storm prediction center is warning people from texas to the great lakes and particularly kansas and missouri. the airport is back open after being shut down for an hour last night because of a severe storm. some three dozen tornadoes have been reported in the plains since monday night. we're seeing some incredible storm rescues by first responders. >>> you're almost out. you can do it. >>> in tulsa, oklahoma firefighters pulled a man to safety after a large tree fell on his home. it took crews a couple hours to

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... for all of us. a utah judge suspended without pay for six months for criticizing president trump online and inside his courtroom. cnn's scott mclean live in denver with more. scott, what's the story? >> reporter: as you mentioned, it was a series of comments online and inside his courtroom that god judge michael kwan into hot water. in his defense, he argued the first amendment ought to apply to him as well, especially since he is a low level judge not deciding on national issues. the utah supreme court ruled that judges sometimes have to keep their opinions to themselves so everyone, including the guy who might walk into court wearing a make america great again hat feels like they're getting a fair shake. it's not hard to find harsh criticism aimed at the president. where you don't expect to find it is inside a courtroom. a municipal judge in salt lake city has been sanctioned for just that, taking public pot shots at president trump. just days after the 2016 election judge michael k

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... of us. nicolle wallace. >>> before donald trump took office, president obama's treasury department made an historic announcement. harriet tubman would appear on the $20 bill, replacing andrew jackson. donald trump's treasury secretary, steve mnuchin saying the change won't happen until after donald trump leaves office. "new york times" reports, quote, plans to unveil the tubman bill in 2020 would be postponed until at least 2026. mnuchin says the bill itself will not likely be in circulation until 2028. everyone is back. i guess some news isn't news at all, is it? >> no, it isn't. the remarkable thing about that report is that it made it seem as if mnuchin was trying to save the plan somehow, because if he tried to put it forward, it might kill it all together rather than postponing it, which is a profile in courage there. i think it is important to remember that donald trump as a candidate when asked about this plan that was already in place for this change against andrew jackson who

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. >>> good evening. tomorrow is a big day for klay thompson. the all-nba team will announce if he's named to one of the teams. his next contract could be worth up to $221 million opposed to $120 million if he does not klay and draymond were named all-nba defense. first time for klay. tremendous defender for the warriors. while kevin durant's half heals, his fingers are doing just fine. brusard says he often goes back and forth with k.d. slowa text. about the rumors concerning durant going to the knicks, here is his agent. >> that is 100% undecided and i'm waiting on kevin. that's the truth. i think the a's is like war gam everybody is like playing chess like years out. but when somebody gets to the level of basketball that he's at, you can't juggle focus like that. some ways it's more soap opera than basketball, but he really doesn't know. >>> the a's started out slowly, now have the longest winning streak in baseball, six in a row. going for a sweep in cleveland.

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... all of us. >>> the mother of trayvon martin, shot by a neighborhood watch is running for office. she announced campaign for the board of county commissioners. >> gun violence and crime prevention is on my list of concerns because i want to feel safe in my home. i want people that's in my community to feel safe as well. i did not drop to my knees for too long because i refuse to be depressed. i stood up. when my son got shot down, i stood up and i'm still standing. >> trayvon martin was a junior in high school when killed in sanford, florida. was he on the way home from the store after purchasing candy, was approached by george zimmerman. he shot and killed the unarmed teenager but was acquitted after claiming self defense. trayvon martin's death sparked protests across the country and national debate on racial profiling and gun violence, leading to black lives matter. after the death of her son, she started a foundation in effort to reduce gun violence. she spoke at the democratic nat

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...'s most recognized address. right now spring of 2019 it's concrete trucks and piles of rebar. but some day -- it may be twin glass towers in the sky overlooking suburban new delhi, india. india is the biggest country for president trump's businesses outside the united states. >> there's five active projects in india right now. >> five. all licensing deals. four are actively selling condos, including this project in calcutta. it's promising unprecedented amenities in a poor city run by the communist party until a few years ago. and this project in mumbai where elevators roll up and down a building being sold as ultra luxurious. >> right now anybody can pay tens of thousands of dollars, maybe these are people that want to buy really nice condos or maybe they're people that want to influence the president. all we know is a few dozen names that have come up of people that have taken on mortgages. >> last year the president's son, who has the same name as the president, donald trump, met wi

fernando rodney, it did not go well, faced five batters for them, scored. oakland has lost eight of nine on that road trip, they are now 15-21 on this season. and the rockets will try and even the series tomorrow, but there is no reason for defamation that this to think the sky is falling. >> dub nation to think the sky is falling. >> steph curry had a rough night. he is now shooting just 36% from the field and just 8-32-3, but all that means is he is due for a breakout game, right? >> as a competitor, i know he is paste with himself, angry with himself.>> is just really competitive when he gets locked in and is a little bit angry. then he comes out with a lot of focus and fight. that's what we are expecting tomorrow. to make a sixers coming right into your living room, game four between philly and toronto, fourth-quarter, butler nearly loses it, raptors up 1, leonard raises and drills, toronto won 101-96. that series is at two games apiece. ncaa champion max homer looking for his first pga win. he tried to make it a four shot lead, and yes. he had a three

engaged last night it came down to this bucket by rodney hood.he wee hours of the morning. 140-137. the firstur overtime game since 1963. >> i wanted to go to sleep and i couldn't. just like everybody else. >> that was usually my total fur the postseason. 20 games are incredible. both teams, the resilience and that was a great basketball game. >> the sharks host colorado. game number 5. those moving pictures on the late show. >>> speaking of moving, that is the message that i will mc tomorrow morning and i am not alone either. >> a big circle. >> rhythmic movements at the san francisco ballet school. it is not your average class. virtually everyone you say is battling some form of parkinson's disease. robin williams had early stages of it. mohammed ali was battling it four years. baseballs and actors are fighting it and the best way to attack it is to keep moving. >> cecelia, a ballet instructor is an advocate. >> i learned about a disease i knew nothing about. i met people i would never have the opportunity to meet and i get to work with those p

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...isa: for all of us. >>> of david korn is going to join us in a moment with his new reporting on the continuing scandals at mar-a-lago involving selling access to the president. the iraq government is trying to show the world how not to participate in trump schemes to make money for his businesses. president trump is planning a stop in ireland between visits to the united kingdom and france in june. and the president wants to meet with the irish prime minister at his golf course in ireland. the irish prime minister does not want to do that. and is negotiating for a meeting in a more traditional location for heads of state where donald trump cannot make any money from it. also this week, the irish government let it be known that protests of the trump visit are "allowed and welcome." the irish have long prided themselves on how quickly they can spot a charla tan. not surprisingly in the first year of the trump presidency a full 0% of the iraq people said they didn't want donald trump to v

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... for all of us. >>> there's been another death on mt. everest, bringing the total to 11 thus far this climbing season. the latest fatality is an american, christopher john kulish, who died after reaching the top of everest. that's according to the director of nepal's tourism department. there have been a lot of different explanation as to why so many people have perished. i spoke to someone who has not only summited mt. everest by the highest peak on all seven continents. why do you think it is so many people are dying on the mountain? >> i think it's a couple things. i think the fact that the weather is limiting. there's only a ten-day window where you can climb everest. >> in any year? >> on average, about ten days or so that you can climb everest. this year i think that was reduced dramatically. so that's going to be a factor where people are on the mountain at the same time. >> and it's a bottleneck. there are too many people trying to get in in that small window of time. >> too ma

. >> reporter: rodney fong, resident of the chamber of commerce, says the person who wrote that article should look beyond the financial district. >> i invite her to come to the west side of the city, have dinner with me, let me show you high and low. >> the challenges today are somewhat different from before, but san francisco has always remained one of those places that people care about. people find it very romantic. people want to visit and live here. >> reporter: tech companies get a lot of attention, but fong tells us the industries of hospitality and healthcare both employee more people than tech in san francisco. at cupid's span in san francisco, melissa kane, kpix 5. >> noweather. >>> a clear day at ocean beach. the waves were pretty big. we have seen some pretty consistent swells of 10 to 15et >> surfers in santa cruz were loving it. they still out there right now. most beaches are seeing larger than normal surf, which is great news for people who want to hit the waves, but for us, we are kind of going what's going on? >> you've got to wear a jacket if you are going on the log

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...ome back to "squawk alley. china and the u.s. battling over tech and how will recent trade tensions impact competition the key question steve bannon telling the south china morning post saying the next move we make is to cut off all ipos and pension and insurance companies that provide capital to the chinese capitalist party joining us to discuss this in the broader market, msa managing partner, ben and early stage fund angel investor gwen ben, your reaction to comments like that? we've seen private capital in terms of the flow between u.s. and china dry up dramatically in the last year or so? >> it's something we worried about from the chinese side as sif fees you came into play more so on the u.s. side there would be rep percations on tblocking the u.s. investors most in china you see, the alibabas and emerging ones, if you look at their cap table many of their largest investors are venture capital firms backed by u.s. pensions, endowments and et cetera many of these griptsz owned by

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...for all of us. >>> pumping the brakes on a possible conflict with iran. the president told his acting defense secretary patrick shanahan he does not want a war with iran according to three officials familiar with the conversation. this runs counter to the objective of this national security adviser and neocon war hawk who was asking the pentagon to draw up plans including sending up to 120,000 troops to the region. mr. bolton quietly voiced frustration with the president, viewing him as unwilling to push for change in a region he has seen as a quagmire. it's so sad that the president is not willing to go to war with john bolton. that frustration is a two-way street. for the president it is about perception. they said three officials said mr. trump is less frustrated over his handling of iran and favors the tougher measures than over the evolving narrative that his national security adviser, john bolton, is leading. the administration policy in the mideast. president trump pushed back,

rodney robinson is the 2019 national teacher of the year. >>robinson's history and social studies classes take place inside a virginia juvenile detention center. he says his kids may have a record but they still have a voice and he teaches them to use it to holly get their rights restored. >>how to advocate for themselves up against most important thing be able to speak for yourself. so what can tell you story about new relevance in is the 3rd teacher from virginia to win the national teacher of the year award. >>his efforts are raising awareness about important issues including overcoming the school to prison pipeline. >>those children of ours for incarcerating juvenile detention center. congressman donald mceachin honor robiason for his leadership skills and for being an inspiration beyond the classroom. he's reporting. >>robinson says he's just doing his job. >>there i am just a little were thinking well virginia now the national teacher of the at the highest not lesson. so how does one know what is known that you can do it. >>in washingt

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...t the past day, president trump issued pardons to two political allies. the first went to billionaire conrad black, who served 42 months in federal prison for defrauding his own company and shareholders out of $60 million. but perhaps more noteworthy to the president is black published a book, and it's titled "donald j. trump: a president like no other." he writes about trump's, quote, unquenchable energy, sheer entertainment talent, and raw toughness. he also defends trump against charges of racism. that, viewers, is a recipe for a presidential pardon from this president anyway. the second pardon went to patrick j. nolan. patrick j. nolan is a former republican leader of the california state assembly who served time in prison for corruption. nolan is close to the trump family, especially jared kushner. you can see him here with the president at the white house ceremony celebrating criminal justice reform legislation. and it's definitely worth noting that nolan slammed the mueller inve

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... the news we got tonight from our sources about these kids, about 250 of them being held over 72 hours basically in jail cells. this isn't about malice. it's not about people trying to hurt them. it's about the people in charge of their care saying we can't take care of them. bad things are going to happen. you just heard someone on the left and someone on the right and i have to tell you, the answers can't be satisfying to any of you who are reasonable. so let's start there with tonight's great debate. in a rare moment both of you must agree that we have to be able to do better than these answers we're getting tonight, karen. >> i agree with you and frankly, chris, i don't understand why it is that we haven't figured out how to marshall the resources just, you know, cut out the red tape and get the assistance down there. particularly the medical assistance down there. you know, in the same way that you see firefighters sometimes going to other states to help with a fire, how about a c

rodney griffin said he went to the station around the corner to share his concerns and said people at the station told him they were aware of it. >>> our time is 4:36. happening today, teachers in oakland who oppose charter schools have planned a protest. it will by held outside the meeting of the new school's venture fund which supports charter schools. the teachers are saying the publicly funded privately managed schools are trading money from the unified school district. that starts at 5:00 p.m. outside the city center hotel in downtown oakland. >>> thousands of nurses will vote on whether to ratify a new contract. they say it reached -- they reached a tentative agreement with the negotiating team that improves working conditions for the 3700 members. the union says the new contract increases supplemental pay opportunities, protects part- time positions. >>> police in east salano county have shocking video hit social media. now mia thomas was pulled over sunday evening for a suspended en a thoughts car pulled up mother and step sister inside. >> police say the two women repeatedly

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. >>> is the stock market about to repeat the sins of the 2018 big drop read trading nation now. dear tech, let's talk. we have a pretty good relationship. you've done a lot of good for the world. but i feel like you have the potential to do so much more. are you working for all of us, or just a few of us? can we build ai without bias? ai that fights bias? ai that helps us see the bias in ourselves? we need tech that helps people understand each other. that understands my business. dear tech, dear tech, dear tech, dear tech, let's champion data rights as human rights. let's use blockchain to help reduce poverty. let's develop new solutions with the help of quantum technology. let's show girls that stem isn't just a boy's club. let's make a difference in people's lives. let's do it all. together. let's expect more from technology. let's put smart to work. plants capture co2. what if other kinds of plants captured it too? if these industrial plants had technology th

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. >>> here's a story. or here's at least a series of events that may or may not be connected but i'm trying to wrap my head around them. it starts a little over a year ago. the u.s. government puts sanctions on a kremlin connected russian oligarch, a close ally of russian president vladimir putin, a guy by the name of oleg deripaska. used to do a bunch of work with paul manafort. ever heard of him? anyway, the new sanctions on oleg deripaska were punishment by the u.s. government in part o' for russia's attack on our 2016 election. those sanctions on him also included sanctions on deripaska's giant aluminum company, which is called rusal. well, after the sanctions were put on deripaska there followed a robust and very expensive campaign by lobbyists for deripaska. deripaska got what he paid for in that lobbying campaign. the treasury department soon announced that actually, second thoughts, they were going to lift the sanctions on deripaska's company. they were go

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... us. >>> our national lead now. he's charged with stabbing and killing an injured man among other war crimes, all while serving as a navy s.e.a.l. overseas. now "the new york times" reports president trump is considering a pardon for chief edward gallagher. cnn can confirm the department of justice pardon office asked for files on gallagher and another service member accused of murder. as cnn's barbara starr reports, some former military members are now warning the president to reconsider. >> reporter: president trump is considering pardoning military members accused of what may amount to war crimes. the pentagon sunday was asked to send case files to the justice department pardon office for at least two service members accused of murder, including navy s.e.a.l. edward gallagher and army major matt goldstestei several tell "new york times". >> this is not even a fog of war, you know, judgment call kind of situation. bullets are flying. these are premeditated cold-blooded murders. and i

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...a: for all of us. >>a whole week now the kids are without their teachers in union city has been is now day 5 because they started on monday house strike outside the school's we've got kron four is will tran has been following the story for us each and every day this week. now joining us with the latest what's word on any progress will. >>no progress they met yesterday the progress is they continue to talk so there is a little bit of hope there and they'll be back at the bargaining table today to try to hammer out a deal. once again guys just like they did the previous 4 days clockwork the showing up now instead of going into the classrooms they will be setting up picket lines tables trying to get the message across to the district that they are worth the pay raise they're looking for a 10% pay raise the district so far not backing away from the one percent pay raise and that amounts to about million difference. and that is huge according to the district because they're looking to slash

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california.... timed just right. it happened to a florida student on her graduation day this week. she got her diploma and 18-year-old kala tillman was suddenly told to return to the stage. >> -- you and your family for the sacrifices you have made to defend our freedom. all the way from korea, please welcome u.s. staff sergeant anthony tillman, kala's dad. >> okay, so watch what happens next. that hug lasted 40 seconds. kala says she has not seen her father in person since she was in the eighth grade. the divorced dad is a tank commander in the army who has been on numultiple deployments. our affiliate, wsvn caught up to the staff sergeant and his daughter just moments after that reunio reunion. >> it was overwhelming. i don't know who was crying harder, me or her. but i know who was squeezing harder. i could hardly breathe you were squeezing so tight. but it's very emotional. i'm just the happiest person in the world right now. >> that made me want to cry. kala tillman is with us now from miami.

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rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... marisa: for all of us. >>> back with us now is congressman adam schiff, chairman of the intelligence committee. thanks again. your committee has subpoenaed deutsche bank seeking among other things any documents related to suspicious activity detected in the president's personal or business accounts since 2010. now we've got this new reporting from "the new york times" indicating that deutsche bank did find suspicious activity according to its own employees on accounts associated with jared kushner and also with the president. i have to just ask your reaction to this new reporting? >> well, of course this suggests that what we have feared all along may have taken place, and that is we don't know whether mueller looked at any of this. i think the report indicates that he did not. and that is if the president is claiming no business dealings with russia while he's trying to make this trump tower deal take place, how he also been concealing money laundering with russians? if these whistle

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... for all of us. . >>> tonight 10 million americans are under flood warnings as a result of days of cat strong storms across the mid-west. 25 others are at risk of severe weather. cnn's ed lavandara is use tulsa, oklahoma. ed, what is the situation at this hour there? >> reporter: well, the concern here, jim, is flooding. and this is an amazing scene behind me. we are nearly a mile away from the banks of the arkansas river. when we came into this neighborhood, we hit the road block here. it's the begining of another week of what has already been a long week of severe weather in the central part of the united states. >> holy cow. >> reporter: monday afternoon, residents stood and watched near charles city, iowa, as they cap cured cell phone video of a massive tornado churning its way through open farm fields in the northern part of the state. and in oklahoma, deadly tornadoes are the story. >> it's just unbelievable how violent and you just can't imagine anybody being able to survive. >>

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california...or all of us. >>> it is >>> it is coming up on midnight in tokyo. and president trump just wrapped up day three of a four-day visit to japan, an action-packed day. hallie jackson is there with him in tokyo. hey, hallie. >> hey, chris. good morning to you there. good evening here as the president has now wrapped up his day in tokyo. and it was as you say action-packed for sure. the president in a notable ceremony became the first world leader to meet japan's new empero this is this is a trip as white house officials told me that is all about relationships, not just the relationship between the trumps and the japanese royals here as we saw in that ceremony this morning, but critically the relationship between president trump and prime minister shinzo and abe. and while the two emphasized what was described as the unshakable bond between these two leaders and between these two countries, there was a serious point of digression when it came to those recent weapons tests by north korea. pre

rodney: because we know quality public schools... roxana: make a better california... of us. >>> facing battle from democrats and some republicans, president trump has unveiled his plan, if it can be called that, to reform legal immigration and border security. it's been sold as merit-based, giving preference to the high skilled and educated, however short on details, and that is putting it mildly. the white house says they intentionally left out the things that were too divisive. keeping them honest, the whole issue is divisive, in no small part due to this white house. in this plan, for instance, there is no mention of daca for the dreamers. there seems to be no mention of family separations either. here is white house press secretary sarah sanders this morning talking about why those things, which are pretty major things, were left out. >> this is a serious immigration program, why not address the issues of daca, of family separation? >> because it's a serious program, it's not included. every single time that we have put forward or anyone else has put forward any t

rodney griffin, a former friend of derrick coleman and shop foreman testified he was brought into look at the warehouse to help ring it up to code before anyone had moved in. as for building stairs he said he would build them out of old pallets to save cost. he told him it's not safe, not up to code. with the defense cross-examined griffin, griffin told the court he had gone to the fire station near the ghost ship warehouse two years ago and asked to speak to the fire chief. he wanted them to know the condition of the warehouse. he said the fire chief told him they were aware of the building and had several complaints about it. griffin said i felt brushed off. the acted like everything was under control. the last person to take the stand today was a deputy fire marshal with the alameda county fire department. we will hear more in cross- examination tomorrow. we will have continuing coverage on kpix .com. >>> live look at the house right now where the trump administration is fighting back against democrat led investigations of the president. natalie brandt life on capitol hill with the

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