in washington, i'm scott mclean still ahead.te on this bold grab and dash robbery in a packed apple store... what police are saying about this east bay crime. live look outside... san mateo bridge. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. in the east bay... police have increased patrols at the apple store in walnut creek.. this 'grab and run' robbery happened on thursday in broad daylight, with the store filled with customers. kron-four's haaziq madyun reports this is not the first time that the store has been targeted. thieves target an apple store

scott mclean, cnn, atlanta.one) a town in southeastern georgia has been ordered to evacuate because of a massive wildfire. saint george is located near the okefenokee (pron; o-key- fen-o-key) national wildlife refuge-- where the fire has been burning for a month. residents were told today that they have to leave their homes and take their pets and valuables with them. the fire has burned nearly 200-thousand acres so far. ash from the flames has been falling in both georgia and florida-- which is a problem for residents. (dave sova, resident): "it's really bad over there. just a little bit of time, i was there packing up all the cars, the air quality if really bad and especially with that big ash falling and everything." butted to "the yards are all covered in big hunks of black ash."(jrstone) the fire is only 12- percent contained at this point. officials say it could burn for six more months if there is no major rain. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karno

in washington, i'm scott mclean.continued seasonably cool and breezy through midweek with a slight chance of showers late tuesday night into wednesday as an upper trough moves through. a drying and warming trend thursday into next weekend. still ahead... after several career changes - why one bay area man decided to head back to the classroom. we'll introduce you to this week's teacher of the week - next. (steve) it's not every teacher who kids say they can trust as a mentor....tonight, our 'teacher of the week' is someone who's had several 'different' careers before returning to the classroom.. (vicki) catherine heenan introduces us to a teacher of psychology and economics at palo alto's gunn high school.... (ambient natsot/kids bustling between classes)gunn high school in palo alto....known for being academically driven...(little music natsot) and being blessed with the kind of 'extras' not all school districts can afford - like the orchestra program. (john's class)natsot 5:47 'alright, we're going to have 3 presen

in washington, i'm scott mclean. (pam) coming up on kron4 news at ten.... an all- out brawl breaks out in a middle school classroom.... but it was not between students... why the teachers suddenly came to blows (steve) plus... a little boy playing in the sidewalk run over... and survives... we'll show you the shocking video. (pam) and after the break... a young baseball player's gear .... stolen right from in front of his own house. what's being done to make sure he can get back on the field. (steve) (mon vo) in the east bay, a boy with autism had all his baseball gear stolen. the thief has taken away more than just his equipment... possibly the kids ability to play the rest of the season.. as well as the families sense of security. kron 4's justine waldman shares his story from castro valley... sot my baseball stuff were taken!he's got a strong swing.. but 7-year old jackson chandler is missing all of his equipment to play in the castro valley little league.jackson, who has high functioning autism, took it hard when his bat, baseballs, mitt and batting glo

reporter scott mclean, from our partners at c-n-n, has more.t trump's public schedule is light -- but his to do list is only getting longer. white house communications director mike dubke -- is stepping down amid rumors of a staff shakeup. kellyanne conway/white house adviser "he has expressed his desire to leave the white house."fired former campaign manager corey lewandowski has been spotted at the white house recently -- and has been mentioned to potentially lead a new white house war room to quickly respond to develpments in the russian probe. on tuesday press secretary sean spicer held his first on camera briefing in nearly two weeks -- on the same day the president's personal lawyer declined to cooperate with congressional investigations into russian meddling in the election. spicer deflected questions about the probe, and complained about the tone of reporting. sean spicer/white house press secretary: "what i'm telling you is that the reason that the president is frustrated is because there's a perpetuation of false narratives, use of un

in washington, i'm scott mclean.teve) happening tomorrow..san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi will is set to speak in san francisco.. about the trump adminstration -- and how democrats might work with the republican president.the sold-out noon-event is part of a forum called "a conversation on the state of america" hosted by the common wealth club. (pam) all across the bay area today.... ceremonies were held to honor those who died while serving our country. this was the annual memorial's day event ... aboard the u-s-s hornet museum in alameda. the ceremony concluded with the casting of a wreath into the bay. in san francisco... hundreds of people came out ot the presidio for the annual memorial day commemoration. it began with a march to the national ceremony... and a program that included a 21-gun salute, speeches.... and flags being placed on the graves of u.s. soldiers. and lafayette .... a service paid respect to fallen soldiers in iraq and afghanistan while standing up against the very violence that claime

scott mclean with our partners at c-n-n has the latest twists from our nation's capitol.president trump's public schedule is light -- but his to do list is only getting longer. white house communications director mike dubke -- is stepping down amid rumors of a staff shakeup. kellyanne conway/white house adviser "he has expressed his desire to leave the white house."fired former campaign manager corey lewandowski has been spotted at the white house recently -- and has been mentioned to potentially lead a new white house war room to quickly respond to develpments in the russian probe. on tuesday press secretary sean spicer held his first on camera briefing in nearly two weeks -- on the same day the president's personal lawyer declined to cooperate with congressional investigations into russian meddling in the election. spicer deflected questions about the probe, and complained about the tone of reporting. sean spicer/white house press secretary: "what i'm telling you is that the reason that the president is frustrated is because there's a perpetuation of false narratives, u

in washington, i'm scott mclean. (glo)in sonoma county. . . teachers go on strike for what they are calling unfair labor laws.educators from several of the schools within the petaluma city school district went on a one-day strike today. . . union members say they have been working without a contract for a year.we're told.... district officials voted against giving teachers a two-percent pay raise. teachers are also fighting to maintain an average class size of 24-students. trt:24/ "it was incredibly difficult. we feel that we had to take a stand for the education of our children. we're doing this for our students." "today, i mean of course the timing isn't the greatest wit this close to the school year but you know, they deserve better than this and they do work really hard. my second son is a junior at petaluma highschool and i've been really pleased with his education and they're always available to our kids." many in favor of the strike say the district is demonstrating a lack of respect to deserving teachers. the district says it is operat

scott mclean has more from washington. president trump pausing to remember those who served our country... in his memorial day speech, the commander-in-chief singled out three men who made the ultimate sacrifice in afganistan, christopher horton, andrew byers and robert kelly -- the son of homeland security secretary john kelly.president donald trump: "the kelly family represents military families who carry the budren of freedom on their shoulders." secretary kelly himself made headlines this weekend -- downplaying the significance of trump's son in law jared kushner looking to open a backchannel line of communication with russia during the transition . democrats want kushner's security clearance pulled -- kelly says, it's no big deal. john kelly/homeland security secretary: "it's both normal in my opinion and acceptable. any way that you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that are maybe not particularly friendly to us is a good thing" but russia is far from the president's only problem. north korea la

scott mclean with our partners at c-n-n has the latest twist to the turmoil.bout how president trump feels about the special counsel appointed in the russia probe ... there isn't anymore. trump on twitter calling it 'the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history!"during a joint news conference with the colombian president juan manuel santos thursday - president trump denied he ever colluded with russia. president donald trump: "the whole thing is a witch hunt and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign.//i think it divides the country, i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things."republicans and especially democrats had praise for the appointment of robert mueller -- the highly- respected former fbi director -- who could offer some stability and credibility to the investigation. rep. paul ryan/-r- house speaker: "i think helps assure people and justice department that they're going to go do their jobs independently and thoroughly, which is what we have called for all along." meanwhile

scott mclean with our partners at c-n-n reports from washington.onald trump: no politician in history, and i say this with great surety, has been treated worse and more unfairly. in the spotlight in connecticut, president trump took a swipe at the media, but back in washington, his actions are under the microscope. back in washington, trump's actions that are under the microscope. sen. john mccain/-r- arizona/from cbs: it's reaching the point where it's of watergate size and scale watergate proportions' because -- as some critics say -- the latest accusations should come with watergate-sized consequences. rep. al green/-d- texas:i rise today, mister speaker, to call for the impeachment of the president of the united states of america.according to a sources familiar with the matter, a memo written by former fbi director james comey states the president asked him to let go of the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn's possible ties to russia. the white house says the account is "not accurate" congressional oversight commi

general.comey, was appointed as head of the fbi by president barack obama in 2013.in washington, i'm scott mclean. (pam) california lawmakers are reacting to today's news.... senator dianne feinstein tweeted - in part... 'the next fbi director must be strong and independent .... and will receive a fair hearing in the judiciary committee." and senator kamala harris tweeted quote - "i've said it before and will again - we must have a special prosecutor to oversee the fbi's - russia investigation. this cannot wait." brittney: .mostly sunny and warm conditions will persist through the day. cooling trend begins on wednesday as onshore flow and the marine influence increases. a cold front will then enter the north bay with a slight chance of rain showers on thursday, cooling temperatures there. continued breezy and unseasonably cool conditions are likely friday and into the upcoming weekend. (steve) coming up new at ten: more violence on a plane -- captured on camera.. this time a brawl on a southwest flight headed for the bay area. (pam) then -- also new at ten:his big

scott mclean has the story.mp's public schedule is light -- but his to do list is only getting longer. white house communications director mike dubke -- is stepping down amid rumors of a staff shakeup. kellyanne conway/white house adviser "he has expressed his desire to leave the white house."fired former campaign manager corey lewandowski has been spotted at the white house recently -- and has been mentioned to potentially lead a new white house war room to quickly respond to develpments in the russian probe. on tuesday press secretary sean spicer held his first on camera briefing in nearly two weeks -- on the same day the president's personal lawyer declined to cooperate with congressional investigations into russian meddling in the election. spicer deflected questions about the probe, and complained about the tone of reporting. sean spicer/white house press secretary: "what i'm telling you is that the reason that the president is frustrated is because there's a perpetuation of false narratives, use of unnamed

we go now to scott mclean with our partners at c-n-n... he is in washington with the late details. - what have you learned? the white house announced tuesday that fbi director james comey, has been fired.the shocking announcement came less than an hour after the fbi sent a letter to congress, admitting recent claims he made about hillary clinton's aide's e-mails, were misleading. senator richard blumenthal/ -d- judiciary committee: "it certainly is nixonian in its tone to fire someone of this stature... in the midst of an investigation is absolutely unfathomable for the commander in chief of the united states to do in the midst of an investigation."the comments were made last week when comey was testifying about clinton's former aide huma abedin, and her practice of forwarding e- mails to her husband, former congressman, anthony weiner. james comey/ fbi director: "huma abedin appears to have had a regular practice of forwarding e-mails to him, for him i think to print out for her, so she could then deliver them to the secretary of state."----butt to----"she forwarded hundreds and th

scott mclean has the details. the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia has taken an unexpectedtwist -- the appointment of a special prosecutor. in a statement, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wrote "...special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome." reaction from capitol hill was swift -- espcially from democrats who had insisted on a special prosecutor ever since fbi director james comey was fired last week. rep. jackie speier/-d- intelligence committee: "everyone in this country should breathe a sigh of relief."sen. richard blumenthal/-d- judiciary committee: "a very solid and significant step"rosenstein -- who recommended firing comey -- has appointed robert mueller to lead the russian investigation. mueller is a former marine and doj official who served as fbi director until 2013 after serving 12 years. jeffrey toobin/cnn senior legal analyst: "this is the single most respected figure in american law enforcemen

scott mclean has the details.the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia has taken an unexpectedtwist -- the appointment of a special prosecutor. in a statement, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wrote "...special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome." reaction from capitol hill was swift -- espcially from democrats who had insisted on a special prosecutor ever since fbi director james comey was fired last week. rep. jackie speier/-d- intelligence committee: "everyone in this country should breathe a sigh of relief."sen. richard blumenthal/-d- judiciary committee: "a very solid and significant step"rosenstein -- who recommended firing comey -- has appointed robert mueller to lead the russian investigation. mueller is a former marine and doj official who served as fbi director until 2013 after serving 12 years. jeffrey toobin/cnn senior legal analyst: "this is the single most respected figure in american law enforcement