james wagstaff represents susan williams. >> robin williams wanted his wife to be able to live there for her lifetime. she is a modest artist and robin wanted to be sure that she and her children with whom he lived would be able to stay in their house and have their expenses paid. >> reporter: susan williams wants a second appraisal of the tiburon house and is asking the court for more time. an attorney representing the three williams children would not talk with reporters, but attorney andrew bassic represents the trustees of the estate who believe that susan williams' challenge isn't what robin williams would have wanted. >> robin williams was an intensely private individual who tried to keep his affairs out of court. susan chose to file a petition and so we are here. that's contrary to his wishes. >> reporter: in addition to wanting that second appraisal of the tiburon house, susan williams is also hanging on to 300 personal items that the trustees have awarded to the children. the judge today asked both sides to try once again to try to resolve their differences. if they cannot h

susan swain: what does that mean? williameale: she knew what she wanted to do, what she wanted to accomplish, and the rest of the stuff could be arranged. susan swain: and she was unusual in the fact that she had been educated that timeframe. so, she completed something like 15, 16 years of schooling. pamela sanfilippo: yes, she had gone to a neighborhood school as a young child with her siblings and then to a female academy in the city of st. louis, a boarding school that she attended until about age 18. susan swain: well, the grant administration is a two-termer. and it was full of so many stories, it was hard for us to find just a few to put on the screen to give you a sense of what it was like. in 1870, president grant was successful in having the 15th amendment to the constitution ratified, giving people the right to vote regardless of race. of course, still not women. william seale: mm-hmm. susan swain: then in 1871, the force acts were passed. that was anti-kkk legislation. it was something that president grant was muc

susan swain: it was good-natured teasing? they had very... william the long run it was good-natured because it would have been stopped if it hadn't been. susan swain: very different views about the world. william seale: very. but the old colonel was very lovable, and everybody loved him in washington. and jesse grant was never around long enough. he was always wheeling and dealing somewhere. susan swain: now, (tessie meadows) on facebook writes to us, "it seems as though julia used her husband's military direction to organize and command the white house. that seems to hold strong even today. julia was more influential than she realized, it seems. did she bring military organization to the running of the white house?" william seale: i think that's quite fair. i think it's a good remark, good idea. yeah, she brought a real order and organization. she had to manage the money. she had to manage the people. the servants were doubled to 30 and all -- all the payrolls exist. and then she very much interacted with them. william seale: there was one named (he

williams widow susan and his three children were able to work out most of their differences over his personal items including photos, awards, and clothing but the two sides can't agree on how much money susan williams should receive. williams of course died at his home in tiburon last august. >>> president obama and first lady michelle obama paid a condolence call on the family of joe biden. this is video of the president's motorcade on its way top the vice president's residents yesterday. 36-year-old bo biden died saturday from brain cancer. in a statement released by the vice president on behalf of the family he wrote quote bo biden was quite simply the finest man any of us have ever known. >> growing up there is a lure that he was called the sheriff. i think he was called sheriff because he was always the guy that was supposed to watch out for the other kids. he was the designated driver. he didn't drink, he didn't smoke. he was a perfect gentleman at all times. >> funeral plans are now pending. bo biden leaves behind a wife and two young children. >>> john kerry is expected to fl

his three children remain divided on how much money their step mother, susan williams, should receive over her lifetime. the two sides have come to an agreement on dividing williams personal effects. he committed suicide last august. back in march a san francisco judge said he would step in if the two sides cannot settle out of court by today. >> secretary of state john kerry will be on way back to boston for treatment after breaking his leg while bicycling in france. john kerry broke a bone if the right thigh after hitting a curb riding near the swiss border. he was airlifted to a hospital forcing john kerry to cancel the remaining part of the four country trip. >> an air conditioning unit in new york city fell 300' to the concrete below. according to our reporter, it was pure luck that only ten people were injured. >> the destruction in the streets of new york after a crane dropped a massive piece of equipment on a being in midtown manhattan. >> structural damage in the street. >> impact sent objects large and small raining down over several blocks. smoke clouding the air. 30 storie

robin williams widow susan and his three children were able to work out most of their differences over personal items but they still haven't agreed on how much money susan williams should get over her lifetime despite working with the mediator. robin williams as you know died at his home in tiburon in late august. >>> the national security agency has lost its authority to collect american phone records in bulk. alex savidge is joining us to explain why the u.s. senate failed to pass this bill. >> reporter: it's all because of one person. we will get to that in a moment. intelligent officials will face a loot of restrictions and it's all because of one lawmaker he took a stand and forced key provisions of the patriot act to expire. >> i'm not going to take it anymore. i don't think the american people are going to take it anymore. >> reporter: rand paul also a presidential candidate by the way he stood his ground during a rare sunday session and paul successfully blocked renewal of the patriot act that allows the nsa to sweep up phone data. calls are not recorded but information is coll

items, but they still can't agree on how much money susan williams should get out of her lifetime. >find out your car has been stolen from the parking lot. janine de la vega is joining us from san jose with how police managed to catch the crew they believe is responsible. >> reporter: we've been talking to the staff members here and they told us sometimes people would come in saying that don't have a membership and saying they need to look for somebody. now as of a couple weeks ago -- the mercury news reports two men were acting suspiciously. one of the men distracted a front staff employee while the other went into the restroom. moments later a member reported their vehicle had been stolen. members of the regional auto theft task force noticed a pattern of theft. we spoke with the one gym member who is familiar with the crime. >> i heard guys talking about it in the pool. the guy at the pool told me his sons bike was stolen. my wife's car was opened up and rifled through. >> mercury news says other gyms were hit in the south end, north san jose but police worry to identify the suspe

court records show williams three children and widow remain divided over how much cash susan williams should receive. the two sides have settled most differences over how to divide williams personal effects. >>> in a rally outside facebook's headquarters over the company's policies that require users to use the real names on the page, drag queens, transgender people, native americans, domestic violence people are among the people that don't like the policy. facebook says the policy is meant to root out anonymous accounts that might be used for malicious purposes. >>> women in the tech industry are leaving in droves. they say silicon valley isn't treating them fairly but maria medina tells us they now have a hollywood star helping them fight for change. >> reporter: her words about gender inequality got her a standing ovation, much like the now infames acceptance speech she gave at the oscars this year. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all. >> i am so grateful that we have women like her stepping out and talking about these issues. >> reporter: the three day event ca

williams. -- court records show the three kids and his wife susan. they remain divided over how much catch susan williams should receive. >>> today the mayor of san francisco will officially launch husband campaign for reelection. ed lee announced back in november he intended to run again. today he'll file official nomination documents with the department of elections. >>> 509 on this first day of june. a mash up for the agents at bolt rock. what happened when snoop dog went head to head with the iron chef. >>> a police officer pulls over his two young kids and it's caught on video. it's all in fun, of course, but wait until you see what happens when the kids argue back and hit the gas. >>> we're starting out with drizzle along the shoreline. it will be a cool day in the bay area. as we get toward the weekend, there will be changes, we will document them in a few minutes. >>> and slow traffic already for all the commuters leaving the 580 tracy area bound for the altamont pass. long delays there. also problems for 580 through okay kiddo, are you ready

. >> actor's widow and three children remain at odd over how much money susan williams should receive widow susan would like her portion of the money to be clarified to cover all of the expenses related to the couple's home as well as any unexpect renovation money that would have to be taken from his children's share. >> what a mess. >> um-hmm. >>> coming up 5:52. search is on for mystery woman after she throws away her vintage computer boot knowing how much it is worth. we will tell you how much she can get in a huge paycheck if they can find her. that is a pretty picture to wake up to, 5:55 on this monday june 1. sue says it will rain off and on all day. she'll tell you more bit coming up. >>> hundreds of piece descend to a car in poland. fire fighters were call. they handed them over to a professional bee keeper. there was speculation that the the bees had followed their queen when she abandoned her hive to find a new home, experts say this type of behavior is common among bees during the month of may and june. that makes my skin crawl. >>> moments electronic waste is somebody else

but they still cannot agree on how much money susan williams should get over her lifetime despite working>>> a large sideshow took place in oakland over the weekend. cars were spinning their wheels near the high street onramp to 880 about midnight on friday. police radio traffic revealed officers and dispatchers discussing the incident. but officers took no action. this is the time of year when sideshow activity increases as we head into summer. >>> 8:25. a newly opened trail in richmond gives walkers, hikers and new bikers an opportunity to enjoy tremendous shoreline views. the ferry point loop officially opened over the weekend. it's a 3.6-mile stretch of the san francisco bay trail. the loop surrounds the parker at the miller knox regional shoreline. the board president of the east bay regional district says for him walking the trail brought back childhood memories of catching a ferry from richmond to san francisco. >> as a young kid, that was a major outing event for us with our station wagon and we would catch the ferry over to san francisco and have lunch, a picnic lunch. >> with th

susan swain and william seale. susan swain is a 30 year veteran of the cable public affairs channel. she integrates her management role at the network was that of on camera interview orer, sitting down with presidents. during the 2013-2014 season, she was post at c-span's very special biography series -- first lady influence and image which in the historical association was very proud to be a partner. i had the pleasure of the interview by susan on the floor of the republican national convention in 2012 as a she announced the launch of the first lady series. i was also very grateful to join her for the series closing segment. the highly successful series is the basis for this latest c-span book project which we will hear , about today. this book gives an intimate portrayal of the personal life of every first lady in american history based on original interviews with major historians and with first ladies themselves. one of the preeminent historians called upon to help tell the story of our nation's first ladies was

williams's widow susan and her three adult stepchildren cannot agree on how much money susan should receive from the estate. the actor left his tiburon home from her. but the will did not say how much money she should get. the family is over odds at hundreds of his personal belongings. >>> ed lee presented the new budget proposal to the board of supervisors. the 2-year spending plan includes budget increases for the police department and san francisco muni according totten yoicle. specifically the proposal would pay for 400 new police officers and nearly 250 new transportation workers. the mayor's budget director says there will also be more money for the homeless and the poor. extra money comes from growing city revenues and mayor lee filed official nomination papers to run for re-election. we saw it live here on ktvu during "mornings on 2." last november, lee announced his intentions to run again. >> i'm working hard. i've never stopped working hard and whether it was at public works or purchasing or human rights commission, i have always focused on how this office and how working with th

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former supervisor susan stimpson is up against incumbent william howell. >>> coming up on five after the hour. the airports authority will hold a hearing about ride sharing apps. the new proposals could give you more access to uber and lift drivers. news4's megan mcgrath live at reagan national with what cab drivers think of this. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning aaron. if you look behind me here you can see all of the activity here. a lot of traditional taxi cabs, but right now ride hailing companies like uber and lift they're not allowed to wait for fares on airport property. they have to wait nearby off site and travelers can use an app to request a ride. well, the washington airport authority is considering changing those rules. the first of four public hearings gets underway to discuss the role of the regulations that would be imposed. under the proposal uber drivers would be able to drop off and pick up passengers at those two airports. if they get a permit from the airport's authority. there would be a $5 fee to and from the airport. now a lot of people, passenger

here's our rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. >> reporter: susan prima verree hasn't heard from her daughter jill in over three years. >> she stopped contacting, and i started to put my feelers out to friends and whatnot. and nobody heard from her. >> reporter: the now 30-year-old was last seen thursday april 12th, 2012, talking to a friend at the intersection of a and allegheny in philadelphia's kensington section. her mother says primavera has a history of being bipolar and involved in drugs. but she also says none of that matters. >> i just want to tell her to come home. that's all i need. i just want her to come home. >> reporter: primavera has three daughters and her family says they miss her. >> they're getting old enough now. they do know that we're the grandparents and that they do have a mom and they do know that mom is missing. >> reporter: primavera is described as a white female, 5'5", about 140 pounds. at the time of her disappearance, she had blonde hair with red highlights. she also has a couple of tattoos, one on her right arm is a picture of jesus. an

the current speaker of the house william howell represents you. susan stimpson could stage a big upset if she beats him today. ther also race -- there are also races that can change the state senate. we have a link on nbcwashington.com. we'll send you an alert as the results of the big races come in on the nbc washington app. >>> voter turnout could be different based on where you live and who you're voting for. in stafford county, more than 20% of voters are predicted at the polls because of the high states house of delegates race. however inside nova.com, reports voter turnout is expected to be 8% across the commonwealth. >>> a live look at reagan national for you at five after the hour. today the airports authority will begin a two-day hearing on ride sharing apps that could give you more access to things like uber and lift. news4's megan mcgrath is live now at dca with what's under consideration today. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, aaron. if you take a look behind me you can see the activity we have at the terminal here at reagan na

here's rick williams with crime fighter's report. >> susan primavera has not heard from her daughterl in over three years. >> i put feelers out for her and nobody heard from her. >> reporter: the 30-year-old was seen talking to a friend at the intersection of a and allegheny. she has a history of being bipolar and being involved in drugs. she said none of that matters. >> i want her to come home. our family wants her to come home. >> reporter: she has three daughters and her family says she they miss her. >> reporter: she is described as 5'5" 140 pounds. she has blonde hair and red highlights. she has tattoos one on the right arm the picture of jesus and on the back of of her neck is a police power that says gina, grandmom. the crime commission is administering a five thousand dollar reward on the whereabouts of jill. call 215-546-tips all calls remain anonymous for crime fighters i'm rick williams. channel 6 "action news." >> 6:52, a college party near the lehigh valley university campus got wilder when an unexpected guest showed up. take a look at the black bear. the bethlehem poli

. >> robin williams confided in professionals to keep his affairs out of court. susan chose to file a petition so we're here and that is contrary to his wishes. >> susan's attorney says she only wants to fulfill her late husband's wishes. the judge ordered all sides back into court at the end of july if they're unable to resolve their differences before then. >> new at 5:00 a swirling controversy in the oakland hills. are we being too safe. the fire department won a grant to clear trees to prevent another fire storm like we had in 1991. chuck is live in oakland hills, what is the issue there. >> oakland fire want to get rid of thousands of trees. i could just reach and grab like a fist -- tomorrow night oakland city council will decide whether or not to accept $4 million from fema to thin the hillsides that destroyed more than 3,000 homes. >> peter scott, whose mother died in the fire tomorrow, thinks the project is too extreme. >> we like the idea of thinning but thin and thin and thin until the trees are eradicated. and we don't agree with e eradication eradication.

one of the most watched races for gop house speaker, william howell's seat, challenged by tea party candidate, susan stimpson. more on the voting and candidates, visit nbc washington and search virginia primary. >>> a national chain of low-cost, personal gyms is now open in a redeveloping area of the district. mayor muriel bowser welcomed planet fitness to the ivy city neighborhood today it is in the old he charge. warehouse. much will be turned into businesses and homes. on us in four at 5:00 news4's tom sherwood finds out what neighbors think about the dramatic changes taking place in that area. >>> what red line rider wouldn't want better seats and wider aisles? metro started running a new trail car today and megan mcgrath there was when it took off from shady groves. >> reporter: old cars. the new 7,000 series. old, dingy carpet replaced by non-skid flooring. old-fashioned map. high-tech flat screen board. the new eight-car train is the toast of the red line. >> i like the flat screens. they tell you the stop, easier than having to bend over someone and look to the old maps versions. >> i think

commonwealth long time virginia house speaker william howell easily run the nomination in the district primary. defeated tea party candidate and former protegee susan simpson 62% to 38%. you'll find all of tonight's results from the primary at the bottom of your scene and on our website www.wusa9.com and on the wusa9 news app. good evening, everyone. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm lesli foster. we've gotten to the elections part of our show, but get ready for a prolonged early season heatwave. we are talking a week or more of 90-degree temperatures. first alert chief meteorologist to were shut is here to tell us when it's going to arrive -- topper shutt is here to tell us when it's going to arrive. >> remember last week in the 60s? now we're talking about a prolonged period of 90s. we're warm tomorrow, start with thursday. thursday we'll be in the low 90s, 93, friday 93, saturday 94 and 91 sunday. we have had three days so far. any time we get three days 90 degrees or higher that's technically a heatwave. we've already had that. we had the 30th of may, 31st and this will be a prolonged period of temperatures over 90s. heatwave arrives thursday, 90s thro

. >>> house speaker william howell won the republican nomination in district 28's primary. he defeated tea party candidate and former protege susan stimpson 62% to 38%. you can find all of the results from the virginia primary on wusa9.com and on our mobile app. >>> it's a civic duty and not even a governor of maryland can get out of jury duty. governor larry hogan reported this morning to anne arundel county circuit court to serve as parts of the jury pool. he doesn't plan to seek an exemption because he's governor. hogan was summoned for service earlier this year but he was given a deferral. that's because he was scheduled to report on january 21, itself day he was sworn in as governor. >>> here he is, hard-working howard talking about heat and a heat wave building. >> we're going to be in the 90s looks like tomorrow, friday, saturday. we may go a little -- may get a little reprieve sunday and monday but then back in the 90s next week again. let's talk about smoke from canada. look at this on our michael & son weather camera. all this haitz out there, andrea -- haze out there, andrea. janet in reedville said she could smell it

. >> what about william howell who staves off a challenge from susan stimpson?owell won by 62% of the vote. >> well, this was a very interesting contest. very conservative district, and yet, she was saying the speaker is not conservative enough. you know, he's not for enough gun rights. he's got a big war chest and yet, he's not doing what we think he should be doing in this district. stimpson is saying basically i don't know what she's talking about, even though i have the money, look at my record. i think what happened here and voters -- this is where i think money matters. that he was able to get his message out. i'm a little surprised that it was 62%. i thought it would be a little closer but i think she probably didn't have enough oomph in her campaign. i think she was running more against howell and maybe not putting enough out there what she would do drastically different from him. >> dave, did you think it would be closer? >> no. i wasn't really sure how it would turn out, but you have to remember a couple of things. first, eric cantor got some signals w

. >>> long-time virginia house speaker william howell won the republican nomination in the district 28 primary. he easily defeated tea party candidate susan stimpson 62% to 38%. you'll find all of the results from the virginia primary on our website wusa9.com and the wusa9 news app. >> reporter: i'm nikki burdine live at the fairfax county courthouse where today jesse matthew's trial will continue for day three. the prosecution says they plan to wrap up their part with their final witness. matthew is charged in a 2005 attack of a fairfax county woman. he's facing attempted capital murder, sexual assault and abduction. he's also charged in a separate case. you may remember in the death of uva student hannah graham. yesterday we heard from nine witnesses, including d.n.a. experts who testified most of the afternoon. the prosecution also said the d.n.a. evidence taken from the victim's finger nails when she scratched her attacker matched jesse matthew. the defense, however, pointed out that police interviewed more than a dozen suspects before arresting matthew. the nurse who collected that d.n.a. also testified about the victim's extensive i

williams time to work out their differences. they got together to talk about remaining items in dispute from his estate including mey and sentimental clothing items. >> susan to file a petition. we are here. that is cntrary to his wishes. >> his trust expressed his wishes. he wanted h wife susan who he loved and lived with to have the house. >> the judge has given them until july to come to an agreement. >>> mandatory war conservation. and that means cuts beyond 30% in some cities or else. one of the ways reduce usage is to replace your lawn and th is leading to a flood of application first a bate program. david louie has more. >> reporter: it started slowly two years ago moment owners replacing lawns with drought resistant landscaping to save water. but now mandatory wer cuts applications for the rebate are pouring in. outdoor irrigation is typically half of all water used at sgle family homes. those who do nothing or continue to water theirlawns will pay a price. >> there are going to be people who are fined with their water use curtailed. i don't think it will be a lot. but we'll see some really exceptive users that will be hurting. >> reporter: over 1

susan day when she was in the partridge family. gorgeous. >> okay, thank you. your statistics suck. kathryn, anything you want to say. >> tom said he felt bad for brian williamsbecause he exaggerates too. no you don't. you feel bad because brian williams is a straight white male. you're also a straight white male. you felt bad because it was threatening the system of power where you guys have rule over people. >> you're right. i identity with my people. >> that's true. msnbc should have him host a show called tall tales and he reenacts exaggerate. say he's doing -- >> give him another job. another straight, white male. >> spoken from an attractive blonde white woman whose has been oppressed. >> i have been oppressed. you just interrupted me. >> let's cut the lady off. i will never have a brian williams problem because no one takes me seriously as a journalist. that's the secret to happiness. >>> up next joanne tries to make father's day interesting. she fails. stick around i'll shave off gavin's chest hair and mail it to your grandmother. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 84

susan day when she was in the partridge family. gorgeous. thank you. >> i just wanted to mention that. >> your stat statistics suck. katherine anything else before we move on. >> tom said he felt bad for brian williamsecause he exaggerates, too. you feel bad because he's a straight white male and we are also a straight white male you felt bad because it was threatening to some power where you guys have rule over people. >> you are right. i identify with my people. >> that's true. >> msnbc should host a show called tal tales and he reenacts antidotes with exaggeration. >> give him another job. >> the straight white male. >> spoken from an attractive white blonde women who has been suppressed. >> i am a female which is hard and oppressive. you man terred up to me when i tried to speak. >> let's cut the lady off. i won't have a brian williams problem because no one takes me seriously as a journalist. that's the secret to happiness, be a fool. >> joanne tries to make father's day interesting. chest hair and mail it to your grandmother. up and down and all around. behold, new venus® swirl™. the only razor with five contour blades and a flexiball™. to contour to your tricky places, bends and all. new venu

williams left most of his estate to his children. >> this is a small amount of money. it's like a toy set from legoland, that's what is at stake here for susan. >> we would have been very disappointed at a minimum. i'm hopeful we can resolve this without having to come back in july. >> the j two sides until the end of july to come up with an agreement. >> we are here to support our trans brothers and sisters. >> abc 7 news was in menlo park today as a few dozen lgbt activists rallied against facebook's real name policy at the company's headquarters and any transgender people and native americans claim facebook deleted their accounts because they did not use their legal names. the two sides had appeared to reach a settlement months ago. facebook said in a statement its policies protect users from cyber bullies. >> caitlyn jenner introduced herself to the world and the world took noteis. >> in a very big way. the olympic immediatalist previously known as bruce jenner tweeted for the first time, a million people were following jenner within just four hours beating president obama's record for fastest-growing twitter account. abc news reporter b