(hermela aregawi) walden tells aregawi)(hermela (hermela (hermela aregawi)walden tells us he was writing songs for franklin all the way to the end. he says.. in the last two years written about 20 songs to be queen of soul. (hermela aregawi) he (vicki) (vicki) and tonight many celebrities, dignitaries and politicians are paying tribute to the queen of soul. longtime friend diana ross tweeted this....i'm sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit, aretha franklin. oprah winfrey tweeted out this photo of the two on her talk show.it says..we'll miss you queen.hashtag aretha queen forever. president trump also expressing his condelences once the news broke of aretha franklin's passing.he tweeted "the queen of soul aretha franklin is dead. she was a great woman, with a wonderful gift from god, her voice. she will be missed and former president obama tweeted a picture of aretha franklin singing at his first inauguration back in 2009.he tweeted aretha helped define the american experience. in her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade....our power and our pain, ou

walden tells me.. she performed through her illness with such grace and resilience that most people didn't know that she wasn't well.he says.. in the last two years alone.. he wrote about 20 songs to be sung by the queen of soul herself.she will be missed.pam and ken? (pam) coming up.. the tough road for the world's largest recreational marijuana business continues. why fornia sellers and distributors will have to use cash. (ken) and next. a robber's bold move to get cash fast. and police say it's not the only crime he's suspected in. (ken) a smash and grab robbery of a different kind. it involves a man taking a cash register and using the floor to break it open and steal the money. (pam) now kron4's haaziq madyun gives us a look ... at the man police are looking for (pkg)you are looking at surveillance video of a man taking the smash and grab robbery concept to the next levelsot

walden says their friendship continued up to the time of her death.he singer's strength was her ability to communicate. <"thatas her strength too, just being profound. if her heart was broken, break your heart. so that was her gift and everyone wants to be able to communicate in a way that is profound.">( james ) walden says because franklin performed with such grace and resilience... most people didn't know that she wasn't well. he says in the last two years alone.. he wrote about 20 songs for the queen of soul. ( james ) plus... she lost her young son in the sandy hook school shooting. but now... one mom is turning her grief into something positive... and she has a message for the bay area. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our

seema modi is in walden, new york, for us tonight.>er >> chris bros apple orchard in new york harvested 20 million pounds o apple last year and have been graduallyas increg the amount of apples they produce, partially thanks to growing demand from overseas. d the onset of tariffs has put a number of apple orcha s at risk. >> does market pricing fall below a certain point and we nnot make a profit and the margins are pretty thin to begin with and razor thin in some situations and if that pricing falls a littl bit we could be looking at an unprofitable situation, if we're lking at an unprofitable situation, we stop investing and we stop hiring good wage jobs and you know, we'll suffer and if it goes on long enough we'll go out of business. >> if fewer apples are going overseas, farmers are worried the domestic competition between producers will intensify. another farme in hudson valley says the ongoing trade dispute andsi con over whether tariffs will depress the price of apples h made it hard to plan and predict how much demand they'll

reeling after a deadly quake last sunday let's go live now to the region we're joined by joss max walden from jakarta max what is the situation in lombok right now. the latest update from the national disaster management agency is that. still going on. and the affected area. the military. is on the ground. and. many. ready to eat meals. and other things. are emergency teams still trying to get to people potentially stuck. unclear whether people are still stuck in the rubble i mean most that they did you know were inside that collapsed that a major challenge for rescue if that is the fact that already this is this is nusa tenggara with provence one of the nations or us already in the starter's or in many bridges are reported to have collapsed because of equates i'm say that certainly frustrating rescue efforts that many many many locals and tourists have been evacuated from from it so and from the neighboring islands which are a popular tourist destination ok now just a week ago there were the reason saw a similar earthquake what it's been reported that there was more than one hundred off

. >> walden well done. >> this week, booktv is in prime time. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern microsoft president brad smith with the future computed, artificial intelligence and its role in society and on friday at 8:00 p.m. adam bellow and all points book talks about the machine others from both political right and left. watch the tv this week in prime time on c-span2. saturday morning at 1030 eastern booktv is live at the mississippi book festival for their fourth annual literary lawn party at the state capital in jackson with discussions on race and identity of the southern history, us politics and presidential leadership. others include cheryl author of loving and the threat to whites from the. jack davis with his pulitzer prize winning book the making of an american city. 25 saturday beginning at 1030 a.m. eastern on book tv for the mississippi book festival on c-span2. >> seth who had the university of denver center on american politics spoke at the us capitol historical soc y

i mentioned i talked with chairman walden, and it's something that you all are discussing. let's talk about the news of the day with the president and bob mueller. the president in this reuters conversation interview that he had it, kind of hinted at the factor that may be a little bit of a change. he's not necessarily advocating now that he himself sit down with robert mueller, he might even be able to run that investigation. you heard kellyanne conway making news of the fact that he believes in transparency. your response? >> it's true that the law enforcement agencies and specifically special counsel mueller fall within the purview of the executive branch, which obviously falls under the president's jurisdiction. that being said, i would strongly caution the president against, you know, getting involved in the independent investigation by special counsel molar. obviously at the end of the day, the president can do what he wants but, congress obviously has oversight as well and anything that would be seen as derailing the investigation or somehow inched obstructing justic

. >> reporter: at tar pin studios, it's personal for writer and musician michael walden. he worked with franklin and considers her a dear friend. >> and i want to say that she kept it real. she was down to earth. and that is so beautiful. >> reporter: i recalls being in touch recently and describes her as direct. he once went to make a correction on a lyric and realized there was nothing to write on. she had memorized it. >> she was a genius with her sensitivity, how to touch her open emotion and touch your emotion at the same time. >> reporter: aretha franklin, who lived to be 76, aptly dubbed the queen of soul, with a musical legacy that will live forever. >> it heavleaves a deep hole, because i don't think we're ever go going to have these kinds of artists again. >> reporter: michael said he is remembering aretha franklin as the singer that all students point to. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> she will be dearly missed. >>> giants hall of payment baseball player, willie mays released a statement eulogizing his old friend, quote,

i interviewed narda michael walden, who produced four of her albums'n the 1980's and 19s, and i said,st singer you ever worked with, because he worked withh carey and whitney houston. he sai whitney.ade whitney be she would not have been whitney houston without aretha. whitney's mother was one of aretha's backing singers. e influence is immeasurable. rajini: what about her cultural influence?d she lirough the civil rights era, from dr. king to seeing a black president.an how signifwas her cultural contribution to the u.s.?el jem: it was la symbolic, i would say.sp she about it, but she was not a leader necessarily. she was more of a symbol for civil rights because she knew dr. martin luther king growing up. he was a very close friend of her father's, the reverend cl franklin. she sang at martin luther king's funeral, she sg at clinton's inauguration, she sang at obama's inauguration. as a symbol of positive black movement forward, it is immeasurable as well. rajini: i have to ask you, iug tickets to see aretha franklin on a couple of occasions and unfortunately she was too unwell to m

. >>> at tar pan studios in san rafael, it's personal for producer, writer and musician narda walden. he worked with franklin and considers her a dear friend. >> i want to say she kept it real. she was down to earth. and that is so beautiful. ♪ the way that i love >> he rawles being in touch recently and describes franklin as direct. he says he once went to make a correction on a lyric and realized there was nothing to write on. she had memorized. >> she was a genius with her sensitivity. how to touch her own emotions and touch yours at the same dd the queen of soul with a musical legacy that will live forever. >> it leaves a deep hole because i don't think we're going to have these kind of artists again. >> christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> giants hall of famer willie mays releasing this statement saying "i've known her since my early years in new york. we used to joke around. she was something. i just want to say to her family that i truly admired her as a singer and as a woman. i'm so sorry we've lost her. good-bye, my friend." other celebrities like elton john, patti labelle,

walden says their friendship continued up to the time of her death.r's strength was her ability to communicate. <"that was her strength too, just being profound. if her heart was broken, break your heart. so that was her gift and everyone wants to be able to communicate in a way that is profound.">( darya ) walden says because franklin performed with such grace and resilience... most people didn't know that she wasn't well. he says in the last two years alone.. he wrote about 20 songs for the queen of soul. ( james ) ( james ) ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...a california school district is facing criticism after a racist video surfaces. ( james ) plus... a warning for parents whose children use epi-pens... ( james ) and after the break... a woman fell for a kidnapping scam so convincing she handed over hundreds of dollars. now she has a warning for parents. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street it's time for the

i'm thinking about the walden groups now. i was just saying about their preparation and their training which in many ways resembles preparation that is underwent, undergone by russian special military first. this is what is interesting about this group and about the entire project. >> new question. let's go to one right there, sir, in the back. >> thank you. my mission is to testify, actual opinion, and what the presence gu g. >> what are the films in relation to south africa? >>. >>. >> in djibouti i see a part of the international naval facility that is conducting anti-private operations under un mandate . many governments have naval forces out there working to clear the gulf of aden and the indian ocean of pirates. and that's an internationally recognized mandate. i haven't seen any real evidence of what they're doing. you americans are there and the chinese are there and that's participants. in south africa, as you know the bricks just finished in south africa last week. they have a lot of economic influence and they're t

this soul singer happened to be working with michael walden today.produced four albums with aretha. >> no one has ever done what she did and ever will. >> when i first met her, you look in her eye, you saw the fire. you saw it, and then you bow down. >> reporter: what became aretha's signature song was transcendent and universal. >> then, it was kind of a women's anthem, battle cry, mantra. >> reporter: we heard a lot about respect on this day of the queen's passing. like many people like to say, respect is earned. after aretha franklin sang about it, respect was owned. >> what she put down musically we take it for granted. at that time it was not. she invented it. >> maybe the best description of aretha franklin would be this from one who worked with her. trying to measure the talent of aretha franklin is as impossible as trying to measure the universe. that's it. in the newsroom, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> thanks. >> unbelievable voice. >>> comedian and actress sherri shepherd shared personal memories of her friendship with aretha franklin today

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at the outset of my remarks oversight is a critical function of this committee and so far chairman walden has not been willing to hold an oversight hearing on a family separation crisis which i think we should have before we leave for the august recess and that tells me that the republican majority are really not as troubled by this crisis as some of them claim to be. we must get to the bottom of how this happened so we can sure it never happens again. we must reignite these families immediately and while we can't undo the trauma the children only endured the administration must take every step possible to prevent further harm. with that i just back, mr. chairman. >> the chair thinks the gentleman. the chair notes that are under five minutes left of this boat series. my extent is the or for mac boats industries as i should take us a little less than one hour to complete, and the committee will stand in recess until immediately after votes. [inaudible conversations] call the committee back to order. as we recess which we just cone with member opening statements. the chair will remind membe

. >> that was john walden, an eyewitness who shot that video that you've been watching. all right.to bring you as much information as and when we get it on this plane crash as well as on the mechanic. for now all we know, as i told you, he was 29 years old. they were working background on him. saudi arabia promises an investigation into an air strike. we'll have the latest on that tragic inns deblt afternoon the break. my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everything's pretty much done. it's so much easier so now, we're ready, bring on t. shipstation. the number one ch of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get two months free. . >>> we're following breaking news. an aircraft krashtd near seattle washington after a mechanic stole it from se

and she often made them about loud taking a walk a walk in the area around walden pond but also she would record a lot of those things. but she was probably writing almost every day. she loved it. she didn't have a tremendous amount of success at first but with short stories and poems and that was enough to keep her going. she was teaching school in boston famous publisher and showed mr. fields some of her writing and very hopeful she was living that interest and fed get to your teaching ms. alcott who cannot write. that. that made her more determined so then she paid back alone with the establishment and send with all due respect i think i shall stick my writing. so she did come full-circle and then was a big financial success event coming be met coming up to the second floor the youngest sister who was amy in the book. it is the most popular where the lease alcott wrote that all women and this is her bedchamber. originally she shared it with her sister anna and this is where built for lisa by her father she sat and penned little women. one thing is very important to note that in that er

she often made them up just out loud as they walked along, taking a walk in the area around walden pond with henry david thoreau. but she also would record a lot of these things and do a lot of writing as well. i would say should probably writing almost every day. she loved it and it was a release for her as well, an outlet. she didn't have a tremendous amount of success at first but she had some success almost from the beginning in the sense that she had short stories and poems published early on. it was enough to keep her going. at one juncture when she was teaching school in boston and she boarded with james fields, amos publisher and his wife, she showed mr. fields some of her writings and was very helpful that, you know, she's living in that household and maybe he will take an interest. he told her, stick to your teaching. you can't write. that made her more determined. she kept going. much, much later after little women had been published she paid mr. field back a loan he very kindly given her to help her establish our first little school, and she said with all due respect i think

certainly part of what life was like for soldiers in world war ii that had the old sergeant, the bill walden character constantly all over him. and i wanted them to experience that. and the more you become the enemy, the more you become that guy they want to avoid, they want to please, the more they understand that experience. those of you who have served all know how, you know, all we've got to do is not let the squad leader see us do this. so we'll sneak over here and sneak over here and do this. and i wanted to encourage that. i wanted them to experience that. and so myself and my senior ncos were on them constantly. they just never got any rest. and i didn't want them to. >> what was a typical day in that boot camp? it's not really day because nobody is sleeping. a couple hours a night. what's a typical day? what did you take them through? >> revelry goes before down. usually about 0430 i got them up. and then i wear them out. we run through calisthenics, one of the great team building exercises is running and they sing. they begin to hear and sense the power of a unit as opposed to the

certainly part of what life was like for soldiers in world war ii that had the old sargent, the bill walden character constantly all over him. and i wanted them to experience that. and the more you become the enemy, the more you become that guy they want to avoid, they want to please, the more they understand that experience. those of you who have served all know how, you know, all we've got to do is not let the squad leader see us do this. so we'll sneak over here and sneak over here and do this. and i wanted to encourage that. i wanted them to experience that. and so myself and my senior ncos were on them constantly. they just never got any rest. and i didn't want them to. >> what was a typical day in that boot camp? it's not really day because nobody is sleeping. a couple hours a night. what's a typical day? what did you take them through? >> revelry goes before down. usually about 0430 i got them up. and then i wear them out. we run through calisthenicsp one of the great team building exercises is running and they sing. they begin to hear and sense the power of a unit as opposed to the

greg walden of oregon wants to know more about how the company polices content as dorsey went on a bitmedia tour to help explain what they do how they decide who gets to spend it who does not who gets deleted. >> it seems as if the take away is it's responsive it's not, you know, a filter. you can spin it any which way. >> yeah. >> amazon at 19.14 i thought it was curious over the weekend. some of the discussions among central bankers about whether or not individual companies albeit giants can help influence back road trends like wage growth. >> yeah. it's something we're going to continue to hear about the way to get at it is through anti-trust law don't forget that supreme court decision regarding american express not that long ago, which seemed to make it more difficult. it was about two sided markets seemed to make it more you have to prove on both sides of the market that there is a lack of competition that is harming the consumer that's where the things break down it's hard to make an argument that amazon is not benefitting the consumer to a certain extent you're going to hear mo

greg walden told dorsey on twitter that he is invited to testify next month.s platform has come under fire. that is the bloomberg business flash. guy: thank you very much. maersk has announced it is planning a separate listing of its drilling unit on the nasdaq copenhagen. anis the latest step toward exit from the energy industry. the company wants to streamline its structure and focus on its transport business. the chief executive spoke to matt miller earlier. >> we have looked at all options also four masked ruling and we believe this is the option that will create the most value for shareholders. the reality is there are many , great companies in the sector but there are not a lot of companies with strong balance sheets. all of the other possible transactions involve some kind of merger which would mean we would end up having more exposure to the drilling sector rather than less. we think this is a good solution and it will allow our shareholders to remain invested in a company that is well-capitalized and will do well in the trading sector. matt: it allows

we will yield to chairman walden when he comes in for an opening statement. dr. collins thank you for being here, thank you for bringing your backup. let me ask you a question on the we tried to cures, identify ways to get regulations for policy that were inconsistent and to give you some flexibility to move past some of these that are overlapping and not necessarily relieving administrative burden. i think the act to ask you to review that, can you pass share and howwhere you are nih has identified some opportunities to relieve the burden on investigators? of having to do that and thanks for making the changes part of this bill. they make a huge difference to us as we look to carry out our mission. we think financial conflicts of interest are very important for us to track, the mechanism for doing that tracking is seen as unduly onerous. we are in the process of going through that with our colleagues at hhs. we will make that more of an efficient process. another thing that seems pretty down and the beads but matter to us, the degree to which we need to be monit