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 steprosenstein 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. this is someone who really embodies the best of the american criminal Justice System and the chips are going to fall where they may. The news comes the same day President Trump interviews candidates to replace comey. The white house has said the need for a special counsel in the russian probe is unecessary. In a statement President Trump wrote a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know there was no collusion bet
Will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as High Pressure builds off the west coast. Cooler temperatures returning early next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. james bam our top story this morning. A Major Development in the investigation into russias meddling in the us election. The Justice Department has appointed a special counsel to oversee the fbi investigation. That man is Robert Mueller. He is a former fbi director who was tapped by president george w. Bush. Earlier in his career, mueller was the us attorney in San Francisco. Grant lodes has the response from the white house. The investigation into possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia has taken an unexpectedtwist the appointment of a special prosecutor. In a stat
Early next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 mark breaking news we are following this morning. A Police Standoff has just come to an end in the east bay. darya el sobrante police say a man was firing his gun into the air and neighbors started calling 911. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes is live at the scene. Lydia. lydia this is on nottingham drive and olinda road. Police are outside a home with their guns drawn. We are still working to confirm more information. I will be here through out the morning to update you. darya darya thanks lydia. And we first told you about the standoff our mobile app. We sent a push alert at 4 15 this morning. Make sure you download the kronfour news app to always get the latest breaking news. Its free for iphone and android devices. ma
Dangerous spaces by failing to maintain safe living conditions. Its an important day for the families of those killed. Reporter attorney Mary Alexander represents 11 of those who lost loved ones in the ghost ships. The families are seeking justice and very pleased there have been criminal charges filed against two of of the people who contributed to the fire. Reporter if convicted they face up to 139 years in prison. In oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. The fire, december 2nd, 2016, killed 36 people making it one of the deadliest fires in oakland history and state history. Two days later the d. A. Launched a criminal investigation into the fire. On january 23rd this year, lawyers for their client should not be held responsible. Coming up at 5 00 we will have reaction of families and at 6 00, we take a closer look at the raid and arrest of deri derickalmena in lake county and exclusively his First Court Appearance. Antolin garciatorres spared Death Penalty in the murder of sierra lamar
When roof camera, 44 to 55. 55 at the coast to 73. Hazy sunshine at noon. By the time the sun set, 55 to 68 degrees. Hi, sue. Good morning, everyone. We are off to a quiet start which is nice, in san rafael, the sky is lightening up and traffic is very light past the north gate mall. On in to central san rafael, youre looking at a 20 minute drive from novato to the Golden Gate Bridge area. No metering lights at the bay bridge yet. If you have to be up and out, at least we have light traffic and we have road work just getting ready to to be picked up north 101 at the sir Frances Drake off ramp. A couple exit ramps are being worked on but that should be picked up here shortly. Sue, thank you. 5 01. We are tracking breaking news this morning. British police have released the i. D. Of the third terrorist in the attack at the london bridge. Hes been identified as 22yearold Youssef Zaghba from east london. He was not on police or intelligence radar. Hes believed to be an Italian National of