The trump campaigns ties to ru is he the right now at 11 00 this former fbi director is taking over the investigation into trump campaigns ties to russia. Is he the right man for the job . Tonight his background and his bay area ties. Good evening. Im elizabeth cook. Im ken bastida. Lets get right to kpix5s andria borba in the newsroom tonight. Well, ken and liz, the latest whiplash inducing turn of events from washington d. C. , the department of justice has appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel in the investigation into President Trump, his associates and russian ties. Impeccable character, someone who knows the law. Reporter kpix5 security analyst jeff harp, form early assistant special agent in charge former assistant special agent in charge of the San Francisco fbi office served under mueller and said he was hands on in his years as the director of the fbi. When you go into his briefing, there was no good answer i dont know. Thats not a good answer for him. You need to know,
At about 3 Miles Per Hour. San ramon 6 to 10 at times. Also around the fairfield area. Winds will increase late today 10 to 20. Well have an offshore push out of the northeast. Temperaturewise 60s beaches, 70s bay and peninsula to the 80s in our inland areas. We have the full forecast coming up. But lets check the detours with jaclyn. Good morning. No detours along 880. This is a live look through oakland looking okay in the green both directions as you make your way from 238 to the maze 15minute drive. Things okay on the bay bridge toll plaza. We have cars in the backup in the cash lanes. Smooth sailing into downtown San Francisco with fastrak. The Justice Department has appointed former fbi director Robert Mueller as special counsel into the investigation in President Trump and his campaigns ties to russia. Andria borba reports. Impeccable character. Someone who knows the law. Reporter kpix 5s security analyst jeff harp former assistant special agent in charge of the fbi San Francisc
Im michelle griego. Investigators believe the driver was drunk when he drove through the crowd. They say the suspect has arrests in the past for driving under the influence. However, his name is not being released. We have a reporter in times square with more. Reporter kenny and michelle, eyewitnesses here today describe this scary chaotic scene. They say they saw passersby and police tackling the suspect to the ground. Reporter new york city firefighters used hoses to put out a fire after a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in times square. Hanging out right before i was going to get something to eat and looked down at my phone and next thing you know, boom it was like a big old bomb or something. Something like an explosion. Reporter it happened during the busy lunchtime hour. Police quickly closed off times square. Paramedics tended to the injured. The car came to a rest with two wheels in the air. Cell phone Video Shows Police taking the driver into custody. Police say the 26y
Two people trapped inside dragged along the tracks. The praise for a quickthinking officer this morning. Im just grateful the Police Officer was that much on the job. And caught on camera, massive sinkhole. Houses crumble. Houses swallowed up when a giant crater opens up in florida. One family rushing to safety moments before the ground gave way. The concerns this morning about what could happen next. Hey, good morning. President trump is waking up stateside this morning spending the weekend at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey. There he is overnight making an appearance alongside his son eric at the u. S. Womens open which is under way at bedminster itself. And the president tweeted that he will be right back there today watching the ladies play golf on the links. And much more coming up on the latest questions on russia and health care, but were going to start with the breaking news out of hawaii this morning. A deadly fire in a highrise building not far from legendary Waikiki
The reservoir is limited to 68 capacity. Its currently at 91 . At the rate of inflow and the storms in the forecast, we expect we will reach 100 capacity in the next week. Reporter an earth quake measures 7. 2 could cause the dam pto fail with disastrous result. The risk of an earthquake happening at any point in time is remote. Reporter a 400 million retrofit is in the planning stages. It will take four years to complete. Its unlike anything you see. We are lucky to have it here. We need to get this fixed. Reporter officials expect it to reach full capacity next week and begin spilling over the top of the dam and down a concrete spillway designed to relieve pressure. They dont expect any flooding. But they say it will be a sight to see. In morgan hill, eric thomas, abc 7 news. Live from our tamaower came. Thats a cool shot. We are wrapping up storms that have gone on four ten days straight. The clouds are completely gone. We were treated to blue skies. P spencer joins us with a look.