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
Increase in the people driving from tracy to the bay area to the jobs. We certainly always had the traffic but now we have a lot more traffic on 205 and 580, slow driving through with low speeds. A look at the livermore area, i want to say hello to Richard Meyer who says he needs more highway 4 love. I am happy to oblige. If you want to get out to highway 4 it is a little bit slow at the west end of antioch driving into pittsburg. Not slow yet and conquered, 680 looks good down to walnut creek. The highway 4 commute is an early commute we see quite a bit. San jose looking okay. At the corner of the story road and white road is a good area to avoid because there is a two alarm structure fire in that area. 880 in oakland traffic looking good in both directions. At the bay bridge toll plaza traffic is light, a few slowdowns but nothing major. 5 01 am. In Contra Costa County, the armed standoff with the police is happening right now at the home on nottingham drive near the San Pablo Dam ro
Veteran uses a car to mow down people on a crowded New York Times square sidewalk. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Well, i respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt and theres no collusion certainly between myself and the campaign. The president dismisses an expanding russian probe. I think now its considered a criminal investigation. There has not been any evidence of any criminal activity. Did you at any time urge former fbi director james comey to close or back down the investigation into Michael Flynn . No, no. Next question. The deadly accident in new yorks times square, a speeding out of control car crowded into pedestrians. I crossed the street. If i hadnt, i probably would be dead. Theyll discontinue their investigation into rape allegations against Julian Assange. Its really starting to spin really fast. A Severe Weather outbreak is threatening the southern plains. You can see it screams through the plain states. A
Either in northeastern u. S. And prepare for emergency. We have several hundred National Guard and will be stationed in new york city and long island area primarily. Welcome to countdown. I am mark barton. I am anna edwards. I am manus cranny. A warm welcome. We will be speaking to the new ceo following the companys firstquarter results breaking right now. We will be speaking to the philips ceo for his first interview of the morning. And their earnings are coming fast. Just into the bloomberg terminal. First quarter matched analysts estimates. Upset by gains in other divisions. Profit from socalled industrial operations fail 4. 1 to four point 8 billion euros and that matched the average estimate of six analysts. While some divisions provide at the live performance, Health Care Needs to step up is efforts and need a more comprehensive concept to return to historical margins longerterm. Kaiser has been expanding fossil fuel extraction and Energy Supply operations since taking the reins
Honest by focusing on what those pieces add up to and why the president of the United States just cant seem to see it. Remember, had those devices reached their targets and actually exploded, the country right now would be making funeral arrangements for two murdered expresident s, a former Vice President , a former secretary of state, a sitting congresswoman, a former head of the cia, a renowned actor, and the people that we work alongside every day, not to mention potentially postal workers and police or any number of bystanders. As was pointed out earlier today, the sheer number of targets and devices is unprecedented, and given who was being targeted, this is the kind of event when president s traditionally might become aware of the awesome responsibility they have to all americans of all political stripes. It is a moment that, traditionally inspires deep humility. Its a moment for leadership. Were often reminded that President Trump is not a traditional president , nor right now i