Firing of fbi director james comey. Comey sent a letter to his former colleagues at the fbi last night saying, he is not going to dwell on the president s decision. The Justice Department is denying reports that comey recently asked for more money and manpower to investigate alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. And the Senate Committee looking into possible ties between the campaign and russia has subpoenaed former National Security adviser michael flynn. And President Trump is now citing Job Performance as his motive. Abcs janai norman has the latest from washington. Good morning to you, janai. Reporter kenneth and diane, good morning to both of you. So, the questions still lingering, why was comey fired now . Could this be tied to the russia investigation . Some lawmakers saying the answers arent quite adding up. Less than 24 hours after firing the man leading the investigation into russian meddling, President Trump welcomed russias ambassador and foreign minister to t
The 23yearold hiker stranded in the wilderness with just her dog by her side. It was a huge mistake that ended up being seven days. Lost after taking a wrong turn on a trail, the incredible rescue. Now shes speaking out right here on gma. Yes, some good news on this busy thursday morning. What a great survival story. Oh, yeah, that hiker and her dog were lost for nearly a week in the montana wilderness with grizzlies nearby and thank goodness they both made it out safely. A lot of smiles for them this morning. Also a lot going on. Much more fallout over the president s decision to fire fbi director james comey. Reports this morning that the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein threatened to resign if it wasnt clarified that this was a motion by the president , and not him. President trumps Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders is standing by to respond. A new headline in that bombshell. Former director james comey had asked for more money and resources to investigate russian meddling i
Of lets get a will lets get a check of weather this morning. 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. will now to a story you will only see on kron 4. A High School Coach steps in to stop a fight. And its all caught on camera. It happened at College Park High school in Pleasant Hill. Now students fear the coach will be disciplined. Kron 4s alecia reid has the story. This all went down during lunch last monday. As soon as students heard this teenager threatening a freshman, they called for help. Pkgnatssot if the coach wasnt there, more than likely she would have been attackedcaptured on video students say this teenager wearing a blue striped shirt and black tights isnt a student at College Park High. But she came there with the intent to hurt another student. Sot she had it in her hand waving it around. She lunged and tried to
rebecca cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. A live look outside right right now. Were seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. Cool and breezy conditions as well. Dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. Temperatures will be even cooler today. Peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya breaking news this morning. For the second time in two nights. A Fire Department in the east bay is investigating suspicious car fires. mark kron 4s averi harper is live in brentwood with the details. Averi. averi the Contra Costa County Fire Department is investigating a possible case of arson. After four cars went up in flames. Pat mccormick who lives in lafayette came out to his drive way early yesterday morning to find his suv engulfed in flames. And when he spoke with firefighters, he found out that his vehicle was not
An amazing survival. The 23yearold hiker stranded in the wilderness with just her dog. It was a huge mistake that ended up being seven days. Lost after taking a wrong turn on a trail, the incredible rescue. Now shes speaking out right here on gma. Yes, some good news on this busy thursday morning. What a great survival story. Oh, yeah, that hiker and her dog were lost for nearly a week in the montana wilderness with grizzlies nearby and thank goodness they both maze it out safely. A lot of smiles for them this morning. Also a lot going on. Much more fallout over the president s decision to fire fbi director james comey. Reports this morning that the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein threatened to resign over this. President trumps Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders is standing by to respond. A new headline in that bombshell. Former director james comey had asked for more money and resources to investigate russian meddling in the election just days before he was fired. Meanwhile,