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WCAU Today June 6, 2017

Drawing the line. A group of wouldbe Harvard Students get their admission offers revoked for racist and offensive memes online. How the posts got them booted usom one of the most prest schools. And exclusive. A look at the unbelievable video of the climber scaling Yosemites El Capitan without a rope or safety equipment. At one point, standing on a ledge that doesnt appear to exist. And hes speaking out to us for the First Time Since that deathdefying feat today, tuesday june 6th, 2017. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Glad to have you with us on a tuesday morning. We have a lot to get to. Can we go back to the video for a second . I cant imagine this. Ive been to yosemite and stood beneath el capitan. I dont know how this guy did that. We dont feel with kuncourag. Hes making us feel woozy just watching that. A young woman, a contractor from georgia, behind bars, accused of leaking a top secret nsa document. This is a story for two reasons, because the information, lie hi classified, was publicized, as all. And how far russia went into hacking u. S. Voting systems one week before the election. Lets go to justice correspondent Pete Williams with the latest. Pete, good morning to you. Reporter she works for an Intelligence Agency contractor. And hes charged with sending classified information to a news organization. The document contains new details about russian government efforts to hack into the u. S. System. Reality leigh winner is arrested for sending a classified report to an online media outlet. The young woman worked for a private contractor located on this military base that did work for the National Security agency. Winner now admits she was the leaker. The online website, the intercep intercept, quoted from the document. It told the government it had the document and tha tnsa asked that certain things be blo blacked out. But the discovery of the leak set o bells, which set off an effort to discover who gave it to the intercept. The intercepts copy had been printed and folded. Had printed it out. Winners arrest is the first criminal leak case in the trump administration. The president has vowed to crack down on leaks that he says undermine his administration. I called the Justice Department to look into the leaks. Osrimil leaks. Reporter as the president ial election was reaching its peak last fall, thegence operatives were hacking into a company that sold electionrelated software. More evidence of russianinvoeme denials by vladimir putin, most recently in an interview with megyn kelly. Thats what the democrats an committees who have seen the classified report have said. Are they all lying . Translator i havent seen even once any directfeofnce in president ial election in the United States. Reporter her lawyer says the public should give her a chance court. This morning, a kremlin Spokesman Says allegations that russia tried to hack into Voting Software suppliers are false and unfounded. On a related note, the white house says President Trump will not try to block former fbi director james comey from testifying on thursday. Before we let you go, a little more on this suspect. Shes 25 years old. Hadnt been working at that contractor that long. Do we have any clue as to potential motivation . Reporter not motivation. Shes an air force veteran. She has no criminal convictions. She was stationed at ft. Meade, maryland, where nsa is headquartered. Her mother is shocked and scared. And called her a christian. The leak is interesting. But not to be missed is the underlying document that she revealed, which seems to suggest the russians were trying to hack into voting systems just before the election. Reporter it contains new details on how the russians were trying to get into local registration databases. But the broad outline of russias activities had previously been disclosed by u. S. Intelligence agencies. Pete williams, in our u newsroom, thank you. The tweets of the president , creating controversy. A new push for a travel ban. And jabs at londons mayor in the wake of that terror attack. Peter alexander joins us this morning from the white house. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. In case you missed his point, President Trump was tweeting about his travel ban, again, overnight. The president cast himself as his administrations best communicator. During the campaign, he used social media to his advantage. But the latest round of tweets could complicate his administrations effort to defend that travel ban in court. With the white house trying to regain control of its message, the president is veering off course. His late effort barrage, igniting new backlash for taking a swipe at his own Justice Department for its strategy to defend the travel ban, now in the hands of the supreme court. His aide s forced to clarify as he said the latest version is watereddown and politically incorrect. I dont think the president cares what you call it. Reporter for months, his administration sure did. We use words like travel ban, that misrepresents what it is. Reporter it could undercut his case in course. George conway, arguing mr. Trumps comments wont help get five votes from the supreme court, which is what actually matters. Sad. Kellyanne conway, here on today, blasting the Media Attention given to the president s online statements. The obsession of covering everything he says on twitter and very little he does thats his preferred method of communication with the american people. Thats not true. He hasnt given an interview in three weeks. Reporter the white house trying to cover its basis when it comes to trump tweets. That isnt filtered through media bias. I think that the media obsesses over every period, dot. Reporter the latest flash point, the president s tweets targeting londons mayor, as he organized his citys response to the deadly weekend attack. Among those weighing in, republicans. Its probably best to refrain from communicating with 140 characters on topics that are so important. Reporter and new this morning, londons mayor is suggesting the British Government reassess its invitation to President Trump for a state visit later this year. May mayor khan says, you stand with them in adversity but call them out when theyre wrong. Theres many things which donald trump is wrong. Peter alexander, thank you. The London Bridge attack. And this morning there are new developments in the investigation. All three alleged attackers have now been named by police. And their identities are leading to new and disturbing questions about whether police mised crucial warning signs. Nbc chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. British authorities just released the name and the photograph of the third suspect in that attack. Describing him as a 22yearold east london resident, with italian nationality of moroccan descent. A group of wellknown extremists who had problems with the law in the past. And thats embarrassing to police in this country. Downtown london is returning to normal this morning. But with elections here in just two days, extra security has been put in. Including barriers to prevent cars from climbing on to the sidewalk. And theres growing questions today. Angry ones, about why police didnt arrest the attackers before they murdered seven people in london, including a canadian woman who died in her fiances arms. One of the attackers, karam butt, a british citizen born in pakistan, was wellknown to police. Featured in a documentary about isis supporters, attended protests, but kept a job for the subway system. Neighbor say they reported him to police. They dont look right to me. They look like theyre radicalizing the kids. This guy practically had a sign on his chest. He wasnt hiding at all. He just wasnt hiding. Hes not the only one. Theres been several of that group who have been very vocal about their opposition to British Society and the support for jihad thats on the radar for a long time. Reporter police say they are overwhelmed that there are thousands of radicalized people in this country and they cant follow them all. In addition to identifying the attackers, British Police released the name of an australian woman killed in the attack. Her family said she died trying to help others. Richard engel in london, thank you. Theres more fallout this morning from President Trumps decision to withdraw from the paris climate agreement. David rank has resigned as a result of that move. Rank made the announcement on monday. He was asked to do something in support of a policy that, quote, as a parent, patriot and christian, he could simply not do in good conscience. Terry branstadt, the ambassador to beijing, expected to take up the post later this month. Bill cosby heads back to court this morning. Day two of his Sexual Assault trial. This after an emotional day that saw him come facetoface with one of his alleged victims. Stephanie gosk is at the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. Good morning. Reporter this case is about Andrea Constand and what happened to her one night in 2004 in bill cosbys pennsylvania home. This morning, the prosecution is going sto begin with testimony about another woman, to help establish a pattern of behavior. Kelly johnson says she was also drugged and molested by bill cosby. At 79 years old, staring at what could be decades in prison, bill cosby gets support from a familiar face. Keshia knight pulliam. My truth was the to be here and be supportive. Its not easy to do what you feel is truthful and right when theres so much controversy. Reporter the comedian denies charges that he drugged and molested Andrea Constand in 2004. Prosecutors began their case with testimony from another woman, kelly johnson, a former assistant at cosbys Talent Agency in l. A. Johnson testifies that cosby invited her to his room at the Bel Air Hotel in 1996. And said, he told me it looked like i needed to relax, offering her a large, white pill. He would not tell me what it was, she told the jury. After taking it, i sat on the couch and i felt like i was under water. Drugged, she says cosby molested her. To relive what she alleges what mr. Crosby did to her was difficult. Reporter the defense hit back hard. Asking, did anyone tell you to get selective amnesia in this case . The defense will go after Andrea Constands credibility when she takes the stand. During opening arguments the lead attorney pointed out inconsistencies in her testimony to law enforcement. Including initially tell police, she didnt contact cosby after that night. But phone records show otherwise. She called him 53 times, the defense shouted in court. Sometimes 30 to 40 minutes a pop. At the end of the day, cosby left the courthouse leaning on his cane and the cheers of his supporters. The trial has really only just begun. Its expected to last roughly two weeks. The critical moment will be when Andrea Constand takes the stand. If what we saw from the defense team is any indication, the crossexamination of her is going to be tough. Stephanie, thank you very much. A major update for you on last decembers ghostship warehouse fire in oakland, california. We covered this extensively. New awe rests have been made in that case. Heres miguel almaguer. Reporter the deadliest fire in oaklands history. 36 lives lost inside this artist warehouse. Now, the master tenet and the director max harris, face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. The defendants knowingly created a fire trap, with inadequate means of escape. Reporter the d. A. Says they lied to city officials about dozens living there illegally. She says the building was packed with highly Flammable Materials and unpermitted Electrical Work. Its not a good morning. What am i doing here . Can i just say im sorry . Reporter after the fire, almena spoke out on today. Im here to say one thing, that im incredibly sorry. And everything i did was to make this a stronger more beautiful community. And to bring people together. Reporter he also told us exclusi exclusively, firefighters and police new artists lived there. Did they say you were breaking code . Never. Never. Reporter never said fix this, address that . No, never. Reporter harris blamed the buildings owner. They knew that was going to happen. And part of the issue weve been asking with them is that a lot of the stuff was failing. Reporter almena admitted he had done Electrical Work on the warehou warehouse. His Attorney Says hes a scapegoat. Are you worried you may be blamed . Worried. Reporter this morning, both men are now behind bars. For today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. We have dramatic video. And since no one was seriously hurt, it does show you shouldnt cut someone off in traffic. Watch this, the black audi serves in front of a dump truck. The truck dumps its load of gravel on to the audi that cut him off. The truck driver climbs out of the window. They get to the suv driver. They were able to pull him out. As mentioned, neither driver suffered serious injuries. But thats a lesson. Like a scene out of a movie. The Nashville Predators evened up the stanley cup final two games apiece last night. They had a win, 41, over pittsburgh. The rookie gadreau scored the goal in the second period. The series now heads back to pittsburgh. That will be game five. You can see it, thursday night, 8 00, 7 00 central time. Good series. Mr. Roker, what have you got for us . Feels like hockey weather out there. Like 60 degrees, tops today. If were lucky. Anyway, were looking at more wet weather for our friends in florida. Midatlantic not too bad. Up here in the northeast, heavy rain again for today, pushing through. Scattered showers, isolated storms with heavy rain. That will continue into tomorrow. The good news is, the lain are lessen. Well see Better Weather in the northeast this week. A real soaker for our friends down south, from the gulf of new orleans to central and southern florida. Heavy rain through thursday. Were talking anywhere from five to seven inches of rain through thursday. Hourly rainfall rates in florida, two to three inches. You get in the northeast, lighter amounts. And the temperatures will start to moderate, too. Well look at that in the next half hour. burke at farmers, weve seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. Even a coupe soup. [woman] so beautiful. [man] beautiful just like you. [woman] oh, why thank you. [burke] and we covered it, november sixth, twothousandnine. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum good morning, im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Heavy hain has heavy rain has been falling throughout the area. Heavy rain, a thunderstorm possible through the afternoon. Temperatures will be on the cool side, too. Most of us will be in the mid to upper 60s. May squeeze out a 70 in center city. 60s in the Lehigh Valley and trenton. Low 60s over the jersey shore. Possibly low 70s over parths of delaware. And thats your latest weather. Savannah . All right, al, thank you. Could your teens social media post come back back to ha them . 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