Joining us. Im megan fits gerard. And im erika gonzalez. We begin with new calls for attorney general Jeff Sessions to resign. Its a report in a Washington Post that sessions spoke with russias ambassador twice last year. In an nbc news exclusive, sessions denies any wrong doing. I have not met with any russians at any time to discuss any Political Campaign and those remarks are unbelievable to me and i dont have anything else to say about that. The Justice Department is investigating russian interference in the president ial election. News 4s Edward Lawrence has the latest. Reporter aides to the attorney general confirm he spoke to the Russian Ambassador twice last september and never disclosed it during the confirmation hearing. Heres what he said under oath. If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the trump cam russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do . Senator franken, im not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate a
Right now. Reporter were told that deputy had pretty serious injuries. Hes set to have surgery late they are week. Meanwhile loved ones of the woman killed are trying to deal with this devastating loss. It is hard for my mind to think that it actually happened so i didnt get time to process. The 11yearold son of jess at that ca still trying to cope with her death. Honestly i still cry and stuff a lot about it. Deputy jessica who crashed into a tree on state road 60 near lake wells. Investigators say as the go waited in the median a car crashed into them and kept going. The deputy was seriously hurt. Jessica was killed. Her sons say she was a special person. She was awesome. She was the life of the party. Her family, now in process of planning a funeral, hopeful that driver is caught soon. Because he needs to pay for what he did to our mother who was a hard worker and didnt deserve for this to happen. Investigators dont have in leads to go on this morning, theyre looking for a vehicle w
All right, dawn, what you got . Reporter well, lucy and iain, motorists are definitely breathing a sigh of relief tonight. The state senate was just not happy with the Assembly Version of this bill, and they were not willing to vote on it. Yup filling dawn. Reporter katie wilson had plenty of Company Earlier today. Lots of people in new jersey filling up their gas tanks in anticipation of a 23cents a gallon gas tax potentially taking Effect Tomorrow. Doesnt make me happy. I dont want to pay more for gas much thats for sure. We pay tolls. We pay taxes. We have the highest insurance. Now were going to have the highest gas prices its ridiculous. Reporter well, it turns out drivers wont have to pay that hefty gas tax at least not for now. The senate just doesnt agree with the assemblys bill. The senate feels its too expensive. So no senate vote today on the state assembly bill. That measure supported by governor Chris Christie would have resulted in the 23 crepts a gallon hike and would cu
Week. Thanks kaj. A commission in cedar rapids is hoping to diverse city. Training sessions. The cedadarapids Civil Rights Commission is holding the first mediation training this morning. Kcrgtv 9s brea love is live in our cedar rapids newsroom. Brea, this is apart of an Outreach Program . Will hold quarterly trainings featuring tools to create opportunities for housing, business, and the general community. Later this morning, an instructor from the eastern iowamediation services will speak with participants on how to de situation. For example, if there were an argument in the workplace, an individual could step ito make sure both sides are heard. The Commission Hopes by providininthis training, it could cut back on the number of civil rights complaints filed. Commission Officials Say when both sides are recognized, its easier to come to an agreement. 25 5626 12 people j jt, they dont get the e ll story. Something happens to them and theyre only seeing it from their side, where as in m
Hot. This cloud cover will begin to work its way toward us, and it will get into south bay, and mostly cloudy in humid day. This could bring us some showers, and it will take a while. The water temperatures are getting warm, 62 to 65 off of monterey. We have lows in the 60s. A few 50s to the north, san jose in the 50s and everyone elses in thes asked his. In the 60s. Our loads are beginning to punch in. Patchy fog is out there and 80s and 90s and 70s near the coast. We get on the air at 4 am, and we were talking about the all the fog on the golden gate, and we will start off with some of the commutes. The bay bridge has been slow, this is a normal commute, 20 to 25 minutes before you make it onto the bridge. Were looking at some slow traffic on parts of 880. A little further south between hayward, union city and fremont, we can see that the traffic has slowed down as you drive in thes pockets down to fremont. The Altamont Pass is one of the worst commutes, and there was an earlier acci