Advisories are all gone from the National Weather service. There may be some from the chp. Heavy rain in the Santa Cruz Mountains and down to the south. You can see not too much in the way of orange and red for us, but wow, look at the Atmospheric River just pounding parts of monterey and all the way up to modesto, gilroy and merced. Right now, our winds are still coming out of the south. Theyre still gusty, just not expected to cause much damage. Heres our planner for today. Low to mid 50s now. Near 60 from noon to 4 00. Mid to upper 50s at 7 00 with tapering rain today. We will be faced with a difficult ride. This is interstate 80 through emeryville. Things are slowing down. There have been quite a few accidents. Lots of spinouts. A high wind advisory for the san mateo bridge and the bay bridge. Heres a live shot of 680 in walnut creek, this is southbound traffic moving past geary and highway 24. There was a solo spinout on eastbound 24. Just a heads up, we got reports of a possible
Its reaching the point where its of watergate size and scale. Two days ago, the Washington Post reported that the president gave russian officials highly classified information from israel. Yesterday, the New York Times said comey had memos indicating he tried to talk him into dropping the fbi investigation of his former security adviser, michael flynn. You know, its obviously, its no small matter when were talking about impeaching the president of the United Statesmembers of both parties are now asking to see comeys notes on his oval office encounters. House Oversight Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz scheduled a hearing with comey next week. But tweeted that the former fbi chief has changed his phone number. Our democracy has become a mess. The turmoil in washington triggered a sell off on wall street. Stocks suffering their biggest one day drop since last september. I think were at a point where it seems like the presidency is starting to crackle and become vulnerable. I think wall
From lawmakers grant Deputy Attorney general rod rosenstein. On the job just a few weeks. Made the decision. Saying special counsel is nevessary in order for the American People to have full confidence in the outcome of the investigation. Regarding what role the russians have have played in the 2016 president ial election. Robert mueller now takes over that probe. Rosenstein says mueller will have the resources he needs and is authorized to prosecute federal crimes arising from the investigation of these matters, the appointment comes amid criticism aimed at the white house since the firing of former fbi director james comey. Mueller led the fbi from 2001 to 2013. He was confirmed unanimously. He enjoys support and admiration from lawmakers on both sides of the isle. Hes widely considered to be a non partisan. Straight shooter. Who will work dillegently to get to the bottom of this. Rep. Jackie speier, d ca it it took a lot of guts for him to make this decision and to place someone wit
Calls this russia investigation a witchhunt invented by democrats. But the department of justice has now sent a strong message that the American People deserve a truly nonpartisan probe. Robert muller is universally respcted. Has an unblemished reputation. And now hes the person in charge. The investigation into possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia has taken an unexpectedtwist the appointment of a special prosecutor. In a statement, Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein wrote. Special counsel is necessary in order for the American People to have full confidence in the outcome. Reaction from capitol hill was swift espcially from democrats who had insisted on a special prosecutor ever since fbi director james comey was fired last week. Rep. Jackie speier D Intelligence Committee everyone in this country should breathe a sigh of relief. Sen. Richard blumenthal d Judiciary Committee a very solid and significant steprosenstein who recommended firing comey has appointed
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