Reporter sessions said he discussed terrorism and ukraine with the russian ambassador. In a statement, the state Department Said earlier today that sessions had 25 conversations with foreign ambassadors last year when he was still in the senate. It went on to say, liz, that none of those conversations was inappropriate. Now that Jeff Sessions is out, who will be handling russia . The acting Deputy Attorney general, will lead investigations into russians alleged interference in last years election. A few weeks ago he was named the acting attorney general. As for president trump, he put on his commanderinchief hat today and boarded one of the largest warships in the world. To outline his plans for a massive military buildup. Our navy is the smallest its been since, believe it or not, world war i. Dont worry. Its going to soon be the largest its been. [ applause ] speaking aboard the u. S. S. Gerald ford in newport news, virginia, the president wants to grow the navy from 272 to 350 activ
Reporter firefighters are guaranteed about 70 of their income after retirement in their 50s and in san ramon, firefighters contribute close to 25 of their income to their pension. The Contra Costa Taxpayer Association believes the system wont work. Its unreasonable. Its unaffordable. Most importantly from a taxpayer perspective and from the perspective of the firefighters, its unstainable. Reporter but chief mayer says san ramon is an example of a Fire District doing things right. We have a sustainable system. We are paying all our unfunded liabilities. Were actually one of the only agencies i know in the United States that pays extra money towards our unfunded liabilities in retirement medical and pension costs. Reporter and the fire chief tells me that a starting firefighter here would make about 90,000 a year in salary alone. In san ramon, jessica flores, kpix 5. New at 6 00, your tax dollars not at work. We have learned that caltrain is paying millions of dollars for contractors to
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Mess for the next several hours until they open it up at about noon. Live in palo alto, maria medina, kpix 5. We have roqui checking the traffic in that area with some alternates you might want to use this morning. Roqui. Absolutely, thank you, anne. 6 01. Things are starting to slow down so southbound 101 in palo alto at embarcadero road, due to this Traffic Alert out there, you might want to consider 280 instead to avoid the slowdowns. As you can see, traffic is at about 57 Miles Per Hour. And moving over now to the san mateo bridge, between hayward and foster city, things are starting to slow down a bit. That will take about 15 to 20 minutes. Along the Altamont Pass, red arrows have commenced. 16 Miles Per Hour at north flynn road so give yourself extra time to get through there. And if you are traveling to downtown San Francisco, heres of a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Metering lights on. Expect about a 20minute drive between the maze and downtown. Lets move to mass tran