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 Robert Mueller to lead the russian investigation. Mueller is a former marine and doj official who served as fbi director until 2013 after serving 12 years. Jeffrey toobin cnn senior legal analyst this is the single most respected figure in american Law Enforcement. this is someone who really embodies the best of the american criminal Justice System and the chips are going to fall where they may. The news comes the same day President Trump interviews candidates to replace comey. The white house has said the need for a special counsel in the russian probe is unecessary. In a statement President Trump wrote a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. grant president grant President Trump also said he looks forward to this matter concluding quickly. Most legal and political experts say thats highly unlikely. And that we should expect a long, thorough and fair intvestigation. pam stocks had their worst day since september. Investors worried the washington turmoil will stymie the president s pro business agenda. The dow fell 372 points. The nasdaq was down 158 points. The sandp 500 was off by 43. steve tonight the suspect in a series of east bay car fires has been identified. Investigators are worried he may be responsible for dozens of other arson fires. Kron fours alecia reid has more on what we are learning about the suspect tonight. James bishop iii describes himself as a struggling artist, who needed help getting his books published. But investigators call him a serial arsonist. Sot we are very confident that we have the person responsible for the series of firesthe 36 year old is being charged with over two dozen counts of arson. That includes vehicles and buildings with people inside. Sot where the fire in a vehicle spread to a structure is a different crimethe uptick in vehicle fires across Contra Costa County started back in april. And after careful investigation, authorities noticed a similarity between all of them. Sot we were able to tie them together due to commonalities like using an accelerant on the outside of the vehicles. Law enforcement also realized those types of vehicle fires extended to the beginning of the year. Sot right now were investigating fires in 2017 but part of the investigation is outside of that time frame. Nearby surveillance cameras at a number of the fire locations. Captured images of bishops toyota rav 4. Which investigators say tied bishop to the fires. The vehicles were torched in a number of cities in the east bay. Including lafayette jp , brentwood hm , walnut creek hm , and Pleasant Hill ha . Sot as the occurences increased in frequency, and became more dangerous, we assembled a task force with partners in Law Enforcement and the district attorneys officebishops go fund me page says hes been down on his luck for last 10 years. There hasnt been a single donation since he created the page in december. And investigators say he has a prior record. Sot the priors that are listed include some Sexual Assault chargesstandup if you live in the area where any suspicious fires occurred, and have information or surveillance that can help, youre urged to call the fire district. Reporting from concord. Alecia reid kron4 news. In the south bay, a san jose family is mourning the loss of a 6yearold boy who had died after contracting meningitis. The young boy fell ill several weeks ago but wasnt diagnosed with meningitis until last week and by then it was too late. He passed away on wednesday. Over the next few weeks jayden was in and out of multiple hospitals, urgent cares and doctors offices. He would get worse then get better and then worse again. The family was told multiple times that the young boy was simply fighting a virus but last friday jayden loudly severe headache and his mother took him to an emergency room. A check of his spinal fluid revealed jayden meningitis, a very serious infection that kills about 500 people nationwide every year. rob fladeboe here in san jose emotional testimony in the penalty phase of the sierra lamar murder trial. Sierras classmates, one of her teachers and her older sister danielle on the stand. Danielle telling the jury a part of her died with sierra. Meantime, the judge is considering how to deal with new information raised by the defense that the lead investigator in the case was found to have given false testimony in another, unrelated murder case. In san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news in vallejo. Three Animal Rescue groups are combining efforts to catch an alleged dog killer. Jameson Animal Rescue ranch in the napa valley says 10 thousand dollars is being offered for any information that helps solve what appears to be an animal cruely case. In february, as many as a dozen dismembered dogs were discovered off columbus parkway near lake herman road. Norcal bully breed rescue and the center of Animal Rescue and education in Solano County have also contributed to the reward money. In vallejo, philippe djegal, kron four news. A long line outside and inside people trying to tolerate the time spent waiting. Pretty typical for the San Francisco dmv officethough wednesday, frustration also filtered insot they really need to create a better system than the one they have this is really ridiculousaround noon, statewide computers at offices went black. Because of connectivity issues, according to the dmv. This impacted driver license and vehicle registration transactions. And left lots of people unable to get what they needed accomplished. Here at the Danville Police department there is now an Exchange Zone for people who want to conduct internet transactions they do any type of custody exchange. We want to give the citizens a safe place to meet. Its at the Police Department parking lot and the area is recorded 24hours a day, 7 days a week. So we want to give them a safe place to actually meet somebody maybe they dont know or maybe arent sure aboutin danville Haaziq Madyun kron4news pam the weather is heating up. steve chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp has what you need to know for tomorrow next. Mmm, you know what that needs . Hey, leggo my eggo. Uh uh. Not ccc cause i have the and i i. Thats a lot. Raisins. Really . What just happened here . You know the rules. I make the rules. Know the rules. Keep your eggo. Leggo my eggo. Im doing this for you, dad. Thanks son. Breezy onshore flow will persist today along with mostly sunny skies. A more robust warming trend will take place through late week and into the upcoming weekend as High Pressure builds along the coast. Announcer this program is a paid presentation for omega xl and is brought to you by great healthworks. Welcome. Im larry king, and im here today to report on a significant healthrelated investigation thats been taking place for the past couple of years. 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