. >> joining us now is paula canny. she's a defense attorney who has been following the peterson case for decades. nice to have you back on the program. you're always a straight shooter with us here. is there really something here? why did the l.a. innocence project take up this case? >> there is absolutely something here. there is absolutely something here. for the judicial system to work, the prosecution has to give the defense all the important evidence, all the police reports. and what the l.a. innocence project is asking for is all the reports that weren't given to the defense. i mean it was always the defense's belief that scott didn't kill laci. and it was always their argument that there was a burglary ring going on in modesto in their neighborhood at that time, and they asked for the reports from the police. and now what we know is the police didn't give them this report. and now what we know is that there was this van that had a bloodied mattress in it that they didn't tell to the peterson defense team. and no

and joining us right now is attorney paula canny to help break down the chances of that possible. >> new trial paula, thank you for joining us this morning i understand you are actually in the courtroom today. today was all about scheduling actually, got technical problem trying to connect with paula. so we're going to try to do that real quick, why we take a >> the hearing wrapped up earlier this morning for convicted killer scott peterson and the group that's trying to get him a new trial and our legal analyst, paula canny was in the courtroom to hear what happened. >> paula, joining us now live from outside that courtroom. paula, thank you so much for joining us this morning. so peterson with a new legal team in there today was mostly about scheduling, correct? hard worker. so i think that's really good for the defense. okay. so tell us as and it was all about schedule. yeah. so so we rather know from defense attorney, if you can hear me. >> more about what they could possibly argue in this case to get him a new trial because we were under the impression there had to be a problem.

legal analyst paula canny has followed the case closely. >> if that testing shows what they think itill show , it is a whole new ballgame, so to speak. >> the fact that the l.a. innocence project even took on peterson's case is significant. >> that organization, which only represents people who the project believes is innocent and can be exonerated by dna evidence has taken this up. >> the hearing date on the motion his earlier. >> elizabeth hill set three hearings regarding the motions. one of the few times we heard peterson speak, when he opted to appear virtually for those hearings. peterson's sister-in-law and peers advocate, janie, was present but did not address the media. is attorneys provided a statement that read in part, we have not commented on our motions and we will continue to present our case in court where it should be adjudicated. >> we should note the l.a. innocence project operates independently of the national innocence project which is not involved in this case. for background on the scott peterson case over the years and more on this week's hearing, head to our

but don't expect anything to happen overnight says legal analyst paula canny. >> that mattress has laci peterson's dna on it. it doesn't mean that boom, it's over. it means lawyers write all these motions and argue about this and argue about it. and then the judge is going to decide that this process is going take. it isn't like a day or 2. this is a long, long, long process. >> we'll have much more on this story coming up tonight at 6.30, including more legal analysis from our legal expert michael cardoza. >> another big story we're following tonight. there has been another mid-flight incident involving a united airlines boeing plane this time as a flight bound for sfo from sydney, australia. and experts say. >> the issue appears to be a hydraulic failure. kron four's. dan kerman live for us at sincidents involving united planes just in the last couple of weeks. less than a week after a tire fell off a united jet bound for osaka. >> and came crashing down onto cars in an sfo employee parking lot. there's been another united incident and a united flight 8.30, from sydney sfo, head to re

just set dates for future filings and hearings, noted san mateo county criminal defense attorney paula there. >> they wanted scott peterson to get convicted more than they wanted to have. >> the truth be told, she acted as a commentator during the murder trial and offered her opinion of today's hearing. how how the system should work in a perfect world is the police are completely forthright, are completely transparent, give everything. >> and that's not what happened in this case. >> neither side in this case would comment before or after today's hearing. they are due back in court several times, july 15th being the last date on the calendar. so three more to come. >> it's amazing. we're still talking about this. all these years later, right? yeah. all right. thank you dan thanks. >> well, police say there's no evidence that a pepper spray incident at a novato mosque was a premeditated or targeted attack. according to a nevada police department, a man entered the islamic center of north marin on redwood boulevard around 830 last night and began talking with people there for services o

if you talk to someone like paula canny, who's an attorney in the area, a criminal defense attorney who was a commentator on the original trial back in 2002. she says that this should get a new trial. but, you know, i'm not the expert. i just report what the experts say. okay? but it's possible. it's possible that he could, after all these years, get a new trial once. the next thing next thing is in may, then april, and then july. several hearings on three different issues. >> wow. great reporting on this. thank you for keeping us posted, dan. >> thank you christine. >> all right. coming up next, the battle over e-bike batteries as san francisco poses new restrictions. bike shop owners are sounding the alarm. our media partner, the san francisco or skateboard in san francisco the way you charge or store those devices is changing. the city's board of supervisors voted in february to create safety standards for some of those popular products powered by lithium ion batteries. now some bike shop owners are pushing back, fearing they could lose everything. and our media partner, the san fran

legal analyst paula canny has followed the case closely. >> if that testing shows what they think it'sng to show, it's a whole new ball game so to speak. >> reporter: she says the fact that the l.a. innocence project even took on peterson's case is significant. >> that organization, which only represents people who the project believes is innocent and can be exonerated by dna evidence, has taken this up. >> the hearing date on the motion to seal can be earlier. >> reporter: superior court judge elizabeth hill set three hearings regarding the motions. one of the few times we heard peterson speak, when he opted to appear virtually for the hearings. peterson's sister-in-law and fierce advocate jamie was present but didn't address the media after the proceedings wrapped up. his attorneys provided a statement that read in part -- we have not commented on our motions and we will continue to present our case in court where it should be adjudicated. >> so we should note and this is important. the l. a. innocence project operates independently of what you have likely heard about called the nati

just set dates for future filings and hearings, noted san mateo county criminal defense attorney paula canny was there. >> they wanted scott peterson to get convicted more than they wanted to have. >> the truth be told, she acted as a commentator during the murder trial and offered her opinion of today's hearing. how how the system should work in a perfect world is the police are completely forthright, are completely transparent, give everything. >> and that's not what happened in this case. >> neither side in this case would comment before or after today's hearing. they are due back in court several times, july 15th being the last date on the calendar. i'm dan and you mentioned there are thousands, literally thousands of pages of evidence that have to be pored over now. >> oh, absolutely. >> and this is just a huge process. 800,000 pages, apparently, of documentation and transcripts. so there's a lot to go through. and that's why the da is asking for more time. >> all right. thank you dan. >> we're learning today about the impact chp sting operations are having in the east bay. the go