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now at 11:00, a san francisco jury is taking its time deciding the fate of the suspect in the bob lee murder case. the 49ers hopes of making it to the playoffs had a bunch of cold water thrown on them in more ways than one. >> that's not some, somebody went to best buy and picked up a toy. and a lot of people in one part of the u.s. are asking should we be worried? what washington is saying about car-sized drones spotted tchri

east bay family. the irreplaceable treasure one man thought he'd never get back. from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. hi, i'm sara donchey. when jurors first sat down in a san francisco courtroom, they were walking into a case that had violence, drug use, high flying the life styles, and the tech culture. momeni is on trial for the murder of cash app founding bob lee. in the six days since deliberations have begun, it's surprised even the defense. the question is when momeni intended to kill lee, and they have to weave through a complicated web of evidence. there's surveillance video, pain staking testimony about forensics, and the bombshell claim from the defense that lee snorted cocaine off the same knife that was

plunged into his chest. and jurors were treated into a courtroom reenactment from momeni himself showing the moments lee was stabbed. lauren toms as the latest on what we're hearing about the jury. >> reporter: jurors rounding out their sixth day of deliberations, still with no unanimous verdict. it's suggesting there could be a split amongst the group. now, we have learned that jurors have asked several questions, including one that surprised defense attorneys. but all of this is happening behind closed doors with no indication of when a verdict may come or what that verdict may be. a juror of 12 are staying on to continue decisions after six long days to

decide the fate of momeni. each juror opting to finish the job after unanimously agreeing on a verdict. momeni's attorney telling reporters it's no easy task for juries, momeni, or for the families. >> when you have other people deciding your fate, waiting an hour is an eternity, right? imagine waiting six days. >> reporter: the members of the jury have bonded in the last two months since uniting during jury selection. throughout the trial, they've asked dozens of questions to witnesses signaling they're inquisitive and thorough, but remaining closed lips on where they may land on a verdict. >> so they've endured a lot. and i know they want to complete their job, right? i think that's what they're trying to do. but we're at the conclusion of day six, and there's no

answer. >> reporter: attorney shannon dougan says they have one of the hardest jobs in the case as the weight of their responsibility hangs heavy. >> but when it comes time to evaluate that evidence and make a decision, when they've got a man's life until their hands, or having someone take accountability for taking a man's life like bob lee, that's a huge responsibility, and they may very well be having very different opinions. >> reporter: jurors on thursday seen embracing and sharing stories, but at times visibly torn about their decision, they're all committed to the job. >> they've dedicated a good portion of their year to be away from their families and jobs to do this civil service. hats off to them. it's a tough thing to do. >> reporter: we learned the momeni defense team is planning

to return to their home state of florida later this evening, and if there's a verdict, they plan to appear via zoom. now, jurors are expected to return monday afternoon, which is a slight departure from their routine. but that still doesn't give us an indication of where the jury is in the process. all parties hoping to avoid a mistrial. >> find all the coverage of the trial on our website, kpix.com. the killing of a united health care ceo has a lot of people forming their own theories and ideas about why the gunman may have done it. there's been rampant speculation that he may have been angry with his insurer, but tonight a bombshell from police who say their suspect doesn't seem to have been insured by united health. they believe he went after its ceo because of

how big the company is. investigators have executed at least three new search warrants. one for the backpack in central park they found, another for a burner phone found along the alleged escape route. mangioni's lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty. it's been a rainy day around the bay. here's a live look at the bay bridge. it's been drying out, but there's more rain coming. and the sierras are getting a lot of snow. look at that whiteout. they expect two to four feet total in soda springs by sunday. so more to come? >> quite a bit more snow to come in the sierra, and quite a bit more rain coming to the bay area. right now we're in a little bit of a lull in the action. let's take a look at first alert doppler. and what's left over at the moment is just a few lingering showers. not nearly as widespread as earlier this evening as the rain was coming down in santa clara

during the 49ers game. the first wave, the first of three, is anywhere from a half inch to just over an inch total. not enough to cause a significant flooding threat. the next round looks like it will be more substantial. let's look at futurecast on the floor and zoom through the next couple of days. showers tonight still possible. more miss than hit. then showers mainly along and north of i-80 tomorrow gives way to more widespread and heavier rain tomorrow night into the first half of saturday. that's associated with a low end atmospheric river. and when talking about that much rain in a fairly short amount of time it brings in too much of it. there's a slight risk of excessive rainfall. we don't expect widespread flooding out of this system unless it taps into more moisture which remains a possibility. we have a number of number of watches and warnings in effect. in the yellow that's a

coastal flood watch due to the king tides coinciding with this next system. we'll track all of that hour by hour coming up in the full forecast. >> all right, paul, thank you. the ponchos were definitely out at levi's tonight as the faithful cheered on their team against the rams in sometimes very heavy rain. look at that shot. and this fan went to great lengths to protect his gear from the elements. he wrapped that giant super bowl ring hat in plastic, and his elaborate face paint job seemed to hold up. i need his makeup routine. but vern, have the team's playoff hopes washed away? >> if i respond by saying the 49ers' playoff probability is 0.1%, not 1%, 0.1%. what does that tell you? >> i mean, i wouldn't bet on it, i guess. >> no, not at all. the top tier

quarterbacks don't go 14 for 31, no touchdowns, 142 yards. they had a lot of problems, especially offensively. it's a tough one to swallow, and the offensive output just wasn't good enough. only the 2023nfc championship loss to philly was worse in the shanahan era. nick bossa was back, and greenlaw back after tearing his achilles. he was all over the place. took down kyron williams for one of his eight first half tackles. greenlaw sat the second half out with knee soreness. samuel, they tried to force feed him all night, but this drop was the

night. this set up la for another field goal to go up 9-6ful niners try to respond, but purdy's overthrow was picked up by williams in the end zone. huge mistake by purdy. this was the end. purdy couldn't even get free for a hail mary pass as he was sacked to end the game. the rams won it 12-6. niners record fell to 6 and 8, and their playoff hopes are all but gone. let's go to matt lively with even more drama that came out after the game. >> reporter: if you thought the loss to the rams was bad, it only got worse after the game. it was revealed campbell sr. opted not to go into the game in the third quarter. shanahan

needed him to go in when greenlaw came out, and campbell said he wasn't going. after this you could sense the frustration from players. >> i don't think we need to talk about him anymore. >> reporter: will you release him? >> we'll figure out something. i don't like distractions on the sideline. i think it's ignorant and dumb. it's stupid. and it's very immature. i don't see how that's a, i just don't see how you can do something like that to your team. >> if he didn't want to play, he shouldn't have dressed out. he should have told me before the game. for him to do that, that's circus stuff to me. >> reporter: it's a shocking and bizarre turn of events for a guy that's been present in this locker room every week this season to essentially say he wasn't going to play tonight and giving no explanation. obviously he was not available in the locker room for us to ask his side of the story. greenlaw

was happy to make his return and back out there. he did say he felt tightness in the knee during the game. that's why he left. it was just a precaution, and he's happy to have ten days of rest to get ready for the next one. >> how about that? you never see that! i player suits up and quits on his team? >> i imagine he won't have a job. >> yeah, i wouldn't be surprised if there's a roster cut. the niners playoff probability, again, it's 0.1%. so we'll find out in the next few weeks who wants to be a 49er or not. >> apparently he doesn't. people across one state are seeing a weird thing in the sky, and it's caught the attention of the feds. >> i think i just screamed no. you know, just absolute horror.

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there's kind of a mystery building along the east coast. people in new jersey have been spotting sometimes car-sized drones, sometimes flying in clusters, and sometimes flying over u.s. military facilities. and now a lot of citizens and lawmakers are asking should we be worried? here's more. >> what are there? who's sending them up there? what are they doing there? why doesn't anybody know what they are? you know? and why new jersey? >> they actually flew in a circle around our building, both

of them. then across and then disappeared. >> reporter: the fbi is now investigating weeks of reported drones over new jersey according to a document given to state and local officis. as a growing number of people report seeing drones. some described as six feet in diameter flying in the skies. >> you see red and green flashing lights and go from 90 to 270 degrees and fly different directions. planes can't do that. >> reporter: there were questions about when the drones first started popping up. reporting seem to vary, but a military installation in northern new jersey confirmed sightings going back to november 13th, and public officials are getting frustrated. >> they're causing uneasiness in the public. >> our state police helicopter has gotten close, but lights go off and they go away. >> reporter: so far authorities stressed there's no known threat to the public. that's not

enough for some. >> it's really concerning and quite frankly not acceptable. >> both new jersey state lawmakers and lawmakers on capitol hill are keeping a close eye on things and running out of patience to find answers. >> that's not some, somebody went toest buy and picked up a toy. that's a legitimate aircraft. >> it's a bit embarrassing given the length of time and number of sightings we don't have information. >> she should be shot done if necessary. >> new jersey's governor spoke with the homeland security advisor today about the federal response. he's asking for commercial-sized drones to come with a transponder to be tracked by authorities. we will awit answers on that one. >> okay! rock me to sleep tonight! >> they did say they were insisting there was no threat to

the public. >> oh, yeah, that always ends well. >> we'll see how that shakes out. i don't know if it's drone flying weather here. that's a good segue. right now we have just a little left over shower activity, just a few radar freckles here and there. very light showers. kinds of last little dregs of this first batch of rain. dropped about a half inch to inch of total rainfall across the area. so now we're waiting for round two that will arrive tomorrow. let's look at how the big picture pattern will evolve. the next wave moves in tomorrow into saturday. once that pushes through, we'll see another on monday. but the middle one will be the strongest bringing not only rain but also gusty winds.

a few showers possible throughout the rest of tonight and tomorrow. the best chance is concentrated north of i-80, but it's possible south of that as well. keep the umbrella and rain jacket on hand just in case. the heaviest rain is going to be approaching by about this time friday evening. this is the first within that middle system, two different waves of heavy rainfall. it's a complicated set up. the first coming through with gusty winds and pushing through quickly before the sun coming up. but it winds up for another punch. the heaviest most intense rainfall we'll see is going to occur around sunrise saturday morning. that is going to correspond with gusty winds in the time frame as well. this is typical of the atmosphere rivers. looking at the estimated peak wind gusts across the area, this is forecast model data so not perfect, but it's a good idea of what to expect. it's showing winds along the coast at

60 miles per hour for half moon bay, 54 miles per hour gusts around napa. we have that high wind watch along the coast. but inland i wouldn't be surprised if the national weather service goes a wind advisory during that time frame. we'll keep you updated. let's return to futurecast and track the rain. the the heaviest rain pushing through the into the midday hours on saturday. the swirl indicates the center of the system passing almost directly overhead. could have a few rumbles of thunder, and then things start to winds down saturday evening. a dry break saturday evening continuing into sunday. so we get a dry half of the weekend. it's going to be on sunday. that's the time frame to get anything outdoors done. in terms of the amount of rain, it's heaviest over the north bay where the flood watch is in effect. three to three inches in some areas, and some could get three to four inches of total rainfall. for the southern half of the bay area, not quite as much, but even the

rain shadowed valleys getting an inch or two of rain. in the sierra it's another snow maker, and this is a winter storm warning. anywhere from a few inches around 5,000 feet to up to two feet of snow in some of the communities up in elevation. some of the peaks picking up three feet of snow. winds gusty as well with ridge line gusts over 120 miles per hour. the next rain maker is monday into monday night, and then the forecast dries out with a more tranquil pat ordinary reason into next week. temperatures the same across the bay area. upper 50s and low 60s even when it's raining and dries out. >> all right, thanks. a group of thieves almost stole christmas from an east bay family when they raided a

business and drove off with 51 years of memories, including a family heirloom, a 1972 chevrolet corvette. andrea nakano has that story. >> it is quite a unique thing to try to steal, so there's going to be a lot of people asking questions on what happened. >> reporter: some people name their cars, but for the dodge family, this 1972 corvette convertible as a special place in their hearts. >> she's like a member of the family. i always joke we could be homeless and still have that car. >> reporter: it was a car that michael dodge's father brought brand new without his wife's permission. it carries decades of memories from going through the school pick up line to michael's senior prom. so when he got the call from police that his business was burglarized sunday, he went looking for his prized possession first. >> when i came through the door

and saw the warehouse empty, i think just screamed no. just absolute horror. >> reporter: after the initial shock, his wife and daughter orchestrated a social media campaign to bring old lay day blue home. postslike these went up everywhere, and finally, tuesday morning, might cat got the call that led him to his car. >> he said hey michael, we've got your car. i said that's what everybody's saying. >> reporter: michael got countless calls from others claiming they'd return the car in exchange for cash. some even asking for more than a million dollars. but he asked two questions to make sure the caller really had old lady blue. to verify the mileage and describe the valve covers on the engine, which the caller did. >> i thought okay, this is over.

this nightmare is over. >> reporter: officers got the car and towed it to a straight location. >> we drove up to the colfax area and she was just sitting in the woods. it was kind of sad. >> yeah, it was. you burst into tears. >> reporter: it had some scratches, but michael says nothing that can't be fixed. the most important thing for him is that old lady blue is back home. >> it is like a christmas miracle. it's like this is the best christmas gift we could get. we don't need anything else. we're set. >> reporter: straight ahead in sports, 12 minutes ago we gave you the niners, and now the rest of thursday. and before he attended the niners game tonight, the new giants short stop had his

i feellike bay area sports fans need something to be excited about. >> uplifting! yes. we got an uplifting this morning. willie who grew up admiring buster

posey and directed the giants to the world series runs, he saw all that. but today they were shoulder to shoulder. the new star shortstop and posey. he left the brewers to the nl west and the giants a boost. the 26-year-old will wear number 2, but he'll put up bigger numbers. he pledged to make good on the largest contract. >> i was watching some highlights of matt chapman, but obviously we played against each other the last seven years. but obviously being by his side will be an incredible experience for me. to pick his brain, to learn from him, and be better every

day i think is going to be insane. i think everybody kid will want to come here to watch that because i know we'll put up a show. >> indeed. the sharks rookie didn't fool around tonight in st. louis. he broke a tie game and gave san jose the 2-1 lead. sec, he struck again making it a two-goal game. the 18-year-old number one overall pick has ten goals in the first 20 games of his career. sharks hung on and won it final of 4 to 3 and snapped a three-game losing streak. but what a day, sharks flexing, adames looking good in the giants jersey. and the 49ers, well, the drama continues with a disgruntled player all with three games left in the season. i guess ten days from now it's the miami dolphins in south florida. >> if he doesn't want the money, i'll take it.

and this guy didn't have the white beard, red suit, or reindeer, but he tried to do someth

we are less than two weeks away from christmas. hope you bought your wife something already. >> should i start shopping? >> paul? >> it's my sister's birthday too. >> one guy tried to channel his early santa to avoid the naughty list. police were executing a search warrant tuesday when two suspects bolted. they decided the best way was up. one jumped down and got in a car. the other

climbed into the chimney. >> are you stuck? what? are you stuck? >> oh my god, the panic i would feel. firefighters had to take the chimney apart to get the guy out. he was eventually freed before being taken into custody on drug charges, so not free ultimately. >> such a massachusetts accent. are you stuck? do you need the cops? we are the cops. we're just gone that leave you down there. >> the panic of that. if you don't like tight spaces. >> oh, no, no, no. >> yeah, for me that's just. >> play stupid games win stupid prizes. >> did he think he was going to

get down and run out through the house. >> i think he just assumed it works like it did for santa. >> i don't think there was a lot of critical thought involved. >> thanks for watching. the late show with stephen colbert is next. - [announcer] the following is a paid presentation sponsored by lifelock. - i thought i'd be the last person on earth this would happen to. i change my passwords all the time, i shred my documents, and i lock my documents up, so i thought i was bulletproof, honestly. someone stole my social security number and filed a tax return in my name. - nearly one in four consumers in the u.s. have been a victim of identity theft, but not you, yet. you check your bank accounts and credit, set up complex passwords, shred important documents. no one's getting past your protections. but the reality is, identity thieves don't have to