nima momeni was charged with the murder of bob lee. prosecutors say his sister sent a text message to lee that shows nima was the aggressor. she wrote, i just want to make sure you're doing okay, because i know nima came down way down hard on you. and thank you for being a classy man. prosecutors allege in court documents that momeni used a kitchen knife to attack lee, saying that immediately after stabbing lee, momeni threw the kitchen knife and fled the scene at a high rate of speed and left lee to die slowly. nima momeni is standing trial right now. if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. joining me now is christian kafton of fox two in san francisco. let's talk about the bloody knife that was found. do we know if that's the murder weapon? the prosecution has said that they have found bob lee's blood on the blade. they also indicated that they found his dna on the handle of that knife. the new defense team may have a new strategy about exactly how that knife ties in, including the fact that it likely came from the home of

pretrial hearings began today in the murder case of tech executive bob lee. lauren toms is at the courthouse and sent us this update. >>>>i am outside the courtroom here at the san francisco hall of justice, where pretrial hearings are underway in the case against nemenyi. he's accused of fatally stabbing cashapp founder bob lee in the early morning hours of april 4th of last year. now, these hearings are essentially to establish some ground rules going into >ryan >and we'll continue to follow that case as that moves on. well, the corner of grove and baker streets in san francisco will soon have a new name, all in honor of 17 year old aubrey acosta who was killed back in 2006. nearly two decades later, still no arrests in the case is cold. and last night, city supervisors voted in favor of a resolution to rename a portion of that street. max darrow has more on how it will help one mother's tireless pursuit of justice >>>>on the corner of baker and grove streets in san francisco, paulette brown puts up yet another photo of her son, aubrey nasa the staples give

you may remember nima momeni, accused of stabbing cash app founder, bob lee, in the early morning hours of april 4, 2023 in the east cut neighborhood. the two were seen leaving momeni's sister's apartment building before the stabbing. and he was forced to stand his ground after what they call a flash of recent aggression from lee. details they say it will come out in trial. they also argue their client didn't believe he had fatally wounded lee. >> there's evidence that will show that nima did not believe bob lee was fatally injured. if you look at the weapon itself, i mean the blade is really small and imagine the evidence where they show bob lee gingerly walking straight up main street. >> and now they paint a picture of momeni as an overprotective brother who was aggravated by the incident hours earlier, involving his sister who would consume the drug known as a date rape drug that was supplied by another man. in their filing, they say momeni aggressively questioned lee over video about what happened, angered by that altercation as he drove lee to a secluded area beneath the bay bridg

decide certain issues. >> one request by prosecutors asked the judge to prohibit nicknames from bob lee'sself as crazy bob. the defense argued that there is no reason to ban a name that lee called himself. prosecutors said it was not relevant, and nicknames often are banned. the judge ruled with prosecutors, so the judge makes a decision under usually 352 of the evidence code, which is does the probative value outweigh the prejudicial value? >> and in this situation, it sounds like the judge is saying no, that's too prejudicial to the jury. >> one defense motion asked the judge to bar prosecutors from, stating that the knife used in the killing came from his sister's apartment, saying there was no conclusive evidence. prosecutors argued that they should be able to establish a connection through circumstantial evidence. the judge ruled, with prosecutors leaving it to the jury. cardoza says jury instructions under california law are clear. >> it does say if the circumstantial evidence points to innocence, you must go with that. >> after an hour, the judge closed the courtroom to deal with o

and i think that there's substantial evidence that we have to suggest that bob lee bought it with it. >> zanganeh also argues if momeni were guilty, he wouldn't have thrown the knife so close to the scene. legal analyst stephen clark says the drugs found in bob lee's system are likely to play an active role in the defense's strategy. >> mr. momeni will likely say that mr. lee was acting irrationally and erratically and aggressively, and that's why he took the actions that he did. >> by text bob lee's ex-wife told abc seven news, quote, i find it absurd that the defense is trying to redirect and accuse bob of acting violent or erratic. >> if this case is reduced to voluntary manslaughter, that will greatly reduce the sentence he's exposed to. >> zanganeh says the defense is not asking for a reduced charge. >> there's only one verdict that a reasonable jury could come up with, and that's a that's a verdict of not guilty. >> in san francisco, for the iteam melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> in the south bay, now the driver arrested for a wrong-way crash that killed a mother and her son

now, the defense says the victi, bob lee, was the aggressor. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has covered this case from the beginning and has the very latest. the defense attorney revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob lee murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momenti will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing lee in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. prosecutors have suggested mohini's sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and lee, who were seen together, leaving hussam balwani's apartment building prior to the stabbing. charging documents included a text momani sent lee stating in part, i know nima came way down hard on you and thanking lee for handling it with clas

the man charged with murder for the stabbing death of cash app founder bob lee will reportedly testify that he killed lee in self-defense. his attorneys claim that lee was the aggressor in the april 20th, 23 attack. lee was stabbed and left to die outside an apartment building in san francisco's soma neighborhood. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow is following the story. >> his defense attorney revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob lee murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momenti will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing lee in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. prosecutors have suggested his sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and lee, who were seen together leaving armani's apartment building prior to the stabb

. >> the defense now says the victim, bob lee, was the aggressor.bc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has covered this case from the beginning and has the latest. nima, his defense attorney, revealing his defense strategy ahead of the bob lee murder trial. >> when everything is put together, it's going to be a clear sign for the jury to understand unequivocally that this case was a case of self-defense. >> some, zanganeh says it's likely momenti will testify. >> i think that it would be a good bet to consider that mr. mulvaney will kind of educate the jury as to exactly what transpired. >> momeni is accused of stabbing lee in san francisco's soma neighborhood during the early morning hours of april 4th. prosecutors have suggested his sister was at the center of a confrontation between momeni and lee, who were seen together leaving armani's apartment building prior to the stabbing. charging documents included a text to momeni sent lee stating in part, i know nima came way down hard on you and thanking lee for handling it with class. as for w

him. >> there is evidence tangible evidence that nema did not believe he was fatally injured and bob leeng up up main street. >> but he was angry about a situation with his sister that ingested the date rain drug given to him by another man. he aggressively questioned lee about what happened and then they say momeni drove up under the bay bridge and stabbed him three times with a can i have enknife. kitchen knife. >> i think it is overbearing. it is misplaced if the drug dealer should be selling drugs to his sister and then they use that as some sort of springboard to say he is so overbearing, so protective. it really is, it is, it is something that i think it is a stretch. >> and there is a dispute over a piece of video that the prosecution says it shows momeni reenacting the stabbing outside of his former attorney's office after he was arrested. the defense is trying to have that video dismissed. pretrial hearings are set to start tomorrow. we can expect jury selection to begin next week. stay with us. we will continue the coverage of this high profile case. >>> family and friends of a

we're talking about the high profile murder of bob lee, the founder of cash app. >> now, the judge in the case is blasting the defense attorneys for not properly filing documents and in essence, keeping them from the public and journalists. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow questioned attorneys and court staff about the issue. in the next day, there was an unscheduled hearing and she is here with the latest now, dan and ama. >> these documents have since been filed after the judge ordered the defense to do so. an attorney i spoke to said this is a first amendment rights violation for journalists and the public. prosecutors and defense attorneys met wednesday at san francisco superior court for a hearing to make arguments about what evidence they say should be allowed or excluded in the bob lee murder trial. he is accused of stabbing and killing the tech executive in april of last year. several of those motions were heard in private. the judge cleared the courtroom after both sides agreed the discussion could taint a potential jury pool. prosecutors had filed their moti

nima momeni is accused of stabbing bob lee last april in the east cut neighborhood. lee is the founder of cash app and former chief technology officer of square. after the stabbing, the san francisco medical examiner is reported stating that lee died on the operating table and had alcohol and drugs in his system. his attorneys say that their client acted in self-defense, and that lee showed a so-called flash of aggression. they also say in the moments after it happened, momeni didn't believe that he had killed lee >>>>there's evidence tangible evidence that will show that nima did not believe that bob lee was fatally injured. and if you look at the weapon itself, i mean, the knife, the blade is really small, you know, and imagine, i mean the uncontroverted evidence. the video shows bob lee gingerly walking straight up main street. >veronica>the prosecution however, says momeni was angry about an incident involving his sister, who they say had ingested the drug ghb, also known as a date rape drug. they also add momeni aggressively questioned me about what happened. the

bob. the defense argued that there is no reason to ban a name that lee called himself. prosecutors said it was not relevant, and nicknames often are banned. the judge ruled with prosecutors, so the judge makes a decision under usually 352 of the evidence code, which is does the probative value outweigh the prejudicial value? >> and in this situation, it sounds like the judge is saying no, that's too prejudicial to the jury. >> one defense motion asked the judge to bar prosecutors from, stating that the knife used in the killing came from his sister's apartment, saying there was no conclusive evidence. prosecutors argued that they should be able to establish a connection through circumstantial evidence. the judge ruled with prosecutors leaving it to the jury. cardoza says jury instructions under california law are clear. >> it does say if the circumstantial evidence points to innocence, you must go with that. >> after an hour, the judge closed the courtroom to deal with other issues behind closed doors. the attorneys emerged after nearly three hours. >> can we get any co

the video shows bob lee gingerly walking straight up main street. >> the prosecution however says he was angry about an incident involving his sister who they say had ingested the drug ghb also known as the date rape drug. they add nima momeni aaggressively questioned lee about what happened and prosecutors say he drove lee to a secluded area under the bay bridge and stabbed him three times with a kitchen knife. >> he didn't want a drug dealer selling his sister drugs. i think if that's overbearing, i think that is very misplaced whether or not a drug dealer should be selling drugs to his sister, and then they use that as some sort of springboard to say he's so overbearing. he's so protective. it really is -- it's something that i think is a stretch. >> there's also dispute over a piece of video evidence the prosecution says the video shows me moan knee reenacting the stabbing outside of his former attorney's office. after he was arrested. but the defense is trying to have the video dismissed. in any case the jury selection is expected to begin next week on the 25th. >>> now to the m

he's charged with fatally stabbing tech executive bob lee in april of last year. there's a pretrial hearing, and then jury selection will follow. prosecutors accused of trying to protect his sister from lee. but his defense lawyers accused lee of getting belligerent that night, and he was only protecting himself. if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. >> our time is 603. a man in vallejo is in jail, accused of shooting and killing a grandmother right in front of her family. it happened monday night at the eight and glen apartments. neighbors say they heard a dozen shots from inside the apartment, then saw someone running from the area. first responders tried to help the victim, darlene washington, but she died at the scene. >> very much loved her children and was really only trying to protect her baby. >> because i don't feel safe here with my kids. i don't feel comfortable living here anymore. >> now, police say 28 year old anthony huff junior later turned himself in. miss washington's family says huff is the father of her grandchildren. >> millions o

. >>> ahead of the bob lee trial, attorneys made their cases on everything from drug use to the murder weapon even a nickname. the suspect is accused of stabbing the cash app founder to death. we did not have the cameras in the courtroom today. but his family and his ex-wife were there. the defense team filed a motion to discuss the drug use and the prosecution does not want the jury to hear lee's nickname "crazy bob." the judge denied a motion from the defense to limit certain details about the murder weapon. the prosecution claims the knife is the same brand as a set found in his sister's apartment. the hears start up again on monday. >>> all right, we definitely had weird weather today. a time lapse from our camera over san jose shows the clouds rolling in and out, a beautiful shot. you know, we saw the sprinkles as promised and we saw a little bit of sun. it was briefly kind of warm where i was in the city. i guess the question is, will tomorrow be more of the same up and down? >> not too many sprinkles, not too much humidity. that is why it felt warmer than we are used to. we are

the criminal trial is set to start for the man accused of murdering tech ceo bob lee in san francisco the cash app founder in april of 2023. investigators have previously said he drove lee to a secluded area before the stabbing. the two were in a dispute, reportedly over money. sister. according to court documents, defense attorneys will reportedly argue the stabbing was in self-defense. a driver accused in a deadly wrong-way crash in the south bay is expected to face a judge today. it happened august 26th on highway 85. this is near the highway 87 interchange in san jose. investigators say 39 year old duncan mccreery was driving the wrong way. this is when he slammed into a tesla, killing a mother and her 14 year old son. authorities yesterday booked him in jail on murder charges after he was discharged from the hospital. a big lift for the niners ahead of their opener at levi's on monday night. 49ers rookie ricky pearsall is back with the team. he was seen yesterday watching practice in santa clara, even walking around playing a little football. this is the first time he's been seen

courtroom rebuke for the attorneys defending nima momeni, the man accused of murdering cashapp founder bob lee last year. the judge took the defense to task for failing to properly file their motions on the public docket. in stinging remarks judge alexander robert gordon said, "i was going to ask you what happened, but to be perfectly honest, i'm not interested." defense attorneys offered assurances this will not happen again. jury selection is set for next week. >>> after the tense clashes we saw last year at college campuses across the state and country, a number of uc campuses including berkeley have approved requests by police at a number of uc campuses to buy new weapons and ammunition. campuses are joining in the request for additional resources in. total resources, ten campuses are joining. uc berkeley is asking for four new drones, a hazardous device robot and 300 more sponge rounds. while uc san francisco is asking for 11 rifles, ten projectile launchers and three drones, the department says part of the request is due to the fact that they added 16 new officers after taking over polic

he's accused of stabbing tech entrepreneur, bob lee, in san francisco in april of last year. both sides are working to establish the ground rules for the trial like how the mention of the knife can be used. jury selection is expected to start next week. >>> and people who want to keep the great highway open to cars held a rally in san francisco. if voters approve prop k this november, the upper part of the highway would be permanently closed to cars and converted into an ocean front park. it's been closed to cars on weekends ever since the pandemic. opponents worry a permanent closure would lead to traffic congestion in nearby neighborhoods. >>> today is day two of dreamforce in san francisco. more than 45,000 people are in town for the annual salesforce conference at moscone. tonight pink and imagine dragons are performing as part of a benefit concert. >>> and darren, it looks like actually i hope they brought their coats and their umbrellas because it was a little drizzly today? >> i keep getting distracted by what's behind you actually on the radar. those down right thunde

nima momeni is accused of stabbing tech executive bob lee. part of the discussion focused on video recorded by police after momeni's arrest. jury selection will start when all these issues are ironed out. >>> that's the sound of more than 1,500 hotel workers with unite here local 2 striking on the streets of san francisco. the hospitality workers from three major hotel chains hilton, hyatt, and marriott are demanding higher wages, improved health benefits and relief from excessive work loads. contracts for many hotel service workers expire in august. >>> up next, a major escalation of the fighting in the middle east in the wake of last week's explosive attacks targeting wagers and walkie-talkies. >>> mom and pop shops feeling stretched thin, meet the business owner hoping to strike a new pose to push back against corporate competition. >> this feel the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark auth

about the defense strategy in the case against the man who is accused of stabbing tech executive bob lee in san francisco last year. th suggest lee may have carried the knife and attacked the man who pushed back and redirected the weapon at lee. >> our theory is that our client stood his ground, okay, and he used the amount of force necessary to make sure that he wasn't hurt, that he didn't -- that he didn't sustain substantial serious bodily injury or death, and he did. that's our theory. >> in a pre-trial hearing today a forensic expert testified that the wounds found on lee could be consistent with the defense's theory of self-defense. that same expert also said the injuries could be consistent with the prosecution's argument that he stabbed lee. the judge approved the expert to testify during trial. jury selection begins next week. >>> and now on to contra costa county. antioch police still scrambling to deal with a large increase in gun violence, including 15 shootings in the month of september. officials believe it may be a series of retaliation shootings centered around one neighb

nima momeni, the man accused of fatally stabbing tech executive bob lee, is back in court today. this is a continuation of the hearings that essentially set the ground rules for the upcoming trial part of which they are discussing is video allegedly recorded by san francisco pd after his arrest and a period of lee's and momentous drug use. jury selection is expected to happen in the coming days well, with the election just 43 days from now, former president donald trump returns to the battleground state of pennsylvania. while vice president kamala harris spends the day in washington with no campaign events scheduled. erica brown has the latest on the race, including the results from a new cbs news poll. >>>>the latest nationwide cbs news poll shows vice president kamala harris has edged up slightly over former president donald trump, though it's still anybody's race, as shown by the statistical tie in the key battleground states harris may be benefiting from a surging stock market and falling interest rates she now trails trump by just six points among voters who say the economy

the man accused of murdering cash app founder, bob lee, is set to head to trial. we'll hear from the defense lawyers who say the prosecution has the story all wrong. >>> parents will soon have new tools to monitor their kid's social media. the new measure by meta meant to limit teen exposure to sensitive content. >>> we also use something called yodi, which uses basically looks at facial features and says this person is under 18, this person is over 18. >> you've got to stick around for this story. our vern glenn goes toe to toe with a giant in the tennis world. how he faired against one of th the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >>> the high-profil

. >> plus, the attorney lays out the defense plan in the murder case of cash app founder bob lee.king to clean up the great pacific garbage patch. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we're about to get relief from this inland heat. i'll let you know exactly when and what the temperatures will look like for the weekend. coming up, when abc seven news at six begins. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now for humanity thrive, we need to be able to be optimistic about the future. >> optimistic about the future that is part of building a better bay area. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks so much for joining us. we talk about building a better bay area. so tonight let's focus on the bay part. >> and not just the bay but also the oceans that connect us to the world. what does it take to keep them healthy and thriving for generations to come? >> trash certainly is not the answer. the great pacific garbage patch is the biggest pile of plastic in the ocean in the world, and it's floating in between california and hawaii. it is twice the size of texas, but it

alemany is accused in the april 2023 deadly stabbing of tech ceo and cash app founder bob lee. prosecutors say today's hearing laid out the timing for jury selection and opening statements. a specific start date should happen by the first week in october. investigators say he stabbed lee because of a dispute surrounding his sister. defense attorneys are expected to claim the stabbing was self-defense. artificial intelligence is the hot topic at dreamforce this week. day two of the conference at moscone center today. but right now, 30,000 people are pouring into oracle park for the conference's big charity concert. nbc bay area's christie smith is in san francisco with how this is helping give a much needed boost to san francisco. at dreamforce. thousands of attendees make their way into the annual tech conference by salesforce. the first time for jessica and vivian. every session that we've gone to has been really informative, really helpful, we're learning about a bunch of things that we can take back to our nonprofit to improve our software and how we fundraise. there's so mu

. >>> the san francisco judge overseeing the bob lee murder trial was not happy with the defense team today. in fact she said the attorneys were wasting her time. they're representing the person accused of stabbing lee to death last year. during an emergency hearing today, the judge slammed the attorneys for failing to submit motions properly and violating court rules. they apparently started apologizing for the filing but said the mistake wasn't on him. he's set to be back in court next monday. >> smash and grab robberies are devastating for small businesses. these last year when thieves slammed the two cars into two san jose smoke shops, but police say the security video helped them arrest the people accused of carrying out similar crimes and in 2022 five people were arrested from security footage from a bakery in alan rook. they were held at knife point while the robbers grabbed the cash box. it put other break-ins on high alert. now the city said it is giving free security cameras to dozens of small businesses in alan rock village as part of a new pilot program and police officers

com one of our top stories the man charged in killing of cash app founder bob lee was back in court today. nima momeni began a pretrial hearing in san francisco. a family run flower shop in antioch hit by thieves. surveillance video shows burglars making their way into the business, resulting in $4,000 in damage. and california lawmakers entered a special session today to address high gas prices in the state. governor newsom has largely put the blame on oil companies. you can find these stories and much more right there@ktvu.com. >> well, these popular trader joe's tote bags are back after they sold out everywhere earlier this year. the steep price some people are reselling them ok y'all we got ten orders coming in.. big orders! starting a business is never easy, but starting it eight months pregnant.. that's a different story. i couldn't slow down. we were starting a business from the ground up. people were showing up left and right. and so did our business needs. the chase ink card made it easy. when you go for something big like this, your kids see that. and they believe they can do th

mckinney's defense attorneys will not be allowed to refer to lee as crazy bob. that's a nickname he used sometimes on social media. the judge denied the defense's motion to exclude evidence that the knife was the same brand found in the apartment of neema's sister. the judge closed the courtroom and heard several other motions privately. >> today marks day two of dreamforce in san francisco. artificial intelligence continues to be the hot topic today. salesforce executives talked about how they're leading the charge to get ai tools into the hands of their teams. it's also something ceo marc benioff talked about in a conversation with the ceo of amd, a semiconductor company based in santa clara. >> it's our job to make sure that the computing that have is the most capable, the most reliable unlocks the vision. some some of what you talked about in your keynote yesterday mark that it unlocks the capability, you know, to do, you know, agent force and sort of the next generation of ai. >> tonight the attention shifts from moscone center downtown to oracle park for t

in court, the defense pushed to discuss bob lee's drug use and details about the murder weapon, prosecution thought mention of his nickname as crazy bob, and on the knife, the judge denied the alleged request. hearings resume monday. >>> governor gavin newsom will announce new statewide efforts on mental health while helping the mission district with state and local leaders, this follows his executive order to remove homeless and kimmons all throughout the state following the u.s. supreme court's decision to allow cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. >>> today, we will discuss leadership and her experience building businesses and empower and celebrate women, then simone biles will be in town discussing the importance of mental health and discipline. coming up, we will talk about keeping salesforce attendees amidst crime in san francisco. >>> chances are you are waking up this morning thinking about the interest rate cut, while the cut will bring rates down a little bit to borrow money, the initial impact won't be felt in your kitchen anytime soon, the fed projects tw

. >>> and the case of the bay area detective stabbed to death, court will resume monday in the bob lee trial, the san francisco judge slammed attorneys for nima momeni for failing to submit their motions properly and violating court rules. nima momeni stands accused in his death, also the judge said the attorneys were wasting her time. let's go to oakland, this morning a judge will hear the motion to dismiss charges against three alameda police officers in the death of mario gonzalez. gonzalez died after officers pinned him to the ground during an arrest. attorneys for the officers say prosecutors missed the deadline to file charges. the family will rally outside the courthouse before that hearing. >>> the bay area ferry system will get more than $16 million in federal grants, nancy pelosi made the announcement saying the money will help the agency's advance their goal of transitioning the fleet to zero emissions. that means for now, there will be two services between downtown san francisco, treasure island and beautiful mission bay. >>> good morning to those of you who are out early f

the prosecution fought the mentioning of lee's nickname as crazy bob. the judge denied the defense requests on the knife, ruling. the weapon allegedly matches a set found in his sister's apartment. the hearing is set to resume on monday. in sonoma county, dozens of people are suing the company that puts on the tough mudder events after they say they were infected with a dangerous bacteria. while participating in the race in august of last year. the lawsuit claims that people who ran the tough mudder at the sonoma raceway broke out in rashes or got sick after the race. we spoke to evan goldsmith, who has participated in dozens of tough mudder events. >>>>the rash is really unsightly and itchy and gross, but it felt like i had like a terrible migraine and a fever with >ryan>it. well, the lawsuit claims event organizers used untreated water on the course that contained the bacteria, saying dozens of children and adults became sick after the race, suffering with fevers, headaches and vomiting. this photo of a participant, well, we'll show it to you later, s

. >> we're following the latest developments in the murder case of cash app founder bob lee.ay, a judge heard several pretrial motions. the tech mogul was stabbed in san francisco's soma neighborhood in april 2023 and later died. he is charged with his murder. a judge ruled his defense attorneys won't be allowed to refer to lee as, quote, crazy bob, a nickname he used sometimes on social media. the judge denied the defense's motion to exclude evidence that the knife was the same brand found in the apartment of nima's sister. several other motions were heard privately after the judge closed the courtroom. >> a new school year is beginning at stanford with new rules around protesting on campus. the university's new president is rolling out the updated policies after stanford's pro-palestinian protests made national headlines. on tuesday, stanford released what are called freedom of expression policies. unauthorized tents will be prohibited, and students concealing their face may be asked to identify themselves by a university official. in a video, the provost explains other dis

happening today a pretrial hearing in the murder trial against a man accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee in san francisco. jury selection will soon follow. nima momeni is charged with stabbing lee to death. prosecutors say he was trying to protect his sister from lee. but defense lawyers say it was an act of self-defense. after lee became belligerent. if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. >> our time is 734. a vallejo man is in jail accused of shooting and killing a grandmother right in front of her family. it happened monday night at the avian glen apartments. neighbors say they heard a dozen shots from inside the apartment. and then saw saw someone running from the area. first responders tried to help the victim. darlene washington, but she died there at the scene. police say 28 year old anthony huff, junior later turned himself in. miss washington's family says anthony huff is the father of her grandchildren, very much loved her children and was really only trying to protect her baby. >> because i don't feel safe here with my kids. i don't feel comfortable living here any

for a hearing to make arguments about what evidence they say should be allowed or excluded in the bob lee murder trial. he is accused of stabbing and killing the tech executive in april of last year. several of those motions were heard in private. the judge cleared the courtroom after both sides agreed the discussion could taint a potential jury pool. prosecutors had filed their motions with the clerk's office, but defense attorneys did not. instead saying they had emailed them to the judge and prosecutors. yeah, we emailed everything to the parties and the judge in a timely fashion. david schneider is executive director of the first amendment coalition. it's a violation of the first amendment to exclude the public and the press. how about the filings? why aren't your filings at the clerk's office? i talked to the clerk. we filed them. did you file with the clerk's office? can you tell were they filed today? no. what? do you know the date offhand? i don't. i'm sorry. schneider says there are reasons records can be filed under seal, but that didn't happen here. what? >> it appears to have

investigators now working on a motive nima momeni, the man accused of fatally stabbing tech exec bob lee, is back in court this morning. this is a continuation of the hearings that essentially set the ground rules for the upcoming trial. part of what they're discussing today is video allegedly recorded by san francisco police after his arrest and a period of lee and momentous drug use. jury selection is expected to happen in the next coming days. neighbors and business owners in antioch say that they no longer feel safe in their communities after the recent killings of a teen and other crimes an 18 year old was fatally shot in the cavello road and sunset drive area on friday afternoon, with more than a dozen shootings in antioch in the last month, eight of them in just the last week. some say if nothing changes, they'll have no choice but to leave. >>>my place was shot at. bullet went right through my pantry into my kitchen. i feel that not enough focus is implemented in this area. >veronica>antioch police posted a call to action on facebook asking community members to report what they s

the sister of the man accused of stabbing and killing tech executive bob lee was subpoenaed to appear in court today. a judge ordered her to appear again next month as a witness for prosecutors. nima momeni is accused of killing lee in april of last year. his sister has been at the center of the case. prosecutors say the murder weapon is a knife that came from her apartment. well, defense attorneys have said he acted in self defense that night, that lee was killed. >> now to the developing news from the giants that people have been talking about all day long. >> the team is shaking up the front office. this after yet another disappointing season. abc seven sports director larry beil is here with the details. larry in with buster posey, a fan favorite. >> absolutely. a franchise icon, actually, to try to steer the ship back into the playoffs and ultimately another world series. farhan. far gone. there have been rumors about this going on for weeks. not a huge surprise. the question was if farhan zaidi was let go as director of baseball operations, who would take over? and now we know i

guidelines for the trial of nima momeni, the man who's charged with killing san francisco tech executive bob lee. the judge considered a long list of pretrial motions presented by prosecutors and the defense, and the judge ruled that the victim cannot be referred to by his online persona, crazy bob. also prosecutors will be allowed to try to connect the knife used in the attack to the home of his sister. criminal law experts say it's important to establish that the guidelines of the trial before a jury is seated. >> motions before a trial are really important because what they do is they streamline the case for the jury. so the attorneys and the judge aren't taking breaks every ten minutes to decide certain issues. so the judge makes a decision under usually 352 of the evidence code, which is does the probative value outweigh the prejudicial value. >> now, some other big issues were settled behind closed doors. the next court hearing is scheduled monday. >> the owners of a family run flower shop in antioch are frustrated after their business was burglarized. surveillance video shows a man using

guidelines for the trial of nima momeni, the man charged with killing san francisco tech executive bob lee. the judge considered a long list of pretrial motions presented by prosecutors and the defense. the judge ruled that the victim cannot be referred to by his online persona, crazy bob. also, prosecutors will be allowed to try to connect the knife used in the attack to the home of his sister. criminal law experts say it's important to establish the guidelines of a trial before the jury is seated. >> motions before a trial are really important because what they do is they streamline the case for the jury. so the attorneys and the judge aren't taking breaks every ten minutes to decide certain issues. so the judge makes a decision under usually 352 of the evidence code, which is does the probative value outweigh the prejudicial value? >> some of the other issues were settled behind closed doors. the next court hearing is set for monday. the owners of a family run flower shop in antioch say they are frustrated after their business was burglarized. surveillance video here shows a man using a

another hearing with the criminal trial set to begin for the man accused of murdering tech ceo bob leen san francisco. prosecutors say nima momeni stabbed and killed the cash app founder back in april of 2023. investigators have previously said that he drove lee to a secluded area before stabbing him, and the two were in a dispute over money. sister according to court documents, defense attorneys will reportedly argue the stabbing was self-defense. happening today, the 14 year old suspect accused in this week's georgia high school shooting is expected to be arraigned. he'll be tried as an adult. on wednesday, investigators say he shot and killed four people, two kids and two teachers before campus security officer managed to stop the rampage. seven others were shot, but all are expected to survive. georgia authorities yesterday arrested the suspect's father after determining he knowingly allowed his son to have a weapon. he's now facing second degree murder charges. most safety experts agree there are ways for parents to better prepare their children in the unlikely event of school vio

is underway in san francisco in the murder trial against a man accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee. nina simone is charged with manslaughter. prosecutors say he stabbed to death during an argument over his sister's drug use. his defense lawyer says it was an act of self-defense. if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. jury selection is expected to begin next week. >> people in antioch are demanding more police protection following several recent shootings in that city. monday afternoon, a woman says she and her two year old son were inside their home at l street when there was gunfire next door at an rv park. a bullet went through the wall of her home. contra costa county sheriff's department says a man was shot and critically hurt in that incident. later that day, there were two other shootings, one on l at sycamore and the other on east 18th and carvalho. >> i'm upset that people are behaving this way. i mean, it's like this is not the way antioch used to be. it seems like it's getting crazier. we hear gunshots from sycamore all the time. >> i mean, that's around here.

he is the man accused in the april 2003 deadly stabbing of tech ceo cash app founder bob lee. prosecutors say today's hearing will likely lay out the timing of the jury selection and opening statements. a specific start date should happen by the first week of october. investigators say that he stabbed lee in some kind of dispute over his sister. defense attorneys are expected to claim that stabbing was self-defense. a group of san jose merchants taking new action to halt a surge in recent burglaries. the alum rock village business association will launch a new camera pilot program later this morning. this as police are investigating another break in nearby willow glen. the latest victim is british kelly's la villa dahle. it happened just about 24 hours ago. cameras showed someone breaking the glass on the front door, heading straight for the cash register. in this case, they didn't get very much and they left quickly. but the door needed major repair. merchants there fed up with the crime spike. and they're already taking new action. i think it's happening maybe at between 1 a

founder bob lee in san francisco. jury selection will soon follow.emo is charged with stabbing lee to death. prosecutors say he was trying to protect his sister from lee. his defense lawyers say it was an act of self-defense after lee became belligerent. if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. >> just minutes ago, israel's defense minister declared a start of a, quote, new phase of war as the army turns attention to the northern front with lebanon. details are still coming in. it comes after reports of a second and third wave of explosions in lebanon. this time, hezbollah says it was walkie talkies that blew up quickly, followed by home solar energy systems. the militant group blames israel for today's attack. it comes a day after what you see in this video here. at least 12 people were killed and thousands more hurt when multiple pagers exploded across the country of lebanon. the u.s. has been briefed by israel on what happened, but say it had no knowledge of the attacks beforehand. >> new. this morning, the federal government says the ba

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lee stabbed him. >> according to jury foreman bob broschat, the knife in brock's back happened just the way he told lice. but that didn't mean that the rest of lee's story was false. it meant the jury believed both were lying about something. >> the evidence was all over the board. it was just a lot of misinformation that was being thrown our way. >> even judges looking at the case were confused, saying at oral argument, neither party's attorney could offer any story logically consistent with the physical evidence. and after days of going over the evidence in nearly deadlocking, bob and the rest of the jury came to this conclusion. brock orwig is found not guilty of premeditated first degree attempted murder, and the jury was unanimous on that unanimous on that. >> right? >> right. so you believe brock was indeed invited to the house? >> correct. the whole jury thought that he was attacked when he walked into the house. >> minnesota prosecutors never charged lee and even though the jury found brock innocent of first degree attempted murder, he wasn't exactly off the hook on the lesser charge of seco

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