tonight, the man who admitted to raping and killing eight year old maddie middleton nearly ten years ago in santa cruz, was told by a jury that he will have to stay behind bars for at least two more years. >> it was a big relief. it it's been a very exhausting process. >> today, a jury concluded that convicted killer adrian gonzalez should not be released, even though he's 25 years old, and california juvenile law qualifies him for release. good evening, i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. the killing sent shock waves throughout santa cruz. nearly ten years ago, the killer, who was 15 years old at the time, was petitioning the court for his release. ktvu reporter lamonica peters live tonight there at the santa cruz county courthouse with more about the case and reaction from the community. lamonica. >> mike. the murder of maddy middleton shocked this community ten years ago, and today, a jury agreed with prosecutors that adrian gonzalez is still a threat to the public and should not be released. >> i just want maddy to be remembered for the beautiful little girl that she was.

i'm maddie beer-temple and maddie. the president said he no longer wants the u.s. to make pennies study. explain why. yeah, that's right. president trump said that he's ordering the treasury to stop minting pennies. and the reason is because they cost more to produce than they're worth about. 3.7 cents to make, according to the the u.s. mint. so it's unclear, though, if he actually has the authority to do this or this is something congress would need to do. well, find thank you, madam. >> and then efforts to cut federal spending. the trump administration is also taking steps to shut down the consumer financial protection bureau saying that the agency's dc office is now going to be closed for this week. congress created this bureau in the wake of the 2008 market crash to protect americans. consumers from predatory business practices. consumer groups say the administration is targeting the c f pb and it's no accident. elon musk is launching a payment service on his social media platform. >> so by stopping all cfpb work, musk appears to shutting down any enforcement o

new at 5 jurors have decided maddy middleton's convicted killer is still too dangerous to be released from custody. >> adrian gonzales was 15 when he is lord maddy middleton into his mother's apartment where he strangled the girl on his bed sexually assaulted her, stabbed her to death. he's served nearly a decade in juvenile custody, but his 25th birthday trigger. the hearing under state law. any criminal convicted in juvenile court qualifies for possible parole when they turn. 25 gonzales will be eligible for a new trial in 2 years. >> new at 5, the council on american islamic relations, san francisco is speaking out against stanford university citing the university's ongoing suppression of palestinian advocacy, including arrests, suspensions and restrictions on student protest kron gayle ong has details. >> today care is former formally designating stanford university as a hostile campus from palestinian pro-palestinian students and faculty. that designation coming from the council on american islamic relations. san francisco or care members held a rally to speak out against the uni

so ten years ago, maddie middleton was lured to an apartment with the promise of ice cream there. the little 18 year-old. the little eight year old excuse me was kidnaped, raped and stabbed. her body put in a garbage bag. adrian gonzalez confessed to detectives he was 15 years old at the time of the crime. gonzalez has spent the last decade in the juvenile justice system, but petitioned the court for his release. under california law, any criminal who was convicted when they were 15 or younger can petition to be released when they turn 25. over the last few months, a jury has listened to psychologists and other experts to determine whether gonzalez remains a threat to the public. and today, those jurors concluded that he is. senate bill 1391 that triggered today's hearing was among a slate of justice reform initiatives signed by governor jerry brown back in 2019. tonight, we want to go in depth on this law and take a closer look at the intentions and the consequences. here now live with me is david ball, santa clara university law professor specializing in criminal law. professor,

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple report. >> crews began lifting the wreckage from the potomac river monday morning. today was a very successful day for the most part, u.s. army corps of engineers. colonel francis para says authorities recovered parts of the american airlines jet that collided with an army helicopter last week and left 67 people dead. those are our goals for today. >> the fuselage, the engine and the wing. paris as the operations tuesday will focus on the cockpit. >> the number of victims identified is still at 55, according to dc fire assistant chief gary steen. he says they recovered more remains today. these remains as well as remains that have been recovered previously. >> are in the process of being positively identified. steen says he believes the remaining victims are in the wreckage. this is >> tragic. the recovery efforts come after families of the victims visited the crash site sunday near reagan national airport. the national transportation safety board is leading the investigation into what caused the collision. >> some of the questions deal

maddie beer-temple reports. >> in exchange for getting marc fogel home, white house officials say the u.s. is releasing a russian criminal alexander vinik. he was arrested for cryptocurrency fraud and convicted of money laundering as marc fogel stepped back on american soil. feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. the white house says his release is a step forward in ending the russia-ukraine war. and it's a sign, as i just said, that we are moving in the right direction. president trump greeted the american teacher at the white house late tuesday after fogle spent about 3 years jailed in russia for having medical marijuana. it could be a big, important part of getting the war with ukraine. the prisoner swap comes amid new talks to end the russia-ukraine war. >> president trump said he had a phone call with russian president vladimir putin today saying on truth, social quote, we agreed to work together very closely, including visiting each other's nations. the president also spoke to ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky who posted on x that the 2 talked about, quote, opportun

washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports. >> the economy added 143,000 jobs in january and unemployment declined from 4.1% to 4%. think right now, the job market has pretty good balance. bankrate economic analyst mark hamrick says the job market is solid, even with elevated inflation. he says the uncertainty of tariffs could affect that. president trump recently paused tariffs on canada and mexico. one of the tariffs are actually carried out or implemented. >> will determine the impact on inflation. those taxes on imported goods, hamrick says could result in higher costs when consumers are already. >> still, you know, reeling from elevated price levels. the white house called the jobs report week weren't hurting a very difficult jobs market because of joe biden's terrible white house national economic council director kevin hassett pointed out the report revised jobs numbers from last year. that's the news of the jobs report. is the massive down or division? the labor department says the economy created roughly 600,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated from april 2023 to

jurors have decided maddy middleton's convicted killer is still too dangerous to be released from custody. adrian gonzalez was 15 when he lured 8 year-old maddy middleton into his mom's apartment where he strangled the girl on his bed sexually assaulted her and stabbed her to death. he has served nearly a decade in juvenile custody, but his 25th birthday triggered this hearing under state law. any criminal convicted in juvenile court qualifies for possible parole when they turn. 25 gonzales will be eligible for a new trial in 2 years. the south bay santa clara county deputy is recovering from surgery tonight. >> after getting involved in a head-on crash, authorities say the deputy daniel rebollo says was on his way to work on valentine's day when the crash happened. deputy arevalo says a husband and a father to 3 young kids. the cause of the crash is under investigation. meantime, the peace officers research association of california set up an online fundraiser to help him out as well as his family. >> san francisco is working to make city streets safer. officials are installing 33 speed

the man convicted in juvenile court of killing an eight-year-old girl, maddie middleton, will not befrom custody. there he is today. adrian gonzalez, who was 15 when he kidnaped, raped and killed maddie before leaving her body in a dumpster at the apartment complex where they both lived in 2015. he pleaded guilty in 2021 and was eligible for release after turning 25. today, jurors decided unanimously that gonzalez remains a physical danger to the public and should remain incarcerated for another two years. decades spent searching for a killer. and tonight, police may have solved the cold case murder of a hiker in berkeley. police found the body of maria wiedorfer in tilden regional park in 1990 after 35 years. police today named john lipari as the killer, saying he strangled and sexually assaulted the 32 year old. lipari lived in martinez at the time of the attack, but then moved to oregon. officers declared lipari a primary suspect last year when they were able to confirm dna evidence. lipari, though, died by suicide last november. the hofer family released a statement saying that t

gonzalez, 15 years old at the time, was convicted of killing eight year old maddie middleton in 2015. ktvu lamonica peters has the story. >> madison middleton was eight years old in 2015 when she was sexually assaulted and murdered in santa cruz by then 15 year old adrian gonzalez. gonzalez has spent nearly the last decade in custody, and on wednesday, a jury decided he will spend at least two more years behind bars. >> my heart goes to maddie's mom, laura, that in two years this just took seven months of her life. the last seven months have been dedicated to this hearing, and to think that she would have to face that again every two years. >> under state senate bill 1391, gonzalez would have been automatically released from custody when he turned 25. gonzalez can also ask to be released on parole every two years, due to the violent nature of his crime. prosecutors asked a jury to deny his release because they believe he is still a danger to the community. >> for the defense. the underlying crime was so horrific it was difficult to overcome. so i think what you saw here is the defense

so interesting seeing -- maddie. so interesting seeing these signs out there. to of course. i heart usaid, said no one other than democrats after seeing the corruption, misspending and waste that was going on inside of that department. kevin: it was crazy. and griff was laying out some of the things that, to me, just shocked the senses. you were talking about -- griff: well, you'd think democrats would want to quietly get onboard with trump is so they don't have to defend male circumcision in mozambique -- rachel: or sesame street in iraq are. [laughter] griff: by the way -- rachel: $20 million? if. griff: it is interesting in maddie's report, he had that lee tissue saw that james' tweet claiming this massive victory, but as maaed aty correctly pointed out as a great reporter, this is as the judge is saying, well, hold on, let's look at the private data the concerns. it's not an outright ruling banning it. so we'll find out in march. but it's the crazy they're rushing to claim a victory that isn't actually a victory. rachel: donald trump's really forcing them.

i'm maddie beer-temple. >> the latest inflation numbers show the price of groceries of gas went.that still going up, the consumer price index increased 3% in january. the white house putting some of the blame on the biden administration. president trump is urging fed chair jerome powell now to lower interest rates. meantime, some economists continue to warn that new tariffs will only help to raise prices. >> chairs that going just add to inflation lacko rocket ship. >> the federal reserve also argues that proposed immigration, fiscal and regulatory policies could raise prices. president trump says there could be short term pain but a long term payoff. >> still ahead on kron 4, a big milestone for the san francisco bay ferry. for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new sa

kron four's washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports. >> president trump met with lawmakers and governors at the white house today for a roundtable about school choice. you really is focused on making sure that we're empowering parents, florida congressman byron donalds says they talked about policies that could give parents more public funding for nonpublic schools. children fallen further behind. so we have to think outside the box. the meeting comes after the president signed an executive order wednesday, expanding educational freedom and opportunity for families. it directs the education department to prioritize school choice with discretionary funding. it also orders the department to give states guidance on how they can use federal money to support vouchers. the white house says the current public school system has failed. the nation's report card was released this week. >> and the news is not good. the national assessment of education progress found that 70% of 8th graders are not proficient in reading. and 72% are not proficient in math. we would love joyce is for ki

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maddie: there will definitely be a change in professions whether it is how the companies and -- and --- and -- and customer support will evolve. so far we are seeing most use cases in places where you don't have the capacity in place as you think about a company in the u.s. where they were alternating how to reach out in health care sector to people, there is no receivers to take appointments and people can call in, schedule the meeting. you are filling a gap where it was not possible before. hopefully in the next -- the next couple of years, still an open question, between the u.s. and u.k. something that we will figure out. tom: indeed. joumanna, back to you. joumanna: fascinating to hear about ai. in the world of audio, quite a discussion with tom mackenzie in london. we will talk about areas that are benefiting from drive toward european defense spending. this is bloomberg. >> working around out the show europeans will have to invest in defense, a basket that ups tracks is up 73% compared to the stoxx 600, huge outperformance but it's not just defense, we are seeing a rally in ukr

. >> jurors have decided maddy middleton's convicted killer is still too dangerous to be released from custody. adrian gonzalez was 15 years old when he lured 8 year-old maddie into his mother's santa cruz apartment where he strangled the girl on his bed sexually assaulted her and stabbed her to death. he has served nearly a decade in juvenile custody, but his 25th birthday triggered today's hearing under state law. any criminal convicted in juvenile courts qualifies for possible parole when they turn. 25, however, gonzalez was ordered to return to juvenile hall. he will be eligible for a new trial in 2 years. >> young person injured in a shooting in san francisco. this happened just before 3 o'clock this afternoon on 37th avenue and santiago street in the outer sunset. police say the person was found with a gunshot wound. they were taken to the hospital and expected to be okay. still no word tonight on a suspect. >> in mill valley, a major crash shut down the road in front of temple pies. high school tonight. police responded to miller avenue shortly before 07:00pm. 2 cars were involv

he can now ask to be released on parole every two years. >> my heart goes out to maddie's mom, laura, that in two years this just took seven months of her life. the last seven months have been dedicated to this hearing, and to think that she would have to face that again every two years. >> the santa cruz community and neighbors of the middleton's are now pushing for changes to the state bill. if a crime is as violent as this one. time is now. 505 in the case involving the cult like group called the ends, one of the suspects, maximilian snyder, is due in court tomorrow. two other defendants, alexander letham and rory dowd, appeared yesterday in a vallejo zoom hearing. they're accused of trying to kill their landlord in vallejo back in 2022, in an attack that left the victim blind in one eye. that landlord was later killed last month in a separate attack. investigators say the group is made up of computer scientists who share views about anarchy, and they're linked to at least six murders across the country. >> three suspects are charged with kidnaping, accused of taking an elderly man

hi, maddie. >> reporter: good afternoon. hhs is investigating maine's department of education for potentially violating title ix. it comes after this exchange yesterday from governor mills and president trump. >> are you not going to comply with it? >> i'm complying with tate and federal laws. >> well, i'm -- we are the federal law. well, you better do it, because you're not going to get any federal funding, if you don't. and, by the way, your population even though it's somewhat liberal, a although i did very well there, your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports. you better comply, otherwise you're not getting any federal funding. >> see you in court. >> reporter: maine's department of education says it's abiding by the state's human rights act which prevents discrimination-based gender identity. the trump administration argue as federal law supersedes state law. hanging in the balance is potentially about $200 million in federal funds that maine's education department is reportedly set to receive this fisc

and it looks like he took maddie with him. >> we're gonna find her. >> the nine one, one two part bh 6th on abc. >> newly released video shows the scary end to a police chase in england, a suspected motorcycle thief traveling at up to 60mph without a helmet crashed in a street south of newcastle last april. the bike nearly hit a mother and her children, who were just out shopping. the suspect was sentenced to 14 months on theft, drug and other charges. >> the menendez brothers are making their voices heard about their more than three decades behind bars. they are describing their prison horrors on a podcast, as they await a court hearing that could lead to their freedom. here's abc's matt gutman. >> in an extraordinary move, the menendez brothers calling into a podcast tmz's two angry men podcast with harvey levin and mark geragos. their defense attorney, erik menendez, describing the terror behind bars. >> i faced a lot of bullying and trauma. there was it was a dangerous environment. >> what happened to you? >> i was picked on, bullied violently. and it was traumatic. and it was co

and so this is part of the effort that they are trying to do here, guys. >> brian: thanks so much, maddywe have to cut trillions out of the budget. at least 2 trillion-dollar. we are already over budget $864 billion right now. we are only, in february, so this is going to be over 2 trillion that we're overdrawn. then, you fact were to in the rise in interest rates. so we owe interest on this debt. this is not a choice. this isn't like wouldn't it be good to reign the deficit in? this is a necessity or else our lifestyle as we know it is done. what you were saying on social security. looking at education, social security, he is also looking at the treasury. 20 million are listed 100 and higher. including more than 3.9 million between 1 # 0 and 139 years old. there is 364 million checks going out to social security recipients. that's more than we have americans. what are you talking about? how could this not be a five alarm fire? >> lawrence: doesn't it grind your gears that you they are protesting going through this you think about your parents. i know my parents every penny mattered ever

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on the latest job numbers. >> the economy added jobs in january and unemployment declined from 4.1% to 4%. think right now, the job market has pretty good balance. bankrate economic analyst mark hamrick says the job market is solid, even with elevated inflation. he says the uncertainty of tariffs could affect that. president trump recently paused tariffs on canada and mexico. one of the tariffs are actually carried out or implemented. >> will determine the impact on inflation. those taxes on imported goods, hamrick says could result in higher costs when consumers are already. >> still, you know, reeling from elevated price levels. the white house called the jobs report week weren't hurting a very difficult jobs market because of joe biden's terrible white house national economic council director kevin hassett pointed out the report revised jobs numbers from last year. that's the news of the jobs report. is the massive down or division? the labor department says the economy created roughly 600,000 fewer jobs than initially estimated

adrian gonzalez, the man who confessed to raping and murdering eight year old maddy middleton nearly ten years ago, will remain in prison for at least another two years. a santa cruz county jury denied gonzalez's release after he fought for it under a state law which does allow offenders who were 15 or younger at the time of the crime to be released from juvenile custody on their 25th birthday. with that, you're watching ktvu fox two news here at 630. celebrity chef tyler florence has left san francisco's union square, less than two years after signing a three year deal and receiving a grant from the city to open two new cafes. ktvu christian captain reports tonight the departure is raising a lot of questions about the nature of the deal and the future of union square. >> workers made trips in and out of the miller and lux bakery on the southwest corner of union square, removing items from the now closed cafe. the miller and lux provisions location across the square has a sign in the window that says it's temporarily closed for repairs and renovations. it's now clear that neither loc

. >> he's a damn serial killer, and it looks like he took maddie with him. >> where to find her? return begins thursday, march 6th on abc. >> we're back with a scary scene in northeast wisconsin. a five-year-old girl thrown to the ground while getting off a school bus in front of her home. a truck plowing or pulling a trailer slammed into the bus tuesday afternoon as kids exited. vera cruz suffered scrapes and bruises after hitting the pavement. her father was home waiting for vera and her twin sisters. >> i have not. >> been able to get rid of the adrenaline and the anxiety since last night, and even though i knew in my head what happened before, i physically saw the video, after seeing the video, i think it made the anxiety so much worse as a parent because our kids have to get off of this bus every day and get on this bus every day. >> thank goodness that little girl was okay. reports say the truck driver claimed the afternoon sun was a factor. police are still investigating. >> so hard to see that video. a seattle area school bus driver is back on the job after being hit in t

funding bill that aligns with the president's priorities to keep costs low. >> in washington, i'm maddieemple. >> and investor group led by elon musk wants to buy openai musk's lawyer says he submitted a bid for 97.4 billion dollars to buy the nonprofit the controls chatgpt is parent company musk says he wants to change the company back to a quote, safety focused force openai ceo sam altman rejected the offer saying his company would offer to buy elon musk's x, formerly twitter, 4, 9.7, 4 billion dollars just moved the numbers around. their altman also told employees the company structure does not allow an individual to take control of it. >> 4 news at 4 people in the north bay are dealing with the effects of mudslides and flooding. still how they're preparing now for this week's rate. plus. house speaker mike johnson says a spending bill is on the way. i'm basil. john, reporting in washington. will congress pass a budget will congress pass a budget before a government shutdown? ♪♪ ♪♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, bal

gonzalez was 15 years old when he was convicted of killing 18 year old maddie middleton in 2015.alez has spent nearly a decade in custody on murder and assault charges. it could have been automatically released from custody when he turned 25. under state senate bill 1391. but prosecutors argued he is still a danger to the community. the jury agreed gonzalez can request parole every two years. >> my heart goes out to maddie's mom, laura, that in two years, this just took seven months of her life. the last seven months have been dedicated to this hearing. and to think that she would have to face that again every two years. >> neighbors in middleton and other community members are pushing for state bill 1391 to be changed to exclude perpetrators of extreme crimes. a mother in michigan is in jail, accused of abandoning her three children in her home for several years. this week, deputies found 34 year old kelly bryant's children alone inside her home during a welfare check. they say the home was full of garbage, completely uninhabitable. the oldest child says their mother abandoned t

i'm maddie beer-temple. >> has the los angeles wildfires were not devastating enough. there have been countless reports of looters stealing from evacuated homes. the situation has led to a new state bill to increase penalties against people caught preying on fire victims. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace has the story. >> yeah. with the state senator behind the legislation says it's all about protecting fire victims and targeting thieves. looking to take advantage. you will be held accountable and we're creating stiffer penalties. state senators who's at the bella terra says that's the message she wants to make loud and clear to criminals caught preying on wildfire victims. >> it's an issue that came to the forefront last month when the southern california fires were still raging at that time, law enforcement arrested more than 50 people accused of looting and burglarizing homes that were evacuated to already be in a difficult situation where you're worried about your house burning down to also have to worry about people trying to take advantage of you and your

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on the latest numbers and how it's impactingmy. >> the economy added 143,000 jobs in january and unemployment declined from 4.1% to 4%. think right now, the job market has pretty good balance. bankrate economic analyst mark hamrick says the job market is solid, even with elevated inflation. he says the uncertainty of tariffs could affect that. president trump recently paused tariffs on canada and mexico. one of the tariffs are actually carried out or implemented. >> will determine the impact on inflation. those taxes on imported goods, hamrick says could result in higher costs when consumers are already. >> still, you know, reeling from elevated price levels. the white house called the jobs report week weren't hurting a very difficult jobs market because of joe biden's terrible white house national economic council director kevin hassett pointed out the report revised jobs numbers from last year. that's the news of the jobs report. is the massive down or division? the labor department says the economy created roughly 600,000 few

good morning, maddy. >> madeleine: good morning, guys. doge has been on a bit of a streak.e a look at what it eliminated on monday alone, 89 contracts with the department of education totaling more than $800 million. 29 education department dei training grants worth more than $100 million. and $59 million that elon musk says fema sent to hotels in new york city who house migrants in the country illegally. these are just some of the contracts doge has terminated infuriating democrats. listen to this one warning from a democratic lawmaker. >> you take education. you are looking at denying people a school lunches. when you cut education, you cut 72 -- you cut title 1, 72,000 teachers nationwide are gone. kids may be in a classroom that doesn't have a teacher. >> department of agriculture that manages the national school lunch program. several government agencies. they have gone to the usaid and department of education buildings to command answers. yesterday a delegation of democratic lawmakers from maryland rallied outside the social security administration headquarters slammi

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple is in dc now with details on what's different from theriffs announcement. >> today president trump is targeting not specific products, but countries he says charge the u.s. unfairly. >> president donald trump says he's taking action to level the playing field with us trading partners. i think it's going to be very big day and in a very positive way for our country. he signed a memo thursday imposing reciprocal tariffs meant to match the tax rates that other countries charge the u.s. reciprocal makes tariffs really fair. the president says the plan would help balance the trade deficit and boost domestic manufacturing. the tariffs will be imposed on a country specific basis with a focus on those that have higher trade deficits or other practices. he considers unfair. it could be some short-term disturbance but long term. >> it's going it's going to make our country a fortune. but democrats in congress say higher tariffs will force companies to raise prices resulting in higher costs for american consumers lost art going down. they are going.

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports. the latest in the recovery efforts and the investigation. >> crews began lifting the wreckage from the potomac river monday morning. today was a very successful day for the most part, u.s. army corps of engineers. colonel francis para says authorities recovered parts of the american airlines jet that collided with an army helicopter last week and left 67 people dead. those are our goals for today. >> the fuselage, the engine and the paris as the operations tuesday will focus on the cockpit. >> the number of victims identified is still at 55, according to dc fire assistant chief gary steen. he says they recovered more remains today. these remains as well as remains that have been recovered previously. >> are in the process of being positively identified. steen says he believes the remaining victims are in the wreckage. this is >> tragic. the recovery efforts come after families of the victims visited the crash site sunday near reagan national airport. the national transportation safety

i'm maddie beer-temple. >> governor newsom remains in washington this afternoon after meeting with thesident yesterday. the governor is seeking more money from the federal government. the governor thanked the president for his support. he asked him for unconditional disaster aid. his meetings on capitol hill, including lawmakers from the california drlegation. the governor says he is working across the aisle to ensure survivors have the resources and support that they need. >> happening now, nearly 5700 pg e customers are without power in oakland. it happening just north of lake merritt. you can see on the map here, the area affected. we'll keep you posted as we learn more. there. weather is not good, though. if you're chained to keep your power, the winds have been going. the rain has been >> another >> steady day of driving rain and in some spots as we take a look here at the richmond, sandra fell bridge toll plaza. it's good idea to maybe charge your device too soon as possible. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here now what we can expect. yeah. like that in right now could lose

our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on. but when what happened today? >> republicans on this committee called this hearing the consequences of over regulation. they say congress has to look back at what went wrong to prevent future tragedies. but democrats say they're politicizing this issue and congress should look forward to recovery. shame on anyone. >> who is exploiting the pain and suffering of disaster victims. democrats thursday pushed back on claims that over regulations made california wildfires worse. congressman ted lieu says firefighters tell him conditions like 100 mile per hour winds were to blame. not of the firefighters said it was about overregulation. blue called out president trump's order for the army corps of engineers to release nearly 2 billion gallons of water pouring down in this. it's a beautiful thing. lou says farmers need that water for the summer and it never made it to la. so the president waste that all this water for a pr stunt, some lawmakers say both the conditions and policies are to blame. so we have to truisms repub

gonzalez was 15 years old when he was convicted of killing eight year old maddie middleton in 2015. gonzalez has spent nearly a decade in custody on murder and assault charges. he could have automatically been released from custody when he turned 25. under state senate bill 1391. but prosecutors argued he is still a danger to the community. the jury agreed. gonzalez can request parole every two years. >> my heart goes to maddie's mom, laura, that in two years, this just took seven months of her life. the last seven months have been dedicated to this hearing. and to think that she would have to face that again every two years. >> neighbors of middleton and other community members are now pushing for state for state bill 1391 to be changed to exclude perpetrators of extreme crimes. >> the kansas city man, who pleaded guilty to felony assault for shooting a teen, has died while waiting for his sentence. andrew lester was found guilty of shooting ralph jarrell, who was only 16 at the time, in 2023. jarrell mistakenly knocked on the 86 year old's door, and lester shot the teen, claiming

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maddie beer-temple has the latest. >> in exchange for getting marc fogel home, white house officials the u.s. is releasing a russian criminal alexander vinik. he was arrested for cryptocurrency fraud and convicted of money laundering as marc fogel stepped back on american soil. feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. the white house says his release is a step forward in ending the russia-ukraine war. and it's a sign, as i just said, that we are moving in the right direction. president trump greeted the american teacher at the white house late tuesday after fogle spent about 3 years jailed in russia for having medical marijuana. it could be a big, important part of getting the war over with ukraine. the prisoner swap comes amid new talks to end the russia-ukraine war. >> president trump said he had a phone call with russian president vladimir putin today saying on truth, social quote, we agreed to work together very closely, including visiting each other's nations. the president also spoke to ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky who posted on x that the 2 talked about, quote,

in america last night as part of a prisoner swap with russia kron four's washington correspondent maddiebeer-temple is in dc now with details on these developments. >> in exchange for getting marc fogel home, white house officials say the u.s. is releasing a russian criminal alexander vinik. he was arrested for cryptocurrency fraud and convicted of money laundering. i as marc fogel stepped back on american soil, feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. the white house says his release is a step forward in ending the russia-ukraine war. and it's a sign, as i just said, that we are moving in the right direction. president trump greeted the american teacher at the white house late tuesday after fogle spent about 3 years jailed in russia for having medical marijuana could be a big important part of getting the war over. >> with ukraine, the prisoner swap comes amid new talks to end the russia-ukraine war. president trump said he had a phone call with russian president vladimir putin today saying on truth, social quote, we agreed to work together very closely, including visiting each ot

i'm maddie beer-temple. after a strong showing a snow rain and wind last week, boy, this weekend set to be a little calmer in the tahoe region. but yes, like get little bit of weather, it's expected to be minor. >> and for more on that, the man, the myth, the legend joins us live. coop is on the line. what some of >> guys yeah. it could take a look, guys. i mean, we're looking at blue skies out here. some of the best skiing of the year that last storm, the cancer or really did, you know, do a blast. a mother nature really good blast. the base up to 60 at the upper elevations. but today out at kirkwood ski along windblown unbelievable conditions. >> blue skies. i needed some sunscreen today, but it was good for you out today. where worry? yeah, we're of a car court today to ski up a church and the wall street. really good. nice and buttery last week or just a few days ago down to bare doddridge. but anywhere in the sierra right now is skiing and riding really well. yeah, it looks like a bluebird day. my favor

maddy. thanks for joining us. have fun in the snow. thank you for having me. all right. other news now as officials in new york are facing a lawsuit over the state's sanctuary city laws. >> attorney general pam bondi made this announcement. new york has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over american citizens. >> it stops it, stops today. as you know, we sued illinois. new york didn't listen. >> the suit is over the state's sanctuary policies including green light laws. those laws prevent federal immigration enforcement from accessing information on the state's dmv that it has an undocumented migrants. spotty says the department of justice will take on anyone that interferes with federal immigration efforts. the dog first. sanctuary city lawsuits were filed against illinois and in chicago and also cook county there last week. new secretary of health, robert f kennedy jr s promising to make america healthy again the senate officially confirmed him today, but not everyone is happy about this. our washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains why. >> president do

. >> lila and maddie's dad were never married. in fact, they split before madison was even born.ila packed up and went back to her tiny hometown of troy and moved in with her parents. they were more than happy to help the single mom raise madison. >> they would be in the car. they would be singing, and madison be singing along, and lila would just jump in. they sung and danced to and even going to the movies, going to different events for the school. her mom was there. >> back in troy, lila met a new guy, blaine gray leyer, whose parents owned the sporting goods store in town. sparks fly, and lila soon moves in with blaine. >> they only dated for about two months before she moved in with him. at first, everything was smooth. >> it seemed like a match made in heaven, but over time, her parents claimed the relationship turned ugly. >> it had gotten real bad fighting every day. she would call crying. we went up there a few times, but there's nothing we could really do other than if she would just wanted to come home with us and she wouldn't. >> two days before the fourth, lila final

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today, a jury refused to release the man who raped and murdered eight year old maddie middleton in santacruz. adrian gonzalez was 15 years old at the time, and he was scheduled to be released this past october when he turned 25. however, prosecutors said he remained a danger to society and asked for him to remain in jail for another two years. a jury unanimously agreed and gonzalez will remain behind bars. >> two fires, a little more than a month apart and one community on edge. firefighters are still watching the moss landing battery plant tonight after a new flare up that had neighbors closing up windows. air quality monitors did not detect any health risks last night. work begins this weekend to dismantle part of the burned out facility. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez looks at the next steps. >> officials monitoring the moss landing battery plant are expecting more flare ups. the video to the left was taken tuesday when a fire reignited in a section that previously burned on january 16th. nadine malouf is a former stanford professor and current ceo of cunovo, a battery manage

i'm maddie biertempfel. >> trump administration officials are reportedly taking steps to fire certainbi agents and prosecutors involved in investigations related to trump in the january. 6th riots at the capitol sources with the associated press say the administration is working to identify participated in what they call politically sensitive investigations for potential termination. similarly, a top justice department official ordered the dismissal of prosecutors involved in the cases against writers charged in the january 6th incident. this comes just days after trump pardoned more than 1500 in vivid individuals charged with federal crimes related to the attack at the capitol, the number of prosecutors and fbi agents affected by these orders. is unclear. the new york doctor has been indicted by a louisiana grand jury accused of prescribing an abortion pill online and that deep south state dr margaret carpenter and her company nightingale medical were charged on friday today with the criminal abortion, by means of abortion-inducing drugs. the case appears to be the first instance of