by the supreme court decision dallas county general attorney bill hill struck back. he refused to deny miller's guilt and warned that we will request the death penalty at the new trial. police want to rescind body and convict and prosecutors want to win for some reason the truth goes out the window nobody gives a damn about the truth they want to win. defense attorneys prosecutors they want to win. in order to win as the year two thousand and seven came to an end justice proposed a deal to thomas miller attorneys refer to it as an increment but miller's friends and family saw it as a trap even the trial would take place again and he might end up sentenced to death or he could plead guilty and a sentence would be changed to life imprisonment in order not to die thomas miller had to accept to stop claiming the innocence which he had been defending for twenty years for his friends the choice was clear better to plead guilty event to be sentenced to death again thomas miller still wants to defend his innocence but richard the detective found the words to tear him from it

this is the whole were led by this man judge bill hill. how can one explain that such ways were left on punished. perhaps because the death penalty is a source of contention in the us. we have officials here who are right wing politicians who do not value human life and who use the death penalty to promote their political careers and promote their their life and their lifestyle all our politicians are elected course our governor our state representatives our senators. our judges criminal court judges are district attorneys they're all elected and they like to say they think it's good to be appear to be tough on crime in the toughest on crime they think they can be used to have the death penalty and to support the death penalty. is the death penalty used as a means to profit bill hill's now retired did not wish to comment on this. really focused on two issues both having to do with the fairness of his trial one was the racism the other one was that you know thomas was shot by the police when he was arrested with a with a bullet round of amm

the judge was bill hill a man no one for his discrimination against black people. one young lady wants to know everything about this twenty year old trial. is thomas miller's daughter and was just a child when he was sentenced. this is the first time she has returned to the hotel where her father was brought almost dying after his arrest surekha was only seven years old i remember i was actually getting dressed for school. when i went into the role my mom was she was about to call my hair. she was like do you know. who that was. and at the time they were showing. the police department and i. said and i was crying because i didn't want to go to school at that time. for years she didn't know anything about the case. along with her husband she hopes to find. these. people. to keep. me safe they believe. that he should be treated. the first time. i was fifteen at the time. like you know. how did you. get a letter to be executed. we had to go. visit him for two days. to see. that is a hideous scary moment for you to know you can. hear one of your parents it's a manner o

the judge was bill hill a man no one for his discrimination against black people. one young lady wants to know everything about this twenty year old. is thomas miller's daughter was just a child when he was sentenced. this is the first time she has returned to the hotel where her father was brought almost dying after his arrest. was only seven years old i remember i was actually getting dressed for school and when i went into the role my mom was she was about to call me here. she was like do you know who that was that was on television. and she said that was your dad and at the time they were. the police department and. sad and i was crying because i didn't want to go to school at that time. for years she didn't know anything about the case. to show her the documents we along with her husband she hopes to find. you know that is. you see. these. people. he said they believe. to be. that he believed to be. the first time i actually. i was fifteen at the time it was. like you know. you want to know. till the. time. how did you miss the states take because i would get

remember just a bill sitting on capitol hill when he told us his life story. >> when i started i wasn't even a bill. i was just an idea. some folks pack home decided they wanted a law passed and called a local congressman and said you're right there, ought to be a law. >> well, this morning, i would like to look a little more into the life story of a law that's not quite as innocent as our little friend bill on capitol hill. pennsylvania's voter i.d. legislation. this week, it will find its way into pennsylvania's supreme court, where the american civil liberties union and other opponents will present oral arguments against it. pennsylvania's law requiring voting identification at the polls one of the strictest in the nation. opponents at this week's pennsylvania supreme court hearing will be appealing the decision of commonwealth court judge robert simpson. last month, simpson rejected a preliminary injunction request that would have kept the law from being implemented at the polls on november 6th. simpson based his decision on a u.s. supreme court case. marion. the court skwlupheld a

at a news conference outside their home today the studebakers said the bill introduced by jerry hill is an honor to their son's memory. >>> opponents proposed no jail made their voices heard today. protesters say the $160 million conference instruction would be bert sent on programs saying keeping people out of jail but today the supervisors voted to approve next year's budget which include funding for the jail. >> there is a public safety issue and if people get arrest and had they get evicted, someone thooz house them, and that's our role. our role is humane and opportunities right now is really dilapidated. >> counties are also feeling from a new state law that's more lower-level criminals to their jails. new san mateo county jail would have both men and women open in 2015. >>> a 67-year-old woman is fighting for her hit by near lake in oakland. police say the woman was walking across lake side drive when the truck turned onto lake side. he may have been walking to her home, which is just a few blocks away. the 56-year-old employee is undergoing a routine test for alcohol and drug

some nine hundred sixty bills as of last month the one hundred twelfth congress has passed a mere one hundred seventy three but beyond the numbers the fact is that capitol hill is getting ready to close its doors without having found a solution to military funding taxes the farm bill cybersecurity and much much more now as i mentioned many people are calling this the do nothing congress but that's not exactly accurate individually the senate and house have been very productive in passing bills and they've been arguably working more than previous congresses so for an inside look at what exactly is going on here congressman danny kaye davis who represents the seventh district of illinois joined me earlier for more well i think we have formally recess. i think quite some time and it's so unfortunate because this was such an excellent opportunity to pass meaningful legislation and find serious relief for the american people to think that we don't have a budget you know only continue in resolution when there are things that we know need to be done transportation for example we know that everybody could benefit from a transportation bill that would create jobs spu

the bills sponsored from assemblyman jerry hill saying they put the public utilities commission on notice they must improve overnight. first requires utilities commissioned to adopt safety regulations. and other two give more power regulate bonuses at utility companies. >> hundreds of workers rallied for bill of rights today outside of the state capitol. housekeepers and nannies delivered a petition with 25,000 signatures and urging them thoim sign a measure providing them with basics such as overtime and meal breaks this makes it so all domestic workers if you're caring for elderly or peoples' children they're able to have the rights you that need. >> governor brown has 10 days to sign that legislation or let it die. >> and one of the bills signed allows californians to register to vote on election day. abc 7 news joins us to talk about the taus of that as well as terms. >> supporters of same day registration say this will improve democracy. california has among lowest voter registration and participation rates in the country. >> that means is that our election system isn't accurately ca

this morning a morgan hill pit bill is looking for a little love and a permanent home. champ can't see the toy he's chewing on because he's blind. emily recently found the dog tied to a fence at a san jose elementary school with a computer cable around his neck. the animal was in bad condition. vets were forced to remove his eyes and said it was clear he was a victim of abuse. >> they should definitely i feel be put away. it's a crime. it's total neglect. i think they should be treated just like you would if you neglected a child. >> several supporters including the san jose animal advocates have now started a facebook page. they're hoping this leads to a permanent home for champ. >>> it is 4:38. a little good news on a follow-up. a woman left fighting for her life after being run down on a walnut creek sidewalk is now said to be improving this morning. doctors say sheng hahn is now listed in fair condition. she was hurt very badly saturday when a speeding pickup truck slammed right into her and her family. her mother-in-law was killed in that incident. the truck's driv

nothing congress and i know that senator dick durbin actually called transportation bills the easiest on capitol hill now you've been serving in congress since one thousand nine hundred sixty can you compare the congress then versus the one that we're facing today quite clearly i don't think that we ever experienced since i've been engaged in politics and especially electorial politics the kind of partisanship almost every item that comes up for a vote if it's meaningful you have democrats on one side republicans on the other if you have the house. the senate can't go along with that if the senate passes. legislation then of course the house is not with that and so we end up at a standstill. waitin. election to be some kind of vindication of which side was right which was wrong and i think that's most fortunate but i mean that's what some people call hardball politics and i hope that the people will realize that the best way to move forward would be to elect and in some instances. individuals who have the interests of the country at heart and do not play this part of brinksmanship all the time and co

i am in the neighborhood actually. >> bill: we like it. the hillbe. >> that's right. >> bill: we hillites here. and there's a lot going on. i was glad to see that at least the congress did something yesterday right. continuing resolution. >> for six months. >> bill: for six months. that's all we can muster, you know. >> bill: which is what? a cheap substitute for a budget? >> i don't know if it is a cheap substitute right? we hobble along. we kick that can down the road. only thing we're good at is kicking the can down the road. no matter what the issue is. >> bill: on this -- this just keeps -- i hear that phrase, most people don't understand that, just keeps the lights on. >> that's right. it keeps the budget that was sort of there before. running. >> bill: how long has it been since congress passed a budget? >> three or four years. three or four years. >> bill: thank you, john boehner. so we'll be talking libya military trauma and other issues with congresswoman jackie speier here. later in the hour, we're going to be joined, congresswoman by tw

this morning, i'd like to look into the life story of a law that's not quite as innocent as bill on capitol hill. pennsylvania's voter id legislation. this week, it will find it's way into pennsylvania supreme court where the american civil liberties union and others will vote for it. the voter id laws are one of the strictest in the nation. they will be appealing the decision of common welt court judge robert simpson. he rejecting a idea that would have kept the law from being implemented at the polls on november 6th. he based it on a 2008 ruling in which the court upheld voter id law in indiana. prior to 2006 when the indiana law passed, no state required a voter to produce a government issued voter id as a condition to vote. indiana was the first. and the state of indiana, just like the state of pennsylvania in the lower court, admitted it could come up with no, zero cases of inperson voter fraud. which is what the law is designed to protect against. but the supreme court upheld it anyway. they thought nearly the threat was enough to justify a voter id law. only that threat doesn't exist. acc

today the mayor and state assemblyman jerry hill talked about bills to prevent a similar disaster >> the reality is it is too late for us and our neighborhood, it is too late for neighbors, but putting legislation like this in place is just in time perhaps keep another neighborhood from having this type of disaster >> the city will hold a remembrance at san bruno city park to mark the two-year anniversary >> the dumbarton bridge is back up and running. it reopened last night at about 720. all lanes closed over the weekend for a seismic retrofit project that will give the bridge more room to move safely during an earthquake. the project expected to finish early next year. l.a. is treating trees were the stars and not everybody is happy about that. crews are chopping down or trimming hundreds of trees to make room for the space shuttle which will make its final journey through the streets of l.a. to its final home at the california science center. they have agreed to plan to new trees for every one that is cut down but some critics are still not happy >> it has long been illegal for co

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sponsoring this bill after the crestmore neighborhood in san bruno was devastated when a pg&e natural gas pipeline exploded back in september of 2010. hill news conference at 10:00 this morning to talk about this new bill. >>> the governor also signing into a law a bill which would make bus companies, drivers and chaperones responsible for underage drinking on those party buses. it would also impose fines up to $2,000. assemblyman hill also sponsoring this measure in memory of 19-year-old brett studebaker of burlingame. he died in february, 2010, when his car crashed after hours of drinking on a party bus. now, the party bus and pipeline bills go into effect january 1st. >>> 5:49. san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting to talk about the recent violence in the mission district. an officer in plain clothing shot and injured a suspected gang member thursday night. after the man allegedly aimed a gun at the officer. the shooting sparked violent demonstrations. protesters vamgndalized several builds, including a police station. today's meeting will be at the cornerstone church on 17th street. >>> coming up we'll show you some of t

hill authored a bill which was signed into law today that will tighten loopholes around underaged drinking on party buses. the couple's 19-year-old son brett was killed two years ago when he crashed his car after being on a party bus. >> and i feel happy that something good can come out of something so bad. and that's, i think -- >> i think it's nicely put. we feel brett's presence quite a bit. we know that brett is smiling down on this day. >> the new law requires an adult chaperon, ids to determine who is under 21, and many other changes. the law takes effect january 1st. >>> meanwhile, in a separate case, the chp is still investigating the death of a 25-year-old woman who fell out of a party bus and died on highway 17 in july. >>> well, from the company that made googling a verb, a new way to get around. a bit of california history made at google headquarters today as the governor signed a bill into law making the driverless car street legal. nbc bay area's business tech reporter scott budman was there for the signing. he joins us now. scott, i got to tell you, the whole driverless car

sponsoring the bill after the crestmore neighborhood in san bruno was devastated when a pg&e gas pipeline exploded back in september, 2010. hill will also hold a news conference starting at 10:00 this morning to talk about the new bills. >>> the governor also signing into law a bill which would make bus company drivers and chaperones responsible for underage drinking on party buses. this would impose fines up to $2,000. assemblyman hill also sponsoring the measure in memory of 19-year-old brett studebaker of burlingame. he died back in february of 2010 when he crashed his car after hours of drinking on one of those party buses. the party bus and pipeline bills do go into effect january 1st. >>> you know what else goes into effect? it's the first monday of fall. you're saying 90s inland, christina? >> yeah, it's going to be hot today in some cities. but you know what, that translates to 70 grows right here in san francisco. taking a look at the palace of fine arts, you can actually see it this morning and that's the reason y we're going to get a lot of sunshine right off the bat. you can see the sun starting to peek over the ho

>> bill: you because you are on this program. all right, dr. hill we come right back, we will go to our reporters on the floor of the democratic convention. hear some of mitt romney moments away. [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get better quality control. so our test flights are less stressful. i've got a lot of paperwork, and time is everything here. that's why i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. [ chirp ] and the fastest push-to-talk nationwide. [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done." [ chirp ] with access to the fastest push to talk, three times the coverage, and android productivity apps. now when you buy one motorola admiral rugged smartphone, for ninety nine ninety nine, you'll get one free. visit a sprint store, or call eight five five, eight seven eight, four biz. >> bill: impact segment tonight, the governor of massachusetts devol patrick is president obama's best friend. last night patrick spoke at the convention. >> mitt romney talks a

bill will avert a government shut down. boehner urging president obama and democrats to work with the gop to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. congressman paul ryan returned to capitol hill for the first time since being picked by romney's running mate to vote for the bill. the chilling 911 calls fromm th shooting in new jersey. >> there has been a shooting here. they are shooting. >> where are they shooting? >> >> store employees went into the store on august 31st and shot two co-workers before killing himself. >> florida elementary school kids wanted to honor the victims of 911. instead someone called the cops. ♪ >> 75 choir students from coconut palm elementary school were supposed to sing a tribute at a local wal-mart on 9-11. when they showed up the manager refused to let them into the store. they moved the tribute into the parking lot that's when the managers called the cops saying it was a flash mob situation. >> i started crying because i didn't think it was right. i wanted to honor the people who lost their lives. >> wal-mart since apologized to the choir saying it was a miscommunication and they plan to invite the kids back to the store. >> this is a waste of m

that bill was introduced by jerry hill. the bill requires the state to suspend store licenses for 45 days if they have three violations in five years. after five violations, the state can revoke the store's license. >> a new world record for tight roping has been set. what a trio from china did to get into those books. >> and erratic video from a car chase. and we will show you how it all finally came to an end. >> off to another cool start this sunday morning. coming up, the neighborhoods in the 40s right now and the one direction temps will be headed over the next couple days. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents on their own are wonderful ...but add some ham and cheese ...roll them up in some crescent dough and tada, thursday is now... a ham & cheese crescent roll-up wonder pillsbury crescents, let the making begin. on their own are amazing, but press out some biscuit dough, add some sauce and some pepperoni and cheese and monday's dinner is now a grands mini pizza party. pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begi

bill to fund the day-to-day efforts. nbc's steve handelsman reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: lawmakers in the house and the senate are back after a month long break with a pile of urgent business. but they're focused first on the election. >> both parties are looking at public opinion polls, looking at which parts of their agenda are popular and which part of the other sides are unpopular and drama advertise those with floor votes that don't result in bills. >> reporter: so democrats want a new vote on the paul ryan budget to drive home to voters that he would change medicare. republicans want the vote to phase out solar and wind power subsidies to drive home to voters that president obama lost a half billion on solyndra. a far bigger issue, the impasse over hiking taxes on the rich that have not settled could raise everyone's rates january 1st and trigger huge defense and social service cuts. the fiscal cliff is getting put off until after election day. the farm bill that will help with the drought is partially postponed because republicans are pushing for a cut in food stamps. >> the american people are asking

. >> a jobs bill for veterans heads to capitol hill today. a new iphone being unveiled this week. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> good morning. we are hearing a lot about apple. a big day tomorrow for apple. they are holding a big media event. other than a new iphone, an analyst said the unveiling is just the tip of an iceberg. there is buzz they are preparing a new line of ipads. to we will wait and see. futures this morning are a little bit higher -- we will wait and see. more quarries about the debt crisis, especially in greece. a senate vote to create jobs program for military that's that would authorize $1 billion in spending to help veterans find work as police officers and firefighters. citigroup offering a little break for cash buyers. first you need to get your mortgage through citibank when you get a home. you also need a citibank's checking account. this is a limited time offer. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> also a big job fair about to take place at johns hopkins. >> the job search i

jerry hill has three bills and all of them would require the cpuc to take greater responsibility in holding pg&e responsible. >> it's all of our responsibility to hold pg&e and lawmaker as ktable for ensuring safety of gas pipeline that's run beneath our homes. >> pg&e says there is no position on my of the bills but is making changes under leadership of new ceo. >> our goal is to become one of the safest operators in the nation, we know we have a long way to go until we get there. but we won't stop until we get there. >> i think they're moving in right direction but pg ask e lost its way before, for 20 years and want to make sure they don't again. >> this city is holding an event to mark the two year anniversary on sunday. >> and heather, thank you. >> there is opening night at the democratic national convection. an hour from now, first lady michelle obama takes the stage but first, the delegates will hear from tonight's key note speaker mayor julian castro. mark matthews is in charlotte live, covering the convention. very big night for women at dnc. >> it is. the health and human services

. >>> the bill's author but assemblyman joe hill were signed yesterday. one requires state public key committee petitions another is designed to ensure the utilities don't cut corners on maintenance. the third lot who requires the puc to adopt performance matrix that give it power to levy fines. >>> of men appear last night on cbs's 60 minutes. romney had this is said about criticism of his plans are big pitch is that you want to work together with people across the of the plant after principles and policies to work out with them but you do not hand them a complete document and take mr. leavitt. >>> as for the economic plan is the president has orville romney says it will work. >>> he sends the how of only one note. tax cuts for the wealthy and rolling back regulations as a respite for success. >>> the controversy over from his taxes are part of a new obama campaign ad. >>> he will release his tax returns before 2010 may be instead of attacking others on taxes he should come clean on his pitches up as like that says they distort his position. >>> we do is