that's what fueled his anger and got him to kill bob lee.r their part, the defense attorneys are saying that this was a case of self-defense. instead, they're arguing in their opening arguments that it was bob lee who took the knife from kozari home and that niemelainen, who has extensive training in self-defense, was able to use those self-defense trainings to try to save his own life. >> is mr. momeni expected to take the stand? >> that is one of the big outstanding questions whether niemelainen will take the stand here. now, the judge has said before that the burden of proof, of course, is on the prosecution here, that mr. momeni has no obligation to take the stand. but we are waiting to find out if, in fact, niemelainen will be taking the stand in his own defense. >> so many claims that this all stemmed from a fight over his sister. is she expected to take the stand? >> we do expect her to take the stand. she has received a summons to appear in court. as a matter of fact, she did appear in the court building briefly. she did not enter th

again, bob lee comes to life again. there's been so much testimony by khazar momeni and the focus on her that seeing these videos of bob lee and the last moments of his life have got to be very powerful for the jury. >> reporter: four sfpd officers testified wednesday including several who took photos inside the apartment of both khazar momeni and her husband, dino. the brand that matches the murder weapon. >> and while there isn't evidence of a knife block with only one knife missing, the pairing knife that was the murder weapon. there isn't evidence of that. it doesn't appear that there will be. there is a link between the knives because it's a joseph joseph knife. >> reporter: all the while, bob lee's family watches from the second row of the courtroom, reminded of the pain of his absence. and now we also saw video footage immediately before and after the stabbing, showing momeni driving his white bmw before the stabbing. momeni is seen driving normally, abiding by all traffic laws while bob lee is inside his vehicle

miss lee testified that she was friends with bob lee for around eight years, and some of those texts was clear that there was a familiar tone to them. some of them even had a sexual undertone to the texts. now, miss lee also testified that bob lee was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and said that he, quote, acted aggressively when they did meet up at certain times inside the courtroom. reactions from bob lee's family to that testimony, it was very apparent they were in disagreement with that. members of bob lee's family here, as well as they have been throughout the course of these trial proceedings. his father, his brother, his ex-wife are here today. his daughter is not here as she has been here in past days. now, the focus of the testimony has now shifted as well to some surveillance video that involves césar alemany and bob lee, as well as a third party who has been identified as a drug dealer. there is a morning break as of now, but court is expected to resume shortly. we will have much more on our continued coverage on this trial, on our later newscasts and on nbc bay

bob lee wearing dark clothes.they head out of the lobby of the millennium tower, sit in his white bmw for a few minutes, then leave several moore street security cameras. track the white bmw driving from the millennium tower to the 400 block of main street, where bob lee was fatally stabbed and where a knife was found. police were able to get a nest cam video from a resident on the ninth floor of a nearby building. it's dark and grainy because it's at night and it's far away. what's visible are a white pixilated blob and a black one. after a few minutes, you see the white blob lunge toward the black blob and then eventually that black blob walks up the street. jurors were then shown videos of bob lee seemingly injured and using his cell phone, walking away from the scene on main street. several videos then show a white bmw making a u-turn near there, running a red light, then arriving more than 15 minutes later at nima momeni condominium in emeryville. legal analyst clark says this chronology will be important for

on the way there he was driving with bob lee.abiding by all traffic laws and driving normally. but after the stabbing, momeni was seen running a red light and driving erratically as he made his way back across the bay bridge to his apartment. now, these are details, shanon says, prosecutors may use to prove guilt. >>> lauren toms has been covering the case from the beginning, 18 months ago. she will be back in court tomorrow. you can find all of our coverage on our website. >>> a lot of people will spend time outside tomorrow and tomorrow night and when you got face paint and a wig rain can be an inconvenience. we figured we would check in with paul heggen for a halloween forecast >> looking good. the showers will not last longer than tonight. let's take a look at first alert doppler. here is a look at the shower activity impressive on the radar scan. a lot of there is evaporating on the way down. we added up a couple hundreds. now making its way across san francisco and into the bay and the oakland hills, making its way across t

mary ann, i know you also got a chance to speak with bob lee's brother. what was his reaction? yeah, we spoke with timothy oliver lee and he said, first of all, when ka-zar first testified that she was so distraught about bob lee's death, he said, you know, we are his family. we are the ones that are distraught. we lost a wonderful member of our family that we love so much. so they were very upset that she had tried to paint herself as a victim on the witness stand. also, he said, look, ka-zar is just an acquaintance of my brother, that she was not his girlfriend, she was simply an acquaintance and she does not know him like we know him. he said initially that he was in shock about what happened to his brother, but now he's angry and he really wants to see justice for his brother. surely a tough time for so many people right now. mary ann, what are legal analysts telling you about today's testimony? well, legal analysts say that ka-zar is critical for both the defense and the prosecution because she knew both men. and she can also testify about the mindset of both men. hours bef

bob lee and nima momeni enter an elevator together, wearing white clothes. lee wearing dark clothes. they head out of the lobby of the millennium tower, sit in his white bmw for a few minutes, then leave. several more street security cameras track the white bmw, driving from the millennium tower to the 400 block of main street, where bob lee was fatally stabbed and where a knife was found. police were able to get nest cam video from a resident on the ninth floor o

they were shown the videos of bob lee stabbing. one in light clothing identified as momeni and the one in dark clothing is lee. it is unclear from the footage who was holding the knife. >> if you take the defense question and interpretation that bob lee was circling momeni that arguably could establish that bob lee was the aggressor. if you take it from the prosecution's position momeni was advancing on bob lee. >> he claims he stabbed lee in an act of self-defense. you can always get the latest on everything happening in the bob lee murder trial on kpix.com and the cbs news app. >>> coming up, we are seeing new video that shows the moment a navy parachuter crashed into a mom and her teenage daughter. what we learn about their injuries and also their recovery. >>> plus, we will get a tour of the east [ cheers and applause ] oh! >> are you okay? >> this is new footage. shows the moment a navy parachutist missed the landing zone and crashed into a mother and teenage daughter. it happened during san francisco fleet week. 17-year-old mi

nima momeni charged with killing bob lee last april with a kitchen knife. week his sister khazar took to the stand as a key witness in the prosecution's case. she testified about partying and using drugs with lee in the day leading up to the stabbing and the prosecution trying to prove the defendant was an overprotective brother who killed three after the argument over that very sister. but momeni's attorneys say their client acted in self-defense and our lauren toms covering that trial from the very beginning and she was in the courtroom as the video footage was under scrutiny from that fateful night. >> reporter: gasps could be heard inside the courtroom as jurors were shown surveillance video of bob lee collapsing in the street just after 2:30 in the morning, minutes after he was stabbed in the chest. >> very, very hard to watch. >> yeah. >> so -- it's -- of course you can expect that to be extremely hard to watch. and but i think the video speaks for itself. of what actually happened that day and we look forward to justice being done. >> reporter: the f

the emotions very tense inside that courtroom with bob lee's family and his ex-wife leaving the courtroom noticeably very upset by the testimony of miss lee, specifically, when it comes to certain text messages that were sent on the days after bob lee's death. that is one of the points here that prosecutors are focusing on this morning, because miss lee has characterized those texts as intimidating and threatening. on the other hand, bob lee's family is very distraught about this, saying they are simply looking for their missing family member. bob lee's ex-wife, showing how frustrated and upset she was as she left the courtroom. now we imagine this to continue on this is redirect. so miss lee has been through days of direct examination, cross-examination, and we anticipate possibly recross examination. so this continues to play out for this key testimony. we will continue to cover this and have the very latest on nbcbayarea.com as well as our later newscast. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab nbc, bay area news. all right. thank you very much, ginger. well, happening now, e

so she can go herself. >> this afternoon, bob lee's family returned to court without krista lee, who told me that the judge barred her from being in court for the remainder of hussars testimony. and that testimony did wrap this afternoon, with other witnesses now starting to take the stand. reporting live in san francisco outside of the hall of justice. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> all right, mel, thank you. >> the mother of a 14 year old florida boy is suing a silicon valley ai company, saying their chat bot is connected to his death by suicide. sewell seltzer, the third, has been chatting for months with a chat bot he called daenerys targaryen after the game of thrones character. his mother says that although he knew he was not chatting with a real person, he became emotionally attached to the bot and sank into an isolation and depression before taking his own life. his mother is suing menlo park based character technologies incorporated, which created the custom chat bot service character bot ai. the lawsuit claims character technologies was reckless by offering minors acce

how prosecutors are challenging her version of events leading up to bob lee's stabbing. plus, the latest on the work being done to toughen the anderson dam against earthquakes and protect the south bay from flooding. our ian cull joins us for an update in just a few minutes, but let's start with that warning as an old distraction trick makes a new appearance in the bay area. police in the south bay are investigating thefts where the suspects get close, even hugging the victims before swiping their jewelry. nbc bay area's emma goss has been working this story for us. she joins us live from sunnyvale. hi, emma. we've seen this happen before. do police know why these thefts are popping up again? hi, janelle. they do have one theory here in sunnyvale. there have been an increase in these types of thefts in the last few months. and in total, 14 incidents logged. this year in fremont. a similar story in the last month. a lot more of these cases happening. they say one theory is that the value of gold has surged this year by over 30%. and so that value is continuing to rise. it

he is accused of killing cash app founder bob lee. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab joins us live from the courthouse. what has she said so far? this morning, ginger. yeah. good morning. laura and marcus. this is really kind of the critical part of her testimony. i imagine it will continue. so throughout the day, but césar momani is back on the stand here this morning. she is continuing her key testimony, much of which revolves around the days and the hours leading up to the death of cash app founder bob lee. now she's setting the stage for what happened in that time frame. or i should say, prosecutors are setting the stage for what happened in that time frame. now, this is the second day that césar momani is testifying. she made her way into the courtroom this morning, accompanied by her mother, who has been a consistent figure here at the courthouse. they did stay kind of behind a closed door area, trying to avoid cameras for some time before making their way into the courtroom. her testimony resumed a little before ten this morn

nima momeni is accused of stabbing to death bob lee in april of last year. ee's brother reacted to shahzad's testimony outside court. at best, she was one of bob's acquaintances who wasn't his girlfriend. she wasn't wasn't close to her like she was to the rest of his family, right? in every scenario, her actions led to michael directly to my brother's death. right. and i think that everybody needs to realize that césar was one of the last people to see bob lee alive. she is a critical witness in this case because she has allegiances to both men. and the question will be, can she answer

prosecutors also played video of bob lee in front of a residential building in the area, trying to use the call box there for help, then collapsing to the ground, getting up again and stumbling away. attorneys are set to return tomorrow. the judge has told jurors they can expect to be in this trial until mid-december. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> a mother and her teenage child are recovering from a scary accident during fleet week. a parachutist went off course and then landed on two people in san francisco. oh, are you okay? well, that parachutist is part of an elite six member group known as the leapfrogs. five of them landed in the designated zone, but the sixth jumper carrying a banner went into the crowd. so far, it's unclear what caused that mishap. the navy issued this statement about the crash, quote, our thoughts are with the individual and their family. safety is our number one priority. we cannot immediately assess what happened. however, we will review this incident to determine the cause. after the incident yesterday, the blue angels navy prec

family, this is referring to a text message from bob lee's ex-wife krystal lee, who texted a friend asking for information on kuz are saying that police were struggling to locate her and access her apartment at the millennium tower. the da clarified that this message wasn't sent directly to cause our was instead screenshot it and 42, one of her friends on the stand because our described the messages at intimidating later, chris tilley who was present in court during this testimony had outburst in the hallway afterwards saying my husband was murdered. she has no right to make herself a victim in this. our family was the one that got murdered by blues brother spoke with us about these moments in court saying it was very emotional for them, but they're happy with the da's progress. it was really hard today to see. >> you know, because our kind of have 2 sots one side is she's really heartbroken for my brother's death. and the other side, she takes every opportunity assassinate his character. all right. and also to really take every situation where we have talked express our pain as a t

bob lee and nima momeni enter an elevator together, wearing white clothes. lee wearing dark clothes. they head out of the lobby of the millennium tower, sit in his white bmw for a few minutes, then leave. several more street security cameras track the white bmw, driving from the millennium tower to the 400 block of main street, where bob lee was fatally stabbed and where a knife was found. police were able to get nest cam video from a resident on the ninth floor of a nearby building. the ninth floor nest cam video is dark and grainy, even when zoomed in. all, you can really see is a white blob and a black blob. after a few minutes, you see the white blob lunge toward the black blob and then eventually that black blob walks up the street. several videos then show a white bmw making a u-turn near the scene, running a red light, then arriving more than 15 minutes later at nima momeni condominium in emeryville. putting together this timeline is essential to the prosecution's case and what they're going to argue is that the time that mr. momeni and bob lee were to

began making their arguments that this was a case of self-defense, and that the defense said that bob lee had only slept for six hours in a 91 hour piod because he was using cocaine. they say that it took it was lee who took a knife from the defendant's sister's home and attacked nima, and that momeni had every right to defend himself and stand his ground. >> i think it's going expect, as expected for us. >> i mean, we were able to educate the jury with regards to pieces of evidence that have been left out. >> now, following the opening statements, prosecutors began presenting their case, first playing the 911 call that bob lee placed where he could be heard calling for help over and over again and then seems unable to tell the dispatcher where he was. prosecutors also brought in two of the first officers who responded to the scene. one of whom helped to perform cpr on bob lee and found the knife that was apparently used in this incident in a caltrans parking lot. prosecutors also played video of bob lee in front of a residential building in the area, trying to use the call box for help a

mo zenni is charged with murdering cashapp founder bob lee on the streets of san francisco. nbc bay marianne favro is in san francisco with the new developments. today it was the defense team's turn to question kawsar momeni, and they focused on establishing a timeline of what happened before bob lee's death and also the demeanor of nima momeni kawsar momeni returning to a san francisco courtroom for a third day to take the witness stand in a trial that will determine if her brother, nima momeni, killed tech executive bob lee last year in san francisco. today, the lead defense attorney questioned kawsar about text messages she shared with lee days before he was killed. the texts dealt with getting together with him to do drugs. at one point, she said lee was acting erratically. kawsar told jurors in the days before lee was killed, she used several drugs, including lsd, cocaine and ghb. it will be interesting to see how much value the jury gives to kassar's testimony if she comes off not credible, either because of her drug use or because of bias that she wants to help her br

the defense argues that nima momeni killed bob lee in self-defense after bob lee pulled a knife in a drug fueled haze. another headline that we are watching tonight, pushback over elon musk's million dollar giveaway. musk is giving registered voters in battleground states $1 million each day until election day. he's going to pick one voter per day. the department of justice says this may be illegal. sources tell nbc news that the doj sent a warning letter to musk's super pac. it follows another letter sent by the former government officials on monday, requesting an investigation. there's concern that the giveaway violates election laws, including a ban on paying people to register to vote. musk, though, is actually asking people to sign a petition, which enters them into the $1 million sweepstakes. the petition is a pledge to support the first and second amendment rights. and neither the super pac or the doj is commenting on this new warning. well, things are getting dicey in alameda county. the former da wants to recall the current da, pamela price. price was elected in 2022 to repl

bob lee's family was also in the courtroom. both the prosecution and defense told jurors they have video and text messages that will help them prove their case. after both sides delivered opening statements, the prosecution played the 911 call that bob lee made before he died in san francisco, marianne favro nbc, bay area news. all right. thank you very much, marianne. job cuts coming to blue shield of california. the insurance giant plans to lay off 61 employees during the upcoming holiday season. it's going to affect staff across the state, including 16 employees working at the oakland headquarters. the layoffs are scheduled. bad timing for mid-december follows previous round of layoffs in january. 140 positions were cut. blue shield provides insurance coverage to 4.5 million people. a new report reveals the bay area has some of the lowest housing market activity in the country, according to redfin. less than 2% of san francisco homes have changed owners this year. redfin uses these turnover rates to measure housing availabil

that jury will be tasked with determining whether nima momeni stabbed bob lee to death in a dispute of anger. the dispute between the defendant and the cash app founder stems from the way he treated his sister. momeni says he was standing his ground and lee was the aggressor. speaking to the trial consultant about what each side will look for in a potential juror. who will decide the faith of nima momeni. >> it is not impossible, but it will be tough. >> reporter: jury selection is one of the specialties as the trial consultant, he'll look at every factor that could help or hurt each side. >> and they are trying to deselect jurors. >> reporter: ahead of jury selection, one of momeni's attorneys spoke about what they're looking for. >> and these are the people that will make the determination of innocence or guilt. yeah, this is the important part of the case. we want people that are going to be able to be fair and impartial that will listen to the evidence, and will follow the rules. that's all you could ask for. >> reporter: they say the defense attorneys will be looking to disqualify

testimony got tense, even combative at times last week, spilling over outside the courtroom where bob lee's former wife, crystal lee, could not contain her emotions. knowing it was her former husband who was the victim and not casar, who alleges that lee's family attempted to intimidate her through texts after lee's death. now this has all happened with some of the court's own chaos as a backdrop. there was a one day strike from san francisco court clerks last week that ended up in a recess or in a postponement of thursday's hearing. friday was off. monday and tuesday were already off on the calendars. laura. so we're back in court today, with the trial set to resume at 930 in san francisco, ginger conejero saab today in the bay, all right. up to jurors there to keep it all straight now. thank you. ginger. well, later today, a new fire station opens in the south bay. it's located in redwood estates, just outside of los gatos and the santa cruz mountains. this is along madrone drive. it will serve people along the highway. 17 corridor. santa clara county fire says that the new station provid

at one point, the defense team issued a motion to try to exclude bob lee's ex-wife, krista lee, from the courtroom, but the judge denied that motion. she has been subpoenaed and is expected to testify tomorrow in san francisco. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. we will follow all the twists and turns in this high prole case as it takes place, and you can always get continuing coverage on this trial on our home page, nbcbayarea.com. while some scary moments at a petaluma elementary school this afternoon after it went into lockdown. happened after 1:00 this afternoon at penngrove elementary. nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead. now, a spokesperson for the sonoma county sheriff's office says there was a report of a possible school threat, but they didn't elaborate. the school notified parents to pick up their children. school officials say all students and staff are safe and accounted for, and that the sheriff's office is now investigating. a follow up to the firing of santa clara county's top school chief two weeks ago. the board voted to terminate superintendent mary ann dewan, but

the moment bob lee was stabbed by knee memo. many under the bay bridge on april 4th, 2023, the videos from a nest camera taken at a residence. 9 stories up and there are 2 figures seen in the video. many is dressed in white in lea black says prosecutors. the other video watch by the jury was a clear street view of lee staggering on main street and bleeding heavily and looking for help. lee's ex-wife gassed in court watching this video. lee has been seen flagging down a white car who stops and then drives away. the witness was never found nor did they call police. now, prosecutors many did not take lee back to his room at one hotel. instead took him to a dimly lit street under the bay bridge to kill him. the officer on the stand in charge of gathering video surveillance as they did everything they could to find a better video of the stabbing. and as bob lee was dying, video among many is bmw's was seen going through the tunnel and heading back to his home and emeryville at 02:47am. look just being done. we the sheriffs san franci

bob lee's brother said césar was merely an acquaintance of lee's and her actions played a role in herother's death. my brother was about love and empathy, and he was an awesome person. and i'm going to miss him. i do miss him. but two years or 18 months later, or a year and a half later, i'm not in shock anymore. i'm angry. right? and i want to see justice done with this. and again, to be clear, it's his brother's death. césar testified that she told her brother, quote, bob never did anything to me. however, during her testimony, césar admitted she could not remember what happened or what she had texted because she was high at the time. also tonight, two oakland cops charged with dui while on duty. today, the alameda county district attorney, pamela price, says she sent a strongly worded letter to oakland's police chief about this incident. price held a news conference this morning about the two officers charged with dui. she says she sent a letter to police chief floyd mitchell and the assistant chief outlining her concerns. she urged department leaders to address officer behavior as

those comments you just heard were from bob lee's ex-wife about the suspect's sister who took the stand today for what could be her final time. momeni's sister's testimony is important because she spent a lot of time with lee on the night of his murder. lauren toms has more on the heated moments that led one family member being barred from the courtroom. >> reporter: sara, a stunning moment today but this time outside of the courtroom. bob lee's family has sat through days of testimony from khazar momeni, testimony they've called fabricated. today evidence turned to include private text messages from bob's ex-wife christa, and she had a stark message for khazar, all of this prompting the judge to temporarily halt proceedings to question each juror about what they may have overheard in the hallway. all with concerns that this could have led to a mistrial. >> she has no right to make herself a victim in this when our family was the one that got murdered. so she can go [ bleep ] herself. >> reporter: a fiery response from krista lee . her words come after khazar momeni testified about a pr

a long time friend of bob lee's took the stand and testified about meeting lee on april 3rd to catch up and get some input on new work he was doing. he told jurors he met the tech executive at an apartment of another person and says the suspect's sister, césar momani, was also there. the friend says lee was on a conference call and says there were whippets present and what appeared to be white powder, but he didn't see anyone using the powder. he also talked about hearing a call later in the day between lee and a man he believes was mo money. in that call, the friend claims he was raising concerns involving lee and his sister. that testimony could be key, with prosecutors claiming anger over an incident involving his sister is what drove many to stab lee to death. earlier today, crime scene investigators walked the jury through the painstaking process of collecting evidence, including the suspected murder weapon. the details of the investigation are absolutely

beginng sister of the man accused of stabbing and, his sister, hazaar momeni was the last person to see bob lee alive. >> during cross-examination h m, all over the place and acting te didn't see lee using any drugs prior to his mde picture of bo than we had during his own testimony la w or hit of nitroue was one. while hanging out, sugt he d n mea his defense attorneys that aa t conflicted , was not bse had found out jeremy boivin, who had allegedly sexually assaulted her, was a hy was blood between bob and nima, and that they liked each whic hussam momeni had quickly answered yes today to nima. defense attorneys during crosr'exams defense attorneys a. and romantically involved with whom to who was doing drugs with truth, and whether or not their credibility or their ability tos friend group was consuming. in the days and hours leading up to francisco outside of the hall of justice melanie woodrow, abc tangled story. thanks very much, melanie. now to election day in san francisco. voters will which seeks to raisetrsportation. abc seven nes reporter monica madden is here with more on this measu

experiences in the tech world >> bob lee may not have been as famous as they are building him up tot he was well known in that circle. those people may be younger. they are going to be sort of the, like i said, the silicone valley people may be good for people of the prosecution. because they liked bob lee, they will be more receptive to him and his lifestyle, even. >> reporter: prosecutors are looking to eliminate jurors that may be favorable to the story. >> those who have felt accused, maybe even wrongfully accused. those that come from a close family. those who have had to play the role of like a big brother in the past since i think that is an important aspect in this case. >> reporter: during jury selection where cameras are not allowed inside a judge told jurors it is their ability to consider evidence that is most important. and for julian finding those people is the toughest job. >> it could be a heavy burden to try to, you know, find people that will be fair in this case. >> and we will have full coverage through every development. >> there has been new developments in the

he's accused of murdering former tech executive bob lee in san francisco last year. it's a case that has received a lot of attention nationwide. many of the potential jurors today say they've heard about the case, but haven't formed any kind of opinions about it. here's nbc bay area's cindy quintana in san francisco. this video of nima was taken early on. in this case, cameras have not been allowed in the hearings, leading up to the trial, nor have they been approved so far in the trial itself. in court today, the orange jail uniform was gone. he wore a cream colored suit as he sat with his team of five attorneys. they say they're hoping to find a fair jury out of the pool in court today. this is the most important part of the case. you know, we want people that are going to be able to be fair and impartial, that are going to listen to the evidence and, you know, follow the rules. that's all you can ask for. his attorneys tried earlier to move this trial out of san francisco, saying the victim, bob lee, was too famous. they argued it might be impossible to seat an un

he's accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab joins us from the courthouse. the witness at the center of this is still kawsar momeni. she is the sister of nima momeni, the man who is on trial for the murder of bob lee. this is the fourth day that she is on the witness stand. she arrived this morning with her mother at the courthouse, which has been pretty typical of the past almost a week now. she has been subpoenaed as a witness for the prosecution and continues her testimony on redirect this morning. what is different today is the tone of her testimony, which has been combative even hostile at times between herself and prosecutors. now, there have been a long list of objections, a number of sidebar conversations between defense attorneys, prosecutors and the judge. and not too long ago, the court recessed for a brief break. the emotions at that point very tense with bob lee's family and his ex-wife leaving the courtroom distraught by the testimony of miss momeni. now that testimony specifical

he's the man accused of fatally stabbing tech executive bob lee in san francisco. the suspect's sister cars are back on the stand for a heated exchange with prosecutors. it focused on what they call inconsistent testimony about drugs motives and her memory. nbc bay area's christie smith was inside the courtroom and outside the courtroom, where it also got heated. kazama. many arrived in court today for what would be her fourth day on the stand. much of the questioning centered on what she did or didn't recall, along with her drug use and lack of sleep in the days before. cashapp founder bob lee was fatally stabbed. her brother nima momeni is charged in the killing. they're going after her credibility, and they're not only alleging that she's not to be believed because of her drug use, but because she has demonstrated bias in favor of the defense and her brother in her answers. prosecutors pushed kazaa, saying she seemed to recall more details in questioning by the defense, but the defense argued they provided specific texts and phone records with timestamps to help

first words from prosecutor omid talai to jurors as he talked about the death of cashapp founder bob lee last year. talai outlined a timeline for what prosecutors say happened to lee, showing jurors video of lee and his accused killer, nima momeni, in an elevator in san francisco's millennium tower shortly before lee was killed. the prosecutor told jurors police found a knife near the crime scene. it was the same brand in the kitchen of zenni sister. they say the defendant's dna was on the handle. prosecutors also say they have a witness who overheard a phone conversation where the suspect was furious with lee for something that happened to his sister. meanwhile, his defense team painted a much different picture, telling jurors lee had been on a nine hour cocaine and alcohol fueled bender before he was killed. they say it was actually lee who pulled a knife out of his pocket, and that's

the sister of nima momeni, the man accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee, takes the stand once again key testimony, talking about the days and hours leading up to lee's death. now, this is the second day that kawsar momeni is on the stand. here she is making her way into the courtroom earlier this morning, accompanied with her mother, who has been a constant figure here during these proceedings. now, kassar's testimony resumed a little before 10:00 this morning, with direct examination from prosecutors, who first focused on a series of texts exchanged between the accused. nima momeni and his sister. prosecutors also reviewed previous testimony from miss momeni, describing the time that she learned of bob lee's death, saying that she was devastated by his death and also describing that time as a period that she might never smile again. now, this is the first time that bob lee's ex-wife and kawsar are in the courtroom. at the same time, other members of bob lee's family are also present, including his father and his daughter. there are also questions asked this morning around the drug

he is the man accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee in san francisco. so that was lee's ex-wife lashing out over the testimony of the defendant's sister. her testimony has been filled with memory lapses. she attributes to drug use. lee's family describing the testimony as full of lies, but only full of detail if it helps her brother. >> the sonoma county sheriff's office is investigating threats of violence as the ballot race for measure j

the text sent by bob lee's ex-wife krista, wasn't sent directly to her. the text was asking for help in playing detective to find hazar, so that she could be served with a subpoena to testify in court. it also referred to her with a derogatory word. >> it was not directed towards her at all. so. and we'll let the. we'll let them do what they have to do. >> and what do you think about how the government is doing? >> my husband was murdered. she has no right to take her. she has no right to make herself a victim in this. when our family was the one that got murdered. so she can go herself. >> this afternoon, bob lee's family returned to court without krista, who told me the judge barred her from being in court for the remainder of hussars testimony, and that testimony did wrap this afternoon with other witnesses now beginning to take the stand. reporting in san francisco outside of the hall of justice melanie woodrow abc seven news. >> all right, melanie, thank you. fire officials in the east bay cities of orinda and moraga are considering new defensible sp

happening outside of the courtroom today in the trial of the man accused of killing cash app founder bob lee. anne makovec has the story. >> reporter: we had revelation of private tech and one witness using the f-word against another in the hallway outside. there is crystal lee, bob lee's ex-wife. during a hearing they wanted to bar her from the courtroom citing witness tampering that is because text messages that she sent that were part of the case. here is a screen shot between crystal lee and another friend asking if he wanted to play detective by searching for momeni, the defendant's sister that she referred to using a derogatory term. she said she was forwarded the screen shot, she interpreted it as threatening and intimidating. crystal lee was in court during the testimony and as she walked out of the courtroom she this to say. >> my husband was murdered. she has no right to take make herself a victim in this when our family was the one that got murdered. she can go -- [beep] -- herself. >> reporter: court was then delayed as the judge questioned each juror if they heard that remark. p

the moment bob lee was stabbed by me memo. many under the bay bridge on april 4th, 2023, the videos from a nest camera taken at a residence. 9 stories up. >> and there are 2 figures seen in the video. many is dressed in white and liam black says prosecutors. the other video watch by the jury was a clear street view of lee staggering on main street and bleeding heavily and looking for help. lee's ex-wife gassed in court watching this video. lee has been seen flagging down a white car who stops and then drives away. the witness was never found nor did they call police. now, prosecutors many did not take lee back to his room at one hotel. instead took him to a dimly lit street under the bay bridge to kill him. the officer on the stand in charge of gathering video surveillance as they did everything they could to find a better video of the stabbing. and as bob lee was dying many is bmw's was seen going through the tunnel and heading back to his home and emeryville at 02:47am. look just being done. we the sheriffs san francisco and

hussar also described having to do with bob lee or his murder, but rather that her family had found out. boivin, who had allegedly sexually assaulted her, balwani's defense attorneys there was no bad blood between bob examination this afternoon, however, hussam momani had quickly answered yes to nima morning,fense attorneys during before she had necessarily seen the full picture of what they were asking her about ait whates defense attorneys ask and calling into question her answers. and that's where we left off today, with redirect well underway. all this nuance from whof was texting wih whomwa romantically involved with whom to who was doing drugs, with whom matters. because any sort of doubt that the defense attorneys can introduce into have to decide whichrit their ability to remember what happened was group was consuminn the days and hours leading up to bob ustice in san francis woodrow abc up, a disaster now r danger perspectives on measure g on berkeley's ballot. we're going to help sort them out. plus put up with this noise? a fan patel. >> we're going to make the switch from mi

the defense and prosecutors both say that she and bob lee were hanging out together the night before lee was killed. prosecutors say she believed that bob lee may have been on hand at a party earlier that evening, and that somebody attempted to sexually assault his sister. again, kaiser could be on the stand as early as tomorrow. we will continue monitoring developments here at the trial for nima momeni. we're live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. all right. >> christien kafton. thank you. >> this just in to our newsroom. a shelter in place has been lifted at alameda high school after a report of a possible issue that kept students and staff on campus for about an hour late here. skyfox did fly the scene this afternoon. the issue was first reported around 3:00. now the school district did not say what the exact issue was, only adding that they believe it was a prank and they did ask police to search the building the campus out of an abundance of caution, police gave the all clear just about an hour ago. >> a nightmare on front street. still ahead, the plans in p

bob lee was very famous in the tech community starting cash app. 43 years old, leaving behind 2 kids the defense team. they say meany actually stab lee in self-defense that they have that reason in to explain. and they say they cannot wait to flesh it out during the trial. now, what is up in the air is whether or meany will take the stand in his own defense. the judge has already told told the 6 men, 6 women who make up the jury that this trial should last about 2 to 2 and a half months when it's over. we obviously will find whether or not he's guilty or not guilty. mean is guilty. he faces up to 26 years to life in prison. i will be inside the courtroom once the opening statements begin back to you. will. thank you very much. >> news out of san francisco, my daughter now recovering a fleet week. stop yeah. this was after a navy parachute. it fell on top of them. >> right there at the beginning of fleet week is thousands of people gathered there all waiting to see the airshow kickoff on sunday. and that's when it happened at a marina green eggs. and the groom was moment has reaction s

he is accused of killing tasha founder bob lee in april of 2023. crawford's charles clifford was at court and brings us the latest. >> well, the jury in this case was seated last week. and on monday, the prosecution and defense presented their opening statements. in their opening statement. the prosecution alleged that many stabbed. 43 year-old bob lee with a kitchen knife 3 times just after 2 in the morning on april 4th of last year. they say that hours many had made an aggressive phone call to leave, questioning him about many sister because our money prosecutors allege the ma many was acting like an over-protective want to be tough guy. and that implied that lee had given drugs to his sister, according to the prosecution early on the morning of april 4th levy many were seen leaving the millennium tower work because our lived in minis. white bmw, the apparently drove a few blocks away to main street near the bay bridge around 02:00am in the pair were recorded on video having a conversation outside the car. prosecutors claim many can be seen on th

he is accused of killing tasha founder bob lee in april of 2023. crawford's charles clifford was at court and brings us the latest. >> well, the jury in this case was seated last week. and on monday, the prosecution and defense presented their opening statements. in their opening statement. the prosecution alleged that many stabbed. 43 year-old bob lee with a kitchen knife 3 times just after 2 in the morning on april 4th of last year. they say that hours many had made an aggressive phone call to leave, questioning him about many sister because our money prosecutors allege the ma many was acting like an over-protective want to be tough guy. and that implied that lee had given drugs to his sister, according to the prosecution early on the morning of april 4th levy many were seen leaving the millennium tower work because our lived in minis.

the former wife of tech executive, bob lee, had sharp words for khazar momeni. the sister of the man accused of killing her ex-husband. >> my husband was murdered. she had no right to be the victim of this. >> reporter: that comment prompted the judge to bar krista lee from the rest of khazar's testimony and halt proceedings about whether they heard the remark in the hallway over concerns they could incline their judgment. >> and if they were to overhear something as i think the judge was concerned, they are saying something in some kind of information that could permanently taint the jury. there could be a mistrial. >> reporter: prosecutors pressed khazar on whether she was contacted by members of lee's family. their goal was to highlight the change in answers from her previous testimony. the day before she told her brother's defense team that she had received intimidating messages for members of lee's family. but prosecutors highlighted a screen shot, taken of a text message from krista lee to a friend. asking if he wanted to play detective, who he referred to

bob lee's ex-wife lashed out about the testimony of the defendant's sister.ob lee's family described her testimony as filled with lies, but only full of detail. if it helps her brother. >> and the golden state warriors turned a slow start into a franchise record 35 point opening night victory in portland. the trailblazers led by as many as nine in the first quarter, but the warriors were up 12 at the half. newly acquired buddy hield led the team in scoring 22 points off the bench. steph curry was one rebound shy of a triple double with 17 points and ten assists. warriors won 139 to 104, 613 here. millions of voters all across the state have received and even returned their ballots. but some people in the east bay say they're concerned that a rising crime trend may keep them from having a say in the election. >> ktvu is andre senior is in the studio now to tell us how mail thieves are creating a whole bunch of new worries for people. >> newer type of issue here, especially around voting season. to tell you about mail theft crimes are a growing problem across t

attorneys have been questioning her relationship to bob lee and his alleged drug dealer. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the latest after a dramatic day in court. >> my husband was murdered. she has no right to take her. she has no right to make herself a victim in this. when our family was the one that got murdered so she can go herself. >> crystal lee is the ex-wife of slain cashapp founder bob lee. she lashed out during a break in the murder trial of nima mamani, who is accused of stabbing lee to death in april 2023. the da says momeni stabbed the victim, apparently believing lee's alleged dealer had given his sister too many drugs and had slapped her on her behind. mckinney's attorneys say it was bob lee who had the knife at first and came at mo money, and that mo money then took the knife and stabbed lee in self-defense. for the last several days, the defendant's sister, kesar momeni has been on the stand, peppering her responses to the da with i don't remember and attributing many of her memory lapses to her heavy drug use. at the time of the killing. lee's family