john cowell was accused of killing wilson and hurting her sister in july of last year. in august prosecutors said they were pushing for conviction of life in prison without the possibility of parole. a judge ruled cowell is competent to stand trial. >>> the family of the man stabbed to death trying to prevent a theft on b.a.r.t. is struggling to understand why no one else jumped in to help. oliver tyrone williams tried to stop another man from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger on tuesday afternoon. williams was stabbed with his own knife with jermaine brim. brim made his first court appearance yesterday. williams family was there and his brother is heart broken. >> he is a hero for what he did. he was -- he gave his life for somebody else. >> williams family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for his funeral. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. >>> the abc7 news i-team lea the trial for two bay area teens accused of killing an killing an police officer will be set for next year. italian prosecutors say elder confessed to killing the officer during a scuff

the cowell's attorney said he has mental health issues. ruled cowell is competent to stand trial. >>> the family of the man stabbed to death trying to prevent a theft on b.a.r.t. is struggling to understand why no one else jumped in to help. oliver tyrone williams tried to stop another man from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger on tuesday afternoon. williams was stabbed with his own knife during a struggle with jermaine brim. brim made his first court appearance yesterday. williams family was there and his brother is heartbroken. >> he is a hero for what he did. he was -- he gave his life for somebody else. >> williams family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for his funeral. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. >>> the abc7 news i-team learned the trial for two bay area teens accused of killing an italian police officer will be set for next year. the lawyer for finnegan elder told dan noyes, the trial has been fast tracked. the two are charged with the fating stabbing of a rome police officer in july. italian prosecutors sa

. >> the attorney for accused killer john lee cowell entered his plea in court today. we were only allowed to record the audio. >> those words confirmed what many suspected, that he will argue that he mentally ill when the killing took place. she was stabbed in the neck in july of last year at mac arthur b.a.r.t. her sister was wounded in the same attack. >> i think he's finally realizing that reality is attempting to do for us, pleading insanity is not going to fall in his favor. and i think he's finally realizing that. >> also today for the first time cowell spoke in court in a brief, but testy exchange, when the judge told him he had a right to a trial in 60 days, but didn't clearly hear the response and asked it again. >> i never ever heard him say anything before or since these proceedings began. >> it was very strange and weird. >> earlier the judge dismissed a defense motion to have the charges thrown out. the mother said it was tough listening to it. >> it don't get easy, it get harder because it's like you carry somebody all that time. it's like the blink of a

cowell's attorney said he has mental health issues. judge ruled cowell is competent to stand trial. >>> the family of the man stabbed to death trying to prevent a theft on b.a.r.t. is struggling to understand why no one else jumped in to help. oliver tyrone williams tried to stop another man from stealing the shoes of a sleeping passenger on tuesday afternoon. williams was stabbed with his own knife during a struggle with jermaine brim. brim made his first court appearance yesterday. williams family was there and his brother is heartbroken. >> he is a hero for what he did. he was -- he gave his life for somebody else. >> williams family has set up a gofundme page to help pay for his funeral. we have a link to it on abc7news.com. >>> the abc7 news i-team learned the trial for two bay area teens accused of killing an italian police officer will be set for next year. the lawyer for finnegan elder told dan noyes, the trial has been fast tracked. the two are charged with the fating stabbing of a rome police officer in july. italian prosecut

. >> no word yet on who will replace them, but simon cowell, howie mandel and terry crews are all expectedn "dancing with the stars" it's the end of the road, well for everyone. tonight a new mirror ball champ will be crowned and only our lauren zima was with the final four. hey, lauren. >> hey guys. i am joined now by our bachelorette hannah and -- oh, he's never won before -- alan. how nervous are you guys feeling? >> pretty nervous. >> pretty nervous especially with that happening. >> yeah. >> well, we are here. the pressure is on at the very last rehearsal for "dancing with the stars." >> hannah and alan's waltz is silky smooth, but this girl is in pain. >> my body hurts everywhere so bad. his body hurts really bad, like, we're tired. >> we were watching. you emerged from a ball. >> sh. >> you are lifted in the air. i'm sorry we're spilling all the secrets. >> we're out there just literally celebrating every single second and having a blast. >> finally. get it? >> oh! >> it's a sign. that's a sign. >> each couple is doing two dances tonight, a free style and a new number. and we're bre

john lee cowell pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity today. he's also charged with attempted murder for stabbing wilson's sister who survived the attack. the trial is set for january 6th. >>> don't eat romaine lettuce grown in selena, that's what the cdc is saying after a e. coli outbreak. so far 40 people in the 16 states you see highlighted here have gotten sick. four of those people are in california. it's not just heads of lettuce, salad kits with romaine can be contaminated. >>> pack your patience. today is the busiest travel day at sfo. the airport expects around 170 passengers today. some of that is holiday travel but also many who attended the dream force conference in san francisco. the weather didn't help, 99 flights were delayed this morning because of low clouds. 7 million people are expected to travel through sfo from now until the new year. >>> lyft built a track to test its new self-driving cars. you can see skyranger overhead today getting a glimpse of the test track. >>> have you seen it? it's been the top trending topic on tw

john cowell entered a plea by reason of insanity not guilty. he is charged with stabbing wilson to death and attempted murder for injuring her sister. his trial will begin on january 6. >>> she watched a deadly attack on a part strain train and try to save him from attack. the student tried to comfort him during his final moments. henry lee talked to that woman today. an incredible story. >> reporter: it is a story. mia humphrey said she is heartbroken that the man she tried to save died here at the south hayward station. she is grateful he didn't die alone. >> i do want to be a nurse, that is the dream >> reporter: 22-year-old sophia job. humphrey got a taste of what it would be like to be a nurse when she rushed to help the good samaritan who was stabbed on a bart train in hayward. >> it gave me confidence that i can think straight in the middle of an emergency situation. >> reporter: she saw this man, jermaine stealing a shoe from a homeless man on the train. oliver williams told him to stop and the two men began >> the two then fought in th

john lee cowell entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. he is charged in the death of wilson and attempted murder for injuring her sister, latifah wilson. the trier trial is scheduled for january 6. >>> the contra costa das office has made two arrests. the da file charges against frederick johnson of the lay how for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. he also faces child endangerment charges. d'amico guns faces similar charges. five people were killed in that shooting at a halloween party at an airbnb rental. it is not clear why the two men are not facing charges directly tied to the orinda shooting. the district attorney declined to file charges against the five suspects arrested in the shooting investigation. four of them were released. >>> police arrested the murder suspect for the november 15 shooting. nunez was taken into custody on 30 thursday. he was accused of shooting a man on robin lane. the victim died at the hospital. police did not say if the men knew each other and have not released a motive to the crime.

john cowell entered a plea by reason of insanity not guilty. he is charged with stabbing wilson to death and attempted murder for injuring her sister. his trial will begin on january 6. >>> federal agents made to arrest in connection with the mass shooting in orinda. five people were killed at a halloween party at an airbnb rental. officials have not released the names of the suspects or how they were linked to the shooting. atf said it's database linked the gunthe shooting two other shootings in the bay area. five people were arrested last week but four of them were released days later without being charged. >>> several parents and protesters are filing claims against the oakland unified school district after violent clashes with police. parents were protesting plant closures and mergers of several schools in the district and many had rallied at a school board meeting on october 23. the district said a barricade was set up for safety because similar protests at previous meetings show protesters clashing with officers when they breached barrica

last year police arrested john cowell after investigators say he stabbed nia wilson at oakland's macarthur b.a.r.t. station. there was already a motion to dismiss the case which a judge sealed. now the non-profit group first amendment coalition is firing back, saying that the motion should be made public. it says more public access and transparency is the best way to reassure that the community and justice will be done. >>> 5:24. hundreds of cars are now seized after a sideshow in gilroy. it happened at the beginning of last month but authorities are only now showing pictures of the cars. police say there were about 500 cars involved. it happened in a target parking lot. police say many of those cited are from monterey, santa cruz and santa clara counties. the cars were impounded for 30 days. >>> next week, san jose leader also consider cutting or reducing developer fees to build more residential high-rises, but housing advocates are saying not so fast. >> housing advocates held a rally yesterday outside city hall before storming the offices of the mayor and city council. they believe deve

alix: cowell could be really ugly. alix: tapestry came out with earnings. what do you have?ttle change in the premarket. first resistance is going to be around the 100 day which is at 2665. second resistance up at 200 day. but maybe it's trying to find a bottom down here. it's basically down from 55 a share. you had this big high volume sell-off in august. been an uptrend since. maybe we're trying to find a bottom. but resistance at the moving averages. alix: if you break out, is the move swift or do you bump up against those levels? william: i think you have you bump up against those levels. alix: bill, good stuff. for your raise of the day, bill maloney. that wraps for me. open is up. -- "the open" is up. that curve continues to bears defense. this is bloovement happy tuesday. ♪ the game doesn't end after that insane buzzer beater. because with nba league pass on xfinity you can watch the out of market games you want- all season long. and with the all-new xfinity sports zone, you get everything nba all in one place- even notifications about your favorite teams. watch the d