the jury will be asked to evaluate the intent according to uc hastings law professor david levine. >>did he intend to shoot the gun? was it a matter of being reckless with the gun? was it an accident? that will be the focus of the case. >> reporter: diana garcia show the gun to the jury and set a ballistics expert would testify it can only be fired by pulling the trigger. she said kate steinle is dead because josi garcia pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger. defense attorney matt gonzalez says the six-hour warty caliber handgun accidentally went off in the fatal bullet ricocheted before hitting steinle. >> this bullet struck 78 feet away from catherine steinle. we are talking about a gun with a history of accidental discharges. it does not have a safety on it. it is marketed that way. they make a model with a safety but this is not the one. >> the defense says it has video evidence that supports the statement on the pier and was not the one who stole it from the bureau of land management agents car four days earlier. the case has sparked national debate last year when candida

the jury will be asked to evaluate the intent according to david levine. >> did he intend to shoot the gun to pull the trigger? was it a matter of being reckless with the gun? that is going to be the focus of the case.>> reporter: diana garcia show the gun to the jury and set a ballistics expert will testify it can only be fired by pulling the trigger. kate steinle is dead because josi garcia pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger. defense attorney matt gonzalez says the 40 caliber handgun accidentally went off in the fatal bullet ricocheted the for hitting steinle.>> this bullet struck 78 feet away from catherine steinle. >> we are talking about a gun with a history of accidental discharges. it does not have a safety on it. it is marketed that way. they make a model with a safety. this is not one. >> the defense says video evidence shows the man leaning over seconds before the shooting. the defense says they have information about how the gun got onto the pier after being stolen four days earlier from a bureau of land management agents car. trial has drawn national attention be

. >> reporter: david levine is a professor at hastings school of the law and he's seen this before, but never so early. why pg&e? why sue the big guy? >> well, because that's where the money is. >> we expect this to be one of most likely thousands of cases that will be filed against pg&e. >> reporter: what would pg&e's defense be? >> the defense is going to be act of god. the defense is going to be this was a storm. we were not responsible for the storm. >> reporter: pg&e's spokesman keith stevens declined to comment on the lawsuits but told us -- >> we're taking out about 1.2 million trees a year to make sure our lines are saw of. >> reporter: did you think your lines were safe going into this? >> there's time for reviews and we'll look at this. we are right now focusing on lives and safety impacted by these fires. >> reporter: over 500 people filed lawsuits against pg&e after the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion where pg&e paid out oh a half billion dollars in -- over a half billion dollars in claims. >> from pg&e from the date of the fire till resolution date from all claims was t

david -- david levin thing is here. here is the author of the wealth of award-winning novels. nick and nora's and the grayson which is on grain. also editorial director where you have to start working on the kids favorite series. the honest portrayal of inner city inner-city life have met with challenges across the country. the experience of working with a social worker. they inspired the first novel which is the los angeles times book prize for young price for young adult literature. her most recent novel kind of like brothers was chosen by npr as one of the best books of 2014 and an ala noble book for children. then we have the multi talented area creative right here. it started early when she have the public comments. since then she has published the graphic memoir's awkward definition along with the novel at adam. her comment has received multiple challenges due to its explicit language and content depicting life in middle school. also here to moderate this powerful panel is jason the low on the publisher and co-owner of lee and low books. please join in welcoming these wo

virginia moseley, adam levine, david, special thanks to jeff and the executive and jeff is all so here and of course wolf blitzer. they have the ability to post questions, hold lawmakers accountable for what they promise voters what they are and are not doing. they can't ignore us at any time, they often do come if we have to develop some thick skin. i've had adorers shots in my face, members running into elevators, some have pushed me, many have yelled at me, dianne feinstein seems to cringe when i approach her these days. she literally sprinted to a car the other day. i barely caught up with her. while corker once said he would rather talk to osama bin laden than me other than yesterday of course. [laughter] i think they are joking. our profession is under attack these days some people who questioned the basic reporting the facts are more important now than ever before in our push to continue reporting what they call the most obtainable version of the truth and that is important no matter where the truth leads. before i go, there is one person i have to thank who puts up with me ever

brad blakeman, lieutenant-general thomas mcinerney and gregg jarrett and "tmz" founder, harvey levin. david: what a week of records it has been. s&p and nasdaq closing at new record highs as well. let's go straight to nicole petallides on the nyse. futures showed downward arrow, all red. what happened? >> the momentum picked up throughout the day. ge a big laggard came off the lows. we're talking about what happened in washington. the financials climb on top of tabs reform once again. as they move forward, senate passed the budget as a step to move all of this forward. here is look at financials running up on this particular topic. names such as jpmorgan, bank of america, pnc, hitting new highs. goldman sachs, jpmorgan among leaders on the dow jones industrial average. to the financials certainly helped things along. i did mention ge, which in the morning was down over 8%. by the end of the day you wouldn't believe your own eyes. it hit a 52-week low in the morning at 2210. here at 23.83, ge up .25%. sixth week in a row for s&p and dow, six straight weeks of gains and record flows. watching

david bossie. senator rand paul and harvey levin saying different stuff separately. >> we call it a tie. >> see you on friday. >> bill: fox news alert. breaking news from overnight. an american woman and her family are coming home finally. they've been held in captivity for five years by a taliban-affiliated group and now they're free. good news to start the day today. i'm bill hemmer. >> sandra: good morning, bill. i'm sandra smith. the news breaking one hour ago. kaitlyn coleman was seven months pregnant when she and her canadian-born husband were kidnapped while hiking in afghanistan. they and their two children are now back in american hands. kevin corke is live at the white house. when do we expect the white house to weigh in on this rescue? >> this is very good news. we've reached out to white house officials we continue to await word in this instance, the good news, an american family, american woman and canadian husband and three children are on their way home. they had been held captive by a taliban affiliated group called the haqqani network. they've been rescued. held in afghanistan sinc

david bossie. senator rand paul and harvey levin saying different stuff separately. >> we call it a tie. >> see yound her family are coming home finally. they've been held in captivity for five years by a taliban-affiliated group and now they're free. good news to start the day today. i'm bill hemmer. >> sandra: good morning, bill. i'm sandra smith. the news breaking one hour ago. kaitlyn coleman was seven months pregnant when she and her canadian-born husband were kidnapped while hiking in afghanistan. they and their two children are now back in american hands. kevin corke is live at the white house. when do we expect the white house to weigh in on this rescue? >> this is very good news. we've reached out

levine reported on the mental health industry. "new york times" magazine contributor suzy hansen reflected on her travels abroad and weighed in on america's global standing and progressive policy institute senior fellow david osborne examined the charter school movement and offered his outlook for the future of public education. in the coming weeks on afterwards, craig shirley will discuss the life and political career of newt gingrich, federal judge john newman will detail his career of the judicial system first of a prosecutor and currently has a federal appellate judge. former face the nation anchor bob schieffer will examine the role of the media today. this weekend on afterwards former radio host and msnbc contributor charles sykes will provide his thoughts on the conservative movement in america. >> i'm a conservative who believes that america should be based on an idea. they reject the idea took they reject the values of the declaration of independence rather explicitly. they don't believe america is an idea took they can get geographical location. people by people of certain ethnic and racial backgrounds and there is a real dark side there and the reality is that throughout the campaign donald trum

levin is hosting all of this. he joins us tonight. harvey, what was the thinking behind doing press interviews? >> it is baffling, tucker. the woman and this lawyer named davidth l.a.p.d. and robbery homicide yesterday literally minutes after they left. apparently this was choreographed. the "l.a. times" published a story where david ring and his client sat down with the reporter and went through the case with them. the lapd is not happy about that. the detectives we have spoken with said look, i know this k from covering the cases. that they believe ity compromises the case because they want to talk to witnesses toco give a fresh account without having anything in their head about what theav woman is saying. now that the story is out it createses a problem. the lawyer then doubles down and puts on his website this t morning that he is representing this woman. that they have gone to the police and he links to the "l.a. times" and he triples down and holds a news conference. my reporter at the news conference said why did you talk to the "l.a. times"? his answer was well, they " ambushed me because they heard my client was meeting so i felt i had to talk to t

levine reported on the mental health industry. new york times magazine conservator susie henson acted on her travels abroad and weighed in on america's global standing. progressive policy institute senior fellow, davidborne examined the charter school movement and offered his outlook for the future of public education. in the coming weeks on "after words" credit surely will discuss the life and political career of newt gingrich, federal judge john newman will detail his career in the judicial system, first as a prosecutor and currently as a federal appellate judge. former face the nation acre will examine the role of the media today. this weekend on "after words", former radio host in msnbc contributor charles sykes will provide his thoughts on the conservative movement in america. >> i'm a conservative who believes that america should be the sitting shining city on the hill. they reject the idea and they reject the values of independence rather it's mostly. they don't believe that america is an idea and they believe that the geographical location that people five people of certain ethnic or racial backgrounds. there is a dark side there and the reality is that throughout the campaign donald trump h

levine reported on the mental health industry. new york times magazine contributor susie hanson reflected on her travels abroad and weighed in on america's global standing. and progressive policy institute senior fellow david osborne examined the charter school movement and offered his outlook for the future of public education. in the coming weeks on "after words," craig shirley will discuss the life and political career of newt gingrich. federal judge john newman will detail his career in the judicial system first as a prosecutor, and currently as a federal appellate judge. former face the nation anchor bob schieffer will examine the role of the media today. and this weekend on "after words" former radio host and msnbc contributor charles sykes will provide his thoughts on the conservative movement in america. >> i'm a conservative who believes that america should be the shining city on the hill, that we are based on an idea. they reject the idea. they reject the values of the declaration of independence rather explicitly. they don't believe that america is an idea, they believe that it is a geographic allocation, people by people of certain ethnic and racial backgrounds. and there's a real dark side the

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levine reported on the mental health industry. new york times magazine contributor susie hansen reflected on her travels abroad and weighed in on america's global standing and regressive policy institute senior fellow david osborne examined the charter school movement and offered his outlook for the future of public education. in the coming weeks, craig shirley will discuss life and political career of newt gingrich. will judge john newman will detail his career in the judicial system first under prosecutor and currently as a federal appellate judge. >> former face the nation after bob schaffer will examine the role of the media today. >> and this weekend on afterwards, for radio and msnbc contributor charles sykes will provide his thoughts on the conservative movement in america. >> i am a conservative who believes americans should be the shining city on the hill, that we are based on an idea. they reject the idea, they reject the values of the declaration of independence explicitly, they don't believe that america is an idea, they believe it's a geographical location, people by people of certain ethnic and racial backgrounds. >> there's a dark side there. and the reality is that throughout the campaign