he pointed out esteban nunez had no previous criminal record. kathy says she doesn't know what she can do but she hopes those involved feel a political fall out. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> it's maybe not surprising he is leaving office with a donation from a corporate supporter. one of his accounts received a $15,000 contribution from blue shield california. >>> it's chilly out there right now but it will get colder over night. tomorrow morning temperatures will be in the 30s. some places in the 20s. couple places in the low 40s. patchy fog in the valleys. afternoon, quick warming. by 3:00 temperatures in the 50s. let's get a look outside. warmer drier air. the storm digs down to the is out. that's the story over the next several days. dry conditions, cold mornings, warmer afternoons. here is a look at tomorrow. 31 in napa. could also be seeing patchy frost in napa and fairfield. 35 in conquered. fog inland valleys. temperatures in the upper 30s. 40 degrees in san jose. and oakland. 42 in san francisco. afternoon, 50s in the north bay. 55 sa

. ---- se trata de los parientes de luis santos, quien muri a manos de esteban nuÑez, hijo del ex legisladorhispano de california "fabian nuÑez". ---- en la carta se disculpa por no haberles avisado del perdon que concedio (antes de terminar su mandato) al propio esteban. ---vamos a hablar mas sobre esto, y quiero que usted opine al respecto. ---pero primero, las noticias de la noche. cu=blanca= ---esta noche iniciamos nuestro noticiero con una tragedia familiar--- take vo ---en hayward, un joven de 15 aÑos de edad fue detenido por la policia, despues de dispararle a su propio padre, quien se encuentra en estado grave--- ---el incidente sucedio esta tarde en el 27 mil de "gading road" , en el vecindario de " jackson triangle" --- ---los oficiales encontraron al jovencito en un parque cercano a la casa donde sucedieron los hechos--- ---en la casa se encontraban otras 3 personas ... y ninguna de ellas resulto lesionada--- cu=blanca= ---en tanto .... la policia de san jose esta buscando su colaboracion para identificar a quien el sabado por la madrugada atropello a una jovencita de 15 aÑos en l

ex- presidente de asamblea estatal fabian nuÑez--- nuÑez------esteban fue encontrado culpable de homicidiompaÑero de estudios durante una disputa de hechos violentos en el 2008------auque nuÑez no fue quien apuÑalo a la victima, Él se declaro culpable de homicidio, por lo que se le impuso una condena de 16 aÑos de carcel------con este perdon, esteban nuÑez solo tendra que cumplir siete aÑos en prision--- ---al parecer las campaÑas de concientizacion han dado buenos resultados--- resultados------el reporte de fin de aÑo de la patrulla de caminos nos dice que 961 conductores en el estado fueron arrestados por manejar con algunas copitas de mas--- ---el aÑo pasado fueron casi mil400 los detenidos, lo que es una disminucion bastante considerable------donde los numeros no fueron tan favorables , fue en las fatalidades ------este aÑo en el periodo comprendido entre la noche del 31 de diciembre hasta la madrugada de hoy, cinco personas perdieron la vida en las carreteras.---- mientras que el aÑo pasado, solamente una persona perecio--- -----dias despÉs del incendio en oakland que cobÓ la vida de

that man is esteban nunez the son of former state assembly speaker fabian nunez. the sentence was one of schwarzenegger's last acts in 60s. >>> budget cuts will force the university of california to reject tens of thousands of qualified students over the next decade. that is what uc president mark yudof told uc regents yesterday. he says the uc system faces a budget gap of at least a million dollars next year. much of it is because of reduced funding from the state. >>> a call to action this morning to make it easier for women to breast-feed in the work place. the surgeon general wants businesses and the communities to remove obstacles so that new moms can nurse. companies are being called to start offering reasonable break times to pump milk and a private place to do it. research shows breast-fed babies have fewer illnesses because breast milk contains antibodies. >>> later today wal-mart expected to kick off a new health initiative. it plans to reduce sodium and sugar in some items, build stores in poor areas and develop a logo for healthier products. first lady

notifying us as the vic tunnel's family that this case even came to the governor's office. >> esteban nunez was supposed to serve 16 years for the death of louis santos, but will now only serve seven years. he is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez who worked closely with schwarzenegger. in his statement schwarzenegger made no mention of the relationship. instead, he wrote how the younger nunez was not the instigator was not the one who stabbed santos. according to schwarzenegger, given his role, and he had no criminal record before, i believe nunez's sentence is excessive. kathy anded from santos say that is a cover to what is really going on. >> yes, arnold schwarzenegger essentially just said it is okay to stab other people. it is okay to destroy evidence as long as you come from a connected family. >> as unfair as it seems, they say the nunez family knew how to use the system to their advantage. >> there is a legal process they follow. they followed the process. he was no doubt heavily lobbied. by people who had the insight and the wisdom to go to the decision maker early on

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that man is esteban nunez. he is the son of former state assembly speaker fabian nunez. the victim's family says the former governor violated their constitutional rights. >>> and chinese president hu jintao will be on capitol hill meeting with members congress later going to chicago. last night he was a guest of honor at the state dinner at the white house. >>> san francisco could get a new police chief within two months. george gascon recently left the post when he was appointed as district attorney. the police commission has approved a rapid schedule to replace him, closing the application period by early next month. interim mayor ed lee could then choose a new police chief as early as march 15. >>> los angeles police this morning are resuming the search for a gunman who shot a school police officer in the san fernando valley. he was shot in the chest yesterday of as he confronted a man who appeared to be breaking into cars. he was released from the hospital last night. >> due to good luck and the bulletproof vest, the officer was not severely injured. >> nine schools

esteban nunez was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty for his involvement in the 2008

he reduced the man slaughter term for esteban nunez from 16 years to 7.is former state assembly speaker fabio nun i don't know. >> it's 100% politics and nothing but and he is just trying to pass it off as something other than politics. i think everybody in california or in the country can see that. >> esteban nunez was convicted in the 2008 stabbing death of luis dell santos in san diego. >>> governor fred santos today called your letter a publicity stunt. he said that this was dirty politics and an abuse of power? >> well, tonight, mr. schwarzenegger refused to talk about the letter at this event in long. he said he was there to celebrate the performing arts an that politics are for another day. and, then, he walked away. >>> a san francisco man walked out of jail tonight after spending 18 years behind bars for murder. a judge overturned his conviction after blasting police and prosecutors for mishandling the trial. as joe vasquez reports hundreds more cases may be in question. >> reporter: after 18 years in prison car a mad connolly is a free man. now

. >> esteban nuñez de declaró cukpable, el no lo mató pero si estuvo en el grupo que lo hizo. >> rebajóamilia fue informada por un periodista. >> esto afecta a mi familia, descubriimos que redujo la sentencia. >> la sentencia dada por el tribunal debía ser absoluto y un político no deberia cambiar la sentencia. >> por su parte, arnold schwarzenegger declara que cree que la sentencia dada originalmente era excesiva dado que no tenía antecedentes y no tenía un rol directo en la muerte del joven . >> un grupo de investigadores afirma que las tuberias de san bruno tenian fallas, por eso explotó, la explosión cobro la vida de 8 personas, aún no concluye la investiagacion. >> un niño fue agredido por 3 perros pitbull cuando fue a buscar la pelota donde su vecino, su padre enfrentó a los perros, ambos fueron levados al hospital y el dueño esta colaborando con las autoridades , ya regresamos. . >> en breve amenazan de muerte al gobernador de california . --los mexicanos cuentan desde hoy con un nuevo . >> los mexicanos que viven al sur de la bahia tienen nuevo espacio para acceder a los servici

. >>> 16 años es una sentencia reducida por esteban núñez, ellos negociaron para 16 años. >>> el ex gobernadorres elevarón la demanda en sacramento. >>> necesita quedar en prisión, y solamente pedimos 16 años. >>> la familia apoya su demanda conocida como la ley de marx, que dice que tiene que ser notificado por cualquier cosa que afecte. >>> la agencia de protección ambiental aprobó el uso de gasolina con 15% de etanol, ya había sido autorizado, pero prácticamente la totalidad de los fabricantes se opusieron a la medida. vamos con enrique. >>> esta noche en el noticiero última hora tendremos más de la llegada de gabrielle giffords a un centro de rehabilitación. >>> estados unidos le revoca la visa a un grupo de haitianos. los detalles esta noche. >>> vamos a la pausa y seres humanos. ♪(música) >>> este domingo en al punto hablamos de estados unidos, todo en 60 minutos. este es un adelanto del programa. ♪ >>> de verdad hay cooperación entre republicanos y demócratas, se lo preguntamos al congresista josé díaz balart. >>> también qué podemos esperar del discurso del presidente obama este doming

---"esteban nuÑez", de 21 aÑos, cumple una sentencia de 7 aÑos por participar en un pleito en el quebernador, "arnold schwarzenegger" redujo a menos de la mitad la sentencia de "nuÑez". --el gobierno federal se prepara para lanzar un nuevo servicio en internet que busca informar al Úblico sobre productos defectuosos, que incluyen arÍculos de construccÓn hasta los juguetes.--este portal incluira una base de datos de la "comisÓn para la seguridad de los productos de consumo".--con ella, cualquier persona podÁ revisar las miles de quejas presentadas cada aÑo contra dichos articulos.-- de esta manera, una persona podÁ consultar la reputacion de ciertos productos, lo cual evitara dolores de cabeza y que los consumidores tiren su dinero a la basura. ---el gobierno de mexico quiere negociar con estados unidos.---el ministro de economia de la republica mexicana recordo que su pais retirara los gravámenes impuestos a la importacion de diversos productos estadounidenses tan pronto se pe rmita que los camiones de carga mexicanos circulen sin restricciones al norte del rio bravo.---en marzo de 2

saying that he thought the 16-year prison sentence esteban nunez was serving was "excessive" the governornce from 16 years to 7 years. nunez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon for his role in a fight that killed a 22-year-old man near san diego state university in 2008. >> all woman who was 16 when she ambushed and killed her former pimp and a motel room has been granted clemency as well. she is 32 years old now she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1994 killing of george gilbert howard. prosecutors said she was not working for howard when she killed him. gov. schwarzenegger call the excesses of and committed it to 25 years. >> we will be right back a simple blood test for cancer screening? details after the break. dow jones up 1 06 today. a blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office. scientists who invented the test and health care giant johnson & johnson will announce monday that they a

fred dos santos", padre de la victima, dijo que en su momento nisiquiera fue notificado de que "esteban nuÑezsamblea estatal, "fabian nuÑez" ya no pasaria 16 aÑos en la carcel sino solo 7.--el ex-mandatario estatal considero que la condena era excesiva .--el padre de la victima alega que esta decision se debe a la amistad entre "schwarzenegger" y el ex-presidente de la asamblea, y dijo que piensa entablar una demanda.--"nuÑez" se declaro culpable de homicidio por la muerte de "luis dos santos" en el 2008. ---el jefe de la oficina de analisis legislativo de california dio a conocer hoy su informe en torno al plan de gastos presentado por el gobernador "jerry brown". ---"santiago lucero" nos habla de esto. áviz l_mac taylo_analista legislativo --el aÑo pasado, las empresas produjeron Ás, los consumidores gastaron Ás y las compaÑias contrataron Á s personal.--al menos eso indica una encuesta de la reserva federal que puso optimista a su titular "ben bernanke" sobre el desempeÑo de la economia.--a pesar de ello, la semana pasada el funcionario asevero que volver a los niveles de desempleo que ten

. >> and in sacramento, they're asking the courts to restore a 16 year sentence for esteban nunez, of fabien nunex he was.. governor arnold schwarzenegger, the night before he left office, has lowered that sentence by seven years and did not contact anybody. >> with widespread 50s, and it would have died down. and with 67 degrees in oakland. a 64 degrees in redwood city. 62 degrees in concord. and in the dallas, fairfield. here is what we're going to be seen tonight,-and, fairfield, what what we're going to be seen tonight is a mild evening. chilly. if tamaras, the tabs or to drop. faugh > and new at 5:00 p.m., the economic recovery. with home prices. 5:30, truck and the bay is not as bad as it used to be. traffic. >> and also, a perfect match. hall offers to move to the top, coming up e- authors.... >> h p, four directors of stepped down. an overhaul, after former ceo was ousted over a sexual harassment course and with his severance that he was given upon leaving. he was forced out last year because of allegations of sexual harassment and in accurate expense reports. and larry page,

esteban nunez prison sentence was reduced from 16 years to seven. nez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. >>> as governor schwarzenegger leaves office today critics are wondering if they -- approved in 2007. san francisco senator mark leonard believes it should review aub900. planning or construction has begun but no projects have been completed. a spokesperson for the california department of corrections says some of the delays are caused by lawsuits. >>> a big earthquake causing wide spread panic along the central host of chile. hundreds of people are fleeing in their cars. they are worried about a possible tsunami. yesterday's quake didn't cause any serious injuries or major damage but it shook up a lot of nerves as chile still tries to recover from last februaries major earthquake that killed almost 500 people. >>> christians there are calling for the -- after the bombing of a church new years eve. look at that. that explosion and blast killed 21 people. many others. 100 others were hurt. still not clear who was behind that attack

. ---- esto, porque el ex gobernador le conmuto la pena de homicidio involuntario a esteban nunez ...a siete. ----- esteban es el hijo del ex presidente de la asamblea californiana y fue condenado por su participacion en la muerte de "luis santos"... en el 2008 en san diego. stop for open take sot - tu voz open cu --debe de pagarle el club america al futbolista salvador cabaÑas, por todo el tiempo en que el paraguayo no pudo jugar, por haber sido baleado? ----- el america al parecer le quiere pagar pero con la taquilla de un juego benefico nada mas.... -----el ex jugador quiere lo que se le debe., pero usted que dice? take vo cu ---continue llamando para opinar...vamos a una nueva pausa y regreso... take vo ---con otro golpe que le propino a los zetas la justicia mexicana... --en dos minutos, estoy de regreso con usted !!!! end segment roll open cartel de sinaloa dirigido por el prfugo joaquin "el chapo" guzman.... take vo ...se consolido en los ultimos aÑos como el grupo del narcotrafico dominante en mexico por su capacidad para corromper autoridades... ---introduce un 65 por ciento

and commuted esteban nunez, a murderer, commuted his sentence to less than half of what was the negotiated plea. >> the santos family says it stopped looking for money from the state. their lawsuit seeks to reinstate nunez's original sentence of 16 years. >>> 200 vips attended a glamorous dinner for the viz tiding president of china. two of them, san francisco's mayor and oakland's mayor as well. the first asian americans to hold the top spots, but they seem to be gaining the political clout across the nation and even the globe. tracy grant is live in oakland's chinatown to tell us how this is all progressing. tracy? >>> some people familiar with oakland's china town said it's always considered insular. there are plenty of business and community leaders here. historically, they tend not to venture outside of this neighborhood. things could be changing and some are attributing it to two of theon bay area's newly seate mayors. san francisco mayor add lee and gene kwan featured in the section on the way to last night's state dinner at the white house. they've become media darlings in this cou

antes de entregar el cargo, el gobernador arnold schwarzenegger perdonó paret de una sentencia a esteban nuñezon el perdón deberá permanecer 7 años tras las rejas familiares, criticaron la decisión de arnold schwarzenegger y muy bien comenzó el año, la bosla de valores, las acciones estadounidenses, comenzaron con un alza, lo que llevó a los inversionistas inyectar dinero fresco datos económicos de estados unidos, europa y china, udaron a alcanzar nuevos máximos en 2 años mientras que cerró en su nivel más alto de casi 10 años >>> por otro lado la guerra contra el crimen que viven las autoridades en méxico, muestran estadísticas poco alentadoras las muertes aumentaron en grupos del narcotráfico analizamos las cifras >>> cada 40 minutos una persona fue asesinada durante el 2010 en méxico 52% más que en el 2009, de acuerdo al periódico milenium el presidente calderón informó que seguirá limpiando al país de la delincuencia >>> estamos avanzando por la ruta correcta, y vamos a sacar a los delanteros >>> según lascifras, el año pasado 310 mujeres fueron asesinadas, la cifra más alta en 18 años chi

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the family of a stabbing -- s tabbing victim for not telling them he commuted the sentence for esteban nunez. nunez pleaded guilty in taking part in the stabbing of luis santos in san diego in 2008. santos's father said schwarzenegger sent the family a letter apologizing and j ustifying his decision. he says he's considering filing a victim's rights lawsuit. we're learning it was a botched kidnapping attempt that t riggered a deadly shootout over the weekend. police say the shooting started after three gunman barged into the mexicali club on saturday night. they were there to kidnap the club owner because of an alleged debt. investigators say two of those gunman and another man were k illed. the owner was wounded but he is expected to survive. police are looking for two suspects. one of them is the alleged getaway driver. the second suspect's name has not been released. >>> still to come -- how a police chase through city streets forced officials to lock down two east bay schools. >>> it's been one year since the devastating earthquake. still ahead -- the problems many people there still fac

. >> alan: le word from the capitol today that the governor has commuted the sentence of esteban nunez, the son of fabban nunez, nunez pleaded guilty to volunteer tear manslauter, but the governor called it excessti and reduced the ntence phone years. ter being denied entry into a fraternity party in snag state, nunez and others attacked a group of men. one man was stabbed to death. his family asd the judge for the maxim sentence, and he agreed. the govern's shortening the sentence comes hours before he leaves office. >>> governor-elect jerry jerry n will be sworp in tomorrow at :00 a.m. he afountioned members of the blic coul request tickets at his facebook page. >> lieutenant governor elect gavin newsom will be in sacramento to attend the sweari in ceremony for brown an other constitutional officers but won't be taking the oath of office himself. newsom has scheduled an inaugul name on january 10th january 10th the in capital rotunda but a inspection -- spokesman says it might happen earlier. he is waiting until the board of supervisors slec an interim mary. the lieutenant govern wil

. >> esteban nunez was convicted in the stabbing death of luis santos in san diego. now his father says he may file a victim's rights lawsuit. >>> a fire at a pot club. len ramirez says some are b laming lawmakers for that. len? >> reporter: that's trite. i spoke to the owner of another pot club and he says he and others in the industry are striving to be just as legitimate as any other business in san jose. but he says the lack of guidance in city hall, the lack of j oaning and -- scoping and regulations can lead to something like this. a house fire caught fire at 3:00 in the morning. by 5:00, the firefighters had the two-alarm blaze under control. no one would speak on camera but a neighbor said it was a surprise to her. and not just the fire. >> i didn't even though it w as -- know it was that until i herd it from a friend who saw it on the news. >> reporter: the cause of the fire is under investigation. but a spokesman for another can nay business collective was immediately -- cannabis collective was immediately suspicious. >> there's people that suspect arson. i

i think everybody in california or in the country can see that. >> esteban nunez was convicted in 2008bing death of luis dos santos in san diego. >>> she is out of rehab but this morning more legal trouble now for lindsay lohan. the da in river slide county wants -- riverside county wants another investigation into the actress' alleged attack on a betty ford worker. lohan is accused of fighting with the woman last month after breaking curfew at the rehab center. police want her charged with battery saying she violated her probation. >>> america's newest radio star is heading to rehab. ted williams agreed to seek help for alcohol drug dependency after a long chat with dr. phil on tv. on monday the 53-year-old was briefly detained by the lapd. his family says he got into a fight with his daughter over his drinking. since williams was discovered on the street, he's booked a tv commercial and been offered an announcing job with the cleveland cavaliers. >> i was so worried this would happen that he rises so quickly and then be -- and really not ready for it. >> he's getting the help he need

officials revealed the inmate's family gave an inappropriate gift to a staff member. 21-year-old esteban nunez is behind bars in amador county serving seven years for his role in a knife attack. a corrections spokesperson said the family sent the warden assistant kindle reader for christmas. the woman returned it. her job includes helping inmates' families, and she said she treats all the families the same. >>> topping our business and tech headlines tonight, iphone lovers around the world are eagerly awaiting an expected announcement by verizon and apple. a venue in new york central park is set for tomorrow. insiders say verizon will offer service on a new version of the iphone 4. rumors continue to fly about unlimited data plans for the new iphone customers. the deal would end at&t's exclusive deal to carry apple's popular smartphone. >>> coming up tomorrow on "today," matt lauer sits down with actor michael douglas for his first television interview since undergoing treatment for throat cancer. >> it sounds cliche, but i don't know anybody who's been through cancer who hasn't said that it's

esteban nunez pleaded guilt to voluntary manslaughter in the deadly stabbing of a cluj student in a fight in san diego. the change reduces the sentence from 16 years on 7 years. the family of the victim said they weren't told the governor was planning to commute his sentence. >> we know the name of a man killed in an accident on interstate 580 on sunday morning. he is from san lo renza driving a toyota corolla east on 580 after 6:00 sunday morning. he lost control of his car that hit the center divider near 10 sixth. then a toyota hit his car and singh was thrown from the car. he was lying on the roadway and another car hit and killed him. >>> the fashion police may catch a robber before local police do. they are looking for a woman who walked into a bank on main street friday afternoon wearing sunglass sunglasses, a hooded sweatshirt, pajama pants and high heeled shoes. she walked away with an undisclosed amount of money. she was gone even though police arrived in minutes. they are looking at tape, but if you have information about the robbery, you can call the oakland police department.

esteban nunez's sentence is now 7 years instead of 16. est steb been a nunez was convicted for his role in a fight that killed a man in 2008 at san diego state. the younger nunez received the same sentence as the man who actually stabbed the victim, a man with a prior record. the governor says he didn't think the sentence was fair but the move is being questioned by some in sacramento. >> it is very important that the privileged in this state have different treatment than the people at large. i don't think it was right. i think it was wrong. >> it was very difficult decisions that executives have to make, i don't have all the facts that were in front of him so, that's responsibility that the governor has. >> fabbian nunez is now a business partner of the governor's chief political adviser at a consulting firm. >>> two hours to drive five miles. that's the nightmare some people face trying to get from southern california to northern california over the weekend with. the grapevine section of i-5 was closed through the mountains of los angele

esteban nunez pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon in the 2008 incident. and former governor arnold schwarzenegger reduced his sentence on the way out of office. now the parents of the victim luis santos are seeking unspecified damages. they filed suit in september. >>> california voters are apparently on the same page as governor brown concerning the state's budget deficit. a poll finds nearly 60% of likely voters are generally satisfied with the governor's budget plan. a majority says they would be willing to pay more taxes to help k-12 education, higher education and health and human services. >>> drivers, you think you pay a lot for gas now? brace yourself for some serious sticker shock. joe vazquez explains why. >>> reporter: it already costs more than 3.50 a gallon and according to to gasbuddy.com a website that monitors gas prices, you could be paying more very soon. >> prices at the pump will accelerate beginning in march and then we could see easily $4 a gallon average in san francisco by the time prices peak. >> reporter: gas buddies senior anal

that man is esteban nunez, the son of former state assembly speaker fabian nunez. voters passed mary's law in 2008 which is intended to give crime victims due process. >>> a public depender may ask the san francisco prosecutors be recused from the case of a wheelchair bound man shot by police. the man pleaded not guilty yesterday to several charges including aassaulting a peace officer with a deadly weapon. the deputy public depender tells the "san francisco examiner" this case could be a conflict of interest for the district attorney's office. new lay pointed d.a. george gascon was police chief when that shooting happened and he has depend his officers' actions. >> i think we have to reduce our level of overtime significantly. the reductions in overtime this year... >> meanwhile, gascon could be replaced as san francisco police chief within two months. the police commission approved a rapid schedule last night which closes the application period by early next month. interim mayor lee could select a cleave by march 15. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords amazes do

schwarzenegger reduced the sentence of esteban nunez from 16 years down to 7. the son of former assembly speaker fab ohio nunez pleaded guilty last may to voluntary mans for the stabbing death of luis santos. the victim's mother says the nunez family failed to get the courts to reduce the sentence, so she says they used politics instead. >> the courts have denied it. all three times. and now he had to go through the back door with his buddy arnold to cut a deal. i think it's absolutely you been ethical and i'm mother -- unethical and immoral and unjest. >> the san diego district attorney is also shocked and disappointed by the sentence reduction. schwarzenegger says the sentence was too harsh because the codefendant who authorities say delivered the fatal stab wound got the same amount of time. >>> tomorrow, halfway county supervisors will -- marin county supervisors will debate what they call an urgency ordinance concerning smart meters. supervisors may call for a moratorium on the installation after some rest of west marin were arrested last week when they bl

de familia que demandaron al ex-gobernador "arnold schwarzenegger" por reducir la sentencia a "esteban nuÑez siguió paso a paso al "duo de la historia". y tenemos todos los detalles. >>> así es, saludos desde puerto príncipe, fue un viaje humanitario, a un año de haber ocurrido el terremoto que debastó este país, y el duo de la historia se vio cara a cara con la miseria. vamos a verlo. >>> ansiosos y emocionados lucían al montarse al avión que los llevaría desde san juan hasta puerto príncipe. >>> estamos aquí ya. acabamos de aterrizar, esto por encima no se ve bien. >>> la primera mirada fue de asombro, cuando vieron las huell huellas esperaban por minutos ver a los niños del orfanatorio. >>> y este recibimiento fue una muestra de agradecimiento porque los adoptaron. y ellos aportaron 100 mil dólares para la reconstrucción de este lugar. y le dará albergue a muchos niños. >>> ellos me dieron a entender, que lo creía necesidades son boberias. >>> a solo días de estrenar su producción, vieron como sus donativos se multiplicaron, y vieron los cimientos de esta nueva casa, con quienes el idioma

that really has drawn a lot of controversy was he reduced the sentence of a 21-year-old named esteban nunezd mr. nunez stabbed a man from san diego in the stomach in a fight two years ago. he pled guilty to manslaughter -- or attempted manslaughter. and he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. the governor commuted his sentence to seven years. and it turns out that mr. nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez, who was the author of ab-32, the global warming bill which was arnold's signature event. and a lot of people on the right and left said how many other 21-year-olds who stabbed somebody in the stomach and then hid the evidence would governor schwarzenegger have pardoned? >> isn't there a little confusion about that? didn't someone die? >> he was with another guy. >> belva: that's the one who killed -- >> well, the guy he stabbed didn't die. another guy was stabbed and died. and that guy was sentenced to even more. but they both went and tried to hide the evidence. that was very controversial. and that's actually staining his legacy the same way that bill clinton's pardon

sacramento, they denounced former governor arnold schwarzenegger for reducing the sentence of esteban nunez son of a council member. >> basically he will only have to do five more years, that's unacceptable. >> reporter: the santos may sight -- >> it looks to be required to receive notice that they have to request that. >> reporter: the santos said they did not make that request because it didn't seem necessary. >> the kid has been in jail for six months. we're not at the place where we should be asking for notification because he is supposed to be in there for 16 years. >> reporter: talk to the santos and they are prepared to take their battle to the supreme court. patti lee, ktvu news. >>> will sunny weather warm up your weekend? >> a change store wants to move into this vacant building. we'll show you the battle that's brewing. >> it has nothing to do with politics it's pure racism. >> he mocked the chinese president, now a bay area leader is calling on rush limbaugh to apologize. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, a neighborhood battle over a proposal to bring a new petco store. other pet shop o

esteban nunez is serving a 10 year sentence for manslaughter. >>> coming up next at 6:00, the bay arearidge that is considering eliminating all toll takers. julie haener is in the newsroom with some of the other stories we're working on. >> reporter: a ktvu exclusive involving an unusual crime. watch this video closely. the woman you see is stealing packages from the front porch of people's homes. where it's happening and what's being done to try to catch her. >>> the man suspected of killing six people and shooting a congresswoman in tucson appeared in court today. tonight, we'll look at all the heated political rhetoric from both sides and examine whether it's getting out of hand. >>> plus continued coverage on jerry brown's proposal which he says doesn't include any gimmicks but it does propose a lot of cuts. tonight what he is proposing and the area not being cut >>> on to the weather now, a lot of people are going to have very expensive heating bills because it is cold out there. warming up any time soon mark? >> just a little bit for tomorrow morning. i think you are still going

sacramento, they denounced former governor arnold schwarzenegger for reducing the sentence of esteban nunez son of a council member. >> basically he will only have to do five more years, that's unacceptable. >> reporter: the santos may sight -- >> it looks to be required to receive notice that they have to request that. >> reporter: the santos said they did not make that request because it didn't seem necessary. >> the kid has been in jail for six months. we're not at the place where we should be asking for notification because he is supposed to be in there for 16 years. >> reporter: talk to the santos and they are prepared to take their battle to the supreme court. patti lee, ktvu news. >>> will sunny weather warm up your weekend? >> a change store wants to move into this vacant building. we'll show you the battle that's brewing. >> it has nothing to do with politics it's pure >>> new at 10:00 tonight, a neighborhood battle over a proposal to bring a new petco store. other pet shop owner led a revolt. amber lee has the story. >> reporter: petco wants to move into this building that once ho

he says the sentence was excessive because nunez codefendant confessed to stabbing santos. esteban confessed to stabbing esteban. they only learned about the decision from reporters. he says this is dirty politics. i guess if you're the son of somebody important you can kill someone and get all sorts of breaks. >>> governor schwarzenegger also reduced the sentence of a woman who was 16 years old killed her former pimp. sarah who is 32 years old was given the sentence of life without the possibility of patrol. bay area state senator leeland yee advocated for kruzan saying she turned her life around. >>> still no word on when gavin newsom will be sworn in but it will be before january 10th. that's when his inaugural celebration will take place and he will be formerly sworn in before that date. he was scheduled to take office today but his office says he still has a few projects to finish. that may include giving incoming supervisors the chance to appoint his access so. san franciscos outgoing da harris is leaving her office to become california's next attorney general. it will be at

it is the first time schwarzenegger reached out to the family since reducing the sentence of esteban nunez from 16 years for his role in the murder of luis santos down to 7. nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. it was one of schwarzenegger's final moves before leaving offense. in the letter, the then governor apologized for adding to the family's grief. he wrote but our system of justice demands that the facts ofhis case be weighed without the passion of a father's rage and the facts of this case do not support equal sentences for both men. >> his facts are based on what fabian told him. they have nothing to do with real fact. >> reporter: schwarzenegger said nunez did not personally stab santos, calling the sentence excessive. >> oh, the commutation was strictly political corruption. those two guys in cahoot, fabian and schwarzenegger trying to do a backdoor deal and if they think they are going to get away with it they have a long thing coming. >> reporter: she says the family's rights were violated and they should have been notified about the reduced sentence. abc 7

before leaving office schwarzenegger commuted the sentence of esteban nunez without notifying the santos family. nunez, the son of former assembly leader fabian nunez, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the murder of santos' son louis. he'll serve seven years under that commuted sentence. schwarzenegger has apologized to the santos family for not telling them in advance. >>> the public defenders in san francisco are questioning whether a new district attorney and former police chief george gaskone can stay impartial in cases involving officers. a public defender may ask certain prosecutors to be removed from shooting cases because gaskone defended the officer's actions as he was chief in the time. he shot a man in a wheelchair after he allegedly shot another officer. at the time gaskone was chief and told the reporters the shooting appeared to be appropriate and lawful. >>> this morning the city manager is expected to announce his plan to balance the books and short start a new chapter for the bankrupt city. vallejo filed for bankruptcy back in 2008. then the city cut 65

esteban nunez pleaded guilt to voluntary manslaughter in the deadly stabbing of a college student inight in san diego. it reduces the sentence from 16 years to years. the family of the victim said they were not told the governor was planning to commute the sentence. >>> the governor granted clemens to sarah cruise an sentenced to in prison without the possibility of parole after shooting her pimp in 1994. she was no longer working for george howard when she killed him. her clemency petition cited years of abuse. the psychiatrist said she suffered from battered women's syndrome. schwarzenegger reduced the sentence to 25 years to live w the possibility of parole. he used final hours to handout paid jobs on state commission. a parting gift to the people who supported them. $128,000 a year job. the appointments by the governor do carry a risk. it's possible jerry brown could rescind when he takes office. she was involved in a traffic accident that hurt her politically career. >> look for a change on the power bill. pg pg&e's new rates include an increase for most residential customer who

he told the family he was sorry for not telling them he was going to commute the sentence of esteban nunez who was involved in santos's murder and was the son of fabian nunez. they said the apology is insigne seer and the result of bad publicity. >> we said we hadn't heard from him and now he wrote us. i think it's just to shut them up, let's drop the letter and send it out. >> they believe commuting the sentence is nothing more than a political favor. they are planning legal action against the state. >> my stays was a hot commodity, but how much is it really worth? that's one of the things we have to look at. they were the hot thing and facebook took their spot. >> it's interesting to see the switch over. scott joins us now with more >> good morning. my space for sale. you may recall news corp that owns the "wall street journal" and fox news channel bought it for a sum of a half billion dollars. there was a time when that was a lot of money. now of course social networks are measured in billions or at least facebook is. what's the price of my space? tough to say the brand-new ceo was my g

on sunday, schwarzenegger reduced a term from 16 years to 7 years for esteban nunez, the son of formery speaker fabian nunez. he admitted stabbing two men and being involved in a fight that killed a third man. yesterday the san diego city attorney accused arnold schwarzenegger of acting to help his political crony's son. the dead man's father agrees. >> so what do you think of the former governor now? >> well, i think he is a dirty politician and, you know, he did a back room deal to circumvent the law. >> the san diego county district attorney says arnold schwarzenegger's decision greatly diminishes justice and complained of being blindsided at a time when the appeals process was in progress. >>> a navy commander seen in a series of raunchy videos could be suspended as early as today. the videos feature captain owen honers second in command aboard the u.s.s. enterprise when the clips were made in 2006 and 2007. they aired on the ship's closed circuit television system during deployment to the middle east. the videos feature gay slurs, simulated sex acts and suggestive shower scenes. a

before leaving office schwarzenegger commuted the sentence of esteban nunez without notify iing the familyz was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of their son. schwarzenegger has apologized to the santos family for not telling them in advance. >>> public defenders in san francisco are now questioning whether new district attorney and former police chief george gaskill can stay impartial in cases involve iing a high-profi officer. gaskone defending the officer's actions while he was chief. he allegedly stabbed another officer on january 4th. at the time gaskone said the shooting appeared to be appropriate and lawful. >>> candidates to become san francisco's next police chief must face the fact that they could be out of a job before the end of the year. the police commission plans to interview candidates and then recommend up to three of them to interim mayor ed lee by march. mayor lee has to choose somebody else. san francisco elects a new mayor in november. and that mayor will then end up deciding who could serve as the city's permanent police chief. so it is possible that ove

he apologized for not notifying them that he wld reduce the sentence of esteban nunez.e was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the 2008 killing of luis santos. swartzen entering reduced the sentence to seven years. a father of santos said in the letter -- tried to give some excuses for his actions. fred santos also said he believes the action was 100% politics. >>> a cal train conductor has been conducted with propositioning female pages. ricardo con nell offered to waive fines for women in exchange for sex pral favors. he propositioned a 16-year-old girl in know. officials found another woman who claimed he made her a similar offer last april. con nell is free on bam and is scheduled to be court january 27th. >> sal? >>> right now traffic will be busy in many areas. traffic on 24 will be slow all the way up to the tunnel. we am a minor crash. that's gone now. traffic will be slow here from lafayette. it's a slow down. also, the morning drive is light at the toll plaza. no problems on the bridge either. the morning commute on the peninsula is okay. you can