. >> did you shoot kate steinley, the lady down on pier14? >> yes. >> sanchez told me in a jail house interview that he found the gun on pier14 wrapped in a t-shirt and it accidentally fired three times when he picked it up. the story has many inconsistencies, but five deportations are a fact. including his release from the san francisco sheriff custody in march even though ice had a detainer on him because he had returned to the u.s. illegally. the san francisco police officer's association blames the city's safe haven sanctuary law for kate steinley's death. >> and if the politicians in san francisco or other cities that have similar sanctuary

police say he used it to kill kate steinley. but sources tell abc7 news the semiautomatic was stolen from the carve a federal agent. we ask a former fbi agent how that could happen. >> i think it is a burglary. if it was someone in custody that somehow got a gun out of there, it is not a good situation. >> sanchez pled not gill tooy in spanish. the charge was murder with a gun enhancement. sanchez has no violent criminal record. >> it could be a completely accidental discharge of a firearm. >> assistant d.a. says murder charges are justified. >> did you shoot kate steinley, the lady down on pier14? >> yes. >> sanchez told me in a jail house interview that he found the gun on pier14 wrapped in a t-shirt and it accidentally fired three times when he picked it up. the story has many inconsistencies, but five deportations are a fact. including his release from the san francisco sheriff custody in march even though ice had a detainer on him because he had returned to the u.s. illegally. the san francisco police officer's association

police say he used it to kill kate steinley. but sources tell abc7 news the semiautomatic was stolen from the carve a federal agent. we ask a former fbi agent how that could happen. >> i think it is a burglary. if it was someone in custody that somehow got a gun out of there, it is not a good situation. >> sanchez pled not gill tooy in spanish. the charge was murder with a gun enhancement. sanchez has no violent criminal record. >> it could be a completely accidental discharge of a firearm. >> assistant d.a. says murder charges are justified. >> did you shoot kate steinley, the lady down on pier14? >> yes. >> sanchez told me in a jail house interview that he found the gun on pier14 wrapped in a t-shirt and it accidentally fired three times when he picked it up. the story has many inconsistencies, but five deportations are a fact. including his release from the san francisco sheriff custody in march even though ice had a detainer on him because he had returned to the u.s. illegally. the san francisco police officer's association

police say he used it to kill kate steinley. but sources tell abc7 news the semiautomatic was stolen from the carve a federal agent. we ask a former fbi agent how that could happen. >> i think it is a burglary. if it was someone in custody that somehow got a gun out of there, it is not a good situation. >> sanchez pled not gill tooy in spanish. the charge was murder with a gun enhancement. sanchez has no violent criminal record. >> it could be a completely accidental discharge of a firearm. >> assistant d.a. says murder charges are justified. >> did you shoot kate steinley, the lady down on pier14? >> yes. >> sanchez told me in a jail house interview that he found the gun on pier14 wrapped in a t-shirt and it accidentally fired three times when he picked it up. the story has many inconsistencies, but five deportations are a fact. including his release from the san francisco sheriff custody in march even though ice had a detainer on him because he had returned to the u.s. illegally. the san francisco police officer's association

shoot kate steinley, the lady on pier 14? >> yes. >> you did shoot her? >> yes. >> he said it was an accident. he told my colleague, cornell bernard, he was on pier 14 and found the gun under one of the benches. >> she over there something like that. >> you found the gun on the ground? >> yes. >> it wasp wrad in a -- it was wrapped in a t-shirt? >> yes. >> i picked it up and boom, boom, three times. >> minutes after that interview aired investigators with the san francisco police department taped off the pier and began reexamining the scene. we watched as two officers crouched near a group of benches. they used a laser to take measurements while another officer held a white sheet of paper against the back of a female investigator. steinley was shot in the back. then they reopened the pier. >> can you comment on what you are doing? >> investigating. >> sanchez said after the gun went off he lit a cigarette and walked away. >> did you throw gun in the water? >> yes. >> but he said he didn't know he shot someone until he was arr

in san francisco, cor fell bernard, abc news. >>> kate steinley will be laid to rest tomorrow. they are collecting donations to charities important to her. we have a link on our website abc7news.com. so far people have donated $29,000. do stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the pier shooting on air and on-line. dismie -- >>> let's turn your attention at weather. it was a wild day throughout the state. a thunderstorm created a really dazzling display. you can see a huge bolt of lightning hitting the top of the mountain. the storm in the sierra even brought snow in july. cal trans briefly closed the pass in yosemite, but it has since reopened. here is a picture showing some snow-covered peaks. sandhya patel is here with this interesting day in weather. >> indeed, it has kept them busy. i will take you back in time to show you what happened in the sierra nevada. right now it is quiet here locally, but sierra saw thunderstorms and more than a thousand lightning strikes and reports of hail and we also saw some of the snow developing over the pass. and this is just taking

in san francisco, cor fell bernard, abc news. >>> kate steinley will be laid to rest tomorrow. they are collecting donations to charities important to her. we have a link on our website abc7news.com. so far people have donated $29,000. do stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the pier shooting on air and on-line. dismie -- >>> let's turn your attention at weather. it was a wild day throughout the state. a thunderstorm created a really dazzling display. you can see a huge bolt of lightning hitting the top of the mountain. the storm in the sierra even brought snow in july. cal trans briefly closed the pass in yosemite, but it has since reopened. here is a picture showing some snow-covered peaks. sandhya patel is here with this interesting day in weather. >> indeed, it has kept them busy. i will take you back in time to show you what happened in the sierra nevada. right now it is quiet here locally, but sierra saw thunderstorms and more than a thousand lightning strikes and reports of hail and we also saw some of the snow developing over the pass. and this is just taking

in san francisco, cor fell bernard, abc news. >>> kate steinley will be laid to rest tomorrow. they are collecting donations to charities important to her. we have a link on our website abc7news.com. so far people have donated $29,000. do stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the pier shooting on air and on-line. dismie -- >>> let's turn your attention at weather. it was a wild day throughout the state. a thunderstorm created a really dazzling display. you can see a huge bolt of lightning hitting the top of the mountain. the storm in the sierra even brought snow in july. cal trans briefly closed the pass in yosemite, but it has since reopened. here is a picture showing some snow-covered peaks. sandhya patel is here with this interesting day in weather. >> indeed, it has kept them busy. i will take you back in time to show you what happened in the sierra nevada. right now it is quiet here locally, but sierra saw thunderstorms and more than a thousand lightning strikes and reports of hail and we also saw some of the snow developing over the pass. and this is just taking

kate steinley's employer, medtronic, released a statement saying, we are shocked and saddened by this senseless act. >>> a boy was injured after a small plane crashed on a crowded beach in southern california. police sate single engine plane lost power. the aircraft flipped over after landing. the 23-year-old mild pilate was noint juried in the accident, but a 12-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries to his head. >>> -- to his head. >>> authorities say a deck collapsed in a -- in atlantic beach collapsed, injuring 14 people. emergency crews arrived within minutes of the call. the cause of that collapse is still unknown. brian? >>> vick quick a lot of fog pushing into the bay for tonight and also to the inland valleys. we'll see it tomorrow morning. it will help to cool things down. those 100 degree temperatures we had this week are a thing of the past. it's going to move into by low average temperatures as we go into this coming week. for tomorrow, foggy in the morning, and it will take until about noon for the clouds to clear. sunshine for the afternoon with the

. >>> kate steinleys was shot and kill earlier this month on pier 14. authorities arrested francisco sanchez, who was an undocumented immigrant in exconnection with that shooting. >>> there are growing concerns in forth bay after more mosquitoes tested positive for west nile virus. >> reporter: there's bug pray to to keep bug away. but there's other things you can use. >> reporter: it's that time of the year for the west nile virus. >> kids are vulnerable, more vulnerable than adult. >> reporter: earlier this month been marin and most quito vector control confirmed a a bird died from the virus. >> as usual, as a parent, you're always concerned ab any type of commune cable or seasonal disease, so just going to the doctor and making sure you are informed about symptom and being proactive instead of reactive. >> that will be a shift for us, for sure. >> reporter: emily turner, krom 4 news. >>> 400,000 undocumented ingraduates now have a lice to drive in california. kate kagel gives us a look at the long lines. >> reporter: you may remember in january and f

. >>> it's been a little more than a week since the shooting death of kate steinley. police now confirm the handgun recovered in the san francisco bay is the weapon that killed the 42-year-old. this while stls a -- the 32- year-old. the sheriff defended his dark's decision to release steinley's alleged killer. the sheriff says he was in client with the department policy. as the political fallout continue, the conversation over immigration meet heaths pup donald trump speak out on the issue. scott ra circumstances h joins us with more on what the controversial presidential candidate has to say now. >> donald speaking 2 times today. he appeared in front of a crowd in phoenix and yes, he was outspoken. >> if i get the notch nation, i will win the hispanic vote. >> reporter: donald trump has come under fire for hi comments on undocumented immigrants, calling some rapists and criminals. speaking on saturday from las vegas, trump dug in. >> what i done encourage is people coming into our country illegally, and i don't encourage where a government forces some people out that

news has learned that this man 45-year-old francisco sanchez connessed to -- confessed to killing kate steinley has been deported a number of times. it is calling into question san francisco's immigration policies. here is vic lee. >> flowers mark the spot where katherine was fatally shot on wednesday evening. abc7 news learned divers from the police boat tanned a gun off the waters of the pier. tests are being done, but investigators believe it is the one used by francisco sanchez. he is now charged with the murder. sanchez is on probation in texas. he has a long wrap sheet. sources say he has been arrested not only in texas, but oregon and washington. he has also been deported to mexico five times. in fact ice had him in custody in march, but turned him over to the sheriff's office when they discovered he had an outstanding drug warrant here. the d.a.'s office dropped the case that dated back to the 1990s and the sheriff's office subsequently released sanchez. they requested notification prior to his release so they could take him into custody again. they say the detainer was not honored. the

news has learned that this man 45-year-old francisco sanchez connessed to -- confessed to killing kate steinley. he has been deported a number of times. it is calling into question san francisco's immigration policies. here is vic lee. >> flowers mark the spot where katherine was fatally shot on wednesday evening. abc7 news learned divers from the police boat tanned a gun off the waters of the pier. tests are being done,t investigators believe it is the one used by francisco sanchez. he is now charged with the murder. sanchez is on probation in texas. he has a long wrap sheet. sources say he has been arrested not only in texas, but oregon and washington. he has also been deported to mexico five times. in fact ice had him in custody in march, but turned him over to the sheriff's office when they discovered he had an outstanding drug warrant here. the d.a.'s office dropped the case that dated back to the 1990s and the sheriff's office subsequently released sanchez. they requested notification prior to his release so they could take him into custody again. they say the detainer was not honored. th

news has learned that this man 45-year-old francisco sanchez connessed to -- confessed to killing kate steinley. he has been deported a number of times. it is calling into question san francisco's immigration policies. here is vic lee. >> flowers mark the spot where katherine was fatally shot on wednesday evening. abc7 news learned divers from the police boat tanned a gun off the waters of the pier. tests are being done, but investigators believe it is the one used by francisco sanchez. he is now charged with the murder. sanchez is on probation in texas. he has a long wrap sheet. sources say he has been arrested not only in texas, but oregon and washington. he has also been deported to mexico five times. in fact ice had him in custody in march, but turned him over to the sheriff's office when they discovered he had an outstanding drug warrant here. the d.a.'s office dropped the case that dated back to the 1990s and the sheriff's office subsequently released sanchez. they requested notification prior to his release so they could take him into custody again. they say the detainer was not honored.

kate steinley was gunned down during a walk along the waterfront with her family -- her father ratherily friend. and that murder now the center of a heated immigration reform. sanchez is a convicted felon and undocumented immigrant. he's been deported five times, most recently in 2009. >>> the convicted killer who survived after a prison break and manhunt in new york has been moved from the hospital to a new prison. after recovering from gunshot wounds david sweat is now on suicide watch. he'll spend 23 hours a day in maximum security cell in a prison in central new york. the 105-square-foot cell has a bed, toilet, sink, and shower. he'll be allowed to leave for one hour of exercise a day. >>> well, the movie "magic mike xxl" apparently not xxl enough. it was an unimpressive fourth place opening at the box office. "jurassic world" was in first. raking in nearly $31 million in its fourth week. "inside out" in second with just over $30 million. and "terminator: genisys" debuted in the number three spot with $28 million. >>> when it comes to fast food restaurants, chick-fil-a is number o

trump stepping out and risking a great deal to be direct on the issue, and also the murder of kate steinley in a sanctuary city. it is forcing them toation positions they didn't want to deal with don't you think? >> absolutely. any time there is something in the public eye, i think politicians have to react to it and it's a good thing. we need to come to a solution on this issue and whether it is this or something else that moves us forward, we have to move on this issue. >> and your judgment the chairman of your judiciary committee saying the president bears responsibility in kate's death and those by extension that have been killed in sanctuary cities. your thoughts? >> i think the obama administration has failed. i think they have failed to enforce the immigration laws. and it has resulted in thousands of victims of identity theft and violent crimes across the country and it is very sad. . t is a reason we can't legislation forward. >> and that this is an issue, that you have been stonewalled in the house on every committee, on every one of the half dozen or so major scandals that surrou

the victim is 31-year-old kate steinley. shot at a pier last wednesday. >> he was gasping for every breath. >> reporter: kate's father was with her the whole time. no words were exchanged. this was a random act of violence. >> i have solace that i was with her, but i have the overwhelming grief of a father. >> sanchez has been deported five times to mexico. in a jailhouse interview with kgo, he says the lure of a paycheck kept him returning. >> i'm looking for a job in restaurant or roofing, landscaping or construction. >> reporter: the shooting seized up by donald trump, the presidential hopeful who made headlines for his remarks. he said the tragic shooting is yet another example of why we must secure our bodier. san francisco officials said they had no legal basis to hold him. under the so-called sanctuary law, they didn't transfer him back because there was no order for his removal. on april 15 sanchez was released. >> sorry for the violence. >> including kate's family. >> yeah. >> sanchez says he found the gun wrapped in

immigrant convicted of seven felonies and deported fife times before admitting to fatally shooting kate steinley as she walked across a san francisco pier with her dad. her murder shining a spotlight on sanctuary cities like san francisco because it released sanchez despite a request from the feds to keep him detained. the house took action against is it cities blocking federal crime fighting funds for them. joining me now judge andrew napalitano. this passes and goes to the senate. the president has been vocal. he'll veto it. >> you will know the degree of interest the senators have by the manner in which it gets to the president. if it's a free standing piece of legislation for cities that refuse to enforce federal law, we are going to pull the money we send them. congress can attach strings to spending power so long as the strings don't violate a claus of the constitution. if it is a fre standing piece of legislation the president will veto it. if it's in legislation he must have he'll have a quandary. we don't know in what form it will get there. if he vetoes it as part of a larger package o

in fact, he is citing the shooting of kate steinley as proof that he says he was right. she was shot wednesday as she walked along a pier in san francisco. police in san francisco saying that an undocumented immigrant pulled the trigger. trump said the shooting backs up his comments. he then went after opponent senator marco rubio. >> we have many cases like this. nobody wants to talk about it. it seems like i'm sort of the whipping post because i bring it up. i don't understand whether you're liberal, conservative, republican democrat why wouldn't you talk about a problem? there's tremendous crime. illegal immigration is just incredible. rubio, he's very weak on immigration. i've been saying that a long time about him. i respect ted cruz for the view that he's got. he was really out there and strong on it. i shouldn't say this because i assume he's an opponent but the fact is he was very brave in coming out. >> chris moody with me. he spent some time recently with trump. he's here to break it all down. let's begin with that. we heard romney today telling us trump's hurt

. >> reporter: trump as seized on the random death of 38-year-old kate steinley killed while walkingpier last week. the killer had been desent to mexico seven times. he didn't dispute that he did it. trump said stiley's shooting was just one of several thousand incidents in the united states. he also said infectious disease is pouring across the border. in that statement trump argued his controversial comments about undocumented immigrants are being deliberately distorted. trump has quickly divided the republican party desperate to win bakulack latino voters. just 27% supported mitt romney's campaign in 2012 down 4% from president george bush in 2004. >> i'm willing to debate with donald trump any time on the issue of immigration. >> trump insisted somebody else beside him retweeted a message saying, bush must like the mexican illegals because of his wife. bush's wife is mexican american. still, the billionaire whose comments have catapulted him to second place in the polls says he isn't breaking down. >> the polls are going even higher. i think the country is fed up. >> also today t

behind bars this morning on $5 million bail after pleading not guilty yesterday to the murder of kate steinley. sanchez was released just two months ago on an old drug charge even though he had been deported to his native mexico five times and was suspected of being in the united states illegally again. his case is now at the center of a political firestorm over illegal immigration and san francisco's status as a sanctuary city meaning it doesn't notify federal agencies about people it appearrehends who are in this country illegally. the san francisco mayor is criticizing sanchez's release in april while others are blaming local and federal officials. >> he's in custody, he serves a sentence. why isn't ice right there at the prison door escorting that person back to his country of origin? >> as i said there was an outstanding narcotics warrant, and bureau of prisons, as we would have done the same thing, we seek to resolve all criminal warrants before we go forward with removal. >> he's git criminalot a criminal warrant, but he was released into general society to commit a murder. does that ma

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. >>> the big news we're following, the parents of kate steinley are talking about losing their daughter days after burying her. she was shot and killed on san francisco's pier 14 two weeks ago while walking with her father. her parents appeared on fox news saying they support a proposal to give mandatory prison time to deported people who returned back to the u.s. illegally. >> and i'm sure there will be a lot of posturing back and forth. i had no idea how many people have been killed by illegal aliens and we have had quite a few people reach out to us and we had no idea it was an issue. but something definitely needs to be done. >> undocumented immigrants, francisco sanchez has pleaded not guilty. he's been deported to mexico five times. >>> 7:34, and a man is mind bars this morning accused of plotting to blow up a college dorm and execute students live on the internet and it turns out his father, a cop, turned him in. federal investigators say 23- year-old alexander ciccolo had recently become obsessed with extremist islam. he was arrested on july 4th july 4th after he received guns f

. >> reporter: after pleading not guilty to the murder of kate stei steinley. it was confirmed to new that is the gun that killed the 32-year-old as she walked on the water front with her dad belonged to a federal agent. the large caliber handgun which maufb a personal weapon was stolen from a car at some point before last week's shooting. sanchez told a local tv station he found the gun wrapped in a t-shirt on a bench. when he picked it up it went off. >> this very well could be a completely accidental discharge of a firearm. >> reporter: prosecutors say it's murder. >> it is about bringing justice to the family. >> reporter: the case at the center of a political fire storm over illegal immigration and san francisco's status as a sanctuary city. sanchez had been deported to mexico five times but never was turned over to immigration officials when released from jail this spring. california senator barbara boxer is asking the governor to look into whether state law was followed when sanchez was released matt and if so whether the law should be changed to prevent

handgun which may have been the agent's personal weapon was stolen from a car before the death of kate steinleyorm over illegal immigration. sanchez, a convicted felon, add been deported to mexico five times but was never turned over to federal immigration officials when he was released from jail this spring. >> halle jackson out of los angeles, thank you. >>> the ntsb and u.s. military are investigating a deadly midair collision between an air force fighter jet and a small plane. the f-16 pilot ejected safely after the fiery crash tuesday in the skies near charleston, south carolina. officials say two people aboard the small cessna are presumed dead. the fighter jet was on a routine training mission. >>> in the first national tv interview of her campaign hillary clinton said she was disappointed with candidate donald trump for saying many mexicans who saying many mexicans who entered the u.s. are are criminals and rapists. clinton tried to lump the entire republican presidential field with trump. >> they are all in the same general area on immigration. they range across the spectrum of being e

steinlei dio un giro de 180 grados... les fue arrebatada de entre las manos el ser que mas amaban... su hija kate el responsable es este hombre... francisco sanchez...hoy confeso su crimen...pero no ha dicho por que le disparo a sangre fria el miercoles por la tarde cuando ella paseaba del brazo de su padre en el embarcadero de san francisco.... hoy tambien se localizo una pistola en el agua junto al muelle 14... se presume que es la que utilizo sanchez para matarla en ese lugar... pero mientras este matrimonio esta teniendo que enfrentar la peor de las pesadillas.. el caso se complica... hace 4 meses sanches fue a dar a la carcel por vender mariguana... supuestamete el departamento de seguridad nacional dijo que inmigracion habia emitido una orden de retencion en contra de sanchez.. es decir que cuando cumpliera su condena en la carcel de san francisco debian de mantenerlo ahi y avisarles para que pasara a manos de la agencia federal... sin embargo esto no ocurrio y sanchez fue dejado en libertad el 15 de abril... al parecer ice no fue notificado que el ya estaba libre...a pesar de que integraba

steinley's father, jim steinle your, hopes justice rains down on sanchez. officials say sanchez had 7 felony convictions and has been deported 5 times. kate s terks inle y's employer, medtronic, released a statement saying we are shocked and saddened by this death. >>> a marin county sheriff's office dive team is assisting in the search for a missing teen. he or she, we're not sure, because was being pulled wine the waltercraft when the occupants of the craft turned around and the juvenile was gone. >>> cal fire crews released an apert leer for a grass fire the fire was first reported just before 2:30. officials are not sure how that fire started. no injuries are reported. >>> the city expects some 200,000 people to attend tonight's big fireworks show in san francisco. but you don't have to watch it by land, can you watch it by sea. that's where we find emily turner. can you hear us now? >> reporter: i can hear pup sorry at earlier. we're pulling off a pretty amazing feat. i'm literally live on a boat in the middle of san francisco bay. it is going be a big night object -- a big night on the bay. here's john talco from temptationsanfranci