scott peterson found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife lacy. now with peterson's appeal pending he is speaking out from prison. here's abc's diane macedo. >> i was staggered by it. i had no idea it was coming. >> reporter: you're listening to the voice of scott peterson in newly released audio talking from death row about the moment he was found guilty of murdering his wife, lacy peterson, and their unborn child. >> it was crazy here. it was like this amazing horrible physical reaction that i had. i couldn't feel my feet on the floor. i couldn't feel the chair i was sitting in. my vision was even a little blurry. >> reporter: scott peterson and the case against him is now back in the spotlight in a new series called "the murder of laci peterson" on a&e. >> there is a trend now of convicted killers speaking out from behind prison walls, always declaring their innocence. >> reporter: jailhouse phone interviews like the ones featured in "serial," "making a murderer" -- >> poor people lose all the time. >> reporter: and "20/20's" "menendez brothers"

. >>> it's been more than a convented of killing his wife lacy peterson while she was eight months pregnantam shedding new light on a case we thought we knew. >> i was terrified. >> reporter: that's the voice of scott peterson in a brand-new audio interview talking from death row about the moment he was found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn child. a jury has just convicted him of guilty. now an a and e series takes a look at the case that gripped the country. lacy peterson disappeared in 2002 on christmas eve. scott told police he'd been fishing that day. >> she will be giving birth soon. >> reporter: he hasn't spoken out about their since his convection. what made him want to speak about it now? >> his case is under appeal. it felt like a time for him and hess lawyer to step up >> reporter: you want to talk about the verdict first? >> reporter: the series revisits most of the key players, including amber fry, whose bombshell admission changed everything. >> scott told me he was not married. we did have a romantic relationship. >> reporter: a revelation she discusses in a 2004 audio

. >>> scott peterson is talking from death row for the first time since his murder conviction. he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife lacy and their unborn child in 2002. a new documentary premiers tomorrow. here's a preview. >> no idea. >> reporter: that's the voice of scott peterson in a brand new audio interview talking from death row about the moment he was found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn child. now an a & e series takes a look at the case that gripped the country. laci peterson, eight months pregnant, disappeared in 2002 on christmas eve. >> hasn't spoken out about this since the conviction. what made him want to speak out now. >> his case is under appeal so it felt like a moment for him and his lawyer. >> want to talk about the verdict first? >> it's like a horrible physical reaction that i had. >> the series also examines the effect the media had on the case and evidence potentially overlooked like witnesses who claim to have seen laci after she went missing. >> i think when you listen to the witnesses who say they saw laci in the park, that would be kind of a surprise. >> i wasn't the last one to se

scott peterson speaking out from death row after being convicted for killing his wife laci peterson while was eight months pregnant. a new a&e series taking a fresh look and diane macedo has details. >> good morning. peterson is breaking his silence on everything from his guilty verdict to why he kept calling his mistress even after his wife disappeared. it's just one of many interviews featured in this series aimed at shedding a whole new light on a case we thought we knew. >> i was staggered by it. i had no idea it was coming. >> reporter: that's the voice of scott peterson in a brand-new interview talking from death row about the moment he was found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn child. >> a jury just convicted him of guilty. >> reporter: now an a&e series takes a new look at the case. laci peterson eight months pregnant disappeared in 2002 on christmas eve. scott told police he had been fishing that day. >> she will be giving birth real soon. that's the best way we can do it all. >> reporter: he hasn't spoken out about it since his conviction. what made him now. >> his case i

what he has to say about his guilty verdict in the death of his wife laci peterson. (vicki) but first, back to school shopping is in full swing. we'll tell you the hot items that are flying off store shelves. it's the busiest "back to school" shopping day of the year.(vicki) with the start of school just around the corner - kron four's will tran's shows us some of this years hottest items. will tran/santa clara- for many parents this is the best time of the year as kids are heading back to school and if you're heading back, you need school supplies, right?many popular items and this is perhaps the busiest place at target as they have so many workers focused on the back to school items. let's go around and show you some of the items. you see the standard items, pens, pencils, paper. here's chris beagle with target. what's the hottest item at your store?(chris beagle/target manager- it remains the staple items, right? glue, crayola crayons, crayola markers, pencils. a lot of our teachers in the area are coming in and buying glue in bulk. buying calculators in bulk. and

are hearing from one of the nation's most notorious death row inmates, scott peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife, lacireporter: scott peterson is sitting on death row in san quentin. and that's where he made a phone call. it happened in june. and it's now coming up in a six-part series. and peterson covers a lot of xwru ground, including his reaction to the jury's convict. nearly 15 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, laz laci, and un son. scott peterson breaking his silence, fetelling how he felt when the verdict was announced. >> i threw the chair i was sitting in. my vision was blurry. >> reporter: the statements are fetchered in a six-episode dock you series. it's the first time in more than a decade that peterson has sp e spoken publicly about the 2002 murders. speaking from san quentin's death row, peterson, proclaiming his innocence, saying he was blind sided by the decision. >> i was stoaggered by it. i had no idea it was coming. >> reporter: the disappearance of laci peterson, created a media frenzy, along with a murder trial that gripped the nation. >> they wanted a ba

. >>> it's been more than a decade since scott peterson was convicted of killing his wife laci peterson a series shedding new light on a kiss we thought we knew. >> i was terrified. i had no idea what was coming. >> reporter: that's the voice of scott peterson in a brand-new audio interview talking from death row about the moment he was found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn child. >> scott peterson murder trial, a jury has just convicted him of guilty. >> reporter: now an a&e series takes a look at the case that gripped the country. 15 years ago. lacey peterson, eight pregnant, disappeared in 2002 on christmas eve. scott told police he'd been fishing that day. >> she will be giving birth soon. >> reporter: he hasn't spoken out about their since his conviction. what made him want to speak about it now? >> his case is under appeal. it felt like a time for him and his lawyer to step up and say something about the case. >> reporter: you want to talk about the verdict first? >> it was just this amazing, horrible physical reaction that i had. i couldn't feel my feet on the floor. i co

publicly about the cas case, he proclaims his innocence, for a new a&e program, called the murder of laci petersonof people saw his wife, and a lot of people dropped the ball. >> there are so many witnesses who saw her walking in the neighborhood after i left. the cops just never followed up. the police failed to find my family. >> and in 2004, when the jury found him guilty, scott said that he was shocked. >> i just had this weird sensation that i was falling forward, forward and down, and there was going to be no end to this falling forward and down. there is nothing to land on. and i was staggered by it. i had no idea what was coming. >> scott peterson is currently appealing his conviction, here is his most recent mug shot, he doesn't have any infractions from behind bars, and also that he uses the exercise yard and still gets lots of mail. he is one of many inmates on death row in san quentin, it is still a source of fascination for money even after all of these years. >> claudia, thank you, fascinating look there. >> shannon: will come of the white house is now responding to steve bannon's a

darya ) in a recent phone call with laci's sister, peterson said he was "staggered" by the guilty verdict2002. her body was later found in the berkeley marina which is where peterson said he was when his wife went missing. peterson is being held at san quentin prison and is appealing his conviction. (james) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (james) in the weather center tracking the forecast with james... (james)like yesterday, we're starting the day with fog, mist and cool temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. this afternoon will be a lot like yesterday, too. the inland valleys will see mostly sunny skies and highs warming in the upper 80s. along the bay shoreline, expect temps in the mid-70s, and at the coast you'll find mid-60s. not much change day-to-day this week as we hold a stable weather pattern through this coming weekend. it looks like a minor cool down is still on tap for early next week. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:20 am. sunset is at 8:09 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kro

say.o things to i find it inconsistent that the rights, the womb has no but when scott peterson killed his wife lacy and unborn child, he was accused of killing two people. and pennsylvania was the first making theaw by mother of the child wait 24 age ofand if under the 18, had to have her parents of's -- had to have her parents' consent. 1992.a: this is a case in the court is considering pennsylvania's abortion control act, which has a number of different provisions. parental consent and 24 hour waiting. courtinds us that the affirms the essence of roe, but dismantles the trimester framework and the standard of review required for abortion cases. less scrutiny after roe v. wade. the idea here is that abortion regulation will not be considered constitutional if they impose substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion. the waiting period is not having a substantial obstacle. the parental notification features instruct down on the grounds that the court said it rendered women's subordinate to their husbands. but the husband should not have the authority -- that the husband should no

. >>> then scott peterson, he was once called the most hated man in america on death row for the last 13 years for the murder of wife laci and their unborn son. now he breaks his silence. >> i wasn't the last one to see laci

. >> that includes scott peterson who awaits the execution for the murder of his pregnant wife lacy.st time california executed an inmate was in 2006. some in the legal community doubt today's ruling the affect death row. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals.

. >> that includes scott peterson who awaits the execution for the murder of his pregnant wife lacy. >> the last time california executed an inmate was in 2006. some in the legal community doubt today's ruling the affect death row. >> leslie brinkley is live now to explain exactly why. leslie? >> reporter: the california supreme court today, dan, overruled a constitutional challenge to prop 66, the death penalty initiative passed by voters last november that was supposed to speed up the death penalty process. california's 750 inmates on death row wait an average of 16 years for a qualified attorney to take their appeals case. it can then take decades for the case to pass through the appeals process. prop 66 was pitched to voters as a fix for that. at the heart of it? a mandatory five-year limit for the supreme court to complete appeals. >> the proponents of the proposition, the defenders of the proposition conceded to everybody's surprise, certainly to my surprise, that the five-year limitation was wildly impractical and probably unenforceable. they recharacterized that five-year lim