before we get there we will begin here with lacy peterson's mother. sharon, surrounded, fortified really by lacy's best friends. stacey, lori and renee tomlinson. >> they seem to make you feel cheerful. >> they do. they help a lot. i am glad you are here. >> it is tough still. >> it is tough. >> perhaps, harder than ever to talk about it she said. to talk about her long dead daughter whose case so captivated the country. >> there are people growing up that don't remember or never knew about lacy peterson. tell me about lacy. >> i moved in the third grade and i knew nobody. she was one of the first people i met. there was no not meeting her. >> you get the idea. big personality. >> it just makes you want to whistle. >> she made everybody laugh and welcome, just with a smile. shy could smile and you would know that is the girl you will be spending the rest of the night talking to or listening to. maybe not talking so much. she was hard to get a word in edge wise. >> talkative, smart, tenacious. the person that went for what she wanted the way that she di

more on the new development going on. >> if you lived in california during the disappearance of lacy peterson, you remember that agonizing search for the pregnant young woman. then you also remember the trial of scott peterson. it was riveting and caught everyone's attention. it was tragically sad. now it appears that high profile case is headed for a retrial in some form. more than 15 years after a jury convicted him of murdering his pregnant wife. he is back in a courtroom virtually. he appeared from prison. prosecutors announce they plan to retry the penalty faze in hopes of reinstating the death penalty. that sentence was thrown out last month. the california supreme court ordered a re-examination of the murder conviction. because of possible jury misconduct. >> we need justice. we don't have justice for lacy with him on death row. he's innocent. >> we're looking at the most high profile trial of all time. coming back for rerun. >> his brother and sister-in-law were in court today. her parents were not in court and haven't commented publicly. i think we can all remember we both covered th

he was convicted in twourp of murdering his wife laci peterson and unborn son connor. as having an affair before the disappearance of his eight-month pregnant wife, laci. this is expected to be very emotional today, of course, and limited seating due to covid restrictions. reporting live at san quentin prison, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> sharon, thank you. >>> developing for you this morning a memorial is growing in south berkeley where a young, pregnant mother was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting wednesday night. family friends sent us photos of the victim, 19-year-old sereinate henderson. she was shot and killed in her car in front of family members near their home on prince street. one relative didn't want to be identified and actually talk about the tragic loss. >> she had all the leadership qualities to do whatever she wanted to do in life. >> right now police are not commenting on the investigation or if there's a person or any pursuing leads they may have. henderson leaves behind a young son. >>> one year to the day after the start of the kin

he was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy peterson and their unborn son connor. earlier this month a california supreme court ordered peterson's sentence be repealed. a judge listened to prosecutors this morning say they are, quote, on track to retry the case. this triggered a response from peterson's defense saying this was the first they heard of the district attorney's plans and it was, quote, not fair to the defense. the defense attorney said he needed time to talk to his client about the development. this is what he had to say. >> it's been 15 long years. as you can imagine, there are ups and downs but, overall, he's very happy that the court has basically taken a look at the motion, taking a look at the evidence and has given him two separate chances here. >> during the investigation, it was revealed peterson was having an affair before the disappearance of his eight-month pregnant wife lacy. the judge allowed the defense time to discuss talks about a new penalty phase with peterson. perp peterson who was on the call agreed to the decision by saying, yes, yo

prosecutors said they will ask for death penalty again for peterson, convicted in 2004 of killing wife laci peterson and unborn son. appear appeared wearing a mask. covered as legal analyst. >> every death penalty case gets double and triple scrutiny. any small error made through the appeal process, it will come out. that's what happened in this case. >> reporter: in august the california supreme court unanimously overturned his death sentence because a judge reportedly dismissed perspective jurors improperly. but there's a second issue playing out that could overturn peterson's entire conviction, making the death penalty issue a moot point. juror is being accused of lying onto the jury. during jury selection said had never been victim of a crime. but it's alleged she was threatened and assaulted when she was four months pregnant. >> that's a serious error. think to yourself, is that a fair jury? juror lied about her experience as victim of crime. >> gives us sense of we're finally going to get justice in this case. >> reporter: today scott peterson's defense attorney said peterson is happy the cour

he was convicted 16 years ago of killing his pregnant wife laci peterson and their unborn son. the reason for friday's hearing has not been released but it comes a week after the california supreme court ruled there was potential juror misconduct in peterson's original trial. >>> san francisco firefighters carried out a tense rescue, helping a man who was clinging to a rock below a cliff. he was strand near the golden gate overlook at about 1:30 this morning. the battery crosby cliffs are hard to get to. about three hours later, a water rescue team was able to swim out to him and eventually got him to safety. >>> well, bay area weather, i think everybody october we always look forward to an early start of the rainy season, but that's not happening this time around, and as a consequence, we have fire danger to talk about for an extended period of time. so multiple red flag warnings this week as we take a look at the paragraphics for you. the first one expired earlier today. next one is cued up. that moves in tonight and into thursday and friday. and an event late sunday into earl

he was convicted of murder for lacy peterson and second-degree murder for the death of his unborn son who they were going to name conner at the time they both lived in modesto this case was so explosive james and area. >>it gave me chills just driving back out here just remembering all. >>and the media circus, their house all the stuffed animals in front. a lot of people are outraged that scott peterson even is getting to this point. but it is the legal system and even if he's granted. a new trial. according to legal experts it could take years. right now he's in san quentin and has been for the last 16 years back to you. >>thank you very much well. 34 is the time and the santa clara county district attorney's dismissing cases filed by officers from a south bay police department, the officers, we're involved in posting racist statements on social media kauffman said he'd mean has the latest. >>over a dozen criminal cases handled by 5 san jose police officers are now being dismissed by santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen, the move is the result of an investigation by the da

. >>> plus, 15 years after scott peterson was sentenced to death for killing his wife lacy and their unborn child, the case is back in court. next, what's expected today as the sentence gets reviewed. >>> new findings obtained of exclusive fire investigative unit one year to the day after the kincade fire started tearing through the north bay. and coming as the region copes with more extreme conditions. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> and a good morning to you on this friday. i'm marcus washington. >> oh, yes you are. and i'm laura garcia. we're all happy it's friday. get through the show this morning. look at you in your sunshine shirt there. >> dark and early in the morning. >> exactly. wearing a yellow shirt, kari. >> that's really nice. love that combo. >>> let's check it out for our friday forecast. we are starting out with clouds now. i do have some things i'm watching as we go into the weekend even though the wind is now calming down and we have cooler weekend temperatures. we turn our attention to another high wind event as we head to the beaked where we may see wind

that of lacy peterson and her unborn child. and the sentencing of her husband. he has been on death row since he was convicted. today his fortunes changed. or did that. what prosecutors will do in the case. >> gusty conditions are making their way back to the bay area this weekend. cal fire says they are

peterson as you may remember was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy peterson and their unborn son, conor. >>> you might have heard it president trump said we're weeks away from a coronavirus vaccine. today an fda advisory panel convened for the first time to discuss vaccines that are in development. the meeting was streamed on youtube. health experts reashoored the public that vaccine approvals will be driven by science and not politics. >> you can have a fantastic vaccine, and if no one takes it it's not going to do much to end this pandemic. >> the meeting comes asthma derna, the first company to start clebical trials in the united states announced its enrolled all 30,000 of its participants. it's one of four vaccines in critical stage three trials in the country. two of those trials on hold after two of the participants in each got sick. >>> the fda approved the company's remdesivir treatment. it's the first drug to be approved for treating covid-19. until now remdesivir was used under emergency authorization. earlier this month a global study found the drug did not help pa

peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife, laci peterson, and their unborn son, connor. ng the investigation, it was revealed peterson was having an affair before the disappearance of his eight-month pregnant wife laci. it's sure to be an emotional day with limited seating in the courtroom because of covid restrictions. reporting live at san quentin, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> all right, sharon, thank you. >>> developing for you this morning a memorial is growing in south berkeley where a young, pregnant woman was shot and killed in the drive-by shooting wednesday night. family and friends sent us photos of the victim, 19-year-old sereinate henderson. she was shot and killed in her car in front of family members in front of the family home. >> she had all the leadership qualities to do whatever she wanted to do in life. >> right now police are not commenting on the investigation or if they're pursuing any leads. henderson leaves behind a young son. >>> one year to the day of the start of the kincade wildfire our investigative unit obtained findings on the

today they will gain seek the death penalty for peterson he was convicted for killing his wife lacy peterson who was 8 months pregnant with their unborn son connor and joining us now to break down the latest developments in this very high-profile cases. defense attorneys apollo candy. thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 today. scott peterson appeared via video conference he still at san quentin state prison. he was shown there with the bus caught and he was wearing a mask for his court appearance in modesto today. prosecutors said that there are again going to be seeking the death penalty why is this case reemerging again paula. that's really emerging the cast for the court all the death hurt. >>at up can't it ruled illegal. the arch data mistaken jury selection. when a gust. the remedy have a new penalty phase but the mets today no it can. it wasn't us county. of the east and the squats cow part in 2, 3, exchange ben, you said all the meeting should be an m a tail county. the hearing on hate the u.s. petition. still whether or not scott change and get a whole new on ni

. >>> still to come at noon, it has been two decades since the murder of lacy peterson.ow her husband, scott peterson, is scheduled to appear in court once again, what we are learning about friday's hearing. >>> francis showing his support for same-sex couples, what he had to say in a documentary that premiered today, in rome. in the bay area, we believe in science. traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. that's why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. to keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. and measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. relieve traffic. reduce pollution. rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. >>> a convicted murderer scott peterson is scheduled to appear inside a county court room on friday, although he could appear remote we on this friday, the reason for the actual hearing is still not yet known, it is speculated that the persecution once the court -- wants to retry t

she's missed. >> reporter: peterson has maintained his innocence all along. he sat down with me when laci was still missing but her family has expressed no doubt that the guilty verdicts were spot on. they have not commented on the potential of a retrial. it will likely take months before any type of retrial would begin. it's unclear if that would take place in san mateo or in her hometown. >>> and we do have much more ahead. coming up, playgrounds could soon be reopening in one local city. we'll tell you one thing you'll need to bring with you other than a mask if you plan on going to one. >>> it will be a lovely saturday, but we each got elevated fire danger on the way. full forecast and the timing of tomorrow's wind event coming up in a few minutes. stay with us. the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. because the size of y

peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife, laci peterson, and their unborn son, connor. >> redell in pleasanton. loosening covid restrictions starting today indoor dining can resume as long as restaurants are at just 25% capacity. the same with indoor worship services, movie theaters, bowling alleys and climbing walls. businesses must be following social distance rules and masks need to be worn by everyone. >>> time now to check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. finally a little cooling coming our way. >>> yes, it's going to be so nice these next couple of days, but we are going to have a high fire danger starting on sunday and we're also looking at temperatures that will be much cooler, but as we get the cooler air it's going to be very windy and that will continue into monday. san francisco will see mostly 60s throughout the forecast. and not a lot of fog over the next couple of days, laura. and well, that's one way to do it, i guess. one way to vote. hassle free, no lines. you can do it at the international space station, like nasa astronaut kate rubins just did

. >> the news swept the nation when she vanished, lacy peterson, the beaming young mom to be. >> leter come home to us. >> prosecutors speak out in an in-depth television interview. >> you put so much of your life into it that it stays with you. >> lacy's husband, finally hear the story he told. his rarely seen policein

lacy peterson it was never seen again until unfortunately her body washed ashore in san francisco bay. 4 months later back to you. >>hart thank you very much well. 9.12 is the time and still ahead on the kron 00:04am morning news, the presidential debate between president trump. and the candidate joe biden is in the >>and president donald trump and democratic nominee joe biden squared off in nashville last night for their final presidential debate they did it was a key showdown we're less than 2 weeks now before election day greg hurst joining us live from nashville. this morning with more on what we saw greg. >>it was indeed a showdown there was a lot on the line last night the polls giving the impression, joe biden has the national lead. he certainly didn't want to do anything to jeopardize that and the president came into this debate with many telling him he needs to make up some ground and convince americans he's still the best commander in chief. now while it's clear the stakes were high. both men stepped into that ring like prize fighters throwing big haymakers and hoping for a

back in 2004 when he was convicted of manslaughter for unborn child and first degree murder for lacy peterson back to you. >>all right we'll see what happens thank you. well. >>33 is the time. in the south bay js santa clara county district attorney dismissing. >>kate case filed by officers from the south bay police department so the officers were involved in posting racist statements on social media we have kron 4 says it may do now with the latest on this developing story. >>over a dozen criminal cases handled by 5 san jose police officers are now being dismissed by santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen, the move is the result of an investigation by the da's office in 2 races post on a social media site that were discovered over the summer. >>the community has a right for the convictions that we seek in the da's office to be untainted by prejudice and it's my obligation to make sure that the convictions that we receive that we obtain are not tainted by prejudice. >>yeah. the social media posts were filled with islamophobic and anti-black language leaders from both communities say

he went fishing in san francisco bay. 4 months later lacy peterson unfortunately the trial was internationalad to be moved from modesto where the couple lived it had to be moved to redwood city because of all that tree a pretrial publicity. what's going to happen. james and ari and 45 minutes from now the judge will decide whether or not he needs a public defender or he will have private representation because they will revisit penalty phase because of the alleged juror misconduct now back in 2004 during the trial. it was not revealed that this juror had some conflicts of interest in the case that according to prosecutors and legal analyst that it might have tainted her decision in the case. ultimately they will look at that. and there is an outside chance. james and that this case could be revisited in the form of the conviction being tossed out and that they will have a whole new trial. that's down the road. but there is an outside chance there could be a whole new trial now a lot of people obviously feel that scott peterson killed his wife and their unborn child that he has not been innoc

virtually appeared in court in stanislaus county this was peterson's first time appearing in court in 16 years since he was convicted of killing his wife lacy and their unborn child peterson's defense told kron 4. the court is going to start the penalty phase of peterson's trial over again this all stems from new revelations concerning one of the original jurors less than an hour ago we talked with defense attorney paula canny who explained. today's hearing was because the california supreme court overturn his death sentence in august. >>the california supreme court said the way that the jury was selected was fundamental and there today it's to the point that it rendered the jury's death penalty verdict in bow. >>can he says the hearing on whether peterson will get a new trial will happen in san mateo county in the next few weeks peterson will be back in court on november 6th. >>a coronavirus covers the united states has a new record breaking number of covid-19 cases more than 77,000 cases are now being reported. there were 921 covid-19 related deaths reported across the country yesterday. the deputy director at the cdc says it is quote dis

peterson as you recall was convicted back in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy and their unborn son connor it's unclear whether peterson will appear at friday's court date in person or by video from san quentin prison. even in or whether he appears at all. >>the san francisco board of supervisors voted unanimously to pass the act which is called caution against racial and exploitation of non-emergencies act is also known as the caren act the name is a nod to a widespread meme which describes white women calling the police on people of color for non crimes and offenses. the legislation gives the targets of those calls the ability to sue the color. it also makes it unlawful for a person to fabricate false racially biased emergency reports one of the most recent example these types of calls was back in june you may remember when a ceo of a san francisco bay skincare company called the police on a man since the lane of black lives matter sign in chalk in front his home in the pa ific heights neighborhood today. >>investigators say one of the deadliest accidents in recent us maritime history wa

preparing to retry the penalty phase of the murder case against scott peterson peterson was convicted back in 2004 of killing his wife lacy and their unborn son. investigators say that peterson took the bodies from their modesto home and then dump them from his fishing boat into san francisco bay where they surfaced months later, fast forward to earlier this year california supreme court overturned peterson's death sentence then 2 months later that same court ordered a new hearing to re examine his death sentence reporter kay recede now has more on today's court proceedings from status last county. >>in this courtroom sketch an older and mask scott peterson appeared in a stanislaw county courtroom from san quentin prison. he was sentenced to death but that sentence has been reversed by the california supreme court in friday's hearing which was limited due to covid-19 precautions. prosecutors said they want to retry the penalty phase of the case the legal move came as a surprise to peterson's legal team made the decision today. >>on record that they are going to retry the penalty face that was not known to any of us at har

lacy's family will likely have to testify. >> they may have to go through all of this again, and i guarantee you those raw emotions will come back up. >> peterson has maintained his innocence all along. he sat down with me when lacy was still missing, but lacy's family has expressed no doubt the guilty verdicts were spot on. they've not yet commented on the potential of a retrial. it'll likely take months before any type of retrial would begin. it's unclear whether that would take place in san mateo or here in lacy's hometown. in modesto, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> a rare look at something good that came from the pandemic. 300 units of housing will open in south san jose soon for homeless residents. the covid slow down enabled the governor to launch the home key project, which provided grant money and cut red tape. >> 78 jurisdictions currently have projects under contract, under construction or completed in 45 jurisdictions in this state. all of that since july. we can do this. >> the governor lavished praise on the south bay army that came together to make the project happen. the emergency interim housing community is a transi

preparing to retry the penalty phase of the murder case against scott peterson peterson was convicted back in 2004 of killing his wife lacy and their unborn son. investigators say peterson took the bodies from their modesto home and then he dumped them from his fishing boat into the san francisco bay where they surfaced months later. fast forward to earlier this year california's supreme court overturned peterson's death sentence and then 2 months later that same court ordered a new hearing to reexamine his death sentence reporter kay recede has more on today's court proceedings from status last county in this courtroom sketch an older asked scott peterson appeared in a stanislaw county courtroom from san quentin prison. he was sentenced to death but that sentence has been reversed by the california supreme court in friday's hearing which was limited due to covid-19 precautions. >>prosecutors said they wani to retry the penalty phase of the case the legal move came as a surprise to peterson's legal team made the decision today. >>on record that they are going to retry the penalty face that was not known to any of us at ha

lacy's family will likely have to testify. >> they may have to go through all of this again. i guarantee you those raw emotions have not gone away. >> reporter: peterson has maintained his innocence all along. he sat down with me when lacy was still missing. lacy's family expressed no doubt the guilty verdicts were spot on.commented on the potential of a retrial. >> reporter: it's unclear whether it would take place in san mateo or here. i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> let's go to the coronavirus pandemic. big changes in the works in the bay area's biggest counties. let's go back to jessica. we're talking about something a lot of people, particularly parents, have been looking forward to. >> couple of different things happening today that are super important and a step forward when it comes to the coronavirus. as you know, i live in pleasanton and business owners here an customers and people like myself who like to go out and have dinner have been waiting for this since march. indoor dining, if you're up for that. there are some restrictions. not just indoor dining but movie theaters, indoor church services are back on. there's some restric

scott peterson was back in court virtually today and he may get a new trial peterson was convicted of killing his wife lacy and their unborn child was a national story joining us now to help break down. the latest developments in this high-profile cases, defense attorneys paula canny paula let's set this up by explaining why he's in court to begin with he was sent san quentin prison found guilty. >>but apparently there's some kind of juror misconduct decide what's going on here. >>was actually because of the california supreme court's decision that the death penalty decision has to be vacated the california supreme court said the way that the jury was selected was fundamental and there today it's to the point that it rendered the jury's death penalty verdict in he was in court today to deal with the penalty phase they hearing on whether or not he's going to get a new trial is going to be in san mateo county. in the next few weeks i mean the interesting thing is it sort of makes no sense that this case was in status last county. 17 years ago status last county. roll that the venue had to be changed to san m

. >>> plus, 15 years after scott peterson was sentenced to death for killing his wife lacy and theiras the sentence gets review

peterson has been convicted of killing his pregnant wife lacy and their unborn son connor. this summer the california supreme court overturned peterson's death sentence because of questions about the jury selection process. the conviction itself could also be thrown out in a separate challenge. >>> and thety city of berkeley is offering a $50,000 reward in the search for the killer of a pregnant woman. leading to the death of 19-year-old serenity henderson, shot inside a car in south berkeley on print street near ellis wednesday night during what witnesses describe as a drive-by shooting. her mother, son and siblings were all in the car with her but were not injured. >>> and thousand to covid-19 #. california saw its coronavirus cases spike in one day with more than 6,100 reported yesterday, that is well above the daily average. over the past two weeks about 3,400 new diagnosed cases have been reported every day. the 14-day positivity rate also rose slightly. it is at 2.8% now. it had been at 2.5%. as we all work through this pandemic, education is just one of the handful of

peterson has been convicted of killing his pregnancy wife lacy and their unborn son connor. this summer the california supreme court overturned peterson's death sentence because of questions about the jury selection process. the conviction itself could also be thrown out in a separate challenge. >>> and now to covid-19. california saw its coronavirus cases spike in one day with more than 6,100 reported yesterday, well above the daily average. over the past two weeks about 3,400 new diagnosed cases have been reported every day. the 14-day positivity rate also rose slightly. it is at 2.8% now. it had been at 2.5%. as we all work through this pandemic, education is just one of the handful of ways that abc 7 news is committed to working to build a better bay area. this morning there's now new pressure from san francisco county leaders from sfusd to reopen its schools. according to the examiner several county supervisors, some sfusd parents demanded the district set a reopening timeline at a joint meeting last night. sfusd cites logistical issues and costs for required safety meas

peterson was convicted in 2002 for murdering his wife, laci, and her unborn child. it is not yet clear exactly what will be discussed at the hearing on friday. >>> new tonight, dozens of people can't go back into the apartment after the two alarm fire and san jose. it happened about 6:00 tonight on boynton avenue just off of 280, when firefighters pulled up. they saw flames shooting from the building, so they quickly raised a second alarm. >> there was a drop light and utility lines involved. we had people affected. >> the fire ended up earning five apartments but 20 other units lost gas and fire service. the cause of the fire is under investigation. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> heartbroken family is pleading for answers in a hit- and-run death of a man from san francisco. he was riding his motorcycle to work, when he was hit by a car at masonic in hays. ktvu's amber lee is at the intersection with more about what we know about the case, amber? >> reporter: frank, one neighbor described a horrific scene. family member came here to honor the man's memory and to

date in person or by video from san quentin even if he appears at all peterson was convicted back in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy in there on but unborn son connor and dumping her body in the bay. >>in a historic first the pope of the catholic church has declared support for same civil unions syrians. pope francis he made the comments and added new documentary about him and in that film. the pope says quote homosexual people have the right to be in a family, they are children of god unquote. well for maureen kelly got reaction from people who have been on the frontlines in the fight for marriage equality in the church. >>with a few words, pope francis has likely made a major impact in a new documentary about him that premiered wednesday. the pontiff said quote homosexual people have a right to be in a family. they are children of god, you can't kick someone out of a family nor make their life miserable for this what we have to have is a civil union law that way they're legally covered he had previously endorsed same civil unions back when he was archbishop. but his most recent words make him the first pope to ev

date in person or by video from san quentin if he even appears at all peterson was convicted back in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy and their unborn son unborn son connor and dumping her body in the san francisco bay. well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news a new concern over distance learning. >>how some students are taking an unfair advantage of their virtual classroom to get ahead. and before we go to break we're just going to check in on conditions outside your door, here's a live look at the golden gate. we still have that routine maintenance work wrapping up northbound is on the right. so if you plan on heading out of san francisco you'll see one lane blocked you see crews out there, lots of flashing lights to be careful slow for the cone zone southbound looks good and the weather looks good too it's shaping up nicely we'll have specifics for your city in just a bit. >>welcome back everyone, a new concern for teachers and parents, the world of virtual learning is making it easier for students to cheat. aaron cargo spoke to a teacher in texas who recently caught students, cheating during a virtual test

peterson of course convicted back in 2004 of murdering his wife laci and their unborn son connor and then dumping her body in san francisco bay. it's unclear whether peterson will actually appear at friday's in person or by video from san quentin if he appears at all we'll keep you posted there. >>now the latest on the covid-19 reopenings in the bay area nap and san francisco counties moved into less restrictive tears today, san francisco's the first bay area county to enter the least restrictive yellow tier napa county joins alameda and santa clara counties in the moderate here labeled an orange, san mateo contra costa solano and marine counties remain in the substantial tier labeled red and sonoma county remains in the widespread tear designated in purple. this is a significant step for san francisco. it means that office is deemed nonessential can reopen for the first time since march and that's not all kron four's terisa stasko explains what this means for other businesses. >>this is super exciting news. it's a little sooner than than we had anticipated lorrie thomas is the execut

peterson was sentenced to death for murdering his wycife laci a their unborn son in 2002. preme court overturned his death sentence and ordered his murder conviction to be reviewed. it's not clear if peterson will make an appearance in person or by video from san quentin. >>> san quentin now has to cut half of its population after a lawsuit over the coronavirus outbreak. a california appeals court judge ruled that inmates have to be released or transferred to other facilities that can provide protective measures against the virus. also prisoners over the age of 60 and have served at least 25 years of their sentence have to be included in any release program. >> all of the strategies in the state excluded this population for release when they're the obvious people to let out because they aged out of crime. they're already old and they face the highest risk of covid because they're old and suffer from various health problems. >> there are about 3,400 inmates currently at the prison in marin county. it's estimated 75% of the population has been infected. >>> the california dep

>>after being convicted of killing his wife lacy and their unborn son 17 years ago, scott peterson mightor a new trial. the california supreme court ruled that there may have been juror misconduct. and that's because one of the jurors rachelle nice was pregnant at the time. and she was involved in a contentious court case and lied about that legal experts say that that could be a pivotal point in the case going back for a possible retrial. >>says was they had to fill out your question years and one of the questions in the flesh in the questionnaires have ever been a party in a lawsuit have you ever been involved in any litigation. he ever been a crime victim. >>and so to those saying she said no. >>and what was disclosed was she was a party to a lawsuit she filed a request for a temporary restraining order banning system. you know is based on the premise that we are going to tell the truth and so this is juror flat out lie. >>if it's determined that there was jury misconduct then a new trial could be granted. >>kron 4 morning news instead of a second presidential debate we have president

peterson's murder convictions. he was sentenced to death row for murdering his wife laci and their unborn son in 2002. judge said a juror failed to disclose she was the victim of a crime. san mateo county superior court will decide whether to grant peterson a new trial. >>> happening today, state superintendent tony thurmond will give an update on the ongoing efforts to support schools. most bay area public schools are in their second month of distance learning. thurmond's virtual press conference begins at 9:30 this morning. >>> let's talk and be honest, how well are you managing your time working from home? do you find yourself taking a break to get up and raid the refrigerator or are you killing a whole bunch of time between meetings? a calendar analyzer that uses artificial intelligence has the ability to make us more productive. it's a part of the changing workplace as we are better bay area. >> reporter: juggling meetings and finding private time to focus on projects have never been tougher. co-workers are working from home. some are working from other states and countries. now there's help, a pl

friday's court date in person or by video from san quentin if he appears at all peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy and their unborn son and then dumping her body in san francisco bay. >>a san francisco is a step closer to making it illegal for people to call police with a specific intent to discriminate. >>they passed the karen law. it's caution against racial and exploit 8 of non-emergencies act. karen also the as a nod to the widespread name that describes people who call the police on people of color without a valid reason. and here's video from one instance of that june no one in san francisco called the cops on a man was putting up a black lives matter sign in front of a pacific heights home he'll the home. it was his home. the board of supervisors will vote on the measure again next tuesday before sending it to the mayor for her signature. >>on the kron 4 morning news. there's a lot of misinformation being spread about the coronavirus for going here directly from the white house coronavirus task force about what you need to do to protect yourself. uber and lyft are like every big guy i've ev

date in person or by video from san quentin or if he even appears at all peterson was convicted back in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy and their unborn son connor and dumping her body in the san francisco bay. and new now at 3 san mateo county sheriff's office. they have now announced that human remains have been found along the san bruno mountains officials say the bones appear to have been there for quote quite some time. an investigation is underway to determine the person who was involved and the cause of death no other details were available right away. anyone with information is asked to call police. in a historic first the pope of the catholic church has declared support for same civil unions. pope francis made the comments in a new documentary about him in the film. the pope says quote homosexual people have the right to be in a family. they are children of god kron four's maureen kelly is live for us now in san francisco's castro district. she has reaction now from those very powerful words good afternoon maureen. >>good afternoon justine i've been talking to people on the frontlines of the fight for marriag

scott peterson we'll possibly appear back inside the courtroom by way of video conference right now he's in san quintin he's been there ever since he was convicted back in 2004 for killing. his wife lacy and their unborn child what's going to happen as the judge will decide whether or not peterson will be represented by a public defender or have his private attorney represent him for this case. what this goes back to back 16 years ago this case had international attention where it was actually moved to a redwood city courthouse, the judge will look at the conviction phase couple of months ago the california supreme court overturned his death sentence so the first thing that needs to be handled. is the sentencing because of what you talked about james of the alleged juror misconduct. back during the trial. the jurors did not disclose to the courtroom to both attorneys and the judge that she actually had another legal matter that was quite similar to the scott peterson case so they going to reexamined that about his conviction and if everything falls into place for scott peterson there is a chance that he could could get a second trial and does not mean that he will be free that he will

friday's court date in person or by video from san quentin if he appears at all peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy and their unborn son connor and dumping her body in san francisco bay. and we're seeing a new picture tonight of 83 year-old bill cosby. the pennsylvania department of corrections recently updated cosby's mug shot. it is something routinely done to document changes to inmates appearances as the age. cosby was convicted in 2018 a felony assault. he's currently serving a 3 to 10 year prison term. >>taking a live look over downtown san francisco, quite a beautiful night out there it looks like we're going to see a bit of a cool down later into this week but we're not out of the woods just yet with the fire danger. so we're going to turn things over now. >>hey guys interesting you know we're not seeing the real hot temperatures today running above the average around the bay area we're numb of the triple digits and as we get the weekend it's going to be a lot cooler but we're going to see much drier air moving into the bay area and that's where fire danger likely to continue to run high. t

if he even appears at all peterson was convicted back in 2004 of murdering his wife laci and their unborn son connor and democrat body in san francisco bay. >>as we head to break. breaking news to report one person has been rescued from a cliff in san francisco kron 4 sarah stinson will join us live with the very latest update there in >>it is 5 29 1, 1, take a look at the weather and you've got john trouble standing by with a closer look at the weather on this wednesday morning john good morning guys it is another day with red flag warnings, it's feels like a broken record to be talking about these at this point but it is something important, especially if you are one of those affected areas skies are clear over see chart hour right here meaning nice clear skies over san francisco. even more the bay area lit up with those red flag warnings now including coastal portions of the peninsula, upper elevations on the peninsula. all of the inland east bay and similar spots in the north bay as to what we've been seeing earlier this week. these red flag warnings remain in effect through friday is

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peterson as you may recall was convicted in 2004 for the murder of his wife lacy was pregnant at the time with the couple's son. >>napa county sheriff's office releasing bodycam video showing the moments leading up to a sergeant shooting and killing an unarmed man during a traffic stop last week tonight napa county sheriff says the sergeant did everything by the book as kron four's jonathan mccall tells us the shooting is raising a bigger question about mental health. >>newly released body camera video from the napa county sheriff's office shows exactly how a fatal deputy involved shooting played out back on the night of october 5th. investigators say the 21 year veteran sergeant david ackman stop a car driving with no headlights behind the wheel 47 year-old one injuring garcia, it is abnormal personally exit their vehicle moved back to ours but that's exactly what investigators say garcia did posing a threat to ackman fearing the mister garcia had a deadly weapon tucked behind his back. >>the sergeant drew his firearm and pointed it at mr. garcia. >>in the video you can hear ak men

peterson as you may recall was convicted in 2004 for the murder of his wife lacy was pregnant that at the time with the couple's son. their bodies were found in san pablo bay and now to the south bay. we are learning more about a woman who died after being shot in a parking lot in milpitas on saturday night. >>family members have identified the victim as cassandra you know since officers found her shot near the hilton garden inn on north mccarthy boulevard she was taken to a nearby hospital, but she later died. she leaves behind 2 children her family believes the shooter was a former boyfriend and a $20,000 reward is being offered in that shooting for this suspect, 35 year-old kevin james get mad. police say get mad knew the victim they say this was not a random act of violence police add that get mad should be considered armed and dangerous he may be riding a motorcycle family of the victim say that he lives in gilroy anyone with information is asked to call 911. indoor dining is back in the south bay this week santa clara county moved into the state's orange tier of reopening and th

today's hearing will say whether peterson can provide his own lawyer or needs a public defender. he was sentenced to death row for murdering his wife laci and unborn son in 2002. it's unclear whether he will appear in person or by video from san quentin. >>> in the south bay, the milpitas city council voted to sue over governor newsom's project home key. this is a program for homeless housing during the pandemic. the "mercury news" reports the move puts pressure on santa clara county who decided to use their funds to convert a 146-room extended stay hotel in milpitas. it appears the lawsuit will be filed against santa clara county and jamboree housing, a non-profit developer. it's unclear if milpitas will file suit against the state. >>> okay. this turkey that's notorious for terrorizing residents of one of oakland's neighborhoods has a new home this morning. this is one of the most popular stories on abc7news.com. we're talking about gerald. gerald was captured in the morcome rose gardens yesterday morning after evading wildlife officials. officials were able to bait gerald with kibble and sunflower seeds. a wildlife expert pretending

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