now, we did today hear from melissa leonardo. she pleaded not guilty. we still have not heard from daniel gross but his lawyer does tell the judge that he is expected to enter a guilty plea. a driver found cuesta just off tesla road back in february. investigators believe she was able to crawl 100 yards on her stomach before being found. she was airlifted to eden medical center, barely alive. now, the alameda county sheriff's office says before she died, she made a dying declaration that led investigators to the suspects. we were inside the courtroom all morning, and i can tell you it was a little unusual, there was an emotional outburst from the galley as melissa leonardo entered the not guilty, from one of lizette cuesta's relatives. now, there was also an unusual thing that happened right before we were expected to hear daniel gross entera plea. the judge said all reporters were not allowed to be in the courtroom so we were removed and didn't see that part of the process. but daniel gross will be in the courtroom this afternoon at 2 p.m. reporting li

woman then leaving her to die on a dirt road in livermore. 19-year-old daniel gross, 25-year-old melissa leonardo appeared in court today. he pleaded guilty. he pleaded not guilty. they're charged with the killing of 19-year-old lisette cuesta in february. she was found bleeding and crawling near livermore. she allegedly identified gross and leonardo as her killers before she died. investigators say cuesta worked with gross and willingly got in a car with the defendants. today's proceedings were briefly held up when a member of cuesta's family yelled an obscenity during leonardo's appearance. >>> human remains found a mile north of where the hart family's suv plunged off of highway 1 back in march. some of the remains were found in a sneaker and near a pair of

is entered in an unusual murder case in livermore. 19-year-old daniel gross and 25-year-old melissa leonardoere in court yesterday. he pleaded guilty to murder. she pleaded not guilty. they are both charged in the stabbing death of 19-year-old lizette cuesta of tracy. police say that they stabbed her and left her to die on tesla road in february. the driver spotted her bleeding and crawling by the roadside. she identified gross and leonardo as her killer's as a dying declaration before she died. >>> new legal trouble for ross mirkarimi. he was summoned to court yesterday to defend his dog but he ended up not going. his boxer is accused of mauling this chihuahua named buddy in potrero hill in march. >> i said, oh, my god, i saw a cut and buddy went like that, his face opened and i'm look, he said i don't see anything. >> during the accountability hearing, mirkarimi's wife showed up to defend their boxer. the judge seems to think the best option for their boxer is to enter obedience training. meanwhile, the chihuahua is recovering and will be okay. >>> an ignacio valley high school student hac

guilty early plead ánotá gross's child is pregant with leonardo who melissa client.ut his client. melissa leonardo who is pregant with gross's child plead ánotá guilty early this morning. the trial against her will proceed. (tes) when daniel gross entered a guilty plea - all was quieted many suprised that this was really gross, you see here plead guilty to 3 felonies. count one, murder of , use of a deadly weapon a knife, on lizette cuesta and causing great bodily injury to lizette cuesta. lizettes father wept openly in court, wiping away tears.... as daniel gross clearly spoke up and plead guilty to it was back in feburary when cuesta was discovered crawling on tesla road. she had been stabbed multiple times. cuesta was able to name his girlfriend leonardo as the suspects before dying. the three had worked together in tracy. today, gross's attorney had this to say about his client. leonardo who is pregant with gross's child plead ánotá guilty early this morning. the trial against her will proceed. as for gross, he now faces up to life in prison (vicki) breaking news

she led investigators to daniel gross and melissa leonardo. gross pleaded guilty yesterday. eaded ánot guilty. she's set to return to court in july for a hearing. we spoke with gross' attorney who says he's glad his client told the truth: <"daniel has demonstrated that he is committed to accepting responsibility for his friend's death. he proved that when he confessed to the police, he proved it when he confessed to the media.">( darya ) cuesta was cuesta was found bloodied and crawling along telsa road in livermore. she later died. investigators believe gross and leonardo stabbed her and then left her on the road to die. ( james ) in the north bay... two men accused of stabbing a man to death in santa rosa... have been arrested in tracy. we first brought this story yesterday morning as breaking news. police arrested johnny martinez and gabriel cardin heredia. police say the two men into a fight with the victim wednesday night on slater street. the victim died at the hospital. his name has not been released. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... steve kerr says he

. >> 25-year-old melissa leonardo, gross's girlfriend, is also charged with the killing. they worked at a carls jr. in tracy. >>> more than 3500 ads, that's how many russians bought to influence the election. many focus on immigration and gun rights and many attempting to discredit the black lives matter movement. scott, how effective were these ads in. >> reporter: you know, facebook told us earlier today it's already putting some changes into effect. meanwhile, experts from political and marketing sides tell us many of those ads were likely effective. they look a lot like the ads you see on facebook. but look more closely, this one is against immigration. this one is about police violence. they and thousands of others were put on facebook by russian groups who bought the ads with rubles to try to sway voters. >> now we have some concrete examples to refer to. and i think it makes it seem more real. >> reporter: released by the house intelligence committee, the ads cover both sides of the political spectrum, trying to guess how you'd vote by how you'd post. >> what we're

. >> earlier in the day gross's pregnant fiance 25-year-old melissa leonardo entered a not guilty plea to the murder. it was back in february that the 19-year-old lizzette was found mortally wounded and crawling along the stretch of of tesla road stabbed repeatedly. she died at the hospital after gichg the authorities the names of the two people that she said attack her with a knife. gross and leonardo were arrested at this home in modesto and charged with murder. shaken family members declined to compensate on camera after the pleas were entered. in a prieve interview with abc 7 news her father had this to say. >> no, no they have to pay for what they did. i mean it won't bring her back. but at least they are not out there running around the zreets. >> the d.a. indicated to the judge they will pursue sentencing as a first degree murder. gross will be back in court on june the 11ing. no trial. in dublin, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> two men suspected of a fatal stabbing last night in santa rosa are no custody. authorities in modesto arrested 20-year-old john yes lewis martinez and

she led investigators to daniel gross and melissa leonardo. gross pleaded guilty yesterday. et to return to court in july for a hearing. we spoke with gross' attorney who says he's glad his client told the truth: <"daniel has demonstrated that he is committed to accepting responsibility for his friend's death. he proved that when he confessed to the police, he proved it when he confessed to the media.">( james ) ( james ) cuesta was found bloodied and crawling along telsa road in livermore. she later died. investigators believe gross and leonardo stabbed her and then left her on the road to die. ( james ) in the north bay... two men accused of stabbing a man to death in santa rosa... have been arrested in tracy. we first brought this story yesterday morning as breaking news. police arrested johnny martinez and gabriel cardin heredia. police say the two men into a fight with the victim wednesday night on slater street. the victim died at the hospital. his name has not been released. ( darya ) happening today... san francisco's district attorney and state senator scott wiener w

. >> 25-year-old melissa leonardo, gross's girlfriend is also charged with that killing but she pledot guilty. all three were together at a carl's jr. >>> they think they have the killer but they don't know where to have the trial. prosecutors from across california are meeting tomorrow to determine the location for the trial of the golden state killer. they'll discuss whether it's possible to try joseph deangelo in one location since he's now charged in 12 killings. deangelo is currently in a sacramento county jail, but also faces murder charges in santa barbara county as well as orange county and ventura county. he's as you cooed ccuses of kil people. >>> parents reeling tonight after the arrest of a longtime school middle teacher. south san francisco unified posted a letter to the parents on their website informing them that a teacher has been accuses of sex crimes with some of the students. the investigation began last month after several reports involving 39-year-old joseph toy. he's a teacher at westborough middle school, and he's accused of having inappropriate relations with

daniel gross and melissa leonardo are charged with the murder of 19-year-old lizette cuesta.ties say that they stabbed her earlier this year then dumped her from a car. she was able to crawl on her stomach for 100 yards before she was found and she told authorities as she was dying that the two attacked her. >>> the state appeals court heard arguments in the case involving the san francisco police department and some former officers who were caught sending racist text messages. more than two years ago a judge ruled the police department waited too long to punish the officers for exchanging those messages. that prompted the appeal by the city attorney. the court of appeals is expected to issue a decision within 90 days. >>> today is may 10, a day when people gather to celebrate oakland and honor its rich culture. a march and rally will be taking place at lake merritt amphitheater followed by a youth march at 5:10 in the afternoon. there will be free food music and performances. >>> today we are going to get the first look inside of san francisco's newest high-rise residential

daniel gross and melissa leonardo are charged with the stabbing murder of lizette cuesta.hat was from earlier this year, authorities say that they stabbed her and then dumped her on a remote road. she crawled on her stomach for 100 yards before she was found and as she was dying she told authorities that the two attacked her. >>> in san francisco fire chased several people out of their homes during the night in a four-story apartment building just off market street in the twin peaks neighborhood. firefighters were called at 2:00 in the morning, as flames were breaking out. six people were displaced by the fire.>>> uc burgers are going back to work after ending a three day strike. the walkout spotted a deibert -- labor dispute. nurses and other employees also joined picket lines as a sign of unity. the union wants managers to resume contract negotiations and the big issues include salary and healthcare. those are some of your morning headlines, mike, sal, gasia back to you. >>> hundreds turned out last night to remember a teenager who was found unresponsive at the bottom of

body on the side of a road will be in court today. 19-year-old daniel gross and 25-year-old melissa leonardocheduled to enter pleas at 9:00. they are charged with stabbing the 19-year-old multiple times. investigators said she named her killers with her dying breath. her father is expected to attend the plea hearing. >>> city council will address allegations of sexual assault. students accused him of unwanted hugging and making inappropriate comments. complaints go back to 2002. he denies the allegations. according to the bay area news group the council may consider censuring him. >>> uber's self-driving cars may be back on the road in the next few months. uber's ceo touched on the issue yesterday. he said bringing back autonomous vehicles will to be done in the safest way possible. uber suspended testing self-driving cars after one of them got into a deadly crash in arizona. the company will have to apply for a new permit with dmv because its permit in california expired in march. >> two southwest pilots are speaking publicly for the first time what happened after a catastrophic engine fail

on the side of the road are due to appear in court. 19-year-old daniel gross and 25 elderly melissa leonardore scheduled to enter their pleas at 9:00 a.m. they are charged with stabbing the 19-year-old multiple times february and leaving her on the road in livermor investigators say she named her killers with her dying breath. her father is expected to attend this plea hearing. >> the santa clara city council will address allegations of sexual harassment against a council member. councilman is a sivg complaints go back to 2002. he denies the allegations. according to the bay area news group the council may censure him or demand he resign. he's running for a seat on the santa clara board of supervisors. >>> seems a safe assumption most of us know cannabis and pregnancy don't mix. however, a new study by the university of colorado of dispensaries in colorado recommended to treat morning sickness. it's not just wrong but dangerous. marijuana use during pregnancy could bring on slow brain development. >> to a summer sunscreen alert. "consumer reports" releasing their best brands for 2018. one of

co-defendant melissa leonardo, 25, of modesto, pleaded not guilty today and is scheduled to return to court on july 19 for a pretrial hearing. the question of whether gross' plea will be to first-degree murder or second-degree murder will be determined at his sentencing hearing, which will be scheduled when he returns to court on june 11. the state prison term for a first-degree conviction is 25 years to life and the term for a second-degree conviction is 15 years to life. a motorist found cuesta stabbed near tesla road, roughly 2 miles west of the carnegie state vehicular recreation area, at 2:06 a.m. on feb. 12, according to alameda county sheriff's sgt. ray kelly. cuesta was airlifted to eden medical center in castro valley but was pronounced dead later that morning. investigators believe cuesta was dumped from a vehicle and left for dead. she crawled on her stomach for about 100 yards before being found, kelly said. cuesta made a "very compelling dying declaration" that led investigators to gross and leonardo, according to kelly. authorities haven't disclosed a motive for cuesta's

however co defendant...25- year-old melissa leonardo...pleaded not guilty today...and is scheduled to return to court in july for a pre-trail hearing. the question of wheter gross' plea will be wheter gross' plea will be first-degree murder or second-degree murder will be determined at his sentencing hearing in june. we spoke with gross' attorney...who said he's proud of his client for telling the truth.(sot) a motorist found lizette cuesta bloodied and crawling along telsa road in livermore. cuesta was taken to the hospital...where she died. investigators investigators believe gross and leonardo dumped her from the car they were all in...leaving her to died. (grant) joseph deangelo... man suspected of being the golden state killeris now facing four more murder charges... in santa barbara county.. the charges are connected to two double homicides in the goleta area... in 1979 and 1981. santa barbara county d-a - i have decided to file four counts of first degree murder with special circumstances with joseph james deangelo. each of the four counts carry multiple allegations.each carrie

woman pleaded guilty. 19-year-old daniel gross pled guilty yesterday while the other defended melissa leonardod not guilty. cuesta was stabbed more than two dozen times. she was found crawling on the side of a road back in february. but before she died, she told the authorities who stabbed her. after the court hearing, the attorney for gross said his client wanted to take responsibility. >> it is his hope and it is his wish that his decision to take responsibility today will bring some level of peace and closure to miss cuesta's families and to their loved ones. >> if convicted of first-degree murder, gross could get 25 years to life if convicted, of second-degree murder, he could get 15 years to life. >>> authorities say they have found skeletal remains near the area where a woman is believed to have driven her family off a cliff. the sheriff's office received calls about the discovery of a pair of girls' genes with a shoe in one of the pant legs. the remains were found inside that shoe. the discovery was made one mile north of where jennifer hart is believed to have deliver -- deliberately d

co-defendant melissa leonardo, 25, of modesto, pleaded not guilty today and is scheduled to return to court on july 19 for a pretrial hearing. the question of whether gross' plea will be to first-degree murder or second-degree murder will be determined at his sentencing hearing, which will be scheduled when he returns to court on june 11. the state prison term for a first-degree conviction is 25 years to life and the term for a second-degree conviction is 15 years to life. a motorist found cuesta stabbed near tesla road, roughly 2 miles west of the carnegie state vehicular recreation area, at 2:06 a.m. on feb. 12, according to alameda county sheriff's sgt. ray kelly. cuesta was airlifted to eden medical center in castro valley but was pronounced dead later that morning. investigators believe cuesta was dumped from a vehicle and left for dead. she crawled on her stomach for about 100 yards before being found, kelly said. cuesta made a "very compelling dying declaration" that led investigators to gross and leonardo, according to kelly. authorities haven't disclosed a motive for cuesta's

. >> 25-year-old melissa leonardo is gross' girlfriend. she's also charged with the killing but she pled not guilty this morning. all three worked together at carl's jr. in tracy. >>> the accusations are piling up against a south bay politician. tonight, exclusive interviews with him and his latest accuser. santa clara teacher is facing a growing number of sexual harassment allegations. this might derail his campaign for county supervisor, maybe even his entire political career. nbc bay area's robert handa joins us in santa clara with the new details. robert? >> reporter: well, certainly the councilman will be fighting to save his seat here on the santa clara city council, especially because we talked to a campaign worker who says she's gone to the police with her allegations. allegations she shared with us. >> it was not casual touching, it was inappropriate, it was sexual, and it disgusted me. >> reporter: 19-year-old lydia you yunken was a political science student of his and joined his campaign as a volunteer last fall. she quit soon a

the other defendant, gross's pregnant fiancee, melissa leonardo, pleaded not guilty. authorities say the couple stabbed cuesta earlier this year and dumped her from a car on remote tesla road near livermore. cuesta crawled on her stomach for about 100 yards before being found. she told authorities in what's known as a dying declaration that the couple had attacked her. sources tell ktvu that gross admitted to stabbing cuesta more than 2 dozen times in the head, back and neck. in an unusual move in court, the judge kicked the media out earlier in the morning even though the public was allowed to stay. the judge later apologized saying it was a miscommunication and that he wrongly thought reporters in the gallery were recording the proceedings. earlier this year, i had an exclusive jailhouse interview with gross. he told me he acted in self- defense and snapped and that he never meant to kill cuesta. after the hearing, gross' attorney said his client wanted to own up to what he did. >> from the very beginning of this case, daniel has been absolutely committed to accepti

daniel gross and melissa leonardo are charged with the murder of 19-year-old lizette cuesta.ay they stabbed caserta earlier this year and dumped her from a car. she was able to crawl on her stomach for about 100 yards before being found and she told authorities in a dying declaration that she identified gross and leonardo as her attackers. >>> the state appeals court heard arguments in a case involving the san francisco police department and former police officers caught sending racist text messages. more than two years ago, a superior court judge will that that the -- ruled that the police department waited too long to punish those officers for exchanging the text messages. that prompted an appeal by the city attorney. the court of appeals is expected to issue a decision within 90 days. >>> crossing the san francisco streets, can be dangerous. that's why the city's transportation agency is increasing the crossing times at 1200 intersections. the groups say adding a few extra seconds allows everyone more time to safely cross the street. hundreds of people are hit and injured'

his fianci, 25-year-old melissa leonardo, pleaded not guilty.y are charged with the killing of 19-year-old lisette cuesta in february. she was found bleeding and crawling on tesla road. just before she died, police say she identified gross and leonardo as her killers. the investigators say cuesta worked with gross and was stabbed after smoking pot with leonardo and gross then having sex with gross. today's proceedings were interrupted when a member of cuesta's family yelled an obscenity during the hearing. >>> president trump held a rally in indiana this evening. he gave a hint as what will be his bargaining tactic as he sits down with north korean leader kim jong un. >> i think it's going to be a very big success. but my attitude is, if it isn't, it isn't. we're not going to be walking into an iran deal where the negotiator, john kerry, refused to leave the table. >> the president says he will work to make what he calls a good deal with iran. on tuesday, he withdrew the united states from the iran nuclear agreement. >>> we now know details of p

woman after she was left for dead will face a judge. 19-year-old daniel gross and 25-year-old melissa leonardo are expected to enter pleas. investigators arrested the pair in connection to the staning of 19-year-old lizette cuesta. she was left for dead on a remote livermore road before a good samaritan found her and called police. cuesta used her dying breath to name leonardo and gross as her killers. both are held without bail. >>> it is 6:39. the investigation under way after a second deadly crash involving a tesla. >> plus, the impact climate change is having on the state of california. >> reporter: well, it's "bike to work" day. what that means for the bay bridge bike path. we'll have all the details coming up. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look at the big board here. you can see that the dow is up about 83 points. coming up, we get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. it's not just any streaming. it's "watch what you want on the fastest internet" streaming. it's "live sports so you never miss a goal" streaming. it's "dvr

the other defendant, gross's pregnant fiancee, melissa leonardo, pleaded not guilty. authorities say the couple stabbed cuesta earlier this year and dumped her from a car on remote tesla road near livermore. cuesta crawled on her stomach for about 100 yards before being found. she told authorities in what's known as a dying declaration that the couple had attacked her. sources tell ktvu that gross admitted to stabbing cuesta more than 2 dozen times in the head, back and neck. in an unusual move in court, the judge kicked the media out earlier in the morning even though the public was allowed to stay. the judge later apologized saying it was a miscommunication and that he wrongly thought reporters in the gallery were recording the proceedings. earlier this year, i had an exclusive jailhouse interview with gross. he told me he acted in self- defense and snapped and that he never meant to kill cuesta. after the hearing, gross' attorney said his client wanted to own up to what he did. >> from the very beginning of this case, daniel has been absolutely committed to accepti

guilty. 19-year-old daniel rose pleaded guilty yesterday while the other defendant in this case, melissa leonardo pleaded not guilty. -- more than two dozen times, crawlÃi found crawling back and wrote on february. before she died, the organization identified her killers. after the hearing, the attorney said his client was -- wants to take responsibility. >> it is his hope and it is his wish that his decision to take response ability today will bring some level of peace and closure to the family and their loved ones. >> beside the unusual request to plead guilty the judge also kick -- even though the public was allowed to stay. the judge apologized later in the afternoon saying it was a miscommunication and that he wrongly thought reporters in the gallery will reporting the proceedings. if convicted of first-degree murder he could get 25 years to life and 15 years to life if convicted of second-degree murder. >>> president trump was in indiana last night and what was supposed to be a campaign style rally became a victory lap of sorts for the president after three americans held in north korea wer

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. 19-year-old daniel gross pleaded guilty while the other defendant, grows's fiancee, melissa near lotto -- leonardo more than two dozen times and was found crawling on the side of a role wrote back in february. authorities say the -- before she died, she was able to name her killers. after the hearing, the attorney for gross said his client wanted to take responsibility for that crime. >> it is his hope and it is his wish that his decision to take responsibility today will bring some level of peace and closure to miss cuesta's family and their loved ones. >> gross is now facing 25 years to life if he is convicted of first-degree murder. 15 years to life if he is convicted of second-degree murder. >>> 5:36. former san francisco sheriff mirkarimi back in the news for an incident involving his dog. mirkarimi's dog is accused of attacking and almost killing a small dog at a dog park earlier this year. the owner of the dog says mirkarimi called her a couple of days after the incident and reimbursed her for the $800 she spent on her daughter's medical care. city officials are deciding what to do to make