michael cardoza joins us live in studio. good to see. michael, nice to see you this came a surprise, i think to a lot of people this dismissal. was that the case for you? >> it was from a because remember scott peterson at the end of the peterson trial, a blue tarp washed up in the bay right near the end of the trial. and what judge saluki did at that time, new evidence. but it wasn't withheld sonar. we're going to take a hiatus couple weeks. you all do your dna and whatever size you want to do on it. and then will be will be back in this case. there certainly was prosecutes misconduct. and i thought as i listen to it today, i thought, you know what, she's probably going to take a break in the case, make the jury come back in a week or 2 or 3 and say, ok, here's the evidence. now, go do what you want with a defense. but she didn't. and she declared a dismissal in the case which surprised me a little bit. but i think she did the right thing. >> i mean, is there any other potential for more charges to be filed against him going forward or t

more on this story and other burning legal issues around the bay area, kron, 4 legal analyst michael cardoza joins us. welcome. michael, thank you. always great to have you. here we go. you have opinions on everything. harking back to the story we just said drama in oakland. >> so what's the bottom they they were they just trying to find out who those donors were to go after. and we'll, of >> all i can think of is ok, this a good tactic. let's let's focus on the people that are coming after me. let's investigate them. let's weaponize that part of our government to go after people that for a legitimate reason are trying to get rid of the mayor. bottom line, i think what she's doing is don't look at the job i'm doing. don't judge me for that. but take a look at them because they are violating donation type laws. the political laws that govern money coming into certain organizations. that's what i perceive but the judge sided with the recall committee. yeah, right. so so they're going to move forward the recall committee and they're doing something that they're really believe in because oakland

michael cardoza joins us live in studio. good to see. michael, nice to see you this came a surprise, i think to a lot of people this dismissal was that case for you? >>it was from a because remember scott peterson at the end or the peterson trial, a blue tarp washed up in the bay right near the end of the trial. and what judge saluki did at that time, new evidence. but it wasn't withheld sonar. we're going to take a hiatus couple weeks. all do your dna and whatever size you want to do on it. and then will will be back in this case. there certainly was prosecutes in misconduct. and i thought as i listen to it today, i thought, you know what, she's probably going to take a break in the case, make the jury come back in a week or 2 or 3 and say, ok, here's the evidence. now, go do what you want with a defense. but she didn't. and she declared dismissal in the case which surprised me a little bit. but i think she did the right thing. >>i mean, is there any other potential for more charges to be filed against him going forward or this is prett

almost a decade later come force legal analyst michael cardoza joins us live in studio to analyze that case. and after 50 years of open seating on southwest, the airline is going different direction. why the company has decided to reroute. >> the judge may put the brakes on an investigation into the recall effort of sheng thao. yesterday we told you how backers of the recall of oakland mayor sheng thao, we're going to be dragged into court on friday for failing to turn over documents to oakland's public ethics commission that is looking into possible campaign by a violations, however, is called for kerman reports. now a judge has sided with the recall committee. in this tentative ruling. and alameda county judge has sided with the committee behind the recall of oakland, mayor sheng thao denying a motion by oakland's public ethics commission to force the recall committee to turn over documents as part of its investigation into campaign finance violations. >> it seeking records from our volunteers, sicker records for everybody who probably had nothing to do with what they are allegedly i

legal expert michael cardoza joins us live in studio to explain the circumstances surrounding welcome back to kron. 4 news at 6 as we take a >> live look outside there you see a dried out mount diablo after several days of >> 100 degree or so. temperatures. today, hopefully the last one for a while, lawrence. yeah, i do know some folks may be thinking, you know, they've had enough of this. they like to get away and well be some place that you can go to beat the heat as the temperatures start to cool down. not only here but around the state out of sfo. you can see some of that fog creeping along the coastline.

came from a judge in actor alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case in our legal expert, michael cardoza will join us live in studio next hour to break down what may have led to that dismissal. >> plus, residents of a mobile home community in the east bay recount spending hours without power in triple digit heat as chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is going explain though the cool down is finally on >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at 6.

legal analyst michael cardoza weighed in earlier today on the floor. >> what's important here, i think, is if they do find dna, all right, someone else's, what does that mean? dna will tell you. all it means is that person's dna is there. can't tell you when it got there, how it got there. >> cardoza said if no alternate dna is found on the duct tape, it could close the door on further appeal. >> more woes for insurance companies in california. how some homeowners may soon see a spike in prices. >> new numbers on the mounting death toll from the extreme heat across the bay area, in addition to people living on the streets, the groups that are most directly affected. >> and today was the hottest day we're going to see for a little while. temperatures tomorrow it's going to be hot again. it's just not going to be as hot as today, and the weekend w l be cooler overall it's time to get away and cash in at cache creek casino resort. to rock and to roll. to go all out or go all in with four stars and rising stars. northern california's premier casino resort is the perfect place to do as much

on the significance of today's hearing, we're joined here in the studio by our legal analyst, michael cardoza. michael, always good to have you here. so thank you. today's hearing was focused on this critical piece of evidence. this is a piece of duct tape that was found on laci peterson's pants during the original autopsy. that was done. and now there's debate about where this new dna testing is going to happen. why does the lab where the retesting happens matter? >> well, certainly you want to do justice by having the right lab do it. but you also want to have the appearance. so if the attorneys are arguing about it, then later, if the results don't come back according to what they think it should, then they're going to say, well, see, you should have sent it to another lab. this is a decision that the judge has to make. now we know we were talking off air about the san francisco crime lab and the problems they have. other labs have had problems. so as i said, the judge has to do it. but what's important here, i think, is if they do find dna. all right, someone else's. what does that mean?

michael cardoza. for the white house officially kicked off with republican nominee donald trump reorienting his campaign. washington correspondent trevor shirley is in dc with more. >>president joe biden says he believes his vice president, kamala harris is ready to lead as the trump campaign gears up for a grueling four-month race to election day. >>i give my heart and my soul nation from the oval office wednesday night, president joe biden began his long goodbye urging civility among americans and warning voters to not take american democracy for granted. history is in your hands. the power is in your idea of america lies in your hands. vice president kamala harris, the assume democratic nominee now scrambling to make up for lost time. i am fighting for our nation's future. releasing her first official add thursday morning in this election. we each face a question. >>what kind of country do we want to live in her rival? former president donald trump throwing out his playbook for taking on mister bid

earlier this evening, kron four's legal analyst michael cardoza shared some insight on what we can expect to happen in the case. >> the defense, of course, we'll have him psychologically examined to see if there's something wrong with him. and if that will lessen the degree or if there's an insanity defense and there. but i'm more interested in what the da did because in a case like this, you have multiple homicides, and they charge the homicides against him, but they failed to charge the special circumstance. do a lot of people think special circumstances, just death penalty. it's not. that's also life without possibility of parole and they didn't charge that. i think that speaks volumes about the district attorneys philosophy about prosecution. she is elected. she just put her philosophy and but you also supposed to follow the law and send messages to people. you know, you kill multiple people. we are going to file a whopping against >> cardoza says that da pamela price is soft on crime policy sends a message about not holding people fully accountable for crimes. >> all right. we're tak

. >> ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says he is shocked by some of the decisions prosecutors made in this case. he spoke with us earlier on the floor about the judge's decisio. >> i think this speaks volumes about our criminal justice system and how we have safeguards in it to protect people accused of crimes against prosecutors like this. you don't get to determine what's relevant or not relevant, especially since that's box of ammunition was on the set. so how do you say it's not related? give it to them. >> cardoza said the fact that one of the prosecutors on the case quit during the arguments also reflects badly on the prosecution of the case. >> western allies are hoping to help give ukraine an edge with an infusion of aid at the nato summit in washington, d.c, nato members pledged at least $43 billion in security aid to ukraine over the next year, and the u.s. is kicking in another 225 million for air, defense and ammunition. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is scrambling to fight back against a russian offensive in the east. >> everything we are doing put in place the

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says this hearing has been incredibly painful for laci's family. >. but this is how our criminal justice system works. to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> at one point, a statement was read to the judge from laci peterson's mother, sharon rocha, says it is time for scott peterson to accept his punishment for murdering her daughter and the couple's unborn son. >> all right. 612 is your time. the stage is now set for day two of the republican national convention in milwaukee. reporter connor hanson joins us live to tell us what's on the agenda today. following a very emotional night on the convention floor. good morning. connor >> andre. good morning so much energy here inside the arena last night. and so much news coming out of the first day of the convention. former president donald trump again becoming the official republican nominee for president, making his first public appearance since getting shot over the weekend and heading into day two. so much excitement over his pick for a running mate. former president donald trump arri

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says this hearing has been incredibly painful for lacy's family. >> our hearts go out to them, but this is how our criminal justice system works. to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> at one point, a statement was read to the judge from laci peterson's mother, sharon rocha says it's time for scott peterson to accept his punishment for murdering her daughter and the couple's unborn son. >> california is the first state in the country to pass a law that prohibits schools from outing transgender students to their families. ktvu erasmus live here to explain what the new law does, ali, and bring us reaction to it. >> yeah, lawmakers were calling assembly bill 1955 the safety act. it was signed into law by governor gavin newsom yesterday. and what it does is prohibit schools from enacting any kind of policy that would require teachers or staff to notify a parent if their student chooses to change their gender identity or have different pronouns at school. the bill passed strictly along party lines in the assembly and senate this month. it

michael cardoza is ktvu. >> s legal analyst, speaks to pamela price. liberal approach to criminal law if not now, when would you file a special circumstance case. >> now, the defendant did appear in court but did not enter a plea. his arraignment was continued until july 22nd. he's being held without bail. live in alameda. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> henry. thank you. governor newsom is honoring the life of a fallen vacaville police officer. 32 year old matthew bowen was killed in the line of duty yesterday, just after 10:00 in the morning. he made a traffic stop near leisure town road and orange drive. when investigators say a driver hit him and killed him, that driver was arrested for dui. in a statement from the governor's office, newsom wrote, jennifer and i joined the loved ones, friends and colleagues mourning the loss of officer matthew bowen, who was tragically killed while on duty today. we are grateful for the many brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities. officer bowen's service and sacrif

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says these kinds of hearings are grueling but necessary. >> all ours go out to them, but this is how our criminal justice system works. to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> peterson's sister, susan cardillo, and white and his sister in law, janey peterson in black, attended court on monday. they declined to comment on the proceedings. both sides say they found a dna lab that will test a piece of duct tape found on lacy's pants during her autopsy. as far as the evidence issue, the judge says she'll issue a written ruling on the matter at a later date. in redwood city. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> new data shows the number of overdose deaths in san francisco are down. the san francisco public health department says 48 people died from accidental overdoses in june. that number is down from the same time last year, when 57 people died. new data also shows that 31 fewer people died in the first six months of this year, compared to the same time in 2023, officials say. that's an 8% decrease. >> nonetheless, overdose remains a crisis i

michael cardoza is ktvu legal analyst, speaks to pamela price. >> liberal approach to criminal law if not now, when would you file a special circumstance cas? >> now, the defendant did appear in court briefly today, but did not enter a plea. his arraignment was continued until july 22nd. he's being held without bail. live in alameda. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> henry. thank you. new at six. a man now facing several charges accused of sex trafficking in june to texas detectives. excuse me? with the san jose police department human trafficking task force began investigating rashawn fellows. they say he was out of state when he started making contact with the person who he thought was an adult woman. detectives say he agreed to meet with a woman in california. and on july 8th, officers say he arrived in san jose with the intent to exploit that woman for commercial sex trafficking. detectives say they stopped and arrested fellows that day. he was then booked into the santa clara county main jail. a man accused of being hired to kill another man's girlfriend has pleaded no contest to

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says these kinds of hearings are grueling but necessary. >> all ourrts go out to them, but this is how our criminal justice system works to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> peterson's sister, susan cardillo, and white and his sister in law, janey peterson in black, attended court on monday. they declined to comment on the proceedings. both sides say they found a dna lab that will test a piece of duct tape found on laci's pants during her autopsy. as far as the evidence issue, the judge says she'll issue a written ruling on the matter at a later date in redwood city. henry lee ktvu fox two news in santa clara county, a child therapist and a father son business duo are facing charges of insurance fraud in two separate cases. >> mark anthony ramos owns stars bay area therapy group. authorities say he will be sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding workers compensation, resulting in a loss of more than $288,000. in the other case, edgardo cabrales senior and edgar cabrales junior will be sentenced to ten years probation. the

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza notes the hearing has been painful for laci's family. >> our hearts go out to them. but this is how our criminal justice system works. to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> also, yesterday, a victim impact statement was read by laci peterson's mother, sharon rocha said it's time for peterson to accept his punishment for murdering her daughter and the couple's unborn son. new details emerging in the case of a three year old girl found dead at a recycling facility in san jose. police say they're still investigating the motive and circumstances surrounding the child's death, and that of her father, who officials say died by suicide. ktvu is amber lee spoke with the child's godmother about how her loved ones are coping with this twist. >> ellie lorenzo's loved ones shared this video of the three year old filled with joy dancing. >> ellie was the most sweet, warm, loving child. she was one of these kids that would just walk into the room and everyone would light up. >> sara cohn is ellie's godmother. she says the child's mother, crystal o

we want to talk about this really dramatic end to this high profile trial with legal analyst michael cardoza. i mean, what do you make of this development? judge says, you know what, prosecutors you didn't properly turn over the evidence to the defense. it's over. >> well, i'm shocked that she dismissed the case, but what she did was correct. i think this speaks volumes about our criminal justice system and how we have safeguards in it to protect people accused of crimes against prosecutors like this. >> when you say you're shocked, why? >> well, i'm shocked because it's unusual for a judge to dismiss this type of thing happens in trials at times, where you have prosecutors that make up their mind about the evidence and say, oh, this doesn't prove anything. we're going to kick that to the curb and not give it to the defense. so they they are thinking like a defense attorney without knowing what we are thinking and what our defense is. and other things have happened in this trial a lot of times. what happens, for example, in scott peterson, remember when that blue tarp washed up near the end

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says these kinds of hearings are grueling but necessary. >> all ourarts go out to them. but this is how our criminal justice system works. to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> peterson's sister, susan cardillo and white and his sister in law, janey peterson in black, attended court on monday. they declined to comment on the proceedings. both sides say they found a dna lab that will test a piece of duct tape found on laci's pants during her autopsy. as far as the evidence issue, the judge says she'll issue a written ruling on the matter at a later date in redwood city. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> they are in a very uncertain time in our country. and so, yes, i think it is important that he be present. >> republicans praised donald trump's surprise appearance at the rnc, coming up at 11, we hear from the california republican national committeewoman who is in wisconsin. she talks about that moment, a pleasant, cool day today around here. >> temperatures tomorrow about the same. but changes coming this week. we'll look into that a

ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says this hearing has been incredibly painful for laci's family. >> our hearts go out to them, but this is how our criminal justice system works. to be sure that we have the right person in custody. >> at one point, a statement was read to the judge from laci peterson's mother. sharon said, it's time for scott peterson to accept his punishment for murdering her daughter and the couple's unborn son, one of two bay area men convicted in the 2019 stabbing death of a plainclothes italian officer has been granted house arrest in italy. >> marin county residents gabriel natale-hjorth and finnegan lee elder were convicted of fatally stabbing an officer in rome during a botched sting operation. they were teenagers at the time. last year, italy's highest court ordered a new trial stemming from the argument that the men thought they were part of a drug deal gone bad. didn't know they were dealing with police officers. this month, an appeals court significantly reduced the men's original life sentences. state run television now reporting natale-hjorth can serve

handling of a prop gun made him responsible for the cinematographer's death, but ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza says the judge determined prosecutors failed to properly inform the defense about the live ammunition ammunition they had in their possession. >> i think this speaks volumes about our criminal justice system and how we have safeguards in it to protect people accused of crimes against prosecutors like this. you don't get to determine what's relevant or not relevant, especially since that's box of ammunition was on the set. so how do you say it's not related? give it to them. >> the judge's ruling brought this highly publicized case to a sudden and stunning end. it also means that alec baldwin cannot be charged again in the case. >> an attorney for oakland mayor shengtao is questioning the timing of an fbi raid at her home five months before a november recall. attorney jeff tsai says he is confident that tao is not, and will not be a target of whatever investigation the government is conducting. he added that the justice department specifically warns prosecutors against undertaking inve