this is security camera video of lee and momeni together in an elevator, leaving momeni sister's home in the luxury building. it's about 2 a.m. they get into his white bmw convertible and drive off. several security cameras from other buildings show the white bmw heading a few blocks away to main street under the bay bridge, where a nest camera from a ninth floor condo even catches. what investigators say is the moment nima momeni attacks bob lee, ending with nema throwing something over a fence into a caltrans yard. that's exactly where police find a paring knife with bob lee's dna on the four inch blade and momeni dna on the handle. days later, as police are tracking nima momeni, a police officer captures what prosecutors say is damning video of him in a parking lot. it shows momeni talking to an attorney's investigator a making what prosecutors say are three stabbing motions, and then what investigators testified is momeni motioning like he threw a knife overhand. this is all video and other evidence the public has never seen until now. it will be featured in tonight's dateline nbc

prosecutors argued that momeni stabbed lee after an argument about momeni sister, kazaa.upposed to be in court yesterday but refused to appear. his sentencing will be may 16th. if you if you missed last night's dateline episode, you can watch dateline under the bay streaming on peacock and weit is continue to follow that developing news of the wreckage of a small plane in alaska. it took off from a town in western alaska with nine passengers and a single pilot on thursday. 45 minutes later, it suddenly went off radar. yesterday afternoon, crews located the plane sitting on sea ice. no one survived. it's unclear what led to that crash, but the coast guard says the plane had a rapid loss of altitude. a federal judge has halted the trump administration's midnight deadline to lay off thousands of workers at usaid. it's just one part of the president's effort to slash the size of the federal workforce. nbc's garrett haake reports from the white house. president trump, with the japanese prime minister as his administration intensifies its effort to carry out his campaign promis

prosecutors argue that momeni stabbed lee after an argument about momeni sister, kathy vara. momeni was supposed to be in court today to hear what day that he'll be sentenced. but a bailiff told his mom momeni mother that he simply refused to appear, deciding to stay in jail instead. the hearing went on without him. sentencing will be may 16th. as for the dateline episode tonight, we will hear from sfpd investigators and bob lee's family, including his former wife and their children, cirrus and scout. and that's all i kept thinking was you have the wrong person. this isn't real. i need to get home to the kids right now like they're getting out of school. it's 3:00 in the afternoon. i need to go now. she's like, we're going to your sister's room. and i'm like, okay, what's happening? and that's when she breaks the news. i remember i thought that i was like, still dreaming. like i really wished that i was. dateline also has access to evidence that's never been seen outside the courtroom, including body cam footage from officers as they arrrrived at t the scenf the crime. rememb

prosecutors argue that momeni stabbed lee after an argument about momeni sister, issa.momeni was supposed to be in court to hear what day he'll be sentenced. but a bailiff but a bailiff told his mother that he simply refused to appear, deciding to stay in jail instead. the hearing went on without him. sentencing will be may 16th. former san francisco 49ers star dana stubblefield is being released from prison. that decision today by a san jose judge. back in 2020, stubblefield was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for raping a woman interviewing for a babysitting job at his morgan hill home in december. an appellate court reversed that conviction. the court ruled stubblefield didn't get a fair trial because prosecutors violated the state's rial justice act. today's ruling grants stubblefield his freedom, while authorities decide whether to refile charges against him. santa clara county assistant district attorney terry harmon responded to the decision, saying, quote, we remain focused on the sexual assault that occurred, the victim, and the need for accountability

today in court, attorneys agreed for a may 16th sentencing date for nima momeni. that will be a full six months after he was convicted, which was in december. it also comes as dateline nbc is profiling this entire case tonight. they are going to include lots of exclusive elements that we were able to see in court, but have not been able to share with the wider public until tonight. among those new elements is police body camera footage showing the moment officers arrived on main street near the bay bridge in san francisco. they find bob lee laying on the ground motionless. hey, he's right over here in front of a 403 main. hey, it's the police. hey, who did this to you? officers, give him cpr, then brief paramedics as they arrive. oh, where's the stab wounds at? right under his hands. it's like really into deep in his chest. dateline nbc correspondent josh mankiewicz talked with the lead investigator on this case, sergeant brant dittmer. and you find a blood trail. that's right. which points where? so the blood trail moves up this sidewalk along the building toward

but nima momeni was not in court for the hearing that determines when he'll learn his fate. we're live with the reason the case is returning to the national spotlight. good morning and thanks for joining us for our midday news. i'm laura garcia and i'm kris sanchez. marcus washington is off. the fate of the man who killed tech ceo bob lee is now sealed. this has the high profile murder of bob lee. gets national attention once again. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is live at the courthouse. ginger. the conviction was handed down in decemberf last year, but no sentence yet. so it's not over? no, it's not over. not just yet. chris and laura, as of this morning, that sentencing date has been set for may 16th, and the sentence will be a big part of this second degree murder conviction. that conviction was handed down in december of last year. now, na momeni was expected to make an appearance in court today, but he did waive that appearance about after about 30 minutes of some delays in the court proceedings. now, this is some video that we got from this morning that i want t

the murder conviction for nima momeni nima momeni came down in december of last year.y will be the first time that this case is back in court. now it is a status hearing to set a sentencing date. so we don't expect it to last for long. but it is consequential for the families that are involved, including the family that lee has left behind. now, we were there throughout court proceedings and so was dateline, who covered this case since lee's death in april of 2023. on tonight's new episode, you will hear exclusively from investigators who worked on the case and from lee's family. christa lee was stunned. the father of her two children was gone. it was unreal. it felt like i was in a dream. it wasn't true, especially the way that he was taken from us. it just did not seem like it was reality. when you hear about bob, you hear words like, you know, brilliant, innovator, visionary, selfless, right? murder. not one of them. no, i mean, that just seems inconceivable. i mean, i think murder is always the last thing you expect. that is a clip from dateline under the bay bridg

2023 following a heated discussion over momeni's sister. he faces 16 years to life in prison. >>> as the rain moves out of the bay area, evacuation orders have been downgraded to a warning for low lying areas along the russian river. tuesday's storm caused the russian river to crest at moderate flood stage in guerneville on wednesday, causing flooding in some neighborhoods. we've got a dry break ahead, but there's some more rain in store. who am i to tell that to you guys? let's go to paul. >> we do have more rain, but it's at the end of the seven-day forecast. today we saw some leftover showers. these were not heavy enough to lead to any flooding threat. the bulk of that rain shifted progressively farther south and it's been quieting down throughout the afternoon. we'll see dry conditions taking hold over the weekend, continuing to the start of next week before the next rain chance eventually returns to the bay area. >>> i'll have a look at that coming up in the full forecast in a few minutes. >>> still ahead, a sudden death at the san fra

prosecutors argued that momeni stabbed lee during an argument about momeni sister, kathy vara.is sentencing will be may 16th. if you missed the dateline episode last night, you can watch dateline under the bay bridge beginning t today. streaming on peacock. we're going to turn now to the weekend forecast. finally, a break from the rain with cinthia pimentel. a break from the rain. you're right, kira, but it is cold. that cold air is settling in. and the clear skies allowing for the earth to cool way too much. this morning we start with a clear look over san rafael right now, but we are in the 39 degree mark right there. very cold up there for the north bay. 32 right now in santa ros those 30s continue out there towards the east bay. 36 in livermore right now with some low 40s stretching from mountain view down into san martin. as we go on and check there in livermore, there's also a little bit of some patchy fog. so just be careful out there. maybe if you're heading over the altamont pass in the next couple of minutes. we see that warm up slow this morning as we go on into the

today sentencing for nima momeni was set for may 16th after a high profile trial. a jury found momeni guilty of second degree murder for stabbing lee in april 2023. e faces 16 years to life in prison. >>> police in east bay are facing a new lawsuit for tasing a man who had just had a seizure because he wasn't obeying their orders to get out of his car. anne makovec is here with the body cam footage and allegations of excessive force. >> this man certainly does appear to be out of it. his lawyer says he had epilepsy and had a seizure while he was driving, then ended up crashing his car into a ravine. that is the call that hercules police were responding to when this went down. here's some body cam footage from last april. the man in the car there is jack bruce. he was 21 years old and at first police are patient with him, trying to make sure that he's okay. one officer even says that he thinks bruce just had a seizure. after a few minutes they tell him to get out of the car. >> you're about to get tased, dude. >> no. let me get -- ow! >> get out of the car! >> once

his former wife, christa, shared that she plans to go after momeni family, who she believes helped himl what happened after lee's death. the status hearing for this morning will happen at 9 a.m. here in san francisco, in san francisco, ginger conejero saab today in the bay. back to you, laura. all right. thank you very much. in fact, i spoke with dateline's josh mankiewicz about why the case captured such widespread attention beyond silicon valley. we love stories like this in which what you think you know isn't really what happened. and the law enforcement and street crime situation in san francisco, whatever it may have been at the time, really had nothing to do with this. that's why we did it. i think a lot of people were interested in it because it confirmed something they already believed, which turned out not to be true. our own sergio quintana, who reported on the case is featured in tonight's special. you can watch dateline under the bay bridge tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc bay area. then stay tuned for nbc bay area news at 11. a san francisco pot dispensary owner is talkin

, after the high-profile trial, a jury found nima momeni guilty of second-degree murder after stabbing6 years to life in prison. >>> when we come back, it is one month after the devastating outbreak of the wildfires in southern california, what the mayor of los angeles says she is doing to assist people with cleanup efforts and the rebuilding process. >>> things are looking up for ski resorts in california after a pair of major storms sweep across the sierra, why some say conditions are right now are the best of the entire season. >>> with two to four feet of fresh powder, it is a great weekend to go to the mountains or if you want to stay in san francisco, it is going to be a beautiful day, all across the bay, i will let you know what you can expect this weekend, that is coming up in my full forecast. >>> johnny mosley here, got your gear dialed and your toyota packed up for a day in the mountains? cool, let's go to the map and see what we are dealing with. >> it is a perfect day to spend across the mountains, enjoy the fresh powder from this atmospheric river, 10 inches in kirkwood,

he was found guilty of second-degree murder after stabbing lee in april of 2023, nima momeni faces 16rs to life in prison. >>> it has been one month since the outbreak of the devastating wildfires in los angeles, with the city's mayor says she is doing to assist people with cleanup and rebuilding efforts. >>> things are looking up for ski resorts after a pair of major storms sweep across the sierra, why some people say conditions right now are the best of the entire season. >>> if you are heading up to the sierra, i'm jealous of you, but if you are staying in the bay area, it is going to be a gorgeous day, the sunrise is spectacular. open up your windows, but grab a warm jacket if you are heading out, how long these chilly temperatures will stick around in just a bit. >>> johnny mosley here, got your toyota packed up for a day in the mountains? let's go to the map against -- and see what we are dealing with. >> it is a perfect day to go to the mountains and enjoy the fresh powder that we have seen from this atmospheric river, a foot of fresh snowfall at sierra tahoe, seven inches near

momeni was expected to be in court today, but waived the option to appear.its way into the national spotlight. it's the subject of an all new episode of dateline. tonight. you're going to hear exclusively from the victim, bob lee's family and investigators who worked on the case. we spoke with dateline about why this case has captured so much attention. we love stories like this in which what you think you know isn't really what happened. and the law enforcement and street crime situation in san francisco, whatever it may have been at the time, really had nothing to do with this. that's why we did it. i think a lot of people were interested in it because it confirmed something they already believed, which turned out not to be true. you can watch dateline under the bay bridge tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc bay area. our sergio quintana, who reported on this case, is also featured in this dateline special. let's talk about our rain. it's clearing out today and the sun will be making an appearance all weekend. here's meteorologist kari hall. we've seen the l

. >>> in san francisco, the next phase in the nima momeni murder trial is set to start today.ected back in court this morning for a hearing to set the date for his sentencing. now you may remember, back in december, a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the stabbing death of cash app founder bob lee in one of san francisco's most closely watched trials in decades. nima momeni faces a sentence potential of up to life in prison. >>> doesn't that piano rift just sound nice? black history month celebrations continue on your community station and this morning we head to oakland. one woman dedicated more than 50 years all for the power of dance. debra vaughn is the founder of dimensions dance theater and for more than five decades you know, she's been working hard to enrich the lives of young people introducing them to the joy of dance. debra incorporates traditional and these contemporary styles and also from her travels to africa, she builds bridges. that's what we love here in this community. to making connections between dances there to those in the united states. a

nima momeni refused to appear in court today, though three of his attorneys and his mother were present. jurors returned the verdict in december. >> do you know why he refused to come into court? >> i have no idea. >> did that surprise you? >> no. listen, it's a procedural hearing just to set a hearing date. not a big deal. >> it's going to be changing attorneys anytime soon. >> at this point, the only attorneys would be for appellate purposes. >> bob lee's family is expected to speak in court prior to his sentencing on may 16th. second degree murder carries a sentence of 15 years to life. >> still ahead. today marks one month since the deadly los angeles county wildfires broke out. a look at the conditions today and how you can still help with the recovery effort. >> but first, after the break, nearly a year and a half after it happened, hayward officials are now admitting that some personal data was stolen during a ransomware attack on the city. we're going to dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and

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the latest from nima momeni as his murder case gets a closer look in a new dateline special, which airs tonight and the weekend is here. plenty of sunshine. jeff is going to join us with the updated forecast as the rain clears out.

a sentencing date has now been set for nima momeni. the man accused of killing cashapp co-founder bob lee did not appear in court today in san francisco when a judge set his sentencing date for may the 16th. he waived his appearance and his attorney requested the sentencing date because of his trial schedule back in december. he was found guilty of second degree murder in lee's 2023 stabbing death in san francisco. he faces 16 years to life behind bars. former 49ers star dana stubblefield is set to be a free man after a santa clara county appeal court granted his petition to be released from prison. stubblefield was in a san jose courtroom this morning for a bail hearing. his 2020 rape conviction had been overturned in december after the court determined the prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during his trial. stubblefield was three years into a 15 year sentence at corcoran state prison that's located in the central valley. he is expected to be released within the next 24 hours. after going through processing. well, th

there was a court hearing to set a sentencing date for the man who was convicted of killing lee nima momeni tonight on nbc, dateline is featuring the case, and they're going to have never before seen video as part of their investigation. interestingly, our sergio quintana is not only our reporter for today's developments, but he was interviewed as part of the dateline story because of his deep knowledge of the case. and our christie smith is going to tell us about san francisco and santa clara county, joining a growing list of jurisdictions around the country that are suing president trump over its effort to strip them of federal funding because they are sanctuary cities. it is shaping up to be a critical case that could have an impact on millions of people. okay, looking forward to it. thanks, gavin. and still to come, the top on my instagram survey. a controversial prince documentary from netflix won't see the light of day. netflix and the prince estate reached a deal, resulting in the project's cancellation. the nine hour documentary reportedly included allegations of physical and emotio

a sentencing date has now been set for nima momeni.he man convicted of killing cashapp co-founder bob lee did not appear in court today in san francisco when a judge set his sentencing date for may 16th. in december, he was found guilty of second degree murder in lee's 2023 stabbing death. he faces 16 years to life in prison. >> san francisco police say they seized illegal firearms and recovered merchandise stolen from a business in the city's richmond district, all as part of a weeks long investigation. police say they have arrested three men who are suspects in two separate crimes. police shared these photos, which they say show the illegal firearms, high capacity magazines and ammunition that were seized by police yesterday. they arrested 27 year old willie lafferty, 24 year old caleb tuimavave and 23 year old pio tofi. investigators say lafferty and tuimavave are suspects in an armed hit and run crash from january 6th that was near cargo w and amador et. police say other evidence links tofi to a robbery in the richmond district bac

nima momeni refused to appear in court yesterday, though three of his attorneys and his mother were present. jurors returned the verdict in december. >> do you know why he refused to come into court? >> i have no idea. did that surprise you? no. listen, it's a procedural hearing just to set a hearing date. not a big deal. >> is he going to be changing attorneys anytime soon? >> yeah. at this point, the only attorneys would be for appellate purposes. >> bob lee's family is expected to speak in court prior to his sentencing on may 16th. second degree murder carries a sentence of 15 years to life. we're following new developments. former 40 niners star dana stubblefield is set to be a free man. a santa clara county judge granted the petition filed by his attorneys, allowing his immediate release. in december, an appeals court overturned stubblefield's 2020 rape conviction, determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during his trial. a violation of california's racial justice act. >> we knew this day was coming. we knew it the second that he had to go away, that he was goin

nima momeni refused to appear in court today, though three of his attorneys and his mother were present. jurors returned the verdict in december. >> do you know why he refused to come into court? >> i have no idea. did that surprise you? no. listen, it's a procedural hearing just to set a hearing date. not a big deal. >> is he going to be changing attorneys anytime soon? >> yeah. at this point, the only attorneys would be for appellate purposes. >> bob lee's family is expected to speak in court prior to sentencing on may 16th. second degree murder convictions carry a sentence of 15 years to life. >> the prison release of former forty-niner dana stubblefield was ordered by a santa clara county judge today. this coming after an appellate court overturned stubblefield's rape conviction late last december. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes got reaction outside the courthouse. joining us live now with this new development. zach. >> yeah, larry stubblefield was at the courthouse today in from corcoran state prison, but he didn't go inside the courtroom because he wasn't allowed to wear civ