mr. garcia-zarate. he's hopeful. >> reporter: but beyond that the attorneys didn't want to say much until a verdict is reached. >> intentionality is the big question here. why did he do there? was this an accident? was it absolute recklessness with no care at all for human life or was it something he did intentionally by focusing on ms. steinle? >> reporter: criminal defense attorney anthony graf said a few moments will determine the rest of jose garcia-zarate's life. what were the circumstances leading up to the moment that gun was fired? was it murder or manslaughter? >> the problem that they face is the defense can't get away from the fact that something has to actually pull that trigger and that's going to look like a higher level of intent and they have to deal with that and i think the prosecution is dealing with the fact that this crime, this killing, makes no sense. it's not a robbery. there's no relationship between the parties and i think that's challenging when pursuing a murder verdict. >> r

mr. garcia zarate. he's hopeful. >> reporter: steinly was walking along pier 14 with her father when she was shot and killed. her family has been at the trial, but wasn't at closing arguments and it looks like they might not be planning to be here for the the judge said he'd give everyone two hour's notice before the verdict so everyone could get here. they live in the east bay. now he has switched that to 30 minutes. they are expected to deliberate until noon, if at noon they announce they have a verdict, the judge says they will stay until 12:30 to read it. otherwise, everyone comes back on monday. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and you can be the first to know when the verdict comes down by downloading the abc 7 news app and enables push alerts. also we'll bring it live here on the air and online. >>> right now two former presentation high school students in san jose are holding a news conference accusing the school of covering up sexual abuse claims. the school says

mr. garcia zarate. he's hopeful. >> the prosecution had a chance to rebuttal. diana garcia said ted gun with him and called the indicates case, fiction. he aimed the gun. >> she put her blood, sweat and tears into this case. she did an amazing job. >> garcia zarate has been charged with second-degree murder. the thesteinles were not here in court. initially the judge told everyone that he would give us a two-hour warning before the verdict was read to make sure the steinles could make their way here with plenty of time. they live in the east bay. now that has changed to only 30 minutes. suggesting they will not be here when the verdict is read. that could change. abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> verdict could be released any time after the closing arguments wrap up. so for the latest updates and enable the push alerts just as soon as they happen. >> just over a month. san francisco has just voted to ban all marijuana advertisements. there are now 130 medical marijuana ads on the side of buses in the city. those ads will come down when their contract expires at the e

mr. garcia zarate. he's hopeful. >> garcia say we may not know why zarate killed steinle, but it's clear he wanted to fire the gun at people. the jury can consider a first-degree murder charge, second-degree murder or the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. tara moriarty. >>> a high school teacher is faw lestation charges. he was booked yesterday on suspicion of lewd act wdz a child. the girl told her mother and she notified the sheriff's office. zittner teaches at san jose. they say he inappropriately touched the girl at a camp in saratoga that employees teachers. he was put on leave when administrators learned about the allegations against him. >> one thing you can take about this case is the relationship the mother had with this daughter to get this information out to get this person arrested. >> zittner will likely be arraigned after the holiday. >>> the pixar -- he sent a memo to employees yesterday saying he's taking a six-month leave of absence and he apologize for any unwanted physical con

mr. garcia-zarate.e's hopeful. >> reporter: after weeks of testimony, presenting evidence and arguments jose garcia- zarate's murder trial is coming to a close. while the jury deliberates the nature of the man who -- fate of the man who shot kate steinle at pier 14, all eyes turn to the parties involved. beyond that the attorneys didn't want to say much until a verdict is reached. >> why did he do this? was this an accident? was it absolute recklessness with no care for human life or was it something he did intentionally by focusing on ms. steinle? >> reporter: criminal defense attorney anthony brass said a few moments will determine the rest of jose garcia-zarate's life. what were the circumstances leading up to the moment that gun was fired? was it murder or manslaughter? >> the problem they face are the defense can't get away from the fact that something has to actually pull that trigger and that's going to look like a higher level of intent and they have to deal with that and i think the prosecution

mr. garcia zarate, he is hopeful. >> the jury will now to liberate another two hours, if they don't reach a verdict before the long holiday break, everyone will be back monday morning. >> melissa: thank you. new science that investigators in the russia probe are expanding their focus, "the wall street journal" reports that robert mueller's team is looking into the president's president's son-in-law, white house senior advisor jared kushner and his interactions with foreign leaders. including his involvement in the controversy surrounding a u.n. resolution passed last december that condemns israeli settlement construction. mueller's team also reportedly looking into his role in setting up meetings and communications with foreign leaders during president trump's transition. james freeman is assistant editor of "the wall street journal" editorial piece and a fox news contributor, what are your thoughts on this? >> you mentioned how the investigation keeps broadening. people watching this might wish it would focus on what it was supposed to be created for, examining if there was collusion bet

mr. garcia zarate they don't bother to watch important vaip evidence that could be corroborating his story. >> that last comment from gonzalez concerning a video of the pier taken an hour before the shooting happened. and you saw there a second ago a graup of people hovering around the very seat that karate an ended up sitting in. the lieutenant said he believes that the only place zarate could have found the weapon is anywhere but on the pier mp reporting live from san francisco this evening. >> thank you, sam. >>> in the south bay santa clara police releasing graphic body cam footage of a reason shooting, showing an officer killing a mentally ill suspect after the man appeared to be running away. >> stop. stop. stop! . >> now this is body cam footage from colin stewart back in march we are going to freeze the video before the actual shooting. this was the fifth time that the police were called to this home. stepfatherr himlf and allegedly told police he had a gun the officers waited him out before officer stewart climbed the wall ran after him and shot him. the today prosecutors ruled th

garcia zarate. >> the term pull the trigger was literally never interpreted to mr. ia zarate so we wanted to emphasize that point. >> reporter: a key point since the prosecutor is trying to prove that he intentionally fired the gun. >> the spanish interpreter didn't know the word for trigger in spanish. >> reporter: but the sfpd officer does ask the defendant, did you make the decision to fire? zarate replies, yes. and when garcia asks suarez if the officer was off the mark, suarez responds, no. still, public defender gonzalez contends his client told police the shooting that killed kate steinle was an accident. >> it was not deliberate. he had no contact with the steinles. he had no reason to see them injured. >> reporter: now it's up to the jury to decide. many legal experts say zarate on trial for second-degree murder could be looking at a sentence for involuntary manslaughter. so far, the jury has heard from 7 defense witnesses including a video enhancement expert as well as two firearms experts. now the prosecution will have a chance to offer any rebuttal witnes

mr. garcia zarate and he's hopeful. >> both the prosecution told jurors garcia was playing a secret game of russian roulette with everyone on the pier that day. >> make no mistake about it, our office is committed to do everything we can to bring the steinle family justice. >> they say garcia -- second or first-degree murder, those are the choices. the case has drawn knacks -- has drawn national attention. >>> the world's top female athletes breaks her silence. coming up, what gymnast gabby douglas say about her doctor for the u.s. gymnastic's team. >>> and one of the most recognizable silicon valley ceo is stepping down. we have the latest on whitman and who is taking her place. >>> the temperatures to the -- fog north and east. we'll talk about that and what's in store for tomorrow. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. our time is 6:10. a south bay high school teachere facing charges that he molested a 12-year-old girl who he met this summer at a math camp. chad zitzer is a teacher. he was booked yesterday on suspicion of lewd acts with a child. the girl told her mother and she notified

mr. garcia zarate. he is hopeful. >> the gun had been stolen from a u.s. management rangers vehicle several days earlier. but there was no evidence that links garcia zarate to the burglary. the jury will deliberate until 2 p.m. when they come to a verdict, it will be read 30 minutes later. >> you were in the courtroom during the trial. tell us about the defendant and his demeanor. >> reporter: he seemed unaffected by the testimony during the several weeks of this trial. even smiling at times. he was listening to everything being translated into spanish through headphones. his lawyer says he only has a second grade education and that he doesn't necessarily understand everything that's going on. but he is now facing the possibility of life in prison if convicted on a first-degree murder charge. >> thank you. >>> fresh cut christmas tree could be more expensive this year. >> according to the california christmas tree association, 90% of trees sold in california are brought in from out of state. in 2007, tree farmers planted fewer trees during the economic dow

garcia zarate. >> the term pull the trigger was literally never interpreted to mr. rcia zarate so we wanted to emphasize that point. >> reporter: a key point since the prosecutor is trying to prove that he intentionally fired the gun. >> the spanish interpreter didn't know the word for trigger in spanish. >> reporter: but the sfpd officer does ask the defendant, did you make the decision to fire? zarate replies, yes. and when garcia asks suarez if the officer was off the mark, suarez responds, no. still, public defender gonzalez contends his client told police the shooting that killed kate steinle was an accident. >> it was not deliberate. he had no contact with the steinles. he had no reason to see them injured. >> reporter: now it's up to the jury to decide. many legal experts say zarate on trial for second-degree murder could be looking at a sentence for involuntary manslaughter. so far, the jury has heard from 7 defense witnesses including a video enhancement expert as well as two firearms experts. now the prosecution will have a chance to offer any rebuttal witn

closing argue 7s that jose ynez garcia zarate was playing a secret game of russian roulette with many lives on the pier that day. >> we had a chance to speak briefly with mr he is hopeful. >> reporter: garcia says we may never know why zarate killed steinle but it seems apparent that he wanted to fire the gun at people. in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> uber gets taken for a ride. but it is the millions of users that could be paying the price. we will have the latest on the massive data breach that impacts people around the world. >>> first the co-founder of pixar in emryville is taking a leave of absence. the latest on the sexual harassment claims and how disney is responding. >> the time is 8:14. new at # l, this morning, the sports doctor accused of molesting girls while working for u.s. gymnastics and michigan state university has entered a guilty plea to charges of sexual assault in lancing, michigan. dr. larry nassar was charged with molesting seven girls after telling them it was part of their treatment. all but one of the girls was a gymnast. olympic gymnasts are among the women who publicly have come forward, saying they were

mr. norris effectively discussed this and debunked the prosecution's theory this could be an intentional shot. >> the prosecution is charging jose garcia zarateleaders will sound off today about the 2020 census. right now, there's no directive to oversee the planning. the former director resigned in june. the accountability office placed the 2020 census on the list of projects. santa clara leadsers are worried the lack of preparedness can cost millions. >>> an effort to get people signed up for health insurance in the south bay. details are there on your screen. the information is at the php insurance services office. officials will talk about open enrollment. i'm going to tweet that information. you can follow me on twitter. >>> coming up, welcoming first lady michelle obama. the excitement of her arrival and the traffic congestion it may cause. >>> the fbi offering 10,000 dlar dlar for a driver who killed a man. he may have fled the u.s. >>> a new report says harvey weinstein hired private security firms to gather info an actresses and journalists. he bullied people to keep them quiet. we'll be back here in two minutes with more news. our c

so many people focused on garcia zarate as someone that shouldn't have been in the united states to begin with. the defense took the focus of mr the firearm. >> sam brock will be inside the courtroom today. you can follow along on twitter. >>> 6:33. developing this morning, one person is dead and the search for another continues in half-moon bay. take a look at that. the coast guard found a boat just circling in the water. the coast guard is searching for the boat's operator. the coast guard says tom tran was at the controls when the boat left the harbor. authorities pulled the passenger's lifeless body from the water. >> it doesn't appear suspicious at this time. we are trying to rule out everything we know. we know that individual was recovered, wasn't wearing a life jacket and life jackets are critical to search and rescue efforts. >>> someone called after seeing the boat spinning a mile off the coast. they are trying to figure out what caused tran and the passenger to go overboard. >>> at 6:34, happening today, cal fire says units will transition out of peak fire. the unit responded to 68 wildfires this season, which inclu

mr. norris has effectively discussed this and debunked the prosecution's theory that this could somehow be an intentional shot. >> the prosecution is charging jose ines garcia zarate with second-degree murder, saying he may not have intented to shoot kate steinle, but he meant to pull the trigger. >> we could get new information on the violent night in the castro district on halloween night. one suspect has life-threatening injuries. this is following a shootout. near 18th and diamond in the early morning hours of november 1st. police say officers approached a parked car and they started firing at them. tonight, sfpd is holding a town hall meeting to give an update on the community and to the community about what's going on. it's set for 6:00 p.m. at the eureka valley recreation center. >>> also happening today, a meeting in sonoma county to discuss ongoing fire recovery efforts. supervisors will vote on extending a local emergency first declared at the start of the firestorm. they'll also consider a planned to extend local health emergency and get input on the potential impact across fire-ravaged areas from the coming rainy season. >>> well, this morning, some fe