mr. john mckinney: (voiceover) very gregarious. very charismatic. mr. mckinney: and i think the passion that he had for people came through. craig melvin: (voiceover) he was the guy the whole town woke up to. morning deejay steven b. ms. debbie morrow: he was so funny and he had such a great love of music. ms. nolan: (voiceover) he's lovable. ms. nolan: i mean, you just--everybody loves steven b. craig melvin: (voiceover) but soon it was fatally clear that not everybody did. detective ken clark: (voiceover) and they came upon a body floating in the water. mr. mckinney: shot him one time in the back of the head. ms. nolan: (voiceover) i felt like i was in some made for tv movie. ms. nolan: it's like this can't be happening. craig melvin: (voiceover) what did happen? the hunt is on a gleaming yacht. ms. nolan: i thought, why did you get on that boat? craig melvin: (voiceover) a scheming businessman and a missing fortune. ms. nolan: you're a multimillionaire and you don't have any money. craig melvin: (voiceover) from high seas adventure to heart-stopping m

mr. mckinney continues to have a right to fight for his freedom, and continues to have a right to fight in this process. >> his mother, who was in court every day of the trial, says her son is innocent. >> this is their decision. my son is not such a thing, such a person. he's the kindest person. every mother would love to have a son like him. i know my son. >> she says he remains determined. when you spoke to nima last night, and he was, he knew there was a verdict and he was waiting to hear it. how is he feeling? what was he sharing with you? >> he's always strong and giving me hope. >> he waived his right to be sentenced within 15 days. a status hearing is scheduled for january 10th in san francisco at the hall of justice. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> roughly 30, maybe 40, friends and family members of bob lee packed the courtroom today for the verdict. his brother oliver expressed his relief, saying the verdict is the first step in the healing process. >> i know for a fact i'm never going to have my brother back, but this is the best of all worst outcomes. >> following the verdi

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mr. mckinney continues to have a right to fight for his freedom, and continues to have a right to fight in this process. >> his mother, who was in court every day of the trial, says her son is innocent. >> this is their decision. my son is not such a thing, such a person. he's the kindest person. every mother would love to have a son like him. i know my son. >> she says he remains determined. when you spoke to nima last night and he was, he knew there was a verdict and he was waiting to hear it. how is he feeling? what was he sharing with you? >> he's always strong and giving me hope. >> mckinney waived his right to be sentenced within 15 days. a status hearing is scheduled for january 10th. bob lee's family is preparing to celebrate both his birthday this friday and the upcoming holidays without him. >> dan and christine, you know you were in court from the very beginning covering every detail of this trial, just putting together what you can gather from what you heard. what do you think led the jury to this decision? what were they going on? >> you know, it's so hard to know exactly, bec

mr. mckinney's testimony? did they give him the benefit of the doubt?nd how did that play into their verdict? >> legal analyst stephen clark, who you just heard from, believes it could be his own testimony that could have ultimately swayed jurors. the verdict will be read in court this morning at 930. if he is convicted of any charges, clark says he will come back for a sentencing hearing in about six weeks. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and later this morning, we will bring you the news of that verdict as soon as it breaks. tune in here on abc seven or wherever you stream. >> we're following up on a story we first told you about yesterday on abc. seven mornings, a nasty air boat crash in the florida everglades. a bay area youth football team was on the boat when it crashed into another boat friday. members of the team and parents were sent flying into the swamp. and now we're hearing from one of the mothers on board. this is alyssa windham. she says no one saw the other boat until it was too late. >> when i