nathan burris laughed as his sentence came down today. cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo tells us he had some heartless last words for the victims' families. >> reporter: nathan burris wanted to turn his murder trial into a spectacle and he did. but it was the jurors who had the last word and it was the victims' families who had the last laugh. >> i can never forgive him. i hate him. and i'm glad they gave him the death penalty. >> reporter: moments after jurors decided he should die for murder, joy outside the courtroom. >> we're so happy. >> reporter: this from people who didn't always support the death penalty. were you against the death penalty before this? >> i was. but now anybody that takes a life like that, they need to die. >> reporter: but to understand their change of heart, you have to understand their journey. three years ago, nathan burris murdered his ex-girlfriend, deborah ross and her friend ersie everette at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. he has been acting as his own attorney and frequently mocked the victims'

now a jury will decide if convicted killer nathan burris will pay the ultimate price for his crime of killing two people in a fit of jealous receive. don knapp reports. >> reporter: the jurors were sitting on the edge of their seats staring at the defendant as he was making closing arguments in his case over whether he should have life in prison without parole or death but if they were listening for something they could weigh they probably didn't hear it not only because he speaks with a terrible speech impediment because really wasn't making a case for his life. the convicted killer of two act as his own attorney and talking with a profound speech impediment made a rambling closing statement but never asked the jury to spare his life. previously nathan burris told the jury they could just flip a coin to decide between life in prison or death. he was convicted of first- degree murder in the deaths of richmond bridge toll collector deborah ross and a male friend. she was apparently breaking up her 13-year relationship with burris when he killed her and the man down at the toll plaza th

ann. >> reporter: dana, nathan burris basically turned this murder trial into a one-man show and just about everything he said offended the people in the courtroom most especially the jurors and the victims' families. >> i can never forgive him. i hate him. and i'm glad they gave him the death penalty. >> reporter: moments after jurors decided he should die for murder, joy outside the courtroom. >> we're so happy. >> reporter: this from people who didn't always support the death penalty. were you against the death penalty before this? >> i was. but now anybody that takes a life like that, they need to die. >> reporter: but to understand their change of heart, you have to understand their journey. three years ago, nathan burris murdered his ex-girlfriend, deborah ross and her friend ersie everette at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza. he has been acting as his own attorney and frequently mocked the victims' families in court. today was no exception. burris became agitated and turned to everette's family and yelled i blew your brother's brains out, there's nothing you can do abo

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nathan burris admitted he committed the murders in august of 2009. he killed the toll taker and her friend as he sat in his truck. the penalty phase begins tomorrow. >>> today the school district apologized to a coach over a legal defense that caused outrage across the bay area. she was abused by two teachers in the 1990s. she has sued the district for failing to stop that abuse. the lawyers said she may have been negligent. she said that claim was heart breaking. today the board said it would with draw that part of the defense. >> chevron released details of its repair plan. they said all repairs will meet or exceed standards. the company said it will continue to inspect systems such as the one that failed causing the fire on august 6. >>> striking grocery store workers are picketing hoping to get attention and support in their labor dispute with raley's and nob hill foods. ktvu's cara liu is live where the crowd has been protesting for more than an hour. >> reporter: things are continuing to heat up out here. most of the group migrated from here to

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a contra costa county jury contributed for two days before determining that nathan burris should receive the death penalty. during the trial he frequently mocked the victims' families. >> i can never forgive him. i hate him. and i'm glad they gave him the death penalty. >> burris will be back in court next month for the judges formal sentencing. >>> nurses are striking for a second day at 8 sutter hospitals in the bay area. the walkout involves 3300 nurses and hundreds of technicians. the key issues include staffing levels and whether nurses can have paid sick leave. a sutter spokesman says pay hikes would hurt the company. replacement nurses have been brought in to keep the hospitals open. the union that staged a one-day strike against the port of oakland says mayor quan helped get contract talks going again. negotiations had broken down last spring with disagreements over pay, benefits and retirement contributions. yesterday's picket lines stopped activity at the port but it is operating again this morning. there were also pickets at the airports but no travel disruptions. >>> mediatio

nathan burris defending tcharge that he killed two at the san mateo toll plaza. yesterday, he admitted he was the shooter and he said he still feels hatred for the victims. burris will return to the stand on monday. if convicted, he would be eligible for the death penalty. >>> a bay area mother will wait several more weeks to find if a bone fragment belongs to her missing daughter. a lab in arizona is testing the bone to see if it belongs to machaela garrett. the fragment was found several weeks ago, but the test results have been delayed. authorities will not say why. hayward police say it could be weeks before the results are back. >>> people are still struggling without power and fuel. the devastation from hurricane sandy continues as the days go by making the road to recovery long and painful. danielle leigh is in atlantic city. >> we need help. >> reporter: cry for help is growing louder this morning. >> something has to be done. >> reporter: parts of staten island is unlivable. >> we are devastated here. >> reporter: across the northeast, communities are ti

. >>> the death penalty phase begins in the morning for convicted killer nathan burris. he was found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend and the man she was dating three years ago. he admitted killing them and he smiled and giggled throughout the trial. even demanded the proceedings you sped up so he could get back to jail and watch monday night football. >>> and chevron is laying out its plan to reparities fire damaged refinery -- repair it's fire damaged refinery in richmond. right now the refinery is operating at about 60% capacity and it hopes to be fully operational early next year. >>> a new attraction for the bay area power shopper. >> yes, i do. and they like high end items. >> a new outlet mall. >>> holiday travelers, start booking or suffer the consequences. what analysts say is already driving up prices. >>> and honors for a muni driver. how he kept his passengers safe from rampaging vandals. [ female announcer ] welcome, one and all, to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor. a feeding frenzy, to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have eve

this is the penalty phase in the trial of nathan burris who was convicted of the 2009 murders last week. he could potentially face the death penalty. >>> two women home alone in marin county managed to fight off an armed prowler. officers say the suspect may have stab wounds in his chest. according to police, he broke into a san rafael apartment. he got into a fight with one woman. the other roommate grabbed a phone and called police. other neighbors say they heard yelling. >> kind of scary when you have young people in the house with you, too. >> the victim, who was being attacked, turned the knife on the assailant. he ran away and police alerted nearby hospitals that the suspect may look for medical attention. >>> daly city crews are racing to prevent the muddy mess from a water main break from getting worse. they call it weatherization. it includes stacking bales of hay and clearing out storm drains before the rain comes this week. the hay will contain the mud and keep it from doing any damage after tuesday's big mud slide. >> we'll look into the pipe with a camera and then excavate

nathan burris murdered his girlfriend and her friend on the toll plaza. yesterday he turned to them in court, and yelled, i blew your brother's brains out, nothing you can do about it, and then he laughed. >> i can never forgive him. i hate him. i'm glad they gave him the death penalty. >> we were weighing the lives two of priceless people, deborah ross and ersie everette, versus the life of a guy who had proven to us through his testimony, his actions in the court, to be worthless. >> another juror said death was too good for him. the prosecutor added that he has never seen someone so hateful. burris will be back in court next month for the judge's formal sentencing. >>> nurses striking for the second day. the walkout involves 3300 nurses and hundreds of technicians. the key issue, staffing levels and whether nurses can have paid sick leave. a sutter spokesman says pay hikes would hurt the company. replacement nurses have been brought in to keep the hospitals open. >>> the one-day strike at the port of oakland is over. new contract talks are planned. cus

. >>> jury in martinez found 49- year-old nathan burris guilty in the murders of his ex- girlfriend and the man she was dating. prosecutors say he gunned them both down at the richmond/san rafael bridge toll plaza three years ago in a fit of jealous rage. a death penalty hearing set to begin tomorrow in front of the same jury. >>> an 11-month-old baby girl is in the hospital tonight after falling out of a third- story window in fremont. this happened around 2 p.m. this afternoon on walnut avenue just south of mission boulevard. the toddler fell into some bushes before then hitting the concrete. she was flown to the hospital and no word yet on her condition. >>> a new bay area shopping destination has everyone talking even the police. the reason officers will be on high alert for the grand opening. >> our big weather change is a three step process. that is step number one, the cloud cover. step number two is rain. step number three some snow, yeah, talking about the white stuff. find out where coming up. >> and they followed the strict parking rules. but their car was towed anyway. what

nathan burris is representing himself at trial in martinez. yesterday during cross- examination, he said, quote, i did it, so what? he allegedly gunned down his ex- girlfriend and her friend in a previous year. if convicted he could get the death penalty. >>> a supervisors committee unanimously approved a nudity ban in san francisco. if approved, fines are start at $100. nudity will be allowed in street fairs. >>> united food and commercial workers union are upset over cuts and benefits in pay but workers are more worried about what happens after the strike. >> it's scary. not knowing if the strike is going to last long or if i'm even doing have a job when i go back. >> the company argues the only changes are a two-year wage freeze and elimination of bonus pay for holidays and sundays. >>> some wall street analysts say the economy will improve over the next four years no matter who wins today's presidential election. that's because consumers are spending more, home prices are rising and banks are beginning to lend more freely to businesses and

nathan burris is representing himself as he faces murder charges in the death of his ex- girlfriend ander friend. he admitted guilt but pleaded not guilty to the killings that happened august 11, 2009. closing arguments continue tomorrow. >>> you and your husband owe $500,000 to the state. >> no. we don't. >> that is what it says here. >> we track down people the state says is evading their taxes. >> what a night, what a day. tomorrow looks good too. big weather changes. big changes coming as we get towards the end of the week. proposition 38 bypasses sacramento, and makes education a real priority- with the funding, to our local schools and the accountability from our local schools... that we'll need to improve student learning in every classroom. so we can stay 47th... or we can choose proposition 38. i'm voting yes on 38... because it makes our children #1. because we know how much you do to make the holidays just right. from ornaments to ottomans, memories are made with ikea. >>> a major road in contra costa county reopened after a crash that killed one person about 1:45 p.m. this a

nathan burris acted as his own attorney in the shooting of his girlfriend and another man. saying i did it. so what? the penalty phase begins tomorrow to determine if he should be sent to death row. >>> a judge dismissed a murder charge against a man accused of gunning down david lewis. he said police violated his fifth amendment rights and ignored his request for a lawyer. he faced the possibility of life in prison without parole. >>> police are looking for two men who tried to kidnap a 14- year-old girl. it happened monday afternoon. police say a man grabbed the girl and then tried to drag her to a red truck parked nearby. fortunately the girl escaped. >> she did the right thing. she started to fight and struggle and she was able to break free. >> police are working on a sketch of the suspects. crime stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> two refineries are back in operation today. filings with health officials say shell restarted a unit that was shut down for two months and they also restarted, they have been offline for repairs. c

nathan burris is representing himself at his trial in martinez and yesterday, during cross-examination, he said, quote, i did it. so what? in august of 2009, burris allegedly gunned down his ex- girlfriend and her male friend. if convicted, he could get the death penalty. >>> a san francisco supervisor's committee unanimously approved the nudity ban yesterday. the ordinance now moves to the full board for a vote. if approved, fines will start at $100. nudity, however, will be allowed during events like the folsom street fair. >> there you go. >>> coming up, a pile is busted for carjack -- a pilot is busted for carjacking just hours before he is supposed to fly a plane. >> a possible alzheimer's breakthrough. the test that could predict the disease before symptoms appear. and you could save hundreds." >>> welcome back. a pilot was arrested in seattle for a bizarre carjacking. >> the arrest happened just hours before he was scheduled to fly it japan. joe hailey says a man jumped into the back seat of his rental at a hotel near the airport. the man appeared intoxicated and refused to get

previously nathan burris told the jury they could just flip a coin to decide between life in prison or death. he was convicted of first- degree murder in the deaths of richmond bridge toll collector deborah ross and a male friend. she was apparently breaking up her 13-year relationship with burris when he killed her and the man down at the toll plaza three years ago. >> i think he feels he had the right to kill them. because my aunt didn't want to be with him no more, chris crazy. >> reporter: family members are divided on whether he should die or serve life in parole. -- or serve life in prison without parole. >> reporter: i wish he could die the same way my sister died and ersie. i. >> i wish they could be killed by firing squad. >> reporter: burris' rambling closing left family members frustrated failing to understand why he did it. >> as far as him talking and babbling, that's all i heard was babble. i heard a scared man, frightened person trying to extend the trial as long as he possibly could. >> right now my child is gone. my son is gone. he will never come back. what gives me p

this is the penalty phase in the trial of nathan burris who was convicted of the two murders last week. he could face the death penalty. >>> two women home alone fought off an armed prowler. the suspect may have stab wounds in the chest. according to police he broke that a san rafael apartment tuesday night. the women say he was armed with a knife. he got into a fight with one of them of the the other roommate grabbed a phone and called police. other neighbors say they heard yelling. >> kind of scary when you have young people in the house with you, too. >> the victim, who was being attacked, turned the knife on the assailant and the women told police that he ran away. police alerted nearby hospitals that the suspect may try to seek medical attention. >>> rain and a lot of it expected later this week and that's a big worry in the area hit by the mud slide in daly city. they are doing what they can now to protect the neighborhood around hillside park. that includes stacking bales of hay and clearing out storm drains. hay will contain the mud and keep it from doing any more damage after

a contra costa county jury deliberated for two days before determining that nathan burris should be put to death. burris admitted to murdering his ex-girlfriend and a friend at the toll plaza three years ago. during that trial he frequently mocked the victims' families. >> i can never forgive him. i hate him. and i'm glad they gave him the death penalty. >> burris will be back in court next month for the judge's formal sentencing. >>> nurses are striking for a second day in eight sutter hospitals here in the bay area. the walkout involves 3300 nurses, hundreds of technicians. the key issues include staffing levels and whether nurses can have paid sick leave. sutter spokesman says pay hikes would hurt the company. replacement nurses have brought in to keep the hospitals open. >>> the union that staged a one- day strike against the port of oakland says mayor quan helped get contract talks going again. negotiations had broken down last spring with disagreements over pay, benefits and retirement contributions. yesterday's picket lines stopped activity at the port but it is operating once ag

nathan burris admitted killing his ex-girlfriend and a man she was dating, in a jealous rage.as his own attorney and smiled and giggled throughout his trial. >>> 5:50 now. in arizona the man who shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords and killed six others will be sentenced at a. jared lee loughner pleaded guilty in august. he opened fire outside a tucson supermarket last year. giffords has since stepped down from had your house seat while she continues rehab -- from her house seat while she continues rehab. >>> a california man will spend a year in prison. mark basseley yousseff was sent to jail stemming from bank fraud conviction. he made a film that depicted mohammed as a fraud and pedophile and womanizer. dozens were killed in those ensuing protests. he is going to jail. >>> time now 5:51. a puppy snatched from a bay area shelter found safe. the unique trace that helped someone spot her. >> rack after rack crashing. things breaking. i mean, it was loud. >> okay. we have a deer, we have a carpet store and a whole lot of damage. how this prancing patron caused a lot of chaos f

nathan burris is accused of gunning down his ex-girlfriend and her friend back in august of 2009.g a bizarre testimony yesterday, burris told jurors to hurry up and find him guilty so he could watch monday night football. he also giggled and cursed the people he allegedly killed. if found guilty, he faces the possibility of the death penalty. >>> san mateo county sheriffs searching for two people who are trying to kidnap a young boy. this all happened this past saturday at a home near sharon hills. a man driving a van pulled up to a boy who was playing in his front yard. a female officer offered him candy. the boy's mother walked towards him and the suspect sped off. investigators say the pair were driving an older faded blue minivan. >>> it's 5:21. the plans by one bay area city to stomp out bed bugs. [ female announcer ] this is the story of sam, who made an unexpected arrival. [ woman ] he was 4 months early, weighing 1 pound, 12 ounces. [ female announcer ] fortunately, sam was born at sutter health's alta bates summit medical center. [ woman ] the staff was remarkable. they m

jurors deliberated for two days to determine that 49 year old nathan burris should be put to bed. >>s the video the same birds a tense two shooting and killing a toll collector of their ross and her friend ersie everett the third, at the bridge toll plaza in 2009. prosecutors say birds thought ross and everett, a bus driver with goading a transit were romantically involved. burris had previously been in a relationship with ross. birds represent himself during the trial and told jurors that the slaves were justified. >> that cellphone had an application on it that would allow officers to track it to the location were ultimately we are arrested three individuals. >> the suspect or to juveniles and one adult. >> a person was struck and killed in east oakland as today by an amtrak train. investigators say the accident happened last night shortly before 7 live the intersection of 105th aid '80s ave. none of the under 60 passengers were injured. >> police say that alan debalina was shot and killed by palms springs police back on november 13th. he hit an officer with the car and refuse to s

jurors deliberated for two days and determined that 20 year-old nathan burris should be put to death.ooting and killing co- worker deborah ross and her co-worker elsie average the third. he thought the two were romantically involved. he had previously been in a relationship with ross and told the jurors that the slayings were justified. a person was hit and kill and ease of win yesterday by an amtrak train that was added to sacramento. investigators say the accident happened last night just before 7 at the intersection of 105th and enos ave. none of the 160 passengers on board were injured. dozens of computers and other equipment stolen from washingeorge washington carver elementary occurred at 1 in the morning. neighbors are being interviewed to see if they saw anything. >> it is sad that they are taking from the kids. especially in this neighborhood, we are already struggling with other issues. >> that is so sad how can you do that? it's for the kids for their future. >> they are taking the education away from the children. they really need these computers. >> police are saying $40,

prosecutors want the death penalty for nathan burris. they say back in 2008, they sent a letter to his girlfriend warning he may be a threat to her. those fears came through on august 11th, 2009. that's when authorities say burris shot ross who is a tolltaker and killed her friend as well. ersey tv evert. >>> death penalty ort supporters may soon be asking voters to help speed up the execution process. the group is considering its own budget. measure. it would require a single dose instead of the three-drug method that's been blocked by california votes for years. >> voters always play a role in terms of applying political pressure f we need to go back to the ballot again -- pressure. if we need to go back to the ballot again in 2014, that's a possibility. >> if it goes forward, it would appear on the 2014 ballot. >>> a death inmate in ohio claims he should not be executed because he's obese. ronald post weighs more than 400 pounds. in a defense brief a doctor claims a lethal injection probably wouldn't work. jailers would have problems