. >> a man convicted of killing nia wilson will spend the rest of his life behind bars. da lin spoke to the family who waited years for justice .>> reporter: the wilson family originally wanted the death penalty that they say life in prison is even more fitting. in the impact statement the mother told the convicted killer that shhopes he lives a long life behind bars so he can suffer. the family says they too are serving a life sentence and one of her sisters says she is afraid to leave the house and has nightmares and life will never be the same. she and another sister watched nia take her last breath . two of the three sisters were stabbed in 2018 and he claimed the sisters were aliens. he pleaded guilty by reason of insanity that the judge ruled he was saying when he killed her. a judge sentenced him to life in prison for killing nia wilson and also sentenced him to life for the attempted murder of the sister. >> even though it's been two years, it is still fresh and seems like yesterday and it's hard to even talk about it without getting choked up. >> i did want the

because they never quit. >>> in the east bay a man who stabbed and killed nia wilson at the bart station in oakland will spend the rest of his life in prison. john lee cowal was sentenced today for the 18-year-old murder. the 18-year-old was with two of her sisters at the time. one of them was also stabbed in the attack but she survived. she spoke after the court hearing and gave her reaction to cowell being sentenced to life in prison without parole for the killing of their baby sister. >> what i want him to understand is the pain you inflict on people or anybody it don't never go away. my family and my ancestors dealt with pain that has been inflicted on us for years and nobody has been accountable. now everybody needs to know that be accountable for what you do and your actions. >> cowell's lawyers had argued he was insane but the court ruled earlier this year that was not the case. >>> in the south bay the newest group of san jose police officers is getting a lesson in race and social justice. a lesson many hope will help build a better bay area. abc 7 reporter chris wynn has the sto

to 2 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder of 18 year-old nia wilson and the attempted murder of her sister latifa wilson, this was in october of 2018. powell had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but last march an alameda county judge ruled that kowal was sane at the time of the attack. callas attorneys said that she would appeal the sentencing. we'll stay now in the east bay and one firearms instructor says racial tensions across the country has now led to a major increase in students and kron four's haaziq madyun has now learned the majority of these new students are black women. the front-facing or a size in alignment of the target this is anthony died of a call been firearm safety training in oakland, he is a certified firearms instructor says over the past 3 years his business was rather modest, but he says he's recently seen a major increase in students i the murder of a george floyd they went >>ryan was about 8080%. >>point at the target you have a current stance, the vast majority of his new clients are african american women right ther

transportation. >> reporter: also two years to this day john lee cowell killed and stabbed 18-year-old nia wilsons she was stepping off the train with her sisters at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station in oakland. cowell also stabbed wilson's older sister latifah who survived. cowell pled not guilty by reason of insanity. in march a jury convicted cowell of murder. today a judge sentenced cowell to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> i just wanted him to know that justice was served and i'm thankful for that. >> reporter: cowell only spoke up once asking the judge if his attorney can file an appeal. >> reporter: the surviving wilson sisters hugged the prosecutor. >> i told them i would love to see them when they have a celebration of life for nia, then i will be there. >> reporter: john lee cowell now heads to san quentin where he'll be evaluated for the next 90 days. from there it's up to the department of questions to decide which prison the 20-year-old will serve his life sentence. >> okay, thank you, melissa. 30 american red zoned states. what it means to be one and why california

. >>> the man convicted of murdering nia wilson will spend the rest of his life behind bars. she was killed in an unprovoked stabbing back in 2018. henry lee joining us live on mark of today's sentencing. >> reporter: this sentence was not a surprise that's dell nia wilson's family says they are glad that trent spend the rest of his life and bars. >> reporter: alicia grayson believes that john cowell who murdered her daughter will never hurt someone else like jen. nina is name its purpose, is forever gone. >> i will never be okay. it is still a part of me that is not the same. so we got justice but it ain't enough justice for me. >> reporter: at a virtual court hearing, the judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. he stabbed nina for apparently no reason. >> it is still fresh. even though it has been two years, it is still fresh to me. it still seems like yesterday. >> reporter: cowell was also convicted of stabbing her sister. >> the pain you inflict on people or anybody, it will never go away. >> reporter: they addressed him over video. the f

. >>> the man convicted of murdering nia wilson at an oakland bart station will spend the rest of his life behind bars. the judge sentenced him to two life sentences with no possibility of parole and is convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder after stabbing wilson and her older sister. the wilson family says he showed no remorse during a videoconference that they are relieved with the sentence. >> even though it has been two years it still seems like yesterday and it's hard to even talk about it sometimes without getting choked up. >> i did want the death penalty but he would not suffer enough as we do we suffer literally every day we wake up and go to sleep at night. >> i want him to know that justice was served and i'm thankful. >> he will be transferred to san quentin and will likely stay there for three months while authorities decide which state prison will be his permanent home. >>> a huge medical revelation tonight and will it impact ruth bader ginsburg's time on the bench? >>> president trump making new comets on masks and whether they should be mandatory for eve

we brought your reaction from nia wilson's family streaming on the cbsn bay area. stay updated by going to kpix.com. >>> the supreme court justice said her cancer returned again. in a statement ginsburg said she's receiving treatment for her liver and will receive chemo twice a week. the 87-year-old has zero plans to retire from the high court . >>> on a fire watch, brush fire north of vacville 80% contained after burning 20-acres. it started after all evacuation orders are lifted. >>> making progress on a grass fire burning a role area of livermore and scorched more than 250-acres as it started last night. at last check, it was 75% contained. mineral fire off highway 198 has grown to more than 19,000- acres and in fresno county and 30% contained. >>> a weekend warmup and mary o >> hi, len. we have temperatures on the rise looking ahead to the weekend. right now you can see that clearing on our charger island camera in the mid 60s, san francisco and oakland in the mid 70s for concord looking at about 80 degrees warming up in livermore, upper santa rosa and 12 miles

. >>> taking a look at the top stories, the man convicted of killing nia wilson will spend two consecutive life sentences in prison. he did not show any emotion during his sentencing. he stabbed wilson and her sister nearly 2 years ago at the macarthur bart station. the sister survived. >>> the governor issued strict new guidelines that schools must follow before they resume in person learning and at first they must not be in a county on the state's watchlist and it includes nearly every bay area county. students and teachers in grades three through 12 will be required to wear masks, temperature checks conducted daily and the new order would likely keep most california schools closed for months. >> the san francisco mayor announced the city is now on the coronavirus watchlist due to rising hospitalizations. this means malls and nonessential offices must shutdown by monday. >>> authorities in san jose are investigating whether two shootings that send for people to the hospital are related. last night a male juvenile was shot at 24th and san antonio streets and he is expected to recover. >>

it still seems like yesterday. >> reporter: nia wilson's family hardly ever missed a court date for her killer, john lee cowell. and even in the middle of a pandemic, today was no different. during a virtual sentencing hearing, the family watched as a judge sentenced cowell to life in prison without the possibility of parole. wilson's mother, alicia grayson, wore a personalized face mask with her youngest daughter's name and picture. >> it was good to finally look him -- well, you know, through tv and let him hear my voice. >> reporter: cowell was convicted back in march of first-degree murder for stashing and killing wilson as she was stepping offer a train at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station nearly two years ago. cowell was also convicted of attempted murder for stabbing nia's older sister latifah, who spoke at today's sentencing. >> what i want him to understand is the pain that you inflict on people or anybody, it don't ever go away. >> reporter: at his trial, cowell pled not guilty by reason of insanity. the prosecutor said cowell had no reaction until the very end when he asked the

not to a really big story that we've been following the man convicted of stabbing nia wilson to death at the macarthur bart station in oakland. we'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. john kowal was sentenced to 2 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. this all for the murder of the 18 year-old wilson and the attempted murder of her sister in october of 2018. powell had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. but last march in alameda county judge ruled that khalil was sane at the time of the attack. callas attorneys said that she would appeal the sentencing. one firearms instructor says that racial tension across the country has led to a major increase in students and as kron four's haaziq was yoon has now learned the majority of the new students in this class are black women. the front-facing or a size in alignment of the target this is anthony died of a call been firearm safety training in oakland, he is a certified firearms instructor says over the past 3 years his business was rather modest, but he says he's recently seen a major increase in student

. >>> a life sentence for the man who killed nia wilson.oday a judge handed down the sentence to john lee cowell for the deadly 2018 attack. cowell stabbed wilson and her older sister as they were stepping off a train at the b.a.r.t. station in oakland. cowell will be evaluated for 90 days at san quentin. after that, the department of corrections will decide which prison cowell will serve his life sentence. >>> there are still long waits, and there is still lots of unanswered calls. unemployed workers continue to voice their frustration about the unemployment department. but now a san francisco app developer says he's figured out a way to connect people hassle-free. let's turn things over to consumer investigator chris chmura. >> good evening. christopher, kristen, and so many other viewers have complained to us that their calls to the state never go through. a san francisco app developer found himself in that predicament too, and then started coding. countless unemployed worker are continuously calling for hem. >> i've called them every da

nia wilson's sister and mother both made the victim impact statements for the loss before today's sentencing. >>> this afternoon the san jose police continued to vins gait a triple shooting and officers were called to the area of culmar drive and then that was at 12:45 this morning. they found it behind a pet boy store. according go st. police one found life-threatening injuries. a motive is not known and so far no arrests have been made. >>> 76 years ago today huge explosions rocked concord and killing hundreds of sailors most of whom were african-american. this day back in 1994 fill window ammunition blew up in chicago. this explosion killed 120 sailors and hundreds more were hurt. after the explosion many sailors went on strike. the naval magazine national memorial is holding a virtual actual press aation today at 1:00. >>> the owner of salons and barber ships are asking the governor allow them to do business outside. ktvu reports. >> reporter: already to go but no clients allowed. >> we have a mockup. we have just in case it does get approved. >> the staff at the hair saloond that we had

he faces a life sentence for the murder of nia wilson. this follows a jury also finding that he was sane when he stabbed the 18-year-old and her sister. his attorneys say that he was in-ssane insane. >>> and now an update on a story that we brought you on an 7 7 news. a girl making homemade bracelets has now raised more than $200,000 for the oakland zoo. they had faced permanent closure, but it now received permission to reopen. way to go, andi. >>> and in the east bay, this ts peacock, beautiful, right? it has taken up residence in a cul de sac in north oakland and people who live nearby say it first appeared back in january and that everything was fine until mating season came in the spring. and neighbors say that is when things got annoying. >> he would start at like 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. go at 15 minute intervals for three, four hours at a time. so he was waking us up. and then he would start firing up in the evening and then go up until 10:00, 11:00 at night. >> we love the bird. it is beautiful. fortunately the sound doesn't bo

>>> happening today, sentencing will take place for john de cowelee cowl for the 2018 murder of nia wilsonthis follows a jury also finding cowl was sane when he stabbed her. his attorneys argue that he was insane when he attacked the woman. >>> on today's "gma first look," the u.s. and its closest allies are accusing russian agents of trying to steal research. here is caylee far tongu >> reporter: american, canadian and british governments are accusing russia of spying on vaccine researchers. >> they are being a kised of trying to steal trade secrets. >> reporter:"cozy bear" is trying to hack companies. the group suspected of having ties to russian intelligence was believed to be behind the hacking of the 2016 election. 24r0e t though the kremg lylin denies i involvement. >> they are looking to steal their way for first place. >> reporter: coming up, we'll have much more on how the government is responding to the espionage and plus a closer look at where drug makers currently stand in the race to stop coronavirus. i'm caylkaylee hartung, abc new los angeles. >>> uc berkeley officials say i

john lee cowell was senate intelligenced for the murder of nia wilson. her family was in court after the sentencing. they addressed the media including one of her sisters who was with her during the attack. >> there's peace that he won't be able to walk free anymore. >> it will never be okay. there's a part of me that's not the same. we got justice but it ain't enough justice for me. >> another one of wilson's sisters who was with her was stablds in the neck by cowell but survived. the lawyers argued that he was insane at the time of the attack but the court ruled that was not the case. >>> the civil rights attorney john burriss announced he will file a lawsuit against the stiff alameda and the office here's hand cuffed a black man for danning in the street if it is left unresolved. >> no criminal charges will be filed against the five police officers seen here, handcuffing and pinning the man to the ground after he was dancing in the street. but the civil rights attorney said this case is far from over. >> he had done absolutely nothing. >> he filed the

. >>> john lee cowell will spend the rest of his life behind bars in the killing of nia wilson. o social distancing, the wilson family was placed in a different room from john lee cowell at the alameda county courthouse. wilson's sisters say he showed no remorse or emotion. >> what i want him to understand is the pain you inflict on people or anybody, it don't ever go away. >> i will never be okay. it is still a part of me that is not the same, so we got justice, but it ain't enough justice for me. >> next wednesday will mike two years since that random stabbing attack at the maccarthur station platform. cowell is sent to processing pick authorities will then decide which state prison he will serve the rest of his life inside. >>> well, the fbi says it will investigate the death of an 18- year-old man who was shot and killed by a los angeles county sheriff's deputy. agents are planning to try to determine if the deputy needed to use deadly force in the case of andrea's good ardo. the autopsy found he was shot five times in the back during a confrontation with deputies from the co