hispano de california "fabian nuÑez". ---- en la carta se disculpa por no haberles avisado del perdonue concedio (antes de terminar su mandato) al propio esteban. ---vamos a hablar mas sobre esto, y quiero que usted opine al respecto. ---pero primero, las noticias de la noche. cu=blanca= ---esta noche iniciamos nuestro noticiero con una tragedia familiar--- take vo ---en hayward, un joven de 15 aÑos de edad fue detenido por la policia, despues de dispararle a su propio padre, quien se encuentra en estado grave--- ---el incidente sucedio esta tarde en el 27 mil de "gading road" , en el vecindario de " jackson triangle" --- ---los oficiales encontraron al jovencito en un parque cercano a la casa donde sucedieron los hechos--- ---en la casa se encontraban otras 3 personas ... y ninguna de ellas resulto lesionada--- cu=blanca= ---en tanto .... la policia de san jose esta buscando su colaboracion para identificar a quien el sabado por la madrugada atropello a una jovencita de 15 aÑos en la interseccion de las avenidas " bascom y camden" ---- take vo ---el incidente sucedio poco despues de

raising eyebrows, governor schwarzenegger commuted had manslaughter sentence of the son of fab yuan nunez. esteban nunez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his role in a fight that killed louis santos. the order comes in the final hours of the governor's term in office. and abc7's lilian kim is in the newsroom with reaction from the santos family. lilian? >> alan, the victim's parents say it is politics at its worst. the sentence was the result of a plea deal. >> it is an injustice by a governor natter. -- govornator. >> their son was stabbed in a fight two years ago. today they found out esteban nunez, one of the men convicted of the killing, will serve a reduced sentence, courtesey of arnold schwarzenegger. it was one of shardz -- schwarzenegger's last moves in his last day of office. >> it was a sneaky move he did on the last day and did not have the courtesey of notifying us as the vic tunnel's family that this case even came to the governor's office. >> esteban nunez was supposed to serve 16 years for the death of louis santos, but will now only serve seven years. he is the

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esteban nunez, there is his photo, son of fabian nunez, pleaded guilty to monslaughter in the killing of a 22-year-old college student from conquered. his sentence was shortened to 7 years. the family is outraged by the decision. >> cowardly politician move. we can't believe he would do such a thing. it's despicable. backdoor deal. that last hour of his office. completely unnecessary. if it happened in his family, they would think seven years wasn't enough. >> reporter: she is the mother of santos, seen here. by commuting the sentence esteban nunez received, governor schwarzenegger is making a joke of the justice system. >> he got 16 years and he has been trying to make appeals for that. he has been denied by all the court procedures. but he did the back-door deal with governor schwarzenegger. >> reporter: in a statement, governor schwarzenegger says he believed esteban nunez's sentence was excessive. he pointed out esteban nunez had no previous criminal record. kathy says she doesn't know what she can do but she hopes those involved feel a political fall out. maureen kelly, kron 4 ne

that man is esteban nunez the son of former state assembly speaker fabian nunez. the sentence was one of schwarzenegger's last acts in 60s. >>> budget cuts will force the university of california to reject tens of thousands of qualified students over the next decade. that is what uc president mark yudof told uc regents yesterday. he says the uc system faces a budget gap of at least a million dollars next year. much of it is because of reduced funding from the state. >>> a call to action this morning to make it easier for women to breast-feed in the work place. the surgeon general wants businesses and the communities to remove obstacles so that new moms can nurse. companies are being called to start offering reasonable break times to pump milk and a private place to do it. research shows breast-fed babies have fewer illnesses because breast milk contains antibodies. >>> later today wal-mart expected to kick off a new health initiative. it plans to reduce sodium and sugar in some items, build stores in poor areas and develop a logo for healthier products. first lady

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---"esteban nuÑez", de 21 aÑos, cumple una sentencia de 7 aÑos por participar en un pleito en el quebernador, "arnold schwarzenegger" redujo a menos de la mitad la sentencia de "nuÑez". --el gobierno federal se prepara para lanzar un nuevo servicio en internet que busca informar al Úblico sobre productos defectuosos, que incluyen arÍculos de construccÓn hasta los juguetes.--este portal incluira una base de datos de la "comisÓn para la seguridad de los productos de consumo".--con ella, cualquier persona podÁ revisar las miles de quejas presentadas cada aÑo contra dichos articulos.-- de esta manera, una persona podÁ consultar la reputacion de ciertos productos, lo cual evitara dolores de cabeza y que los consumidores tiren su dinero a la basura. ---el gobierno de mexico quiere negociar con estados unidos.---el ministro de economia de la republica mexicana recordo que su pais retirara los gravámenes impuestos a la importacion de diversos productos estadounidenses tan pronto se pe rmita que los camiones de carga mexicanos circulen sin restricciones al norte del rio bravo.---en marzo de 2

he reduced the sentence of bob nunez.e pleaded guilt toy voluntary manslaughter for his role in a fight. it comes in the final hours of the governor's term in office. lillian kim has reaction now from the santos family. >> it is a gross injustice by our governator other angry. their son luiz was stabbed to death in a fight over two years ago. they found out estefan new nez, one of the men convicted, will receive a reduced sentence, courtesy of governor arnold schwarzenegger. it was one of his last moves of his final day in office. >> such a sneaky way, the last day of his office and didn't even have the courtesy to notify us as the victim's family that this case even came up to the governor's office. >> nunez was supposed to serve 16 years in prison but will now only serve seven years. he is the son of a former speaker. in his statement, schwarzenegger made no mention of the relationships. instead, he wrote how the younger nunez wasn't the instigator and wasn't the one who actually stabbed santos. given the limited role i

, the son of fabban nunez, nunez pleaded guilty to volunteer tear manslauter, but the governor called it excessti and reduced the ntence phone years. ter being denied entry into a fraternity party in snag state, nunez and others attacked a group of men. one man was stabbed to death. his family asd the judge for the maxim sentence, and he agreed. the govern's shortening the sentence comes hours before he leaves office. >>> governor-elect jerry jerry n will be sworp in tomorrow at :00 a.m. he afountioned members of the blic coul request tickets at his facebook page. >> lieutenant governor elect gavin newsom will be in sacramento to attend the sweari in ceremony for brown an other constitutional officers but won't be taking the oath of office himself. newsom has scheduled an inaugul name on january 10th january 10th the in capital rotunda but a inspection -- spokesman says it might happen earlier. he is waiting until the board of supervisors slec an interim mary. the lieutenant govern will remain lieutenant governor until news takes the oath of office. >>> preparations are underway for t

la corte le pudiera haber puesto cadena perpetua. >>> 16 años es una sentencia reducida por esteban núñezecedentes creo que la sentencia es excesiva, y los padres elevarón la demanda en sacramento. >>> necesita quedar en prisión, y solamente pedimos 16 años. >>> la familia apoya su demanda conocida como la ley de marx, que dice que tiene que ser notificado por cualquier cosa que afecte. >>> la agencia de protección ambiental aprobó el uso de gasolina con 15% de etanol, ya había sido autorizado, pero prácticamente la totalidad de los fabricantes se opusieron a la medida. vamos con enrique. >>> esta noche en el noticiero última hora tendremos más de la llegada de gabrielle giffords a un centro de rehabilitación. >>> estados unidos le revoca la visa a un grupo de haitianos. los detalles esta noche. >>> vamos a la pausa y seres humanos. ♪(música) >>> este domingo en al punto hablamos de estados unidos, todo en 60 minutos. este es un adelanto del programa. ♪ >>> de verdad hay cooperación entre republicanos y demócratas, se lo preguntamos al congresista josé díaz balart. >>> también qué podemos

that man is esteban nunez. he is the son of former state assembly speaker fabian nunez. the victim's family says the former governor violated their constitutional rights. >>> and chinese president hu jintao will be on capitol hill meeting with members congress later going to chicago. last night he was a guest of honor at the state dinner at the white house. >>> san francisco could get a new police chief within two months. george gascon recently left the post when he was appointed as district attorney. the police commission has approved a rapid schedule to replace him, closing the application period by early next month. interim mayor ed lee could then choose a new police chief as early as march 15. >>> los angeles police this morning are resuming the search for a gunman who shot a school police officer in the san fernando valley. he was shot in the chest yesterday of as he confronted a man who appeared to be breaking into cars. he was released from the hospital last night. >> due to good luck and the bulletproof vest, the officer was not severely injured. >> nine schools

--"nuÑez" se declaro culpable de homicidio por la muerte de "luis dos santos" en el 2008.s legislativo de california dio a conocer hoy su informe en torno al plan de gastos presentado por el gobernador "jerry brown". ---"santiago lucero" nos habla de esto. áviz l_mac taylo_analista legislativo --el aÑo pasado, las empresas produjeron Ás, los consumidores gastaron Ás y las compaÑias contrataron Á s personal.--al menos eso indica una encuesta de la reserva federal que puso optimista a su titular "ben bernanke" sobre el desempeÑo de la economia.--a pesar de ello, la semana pasada el funcionario asevero que volver a los niveles de desempleo que tenia el pais antes de la recesion tomara unos cinco aÑos.--"bernanke" mostro preocupacion por la recurrente caida del valor de las casas y el aumento al precio de la gasolina, que podrian arrastrar al pais a una nueva crisis. ---al menos 140 personas murieron por las lluvias torrenciales que castigaron la región montañosa de río de janeiro.---hoy, socorristas con maquinaria pesada, palas e incluso con las manos removían toneladas de ba

esteban nunez's sentence is now 7 years instead of 16. est steb been a nunez was convicted for his role in a fight that killed a man in 2008 at san diego state. the younger nunez received the same sentence as the man who actually stabbed the victim, a man with a prior record. the governor says he didn't think the sentence was fair but the move is being questioned by some in sacramento. >> it is very important that the privileged in this state have different treatment than the people at large. i don't think it was right. i think it was wrong. >> it was very difficult decisions that executives have to make, i don't have all the facts that were in front of him so, that's responsibility that the governor has. >> fabbian nunez is now a business partner of the governor's chief political adviser at a consulting firm. >>> two hours to drive five miles. that's the nightmare some people face trying to get from southern california to northern california over the weekend with. the grapevine section of i-5 was closed through the mountains of los angel

schwartzeneggar called the sentence excessive because nunez does d.not personally stab the victim. we spoke with the victim's parents after they got word about this decision. >> around yoltd schwartzeneggar says it's okay to stab other people and destroy evidence as long as you come from a contacted family. >> nunez commute taigs was one of 10 issued during his term. >> two of the busiest ports in san jose were closed today after being flooded out. rain water leaked into the basement of the court house. and officials say a pair of pumps failed and a fault eye sensor allowed an inch of watter to built in and do $50,000 damage. and prooms my not reopen until next week. >> chp had snow and freezing temperatures closing the main artery between southern and central california. today, traffic was slow. chp escorted cars over the pass. drivers spent hours crawling over the cajon pass on their way back to los angeles. and there is what they left behind. winter storms brought a trace of snow for famous las vegas strip. this is vegas, this is a lot of snow. and this case, what happens will p

nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez, who was the author of ab-32, the global warmingl which was arnold's signature event. and a lot of people on the right and left said how many other 21-year-olds who stabbed somebody in the stomach and then hid the evidence would governor schwarzenegger have pardoned? >> isn't there a little confusion about that? didn't someone die? >> he was with another guy. >> belva: that's the one who killed -- >> well, the guy he stabbed didn't die. another guy was stabbed and died. and that guy was sentenced to even more. but they both went and tried to hide the evidence. that was very controversial. and that's actually staining his legacy the same way that bill clinton's pardons like the sentencing of mark rich and people like that was a stain on the end of his term. >> let me ask you. you say it just so happens he's the son of this -- >> right. >> did that surprise anyone? that's their ability to do -- as an office holder. >> that's what critics are saying is the problem, that arnold came into office saying he was going to clean up sacramento

the move sparked outrage because nunez is the son of a schwartzeneggar ally. fabbin nunez. the family says they've used his influence to call in a favor. >> it was the other father, the criminal's father that acted with emotion that interfered with justice this, was a political interference on the judicial system. >> the family filed a lawsuit claiming this was illegal under marcy's law passed to protect victims' rights. the family says they should have been notified before. >> he betrayed all victims of california when betraying the santos family. >> neither older nunez nor schwartzeneggar responded to our calls but have said the jents was excessive considering he was not the one who fatally stabbed santos. the attorney said dmoit believe the lawsuit will have an impact. because to make a decision making power of the governor related to power and commute taigss. the lawsuit seek nose compensation only for the nunez sentence to be restored. >> the governor's power to pardon or commute sentences is something that goes back even before the american constitution. and it's unas

schwarzenegger reduced the manslaughter charge for nunez. his father is fabian nunez. >> def lit, nothing but p olitics. he's just trying to pass it o ff -- definitely it's nothing but politics. he's trying to pass it off, i think everybody in california and country can see that. >> esteban nunez was convicted in the stabbing death of luis santos in san diego. now his father says he may file a victim's rights lawsuit. >>> a fire at a pot club. len ramirez says some are b laming lawmakers for that. len? >> reporter: that's trite. i spoke to the owner of another pot club and he says he and others in the industry are striving to be just as legitimate as any other business in san jose. but he says the lack of guidance in city hall, the lack of j oaning and -- scoping and regulations can lead to something like this. a house fire caught fire at 3:00 in the morning. by 5:00, the firefighters had the two-alarm blaze under control. no one would speak on camera but a neighbor said it was a surprise to her. and not just the fire. >> i didn't even thoug

assembly speaker, fabian nunez. two weeks ago, there was a letter written. the family says it was nothing more than damage control. >>> well, san jose says it won't give up its redevelopment dollar. tonight they gave it the power to move forward with dovrngover agencies. >> the message has reached sacramento that they're not supposed to take redevelopment funds or any other local funds. >> san jose's spending projects include a charter school, streetlights and small business incentives along with funds to buy land for a proposed stadium for the a's. now, the communities up and down the state are fighting the same fight. >>> investigators say a homeless woman who had five pipe bombs in a storage locker intended to harm people, but they can't say why. several charges are pending against debra cole who is now behind bars in martinez being held on $500,000 bail. authorities say they received a tip that cole had explosives in her possession. they found her at a storage facility along with the pipe bombs. one of which you can see here. the area was evacuated. the

nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. >>> as governor schwarzenegger leaves officeoday critics are wondering if they -- approved in 2007. san francisco senator mark leonard believes it should review aub900. planning or construction has begun but no projects have been completed. a spokesperson for the california department of corrections says some of the delays are caused by lawsuits. >>> a big earthquake causing wide spread panic along the central host of chile. hundreds of people are fleeing in their cars. they are worried about a possible tsunami. yesterday's quake didn't cause any serious injuries or major damage but it shook up a lot of nerves as chile still tries to recover from last februaries major earthquake that killed almost 500 people. >>> christians there are calling for the -- after the bombing of a church new years eve. look at that. that explosion and blast killed 21 people. many others. 100 others were hurt. still not clear who was behind that attack. that incident sparked violent protests. christians claimed they long suffered discrimination among t

estefan nunez pleaded guilty for his role in a fight that killed louise santos of concord.s' parents found nunez' sentence has been reduced from 15 years in prison to 7 years. they call the last-minute sneaky. >> throughout this whole process, that was my main concern, was policy is going to stand in the way of justice. that they will take this out of the hands of the courts and cut political deals to influence or to affect the decision. and, of course, now they did that. >> in a statement, the governor made no mention of his relationship with former assembly speaker nunez. he said the younger nunez wasn't the instigator and didn't actually stab santos and the sentence was expected. >> his last full day in office, governor schwarzenegger pardoned a woman for killing her abusive ex-boyfriend. he interviewed her just before she was paroled by governor gray davis. she asked a full parole last year. she spends her time now counselling battered women. another woman originally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. sarah cruisea was 56 when she killed her

he commuted the sentence of esbteban nunez, the son of former house speaker fabian nunez that decisionutraged one family. nbc bay area's george care yamma is in concord now with the parents of the murder victim in the nunez case. george in. >> reporter: that's right, tom, we talked to his mother and father tonight and they are really upset, they told me they feel blind sided by the whole thing. they had no idea, no warning whatsoever this was going to happen. their son, luis with santos was stabbed to death during a late night fight, october, 2008, near san diego state. esbteban nunez was sentenced to 16 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. last night one, of his final acts as governor, schwarzen in eggary nounsed he was reducing you the sentence from 16 years to seven years. the santos family is outraged, feel just has been diminished and believe this is an obvious case of political favoritism, bailing out the son of a former speaker and long-time friend. >> filed appeal its and all denied through the court system, so old buddy arnold fixed t.

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has commuted the manslaughter sentence of esteban nunez, the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunezhought the 16-year prison sentence esteban nunez was serving was "excessive" the governor reduced his sentence from 16 years to 7 years. nunez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon for his role in a fight that killed a 22-year-old man near san diego state university in 2008. >> all woman who was 16 when she ambushed and killed her former pimp and a motel room has been granted clemency as well. she is 32 years old now she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1994 killing of george gilbert howard. prosecutors said she was not working for howard when she killed him. gov. schwarzenegger call the excesses of and committed it to 25 years. >> we will be right back a simple blood test for cancer screening? details after the break. dow jones up 1 06 today. a blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office

esteban nunez was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty for his involvement in the 2008

nunez is the son of fabian nunez. the younger nunez was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the murder of louis santos. he'll serve just seven of the years under the commuted sentence. the former governor has apologized to the santos family for not telling them about the confrontation. >>> good news for vallejo. the money problems seem to be coming to an end. they have a balanced budget after renegotiating all the labor arrangements and renegotiating its creditors. it may be able to exit bankruptcy. in 2008 thethe city filed for protection from its debts. earlier this week the city sub mipted its plan of adjustment to bankruptcy court as part of the process to emerge from bankruptcy. >>> police are searching for the man who robbed a west america bank yesterday afternoon at the branch on ferry street in martinez. the robber jumping the counter demanding money from the tellers. he motioned to his waistband as though he had a weapon but he didn't say whether he really had one. he got away with an undisclosed

nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. prosecutor said the young man and his friends were looking for a fight after they were refused entry to a fraternity party at san diego state university. >>> the highway patrol's aggressive maximum enforcement program is wrapping up in a few hours. so far this weekend, dui arrests are down. according to the c.h.p., officers statewide have arrested 873 people for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. that's down from last year's total of 898 for the same period. here in the bay area, 124 drivers have been arrested for dui since friday. that's down from 160 last year. but bay area traffic deaths are up. there have been four compared to none last time. last year at this time. statewide, there have been 12 traffic deaths. the highway patrol's maximum enforcement program runs through midnight tonight. >>> history will be made in oakland tomorrow when the city's first woman and asian american will be sworn in as mayor. but there will be little time to celebrate as she faces a

nunez is the sun of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. >>> as governor schwarzenegger leaves officehey are wondering if the new governor should review certain projects. planning or construction has begun but no projects have been completed. a spokesman for the department of corrections told the san francisco chronicle some of the delays is caused by lawsuits. >>> christians in egypt is calling for the government for discrimination following the bombing on new years eve. that blast killed 21 people and injured about 100 others. it's still unclear who is responsible for the attack. the incident sparked violent protests. christians claim they have long- suffered violence from the muslim time now 6:46. an arkansas wildlife officials hope tests will explain the mysterious death of thousands of birds. birds literally fell from the sky over the town of beebee. this is just before midnight on new years eve. lightning, a high altitude hail, and fire works may be to blame. up to 5,000 birds were found within a one mile area. shocking a lot of people that were ringing in the neweer. >> i thoug

schwarzenegger reduced the sentence of esteban nunez from 16 years down to 7. the son of former assembly speaker fab ohio nunez pleaded guilty last may to voluntary mans for the stabbing death of luis santos. the victim's mother says the nunez family failed to get the courts to reduce the sentence, so she says they used politics instead. >> the courts have denied it. all three times. and now he had to go through the back door with his buddy arnold to cut a deal. i think it's absolutely you been ethical and i'm mother -- unethical and immoral and unjest. >> the san diego district attorney is also shocked and disappointed by the sentence reduction. schwarzenegger says the sentence was too harsh because the codefendant who authorities say delivered the fatal stab wound got the same amount of time. >>> tomorrow, halfway county supervisors will -- marin county supervisors will debate what they call an urgency ordinance concerning smart meters. supervisors may call for a moratorium on the installation after some rest of west marin were arrested last week when they bl

he's the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. he cut the sentence from 16 years to seven before he left office. >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger turned his back on california crime victims when he ignored the family and their rights. and commuted esteban nunez, a murderer, commuted his sentence to less than half of what was the negotiated plea. >> the santos family says it stopped looking for money from the state. their lawsuit seeks to reinstate nunez's original sentence of 16 years. >>> 200 vips attended a glamorous dinner for the viz tiding president of china. two of them, san francisco's mayor and oakland's mayor as well. the first asian americans to hold the top spots, but they seem to be gaining the political clout across the nation and even the globe. tracy grant is live in oakland's chinatown to tell us how this is all progressing. tracy? >>> some people familiar with oakland's china town said it's always considered insular. there are plenty of business and community leaders here. historically, they tend not to v

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nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. it was one of schwarzenegger's final moves before leaving offense. in the letter, the then governor apologized for adding to the family's grief. he wrote but our system of justice demands that the facts ofhis case be weighed without the passion of a father's rage and the facts of this case do not support equal sentences for both men. >> his facts are based on what fabian told him. they have nothing to do with real fact. >> reporter: schwarzenegger said nunez did not personally stab santos, calling the sentence excessive. >> oh, the commutation was strictly political corruption. those two guys in cahoot, fabian and schwarzenegger trying to do a backdoor deal and if they think they are going to get away with it they have a long thing coming. >> reporter: she says the family's rights were violated and they should have been notified about the reduced sentence. abc 7's legal analyst dean johnson. >> in every state and in the federal government the executive has the power of pardon and comm

nunez pleaded guilty in taking part in the stabbing of luis santos in san diego in 2008. santos's father said schwarzenegger sent the family a letter apologizing and j ustifying his decision. he says he's considering filing a victim's rights lawsuit. we're learning it was a botched kidnapping attempt that t riggered a deadly shootout over the weekend. police say the shooting started after three gunman barged into the mexicali club on saturday night. they were there to kidnap the club owner because of an alleged debt. investigators say two of those gunman and another man were k illed. the owner was wounded but he is expected to survive. police are looking for two suspects. one of them is the alleged getaway driver. the second suspect's name has not been released. >>> still to come -- how a police chase through city streets forced officials to lock down two east bay schools. >>> it's been one year since the devastating earthquake. still ahead -- the problems many people there still face. >>> will it stay dry and how long will the gray skies stick around? steve paulson is tr

nunez is theson of former assembly speaker fabian nunez. the victim's told "the l.a. times" they found out about this from reporters. fred santos says "we're totally outraged. this is dirty politics cutting back roam deals. i guess if you are the son of somebody important you can kill someone and get all kinds of breaks." now, esteban's son was sentenced to 16 years in prison after the stabbing death of luis santos. prosecutors say nunez and his friends were looking for a fight after they couldn't get into a fraternity party. the governor reduced that prison sentence to seven years yesterday. he says the sentence was e xcessive because nunez'co defendant con fenced to stabbing santos. >>> 8:17. governor schwarzenegger also reduced the prison sentence of a woman killed her former pimp. the woman is now 32 was s entenced to life without possibility of parole. the governor called the sentence excessive and reduced it to 25 years to life with the possibility of parole. bay area state senator leland yee advocated for the woman s aying she turned her life around in in priso

last night he commuted a senten of nunez, the son of former assembly speaker.reduced his 16-year prison sentence to seven years saying his sentence was excessive nunez pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter last year in a fight that killed santos two years ago. the family is upset with the decision callg it sneaky and pure politics. governor schwarzeneggealso gave a pardon to a woman sentenced to life in prison for killing her abusive ex-boyiend. i first met rose parker at the california instituon for women ten years ago. parker served ten years in prison before governor greg davis ordered her parole. she abused her ex-boyfriend, a powerful older man. >> my brother came to rescue and i grabbed t gun and i shot. the bullet hit my brher and it hit him. wounded my brother, killed art. >> rose parker requested the full paon last year from the governor. she's married to a southern california women and counselors batteredwomen. the governor reduced the sentence of another woman sentenced to a life in prin without the possibility of parole sarah was 16 when she sh

nunez is the son of former assembly speaker nunez, it was one of intarts's final moves. the then governor apologized for adding to the grief wrote but our system of justice demands of fact be weighed without the passion of a father's rage and the facts of the case do not support the equal sentences for both men. >> his facts are base td on what feignin told him. nothing to do with real facts. >> schwartzeneggar calling the sentence excessive. >> the commute taigs was strictly political corruption. those two guys in cahoots. and trying to do a back door deal. and if they think they're going get away with it they have a long thing coming. >> she says the family's rights were violated and they should have been notified about the reduced sentence. >> in every state nrk the federal government executive has power of pardon and commute taigs of sentence. that is virtually in a court of law in the letter schwartzeneggar says he know nose sentence is too harsh for the murder of santos but santos's mother calls it insincere. >> i just thought to myself wow. fabian still got way wi

nunez is the son of former assembly speaker fabbin nunez. schwartzeneggar apologized to the victim's family for not informing them of the decision first. the amendment by assembly man allen mansour would require the governor to give victims families and d.a.'s office 30 days notice. >> lawmakers began a review of governor brown's budget. a hearing started dissecting the proposal including a combination of spending cuts and tax law changes to cover the $25 billion short fall. >> i think this is a balance add approach relative to looking at spending reductions and also some maintaining of rates. >> whatever taxes we know are we should be going forward so business communities is not under threat all the time. >> members say lawmakers need to pass a budget by march. voters must weigh in on the measures in june. >> the state problems so serious, the new government is calling for firefighting cut backs in his proposed budget. governor brown contends that will not hurt cal fire's ability to protect from you wildfires. and many others disagree. >> t

nunez was convicted of a fatal stabbing of luis santos. voter was have to approve the amendment. the family is suing schwarzenegger, alleging that he violated their constitutional rights. >>> topping our business and tech headlines. the world's first ipad only newspaper set to launch next week. the daily is the first news product designed specifically for a tablet. it was supposed to launch last month, but was postponed because of kinks in the system. the daily will cover general news and video. there's no word at this point on how much they plan to charge their readers. >>> put down those chips or you might be feeling down as a result. scientists in spain have found a link between depression and junk food. regularly eating foods high in trans fat and saturated fats leads to an increased risk of depression. olive oil and healthy fats have the opposite effect. northern europeans tend to be more depressed rather than southerners. >>> anyone who has tried dieting knows how hard it is to stay in the regiment over time. there are so many diets out there, how do you know what's best fo

he also happens to be the son of former house speaker, fabio nunez. political favoritism? the santos family thinks so. >> they've made appeals and opened them tonight in the court system. so old buddy arnold fixed it. that's a good old political favor there. >> yeah, the justice system did not fail us but the political system did. >> nunez' attorneys believe his lack of a record and lack of evidence showing he stabbed santos may have been enough for the governor to reduce the sentence. but santos' family says it came down to politics, not the law. >> the courts don't mean a thing. the back door deals are fine. >> as long as you know somebody, it doesn't matter what crime you have committed. political favoritism is alive and well in sacramento. >> what stings just as much, the santos family feels they were left in the dark. no warning, no telephone call that this was going to happen. >> when we heard about schwarzenegger's action, we had no idea what they were talking about because we didn't know schwarzenegger made a decision that affected us. >> the santos family said the

last night he commuted a sentence of nunez, the son of former assembly speaker.reduced his 16-year prison sentence to seven years saying his sentence was excessive. nunez pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter last year in a fight that killed santos two years ago. the family is upset with the decision calling it sneaky and pure politics. governor schwarzenegger also gave a pardon to a woman sentenced to life in prison for killing her abusive ex-boyfriend. i first met rose parker at the california institution for women ten years ago. parker served ten years in prison before governor greg davis ordered her parole. she abused her ex-boyfriend, a powerful older man. >> my brother came to rescue and i grabbed the gun and i shot. the bullet hit my brother and it hit him. wounded my brother, killed art. >> rose parker requested the full pardon last year from the governor. she's married to a southern california women and counselors battered women. the governor reduced the sentence of another woman sentenced to a life in prison without the possibility of parole. sarah

he commuted the sentence of the son of fabian nunez, reducing his sentence for the 2000 killing of a concord man. he made the move hours before he left office. esteban nunez pleaded guilt to voluntary manslaughter in the deadly stabbing of a cluj student in a fight in san diego. the change reduces the sentence from 16 years on 7 years. the family of the victim said they weren't told the governor was planning to commute his sentence. >> we know the name of a man killed in an accident on interstate 580 on sunday morning. he is from san lo renza driving a toyota corolla east on 580 after 6:00 sunday morning. he lost control of his car that hit the center divider near 10 sixth. then a toyota hit his car and singh was thrown from the car. he was lying on the roadway and another car hit and killed him. >>> the fashion police may catch a robber before local police do. they are looking for a woman who walked into a bank on main street friday afternoon wearing sunglass sunglasses, a hooded sweatshirt, pajama pants and high heeled shoes. she walked away with an undisclosed amount of money. she

esteban nunez pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon in the 2008 incident. and former governor arnold schwarzenegger reduced his sentence on the way out of office. now the parents of the victim luis santos are seeking unspecified damages. they filed suit in september. >>> california voters are apparently on the same page as governor brown concerning the state's budget deficit. a poll finds nearly 60% of likely voters are generally satisfied with the governor's budget plan. a majority says they would be willing to pay more taxes to help k-12 education, higher education and health and human services. >>> drivers, you think you pay a lot for gas now? brace yourself for some serious sticker shock. joe vazquez explains why. >>> reporter: it already costs more than 3.50 a gallon and according to to gasbuddy.com a website that monitors gas prices, you could be paying more very soon. >> prices at the pump will accelerate beginning in march and then we could see easily $4 a gallon average in san francisco by the time prices peak. >> reporter: gas buddies senior anal

nunez was sentenced in the killing of santos' son, luiz.he family says the apology is sincere and the result, a bad publicity. >> it's just bad. we haven't heard from the governor yet. and now he has written us so we can no longer claim -- i think that's what their priority is. just shut them up. let's drop the letter and send it out. >> they believe commuting the sentence of the son of a former colleague is nothing more than a political favor. they are planning legal action against the state. >>> 18 years behind bars. tonight, freedom. a wrongfully convicted bay area man walked out of prison just a few hours ago. >> what are you going to do now? >> what are you going to do now? >> take it one day at a home. >> okay. >> carrying a plastic bag with his belongings, the 40-year-old wore a smile as he walked in front of cameras to a waiting car in san francisco. a judge ruled he was wrongfully convicted of a 1898 double murder in the bay view district. because the star witness and police informant had lied on the stand. that star witness has si

nunez is the son of former assembly speaker bobby nunez.the younger was convicted in his role of the 2008 stabbing of santos in san diego. the santos family filed suit claiming the former governor deprived them of their constitutional rights of marcy's law. >> hundreds of people protested at the under of san francisco last night over the sudden sale of the school's radio station kusf. (chanting) >> usf sold thezation's frequency to classical music station's kdfc in a $3.75 million deal. they weren't aware of the deal until just before the station was abruptly pulled off the air tuesday morning. the university president, a jesuit priest refer said he made it in part because the station was dominated by non-students. >> this was a radio station housed at the university. it was wasn't integral to the educational mission of the university. >> the university says it's preparing to use some of the money from the sale to bring kusf back in an online only format. >> toyota has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over headlights in its 2006 to 2

the lawsuit seeks no compensation only for the nunez sentence to be restored. some legal analyst say the case is a stretch. >> the governor's power to pardon or commute sentences is something that goes back even before the american constitution. and it's virtually unassailable. >> kathy and fred santos say they are ready to take their case all wait to the supreme court. this is abc 7 news. >>> crews will be back tomorrow to repair the damage from powerful wind storm that blew through the east bay hills early today. winds in excess of 50 miles an hour cause significant damage to this home on sterling drive near keller avenue. gust so strong they blew the gravel off the roof and peeled back the tar paper be naive it as you can see from the picture. >> i woke up with some tapping and started getting louder and louder and then all of a sudden a big flop. i mean boom. >>reporter: going to cost about 7000 dollars to repair that damage. city inspector told the owner she can stay in the house for now but the work needs to be done before it rain or she could be ordered