agent allen davis was convicted of kidnapping and killing 12- year-old polly klaas.he was hosting a slumber party at home when davis kidnapped her in 1993. davis already had a lengthy criminal rap sheet. his conviction led to california three strike law. three decades later lawyers representing davis argued he is entitled to a full resentencing. >> this has thrown this crime right back into my face yet again three years later and it should be done. >> reporter: polly's dad, mark, was at the center -- community court. >> in 1996 when the trial concluded i said this is over, yet here i am 30 years later. this guy has gotten every consideration in the law since the day he was arrested. >> in the last few years there have been criminal justice reforms having to do with the fact that california prisons are overcrowded so state politicians have been looking to expunge enhancements put on minor sentences like drugs, but lawyers representing davis are hoping to use these recent reforms to their advantage. one of the laws is smb 483 introduced by state senator ben allen. in a

the kidnaping and murder of 12 year old polly klaas is one that captured the world's attention. it happened in petaluma back in 1993. she was taken at knifepoint from her own bedroom at a slumber party. her body was found months later. richard allen davis was eventually convicted in the case and sentenced to death 28 years ago. polly's father, marc klaas, was there for the sentencing, and i might have said something to the effect that this is finally over. >> yet here we are 30 years later. >> now, davis wants a judge to overturn his sentence. he didn't appear in court on friday, but his attorneys went before a judge. they say recent criminal justice reform law should apply to him. legal analyst stephen hn blindsided by this new possibility. >> they've used a new law, a new trick to relitigate this thing to bring it back into the public view, to bring it back into my mind. i don't think about richard allen davis until something like this happens. so here we are, 30 years after the fact, and i'm having to relive my daughter's murder again. and that's just so terribly unfair. >> t

his late daughter, polly, is convicted. killer richard alan davis did not. i don't think about richard allen davis. until something like this happens with his absence. court-approved davis's defense requested the hearing arguing his death sentence should be reconsidered based on new law that disregards previous sentencing enhancements. prosecutors say he is not eligible and that the attempt to vacate a jury verdict is unwarranted. i believe that the criminals in the california system. have very powerful advocates. in sacramento. because there seems to have been a systemic. attempt to undermine. >> why after law after law apparently accomplish 3 things they seem to be trying to destroy 3 strikes because this is all about sentence enhancements. this is exactly what 3 strikes was about. they're trying to empty the prisons and i believe the population is down to 77,000. inmates at this point and they're trying to eliminate the death penalty in 1993, polly klaas was kidnapped from her home in petaluma during a slumber party. >> 2 months later, davis confessed to

his late daughter, polly is convicted. killer richard alan davis did not. i loved the >> prosecutors confidence with his absence. court-approved davis's defense requested the hearing arguing his death sentence should be reconsidered based on new law that disregards previous sentencing enhancements. prosecutors say he is not eligible and that the attempt to vacate a jury verdict is unwarranted. this individual has been given every consideration under the law from the moment that he was arrested and he's failed and all of his attempts to get to to to get relief, to get re-sentencing. >> even gone to the california supreme court. but here we are. >> yet again in 1993, polly klaas was kidnapped from her home in petaluma during a slumber party. 2 months later, davis confessed to killing and burying the 12 year-old girl in a shallow grave near cloverdale. on friday, a motion was filed by the defense to relitigate the sentencing. another filed by prosecutors disputing qualification to the judge heard arguments but did not issue a ruling. marc klass never expected

>> now to be convicted, murder of 12 year-old polly klass in court today. why his representatives are arguing that his death sentence should be reduced nearly 30 years after the initial verdict and the lawsuits filed against the owners of the half moon bay mushroom farm where one of the worst mass shootings in san mateo county has ever taken place. we're hearing now from the lone shooting survivor. plus baseball back in the bay. we are live at san francisco's oracle park fans are still pouring in as opening day is now underway. >> news station. he's calling for news 2. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at just involvement. convicted murderer richard alan davis. his attorneys were in a south bay court today. they are attempting to have his death sentence reduced back in 1996, a jury found him guilty of murdering 12 year-old polly klass in petaluma. now kron 4 secure our ports from san jose where his representatives are arguing that based on a new law, his sentencing enhancements should be dropped. >> i'm having to relive my daughters murder ag

. >> the kidnaping and killing of 12 year old polly klaas coming up at five. why her killer may have his sentence changed. >> also coming up at 5:00, a bumpy exit for passengers on a united flight at sfo. what the airline says happened as the jet was pulling into the they bloomed a few weeks early this year in japan due to cold temperatures, the trees are usually at peak bloom in late march to early april. thousands of visitors today braved the chilly weather in tokyo to see the famed blossoms in full bloom . >> it's breathtaking when they it's been pretty to see a few, but as they all bloom right now, it's just it's really breathtaking thing to see. we feel fortunate and travel industry experts say this year the economic impact of cherry blossom season in japan, from travel to parties held under the flowers, is estimated to be $7.3 billion. >> wow. well, people from all over the country traveling for a chance to view monday's solar eclipse. for many, this is a once in a lifetime experience. one woman from texas calls herself an eclipse chaser. this will be he

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. >> anger klaas as the man who killed his daughter, polly tries to get his death sentence overturnedg us. i'm larry beil and i'm julian glover, attorn richard allen davis went to court today to have his case heard before a judge. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was in court. he joins us live from our san jose bureau with more. zach >> yeah. and today's hearing was for the judge to decide whether richard allen davis is eligible for a resentencing. davis was sentenced to death, like you said. but now, with the events set into motion today, his attorneys are fighting for that sentence to be overturned and the kidnaping and murder of 12 year old polly classes, one that captured the world's attention. it happened in petaluma back in 1993. she was taken at knifepoint from her own bedroom at a slumber party. her body was found months later. richard allen davis was eventually convicted in the case and sentenced to death 28 years ago. polly's father, marc klaas, was there for the sentencing, and i might have said something to the effect that this is finally over. >> yet here we are 30

you can watch our abc seven originals documentary, struck by justice the impact of polly klaas. it's streaming now on the abc seven news app and abc seven news.com. >> a man was fatally shot in the mission district just a short time ago. police arrived on the scene near 20th street and mission shortly after 130 this afternoon. officers quickly discovered a man shot in the chest near the el capitan hotel. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a glass door of that hotel also appeared to have been shattered by a bullet. san francisco police and emergency management urging the public to stay away from that area. and we'll keep you updated on this story as it unfolds. >> we have some new developments in last year's mass shooting in half moon bay, a survivor and families of other victims are suing the owner of california terror garden mushroom farm, claiming they failed to properly respond to previous reports of violent incidents and take steps to prevent other violent incidents. four workers were killed at the mushroom farm and three others died at a second farm. investigators say the

his late daughter, polly, is convicted. killer richard alan davis did not.nk about richard allen davis. until something like this happens with his absence. court-approved davis's defense requested the hearing arguing his death sentence should be reconsidered based on new law that disregards previous sentencing enhancements. prosecutors say he is not eligible and that the attempt to vacate a jury verdict is unwarranted. i believe that the criminals in the california system. >> have very powerful advocates. in sacramento. because there seems to have been a systemic. attempt to undermine. >> wall after law after law apparently accomplish 3 things. they seem to be trying to destroy 3 strikes. >> because this is all about sentence enhancements. this is exactly what 3 strikes was about. they're trying to empty the prisons and i believe the population is down to 77,000. inmates at this point and they're trying to eliminate the death penalty in 199 polly klaas was kidnapped from her home in petaluma during a slumber party. >> 2 months later, davis confessed to killi

polly klaas father, marc klaas, disagrees. >> it's horrible. this should have ended 30 years ago. i had every expectation that once he went on death row, it was done. whether he was executed or not, it was finished. but here we are , and the judge is expected to release a decision next month. >> on whether davis qualifies for resentencing. and the financial repercussions of the a's departure is top of mind for many vas already notifying some office staff workers that they will be laid off as soon as the off season, since sacramento operations will require less staff, ktvu tom vacar spoke to a bartender from the a's who will lose his job come september the 7th. position centerfielder though a's players and senior management will move off to sacramento, ultimately las vegas, the rest of the game day employees have just 74 pay days left. >> bartender tony evans, a ten year veteran, is one of them. this is the time of the year where a lot of us workers, we pay our bills from working for the a's. food services alone has a pool of 800 workers, not to mention ushers, security janitors an

polly's father, calls this revictimization the issue. a recent criminal justice reform law that invalidated certain sentencing enhancements. it may have opened the door to have cases like richard allen davis's reconsidered ordered. >> this is a big deal, not just for mr. richard allen davis, but for others on death row in california, legal analyst stephen clark says this will be a first test for the new law. will he get another shot at getting his death verdict overturned? even though the technical issue is only these prison priors, which only added 1 or 2 years to his sentence, klaas says it should be a wake up call for other victims families that hundreds of cases could be impacted by what happens here. >> this case is the tip of the iceberg, and it's going to happen again and again and again and again. and i'll tell you what's going to happen in some instances, somebody is going to get out. >> richard allen davis was not present for the hearing. neither his attorneys nor the sonoma county prosecutor's handling the case were willing to

his late daughter, polly, is convicted. killer richard alan davis did not.on't think about richard allen davis. >> until something like this happens with his absence, court-approved davis's defense requested the hearing arguing his death sentence should be reconsidered based on new law that disregards previous sentencing enhancements. prosecutors say he is not eligible and that the attempt to vacate a jury verdict is unwarranted. i believe that the criminals in the california system. >> have very powerful advocates. in sacramento. because there seems to have been a systemic. attempt to undermine. >> law after law after law apparently accomplish 3 things. they seem to be trying to destroy 3 strikes. >> because this is all about sentence enhancements. this is exactly what 3 strikes was about. they're trying to empty the prisons and i believe the population is down to 77,000. inmates at this point and they're trying to eliminate the death penalty in 1993, polly klaas was kidnapped from her home in petaluma during a slumber party. >> 2 months later, davis confes

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but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the newsroom tonight is that nicola sturgeon's husband, murrell , has husband, peter murrell, has again arrested over the again been arrested over the scottish national party's finances. the former snp chief executive was taken into custody this morning by police scotland and is being questioned by detectives. he'd previously been arrested and released without charge. last april, the scottish conservatives said the re—arrest of mr murrell was an extremely serious development and the scottish labour party agreed it was an incredibly concerning development. meanwhile, the scottish government has today scrapped its interim target, aimed at reducing the country's carbon emissions by 75% by the year 2030. the minister for net zero said the original target was unattainable , so a revised was unattainable, so a revised package of measures would deliver scotland's transition to net zero at a pace and scale , net zero at a pace and sc

i'm going straight polly middlehurst straight to polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thanks very much indeedjust bring you that breaking news coming to us from police scotland within the last , it's last few moments, it's understood that nicola sturgeon's understood that nicola sturgeor has been charged in murrell, has been charged in connection, we're told, with the embezzlement funds from the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party following an investigation into the party's finances. the former snp chief executive, of course, rearrested this morning . we were rearrested this morning. we were reporting that earlier on today he was taken into custody around 9:00 this morning. but we understand now from this statement that has just been published by police scotland. he's longer in police he's no longer in police custody. he'd previously been arrested and released without charge last april. but that news just peter murrell , just into us, peter murrell, husband of nicola sturgeon and former executive , are former snp chief executive, are understood to have been charged in conne

richard allen davis convicted of the 1993 kidnapping and murder of petaluma 12-year-old polly klaas. a recent california law invalidates wis sentencing and conviction for former convictions. entiting him to a new sentence. >> reporter: convicted in 1993 of kidnapping and killing 12-year-old polly klaas hosting a slumber party at her mom's home with david kidnapped her. his conviction led to california's three strikes law. three decades later, lawyers representing davis argued he is entitled to a full resentencing. >> throw this crime right back into my face yet again, 30 years later and it shouldn't be done. >> reporter: polly's father marc klaas was at the superior court where the hearing took place n. 1996 when the trial concluded i stepped in front of the cameras and said, finally, this is over. yet here i am 30 years later. think guy the gotten every consideration under the law since the day he was arrested. >> reporter: the last couple of years criminal justice reforms having to do with the fact california prisons are overcrowded. looking to expunge minor sentences like drug sen

polly klaas father, marc klaas, also disagrees. he says this case could affect thousands of murder convictions. >> this case is the tip of the iceberg. it's going to happen again and again and again and again. and i'll tell you what's going to happen. in some instances, somebody is going to get out and mayhem will ensue. it's affected my health. it's affected my mind. it affects everything. >> the judge is expected to release a decision next month on whether davis is eligible for resentencing. >> a crash in the east bay killed one child and sent several injured people to the hospital, according to chp. just after 5:00 this morning, an suvs traveling north on 680 right near the 242 interchange wit somehow went off the road. the suv then flipped, ejecting a number of passengers before then crashing into a median. a nine year old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. four women were transported to the hospital in walnut creek. authorities say all four are being treated for serious injuries. chp initial investigation reports several p

polly's father, calls this revictimization the issue. a recent criminal justice reform law that invalid certain sentencing enhancements. it may have opened the door to have cases like richard allen davis's reconsidered. >> this is a big deal, not just for mr. richard allen davis, but for others on death row in california. >> legal analyst steven clark says this will be a first test for the new law. >> will he get another shot at getting his death verdict overturned? even though the technical issue is only these prison priors, which only added 1 or 2 years to his sentence, klaas says it should be a wake up call for other victims families that hundreds of cases could be impacted by what happens here. >> this case is the tip of the iceberg. it's going to happen again and again and again and again. and i'll tell you what's going to happen. in some instances, somebody is going to get out. >> richard allen davis was not present for the hearing. neither his attorneys nor the sonoma county prosecutors handling the case were willing to comment. >

now it's time for your latest news headlines and it's polly . polly middlehurst. >> martin.otballer oj simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76. his family issued a statement saying he died surrounded by his children and his grandchildren . oj simpson his grandchildren. oj simpson was acquitted of killing his ex—wife nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman in 1994, in a trial that gripped america , in a trial that gripped america, almost 100 million people watching live tv coverage of the now famous pursuit of oj simpson driving a white ford bronco, followed by multiple police cars across los angeles after his record breaking career in the nfl, he became an actor and had roles in the naked gun films. in 2008, though he was convicted for his role in a las vegas armed robbery and served almost nine years in prison. news. here in the uk and the plans is working, says the prime minister, as new nhs figures show hospital waiting lists in england have fallen for the fifth month in a row , over fifth month in a row, over 305,000 people have been waiting more than year to

and it's polly middlehurst . it's polly middlehurst. >> martin, thank you and good evening to you.s that the foreign office says it has summoned the israeli ambassador to set out its unequivocal condemnation of the killing of seven aid workers in gaza, which included three british nationals. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, described the incident un incident as tragic, and un intended. the group killed were travelling in two armoured cars marked with the world central kitchen logo. the aid group claims the attack was also carried out despite them coordinating their movements with the israeli military. israel's defence minister says a new situation room will be opened now with international groups to facilitate the safe delivery of aid in future . here, delivery of aid in future. here, rishi sunak has called for a full investigation . full investigation. >> shocked and saddened to hear the reported deaths of aid workers in gaza. we're urgently working to confirm all the details, but my thoughts right now with their friends and family, they're doing fantastic work brin

you can watch our abc seven originals documentary, be struck by justice the impact of polly klaas. it's streaming right now on the abc seven app and abc seven news.com. >> here at abc seven, we care about building a better bay area, so we'd like to highlight progress when we see it. tonight's first building, a better bay area breakthrough is a good sign for downtown san francisco. it's still not what it used to be, but after years of businesses leaving, we are seeing some large companies move in. >> we may be beginning to reach an inflection point. we're seeing, for example, an increase in tenant demand, which is the, you know, the starting point for leases being signed. >> that's ted egan, the city's chief economist. he says several companies are expanding their footprint downtown. crypto company ripple recently moved its headquarters to a space on battery street. tech company rippling signed a new lease on a 123,000 square foot space on california. egan is hopeful the expansion of new industries like ai will boost downtown's recovery. >> our next bay area breakthrough will help o

davis is convicted of stealing polly away from a slumber party in 1993 and killing her. davis now says recent criminal justice reform should give him a chance at a new sentence. his lawyers appeared before a judge today in a santa clara courtroom. the victim's father, marc klaas, says he was blindsided by it. >> they've used a new law, a new trick to relitigate this thing, to bring it back into the public view, to bring it back into my mind. i don't think about richard alan davis until something like this happens. so here we are, 30 years after the fact, and i'm having to relive my daughter's murder again. >> legal experts we spoke with say this case will likely be appealed to a higher court. in the meantime, the current top prosecutor in the county where davis was originally sentenced, says he no longer believes in the death penalty. santa clara d.a. jeff rosen is trying to move other convicted men off death row. he's petitioning to resentence more than a dozen inmates to life without parole. families of the victims will weigh in first. >> time now for our abc seven new

but first it's your latest news headlines polly news headlines and it's polly middlehurst .l go ahead as planned, despite an islamic state terror threat. arsenal are hosting bayern munich at the emirates stadium tonight, while manchester city are in action away to real madrid. the met police here in london says it does have a robust policing plan in place for tonight's game . also today, for tonight's game. also today, the foreign secretary has said it's in the interests of the united states security that president putin fails in his illegal invasion of ukraine. lord cameron was reiterating the uk's support for ukraine in their war with russia . he was their war with russia. he was speaking in washington after a meeting with the us secretary of state, and he said continued support for ukraine is vital. >> put simply, we know what works, we know what they need and we know what is right for us in terms of what works. we know that if we give the ukrainians the support they deserve, they can win this war. they can achieve the just peace that they deserve. they've sunk 25% of rus

polly. and there were some strange.me strange coves there, i can tell you that. >> but you've been around enough politicians to know that there aren't enough good quality politicians. why is that ? why politicians. why is that? why doesn't it attract a better calibre of person? >> okay, well, first of all, if you've got i think there are there are two significant reasons they're probably three actually. number you actually. number one, if you really something about you, really got something about you, you don't to earn , 90,000 you don't want to earn, 90,000 a yeah you don't want to earn, 90,000 a year. okay. now that sounds like quite a lot of money. yeah, it's money, but if you've got something about you, you can make 90,000 a year, with a couple of side hustles . right? couple of side hustles. right? and if you're really clever, you can probably make a lot more . can probably make a lot more. right? secondly. secondly, your life is laid bare, so any kind of kind of question mark about you, your personality, your rela

davis was sentenced to death for kidnaping polly from her petaluma home in 1993 and killing her. she was just 12 years old. today's hearing was held in santa clara county because that's where davis was tried. back in 1996, the case was moved from petaluma because of intense publicity and for a deep dive into this case, you can watch our abc seven originals documentary, struck by justice the impact of polly klaas. it's streaming now on the abc7 news app and at abc seven news.com. >> another mishap involving united airlines planes at san francisco international airport. the faa says a plane had just arrived from reno and it hit a parked plane last night. the two planes wings were briefly entangled. a no injuries reported, and the passengers were able to disembark at sfo as scheduled. this is the latest in a series of safety incidents involving united, ranging from overflowing toilets to wheels falling off and door panels blowing out mid-flight. >> apple is laying off more than 600 workers. the layoffs come after the reported end of apple's decade long project to build an electric v

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his late daughter, polly, is convicted. killer richard alan davis did not. i don't think about richard allen davis. until something like this happens with his absence. court-approved davis's defense requested the hearing arguing his death sentence should be reconsidered based on new law that disregards previous sentencing enhancements. prosecutors say he is not eligible and that the attempt to vacate a jury verdict is unwarranted. i believe that the criminals in the california system. have very powerful advocates. in sacramento. because there seems to have been a systemic. attempt to undermine. >> why after law after law apparently accomplish 3 things they seem to be trying to destroy 3 strikes because this is all about sentence enhancements. this is exactly what 3 strikes was about. they're trying to empty the prisons and i believe the population is down to 77,000. inmates at this point and they're trying to eliminate the death penalty in 1993, polly klaas was kidnapped from her home in petaluma during a slumber party. >> 2 months later, davis confessed to

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he was sentenced back in 1996 for the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old polly clasp. the hearing is taking place in santa clara county superior court in san jose. >>> a survivor of the deadly mass shooting in half moon bay is filing a lawsuit more than a year after a gunman killed seven people at two mushroom farms. the lawsuit claims the farm owners had no plan in place to protect workers from violence. amongst the victims, josÉ perez, his brother pedro d in new york city are making sure bridges and buildings did not suffer any structural damage. >>> it is the giants opening-day at oracle park, taking on the san diego padres and the padres are ahead right now. the giants open their season last thursday in san diego. they won two game so far but lost five. they are hoping for success this season with a revamped roster and new leadership. >>> we are just a few days away from a rare event in the sky. a total solar eclipse. around here, we will get a partial view. our brian hackney talked to a bay area sky gazer who was willing to travel to get a better look. >> meet a f

and it's polly middlehurst .ed all amendments to the rwanda bill, suggested by the rwanda bill, suggested by the house of lords. the rejected legislation will now head back to the upper chamber, though we don't know yet whether peers will attempt to re amend it once again. downing street wants to get the bill, which declares rwanda a safe country and stops appeals by illegal migrants, passed week with flights passed this week with flights getting off the ground within weeks. we're hearing weeks. and we're just hearing labour peers will back two amendments tonight in the lords voting, expected from 6:00. we'll follow that for you live on gb news. if those amendments pass, mp5 will consider them once again monday. pass, mp5 will consider them once again monday . also in once again on monday. also in the news today, sir keir starmer has accused the prime minister of dodging questions over cutting and state pension cutting nhs and state pension funding to cover the cost of scrapping national insurance. speaking durin

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common alerts. >> thank you polly.nother scandal involving a tory mp and labour wants the police now to investigate allegations that mark menzies misused campaign funds. mark menzies misused campaign funds . the mark menzies misused campaign funds. the times published claims that menzies had used political donations to cover medical expenses and pay off what he called bad people, while labour chair anneliese dodds has written to her tory counterparts richard holden and paul to the letter, says this, it appears that this was just one of a number of incidents where menzies elicited funds from colleagues, supporters and donors, and the article raises extremely serious questions relating to potential criminality. for example , under criminality. for example, under the fraud act and under the political parties , elections and political parties, elections and referendums act, a long serving tory worker involved in this disturbing incident says they believe the conservative party wants to brush it under the carpet . well, i t

carmelites. >> thank you very much for that, polly. i'm michelle dewberry, keeping you company till 7:00 tonight. welcome my panel alongside me for the ride. the conservative candidate for finchley and golders green, alex dean. and the author and political organiser, james schneider. good evening to both of you gents. you're very welcome. and also, you know the drill on this program. it's very much guys as well. much about you guys as well. what's your mind tonight? what's on your mind tonight? there's lots i want to to there's lots i want to talk to you about. we'll come into that massive ruling just a massive legal ruling in just a second. when comes to that second. when it comes to that school muslim students. school and the muslim students. right to prayer, we'll come on to that one worry nots. but i also want to talk to you about what on earth's been going on in brussels. seen the brussels. have you seen that the police called while nigel police being called while nigel farage the stage? is farage was on the stage? what is this is

i'm back in an hour. >> thanks very much for that, polly . i am michelle dewberry polly.am michelle dewberry and i'm keeping you company until 7:00 tonight. alongside me, the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and the co—founder of novara media, aaron bastani . good evening, aaron bastani. good evening, gentlemen. to both of you. hello. you know the drill. as well on this programme, don't you?ifs well on this programme, don't you? it's not just about us. it's about you at home as well. what's on mind tonight? you what's on your mind tonight? you can touch with me all the can get in touch with me all the usual ways, but also the new snazzy haven't snazzy way. if you haven't already, get yourself to already, you can get yourself to our gbnews.com. you can our website gbnews.com. you can go slash your say and go to then slash your say and you can talk to me on there. i've already been in touch with a few of you already, and that will continue as well throughout the programme, also , did you the programme, also, did you know today lots that i want to talk to you abou

but first, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thankning to you. we start this bulletin with some breaking news

davis is convicted of stealing polly away from a slumber party in 1993 and killing her. davis now says recent criminal justice reform should give him a chance at a new sentence. his lawyers appeared before a judge today in a santa clara courtroom. the victim's father, marc klaas, says he was blindsided by it. >> they've used a new law, a new trick to relitigate this thing, to bring it back into the public view, to bring it back into my mind. i don't think about richard alan davis until something like this happens. so here we are, 30 years after the fact, and i'm having to relive my daughter's murder again. >> legal experts we spoke with say this case will likely be appealed to a higher court. in the meantime, the current top prosecutor in the county where davis was originally sentenced, says he no longer believes in the death penalty. santa clara d.a. jeff rosen is trying to move other convicted men off death row. he's petitioning to resentence more than a dozen inmates to life without parole. families of the victims will weigh in first. >> time now for our abc seven new

polly would posted isn't the defense you wasn't that in the word? or is it something deeper or complex might be present? good. let's stop without glitches. let's go out of the the man trump died instantly. and unlike foolish, countless african victims, he gets his own memorial circus at home. is it that you're going to push it don't was who for the, for the president was, you know, somebody think the shit out the news, the other was she barbara. she said no. got you. i don't remember how much i thought i had to offer some of the option to change the numbers. the cartoon network, the after you kill clump, there's no way back to you. like to use it to shoot this logic of colonial west africa has become a single single private possession. i like to have the episode racist advocate specifically, usually because i am a black chief the king of like top i am the offense man. i am in a free can like you of the that evening. some of us are freaked on such and decided to break crowns and put them then took up the envelope. crazy planned but he fled under heat

. >> thank you polly. >> thank you polly. >> hello and welcome to headliners your first look at friday's newspapers with three comedians. i'm leo kirsten. tonight i'm joined by genuine comedy royalty . we've got the comedy royalty. we've got the funniest marx brother. it's carrie marx. >> it's true . >> it's true. >> it's true. >> yeah, it is true. and lewis schaffer, who just flew in from new york. and boy, are his jokes tired. how are you both doing? >> i, i'm i'm a little bit shocked . you're shocked because shocked. you're shocked because he is a marx brother. do you have a brother? right yes. yeah. so that makes or any sibling he'd still, you know, you know, the groucho marx used to live in my oh, really? my hometown. oh, really? >> fascinating >> that's a fascinating anecdote. to tell us anecdote. you'll have to tell us some . anyway, that's some some time. anyway, that's the chit chat. out of the way. let's have look at tomorrow's let's have a look at tomorrow's front daily front pages. the daily mail leads husband leads with sturgeon husband charged over snp cash probe. the teleg

and polly news headlines. says he's going to be urging his israeli to show israeli counterpart to show restraint following iran's drone and on israel. and missile attack on israel. rishi sunak told the commons he's going to be speaking with benjamin netanyahu later on today reiterate both the uk's today to reiterate both the uk's solidarity with the country, but also to discuss how to prevent further escalation of violence in the region . the prime in the region. the prime minister saying iran is intent on, quote , sowing chaos in its on, quote, sowing chaos in its own backyard, further destabilise the middle east. 534 migrants were intercepted while crossing the english channel yesterday. that makes it the highest number of crossings on a single day so far this year. it also means the number of small boat arrivals in the uk now stands at a provisional total of 6625, and it comes as the government's flagship rwanda policy returns to parliament once again , with mps due to once again, with mps due to debate. th

i'm polly middlehurst in the gb newsroom. and some breaking news this hour. position as the vice chair of the 1922 committee. it follows the tory mp claiming he had been manipulated into sharing other politicians personal numbers as part of a westminster sixteen scam. he's since apologised, saying he felt mortified, prompting the chancellor, jeremy hunt, to call him courageous for coming forward . scotland yard says it's forward. scotland yard says it's continuing its investigation into the scam after major security concerns were raised by several members of parliament. that news, just into us and also released to us in the last half houn released to us in the last half hour. court documents have revealed that the murder suspect in the fatal stabbing of a woman in the fatal stabbing of a woman in bradford was out on bail after making to assault after making threats to assault and hen after making threats to assault and her, 25 year old habiba and kill her, 25 year old habiba masum is a bangladeshi national who came to britain on a student visa. masoom was con

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst

com slash alerts. >> thank you polly.t of an astonishing £54 million in what's being called britain's biggest ever benefit fraud. there they are on your screen now . prosecutors said the gang now. prosecutors said the gang treated the benefit system like a cash machine to fund their own lavish lifestyle . well, join me lavish lifestyle. well, join me now. in our studio in westminster is the former detective superintendent at the metropolitan police. shabnam chowdhury , thanks for joining chowdhury, thanks for joining us.shab chowdhury, thanks for joining us. shab them. you were telling me came on that you me before we came on that you think this is merely the tip of the iceberg? yeah very, very likely. >> i think you know what these criminals do is. and this is a really slick, organised criminal network, a gang of people who, fortunately have been convicted . fortunately have been convicted. but how they start there would be they'd operate initially. they'd do some very small scams, very small, fraudulent transactions. an

common alerts. >> thank you polly.els and these are live pictures on your screen. police are still attempting to shut down a conference where nigel farage and former home secretary suella braverman have been speaking earlier on officers arrived at the national conservatism summit after a local mayor ordered the event to be shut down to guarantee public safety. while nigel farage has reaction soon after he was told about the situation, said it was a clear example of modern day communism . example of modern day communism. well, let's return now to brussels and speak to the executive director of adf uk, paul coleman. paul welcome to the show adf uk. that's the alliance for defending freedom. paul alliance for defending freedom. paul, you're there. i understand you attempted to get inside the event. you were prevented from doing so by police, but you are due to speak to tomorrow . how due to speak to tomorrow. how will the event go ahead and what's the mood on the ground to this clampdown ? i have no idea this clampdown? i

polly's father, calls this revictimization the issue.tice reform law that invalidated certain sentencing enhancements. it may have opened the door to have cases like richard allen davis's reconsidered. >> and this is a big deal, not just for mr. richard allen davis, but for others on death row in california. >> legal analyst stephen clark says this will be a first test for the new law. >> will he get another shot at getting his death verdict overturned? even though the technical issue is only these prison priors, which only added 1 or 2 years to his sentence, klaas says it should be a wake up call for other victims families that hundreds of cases could be impacted by what happens here. >> this case is the tip of the iceberg. it's going to happen again and again and again and again. and i'll tell you what's going to happen in some instances, some is going to get out. >> richard allen davis was not present for the hearing. neither his attorneys nor the sonoma county prosecutor's handling the case were willing to comment. i'm not going to m

richard allen davis was convicted of the 1993 kidnapping and murder of 12- year-old polly klaas.ed in petaluma. klaas was kidnapped during a slumber party in her mother's home. her body was found two months te

for the murder of polly klaas in petaluma. her body was found two months later.entenced to death in 1996. his lawyers are arguing now that a 2022 california law invalidates his sentencing enhancements for felony convictions, entitling him to a full resentencing. prosecutors say that did not aphrao i to his death sentence. the next hearing is scheduled for may 31st. >>> san francisco is known as the will birth place to legalize marijuana. seven-day event. events are happening in several neighborhoods. including with cannabis with new flowers and several license stores and lounges the mayor even made a joke about it today. >> celebrating san francisco weed wooec is like beer week, and restaurant week. as a matter of fact, restaurant week and weed week should be at the same time? because what are you going do after you finish smoking? you're going to be hungry. weed week runs through april 20th. or 4/20, which as you know is the unofficial marijuana holiday. the hippy smokeout has been canceled. organizers . >>> all eyes are on the skies. america is going to get a f