scot peterson was not physically in court yesterday because of covid restrictions.dealt with the penalty phase of the retrial but prosecutors say they will again be seeking the death penalty. the status hearing is set for january and another earring for petition of new trial set for monday. his attorney believes that a retrial is likely. >> i think that the issue is extremely strong. i think given what happened and the circumstances that there is a very good chance it will be granted. >> back in august the state supreme court ruled unanimously that the judge that since scot peterson to death made errors when instructing the jurors on the death penalty. >> it was not scot peterson and someone else committed the crime. we will have opportunity to not only show he was innocent but to show the evidence we have of operability of other parties. >>> actress lori loughlin to be out of prison by christmas after the bureaus of prisons gave the former full house start and a release date of december 27. is a holiday weekend so she could end up going home earlier. the 56 actress

approved benefits for tens of thousands of prisoners including scot peterson. here is our crime reporter, henry lee. >> reporter: 133 people on death row, murderers, and child blasters, all over california, tens of thousands of inmates and prisoners may have gotten up to $1 billion of unemployment benefits. california prosecutor says someone has filed unemployment claims in the name of scot peterson. he killed his wife and their unborn son. someone also claim benefits in the name of karis diener, also on death row for killing four women near yosemite. >> there is no honor among thieves. >> reporter: the sacramento county da joined other top da's in announcing that e.d.d. failed to check the inmate lists. they also failed to check where the funding was going. make there was money sent to prisons. >> reporter: names were clearly phony were not flagged. >> they have names like john doe were john adams. in one case, somebody had the audacity to put their name as poopy bridges. >> reporter: 22 inmates were charged with stealing $250,000 from e.d.d.. several have bee

. >>> happening today in san mateo county, convicted murderer, scot peterson, has a status hearing. a judge will consider moving him from san quentin to the san mateo jail to allow easier access to his attorneys. he was convicted of killing his wife lacey and unborn child back in 2005. he was then sentenced to death but that sentence was recently overturned. >>> in union city, a shooting investigation is underway. it has now reopened after police closed it down overnight to gather evidence. we learned gun fire broke out shortly before six. the victim was taken to the hospital. no word on the condition or details on any arrest. >>> a live look at san jose. the sharks are worried that they would be forced to move out of the area. a google campus, bar and high- speed rail moving in. the team wrote a letter to fan sharing their concerns. they said parking is at risk and construction around sap center would be a huge headache. the city says they are committed to the team which recently signed an agreement to stay for another 20 years. >>that is 20, 30 years of construction where multiple

approved benefits for tens of thousands of prisoners including scot peterson.ur crime reporter, henry lee. >> reporter: 133 people on death row, murderers, and child blasters, all over california, tens of thousands of inmates and prisoners may have gotten up to $1 billion of unemployment benefits. california pseto

. >>> the new penalty phase of scot peterson's murder trial is moving forward in san mateo county.appeared in court remotely this morning from san quentin prison for the hearing in redwood city. the judge decided that the case will be heard in san mateo county where the first trial took place, and not anywhere else. the judge set the hearing date for defense motions on claims of juror misconduct. peterson was convicted back in 2004 for curing his pregnant wife. >>> they said january 21 is the next hearing date for the executions retrial of the death penalty phase of the case. >>> former deputy is been indicted on a manslaughter charge for a deadly confrontation with a driver. as our crime reporter explains, they thought the driver was a car thief, when the man was driving his own car. >>> the former sheriff's deputy, charles blount is indicted for his role that he played in the death of ward. this body camera video showing ward being confronted at the end of a chase in november. police and deputies thought he was a car thief. authority say during the struggle, he bit deputies refus

scot peterson has a resentencing hearing.unty jail to allow easier access to his attorneys. >>it is still busy and some spots as you work your way on the freeway southbound break likes building. no crashes right now. on southbound 880 things are getting a little slow in the fremont area. elsewhere across the upper deck of the bay bridge things are sluggish there working towards treasure island. also a hotspot on the lower deck as you work your way on the richmond side. bay bridge toll plaza doing okay. >>> good friday morning. it is a dry start to the day. changes are ahead as a cold front pushes through and that will bring the retu great day on the lake! it is. lunch is cookin'! and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. fellas, can it get any better than this? whoa! my old hairstyle grew back. so did mine. [80's music] what? i was an 80's kid. it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >>> ye >>> yes, it's f >>> yes, it is friday the 13th of november, 2020. so far, so good. welcome back. the

one name on the list, scot peterson who was accused of killing his pregnant wife lacey in 2004. were sent through debit cards to the prisons. they eventually landed in the inmates accounts some were sent out of state. governor newsom said in a statement that he's directing the office of emergency services to set up a task force to help in the investigation. so can we unbelievable story, let's talk about how it started in the first place, how it could be so far reaching, it sounds like with so many names involved, there had to be a mastermind or somebody doing this and putting it all together, no? >> yeah, that's what they're trying to -- that is one of the questions that remains to be seen we know as you mentioned, it is far reaching we're not just talking about -- we're talking about death row inmates, talking about county prisons, local jails, it does seem like there is a concerted effort, we're told there was chatter that was overheard in the jails that ended up tipping off prosecutors and investigators to doing that matching system in the first place. >> unbelievable story.