thomas kincade's will and%o last intentions weren't even discussed today. get ask about them outside of court. nanette kincade's attorney told us what she thinks of the handwritten will that reportedly came from her estranged husband painter thomas kincade giving property and millions to his girlfriend. >> everyone seems to have the same reaction when they see those documents, pretty visceral. and that reaction is that either it is not tom's hand or we was in a state where he couldn't understand what he was doing. it is pretty much chicken scratch. >> reporter: the handwritten will has landed kincade's widow in court against amy pinto, kincade's girlfriend fighting for 10 million dollars and kincade's home and studio which she says he left for her. the validity of that handwritten note wasn't decided today but the judge did deny kincade's widow's request that the matter be moved to private arbitration. >> obviously, we are pleased that the judge is going to keep this matter in the probate court. we think it is the right place not only for miss pinto but also

thomas kincade died in april after drinking alcohol and taking valium. his mistress says she has two handwritten with wills from the artist that give her 10 million dollars and his compound, his home and his studio. she says he wanted her to create aiken cade museum. amy pinto says she and indicated were deeply in love and planned to get married. nanette kincade has called pinto a gold digger, she is legally separated from thomas kincade, they were married for 28 years. today the two women will take their dispute to court. a judge is expected to decide who will be chosen to administer the paymenter's estate. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. -- >>> this morning, mexico's former ruling party is claiming victory in the nation's presidential election. after being on the sidelines the past 12 years. the latest results given reek kay nieto -- give enrique nieto 40% of the vote. [ unintelligible ] >> everybody knows that -- [ unintelligible ] new labor laws have to be put on the books. >> others think nieto is good for the u.s. and will improve cooperation. seen by o

thomas kincade's will and%o last intentions weren't even discussed today. get ask about them outside of court. nanette kincade's attorney told us what she thinks of the handwritten will that reportedly came from her estranged husband painter thomas kincade giving property and millions to his girlfriend. >> everyone seems to have the same reaction when they see those documents, pretty visceral. and that reaction is that either it is not tom's hand or we was in a state where he couldn't understand what he was doing. it is pretty much chicken scratch. >> reporter: the handwritten will has landed kincade's widow in court against amy pinto, kincade's girlfriend fighting for 10 million dollars and kincade's home and studio which she says he left for her. the validity of that handwritten note wasn't decided today but the judge did deny kincade's widow's request that the matter be moved to private arbitration. >> obviously, we are pleased that the judge is going to keep this matter in the probate court. we think it is the right place not only for miss pinto but also

. >> battle begins late artist thomas kincade's widow and girlfriend. >> mike has our forecast. >> cloudyr for the first half of the holiday week. >> and your back to work commute coming up.undations. >>> thunderstorms in the rockies and the dakotas to northern wisconsin. >>> and finally from us this morning, the bad haircut that has gone viral. a little connecticut girl tried to give her sister a trim with some terrible results. >> dad managed to capture the interaction afterward. their conversation has everyone else talking. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: like so many american families, dad was trying to figure out what happened between his two little girls. what led to this, half of little eva's hair gone. he sat down 5-year-old sadie and 3-year-old eva, recording the whole thing. how did all this start? what did sadie say to eva? >> eva, you want to take your hair out of your brains? then i got the idea of trimming her hair. >> reporter: the 5-year-old thinking, how about a little trim for the 3-year-old? and the 3-year-old remembers it the same way. >> you want me to cut your

in san jose today the widow of thomas kincade faces off in court against the late artist's live-in girlfriendn accidental overdose in april. meteorologist mike nicco with when we will see the sun. >>> looks like soon inland. noon around the bay. pockets of it at the coast. mid to upper 60s there into san francisco, low to mid 70s most of the bay shore 80s inland warmest tomorrow and wednesday. >>> bay bridge back-up nonexistent. recovering area on the peninsula southbound 101 before third accident cleared

thomas kinkade continues. his girlfriend hoping to explain in court why she deserves the estate money in the bank and control over $66 million of artwork. she claims kincade willed her the assets before he died. lawyers for kinkade's estranged wife says the validity of the wills should be decided by a panel, not in open court. kinkade died at his home. >> pregnant women in california will now have easier access to health care. the maternity coverage availability sacramento one of several new laws that went into effect on sunday. senator evans of santa rosa authored the legislation. it requires health insurance plans to provide maternity coverage to individual policyholders. until now only group plans were required to offer it. doctors say the new law will help but there will be a gap in coverage. >> maternity services are provided for under all individual health care plans but there is nothing that states that pregnancy would not be considered a pre-existing condition and therefore would be covered regardless. >> the pre-existing clause will no longer be an issue in 2014 when the remainder of the president's affordable health care act takes effect. for no

thomas kinka kinkade, the judge has made a ruling in favor of the artist's girlfriend. amy pinto wants the dispute heard publicly. she produced two notes that were handwritten by kincade. the judge ruled the case will remain open to the public. kincade's widow wanted to keep the matter private. they were already separated when he died in april of an accidental overdose of alcohol and valium. >>> once the officers pulled over a car for a traffic violation, the driver of the car on saturday night, they learned one of the men was on probation with a search clause giving investigators automatic permission to search the car. officers fousaid they found thr guns. >>> the east oakland boxing association was ripped off again. on saturday night, thieves were caught on surveillance cameras breaking in and taking a new computer and printer. this is the fourth time since early june. >>> while alvin smith recovers from stab wounds, police are still trying to identify a suspect in that case. he suffered a minor wound that morning. smith was apparently trying to break up a fight when things turned violent. a 911 caller also reported multiple gunshots that injured two people that wer

amy pinto claims she and thomas kincade were deeply in love and they planned to get married and that he left her millions of dollars and property. she found kincade's body, he died in april after taking too much valium and drinking alcohol. his wife of nearly 30 years wants full control of the estate. she and kincade were legally separated the last two years. she has called pinto a gold-digger. pinto says, she has a handwritten will that gives her kincade's home and studio and 10 million dollars, with instructions to create aiken cade museum. the ill will between the women runs deep pinto was not even invited to kincade's memorial service or his burial. she says she believes she has an obligation to kincade and his fans. she was told to establish a museum that was an important part of his life, important to him and she intends to see his wishes carried out. today the judge is expected to decide who will be in charge of this estate, which is estimated to be worth about 60 million dollars. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> in san jose, closing arguments expected today in the case of a man