the yousef bey murder trial. talk to us about this case for a moment. risks for the prosecution going into this case. why? >> absolutely. the prosecution made a deal with the devil if you will, by putting the trigger man as their key witness in the case and giving him a deal. he got 25 years. he is going to get out in 20 years in exchange for his testimony against the other two. he was a convicted murderer and brought credibility problems during his testimony. it was the focus of the defense case to attack his credibility, but in the end the jurors believed that yousef bey was the orchestrator of this murder. >> you are talking about broussard, the admitted killer, the risk being if they failed to get a conviction he gets a lighter sentence and you walk away empty handed. you think the defense had a part in that, that they successfully got the jury to question this chief witness? >> it was a multiple count case, multiple murders. that is why it took so long. it was a strategy of the defense to attack the prosecution's star witness. a da is not used to m

ramzi yousef, his cousin who was -- sorry, his nephew who is later behind the february 1998 plot to blow up the world trade towers also said his grandmother was palestinian but again, not true. so they feel this kinship with the palestinian cause but yet they keep encountering americans who are not jewish, who admire israel as the sole democracy in the middle east, as a place where lots of different types of people, including muslims, get human rights and the rule of law. and even truck drivers and bus tour operators are able to tell ksm and some of his classmates that there are eight arab muslim-elected members of the israeli knesset. and that's a statistic that rolls off the tongue apparently and is told by one of ksm's classmates how often they heard this. that there are arab muslims elected to israel's parliament. how many jews are elected to saudi arabia's? and this really bothered him. on a return visit to kuwait, he went to see his old high school principal, and his principal recalls a conversation that he now hates america. and he hates america because of their support -- our sup

minister who was convicted of corruption despite london publicly supporting the pro-democracy movement yousef who chose gali was sentenced in absentia to thirteen years in jail but fled the country. next as the scene of a world war two battlefield has turned into a rubbish we follow one man's struggle to raise public awareness and preserve the site stay with us. in the fall of one nine hundred forty three america began a major campaign against the japanese defenses in the central pacific over thirty five thousand u.s. marines and naval forces were assembled for an invasion. on nov twentieth america launched in figures assault against one of the most heavily fortified japanese islands in the world. tyrone. on board a higgins landing craft ensign leon cooper who was responsible for the lives of hundreds of men. for the thousands of marines riding to the shores that morning no one can imagine the ferocity of the battle to come or the death and destruction thanks. in february of two thousand and eight the young cooper a navy veteran of the tower about and a film crew left los angeles on a journey

jurors are trying to decide if yousef bey iv is guilty of the murders. yesterday the jury reexamined testimony regarding the willing of michael wills, another victim in the case. >>> later this morning, top government leaders are expected to tour the san bruno pipeline explosion site. bay area congresswoman jackie spear and the chairman of the national transportation safety board will give an update on the agency's investigation into that blast. the two will also talk about issues on natural gas pipeline safety. the ntsb is expected to finish its inquiry sometime this fall. as you probably recall, the explosion took place last september. eight people were killed and 38 homes were destroyed. >>> 4:35 now. alameda's mayor is calling for an independent review of the circumstances surrounding the memorial day drowning of a 52-year-old man. the man walked into the water and eventually drowned while police and firefighters watched from shore. as cheryl hurd reports, many were at last night's meeting to talk about the issue. >> the council meeting packed, many

today the jurors announced they found yousef bay, iv and antwaan mackey guilty.were also found guilty of killing michael wills. he was targeted because he was white. bay and mackey are due to be sentenced on july 8th. >>> the battle lines over who controls the rainbow flag have been drawn in san francisco's castro district. the board voted not to encourage a department of public works to hold a meeting about the matter tonight. activists want to wrestle control of the flag away from a powerful business group. the merchants have long been responsible for the flag. now, the issue came to a head last month when community members wanted to lower the flag to half staff when elizabeth taylor died and the merchant's group denied that request. >>> new tonight at 11:00, drivers who are looking to avoid dui checkpoints will not be getting any help from apple any more. the cupertino based company announced it will ban future apps that tip off future users of checkpoints. the move comes three months after four democratic senators asked smart phone manufacturers to quit selli

minister said this to thirty years in prison is living openly in london despite being wanted by cairo yousef galli who was convicted of abusing power for personal profit but fled the country after the january revolution amid reports this isn't the first time london has played host to rich foreign fugitives . when egypt erupted into violence at the start of the year the u.k. was among the first to support the uprising out with the old dictatorship and in with a new era of democracy the old guard was swept aside but many running in fear for their lives ran straight to a new life in london and the local egyptian community is horrified angry disappointed some of them call it she wanted. because it is a long time now with the british government being. people running oil not just from egypt from all over the world boutros ghali is just one the former finance minister instead of beginning a thirty year prison sentence for embezzlement in egypt he said to be running around london a free man boutros ghali was convicted in absentia of corruption profiteering and abusing state and private assets he's a

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broussard admitted to killing both people but he says was on the orders of yousef bey. bey was qualified last week. broussard testified against them in a plea deal. according to a report from the chauncey bailey project, broussard wants to tell the victim's families i don't expect them to forgive me i hope they hear me. i know it was morally wrong. he will be sentenced on august 12th. >> homeowners in need of mortgage help are spending a chilly night camped out in front of san jose convention center aimed at helping some people avoid mortgage trouble. amy hollyfield is live at the convention center. it's kind of cool out there, amy. >> it's very cold out here. people spent the night on the sidewalk anyway. they say it wasn't too bad but everyone out here has been really friendly. they will do just about anything to get their mortgage payment reduce. 14 banks will be represented and three investors. homeowners will find the appropriate person to talk about their situation and hopefully get some changes. it's put on by naca. representatives say many homeowners will get th

brousard admitted killing both men and says it was the orders of yousef bey. according to a report by the chauncey bailey project. broussard wants to tell the families i don't expect them to forgive me. hope they hear me. i know it was morally wrong. he will be sentenced on august 12th. >> south bay fire officials are responding to a new grand jury report that calls on the fire department to cut back on sending fire trucks to emergency medical calls to save money. watchdog panel found that 70% of the county's fire calls are medical emergencies and just 4% are fire related. firefighters respond as if they are headed to fire. they working on plan to cut back to sending fire trucks to minor emergency calls starting on july 1st. >> i've been engaged a our union has been working with on looking forealternatives for medical aid and we think we have some good success. >> san jose firefighters union says put morgue private ambulances into service would end up being more costly. >> time for a check on the forecast and what a difference a day makes. this morning is cool

ramzi yousef, whose cousin -- his nephew who was later behind the february 1993 plot at the world trade center towers also claimed an interview with an arab paper that his grandmother was palestinian. but again, not true. they feel a kinship with the palestinian cause and yet they keep encountering americans who are not jewish, who admire israel as the sole democracy in the middle east, as a place where lots of different types of people, including muslims get human rights and the rule of law. any venture drivers and bus tour operators were able to tell asm and some of his classmates there at eight elected members. that is a statistic that just rolls off the tongue apparently. it is recalled by one of transfix classmates how often they heard this, they are arab muslims look to to israel's parliament, how many jews are elected? and that's really bothered him. on a return visit to kuwait coming went to see his old high school principal in this principle recalls a conversation that he now hates america and he hates america because of our support for israel and that it's irreversible, every

. >>> there is word tonight that a half brother of convicted killer yousef bay the 4th was released froml this weekend. joshua bay spent nearly four years in custody as part of a plea bargain. he had agreed to testify against bay to avoid facing a possible life sentence. joshua bay had been arrested in the kidnapping and torture of two women in 2007 at a house in east oakland. >>> stocks fuelled a rally this morning on wall street. about you it pretty much fizzled by the time the closing bell rang. the dow industrials eked out a gain of a little more than a point. the nasdaq was down four. the markets have posted losses in six consecutive weeks. it is the longest losing streak since october of 2002. >>> a cnbc report has projected that facebook could be worth more than $100 billion if and when that company goes public. the report says the filing could happen this fall with the actual ipo being held early next year. the company had an estimated value of $50 billion in january when goldman sachs made a private investment in the company. >>> some major deals today. vf announced it is buying

. >>> there is word tonight that a half brother of convicted killer yousef bay the 4th was released fromjoshua bay spent nearly four years in custody as part of a plea bargain. he had agreed to testify against bay to avoid facing a possible life sentence. joshua bay had been arrested in the kidnapping and torture of two women in 2007 at a house in east oakland. >>> stocks fuelled a rally this morning on wall street. about you it pretty much fizzled by the time the closing bell rang. the dow industrials eked out a gain of a little more than a point. the nasdaq was down four. the markets have posted losses in six consecutive weeks. it is the longest losing streak since october of 2002. >>> a cnbc report has projected that facebook could be worth more than $100 billion if and when that company goes public. the report says the filing could happen this fall with the actual ipo being held early next year. the company had an estimated value of $50 billion in january when goldman sachs made a private investment in the company. >>> some major deals today. vf announced it is buying timberland for

the court re-read broussard's testimony in which he claimed after killing bailey, youse yousef beyh wanted to go to the murder scene. >>> while parts of the east coast are being hit with serious heat, the bay area is going to struggle to reach the mid-60s today. yes, we've been talking about it, it's june 1st. marla tellez is live in san francisco pulling out the winter wear still, but looking great with this unseasonal weather. it's crazy, isn't it? >> reporter: absolutely right. good morning, laura. yeah, unseasonable, sure, but it's not all that unusual. after all, i'm sure we're all familiar with mark twain's famous quote. he once said the coldest winter i ever saw was the summer i spent in san francisco. now ain't that the truth. well, right now, though, i can tell you it's pretty clear in the city. san francisco expected to reach about 57 degrees today, but i do think it's fair to say we hoped memorial day would bring much-needed warmer temps. low pressure is moving over the bay area today, expected to bring some rain and thunderstorms that could also produce some hail even. now, how