The verdicts in the Kayleigh Slusher trial were nowed. Two juries in napa county convicted a woman and her boyfriend of the killing of the womans three year old daughter, the testimony in the cases was heard simultaneously by a judge. Prosecutors said Kayleigh Slushers body was found in a suitcase after having been placed in a freezer, she died of Blunt Force Trauma from being stomped and punched. They face 25 years to life. For more on the case we have michael, our legal analyst. What is your reaction to the guilty verdicts. People that beat children to death, what better outcome . The District Attorney did not file the Death Penalty. If they had, they would have gotten it. Do you think the outcome would have been the same . Exactly the same. There were two jurs. What will happen in the penalty phase. There is no pan alt phase because its not a Death Penalty case. Penalty phase because its not a Death Penalty case. They got two juries, they sat simultaneously for most of the evidence.
Public safety to protect my children, my daughters and my neighbors daughters and for them to commit those actions are absolutely irresponsible. Oakland City Council Members discussed the issue until earl this morning, eventually voting 71 for the big payout. Claims against several other bay area Law Enforcement agencies are pending. Passengers arrived in San Francisco after the frightening flight last night that had to be diverted because of a fire on board. Authorities say it was caused by a laptop battery. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller is live at sfo. You talked with passengers. Reporter yes, blame it on the battery. A fire on a plane is obviously very serious, but it appears that the crew and passengers handled it well. 158 passengers on board jetblue flight 915 arrived at sfo just after midnight this morning after an unexpect threehour layover in grand rapids, michigan. They said something was going on in the back and they needed emergency action, crew go back there really quick
Abc affiliate in michigan this. I was stunned. I knew something was going to happen, because, you know, lithium batteries catching on fire when youre up at 38,000 feet, you cant help but think that weve gotta do something. So, i was prepared for it. Reporter the fire was put out before the plane landed, which was around 8 00 in michigan. No one was hurt and there was no damage to the plane. Jetblue released a statement tonight. It reads, jetblue flight 915 from new yorks jfk to San Francisco, diverted to grand rapids, michigan, following reports of smoke emitting from a carryon bag, holding an electronic device. The flight landed safely and the aircraft is being inspected by maintenance crews before customers continue on to San Francisco. We know theyre on their way to San Francisco now, finally. You heard from cat honnibol in our story. Her daughter is also on the plane and she told us via email, that passengers were patient at first, but they were in michigan for almost three hours.
July of this year. And the city isnt expected to meet that goal, either. The trash isnt just unsightly. Its actually hurting fish and wildlife in the bay. Its poisoning the bay and its a Public Health hazard. Reporter save the bay says enforcement isnt strong enough. The Water Quality control board wont fine oakland if it comes one a plan explaining how it will reduce waste even if it doesnt reach that 70 goal. Its really a societal challenge that we have to we have to change our ways and be less willing to throw away and more willing to pick up. The reason we have regulations to reduce trash in the bay is because you cant just change behavior by telling people to stop littering. Reporter the city of oakland has reduced the amount of waste in its waterways by 45 over the past year, which is still a far cry from the 70 goal. As for the bay area as a whole, its reducing the amount of waste in its waterways by 50 overall since 1990. Live in oakland, susie steimle, kpix 5. Each year the re
Plane bound for the bay area. After a laptop catches fire. Good evening, im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Lets get right to joe vasquez at sfo. Reporter that flight was scheduled to arrive just a couple of hours ago. It had to take a major detour because of a fire in an overhead apartment. The flight originated from jfk airport in new york headed here to sfo, but had to be diverted to michigan after a fire on board. Any injuries on board from the fire . Not that we are aware of. Reporter some time after jet blue 915 left new york, passengers noticed something was wrong. Caylee emailed us to tell us passengers noticed the smoke coming from row 25. Turns out the lithium battery from a laptop inside a carry on in the overhead bin had caught fire. The flight crew put out the fire and decided to do an Emergency Landing in grand rapids michigan. I was stunned. I knew something was going to happen. Because, you know, lithium batteries catching on fire. You cant help but think you have to do