Victim who gave them some information that led to the arrest of her alleged killers. 19yearold man and 19yearold woman were arrested in modesto. A motorist spotted the female victim in livermore on tesla road. She had crawled about 100 yards on her stomach even though she had multiple stab wounds. Before she died, investigators say she was able to tell investigators who attacked her. Investigators are still looking into how the victim knew the two and if she willingly got in take car with them or kidnapped. Sheriffs office is expected to release an update within the next hour. Well make that Information Available to you on our website, abc7news. Com, and also our abc7 news app. Reporting live in dublin, matt keller, abc7 news. New details out of contra costa county. Police say a man is in Critical Condition after he was shot last night. It happened at an apartment complex parking lot on clayton road. Police found the victim shot in the chest. He was taken to john muir medical center. I
Little easier to cope with the tragedy. I hope those people pay for it, you know. Reporter that was lizettes uncle and her father you just heard. Now theyre having to plan a funeral and also attend an arraignment tomorrow. Now were learning more about those two suspects who are now behind bars and new information about what happened. Authorities say 19yearold Lizette Cuesta of tracy was the young woman stabbed and left on the side of rural tesla road. She survived for quite a bit of time against tremendous odds and was left there for dead. Reporter but before she died her last words to investigators, the names of the two people who she said killed her. Now behind bars, 19yearold daniel gross and 25yearold melissa leonardo. The pair are reportedly in a relationship. They were arrested in modesto. Investigators say the suspects and victim knew one another. On the night of this incident lizette got into the car with the suspects consensually, as they knew each other. Were also now trying
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It has been more than a year since the untimely passing of Justice Antonin Scalia in february of 2016. Under article 2, section 2 of the United States constitution, president obama had a duty to make a nomination to fill that vacant seat. He nominated chief judge merrick garland. But the leader of the Senate Republicans, majority leader mcconnell, announced that for the first time for the first time in the 230year history of the senate he would refuse the president s nominee a hearing and a vote. Senator mcconnell said he would refuse to even meet with judge garland. It was a transparent political decision made by the republican leader in the hopes a republican would be elected president and fill the vacancy and it was part of a broader republican political strategy to influence if not capture the Judicial Branch of government at every level of the court system. Not only did the Senate Republicans keep a Supreme Court seat vacant for over a year, they turned the Senate Executive calend
A lot of speculation over that, a little rift in the Republican Party over that. Second hour of happening now, hope you had a great thanksgiving. Im leland vitter. Spending thanksgiving in palm beach, but the president elect not just talking turkey but preparing for eight high profile meetings on monday, including a sitdown with sheriff david clark. Peter is following all of this from palm beach. What do we know about the job . Reporter transition officials are telling us the president elect is interviewing sheriff clark and eight others for a number of positions each. Not just looking at one person for one job. They are throwing out a wide net and inviting people they think could fit into multiple spots. As far as we know down here at palm beach, the president elect has not been holding job interviews but does have approaching a dozen lined up for monday back in manhattan and sheriff clark may be the most familiar but other headliners include the former commissioner paul atkins and sc