For those who might criticize this verdict, there are a number of people that have commented on this case in the last couple of years, the attorney general of the united states, the president and Vice President of the united states. Let me just remind them that they are themselves under investigation by a special prosecutor in washington d. C. And they may themselves soon avail themselves of the presumption of innocence and beyond a reasonable doubt standard and so i would ask them to reflect on that before they comment or disparage the results in this case. Reporter now to reiterate here, mr. Zarate was not found guilty of first degree murder, Second Degree murder, Involuntary Manslaughter or being in possession of a semiautomatic weapon. He was only found guilty to be a felon in possession of a firearm. We learned there is a federal i. C. E. Warrant out for mr. Zarate in this case right now. It is unclear when exactly sentencing will happen or when he might be turned over to federal
Pretty nice outside. Outside right now looking towards the Golden Gate Bridge the marin head lands there also a nice place for an adventure. To the north of this point, up towards novato, patchy fog out there. Satellite showing you, high clouds approaching the north bay. Mainly the north coast up to eureka and cape mendocino. For us though, we have a cool start to the day. Showing you the 30s towards lake port and santa rosa. San jose, 43. And San Francisco checking in at 50 degrees. Theres the camera once again. We will show you the forecast headlines for today. More sunshine this afternoon. Tomorrow, partly sunny. Then we thicken up the clouds heading into saturday. Today, same drill as yesterday. Low to mid 60s for afternoon highs. You can see the timeline through lunchtime. The lower 60s and forecast highs this afternoon about the same as yesterday. Could be just a touch warmer. San francisco, theres a 63. Santa rose a64. And livermore, 66 degrees. Were still tracking that shower c
Zarate found not guilty on the manslaughter and assault with a semiautomatic charge. So clearly the jury bought the defense argue that the shooting and killing of 32 yearold kate steinle two summers ago on a crowded pier was an accident. This has been a case chockful of weapons experts, there was also very emotional testimony from steinles father on that first day of the trial. He described how his daughter who was walking arm and arm with him on pier 14 fell to the ground after being shot in the back. The bullet was a ricochet and the defense argument was that the gun west of previously stolen from a park rangers car accidentally went off as he unwrapped it from a rag. Prosecution experts say there is no way for the gun to misfire and that someone had to pull that trigger. Here is what the San Francisco District Attorneys Office had to say about the verdict. The jury came back with the verdict that they did. Well respect that decision. But again, cant stress this enough, this really i
Three years for being a felon in possession of a firearm, but time served will count against that sentence. Public defender Matt Gonzalez who zarate hugged after the verdict was read had this to say about the political firestorm ignited and fueled by this case including taking a shot at the white house. For those who might criticize this verdict, there are a number of people that have commented on this case in the last couple years, the attorney general of the united states, the president and Vice President of the united states. Let me just remind them that they are themselves under investigation by a special prosecutor in washington d. C. And they may themselves soon avail themselves of the presumption of innocence and beyond a reasonable doubt standard and so i would ask them to reflect on that before they comment or disparage the results in this case. Reporter now we have learned there is a federal warrant out for mr. Zarate who is an illegal immigrant from mexico. We believe at thi
May have patchy fog developing this morning and as we get into the afternoon, mostly sunny and temperatures range from the low 60s at the coast, mid60s around the bay, and down in the south bay, a few folks will hit 56 66, like san jose. 66, the high in San Francisco and 63, the high in napa. Temperatures will continue to trend downward as we head into the weekend. The slight possibility of a few scattered showers. Ill have a look in the extended forecast in just a bit. At 4 31, i want to say hello to sell sal and check on the highways. Traffic is doing well on 88 as you drive from vacaville into richmond. Not a bad commute at all. As we look closer, you can see traffic on the road sensors indicating that traffic is moving a well traffic is moving well on 80, 29, internet interstate 680, its about the lowest time, 17 minute drive, through that average speed, just a little bit above 65 miles an hour. This is a look at the westbound bay bridge. You can see that traffic is light so far an