Clear and chilly tonight. Another chilly start to tomorrow. Temperatures will be warming up up to ten degrees above average. Ill show you that in the accuweather sevenday forcast. Exonerated 27 years later. A san jose man has a free free e today. Katie marzullo explains. Reporter these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. He is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the Northern California Innocence Project. This is the first case that in the California State Court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair comparison. Reporter payne was convicted of kidnapping and molesting a 2yearold neighbor girl in 1991. His conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. He made a Statistical Analysis as to how important that hair was. Then that number was used to argue that its so unlikely that that could happen that he must have been the perpetrator. Reporter the Innocence Project argued it was bad science. A judge dismissed a
Outsider Kimberly Ellis by just 60 votes out of 3,000. Today, ellis posted video of her supporter process testing. They say what happened to Bernie Sanders in last years president ial primary is happening to her, because shes an outsider. One of the things that this party cannot be is a party thats just like trump and the republicans. A party that operates in closed rooms, smokefilled rooms behind curtains, in secrecy and shadows. Income tax. It is time for this party to be transparent. She says shell remain in sacramento to make sure every ballot is legitimate. President trump took center page during his first overseas visit. His message to the Muslim Leaders there, do more to root out extremists. Karen travers is in saudi arabia with more. Reporter truPresident Trump surrounded by leaders of nearly every muslim country, unthinkable just months ago. The president issuing a direct call, muslim nations must take the lead in fighting terrorism. America is prepared to stand with you in pu
In each year dont pan out. But agents moved on this one quickly. This one was a top priority for this office. For the better part of a year. Reporter prosecutors say he spoke about plans to start fires in berkeley and San Francisco, sell cocaine laced with rat poison and he downloaded a bomb making manual and sent the undercover agent photos of guns he obtained. Reporter he took an undercover fbi agent on a tour of the bay area, including the cal campus, and he wanted to plant backpack bombs at the dorms. The agent arranged a storage unit where he agreed to take any supplies for the plot. He showed up with three backpacks at one meeting. Investigators say he applied for a job with the Oakland Police department. Reporter Oakland Police were aware of the investigation, so there was no chance of him getting the job. His attorneys depict him as young and naive, drawn into online discussions on which he did not intend to take action. This rises to something that was more than just puffery a
Recordings just obtained, the abc 7 iteam has new details on the terror case of an oakland man. Investigators say thi suspect was willing to die in a suicide bombing on behalf of is and planning attacks here to take the most lives possible. He was first tipped to this case almost a year ago. How about the fbi asked you to hold off just for National Security reons. Reporter right. Most of the media reports since the indictment was announced on friday say he was using oeshl social media to promo isis. He attended Berkeley High and lived at this west oakland complex at the time his arrest. He had been communicating on line, planning attacks on behalf of isis. The iteam got aecording. Reporter one of several violent plans. The head of the fbis San Francisco office tells me the vast majority of tips that come in each year dont pan out. But agents moved on this one quickly. This one was a top priority for this office for the better part of a year. Reporter prosecutors say he spoke about plan
Reporter joe gibson of Patriot Prayer checked the box yes if there is any reason to believe there will be attempts to disrupt, protest, or prevent your event. Gibson, who leads the organization, told his facebook followers, good news. Police have a robust plan to ship rally attendees from a parking lot to chrissy field and back. Maybe we ought to consider not dignifying this event by going there. Reporter now the Mayors Office and the Human Rights Commission are promoting united against hate. This friday at civic center plaza. The mayor writes hatefilled speech has no place in San Francisco. The message is lets come together. This is not about promoting another event but how we promote San Francisco. Reporter other Community Leaders are promoting their own events. There will be one in the Castro District on saturday at noon. If approved, the Patriot Prayer rally will begin at 2 00 in the afternoon, ending at 5 00. Leeann melendez, abc7 news. At an eveevent, congresswom jackie spear acc