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but now this. a high profile court hearing could reveal new evidence today in the deadly stabbing of cash-out founder bob lee last month in san francisco. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning to you. bill: the details on this story are really startling, too. we may learn more today. i m bill hemmer. good morning. the suspect is back in court today for a hearing to determine if prosecutors have enough evidence to bring a case to trial. they haven t revealed a motive and there could be additional evidence we haven t heard about. the suspect an iranian citizen pled not guilty. we re live in san francisco where it s the story in that town. hello, claudia. good morning to you. nearly two months after tech executive bob lee was murdered, there is a question now as to whether today s preliminary hearing will actually happen. that is because of a conflict that appears to be brewing between the suspect and his high-profile attorney. while sh