Started, certain thing things are much brighter but what a change today brings compared to where we were two weeks ago. Welcome to the 9. Alex i am glad youre here with me. He spent almost the entire past two weeks talking to so many people. When you lose everything, its overwhelming sort of feeling of confusion, loss, sadness that all mixed into one cope. Wind. All mixed into one. Release centers like the Red Cross Center that has been set up are so important to help these folks on that path to recovery and know how to get their lives back. One small aspect of get it of life is getting back to normal. Students going back to school today in nampa. We will check in with them to talk about that. Another big story being watched across the country, and in our Opening Statements will begin in the trial of the and document immigrant who killed transference printing who killed kate steinle. This sparked a controversy across the country. Reporter jurors will be instructed to consider evidence
This case because, as you mentioned, this has become a rallying cry for President Trump and conservatives who want to strengthen this countrys immigration laws. Now, this was the scene outside department 13 just over an hour ago as Kate Steinles mother and brother arrived with a sheriffs escort without making any comment to the family. There was no sign of Kate Steinles father. We smoke with matt gonzalez. Hes the lawyer for the defendant. He is an undocumented immigrant who has been deported five times before he allegedly shot and killed steinle while she walked with her father on San Franciscos pier 14. This is back in july of 2015. Steinle, who is from pleasanton, was 32 years old. Gonzalez this morning tells us hi will argue that this shooting was accidental. He says zarate, who has nothing more than a second grade education, found the gun on the pier wrapped in a shirt or a rag, that it went off and the bullets ricochetted into steinle. Gonzalez tells us hell present grainy Survei
dave modest warming trend inland areas today into friday with more widespread highs from the upper 80s to dave modest warming trend inland areas today into friday with more widespread highs from the upper 80s to lower 100s. Marine layer deepens and stronger onshore flow returns over the weekend resulting in a cooling trend back to normal. Long range pattern looks dry and seasonable. No major hot no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 james our top story this morning. Justice for the families of two women four years after a horrific crime. Today a jury convicted 27 yearold barry white junior for shooting two women, and stabbing another man at a San Francisco jewelry story back in 2013. Good morning im james fletcher. tiffany and im tiffany mcelroy. And kron 4s Ella So
Burr for some in the strike zone, theres nowhere to go. We dont have the money to take that ride out of town. Those preparing as best they can. Plenty of canned food, just the essentials. Bracing as Hurricane Harvey inches closer to the coast. The National Weather Service Forecast is call iing for 32 inches of rain here over the next several days. Jay gray, nbc news, victoria, texas. From victoria, lets take a live picture at Corpus Christi, texas. You can barely see anything. The storm clouds coming in, the rain coming down. The texas gulf coast, by the way, is home to many of the countrys oil refineries. Its not just neighborhood homes, its also businesses that are in danger of major damage. Meteorologist erika martin is tracking harveys path. Hurricane harvey has been upgraded to a category three. Were talking about wind speeds between 111 Miles Per Hour to 129 Miles Per Hour. So the deal is once it makes landfall, it will be a category three. Its currently moving very slowly. North
Arrangements to protect their property. If our stuff floods, they are material things. We can always get that back. Im not willing to risk my childs life. Reporter the lives of the newborns who have been in Critical Condition at a neonatalive care unit in Corpus Christi. Hospital crews are transporting them to a facility further north. The ventilators they are on, the lifesaving ventilators would not be able to be maintained without electricity. Reporter while harvey is expected to reek havoc, many are putting whats important into perspective. The important thingings are our lives and health and pets and children and Everything Else is replaceable. She said it. With a storm that could last for days, people are stocking up on food and leaving the shelves bare. This Grocery Store in texas has been picked dry. Its not just the rain that people are worried about. The National Hurricane center is showing people how dangerous the storm surge from harvey could be. This picture shows their off