Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. They rendered a verdict to the best of their ablgities. It was a verdict we were not hoping for. Not guilty. That is the verdict reached by a jury in the shooting death of kate steinle. What happens next to the man acquitted of her murder is up in the air and tonight, the president is weighing in. Now, of course, this was a surprising verdict. After six days of deliberations, the jury decided that he did not intentionally kill kate steinle and found him only guilty of e possessing a gun. He was a immigrant from mexico who was deported and returned to San Francisco, a sanctuary city. Donald trump sent out a tweet, a dis graceful verdict. We have live coverage. We are in Kate Steinles hometown of pleasanton. Lets begin with the hall of justice where she has been for every day of the trial. Reporter right, well, it took about the jury, about 28 hours to reach nothing this verdict, this has been a controversial case, no one on the jury wanted to tal
Im in for ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Well begin with the verdict in the kate steinle murder trial. The defendant was found not guilty of first degree murder, not guilty of Second Degree murder or manslaughter. Guilty of only one charge, possession of a firearm. President trump sent out a tweet saying, a disgraceful verdict in that kate steinle case. No wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration. We have Team Coverage in and outside the courthouses. Well begin with abc 7 News Reporter leean melendez who covered the trial from the beginning. Reporter yes, and i can tell you everyone in the courtroom was really surprised and we were left with a lot of questions. For example, how do you find a person not guilty of murder yet guilty of possessing a firearm . Now, that was a question that i asked the public defender, and here is what jeff adachi told me. The crime of possession of a gun only requires that the person knowingly possess a firearm. Thats the only requi
Resolve. Our hearts go out to them. That was a spokesman for the District Attorney clearly expressing disappointment following the stunning verdict. Good evening. The jurys verdict creating a backlash against liberal San Francisco with many people wondering how the man accused got off so easy. Jose ines garci zarate was found not guilty of the charges firstdegree the murder and seconddegree murder. He was also found not guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter. Which is the verdict many were expecting. In the end the jury returned a guilty verdict on one charge. Being a felon in possession of a firearm. Her father told the San Francisco chronicle we are shocked and saddened and shocked that is about it. There is another there is no other way. Justice was not served. Trump said a disgraceful verdict in the kate steinle case. No wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration. We have live coverage with jesse on the growing backlash following the verdict. Amber is on the
Eyewitness news. Getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. what you can expect and what you should do in case the hurricane hits North Carolina. A life cut short a grieving mother talks about what her daughter had planned before the crash that killed her. And remembering a legend. We look back at the life and career of our good friend Larry Stogner who sat in this chair for decades. Eyewitness news starts right now. A tropical alert huge and ominous Hurricane Matthew creating chaos in the caribbean while eyeing a possible hit on our coast. Hurricane matthew in the caribbean right now but were already getting ready for the storm in North Carolina. Good evening, im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. cuba and haiti are in the path right now. And it could bring devastation and matthew could end up here by the weekend. So, governor mccrory declared a state of emergency for the entire abc 11 viewing area. A total of 66 counties are under that order. The Emergency Operations center is activated.
It has brought us together and our families together. Hurricane matthew forced them from their new home and the burglars stole their valuables just before their wedding. See how the Community Came together around them. Today marks one week since Hurricane Matthew had devastating flooding throughout North Carolina. There have been 26 storm related deaths linked to driving in floodwaters. Across the nation matthew has got 43 people before hitting the us, matthew killed more the 500 people in haiti. Wayne county is in recovery mode one week after Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina. Today, thousands of Water Bottles of water were handed out. The news riverhead record levels of nearly 30 feet. It has since dropped to 4 feet and continues to receive. Given the people an opportunity to getting back to normal. It is really rough. It is going to be months involved, and people getting their lives back together. It is going to be very difficult for them. Wayne county is one of 17 counties were