Reporter i stopped down from the crowded and rather chaotic hallway out of the courtroom. Every Single Member of the media has to be credentialed. The public has to enter a daily lottery to get a seat inside the courtroom. Kate steinles family arrived after 10 00 this morning, mother, brother and sister and law walked quietly and quickly through the crowd, focused on the courtroom ahead. No sign of her dad. The family did not say anything. Were trying to tell mr. Garcia zarates story and hoping to be able to do it effectively. Reporter what is his story . Well, as you know, i think from the very outset i said this could very well be an accidental shooting consistent to what he said to the abc 7 camera team that interviewed him. I think i will make the case thats exactly what happened. Reporter that was garcia za zarates defense attorney. He stopped to talk about his strategy prior to giving his Opening Statement this morning. Again, 32yearold kate steinle was shot and killed in july 20
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
Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has insisted theres a new momentum in the brexit negotiations following last weeks eu summit in brussels. Theresa may was reporting back to mps and rejected labours claim that the governments approach was chaotic and lacking clarity. Mrs mays also been warned by Major Business groups thatjobs and investment in the uk will suffer unless the government secures a brexit transition deal by the end of the year. Our deputy political editor, john pienaar, reports. Remember this . Smiles and kisses in brussels last week. Theresa may, europes top official, eu leaders, all keen to navigate brexit. How . To help mrs may get a deal to sell at home, notjust the story of a leader leaving europes top table empty handed. Getting a deal done is an uphill climb but today, the man who runs things in brussels did his bit to help, even defending theresa mays dignity, and stamped on a german news reports that she pleaded with european leaders to help with brexit and s
Move to seize political control of the region a de facto cou detat. Mr. President , this is not a bad budget deal, it is an horrific budget bill an extremely cruel bill and the most unfair budget ever presented in the modern history of our country. Amy that was senator sanders. As the Senate Narrowly Passes a budget bill that clears the path for an historic tax reform, well look at how President Trumps proposed tax overhaul would shower billions of dollars in tax cuts upon the wealthiest americans, including President Trumps family and members of his administration. We will speak with james henry of the Tax Justice Network and pulitzer prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnston, whose latest piece is headlined nine reasons trump tax plan will hurt you. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In afghanistan, a suicide bomber ambushed afghan army cadets as they left their base in kabul on saturday, killing 15 o
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