Crying in court but they still dont have their daughter back. Her body has never been found. Without kristin, theres no joy or happiness in this verdict. After 26 years with todays split verdicts we learned that our quest for justice for kristin will continue. This has been agonizingly long journey. Pauls father ruben flores was also tried as an accessory after the fact, but a separate jury found him not guilty of that charge. The 81yearold walked out of the courthouse a free man and talked with us on the steps of the courthouse. Thats sometimes the system works on feelings instead of facts, you know. But i am relieved, and i worry about my son of course. Reporter paul flores, who showed no emotion as the verdict was read, now faces 25 years to life in prison and will be sentenced in december. His attorney wouldnt comment on the verdict, but hinted he may pursue an appeal. Experts tell us the not guilty verdict for ruben flores could help with that effort. This is a case that rocked the central coast. Smarts billboards have remained up for decades and a podcast renewed interest in the case which led to new witnesses coming forward. I talked to some people from San Luis Obispo county that feel that justice has finally been served, and the county sheriff vowed to continue searching for kristin smart. Reporting live, nbc bay area news. New at 6 00, were hearing from the family of an innocent driver killed in a police chase in oakland yesterday. Some are questioning whether officers should have been involved in a chase at all. For recalling the good times with her uncle now brings a great deal of sadness. She says every sunday her uncle would ask for help with paperwork, he worked in construction. As she recalls the memories, shes overcome with emotion, knowing her uncle is no longer here. He would always be waiting for me. We used to do his paperwork together, it was just something we always used to do but now hes gone and hes not here. Reporter according to Oakland Police, when officers tracked down a hit and run suspect monday morning, he hopped in his car and sped off. Police chased him until the suspect crashed into the pickup truck on san leandro street in oakland. The suspect was arrested. Police chief armstrong addressed the tragic end to the chase in a press briefing yesterday. Its unfortunate, my heart goes out to the family of the person who lost his life, again a senseless crime that could have been avoided. Reporter Oakland Police authorized the chase and its under investigation by the department. The officers involved in the chase have been placed on administrative leave. As for the victims family, theyre trying their best to cope with this unexpected loss. We will always keep him in our hearts, our minds, our memories. Reporter nbc bay area news. Tonight were learning more about the accused stockton serial killer, the man police say hunted and murdered several people in stockton and one in oakland. And we heard from family members of the victims in court. They packed the courtroom to watch Wesley Brownlee stand before a judge charged with three of the six murders. They say they didnt want to look at the accused killers who investigators say hunted down his victims. He took a lot of familys lives, a lot of peoples family. Thats not going to equal out to what he did, never. Investigators say brownlee killed five men in stockton, one in oakland and attempted murder of a woman who got away. But hes only charged with three murders right now while they collect evidence. All are charged with special circumstances, making it a capital crime. Vice president Kamala Harris in San Francisco to talk about the environment, but it does come three weeks before the midterm elections. Reporter Vice President Kamala Harris visit to San Francisco is not officially a campaign stop. Shes part of a Panel Discussion on Climate Change i hope i dont come off with too much bravado when i say that the bay area really is a home of that movement, if not the home. Reporter this is her second stop in california this week. She was in los angeles yesterday to talk about protecting reproductive rights and campaign for woman running for mayor there. Shes part of the biden administrations push to try to maintain control of the u. S. Senate and stave off a takeover by republicans of the house of representatives. Abortion, the environment and the Inflation Reduction Act are talking points. But republicans are feeling emboldened by polling that voters are stung by inflation. The president of the San Francisco Republican Party challenging nancy pelosi for her seat. Joe biden is not terribly popular, economy is not doing well, inflation is really hurting, you know, working class people. Reporter this is his fifth run against incumbent pelosi. The San Francisco Congressional District is not expected to flip red, harris visit is to rally the base and encourage them to talk with others. Especially in berkeley, surrounded by the same rhetoric, people with the same ideas, on the same page about Climate Change. But i think im very aware and a lot of my peers are aware that there are people who dont think the same way. Reporter along with rallying the base and making a quick trip home, shes here to raise money. She went to dnc fundraiser in Southern California and after this panel, she was whisked away to a fundraiser at an undisclosed location in the city. Sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. New details in the los angeles trial of harvey weinstein. Californias first partner, Jennifer Newsom will testify about a business meeting by weinstein that she said was a trap. But the judge ruled she can be questioned about an email she sent him about handling the media. But barred the news of the underlying reason for the email, mel gibson will describe what she told him about her encounter with the producer. Starting today, covid shots are available for kids 5 years old and up. Doses are formulated to protect against original strains and newer variants. Many pediatrician offices and pharmacies will also vaccinate children. The Tech Industry getting more treacherous as recession fears grow. Every day seems to bring news of job cuts, often from several sectors at the same time. But scott budman found an area still hiring. Hey, between high prices and rising interest rates, Tech Companies are selling fewer products and laying off more employees than weve seen in years. But we found a growth spot today in its hiring for your health. As hello fresh delivered the bad news, 600 layoffs with the shutdown of its only bay area facility, microsoft was preparing its own announcement, about 1,000 people overall will lose their job. It feels like a moment of cleaning up a little bit. Reporter Software Companies like oracle, streaming media like netflix, and Crypto Companies have announced job cuts as inflation and concerns cut into spending and hiring. As the economy is turning, theres a little more reticence from a consumer perspective to make an investment. Reporter but theres optimism. 130,000 square feet of lab space paid for and made available by eli lilly. Putting more than 250 people to work and thats just the beginning. Theres so many talented scientists and students coming out of top universities here. We want to give them opportunities to work here, develop their ideas and maybe turn them into medicines to help people. Theres more positive news from companies that have struggled recently. Netflix and adobe posting better than expected earnings, rewarding their investors. If youre not following scott on twitter, you should. Always posting tech and business news. scottbudman. Just three weeks until the midterm elections. Well look at one measure on the ballot that could change how abortion rights are protected in california. The family of george floyd taking action against kanye west after the rapper made controversial comments about floyds death. What the family is demanding. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, ill have the latest on the wildfire season and w thehy we are now three weeks out from the november 8th midterm election. And there is a lot on the ballot. Proposition 1 would make california the first state with a constitutional provision protecting abortion. And would change reproductive rights in other ways. Reporter reproductive rights are covered in california under the reproductive privacy act, saying that everyone has a fundamental right to privacy, including contraception and abortion up to viability. Its covered under privacy. The same interpretation that was used in roe v. Wade, but since it was overturned, advocates say its not enough. Prop 1 would include abortion and contraception in the constitution. Its endorsed by big democrats, including senator hillary clinton. But those who oppose it say not so fast. Its so extreme allowing lateterm abortion up to term of birth. Weve seen prochoicers join our coalition. We had a News Conference on the capital steps last week. Arguments against include it will be expensive to foot the bill for sanctuary abortions, the language is vague and is interpreted to allow for lateterm abortions. Its to protect abortion rights, introduce language that reflects californias visiting abortion law. Theres been a number of bills signed by the governor that include for abortions, people safe from moralistic mistakes in california, nothing to do with proposition 1. Concern about viability and when abortions may occur, this constitutional amendment does not change existing state law. Abortion related measures are not just happening in california but around the country. In november, vermont is asking voters to amend its constitution for abortion rights, while the opposite is happening in kentucky. Nbc bay area news. We have a special page on the website dedicated to the election. With voter guides for key races. Nbcbayarea. Com decision2022. If youre driving to work for the first time in a while, you may have noticed a few changes along the way. Much of Silicon Valley was working from home, caltrans was finishing up the new express lanes on 101. Jonathan bloom has been following this, watch his story on nbcbayarea. Com, but better than that, jonathan is joining me live at 7 00 to talk about the whole thing going on with the new lanes, and hes very importantly going to tell me how they catch you when you cheat. Not that i do it or anyone else does it, but you want to know in case. And it gets confusing, some are free for electric, some are not. Which changed in covid. Exactly. Sticker requirements. Jonathan will join me to talk about express lanes. Talking warmer temperatures tomorrow, also increased fire danger. Even with spotty rain chances in the forecast, it got me thinking about the fire season and how its shaped up so far. Come with me to the weather wall tonight. In order to look at our fire season and how its shaped up, look at how the past several years have progressed in that fire season. A wider view of the studio tonight, i want to bring on the data ive been taking a look at. Youll see here in 2017 when things started to lift off for us, 1. 5 million acres burned, no one is going to forget 2017 when the north bay got ravaged by those wildfires, some of you are still recovering from that. Then 2020 came in with 4. 3 million acres, a recordsetting fire season. Last year, coming in with 2. 5 million. And then currently, just 366,000, a massive decrease here. I did the math on it, thats an 86 decrease. But why the big drop from 2. 5 million down 86 . Lets move this out of the way. Weather had a big factor in this. We had a very strong fog pattern. September rain, up to 2 inches, northern coastline, Additional Resources went into it. It can still be dry and hot. But its down 86 . Microclimate forecast tonight, well get you the latest on the warmer weather thats elevating the fire danger. Coming from low pressure in the south. Thats helping to bring up warmer air across california, the desert southwest. No rainfall with it because its disconnected from the main storm track. As we head through tomorrow, starting off in the 50s, mostly sunny skies. May need a light jacket to start. Then look at the numbers, by the afternoon were up to 93 in concord, 89 in san jose, 92 in santa rosa. This will put us close to records. The record in santa rosa is 88. Rainfall this weekend, well get cooler temperatures but the rain is going to break up. Just a spotty chance of fires. Wind 15 to 25 on sunday, numbers dropped from 93 tomorrow to 72 on saturday. Fire danger is still elevated this weekend. Startling numbers, that drop. That was amazing, way you illustrated that, remarkable. Thank you. 4. 3 to 86 drop from last year as well, were in that break right now, but lets hope we can finish out the year low. Were never going to be out of danger but its nice to catch our breath. Thanks jeff. Up next, a growing trend, using a diabetes drug as a quick fix for weightoss. Ho lw the family of george floyd is fighting back against the rapper formerly known as kanye west following his recent comments on floyds death. The mother of George Floyds only daughter has filed a 250 million lawsuit against the rapper. According to the Family Law Firm they issued a cease and desist order to west or ye. He made comments on a podcast he died from fentanyl use, not because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. Hes been convicted of murder. A diabetes drug is being used for weight loss. Many people crediting the drug for weight loss success. Its a drug you inject. One of the side effects is weight loss and people are using it offlabel. One youtuber documented her journey with the drug online. Interestingly enough, its been my easiest weight loss attempt and my most successful. She admits its given her headaches and fatigue. The drug maker says it doesnt encourage the use for weight loss and the popularity is causing problems for those who actually need the drug. Profile transfer, someone can move their preferences and viewing history to a new account, on a previously shared account you dont want to share. Someone can transfer new information to a new account and bump people off the shared account
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