Partly cloudy this afternoon. Temperatures near normal. It is a warm up that begins today and continues through the week. Sunset at 5 28. And it starts to cool down this even. I will have the complete accuweather sevenday forecast with that warm up in a few minutes. Exonerated today a man has a clear name after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he didnt commit. He was freed with the help the Northern California Innocence Project. Kate audio marzullo explains. Reporter these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. He is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the Northern California Innocence Project. This is the first case that in the California State Court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair investigation. Reporter his conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. He made a Statistical Analysis as to how important that hair was. Then that number was used to argue that its so unlikely that that could happe
A san jose man has clear name this morning after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was freed with some help from the Northern California Innocence Project. Abc7 News Reporter Katie Marzullo explains. Reporter these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. He is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the Northern California Innocence Project. This is the first case that in the California State Court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair comparison. Reporter payne was convicted of kidnapping and molesting a 2yearold neighbor girl in 1991. His conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. He made a Statistical Analysis as to how important that hair was. Then that number was used to argue that its so unlikely that that could happen that he must have been the perpetrator. Reporter the Innocence Project argued it was bad science. A judge dismissed all charges. It was really an honor to work o
Clear and chilly tonight. Another chilly start to tomorrow. Temperatures will be warming up up to ten degrees above average. Ill show you that in the accuweather sevenday forcast. Exonerated 27 years later. A san jose man has a free free e today. Katie marzullo explains. Reporter these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. He is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the Northern California Innocence Project. This is the first case that in the California State Court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair comparison. Reporter payne was convicted of kidnapping and molesting a 2yearold neighbor girl in 1991. His conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. He made a Statistical Analysis as to how important that hair was. Then that number was used to argue that its so unlikely that that could happen that he must have been the perpetrator. Reporter the Innocence Project argued it was bad science. A judge dismissed a
Well look at the weekend forecast next. Weve got drizzly, wet roads out there, especially across the golden gate bridge. Look at this from the san mateo bridge camera, moisture here as well. Traffic is flowing nicely. The road are a bit slick. We have roadwork in the eastbound direction on the highrise of the san mateo bridge. No major stalls or accidents yet. Well check on other areas soon. 880 is back open after demonstrators in oakland blocked the freeway. Our local protests against Police Brutality was mostly peaceful, although they definitely left their mark. Amy hollyfield is live in front of Oakland Police headquarters. Reporter look what happened here at the Oakland Police department. Vandalism here. The front door is gone. They boarded it up. They threw red paint on the door. We have a lot of graffiti out here that we cant show you because of the language. But all the protesters here said they had a list of demands for police. We have to do something. We have to Say Something.
Tough news week. We are obviously going to be talking a lot about what happened last night and all the events that happened this week leading up to it. I dont know about you, gasia, but i was up watching the news. I couldnt turn away because it was unfolding before our eyes. We will get into it with the latest developments from dallas. This morning we are learning more about the sniper who ambushed Dallas Police officers. The latest development in this mornings top story. Authorities have identified the shooter as 25yearold micah xavier johnson. He was from mesquite, texas. The Dallas Morning News reports he had no criminal record. Investigators say he was bent last night on killing Police Officers. And police are trying to figure out how many people are involved in this carefully planned attack. We want to bring in ktvus alex savidge who has been following this story all morning. Alex. Good morning to you size. That is the situation here. Its still a fluid investigation. Police still