To a federal agent. Belonged to a federal agent and that police are trying to figure out where he got the gun and from whom. Weve also learned 3 of the 7 felony convictions that sanchez had involved heroin arrests. Now to another Major Development today, the arraignment. Translator i am not guilty. Francisco Lopez Sanchez with a translator standing by pleaded not guilty. Bail was set at 5 million. Outside the courtroom, San Francisco public defender jeff adachi said the bail was set too high. Mr. Sanchez was only in San Francisco for a very short period of time. He has no convictions in the state of california. This very well could be a completely accidental discharge of a firearm. Reporter assistant District Attorney then spoke to reporters. Today is about kate, its about this incredible family that has shown such strength in this incredibly difficult time. Its about bringing justice to that family. Reporter sanchez admitted during a jail house interview sunday that he shot kate stein
Nbc 7 reporter caroline dialer has more. Reporter in his first press appearance since the pier 14 murder San Francisco mayor ed lee laid much of the blamt blame on sheriff ross mir krimi saying he should have called federal authorities when alleged killer Francisco Sanchez wound up in his custody. According to lee giving the feds a headsup before releasing the man would not have violated the citys sanctuary laws like the one he and the board of supervisors signed in 2013. Designed to protect undocumented immigrants. Nothing in that law prevents or prohibits communication notification with our federal and state Law Enforcement officials. Do i need to educate somebody about how to pick up a phone . Well, then the mayor would be subverting sabotaging his own law, the due process for all law that was passed by the board of supervisors and that he signed into effect in october 2013. Its very clear that it stipulates to Law Enforcement, in this case the sheriffs department, that a notificati
Closure is at 10 but the lane closure have been under way since 8 00 oclock lacking down richardson here as if you were coming off the Golden Gate Bridge and heading that the marina in San Francisco so the lane closure are just beyond the curve there. Thats where they are starting to kind of funnel and narrow people. There is still traffic coming this direction and as you turn around and we face doyle drive you can see the cars are still come off of doyle drive. So you have got another hour but some of the invest vest invest we heard earlier from the project manager is do not wait until the last minute. So doyle drive the approach to the Golden Gate Bridge rae vam because its brought up to earthquake code. Right now if you travel this area you know both north and south bun drivers are sharing the one tunnel but as of mopped morning when the work is done each direction will have its own tunnel in fact one of the first things crews do is removing the movable barrier. Because they wont ne
Walters says muller left his cell phone behind in dublin. When authorities arrested him at his South Lake Tahoe home, they shared what they had found with fbi investigators. And this 50page affidavit says that muller may have been after money, but the couples Attorney Says there was absolutely no connection between him and them. By the way, i stopped by the Vallejo Police Department Today to ask investigators what they made of this new information, todays update, and i was told they had no comment and that there was no longer their case. Reporting live in vallejo, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. Melanie, thank you. Investigators say huskins called her father immediately after her kidnappers called her off in Huntington Beach a couple of days after they took her. He said today he is relieved by the arrest but is mentally and emotionally drained. Its very troubling for her. I mean can you imagine being rescued from a kidnapping and then people are on you for committing the crime . I was jus
Is. Breaking news is open the bay bridge tonight. Take a look at this. Fire. Shot out of the graits on the roadway. Happened on the new eastern span going to oakland less than an hour ago. Todd johnson of the Business Time tweeted the picture. Heres a live look from the em have iville camera. They closed 2 lanes to put out this fire. Caltrans is on the way to help figure out whether started it and to see if the roadway is damaged. Firefighters say it look like accumulation of debris. Stay with us. 7 news with writing with us. 7 news with writinging news update and follow us on twitter. Good evening. Now to our other top story. Kidnapping once called a hoax turns out to be true. Now heres the man the fbi hazard for the kidnapping of la vallejo resident husband kins. Attorney Matthew Mueller. Hes linked to other crimes of the bay area. Lillian is in the newsroom with some disturbing new details on this case. Lillian sf. Today announcement couldnt come soon enough for hoskins and her boy