his name, scott peterson. late november when they met in person and it was electric. >> we really had a great first date. really good. >> sometimes you meet somebody easy to talk to. >> right. >> it was like that? >> yeah. >> he was immediately attracted to you and you to him? >> we chuckled about being pleasantly surprised. i would say that there was a mutual attraction. >> what did he tell you about himself? >> on the first date he told me about his family and the plans that he had upcoming, like thanksgiving and fishing trips and going to maine with his family in a cabin. he was planning go to europe with some friends. >> he wooed her fast with strawberries and champagne. >> early, bright and exciting. >> absolutely. >> eager to bond with amber's little girl. >> he was really sweet with her. she was excited. we planned a picnic and a little hike. she held both hands and was comfortable. >> must have been sweet. >> it was. >> he bought them gifts, made dinner, considerate, caring. >> driving to the gym to do

the california supreme court ordered a review of scott peterson's murder conviction. this after a juror in the case failed to disclose that she had obtained a restraining order against the woman. now peterson you will recall was convicted of killing his pregnant wife lacey 16 years ago. this case is now being sent back to san mateo county superior court which will determine if peterson should get a new trial. joining us now for more on this latest development is ktvu legal analyst michael. we should point out that you did in fact work with peterson's defense team during the trial. i want to talk with you about this new concern here. it is whether they committed presidential misconduct. from what you have seen, did she? >> let me start by saying we are not talking about whether scott peterson committed this murder or not. we are talking about whether he got a fair trial or not. that being said, she did affect the trial and i think what speaks volumes, if you look at this juror after the verdict came in, there was tape of her and people knew heard then and now as strawb

scott peterson appeared via video conference he still at san quentin state prison. he was shown there with the bus caught and he was wearing a mask for his court appearance in modesto today. prosecutors said that there are again going to be seeking the death penalty why is this case reemerging again paula. that's really emerging the cast for the court all the death hurt. >>at up can't it ruled illegal. the arch data mistaken jury selection. when a gust. the remedy have a new penalty phase but the mets today no it can. it wasn't us county. of the east and the squats cow part in 2, 3, exchange ben, you said all the meeting should be an m a tail county. the hearing on hate the u.s. petition. still whether or not scott change and get a whole new on nick you'll face as well is scheduled in san mateo county the other thing up and today is. i did to net per to represent scott at his penalty phase. had here. it is warm lawyer has agreed to represent. there are ghosts isn't. says and maine base. public defender's office was he but even great. because this lost county public

>>james i'm in front of the courthouse right now and in a few hours now scott peterson we'll possibly appear back inside the courtroom by way of video conference right now he's in san quintin he's been there ever since he was convicted back in 2004 for killing. his wife lacy and their unborn child what's going to happen as the judge will decide whether or not peterson will be represented by a public defender or have his private attorney represent him for this case. what this goes back to back 16 years ago this case had international attention where it was actually moved to a redwood city courthouse, the judge will look at the conviction phase couple of months ago the california supreme court overturned his death sentence so the first thing that needs to be handled. is the sentencing because of what you talked about james of the alleged juror misconduct. back during the trial. the jurors did not disclose to the courtroom to both attorneys and the judge that she actually had another legal matter that was quite similar to the scott peterson case so they going to reexamined that about his

>>happening today, scott peterson's case will be back in court as a judge decides who will represent him in a new hearing we're live at the courthouse. >>and progress is being made on the coronavirus front here in alameda county we'll tell you which indoor businesses can open their doors. >>starting today, san jose parks and rec will start reopening playgrounds the big day for those kids all tell you what guidelines are going to put in place coming up. >>news station you're watching >>i smell, >>friday morning, his 4th looking at a cool weekend to come so that's good and thanks for joining yeah lots to talk about. we've got as daryn mentioned that nice weather on tap which i've been looking forward to because we've been dealing with the red flag warning fire weather for handful of days now john yeah, it's nice that we back off the heat's we're still in the midst of what we'll be some windy conditions at times into the weekend. but to start the weekend things are actually looking pretty good so we do get a nice breather here and it certainly actually starts to feel like fall for those

. >> that's lawyer for scott peterson, new developments in the case as peterson could face the death penalty again. >>> wildfire worries, bay area gets ready for what is expected to be strongest wind storm of the year. >> ten thousands of pg&e customers could lose power to reduce the risk. which areas? near you? >>> raising rent in pandemic, hundreds of concord tenants outraged as low welcome housing complex doesn't fall under state protections. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. abc7 news. >>> new fire in napa county as the bay area gets ready for biggest wind event of the year. time lapse of fire in low chili's valley road, a few acres burned. ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. firefighters are bringing in more resources ahead of sunday's red flag warning. start with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. strong wind storm. >> could be the storongest of te season. winds are not strong near the pope fire. gusting to ten miles an hour, if stronger, would be harder to contain. problem is the vegetation is so dry. hopefully get it u

>>james darya scott peterson will be inside the courtroom, not physically. but he will be there by way of video conference because the judge will look at the case again to see whether or not he needs a public defender or he has his own private private attorney, he is currently in san quentin at this time and has been for the last 16 years after he was convicted of killing his unborn child connor who they were going to name connor and his wife lacey back in 2002 they lived in modesto at the time. the case instantly became international news that they actually had to move the case out of modesto to redwood city. what the judge will look at in this particular case is the death sentence penalty part. now 2 months ago the california supreme court they over turned. his death sentence so they will look at the penalty phase and this is important because they found out that a juror back in the case did not disclose all of her personal information that could have. just impaired her judgment in the case so they will re examine the penalty phase. and if all goes well fo

. >> the defense attorney who represented scott peterson reacts to the bombshell decisioned that could lead to a new murder trial. >> the series of paint ball attacks targeting kids tonight. who is behind it? >> and a reminder. kpix 5 has a new app that gives you 24/7 access to cbsn bay area and realtime news updates. sign up for breaking news alerts. >>> tonight the lemur that was stolen from the san francisco zoo is back home safe and sound. investigators believe maki was stolen from his enclosure back on tuesday. around 5:00 pm today, daley city police got a call from someone who spotted the endangered ring-trailed lemur at the playground at hope lutheran church. about five miles from the zoo. officers managed to corral maki until zoo workers could arrive and bring him home. it's still not clear what exactly happened. >>> new video of a big mess in san francisco. a car plowed into a fire hydrant at bush and van ness 6:00 tonight. no one was hurt. not clear xa what exactly caused the crash. >>> we are hearing from scott peterson's former defense attorney. after the supreme court orde

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scott peterson's murder of his wife and unborn child. the steps being take nen a central valley courtroom. >>> 6:55. welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we're following. >>> pg&e is still restoring power this morning to some customers who lost it this week. those shutoffs may only be a small taste of things to come this beak. pg&e is now looking at a possibly much larger and more widespread outages starting on sunday. that is when extremely high fire danger is due to arrive. pg&e says things are still in flux, could still change, but any customer is at risk of having their power cut will likely be notified starting later today. >>> scott peterson's conviction is getting a second look. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live for us at san quentin where he is serving time right now, explaining what is happening in the courtroom today. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. the court hearing is scheduled to begin at 8:30, and prison records here says scott peterson is now 47 years old and is housed here at san quentin. ear

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. >>> the scott peterson trial part two could happen. it's been 16 years since the jury sentenced peterson to death for murdering his wife and unborn son. today he appeared back in court virtually. this because of new revelations of jury misconduct. jodi hernandez cover the case and the entire trial. >> reporter: it's been more than 15 years since scott peterson made his first court appearance. he returned to court today to learn his case appears to be heading for a retrial. dressed in prison clothes and wearing a mask, scott peterson attended court virtually. >> innocent man has been sitting in jail for 15 years. it's time to get him out. >> reporter: his family and legal team hope he will be freed. not only has the california supreme court overturned the death sentence, it's ordered the entire case to be re-examined because of possible jury misconduct. >> we still need justice for lacy, connor an scott. we don't have justice for lacy on death row because scott is innocent. >> we may be looking at the most high profile trial of all time

>>in 45 minutes from now convicted killer scott peterson will be back the courtroom coming up explain why and a live report. and plenty of sunshine over timber on right now looking ahead for but are lower here you can see tipper on i'm nice and clear there is some low stratus across parts of the bay area though temperatures later today will be in the 70's for bayside inland areas, nice break from the heat. talk of the rest your weekend's forecast still to come. >>i'm a little jealous john i don't have a moderate coming down out of the feeling over here check on the traffic. a live look at the richmond sandra fell bridge, stall trucks still blocking it spans a lots of heavy traffic to the north bay 31 let's talk about floors. floors for toddlers. floors for toys. floors for stories. floors for screams. book now and have yours installed by the holidays. >>7.50 in the big story, the scott peterson murder case is returning to a courtroom this morning that comes after a judge ordered the case to be re-examined because of possible juror misconduct for more on the story let's join kron four'

scott peterson was back in court virtually today and he may get a new trial peterson was convicted of killing his wife lacy and their unborn child was a national story joining us now to help break down. the latest developments in this high-profile cases, defense attorneys paula canny paula let's set this up by explaining why he's in court to begin with he was sent san quentin prison found guilty. >>but apparently there's some kind of juror misconduct decide what's going on here. >>was actually because of the california supreme court's decision that the death penalty decision has to be vacated the california supreme court said the way that the jury was selected was fundamental and there today it's to the point that it rendered the jury's death penalty verdict in he was in court today to deal with the penalty phase they hearing on whether or not he's going to get a new trial is going to be in san mateo county. in the next few weeks i mean the interesting thing is it sort of makes no sense that this case was in status last county. 17 years ago status last county. roll that the venue had

>>we're 35 minutes into the court proceedings and so far scott peterson's case has not come up yet we have a reporter inside we'll let you know this is the first time scott peterson will be back inside a courtroom in 16 years after he was convicted of killing his wife lacy and their unborn child who they were going to name connor race. he was 8 months pregnant at the time. he is not physically back inside the modesto courtroom, but instead he will do it video conference call from san quentin where he's been for the past 16 years that the judge in this case will decide whether or not he will get a public defender or that he will decide on getting his own private attorney to represent him for the penalty phase turns out upon discovery that they found out that back in 2004 when this case was in the court system that there was a juror in that case she did not give all of her information to the courts meaning that when they found out that she possibly has a conflict of interests and that she might not have been fair in her ruling and that's why they want to revisit this as far as the penal

the reason scott peterson is heading back to court. >>> plus what's the problem? the reason tesla is recalling nearly 50,000 of its cars sold to customers in china. >>> and i'll show you the storm that's going to bring our wind chance and an hour by hour look at that fire danger coming up in about 6 minutes. i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. >>> investigators are hoping a 50,000 reward will help solve the murder of a pregnant woman in the east bay. 19-year-old surenry henderson was gunned down in her car in front of her family. it happened just a block from her berkeley home on wednesday night. >>> the scott peterson t

the california supreme court has ordered a second look as scott peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son we have legal analysis on this bombshell decision. >>good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8 o'clock, i'm ken wayne and i pale more residents in wine country have been stocking up on generators and flashlights batteries and other supplies all to help them deal with the latest outage many are feeling drained by what seems like a never ending wildfire season in the region, those power outages on the top story tonight restorations did start for some today and as we mentioned the number of customers without power in northern california. >>is about 30,000 around the bay area. alameda napa sam, a tail santa clara santa cruz and sonoma counties all have more than a 1000 customers who are in the dark. although people in some sections have been given the all-clear and that means their power could be restored soon so let's get the very latest now from kron four's justine waltman she's in our newsroom just a well pamela all-clear signal has been issu

. >>> prosecutors in the scott peterson double murder case said that they will retry the sentencing phase of the trial. jesse gary joins us live with more on the story. even though prosecutors say they're ready to move forward a penalty phase might not happen? >> reporter: with the death penalty phase tossed out prosecutors are challenging the guilty verdict they are alleging misconduct by one of the jurors. that has to be decided before we can talk about relitigating the penalty segment. >> they may be taking a political or public stance. >> reporter: prosecutors signaled that they are willing to retry the scott peterson death penalty center. he was convicted of the murder of his wife and unborn son. california supreme court to strike down the death sentence seen at the trial judge erred. but the judge was removing jurors that disagreed with the death penalty even if they follow the law. defense attorneys requested more time? alleging misconduct by one of the jurors. >> what the defense is going to do is examine the former jury to see if she was honest. this is a big deal. >> reporter: a

>>following scott's conviction. nice sent letters to peterson on death row. >>a lot of them. they're like. >>crazy thing about this particular juror. it isn't just that she lied on the questionnaire a couple years later she began writing to scott peterson. she wrote more than 28 letter. >>and those letters were part of the appeal to the california supreme court for example quote my heart aches for your son. why couldn't he have the same chances in life as you were given. you should have been dreaming of your son being the best at whatever he did in life. not planning a way to get rid of him and quote for what comes next adverse publicity move the original trial and sentencing to san mateo county. so that is where this appeal process will take place we might see scott for yes scott will. >>come the san mateo county and will be present for those proceedings the stanislaus county district attorney issued this statement to kron 4 news about the latest development. quote. >>the media and public is reminded that this is just one step and a very long and complicated appellate proces

. >>> this mid-day the scott peterson case is back in court. peterson was convicted of killing his wife lacy and their unborn son conner and their bodies found along the san francisco bay. sharon watched a virtual hearing today where peterson appeared inside the prison. sharon, what did you see? >> reporter: i joined that virtual call. i saw scott peterson on the call bearing a blue mask and shirt. we are not allowed to show the file footage. he was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife lacy peterson and their unborn son connor. earlier this month a california supreme court ordered peterson's sentence be repealed. a judge listened to prosecutors this morning say they are, quote, on track to retry the case. this triggered a response from peterson's defense saying this was the first they heard of the district attorney's plans and it was, quote, not fair to the defense. the defense attorney said he needed time to talk to his client about the development. this is what he had to say. >> it's been 15 long years. as you can imagine, there are ups an

. >>> the state supreme court ordered a judge to re-examine scott peterson's murder conviction. now we know when he'll make his first court appearance. >>> also, oakland has seen one of the biggest increases in homelessness, and now there are new rules for where encampments can set up. up next, a closer look at the controversial policy just approved. you know the saying, 'life is uncertain...have dessert first?' must be the thinking behind... ...the new atkins dessert bars. four rich, amazing recipes... and one gram of sugar!?!? anyone for dessert? try dulce de leche. new and only at target. >>> the oakland city council unanimously approved a new policy on homeless encampments, and it restricts where people can and cannot set up tents in an effort to try to maintain public safety. cristina rendon joins us now live with details on these new rules, cristina, that are not without some controversy. >> yeah, that's right. depending on who you talk to, the community is divided over this. the city said they had to do something immediately to address the homeless situation and public sa

stress comfort from nature's bounty >>> now at 11, breaking news, scott peterson's murder case headed back to us in macao san ú>>> when the lights should com back on in the bay area city. >> at this point we are just living out of suitcases. >> low humidity tonight getting even lower during the day tomorrow. with high temperatures and gusty winds, it is a dangerous mix. >>> an endangered animal stolen from the san francisco zoo. >> it's possible that the suspect chased after the animal that was easiest to catch.>> good evening, we begin today with breaking news. in the case of scott peterson, it is heading back to san mateo county court over a potential issue with a juror. it is reported that a supreme court ordered a judge to consider whether peterson's convictions for murdering his wife lacey and unborn son should be overturned. the news comes after a juror failed to disclose that she'd been the victim of a crime when she was pregnant. supreme court already overturned peterson's death sentence back in august. peterson is currently being housed in san quentin. >>> thousands of bay a

scott peterson told police he went fishing that day. in april 2003, lacey peterson's body was found in san francisco bay near the berkeley marina. police arrested the modesto native shortly after that. this latest with now to examine the convictions comes month after the states supreme court overturned his that sent in fighting the trial judge made mistakes during jury selection. >> just in general, courts don't reverse cases likely. there has to be a compelling reason for them to reverse. >> probably in a smaller amount of cases will this ever be discovered. >>> it is rare because in the sense there is almost 2 reversals, a reversal of the death verdict and there is also sort of a reversal of the phase. it has not quite been reversed yet but it is certainly heading in that direction. >> reporter: we have to make it clear that the two attorneys that you just heard from have no connection to the petersen case. >> is there any timeline of when the court will actually re- examined his case? >> we have not heard of anything regarding that b

>>> now at 11, breaking news, scott peterson's murder case headed back to us in macao san ú>>> when the lights should com back on in the bay area city. >> at this point we are just living out of suitcases. >> low humidity tonight getting even lower during the day tomorrow. with high temperatures and gusty winds, it is a dangerous mix. >>> an endangered animal stolen from the san francisco zoo. >> it's possible that the suspect chased after the animal that was easiest to catch.>> good evening, we begin today with breaking news. in the case of scott peterson, it is heading back to san mateo county court over a potential issue with a juror. it is reported that a supreme court ordered a judge to consider whether peterson's convictions for murdering his wife lacey and unborn son should be overturned. the news comes after a juror failed to disclose that she'd been the victim of a crime when she was pregnant. supreme court already overturned peterson's death sentence back in august. peterson is currently being housed in san quentin. >>> thousands of bay area residents are without power as we h

why two courtroom mistakes could up end the murder case. >> reporter: two months after scott peterson's case was overturned, prosecutors say they will ask for the death penalty again convicted of killing wife lacey peterson and unborn son. he covered the trial as a legal analyst. >> every death penalty case gets a double and triple scrutiny. if there is any small error through the appeal process, it will come out. that's what happened in this case. >> reporter: in august, the california supreme court unanimously overturned peterson's death sentence because a judge reportedly dismissed perspective jurors improperly but there is a second issue playing out simultaneously that could overturn peterson's entire conviction making the death penalty issue a mute point. >> reporter: a juror is accused of lying her way onto the jury. during jury selection, she said she'd never been the victim of a crime when in fact, it's alleged she was threatened and assaulted when she was four months pregnant. >> that's a serious error. think to yourself, is that a fair jury if the juror lied about her experien

. >>> still ahead, and streaming on cbsn bay area, a second chance for scott peterson? executor seeking the death penalty again. how his conviction could be thrown out entirely. >>> parents filing to get their children back in san francisco classrooms but now, a new date nefor some students to return. >>> the 49ers taking on the patriots this weekend, tom i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. >>> a porta marissa perlman spoke with his attorney who says this is a day scott peterson has been waiting for. >>> his way to 15 years that is opportunity, to be hurt again. >> reporter: wearing a blue shirt and facemask, he appeared in co

scott peterson's case will be before a judge today. a judge in stawill determine wh he will need an attorney or will hire his own. he will appear by video from san quentin. the superior court ordered his murder conviction re-examined due to possible juror conduct. peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife laci peterson and their unborn son. >>> a memorial is growing in south berkeley where a young, pregnant mother was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting wednesday night. family and friends sent us photos of the victim, 19-year-old sereinate henderson near her family home on prince street. one relative who did not want to be identified talked about that tragic loss. >> she had all the leadership qualities to do whatever she wanted to do in life. >> right now police are not commenting on the investigation or if they are pursuing any leads. henderson leaves behind a young son. >>> one year to the day after the start of the kincade wildfire our investigative unit obtained findings on the cause. cal fire says it started by a do

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>>happening today, scott peterson's case will be back in court as a judge decides who will represent him in a new hearing we're live at the courtroom. in alameda county is making progress in the coronavirus fight as a result of that orange or businesses are opening. >>hundreds of playgrounds in san jose will finally reopened after months of being close i live with all the guidelines coming up. news station you're watching >>ari a pulse and i'm james fletcher and yes. it is friday. feels good like was enjoying the wheel longest week of the really was probably felt like it, i know weather wise. we've had a rollercoaster week with red flag warnings and power shut offs all because of the temperatures in the when hopefully things will calm down this weekend. john yeah, least temporarily coming down and my roommate yesterday were saying oh feels so cool in the house today and i was like don't complain about it. i love this i think a lot of us have been waiting for this lie, cooldown that we do have yesterday was the slightest of cool downs today, we're really going to be working our way in

>>following scott's conviction. nice sent letters to peterson on death row. >>a lot of them. they're like. >>crazy thing about this particular juror. it isn't just that she lied on the questionnaire a couple years later she began writing to scott peterson. she wrote more than 28 letter. >>and those letters were part of the appeal to the california supreme court for example quote my heart aches for your son. why couldn't he have the same chances in life as you were given. you should have been dreaming of your son being the best at whatever he did in life. not planning a way to get rid of him and quote for what comes next adverse publicity move the original trial and sentencing to san mateo county. so that is where this appeal process will take place we might see scott for yes scott will. >>come the san mateo county and will be present for those proceedings the stanislaus county district attorney issued this statement to kron 4 news about the latest development. quote. >>the media and public is reminded that this is just one step and a very long and complicated appellate proces

>>following scott's conviction. nice sent letters to peterson on death row. >>a lot of them. they're like. >>crazy thing about this particular juror. it isn't just that she lied on the questionnaire a couple years later she began writing to scott peterson. she wrote more than 28 letters. >>and those letters were part of the appeal to the california supreme court for example quote my heart aches for your son. why couldn't he have the same chances in life as you were given. you should have been dreaming of your son being the best at whatever he did in life. not planning a way to get rid of him and quote for what comes next adverse publicity move the original trial and sentencing to san mateo county. so that is where this appeal process will take place we might see scott fun of or cern yes scott will. >>come the san mateo county and will be present for those proceedings the stanislaus county district attorney issued this statement to kron 4 news about the latest development. quote. >>the media and public is reminded that this is just one step and a very long and complicated appe

>>following scott's conviction. nice sent letters to peterson on death row. >>a lot of them. they're like. >>crazy thing about this particular juror. it isn't just that she lied on the questionnaire a couple years later she began writing to scott peterson. she wrote more than 28 letter. >>and those letters were part of the appeal to the california supreme court for example quote my heart aches for your son. why couldn't he have the same chances in life as you were given. you should have been dreaming of your son being the best at whatever he did in life. not planning a way to get rid of him and quote for what comes next adverse publicity move the original trial and sentencing to san mateo county. so that is where this appeal process will take place we might see scott fun of or cern yes scott will. >>come the san mateo county and will be present for those proceedings the stanislaus county district attorney issued this statement to kron 4 news about the latest development. quote. >>the media and public is reminded that this is just one step and a very long and complicated appel

and the highly publicized case of scott peterson will be back in court today. now you may recall the bay area ties to this case, the body of his wife laci and their unborn child was found along san francisco bay. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live for us at san quentin prison where peterson is locked up currently. talk to us why it's getting a second look. >> reporter: records show scott peterson is now 47 years old and he is housed here at san quentin. earlier this month the california superior court ordered it re-examined due to possible juror misconduct. his death sentence was overturned on an appeal in august. a judge will determine today whether peterson needs a public defender or hire his own attorney. peterson will not be in the courtroom. he will appear from here by video at san quentin. peterson was convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife, laci peterson, and their unborn son, connor. during the investigation, it was revealed peterson was having an affair before the disappearance of his eight-month pregnant wife laci. it's sure to be an emotion

>>scott peterson had his initial trial so given these >>that now means that his lawyer who is back on this case might have to go through the same motions in details all over again with a new jury and that's because defense attorneys paula county tells us that this opens door for the now 47 year-old to get a new trial. >>the california supreme court said the way that the jury was selected was fundamental and there today it's to the point that it rendered the jury's death penalty verdict in he was in court today to deal with the penalty phase they hearing on whether or not he's going to get a new trial is going to be in san mateo county. in the next few weeks. >>this was can just mention separately peterson will appear by video again in front of a san mateo county superior court judge next month to hear arguments about his conviction became grant. >>we have new developments now in the search for a killer in berkeley, the city is now offering a $50,000 reward for information in the shooting death of a pregnant woman. 19 year-old serenity henderson died after being shot in the head wednes

prosecutors are preparing to retry the penalty phase of the murder case against scott peterson peterson was convicted back in 2004 of killing his wife lacy and their unborn son. investigators say peterson took the bodies from their modesto home and then he dumped them from his fishing boat into the san francisco bay where they surfaced months later. fast forward to earlier this year california's supreme court overturned peterson's death sentence and then 2 months later that same court ordered a new hearing to reexamine his death sentence reporter kay recede has more on today's court proceedings from status last county in this courtroom sketch an older asked scott peterson appeared in a stanislaw county courtroom from san quentin prison. he was sentenced to death but that sentence has been reversed by the california supreme court in friday's hearing which was limited due to covid-19 precautions. >>prosecutors said they wani to retry the penalty phase of the case the legal move came as a surprise to peterson's legal team made the decision today. >>on record that they are going to retry th

then you also remember the trial of scott peterson. it was riveting and caught everyone's attention. it was tragically sad. now it appears that high profile case is headed for a retrial in some form. more than 15 years after a jury convicted him of murdering his pregnant wife. he is back in a courtroom virtually. he appeared from prison. prosecutors announce they plan to retry the penalty faze in hopes of reinstating the death penalty. that sentence was thrown out last month. the california supreme court ordered a re-examination of the murder conviction. because of possible jury misconduct. >> we need justice. we don't have justice for lacy with him on death row. he's innocent. >> we're looking at the most high profile trial of all time. coming back for rerun. >> his brother and sister-in-law were in court today. her parents were not in court and haven't commented publicly. i think we can all remember we both covered that trial. if you remember correctly, i remember probably the most pivotal part. her family. the commitment to finding

now her husband, scott peterson, is scheduled to appear in court once again, what we are learning about friday's hearing. >>> francis showing his support for same-sex couples, what he had to say in a documentary that premiered today, in rome. in the bay area, we believe in science. traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. that's why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. to keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. and measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. relieve traffic. reduce pollution. rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. >>> a convicted murderer scott peterson is scheduled to appear inside a county court room on friday, although he could appear remote we on this friday, the reason for the actual hearing is still not yet known, it is speculated that the persecution once the court -- wants to retry the penalty phase. another was sent back to court because of pre-judicial misconduct by a juror. he was

. >>> two new developments now with the scott peterson case. he could face the death penalty a second time. he appeared in a courtroom remotely from san quan ton this morning. the district attorney's office plans to retry the penalty phase of the trial. he's convicted of killing his pregnant wife lacey and their unborn consonar. this summer, the california supreme court overturned the death sentence because of questions about the jury selection process. the conviction itself could be thrown out in a separate challenge. >>> gig economy workers, uber and lyft have to treat drivers as employees instead of as independent contractors according to the state appeals court. lyft is considering appealing the decision. the decision is part of a lawsuit filed over ab 5, the state law that makes most workers employees instead of independent contractors. it doesn't take effect for at least 30 days, which is well after californians will have voted on proposition 22. >>> the ride share companies have spent about $200 million supporting prop 22 making it the m

. >>> developing, the case of scott peterson is heading back to san mateo county court over potential issue with a juror. modesto bee reports the supreme court ordered a judge to consider whether peterson's convictions for murdering his wife lacey and their unborn son should be overturned. the news comes after a juror failed to disclose she had been the victim of a crime when pregnant. the supreme court already overturned peterson's death sentence on appeal in august. peterson is currently being housed at san quenton. >>> a bay area couple due in court for a gruesome murder. ching and lomas are expected to take plea deals in a case involving the dismembership of ching's 73-year-old father. ching is expected to be released from jail after pleading guilty and lomas may serve six years. a motive and cause of death still remains unclear. >>> jury selection in a murder trial for a 24-year-old hayward man, ali accused of killing a chp officer on christmas eve. he was driving 120 miles per hour and drifted off 880 before rear ending the parked police cruiser. police say he was drunk and high

. >> new developments in the scott peterson case. he could face the death penalty a second time. he appeared in a modesto courtroom remotely and the district attorney's office plans to retry the penalty phase of his trial. he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, lacy and their son. the conviction itself could also be thrown out in a separate challenge. >> to politics. just 11 days until election day and the all-out sprint to the finish. more than 52 million americans have already voted and both candidates are making their final pitch to voters. >> with 11 days to go, the candidates are in their final pitch for the white house. packed events where few were wearing masks, trump continued to downplay the pandemic despite 14 states hitting a record number of hospitalizations this week. >> we are not entering the dark winter. >> trump's comment a direct rebuke. >> we are about to go into a dark winter. in de la rose wear biden doubled do down. >> i will ask the new congress to put a bill on my desk by the end of january with all of the resources to see how our public health and

. >> new developments in the scott peterson case. he could face the death penalty a second time. he appeared in a modesto courtroom remotely and the district attorney's office plans to retry the penalty phase of his trial. he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, lacy and their son. the conviction itself could also be thrown out in a separate challenge. >> to politics. just 11 days until election day and the all-out sprint to the finish. more than 52 million americans have already voted and both candidates are making their final pitch to voters. >> with 11 days to go, the candidates are in their final pitch for the white house. packed events where few were wearing masks, trump continued to downplay the pandemic despite 14 states hitting a record number of hospitalizations this week. >> we are not entering the dark winter. >> trump's comment a direct rebuke. >> we are about to go into a dark winter. in de la rose wear biden doubled do down. >> i will ask the new congress to put a bill on my desk by the end of january with all of the resources to see how our public health and

stomach the case of scott peterson is heading back to court. over a potential issue with its chairs. they reported the supreme court justices to consider whether his conviction for murdering his wife should be overturned. the supreme court already overturned peterson's death sentence. currently in jail. >>> a record-breaking number of balance has already been turned in. over million have already voted. also experiencing an influx of early voters, dealing with all of that. this 2020 being full of surprises people don't want to take any chances. >>> the republican party says the unofficial ballot boxes aren't going anywhere. it won't comply to move them by today. they say that the ballot boxes are within the bounds of state election law. the state says they are legal. the collection about his legal only if someone is there protecting them. that has not been the case. >>> a surge in the coronavirus. and i know how they're moving quickly to confirm amy barrett. laura reports. >> i can't say yes or no. the neck she sidestepped those questions for th

. >>> new developmentes with the scott peterson case. a hearing is scheduled for friday morning to determine whether he has a lawyer or will need a public defender. the state supreme court overturned his death sentence and ordered his murder conviction to be reviewed. it is not clear if he will make an appearance either in person or by video from san quendin. >>> in the south bay, someone vandalized a building. graffiti was sprayed outside the building. i had blur it because of the and completives. a board member said this does not help ease tensions. >> i think this can only create more heat. create more distrust. if we are sow to co-exist peacefully, then we need stop these rateful acts. come together and find common ground. >> this is the first time we've heard of the community being targeted. >>> our effort to help community. there is an increase in racism ever since the pandemic began. san francisco's human rights division hosted a virtual town hall called stab together. chinatown community leader talked about the importance of all

. >>> and the scott peterson case heading back to court this friday. what a hearing is set to determine. >>> a live look outside at the golden gate bridge this morning. not as much fog as we've seen over the last couple of days. waking up to 58 degrees in the ♪ if i could, baby i'd ♪ how can i, when you won't take it from me ♪ ♪ you can go your own way ♪ ♪ go your own way your wireless. your rules. only with xfinity mobile. >>> here we have the mightiest state in the union and we can't seem to keep the power on. >>> now at 5:30, preparing for another outage. the latest map showing who could be in the dark in the bay area as we deal with critical fire danger. >>> a big boost on the campaign trail for one of the candidates in the presidential race. i'm abc's faith abubey in washington with details just ahead. >>> great news. >> napa county easing restrictions on indoor businesses. amy hollyfield has a look at what you can expect inside starting today. >>> and covid-19 restrictions easing in san francisco pretty soon. the two key dates that yo

>>in this courtroom sketch an older and mask scott peterson appeared in a stanislaw county courtroom from san quentin prison. he was sentenced to death but that sentence has been reversed by the california supreme court in friday's hearing which was limited due to covid-19 precautions. prosecutors said they want to retry the penalty phase of the case the legal move came as a surprise to peterson's legal team made the decision today. >>on record that they are going to retry the penalty face that was not known to any of us at harrah's was involved in peterson's initial trial and will represent him in stanislaw county we are satisfied that we're going get our day in court. if they want to retry. we'll be there. >>boy we will be there bigger and better than they've ever seen era says the process will require a whole new jury then. >>because they haven't heard the evidence you basically have to do the entire trial again for now peterson sister-in-law is getting ready for everything including the possibility of a new trial. she says her fight for justice is for all involved we still need j

>>> dc now sticking the death penalty for scott peterson, again. peterson appeared in court today for the first time in nearly a decade. prosecutors are preparing to retry the penalty phase of this trial. after the state supreme court overturned his death sentence, but the judge is considering whether peterson's murder convictions should be tossed out entirely. a possible jury misconduct. the process that could take two months. >>> we hope that this time he was able to actually determine the verdict, based on the evidence and not on emotions. >> he was found guilty of murdering his wife, and their unborn child nearly 20 years su counts it could come down to one tiny detail on the envelope. your signature. here's how it works. first your mail in ballot is scanned, then a staff member compares the signature on the envelope to the signature on record. typically, from the dmv, or from your voter registration. for some reason, the ballot is challenged, you'll have to come you have up to 28 days after the election to verify your signature, and have your

. >>> new developmentes with the scott peterson case. a hearing is scheduled for friday morning to determine whether he has a lawyer or will need a public defender. the state supreme court overturned his death sentence and ordered his murder conviction to be reviewed. it is not clear if he will make an appearance either in person or by video from san quendin. >>> in the south bay, someone vandalized a building. graffiti was sprayed outside the building. i had blur it because of the and completives. a board member said this does not help ease tensions. >> i think this can only create more heat. create more distrust. if we are sow to co-exist peacefully, then we need stop these rateful acts. come together and find common ground. >> this is the first time we've heard of the community being targeted. >>> our effort to help community. there is an increase in racism ever since the pandemic began. san francisco's human rights division hosted a virtual town hall called stab together. chinatown community leader talked about the importance of all

peterson el anuncio fue de forma sorpresiva. otro principios del mes la corte superior estatal ordenó una revisión al caso por posibles errores del jurado. peterson va a continuar en la prisión hasta que este nuevo juicio termine. hablando de temas de violencia hoy por casi seis horas un hombre armado se mantuvo atrincherado en una zapatería. todo ocurrió en oakland y causó el cierre de varias calles metros que los oficiales intentaban atrapar al sospechoso de un homicidio . >>> este centro comercial de oakland fue el blanco de un operativo policiaco el jueves por varias horas. bernardo montiel trabaja ahí y fue sorprendido cuando llegó la policía . >>> preguntó si había un acceso y le dije que no tenemos acceso a ese edificio. dijo que nos evacuaron porquería sospechoso armado . >>> cuando vi al hombre entrar me puse a correr. cada método comenzó a las 11 de la mañana cuando un hombre armado buscado por las autoridades entró a esta tienda de zapatos. se atrincheró buscando a un empleado como rehén . >>> sabemo

. >>> and re-examining scott peterson's murder conviction. he was sentenced to death row almost 20 years ago now but he could be getting a new trial. >>> close encouner with a mountain lion. the sighting that happened in pacifica. >>> and a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. traffic beginning to pick up on i'm voting 'yes' on prop 19. nineteen limits taxes on seniors. it limits property tax on people like me. nineteen limits taxes on wildfire victims. it says so right here. if 19 passes, seniors can move closer to family or medical care. i looked at moving but i can't afford the taxes. will you help california's most vulnerable? vote 'yes' on prop 19. >>> now at 5:30, a headache for people trying to work and do school all from home. this map shows where thousands of people are in the dark right now in the bay area because of high fire danger. >> it's an extra struggle for those recently evacuated because of those wildfires. the community resource center pg&e set up for people in need. >>> and the countdown to election day. this

. >>> coming up, the scott peterson case returning to the courtroom today. why it's being re-examined almost 20 years later. >>> and the latest on the search for piggie smalls. a family that lost their home in the glass fire now still looking for their pet. first, a check on the weather with meteorologist mike nicco. >> all right. let's talk about some chilly temperatures. let's go into our east bay valleys and look at these 40s throughout the tri valley. heading up in elevation, 53. you head out highway 4, we have mid to upper 50s. definitely a cold morning there if you left the windows open. even cooler than up in the north bay where we have 49 in napa, 50 everywhere else. 50 in los gatos, mid to upper 50s for the bay shore. let's look at that fog. you can see it's thickest right now at our reporting station in napa. that means vallejo, american canyon, napa, highway 80, 39, 29, 112, all of those could have issues with reduction in visibility throughout the morning commute. here's emeryville, 55 degrees right now. that is my biggest concern with your commu