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Accused of killing five people are found guilty of first degree murder. This came after seven weeks of trial in deliberation. Joining us live from the scene of the grisly motors. Here is tara moriarty. . Yes. Reporter i remember being here. This area was covered with crime scene tape. This was the most complex and gruesome crime scenes in San Francisco. The guilty verdict hopefully will be served for the family. He slaughtered five members of the family in their home near San Francisco, near the city college. They were beaten to death with a cup a hammer. And they were strangled and beaten to death. The jury found him guilty on all five counts. I am disappointed. And i was hoping for a much better verdict. And nofault to the jury for doing the job that they did. Reporter when he arrived home on march 23, 2012 he had already killed the wife, sister, father, and mother. Physical evidence tied to the scene which investigators say that he tried to contaminate by dousing it with bleach, pain, and shampoo, and water. . This was a gruesome and brutal murder. This was a gruesome and brutal murder. Reporter he was a chronic gambler. He stole 7000 from them. . There were four there were four fingerprints located in the house that did not match any of the people that were deceased. And some of the points we raised were looking at that and asking, whose fingerprints were those . Reporter they said couldve been a former boyfriend of one of the victims. Police didnt follow up on any of those leads. But the man is filing an appeal. But he faces life without the opportunity for parole. His next Court Appearance is set for tomorrow where they will set the sentencing date. Live in San Francisco, i am tara moriarty. What was his action when the verdict was read . Reporter no doubt penalty in this case that was taken off of the table quite early. As far as the reaction there was very little emotion from them but i noticed as he walked out of the courtroom he yanked his tie off. That was as much emotion that we saw out of him. Tara moriarty in San Francisco for us. Thank you. This is day seven of the strike. Both sides are dealing with the mediator to come up with a solution. Here in oakland, here is rob with the story. Reporter members circled city hall for this seventh day. There is plenty of activity going on right now at city hall and we can tell you, inside city hall both sides agreed with mediation. The commissioner talked about a deal. There are several workers on the picket lines. Senior centers, libraries, and Parking Enforcement officers and building inspectors were not work among others. They want a 5 wage increase for the next few years in a 1 raise that the city was able to meet certain revenue goals, right now, it is just a lot of talk. And one Library Worker we spoke with this afternoon said that she is anxious to get back to work. It is a nightmare. We have been out it will be, day seven. So we have people waiting for the libraries to open. We have got big piles of returned items to process. Reporter there will be quite a backlog for the city workers when they do get back to work. Right now, we are waiting on word on what is happening in the mediation meeting. We heard from a union member that they are expected to make an announcement at 4 pm this afternoon but that has not happened. We are waiting on word on that we will have that for you coming up at 5 pm. Hopefully, they are able to make progress. Thank you so much. The preliminary hearing continued for the third day today. He is on the lease of the warehouse, he testified that three years before the fire, he and his mother try to meet with the master lieutenant to discuss bringing the building up to code. He and his mother said that he laughed off their concerns and abruptly left. Defense attorneys tell a difference that met different story. It is a different perspective with the meeting. On cross examination Defense Attorneys asked why he didnt come forward about his safety concerns . He said he did not want to break up his family. He lived with his wife and his three children at the warehouse. And he testified that he was emotionally manipulative and he had to hire an attorney to get out of the lease. After the hearing the judge will determine if there is enough evidence to send them to trial and 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. And one count for each victim that died. New York City Police have increased security after an attempted terror attack. A suicide bomber tried to set off a homemade pipe on bomb. It was during one of the busiest transportation hubs during the morning camille. That device did not explode as planned this morning. The device did not explode as planned. Reporter the governor said that the reality was not as bad as the initial expectation. Law enforcement sources tell us that this man acted alone and they found no evidence of a co conspirator. And they believe that he was inspired by isis. Police say that the 27yearold used velcro and zip ties to strap on lowtech and provide improvised explosive device to his body. The device appears to be based on a pipe bomb. He had wounds to his body. He intentionally detonated that device. Reporter three other people suffered minor injury, ears ringing and headaches but nothing threatening. Reality turns out better than the initial expectation and fear. Reporter the attack happened just below port authority, the busiest bus station in the country. It happen as the monday morning computers commuters were heading to work. This is where the suspect reportedly lived, in brooklyn. He is originally from bangladesh and came here just before his 21st birthday got six years ago. Dhs can confirm that the suspect was admitted to the United States after presenting a passport displaying an f for three family immigrant visa in 2011. President trump released a statement around 5 pm he says that america must fix its lax immigration system. Allison do we know if authorities were able to uncover anything at his property in brooklyn . Reporter not at this point. But they said that they were looking at a number of different addresses associated with the suspect. Everything that theyre looking at is still very much ongoing. One question that the commissioner was asked, did the suspect say anything before the bomb was detonated and they said they could not comment on that. A lot of information is being held back. They are looking into this. . Allison is live forest in new york city. This happened yesterday afternoon, the woman driving the car said that she heard the shots that blew out her back window but she wasnt hurt. It happened near the exit causing traffic jams for hours. Bullet holes will found in the door the car. There were no shell casings. There is no description of a suspect vehicle. They were facing charges that they used Excessive Force that was in a case that the case was caught on video. They were caught on video back in 2005 beating a suspect with a baton and striking him 40 times. He suffered a head injury and several broken bones, the confrontation after he led authorities on a highspeed chase in a stolen car. Earlier this year he settled the civil rights lawsuit for 5 million. He is in federal prison on an unrelated drug and weapons charges. New details on the charter bus crash that injured 30 people on their way to holiday party. We learned that the buses owned by the company, charter brothers that receive a rating of satisfactory as of december last year, the San Francisco chronicle said that the passengers, the bus flipped over, the Highway Patrol said that it is inspecting the bus and interviewing the driver, passengers and witnesses its part of the investigation that could take weeks. Chp is looking in to see if speed was a factor. An important deadline tonight for victims of the northbay fire, the help they can get from the federal government if they register by midnight. We will sit down with a pair of young people who are suing the federal government under Climate Change. They say that they should affects them more than anyone else. It is mild this afternoon out we will start off with mild temperatures tomorrow morning and i will let you know what you can expect for your bay area tuesday coming up. For mildtomoderate eczema . It can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. 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This fire has burned 750 structures. 18,000 homes are still threatened as of this afternoon. Celebrities including ellen the generous and Oprah Winfrey have homes in this area. . I think they will save the majority of these houses. The fire is burning in the natural forest on the eastern side. The thomas fire is the largest in the state history. This is only 15 contained. As far as for victims in the northbay, those affected by the fire have until midnight to register for federal disaster assistance. Reporter if you were impacted by the north bay wildfires, and anyway, today is the last day to register for assistance. They open up their doors october 16. Today, this will be closing. There are people on hand along with the representatives from the Nonprofit Sector that can help with this. Fema has awarded 7 million in grants for the residence. The fda has given out 6 million in loans for everybody. A female, grand, can supplement some of the building expects us expenses if insurance doesnt cover all the costs. If victims thinks think they need help todays the last day. You may be eligible for a loan from the fda if you are not a business owner. There helping bridge that crap from what insurance will cover and what they will rebuild. Its an important stuff for people to take. Reporter part of their 55 acre property was damaged. He came to the local Assistance Center this morning to see what kind help he was eligible for. We are in jeopardy. We need to leave our options open. There will be people here. Some of the centers in Sonoma County will stay open. When the Center Closes people can access information online. You do not then have to come in in person you could do it over the phone or online. In allie rasmus. They say that they are destroying the planet. The Group Members range in age from 10 years old on up to 21 years old. Joining me now, are people who are involved in the court case today, attorney, phil gregory, in this 10yearold, and the 20 yearold who brought the case forward. Lets start with you what is the sense of history, how did this case start . How did it end up in the nine District Court today . It was filed in august 2015, the claim is that the government is known has known for 50 years that Climate Change will seriously harm both these kids and future generations. And the government has done nothing to address it. In fact, the government has enhance the potential harm, as a result, these kids, they brought the lawsuit up in eugene oregon. They want the fossil fuel system to be dealt with. It moved up through the court system. It is now in the ninth district in San Francisco. The government filed an extraordinary, unusual, petition to derail the trial that the judge had set for february 2018. That issue about what is going to happen with the trial is currently before the the three judge panel in the ninth Circuit Court of appeals. . You were involved in the original filing . How did you get involved with this . What is the case are trying to make . This was against the local government pushing for statewide admissions emissions reductions. They start up based on five or more decades with the Climate Change, we have personally felt negative affects from this disaster from our food security, it had an impact on our land, and our health. Based on these actions the government has violated our constitutional right for life, liberty, and property. We are hoping that we will use the Judicial Branch which has historically been placing government for unrepresented people in the United States to uphold our constitutional rights. Levi, you were in court today . You live in florida with the ocean levels rising you live in a surfer town . So you are worried about what is happening in your town. Have you seen changes . For sure. We had bigger hurricanes and i had to evacuate my home two times. What was it like for you, a 10yearold, to be in a federal court about this issue . How did you feel about all that . I was pretty excited. I being, i have been in court before, but i was pretty excited and i was nervous at the same time. Would you say to those who would argue that you are using young people as up on and a Legal Process that may be, levi, may not have full understanding of this, i mean, is there an argument that you are trying to defend against using people to further some political agenda . Kelsey and levi came to us in they wanted to go after the ministration and now the trump administration, they went to put the science in the courtroom where alternative facts are perjury. Right now, we are hoping for of february 5 2018 trial. And our scientists will testified testify help bad things are. . When do you expect to hear from the night circuit . We hope to hear from them right away so that we can start our trial in february. Are you talking next couple of days . We are talking the first part of january. Where will that trial take place . Eugene, oregon. If it is successful it will be appealed. It will be a game changer. Some people call this the trial of the century we will see what happens. Thank you. The weather is unusual. We are off to a dry one out there. We will continue with this dryer pattern as we work through your work week and beyond. Outside, a beautiful shot at a mostly clear sky, it is partly cloudy around the bay area and another unseasonably warm day. This picture, looking towards alameda in San Francisco in the background. 64 degrees in San Francisco, 64 livermore, san jose 67 degrees. Some of our warmer locations are getting to 70 degrees these days. San jose set a record yesterday for 78 degrees. The High Pressure remains parked over the west and that would be partly cloudy skies and dry conditions into vancouver. That is because of the dry weather, and we will continue to remain with the possibility of airquality issues, today was spare the air day and tomorrow will also be. Here is a look at the flow from the ease. You can see that the clouds are pulling in across the bay area, we have a veritable wind at the light when we will be dry and mild. We will see another cold start to the day in the afternoon low 60s, low 70s, expected with mostly sunny skies. The temperatures range from low 30s in the north bay starting tomorrow morning, to the upper 40s and areas over pacifica and San Francisco. 47 degrees a start your day. Upper 30s for livermore and the self be southbay in the 30s. This is the morning and when we get into the afternoon it will be another warm one via december standard. 65 San Francisco. Northbay midshipman60s. Southbay 60 degrees. 66 livermore, and 64 expected in concorde. This dry pattern will last through the business weekend into the weekend and perhaps, beyond. We will show you what you can expect for the weekend in the extended forecast and when we may expect rain. Less than 24 hours, boaters in alabama will head to the polls. Both President Trump and barack obama are making a direct appeal to voters there. The pentagon says that they will allow transgender people to list into the military. Potential recruits will have to overcome a strict set of physical and mental tests. The listings will resume january 21. There is a senate race coming up in alabama tomorrow. President trump and barack obama recorded robo calls for that special election. Roy moore continues to deny allegations that he molested girls. More in washington. They have given him an edge. Reporter most of these are within the margin of error. President trump things that he can push roy moore over the top. As they begin their last day to campaign. Doug jones and roy moore are pursuing different strategies. Roy moore is relying on a last minute push from President Trump. Get out and vote for roy moore. His vote is needed. We need roy moore to help us with the republican senate. We will win and make America Great again. Reporter the president is all in for roy moore, the former allegheny alabama judge is facing Sexual Harassment charges. I do not know why they are saying that but i do not know them. It is not true. Reporter doug juice doug jones is relying on those who could determine the outcome of the race. We know who we are, alabama, we know who we are. This is an election to tell the world who we are. Reporter as far as the impact of President Trump on this race, one thing t

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