kate reborn. on board the ship was a russian crewman who was amazed how quickly kate picked up his language which is why months after that trip, the newly inspired kate traveled to moscow to meet him again, to explore the city, the culture, and to test drive both the budding relationship and her fledgling russian skills. the snapshots of kate in moscow were far more than souvenirs. they were portraits of a young woman transformed. the kate who stood here on red square had a new passion in life. the depressions of the failures of the past had fallen away. she was consumed by all things russian. in fact, she was making plans even her to return to moscow in the summer to take up russian studies. finally her life was taking off. and that's why kate waring was in washington that fine may morning. she was on her way back to russia. but there was a problem with the visa. a paperwork mixup sort of thing that would have sent her into a tailspin once, but now, the new kate vowed to try again later. boarded

we are in kate steinle's hometown of pleasanton. let's begin with the hall of justice where she has been for every day of the trial. >> reporter: right, well, it took about the jury, about 28 hours to reach nothing this verdict, this has been a controversial case, no one on the jury wanted to talk to the press. their names and contact information have been sealed by the judge. surrounded by local and national media, the defense attorney send his sympathies to kate steinle's family and asking that the jury's verdict be respected. >> they deliberated as a group. they heard read back testimony, they looked at the physical evidence. and they rendered the abilities in accordance with the law. that physical law. included the stolen gun that was used to shoot kate steinle that was requested to be brought in by the jury. and they soon rendered their verdict. >> the jury is the one, the jurors are the ones that make a determination on the case. and we will respect the decision. >> kate steinle and fired the gun. no motive was convinced by wh

kate's brother brad said "i'm not surprised. the system failed kate from the start of the chain of events. why would the verdict be different?" outside the courtroom, the lawyers said the jury made the right decision. the jurors quickly left after the verdict was read. they had nothing to say to reporters. garcia zarate was convicted of being a felon in position of a firearm and that conviction does carry a sentence of 16 months, two years or three years. the judge will make that determination probably next month. again, what a stunning end to this case and a big victory for the san francisco public defender's office. >> sean: thanks, claudia. the system did fail the steinle family. joining us with more, larry elder, dan bongino. the idea that he could say, dan, that he was aiming -- the words "aiming" at a sea animal in this case, and then saying he stepped on it. could that -- this -- can this firearm go off by stepping on it? i understand the trigger is one that you really have to pull. >> sean, when i was a secret service ag

it doesn't matter if he looked at kate steinle in the eye and said i will kill kate steinle. he didn't know who kate steinle was. he was trying to kill somebody and fire it into a crowd, that's second degree murder as mark said, but it's murder. the city of san francisco, anyone who supports some kind of daca fix or changes in immigration better hope this guy gets convicted and deported. it's going to roll the debate in washington over all of the immigration issues coming up if this guy gets off from this. >> martha: mark, go ahead. >> i can't envision -- maybe one knucklehead on the jury who said the gun not off accidentally. i don't see a unanimous verdict where all of them in light of the victim's father's emotional testimony. i tried over 150 jury trials. the worst thing when i am defending someone is the emotional testimony. jurors through a not guilty verdict would say to the father i would push aside your tears. in a close call that emotion will carry the day. >> martha: very true. i think everybody can sympathize when you look at this family and look at kate steinle's

we are in kate steinle's hometown of pleasanton. let's begin with the hall of justice where she has been for every day of the trial. >> reporter: right, well, it took about the jury, about 28 hours to reach nothing this verdict, this has been a controversial case, no one on the jury wanted to talk to the press. their names and contact information have been sealed by the judge. surrounded by local and national media, the defense attorney send his sympathies to kate steinle's family and asking that the jury's verdict be respected. >> they deliberated as a group. they heard read back testimony, they looked at the physical evidence. and they rendered the abilities in accordance with the law. that physical law. included the stolen gun that was used to shoot kate steinle that was requested to be brought in by the jury. and they soon rendered their verdict. >> the jury is the one, the jurors are the ones that make a determination on the case. and we will respect the decision. >> kate steinle and fired the gun. no motive was convinced by wh

a disgraceful verdict in the kate steinle case. no wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration.you may recall...the kate steinle shooting became a flashpoint in the national debate over immgration.president trump discussed the case several times during the presidential campaign..stressing the need for a new wall along mexico border to keep undocumented immigrants out. (steve) there were news organizations from around the country here today for this case... we've mentioned steinle's murder sparked passionate debate about immigartion and sanctuary cities.(pam) grant lodes joins us now with new reaction from the defense team. (grant) during the campaign...president trump repeadetly referenced the steinle killing when building his case for wiping out sanctuary cities like san franicsco. garcia zarate had been deported... back to mexico... five times. before the shooting...offic ials in san francisco released him from custody instead of turning him over to immigration authorities for what would have been depor

we want to be priedful of kate and strong for kate. that is what she would want. i think some people wonder, what are we doing and why are we so strong and we're strong for her. we're strong for the rest of humanity, that this won't happen to another person. >> mr. steinle, tell me about that day. can you walk through the events what happened on the pier? >> we decided to go into the city. i gave kate a call. kate, we're coming into the city. what do you have going? that's cool, nothing. give me a call when i come out of the bart. i will pick you up. it was a beautiful day in the city. it was nice breeze. it was perfect. we walked to the end of the pier, three quarters of the length of the pier. turned around and walked back. stopped a couple of times just to enjoy the day and she took a, kate took a selfie of the three of us and, we turned around to walk away out and go back over to her apartment and, a shot rang out and, kate went down and she went down. she turned, said, help me, dad. and so, then all chaos ensued. the police showed up. they did a magnificent j

he told me that he shot kate steinle. it was an accident. here's a portion of that interview. >> did you shoot kate steinle? the lady who was down on pier 14? >> yes. >> you did shoot her? >> uh-huh. a boom boom, three times. >> he claims he kicked the gun into the bay, lit up a cigarette and walked off, not knowing he shot someone until he was arrested by police hours later. >> where did you get the gun? >> on the ground, when the -- over there in the my leg and i see a t-shirt, and i see over there something. i feel sorry for everybody. >> you feel sorry for everybody, including kate steinle's family? >> uh-huh, yeah. >> yeah, garcia zarate told me he had a lot of remorse for kate steinle, for her family, and was very sorry about what happened. he said he went to pier 14 that day, found the gun wrapped in a t-shirt. he picked the gun up and the gun went off. the defense attorney stuck with that story. the prosecution said, though, this was pure fiction. he went to the -- to pier 14 that day, where he intentionally and willfully shot kate s

bay area native kate steinle was shot in the back.. and then collapses and died in her fathers arms back in 2015... and tonight the man at the center of a national immigration debate is cleared in her murder.... but garcia zarate was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. kron-4's charles clifford is on the case... he joins us live from the hall of justice ....with the controversial outcome. (grant) continuing our coverage of the vderdict in the kate steinle trial... kron-4's gabe slate spoke with prosecutors right after the jury's verdict was read. soundbite - alex bastian / spokesperson for district attorney's office since jose garcia zarate was found not guilty on the three big charges first-degree murder, second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, the prosecution was asked if they thought they failed by over charging this casesoundbite - alex bastianthe jurrors left the courthouse thursday evening without talking to the media.and kate steinle's family was also not avaiable for on camera reaction after the

did the sanctuary city law kill kate steinle? >> welcome of the illegal immigrant himself as the one who killed kate steinle. that allowed him to stay here, and i think there will be a sea change. we saw it in virginia, ralph northam came out against sanctuary cities. i believe it was key in him winning. >> sean: without sanctuary cities, and all likelihood, kate steinle would be alive tonight? >> without the the san franciso sanctuary city policy. she was 33 years old -- >> sean: borders are so porous that a man can sneak back in a sixth or seventh time? >> we know that we have a net outflow -- >> sean: you want to build a portable? know. i think it's an effective youou want to put more border agents are? >> sean: bb not yahoo has swear that it's changed -- >> israel in the united states or difference. i do not believe that. a number of republicans do not believe that. they believe it's not the case. they want to put more agents, i'm fine with that. >> sean: let me go to tomi lahren. tomi, your thoughts? >> to answer jessica's q

in the killing of kate steinle on pier- 14 in san francisco. president trump tweeting about an hour ago ... quote ..."the kate steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall." (robin) u.s. immigration officials say, they will deport jose garcia zarate. zarate did not deny shooting steinle ... but claimed it was an accident. the jury ádidá find him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. they did ánotá find him guilty of first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary (robin)(boxes)the kate steinle murder case touched off a national immigration debate when she was killed in 2015. before the shooting, the san francisco sheriff's department had released garcia zarate from jail despite a federal immigration request to detain him for deportation.san francisco's "sanctuary city" law limits cooperation with u.s. immigration authorities. now ... follow

including kate steinle's family? >> yeah. >> reporter: he said he had a lot of remorse for what he did. he said it was an accident. he went to pier 14 that day. he says he found the gun wrapped in a t-shirt. when he bent over to pick it up, the gunfired, ricochetted, and killed kate steinle. he claims he did not know he shot anyone, he dropped the gun, kicked it into the water, lit up a cigarette and walked away. that gun, of course, stolen from the car of a ranger from the bureau of land management. he told me he kept coming back to the united states because he knew that san francisco was a sanctuary city. he said he was able to get jobs here in gardening, in construction, and that he knew that he would not be pursued by federal authorities if he came to san francisco. of course, the shooting happened in the midst of the presidential campaign, candidate -- then candidate donald trump making this a key talking point during his campaign. he wanted to know how a five-time felon, convicted on a nonviolent drug felonies,

kate is gone. strength we've drawn from kate, memory with us. good come from this. raised money in her memory for challenged athletes foundation and students rising above youth, organizations kate was involved in. day kate died at 1:00 a.m., posted whatever is good for your soul, do that. dan simon is following the case. back with us. you've been following this trial. is the not guilty verdict a surprise? there was a lot of evidence stacked up against the accused. >> reporter: i think it was surprising he was not found guilty at least of involuntary manslaughter. i do think the defense did an excellent job raising reasonable doubt. prosecution though said it was slam dunk case, defendant jose inez garcia zarate was especially playing real life version of russian roulette, at pier with full intention of killing somebody. brought on a witness who actually said that garcia zarate was sitting in his chair, laughing at smiling at people as they went by on the pier, laying the theory that garcia zarate was intent on killing somebody, if it wasn't kate steinle. fact that t

we're glad all of this is can remember kate.. embrace her memory on our terms." ( darya ) and this morning there is a growing memorial on pier 14 where steinle was killed as we continue to get reaction to the verdict.( james ) will tran is live there this morning with the details. will. ( will ) and this morning we are hearing from people in steinle's home town of pleasanton. most of the people we spoke with say they ádon't believe that justice was served. ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) and president trump has been tweeting about the verdict this morning saying quote: "the kate steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in cou

he had a gun and shot kate steinle. whether he meant to shoot her or discharge the firearm no consequence. when you pick up a gun and it fires, this is the very best involuntary manslaughter. >> shannon: not according to this jury. they said not guilty on that count as well. adrienne, do you get how this topic was such a good one for president trump when he was running, why it resonated with so many people and why just this one case alone really captured the nation's attention that this is an issue, the sanctuary cities letting people go, being very permissive with illegal immigration. do you understand what he tapped into there and why people were responsive for that? >> i understand what he tapped into but i think it's a shame he used this case time and time again as a political foot ball when the family of kate has gone through so much tragedy and heartache and to have this used in any sort of political way by the president of the united states during the campaign when he was running as a candidate now as president i

he says he didn't know he shot kate steinle and walked away. judge in the case did not allow that interview to be played in the trial. garcia zarate, undocumented immigrant, deported five times, said he came to san francisco because he knew it was sanctuary city, would not be pursued by federal authorities. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee is not commenting on the verdict, at least not yet. talked about the case earlier today. >> another city leader is speaking out, wayne freedman from city hall with more. >> reporter: good evening. from the beginning opponentsppn san francisco being sanctuary city have tried to politicize the trial. likely to continue. earlier today we spoke with mayor ed lee and asked about the politicizing of this case. that was reaction. >> we are and will remain a sanctuary city, no matter what the attorney gem of the united states tries to do or president tries to do. we believe and know for a fact we're safer city as a result. that's why we'll continue being a strong city for immigrants, d

ho, kate! >> jimmy: kate -- >> steve: delight! >> jimmy: plus from the new show "happy!" premiering tomorrow night on syfy, patton oswalt is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: yeah! >> jimmy: we saw something -- done earlier. he's a funny, funny human being. >> steve: billy the kid. >> jimmy: they're both very, very funny. i can't wait. kate, patton and i are going to play a game of virtual reality "pictionary" later in the show. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: you know, it's the future. it's the future of "pictionary." yeah, it's three dimension -- it's in the fourth dimension. [ light laughter ] it's -- it's -- that's how -- that's how -- >> steve: that's how futuristic it is. >> jimmy: that's how futuristic it is, it's in a dimension i've never seen. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: you can only feel it. you can only see it tonight. >> steve: you only feel it with your brain. >> jimmy: you can witness it this evening. also, we have great music, i love this guy, he's a class act. wiz khalifa is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >>

kate's father said we were just shocked. saddened and shocked. he went on to say justice was rendered but not serve. they also sat down for a longer interview before the close of the trial. they're upset kate's death became a political issue they said. >> when you have a broken heart and grief in your life, it's awful. it's tough. it's been tough for me because i was there. >> reporter: kate steinle's father speaking out as the man believed to have killed his father was not not guilty today on three counts of murder. >> the outcome of this trial doesn't really change the fact that the system goes on a city and federal level miserably failed protecting kate. >> reporter: she was killed by a bullet that ricochetted off the ground on pier 14. the defense argued that the gun discharged after the defendant, jose ines garcia zarate, stumbled upon it. but her mother believes that jose ines garcia zarate is her killer. >> i think he did shoot toward them. >> reporter: the family has been frustrated how kate's death was politicized into arguments against

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he says he didn't know he shot kate steinle and walked away. judge in the case did not allow that interview to be played in the trial. garcia zarate, undocumented immigrant, deported five times, said he came to san francisco because he knew it was sanctuary city, would not be pursued by federal authorities. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee is not commenting on the verdict, at least not yet. talked about the case earlier today. >> another city leader is speaking out, wayne freedman from city hall with more. >> reporter: good evening. from the beginning opponents of san francisco being sanctuary city have tried to politicize the trial. likely to continue. earlier today we spoke with mayor ed lee and asked about the politicizing of this case. that was reaction. >> we are and will remain a sanctuary city, no matter what the attorney gem of the united states tries to do or president tries to do. we believe and know for a fact we're safer city as a result. that's why we'll continue being a strong city for immigrants, d

in june this past year...the house passed "kate's law.".. house passed "kate's law.".. but it has stalled in the senate. (pam) and we first told you about the verdict through the kron4 mobile app. download it and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood. (steve) our coverage of this nationwide story continues online at kron4 dot com... there you can hear the full interview with legal expert brian ford... view an interactive timeline - dating back to garcia zarate's entry into u-s... we also have reaction from lawmakers... all on kron4 dot com... high pressure will maintain dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures sunday and monday followed by above normal temperatures by the middle of next week. (pam) coming up:a major toll evasion crackdown on the bay bridge.. how police say drivers are beating the system.. and getting a free ride. (steve) then - ne

kate's father testified in front of the senate in 2015. >> kate was a beautiful, kind, happy, caring, loving, deep in faith. kate had a special soul, the kind and giving heart, the most of contagious laugh and a smile that would light up the room. kate loved to travel, spend time with her friends, and most of of all spend time with her family. in fact the day she was killed we were walking arm in arm on pier 14 in san francisco enjoying a wonderful day together. suddenly a shot rang out, kate fell, and looked at me and said help me, dad. those are the last words i'll ever hear from my daughter. jesse: a father should never have to hear those words. it's our local state and federal government duty to help protect american citizens in this country and they have failed. now it's time the citizens make sure we never let our government fail us again. joining me with reaction to the verdict, the host of the ingraham angle, laura ingraham. why don't democrats want a wall and why do they want the sanctuary city policies? laura: they want to replace the current electorate in the united states

president trump is tweeting about the kate steinle verdict again this morning. >> he tweeted the kate steinle killer came back. always committing crimes and being violent and yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall, end quote. many who live in kate steinle's hometown are outraged at the verdict. >> janine de la vega is live in pleasant pleasanton. >> reporter: good morning, matt. there is a lot of disbelief here. many in the community were closely following the case and many are upset. kate steinle grew up in the east bay town of pleasanton which is about 40 miles outside of san francisco. she graduated and was living in the city when she decided to take that fateful walk onto pier 14 with her father. many residents have been invested in the case and were stunned to hear the jury's decision. >> i was horrified that it would be a not guilty being to me and everyone i know it was such an obvious guilty verdict. >> if i was somebody walking with my daughter in san francisco and the next thing she ended up dead, somebody has t

how do you think kate's parents are cope withing this now? >> i can't imagine the heart break and the failure they are feeling this justice system in the us dealt them. and you know these crimes started our border. look at brian the border patrol agent killed other agents killed it spreaded throughout our country and it is happening to hundreds of thousands of americans. this is not as awful as it is it is not just abouticate steinly. your neighbors and family and friends are affected by illegal alien crime and we have started as much as a liberal don't like hearing this advocates for illegal alien crime to bring awareness to the american people am i'm challenging mitch mcconnell to bring kate's law to the senate floor and get the two things passed prior to discussions about daca. both of those bills deal with illegal alien felons 500,000 in our country awaiting deportation. this insanity has to stop. >> it is true. i can agree with you so much. being a former prosecutor work nothing san francisco and los angeles da's office and california ha

asÍ es, velas eencendidas, flores adorna la banca en memoria de kate. un inmigrante guatemalteco hablÓ con nosotros se identificÓ como josÉ no dijo que el veredicto es una cuestiÓn que no debe de tomarse como para juzgar a todos los emigrantes. >> pudo ser un accidente pero el no representa a todos los inmigrantes. aquÍ vinimos a luchar. marÍa: otro inmigrante que pasÓ por aquÍ mÁs temprano nos dijo que consideraba que el veredicto de no culpabilidad de garcÍa zÁrate, lo consideraba injusto y se sentÍa mucho el dolor de la familia.- la familia de que stanley hablÓ con san francisco y dijo sentirse muy tristes y sorprendidos por el resultado del veredicto que garcÍa zÁrate no fue acusado de homicidio. ramÓn: muchos se preguntan si el homicidio de kate stanley quedÓ impune. la vÍctima era originaria de pleasanton se graduÓ de california, era residente de san francisco en la misma donde un disparo le arrebatÓ la vida mi otra caminaba con su padre en el muelle 14 de julio de 2015. luego del mortal incidente su familia interpuso una deman

he called it kate's law now. and former san francisco giants george con tos tweets this is disgusting. i remember when this happened, three blocks from i live. my this makes me sick to my stomach. a movement called boy scott san francisco is trending on social media. but al tern naive noaa points out, if you boycott san francisco businesses you must delete your twitter accounts. they tweet conservatives are more outraged over 1 death dauds by an illegal imgrants than 58 deaths caused by an american, referring to the las vegas massacre. so the debate continues to rage. >>> major news today. former national security advisor to president trump, michael flynn, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the fbi p he says he will fully cooperation with the investigation headed by robert mueller into the meddling of last year's election. we have the latest. >> reporter: former trump national security advisor michael flynn pleading guilty to willfully and knowingly making false statements to the fbi. the court filing s

how do you think kate's parents are cope withing this now? >> i can't imagine the heart break and the failure they are feeling this justice system in the us dealt them. and you know these crimes started our border. look at brian the border patrol agent killed other agents killed it spreaded throughout our country and it is happening to hundreds of thousands of americans. this is not as awful as it is it is not just abouticate steinly. your neighbors and family and friends are affected by illegal alien crime and we have started as much as a liberal don't like hearing this advocates for illegal alien crime to bring awareness to the american people am i'm challenging mitch mcconnell to bring kate's law to the senate floor and get the two things passed prior to discussions about daca. both of those bills deal with illegal alien felons 500,000 in our country awaiting deportation. this insanity has to stop. >> it is true. i can agree with you so much. being a former prosecutor work nothing san francisco and los angeles da's office and california ha

we will start with meteorologist kate bilo live from chestnut hill tonight, kate. >> thanks, jessica and nicole. we are waiting for first flakes to fall here we saw cleve down the shore, flakes have already started to fall down the shore and that is the area that will bear the brunt of this first snow of the season but where i stan at morris arboretum in chestnut hill we will get a couple inches as well. not any slouch across any region. we will look at system coming from the south and west. this is same storm that brought that very rare snow to the deep south, snow across texas, lou san, mississippi, alabama through carolinas and snow coming down good clip over portions of virginia. it has started to pick up, across cape may county and sussex county in delaware. that is where we expect it next several hours. that is why t

he called it kate's law now. and former san francisco giants george con tos tweets this is disgusting. i remember when this happened, three blocks from i live. my this makes me sick to my stomach. a movement called boy scott san francisco is trending on social media. but al tern naive noaa points out, if you boycott san francisco businesses you must delete your twitter accounts. they tweet conservatives are more outraged over 1 death dauds by an illegal imgrants than 58 deaths caused by an american, referring to the las vegas massacre. so the debate continues to rage. >>> major news today. former national security advisor to president trump, michael flynn, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the fbi p he says he will fully cooperation with the investigation headed by robert mueller into the meddling of last year's election. we have the latest. >> reporter: former trump national security advisor michael flynn pleading guilty to willfully and knowingly making false statements to the fbi. the court filing s

we'll begin with the verdict in the kate steinle murder trial. the defendant was found not guilty of first degree murder, not guilty of second degree murder or manslaughter. >> guilty of only one charge, possession of a firearm. president trump sent out a tweet saying, "a disgraceful verdict in that kate steinle case. no wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration." >> we have team coverage in and outside the courthouses. we'll begin with "abc 7 news" reporter leean melendez who covered the trial from the beginning. >> reporter: yes, and i can tell you everyone in the courtroom was really surprised and we were left with a lot of questions. for example, how do you find a person not guilty of murder yet guilty of possessing a firearm? now, that was a question that i asked the public defender, and here is what jeff adachi told me. >> the crime of possession of a gun only requires that the person knowingly possess a firearm. that's the only requirement. so if the jury found that mr. garcia's zate knew that he was possessing

the jury was not told the killer of kate was a seven-time felon. the schumer/pelosi democrats to weak on crime, they will pay a price in the elections. >> it's true. they were not told he entered the country illegally, many times. that's how trials work. juries are not told of previous crimes, if they are not directly related of what you are accused of in cart. schumer and pelosi had nothing to do it with, they were not on the jury. kate steinle killer came back and back on the weakly protected obama border. there's a reminder here. there is a bill in the senate, ready to go. it's called kate's law, although the family doesn't like the name, it increases penalties on people that come back across the border many times, including if zarate continues. >> so many people talking about it. thank you, scott. >> our coverage continues on www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> it is a somber day for the bay area. tomorrow will mark exactly one year since the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland. 36 people were killed when that fire broke out at the warehouse as a dance party

where was the sanctuary for kate steinle ? >> reporter: he repeatedly mentioned the case to promote his agenda on immigration. last summer the house passed a bill named for kate steinle. it increases penalties for undocumented immigrants who reenter the country after being deported. it is now stalled in the senate.>>> on twitter the backlash against san francisco is evident in trending topics. many people say the jury aired in its decision. among the hashtags used built the wall. boycotts emphasis go. and secure the border. our team coverage picks up with that part of the story. san jose state university one professor said the verdict might ripple across the political landscape.>> reporter: the chair of the political science department says the kate steinle murder case has been used as a tool to the far right to attack illegal immigrants. now the verdict is in it is being used as a rallying call for both sides of the political divide.>> we are starting to move into campaign season for 2018. this case is certainly going to stir

with the kate steinle thing, what's your initial reaction? what was your initial reaction to the not guilty verdict? >> attorney general sessions: sad. i've gotten to know the steinle family. it's a personal thing with me. i would just say it's one of the most tragic stories that anyone could have two be holding your daughter and your arms like that, but the fundamental question, it's time for this country to get our head on straight. these cities should not be protecting criminal aliens. they come into the country unlawfully and then they hide that individual and don't let them be turned over so they can be properly deported. >> tucker: the killer is now being deported? >> attorney general sessions: that will be his ultimate sentence. we will do everything possible to make sure that happens. there are some potential other charges that can be brought against him before being deported and released. we think he should face every charge brought against him. you can be sure our department of justice is working right now to bring any charges that

kate waring was born to one of those families. grew up in a fine, big house along the historic waterfront called the battery.

the kate steinle verdict. this is not just a local story... the legal and politcal fallout --- has reignited acrosth >> getting back to our coverage of the verdict issued late this afternoon. this is not just a local story. the legal and political fallout has renunted across the country. tonig tonight. here's a time line. steinle was shot and i would on july 1st of 2014 in pier 14 in san francisco. she was walking with her father. about an hour later the police rest. on july 8th of the blm confirms the gun used in the killing was stolen from a ranger's gun parked in downtown san francisco. in september of 2015, garcia zas ratay was formal rhode island charged with second degree murder. the trial began a couple months ago, in october of this year and the verdict teefd six days of deliberation. >> the town where indicate steinle grew up and where her family has many friends. give us the connection to the steinle family. there must be a level of disappointment. >> we heard a lot of things. but the one thing we heard was really just sorrow that th

if that i want to shut government down, if republicans don't hang kate steinlyy -- kate steinly and this acquittal on every single one of them, i tell you, donald trump will hang this one on them. especially if they want to talk when about shutting down to close government ferrillin for l illegal immigrants rather than americans. lou: and it is a mess. it a nightmare for democratic dt party, it i think it will get worse. >> yeah, i agree, you would not know that from media. media would rather focus on supposed problems they find in the republican party, that how they operate, it is an under told story, i think come elected day, i think that people will pay attention. lou: and i do want to update, we have just learned mitch mcconnell, majority leader will lead votes on tax reform tomorrow rather than this evening, they are not going to have so-called voter ama they envisioned wit with delays on is of triggers and how to compensate within that. it will be a longer conversation than anyone element your thoughts? >> i think that i have been impressed by degree of cohesiveness that we've seen

we will start with meteorologist kate bilo live from chestnut hill tonight, kate. >> thanks, jessica and nicole. we are waiting for first flakes to fall here we saw cleve down the shore, flakes have already started to fall down the shore and that is the area that will bear the brunt of this first snow of the season but where i stan at morris arboretum in chestnut hill we will get a couple inches as well. not any slouch across any region. we will look at system coming from the south and west. this is same storm that brought that very rare snow to the deep south, snow across texas, lou san, mississippi, alabama through carolinas and snow coming down good clip over portions of virginia. it has started to pick up, across cape may county and sussex county in delaware. that is where we expect it next several hours. that is why these areas will over achieve so to speak with this storm because snow will be coming down for longer duration all night and tomorrow there. winter weather alert, winter weather storm warning for south jersey and southern 23rd of delaware. purple is winter weather ad

i pray for kate's family. conservative commentator ann coulter tweeted, jury convince that illegal alien killed kate steinle accidentally. she would still be alive if we had a wall. professor jackson says such opinions will intensify and collide over the coming months. the outcome could and congressional gridlock and lead to meaningful reform. >> it could play a role in people's voting decisions in 2018 and, who knows, if next congress it looks very different, they may actually push for bringing that comprehensive immigration reform back on the agenda. >> reporter: it's back on the agenda in the short term but unclear if it can stay there long term, will be bumped aside by the next scandal or presidential tweet. on the san jose campus, i'm , -- i'm jesse gary, ktvu foxnews. >> the defense attorney also argued that garcia zarate may have been overcharged. >> i never would have come up with the theory that he pointed the gun. that's a little too greedy. i want a first degree conviction. i want this to be big. wh

san francisco jury reached a not guilty verdict yesterday in the kate steinle murder trial. >> kate steinle's family is reacting to the verdict telling "the chronicle" we're shocked, saddened and shocked. there's no other way you can coin it. >> number three, nbc says there are as many as eight accusers in the matt lauer sexual misconduct investigation. it's difficult to get a tally because accounts have been anonymous. >> senate republicans are working out the detail of their tax plan after hitting a snag over deficit concerns. a final vote is expected on today after a series of amendments are considered. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. pockets of fog early on this morning, dense in spots. later on today that sun gets up here. it's a fine looking friday, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the 60s on the first day of december. >>> and number six we've had a few fender benders this morning but nothing causing big slowdowns where metering lights are on so traffic is starting to back up past the 880 overcrossing. >>> number seven the annual tree lighting ceremony will take place at jack london

>> hey, kate. the latest is that paul manafort, we're waiting to see how he responds to this motion filed by the special counsel's office yesterday, which suggested that he violated a judge's order not to make any comments or statements that could prejudice the trial as it will move forward. the prosecutors say that he had been ghostwriting in op-ed with a former -- a russian business partner of his, and is asking a judge to hold a hearing on the manner and not mend his bail conditions. now we'll wait to see what manafort's response is to that and the judge has set a haeg for that for next week. >> what about k.t. mcfarland? >> so k.t. mcfarland had said in her response to questions from the senate foreign relations committee relating to her nomination to be the ambassador of singapore she does not recall any conversations between michael flynn and the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. what we learned from flynn's guilty plea last week is that he did speak with a senior transition official which c

kate? >> and can they be one and the same? can progress on a campaign pledge mean progress on the peace process? that, of course, is a big part of the discussion right now. thank you so much, jeremy. all eyes are on the white house, but let's head over to israel right now. cnn's ian lee is live in jerusalem as people there are waiting for the announcement, as well. ian, we have already hearing objections from leaders in the region. explain what i this decision is controversial, please. >> all right, kate, we're going to have to go back to 1967 and the six-day war when israel took control of east jerusalem, the west bank, gaza and the sinai peninsula. and then later, through -- you move forward to present day, and the west bank, gaza, and east jerusalem, these are parts of what the palestinians want as a future state. and so, the land was going to be negotiated through a settlement, through the peace process, especially east jerusalem, for the palestinians. they want that to be the capital of their future state. so, essentially

telling a local station the system fails kate from the start. donald from calling the verdict disgraceful tweeting no wonder the people in our country are so angry with illegal immigration. his defense lawyer politicizing the verdict. >> before you start tweeting or commenting on this outcome just reflect on the fact that all of us get these protections. we get the right to a jury, we get these burdens of proof, we have to respect a jury that spent this much time on this case got it right. jillian: the jury convicted him on a felony firearm charge, the maximum sentence for that is 3 years in prison but immigration officials allowing to deport him again. jillian: here to react to the verdict is a mother who went through a similar trial after her youngest son josh was murdered by an illegal immigrant in 2010. i know this is difficult but thank you for joining us. what ended up happening? we got a list to show you an outline, what he was found guilty and not guilty of, first-degree murder, second-degree murder, not guilty of involuntary manslaughte