Rita Williams on landing Mehserle Interview; KTVU ace reporter gets jailhouse exclu

From Rita Williams of KTVU, who landed an exclusive interview with convicted BART police officer, Johannes Mehersele:

"You might say I have been working on getting an interview with Johannes Mehserle since the shooting, trying to be fair and balanced in my reporting.  (Our coverage earned the station a Peabody award).  And I have covered stories and trials where attorney Mike Rains was involved for many, many years.  Nothing was off limits in the interview....

You’ll hear what he thought about the jury’s verdicts, how he thinks he accidentally fired his gun instead of his taser, his tearful message to Oscar Grant’s family."

The full interview airs at ten tonight, tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. on Mornings on 2, Friday at 5 and at 10.  Different parts of the interview in each story.