>> announcer: right now breaking news. happening now. investigators may have a new break in the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. they've identified a car in connection with the case. good morning i'm kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. karina rusk is live at the sheriff's department. >> reporter: i have just talked to see 's mom. what she told me is this is a powerful lead in the search for her daughter. -- investigators have a carve interest in the disappearance

of 15-year-old sierra. the biggest break so far. and the detectives need the public's help. we have an image of the car you are looking at similar to what they are looking for. mid 90s red volkswagon jetta, four doors, black hood. detectives say video and witness statements lead them to believe this car was involved in disappearance of sierra la marseillaise. 16th. >> we are -- we are not going to specify the number of video surveillance that west it is more than one source. these -- that we have in the case it is more than one source, during the time. we can give the specific number because it is still an open investigation. >> reporter: the 15-year-old was last seen at home getting ready for school. detectives do not believe she made it to the bus stop. investigators say the car was

not only spotted near her home also in the area where sierra's cell phone and her purse were found. they will not say whether anyone was seen throwing those items from the car or how many people the surveillance video showed in that red jet her mom told me the family has seen a picture -- picture of the car and did not recognize the vehicle. again sie5mí since mar of 16th. there have been regular volunteer community searches led by the klaas kids foundation. this is the biggest break so far. investigators also revealed today that they have received lab analysis on two evidentiary items that we have been following, a book marked handcuffs and two used condoms. they say they are not related to the case. if you have any information on this red jetta, or sierra's disappearance, we have all the

information to contact investigators on abc7news.com, see it on tv. karina rusk, abc7 news. we have a huge mystery in the east bay overû a gas smell that caused a school to evacuate. katie marzullo joins us from the high school what is pg&e saying? >> reporter: a pg&e representative just showed up at the school not moments ago they have not found any leaks, it is not any work pg&e is doing and the smell has dissipated. they also know the smells did not come from the high school, although it did cause a disruption this morning. residents throughout walnut creek and alamo were met with a strong and scary smell this morning, around 8:00, the smell of natural gas prompted 100 complains to the fire department and evacuation of the high school.

>> it is a standard drill we do throughout many times in the school year. >> reporter: 1500 people between students and faculty. >> it was strong. we weren't sure where it was coming from. we called pg&e and we also called the fire department to come out during the evacuation the fire department came out and determined that the smell was not coming from the school site. >> reporter: a haz-mat special list says part of the -- specialist says part of the reason the smell was so pungent was the weather. >> any small releases of natural gas that could occur will stay in the area. >> reporter: students were allowed back in class after 20 minutes. pg&e will continue looking for the cause of this natural gas smell.

katie marzullo, abc7 news. this morning walnut creek police on the hunt for four people who burst into a home held them at gunpoint and ransacked the house. it began after midnight, two women approached the house from the backyard and asked to use the phone. when one resident turned to get a phone two men appeared and one was holding a handgun. the four robbers ordered the residents inside forced them to lion the floor and ransacked the -- to lie on the floor and ransacked the home. police have made no arrests. a group of protesters occupying a tract of land in albany are hoping to avoid a police raid. police told protesters they were there illegally. the group took over the tract april 22nd. it is a 10 acre plot owned by university california berkeley and used for research. saturday deadline to clear the land came and went without movement from either side.

both sides say they are weighing their options. right now in sacramento, the late vallejo police officer jim capoot is one of several law enforcement officers honored for making the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. he was shot and killed november of last year by suspected bank robber he was chasing. this morning a procession of police cars made its way to the state capital for the special recognition ceremony. this year's event is honoring 10 officers killed in the line of doubt day across the state. today al-qaeda has released new video of 70-year-old american aide worker kidnapped nine months ago in pakistan. the video was posted on several militant websites. the hostage warren weinstein is heard saying he will be killed unless president obama agrees to several al-qaeda demands, among them a halt to all us air strikes in afghanistan, pakistan, somalia and yemen and release of all al-qaeda and taliban suspects

around the world. >> my life is in your hands mr. president. if you accept the demands, i live f you don't, i die. >> -- weinstein is from maryland he was abducted in august in the eastern pakistani city of lahore -- lahore it is unclear when the video was recorded. the white house responded minutes ago saying it cannot and will not negotiate with al-qaeda. army investigators have not found any evidence of foul play in the death of a soldier in afghanistan who died during a skype video chat with his wife. captain bruce kevin clark collapsed while talking to his wife may tpweurz. his wife suggested he was shot, saying she believe she saw a bullet hole in the closet behind him. investigators state initial probe did not show trauma to the body except he broke his nose when he fell forward. u.s. stocks steady despite fears of a market crash after

upheavals in three european elects. vladimir putin was sworn in as russia's president his return to the office will keep him in power until at least 2018. riot police prevented hundreds from protesting. angry voters in greece and france have rejected painful budget cuts demanded by international leaders in greece, parliamentary elections left no party with enough votes to govern a loan -- to govern alone threatening membership in the eurozone. in france sarkozy announced he's leaving politics after losing to hollande. a break in ranks as another top obama administration official voices his support for same-sex marriage. when it comes to visiting the golden gate bridge, may think, been there, done that. you haven't, i'll explain, next. later,

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another top obama administration official is voicing support today for same-sex marriage. arne duncan told an inviewer he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry following similar support expressed by vice president biden this past weekend.

>> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that man marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying, are entitled to the same rights, all the civil rights all the civil liberties. frankly, i don't see much of a distinction beyond that >> gay rights advocates interpreted biden's words as an endorsement. the white house insists the vice president did not break ranks with the president who supports civil unions but says his position on gay marriage is still evolving. >> golden gate bridge will celebrate its 75th visitor with a new bridge ville yoon. -- new bridge pavillion. >> reporter: the bridge has spent the last 75 years catering to motorists. now it is giving special attention to the tourists. even first time visitors can sense that something is

especially fabulous about visiting the golden gate bridge now. >> i didn't think there would be this much access for pictures and that sort of thing, it is great. >> reporter: before now, you couldn't get this close and you didn't have this much room to take your souvenir picture. >> this was conjested. the space was too tiny for the number of people that come. there was a jockeying for making your way around and bikes getting in the way of pedestrians. >> reporter: there wasn't a museum or central place for information even though 10 million people visit this drive, not drive across, just visit, a year. the lack of a tourist experience always surprised bridge workers and locals. but the bridge's mission is to provide safe transportation, not a tourist attraction. >> since 1950 there has been a desire to have a museum, a desire to have what we see today. but there's been no funding for it. >> reporter: the 75th anniversary has inspired big

changes. the park has stepped in and created a new experience, a pavillion where you can buy trinkets. also learn about the bridge. outside the key word is expansion. new larger areas for picture-taking. bike lanes are wider and separate from the pedestrian pass. >> we are offering visitor tourist brochures extensive exhibits inside and outside. >> reporter: what about the tourists who visit on a foggy day? they can still get that perfect picture even some outrageous ones thanks to a new green screen. >> you visit the bridge for 15 minutes or for three hours, you can find a multitude of ways to learn its fascinating stories. >> reporter: i'm willing to bet you have been here before, but it is worth another trip. the pavillion and tours will start tomorrow. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> that is fun. we have to head out

there especially with a warm day how often do you get that. >> i would three hours -- beautiful day outside take a look at the sunshine, warm weather we are 80 in a few areas. plus, abc7 news and univison announce a major partnership. the new service you are about to see with news focusing on issues important to hispanic-a

hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the university is population they make up 38% of all californians. this morning abc7 news and univison announced a joint venture to serve that population with a new television and web network going to original programming in english on issues event to the hispanic community. diana perez has more. >> reporter: it is going to be a game-changer new channel dedicated to to hispanic-americans the fastest growing population entitle

country going to transform the way our organizations communicate with 50 million hispanics. >> reporter: news that is important to latinos told in their perspective, immigration, health care, the economy as well as lifestyle and health. it will be around the clock and in english. >> we let ourselves dream about a pioneering new never done idea this is going to be a unique new way of connecting with this audience, in english but at the same time also be -- have broad appeal to the overall population. >> reporter: this morning univison and abc7 news announced plans to join forces. >> launch a 24/7 news information and lifestyle network targeted at america's hispanic community. >> reporter: calling the new venture a catapult into the future for abc7 news president sherwood says everyone will have access by this summer.

>> future and partnership with univison is bright because we are going to reach this burden joining hispanic audience. >> reporter: after a year of hard work, the management team of both powerhouse companies that worked on the deal celebrated. [ applause ] >> how do you get viewers? >> we defer to the masters at programming for this huge and influential audience. univison since 1962 has understood the u.s.-hispanic community and they are the masters at reaching this audience. >> reporter: the launch is in 2013 the new venture will be available online this summer. diana perez, abc7 news, new york. >> i think there's going to be an appetite for that. >> very exciting. a lot of sunshine today, tomorrow through the weekend away from the coast above average through mother's day. a week of may warmth.

maybe you have been looking forward to it after all that rain the last couple of months. looking at downtown san francisco, is that a cloud, really or maybe just a jet trail, i don't think so. looking at san francisco from sutro off to the east, a little hazy, but not a spare the air day. some of the clouds near the coast may bump into the peninsula, other than that i think it going to be a sunny day everywhere. let's look at temperatures mentioned it was 80, santa rosa, fairfield, los gatos upper 70s in the east bay valleys, low to mid 70s bay shore only 65 at half moon bay. mid 60s around santa cruz and monterey, upper 70s, watsonville, salinas and gilroy today sunshine warming continues clear and comfortable tonight rain-free with warmer than average afternoon temperatures away from the coast all week.

oakland is going to be around 18° warmer than average. mid to upper 80s, 85 dublin, along the east bay shore, warm 80 richmond, 83 oakland, 86 in fremont. 83° -- [ unintelligible ] the coast is interesting, you will maybe it to the low to mid 70s then a slight sea breeze will develop this afternoon drop temperatures a little late this afternoon it could reach downtown south san francisco i think you get into the upper 70s before it does. low to mid 70s north bay coast. 80 sausalito. north mid 80s. upper 80s low to mid 80s, santa cruz, monterey carmel around 70°. 90 throughout the central valley, sunny 63 tahoe, 79

yosemite with sun still cool in eureka, 58 to 95 in palm springs. it schools tonight. -- it schools tonight, a few -- a few clouds. the coast drops to the mid 60s tomorrow the rest of us peak mid 80s around the bay 90 inland cooling starts to move in a little. the temperatures inland in the low to mid 80s above average the rest of the forecast around the bay mid 70s to near 80 above average at the coast low 60s. you have to listen to this story. if you want to lose weight a new study won't seem like mickey mouse research.

m.i.t. researchers have discovered mice that were fed yogurt became sexier. the within on the left was fed yogurt the one on the right was not, the one on the left slim her. yogurt eating male mice mated faster and produced more offspring. yogurt eating female mice had shine fur and became better moms. the scientists credit probiotics. >> we'll be right back.

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