because san benito count gee short on resources. we've just confirmed the body is that of a female. we not know the approximately age of the person. we're told about a dozen people are actually involved in the crime scene investigation right now. >> and the roadway is part of the crime scene thefl want to look for tire tracks and any evidence they mi may find before getting to the body and determine it. >> so there is a big question, is this the body of 15-year-old sierra lamar? the teenager disappeared march 16th on her way to school. and in rural morgan hill. investigators have her suspected killer in custody. but despite thousands of hours of searching her body has never been found. which is why this discovery is

raising so many questions at this hour, we're told this time, things will be processed in case there is any evidence, tire tracks and other evidence that could be found in or around this body. we are here along with another abc 7 team and will bring you new information as this develops. abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. and this evening we'll stay on top of that. an amber alert has been activated for two missing children in monterey county. here is the license plate number. and this is being driven by marcus edwards, police say he took the children in prunedale. the children identified as a 7-month-old and 6-year-old.

at lert is only for monterey and fresno county. and sky 7 is show you amber alert signs have been turned on on south of gilroy as well as in san benito county. >> and the hanta virus scare is growing. officials extended their warning to tents at the high sierra camp. that is very popular with hikers after an 8th person came down with the disease and stayed at those high country camps. there are warnings being sent out to an additional 12,000 being told to watch for symptom that's could develop in the next month or so. three people have died from that disease. >> there is more reflections about the loss of one of their own. there is a gunman shot to death by another officer.

vic lee road along that same stretch and is live tonight at john muir medical center that. is not an easy drive for chp. >> not. and today i rode with chp officer who is someone i've known a long time. and there is talking about the toll it's taken on him and colleagues. this outpouring keeps growing at the field office where officer kenyon youngstorm works. >> it under scores these people are connected to family and friends. >> the officer sam morgan has been with the chp 30 years. and. >> every time, the same reaction. >> your mind starts racing. and when that officer dies.

>> each one a piece of you go was that individual. there is never a point where you say, okay i'm over that. you learn how to manage it. >> there are thoughts of anger and sadness and on and on. emotion goes. >> there are personal reflections. officer morgan is married with two children. >> reflections such as what if it was me? how would my wife and children handle it? >> and you're brought to focus with your own mortality. and you begin to see just how risky this job can be sometimes. >> it's not something the officer dwells on. potential danger was each traffic stop. >> are they friend? foe? going to yield to authorities of the officer peace fully? am i going have to to get into

a confrontation with this individual? most calls we go home without insy dents or injury. there can be one call that can be your last call. >> as officer morgan told me, he and his fellow officers are no different than you and i. all they want to do is do their job well and at the end of the day go home to their loved ones. >> and there has been an outpouring of support. so far $60,000 has been raised to help the family. and there is -- i feel for the family. you know? every person has a spouse or relative or friend. they take that chance every time they go out. so i happen to come by and i

made a donation. >> and there are four children there to help with their financial needs fchl you'd like to make a contribution to the family you can visit any wells fargo bank and ask funds be contributed to the kenyon youngstrom memorial fund. >> and there a coast guard says the man who kidnapped his children is sailing back towards shore as we speak. now, police believe this man, a 43-year-old took his children on tuesday from mother's home and and there are police say the sail boat was spotted this morning by a boater, this is home video of

the children with their father. their mother says she's understandably worried. >> 99% of me thinks he's not going to hurt them. i'm afraid when he's backed into a corner that he may just snap. and that is one part of me is scared. >> the coast guard decided not to try to intercept saying they'd rather confront him on land. they're following by air, planning to meet up with him late tonight. and there is that boat apparently sailing towards land. coming up at 6:00 new, the violent path and a woman who lost her baby because of something he did years ago. >> and place are receiving for at least two suspects and a double homicide in vallejo. police discovered bodies of a man and woman last night in the home of atherton street. both have been shot. a neighbor tells abc 7 a

4-year-old child was also found in the home but was not hurt. and identities of the victims have not yet been released friends say the woman was pregnant with twins he was calling his friends saying my sister had been shot. i don't know why this would happen to her. she was pregnant. >> good man, familiar oriented. i just can't. >> police say two men wearing hoodies were seen running from the house. >> fremont police searching for a missing at risk teenager last seen walking from her home on thursday. and he says she's a special needs student described as white, five four with brown hair, last seen we'ring a pink tee shirt. and anyone with information is asked to contact the fremont police department.

>> a man was in court today, did he not enter a plea. the direct stourn says the 17-year-old may be considering a plea bargain deal. he was driving a white suv that ran over the two last april, and his 12-year-old daughter was not hurt. >> and not so good news or on the jobs front. job numbers were lower than expected and labor department says employers only added 96,000 jobs last month. and anna rifts say more people gave up looking for work. >> people working age actually working is now at about 65% that is lowest since 1981. companies who are looking to hire for more than 300

positions will be at next week's job fair that. is sponsored by abc 7 and job journal taking place on wednesday in san francisco from noon until 4:00. we have it posted on our web site. >> that is a really good resource, of coming up. >> a verbal tuesdayel over same-sex marriage. >> the beating of brian stow inspires a law just signed today by governor brown. >> and this is cool. special space shuttle flight going over the bay area, you'll able to see it. stay with us. >> sandhya patel, the weekend and i'll let you know what we're doing as we head into sunday. the forecast is coming up. >> and there is abc 7 news at

a serious crime spree continues in san francisco tonight. this is not the not the real video. but this story is pretty amazing. and if we can just get rid that have video i'll tell you about this. >> we've got a little goof up here on camera. come back to me and i'll go on. two more portable toil yets were set on fire. and other port o potties have been set on fire in the marina district. kind of a dumb, odd crime. the man police describe as insta investigator of a gang rape has pleaded guilty to escape life in prison. the 22-year-old will serve 32

years, and he was the first of six defendants to stand trial in the 2009 rape. you may remember this. waits awful n october a girl leaving a home coming dance was raped and beaten two hours with no one coming to her aid. ortega seen running from the area. the five defendants are still waiting for trial. four face life in prison. >> and fans attending big sporting events have a bill bit more protection requiring pro sport stadiums post phone numbers where fans can report violence to security right away. that was inspired by the beating of brian stow. other violent events noticed by assembly man mike gato who wrote that lenl slaigs. >> a member of the maryland house of delegates is taking on a player for baltimore ravens. the linebacker is a critic and

he urged the owner to silence him. he was surprised by the letter and ravens say support, they support the player's freedom of speech. >> and prostate cancer is the second most common in american men behind skin cancer. and this year, 240,000 new cases have will be diagnosed. and there is cheryl going talk about prostate cancer. one in six will be diagnosed in their live time. charl sat down with a men's specialist and talked about who is most at risk. >> prostate cancer occurs in older men, rarely before 40. commonly in the 70s. it's a disease of age. it's one of the consequences of aging. so this is a question, is it a

cancer? is the question. sometimes it does turn into cancer autos this is an important discussion. be sure to join cheryl for beyond the headlines sunday at 10:00 a.m. and dozens of stars will be asking you to step up in the national fight against cancer and dozens of stars will be taking place in the telethon. they've already raised $180 million for cancer research. >> final split of the space shuttle will be a long one through streets of south los angeles at the price of 400 trees. crews are cutting down trees along the route from los angeles international airport to the california science center. residents along the route say having stumps instead of trees will lower property values. the science center promises to

plant two new trees for everyone chopped down. >> the space shuttle will pass through the bay area and you can mark the date on the calendar. september 20th, the shuttle will do a low level fly over in mountain view. going to go over san francisco and other cities sou want to stay tuned. >> and cal al is now relying on emergency funding to pay for the soaring cost of fighting this year's unusual number of fires. all reserve fire engines have been staffed and there are the funds that were a last minute increase to the state budget. in 24 hours cal fire crews responded to 23 fires around the state. and started by 200 different lightning strikes.

>> that is remarkable. >> we're looking at low risk of fire danger for the day. and heading into the weekend, beautiful i want to show you a view where there is a mild to warm pattern today, we'll do it again, tomorrow, coast just clear. and there is fog heading back along the coastline. another live picture from our camera, this is where fire danger may be high heading into saturday. right now, it's sunny skies into lake tahoe. there are isolated thunderstorms could develop into saturday. so there is no moisture to speak of. fog off the coastline. sunny day with temperatures upper 80s inland there is 69 across the bay. there are mid-80s around

antioch. 81 degrees for you in santa rosa. highlights, coastal fog overnight. there is another warm day coming your way then, cooling begins on sunday. you'll feel the difference. so first hinge in the morning do look for fog near the coast and over the bay. marine influence limited tomorrow. upper 40s to about mid-50s around the region. there is area of low pressure backing off a bit. high pressure calls shots only thing that can happen is temperatures heading up. tomorrow morning that fog at 5:00 a.m. will start to burn off and pull away from the coastline. there are finally back up where you should be. today's highs running cooler than normal. 60s along the coastline.

beautiful day. there is one word of caution this, is from national weather service. a beach hazard statement for tonight. there is a high risk of rip currents. we're talking about monterey state beach and marina state beach. there is a swell heading into that direction. skpf course, want to watch out for those rip currents if you're going to the beach around there. there are highs warm in the south bay. 76 in milpitas. there is mid-60s here. 61 into sunset district. there is 91 in yu kia. 82 degrees in santa rosa. there is a beautiful day in the east bay. there is inland, getting you into 90s. there is 85 in dublin.

65 monterey. 90 degrees in morgan hill. accu-weather forecast is a mild to warm day tomorrow, turning cooler sunday and monday. mid-80s and there is a bump up coast side. there is some college football games and cardinal against duke. we have san francisco giants playing beautiful weather. >> there is when you want to stay tuned for this. a line up debuts on monday. and who wants to be a millionaire, and don't miss katie. at 3:00 followed by abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and there is a line up.

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pretty amazing. and this is all natural. so we're going to give you those. that is a $4 value. this is from otamisa restaurant. and this would with, check that out. polenta fry autos oh, goodness. >> there is a large fries, butter parmesan cheese and there is homemade ricotta doughnuts covered with cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar. that is a hot chocolate dipping sauce there. and how to get this good stuff? >> so glad you've asked.

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coming up at 6:00 we'll update the search for a man who has his children on a stolen sail boat. a woman lost her baby because of his violent past. and the anniversary of a san bruno pipeline explosion. families sharing painful memories as their neighborhoods show new signs of life and there is katie couric opening up about the personal war against cancer. and it's coming up kt 6:00. and that is pretty amazing. >> world news is coming up next. >> and from all of us here, thank you for