department 40 on tuesday, as closing arguments got underway, prosecutor david boyd pointed to the defendant and declared to the jury that sierra lamar is dead and that garcia torres murdered her. the da's case based largely on dna and otherforensic evidence says legal analyst steven clark. steven clark/legal analystfor it's part the defense will again argue that sierra is a runaway while trying to convince the jury that sloppy evidence gathering and processing by sheriff's deputies and the crime lab will show there is not enough proof beyond a reasonable doubt that garcia torres is the killer.

(rob live)the prosecution's closing arguments took all day and will continue tomorrow. the defensewill be next. steven clark expects the jury will need plenty of time to consider the evidence as a group before reaching a verdict. if convicted, garcia torres faces the death penalty. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) sierra lamar's family and their supporters have waited five years for some sort of closure.(grant)

catherine heenan is here to take us through the case from the beginning. (catherine) it's been a long, slow search for justice. with no body ever found, investigators had to rely on forensic evidence to link the defendant to sierra lamar's disappearance. natearly morning on a lonely rural road in morgan hillthis is where sierra lamar disappeared on march 16th, 2012 she was headed for the school bus stop just a few minutes walk from her home.that evening her mother got an automated call from the school that her daughter was absent. marlene lamar insists her daughter is not a runaway, whoever is out there, please please let her go. the next day, sheriff''s deputies began searching nearby fields. they discovered sierra''s cell phone in a field a couple of blocks away.and then her purse was found .... a juicy couture

bag containing pants, a t=shirt and underclothes, all neatly folded.f=b=i agents joined the investigationdivers searched nearby reservoirs. missing kids advocate marc klaas mobilized hundreds of volunteers to comb through the surrounding farmland.no piece of information is too smallall of their efforts proved fruitless.but away from the cameras, investigators already had a suspect.they began monitoring antolin garcia- torres twelve days after sierra''s disappearance.on may 8, sheriff''s deputies reveal they impounded a red volkswagen jetta with a distinctive black hood. "this car was seen in the general area where sierra disappeared." the car was owned by garcia-torres.police arrested him after his dna was allegedly detected on sierra''s belongingsdo we have a motive?nono motive, and no body.for the two years

searchers combed the area for clues as court hearings were postponed time after time . finally in february of 20- 14....garcia torres pleaded ánotá guilty to kidnapping and murder.jury selection began in october of last year.the prosecution asked for the death penalty, sierra lamar was 15 years old when she disappeared.grant? (grant) you can continue to track the latest developments on the sierra lamar trial - by logging onto our website. you can also download the kron four mobile app to get breaking news push alerts right to your phone. (vicki) the man accused of a mass killing at an oakland university pleaded no contest in court today. 48-year-old one goh is accused of killing seven people at oikos university in 2012. prosecutors say he dropped out of oikos several months before the shooting and wanted his tuition refunded. goh's

plea deal calls for him to receive seven consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 271 years prison when he is sentenced. his formal sentencing is set for this july. (vicki) now to another big story we are following tonight... we are now learning more about the 15 year old boy who was shot in killed in the city's outer sunset yesterday afternoon. (vicki) the san francisco medical examiner has identified the victim as reajohn jackson of daly city. (grant) kron4's maureen kelly went to the young man's former high school and talked to people who knew him. (maureen)grief counselors were on hand at jefferson high school in daly city where 15 year old reajohn jackson had been a sophmore.a girl who knew jackson since middle school had this to say.he was just a funny guy always laughing and stuff always made other people laughit's just sad and stuff it just sucks to know that his life was taken so fastthis is video of the young teen as he was loaded into an ambulance sometime after 12noon monday. police says the 15 year old had been

driving the white pontiac here at sunset blvd and kirkham when he was shot. witnesses say they heard 6-7 shots....several bullets were left in the side of the car. jackson was pronounced dead at the hospital.a second 16 year old passenger in the car,..... was unhurtthe district superintendent says jackson dropped from the school in his sophmore year this fall and didn't know if he was enrolled elsewhere.his brother still attends the school as a junior. the mood of the school is discribed as somber. it's very much the same kind of concern the sadness the tragedy of having a young person lose their life to a violent act out in the community. it doesn't make sense there's no answers for it.police have not released information about any suspects in this case other than they were in a separate vehicle. investigators are looking into this being more of a targeted incident rather than a random act.maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) a mom uses a knife to defend herself a knife to a mom uses

a mom uses a knife to defend herself following a road rage incident... it happened early this morning near sheridan elementary school in san francisco's lakeview district the physical altercation occurred after two women got into a minor traffic accident while lots of parents were dropping off their kids off at school (grant) officers interviewed both parties but made no arrests. however, investigators did confiscate the knife. the injured woman was taken away by ambulance. she chose not to comment about the incident...which remains under

investigation. (vicki) there is growning concern in the east bay tonight... after a third fire at a homeless encampment. dan kerman joins us live from oakland with what the city is planning to do about the problem. dan? homeless encampment fire 050217 5pkgthis is what happens when those who already have little, lose it allsot monday evening half of the 40 tents at a city sanctioned homeless encampment at 35 and magnolia went up in flames luckily no one was injured. this is the third fire at a homeless encampment in 3 weeks earlier monday there was a fire at the encampment

at 5th and market and on april 13, 5 tents burned and a dog died when fire raced through a homeless encampment at 22nd avenue and 880 city officials say shutting down homeless encampments isn't the ansersot joe devries/asst. to the oakland city administrator oakland city officials says this city sanctioned encampment, which came with bathrooms and services allowed them to move the initial 40 residents into housing at a faster place. because of the fire, this location will close on friday. but city officials say they plan to find a location for a new city sanctioned encampment, only this time, there will be additional protections.sotwhile that may help prevent fire and other safety concerns at that location, it doesn't do anything for pop up encampments like this one, that are all over the city. but officials have plans for that as well.sotcan be/152 (grant) a brawl erupts on board a

plane headed for l-a-x... "nats of people flighting" (grant) still ahead on kron four news at five... video capturing the shocking moments between the two passengers... what sparked the brutal exchange. (vicki) plus, a bay area man is in critical condition tonight - after being bitten by a rattle snake. the popular hiking trail this happened on in the east bay. (grant) and next, the warriors are about to start a new playoff series tonight against utah. our mark carpenter joins us live from oracle -right after the break. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

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warriors basketball is back. the dubs...back on the court tonight after cruising through round 1 of the nba playoffs.(grant) and in just a couple hours, they open round two...against the utah jazz. for a preview of the matchup, we turn to mark carpenter who's live courtside at oracle arena mark? if it feels like the warriors have been away for awhile, it's because they have. after taking care of portland in round 1, golden state had a week off...and tonight, they continue their playoff run against utah. here's a look at the team for this morning's shootaround.

fans can expect this series to look a lot different than that portland matchup in the first round, the trailblazers were smaller and you knew their scoring would come from either damian lillard or cj mccollum. not necessarily the case with utah as they are dangerous throughout their starting five and the bench. they can mix it up with styles-- playing up tempo, opportunistic fast break ball...or turn the game into a dogfight and slow down the pace of play. guys to keep an eye on are gordon hayward and rudy gobert. let's get the warriors take on the mathcup "obviously we tend to push the tempo a bit more, but at the same time, we know how to execute well in the halfcourt too. so understanding that and knowing, being on the runs that we've been on, and knowing what the playoffs require, the amount of execution level of execution

and the focus that it takes. i think we'll be just fine with the tempo they want to play, however they wanna play, but we wanna get the game to our pace also.""can't sleep on anybody and everybody individually defensively has to be locked in and focused, not to give up easy layups, backdoor stuff that they run, open swing-swing threes that they rely on so everybody gotta be locked in." another storyline to keep an eye on and one that will continue to hover over this team is steve kerr. the head coach...still not back with the team as he is recovering from complications with back surgery. not known when he'll be back, so until then mike brown remains acting head coach (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief

meterologist brittney shipp. .hot conditions today as ridge apex shifts inland. tomorrow will be another hot today as the ridge begins to exit into the great basin. a modest cooling trend will start on thursday as coastal stratus returns. cooling trend continues friday into saturday when a slight chance of showers is forecast as an upper low approaches the region. locally windy conditions can also be expected over the weekend.

(vicki) state lawmakers are questioning university of california president janet napolitano today. they want more information about an audit that found the university system hid 175 million dollars from the public. auditors say uc administrators collected undisclosed surplus money even as the uc raised tuition and asked the state for more funding. napolitano has disputed the audit's findings. she says there is actually 38 million dollars in reserves. she has described the money as a modest amount set aside for unexpected expenses. some lawmakers called for a reversal of the tuition hike in the wake of the audit. (glo)now . . .an update on a shooting that happened over the weekend at a san diego birthday pool party.a 35-year-old mother of three was the only person killed by a gunman. . . who shot seven

people on sunday.friends of the woman killed. . .monique clark. . .say she was devoted to her daughters. police say 49-year-old peter selis... randomly targeted his victims. he was apparently angry over a recent breakup. . . police say he even called his ex-girlfriend to tell her he shot two people.clark's family has set up a go-fund-me account to help with funeral services. (vicki) hillary clinton breaking her silence. coming up, what she says cost her the presidential election. (grant) but first, it's been a turbulent few months for the nation's airlines. and tonight - airline executives are being grilled about their treatment of passengers.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (vicki) yet another

bit of unpleasant drama on an airliner...in this case - a brawl on a japanese flight this week.... it was an ugly scene - and it happened just minutes before the plane was due to depart

for l.a...(grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest on an incident that ended with an arrest... (catherine) no one got dragged....no rabbits were killed...but this was still bad. the video shows two men throwing punches at each other.. the man in the dark shirt yells "someone help - this guy is crazy"... witnesses say the man in the red hawaiian shirt was drunk and had been the one who started the problem.... a flight attendant desperately tries to separate the men.... you could hear a child wailing....and other passengers saying things like "oh my god." the man in the red shirt is finally coaxed into leaving and is led away...his shirt torn to shreds. he clearly doesn't want to go.. but finally things get quiet and the man in the dark shirt sits down again. and look what happens..... guess who comes back.... and there are "more" punches thrown.

we know tonight that the red-shirt guy is a 44-year-old american passenger who was arrested andcharged with assault. that's after he allegedly tried to choke a gate agenton his way off the plane... vicki and grant? (grant) tonight instead of selling seats, airline c-e-o's in the hot seat. (vicki) congress is demanding answers after a man was dragged off an oversold united airlines flight last month.(grant) kron four's washington correspondent mark meredith is on capitol hill with a look at how the nation's airlines are trying to show they're getting better. tonight pennsylvania congressman bill shuster wants to know what ever happened to flying the friendly skies."it was a terrible situation, nobody should be dragged off an airliner like that" shuster's talking about this now viral video.last month, a

cellphone captured the moment security dragged a passenger off an overbooked united express flight.now the airline's c-e-o tells shuster and house members, united is changing. ""unless safety or security are issues, we will never again ask a customer to give up their seat once they're on board. simple common sense. or ask law enforcement to remove a customer from a flight."but some in congress think more needs to be done. airlines continue to overbook flights. one democratic member suggests going forward airlines should put their rules and regulation into a one page, easy to find document. today executives at american, southwest, and alaska airlines also told congress they're working to improve their own company's customer service. but with some 40,000 people kicked off flights overbooked flights each year shuster is warning airlines, this is a make or break moment. "if the airline industry, doesn't seize this moment, and make significant changes, by themselves then congress will do it, and it'll be a one size fits all solution, that won't be good for everybody."on capitol hill, i'm mark meredith.

(grant) it's proof that little things do add up. the nation's airlines collected four-point-two billion dollars in baggage fees last year... up ten percent from 2015. that's according to new data released tuesday by the department of transportation. the increase alone is a million dollars a day. but not everything was up. fees collected for changing a reservation actually fell four percent to two-point-nine billion dollars. and fares went down by one percent. some airline executives point to baggage fees as a way to keep fares low. (vicki) a warning tonight for hikers in the east bay... after a man is bitten by a rattlesnake on a popular

trail. where this happened - still ahead. (grant) plus, dozens of arrests made... after violent protest broke out in downtown portland yesterday. an update... after the break.

(grant) warmer weather,

means more rattlesnakes on popular hiking trails.(vicki) yesterday in fremont -- a man was bitten by a rattler at the mission peak regional preserve area. kron four's philippe djegal reports that man is still in serious condition at a hospital. (philippe)nats- hovering around 90-degrees in the fremont hills... warm weather and slithering rattlesnakes go hand in hand. chelsey barnes/hiker- "they love the heat -- so, they'll be out there." on monday afternoon, a 47-year-old man from santa clara learned that the hard way. after reaching the summit at the mission peak regional preserve area... the california highway patrol says the man took a seat with his family on their walk down... and, he was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake he may have mistaken for a rock.mark guinnoo/hiker- "i was a little concerned, i was little concerned, um, cuz we, well i never knew there were rattlesnakes out here." this sign at the front of the trail warns visitors to be aware of rattlesnakes. it says they're not aggressive... but if threatened or

cornered, they will defend themselves. give them distance and respect.bill moore/hiker- "i've seen a good many over the years and they're usually up in the rocks, so that's where you usually have to watch out for them." and, sometimes they're tough spot like this one, blending into the ground. the east bay regional park district says in just the past week there have been six reported rattlesnake sightings at parks in livermore, walnut creek, pittsburg and now fremont.john rivera/hiker- "(philippe) how do you protect yourself? (john) uh, you just gotta look out. check around. make sure, uh, you don't see anything. if you hear anything, just you know, try to back away." the c-h-p says the rattlesnake that bit the man didn't make any noise before the incident. the victim was given anti-venom after being flown to a hospital where he remains in serious but non-life threatening condition. in fremont, philippe djegal, kron four news. (anchor) time now to check on our weather...

with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .hot conditions today as ridge apex shifts inland. tomorrow will be another hot today as the ridge begins to exit into the great basin. a modest cooling trend will start on thursday as coastal stratus returns. cooling trend continues friday into saturday when a slight chance of showers is forecast as an upper low approaches the region. locally windy conditions can also be expected over the weekend.

(vicki) a car crashes through a pet store in the north bay. it happened just before 9:30 last night in santa rosa - at a store called "village pets." it is at a strip mall on montgomery drive and summerfield road. police say the driver, 26- year-old jeffery pearson, was speeding when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the store. police say he told officers he smoked marijuana before driving. officers also say they found signs of alcohol consumption in his vehicle. pearson was booked into the sonoma

county jail on suspicion of driving under the influence. there were no injuries and none of the animals in the store were injured. (glo)in southern california. . . authorities are now offering a $10-thousand-dollar reward to locate a 5-year-old missing boy.little aramazd (ahr-uh-mahz) andressian junior. . .went missing on april 22nd.he was last seen leaving disneyland with his father. . . .who was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment. . . after being found . . after being found unconscious at a park.he could not account for the location of his son.detectives searched the father's home in south pasadena. (anchor) fired north charleston police officer michael slager has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black man

he shot in back. the death of walter scott was seen worldwide after a bystander recorded it on his cellphone. slager faces prison under the terms of his plea deal with prosecutors. slager has been out on bond for much of the time since the shooting. walter scott's mother says she's forgiven slager for killing her son... but was glad that the former officer admitted to his crime. (vicki) a few dallas officers are being hailed as heroes tonight... for rushing to the aid of a paramedic who had been critically injuried - during an active shooter situation. police say the gunman, derick brown, opened fire on paramedics who were responding to a shooting call at his home. officers say brown was acting erractically and killed his roomate before shooting and critically injuring a neighbor outside. officers dodge gunfire to help the injured paramedic and the injured roomate- who both remain at the hospital in critical condition. brown was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunwound. (vicki) we are also learning new details about a

deadly stabbing that happened yesterday on the campus of university of texas. the victim who died during the attack has been identified as harrison brown... a freshman at the school who was involved in band and the choir. two other students who were stabbed during the attack - have been released from the hospital. one person remains in the hospital. the attacker has been identified as - 21-year-old kendrex white. police say white suffers from mental health issues - but would not release a motive in the attack. (grant) dozens of arrests have been made after portland's may day march took a violent turn. officers arrested 22 adults and 3 juveniles for second-degree disorderly conduct after the protest was declared a riot. police pulled the event's permit after the violence erupted.video captured people breaking windows and throwing flares into the downtown portland target store. police said they

also destroyed a patrol car.no injuries have been reported. (vicki) still ahead... former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick - may still be out of a job. but now he's doing something special to help others find work. (grant) and next, former presidential hillary clinton is opening up... about why she believes she lost to president donald trump. (vicki) on wallstreet... despite strong results from industrial companies... u-s stocks couldn't get any momentum going today after car makers said their sales are shrinking. the dow adding 36 points. the nasdaq... picked up about 4. and the s&p.. rose nearly 3 points.

yes, the toyota mirai runs on hydrogen. yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. yes, it has an epa-estimated range of 312 miles. yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. yes, this is a mind-blowing marvel of technology. and, yes, you can buy it today- because the future doesn't start next week, next month or next year...

the future starts now. in the hydrogen-fueled toyota mirai. clinton says she's taking

responsibility for her 2016 election loss....but that doesn't mean she's not sharing the blame..(grant) catherine heenan is here with more on what clinton said today y at an event in new york. (catherine) hillary clinton is blaming misogyny, the f-b-i, russia, -- and herself for thefact she's not on duty in the white house... this was an appearance at a "women for women" conference today.. among other things...she talked again about the letter f-b-i director james comeywrote to congress during the presidential campaign.....res urrecting questions about her e-mail practices.. hillary clinton/former presidential candidate it wasn't a perfect campaign, there is no such thing, but i

was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28 and russian wikileaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off, if the electionhad been october 27th - i'd be your president. clinton says she has a book coming out this fall -- and she'll talk more about the election....inclu ding the role she believes misogyny played in her loss. she says it's 'very much' part of the u.s. landscape... grant? (grant) russian president vladimir putin and u.s. president donald trump have agreed to step up diplomatic efforts in syria. the two leaders spoke on the phone today and agreed they will intensify their efforts to bring about a cease-fire. their goal is to begin a peace process in syria. trump and putin discussed holding their first in-person meeting

in july on the sidelines of the g-20 summit in germany. (vicki) still ahead... a baseball star is racially taunted during last night's game at fenway park. and he says this is not the first time. sports director gary radnich - joining us after the break - with more on what was said. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) a road rage incident ends in a bizarre confrontation. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant this is a strange one.... lizzett hasbon was taking her child to school when she got into a minor trafic accident... when she got out of the car to talk to the woman driving the other car.. things quickly escalated and that's when she pulled out a knife to defend herself. tonight we'll tell you what happened next... and why police did not charge either driver. we will

have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. (vicki) orioles center fielder adam jones says he was taunted with racial slurs during last nights game at fenway park. (grant) jones says he's been the subject of racist heckling in boston's ballpark before - but this was one of the worst cases of fan abuse he has heard in his 12- year career. and now the mayor of boston and governor of massachusetts are issuing an apology to jones. (vicki) sports director gary radnich joins us live now with more on this story. gary? baltimore orioles outfielder adam jonews was the outfielder adam jonews was the victum of racial taunts last night anumber of boston fans hurled racial

insults including the n word....jones spoke about the matter. sot "i don't care - boo me! treat me as...it's orioles/red sox. i don't want any special treatment. i don't need any special treatment. treat me as normal. just keep the racist stuff out of there. there's kids around. i got two little boys. i don't want my kids hearing that. i got nieces and nephews that are 10 and 11. how do i explain things like this to them? obviously, and some people like to express hatred towards another person and other groups." "would you say you hear more of it here in boston than other cities?" "i'm not going to say nitpick and just say here is bad but here's...there's a long history of these kind of incidents in boston. i've spoke with various players of

different areas and a lot of the things that they've told me i can't say."

menawhile...colin kaepernick was giving out suits in new york city outside a parole office... he is trying to give parole office... he is trying to give parolees suits to help with job interviews

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

(vicki) up next, hollywood hits the red carpet for the met gala. a look at whose outfits stole the show - next. what do tom

brady, rihanna, and kim kardashian west have in common? they all attended the met gala. (grant) the insider's louis aguirre joins us from hollywood with more on this story. (----louis----)it was a fashion feast for the senses... as we breakdown the night's sexy singles and red hot couples!01:02:18 it was date night at the met gala00:00:29 jlo: it always has to be interesting and sexyjlo in sky blue 'valentino' - waving over her man alex rodriguez!the couple... arm in arm ...and all smiles as they hit the red carpet together for the first time!inside - jlo busted a move while a-rod looked a little less enthusiastic! 00:00:23 selena: i'm getting there is what i like to say also making their red carpet

debut - selena and abel - aka: the weekend!selena striking in a floor-length 'coach'! gown. 00:00:40 dont you see like 1940's lookgisele rocked 'stella mccartney' for her number one fan - hubby tom brady!00:00:48 i know bootylicious its for my hubby he's my date gotta keep the husband happy but it wasn't date night for everyone! hello all the solo ladies! 00:00:07 kim: kendal and kylie i'm looking for them we're all solo so we were like texting on the way here kim k - in a simple white 'vivienne westwood' - left kanye at home! 00:00:40 kim: yeah, he's at home he's been taking some time off and i really love that 00:00:40 i'm serving / 00:00:44 i'm serving myself to everyone and serving looks tonightkaty perry was incognito in a scarlet vieled 'maison margiela'! (mar-jella) and rihanna's 'comme des garcon' number was straight off the fall 2016 runway 00:00:14 rihanna its like booty shorts and you buckle some snaps the shoes the shoes took me an hour to get into (----louis----)we'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm louis aguirre back to you

(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant and vicki thank you. a road rage fight between two women ends with one pulling a knife on the other. next at six... why police say this is a case of self-defense.(catherine) and president trump says it's time to replace obamacare... but does he have the votes? we'll tell you where the plan stands now. kron 4 news at six is next.

( steve ) a mom uses a knife to defend herself following a road rage incident outside a san francisco elementary school.( steve ) good evening... i'm steve aveson.( catherine ) and i'm catherine heenan... pam is off tonight. the woman's small child was in the car during the fight. she tells kron4's haaziq madyun that she used the weapon because she believed that she and her child were in danger lizzett hasbon is describing what happened tuesday morning after she was involved in a minor traffic accident near sheridan elementary school in san

francisco's lakeview district at that point she says she reached for a knife that she travels with for protectionshe says that the woman confronting her did not appear to care that a child was in the car and that made this mom feel even more threatenedshe says what happened was she used a sharp object to defend herself she says that she never used the weapon. she feels bad that she had to use it today.

promote violence. i just want to promote people to understand. you can act like an adult. you don't have to show that you're bad and aggressive all of the time. it's not about that. look how little i am. she was this big woman. you don't need to bully or intimidate everybody"the injured woman was taken away by ambulance. she chose not to comment about the incident. san franciso police interviewed both parties, made no arrests. however they did confiscate the blade

he is sentenced. he admitted to the 2012 killings at oikos (oy-kose) university in oakland to avoid the death penalty. goh had dropped out of the school and wanted his tuition refunded. prosecutors say he planned to target an adminstrator, but that person wasn't there on the day of the shooting. (2-shot/catherine) closing arguments are underway in the 3-month-long trial of antolin garcia torres... he's the man accused in the march 2012 kidnapping and murder of morgan hill teenager sierra lamar.(2-shot/steve) kron four's rob fladeboe was in the courtroom as the prosecution reviewed its case for the jury. sierra's lamar's parents, extended family and dozens of supporters, some of whom never stopped searching for the still missing teen, have been coming to court most days for the past 13 weeks to attend the trial of this man, antolin garcia torres. shown here in one of many, many court appearances over the past five

years, garcia torres is charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar, who disappeared on her way home from school. her body has never been found. inside department 40 on tuesday, as closing arguments got underway, prosecutor david boyd pointed to the defendant and declared to the jury that sierra lamar is dead and that garcia torres murdered her. the da's case based largely on dna and other forensic evidence says legal analyst steven clark.steven clark/legal analystfor it's part the defense will again argue that sierra is a runaway while trying to convince the jury that sloppy evidence gathering and processing by sheriff's deputies and the crime lab will show there is not enough proof beyond a reasonable doubt that garcia torres is the killer. rob fladeboe/san josethe

prosecution took the entire day to review it's case for the jury. the defense is next followed by a rebuttal from the da. steven clark says the jury has a lot of evidence to weigh collectively and does not expect a speedy verdict. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( steve ) this is a complicated case that goes back several years. we have put together a timeline of the events... you can find it on our website kron four dot com. and when there is a verdict... we will send out a push alert. be sure to get the kron four mobile app for your phone to be the first know about breaking news. it is free for apple and android devices. (catherine) the 15-year

old boy shot and killed in san francisco's sunset district has been identified as rae-john jackson of daly city. (catherine) grief counselors were available at jefferson high school where jackson had been a sophomore before leaving this fall. his older brother is a junior at the same school. jackson was shot as he was driving a white pontiac near sunset blvd and kirham around noon monday. he later died at the hospital. witnesses say they heard 6 or 7 gunshots. and there were bullet holes in the driver's side car door. the school district superintendent says these are difficult circumstances for jackson's fellow classmates to comprehend. (dan burns, dist superintendent)it's a very tragic event for the community. it's a tragedy for young people trying to understand why this happened. why it happened to somebody they know and why it continues to be happening in our communities. why young people are taking each other's lives it's a tragedy for all of us. (catherine) so far there's no suspect

description in this case... police will only say the suspects were in another car... investigators think this was targeted violence - rather than a random act. ( steve ) it is the warmest day of the year in many parts of the bay area... and with another around of heat expected tomorrow... we have our first spare the air alert of the summer season. it might have been clear today in the bay... but that's expected to change. the bay area air quality management district says the air is going to be stagnant. the worst spots will be in alameda, contra costa and solano counties. it is recommended that if you can, carpool or take public transit. a live look outside right now... let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

( steve ) happening now: the

secession effort of five east bay schools is being debated at a public hearing. northgate high school in walnut creek and four others would be split off from the mount diablo school district. in order to form a new school district, the proposal needs county and state approval. the schools at the center of the proposal are in a mostly affluent neighborhood in walnut creek. the first of two public hearings is going on right now at the concord senior center. ( catherine ) a big national story right now --- there's another effort to replace and repeal the affordable care act. in political backrooms.....arms are being twisted and phone calls are being made.( steve ) the white house and republican leadership desperatelywant to make

'obamacare' replacement happen this time around. president trump says "it's time" ... but does he have the votes? kristen holmes with our partners at c-n-n on where the plan stands tonight. --reporter pkg-as follows-- pres donald trump: "how is healthcare coming folks, alright. we moving along? alright i think it's time now right?"the white house ratcheting up pressure on house republicans to vote on the obamacare replacement bill before congress goes on recess fridayvice president pence spending the last two days on capitol hill helping gop leadership scramble for votes to reach the magic number needed to pass--216. rep. paul ryan/ -r - house speaker: we're making very good progress with our members and our president has been instrumental in that. one senior white house official saying the administration is hoping for a thursday vote-- but the numbers show the new bill is on life support -- looking less and less likely there will be a vote at all rep. patrick meehan/-r- pennsylvania: no i don't think it's as good as it needs to be to get there.rep. charlie dent-r- pennsylvania:

the bill in its current form is problematic for a few reasons.one of the key sticking points sparking party infighting between moderates and conservatives -- how patients with pre-existing conditions would be covered-- a new amendment to the bill allows states to opt out of coverage for those patients. president trump raising more questions when suggesting in an interview that the bill isn't yet in its final form. despite the chaos surrounding this crucial piece of legislation promised by republicans for years-- the president says the bill will be greatpres donald trump/from fox news: it's been getting better and better and better and someone said 'the people voting for trump aren't getting good they're gonna get the greatest! these are the greatest people. we're either gonna have a great plan or i'm not signing it.in washington, kristen holmes ( catherine ) president trump is inching closer to a face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the kremlin says the two are trying to get together in germany in july. they've talked on the phone several times....and reportedly agreed in a phone calltoday to intensify efforts to bring about a cease-fire in syria. the white house has

gone after russia for backing syrian president bashar assad. relations between the two countries have been frosty... president trump said last month that they were at an all-time low. (steve)a new twist to the seemingly endless controversy involving michael flynn and the current administration. . . .former acting attorney general sally yates. . .is expected to testify to congress next week.she's prepared to say that she warned the white house. . . that president donald trump's then national security adviser's contact with the russian ambassador. . . could leave trump compromised.the white house fired flynn weeks later. . . after concluding that he misled them about his conversation. ( catherine ) the drought is over -- but there's a new problem because of the pile-up of snow from the winter. the warning tonight for the sierra.( steve ) and are bay area bicyclists going to get the green light for the

"idaho stop." the proposal that could dramatically changed the roadways.( catherine ) at least three fires in a month -- have raised the alarm in one bay area city. the big problem with some homeless camps....and what's happening to fix it. hey allergy muddlers

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stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. (catherine) fires breaking out at homeless camps --- it's an ongoing problem in one east bay community. and many of

the fires are happening close to major roads.. this is the scene of one of at least three - which have happened in recent weeks in oakland. (catherine) if you've been anywhere near 880 or 80... you've probably seen the homeless encampments dotting the streets. some look like little villages...( steve ) so what is the city going to do before there is major disaster? kron four's dan kerman went looking for answers... what did you find out, dan? if you are of the notion that only san francisco has an abundance of homeless encampments then you haven't been to oakland where popup tent cities are scattered across town these come with a laundry list of concerns, most notably lately, fire danger in the last three weeks there

have been 3 fires at homeless encampments. last month 5 tents burned and a dog died when fire raced through a homeless encampment at 22nd avenue and 880 then on monday of this week, there was a fire at 5th and market, and then later that evening a fire at an encampment at 35 and magnolia destroyed 20 of 40 tents. sotcity fire officials say they may have to start including homeless encampments on their normal inspection routes.sot mark hoffmann/actin g oakland fire chief 55-105 the city of oakland wants to go a step further this encampment at 35th and magnolia was sanctioned by the city and came with services and bathrooms. it will close friday, and city officials say the next city sanctioned encampment will come with greater protections.sot joe devries/asst. to the oakland city administrator 127-133 there are also plans to regulate the non city sanctioned encampments which also could reduce fire danger. sot153/in the encampment

( catherine ) in march... a huge fire caused part of a freeway to collapse in atlanta.

it's still not clear whether the fire was deliberately set -- but it did start at a homeless camp. the suspect - who is homeless - faces a first degree arson charge. one witness claims the man had been smoking drugs and started the fire. ( steve ) a 47-year-old man from santa clara is in serious but non-life threatening condition at a hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake yesterday afternoon. it happened in fremont at it happened it happened in fremont at the mission peak regional preserve area. the california highway patrol airlifted the man to a hospital.. after he may have mistakenly put his hand on a rattlesnake he thought was a rock. the east bay regional park district says the warm weather is bringing the snakes out. hikers are now being warned to keep an eye out. chelsey barnes/hiker- "i usually walk looking down anyways and i was keeping a heads up for them. we saw a little, a little snake but not -- no rattlesnakes."//mark guinoo/hiker- "i just hike in the middle of the trail and stay away from the sides and the bushes."//bill moore/hiker- "you just have to watch out for them and, especially up in the rocks."(

steve ) in just the past week, the park district says there have been six reported rattlesnake sightings at east bay parks. the bite victim was given anti-venom and is expected to survive. (catherine) hayward residents are voting in a special vote-by-mail election today.. the question - whether to keep an existing parcel tax and increase it. the extra tax money would help fund hayward schools. the parcel tax would increase from 58 dollars to 88 dollars per parcel and would stay in place for 12 years. the present tax expires june 30th. hayward residents who haven't yet mailed in their ballots must do so by today. (steve)crews are searching for a 14-year-old boy who went missing while playing with friends on the american river. the teen had been one of five children jumping off rocks into the river in folsom last night.the folsom fire department says crews looked for the boy for more than two hours before calling off the search. fire officials say the search continued today- but has gone from a rescue to a recovery operation.

( catherine ) we told you yesterday about concerns that the snowpack could quickly melt and cause flooding in the sierra... and - they're playing out tonight. there's a flood advisory for the entire truckee river between lake tahoe and pyramid lake. the reason... snow melt. everything that piled up over the winter has to go somewhere - and the truckee river is one of those places. the run-off is expected to last well into june and cause minor flooding. let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area... chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast.

.hot conditions today as ridge apex shifts inland. tomorrow will be another hot today as the ridge begins to exit into the great basin. a modest cooling trend will start on thursday as coastal stratus returns. cooling trend continues friday into saturday when a slight chance of showers is forecast as an upper low approaches the region. locally windy conditions can also be expected over the weekend. ( catherine ) some argue it seems counter-intuitive...

there's a proposal to turn stop signs into yield signs for california bicyclists. why supporters argue it would make the roads safer.( steve ) and the golden state warriors are tuned up and ready to go for tonight's match up with the utah jazz. we will take you to oracle arena where the excitement is building for game one of the playoff series.

there's an interesting proposal that could dramatically change the rules of the road for bicyclists in california. lawmakers are suggesting it would be safer if they allowed bikers to yield at stop signs instead of coming to a complete stop... or what some are calling an "idaho stop." that's because the proposal is based on an idaho law from 1982. it is the only state that allows bicyclists to yield at stop signs. statistics show a drop in bicycle injuries since the law went into effect. (catherine) hillary clinton is talking about her failed presidential campaign...

she says that while she takes full responsibility.....she's also happy to share the blame.. clinton was speaking at a 'women for women' conference in new york...she reflected on what she called russian interference....and questionable decisions by the fbi in the closing days of her campaign. the former democratic nominee was asked if she thinks misogyny played a role in her defeat.. hillary clinton/former presidential candidate yes i do think it played a role. i think other things did as well. every day that goes by we learn more about some of the, uh, unprecedented interference including from a foreign power whose leader is not a member of my fan club, and so i think it is, uh, it is real, it is very much a part of the landscape, politically and socially and economically. clinton told the audience that she's back to being an activist citizen....and said thatshe'll be "part of the resistance."

she has a book coming out in fall that she says will detail the presidential campaign... ( steve ) united's c-e-o gets grilled over a passenger getting dragged off an airplane. his explanation to congress about what went wrong and the changes being made.( catherine ) and take a look at this. a woman is caught on video smashing a windshield... and she's unfazed by the attention. the possible explanation for what set her off... ( steve ) we are about an hour from the second round of the n-b-a playoffs resuming at oracle arena as the warriors resume their chase of another championship. what it will cost you if you want to get a seat to the game. yes, the toyota mirai runs on hydrogen. yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. yes, it has an epa-estimated range of 312 miles.

yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. yes, this is a mind-blowing marvel of technology. and, yes, you can buy it today- because the future doesn't start next week, next month or next year... the future starts now. in the hydrogen-fueled toyota mirai. ( catherine ) steff curry

got in a final tune-up today -- - as the warriors prepare to face the utah jazz in the playoffs. it's been more than a week since they last played... demolishing the portland trail blazers in a sweep.(catherine) the one thing we've known since last week is that the warriors would open at home... in front of the rowdy crowd at oracle arena.( steve ) you better believe they are ready to roar tonight. kron 4's alecia reid drew the tough

assignment... we are about an hour from game time... what's the mood of dub nation? this is the toughest assignment i've had all week, but i promise to make the best of it.some fans got here as early as 3 o'clock this afternoon, wanting to make sure they soaked in every bit of tonight's playoff experience. they've been waiting patiently outside and now that it's closer to game time, they're starting to gain access into the arena.to say that they're excited is an understatement.the average ticket price for tonight's game is $325.some of the folks high up in the rafters were able to get theirs for about $115 bucks.which isn't too bad for the playoffs.it's been 8 days since the warriors' last game.and some fans made their way to oracle to see their first ever playoff game. although coach kerr will be

out for the rest of the playoffs, dubnation believes the team will continue to deliver like they always do.sot sotsotsotstandupduring last year's finals, there were 2 tickets that sold for $50- thousand each. i believe that's the most expensive set of tickets the warriors have

ever sold.for now, whatever seats these fans are sitting in, is perfect for tonight's game.reporting live from oracle. trt:34/ "i think now it's about curry, you know. it's about all the hard work that they put in for him and all the out for them. let's let him execute it now. let's see what's going on. this is all for kerr now.""jazz is going down. in four""when k.d. went out with the injury, it made the warriors step back up and be the team they were last year on that level. and then he has no in. he had to do when he was westbrook. so blending into the flow but he has that and he'll flow rest of the group and then they'll be fine.""we're going to win" (catherine) the ceo of united airlines was a star witness on capital hill today....as congress takes a hard look at how u.s. airlines are treating customers... the hearing by the house transportation committee was sparked in part by the recent incidentwhen a passenger was dragged off a united flight...after refusing to give up his seat to a crew member. united moved to head off criticism last week by reaching a legal settlement with the kentucky doctor involved -- david dao. today the airline boss found himself apologizing and explaining - yet again.... oscar munoz/united ceowe had a horrible failure 3 weeks ago. it is not who we are, it is not this company and frankly not this industry.unless safety or security are issues, we will never again ask a customer to give up their seat once they're on board. simple common sense. or ask law enforcement to remove a customer from a flight. representatives from other

airlines were also at the hearing.. lawmakers say they want answers about customer service policies...and what's being done to improve service for the flying public. one legislator told the airline executives that if 'they' don't make changes -- congress will step in. here in san jose closing arguments are underway in the trial of antolin garcia torres, charged in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. the d-a declared to the jury that sierra lamar is dead and pointed to garcia torres as her killer, even though sierra's body has never been found. when it's turn comes, the defense is expected to renew it's attack on what is has asserted is contaminated dna and forensic evidence and that garcia torres is innocent and that sierra lamar is a runaway. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

here in san francisco's lakeview district a mother taking her child to daycare uses a knife defending herself after a minor vehicle collision turns into a case of road ragethe injured woman was taken away by ambulance. she chose not to comment about the incident. san franciso police interviewed both parties, made no arrests. however investigators did confiscate the mother's blade "it's here at 35th and magnoilia in oakland where the city sanctioned a homeless encampment. monday night, half of it went up in flames. this is the third fire at a homeless encampment in oakland in three weeks. this one is shutting down on friday but city officials say the next city sanctioning encampment will come with greater regulations. there are also

plans to regulate the non-city sanctioned encampments, which could also reduce fire danger. in oakland, dan kerman. kron4 news." chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... .hot conditions today as ridge apex shifts inland. tomorrow will be another hot today as the ridge begins to exit into the great basin. a modest cooling trend will start on thursday as

coastal stratus returns. cooling trend continues friday into saturday when a slight chance of showers is forecast as an upper low approaches the region. locally windy conditions can also be expected over the weekend. ( steve ) one angry woman.

findout what might have led to her taking a shovel and smashing in the windshield of car right in front of a busy restaurant. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous.

a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (catherine) an alabama

woman is facing charges after

damaging a car - with a shovel. (steve) the encounter was caught on video. barbara lowery's actions landed her in jail on one count of disorderly conduct. this happened in a restaurant parking lot. that restaurant has banned lowery from coming back. while we don't know the details - some reports say it's all tied to a love triangle and the car might have belonged to a boyfriend who she thought was cheating on her. ( catherine ) in sports... a major league baseball player talks about the racial taunts he endured in boston last night...( steve )... and the warriors are warming up for game one in the conference semi-finals... gary have a live report from oracle arena... and all the sports... coming up

warriors had their pre-game shootaround steph curry and company pretty decisive favorites aginast the utah jazz tip off for tonight's game 1 of the best of 7 sereiessteve kerr will not be on the bench as he continues to battles complications from bask surgerymeanwhile the jazz present a unique challenge with their size and deliberate pace andre iguodala said they aren't too concerned about adjusting to a different style of play(sot: iguodala)

joining us inside oracle arena is mark carpenter mark take it away! here's a look at pre-game warmups...just a few minutes ago steph curry took the court... doing his thing fans can expect this series to look a lot different than that portland matchup in the first round, the trailblazers were smaller and you knew their scoring would come from either damian lillard or cj mccollum. not necessarily

the case with utah as they are dangerous throughout their starting five and the bench. they can mix it up with styles-- playing up tempo, opportunistic fast break ball...or turn the game into a dogfight and slow down the pace of play. guys to keep an eye on are gordon hayward and rudy gobert. let's get the warriors take on the mathcup "it's not just on zaza or d-west or draymond or javale to box him out, you gotta do it by committee. but we have to be active to negate the size difference, or size disparity they may have. just gotta be physical really. that's what playoff basketball is all about. it's even more important this series."

some nasty business last night in bostonorioles outfielder adam jones was besegied by racial taunts by some fans at fenway park in boston last nightin addition to the taunts jones had peanuts thrown at him from the stands this is not the first such incident for jones in 2013 a fan at

at&t park here in san francisco threw a banana at him tonight some better feelings as jones was greeted by the boston fans with a standing ovationhere is jones on the situation the night before (sot: jones)

former 49ers quarterback turned social activist colin kaepernick is still doing good deedstoday kaepernick packed up a bunch of custom-made suits and headed to a parole office in new york citythe suits will be handed out to paroles so they have appropiate attire for job interviews as they try and become productive member of

society a post by kaepernick's "know your rights camp" campain says the suits will make parolees "better equipped to achieve gainful employment" and "live more productive lives." ( catherine ) clevelandfame in roll hall of the rock and of his ashes at flushed some mcdonald also fan so also a music reigel was stadiumsleague hit 16 major so far he has the country parks across toilets in ball remains down friend's remains down toilets in ball parks across the country so far he has hit 16 major league stadiumsreigel was also a music fan so mcdonald also flushed some of his ashes at the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland ( catherine ) still ahead.. one

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