. they are reacting to the news that a 12-year-old boy is the suspect in his young sister's killing. a community is in shock and a young boy is behind bars accused of the stabbing death of his sister leila weerhave ne

the boy is right now, good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: well, that boy is actually being held in a juvenile facility and i spoke with prosecutors who are reviewing evidence in this case and they have yesterday to charge this boy with the murder of leila fowler. a short time ago, i was told by a sergeant that leila fowler's parents want to make a public statement following the arrest of the brother and that could happen in the next couple of days. the brother seen at a vigil is now accused of stabbing her to death. the superintendent tells me the boy is a 7th grader at the middle school and teachers never saw any behavior that could cause concern. >> clearly there was nothing in

the past that i would see or think to see any behavior like this. >> reporter: parents are in disbelief after hearing leila fowler's own brother was arrested for the crime. >> i was asking him, did you know him and he was like yeah i knew him and he had friends but it's just -- it is just a shock. it is crazy. >> reporter: nobody was home this morning at leila fowler's house and only a large rental truck was parked outside. the little girl was killed here more than two weeks -- only two weeks ago, the only one home at the time. initially he said he saw a man running from the house and found leila fowler dead and that prompted a manhunt but just this weekend, leila fowler's brother had been arrested for the crime. a sergeant would not tell me if the boy had confessed to the crime and he also would not talk about the possible motive

but this 12-year-old will likely be appearing in court in the next couple of days. live in sand and draw was -- live in the area of santa barbara ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> just click on the tab and select a video from the column just to the right of leila fowler's photo. authorities in clear lake expanded their search for a nine-year-old girl who went missing yesterday. she can not speak or communicate and is four feet tall 70 pounds with blue eyes. she was last seen in the area of clear lake at 1:00 yesterday afternoon. anybody with information is asked to call police. the archbishop is asked to get involved in the debate over

immigration reform. we are explaining what the archbishop has done to explain this hot button issue. >> here we are passing immigration reform which is just so important around for some, it is a matter of life and death. >> they would stop three times before they were able to close the border. >> reporter: one mother accounted her story of escaping to america while she was pregnant. she saw a mother and son who had gotten sick along the way and she could not stop to bury them. another told of when her boyfriend physically was assaulted and raped and when she reported it, she was detained for eight months. these are reforms that would be passed. >> we have the chance to fix

this broken immigration system. i will joining the bishops and calling on legislatures to act now so that all of our families can step out of the shadows and become full citizens in this nation. >> reporter: congress started with the sweeping immigration reform bill for 11 million undocumented illegal aliens. they have warned of same sex partners and they agreed that the issue of immigration reform should stand alone and it would be a tragedy to connect it with same-sex marriage. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. outrage against the internal revenue service is sweeping both sides of the aisle after the tax agency admitted they targeted the tea party during the 2012

elections. one who oversees tax exempt organizations said low-level workers were responsible. president barack obama has joined a chorus of strong critics against this move. >> if in fact internal revenue service personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that is outrageous. >> the matter is being investigated by the controlled senate and the republican controlled house of representatives. president barack obama made his statement with the white house administrator dave cameron about the conflict in syria. the u.s. will provide $100 million in aid for humanitarian relief. president barack obama reviewed the group of 8 summit taking place next month in northern

ireland. a weekend of planning came -- planting came to an abrupt end after a controversial piece of land was talked about. here is new video of what has been happening since we first brought you this story on mornings on 2, good afternoon brian. >> reporter: there were 30uc berkeley police officers and many activists, and they left about 45 minutes ago and the activists want this area for urban farming even though it is already slated for development. uc berkeley police this morning arrested four people for trespassing on a piece of land known as the guilt trap. they were the only ones who were later identified as friends of brook moran.

>> it is really -- the university should be looking at it as an opportunity to do something transformative and i am upset about how they are destroying a beautiful public project right now. >> reporter: uc berkeley police told the activists they had to leave because the land is owned by the campus. one was arrested for not leaving and just after 9:00, they brought in a tractor to mow the plants that were grown. one activist tried to jump on the tractor to try to stop it. >> they are doing illegal acts on our property. >> reporter: the piece of land is already slated for development. they are expected to break ground early next year. this is the last piece of

fertile land in the east bay. >> this is an absolute disgrace to be tearing out these crops. >> reporter: those arrested will be facing trespassing and resisting arrest charges and i just got off the phone and they said they will be reconvening and gathering at 5:00 p.m. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 morning news. graffiti is playing highway overpasses in the south bay and it's finally going to go away and we will tell you about plans to clean it up and how it will affect the roads. the cold weather may be behind us and we have more on a major cool down. more about how the bay area did for the super bowl and how it could help charity. é?ox

. governor jerry brown is still assessing a slow motion hillside at this lake side subdivision is moving at the rate of a foot per day. it started in march and so far 7 homes are red tagged and six

others have been evacuated. it is caused by underground water and the county has requested state and federal emergency assistance. the next time you drive on the south bay, you will see something missing. graffiti. the vandalism has marched bridges annuals but tonight something is being done about it. we will find out what drivers should expect, janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: take a look. this is a train trestle above highway 101 and they are risking their lives to spray paint and authorities want to take care of one location at a time. it has become a free for all and drivers are tired of seeing the scrolling on the walls and graffiti. >> it is a lot nicer when it

does not have the graffiti. >> reporter: -- graffiti. >> reporter: the city has been receiving lots of complaints from residents over the past year. it has taken a lot of time to coordinate because it does not fall under the jurisdiction. it is railroad property. >> we have law partners and we have to do it in a way that is safe so we have to execute it properly. >> reporter: they will be handling road closures which will take place starting tonight. south of 13th street they will shut it down and so will 10th to taylor. another area is the overpass on 280 but that closure is not expected until june. they see people in the late night hours spray painting every weekend. one man did not want to show his face out of retaliation but

he does not think it will help. >> i think once it is cleaned up they will come back and do graffiti the next night. >> reporter: there are plans to put up barricades to deter people from doing graffiti again. afterwards, crews will then work on the mckees overpass on 101. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. today we are hearing from the brothers accused of holding three women hostage for a decade in a cleveland home. >> he said gina dejesus and my heart dropped not physically but i just hit the ground and after he said that, that is amanda berry and they were in your brother's' house i was

they said his brother should rot in jail and they were completely in the dark but in retrospect they said there were signs they missed. >> i didn't go to his house very much but when i did, he would let me in but not passed the kitchen. >> did you see anything beyond the kitchen? >> no. because there is curtains. >> reporter: their brother always had arrayed yes playing -- a radio playing which was hard to hear anything in the home and there is no evidence they played a role in the abduction. >> reporter: o.j. simpson is asking for a new trial. he is serving nine of 33 years for armed robbery in a dispute over memorabilia he argued his trial attorney had a conflict of interest and should not have represented him. they are considering 19 of his claims that he did not receive

a fair trial. simpson is scheduled to testify thursday. they filed a last minute appeal allowing the sale of the morning after pill to girls of any age and a brooklyn judge made that because the age limit was politically motivated. a brooklyn judge agreed to postpone the enforcement of his order and the morning after pill will allow pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. they are looking to allow a morning run in larkspur. they are suggesting adding a boat on the san francisco run to relieve over crowding. it also relieves the possibility of charging for, aing and at least one -- for charging for parking and at

least one rider says there is another way. >> where they pick up people and drop them off, they eliminated that and they still don't have bus connections and if they restore that, there is no need to expand parking or to charge for parking. >> a spokesperson said the shuttle bus did not have enough passengers and that's why they were eliminated but any changes would have to go through a board vote. san francisco officials are looking into the best choice to host super bowl 50 and 51. silicone valley executives talked about the super bowl bid and they hope to bring the bid to the 49ers new stadium right now in santa clara. they have already raised $30 million and 2 5% of every dollar raised will go back to the community to help people living in poverty in the bay

area. the mayor made some comments moments ago. >> this is where the nfl experience begins and works its way up to market street all the way to the center. >> they will have 15 minutes to make their case to bring the super bowl to the bay area in 2016 or 2017. golden state warriors will be at verizon center after a thrilling overtime win evening it at two games a piece and they will be back to oracle arena on thursday. a nice day is shaping up around the bay area inland not as warm and in most cases, it may just be what you are hoping for. we are giving you a live look over the estuary and we still

have clouds and mostly cloudy to partly cloudy in ocean beach and pacifica. fairfield is reporting 14 miles per hour as well as fso and i think the breeze will pick up and it will be out there especially tonight. for the rest of us we are dealing with mostly sunny skies and temperatures are anywhere from 8 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. and we are 8 degrees cooler than yesterday and chances are you are feeling it and meanwhile antioch will be just as hot and that sea breeze is not as far reaching as an jobbing and we'll see tell -- antioch and most of us will see cooler temperatures. the marine layer is starting to beef up and we are looking at a cooler air misentering the

picture and we do have a number of weak waves through california over the course of the week and we will continue with this pattern an once we -- and once we cool down it will be more spring like. we have a few degrees in oakland and antioch will be slightly cooler as well although slightly warm. here is a look at the highs 81 for novato 82 in el cerrito. 72 for oakwood and concord. 85 morgan hill 75 san jose. a beautiful day in san hill 76 degrees low 63 on a cool side with partly cloudy skies for most of the day 62 in san

francisco and in the 70s along the peninsular. temperatures are cooling a bit more as we get into tuesday and wednesday and the biggest days will be thursday and friday. it is even more mild as we get to the second half of the week and if you like it, it is coming back to 70 to near 80 degrees on sunday. >> thank you rosemary orozco. the group is trying to raise money on top of the landmark of east of walnut creek. they first left the beacon and it lights up only once a year to remember those who died in the attack. people of mt. diablo said they need to raise money for the restoration. still ahead, the bike race will be arriving in the bay area, we will have more on

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outside marietta headed for palm springs on the second 100- mile trip. they took off for escondido and there was a winner of the first stage. they will hit the area for stage 6 in san jose and this is the first time they are going all the way to the top of mt. diablo. it takes place in san francisco and ends in santa rosa. organizers are already looking ahead to next year -- next year. it was announced before the final performance and organizers say overall it was a success and 300,000 people attended the festival each day and there were 20 arrests for

minor offenses. we are digging for answers for this weekend's arrest of a boy after killing his 8-year- old sister. what we learned about the case and the possible motive and what the mother said about the siblings relationship with one another. we'll see you when news breaks, from the rest of us on ktvu channel 2 news have a great day. ?.=(=pcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc2h

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