ildren's hospital in oakland. 11:15 a.m. this morning when the fire department got a call to respond to albany middle school. firefighters say the initial call was a medical emergency. students had become ill. the school district did not say where or what the students were doing before getting sick on campus. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i don't know. i believe they were all conscious. but i cannot confirm if they remained that way. >> reporter: the superintendent says it was the staff at the school that first got word of students ingesting pills but she did not clarify how they found out. she said she does not know what type of pills the students ingested. >> we want our students to come to school ready to learn, being happy, healthy, safe individuals and we do our best to make sure we get that

message across. >> reporter: the superintendent says the female students are in the 7th and 8th grade. she did not know if they were all friends. the hospital hasn't returned our calls but the fire department said all the students are expected to survive. i put in a call to the police department. they said the incident at the middle school is under investigation. >> they are not telling you if they took something illegal or perhaps something like cold medicine. >> reporter: you are right. two separate investigations. the police department saying hey, you know, we are investigating and the school district hasilities own investigation but -- has its own investigation but no details. >> glad it looks like they will be okay. thank you. five people behind bars after a wild police chase, a crash and a man hunt. ktvu's john sasaki is in martinez with more on what

happened and how the case may be connected to colorado. john? >> reporter: frank,frank, the highway patrol has caught the group and now they are tied to a crime in denver. >> crash in martinez. and then the five occupies scattered into the neighborhood. >> we were informed we had armed and dangerous suspects. >> reporter: we caught one suspect in custody and a police dog searching for others. this is a group they needed to catch. >> we arrested a fifth suspect. a female adult. and she was arrested for her involvement. >> that is what had res dependents concerned knowing these people who were being chased by police were on the loose. >> you see 5 or 6 police cars, at least, and they are telling you to stay put.

you know, you get anxious. but then i found out what was going on. got really nervous. >> this is where the car crashed. leaving evidence behind. the one piece of evidence the chp wants is this license place, which i confirmed belongs to the car. i gave it to the chp. the car is owned by rental agency in oklahoma. the chp says it has not been reported stolen. this case is connected to other california cities and to denver. >> we are working in conjunction with the police department, chico police department as well as denver, colorado police department. regarding the stolen merchandise that were found. >> denver police were trying to find four people in relation to a smash and grab tuesday morning. they found weapons and jewelry. >> stolen property. i will leave it at that. >> reporter: it is unclear what

the connection might be but i have calls in. denver police told me the fbi has taken over their investigation. frank? >> john sasaki in martinez tonight. thank you. the last way anyone wanted the story of a missing newborn to end. justice rees just 20 days old disappeared with his mother on monday. affa -- after a search the body was found near sacramento. ktvu's julie haener now with the strange story of the search and the sad ending. julie? the tiny body of justice rees was found this morning. sheriff's deputies made it sad discovery in yolo county before 10:00 a.m. this morning in brush. a remote area. it comes after the mother and baby disappeared on monday. yesterday police received a 911 call from someone saying they found the baby's mother samantha green. she was hysterical and had cuts

to her face. a command post was set up and searchers looked through the night for the baby. then this morning the sad discovery, the child's body was found. >> 10 minutes to 10 this morning, deputies from the yolo county sheriff's office, search and rescue located the body of an infant. [ silence ] >> over on the slough. not too far from where the missing person was located tonight. >> reporter: they are working to determine the cause of death. the mother was taken to the hospital but has been released as investigators search for answers. family, friends and members of the community are planning to hold a candlelight vigil

tonight at the opera house. >> thank you. new information about the train and truck collision in southern california that happened yesterday. national weather service investigators -- national transportation safety board say the truck was not stuck on the tracks. the truck traveled down for some distance. 28 people were injured. the driver was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run. his attorney says he was trying to get his truck off the tracks and that he didn't run away, he was going for help. he will be arraigned tomorrow. the senate reached an agreement to vote on a clean bill funding the department of human services before funding runs out. speaker of the house john boehner is waiting waiting for the senate to act. they are separating the bill

from president obama's executive action. a proposal to ban b.a.r.t. workers from striking. the lawmaker behind the bill and the obstacles. and crooks stealing cash off your gift cards without you realizing it. >> we tried to use it. they said the funds were gone. >> 2 investigates uncovered how they are getting away with it. >> scattered showers in the forecast. i will go through the models to pinpoint when and where. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man. wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on

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the oakland police department is close to completing reforms. ktvu's ken wayne shows us the

results and how part of the transformation could be traced back to another city 2,000 miles away. >> reporter: detroit. the name alone conjures up images of decay, poverty and crime and with a police department embroiled in controversy. >> cops around here they don't come when you call. >> oakland turned to detroit for guidance. >> i went to detroit twice. >> the police chief says detroit was under a mandate oo reform its -- to reform its department. they turned things around based on one concept. . >> we believe and we engage in constitutional policing. >> when i went to detroit i met the chief there. he said to me was constitutional policing is good policing. here we have a city that, you know, has more problems than oakland and has a tough crime

problem and yet the chief was saying that in detroit. >> reporter: he was one of the attorneys that filed the legal action that resulted in the reform process. constitutional policing is this? >> we are not above the law. if we are going to enforce the law we have to respect it. right? we expect our officers to treat people appropriately. >> nsa required oakland to make 51 specific changes in how they operate. in the first two years of the nsa nothing happened. >> cops are somewhat resist tonight change. so that is always difficult. >> reporter: slowly one by one almost all of the 51 mandates have been met. one required officers to wear body cameras. the detarm says that video clears oversides -- department

says that video clears officers. he says complaints of officer misconduct are down. >> that wasn't a fantasy or pie in the sky dream but something you could do in a police department in the united states. >> reporter: they also changed their foot pursuit policy. instead of jumping fences to confront suspects, officers set up a perimeter and give suspects a chance to surrender. that leads to feweriaries for suspects and -- fewer injuries for suspects and officers. >> the number of complaints we get is way down. >> what the city gets is a police department that treats citizens fairly, with respect, and is also effective at reducing crime. >> our police chief is humble but he has been flown out twice to address the committee on building community trust with

police. >> the mayor says oakland still has a long way to go but there is a sense the police department turned a corner. >> we don't expect people to forget bad behavior of the past. we will have to continue to work hard to earn that trust every year. >> department learned a lot of lessons from mistakes and i think are doing good job. >> reporter: it is a kinder, gentler oakland police department? >> in some ways. but it is not kinder towards crime. >> reporter: ken wayne, ktvu fox 2 news. >> they are in compliance of 48- 50 mandates. he hopes to be in compliance by the remaining three in april. today warriors star steph curry met privately with president obama and also attended an event at the white house to lead it fight against malaria. he has been a supporter of the u.n.'s nothing but nets

campaign and he spoke tonight. right now he leads the nba in three point scoring and donates three bed nets to the campaign every time he scores a three point. after the event he -- pointer. after the event he got to meet privately with president obama. . >> steph curry just left the white house. meeting with president obama. the reason i was in that meeting talking about the new malaria initiative. all the work and donations and awareness you helped raise so thank you very much. >> the warriors played the wizards last night and today the team got to visit arlington national cemetery. presenting a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier on behalf of the golden state warriors. >> he said thanks for the shout

out. at one point president obama said he thought he was one of the best shooters he ever seen. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. cool mornings -- >> i met the president -- >> that's right -- [ talking at the same time ] >> the climate change -- [ talking at the same time ] >> cool. private meeting would be interesting. >> steph curry is a great ambassador for the bay area. >> seems like the real deal. >> see him down here sometimes. subway. [ talking at the same time ] >> went way off there. weather, looking more of the same tomorrow and big changes as we head into friday and saturday. there is a chance for showers. i wish i could say rain and storm but right now scattered showers. what is going to happen is an unusual pattern. instead of coming in under the jet or on the jet like this,

the system will come down from the north. this one up here. and it will drop down over the top of us like this. the main dynamics will be in this area, east of us. some stuff spins around the back side, the moisture, and will bring us showers. scattered showers. maybe more. right now looks like just scattered showers. clouds now. weather systems get closer to the area. the main impact from the system will be the drop in temperatures. today -- right now, 68 walnut creek. 64 livermore. highs -- this is february. not supposed to be in the 70s. 40 fairfield. 39 santa rosa. fog this morning. valley fog. patchy coastal fog at the beaches last night. i think that is the same story tonight. whatever we get should be minimal. should be gone quickly. tomorrow rolls like today. basically. and friday things change around. right now let's talk about

tomorrow in san francisco. 65 degrees. great air quality. maybe coastal fog tomorrow morning. san jose tomorrow, looking at temperatures mid-60s lunchtime. 69 degrees at the end of the day on thursday and then the forecast, there is the patchy coastal fog, valley fog tomorrow morning. and then remember yellows are 70s. so upper 60s, mid-60s, low 70s tomorrow. nice warm day for your bay area thursday and then friday, when i come back i will show you this, friday system drops from had north. snow in the mountains. a cold storm. with cold storms you don't see much precipitation. in terms of real rain, 10th of an inch we would be doing great. when i come back we will time it out with the computer model. i will go into friday and saturday and show you what i am talking about with the chance of showers.

slight chance on friday. spotty showers on friday. temperatures drop during the day. low 60s. five-day forecast. some changes. maybe that is a good sign. we will see. right now not thrilled about this. newance showers. >> -- nuisance showers. >> march could deliver. we have seen that. hopefully that will be the case. >> almost there. thank you. a look at some of the top companies when it comes to internships and several are in the bay area. what is interesting, they pay pretty well. and a fight over the future of a park in the south bay, why people are worried about what the city wants to build in the park. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up. firefighters working with a much need new tool. >> training on a ladder truck, the firefighter's perspective coming up.

>> anger and frustration in the sierra lamar murder investigation. three years since she disappeared and her killer remains in jail waiting for trial. why a final resolution could still be years away. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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[ cheers and applause ] listen to that. sounds like a concert in san jose today. thousands of screaming teenagers were there as you can see here.

you couldn't buy a ticket. every person who attended got their by one way only, doing community service. we day. a day designed to recognize young people who committed to one local cause and one global cause. ktvu fox 2 news is a proud sponsor of the event. ktvu's claudine wong has more on the celebrity whose came to vote, inspire and be inspired themselves. >> reporter: 16,000 students and teachers. >> giving environment sustainability. >> trying to reduce he can drop out rate. >> from 600 schools from across the state -- the high school drop out rate. >> reporter: from 600 schools from across the state. every person here earned the right to be here. >> 200,000 students in california. 1-10 get the chance to come to we day. >> reporter: today was a

celebration of commitment and service. >> these kids are getting so involved in trying to make the world better and make a change. >> reporter: she came for her third we day. >> awkward and weird and different, that is amazing and that is okay. >> reporter: he says on way day inspiration is a two way street. >> tough to say you can inspire them because wow, these kids are changing the world. >> reporter: solerets came with a message -- celebrities came with a message. >> they will be able to figure out whether you are pulling our chain, being honest, what is going on. >> reporter: many shared their own stories. the hope is the children who gave so much to be here will also leave with something. >> as i said it is okay to be you. most important thing, really. listen to yourself. >> reporter: a single day.

>> amazing. >> celebrating a year of service. >> contagious almost. >> reporter: inspiring a generation to make a difference. >> not doing this for no reason. >> reporter: claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. today glass door released its list of the 25 best companies companies for internships and a number are in the bay area. facebook came out on top for the second year in a row. even though you are an enter you feel like you are part of the team, working with each nears are -- engineers on projects. facebook interns earn $6,000 a month. coming in second, chevron. this is the first time chevron has made the list. interns can also earn $6,000 a month. chevron bumped google from second place to third place. google also pays interns, $7,000 a month. and rounding out the top 25,

ebay, yahoo, apple, intel, and hewlett-packard. google is expected to unveil a plan for a major expansion friday. the goal is to accommodate its growing work force. many people welcome the tax dollars and jobs. but other are worried where new workers will be living since housing is limited and expensive. the plans don't include housing. a fight over plans for a park in the south bay. why the city says it needs to make this park something else. and what neighbors are doing tonight stop it. >> a local business finally gets a delivery they have been waiting for from the port of oakland for weeks. >> what caused this home to explode.

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new at 5:00 p.m. santa clara's plan to build more soccer fields is drawing opposition from neighbors. neighbors say they don't want their park to change and a city meeting is underway with residents to discuss the proposal for the soccer fields. ktvu's rob roth is there.

there is a good turn out. >> reporter: yes, there is. the future of the park, the meeting is just getting underway. you can see there is an over flow crowd. 100 people in total here. they are concerned the city will convert the park to soccer fields. >> grandmother and her grandson playing in the park. >> on the slide. we walk around in the sand box. >> there is attention among many who use it. feasibility study by the city. a possibility place to install two new soccer fields, which the city says it badly needs and a parking lot. the president of the youth soccer league. >> we have a total of one lighted turf field. >> reporter: neighbors worry they would come at the expense of everything else in the park.

>> we will be depriving the neighborhood of a great asset. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the head of santa clara little league says the fields would ruin the basketball program. >> we impact this entire property. so while the fields will be there, they will be of no purpose. no one playing. >> not in my backyard argument. everyone doesn't want it next to me. >> reporter: they organized under the name save the park. they would like it see the improvement but not see the atmosphere disappear. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> absolutely not. >> no. >> no. [ laughter ] >> reporter: everybody has strong opinions. you can hear them. no decisions tonight, though. >> rob, how is the final decision going to be made? >> reporter: well, that will be up to the santa clara city

counsel. they will get a series of recommendations and they will go from there and they expect a final decision in 2-3 months. >> rob roth, thank you. an update on a company we have been following during the west coast ports dispute. a designer timey received a container full of inventory. they are now in a position to save it. other containers remain in the port but the key shipment arrived. you may have gift cards left over from had holidays. did you know -- from the holidays. did you know the money on the cards may have already been spent? tonight 2 investigates uncovers how crooks are taking the money from your gift cards and you won't find out till it is too

late. ktvu's melanie woodrow with more. >> gift cards are on public displays. easily accessible for anybody to copy down the numbers on the -- numbers on the back of the cards. crooks are using the web state to track when the cards were purchased and activate it and they can make purchases online before the person who received the card could. companies got smart. they added a protective seal like this one. the idea the shopper would be able to see if the card was tampered with if the seal was tampered with and now criminals found a new way. some are stealing them from store shelves and using supplies to lift the security seal, jot down the numbers and reapply the seal before returning the cards. once it is purchased they have

all the information they need shop online with your gift card without having the card in their possession. it happened to troy and to his girlfriend. >> we are every day working people. i understand there are scamalize over the place and crim-- sam's all over the place and criminals but it is not fair. >> reporter: some are going to extremes to get their hands on your money, investigators are wising up to how they are doing it and working with the industry to beef up technology. in the meantime there are ways to protect yourself. but it involves being vigilant and knowing what to look for. tonight i will have what you need to know to protect yourself and your money, tonight at 10:00 p.m., melanie woodrow, ktvu fox 2 news. children in 78 classrooms are beginning a project today one that teaches them about fish conversation. >> drop the eggs into the tank.

>> he helped launch the project with a delivery of 40 trout eggs. after a lesson they lined up to help put them in the tank. they will watch as the eggs turn into fish fry. 7 weeks from now they will release them into a nearby pond. >> that is what we are interested in. kids learning what the needs are of the trout. since they all fall in love with the trout, hopefully some of that will carry over in terms of their attitude concerning fresh water and not to -- messing up the environment too much. >> the kids love learning. the group started the program 10 years ago to teach about conversation. this is the third year teachers say it has been a great success. students often name the fish and become protective about their survival. coming up meet the oldest

police officer on the force in san francisco. the simple and meaningful thing this officer did everything day to make sure people knew he was there to help. >> southwest grounds 100 planes because missed safety inspections. why did the faa decide to let them fly anyway? >> and a proposal that would prevent b.a.r.t. workers from going on strike. how it would work to make sure commuters aren't stranded again.

jurors in the american sniper murder trial are speaking out about how they arrived at a verdict so quickly. it took just three hours to convict eddie ray routh for the 93rd murder of "american sniper" author chris kyle and chad littlefield. attorneys said he had posttraumatic stress disorder bottegasser did not believe it -- but jurors did not believe it was to blame. >> every time something bad happened he pulled that card. >> the case is that heart of the movie american sniper. jurors were allowed to watch the movie but they said it

played no role in their decision. attorneys are planning an appeal. southwest canceled a dozen flights after learning the planes missed required safety inspections. southwest canceled 10 flights out of oakland today and two out of sfo. 80 across the country. this stems from a decision to ground 128. they were taken out of service because southwest said it missed required safety inspections of back up rutter systems. that had some southwest passengers concerned. >> that is part of flying is that you depend on the airline safety. i mean, they are putting your life in their hands. >> the faa has agreed to left southwest continue while the inspections of the 128 planes are completed.

bicyclist whose use b.a.r.t. have a new place to park on broadway. they opened today. it will have attendance and free parking for 120 bikes and a small shop. community leaders say it will help the bicyclists and will benefit the neighborhood as a whole. >> bringing this oo broadway -- to broadway is improving the whole neighborhood and really benefiting the economy and the liveability of oakland. >> this is the fifth bike station in the b.a.r.t. system. more are in the works. more than 50 years on the force. sfpd celerating the career of a remark -- celebrating the career of a remarkable officer. >> see why he brought an extra sandwich to work with him every

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that started in the mission district 12 years ago. since then they have gained a cult following. expanding to 18 locations and become the house coffee on the campus for facebook. now they have the backing of snoop dogg. he was part of a group that invested $15 million into the company so it could expand nationwide. the shops are packed on weekends. it is because of the unique flavors. >> right up there with the notes. like wine. enjoyable to drink. doesn't have the bitter taste. >> it is commendable, here comes this company with starbucks in the area and they put a new spin on something. makes it exciting. >> fans say there is worry the expansion could hurt quality. you will find the same type of dedications on google.

she wrote four words say it all. mint, mojito iced coffee. the love of my life. >> i understand the addiction. the best coffee in town. >> he tweeted just can't pass by without getting a cup. he called in, you guys, you got to cover this story. great. reminds me of growing up there was that feeling behind pete's coffee. i swear probably the same guy whose were there when i was a kid are still going there. the same kind of dedication. >> like -- [ talking at the same time ] >> absolutely. now to our chief meteorologist. bill -- >> i drink a lot of coffee. >> i drink rock star. >> you don't drink coffee.

>> i don't. >> you would be bouncing off the walls. >> i liked cafe roma. >> yeah. it is still there. [ talking at the same time ] >> okay. a look at the temperatures from today. warm. well above average for february. the numbers through the next couple days trend down. temperatures become more february like. but still above the average. 70 napa. 70 oakland. 70 concord. 71 livermore. highs from today. highs tomorrow, a degree off that. here is what is going to happen. this high-pressure system, see how the ridge is going over the top, starting to flatten off here, this area is starting to dig. this is a cool mass of air that wants to drop down over the top of us and create a trough. the strongest impacts are east of the area. we will be within the trough. cool air filters down into that. it will bring unsettled -- or

unstable atmosphere which could bring light showers. remember, it is coming from the north, cold. the potential for precipitation, not really there. these weather systems don't carry a lot of water because they are cold. so saturday morning we could see a 10ths of an inch to trace amounts of showers. not a game changer. when i look at rain storms you want to see what we saw in december, a few weeks ago with the atmospheric river pointed at us. here comes the system. drops down. not tomorrow. it places that 70-degree air, cools things off, brings breezy conditions and a chance of light showers. a trace to a 10th of an inch. not much. tonight, 9:00 p.m., showers

around eureka. drop down. unsettled weather now. 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. coastal fog. valley fog. friday afternoon, snow flurries in the mountains. see what is happening? strongest dynamics are over here. you see this wrap around stuff. lights up saturday afternoon. i don't know if i buy this. we will watch it. the mountains could see 3, 4 inches of snow, which would be nice. not a game changer. talked about this last night. the storms, magnificent storms we got, those were the real deal. we got -- we had those. the systems now are nothing like that. this thing wouldn't do much of anything to help us out. five-day forecast dry. don't change your plans. just cooler. >> thank you. expecting someone home for dinner, let's check the roads and see if traffic could be a

problem. highway 24, backed up here. 24 is almost always problem area. heavy tracking is eastbound it walnut creek and east of there. let's take you down south. 280 in san jose. also bad here. take you to notorious traffic problem spot. this is 80. eastbound is slow. westbound not that bad. typically it is worse than this most of the time for this being the height of the evening commute. plan to ban b.a.r.t. workers from going on strike, the plan to persuade workers to do their job even if negotiations aren't going well. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> anger and frustration in the sierra lamar murder investigation. no trial date even though the suspect has been behind bars for years. >> three years later.

how do you call that fair? >> why the resolution could be years away. and a company using bikes as a form of medicine for kids with adhd. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy,

and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucket and popcorn nuggets meal. these don't even come with a toy and i don't care. new jersey authorities say a cracked gas main was a cause of this explosion. you are seeing video from a

police dashcam. investigators say a main was cracked and and the main traveled into the home where a water flame triggered the explosion. crew were trying to fix the leak when it happened. the area was evacuated. 15 workers and emergency responders were injured. >> happened so quickly. the explosion. we had debris all around us. >> very lucky, you know, to -- could have traveled up more. >> two people remain hospitalized. one in critical condition. 13 others were sent home. there is nothing left of the home and they are assessing how many homes were damaged in the explosion. a new plan that would ban b.a.r.t. workers from going on strike. they introduced a bill that would do that. ktvu's tom vacar is here now with a look at the bill and how it would work. >> reporter: it would leave both sides of this argument with not very great

alternatives. none desirable. >> reporter: this was the scene back in 2013. eight days of strikes stranding 400,000 daily riders. >> if management is incompetent and the unions won't reach an agreement how do we make sure we are not hurt. >> the bill, b.a.r.t. workers would be forbidden to strike as long as b.a.r.t. continued to pay salary and benefits. >> keeps the workers pay intact. means they can't go on strike. >> reporter: the hammer, if they strike they could be fired. that suggest if they keep working even if they slow things down like the port burrsers did they could -- workers did they could not be locked out. the bill is likely dead on arrival. >> it will be a tough sell. because the democrats are fearful of the unions and the people. >> reporter: one union is focused on a study b.a.r.t.

management paid for to keep what led up to the strike from happening again. >> came out with a report that has 63 recommendations and we are trying to work on those recommendations and improve the relations. >> reporter: rider opinion was divided over the issue of firing strikers. >> i think it is strong arming. and i think it is union busting. whether or not that's a good thing, i am not sure. >> i would not be firing them. >> some say strikes put too much at stake. and should be prohibited like other systems nationwide that have no strike clauses. >> i agree with that totally. it effects too many people. it shouldn't be allowed. it is a public agency. >> reporter: some folk whose might have $2 million could put it on the ballot. then the people could speak. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00

p.m. starts now. three years and little progress in the murder case of sierra lamar and tonight the frustration is growing for family, friends and volunteers who are still searching for the body of the 15-year-old girl. >> three years later. how do you call that fair? >> good evening everyone. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> next month marks three years since sierra lamar was last seen near her south bay home. and her killer is still awaiting the trial. a judge once gen postponed the date for antolin garcia-torres. new developments from ktvu's azenith smith. the delay has to be extremely frustrating for the family. >> reporter: the family was not in the courtroom. they have never been in court to see antolin garcia-torres. her father says they were

planning to go, and now all of this seems like broken record. >> reporter: a scenario that is playing out over and over again in the case of 15-year-old sierra lamar who vanished three years ago. antolin garcia-torres accusedantolin garcia-torres accused of murdering the teen. >> disappointing. they just keep prolonging it. discovery, trying to get it ready. to me and the rest of the crew, we think it is excuses. >> reporter: the judge postponing setting a trial date for another six weeks. antolin garcia-torres attorneys are hesitant to commit to a trial. >> i would say this is not an unexpected delay. >> reporter: he was arrested in 2012. two months after sierra lamar vanished on her way to school. a grand jury indicted him last year. experts say the reason why the

process is taking so long is because the ds seeking the death penalty and it is difficult since sierra lamar's body hasn't been found. >> the judge recognizes that that requires a lot of time and they want to make sure he gets a fair trial. >> it is frustrating. again you learn to manage it. >> reporter: sierra lamar's father supports the death penalty. the da warning the family the case could take years but every day he says it doesn't get any easier. >> you are always grieving. you just learn to manage and, you know, keep her in our thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: antolin garcia- torres is scheduled to be back in court april 8. we will see then if a trial date is set. >> any talk about a change in

venue given the media attention? >> the defense has brought it up but nothing has been filed. the district attorney is not worried about it. they are confident antolin garcia-torres will get a fair trial here. >> azenith smith, thank you very much. breaking news to tell you about out of hercules. police responded to a double homicide. the investigation is underway right now on marrygold place. so far there is no word on how the two people were killed. we are working to get more information. as soon as we do we will bring it to you. justice rees was 20 days old when he disappeared with his mother monday. today the search ended in the worse way possible. sheriff's deputies found the body in yolo county. yesterday the baby's mother was

found. searchers went out on foot and atvs and searched through the night discovering the body before 10:00 a.m. this morning. they are now working to try to figure out the cause of death. investigators are trying to figure out what sent five middle school students the hospital, it is possibly they ingested some type of pills. ktvu's mike mibach is there now. what have you found out? >> reporter: oakland where the students were taken. no word from officials about the condition of the students. the fire department said the students are expected to live. the school district tonight very tight lipped about what led up to the medical emergency. the fire department saying it was 11:15 a.m. when they got the call to head to albany middle school. the superintendent telling us it was staff at