being love, vibrant. >> reporter: according to the states men, police issued a murder warrant for endicott mccray sunday night. his bail is set at $2 million. make cry is asked -- mccray is scheduled to appear in court for a marijuana possession charge. jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> more than five years since sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school. the trial for her accused killer is scheduled to start in san jose. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against 25 years old antolon torres. the trial for the high profile murder case has been pushed back several times. lamar's body was never found but investigators say they found her dna in his car. she vanished on her way to a bus stop march 16, 2012. >>> the names have been released of three people killed when an oakland bound medical plane crashed in humble county. life flight identifies them as the pilot larry mills, deborah croon and flight paramedic michelle tarwater. a patient was killed but that name is not released. investigators are looking into the cause of the crash. >>> scotts valley police are trying to track down suspects after

. >> keye reports that police issued a murder warrant for endicott mccray sunday night. his bail is set at $2 million. mccray is set dueled to appear in court next month for a marijuana possession charge. the last time his attorney spoke to his client was more than a week ago. >>> a high profile murder trial is set to get underway today. he is charged with killing sierra lamar. she went missing in 2015. he was identified as a suspect based on dna etched found in his car. lamar's body was never found. the suspect is behind bars in jail. he could face the death penalty if convicted. >>> firefighters in san jose are dosing hot spots after a fire damaged a flower shop in a sprip mall. the fire started around 3:30 near willow at vine street. firefighters believe that the fire may have started in a back room used as a storage space or living unit. one person was rescued but is okay. the fire is under investigation. >>> a big silicon valley merger making news. anne makovec joins us live from fremont on tesla's latest move. >> reporter: this was announced just after 5:00 a.m. ab

marshall's had arrested a suspect in the case. 24-year-old endicott mccray had been taken into custody without incident in atlana. when asked what she thought should happen to mccray if he's found guilty of teqnika's murder, cathy didn't hesitate. sot >>:i would like to see him put to death or prison for the rest of his life with no chance of parole. >> reporter:in the meantime she says the family, including tequnika's wife sabrina, are just waiting for her remains to be returned to california, so she can be laid to rest. sot >>:we love her. and we miss her already. >> reporter: the grandmother also tells they could be a week the 10 days before the remains are brought back here to the bay area. >> vicki:a teenaged girl.is seriously injured tonight. after she was hit by a car in a busy intersection in daly city. >> steve:kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with residents there who say that stretch of road can be very dangerous and want something done to prevent this from happening. >> reporter: house assyria's pedestrian accident out west or south may fare a victim eight teen girl all coal,.

police have identified 24-year-old endicott mccray as a person of interest.he now has an outstanding warrant for first-degree murder. according to the african-american statesmen, he has several burglary convictions. moultrie's family members don't know who that person is. several of moultrie's family members are on their way to aust austin. >>> new details on the man who piloted the hot air balloon who was involved in a deadly texas crash. he was arrested in the past for driving drunk. the arrested in missouri more than a decade ago before pilot alfred nichols moved to texas. he later pleaded to misdemeanor dui. the st. louis post dispatch reports in 2008 the better business bureau warned consumers not to do business with nichols. saturday's crash in lockhart killed 16 people. making it the worst hot air balloon accident in u.s. history. federal investigators believe the balloon hit power lines before it fell to the ground. >> we're here to find out what happened so we can keep it from happening again. that's our purpose in life. >> two of the victims matt an

austin police now have a first-degree murder warrant for 24-year-old endicott mccray.according to the african-american statesman, the paper there, he had several burglary convictions. moultrie's brother and cousin tell nbc bay area they have no idea who the person is. several family members are on their way to austin. >> thank you. >>> authorities at cal state east bay want to be prepared for anything as they hold an active shooter training program today and tomorrow. the drill will take place at the school library. organizers plan to conduct a practice scenarios and go over proper protocols to ensure public safety officials are prepared. in particular, the school police department. >>> the murder case against marian is scheduled to head to trial this week. knight is accused of running over two men in his suv. one of the men actually died. authorities say the video evidence shows knight's vehicle striking the pair and then quickly driving away from the scene. knight's attorneys are now citing what they say is a mental condition knight developed after being shot and inj

police say the suspect endicott mccray is still at large and may be armed. following a deadly shooting north of seattle. police say alan ivanov was armed with an assault rifle when he opened fire at a house party. three teens kill including his ex-girlfriend. he was studying computer science. >>> the new miss teen usa is keeping her crown despite the discovery of racist tweets from her past. amid a firestorm of controversy karlie hay has a those tweets saying she's grown as a person since posting them. >> miss teen usa. >> reporter: this morning, the newly crowned miss teen usa at the center of a twitter scandal. >> miss teen 2016 is miss texas. >> reporter: not long after taking home the title on saturday, karlie hay coming under fire after a series of racist tweets from her social show hey using the "n" word repeatedly causing an online firestorm. many expressing their outrage. the former miss texas teen taking to social media admitting that something she's not proud of and there's no excuse for. overnight the miss universe organization defended their winn

. >> vicki:police and u-s marshals arrested 24 year old endicott mccray today in atlanta.the shooting this past weekend. investigators say he was likely aiming for someone else when a bullet hit and killed 30 year old teqnika moultrie---who was there with her wife. three others were taken to the >> reporter: as it imagines devastated the very tough week and she works here at the union high school school district in redwood city bus driver for special needs kids live nearby with a wife of three months and come up with her grandparents. talk about how they're doing also a grandmother what they thought of a suspect arrested in this case. u.s. marshals arrested suspect in the case 24 year-old the crates taken in the custody atlanta. that's what she thought should have been found guilty kathy did not hesitate. >> reporter: family or waiting for her remains to be returned to california so she can be addressed >> reporter: after watching this woman this for a memorial for gen of the man behind the camera follows the lady the find out why. : the fens her actions and answering she

they are searching for 24-year- old endicott mccray.tives have no idea what could have provoked that shooting. >>> calfire updated its numbers on the soberanes fire that's burning in monterey county. the fire has burned through 40,000 acres. it grew 618 acres overnight. 300 firefighters have been taken off the line as yesterday. calfire now says it could be a month before the soberanes fire is out. they also say the wildfire that started yesterday in fresno county has burned 1800 acres. it's called the goose fire. it's 25 miles northeast of the city of fresno. calfire says this fire is 5% contained. 200 homes have been evacuated. animals are being taken to two nearby schools where they are being cared for. >>> calfire has contained a fire that broke out in santa clara county. calfire says the flames were probably started when a lawn mower blade hit a rock. the fire was pushed through dry grass burning 114 acres in all. that's not too big of an area, but firefighters say this is a good example of how a lot of small fires can keep their c

marshals caught up with endicott mccray in atlanta, georgia.ly shooting in downtown austin on sunday. our nbc affiliate in austin says he fired gunshots after getting into a fight with his brother-in-law. police say he ended up killing teknika mouttrie there visiting her fiance's family and she was just an innocent bystander. she was a school bus driver on the peninsula. for the sequoia union high school district. >>> after nearly two months and two recounts, lon deep has won the district 4 council seat of san jose but the controversy is not over. his rival incumbent man nguyen is suing to overturn results. deep has won each time the ballot ballots were recounted but by a margin of a fewer than a dozen votes. "murercury news" says nguyen is challenging the latest outcome claiming the election was mishandled. >>> harrowing moments on the tarmac when a touchdown of an emirates passenger jet turned into a crash landing. this is video captured by people in the terminal at dubai international airport. the emirates jet was flying in from southern ind

police were tipped off that endicott mccray was in atlanta. that's where he was picked up without incident. police believe he is the man who opened fire in downtown austin early sunday morning. teqnika mountrie was killed, four others were injured. moultrie lived in san carlos. she was visiting family in texas when she was shot. >>> in santa clara county three gang members are found guilty in the stomping death of a 14- year-old boy. the victim, humberto reyes, did not belong to a gang. his older brother was badly beaten but survived. the brutal attack happened on a basketball court at roosevelt park in san jose in april of 2012. reyes was accused of being in a rival gang. after a 10-week trial the jury found three men guilty in reyes's death. they will be sentenced in early october. >>> caltrans breaking out the big guns. in the past hour we have seen a dc-10 air tanker making drops over the fire zone. the plane can put down 11,000 gallons of retardant in a single pass over a wildfire. let's take a live look from chopper 5. as you can tell th

they are looking for 24-year- old endicott mccray. moultrie's family has no idea who he is or what could have provoked the shooting. other women were hurt. they are expected to survive federal safety investigators looking into a deadly hot air balloon crash near austin say they could get more information about the doomed flight today or tomorrow. 16 people died when the balloon crashed and burned. ntsb investigators have recovered cell phones and tablets belonging to balloon passengers from the wreckage. they believe that some of those devices will have video taken during the flight, they hope. that may give them information about weather conditions and the flight path. >>> we are learning more about the people who died when a plane crashed near oregon last week. all four people were killed. the pilot was identified as laurie mills. a volunteer first responder. nurse debora kuhn and paramedic michelle tarwater were also killed. the identity of the patient has not been released. the plane went down in a remote area after the pilot repo

he's identified as 24-year-old endicott mccray.argument with a man and then pulled out a gun. they say he then opened fire several times before fleeing. >> steve:monsoon like rain hit the phoenix arizona area this week. drenching many areas and causing dangerous situations for drivers. catherine heenan is here with details on how some of those drivers had to be rescued. >> catherine:a blurry photo shows a man who was trapped inside a gold mercedes. not only did his car stall, but it was being swept away in the fast-moving waters. one of the people who helped track where his car was going.calling out to other witnesses to come to the rescue -- a 12-year-old boy named marcos. he was part of a foot race against the river of water. that's a woman who also got stuck in flood waters.although she wasn't in as much trouble as the mercedes driver. so much rain fell in a short period of time in phoenix -- the national weather service is referring to the storm as a '100-year event." steve and vicki? >> britteny:a heads up for people who live

. >> 24-year-old endicott mccray is outstanding at this hour. >>> breaking international news 5 people are dead after a russian helicopter was shot down in syria. we have a new video from the scene in the kron 4 this morning. the helicopter was shot down returning to a russian air base on coast of syria. the helicopter just delivered humanitarian goods to the city of alepo. they were all killed. this is the sinkel deadliest accident for the russian military since september when moscow started to carrying out air strikes in syria in support syrian president al assad's forces. no one claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. >>> and then big business news this morning. tesla is buying solar city. making solar city's deal worth about 2.6 billion dollars. they say the trance lax create a one stop shop for cleaner energy. some people questioned the motives as crest o elon musk is the chairman and biggest shareholder of both companies. the city is run by his cousin he insisted he is showing a business sense and the deal could close in the fourth quarter but solar city could co

endicott mccray was captured yesterday. he is facing a murder charge.oman was shot sunday morning leaving a doughnut shop with her wife. arrest documents say mccray was trying to shoot his brother-in- law at the time. >>> an unpleasant sight last week. thousands of dead fish were found floating in the water. water samples are being tested after blue green algae was seen spreading over the lake. so far the die-off seems to be a natural phenomenon due to extreme water temperatures. experts say warmer water increases the algae bloom which gives less oxygen to the fish. >>> let's check the commute right now. alex savidge, you are keeping an eye on the south bay, right? >> i sure am. good morning. we do have some areas of slowing, and i will take you first and show you a live look from one of our cameras that is right near the 280/880 interchange. heavy traffic 880 northbound just north of the interchange with 280 heading up into the downtown san jose area. so keep that in mind as you head out the door. now let me take you here to the eastshore freeway. if y

police are looking for a person of interest, a guy named endicott mccray. >>> the sierra lamar murder to form a one stop clean energy company that combines energy. it will offer consumer solar panels, home battery storage and electric cars under a single brand. for more local news coming up in half an hour. >> this morning on "today's take," andy grammer is here so keep your head up as we kick off your workweek. >>> then, a big bang on the big screen with merrill stream and hugh grant and a homemade twist on takeout you can make tonight. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. the 1st day of august, 2016. can you believe we're in august? summer is flying by. >> can't think that way. >> it's good. august is good. we love you, august. thank you for joining us. i'm tamron along with dylan and jenna. willie and al are nowhere to be found. haven't seen them in a couple days. eventually they will pop back up. our morning jam "honey i'm good" by a