what happened to mamta bhat? it's a question. family and friends of the new mom and pediatric nurse have been asking for months. now police say they have an answer. >> we were here to get justice for monta, and i think we accomplished that today by getting the first degree murder charge. >> now, there's a significant development in the case we first reported on in september, the sudden disappearance of mamta bhat. >> forensics has confirmed that the dna, the blood that was found, the evidence that was found in the home, in the bedroom, in the bathroom is a match to mamta. >> fox five dc reporter nana-sentuo bonsu has been covering the story from the beginning. >> i have only one message for her. >> at first glance, this appears to be a desperate husband pleading for his missing wife to come home. >> if you are anywhere, if you are able to listen this just, you know, like for my baby, you know, like you got to be here as soon as possible. >> but after looking closer, police say it was all an act alleging that naresh bought knew al

. >> reporter: bhat arrived at oakland city hall to talk about the budget, but was taken back by they officials he didn't see. >> it was just disrespectful. not to see all the city council members sitting in the chambers to hear our voice and our concerns. this is a very important meeting. it's the last meeting for some of the outgoing city council members. >> reporter: there was no absence of emotion inside city hall tuesday night, as oaklanders across the city demanded council members to fix the budget shortfall without touching necessities like public safety and senior citizens. and they believe any cuts should start inside the building he's standing in. >> i want a real truthful leadership. start from the top all the way to the bottom. >> reporter: sheng thao briefly joined tuesday's council meetings via zoom. someone who was there, nikki fortunato bas, who is taking over as oakland's interim mayor. but she's leaving next month to be an alameda county supervisor. as soon as the three newly elected council members are sworn in on january 6, their immediate task will be electing a