went looking for michelle le on saturday and the person who found the remains is the mother of amber dubois. she established a team amber rescue that helps find missing loves one. the woman accused of murdering michelle le appeared in court. giselle esteban did not enter a plea today. that was postponed till she is assigned an attorney. giselle esteban said michelle le ruined her relationship with a boyfriend. attending the hearing is volunteers who have been searching for michelle le. >> people put hours behind the scenes doing this type of thing and the people involved on that, very emotional to discover somebody deceased. >> reporter: they are trying to identify the remains to see if they are michelle le. >> the forensic analysis is going to be critical. is there thereevidence of a head trauma, trauma to the ribs, something that explains the death. that will be critical for the prosecution to establish. the fact that they found the body so far after the fact will create problems. >> reporter: a dentist has been brought in and expected to arrive anytime now to see if the teeth match the d

her 14-year-old daughter, amber dubois disappeared in february, 2009. it would be more than a year before searchers would find her skeletal remains. >> every morning she would wake me up before she went to school and give me a kiss. >> from gruesome tragedy, she became a searcher of her own. three days ago she took her memories of loss and one-year- old labrador into the canyon and in irony, the mom who received word of her daughter's skeletal remains found the skeletal repains of michelle le. she tells cbs 5 by phone, this discovery was remarkable. because amber the labrador is not a trained cadaver dog. amber sprinted to the exact location where michelle's remains were found. but mark says it's more likely this cell tower and less of a curious canine that unearthed le's remains. this family wants to find their daughter and they want to bring her home, hopefully alive. >> so his group and scores of volunteers went to the canyon alongside terri. finding le was a group effort. so he is dubious of her intentions, now that the mom of profound loss has sche

she is the mother of amber dubois, a teenager killed in san diego last year. she flew up to the bay area with her search dog yesterday to help aid in the search this weekend. she found the body in the snow canyon area of the east bay just west of 680. nbc bay area kimberly terry is in the area with the latest for us. >> reporter: diane, the coroner left at about 10:00 tonight after investigators say a team spent hours in the area where the remains were found. they were actually on their hands and knees using a lot of tools, including brushes, to make sure the remains and every bit of evidence is found. a volunteer working with the search team organized by michelle lay's family discovered the body in a remote area saturday morning. this is in the general area where hayward police say the 26-year-old cell phone pinged shortly after her disappearance. >> the body is off of what i would consider a lightly used dirt road or trail. it's not on the trail, it's off by a little ways. it's in medium brush, i would say. >> reporter: authorities say the body is badly deco

her 14-year-old daughter, amber dubois disappeared from a street in february, 2009.be more than a year before searchers would find her skeletal remains. >> every morning she would wake me up and give me a kiss and tell me she loved me. >> terri has e mernlgd emerged as a searcher of her own, this time for michelle le. she took her memories for loss and her labrador into the canyon. the mom who received word of his daughter's skeletal remains found the skeletal remains of michelle le. she tells cbs 5 by phone, this discovery was remarkable. because amber, the labrador named after her daughter is not a trained cadaver dog. still, amber sprinted to the exact location where michelle's remains were found. but mark says it is more likely this cell tower and less of a curious canine that unearthed her remains. recorded ping from le's cell phone. >> this family wants to find their daughter and bring her home, hopefully alive. >> so his group and scores of volunteers were led to the canyon alongside terri. class says finding le was a group effort, so he is dubious of her inte

it was san diego murder victim amber dubois's mother who ended up finding the remains. their hats are off to michelle le's loved ones as their efforts to bring her home are realized. >> something very bad happened on may 27ette that this family is never going to get over but at least their perseverance and efforts to find michelle may very well help them to grieve and start the healing process. >> reporter: for all the family's willingness to talk to the media, they are remaining silent today, as they mourn together privately. in hayward, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> quite understandably. >>> the massive crater that became an early and symbolic scar of the san bruno explosion is now filled with dirt and tears. neighbors have been staring at it more than a year now, a painful reminder of neighbors they lost. today, they took turns shoveling dirt to fill the hole created by that explosion that killed eight people. for some, this is closing a wound in the community. >> it was a little bit of closure. it felt good because i know the pipe is gone and the hole wi

her 14-year-old daughter, amber dubois was raped and murdered back in 2009 in southern california. after her murder, she formed a volunteer search group called team amber rescue. along with her 1-year-old labrador restreetriever, they f le's decomposed body. >> i have a tremendous amount of sadness not only reliving my on tragedy but the le's tragedy. we went 13 months not know fg amber was alive or not. i'm glad that they have some kind of closure. >> michelle le went missing nearly four months ago. her former friend is expected to enter a plea to murder charges one week from today. >>> doctors say that a 5-year-old girl that was shot last night is recovering after having surgery on her knee. a stray bullet struck her yesterday when she was walking with her father. police don't have any suspects at the time but they believe two shooters could be involved. they are looking at surveillance video, hoping that it will give them some clues. the little girl is listed in serious condition. >>> a murder mystery unfolded in richmond after a restaurant owner walked into a bathroom and found

amb amber dubois mother also helped in the search. >> there is only so much that they can put out there for a case and time frame and it's important where the family or community as a whole comes together and helps in these search efforts. >> reporter: and, of course, a lot of people pitched in to help this family a. family who remained silent tonight as they mourn privately. in hayward, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. well, summer is almost over but it's still somehow steaming outside. the september sizzle definitely is on for us. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has been tracking the numbers. i've got to tell you, in the east bay it was hot today. triple digit temperatures as the air quality suffers with a change in color and the poor air quality that we're dealing with, the spare the air alert across the entire bay area. some of the hottest weather that you've mentioned in east bay, livermore, still at 98 degrees. 98 in gilroy and a little bit of marked cooling in san francisco with temperatures dropping into the 70s. hotter spots, livermore, 101. pleasanto

her 14-year-old daughter amber due boy disappeared in 2009. -- dubois disappeared in 2009. it would be more than a year before that child's remains were found. >> every morning she would kiss me before school and tell me she loved me. >> in the meantime family and friends are planning a public memorial service for le. the only suspect arrested in her homicide investigation giselle esteban remains in jail. she will be back in court next week to finalize her legal representation. >>> pg&e will be doing pipeline tests this morning. today work is set to run from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. near ralston avenue interstate 280 and state highway 92. there will be an odor of gas so the utility does not want people to be alarmed. >>> all right. on this wednesday, probably have been enjoying all the sun and heat. our weatherman is going for the hat trick, three straight days of great weather. >> did you see fog coming in? >> yes. >> a little thick at the coastline and we'll see more of that fog. that means cooling temperatures at the beaches. still hot in spots though inland but watch out for t

her 14-year-old daughter, amber dubois wa murdered in 2009.re will be a public memorial today for michelle le. >>> if you are trying to find out what's happening weather- wise getting dressed this morning, dress for some hot weather. >> go to the golden gate bridge. it's probably not good the fog there but the rest of the bay area is beautiful. >> yeah. that's really the change today. we are seeing more fog outside but we are going to see lots of sunshine. and it's going to be hot in spots again as high pressure is taking over and if you're traveling around looking good to begin with let's take outside and check it out right now. what a gorgeous start to the day. over the bay we are looking from the transamerica building looking like fantastic weather ahead. we'll see plenty of sunshine but we have noticed some changes. that fog moving in along the coastline. we'll see cooler temperatures there, still it's going to be hot in spots. many temperatures now in the 50s and 60s. by the afternoon, though, we'll see much warmer temperatures. hot 90s i