hiring autistic and individual. i think it's absolutely fantastic and you're asking a what qualities do they have attention to detail and if you're testing software that's all about detail also they're going to they are hiring a subset of people with autism they're extremely good at math you know now everybody with autism is good at math i'm more good to visual thinking and the designing side of things but i think that's really great now the bosses are going to have to all know how to work with those guys you've got to give them very clear expectations of what is false to do in the job you cannot be a you know so is that is that your principal idea of other suggestions for people who are working with autistic people or companies that might be considering hiring people who are you know explicitly autistic to sometimes you're going to have to be you know you're going to have to teach them some social things and when they make social mistakes you don't scream and yell at them you just pull them back in the office and e

mild autistic traits geeks and nerds become mild autism? half of silicon valley probably is a little bit of autism. it's a very big spectrum and at one end of the spectrum maybe steve jobs silicon valley computer guys the guy who fixes your copier machine and at the other end of the spectrum you have got people much more handicapped, nonverbal definitely going to have to live in a supervised living situation. take somebody like albert einstein, no speech until age three. what would happen to little albert junior in today's school system? this short of -- sort of makes me shudder. how many drugs will they give out? way too many drugs given to little kids. research has shown that in a family history of a bipolar you have more creative types of people. the family histories of people with autism you have more technical kinds. a little bit of the trade gives an advantage to the trade of great big disadvantdisadvant age. at some point it's normal variation. one of the problems dealing with autism is the word autism. so many different people cover

lots of 70s and 80s. >>> she disappeared mother's day, she is a autistic, -- autistic, the expandingrch for a missing nine-year-old, stay right here with us. '7'7!yd$$Ñpjpçam! >> reporter: the search set to resume in clearlake this morning for a 9-year-old girl from san francisco missing since sunday. we'll tell you where searches will be focused. >>> a spy scandal brings back memories of the cold war. it involves russia and a diplomat. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where a fire rips through a building destroying two businesses. we'll tell you what the firefighters are saying about the investigation. >>> and one

when does mild autistic traits, sort of geeks and nerves, become autism? half of silicon valley probably has a little bit of autism. [laughter] it's a very great big spectrum, and at one end of the spectrum you've got maybe steve jobs, silicon valley computer guys, the guy who fixes your copier machine, and at the other end of the spectrum, you've got people much more handicapped; nonverbal, definitely going to have to live in a helping situation. take albert einstein at age 3. what would happen to him in today's school system? that sort of makes me shudder. how many drugs they'd have him on. way too many drugs given out to little kids. research has shown that in the family histories of people that are bipolar, you've got more creative types of people. family histories of autism, you've got more technical kind of careers. you know, a little bit of the trait gives an advantage, too much of the trait a great biggies advantage. you know, at some point it's normal variation. now, one of the problems in dealing with autism is this word, autism. there's so many

>> autistic women usually have a better social skills. and the reason i think it is women in general have a better social skills. [laughter] one thing i found do deal with men that was hard breaking into the male-dominated industry but if you get in a spat with them they get over it and do not hold a grudge. with the little yelling match that is the one thing i have found. what do you do? are you a student? >> i am going to law school. >> get a good job experience. i hate to harp on a career but to many smart people are not getting good jobs because they don't show up for work on time or they don't like it. >> vinc you for coming. [applause] >> what happened in minneapolis april 1999? >> i start the book without meeting because it is so informative of the industry's attitude and strategies. 1999, the obesity epidemic was just beginning to emerge and with concern not only among consumer activist and nutritionists -- nutritionists the peoples throughout the industry that gathered together over a rare meeting and ceos of the top manufacturer

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janine de la vega, more searches in hopes of finding an autistic girl. mckayla lynch was last seen playing in the yard of her family's vacation home. the focus has been in and around the creek which is behind the family home. we will get a live report after the boy was arrested in connection with his sister's death. 8-year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death and the boy told investigators an intruder stabbed leila fowler and he said he will believe his son is incident until he sees evidence proofing otherwise. >>> he could see evidence on all four and tara moriarty joins us from san francisco with a preview of this morning's meeting. tara? >> reporter: it will include members of all four teams participating and they want to deside. they must look at exactly what went wrong last week when andrew simpson drowned. now the team has reportedly he can call us and they say the 72- foot boat was too light and broke apart in bay waters. >> i think the evidence suggests e boat was not strong enough for the purpose. you can come me row miced and you domino what i

. >>> the search continues for a missing 9-year-old girl who is autistic. they've been looking for mikaela lynch today. she was seen in the backyard of her family vacation home in clear lake. new surveillance video show her without clothes and shoes running north on harbor drive. her family said she had a habit of taking off her clothes. she has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old child and has been without her medication now since she disappeared on s. >> they told us to look in small places because that is what autistic kids do. they will hide. >> i hope that they find her. it's emotional when you have your own children and i can't imagine what the parents are going through. >> she stantsz at #4r feet -- stands at four feet tall, brown hair and brown eyes. as we said she is autistic and is unable to speak. >>> tonight the 12-year-old brother who was accused of stabbing his little sister to death in calaberas county has been charged with her death. here's what we know. leila fouler's older brother has been charged with 2nd degree murder. the 12-year-old bo

at about 11:30 this morning, divers found the body of michaela lynch the 9-year-old severely autistic girl who went missing on sunday afternoon. her body was found in the cache creek, we understand, very close to her home. the police aren't providing any specific details. you know, this comes after a four-day search for this little girl involving several police and law enforcement agencies, dive teams, dogs, you name it. there was even a small unmanned submarine brought up from san francisco to go in the shallow areas of clear lake. she was found in the cache creek which is a tributary that leads into the lake, and this whole area has been scoured for days now.

she is autistic and has the mental capacity of a 1 year old. officers are saying she could be hiding in an unusual spot. >> with her developmental disabilities we don't know what she is thinking. it is not like a normal person would think. we are asking citizens to check cars, outbuildings, any kind of crawl spaces or anything like that that this little girl may have had access to. >> i am not going to give up. i'm not giving up. >> can we still hear you? sorry about that. she is reporting in clear lake on the new developments with the surveillance video. you will want to stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage for the search. we are bringing you developments and will do online at abc7news.com. you can get instant updates by following on twitter. >>> the parents of murdered 8-year-old faller have called off plans to make a statement today now that their 12-year-old son has been arrested. the father says he considers his son innocent. sheriff's detectives arrested that boy on saturday. two weeks ago the boy told investigators he saw an intr

i don't have a way to bike my autistic son to where he needs to go. there needs to be a change in the way the board gets appointed. we could go oh, of the skyrocketing gouging and the metered rates and the enforcement days sunday and all of westport california got blanketed. i've talked to the rank and file supervisors on the street and they hate sfmta they want it back the way it was before >> thank you very much. next speaker please. i'll call more names. (calling names) >> good afternoon supervisors i'm deedee from the chamber of commerce. the chamber of commerce represents over 15 local business in san francisco. i don't think people understand that most of the businesses we represent are small businesses. with we care very much about the parking issues of businesses. the outreach has to be rofbl and comprehensive. especially, when you're talking about small neighborhood and merchants, you know, policies that expand parking he meters across the city. small businesses and merchants concerns have to be taken into account they have to inform the plan

. >> search crews look for an autistic girl from san francisco. missing for more than 24 hours.we're live with special conditions created as crews worried. >> i'm sandhya patel, temperatures may not be the only thing falling this week. i'll have details coming up. >> also, bay area brings in heavy hitters in a quest to bring a super bowl here instead of miami. sneefrs been outside of the yard except for being with her parents. >> a nationwide search underway for an autistic girl from san francisco who wandered off from a vacation home in clear lake. >> she attends school in san francisco. some teachers have joined in the search now. it's now 27 and a half hours and there are stories on what could have happened. in this case, one that has a severe mental development. it's galvanized the community. there are hundreds of volunteers on the ground this is a family communicating gratitude. >> they want to thank you for respecting their price vassy. >> that she was in a enclosed yard, and there was some sort of distraction, a believe a bee in the yard. when they came out, the daughter

i don't have a way to bike my autistic son to where he needs to go. there needs to be a change in the way the board gets appointed. we could go oh, of the skyrocketing gouging and the metered rates and the enforcement days sunday and all of westport california got blanketed. i've talked to the rank and file supervisors on the street and they hate sfmta they want it back the way it was before >> thank you very much. next speaker please. i'll call more names. (c

. >> the search continues this morning for a missing nine year-old autistic girl in lake county. >> more than 100 people scoured the area looking for mikaela lynch yesterday. she was last seen in the backyard for family's vacation home in clear lake. new surveillance photos show her without clothes and shoes on running north on harbor drive. >> her family said that she had a habit of taking off her clothes. >> i cannot imagine what the parents are going to. >> she is 4 ft. tall and weighs 70 lbs. and has brown hair and blue eyes. she is autistic and unable to speak. >> the 12 year-old brother, was accused of stabbing his of a sister to death in calaveras county has been charged with her dead. here's what we know this morning spirit leila dollars old brother has been charged with second-degree murder. the 12 year-old boy will be in court and face a judge for the first time. >> a 911 call was released and on it the callers said she was the girl's mother. she then goes into detail about a mystery intruder in the house. there was no mention of lelia being stabbed in injured. >> the call was

she is autistic and is considered nonverbal which she will do to commune kate.nd if you see her doing that, that is a sign she wants to play. >> she will ask for help by doing this and when she is hungry, she will do this and when she is all done, she will motion that she he is all done. >> reporter: the number of volunteers gets smaller overnight but crews are expected and theys also have a helicopter. the 9-year-old hats been missing since mother's day. they drove up to the vacation home in clear lake and mikaela lynch was reported missing that afternoon on sunday. her teachers have this advice for searchers. >> you can do more of a sing song way of calling her name. >> reporter: her teachers describe her as a strong little girl with lots of endurances and these pictures show her. that is her at the special olympics. we are keeping an eye on searchest and we will hear more for device if they spot it. >>> time now 6:37 the brother of leila fowler is scheduled to be arraigned in court in connection with the death of his sister. they filed second-degree murder ch

this morning, crews found the body of the san francisco girl who was autistic in cash creek not far fromamily's vacation home in clear lake. she disappeared on th say it appears mckayla, who had the mental capacity of a 1-year-old simply wandered into the creek on her own. >> it's very sad. sometimes this is how it ends up. >> stories like hers are not all that uncommon. according to the national autism association nrecent years, 91 -- in recent year, 91% of autistic children found dead after wandering from home had drowned. >>> a judge has ordered the 12-year-old brother of layla now ler to remain in -- fowler to remain in custody. he has been charged in the stabbing death of his young sister. he is scheduled in court on may 29th. >>> police have arrested the owner of a santa cruz party bus company connected to the death of a 25-year-old woman last year. john reno st. james owns party bus of santa cruz. he is charged involuntary manslaughter after the woman fell out of his bus. >>> two workers are dead tonight after a cambodian shoe factory began crumbling around them. it comes just two

. >> as the search expands for a missing autistic girl, new video is giving some positive news. >> and a bay area teen wax up to a nightmare. now the big questionis, what was a 3-foot boa constrictor doing in her bedroom? good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida. a six-year-old girl was hit by a car. police say the driver of an suv struck a family near park view elementary school. it happened 3:30 this afternoon. and that is where kit doe is standing by tonight with the latest. >> a makeshift memorial popped up with candles, flowers, and stuffed animals. this is the half way point. inbetween the school and their home, which is 50 yards in either direction. it seems like everyone out here has some sort of story about a distracted or speeding driver tearing through the neighborhood. >> eileen was almost there, just three doors away from her aunt's house. sweetheart. >> san jose police say a lexus suv was going down the street, coming to or coming home from parkview elementary school. six-year-old died at the scene. her two-year-old sister suffered nonlife threatening inju

the 9-year-old san francisco girl is autistic and she was last seen at a vacation home in clearlake on mother's day. it's anticipated her parents will announce they are offering a reward at this press conference. nbc is there with the hundreds of crews searching for little mikaela. >> reporter: search and rescue covering the 10 square miles where mikaela lynch was last seen. it's now been days. that's challenging enough. but add to that the fact that she may not be her own rescue. from sunday to now wednesday, search teams have looked for mikaela lynch. the clearlake police chief said the 9-year-old doesn't often respond to voices and doesn't speak. she needs a specific approach if located. >> to actually put your hand out in a sub missive manner and that is one of her ways she will come to the search and rescuers and use calming, soothing voices. nothing real aggressive because she was not respond to her name being called. >> lynch is autistic. the only confirmed sighting a surveillance tape that shows her passing by homes near the vacation home where she was staying. >> there's water

>>> search teams used dogs this evening to track an autistic child who went missing on mother's day from her family's vacation home. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. a search is under way at clear lake for the search of a 8-year- old girl, mccayla is just 8 years old, autistic and does not speak. the child is unfamiliar with that area, her family had been spending mother's day at the lake when the girl disappeared yesterday afternoon. ken wayne reports. >> reporter: julie we're outside the command post where this search is being coordinated. you see the picture of the little girl. the search wrapped up at nightfall but will pick up again tomorrow. they've been at it since just after sunrise trying to find the autistic little 9-year-old who wandered away from their vacation home saturday. >> we've searched and so far nothing is indicating that the child was taken. >> reporter: meanwhile an investigation of the home was conducted to make sure she did not just hide inside. >> she's a little girl. a baby still. i'm worried about her. i want to try to help

like many other autistic children she was attracted to the water. her family week end in clear lake to let her be near something she loved. this according to the police chaplain was uncovered in the family. mikaela could not swim. >> she is in the hand of god. i have no question about that. >> the church turned command center is in the pair's the family is now making funeral plans and as for privacy to have time to grieve. in clear lake just and waldman --justine waldman kron 4 news. >> police are investigating san jose 16th homicide of the year this morning. just after 1:00 a.m. police received reports of an injured man lying in a parking lot in the form of block of blossom hill road. officers arrived at the scene they said the man appeared to have been assaulted. the san of the police department's homicide unit responded to take over the investigation no suspect and identified. >> erica was telling us there's a chance for a few sprinkles. and a chance to get warm as we head into wthe weekend. will look at the forecast we return. [ female announcer

the autistic nine year-old girl was last seen at our family's vacation home. she is unable to speak because she has the mental capacity of one year-old and her parents says she likes water, but cannot slam. the clear lake housing as a round by water. please concentrate on research efforts around the cache creek. >> for our viewers in clear lake. mikaela is 4 ft. tall weighs 70 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. crews were forced to stop their search overnight but or resume this morning. police say there's no time to waste because she needs medication. >> the father of a " year- old boiler arrested in connection with stabbing and 8 year-old sister is standing by his son. barney fowler said yesterday that his family is standing by the boy until they have the proper evidence to show it is my son. 8 year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death more than two weeks ago as by their calaveras county home. a classmates older brother says however, he has been in fair share of trouble. >> leila older brother was arrested a day after he went to his school to tell his c

mikaela was autistic unable to speak with the mental capacity of a 1-year-old. she was found this morning in cache creek, which ran near her home. officials don't suspect foul play. >> it's heartfelt and it's difficult for me to even stand here and speak. >> we hugged a lot and listen. >> reporter: the chaplain got to know them and the friends through the search. he says the san francisco family used this weekend home as an escape and called their efforts to find the little girl extraordinary. >> these people didn't come up here to set and watch and let somebody else do anything. they came up here to do business. >> reporter: for days now, hundreds of people have been looking for the girl, 100 were officials but 100 more volunteers, people who just wanted to help. >> just absolutely awesome that the community cares enough to donate everything they have donated. >> reporter: walter hill opened up his lds church monday morning as a command post and people from all over northern california filled it like rich shelton's team from marin county search-and-rescue. >> i

. ♪ >>> search teams used dogs this evening to track an autistic child who went missing on mother's daym her family's vacation home. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. a search is under way at clear lake for the search of a 8-year- old girl, mccayla is just 8 years old, autistic and does not speak. the child is unfamiliar with that area, her family had been spending mother's day at the lake when the girl disappeared yesterday afternoon. ken wayne reports. >> reporter: julie we're outside the command post where this search is being coordinated. you see the picture of the the search wrapped up at nightfall but will pick up again tomorrow. they've been at it since just after sunrise trying to find the autistic little 9-year-old who wandered away from their vacation home saturday. >> we've searched and so far nothing is indicating that the child was taken. >> reporter: meanwhile an investigation of the home was conducted to make sure she did not just hide inside. >> she's a little girl. a baby still. i'm worried about her. i want to try to help her in any w

according to the national autism association, in recent years 91% of autistic children found dead after wandering from home had drowned. >>> it is 4:38 now. the owner of a santa cruz party bus company is now under arrest in connection with a death of a passenger. john reno st. james owns party bus of santa cruz. he is charged with vehicular and involuntary manslaughter after a 25-year-old natasha nolan fell out of one of his buses last july while on highway 17 near los gatos. santa clara county grand jury accuses the owner now of gross negligence. >>> other bay area stories we're following on this thursday, organizers of the bay to breakers road race set to hold a news conference this afternoon to discuss increased security efforts. changes were made in the wake of the boston marathon bombings. the race in san francisco is set to go sunday morning. >>> and the san francisco pride members have until today to recast their vote for this year's grand marshal. this has been a controversial issue this year. originally iraq war whistle- blower bradley manning was picked for the position but th

. >> new thi-search for the the search continues for a missing 9 year old autistic girl in lake countynew surveillance video has changed the focus of and the search for mckay lumper in a lance. police say the video shows her running up the street after she was last seen at a home on sunday. the video came from a neighbor's a surveillance camera. the video and the makes the possibility that she went across the street and into the water. more than 100 people scoured the area for her yesterday. she was last seen in the backyard of her family's vacation home in clear lake. she was reacannot swim and has the mental capacity of a one-year-old child and has been without her medication since she disappeared on sunday. they're very concerned about her, she is unable to speak because of her autism as well. >> we will take a break, is 7:13 a.m.. a live look outside the james lick freeway for traffic looks to be moving as usual for the morning commute. sunny [ female announcer ]r are you sensitive to dairy? then you'll love lactose-free lactaidai® ® [ female announcer ]r are you sensitive to dairy

mikaela is autistic and can't speak.taying at a vacation home here in clearlake when the girl wandered off on sunday afternoon. i'm told by police there's surveillance video from a neighbor's home as she ran down the street from hot us. she's from san francisco. her family and friends are up here involved in the search. a few minutes ago, mikaela agodfather talked to me and -- mikaela agodfather talked to me and is -- mikaela's godfather is staying optimistic. >> we're ecertainly grateful for volunteers and law enforcement and the people who have come out, the community, the family remains hopeful at this time. >> reporter: the clearlake police chief told me this morning there still is no evidence that mikaela was abducted. they don't believe there was foul play involved. they believe she simply wandered off. she oftentimes likes to curl up and rest in a comfortable space. searchers are hoping to find her in a spot and find her safe. part of the focus will be pets if the -- boats in the water. part of the reason, mikaela

investigation >>> police and divers will be out in clear lake searching for a missing 9-year-old autistic girl from the bay area. christie smith like in san francisco where mikaela lynch goes to school. good morning, kristy. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. mikaela lynch goes to school here in san francisco but she was at her family's vacation home near clear lake when she suddenly disappeared. a little later this morning, the search for her expected to resume and, in fact, widen. 9-year-old mikaela is autistic, doesn't speak. her dad reported her missing from the home on sunday afternoon around 1:30. clear lake police say she had been playing on a trampoline in the yard. her brother ran around to get away from a bee, ran around inside and came back, she is gone. there are fliers up around the area for her. police and volunteers searched all day yesterday. the area is near a number of waterways. there were boats and dive teams out there looking for her. they say she doesn't know how to swim very well. she wouldn't know how to return home on her own. they have looked in cars and ba

mikaela was autistic unable to speak with the mental capacity of a 1-year-old.he was found this morning in cache creek, which ran near her home. officials don't suspect foul play. >> it's heartfelt and it's difficult for me to even stand here and speak. >> we just hug -- we're just had goning a lot and we listened. >> reporter: the chaplain got to know them and the friends through the search. he says the san francisco family used this weekend home as an escape and called their efforts to find the little girl extraordinary. >> these people didn't come up here to set and watch and let somebody else do anything. they came up here to do business. >> reporter: for days now, hundreds of people have been looking for the girl, 100 were officials but 100 more volunteers, people who just wanted to help. >> just absolutely awesome that the community cares enough to donate everything they have donated. >> reporter: walter hill opened up his lds church monday morning as a command post and people from all over northern california filled it like rich shelton's team from marin

sap has hung out a help wanted sign for autistic employees. new signs of economic recovery sales of existing homes jumped to the highest level since 2009. 5 million already built homes were sold last month. figures for new homes will be released later this morning. >> investigators believe a brutal daylight attack in london was an active terror motivated by a radical islam that bought two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks. one of the suspects talked about the crime on video. police later shot and with the suspect and to commit to custody at a paris confirmed the victim was an active soldier. >> government investigation found repeated violations in construction on the deadly garment factory collapsed in bangladesh last month. the report noted other contributing factors including the vibrations and found its owner illegally added rooms to rent them out. >> u.s. and israel are raising hopes again for a restart of middle east peace process. there have hardly been any talks to last four years but secretary

. >>> we have now information about a missing autistic girl who disappeared in clear lake on mother's day. a wide search for mckayla lynch will begin and now we are hearing from her teachers. we have some never before seen images of mckayla. we have new information and those teachers want people to know how she should be communicated with and how she should be approached and they want everyone to please keep looking. this is home video of mckayla we got overnight and the teachers say there are a couple of things to notice when watching this. she does make sounds and she is autistic and is described as nonverbal but she likes to sing and expresses herself with nonverbal. >> instead of shouting her name sort of say her name in a sing song type. >> she loves horses and may be drawn to searchers on horseback and even though more concern passes, she is a tough little girl and she is active and she needs us to stay strong and keep searching and we need people to keep coming out and go back over places she would be because she might be still moving around. >> the search is ongoing and it is

. >> because she is autistic and unable to speak it is making the search batch much more difficult. >> this is the street were mchale lives. that is a house. there is water on this side of the street and there is water on the other side of the street. >> the police say they are concentrating their efforts on the creekside. >> we have come up with absolutely no clues, of her whereabouts as of yet. you livpolice do plan on going full force to mars starting at 7:00 a.m. looking for the square. >> mchale does not have any colt clothing with her as she does not have premeditation. >> the search is centered in clearly appeared about 30 mi. north. for a closer look at the the family home you concede there are water weighs on both side of harbor lane. >> mchale is parents say their daughter likes being in the water but she cannot swim. some of her clothes were found near the what appeared >> tonight a 12 year old boy is behind bars. he is accused of killing his system. leila fowler's mother is speaking out about the horrific murder. before the arrest, she talked about the relationship between

they'd been joined by hundreds and some have autistic children themselves. i says to search for an autistic child it helps to know one. >> we know how they oor how are they? >> very special kids. >> and so this search continues. this field is a good example. this field, 50 firefighters walking shoulder to shoulder most cruise are in for the evening and expect to remove tomorrow evening. prosecutors filed charges against laila fowler's 12-year-old brother accusing him of murdering his sister last month. sheriff deputy as rested the by over the weekend as we've reported. authorities say he killed his 8-year-old sister then made up a story about an intruder breaking into the family's home. investigators say the boy was the only one in the house at the time. today, authorities released audio made by the stepmother we have post that had online at abc 7 news.com if you'd like to hear it top transportation brass came to discuss the troubles facing the new bay bridge. state senator wants answers to what has gone wrong with dozens of bolt that's cracked on the span.

they'd been joined by hundreds and some have autistic children themselves. i says to search for an autistic child it helps to know one. >> we know how they oor how are they? >> very special kids. >> and so this search continues. this field is a good example. this field, 50 firefighters walking shoulder to shoulder most cruise are in for the evening and expect to remove tomorrow evening. prosecutors filed charges against laila fowler's 12-year-old brother accusing him of murdering his sister last month. sheriff deputy as rested the by over the weekend as we've reported. authorities say he killed his 8-year-old sister then made up a story about an intruder breaking into the family's home. investigators say the boy was the only one in the house at the time. today, authorities released audio made by the stepmother we have post that had online at abc 7 news.com if you'd like to hear it top transportation brass came to discuss the troubles facing the new bay bridge. state senator wants answers to what has gone wrong with dozens of bolt that's cracked on the span.

. >>> a really tough story, they knew and loved nine-year-old autistic mikaela lynch. >> we never wantedtell this news. >> teachers and classmates are devastated after the missing girl's body was found in a creek. the art launching messages. >> a deer's wild ride. we will tell you more about this coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice. this is a stunning work of technology. the 2013 lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. . >> you. >> good morning, here is a quick look at some of the top stories we are following. in san mateo, a cargoes up in flames right near a trash fire and this is the third similar fire in the city this week and they are trying to see if these are connected. you can see that car was destroyed. >>> earlier a man was pronounced dead at a shopping center in south san jose. it looks like he was beaten with a machete and the machete was found at the scene. they are trying to get out of a disclips and in wash he is expected to talk about that and they are expecting to take questions about the attacks in libya an

. >> the body of an autistic 9 year-old girl who went missing from her family's vacation home has been found. divers found the mikaela lynch's body on wednesday in a creek that render her own. she went missing on sunday. she had been playing on a trampoline with her brother briefly alone when he went into the house. police have said that she was unable to speak and had the mental capacity of a one-year-old. her disappearance sparked a massive search effort that included hundreds of volunteers. >> we will be right back. >> we will be right back. female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> we are watching wall street this mornin

new information about a missing autistic girl from san francisco. she disappeared in clearlake on mother's day. a search will resume in a few hours. now we're hearing from one of her teachers. claudine wong is here to show us never-before-seen images. claudine? >> we have new video of 9-year- old mikaela and we have new information from her that we got. they want people to get to know her in the hopes that it will help people find her. this is home video of mikaela we just got overnight. her teachers say there are a couple of important things to notice when you watch the video, she does make sounds. the 9-year-old is autistic and described as nonverbal. she likes to sing. you can see her waving her hands there. that's her telling people she wants to play. it's all information for searchers looking for her right now. >> instead of just shouting mikaela! more of a mikaela. >> these are new pictures of mikaela. her teachers describe her as a little girl who has a lot in common with other kids, she loves graham crackers, horses and spongebob. she may be

she is autistic, unable to speak. she is four feet tall, 70 pounds. she is attracted to water but cannot swim. officers and volunteers have been searching the waters of cash creek which flows out of clear lake and runs past the vacation home there. there has been no sign of the little girl so far. >> we have five children. we see a missing child and it hits close to home. >> she was reported missing sunday afternoon. police say she had been playing outside with her younger brother who ran inside when he was chased by a bee and that's when police believe she wandered off. >>> the father of the 12-year- old murder suspect was planning a news conference today but it has been canceled. the boy is accused of killing his 8-year-old sister last month. the father of both kids says he believes his son is innocent until proven guilty. the schools that both -- that both kids attended is offering counseling to the students. >> all of the hugs were like really like getting to them. you felt like you wanted to curl up and cry. >> the suspect's older brother justin

there's still no sign of that autistic girl who wednesday missing on mother's day. amber lee is live telling us what michaela's family is asking the public to do. >> reporter: the class kids foundation put out this new flier today with three photos of michaela lynch to help find the little girl. by water and by land the search for michaela remains strong. >> you can't even speak for how greatful you are for the report. >> reporter: the little girl's god father tells us that she has a loving smile. the family came up here for the weekend. michaela disappeared at 1:30 in the afternoon. she is autistic and cannot speak. >> search your house again. search your backyard. check in tight little places and comfortable spaces. >> reporter: police chief says he has been receiving help from law enforcement resources from around the state. he says from sun down tonight to sun up tomorrow there will be a handful of searchers who will continue to look for the little girl. >> concern, but still hopeful that we can have a positive outcome. >> reporter: some volunteers tell us they'

there's still no sign of that autistic girl who wednesday missing on mother's day. amber lee is live telling us what michaela's family is asking the public to do. >> reporter: the class kids foundation put out this new flier today with three photos of michaela lynch to help find the little girl. by water and by land the search for michaela remains strong. >> you can't even speak for how greatful you are for the report. >> reporter: the little girl's god father tells us that she has a loving smile. the family came up here for the weekend. michaela disappeared at 1:30 in the afternoon. she is autistic and cannot speak. >> search your house again. search your backyard. check in tight little places and comfortable spaces. >> reporter: police chief says he has been receiving help from law enforcement resources from around the state. he says from sun down tonight to sun up tomorrow there will be a handful of searchers who will continue to look for the little girl. >> concern, but still hopeful that we can have a positive outcome. >> reporter: some volunteers tell us they'

many, parents of other autistic kids. ranny has an 8-year-old. >> what makes this loss more tragic? >> is that they just don't understand what is going on. they just don't understand what is going on. you know? i don't think they know they're lost. because they, you know, they don't -- they don't understand emotion. >> yet, mckayla had become the focal point for much of it we all seem to come together and come together fast. >> it's difficult to speak. >> the chief says divers founded body in cash creek. he said there is no evidence of foul play and gave no additional information. he gave a request for privacy. >> a little girl had they grieve tonight. >> keep your child close to you at all times. and i'm sorry for the loss. so sorry for the, you know, for the family that loved her. >> her family lives mostly in san francisco it's clear people here have taken them and taken them to heart. >> mckayla attended school in san francisco. some teachers helped in the search for her, you can imagine how they're feeling about the sad news. >> sunset elementary is a small school. the kind of

. >> the search will resume after 7:00 for a missing autistic girl who vanished from her family moves vacation home in clear lake. there is new evidence that surfaced in mikaela renee lynch's disappearance with video showing the nine-year-old run up the street as she was seen at the home. the family asked us not to show the video because she was not wearing any clothes. the video eliminates the possibility she went into the water. neighbors are asked to double check the surroundings. >> i looked in the back for her. >> pretend she is laying hide and go seek and look at every possible spot she could be in. >> police say mikaela renee lynch cannot speak and has the mental cat of a one-year-old. mikaela renee lynch lives in san francisco and attends sunset elementary school. >> the it will-year-old charged in the stabbing death of his younger sister will appear in court. the brother of leila fowler was charged with second degree murder and spell allegation for the use of a dangerous weapon in calaveras county. attorneys for the family want him released based on his cooperation with inves

the nine-year-old autistic girl disappeared on sunday on mother's day. she has the mental capacity of a one-year-old and doesn't speak. hundreds of volunteers and officers searched around the clear lake area for her yesterday. her family lives in san francisco but spends weekends at their lake house. she and her where were playing in the back yesterday of the lake home and her parents were inside the house and she say she wondered away the police is put out a national alert but say there is a good chance she did not go far. >> she is not used to this hour and it is used as a vacation-type home and she has never been outside of the yard unless she is with her parents so it is unusual to wander the. >> she likes waters but she cannot swim. divers have been searching the creek and they say the conditions are tough with little visibility and lots of debris so they are working as if they nearly blind. they do believe that she is naked, they found her colleagues in the back yesterday and her medicine often makes her hot and she will take her clothes off. polic

she is autistic and unable to speak. she has been missing since sunday afternoon.says she is attracted to water but can't swim. searchers will look along cash creek which flows out of clear lake and runs by the vacation home. >>> one of hollywood's biggest stars makes a big health decision. we have the reason why angelina jolie had a double mastectomy even though she doesn't have breast cancer. >> it was a shocking admission. she announced she had a preventative mastectomy. it can prevent or reduce the risk of breast cancer in women who are at high risk for developing the disease. she wrote a piece in the new york times detailing why she made the move. she said her mother fought cancer for ten years before dying at the age of 56. she said this wasn't an easy decision but she had her breasts removed after discovering she had a gene at high risk of developing breast cancer. she says her doctors said she had 87% risk of breast cancer is and 50% risk of ovarian cancer. i chose not to keep it private because there are so many women that may be living under the shadow of

well wishers had held out hope that they would find the autistic girl alive. >> she was just a beautifulld. >> investigators believe her death is accidental. they believe she wandered into the creek on mother's day. local church leaders plan to hold a prayer vigil to help the community heel. they are expecting to hold attribute for her. one of her teachers said mikaela lynch touched the school deeply. through her they enjoyed the simple pleasures of life. we will always remember our bug. >>> two young boys are recovering and two teens are the ones who shot them. the victims are between 10 and 13 years old. it happened at 7:00 last night. the two teens started shooting at the group of boys. one was shot in the shoulder and the other in the foot. two others have been arrested and police say they all know each other but they don't know a motive. >>> defense is attorneys are questioning the thoughts of the 12-year-old boy. no camera and evidence was offered. the judge said he could be behind bars 11 years and they are questioning whether the boy is old enough to aid his own defense. the boy

they are searching for a missing 9-year-old autistic girl who is unable to speak.y were missing from their clear lake home who was last seen in the front yard. they were last seen and no amber alert because her case does not meet the criteria at this time. >>> there is new information about a missing person's case. he was the man shot and killed by concord police yesterday. they tried to take off after they tried serving him a search warrant and burns tried to run after the driver tried to ram a police cruiser. he does not believe it is justified. >>> it happened just before 6:00 yesterday morning on grisly peak boulevard in an area known for its sweeping views. he said his focus is to reduce the number of burglaries in the city and the chief talked about the recent first few days on the job and went to take over after howard jordan stepped down and his assistant chief stepped aside. he plans on getting a goal on line. >> i am shooting for june 1st so the city is separated into five different categories. >> they found they only had one part-time investigator handli