police have arrested dhante jackson for her death and he is not the only one one in jail.s details. >> to know what that poor little little angel went through by the the hands of pure evil breaks my my heart. >> reporter: with her alleged killer, dhante jackson now and custody, police revealed disturbing new details about sophia mason's murder and the house of course she lived in until her death. >> there was evidence showing she was the victim of continuous continuous physical abuse. she had been deceased at the residence for over a month. >> reporter: even before the eight-year-old was discovered dead in a bathtub, investigator say she suffered a lot. living in conditions not even fit for an animal. >> detectives learned that she was forced to live in a shed in the backyard as well is a closet closet inside the residence. >> reporter: her mother samantha samantha was charged with her death, samantha's brother boyfriend dhante jackson was wanted for murder but managed to to elude police for months. now now we know according to

. >> reporter: with her alleged killer, dhante jackson now and custody, police revealed disturbing new details about sophia mason's murder and the house of course she lived in until her death. >> there was evidence showing she was the victim of continuous continuous physical abuse. she had been deceased at the residence for over a month. >> reporter: even before the eight-year-old was discovered dead in a bathtub, investigator say she suffered a lot. living in conditions not even fit for an animal. >> detectives learned that she was forced to live in a shed in the backyard as well is a closet closet inside the residence. >> reporter: her mother samantha samantha was charged with her death, samantha's brother boyfriend dhante jackson was wanted for murder but managed to to elude police for months. now now we know according to police that he had help from at least three women who have been charged with being accessories to murder after the fact. >> during the investigation they they learned that several of these females had assisted jackson in eluding capture by providing him with money,

going to start with the murder of 8-year-old sophia mason and her mother's boyfriend boyfriend dhante jackson was taken into authority . >> is evidence showing sophia mason was the victim of continuous physical abuse . sophia mason was forced to live in the backyard . >> that is just absolutely horrc absolutely horrific. > >> today is the 60th anniversary anniversary of the we chose to go to the moon speech. it is ae where we end cancer as we know it. cancer is the second highest highest cause of death in the country. we will hear from an assistant professor at san jose state . > >> king charles iii addressed a gathering of british lawmakers. the king and his wife camilla walked into westminster hall and and he called parliament the instrument of our democracy. >> that your traditions are anct are ancient we see in the construction of this great hall and the reminders of criticisms of the office to which i have been called. >> the king said he intends to follow his mother's example and maintained the principles of constitutional government. > >> the danger from the mosquito fire near lake tah

jackson. the merced mayor said in a mayor kpix five. >> i feel like getting dhante is one piece of the puzzle giving us resolution as a family. >> multiple reports stated that jackson abused sophia. family members say repeated pleas for help with child protective services an others were not heard. >> we are sure there are more kids stuck in the system not being taken care of properly and we don't want to it come to this for any other child in the future so if you see or know of anything that isn't right and a child isn't being cared for properly please please please tell authorities do it repeatedly. >> bedy yu. >> state attorney general rob released a statement about the release saying he hopes it brings some comfort to those who loved this young girl to know that those accused of her murder have to face the allegations. police are expected to hold a press conference tomorrow on the arrest. the mosquito fire continues to grow near lake tahoe sending smoke to us in the bay area . if hot weather high winds and steep terrain make it tough to fight. there's no containment of the fire. video from

yesterday merced police arrested dhante jackson. the department posted this photo on facebook shortly after his arrest in newark. jackson is a suspect in the killing of 8-year-old sophia mason. police had been looking for him since march when sophia was found dead in merced. the girl's mother was arrested and charged with murder in march. jackson, her boyfriend, now faces the same charges. >>> at 7:10 we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." yo ghu miret alknady thow roat p tp 27 aaxesegnd resulat slines portinbett fg to undal reut sol tionseo th on me honelessriss c owso hl wil nthatevew renuebe nt spe? ne usw houning its a in8 ll 5ticoun in includerg: pntmanesu tipporouve h,sing ny ties hommu comesniti, t ojeckeroom y orsupp htiveotelts uni d annsintemeive ntalthheal a andtiddicreon tnta. in rt sho, ea27 metns g ptinge eopl offe thstre inand outo h.sing s ye7.on 2 ♪ go on and check my drip

in a news conference yesterday, rob bon that and merced police announced dhante jackson has been arrested in connection with her death. samantha johnson, the girl's mother, was charged with murder after the 8-year-old girl was found dead in the home in merced back in march. her body showed signs of extreme malnourishment. officers say jackson alluded capture for six months by help of accomplices. three people have been arrested. we learned sunday sophia had been dead for a month. a merced police lieutenant says this is the most disturbing and horrific case he's ever seen. the family lawyer says there were eight separate referrals about abuse of phia, but only three were investigated. >> they said that there was no -- it was unfounded. all of the complaints, even sophia's complaints were unfounded. now that she's dead, i hope they can see that every single complaint was founded. >> nbc bay area reached out to the alameda county council and administrator about the family's legal claim and we repeatedly sought comment from children and family services about this case over the last several mo

today police arrested dhante jackson. the department posted this photo on facebook shortly after his arrest in newark. police have been looking for him since march when sophia was found dead. the girl's mother was arrested and charged with murder. jackson, her boyfriend, now faces the same charges. >>> the city of san jose began the final phase of clearing out a homeless encampment near the airport today. workers began arriving early this morning and began crushing abandoned cars and campers. those who still live there say they were caught off-guard. they thought they had until the end of the month to find a place to live, but the end of the month is the deadline the faa gave to the city to completely clear the site or risk losing federal funding. since the encampment is directly under air traffic routes it is a violation. one man we spoke with was rushing to get a spare tire on his van, but he says he was assured since it runs it wouldn't be crushed. >> it's running. they're worried about the abandoned vehicles, you know

three acquaintances of devin williams are facing charges of -- dhante jackson are facing charges of helpingim. police say jackson and samantha johnson subjected sophia mason to long-term physical abuse and killed her. her body was found in march. johnson has been in custody since that time. happening right now, take a look. it might be hard to see because of the weather. but the tribute in light is going on in new york city. the annual display is for those who lost their lives when the attack hit the world trade center. today marks 21 years since the attacks on 9/11. this morning, people read the names of those relatives and people killed when the planes hit the twin towers. >> victoria alvarez. >> toma e alvier. >> cesar alviar. dion: the ceremony also included moments of silence when the planes crashed and when the towers collapsed. >> i along with countless other children who lost parents missed out on countless memories, moments, conversations. while the grief receives a bit with time, the permanent absence of my father is as palpable today as it ever was. dion: vice president kamala ha

poe have arrested dhante jackson and and the death of 8-year-old sophia mason.l was found dead in a bathtub in march march at the suspect's home triggering a statewide manhunt. > >> a mosquito fire has grown to more than 37,000 areas sending smoke over the bay area. there s no containment. cooler temperatures and higher humidity humidity are helping their efforts. > >> a man with an assault rifle d a personal backpack and laptop. police say that it happened at 1:45 a.m. at the corner of dwig. of dwight. suspect fled in a white pickup with help from a getaway driver. > >> the queen of england is being flown through scotland. > >> russian reinforcements are heading out to ukraine to try and limit losses from ukrainian counteroffensive, the search by ukraine may become a important turning port in the war before the war -- winter sets in. > >> chance of a light sprinkle ct be rolled out. we have seen in the hills of sonoma county and we might see a little more today. it is more about the hayes from the smoke of wildfires coming off of the mosquito fire, which really

the alleged killer of 8 year-old sophia mason has been arrested. 34 year-old dhante jackson had outstanding murder and felony child abuse warrant out for his arrest and sophia's death. the child was reported missing from hayward earlier this year. sophia's body was found inside of a home anmer said back on march, 11th where jackson lived. jackson has been on the run since then. details have also emerged. jackson may have physically and sexually abused the child prior to her death. the co defendant and sophia's homicide as her mother, samantha johnson. she has already been arrested previously on murder and felony child abuse charges after sophia's body was found. to allay now where police are investigating the shooting death of a 23 year-old man. it happened around 6.30 yesterday evening on sonoma boulevard near nebraska street. police say the victim was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound and he was later pronounced dead. the motive and circumstances for the shooting are under investigation at this time. >> and petaluma an 18 year-old man was arrested for possession of a ghost g

the alleged killer of 8 year-old sophia mason has been arrested. 34 year-old dhante jackson had an outstanding murder and felony child abuse warrant out for his arrest in connection to sophia's death. the child was reported missing from hayward earlier this year. >> sophia's body was then found inside of a home are set on march. 11th where jackson lived. jackson had been on the run since then. details have also emerged that jackson may have physically and sexually abused this child prior to her death. >> the co defendant and sophie as homicide as her mother, samantha johnson. and she was arrested on murder and felony child abuse charges earlier this year. soon after sophia's body was found to the north bay where a shooting in vallejo has left a 23 year-old man dead. it happened on sonoma boulevard near nebraska street around 6.30, last night. police found the victim with at least one gunshot wound. he later died at the scene. no word on a motive or a suspect at this time. this does mark the city's 16th homicide of the year. >> in petaluma that 18 year-old man was arrested for possession of a g