missing is fitts' 2-year-old daughter. police sources say the condition of the woman's body has caused them to be particularly worried for the little girl's safety. >> i'm really trying to stay positive that, you know, someone will know something and bring her home. >> reporter: fitts' sister, contessa say that she and her sister were close but she couldn't tell us anything about the 2-year-old's father, not even his name. >> i just don't know. i really don't know. >> reporter: police sources say the little girl's father has not been in her life and investigators were looking at a person of interest who knew nicole fitts through her job at best buy. but they couldn't make a case, and that's when the police reached out to the media in hopes of getting help in finding a possible killer and the missing child. fitts' friends continue to post on her facebook page. and investigators say there was a posting that caught their attention. it was a message that appeared to be from nicole fitts saying that she was going to be away for

the last time they saw nicole fitts was on april 1. on april 5 someone reported her missing and then yesterday on april 8, she was found dead of an apparent homicide. police do suspect foul play and that is why they're putting out the search tonight for arianna fitts . no one has seen her since february. the search is very fast. police will not even tell us where nicole fitts ' body was found saying it would jeopardize the investigation. >> we have numerous resources working around the clock but nothing can compare to the ice and ears of the public. it is a homicide now and we have a missing child. we want people to locate her will try to look for this missing young girl.>> the areas to look our vast they include the bay area, san francisco, silicon valley, palo alto and outside of the bay area also in fresno, santa cruz and southern california. i spoke to the child's uncle tonight and he lives in los angeles. he said they are searching all over the place. if anyone sees arianna fitts they should call 911 or contact san francisco polic

, arianna fitts is missing.>> we tell people to look at the picture, remember it. it does not matter what part of the country you are in, we don't know where she could be, it could be any location.>> the family said that arianna fitts and her mother were known to biscuit san francisco, san mateo, santa cruz and anyone with information is asked to call the police.>>> the police are on the hunt for the suspect in this case, and the shooting victim and that story.>> reporter: the 19-year-old was shot on williams street. people have left candles, flowers and even a baby via that says -- baby bibb that says "i love daddy." and apparently he was a father, and it is unknown whether he knew the man that shot him, and a vehicle pulled up, and the police say that someone got out of the vehicle, confronted ortega and shot him. he died from his injuries on saturday night. there were at least a dozen witnesses that were in the area when the shooting happened, and detectives have canvassed the neighborhood, but at this point the suspect is unknown, and no description has been re

. >>> the disappearance of 2-year-old arianna fitts and the discovery of her mother's body. now we know where she was found. lily tan is live in san francisco. >> reporter: yeah, since february. and earlier today, sfpd sources or sources within sfpd told us that the mother's body was found here in mclaren park on friday. public information officers, however, will not confirm that the body found here was indeed fitts' just that she was found on friday. mclaren park is the secondest largest park in san francisco after golden gate park. plenty of sloping hills and trees and tall grass in the area. more than 300 acres. people walking here say they're not surprised. a lot of trails, wooded areas and ways in and out of this park. nicole fitts worked less than a ten-minute drive north of this area at a best buy on harrison street in soma. employees say those close to fitts were sent home today. they said they were devastated. they broke down crying. today would have been her one-year anniversary. she was a part-time merchandising specialist there. this afternoon the company release

, the daughter of nicki fitts whose body was found on friday. police will not elaborate on her murder but their concern over arianna grows as the family tries to remain hopeful. the little girl is at risk because she is so young and

the family of the two-year-old arianna fitts and the mother, nicole fitts, and the family is searching on social media to get some of these answers. details of the case are limited, and the police have not said where they body of nicole fitts was found or what circumstances, and the search for little area on a is critical -- arianna is critical. >> i just cannot stop believing that we are going to find area on a -- arianna alive. >> reporter: friends and family say that nicole had a great spirit and a great heart, and a great person to be around. we understand that arianna fitts was with the babysitter in oakland, and we are not clear on whether that played a role in the case. and they are looking for san mateo, santa cruz, silicon valley, meaning that arianna fitts could be anywhere. >>> your time is 6:35 am. >>> a man shot next the san jose state university has now died, and they found lease or take a suffering from at least -- luis ortega, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and he died late saturday night. if you have any information, you are asked to call the police, and th

. >>> happening tonight a vigil held in san francisco honoring 32-year-old murder victim nicole fitts and her 2-year-old daughter arianna who is fill missing. nicole worked at the best buy street on harrison street and tonight fitt's colleagues paid their respects. >> reporter: a somber gathering outside this best buy store where nicole fitts worked part time for nearly a year. you can see already former colleagues are gathered up remembering a beloved co- worker. at the close of business wednesday night fitt's former colleagues joined together after their shifts to share a few kind words about her, their hearts especially half knowing that fitt's 2-year-old daughter arianna has yet to be found. san francisco police say the little girl hasn't been seen since late february. police confirmed the fbi is now involved into the investigation into arianna's disappearance. her mother was found murdered friday near a playground in mclaren park. investigators have yet to name suspects in either case. family friends tell kron 4 that arianna had been staying with a baby sitter in oakland, but a s

still no sign of ariana fitts. it's been nearly a week since the little girl's mother was found murdered in the park. more on the search for the little girl. >> reporter: good morning. it is a desperate search. everyday the 2-year-old remains missing pushes family and friends to reach out to the public to bring little arianna home. they last saw the lit girl in late february. her mother, 32-year-old nicole fitts last seen april 1st and then they discovered her body last friday. fitts used to go to the homeless program for families. they said fitts hasn't been there since october since she was able to get back on her feet, the good news but her death has left those who know her well stunned. >> it was very emotional. the staff is still grieving. she was a lovely person and liked by everybody that work with her. >> it's critical the public keep an eye out for this little girl. we want to bring her home safe. >> reporter: police are keeping tight-lipped about the homicide investigation. she lived in san francisco with

family members are become increasingly concerned. >> reporter: the mother, nicole fitts, was last seen april 1st. her family reported her here to the bayview police station. we have now learned that her body was found friday at john mclaren park. now that body was found not far from the park sign, in fact. police say she was the victim of a homicide. her 2-year-old daughter was last seen in february. because there was foul play and the child is so young, police and family members are very concerned for the safety of the little girl. >> i hope that we find her and we can get her back to family. >> reporter: family and friends of nicole fitts are horrified that she was murdered and now they're besides theirselves with concern that something might have happened to her 2-year-old daughter arianna. >> trying to stay positive that we will see already again safely and mostly i'm just scared that she's out there and we don't know where she is and >> reporter: the police won't elaborate on the circumstances of the murder only saying the mother's body was found friday, but they say the fact that

arianna fitts is the daughter of 32-year-old nicki fitts whose body was found on fried. - - friday andianna has grown. >> trying to stay positive that we will see her again safely and mostly i'm just scared that she's out there, and we don't know where she is. we want her home. >> reporter: the little

. >> 2-year-old arianna fitts was reported missing and her mother dead. we have the latest on this. >> the police are searching for 2-year-old arianna, a friend and co-worker of nicole fitts said weeks before her death, she seemed scared and worried about her daughter. >> everyone was worried. >> deaf -- dave spencer said that nicole stopped showing up for work. >> we call it no-call, no-shows. she had a few of those, and we were concerned with what was going on. >> nicole's body was found on friday in san francisco's in mcclare enpark. she was badly beaten. the family does not know who might have killed her. >> can't imagine a reason why she'd have any enemies or anyone wanted to hurt her. >> the little girl is missing and now the focus of a police search. fitts was living in san francisco and was known to frequent the peninsula and east bay. where is arianna? the family has not seen the little girl since february. now putting out a plea. >> if you have seen her or think you have seen her. please call someone. >> she had baby-sitters around, so she had t

. >> 2-year-old arianna fitts was reported missing and her mother dead. the latest on this. >> the police are searching for 2-year-old arianna, a friend and co-worker of nicole fitts said weeks before her death, she seemed scared and worried about her daughter. >> everyone was worried. >> deaf -- dave spencer said that nicole stopped showing up for work. >> we call it no-call, no-shows. she had a few of those, and we were concerned with what was going on. >> nicole's body was found on friday in san francisco's in mcclare enpark. she was badly beaten. the family does not know who might have killed her. >> can't imagine a reason why she'd have any enemies or anyone wanted to hurt her. >> the little girl is missing and now the focus of a police search. fitts was living in san francisco and was known to frequent the peninsula and east bay. where is arianna? the family has not seen the little girl since february. now putting out a plea. >> if you have seen her or think you have seen her. please call someone. >> she had baby-sitters around, so she had trouble k

fitts was the victim of a homicide but did not give details on how or where nicole fitts died. visits the east bay, silicon value and fresno. theyer hoping the public can help find the young girl. >>> light rain is expected to pick up overnight and continue throughout the morning. drew will be back with the forecast in a few minutes. >>> and the warriors need two more wins for an historic 73-win season. getting the record won't be easy. tomorrow they'll play in san antonio where they haven't won since 1997. then the warriors wrap up the season wednesday with a rematch against the grizzlies. >>> new york is the next big stop on the presidential campaign trail. in ten days nearly 100 republican delegates and 300 democratic delegates will be up for grabs. donald trump and hillary clinton lead their opponents but ted cruz and bernie sanders are fighting for every vote. >> reporter: two insurgents taking the fight to the front-runners. ted cruz and bernie sanders vowing to campaign all the way to the convention floor. >> news bulletin. we just won wyoming. >> reporter: bernie sander

the fbi is joining the hunt for arianna fitts. she was declared missing after her mother's body was found at mclaren park on friday. law enforcement says they've identified several people of interest but no direct suspects in the case. at 9:00 tonight nicole fitts' co-workers will gather to honor her. they'll gather outside the best buy where she worked for a year. >>> a troubling discovery is putting a new south bay school project on hold. landscapers found toxins in the soil where the campus was set to be built. the tainted soil was found among ten acres of land off pete road in morgan hill. plans were to build a new elementally school. but they found a high level of a toxic insecticide, one that's been banned since 1987. >> it revealed the number of toxins. an old agricultural land so a lot of pesticides. it's linked to parkinson's disease, birth defects. that's ha we're concerned about. >> shocking to find out that's been there and how long has it been there? >> the california department of toxic substance control will determi

we are talking about two-year-old arianna fitts. she was reported missing a weekend ago. her mother's body was found on friday in san francisco emphasis mcclaren park, badly petitionen. they can not say if that is the cause of the death. a blend and co-worker say mother was scare asked worried week before her death. >> a bra tall attack left a tourist from great britain dead. the 44-year-old was attacked in san francisco in the lower pacific heights and died weeks later. here is katie marzullo with the story. apolice are asking you to look at sketch. this map can this woman are wanted for murder. he took only a bag of items and killed someone for it. if he would do it to this person he will do it to someone else. the victim was a tourist, 44, from the u.k., captureed by surveillance video on february 18. police say the suspect tried to steal his backpack but tam resisted ands with able to get away. the meal robber chase him down and stand him in the head. >> san francisco is a great city so it is sad something like that would happen when someone was here to enjoy the city

the search is on for two-year-old arianna fitts. we just learned more aboutmer mothers are death. the victim of a homicide in san francisco. tonight her family pleads for help to find both the little girl and a killer. cornell bernard is live tonight at police headquarters. you spoke with relatives? >> reporter: i did, eric, and this family is desperate for answers in the search for their missing niece and some onces about the killing -- answers about the killing of nicole. abc7 news just confirmed a body found in san francisco's mclaren park on fridayes that of nicole fitts but the whereabouts of her daughter, arianna, still unknown tonight. >> most important i want my niece home. >> they're despat to find their two-year-old niece, arianna, now missing. >> still hopeful we'll find our niece alive. >> reporter: arianna and her mother, nick toll fitts, were last seen april 1st but missing april 5th. nicole was found on friday, the victim of a homicide. the family sis nicole was living in san francisco and had a job working at this best buy store on harrison street. >> can imagine a

. >>> friends and family of nicole fitts are desperate to find her missing daughter. she was found in san francisco. but no one has seen the girl since february. ktvu's ann rubin explains, friends and family are speaking out tonight in the hopes that more people will join the search. >> reporter: the family of nicole fitts is heartbroken. her body was found three days after she was reported missing but at this point there is no sign of her two-year-old daughter arianna fitts and for that reason her sisters say this is no time to break down. >> there is the part that i have to keep going. i have to keep looking. no matter how much i could do today or tomorrow, each day counts. >> reporter: arianna fitts hasn't been seen since late february. her family and police have been searching for her. she is at risk. the need to find her urgent. >> we post, tell people to look at the picture. remember it. if you see it, it doesn't matter what part of the country you are in. any location is open for search. -deep tails at this point ---deep tails at this point police -- >> reporte

arianna fitts is the daughter of 32-year-old nicki fitts whose body was found on fried. - - friday and concern over arianna has grown. >> trying to stay positive that we will see her again safely and mostly i'm just scared that she's out there, and we don't know where she is. we want her home. >> reporter: the little girl is considered at risk because she is so young and now because her some other a homicide victim. police have not said whetherrer with suspects were identified or arrested for nicki's killing. police have released photos of arianna and they are asking if anyone knows the whereabouts of the little girl to call 911. jackie ward, kpix 5. >> jackie, where did the mother, nicki live? >> reporter: we know she was in the bay area for 12 years but she has family up and down the coast of california. we don't know where her family is located right now. >> jack, thank you. >>> police have identified eye mystery man sitting on the bench near the north berkeley library and couldn't tell police his name when he was found but he was identified as a 60-year-old from oakland and then ta

since then 2-year- old arianna fitts has not been seen. now police are digging for clues. trying to figure out where the toddler is. and who murdered her mother. as kron-4's dan kerman tells us san francisco police are saying tonight. they believe little arianna is still alive. over to the right you have pictures of a smiling vibrant 2 year old thursday afternoon san francisco police called for the public's help in finding 2 year old arianna fitts. the 2 year old girl has been missing for weeks or possibly longer. sot cmdr. greg mceachern/san francisco police 17-27 we are pleading with you, contact us , if you don't want to talk to the police call a friend somebody knows some information about where she is, please help us bring home that beautiful 2 ½ year old girl police believe arianna was being watched by family friends. searched warrants have been served in oakland, daly city and emeryville, and 30-thousand pieces of information has been gathered but so far no sign of the little girl. sot it is very rare you see cases like this rare, because arianna's mother nicole fit

her mother, 32-year-old nicole fitts was found dead in mcchair park in san francisco. was found badly beaten but they can not say if that is the cause of death. spencer worked with her and said show stopped showing up for work at best buy a few weeks off and a few weeks before her degree was worried about her daughter. >> show was crying in the in the hall. i could tell she was conditioning through some things. >> investigators are searching for a killer and the little girl. friends and family said show may have been with a babysitter but if you think you have seen arianna fitts call police. >> reggie and natasha? >> a woman is in police custody after a shooting in east oakland. the pose say the woman was arrested on 62nd avenue overnight, and investigators say she shot a person on mcarthur boulevard and parker avenue at 7:00 p.m. the victim had surgery at the hospital. >> the man suspected killing morgan hill teen sierra lamar is scheduled to be in court for a hearing. garcia-torres attorney asked for time to ever value d.n.a. evidence clocked by investigators. the pr

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the family though is continuing to update the public on the finding nicole fitts and ariana fitts facebookook page. questions as to who killed nicole and took little ariana remain unanswered. we are here in front of san francisco police headquarters where hopefully we will receive an update later this morning. we spoke to the family. they say they are dealing with so many emotions right now. they are staying strong in hopes that little ariana is found okay. she is two years old. nicole fitts was reported missing april 5. nicole's body was found on april 8. police say she was the victim of a homicide. police say they cannot disclose how she was located because of the sensitive nature of the investigation. as for ariana, she has not been seen since late february, according to police. police also say she is at risk because of suspicious of foul play. the family though, when we spoke to them over the weekend, is remaining positive. >> my sister was a very open, friendly person. kids, people just loved her, talking to her, being with her. she was very giving. very willing to help people, talk t

. >> reporter: we spoke with the family of nicole and ariana fitts. they say they are dealing with so many emotions right now. but with the two-year-old still missing, they say they are trying to remain strong. now is not the time to break down, they say. we are here at san francisco police headquarters where they are working around the clock to find answers. now, a source with san francisco police say that the body of nicole fitts was found in mclaren park last friday. she was reported missing april 5. some didn't see her as far back as april 1. the circumstances behind her death though remain a question. as for nicole's two-year-old daughter ariana police say she has not been seen since late february. police are very concerned for the little girl's well being because of her young age, and because of possible foul play here. we spoke with the sisters and a family friend of nicole fitts and they say they are dealing with so many emotions, but remaining strong in the hope that ariana is safe and hopefully will return home. >> because my mind doesn't wa

her mother arianna fitts nicole was found dead. workers with her are plastering pictures of the missing arianna fitts around san francisco. friends hope that posing pictures will helping her home. >> we hope to find her soon. i lost my friend. i don't want to lose the little girl and that smile. >> this week police held a news conference think they have received new pieces of information in this case. but nothing has led them to arianna fitts or to her mother's killer. >>> a broken a teenage sewer main because they sing home -- sinkhole in san francisco on thursday has been repaired. crews have filled the 17 x 22' sinkhole. sacramento street is back open to cars and pedestrians. the exact cause has not been determined. crews believe the old age of the pipe could've been a, driving factor. early monday morning crews will be back to repave of the -- a section of the street. they will have to close it temporarily but it will reopen by the afternoon. >>> coming up at 8 pm we are less than 24 hours away from warriors basketball. the lat

newscast. 2-year-old arianna fitts was last seen in late february. she wasn't reported missing until her mother nicole disappeared this last tuesday. her body was found. the missing girl is at risk. >> we're following up on leads, but at this point the more people aware of her missing and can keep an eye out, the better. >> if you see this little girl, arianna fitts, you are asked to call 9-1-1. >>> two young children after a head on crash in the north bay. it happened about 5:30 last night near rio vis ya, close to where highway 12 meets highway 160. the chp said a woman driving a honda sieve vick was trying to pass cars on the two-lane highway when she failed to get back into her lane. the car crashed head on into a chevy silverado truck. three women and two children in the honda sieve vick were killed in the collision. the chp said no one was wearing a seat belt. the family of four in the si silverado survived the crash with minor injuries. >>> someone vandalized a memorial for a fallen police officer. chp commander tweeted out this picture of the

obviously, they are trying to track down the daughter of nicole fitts. her name is ariana fitts. she is two years old. she has also been missing since april 1 when nicole was last season. police aren't saying how nicole died. ariana was last seen in february, weeks before her mother, and this little girl is considered at risk because she is so young and because her mother was a homicide victim. so right now not a lot of things that are making sense in this case. once police have a better handle on things and able to release some more information, hopefully we will sort of understand and be able to piece everything together. >> and a lot of chatter this morning, in the newsroom, about this piece in "the chronicle" regarding traffic tickets? >> yes. apparently, there is really a big discrepancy -- there is only 6%, less than 6% of african-americans who live in san francisco, but more than half of them are getting tickets for unpaid fines. this is for traffic-related offenses. now, this report was written by a consortium of legal groups, including the lawyers committee for civil rig

stephanie chuang live in san francisco where police have not only expanded their search for ariana fitts, they're bringing in more experts. >>> i'm bob redell. we will take you courtside at oracle arena where golden state warriors are one win away from an nba record. that story coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you just love it ♪ ♪ inside oracle arena - where the warriors will go for history >>> right now at 6:30, a live look inside a dark oracle arena, look at that vantage point. i think those might be the noseble nosebleeds. bob redell joining us from the court in just a few minutes to show you all the pricey seats available tonight. good morning, thank you for joining us, i'm sam prock. >> where we won't be sitting. i'm laura garcia-cannon. this golden day for the warriors we're hoping. >> yes. love your warriors dress, laura. beautiful day. sunshine and clouds with us most of the morning and peeks of sun and winds picking up, too. a look at your lunchtime temperature lower 50s to upper 60s. warming up in the north bay, also in the tri-valley. san francisco, 62. we will have a nice day and the

the families hopeful that arianna fitts will be found safe. >> my mind does not want to accept the reality, but i cannot stop believing that we will find arianna a live. >> she and her mother were known to frequent san francisco, san mateo, santa cruz, and if you have any information you are asked to call the police. >>> a sexual harassment complaint against the professor, and the students will hold a news conference on campus at 11:30 am, and they will meet with carla hesse who was appointed to oversee the sexual harassment claims at the university. >>> a deadly crash that killed five people, including two toddlers on highway 12. the driver tried to pass another car, and veered into the oncoming traffic, and the civic slammed into a pickup truck. three women and a three-year- old girl died on the scene, and a three-year-old boy was taken to the hospital where he later died, and it's unclear how they are related. >>> out of prison this morning, as to bond nuÑez was convicted of stabbing a student to death, and was since to 16 years in prison, but former governor schwarzenegger reduced his

we confirmed the body of the mother, nicole fitts what found in san francisco's mcclaren part, the victim of homicide. now police and family members are working to track down her missing two-year-old daughter. cornell bernard is live at police headquarters with more on the story. >> reporter: the family of nicole fitts tells me they are desperate for answers about their sister's killing. right now they need to know the whereabouts of theirs little niece. arianna. >> want answers to what happened to my sister and what happened to my niece. >> reporter: grief and worry now consuming the family. they're desperate to find their two-year-old niece. arianna, now missing. >> still hopeful that we'll find our niece alive. >> aryan fa and her mother were last enseen april 1st. but reported missing on april 5th. tragically, abc7 7 news learned nicole was found dead on friday in san francisco's mclaren park. the victim of a homicide. san francisco police won't say how she was killed. the family says nicole had no enemies. they say she was living in san francisco and was working at this best buy stor

. >>> number 5, san francisco police continue to search for this missing 2-year-old girl, arianna fittsbody found in mclaren park was the toddler's mother, nicole fitts, the victim of a homicide. >>> rocker bryan adams is following in the footsteps of bruce springsteen, cancelling a concert over a strict new anti-lgbt law. >>> number 7, if you like the speed, watch out. police cars may soon be harder to spot thanks to new lighting from ford. ford is set to unveil zero profile light bars that go inside the windshield. you can't see it until they're turned on. >>> democrats and republicans have gotten into a fix inside the senate in which the confirmation process becomes too much of a tit for tat. >> president obama demanding the senate take up the nomination of merrick garland to the u.s. supreme court right away. in an interview with fox news, mr. obama said republicans are damaging the integrity of the judicial system by refusing to consider the nomination. the president also says hillary clinton's handling of her state department e-mails did not jeopardize national security. the presi

the candlelight vigil will be held tonight for nicole fitts at the best buy store on harrison street where she worked she was found murdered in mclaren park last friday. police say they are exploring all leads in the case and have interviewed people of interest. we spoke to one of those people . she is a self-proclaimed street pastor who met nicole fitts and her daughter at a homeless shelter. >> i've been having people she -- praying all day and night that that baby will show up. that she will show up. >> my gut tells me they did something to the girls baby. and when nicole found out, she went ballistic as any mother would do. >> the calls of friends and coworkers say they are suspicious of pastor breaks and her family who babysat arianna. briggs insisted they would never do anything to hurt the child. >>> police are increasing patrols around a school in palo alto after man reportedly exposed himself to a young girl. police released a sketch of the suspect the seven-year-old girl was playing at an elementary school during lunch on monday. the girl went to behind when the classroom b

nicole fitts is on the left. friends and family have been looking for her since then but yesterday police confirmed last night that nicole fitts was found dead on friday. the victim of an apparent homicide. because of the sensitive nature police would not provide other details about the circumstances of her murder but in the meantime they want to find her missing two-year-old daughter. >> at this point it is critical we find her. she is young and you can't survive out there with a -- as a two-year-old. the mother was a homicide victim. we don't want anything worst to happen to this little girl. >> police would an offer details on the circumstances surrounding the homicide of the child's mother but anyone who thinks they may have seen this two-year-old girl should get san francisco police a call. >>> it is also mysterious. they are not talking about the homicide. do we know anything about her background? has she been in trouble with the law before? she lived in several areas. >> police have not released any detail

arianna fitts has not been seen since february. there have been flyers given out. >> i was wondering if i could put one in your window. >> of course. >> mia ripley is on a desperate mission. >> this is arianna. >> she wants to find her friend's nicole's friend 2-year- old daughter. >> every little bit counts. thank you so much. >> you got it. ripley, her boyfriend, thomas mack and friend elzie florez worked at best buy with 32-year- old nicole found murdered and buried in san francisco's mclaren park april 8th and her daughter has not been seen since february. >> is there any way i can hang arianna's picture here. >> the trio hit dozens of stores. >> maybe here? >> bus stops. and restaurants in downtown oakland. >> it has been two weeks. i understand. people move on with their lives but i still think there is a chance she is out there. >> she was at apartment on castro street, the home of her one time babysitter. nicole let her stayed there while they saved money to get their own place. >> it is hard and this is why we are doing th

>> police have expanded the such for two-year-old arianna fitts and home that someone has seen the child and she is safe. she was reported missing a week ago. her mother, 32 years old, was found dead in san francisco's mcclaren park. the woman was found badly beaten but they cannot say the cause of death. she was at best buy store and she stopped showing up for work a few weeks ago and a few weeks before her death she was worried about her daughter. >> she was crying in the haul. i don't went get into her business, i said, are you okay. i could tell she was going through something. >> investigators are searching for a killer and for the little girl. friends and familiar say she might have been with a babysitter in oakland but they do not know her name or address. loved ones have a facebook payment where you can share information and leads if you think you have seen arianna fitts call police. >> a woman is in police custody after a shooting in east oakland. the police say that the woman was arrested on 62nd avenue overnight. she shot a person at a home on mcarthur boulevard and parker at

her mother, nicole fitts, was last seen april 1st and reported missing april 5th. tragically, abc 7 news has learned nicole was found dead on friday in san francisco's mclaren park, the victim of a homicide. the family says nicole had no enemies. they say she was living in san francisco and was working at this best buy store on harrison street. >> i can't imagine any reason why she would have any enemies or anyone would ever want to hurt her. she just did nothing but give. >> reporter: but where is arianna? >> i really don't know. >> reporter: a little girl with a big smile. >> always, always bubbly and laughing. >> there is foul play suspected. we need to make sure the public can help us in finding arianna as soon as possible. recorders whi . >> reporter: the family has started this facebook page spreading the word. >> if you have seen her, please call someone. >> reporter: this family praying for answers and hoping for good news. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, a major change for families here in california. governor jerry brow

this is two-year-old arianna fitts. the body of her mother nicole was found friday. now police are reaching out to the public to help find arianna. i'm marty gonzalez. kron four's averi harper is live in san francisco with the latest on the case. >> averi: police here in san francisco said it be the public's help locate the two year-old that is missing and has been missing since april 1st. take a look at the photos we have over two years old that that child is at risk and a suspicion of foul play they're looking for her because the mother what was found dead yesterday april 8th. not seen since april 1st. that woman has been found dead there and unsaying where she was found or how she was found or killed. the mother has been found dead and still looking for the child in this case. that child is at risk and there is still suspicion that the baby hasn't been seen since february it tickled to a pleaser saying about the case. "with nothing to compare to the eyes and ears the public its high homicide investigation with a missing child. we want to get that information and p

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her mother, 32-year-old nicole fitts was found dead on friday. nicole's sister contessa says she and nicole were close, despite living two hours apart. >> my sister had a great spirit. if anyone ever needed anything, she would always give. she would always give if she could. almost to the point where if she had nothing for herself. >> reporter: sources inside sfpd tell nbc bay area news nicole's body was found in mclaren park. that's less than five miles away from the best buy where she would have celebrated her one-year work anniversary today. at this time, police are investigating her death as a homicide. contessa says her sister was well liked. >> i can't imagine. i just can't imagine there is no -- i can't imagine any reason why anyone would ever want to -- like i said, she did nothing but gave to people. i just -- it boggles my mind who could want to hurt her. >> reporter: how likely is it that arianna is with her father? >> i don't know. i honestly don't know. >> reporter: arianna was reported missing last week, but was last seen in late fe

her mother, nicole fitts was killed and her body buried in a france park. tara moriarty went along with the mother's friends putting up pictures everywhere they could. >> i was wonder figure i could put a flyer in the window? >> of course. >> mia ripley is on a desperate mission. >> this is arianna. >> she wants to find her friend's nicole 2-year-old daughter arianna fitts. >> every little bit counts. thank you so much. >> ripley, her boyfriend, thomas mack and friend elzie morris worked with 32-year-old nicole found murdered and buried in san francisco's mclaren park april 8th. her daughter has not been seen since february. >> is there any way i can hang arianna's flyer here? >> the trio hit dozens of stores. >> maybe here? >> that's a bus stop. >> and restaurants in downtown oakland. >> it has been two weeks, i understand people move on with their lives but i think there is a chance she is out there. >> the last place arianna was in an apartment on castro streets. the home of her one time babysitter. nicole let her stay there while she saved money to get

and who had it last before it covered this shallow grave in mclaren park hiding the body of nicole fitts plywood has spray- painted markings on it which we hope someone may recognize. these markings may be construction-related or even graffiti but we hope someone will recognize them. >> reporter: the main focus of the murder investigation is finding nicole's daughter, 2.5- year-old arianna fitts reported missing april 5. >> we just want everybody to help bring ariana home. >> reporter: police believe she is still alive and could be anywhere in the state. they have brought in the fbi, served at least four search warrants and collected more than 30,000 pieces of evidence. but none of them offers the answers nicole's friends and family so desperately seek. >> we already lost nicole. really good friends and coworker. so we want to help bring arianna home. >> reporter: in san francisco, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> >>> another black eye for uc- berkeley in the handle of sexual assault cases. now a crew coach is being investigated. a former female crew member says she approached coach mike teddy

and who had it last before it covers this shallow grave in mclaren park hiding the body of nicole fitts plywood has spray painted markings on it which we hope someone may recognize. these markings may be construction related or even graffiti, but it is our hope someone will recognize them. >> reporter: while the murder investigation moves forward the main focus of police is finding nicole's daughter, 2 1/2-year- old arianna fitts reported missing april 5th. >> we just want to help bring arianna home. >> reporter: police believe arianna is still alive and could be anywhere in the state. they've brought in the fbi, served at least four search warrants and collected more than 30,000 pieces of evidence, but none of them offer the answers nicole's friends and family so desperately seek. >> we already lost nicole. she was a really good friend and co-worker. so we just want to help bring arianna home. >> reporter: in san francisco emily turn earn, kpix5. >>> a bay area atheist backed by a secular group is suing the city of santa clara all over this 14-foot granite cross at a city owned park. t

fitts was found dead last friday at mclaren park in san francisco. law enforcement said it identified several people of interest but no direct suspects in that case. >>> the final chapter in a sad tragedy that's what the san francisco attorney said in the asiana crash. the city's board of supervisors is considering a $3.5 million payout. go towards the city's legal costs and damages at sfo. >>> some pretty light rain. is there an official term for this? >> what is above. is it a sprits, a drizzle. >> yeah, we have some light rain. in some spots it is a little bit heavier. may have been out there when it was barely misting out there. here's a look at the bigger picture as we see. snow coming down in the sierra while we do have the rain here and the rain will be continuing to move to the south and to the east as it clears san francisco, it's mostly in parts of the east bay peninsula and the south bay. once we see this move on out, our winds will be picking up. it will be breezy through the rest of the morning and when most people are getting out there

who lived in san francisco with her mother 32- year-old nicole fitts. >> we received reports she may have ties to southern california as well as the fresno area and santa cruz. we have been working with law enforcement partners in those areas. >> reporter: nicole's body turned up in mclaren park at the corner of university and woolsey. police won't say how she died but sources inside sfpd tell us her body was severely beaten and it was a gruesome murder. >> i was just about, you know? i couldn't understand how this could happen. because they seemed like really nice people. >> reporter: dana kellaway used to live next door to her daughter in pacifica. >> mom was a little strict, but you know, just i talked to the daughter quite a bit. and she seemed like a really sweet girl. and she went to school just down the road. >> reporter: back then, fitts had custody of her 12-year-old daughter, her friends said she was about to get her 12-year- old back and had turned her life around. best buy released this statement, we're saddened by the news and our thoughts go out to nicole's loved ones a

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we confirmed the body of the mother, nicole fitts what found in san francisco's mcclaren part, the victimicide. now police and family members are working to track down her missing two-year-old daughter. cornell bernard is live at police headquarters with more on the story. >> reporter: the family of nicole fitts tells me they are desperate for answers about their sister's killing. right now they need to know the whereabouts of theirs little niece. arianna. >> want answers to what happened to my sister and what happened to my niece. >> reporter: grief and worry now consuming the family. they're desperate to find their two-year-old niece. arianna, now missing. >> still hopeful that we'll find our niece alive. >> aryan fa and her mother were last enseen april 1st. but reported missing on april 5th. tragically, abc7 7 news learned nicole was found dead on friday in san francisco's mclaren park. the victim of a homicide. san francisco police won't say how she was killed. the family says nicole had no enemies. they say she was living in san francisco and was working at this best buy store on ha

into sign of ariana fitts. her mom nicole fitts was badly beaten and killed.rk last friday. this is the girl still missing and there is her mom. investigators say they are exploring all leads in this case and they have interviewed eight people of interest. we talked to one of those people here. >> tara moriarty interviewed lemasani briggs. she calls herself a street pastor. she met her at a homeless shelter several years ago. >> i been having people praying all day, all night that that baby would show, baby arianna will show up. >> my gut tells me they did something to that girl's baby and when nicole found out she went ballistic, as any mother would do. >> nicole's friends say they are suspicious of pastor briggs and her family, who baby sat arianna. briggs insists they would never do anything to harm the call. >> the sheriff's office is looking for a suspect in what was originally thought to be a carjacking. investigators say brian hill forced his way into a colleague's car in west county on friday and sped up and veered towards three police officers and a p

. >> reporter: she is the sister of nicole fitts. she said she and her sister talked regular rly. >> we were very close. >> reporter: she could not tell us the name of the 2-year-old's father and anything about him. >> i just don't know. i really don't know. >> reporter: the little girl's father wasn't in the picture. they did have a person of interest who knew nicole fitts through her job at best buy but police sources said they could not make the case against that person. they then reached out to the news media in hopes someone will contact them with a lead to the killer or the missing girl. friends and family of the murdered woman are posting on social media hoping for a break. they are circulating this flier with a picture of 2-year-old arianna asking anyone with information to call the police. police say there was a posting on facebook reportedly by nicole fitts that said something about going away for awhile and not being here in the bay area. police say they got calls from people here at best buy saying that that posting seeme