fernandez is the daughter of garcia torres. garcia torres stands accused of abducting and killing sierra massachusetts lamarr back in march. her body has yet to be found. testimony during the fernandez trial painted the picture of a violent dysfunctional household. his son if convicted in the sierra lamar case also faces a possible sentence of life in prison. >>> here is what we know. that cook was standing outside la palapas restaurant. police say they're having trouble verifying the victim's injuries, but they do know a gun was used. merchants say they're not surprised especially with the dwindling police force. >> areas like this, i think that we can do a lot of improvement and working with law enforcement. if we all work together, we can make this happen. >> the gas station owner says that he is doing his part by beautifying his business and calling in crime whenever he sees it. coming up on our 6:00 newscast, we'll take a look at how one local business owner plans to keep his neighborhood safe. >>> a little less provocativ

kidnapping and killing sierra lamar will be back in court this afternoon. 21 year-old antolin garcia- torres may enter a plea today. sierra lamar vanished in march and her body has not been found that dna evidence linking her to garcia torahs. a family of five is displaced after fire heavily damaged as their home. fire crews were called to the home just after 7 last night. investigators say the fire began in the garages quickly spread to the roof which partially collapsed. no one was injured and the causes under investigation >> officers in oakland respond to another shooting that left a pregnant woman injured. broken glass hit her yesterday in the middle of a drive-by shooting. the attack happened an hour after almost instantly. the monitoring network currently covers about half the city. police want to expand by adding fruit veil and a portion of oakland. >> is our belief that if we can track it, we can predict it and if we can predict it, we can prevent it. >> oakland police say the system is one of the tools in their overall effort against gun violence in their city. it was the shooting

antolin garcia-torres will enter a plea, police believe she was murdered.torres will be sentenced to the death penalty if convicted. >>> leon panetta says the united states will continue to defend japan against north korea. now the u.s. and japan have agreed to put a second missile's defense system in japan and he stressed that system is not pointed at china. >> we have made these concerns very clear to the chinese that north korea and the use of these ballistic missiles is a threat to our security. >> for that they have called on other countries to peacefully resolve issues before it leads to violence. >>> well the democracy leader is headed here to san francisco which is part of a 17 day u.s. tour. today they will kickoff the tour and she will be honored in washington d.c. and be presented a highest award which comes from being a political prisoner to a well traveled states woman. after that she will be flying to new york, san francisco and los angeles, she will be touring communities where she lived in the late 1960s. >>> rahm emanuel is seeking a court

antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and is being held without bail. was supposed to enter a plea in july, several hearings have been postponed. police have dna evidence linking him to the 15-year-old who disappeared march 16th. her body has not been found despite regular searches. >>> traffic back to norm on i in castro valley after gunfire -- normal on i-580 in castro valley after gunfire. shots were reported 7:30 last night on redwood road. chp shutdown all westbound lanes between castro valley and redwood road for an hour so investigators could gather evidence. that caused a huge back-up. there are no reports of injuries. it does not appear anyone was hit. the investigation is ongoing. >>> flyers may notice unusual activity at sfo while they wait today because there are delays, don't worry just a drill. the airport will hold a simulated plane crash into the waters near the airport full scale emergency response with firefighters and other disaster officials to test a new response facility. the drill starts in 2 1/2 hours. >>> new this morning, both

antolin garcia-torres could get the death penalty. >>> it was not all cheers for some fans. police kicked out rowdy spectators and several others but they liked the increased protests. >> the purpose they are here for is to watch the game. >> yay 49ers. >> they dressed up in the latest undercover operation crackdown on violence at candle stick. >> 228 yards, it is both touchdowns and both caught by vernon davis and they now play the vikings on sunday. oakland raiders lost to the miami dolphins and randy bush had two touch hosting the pittsburgh materials. >>> 536, it is one of the international runways and it will reopen at 8:00 this morning. it has been closed for safety upgrades. the number cuts the hourly a rifle in what. but it will be closed again this coming weekend and the following one and you should be aware of that. let's check in with sal for a complete look at traffic, hey, sal. >> pam that will cut into my jet setting ways. good morning everybody, let's take a look at what are missing and if you are driving into san francisco, it is very nice and there are no ma

. >> 21-year-old garcia torres is charged with kidnapping and murder in the case but he is yet to enter a plea. >>> new at lemp, the woman accused of killing nursing student michelle lea is due in court tomorrow. 27-year-old esteban is charged with the murder. police say le's blood was found on esteban's shoes and they tracked both cell phones to the same location the night le disappeared. >>> emergency crews in napa county spent much of the day searching a river for a fisherman who fell off a bridge in to the water. it happened at a railroad trestle near american canyon. 26-year-old jose was reportedly fishing with a friend around 2:30 this morning when he fell in to the water and started to drift downstream. >> he was not a strong swimmer. knew how to, i wouldn't say swim but could stay afloat for a while. they dowd hear him calling for help and this went on five minutes as he drifted away. >> he is from san francisco. the napa county officer search and rescue and the chp air operation and the coast guard helped in the search called off around 2:00 this afternoon. a sheriffs team is e

sierra lemar disappeared on march 16th. 21-year-old antolin garcia- torres has been charged in her murder even though the police have not found the missing girl's body. >>> they may have delayed attack for the woman in her district her. men with with guns beat a woman and she is concerned and does not want to show her face but she told eric it was horrific. >> the three man came in with guns and began peteing me. >> reporter: she said -- beating me. >> she said help did not come for 30 minutes. firefighters had to wait for an all clear from police before they could get involved. police and fire say they are reviewing the policy to improve communications when there is no longer a threat. >>> the california department of help says the normal population of deer mice may have been a factor in the outbreak of the hunter virus. compared to the same period, 8 park visiters have been infected with the virus and three have died. they believe park food may have contributed to the population. >>> and a deadly list tier why, the tainted cheese was disputed august 9th. 14 people have gotten sick inclu

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---el sospechoso en este caso, antolin garcia-torres enfrenta cargos de secuestro y homicidio.n elevado riesgo de que continue presente el mosquito portador del virus del nilo occidental en el condado de contra costa. vo --esto, tras examenes que las autoridades realizaron a mosquitos que dieron positivo en brentwood igual que algunas aves muertas en esa misma ciudad y tambien en concord. --la fumigacion contra los mosquitos sera este jueves por la noche en brentwood y discovery bay. ---desde 2005, 39 personas en el condado de contra costa han sido diagnosticada s con el virus y en 2006, 2 murieron de esta enfermedad. blanca --los colegios universitarios de california estan haciendo algunos ajustes en su sistema de acreditacion que beneficiaria a los estudiantes take vo que estan enfocados en un titulo o los que van a transferirse a una universidad de 4 aÑos. --bajo este sistema los alumnos con buenas calificaciones y quienes no se han excedido de 100 unidades tendran prioridad a la hora de registrar sus clases., todo esto como respuesta a los recortes presupuestari os. --112 c

. >> reporter: 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierra. police say her dna has been found in his car, but no trace of the girl. her mother is hoping he will speak up. >> we know he does have answers and i'm hoping and praying that he will come forward to end the mystery. >> reporter: this is not the only event dedicated to sierra lamar today. tonight 7 p.m., morgan hill city hall there is going to be a candlelight vigil. organizers say they are going to be placing the candles in such a way to spell out a message to sierra, still in the hopes of bringing her home. terry mcsweeney, because because. >>> -- interesting weather, mike has more. >>> let's look out and show what is going on, mid level clouds, low clouds gone sfo back up and running. we'll talk about why nice thunderstorms aren't producing much rain and how much they will last. >>> don't try this at home. the cyclist who took on san francisco . >>> a freelying of joy and -- a real feeling of joy. it is why you write. >>> aden lynn daredevil bike rider shows -- adrenaline, -- [ ina

garcia torres is accused kidnapping the 15-year-old as she walked to a school bus stop in morgan hill last spring. the body was never found but the district attorney plans to move forward with murder charges anyway. >> garcia torres will not be in court today but her father will be. charged with sex crimes against two female relatives. the alleged crimes happened in the same area of san martin in the home where his son lived. if convicted, fernandez will spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> safety concerns prompting big changes at an elementary school on the peninsula. parkside elementary, where a child was recently been abducted. live with more details on what the school is trying to do to keep students safe. >> reporter: parents have a lot questions about how last friday this man was able to get on to the school grounds here at parkside elementary, grope a 9-year-old student, and then abduct her from campus. later this morning at 8:30, the chief of police and the school superintendent will meet with parents to address their concerns. the school has already installed a new locke

y antolín garcía torres es soso sospechoso de asesinarla. >>> la tubería se rompió causando un incendiores federales indagan porque no reemplazó toda la tubería. un año antes había detectado y cambiado un pedazo de cañería oxidada y delgada. el inz centro doy del 6 de agosto pasado. mandó a cientos de personas al hospital con problemas respiratorios y disparó el precio del combustible por 4 dólares por galón redujo la producción de crudo. >>> el condado de santa clara independiente de su situación migratoria. y analizarlas propuesta para decidir si se implementa o no los parto ta ríos de la medida argumentan que mejoría los procesos burocráticos y permitiría a los beneficio ríos tener acceso a servicios vitales. >>> es una forma de dentro fui considerarse y utilizarlo en los servicios que están recibiendo ahorita. >>> la ciudad de san frab cívico, lanzó un programa similar, que brinda acceso a bibliotecas y otros servicios públicos pasó menos de un mes desde que enviaron las solicitudes de acción diferida y de manera inesperada hay un pequeño grupo de jóvenes que lograron que se apruebe

. >> reporter: 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierrapolice say her dna has been found in his car, but no trace of the girl. her mother is hoping he will speak up. >> we know he does have answers and i'm hoping and praying that he will come forward to end the mystery. >> reporter: this is not the only event dedicated to sierra lamar today. tonight 7 p.m., morgan hill city hall there is going to be a candlelight vigil. organizers say they are going to be placing the candles in such a way to spell out a message to sierra, still in the hopes of bringing her home. terry mcsweeney, because because. >>> -- interesting weather, mike has more. >>> let's look out and show what is going on, mid level clouds, low clouds gone sfo back up and running. we'll talk about why nice thunderstorms aren't producing much rain and how much they will last. >>> don't try this at home. the cyclist who took on san francisco . >>> a freelying of joy and -- a real feeling of joy. it is why you write. >>> aden lynn daredevil bike rider shows -- adrenaline, -- [ inaud

antolin garcia-torres has been charged with her murder based on dna evidence investigators say they found in his car and on her clothing. in all, 100 balloons were released into the air, red was one of her favorite colors. as comforting as it was to be together, those who love her couldn't hide their pain and sadness. her mother. >> i just love her to pieces and think about her more now than i ever have. i just miss her. >> reporter: search volunteers say they haven't lost hope. they say they will continue to do what it takes to find her. >> we are not going to give up until that girl is here, one way or the other. >> reporter: although a core group of 50 or so remains committed, the total number helping has dwindled. organizers hope the six month milestone will inspire people to volunteer they meet every saturday 8 a.m.. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> we turn over to mike nicco. any mist? >> no. >>> good morning. let me start by showing you fairfield, southwest gusting to 30 sea breeze back most winds out of the west except for santa rosa calm and half moon bay and mountain view. cooler push

even though her body has never been found antolin garcia- torres has been arrested for her murder. police say they found dna in his car. ken bastida is live in mobile 5 where the countdown is on for the new bay bridge >> it is getting exciting now, this is the construction trailer, let me show you what is going on inside. a clock on the wall and 362 days, 11 hours, 38 minutes, and 45 seconds left until the bay bridge opening. i would say their best guess right now is september 3, 2013 for the big opening ceremony and there is a ton of work to do as you can imagine in this final 12 months. one of the most significant projects is the load transfer where they take the weight off the structure that the bridge is sitting on now and they transfer it to the cables. it will take a couple of more months for it to be finished. they expect sometime in late november before it is all finished. that is the biggest deal right now according to caltrans. what has to be done within the timeframe? >> what has to be done, one of the biggest things we're doing now is putting the weight of the self anch

stop for open roll open blanca ---fue pospuesta una vez mas la comparecenci a de antolin garcia-torresribunal de san jose. take vo ---el es acusado de secuestrar y dar muerte a la adolescente sierra lamar y hoy, estaba programada una audiencia donde debi haber presentado su declaracion. ---ahora las diligencias juridicas han sido postergadas hasta el proximo 5 de octubre. ---aunque el cuerpo de la menor no ha sido encontrado, la fiscalia ha anunciado que lo acusara de asesinato. blanca ---una balacera forza el cierre de un tramo de una autopista en el este de la bahia. take map ---un trecho de 2 millas de la autopista 5-80 en castro valley entre la avenida strobridge y la calle center... take vo ...permanecio cerrado durante mas de una hora ayer por la noche, mientras agentes de policia perseguian a varios sospechosos de haber participado en un tiroteo. ---uno de los automoviles utilizados en el incidente fue abandonado y sus ocupantes se dieron a la fuga a pie. ---el conductor del otro automovil tambien se dio a la fuga. stop for open roll open blanca ---hubo ms violencia anoche en sa

antolin garcia-torres was arrested and charged with her murder after dna evidence was found in his car still no sign of sierra. >> this morning more firefighters are being called to battle two blazes. the fires broke out late yesterday off highway 16. so far the fires have burned 1200 acres. the area is did for crews to get to on foot. that i been relying on air drops. no homes are threatened. >>> 4:37. former president bill clinton takes center stage at the democratic national convention tonight where he will place president obama's name into nomination. first lady michelle obama helped define the president in her own terms. mark matthews has more from the convention. >>> he was still the guy who picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, i could actually see the pavement going by in a hole in the passenger side door. >> reporter: she said before the decision about running for the white house she was worried it would change them. >> i have seen firsthand, that being president doesn't change who you are, no, it reveals who you are. [ applause ] >> reporter: michelle ob

request, i felt touched by it and it told me she has not been forgotten >> 21 year-old antolin garcia- torres has been charged with lamar murder. prosecutors say her dna was found inside his car >> amtrak is dealing with a mystery after a san mateo man. a retired firefighter boarded the train in emeryville wednesday on his way to visit family in montreal. his luggage cell phones and medication found in a sleeper car in chicago but he was nowhere to be found. he was last seen friday in omaha nebraska by a conductor who described him as disoriented. the search has been suspended for a man who fell into the napa river. authorities say he fell off the bras those bridge. the san francisco man was fishing on the real trestle with another man when the accident happened early yesterday morning. it was the other man who called 911 for help. investigators say neither man was able to swim. the father accused of a bucking his two young children and flame on a yacht is due back in court. he could enter a plea today. police say he stole a yacht. a private school in menlo park is set to reopen today just fo

>>> man accused of murdering sierra lamar is due back in court in san jose today many antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and held without bail he was supposed to enter a plea in july, several hearings have been postponed. police say they have!h]ñ dna evidence linking him to the 15-year-old who disappeared march 16th. her body has not been found despite regular searches. >>> in san jose this morning, firefighters making sure flames do not flare-up again after a house fire displaced 11 people last night, five live in the home, the other six, next door. lisa amin gulezian has details. >> reporter: the fire started in the garage, this is cell phone video you can see how high the flames lept from the building. there was a lot of confusion when firefighters got here. the family that lives here got out safely. they thought one other person was trapped in the garage. firefighters went in, using thermal heat imaging cameras, trying to find that person. who it turns out wasn't even home at the time. crews were inside they realized the fire had gotten into the attic. >> the roof was weak early

the man suspected of taking sierra, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres was arrested and charged with murder, but sierra's body has never been found. he's due back in court on september 26th. >>> 4:36 right now. >>> police right now hoping someone will help locate a missing woman who disappeared. the 35-year-old last seen on august 9th. employees at one store remember seeing her wearing an orange dress, saying she came in alone. detectives eventually found her bag containing a cell phone and wallet at another store. her car was later found in the parking lot in santana rowe. they have been tracking her atm and credit cards when she disappeared. when she did not show up for work the next day, her family called police. >> she hasn't been with anybody. this is a confusing case as to why she hasn't made contact with her family. >> she stands 5'6", weighs about 135 pounds, she has a visible gap between her front teeth. because she left rockland on her own, police at this point are treating this one as a missing persons case. >>> the legal drama could soon be over for uc davis and students in the

. >> the suspect in the case garcia torres is back in court later this month and still not entered a plea to the murder aelg kidnapping charges he faces. >>> let's get to christina loren. strong thunderstorms rolling through the bay area the last few hours. how is it looking right now? >> completely, completely dry. >> wow! really? >> do you know what i mean? it's like mother nature waited for show to start and turned off the water works! it's all right. we are happy about that and no longer are we dealing with elevated fire danger and the red flag warning has been canceled. canceled earlier this morning. you can see from the live picture we do have some beautiful cloud formations left over from that tropical moisture still in place and still a little muggy out there. showers pushing into the central valley. the radar, though, nice and dry at this point. throughout the day today, sunny about everywhere. showers continue to exit and then by tomorrow morning, we will wake up a full deck of clouds. we are back to our seasonal pattern and onshore flow in the morning and won't feel as mug

in may, police arrested 21-year-old antolin garcia torres for murder, even though lamar's body has not been found. friends and family plan to mark that anniversary with a gathering in morgan hill. it is scheduled for 6:30 at the lamar search center at morgan hill's burnett elementary school. >>> tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out across the bay area and the state today with one goal in mind, and that was to clean up the coastline. today marked california's annual coastal cleanup day. more than 800 locations got a makeover, including this site in san leandro. volunteers got bags for trash and bags for recyclables and then they got to work. >> i am surprised. there's a lot of coffee cups, tissue paper. those can holders that kill the birds. >> this is our home. and so untrashing our home. >> coastal cleanup day is the state's largest volunteer event and this is its 28th year. >>> coming up next, the deadline for a deal has passed. now all eyes in downtown san jose are on the sharks organization. we have a live report on what businesses and fans stand to lose if the nhl lockout do

. >> reporter: 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been has been arrested for her murder because policeay her dna in his car lives him to the crime. reporting live from morgan hill, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new charter school has opened up in oakland. it's the 100 black men community school. it was started -- it was started by the bay area black kepter. it's located in the former thurgood marshall school right above 106th avenue and it's opened to about 90 students. organizers say the all-male school will deal with issues that specifically affect african-american men. >>> well, a new parking garage in downtown -- in downtown vallejo was supposed to take it easier for those who take their cars. although it was finished about seven months -- seven months ago, commuters taking the bay link ferry have not been able to use it. >>> 8:07. it's still pretty congested out there on this wednesday morning. let's check in with tara. >> it does not seem to be getting better. i thought maybe there was hope on the he right zen. let's head out to the bay bridge toll plaza. you can

garcia-torres is accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. but her body has not been found. >>> a retired south bay superintendent wants taxpayers to pay for his condo. the former school chief came here in 2008. he says one of the incentives to come to the bay area, was a low-interest loan offered by the school board. he bought a luxury condo in downtown san jose. since retiring, he moved out of the bay area. the loan is now due. and he says he cannot pay for it because the property has lost one-third of its value. he wants the board to take ownership of the property, either by selling it or leasing it. >>> the officer who pepper sprayed a group of students last november on the u.c. campus will not face charges. there's insufficient evidence to prove that the pepper spray was unlawful. the campus police chief also resigned in the aftermath of this controversial video. u.c. davis officials had no official comment on today's report. >>> still ahead at 11:00, it's something americans eat daily. today, a warning to scale back on eating rice. >>>

. >> reporter: now the suspect in this case, garcia torres, will be back in case this month. he has still not entered a plea to the charges he faces, nbc bay area news. >>> and breaking news, highway 17 and the santa cruz mountains are completely shut down in both directions as firefighters battle a fire that spread from a truck to the hillside. cal-fire says it started in a truck on highway 17 and quickly spread to the hill. the crews are waiting for word from suspean jose, there are no words of injuries, but we'll update you as more becomes available. >>> and from the weather center, tracking rain, even over highway 17, where that occurred in the past hour or so. we're not done yet, we're following rainfall over san jose that could continue to move over the morning hours and back across the east bay. and with lightning strikes that occur over the morning hours, the red flag warning in effect. >>> and in trouble with the law, the former bay area politician facing new drug and child endangerment charges. >>> and the real price of prison, while the state's money keeps going in

been found, investigators are convinced the issue was kidnapped and murdered by this man, antolin garcia torresaiting trial where he is being held without bail. investigators say dna found in his car bombings him to maummar >> about 100 you have shown up at city hall and morgan hill. they are waiting until dark the candlelight vigil. it is important for events like this to take place so that it keeps the story of sierra lamar and the headlines. >> the message is always hope. we need to find the sierra. the good news is we have looked everywhere for six months and have not found anything. the bad news is we have not found anything. we have to keep going out there and the community has to continue to support us. we need more volunteers to assist with the searches. this is all about hoax. -- this is all about hope. >> we did see scattered thunderstorms out there today including winning more have the possibility of thunderstorms tonight into tomorrow morning. as we move into friday and saturday, calmer weather with morning fog and afternoon sunshine with temperatures in the '70s and '80s. scattered

the alleged killer 21 year-old antolin garcia-torres remains behind bars. prosecutors say that dna evidence found in his car links him to the 15 year old. >> san franciscans will soon have some more taxis to get around town. the board of directors has approved a plan to issue a temporary permits for up to 200 more taxis. the goal is to make it a little bit less difficult to hail a taxi cab >> democrats will take a step back in time as president clinton delivers a speech at the convention. last night michele obama was a hit in north carolina >> i have seen firsthand that being president does not change who you are. it reveals who you are >> a speech by the mayor of san antonio, the nation's seventh largest city. he is considered a rising star in the democratic party >> four years ago america stood on the brink of depression. despite incredible odds in united republican opposition, our president took action, and now we have seen 4.5 million new jobs >> the president is set to arrive in charlotte today. he watched his wife speech from washington with his daugh

. >> garcia torres has been charged with the motive her 16th birthday would be next month. >>> one of the largest volunteer efforts in the world took place today. thousands of volunteers went for the coastal cleanup day. they were able to clean up one spot they have never been able to reach before. abc 7 news reporter is live to explain. hi, lisa. >> hi, allen. the reason they had never gone there is because of the known homeless camp which is the first time in a long time is vacant. they filled 500 of these trash bags and passed all tlae of their dumpsters. >>> the bags kept on coming. >> sounds like there's a lot on there. >> con this clean up day this was a first. volunteers were actually allowed access to a homeless camp that hj occupied for 8 years. >> now that he is not here we are going in. >> armed with bags gloves and trash gloves they were ready to clear 8 years worth of grocery bags. >> stay on top high before you dig down into the carpet. >> clothes and trash. >> bottles of water>> scissors. >> a lot of coins. >> you see the amount of crash under that there is another moun

antolin garcia-torres has been charged with lamar's murder based on dna evidence investigators found car and on her clothing found. no mention of her accused killer yesterday only vows from volunteers who say they will do what it takes to find her. >> washington and tokyo have a deal to put a second missile defense system in japan. the radar system is aimed at protecting the region against north korean missiles not directed at china. analysts say the decision is sure to anger beijing. >>> thousands of chinese rallied against japan in a port city police had to use tear gas and water canyons the dispute is over small islands off taiwan, japan says it intends to buy them from the family who has owned them for decades that says it is part of their territory and wants those islands turned over. >>> anti-american fewery expanding across the muslim world -- fury is expanding across the muslim world this morning. in pakistan, police fired tear gas and cannons on protesters who broke through a barricade near the consulate. u.s. authorities say last week's attack on our consulate in libya was

antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may but has not yet entered a plea.olice think he was murdered even though her body was not been found. he could be sentenced to the death penalty if convicted. 8:33. the south san francisco father accused of kidnapping -- kidnapping his children and stealing a yacht is due back in court. he's accused ofkeying his two small children, stealing a yacht and then sailing south for three -- south for three days. they were found near monterey. he said he kidnapped the children because they were being abu becaused. the mother of the children -- abused. the mother of the children mys that claim. >>> the oakland school district will screen the movie "bully." the screening today is the first in the series of mandatory viewings for all 13,000 students. the school is working with the project to end bullying and hopefully transform society. all san francisco unified school district students will be required to watch the movie as well. >>> a recent schedule change for the pg&e pipe replacement in palo alto could affect your commute.

sierra lemar disappeared march 16th and antolin garcia-torres has been charged in her kidnap and murder even though police have not found the missing girl's body. >>> in election 2012, president barack obama and mitt romney are campaigning and they are facing a lot of questions about the chaos and violence in the middle east. last night president barack obama you see him arriving inel could coliseum late last night. later this morning he will be holding a rally in a key area if he hopes to win colorado. meantime republican candidate mitt romney is due to be speaking at a park in fairfax virginia and that is his -- this is his second visit to the battleground state. they will try to jump start the economy and they are wrapping up a two day meeting in washington this afternoon. some believe they will take a third step in bond buying and they are hoping it could trigger more buying and more spending. >>> imagine going to get gas and seeing some stations are charging as much as $9.99. that is what happened to some drivers in jersey and pennsylvania. the owners say the high prices were a res

he goes back in may but has not entered a plea, antolin garcia- torres could be sentenced to the deathty if he is convicted. >>> it was closed since friday night which included an extension and new lighting. some experienced delays over the weekend because the closure cut the numbers of arrivals in half. they will be closed this weekend and the next so plan ahead. >>> we have a big traffic mess, sal, come on back, tell us about the bay bridge. >>> they are reporting delays and let's go out and talk about the bay bridge as dave and pam alluded to this morning. it is slowed traffic because of an earlier crash and people are very slow as they have pulled off to the side here. 580 is backed up well beyond 24 and you need to give yourself extra time before you even get to the bridge which is backing up and this is because of an earlier crash. let's talk about a look at toll plaza, you can see traffic is moving through. i want to mention other parts of the bay, antioch pittsburgh, southbound concord, walnut creek, 580 is slow coming out of the tracy try ankle. and in the santa clara valley,

sierra lemar disappeared march 16th and antolin garcia-torres has been charged in the kidnap and murder>> it will start in just about 15 minutes from now. we are live looking at the national cathedral. this is the outside of the cathedral where that special service will take place honoring neil armstrong. it will help current astronauts as well as government officials and they will be honoring the life of the first man to walk on the moon. neil armstrong passed away in cincinnati, and he was 82 years old. >>> 6:48 back over to sal to check in on the commute, i just want to let you know, it is a good area to avoid the corner of 9th and julian for police activity. this is an area which is pretty busy and there is a lot of police activity there 9th and julian, so stay away from the area if you can. let's go to highway 4, westbound 4, that traffic is moving along well. it is backed up for about a 15 minutes delay no problems getting on to the bridge. we have been looking at the hayward commute that traffic is busy and i want to check out northbound 101 and we are seeing some slowing near 28

antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and has been held without bail.e was supposed to enter a plea in july, several hearings postponed. police have dna evidence linking him to 15-year-old sierra lamar who disappeared march 16th. her body has not been found despite regular searches. >>> in palo alto, police have arrested two they say broke into facebook's former corporate offices in palo alto and took 49 laptops, one is familiar with the property. investigators say one suspect is 21-year-old travis calhoun of sunnyvale facing several charges. the second suspect is an off-duty security guard contracted by facebook to guard the page mill road offices >> in san jose this morning firefighters are making sure flames do not flare-up after a house fire displaced 11, five live in the home the other six, next door. investigators say it started in the garage of the home, this is cell phone video showing how high the flames were burning. officials say there was lots of confusion when firefighters got there after 7:00 last night. the family got out safely but thoug

antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and charged with her murder after dna was found in his car still no sign of sierra. >>> this morning more firefighters are being called to help battle two blazes in a remote area north of sacramento fires broke out late yesterday off highway 16. so far the fires have burned 1200 acres of forest land. the area is difficult for crews to get to on foot. they've been relying on air drop to fight the flames no homes are threatened now. >>> 5:36. former president clinton will take center stage tonight last night it was a two-pronged approach with up and coming democrat there is to attack mitt romney and the first lady to champion her husband. good morning brandy. >> reporter: good morning. yes michelle obama was definitely the star of opening night here at the democratic national convention. she revealed personal details about president obama as only she could. >>> being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> reporter: in' al speech the first lady reminded voters her husband still stands behind working families with ev

. >> reporter: antolin garcia- torres has been arrested because police say her dna links -- was foundcar. no body has been found. they want to raise money to keep the search going. and a congresswoman is expected to be here at 9:00 a.m. back to you. >>> a bizarre shooting in canada has left one person dead. another critically wounded. it happened after a man shooting at a victory rally for the new premiere of "quebec." it happened last night in montreal. guards rushed the new premiere. she was not injured -- premere. >>> only on 2, vallejo's interim police chief is explaining why his officers were justified using deadly force over the weekend. the new chief talked exclusively to ktvu e says he believes his officers had no choice early sunday morning when they opened fire on a white thunderbird killing 23- year-old mario romero. the chief told us a picture of the replica gun he was carrying. >> i have to stand by in their actions, to protect themselves when they were confronted by an individual who had a handgun in his waistband. >> the chief says it's hard for police officers to tell

antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and charged with her murder after dna was found in his car. no sign of sierra. >>> you posed an interesting tweet, where are the roads wet right now? >> you saw that. that was directed at you. thunder and lightning, oh my what is going on? >>> looks like a few thunderstorms, at least dying ones this was a thunderstorm when it moved through santa cruz an hour ago, three lightning bolts owl of it right now flew fremont through sunol towards livermore in 10 minutes and pleasanton in about 12 minutes is just the beginning of scattered to highly isolated thunderstorms that are possible you can see the best chance now wet weather around milpitas into san jose heading towards alum rock. as far as what is going on, that could head up into livermore and bring a little to the wine country there much needed shrink s that's all we are getting just sprinkles, radar -- returns are light blue and green, lightening bolts through santa cruz best chance of more scattered storms across the east. today 50s along the coast, 66 in san francisco low 70s to near 80 b

. >>> antolin garcia-torres is accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lemar. that trial is expected to last a few weeks. >> time now 6:16, they are complaining about reports of high radiation levels and state officials say no major health threats exist, the hundreds of barrels of low-level radioactive material have been removed from the old navy base. they are worried about it being kicked up. >>> -- they are work rid about dust being -- worried about dust being kicked up. >>> it you due to begin around 7:00 p.m. in an area on hillcrest drive and highway 4 in antioch. fogging comes just after a week after the county confirms the first human case of west nile virus. >>> one of san francisco's busiest streets is making it more pedestrian and buys kill friendly. the city's transportation agency approved an $18 million project to redesign the area on gary. they approved new parking spots and widening the sidewalks. construction is expected to take 4 to 5 years. >>> time now 6:17, cal strand will begin -- cal train will begin its schedule at 6:20 in the evening. an

the mercury news reports the molestation happens in the same san martin home where 21-year-old garcia torres grew up. he is jailed without bail, accused in the murder of seer a lamar back in march. her body has never been found. >>> some very good news for firefighters everywhere. a firefighter in san jose whose heart stopped while he was battling a fire three week ago is now out of the hospital and back on the job shortly. doctors released him yesterday. he went into cardiac arrest while battling a fire at st. patrick's church in downtown san jose last month. doctors say his fellow firefighters saved his life. that includes his captain who says as soon as ryan was released yesterday, he visited the crew at station one where he had been for a decade. >> he is a great guy, a lot of fun. he loves the fire department. a long time station one guy. >> is there a little more pep now that he's back? >> i think everybody was emotional. it was just a great day when we walked through the door yesterday to see it. to see him come back and visit was wonderful. >> reunited. since his collapse, ryan has n

for the morgan hill man charged with kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. 21-year-old antolin garcia torres a plea today. he was arrested in may but sierra's body has not been found. they have dna evidence connecting him to the 15-year- old sierra lamar who disappeared back in march. >>> bart is explaning an orange flash that was seen in san francisco ten days ago. take a look these are images from four security cameras at the civic center stadium. you can see the orange light in the upper left hand picture. before the smoke fills the bart station. bart chief engineers say it was a 1,000-volt of electricity caused by metallic debris on the tracks. he said there was never a fire and the surge was a minimal one. >>> elizabeth mitts -- he come pained in santa rosa last night where she told supporter she is a problem solver. she left her job 15 years ago when her son was diagnosissed with autism. since then she has worked with a nonprofit group to help get health care benefits. now she said she is ready to work for all californians. >> my job is to make them know i'm an alternative to dianne fe

ant lynn garcia torres has been arrested for her kidnapping and murder. >>> a trial begins monday forcused of murdering michelle le on may 27, 2011. her body was found a couple months later on september 17th. giselle esteban is accused of her murder. prosecutors say esteban blamed le for ruining her relationship with her child's father. the trial is expected to last a month. >>> oakland city officials are asking retired police officers and their families to pay back millions of dollars in pension benefits. the city sued its own pension system, claiming it was miscalculating benefits, and a judge ruled the officers had been overpaid since 2008. the police officers have not decided whether to appeal. >>> well, the bay year's newest gambling hall wants san jose to pay up. casino matrix opened doors on august 8th, but that was four months later than expected, because it took that long to get the license from the city. matrix's owners are asking for more than $10,000 in damages. the city attorney calls the claim quote unfortunate. >>> good morning to you. a live look here at the sky above

garcia torres being held without bail. jury deliberations continue this morning in the trial of his father. he is accused molesting two family relatives. prosecutors say both were under the age of 10. >>> christopher butler, the private investigator at the center of a scandal involving dirty duis and stolen drugs was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. nbc bay area was the first to obtain this undercover video, showing butler and the former commander in the drug enforcement team. allegedly taking part in an apparent drug deal. butler admitted he teamed up with him to steal drugs from police evidence lockers and then sell them back on the street. he's willing -- he was willing to testify in court which garnered him a lighter sentence. he has pleaded not guilty when scheduled to go to trial in january. >>> the search is on this morning for an armed gunman involved in a high speed shootout that shut down a busy freeway. the attack happened on i-580 last night. today in the bay's christy smith is live where police say

in may police arrested a 21-year-old garcia torres for murder even though lamar's body has not been found. today friends and family of lamar plan to mark the anniversary with a gathering in morgan hill. they'll hold a balloon release and prayer at 6:30 at the lamar search center. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." the powerful typhoon sweeping through asia this morning where it left thousands of people without power and under water. >>> the new pilot program in san francisco pairing abandoned dogs with homeless people. is it working? we'll talk to one woman who says it is giving her a fresh start. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. >>> welcome back to the program. 7:09 is the time. in the last ten minutes, things have brightened up. downtown san jose as the sun goes up. lots of overcast. anthony slaughter will be back in a couple minutes to tell you what's doing with the weather today. >>> a new pilot program in san francisco is pairing abandoned dogs with people who know what it's like to be homeless. a fresh s

vance six appeared on march 16th on her way to catch for her school but piffle 21 year-old antolin garcia torrescharged with her murder and kidnapping as a special circumstance which makes him eligible for the death penalty >> college officials have issued a campus wide alert warning students to keep their eyes open for anything suspicious . >> of the victim says as he was passing through this area , four or five men wearing black approached him . police say one of the suspect pulled a pocket knife and demanded money . >> we have the plus side to the investigation and they are actively working on it . the victims suffered a hand injury but the man refused medical attention . coughlin police say the university notified students of what happens by using the campus communications system . >> it is a part of our program to make sure the kids this committee is all of any immediate danger . >> of these incidents are rare as an jose state university and student should always be aware of their surroundings . >> we always recommend to our students and campus community to not walk along and make sure they

in may police arrested 21-year-old garcia torres for murder even though lamar's body has not been foundlan to mark the anniversary with a gathering in morgan hill. they'll hold a balloon release and prayer at 6:30 at the lamar search center. >>> san francisco police in disguise. they'll be dressed as 49ers fans for tonight's game at candlestick. because of recent episodes of fan violence, officers say they'll be undercover looking for unruly fans wearing niners red and gold or detroit team colors while patrolling stands and parking lot and enforce the nfl's zero tolerance policy kicking out anyone causing trouble. people kicked out will have to complete a four-hour online class on conduct before being allowed back into an nfl game. >>> coming up at 7:00, a new option for getting around san francisco that will take you out on the bay. we'll have that at 7:00. >>> for nbc news this is "weekend today." ". >> i'm maria shriver. >> welcome to the first edition of "sunday today. ". >> this morning we celebrate a milestone, 25 years of bringing you the stories that matter from trips around the

been found, investigators are convinced that she was kidnapped and murdered by this man, antolin garcia torres. he is awaiting trial in santa clara. dna evidence was found in his car which investigators say it link him to sierra lamar. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. a lot of cloud cover, a lot of upper level clouds this afternoon as well as fog closer to a close friend. if we have been seeing this body thundershowers. satellite shows cloud cover streaming and with. as we look at radar we can see plenty of shower activity around the bay area especially near the north bay. plenty of showers near the coastlines. healdsburg has seen rain and the central valley's will really be hit hard. up to the north near san francisco, lightning strikes are indicated by the white. there have been about two dozen strikes. the red flag adorning in the north bay, delta and central valley because of the thunderstorms. they are expected to last into tomorrow. as we look ahead we will have a chance of thunderstorms to tomorrow. >> this is into the kron4 news and, an update on the story

prosecutors have charged antolin garcia torres with her kidnapping and murder.her body has never been found. >>darya: protesters set at close range with pepper spray have offered to settle the federal lawsuit against the university. take a look at the video that went viral from last november. you can see the officer's spring the orange cover story on protesters. 21 students filed a lawsuit seeking damages as well as projections for nonviolent protestors. the exact terms of the settlement remains eager pending approval. >>darya: we're back with more in a couple of minutes, they give for waking up with the kron4 morning news on this wednesday morning. here is a live look from van ness ave. we are having a little barbecue. hough [ female announcer ] over the years, your mouth has sipped, snacked, ...yellowed... lived, loved, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. fact is, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remove over ten years of stains by going below the enamel surface.

. >> antolin garcia torres is awaiting trial where he is being held without bail. his car lanes into the murder of sierra lamar >>darya: nbc news correspondent tom brokaw was taken to hospital this morning in north carolina. he had just appeared on the morning so when he felt lightheaded if the and just to be safe, was taken to hospital. this 72 year old said he mistakenly took a half those of india. he is said to be in good spirits and doing fine. he has been keeping a busy schedule at the democratic convention. >>darya: gavin newsome said today they he will run for governor in 2014 if jerry brown does not seek reelection. in an interview with the l.a. times and in some sense if jerry brown does not run, i have every intention of running. >> muni will increase the total number of taxicabs to 1700. it didn't want off when >>george: we are tracking a couple of hot spots, one of them, the macarthur maze. not because of a baby john backup -- not because of the bay bridge back up, and just a 580 is backed up into oakland. i checked with the chp, they have no incidents

. >> garcia torres was arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierra. >> they are callingn police to open up an investigation into the death of a new york woman who died more than 19 years ago. the victim is the former girlfriend of 51-year-old gary swirsky, he was just sentenced to 25 to life had for the murder of his ex-wife in 2,005. prosecutors say he strangled his wife and dumped her body in the mountains. they are focusing on his ex-girlfriend who died in 1993. her death was ruled as an accidental drowning. but investigators say it appeared to be highly suspicious. >>> they left a 2-year-old dog tied up on the side of busy highway. a gray and white pit bull was tied to a mile marker on highway 152 near the fairground in watsonville. the dog has no identification tags or microchip. it was abandoned without shelter, food or water. if you have any information about the dog. call the santa cruz shelter. >>> some things didn't go smoothly for party leaders when they were drafting the official platform. >> i will do that one more time. all those delegates in favor say aye.

antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and being held without bond: police say they have dna evidenceh. >> mike is here with the forecast. >>> good morning. big story below average temperatures everywhere except east bay valleys today. today coolest day in the forecast, 50s and 60s coast, 70s, 80s bay and inland. warming trend for the next couple of days extends to the coast. >>> two hot . first san francisco north 101 at silver accident cleared slow traffic heading into downtown. north 880 at high accident cleared residual slowing from 238. >>> the news continues now with "good morning america." >>> hey, good morning, america. what -- guess what? you're about to have your morning punched with some energy. my very, very good friend, julie bowen, is about to come out on the stage right now. i want everyone in their living rooms, across america, to stand and rise, and to cheer. go, julie. here she comes. my very modern friend, miss julie bowen. >> i'm blown away. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> happening right there in times square. a lot of excitement for julie bowen. let