. >> anger and frustration in the sierra lamar murder investigation.e years since she disappeared and her killer remains in jail waiting for trial. why a final resolution could still be years away. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. q [ cheers and applause ] >>> listen to that. sounds like a concert in san jose today. thousands of screaming teenagers were there as you can see here. you couldn't buy a ticket. every person who attended got their by one way only, doing community service. we day. a day designed to recognize young people who committed to one local cause and one global cause. ktvu fox 2 news is a proud sponsor of the event. ktvu's claudine wong has more on the celebrity whose came to vote, inspire and be inspired themselves. >> reporter: 16,000 students and teachers. >> giving environment sustainability. >> trying to reduce he can drop out rate. >> from 600 schools from across the state -- the high school drop out rate. >> reporter: from 600 schools from across the state. every person here earned the right to be here. >>

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and murder case now the late steve lubber details on the latest for the suspect and balding sierra lamarey, gracie... you know how our family has... daddy and mommy... and me! yeah, that's right. pretty soon... you're going to have a baby brother. ♪ ♪ and... a puppy. ♪ ♪ [ chuckles ] deal. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this is video of a different business shall limburger's brick and a different way. it recorded tuesday at this restaurant at the crossroads shopping center. recorded on the february 16th at job the jews. both video show to a man wearing likelihood it jackets. here at job the jews they made inside and at one point the hood is lower than one of the burglars. you can see him here. >> reporter: danville police investigators say that some of the similarities of these two incidents are also consistent and to vacant or two break-ins in february. if you notify someone in this video you are asked to contact danville police. >> pam: now delayed even long corporate details on the latest suspect involving sierra lamar parent and a tragic and to the search for a missing baby in northern california.

lamar -family supporters also showed up to the court.cing disappointment with the prolonged case. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. though lamar's body has never been found. garcia- torres is due back in court april 8-th. new information is coming out about the southern california train crash. that injured more than two dozen people. the lawyer for the man arrested for causing the crash says his client did not flee the scene. 54- year-old jose sanchez- ramirez. has been booked on suspicion of felony hit and run. 28 -people were injured. when the train smashed into sanchez- ramirez's pickup truck on the tracks. three people remain in critical condition. today. the suspect's lawyer says, his client ran to get help after the crash. and was not trying to get away. coming up. those who work with marine mammals. are seriously worried about the astounding numbers of sick sea lions. showing up along the shoreline. claims from thousands of dog owners. that a particular dog food is making their pets sick. some even dying. a bay area famil

se inscriban al "medi-cal"una vez mas la defensa de antolin garcia, acusado de la muerte de sierra lamars han hecho una apuesta tÚ quÉ quieres? >> niÑo! >> y tÚ? >> niÑa. >> por quÉ un niÑo. >> porque me gustan los niÑos. >> y para hermanito? por quÉ quieres una niÑa? >> porque me gusta niÑa. >> barbie, quÉ tÚ quieres? >> siempre quise tener un niÑo, pero tambiÉn una niÑa para mis hijas era una bendiciÓn. es un matriarcado lo que tenemos en la familia estamos acostumbradas, a las niÑas. pero un niÑo serÍa una gran bendiciÓn. y tÚ? >> siempre he querido de todo. el mÉdico nos enviÓ esta carta para darnos la sorpresa a toda la familia, porque ninguno sabemos. queremos agradecerle y metiÓ aquÍ unos globos. del color que salgan los globos va a ser el sexo de un hermanito o una hermanita. >> listas? >> que dios te bendiga aquÍ estÁ el momento, a ver... (gritos) (aplausos) >> una niÑa! bien! >> va a ser una bendiciÓn. >> tÚ querÍas una niÑa? >> un besito a mami. no, mi amor. es una bendiciÓn. >> tantas felicidades. >> gracias. gracias, gracias. >> ganamos la apuesta. que queremos mucho. >> bra

investigators say they found lamar's hair on a rope inside the trunk of torres's car and his dna showed up on her clothing. lamar's body still has not been found. >>> it is a lot quieter than normal in one san jose neighborhood this morning, after police shut down an illegal gambling and prostitution ring. locals have been complaining about strangers coming and going during all hours at this house. yesterday police arrested four people at the house after finding evidence of illegal gaming, drug dealing, stolen vehicles, prostitution, and identity theft. that investigation led them to a nearby convenience store where they found nine illegal gaming machines. >>> you won't see any police drones flying around berkley any time soon. last night, the city council placed a one-year moratorium on drone use by the berkley police department. that gives the council time to write up a policy for officers. >> the issue is government use of drones and the potential misuse of drones to invade the privacy of the public, especially in terms of surveillance. >> it's going to be harder to regulate drones o

that he originally sent to kendrick lamar about the critically acclaimed album. you got robbed. i wanted you to win. you should have. it's weird and sucks that i robbed you. now there's not likely ton any such conciliatory texts sent to any other nominees if this great white hope wins the category. iggy azalea who is poised tonight to be the first solo female artist to win for best rap album will happily accepted whatever the grammys will give her. she told "billingboard." a grammy is a grammy baby. no says what's it for? no this grammy doesn't count. any grammy is equally good. any grammy you've got, send it my way, i will not complain. but for some music fans there is plenty to complain about in the grammys this year particularly in this moment when activists have been articulating the clear mantra

senator lamar alexandar chairs this two-hour hearing. [inaudible conversations] >> the senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions will please come to order. this one where holy hearing about the reemergence of vaccine preventable diseases. senator murray and i will each have an opening statement and then will introduce our panel of witnesses. after our witness that's why senators will each have five minutes of question that we have two panels today. and two hours for the ringgit will end about noon so we'll have an hour for each panel and i will in the first panel at

lamar has been a drug dealer and a gang member. he's currently awaiting trial charged with attempted murder. >> i'm facing life in prison. if i lose most likely i'm going to do life or somewhere close to that. if i win, i walk. i walk and i'll be a man walking the street. before the attempted murder i got shot five times. >> lamar's drug operation is on hold while he's out of jail on pretrial supervision, one way that maryland has dealt with overcrowding of the prison system. the reason he deals is simple - he does it he says because it's the only way he knows to support his family. and guns are just a tool of the trade. >> it's something that's immune to me. like, this is the way i be living probably since i was 16 years old. so i'm immune, i'm used to it now. see what i'm saying. >> if you lived in a mining town, you would go into the coal mines. this is all you know, and this is all they know. so they're going into this. well, they know the dangers there. but what they have is no choice. and the way the game is rigged, they can'

we're going to have senator lamar alexander, we're going to have educators like steve perry rick hess at aei and dr. heart stock to phone to action as well. here's what i want you to walk away with an understanding that we understand that we believe that a child's education should not be determined. the quality of your education should not be determined by your zip code. that every child in every facet of this nation has the potential to be a lifelong learner. and to be a child of excellence. we want to make sure we focus our attention to make sure that every single student, everywhere in the nation, no matter your zip code, no matter your ethnic background. no matter your family income.

this is red meat to lamar alexander. overall, this would affect 7.6 million unionized workers in this country. the bill would allow employers to give merit based wage increases to individual employees. that sounds got, doesn't it? rubio's website says the raise act would essentially make wages set in union contracts a minimum floor while gives employers the flexibility to reward diligent employees for their hard work. that's where it really sounds good. the bill sounds great on paper, but it is a union buster. that's what they love to do. the legislation is designed to corrupt the collective bargaining process. this creates a climate in the workplace that sets the table for, i believe, discrimination. i thought we passed all that. this would give companies the

also -- >> the suspect in the sierra lamar murder case was%nv!v in court today in order to set a trial date. i'm robert honda. coming up what happened what didn't happen and why. >> plus the warriors head to the white house, steve curry and president obama together. >> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. cloud covering increasing. and that cloud cover is all coming from a storm system off to the north. we're tracking this in our rape potential coming up in a few minutes. . >> you it's been nearly three years since sierra lamar vanished near her morgan hill home on her way to school. today the man charged with her disappearance and murder was in court yet again. again a trial date was not set. robert honda is in san jose this evening. you've been on the forefront of this case. what's the delay here? >> reporter: well, there are a lot of different reasons. there was a lot of frustration expressed by supporters of the lamar family. but attorneys and even the lamar family acknowledged that the delays are caused by a very complicated cas

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lamar's body has still not been found. >>> also a lot quieter than normal in one san jose neighborhood this morning after police shut down an illegal gambling and prostitution ring. locals have been complaining about strangers coming and going during all hours at a house. yesterday, police arrested four people at the home after finding evidence of illegal gaming, drug dealing, stolen vehicles, prostitution, and identity theft. that investigation led them to a nearby convenience store where they found nine illegal gaming machines. >>> the new port labor deal may be too little too late when it comes to california fruit and nut farmers. the "l.a. times" this morning reporting it may take 12 weeks to clear the cargo backlog. losses for some exports may reach 50%. case in point, california grown citrus. in california, almond farmers fear that foreign buyers will now cancel delayed orders due to that backlog. >> and already a tough time for farmers because of the drought. >>> uber is expanding this morning. the bay area company announced a new deal with starwood hotels and resorts. that's th

reason we don't want an implosion the work needs to be done we're not convinced as a community that lamar is doing the work and letting north not letting us in we've had a number of the violations and after the conference we'll bring those to education they're not working there are dust piles u.s. bancorp covered for weeks i look out my window they've done nothing about it they know we're concerned and see it on the 1131 they gave us a map i'm going to put this here can we bring it up great those are the four locations their dust monitors i've searched and searched and i mean i are went back four or five of times i couldn't believe it myself here we are in the the location that is close it to the elementary school by the gillman playground this year's there's supposed to be a duster monitor inside the ground it's not there i've searched from every angle and from griffith i couldn't get a photograph but i can is with the sexually assaulted and there's nothing from my side i thought they were hidden behind the dust pile but if you climb up on the rocks there's nothing there we've got too fa

volunteers continue to search for lamar's body. >> week after week after week we go out every saturday and search. it's just getting very frustrating. and i'm just hoping that the court really starts to get this thing going. >> prosecutors claim they discovered lamar's hair and dna inside garcia torres' car and say dna found on clothing discarded in a field. >>> 5 more days. that's how long southwest airlines may continue to fly planes that are overdue for a maintenance check. now this is after passengers endured a second day of delays from cancelled southwest flights. particularly at oakland international airport. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman says it's not the first time the airline is in trouble because of maintenance issues. >> reporter: most people on southwest airlines today never even knew that the boeing 737 on which they flew has a back-up hydraulic system and that it needs to be checked. they may know about it now. >> why should i have to suffer? why should me and my friend have to suffer our traveling because southwest didn't do their job? >> reporter: it's become the pu

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but attorneys and the lamar family were not surprised. now, torez came into court dressed in a suit and shackled. he told the judge he needed another six weeks to prepare for a murder trial, a trial that has the district attorney seeking the death penalty. judge deborah ryan granted the request which frustrated many search volunteers who pointed out the young girl has been missing since march 16, 2012. the kbrup showed solidarity outside the school although the father expected a delay. >> i'm just disappointed that we can't get the process in play. i'm not a legal expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it is frustrating. and i cannot help but think about the pain the on going pain for the lamar family. >> it would be kind of yeah that's what we expected kind of a thing. so the more surprising thing would be if it actual li did get -- the trial date did get set today. >> now, tores is scheduled to return to court april 8th. coming up at 6:00 the prosecutor and legal analyst weigh in on when they think a trial will take place. >> tha

volunteers continue to search for lamar's body. >> week after week after week we go out every saturday and search and just getting -- getting very frustrating. and i'm just hoping that the court really starts to get this thing going. >> prosecutors say they discovered lamar's hair and dna inside garcia torres's car and his dna was found on her clothing that was discarded in a field. >>> a terrible strategy north of sacramento tonight, the body of an infant found along a rural waterway believed to be that of little justice reese reported missing along with his mother two days ago. a all-out search for the baby has apparently ended in the worst possible way. abc7 news reporter lawyer anthony is live along the nights landing slew in yolo county where the infant was found. laura? >> reporter: hi dan talked to sheriff's not long ago there is no clear evidence of foul play, not yet in this case, they are talking to the parents and family members. they say there are key questions, how did this baby die? there's an autopsy set for tomorrow morning and number two, why did this mother and child

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. >> a judge will consider setting a trial date for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. torres pleaded not guilty to charges he kidnapped and killed the 15-year-old in 2012. they found lamar's hair on a robe inside torres' trunk, and her dna showed up on clothes on his body. >> a man accused of a triple stabbing in san jose is expected to answer to charges today. in may of 2013 reuben ramirez killed his own mother and 1-year-old nephew. he also stabbed his 3-year-old niece, but she survived. family members say ramirez has a history of mental trouble. >> well, a lot quieter in one san jose neighbor this morning after police shut down an illegal gambling and prostitution ring. locals had been complaining about stranges coming and going add all hours in the evergreen area. yesterday, police arrested four at a home after finding illegal evidence of gaming illegal gaming, drug dealing, stolen vehicles, prostitution, and identity theft. that led them to this nearby convenience store where they say they found nine illegal gaming machines. >> southwest flights are starting to ge

lamar put forgot i think at this point we're not in a position to be more definitive if i would i hope that's not floor vague when i suggested to the commission and hope the commission will see fit to go forward with that as well. >> any other comments? i'm curious now under the present system only lobbyists who bundle checks in other words collect checks and deliver them to the candidate as a group the only ones banned from doing this >> they're not abandon they have 0 report and it actually is the broader definition it's the raising of money for candidates has to be recorded and just those last few months we're starting to see based on the regulars in the summer on reporting of those contributions so this will expand it to other persons not expand it but enclosure it for other purposes. >> what's the theory behind encompass this on lobbyists why were they picked out for example lynn like jane doe does this for parties. >> this was the owners that was impacted in 2010 you'll impose those on lobbyist n there are in in a position to be asking officials to be making officials to make gov

establecer una fecha de juicio para antolin garcia torres, a quien se le imputa la muerte de sierra lamar de 15 aÑos, asi como cargos de secuestro y robo de vehículos contra tres mujeres en estacionamientos de morgal hill.--aunque la fecha todavia para iniciar el juicio, no se ha determinado. le explico por que siempre casos se posponen. se mueve para mÁs adelante. >> de acuerdo a expertos cuÁl podrÍa ser la intenciÓn de la defensa del presunto asesino para posponer el juicio. (inglÉs) >> este analista dice que cuando tenemos una situaciÓn como esta cuando el cuerpo no fue encontrado crea en la mente de algunos miembros del jurado otra opiniÓn. mientras el abogado trata de minimizar la publicidad del caso a favor de su cliente. >> bien, comento que se espera que para el 8 de abril la defensa de garcÍa estÉ lista para favor del inculpado, en la desapariciÓn y muerte de sierra la mar, como de los otros tres incidentes violentos cometidos contra el Área de morgan. le mantendremos informados. mi reporte en vivo desde el centro de redacciÓn. >> la policÍa dio a conocer un video donde se ve la

lamar disappeared in 2012.he body not found. >>> questions remain after search crews found a dead newborn in a swamp. an emotional vigil held for the 20 day old baby and his mother samantha green reported missing monday. the next day green turned up about ten miles north of her home in woodland trying and hysterical. crews found the baby yesterday morning. >>> and bay area congresswoman jackie speier unveiling her plan to stop dplichildren from eatin detergent pods saying they're dangerous because children easily mistake them as candy since their in colorful what could be bite-sized looking packages. if the bill passes the pacts would have to be changed within 18 months. >>> some of california's most liberal and conservative lawmakers are joinings forces to maybe diapers tax-free. diapers exempt from state sales taxes under a new bill and just like prescription and health products would save families about $100 a year. that's the estimate. support from both sides of the aisle and right now no formal disagreemen

lamar alexander is chairman of the committee. i look forward to working with him. in terms of infrastructure, the need to rebuild our comfort -- our crumbling infrastructure, i suspect we can work with him as well. >> final question. >> what are you seeing in the republican presidential field? is general election matchup look like? them much for speculations. i think we have an american people who are demoralized politically. it was the fact that 63% of the american people did not vote. i would hope that we can restore hope and faith in the american people, that we can start doing things that improve life for the mast the geordie of people rather than billionaire campaign investors. >> senator sanders explained that he is an independent, which is how he landed an assignment as the lead democrat on the budget committee. what kind of power does he really have in that spot? >> in a minority of the senate you have more power than you would in the house. he has a few tools in the senate you was a budget comes to the senate floor, if and when the republicans try to move

also being sued by burton is assistant chief lamar green. the trial resumes on monday with chief lanier still on the stand and facing cross-examination from burton's attorney. burton is seeking return of his position and punitive damages for what he's been through. reporting live from d.c. superior court, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> thank you sam. we're getting reaction to a judge's order in a fairfax county police involved shooting case. today, the judge ordered the police department to turn over internal affairs documents for officer adam torres. torres shot and killed john geer during a stand-off in august 2013. attorneys for geer's family argue officer torres had anger issues and questioned whether he should have been armed and working. a friend of geer says the family is pleased with the judge's order. >> i spoke to the family today after the hearing and we're all very pleased with the judge's ruling. most of the information that was requested seems relevant in the case and i think the judge recognizes that. >> those internal affairs docum

newland from may stretch and paul and him will be jerry handout our president regional president of lamar that will talk about the alfaro mixed use district thank you, mr. gale

the lamar trailer park was unwater from the rain back in december. >> came up to our knees, i mean, my house is on the other side. it was flooding. i fell off my stairs because they went and floated away, um, i hurt myself. i was trying to, you know, the water is up to my waist and, um, it's horrible! >> residents say they are hoping for the best this time around. sandbags have been set up and the pumps are in place. that should clear all the floodwater later today. >>> we are already seeing the effects of the storm. strong winds bringing down this tree in palo alto. this is southbound foothill expressway near the hillview avenue area. we are getting word that crews have now cleared much of the tree and are planning to re- open that lane shortly. >>> and the storm is extending as far north as washington state. some major flooding in brennan, washington. cars actually floating in water. houses partially submerged. the national weather service issued a flood warning for several counties in the western part of the state. >>> a 3.1 magnitude earthquake shook the peninsula this morning. kpi

. >>> new marriage drama for khloe and lamar.scoop on why the couple's divorce might be on hold. >>> plus, wendy has got you covered with all of today's hottest topics. now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

he says when burton refused -- the chief and co-defendant assistant chief lamar green launched a smear campaign against burton. city lawyer steve anderson representing the chief portrayed burton as a reckless commander whose actions might have cost lives in two barricades. who wouldn't obey orders. he has contempt for his boss, says anderson. he thinks he's smarter than chief green. the lawyer reminded jurors that chief lanier could have fired burton for the e-mail sexting of several women back in 2007 but did not. and the jurors begin their deliberations late this afternoon. they did not finish. they will be back in the morning. if burton wins he is seeking restoration of his rank to commander and punitive damages. reporting live from d.c. superior court, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> it was cold today. but it's going to be downright frigid later this week. abc 7 chief meteorologist doug hill has a first look at the forecast. doug? >> hey, maureen, two very strong arctic cold fronts. one will come through on thursday and another on saturday. not too terrible out there, clearing skies. gett

the elk consumed much of the vegetation in the lamar valley an area in the north of the park and manypecies that depended on this vegetation, such as beavers, grew scarce. to combat this problem different methods were adopted over the years to control the elk population, including trapping and killing them. finally, in a controversial move to restore the park's natural conditions, wolves were brought back into yellowstone after a 70-year absence. dr. crabtree: in 1995 and 1996 after 20 years of effort by a lot of organizations, wolves captured as social groups in canada were transported down, acclimated in pens and released. the fundamental question is, is the wolf gonna fit right back into the niche it once had or have things changed substantially enough to where their new niche is actually different than what it was at the turn of the century? narrator: scientists hoped that, as the top predator in the food chain, the wolf would control the population of elk and other herbivores and, therefore, the vegetation that these animals feed on such as willows, would be able to survive. sinc

in addition to chief lanier being cleared, assistant chief lamar green who was also a defendant was cleared by this verdict. reporting live from d.c. superior court, sam ford. abc 7 news. >> new at noon a little league baseball scandal. the league stripped chicago's jackie robinson west the league team of that national title today. the organization said the team falsified its boundary map so kids from the suburbs who didn't qualify for the team could play with the team. the league suspended the team manager daryl butler. officials say they were trying to build a "super team." jackie robinson west was the first all african-american team to win the championship. as a result of today's decision the u.s. title now goes to mountain ridge little league from las vegas. in other sports news now basketball analyst greg anthony appeared in a d.c. today. last month, abc 7 broke that story of his arrest for soliciting a prostitute at a d.c. hotel. our john gonzalez is live from the courtroom this noon with why he'll only get community service. john? >> good afternoon. and earlier today, he walked out t

lamar alexander is chairman of the health education and welfare committee. i look forward to working with him. in terms of infrastructure, the need to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, i suspect we can work with him as well. >> final question. we are almost out of time. >> you have talked about the democratic presidential field what are you seeing in the , republican presidential field? what are you hearing? what does the general election matchup look like? >> i'm not much into speculation. i really can't tell you. this is what i can tell you. i think we have an american people who are demoralized politically. the real story of last midterm election was not just the significant republican victory it was the fact that 63% of the american people did not vote. i would hope that whether you are republican democrat, or independent that we can restore hope and faith in the american people in the democratic process that we can start doing , things that improve life for the vast majority of our people rather than billionaire campaign , investors. >> senator sand

we timed lamar all the way. one hour, five minutes. if no one wins tonight, it another rollover. nick watt abc news primm valley. >> nick watt there on the state line tonight. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the major american retailer paying a hefty fine tonight. charging more at the checkout than the price on the shelf. invest gators say it's happening more than you think. our report coming up. >>> the wild police chase coming in late today. this one is different. watch the car smash into the others. and the woman in the mini van out to catch the suspect. >>> and as we come on tonight, the rocket that just took off. the destination? and the big plan. when we come back. don't go away. toenail fungus? don't hide it... tackle it with new fda-approved jublia! jublia is a prescription medicine proven to treat toenail fungus. use jublia as instructed by your doctor. once applied jublia gets to the site of infection by going under, around and through the nail. most common side effects include ingrown toenail, application-site redness itching,

. >> reporter: there's still not even a plan for a permanent solution to flooding at lamar.the rain continues to fall, the water starts to rise. and so does the anxiety. >> they show you a bunch of pictures that we're going to do this, no, no we don't want -- we're going to. we want it now. >> reporter: so management says they will be running their pumps 24/7 through the weekend. and they will be hoping for the best. christian hartnett, kpix 5. >> it is rough out there. >>> paul, a lot of folks heading home. rough evening commute. especially with this soggy weather. where is it the worst now? >> now shifting to the south bay the peninsula san mateo county santa clara county. we are going to see a lot of rainfall this evening. you may be wondering is this as bad as what we had early december? no. we are going to receive almost as much rainfall but over a four-day period. it all fell in one day back in december. that's why we saw so much flash flooding whereas this time since we're dragging it out over a wider period of time it's better news. it will do better for our drought

maybe we'll hear more from lamar alexander again.that discussion gets underway at about 2:30 or so, part of the earlier conversation has senator scott's forum. >> it's worth noting i'm a school choice advocate not simply a charter school advocate. ragged schools are raggedy schools. there are some raggedy traditional schools that need to be shut down a couple of years ago. simply because a charter school struggles, doesn't mean charter schools struggle. we need to get pastd charter or traditional. we need to get past private or public. we need to get down to what education is about which is providing differentiated instruction to children to meet them where they are and take them to where they need to be. we spent too much time having a conversation about the ends of the conversation. it's not a jobs program. it's not a tenure conversation. you hear so many times, people talking about, well, the traditional schools need more resources.% it's not the issue of money. the amount of money that the traditional schools get. and if money we