laura anthony will have more on abc7 news starting at 4:00. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> new developments in the case involving missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. the attorney shown here at a previous court hearing with murder suspect antolin garcia-torres filed a motion today to be removed from the case. garcia was not in court when the motion was filed. specifics have not been revealed. a new attorney is now assigned. a plea hearing scheduled for early next month will take place july 31st. garcia-torres is accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar. despite searches she has not been found. >> east palo alto police urging witnesses to come forward to help them catch a killer. a man was shot to death overnight in the 2400 block of gloria way. police did get help. >> reporter: the city's shot spotter system gave police a head start on the case but it want enough. police say they need help. they should be able to get some. plenty of people heard what happened it is questionable how many saw it. he heard the shots last n

laura anthony will have more on abc7 news starting at 4:00. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> new developments in the case involving missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. the attorney shown here at a previous court hearing with murder suspect antolin garcia-torres filed a motion today to be removed from the case. garcia was not in court when the motion was filed. specifics have not been revealed. a new attorney is now assigned. a plea hearing scheduled for early next month will take place july 31st. garcia-torres is accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar. despite searches she has not been found. >> east palo alto police urging witnesses to come forward to help them catch a killer. a man was shot to death overnight in the 2400 block of gloria way. police did get help. >> reporter: the city's shot spotter system gave police a head start on the case but it want enough. police say they need help. they should be able to get some. plenty of people heard what happened it is questionable how many saw it. he heard the shots last n

laura anthony here now with reaction from both sides. >> the opponents of prop 29 say the measure was ill conceived and poorly written that. is it's it paled. supporters blamed big spending and they concede defeat, promised to keep up the fight. run by political appointees, who can spend our tax dollars in other states... >> supporters of california prop 29 say they just couldn't compete with theerks television spots a big part of the campaign to defeat the tax on cigarettes and a pro prop 29 effort spend about $112 million. >> goal was to confuse smokers wanted to protect bottom line profits. they have to addict 90% of kids before age 18 to be smokier autos but opponents stand by their ads and their message. james duran is with the california hispanic chambers of commerce which join with the antismoking initiative. >> voters decided there are more pressing problems in the state and begin with the budget and end with the budget. >> supporters of proposition 29 say california can ill afford the failure and the law puts $500 million in research funding will end up costing $5 billion for

. >> and laura anthony is live with the story. >> people just starting to gather for this rally.s is not on the agenda. the goal is to make sure what happened at the last meeting doesn't happen again. >> that is a richmond resident laughing at a recent city council meeting talking about a young gay man committing suicide. it was just one of several comments made minutes after a group of high school students received a proclamation designating june as gay pride month. >> i brought my young people with me. >> and this man was escorting a group of gay teens. >> how were the kids taking this? >> they were angry bit. they didn't feel supported by those there. >> this is an abomination to god. >> wesley ellis spoke. he's a local

. >> laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> and there is heat hindering efforts to contain dangerous russ wildfiresurning now in colorado and utah causing concern since fire season has yet to begin in that region. abc news reports. >> dozens of new fires erupted around colorado in utah. mer than 30,000 acres are burning. close to 30 structures are destroyed. 800 people have been affected. >> we can't show enough empathy for those victims of the fires. >> crews blame the high winds for moving fires so quickly. but the dry trees and brush that continues to provide the fuel. the heat is also a factor. over the last five days, temperatures in denver spiked to 100 degrees, hitting a record-breaking 105 on monday, possibly heading towards 108 today leaving crews working around the clock across the state. suffering from the sun and fire. >> mother nature this, is kind of a drought. after winds battled within three weeks. they're our hero. >> the wildfires have swallowed swaths of land spreading to 90,000 acres. >> this is not the fire season. it's still to come. we get into july and august. so the fact we

more from abc 7 news reporter laura anthony. >> reporter: for the second time in less than three months a young person has been killed by a train in antioch near the l street crossing. witnesses saw a freight train stop suddenly and went to see if someone had been hit. >> the right-side of the train is the body of a woman. >> reporter: the teenager 17-year-old samantha apparachio. she was struck by a westbound burlington northern freight train bound for oakland. friends say the teen was a student at near areby prospects high school. >> she was a cool person. everybody used to hang out with her. everybody liked her because she was just always happy. >> reporter: william mallard is a friend of the girl killed today and the brother of a 20-year-old struck by an amtrak train while riding h h his bike here on april 4.rris' parents y when they heard one of their son's friends was also killed in the same area. >> this is the exact same spot. >> right after my son got hit we come down here and watch the trains and they were going real fast. >> reporter: the california public utilities commissio

laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> the if it was hard to find a cab this morning in san francisco, here isdozens of drivers were participating in a cab caravan to lombard street. they were protesting what they call unfair rules and regulations including a small fee that adds up quickly in an increasingly cashless business. >> making drivers pay the processing fee for credit cards. that is not fair. this is something the cab companies should be picking up. >> many of those drivers say they will air their grievances tomorrow at a meeting of the board of directors where taxi regulations top the agenda. >>> special park in marin has a new lease on life tonight. fund-raising help save china state camp park. as wayne freedman tells us it's a lot more than a recreational area. >> reporter: for one year, ticking of this clock has had a symbolic value. it tells the story of this snack bar, centerpiece where time stands still. china camp state park. >> frank quan is as much as part of the park as the buildings. he is the last resident what used to be a fishing village. his people has occupied this s

laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> major twist today in the high profile case of priest beat then san jose. will lynch is accused of attacking jerry a former priest who lin says molested him as a khichltd late today lynch attorney accused prosecution of misconduct. yesterday he testified he never molested lynch. the defense claims lin perfect jurored himself and prosecutors knew would it happen. >> prosecution put on a witness that they stated in opening statement that would probably last and when they put him on the stand he did lie. he percentaged himself. >> medley after the testimony the judge halted the case and sent jurors home. a hearing on the misconduct issue is held monday. >> bay area man in court as both the judge and developmental meet county superior court judge stays on the bench reassigned to handle small claim cases. he's accused of steal 1.6 million dollars from an elderly neighbor elected official and can't be removed unless he's impeached by the state semi-pwlivt. recalled by vote is or removed by the station commission on judicial performance. >> oakland police are ask

laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> by the way similar tax in east contra costa county failed by large margin on the june 5th ballot. now the fire district is looking for volunteers. so if you always wanted to be a firefighter east contra costa county wants you. just don't expect to get paid. they want volunteers. >> we have watched investigators come and go all day from a home where police say a woman was found murdered today. accused killer is under arrest tonight. 911 call came from a neighbor shortly before 12:30 dawling to report a murder when police arrived they found the woman dead on the kitchen flar. investigators say the victim house mate confessed to the killing. result of a domestic dispute. police have recovered the murder weapon but will not say what it was and how the woman died. killing marks the first homicide there in 10 years. >>> search for missing dodger baseball fan who may have fallen into the san francisco bay has been called off. massive 12 hour search the by coast guard helicopter, san francisco police and fire boat came up empty handed today. 27-year-old from woodla

laura is looking forward to the new mac book. 5:31. today, closure for a heartbroken mother who lost her husband and two sons in a gang shooting. edwin ramos will be sentenced for killing anthony sons michael and matthew. they were driving home from a family gathering when prosecutors say ramos mistook one of them for a rival gang member and opened fire from another car. one son survived. >> funeral services will be held for a south bay teen killed while visiting his grandmother in oregon. nick had finished his sophomore year in mountain view. last monday police say his uncle used a hunting rifle to shoot the teenager and his grandmother who also died. police say the 41-year-old man confessed to the shooting. no word yet on his motive. >> today is the last day to get your application in for the oakland police department looking to hire officer trainees for an academy this summer. christie smith is live with how many they are looking to fill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. i was looking at the job description online. if you are up for it, it says that you patrol the streets of oakland and are a first responder in most emergency situations, so you would h