sheriff lori smith joining us live once again., this must be also an emotional moment for you as well as the department. >> it is. our detectives have worked really hard. done a great job. there have been countless hours from volunteers, from our staff, it's never good when you come to the resolution that a child is dead. and that's very difficult for us. and i can't imagine what the family is going through. but bringing justice is important. >> reporter: obviously this case has taken more than two months. as so many leads. what was the one moment, crucial moment, where you said i think we have our guy? >> we will comment tomorrow, more on that. we won't release everything that we have. but i think that we need to make sure that we've put it out at the same time but all of our information is well thought out and so we'll do the press conference tomorrow morning. >> great sheriff lori smith, thank you for your time. >> thanks. >> reporter: that's our latest here from santa clara county sheriff's department. we'll have more after th

. >> we object to sheriff lori smith. at this point, the commission has approved receiving testimony in the formal declarations from mr. henderson -- chairperson hur: we're talking about the expert witnesses. the mayor may call one of the three witnesses. >> and henderson is a principal in twitter's till we have invited a declaration. i'm not sure where presented herein -- i do not think that

person >> share of loris smith will be speaking we want to acknowledge the supervisor in charge of the nine states to permit of justice. , jeff bennett, the of the fbi. and what the united states marshals office. this >> also the people involved in this class will share some private and the search and rescue team. >> thank you think you very much as you know we we did make an arrest last night. i would like to express condolences to sierra's family. it's a very difficult time for them. on behalf of a law- enforcement and all the volunteers involved in this investigation everyone has worked very hard to get to

santa clara county sheriff lori smith says they are moving forward whether or not lamar's body is found. >> it would help, but more than that, it's important for the family, it's important for us. it's important for closure. >> garcia-torass w officially charged thursday with murder and kidnapping. now, the kidnap charge is considered a special circumstance which makes this case death penalty eligible. garcia-torres is currently being held without bail at the santa clara county main jail due back in court next thursday to enter a plea. >> it is 6:04 right now. and drivers consider yourselves warned. the dumbarton bridge shutting down this weekend for earthquake safety upgrades. bob redell live on that bridge with more on the closure and what you'll need to know to try to work around it. what's happening out there, man? >> hey, good morning to you, jon, as we head westbound on the dumbarton bridge. if you have to commute this morning, it is very windy out here. we're actually seeing white caps

lori smith says they are moving ahead with murder charges. whether or not lamar's body is found. garcia-torres was officially charged thursday with murder and kidnapping. now here's the thing. the kidnap charge is considered a special circumstance, which makes this case death penalty eligible. garcia-torres is currently being held without bail at the santa clara county main jail. stay with us for continuing coverage of this case on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. we have a special page on our website devoted to the story you just need to search sierra. >>> overseas, he was a soldier, but right here at home, he was a son, a friend, and now the family of a san jose soldier will spend a very somber memorial day honoring a life cut far too short in the line of duty. the department of defense says travis morgado died this weak when a road side bomb exploded next to his patrol. he'd been serving his country since december and this was his very first deployment. more than 100 troops have been killed during fighting in afghanistan so far this year. >>> 6:37. breaking her silence. this

. >> we object to sheriff lori smith. at this point, the commission has approved receiving testimony in the formal declarations from mr. henderson -- chairperson hur: we're talking about the expert witnesses. the mayor may call one of the three witnesses. >> and henderson is a principal in twitter's till we have invited a declaration. i'm not sure where presented herein -- i do not think that has been stated. what facts he would testify to. with all due respect, you opposed including a declaration from mr. henderson. >> i did. the commission decided we would get a declaration. we went through that. we had not made an alternate determination as to whether his testimony will come in but we will get a declaration from him. you have an objection to the sheriff's experts and the procedure of choosing from one, too, or three. >> we object to any of them, to choosing even one. they're not relevant as commissioner renne said. on that basis and the basis of relevance, we would continue to maintain an objection to any of those witn

. >> reporter: sheriff lori smith knows it may be difficult to prove. but it's competent. >> these are very difficult cases to prosecute a homicide when you have not found the victim. but it has been done. and i think that we have adequate facts. in fact, strong facts to believe that she has been murdered. >> reporter: facts like that dna evidence. >> clothing that she wore on the day of her disappearance. they found personal belongings and the suspect's dna was found on that. that's going to be good circumstantial evidence, tying the suspect to her disappearance. >> there's video of garcia-torres' car, a red jetta, with a black hood, near the bus stop where she was last seen. they have linked garcia-torres to a string of assaults. this is a sketch of the suspect in those assaults. compare that to his mug shot. garcia-torres is behind bars. but the search for missing links in that chain of evidence continues. garcia-torres is expected to make his first appearance in court on thursday. >> thank you, jean. >>> so, it was one positive match that led to the

santa clara county sheriff lori smith says they are moving forward whether or not the teenager's body is found. >> it's not critical. it will help. but more than that, it's important for the family, it's important for us, it's important for closure. >> garcia-torres was officially charged thursday with murder and kidnapping. the kidnap charge is considered a special circumstance which makes this case death penalty eligible. garcia-torres is being held without bail at the main jail. he's due back in court next thursday to enter a plea. >>> breaking her silence. this morning, the wife of suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi talking about the deal that she says has ripped her family apart. >> he's paying the price in money. he's paying the price in his family. he's paying a lot. >> that is ileana lopez speaking about her husband ross mirkarimi. mirkarimi has been suspended by the mayor. mirkarimi pleading guilty to a misdemeanor after being charged with brucing his wife's arm during an argument. lopez and her stheo have been trying to escape all this media attention surrounding this intense

. >> reporter: sant xlair ra county sheriff lori smith is convinced they have enough evidence. she says they're moving forward whether or not they find the body. >> it's not critical, but it would help. more than that, it's important for the family, for closure. >> reporter: new information from the statement of facts given to us by the it district attorney's office reveals sierra was very close to her home when she was kidnapped. quote, a tracking canine tracked her scent from her house to a point approximately midway down her street where the dog appeared to lose the scent. >> we charged garcia torres with murder and the special circumstance of kidnapping.  >> reporter: garcia-torres didn't enter a plea. his attorney asked the judge for more time to review it documentses and was granted that request. legal analyst stephen clark says it's likely the defense will do its own forensic review. >> because this case comes down 0 a lot to dna. we don't have a body or a weapon. there's really no murder scene at this point. >> reporter: the santa clara county d.a.'s office charged ga

. >> reporter: santa clara county sheriff lori smith is convinced that the prosecution has enough to convince in the murder of sierra lamar. she says they are moving forward whether or not they find lamar's body. >> it's not critical but it would help. but more than that, it's important for the family. it's important for us. it's important for close sur. >> that's the challenge for district attorney jeff rosen and his office. >> we do it in a way that is fair and in a way that respects everybody's constitutional rights. >> reporter: he did not enter a plea in his brief 90-second appearance in court. hits attorney asked for more time to review documents and was granted that request. steven clark says it's likely the defense will do their own forensic review. >> this case comes down a lot to dna. we don't have a body, a weapon, and there's no murder scene at this point. >> they charged torres with murder and kidnapping. that makes this case death penalty eligible. >> but can the d.a. office tie him to other assault-type cases. if they can, that both increases his chance to the death pe

at a news conference this morning sheriff lori smith offered new details into the arrest of 21-year-old antolin garci garcia-torres accused of kidnapping and killing the morgan hill teen. smith says sierra was apparently targeted at random. we also learned today that investigators found dna from garcia-torres on lamar's clothing found not far from the home in the days after the disappearance. that link made a law enforcement data bank because of a prior arrest. garcia-torres has been under constant surveillance since march 28. investigators had hoped he would lead them to sierra. today, though, sierra's mother pled for the suspect to put her family at peace. >> i do have a plea to the perpetrator to please, please give the information if you have -- that you have to lead us to sierra, to help end this nightmare. i would like you to come forward and say where she is. >> sheriff smith says investigators initially had many suspects in the case but they now believe garcia-torres is the only one responsible for sierra's disappearance. we have live team coverage tonight including community re

santa clara county sheriff lori smith says they are moving forward whether or not the teenager's body is found. >> it's not critical, but it would help. but more than that, it's important for the family. it's important for us, it's important for closure. >> garcia-torres was officially charged thursday with murder and kidnapping. now the kidnapping charge is considered a special circumstance which makes this case death penalty eligible. garcia-torres currently being held without bail at the santa clara county main jail, and he's due back in court on thursday to enter a plea. >>> 5:04. overseas, he was a soldier. but here at home, he was a son and friend. and now the family of a san jose soldier will spend a somber memorial day honoring a life cut short in the line of duty. he died when a roadside bomb exploded next to his patrol in the district. morgado had been serving in the country since december. it was his first deployment. more than 100 troops have been killed during fighting in afghanistan so far this year. >>> and happening right now, a fast-moving wildfire still burning out o

. >> reporter: sheriff lori smith tell us her investigators still do not know where sierra lamar's bodywhy they're urging the public to continue in the volunteer search efforts, especially the one taking place tomorrow morning, the one that marla tellez just mentioned. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. as we've been reporting, we expect that lot more details from the sheriff department at 8:00 a.m. this morning. sierra lamar's family expected to be at this news conference as we will stream live at nbcbayarea.com. stay with us throughout the morning for the latest updates. we have more live reports coming up throughout this hour and for all the updates any time, make sure to log on to nbc bay area's website and search sierra lamar. >>> trying to get your day started, how to dress today, let's check in with christina loren. >> we have good news in the weather department for you. thanks for waking up with us. taking a live look. you can see the tower visibly here. and this is what is left of that marine layer. it is burning off so quic

sheriff lori smith tells us he is the registered owner of the red vw jetta seen around march 16th around the time she disappeared. and they do say they have a lot of physical evidence that connects him to her disappearance. >> public safety's our main concern. we don't want anyone else hurt. we don't want any more little girls taken. >> reporter: the sheriff told us they have spoken to the lamar family, and they will be at that news conference scheduled for 8:00 this morning. the sheriff's office still does not know where sierra lamar's body is. and they are urging the public to continue to help in that volunteer search effort which my colleague marla tellez will have more on right now. she is live outside the safeway where garcia-torres was arrested. and you spoke to one of his colleagues, is that correct? >> that is correct. first i want to say the community and morgan hill has put so much heart into searching for sierra lamar, and the suspect worked in their own backyard at this safeway. it is a 24-hour safeway. i just walked in and spoke to an employee who worked with antolin garcia-

>>mark: sergeant court doesn't head spin the point person >> share of loris smith will be speaking wege the supervisor in charge of the nine states to permit of justice. , jeff bennett, the of the fbi. and what the united states marshals office. this >> also the people involved in this class will share some private and the search and rescue team. >> thank you think you very much as you know we we did make an arrest last night. i would like to express condolences to sierra's family. it's a very difficult time for them. on behalf of a law- enforcement and all the volunteers involved in this investigation everyone has worked very hard to get to this point. after about two and a half months of continuous investigation with collaboration of all local and state and federal agencies, we would like to acknowledge the is marceau, the fbi and the commitment of personnel. this is been very very intense we have used a lot of man hours on the search and rescue. our investigation has led to the identification of the garcia at-torres as the person is responsible of sierra lamar. the bill is through

. >> sheriff lori smith added, we don't want to see anyone else hurt, or any little girls taken. end quote. >>> a freightening plane crash in a southern california neighborhood. see how a single-engine cessna ended up in glendale last night. upside-down on a sidewalk. fell from the sky. hit two power poles and a free on the way down. the pilot, recovering, after freeing himself from that wreckage. hundreds of customers are still without power in the area. >>> also from southern california, an out-of-control car, slamming into a house. you see it there. that's how it ended up, upside-down. the people inside, not surprisingly, were convinced it was an earthquake, until they looked outside and saw that. >>> developing story out of iran this morning. after years of resistance and fiery rhetoric, it looks like tehran is poised to sign a deal to open its doors to u.n. weapons inspectors. the head of the nuclear agency said this morning, an agreement has been reached. and it will be signed quite soon. >>> a new era of space vehicles began overnight. for the first time, a private busines

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