ant lynn garcia torres murder trial is resuming today.is accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. a rope was found in the trunk of his volkswagen. police say dna testing showed the rope had her hair on it. to this day her body approximate has not been bound. the defense claims she ran away. >>> coming up, all the rain here and a lot of snow in the sierra. it is a tough travel time. >> not too many issues right now getting over the golden gate bridge. as you see there, mike is pointing out very slick conditions when you leave the house. we'll talk more about what the weather holds today right after this. mmmmm psst. yoplait custard's back. the family favorite... protein. protein proteiny protein. proteiny protein? protein proteiny protein. at least 14 grams of protein. 100 calories. new greek 100 protein. from yoplait. rain and snow are making >>> welcome to tuesday morning. it is 4:44. we are under another microclimate weather alert. rain and snow making for a long day of travel for people heading to and from the sierra after

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ant lynn garcia torres is accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. investigators defended how crucial evidence was collected. that included a rope found in the trunk of his volkswagen. police say dna testing shows the rope had lamar's hair on it. lamar disappeared in 2012. her body was never found. the defense claims that she ran away. >>> back right now to our microclimate weather alert. we take a live there outside from our san francisco camera. soggy out there. the storm eventually moving out. the roads still very wet. >>> that's right. kari has a look at what is ahead for us today. >>> right now at 6:39, a live look at san jose. we will continue to see times of rain throughout the day. still breezy. and the winds picking up every now is and then. the creeks and rivers will be falling. we will start to see the water levels ring as the rain ends this evening. and turning much cooler. this storm system will be ending later on today. if you're following me on facebook and twitter, what you are seeing now that we are getting a little bit of light in t

. >>> continuing coverage now on the ant lynn garcia torres trial. news reports search volunteer testified saying most missing people are found within a 12-mile radius of where they were he have last seen. but torres had six hours unaccounted for. that is enough time to travel to san luis obispo. the trial takes a break today and will resume monday. >>> the so-called bearded bandit has been sentenced to 45 minuon in prison. he robbed 11 banks throughout northern california, including here in the bay area. in all he got away with $34,000. ellis was arrested after someone recognized him buying razors to shave his beard. >>> the suspect's weapon has now been recovered. two passengers got into a fight and one fired a gun at the other. police say both the victim and the gunman were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and thankfully nobody else was hurt. fewer seats would mean more space for ride stories move about bart trains. they voted yesterday to remove 2,500 seats from its cars. it would create more space for people to stand. they

in other news, ant lynn garcia torres murder trial continues today. he is accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamoure. lamar. this week has been an emotional one for the trial. >> all right. any day you number we are tracking the first 100 days. president trump is watching san francisco very closely. so will many people from around the world. we could have a decision possibly on the controversial travel ban. >> the ninth sir court is expected to make a ruling soon. they hope they will rein statement the immigration ban. of course we will bring it to you when it happens. >>> movement in the cabinet. president trump's cabinet nominee has been sworn in. this after a long and bitter fight that proceeded it with the senate confirming senator sessions by a narrow vote of 52-47. >>> 5:38. our microclimate weather alert. highway 101 in san jose. kari tracking strong winds in the area. >> we are seeing the cameras shaking around. we have a wind advisory in effect between now and 4:00. 15 to 30 miles per hour. there will be gusts in the areas shaded