marianne favro joins live with the latest on what happened in court. marianne? >> reporter: oscar ayolla was arraigned today for the murder of reyna figarora. police say the two knew each other, but they are still not knowing how. ayolla, who is 6'8", shuffled into the courtroom in shackles. he looked down most of the time. the judge ordered that he remain in jail without bail until his next court appearance next friday. >> mr. ayolla has been charged with one count of murder. he faces a potential punishment of 25 years to life in prison. today, he was arraigned on those charges. >> reporter: reyna figueroa worked as a schoolyard supervisor at selma oleander elementary school. his wife's minivan was parked on east san antonio street, just a few blocks away from where oscar ayolla lives. now, this case has been ordered sealed and prosecutors ask that they seal the case, because police are still investigating this murder. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you. >>> also in san jose, some elementary school students lea

nbc bay area's marianne favro shows us how it works. >> reporter: have you seen this man? the former san francisco paramedic is wanted for possessing child pornography and is accused of sharing 700 images of child exploitation. he's one of the suspects you will see if you download u.s. homeland security investigation's new app which enlists public's help to catch the most wanted child predators in the nation. >> with the public's eyes, we know that they can help us a great deal locate these suspects and rescue, you know, children that have been abused. >> reporter: the app also shows pictures of suspects like this john doe who has not been identified. investigators want you to look closely at him and the room he's in and are hoping they'll get lots of new leads. >> the way this app helps in rescuing exploiting children is identifying the locations in which the abuse occurred. >> reporter: as a mom, dorine saba is always concerned about her daughter's safety. she applauds the new crime fighting tool and plans to download the app tonight. >> i'll download it and mainly just

. >>> i'm marianne favro in santa clara. san francisco 49er aldon smith says he's taking an indefinite leave from the 49ers. coming up we'll hear from his coach and rehab expert. >>> good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in nbc bay area weather center. incredible first day of fall. live outside at our palo alto cam. fog off to the north. we're going to talk about very gusty winds in the forecast and what it means for all of us coming up in a few minutes. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> the 49sers are dealing with two losses today, losing a game and a teammate. troubled star aldon smith has le

nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us from hayward with the story. >> reporter: alicia gonzalez says two things went horribly wrong. first, the bus picked up her daughter and took her to the wrong school. she had to get off the bus, on to a different bus to go to the right school. then she says after school the bus failed to pick her up and take her home. when alicia gonzalez put her 3-year-old daughter on a durham school services bus wednesday in hayward, she expected the company to take special care of caitlyn who has autism. instead, she says the bus never picked her little girl up from school. >> i was, of course, very concerned. i had her arranged for an emergency contact to pick caitlyn up and take her home. when caitlyn got home, you know, she was safe, but you can tell it had been a really rough day for her. she was definitely traumatized by the situation. >> reporter: now she says her 3-year-old is afraid to get on the bus. durham provides transportation to all of the special needs students in the hayward unified school district. the interim superintendent admits the distric

. >>> i'm marianne favro. -- some say it's leading to discomfort in the locker room.'ll have that story coming up. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. breezy to gusty day across the bay area. right now a red flag fire warning remains in effect. some of the worst fire threat across the north bay. with humidities down 10% to 20%. we'll track all of it for you coming up. >>> a new state law allowing transgender student athletes to play sports according to their gender identity is under attack tonight. a faith-based legal group in san francisco is petitioning to take the issue to california voters. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live in the newsroom. >> janelle, starting in january, california schools will allow transgender students to youth bathroom and locker facilities of their choice and play for the male or female team that they identify with. in july, a central valley teenager went to the fwomgovern office to lobby for the new law in person garnering lots of support in the process. governor brown signed the bill and today in

nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us in san jose. how much money and what did he do with the cash? >> reporter: we are talking $46,000 and the radiologist allegedly used that money to pay his own bills. he is set to be arraigned next week. the radiologist allegedly stole grant money from santa clara valley medical center. >> he is accused of stealing approximately $46,000 in grant money. >> reporter: when we researched dr. do's background we found he is now practicing medicine in fresno which is district attorney's office confirmed. prosecutors say the money that he allegedly stole was supposed to reimburse valley medical for research purposes. he is allegedly using the money to pay off his mortgage. dr. do is earning a hefty paycheck. when he left the hospital in february of this year, his annual salary was more than $293,000. deputy district attorney says that dr. do used the grant money to write checks to himself. >> he opened a separate account where he was the only account holder and it was entitled, dr. trido doing business as

we give with marianne favro, live in san jose, the site of the crash. >> reporter: yes, janelle, this is where aldon smith crashed his truck around 7:00 this morning. you can still see the deep tire marks here on this front lawn. behind that is the tree that he crashed into. and neighbors say when they found him, smith was still inside his truck, but smoke was pouring out of it. san francisco 49ers linebacker aldon smith was booked into santa clara county jail this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. san jose police arrested him after he crashed his truck into this tree in a silver creek neighborhood around 7:00 this morning. kim's husband called 911. when she went outside, she said smith's truck was on her lawn and smoke was$Ñ pouring out of e engine. >> and the driver turn off the engine. >> reporter: she showed us the huge tire mark s in her lawn an officers helped him out of his truck. >> officers responded out and located the vehicle that collided with a tree. they determined mr. aldon smith was the driver of that vehicle. through vary investigation, determined h

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area. >> thanks, marianne. now a follow-up.on tuesday council member benny lee told nbc bay area it was a way to reach out to chinese investors. the outcry from human rights activists was immediate. they interrupted it as a sign the city would overlook human rights abuses for the right price. the plan will be reviewed by the full council on october 7th. >>> mike zuckerberg went to washington and he's talking immigration reform, an issue that's so important to him and the silicon valley tech industry. as you can see in the middle, he was wearing a suit today. he spent part of the day meeting with members of congress on both sides of the aisle. an immigration reform bill has stalled in the republican-controlled house. >>> following up on a story we brought you earlier this week. house republicans he made good on their promise to cut spending on foot stamps, elizabe. the bill passed late today barely 217-210. it would deny benefits for nearly 4 million people next year. opponents expect the cuts to fail in the senate. >>> the navy

reporting live, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a real life lesson of water conservation. a car crashed into the water pipe heine outside of turrell elementary this morning. the school had to go without water for several hours. the pipe was fixed by around 9:30 this morning, but the district brought in bottled water to keep the kids hydrated. frts on hold, facebook has a new policy, concerns that led the social network to hit the pause button. >>> and a revised plan that has dog owners outraged. >>> tons of toxic waste from shredded cars ends up in landfills. why is it happening more than a decade later. >>> are they being cautious, or are they a dysfunctional department? it's been more than a decade and regulators are still trying to figure out how to handle the waste from shredded cars. >> there is more than 700,000 tons of toxic materials. and it could affect your health. >> back in the late '80s, basically, the state's seven biggest shredders were given a pass to treat the metal and scraps left over so they could take the metal to regular land fills. but by 2002, state

nbc bay area's marianne favro is live at the department with a closer look at the planned defections. >> reporter: jess, it all comes down to money and benefits. while many of the san jose graduates are now wearing the san jose badge, some of them are already interviewing at other bay area police departments. 0 men and women celebrated a milestone today. they completed san jose police department's four-month academy. today they received their badges and will begin 16 weeks of intense field training to prepare them for solo patrols on the streets of san jose. the question now is how many of them will end up patrolling the streets of other bay area cities. the president of the police officers association says he knows of several graduates who have already applied for jobs in other cities. >> there are some in backgrounds with other cities. i know that for a fact. >> reporter: jim also says he knows why. >> they're actually going to receive the worst police pension in the state. >> reporter: he predicts by this time next year, fewer than 10 of these 40 new officers will still be with the

we give with marianne favro, live in san jose, the site of the crash. >> reporter: yes, janelle, thise aldon smith crashed his truck around 7:00 this morning. you can still see the deep tire marks here on this front lawn. behind that is the tree that he crashed into. and neighbors say when they found him, smith was still inside his truck, but smoke was pouring out of it. san francisco 49ers linebacker aldon smith was booked into santa clara county jail this morning on suspicion of driving under the influence. san jose police arrested him after he crashed his truck into this tree in a silver creek neighborhood around 7:00 this morning. kim's husband called 911. when she went outside, she said smith's truck was on her lawn and smoke was$Ñ pouring out of

marianne favro. >>> now to a bay area follow up. police say the search is over. they found the man who is accused of killing a 20-year-old san francisco state student and it appears to be a random shooting. tonight the coroner releasing the victim's identity. justin valdez. sophomore player. he was shot and killed after he got a muni light rail train. >> it's truly tragic to see a student lose his life in such a w way. president has reached outto the family and offered condolences on behalf of our entire community. >> the teachers, the staff and his teammates are stunned. and police relieveased surveille video. he was taken into custody last night. we'll have a full report on the story, including reaction from the victim's at san francisco state. >>> new at 5:00 a two-day music festival at shoreline amp theater this weekend is prompting a rare joint warning from police and the county health department. beyond wonderland is built as an artistic and creative event for lovers a dance. but they're calling it a rave and expect the soldout event to attract unlawful dru

marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. detectives are searching for clues and witnesses after a body was found near a south bay elementary school. this afternoon the body was found in ha car near san antonio elementary. the victim is a female. homicide detectives are at the school, on campus, which police say is standard protocol in situations like this. at this point, from what we're told, it's unclear if the death is suspicious. in order to keep students away from the scene, the school alerted parents to pick up their he children at an alternate location. >>> a new policy requires police officers to collect new data on stops. the policy kwent quietly into effect on sunday, and the community is reacting today. nbc's kris sanchez joins us with new details on how the policy is being received. this is a sensitive issue for many people. >> reporter: of course it is. and this is going to mean a bit more work for officers as well, as it requires more documentation. but according to acting san jose police chief, it is going to m

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> mu details. keeping qualified officers on the streets continues to be an issue in san jose. new numbers from the police officers association. this year alone there have been 55 resignations. 25 people have retired. if you average the past few years you're looking at 70 r resignations a year. compare that to 2010 when there were only six. >>> new details now on a horrific early morning accident. san francisco police are ftryin to figure out why a speeding driver plowed into a minivan killing a teenager and injuring six others. a short time ago we learned the a out the teen who died, kevin san. he was just 16 years old. police say the driver of an suv slammed into the minivan kevin was inside at pine and gough. his mom and sister are in critical condition. a delivery van was also hit. the people inside weren't seriously hurt. witnesses, though, say the crash sounded just like an explosion. >> i also had seen a nurse. she was helping someone. i think they were either on their way to work, i mean, th