mckayla lynch might be hiding and might not respond. she has autism. terry? >> reporter: yeah, the field you see behind me searched today by professional searchers. and, tonight, by a group of volunteers with flashlights and everybody looking for nine-year-old mckayla lynch. this is more difficult than finding a needle in a hey stack. they're looking for a 10 square mile area looking for this girl who doesn't even realize her life is in danger. >> when darkness falls and the search teams scale back their efforts, teams of volunteers go out hoping to find mckayla lynch. >> we have somebody that will not respond to normal voice stimuli. she may not be able to even, like, walk across the street if she was in trouble or needed assistance and there was help across the street. >> a surveillance video located today shows the girl passing by a home near where she was staying, traveling away from the water naked. >> due to her medical condition and the medications that she was taking, it was not unusual for her to take off the clothing when she got warm. >> at daybrea

. >>> an around the clock search for mckayla lynch so far she has not turned up. >> as you said, it is a 24 hour effort and at 8:00 this morning it is expected to ramp up even more with another search of vol materials. this morning we are hearing from mckayla's teachers and in the hopes we understand more about her, the better chance we have of finding her. this is home video of nine-year- old mckayla, she is considered nonverbal and her teachers say she will make sounds to communicate. she also uses her hands to communicate and that's a sign telling you she wants to play. she says play by shaking her hands like this, she will say eat bayousing her palm when she is hungry and she will ask for help when she is all done and she will say all don't like that. >> now command is up and in operation and more crews are expected this morning at about 8:00 is the check in. the nine-year-old has been missing since mother's day. they drove to their vacation home and mckayla went missing at 1:30, her god father is pleading with people to keep looking. >> she likes little tight little places and com

which is set up at a church parking lot and there is a great deal of concern for nine-year-old mckayla lynch this little girl is autistic and can't speak. we are told later on the search area will be expanded. some of them were dogs who worked the neighborhood in clear lake and mckayla and her family were staying at a home when she wandered off. there is no evidence to suggest she was abducted. she was playing with her brother and was left alone for a few minutes. she is attracted to water but does not know how to swim. dive teams have been called in and many are worried about mckayla and joining the search. >> she is a baby and i want to help find her in any way i can help. >> reporter: authorities say mckayla is not wearing any clothes because she took them off before she disappeared and she took them off quite frequently according to authorities. she goes to an elementary school and her family was here for vacation. we are told even some of her teachers from san francisco are taking place in the search effort. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> angelina jolie has revealed she h

a wide search for mckayla lynch will begin and now we are hearing from her teachers. we have some never before seen images of mckayla. we have new information and those teachers want people to know how she should be communicated with and how she should be approached and they want everyone to please keep looking. this is home video of mckayla we got overnight and the teachers say there are a couple of things to notice when watching this. she does make sounds and she is autistic and is described as nonverbal but she likes to sing and expresses herself with nonverbal. >> instead of shouting her name sort of say her name in a sing song type. >> she loves horses and may be drawn to searchers on horseback and even though more concern passes, she is a tough little girl and she is active and she needs us to stay strong and keep searching and we need people to keep coming out and go back over places she would be because she might be still moving around. >> the search is ongoing and it is a 24 hour effort, the she was spotted and search effort are supposed to ramp up more at 8:

. >>> mckayla lynch wandered away from her family's vacation home sunday and they say she is not able to speak and does not have her search and medicine. police expect to expand their search with the possibility of more. >> her parents are not speaking publicly and they are devastated. >> the mother of towel foul is standing by his son after the stabbing death of their 8-year- old daughter, leila fowler. their father, barney fowler said he will believe his son is innocent until he sees otherwise. >>> they explained it on the road he is suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters. u.s. marshals have now jointed the hunt. he shot and killed their shaster family home one week ago today. >>> there will be a state hearing as well as a federal investigation other the new state drills. at issue is whether whether caltrans should fix the bolts. at issue the one in palo alto has large cracks and is missing chunks of concrete. much of our infrastructure, they are singling out bridges or prepare -- repairmen. >> it means it is going to need some work of some kind. >> right now there is

. >>> also in the news tonight after three days of searching for 9-year-old mckayla lynch, her parent's nightmare comes true. this morning, crews found the body of the san francisco girl who was autistic in cash creek not far from her family's vacation home in clear lake. she disappeared on th say it appears mckayla, who had the mental capacity of a 1-year-old simply wandered into the creek on her own. >> it's very sad. sometimes this is how it ends up. >> stories like hers are not all that uncommon. according to the national autism association nrecent years, 91 -- in recent year, 91% of autistic children found dead after wandering from home had drowned. >>> a judge has ordered the 12-year-old brother of layla now ler to remain in -- fowler to remain in custody. he has been charged in the stabbing death of his young sister. he is scheduled in court on may 29th. >>> police have arrested the owner of a santa cruz party bus company connected to the death of a 25-year-old woman last year. john reno st. james owns party bus of santa cruz. he is charged involuntary manslaughter after the woma

. >> the school learned mckayla lynch. >> we're sad about the news today. >> do the kids know her? >> our community's very close and the kids -- the kids are all very close. >> sunset has 400 students. >> it says, quote, this may be disturbing for you and your child, it is for should this reason we want you ton of our care and support. >> there will be a crisiresponso has feelings around this news. >> as a parent i couldn't fathom that. i'm a parent of two myself, and it's just something unimaginable. >> i can't -- words can't describe how i would feel as a parent. >> although the details have yet to be worked out, the staff and parents plan to come together to help the family any way they can and to honor the students. >> ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you can go to ktvu.com to find out more. >> view a slideshow of photos taken during the search under our images tab. >>> a 12-year-old boy accused of killing his sister made his first court appearance today. >> attorneys his his parents support their son despite of what he's accused of. 8-year-old leila fowler was established at the famil

. >> police say mckayla lynch is unable to speak or swim and is naked. now to calvary as county where prosecutors filed murder charges against the brother of 8-year-old rail a fowler. the little girl was found stabbed to death. her brother is due to appear in juvenile court tomorrow. also today the sheriff released recordings of a 911 call made the day she was killed. >> my children are at home alone and a man just ran out of my house. my older son was in the bathroom and my daughter started screaming. when she came out there was a man inside my house. >> the 911 caller was identified as the girlfriend of lay la's father. >>> embezzlement charges against 6 members of the public school system. christian live tonight, prosecutors say the school district is still trying to get that money back. >> yeah, they are. prosecutors said that the top educators here in san francisco diverted millions of dollars in grant money to programs where the money was not supposed to go and they say those educators lined their pockets while doing it. >> leveled more than 200 fe

nine-year-old, mckayla lynch disappeared. authorities were concerned she headed for a body of water across the street. but the new video shows mckayla, who is autistic and has the mental capacity of a one-year-old, running naked down the street, away from the water. >> gave us her last known location, so it showed what we believed was happening. >> 100 people a day are searching an area of ten square miles on land, in the air, and in the water. mckayla and her family are from san francisco. >>> layla's brother has been charged with second-degree murder. deputies arrested the 12-year- old boy last saturday. they believe he stabbed and killed eight-year-old, layla last month, then made up a story about an intruder breaking into their home. a school administrator says the brother had been suspended previously for taking a small pocket knife to his middle school. authorities haven't vealed what kind of knife was used in layla's death. >>> it's unclear what led up to a stack on a san jose school bus. a 16-year-old went after a clas

. >>> a vigil is set for tonight in clear lake to remember 9- year-old mckayla lynch of san francisco. she went missing last sunday from her family's vacation home in clear lake. there was an excessive search. on wednesday, divers recovered her body from a creek just steps from the home. investigators say there is no evidence of foul play. family and friends describe mckayla as an endearing child, whose autism did not affect her enthusiasm for life. tonight's vigil is set for 8:00 at the red bud park in clear lake. >>> the annual madness of bay to breakers is set to hit the streets of san francisco tomorrow, starting at 7:00 a.m. registration for the event closed just a few minutes ago at 6:00. organizers say they expect as many as 50,000 people to run, jog, walk or stagger the 7.46- mile-course from the embarcadero to the great highway. the race got its start 101 years ago. one thing that has changed over the years is security. san francisco police chief greg suhr told us this morning about new measures in the wake of the boston marathon attack, including the use of undercover office

mckayla lynch was last seen playing in the yard of her family's vacation home. the focus has been in and around the creek which is behind the family home. we will get a live report after the boy was arrested in connection with his sister's death. 8-year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death and the boy told investigators an intruder stabbed leila fowler and he said he will believe his son is incident until he sees evidence proofing otherwise. >>> he could see evidence on all four and tara moriarty joins us from san francisco with a preview of this morning's meeting. tara? >> reporter: it will include members of all four teams participating and they want to deside. they must look at exactly what went wrong last week when andrew simpson drowned. now the team has reportedly he can call us and they say the 72- foot boat was too light and broke apart in bay waters. >> i think the evidence suggests e boat was not strong enough for the purpose. you can come me row miced and you domino what it is until it has reminded you. >>> the big race is scheduled to start and we w

mckayla lynch was reported missing from her clear lake home around 1:30 in the afternoon. she was last seen in her front yard. police are using a sonar equipped boat to sweep -- lake. >>> family and friends are mourning the death of a college student after the car he was a passenger in crashed near miami. police in florida are still investigating the crash. golatti had just graduated on friday with a degree in business administration. the 25-year-old was about to join golatti construction. >>> the university of miami president released a statement today she said quote the entire university community is heartbroken to hear of the tragic traffic accident which resulted in of a um student who just celebrated his graduation on friday. >>> reports of gunfire led police in the east bay today to an area known for its breathtaking views. an that's where a man was found shot to death. the gunfire rang out early this morning on grizzly peaks. that's in the berkeley hills. it's located near hildon regional park just behind the cal campus. jade hernandez is there live with what she le

mckayla lynch has autism and was unable to speak. she was last seen at her family's vacation home in clear lake, today, search and rescue teams canvased the area looking for clues thoot disappearance. some of the volunteers drove up from her san francisco school to help out. investigators say because of the mental condition, age, and circumstances she's considered at risk. >> she was in an enclosed yard and there was a distraction, a bee in the yard. the younger brother opened the gate and went unside. they came back, the daughter was missing. >> searchers are focused on the lake area, she can't swim. police found clothing in the yard and believe she vanished without any clothes on. >>> a gold country community coming to grips after the weekend arrest of a 12-year-old boy for the murder of his 8-year-old sister, laila fowler. the brother claims an intruder stabbed his sister to death. >> this is a school where the boy was a 7th grader. we're told he return forward classes here for just one day. now he's charge wtd murder of a sister

nine-year-old mckayla lynch disappeared from the backyard of her family's vacation home in clear lake, sunday. hundreds of volunteers and public safety officers spent the last couple of days searching nearby waterways because she is attracted to water. today, the sheriff deputies told us they believe the girl is naked. >> the information we gathered was that she had apparently taken off her clothes. her clothes were found, but we haven't been able to find her. apparently this was a habit of hers that she would disrobe herself. >> family members say mckayla has the mental abilities of a one-year-old. police do not suspect abduction or foul play. >>> the latest budget proposal will spend $3 billion to california schools. it includes $1 billion in one- time funding to help districts implement more academic standards. his proposed budget is $1.2 billion lower than he projected in january. in part, because of moves by the federal government. >> the people who put this budget together in january didn't anticipate the sequester and didn't anticipate the payroll tax of restoration. both of th

the same search crews recovered the body of 9-year-old mckayla lynch.from her family's vacation home sunday. >>> an investigation is underway in the head lands after a hiker walked into a sales rita firehouse and reported that he'd found a body. the national park service says the remains of a man in a wet suit and jacket were found along a trail west of kirby cove wednesday night. the body had been there for a while. so far there's no word on a cause of death or the man's identity. the area is being treated as a potential crime scene. >>> time now 7:49. a southern california wildfire now 25% contained, but high winds may cause some problems. it has now burned 3800 acres neither grapevine. yesterday they had cooler temperatures. that helped the firefighters get control of the flames. it started wednesday, quickly spread because of dry brush and grass. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a nearby high school and a state park were evacuated as a precaution. >>> his name is kai. at least that's what they call him, a homeless hitchhiker and a

the gift that sunset gave mckayla and her family, and so i just want to on my behalf and on behalf of the board to express my sadness to the lynch family and to her father mike and her mom berry and her younger brother ryan and thank the sunset community for just being such an incredible support to that family. both when she was missing and the teachers went up to clear lake on their own and dropped everything, and went up to search for her. and you could tell at the memorial just how much they had pulled together and supported each other and i am tremendously grateful for them and thank the principal for founding that. and so on that, the meeting adjourned. >> if you are interested in our local city government and would like to work with 18 other enthusiastic citizens committed to improving its operations, i to improving its operations, i encoura man: 60-inch screen, high-definition. football season is coming up. you can watch it right here. what do you think? i'll take it. huh! huh! now, that's what i'm talking about. you're right. i don't need it. we have a packed agenda tonight. first we want to thank the southeast community

is her picture, makale a lynch disappeared yesterday afternoon from her family's vacation home in clear lake. helicopters, dozens of people on the ground all searching for mckayla into the night. >> she was last seen at her family vacation home. she has the mental capacity of a one-year-old and cannot swim. >> the clear lake home is surrounded by water. >> we have no clue of her >> there's some indications maybe she was last located from some scent bugs, but nothing to get -- indicate exactly where. >> she is 70 bounds. brown hair. >> they will pick up again tomorrow morning. >> police say they do not want to waste any time because mckayla needs medication. >>> and tonight, a 12-year-old boy is behind bars. he is accused of killing his younger sister inside their calavares home. >> 8-year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death. >> classmates of her older brother say he has been in his fair share of trouble. >> he had a knife in his backpack. >> he was suspended a week before. >> leila's older brother was arrested a day after he went to high school to tell his classmates he was moving to a different school. >>> the family has canceled tomorrow's scheduled news co

the gift that sunset gave mckayla and her family, and so i just want to on my behalf and on behalf of the board to express my sadness to the lynch family and to her father mike and her mom berry and her younger brother ryan and thank the sunset community for just being such an incredible support to that family. both when she was missing and the teachers went up to clear lake on their own and dropped everything, and went up to search for her. and you could tell at the memorial just how much they had pulled together and supported each other and i am tremendously grateful for them and thank the principal for founding that. and so on that, the meeting adjourned.xx÷x