he talked to other members of michelle le's family. >> i want to look out right now. >> reporter: michelle le's brother says despite police investigators reclassifying the disappearance as a homicide case they believe she is still alive and now they want to get involved with searching for michelle le who has been messing for two weeks. he says police told them to hold off for now. >> friends wants to organize a large-scale search party. they advised against it. they didn't say much. but they said there will be a time but now is not the time. >> do you agree with that? >> um, i mean, i am not the police, i don't know how to do their job. for me, we don't care about a successful prosecution. we just want to find her. >>> the family refuses to give up hope on her being alive. >> she is out there. we need double efforts to find her. >> haaziq madyun kron 4 news. >> still with kron 4 news and www.kron.com for continuing coverage of michelle le. >>> we are going take a peak of what is -- peek of what is ahead to come. weekend a morning fog. highs to the 60s and 70s and a warm up in store for nex

the family is coming here to say that they believe michelle le is still missing. not only that they are upset that police have turned this case from a missing person's case to a homicide case. the family said to speak to the media here at any moment. we don't expect to see what we saw here yesterday. which is the le family coming out of hayward police headquarters with a lot of heart ache and sorrow. the police officer department have told the family that they are looking at recovering the body of michelle le and not finding her alive. >> we have considered the examination of the evidence that has been collected during the service of several search warrants in this case. >> reporter: michelle le was last seen walking to the parking garage at kaiser hospital in hayward. the 26-year-old student at samuel merit was pursuing a lifelong goal to becoming a nurse. the next day le's locked honda was found a few blocks away. police say what happened was a random attack. they believe she was targeted but don't know by whom. >> we know this is the worse possible news for fam

michelle le was last seen on may 27th. she stepped out of a nursing class during a break and never returned. since then hundreds of volunteers have turned out over the weekend to try to find clues from their whereabouts. over the weekend they searched industrial parks and neighborhood neighborhoods in the hayward area. hayward police are investigating le's disappearance as a possible homicide. le's family says they have not seen any evidence of that. as they don't they will continue to search for her and hope for the best. they are hoping someone out there with information on their disappearance will be more inclined. more likely to come forward with that information for a private investigator verses the police. they point out this investigator is working completely independently of the police. >>> this morning oakland police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. that happened just before 6:00 last night near international boulevard in east oakland. the victim was shot several times in a drive-bay shooting. at t

and just moments ago, and hermann spoke with the family of michelle le. the hayward police headquarters with the reaction. >> pam, as you can imagine there are many tears among family members, michelle le her father was here. in addition to him, her brother and cousin were also here and a family friend. they met with police for about 90 minutes, you see them,uh uh and we can tell you that they did not have much to say. they are preparing a statement tomorrow. this is them uh pulling out. there was a family friend among them that was driving. as i said, the father, brother and cousin, a prepared statement will come tomorrow from the family. from now we just heard from the family friend and the father. >> she is not found yet, so, until we know otherwise. >> would you like to say anything at all? >> no, we want to have a statement by tomorrow. >> the hayward police headquarters again, the missing persons case has now turned into a murder investigation. the police say they have enough evidence, that evidence regarding her car, evidence concerning things in t

allie is live in hayward with more on today's efforts. >> reporter: well, michelle le's family says since00 volunteers have showed up to help find michelle. this is day three of a weekend- long all-volunteer search effort. right now, volunteers are getting ready to head out today. you can see we can't cross this driveway because there's still some traffic coming. we can't get our cables across, but we went inside just ten minutes ago. we can show you what's going on inside there. there are about 100 people, all volunteers, wearing orange vests, getting briefed, and quickly trained on what to look for and instructions on where they will be going today. again, these volunteers are looking for clues in the disappearance of 26-year-old michelle le. she was last seen may 27 in hayward. she's a nursing student there. hayward police are investigating her disappearance as a possible homicide. le's family says they are not giving hope and are trying to be as proactive as possible. >> we come in, and we stay very, very positive, optimistic. it's great to meet people who are equally as positive, and

some of the rural areas in southern alameda county as well as going back to the parking lot where michelle le's car was last found parked, all areas identified as possibilities from le's cell phone records. the family held a press conference yesterday trying to keep this case in the headlines. the police have classified it as a homicide but her body hasn't been found so the family homicide out hope she could be alive. le hasn't been seen since may 27 at kaiser medical center in hayward where she is enrolled in a class. she left during a break and never returned. now, her car did exit the parking lot and was found parked nearby. investigators say that they have found, quote, compelling evidence that does point to homicide. but they have not said exactly what that is. we have also heard that they have a surveillance tape that shows michelle in the garage. but they won't say exactly what's happening in that video. the family and the class foundation have put up a substantial reward hoping for a positive outcome. >> the reward is 65k and i know that's just money but to us, we will do everything and

reporting live in hayward, dan kerman with kron4 news. >> in the meantime, michelle le father held a news conference to talk about why the family rejects their police department's assumption that michelle is dead. >> to as you call something murder, we feel that you have to heavy body we ask them and they said nobody was found at this time, so we do not believe that is a definite proof. even though michelle, or cases in a different classification by the hayward police department, and even though the hayward police department has given up on finding michelle alive, our family and friends continue to maintain hope and faith in her return. until the hayward police department can offer conclusive and definite proof otherwise, we will continue to believe that she is alive, michelle is still alive. she needs to be rescued. >> this is just so hard. it is so hard,.. >> our team coverage continues on the search for michelle le. that surge has been extended to out alameda county. maureen kelly shows as work crews are looking for the missing student. >> i am in niles canyon, this is one area tha

telling us that unfortunately we have to come to the grim reality that there is a possibility that michelle le is dead. as much as we would like to keep our fingers crossed and hope that michelle will reappear today, we have to prepare for the worst. >> that grim reality is something that does le family is this missing. earlier today, family spoke out at the hayward police department. absolutely deny that michelle le is dead and they're very frustrated. call >> to us, if you call something murder a case, you have to have a body. we ask them and they said nobody was found at this time. so we do not think that is definite proof yet, even though her case is under a different classification now, by the hayward police department, and even though the hayward police department has given up on finding michelle lies our family and friends continue to maintain hope and faith in her return. until the hayward police department and offered kung--can offer it conclusive and definite proof, otherwise we will continue that belief that she is still alive in needs to be rescued. >> it is just so hard. thinking

michelle le went missing may 27 when she told her nursing classmates she was going to get something from her car during class break but never came back. detectives found michelle's car parked and locked on a residential street a block and a half away sparking a massive search by family and friends. hayward police are working with the fbi and alameda county sheriff's office to try to find the body. >> investigators continue to search remote areas of the east bay area in an attempt to recover evidence and ultimately hopefully recover michelle. >> family and friends were distraught by the news yesterday and left the press conference last night in tears. on their website, michellelemissing.com they have criticized hayward police for not releasing more information, say they want to get the fbi involved. they are also saying that they will release a statement themselves later on today. sydnie? >> all right. we will await that. kiet do in hayward, thank you. >>> this morning a grieving bay area mother pleads with parents to be involved with their children. yvonne lopez and her husband were woun

but after michelle le disappeared, her cell phone was used to make two calls one to reno and one to a woman somewhere in arizona, they say. the station says that woman then called le's family herself. here's michelle's brother, michael, who confirms getting a call. >> i did get a phone call from her. i just relayed that to the police. every day gets harder and so my resolve has to be that much stronger. >> now, we don't know anything about -- >> reporter: now, we don't know anything about this arizona woman who supposedly got a call from le's phone, but the san diego report says hayward police did go to arizona to investigate this. but they will not talk to us about this just yet. of course, there is a $65,000 reward out for the return of michelle le. and they are planning another big search this weekend here in the bay area. grace? >> all right, anne makovec in hayward, thank you. >>> today is the last day for dozens of laid-off city workers in san jose as the new fiscal year begins tomorrow, including 70 police officers who will be out of work and a few dozen others who are retiring

but michelle le's family says until they get conclusive evidence, this search isn't over. >> until we're getting any signs that she is not out there, we still will believe that she is out there. >> and in your gut, that's what you believe? >> yes. yes. absolutely. she is a fighter. and we're fighting just as hard for her. >> reporter: michelle le's family and friends gathered in hayward sunday for what they're calling a much more organized effort to distribute flyers with information on the missing nursing student. >> we're looking at, you know, grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, fast food places. >> reporter: le was last seen may 27th leaving kaiser hospital. she was doing a clinical rotation that was part of her

four days after her disappearance, the question remains, what happened to michelle le? for possible answers, hayward investigators have turned to fairfield police to ask about the unsolved murder of a nursing student from last year whose name was phuong le. there are many other similarities. >> theft same last name, that they are both nursing students -- that they have the same last night that they are both nursing students, both mysteriously disappeared. >> reporter: lieutenant kener said they both drove white hondaing. phuong le went missing in april 2010. she disappeared while studying at barnes & noble. her car was found in the

kron 4's dan kerman has more. >>> the search for michelle le, who went missing from kaiser permanente hospital friday night continued wednesday with a focus on technology. authorities say michelle le's cell phone continued operating till mid-day on saturday and pinged from towers in oakland, fremont and union city. now authorities are getting records to zero in on a specific location. >> that's our primary focus. we believe the last place that the last place the phone pings is the place we be to look. the only place we have the ability to look. the only evidence that we have that may take us to where she was, if not where she currently is. >> reporter: police interviewed 20 people, served several search warrants and detained and released a friend of michelle le's. >> we are not in the position, nor of the mind to identify this as a foul play incident. we are holding out hope. we hold the same hope as the family. >> reporter: authorities are reviewing surveillance video where she parked her car. so far the vault of the video varies. >> we can't determine who is in the car, we can't det

new developments in the case of missing nursing student michelle le. ere was a report that le's cell phone was used after she disappeared in hayward last month. but le's family disputes those claims. kg-tv in san diego says le's phone was used to make a call to reno and another to a woman somewhere in arizona. hayward police have not confirmed that report. >>> and president obama is expected to speak today as part of a farewell ceremony for robert gates. here's live look at arlington, virginia. today is the last day for the secretary of defense. gates will be replainsed by current cia -- will be replainsed by current cia director leon panetta. you can see ceremonies ongoing as we speak. ♪ [ music ] >> nice there in virginia. i got news for you, it's pretty nice here in the bay area. if you want a holiday weekend that's h-o-t, we're delivering. >> i'm very excited about that. temperatures are warming up nicely thanks to a high pressure ridge. this trend is going to hold through tuesday. we may see some clouds make their way in by tuesday due to a monsoon

they want you come down and ready for searching for michelle le.t missing michelle le last seen six weeks ago at kaiser hospital in hayward. 25 people have been ques questioned by police and there have been no arrests. this is a homicide investigation. last week they searched southern alameda county and this time it's going to be based on evidence including cellphone, call times and contact numbers. >> from our interviews, our phone forensics, f.b.i. as well as independent contractor as well as our own personnel in house have all come up with ideas what the phone forensics mean. >> the family put out the word for a massive search yesterday at the hayward police department. the polly klass kids foundation will give them brief training. a young girl kidnapped back in 1983, she was found murdered. they have to wear long pants, long sleeves and closed toed shoes. you'll be going into areas that will be rough going as you search for michelle le. for more information on this, go to our website at abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. we have the addres

michelle le went missing may 27 when she told her nursing classmates she was going to get something fromuring class break but never came back. detectives then found michelle's car parked and locked on a residential street a block and a half away sparking a massive search by family and friends. yesterday, police returned to the home of giselle esteban, a person of interest in the case. this is the second time they have been there to question her and search her apartment and we south pole to giselle's neighbor who said giselle told him she had a falling out with michelle. >> because michelle had an affair with her ex, and that was a cause of grief for her. she didn't say grief but that's what i interpret. >> reporter: now, family and friends were distraught by the news yesterday and left the press conference last night in tears. they plan on releasing a statement later on today. hayward police have set up a tip line at the bottom of the screen. 510-293-5015. and the reward for any information now is up to $65,000. >> all right, kiet do live in hayward, thank you. >>> a bay area mom is shar

michelle le vanished two weeks ago and police believe she was murdered. >> forensic examination of michelle's car and the area of the parking structure where it was parked, information gleaned from multiple interviews, including those of interviews and friend and family and persons of interest. le was last seen in the kaiser hospital garage. she was making round in the the hospital and told friends she needed to get something out of her car and she never returned. her car was found half a mile away. investigators believe she was targeted and don't think it was a random attack. michelle le's brother said the family believed she is still alive and asked people not to give up hope. amy hollyfield, abc news. >> and the coroner is working to identify a woman whose remains were discovered in a trash bag. they found the bag near palm avenue yesterday. the coroner conducted an autopsy and said the woman was hispanic and had head trauma. they hope to use dental record and dna to figure out who she was and how she got there. >> east palo alto police said mistaken identity led to the taking of the life

. >> michelle le was last seen in hayward may 27th. searches are going on right now in niles canyon. we want to show you video of sky 7. this is the first of three-day search for le. they have reclassified the case as a murder investigation. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: one of those search teams took off about an hour ago here into niles canyon road. they are looking for something, anything to shed light on the disappearance of michelle le but before that crew or any other crew went anywhere, they got a crash course about finding missing persons. >> 70 volunteers turned out this friday morning to learn the basics of searching and apply those lessons to michelle le. she was last seen on may 27th in hayward. some searchers know her from a hospital and others know another way. >> you feel that bond. >> for some volunteers there was no direct connection to michelle le? >> i wanted so see if she is alive. i think the family should know that. >> they are investigating it as an homicide but family members aren't look at it that way.

:30 p.m.. >> stay with kron4 @ kron4.com for continuing coverage of the missing nursing student michelle lenight at 8:00 p.m.. we will be right back with more news ahead. ÑjÑjÑj >> new d. tells tonight, two men convicted of murdering a journalist chauncey bailey. they found yusuf bey iv the fourth and antoine mackey guilty and the death of daily and two other men in 2007. this is police surveillance footage of bay and the others, he was working on a new story about the bakery's finances as it descended toward bankruptcy. the man that confessed to killing bailey was the prosecutors key witness and testified that her bey ordered her murder. now this video was shot by the victim in this case, she was using her cellphone showing the alleged suspect in the case that police say burglarize the victim's house. she walked in and found the men still in her things. as you can see, his hands are full of items. she said demand came back later and raped her. we visited the neighborhood and our reactions from the residence. >> this cellphone video was taken moments before this man sexually assaulting a 28

. >> michelle le was last seen in hayward may 27th. searches are going on right now in niles canyon. we want to show you video of sky 7. this is the first of three-day search for le. they have reclassified the case as a murder investigation. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: one of those search teams took off about an hour ago here into niles canyon road. they are looking for something, anything to shed light on the disappearance of michelle le but before that crew or any other crew went anywhere, they got a crash course about finding missing persons. >> 70 volunteers turned out this friday morning to learn the basics of searching and apply those lessons to michelle le. she was last seen on may 27th in hayward. some searchers know her from a hospital and others know her another way. >> you feel that bond. >> for some volunteers there was no direct connection to michelle le? >> i wanted so see if she is alive. i think the family should know that. >> they are investigating it as an homicide but family members aren't look at it that

that michelle le's missing person case is now a murder vision. the pain we feel is indescribable. they called michelle, energetic and compassionate. >> police are behind closed doors with investigators and yesterday their actions said a lot. they revisited the home of le's friend gizelle esteban. they already searched her home butthey went back for more evidence. she has told "abc 7 news" she openly hates michelle for stealing her husband but she has nothing to do with the disappearance. they have named her as a suspect but have said they believe le was murdered. >> forensic examination of the car and the parking structure where it was parked, information gleaned from multiple interviews including those of friends, family and of persons of interest. >>> le was last seen two weeks at kaiser hospital where she was working. she said she was going out to the garage to get things out of her car. her car was found half a mile away. they say they don't think it was a random attack, they believe someone that knows her killed her. they plan to search for

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at 8:00 this morning michelle le's family and friends will meet here on cypress street. it's a mile from the hayward police station. michelle's family and friends fanned out promoting the search effort to get maximum turnout. today saturday and sunday volunteers will look for the missing nursing student. the area of searching is not going to be released. the police department and the family held a news conference. >> you know if it was your daughter and your sister, your cousin, you know your friend you wouldn't give up hope until she was found. >> reporter: le was last seen on may 27th at kaiser hospital. she is a nursing student and was at the hospital to take a class. last week police concluded that le is dead. they based that conclusion on evidence that cannot be shared with the public. >> sit frustrate something it is. it's an intense investigation. we have not lowered our intensity and vigor. we will continue with that until we bring michelle home. >> reporter: based on what police said last week when they said bring michelle home it means something very different f

that michelle le's missing person case is now a murder vision. the pain we feel is indescribable. they called michelle, energetic and compassionate. >> police are behind closed doors with investigators and yesterday their actions said a lot. they revisited the home of le's friend gizelle esteban. they already searched her home butthey went back for more evidence. she has told "abc 7 news" she openly hates michelle for stealing her husband but she has nothing to do with the disappearance. they have named her as a suspect but have said they believe le was murdered. >> forensic examination of the car and the parking structure where it was parked, information gleaned from multiple interviews including those of friends, family and of persons of interest. >>> le was last seen two weeks at kaiser hospital where she was working. she said she was going out to the garage to get things out of her car. her car was found half a mile away. they say they don't think it was a random attack, they believe someone that knows her killed her. they plan to search for

his arrest and the family of a missing nursing students announces a new effort in the search for michelle le. kron 4 news was there. a teacher now accused of molesting one of her students, we look at the charges against the woman and what her lawyer says about the allegations. >>> live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. >>> we begin tonight in vancouver, that's where rioting broke out following the canucks loss in the stanley cup finals today. cars set on fires, people through bottles after the loss to the bruins. flames shot 30 feet into the air from burning cars. people chanting obscenities. riot police moved in to try to restore order. if vancouver won tonight it would have been their first stanley cup championship. >>> new details in the rape case out of oakland. we have cell phone video taken by the victim. according to the victim the suspect broke into her house, sexually assaulted her and left with her electronics and now that suspect is in police custody. kron 4's dan kerman has more. >> reporter: police say it's this video recorded by the victim that led to his capture. >> we definitely

person of interest whose home was searched for a second time. >> after breaking the sad news to michelle le's family members, a captain told reporters police will now investigate le's disappearance as homicide. >> we realize this is the worst possible news that michelle's family and friends and everyone who has been looking for her would want to hear. >> they believe she was murdered in the kaiser hospital garage where her car was parked on friday. they say it was not a random answering that the killer targeted her. her honda was found half a mile away. police say there is compelling evidence that leads to a homicide. >> forensic examination of the car in the area of the parking struck where it was parked, information gleaned from multiple interviews including those of friends, family and of persons of interest. >> investigators were searching the apartment of one person of interest. gi sell esteban a former close friend of le. they brought out more evidence and sealed the a-. they first searched the place after le's disappearance. esteban told abc7, she quote, openly hates michelle because o

four days after her disappearance, the question remains, what happened to michelle le? for possible answers, hayward investigators have turned to fairfield police to ask about the unsolved murder of a nursing student from last year whose name was phuong le. there are many other similarities. >> theft same last name, that they are both nursing students -- that they have the same last night that they are both nursing students, both mysteriously disappeared. >> reporter: lieutenant kener said they both drove white hondaing. phuong le went missing in april 2010. she disappeared while studying at barnes & noble. her car was found in the parking lot unlocked with one dose down. weeks later her body was discovered in napa county and her killer was never found. >> it could be just simple coincidence. however, again, looking at the broad spectrum of all the possibilities, we can't solution that. >> reporter: michelle le was last seen about 7 p.m. friday night leaving a nursing class at the kaiser permanente medical center in hayward. she had been parked in the garage but her car

le's i peews. they have interrogated her. she said, she quote, openly hates michelle for stealing her former husband but she says she is innocent of anything associated with the disappearance. michelle le is missing more than two weeks and police say she was murdered. >> the examination of the car in the area of the parking structure where it was parked. information gleaned from multiple interviews including those of friends, family and of persons of interest. >> le was last seen in the kaiser hospital garage. she told her friends she was going to go out to her car to get something. of her car was found half a mile away. investigators say they do think she was targeted. they don't think this was a random attack. michelle le's brother, michael posted on facebook page the family thinks she is alive and asked people to please not give up hope. >> kristen: the alameda city council will talk respond to questions over a man drowning at a beach. aelgsz accusations that the department did not do everything it could have. nick smith is live at alameda city hall with the latest

just last week police called off their search for michelle le saying they have evidence that she is dead. if they have seen that evidence the family is not convinced it means michelle is dead. they passed out fliers with michelle le's picture on it and promoted this weekends search effort. even police are noticing the familiesties in -- families tenacity. >> our inspiration is inspired by the resolve that the le family shows. >> reporter: the 24-year-old nursing student was reported missing may 27th at kaiser hospital in hayward. she was there to take a nursing class. the searchers are not revealing the area that will be searched. they are not revealing the area they are searching on that day pause they think it will impugn the integrity of the search area. people might go there on their own and trample over evidence. the hayward police are not revealing what is on that video tape that they sent to the fbi. we will try to get ahold of the people associated with the search and find out where the search will be today. reporting live in hayward kraig debro. >>> time now 5:05. martinez man w

family of a nursing student, the missing nursing student is launching a massive search to find michelle le. anne makovec is in hayward where those volunteers are gathering in just a couple of hours. anne. >> reporter: they are going over some areas that have already been searched, some rural areas of southern alameda county but today this area will turn into a command post for a massive three-day search. they are hoping for hundreds of volunteers. the search starts at 8 a.m. relying on cell phone records. the family held a press conference yesterday. police have classified it is a homicide but the body hasn't been found so the family is hoping she could be alive. she hasn't been seen since may 27 at kaiser medical center where she is enrolled in a class. she left during a break and never returned. her car was found parked nearby. investigators say they have found some compelling evidence that points to homicide but haven't said what it is. we have also heard that police have a surveillance video that shows michelle in the garage but won't say what's in the video just that they are turning

michelle le was last seen on may 27th.ing class during a break and never returned. since then, hundreds of volunteers have combed through parts of the east bay. an friday they were in niles canyon. on friday and saturday they went through neighborhoods. the family hasn't let us know if that search turned up anything significant. hayward police are investigating michelle le's disappearance as a homicide. michelle says they have seen no evidence of that and they will continue to look for her. they are hoping someone with information out there might be more likely to come forward and provide that information to a private investigator instead of police. if you come forward to a private investigator you may not have to deal with the same legal reprocushions. that is what the family pinning its hopes on. they want to point out the private investigator is doing this investigation completely independently of hayward police and the fbi and in the meantime the family has organized another volunteer search effort for this saturday, j

michelle le has not been seen for three weeks. we join today's surge in hayward. >> the organizer 4 michelle le, the nursing student that disappeared on may 27th to continue on saturday when searchers and volunteers combed the areas near her disappearance. >> the family needs answers, they need to know what happened to their child. >> to conduct research, the family has brought to and trainers to organize the more than 100 volunteers that volunteered to go over several large sites. >> that is how you search, you narrow it down. to >> this became the natural next step for the family to do try to set up a committee to search effort. we wanted to search areas that will be beneficial to their investigation. they have been the ones that said this was a good location this is not. >> the search of the location does under the cloud of the hayward police department conclusion that this is not a homicide investigation. >> the family understands what law enforcement is stating as far as what the evidence is telling them. but until they have

the family of michelle le refuse to be she won't becoming home alive. lindy on the help they are getting from a man with special insight into their pain. linda. >> reporter: they are getting some advice from a familiar name in the bye area, mark glass, who suffered when his daughter polly was kidnapped. together they are going to this neighborhood, this is the neighborhood where they last picked up the car that belonged to michelle le and the family is hoping that by going door to door they could find any clue that could help them lead to michelle le. >> i just found out that ... >> reporter: the family is not giving up. today they passed out more flyers, still hoping michelle le is alive. even if hayward police have announced the missing person case has turned into a homocide investigation. >> we don't have any proof that she has passed on so, to me, she is alive somewhere. seeing her somewhere, i don't know, but she is miserable and i want to find her and every minute i'm spending not doing something to try to find her is minutes wasted. >> reporter:

stay with kron4 and www.kron4.com for our continuing coverage of the missing student, michelle le. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, a giants game dedicated to two san francisco firefighters killed in the line of duty. they duty. the two firefighters died from injuries sustained while they were battling a housefire. also, before the game, mayor lee offered a few special words to the men and women who serve the city as firefighters. >> to the men and women of station 26 and all of them with the san francisco fire department, to show our appreciation -- [ indiscernible ] >> also, tonight, coit tower, look at this, it's illuminated in red in honor of the fallen firefighters. the tower itself is actually built back in the 1930s as a tribute to the san francisco fire department. the red lighting will remain in effect through friday. >>> services will be held later this week. there will be a vigil on thursday night at 7:00 p.m. funeral services will be friday afternoon at 12:30. both events will be held at st. mary's cathedral on golf street in san francisco. kron4 will bring you the friday service

the reward in the michelle le case has grown now to $65,000. contributed $25,000. her employer, turner construction, pledged $20,000, the le family also contributed $20,000 to this reward fund. according to the family's website the reward is for information leading to michelle's safe return. it's not known if the reward will be carried over to find her killer. >>> well, a unanimous vote came late last night. palo alto city officials approved the largest devepment plan in that city's history. ktvu's kraig debro is live to tell us about the 49 connection. kraig. >> reporter: dave, they brought out the big guns. 49 -- former 49er quarterback and hall of famer steve young came out here to palo alto last night to lobby for this project turns out he didn't have to lobby very hard. it could be the easiest part of the whole project and that is when the construction begins on this mass project in just a few weeks. it took four years and 96 meetings and in the end only one out of nine council members didn't vote yes. now this is what the finished project

i'm christie smith live in highward where police say they have blood evidence in the case of michelle le. her family, though, refuses to believe that the missing nursing student is actually dead. they're releasing new billboards, plus information on a possible person of interest. that story coming up. >>> also, heated criticism in alameda after a man drowns even though help is nearby. what the city has decided to do about it. >>> and the new candid cameras cracking down on east bay toll cheats. >>> and a live look at the bay bridge this morning. it is wednesday, june 8th. this is "today in the east bay." >>> good morning, everybody. i'm marla tellez in for scott mcgrew on this wednesday morning. it is 4:31. we first want to get a check of your oeeast bay forecast with christina loren. it was just gorgeous yesterday. >> it was nice and we have more of the same for you today. right now your satellite imagery shows you mostly clear conditions. we are going to see a pretty good round of fog this morning. that's what we're expecting. overall, though, the sunshine will come back out. it's goin

no evidence, no sign of michelle le. police have searched this area several times during the past two weeks hopes to find any clues that would help them find her. >> we cannot give jupin san diego michelle le's family and friends gather at her old high school encouraging each other not to give up hope. >> we have to radiate so much hope that we can bring her back because there's so many memories that come with michelle and we can't let this disappear. >> and bring awareness to this so that we can bring michelle home and please keep her in your prayers. thank you. >> reporter: le's family continues to believe there's a chance michelle is still alive. >> keep hope alive. she's here alive. just don't give up hope because we don't. until we bring her back home. >> honestly, i just don't give myself the time to miss her because if i took the time to miss her, then i'm not going to be working on fliers or with people who are trying to get the word out. >> reporter: now hayward investigators say they will continue to analyze ph

now a new search effort for the missing nursing student michelle le. this was the first day of a three day search inspired by michelle le's family. that they were police believe that she was the victim of homicide. >> the airport arrests of a college football player from the bay area has put him in the headlines across the internet. the reason for his arrest with his story on television across the country. >> his pants were hanging down below his buttocks. >> here at kron4, the story has drawn 700 facebook common. tonight how deshon marmen wardrobe dispute is striking a chord. >> pull up your pants! >> the university of new mexico football player deshon marmen was arrested for wearing his sagging pants on the plane read a statement today. he said i am in paris said the negative attention that has been brought upon my family, my football team, my teammates and most of all myself. this is obviously not representative of myself or the university of new mexico football program. i want to thank everyone for their generous outpouring of support for my family

the clues guiding michelle le's family. >>> a live look in san jose.amilies are already lining up and they have been lining up for hours for free housing help, the faces of the foreclosure crisis. >>> good morning, it's friday, june 17. i'm grace lee.

. >>> and the family of missing hayward student michelle le stepped up their search efforts today. we'll show you how it pulling a community together. >>> and three months later, a look at japan's reactors, and what is being done to stop the spread of radiation. nbc bay area news at 11:00 starts right now. >> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. in less than an hour, johannes mehserle could walk out of the los angeles county jail a free man. he is the former bart officer viced of shooting and killing a man on a bart platform two years ago. it's expected jail officials will release him some time between midnight and very early tomorrow morning. tonight in oakland, hundreds of people protested. nbc bay area's monte francis is in downtown oakland with that story for us. monte? >> reporter: diane, good evening. business owners had feared that there would be violence and looting tonight, so they boarded up their windows, just in case. while the protest here tonight was loud and boisterous, much to everyone's relief, it was peaceful. >> the people united will never be defeated! >> reporter: at

with more about the arrest made with michelle le. first lady michelle obama and the preparations being made. >> and up close few, of the galaxy tablet is available for pre-order through best buy .com and it will hit stores on friday. in a giving you a sneak peak that is coming up on my tax report. tech report >>pam: 2012 already, the likelihood of a republican contenders are fired up! samantha hayes reports. >> from the economy, f foreign policy, they are debating the issue with their sights on the white house. their name out there. >> i will be the president to do what is right not what is politically correct. >> the message around the country large, small, manufacturing is to get the government off my back! as president, i well. >>reporter:romney to play defense on health care because of a law he signed as massachusetts governor of the became a model for national health care. >> and introduced a plan to repeal obamas care and replace it with mcmahon migmy model of massachusetts health care. >> it is not what we do, it is what... >>

meantime michelle le's family are holding a vigil on thursday.he reward for information about her now stands at $65,000. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> no doubt they'd like to see her come home safely. thank you very much. >>> 6:34 right now. prosecutors should announce today whether or not they will charge two teenagers in the shooting death of this little baby. 3-month-old boy in east palo alto. police arrested a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old boy for the death of isaac jesus jimenez. the teens miss took the family for gang members that beat one of them. the 17-year-old suspect is accused of pulling the trigger. he will be in court today and could be charged as an adult. >>> it is a tragedy that captured national attention, a man drowning in the bay while rescue crews looked on. now alameda city leaders are getting an earful. marla tellez is in the newsroom this morning with the latest on all the backlash. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you at home. alameda's mayor is calling for an independent revi

new developments in the case of that missing nursing student michelle le. there is a report that le's cell phone was used after she disappeared in hayward last month. >> but le's family is disputing those claims. kgtv in san diego says le's phone was used to make a phone in reno and another to a woman somewhere in arizona. le's brother confirms a woman did contact him about the reported call. >> i did get a phone call from her and told the police. >> it is not known if the woman who reported the phone call actually new le. san diego report says hayward police went to arizona to talk with the woman but hayward police haven't confirmed that. le's family plans another search for the missing woman this weekend. >>> today marks the last day for dozens of laid-off city workers in san jose. they include about 70 police officers who will be out of work and a few dozen others who are retiring or transferring to other departments all part of a budget plan approved by mayor reed and the city council to reduce the city's $115 million budget deficit. in all, 264 city wor

the family of michelle le are offering a 25--are offering a $20,000 reward for her safe return.ppeared friday and the police say they have no leads in that case. keating 8 d why is that enough, but imagine if you got--the a dui is bad enough, but now we show you a man that got three of them in one week. >> this man was arrested on the 20 it by the police it came after a woman said he was staggering around 930 at night in the parking lot. she said he asked her to give him a ride, she refused. and then he shortly got into a car and was arrested afterwards. that was 4 dui's in a row. he was arrested ran for the same thing 3 dui arrest in three days. how's that possible? marin county has a $2,500 bill and san francisco has the similar amount. 3 different jurisdictions and 3 different days, it took time for the word on to spread. investigators believe that he would do this again and felt he was a danger to the public. be detectives ask for an enhancement on his third charge he has a $50,000 bail. >> piling crime continue to be a problem in oakland, overall crime is down, side remains

working on the case. >> reporter: they already posted this letter of appeal on the help us find michelle le website, asking those who know something about le's disappearance to come forward andneck remain anonymous. le's cousin says they still trust the heyward police department, although hiring a detective she tells me would increase the family's chances of locating the 26-year-old. >> his goal is writing a letter of appeal to question whoever may have michelle or whoever's involved in her disappearance to just come forward, letting the family know without that feeling of all the fear. we know that people out there know something. someone out there knows something and they have seen the fliers, they've seen the news and we're hoping that the p.i. and his letter of appeal will move one person to act and do the right thing. >> reporter: the heyward police department did not have a problem with the family hiring an independent investigator. >> they understand that as a family, you just want to get your loved one home. so as many resources as we can get, hopefully, it's in alignment with the f

. >> we are learning new details in the michelle le investigation. le shown here is the nursing student that when missing the friday before memorial day weekend. after their search, the police ruled the disappearance a homicide investigation. as kron4 teresa estacio reports, the police have obtained new video surveillance in the case. >> kron4 is learning that the new surveillance video provides a different angle than the previous videos examined by the detectives. we're also learning that the detectives plan on seeking the assistance of the fbi crime lab to see if the video can be enhanced, and it could provide new information in the michelle le homicide investigation. the 260 nursing student was last seen leaving a class at the hospital to go to her car in the rise. her car was later discovered several blocks away. that was three weeks ago. she has not been seen since. hayward police say that the evidence collected so far including witness statements, her cellphone records, and the evidence collected from more than five search warrants lead them to