>> reporter: mikaela couldn't swim but she loved the water. this morning, her body was found floating in this creek. devastating news for her family and this community. the clearlake police chief choked up as he made the announcement this morning. searchers spotted the body of nine-year-old mikaela lynch in the water, just a few doors down from her family's vacation home. >> mikaela's body was discovered not far away from the house where she disappeared from. and it had surfaced under a pontoon boat. >> reporter: mikaela, who was autistic and unable to speak, wandered away from the home on sunday afternoon. the girl was from san francisco. a massive search was launched in this area, with officers in boats and volunteers on land, all hoping to find mikaela alive. >> i was real thankful they found her, for the family. tragic. >> reporter: police say mikaela was left alone for just a couple minutes in a fenced-in area of the yard when she walked off. her death has hit this community hard. >> it was a shock for all of us. everybody chipped in. eve

mikaela lynch wandered away. neighbors say they were hoping that the search would not end this way. >> it was a shock for all of us. everybody chipped in. my wife and i went up and down the street too. all over this whole area. it was really sad. >> reporter: tonight mikaela's teachers at san francisco sunset elementary school texted me that mikaela touched them deeply. they say they've learned to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. we love her and will always remember our bug. >> when she laughs -- >> reporter: they describe her as an endearing child. her autism didn't curb her enthusiasm for life. she loved horses and played soccer in the special olympics. >> we want everyone to know our mikaela has a magnetics personality. she makes everyone fall in love with her. >> reporter: we were shown these handwritten messages of hope that were created by children here at clear lake who helped search for mikaela. church leaders say they're planning to hold a prayer vigil to help this community heal. live at clear lake,

mikaela lynch wandered away. neighbors say they were hoping that the search would not end this way. >> it was a shock for all of us. everybody chipped in. my wife and i went up and down the street too. all over this whole area. it was really sad. >> reporter: tonight mikaela's teachers at san francisco sunset elementary school texted me that mikaela touched them deeply. they say they've learned to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. we love her and will always remember our bug. >> when she laughs -- >> reporter: they describe her as an endearing child. her autism didn't curb her enthusiasm for life. she loved horses and played soccer in the special olympics. >> we want everyone to know our mikaela has a magnetics personality. she makes everyone fall in love with her. >> reporter: we were shown these handwritten messages of hope that were created by children here at clear lake who helped search for mikaela. church leaders say they're planning to hold a prayer vigil to help this community heal. live at clear lake,

. >>> new information about mikaela lynch, the missing nine- year-old who disappeared from clear lake county. her teachers are telling us more about her so we can continue our search to find her. >> reporter: the nine-year-old is autistic and nonverbal so overnight her teachers sat down with ktvu channel 2 morning news to give us insight in how searchers should approacher. they say singing her name would be more affective than shouting it and that will help researchers find her. >> also new this morning and bringing her, that is a sign she wants to let people play. they also demonstrate the way she communicates. >> she says play bayousing her hands like this and -- by using her hands like this and ask for help by doing this and she is very clear when she is all done eating. >> we also have mikaela lynch smiling and she participate in track and field and loves soccer and a lot of different things and they say she is strong which they say should help her make it through this ordeal. >> she loves riding horses and people may be drawn to that where she is happiest. >> so this search is en

i just got finished talking with some of mikaela's family members. they remain optimistic that this little girl can be found alive. today, here in clearlake, the search certainly intense fined to find this -- intensified to find this 9-year-old girl. a chopper was launched to search from the air. while sheriff's deputies used boats to check the docks along clearlake, meantime, there were dozens of searchers who went door to door, all of them looking for any sign of 9-year- old mikaela lynch, missing since sunday. her godfather tells me the family is trying to remain positive. >> obviously, this is a very difficult time for the family, for the parents, especially. we're ecertainly grateful for volunteers and law enforcement and the people who have come out, the community. the family remains hopeful at this time. >> reporter: mikaela is autistic, unable to speak. she atends this san francisco elementary school. they were staying at the vacation home in clearlake when the girl wandered off on sunday afternoon. authorities say she was playing on the tram

authorities believe the video eliminates the possibility mikaela lynch went in the water. neighbors are asked to double check their surroundings. >> i looked under high deck and that is the only play and of course my woodpile in the back. >> pretend she is playing hide and go seek and look at every possible spot she could be in. >> police say mikaela lynch cannot speak and has the mental capacity of a one-year-old. she lives in san francisco and tended sunset elementary school. >> new detail on the growing controversy involving the i.r.s. and conservative groups. todaystory general hold -- today, attorney general holder will face tough questions on capitol hill. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has more. >> attorney general holder will face a house of representatives judiciary committee and will be grilled about the i.r.s. targeting conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. the f.b.i. has been called in to investigate the i.r.s. and federal agents will internet internal revenue service employees this california, cincinnati, and washington, dc. the big question, did they

a few minutes ago, mikaela agodfather talked to me and -- mikaela agodfather talked to me and is -- mikaela'smistic. >> we're ecertainly grateful for volunteers and law enforcement and the people who have come out, the community, the family remains hopeful at this time. >> reporter: the clearlake police chief told me this morning there still is no evidence that mikaela was abducted. they don't believe there was foul play involved. they believe she simply wandered off. she oftentimes likes to curl up and rest in a comfortable space. searchers are hoping to find her in a spot and find her safe. part of the focus will be pets if the -- boats in the water. part of the reason, mikaela was very drawn to the water although she doesn't know how to swim. we're live this morning in clearlake, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, alex. >>> we're getting reports of a near drowning of a baby in fairfield. the daily republic is reporting, firefighters were called to a possible drowning on del ray court last night about 5:30. an 8-month-old girl reportedly was taken to north bay healt

mikaela has autism and doesn't speak so the rescuers really have to find mikaela without her help.s are asked to check properties, cars and crawl spaces to see if she might be there. that's the story from here. corting, christie smith. >>> a 12-year-old boy will be in court to face a second degree murder charge in the death of his 8-year-old sister. leila fowler was stabbed several times in her family's home in calaveras county. the 12-year-old initially blamed an intruder. >>> $2.8 million to a former student who claim she is was molested by a teacher in the 1990s.÷ú christen crutch yst ten crutch . it our hope that this settle will will help her don't heal. >>> a live look at the weather giving awe lie look outside. that's oakland. clouds throughout. dark and cooler as well. christina loren is here to talk about that. >> a tough start to the day. it looks like they are getting a lot of headway on that. we'll continue to update you on that. the winds are going to be more of a factor later on today. 6:47. we want to start with a live picture here. mike's got a lot to cover. i want

mikaela is nine years old and has autism. family members told police the little girl has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old and cannot speak. she disappeared sunday afternoon while playing in the family's highland harbor vacation area. she had been playing with her brother in the yard and may have wondered off. volunteers and police have searched. they posted fliers all around. they have specifically looked along cash creek. police say she doesn't know how to swim well. the house they were staying in does back up to cash creek. officials have requested that the release of the water from the dam be stopped to try and reduce water flow. divers so far have not found anything. neighboring police jurisdictions from several counties today also helping to try and find her. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> let's hope she is okay. thank you very much. in the meantime, in calaversa county, the father of a young girl stabbed to death in the home, no longer going to speak to the media as planned.

authorities say the search for mikaela renee lynch will move in a different direction because of new surveillance video. clear lake police say the video from a neighbor's camera shows milk mechanic running up the street after she was last seen at her family's vacation home. authorities state video reduces the possibility she went across the street and into the water. neighbors are asked to check their immediate surroundings for any sign of mikaela renee lynch. >> the 12-year-old boy charged in the stabbing death of his younger sister will appear in juvenile court today. the brother of eight-year-old leila fowler was charged with second-degree murder with a special allegation for the use of a dangerous weapon. we are not show his face because he is a minor. defense attorneys want him released from custody becaused on his cooperation. >> we will ask for that. and urge that. at this same, we don't know if that is a possible but we hope it is. >> officials released the step mother's 9-1-1 call. she called police after the 12-year-old called her to report an intruder in the house. she did

more of a mikaela. >> these are new pictures of mikaela. her teachers describe her as a little girl who has a lot in common with other kids, she loves graham crackers, horses and spongebob. she may be drawn to someone on a horse. >> we want everybody to know that mikaela is very strong. she's active and she has a lot of endurance. she needs to stay strong and to keep searching and -- we really need people to keep coming out and looking and go back over places that you've already been. she's quite possibly still moving around. >> again, the search effort is ongoing. she was in san francisco. she was at her family's home in clearlake. she was reported missing at 1:30. was spotted on surveillance camera. we talked with calfire, left messages with clearlake police, hoping to talk to them next hour. we'll update you. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san jose, a brush fire damaged six cars. now, fire crews rushed to a fire in the santana row parking lot. this was yesterday morning. a worker from the san jose water company was about to u

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covering the 10 square miles where mikaela lynch was last seen. it's now been days. that's challenging enough. but add to that the fact that she may not be her own rescue. from sunday to now wednesday, search teams have looked for mikaela lynch. the clearlake police chief said the 9-year-old doesn't often respond to voices and doesn't speak. she needs a specific approach if located. >> to actually put your hand out in a sub missive manner and that is one of her ways she will come to the search and rescuers and use calming, soothing voices. nothing real aggressive because she was not respond to her name being called. >> lynch is autistic. the only confirmed sighting a surveillance tape that shows her passing by homes near the vacation home where she was staying. >> there's waters on both sides of it and there's water surrounding that area, so away from the home but not away from the water. >> does that tell you anything? >> just her last known location and her direction of travel with a time. >> she likes water so boats again part of the search. at

when he came back, mikaela was gone. mikaela cannot speak. although she is 9 years old, sh only has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old. the family's vacation home backs up to cash creek, which could be a risk because mikaela cannot swim. >>> in the south bay crews are investigating an overnight fire at a day spa in san jose. san jose fire tweeted out these pictures of the fire early this morning. flames broke out of the building near highway 85 around 2:00 a.m. the fire is now out. there are no reports of any injuries. the cause is still under investigation. >>> also in san jose, four people are recovering with minor injuries after an accident involving a pickup truck. a vta bus and a luna park home. it happened at 11th and empire streets about 6:00 last night. a vta spokesperson said the pickup ran a red light and hit the bus which ran into the home. the house has minor damage. >>> this just into our newsroom. the ntsb recommending states lower blood alcohol that constitute drunk driving. the goal here, getting tougher on drunk drivers to

authorities say mikaela renee lynch doesn't speak and has the mental development of a one-year-old. police found her clothes in the yard. she enjoys going into the water but cannot swim. >> more developing news. the parents of murdered 8-year-old leila fowler called off plans to make a statement. now that their 12-year-old son has been accused of killing her. calaveras county sheriff deputy arrested the boy on saturday and he is a juvenile. he told the police he saw an intruder before finding his dying sister. he is now held at a juvenile facility. >> the former math teamer for a school district arrested on suspicion of arresting a student will be in court for arraignment. officers arrested the 50-year-old robert william lincoln after an ongoing relationship with a student he met. it started in 2011 when she was just 15. he stopped working as a full-time teacher that year but may have worked as a sub. he is currently free on bail. >> today, funeral services take place for two of the women killed in a limousine fire on the san mateo bridge, and a resolutionry took place in fresno for

mikaela is 9 years old and has autism. she was at a vacation home playing with her brother when she apparently wandered away. investigators say because of the medication she was on, it was not unusual for her to take her clothes off. she was naked. as far as the searchers are, it's a very difficult job because she may not respond to voices or even walk across the street if she needed help because of her condition. but even if the help is right there. so residents are being asked to check their own properties, cars, crawl spaces to see if perhaps she's there. a lot of people wanting her to come home safely. we'll check back with you in another half hour with that story. >> thank you very much. >>> several current and former employees of the san francisco unified school district facing embezzlement and fraud charges. they're expected to turn themselves in this morning. districts attorney george gaston said employees misused an estimated $15 million in money. gascon said that money that is supposed to provide students with nu

crews are hooking for the nine-year-old mikaela lynch who went missing on sunday on mother's day. miss say surveillance video shows mikaela lynch running up the street after she was last seen at a family vacation home. authorities say the video eliminates the possibility she went across the street and into the water. neighbors are asked to check their surrounding for any sign of mikaela lynch. >> several people are under arrest this morning after san francisco police swept out dozens of squatters occupying an empty building in the ocean view neighborhood. you will see this video only on abc7 news. our reporter joining us with the exclusive on this. >> the squatters have been living on the property for months preventing the owners from demolishing it to make way for a new multi-use building. a large contingent of police descended in the early morning operation. >> swat team members and officers assembled at 7:00 this morning at 200 broad street. a police sergeant using a bullhorn ordered the occupiers to leave or they would be arrested. they appeared at the door where officers esco

the search shifted after new evidence surfaced in mikaela renee lynch disappearance. video shows her running up the street after she was seen at the home on sunday and her family asked us not to show the video because she is not wearing clothes. authorities believe this eliminates the possibility that mikaela renee lynch went in the water. neighbors are asked to double check their surroundings. >> i checked my woodpile in the back. >> pretend she is playing hide-'n-seek and look every possible spot she could be in. >> mikaela renee lynch cannot speak and has the mental capacity of a one-year-old and lives in san francisco and attends sunset health try school. >> the 12-year-old boy charged in the stabbing death his younger sister will make his first appearance in court today. the brother of 8-year-old leila fowler was charged with second-degree murder with a special allegation for the use of a dangerous weapon. we are not showing his face because he is a minor. defense attorneys want him released from custody based on his cooperation with investigators. officials rele

mikaela who has autism went to school at sunset elementary. school administrators will be there sharing the news of mikaela's death with those students some time today. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar is scheduled to be in court in the south bay. he has yet to enter a plea. the case has been delayed several times. most recently because of technical problems with photo disks and interview videos which prosecutors gave to the defense team. sierra lamar disappeared in march of last year in morgan hill. garcia torres was arrested two months later. >>> a bay area youth pastor now stands accused of trying to pay for sex with a 14-year-old girl. 45-year-old samuel yun was arrested during a prostitution sting down in florida. investigators say he responded to an ad posted by an undercover detective offering women for sex. yun was down in orlando attending a youth conference with a youth group. right now, he is out on bail this morning but is still facing several charges. we contacted his church group and they say they have n

she also did say that she believed, in her words, mikaela ran free. we're live in afternoon in clearlake, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up at 6, the discovery at mikaela's body has hit hard at her school in san francisco. the outpouring of emotion and some of the signs being put up there. >>> she was trying to save the children. we learned today what the aunt of two little girls hit by a car did in the moments before that deadly crash. since we first brought you this story, there have been no arrests. ktvu's robert handa spoke with a family member who explained how it all happened. >> reporter: parents volunteered as crossing guards today, after a woman and her two nieces were hit by a driver of a silver suv near the campus yesterday afternoon. five-year killed. family members say they talked briefly with the aunt, who says she pushed the children to safety when she saw the suv approaching. >> i held the baby in the front, and i walked. when my sister see the car, she pushed on my little -- on the two girls. pushed. but the car take the

mikaela was autistic unable to speak with the mental capacity of a 1-year-old.he was found this morning in cache creek, which ran near her home. officials don't suspect foul play. >> it's heartfelt and it's difficult for me to even stand here and speak. >> we just hug -- we're just had goning a lot and we listened. >> reporter: the chaplain got to know them and the friends through the search. he says the san francisco family used this weekend home as an escape and called their efforts to find the little girl extraordinary. >> these people didn't come up here to set and watch and let somebody else do anything. they came up here to do business. >> reporter: for days now, hundreds of people have been looking for the girl, 100 were officials but 100 more volunteers, people who just wanted to help. >> just absolutely awesome that the community cares enough to donate everything they have donated. >> reporter: walter hill opened up his lds church monday morning as a command post and people from all over northern california filled it like rich shelton's team from marin

mikaela could not swim. >> she is in the hand of god. i have no question about that. >> the church turned command center is in the pair's the family is now making funeral plans and as for privacy to have time to grieve. in clear lake just and waldman --justine waldman kron 4 news. >> police are investigating san jose 16th homicide of the year this morning. just after 1:00 a.m. police received reports of an injured man lying in a parking lot in the form of block of blossom hill road. officers arrived at the scene they said the man appeared to have been assaulted. the san of the police department's homicide unit responded to take over the investigation no suspect and identified. >> erica was telling us there's a chance for a few sprinkles. and a chance to get warm as we head into wthe weekend. will look at the forecast we return. [ female announcer ] the one for all. mcdonald's dollar menu, home of the meaty, melty mcdouble you love... ♪ ...and other amazing tastes, for just a dollar each. ♪ like the bold hot n spicy mcchicken, and the new

one of her teachers said mikaela lynch touched the school deeply.ough her they enjoyed the simple pleasures of life. we will always remember our bug. >>> two young boys are recovering and two teens are the ones who shot them. the victims are between 10 and 13 years old. it happened at 7:00 last night. the two teens started shooting at the group of boys. one was shot in the shoulder and the other in the foot. two others have been arrested and police say they all know each other but they don't know a motive. >>> defense is attorneys are questioning the thoughts of the 12-year-old boy. no camera and evidence was offered. the judge said he could be behind bars 11 years and they are questioning whether the boy is old enough to aid his own defense. the boy could be back in two weeks. >> the navy canceled 60 performances because of federal budget cuts and now there is a campaign to raise the $50,000 to -- 650,000 dollars to fly over and at last check they have raised 55,000 so far. >>> the agency targeted conservative groups applying for exempt tax status.

take look look at mikaela lynch's picture. she was not wearing clothes at the time she went missing. plus her age, 9 years old. she was last seen playing in her yard playing with her brother. here is what the police chief had to say. >> there is indications of maybe where she was last located from scent dogs but nothing to indicate where. >> we know the search teams will be looking till 9:00 p.m. tonight by air, land and water. the boughty of water they have been searching is the cash -- body of water they have been searching is the cash creek area. she can't swim and can't respond to her name when they call her. there are unique circumstances and a lot of concern from searchers and the family. the search will go on till 9:00 p.m. if they find nothing it will resume tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. and we will bring you an update on ktvu channel 2 news at 10:00 p.m. tonight. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the federal highway administration is joining the investigation into broken bolts on the bay bridge. they plan to exa

christie smith like in san francisco where mikaela lynch goes to school. good morning, kristy. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. mikaela lynch goes to school here in san francisco but she was at her family's vacation home near clear lake when she suddenly disappeared. a little later this morning, the search for her expected to resume and, in fact, widen. 9-year-old mikaela is autistic, doesn't speak. her dad reported her missing from the home on sunday afternoon around 1:30. clear lake police say she had been playing on a trampoline in the yard. her brother ran around to get away from a bee, ran around inside and came back, she is gone. there are fliers up around the area for her. police and volunteers searched all day yesterday. the area is near a number of waterways. there were boats and dive teams out there looking for her. they say she doesn't know how to swim very well. she wouldn't know how to return home on her own. they have looked in cars and backyards to make sure she isn't hiding there. she doesn't have her medication with her and suffers

mikaela went missing yesterday. autism and is unable to speak. she was last seen playing inlake.about 30 miles north of calistoga. we'll show you the specific location where the search is focused. the family home is right on this waterway that connects to the lake. 15-197 harbor lane. some makaela's clothes were found in the yard.but so far no sign of the little girl. county and will have an news at 8:00. the 49ers' a super bowl committee said today that they had raised millions of dollars for the super bowl. 25 percent of the money raised will be donated to those living in party living in the bay area. return >> in the wake of a catamaran tragedy, during a practice holding a meeting tomorrow. -- if any -- should be made to the race. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. the swedish -based 'artemis' racing yacht. capsized on the bay thursday. one sailor was killed. this is the victim - andrew simpson. he is a 2 time olympic medalist from great brittain. no specifics about tomorrows meeting have been released. except that a

mikaela lynch suffered from severe autism. police say the autopsy is expected to confirm this was no foul play in her death. >> a search is underway for a missing petaluma man considered at risk. police say john worth has a brain injury from a motorcycle accident and gets confused. he cannot perform every day funds without help. 49-year-old was seen yesterday after leaving the house on a red bicycle. he has a cell phone but accident know how to use it. police tracked the phone to vallejo. >> a woman found dead at a holiday inn express was involved in an intense struggle before she died. a cleaning crew found her body at the hotel yesterday afternoon. police say she did not find a weapon and they are not sure if she died at the hotel. an autopsy will be held to determine what happened. >> investigators are hoping a new piece of evidence will lead them to the man accused of killing his own family near reading. thing do was found by hikers last wednesday the day after his wife and two young daughters were found shot to death in s

mikaela has the mind of a o- year-old... and has been knn to . >>> we have somebody who will not respond to normal voice stimuli. she may not be able to walk across the street if she was in trouble or needed assistance. >> has been known to hide until the past. 200 people helped look for her today. another search is planned for tomorrow morning. >>> angelina jolie did what she set out to do, start a national conversation about cancer and the risk tonight we have a better idea what she went through. sharon chen is here to show us. >> we learned exactly what kind of surgery jolie had and how doctors got the best possible results. >> jolie secretly underwent a secret in february that allowings the nipple to be safed. it was separated from the underlying tissue. two weeks later she had a double mastectomy that removed all of her breast tissue. doctors put in temporary fillers, gradually expanded it with fluid then eventually performed reconstruction with implants. >> it actually makes it difficult for someone to tell a mastectom

mikaela lynch who has autism wandered away from the family's vacation home on mother's day. lynch does not speak and she has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old. if searchers are going to find her, they will likely do it without much help from lynch. >> we have somebody who will not respond to normal voice stimuli. she may not be able to even like walk across the street if she was in trouble and needed assistance and there was help across the street. >> the surveillance video shows the girl passing by a neighborhood home, traveling away from the nearby cash creek. investigators see that as good news. the national association for autism says children with autism are drawn to water. 90% of runaways under the age of 14 become drowning victims. let's hope she's okay. >>> more than $2.8 million that's what the school district will pay a former station over allegations of sexual abuse. christen kinane sued saying she was hole leftmolested in the la. as part of the settlement, they said she has agreed to

mikaela was autistic unable to speak with the mental capacity of a 1-year-old. she was found this morning in cache creek, which ran near her home. officials don't suspect foul play. >> it's heartfelt and it's difficult for me to even stand here and speak. >> we hugged a lot and listen. >> reporter: the chaplain got to know them and the friends through the search. he says the san francisco family used this weekend home as an escape and called their efforts to find the little girl extraordinary. >> these people didn't come up here to set and watch and let somebody else do anything. they came up here to do business. >> reporter: for days now, hundreds of people have been looking for the girl, 100 were officials but 100 more volunteers, people who just wanted to help. >> just absolutely awesome that the community cares enough to donate everything they have donated. >> reporter: walter hill opened up his lds church monday morning as a command post and people from all over northern california filled it like rich shelton's team from marin county search-and-rescue. >> i

clearlake police said it appears mikaela, who had the mental capacity of a 1-year- old, wandered into the creek on her own. >> it's very sad and sometimes this is how it ends up. it's a very tragic day. >> sadly, stories like hers are not uncommon. according to the national autism association, in recent years 91% of autistic children found dead after wandering from home had drowned. >>> it is 4:38 now. the owner of a santa cruz party bus company is now under arrest in connection with a death of a passenger. john reno st. james owns party bus of santa cruz. he is charged with vehicular and involuntary manslaughter after a 25-year-old natasha nolan fell out of one of his buses last july while on highway 17 near los gatos. santa clara county grand jury accuses the owner now of gross negligence. >>> other bay area stories we're following on this thursday, organizers of the bay to breakers road race set to hold a news conference this afternoon to discuss increased security efforts. changes were made in the wake of the boston marathon bombings. the race in san francisco is set to go sunday

mikaela, who has autism, went to school at sunset elementary. the parents received a letter about her death from the school when they picked up their kids yesterday afternoon. >> they explained that unfortunately bad things happen to good people. >> school administrators will share the news of mikaela's death with their students sometime today. >>> we continue to follow developing news out of texas where at least six people are dead, month are than 100 injured after multiple tornadoes toured through parts of north texas late last night. we have some amateur video shot of what looks like to be the tornado actually touching down. some of the video also shows strong winds, trees blowing back and forth. debris tumbling across the ground. also, reports of grapefruit size hail. "today in the bay's" kendra lynn is in granbury, texas, with new details on the deadly tornadoes >>> you can see some of the debris from the tornado here. just take a look at this fence line. you can see metal and insulation, debris and damage just scatters the fence here. in t

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we have new home videos and family photos of a missing girl, mikaela lynch missing from clear lake.re looking for 9-year-old mikaela lynch and the special educatioteachers are describing her as a magnetic personality and people just fall in love with her. >>> a fire at the lockheed martin campus in sunny veil broke out and it is now out. smoke was reported in one of the office buildings and they said it was to the an electrical damage and no injuries are reported so far. >>> they have some tough questions today for attorney eric holder from the house committee. they want him to answer questions about the secret review of the associated press phone records and also the internal revenue service is targeting groups for extra scrutiny. >>> we have new information on the spy scandal in russia. he was summoned by the russian foreign ministry over claims they caught a spy posing as a diplomat. they have ryan fog gallon -- fog gallon. they say he was caught in a blond wig as a spy. they entered moscow today and they left without saying a word to journalists. >> the information for tamerlan

one wondered people scour the area looking for mikaela lynch yesterday's.he was last in the backyard of a family's vacation home in clear lake. new surveillance photographs show mikaela without clothes and shoes running north on harbor drive. >> it is emotional when you have your own children. i cannot imagine what the parents are going through. >> mikeala is 4 ft. tall and weighs 7 deep down as brown hair and blue eyes. she is autistic and unable to speak. >> the 12 year-old brother who is accused of stabbing his little sister to death in calaveras county has been charged with her death. here's what we know this morning. leila fowler's older brother has been charged with second-degree murder. the overall will be in court this morning he will face a judge for the first time. the 911 call was released tuesday and on the caller said she was the girl's mother. she then goes into detail about a mystery intruder in the house. there was no mention of leila been stabbed or injured in any way. the call was not made from the family's home. >> it was a tough break fo

. >>> a really tough story, they knew and loved nine-year-old autistic mikaela lynch. >> we never wantedtell this news. >> teachers and classmates are devastated after the missing girl's body was found in a creek. the art launching messages. >> a deer's wild ride. we will tell you more about this coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice. this is a stunning work of technology. the 2013 lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. . >> you. >> good morning, here is a quick look at some of the top stories we are following. in san mateo, a cargoes up in flames right near a trash fire and this is the third similar fire in the city this week and they are trying to see if these are connected. you can see that car was destroyed. >>> earlier a man was pronounced dead at a shopping center in south san jose. it looks like he was beaten with a machete and the machete was found at the scene. they are trying to get out of a disclips and in wash he is expected to talk about that and they are expecting to take questions about the attacks in libya an

>> reporter: gear and headed back home like many other autisict children, mikaela was attracted to the water. her family weekend in clearlake to let her be near something she loved , this according to the police chaplin who has been comforting the family. mikale he says, could not swim. >> she is with god now >> reporter:the church turned commandher family is now making funeral plans and has asked for privacy as they grieve. in clearlake justine waldman kron 4 news. >> pam: search teams had spent the past few days scouring the southern edge of clear lake looking for mikaela lynch. kron 4's charles clifford has a closer look at the neighborhood where the girl disappeared. >> reporter: if these two men and take a closer look at the southern edge mchale a disappeared from her family's vacation home around harbor lane with water on both sides disappearing about 130 sunday afternoon. neighbors had captured the current running. search and rescue teams have been scouring the entire environment the last couple of days searching for her. just before noon on wednesday mchale was body was found i

searchers found nine-year-old mikaela lynch's body in a creek near the family vacation home in clear lake and mikaela lynch was from san francisco and suffered from severe it tim. >> america's cup teams will resume practicing in san francisco bay for the first time since the death of a british sailor in a training run last week. officials say the race will go on as scheduled july 4. >> number five, the warriors need a win over the spurs at oracle arena to stay alive and force a deciding gale seven with san antonio and the warriors trail 3-2 in the best of seven semis with tip-off at 7:30 on espn. >> a final check on the appropriations accweather forecast. >> dry air by game time. we have a connection between livermore and toward pleasanton with a better radar return and we have had the better report of lighted rain in the east bay valley for the better part of the morning, and that is slowly sinking down to the south but more is on the way behind it so we will keep this gray sky with the sprinkles at least through about noon and a stray shower is possible and then mostly cloudy this

divers found the mikaela lynch's body on wednesday in a creek that render her own. she went missing on sunday. she had been playing on a trampoline with her brother briefly alone when he went into the house. police have said that she was unable to speak and had the mental capacity of a one-year-old. her disappearance sparked a massive search effort that included hundreds of volunteers. >> we will be right back. >> we will be right back. female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> we are watching wall street this morning. futures trading lower, investors noticed the stock market to all-time highs yesterday.

mikaela lynch suffered from severe autism. the autopsy is expected to confirm there was no foul play in her death. >> happening now, a search is underway for a missing pet human man -- petaluma man at risk after a brain injury from a motorcycle accident and is confused. he cannot perform functions without help. he was last seen yesterday after leashing the house on a red bicycle he has a cell phone but he doesn't know how to use it. police tracked the phone to vallejo and they do not know how he got there or if he is still there. >> woman found dead at a holiday inn express was involved in an intense struggle before she died. a cleaning crew found her body in a room at the hotel on monterey highway yesterday afternoon and police say they did not find a weapon and are not sure if she died at the hotel. an autopsy will help determine what really happened to her. >> this afternoon, officials will hold a news conference at san francisco city hall to talk about security, safety, and road closures for the 102 end bay to breakers. au

. >> reporter: it appears it is the water that ultimately took 9-year-old mikaela lynch's life. searchers found her body just before noon. >> unfortunately we have conclusion to the search. she has been found deceased in the water not far from the residence. >> this is a girl from the moment she got up to the time she went to bed was just a ball of energy. and that's who she was. >> reporter: chaplain has spent the last three days with her parents. he says the girl who had autism and couldn't verbally communicate loved to run and was attracted to the water. so when her brother inadvertently left the yard gate open on sunday he says she did what was natural. >> all of this was for her. this was her escape. their home was her sanctuary. >> reporter: searchers scouring the area are taking the news hard. even the police chief had a tough time holding it together when he broke the news. >> it is heart felt and difficult for me to stand here. >> i'm ready to cry. it's heartbreaking. it's somebody's baby. somebody's little girl. >> no words, i think, to describe someone's worst fear as

they've been looking for mikaela lynch today. she was seen in the backyard of her family vacation home in clear lake. new surveillance video show her without clothes and shoes running north on harbor drive. her family said she had a habit of taking off her clothes. she has the mental capacity of a 1-year-old child and has been without her medication now since she disappeared on s. >> they told us to look in small places because that is what autistic kids do. they will hide. >> i hope that they find her. it's emotional when you have your own children and i can't imagine what the parents are going through. >> she stantsz at #4r feet -- stands at four feet tall, brown hair and brown eyes. as we said she is autistic and is unable to speak. >>> tonight the 12-year-old brother who was accused of stabbing his little sister to death in calaberas county has been charged with her death. here's what we know. leila fouler's older brother has been charged with 2nd degree murder. the 12-year-old boy will be in court tomorrow morning. he will f

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crews up in lake county found mikaela lynch's body in cache creek yesterday afternoon. the creek is near her family vacation home in clear lake. mikaela, who was severely autistic, disappeared while playing in the backyard on sunday. sadly, stories like hers are not uncommon. according to the national autism association in recent years 91% of autistic children found dead after wandering from home had drowned. >>> in other bay area news, the 12-year-old boy accused of stabbing his younger sister to death has made his first court appearance. the boy is facing second-degree murder with special circumstances for the death of leila fowler in their valley springs home. the young suspect did not enter a plea. he is scheduled to be back in court on may 29. >>> organizers of the bay to breakers road race set to hold a news conference this afternoon to discuss increased security efforts. changes were made of course in the wake of the boston marathon bombings a few weeks back. the race right here in san francisco and it's set to go early sunday morning so if you are coming in, tak

mikaela is 4 ft. tall weighs 70 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. crews were forced to stop their search overnight but or resume this morning. police say there's no time to waste because she needs medication. >> the father of a " year- old boiler arrested in connection with stabbing and 8 year-old sister is standing by his son. barney fowler said yesterday that his family is standing by the boy until they have the proper evidence to show it is my son. 8 year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death more than two weeks ago as by their calaveras county home. a classmates older brother says however, he has been in fair share of trouble. >> leila older brother was arrested a day after he went to his school to tell his classmates she was moving to a different school. the fowler family as cantilenas conference was scheduled for today. >> the federal government will now weigh in on plans to fix those that bolts the to span of the bay bridge. >> last week, managers overseeing the construction of the news been announced that as a federal highway administration

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she disappeared on mother's day and mikaela who has autism went to school at sunset elementary. parents received a letter about her death from the school when they picked up their kids yesterday afternoon. >> they explained that unfortunately, bad things happen to good people. >> while school administrators will share the news of her death with the stew accidenudents at today. >>> pleasanton police on the lookout for a pair of criminals that attacked a woman and tried to take her baby boy. the woman was walking whether she was approached by two men. one of the men pushed her to the ground and grabbed her purse. the other grabbed her stroller and took off. while he was running, it tipped over. he then tried to pull the boy out but he couldn't and then both men ran away. the woman and her baby were not seriously hurt. >> palo alto police asking for your help to find a robber who stole money from a woman in the downtown area. the woman was walking down hamilton avenue monday night when the man grabbed her ponytail and pulled her into an alley demanding money. the woman complied. th

police say more than a hundred volunteers are looking for mikaela lynch near the family's clearlake vacation home. touch teams have been looking for her since sunday. she lashes to laugh but does not speak or respond to her -- she loves to laugh but does not speak or respond to her name. surveillance video shows the little girl running away from the lake, so the search has turned to the neighborhood. the police say it's difficult terrain. >> the houses that are on the lake, there's -- they are built out over the lake and you have to get up under the houses and so on. there's crawlspaces under there. >> her parents say she was playing outside with her brother when she took off her clothes. her medication sometimes makes her hot and she want ran away. >>> san francisco police say they've evicted two dozen squatters from the ingleside district. we have more details on a story that was breaking on "mornings on 2." david stevenson explains why there was such a heavy police presence there. >> reporter: police tell me they brought in a tactical squad for this morning's raid because they had concern

the family's vacation home backing up to the cache creek and mikaela cannot swim >>> a deadly shooting in the berkeley hills just above the cal campus. police now believe 21-year-old alberto santana silva was shot after trying to break up an rgment. it happened on grizzly peak boulevard around 5:30 sunday morning. the fremont man was with friends when a dispute erupting nearby. silva intervened even though he didn't know the people involved. after the fight, a man left the scene and returned 20 minutes later and shot silva multiple times as he sat in his car. silva died at the scene. >> a former matte teacher facing federal charges accused of repeatedly molesting a teenager from gilroy. 50-year-old robert lincoln met the girl at rancho middle school in holister in 2009. he allegedly befriended the girl and his family and began a sexual relationship with her 2011 when she was only 15. he was arrested in gilroy after the girl's mother reported the relationship to police >>> a follow-up story to an investigative unit. documents and hand-written notes from the d.a.s office and no one knew