the murd e -- >>> tearful tributes for molly tibbits as the killer faces a judge.g children. >> a chilling plot from mind bars. a man in jail for sexually assaulting children charged with hire to -- charged with hiring inmates to kill victims. >> a the body of the university of iowa student was found yesterday, one month after she disappeared. kpix 5's joe vazquez reports, today her accused kill >>> the body of the university iowa was found yesterday. joe vasquez recommends, today her accused killer made his first appearance in court. >> mole left a trail of compassion. >> reporter: through their tear, students gather for a vigil tonight, mourning their missing class mate. >> molly will always be there for me.alwae w we have here. >> reporter: the accuse killer, shovelled in to the justice. plea conif he saided to police and hethem to her ball game. he told police he maced her body face up in a corn field. dan lang and his father, a republican politician, own farm. >> what we learned in the last twoushz is that our employee was not who what hd rr: rivaas, bop work.

we're hearing from the parents of molly tibbits. >> blake mccoy tells us about the family's plea fornswers. >>> good news about jobs has been crushed by new news that china will respond to our latest threats on added tariffs. dow industrial is barely climbing this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> 6:44. sunny skies as we look at your forecast today. sunnyvale. the only change you'll see is smoke over the next few hours. walnut creek, a closer look at the air quality forecast and the rest of your weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> you know when there's not bumper to bumper traffic on a live camera, you can appreciate the sun gleaming there. we have a smooth commute. i'll have a look at your bridge drive times coming up in a bit. >>> 6:44 now and the family of this missing college student who grew up in oakland hopes a big reward will bring molly tibbits home. blake mccoy is in iowa with their new plea. >> reporter: it's been more than two weeks since molly tibbits disappeared in brooklyn, iowa. her family has issued a desperate plea. they have a big new re

. >>> tonight investigators say the man accused of murdering mollie tibbits had been living in the u.s. illegally for years. >> telling us the former bay area woman had actually been missing for more than a month when the suspect led them to her . >> she has been missing since july 18 and now police believe that was the day she was killed. the man accused of the murder is now behind bars. >> she was last seen alive going for a run down a country road. >> now mollie tibbits's body has been found buried in a field underneath the corn stocks. police say kpix for -- cristhian rivera confessed. he got out of his car and stopped her while she was jogging . mickey ran alongside upper and parked behind her and then at one point he tells us that she grabbed a hold of her phone and said you need to leave me alone i am going to call the police. then she took off running and he chased her down and then he tells us that at some point in time he blacks out. >> he claims he does not remember what happens next. he said he woke up to find her blood and realized the college student was in his trunk. pol

. >> molly tibbits!ncredible young woman is now perm them separated. >> reporter: pruchl went on camera again. >> this is one incidence of many. we have tremendous crimes trying to come through the border. nobody has lie laws hike the you. they are strictly pathetic. >> reporter: the tibbits family issued a statement insisting they don't want to get into the political debut. "our hearts are proben". expect >>> a vacaville man in jail for swatting children is facing new charges in a murder for hybrid plot. the d.a. says thomas solicited inmates to kill t of . >>> the man accused of stabbing a woman to death on a part mitt romney could face the death penalty. the alameda county district attorney added the special charge of lying in wait. if quicked that could make him visible for capital punishment. he is accused. killing nia wilson and injuring one of her sisters last among. wilson's family attorneys have filed a claim fancy bart blaming the transit agency for lack security. >>> a bay year church is apolo

it's now been more than two weeks since molly tibbits disappeared while on a run here in brooklyn, iowa. her family is issuing a desperate plea for people to come forward with information. they have a big new reward to incentivize people. $172,000 so far. they say donations are pouring in from coast to coast. this family hopes that someone knows something and will come forward. >> i've been telling all of you, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. come forward. share that information with the authorities. and let's bring molly home. >> reporter: coming up this morning on the today show, we'll hear more from molly's parents, including her mother who broke her silence this week at that press conference. also, we'll give you an update on the investigation. law enforcement is expected to hold a press conference later this morning here in iowa. >>> also new this morning, a disturbing story out of arizona. that is where a worker at a youth migrant shelter in mesa is accused of molesting eight immigrant boys. these are boys who were in u.s. custody after being separated from t

twenty-year-old molly tibbits family is offering a $172,000 reword to bring her home. authorities suspect she was kidnapped. >>> this morning, an exuber driver is facing up to a year in jail for running over and killing a six-year-old girl. sayid lusefar was convicted of vehicular manslaughter in the crash. prosecutors say that he struck six-year-old sofia lieu. sofia's mother and three-year- old brother were also hit, but survived. lusefar was working, but did not have a passenger in the car at the time. he will return to court for sentencing next month. >>> a break in a cold case murder. a mexican national is in the custody of authorities, and will make his first court appearance today. mario alberto lozana is suspected of killing isaac guzman in 2004. the victim was waiting for his dad to pick him up when police say he was stabbed by lazano. about two years ago, investigators got a break in the case. lazano was arrested in membersicali and extradited. >>> pleasanton employees are investigating a deadly stun gun confrontation. officers responded to a rally's store on

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