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today marks one year since the disappearance of a morgan hill teenagers sierra lamar. family are endeavoring to commemorate the location. this morning, a another search for her is scheduled. kron4 mike pelton joins us live from morgan hill. >> there you can say photos of her. there are searchers that are combing the ground. they have been doing this every weekend since then. we will now go back to mike pelton. >> friends and family members will come here to the center to mark the one- year anniversary. they do plan to hold a press conference at 9:00 a.m.. they will release and balloons in the sky for her memory. she went missing march 16, 2012. she never was found. her cell phone, purse, and clothing was found. authority say that they found a dna leaking a gentleman summer death. hiss' charged with kidnapping and murdering. a search team will go out and the community after this morning's he gets to try to find her. >> we will be checking in with mike drop the day. >> this afternoon, a fund raising even will be held in conjunction with today's surge. the group " hope to

00 in morgan hill, known as the sierra search center. a fundraiser is at 1:00 in fremont. find more information at findsierralamar.com. >>> chp officers are investigating a hit-and-run in hayward. the rash happened at 12:30 this afternoon. a driver crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene. there are conflicting reports about what happened next, though. a child was in one of the cars and was injured. we'll have more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> a vallejo man is under arrest tonight after allegedly robbing a walmart and then leading police on a chase through american canyon. police were called on a report that a man stole a tv and warned security officers that he spotted a gun. police chased him through a mobile home park on american canyon road. police say the chase ended when they blocked the road and the suspect crashed into one of the patrol cars. officers said they had to use a taser to arrest 60-year-old robert craig of vallejo and was booked on suspicion of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. >>> a

one year since she vanished on the way to school in morgan hill. a suspect is behind bars charged with her kidnapping and killing. her body has never been found. today, her body is speaking out. live in fremont with an interview. heartbreaking, marla. >> reporter: it is so sad and so hard to talk to marlene lamar. we just had the honor to speak to her. she reminds us it has been a year since her 15-year-old disappeared. there are still those weekly searches. there will be one tomorrow marking that one-year since she disappeared. marlene tells us sierra has a good soul. she didn't deserve any of this. 364 days later shall she is keeping hope alive. there are two events planned for earea. a balloon release that happened shortly before 9:00. this is in morgan hill on tilton road. the search for sierra will happen after that. then, in the afternoon, another event, a fund-raiser for sierra in fremont where she was born and raised at niles hall on niles boulevard from 1:00 tofy. live music, raffle and plenty of kids activities. a great family affair. the

one year ago tomorrow, the morgan hill teen disappeared.e will hear from her mother still searching for answers. >>> tomorrow marks one year since 15-year-old sierra lamar was last seen in morgan hill. still, no sign of her. it is going to be a tough weekend for her family. i'll tell you what they have planned to mark that one year coming up. >> we'll also tell you about the new help on the way for the san jose police department. >> and, if you've been giving your heater a break, you will be able to continue to do so. beautiful weather persists for now. we have showers in the forecast. we will let you know when we will need your umbrella. >> the bay bridge toll plaza it looks like friday. already, we have two incidents on the span itself. i will point them out and we will look at the slowing coming up. san francisco bay bridge there in the distance. a beautiful way to start your friday morning, march 15g9. this is "today in the bay." >>> 5:00. good morning. thank you very much for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. tomo

pacifica, san jose 69 and 72 for morgan hill.ven though we are cooling it off for your weekend we will remain mild to warm for this time of year. temperatures will be on the downward trend as we get into sunday, monday, it's just a slight cooldown but tuesday, wednesday a more notable drop and if you notice we have put rain back in to the forecast. the late tuesday night into early wednesday morning. i will have a detailed timeline for you coming up. >> more than two dozen hats that belonged to the man who wrote the cat in the hat will go on display today in san francisco. the exhibit features 26 hat that belonged to him including the signature red and white stove pipe worn by the cat in the hat. the exhibit runs until the end of the month and admission is free. >>> the princess project will be giving out dresses today to make sure every girl can afford to go to the prom. it starts in about an hour at 2099 market street. the cross street is church. any student with a valid high school identification will be able to select a gentl

. >> the family of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar speaks exclusively with nbc bay area. hear what they had to say about the suspected -- the suspect accused of her murder. >>> this coming saturday will mark one year since sierra lamar vanished while on her way to school. although a man is in jail charged with her murder, there's still no sign of the morgan hills teenager's body. her parents tell me they still cling to the hope that means she's still alive. sierra lamar's smiling face looks on as people who never knew her in person continue to show up at the morgan hill search center that bears her name. saturday will mark one year since the 15-year-old vanished after leaving home for the school bus stop, one year since steve lamar and marlene lamar last saw their daughter. >> it's been hard, because it would be her junior year. and this would be the time she would go to junior prom, and i just feel bad that i haven't been able to share that with her this year. that does make it hard. >> sierra's milestones make it hard as does the fact that the one person who might know

. >>> santa clara county district attorney may decide today on charges for a morgan hill daycare worker, accused of trying to drug the kids in her care. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is there with more. >> reporter: the doors open at 6:30. we'll be here when the parents arrive and hope to get more reaction. they're shocked, they're concerned and they're scared. morgan hill police tell us that 59-year-old deborah graus put the sleep medication in several sipy cups. someone spotted her doing this last week and she was immediately fired. taught here for five years, she looked after infants. most recently she cared for ten 1 to 2-year-olds. graus admits she did it, though she says it was only that one time. we spoke to one parent whose 2-year-old son had been under graus' care for several months. she's horrified, especially since her boy suffers from epilepsy. >> i don't know how any teacher could do this to any kid. >> how do you feel? >> sickening, sick to my stomach. >> reporter: the cuts were taken away before the kids could actually drink from them. still, the mother you just heard

gilroy, one of the warmest spots with 87 degrees. 82 in morgan hill. coming in with 79 respectively 79 in santa rosa. that 87, we're still waiting for that number to get certified. it could go down as the warmest day ever. so never this hot ever since recordkeeping started at the national weather service. the last record was 83 degrees. numbers cooling off just slightly, but it is going to be down right gorgeous here. 82 in gilroy. 72 in san jose. 70s up into san francisco and 79 in santa rosa. gilroy was the warmest today. it was first on stop here for some of the warm air aloft. we do have the haze. we had some fog this morning. a lot of that burned off. we'll have moderate air quality the next 48 hours. to the north, a gorgeous view here, looking back towards san francisco. so this shallow marine layer continues to be with us. we're going to see that beefing up here over the next 24 hours. storm track is just off to the north. high pressure will shield us from any kind of raindrops the next two days. we're going to find that jet stream pushing to th

police believe that she put sleeping pills in the cups at the children's academy in morgan hill. the 59-year-old gratz is due back in court april 5. today she was ordered not to have any supervised contact with minors who are not her relatives . >> happening now in napa, police are investigating the death of a man who was found on fire on a pedestrian overpass this morning. police received several 9-1-1 calls around 4:00 a.m. about a fire on state highway 29 on an overpass there with firefighters finding a man on fire. he was pronounced dead at the site. the death is being investigated as a homicide. police say it could have been a suicide. the man's identity has not been released. >> san jose police just released a sketch of the suspect wanted for kidnapping a baby and triggering a state-wide amber alert yesterday. this is the woman wanted for stealing a jeep liberty from a san jose woman yesterday with an 11-month-old baby inside. she is described as hispanic, 5' 5", 150 pounds and dark hair worn in a bun. the mother thanked law enforcement for help find the baby, gabriella qui

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the 59-year-old worked at kiddie academy in morgan hill. police trying to figure out if this is the first time graus has done this. she worked at that school five years. meantime, outraged parents have their say after news that pleasantton preschool teacher may have tied up a 2-year-old in her care. >> people are highly frustrated and there were raised voices, yes. >> center point christian preschool holding a closed door meetding with parents last night. former employee, 25-year-old angela ca krchcogno was accused tying a child's hands and feet for not settling down to take a nap. she could face charges as soon as today. center point says it will close on friday for three days of intensive employee training and it plans to reopen next wednesday. >>> a violent crime wave is hitting an upscale peninsula city more known for its neighborhood and acquaint downtown. stunned after five armed robberies in five weeks. the bank west was hit twice. two different masked gunmen were caught holding up the bank. police believe criminals are being attract

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in morgan hill.ay area news. >> it was an emotional day for family and friends of a stabbing victim in the south bay, dozens of people came to the park in san jose to remember eric wright, the 27-year-old man was stabbed to death wednesday night and his family is devastated. >> this is really heart breaking for me. he was one of my best cousins and for him to be taken in such a tragic death, i am very upset. >> a 20-year-old man who first told police that he found wright bleeding has been charged with the murder, the suspect knew the victim, and detectives are working onwork ing on a motive. >> the bay bridge has reached a milestone. crews poured tons of concrete to create the new span. it took 136 trucks to fill a section of road more than 3 football fields long. it took nine hours to get it done. it is planned to be done before labor day weekend. >>> it was a beautiful day outside, you have to give it that. let's check in with on the forecast. and it does not sound much like winter, rob? >> no, it

in morgan hill, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> next saturday's balloon release is planned for 9:00 in the morning at burnett elementary school. the fremont fund-raiser is planned for 1:00 at niles hall in fremont. >>> also in the east bay, sheriffs deputies are looking for a gunman in a deadly shooting near hayward. the shooting happened after midnight in a residential neighborhood near the intersection of princeton street and sunset boulevard, across from a high school. the victim was a man in his late 20s. investigators told nbc bay area news that they have not identified the man and are urging anyone with information on the gunman to call the alameda county sheriff's department. >>> chp officers are investigating a hit and run in hayward that happened a few blocks from this morning's deadly shooting it happened near the corner of vallejo and sunset boulevard. a driver crashed into a parked car and fled the scene. there were conflicting reports about what happened next, but some say a child was in one of the cars and was injured. we'll have more information as soon as it becom

. >>> a sad anniversary in morgan hill today.t was one year ago when sierra lamar vanished on the way to school. and the one person authorities have accused of kidnapping and killing the 15-year-old is not talking. the search for sierra continued today. kpix 5's anne makovec spent the day with her family as they gathered to remember her. >> reporter: it's the anniversary this community never wanted to come. each of these balloons carries a note for sierra lamar. >> i just wrote i love you sierra. i'll see you soon. >> it's like a message in a bottle and it's all that we believe that she's going to come back. >> reporter: her daughter has been missing since the morning of march 16th, 2012 when she walked to the bus stop at this morgan hill intersection. posters and pink ribbons still mark the spot. her mom since moved to los gatos because it was too difficult to stay here. >> i was having some anxiety attacks. my heart was racing. and it just -- i would have a flood of memories of what possibly happened that day. >> reporter: but

new details on a morgan hill police investigation of child endangerment at a preschool. today, the santa clara county district attorney could decide on charges against a former teacher, accused of spiking children's drinks with a sleep aid. "today in the bay's" marla tellez joins us with more information on this investigation. gd morning, marla. >> reporter: good morning, laura. that alleged incident happened right here at the kiddie academy. it is set to open its doors at 6:30. the big questions to be answered still, did the questions actually drink the spiked water? number two, did this happen on more than one occasion? morgan hill police say that 59-year-old deborah gratz admits she put somonex, the popular sleep aid, in several of the sippy cups. the tampered cups were taken away, they say, before the kids could drink from them. police are investigating both statements much deeper. gratz, who taught here for five years, looked after ten 1 to 2-year-olds. they did find some evidence at her home in hollizter, but wouldn't say what that evidence is. parents are shocked,

police believe that she put sleeping pills in the cups at the children's academy in morgan hill. the 59-year-old gratz is due back in court april 5. today she was ordered not to have any supervised contact with minors who are not her relatives . >> happening now in napa, police are investigating the death of a man who was found on fire on a pedestrian overpass this morning. police received several 9-1-1 calls around 4:00 a.m. about a fire on state highway 29 on an overpass there with firefighters finding a man on fire. he was pronounced dead at the site. the death is being investigated as a homicide. police say it could have been a suicide. the man's identity has not been released. >> san jose police just released a sketch of the suspect wanted for kidnapping a baby and triggering a state-wide amber alert yesterday. this is the woman wanted for stealing a jeep liberty from a san jose woman yesterday with an 11-month-old baby inside. she is described as hispanic, 5' 5", 150 pounds and dark hair worn in a bun. the mother thanked law enforcement for help find the baby, gabriella qui

>> hundreds of people showed up at the search center named in her honor in morgan hill to release red and white balloons into the skies in morgan hill and as you might have seen on the screen there, each balloon had a message attached and then the volunteers as they do every saturday set out on another search at a nearby reservoir, but still no sign of sierra. >> some nights i sleep good. some nights i don't sleep hardly at all. >> do you see her in your dreams? >> yeah. i've had many of those. yeah. wake up crying. >> when i see her i'm going to hold her in my arms and just never let go. >> emotional day ended with a fund-raiser in fremont where sierra was born and raised. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar has still not entered a plea nine months after his arrest. they found garcia torres's dna on lamar's clothing found near her home and her dna in his car. legal experts say a long delay is not unusual in a case like this with an active investigation and no body. garcia torres has also been charged with trying to kidnap three other women separately in 2009.

we saw 80s. 84 in morgan hill.was the warm spot. 80 antioch. 80 fairfield and santa rosa. 58 pacifica. the fog has been playing tag back and forth, the fog is coming back in right now. dense along the great highway. there is the jet stream. if this was focused on us we would be getting wet. it is driving to the north and that keeps us dry. you see the fog. i have reports of fog and i have seen pictures of fog long the great highway. the fog is pushed away by the winds but the winds are slacking right now. 79 in santa rosa. 66 concord. the high pressure is weakening and it will set us up with a cooler pattern. that is not the headline. the headline is more dry. the headline is where is the rain? we are dry through the five-day forecast. rain showers possible middle of next week but right now we are dry. pollen becoming an issue greater than flooding. extended forecast, we continue in the warm weather pattern. subtle stuff. 80, tomorrow 70s. still very warm. tomorrow's forecast, 80s. couple 80s pop up tomorrow, conco

a fellow teacher at the school in morgan hill saw her putting something into some of the children's sippy cups that was an over-the-counter sleep aid. she has supervised nap times for children one and two years old. the kips were taken away before the kids could drink from them. >> a wreck stepped sex offer fender is in trouble with the law after a teenager says he followed her home. the 59-year-old alton watson is on parole for assault, and a again-year-old noticed a man following her and he was standing outside her home. the parents call police and officers located the man and identified him. he faces charges of molesting a child. >> san jose police are still trying to find the person who stole a car with a baby need. it triggers a state-wide amber alert. the 11-month-old gabriella quintera is home, safe, with her mother this morning after a frightening ordeal that lasted hours yesterday. abc7 news reporter has the latest. >> graciela thanked the community. her daughter, gabriella quintera, was the subject of an amber alert and the baby was found. >> my baby is okay, thank god and i was

a morgan hill teacher accused of putting sleeping pills in her students 'sippy cups'. appeared in court. greeted by angry parents. the search is on for a woman accused of stealing a car. with a baby still strapped in the backseat. and: a bizarre incident at u-c berkeley. an 8 year old girl was shot with a crossbow arrow. we take a closer look at where it happened. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> the manhunt is on for the person who shot and killed a woman in west oakland earlier today. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. it shows the shooting scene which all happened in broad daylight. outside a family market on 12th street near peralta.

in morgan hill. gratz was a full time teacher. she was fired friday after a colleague saw her put something into the drinking cups of some children. and tonight. there's growing concern among parents at the school. kron four's rob fladeboe talks to parents about the charges. kiddie academy parent bianca flores says the news about what happened made her >> sick. >> reporter: flores says her 2-year-old son caleb suffers from seizures and while he wasn't in deborah gratz' class on friday, when the alleged drugging took place, he has been in her care on many other days. some parents expressed confidence in the kiddie academy, which issued a statement vowing cooperation with police, but others say this is news no parent wants to hear. bianca flores has pulled caleb out of school for now, saying he won't return until he's been checked out by a doctor. >> reporter: in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> the day care facility released this statement today. saying "we take this matter very seriously. ms. gratz was terminated immediate

one year ago.the 15-year- old vanished on her way to school in morgan hill.ike pelton spoke with her family and shows us how they, and the communityare coping. in an emotional day of testimony, the alleged teenage victim took the stand saturday in the rape case involving two high school football players in steubenville, ohio. below one year ago today the most important person in my life went missing. >> i did not want to wake up by started reliving the tragic things that happened. >> reporter: the parents are pushing on hoping that they will have answers. >> i did not believe that it would be and one year and she was still not found. >> reporter: she was found onto a bus stop to eight school bus. the dna this d.a. is the person that can make something happen, the search is have you done? >> over to one of 40. >> over 240. >> i hope that she is back with us and that we are back with a normal life. >> the family of zero lamar is still offering its $35,000 reward. of finding her loved one. mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> and emotional day 17-year-old trent mays and

police say it happened at the kiddie academy child care facility on monterey road in morgan hill. gratz was a full time teacher, in charge of a class of ten toddlers between one and two years old. she was fired last friday after someone at the daycare center saw her put something into the drinking cups of some children. police arrested graz monday and charged her with several counts of felony child endangerment. >> they had witnessed one of their facilitators, teachers put an unknown substance into their child's sippie cups at nap time which was somonex... an otv sleep aid.. news tonight. rob flood of all. >> i do not know how much they gave him. in a statement, the day care center says that it's cooperating with police. but as you might imagine, there's growing concern among parents at the school. new tonight at 5.kron four's rob fladeboe talks to parents about the charges. >> reporter: kiddie academy parent bianca what happened made her sick. >> reporter: flores says her 2-year-old son caleb suffers from seizures and while he wasn't in deborah gratz' class on friday, when the al

it startedded at morgan hill inn this morning. a 29-year-old man gave himself up. the woman with him also taken into come. police say it ended about 4:40, about 20 minutes ago. >> oakland police want to catch the man who put a 9-year-old girl through a terrible trauma he assaulted her as she tried to get away. this video shows the man police say attempt that had brazen kidnapping. nick? >> good news. that little girl is okay today. police describe their suspect as dangerous ask don't believe this is the time the target had been a little girl. >> i'm proud of her. she's she reacted bravely. >> oakland police are looking for a man they believe may have molested his 9-year-old daughter. >> the little 9-year-old girl is shaken. >> the incident happened yesterday on the 1200 block of 94th avenue. police say the girl was approached by a man she did not know, he grabbed her. >> he lifted her up off the ground. and he began to touch her all over her body. >> abc 7 news did not use names or faces of children who have within been victims of a sex crime. serve saying they alm

the 15-year-old cheerleader from morgan hill was last seen march 16 last year. on her way to school. her body has not been found - and the search continues. this man-- antolin garcia torres-- was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murdering her - but has yet to enter a formal plea. today we talked to sierra's mother. >> i do not have any closure. i still have unanswered questions. there is not been a person of and trust and we have not discovered a body. it has been a year later. >> catherine: on saturday, the search for sierra will resume following a special tribute to sierra at the search center in morgan hill. after that, as they have every week for the past year, volunteers will fan out into the countryside. sierra's mother says says she isn't giving up until sierra comes home. >> catherine: developing news. police in upstate new york have a building surrounded in herkimer county, with a suspected gunman inside. they think this man.kurt myers.is the gunman. he's accused of shooting and killing four people this morning and wounding at least two others a

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and a year ago a morgan hill teenager has been missing while walking to a bus stop near her home. the prosecutors have charged a man with kidnapping and murder although the body has never been found. tomorrow morning at 9:00, balloons will be released at the search center in morgan hill with a fundraiser held at 1:00 o'clock p.m. can you find more information on our website at abc7news.com. >> city college of san francisco is facing a deadline today to answer questions about the way taxpayer money is being spent. the school is in danger of losing the accreditation over the issue and students and faculty manner from the campus to city hall yesterday to protest cuts made by the school to balance the budget. city college officials have until today to prove an acredit ting commission they are more financially secure and the commission will decide the school's fate in june. >> the vatican fights back against accusations that are resurfacing about the new pope. just ahead, why the controversy is pitting church officials against some human rights activists. >> yet another problem for car

it was three miles west of morgan hill. still, no sign of her body. as far as the investigation is concerned, the santa clara county sheriff's department tells me, even a year later, they are receiving 15 to 20 tips a month. now in terms of the fund-raiser that was held out here, the money raised today will help keep the searches for sierra going. marla tellez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks for the update. the man accused of kidnapping and murdering her remains in jail. police arrested him last may after investigators say they found his dna on her clothing and her dna in her car. a long legal delay is not unusual in a case like this. in addition to charges of kidnapping and murder in the lamar case, he's been charged with trying to kidnap three women back in 20 ott. the district attorney says he's scheduled to enter a plea at a hearing on april 4th. for more about today's events and the search for sierra lamar, go to www.nbcbayarea.com and type in the phrase, sierra la r lamar. >>> investigators say american police tried to pull over a man driving a wh

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the 15-year-old cheerleader from morgan hill was last seen march 16 last year. while on her way to school. her body has not been found - and the search continues. this man-- antolin garcia torres-- was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murdering her - but has yet to enter a formal plea. amid plans to commemorate the anniversary of her daughter's disappearance - sierra's mother talked to kron four's rob fladeboe. >> the tenacity of these volunteers is amazing. >> reporter: marlene lamar is not about to give up on sierra either but she admits the past year has been extremely difficult. >> the pain and the loss has not dissipated it is not even this credible. i still see items that remind me of my daughter. the tears are not evident as marlene goes about her business as an occupational therapist here in fremont, where sierra grew up, but a day does not go by when marlene does not think of her daughter and what's next. >> i do not have any closure i am far from it. there is still a lot of unanswered questions with the person of entrance and not entering a ple

a standoff has just ended in morgan hill. kron 4's rob fladeboe is on the scene -- he joins us on the phone with details. what do we know? >> reporter: this couple has. it themselves in an upstairs apartment. and if it looked like a swat team. surrounding this structure. and a man and woman were being led away in handcuffs. they say that he is a parolees. and he was discovered as part of this information with his bottle registrations. in his automobile -- registration-. and it does not look like he was in custody all the woman refused to leave ou.. to road that was blocked off is now being reopened. reporting live, rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> pam: shall police have released this sketchkron four's terisa estacio big moment. terisa? month old baby. this is that sketch. police say. the woman stole a jeep on amador court around 6:30 yesterday morning. there was an 11- month old baby in the back seat. they say, the suspect is hispanic, in her late thirties or early forties. and about five -feet -five drawn the baby and car were found

the first event includes a balloon release at the sierra lamar search center in morgan hill. that's at burnett elementary school. then a search will follow. in freemont this afternoon, there's a community event. sierra lamar's mom tells me it is a family-friendly event. meanwhile, the man accused of kidnapping her remains in jail but still has not entered a plea. he was arrested last may after investigators found his dna on sierra's clothing and her dna in his jetta. legal experts say a long delay is not unusual in a case like this with an active investigation and no body. legal experts avenue add that finding the teenager is critical to the prosecution's case. while lamar's mother hopes to find her daughter alive, she says finding her at all would ease her grief. >> pain and anguish is indescribable. it's been frustrating because it has gone on this long. there hasn't been anything to indicate that her body hasn't been found so as far as i'm concerned, i as a parent, i am not giving up. there's no real resolution at this point. >> marlene says she believes garcia torres know

she disappeared march 16th on her way to a bus stop in morgan hill. >> she has a good soul.he is an amazing young woman that any parent would be proud of. and she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: despite the efforts of thousands of volunteers who searched and continue to search for sierra, her body has not been found. in may investigators did arrest angela garcia torrez on suspicion of murdering sierra, but now more than nine months later sierra's mother is still wondering why the case is dragging on. torrez has not even enter a plea. >> the pain and anguish is indescribable. it's been frustrating because it has gone on this long without the person of interest entering a plea. >> reporter: legal expert steven clark said it is not unusual in a case like this with an active investigation and no body. >> every time there's a tip, every time there's a new search, every time there's a new investigation, that gets transmitted to the defense and so this continues the investigation. that's one major reason why this is taking so long. >> reporter: he also says the longer the delay t

a fellow teacher in morgan hill saw her putting the over-the-counter sleep aid into sippy cups. she supervisorred map -- nap time for children one to two. >> the woman who died about being raped on santa cruz campus will face charges. the student told investigators she was searching for banana slugs along a campus trail and was beaten and assaulted. a campus alert was throughed and a sketch of a suspect was released but she admitted the truth a few days later. >> activists are going to undress when they stage another protest against the ban on public newtity in san francisco. a federal judge ruled against an appeal filed by feud activists last week claiming the ban is unconstitutional. a federal judge previously ruled the nudity was not protected as an expression of free speech. san francisco's law took affect on february 1. today's protest me begins at noonan at front steps of city hall. >> this morning, golden gate bridge officials are expected to approve a plan to raise the fee limit at toll plaza. right now, five miles per hour is the recommended speed in fast track lanes. o

and a year ago a morgan hill teenager has been missing while walking to a bus stop near her home. the prosecutors have charged a man with kidnapping and murder although the body has never been found. tomorrow morning at 9:00, balloons will be released at the search center in morgan hill with a fundraiser held at 1:00 o'clock p.m. can you find more information on our website at abc7news.com. >> city college of san francisco is facing a deadline today to answer questions about the way taxpayer money is being spent. the school is in danger of losing the accreditation over the issue and students and faculty manner from the campus to city hall yesterday to protest cuts made by the school to balance the budget. city college officials have until today to prove an acredit ting commission they are more financially secure and the commission will decide the school's fate in june. >> the vatican fights back against accusations that are resurfacing about the new pope. just ahead, why the controversy is pitting church officials against some human rights activists. >> yet another problem for car

three -- >> reporter: more than 200 red and white balloons were released into the great skies of morgan hill this morning, each with a message attached. >> i hope everybody sees these balloons. you know, it's like a message in a bottle. it's all that we believe, that she's going to come back. >> reporter: it's been 365 days since marlene and steve la mar have seen their daughter, sierra, the girl with a sweet smile who disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill. >> the most important person in my life went missing. >> reporter: danielle cried as she spoke of her baby sister who would have celebrated her 16th birthday in october. hundreds turned out at the search center including marc klaas, whose own daughter was kidnapped and killed 20 years ago. >> we need change, we need something to happen in this case so it's in the hands of the d.a. to make that happen now. >> reporter: today, volunteers as they still do every saturday set out on another search at a nearby reservoir. but still no sign of sierra. >> some nights are sleep good, some nights i won't sleep hardly at all. >> reporter: d

nbc bay area's arturo santiago at the courthouse in morgan hill with the latest for us. arturo. >> reporter: marla, this was her first appearance at the courthouse. it was over in just minutes. i can tell you there was a lot of emotion in the room as it happened. 59-year-old deborah gratz stood before a judge for her ram arraignment. gratz and her attorney plan to enter a plea of not guilty. as she sat down parents who used the daycare where gratz worked got up and left the courtroom. gratz had no comment as she left the courthouse. deborah gratz is accused of putting the sleep medication sominex into the sippy cups of children into her care at the kiddie academy on march 8th. cups were taken away before they were used by the children and gratz was immediately fired. nearly a dozen parents who used the academy were at the hearing. two parents we talked to say they had suspicions even before gratz was allegedly caught in the act. >> looking back and saying juice, juice, juice. we never gave her juice. we asked about that. no, just giving her water. thinking back on it, yo

. >>> and a couple involved in a standoff in morgan hill earlier this week were arraigned today. they were in court to face felony and victim charges. the couple was arrested on tuesday after barricading themselves inside a morgan hill inn when police tried to question them about stolen license plates on their car. neither has entered a plea, and they are scheduled to be back in court on april 9. >>> two women are charged with embezzling almost half a million from the san mateo county vector control district. police say that the two worked together to embezzle $450,000 by giving themselves extra pay using employee credit cards for personal purchases and making electronic transferred into their own personal banking accounts. their attorney said that jo ann deerman will plead guilty, and vika sinipata pleaded no contest. >>> and goodreads was purchased by amazon. it has more than 16 million numbers, and amazon said that the goodreads offices will remain in san francisco, but the deal is coming under criticism from the author's guild president who said there is a conflict when a hug

. >> in morgan hill swat officers used tear gas to end a seven hour police standoff. this video shows police taking them into custody before five. investigators say the couple barricaded themselves into a room at the morgan hill inn on monterey street. the man reportedly said he was armed and didn't care if he died. the two are identified as a 29- year-old martin flores and erica madrid. >> a family said a gunman who opened fire in broad daylight took the life of a 29-year-old woman. witnesses say kimberly harvey was standing outside the family market on 12th veto around 10:30 when she was shot several times. police say they are reviewing surveillance. harvey's mother said her son was shot to death in almost the same spot five-years ago. that killer was never caught. >> scary when i got there. i was like same spot her brother was in. >> the man was a black man in his 20s. >> an 8-year-old girl was shot through the league. we are live where we talked to someone who saw it happen. >> reporter: as you mentioned the little girl was playing out here on this statue. this re

. >> a morgan hill preschool teacher will appear in court on charge of trying to give drinks placed with sleeping pills to toddlers. police arrested the 59-year-old woman for felony charge endanger ment. on friday someone at the academy day care saw her spiking children's drink cups with an unknown substance. when confronted she said it was an over-the-counter adult sleeping aid. the administrators fired her and called police and say no child drank from the truck. >> parents are not satisfied with the explanation of an incident where a teacher tied up a two-year old who refused to take a nap at preschool. parents drove off after the meeting with officials at the church in pleasanton. the elders provided a letter from the state revealing the name of the former teacher who resigned in january and now is the subject of a police investigation. the incident came to light when she show add photo of the bound child to the girl's mom at a social gathering. >> i am more upset they could not get more information. we realized we disappointed some by not providing more information than we are legall

san jose and cross into morgan hill.heatup will continue wednesday, still on track to be the warmest day. the temperatures drop off for the weekend. no rain in sight. overnight lows, 40s. back to the desk. >>> a brazen robbery attempt just feet from police headquarters. where it happened and the surveillance video police hope will lead to an arrest. >>> plus, how this property is causing headaches for a bay area city councilman in the area he represents. >> reporter: and a christian teacher is accused of tying autopsy student. the woman has since -- tying up a student. the woman has since resigned. who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. kaiser permanente. thrive >>> happening now -- the college of cardinals is now inside the sistine chapel. this is a live picture from vatican city. you ca

morgan hill mid-80s. >> we have areas of local dense fog.a rosa to and half miles. 3 tenths of a miles of committing along the coastline. what will happen is the fall of the cup. it will be patchy at best heading into the latter morning hours. the fog is not to bad in month at around the bay shores currently. things could change in the next couple of hours. >> looking at temperatures a warm start. low 50s in vallejo and napa. 50 to live hayward. did '40's in daly city. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures will be slightly cooler heading into the weekend. we will see morning fog, afternoon sunshine. temperatures will be above the seasonal average. we have bigger changes to talk about tuesday in to wednesday. the potential for rain. >> right now looking like a 80 percent chance. i do not think we will escapism.e this one. >> will have more on the timing of the wet weather coming up in just a bit. >> this is something we will continue to monitor for the next couple of days. >> in the meantime looking at traffic around

san jose, morgan hill, you may see 80 by tomorrow. today 75 in morgan hill, 73 san jose.n wednesday, the warmest day. thursday, friday and into your weekend, temperatures begin to drop off, we still remain above average, upper 60s to low 70s in the forecast with your weekend in view under fair skies. back to the desk. >> all right, rosemary. later this morning nasa scientists will tell us what they learned from the first rock powder sample taken from mars. last month the rover curiosity drilled a hole in a flat rock on the surface of mars, that revealed an unexpected gray interior to the rock, contrast to the red-orange surface of mars. at 10:00 nasa will tell us what they know about the rock. >>> the reasons behind the san francisco symphony to go on strike and cancel tour. >>> a story of survival, the man able to walk away after being trapped in an avalanche. e in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for

mid-to-upper 60's near 70 for san jose, morgan hill and our coast upper 60's if near 50.for showers stay with us today and they will be isolated with sunny breaks later today. tomorrow we get our big break with a remain what up and mid-70's around the bay and 60 coast side and maybe a thunderstorm on easter sunday. leyla gulen is here with the commute. >> good morning, everyone, as we head to livermore, good news with the accident cleared westbound 580, all gone. but the congestion is here to stay. we have a tough drive coming away from the altamont pass to dublin/pleasanton. westbound 80 is moving into the macarthur maze and we have a few extra headlights making your approach to the toll plaza and it will be a slow drive as you make it into san francisco. eric and kristen? >> major league baseball returns to the bay area tonight with the first game of the bay bridge series between the a's and the giants, with the a's beating the giants on saturday in arizona and the defending world series champions will host the a's in san francisco tonight and tomorrow night with the se

low 80s for campbell, morgan hill gil roy. walnut creek hitting 80.really close in livermore and mrez san ton. mid 70s for petaluma and san rafael. sausalito is 69 degrees in daly city. extended forecast a little keerl but still mild. next week we are trending back down to normal temperature wise, no rain through next tuesday a sweet forecast. >> for the next several days. >> very sweet. >> looking nice. >> thapgs, paul. coming up a see lion hitchhikes a ride on a cay yak. what dill you see what happened when the scuba driver tried to say no. we're here! we're going to the park! [ gina ] oh hey, dan! i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's so safe right? yeah... yeah... i know what you've heard -- iihs top safety pick for $159 a month -- but, i wish it was more dangerous like a monster truck or dune buggy! you can't have the same car as me! [ male announcer ] now everyone's going to want one. let's get a jetta. [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time

it started about ten this morning at the morgan hill inn on monterey street. police haven't said if there were weapons inside the room or why the people were inside but investigators did say it was not a hostage situation and the man and woman are in custody. >> a horrible find on a napa highway over crossing has led to a homicide investigation. police and fire departments received several calls before four about a burning object on a highway 29 pedestrian overpass near industrial way. when they arrived they found a man's body on fire. the unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene. police are treating the case as a homicide. >>> san jose police have released a sketch of the woman wanted in yesterday's child kidnapping. the woman drove away with the 11-month-old girl in a stolen jeep liberty after the mother went in to the house for a moment. the little girl was found sava long with that vehicle about five miles away. the kidnapper is described as latino, about 160-pounds, about 38 to 45. >> san jose police are investigating a deadly traffic accident in

tomorrow marks the day the 15-year-old never returned to her morgan hill home. marlene tells us it's been a long journey with indescribable pain and anguish. he says her 15-year-old daughter didn't deserve this and still holding onto hope that sierra is still alive. >> there hasn't been anything to indicate that her body hasn't been found. so as far as i'm concerned, i as a parent am not giving up. and there's no real resolution at this point. >> the first event includes a balloon release in morgan hill on tilton road. it gets underway tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. a search for sierra will follow that. then in the afternoon in fremont a fundraiser is planned to help raise money to keep the search efforts going. this is from 1:00 to 5:00 at niles hall on niles boulevard. again, that's in fremont. the man being charged with her killing is yet to enter a plea. his next court date is april 4th. >>> and happening right now the search for a missing scotch valley man is intensifying this morning. 20-year-old matthew abraham is suffering from a head injury. he was last