tonight a vigil for nicole fitz and her daughter ariana relatives believe the 32 year old mother cameto mclaren park on april 1st 2016 to meet a person known to her police say most likely her child's babysitter. it's here where her body was discovered a week later in a shallow grave her sister contessa fitz remembers what she was made of the biggest thing. i remember about my sister is is how much love she had how much she loves she had for? pretty much anyone she met san francisco police announced the department was increasing the reward money to $250,000 for anyone with information on nicole's murder and the whereabouts of ariana police and the fbi say progress has been made in the investigation but no one has been arrested as we continue to collect information analyze forensic evidence. and develop new leads. we together with the fbi will be reaching out to people again in the coming weeks and months according to the investigation. beato was in the care of a babysitter and her husband when she disappeared they and another woman believed to be involved have not fully cooperated with

so on april 8, 2016, police discovered the body of nicole fitz in a shallow grave in mclaren park. that was a week after she and her 2-year-old daughter arianna were last seen. that girl would now be 8 years old. we're providing updates on nbcbayarea.com. we'll have more coming up for you during the evening newscast. >>> new at 11:00, after a year-long manhunt, an east bay man will be in court today. this is for allegedly making threats to tufts university in massachusetts. investigators say last year, sammy saltan of hayward called campus police claiming he was hiding in a woman's dorm room with a taser and gun. he told police he would use the taser if the woman found her hiding under his bed. after an extensive search, police never found the caller. law enforcement familiar with his voice from an investigation in california recognized his voice on that call recording and he was arrested. if found guilty he could face five years in prison and a fine of $250,000. >>> police in one east bay city are ramping up patrols after reports of a student being assaulted. one parent in albany

um, we're still praying for you. >> if you have any information about the death of nicole fitz or the disappearance of ariana, you are asked to call the fbi or the sfpd and you can remain anonymous. >>> was he a wolf or a sheep? today, prosecutors and the defense again sparred about sunny balwani's role at theranos. he is on trial for fraud and the two sides are trying to paint very different pictures of his role. our business and tech reporter scott budman was in court again today. he is now live with the latest. scott? >> reporter: well, good evening, garvin. it's become clear that the prosecution in the case largely calling many of the same witnesses we heard from in the elizabeth holmes' trial is trying to paint sunny balwani has very involved in the day-to-day operations of theranos. on the other hand, we started to hear from balwani's defense team which is trying to convince jurors it was really elizabeth holmes calling the shots. and that balwani was more of an investor, providing money and occasional advice to the eventually-doomed company. experts say that could be a tough se

nicole fitz was found one week after she was last seen but her daughter ariana was never found however today investigators announced new developments in the case abc 7 news reporter leeann melendez has those details tonight a vigil for nicole fits and her daughter ariana relatives believe the 32 year old mother came to mclaren park on april 1st 2016 to meet a person known to her police say most likely her child's babysitter. it's here where her body was discovered a week later in a shallow grave her sister contessa fits remembers what she was made of the biggest thing. i remember about my sister is is how much love she had how much she loves she had for? yeah, pretty much anyone. she met san francisco police announced the department was increasing the reward money to $250,000 for anyone with information on nicole's murder and the whereabouts of ariana police and the fbi say progress has been made in the investigation but no one has been arrested as we continue to collect information analyze forensic evidence. develop new leads. we together with the fbi will be reaching out to people ag

nicole fitz was found one week after she was last seen but her daughter ariana was never found howevertonight a vigil for nicole fits and her daughter ariana relatives believe the 32 year old mother came to mclaren