there was also a drop of blood on marie's saab. of marie's murder dna analysis was still in its infancy. those samples had never been tested. in 2004 detective siler called john lewin, a prosecutor with the l.a. d.a.'s office major crimes division. lewin specializes in cold cases. >> they had collected originally the fingernail scrapings. they had collected the blood, and detective eniard had been unable to get the lab to test it. so when i first got on the case i started trying to cash in favors at the crime lab to get it done. >> but a ten-year-old cold case was not a priority. three more years passed before those samples were tested. finally in november, 2007, the fbi crime lab came through. >> what we got was the information that would break this case wide open. >> a new clue triggers a bold move from the cold case prosecutor, and someone close to marie is in for a surprise. >>> coming up. >> it was very hard. i had to have marcus arrested. >> marcus, marie's own son, under arrest? when "dateline" continues. when eye allergens

as "today in the bay's" ginger conajeros saab reports the cases rise across california. >> it was worth it. >> reporter: fresh a vacation in hawaii, these travelers mostly families with kids in tow arrived saturday night in san jose with the big island still on their mind. >> feels like as if you're in the summer and covid never happened. and you just feel like you're free. >> we've been playing it really safe but i think a couple factors really played into the decision, one, watching the numbers go down, and then hawaii was really, really safe. >> reporter: this physician and his family chose to go on vacation because he was already vaccinated. while bay area counties have reported a decline in new covid infections a new variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed right here in santa clara county. stanford health experts confirmed a new double mutation of the coronavirus. at least one case here in the bay area and more suspected. but it is still there's no evi double variantularly more virulent or causes more severe disease. >> reporter: the three vaccines are said to still be effect

>> reporter: ginger conejero saab, "nbc bay area news." >>> heart-stopping reaction after a car careenst we're now learning about the man behind the wheel. >>> and why did the bear cross the road? not a joke. it's actually happening. a man dressed in a bear costume making his way to the bay area. the call to action that's requesting and he makes an un"bear"ably long walk. >>> damage or illness caused by the kincade fire to contact them, pg&e was arraigned on a 33-count criminal complaint alleges it recklessly caused the 2019 kincade fire that burned some 78,000 acres near geyserville and destroyed 374 structures including 174 homes. that complaint also charges the utility with air pollution crimes related to the fire. pg&e will return to court on may 25th to set a date for arguments. we'll be right back. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are star

in san jose, ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area. >>> join jessica aguirre and me next thursday as we look at the issue and what can be done to create better understanding, it will air on nbc bay area at 7:00. >>> it's a tragic cold case dead mother and a missing toddler. five years ago police found nicole fitz's body buried in a san francisco park. her 2-year-old daughter, arianna still missing. cheryl hurd spoke to her sister, hopeful arianna will be found. >> reporter: this is an age progression image of how arianna fitz might look today at 7 1/2 years old. a sketch that brings up a lot of emotions for her aunt tess. >> the focus of today is to just mainly to let people know that arianna is out there and arianna needs to be found. >> reporter: five years ago arianna's story captivated the bay area. her mother, nicole, found dead in mclaren park. nicole fits' sister remembers the day she found out about the killing. >> after learning of what happened to our sister, the next thing to do was to look for arianna. there was no news of arianna. arianna wasn't found with her. >> reporter:

operation for a missing submarine with 53 crewmembers on board contact was lost on wednesday as the saab was conducting a drill off the on that of bali astraddle and singapore have also deployed ships to support the search. at least 4 people have been killed and several injured in bar in a bomb explosion in the carpark of a luxury hotel in the pakistani city of cueto the hotel was hosting the chinese ambassador and was not present at the time of the blast no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. ukraine is seeking international support against moscow's military build up along its borders in an interview with the reuters news agency who cries foreign minister says it's important the west acts now to prevent russia from launching military action production rebels for the ukrainian army to a standstill several years ago in the country's aist data released nick connelly reports from the ukrainian city of mariupol where people are preparing for war. only a few of the older children here can really remember a time without since conflict began 7 years ago these children have seen paren

nbc bay area's jing area con au conejero saab is on the campus for us. >> reporter: spacious and organized is how it was described here at facebook. today over 1,200 people from surrounding underserved communities came to the tech giant's campus to get the shots. >> what is wonder if is we can vaccinate all of the adults in the family. >> reporter: today is exciting for her team from family health center in east palo alto. throughout the pandemic she worked to add access to covid testing and now vaccinations to underserved communities, and today she gets to help from facebook. >> we have to improve equity, we have what we call barrier-free vaccine clinics where people can just show up. we make sure that they meet the eligibility requirements, which now have all been waived except for you have to be 18 and older. >> reporter: the vaccination site at facebook particularly served three nearby communities. east palo alto and the communities of north oaks and bell haven. according to census data, the neighborhood of bell haven in menlo park reported 52% of covid cases in the city, prompting its

of iran's uranium enrichment sites triggered a power outage and suggestionings israel is behind the saab >> a day after iran started testing its newest most advanced nuclear centrifuge. the sites could be out of business for months. >> iran may be pointing directly at israel, but israel is not officially commentingos of yet on what happened. however, we have seen possible hints in the last 24 hours. israeli media for their part are citing unnamed sources saying it was the israeli massad agency behind this attack and some comments from israeli officials seem to hint at some sort of involvement. >> trevor: damn! again? they did this again? yo -- how does israel keep wrecking iran's shit like this? they sabotaged the centrifuges, they assassinated scientists, and now they shut down an entire plant? i mean, we know they probably have people on the inside, you don't need to be a genius to figure that out. but now i'm starting to think that iran's entire nuclear program is just israeli spies. i mean, it's probably a giveaway that they gave everyone the day off for passover. probably a sign, ri

. >>> new this morning, we want to alert you to a deadly crash in saab jose. we are working to get details. but you can see here in a moment as the video continues, a car ended up flipping on its side into a wall. two people were killed in the crash just before 10:00 p.m. on lawrence expressway right off of 280. the victims have not been identified and exactly what happened is unclear here. emeryville in 80 those headlights are turning westbound. everything is looking clear on our roads this morning. walnut creek showing you 680. things are thlit. ousoin toe along 80. there is no reason for this. it does not appear there is road work in the area or a crash if there. reggie and kumasi. >>> a new warning for women when it comes to the covid vaccine. another side effect that the women may have reported. >> another shift in the land cape. a state losing a spot in congress. >>> apple is cracking down on tracking by apps. what you can do right now this guy here is busy working on our state's recovery. you see he lives in california and by vacationing in california h