tonight, kron four's philippe djegal spoke with sierra's father, who reacts to the day's developments. >> phillipe :steve lamar says though so much time has passed since his daughter's disappearance, he never feared antolin garcia-torres would not stand trial for his daugter's murder. >> : "oh, no. i wasn't concerned -- no." >> phillipe :and, says he's relieved to know now that the trial is set to start next year on april 25th. >> : "we were forewarned by the da's office that it would be a long haul and it still will be but every little step like this helps." >> phillipe :up until earlier this year volunteers had organized searches in morgan hill since sierra went missing in march 2012. despite her remains not being found, the santa clara county district attorney's office says forensic evidence found in garcia-torres' car links him to sierra's murder. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. >> : "is there any hope she may still be alive? yea, i always keep that hope. the whole family -- we're always keeping that hope, so that's not gonna go away until we have concrete proof. so, it

garcia-torres in sierra's murder. garcia-torres' lawyers are still trying to fight the charges and sierra's father told the nbc bay area he's pleasantly surprised by setting of a trial date next spring. >> there's some serious problems with this case that have been there since the beginning. and might have a question about the appropriateness of the death penalty in this case. >> i was glad. i was happy. yeah. a little bit relieved. >> but relieved. i was shocked, too. that's probably the most overwhelming emotion was shock because i had my expectations set pretty low. >> reporter: again, april 25th is when garcia-torres is expected to go to trial. but his lawyers will add challenges, including a possible change of venue request taking this to another county, possibly causing more delays. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:06. many local veterans now say they may get some closure thanks to a vandalism case in the east bay. an 18-year-old man from utah is now facing a felony charge after allegedly spray painting a war memor

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justice for sierra lamar. at long last a trial date has been set >> pam:today, the santa clara county district attorney confirming, the man suspected in the 15-year girl's murder back in 2012 -- will stand trial. >> pam: tonight, kron four's philippe djegal is live at washington high school in fremont. >> pam: where lamar was heading before she disappeared in morgan hill. he has reaction from sierra's father. >> pam: philippe. >> reporter:pam. the trial is set to start next year on april 25th. sierra's father steve says this has been a long and nerve-wrecking process. >> reporter:but says he's relieved to know the ball is rolling. his daughter sierra lamar disappeared in morgan hill on march 16th 2012, after bus. >> reporter:antolin garcia- torres was arrested a few months later, and last years was formally charged with sierra's murder, despite her remains never being found. >> reporter:steve lamar describe today as a good day. and, says he never doubted that garcia-torres would eventually stand trial. >> i am

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that's what i'm working on with sierra. >> at sierra's old school kenice and another parent have formed a group dedicated to ending bullying and violence on campus. >> i want other parents and other kids to take notice and stand up and say, it doesn't have to be like this. this is wrong. >> as for sierra, the regret she feels over the fight may be the toughest consequence she'll have to face. >> why did i even do it? like what was the reason exactly? and like the school was asking everybody else, like why did they fight? and there's no even answer. there was no reason for us to do it, so i feel pretty stupid because now there's all this just because of a stupid fight. [ laughter ] >>> coming up, customers go wild at a manhattan restaurant. >> i don't know why it got to that point and somebody said something to somebody. but when that happens, these things escalate very quickly. >> watch out! >> when "caught on camera: fury returns. except that managing my symptoms was all i was doing. and when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medication

sierra's body though has still not been found.tors are still pushing forward with the death penalty against garcia-torres. garcia-torres had to change lawyers at one point. he's now being represented by the alternate defender's office. sierra's father says he was pleasantly surprised by the news of the imminent start of the trial but torres' lawyer says he will continue his fight. >> i was glad. happy. yeah, a little bit relieved. and i was shocked, too. that's probably the most overwhelming emotion was shock because i had my expectations set pretty low. >> there's some serious problems with this case. that have been there since the beginning and might have a question about the appropriateness of the death penalty in this case. >> april 25th is when this trial is scheduled to start and there are indications the suspect's lawyers may make a change of venue request of the judge because of all the local publicity in this case. that may cause some more delays at some point here in this case. sources tell me that the tips continue to c

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thank you to family, friend, co-workers and the sierra club. i am doing okay and would like to concentrate on my recovery. >> that's incredited believe a. >>> up next, the case of animal cruelty on the paw -- peninsula. >> and working mom whoas. why pregnancy announcements are met with congratulations and criticism. >> opie the cat. why he is credited with saving a little boy's life. >> i am sandhya patel. a fall-like system will continue today's cooling trend. i'll let you know how much more the temperatures will drop as we get closer to the holiday weekend. >> thanks, sandhya. >> first a look at "jimmy kimmel live" after abc7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and ama. look what we did in the name of entertainment. >> daly city, los gatos and all of the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> they filed legal papers aiming to hold the sheriff and other officials accountable for her shooting death. this afternoon they visited peer14 pausing near flowers left at the shot where she was shot. they released the suspected it killer and even though federa

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according to sierra leone's healthy ministry, 39% drop of treatment for malaria.ccording to a recent report from the world health organization, and unicef, the mdg target of combating malaria was achieved globally, malaria deaths dropped by 60% how much in subsaharan eask tha africa ts not case. sierra leone has so many challenges it just can't catch up. >> at large it is not functioning well enough. sierra leone has one of the highest maternal more tallities imortalities inthe world. >> reducing infant mortality, 26,000 die here every year. meanwhile in crew bay, the red dross is raising awareness, after massive flooding due to an overwhelming rainy season. >> open defecation, again it's a huge risk for cholera and other water-borne diseases. >> as the cousin tries opick up the pieces from ebola, there is a lot left to be done before the health system is properly functioning. nina deevries al jazeera, sierra leone. >> up next, the pope's visit to the city of brotherly love. >> grac inkas. >> that was pope francis hosting a gathering at philadelphia independence h

he has yet to speak to sierra sierra lamar's might but he said she likely feels the same -- mother but he said she likely feels the same way and they will seek to change the venue given the media attention and public interest. experts tell me that will be difficult given the national attention the case has received. you may recall in march the official search for sierra lamar has ended, her body has never been found. today i learned a small group of people still into search for her every month and that small group of people were relieved and glad with today's proceeding. back to you. >> azenith smith, thank you. >>> a man who authorities say shot himself at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station last night during a struggle with police remains in critical condition. ktvu's john sasaki is in the news room after talking with b.a.r.t. officials who said the man reached for the gun from his waist ban. >> reporter: they explain what was happening when the man shot himself in the stomach. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s station was shut down for hours because of the shooting on the flat form. -- platform

thank you to family, friend, co-workers and the sierra club. i am doing okay and would like to concentrate on my recovery. >> that's incredited believe a. >>> up next, the case of animal cruelty on the paw -- peninsula. >> and working mom whoas. why pregnancy announcements are met with congratulations and criticism. >> opie the cat. why he is credited with saving a little boy's life. >> i am sandhya patel. a fall-like system will continue today's cooling trend. i'll let you know how much more the temperatures will drop as we get closer to the holiday weekend. >> thanks, sandhya. >> first a look at "jimmy kimmel live" after abc7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and ama. look what we did in the name of entertainment. with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year, where all beds are on sale! save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed. know better sleep with sleep number. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands

the second letter is from the sierra club. also the sierra club urges the planning commission not to certify the eir on the project and encourages the park to not -- the level. >> is that the san francisco chapterer of the sierra club? >> yes it is. >> thank you. >> there was no noticing at the park about this potential shadowing increase to give the neighbors any say at all about whether this was important to them. they only found out about it in the papers and so on. we recommend the recreation and parks have a separate hearing. >> you are out of time. >> thank you, i appreciate your listening. >> linda? >> public speaker: yes, good morning. hardworking commissioners. i wrote out a bunch of comments and then i listened to linda and basically what i have to say is what she said. [ laughter ] >> convenient. >> i would like to just add briefly the reasons why i voted for both of the resolutions that you just heard read into the record. my name is linda schaffer and i have the honor of being one of the two representative in dist

the second letter is from the sierra club. also the sierra club urges the planning commission not to certify the eir on the project and encourages the park to not -- the level. >> is that the san francisco chapterer of the sierra club? >> yes it is. >> thank you. >> there was no noticing at the park about this potential shadowing increase to give the neighbors any say at all about whether this was important to them. they only found out about it in the papers and so on. we recommend the recreation and parks have a separate hearing. >> you are out of time. >> thank you, i appreciate your listening. >> linda? >> public speaker: yes, good morning. hardworking commissioners. i wrote out a bunch of comments and then i listened to linda and basically what i have to say is what she said. [ laughter ] >> convenient. >> i would like to just add briefly the reasons why i voted for both of the resolutions that you just heard read into the record. my name is linda schaffer and i have the honor of being one of the two representative in dist

.>>> the sierra lamar case finally moving forward.he developments in court today three years after an arrest. >>> a third suspect wanted for killing a man was arrested. police say the third suspect is duane aguero. they say he wore a mask during the killing. he is 42 years old and is from san jose. security camera video from the 13th shows three-man in the office building confronting 38- year-old christopher wrenn who was later found dead. the other two were shot and killed by police in separate incidents 24 hours apart. police say they arrested a garo -- aguero and drugs recovered during the investigation.>>> a trial date has finally been set for the man accused of kidnapping and killing with -- sierra lamar. we spoke with sierra's father who sees this as progress in his family search for prop -- justice. >> reporter: much of the reasoning behind a delay in a trial date is because prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. he is in court today. a trial date was set for april 25. nearly 3 years ago, garcia torres was charged with the

trees are beginning to show signs of stress after four hot and dry years, jacob ward reports from sierral park. >> reporter: giants sequoia like this are very, very special. they are the largest organisms on earth and they are ancient. but after four years of drought and the warmin warming echgds ct change researchers are worry about their future. we were losing their older needles, their older leafs in amounts that i have never seen before. at roughly 2,500 years old, this one predays christianity and islam. but more importantly for today, is how tall it is, it's over 75 meters, morning 240 feet tall think sign testifieds are going to go up in it today to try to take some water samples and god help me i am going to follow them. oh, man. anthony ambrose leads a team from berkeley. he climbs to the very top of these trees to test them for signs of stress. warmer temperatures main the trees need enormous amounts of water. a typical giants sequoia tree of this size might use anywhere between five and 800 gallons of wort are in a single summer day. the trouble is the sierra know pack which p

thank you to family, friend, co-workers and the sierra club.nd would like to concentrate on my recovery. >> that's incredited believe a. >>> up next, the case of animal cruelty on the paw -- peninsula. >> and working mom whoas. why pregnancy announcements are met with congratulations and criticism. >> opie the cat. why he is credited with saving a little boy's life. >> i am sandhya patel. a fall-like system will continue today's cooling trend. i'll let you know how much more the temperatures will drop as we get closer to the holiday weekend. >> thanks, sandhya. >> first a look at "jimmy kimmel live" after abc7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and ama. look what we did in the name of entertainment. all of the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> they filed legal papers aiming to hold the sheriff and other officials accountable for her shooting death. this afternoon they visited peer14 pausing near flowers left at the shot where she was shot. they released the suspected it killer and even though federal immigration officials wanted sanchez held. >

the virus spread to 5 more west african american nations including sierra leone. the latest numbers from the centers for disease control and prevention says 14,000 people contracted the illness in sierra leone and killed 4,000 people there. it claimed 6400 lives all together. >>> in the weather center now with rosemary orozco. if you don't like the hot weather, changes are coming. >> yes. trickled in today. we had it at the coast. the inland communities will have to wait another day. a live look from ktvu. towards san francisco. we have blue skies. it is a spare the air day. although for most of us the air quality is moderate. a look towards the east where we have blue skies. and the further inland you go the hotter it is. cooling in spots. pacifica 15 degrees cooler this afternoon than yesterday. and into san francisco, 84 yesterday. 76 today. oakland, 95 the afternoon high yesterday. and right now 88. 6 degrees cooler in hayward. the cool down has begun. it will be another day before we get that inland area to begin to fill in. livermore, fairfield, concord, jus

just saying. >> gayle is good but i named her sierra. sierra lola.s a little cutie. >> very nice. >> but i did think about you. >> send a picture to my email. >> i will do that after the show. nice seeing you. >> call her, gayle. >> bye, frank. [ laughter ] >> thank you. always a pleasure. [ laughter ] >> it all started at clock. >>> an illegal rv park is getting attention at one cambrian park neighborhood. today they could be out on the street. kiet do is in san jose with the story you will see only on "5". >>> reporter: in cambrian park, neighbor russ mason named his collection of rvs at ross and hillsdale, camp cambrian. >> camp cambrian is not a nice place to live if you're a taxpayer. >> the way its right now, i can barely afford a place of my own. >> reporter: rudy bought this beat-up rv with $400 money saved up from han package. he showers at "24 hour fitness" and uses the bathroom at the starbucks next door. he works part time as a landscaper and can't afford an apartment. >> it's horrible to pass judgment before you even you know -- the real

al jazeera, sierra leone. >>> tunnels used to smu smuggle basic going. marga ortigas reports. >> reporter: watching powerlessly, the egyptian military says it is building fish farms along the buffer zone. this will put an end to a network of cross-border tunnels. egyptians began flooding the tunnels late friday. it is the last thing she needs. she has already lost two homes in gaza's long history of conflict. with her husband and daughter now ill, she says she just can't lose another one. >> translator: i'm very much scared. i already listen to shooting day or night. now i live in fear of flooding. it can happen any time. that's why i'm tense and scared, we can't sleep like other people. >> the tunnels were used to smuggle goods into a blockaded gaza. and also illegal trade in guns and people. a trade residents want stopped. 1200 such nonetheless this area and this is just one of them behind me. the people that live in raffa fear that continued flooding could destabilize the ground and cause landslides but also fear it would contaminate the water source.

. >> well, coming up on this bulletin, how sierra leone is using music and dance to prevent the spread of ebola. and a controversial union, how politics are getting in the way in myanmar. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. hungary and slovenia have criticized croatia for redirecting refugees to their countries. european leaders have failed to agree on an unified policy to deal with the refugee crisis. >>> polls for the greek electi elections. >>> former prime minister alexis tsipras hopes that th greeks will give him another chance to lead the country. >>> in burkina faso, there have been talks between the ente military coup and the interim president. >> pope francis has arrived in havana. >> i call on political figures to continue along this path and develop all its potential as part of the role they're sup

of the sierra club and joins us from washington. thank you for joining us, you've been an opponent of keystone xl since it was first proposed in september 2008. bernie sanders has also opposed it from the beginning. hillary clinton's stance on this is weak at this point. >> well, it's good that these opposed to the pipeline. we are happy with her decision. it would have been better to hear it a couple of years ago. the person that we care about the moment is president obama. pipeline. we are confident he'll soon. >> you opposed the pipe line, but the united states has 2.6 million miles of pipeline right now, i would - i would guess that things you do during your day depend on fuel that is transported through the pipelines. one. >> here is the thing. we use a lot of oil. there's a lot of pipelines out there. the reality that we have to confront is climate change is real. it's getting worse, the biggest way to address it is to turn away from fossil fuels and embrace clean energy. we know we will not be able to stop using oil storm, ne

. >> by the way, campers headed to the sierra nevada are advised to be cautious of smoke from wildfires. hundreds of forest acres burned this summer prompting the air pollution control district to issue a health warning. >>> and people heading to the russian river this holiday weekend are being warned to stay out of the water. washing signs have been posted -- warning signs have been posted after the discovery of potentially toxic blue-green algae blooms. a dog died last saturday after swimming in the water. >>> protests under way at a santa clara jail after an inmate was found dead in his cell. kpix 5's kiet do tells us three officers have been arrested and accused of killing him. >> i want to express my profound sorrow. >> reporter: at an emotional news conference the sheriff conveyed her condolences to the family of inmate michael james tyree and condemned what she called a violent and cowardly act by three correctional deputies. matthew farris, jereh lubrin and rafael rodriguez were all arrested yesterday on suspicion of murdering tyree in his jail cell. >> each accused murderer was

he thought they were like children. >> reporter: sierra's canonization was not welcomed by everyone.there was a backlash from the ancestors of those native tribes who found themselves under spanish rule. >> i can think of nothing good that came from the mission times. they totally destroyed our culture. they destroyed our people. they destroyed our environment. and they stole our land. what good can come of that. >> reporter: valuentine lopez is a tribal leader for one of the many tribes attached by serra's work. >> he's going to be the patron saint of brutality. the patron saint of domination. and the patron saint of death. >> historians say the indigenous people looked at serra and the missions with suspicion and curiosity. this drawing shows the first attempted baptism, which went awry when the native people changed their minds and fled. but over time, some were drawn in. >> people came to the missions for a lot of reasons, including drought, famine, and a whole host of other things that inflicted itself on the peoples of california. >> but once they entered the mission life, they

. >> a hiker lost in the sierra for nine days describes how she for nine days describes how she survives and her biggest regr [is the staying awake part...t challeng( gun shot )your day sleep train has your ticket to a better night's sleep. because when brands compete, you save during mattress price wars. and through labor day, save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2019 on tempur-pedic. plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. but this special financing offer ends labor day at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule, news that lives where you live. >> fremont, palo alto, north and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. bay. >> good morning. a look in san jose at 280. we saw local clouds. a gloomy start to the day year. will it be a gloomy start today? meteorologist mike nicco will let us know. >> a russian rocket is headed to the international space station. it will take to days although it usually takes six hours, because they are keeping it from being pelted by spa

jacob ward, al jazeera, sierra national park, california. >>> the film festival is under way in south korea showcasing documentaries from around the world. this year organizers have decided to focus more on the issues separating and uniting the two career. harry fossett reports from the southern korean city. >> it isn't quite the demilitarized zone, but for this film festival it's as close as you can go. inin the buffer zone, and the dnz docs festival gets under way. the film that directly addresses the division on the korean peninsula. >> translator: it tells the story of a north korea defector, who now make equally political and critical works as an independent artist in the south. with his identity hidden to protect his family over the border, it charts some increasing anning sdmriet as plans for the first solo show in beijing begin to attract the attention of north korean officials. >> he's very poetic, but he's also very honest. he has a unique story. he's a defector who still really loves his homeland. he does not love a lot of things about his homeland, but his heart is -- he s

ken bastida knows the area of the high sierra. what's happening? >> reporter: this one blew up almost overnight. the authorities say the fire has the potential to be a major disaster with the explosive fire conditions we have seen four years of drought. it's in amador and calaveras counties. just this afternoon, the town of san andreas east of stockton was added to the list of places under mandatory evacuations. here are the numbers right now. about 50,000 acres have gone up. at least six buildings have been destroyed. there are a number of 6,000 buildings threatened and 2700 people in the process of evacuating. i can tell you right now that, um, um, an evacuation center has been set up at the county fairgrounds, frog town if you know where that is in angel's camp and at the jackson rancheria casino. the chp has essentially closed highway 4 anywhere east of highway 49. so if you know anybody in the towns of murphys or in arnold or avery or mountain ranch or sheep ranch road or any of those communities, they are under mandatory evacuation and are to

not much, but most of the activity will be in the sierra nevada. the sierra nevada through the central coast in southern california, more of that subtropical moisture n the south bay 85 san jose. 85 los gatos. 83 palo alto and redwood city and 70 #* 70 downtown and the north bay. 89 calistoga. petaluma 81. look for 75 in oakland. 81 union city, 83 in fremont. so the humidity, yeah, you are going to feel it. but that's a pretty good trade-off, i would guess works 86 in san ramon compared to what we've gone through all last week. the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow hooks a lot like today. maybe a few sprinkles but overall the possible drops come monday afternoon and middle of next week when afternoon highs are just in the romney's inland. that's what we are talking about. >> we are certainly looking forward to that. thank you, lisa. the time right now is 6:22 and still ahead authorities intensify their crack down on those who are trying to profit from the pope's h ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to master the two handed backhand. but only

. >>> back here in the bay area a hearing is scheduled for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. torres faces murder and kidnapping charges and charges of trying to kill several other women. there's dna evidence linking her death to garcia torres, even though her body has never been found. >>> you may notice a low flying helicopter this week. it's part of a program measuring radiation in the ground. today it will be in berkeley, tomorrow and friday it will be over v.a. and pacificaism today is the second anniversary of the eastern span of the bay bridge, it washed to -- scheduled to open in 2007. caltrans has ran into several issues since it opened. cal trance insists it is safer than the original. >> a proposal to east continue geeks on the san rafael bridge is on the governor's desk. the shoulder is used to park for construction equipment. traffic on the bridge can get so bad the extra lane would and we'll come news. >> caltrans said it would take three years to open the third lane. they admit they can open it by 2017. >> if they can hole three why not make it three. the traffi

we have this report from sierra leone. officials say communication is key to stopping the spread. >> reporter: with the beat of a drum, local performers make their way into the village. they are here to entertain. it comes with a strong message. if you are sick, call for help. 4,000 people have died from ebola in sierra leone, and the locals say when he realized how bad thinks were, he wanted to produce comedy to good use. he joined these performers. >> i do this for my people. the people in this country. i'm not going to sit and do nothing. i'm here to educate my people. >> other messages, such as avoiding body contact are part of the act. the virus is spread through contact with bodily fluids of an infected person. >> 30 people have been trained to perform in villages across the district, and it seems to be making an impact. >> the northern district was a hot spot for ebola, with 1500 cases to date. that is one of the highest number of cases in the country. there has not been one in over a month. u.n.i.c.e.f. initiates t

could give some rain northern california, extreme northern and maybe the highest peaks of the sierraada. >> hawaiian islands okay. ig nashio at 75 miles an hour. i had a question. felicia gonzalez says when the hurricanes miss hawaii, where do they go? >> north. colder water. they fall apart. they become post-tropical. but times some of that moisture can stream towards us. right now we are keeping an eye on cool lows. 60s, 70s or very low 80s. i think tomorrow all 70s for the inland areas. just it's going to be pretty chilly here. and if you have travel plans up to the sierra or shasta, keep an eye on the sky and bundle up a bit. it's going to be cool. cool here saturday morning but then warmer sunday, monday. >> thank you. >>> time now 7:22. new state-of-the-art technology being tested out right here in the bay area. coming up in ten minutes how it's all designed to help improve your commute. >> we will take it. >>> and america asked for it. breakfast all day long. coming to mcdonald's, but could to make our nation's egg shortage worse? we will tell you coming up. ♪ ♪ it took serena

and, michael brune, executive director of the sierra club, an environmental group. michael brune, i want to start with you and ask you overall what you see as the significance of the president's visit to dark tick. >> well, it's very significant. the president made climate change a top priority of his administration in both terms and going to the arctic is a great place to showcase the threats that climate change has both on the economy as well as the environment because there is no place that is warming faster than the arctic any where else around the world. >> ifill: robert bryce, what's your take on that? >> well, i can't argue temperature issues. i think what's interesting, though, is that the president has given the green light to drill in alaskan waters, and i think it's a pragmatic move. while he is talking about climate change, there is a conflict between some of this climate change discussions and what he said saturday in his radio address, he says our economy still has to rely on oil and gas, as long as that's the case i believe we should rely on domestic

. >> crew make substantial progress on the destructive beauty fire burning in the sierra foot hills. cal fire reporting the fire is 55 percent contained. it's scorched 70,000 plus acres. the george warren has more now from the town here. >>reporter: sky over the county here is blue. the smoke has largely cleared. talk to firefighters and they will tell you. it feels lake the worst is over. about. >> we are really working hard to try to get resident back in their homes. and so yes. the recovery process is starting and we are doing transition. >>reporter: this is the main reason some areas burned in the butte fire remain under mandatory evacuation order. power grid up here is a complete mess with broken pole and downed lines. and with pg&e craw working multiple major fires in northern california the utility now calling in private contractors to help get the work done. this team arrived this morning. >> pg&e spread pretty thin. cone here to him what are they telling you as far as time. >> well, total completion of everything and keep in mine the fire still burning 1 to 3 week. >> now wi

later in the newscast amma will examine in the controversial decision to mick father sierra a saint. argument being made by native americans for and against it. that's coming at 9:30. so please stay tune for. that. >> in the men time let manufacture on. freak crash cost one woman her life and injured several others this morning at livermore good. we were over the scene this morning. police say car smashed right through the front door. laura anthony has the story. >> it happened in an instant during an early morning exercise class when suddenly a white mercedes suv roared through the life styles rx gym crashing through the wall where several people were working ou out. there. >> there was app 80-year-old livermore resident trying to park her car in front of the gym. we believe she had pedal confusion where you hit the if gas instead of the brake. went through the gym crashing into a classroom. >>reporter: lawrence livermore laboratory confirms it was their chef financial officer 4 49-year-old katie baker who died prosecute her jersey. in a statement lab director bill goldstein said ye

sierra lamar's parents say they just want justice and information about their daughter. live in santa clara, robert honda, nbc bay area news. >> a long journey for them, that's for sure. >>> we're learning more about the confrontation with the police officers that ended in gunfire. b.a.r.t. police say the suspect actually shot himself in the stomach while reaching for his gun. we want to show you pictures to show the moments after that shot rang out. that was last night. b.a.r.t. police confronted cory powell about smoking a cigarette on the platform. he tried to jump to the sidewalk below. they tried pulling him back from the ledge. he reached for his waistband, and officers tased him and that's when he shot himself in the stomach. powell is from union city, and has an extensive criminal record. >>> he went on a hike and never rushed. park rangers at yosemite found the body of a man who had been missing for about three weeks. 39-year-old james millette jr. was found dead yesterday above yosemite valley. he went for a hike on august 11th, but never returned to his car. n

and mid-70s in the high sierra. and by the asylum the sun rises tomorrow, we have lost two minutes and 24 seconds of daylight. yeah. our days are getting shorter and shorter. get on outside and enjoy it. 70s and low 80s around the peninsula. and down from 92 yesterday. a west wind 5 to 10. and additional cooldown tomorrow and cooler wednesday and thursday before we bump up the temperature on friday. weekend is still up for grabs. one thing is certain. tonight cloud cover and 62 degrees as the giants play host to the dodgers, another thing that's certain? >> they got to win every one. and the dodgers have to lose every one but one to have a shot. >> i want you to be my weather watcher. go to our weather watchers website. they are my windows to the world. >> and to your soul. [ laughter ] >> does it go that deep? >> i love my weather watchers. >> you're a true meteorologist aren't you. >> let's check wall street. it's a tough monday. look at that. wall street down 300 points, problems in china creating havoc on wall s

. >> developing news, a fire in the sierra forcing people from their homes. we are tracking the fire and the conditions that crews are facing. >> tracking the heat around here. you know it is hot. couple records today. what we can expect for urbay area friday and be-- for your bay area friday and beudyond. >>> -- beyond. >>> interstate 80, it is full out there. lots of folks heading home. >> and the san mateo bridge. there was a crash west there that blocked two eastbound lanes. that caused major delays but things are clearing up. it is normal for a thursday night right now. ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to master the two handed backhand. but only one shot to master the chase mobile app. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. the buttery jack was a huge success. people went crazy for a burger with melted garlic herb butter. now, here's the sequel... ...with portobello mushrooms. boom. hang on, i don't want anyone to trip... ok. oh yeah. that's jack's new portobello mushroom buttery jack, the sequel to the classic and bacon

in the sierra, we have fire concerns and a red flag warning is in effect until 7:00 p.m. talk about the winds gusting to 35 miles per hour. 18 miles per hour gusts in mountain view. here is a view of the sky or a view of the beautiful sky from our emeryville camera. low clouds stacked up near the coastline there. 71 in san jose. 64 half moon bay. here is the view from our camera looking southwest. scattered clouds in the sky. 72 and another live view over the view. we'll see mild inland conditions tomorrow and friday. warmer pattern in for the long holiday weekend and we'll have beach weather labor day as high temperatures soar, starting on sunday. a cool air mass is reinforcing the cool pattern we have now. showers are going to go into the pacific northwest as you follow the time line here. and showers are not likely to reach into the bay area. we'll continue to have mild, but cooler than average conditions through friday. then, we get a warm up. just as a matter of fact let's take a look at what you can expect from the warm up. saturday, it's a warming trend with high t

triple digits fresno today. 76 monterey bay. 82 in the high sierra. our numbers stacking up from the 80s in pacifica. 84 in san francisco down from 90 degrees yesterday but still mid- to high 80s across the bay. 90s will be common across the peninsula. it was 98 in livermore yesterday. today, 96 degrees. outside number will be 97 degrees. that will be in the brentwood area. also pleasanton, danville and blackhawk. cooler by the tail end of the weekend. we have the giants at o.co stadium. it's a battle of the bay with the a's. 68 degrees clear skies. meanwhile we have fog fest without the fog in pacifica this weekend. we have the rock 'n roll marathon this weekend and the bay area blues festival. bay area blues festival. lots going on this week. ,, layover. 24 hours. hello, reykjavik. oh, so that's how you spell it. what are you looking at? oh, cool. hungry. fish, anyone? hello, seventh waterfall of the day. hello, duck boat. hello, sheep? oh right! itchy icelandic sweaters and no foreign transaction fees. sweet. one last look. ahh. triple points. and

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in the sierra, we have fire concerns and a red flag warning is in effect until 7:00 p.m.'s talk about the winds gusting to 35 miles per hour. 18 miles per hour gusts in mountain view. here is a view of the sky or a view of the beautiful sky from our emeryville camera. low clouds stacked up near the coastline there. 71 in san jose. 64 half moon bay. here is the view from our camera looking southwest. scattered clouds in the sky. 72 and another live view over the view. we'll see mild inland conditions tomorrow and friday. warmer pattern in for the long holiday weekend and we'll have beach weather labor day as high temperatures soar, starting on sunday. a cool air mass is reinforcing the cool pattern we have now. showers are going to go into the pacific northwest as you follow the time line here. and showers are not likely to reach into the bay area. we'll continue to have mild, but cooler than average conditions through friday. then, we get a warm up. just as a matter of fact let's take a look at what you can expect from the warm up. saturday, it's a warming trend with high

. >> the body of a woman who died in sierra leone tested positively for ebola. it's a set back. sierra leone announced in august the last confirmed patient with a virus had been discharged from hospital. 28,000 have been affected. more than a third died from ebola >>> in kenya five suspects are due in court for a second time in connection with the attack in the north-east. the men were charged in june for the april 2nd attack in which gunmen targeted students. 158 were killed. >> al-shabab fighters overran an african community base. local residents say al-shabab claims to have killed scores of troops. a similar raid on a base in june killed dozens of troops in the same province. >> royingy forces have retaken the desert area west of i.s.i.l. >> troops chased out the fighters. the air force carried out strikes before the ground operation, it was part of a wider operation to recapture the largest province, anbar. >> paris is introducing tough measures to control the city's worsening air pollution. from tuesday large trucks registered before 2001 will be banned from the center of t