they do think that sierra lamar has been killed. this is not the news her family was expecting, all along hoping that sierra would come back alive and now we're hearing this 21-year-old man who wases arresd at the safeway store in morgan hill has been charged with one count of killing sierra and one count of kidnapping. >> he's the registered owner of that red jet that they found and released to us and the public about a week or two ago, that's according to lori smith, the sheriff. probable cause, murder and kidnapping of sierra lamar, who's been missing since march 16th. so it's been about ten weeks since that's happened. our chief investigative reporter to tony kovaleski is here with us. >> reporter: telling us several days the sheriff's investigators were very close to making an arrestedselo close on the man w is responsible for the disappearance of sierra lamar. they had home a 24/7 watch. they were getting closer by the day and obviously with it culminatingent to and sheriff's department confirming that in morgan hill they made

last a valid the sheriff says forensic tests also thousand dna from sierra lamar on some of the property belonging to sierra thorez bill would not say if it was in the red volkswagen jetta sold by the suspect and spotted in surveillance photos near where she went missing back on march 16th. smith says that garcia torres has been of a 24 hour cycle and the hope that he would lead detectives in this year. when that did not happen, they moved in. >> even though we have had him under surveillance, surveillance is not perfect. we wanted to make sure this did not happen again. public safety has been our concern all along. >> it's the mother of sierra and her father told out hope that somehow their daughter is still alive. they're calling on everyone to help find her. >> we continued to trade. call as a mother, i am hopeful. somebody has not been found and that gives me hope for. >> we still need to find her. >> we will have more from marlene remark including the plea that she made to the suspect's to please leave a 40 to her daughter to bring this nightmare to an end. >>pam: our team coverage

>>pam: our top story, and arrests in the case of sierra lamar. the arrest took place in the parking lot of the safeway store. a classmate of sierra tells kron4 she was there when police made the arrests. >> we pulled into the parking lot, the guy walked by our window. he was 2 in. from it and all of a sudden the undercover police came telling him to get on the ground. we got swarmed with cops it did not know what to do. i was really shaken up. >> grief counselors are on campus today and will feature of the week to help classmates in the faculty deal with the news that investigators now fear she is dead. >> i really cannot say she is dead because they have not found her body. >> i would rather be found than anything else. >> these girls say it is difficult to think about siri being gone is and that her family is in their hearts and prayers. some >> at least 63 girls have gone missing in santa clara county since january of 2011. we have broken down by location. in san jose, 43 of the 63 girls one missing. one girl was missing from all of these locat

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>> we believe we have probable cause to believe that he committed the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamarclear if garcia-torres knew lamar prior to her disappearance. sheriff department and lamar's family will speak publicly this morning at 8:00 and we'll stream that live on nbcbayarea.com. >>> new to tell you about this morning, a news conference on the future home of the golden state warriors. the san francisco city leaders and team owners expected to make an announcement about plans to move that team across the bay. part of that deal includes building a brand new arena on the water front property on piers 30 and 32. and that's where crews are starting to set up tents. for right now, the team telling us the news conference scheduled for 10:00 a.m. >>> want to check in with meteorologist christina loren right now. see how we should dress for the days. >> depends on what you're doing. if you work outdoors, you want to go ahead and go straight for the short sleeves. it's nice out there. the sun's shining over the golden gate bridge. we showed you the shot just 45 minutes ago, you cannot ev

>>darya: take a look at the man that they have arrested for the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamarrez was arrested last night. investigators are not saying a motive. they are saying that sierra is believed to be dead. they did not say body has been recovered. he was arrested at safely in the market held. they had been following him for some time. >> he has been arrested for kidnapping into her. we have credible, good information but we need more information. >>darya: come in now will tran is live at the santa clara sheriff's apparel with the latest on this case. we are also standing by for a press conference that will happen this morning. we will bring you the latest as it happens. stay up-to-date by taking it on our web site as well as fees but it twitter. >>james: temperatures at the moment are not bad. warmer in the north bay delivery yesterday. san jose is right near 60 degrees. by noon, the son will be out in the we will have a pretty looking date. temperatures is updated will be similar to yesterday but not quite as warm. if you will be all all the shoreline, the peninsula or

good evening we have big breaking news in the sierra lamar's case tonight. the 15 year-old sierra lamar's has been missing now for two months but nice investigators tell us that she was murdered and that they have the man in custody. he is a 21 year-old man from morgan hill and works at the safeway store their his name is incident garcia thorez he was booked into santa clara county jail facing charges of murder and kidnapping. we are expecting a news conference in just moments again sierra lamar's police believe that they had arrested her killer. new speaker we have a check now with robert lyles who was at the shares department as we speak and has the very latest on this case. >>> let's get right to share florissant she's actively giving updates on the arrests. this car is connected the red car is connected. that is a car that belongs to anton garcia. can you tell us who is in custody he was booked earlier this evening and we're continuing the investigation. willie disinformation tomorrow what we have because we do want to the un on everything we can solicit

please say that they have strong factor believe that sierra lamar is dead your after the press conferencea plea. >> marlene, sierra lamar is mother. i would like to thank the community for all their time ever temperatures have gone into this. the continued to cry and touches them. a search is not still not pointed to end. as a mother, i am still hopeful that if her body has not been found the best of this mayo. still gives me hope. as i've heard a certain things not being found also gives me hope. again, i'm so grateful for the response from law enforcement did. i do have a plea to the perpetrator. please give us information that would lead us to sierra lamar >>mark: he we will continue to cover the story of sierra lamar on our web site twitter and facebook. >>james: here is a shot from mt. tam cam. but this might be the james freeway camera. san has stay is 62 san francisco is at 53. the warmest temperature is are in the east bay. 58 in oakland. in the mid 50s across the central area. visibility is getting better by the minute in irian by the afternoon is to be sunshine with the little b

we have a time line of the search effort for sierra lamar. on friday, march 16 sierra lamar went missing after leaving her home headed for the school bus. on saturday the 17th police found her cell phone in a field. the next day crews found her purse with her clothes inside. and earlier this month, may 7 police located the red jetta with the black top they believe is connected to her disappearance. we have continuing coverage on the arrest in the case on our website, www.kron.com and on facebook and tune in to the morning news at 4:00 a.m. for the latest in the case. >>> on to other things now. a executive arrested for stealing boxes of legos from the target stores. but he wasn't swiping them off the shelves. police tell kate thompson he was printing out his own box codes for reduced prices. >> reporter: he would walk into target stores, take boxes of legos off the shelves, cover up the bar cold with one of his homemade ones so they would ring up for 75% off. he was arrested last week after the company began to catch on to what he was doing.

that has served as the search post for sierra lamar. volunteers meeting there each wednesday to head out on foot searching the surrounding areas. her family, the lamar family also started a website to keep the community updated. that website is findsierralamar.com. i logged on this morning, i can tell you it has not been updated with the latest news of this arrest. the last entry was from sierra's father marking the two months since his daughter disappeared. she disappeared march 16th, the two-month mark was may 16th. that, of course, was just six days ago. live in morgan hill, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >>> 5:03. our legal expert steven clark has been working with us on this case. he says a lot is still unknown, but antolin garcia-torres could face the death penalty. clark talked about the challenges of the case if a body is never found. >> there are prosecutions without bodies and i think that's why they will continue to investigate the case and they will continue to see whether anyone else may have been involved in this case. b

search for missing sierra lamar takes a tragic turn. a 21-year-old man is jailed charged with her murder. we have live team coverage. amy hollyfield is at the safeway where the suspect was realized. we begin with terry mcsweeney live at the sheriff's department. >> reporter: a little later this morning 8 a.m. investigators are going to be holding a news conference announcing all the information, all the details leading up to the arrest. last week i was in morgan hill talking to sierra lamar's mother she was keeping a strong profile saying she believed there was going to be a reunion not a recovery. now that hope appears to be dashed take a look at the person investigators say is the one who kidnapped and killed sierra lamar, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres of morgan hill arrested last evening about 6:00. he has been charged with kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old sierra lamar. investigators not releasing the sequence that took them to him last night at that place, at that time. they say they are very confident he is the person and t

i also want to know if he knows where sierra lamar body is. there were several searches in the south santa clara county area. you may also remember that herself fun and her purse were found in the first few days following her disappearance. we hope to get answers this morning when the news conference gets under way here at the county sheriff's office. >> a witness who was at the safeway in morgan hill describe what happened when the rest went down >> it was 530 and we saw a bunch of cops around and they had their guns drawn and they took someone away. >> do you know who was? >> i had no idea >> how much you know about the case and how big is it in the area for you personally? >> i didn't know or but i went to the same high school so it was kind of scary >> that witness said she thought it might have been a shoplifter being arrested but it was not >> marked class whose daughter polly was murdered in sonoma county in 1993 has helped coordinate volunteer searches for sierra lamar. he told kcbs radio that the searches should continue. >> the sad t

investigators say dna evidence has convinced them that sierra lamar is dead. now hoping the suspect will lead them to their body. >>> news quickly spread through morgan hill. the city coming together in support of sierra's family. allie rasmus is in morgan hill with that part-- with that part of the story. >> reporter: well, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres, he was arrested here around 5:30 yesterday. he works at this safeway. we went inside. we found out that the employees are -- they've been talking about what happened. but they have been told not to talk about it there. there are still pink ribbons on mailboxes and that's a reminder, that there's no -- that there's still no -- >> i'm hopeful because her body has not been found and that gives me hope. and just what i've heard you know, as far as -- as far as certain things not being found in the vehicle it gives me hope. >> now, sierra -- now, sierra lamar's parents both spoke briefly and said they werevy grateful for the community -- were very grateful for the community support. steve lamar did put a plea

a reliable source told us last week that there was a dna match between the red car and sierra lamar's clothing. last night, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres was taken into custody and he's charged with one count of murder and one count of kidnapping. this is the first time since lamar disappeared that the sheriff's department confirming that sierra is not alive. a charge of murder clearly says investigators and the district attorney this morning believe sierra lamar is dead. in the newsroom, i'm nbc bay area's tony kovalseki. >> steven clark says the rest of the investigation will still take some time but ultimately garcia-torres could face the death penalty. >> this can certainly be a death penalty case because it's a murder committed while there was also a kidnapping. it's a special circumstance, but the d.a.'s office likely won't make that decision for several months. they're going to want to know a lot more about this individual and they're going to want to know a lot more about the crime and what sierra lamar went through before they make that decision. >> clark points out that

safe-way parking lot, authorities are going back to see if they can connect him to the other two. >> sierra lamar's friends and her classmates reacted strongly to the news of an arrest today, although the suspect is charged with murder, some people are still holding out hope that sierra could be alive. >> i really can't say that she's dead because they haven't found her body. but i still have some hope in me that she's alive. >> they still have no proof, i guess, that she isn't alive, so we're just -- our hopes are up. >> what comes to my mind is that someone hurt her, and you kind of don't want to believe it. >> it made me sad because i feel like i'd rather her be found than anything else. so i don't know. it's hard to think about. >> grief counselors will be on hand at the high school in morgan high school throughout the week. kron4 will stay on top of this story. stay with us for the latest breaking details as the search for sierra lamar's body continues. >>> coming up, wesley shermantine convicted of killing four women suspected of killing dozens more. tonight , he speaks out from death row. he

sierra lamar's social nature will be key in building a case against antolin garcia-torres. without a murder weapon, investigators are building a chain of circumstantial evidence, to prove garcia-torres, killed lamar. >> no one has received a text or a call from her since then. that will be part of the circumstantial case. >> reporter: dna evidence found on her purse, linked garcia-torres to her disappearance. they started following the 21-year-old on march 28th. building a homicide case. >> to show that if he had just kidnapped her and kept her alive, he would visit her regularly, presumably to check on whether she's still captive. whether she's being fed. >> reporter: sheriff lori smith knows it may be difficult to prove. but it's competent. >> these are very difficult cases to prosecute a homicide when you have not found the victim. but it has been done. and i think that we have adequate facts. in fact, strong facts to believe that she has been murdered. >> reporter: facts like that dna evidence. >> clothing that she wore on the day of her disappearance. they found persona

that they knew each other. >> reporter: they say they found dap -- they say they found dna on sierra lamar's person. >> we have physical evidence linking sierra to his vehicle. >> reporter: but deputies did not arrest him until last night. >> we were hoping he would lead us too where she was. public safety was our number one concern. >> reporter: he kept pulling my -- >> he kept pulling my hair and punching me. i saw sparks coming from the side. they looked like little electrical lines. >> sear's family asked and made a plea -- >> i'm not giving up hope. her body has not been found. so many people -- record numbers have showed up at the search center, law enforcement, doing it simultaneously. i believe there's a reason why she's not been found. we're not giving up on that. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> more details now about the suspect. hess mother told ktvu less than an hour ago that the family knew he was being started -- being followed by views. she believes -- by investigators. she believes her son is innocent. >> i feel so sad. i lose one son five minutes

. >> sierra lamar's mother is not giving up hope and will continue to search for her daughter even thougholice arrested a suspect for sierra's murder. abc7 news spoke to his family. good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings the search for sierra, according to investigators is now a search for her body. right now sky 7 hd is over the reservoir in santa clara county divers are out in their boat patrolling the area right now presumably some have gone into the water. sierra disappeared march 16th, on her way to school. there have been many searches for sierra the reservoir where they are searching now is eight miles south of sierra's home in morgan hill. >> amy hollyfield talked with the suspect's family. let's begin with terry mcsweeney live with the investigators in san jose. >> reporter: no doubt here at the sheriff's office you will hear a lot of people saying there's no doubt about it, they have the man who did it, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres, he kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old sierra lamar the sheriff laid out her case a short time ago followed bye8b sierra's mo

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of the sierra lamar is still out there.cebook and twitter for the latest information. >>mark: there is a man put in jail for child endangerment charges with a bond of zero hundred thousand dollars bid the toddler is suffering severe injuries to face and head. the child will require surgery. the man is in jail the hundred thousand dollars bail yes today that cutter content and a mauled organization has rushed the sample of the pit bulls brain to elapsed to be tested for rabies. that year-old was the family pet and they do not know why and attack the child. there's a talking to witnesses. >>justine: bet that and be on is now buying oakland pace company. no word yet what this means that the stores. will be right back. [ female announcer ] what do you share with your family? how do you keep in touch with friends on the go? stay connected to the people and things that matter most to you? with at&t's amazing u-verse services that let you build a personalized bundle that works for you. call now. bundles including u-verse tv, inter

stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage on this breaking news in the sierra lamar case. at 8:00 this morning, the sheriff's office will be holding that news conference and the lamar family is expected to attend. we'll be bringing you that news conference live. stay with us here on abc7 news we'll go live to amy hollyfield outside the safeway store store. >>> other news, speculation continues to surgeon the golden state warriors and possible move from oakland to san francisco. katie marzullo joins us from the breaking news center with the big announcement that could be hours away. >> reporter: we've heard 10:00 this morning and we've heard by noon. it definitely sounds like sometime today we will hear that the warriors are moving to san francisco. couple of clues, white tents, chairs and a stage set up at pier 32. remarks by the owner of reds java house on the piers proposed new location for the stadium. here's what he told abc7 news. >>> they definitely have plans to put the arena here on the end of the pier. >> they've been in oakland the last 40 years we supported the t

comfort one another after learning a suspect has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamarrse sierra's parents don't want to believe their daughter is dead. they are thankful volunteers aren't giving up on their efforts to find her. >> it's tough to hear. we're still hoping you know somehow they are wrong. so we are hoping for that right now. we are going to keep on searching just like we have been. >> reporter: meantime the source continues on the part of the santa clara county sheriffs office. their dive team is continuing to focus on the reservoir south of morgan hill. the mother of the suspect told investigators her son went fishing there just a few days after sierra disappeared back in march. in the meantime the volunteer search effort will be going on throughout most of the day here in morgan hill. folks will be looking throughout this area. once they get done there will be a remembrance vigil here held at the elementary school. live this morning in morgan hill alex savidge. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar is scheduled to make his first cour

accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. the sheriff says it was his dna found on sierra's abandoned bag. the motive they are not sure but believe this was purely random, a stranger abduction. the two never met before. investigators had been watching garcia from late march. the sheriff says they have strong evidence that she was murdered. especially given the fact that this very social, outgoing high schooler not tried to reach out to anyone since her disappearance march 16. garcia-torres, who is in jail in san jose, is scheduled to have his first court appearance tomorrow afternoon. the search effort, volunteer search effort going on from wednesdays and saturdays the past several weeks at burnett elementary, kicks off this morning at 8:00 a.m. the sheriff is urging the public not to give up the search and try to find sierra's body. the department still has personnel that has been out here searching local waterways while her mother is urging the public not to give up on the search for her daughter who she believes could still

he's accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar. he big break came when dna results came back from the suspect's car showing it belonged to -- belonged to -- belonged to sierra. his mother told ktvu said her son didn't know sierra lamar and that could jeopardize his case since his dna was also found on her clothing. >> because she's said publicly i talked to my son and he told me he didn't know her. she's herrer -- never had any contact with her. i can guarantee you, the prosecutor will put her on the stand because that will show she's not telling his mother the truth and with the dna evidence, the jury will say, oh, no. you were the killer, then. >> reporter: authorities say he was aware that he was being watched by law enforcement and noticed the tracking device under the car. he lived with his mother and the security there is very tight. no media is being led in and out of that trailer park where they live. we're live in san jose, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> stay with us and "mornings on 2." for the next 90 minutes

they do not have the body of sierra lamar. much more information coming out this morning at 8:00, here at the sheriff's office in san jose. we will have that live on abc7. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> deputies arrested garcia-torres last night at the safeway store in morgan hill. amy hollyfield continues our live team coverage with reaction from the community. >> reporter: witnesses say police came into this safeway with guns drawn and arrested antolin garcia-torres without incident. this was about 6:00 last night this is where he worked. the sheriff's office said he has been under surveillance but the public safety is the main concern. with the arrest happening in such a public place, several people saw it go down. it was about 5:30 i was at work we saw cops and guns drawn, i couldn't see anyone if they took him away, just saw the cops. >> what see? >> just cops and cop cars. all really fast. >> reporter: the sheriff said her office has been doing surveillance on him but her office wanted him in custody because "we don't wa

. >> we have breaking news on the sierra lamar disappearance >> a suspect has been this arrested in morgan hill. he is 21 years old. the sheriff says he is charged with the murder and kidnapping of sierra lamar >> garcia torahs was arrested at the safeway in morgan hill by monterey road >> lisa washington is in san jose where the sheriff plans to give us more information later this morning >> the santa clara sheriff's is going to hold a news conference at 8:00 this morning. we hope to learn more about the suspect and what led investigators to him. here is what we know. the suspect is 21 year-old anton garcia torahs from morgan hill and he was arrested last night at a safeway in morgan hill for the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar, the teenager who had been missing since march 16th. the sheriff said last night that the of the red volkswagen that investigators believe was connected to her disappearance belongs to the suspect. >> the red one is his car, we have had his car, we still are waiting for people to tell us where have you seen the suspect it? where did you see the car? we need i

have the man who did it, 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres, he kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old sierra lamar the sheriff laid out her case a short time ago followed bye8b sierra's mother that her daughter cannot be dead. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres sit in jail charged with kidnapping and lamar chosen at random says the sheriff. >> there's no information that we have of any type that the two know each other have had any contact. we believe this is the worse kind of a -- the worst kind of a crime. >> reporter: dna from sierra's clothing found days after her kidnapping came back on march 28th. >> also her property in the bag foundaan dna from antolin garcia-torres. >> reporter: his name was in a law enforcement data bank because he had been convicted of interfering with an officer and had been charged but never tried for melanie assault. he owned this red jetta with a black hood he was placed under surveillance, investigators hoping he would lead them to the body of sierra lamar. april 7th they seized the car which yielded physical evidence of sierra's presence. investigators are she dead

. >>> a search for sierra lamar was a difficult week for the parents of the missing morgan hill teenager. while there's still a suspect charged with murder, sierra herself is still missing. george kiriyama reports they are showing volunteer searchers, the family is, showing thanks for their support in a key way this weekend. >> reporter: sierra lamar's family thanked their supporters, gave out hugs and even smiles. after an emotional week, one that started out with an arrest and ended with a murder charge against antolina torrez, the family wanted to spend time with the volunteers who continue to search for sierra. >> definitely all the support from everyone definitely helps and being out there at the search center and at these events, you know, just keeps us motivated and focused on finding sierra. >> doing a little better, yeah. monday night, tuesday, when it all began, it was pretty much a whirlwind and a really hard time there. >> reporter: despite santa clara prosecutors charging torrez with murder, sierra lamar's body has not been found giving sierra supporters a glimmer of hope th

. >> now to the latest developments in the sierra lamar case. we learn today that suspects garcia thorez will have a public defender when he makes his first court appearance tomorrow. he is still to be arraigned at 130 at the hall of justice in san jose. we're told that he is not cooperating with authorities. in the meantime the mother of sierra lamar joined in a prayer with dozens of volunteers who picked off another search. authorities are concentrating their efforts on waterways in the south bay, searching reservoirs'. len ramirez in san jose, he spoke to a former fbi agent who works on a similar high profile case in the bay area. >> that is right, it was a case in 1993 that prompted the fbi to get more heavily involved in stranger of the auction kidnappings throughout the country. they got involved in that case and help solve it. same thing. when they got involved in the sierra lamar case to help solve the case as well. when it comes to stranger of the auctions, this performer assistant fbi director says there is a rule of thirds. >> one-thi

sierra lamar is case. >>> they say she was murdered and the suspect is torahs. taurus was arrested and at a safeway on monterey road. the victim this family and employees will speak in just a few moments. >>> just two hours, the police off assists this expected to it called a news conference this morning. his name is santa land rigs and he is from morgan hill. he is accused of murdering sierra lamar that's been missing since march 16th. she was last seen heading to our schools bus stop. the red volkswagen jet the longest to the suspect. >>> i'm really proud of the dedication of our investigators have done. we've had a 24 hour a day operations on many evenings. i'm really proud of them. >>> since your lamar's disappearance volunteers have coordinated search, of meeting at the bernadette's elementary school. are hurt purse was the on fall in the days of her disappearance. she says that they have sufficient evidence that she believes only warrants the arrests but a successful prosecution as well. seeress family is expected to be here at the news conference that it

you see pictures of a person now held in the kidnapping and murder charges for sierra lamar. >>> the morgan hill community put so much effort and heart into the search for sierra since the 15-year-old disappeared in mid march, there have been weekly searches. thousands of people, most of them strangers, have given their time, hoping to bring sierra home. overnight, news of the arrest spread quickly. people we spoke to say it's a relief, but also heart breaking. one mother says this case changed how she parents. >> i have two young girls. and because of the incident, i have had a close eye on them, they don't walk to or from school. still doesn't change the fact he is not the only one that could do this. we still need to be very, very careful. >> the website set up by sierra's family, findsierralamar.com says the search will continue. the next search is tomorrow from burnett elementary in morgan hill. stay with nbc bay area as developments unfold in this case. we will have team coverage at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. for updates, log onto nbcbayarea.com any time. >>> new at 11:00, it is off

investigators say that at this point sierra lamar is dead. will tran as light and morgan hill were of volunteers are back out for another search. >>will: he can see behind me the volunteers then appear in. there people of that have mayor may not ever known her. the police believe they have their man. they're looking to see if they can find sierra's body. they should be out again either today or the next several days using their sonar. it is a little tedious because the images they get they have to take back and process it in half to send divers to the water. sierra's mother says she has to believe this year is still alive especially since they can -- they have not found the body. mark klaas is more to continue to organize a searches. these searches will go on indefinitely. the next search will be the saturday. >>mark: stay with kron 4 as we continue our coverage in the search for sierra lamar. you could falling on our web site a kron4.com. >>darya: the president is coming. the president is stopping by today. jackie sizzle is a live in front o

accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. the sheriff's deputy said dna found on sierra's abandoned bag of clothes that led to his arrest monday night. as for motive they are not sure. they believe this was random, stranger abduction of a child. the two had never met before. and investigators have been watching antolin garcia-torres to see if they would lead them to sierra. even though there is no body the sheriff says they have strong evidence that she was murdered. especially given the fact that this very social, outgoing high school girl has not tried to reach out to anyone since her disappearance march 16. garcia-torres is scheduled to have his first court appearance tomorrow afternoon. that search effort, one has been going on every wednesday and saturday beginning today at 8:00 here at burnett elementary. the sheriff surging the public not to stop in the search for sierra's body. the department still has personnel out here searching local waterways while her mother is urging the public to not give up in the search for he

that is a fun place to tell irian >>darya: is certain to the appearance of the disappearance of sierra lamarking at the as shooting suspect from earlier this week. >>gary: gas prices appear up. will be back in a minutes. >>darya: a new search for clues about see art lamar will be coming up the biggest bank in the u.s. loses $2 million. >>mark: let's go to james for the forecast. >>james: you can see blue skies and sunshine. the weather will play out like this. mostly cloudy and mile this morning is should burn off by the afternoon. it is warmer than yesterday this afternoon. this evening will cool down and the fog return. tomorrow be the warmest day of the weekend. it will cool off on sunday. we will check with the details about the weather and a minute. let's go to george with the weather. >>george: an accident occurred on the san mateo bridge. this house already backing up the ride in the westbound direction. we will be back with more detail shortly. >>darya: the search continues to search for clues into the disappearance of sierra lamar. when we're going to the one of our solo reporters.

. >>> the man investigators say kidnapped and killed sierra lamar will make his first court appearance tomorrow. antolin garcia-torres is being held without bail at the main jail. we have live team coverage tonight, ktvu's janine de la vega is live near the suspect's home with the long history antolin garcia-torres has had with law enforcement. >> reporter: antolin garcia- torres lived here at the rv park with his mother, his wife and his daughter. his sisters live a few miles away and they are already getting taunted by the public over the arrest. >> very upsetting. i mean, we can't go places without people recognizing us and saying rude comments. >> reporter: she shared pictures of her brother antolin garcia-torres. he is marid and has a dotter dotter and another baby on the way. the sisters says he has been cooperating with authorities. they say antolin garcia-torres did not know sierra lamar but investigators say dna evidence found links him to his murder. >> we have our own questions and things like that. i mean, just like anybody would stand by their family and say they are innoc

sierra lamar back in court today. and the winds are going to help today we'll talk about that coming up. coming up will get a check on bay area bridges and why we could get delays on downtown san jose. >>> president robert obama's, one more stop in the south bay. it is a fund-raiser in san jose prayed the event is at the fairmont hotel. there is plenty of security in the area right now. anne makovec is about the undergo a security sweep by moffett field. >>> good morning, bring on the dogs we're about to undergo a security sweep. back to the live pictures right now outside of fairmont hotel security. it is very tired. he should be arriving there within the next couple of hours. it is going to be his first event in san jose as president. it's going to be a round table with 20 people supporting him. the president and he shot this video at to boxer and redwood city. >>> we've come too far to abandon the changes we fought for it in the last few years. we've got to move toward a not backwards. for to what we imagined in 20

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sierra lamar vanished nearly two months ago. officers say they know who owns the car but will not release the information at this time. reggie kumar tells us how her father feels about this is significant development. >> on tuesday the father of sierra lamar met with investigators to discuss the new lead in his daughter's disappearance. her father says many of his questions have not been answered because authorities remained tight-lipped about the details surrounding direct jab. investigators have searched carl vinson sheehan clues. >> all of the questions about the car, where it was found, when it was found, they said they do have an older and their response to the rest of my questions was that they need to keep the information for investigative purposes. i still think she is out there alive. >> the girl at this middle school was followed by a man and a red sedan. the next day, he was back again. the similarities between the description of that car into the car of interest in the sierra lamar case, a red jetta, has captured the

>>pam: toward the children's legal disappearance of sierra lamar. search crews are focusing on an reservoirs'. we are awaiting the touchdown of the president in the bay area for within the hour. that is coming up in a live report. a new text messaging lawsuits and how it may set a precedent. >> i think he is innocent. what i have in my mind is innocent until proven guilty. >>pam: the alibi of a man at police say killed a south a teenager. the suspect, antolin garcia torres is expected in court for the first time on thursday. haaziq madyun spoke with investigators are continuing to search area waterways for the body of sierra lamar. >> we were already searching the reservoir before his arrest. >> these water surges were preplanned. we have been doing weeks of water searches. it is not directed orleans in any way to with the family has said. >> even if the water search yielded no new evidence as to what happens, garcia thorez is still there man. >> detectives are confident. they believe that if you have enough evidence, not only linking thorez to hurt

to sierra lamar. >>mark: let's get a check clerk of the forecast. >>erica: we have low cloud cover situated along the coastline. breezy conditions there. mostly clear conditions around the bay. in terms of temperatures, a good mix of fifties. is it for santa rosa. low fifties for half moon bay. we do not have fog today, but we do have gusty winds. house as we advanced the clock will see the blue on the screen which does indicate wind gusts in the 20 mi. per hour range. certainly hold onto your hats, we are anticipating preconditions. check potential for showers as we head into friday. so >>justine: here is a quick bridge check. hey, your high speed internet here at home... and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g, big. high speed internet from at&t at home... includes wi-fi access on the go -- whoo-hoo! it's an unbelievable deal. it's an unbelievable deal. [ both chuckle ] well, gotta go! but, wait, there's more! [ female announcer ] go to the website below today and get high speed in

first court appearance for the suspect in the sierra lamar case. he faces kidnapping and murder charges. >>> there are two different pictures painted of the suspect, is family calls him a good son and responsible fatherhood but the other paints him as an attempted murder the 21 year-old morgan hill man in court today at 130 this afternoon he faces a murder charge at the center is a hall of justice. he is being held without bail at santa clara county jail. it was arrested monday night on suspicion of murder and kidnapping of sierra lamar. investigators spent hours questioning him or did he has not been cooperative research continues for sierra. experts say it is not likely she is alive. >>> one-third of recovered alive and damage by the experience, when third are recovered deceased put very sadly, when third seemed to vanish off the earth. >>> the fbi played a role in finding the suspect since the kidnapping of polly klass, the fbi has involved in cases like these fbi investigators told local investigators to focus on someone who may have done this

sierra's body. the sheriff department using d advance sonar equipment to check the waters south of lamar's hometown.everal ponds and reservoirs have been searched in recent weeks and more will be checked this week. ground searches will also continue, although sierra's family is cancelling this saturday's search telling volunteers to please just spend time over the holidays with your families. >>> and for updates any time on the search and the investigation into lamar's murder, just log on to our website, nbcbayarea.com. the key words, sierra lamar. >>> we switch gears now to decision 2012. president obama wrapping up his two-day bay area visit with a stop in san jose. this will mark the first time he's held an event in the city since he first ran for office nearly 5 years ago. more on the president's visit, but first a live look at moffett field this morning. air force one ready for that presidential departure. but first, to san jose with marla. >> reporter: laura, good morning. he'll be leaving the bay area about 10:00 this morning. in the meantime, i can tell you that the president has been in the

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the search for sierra lamar continued today in morgan hill, including another search not far from where sierra's belongings were found. of course, we'll continue our team coverage of this case tonight at 6:00. we hope to see you then. >> have a great evening. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering.

. >>> a quick moment in court for the man suspected of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. we talk to his family. >> were you able to speak with your brother? >>> and a new twist to a gun buy-back program in oakland. >>> a gruesome discovery earlier today. police found a body inside a garbage can along a busy street in pleasanton. we have confirmed it is a woman tonight. kate thompson reports it was a phone call that led police to the body. >> reporter: police discovered a body shoved inside a 45-gallon plastic garbage can right here placed alongside the very busy dublin canyon road. someone called the station alerting them. >> we received a call from someone who reported the can there. >> garbage day was on tuesday. so it seems a little out of place. >> reporter: police don't know how long the body had been left along the road. the area is rural with large homes and horse farms. dublin canyon road is very heavily travelled. >>> a 25 year-old army officer from san jose has been killed in afghanistan. his name travis morgato. he was killed when his patrol was attacked by an

we can't help but wonder there is a connection to sierra lamar's. >>> mr. have been isn't. public defender live. >>> applause and a police department is working for an alleged local agencies and the county sheriff's department the identity the aged also sang a sierra lamar's. it's not the new is it. it's a missing person's report in this area ease banter out the bay area all good questions juliana have one more but is all we have from chapter 5 showed the trash can in the middle of the lane. it was found replaced by the detectives? did we get think in that shot the move the trash can. when originally dump on the side of the road private homeowner had founded. >>> so maybe in that view it was just the detectives had moved in that time. aside mayor accused of kidnapping sierra lamar's stacey judge today in selling garcia thorez was in the courtroom all of 60 seconds and said nothing during the hearing the judge appointed a public defender for him outside the core they say garcia torahs is eligible for the death penalty but his office has not yet decided whether to seek it. >>

our big story this morning, an arrest has been made in the case of sierra lamar.gan hill teenager police believe was kidnapped and murdered by this mail. he is under arrest in will tell you more. we're waiting for a press conference following details at 8:00 a.m.. stay till area off -- stay tuned. th

live with developments in the sierra lamar case. >> reporter: i'm katie marzullo.fall-out from the facebook ipo, legal issues now plaguing the situation. >>> things get out of hand at a boisterous meeting about occupy oakland. >>> sunny and breezy, mid to upper 50s along the coast, 60s and 70s around the bay shore mid to upper 70s inland. if you are traveling today upper 50s seattle and portland head over to the other coast near 70 boston mid to upper 70s new york and d.c., low to mid 80s chicago, st. louis. one airport having flight arrival delays philadelphia. severe weather possible around minneapolis, chicago and kansas city some delays possible there everything smooth sailing here around san francisco, oakland and san jose. flight tracker, abc7news.com at the bottom waiting for you. >>> 5:30 on this wednesday morning. i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. searchers plan to go out looking for 15-year-old sierra lamar still hoping to find the missing morgan hill teenager alive while police continue to build a murder case against a 21-year-old suspect. terry mcsw

a suspect is behind bars in the case of the sierra lamar. we will surely the suspect's first appearance in court in reaction from his family on the allegations in my volunteers are still plenty of searching for sierra this week. >>stanley: coming up, there is a place on the peninsula outworks of fonts are apparently a fashion statement. i will show you where in the next edition of people behaving badly. kraft's kaufhof >>stanley: a smart phone costs a few hundred dollars. a nice cushion the city airport job is somewhere around $80,000 a year. driving a city truck with your cellphone firmly attached while waiting at the camera if it is priceless. san francisco is acetic keeps on giving. welcome the staffs as the international airport. finding people breaking state law while driving heavy airport with a cell phone in their hand was as easy as his hand. calls of the drivers i saw were so engrossed in their phone conversations, they never saw me taping. many, when they would seek an air force traffic officers were tried to hide the phone. if you