he could enter a plea to the charges of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. i say could because according to our legal analyst he may ask for another delay. he did so in his first court appearance after his arrest last may. he might do the same again today to prepare for his def. he faces serious challenges. investigators say his dna was found on her clothes and her dna in his car. our legal analyst points out for the prosecution this is not an open and shut case. >> one, there is no body. two, we don't know much about any crime scene or trauma and have no murder weapon. >> reporter: you mentioned sierra lamar's family not being here. her parents won't be at the hall of justice. they don't want to hear the suspect say the words not guilty when asked how he pleads aconsuming he does enter a plea. this according to marc klaas. the searches continue every wednesday and saturday out of burnett elementary. reporting live, bob redell "today in the bay." >> a bay area family thankful to be alive after flames swept through their home. this happened in east oakland ab

. >>> the search continues for 15-year-old sierra lamar.nd today, parents had another reason to come down to the search center. >>> and new details in the penn state sex abuse scandal. what we learned happened just as that scandal began to unfold. >>> plus, techies show off their skills in san francisco. why some say today's hack a-thon isn't just for the computer savvy. >>> and we still have stubborn fog for parts of the coast and around the bay. coming up, the temperature change you'll notice for your sunday and time line of our next major cooling trend. ♪ [ 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. with more choices and fewer calori

the search for sierra lamar will continue every wednesday and saturday indefinitely as long as volunteerskeep coming out. in morning hill, lorraine blanco, cuisinart channel 2 news. >>> be sure to go to ktvu.com for more information on the sierra lamar case. look for the sierra lamar tab on our home page. >>> computer whizs are hitting the keyboards this weekend for a at&t mobile hack athereon. the event brings app developers, and programmers together. organizers say the hack-athon. after a long session the hack-athon wraps up tomorrow with prizes for the top apps and best hackers. >>> beef lovers raised their glasses today in san francisco to help low-income women fight cancer. more than 60 breweries poured their wears at the 12th breastfest at fort mason. last year the event raised $27 off and on for the charlotte maxwell clinic. organizers say the support is critical. >> many low-income women fall out of treatment because of poverty and this holistic approach is really about extending survivorship. >> the clinics located in oakland and san francisco offer alternative treatments and oth

with sierra lamar murder will be back and court this morning. darya >>darya: as the canada the weather. >>james: we are waking up this morning with a mild fog. they could get hot today. it will be warming to the low to mid 90's and a relocation is. there is a change by the weekend we will talk about that when we come back >>george: there is a hot spot coming out of the central valley this morning. his is backed up to i 5 pin . give yourself an extra 35-45 minutes this morning pin >> there was an accident southbound at 98 at ave. -- 98th ave. there was a vehicle on this side. we may have a major hot spot during for the nimitz freeway. >>mark: oakland this taking criticism. their compliance concerns about the police dealing with the protesters on occupied wall street pin attorneys scheduled to file a motion in october. there will be hearings on the motions pin. >> there is a to alarm fire that broke out and oakland yesterday. you can see firefighters on the roof. no one was injured. >>darya: a 21 year old man is in critical condition after he was

the man charged with kidnapping and killing sierra lamar returns to court. rcia torres could enter a plea. bob is live with why sierra's family doesn't want to be there. >> reporter: good morning. sierra's parents don't want to be at the hall of justice because they do not want to hear the suspect in their daughter's disappearance utter the words not guilty if and when he pleads, this according to marc klaas who has been helping coordinate the search for sierra lamar. antolin garcia torres did not enter a plea shortly after his arrest and is possible he might not this morning. our legal analyst says his attorney might ask for another delay to give them more time to prepare a defense. garcia torres has been charged with the abduction and murder of the 15-year-old girl who disappeared in march. the challenge for the prosecution is proving this case without a body and as far as we know without a weapon and crime scene. the challenge for the defense he said, explaining how her dna ended up in garcia torres' car and his on her clothes. >> is there an innocent expl

there is a video of sierra lamar.ent missing on march the 13th when she left a home in web by herself to her tossup debit as to her bus stop. they believed it and to lift garcia's thorez drives by that bus stop every day when he goes to work. according to the police they say they found his dna in her bed and heard dna and his car. he was finally arrested on may 27th. each time they have delayed the court appearance. they believe that he will pass it along to a another court appearance. the judge will can a child they started and they did conviction they have not decided what is there going with the death penalty or not. >> if they don't get him for murder and easily to get in for kidnapping but they did that charging for kidnappi irian pin >>darya: and member they tried this case to that the victim they have not found the body. >>will: they said that she is very social she is on pace but the -- a facebook. and that all the sudden the communication stops. that's what they continued the search every aspect. >>justine: a

volunteer searches and already brian garcia has produced two documentaries titled "help us find sierra lamarust went viral, and they really give us a look at who these rovolunteers are. >> i'm from belmont, california and i'm a volunteer here at the sierra search center. i have kids of my own. i just want to tell sierra's family that i love them, and i'm not going to give up. >> reporter: garcia is not related to the lamar family. he says he just wants to help keep the hope alive for sierra. >> i'm shooting these little by little to get it online and get people to keep coming, donating or volunteering. >> reporter: garcia has produced two documentaries. he's in the midst of making his third documentary. you can find his finished work on youtube. >>> city leaders in the south bay coming to grips with a new fiscal reality this morning. melpedes has a budget shortfall. the public works department took the biggest hit. a private colorado-based company will maintain the 29 parks. many residents are worried that the outside company won't address problems as quickly. >> trees are going to blow down

sierra lamar disappeared in march.e broke out this morning at a popular barbecue restaurant in berkeley. the damage is minal at everett and jones. firefighters tell us the cinderblock construction prevented flames from spreading too much. the exact cause is unknown. there are reports that the owners opened a restaurant later this afternoon. two medical marijuana dispensaries are closing today in san francisco. the vapor room has been known as a gathering place that of so offers free yoga classes and counseling. hope net has been in business since 2002, both clubs are closing under pressure from the federal justice department which warned landlords of property seizures and prison sentences. >> around the bay area, temperature's not too bad. 62 degrees in livermore. 61 in mountain view. 49 in santa rosa. this afternoon it will be hot again. 94 in livermore. 84 and sunny in san jose. temperatures might be warming up a few more degrees through thursday and then it looks like we will start to cool things down. temperatures

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. >> a plea hearing for the suspect in the sierra lamar case was continued for several weeks. the 21 year-old suspect was not in the court today in san jose. he is charged with kidnapping and killing the 15 year-old sierra lamar from morgan hill, the delay involves cellphone records. meantime volunteers are not giving up on finding sierra lamar. >> i just want to see her home. that is all. that is the goal. we want to bring her home. let the family have some closure. one way or the other. we need to bring her home. >> in the cedars have linked him to the missing teenager with dna evidence and he is due back in court on august 29th south when he is expected to enter a plea. >> to medical marijuana dispensaries closing today in san fransisco. the vapor room has operated since 2004. it has been a gathering place with free yoga classes and counseling. the have been in business out the market since 2002 and are closing under pressure from the federal justice department. threatening the landlord with property seizures and possible prison sentence. >> the csu system and a faculty uni

. >>> now to the latest on the search for south bay teenager sierra lamar.onday will mark four months since the 15-year-old disappeared, and as ktvu's lorraine blanco tells us that voters were out against with today and this time they had a second mission r as dedicated volunteers emback, on another search effort for 15-year-old sierra lamar. her mother marlene is helping other parents protect their little ones. >>> it's a different world now that we live in. i just feel it's too easy for them to get hurt and too easy for them to be taken away or something horrific happen to them. >> reporter: andrea paine got emotionaz as they get their photos and fingerprints taken by the klaaskids foundation. >> considering where we are and what happened here oat morgan hill. >> we utilize high-tech equipment and it's so sophisticate questioned get viable prints on children as young as only a couple months old. >> reporter: families also take home a biodoc to document important details about their keds. a list of tips in an emergency and a guide to talk to them about pote

. >> and another search for sierra lamar. an event going on this morning to try to prevent the disappearance of more children. >>> welcome to more thans on 2. it's saturday, july 14th. i'm mike mibach. >> let's get a quick look at the forecast to start the morning, checking in with rosemary. hey, rosemary. >> good morning. another relatively cool day, evening patchy drizzle falling. if you're out to the farmers market, test what's going on outside. you may need a water proof jacket. it's a little damp. temperatures will be running on the cool side once again, we will be a tad warmer. tomorrow i'm going to look at the numbers for you coming up. >>> we're following developing news of an ammonia leak in newark. has mad teams are responding right now and they've had to treat some people at the team. lorraine blanco is live in newark. what exactly is this hazmat situation, lorraine? >> reporter: mike, we are in newark. the hazmat team is on scene right now, and they are detecting a small amount of ammonia still in this food proces

sierra lamar's parents will not be at the hall of justice this morning because they do not want to hear the suspect in their daughter's murder utter the words not guilty when asked how he pleads. he did not enter a plea in his first appearance shortly after his arrest and it's possible he might not do that again, might not enter a plea during his appearance this morning. our legal analyst says his attorney possibly could ask for another delay to give them more time to prepare a defense. garcia torres has been charged with the abduction and murder of the 15-year-old girl who disappeared in march near her home. the challenge for the prosecution and according to our analyst is proving this case without a body and as far as we know without a weapon and crime scene. the challenge for the defense, explaining how her dna ended up in his car and how his dna allegedly ended up on her clothes. >> is there an innocent explanation for why garcia torres' dna may be on sierra lamar's possessions. that's going to be critical. and how much dna was located and how could it have been transferred in a way

>>pam: this is the man behind bars accused of killing sierra lamar. he is expected to be in court later this month. an elderly daly city man is recovering after a home invasion robbery in this quiet neighborhood. jeff >> on monday 60 a year old resident at these apartments say to attackers knocked into the ground. they bound his hands and feet with duct tape and ransacked his apartment. the two made off with a laptop, atm card and his car keys. the suspect took off in the man's car and the suspects were arrested. the 18 year-old was booked into jail. the other suspect was charged as well but his name was not released because he is a minor. the victim is ok and expected to make a full recovery. >>pam: earlier today the governor unveiled a new plan to build to mass of water pipe lines south of sacramento. it is all a part of a multibillion-dollar effort to upgrade california's 81 supply system. >> if the governor gets his way in the years ahead california will be building a pipeline system valve of water underneath the sacramento river. it would start s

. >>> a search in the case of sierra lamar -- and a fundraiser for sierra lamar is wrapping up today. her family does not plan to attend. >> reporter: four months of dispair lifted for the lamars at least briefly. the family has lived at the search center, focused on finding 16-year-old sierra kidnapped on h -- on her way to school. but tonight their attention turned to bowling. >> good to be surrounded by all these people who care about the cause. >> we need something to uplift us and these kind of events have been able to do it for us. >> reporter: the man linked by dna and accused of abducting and murdering sierra has a hearing on tuesday. the family knows a long legal phase is ahead and is focusing on finding her. >> of course i want him to tell us what he knows and everything but then at the same time, you know, if it's like the worse then, we don't want to let him off easy. >> reporter: support comes from new friends who have lived it. >> every day it's been really heartbreaking. >> reporter: michelle le was kidnapped last year and they have a mentor in mark class who's daughter

. >> reporter: the accused killer of sierra lamar is due in court today. just now going to be entering a plea, two months after his arrest. i'm amy hollyfield, we'll talk about why, next. >>> high temperatures today from the mid 60s along the coast, 68 san francisco, 70s and 80s around the bay. 80s and 90s inland. warmest weather today st. louis, dallas and phoenix all over 100, 70s and 80s eastern seaboard. 60s and 70s, seattle >> good morning it is tuesday, july 31st. thanks for starting your morning with us with >> her name is katie marzullo. my name is eric thomas. you saw the sunrise out there and the start of what is going to be a warm day inland. >> right, going to be a beautiful one we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> first look at what is going on good morning welcome to tuesday, a day of dry weather on live doppler, and a real lack of clouds most at the coast where they will stay they will break up a little from cool temperatures in the mid 50s to mid to upper 50s at noon to upper 50s to mid 60s at 4:00, back into the mid 50s to low

but tonight, an unusual, new tactic in the search for sierra lamar. >>> marijuana and food stamps. the program that's causing concern tonight. >>> and caught off the california coast. the 800-pound shark you have to see to believe. >>> a spectacular fourth of july from the north bay to the south bay. plenty of heat. temperatures that tped 90 degrees in the east bay. we look at our thursday, getting cooler. >>> it was fireworks looming over the rose bowl tonight. what the fireworks looked like over pasadena. >>> july 4th is the nation's deadliest day of the year on the road. that according to aaa. and the bay area's first fatal crash happened in san jose. a man in the his late 30s flipped the pickup he was driving. the impact threw the driver from the truck. he was pronounced dead at the scene. no one else was in the pickup. >> in this report, prior to the collision, a white truck weaving in and out of the lane. lost control. hit the center divide and overturned. >> there's no word on whether the crash was alcohol-related. >>> a bay area filmmaker is reaching out to help find sierra

more frustrating delays in the case against the morgan hill man accused murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar. the scheduled arraignment for this morning was postponed, supporters showed up any way they are holding out hope about sierra's fate. amy hollyfield is live in san jose with more. >> reporter: supporters of the lamar family made sure their presence was known here at the courthouse today there were about a dozen people here for the lamar family, friends and volunteers, many of them wearing t-shirts or buttons or carrying posters of sierra lamar's picture on it or her name. the man accused of killing the 15-year-old didn't show up in court. not enter a plea. these advocates didn't seem bothered. they say they are going to keep coming to court and keep looking for the missing girl. >> the upside, we have more time to find her. to bury him in court. that's what we're gonna do. >> it doesn't matter if i see him or not, just being there, my presence is supporting the family. they are not able to be here. by us being there we are supporting the family. >> that's all that matters. >> reporte

he was linked to the case from dna left on clothing in lamar's purse. sierra'somorrow's hearing but they will be at cut tomorrow morning. lamar's sister wishes that he would just tell the truth about her disappearance. >> i would like him to tell us what he knows and everything. but if it's like the worse, then we want -- then we don't want to let him off -- let him off easy. >>> in about an hour, the man accused in the deadly colorado theater shooting will face a judge. coming up at 7:45, we'll take you live at a closer look at what we could learn today. >>> 7:32. fire investigators searching for the cuss of a two-alarm fire in benicia state park. it started around 11:30 yesterday moving. the firefighters say two to three acres of thick vegetation burned. crews were all out there working to fight the fire. >>> firefighters are close to fully containing a fire burning east of ukiah. more than 400 acres are burned since it started on saturday afternoon. it's now 80% contained. one injury has been reported. no homes are being threatened. officials have received re

his son is charged with kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar.er body has not been found and he is expected to enter a plea later this month. >>> $25 million is how much hans riser's children should get for their pain. he killed his wife, their mother. closing statements said the attorney representing the children focused on how close the children were to their mother, nina riser. he accused them of damaging the children more by suggesting he killed her to protect them. >> she did everything you can reasonably expect a mother to do. she took them camping and went to yosemite and lake tahoe and monterey and santa cruz and the aquarium and birthday parties and sleep overs. she was super mom. at the same time she is starting to become a doctor. for him to now be dancing on her grave is pathetic. >> riser is scheduled to give his closing arguments on monday. they will determine how much money if any should be awarded to the children. the 12-year-old and 11-year-old live in russia with their grandmother. >> city leaders are going to try something to c

parents got pro active safety tips and a plan about what to do if their child disappears, sierra lamar missing since march 16th authorities believe she was kidnapped and murdered. the man to kidnap two americans in egypt and threatens to take more travelers hostage he will hold the captives until his demands are met dru levenson shows us with the demands are >>> security is tied in egypt's sinai as to americans and the tour guide kidnapped pastor michelle lewis and lisa alfonse of boston part of a church mission visiting the douglas sites in egypt. the hostage taker as a bedouin tribesmen, told the associated press he wanted to exchange the two for his uncle in prison. lewis's family in boston is confident he'll be released their concern for his health >>> he is diabetic the longer they called him i assume and not work in its favor. >>> of funds is friends describe her as caring mother. >>> and she's a great mom and a great person i can't believe it >>> he told the ap more people from other countries will be abducted and has his demands are met hillary clinton in egypt to meet with the

. >> a man accused of killing sierra lamar will be in court to enter a plea. amy is live with the preview. >> he was arrested two months ago and just now going to be entering a plea. there is a delay because his attorney had to quit the case. that's because he is representing garcia torres's father who is in jail for molesting his his. cruz is charged with killing sierra lamar. her dna was found in garcia's car. police haven't found her body but they feel like they have a strong case against garcia torres. searches are on hold but if any new information surfaces, officials say they will be ready to go again. 21 year old garcia torres is eligible for the death penalty. the district attorney has not decided whether to ask for the death penalty. we are in the beginning . case expecting a plea today from the suspect. reporting live from san jose. abc 7 news. >> it is 4:32 now. a 17 year old boy faces murder charges after an argument for an on line game led to stabbing. the victim's mother accused her son of a dale for buying marijuana. the teen grabbed a rifle and

more frustrating delays in the case against the morgan hill man accused murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar. the scheduled arraignment for this morning was postponed, supporters showed up any way they are holding out hope about sierra's fate. amy hollyfield is live in san jose with more. >> reporter: supporters of the lamar family made sure their presence was known here at the courthouse today there were about a dozen people here for the lamar family, friends and volunteers, many of them wearing t-shirts or buttons or carrying posters of sierra lamar's picture on it or her name. the man accused of killing the 15-year-old didn't show up in court. not enter a plea. these advocates didn't seem bothered. they say they are going to keep coming to court and keep looking for the missing girl. >> the upside, we have more time to find her. to bury him in court. that's what we're gonna do. >> it doesn't matter if i see him or not, just being there, my presence is supporting the family. they are not able to be here. by us being there we are supporting the family. >> that's all that matters. >> reporte

. >>> an internet documentary on missing teen sierra lamar has gone viral. very emotional stuff here. today in the bay is live in morgan hill with an update on the bay area filmmaker behind the project. good morning. >> reporter: you can see behind us that sierra's picture hangs from burnett elementary school. this is a search center head kts for the volunteer searches happening every wednesday since the 15-year-old went missing close to four months ago. recently the search for sierra has gone viral in the form of a documentary thanks to an independent filmmaker from the bay area. so far brian garcia has produced two mini-docs. they really help put a fis to volunteer-based searches. >> i have an 11-year-old daughter. on saturdays she's at home knowing that i'm out here. in her 11-year-old mind she was able to say, daddy, i'm proud of you. >> reporter: very emotional and poignant images right there. joining us this morning is brian garcia, the man behind the documentaries. thanks for being with us especially on the holiday today. >> thanks for inviting me ove

antolin garcia-torres is charged with killing sierra lamar.was arrested 5 weeks after she vanished. >>> crews hoisted up the first of 14,000 steel beams this morning, they will form the frame work of the new stadium. by this afternoon more beams were put in place. today 300 people were working. by the end of the year a thousand people will be working on the project, mean time funding fighting continues in sacramento. the money was initially set aside for the 49 project but them redirected to schools. >>> work crews in san francisco closed down stockton street. it is being shut down to make way for work on the subway project. the sidewalks will remain open and the streets will reopen for the holiday shopping season. it will reopen in 2017. >>> investigators say the fire that ripped through peer 29 in san francisco last month was caused by welders. the fire started inside the building. a spokesman says the fire spread quickly because the wood was so dry it burned like tinder. >>> baby bald eagle born is now taking flight. new at 6:00 p.m. tonigh

sierra lamar missing since march 16th authorities believe she was kidnapped and murdered. a prominent psychology professor killed in the cycling accident in east bay the 65 year-old professor riding his bike in downtown berkeley yesterday and hit by a dump truck he taught at hebrew university in israel and lectured at uc berkeley the driver of the dump truck is cooperating and not arrested. the man kidnapped to americans often egyptian tour bus will target more travelers pasteur michelle lewis and lisa alfonse from boston on a church mission when their bus was stopped on the sinai peninsula and the captor once police to release his uncle from prison lewis's family is concerned for his health. >>> he is diabetic and the longer they hold him i assume not work in his favor >>> secretary of state hilary clinton in egypt to meet with the new president should make no comment on the kidnapping. president obama's campaign in an edge by using social networks and while republicans were slow to catch on social networking is a vital part of the strategy nancy corridor shows us the dig

he's accused of killing sierra lamar. she disappeared in march.her dna was found in his car. and his dna was found on her clothing, which they discovered on the side of the road. volunteers and police have led several thorough searches for her but haven't turned up any clues. the searches have been suspended for now. the district attorney is still trying to decide whether he will seek the death penalty. right now we are at the plea stage that. plea is expected today from garcia-torres. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:33 now. a 17-year-old boy faces attempted murder charges after oakley police say an argument broke out during an online game and lead to gunfire as well as a stabbing. the victim's mother says it started when the suspect accused her son of interfering in a deal to marijuana. it started yesterday afternoon. police say the teen grabbed a rifle and knife and went to his friend's home to confront him. >> had the gun aimed at me, shot at my son. i went downstairs to call the police he came downstairs put his gun down i thought they were f

. >>> within the hour a fundraiser will get underway to help sierra lamar.olunteers raised money at a car wash yesterday to help with search efforts. she disappeared back in march. tonight's event begins at 6:00 p.m. at the lucky strike bowling alley near at&t. the man accused of killing sara lampe is due -- killing sierra lamar is due in court at 9:30 a.m. to enter a plea. >>> gas prices surged over the past two weeks. prices gone up 10 cents. that is the first increase since april. in san francisco $3.88. san jose $3.79. and oakland $3.78. san francisco has the highest gas prices in the state. bakersfield has the lowest at $3.67 a gallon. >>> here is something different the rate of cremations is rising in the u.s. in 201041% of people -- 2010 41% of people chose cremation. in canada it is 58%. some family members are opting for non-traditional ways of dealing with the creamanes. >>> the postal service is about to send a sos to congress on wednesday. that is when they will default on a $5.5 billion payment to the government to cover retiree health benefits.

. >>> the search continued today for sierra lamar but constants say they weren't welcome at the garlic festival. they wanted to run a booth inside the festival but organizers say it was filled to capacity so volunteers set up a table just outside the entrance and handed out fliers. festival officials say they have a policy of not allowing community groups to set up tables for free inside the philosophy. sierra lamar disappeared of leaving her home on march 16th 'ang lean torres has been charged with kidnapping and murder in the keis case. >> now to the late nest colorado. family and friend said goodbye to three victims in different parts of the country today. ♪ >> ama: bag pipers played amazing grace at the funeral for jessica ghawi, in her home town of san antonio texas. she was the first victim who was identified of the shooting massacre during a showing of "the dark knight rises". the 24-year-old had survived a shoot shooting at a medical in tort before she moved to take a job in colorado. >> want to leave you with two things. if this coward can do that's much with this much hate. i

and garcia fernandez is the father of the suspect accuse -- charged in the murder of sierra lamar. >> right, garcia-fernandez was arrested last july on numerous counts of sexual child molestation, then in nine months sierra lamar disappeared and now, his son is charged with the murder. this man is accused of crimes could send him to prison for the rest of his life. his son is accused of a murder making him eligible for the death penalty. the journey collided in the court system. >> sometimes it's passed on. sometimes, it's not. it's one of those things that is unpredictable, like sex abuse itself. >> prosecutors say garcia-torres kidnapped and murdered 15-year-old sierra lamar in march. his father is accused of crimes that date back decades. and investigator as reved him for raping and sexually molesting a family between starting in 1990 between ages of five-14. a young garcia-torres heard about accusations but at the time, garcia fernandez denied everything. by swearing on a bible before his family, deputy district attorney says abusers often convincing. >> they'll swear to god, swea

the dna led to his arrest in connection to be missing of this sierra lamar. anyone that might have his information is search to give oakland pd a call in that murder. two murders happen yesterday afternoon. the victims were shot near bird ave. both victims died at the hospital and no arrests have been made. on sunday another man was killed. police believe all the murders may have been gang related. cbs five reporter, a kate tells those the two photos are at the center of this controversy play of the department will be looking for answers in these alleged photos. the organization is one step closer to a federal takeover. robert were shot has said that the oakland pd has made no progress. the report unveiled another concern of those posted at police headquarters. the totals were doctored and considered racist. were shaw wrote that the eat defacing of photos strike these reform efforts. oakland's police department has yet to release the statement in regards to the photos. >>> judging from the bay bridge behind us, it is a beautiful day parade we do have some pat

sierra lamar went missing in the mid. of march on her we school but never made it there.e have found her cell phone, clothes and other evidence, but investigators have still not found her body. that will be one of the challenges for prosecutors in this case. live in san jose, kara lu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:29. and new this morning, hours ago, firefighters at berkeley quickly put out a fire outside of a pop pew laugh barbecue restaurant. allie rasmus joining us along san pablo avenue to tell us why the owners said this could have been a lot worse. >> well, right now, workers have started the cleanup after this fire. you can see they are focusing on the roof which did have some damage. but just about all of the damage to this fire was outside of the restaurant. you can see it clear -- you can see it here. the paint burned off the back wall and the roof extension did have some damage. the fire started right above this wooden shed. the owners say that's where any have been storing a pile of wood. >> pretty surprised. you mow, this -- we're not used to being woken -- you

sierra lamar was last seen leaving her home on march 16. the man charged with her murder is due in court tuesday. >> it has been ape deadly weekend in oakland. police are investigating three homicides within hours of each other. the first, a shooting on 102nd avenue in east oakland. police say the shooter was 70 years old. he shot and killed his 67-year-old friend at 6. 30. last night. and then called police to turn himself in. less than an hour later police found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound across town in west oakland on 11th street. he died at the scene. later that night. police found a body in a mobile home on 24th avenue in east oakland. police have not said how that person died. but they did say they're treating the case as a homicide. >>> also, in oakland, the port has received 3.5 million in federal grants for port security. that will allow a part to undertake three key projects we are told. the projects all involve technology upgrade that leaders say with the help, with help -- will help make the port more secure and eff

. >>> despite an arrest in the case, volunteers looking for missing 15-year-old sierra lamar are notiving up hope. they held a fund raising in morgan hill to help buy supplies for the ongoing search effort. the money could also pay for divers to do more water searches. her friends were encouraged to help out today as well since volunteers under the age of 18 are not allowed to do foot searches. search organizer marc klaas said the money raised today is really less important than keeping the case in the public eye. >> for everything that raises awareness, it's really about keeping awareness alive, and one has to ask, how do you to that in a case that has had no developments in over three months? you have to do media-friendly events so that you can reintroduce it into the news cycle as often as possible. >> sierra lamar was last seen leaving her home in morgan hill on march 16th. the man charged with her murder is due in court on tuesday. >>> it has been a deadly weekend in oakland. police are investigating three homicides withi within hours of other. police say the first shooter was 7

the man accused of kidnap asking killing sierra lamar is fenally expecting to be in court today.oldiers from northern california were killed in afghanistan. we'll have details . meteorologist is back with the forecast. starting off clear and clear and hot flooding in the southwest part of the country. >>> and one last olympic note this morning. female athletes are making tremendous strides at the games. >> but a group of male competitors is asking for equality. julie futty of our sister network, espn, explains. >> reporter: at this pool in the heart of london, a group of medal-winning athletes is training for one of the most demanding of olympic sports, synchronized swimming. no matter how much much they train, how good they are, these swimmers are not wanted at the olympic games for one reason. they're guys. >> it's pretty well -- we want to challenge that and say, no. boys can do this, as well. >> reporter: they brought home the gold in some of the biggest international competitions. but because men are barred from olympic synchronized swimming, they're on the sidelines of thes

. >>> monday will mark four months since teenager sierra lamar disappeared from morgan hill and despitearrest in the case volunteers continued to search for any sign for her today and they held a special identification ceremony today. kimberly tere has more on what every parent should do. >> reporter: diane, over 100 children showed up to be fingerprinted and have their fate photos taken as part of a program by class kids. the fingerprints and photos can be used to help law enforcement should that child go missing. the families are also sent hem with a dna kit. the father of missing teen sierra lamar says it's a great idea to have this done and wishes he had thought to do it before his daughter went missing on march 16th. >> i wish we would have had that for sierra. we ended up having to, you know, find her fingerprints on her items and stuff, so it's a really good idea. >> reporter: the searches for sierra continue every wednesday and saturday. police have arrested 21 arld antonin garcia torres in connection with this case. he has not entered a plea. his next court date is scheduled fo

sierra lama r ..lis expected to not be alive. this man saw her on march 16th and he is expected to be the main suspect in the disappearance of zero lamar+ /+ /+ /.....sierra lamamr prosecutors on monday filed two sets of first-degree murder charges against james eagan holmes for each of the of 12 deaths that occurred during a theater massacre in effectively laying the strategy in the event holmes' lawyers successfully mount an insanity defense. with deliberation" and killing with "extreme human life" give the jury potential death penalty sentence under colorado law, actions that demonstrate "an attitude of universal malice." it isn't unusual for prosecutors to file two victim in colorado, cited by the aurora "it's very common for that they believe they canholmes, who appeared briefly in court monday morning to hear the charges against him, also was charged with holmes is accused of attack on moviegoers at the midnight premiere of "a dark knight rises" after wiring explosives to have leveled detonated his next court appearance will be august 9th. >> opening statements today with apple and samsung. apple is filing this lawsuit against sa

old sierra lamar.ntolin garcia-torres is not >> we will start off with a live look at the nimitz through oakland. completely cleared out with no signs of the earlier accident. elsewhere we're starting to see some real delays coming through the altamont pass. all lanes are back open on westbound 205 approaching grant line road. at the bay bridge the metering lights are on but the delays are only to the end of the parking lot. >> lots of sunshine right now, a few patches of fog out at the coast line. the temperatures are going to get caught in the valleys. '50s and '60s right now although santa rosa is at 49 degrees. by the afternoon, as high as 94 in livermore. mid-80s toward san jose, 74 in oakland and 69 in san francisco. ,,,,,,,, >>> i declare the sport of the summer dressage. the grateful interplay of man and beast. but legal. i've been a lifelong fan of dressage ever since a month ago when i learned that the romneys own a horse who is in london for these olympics. >> i have to tell you, this is ann

how >> a fund-raiser later today to help the search effort to find it sierra lamar.isappeared back in march. police are calling the case a homicide investigation of friends and family are still holding out hope that she is still alive. this is video of the search in morgan hill. a suspect is in custody for murder had expected to be in a call next hitter his cause >>ysabel: a few hundred people protested outside of the santa clara-hotel as a part of a week long action against hyatt hotels across the country. da lin spoke with both sides. >>da: it was a loud, he did in the passionate demonstration. it happened outside of the santa clara high. some workers accused this hotel and other host-hotel of abusing employees and paying below average high office. >> they treated me like a machine. >>da: maria lopez has worked here for five years. she claims management mistreated her while she was pregnant. >> the bar was 4 ft. high, i was carrying 30 lb. 30 lb. item the bar during my pregnancy. i was not taking breaks correctly and that was not eating correctly. that made me stre

. >>> 432, the man charged with killing sierra lamar returns to court in san jose this morning. santa clara prosecutors do not expected to enter a plea today. her body but have not been found. evidence links current taurus although crude. quesnay died wall running away from officers after being stopped for not paying the victims were shot on bird ave. both died at the hospital prayed so far there have been no arrest. on sunday and another man was shot and killed. police believe all the murders may have been giving it related >>> he was killed by in that itt. and 25 year-old specialist from turlock was killed as well. this is the 11th state date in that fighting in syria. the syrian government is defending its actions and calling the rebel groups mercenaries. republican presidential hopeful is wrapping up an overseas trip after speaking in poland. he says he is inspired by poland opposition of a government dominated economy. a palestinian spokesman called these and comment made by romney grace's spurred >>> 9 >>> some temperatures already in the '60s outside. as we had throughout

her brother is charged in the sierra lamar case.nd reputation at stake as penn state protected the middle of that child sex abuse case >> a new report shows joe paterno and other penn state leaders knew about the abuse. >> this report does not look favorably on penn state school leaders. it identifies them by name giving them a scathing review. it says " the most saddening and sober finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of his victims. ". the former fbi director who led the investigation say that school leaders who knew about the investigation of sandusky relating to suspected sexual misconduct with a young boy in a penn state football locker room, in addition to the 2001 complaint that assistant coach mike mccurry reported. say the president, joe paterno, athletic director and vice president all created a dangerous situation for future victims by not reporting the matter. the report says leaders repeatedly concealed critical facts in order to avoid bad publicity. it found no evidence that the board of trustees w

his son is charged with murdering sierra lamar. the body of the 15-year-old has not been found. we are protecting the identity of garcia-fernandez now-adult victim. prosecutors say the sex assaults between 1990 and 2000 were horrific. the family learned of the accusations early on but he decided by swearing on a bible in front of the family including his young sochblt deputy district attorney says it's a common reaction. >> there will be a confrontation and during that confrontation, the abuser will deny, deny, and deny and deny. >> the victim finally came forward last year, detectives say garcia-fernandez confessed to the crime and n.a reported phone conver skpaigs wrote an apology letter to the victim. >> we have his own words and we have his words coming out of his mouth. and through his hands on to paper. >> and many say criminal behavior by a father can expose and influence other family members. the prosecutors say both he and his son will be tried open facts in this case. >> in cases i've seen it's sometimes passed on and sometimes, not. it's and it's one of those things t

. >>> un grupo de voluntarios , emprendieron una nueva búsqueda de sierra lamar , el pasado mayo , lasospecha , aúnque hasta el momento sus restos no han sido hallado . >>> (♪ ♪) . >>> una pequeña de 3 años de edad , cayo desde un segundo piso , el accidente ocurrió està mañana cuando la menor , se apoyo en un alambre , la menor permanece bajo observación médica . >>> la policía de san francisco , arresto a un chico de 18 años , por robar unos sombreros sin pagar , pero el joven se dio a la fuga , después fue detenido y portaba una pistola , un ciclista murió por chocar con un camion de basura , fue al hospital donde murió , era un prominente profesor de educación en israel. >>> un hombre terminó con pierna y brazos rotos , después de que una pandilla lo golpeará , todo ocurrió la madrugada del viernes , la víctima dijo que los 4 sujetos que lo agredieron tienen entre 20 y 24 años . >>> un choque ,cerro 3 carriles , donde hay embotellamiento , ante la sobrepoblacion de presos ,varios condados , construiran nuevas cárceles , que esperan presentarse en la corte , los manifestantes dicen

supuestos abusos cometidos por el padre de antolin garcia, el sospechoso del secuestro y homicidio de sierra lamaratleta muy especial. >> (♪). >> no puedes caerte y quedarte ahÍ abajo, tienes que salir adelante. >> tienes que levantorte y seguir. >> su vida es como para escribir una novela. >> a los 2 aÑos sufriÓ una polio miel tis en medio de una familia golpeada por un trÁgico destino. >> dentro de los tres prÁcticamente yo era el sano porque podÍa caminar con muletas, podÍa desplazarme y tenÍa fuerza en los brazos y todo, mis hermanos no, eran totalmente quadri plÉjicos. >> uno de sus hermanos falleciÓ debido a la distrofia muscular, su esposa muriÓ de cÁncer al nacer su segundo hijo pero nada lo derrotÓ. >> participÓ en nacion en juegos para olÍmpicos de atlanta y fue campeÓn panamericano en su categorÍa, buscando potencia para nadar poco a poco se metiÓ en el mundo de las pesas. >> y quien nada 7 mil metros diarios, ser asÍ como te da una compensaciÓn con la vida diaria ¿no?. >> y es algo que te llena el ego, lo digo muy humildemente pero que te da un desafÍo contra la vida misma, contra la m

his son is charged with murdering sierra lamar. he is accused of repeatedly raping a family member between ages five-14. detectives say he confessed and wrote an apology letter. >> in this case we have his own words and words coming out of his mouth and through his hands on to paper. >> abc 7 news will have more on the story on our news at 6:00. >> the bill and mel lind wra gates foundation is launching a program aimed at improving access to contraception. gates made at announcement today at the london summit of family planning. and 9 goal is to reduce unwanted pregnancies in poorer countries experts say lead to 100,000 women dying prematurely every year. >> and silicon valley venture capitolists wants to make it easier to help students attend one of england's prestigious universities. they've pledged $110 million to help low income students attend oxford university. he grew up in wales studying history at oxford. this scholarship after the british government tripled fees students paid to attend universities like oxford. >> more pe

. >>> the man charged with murdering missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar, yesterday car was was held to continue the search. you have to be 18 to join the search. her younger friends organized the carwash. >> we're so happy with everything that is going on. people that are under 18 that are helping. it shows that we are not giving up. >> the fund leading information leading to sierra has grown to $35,000. >> this week san jose takes up at a look at ban by plastic bags. plastic bags plans to sue but they plan to push forward. another regulation would ban the sale of foam including toys, coolers and even packing materials. yet a third measure which alters how the electronic waste is recycled. those proposals will come up again for a second and final voted at the end of the month. the bans on plastic bags and foam containers come as the city finds ways to reduce litter in streets and parks and land ways. >> the bay area is bucking the trend of rising gas prices. our prices still higher than elsewhere shall trending down. the national average for a gallon of regular gas dropped for

. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year- old sierra lamar is expected to enter a plea tomorrow. garcia torres has a 9:30 court hearing. he is being held without bail. they linked torres through the case with dna found. ktvu spoke with lumery's family. they will not be at tomorrow's hearing. that will be in court when the trial begins. lamar's sister wishes the suspect will tell investigators about the disappearance of lamar. >> if it's the worst then we don't want to let him off easy. >> the fundraiser at san francisco's lucky stripe bowling alley helped them take in more than $1,000. >>> big questions about millions of dollars set aside for construction projects in afghanistan. coming up for you at 5:15 a new inspector generals report about whether u.s. funded construction projects in afghanistan really make that nation safer. >>> right now it's 5:05. i want to check in with sal for a look at traffic. hey sal. >> hey pam and dave. good morning, to you. happy monday. let's go out and see what we have with the morning drive. this is a look at 80 westbound. not a bad com

his son, 21-year-old, charged with kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar. her body has not been found. he is expected to enter a plea later this month. >>> $25 million, that's how much a lawyer says hans reiser's children should get from their pain. reiser killed his wife who was of course their mother. in closing statements at reiser's civil trial yesterday the attorney representing the reiser children focused on how close the children were to their mother, nina reiser. he then accused the convicted kill of damaging the children further by suggesting that he killed her to protect them. >> she did everything that you can reasonably expect a mother to do. she took these kids camping. they went to yosemite, lake tahoe, monterey, santa cruz. they went to the aquarium. they went to the explorer toium, birthday parties, sleepovers. she was supermom and at same time study ing to become a doctor. for mr. reiser to be dancing on her grave is pathetic. >> reiser is scheduled to give his closing arguments monday. the jury will deliberate how much money if any, they s

topvo blanca ---tambien hoy se revelo que los padres y la hermana de "sierra lamar" no estaran presentesante la audiencia de maÑana en la que debera comparecer el sospechoso de la muerte de sierra, antolin garcia-torres. ---es muy probable que durante las diligencias jurdicas "garcia- torres" podria declararse ante los cargos de asesinato que se le imputan. cesar --la popular pista de hielo "ice chalet" de san mateo podria derretirse muy pronto. vo --y es que el contrato de arrendamiento lo pueden perder por que el dueÑo del centro comercial "bridge point" ..spi holdings quiere reemplazar esta pista con mas tiendas. --pero la idea, no caeria muy bien con los 150 mil patinadores que aÑo con aÑo usan esta pista, de hecho algunos que quieren ir a las olimpiadas, entrenan aqui como hace aÑos lo hizo krsiti yamaguichi antes de ganar la medalla de oro. blanca ---la empresa distribuidora de alimentos naturales que fue clausurada porque sus almacenes estan infestados de roedores... take vo ...esta ofreciendo un reembolso por los 16 productos que ha retirado del mercado. ---el pasado 11 de julio,