for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. supporters say they will not give up their quest for any new signs for her. why the case may also inspire changes at california schools. >> reporter: 40 volunteers rallied this morning at the search rally set up for missing teenager sierra lamar. soon it will be six months since the 15-year-old disappeared. >> it's still just as painful. >> reporter: this morning, congresswoman thanked volunteers for their efforts. 21-year-old torres had been arrested for sierra lamar's murder but her body has never been found. sierra disappeared when she left home and was walking to school. the high school didn't notify sierra lamar's parents that she didn't show up. they want to require school districts to alert parents right away. >> whether a child has been abducted or is merely playing

sierra lamar disappeared six months ago, her family and friends have not given up the search for her. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: the congresswoman talked to the parents of the girl missing since the middle of march. she did not join in the search but her presence attracted the media which reminds people sire is still missing. >> it is a remarkable thing that six months out people are still coming, twice a week to try and find her, but also in doing so, by giving support to this family. >> reporter: her parents used the visit to pub -- push for legislation that would require schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make it to first period. when sierra lamar disappeared 7:00 in the morning her parents did not find out she had not made it to school until that evening. the -- >> we interrupt the story because right now that news conference is getting underway by the contra costa county sheriff's office. this is jimmy lee, director of public affairs. >>> the sheriff's office chp and the d.a.'s office went to his home to serve a search warrant. his parents who l

sierra lamar disappeared six months ago, her family and friends have not given up the search for her. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: the congresswoman talked to the parents of the girl missing since the middle of march. she did not join in the search but her presence attracted the media which reminds people sire is still missing. >> it is a remarkable thing that six months out people are still coming, twice a week to try and find her, but also in doing so, by giving support to this family. >> reporter: her parents used the visit to pub -- push for legislation that would require schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make it to first period. when sierra lamar disappeared 7:00 in the morning her parents did not find out she had not made it to school until that evening. the -- >> we interrupt the story because right now that news conference is getting underway by the contra costa county sheriff's office. this is jimmy lee, director of public affairs. >>> the sheriff's office chp and the d.a.'s office went to his home to serve a search warrant. his parents who l

remains be that of missing teenager sierra lamar. it was found along highway 101, and that's where ama dates is tonight with the latest on this investigation. ama? >> yes, carolyn, crime scene investigators spent most of the day out here on the scene. and mainly that speculation about whether it could be sierra lamar came from the fact that the sheriff's office was involved. sky 7hd looked down over a densly wooded area where a body was found just after 9:00 a.m. >> a passerby was in the area off the 101 here in san benito county. he sees what he believes is a dead body. it is about 100 or feet or so. >> he handles the office and he came in to assist. >> they reached out to us as part of a mutual aid request, not only for additional resources such as csi, but also for spokesmen and media

all the proceeds will benefit the sierra lamar fund. again, this event gets underway at 7:00 tonight at morgan hill's city hall. this morning, u.s. representative who represents much of the south bay is expected to be here at the search center to get a tour at burnett elementary. she's due here at 9:00. for now, we're live in morgan hill, "today in the bay." >> the time is 6:06. police this morning hoping someone will help them locate a missing rockland woman. the 35-year-old was last seen on august 9th, employees at one store do remember her coming in wearing an orange dress. they say she did come in alone. detectives eventually found her bag containing a cell phone and wallet at another store. her car was later found in a parking lot in santana row. rockland police say they've been tracking her credit and atm accounts trying to figure out what happened. when she did not show up for work the next day, her family called police. >> she hasn't been with anybody. so this is a real confusing case to us as to why she hasn't made contact with

the sierra lamar vanished nearly six months ago on her way to school.rching for zero or back out again today. the searchers say they're not about to give up. >> the search for sierra lamar or any evidence indicates continued in coyote reservoir in the hills east of gilroy. this team was one of five in the field, as grim as our task may be, there is no quit in these people. >> this is something he did because he once a month to review. you can devote hoax. >> one congresswoman met with the parents of sierra lamar keeping praise for all of those boats on the ground. >> it is a remarkable thing as six months out, people are still coming twice a week to find her and give support to this family. >> for her parents, there can be no closure until sierra is an. they have been getting closer from across the country. >> alvarez has been a part of every surge says he feels as if his own daughter is missing. >> sierra lamar has not been found, investigators are convinced the issue was kidnapped and murdered by this man, antolin garcia torres. he is awaiting trial w

they do not believe it is sierra lamar. ama dates, abc news. >> thank you. tonight in the east bay police are looking for who ever shot a man to death at a local park. it happened at buchanan park in pittsburgh about 7:00 this evening. police say the male victim was shot near the park's bocce ball court. the park was crowded at the time, and police are interviewing possible witnesses. no suspect or victim descriptions have yet been released. >>> san francisco police are searching for a missing teenager. she was last seen on tuesday night leaving her linden street home. they mac could you let -- they say the student did not take her inhaler so if you see her call the police department. >>> a lot more to come. a moment of silence for chp officer kenyan youngstrom. the moving tribute moments before the game at the giants' ballpark. >> and new concern about west nile virus after a fourth person dies in california. >> and then later on "nightline." >> i am cynthia mcfaden. coming up next, she gave birth to her own grandson at age 61. one woman's controversial jou

coming up, holding out hope for sierra lamar. who is joining in the search for the missing morgan hill teenager >> first lady michelle obama pays tribute to her husband at the dnc. what we can expect tonight >> a chp officer shop on 680 yesterday is still on life support this morning. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> it good morning everyone. >> exclusive video from the freeway shootout that has left a chp officer fighting for his life >> the first lady fires up the crowd at the dnc. >> reports of shots possibly fired at an officer, the officer is possibly down >> the exclusive moments after a chp officer was shot on the freeway >> i look around and i saw the car when he was shooting the guy in the jeep >> officer youngstrom is still in critical condition >> is a time that we reflect, a time where we remember when we get up and brush our teeth that the job we have we might not be coming home. >> stand together for the man we can trust >> first lady michelle obama stands by her man >> i have seen firsthand that being president does no

they do not believe it is sierra lamar. ama dates, abc news. >> thank you. tonight in the east bay police are looking for who ever shot a man to death at a local park. it happened at buchanan park in pittsburgh about 7:00 this evening. police say the male victim was shot near the park's bocce ball court. the park was crowded at the time, and police are interviewing possible witnesses. no suspect or victim descriptions have yet been released. >>> san francisco police are searching for a missing teenager. she was last seen on tuesday night leaving her linden street home. they mac could you let -- they say the student did not take her inhaler so if you see her call the police department. >>> a lot more to come. a moment of silence for chp officer kenyan youngstrom. the moving tribute moments before the game at the giants' ballpark. >> and new concern about west nile virus after a fourth person dies in california. >> and then later on "nightline." >> i am cynthia mcfaden. coming up next, she gave birth to her own grandson at age 61. one woman's controversial jou

while volunteers head out from this search center looking for sierra lamar as they do almost every wednesday, sierra's family is going to get ready for what's being called light the night for sierra. it's really a unique approach to keepg sierra's memory alive. it's also a fundraiser. and it all gets started tonight at morgan hill's city hall at 7:00. volunteers, friends, and family members will be placing candles on the ground until the entire court at city hall is filled and lit up. you can imagine what a sight that will be. now, for safety reasons, they'll be using all l.e.d. votives that will be placed inside a white bag filled with sand, then using those flameless candles, a special message to sierra will be created. organizers say this is to help her find her way home. it is approaching the six-month mark since the 15-year-old was last seen while her body has not been found, a suspect is in custody. now, if you'd like to help light the night for sierra, you can buy one of those votive bags today at this search center, burnett elementary. this is in morgan hill. 85 tilton avenue. it'll

they do not believe it is sierra lamar. ama dates, abc news. >> thank you. bay police are looking for who ever shot a man to death at a local park. at buch happened at buchak in pittsburgh about 7:00 this evening. police say the male victim was shot near the park's bocce ball court. the park was crowded at the time, and police are interviewing possible witnesses. no suspect or victim descriptions have yet been released. >>> san francisco police are searching for a missing teenager. she was last seen on tuesday night leaving her linden street home. they mac could you let -- they say the student did not take her inhaler so if you see her call the police department. >>> a lot more to come. a moment of silence for chp officer kenyan youngstrom. the moving tribute moments before the game at the giants' ballpark. >> and new concern about west nile virus after a fourth person dies in california. >> and then later on "nightline." >> i am cynthia mcfaden. coming up next, she gave birth to her own grandson at age 61. one woman's controversial journey to be her daughte

. >> we're at the sierra lamar search center, and people are making their way he. there will be a prayer and a balloon release in sierra's honor. a year sierra lamar disappeared on her way to the school bus stop not far from her home on march 16th. law enforcement and voptz spent weeks trying to find her. they never did but in may the sheriff's department arrested ang lean torrez for her murder but never found her body. still, no sign of sierra. this evening's six-month commemoration is sure to draw people from all over, including family, friends, volunteers, and even strangers. we spoke to two women who foal be compelled to be here. >> i have granddaughters, and its hurts. >> i don't know. it's just dish feel bad for the parents. >> i have young daughters, too. my daughter is 21:00 but just the thought hurts a lot. i just hope they will find her or say something, where she is at or what happened to her. >> volunteers will continue to hold searches for sierra but they will not be held on saturdays only, yesterday dive teams wend looking for her in nearby bodies of

parents they both choked up as they released balloons for sierra lamar. >> on the count of three. >> love you sierra. >> reporter: balloons filled the sky where over 7,500 people gathered to mark six months since she disappeared. on the tails of many of the balloons messages written to sierra. >> and i told her to come back so we could you know do all the plans that we made. >> reporter: lamar's parts said it was tough to accept the significance. >> this is the first time i went to the facebook and read a lot of the friend requests. >> we would have hoped we would have found her and she would have been with us and life would be normal now. >> reporter: once strangers this group now calls itself an extended family. >> it hits home and no child should ever have to go through this. >> reporter: in may prosecutors charged torrez with kidnapping and murdering sierra but her family won't accept her death until they have proof, her body. >> we're still determined and we still have lots of support, lots of support so that helps a lot. >> reporter: volunteers are also concerned that after six

>>pam: coming at at 5:30 p.m., a suspect in court but the search for sierra lamar continues. the latest for investigators about the missing love and help team and one california lawmaker tells us why the law she proposed might have saved sierra six months ago. >> the nfl is replacing referees to start the season. a look at who is stepping in to officiate and a look at what nfl players think about the move. >> the first song featuring windows 8, the microsoft touch from the operating system. we will look at the features and tell you when it is available. >>pam: the chp officer that was shot on tuesday on highway 680 remains in critical condition this evening. the officer is still at john muir medical center. dan kerman is joining us live from walnut creek with details on what we now know about this shooting. >>dan: we know the identity of the suspect but we do not know his motive. here is a video to show you who the suspect is. the suspect was shot and killed by the other police officers. his name is christopher lasik. he was the one driving the jeep wrangler and a second offic

however, a source is telling us they do not believe that it is the body of sierra lamar. she was the 15-year-old who was missing since march when she was going to school and never returned home from morgan hill. again a body has been found, we are working to get more information but authorities do not at this point according to a source believe it is the body of sierra lamar. as we get updated information we will bring it to you. but again the headline at this hour, a body found in san benito county. it is that of a female, but we do not believe according to sources that it is the body of sierra lamar. >>> the august jobs report is having an effect on the presidential campaign since unemployment is a key issue among many voters. >> jobs numbers were very disappointmenting for almost every net new job created. approximately four people dropped out of the work force. seeing that kind of report is obviously disheartening to the american people who need work. >> while campaigning today in iowa, romney said president obama doesn't know what he's doing when it comes to the econ

. >> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar will be back in court this afternoon. 21 year-old antolin garcia- torres may enter a plea today. sierra lamar vanished in march and her body has not been found that dna evidence linking her to garcia torahs. a family of five is displaced after fire heavily damaged as their home. fire crews were called to the home just after 7 last night. investigators say the fire began in the garages quickly spread to the roof which partially collapsed. no one was injured and the causes under investigation >> officers in oakland respond to another shooting that left a pregnant woman injured. broken glass hit her yesterday in the middle of a drive-by shooting. the attack happened an hour after almost instantly. the monitoring network currently covers about half the city. police want to expand by adding fruit veil and a portion of oakland. >> is our belief that if we can track it, we can predict it and if we can predict it, we can prevent it. >> oakland police say the system is one of the tools in their overall effort against gun violence in

. >>> it's been six months sins sierra lamar has been missing and what new congresswomen want to do regarding this case mçó4+y?i >> a documentary about the deadly gas pine line explosion in san bruno happens tomorrow. interviews with victims and first responders. admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. it's at 22 board way. >> president obama on was delayed a bit due to thunderstorms. the president will formally accept his nomination tomorrow tonight. former president bill clinton is set to address the delegates. there are new developments about where the president will make his speech. nicoles joins us from charlotte. >> siting thunders storms, the convention says the president will accept the speech at the time warner center. the last minute swap could be a logistic cal nightmare. >> he brought economy from the brinks of collapse to good jobs right here in the united states of america. >> ms. obama asked for more time to see the change her husband rommeled in 2008. a slew of other speakers -- running mate's plan for the future. including jillian who was the speaking. >>

. >> encontraron un cadÁver en una mujer al sur de morgan hill donde vieron por Última vez a sierra lamarles. >> los investigadores no quisieron dar declaraciones frente a las cÁmaras, pero tuvimos formaciÓn. >> en san benito recibieron la llamada sobre el hallazgo de un cadÁver, dieron informaciÓn preliminar que el cuerpo es de una mujer posiblemente de la raza hispana, pero esto no ha sido corro bor ado por forenses. >> estÁ en la poblaciÓn en el condado de san benito, el punto de hallazgo estÁ camino que inter acepta con la autopista 101 cerca des la carretera 146 temen que sea el cuerpo de sierra lamar, segÚn fuentes cerco anas a la investigaciÓn el grado de descomposiciÓn no coinciden con tantos tiempo. >> las causass de muerte y el nombre de la victima se desconocen y debido a la requiÁa estuvo cerrado el accieso. >> busan en contra costo a un hombre que baleo a un joven, identificado a daniel de 16 aÑos que le quitÓ la vida a la victima que la encuentontraron heridas de la balas en el cruce. >> la policÍa de vallejo buscan a 2 sujetos que asesinaron una pareja y una de las vÍctimas

today marks six months since sierra lamar last seen. family and friends gathered in morgan hill to mark the milestone. she disappeared while walking to school on march 16th cruz announced they no longer will got on wednesday still focus attention on saturday searches. >>> missing sierra that still there, just wanting her to be home with us >>> redding of a prayer request i felt touched by it told me she is not been forgotten >>> a 21 year-old man charged with lamar's murder prosecutor said lamar's dna was found in his car. authorities have suspended the search for a man of may have drowned in napa river this morning investigators say two men fishing in napa county just before 3 this morning police received reports one of the man jose man got ya had fallen in the water. one neighbor said she heard splashing and yelling in spanish but sounds faded after a few minutes a pair of tennis shoes have been discovered where the victim was seen the search resumes tomorrow. law enforcement from across the state gathers in fairfield for attributed t

from the sierra lamar morgan hill home.ee detectives are still working the seeing it was near candid wrote off of highway 1 0 1. help of canyon road--off of canyon road sources say that these homicide affect home is not sierra lamar. the victim is an adult female and has not been a debt debt long. detectives say that she does not look like sierra lamar she is not being deceased that long--kron 4. >> residents and brawling game can relax if they're looking at possible burglar is posing as pg&e employees. three different incidences with out and identification asked to gain access to people's backyards to check the meters. however, this was all contract work for the utility company. police are encouraging people not to let people into their homes. >> taking a look outside the bay bridge approach and it is not that much traffic and it looks like that cloud coverage is dissipating? >> yes we did have some patchy, low clouds but we are expecting sunshine and residual sunshine but that cloud will rule and along the coast and the b

. >> it has been almost six months since morgan hill teen sierra lamar went missing. this morning a san jose congresswoman will participate in the search for her. janine de la vega is there this morning where several events are planned today. >> reporter: pam, in just a few hours the sierra search center will open up its doors to volunteer. again today several things are happening. congresswoman zoe lovegren will be here to help renew interest and there will be a vigil to mark six months since she disappeared. even though half a year has passed since she went missing volunteers say there are no plans to stop searching. she disappeared march 16th when she left her home in morgan thrill to morgan hill to go to school. he has been arrested because dna evidence has been found in his car that links him to the case, people we spoke with say they have not forgotten about her. >> we still think about it and i -- it is hard to forget something like that i guess but you still you know think about it once in a while but hopefully they can find her. >> searches have been held eve

they want to absolutely confirm that this is not a sierra lamar. they want to preserve any evidence that might be found in the area, if this is a homicide victim, as he believes, possibly from another area. >> is not sierra lamar, someone's daughter. hopefully they will figure it out. >> a driver accused of hitting and killing two cyclist in concord is expected to change his plea to guilty. police say that the 17 year-old david rosen struck a father and his two daughters on the sidewalk in april after he lost control of his s u v. the father and 9 year-old daughter both died. today prosecutors said that he would plead guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter later this month. >> police searching for a stolen car ended up on a manhunt in alameda county today. union city police say that car sped off when officers tried to pull over. eventually the car stopped near a park and a man and woman in sight of the car ran off. police caught up with them both and arrested them. >> a man shot and killed earlier this morning in east oakland on 105th street by bi

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reporter: we're live in morgan hill where several things are happening today involving missing teen, sierra lamar. we'll tell you who is visiting the search center an what's been planned for later on today. >>> well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 5th. >>> we begin with continuing coverage of the shooting that leaves a -- that leaves a chp officer, kenyon youngstrom, fighting for his life. he was shot yesterday by a man in a jeep. alex savidge is at the john muir medical center with an update on the officer's condition. >> reporter: i just spoke a short time ago with the chp spokesperson who told me that wounded officer's family members and fellow officers have remained here at his bedside throughout the my. he's in icu here and at last check does remain in critical condition. the chp identified the officer as 37-year-old kenyon youngstrom. colleagues say he's a husband and father of four. the chp says he's also a seven- year veteran of the force. he was shot by a driver during a traffic stop in alamo yesterday. a s

sierra lamar has not been seen since march 16th. lilian kim has the story from morgan hill. >> reporter: they spent six months grieving, searching and hoping that's how long 15-year-old sierra lamar has been missing. >> it is a long, longtime, too long. heartbreaking. >> reporter: to commemorate the sixth month anniversary of her disappearance, friends, family and volunteers took a balloon each wrote a personal message to her. >> i wrote come home, your friends and family pray everyday for you. >> reporter: she disappeared on her way to the school bus stop. antolin garcia-torres has been charged with her murder based on dna evidence investigators say they found in his car and on her clothing. in all, 100 balloons were released into the air, red was one of her favorite colors. as comforting as it was to be together, those who love her couldn't hide their pain and sadness. her mother. >> i just love her to pieces and think about her more now than i ever have. i just miss her. >> reporter: search volunteers say they haven't lost hope.

. >> a chapter closes today in the search for missing south bay teenager sierra lamar. we're live with the difficult decision. >> and also a dramatic rescue at sea. a teenager pulled from debris of a ship wreck. >> pregnancy rumors swirling around kate middleton. what she did that sparked a lot of talk. >>> american authorities are probing whether that deadly attack on the u.s. clons lit was planned to coincide with yesterday's anniversary of the september 11th attacks. the attack claimed lives of u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and three other people. he grew up in piedmont. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton expressed outrage and offered condolences to employees today. the president called stevens mother and father from air force one. also vowing to increase security at u.s. embassies and commissions world wide after the attack. tensions remain high, many in the muslim world object to an online movie produced in california feeling that film insults the prophet mohammed, coming up our political reporter mark matthews will look at how the attack

investigation tell me that they do not believe that this is the body of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. let's take a look at sky 7 hd video from earlier. there are approximately a dozen crime scene investigators from both san benito county sheriff's office working this area on canyon road. and this body discovered around 9:00 this morning. sources say the victim is la teena. investigators spent hours processing the area. >> detectives based on evidence and information found on or near the body they're now ruling this, or investigating the homicide. and there is the deceased person, the body is that of a female. >> and of course, this discovery would raise questions about the possibility of this body being that of sierra lamar. law enforcement as well as community volunteers have been searching for the 15-year-old for nearly six months now. she disappeared on march 16th. so far they've not found any evidence that might indicate where she's located and sources tell me they do not believe this is a body of sierra lamar. her suspected killer is in custody. and now it appear was this discov

year-old girl from pleasanton who was reported missing a week before. >>> today is six months since sierra lamarisappeared. >> family, friends and volunteers released balloons with messages for sierra. her parents say it was difficult to accept the significance of the date. >> i would have hoped we would have found her and she would be home with us and life would be normal right now. >> sierra lamar disappeared on march 16th while walking to school and people still gather to search for her every saturday. meanwhile, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering her will return to court last week. antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may but has not yet entered a plea. police think he was murdered even though her body was not been found. he could be sentenced to the death penalty if convicted. 8:33. the south san francisco father accused of kidnapping -- kidnapping his children and stealing a yacht is due back in court. he's accused ofkeying his two small children, stealing a yacht and then sailing south for three -- south for three days. they were found near monterey. he said he kidnapped the chi

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they made a mutual aid request. >> the sergeant says they didn't get the call because of sierra lamar. they are the agency that is handling the case of the missing teenage. they confirmed the body is a female. they say it's a young hispanic female but they don't believe it's lamar. those who live near the spot where the body was discovered aren't surprised to hear what happened. >> it seemed like a good spotlights for it. there was nobody around here. >> it's wooded. a lot of people hike and ride horses through here. it's right next to the freeway. it's not unlikely somebody could dump a body and get on the freeway and go. >> sources tell me it does appear the body was dumped there as opposed to where the death happened but they don't believe it's sierra lamar. >>> pittsburg police are looking for a person who shot a man to death at a busy park. it happened about 7:00 last night. the male victim was shot near the bocci ball court. so far no suspect description has been released. >>> this morning san francisco police are searching for a missing teenager. 16-year-old vanessa dominguez w

. >>> sierra lamar is back in the headlines thanks to a congresswoman. she visited the search center this morning. she took part in the blessing before today's volunteer search. the 15-year-old lamar disappeared on her way to school six months ago. police have arrested a suspect in her murder, but lamar's body has not been found. >> as i drove in here today, i saw little children going off to school. and it drives home the fact that as a community we need to stand together, keep our children safe. >> meanwhile, volunteers, friends and family of sierra lamar will hold a vigil tonight to raise money for their continuing search efforts that begin at 7:00. >>> now to decision 2012, and day two of the democratic national convention. tonight america's 42nd president bill clinton will take the podium to officially nominate president barack obama. it's a dramatic shift from four years ago when he campaigned furiously for his wife. steve is live with more for us. good evening, steve. >> reporter: let's go back four years ago to talk about a change that will look

. >> the search for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. south bay congresswoman is joining the effort this morning. >>> new information expected today on a deadly officer-involved shooting in vallejo. >>> thunderstorms possible around the bay today 50s along the coast, 70s to near 80 bay, 80s to 90s inland, 90s mainly east bay, 80s, 90s across most of the country fall starting to break up out. we have flight arrival delays in detroit chicago o'hare midway and back here at home midway and back here at home in[k<<> announcer: liv

he's behind bars accused of murdering sierra lamar back in march. her body has never been found. >>> just a few days before he comes to the bay area to take on the raiders, ben roethlisberger delivered maybe his best pass of the season. a grant to the oakland police department which will be used to help its canine unit. he donates money to each city the steelers visit during the season. >>> history in the making. the bay area flyover for the space shuttle endeavor is about 16 hours away. the shuttle riding piggyback arrived in california this morning. landing at edwards air force base after making a cross country trek from kennedy space center in florida. tomorrow it will fly over several bay area landmarks. mary ann favreau has more. >> reporter: people are very excited here, you can see they've already set up some chairs. but because of the big crowds expected here early tomorrow morning, most people will have to stand with their cameras ready to take a picture of history. the space shuttle program is retiring with a first ever flight over the bay

. >>> volunteers spelled out the word hope during a vigil for sierra lamar. it has been almost six months since the 15-year-old was last seen. last night friends and family used the candles to express their feelings of hope she will be found. he was arrested and charged with the kidnap and murder of sierra lamar. >>> a string of break-ins at an apartment complex in campbell and with have video that catches the burglar red-handed. this video taken sunday morning shows the thief there lurking around the parking garage of the condo complex, then he breaks in to that taking the documents, police want you to be aware the tactics they are using. >> people think they can hide their belongings but the people who perpetrate these crimes are watching them and see where they put them. >> the neighborhood watch says the storage areas have also had break-ins, the video, take a look at that, shows a thief walking out of the stairwell, his face clearly in view, holding a handful of goods, campbell authorities are asking anyone who recognizes him to call police. >>> time now

that's how long 15-year-old sierra lamar has been missing. >> that's a long, longtime, too long. it is heartbreaking. it really is. >> to commemorate the six-month anniversary of sierra's disappearance, family, friends and volunteers took a balloon with an attached card and each wrote a personal message to her. >> i wrote, come home. your friends and family pray every day for you >>- q. i see yarr raw dis-- >> sierra disappeared on the ways to the bus stop near her home. based on dna evidence they found in the car and on her clothing, but no mention on her accused killer. the focus was on sierra. >> one, two, three. >> we love you, sierra. >> in all 100 balloons were released in the air. red was one of her favorite colors. as comforting as it was to be together, those who love sierra couldn't hide their pain and sadness. she is her sierra's mother. >> i love her to pieces and think about her even more now than i ever have. i just miss her. >> search volunteers say they haven't lost hope. they say they will continue to do what it takes to find her. >> we are not going to give up u

that's how long 15-year-old sierra lamar has been missing. >> that's a long, longtime, too long. it is heartbreaking. it really is. >> to commemorate the six-month anniversary of sierra's disappearance, family, friends and volunteers took a balloon with an attached card and each wrote a personal message to her. >> i wrote, come home. your friends and family pray every day for you >>- q. i see yarr raw dis-- >> sierra disappeared on the ways to the bus stop near her home. based on dna evidence they found in the car and on her clothing, but no mention on her accused killer. the focus was on sierra. >> one, two, three. >> we love you, sierra. >> in all 100 balloons were released in the air. red was one of her favorite colors. as comforting as it was to be together, those who love sierra couldn't hide their pain and sadness. she is her sierra's mother. >> i love her to pieces and think about her even more now than i ever have. i just miss her. >> search volunteers say they haven't lost hope. they say they will continue to do what it takes to find her. >> we are not going to give up u

. >>> nearly six months after she disappeared, a new push is underway to locate sierra lamar. >>> and move over iphone and android, the announcement that could be a game-changer in the world of smartphones. >>> a live look outside, this time from the south bay. it's how we start our wednesday morning, september 5th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:30 on the nose. i'm john kelly. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check that forecast with christina loren. good morning. >> good morning to you. yeah, half way through the workweek at this point. and we've got interesting changes ahead in the weather department. we were talking about thunderstorms today and not just in the south bay as we were originally thinking. we'll let you know if thunderstorms could roll over your rooftop later on. we've got a good-looking forecast, though, temperature-wise, stay tuned for that. 4:31, first want to check your drive. >> we'll take you for a wider look at the maze and an easy flow of traffic. pointing at a couple of road crews, that's all that's going on for the chp right now. the caldecott

. >>> a jury in morgan hill has confirmed that the man accused of kidnapping teenager sierra lamar grew up in an abusive home. jurors convicted 51-year-old genaro fernandez of molesting and assaulting a female relative starting when she was just 7. fernandez is the daughter of garcia torres. garcia torres stands accused of abducting and killing sierra massachusetts lamarr back in march. her body has yet to be found. testimony during the fernandez trial painted the picture of a violent dysfunctional household. his son if convicted in the sierra lamar case also faces a possible sentence of life in prison. >>> here is what we know. that cook was standing outside la palapas restaurant. police say they're having trouble verifying the victim's injuries, but they do know a gun was used. merchants say they're not surprised especially with the dwindling police force. >> areas like this, i think that we can do a lot of improvement and working with law enforcement. if we all work together, we can make this happen. >> the gas station owner says that he is doing his part by beautifying his business

. >>> and it has been almost six months six morgan hill teen sierra lamar went missing. the family and friends continue to search twice a week for any sign of the girl. tonight, they came together to remind everybody that the search is not over. more from morgan hills, their efforts are valiant and touching. >> reporter: very much so the family and friends and volunteers here have clearly not given up. the message was clear, they still have hope that sierra will be found. and they will not quit. they wanted to light the light, and show the way for sierra. >> until there is an arrest in this case, our job is not done. because we have the singular mission of finding sierra and bringing her home to her family. >> reporter: tonight, the family and dozens of search volunteers spelled out the word "hope". >> the days get longer and longer. and sometimes i question about her recovery. and then these people do things like this. and it helps to lift us up, and raise my hopes, as well. >> reporter: sierra lamar has been missing since march 16th when investigators say she was kidna

garcia-torres is accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. but her body has not been found. >>> a retired south bay superintendent wants taxpayers to pay for his condo. the former school chief came here in 2008. he says one of the incentives to come to the bay area, was a low-interest loan offered by the school board. he bought a luxury condo in downtown san jose. since retiring, he moved out of the bay area. the loan is now due. and he says he cannot pay for it because the property has lost one-third of its value. he wants the board to take ownership of the property, either by selling it or leasing it. >>> the officer who pepper sprayed a group of students last november on the u.c. campus will not face charges. there's insufficient evidence to prove that the pepper spray was unlawful. the campus police chief also resigned in the aftermath of this controversial video. u.c. davis officials had no official comment on today's report. >>> still ahead at 11:00, it's something americans eat daily. today, a warning to scale back on eating rice. >>>

again, they do not believe it is sierra lamar. in san benito county, abc7 news. >>> pittsburgh police are looking for the person who shot a man to death at a busy local park. it happened about 7:00 last night at buchanan park. police say the male victim was shot near the bochy ball courts. the park was crowded at the time and police are talking to potential witnesses but so far mow suspect description has been released. >>> this morning san francisco police are searching for a missing teenager, 16-year-old vanessa dominges was last seen tuesday night leaving her linden street home in hayes valley. they said the student as asthma, but she didn't take her inhaler with her. if you see her, police call the police department. >>> tomorrow is the too-year-old anniversary of the san bruno pipeline explosion and fire. it's been a long two years for the people who live there and the recovery is far from over. heather ishimaru brings us up-to-date. and san jose police are trying to track down a carjacking suspect who got caught on camera an

his son is accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. r hasn't been seen since march 16, when she disappeared while on her way to catch a bus to school in morgan hill. >>> a former gay rights activist, and staffer went to court today and pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. he was convicted on charges of sending and receiving child porn. the search warrant lists sending numerous photographs with someone in australia. he is due back in court november 9. >>> in news of the world tonight in greece protesters toss molotov cocktails at riot police who fire back with tear gas. the greek government has agree today $15 billion in spending cuts, demanded by natural creditors. in syria, two suicide bombs exploded just ten minutes apart outside army headquarters in damascus. at least five people were killed, including an iranian tv reporter. security camera footage showed the first bombing, where a van slowed down, and then exploded. that also may have been a diversion to allow the second bomber to get closer. >>> in uruguay, lawmakers i

his son is accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. r hasn't been seen since march 16, when she disappeared while on her way to catch a bus to school in morgan hill. >>> a former gay rights activist, and staffer went to court today and pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. he was convicted on charges of sending and receiving child porn. the search warrant lists sending numerous photographs with someone in australia. he is due back in court november 9. >>> in news of the world tonight in greece protesters toss molotov cocktails at riot police who fire back with tear gas. the greek government has agree today $15 billion in spending cuts, demanded by natural creditors. in syria, two suicide bombs exploded just ten minutes apart outside army headquarters in damascus. at least five people were killed, including an iranian tv reporter. security camera footage showed the first bombing, where a van slowed down, and then exploded. that also may have been a diversion to allow the second bomber to get closer. >>> in uruguay, lawmakers i

. >> a south bay congress woman joined a search for missing teenager sierra lamar, family and friendsthough vrx not given up. >> she talked to parents of the girl who has been missing since the middle of march. her frens attracted the media. >> it's a remarkable thing six months out, people are still coming twice per week and trying to find her and also in doing so, giving support to the family. >> sierra's parents pushing for legislation requiring schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make to it first period. sierra disappeared about company in the morning her parents did not find out she hadn't made to it school until that evening. they promised to lobby lawmakers on behalf of the effort. >> if children don't go to home run class or show up at first class there is a notification made to the parents giving the advanced state of software these day that's cannot be too difficult to task. >> the 21-year-old has been charged with a kidnapping and murder. police say her dna has been found in her car but there is no trace of the girl. her mother is hoping he'll speak up

. >> the question on everyone's mind is this sierra lamar?e on the ground on the scene live with late details tonight. >> there is just able to confirm that the body found at the location is that of a female. now, september 16th will mark the six-month anniversary of the disappearance of sierra lamar. and so... her family is holding out hope she's alive and want answers and want the truth. no matter how difficult and heart breaking the truth may be. let's take a look at video now. there is canyon road blocked off, crime scene investigators combing an area where the body was found. the area is among a grove of eucalyptus trees where the person discovered this body after 9:00 this morning and called 911. this is santa clara county-sh

. >> six months after she first vanished vigil for missing teenager sierra lamar. >>> good morning mondaype had you a great weekend. thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm katie marzullo in for eric thomas. today marks one year anniversary of occupy movement with marches and rallies planned in more than 30 cities this is a live look you can see police enforcement on the streets of new york. demonstrators have been marching on wall street. a few minutes ago they marched toward the new york stock exchange where police used barricades to keep them from going inside. it started september 17th, 2011 protesters gathered at zuccotti park, new york city mayor sent police in to evict demonstrators. today quieter scene so far, again, plenty of police presence on the streets of new york. you can see them there, already having made arrests over the weekend. >> looks like there were people earlier there on broadway and they moved, marched to the new york stock exchange. we'll continue to cover what is happening in new york. in the bay area occupy protesters have several demonstrations p

police have dna evidence linking him to 15-year-old sierra lamar who disappeared march 16th.er body has not been found despite regular searches. >>> in palo alto, police have arrested two they say broke into facebook's former corporate offices in palo alto and took 49 laptops, one is familiar with the property. investigators say one suspect is 21-year-old travis calhoun of sunnyvale facing several charges. the second suspect is an off-duty security guard contracted by facebook to guard the page mill road offices >> in san jose this morning firefighters are making sure flames do not flare-up after a house fire displaced 11, five live in the home the other six, next door. investigators say it started in the garage of the home, this is cell phone video showing how high the flames were burning. officials say there was lots of confusion when firefighters got there after 7:00 last night. the family got out safely but thought one other person was in the garage. firefighters used thermal heat imaging to try to find that person who turned out to not be home. while inside, crews realiz

. >>> the man accused of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is due back in court today.tolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and is being held without bail. he was supposed to enter a plea in july, several hearings have been postponed. police have dna evidence linking him to the 15-year-old who disappeared march 16th. her body has not been found despite regular searches. >>> traffic back to norm on i in castro valley after gunfire -- normal on i-580 in castro valley after gunfire. shots were reported 7:30 last night on redwood road. chp shutdown all westbound lanes between castro valley and redwood road for an hour so investigators could gather evidence. that caused a huge back-up. there are no reports of injuries. it does not appear anyone was hit. the investigation is ongoing. >>> flyers may notice unusual activity at sfo while they wait today because there are delays, don't worry just a drill. the airport will hold a simulated plane crash into the waters near the airport full scale emergency response with firefighters and other disaster officials to test a new respo