>>> a man will be in court tomorrow that killed sierra lamar and trying to kidnap three women at safeway parking lots back in 2009. the incident happened when sierra torres was 17 years old. several years before lamar went working. >>> a worker is fired for abusing the children she is responsible to protect. sacramento county hired blanco rum field as a response investigator. despite the state investigating allegations, she abused her foster children. the sacramento town reports that one of her foster children told the county she was unfit. bumfield was fired in july. they cited the investigation which accused her and her husband of locking churn in the garage without food and water. she is accused of driving a government vehicle for her private use. she has denied some of the

sierra lamar his body has not been found but the man accused of her murder was in court today.n answered no formal police on the charges he kidnapped and murdered the morgan hill team last spring. the 21 year-old garcia thorez has been held without bail since his arrest in may when investigators discovered dna evidence in his car. after the hearing lamar family supporters and those still searching for sierra lamar, garcia thorez to give her up in a closer to her family. >> i don't know what he did and i will never be sure of what he did. i know he is connected and he needs to talk. he needs to tell with this connection is. he is the only one who knows how involved the is. >> the you think he knows where she is? >> i believe he does. if he does not over location did he knows who does know. he knows something and he needs to start talking. >> garcia thorez also faces new charges in the alleged kidnapping and attempted kidnapping of several other women prior to the lamar kidnapping. you will be in court next month. >> an oakland >> the city of oakland release a statement on the ju

to the murder and kidnapping charges in the sierra lamar case. >>> it later this morning, a court arraignment is scheduled for a fairfield man accused of killing vallejo police officer james capoot. want to show you some photos taken last month. this is when the suspect was taken in. >>> it's official now, four fire stations in contra costa county will close in the coming

kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar was back in court. the 21 year-old man appeared in san of the court yesterday a phasing three new counts of attempted kidnapping of other women are to moore's appearance. >> he will be back in court for hearings in february. >> where he would enter a plea for these new charges as well as the murder kidnapping charges related to lamar's disappearance. >> organizers of the website ross resigned .com, are looking to get 50,000 signatures to avoid a recall effort that would require 10 percent of signatures to place the proposal in from voters. >> no one seems to be budging as a country edges to the fiscal cliff. house speaker says there is serious differences between him and president volvo on how to avert. >> the negotiation could

investigators say they found -- murder of sierra lamar.estigators say they found dna on her clothes and her dna on his clothes. they say they plan to have the cases tried as one criminal case. it's unclear if in the few cheer they will be split apart. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a shooting on an indian reservation in the central valley left five family members dead and two young children hurt. investigators say 31-year-old hector salia shot and killed his 8-year-old daughter, mother and two uncles saturday night. it happened on the reservation near see salia. his 5-year-old -- near visalia. authorities say he had a troubled past but don't know why he carried out. killings -- he carried out the killings. >>> an elderly man is still missing after he was last seen on mare island. the search may resume this morning. 77-year-old phillip mattingly was last seen saturday evening. he was working on his historic boat docked on mare island. police quickly became concerned because mattingly's boat, truck and other personal items were

. >>> new this morning the man accused in the kidnapping of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar just wrapped up another court appearance this is new video of 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres in court. he looks different than when he was arrested in may after investigators found dna connecting him to sierra lamar he's still waiting trial in that case. today garcia-torres was scheduled to enter a plea on attempted kidnapping charges from another case in 2009 but that did not happen. he returns to court in february. >>> new developments from portland. authorities just identified the shooter in that deadly mall attack. the sherr sreufs the shooter is 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts they say he used a stolen rifle from someone he knew. he was trying to kill as many random people as possible before his gun jammed. the clackamas town center was crowded with shoppers yesterday when again fire erupted. >> telling me the suspect was here i've got multiple shell casings. >> he looked like he was on a mission. >> so far police don't have a motive. in a surreal moment the mall's santa could

he was arrested for the murder of missing teen, sierra, lamar. three additional charges were added to the complaint. he was trying to kidnap three women in the safeway parking lot in 2009. >> several people helped search for sierra and they say they are frustrated that he didn't enter a plea. they said it was important to come up to the hearing. >> he always waits at the door and you hear the chains. it is like, come on, buddy. come out. stop being such a coward. he needs to face up to what he has done and he is going to. it is coming, right. >> reporter: the public defender representing garcia-torres objected to the three additional charges being added to the case. he entered a plea in court. and keeps asking the judge for a continuance to review evidence. his next hearing is scheduled for february 6th. reporting live from san jose, ktvu news. >>> they have arrested four women in which the victims were found in a quiet residential area. bound, gagged and left for dead. the victims. 56-year-old steven reid and a woman in her teens were found. rei

. >>> new this morning the man accused in the kidnapping of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar just wrapped up another court appearance this is new video of 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres in court. he looks different than when he was arrested in may after investigators found dna connecting him to sierra lamar he's still waiting trial in that case. today garcia-torres was scheduled to enter a plea on attempted kidnapping charges from another case in 2009 but that did not happen. he returns to court in february. >>> new developments from portland. authorities just identified the shooter in that deadly mall attack. the sherr sreufs the shooter is 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts they say he used a stolen rifle from someone he knew. he was trying to kill as many random people as possible before his gun jammed. the clackamas town center was crowded with shoppers yesterday when again fire erupted. >> telling me the suspect was here i've got multiple shell casings. >> he looked like he was on a mission. >> so far police don't have a motive. in a surreal moment the mall's santa could

. >>> a judge ruled in favor of how to handle the case against the man killing sierra lamar. the judge approved an amendment to join the cases together. he was also ordered to return to court on wednesday to enter a police in the kill -- plea in the killing of sierra lamar. prosecutors are trying to decide whether to seek the death penalty in the sierra lamar case. >>> police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who disappeared. he is 6'1", 210 pounds, white hair and blue eyes. he was last seen saturday evening working on his tugboat. . >>> president obama traveled to michigan today to try to sell his plan for pulling the country back from the fiscal cliff. he spoke to workers at a auto engine plant. he said lawmakers need to make some tough spending cuts on things we don't need. but he said he is determined to keep tax breaks in place for the middle class while raising taxes for higher earning americans. >> i won't compromise on. i am not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me get to keep all our tax breaks and we are as

the reason the suspect in the sierra lamar case is going in front of a judge today. >>> good morning live doppler 7 hd more showers generated off the coast as an unstable air mass pushes through the bay area well up to the north around highway 1, sea ranch, you can see the smattering of light showerssçyul this is the l unstable air that pushes through the afternoon. cold front in the south bay now you can see lighter returns there. all around the bay area we run the risk of an isolated shower. right now from morgan hill to gilroy and hollister, looking at light rain and the snow and winter weather advisory in the sierra nevada just in the 50s once the skies clear overnight tonight, a frosty night tonight, 56 today in oakland. >>> reminder later this morning with this king tide the high tide north 101 sausalito highway 1 expecting to shutdown that exit due to flooding, you need to take the next exit, make your way through mill valley and then back on miller avenue to reach highway 1 that is supposed to happen the closure around 8:30 high tide around 9:50 this morning high areas that n

. >>> a change of appearance for the morgan hill man suspected of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. antolin garcia-torres faced charges in three other kidnapping crimes and cbs 5 reporter anne makovec with the lamar supporters who wanted to see the suspect in court today. >> reporter: antolin garcia- torres was arraigned on additional charges today but so far has not entered a plea. >> yes, i do, your honor. >> reporter: those were some of the few words the defendant spoke today accused in the alleged murder kidnapping of missing morgan hill teen sierra lamar. he is also now charged with trying to kidnap three women in 2009 all from safeway park lots in the morgan hill area. a small team of sierra supporters came to the hearing this morning to see the suspect face to face. >> you hear the chains like last time and it's come on, buddy, come out. stop being such a coward. >> reporter: 21-year-old garcia- torres looked different than the last time he was photographed. his hair is longer and his goatee trimmed. he was arrested on may 22 in connection with lamar's disappearance. she was

sierra lamar vanished last month. body has not been found. >>> the dallas cowboys took the field with heavy hearts yesterday. hours before the game they lost a team teammate in a car crash. the driver another teammate arrested at the scene for drunk driving. just an hour after the win, cow boys defensive line man josh brent was released from jail back in dallas. he was driving drunk early saturday when he lost control of his mercedes-benz killing his passenger and friend jerry brown. brown was on the practice squad and played with brent at the university of illinois. >> we obviously had a very difficult situation, a tragedy occurred to our football team. it's been really emotional for everybody. >> there was a moment of silence before the game and brown's jersey was placed on the bench. if convicted brent faces a minimum of two years behind bars. >>> two australian disc jockeys after off the air after their prank call to the the hospital, where the duchess of york was being treated for morning sickness. >> i'm so deva

sierra lamar vanished last march. her body has not been found.e his car. >>> a valet owe radio station is -- vallejo radio station is without power again. kczt is operating online only. the vandals struck the transitter line this weekend cutting a hole through the wall and wiring. the station's operator wants to know if the attacks are racially motivated. >> i know it's not our content. we are a community radio station. we're talking about things that are happening in vallejo. we don't focus on negativeity. a rational slur was painted on the building during an attack earlier this year. that's unfortunate. >>> you were out of town over the weekend and you missed a stellar day yesterday. >> and i was in 23-degree weather. freezing. >> in denver, that's right. it was good sunbathing weather. >> it was like a spring day. we were all really lucky around the bay area and looks like we're going to get lucky for a second day. you can hit ditto on the forecast are from yesterday. and we're not seeing much fog throughout. what's with all the sunshine, mild

he's pucked of killing sierra lamar.also accused of three -- he's accused of killing sierra lamar. he's also accused of three kidnappings. prosecutors say he tried to kidnap three different women from a parking lot in 2009. they also say that he killed sierra lamar earlier this year and hid her body. >>> there are four claims alleging former students were abused by their teachers in the 1990s at this school district. the lawsuits were filed by three jane jones and kristin kanine who helped convict one of her accusers. it's at 7:30 tonight at joaquin intermediate school. >>> today's lucky winners in ticket tuesday, two viewers will win two tickets each to see how to drain your dragonnen, the live spectacular. the event is at san jose's hp pavilion, december 27th. for your chance to win, go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word, this is a special one. "toothless" tooth less dragon. >>> we have a monster of a traffic problem at the caldecott. >> there was a fire on fire inside the caldecott tunnel. i want t

. >>> man charged with the murder of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is scheduled to face arraign this morning on additional charges that date back more than three years. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may for sierra lamar's disappearance and murder based on dna. new charges happened in march of 2009 when he was 17. they involve three incidents that include attempted kidnapping and carjacking. >>> east bay city getting ready to decide whether medical marijuana patients should be allowed to grow pot outdoors. reports the concord city council will discuss the issue tomorrow night. this comes after a woman approached the council to complain about a neighbor growing medical marijuana outdoors. concord banned dispensaries in 2005 but that ordinance doesn't address outdoor grows. >>> in washington republicans and democrats far from a deal. sunday a slight ray of hope as mr. obama and house -- speaker boehner met face-to-face. >>> for the first time we are hearing from the australian deejays who made that prank call tied to the sued side -- tied to the suicide of the b

garcia torrez is also expected to enter a plea tomorrow in the sierra lamar case. >>> in news of theworld tonight, in north korea the government announced it has successfully launched a long range rocket. u.s. officials condemned the launch calls it a highly provocative act. >>> in syria the main opposition group is being recognized by the obama administration as the sole legitimate representative of the syrian people. the state department said al nuzra is a front for al-qaida. >>> there's fighting in the streets of belfast again tonight. the battles have been going on for a week. age old rivalries between protestant and catholics. >>> the votes are in and the results mean facebook users will no longer have a say in policy changes on the site. more than 670,000 users voted this week. but the menlo park company said 1/3 of its users would have had to vote about 300 million people would have had to vote for it to count. >> sunny vale based yahoo unveiled their redesign today along with new apps for smart phones and tablets. analysts say yahoo remains the number one e-mail service in th

the man accused in the murder-kidnapping of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar will face extra charges tomorrow. 20 1-year-old antolin garcia-torres still awaiting trial following his arrest in may after -- after investigators found dna evidence connecting him to sierra lamar. prosecutors filed new charges yesterday he was not in court for that the new charges involve attempted kidnapping of three women during a carjacking in 2009 when he was 17-years-old. >>> breaking news out of east bay now. oakland firefighters are on the scene of a commercial fire it broke out on international boulevard near 84 avenue. crews have the fire under control, no reports of injuries. >>> in contra costa county board of supervisors expected to vote today on proposed closure of four fire stations, martinez, walnut creek, west lafayette and clayton. cuts come after voters rejected a parcel tax for fire services on the november ballot. no firefighters will lose their jobs, residents will face longer response times in case of a fire or health emergency. >>> negotiations wrong crab fishermen on ending

garcia torrez is also expected to enter a plea tomorrow in the sierra lamar case. >>> in news of theernment announced it has successfully launched a long range rocket. u.s. officials condemned the launch calls it a highly provocative act. >>> in syria the main opposition group is being recognized by the obama administration as the sole legitimate representative of the syrian people. the state department said al nuzra is a front for al-qaida. >>> there's fighting in the streets of belfast again tonight. the battles have been going on for a week. age old rivalries between protestant and catholics. >>> the votes are in and the results mean facebook users will no longer have a say in policy changes on the site. more than 670,000 users voted this week. but the menlo park company said 1/3 of its users would have had to vote about 300 million people would have had to vote for it to count. >> sunny vale based yahoo unveiled their redesign today along with new apps for smart phones and tablets. analysts say yahoo remains the number one e-mail service in the u.s. but g-mail is closing in. >>>

the body of sierra lamar has never been found. today, her mother had this message for her suspected killer. >> i hope that and that with the holidays, the accused will feel the pressure and find it in his heart to come forward with the information necessary to locate sierra. >>> there is word tonight that the man accused of setting fire to the law office of the mayor of vallejo was found competent it stand trite trial. the judge made the ruling today, regarding mod love. love pleaded not guilty last month to three counts of arson. the fire, september 29 destroyed much of the law office. love remains in custody, in lieu of $250,000 bail. >>> oakland police say they have uncovered a large scale marijuana growing operation. but as ktvu's rob roth explains, the person in charge of the grow says it is strictly for patients in need of medical marijuana. >> about 20 crime patients raided this house. they seized and bagged marijuana plants they say produce 20 to 30 pounds of pot a month. >> a pretty significant grow in terms ofize. approx

the man accused in the murder/ kidnapping of sierra lamar will face new charges when he returns to court today. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres still awaiting trial following his arrest in may after investigators downed dna connecting him to sierra lamar. he wasn't in court when new charges were filed against him monday, involving attempted kidnapping of three women during a carjacking in 2009 when he was 17-years-old. >>> 5:08. radar looks to be slowing a little, we still have rain maybe a little snow coming. >> let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen in this morning for mike. >>> live doppler 7 hd, fog, breezy conditions along the coast, numbers dropping into the upper 30s around santa rosa, good morning everyone. some of this little overdone we have a few light showers if we zoom in closer, light rain, from tiburon through san francisco, rain in the higher elevations of east bay hills where we are watching a rain/snow mix later when the colder air pushes in. along the coast, pacifica, a few light showers overall, the numbers will continue to drop throughout the morning struggle

the body of sierra lamar has never been found. today, her mother had this message for her suspected killer. >> i hope that and that with the holidays, the accused will feel the pressure and find it in his heart to come forward with the information necessary to locate sierra. >>> there is word tonight that the man accused of setting fire to the law office of the mayor of vallejo was found competent it stand trite trial. the judge made the ruling today, regarding mod love. love pleaded not guilty last month to three counts of arson. the fire, september 29 destroyed much of the law office. love remains in custody, in lieu of $250,000 bail. >>> oakland police say they have uncovered a large scale marijuana growing operation. but as ktvu's rob roth explains, the person in charge of the grow says it is strictly for patients in need of medical marijuana. >> about 20 crime patients raided this house. they seized and bagged marijuana plants they say produce 20 to 30 pounds of pot a month. >> a pretty significant grow in terms ofize. approx

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>> a judge approved a amendment to join two cases together against the man accused of killing sierra lamar. the judgep ordered antolin garcia-torres to return -- judge ordered antolin garcia- torres to return to court wednesday to enter a police in the case. >>> new at 6:00 p.m., the bay bridge toll plaza is about to get a face lift as part of the grand opening of the eastern span. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us with how the transformation may or may not effecting your commute. tom? >> reporter: commuters paid for this $6.5 million project a long time ago but now it will happen very, very soon. >> reporter: for commuters the toll plaza is a familiar site. that look will soon change. >> the exterior will get replaced with panels and they will be in a white culler to watch the -- color to match the building and that is designed to compliment the white color of the new east span of the bay bridge so there is a consistent design them. >> reporter: those colors coordinate with the cargo cranes that port of oakland. it would happen between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. >> the inconvenient

." >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was back in court today. torres once again entered no formal plea to charms that he murdered the -- charges that he murdered the teenager in march. he has been held without bail since may. he faces new charges in connection with the attempted kidnapping of several other women prior to lamar's disappearance. prosecutors plan to try him on all of the charges together. >>> transportation officials say the plane carrying mexican american singer jenny rivera went into a nose-dive at almost a 45-degree angle before it hit the ground. a transportation official says the plane plunged almost vertically for more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground at more than 600 miles an hour. six others were on board the jet which crashed on sunday. the national transportation safety board is assisting the mexican government in the investigation have gone the crash. >>> officials say hugo chavez may not be well enough to return in time for his inauguration. the ceremony set to take place january 10th. this is his 4th cancer-related

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the man charged with kidnapping and murder in morgan hill teenagers sierra lamar will enter a plea todaycrimes. 21 year-old and lenders see a thorez is facing charges in the attacks on three women in 2009. of three cases happened morgan hill safeway parking lot. four is still awaiting trial following his arrest in may for the disappearance of sierra lamar. >> there is a live look at the golden gate bridge or the commute coming out of marin county is not the bad. the road is still a little wet this morning, we had some scattered showers. nothing major is all light but it is making the roads dam. we will be right back. if the fiscal cliff negotiations and the president obama continues to push for his plans to avert a fiscal cliff. he will hold a conference today with a bipartisan group of mayors and community leaders to talk about preventing an income tax increase on middle class families while finding a way reduce the deficit. president obama and house speaker baker had a private phone call last night or republicans presented a counteroffer to the president. so far president obama and rep

. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar will be arraigned on new charge said tomorrow. garcia-torres has been accused of three other attempted kidnappings. the incidents took place in 2009 all in safeway parking lots. >>> cal students are calling to a ban to the salvation army from campus after allegations of being insensitive to lesbians and transgenders surfaced online. university officials are considering a campus wide ban. the salvation army denies any kind of bias. >>> sad news out of the entertainment world. popular mexican american singer jenny rivera is believed dead after a jet carrying her and others crashed near mexico. rivera appeared in concert last night. she was born and raised in long beach. she was named billboard's mexican music artist of the year. >>> a vallejo radio station is off the air again. it's not the first time the station has been trashed by vandals. the station's owner has his suspicions about the reason. >> it's ugly and discouraging and maybe even a hate crime. for the third time in a month now, they've attacked a small community radio s

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the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar is fade every facing new charges in clara -- is now facing new charges in santa clara county. he is accused of trying to carjack and kidnap three women in 2009. he was 17 at the time. he will be charged as an adult. all the kidnappings happened in morgan hill at safeways. >>> this morning investigators in san jose are trying to piece together the city's 44th homicide of the year. officers thought they were responding to a pickup truck collision on fairhaven drive yesterday afternoon. but when they arrived, they found an 18 -year-old boy lying dead near that truck. the teen had been shot. investigators say this case is puzzling. >> i would call it a geometry problem. you know, the truck is sitting at a very weird angle. there is a body down near the truck. this is going to be where our crime scene unit really shines. >> this is the highest number of people killed in san jose in one year since 1991. >>> fremont's police chief will retire at the end of this month after serving 20 years. police chief craig steckler joined t

. >>> the suspected killer of sierra lamar is expected to be arranged tomorrow. torrez is accused of attacking at two safeway stores. garcia torrez is also expected to enter a plea tomorrow in the la mar case. >>> a hayward woman displaced by a fire thinks someone was trying to kill both her and her 8-year-old son. someone threw a molotov cocktail right into the apartment on dixon street when crews arrived early this morning this is what they found. fire crews say the apartment burned for a while before people called for help. >> it may have been a 10 or 15 minute lapse before someone actually called 911. >> fire investigators say they found an accel era nt on the living room wall and that helped spread the fire. >>> high water levels caused that large sinning -- sink hole. >>> fraud and bribery are just some of the crimes reported against state employees. john sasaki looked at a list of those crimes and joins us now with what he found. >> reporter: it shows a government that has fraud and a large state of departments perpetrated in a number of ways. from april 2

. >> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar is scheduled to be back in court tomorrow. yesterday, a judge approved an amendment to attach the lamar case to three other crimes. prosecutors say that he also tried to kidnap three different women from a safeway parking lot in 2009. tomorrow, garcia-torres is expected to enter a plea in both cases. >>> tonight, a mow were you ga school district plans to talk about the child sexual abuse claims it is facing. all four claims allege dan witters abused middle school students in the 1990s a public meeting is being held at 7:30 p.m. at joaquin intermediate school. >>> a mother and son are safe after a case of arson started by a molotov cocktail. when firefighters arrived, both floors were fully engulfed. the woman broke up to breaking glass and flames in the living room. she believes someone was trying to kill her and her 8-year-old son. >> this does appear to be some type of molotov cocktail being thrown through the window. >> firefighters found accelerants and that helped spread the fire quickly. the mother and her son escaped

. >>> the man accused in the kidnap and murder of sierra lamar will face charges tomorrow on three incidents back in 2009. santa clara county's d.a. has filed a complaint against antolin garcia torres to include kidnapping and carjacking. garcia torres is still awaiting trial in connection to the disappearance of lamar. >>> 4:33. are you happy your buddy is back? >> i'm glad lawrence is back, absolutely. but you're bringing the rain, too, huh? >> yeah. we're bringing in at least a chance of rainfall. the chance we could see snow, i know you love that, michelle. >> do love that. >> looks like a cold storm system about to make its way back into the bay area. so far, we are starting out mostly clear, a couple of patches of thick fog into the santa rosa area. but the clouds are going to be on the increase throughout the day today especially in the latter part of the afternoon. you can just begin to make out the storm system well to the north. it's going to take time to drop in so not a bad day today although a little chilly to start with early on this morning. 30s and 40s outside. you're seeing

. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year- old sierra lamar is facing new charges in santa clara county court this morning. antolin garcia-torres is accused of trying to carjack three different women i 2009. he was 17 but will be charged as an adult. it all happened in safeway park lots in morgan hill. >>> fire protection is going to be stretched a little thinner contra costa county. supervisors have voted to close four fire stations in walnut creek, martinez, lafayette and the city of clayton. it's part of a service reduction plan in case voters don't pass the parcel tax proposal. the goal is to save about $3 million a year. no firefighters will be laid off. that's the good news. the four stations are set to go dark next month. now clayton has no fire stations. >> it's hitting us in a tender spot with us because of what we have been through and we know what others will, you know, unfortunately have to go through. >> clayton's fire crews responded in minutes to save kelly's home from an electrical fire last year. fire crews say the station closure will affect emergency resp

. >> a new approach for the search or sierra lamar. an ice skating fundraiser was held today. organizers are holding out hope for her safe return despite the arrest of a murder suspect in the ten-month-old case. sierra was last seen leaving for school on march 16th. no body has been found. police arrested 21-year-old garcia torres with may and charged him with murder based on dna evidence. >>> still to come, new developments in egypt that changes the embattled president will make but will it be enough to ease tenth? >> gangnam style. >> the antiamerican remarks a south korean rapper msy in hot water. >> a restaurant receipt that left a group of women >>> dallas cowboys defensive linemen josh present has been charged with manslaughter after he flipped his car in an accident that killed teammate jerry brown. it's the second time in a week there's been a tragedy involving an nfl player. here's the details. reporter: early saturday morning, josh brent was speeding on a service road in a dallas suburb when his vehicle hit a curb and flipped. >> our initial indication is that when of

now line the man charged in the murder and kidnapping of a morgan hill teenager mark morgan sierra lamarl face new charges for other crimes. a 21 year-old and sullen garcia thorez now faces charges in the attack on three women in 2009. all three cases have been a morgan hill safeway parking lot. prosecutors say one of the attacks in 18 year-old woman was sitting in a car when a man tried to open the door. she read a pocket knife to defend herself to the man grabbed her hand and pull the blades are neck. he took off when she started screaming. thorez as though awaiting trial following his arrest in may in connection with the mars disappearance. >> the number of hate crimes reported in oakland and sampras's go dropped in 2011 from the previous year. that however this was not the case of san jose was on increase. according to the fbi's san jose reported 32 hate crimes in 2011 up from 24 the year before. oakland size numbers are from 15 in 2010 to just nine last year. sampras is the one from 63 down the 46. the fbi says nations the number is nationwide down. authorities say the new applicati

>>pam: the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was back in court today. 21-year-old antolina torres, once again entered no formal plea to charges he murdered the morgan hill teen in march. he has been held without bail since he was arrested in may. garcia- torres also faces new charges in connection with the alleged attempted kidnapping of several other women. prior to lamarr's disappearance. prosecutors plan to try him on all of the charges together. he will be back in court next month. >>pam: eight children have been born and one special date, 12, 12, 12. in queens. shooting in queens place. kabul today. >> i did not think about it today and tell perhaps about 630. at least eight children have been born at one east bay hospital on today's special. 12-12-12 date. adriana elise huerta was one of those eight children born at alta bates summit medical center in berkeley. her parents said, they had considered the possibility their daughter could be born on this date. but they didn't give much thought to the time she would be born, until they started getting .adriana's time of b

. >> a new approach for the search or sierra lamar. an ice skating fundraiser was held today. organizers are holding out hope for her safe return despite the arrest of a murder suspect in the ten-month-old case. sierra was last seen leaving for school on march 16th. no body has been found. police arrested 21-year-old garcia torres with may and charged him with murder based on dna evidence. >>> still to come, new developments in egypt that changes the embattled president will make but will it be enough to ease tenth? >> gangnam style. >> the antiamerican remarks a south korean rapper msy in hot water. >> a restaurant receipt that left a group of women >>> dallas cowboys defensive linemen josh present has been charged with manslaughter after he flipped his car in an accident that killed teammate jerry brown. it's the second time in a week there's been a tragedy involving an nfl player. here's the details. reporter: early saturday morning, josh brent was speeding on a service road in a dallas suburb when his vehicle hit a curb and flipped. >> our initial indication is that when of

the man charged with the murder of missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is scheduled to face arraignment in court this morning on additional charges that date back three years. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may for lamar's disappearance and murder based on dna. new charges happened in march. 2009 when he was 17, attempted kidnapping and carjacking stun gun allegedly used. the d.a.'s office received clearance from juvenile court last month to file the new charges. >>> this morning police confirming 8-year-old girl gunned down by her father in shooting rampage on an indian reservation in the central valley has died. deputies were called to the ly river reservation 8:00 saturday night, he killed his mother and her two brothers, wounded his 6-year-old nephew, then shot both of his young daughters. the 5-year-old will survive. deputies located him 30 miles away tracking his cell phone he was shot and killed after a slow speed car chase. >>> in san jose last of four meetings will be held southside community center tonight on hiring of a new police chief. moore will step dow

he was arrested in may, after dna evidence connected him to abduction of a 15-year-old sierra lamar,l has not been found. today, he was here -- appeared on a new batch of charges attempted kidnapping of three women during a car jacking in 2009. he was 17 years old. did he not enter a plea in that case, today. >> if you've been watching abc 7 throughout the day, you know we've been trying to raise food and money for bay area food bank autos big day for us. it's exciting and important time. annual abc 7 share your holiday food drive. we've been broadcasting from locations around the bay area since 5:30 this morning. >> tonight we have larry beil and michael finney at broadway plaza. and juf in union square is spence yir chris chichbl we'll start with you, spencer. hi. >> yes. i was arifg as you two were leaving as a matter of fact we had it covered all day. yes. we've had a successful day here. at union square with the food drive. there are ways you can help and seven ways you text the word feed to 80077 but you can go to our web site and find ways you can donate. one of our donors fro

. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was charged with three new crimes.uring his brief court appearance yesterday the 21- year-old looked quite different, his hair was grown out and he had lost weight. he is a accused of trying to kidnap three women in separate incidents safeway parking lots in 2009. he could enter pleas to those charges in february. he has not entered a plea yet in the sierra lamar case. >>> prosecutors say there's could be more charges and suspects in a beating and homicide. the victims steven reed and audrey -- were bound, and dumped on a street. reed later died. investigators believe the two were first attacked inside a home. a warning to reporters to stay away hangs outside the home. four of the five gave not guilty pleas in court yesterday. >> police seize a marijuana growing operation in oakland after weeks of watching the building. police raided the warehouse on edgewater drive near oakland airport. they seized marijuana plants that produced about 20 to 30 pounds of pot a month. they also took $40,000 cash and two starter pistols.

. >>> the man accused of killing sierra lamar will be arraigned tomorrow. he has been accused of three other attempted kidnappings. the 21-year-old was charged last month in connection with those assaults. the incidents took place in 2009, all in safeway parking lots. torres was employed at the safeway in morgan hill. >>> and in san francisco's richmond drinking, three men with a gun -- district, three men with a gun chased a woman into her home last night. when she got into the house she screamed to her robber, don't come in, but it was too late. he got away with jewelry and other valuable, but no one was hurt. >>> more than 200 people went on strike last month. electrician, security personnel and janitors approved a new contract that includes a 2.5% cost of living raise in 2013 and 2014. the board of commissioners still has to approve the deal. >>> and a north bay oyster company is fighting an eviction order by the federal government. the agreement between the company and environmental agency expired last month. >> yes. look at these little guys. 100 were

. >> reporter: the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar will go before the judge tomorrow morning. the new charges date back to attempted carjackings at two morgan hill safeway stores in 2009. garcia torrez is expected to enter a plea at tomorrow's hearing. >>> transportation officials say bad brakes on a truck are to blame for a deadly crash in nevada. six people including the driver of the truck were all killed in that crash which happened in june of last year. investigators say the truck skidded 300 feet right into the train. today the national transportation safety board also concluded that the driver may have been fatigued or distracted by messages on his cell phone but they said there wasn't enough evidence to include that in their findings. >>> as a u.s. inched one day closer to the fiscal cliff, john boehner made a new proposal. >> americans have to be scratching their head and wondering, when is the president going to get serious. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi defended the president. >> he has said that he's willing to make some changes. but it's really im

. >> no plea again today from a man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. the 21-year-old made a brief court appearance today in san jose on charges in three kidnappings unrelated to the murder. torres did not enter a plea. he's refused to enter pleas since his arrest in the case back in may. that angered many of those following this case. >> it's upsetting. we just -- . >> you're guilty. pick one, guilty or not guilty. you know? either way. >> yes. people cannot say if he's guilty or not. not entering a plea just shows he's guilty. >> garcia torres will return to court in february. lamar vanished on march 16th. her body has in the been found despite searches by authorities and volunteers in the area. >> three people now face charges for the murder two years ago of a former newark high school football star. a 32-year-old, his 19-year-old sister, and 31-year-old daniel howard in jail on no bail holds. the three suspected gang members and are accused of stabbing a 17-year-old to death in retaliation for an earlier fight between he and tovar. police say they l

torres was arrested in may for sierra lamar's murder based on dna evidence. last night a fundraiser was held to support ongoing efforts to find her. the ice skate event took place at sharks ice. organizers are still holding out hope for lamar's safe return. her body has not been found. she vanished back on march 16th while walking from home to her school bus stop. >>> the union city woman convicted of killing nursing student michelle lee will be sentenced tomorrow. the sentence will require her to spend a minimum of 25 years in prison after an alameda county jury convicted her of first-degree murder. that was in october. the nursing student went missing in may of last year and then her body was found in a remote canyon. prosecutors say esteban killed her in a rage over esteban's ex-boyfriend. >> coming up, new developments in egypt. the changes the embattled president says he will make, but will it be enough to ease tensions? and people in south africa are worried about the health of former president nelson mandela he has been >>> san bernardino police are in

. >> the suspect in the kidnapping and killing of sierra lamar returns to court. as you will see at 5:30 he looks a lot different from when this picture was taken right after he was arrested. >> reports of a possible gas leak lead to a smelter in place order at two schools this morning. someone reported the smell of gas at about 10:45 in the area. that triggered the shelter in place order for john f. baldwin elementary and charlotte wood middle school. they did not find the leak and the order was lifted before noon. >> pittsburgh police announced the arrest of a suspect from a shooting that left one paralyzed. he was taken into custody late this morning and a second suspect, kenneth thompson is still at large. officers arrested anderson at his home on steven drive. he's being charged for the attempted murder on the october 21st shooting on east 10th street. an active search warrant is underway for the second suspect that's also wanted by police in connection with another attempted murder. >> tonight, there is shock, sorrow and also some hope for the one surviving

torres was arrested in may for sierra lamar's murder based on dna evidence. last night a fundraiser was held to support ongoing efforts to find her. the ice skate event took place at sharks ice. organizers are still holding out hope for lamar's safe return. she vanished back on march 16th while walking from home to her school bus stop. >>> the union city woman convicted of killing nursing student michelle lee will be sentenced tomorrow. the sentence will require her to spend a minimum of 25 years in prison after an alameda county jury convicted her of first-degree murder. that was in october. the nursing student went missing in may of last year and then her body was found in a remote canyon. prosecutors say esteban killed her in a rage over esteban's ex-boyfriend. >> coming up, new developments in egypt. the changes the embattled president says he will make, but will it be enough to ease tensions? and people in south africa are worried about the health of former president nelson mandela a day after he is hospitalized. we will have the >>> san bernardino polic

. >>> covering the bay area the morgan hill man suspected of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar did not enter a plea it court today. that's because antolin garcia- torres is now also charged with trying to schedule nap three women in 2009 -- trying to kidnap three women in 2009 all from safeway parking lots in morgan hill. his next court date is february 6. >>> two people behind bars in connection with a marijuana grow operation in oakland. they were arrested after police raided a warehouse near edgewater drive and roland way early this morning. officers found hundreds of pot plants inside along with the cultivation equipment. >>> and a suspected drunk driver broke a toddler's crib in half when he smashed into her bedroom wall overnight in san jose. the 2-year-old was not hurt. the driver caught the driver as he fled. >>> it was the bay area's original area code 415. and now, it could be split up again with the introduction of a new code. 628 is being considered because the prefixes for 415 will be used up by 2015. two options are being considered dividing up the 415 or starting all

. >>> the man accused of killing sierra lamar will be arraign order new charges tomorrow. antolin garcia-torres has now been accused of three other attempted kidnappings. the 21-year-old was charged last month in connection to those assaults. the incidents took place back in 2009, all in safeway parking lots. garcia-torres was employed at the safeway in morgan hill. >>> in a brash home invasion in san francisco's richmond district, three men with a gun chased a woman into her home near the intersection of 31st avenue and clemente street last night. a neighbor tells us when the woman's father got to the house, she screamed, don't come in! but it was too late. robbers got away with a wallet, diamond earrings, watch and gold chain, but no one was hurt. >>> union workers at the port of oakland have voted to ratify a new contract. >> more than 200 people went out on strike last month, disrupting operations at the port. electricians, security personnel and janitors now have approved a contract that includes a 2.5% cost of living raise in 2013 and 2014. the board of port commissi