. >>> morgan hill teen sierra lamar was last seen heading to a school bus two years ago and today the man suspected of killing her entered a plea. ktvu's robert handa was in court where supporters made a visual statement. robert? >> reporter: it was a day when many people following the sierra lamar disappearance waited to see, the suspect came into the courtroom, only this time important legal steps were taken. >> reporter: wearing sierra lamar's red shoes, volunteers is spent two years searching for the teen, gathered today. the group came to watch antolin garcia-torres charged with sierra lamar's murder after the grand jury indictment. >> he always gives osglance. we are -- us a glance. we are happy he sees we are always there for the family. >> antolin garcia-torres pleads not guilty. >> reporter: the judge set a trial for march 10 but canceled it after the defense requested transcripts be sealed. he will decide on a new trial date on april 16. transcripts reveal what the prosecution showed showed the grand jury, somethingp the defense hasn't seen -- something the defense hasn't se

will be wearing red converse rs, the favorite shoe of sierra lamar. live at the hall of justice, damien tarullo. >> thanks. police are looking for this man you're about to see. investigators say he broke into the car, stole a purse and used the victim's atm card right there to withdraw cash twice in fremont. believes he drives a dark green toyota with gold emblems. police are asking for any tips in this case. new details on the police impersonator who allegedly attacked a woman in the south day. the man was arrested in cupertino last night he flashed a badge to a works told her to get in a car and drove her to a parking lot and allegedly sexually assaulted her. detectives circulated the sketch and that's when tips began pouring in. >> many of the tips were about one person in particular. when we found that we had a person whose vehicle and who looked very similar, we began surfailing him. >> investigators say the suspect worked as a security guard. >> san jose police have arrested one person in connection with the sixth homicide of the year. it happen

sierra lamar was 15 when she disappeared in 2012. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose where getting a sense of the defendant's position. >> reporter: that's right. a very emotional day in san jose. supporters of the sierra lamar family packed the courtroom and finally got to see the case against the defendant move forward. >> reporter: looking groomed and wearing a suit, antolin garcia-torres walked into the san jose courtroom to face the murder and kidnapping charges from the grand jury indictment. he is accused of killing sierra lamar who disappeared in 2012. a different looking antolin garcia-torres was arrested two months later but it would be two years before the sierra lamar's family would hear a plea. >> mr. antolin garcia-torres pleads not guilty. >> reporter: it was the moment sierra lamar search volunteers waited for. >> it is good that the the wheels of justerous moving forward. -- justice are moving forward. >>> there would be more delays after the judge set a trial date of march 10. the defense made a motion to have

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antoln garca-torres de 22 aÑos fue arrestado por la desaparicin en marzo del 2012 de sierra lamar.. aron el a.d.n. de sierra en el carro de garca-torres, y el de garca-torres en una ropa de la joven que se encontr cerca a su casa.. su cuerpo nunca ha sido en contrado, pero autoridades la consideran muerta. s.o.t. jaime leaños/abogado criminalista 4:41:20 sin el cuerpo, sí puede ser más difícil, pero ahora sí lo pueden hacer.. jaime leaÑos es un abogado criminalista no vinculado al caso. l dice que la estrategia de acudir a un gran jurado tambin pudo haber sido a raiz de presin de la familia de la vctima.. s.o.t. jaime leaños/abogado criminalista 2:34:06 por ejemplo, la familia de la víctima puede decir hijole, por qué se está tardando tanto, nosotros queremos justicia, nosotros queremos terminar todo este horror, toda esta pesadilla lo mas pronto posible y por que estamos esperando. miembros del equipo de bsqueda de sierra lamar estuvieron en corte y usaron tenis rojos tipo converse, los favoritos de sierra. antoln garca-torres tambin enfrenta cargos por el intento de robo de vehculo

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coming up two years after a teen sierra lamar disappeared her alleged killer appears in court. what he said to charges that could put him in prison for live >> and frustration at tax time? what you need to watch out for. >> and another cyclist with a message for cops catch me if you can. >>> here is the look at remnants of a massive fire in dallas, texas tonight. take a look at what it looked like just a short time ago when it was still raging. this is an apartment building. flames just shooting out of the roof. firefighters battling that blaze and all of a sudden the fire just exploded out of the windows crews had to climb to the ground. good news is that there are no reports of injuries. >>> a suspect tied to the disappearance of sierra lamar is pleading not guilty tonight. garcia-torres was in court today it took a secret indictment to get this case moving. abc7 news reporter david louie is live tonight with the story. david? >> reporter: the attorney for garcia torres seeking to have transcripts sealed to try to find a flaw that could lead to overturning the indictment. so

sources tell us a tip led divers here to search for evidence in the disappearance of sierra lamar. >> this just underscores how important it is to find sierra's body. >> reporter: legal analyst steven clark says suspects in the past have been convicted of murder without the body, but it is an uphill battle. right now, the suspect sits in jail awaiting trial. >> without a body this case is much more challenging for the prosecution, and they're going to have to rely on a lot of other forensic evidence. >> reporter: sources tell us divers are using this new tool, a more powerful sonar that can help better detect a body underwater. >> they're out here doing something. >> reporter: mark garcia is helping the family find sierra. he came out to see the search. >> this is a place of interest. personally, i know this has been a place of interest in the past. so no, i'm not surprised. >> reporter: not surprised the divers returned to this particular lake looking for sierra lamar. no word yet on if the divers found anything in their search yesterday. several people have told me some of the exper

it has been two years since sierra lamar disappeared. we have been following the case. >> reporter: da said he took the case to the grand jury to speed up the legal process. sierra lamar disappeared in 2012 last seen by her family going to school. her body has never been found. antolin garcia torres was arrested two him a later. then he has been in jail. -- since then he has been in jail. got a indictment was handed down today. the development was a relief to the family. >> i can't really comment on that but, any kind of progress at this point would be welcome because we have been waiting. it has been so frustrating. >> reporter: this law professors said the public needs to be careful and believing the indictment proves guilt. >> the grand jury did not hear any defense evidence. >> reporter: the grand jury is charging antolin garcia torres with two attacks on two other women. he will be in court to face all of the charges on thursday. >>> tonight. is a crackdown on the stop sign runners. we first learned about how people recorded cars bl

told me tomorrow at the arraignment here at the hall of justice expect a lot of supporters of sierra lamarwear red converse sneakers, sierra's favorite shoes. >>> harris is seeking a second term as california's attorney general. she filed her paperwork today at san francisco city hall. she's running unopposed at this time but the filing deadline is still a few weeks away. harris is the first woman and first african american to hold the office in the state of california. >>> acquisitions of fake expensive, improper payments, the transit district in charge of buses and caltrain is under fire again for how its handling public money. >> we uncovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in errors last summer. tonight we find more money problems exposing a so-called second set of books at this agency. >> reporter: jess and raj, they sent over stacks of financial documents but it's what they didn't provide that's troubling, invoices, checks and backup for a list of expenses all missing. now we've uncovered the documents former employees say were used to hide how the district spent millions of your do

>>> an inditement in the sierra lamar case. the news at 7:00 is next. . >>> oak rand police cancel the amber alert, there was no carjacking. good evening. turned out to be a false alarm. police aissued an amber alert after reports of a carjacking. 24 hours later they have located the driver and all the s involved knew each other. >> police provided more details just a short time ago. no one was in danger. >> that's right. police held a hastily called press briefing that ended an hour ago. the police are canceling the amber alert, they don't believe anyone is in danger and the woman in that car, the man wielding the knife and the dryer of the car know each other and the investigators are speaking with that dryer. the driver is providing information that does not support the crime that was described yesterday. the carjacking and the kidnapping. >> a citizen watching the coverage called in a tip and that led investigators into the driver of the car in question. the vehicle is part of the investigation it is no longer the center of

we have new details in the search for sierra lamar. the teenager has been missing for nearly two years. >>> allegations of airlines neglecting animals. hear from pet handlers who say they saw it first hand. >>> battling a billionaire, the fight over public land on the peninsula. >>> and good evening. a new storm is developing out here for this weekend. and it's going to be a lot stronger, not only that, but sierra snow that will likely stack up in feet. we'll have new details in a few minutes. >>> san jose police are investigating the fifth homicide this year. after midnight officers found a man who had been stabbed across from the fair mont hotel and not far from the san jose campus. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. his name has not been released. and police at this point aren't saying what led to the stabbing or if they have any suspects in mind. >>> a peninsula lawmaker is taking on a silicon valley billionaire. it's about public access to a secluded base in half moon bay. he cut off public access to the beach by cl

. >>> nearly two years after his arrest, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar is expected to be charged today. what sheriff 'investigators say about the investigation in the case. >>> breaking news out of san leandro where we're learning that a mechanic has been killed in a work-related accident. the alameda county fire department says the worker was crushed to death at volvo construction equipment. newschopper2 is over the area right now. these are live pictures where the coroner just arrived about 20 minutes ago. we can also see some fire trucks and police cruisers we're told the deadly accident happened about 9:30 this morning. the facility is at 1944 marina boulevard just off interstate 880 in san leandro. according to the website, volvo construction offers heavy equipment for sale, rent and provides service for the equipment. at this point, we don't have any information on the cause of death. as we get more information we'll bring it to you. >>> there is a call today to protect pedestrians and make san francisco streets safer. a short time ago, friends and ci

after antolin garcia-torres was arrested and charged with kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar, sierra's father, steven lamar can finally point to progress in the case. the grand jury has indicted garcia torres on the charges. the family was warned the case could take a while to weave through the judicial system. >> very frustrating for me and marlene, danielle, the whole family just really frustrated. but, you know, we try to stay focused on other things to keep our mind off of it. >> reporter: sierra was last seen on march 16, 2012 in her home in morgan hill. she never made to it school and her body has never been found. steven lamar admits it's tough to hear the word murder and his daughter's name in the same sentence. >> it's still hard to hear. it will always be like that, you know. it will always be like that, even when all this is over. >> they still have not recovered a body. we don't know the evidence of any crime scene or trauma. >> reporter: attorney steven clark says even though the d.a. got a grand jury indictment, it does not make this a slam-dunk murder case. >>

prosecutors now say they have dna evidence linking garcia-torres to sierra lamar eels disappearance. she disappeared march 16th on her way to school. for almost two years since his arrest his attorneys have won repeated delays in court. with this indictment in hand now, garcia-torres will be arraigned later this week. >>> also new at 5:00, we're seeing the amber alerts on the electronic billboards on the the freeway at this hour. there's also a new message showing up on the signs. it's drought related. marianne favro joins us with details. marianne? >> reporter: that's right, raj. as you mentioned now there's an amber log telling motorists about an amber alert out of oakland. this sign earlier today was one of just 700 electronic highway signs that flashed a conservation message throughout california. cal-tran launched a new education campaign urging 24 million californians twho drive the highways the to save water. serious drought helps save water. but already bay area motorists are taking notice of those five words. >> i just noticed it today on my way here. it helps everybody reme

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the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar will be arraigned today. garcia-torres was indicted tuesday by a santa clara county grand jury. lamar disappeared while on her way to school in morgan hill nearly two years ago. the body has not been found. >> dozens of people are being allowed back into their homes this morning after a fire at park merced apartments near san francisco state. the fire was contained to one apartment on the sixth floor. two people hurt. their conditions not known right now. we don't have word yet on the cause. >> heavy snow and ice pounding much of the east coast as we speak. nearly 5,000 flights have already been canceled nationwide. that includes a few dozen in and out of san francisco international. you're urged to call your airline to make sure your flights is on time or going to take off >> we have a picture of fog this morning showing you how bad it is with us. san francisco on the left, san jose on the right. let's check in with christina this morning. >> good morning to you. that picture could be misleading about the fa

lamar. any public tidbit we get we always follow up. we would like to find sierra. to be able to prove the crime but again we will like to find sierra. >> pam: garcia torres faces charges of kidnapping with a special circumstance of murder. he is also charged in a string of violent attacks against women in morgan hill back in 2009. >> pam: sierra's father steve lamar. says he is pleased the case against his daughter's alleged killer, is finally moving forward. but he also tells kron 4, he is among those who continue to hold out hope. his daughter will be found alive. >> pam: a deadly stabbing leaves a fop bar bouncer dead and the assailant in police custody. >> pam: police say the attacker was kicked out of a downtown san jose bar after several women complained to staff. that's when he allegedly started yelling obscenties while walking away from the bar. >> pam: authorities say the victim, an off duty bouncer for the bar, followed the man and was stabbed by the assailant blocks away from the bar. the victim later died at the hospital. that attacker behind bars tonig

sierra lamar's body has never been found. her family is holding out the hope that the teen could still be alive. >> we still stick to that. it's another thing that keeps us going is just having that hope, you know? regardless of what anyone says. >> garcia-torres was also indicted for attacks on south bay women in 2009. >> police are looking for a man that is said to have tried to lure a middle school student into his car. the suspect pulled alongside the girl on her way to school and said her mom wants her to pick her up. >> right now san francisco mayor ed lee, gavin neusum, are meeting with the president of france, francois hollande arrived last night after attending a state dinner with president obama. after meeting with lee, hollande will have lunch with business leaders including google and twitter execs. >>> now to our coverage of the 2014 winter olympics in sochi. a live look where it is now just past 11:00 at night. the olympic flame burning brightly at olympic park. more history could be made today. both locations o

. >> and a new case of sierra lamar. reaction from her father. bay area news at 7:00 is next. . >>> an amber alert is in effect right now in the bay area. we begin with breaking news. an amber alert with vehicle information on freeway signs. there was an apparent child abduction in oakland. it started with a report of a carjacking just before 1:00 this afternoon. a man carjacked a vehicle that might have had a 13-year-old girl is an older man inside. police splice supplied ush with this -- us with this image. this is the man they are looking for. police issued an update within just the last half hour. >> reporter: that's right. oakland police just held a press conference to update the amber alert information. people should focus on the license plate. they say people should be on the lookout for an suv or possibly a sedan. >> we had provided information that the vehicle is an suv in red. we also would like to can he mean that this -- to keep in mind this might be a sedan in red or burgundy. >> reporter: police saying they are confident that the pl

sierra lamar went missing in morgan hill back in 2012. the 15-year-old girl was last seen walking towards a school. her body has not been found. the effects could be catastrophic, according to hot the national weather service, as ice storms and winter storms hit parts of the south from texas to north carolina. we'll tell you how officials are bracing for the major winter storm. a san jose police officer has pleaded "no contest" to traffic tickets. prosecutors say george chavez wrote fake tickets against two people. those people were involved in a lawsuit with chavez. over an off-duty car accident. chavez is a 23-year veteran officer. inmate in state prison. that's the maximum sentence he faces. chavez could also simply be put on probation. his sentencing is set for april third. san francisco police are using dogs to search for three people who got away after a chase and crash on 101. here's a photo of the crash near 380 in south san jenny vella. the three people were riding in an s-u-v. you can see it in the background. they ran off after

. >>> new developments in the case of sierra lamar. the teenager who disappeared nearly 2 years ago. late this afternoon we learned that a criminal grand jury has indicted a suspect for kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. it's a story robert handa first broke on twitter. tonight the relief the young girl's family is feeling now that the case is moving forward. >> reporter: 22-year-old antolin garcia-torres was arrested for kidnapping and murder in 2012 two months after the 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared in march. her dna was found in torres car but her body was never found. since then torres court case stalled and reported lack of cooperation. but he will return to court now that a grand jury indicted him with its own kidnapping and murder charges. the announcement was a surprise and relief to sierra lamar's father. >> any progress at this point would be welcome because we've been waiting for almost two years now, and it's been really frustrating for the family. >> reporter: torres has never entered a plea but a santa clara univ

. >>> new developments in the case of sierra lamar. the teenager who disappeared nearly 2 years ago. late this afternoon we learned that a criminal grand jury has indicted a suspect for kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. it's a story robert handa first broke on twitter. tonight the relief the young girl's family is feeling now that the case is moving forward. >> reporter: 22-year-old antolin garcia-torres was arrested for kidnapping and murder in 2012 two months after the 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared in march. her dna was found in torres car but her body was never found. since then torres court case stalled and reported lack of cooperation. but he will return to court now that a grand jury indicted him with its own kidnapping and murder charges. the announcement was a surprise and relief to sierra lamar's father. >> any progress at this point would be welcome because we've been waiting for almost two years now, and it's been really frustrating for the family. >> reporter: torres has never entered a plea but a santa clara univ

. >>> the case against a man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar is in court today. peggy bunker joins us with what will happen in court. >> a lot of relief for the famently now that angeline garcia torres has been indicted for the disappearance and murder of 15-year-old sierra lamar. the family has been waiting for two years and will finally see progress after the disappearance of their daughter. the arrest came after sierra's dna was found in his car. in the two years following that arrest garcia torres never entered a plea, holding you. the process. with tuesday's grand jury indictment the case can move forward without a plea in place. >> languished for a while. i'm not happy that it's languished. but i think that this will speed up the process. >> the other painful part for sierra's family, garcia torres refused to tell the family about the whereabouts of her body. the sheriff's office told nbc bay area they were not looking for sierra's body in hidden bay lake but conducting training exercises. they retracted that statement and said they were acting on a tip. f

antolin garcia-torres pled not guilty to the murder of sierra lamar.y indicted him on tuesday. >> it's good that the wheels of justice is finally moving forward. it's so frustrating. >> prosecutors say they're confident about their case even though her body has never been found. he's being held without bail, a judge is hearing defense motions and set a trial date. >>> a ruling in san francisco ruled in favor of gun owners striking down gun owners restrictions. california must allow law abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons in public. gun owners must show good cause to obtain a concealed weapons permits. >> our position under the second amendment you can't require a special need. good cause is satisfied just if you want a permit to defend yourself. >> it's disappointing and i think here in california, we'll seek to appeal from that decision. >> a man in san diego filed the lawsuit after he was denied a concealed weapons permit. the ruling is on hold pending an appeal. some experts say thish you're may go before the supreme court. >> bart's board o

sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in 2012. she is presumed dead. body has never been found. >> contra costa county health officials report another flu -related death. this brings the total number of flu deaths in that county to six since december. this most recent victim was a man in his 50's. health officials continue to urge people to get a flu so already. state health officials say, season may be over. but that flu is unpredictable. in the bay area right now. there have been at least 43- flu -related deaths reported. and if you want to get more info on the flu, including where to get flu shots, go to our website, kron-4-dot- com. there is a whole section dedicated to the flu. >> take a look at the fog of that is rolling toward the san mateo bridge. i will talk about where the visibility is poor and what talk about where the visibility is poor and what to expect for a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. snack nut of the u.s.

the man accused of the kidnapping and murder of morgan hill teen sierra lamar.ded not guilty to new charges. antolin garcia- torres was arraigned in a santa clara county superior court yesterday. a criminal grand jury indicted him earlier this week. the judge granted a motion by the defense. and ordered the transcripts in the case sealed. analysts say the reason why the d-a's office took the case to the grand jury was to avoid pre-trial publicity. analysts say despite the media attention and invested community interest in the case, the district attorney wants to keep the case in the bay area. 15- year old sierra lamar went missing in 2012. while on her way to school. her body has not been found. an alert this morning for some residents on the peninsula. police in foster city want them to be aware of phone and e-mail scams that claim to be from the i-r-s. the scammers try to convince people to give them cash through moneypak cards. they're reloadable debit cards that are widely available. and you can use them to pay for your phone, cable or credit card bill. scam

>> a grand jury has now indicted antolin garcia-torres for the murder of morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar, and for attempting to kidnap three  other women in 2009. the indictment comes almost two years after garcia-torres was first charged with kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. her body has never been found. but prosecutors say her dna was found in antolin garcia- torres's car. >> any kind of progress at this point would be -- would be welcomed because we've been waiting for almost two years now and it's been really frustrating for the family. >> prosecutors say the indictment eliminates the need for a plim hearing so the case can proceed to trial. antolin garcia-torres is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges for the indictment tomorrow. police in gilroy are investigating the first homicide of the year. investigators say two men got into a fight last night near a park. two other men became involved and someone pulled out a gun and started shooting. a 68-year-old man was shot and killed. a 34-year-old man suffered life- threatening wounds. police are searching for two people

>> new information surrounding the disappearance of sierra lamar, the underwater search raising questions. >> the torch is on the way to light up the olympic cauldron as we're hours from the start of the opening ceremony in sochi. we have a live report with sneak peeks at the festivities. >> a live look as well as the bay area bracing for another round of wet weather. it's friday, february 7, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we're going to take to sochi but first the forecast. >> good morning. light showers on the radar now, the heavier rain moves in later. we'll time it out for where you live coming up. as you know, we had a lot of wet weather yesterday. let's see how the roads are doing. >> they are drying out. the freeways are damp right now but the off ramps, here is a look at 101 north of 680. it's again damp but not wet. we'll look at the maps. first we'll show you the close-up of the roadway. now the maps where you see the speed sensors. maybe we don't have that. that's okay. we'll head to north fair oaks off 101. the

. >>> could there be a break in the sierra lamar case? we have exclusive new information. authorities searched the bottom of a south bay lake today. this is video from this. we're not revealing the name of the lake for the integrity of the search. they used a powerful new sonar. officials said it was training, but sources tell us they're looking for new evidence. sierra lamar disappeared almost two years ago on her way to school. >>> most of us are annoyed by junk mail but a bay area woman got an insulting piece of mail from bank of america. take a look at who this offer is addressed to. she says she was shocked when she receive mailed to lisa is a slut mcintyre. she thinks a data entry person did it. the bank hassal po-- has apologized. > >>> it's hip-hop. for cross-country, classical. and for jumps, i need something...special. so i use my citi thankyou visa card for music downloads and earn two times the points... plus a little extra inspiration. [ ♪ music plays ] the citi thankyou preferred visa card. earn two times the points on entertainment and dining out with no ann

sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in 2012.as never found. >>: actors enter reports the storms have left more than a half million houses and businesses without of lectures to be. >>: the clouds are out there raleigh, n.c. but for a lot of stranded drivers and hasn't done much good. officials of the south east urge people to stay home if they could as the road conditions got progressively worse. even first responders were having a hard time getting around slipping and sliding as they try to get their vehicles moving again. as if the was a bad enough the weight of ice and snow brought trees down into power lines in some cases holmes. >>:. the tree corrector watching a fall from my window and landed on my daughters went window was very traumatic. >>: utilities including georgia power reported more than 600,000 homes and businesses lost electricity across the southeast. >>: as the storms moved up to the mid-atlantic and into the north east official washington ordered all the matters into reporting. >>: across the country more than

sierra lamar went missing in morgan hill back in 2012. the 15- year- old girl was last seen walking towards a bus stop on her way to school. her body has not been found. >> pam: 22 -years in prison. that's the sentence for the >> pam: man who admitted holding a female relative as a sex slave for more than a decade. >> pam: raul ochoa pleaded guilty earlier this month. to a long list of charges. prosecutors say, the abuse started when the victim was just 12 years old. when the victim was 27- years old, she was able to escape. and reported the abuse to the police. >> pam: new tonight at 8. >> pam: unsetteling information surrounding the murder of a 3-year old girl in napa. >> pam: kayleigh slusher's body was found inside her mother's apartment. at one point, police say, the toddler's lifeless body was in suitcase in a freezer. >> pam: kron 4 uncovered documents that show. the man charged with killing her, has a history of making violent threats. >> pam: kron 4's justine waldman joins us now with what they say. justine. >> reporter:this rest

sierra lamar went missing in morgan hill back in 2012.ing towards a bus stop on her way to school. her body has not been found. >> welcome back. amazon says that they're going to hire more than 2500 full-time workers from the united states. the world's largest online retailer says that it will hire more than 20,000 people as is the fulfillment centers last year. more and have started out as seasonal workers. the company employs nearly 117,000 people in 2013. >> virgin atlantic has begun testing a google glass. the airline is conducting a six week experiment with the wearable technology for passengers and is upper class. the web connector specs would help concierge staff identify passengers are arriving at the airport. >> a disabled man who was victimized has his stolen and then back. his van was stolen on friday night. shortly after kron4 sold of the story, police called him to said they found his band. one of the kron4 is reporters get a neighbor the plate number of the stolen van. that man ended up being the person who spotted the stole

sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in march of 2012.never found. >>> she charmed america with her curls and dimples. how shirley temple survived child stardom to serve her country. and her special connection to the bay area. >> pilots blinded in the sky, now the fbi is getting tough. ,,,,,,,,,,,, black, who rose to fame as arguably the most popular c star in >>> ♪ on the good ship lollipop ♪ >> shirley temple black who rose to fame as arguably the most popular child star in hollywood history died last night in her bay area home. she was 85. temple was america's top box office draw from 1935 to 1938 starring in films such as curley top, the little colonel and heidi. she retired from making movies when she was in her early 20s when it became difficult for her to find roles. she then turned to government service. she was embassador to ghana and czechoslovakia and the first chief of protocol in the united states in 1976. >> shirley temple black died in her home in woodside. she and her husband had lived there for decade. john ramos tells us

. >>> a suspect in the abduction and murder of sierra lamar is going to trial two years after he was arrested. 22-year-old and the lynn garcia- torres was -- antolin garcia- torres was indicted yesterday. he goes now directly to trial and will skip a preliminary hearing. garcia-torres will be arraigned tomorrow. 15-year-old sierra lamar vanished on the way to school at morgan hill back in 2012. her body was never recovered. >>> the community of woodside is honoring the life of shirley temple. last night, the town council recognized the iconic child star's passing. she died monday at her home in woodside where she lived for 40 years under her married name, shirley temple black. >> she of course is bigger than life. so everyone knew who she was but she was a very private person, a very low key private person so she didn't make a big noise in town. you know, that wasn't her style. >> she loved the anonymity of her neighborhood and was listed simply as s black. shirley temple black was 85. >>> california is the home to the newest top dog. >> this wire fox terrier named sky was named best

sierra lamar vanished on her way to school in morgan hill in 2012. her body has never been found. prosecutors say they have dna evidence linking garcia-torres to the case. >>> some folks in oakland say they and their neighbors got their money's worth after a private security guard shot a suspected burglar. it happened yesterday on waterhouse road in the city's oakland mar neighborhood. witnesses say the getaway driver abandoned the suspect who tripped over his baggy pants running away. joe vazquez reports. >> reporter: this is the suspected burglar moments after being shot by a security guard. this is a neighborhood declaring victory. >> go for it. if it means taking this guy out, fine, it will be a hard lesson for his accomplices. >> reporter: according to police, as soon as the burglar spotted the security patrol, they took off in different directions dropping the loot along the way. a tv, a telescope, even a couple of rifles. the security guard seen here talking to cops in the back of this police car got in his own security car and followed one of the burglars and eventually co

. >>> new developments in the disappearance of teenager sierra lamar. a grand jury has indicted antolin garcia torres for the murder of sierra lamar and for attempting to kidnap three other women in 2009. that indictment comes two years after torres was first charged with kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar. her body has never been found but prosecutors say her dna was found in garcia torres' car. >> any kind of progress would be welcomed. we've been waiting for almost two years now and it's been really frustrating for the family. >> prosecutors say the indictment eliminates the need for a preliminary hear sog the case can proceed to trial. torres is expected to be arraigned on the new charges from the indictment tomorrow. >>> happening today students at san jose state will hold a summit to discuss the recent hate crime on campus. the black student union and african american fraternity will focus on the student which claims four white roommates tormented him, put a bike lock around his neck, and hung a confederate flag from their dorm room window. >>>

. >>> the man charged with killing sierra lamar was arraigned. 21 months after his arrest torres -- her body has never been found. dna links him to the case. >>> it is hard to forget this video of a woman being robbed and kicked in the head from last year. we edited the violent parts out because it is disturbing. the man knocking her out has been convicted of robbery and assault and facing 8 years. >>> today a federal appeals court tossed out requirements calling them unconstitutional. they say it is wrong to require appicants good cause to receive a permit to carry a concealed weapon outside the home for self defense. >>> the ride share company uber is making changes after a girl was killed crossing the street. the driver, 57-year-old, said he was driving for uber waiting for a fare when it happened. >>> the governor will talk about the drought tomorrow. president obama will be visiting farms. >> i don't want to start a new career, but i just want to get out of it. it is devastating, the sleepless nights, the unknown. >> farmers say a third of their land can be harvests this season. >>

in san jose today, the man sierra lamar is in court on new charges.unts from a grand jury. they include carjacking and kidnapping. those charges are related to attacks on three women in two grocery store parking lots in morgan hill in 2009. sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in 2012. she is presumed dead. but her body has never been found. contra costa county health officials report another flu -related death. this brings the total number of flu deaths in that county to six since december. this most recent victim was a man in his 50's. health officials continue to urge people to get a flu shot if they have not done so already. state health officials say, it seems the worst of the season may be over. but that flu is unpredictable. in the bay area right now. there have been at least 43- flu -related deaths reported. and if you want to get more info on the flu, including where to get flu shots, go to our website, kron-4-dot- com. there is a whole section dedicated to the flu. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners

suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old sierra lamar. the suspect. antolin garcia- torres. he was not only indicted in the lamar kidnapping. but also in a string of attacks on women in the south bay in 2009. he will be arraigned on thursday. went missing in morgan hill back in 2012. the 15-year-old girl was last seen walking towards a bus stop on her way to school. the richmond man -- convicted of holding a female relative as a sex slave for over a decade, learned his sentence today. 22 -years for raul ochoa. he had pleaded guilty to a long list of charges earlier this month. prosecutors say, the abuse on his relative started when the victim was just 12 years old. she was kept out of school. and forced to work in ochoa's landscaping business. when the victim was 27- years old, she was able to escape. and reported the abuse to the police. still to come. we are largely still low 50s drop the area. bay area. dense y is in effect. it's a story only on kron-4. a disabled man's specially designed van, stolen in pleasanton. the case. not counting this past

. >> nearly two years after morgan hill teen sierra lamar disappeared. man accused of kidnapping and killing our faces charges that could send him to prison for life or even land him on death row. antolin garcia-torres pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges just today in san jose. he also waived his right to a speedy trial. that means at his trial could stretch out months or even years. the judge on the case also sealed the grand jury transcripts from earlier this week. >> 15 year-old sierra lamar disappeared march 16th, 2012 while on her way to school. her body has not been found. >> president barack obama is turning his attention to the severe drought threatening california. he is in fresno area today to draw attention to the state's worst dry spell in more than 100 years. the president will participate in a roundtable with community leaders,and witness firsthand some of the impacts on the region's agriculture. he will also deliver a statement about the ongoing response effort. then tonight the president will travel to rancho mirage, for a

. >>: nearly two years after moran hill teen sierra lamar disappeared.g her faces charges that could send him to prison for life.or even land him on death row. antolin garcia- torres pleaded not guilty to murder and kidnapping charges yesterday in san jose. he also waived his right to a speedy trial. that means his trial could stretch out months or even years. the judge on the case also sealed the grand jury transcripts from earlier this week. 15- year old sierra lamar disappeared march 16th, 20- 12. while on her way to school. her body has not been found. for this icebut police say they found her d-n-a in garcia- torres' car. [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddler you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well muddlers, muddle no mor try zyrte®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrte® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't

frazier made $250,000 a year. >>> in the south bay, the man going to trial for the murder of sierra lamarraign today. police arrested torres two months after lamar's disappearance in morgan hill. she was 15 at the time. despite searches the body was not been found. the prosecution says they have d.n.a. evidence linking tore real-- torres to her death. he will proceed to trial without a preliminary hearing and without having to enter a me. garcia torres was indicted if a string violent attacks on south bay women in 2009. >>> in san francisco, officials and community groups plan to join victim families at van ness to honor loved ones who have been killed in traffic accidents. there have been four fatal accidents so far this career on city streets, two near city hall. yesterday morning, a man was killed by a driver on van ness near pacific avenue. several city supervisors are expected to attend. >>> happening now, general motors issued a recall for nearly 780,000 compact cars. today's recall covers chevrolet and pontiac from the 2005-2007 model years. g.m. says the car engines can shut down

and then cooler and breezy on sunday. >>> it's been nearly two years since sierra lamar disappeared.he case against her suspected killer is finally moving forward. the big challenge, though, prosecutors are still facing. >>> how the tragic death of a 3- year-old girl in napa may lead to state action. what one woman is proposing now. >>> the tragic killing of a 3- year-old girl this month may need to a state law. the body of kayleigh slusher was found in the apartment she shared with her mother and mother's boyfriend. investigators say the couple beat the child to death and put her body in a freezer. records show police went there nine times for various domestic violence calls and for welfare calls. >> i think that's too many calls. we feel there needs to be a law in place that the police have to take action after the third call to the home. >> to woman has launched a petition drive calling for a new kind of three strikes law. >>> hundred of cal students turned out to remember a football team member who died last week. ♪ amazing grace >> ted agu died on friday after a training run. fr

. >>> in the south bay a development in the missing teen sierra lamar. a grand jury indicted the man linked to her disappearance. torrez has been sitting in a jail for almost two years now. prosecutors claim dna evidence links him to sierra's 2012 disappearance. this indictment names him in her kidnapping and murder and south bay women in 2009. garcia torrez will appear later in court this week to answer to that indictment. sierra lamar's body has yet to be found. last week we showed you photographs of a dive team looking for her. information uncovered during that grand jury investigation prompted police and dive crews to go out to this location. we're not revealing the name of the lake in order to protect the integrity of the search for that evidence. >>> new at 6:00 a dangerous prank is on the rise. thousands of pilots every year have lasers shined inside the cockpit and it's problematic here in the bay area. now the fbi is getting involved. chase cane joins us and chase, money talks, how much will the fbi be giving out? >> reporter: $10,000, raj, is th

it's where sierra lamar's accused killer used to go fishing. kris sanchez was out there with the divers today and joins us live from the santa clara sheriff's department and kris, did anything specifically prompt this dive today? >> reporter: that was the question. divers have searched that lake for clues of the disappearance of sierra before, most recently a couple weeks ago with a new piece of million dollar sonar equipment. today's search had nothing to do with the missing morgan hill teen. half a dozen divers with the santa clara sheriff under water search team spent five hours in the water on morgan hill officially there training, but unofficially people are hoping they are searching for sierra lamar. >> there is several reasons for that to be a place of interest, yes. >> reporter: mark garcia is working for ssierra's father an mother. this is a half mile from where the suspected killer's mother lived and where garcia-torrez used to go fishing. divers have searched the lake several times before, most recently on february 11th, the same day

. >> the sheriff addressed the case of sierra lamar and says process against garcia-torres will move forward. he was arrested after court delays by a grand jury. the case will go to trial. >> the french president is in the middle of a visit to the bay area now. he reception at san francisco city hall, where he was given a key to the city. later had lunch with sarl sand berling and twitter co-founder jack dorsey. >> he wanted to change the world and together, we can change the world. in order to make the world a better place, california and france are a match made in heaven. and he hopes it will encourage more entrepreneurs. >> they have it near town. >> state of emergency in the deep south coming up stuck in the storms, drivers leaving cars on the road as snow and ice overwhelm the area. >> pictures may make you feel sick to your stomach. >> urban nifrngas scaling a tall building. >> you'll realize what movements are needed for you. >> well you'll love seeing him in action. looking at a come immediatic force of nature >> when >>> it is stormy right now in the nation's capital as you

new information on the search for a missing morgan hill teen sierra lamar.ties searched the bottom of a south bay lake yesterday. we won't reveal the exact name of the laying but divers used new powerful sonar that lets them better locate a body in murky waters. it was for training they said but sources say indeed divers were looking for evidence. lamar disappeared almost two years ago on the way to school. though authorities have not found her body garcia torres is being held in jail accused of her murder. >> the teacher accused of sending pictures to a teen boy will make his court appearance. police say harland thought he met a 17-year-old boy, sent him inappropriate pictures and planned to meet up with him. but the 17-year-old was really an undercover detective. edelman worked in the school district from 1995 to 2013, most recently at the academy of arts and sciences in diamond heights. >> all san jose state students may have to go through diversity training, one of the possible recommendations of an 18-member task force. they met last night in response t

sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in march of 2012. her body was never found. >>> caution tape up at a high school in alameda after a gas leak sickened almost a dozen students. fire crews found a severed gas line inside one of the science classrooms at encinal high school this morning. four students went to the hospital. the cause of the leak is under investigation. >>> a fallen tree crushed a bmw in san francisco this morning on lombard. the tree fell on two other cars, as well. nobody was hurt. the fire department isn't sure if the recent storms caused the tree to collapse. >>> a bad accident but it could have been a freeway tragedy. how a chp officer dealing with a couple of stalled cars wound up surviving a very scary pile- up. >> first the barge, then the ferries, so what's next for google? tonight why there's speculation of a blimp. >> beautiful day, the view from mount hamilton showed the morning cloud cover in the valley but lots of afternoon sunshine. wait until you see how much fog we're going to see over the next few days an

. >>> a follow up to bring you, after two years of waiting the man accused of killing sierra lamar has pleaded not guilty. she was arraigned in santa clara superior court idea. this comes two days after being indicted by a grand jury. a hearing and trial date is set now for april. >> president obama will be in the central valley today to seize damage from the drought firsthand. the president plans to visit a farm that has been withering without water. he will also meet with area farmers and local leaders where he will announce a significant new effort to help those dealing with the drought. this is the president's first trip to fresno. earlier this week, the state senate introduced a new water but that offering $300 million in drought aid and gives certain water districts more leeway. >> last week's snowstorm is giving away to a new one. all of that certainly good news for kids in schools with ski week about to begin. >> bob redell is at squall valley with more about the new nice conditions on the slopes. >> reporter: you might call it a miracle over the past week here at the squall va