he faces the death penalty if convicted of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. lamar told us he knew seeking the death penalty might mean a longer wait but felt it was important for his daughter. today we could see a delay because one of those attorneys is handling another trial. this case had a long list of delays. many having to do with evidence, which is to be expected when dealing with capital punishment trials. >> thank you very much. new this morning, aç dramatic rescue at the scene of a two-story house fire that heavily damaged an east bay home. this started around 3:40 this morning in antioch. firefighters arrived to find a woman trapped on the roof of that house. she managed to get to the ground after firefighters turned over garbage cans. they had the fire under control in 30 minutes and no one was injured. the home did suffer major damage. >>> a young boy not as fortunate. a young boy died. two more people recovering after a house fire in vallejo over the weekend. firefighters arrived at this home yesterday morning where they were able to pull out two

it has been four years of false starts and false hopes for the family of sierra lamar. justice moves slowly, but when you have a case like this one, where so many people recognize the name and face of the victim, it does put a time stamp on the time justice takes. anthony garcia torres is 25 years old charged with kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar back in march 2012. she was leaving her home for school the day she disappeared but never made it to the bus stop. the judge granted his attorneys more time to test evidence. now one of those attorneys is in trial on another case so the judge could delay today's beginnings once again. he could face the death penalty if convicted. the utmost care is taken in this case so everything is done by the book. >>> a grass fire burning in monterey county. more than 3,800 acres have been scorched. it's called the metz fire and is in a mostly agricultural area. more than 100 firefighters tried to tackle the flames. no structures or homes burned by the fire. firefighters did say the fire is close to some homes. crews also had

we'll show you what's going on. >>> plus could the sierra lamar trial begin today?kris sanchez will have a live report after the brick. kris tease =sam/vo= plus-- igniting the start of fire season.. >>> day one of his murder trial is on the calendar again here. what could be the snag today. >>> brushfires pop-up and down california. the conditions firefighters are facing right now in monterey county. >> down to the wire. today is the deadline to register to vote here in california. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> a very good monday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> mike will have everyone's favorite morning commute. >> we've got our monday morning faces on here. >> and our forecast looks like the weekend. maybe if you're off today or have a chance to enjoy it, we'll have the same weather continuing. it does start out cool. look at these temperatures in the north bay. 48 degrees in the peninsula and 54 in san francisco with breezy winds and few clouds that are low clouds this morning. then we'll see sunshine today with hig

. >>> there's another delay in the trial accused of killing sierra lamar. torres has retained his defense team and agreed to withdraw the request for a speedy trial. his lawyers are tied up with other cases. he's charged with kidnapping and killing sierra lamar in 2012. >>> her body has never been found. they will ask for a change of venue. >> the chug has to -- judge has to balance his right to a fair trial and look at generally change have venue motions are not favored. >> the jim set a -- judge set a pretrial hearing by the end of june. >>> a toddler declared brain dead is out of the u.s. the family fought to keep him on life support. last month he had a asthma dark a -- attack and wept into a coma. doctors at the new hospital have determined he's not brain dead. >>> bill clinton will be in san francisco. he's made seven rahl -- several appearances in california. this morning's event is a break fast reception. he will be in freemont this afternoon. >> if we grow the economy from the middle in and the bottom off we can all rise together. >> hillary clinto

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. >>> the scheduled start of the man trial that is accused of killing sierra lamar. we are in san jose.>> reporter: good morning. it appears the trial may be delayed again, we just do not know. the defense attorneys have been asking for more time. it appears that the suspect garcia torres was frustrated with his defense attorneys because he recently had asked for new ones, and they said that they needed more time because they needed time to work on it because they had been working on other cases, and now they need to decide whether to grant the defense more time or go for the trial today. garcia torres has been sitting in jail, and the district attorney says they are ready for the trial, the prosecutors say they have dna evidence that links him to sierra lamar. volunteers have helped hundreds of organized searches, but they have never found the body of the fifth teen-year-old. the hearing will begin this morning.>>> the time is 434, and the san francisco acting police chief is trying to build the community trust, and he started by meeting members of the third baptist

garcia torres is charged in the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. garcia torres' defense team plans to file a change of venue motion but legal analysts say that can be different. >> the judge has to balance the right of many are torres to a fair trial and look at the fact that generally change of venue motions are not favored and very expensive and very cumbersome. >> the judge ordered another april status hearing for june 17th. defense lawyers plan to file three motions by the end of next month. >>> morgan hill police say they are trying to find a shop- lifting suspect that took off running. i want to show you pictures of the man. they say he went on a shop lifting spree in the target store on cochran road. they say he cut the tags off on electronic items and put them in a bag. when he confronted with the police he brought the bag back. officers searched the area but have not been able to find him. >>> to the weather now. as we take a live look at the conditions from our san jose camera. a lot of clouds out there. chi

garcia-torres is accused of kidnapping and murdering 15- year-old sierra lamar. she was last seen walking to her bus stop to 2012. garcia-torres has been sitting jail for four years now. prosecutors say sierra's dna was found in garcia-torres' car and his dna was discovered on her clothing discard inside a field. if convicted, he faces the death penalty. garcia-torres had recently asked the court for new defense attorneys because he wanted a speedy trial. he withdraw that request recently. whether or not the trial will start, it's going to be up to the judge. the hearing is scheduled for nine this morning. >> janine de la vega in san jose. thank you. >>> time is now 7:07. the chp meantime searching for the person who fired shots on interstate 580 in richmond last night. it happened just after 5:30 on the westbound side of the freeway near rigatta boulevard. >>> there have been several shootings on bay area freeways in the past couple of months. the police think some are gang related. if you have any information, call the chp. >>> time is 7:08 senator hill and supp

>>> right now at 11:00, four years after sierra lamar disappeared, her accused killer showed up in court today and once again today his trial is delayed. the reason the trial will not start for at least another month. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. first, b.a.r.t. trains are not stopping at the embarcadero station. let's go to mike inouye. mike? >> yes. folks over here are going to be affected. the embarcadero station is having a major medical emergency. that's the only information that we have gotten, other than the fact that there are 30-minute delays possible. almost all of the lines go through that station. they are not stopping there but they are traveling through the area and it's causing an issue for some folks. if you need to get off there, use the muni station. we haven't heard of anything from smta. we'll update you on twitter as we're able to do that as well. meanwhile, if you want to hit the roads, traffic is flowing no problems in and out of san francisco and out of the bay. we're watching the b.a.r.t. tracks. >>> once again, the trial of g

. >>> a man suspected of killing the morgan hill teenagers sierra lamar is scheduled to appear in court, and the trial was scheduled to begin this morning. we are live from san jose to explain what is expected to happen.>> reporter: the family of sierra lamar has learned not to get their hopes up because the trial has been delayed before, and it may happen again today. that is because the defense for the suspect, garcia torres, is asking for more time to review the evidence, and because they are tied up on other cases. the suspect has been held in jail without bail since 2012, accused of kidnapping and murdering 15-year-old sierra lamar, last seen walking to her bus stop in morgan hill. her body has never been found, but the dna was found in the car of garcia torres, and his dna was found on her clothing discovered in a field. if convicted he will face the death penalty, and they've recently say that garcia asked for a new attorney, but apparently withdrew the request. the hearing is scheduled for later on this morning.>>> the time is 5:36 am. >>> the san francisco new acting police chi

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sierra lamar was 15 when she disappeared from a school bus stop. body was never found. >> a billion dollar investment leads to tonight's bay area business watch. that is how much money apple has sunk into uber's biggest rival in china. this largest sin investment it's received. the dow plummeted 185 points. >> tesla is adding an inventive to buyers, giving a tax waiver if they come to the fremont factory to pick up the vehicle. state officials hope they'll spend money on tourism and makeup for lost tax revenue. >> we're used to labels that say made in china, but how about made in san francisco? >> reporter: a new shipment just arrived. >> we have fabric from around the world. >> it's part of the cut loose clothing factory. it makes and ships clothes from around the world. >> 10, 15 years ago it would have been lucrative. >> rosemary says china is more expensive. >> everything you make starts out white? >> pretty much. >> nothing gets dyed until ordered. >> this is one of the most-popular colors. we call it wasabi. >> cut loose isn't unusual. there

. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing 15-year- old sierra lamar is asking for new lawyers now. antolin garcia-torres back in court this morning. he says he hasn't been granted a speedy trial because his court-appointed lawyers are busy with other cases. 15-year-old sierra lamar disappeared on the way to a bus stop in 2012. he was linked to other kidnappings. sierra's body has never been found. >>> san francisco police chief greg suhr is speaking out for the first time since four supervisors joined a group of protestors pressuring him to quit. mayor lee is steadfastly standing by him. >> we got oversight by the professionals at the department of justice. i don't need four supervisors who are not professionals doing the political thing. i need them to pay attention to the reforms that we're putting out there and invest in that because that's what the public wants. >> as long as i'm chief of police i have a lot to do and i'm going to be about doing it. i don't have any intention to step down. i have a lot of work before me keeping the city safe, supporting the officers and doing

he's akeudzed of the march 2012 murder of then 15-year-old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. garcia tor resident will be -- for a status hearing then the judge in the case likely to decide on that change of venue motion. in san jose. >>> prosecutors failed for the second time in their bid to hold baltimore police accountable for the arrest and death of freddy gray. this was the scene as he left the courthouse today. he was found not guilty. he's one of six officers charged in connection with the events leading to the april 2015 death of freddy gray. his attorney argued his compliant touched grey only twice once to help him off the ground and again to help two other officers load him into a van. he was the second of six officers to stand trial. the first case ended in a mistrial. >>> new details tonight on the egypt airplane that crashed into the mediterranean last week. in 2013 we've learned that the same plane made an emergency landing after one of its engines overheated. aviation experts say that an overheated engine would be an unlick cause o

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sierra lamar was 15-year-olds old when she disappeared back in 2012.as never been found. >>> governor brown released his reviced budget today. the $122 billion spending plan includes $72 billion for k-through 12 public schools, an increase of nearly $3 billion. medicare spending hold steady, and it would put $2 billion into a rainy day fund. >> instead of pulling back, in the last two recessions, the state of california accelerated its spending, and therefore made the budget cuts all the more painful. >> the governor's budget now heads to the legislature for a month of intense negotiations. by law, legislators must send the governor a final spending plan by june 15th for the fiscal year that begins july 1st. >>> well, we are on whale watch. humpback whales have been spotted in the bay this week. abc 7 news reporter melendez has the video. >> at around 3:00 this afternoon, at least three of the whiles were spotted near baker beach just outside the golden gate. from sky 7 hd, you can see the humpbacks spouting and feeding. surrounded by marine birds. the

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there's another court delay in the trial of if man accused of killing sierra lamar.e agreed to withdraw a request for a speedy trial. his lawyers are tied up with other cases. the torres is accused of killing sierra lamar in 2012. her body has never been found. his lawyers will ask for a change of venue, legal experts say they may have a tough time getting that. >> the judge has to balance the right of garcia torres to a fair trial and look at the change of venue motions are not favored and are expensive and cumbersome. >>> five people were killed when a skydiving tour plane crashed and caught fire in hawaii. >>> it went down moments after taking off. a pilot, two sky dive instructors and two jumpers were on board. the identities have not been released. the plane appeared to have engine problems when it burst into flames in the air. >> something must have been wrong with the engine. it caught fire. >> the ntsb and the faa are investigating to determine the cause of the crash. >>> wile story, a milwaukee woman rammed a sheriff squad car during a traffic stop injuring

is he charged with kidnapping and killing 15-year-old sierra lamar in 2012. she left for school but never made it to the bus stop. the trial was to begin last month, but attorneys asked for more time for testing. and it's suspected that the trial date could be delayed again. the judge could delay it one more time. >>> in richmond tonight, yet another freeway shooting at 6:00 this evening from interstate 580. crews briefly closed some lanes for bullet casings. this is the latest in a string of shootings, some of them deadly. there does not appear to be a victim connected to tonight's shooting. >>> in concord, police are going door to door looking for surveillance video after a drive-by shooting that happened on clayton road. nobody was hurt and doesn't appear to be any damage, but investigators are treating this very seriously, the white vehicle is a four door compact. >>> officers who responded, had to rescue two people and their dogs after a khcoyote cornered them. the coyotes seemed keenly interested in the dogs. they are told to make loud noises and keep d

. >>> defense attorney in the sierra lamar case want to move it out of the south bay.ntonin garcia torres is accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar four years ago. >>> two deputies face criminal charges in connection with an alleged inmate beating last summer. they turned themselves in yesterday. each one is accused in a beating that left inmates severely injured. they each face account of felony assault. ruben garcia says two guards gave him a fractured jaw and other injuries. he remains skeptical despite yesterday's arrest. >> i'm not too confident about it because they are in a position where a lot of times it gets swept under the rug or they take an extremely lesser charge. >> garcia only came forward after the investigation into the beating death of michael tyree. three other deputies face criminal charges in that case. >> north bay police officer caught on tape pulling a gun on man filming him is being sued. dave rodriguez is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit. you may recall this viral video from last july. rodriguez was patrolling the neighborhood wh

the sierra lamar murder case could move forward today.torres is accused of killing the morgan hill teenager. it's not clear if a trial date will be set today. sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill four years ago. dna evidence links torres to that crime. >>> community alert about the movements of high-risk registered sex offender. fairfield place say juarez dmitrez was moved. he was recently released from prison and is on supervised parole. he is currently not wanted for any crimes but this is happening in the fairfield area. >>> an accused killer remains in a south bay jail this morning initially. andre redmond of san francisco agreed to do a jail house interview with us but declined at the last moment saying he still needs a lawyer. police say redmond killed a man in a home in the santa cruz mountains and a short time later after police pursuit, another person died in a car crash. police are linking redmond to both murders. investigators aren't saying if redmond knew the victims and no information about a motive ha

the 4-year-old case tied to the murder of sierra lamar.ç >> in a hearing yesterday, antolin garcia-torres waived his right to a speedy trial. among the items, defense attorneys are requesting a change of venue which would be granted and move the case to another county. >> clearly, the judge has to balance the right of mr. garcia-torres to a fair trial and also look at the facts that generally change of venue motions are not favored and they are very expensive and cumbersome. >> requests are usually granted only in exceptional cases when the judge feels an unbiased jury cannot be found. this judge scheduled a new court date three weeks from now. >> north bay police officer caught on tape pulling a gun on a man filming him is being sued. the police officer dave rodriguez is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit. you may remember this viral video from last july. he was patrolling the neighborhood when he saw the man filming him. rodriguez drew his weapon. he eventually put his gun away and left. the man behind the camera is the person who fil

. >>> the trial for the man accused of killing the morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is supposed to start today, and it has been four years since garcia torres was arrested, and we are live in san jose, and there could be another delay.>> reporter: the judge will need to decide whether it is appropriate and fair to start the trial today, and the defense has asked for more time, and it appears that the suspect, garcia torres is frustrated with his defense attorney, and had recently asked for new ones. the public defender said they needed more time because they were working on unrelated cases, and now it is up to the judge to decide on whether to agree to delay the trial again or to go forward. garcia torres has been in jail since his arrest in 2012, and prosecutors say they are ready for the trial. they have dna evidence from the car of garcia torres, and his dna is on her clothing. the 15-year-old's body has never been found. there is a lot of emotion involved in this case, and usually volunteers will show up at the proceedings, and they may again after this hearing gets underway.>>> the

. >>> today may be pivotal in the four-year old case surrounding the death of sierra lamar.he criminal case. >>> take a look at weather and traffic after the break. >>> it will be another nice and quiet day across the bay area with a mix of sun and clouds and cooler than average temperatures. expect a high of 68 degrees. east bay at 65 degrees. in the trivalley some mid-70s. also low 70s for the south bay. north bay, a slight chance of rain there today with some of those showers mainly popping up over the higher elevations. in san francisco look for a high of 63 degrees with breezy winds kicking up to about 25 miles an hour. let's head over to mike now for a look at what's happening on the roadways. >> just happening over here we're looking at westbound commute, we talked about this back up at gilmore. there's a motorcycle crash. you can kind of see it behind that sign. now let's look at your maps. that will slow you the breakdown of the slowdown by golden gate field. that's the worst of it. things quickly improve as you pass by university. the shot we just showed you. as we

garcia torres is charged in the 2012 disappearance of 15-year- old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. garcia torres' attorneys plan to file a change of venue motion but legal analysts say they may have a tough time getting that motion approved. >> the judge has to balance the right of mr. garcia torres to a fair trial and also look at the fact that generally change of venue motions are not favored and very expensive and very cumbersome. >> the judge ordered another pretrial status hearing for june 17. defense lawyers plan to file a total of three motions by the end of next month. >>> the u.s. supreme court has sided with california and rejected an appeal of the state's ban on shark fins. a group of bay area chinese- americans argued that california was exceeding its authority and interfering in the commercial fishing market. federal law already prohibits finning, where the cutoff the shark fins and then throw the shark back into the water to die. california went a step further in 2013, by banning the possession or sale of shark fins. that put an end to t

. >>> for a trial waiting in limbo for years, the sierra lamar murder case could move forward today.'s not clear if that trial date will be set today. sierra lamar disappeared four years ago on her way to school in morgan hill and her body had still not been found. prosecutors say there is dna evidence linking garcia torres to the crime. >>> the morgan hill gym owner accused of sexually assaulting his clients is expected in court to face charges. the owner and trainer at wolfpack training center. five female clients are accusing him of sexual assault. wolf smith faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. >>> happening today, a somber annual event taking place in washington. the names of the fallen officers who have died in the line of duty around the nation will be honored at the law officers memorial. this year 52 names are being added. including michael johnson from san jose and hayward police officer scott unger. >>> 5:36. stunning and very rare images in the bay. did you get a chance to see these whales yesterday coming underneath the golden gate bridge. right now the focus isn

. >>> the sierra lamar murder case is moving forward. it's not clear if a trial date will start today. she disappeared four years ago on her way to school. her body has not been found. dna evidence does link garcia f torres to the crime. >>> david wolf smith is owner and trainer at wolfpack trainers. five female clients accuse him of sexual assault and he mays is up to 40 years in prison if convicted. >>> we know the name of the man san jose police officers say they shot while allegedly he attacked his mother with an axe. the suspect has been identified as 26-year-old. he attacked his 62-year-old mother wednesday morning. they opened fire because they were worried he would kill his mother. the son suffers from mental illness. >>> what a show at golden gate bridge. two hump back whales showed up. it shows two wind surfers going along there by the whales. maybe too close to the action. a local whale watching businesses are used to navigating near the mammals b know to keep a safe distance. >> they tell us to not approach them at a quick ra

antonin garcia-torres was accused of killing sierra lamar.ing head of security operations has been replaced. bonuse the subject of a house hearing in staff mismanagement efightestionable bonus decisions. ity imself received $90,000 of bonuses in just one year. >>> firefighters are making good progress on the metz fire burning in monterey county. that had gone through almost 4,000 acres of land. it's now up to 50% containment. no structures were damaged or are threatened. that started on sunday and the cause is still under investigation. >> want to check the forecast with kari. in esterday we had sunshine, mild temperatures and cool breeze. there were a couple of pop-up storms. we'll watch for the same thing today. otherwise morning clouds and very pleasant afternoon. during your lunch break temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s reaching to the low 70s for the south bay, north bay, peninsula and tri-valley. san francisco looking at a high of 66. i'll talk about this weekend coming up. you have a crash in livermore? >> i don't want to rais

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that's when sierra lamar seen here vanished on the way to the bus stop and was never seen again. garcia-torres was identified as a person of interest in the disappearance because of evidence allegedly linking him to the case. her body was never found. >>> governor brown using a fable to make his case for frugal spending. he is proposing a $122 billion budget plan down slightly from january because tax revenues will be nearly $2 billion less than expected. brown quoted the fable of the ants and the grasshopper in which the ant prepares for days of necessity. >> like everything else, things don't last forever. and right now, the surging tide of revenue is beginning to turn. >> brown is sticking to his push to put an extra $2 billion in the reserve fund. mainly to protect social services if a new recession were to happen. the governor says the budget will stay in balance for the next two years barring unforeseen developments. >>> new at 6:00, public schools now at the center of a fight over transgender rights. it comes as new federal guidelines order all public schools to allow stud

. >>> the trial is scheduled to be underway for the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. antolin garcia torres was arrested back in 2012 and has been held without bail in a san jose jail cell ever since. prosecutors say they have dna evidence from his vehicle and from sierra's clothing linking him to lamar. the 15-year-old's body has never been found. prosecutors will seek the death penalty if garcia torres is convicted. we have a crew in the courtroom and we will update you on what happened coming up at noon. >>> we are following some other stories in our newsroom. let's go to dave clark. >> sal, thank you. here are some of the top stories we are firing. calfire crews are making progress near a fire near soledad fueled by strong winds. it started yesterday afternoon. this photo was posted by calfire on twitter. now, about an hour ago they said it's between 20 and 40 percent contained. the wind has died down some, which is helping the firefighters. almost 4,000 acres have burned. so far there is no word of any injuries or homes threatened. >>> an alumnus of san jose stat

. >>> new movement in the sierra lamar murder case but the trial could be pushed back again. >> it could have done from bad to worse. good news, avoiding suspense. the details coming up. >>> good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. clouds are rolling in now and the possibility of thunderstorms. my forecast in a few minutes. a developing story in monterey county. a fire -- east of soledad off metz road. this started yesterday afternoon and the >>> developing story in monterey county. this is off mets road. it started yesterday afternoon and the fans quickly, the wind quickly fanned the flames. it spread to 4,000 acres. it's 40% contained. so far, only grass has burned but crews say they are protecting home and power lineser lines er ne nearby. >>> accused of killing the father of her children. investigators arrested her along with another man. all three are believed to be connected to the murder of keith green, a milbury man, first listed as missing several weeks ago. nbc bay area's michelle roberts join us live outside of the county sheriff's department. >> reporter: three people

. >> the man charged with the murder missing morgan hill teen sierra lamar is back in court this morning. the attorneys tried to move the trial out of the santa clara because of publicity and they asked for more time to evaluate d.n.a. evidence that was checked. her body has never been found. >> you [blank] and the [blank]. >> high school student in the east bay facing charges for this assault caught on video on wednesday. it started when a high school p.e. teacher asked the boy to leave because he was wearing street clothes in class. the 15-year-old attacked the teacher and beat him bloody. the school has suspend the teen and the teacher is on paid leave. the school said the teen could be expelled following an session. >> the next time you committee to san francisco city hall i expect heavy security because of a protests that left $20,000 in damage and resulted in 33 arrests. any employee who enters the building after 8:00 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m. needs to show i.d. and inside the willing after 5:00 p.m. you have to tell the sheriff deputy where you are going. >> the governor re-release

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. >>> another strange twist in the sierra lamar case. the man accused of killing the morgan hill teenager about four years ago insisted this trial get under way by june 21st. his lead attorney pointed out to the judge he has another pending trial and isn't ready to proceed. the conflict opened the door to a request to possibly change attorneys. both sides acknowledge that would lead to another year of delays. garcia torres withdrew that request. the two sides will return to court later this month. >>> hayward police are trying to find the person who drove off with one of their police cars. someone swiped the cruiser from right outside the department. it had been left running by an officer but she's sure she locked it. the squad car vanished this morning. police say nothing was missing except the person who took it. if you have any information on that wayward cruiser, you are asked to ul cat hayward pd. >>> not quite the vacation they expected but in the end a bay area couple rescued an entire family. >> it's a multipart rescue out on the

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. >>> the trial for the man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar nearly four years ago has been delayed again. we were in court today as the defendant appeared before a judge. his trial was scheduled to begin today. torres' public defenders told the judge they needed more time to prepare to represent him. lamar disappeared while walking to a bus stop back in 2012. her body has never been found. >>> hayward police say someone stole a squad car from the headquarters parking lot early this morning. the officer had stepped away leaving the car locked with the engine running. police used gps tracking to find the car about 15 minutes later abandoned iks, intact and as you can see nothing was stolen. >>> a vandal leaves his mark on a cross at the center of controversy in santa clara. you can see the "x" painted on the 14-foot granite cross located inside memorial cross park. it appeared after an avowed atheist filed suit against the city demanding the cross be removed from public property. he calls it an affront to the first amendment. he's been joined in the suit by national

. >>> after years of delays and legal maneuvering the trial for sierra lamar's accused killer is scheduled to begin monday. antolin garcia is charged with killing the teen in 2012. she left her home for school but never made it. ed in's start date is also in question. one of the defense attorneys is still on trial in another case so the judge may decide to delay yet again. >>> two burglars got a surprise when they kicked in the front door of a palo alto home. the woman who lived at the house was home. it happened near the corner of dana and lincoln avenues yesterday around 6:00 p.m. the victim heard a crash, went to investigate, and startled the would-be burglars. the men ran away. they're described in their 20s or 30s, close to 6 feet tall, 250 pounds. >>> two lawsuits might put a damper on next month's san francisco pride celebration. two lawsuits filed to alter the civic center celebration according to "san francisco chronicle." the lawsuits reportedly cite a shooting in 2013 and shootings the year before and the year after. they claim the pride committee has not taken enough action to

garcia torres is charged with kidnapping killing sierra lamar. her body hat never been found. his attorneys will ask for a change of venue, but they may have a tough time getting that approved. >> the jump has the a -- to balance the right of torres to a fair trial and the change of venue motions are not favored and they are expensive. >> the judge set a pretrial hearing for june 17th. >>> there could be a serial burglar in richmond. a group of captains were told his district saw burglaries jump 21%. most have been along clement street. they have a grainy security camera image of a suspect in many of the burglaries but no arrests have been made. mary's city wide are down -- burglaries. >>> a toddler declared brain dead, this is not the video. we'll get back to that story. we'll talk about the san jose sharks. the sharks are one win away from reaching the stanley cup finals. they beat the blues in game five. pawelski tied the game at three. the sharks added two empty knelt goals in the final minute. >> they understand our identity as a team, when we get away from it, we get bur

garcia torres is charged with kidnapping and kidnapping 15- year-old sierra lamar back in 2012. her body has never been found. his lawyer will ask a judge for a change of venue but legal experts say they may have a difficult time getting one. >> the judge has to balance the rights of mr. torres to a fair trial and also look at the fact that the jean raul change of venue motions are not favored and they are very expensive and very cumbersome. >> a pretrial hearing is now set for june 17th >>> the menlo fire department is looking for ways to help firefighters who cannot afford to live in the county. many live 60 miles away, many of them spending six hours or more to commute. he is now offering a stipend to live. those who live within 10 miles will be offered $200 a month to move. >> the plan costs $245,000 a year. he also wants to expand dorm industries so firefighters can sleep there if they need to. >> time is 7:15. imagine. this looking out your window and seeing a mountain lion on your front porch. it happened to a family in utah. >> i looked out and i said, what dog is laying

. >>> a new twist in the long awaited sierra lamar murder trial. the trial may never take place in santa clara county. the defense planning on filing a change of venue motion to move that trial. damian trujillo joins us live. at one point, the trial was supposed to start today. >> trial judge says she wants to speed things along for the deadline. now she'll have to decide whether the trial should be moved out of san jose. >> at this time, are you prepared to give up -- >> he likes how the case is progressing, and today that included his defense attorneys telling the judge they will file a motion to move the trial out of the area because of all the pretrial publicity surrounding the case. >> the judge has to balance the right of garcia torres to a fair trial and also look at the facts, generally a change of venue motions are not favored and very expensive and cumbersome. >> 15-year-old sierra disappeared 14 years ago while walking to a school bus stop in morgan hill. >> meanwhile, the people who continue searching for her, don't like the idea of the

he is accused of the 2012 kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar his attorney plans to ask the judge to move the trial out of the south bay. >>> judge in baltimore cleared a police officer in the arrest and death of freddi grey last year he died after suffering spinal injuries after being tossed around in a police van. the judge ruled the arresting officer acted reasonably nero teared off after the verdict was read. he was accused of being negligent. several other officers are facing charges for second degree murder. >>> president obama made history he announced the half century arms embargo with vietnam will be lifted. >> just a generation ago we were adversaries now we are friends. >> i have the is seen as an effort to limit china's influence in asia. his next stop is japan, the first sitting president to do so. >>> warm welcome home for a bay area dignitary. she was greeted by dozens of supporters at sfo including willie brown the welcoming committee was a who's who. she left for kidney treatment in china last august. >>> a lot of my friends really touched me you find out who your fr

. >>> happening in the south bay, the trial for a man accused of killing sierra lamar will start. prosecutors expect it to be delayed because defense attorneys are scheduled to be in a trial other unrelated cases. garcia torres was allegedly linked to the case. >>> and assembly members get their chance to weigh in on a package of new gun bills. the senate has approved several measures. among them, a ban on sales of assault rifles with detachable magazines and the so-called bullet buttons and would require background checks. >> it's horrible. it has no affect on crime whatever. >> i would feel safer knowing that those safeguards in place. >> the senate passed bills requiring the registration of homemade guns and reporting lost or stolen guns. >>> san francisco sees all kinds of protests, and today, it's about landline phones. the group would demonstrate against the bill to eliminate copper phone line service. at&t is pushing for the change saying that customers could keep land lights light -- landline s like voice over phone protocol. >> the profit margin is very small in the landl

. >>> this man accused of killing sierra lamar is delayed again until june. >> torres was arrested back in 2012 and held without bail ever since. prosecutors say they have dna evidence linking him to lamar and the body was never found and he disappeared near the home on the way to school. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty if torres is convicted. >> facing murder charges with the death of a man. he went missing last month and his body was found more than a week ago up in sonoma county and they arrested tiffany lee, green's ex girlfriend's. we are told by a jail official that the girlfriend is under arrest. they face the charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. >>> firefighters are battle ago wildfire. it started at 3:30 in the afternoon near soledad. right now, the fire is 40% contained and burned close to 40,000 acres. no word of injuries or homes threatened. it is fueled by strong winds and it has tied down and they begin to make progress. >>> to the west coast finals. game three did not go as planned for the warriors. >> they were hit pretty hard and may be wi

. >>> the trial for the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar will begin tomorrow.torres will begin with jury selection. the 15-year-old's remains have not been found despite years of search events. the prosecutors say they have dna evidence against antolin garcia-torres from his car and from her clothing that was found in a field. antolin garcia-torres has been held without bail in san jose. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. >>> buying and selling on craigslist could be a handy way to pick up cash but there are risks to making deals with strangers. more than 100 people had been killed as a result of interactions from the site. ktvu's henry lee tells us about safe zones to keep the deals from turning violent. >> reporter: want to sell something, try the exchange zone outside of the pittsburg police department. >> a simple concept. if you want to purchase something on the internet, come to the police department. we have two parking stalls that are marked. identifiable. if it is in the night time it is a well lit area in front of the police department

. >>> a readiness hearing will be held in san jose tomorrow for the man accused of killing sierra lamar. antolin garcia-torres is charged with the kidnapping and killing in march of 2012. his trial was delayed till the 23 of this month so they could test dna evidence and they want to trial moved out of the county. >>> flight from chicago to san francisco made an emergency landing last night after a passenger passed out. the crew landed the boeing in montana. the passenger was taken by ambulance to a hospital where she later died. an autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death but authorities say she suffered from health problems. the flight took off a few hours later and arrived this morning. >>> patrol officer who was injured in a dui crash is in serious condition. the fedex driver accused of causing the crash is from san loranso. -- san lorenzo. . >> reporter: the officer remains in the hospital. the california highway patrol says the 18 year veteran has serious injuries that will require multiple surgeries. smith was investigating a hit and run collision saturday morni