maybe sierra lamar was with you. you had interaction with her but does the dna prove that he killed her? could that be a possibility. >> it's always a possibility. i'll tell you what the district attorney was thinking. they don't care about the three women in the sense of a guilty verdict on those. they're really looking at the murder. that's the guilty verdict they want. what they wanted to do is get that evidence of the three women coming in and saying, he tried to kidnap me. >> he tried it before. >> he tried it before. >> and he wasn't successful. this is the fourth one. >> so the district attorney thinks at least when i was a d.a., i don't need guilty verdicts in that. i need that evidence before the jury to get the jury leaning in the right way. and i'm looking for the big verdict in the murder case and eventually the death penalty in this particular case. >> by bringing in those three women, they are telling the story of a man who is a predator. >> absolutely. >> he was wanting to do this and he tried -- >> ho

lamar/father of sierra lamar> "this is a longtime coming. it's bittersweet. we don't have sierra - that's the bittersweet part."there were no witnesses to connect antolin garcia torres to sierra lamar's disappearance from this morgan hill crossroads.no evidence that he knew her.no murder weapon, or evidence of what happened to her body.defense attorneys claimed that she was a runaway and is still alive.prosecutors pinned their hopes on forensic evidence from her phone and purse, found nearby.the purse had her clothes inside ... and there, they found the defendent's d=n=a.he was arrested two months after her disappearance ... and detetctives discovered her d=n=a and a strand of her hair in his car.that was enough for the jury of of six women and six men.they delivered their verdict after deliberating for just two days. "we now move immediately into the next phase, the penalty phase, where the jury will decide whether the defendent gets the death penalty or life without parole."that process begins next week.whatever the outcome, sierra's

(grant) justice for sierra lamar.lty verdict read in the kidnapping and murder of the morgan hill teen... outside the courthouse there were tears of joy. after the break - hear from those who spent countless hours searching for her. (vicki) plus, police in the east bay asknig for your help.. after several people robbed a busy costco store. (vicki) every since sierra lamar went missing there has been a huge effort to find her. (vicki) nearly a thousand people have donated their time to search for the missing teen. (grant) as kron four's terisa estacio reports, many of those volunteers were in court as the verdict was announced. with their red shoes, buttons and shirts - all in honor of sierra.. the volunteers who have poured their heart helping sierra lamar's family over the years were right there once again standing in solidarity as this latest chapter unfolded. mary doering, sierra lamar search volunteer. "i have been searching since the beginning. right now, more then ever elated."kelli wilkins, sierra lamar search

father who said it was bittersweet because it doesn't bring sierra lamar back. when we spoke to marlene lamar this morning saying the whole trial that lasted several months was excruciating because of the vivid details she had to suffer through in hearing this case go forward against her daughter's alleged killer. she also said that the verdict does not erase the sorrow that she and her family feels every single day, particularly sierra lamar's sister who has no one left. i'm thinking of your other daughter, sierra's sister. now she can kind of grow up, right in. >> she will never be able to move on. she suffers every day, every minute. there's reminders everywhere of sierra. it's been a hardship for us. >> reporter: i think i heard you tell somebody earlier that you didn't want to comment on whether it would be a death penalty or life sentence, and we want to respect that, but do you feel some relief? >> yes. i feel that the process works, and this is just the beginning to make sure that somebody dangerous is not going to be released and harm another child. >> r

his lawyers claim sierra lamar is not dead -- just missing. if convicted.. he could face the death penalty. ((steve))kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke with a legal expert who is closely monitoring this case. "obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, 'is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive?'one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. the fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. but because her body was never recovered, there wasn't a crime scene and a weapon wasn't found the jury could possibly find defendant antolin garcia torres innocent of murder.steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor "and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they don't believe the prosecution was able to prove that sierra lamar is dead then they really wouldn't reach a verdict on a homicide." the defense however has pointed to dna evidence found on garcia torres 's p

here is marlene lamar, the mother of sierra lalamar. plete coverage all day and we'll keep you up to date on all our social media platforms, including twitter, facebook, and nbcbayarea.com. >> janelle, thank you for giving us a great perspective on what's being portrayed on social media. >>> bob redell was inside of the courtroom as this was read just a few minutes ago. >> there was actually a limited amount of people who were actually allowed inside of the courtroom. most of them media, those were the only people allowed to tweet and whatnot, provide that social media contact to people on the outside. let's check in with bob right now for a little bit more of the emotional reaction of what it was look in there, bob. >> reporter: it is not a very large courtroom. we believe there are only 66 seats for the gallery, that would be people not associated with the prosecution and did he ever. it was at full capacity. you had the front left row which was the family of garcia garcia-torres. on the other side, sierra lamar's family, her mother, f

legal analyst steven clark. >> the jury believed that he was responsible for sierra lamar's death, and i think at this point they said must have been responsible for these other attacks as well. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued lamar was miserable with her family's move and planned to run away. lawyer al lopez told jurors the teen could still be alive. but prosecutors called multiple witnesses who said the charismatic 15-year-old had made a home with new friends. her constant social media activity went dormant the day she disappeared, sparking five years of fruitless searching. although the family still doesn't know where sierra's remains are they know the person responsible for her disappearance has been convicted. >> there's things that help but, yeah, there's fought really any closure. >> reporter: the people in the courtroom, family and a friends of sierra lamar let out a very loud visible sound when the verdict was read. they will get a chance to express their emotions a week from today during the penalty phase of this case. the defense lawyers left without comment but next w

searching for sierra lamar. grant lodes is here with the relief from this legion of sierra supporters. (grant) people at sierra's high school...where she never showed up that fateful march day five years ago...were happy to hear todays news... same goes for the tight knit greater morgan hill community....today...overflowi ng with emotion. noelle davis/resident- "i can't even imagine what it must be like to lose a child. um, i've lost my brother and i've also lost my husband, so i know what its like, you know, to lose someone that you really care about and for her, you know, being so young and everything, its just, you know, horrible, you know, that that happened. but at least her family will see justice finally after all this time." (grant) as for all those people who have searched for sierra...and have not given up hope... they'll be back out there saturday may 20th. most of the hundreds and hundreds of searchers over the years never met sierra lamar...but her sudden disappearance touched them...and they want to

his defense attorneys have argued -- sierra lamar is not dead -- just missing.(steve) kron4's ella sogomonian is live tonight -- ella you talked to a legal analyst who has been in the court room during the trial... it's been five years now that sierra lamar's family has been left in the dark after she mysteriously disappeared - now they could be just hours away from possible closure. "obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, 'is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive?'one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. the fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. but because her body was never recovered, there wasn't a crime scene and a weapon wasn't found the jury could possibly find defendant antolin garcia torres innocent of murder.steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor "and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they don't believe the prosecution

clara county superior court jury in san jose today for the first-degree murder of 15-year-old sierra lamar 2012, and garcia-torres was arrested on may 21, 2012, after investigators found his dna on her jeans, which were recovered near where she went missing outside of morgan hill. sierra's dna was also found on an interior backseat door handle and on the outside of a pair of work gloves in garcia-torres' vehicle. the jury, which began deliberating thursday morning after a three-month trial and announced that they had reached a verdict monday afternoon, also convicted garcia-torres of the attempted kidnappings of three women in safeway parking lots in 2009. more than 100 members of the public attended this morning's verdict reading, requiring the courthouse to provide a live stream of the proceedings in a second courtroom. jurors will now select between a sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole, and prosecutors and defense attorneys will be allowed to present evidence. ( will ) antolin garcia- torres, 26, was found guilty by a santa clara county superior court jury in sa

>> today santa clara county convicted antolin garcia-torres for the kidnap and murder of sierra lamar. >> we have been praying for the chapter to have this type of ending. justice. >> justice is served here for us today. justice for sierra.>>> good afternoon. i'm gasia makaelian. >> i'm mike mibach. >>> or than five years after sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill, a south bay jury convicted antolin garcia-torres of her kidnapping and murder. >> we have team coverage at noon with alex savidge gathering reaction. let's begin with justin -- jesse gary. >> reporter: i was in an overflow courtroom inside this department 27 on the third floor where the trial is taking place. it was completely packed. there was an audible gasp followed by cheers and clapping as jurors returned a guilty verdict on the most serious charge, the kidnapping and murder charge. and subsequent charges after that. let's look at our video. antolin garcia-torres sat motionless and expressionless at the charges and the verdicts were read. the panel of seven women and five men said the mountain o

absurd, pointing to sierra lamar's love of social media.ped after she disappeared. the prosecution is set to resume their closing arguments tomorrow. then it's the defense's turn. if convicted, an gar -- antolin garcia-torres faces the death penalty. >>> one goh pled guilty to seven counts of murder today. he carried out the attacks in 2012 in retaliation for not being refounded his tuition after dropping out of school. in compensation for his plea, prosecutors will not seep the death penalty. >> we hope that the families of the victims and the victims that survived feel that justice has been served. >> he turned himself in and immediately confessed. he was very remorseful, to such a degree that he wanted to die. >> one goh is now expected to be sentenced to seven life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> in charges will be filed against a well-known surfer in santa cruz expected of homicide. he has been released from jail. the district attorney's office said there was insufficient evidence to charge him. he was arrested o

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victim's clothing which had been discarded. >> the jury believed that he was responsible for sierra lamar's death. i think at this point they said must have been responsible for these other attacks as well. >> reporter: defense lawyers argued lamar was miserable with her family's move and planned to run away. with no physical remains lawyer al lopez told jurors the teen could still be alive. but prosecutors called multiple witnesses who said the charismatic 15-year-old had made a home in morgan hill with new friends. her constant social media activity went dormant the day she disappeared, sparking five years of fruitless searching. although the family still doesn't know where sierra's remains are they know the person responsible for her disappearance has been convicted. >> there's things that help, but, yeah, there's not really any closure. >> reporter: lamar family and friends will next give testimony during the penalty phase of this case, victim impact statements, which begins a week from today. defense lawyers who left today without comment will argue that antolin garcia-torres should sp

las personas que por años han tratado de localizar el cuerpo de la adolescente sierra lamar, celebraronor todo lo alto la decisión del jurado.. sot luis miranda/voluntario es una satisfacción, es algo que se completó pero todavía sigue... aqu lo que sigue es la búsqueda del cuerpo de lamar... ya que aunque la justicia habló... sot luis necesitamos respuestas de a dónde está ella muchos esperan que garcía torres confiese el lugar a donde estn los restos de la víctima... esto... segn los expertos... para recibir cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de salir de la cárcel, en lugar de la pena de muerte sot avelino pérez si quiere salvar la vida, si quiere salvar su vida yo creo que sí... en morgan hill, ciudad donde lamar desapareció, se esperó con ansias el veredicto... y la mayoría de las personas con las que hablamos, parecen estar de acuerdo con la decisión del jurado sot jorge villagomez/residente de morgan hill claro que sí... es ojo por ojo... eso fue lo que cometió... tiene que sufrir las consecuencias... sot ninfa quiroz/residente si porque era una muchacha que eres inocente, chiquilla

today, sierra lamar's family won't get more answers than they already have about what happened to sierrahe left home for the bus stop five years ago, but the family may find the jury believes there iszv enough evidence against her accused killer even without her body. wh one of sierra lamar's best friends, now a 20-year-old woman herself, says the verdict isn't the only thing she and the family want. >> there's still going to be that, like, lingering question of what happened to her. like, we get it, like, this could have happened and this possibly most likely did happen. >> prosecutors hung their case on sierra lamar's dna evidence found in his car and his dna found obher clothing. in garcia torres' defense, theo lawyers tried to make the claim the there is no body because the 15-year-old just ran away and is still alive somewhere. if the jury him not guilty, he can never be tried again for this crime, even if new evidence serviced. in the next half hour, we'll talk about what antolin garcia torres's lawyers told the jury about that evidence and why it shouldn't matter in this case. >>

ern iaof sierra lamar who disaeared in2012. has never been found. the prosecution highlighd tefib garcia-torres' car. rondrpe his dna on her jeans. the prosecution, there is nocr the prosecutors said do not reward him for his planning and conning and success in silencing sierra lamar. antolin garcia-torres is also accused of trying to women in 2 this morning the defense called those charges shame evidence. they may have been botched robberies instead of attempea defense strategy not to start with the sierra lamar murderse utgo b prior attacks to say there is no evidence it points rmine tha case that goes to suggest the mabe over reaching in saying august sac responsible for -- antolin garcia-torres . >> reporter: they suggest sierra lamar was unhappy aayat ndant has never spoken in his own defense. n ve in sa kpix 5. >>> the man who barricaded himself inside a r 19 --urs jur st appeared for a juds or b sue spefected of killing his ex- girlfriend last week. careating deins si kihill hims and others. officers say during sufferg hallucinations from a d

(gavel nat)for the family of sierra lamar, five years of waiting for justice are over . her killer is convicted of murder and kidnapping. "nothing will take away the pain and the sorrow that we experience every day and will continue to experience for the rest of our lives." (pam)good evening, i'm pam moore.(steve)and i'm steve aveson.reaction from all over to the verdict tonight.we'll hear from the family of antolin garcia torres, now possibly facing the death penalty.(pam) and from the victim's friends and those who turned out week after week to search for her. first, catherine heenan takes us through the emotional moment at the santa clara county courthouse this morning. members of sierra lamar's family crowded into the courtroom.the wept and gasped as the verdict was read. "we are grateful to the jurors for coming up with the right decision." antolin garcia torres sat expressionless as he was found guilty of kidnapping and murder with special circumstances ... a verdict that could put him on

we'll show you the rest of your >>> and justice for sierra lamar.o a decision. more details on the murder trial of antolin garcia torres. years in the making.. the jurors in the sierra lamar murder case haea >>> it is a decision five years in the making. the jurors in the sierra lamar murder case have reached a verdict. we're live at the courthouse this morning where in about four hours we'll learn the fate of the man accused of killing the teenager. >> and protecting south bay 10 nlts. the new law going before the city council tonight that could affect san jose renter. >> plus, cay aush breaks out at today in the bay starts right now. good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at the forecast today. i think today is going to be a day to enjoy weather wise. >> i think so. maybe if you have a pool, you want to get that out. >> going to invite us over. >> no, don't have the pool up yet. maybe later. it's going to be very warm, if you don't have a place to cool down, maybe you want to go

in the sierra lamar murder trial---- years after the morgan hill teen disappeared. how much time be >>> in just a few hours attorneys will deliver their closing arguments in the sierra lamar murder trial years after the morgan hill teen disappeared. how much time behind bars her accused killer faces. plus -- >> obviously, he is a pretty smart cookie. >> president trump will speak directly to his russian counterpart today amid a new uproar over his comments about north korea's leader. >> but first, let's start with a live look outside. the morning rush definitely under way. a live look at the bay bridge on the left. and we have -- i believe that's 880 in oakland the nimitz. >> good jock. >> just job. >> just the facts. >> that's our job. >> i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. >> it's tuesday, may 2. >> real news right here on cbs. >> we went from winter to summer. we missed spring entirely. >> what we didn't want to happen the quick warmup. >> because the snow melts too fast and then we have flooding and we're anticipating the merced river to overflow a foot in t

lamar/father of sierra lamar> "this is a longtime coming. it's bittersweet. we don't have sierra - that's the bittersweet part."there were no witnesses to connect antolin garcia torres to sierra lamar's disappearance from this morgan hill crossroads.no evidence that he knew her.no murder weapon, or evidence of what happened to her body.defense attorneys claimed that she was a runaway and is still alive.prosecutors pinned their hopes on forensic evidence from her phone and purse, found nearby.the purse had her clothes inside ... and there, they found the defendent's d=n=a.he was arrested two months after her disappearance ... and detetctives discovered her d=n=a and a strand of her hair in his car.that was enough for the jury of of six women and six men.they delivered their verdict after deliberating for just two days. "we now move immediately into the next phase, the penalty phase, where the jury will decide whether the defendent gets the death penalty or life without parole."that process begins next week.whatever the outcome, sierra's

. >>> a verdict today in the trial of sierra lamar. the jury gets ready to announce their decision two hours from right now. it is all ahead on mornings on 2. >>> this is ktvu fox 2 mornings on 2. >> a gorgeous tuesday morning. may 9th. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about your forecast. let's go to steve paulson. he's right over there. >> warmer inland and a mix of fog and higher clouds. the temperatures will warm up closer to the coast. fog right by the golden gate and parts of the coast. tomorrow it will make an inland coast. greetings from lc, that's lake county. it's going to be a gorgeous day. gee, out there on the development. randa. thank you for inviting us for coffee or tea. 20 degrees below average for some and blowing up with thunderstorm activity on the colorado front range. except for the higher clouds, it will be warmer. 60s on the coast. there is just fog there and a lot of fog itching to go. not much of an impact unless you're over on the coast. 40s on the temps. 50s. already warming up for a few. 4

his lawyers claim sierra lamar is not dead, just missing. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. kron four's ella sogomonian spoke with a legal expert who is closely monitoring this case. "obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, 'is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive?'one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. the fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. but because her body was never recovered, there wasn't a crime scene and a weapon wasn't found the jury could possibly find defendant antolin garcia torres innocent of murder.steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor "and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they don't believe the prosecution was able to prove that sierra lamar is dead then they really wouldn't reach a verdict on a homicide." the defense however has pointed to dna evidence found on garcia tor

the murder trial of sierra lamar is now in the hands of a jury. we'll hear from her family as they wait for a verdict next at six.(steve) and a big victory for president donald trump... the health care reform bill passed a major hurdle today. coming up the hurdles that still lie ahead. kron 4 news at six it is one of biggest murder mysteries in the south bay. but after over five years... the sierra lamar murder case tonight is finally in the jury's hands. ( steve ) good evening, i'm steve aveson.(2-shot/pam) and i'm pam moore. kron four's rob fladeboe has been covering the sierra lamar saga ... since day one... and has been in the courtroom every day this week.(2-shot/steve) he brings you up to date on what happened today along with some reaction from sierra lamar's dad. hugs and prayers awaited sierra lamar's father steve as he left the courthouse, having attended virtually every minute of the long running trial.steve lamar/sierra lamar's father" it's been a long trial but it was just a blink of an eye compared to how long we've been without sier

garcia torres is the defendant and he is charged with capital murder in the case of 15-year-old sierra lamar. he is eligible for the death penalty if he is found guilty today. sierra disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill in 2012 and in the weeks following the case was built against garcia torres. he was arrested two months after she disappeared. the forensic evidence, sierra's clothing fibers in his car, her hair on a rope in his trunk and his dna on her jeans. the challenge, though, for the prosecution, again, there is no body and there's no crime scene. the trial has lasted three months. >> we are very nervous about the process, disappointed in the process itself but we are confident in the work that law enforcement and the district attorneys have done. >> reporter: garcia torres is also accused of trying to kidnap three other women in 2009. he denies that too and the defense tried to cast doubt on the dna evidence during this trial saying it may have been contaminated. the defense suggests that sierra lamar was unhappy at home and just ran away. the defendant has never spoken ou

this was sierra lamar's father steve after he and sierra's mother marlene gave powerful, tear filled hopes the jury might take away from their words?steve lamar " just the impact that this has had on me and marlene and danielle and other people too..."marlene lamar/sierra's mother" it was like reliving my whole nightmare and our loss and how it effected our whole family...."convicted in the murder of sierra lamar, antolin garcia torres stared straight ahead and did not watch but some jurors were moved to tears as a video was played that showed sierralip syncing to a favorite tune. marlene lamar" that was really hard to watch, it was the first time in a while i had heard her live on video, haven't been able to watch videos of her for a long while one of three women garcia torres was convicted of attacking in 2009 testified how shefeared he would rape her and how her marriage failed after her ordeal. it was powerful testimony says legal analyst steven clark. steven clark/legal analyst" it's the type of testimony the d a wants the jury to hear while they're deciding whether to spare mr g

here's legal analyst steven clark. >> is it possible sierra lamar could still be alive? explain why they came back so quickly if they felt the d.a. didn't prove that sierra lamar was, in fact, dead. >> garcia torres is on also trial for the attempted kidnappings of three women in a safeway parking lot. there will be four separate verdicts read at 9:00 this morning. if he is convicted, the penalty phase of the trial comes next. reporting live from san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. >>> we'll have a special report as soon as the verdicts come in. you'll find it on comcast 715 or digital channel 7.2. and also complete coverage at abc7news.com and on the go with our abc 7 news app. >>> investigators need the public's help to figure out what went wrong minutes before a plane crashed in napa county. the two men who died are identified as jon karkow and cagri sever. both work for icon aircraft in vacaville. karkow piloted the plane when it went down in a remote section of lace bare y lake barryessa. >> we have no witnesses to the accident sequence itself. we

arguments got underway, prosecutor david boyd pointed to the defendant and declared to the jury that sierra lamar is dead and that garcia torres murdered her. the da's case based largely on dna and otherforensic evidence says legal analyst steven clark. steven clark/legal analystfor it's part the defense will again argue that sierra is a runaway while trying to convince the jury that sloppy evidence gathering and processing by sheriff's deputies and the crime lab will show there is not enough proof beyond a reasonable doubt that garcia torres is the killer. (rob live)the prosecution's closing arguments took all day and will continue tomorrow. the defensewill be next. steven clark expects the jury will need plenty of time to consider the evidence as a group before reaching a verdict. if convicted, garcia torres faces the death penalty. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) sierra lamar's family and their supporters have waited five years for some sort of closure.(grant) catherine heenan is here to take us through the case from the beginning. (catherine) it's been a long, slow search fo

they found torres guilty in the sierra lamar case. there was a real since of relief for sierra's family after five long years. >> we're just grateful and blessed that the jury came up with the verdict they did, and it's going to be a safer world because of them. >> sierra lamar disappeared on her way to school in march of 2012. her dna was found on a rope in garcia-torres car and his dna was found on her clothing. her body was never found. treads treads >> there will always be grief, grief like this will never go away. so just, just knowing that, you know, there can't be closure. not until we find sierra. >> garcia-torres showed no reaction when the verdict was read. the penalty phase begins next thursday. jurors have to decide between the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> our ktvu legal analyst said sierra lamar's family might agree to drop the death penalty if they tell them where to find sierra's body. sierra's body. >> somewhere in the recesses of your mind you've got to have that hope that god i

even if sierra lamar's body is found, even if other evidence comes to light.n the next half hour, we'll talk more about some of the evidence in the case. in san jose, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> thank you very much. again, expecting the skraer to reveal the verdict at 9:00 this morning. we will bring you live coverage. it will also send a breaking news e-mail alert. be sure to download our app and enable push alerts. >> getting in on tc- books and faster. today, the city council is voting on a new law that is going toño'2íñ expedite an alre approved tenet order. >> bob redell on what this would mean for renters and landlords. >> today, the city council here in san jose will decide whether or not to immediately enact its so called just cause ordinance for renters. a new law that requires landlords to give specific reasons when evicting 10 nlts. the reason the city might rush this into effect, is every since they approved it last month, a number of landlords have evicted tenants without cause. they believe the landlords are taking advantage of the system

in the sierra lamar murder trial---- years after the morgan hill teen disappeared.me be >>> in just a few hours attorneys will deliver their closing arguments in the sierra lamar murder trial years after the morgan hill teen disappeared. how much time behind bars her accused killer faces. plus -- >> obviously, he is a pretty smart cookie. >> president trump will speak directly to his russian counterpart today amid a new uproar over his comments about north korea's leader. >> but first, let's start with a live look outside. the morning rush definitely under way. a live look at the bay bridge on the left. and we have -- i believe that's 880 in oakland the nimitz.

averi. ( averi ) the fate of the man accused of murdering sierra lamar is now in the hands of a jury.and prosecution have now rested their cases against antolin garcia torres. since sierra's body has never been found, the prosecution's case against torres is centered primarily on d-n-a evidence. in their rebuttal to the defense's closing arguments, the district attorney told the jury the only explanation for the d-n-a found in torres' car... is that he must have killed her.

do not reward the defendant for his cunning and success in silencing sierra lamar. legal analyst steven clark says tying the cases together carries some risk. >> if the jury believes he is not responsible for those safe way attacks, it is going to undermine the overall view of the case that garcia torres had that type of proclivity to go after sierra lamar. >> then it was lead defense attorney to get the jury chuckling and smiling as he poked holes in the prosecution evidence. no murder weapon, no witnesses and no crime scene, and evidence may have been mishandled or contaminated. >> the defense has been folksy in conversation and that is their strategy. they have done it fairly effectively. and you will see them continue sort of going down this road of just basically leaving it for the jury to say, wait a minute, this evidence doesn't add up to murder. >> the defense also criticized investigators for not pursuing all leads including a brown car seen near the spot where sierra may have disappeared. the defense attorney concluded, quote, where is the evidence she's d

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antolin garcia torres has pleaded not guilty in the case of the 15-year-old sierra lamar. disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill in 2012. garcia was arrested after investigators found her dna on his -- his dna on her jeans in a field near her home. sierra's dna was then found on an interior back seat door handle and on the outside of a pair of work gloves in garcia torres' car. the defense suggests that sierra lamar was unhappy at home and just ran away. >> the defense did a good job of relating to the jury in what is a very difficult case when you talk about the kidnapping and murder of a teenager. >> reporter: garcia torres is also accused of trying to kidnap three other women in 2009. now, if he is found guilty, we will move to the second phase of this trial, the penalty phase, and the jurors will weigh if there are enough mitigating factors to give him the death penalty. he has never spoken out in his own defense. this verdict will be read at 9:00 this morning. live in san jose, anne makovec, kpix5. >>> today we expect to hear more witness testimony in the tria

. >> the trial of the murder of sierra lamar is coming to an end. >>> five years after sierra lamar vanished, the trial for her alleged killer is nearing an end. closing arguments began today. prosecutors focused on dna evidence and urged jurors to convict antolin garcia-torres. >> we were in the courtroom for the final remarks. >> reporter: it got emotional at times, after 13 weeks of testimony, closing arguments began on the sixth floor. it began with a quote from the prosecutor, he said, sierra lamar is dead thanks to antolin garcia-torres. cameras were not allowed in the courtroom today but an artist showed the district attorney addressing the jury, he held up jeans belonging to sierra lamar and the prosecution also played home videos from sierra lamar, showing that she was happy before she disappeared. they said that the theory that she ran away was absurd. sierra lamar's dna was found in the car of antolin garcia- torres. sierra lamar's father was in the courtroom. one legal analyst said that the prosecution is doing an effective job of trying to strike first before the defense gives t

sierra lamar's body has not been found. >> always be grief like this. just will never go away. showed just knowing that, you know, there can't be closure, not until we find sierra. >> and showed no emotion, no reaction when the verdict was read. and his family and lawyer refused to talk to reporters and a discussion if he should get the death penalty of life in prison without patrol. >>> before moving to the area -- one of her classmates wurz watching, the student activity director and remembers comforting her friends when she disappeared in 2012. the story touched many of the students even if they didn't know her permly. >> had eight cheerleaders and said is it done? it's done. and when when this happened, it was part of a legacy. >> relieved by the guilty verdict and a bench at the high school dedicated to sierra's memory. >>> the investigation continues today about the body of a missing college student was found in the river. found on sunday and yesterday, authorities identified her as 20-year-old alley yeoman, found mere the feather river, the pickup truck was found not far

the wrong man on trial in the murder of sierra lamar?" lead defense attorney al lopez began his closing arguments by asserting to the jury, there is little evidence garcia- torres killed sierra lamar... lopez attacked evidence and says, investigators failed to look into reports of another car in the area, suggesting... they arrested the wrong suspect. legal analyst steven clark calls this.... a brilliant strategy .. steven clark/legal analyst "anytime you as a defense attorney can point to someone else as the person who may have committed the crime, that's something you have to do and that could resonate with this jury when they decide, one, is she really dead and two, did garcia torres killer her...."(steve) with no body, no crime scene and no witnesses, the jury must decide whether or not to convict garcia- torres based on d-n-a and other forensic evidence. (pam) an east bay community in mourning... after a teen was hit and killed by a train in san lorenzo. and tonight we are learning more about the young victim who was a student at kip

they're trying to create doubt that sierra lamar is out there. when i was in court tuesday, the prosecution said that sierra lamar would never leave home. she was close with her family. she was close with her sister and cat. she wouldn't just pick up and leave. >> maureen wheeler live in the studio in san jose. coming up, ohio governor and former republican candidate for president john kasich joins us live in the studio with a new book of climbing with america and whether the country is united or divided. >> the time is 9:12. any minute republicans and the house of representatives will push through a vote on the revamped health care bill. they say they have the votes to get it passed this time. they promise $8 billion over five years to help consumers who have preexisting conditions. >> based on our discussions and the agreement on this amendment i can now be in a place where i can support the bill. >> i have to be honest with you, this process to put it bluntly is a [censor] mess. i mean, it really is. and i don't know how anyone can defend it.

he is also accused of trying to kidnap three other women in 2009. 15-year-old sierra lamar disappearedschool in morgan hill in 2012. her body has never been found. so the prosecution spent much of the day yesterday highlighting forensic evidence, sierra's clothing fibers in garcia zia torres's car, dna on her jeans and rope in his trunk. the defense says she was unhappy at home and ran away. the prosecution calls that absurd. we are expecting to hear more from the defense here today. live in san jose, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:57. time for your "final 5. >>> >>> today president trump will meet with two house republicans who are opposed to the current healthcare bill. according to cbs news a total of 20 house republicans oppose the bill as it is now. several others are still undecided. three more no votes would kill the bill. >>> today's vote on the $1.1 trillion government funding bill could help fund caltrain's new electric upgrades. the money would be used to help with new electric upgrades from san jose to san francisco. >>> a demonstration is expected tonight in the suns

in the courtroom today prosecutors pointed at torres and told the jury sierra lamar is dead and that he murdered her. the d-a's case is based largely on d-n-a and forensic evidence. but the defense argues sierra ran away. and that evidence gathering by sheriff's deputies was sloppy. (steve)(steve) the defense is expected to begin its closing arguments tomorrow. if convicted on all counts, garcia torres faces the death penalty. (vicki) for sierra

pivotal cuts when it came from sierra lamar's mother who said the 15-year-old would never run away and no means to support herself. >> i cannot imagine the pain for the family come up for sierra's friends, for their extended family. >> reporter: the legal expert i spoke to expects a long deliberation process if jurors find garcia torres guilty it will move into the penalty phase and that could take weeks since garcia torres is facing the death penalty. mazza smith, ktvu fox 2. >>> may day rallies were held around the bay area, the country and around the world. most were peaceful but several protests in the pacific northwest turned violent. police in oregon arrested more than 20 demonstrators, arrested for starting fires in the streets and throwing molotov cocktails and smoke bombs at police. some store windows were also broken. police in seattle and olympia, washington, reported violence. about 14 people were arrested in those cities. no serious injuries are reported at any of the rallies. >>> tens of thousands of people joined may day marches in the bay area but no serious violence wa

on march 16, 2012, sierra lamar disappears on her way to a morgan hill bus stop. march 17 her phone is found a few blocks away. march 18, her pink bag is found down the road from the cell phone. may 21, sheriff's deputies arrest garcia-torres. fast forward nearly two years to february, 2014, garcia-torres pleads not guilty to murdering sierra lamar. on january 30 of this year, the trial finally got under way and then today more than five years after sierra lamar disappeared there is a verdict. >>> we'll have a special report as soon as the verdict comes in. you'll find it on come cast channel 715 or over the air digital channel 7.2. we'll also stream coverage live on abc7news.com and on the go on our abc 7 news app. >>> breaking news in danville. there is a big power outage in the area and here's why. look at this video we just got. a huge oak tree came crashing down on to some power lines this morning. this is on vary ner hav verda m. looks like it barely missed hitting a home. thank goodness for those folks. at one point there were about 3,000 customers that wer

guilty of the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. >> what was the first thing to go there your mind? >> sierra. and then, a rush of emotions from five years of waiting. >> reporter: it took 12 hours of deliberation for the jury to reach a verdict. it was a huge victory for the prosecution tasked with proving murder though syria's body was never found. >> we felt very confident about the evidence we h have. >> reporter: kpix5's len ramirez was in the courthouse as the verdict was read. >> during that time, there was an intense rush of emotions you could tell were going through that courtroom, people were embracing and high fiving. there were sobs. >> reporter: it started here in morgan hill. friday, march 16, 2012. sierra lamar set out to catch a school bus. but she was never seen again. her clothing and personal belongings later found in the fields nearby. later that evening, her mom called 911. >> sad, heartbreaking. just glad to see him off the streets. >> reporter: morgan hill residents say this case has been a tragedy. >> the mystery of why. and ... you know, that is all i could

they suggested that sierra lamar was unhappy at home and simply ran away. the defendant has pleaded not guilty to all charges though he has never spoken in his own defense. anne makovec, kpix5. >> what do we know about the jury, anne? >> reporter: it is seven women and five men. most of them middle-aged. i could only count three i would really consider younger jurors. and, they were listening very intently throughout this three- month trial. i also noticed that every time that we took a break that the jury was able to leave the courtroom, that the defendant tried to make direct eye contact with each one of them. maybe hoping to make some sort of personal connection knowing that his fate is in their hands. michelle? >> anne makovec live in san jose. thank you. >>> right now, investigators are on the scene of a deadly shooting in san jose. we are told one of the victims was shot by the police. officers were first called to the scene last night outside a home on lauraville lane. when they arrived two people were already dead. and an officer-involved shooting o

(gavel nat)for the family of sierra lamar, five years of waiting for justice are over . urder and kidnapping. "nothing will take away the pain and the sorrow that we experience every day and will continue to experience for the rest of our lives." (pam)good evening, i'm pam moore.(steve)and i'm steve aveson.reaction from all over to the verdict tonight.we'll hear from the family of antolin garcia torres, now possibly facing the death penalty.(pam) and from the victim's friends and those who turned out week after week to search for her. first, catherine heenan takes us through the emotional moment at the santa clara county courthouse this morning. members of sierra lamar's family crowded into the courtroom.the wept and gasped as the verdict was

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they also played the 911 call from sierra lamar's mother first reporting her missing. >> it did have a big impact on me. i can't imagine that poor mother coming to the realization that her daughter is gone, can't be found. it's from that day forward, the panic, the terror. >> when the defense makes its closing argument today attorneys will say she just ran away. >>> president trump hosts palestinian president mahmoud abbas at the white house today. mr. trump will also meet with republican lawmakers opposed to the current plant to replace obamacare on the same day the house will vote on the $1.1 trillion government funding bill. it's expected to pass the house and head to the senate. it could keep the government running through september. if the deal passes, the funding could help caltrain. the money would be used to help with new electric upgrades from san jose to san francisco. officials were worried they had lost funding for the project but kpix 5's jackie ward is live with the very latest. jackie. >> reporter: yeah. you will remember a few weeks ago caltrain officials lost hope af

. >> the morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar, disappeared five years ago. her body has never been found. alex savidge is at the courthouse in san jose. tell us about how things are expected to play out today. >> reporter: good morning. the day is finally here. this verdict is going to be read sometime after 9 am this morning here at santa clara county superior court in san jose. you can bet it's going to be a packed house inside the courtroom on the top floor. in fact, we know court officials have had to set up a second, overflow viewing room just to accommodate everyone who wants to be on hand. friends and family members. after listening to three months of testimony, this jury took two days to reach its verdict. antolin garcia-torres charged with kidnapping and murdering sierra lamar, the morgan hill teenager disappeared on her way to school back in 2012. of course prosecutors had their work cut out for them in this case, trying to win a conviction without a body, a murder weapon or a crime scene. however, sierra lamar's dna was found on a rope inside garc