her family says sophia mason was a bright, vibrant 8-year-old, who loved dancing. they called her so-so. >> a sweet, wonderful girl. as my sister said, you would never have known outside of the situation if you had met her on the street that she was going through all that she had. she was so wonderful and so happy and full of joy and promise. >> reporter: heavy hearts in hayward as people gathered to remember the 8-year-old, who was found dead in a merced home. sophia's mother, samantha johnson, is accused of murder, and police are still searching for her boyfriend, dhante jackson. tonight sophia's young classmates struggling to understand why they can't play with their friend anymore. >> i used to play with her. >> she always was smiling and happy. and i just wish i could see her again. >> reporter: sophia's family say they reported warning signs of abuse to police and child protective services. police confirmed they received reports of possible abuse, but state agents decided to leave sophia with her mother. >> sophia was saying that, mommy and dhante are hitting

her aunt raised sophia's mother and when sophia came along she raised her too.was devastating when she found out she was missing. >> we saw her a few months ago, and now to hear this, it just don't seem real. >> reporter: the hayward police department asked the public to be on the look out for sophia on tuesday when a family member told them sophia hadn't been seen since december. melanie said keeping in contact with sophia was a problem. >> periodically her mom would come in her life, randomly, and take her away and say she was going to raise her on her own and she didn't need -- my aunt could do it for her but she wasn't mentally competent enough to do it on her own. >> reporter: sources tell nbc bay area that sophia's mother, samantha johnson, told a family member she had given her 8-year-old daughter away. detectives spent days tracing a number of phones belonging to johnson, and that led them to a newark hotel where johnson was arrested. >> she gave some inconsistent, suspicious statements. hayward police department reached out to our agency and asked if we

of sophia.this has been an ongoing issue and what caused me to file the last missing person's report was because samantha stated to family members that she no longer had sophia, she gave her away. >> reporter: sophia's mother was arrested thursday after hayward police say she gave them suspicious statements about sophia's whereabouts. her 34-year-old boyfriend resides at this home. >> we have located the body of a install female child. >> reporter: police said they believe jackson went on the run after the search of his home and he could be in the bay area. >> i'm still completely in shock. i feel like the system just completely failed her. i feel like this could have been prevented. >> reporter: stephanie magallon for "today in the bay." >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we'll take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd, for a preview of this week's "meet the press." >>> welcome back, everyone. it's time now for our weekly discussion with chuck

sophia and her family are in the bay area. her relatives welcomed her family into their home in the east bay in alamo. sophia is adjusting to her new life in the bay area but still thinking about the life and loved ones back in ukraine. >> the most horrible thing in all of this, that we all have lives. beautiful lives. full of happiness, and friends. >> it feels like everything's changed in a matter of a couple weeks. >> yes. yes. >> so much has changed. while sophia and her family were able to make it here, more than a million other people looking for asylum at the border are still waiting. many of them are waiting because of a rule known as title 42. it was used frequently back in 2020, during the height of the pandemic. essentially keeps most asylum seekers from even being allowed to apply for access to the united states. joining us tonight, professor blaine bookie. she helped sophia and her family get an exemption and is director of the center of refugee studies. professor, nice to have you on the program. explain to me a

her aunt raised sophia's mother. and when sophia came along, she raised her, too. it was devastating when she found out she was missing. >> we saw her a few months ago and now it doesn't seem real. >> the hayward police department asked the public to be on the lookout for her when a family member said she hadn't been seen since december. melanie that keeping in contact with sophia was a problem. >> periodically her mom would come in her life and take her away and say she would raise her on her own and she didn't need my aunt to do it for her. but she was not mentally competent to do it on her own. >> sources tell nbc bay area that sophia's mother, samantha johnson, told a family member that she had given her 8-year-old daughter away. detectives spent days looking for her and that led to a hotel where johnson was arrested. >> she gave some inconsistent statements. hayward police finally reached out to our agency and asked if we could check on an address. >> reporter: police got a search warrant and found the body of a young child and they believe it belongs to sophi

sophia. mason's family says she's an 8 year-old special girl. >> they described her as smart and talented, always dancing and >> now they worry they'll never hear her voice again. >> melissa harris is sophia's mother's cousin. she says the little girl lights up every room. she entered some. there's a lot of sadness mixed with anger and just not what happened and where the failures in the system occurred. she says she and other family members had made reports to children's protective services. >> about sophia's well-being. but there was never enough for the agency to remove her from her mother's care summit that isn't featured as an take care of or >> is abusive. some that the reported abuse before this happened and will johnson is sophia's aunt and the sister of her mother, samantha johnson. >> she says she fought for custody of sofia the last time she saw her was late summer of 2021. she took these photos of bruises on sophia's arm. when sophia was asked what happened, she was shaking. she w

melissa harris is sophia's mother's cousin. she says the little girl lights up every room she enters. there's a lot of sadness mixed with anger. >> and just not what happened and where the failures in the system occurred. she says she and other family members had made reports to children's protective services about sophia's well-being. but there was never enough for the agency to remove her from her mother's care, wearable. >> because at this system completely failed me. and i've been fighting for her for over a year. and will johnson is sophia's aunt and the sister of her mother, samantha johnson. >> she says she fought for custody of sofia the last time she saw her was late summer of 2021. she took these photos of bruises on sophia's arm. when sophia was asked what happened, she was shaking. she was never she said, please don't ask me, my mommy will get matt. i'm ok, i'm ok, she wanted to take sophia to the emergency room while her mother, samantha was gone. but she was worried she could get arrested for kidnapping sophia. so

now, sophia's cousins believe it to be her. and say they've been concerned for the eight-year-old's well being for years. >> [ laughter ]. >> this is sophia mason, a bubbly, playful eight-year-old who family members say loved her adoptive grandmother, sylvia johnson. she raised her most of her life. sophia's mother, samantha johnson has been arrested for murder. yesterday police found a child's body in her boyfriend's home in the city of merced. donte jackson is now on the run and wanted for murder. >> devastated, shocked and angry. just seems unreal. but i'm thinking about how this could have been avoided and just knowing that it's terrible and it's a tragedy. >> sophia's cousins say the child last spoke with her grandmother over the phone two weeks ago. >> but when sylvia, her grandmother did speak with her, two weeks ago, she said she was not like herself at all. she seemed very drowsy. almost as if she were drugged. she couldn't finish her sentences. her cousins say there were several red flags over the years. and pleased f

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melissa harris is sophia's mother's cousin. she says the little girl lights up every room she enters. there's a lot of sadness mixed with anger and just not what happened and where the failures in the system occurred. she says she and other family members had made reports to children's protective services. >> about sophia's will be, but there was never enough for the agency to remove her from her mother's care, wearable. >> because at this system completely failed me. and i've been fighting for her for over a year. and will johnson is sophia's aunt and the sister of her mother, samantha johnson. >> she says she fought for custody of sofia the last time she saw her was late summer of 2021. she took these photos of bruises on sophia's arm. when sophia was asked what happened, she was shaking. she was never she said, please don't ask me, my mommy will get matt. i'm ok, i'm ok, she wanted to take sophia to the emergency room while her mother, samantha was gone. but she was worried she could get arrested for kidnapping sophia. so sh

they say sophia is a special little girl. and after the news, a body found they believe it is hers and that she has passed. >> sophia was one of the most bright and bubbly children that you ever come eat. she was always old mason's family worries. you never hear who again. >> melissa harris is sophia's mother's cousin. she says the little girl lights up every room she enters. there's a lot of sadness mixed with anger and just not what happened and where the failures in the system occurred. she says she and other family members had made reports to children's protective services about sophia's will be. but there was never enough for the agency to remove her from her mother's care, wearable. >> because at this system completely failed me. and i've been fighting for her for over a year. and will johnson is sophia's aunt and the sister of her mother, samantha johnson. >> she says she fought for custody of sofia the last time she saw her was late summer of 2021. she took these photos of bruises on sophia's arm. when sophia was aske

she and sophia spoke with protective services, claiming samantha was incapable of taking care of sophiaoing issue with no help. filed last report because samantha stated she gave sophia away. that was red flag. >> samantha johnson was arrested thursday after hayward police say she gave suspicious statements about sophia's whereabouts. her boyfriend dante jackson resided. >> at house located the body of small female child. >> reporter: police believe jackson went on the run after news spread of the search of his home. could be in the bay area. >> i'm in shock, feel like the system completely failed her. feel like this could have been prevented. >> reporter: in hayward, nbc bay area news. >>> family, friends and teammates of stanford soccer player katie meier came together to remember her. 22-year-old took her own life in campus dorm earlier this month. in newbury park they gathered to speak of how magnetic and passionate she was. close to graduating with agree in international relations, also a star goalkeeper. father remembered first time katie wanted to try being a goalie. was 8 years

just seen there is a lot of support here for sophia's family. i actually spoke with some of them last week before the coroner's office had confirmed that it was sophia's body and they say since that news, it's been very, very hard, event like this with so many people on that, you can step out of the way. so i can zoom in here to show you all these people still gathered here to remember, sophie are here supporting her family in this is helping them well. dozens of people gather here at hayward city halt. remember 8 year-old sophia mason hayward police say a man suspected of murdering her is still at large homicide detectives around the san francisco bay area and merced said county where she was found are searching for dante jackson, sophia's second cousin melissa harris says they're here tonight to honor sophia's memory, but also to shed light on her case. the public's attention on the case and we don't to fade out of that is we don't want to fade out of people's hearts and their minds. we want to be president. >> it really wasn't until her kille

. >>> we want to start with an 8-year-old girl, sophia mason. the family members of this hayward girl found dead last week tell us she should have never died. they say there were warning signs but nobody listened to them or took action to protect her. sophia's body was found last week at a home in merced where they believe, police believe she was living with her mother and the mom's boyfriend. family members say sophia's mother has a history of prostitution, mental illness and drug use and often lived on streets. she accused of murder and police are now looking for her boyfriend. but for most of her short life sophia lived in hayward with her grandmother and other family members. they say they fought to keep police and state agents from return sophia to her mom. >> we beg the officers, please don't take this baby. please don't. they were, like, well, why? if somebody is telling you not to take a kid, you probably don't want to be a little combative. you want to be concerned. >> child protective services says they can't comment on the case at thi

sophia's family tells me they're going to continue to do it. keep sophia's memory alive in hayward, amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> meanwhile, happening today, the friends and family of missing oakley woman, alexis gabe, are inviting to the pop, inviting the public to join them for a paper lantern release at sunset. it's going to be held at the antioch oakley, regional shoreline park. helps of guiding alexis back home. those lanterns will be provided by the family. again, that begins at sunset tonight. and the family of damian davis are holding a vigil for him tonight in fairfield, davis was one of 3 people who were shot at a business on east tabor avenue last sunday in davis was davis. another victim were taken to the hospital, but davis died some time later. police say an altercation led to that shooting. 25 martinez turned himself in on monday. he's facing murder and attempted murder charges. the vigil is going to be held at the 7.11 on east tabor avenue from 6 o'clock until 08:30pm, tonight. also in the east bay, a massive sideshow in oakland

sophia's family tells me they're going to continue to do what they can. >> to keep sophia's memory alivenda hari kron, 4 news. >> in fremont, police have been an arrest in a homicide case from earlier in this week goes on tuesday. the police responded to reports of a shooting on winded when street shortly after the first calls came in. police say the shooting suspect called and said that he would turn himself in to officers when they arrived on the scene. that person has been identified as 77 year-old franklin earl lynch of colorado. the only information on the victim that police have released is that they were 34 years old. lynch remains in custody during the investigation. and today begins a full weekend of events to honor the life of stefan clark. he was shot and killed by sacramento police officers 4 years ago. there is now an i m sack foundation in clark's honor and his legacy weekend started at the state capitol this morning. there will be panel discussions and candlelight vigils and tours of the now year-old facility called stuff on shouse over the next 2 days. community members d

. >> reporter: we meet 7-year-old sophia four days after she was ripped away from her home near kyiv, and her nurse dubrovina has been by her side for the last two years. with her lollipop she's receiving dialysis, awaiting a kidney transplant. it took dubrovina 24 hours to bring sophia and 14 other very sick children by train from kyiv to lviv and that's buddy kuzo who also traveled from kyiv the western ukrainian specialized children's medical center is overrun. it is the triage hub for the country. dr. olena kozlova runs their pediatric oncology ward. learning your child has cancer is the worst day of a mother's life, dr. kozlova explains >> but in this situation, when they must leave her town. >> reporter: but having a child with cancer amid a cruel war is a hell no one should have to endure. single mom ina's 8-year-old son danilu was diagnosed with blood cancer on february 5th then the war started three days ago they fled the besieged city of kharkiv in an ambulance. bombs? everything >> translator: it was full-scale war everything was bombed. we were living in the basement all t

family members say sophia's mother had a history of prostitution, mental illness and drug use. she's accused of murder and police are looking for her boyfriend. sophia lived in hayward with her grandmother and other family members and they say they fought to keep her there with them, but they say state agents returned her to her mother. >> we begged the officers, please don't take this baby. and they were like, well, why? if somebody is telling you not to take a kid, you probably don't want to be a little combative, you want to be concerned. >> child protective services says they cannot comment on sophia's case at this time. police will only confirm they received two missing persons complaints from the girl's family after they were not able to talk to sophia while she was with her mother. >>> today marks two years since six of the nine bay area counties issued coronavirus lockdowns and they took effect the following day. the remaining three counts soon would follow. this all followed the request from governor newsom to close all restaurants and bars. and some of those cities, t

that body has not officially been identified as sophia's. sophia's mother, samantha johnson, being accused of murder. she's been in custody in the bay area since thursday. police say she was giving suspicious answers in regards to the whereabouts of her daughter. >> police announced they're also looking for johnson's boyfriend, dhante jackson. he's wanted for murder. investigators a the child's body was found in his home. last night sources told nbc bay area that sophia's mother claimed that she had given the 8-year-old away. sophia's foster family is devastated by the possibility that she could be dead. >> periodically her mom would come in her life randomly and take her away and say she was going to raise her on her own, and she didn't need my aunt to do it for her. she wasn't mentally competent enough to actually do it on her own. >> well dhante jackson is from merced but is known to visit the bay area. anyone who sees him is urged to call 911. >>> right now the fighting continues to raise in ukraine, and there may be no end in sight for

the corner is still working on sophia's cause of death. while johnson is in jail, her boyfriend dhante jackson. >> he's wanted by police in connection with the murder as well. but they have yet to find him. it's really frustrating to us, especially because the police have him the night, the apprehended. samantha in newark and they let him go because they didn't have probable caught. >> as harris says, she wishes more national news outlets would pay attention to sofia's case and broadcast jackson's photo to help find him. she also wishes officials would have done more sooner. we still can't help but wonder. >> and sophia was not as a small black girl. if the cps police would have paid attention earlier on, i asked harris what she would say to her cousin. >> if she could talk to her in court. >> i don't throw people we have people away. but right now we part and understanding. why you did what you get when you there. so many people that loved you and sophia would help both of you. >> or said police are offering a $3,000 reward for dante jack

to find out exactly what happened to sophia. the coroner has not released a cause of death just yet live in the newsroom. amanda hari kron, 4 news, you one person is dead after 2 shootings that happened earlier this morning just blocks away from san jose state university. the shootings happened within a block of each other. >> near east san carlos street in south 4th street when san jose police responded and officer also shot at a suspect who they say was pointing a handgun at someone inside a restaurant. sackey spoke to a witness and has more now on this story. >> police have shut down this block of e san carlos street as they continue to investigate both shootings. they haven't confirmed whether or not the shootings are related but say ote person is dead. >> san jose police are investigating a death following 2 separate shootings. one block apart. one scene unfolding near east san carlos in south 4th street. police say they responded just before 03:00am and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. they say the victim died o

sophia's family tells me they're going to continue to do it. they can. >> to keep sophia's memory alive in hayward, amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> right now, oakland police are investigating a homicide. they say happened this morning during a sideshow that was taking place at 42nd avenue near interstate 80. this is video that sideshow that was posted to the citizens app. investigators say they got a call of a person dow in the road after being hit by one of the vehicles involved as well as that person possibly being shot. police say somewhere between 500 to 600 vehicles were involved in this sideshow. there were also reports of gunfire. the person hit by that vehicle died at the hospital and officials say 2 other people were injured by gunfire at the sideshow, but they are expected to recover. in fremont. police have made an arrest in a homicide case that happened earlier this week. it was on tuesday that police responded to reports of a shooting and lindenwood street shortly after that first call and police say the shooting suspect called and sa

she says they were close with sophia. it's one thing for me to it know that this is happening but another for them that wonder what happened in their present. they have lots of memories with her. it's >> taking the innocence away from them of the world and what people can do. sophia's mother, samantha is due in court on monday. i asked for lonnie what she would say to her. why would you do this to young, innocent, your own child? >> as a mother like i could never wrap my head around how she could do this to sophia. if you didn't want her anymore, give her to family that wants earned, loves her and cares for her. there is no excuse for this. >> men if you have any information about dante jackson, you're asked to or said police amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> testimony in scott peterson's hearing wrapped up today, although a verdict could be months away. peterson's lawyers are trying to win a new trial for peterson who was convicted in 2004 killing his wife and their unborn child. his attorneys argued there was juror misconduc

sophia was found dead at a home in merced earlier this month. sophia's mother seen here. samantha johnson has been charged with her murder. johnson is being health without bail. sophia's body was found after relatives told police, they had not seen her since december. it is not clear how she died. her familiar said they are grateful that a reward is being offered and how police track down dante jackson. >> this guy is dangerous and he knows if he's armed, who knows who else he has hurt and we want to get him off the street and in jail as soon as possible. >> dante jackson is believed to be here in the bay area. anyone who might know his whereabouts is urged to call police. >>> a heart breaking plea from the parents of a teen who was killed while riding his bike to school. >> if we can help another family, please. something should have been done a long time ago. >> city council met to talk about ways to improve safety. they said more needs to be done to slow down traffic at that busy intersection where her son died. andre was riding his bike to school when he was hit by a

we're sophia's.l's mother samantha johnson seen in this booking photo is facing first degree murder charges, but has yet to enter a plea. i don't understand why. my main question is why and i know that's my family too. why would you do this? to an innocent your own flesh and blood your own child. what why would you do this officers? say the merced home or sophia's remains were found belonged to her mother's boyfriend dante jackson who is now wanted in connection with the murder most people that live in the neighborhood rarely saw anybody coming to him from the house. most people thought that the house was just abandoned for lottie says sophia was living with a family member and going to school in hayward when her mother picked her up. and took her away last october a report had been filed with child protective services. but hayward police say the allegations were unfounded at the time or lottie says family members last spoke with in february, they felt like my aunt did and my cousin that something wa

sophia's mother is also charged with her murder. coming up tonight in prime time, we're going have an exclusive interview with sophia's cousin. we're going to hear her plea to the public to try to find dante jackson. in the east bay. there's a new push in the search for a missing oakley woman. alexis gabe. she was last seen january. 26 antioch. >> friends, family volunteers have been combing the area looking for any sign of her. they are now extending that search to include private property. local farmers, ranchers and other people with access to various buildings and sheds are being asked to check their property. anyone with information is asked to contact oakley place. >> a former football star san jose police officer will be laid to rest tomorrow. the community is remembering the former star and officer who died suddenly 24 year-old to john packer died earlier this month. he was a rookie officer for the san jose department. before that he was a running back at san jose state university. funeral services will be held at redemption

we're sophia's. girl's mother samantha johnson seen in this booking photo is facing first degree murder charges, but has yet to enter a plea. i don't understand why. my main question is why and i know that's my family too. why would you do this? to an innocent your own flesh and blood your own child. what why would you do this officers? say the merced home or sophia's remains were found belonged to her mother's boyfriend dante jackson who is now wanted in connection with the murder most people that live in the neighborhood rarely saw anybody coming to him from the house. most people thought that the house was just abandoned for lottie says sophia was living with a family member and going to school in hayward when her mother picked her up. and took her away last october a report had been filed with child protective services. but hayward police say the allegations were unfounded at the time or lottie says family members last spoke with in february, they felt like my aunt did and my cousin that somethin

she says they were close with sophia.n their present. they have lots of memories with her. it's >> taking the innocence away from that of the world and what people can do. sophia's mother, samantha is due in court on monday. i asked for lonnie what she would say to her. why would you do this to young, innocent, your own child? >> as a mother like i could never wrap my head around how she could do this to sophia. if you didn't want her anymore, give her to family that wants earned, loves her and cares for her. there is no excuse for this. >> men if you have any information about dante jackson, you're asked to or said police amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> more than a dozen people are without a home this morning after a fire damaged 10 apartment buildings in antioch. the fire happened last night at an apartment building on street and auto center drive fire crews. we're able to evacuate everybody in the building safely. they say 21 adults and 12 children are displaced. they are still investigating what started the fire. coming

in fact, the body found in that home is sophia. so now police are searching for the boyfriend tonight. 34 year-old dante jackson. a murder warrant has been issued for him, but he remains on the run. enforcement areas talking to the girl's family right now. and we'll have much more on this story tonight in prime time. starting at 8. san francisco police have been arrest in the shooting that happened friday and pier 94. it happened in the parking lot of the navigation center that's located there. police have arrested a lexus herrera for the shooting during the arrest. police also say that they recovered a gun. tonight, friends and family will gather to honor the life of katie meier. she was a senior at stanford where she studied international relations and was the captain of the soccer team. a memorial service will be held tonight at her high school in southern california. she died by suicide earlier this month. we'll have more on how the community is paying tribute to her coming up in prime time. and that will get a look at our fore

this investigation is still ongoing and tonight at 11:00, i will speak with family members of sophia, combined efforts from police departments led to an arrest of the deadly shooting of a store clerk earlier this week. the police department confirming the arrest a couple hours ago that's things to vallejo and oakland police department rose market owner was robbed by the suspect before being shot and killed, and owner of the store for the past two decades's presence and personality made his store a staple across the community. >>> believe it or not is a chance of a few sprinkles coming into the bay area tonight, mostly in the north bay and it's not going to amount to much but it's windy at the moment with gus up to 25 miles an hour. was around the bay area mostly in the 50s at the moment . it will be a deal cooler than it was yesterday. there's a chance of sprinkles tonight, and then clearing from this pressure coming up north, pretty much tying as it gets into northern california temperatures have collapsed, 13 degrees cooler at this hour than they were yesterday, so it is cooler tod

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to find out exactly what happened to sophia. the coroner has not released a cause of death just yet justine. amanda harry, thank you so much. san jose police are investigating a murder after 2 separate shootings. police say the shootings happened one block apart from each other. one seen near east san carlos and south for streets unfolded at about 03:00am. police say the victim died at the scene and the suspect got away. the second shooting took place just a few feet away at the la victoria to korea. we see a cop. >> you know, we're living a good life just on the steps of the biggest risk aiming at the suspect. hi, i'm like just like a step or 2 for the door inside the door. and then all you hear is 3 shots site. the shooter and everyone to scattered. >> police say the suspect was pointing a gun at someone else. one officer shot at the suspect. they say the suspect is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries and police are still investigating both cases and looking for the person who pulled the trigger in that shooting ne

she says they were close with sophia. it's one thing for me to it know that this is happening but another for them that wonder what happened in their present. they have lots of memories with her. it's >> taking the innocence away from that of the world and what people can do. sophia's mother, samantha is due in court on monday. i asked for lonnie what she would say to her. why would you do this to young, innocent, your own child? >> as a mother like i could never wrap my head around how she could do this to sophia. if you didn't want her anymore, give her to family that wants earned, loves her and cares for her. there is no excuse for this. >> men if you have any information about dante jackson, you're asked to or said police amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> new tonight at 9, the fbi and the contra costa county da's office are investigating charges of misconduct involving antioch and pittsburgh police officers. the pittsburgh police departmeno was informed of the alleged illegal activity last september that led to the indepen

police believe that he worked in the east bay and south bay before sophia was killed.hia's mother has also been charged in her murder. >> and the east bay, there's a new push in the search for a missing oakley woman. alexis gabe was last seen january 26th near antioch, friends, family volunteers. they've all been combing the area since for any sign of her. and now they want to extend their search efforts. 2 private property. they're asking farmers, ranchers and other people with access to outbuildings and sheds to check their property. they're also asking anyone with any information that might help this case to contact oakley police. a final witness took the stand today in a hearing for scott peterson. the lawyers for the convicted murderer are trying to prove that one member of the jury was shown ice committed juror misconduct and this would pave the way for a possible retrial. >> to decide if peterson killed his wife, lacy peterson and their unborn child. kron four's. rob nesbitt has been covering the hearing. he reports now on today's witness testimony. >> peterson'

nbc's antonia hilton spoke to one of those refugees named sophia.children with her, right? >> that's right. chris. sophia took her three children out of southern ukraine three days into the war, and described to me spending almost all of her life savings to get to the boarder and ultimately to fly to mexico where they attempted to cross into california to meet distant relatives. they are starting their lives over in a town they have never seen with relatives they had never met. an experience many refugees are hoping to repeat. . this is home to sophia and her three children, adjusting to a new life in california with relatives they had never met until a few weeks ago. >> we all had lives, beautiful lives, full of happiness and friends. >> reporter: it feels like everything has changed in a matter of a couple of weeks. >> yes. >> reporter: they fled ukraine three days after the bombings began, heading for mexico. >> i have family and friends in usa. >> reporter: but sophia was turned away by border patrol twice. >> how did that leave you feeling? >>

reporter: sophia was living with a family member and going to school in hayward.cked her up and took her away last october. the report had been filed with child protective services and policing the allegations were unfounded at the time. family members last spoke with sophia in february. >> they felt like my aunt did and my cousin, that something wasn't right this time, that it wasn't ok. just a wonderful girl whose life was cut tragically short. the times that i did see her, she was always bubbly and outgoing. >> donte jackson has been known to frequent the los angeles area. his whereabouts as of right now, unknown. reggie: what a shame. a state of emergency to help with homeless and drug issues in san francisco's tenderloin expires tomorrow. reviewed that the city initially reports 345 people were placed in shelters. another 154 went permanent supportive housing. people he spoke with say they noticed a difference. >> it is cleaner than it was a month ago. >> i am seeing a lot less trash, so. >> this is one of the only neighborhoods you can know where you can ste

my aunt received a phone call from sophia and she said sophia like, where are you? because she hadn't seen her. we had she's been missing. and she said, i'm with my daddy. i'm at the house with my daddy. there is a warrant out for the arrest of the boyfriend, dante jackson. here's another look at his photo if you see him contact merced police, johnson will be transferred from santa rita jail to the merced county jail. reporting live in the newsroom. i'm elissa harrington ktvu fox two news is so heartbreaking. you know, the family had tried and saw that there were things wrong and yet nothing was done to prevent this, elissa. thank you for that report. thank you. i'm also new at 10, a high price to bottle of liquor stolen from behind the bar of a steakhouse in san jose. take a look at this surveillance video from mount hamilton's grand view where authorities say a woman is seen walking behind the bar and stealing a bottle of louis 13 cognac. the bottle of brandy is worth $4000. authorities say they believe the woman was part of a large group that paid $1600 in cash f

. >> reporter: but sophia was turned away by border patrol twice. how did that leave you feeling >> that moment i was really destroyed. >> reporter: the u.s. border is officially closed to asylum seekers because of title 42, a public health policy put in place during the trump administration that remains under president biden, denying entry due to covid on her third attempt to enter, attorney blane bookie, working with a haitian child saw her and helped her get an exemption. >> every single day that passes it becomes more and more absurd for the administration to claim title 42 has any basis whatsoever in public health. >> reporter: for months the biden administration under pressure to end title 42 immigration advocates hope it will be lifted in early april restoring asylum process for all refugees. >> what i am worried about is the families like sophia from haiti, cameroon, el salvador that are languishing. >> reporter: they expect immediate uptick in refugees trying to enter. many waiting in shelters on the border hoping to make an asylum claim as

sophia mason's body was found last week in a house in merced.she was living with her mother and her mother's boyfriend. family members say sophia's mother has a history of prostitution, mental illness and drug use and often lived on the streets. she's accused of murder and police are looking for her boyfriend. sophia lived in hayward with her grandmother and other family members and they say they fought to keep police and state agents from returning sophia to her mother. >> we begged the officers, please don't take this baby, and they were like, well, why? if somebody is telling you not to take a kid, you probably don't want to be combative, you want to be concerned. >> child protective services says that they cannot comment on sophia's case at this time. police will only confirm that they received two missing person's complaints from the girl's family after they were not able to talk to sophia while she was with her mother. >> the owner of a south bay restaurant giving this woman a second chance after she allegedly stole an expensive bottle of

. >> we introduced you to sophia earlier this month, she and her kids were rejected at the border by pandemic-related policy. they were stuck in mexico city. we caught up with sophia who's now adjusting to life in california. >> the most horrible thing in all of those, that we all had lives. beautiful lives. >> she's also still in touch with her family and holding out a hope that something will happen and her family will be okay, and she'll ultimately be able to return to the country that she loved. >> our own stephen stock spoke with antonia. sophia's lawyer helped get her into the u.s., and we'll have a conversation with him about how that all unfolded. >>> oakland's county hospital getting a new name. it was voted to name it in honor of wilma chan. she was hit by a car, and they wanted to honor her commitment for health care for all californians, especially in underserved communities. >>> they've tried volunteers and neighborhood watch, but san francisco's chinatown continues to be a popular target for thieves. now as ginger conejero saab explains, some businesses are looking to d

just knowing that it's terrible and it's a tragedy. >> sophia's cousin said the child spoke with her grandmother over the phone two weeks ago. >> when her grandmother spoke to her two weeks ago she says she was not like herself at all. she was drowsy almost as if she was drugged. >> her cousins say several red flags over the years and pleas for help from the authorities and child protective services fell on deaf ears. >> it was countless calls, letters, e-mails my cousin who is also samantha's sister had sent me documents saying we feel like sophia is in an unsafe environment. we know her mom is prostituting and she has her in a motel somewhere. this isn't safe but they ultimately would say she's with her mom. >> samantha johnson was adopted by her aunt and she struggled with mental health issues including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. >> she would take sophia in and out of different hotels down the coast of southern california while she was prostituting. >> there was signs of physical abuse at the hands of her mother. her cousins say hospital workers began taking photos of the

both have been charged with the murder of her daughter, sophia. take a look. this is samantha is going to court today. her daughter, sophia mason, was first reported missing on march 8 by her grandmother or said police say the grandmother and on cam very concerned when samantha said she was going to come for a visit to the bay area without sophia saying she gave her away. a lot of lies after that of where she went. family member said the last time they saw a little girl was in december as the search began to heighten, samantha was arrested for a warrant issued from a previous child abuse incident that happened last year in alameda county. that warrant lead investigator to smith is boyfriend's house in mercer said where they found the eight-year-old dead. the coroner has not released the exact cause of death, but the mother was arrested and charged with her murder and felony child abuse. the boyfriend was not because at the time police did not probable probable cause to believe that he was involved. the boyfriend dhante jackson on your screen. he's been on the

she says they were close with sophia. it's one thing for me to it know that this is happening but another for them that wonder what hapeened in their present. they have lots of memories with her. it's >> taking the innocence away from that of the world and what people can do. sophia's mother, samantha is due in court on monday. i asked for lonnie what she would say to her. why would you do this to young, innocent, your own child? >> as a mother like i could never wrap my head around how she could do this to sophia. if you didn't want her anymore, give her to family that wants earned, loves her and cares for her. there is no excuse for this. >> men if you have any information about dante jackson, you're asked to or said police amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> there's a new push in the search for a missing oakley woman. alexis gabe was last seen january 26th near antioch, friends. family and volunteers have been combing the area for any sign of her. there now extending their search to include private property. local farmers, ra

sophia abramovich sharing a post that reads "the biggest lie of the kremlin's propaganda is that most the noise back at home and the kremlin is making it hard to find out the truth. the russian governor now plans to shut down instagram on monday. >>> and molly joins me now from la veef into were, and you are beginning to see the war up close in the western part of the country. as we talk about the social impact of social media, how is the technology infrastructure holding up? >> reporter: yeah, willie, as of now and that has been a big worry that many ukrainian officials have been talking about, as of now ukrainian connectivity of the internet is holding up pup but that's stum lighted by as of now, the russians are able to integrate the complex system. that's good news. that means imamgs, videos, things taking place in places where i can't reach in the world is on video. >> putin can't hide that from the world. holly unter and lviv, ukraine. >>> and coming up, we'll sit down with bob odenkirk. his unexpected turn to drama with "breaking bad" and some clue of the final upcoming season

for help in finding sophia's killer. they don't believe enough is being done to track him down. but if any of you know anything we can't save sophia. we can do this one thing for her. we can find the person who did this. sophia's mother samantha johnson is facing first degree murder charges police are still looking for johnson's boyfriend dante jackson. developing news out of brentwood tonight the search continues to find oakley resident alexis gabe in honor of her birthday volunteers held a search and asked others to join the effort. you can still come out to help you just anybody that can come and do the legwork or even handwork is very important for for you to come and help. recently the class foundation has teamed with the gabe family to find alexis. they're in need of volunteers and gently used laptops to assist in organizing the search. gabe was last seen january 26th and antioch family and friends will hold a special lantern release to celebrate her 24th birthday tomorrow night in antioch. when ice cream shop in s

. >> he mentioned a girl named sophia.he used to live in the eastern another city several years ago because of the constant threat from the conflict between pro-russian militants and ukrainian government troops. according to walsh, she is still in ukraine but was forced to relocate again with her family. >> trauma in a child or ute stress varies from child to child but there was intense emotion coming from sophia. she was physically shaken. if sophia does not get that help now, this is going to aect her not just in the short-term but the long-term for sure. >> the organization estimates 6 million children remain in ukraine, and they face both the continued risk of physical harm and the psychological impact of the war. now, people across the globe continue to protest the russian invasion and the war of propaganda the russian leadership continues to wage within its own borders. the belarusian authority -- author svetlana alexievich is part of those efforts. nhk world spoke with the nobel prize winning journalist about what l

and that's when she took pictures of bruises on sophia's arm. last friday, police found a childs body at the home of sophia's mother's boyfriend, a man named dante jackson. now investigators have arrested sophia's mother, 30 year-old samantha johnson. she was arrested over the weekend in newark. she's currently in the merced county jail being held on a first-degree murder charge. the 34 year old dante jackson is still on the run to. >>there's a new $50,000 reward for anyone who comes forward with information that leads to an arrest and conviction for the murder of 20 year-old tyler, dick said of kron on's taylor bisacky spoke exclusively with jackson's mother about what this new reward means for her son's case. >>it's a nightmare that was my baby. that is my baby. he was a good kid. he's a good guy. he didn't deserve that since july 3rd of last year. >>jane nelson has spent every day looking for answers as to who murdered her son. 20 year-old tyler dickson. and why not a day that goes by that i >>think about them. and it's frustrating not knowin