claims that sierra was in fact unhappy about her family's move from fremont to morgan hill.sot steven clark analystone friend teared up as she agreed how sierra liked to tilt her head a certain way when shewas happy. sierra's body has never been found. the jury did not hear a discussion about to what extent the judge will allow as evidence a notebook in which the defense will claim that sierraherself wrote about running away.sot steven clark attention bart riders - parking fees bart riders - attention attention bart riders - parking fees are going up. still ahead on kron four news at five. we'll tell you which bart stations are affected - and how much more you'll have to pay. then, president trump is facing renewed criticism tonight. what he said about russian president vladimir putin - that has people upset. and after the break, more rain means more problems for bay area commuters. we'll tell you which areas to avoid this week. police have arrested two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting in vallejo. it happened around noon yesterday on hilborn streetnear river park. upon arrival,

claims that sierra was in fact unhappy about her family's move from fremont to morgan hill.sot steven clarke friend teared up as she agreed how sierra liked to tilt her head a certain way when shewas happy. sierra's body has never been found. the jury did not hear a discussion about to what extent the judge will allow as evidence a notebook in which the defense will claim that sierraherself wrote about running away.sot steven clarkstandup closer big national news:six months after a woman was raped and murdered while jogging in a new york city park -- an arrest has been made. the suspect has reportedly confessed... the mother of the victim had just four words for the accused killer ... "now your nightmare begins." grant lodes is here with who the suspect is -- and how police tracked him down. chanel lewis is the man accused of murder...police say a tip and dna technology helped them make the arrest. the victim, karina vetrano...of queens new york... was strangled while running alone last august. officers say the 30-year old was chosen at random. a tip led detectives to a man whose dna allege

former prosecutor steven clark.sot steven clark/legal analyst shown here at a previous court hearing,in garcia torres stands accused of the march 2012 murder of then 15-year- old sierra lamar, who vanished on her way to school near her home in morgan hill. her body has never been found. family friend roger nelson is among thoseattending the trial.sot roger nelson/lamar family friendthe jury was told it will hear from as many as 100 witnesses in a trial that could take months. much of that testimony expected to revolve around the credibility of circumstantial evidence and statements made by garcia torres to investigators before and after his arrest. the 25 year year old admitted to being on the road where sierra was last seen but claims he was going fishing. and we are following breaking news out of the east bay... police are searching for an inmate who escaped from police custody today in hayward. deputies from kentucky were transporting the man back to that state, when the suspect exited their car and ran down the 880 freeway in hayward. kron four's dan kerman joins us live now from

legal analyst steven clark said the prosecution strategy is to show it's not one piece of evidence that leads to torres. >> ated end of the day it doesn't matter because you have to look at all of the evidence against torres. there is just to many coincidences here. >> reporter: and cross of her friends, the defendant trying to paint a different picture of sierra. her friend admit that she was sad since she just moved from fremont to morgan hill and she missed her friends, her friend said she had never seen torres before. in san jose. >>> the man accused of knocking a police officer in south san francisco unconscious with a skateboard will go on trial. a judge ruled that he is fit to stand trial after reports from two doctors were reviewed. police accused him of acting strangely and not following their commands last march. they cyathea hit an officer in the head with a skateboard after a chase. the officer was release from the hospital in time for christmas last year but he still is recoving his injuries. the suspect is in jail on two million dollars bail. the charges include attempted

former prosecutor steven clark.sot steven clark/legal analyst shown here at a previous court hearing,rcia torres stands accused of the march 2012 murder of then 15-year- old sierra lamar, who vanished on her way to school near her home in morgan hill. her body has never been found. family friend roger nelson is among thoseattending the trial.sot roger nelson/lamar family friendthe jury was told it will hear from as many as 100 witnesses in a trial that could take months. much of that testimony expected to revolve around the credibility of circumstantial evidence and statements made by garcia torres to investigators before and after his arrest. the 25 year year old admitted to being on the road where sierra was last seen but claims he was going fishing. happening tomorrow:the widow of the man who carried out a deadly terrorist attack on a florida nightclub, will appear in an oakland court. lawyers for noor salman are fighting for her release from jail.. they say ... salman had no knowledge of her husband's plan for the shooting. her husband omar mateen is resposnible for the pulse nigh

former prosecutor steven clark.sot steven clark/legal analyst shown here at a previous court hearing,arcia torres stands accused of the march 2012 murder of then 15-year- old sierra lamar, who vanished on her way to school near her home in morgan hill. her body has never been found. family friend roger nelson is among thoseattending the trial.sot roger nelson/lamar family friendthe jury was told it will hear from as many as 100 witnesses in a trial that could take months. much of that testimony expected to revolve around the credibility of circumstantial evidence and statements made by garcia torres to investigators before and after his arrest. the 25 year year old admitted to being on the road where sierra was last seen but claims he was going fishing. police in the east bay are searching for an inmate. . . who escaped from custody in hayward. this morning. . . 27-year-old prisoner shawn new. . .escaped while being transported on i-880. kentucky officers left the santa rita jail. . . and were on their way to s-f-o. . .to catch a flight to the state of kentucky. . .where he is wanted.

steven clark, a former prosecutor, terned defense attorney, says authorities could have trouble making cases stick in kourtd. >> they'll attack credibility of victims saying you got yourself into this mess, and just because you wish you had not, does not mean our clients committed a crime. >> people celebrate or do something, you know, watch how much you drink, what you drink, use the buddy system. >> reporter: it's awkward, but steve says he just wants to make a stand. >> if you don't stand up and fight back, you're going to be robbed all the time. i don't want to live like that. >> reporter: in north beach, nbc bay area news. >>> now, if you have a tip for investigative unit, call us at 888-996-tips, or e-mail the area. >>> let's get back to the weather alert. this is video of the reservoir this evening in san jose. all the rain this winter has the reservoir officially over capacity. not too far away, we have video of stevens creek reservoir in coopertino from a viewer. that reservoir is at 102% capacity, and the drought is over here in the bay area. a bit of a scare today at a dam n

legal analyst steven clark says, the prosecution is showing how odd it was for sierra not to send any texts or call or post anything after her disappearance. today, the defense continued to scrutinize deputy sheriff's in the case saying, they did not handle the evindence properly early on .. sierra's parents were both in court today .. neither has yet been called to testify .. torres has been charged with her murder, although her body has never been found. the trial is taking friday off and will pick up on monday.. bigger than columbine. that's how students described a plot to attack ther school. ahead at eight.. how police discovered the plans of two teens ... for violence in southern california. the most snow recorded in more than 20 years. california's snowpack soars... but is it enough to bust the drought? and next. two robbers attack an elderly woman on her daily walk. now--- only on kron-4 ... her daughter wants you to help catch the attackers. did you know 90% of couples disagree on mattress firmness? enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can bot

steven clark, a former prosecutor, turned defense attorney believes authorities could have trouble makingny case stick in court. >> they will attack the kreblts of these victims by saying, you got yourself into this mess. and just because you now wish you hadn't, that doesn't mean that our clients committed a crime. >> people go out to celebrate or go out to do something, watch how much you drink, watch what you drink. use the buddy system. >> reporter: it might be awkward, but steve says he just wants to make a stand. >> if you don't stand up and fight back, you're going to be robbed all the time. and i don't want to live like that. >> reporter: in north beach, jackson der beck en, nbc bay area news. >> that is a lot of money. >> tens of thousands of dollars. all right. if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call. 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to the unit. >> coming up, devastating tornadoes hit louisiana. we'll keep tracking our own micro climate weather alert. >> more gusty winds and rain in the forecast even as we still have some rain pouring across the bay area. w

steven clark said the progression strategy is to show it's not one piece of evidence that leads to her. >> at the end the day it doesn't really matter because you have to look at all of the evidence. >> and cross -- trying to paint a different picture. sierra was sad and she missed her friend. her friend said she had never seen torres before. >>> the chp is looking for people who fired a bb gun on 680. they received a call about noontime regarding possible shots fired. a gray charger shot bb's. the vw driver was shake eastbound but not hurt. the passenger wags a latino man in his 30s wearing a black hoodie. >>> the now to the city where muni officials trying to deal with the problem of people driving through a tunnel meant for trains. runs -- it brought the line to a halt for hours. passenger hads to get off the train and walk out of the tub el. 24 people have drive then to the continue schedule gotten stuck on the tracks. >> when they do drive in to the tunnel it impacts thousands of riders when they do that because we have to put shuttles on the street. >> crews have restriped the ar

jamie butler put it up for the win, no good but wait, a foul called on marcus clark and the celtics are in disbelief, coach stevens said no way. butler drills, both free-throws and they go on to win it, 104-100 free. in hockey, 999 points in his career. he wasted time reaching the grand milestone, and the one timer to become the 86th player in nhl history and joining that 1000 point club. the overtime goal of the penguins before-3 win. in football, new york jets, jarrell rivas will turn himself in to police in the next 24 hours, police say he was involved in a fight in pittsburgh but two men argonne. be felonies and the incident occurred, and the cell phones for one of the men trying to videotape him. two men in the hospital, both sides claim the other was the aggressor. what a night, there she was at halftime, a game with no problem, $500 gift card and made a decision as her boyfriend shows up with the dunkin' donuts coffee cup. he surprised her with a marriage proposal. it was an unforgettable night. to get a gift card. everybody feels great. >> and maybe a second owner. donald trump hold a surprise news confere

clark. we still have a few rain showers today, but a dry weather pattern is about to begin. but we need the break. steven wilcox sent this photo and video of this a slide in that area. huge rocks fell down on to parts of skyline boulevard south of syblay park in oak. and later today, the russian river in gurnville is expected to rise 4 feet over the 32-foot flood stage there. there are warnings about minor to moderate flooding for people of that area. and lot of trees fell down in barkley last night. a try fell down on tun until road, blocking and knocking downpour lines. several pf ande customers lost power, but crews worked all night to get it back. in snow ma county, several thousands customers lost power, but service has been restored in many areas now, only scattered power outages. >>> all right. at least, like you said, we do definitely knead the break. sounds like, steve, we ore beginning get a few days >> headache orrville has a big problem. the spillway is a huge problem. >> i saw that. i couldn't believe the amount of water. >> 190,000 is coming in. only 50,000 is going out. and that spillway h

sot steven clark/legal analyst the jury hearing evidence about how sierra's phone and clothing were wetrain, except forher jeans, testified the deputy, which also had a strong odor of urine, suggesting observers say, that she had been frightened. in the north bay - people are preparing for another round of heavy rain after getting hit hard by storms last month. these are people in guerneville cleaning up from the recent storms. kron fours dan kerman joins us live now from guerneville with more on how people are bracing for more stormy weather.. dan? a big day in court for noor salman . she is the widow of omar mateen - the gunman who pledged allegiance to islamic terroritst before gunning down people in a florida nightclub. recently a federal grand jury indicted the east bay mother on two offenses - but as kron four's terisa estacio reports, defense attorney's came out strong today - saying the facts paint a much different picture. pkg - noor salman was in an abusive marriage and now needs psychiatrict help especially to deal with the government accusing her of helping her husband omar