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 kipp king collegiate high school kron4's j-r stone has the latest details. (jr stone)friends of his tell me terrence liu is the high school junior who was hit and killed by a train as he was crossing a small bridge of in the distance behind me.sot everyone right now is in a state of shock right now of course some did cry but a majority are devastated just trying to

steven clark, legal analyst: the question for this jury, is was this forensic evidence collected and analyzed correctly. it's very hard to come up with an innocent explaination for why sierra lamar's hair is on a rope in his trunk.'(grant) clark says when the defense makes its closing case, they will argue that sierra is a runaway....and 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 killed lamar...whose been found. (steve)one down...three to go. the warriors shake off the rust and dominate the utah jazz in game one of the western conference semifinals. (vicki)it's the first home game..with head coach steve kerr sidelined as he deals with an ailing back.(steve)as kron 4's alecia reid explains...warriors fans still think the team will cruise to the finals. talk to any warriors fan inside the arena tonight and they'll tell you, the utah jazz didn't have a chance.nat sot - lets go warriorsnatsot - warriors for 3the warriors took a lead early in the game. and fans belie

sot steven clark/ex fiscal el ex fiscal y analista steven clark dice que el jurado se enfrenta a un casoá pidiendo la pena de muerte....y que esto es un gran desafío ya que el cuerpo de la víctima nunca se encontró y ellos... el jurado... podrían estar pensando incluso... que ella sigue viva.... aunque si hay evidencia suficiente... sierra lamar tenía quince años en el 2012 cuando desapareció. la defensa argumenta que ella huyó de su casa, pero hoy la fiscalía refut que lamar no huyó de su hogar, ni de su vida, ni de su familia o amigos... y asegur'o que fue antolin garcía-torres quien le quitó su vida.... la familia de sierra lamar no dio declaraciones al salir de la corte ... andres out maÑana se deber continuar con los alegatos y se espera que sea el andres out maÑana se deber continuar con los alegatos y se espera que sea el turno para la defensa. garca torres no ha rendido su declaracion... y no se espera que maÑana habl. el esta en custodia de las autoridades... desde mayo del 2012. lorena / ots --la escuela preparatoria ''branham'' en san jos, fue blanco de los vndalos esta madrug

sot steven clark/ex fiscal xxxx mientras tanto...parentaba estar calmado durante la audiencia.. estaba vestido con una chaqueta que luego se quito, una camisa rojiza y una corbata. outro que pasa ahora? maÑana deber la defensa continuar con sus alegatos finales, luego la fiscala podra tener un ltimo derecho de palabra y en seguida el jurado discutir el veredicto... de ser encontrado culpable, antoln garca-torres,podra recibir la pena de muerte.. cesar --- vamos a jalisco mexico, donde una niÑa de 12 aÑos se arroj desde el segundo piso de su escuela. la menor que pretenda quitarse la vida sobrevivi y sus amigos aseguran que lo hizo por que era parte de un reto que ha cobrado vidas a nivel internacional. lorena --no vamos a mostrar esas imgenes por su contenido grfico.. jazive perez nos tiene los detalles de este caso. take pkg ;01 ;25 ;46 01;00 01;20 pkg los alumnos y maestros aun tiemblan de horror al recordar las escenas que se han hecho virales a travs de las redes sociales .... la alumna agarrada del barandal del segundo piso de l

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 for justice. with no body ever found, investigators had to rely on forensic evidence to link the defendant to sierra lamar's disappearance. na

/ex fiscal el ex fiscal steven clark dice que la deliberacin del jurado fue rpida, lo que probablementeo resulte favorable para la defensa... pero en este caso la gran pregunta es si sierra lamar sigue con vida... lo que podra jugar a favor de garca torres la opinin pblica est igualmente dividida sot si creo que es culpable le deben dar la pena de muerte sot no no creo porque si no hay cuerpo ni arma... outro sierra lamar tena 15 aÑos cuando desapareci... se espera la decisin del jurado... maÑana a las nueve de la maÑana..y tendremos cobertura completa... cesar/sports --la dramatica saga en el caso de lamar comenz la maÑana del 16 de marzo de 2012, cuando la joven dej su casa en morgan hill para ir a la escuela..pero nunca tom el autobus... take vo full --su familia la report como desaparecida ese mismo dia.. --al dia siguiente, localizan su celular cerca de la parada del autobus .. half slab --el 18 de marzo encuentran la bolsa de lamar junto con una playera y un par de pantalones..y la busqueda se intensifca... y piensan que lamar fue secuestrada.. --el 28 de marzo.. las autoridades e

<steven clark, legal analyst: the question for this jury, is was this forensic evidence collected andzed correctly. it's very hard to come up with an innocent explaination for why sierra lamar's hair is on a rope in his trunk.'>( mark ) legal analyst steven clark says when the defense makes its closing case, they will argue that sierra is a runaway. (mark) the man accused of a mass killing at an oakland university has pleaded no contest in a plea deal. 48-year-old one goh killed seven people at oikos university in 20-12. prosecutors say he dropped out of oikos several months before the shooting and wanted his tuition refunded. goh's plea deal calls for him to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. his formal sentencing is set for july. ( darya ) a mom uses a knife to defend herself following a road rage incident near an elementary school. it happened yesterday morning near sheridan elementary school in san francisco's lakeview district. the fight happened after two women got into a minor traffic accident while parents were dropping off their kids off a

sot steven clark/ex fiscal xxxx mientras tanto... torres aparentaba estar calmado durante la audiencia.. estaba vestido con una chaqueta que luego se quito, una camisa rojiza y una corbata. que pasa ahora? maÑana deber la defensa continuar con sus alegatos finales, luego la fiscala podra tener un ltimo derecho de palabra y en seguida el jurado discutir el veredicto... de ser encontrado culpable, antoln garca-torres,podra recibir la pena de muerte.. cesar una serie de enfrentamientos policiales han dejado un gran saldo mortal a lo largo y ancho de la baha... lorena -pasamos con david gonzlez quien ha seguido estos casos... take 2 boxes david, a que se atribuyen las acciones de los agentes?... david lot take pkg intro segn autoridades, en los tres casos de la ultima semana, oficiales teman por sus vidas al ser amenizados con armas por los hoy occisos... sin embargo, la comunidad dice no estar de acuerdo con el uso letal por parte de los agentes... sot sot blanca hernandez residente de san francisco "como no estn bien las personas puede

<steven clark, legal analyst: the question for this jury, is was this forensic evidence collected and analyzed correctly. it's very hard to come up with an innocent explaination for why sierra lamar's hair is on a rope in his trunk.'>( james ) legal analyst steven clark says when the defense makes its closing case, they will argue that sierra is a runaway. ( james ) we are learning more about the 15-year-old who was shot and killed in san francisco's outer sunset district. he has been identified as reajohn jackson of daly city. he was a sophomore at jefferson high school. police say the 15 year old had been driving a white pontiac at sunset boulevard and kirkham when he was shot. police have not released any information about the shooter. officers are looking into the possibility that it was a targeted crime rather than a random act. ( james ) as the weather heats up there are more rattle snakes being reported around the bay area. a 47-year- old man from santa clara is still in serious condition this morning after he was bitten by a rattle snake. it happened in fremont at the mission

steven clark is here to -- we have steven clark joining us for reaction first of all to the verdict. what you expected. >> a clean sweep for the prosecution. i was somewhat surprised that the verdict was so quick and that they were convinced beyond a reasonable doubt on the safeway attacks. the d.a. didn't have much evidence but it was clear that the jury just believed that he was responsible for sierra lamar's death and i think at this point they said he must have been responsible for these other attacks as well. the defense has to do a complete shift now and go into a mode of trying to convince this jury that mr. garcia- torres is a life worth saving. this will be a complete change. and we will hear from sierra lamar's family and friends as to the victim impact in this case and we will also hear from the defense, trying to put forward a better information about mr. garcia-torres. >> and you speak about the penalty phase in this case. it is going to move forward one week from today is when that will begin. do you anticipate it will be the same jury deciding whether garcia-torres liv

legal analyst steven clark says her testimony was powerful. steven clark/legal analyst<" it is obvious what the defense wants to show here is that antolin garcia torres had a very difficult childhood and was someone who was around abuse his entire life and while that doesn't excuse hi, it might have effected his behavior and that is what the defense wants this jury to cling to...">(steve) garcia torres' mother also testifying about working in the fields when she was pregnant with antolin as the defense strategy heads toward suggesting that exposure to farm chemicals is somehow related to the murder of sierra lamar. (steve) in san francisco. police say a woman was arrested after trying to snatch a child out of his mother's arms(pam) it happened just after nine- this morning .... inside the citys ferry building. (pam) police say, bystanders who came to the aid of the mother and her little boy... thwarted the kidnapping. the female suspect tried to convince witnesses... that the little boy belonged to her. but police say, the suspect and the vict

legal analyst steven clark says there is a mountain of evidence to consider and expects it could be severaldays before a verdict is reached. the trial lasted more than three months. antolon garcia torres is charged in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of 15 year old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) still ahead... the weekend is finally here and get ready for some cooler temperatures...(steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp is back with what to expect... clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. thanks to the ridge of high pressure continuing to move to the east while a longwave trough advances to the coast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday. some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop -- livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. yes, the toyota mirai runs on hydrogen. yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. yes, it has an epa-estimated range of 312 miles. yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions

legal analyst steven clark says there is a mountain of evidence to consider and expects it could be severaldays before a verdict is reached. the trial lasted more than three months. antolon garcia torres is charged in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of 15 year old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) still ahead... the weekend is finally here and get ready for some cooler temperatures...(steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp is back with what to expect... who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. thanks to the ridge of high pressure continuing to move to the e

a brilliant strategy says legal analyst steven clark'steven clark/legal analyst" if the jury believes that he is not responsible for those safeway attacks, it's going to undermine the overall view that the case against garcia torres, that he is someone with the proclivity to have gone after sierra lamar...." the defense attacked evidence that put the defendant near the bus stop where sierra lamar vanished, arguing there is proof he was long gone when sierra got there and that investigators not only contaminated dna and other forensic evidence, but failed to look into reports of another car in the area, suggesting they arrested the wrong suspect. 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...." the defense will resume it's closing arguments tomorrow but the prosecution will have the final word with jury during it's rebuttal argument when steven cl

steven clark/legal analyst" they got a toehold to go back and revisit the guilt phase of the case by a going after the lead detective and his credibility issues relative to another murder case..."clark says the ruling might have had more of an impact in the first phase of the trial as antolin garcia torres was found guilty of 1st degree murder in the death of sierra lamar. but he says that having given what was described as 'false statistical evidence' in the other case could be a factor as the jury decides whether to sentence the defendant to the death penalty." the fact that his credibility has been questioned in another murder case suggests that bit might be questioned in this case and the defense will use that to try and undermine everything he has done in this case and would the jury have made a different decision or does it effect their view of the evidence..."rob fladeboe/san jose"the detective's testimony in the other case is said to have led to a new trial. that is not likely to happen in the sierra lamar case but the judge says hearing from hi again might help to clear up an

steven clark/legal analyst"what the defense didn't want to do is create a record that might harm theirmotion for a new trial because if they weren't ready yet to develop the issue, it was better for them not to call sgt leon at all and instead rely on other mitigating testimony they presented about mr garcia torres...."after the grandmother of his children testified she thinks he's innocent and after watching photos of himself playing with the oldest of his two daughters, antolin garcia torres was given one last chance to testify, he again refused,, as the defense rested it's case. rob fladeboe/san jose" closing arguments are scheduled for next tuesday and then the jury will deliberate. they can send garcia torres to prison for the rest of his life or they can sentence him to the death penalty...in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) it will be months before highway one in big sur will reopen... thanks to a massive mudslide - that's about 40 áfeet deep. still ahead on kron four news ... we are hearing from business owners impacted by the slide - on how they hope to stay in busine

steven clark, legal analyst: the question for this jury, is was this forensic evidence collected and analyzed correctly. (grant) clark says when the defense makes its closing case, they will 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. this ordeal startedon march 16th...20-12. lamar disappears in morgan hill on her way to school.== 12 days later...detectives start monitoring antolin garcia torres.== in may of that year...the suspect is arrested. == more than 700 people have searched for lamar in the years since.== there have been seemingly endless delays during the legal process...but in october of last year...jury selection finally started. we just wrapped up 13 weeks of testimony during the trial...and now...closing arguments. unclear when the jury might be able to start deliberating. if he's convicted...garcia torres could get the death penalty. (vicki) the man accused of a

opening statements, steven clark said prosecutors will focus on the murder as premeditated. the defense will bring up his troubled home life. >> they are trying to get sympathy and say he is a man whose life is worth saving. >> his father was quicked in 2012 for sexually assaulting a young relative. a psychologist could testify and his family, torres' exgirlfriend and mother to his young child. >> would jury would be allowed to consider the impact on that young child of his execution. the defense will play on those natures of this case. >> clark said it is a decision the jury will not take lightly. there is no explanation of how the 15-year-old died. >> i asked if he gives up information, he said it is unlikely since he will appeal the court's decision. ktvu, fox 2 news. >> in pleasanton a woman was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public. she was rested for driving with an alcohol level of .13 with her 10-year-old child in the car. back in september she hit a parked car resulting in the death of a 3-year-old boy. she is facing charges of felony dui. now there is a th

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...."(pam) 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. the defense is expected to resume and wrap up its closing arguments tomorrow. (steve) another big story tonight: police open fire on one of san francisco's busiest streets... after finding a man stabbing another man.the shooting shutdown part of market street for most of the day. kron4's charles clifford is tracking the latest developments. natsaccording to the san francisco police department, just before 1130 wednesday morning two uniformed officers walking in the 900 block of market street witnessed a white adult male stabbing a philipino or

legal analyst steven clark describes what the strategy could be. >> the defense portrays her as a teenager unhappy at home, ran away, and could be alive. >> reporter: the prosecution reiterated over and over again to think unreasonable for her to run away saying there was no hidden life. the jury took a break. they are led back into the courtroom at 11:00 a.m. scheduled to restart as the prosecution continues closing arguments, no word on if the defense starts tomorrow, more on that later today. live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the coverage of the trial continues on abc 7 news.com, and our reporter is at the courthouse with live reports starting this afternoon on the air. follow updates on twitter at abc 7david. download news app for alerts sent to your phone. the other top story today, the hot weather that keeps getting hotter. it's a great day, of course, to be on the beach in santa cruz. looking live, a lot of people have the right idea, but don't forget the sunscreen. our meteorologist mike nicco is tracking near record high temperatures, mike? >> hi, everybody,

analyst steven clark says the penalty phase in a capitol case like this, deciding whether <"i think inthe jury's mind is that if he's executed the knowledge of where sierra is will go with him and that may be a kind of subliminal thong that's out there with this jury, that the location of sierra is still a mystery.>( will ) the jury deliberated just two days before reaching a decision in the guilt phase of the trial. analyst steven clark says the penalty phase in a capitol case like this, deciding whether someone lives or dies, is the toughest decision any jury is asked to make. ( mark ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) the jury in the murder trial of three santa clara count jail gaurds accused of beating a mentally ill inmate to death will also continue their deliberations this morning. the jury got the case last week. michael tyree was found dead in his cell with a ruptured spleen at san jose's main jail in 20-15. jereh lubrin, rafael rodriguez and matthew farris are the deputies who could face life in prison if convicted. ( mark ) in the ea

.>( james ) analyst steven clark says the penalty phase in a capitol case like this, deciding whetheres or dies, is the toughest decision any jury is asked to make. ( james ) an east bay community is mourning again after two more young lives were lost. the two teenagers who died in this crash on memorial day in alameda went to school in the new haven unified school district in union city. the 17-year olds have been identified as brianna ortega and simon sotelo. these deaths come after three other students in the district died recently. one of those tragedies, just a few weeks ago on mothers day. counselors were brought in to help students and staff members. 7 people were inside the truck at the time of the accident. police say speed is likely what caused the crash. (james) plus.... a mother is outraged after seeing what was printed next to her son's picture in his yearbook.

escuchemos el anlisis de un ex fiscal sot steven clark/ex fiscal con vo/andres dice que a falta de unrpo de la joven... la fiscala debe dejar claro, sin duda alguna, que antoln garca-torres es el responsable del secuestro y asesinato de sierra lamar... dice que deben utilizar la evidencia que tienen, como el adn del sospechoso dispersas en varias de las pruebas... y que la defensa deber desestimar estas evidencias para evitar una condena este es un caso que ha conmovido a toda el rea de la baha. de ser encontrado culpable, garca torres quien tiene dos hijos... y est en custodia e las autoridades desde el 21 de mayo de 2012, podra enfrentar la pena de muerte de ser hayado culpable... andres on cam este mircoles en la maÑana... se reanudar la sesin y se espera que el turno esta vez sea para la defense.. para que presente sus argumentos finales... blanca ---el departamento del alguacil del condado de sonoma anunci que limitar su cooperacin con los agentes de inmigracin. take vo ---hoy a las 6 de la tarde nuestra colega "pilar niño" nos revelar el plan que tiene la agencia del orden dentr

take sot steven clark/ex fiscal take vo la defensa trajo a colación el término la cubeta de la vergenzadría las pruebas presentadas por la fiscalía y que según lópez, fueron manipuladas y carecen de validez... un ejemplo es que el cabello de la entonces adolescente fue encontrado en una cuerda o lazo que perteneca a garcía torres... la defensa dijo que estaba contaminada y fue manipulada andres ahora habrá que esperar a que el jurado decida y diga si garcía torres es culpable o no... de ser encontrado culpable... antoln garca-torres... podría enfrentar la pena de muerte... cesar ---el trnsito sigue siendo una gran pesadilla para los residentes en los ngeles... -- existe un proyecto para reducir el nmero de vehculos en las autopistas ---pero cmo podra lograrse eso... ---"gabriel huerta" nos cuenta take pkg ;1 ;30 ;54 1;27 pkg el condado de los angeles, es la segunda zona metropolitana con mayor indice de crecimiento demografico del mundo. solo despues de tokio ..con una poblacion de casi diez millones de personas, de acuerdo con el censo de 2010... nat sound pero la tortura que viven dia

take pkg 0:01steve 0:08 pkg sot steven clark analista legal el detective principal de la investigacion de la desaparicin y homicidio de sierra lamar, herman leon , fue declarado culpable de proveer falso testimonio en otro caso de asesinato... uno ocurrido en el 2009 en una estacion del tren ligero en san jose... al parecer durante ese procedimiento juridico proporciono estadisticas falsas y estas se utilizaron como evidencia... los sospechosos, dos hombres fueron enviados a la carcel en el 2016... pero el miercoles pasado una jueza orden que este juicio se realize de nuevo.... la defensa de antolin garcia torres quiere usar esa desacreditacion del investigados para que no le vaya a dar la pena de muerte a su cliente...y le pidieron a la jueza que les permita compartir esa informacion con el jurado.. sotsteven clark analista legal sin embargo la jueza vanessa zecher no se ha pronunciado al respecto... por su parte hoy... la fiscalia llamo al estrado a la hermana de sierra lamar: daniele, a una compaÑera de escuela y a su maestro de ingles... cada uno hablo del impacto que el secuestro

steven clark said prosecutor david boyd was effective in his rebuttal. >> he kept bringing the jury back to the dna, regardless of the defense arguments to the contrary, he kept focusing and saying there is no explanation for the dna other than garcia torres killed sierra lamar. >> some volunteers who searched for her said they won't give up even with the trial over. >> we're working very hard to return sierra to her family. >> sierra's family expressed gratitude and hope. >> so now -- now we wit and we pray and we hope for justice for sierra. thank you. >> again the jury did begin deliberations today and planned to have a morning session tomorrow before reassuming full-time on monday unless they reach a quick verdict. >> we will be standing by thank you robert. >>> hit-and-run in east palo alto investigators are still scouring the scene. a driver hit two teenagers. the crash happened yesterday after school at the intersection of coolly and runny mead witnesses say one of the teenagers was thrown against a tree. both were seriously hurt but are expected to vaf. police are looking for the

a brilliant strategy says legal analyst steven clark'steven clark/legal analyst" if the jury believes that he is not responsible for those safeway attacks, it's going to undermine the overall view that the case against garcia torres, that he is someone with the proclivity to have gone after sierra lamar...." the defense attacked evidence that put the defendant near the bus stop where sierra lamar vanished, arguing there is proof he was long gone when sierra got there and that investigators not only contaminated dna and other forensic evidence, but failed to look into reports of another car in the area, suggesting they arrested the wrong suspect.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...." (pam) the defense will resume its closing arguments tomorrow.... but the prosecution will have the final word with jury, during its rebuttal argument .. that

. >> reporter: little analyst steven clark said it would've been a game changer if alcohol was involved. for this family, it doesn't make a difference. >> it does send the wrong message because he is young, he's 18 but i feel like it's not fair. >> reporter: they are now hoping no family goes through their pain as they play pictures of a sikh coalition on a digital frame in their house to keep her close. >> nobody walks out of the house thinking i will take somebody's life. but at any minute you can. so you need to slow down and you need to think. >>> 4:25 am. two women and a seven-year-old boy are in the hospital in washington state after falling off a ferris wheel near seattle. they fell 30 feet and landed on the metal base at the bottom of the right. a witness said one of the carts flipped upside down and the riders fell out a fourth person was slightly hurt after he was clipped by one of the victims who fell from the ferris wheel. he refused medical treatment. the ferris wheel was shut down but the other rides continue to operate. >>> the state has approved what are considered the t

. >> reporter: legal analyst steven clark said neither the prosecution or the defense has left any stone unturned. without a body nor a crime scene, prosecutors from the start building its forensic evidence that included garcia torres's dna on her clothing for her hair found on a rope in the trunk of his car. spending each singular piece of evidence can be explained but when you look at it in totality, the only reasonable explanation from the prosecution's perspective is that mr. garcia torres is responsible for her death. >> reporter: the defense attacking the handling of that evidence, going after sierra lamar's character suggesting she ran away. >> we know she did not run away. we've had evidence to prove that.>> reporter: she is among the hundreds of volunteers who spent years looking for sierra. she feels confident the jury will find garcia torres guilty. just because we have not found her body does not prove the he did not kidnap and murder her. >> reporter: garcia torres did not testify. experts say that is expected since he would have likely had to answer to three other attempted

. >> there's no higher stakes -- >> reporter: legal analyst steven clark is surprised the jury in theurder trial reached a verdict after only two days worth of deliberations. >> what it shows me is this is a group that got to work right away. they worked together collaboratively, factions didn't build up in the jury deliberation room. >> reporter: angelina garcia torres is charged with first degree murder. if found guilty he faces the death penalty. prosecution says he killed the 15-year-old, that his dna was found on her discarded clothing. the defense says the dna evidence is flawed and since sierra's body has not been found it is nothing more than a missing persons case. >> is it possible sierra lamar could still be alive? if that is the case, that would explain why they came back so quickly, if they felt that the da didn't prove sierra lamar was in fact dead. >> reporter: sierra's father talked to "abc 7 news" after first day of deliberations. >> it's been a long time, but it is a blink of an eye compared to how much time we haven't had sierra with us. >> reporter: garcia tores is

. >> reporter: legal analyst, steven clark, has been following the murder case. prosecutors have tried to prove get garcia lamar -- jameelah garry told sierra lamar without a body. her dna including a strand of her hair on a rope was in garcia-torres' car and his dna was on her clothing found abandoned in a field. garcia-torres did not testify but told police that they never met clark said a quick break suggest the verdict -- jurors work together. unlikely there was a rogue jury. wally quick verdict means it's worse for the defendant typically, clark thinks it could go either way. >> the defense was suggesting that sierra lamar was still alive and if the jury didn't get past that issue. then that could be quickly decided that if she's still alive, there's no way this could be a murder. >> i'm surprised. i'm not overly nervous, necessarily, i think the prosecution presented a very effective case. >> reporter: mark kleist, father of holly class said it took it jury a four day in his daughter's murder. he's been such with sierra's pastor of the trial. >> i know they

. >> there's no higher stakes -- >> reporter: legal analyst steven clark is surprised the jury in the murder trial reached a verdict after only two days worth of deliberations. >> what it shows me is this is a group that got to work right away. they worked together collaboratively, factions didn't build up in the jury deliberation room. >> reporter: angelina garcia torres is charged with first degree murder. if found guilty he faces the death penalty. prosecution says he killed the 15-year-old, that his dna was found on her discarded clothing. the defense says the dna evidence is flawed and since sierra's body has not been found it is nothing more than a missing persons case. >> is it possible sierra lamar could still be alive? if that is the case, that would explain why they came back so quickly, if they felt that the da didn't prove sierra lamar was in fact dead. >> reporter: sierra's father talked to "abc 7 news" after first day of deliberations. >> it's been a long time, but it is a blink of an eye compared to how much time we haven't had sierra with us. >> reporter: garcia tores

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

legal analsyst steven clark says the defense could ask for a new trial.me, testimony continues as the jury must decide whether to sentence garcia torres to the death penalty or to life in prison..."the prosecution picked up where it left off tuesday, calling to the stand several of sierra's high school classmates who gave emotional testimony about how sierra's murder hurt them too and changed their lives. a few jurors dabbed at their eyes as sierra's sister danielle laughed and cried, as she said how a part of her died with sierra. earlier, in what could have significant repercussions in the case, the defense informed the court that detective herman leon, who oversaw much of the sierra lamar investigation, was found by a judge last week to have given false testimony in another case, ordering a new trial. the defense now seems intent on using that to cast doubt on leon's testimony in this case, to influence the jury to spare garcia torres from the death penalty. legal analyst steven clark.steven clark/legal analyst" so what the garcia torres defense team w

<steven clark/legal analyst" so what the garcia torres defense team wants to do now is take the fact that there was a judicial finding of a credibility problem with the officer and then use it by saying if it was an issue in that case maybe it's an issue in this case or at least have been given the chance to cross examine the officer...">( james @ land ) legal experts say if the information about the detective's false testimony is ánotá permitted in the penalty phase... it could be used as part of an appeal. meantime, the prosecution will call more witnesses today including sierra's mother and father. (darya) a jury has acquitted a white oklahoma police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. and protests broke out overnight in response to the verdict. tulsa officer betty jo shelby was found not guilty yesterday of first-degree manslaughter. terence crutcher was shot and killed in september and it was all captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear because she said crutcher did not obey her commands and thought he was reaching for something in his s

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 deceased? she is missing and nothing else. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> the chancellor at u.c

steven clark/legal analyst " what the prosecution is trying to show is that the fact that there is no body has been especially cruel for the family and that garcia torres does not deserve any mercy from the jury because he didn't show any mercy toward sierra lamar and her family..." "what the defense is focusing on is that because garcia torres was just 21 at the time of these crimes and was a juvenile when he committed these other crimes that he was someone who suffered extreme hardship when he was growing up and that led to the poor decisions he was making..." (rob live) both sides playing to emotion. the prosecution played that emotional video of sierra lamar lip syncing to a favorite tune, reminding the jury that there will never be any peace for the lamar family who has to re live their nightmare every time human remains are found somehwhere in the bay area. while the defense showed the jury pictures of 5 year old antolin garcia and pictures of hiskids and that his is a life worth saving. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) we are also awaiting the verdict - in the

.<> <steven clark/legal analyst" so what the garcia torres defense team wants to do now is take the fact that there was a judicial finding of a credibility problem with the officer and then use it by saying if it was an issue in that case maybe it's an issue in this case or at least have been given the chance to cross examine the officer...">( james ) if the information about the detectives' false testimony is not permitted in the penalty phase legal experts say it could be part of an appeal. meantime, the prosecution will call more wtinesses today including sierra's mother and father. (james) coming up... robert muller has been appointed special counsel in the invesitagation of president donald trump's campaign and it's potential ties to russia. a look at his san francisco roots. and... computer outages at several d-m-v branches around the bay area leaves hundres of people with a headache. what you can expect if you are going to the d-m-v today.(dave) a look at your weather, next. (dave)sunny and warm today with a heat wave coming our way for the weekend ! your forecast is next. ( james

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....">( james ) 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. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... police open fire on one of san francisco's busiest streets after finding a man stabbing another man. the shooting shutdown part of market street for most of the day. kron4's charles clifford has the details. natsaccording to the san francisco police department, just before 1130 wednesday morning two uniformed officers walking in the 900 block of market street witnessed a white adult male stabbing a philipino or asian male. the attack may have happened near or possibly inside a subway sandwich shop. the officers immed

here's legal analyst steven clark. >> is it possible that sierra lamar could still be alive?at could explain what i think that came back so quickly if they felt the d.a. didn't prove that sierra lamar was in fact dead. >> reporter: garcia-torres is also on trial for the attempted kidnappings of three women in a safeway parking lot. there will be four separate verdicts read. the penalty phase of the trial will be next. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> we are going to have a special report as soon as the verdict comes in. you'll find it on comcast channel 715 or digital channel 7.2. we'll have complete coverage at abc7news.com and on the go with the abc 7 news app. >>> investigators need the public's help to determine what went wrong moments before this plane crashed in napa county. this happened at lake barryessa. the plane was a single engine light sport amphibious aircraft. lillian kim has the story. >> reporter: ntsb investigators say their first priority is to get the icon a-5 to a security location. the aircraft was only in the air for 20 minutes before it crashed in a remote

it was powerful testimony says legal analyst steven clark.st" it's the type of testimony the d a wants the jury to hear while they're deciding whether to spare mr garcia torres' life because the d a is going to tell the jury that they should not show any mercy to him because he showed no mercy to sierra lamar...."rob fladeboe/san jose " as for that 'lingering doubt' issue we told you about on wenesday. the defense wants the jury to hear about how the lead investigator in the sierra lamar case was recently found to have given false testimony in another, unrelated murder case.away from the jury, the judge told the defense to put something in writing and she would consider it next week when the defense takes center stage. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news ( pam ) you can keep track of the developments in this story through the kron four mobile app... as well as our facebook page and twitter feed. we will send out a push alert when the decision comes in. you can download the app for free... just be sure to enable the push alert feature. ( steve

legal analyst steven clark says there is a mountain of evidence to consider and expects it could be severalefore a verdict is reached. the trial lasted more than three months. antolon garcia torres is charged in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of 15 year old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (dan kerman) here in san francisco a big sink hole which toppled over a big rig has been filled. it was about 5-20 this morning when the big rig pulled over to park suddliy the driver felt the truck begin to life to one side. before he knew it a sink hole had opened up and his truck had fallen in. the sf p-u-c came on site once a tow truck pulled the big rig away to determine what caused that sink hole. it turns out there was a three foot gap between the top of the asphalt and the ground underneath, but the sf p-u-c could not find a leak. in san francisco, dan kerman kron 4 news. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. thanks

it was powerful testimony says legal analyst steven clark. steven clark/legal analyst" it is obvious what the defense wants to show here is that antolin garcia torres had a very difficult childhood and was someone who was around abuse his entire life and while that doesn't excuse hi, it might have effected his behavior and that is what the defense wants this jury to cling to..."garcia torres' mother also testifying about working in the fields when she was pregnant with antolin as the defense strategy heads toward suggesting that exposure to farm chemicals is somehow related to the murder of sierra lamar. rob fladeboe/san jose" and then there is the still unresolved matter of whether a witness for the prosecution, a detective, will be recalled to be questioned about his earlier testimony given the fact that he was recently found to have given false testimony in another case. the judge is expected to rule on that motion on wednesday. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) in the south bay... police say a san jose state university football

<steven clark, legal analyst: " but the question for this jury is maybe the forsenic evidence wasn't analyzed or collected correctly, but is it enough? is it done well enough to suggest that there's only one indication and that's sierra lamar dna is in mr garcia torres' car, her dna is on those gloves, and her hair is on that rope in is trunk. and it's very hard to come up with an innocent explanation as to why sierra lamar's hair is found on a rope in mr. garcia torres' car. that's why the defense has started from day one attacking the forensic evidence. because if they can't knock that out, they're going to have a big problem with this jury.>(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 lamar's family and their supporters, it has been five years of waiting for some sort of closure. catherine heenan takes us through the case from the beginning. natearly morning on a lonely rural road in morgan hillthis is where sierra lamar disappeared on march 16th, 2012 she was h

legal analyst steven clark said prosecutor david boyd was effective in his he rebuttal by focusing on the dna evidence. >> yesterday the defense created levity with the jury. this rumgts argument by the prosecution was dead serious. and he tried to stress to the jury just what happened to seer la ray lamar. >> now we wait and we pray and we hope for justice for sierra. >> reporter: again, the jury did begin deliberations today here at the hall of justice. and they plan to have a morning session tomorrow. a and then resume full-time on monday. of course that's in case they don't make a quick decision on the verdict before then. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area. >> continuing coverage once we get a verdict we'll send a push alert to your phone through the app. >>> new at 6:00 tonight facing emergency of its own the 911 dispatch chernt has a staffing shortage which came to light after the massive power outage. the urgent call to fix it and fast. nbc bay area joins us live in san francisco and what's the plan,d%kyk kristi. hr(t&hác hard working 911 dispatchers but the city nee

<steven clark/legal analyst" so what the garcia torres defense team wants to do now is take the factt there was a judicial finding of a credibility problem with the officer and then use it by saying if it was an issue in that case maybe it's an issue in this case or at least have been given the chance to cross examine the officer...">(steve) if the information about the false testimony is not permitted in the penalty phase, legal experts say it could be part of an appeal. meantime, the prosecution will call more wtinesses tomorrow, including sierra's mother and father. (pam) bart is taking action to make sure riders do not get stuck in the dark during a power outage. bart installed new batteries to power the backup emergency lights .. this, after a p-g-and e outage plunged riders in the dark at the montgomery bart station last month. then, days later, emergency lights failed at bart's richmond station. bart says, an investigation revealed 14- stations did not have emergency lights. that's despite the fact, inspection reports indicated, the systems had been tested and were working. no

steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor "obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, 'is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive?' and that's what the defense hammered on in its closing argument. 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." another unnerving possibility for lamar's family could be that if torres garcia is found not guilty and her body is recovered in the future - he could never be tried for her murder again. the verdict is expected tomorrow morning at 9. live in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (steve) thank you ella and we will bring the verdict to you live - on the kron four news morning show. (pam) tonight... a man who was beaten as he rode bart with his family...says, the transit agency could have prevented the mob attack last month... and now...he is taking legal action.(steve) grant lodes has been closely tracking this story for us and is here with this man's pow