was just like a slap in the chest. >> if the two cases were related and joanna's body was in the city landfilla space the size of three football fields, how would investigators find it? >> we have bags basically 1260 acres of trash that becomes a crime scene. >> but investigators got a huge break when they learned landfill officials were far better organized than they thought. >> one of the things that i was quite amazed by was how strategically placed or lined out the trash is that is put in grids. they can actually go back and determine a region or area where trash was dumped from a particular area of the city. >> so volunteers searched the area where trash from joanna's neighborhood was dumped. but even then, it was almost two years worth of trash, almost a quarter of a million tons of it to dig through. hundreds of volunteers participated in the search. >> to us, it was a phenomenal effort that they were willing to do for our daughter. >> after 12 weeks, investigators had to consider the possibility they wouldn't find joanna's body. and that the risk for the volunteers outweighed spending

the officers got there, the dumpsters had been dumped into the garbage truck and taken out to the city landfill. >> the police went out to the sioux falls landfill, a 470-acre property that serves five counties and almost a quarter of a million people. >> it was estimated that there was probably two to three dozen tons of garbage brought out in the days that we had been looking for darlene. >> it's below zero with the frigid windchill. through the trash one foot at a time. >> for the three dozen searchers, the job was difficult and frustrating. it went on for days with no guarantee the body was even in the landfill. >>> she wanted to bring that little morsel of joy into your life. every time i saw a photo, i saw a smile and a big smile. >> three weeks after darlene went missing her friends, family and the deaf community gathered for a memorial service even though investigators hadn't yet found her body. >> we knew we were going to have a challenge ahead of us to locate her body. ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle, see how much you could save. she thought she'd feel better after s

the officers got there, the dumpsters had been dumped into the garbage truck and taken out to the city landfill>> the police went out to the sioux falls landfill, a 470-acre property that serves five counties and almost a quarter of a million people. >> it was estimated that there was probably two to three dozen tons of garbage brought out in the days that we had been looking for darlene. >> it's below zero with the frigid windchill. through the trash one foot at a time. >> for the three dozen searchers, the job was difficult and frustrating. it went on for days with no guarantee the body was even in the landfill. imple misstep, to tripping over a rug, to just losing their balance. and not being able to get up from a fall can have serious, lifetime consequences. being prepared is important. philips lifeline with autoalert is more than just a medical alert button. it's an advanced fall detection system designed to get you help quickly. if you fall and you're unable to push your button, the fall detection technology within autoalert can trigger the button to automatically place a call for help. o

the efforts will soon get a boost. starting next year in new york city, restaurants will be required to stop sending food waste to landfills. >> we're all going to have to comply where the landfills are getting too much and it's something we can actually use for our good. >> the scraps will be converted into come post or natural gas. the goal is to keep it out of landfills which is important to reduce harmful emissions. waste landfill, organic decompose under anaerobic conditions. this leads to the release of a lot of methane from landfills. it's a greenhouse gas and irritant. >> this is where some of that wasted food could end up, in an industrial site in brooklyn. welcome to the wastewater treatment plant where the food will go into those silver eggs and come out as energy. this is the nerve center where the process is monitored. these eggs provide an oxygen-free environment where bacteria breaks down the organic waste or black gold as they refer to it here. through a port hole, we saw the bubbles of methane gas rising from the sludge, biogas that can eventually be used to heat your home. >> the plan here is to take food

the city parks. the major problem with the critters was here in caesar chavez park along the waterfront which is built right on top of a landfille squirrels have been burring holes in the dirt and they are concerned that could lead through a toxic leak. originally the city was considering killing the squirrels but that led to a public outcry. the council formed a special squirrel subcommittee to come up with a solution and the best way to control the critters was to simply stop feeding them. once the new law takes effect anyone seen tossing peanuts or bread to squirrels could face a fine or six months in jail. it's expected the city will be putting up new signs and brochures at new parks throughout the city. live in berkeley alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> berkeley voters will get to decide if there should be a tax on sugary drinks sold in their city. last night the city council approved putting the measure on the ballot. if voters approve it, they will proposed $0.01 an ounce on sugary drinks. san francisco voters will also decide on a $0.02 per ounce tax on sugary drinks in december. >>> there is a new confrontation ove

the city and now there are only 14. and san francisco has a goal of sending zero waste to a landfill, by 2020. and how are we going to get there? recycle, reduce, and so, question is we have to have them, where are we going to have them? the spot where this is being proposed is a mixed use location, and the actual lot itself, is a service arts and light industrial zoning, and the definition of that, type of district, is that it is designed to protect, and facilitate, the expansion of the light and industrial activity that is exactly what smart cycle would like to have happen here. and now, there has been a great deal of anger, you might have picked up in some of the opposition in the one opposition brief that mr. manex submitted but, they are very upset about this environmental compliance being at that spot, however, the family recognized the recycling materials that they generate are the ones that are going to be dropped off there and used and taken away. and now, i just want to point out that he concludes in the opposition brief by saying, a buy back business needs to be located in a non-res

landfill. the critters have been causing problems. burring holes in the dirt. there is concern that could lead to a toxic leak. now originally the cityating the squirrels but the council backed away from that idea after a public outcry. the council formed a special squirrel subcommittee to come up with a special solution. the best way to control the critters was to simply stop feeding them. once the new law takes effect anyone used tossing peanuts could face $1,000 fine and six months in jail. now to bring you back out here live this morning over the next few months the city is expected to begin putting up new signs and putting out new brochures at all of the parks here in berkeley. letting people know it's against the law to feed the squirrels and any other animals for that matter. live in berkeley, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> berkeley voters will also get to decide if there should be a tax on sugary drinks sold in their city. last night the stackable approved putting the measure on the november ballot. if voters approve it, the measure would impose a penny an ounce tax. the money will go into the city's general fund so it

the landfill. these are seismic hinges that the need to work on. anyone who normally fuses to 800 have to find another way into the city. today we also have is that baseball damage to a 45 fear the anticipation is a lot of people are to be stuck this morning if. caltrans is larry telling people the b l least 30 minutes the laced. bonilla >>: likely it's little lighter than usual here at the end bay bridge. and for the golden gate bridge is easy trip with a little traffic on the northbound direction i expect we're still a little more that later on. the notes bay forecast will call for way yesterday which is a lot of high clouds and possibly years a month. p.s. 66 medicos and 81 n. here is a vague area live forecast for the afternoon and have a more complete let and the fourth test, and of a 545. a tense situation for some residents in mountain view. a standoff between police and a man who locked himself inside his home with his teen daughter. the standoff started yesterday afternoon at a home on williams way. the man refused to come out of the house and at one point. showed a firearm. halfhostage negotiators were called

landfill. the critters have been burrowing holes in the dirt. that could potentially lead to a leak if they break through the cap that covers the dump. city considered exterminating the squirrels but the council backed away from the idea after a public outcry. they so decided the best way to control the critters was to stop feeding them. once this new law takes effect, anyone caught tossing food to the squirrels could face $1,000 and six months in jail. over the next few months, you can expect new signs and brochures go up in the parks, letting people know it's against the law to feed the squirrels. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> well, the stage is now set for another tense confrontation involving the future of the as in oakland. late yesterday, the city council ordered it four members on the -- its four members on the board to reject the lease extension. that proposal would have lowered the as rent by 20%. the council will now release its own proposed lease extension tomorrow addressing its economic concerns. last week, the city council members on the coliseum board did not show up for a vote on the lease