cu - anchor --el caso de la desaparicion de sierra lamar en morgan hill mantiene a las autoridades y a toda una comunidad en una intensa busqueda. --blanca garza, en vivo en el estudio nos tiene lo mas reciente en cuanto a las averiguaciones., blanca. take pkg blanca live --gracias cesar...de acuerdo a los investigadore s, despues de haber encontrado la bolsa de sierra lamar el domingo, donde dentro estaba ropa de la joven de 15 aÑos... vo ...incluyendo, playera y un pantalon; hoy... se determin que "si" es la misma que llevaba puesta la adolecente, el viernes cuando sali de la casa de su mama marlene lamar rumbo a su escuela "sobrato high" en morgan hill alrededor de las 6 y media de la maÑana y desaparecio. --hoy... se cumple una semana de la intensa busqueda y segun el portavoz del alguacil del condado de santa clara, jos cardoza, buzos han comenzado tambien a buscar en el estanque "ogier" y otros grupos de agua de los alrededores. --informan que la policia conduce adems cateos en las casas de los vecinos, y todos.... explicaron, estan cooperando., esto solo como una medida "mas

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here on campus the signs say sierra lamar missing. a cheerleading team is devastated by what happened. >> the weather is getting cold. i hope -- i hope she is okay. >> reporter: her friends at washington high school are dealing with tough times. their good friend sierra lamar nowhere to be found. >> sad to know she is out there somewhere by herself. >> feels like she is going to come back. >> reporter: monday was filled with tears, hugs and lots of unanswered questions. >> she is not like a person that would run away from herpubs without -- her problems and without telling anyone. >> reporter: they are trying to remain optimistic that their friend is nearby and is okay. >> we want her to be home safe. and we are looking for her and we care so much. we want her to be home. >> reporter: jr stone, kron 4 news. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi was sentenced today in his domestic violence case. he met with mayor ed lee and now they say the mayor will make an announcement tomorrow regarding his future. last week mayor ed lee said he

marlene lamar made a plea last night at that vigil. the property owners in morgan hill asking them to please search their land especially for those pieces of property posted with no trespassing signs. to see if anything turns up. the only item that has turned up so far is sierra's cell phone that was found alongside a road down from her home here in morgan hill. the sheriff's office is now saying that that, unfortunately, that cell phone along with her computer have not revealed any information about her whereabouts. in another development, sierra's biological father steve lamar released a statement after it became known he is a registered sex offender. and this is what he says, quote, i ask you please not shift the focus away from the investigation and from finding sierra. i also ask you please not let my past shape your opinion of sierra and my family. please understand i'm a dad and want nothing more than to find my missing daughter. the sheriff's office says that steve lamar is not a person of interest. and has been cooperating fly

lamar's fellow cheerleaders were handing out pink and black ribbons signifying hope and faith lamar will return safely. >> someone, somewhere knows something about her. and maybe if enough people talk about it, it's going to come out. >> if you're watching this, know that we love you and miss you so much and a lot of people are supporting you. i know you're strong. i can't wait to see you again. i love you, sierra. >> reporter: klaas kids is hoping to organize search efforts here at burnett elementary school. the first search to start off from here 8:00 a.m. tuesday morning. if you're interested in helping come to the school. if you're interested in helping in any of the searches, come to the school. >>> tonight in san francisco, police announced they have made an arrest in the mass killing of five people. police discovered bodies friday morning and at first said the victims had been shot and it was a murder-suicide. now authorities say they were wrong. monty francis is in front of the victims' home in city college with more. >> reporter: the suspect ss a 35-year-old man from san francis

the sierra lamar search continues. we will get a live update this is the third week since the 15 year-old morgan teenage girl never made it to school. this has moved to remote areas friday, the santa clara sheriff's department continue to canvass the foothills west of monterey road for any sign of sierra lamar. along the ridge line if they are looking in remote areas for signs of fresh dirt. or where something could aanimal carcasses. they have plans to continue this search next week as it expands to the eastern foothills and north >> it is difficult. it will keep you preoccupied, mentally having difficulty fleeting. sleeping -e parents will also be joining the volunteers. >>isabel: towards san jose. also on friday 645 volunteers showed up at the search center. it was divided into 16 different teams. they fanned out in in a team mile radius from the home. this group craig? >>craig: many people are here with 1000 people expected today. this line is all the way to the front entrance from morgan hill trying to do everythi

lamar about her ex-husband's criminal record. >> i don't want to talk about that. that has nothing to do with my daughter now. we are searching for her and that's the focus now. >> reporter: thanks very much. despite the information about sierra's father we are told by investigators that steve lamar is not a person of interest in this case. not a person of interest. and has been cooperating fully with investigators. investigators also say they are going to be the high schools talking students seeing if they can find a lead. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> san francisco mayor lee says he will make a decision today on whether to file ethics charges against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi now that he has been sentenced in connection with the domestic violence case. there are several other developments, including the fact that mirkarimi has not shown up for work yet. amy hollyfield joins us now. there's a skating letter in the -- scathing letter in the paper today. >> reporter: yes a tough letter face. he's not here in the office dealing with it. i just checked in

the lamars realized that something is not right. that abduction is a strong possibility, but they tell us, they don't even want to go there. >> we love you so much and everybody loves you so much and, you know, we -- our hearts are really aching -- aching for your safe return and we're all praying and we know that you're going to find your way back to us and if somebody's holding her, please find it in your hearts to release her. i just want her back. >> reporter: for the first time, we're able to see the kind of fun personality that sierra's family has spoken about their 15-year-old daughter. as you can see in this home video the family released to us of sierra bouncing about on the trampoline with her mom and sister. now, in spite of the announcement of the discovery of her personal belongings, the sheriff office says it's found no evidence of foul play, but it's not ruling out abduction or a run away yet. reporting live here in morgan hill, "today in the bay." >>> another candle light vigil for sierra will be held tonight in frem

lamar about her ex-husband's criminal record. >> i don't want to talk about that. that has nothing to do with my daughter now. we are searching for her and that's the focus now. >> reporter: thanks very much. despite the information about sierra's father we are told by investigators that steve lamar is not a person of interest in this case. not a person of interest. and has been cooperating fully with investigators. investigators also say they are going to be the high schools talking students seeing if they can find a lead. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> san francisco mayor lee says he will make a decision today on whether to file ethics charges against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi now that he has been sentenced in connection with the domestic violence case. there are several other developments, including the fact that mirkarimi has not shown up for work yet. amy hollyfield joins us now. there's a skating letter in the -- scathing letter in the paper today. >> reporter: yes a tough letter face. he's not here in the office dealing with it. i just checked in

today is day 12 since the last time they saw sierra lamar. story coming up in a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where the occupy san francisco camp has been attacked again. there have been two stabbings in two days. you'll hear from one of the victims coming up. >> eric: we're learning more about the man arrested for the murders of five people. he was supposed to be deported years ago but wasn't. >> and lieutenant leaders are considering outsourcing animal control jobs. >> eric: it is about 6:01. it's going to be a raining tuesday morning. >> kristen: i'm kristen sze. definitely i encountered a little rain this morning. a little windy. >> eric: more wind and rain. let's check in with mike. >> exactly the same thing, it will be more widespread as we head into the morning and afternoon hours. good morning. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. peninsula down into santa cruz mountains for the most part. south bay pretty quiet. bulk of the rain will be falling into the north bay and that is what is happening right now. yel

; ites are gonna be related to the lamar case or not. we are going to have these items submitted to the crime lab for further testing. >> reporter: sierra's cell phone and her bag with clothing inside of it were found in the two days following her disappearance. investigators say they've received close to 400 phone calls, people calling in, information about possible sightings, someone they might have seen around that time. investigators say they do have leads. 8:00 this morning the klaas kids foundation will once again be centering their search out of the elementary school on tilton avenue in morgan hill, starts at 8:00, the last crew guess out at 2:00 in the afternoon if you are -- guess out at 2:00 in the afternoon if you are interested in participating you have to be 18 or older have with you and prepared to hike it is rough terrain. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> new this morning berkeley police have one man in custody in connection with the city's third some hide of the year. police were called to the 2800 block of sacramento stre

sierra lamar's mother marlene has reached out to mark klaas. he's a father whose own daughter was murdered and abducted. he now runs the klaas foundation to help find kids. the foundation is trying to assess how it might be able to help out the lamar family. he tells us, mark klaas tells us on the phone that marlene lamar is convinced her daughter did not run away. the sheriff's office of santa clara county does not know whether or not she ran away or was abducted. the sergeant tell us us is what makes this case so rare is that there's no evidence pointing one way or the other. sierra was last seen at 6:00 last friday morning at her home in morgan hill. at 7:15, she was supposed to catch a school bus a couple of blocks away and we were at this intersection of palm and dougherty where she is a sophomore. she never made that bus. a search party eventually saw her cell phone, and as you can see on this map, that's in the opposite direction of her school bus stop e less than a mile from her home and incidentally, that location of the cell phone is

today is another day in the search of sierra lamar. if you do come down and help in the search you'll see familiar faces. i'll explain in a live report. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where occupy san francisco is changing its safety plan this morning after two occupiers have been stabbed within two days of each other. >> good morning i'm mike nicco. brunt of the storm isn't here yet. i'll show you when it is raining and when to expect in it your neighborhood. >> high wind advisory in place for the bay bridge. you will feel those winds as you make the drive between oakland and san francisco but so far no traffic delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. complete look the a your driver. >> kristen: i had a wet commute. you had the windy commute. you may get lucky and have both. >> eric: it was hit and miss. tell us more about that. >> hit and miss for most us except the north bay. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. north bay right now you can see just about everybody come from fairfax northward is getting rain with some pretty

that's where lamar attended school last year before her move to morgan hill. they are praying she comes home any soon time , any time soon. >> we are trying to trend this on twitter. we are not going to give up. we are just going to keep fighting until we find her. >> yesterday fbi agents set up a checkpoint near the bus stop where sierra supposedly went missing. ats stopped drivers to see if they saw anything unusual. we are also told they found the clothes lamar had on the day she left in a bag in a field. >>> the chardonnay golf club was hosting a private party last night that got out of hand in the parking lot. deputies say several fights broke out. at least two men were stabbed. they were talking to the hospital. there were 300 people at the party. they are interviewing some of them but so far made no arrests. >>> a youth soccer coach who is also a silicon valley engineer is behind bars accused of having sex with a 13-year-old. emanuele fabrizio was arrested on wednesday after complaints from a girl's father. according to his twitter and facebook pages, f

and deputies investigate a possible sighting of 15-year-old sierra lamar who has been missing for over a week now. we'll have the latest on this story coming up. arguments today on president obama's health care plans. which issues will be tackled first coming up. >>> and a live look outside over san francisco. on the left there. monday, march 26, "today in the bay." >>> already on the 26th. >> good morning. thanks so much for joining us. >>> christina says if you want to get out and enjoy, today's probably the best day. getting a little wet later on this week. this morning it's cold out there. skies have cleared, mostly clear conditions. as a result, 34 degrees. two degrees away from freezing up in santa rosa. we'll be tracking showers on the radar. so we'll time out the next system for you, let you know how long you'll have to carry that umbrella with you this week. i can tell you more than three out of the five days. first, though, let's check your drive with mike. >> all right, christina, we have a smooth start right now, at least. but we do have an accident to tell you about in the

>>darya: coming of will have the latest on missing team is sierra lamar. the man accused of the murder of five people in a san francisco home is facing charges today. no one got all of the winning numbers, maybe you have another shot at being an american millionaire. >>mark: here's a look at the bay bridge and the golden gate. let's get a quick update on bay area weather and traffic. >>james: we do have some wet weather in the north bay with light rain falling. for this will continue tracking to the east. as we pull al leiter, you will see what weather fifth fruits a little bit of the east bay near concord and walnut creek and towards the delta, otherwise the rest of the bay area is looking pretty good. a quick update on the headlines, residual showers. it ended this for the morning hours. breaks of sunshine with partly cloudy after did. for this evening, dry conditions as we work to the overnight. >>george: we have been tracking the commute for an hour now and watching conditions steadily get heavier. as traffic is heavier on the upper deck of the bay bri

. >>> now, continuing coverage for the search for sierra lamar. volunteers are getting ready right now for a candlelight sreugil at washington high school in fremont. set to start at 7:30. -- vigil at washington high school in fremont. set to start at 7:30. now, this morning investigators set up a roadblock near the bus stop where sierra was headed one week ago. the deputies talked to people driving through the area to see if anyone saw anything unusual. the fbi agents also went to the field where sierra lamar's purse, with clothing inside, was discovered on sunday. one field agent saided he used to see a middle aged white male in dark clothing hanging around the bus stop. >> sometimes i saw him at 8:00 and sometimes in the afternoon, sometimes he was there all day long. >> investigators plan another search tomorrow. coming up in 10 minutes a retired fbi profiler tells us what troubles her about the discovery of the purse and clothing. >>> a coach is suspected of abusing a 13-year-old girl. the man was arraigned this afternoon on charges of sexual

tomorrow morning marks one week since sierra lamar disappeared. agents have combed through the yards of the family and neighbors. kimberly terry joins us from morgan hill. i know the scene must have been intense. what was it like when the agents arrived and started canvassing that community? >> it was about 45 to 50 agents. they came in fast and then split. half of them went to the left side of the street. the other half went to the other side. investigators came back to where it all started. sierra lamar's home, where she headed to school right before she disappeared. they revisited the area tonight. looking for anything that could help that in this investigation. this evening, fbi agents swarmed the neighborhood where 15-year-old sierra lamar was last season. search and rescue dogs were brought in. it appeared agents focused intently on one neighbor's home. they spent about an hour and a half inside the gate. no indication if anything related to the case was found. earlier today, the santa clara county's sheriff office, said they found lamar's j

and into the disappearance of sierra lamar, his daughter. >>> it is 4:33 right now. and today, san francisco's embattled sheriff reports for his first day of violence intervention classes. ross mirkarimi must pass the year-long course. in the meantime, ed lee has suspended mirkarimi as sheriff and has filed paperwork to remove him permanently for official misconduct. vikki hensy was sworn in as interim sheriff. >>> police say the couple's bodies were discovered yesterday afternoon by their teenager daughter. at this point, it is unclear if the daughter was actually inside the home when the shootings happened. >> we're going to investigate it as a homicide and we're going to look at everything. but i've been told by investigators that it's looking like a murder/suicide. >> investigators at this point tell us there's no record of any kind of trouble at home. the daughter is now staying with family. >>> and the man accused of beating a berkeley hills man to death will be in court today. 23-year-old danielle dewitt will attend a competency hearing this morning. he's accu

. >>> and another night of hope that 15 year-old sierra lamar will return home. >>> in just a couple of hours, a free medical clinic that is expected to help thousands of people will open its doors. the temporary clinic is set up at the oakland coliseum, and tomorrow is the kick off of its 4-day run. organizers say the need for free medical help is great. kate thompson is live where people are already lining up. >> reporter: people have been here for hours. this is just the beginning. they will be camping out here overnight. we can show you all of the people out of their cars lined up at the gates now, waiting out here, and then we'll swing you over here and you can see all these cars. it goes from the gate all the way back. these people are getting here early. the gates will open at midnight. then they will have to wait until 3:00 am to hopefully get a number. then the clinic opens at 4:30. claude parker is an out of work u.s. veteran. his wife works for alameda park and rec. with no insurance, they are waiting overnight at the coliseum hoping to get new glasses. >> my glasses are s

what's remarkable is that everyone here is a stranger to the lamars. no one we spoke with nose sierra or her family. >> i have a teenage daughter ready to go off to college. it is my worst nightmare. so i want to help. >> you know what, it could have been any of us. i mean, it could have been male or female. it doesn't matter the age. hope that someone would help me out if i got lost. >> i don't know the family, but i'm a mom and this is one of ours. >> you know, if it were my daughter, i'd want someone else helping me, you know, and it's just really -- as you can see the community as a whole, this is great that all these people are participating. >> reporter: a lot of people. people started showing up an hour before the doors were supposed to open at the search headquarters. more than 450 people have volunteered to find sierra who has been missing 11 days now. the klaas kids foundation has been briefing and training volunteer searchers what to do, what not to do. for example, contact a team leader if you stumble upon evidence. you can still volunteer.

fbi andory law enforcement expanded their search today for 15-year-old sierra lamar. she's been missing since last friday. we're at the family's home with the latest for us in morgan hill. >> reporter: diane, authorities went on their most extensive search yet for sierra lamar closer to home. you can see yellow ribbons have been put up as her family continues to hold out hope for her safe return. at 10:00 a.m. this morning, search and rescue crews, aided by canine, fanned out to look for anything that could lead them to sierra lamar. >> we've expanded our search now to a 12-mile radius outside much sierra's mom's house. it will take us to the southern end of the county and to the south end of san jose. >> reporter: the fourth and largest search effort since the 15-year-old was reported missing since march 16th. 90 law enforcement officials are involved, 30 from sant clara county, others from outside. its search and rescue crew pulled over wherever possible to look nor bridges and through brush for any sign of lamar. >> something that, you know, we need to remember is

> reporter: the investigators' theory on the kind of person who might have taken 15-year-old sierra lamar. i'm bob redell live in morgan hill coming up. >>> and the alameda county community food bank has a problem. their bins and shelves are bare. we'll tell you why they need help now coming up in a live report. >>> a live look outside overlooking san francisco this morning. what are you in store for weather wise? we'll check the forecast on this thursday, march 29th, "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you and thanks so much for joining us, 6:00 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly. heading toward the end of the week, we're figuring out in a hurry, you don't fool with mother nature because she does whatever she wants. >> yeah, and she wants to do some very different things between today and saturday. today we're talking about the 70s. you want to grab that jacket, but layer today. temperatures climbing in the mid-60s by noon. we do have thick fog that's going to limit your sunshine for the first part of day. san francisco, probably have to wait until noon to see

take a look at 15-year-old see rather lamar. this is the girl who -- she hasn't been seen since friday morning when she left her house to walk to the bus stop they never got on the bus which would have taken her to school. deputies spoke tocnl!p students they go back today. the only clue they have is her cell phone found saturday night less than a mile from her house in the opposite direction from the route to go to school. mr. lamar tells abc he only pleaded guilty to a lewd act with a child under 14 on the advice of a attorney. he says it was bad advice. he says he's innocent. served eight months in county jail because of that he's not allowed to see children under 18 unless supervised that includes his own daughter sierra. she is 5'2, olive skin, thin build. last seen at this house in morgan hill last friday morning, today is day five of the search for her. other top story comes from amy hollyfield in san francisco. >> reporter: good morning./,y we are keeping ago eye on city hall this morning. this is where we should find ou

. >>> it is day six in the desperate search for sierra lamar, the 15-year-old girl who vanished on her way to school last friday. live in morgan hill where sierra's family is becoming more and more worried each and every day. good morning. >> good morning, john. and in her quest to find out why her daughter didn't make it here last friday, marlene lamar is turning to friends and the people of morgan hill for help. last night at another prayer vigil, this one in fremont where sierra lamar lived before moving to morgan hill last fall to live with her mother, she made a plea to property owners here in morgan hill, please search your land, especially those posted with no trespassing signs. the idea of being to see if anything turns up, any evidence, any clues that would let people know where sierra lamar is located. the only item that has turned up so far is sierra's cell phone down from the family's home here in morgan hill. the latest, though, from the sheriff's office is that that, unfortunately, along with her computer have not revealed any information about her whereabouts. if sierra

they have also coordinated a search of the 12-mile area surrounding the lamar home. they have found her cell phone and her purse with clothes inside, but no sierra. starting this morning, volunteers are under guidance of law enforcement, will be divided into groups of 12 or so to canvas specific areas. >> each one of the search assignments typically lasts between two and three hours. they'll spread out, fan out through that area and begin doing a line search. >> if you're interested in helping out in the search for sierra lamar, you can come here to burnett elementary here in morgan hill. you want to get here around 8:00. the searches will be running from 8:00 to 1:00 every day through sunday. you need to be at least 18 years old, bring a photo i.d., dress appropriately, long pants, sturdy shoes, that sort of thing. and the foundation is asking for donations of bottled water and office supplies. you might recall it was founded by mark klaas whose daughter was kidnapped back in 1993 and murdered. bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> family members will hold a funeral t

>> family and friends or at the home of sierra lamar to comfort her mother. murder victim michelle lee, her brother michael met with her on friday. >> max is one of four of the search dogs, this will mile area surrounding the lamar home. as the dogs in the search and rescue people fan out, the threat of wind and rain approaches. experts say they could actually help. >> indefinitely enhances the set. and that could mean that dogs could discover something that was missing the previous week of dry weather. from >>vicki: and has been nine days since sierra lamar vanished. gabe slate has more. >>gabe: with the help of cool earth here is a look at the most significant discoveries in this case, the finding of her purse and cell phone. this is where she lives in morgan hill. she left for school on march 16th and believe she went to her regular bus stop a block away from her house but she never made it to school. then, last sunday, march 18th her purse and clothing was found a short ways away from where her phone was found. why were her purse and sulfone separated and

stay with us. >>> late breaking news in the sierra lamar missing persons case. we're live with details on what could be a possible break in the case. >> right. we're here at the west end of palm avenue which is about a mile and a half from sierra lamar's morgan hill home. i want you to look over here where sheriff investigate yoirs are at the end of the road up against a hillside. we've been watching them work. what we know is that they've been marking and collecting evidence and also, taking photographs. we have sky 7 overhead and may be able to give you a pretty wide picture of what is taking place. a sheriff detective has confirmed for abc 7 that the evidence found includes handcuffs and also used condoms. these items were found by one community volunteer search teams this afternoon. those teams have been going out for three days. this has been day three of the search. as these volunteers go out and there were about 500 of them today, 41 teams one in this area. as volunteers find evidence or phone shall evidence, they have been alerting law enforcement who th

at&t. >>> the family of sierra lamar needs your eyes and ears. how you can help in the search for the 15-year-old girl. >>> and members of the occupy sf encampment keep a 24-hour watch after two occupiers were stabbed in two nights. i'm christie smith, that story coming up. >>> plus, more about the man accused of killing a family of five in san francisco. we'll have all those details coming up. >>> and a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge, a lot of rain hitting the bay area. when and where? we'll let you know on this tuesday, march 27th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you, and thanks so much for joining us, it's ten seconds away from 6:30. let's call it 6:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm john kelly, we check in with christina loren. and it's about coordinating, you've got to have the boots, jacket, and an umbrella to go with that. >> with two people, two umbrellas, one umbrella. >> depends on the day. >> we're looking good out there this morning, the showers are light. you can see getting a little bit active, though,

sierra lamar was last seen friday morning. police now say they have interviewed more than 100 people including neighbors and all registered sex offenders within 10 mi.. a san jose homeless encampment has returned near an overpass and residents are not happy. the area near communications hill boulevard was cleared out last year. caltrain says it will fix the fence that that is it. neither caltrans or the city's plans on taking any additional action. in the south bay, a san as a community group wants the city to crack down on hotels they say kidder to prostitutes. tonight, the alliance for californians community empowerment marched in the washington neighborhood in claims one of the problem hotels is located in that community. one of the nation's top supermarket chains does an about-face after a public uproar about what is being called thinks line. as dan kerman tells us, the safeway store chain says they will soon stop carrying lean finely textured beef. >> safeway says after it sells its existing stock they will no longer purc

>>> we'll take you live to morgan hill for the latest on the search for 15-year-old sierra lamar after some of her personal belongings were found in a field not far from her home. that story coming up. >>> closure this morning for the family of a gilroy mother found dead after going missing more than a week ago. how they're honoring her. >>> and the right place at the right time. how a tug boat operator helped save a boater in the bay. >>> and a live look outside this morning, it is friday, march 23rd, this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good friday morning, everybody. the time now is 4:30, i'm john kelly. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check that forecast with christina loren. >>> give yourself extra time because not only do we have areas of patchy fog, you're going to find frost out there, as well. temperatures in the 30s up in the north bay. a nice-looking day on tap today and then a lot of rain on the way this weekend. you'll be able to get outdoors, i'll let you know when you have those opportunities to do so. mike's got an area that could slow you down in san jose. >> t

>>> disturbing discovery in the search for missing sierra lamar. police are trying to determine if items found near her home are linked to the disappearance. >>> judge sets a date for a hearing in ross mirkarimi's challenge of mayor lee's suspension of him as sheriff. >>> good morning off to a quiet start. wet weather on the way for half of the weekend. >>> [ inaudible ] . >>> it is 4:30 on this friday morning thank you for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >>> i'm kristen sze. san francisco police investigating a body discovered this morning under the bay bridge. katie they are just determining they are treating this as a homicide? >> reporter: minutes ago i got a message from the police department. they found the body of adult male deceased in the road and they are treating this as a homicide. take a look, you can see the scene behind us and video we got earlier. there's a pg&e truck and a crew that might have been working in the area we have not confirmed whether that has anything to do with this dead the body was found in the middle of main street u

jon kelly. >>> where is 15-year-old sierra lamar? a family here in morgan hill grows more worried after her disappearance enters the sixth day. that story coming up. >> given 24 hours to step down. he didn't do it. and today the paperwork is being filed to suspend sheriff ross mirkarimi from his job. i'm christie smith. that story coming up. >>> live look at the gold wren gate bridge. traffic ploeg smoothly. how are you peeling? mid week. wednesday, weekend getting close other this wednesday, march 21. >>> good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. 6:30 right now. laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. a look outside. check in with meteorologist christina loren to find out a nice, nice day. >> nice day. tomorrow we have really dramatic change. so not only are we going to drop off ten degrees. we have rain in the works. we meet back here tomorrow morning, tracking showers on the radar. this morning, we have mild conditions. and dry as a bone out there right now. really no fog to report. that's the good news for your morning

he met with sierra lamar's parents to discuss the search effort to find their daughter. >> they could ask us any questions we might have. or that we might have and, you know, explain why we do things the way we do so that there isn't any confusion. we are using volunteers from the community and we will be doing in larger numbers than law enforcement so we have to give a training, we have to impress things upon people so that we don't compromise or violate evidence that might be found. >> reporter: her parents thanked everyone for their support and effort to find their little girl. >> we are establishing a sierra lamar fund and we appreciate the community response. >> my daughter is a fighter. >> reporter: volunteers are needed. the search starts at 8:00 a.m., you must be 18 years old and have a valued i.d. it will continue through sunday. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. as a chef we are always committed to our suppliers... you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the sam

area surrounding the lamar home into the bus stop where sierra lamar disappeared. this when there is no sign of her. as the dog and a search and rescue people fan out to their search locations, the threat of rain approaches. instead of that causing problems, experts say it will actually help. enhance the said periods >> that could mean these dogs will discover something missed previously. >>pam: ross mirkirimi will forgo visitation rights with his son for a short time because his wife wants to take their three year-old son to venezuela for a month so that they can visit her ailing father who has been undergoing chemotherapy. they must return no later than april 28th. he is allowed daily telephone and computer contact. mirkirimi was sentenced on monday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in faces misconduct charges. the search for missing marine will intensify with the help of some of his marine bodies. he was last seen at his home. a 16 year old from hayward and a man from oakland have been shot and killed in oakland. police say the

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>> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney we're finding new evidence in the disappearance of sierra lamar, but are we closer to finding out what happened to her? a story coming up. >> live in the newsroom. the army staff sergeant accused of killing civilians in afghanistan is expected to be charged with murder and one more count than originally record by the military. >> good morning, i'm mike nicco. looking down on a blue skies over san francisco and dry watch. floodgates tomorrow and washout is on the way for the weekend and more rain next week. >> i'm filling in for frances dinglasan. bay area freeways, they are looking good. moving at the speed limit. we have an accident on brotherhood way. i'll have details straight ahead. >> kristen: thanks so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> eric: i'm eric thomas. it's been one week since a morgan hill teenager vanished on the way to school. police revealed they found a new piece of evidence, piece of her property in san jose. that is where terry mcsweeney has been with very latest details. is this helping out providing any clues yet? >> reporte

dahlin reports on the recent developments of zero lamar. >>reporter: the fbi and plainclothes investigators - of da lin. >> i was hoping that she was actually a runaway. and she would have possibly been returned more quickly. i pray that her strength against her through this. i know she can get through this. >>reporter: so far, the cellphone and her purse have been found in two different locations. authorities more a saying that there was a pair of pants and sweat clothes and her belongings that recovered. >> i am still hopeful. >>isabel: craig is live in morgan hill. the search continues. craig? >> craig the search will resume at 10:00 a.m. until dusk as they have 60 people. and cadaver dogs. this home is where she left for school eight days ago. the rainfall could hinder the search efforts. however it is not reading but the rainfall is expected. however is not -- they have been canvassing the area looking for other evidence and speaking with neighbors. the fbi has a presence mirror the- mirror the the fbi did cite sang saying y did see a

sierra lamar resumes. good morning everyone. it is tuesday march 27th. >> we're keeping an eye on the storm this morning, let's take a look at high-definition doppler radar and there is a lot of green and some yellow. >> when will we feel the brunt? elisabeth is tracking conditions in the weather center >> we are already feeling the brunt of the storm and it looks like the rain will pick up over the course of the afternoon so the evening could even be more wet. a lot of areas could see a half-inch-1 in. of rain. some higher elevations could see even more. we will zoom into the east bay where they are seeing some pretty good rain coming over portions of a word and oakland. pretty much everywhere is seeing some rain right now. pack your reindeer and your rain boots. he will lead them throughout the course of the day. it looks like the windy conditions and the rain will stick around throughout the course of the afternoon. highs will be mostly in the upper fifties to low 60s. 62 in concord and livermore and 56 out at pacifica. the r

>> >> we continue to follow breaking news in the search for sierra lamar. investigators have just uncovered potential new clues in this case. lets go to len ramirez and morgan hill with exclusive details for us. >> the search for sierra lamar has intensified in recent days and then late this afternoon a very intense effort here that the west end of paul ave. this is a mile and a half away from where sierra lamar is believed to have been adopted. what we found is that there are some sheriff's deputies as well as parole agents paying very close attention to what may be some evidence in this case. there are unconfirmed reports out that what they found, what they're looking at is a box that was labeled " handcuffs " as well as some used condoms in this area. this is a very rural area, the very end of the road. it could be a lover's lane type of location. but the sheriffs department and the investigators here are paying very intense attention to this area. after they photographed and marked this evidence, they fanned out into this rural area in the hillsides, th

>>> the mother of missing 15 year-old, sierra lamar, makes a plea for her daughter's safe return. >> we just want to end this nightmare. >> only kron4 is there as new evidence is collected in the case of five people killed in a san francisco home. and we uncover details about the gruesome crime scene that was left behind. >>> a federal agent says he was forced to fire at a suspect in richmond. >>> and palo alto is put on alert as police officers work to crack down on a spike in burglary. >>> it's been almost two weeks since anyone last saw 15 year-old sierra lamar. today, searchers scoured the shores and waters of the reservoir which they say is also a teen hangout. sierra's mother spoke out today making a plea for her daughter's safe return. >> i would like to put out a plea to whoever is holding my daughter against her will. we understand that there may have been events that led you to this situation. and i'm pleading, i understand things can happen, and leading up to this point, and things start to spiral out of control, and get out of hand. and then you don't know what to do. and

details next. >>> where is 15-year-old sierra lamar? a morgan hill family grows more worried as her disappearance enters the sixth day. bob redell. i will take you live to south bay coming up. >> norts need your help finding a burglary suspect that almost ran down a local sheriff's deputy. >>> live look outside for this wednesday morning, march 21. this is "today in the bay." >>> and good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. the team is back together. 5:31. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> in full force and full effect. i'm john kelly. let's check in with christina loren. day two of spring. it feels like we are slowly creeping back towards that. >> yeah. today will be springlike. sunshine and 70s. we are right back to winter tomorrow. 50s and rain. so our forecast is going to bouncing around. roller coaster ride. lots to talk about. this morning, you don't need that heavy coat. grab a light jacket. 47 degrees in san jose. you can leave the umbrella at home today. you will need it tomorrow. the next system and stronger system on the

lamar. marc klass' daughter was kidnapped and killed 19 years ago and tonight he is meeting with sierra lamar's family to go over their plan of action. >> each team has gps tracking devices so we will have a record. >> anyone over 18 can volunteer to search. show up at the school at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow with your i.d. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is in redwood city right now and ktvu's lorraine blanco joins us live with the support and protests that were waiting for him. >> reporter: the hotel placed barricades because they anticipated the protesters but as you can see, the protesters right now are blocking the entrance into hotel sofitel here, they are not letting any cars threw. police are taking a passive approach, they are not trying to move them, they are telling drivers to turn around and go to another entrance. he is here to raise money and also to secure california's important delegates. >> reporter: an hour before mitt romney's fundraiser, protesters chant outside h

el condado de santa clara confirmo haber encontrado la bolsa de sierra lamar.. la cual contenia una playera, sus pantalones y ropa interior que han sido descritos como "bien doblado" -- la bolsa fue localizada en un campo, cerca de su casa por el bulevard santa teresa y la avenida laguna... en morgan hill el domingo a la una de la tarde, pero esta informacion no se quizo revelar hasta tener confirmado que pertenecian a sierra -- el sargento cardoza comenta del hallazgo 00:21:57 " desafortunadamen te no sabemos si esa ropa la tenía puesta sierra el viernes en la mañana cuando se fue de su casa, no sabemos en este momento si era ropa extra que ella tenía en la bolsa, o si lo tenía tiempo al tiempo que se fue de la casa." 00:22:11 ---tambien a una milla de donde se encontro la bolsa, ya habian hallado su telefono .. el cual sigue siendo analalizado por los forenses. ---la ultima vez que vieron a sierra fue el viernes aproximadamente a las seis de la maÑana camino a la escuela --los detectives tambien agregaron que la joven envio un mensaje de texto ese dia uno

>>mark: zero lamar is now missing for 13 days. she vanished on the way to vostok about a quarter of a mile of the from her home. some volunteers gathered at burnett elementary school of it until an avenue. it will trend is at the staging area of him this morning. will >> of the police waited a week to change the classification for missing persons to an abduction. late yesterday, after real interviewing so many people including family and friends, they decided that there is no indication that she was planning to run away and by all accounts she was a happy child and that in fact she was abducted which is why the reclassified case. i am here at the command center. here is video from yesterday. mark class was pleasantly surprised some when he saw some people turn out. more than 600 people showed up for sphere serious they are hoping that they will all find anything which could be an indication that she is still alive. they're hoping that they can find something that would allow investigators to find where she is. mark class told me d

sierra lamar has been missing for more than a week. feel we will bring you the latest on today's surge. a man suspected of killing five people was not even supposed to be in the country. we will tell you how he was able to remain in the united states. >>darya: at james is here in the weather center with the latest numbers. things are really getting started. >>james: the rainfall is coming down at about one- tenth of an inch per hour. here is a little better perspective. there is a line of showers cuttings to the peninsula and moving to the east. these days where we will start this tour. antioch is still dealing with moderate rain. concord and walnut creek are giving a slight breather. dublin and san ramon are seeing a light-moderate rainfall. as we take a look at the east shore, half of oakland is under the gun with light rain falling. as you head south it will clear up and he will stay relatively clear through hayward, union city and the like. moderate rain falling near burlingame in the daily city. downtown san francisco is seeing mo

we got a chance to talk to marlene lamar, ciera's mother. here is what she had to say about the discovery. >> i want to tamper with the evidence. >> reporter: did they tell you describe the clothing to you? >> well, i knew that the shark sweatshirt. >> reporter: shark sweatshirt. was that -- did they show you pictures? >> no they didn't. >> reporter: do you believe that's the shark sweatshirt she was wearing? >> i believe that was what she was wearing. when she took a picture on her laptop. >> reporter: she believes it and there's one glimmer of hope. she believes her daughter only owns one shark sweatshirt. she did admit a lot of girls in school exchange clothes. she cannot say with certainty. >> that's fine, if the mom is saying, those are the clothes she thinks she was wearing, my question, she snapped the picture of herself wearing the sweatshirt. that sounds little odd and you getting ready for school and you taking a picture of herself on your laptop? >> reporter: apparently that's what teenage girls do. that's what ciera does. in fact

personas acudieron hoy a la primaria burnett en morgan hill para unirse a una nueva busqueda por sierra lamar.. sot diana benavides - vive en san jose "no sabemos que exactamente sucedio pero creo que todos estamos aqui por una esperanza de encontrarla a ella viva y taerla a casa segura". ---la oficina del alguacil de santa clara anunci hoy que no cree que la joven se haya escapado de su casa ya que segun la investigacion, todo indica que fue llevada contra su propia voluntad.. sot michael le - miembro de "klaaskids" "we have to plan for the worst, but hope for the best". michael le, quien trabaja para "klaaskids", dice que los miembros de la fundacin se unieron a la busqueda preparados para lo peor pero que con la ayuda de la comunidad, esperan encontrar a sierra lamar con vida.. sot jose luis anaya - vive en morgan hill "yo tengo hijas de la edad similar a ella entonces uno siente el dolor porque se pone a imaginar si fuera su hija que hiciera uno.. en lo personal, yo me volveria loco". los voluntarios fueron divididos en grupos y enviados a diferentes partes de la ciudad para buscar y marc

they're planning a six day search to find sierra lamar. inside the multiple purpose room here at the school organizers are getting ready for these volunteers. there's bottled water for them since they will be searching all day for the next 6 days, computers are set up to take information. now, back out here live, if you would like to volunteer, you can do so by coming here tomorrow at 8 a.m. you have to be 18 years old and have a valid id. the searchers are going to be out in the fields from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through sunday. they're going to do this every day through out the week until they say they find sierra lamar. live in morgan hill. >> our team court and -- coverage continues now. >> you can see the advance team as they prepare to coordinate volunteers as they search for sierra lamar. volunteers working for this same organization found the body of nursing student michelle lee last september, nearly four months after she went missing. now her brother michael has come forward to help a new family in need even though it's been difficult