Kron4s Ella Sogomonian is live tonight ella you talked to a legal analyst who has been in the court room during the trial. Its been five years now that sierra lamars family has been left in the dark after she mysteriously disappeared now they could be just hours away from possible closure. Obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive . one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. The fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. But because her body was never recovered, there wasnt a crime scene and a weapon wasnt found the jury could possibly find defendant Antolin Garcia torres innocent of murder. Steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they dont believe the prosecution was able to prove tha
anny hong significant cooling trend starts today with gusty onshore winds and a deepening marine layer. Cooling trend continues into thursday as a cold front moves into the north bay with a slight chance of showers. Breezy and unseasonably cool pattern will persist friday and into the weekend with some moderation by sunday. Long range pattern calls for continued below normal temperatures. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. james bam justice for the family of sierra lamar. A guilty verdict for Antolin Garcia torres in the murder of the 15 yearold girl back in 2012. We brought you the verdict live on the kron 4 morning news yesterday. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase in the trial today. Kron fours Catherine Heenan takes us through the emotional moments that played out at the Santa Clara County courthouse. Members of sierra lamars family crowded into the courtroom. The wept and gasped
Low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya our top story this morning. 26yearold garciatorres now waits for his punishment life in prison or the Death Penalty. mark he was found guilty of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. We first brought the verdict to you live at kron four news at nine yesterday morning. mark and today. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase of the trial. darya kron 4s will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats n
They would not comment but she did go over the details of the case and there was increased Police Patrols working that night. She also confirmed the man that we spoke with has been helpful in identifying some of those suspects and arrests have been made. The lead corner is under arrest facing felony charges of child molestation per oh he appeared in court for sexual abuse. He did not enter a plea by his attorney strongly denied the charges. His family does not believe it to be true. His colleagues do not believe it to be true. His neighbors do not believe it to be true. Hes been with the Corners Office since 2003 due back in Court Next Week where he is expected to enter a plea. A nonprofit is pledging 1 million ofa 1 million. They hope to reduce homelessness by have over the next five years. The money will go to towards drug and alcohol treatment. Coming up tonight we talk with a man behind this ambitious effort. The warriors are heading to the nbas western conference finals after comp
A vigorous, strong low giving rain to arizona and the desert of Southern California. Temperatures will be 20 degrees below average for them. This window means our temperatures go up. 60s, 70s and if you mid to upper 80s. 5 01 am. Anything yet or is it still quite . It still quiet but we do have slow traffic. There is a little bit of waiting to do on some of these freeways. 580, for example, and 205 coming in from tracy. Traffic is going to be busy as you drive on 205 and 580. No major problems once you make it to livermore but people are up early trying to get through that commute before it gets really slow. The rest of it you can see, looks good. No problems on the san mateo or dumbarton bridge heading out. This is 280 in san jose. You can see traffic is not bad here. Likewise for the east bay freeways. 880 and 580 are off to a good start. Then you go to the bay bridge where we do not have a lot of waiting but this hour is when it starts to change. At 5 01 am. Lets go back to the does