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Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 6 20170510

By President Trump. Of course well have more on the developing story in the next half hour. Were going to washington live report as well. And political analyst layer gerston joins us with the optics what this means and now Going Forward with the russian hacking investigation. The other stop top story this evening guilty on all counts. Antolin Garcia Torres been found guilty of murdering sierra lamar. The morgan hill teenager who captived the hearts of of so many people never found np the jury also ruled Garcia Torres attacked three other women years before murdering lamar. We have a team of reporters covering the case since it started again with from nbc bay area Marianne Favro inside the courtroom. I know youve got ton know the family well over the years. This is certainly any say a relief but of course no comfort. Reporter no, they still have so much grief. And they say theyre going of it to have it the rest of heir lives. When the verdict was read in the courtroom there was an audible gats are gasp. Then sierra lamars parents both started crying. Maureen told me that this is the verdict she prayed for. She hopes it will protect other children. It gives us peace as a family knowing this is not happening to another child and that he cant get away with Something Like this. Reaction from sierra lamars mother minutes after the verdict read in court. Jurors found antolin Garcia Torres for killing her daughter. The 15yearold vanished on her way to school in march of 2012. Sierras father was among those who gasped loudly when he heard the verdict. He says theed verdict offers justice but not closure. There will always be grief. Grief like this just will never go away. While the verdict is what the lamars hoped for. Danielle says life without her younger sister will never be the same. Well obviously never get sierra back so its not closure but it is a good first step. And the jury did the right thing. As antolin Garcia Torres learned he now faces the Death Penalty he sat stoically not moving his head. After the verdict the his parents were escorted out and made no comment. As they walked one family told us this is terrible. Defense attorney al lopez refused to answer questions. Do you plan to appeal this decision . Now the case moves on to the penalty phase. Maureen lamar says she is prepared to testify. To be able to say in court that that even this verdict was just it will not take away the pain and suffering that we still continue to experience every day the rest of our lives. Reporter the sentencing phase will begin on may 16th and should last several weeks. Steve lamar told me that while he hopes that Garcia Torres will finally reveal where his daughter is, he is doubtful that will ever happen. Reporting live in san jose Marianne Favro, nbc bay area news. Marianne thank you. Seer la lamar grew nup fremont moved to morgan hill as a teenager. Both communities have been on the emotional journey. The response to this crime was so overwhelming that hundreds of volunteers search for sierra every weekend the past five years. Some volunteers are still searching. Nbc bay area peggy bunker joins news morgan hill with the reaction of the community. Reporter i can tell you i talked to a lot of people here in morgan hill today. Most everyone said they are relieved to hear that guilty verdict but the mention of her name in morgan hill around this area brings on quick tears for a lot of people just about everyone told me the same two things, they want to send the condolences to the family and also they want her body found. Zbloolt everything he gets coming to him he deserves. Release and sadness in morgan hill after years of waiting for justice for 15yearold sierra lamar. It shook our town. It did and it still does. You still see the signs all around town. She was just a baby you know. She was just a baby, a beautiful girl. At the morgan hill safeway where antolin Garcia Torres once worked and also attempted to abduct other young women in 2009. Neighbors say they remain angry. Hanging wouldnt be enough because it doesnt bring her back. I drive through the intersection. This neighbor lived down the street and lives near the intersection where she was abducted to get to work. Each time he is reminded sierra. All the time. If they would have given me ten minutes in the cell with him, with a hammer, i would have i would have found where the body was put him in handcuffs. Today the town grieved for years watched the tv waiting for the verdict. My palms were sweating for it to happen. And finally got the news theyd hoped for. There is little sympathy in morgan hill for antolin Garcia Torres. I hope they hang him. Its a callous act. Beating him with bag ever rocks wouldnt be good enough. Now many people that i talked to here today say they did volunteer time weekends even though they didnt know the family at all they said its something you should do. They said as dmil l medal as it sounds theyre hoping the Death Penalty might be enough inincentive to get Garcia Torres to reveal where he lester syria. Well find out the sentencing next we can thank you peggy. After the verdict shark star Logan Couture tweeted this guilty well done jurors now have to find her pch sierra lamar chl the sharks were no strenke to the case in 2014 a lot of sharks players helped raise funds and awareness. The lingering question where is the brd. Search crews say theyre not done looking. Were going to hear from two of them a couple of sierras best friends about the search. A doctor is in trouble with the law tonight after a patient accused him of Sexual Battery the Contra Costa Sheriffs Department says it launched a investigation after a woman came forward to say this doctor assaulted her. Nbc bay area thom jensen is life oud the Medical Center where the doctor was arrested. What do we know . Reporter jessica we know at this time the doctor is on paid leave from the Medical Center here while the investigation in a criminal case moves forward. But meanwhile the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Department is looking for more victims. 36yearold doctor only worked at the center less than two years. After receiving his medical degree in india. Is a ernl general practitioner on the center on the outskirts ever walnut creek naes where Contra Costa County deputies found him. He was arrested at his office and taken to jail. The Sheriffs Department spokesman jimmy lee says his office investigated him when a woman in her 40s filed a complaint earlier. Saying the doctor assaulted her on two innovate visits. But detectors say he worked at other clinics as well there could be more victims. Perhaps it was someone who received care from him who might have felt awkward or uncomfortable or might have been hesitant to come forward. A spokeman for john mere health told nbc bay area we are shocked on sodden by the arrest of doctor ffrmt spokesman ben drew said we are koomting fully with the Sheriffs Department on the Ongoing Investigation. Nbc bay area also reached out to dr. Sing law by feen and email but he has not responded. Meanwhile the Sheriffs Department Spokesman Says other patients may be hesitant to come forward but if anyone feels like the dr. Was inappropriate with hem during visits he encouraging them to call. Were asking them to give us a call let us determine if in fact they are a victim. Voo. Reporter i also looked into the doctors background. I found no previous arrests and also no problems with his medical records, the california medical board has not disciplined him in the past. Were live near walnut creek. Thom jensen, nbc bay area. Thank you thom. New as 6 00 tonight an amazing end to grim mystery that baffled the bay area. A year ago today a San Francisco family uncovered a well preserved victoria yan era coffin contains ago girl clutching a rose. The we he now know who she was when she lived and how she died. The story getting a lot of attention rich nbc bay area scott budman is in San Francisco with the just released details scott. Reporter its really impressive and part of the challenge here was the investigators wanted to use some very modern dna technology. They did now the girl discovered here in the bay area has a name and some family. She died in 1876. Now a 140yearold mystery surrounding a 2yearold girl has been solved. Edith cook has her name back. Its like a joy to give her a name let her have her name back. Her body was found in a coffin here in San Franciscos Richmond District last year. We were doing some home remodel work. Here the momi zbrorn it was a little challenging to figure out how to manage this. She turned to a group called garden of innocence which discovered the girt wahl brurd was ulysses he is s grant was president. Then turned to an dna expert. We have a clean room for ph. D. Work where we can take the samples extract dna in this case from a small amount of hair. They found a match aography nephew in marchen county and soon after the childs proper name. I feel like now wove closure we know who the little girl was. Everybody needs a name a name is a dignity everybody everybody deserves her parents gave her a name it got lost somewhere now shes got it back. Reporter now edith was reburred in a ceremony in the bay area last year. Those working on the case say they will were have Memorial Service forein june. Nbc bay area news. Another Airline Passenger pulse out his smartphone to document a dispute. And loses his seat in return for taping. Im consumer investigator chris chmura. The frequent flier story and the airlines apology. As well as whether an airline can stop from you taping. Next. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri. Anywhere from 72 in are San Francisco to hot 90 in concord. Ill show you where it does not get out of the 60s tomorrow. Forecast coming up at 6 20 tonight. [ whistles ] internet speeds 20x faster. At t fiber sounds amazing. Wait a sec, im not done yet. Less than 12 of at t homes actually qualify. Huh. Hold on. Everyone else gets our other, slower internet speeds. But no one reads this stuff anyway. Except for the old guy with the binoculars. Huh. We got ourselves a reader. Dont be fooled by at t. Xfinity delivers the fastest speeds to the most homes. Were following breaking news now at for the frontsen right along the coast on the San Francisco daily city border. Nbc sky ranger overhead a hang gliding rescue happening within the last five or ten minutes. You can see a lot of authorities there First Responders on hand. Video just a few minutes ago. You can see the hang glider literally being rescued now again in for the frontsen a popular spot for hang gliders along the coast a Beautiful Day but looks like this junk man got in some sort of trouble being rescued about ten minutes ago. We did see him also from the Vantage Point of the nbc chopper he was rescued safely was able to get to safety. Again a successful clifr rescue at for the frontsen at this hour. It has happened again. Another airport confrontation. This time a. Man a vidoetaped in rurm new orleans over the weekend he said a ticket agent retaliated against him because he was record wg the cell phone. The retaliation she cancelled his trip home to sfo. Consumer investigator chris chmura has the video and also chris another apology from united. Thats right jessica good evening. No violence in the video but plenty of awkward and testy moments. Stop, stop put it down now. This 4 00 a. M. Confrontation occurred at the ticket karnt as offense checking in for the United Airlines flight he started recording after the questions which the cost to check the beg was 30 oh when it had been 125 on the way there. Because you did not have my permission to videotape if you dont now you are going to be. I want to know why. Cancel reservation. I want to know why. Because did you not have my permission. I only shot because i didnt know she had the right to cancel my flight so i started recording. Ultimately police were called and he was forced to buy a one way ticket on a different airline. He admits he had alcohol in his system but booze wasnt the agents cause for cancellation. The videotaping was. Our aviation analyst told us some airlines do prohibit photography on planes. But knows restrictions dont apply to airports. Now oddly the agent so updates with for taping her is later seen taping him in the video. United is investigating this confrontation in a statement it told us the video does not reflect the positive Customer Experience we trief to offer for that we aapologize. We are reviewing the situation including talking with mr. Oza and employees to better understand what happened high pressure. That airport is a public place you are allowed to use more cell phone to vaip nerch. Thats what we heard public you have the right to do that. Thank you chris. Youre welcome. All right near 50 customers still without power in droon danville been in the dark 15 hours because of a fallen tree wiping out power lines. At one point nearly 3,000 people left in the dark because of it. Among those impacted both the middle school generates were brought in as well as lunches. Pg e says everyone should have power back this evening. Chief meteorologist is with us still warm right now but we understand here comes the cool down. The fog is builds at the coastline at least ten degrees of cooling heading into tomorrow. And not only the fog moving in at the lower levels but the other thing were tracking is the upper level area of low pressure setting in as we head throughout primarily thursday abfriday and also this upcoming weekend to start to drop touchstone. I want to show you exactly what this is going to do. After 90 degrees in concord today down to 72 by in saturday. San jose will go from 83 down to 69. High ward also from 82 to 65 degrees. Cooling. Right up into the upcoming weekend. Tomorrows forecast where in between but definitely noticeable droft in temperatures. 74 expected in san jose, 75 in concord. 69 in santa rosa. 63 in spris. And just 57 expected in half moon bay. We have a lot of changes in the extended forecast. So as we take a look at the sevenday you can see tomorrow morning the primary ning will be the morning low clouds returning and again an average of 74 treeings. By thursday a slight chance of shower in the north bay and 70, wind picks up friday it will stay windy into saturday and then we still have a dry mothers day coming our way sundays forecast. And we may see another chance of showers in the north bay once we hit next monday. And so far, looks dry as we head into next saturday. Longer look at this the details microclimate come up at 6 48. See i shortly thank you, jeff. Landlords in san jose protest an ordnance that is set to take effect maybe sooner that than they think mark matthewss at city hall in san jose. Sfoer coming up in a live report. Youre going to be hanging out in here. So if you need anything, text me. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. Arrested in milpitas after a resident called 911 alerting happening now, 7 burglary suspects arrested in milpitas after someone called 911 alerting authorities to suspicious behavior we tweeted out the story for you. And a body found has been identified as a missing college student. Investigators ska she vanished in yuba city five weeks ago. Updates on the website. Landlords to give a just cause for evicting any renter. And the San Jose City council it is an ordinance that requires landlords to give a just cause for evicting a renter earn. The San Jose City council pennsylvania pass to do three weeks ago. But the ordinance wasnt set to take effect foshag three weeks. Led to a new battle. Renters and landlords are preparing to square off once again, mark. Reporter yeah, over when the ordinance takes effect. Its called the just cause evictions ordinance. But from a renters point of view this is all a fight about money. The price of house something rising so fast in san jose tenants are worried theyll be evicted because landlords want to raise the rent more than the 5 per year they are lourd under the current rent control rules. Just because they want to increase the price of the rent in the property they give you a no cause notice then the next thing you know youre in the street. This man is a member of a renters right coalition he is waiting for the vote. Tenants want to council to implement the just cause ordinance right away because theyre waiting for the ordinance to take effect theyre seeing a spike in no cause eviction he is. I think there are 45 i think that im not mistaken. Is that an unusual increase. It is. A spike in evictions did take place in Mountain View after voters there approved rent control. Just cause. Here in san jose landlords demonstrated against immediate implementation at ma noontime really. There are a lot of other things we dont know about. But the mayor says he will support the emergency implementation and he believes the majorities of the council will too. I expect the councille will strongly support moving forward with just cause ordinance to ensure that we can avoid the spike of eviction that is could result if this law were about to be in effect. The mayor told me he does not expect a vote tonight until 8

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