Away. No cameras are allowed in the courtroom. After todays hearing, steve lamar made a brief statement to reporters without answering any questions about the case of his daughter. Its been an emotional day for us. Were all exhausted. And sierras family, sierras friends, the hundreds of searchers that have helped us search for sierra are all glad that this day has finally come. Reporter the prosecution did not wrap up before the day ended. They will continue Opening Statements tomorrow. Then the defense will get to make their Opening Statement and begin trying to dismantle the case being made against their client. The only dramatic moment in the courtroom was the first opening line from the prosecutor. He said sierra lamar is dead and that man killed her. Pointing at antonin Garcia Torres. The jury is six men and six women. There are seven alternates, six of them are women. One of them is a man. The trial will go from monday through thursday giving jurors a threeday weekend for the duration of this case. Nbc bay area news. Lets give you some backline on this. The timeline of the sierra lamar case, disapeeshd in march of 2012. Torres was taken into custody nearly a year later. In 2014 Garcia Torres pled not guilty after being dieted by the grand jury and then a few months later the d. A. Announced they were seeking the death penalty. New development to night on President Trumps executive order temporarily banning citizens from seven countries and refugees from around the world. Just hours ago the acting u. S. Attorney general directed the Justice Department not to defend the executive order. Her directive will be in place until he leaves the department which will happen once the senate aproves President Trumps pick for ag, jeff sessions. Employees at google offices and Mountain View in San Francisco took to the streets just hours ago. Nbc bay areas maryan favro joins us live now. Reporter the message for the president is to embrace diversity. Employees say this wasnt a company protest, rather an unofficial protest. More than 1,000 people came out of her heading to the google plex where several people spoke, including google cofounder. He expressed gratitude for being admitted into the u. S. From the soviet union during the cold war. Some employees who participated in the rally wanted their coworkers to know that theyre supported. I thinks important to show that we all love each other and we shouldnt let trump divide us all with fear and hate. Its real important that we show support for those who arent able to speak up as well. Reporter nearly 1,000 google employees in San Francisco participated in a similar rally two hours ago. They marched toward the embarcadero. And in new york hundreds more took to the streets to speak out against the president s new immigration policies. There was also a rally in london, as well as in seattle. And google has set up a 4 million fund for Legal Services for immigrants and other support services. Reporting live in Mountain View, mary and favro nbc bay area news. Patience is wearing thin. Loved ones being detained and questioned under trumps temporary ban. One woman arriving from sydney said her eyes filled with tears as she saw the crowds of demonstrators. Weve been very concerned about the repercussions in australia and i walk through to see those signs, i got so happy. Its a critical time for us all and we all have to speak up. Thank you. Family waiting for the mother to return from iraq spent four hours worrying. And when she finally emerged out of customs, they celebrated with tears and hugs. A couple of hours ago Democratic Leaders gather on the steps of the u. S. Supreme court to protest the president s executive order. Nancy pelosi was joined by many of the Democratic Leaders. Saying it goes against our country country. We share a view with our republican colleagues that what the president did is n constitutional. Indeed in the view of many of us it is immoral. Senator sanders added the president should work dividing them. Nbc bay area hernandez is live in berkeley. This is unique. Its a shop thats really offering some unique support. Reporter thats right, jessica. The 1951 Coffee Company had its grand opening just one week ago. Little did they know that the president would be signing an immigration order that impacts its baristas, something the folks here say makes the coffee shop mission even more important. Its been an emotional time for this 18yearold, the syrian refugee is one of eight immigrants working at 1951 Coffee Company, a new berkeley coffee house aimed at supporting bay area refugees. I didnt learn only how to make coffee, im learning how to communicate with people, even more english. Reporter but shes deeply troubled about the crackdown on muslim immigration. The president s executive order have halted refugees from her war torn country from in entering the u. S. Indefinitely. Were feeling really sad and afraid at the same time. If im wearing this scarf, that doesnt mean that im different from you. Reporter her uncle was scheduled to join her parents and siblings this month but now thats on hold. With the support f of her new job shes trying to stay positive. We came here to start a new life again. We just want to improve our life. We dont want to hurt anyone or make trouble for anyone. Reporter were back here live. The baristas employed here come from eight Different Countries within clugd syria and aroon, tw two of the countries listed in the president s order. All of the proceeds here go directly to help support refugees. Jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. New at 6 00, those opposing the president s executive order are finding new ways to offer support to nose those impacted n francisco. Kim joins us live with that part of the story. Reporter San Francisco is a city well known for its diversity which is why it shouldnt come as a surprise that the resistance to this executive order is being played out in so many ways. From the streets to the classroom, even by automated phone calls, san francis. We want to ensure you that mr. Trumps executive order does not have any e effect on how we respond to our students rights in our public schools. Reporter all of the students within the Unified School District received this phone call to reassure families that despite the new president s executive orders on immigration, it is safe for their children to come to school. We want to make sure that children dont miss out on an education and were here to serve all students regardless of immigration status. Reporter today, a panel on how to promote unity through education. Organizers hope to stop incidents like the hateful posters that were hung unon campus last year targeting muslims. Its an invitation against everybody. Reporter at the Islamic Society of San Francisco, the fruman National Security project had a message of its own about the safety of our country under this new order. It makes us even less safe by sending a signal to the rest of the world that were not a place that can be trusted as far as valuing the contributions of our allies and our muslim allies overseas and the fight against terrorism. Reporter a common theme among everybody who we spoke to today, unity. Unity against this executive order and a commitment to continue to fight it. Reporting live in San Francisco, nbc bay area news. Our local coverage of President Trumps executive order continues in our next halfhour. Coming up at 6 30 well show you how silicone valley sbre pis re. What were learning tonight about the man accused of robbing a bank and then leading police on a chase down highway 17. He is a handyman now in court facing a murder charge for allegedly killing his boss, a prominent south Bay Community member. Well show you the evidence trail that led to the arrest and the victim. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri, partly cloudy skies. Ill have an early look at the timeline coming up at 6 19 tonight. Over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something thats been out of reach for far too long Health Insurance. How . They enrolled through covered california. Its the Health Insurance marketplace where youll find a range of plans from leading Health Insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. And, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. To get covered, youve got to get going. Open enrollment ends january 31st. Visit covereca. Com today. As we told you exclusively last a south bay missing persons case is now a murder investigation. As we told you exclusively last night, a former handyman is accused of killing a popular cupertino realtor and today that man appeared before a judge. Robert handa joins us live with more about what led to his capture. Robert . Reporter well, im told that the family got suspicious very soon after the victims uncharacteristic disappearance and they followed a grizzly trail that led to arrest. He came into court and then casually leaned against a doorway as he faced a murder charge ff killing his former employer, call tommy by friends. Santa clara sheriff lori smith announced the arrest this morning. Today is a difficult one. This is callous and cold hearted murder. Reporter he had been a ha y handyman for two years when on january 13th, he abducted swe and abducted him. He tried to cash a forged 10,000 account. T then he was seen buying a shovel and he was arrested by police for brandishing a knife and shortly after, the body was found near a shallow grave near the victims van. Its incomprehensible to us how Something Like that could happen to a man like my father. He lost his life at the hands of other. We were shocked and saddened that my fathers life story has come to such a trajt end. Reporter now hes been assigned to the public defenders office, scheduled to enter a plea on february 23rd. Hes been held without bail. Tonight were learning more about the suspected bang robber who led police on a chase and a day long manhunt in the santa cruz mountains. The 21 yeerl faces a host of charges including robbery and carjacking. Hes from san jose with a history of legal problems. He was convicted of three felony counts of auto theft. Now accused of robbing a bank in Scotts Valley before leading police on the chase. The chase shut down the highway highway for most of thursday. Then own friday we brought you the breaking news as he and two other men were caught and arrested. One of the men arrested was released without charges. The third was booked. The helicopter crews were trying to rescue a man who fell off a cliff in pacifica when suddenly they spotted a drone hovering too close to the drone. They had to stop the rescues. They were able to find the drones owner. He was arrested. The faa says its a serious concern for a drone to interfere with any rescues option. A hummingbird nest was found on the richmond side of the project in one of the trees that will be removed. Construction workers have built a fence around it saying that it will stay in place until the egg in the nest hatches. As for the project, it will add one lane of traffic east on the lower deck and a bike lane on the upper deck. Once a month the 4. 5 mile barrier will be shifted and put back in place to keep everything in working condition. Theres no better way to learn than by doing and one south bay leader is doing that. Living among the homeless to learn of how he can improve the conditions. Hes sleeping in tents along sides homeless people. The goal is to learn more about portlands homeless encampment program. He wants to bring back similar programs to use in silicone valley. Leaders have been trying to set up permanent housing without much success. A beautiful day. Felt a bit warmer. Were going to have one more day of the mild temperatures and then well see things shift back to a wetter weather pattern across the bay area. Lets take you to our microclimate Weather Forecast right now. A beautiful shot coming in from facebook today, haze in the atmosphere providing the awesome sunset tonight. Almost looks like a painting. You can check out my twitter. I have it posted that if you want to screen grab it, make the your wall paper on your computer, feel free. Well keep with the mix of sun and high clouds and the comfortable temperatures could be 68, san jose 61, napa, mid 60s. We have wet weather on the way. Its 800 miles out in the pacific. Rather large. Were going to see this stream of moisture on the southern end moving through and thats whats going to pick up the wet weather across the bay area. Heres what you can expect, rainfall returns wednesday night through friday. As this arrives winds will be 15 to 35 miles an hour. Creeks and livrivers will be running fast and across the Sierra Summit we could see one to two feet of snow. Were not expecting major river flooding but small creeks, rivers and streams should be watch closely. At 6 48, a look at the extended forecast and the areas that could see the most rainfall out of this wet weather on wednesday through friday. Thanks, jeff. An apartment complex dangling on the cliff has been torn down. Im Michelle Roberts live in pacifica where the city leaders are now focused on the next vulnerable spot here in town. Strummed guitar you cant experience the Canadian Rockies through a screen. You have to be here, with us. Theres only one way to travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. And thats with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. Canadas Rocky Mountains await. Call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. Opens up about why she opened up a gym for the homeless. Mia saint john says she was inspired br happening now, a former state boxing champion opens up about while she opened a gym for the homeless. He was inspired by her sons struggle on the streets. And new questions about the man who the president touted as a voter fraud expert. He may have been registered to vote in three states during the last election. That story on our twitter feed. Back in a moment with more news. View for the first time. Jess about a dozen families in pacifica now have an ocean view for the first time. Today an pormt building was torn down giving neighbors 180degree view of the water. Michelle roberts joins us where the crews made some quick process today on tearing down the building. Reporter yeah, they really did. At 8 00 this morning there was a twostory apartment behind me and now just a pile of debris. Crews are still on the scene wrapping up for the night. And many neighbors in this area are grateful that its finally happened. Its just amazing, you know, to see how the nature of the beast happened. Reporter people who lived here a decade ago had an expansive ocean front back yard. Earlier today you can see the buildings foundation resting on the crumbling cliffs age. The city red tagged the apartment last year and since then officials have been waiting for the Property Owner to take it down. After recent storms city manager said waiting was no longer an option. He had years to figure out what to do to shore up the bluff edge as other Apartment Building did. Reporter the city will take legal steps to seek reimbursement for the 300,000 construction process and is in the process of applying for state and federal dollars to shore up the dlcliff below. The street and the infrastructure, its the responsibility of the city. Reporter city workers worked to prevent future erosion today cruise dealt wi. Usually we have a lot of space around the structure but we spent weeks planning out our method of removal. Reporter a method that doesnt come to a shock for the people who have been watching the powerful swells chip away at the coastline. Im amazed it stood this long. Reporter tomorrow crews will be going down to the beach to clean up any debris they may have fallen. Nbc bay area news. Were learned this afternoon the boy scouts of american will now allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in the skoubting programs. T spokeswoman said they made the decision based on states and communities changing how gender is defined. A child in new jersey was asked late last year to leaf his scout troop of parents later found out hes transgender. Who is next . Larry gersten joins us on why President Trump may not be done issuing executive orders when it comes to immigration. The Tech Industry react to President Trumps executive order regard immigrants. Just ahead, why that reaction ranges from fear to big money. At at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. President immigration ba. Noman right now at 6 30, the protests continue against the president S Immigration ban. But now many in silicone valley are asking what will mr. Trump target next. There are visas on the line in some of the bays busy tech executives are lining up to fight mr. Trump. Scott budman is tracking the local tech resistance. Scott . Yeah, the Tech Industry has for the most part come out swinging when it comes to the executive order. After all,