a gambling debt may have led the murders of five family members in san francisco. police are set to relose -- release new information. >> crime investigators have been inside the home police said it could take days to determine how the victims died and the killer was among them. right now we're getting answers. tomas row roman is live at the house of justice.

>> reporter: we're waiting for the news conference to start. the latest developments are going to be revealed regarding the five deaths saturday morning. now, we understand from police sources that two people, two vietnamese chinese people were arrested last night in connection -- rather -- detained, not arrested, in connection with the final homicides. we're told there were gang members and now we're going to be hearing some specifics. the press conference just started so let's go to the news conference right now at the hall of justice. >> president of the police commission, lieutenant, homicide detail, captain john murphy of investigations. we have made an arrest in the howth street homicide investigation. the investigation continues. it is ongoing. i want to continue to reassure

the public this incident was specific to 16 howth street. on behalf of mayor ed lee and the san francisco police department, i want to thank everyone who happened in this investigation. from the beginning on friday morning we have gotten everything we asked for from anyone. the fire department's first responders and medical examiners on scene and assisted in the initial investigation were absolutely terrific. those members of the department of public health and the sfpd's critical response team that reached out to the neighborhood to see what could be done for them coping with this tragedy, provided valuable assistance, and mendoza who was serving as our liaison to the high school. their students and parents. we thank you. and to the members of the sfpd. simply unbelievable. some who worked around the clock to make the case would include

but are not limited to the homicide tee tail, crime scene investigations, ingleside station investigators, crime investigations unit and robbery detail, the violence response team, and our tactical teams. this was a complex crime scene. on friday morning in responding to the scene we found identify deceased persons, apparently from blunt trauma. and we really didn't know what we had. we had four separate homicide scenes within the residence. we immediately issue in it ode task force style response that has been effective, calling officers from all sections of the police department to contribute what they might to this investigation. over 40 investigators have been involved in this case since friday. homicide investigators and csi technicians responded immediately to the scene for processing. they were supported in the hours

to come by the crime investigations unit to investigate any possibility this was a home invasion robbery. the task force was there to investigate any gang-related angles. special victim units to investigate possible domestic or mental health issues. the response teams followed up on leads, and without them this investigation would not have been able to continue 24/7 around the clock as the homicide investigators could have got little rest. >> you're listening to the san francisco police chief at the hall of justice. this is a news conference talking about the killing of five people friday morning in the home near city college. he said one person has been arrested. that happened this morning. and he wants to reassure the public that the crime was specific to 16 howth street, where this happened. he thinks first responders and said it was a complicated scene. four separate crime scenes, but

everybody did a great job investigating this, and one person has been arrested. we'll have more in later editions of abc-7 news. some friends of the family who set up a memorial at the home, have identified the victims. they include the opener of -- owner of the home, her mother, father, younger brother, and his wife. >> alan: a man told police he shot an intruder this morning. it happened at 4:00 a.m. in the 600 block of crane of newsom police say the man who pulled the trigger lives in brentwood and was staying at the house for a family gathering. he called 9-1-1 saying someone was trying to break into the home. the suspect is a 24-year-old man from san mateo who is recovering in the hospital. no charges have been filed. >> ama: a growing outrange of a florida team by a neighborhood

watch captain has reached the bay area. it was called hoodie sunday. nick smith is in berkeley with more. nick? >> reporter: hoodie sunday was organized by bay area pastor to show solidarity and bring the community together around the family of trayvon martin. >> my sisters and brothers, allow me to say, putting us -- >> more than two hundred parishioners came wearing hoodies in solidarity with trayvon martin, the unarmed florida teen shot by a enabled watch captain. >> i will never look at hoodies in the same way. >> reporter: clergy traded in roles for hoodies pledged to give race simple and the way individuals are judged solely by the way they look.

trayvon's mother responsibles to nationwide support and the call for george zimmerman's arrest, said this to abc news. >> i'd like to say we thank them and appreciate all the support and it means a lot to us. >> reporter: simmer moan, who was never charged in the killing of martin, claims he killed the 17-year-old in self-defense and is upset by the killing. >> reported got were he couldn't stop crying. he knows what happened, and because he is not in jail, he has been very confident, naive lie, this would blow over. >> there have been many who say race played into the interaction. >> this is a moment in time where our ongoing work can be amplified to pay attention to the continual loss of life. this is not race-based. >> from the pulpit, dr. smith

preached of justice. >> fight together for the children, don't you get weary. yes, figure for justice. keep on fighting. don't give up. >> george simmer moan's attorney tells us his cline fears for his safety and the safety of his family. people around the nation have rallied together asking the question, how can they prevent this from happening again? in berkley, abc-7 news. >> ama: members of the black panther party are being criticized for calling on black men to mobilize and capture george zimmerman, who is staying at an undisclosed location, the black panther party has received donations from members of the black community, including celebrities. >> by next week, we're looking forward to getting $1 million for the capture of

george zimmerman. we're going to force our government to do their job properly. if they don't, we will. -over. >> ama: authorities are condemning the group's appeal, asking citizens to leave arrests to. the. >> alan: an extensive search uncovered no new clues in the disappearance of a mortgagian hill girl. the fbi is helping in the search for sierra lamar. agents are stopping drivers in the area where she disappeared, asking if she noticed anything unusual on the morning of march 16th. last week investigators found her cell phone and purse with clothes inside. no new searches are planned today. a vigil will be held for sierra tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the crossroads christian center at 145 wright avenue in morgan hill. >> ama: mitt romney will be raising campaign cash tomorrow in the bay area. his campaign is holding a reception tomorrow night at at a hotel in redwood city.

for 1,000 people people can rub el bows with romney, for $2,500 they can get their picture taken with him. support for romney in california is growing. according to a new poll out today, 42% of registered republican voters in the state support him. 19% support rick santorum and newt gingrich and ron paul a distant third and fourth. romney's support in california has jumped 15 points since the last poll in november. rick santorum will make his way to the east fire a fundraiser in alamo. >> alan: leigh glaser is up ahead with the forecast. >> leigh: we actually saw a little clearing today, but you know, we still have a few lingering showers, you are right, more wet weather due in here in the next couple of days. >> ama: vive la mexico. ahead, the pope's message

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♪ >> alan: hundreds of thousands of people attended an open air mass in mexico celebrate by pope benedict xvi. the crowd cheered when the pope put on a sombrero given to him by someone in the crowd. he urged them to use their faith to avoid the evil of drugs and violence. he now heads to cuba for the first papal visit in 14 years. >> ama: wore going back live to tomas roman at the hall of justice. police are having a news conference on the investigation into the five people killed on

howth street on friday. what's the latest? >> reporter: the chief just wrapped up the news conference. he said his 40 investigators have been working diligently since friday morning, have arrested one suspect. they arrested the individual on five counts of hts hts. police -- counts of homicide. the arrest was made in connection with five people found murdered on friday morning in a house on howth street. the body we learn that one of the victims was associated with a chinatown gang at least ten years ago but police sources could not tell us whether that association continued. police assured this is not a random act and the people in the house were specifically targeted and they tell thus was a relationship between the suspect they arrested and members of the family who were killed. now, again, they've given a

preliminary cause of death of minute force trauma. the exact cause is pending. we'll have an update at 6:00. reporting live in san francisco, abc 'news. >> ama: thank you for the

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>> ama: a star hockey player and the community of willow glen are coming together to help a 12-year-old boy hit on his bike. today, children rode their bike to the fundraiser, san jose sharks player joe pavelski stopped by to support his young fans. >> a sad store, puts things in perspective hour cherished life is, and it happened right in the neighborhood where i lived and it's great to see the community and neighborhood pull together and help out. >> ama: proceeds will help the family pay for mounting medical bills. right now colin is in a nursing

facility in san diego and requires around the clock medical care. today he learned the importance of wearing a helmet. the family believe's colin's helmet helped save his life. >> alan: we're getting a break in the weather right now but there is more rain to come? leigh glaser is standing by. >> leigh: there certainly is. still picking up a few light showers on live doppler 7hd. numerous showers two hours ago and then they start to fade off as some of the dryer air starts to move on in, and the rain we felt today, they're getting it now in southern california. temperatures about five to ten degrees warmer than what we had this time yesterday. 54 in san francisco. right now. 57 in antioch. san jose, sunshine, drive pavement. 56. so tonight, partial clearing. filter the clouds. also, the development of some patchy valley fog overnight. we do get a brief break for monday, and then more rain and

wind will move in as we head into tuesday and wednesday. lows tonight, north interior valley areas in the mid-to-upper 30s, so a bit chilly there. we'll look for fog developing, and look for temperatures tonight in the mid-to-low 40s. now, let's take a look at the forecast map. you can see for yourself, this is the low that brought us the rain yesterday. we get a nice break for tonight. much of monday, and then this is going to move in as we head to tuesday and wednesday, this storm system packing a pretty good punch, and we're going to introduce the wind to this next system that moves in. the ground is already sat -- saturate and you ad the wind, we could see trees coming down. monday should be dry, until we get late evening hours, and you'll notice by the afternoon hours, the clouds start continue crease the in the north bay, and

this 10:00, the frontal system starting to present itself with rain. ukiah to santa rows sample highs tomorrow with a mixed bag of clouds and sun, mid-to-upper 60s, concord, 6 2. 58, sap -- san francisco. 61, accept cruz -- santa cruz tomorrow. the seven day forecast, a nice break. get things cleaned up in the yard in anticipation of the next storm, rain likely developing on tuesday across the entire bay area. wednesday as well. downpours, turning to showers on friday. flip a coin for saturday because the models don't know what they want to do, but get prepared for wind and rain tuesday and wednesday. >> ama: let's get to shu. tiger wants a win. >> mike: all eyes on tiger's

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>> mike: september 2009 was the last time tiger woods won a pga tour event. today he got the monkey off his back, winning the arnold palmer invitational. mcdowell digs himself a hole right away. falls three back of tiger after a hole. tiger increases his lead on three. watch this approach. right near the jar.

birdied to get to 11-under. to 6. mcdowell trying to find moment and gets it. gets to 11-under and within a shot of tiger, but tiger ran away with it after that. four birdies on the front nine and a par to close it out. wins by five strokes. back in the pga tour winner's circle for the first time in 924 days with the masters two weeks away. >> yeah, i'm excited, no doubt. it's always fun to get there and always found play, and i'm looking forward to the momentum i've built here and the things that i've worked on with my game. so they're all coming together at the right time. >> mike: louisville and ohio tate reached the final four yesterday. today we tip off with the tar heels and kansas. marshall out with a fractured wrist of the first half. we're tied at 47 at the hovel. taylor came up huge for kansas.

off the steal. the spike. then again on the break. taylor getting the shot to fall and the foul. he had 22 points, and then the nail in the coffin. the big block. travis, the monster slam. kansas will face ohio state after the griff. tyler griffin supporting the bear. the cats never trailed. on the break, davis, flush. 18 points, 11 boards. marcus kidd-gilchrist, two hands and jones gets his own free throw. kentucky wins big, next up, the louisville cardinals in the final four. >> the a's are in tokyo preparing for their first two regular season games against seattle with two preseason games. giants fall to the white sox 5-2

in the desert. chicago tagged barry zito for five runs and nine hits in two innings. we look ahead to the cardinal at 6:00. see you then. >> ama: a big deal at san francisco's airport and i mean big. that story is

>> alan: coming up at 6:00, victimle getting underway in less than 30 minutes in morgan hill for missing teen sierra

lamar. a journey under the sea as director james cameron go where only two men have gone before. >> the world's largest jet made a stop in san francisco. >> alan: sfa pit a hangar specifically to accommodate the jet. >> ama: it seats from 500 to # 50 passengers. this instant see first stop at sfo for the jet. it was last here in march. >> alan: like the cargo ships in the port of oakland. >> ama: we'll have the latest at 6:00 on the news conference about the investigation into the five people who were killed on friday. captioned by closed captioning services inc.