we talked to a cousin who said he was a lot different since he came back. >> i never came around him when he came back but i knew he was mean to my aunt. he used to blame her for his dad leaving her. for him not being in his life. >> reporter: right now police are looking for martha gutierrez. who is a 52-year-old mother of the victims. police have evidence that she suffered critical injuries or is dead and they are trying to find her. also that south valley middle school in gilroy, a poster has gone up as a sign of grief for the loss of the 11-year-old girl. the community is coming together. as i was standing here, a woman walked buy and put money into the donation box. a vigil will be at 7:00, we

will be there and have details at 10:00. lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have developing news from the peninsula where a helicopter made an emergency landing. it happened before 5:00. 100 yards off the free way. this is a live picture of -- from news chopper 2. the pilot was not hurt. the chp reported the helicopter was forced to make the emergency landing in this area. you can see the single-seat helicopter slipped over on its side. the crash happened a mile away from the argument. domestic violence advocates are calling for the removal of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. they held a rally at sate haul. they want mayor ed lee and the board of supervisors to take action against ross mirkarimi. it comes days after he pleaded guilty to a domestic violence

charge. jury found the boyfriend of tracey biletnikoff guilty of first degree murder in a retrial of her 1999 killing. mohammed haroon ali confessed to strangling her in a rehab facility where they were being treated. mohammed haroon ali was convicted in 2001 but the conviction was overturned. her father is former oakland raider fred biletnikoff and he says he is relieved. >> thank god we will -- it will be able to keep a person off the street and keep him away from somebody else's daughter. >> he wants people to remember his daughter as a brave, young woman. sentencing for mohammed haroon ali is in june. crabber was convicted of catching crustaceans that were too small and too many of them. ktvu's david stevenson has been following the trial in san francisco. and explains how timing is everything for the bay area's

crab industry. >> we apologize. those were the wrong pictures. we have david's report. let's go to it now. >> reporter: if crab fisherman, one of the rules, no matter what you find, leave the females and the runty males behind. >> we set a size limit for spawning purposes. >> reporter: a jury convicted tim lee estes in what prosecutors are calling a egregious violation of state law. tim lee estes brought 45,000 pounds of crab to this fishery in 2010. they inspected the catch and found 991 pounds measured under

6 inches. those undersized males are supposed to be left at sea to breed. >> if the males were caught on a commercial size, the population would collapse. >> reporter: officials say tim lee estes had double the legal limit. tim lee estes faces six months in jail and a thousand dollars fine. he may appeal a pretrial ruling. buyers say they should have been measured and tossed before they were brought to the fishery. >> their first line of checking for this is when they pull the pot up and unload the pot at sea. the hope is to continue the cycle so san franciscoens can enjoy crab season for years to come. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a meeting will address a

tactic to battle violence. they plan to address jean quan's 100 block initiative. her plan involves 0ing in on the 5% of the city that sees 9% of violent crimes. vote to close a school has parents and kids in school. ktvu's rob roth is live with the special place that danny -- that doyle park elementry holds in that community. >> reporter: students went home with these notifying tarant that doyle park elementry is closing in june. some parents picking up their children at doyle park elementry couldn't talk about what is happening here without choking up. >> sad. it was kind of -- really horrible. >> reporter: you are tearing

up. >> it is emotional. >> reporter: this morning the school board voted to close down doyle park elementry. the school serves low income students. >> the cost of operating the school exceeds the revenue it generates. the district is faced with million dollars in budget cuts. >> reporter: while doyle park elementry is going away a new school is planning on opening up. it is attracting many students from outside santa rosa. bringing in new money. >> this was a financial decision. >> worst thing happening. >> reporter: he thought in this classroom for 32 years and has pictures from each of the years. >> down to this year's class. >> reporter: next year it will

be someone else's room. >> we are in a state of shock. >> reporter: students from doyle park elementry are eligible to attend the charter school but parents weren't sure yet. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. nurses approved a new contract this week. it gives nurse as 10% wage increase over the next three years. it leaves co-pays and deductibles unchanged and requires the hospital to comply with a new law on safely lifting patients. a group is blasting governor jerry brown's plan. the pax payer's session says the governor panicked and made a devils bargain when he teamed

up with the teacher's union. >> interesting. engaged in a compromise and i think the comp mumize is between the left and ultraleft. >> the plan proposes to raise state income tax rates 1, 2 or 3% depending on how much people make over $200,000. we have been showing you how close the san lorenzo river creek is moving to the santa cruz beach boardwalk. paul chambers shows thus progress being made to protect that park. >> reporter: crews worked all morning long to save the santa cruz beach boardwalk. this after the san lorenzo river took a turn yesterday in front of the lower end of the boardwalk. >> i think it is crazy.

>> never seen it happen like this. doesn't come around the corner there. the new turn taken by the river had people and sea creatures looking on to see the site. >> they got a big job in front of them. >> amazing. i just can't believe that the river done that much. >> we built a sand berm. put sand up so the river would find its way to the sea. >> reporter: officials say it appears to be working. look for yourself. as the pounding of the river eats away that sand berm. >> when it started we lost the stairs. but the water isn't going under the boardwalk. we are pleased. >> that was paul chambers reporting from santsa crews. here in the east bay a19-year- old university of california at berkeley student is dead after a tree fell on to a freeway.

he was killed on highway 13 at 4:30 a.m. this morning. he was driving with three passengers when he crashed into a down tree. they got out of the car and then moments later a truck hit the tree and then hit him killing him. he won the gates scholarship award last year. heavy rains led to two trees crashing down on to homes. crews from a tree removal service removed a 70-foot pine that fell on a house. earlier a 75-foot tall pine fell across the driveway of a home. no one at the two homes were injured. stay with us on www.ktvu.com for forecasts and ktvu channel 2 news chief meteorologist bill martin will be here with more.

researchers shedding new light on how second hand smoke damages embryos. nicotine got in the way of cell development. damage was seen in a broad range of cells. the study offers some of the first hard evidence of how tobacco effects cell development. a iraq war veteran injured during a occupy oakland protests. and the bay area housing market is back in business. the bargains attracting buyers to one county. >> a break from the rain today but more rain for friday. i will tell you when it gets here and when it leaves.

as angels member pleaded guilty today. steve ruiz appeared in court and charged with shooting stanley shootstasy steve on october 17. iraq war veteran scott olsen and his attorney spoke to ktvu about claims police intentionally injured him during a occupy protest. they showed us the hat he was wearing the night he was hit on the head and injured. scott olsen's attorney says police testing on the hat shows that it was a bean bag round that hit him, not a tear gas canister as originally thought. >> they are meant to hit someone. the only conclusion is the officer did what he intended to do. shoot this and hit scott olsen with it.

>> police can't discuss what force was used because of the investigation. an hour ago a demonstration got underway in response to the massacre of afghan civilians by a u.s. soldier. they say the killers are the latest in a series of atrociousties in afghanistan. they are calling for withdrawal of all u.s. and nato forces. attorney agreed to represent the soldier that center of the killing. he says he met with the soldier's family and says unless the sodier is returned to joint base lewis-mcchord he will fly to wherever he is held. afghan president said u.s. troops should pull out and return to bases. during a meeting today with u.s. defense secretary leon panetta he said the civilian killings were a cruel act and caused a loss of trust in international forces. the bay area housing

market is picking mup. new figures show home sales rose 14%. prices fell 3.6% from february 2011. new at 6:00, ktvu's sal castaneda is live with how properties are driving the market. >> reporter: i think buyers are sensing opportunity here in this neighbor in oakland. prices are coming down. >> reporter: the inventory of homes for sale is going down as prices remain low. >> our market, we knew it would pick up. i don't think we expected it to pick up like it is now. many homes on the market are experiencing multiple offers. >> reporter: he says sales are especially obust in the low to moderate price range as buyers and investors see good deals. the median price for a bay area home dropped for 17 months in a

row. >> buyers need to do the numbers and say i can rent for $3,000 or i can buy for $2,700 a months. >> reporter: for now they don't expect prices to rise. >> all the foreclosed homes prevent prices from rising. >> reporter: he says he expects sales to continue to go up here and nationwide because this is the beginning of buying season. >> we are moving up from the bottom of the housing and we will see sales climbing because people will be in a better position to buy. >> reporter: here in oakland some homes that have been on the market for a while have now started to sell. live in oaklands, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. -- oakland, sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. calling for the repeal of

the fire tax, that applies to rural residents and supposed to go to the added costs of fire crews protecting property. but opponents say it is unfair because residents already pay for the service through their taxes. our chief meteorologist bill martin joins us tracking the next in a series of storms. >> nothing like the last couple storms. now we are heading for a colder storm that will drop less rain, drop the snow levels down and give us a break from the down pours. scattered showers in the area. what we are seeing right now, light showers towards livermore, south and east of san jose, light showers and santa cruz mountains, they have received 11 inches of rain. check out the rain.

oakland 2 inches. san francisco 2 inches. san jose, under a 10th of an inch of rain. heavy rainfall in the hills. friday, light scattered showers for the morning commute. not a huge event. friday night, the afternoon commute in the late afternoon commute, pretty wet. we will see the heaviest rain. on the weekend we will see sun and thunder showers. here is the next one lined up. that system will deliver the rain tomorrow night. clouds increase tonight. maybe a few sprinkles around the bay area. morning commute, glaze on the roadway. by the afternoon, everybody is afternoon and the friday commute looks wet. winter storm warnings in the mountains. 7:00 a.m. friday, not that much going on

but the roads will be glazed. friday afternoon, that is the heart of the afternoon commute. wet roadways and wipers going. friday night, after the 10:00 news, frontal passage. that is the heaviest rain. 10:00 tomorrow night, we will see the heaviest rain and the strongest winds in the bay area. saturday clears out. maybe a few thunderstorms and sunday further clearing. we have a nice break. we have more weather systems nut nothing like we have bine seeing. the warm air, warm, moist storms, that warm air lingers. but on saturday, day time highs, 50s as the cool air gets closer. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, torm wet in the afternoon -- tomorrow wet in the afternoon. saturday widely scattered

showers. and sunday nice day. >> next week? >> five-day forecast, look goods. >> is there potential for more flooding saturday morning? >> tathey don't have the same characteristics of the last ones that were dumping 8 inches so no, no issue. >> thank you. the town counsel voted hast night to end the hours at rancho laguna park and they are looking to create a fenced in area where dogs can roam free. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 we are monitoring the hard a landing of the helicopter. also, great white shark sitings, how recent weather

patterns may be attracting hidden dangers. join us on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the warriors made another move just days after that blockbuster trade.

how about this, apple stock topped the 600 mark for the first time today, a day ahead of the new ipad release. it closed $585 a share and tomorrow could be crazy as the ipad goes on sale. expect line physical you want to buy one of them. mark joins us live. steven jackson won't be coming back? >> he won't be. i don't know if it is a surprise. it is the story behind the story. the trade of monta ellis. warriors acquired andrew bogut and steven jackson. no way he was coming back. one of the biggest divas in the nba and left the warriors under strained circumstances. he wasn't coming. traded to san antonio for jefferson and a first round draft pick. the trading deadline, it is

college hoop, that steals the scene for the month. one of the favorite, syracuse, number one, unc asheville. early spunk. jason lane with a three. syracuse is number one. scoop jardene. great name. he had 11. 72-65 syracuse maintains their number one seed. outside of peyton manning on the offensive side of the ball, the biggest fish on the defensive side, williams lands with buffalo. 50million guaranteed. could go over 100 million. a monster pass rusher. owns the largest contract ever signed by a defensive player in the nfl. and that is the sporting life. for right now. >> thank you. we are staying on developing

news out of gilroy. a iraq war veteran killed himself and his 11-year-old sister. in the next half hour that community is expected to gather gather gather for a vigil. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta will bring us the latest at 11:00. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. getting ready to plant?

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