gutierrez car before he shot his sister and then himself last wednesday. family says this means they can burry her with her children. >> it is a relief we found her body. >> reporter: she showed us a recent photo. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: she says she feared she would die the same way her mother and sister did, they were shot and killed in mexico. family says abel gutierrez suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder and coming up, the concerns that family told us about why he didn't get help. we are told there should be a vigil coming up at 6:00 tonight, we will bring that to you live. and have more on why police were led to that specific location. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on what led to

the murder-suicide. police were called to the home on february 29 and march 6. officers didn't think abel gutierrez was a threat. his mother reported that she was scared of her son. she was last seen tuesday, march 13. the next day police found the bodies after a murder-suicide and the mother's body was found today. to the search for the missing 15-year-old girl. the sheriff's department revealed they found sierra lamar's purse and some of her clothes. ktvu's robert handa is at the command most with what investigators are saying about this. robert? >> reporter: there has been a lot of activity here at the command post and investigators say that bag does provide important information but not much progress. >> reporter: volunteer search

and rescue workers spent the day searching fields and hills around morgan hill, for sierra lamar who disappeared friday. investigators ramped up efforts because of a bag found this weekend about two miles from the home. >> there was a bag, specifically a juicy pink-and- black purse belonging to sierra lamar that was found sunday. inside the bag was some of her clothes. paints and a t-shirt, neatly folded. >> reporter: investigators did not reveal the information because they were still confirming it was her bag. they declined to discuss any other items in the bag. >> we have to look for maces where you would conceal things and that is the job to identify those and check them and confirm there is nothing there.

>> reporter: long with ground crews, a helicopter was brought in and search dogs. >> the dations are both human remain dogs and detection dogs. >> reporter: although the fbi is now here, investigators say this is still a missing person's case and say nothing indicate foul play. at 6:00, more on the bag and the questions it raises. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. police released a sketch based on a 13-year-old's description of a man who tried to lure her into his car. white, in his 60s driving a red sedan. the man orphed her a -- offered her a ride last week. she ran off and the man sped away. the teen said she was with a

friend the next day and both saw the men waving at the girls. parents have been notified. >> well, it is always surprising with something like that happens. we get e-mail alerts from the school anytime there saproblem like this. >> police are asking anyone who recognizes this sketch to contact them. what is a difference a day makes. before yesterday, maces massachusettsler was one of -- san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi was a top law enforcement officer, today having to go through metal detectors like everyone else. we followed him to his domestic violence class that he has to take. coming up, david stevenson will look at his future as he faces official misconduct charges. a caudcaudmember wanted for shooting and killing 7 people

in france is dead tonight. 23-year-old mohamed merah barricaded himself inside an apartment when s.w.a.t. team haven't heard sounds for 8 hours, he busts out of a bath room firing at officers. he was shot in the head and died. he was wanted in the shooting deaths. today the president of france asks citizens citizens to rein in their anger. >> are no way involved with the mad motivations of a terrorists. >> authorities say mohamed merah told negotiators he trained with al-qaeda and said he wanted to avenge the deaths

of palestinian children. investigators are trying to determine if he had any accomplishes -- accomplices. live pictures of a historic moment about to take place. that huge ship there, the port of oakland, getting ready to leave -- it will be a very delicate operation. here is what is going to happen. the ship will travel to the widest part, which is just down from jack london scare and four tugs will turn it around, there is almost no room to spare. s the ship is being turned around, there will be 150 feet on each feet. ktvu's christien kafton is waiting for that to happen. we will show it to you live as it is happen and you will hear

from the pilot who brought the ship into had bay. the jobless rate sank to a four year low last week. the number of people filing dropped by 5,000 to 348,000. that is the lowest level since february 2008 and a sign the job market is strengthening. rob roth is live to explain why the new numbers mean little to hundreds of people. >> reporter: the number of people needing to come to the door of the unemployment office may be dropping but the picture is still quite rocky. >> reporter: hundreds of union workers rallied in san francisco this afternoon as part of a national day of action. those here are all working, they are concerned about cuts. >> i am worried i am going oo lose my job. >> reporter: he irk with 15 years for a company in the east

bay. >> the work shifted to another work force. a newer work force that is paid less. the economy may be improving for some but not for most union workers. >> we are not catching up with the economy. lot of employers with cutting back on healthcare, on pensions. we have to level the playing field here. >> reporter: analysts agree these are difficult times for union workers to get concessions for management. >> employers are very reluctant to offer high wages because there is such a large supply of unemployed labor. >> reporter: still over all they say the economy is improving, it is just recovering slowly. >> california was hit worse than the rest of the country.

we are digging ourselves out of a deeper hole. >> reporter: analysts say economic rebound is 2-3 years away but the major indication appear to be moving in the right direction. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the irs says refunds are running that same dollar amount as last year. the average refund this year is $2,946 down from $3,022. that ads up to 174 billion the government has been holding on to interest free. they have seen an 11% increase in the number of people filing electronic returns. 85% of americans want the obama administration to control gas prices. the washington post poll shows

50% of americans think president obama can do more to reduce gas prices. 65% are republicans while 33% are democrats. when it comes to blaming president bush, those numbers were reversed. the national average for regular has gone up 31 cents in the past month, $3.88. and in california, the average is higher, $4.35. with the average rising to $4.40 in san francisco. we could be seeing $5 by this summer. rising gas prices are pushing president obama to take action. he is now putting one part of a pipeline project on the fast track. coming up we will have details on the plan and why republicans think it is another example of

his energy gap. a damper on stocks here in the united states today. investors are worried over china's economy might be weakening. dow dropped 78 points. nasdaq 12 points. weave the autopsy results for whitney houston. she was found in a bath tub on february 11. she died from downing but that heart disease and cocaine were contributing factors. whitney houston had cocaine in her system and the results indicated she used on a regular basis. she died hours before she was scheduled to appear at a party. we are waiting for the biggest ship to enter the bay, to enter this area and we will tell you why it is a delicate

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italy. today crews found 5 bodies in the wreckage of a ship off the coast of italy. the captain is under investigation for manslaughter, causing a wreck and abandoning ship. back now to the operation where the largest ship ever to enter the bay is preparing to turn around and head back out to sea. more live picks of the -- pictures of the ship. weighs 166 tons when fully

loaded, that works out to 332,000 pounds. all of this is happening not far from jack london square. ktvu's christien kafton is here. this is going to be a tight squeeze. >> reporter: yeah. let's show you the area. you can see the area here. this is where the msc fabiola will be turning around. trying to turn a car around, 180 degrees with a parking space with 6 feet on either end. the msc fabiola is 166,000 tons. we are over head right now. we learned the pilots are on board preparing to pull the ship out. we will have video of that operation. the port told me this will help usher in a new era of shipping in the bay area. >> reporter: crews spent the day loading the msc fabiola. it can carry 1200 shipping

containers. the port of owningland says it -- oakland says it is a good sign for the economy. >> bigger ships, more boxes, more jobs. >> reporter: the ship arrived yesterday carrying electronics, auto parts, coffee and other goods. the captain brought the msc fabiola in the port yesterday. they trained a year ago, learning just how to handle this new class of ships. >> to simulate, see if he could make something this big and turn here. >> reporter: the ship will use its own bow thrusters. >> the ship is 158 feet wide. only have 150 feet on either

end. not much room. >> reporter: the msc fabiola is expected to get underway by 6:00 tonight and go on a 19 day transpacific journey to china. we are on stand by, live, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a quick correction, i said fully loaded it weighs 166 tons i meant to say 166,000-tons, 332 million pounds. looking live, a huge ship. once it starts heading up to the area, it will take 30 minutes to get there and then 4 tugs will turn it around and that process is expected to take 15 minutes and then it will sail back out into the bay. we will show you more in a few

minutes. san francisco public utilities commission officials say crews were unable to repair a work and they will try again tomorrow. divers were called into stop the leak, 25 feet underground. arch testing the line they discovered their efforts were not successful. a diver told us about special equipment he used. >> on top of the stress of handling the hose and dealing -- you have a weight on your head. >> crews are expected to go underground overnight. officials say the leak is in a major line. 2.5 hours ago power was restored to pg&e customers effected by a scheduled outen. businesses and residents were

alerted to the outage. pg&e says it was to allow crews to replace a aging utility pole. >> what can i get done on a day that there is no electricity? so decided having employees here and having the store open would not be effective. >> pg&e is also scheduled two outages tomorrow to accommodate an equipment upgrade. feeling changes in the weather compared to yesterday. lest go to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> breezy. interesting, the story about turning the ship around is fascinating and the winds play into that. show you what i mean. we got a strong west win now and they are trying trying to

turn around a ship that is large. winds at 21 miles per hour. you know what else plays in to it, tied is going out, it is dead low, they did that to get the ship under the bay bridge and golden gate bridge. interesting situation on the bay later on. we will watch that. winds and tides play in to. overnight low, frosty. 34 in 70a rosa. 36 conford. cool night tonight. no rain in the forecast. we had a few sprinkles. it was light. we called it. we should be dry tonight and cooler. satellite is giving us trouble, so we are only seeing a part of it. you can see the light scattered showers through the area. that was a weak weather system.

that opened the door for saturday in the bay area. tonight 11:00, looks clear outside. it is windy but the winds slack down and you will get temperatures that will produce frost in the inland bay valleys. tomorrow morning you might be scraping the windows. sprinkles, snow flurries in the mountains. friday morning, friday already, little sprinkle activity north. friday morning, dry. tomorrow morning, mark tamayo sin and sal castaneda, they will track the weather and the commute, 4:30 a.m. 7:00 a.m., no worries. afternoon clouds increase because the system is teeing up. friday afternoon dry, but this will impact your bay area weekend, i will see you here in a few. what law makers are planning to

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chopper two is giving us a nice picture of the largest ship ever to come into san francisco bay. it is at the port of oakland it will turn around and boy, it is a tight squeeze. we expect it to take 15 minutes to complete that very narrow turn and then it will go ahead and head back out into the bay and off on its journey. news chopper 2 is live over the ship, once it starts moving we will bring it to you live right here on ktvu channel 2 news. president obama set off a war of words over the pipeline. the president pledged to put part of the project on the fast track. >> today i am directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the hurdles and make this project a priority. >> president obama spoke to a crowned in oklahoma. he promised to speed up

construction of the key stone oil pipeline but only the southern segment, from oklahoma to the gulf coast. it is supposed to run from canada to texas. speaker of the house john boehner accused the president of taking credit for a project that is already underway. >> this idea the president will expedite this will have no impact on the construction. >> the state department must approve a permit for it to cross the boarder. president obama rejected a proposal route through nebraska because of environmental concerns. the company says it plans to resubmit its application with a alternative route. leadvers a plan to put high- speed rail on the fact track in the bay area. they are willing to split the cost. that could clear the way for trains between san jose and san

francisco by 2018. the statewide system could be running sooner than expected. the legislators would have to approve the money. 7 years in the making but berkeley has a plan that could change the downtown sky line. the city counsel's plan may bring as many as 7 tall buildings to the area. it would range from 120-180 feet high. this plan indeludes open space requirements and calls calls for builders to pay into a fund for affordable housing. san francisco's suspended sheriff starts his sentence, what he said about domestic violence classes. >> the historaround of this huge ship at the ord of oakland. -- port of oakland. we will show it to you

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complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. suspended rostare aler going o-- san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi going through a security check point today like everyone else. he has to fulfill his sentence in his domestic violence case. ktvu's david stevenson is here now with video of ross mirkarimi at the haul of justice. >> reporter: this is ross mirkarimi's first public appearance since being suspended. he had little to say.

>> reporter: he underwent a security check by the same deputies that called him sheriff two days ago. we followed him as he attended domestic violence classes. >> reporter: mayor ed lee suspended him and sworn in vikki henacy after ross mirkarimi was sentenced. ross mirkarimi says he will fight for the job. they will make a recommendation on whether he should be removed permanently. >> hopefully they will evaluate the case on the merits but it doesn't work that way, they have their own careers to think about. >> reporter: he met with his probation officer and joined a class a domestic violence

orientation session. documents obtained by ktvu warn participates they must take full responsibility for their act of violence. outside the hall he said he looks forward to completing the program. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> 9 weeks. >> reporter: his wife eliana lopez insisted he did not abuse her. he must complete the domestic violence before a court will lifting a stay away order. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a man was injured in a shooting that took place next to a pizza restaurant. two drops to of people pulled into the parking lot. there are reports of several shots being fired after 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. one person was shot. there is no word of injuries. investigators are looking

looking for a black or white camero. happening now, more on the developing news involving the huge tanker ship or cargo ship. it is all loaded up here and it should be heading out momentarily. when you look at all those containers on the ship, 12,500 of them. that is what it can fit. each one, that is the size of a train car. if you stack them together it would stretch for 50 miles. the ship heads up at a slow speed, should take half hour to get to the widest spot, it will then turn around and head back out. we have news chopper 2 over head. we will show you pictures as this happens. today the oakland coliseum became a medical clinic. free medical and dental care.

as lorraine blanco tells us a lot of people were waiting this morning. >> reporter: soon the man may start to breathe easier because he is finally getting help. >> i am employed and i am a senior, nobody accept me for a job because i am suffering from copd. >> reporter: 600 people waited in line at oakland coliseum. for free medical and dental care. this is a 663 clinic. the group travels from city to city. in the largest triage, you see dozens of chairs as patient gets cake.

he volunteers across the state. >> 10 million people that aren't getting routine dental care. we need to step up. our responsibility is to the community. >> reporter: a real hug station. >> hug. >> all right. >> reporter: it is organized and efficient. his commitment continues because of the impressive results. >> they have had their teeth fix or they get a pair of glasses and put them on and say wow! i can see. >> reporter: with the vision care you even get a free pair of glasses. it is open through sunday and care is on a first come, first serve basis. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. a egg producer donated eggs to a food bank in oakland. they delivered the eggs to the food bank which has seen an

increase in people seeking help. it is part of a effort to fight hunger and they consider the egg as prized item. >> eggs contain 20 essentials amino acids. >> farmers nationwide are teaming up with feeding america to donate almost 10 million eggs through the easter season. we are getting information about the new features the next iphone is expected to happen and pg&e unveiled his new truck, what it can do if the lights are out in your neighborhood. >> and it is here. in 6 hours the movie the hunger games, the movie fans have been waiting for. at green giant we know nature

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extended range utility truck. it was on display in san francisco. it can travel 4 hours on electric power and it has an on board generator, it can get the lights back on while crews make repairs. >> it will be large enough such that we will be able to provide power to shopping centers or neighborhoods. >> pg&e tested last year and receiving the first production models this month. want to win $100,000 prize? develop one of the winning smartphone or tablet apps that help people save energy. pg&e is donating $25,000 to the pool. how much you weight could

influence your mental capabilities as you age. they studied 250 people. on average those with the highest body mass had the lowest cognitive function. earlier studies shows fat can influence the development of dementia. raising wine may lower the risk of stroke among women. women who consumed 7 drinks a week lowers their risk by 20%. said they don't have a explanation for the link. the midnight preview has been advertised for weeks and tonight is the tonight. the hoopla surrounding tickets for the "hunger games." >> back here in 10 minutes the weekend is around the corner, we have rain to talk about, i

will see you back here. >> and more on the developing news. the largest ship in the bay is pulling away from the doc. it should be turning around in about 30 minutes from now, we will keep news chopper 2 over head and show it to you live, it will be remarkable, only 150 feet on either side as it turns around. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together.

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fans of the "hunger games" counting the minutes. in 6 hours and 15 minutes the movie they have been waiting for will hit the big screen. >> presale tickets for the "hunger games" are selling at the rate of 600 a minute. ktvu's jade hernandez is in san francisco. >> reporter: the preview has been advertised for weeks. and tonight is the night. the hup lusurrounding all of the ticksets driving some fans crazy -- hoopla surrounding all of the tickets is driving some fans crazy. >> we have probably sold i would say at least 25-40 copies of the book this week. the book geared towards younger readers caught the attention of everyone. >> told it to 10-year-old, 40-

year-old, men, women, everybody. >> we will see "hunger games" tonight. >> reporter: this father already discussed attending the midnight preview with his dotter and friend who both have separate reasons for going. >> i want to see the older sister saving the younger sister. >> survival. >> reporter: first they need to buy the book. with the sale, compared to lord of the flies, the movie may extend to an audience not ready for the violence. >> happy "hunger games." >> reporter: providing age based reviews. >> you wouldn't want to take your 7-year-old to this movie, that is important. parents know their kids best. i have four children, i could tell you which of mine children

would be appropriate for. >> reporter: took comprehend how big this is, they are selling 10 tickets a second. and they have sold out 3,000 show times. they have 4700. so no lines here yet in san francisco but i have been told they expect hundreds to show up tonight. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details, the "hunger games" is third on a list of top 5 events of all time. placing behind twilight and "harry potter" and 96% of their overall ticket sales today. can't seem to get enough of these pictures. there it is. the largest container ship ever to hit the san francisco bay. 4 football fields long.

half a football field wide. it will be turning around and then heading back out the bay and on to china, a trip that is expected to take 18 days. they have been planning for this moment for over a year. everything has to go exactly as planned. when it turns there will be 150 feet on either side to spare. it is a very tight squeeze. we will follow it at 6:00. police are looking for the person who abandon a championship dog. the dog was looking better today after they cleaned her up. they think maybe she was kept in a chicken wire cage before being cut loose. >> >> we don't know if she was in such a small space but for chicken wire to make an impression on hair that is big.

>> they traced a microchip to a breeder who had her 12 years ago. she said after years, the owner sold her and several other dogs to a woman. authorities are trying to find the most recent owner. a kitten road from marin county to santa cruz under the hood of a van. the cat climbed into the engine at a mcdonalds. he popped the hood and found it there. >> remarkable. let's talk about our weather. over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> the weekend looks great. the container ship is cool. we will go to live storm tracker 2. i had friends when i

was in college that worked at ocean routes, and we have a wind blowing like this, out of the west, 20 miles an hour. the ships are so big that the wind hitting it will force more energy to be used. they are like huge sails. the ocean routes, we used -- guys would plan the routes based on wind direction. if you get a tail direction you can save thousands in gas. if they are bumping a head wind, they burn a million dollars more in gas. wind plays into this big time. back at 6:00 with the turning around of the ship. showers tomorrow, late tonight, early tomorrow in the mountains. tomorrow morning dry. saturday morning rain. there it is.

saturday afternoon, rain. saturday evening, scattered showers. sunday scattered showers. sunday night, or sunday afternoon, more scattered showers. there is your weekend. sorry. friday, of course, the clouds are increasing as the system gets closer and then we get rain. the rain will hang on till sunday. heaviest rain is late saturday night. highs tomorrow, mild, five-day forecast, with your bay area weekend in view, looks like this. right there. rainy on saturday and sunday. let me fix that. five-day forecast is off there. saturday and sunday is wet. >> decent amount? >> half inch in some places. more in the north bay. and snow in the mountains. >> the models are changing. before it didn't look like we would get that much rain. >> sunday -- saturday will be

the wheelhouse, sunday morning will be scattered showers. we are in for umbrellas all weekend. >> thank you. for the first time nasa's moon probe sent back pictures, we will show you two. students in montana asked for the pictures. they are orbiting the moon. nasa snapped 60 images for the students. they won the first chance to request the pictures. we will take you back out to the container ship in a moment. plus ... >> not so bad. you got a deal. >> the ads the post office is using to boost their business. who the ads are targeting.

happening now, we have shown you this picture, every time we check it it has changed. the largest container ship to enter san francisco bay. right now it is about to attempt a maneuver with a very, very narrow margin of error. we will bring you more coming up at 6:00. the post office ramped up a new ad campaign designed to

put your junk mail into your mailbox. >> this month they are airing a series of new tv commercials. the campaign targets businesses encouraging them to use every door direct mail. it helps merchants send out direct mail ads at 15 cents each. >> i wish i would have known that. i don't think i chose the best location. >> not so bad. you got a deal. right? >> the postal service direct mail push is designed to boost revenue. it came online last april and as of january 1 it generated $152 million in business. they hope to increase that income now. they have lost $14 billion over the past two years and officials estimate the ads and

the junk mail will bring in an extra $1 billion. coming up, san francisco police say he is one of the most prolific criminals, the steak out that led to this -- stake out that led to his arrest.

search crews find the body of a mother, the third victim of a murder-suicide in the hands of her iraq veteran son. the final good-bye they are planning. >> new clues in the search for a teen who hasn't been seen in a week. the evidence found blocks away from each other. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> police closed the case on one of the most prolific burglars. new at 6:00. ktvu's sal castaneda is live in san francisco where police showed up stolen items today that they say the tip of the ice burg. sal? >> reporter: the suspect in custody used to like to break into