Easy to hide under the rug. Reporter the two handguns, a rifle, a machete and bat were evidence used to convict her husband. The contra costa Attorney Office turned them over to her. I was taking my power back. Reporter she had never felt as powerless as she did at this ranch in oakland on the day her husband fired a shot at her, in front of the children. She said the bullet missed her by an inch. I dont think i ever felt that feeling in my body. It went so hot and numb. Reporter that day was a turning point. It came in january 2015, after years of abuse. A stormy 17 year relationship that started when she was only 14 years old. Their oldest child is gabby. She was also abused by her father. He would say tell me the truth or i will hurt you. He would put a gun to my head. Reporter in another incident, gabby said her father had a machete and threatened to cut off her fingers. I was scared. Reporter the last straw came when her father fired a shot at her mother, accusing her of infidelity. I was tired of it. I cannot take it anymore. Reporter gabby said he returned home and her father started beating her mother again. She asked her grandmother to call 911. I could here it and i called 911. I need an officer at my house right away. My son in law is beating my daughter. Reporter that was the last day he was a free man. It took a year and a half before he went to trial. The trial lasted three weeks. Victoria velasquez and her childrentestified. The prosecutor said the ability to face him in court was impressive. Gabby initially felt fear testifying against her father. The desire to stop the hurt he caused her family gave her strength. He never looked at me when i was speaking. He never said anything. He never paid attention to me. Reporter does that bother you . Yes. Reporter the Prosecutor Says in the Domestic Violence cases it is difficult to get the victims to testify in press charges. The one person that is supposed to protect you is the person abusing you. It is hard to gain their trust. Reporter last fall, martinez was convicted of 27 counts and sentenced to 50 years in prison. I was so afraid until they actually read his sentence. Reporter victoria velasquez says thechildren are concerned he will return and retaliate against them or send someone to hurt them. How many years we have left until he comes out . When will we have to move again . Reporter the family refuses to allow those fears to stop their fight to free themselves of abuse. Give them love and a round of applause for being our winners this year. Reporter in april the da office gave them the courage award. A recognition given to only individuals in previous years. What made you nominate the family . I had never seen a family come together in support of each other in the way that this family did. Reporter an alternate juror was so impressed with the family that he befriended them after the trial. It was a vicious cycle of violence. They had the strength to be able to break by being brave enough to tell the story. Reporter tran50 plans to avictoria velasquez plans to share her story with other victims through a nonprofit, the Family Justice Center. There is hope and help. All in one place. Reporter supervising Deputy District Attorney says the program is designed to help women trying to leave their abusers. The Family Justice Center connects them with Law Enforcement and it can connect them with counseling and other community resources. Reporter the familys journey has had its ups and downs. Their emotions are conflicted. There are moments that he loved them. Reporter this is video of him with his children during happier times. We were family through my eyes. I do think of him. But i do not miss him. Reporter the family has moved to an undisclosed location. Reporter are you in fear . Inside, yes. I cannot help that. Not yet. I know he is not here. I cannot get past here to go away. Reporter they have found the courage to live life on their own terms. Amber lee ktvu fox 2 news. On ktvu. Com , we put more information on the Family Justice Center. , details about the second arrest in connection with the deaths of four young men in pennsylvania. We brought for young men one step closer to their loved ones. So that they can rest in peace. A yearly tradition kicks off in sacramento. Will take you to this years california state fair. The sixdollar footlong subway club® with turkey, black forest ham and roast beef. On the right. The sweet onion chicken teriyaki dripping in sweet onion sauce. Two footlongs enter. None leave, cause you ate them. The sweet onion chicken teriyaki and the subway club. Theyre footlongs. And theyre six bucks each. Subway®. So much sandwich. Welcome back. Take a look at this. A scary moment in florida. When a large single opened up and swallowed a home. It happened this morning in a neighborhood 20 miles north of tampa. Within an hour most of the house was gone. Including part of the home next door. Officials have deemed several homes in the area unsafe. They have cut power to the neighborhood. Luckily, the residents of the home were not home. The sinkholeathe firefight the fire my fighters rescued two dogs. To 20yearolds have been charged with the connection to the deaths of four young men. The bodies were found buried 12 feet under the ground. At a farm belonging to the parents of one of the suspects. Attorneys claim the victims were lured to the farm with the promise of marijuana with a were shot and killed. One was run over by a backhoe and three of the victims bodies were burned. All for were buried in a deep grave dug by a backhoe. I am relieved to say that we have brought for young men, one step closer to their loved ones. So that they may rest in peace. Cadaver dogs let authority to three of the bodies. One suspect confessed and told them what to find the fourth body. A motive remains unclear. New information surrounding the military plane crash in mississippi. Three of the 16 killed from some in california. The plane was carrying members from North Carolina to california when it crashed on monday. One of the men killed is 30 yearold captain Shawn Elliott of orange. Attended uc davis and graduated in 2009, before joining the military. Staff Sergeant Robert cox of ventura and ,25 Staff Sergeant chad jensen of los angeles were also killed. The crash is still under mitigation. Tracksa california state fair is back. There they go. This year the fair is celebrating its 50th anniversary in addition to the typical rides and attractions, this year the fair is showcasing some unusual things as well. Such as expedition dinosaur attraction with 16 massive and the medtronic dinosaurs. It will run through july 30 in west sacramento. , an update to the breaking news of a five yearold girl missing in the east bay. A Bay Area School dealing with the sex scandal. A new wave of allegations at the Bay Area School district. We are tracking the bait area weekend heat. Heat advisories for the outlying areas. Will let you know how hot it will get. Ktvu fox 2 news, reporting breaking news. Exclusive investigations. And covering your community. Only on ktvu fox 2 news. This portion of ktvu news sponsored by the summer invitation sales event. Palo alto School District is facing a surge of sales misconduct charges. Officials announced 10 new complaints. It brings the total to 29. Jesse gary broke the initial story in may. He now has tonight follow up. Reporter with the School District close during the middle of summer, the number of reported Sexual Assault cases grew. Ditch board president terry godfrey, in a memo to the community, says there are now 10 new cases listed on the uniform complaint procedure log. Among them, accusations of Sexual Harassment, sexual comments and sexual touching. Can dub her is a member of the school board. It is critical that the district will respond to incidents of Sexual Harassment or other violations. The district need to find out about them it is always good if these things are happening for the district to know about them. Reporter the usd registered a total of 71 complaints on the ucp log from generate 2014 until this past june. By comparison, San Francisco had 112, fremont 7, and san jose unified School District had five. Renewed scrutiny over the numbers comes as the department of educations office of civil rights completed a fouryear investigation into the district. And found the a usd failed to take appropriate steps in a prompt manner dating back to 2013. In may, our series of 2 investigates reports detailed how a high school. Student athlete was convicted in Juvenile Court of having oral sex with a minor in the School Bathroom last october. The district did not initiate a title ix investigation, as required by federal law. The goal of these policies, ultimately, is to protect students at school. In order to do that, we need clear policies. We need the students and parents and staff to be aware of the policies. So that we get when we get complaints. We need a clear practice that follows for responding to those in an effective way. Reporter the District Board wants new policies in place before staff training begins august 1. Additionally, Board Members say an oral report for one of the law firms investigating its handling of at least one oncampus Sexual Assault will not be made until summer break is over. On assignment in palo alto, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. More on our breaking news from berkeley. Were police are searching for a missing fiveyearold girl. Officers they Melina Booker was taken by her mother around 3 pm. We just got eight an update. We do not have any concerns that the child is in imminent danger. We are concerned that the child should be with the dad in the grandma. And not in moms custody. We have two or three dogs that have been in the neighborhood looking. Right now, it appears as though two of the three dogs are indicating that ms. Davis got on bart. This is a live image from berkeley for the search underway. Police say the child was taken from a home in the 1500 block of prince street. Investigators have gathered there. The search is underway. We understand the fiveyearold is 3 1 2 or four feet tall. With a slim build. She was wearing a black shirt, black pants and gray tennis shoes. Her mother is five feet eight inches tall. She was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. We are tracking the forecast from the bay area. For the weekend. These are the highs for today. Right where you would expect for this time of year temperaturewise. For this time of year and this time of year. 80 degrees in san rafael. Hayward and fremont came up a bit. The numbers are getting below the 80s by the bay. And land, the heat advisory has been extended. East bay hills, northbay hills athese are heavily related areas. It will be hot. Over 100 degrees in some spots. Well above average temperatures. Saturday and sunday. Pets and kids and everybodya make sure they have shade and water. If you live out in livermore valley, you know how to deal with it. Some folks in the Santa Cruz Mountains and those in the east bay hills are not used to it. They do not have air conditioning. Temperatures right nowaa little warmer than yesterday. Five degrees warmer in fairfield they will be warmer tomorrow. An interesting shot. As you look at the transamerica pyramidawe are at the top. The marine layer is compressing below. Not below, but to a level of the transamerica pyramid. Under 1000 feet and parts of the bay area. It sets up a warm pattern. And higher pressure. It is an indication of the mechanism of High Pressure moving in. This time of year, that is the deal. It does not extend well inland. Here is the forecast highs for tomorrow. Lots of 90s. You will see 100 as well. 103 and clear lake 102 in vacaville. 100 in sonoma. 100 in walnut creek. That is where the heat advisory comes into effect. To france in walnut creek, you know what 100 feels like. Most of you have air conditioning or know how to manage yourselves. In east bay hills, when you do not have air conditioning, and you are not used to 90 or 95, along the coast it is cool. 60s and 70s. And then the five day forecast. Here is most of the heat on saturday. Sunday, upper 90s. There are no red flag warnings. There is a heat advisory. In your own mind, you know it will be high because it is hot. There is no official fire watch or anything be aware. If you have a heat advisory there is high fire danger. Sports up next. We will head up to tahoe. This portion of ktvu news sponsored by your Northern California lexus dealer. At ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. And. Whos there . Hey. A boy . Oh, on the bed . You never told your dad and i about any. Wait, whats going on now . Move the flag. What should i watch . Wait, whats going on now . Show me sports. Its so fluffy look at that fluffy unicorn hes so fluffy im gonna die your voice is awesome. The x1 voice remote. Xfinity. The future of awesome. At ikea, we believe your perfect student deserves the perfect room for the perfect price. And. Whos there . Hey. A boy . Oh, on the bed . You never told your dad and i about any. Wait, whats going on now . Move the flag. Tahoe is fun the matter what you get celebrities, it is better. The weather is incredible. That goes on top of the world the Golden State Warriors. A big showcase with seth curry. And have a look at the sights and sounds. Just an absolute postcard day. Look at steph curry. This worried me. He is running a pass route that is eryn rogers. Warrior fans holding their breath. Do not get hurt. Curry doing pretty well. He leveled a second shot. Is a good shot or what . Set up for a tap in. He is and 23rd place. Watch quarterbacks young and number 10aquarterback steve young at number 10. He is tied for 81st. There are 89 golfers. Look at the newcomer, Charles Woods dropped the mic. He dropped the Club Obviously doing a little golfing in his retirement this is ray romano. Everybody loves raymond. When he takes a shot like this. Good golf out there. Here is the shark joe pavel ski. He is in the top three. Here is some of his handiwork to the lake. He has himself set set up for a birdie. Low, former major league pitcher. Is a leader. South korea bringing it for the fans having fun meantime, this is the last you will see of anything resembling Golden State Warriors basketball until it starts in earnest around hollowing. As they finish out the las vegas summer session. Jordan belts it out. Watch the second man, damien jones up on the rim. He had 11 rebounds in a shooting display. He came out of oregon to make the team. In 20 points in the Second Quarter alone. A careerhigh at oregon was 22. He had 8 threes. One to seal the game. He ended up with 35 points 109 100 warriors. And has been 17 years since we have had an american man when at wimbledon. When a major admin single tennis. It will not happen this year either. Sam query who was born in San Francisco. He is the one with the hat on. There was marion tillage, a liceaa nice shot. From then on, it was all about tillage. He will win the final three sets. He is the one with no hat and a little frustration. We finished up the match here. The final for the men will be tillage versus roger fedor. Known for being a stuffy event at times. They let their hair down a little bit. It was basically the version of seniors tennis. Womens doubles. Look at the fan was good naturedly heckling the players. They said you come down and do it. It was all white for the rule. He actually got involved they found him a pair of white close. That fan wound up having a good time. They can be loose every once in a while. News continues next on the 7 on ktvu plus. U number one choice from morning until night. Mornings on 2 dij until the 10 00 news. Ktvu fox 2 news , complete bay area news coverage. Isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. Great show. Here you go. Now hes added a new routine. Making depositing a check seem so effortless. Easy to use chase technology, for whatever youre trying to master. Isaac, are you ready . Yeah. Chase. So you can. What should i watch . Show me sports. 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