>> alan: 43 people now confirmed dead after a deadly storm system that hammered the midwest and the south. a state of emergency has been declared in north carolina where 63 tornadoes were reported, and similar damage in virginia where seven people were killed. the impact from the storms spanned six states, and emergency officials are assessing the damage. here's the latest on the destruction. >> reporter: from the air, the swath of devastation is awe-inspiring. a closer look reveals trailers tawtsz ode on their sides, roofs ripped off the top of homes. >> it's like a bomb. literally. went off in my backyard. report report 62 considereds

were reported in at least 20 north carolina counties. the worst spring storm in two decades. at least 20 of the more than 40 killed were here in the tarheel state. >> a massive some cloud with debris, all kinds of debris spiraling around it. pieces of all kinds of metal, boards just a complete spiral. >> reporter: utility crews are working around the clock to restore power to thousands. parts of the state looked like a war zone. more than 450 homes were damaged. >> have to start all over and build back. >> reporter: 40 miles south of raleigh, half of this lowe's home improvement store was flattened. the storms also hid virginia. a wyoming and eight-year-old

girl are dead after trying to crash this bridge. a second child was put to safety. in south carolina the rescue temple church collapsed while people were inside. they say god was watching out for. the. >> alan: in the bay area, giants fan bryan stow has suffered a set back in his recovery. doctors had to put him back into a medically induced coma yesterday after having several seed ours his surgeon decided to bring him out of his medically induced coma on friday. espn spoke to his parents today. >> bryan's supervisor called and said bryan had been involved in a fight at dodger stadium. a lot of bad -- throwing stuff together making airline regs reservations. we did not know the extent of his injuries. we were talking to his friend that was with him the whole

time, and cory shared some information. we couldn't get a flight until 7:00 friday. weyear just praying, hold on bryan, we're coming. did not have any information until we got to the hospital and then we were hit with the brain injury. >> alan: doctors say they will be monitoring stows' condition. san leandro police are investigating a shooting outside a restaurant that left one man in critical condition. police say a 22-year-old man was? the parking lot with his girlfriend when her ex-boyfriend confronted them. >> he had been eating inside of the restaurant. shortly after he exited, carrying his food, he was approached by the unknown assailant, and altercation took place, and the asill l -- assailant shot the victim several times. >> alan: police don't know the motive for the shooting. the suspect has been arrested.

the victim is listed in critical condition. >> transportation secretary layla hood says new rules are being put into place to keep traffic travelers from snoozing on the job. another air traffic controller was suspended for falling asleep at work. the seventh incident since the start of the year. the faa admitted chronic fa teal -- fatigue is a problem for controllers. >> we cannot allow controllers to follow asleep in towers and we have taken steps as of this morning to begin changing schedules for controllers to change schedules for managers. >> alan: the new rules give controllers at least nine hours off between shifted compared to the current eight hours. the faa does not allow controllers to sleep at work even during breaks but that could change.

california's rally in support of community colleges and students. and rapper mc hammer led this afternoon's hands across america event. hammer was a student at laney college in his early years. organizers hope their efforts will help increase sharp -- scholarship funding. >> there's 112 community colleges in the system and we have every one participating today or having preevents today. they happened throughout the month, raise awareness. >> alan: potential fee increases could make it unaffordable for many students attending community college. after three years without a real salmon catch commercial fishermen are hoping this year puts them back in business. the season is just two weeks away but they already have concerns about what may be in

store. >> this has become the familiar silence of salmon season. california hasn't had a real season in three years. and fishermen are desperate for a change. >> if crab season is any indication, people have been lined all the way up the pier in line to buy crabs on the first boat that comes in. hopefully the same way in the salmon season. >> the crab season, commercial fishermen are gearing up to head out for a long-over due salmon cash. salmon might grace to the -- migration to the sacramento river has been shut down but this could be the most successful years. 137,000 sammons are expected to return. but not everybody is convinced the fishermen will find them. >> we have guys running all over the place trying to find them. >> jim anderson spent $12,000 to

put his boat in fishermen no longer have the time or money to wait for the bite. >> that where the concern arises, the guys can't afford to go scout and go travel can around looking for fish. they're just kind of stuck at the dock waiting for somebody to find some fish and then the whole fleet will bolt. >> so far fishmen are coming back empty-handed. it could be rough. >> we have some very good fishermen fishing out of here and they are not finding them. >> that's a kick. another name for other chinook. >> not just the fishermen anxious for a in beginning. those who sell and it eat it are ready, too. >> something you can't put into a dollar amount. >> we survived but it's been tough. >> reporter: abc-7 news. >> alan: tomorrow is tax day. which bay area post offices are

providing curbside dropoff and extended hours. the next big budget battle is expected to be about raising the debt limit but treasure secretary timothy geithner says both sides are actually in agreement. >> leigh: we have had a nice weekend, but changes are coming weather-wise. thickening cloud tonight and y y y

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>> alan: thousands packed st. peter's square in rome for palm sunday mass led by pope benedict xvi. worshipers waved palm fronds and olive branches. thousands have arrived to participate in holy week ceremonies. libya antigovernment force had to retreat today after moammar gadhafi troops fired on the rebel-held city. this is a setback for the rebels. last month's nato air strikes allowed them to reclaim the city. the rebels are also struggling to maintain control of the eastern city of miss misurata. >> in japan peninsula has been laid out. the first stage of the strategy will focus on cooling the reactors and spent fuel pools

then reducing the level of leaking radiation. the next stage includes a cold shutdown of the reactors local evacuees are skeptical of the plan. >> the next big budget battle appears to be over raising the debt limit. but today treasury secretary timothy geithner says house republicans hat assured the president they will allow congress to raise the debt sealing. >> the told the president that on wednesday. we know that the risks would be catastrophic, and at it not something you can take too close to the edge. >> alan: geithner explained it the u.s. does not raise its debt limit it would have to stop making payments to veterans and machine social security recipients, and it would cause a default. >> for alloff you

procrastinators out there tomorrow is tax day. your returns must be postmarked by midnight tomorrow and several bay area post offices will be offering extended hours for the last-minute filers. redwood city's main post office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in san francisco the post office at evans avenue will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will all-curbside dropoff from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. and in petaluma, the post office while be open from 8:30 to 6 p.m. still ahead, it was a sailor's paradise in oakland. a look at the latest vessels. and a chance of rain in the forecast. we find out when we talk leigh glaser cominininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininin

quare. they had the newest boats and work of a special project. it offers bay area kids a chance to learn about sailing first hand. more than 8,000 kids have going to sea with the project. this weekend's show included displays from the coast guard on boating safety. >> leigh glaser is here. turned out to be a decent day on the bay. >> leigh: perfect. winds with gusts up to 30 miles-per-hour. >> alan: good for sailing. >> leigh: absolute limp here's a look from the mount tam camera. if you're at the coast, socked

in with the low clouds and fog, moving inland. we're seeing increase of high clouds, and that in association with a cold front that will slowly sag south and will bring the bay area some rain tomorrow. here's a look rat current read -- look at current readings. all cooled five degrees from where we were yesterday at this time. santa rosa 69. 66 in san francisco, 54 half moon bay and san jose you're seeing sunshine 67-degrees. the light rain will arrive overnight. we look for rain tomorrow, and then tuesday we get a dry day, and then another chance of showers as we get into wednesday and thursday. yesterday we were talking about this, we had the clear sky here, and we continued to see that cold front just hung up along the north coast and that's exactly where it's been all day. slowly starting to sag a little to the south though. live doppler 7hd picking up some rain. crescent city, our reek cashing redding and chico, and even blue

canyon, they're recording a little light rain. this is the actual frontal. stationary throughout much of today but finally starting to sag a little to the south and this is what is definitely going to move the rain south over the entire bay area tomorrow. we're taking you from 7:00 tonight, look for clouds to increase throughout the course of our evening and really at it going to be tomorrow morning and just in time for that morning commute, 3:00 a.m. tomorrow, all the way to about 6:00, this band of rain will move into the north bay, around the golden gate bridge and then throughout the course of the afternoon it will slide south. tomorrow night, partial clearing in the north bay first, followed by the south bay. we're looking fur light -- for light amounts of rain. a half inch north bay, and the rest of us, less than a quarter inch. lows with the clouds increasing, the rain on the way as well in the mid-to-low 50s across the bay area, and highs tomorrow a few degrees cooler, with the moisture overhead, 61 couper

teen know, 6 #, san jose, half moon bay 67, san francisco, a rainy day for you. 58 degrees there. in the north bay, 62 for santa rosa and napa. on the east bay, oakland, 60. 62 for fremont. east bay interior locations such as concord, danville in the low 60s there 62 for concord. brentwood 63. watsonville, 61 degrees. the accuweather seven-day forecast. we see the showers move out of here on monday. tuesday looks good. a little warmer day with temperatures inland in the upper 60s. another chance for showers will come on wednesday and thursday but mainly in the north bay, and right now saturday and easter sunday will call it dry. and showers on monday. >> alan: i like your little hopping bunny. now to shu. the giants were looking for their first sweep today.

>> mike: but the giants and diamondbacks decided to play extra innings. the g-men brought some heavy lumber we

>> mike: barry zito's mri showed a mild break. ending his streak of starts. the g-men bringing out the heavy lumber. kid, this is why you wear a cup.

montero going to need a moment. huff drilled one to right-field. in the sixth 42-d-backs. buster posey changes that. a rocket. we're tied at 4. next batter, pablo sandoval the panda packing some punch. puts the giants on top 5-4. bottom eighth. two out for ryan robert. game now tied. two men on. lopez facing drew. he singles to right. a play at the plate. justin upston in there? gave it away with the score. d-backs with the sweep for the victory. >> a's pitcher dallas brayden left yesterday's game with shoulder stiffness and didn't feel confident he will make his next start. andy sandberg checking out the a's and tiger.

trevor cahill gives them a show. in the fourth ryan rayburn take a seat. a's bats came alive in the fifth after a based-loaded walk made it 2-0. josh willingham finds the hole in left. dejesus scores. the run home is not in time and oakland wins it second straight. >> oregon state and stanford. top eight, oregon state up 5-2 and adding on. the wild pitch, 6-# 2 beavers. stanford rallies. the double-plate's ben, but too little, too late, the beavers get the victory. in seattle cal compleetz three-game sweep of washington with a 43-victory. >> the sharks are licking their wounds after the kings put a beatdown on them last night at the tank, stealing home ice advantage.

early penalties gave l.a. two goals on power displays the firtz three golds were from defensemen. quick saved 34 shots on goal to even the series. >> last night i said when you get humbled, as bad as we got humbled knowledge it's more effective than losing in overtime. >> mike: nba playoffs. lakers hosting the horne nets. kobe he had 34. l.a. trailed by eight at the half. chris ball was up to the challenge. in the fourth, a little fade-away of his own. horne its -- hornets up. the hornets stun the lakers, 109-100, and san antonio also upset by memphis. we have that for you coming up at 6:00. >> alan: also coming up, san francisco honors one of the remaining survivors of the 1906

earthquake ahead of the 105th

alan: coming up at 6:00, bryan stow's medical setback. friends are gathering for a new fundraiser as word spreads he has been put back in a coma. a tax deadline. taxpayers are cashing in on $1.6 trillion in credits.

join us at 6:00. >> tomorrow is the 105th 105th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake. the city honored one of the last known survivors. bill del monte is 105 years old but doesn't remember the earthquake for a pretty good reason. >> i was only three months old. i heard plenty of it after. >> alan: there will be a series of activities tomorrow morning starting at 5:00, with the laying of wreath at the fountain, followed by the annual gilding of the fire hydrant that saved mission district, and don't forget the survivor breakfast. we'll be back at 6:00. world news is next. captioned by closed captioning services inc.