goof good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. in oakland this morning, investigators are trying to determine the cause of a huge residential fire this morning. flames shot high into the sky as an old boarded up victorian burned on 32nd street and martin luther king way. it destroyed the three-story building. firefighters doused the flames. about 45 minutes later it was put out. no victims were found during a search of the building. >> senator barbara boxer is offering a plan to keep gas prices from soaring due to wall street speculation. in los angeles, she announced the plan to take away some of

the profits that speculators make by bidding up the price of oil. tomas ramon has more on politics at the pump. >> the bottom line is profit. >> she gassing up at 4.40. in d.c. is where president obama in his weekly address called for an end in the $4 billion in tax subsidies now given to oil and gas companies. >> when oil companies are making huge profits already, we're scouring the federal budget for spending we can afford do without, these tax giveaways are not right. we need to end them. >> exxon reported almost $11 billion in profits in the first four months of this year. barbara boxer slammed oil speculators blaming them for the inflated cost of gas at the pump. >> speculation adds to between $21 a barrel.

that is the fifth of the cost. >> she says the rules need to change. >> so by cracking down on speculators, you can't just put down, $35 on a hundred dollars, you got to put down 50% in order to make this bet. >> he is vice president of the california gop and he says blaming speculators is wrong. >> speculators exist in all markets. it's itself obama's failed policies that is the problem here, not the market. >> she says she doesn't know anything at all about the political gun play? >> i don't know the direct cause. i just thought it was related to all the chaos around the world. >> republicans blame oh obama's policies. >> it's double the price because obama shut down gulf oil and his policies at the epa are driving up the price. >> analysts say high gas prices

are affecting the country's economic growth and his approval ratings. republicans say the solution to all this is to drill more wells. in san francisco, i'm tomas ramon, "abc 7 news." >> and all over the bay area, gas prices are inching up. the average price in san francisco is now $4.30 a gallon. that is still 32 cents from the all time high. the price 4.26 in san jose and oakland, 4.25, a penny higher in three locations just since friday. >> after much debate, one of those trendy food trucks begin operating in the dolores park this weekend. they seem to like mobile food vendors but some neighbors and vendors not so much. >> it's got a catchy name, dock of the bay and serves burgers in emeryville but getting a foothold in san francisco is a challenge.

the owner has seven locations shall all being contested. >> it looks like we're into a long process. it might be harder than we think. >> new rules enacted in march make it easier to apply for a permit and to object. one spot is where a supervisor's district. >> as long as i think it's okayed by the permitting pro set and neighbors can concern their concerns. >> they say a food truck wants to roll up on his street. he is concerned about traffic and competition, not establishment he says but for the small cafe. >> there are a lot of businesses in this area that pay a lot of money each month and somebody will be able to come in and reap in the profits.

>> i think the reality of the competition, the brick and mortar and mobile food. >> he is with a la cocina that operate food trucks. mexican trucks to open in dolores park this weekend. >> my dad drove a cart. so it was a little complicated. >> because some neighborhood opposition it will move from inside the park to curbside. one backed out to operate in the same park because of the backlash. >> we have some developing news this morning, police have found a body near train tracks in oakland. police and fire were called to 37th avenue? san leandro street about an hour

ago. amtrak officials say a pedestrian was trespassing on the tracks amp was struck by a train. it was traveling from oakland to san jose. amtrak passengers on that section of the capital corridor route are bees bussed to the hayward station. that is where train service will resume. governor jerry brown will skip a scheduled appearance at the state democratic convention today after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his nose. he had the procedure on friday after tests revealed a slow growth of cancer. his doctors say all cancer cells were removed but some reconstructive surgery was need order his nose. the governor's office says he won't make any public appearances until the stipulates of removed which should be in the next week. basal cell carcinoma is the least dangerous of skin cancer.

>> pope john paul ii is step closer for sainthood. >> new details about the royal wedding reception. find out what prince harry said in his toast of the newlyweds.

more than a million catholic faithful cheered outside the vatican this morning, as pope

benedict beautified pope john paul ii. >> from this moment on be called blessed. ♪ >> the late pontiff now moves one big step to possible sainthood. an enormous portrait was unveiled before the crowd. it's the fastest beautification on record six years after his death. many came from poland, his homeland. >> the beautification triggers a new wave of protests from victims of the church sex abuse scandal that occurred on john paul's watch. members of survivors network of those abused by priests will hand out leaflets in churches in 23 states. neither the bay area, three catholic diocese are targeted, archdiocese of san francisco at

st. mary's cathedral. diocese of oakland at krath dral parish of christ the light. england's royal newlyweds are enjoying a private getaway close to home after deciding to postpone their honeymoon. meanwhile, the british press are headlining new details at the magical reception at buckingham palace including prince harry's toast. >> the official wedding portrait an image of a future king and queen. the official photographer. >> i love them. >> this is the official family photo. the royals on the left, middletons on the right. more images of the late night party at buckingham palace for family and close friends. the duchess looking spectacular yet again. details are scarce, according to

reports, prince harry was light-hearted and his speech laced with jokes at his brother's expense. he referred to the couple as the dude and duchess. his girlfriend chelsea davey had a speech beforehand and insisted he drop a risque reference to kate. with kate the duchess nervous before the big day, apparently, amazingly not. >> she is the same on her wedding morning as she has been all the way through. she is just so calm and so collected. it sounds amazing but it's absolutely true. >> for now, just a short break. monday is a holiday here in britain. the newlyweds will thousand dollars their rural home in wales, where the duke will back

to work as a emergency rescue pilot. as for the honeymoon, there will be one overseas but they won't say where or when. >> royal wedding watcher lisa argen here, taking a look at our accu-weather forecast. >> very nice out there. we already have temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a little windy but that really backs off on the wind and we'll have details next. >> also next, why nasa has decided to postpone the launch of the space shutututututututut÷

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gabrielle giffords's husband mark kelly is the commander. >> lisa argen is here to talk about a beautiful week ahead. >> that's right. we're going to see above normal temperatures start outing this afternoon where we'll see numbers warming to the 80s. los gatos, 33 degrees. we had a couple of 30s. half moon bay, you're in the 30s, as well. napa, santa rosa, with that colder start, expect a warmer afternoon? yeah, warmer and drier air mass and ridge of high pressure expanding. warmer air throughout the day today. mild fluctuations tomorrow. 57 in oakland and 59 in fremont, 60 in mountain view with 66 in fairfield. half moon bay at 54 degrees and we're talking about clear skies this morning. still a little cool in some spots. some of the valleys have cooler air but warmer for everyone today and mild to warm throughout the week. cutting to the chase, 80s in the

inland valleys and down in pacifica, in the 60s. but a trough will dip in the pacific northwest tomorrow. big dome of high pressure allowing for lighter winds and lighter northerly winds breaking the warmup today. this system here, it's going to slide into southern oregon. as it does it will keep the clouds there. it will cool us down slightly but another high pressure hie ridge of pressure build in. to is by wednesday, 90s in some spots. so if you like it warm it will be a warm week. tomorrow will be the coolest day of the week, 77 in campbell, 74 in sunnyvale, numbers are above the average and on the peninsula you'll have a bit of a breeze this afternoon, but not much,

climbing into the 60s at our coast, 70s and san francisco 74 degrees. 73 in south city. in the north bay, northerly winds really warming things up with 80 in santa rosa. numbers will warm quickly throughout the rest of morning hours for an afternoon high around 3:00, 76 in union city and 77 in fremont. widespread 70s to solt's and 59 mile-an-hour wind gusts around mount diablo, today around 20 mile-an-hour range so we'll look for the warming temperatures right at the coast, monterey, 70 and 80 in watsonville. here is wait the week is shaping you. we've got our warmup with lighter winds and then perhaps fog tomorrow, a slight dip, everybody cools off a couple of degrees. we rebound quickly on tuesday.

warmest day of the week looks to be wednesday and then some cooling by the end of the week with the highs still touching 80 in the inland valleys. if you like it warm, it's going to get warm today. >> good day for a parade and coming up next, tens of thousands of people are lining the streets of oakland to celebrate cinco de mayo. find out who will be the parade's special guest.-iwñwñwññ

here are the winning numbers from super lotto plus. mega number was 15. no one had the right combination to win the $10 million jackpot so that grows to $11 million for wednesday's drawing. it is mayday, the 1st of may but there a celebration for cinco de mayo. in about 30 minutes, there will be a parade starting at international boulevard heading

through the fruitvale district. since then, the festival has grown attracting 70,000 people in the last three years. oakland's mayor will join others to mark the important holiday. it was a battle where poorly equipped mexican soldiers successfully fought off a french invasion. they need to bring a lot of water out there. >> it's nice now in the mid and upper 50s but later on, we'll see highs in the mid and upper 70s. so the temperatures are warming up unless you are right at the coast, it will be a little bit breezy but elsewhere we're in the 70s and watsonville coming in at 80. gilroy. 82. morning fog, warmer again three

mid-week. >> looks good. thank you. thank you for joining us. we're off a bitterly this morning because of n.b.a. playoff action. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen.