gunshots claim another life in oakland this evening. initial reports are that a street fight turned deadly. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. within the past hour the coroner removed the victim's body from outside a home on seventh avenue near east 18th

not far from lake merit. john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m. gunfire shattered a quiet evening in oakland. >> doing some work and that's when i heard the shots. i waited because i wasn't sure where they came from. then i heard screaming and yelling after that. >> reporter: the gunfire broke out at the yellow house just a block from the church. police are releasing few details but they are saying that it might be a robbery. >> we found a male adult suffering from multiple gunshot

wounds. they attempted to revive the victim. >> reporter: we we were told the victim was asian. one man told me it was his landlord's brother. family and friends were on scene and obviously very distrout. they declined to speak with me. but a woman who grew up in the neighborhood said she is devastated by this ongoing violence in oakland. >> it hurts every time. because if you lose one person, i don't care what your color, what your gender, your nationality, your income level. if we're losing one to 15 people that's too many. life is precious. >> reporter: police didn't officially give out any details or a get away vehicle but we have heard there might have been as many as five people. john sasaki, ktvu. and we have more developing news out of oakland right now police are investigating another shooting this time with three people injured. a police sergeant says officers found shell casings on the

sidewalk but initially no victims. eventually police located two men with gunshot wounds to their legs. medics took them to highland hospital. someone drove the third shooting victim to the same hospital. police officers in san jose have agreed tonight to cut their pay by 10%. it's a bit to save jobs in light of the massive deficit. some officers may still be laid off, the question is how many. >> reporter: 126 san jose police officers got pink slips this week and many phasing a lay off such as lauren larson are relieved the county made a contract offer today. the offer includes a 10% increase as well as reduction

in sick time. but the concessions don't necessarily mean no lay offs. >> kind of a bitter pill to swallow. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the officers in lank must still approve the deal. and they hope the city will reduce the number of lay offs as well as avoid a second round of lay offs. >> we hope the city will do what they can do. use money to save them. >> reporter: detective pam truong is skeptical that today's officer will help him. >> i know that i will get laid off and that's all i know because i'm holding a pink slip. >> some officers that did not get a pink slip say the officer

makes them sceptical. san francisco's new police chief says he's going to turn down a pay raise. chief gregg surh turned down a 5% cost of living increase. suhr is well compensated at 260,000. the league is ordering teams to lock out players once again. late today a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay of the ruling that ended the lock out. now the courts will decide if that order should stand or be overturned. thousand of 49er players took advantage of today's brief window and returned to the practice facilities. it's not clear how long the stay will stay in place.

and the giants suspended mcdowell for slurs he made. president obama trended south and created devastating tornadoes. the president and first lady met with survivors in tuscaloosa alabama. he heard about how people found refuge as the quake hit. it's the nation's deadliest series of tornadoes since 1932. we have more with a live report from alabama and the latest on

the recovery efforts. here in the bay area, san jose firefighters responded to a fire at the herb appeal. the fire broke out at about 3:00 a.m. the street dispensary is again a ruin. a neighbor shows us pictures of the flames on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. the fire burned a hole through his roof. he and three others are now homeless. more than 75 residents of an east palo alto apartment complex are going to be out of their homes for week because of a fire we told you about last month. as you can see the fire did the most damage to the third floor. damage was contained to a few apartments, unfortunately the entire building is uninhabitable. today investigators have said they have nothing. britain's royal parties had two parties to attend this

evening. he wore a tux and she wore a long white dress but not her wedding gown. prince charles and his wife camilla accompanied them. it's told that the best man harry plans to serve breakfast for those who have the stamina to stay up that long. william and cate were standing on the balcony of buckingham palace along with their family. the crowd cheers and they laughed. tonight the celebration continues atop knob hill in san francisco. nearly 300 people are attending the british consulate's royal ball. and jana katsuyama has a view of all the celebration going on. >> reporter: some of these people have been up since 1:00 this morning watching that wedding and they are still

watching and partying tonight. guests arrived for a royal ball honoring the queen's birthday and the royal wedding. >> this is the sell out tonight. this is the largest we've had this evening for this event in a long time. >> reporter: inside the guest arrived in elegant gowns, some dressed in full regalia with men in kilts women wearing fancy hats and jewels. >> i think they really love diana, the people's prince and princess. >> it's a very proud moment. >> reporter: julian evans came with his wife gail who is draped with a flag turned evening gown. for a moment we thought we spotted the bride, instead a woman wearing a mask. >> it's a celebration and it takes everything away from everything that's wrong with the world. >> i think it was a global

event. that's made the whole world feel better. >> charlotte, san francisco's protocall came wearing a necklace given to her by the queen. >> it was given to me when she came here to san francisco. so i feel very proud wearing it. >> reporter: and the partying here continues until 11:30 tonight. an evening to remember and a way for some of these people to share in this moment of history. reporting live in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. and our coverage continues on our website. you will find a complete section on the royal wedding including unedited video. coming up later on this newscast. all of the weddings must see

moments from the big arrival to kate's dress along with the vows. the pomp and ceremony ahead in just 13 minutes. it was a no go for the space shuttle endeavour today. today the shuttle remains in the shuttle launch pad. nasa said it will try again monday. some 700,000 people turned out hoping to see the launch. after endeavour there is one more shuttle launch scheduled and that is atlantis in june. president obama and his family traveled to florida to see the launch today. instead they got a tour of nasa. president obama had a private visit with shuttle commander mark kelly and his wife wounded congresswoman giffords. she was on hand today to watch the launch and may stay for monday's attempt. the bay area weekend is here. i'm going to have in less than 10 minutes your tomorrow's forecast. and you're going to notice an

increase in today's temperatures. a graffiti tagger is lose in the peninsula. also

police in a small peninsula community are investigating

strange graffiti that has shown up in several places. the case may be a hate crime. san carlos airport is relatively quiet, but there are still airplanes in the tarmac. federal officials are looking for whoever jumped the fence and painted graffiti on the tails of two small planes. it happened on the eastern part of the airport sometime tuesday night or wednesday morning. the manager of this hotel in the other side of the airport fence says vulgarity was sprayed on a door. one plane had a cartoon head with the words himsas. today we found a similar cartoon head drawing blind a health care center behind the airport. and the words himsas showed up at a home two weeks ago.

>> just alone himsas has no meaning to me. >> reporter: but there was a message left behind. >> the person painted no negro. >> i'm a little surprised at redwood shores because it's relatively protected and quiet out here. >> it's vandalizing. it's not okay. >> reporter: not only not okay but the graffiti at the airport may carry federal penalties. tampering with an airplane is considered a federal crime. police are looking at surveillance video. lloyd lacuesta, ktvu. and a 53-year-old man from el cerrito is recovering after being trapped in his car in a cliff. an east bay regional parks ranger says he noticed something that didn't look

quite right as he was driving along grizzly peak this morning. what he actually spotted turned out to be a honda civic. the car has plunged 150 feet down an enbankment. rescuers said it was quite a shore to free the driver and pull him up the hill. tay also said -- they also said he was in and out of consciousness. union city police are looking for a woman they consider at risk. he said he last heard from his wife between late last night and early this morning. the woman's abandoned vehicle was found on tuesday in san mateo. police say she left behind medicine she takes on a daily bay sit. . alameda prosecutors charged a newark man with murder today for killing their two children.

when police responded. jason odem monroe was stabbed to death. earlier row had been convicted involving castillo. as ktvu rob roth tells us, the chronicle is accusing the white house of not telling the truth. this video was shot by chronicle political reporter carla marinuchi eight days ago and posted on the paper's website. it shows a peaceful protest that included singing during an appearance by the president at the st. regis hotel. but the chronicle is reporting today that the white house is threatening to exclude marinuchi from being the pool reporter because marinuchi used a video instead of only sticking to a written report. >> for carla to use social

media which is appropriate for reporters today as a tool to do her reporting then to be punished to it is pretty outrageous. >> reporter: the white house released a statement today saying quote. no reporters have been banned from covering future presidential events. chronicle executive released his own statement. henry brady says the white house is making too much of a benign protest. >> they might have gently tried at something and say you know we only told you you can only file a print report. we wish you wouldn't do that but we understand the world has changed. that's the proper response. >> reporter: the chronicle is asking the white house for an on the record statement that marinuchi will remain at the presidential pool reporter in san francisco. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news.

california democrats are tackling national politics tonight in sacramento. delegates began checking in today at the party's annual state convention. the next goal is washington. during the three day convention, delegates will discuss ways to take back the house of representatives. $1 million. that's how much california loses in state taxes. it recommends california starts collecting sales tax on internet sales based out of state such as amazon. right now customers are supposed to calculate and pay sales taxes when they shop online. stocks posted gains today finishing their best month so far this year. the dow jones was up 47 points with a solid 4% was up 47 points. the nasdaq was up one point. despite nervousness about the economy and inflation.

this april has been the best month since december. chevron's first quarter earnings rose by 36% thanks in part to -- chevron's report came a came a day after chevron saw an increase of 5%. let's take a look at your saturday forecast. temperatures are going to be cool when you wake up tomorrow morning. the weekend we're looking for clear skies and warming up conditions. next week is going to be downright very warm. maybe even hot. overnight lows tonight. 40 in santa rosa. 36 in napa. 46 in vallejo. you're going to get frost in some of the inland bay valleys. as you get going tomorrow morning you will notice the cold. tomorrow these are the temperatures. you're not going to see any 80s

tomorrow but lots of 70s. first time we've seen 70s in a while. a real nice day for your saturday. warmer still on sunday and warmer next week. i'll have all that wrapped up back here. see you at 10:45. ingenuity and a lot of patience helped free a trapped deer today in berkeley. police used rope and an suv to help the trapped animal. ktvu cameras were there as they pulled on the fence freeing the deer. this morning police freed the deer but ran back in the fence and got stuck for a second time. up next, the royal wedding watched all over the world today. we're going to show it to you in a way you may not have seen

the reviews are in tonight, by all accounts britain's big wedding went without a glitch. and tonight we thought you would enjoy the pomp and ceremony without any commentary. >> ♪ ♪

>> dearly beloved we are gathered here in thesighted of god and in the face of this congregation to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. >> i katherine elizabeth. >> i katherine elizabeth. >> take you william arthur phillip loui. >> take you william arthur phillip loui. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> with my body i do honor. >> with my body i do honor. >> and with you all my worldly

goods i share. >> and with you all my worldly goods i share. and if you can't get enough, ktvu.com has more pictures and more video including unedited video of the royal couples vows. this is the new video tonight of what might be one of

the largest tornadoes ever recorded. one policeman was just waving people over. because so many people were on their cell phone. those drivers are

oh my god. this is new video of that deadly tornado plowing through tuscaloosa on wednesday. a college student who shot the video said the storm lasted about five minutes destroying everything in its path. lives have been torn apart by deadly tornadoes and communities across the south tonight are beginning to count

their losses. reporter casey steegal is in the alabama with how people are doing after the wreckage. >> reporter: a search is still on the way at this house. a number of people remain unaccounted for. this as the president of the united states made a stop in this state earlier making a promise to the survivors. >> you want cream or sugar? >> sugar would be great. >> reporter: cream and sugar from one neighbor to the other. it is one of the few things neighbors can still do for one another in the aftermath of a deadly tornado. >> when i got cornered to the back part of the house. i heard trees snapping like match sticks. >> reporter: as rescuers try to

recover bodies, tornado victims from about six states still coming to grip with the depth of destruction. this is what their new reality looks like at least for now. >> you wake up and you see everything you worked for and how long it took you and it all gone. >> yeah about 10 seconds it's gone. >> reporter: president obama says he has never seen damage like this before. he met with families in tuscaloosa and making a promise to help. >> we're going to make sure that you're not forgotten and that we do everything we can do make sure that we rebuild. >> reporter: this year's surge of spring tornadoes have been brutal. killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. emerging from the rubble are clear sobering recollections. >> i actually thought we were going to die. that's what was going through my head. i could look up, the rain was hitting me. >> reporter: and as night has fallen a mandatory curfew is in effect for many parts of this state as some 2,000 national guard troops are already on the ground assisting members of

local law enforcement. that is the latest we are live in concord, alabama tonight. casey steegal, ktvu news. the legislation set tough emission standards for new cars. the u.s. chamber of commerce and national automobile association went to court to try to overturn the law. they argue the law hurts car sales. 14 other states have adopted similar standards modeled after california's law. a federal appeals court ruling today allows expanded stem cell research. researchers home stem cell research will help patients. those opposed are not likely to

succeed in stopping funding of stem cell research. social security is about to phase out paper checks starting next week anyone who applies for social security or other federal benefits must sign up for direct deposit. the government plans to phase out paper checks entirely by 2013. about 85% of social security beneficiaries receive payments through direct deposit. even though the treasury deposit issues 125 million checks a year. if you have an old prescription drugs at home tomorrow is the cay to get rid -- day to get rid of them. it's national prescription drug take back day. the effort is under way to get rid of prescription pills. there are a lot of drop off sites in the bay area. each location is open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. to find a location nearest you go to ktvu.com and click on web links. tonight we have found one bay area city where if you hold your cell phone and talk while driving the chances are pretty good you're going to get caught.

mike mibach tells us police in san rafael have already written more than 500 tickets so far this month. >> in san rafael filled with cars, blue tooths and those who dared to drive with phone in hand. >> texting is probably more of a problem. >> was policeman was waving people over because so many people were on their cell phone. >> reporter: a state crack down is under way. and san jose pd is taking it quite critical. you want a number? 513 that's how many people this city has sited. >> they will say everything from i was talking to my mom, i was talking to my brother. i just got the call, i was only talking for a second. >> reporter: the excuse list goes on and on. san rafael officers sited 42 people for using the cell five while driving just yesterday. the petersons from martinez are well aware. >> people think they are not going to get caught. everybody is doing it.

>> i see particularly ladies during the day driving big suvs, turning the corner one hand, cell phone in the other hand. >> reporter: a 3-year-old hands free law may soon get more costly for those who get caught right now it costs including cost fees about $150 for the first citation. that could soon double if new legislation passes. >> with the legislation right now and the increased fines, that's going to be a significant amount of money they're going to have to pay if they get caught. we hope that's going to make the effect and make them start changing their behavior. >> reporter: if it doesn't, san jose has averaged 18 cell phone citations a day this month. a new sign that life is slowly returning to normal in japan. the bullet train resumed full service for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami. it comes just in time for the spring holidays. some 85,000 people worked to repair the tracks, bridges and tunnels that had been damaged. japan's bullet train first went into service back in 1964. some bay area drive ins are

staying open from dusk until dawn tonight. we'll explain why. and we'll show you the scene of a parking lot at one theater almost overshadowed the movie that was being shot. we'll be back here in about eight minutes to tell you how strong that high pressure center is going to get this weekend and into next week and it'll be some

happening right now demolition of another part of san francisco's transbay terminal. these are live pictures here looking down harrison street where crews are taking down an overpass.

the heavy machinery went to work about a week ago. drivers are being warned to avoid that area because harrison street will be closed due to that demolition. the epd end of the deal is is over for some drivers. the dmv is sending letters to 85,000 hybrid owners with the coveted yellow stickers. the letters warn drivers that they risk a ticket if they drive solo in a high occupancy vehicle lane. the legislation put an end to the perk but hybrid owners enjoyed the car pool benefit while it lasted. >> i knew when i was buying the hybrid they had that program so that was one of the reasons to buy it. >> the clean air deal is expected to come back next year with more stringent rules. the pge requested a

document part of its san bruno explosion investigation. pg & e issued an order to use nonerasable ink. in news of the world tonight, in syria anti government protesters declared this a day of rage. they marched think the streets shouting we are not afraid. >> the obama administration imposed -- at the vatican the tomb of the late john paul ii was opened today. seven cardinals removed the simple wooden coffin. it was then taken to st. peters

basilica. it is part of the edification. huge boulders the size of trucks fell more than a mile below the crater. one scientist said the smaller rocks are the size of rocks. several people were evacuated earlier this week. the volcano is just about 80 miles from ecuador's capital. >> fans of the fast and furious brought their own fast cars to the drive-in in concord. >> we do a movie ride to get all the car clubs together and get everybody together in a nice peaceful environment to come watch good movies. >> reporter: the scene in the parking lot almost took the

attention away from the movie. police also showed up and told everyone that movie scenes are staged and they do not want people recreating the stunts on the movie. another gold rush and it's not just the high price. what else is fueli

california could be on the verge of another gold rush. the enthusiasm comes as the gold rush hits an all time high

and the discovery of a large nugget. the snow pack is helping the prospecting. >> there's lots of proof that there is real gold here. >> reporter: they may want to consider going pro. because this small amount of gold in my hand is less than an ounce is worth about a grand. >> there's a lot of people wanting to mine these days. >> checkout these right there. >> reporter: osborn is a real prospector. where he staked a creek that routinely brings out gold. what kraoáebg is this and where exactly are we? we have agreed not to say and the reason should be obvious. in just a few minutes we found gold here and news of that could draw people to this creek on what is private property. osborn doesn't make a living panning for gold. but by making a selling this contraption called the bazooka

trap. >> the higher the gold gets, the higher our orders are. >> reporter: at more than $1,500 an ounce, osborn says people can make a living at it but -- >> it's a lot of work. you know it doesn't come easy. >> reporter: ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now the price of gold reached more than $1,500 an ounce today on the new york mercantile exchange. a congressional sub committee has sent a letter to the company on a breech of on sony's online breach. sony has until may 6 to reply. verizon customers will soon

be getting a warning that they are being tracked. verizon wirelesses says it will begin putting a sticker on products. groupon is pulling the advertisement from donald trump website. the company says it's not making a political statement but instead does not want to cause controversy. trump has caused controversy lately giving speculation that he might run for president. wind means higher than normal highs.

it's only blowing 19 miles per hour, these are normally windy spots that are not producing big winds now. so we're going to get this high pressure that builds in nicely. it's happening right now. we're picking up north winds that are indicator of that pressure. your weekend is going to be warmer. sunday is your warmest day. next week really warm, maybe hot. maybe some upper 80s. maybe low 90s. that's next week, the weekend looks great. overnight lows remain cool. it was cold last night. the night before even frost. windsor, santa rosa, napa, tomorrow morning is going to be cold again. so be prepared for that. the winds are dying down. this is the wind map, strong reds. we have strong offshore. 7:00a.m. light winds around the bay in less than 10 miles per hour. i don't know if the sailors want to see this. offshore you still have winds

blowing 10, 15, 20 but look at the light wind at the coastal sections and inside the bay. pretty light tomorrow. look what happens sunday, the winds really back off. so this is less than 10 miles per hour in many cases. so less wind each day, heading for a warmer bay area week edge. sunday as i just showed you there with less wind will be the warmest day on the week end. w e ekend. tomorrow 70s, probably low 80s in the forecast. our buddy mark tamayo gets here and rosemary orozco will be here in the evening hours we have you covered. we will make sure that you know what's happening in the world of weather this weekend. but i can tell you this right now. this is going to be one heck of a nice weekend. at the coast it's nice. not a will the of fog out there. no fog out there. our friends at bodega bay are having their annual fisherman's festival. it'll be nice to go visit them or anything you do this week

end. the nicest weekend we've had -- >> in a long time. >> great stuff, thanks bill. >> thank you. >> san jose's annual cinco de mayo parade and festival has been cancelled this year. ♪ >> many families say they will now celebrate the holiday on their own. for years the group gi forum has organized the event. but this year they have not been able to fill the funds needed. it makes it difficult that instead of making money to serve our community, it puts us in a bind. >> reporter: sanchez says they have relied on donations in the past but this year they've

pulled out or declined. remember them champions for humanity first airs at 8:00 tomorrow night on ktvu. the humanitarians include jefferson, and amayou.

so as the last friday night of the month and that was a critical mass night in san francisco. hundreds and hundreds of

bicyclists headed along the embarcadero. it was put together to promote biking instead of driving. rack up all the ot you want. a standard day just doesn't work for them. fourthtime in five play off wins, sudden death turns into sudden success. game one at the tank against detroit but it's the red wings, the visitors setting the pace. nicholas linsturm will score, great postseason player. fifty-firstplay off goal of his great career. sharks stabilize and begin to dominate. but with nothing to show for it until rather late in the third. and the big povelski puts it back. that ties things up one a

piece. and again to overtime. about seven minutes in. ben feria will spin and put it five hole on his 24th birthday no less. what a present. first play off goal of his career brings victory in game one the tank goes bonkers. >> we played a pretty solid game early on. i thought we responded well in the second and third. biggest goal ever you can imagine right now. >> yeah, honestly it's the biggest one so far. >> understatement is that? >> yeah, that's for sure. and from great excitement to giant baseball. not exactly mr. toad's wild ride. name the guy he's not hitting and they weren't facing colfax all week. tim lincecum needed to be perfect to win and he wasn't.

lance nick the big launch. 3-0 nationals wind upbeating lincecum who went 7 innings, gave up seven strike outs and zero support against marquee. the a's trying to get their groove on. rbi double as conner jackson will slide with the run. trevor cahillseven strong. he is now 4-0. the nfl lock out is back in effect overshadowing that story though. the fact that alex smith reportedly visited the 49ers camp today and had a little visit with mike the coach. maybe stuck around enough to meet the big draft pick of the day. meantime a young man who could potentially make everyone

forget alex smith. capertick made a visit to california. meantime the raiders go to work in selecting