. crowds turn out for this year's cherry blossom festival. the reason for the surge in attendance. >> this is what is left after a large three day storm system raged across the south, devastated homeowners describe the violence. >> firefighters face against paramedics on the ice. why they are playing hockey to help a baseball fan. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes.

one of san francisco's most popular springtime events is drawing to a close right now. the cherry blossom festival included today's grand parade and fundraising efforts for japan. >> reporter: take a look, you can see the crowds that were attending the festival are still here. let's give you a sense of where we are. we area along the parade route and watched as donation buckets made their way along floats in the parade. the steady rhythm of the drums lent a sense of urgency. the day said this was a parade with a purpose. >> i came last weekend and i really liked the diversity of people and kind of like you said the unified feeling. >> reporter: even before it started board members the cultural and community center of northern california say they

raised $1.6 million for the relief effort. last year more than 200,000 celebrated the festival. organizers say this year they will beat those attendance numbers. >> i think people are coming in droves only because they want to help. >> reporter: big sellers this year, t-shirts and hoodies. proceeds will buy the essentials for japan. >> medical supplies, water which is very important, and you know all of that is life and death. >> reporter: donors say they are a bonus, helping out after a disaster isth right thing to do. >> it wouldn't be right not to care. imagine if that happened to you, just put myself in their shoes and i want someone to help out too. that's how i feel. >> reporter: they say they are very thankful for all the donations and are saying if people couldn't make it out to the parade to donate they hope

they will be able to find other reliable organizations to send aid to japan. >> oakland police are looking for the driver of a truck that hit an oakland restaurant. it happened just after one at the san francisco restaurant in the 8400 block of international boulevard. police and witnesses say the driver of a green pickup truck was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed when the truck hit the curb and hit the front of the restaurant. the driver then fled the scene. police arrested a man suspected of shooting another man outside a restaurant late last night. it happened just before 11 at the bay fair mall on east 14th street near fairmont. police say the man showed up at restaurant and shot the 22-year- old victim. the victim apparently was with moore's ex-girlfriend. an ambulance took the man to the hospital where he had

surgery, his condition hasn't been released. police say he found moore at his house and arrested him. >> the search is on after police say a gunman opened fire at a house party early this morning killing one and wounding four others. in this say it was around 3:30 when the shooter was asked to leave a party because others said he was just to drunk. witnesses say the man got irate and then pulled a gun and started shooting. >> i can imagine it was chaos inside when the thing happened and to have so many victims in one incident is very unusual. >> police have not identitied the suspect or the man who was killed. police say they have responded to a number of disturb ants at this same home over the past year. there hasn't been any improvement this weekend in the condition of giant's fan nearly beaten to death outside dodgers stadium. brian stowe remains in critical condition. according to the hospital doctors placed him back in a

coma yesterday due to seizures. he will be monitored for the next few days to see when doctors are reduce medication again. >> during yesterday's news we told you about a fundraiser for the stowe family. the restaurant said tonight their raffle and auction raised $6,100 yesterday. some customers donated large sums while children emptied their piggy banks. they said they will kick in another $3,900 to make for an even $10,000. in less than half an hour a benefit hockey game at shark's ice in san jose. here say live picture. the event is raising money for brian stowe's family. the game puts stow e's employer against firefighters. we will have a live report coming up at 5:30. >> this weekend's nice weather doesn't appear to be sticking

around. mark is tracking some possible rain at the start of your workweek. >> reporter: the rain approaching the bay area right now. you see rain showers up north. at least in the short term this, fog, coast side and around the bay was a constant for the beaches this weekend. temperatures at 6:00 upper 50s to the lower 60s, by 8:00 the clouds will be on the increase and by ten we have the chance of a shower mainly up in the north bay. overnight you can see most areas on the mild side. monday morning in the 50s with santa rosa 51 degrees, livermore 52. mostly cloudy skies and the showers making a come back. here is the forecast model right now. you can see what happens as we put it in motion into tomorrow morning. activity that will impact the drive across parts of the bay area first thing tomorrow, coming up we will run this through the day on monday and show more showers and more rain clouds to talk act in the five-

day forecast. >> three days of powerful storms have devastated communities in six states. virginia was one of the last hit overnight. three people were killed when a 12 miles long path of destruction went through the community. that's 60 miles east of richmond. we will have more on the powerful storm systems to have hit the south coming up later in about 15 minutes. >> tax day falls on april 18th this year because friday was a holiday in the district of columbia. not just the extra time that made taxpayers happy. the irs said most taxpayers paying less than they are used to . >> i was trying to fil an extension. >> reporter: she was surprised to learn she had three more days to file. >> i had a complicated return because i move from new york and then just didn't want to deal with it . >> reporter: she isn't the only one. >> you are here for an

appointment? >> we have been much busier. people waited. >> reporter: in many cases they waited for a reward. according to data from the irs most taxpayers paying less than they did 20 years ago. the average tax rate for all taxpayers dropped from 9.9% in 1992 to 9.3% in 2007. the latest year data was available. for the wealthiest their average was 26% in 1992 and down to 17% in 2007. francis with h&r block said it's because of a long list of tax breaks and exemptions. >> they seem to be happier walking out because of a little extra money. . >> reporter: to get the taxes in it'll cost more if you aren't filing online. this year tax weekend is at same time postage rates go up. this is still 44-cents but say you have a lot of tax paperwork and have to stuff it in a big

envelope? the rates for this go up. >> if you have more sheets of -- more pieces of paper it'll cost another 20-cents as of today. >> reporter: whether it's online or waiting in line you have until midnight tomorrow to get it done. ktvu channel 2news. >> and with the deadline you may be wondering where your federal tax dollars are going. the white house has launched an enter active calculator that breaks it down. most of the tax dollars from a couple making 50,000 a clear goes toward social security and medicare. about 68 goes to defense and ten goes to veteran benefits. you can find a link on our website. also if you have waited until the last minute to file some post offices are extending their hours tomorrow and we have a list of those for you under the bay area news section

at our website. >> looks like rat poisons we are using are getting in to animal food chains. the danger next. >> tomorrow mark its the 105th anniversary of the san francisco quake in 1906. how the last three survivors were honored. >> and more changes. the federal government reacts to the growing problem of air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job.

. there are changes down the road in where people can buy rat poison. it turns out the poison is killing a lot more than just rats. jim vargas is in oakland to tell us it's showing up in rather unexpected places. >> reporter: these rat poisons are pretty effective all right. the problem is that they are killing the animals, some animals which feed on the rodents. the active ingredients in products like this cause internal bleeding when a rat or

mouse eat itself. more and more the predators getting sick and dies when they eat the prey. >> it's a great poison if you want to get rid of something. for wildlife we don't want it in there. >> reporter: birds are being affected as well as pets like dogs and cats and larger animals. a study shows that the poison takes days to kill the rodent but slow itself just enough to make it easy for predators. victims being found not just in urban areas but in national parks even. >> here we are studying animals in the wilderness and they are dying of rat poison. >> reporter: jennie founder of native bird connections protects her creatures. >> we urge people to invite

these animals into their yards, barn owls for instance. >> reporter: beginning in june the government is banning the most toxic poisons. although farmers will still have access to the strong doses. live in oakland. jim vargas. >> tomorrow marks the 105th anniversary of the great 1906 quake and fire that left san francisco in ruins. today the last three known survivors were honored. 105-year-old bill was just three months old when the quake hit. the other two, 109-year-old ruth and 108-year-old rose who now lives in nevado. mr. delmonte rushed him out of san francisco by horse and wagon through the flames and rubble. the family relocated across the bay until the city was rebuilt. >> it was pretty rough. they had a little -- cross the

bay near san leandro until they rebuilt the home. >> reporter: tomorrow morning they will gather for the city's yearly quake wreath laying ceremony. sirens will go off again in san francisco to mark the anniversary of that quake and resulting fire destroyed san francisco and surrounding areas. emergency officials say we have learned a lot since then. >> reporter: before dawn more than a century ago the ground started shaking and when it stopped less than a minute later san francisco was on fire and in ruins. at least 700 lost their lives in that great quake and fire. today there are only three survivors. bill who was just a baby at the time will be there at

tomorrow's ceremony. this was him last year. >> it's something big for them and me. i can't believe that i'm still here. >> reporter: and as they prepare for this anniversary the question remains, are we ready? today we asked the deputy director of san francisco's emergency services. >> my answer is, you know, we are ready to manage whatever comes down the pipe. >> reporter: he said we have learned lessons from 1906 but also from the many disaster that have happened since. disaster that have hit the nation and the world in the last several years. from 9/11 to hurricane katrina to the latest in japan emergency officials are constantly learning. >> the bottom line, the challenges are relevant because they teach us what to expect around things like taking care of people, making sure the first responders have what they need. >> reporter: san francisco's mayor went to his first disaster council meeting week

and said everybody needs to take a look at their own preparations. as we prepare to remember the great quake we know life can change in seconds. while you can't stop it, it's about being as ready as possible to react and to respond. ktvu channel 2news. >> the next big battle in congress is expected to be over raising the death ceiling which lets the nation fund the budget by borrowing more money. >> i think it would make the last crisis look like a tame, modest one. it would be more dramatic. the cost of borrowing would go up and it would have a permanent devastating damage on the credit worthiness as a country. >> some have threatened to vote against the measure. the president returns to the bay area this week. he will visit facebook headquarters on wednesday for a

town hall. the event will be held in front of an audience of about a thousand leaders and employees of facebook. his focus is said too be the economy and job creation. he will also hold a fundraising dinner wednesday night. >> the faa making more changes for air traffic controllers after another controller was caught sleeping on the job yesterday in miami. >> i'm outraged and i want the flying public to know we are doing all we can, 24-7 to correct this problem. >> transportation secretary made it clear he won't tolerate sleeping on duty. the new rule also give controllers at least nine hours off between shifts. that's compared to eight now. they will be prevent from swapping shifts to get a long weekend and more managers will be on duty during the morning hours and at night to remind controllers that nodding off is not acceptable. the danger of sleeping on

the job not limited to just controllers. studies show 30 to 50% of night shift workers fall asleep at least once a week while at work. those include truck and bus drivers, airline pilots, nurses and doctors. some experts say napping should be allowed as a way to handle night shift work. >> some airline passengers at sfo found themselves delayed after a fuel spill. it happened around 1:30. shortly before a cafe pacific jet bound for hong kong was set to take off. that's what fuel started leaking the plane forcing passengers to get off. crews responded to the tarmac to clean up the spilled fuel. the duty manager said the plane finally took off just after four. no word on the cause of the spill. bay area gas prices appear to be holding steady, at least for this weekend. aaa updated its gas price averages overnight. right now the average price for a gallon of region leaded in

san francisco is $4.25. in san jose it's $4.21 and in oakland it's $4.20. all of those are unchange from yesterday but they are about five cents higher than last week. >> coming up next, the death toll is rising after a deadly storm marches across the south. >> brand new video from inside the damaged nuclear plant. >> also the governor of texas now asking the president for help as a massive wildfire burns more than a million acres.

. at least 43 people have now died in the most severe storm outbreak to hit the united states in three years. hundreds of tornadoes have touched down across six southern states since thursday. rich takes a look at the damage. >> reporter: violent storms ripping through the heart of north carolina, over 60 tornadoes reported in this state alone yesterday. >> everything destroyed, it's all gone. >> just -- unbelieve bible really. you know you didn't know what was going on but you could hear it tearing in to the house and everything and when you get out and see it's destroyed everything you worked for. >> reporter: in sanford a home improvement store was hit, store managers hustled more than a hundred customers and workers into the rear of the building. >> i ran out front and looked

over the horizon and there was a huge massive tornado. at that point we started making pages, please get to the back, grabbing everybody. the screaming and the emotions going on, we heard just as much crashing and metal behind us and running to the back and seeing the metal just roll off. >> reporter: it was the worst spring storm to hit in two decades. in 1984, 42 people were killed in the state. >> it's just a hard time. we all have to pitch in. thank god there weren't as many lost as could have been. >> reporter: several deaths have been reported in neighboring virginia. a tornado went across more than 12 miles through one county up rooting trees and destroying homes. they claimed the first lives thursday night and then went through arkansas, mississippi, georgia and alabama. many face a long road to recovery. >> just pick up the pieces and keep ongoing. >> today the governor of texas asked the president to declare

his state a major disaster area because of massive fires. fires have now burned more than 1.5 million acres or 2400 square miles across the state. one firefighter has died. 244 homes are destroyed and thousands are threatened. calmer wind's have allowed fire crews to start to contain a few of the larger fires because of the long drought in texas they may burn for as long as two months. >> this evening we are getting a new look inside the damaged nuclear power plant. video was taken from inside the plant today showing the damage caused by the quake, tsunami and explosions inside the reactor buildings. today the plant operate era nouned a plan to temporarily cover the damaged reactors in six to nine months and then remove the material inside. the company said it hopes people living near the reactors will be able to return home but the final decision will be up to the government. the secretary of state met

today with the prime minister and the emperor and expressed support for japan and it's recovery and reminded the world that modern japan has never failed to help other nations in time of need. >> japan is one of the world's most generous nations and the dozens of country that have sent support in the past five weeks are honoring japan's legacy of caring for others. >> the secretary of state announced a public private partnership to help the recovery and took part in meetings between business leaders and officials. >> in other news -- in cuba castro apologized for not attending yesterday's ceremony celebrating the defeat of united states backed rebels at the bay of pigs. his brother has surprised

leaders by announcing plans to impose term limits on the president. under the new policy the president will be limited to two five-year terms. in nig era people are calling the president alley election one of the fairest in the history of the nation. they have more than 150 million people and the president is leading in the preliminary vote. he won in 2005 there what was called one of the most corrupt elections. his challenger is running on an anti corruption platform. and in vatican city the pope celebrated palm sunday with tens of thousands of the faithful. today's service opens a heavy sell of holy week public ceremonies for the pope. >> crews in northern idaho have brought in a drone to help

find a missing miner. a tunnel collapsed friday trapping him a mile underground. nobody has been able to make contact with him. rescue teams have been working round the clock to clear 75 feet of debris. the mining company flew in a special machine today to try to speed up the effort. >> the faa is investigating an emergency landing by a small plane on a new orleans street. it had mechanical trouble. the pilot said he had no choice but to land immediately. he dodged power lines and steered clear of pedestrians and most vehicles but wasn't able to avoid hitting a van. >> you can see -- like in disstress and it was like he was just flopping back and forth and i noticed him coming toward my vehicle. >> i just didn't want to hurt anybody. that was the main thing. a lot of people walking around here and -- when i started coming up to this crossing here i saw the cars and one of them managed to see me and the trees

had the other one blocked. >> no injuries were reported. ice hockey match in san jose starting to draw crowds but if these items that are expected to bring in the money for a giants fan. students are reaching out to help struggling community colleges facing deep budget cuts. >> and $18 an hour to park? the plan that would bring higher parking rates to some san francisco streets.

. paramedics and firefighters dressing out in hockey gear tonight to face off in a benefit game for a baseball fan. patty lee is in san jose to say how the volunteers trying to raise money for brian stowe. >> reporter: i'm live where you can see his friends and co workers trying to set up. here are some of items for the auction. this is a jersey donated by a shark player and also autographed sticks that have just been moved around the corner. all this is expected to raise about $8,000 in the next two hours before puck drops offer here on the ice. this is the north rink and it was picked because it has the most stands. several hundred are expected to turn out to support brian stowe tonight. he is a paramedic and his colleagues who have no organized ice hockey team will face off against south bay

firefighters who do. everybody is coming together tonight to support his recovery effort. >> we take it day by day. we are all supportive. like the most friendship i have seen from any company i have workedw. everybody is super supportive and we are just trying to help as best we can. >> reporter: this event is ice hockey themed because stowe was a paramedic assigned to sharks games and his friends are encouraging everybody to come by to this free event and start to bid on the items for the next two hours before that puck drops at 7:30. reporting live in san jose, patty lee, ktvu channel 2news. >> san bruno police are asking for your help as they search for a missing woman. police say the 20-year-old leonie was last seen yesterday. she had an argument with her boyfriend and returned home upset. she later left on foot and hasn't been seen since. she has brown hair and eyes.

anyone is information call the police. the search continues for a union city teen missing since wednesday. police say michael santos left home for james logan high school just before eight wednesday morning wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue skinny jeans and green sneakers. if you have information you are asked to call police. >> san jose police are investigating a fatal accident involving a bicyclist apparently hit by a friend. he was driving down cherry avenue early yesterday morning. he was coming from a party and police say he was hit by a friend who had also just driven away from the same party. the 31-year-old bicyclist was pronounced dead, the driver also 32 was questioned and released. officers say they are looking into a cause and if alcohol was involved. >> right now a protest

continues in vallejo over plans to build a new neighborhood park on what's considered sacred ground. as we first told you last night on the 6:00 news activists say the site is a burial ground. the glenn cove association who backs the park plan says the area has been a haven for drug abus . >> people across california joined hands today to support community colleges. in san francisco they matched in front of the downtown branch of city college. they feature a lot of seniors who say they appreciate the computer and exercise classes they take at sf city college. >> anybody who has gone to a community college, not been to two of them -- knows that you can't do without them. it's a great opportunity. >> other hands across actions took place in oakland and san jose. the event also raised money for

scholarships, about 3 million attend community college. proposed budget cuts so bad about 400,000 students may not be able to go next fall. a mountain lion seen in the hills above san mateo. a newspaper delivery person saw the animal. it was seen near the 100 block of marvaoaks drive in wood side. people are reminded to not approach them. the animals are most active at dawn and overnight. how about $18 an hour at a street meter? we explain how that might happen. >> reporter: a dime for four minutes, quarter for ten, curbside parking in san francisco hard to find and once you do expensive to park. this week your habits may change. >> we are excited about this

new project. sf park will be launching it on the 21st. >> reporter: it's a two year federally funded test. the idea, use demand based pricing to influence where and when people park. the goal to reduce traffic on the street. >> by steering you as quickly as possible to either on-street parking that's available or off street parking in the garages. by clearing up the traffic we reduce congestion, cut down on green house emissions and speed up muni. >> reporter: six thousand meters and 19 garages will be part of the program and here is how it works. sensors will track in realtime where parking is and is not available. the data is up loaded to signs around the city and smart phone applications while the price of high demand spaces go up other spaces will decrease in cost. >> the mta feels that our baby, we are -- the one city in

this country and i believe in this -- internationally that is doing this type of pilot. we attracted attention from around the world to see how to technology can be used in urban environments. >> that was mike reporting. just how much will this cost? it's anticipated to change from 25-cents to six dollars an hour and in special events the price could jump to $18 an hour. >> ouch. when we return easter is not just for kids anymore. how our four legged friends got into the spirit today in san francisco. >> and the wet weather is returning, just in time for the workweek. mark is coming up next with when you can expect showers.

. water officials resuming their work to clear road trails. urn official trails contribute to erosion. they can pollute the water andingment habitats. also hikers often get lost. this season crews will continue restoration work on areas around the kent trail, high marsh area and above alpine lake. california will argue in an important climate change case. the main issue is if federal law will let states and private parties sue utilities for contributes to global warming. they want to be able to sue and force power plants to cut emissions. the obama administration is

siding utilities and that global warming to large and general a threat to pin on individual power plants. >> hundreds of people gathered today on the central coast calling for the closing of a power plant. the protest was at the pier and was organized by mothers for peace. they are calling for the closing of the diablo canyon nuclear power plant. they say it is not safe if a quake hits. pg&e has applied to renew licenses to operate that plant. >> time for us to talk about the local weather and i guess enjoy it while you can because it looks like storms are -- maybe not that but showers are coming. let's check in with mark. >> that's right, a few weak systems will approach over the next few days, the first set to move in overnight tonight as we move into early monday. the maps, the big weather, the severe weather and you can see on the storm tracker not a lot of severe weather. just areas of showers that you can pick out. work the maps back out to the west and you can see evidence of the next system from the

north. no rain showing up here, we could have a few sprinkles into parts of sonoma. the main action that will spread to the south into the overnight. first though you can see the weather story and a look outside. we have the dense fog showing up. that's a constant and has been. all weekend long, having the impact. showers for monday. it'll be cooling off. tuesday will be dry with partly cloudy skies and then another weak system for wednesday, especially for wednesday afternoon into wednesday evening. we could be talking about more showers. for tonight the fog bank out there, dense areas of fog increasing high clouds moving in from the system up north and west. into monday, showers return, rainfall expectations about a few hundred directs of an inch. i have .05, up to maybe a

quarter inch much for the north bay and the main action will be for tomorrow morning and then decreasing coverage into the afternoon. here is the forecast model right now. we are just showing you clouds, we will put it in motion and tomorrow morning at 7:00 you can see scattered light rain showers pushing into the area and the afternoon hours. by 12:00 a few pop up showers but you want to get the umbrella ready because out. still could be a good use by tomorrow. by four and five still the chance of a leftover sprinkle but the paper action out to the south and east. for tomorrow morning clouds and showers, the readings in the 50s, 52 to 57. by 1255 to 60. still a slight chance of a few leftover showers in to the mid to latter portions of the afternoon. the forecasted highs and the warmest locations in the lower

60s. in the upper 50s for the coast and san francisco, we will go 58 degrees, san jose topping out 63 and morgan hill 64. here is a look ahead. the five-day forecast tuesday should be a dry day. there is another system wednesday. we could have a few leftover sprinkles into thursday. few clouds remaining in to friday and here is the preview of easter sunday with the weekend always in view and there is a slight chance of a shower into sunday. we will have to watch that but not a big deal. these are all weak systems. >> all right. thank you mark. >> why should kid's have all the fun? breaking tradition today it was dogs in san francisco who were in search of easter eggs. look at them go, nearly 200 dogs and their humans took part in their own egg hunt. the wag hotel and friends of the animal control of san

francisco sponsored the event. the event made about $600 for the animal control department. they were dressed up. >> they were cute. a giants player put on the dl. >> and the giants hit three home runs against the diamondbacks but was it enough? we will be right back. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters.

. good evening. the giants came close to stealing one in a game that went extra winnings. instead they have a plane ride in which to think about a tough

loss. might want to think back on the comic relief of this, the only stadium in the majors with a pool. giants starter has been shaper, the diamondbacks hung a three spot on him in the second. one run in, drew found the right field corner while the ball rattles around. johnson and upton both come home to score, 3-0 arizona. they enter the six trailing 4-1 and left 5-4. one run in and then posey went deep with sanchez on in front of him. that game tied at four, arizona made a pitching change bringing in vasquez to face sandoval. sandoval makes it back to back homers. giants kept that league until the diamondbacks got a run in the 8th. roberts singled, nadi scores to make it tied at five. stayed that way until the 12th when the giants shut down by

the arizona bullpen the diamondbacks broke through, nate puts the throw on the money but it's to late to get upton who scores the winning run and the giants win two out of three but don't get the sweep. it's onto colorado for the first of three tomorrow night. before the game the giants announced they had put zito on the 15 day dl. he had to leave last night when he sprained his right foot fielding bunt. he had made 356 regular season starts without injury. that streak will end. his spot filled by ryan who was 2-0 with a 1.56 earned run average in fresno. the a's awards cahill with an extension. that returns dividends today. a split family taking in baseball. one thing a pitcher can always use is good defense behind him. they were still scoreless in the second when cabrera drove

one off cahill. jackson steps n game still scoreless. cahill would pitch eight strong. the a's broke through in the 4th and then put up a big number in the 5th. first jackson drawing a walk. then josh willingham drove one through the hole and into left. david scores, barton not as easily. good through but watch the slide to just get around the tag. the a's in front 4-0. cahill pitches the eight. a double play to end the inning. that was it for him. he extended his record to 2-0. they are off tomorrow before a quick two games on tuesday and wednesday against the red sox. it wasn't a good day for the high seeds in the west as the nba playoffs continued. the lakers are always about

bryant but he had to come back from a knock on the head after he made this jumper against new orleans but slide on the floor and hit a chair. the lakers playing from behind in this one. kobe comes back to hit three of his 34 points here. los angeles down 88-85 with six and a half to play. to much chris paul, he pulls up for two of his 33. he added 14 assists and seven rebounds, new orleans takes game one. the spurs, are the top seed in the west and had 20 play memphis. this went down to the wire. spurs down one with a minute and a half left. duncan keeping the ball alive after parker's miss. matt with the three. 96-94. now inside 30 seconds. grizzl i es win. the new names continue to make their mark on the golf

tour. we will tell you about that and 9 tightest victory margin in the history of nascar was tied today. we will be right back.

. we saw it early their year at dayton a more two by two nascar racing today when it ended they had a tie for the tightest finish in stock car history. this is as close as they came to the big one. kurt busch running in to brad, five cars get involved in all. kasey kahne's car catches fire. he is frustrated with the turn of events. in the end a sprint to the finish with three pairs of cars. johnson on the inside getting pushed by dale. clint boyer on the outside getting a push by harvick. that's gordon in the middle. it's johnson by the slimmest margin. you can see him on the inside just edges out boyer.

the official winning margin two thousandn 'ts of a second. points leader was edwards. the sharks hoping last night's game was an aberration. they gave up four straight power plays to open the game. san jose is 24th in the league in penalty kills and the kings converted those chances in to two first period goals. series even now at a game each after los angeles win. they will play game three on tuesday and the sharks have a very simple solution if they want to avoid the dynamic of last night's game. >> most important thing is making sure we don't end up in the box to many times and give the other team that many chances. they have one extra guy out there. they will move it around but there are things we can do better one of them staying on the box. we had the chans on the power play too so we have things to work on and go out in game

three. >> it's even, we go in there, we have been a pretty good team, we play the same way onto road but hurts to loose a game in here with that kind of effort. >> the next generation of players on the golf tour continues to give notice it's here to stay. windy conditions at the texas open san antonio. brendon steel, he took a one strike lead in to the final round and set himself up for birde. he made the put to stay at the top of the crowded field. that field included charlie hoffman; his shot goes for the egg. hoffman tied one shot back with chapl, he had to share the league until he missed his parr

putt. steel closing out with 11 straight pars include that nerve tester at 18. he is the 7th, 20 something to win this year. number one of his career. that is it for this early sports wrap. see you tonight at ten. >> thank you. >> coming up tonight a local university uses new technology to make its sports teams safer and smarter at the same time. we will show you how it works. that's the report for tonight. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. for all of us, thank you for joining us. the next newscast at ten. hope to see you then. good night. >> goodnight.