a violent night in oakland as police investigate two shootings near jack london square. a hero takes quick action in an overnight fire in san francisco. and we'll tell you how you can help shape the future of bart and how it looks in the years to come. mornings on 2 starts now! good morning to you. welcome to mornings on 2. it's monday, april 25th. topping our news, it's oakland's worst outbreak of violence in several months.

police are investigating two overnight shootings outside nightclubs at jack london square. ali rasmus joins us from one nightclub where two people died in gunfire. ali. >> reporter: tori, it happened just before 1:00 this morning outside this sweet jimmie's bar and restaurant on broadway between third 3 fourth streets. a little earlier this morning, some of the victims' family members have been here, two young men died in the shooting and the victims' family members were here this morning consoling each other and dealing with their loss. a short time ago, we watched as one of the victims' cars was towed away. six people were shot, two men and two women were injured, and the two men who were killed. police say around 1 this morning, a car full of people pulled up to the bar and one of men in the car tried to get into the bar and was denied access. witnesses say that's when the man pulled out a gun and started shooting.

police say 10 to 15 people were inside the bar when it happened. police have not made any arrests and they are still looking for at least one black male shooting suspect along with the rest of the people who may have been in the car with him. the sergeant told me that right now police are not ready to release a suspect or vehicle description just yet. right around the same time this shooting happened, police responded to another call about shots fired, just a few blocks away from here, also in the jack london square neighborhood. a man was found shot outside kimball's nightclub and bar and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. police don't know if the two shoot, are related, but in the case of the shooting here at sweet jimmie's there are several witnesses who saw the vehicles, who saw what happened, and police have been interviewing them since early this morning. reporting live, ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. the cause of an overnight fire in san francisco is being investigated this morning.

it happened about 12:30 this morning on powell street between vallejo and green streets. here's the scene. the fire started in the outside stairwell of the second floor. three people were treated for smoke inhalation. one of them cut his foot on some of the glass outside. and a woman today is called a hero. she actually carried an elderly man down the stairs to safety. >> i pity him. because he on the top floor. and -- not open. i saw the smoke, and fire. >> at least six of the residents won't be allowed become into their homes for some time. arson investigators you can see they're there at the scene, they wouldn't say yet that the fire was suspicious or an accident. uc berkeley police checking

to several peeping incidents on campus. two incidents occurred last monday while women were taking showers at deutch hall. four more cases reported at deutch hall. the beverly clearing and the clark kerr campus residence halls. police say they've identified a suspect in one or possibly both incidents on monday. the women say a man with spikey black hair was petering over the sure stall wall. petaluma police want your help in identifying three suspects in the jewelry heist. burglars now look at this, this is a surveillance photo at hollingsworth gallery. you can see the april 12 date on this picture. they broke in through a front window, smashed display cases and stole the jewelry. investigators just released this image yesterday. they say the getaway car was a white four-door nissan maxima

or altima, and it had tinted windows. more community patrols are being ford to fight back against prostitution this. week some residents will start training to take part in patrols of well-known prostitution areas. they could reportedly hit the streets by the end of the week. city leaders blame the economy for an increase in prostitution. a task force is considering dozens of recommendations to deal with the problem, including placing pictures of convicted johns on billboards. a federal mediator is joining talks between native americans and the city of vallejo today as the two sides try to reach a compromise over a proposed park. the city wants to build the park on the 15-acre glen cove site. the park calls for a parking lot, toilets, and benches. native american activists say the plans would desecrate the land they believe is a sacred burial ground. some homeowners tell ktvu they

support the park. bart needs to buy new seats for bart trains and they want you to help pick them out. ktvu's kristin joins us live in oakland to tell us what you can do. goods morning, christian. >> reporter: good morning. we're seated in one of bart's seating labs. you can see on the aisle, these green area, what they're measuring is aisle width. that's one of the areas they're going to be measuring. one of the other issues that will come up somewhat down the road is seating designs and what kinds of materials people would like on their seats. if you come over to this area of the display, you can see they have a mockup of a couple different types this. one has cloth on it and this one to the right is a harder seat and easier to clean. we talked with some bart riders, they say when it comes down to more comfortable seats versus seats easier to clean, the decision for them is very

easy. >> cleanliness, because comfort is one thing, but to make sure the trains are clean, because i come from new york and when i came in a saw the cloth seats, i'm going that's really interesting. >> we're joined live by bob franklin, bart board president. and this display will actually right now set up to help seniors and those have mobility issues. but this also be moving around for the general public as well. >> yes, there will be opportunities to come in and different cities around the park district and over the next several months we'll be posting that information on bart's website. and you can and also go to bart.gov to state your opinion. >> they're measuring how much leg room you have. if you want a say on the future of bart, this lab will be moving around the bay area, so you certainly will get a chance. and now for a little more on

that morning commute on bart or car, let's go to sal to see how the morning commute is shaping up. >> doing well, christian. not bad. it's not bad on bart at all right now. the trains are moving on time. let's show you bart may be your best option today because it's kinds of that very light rain that's moving through. but the rain nevertheless, and it may slow down your commute. we haven't had that many crashes but the speeds are down because of the wet weather. let's look at interstate 880. it's moving through here. the wet weather. and the traffic is moving well past the coliseum. and this morning's drive on highway 87 near 280, we had a little crash there, but the commute is getting slow. now southbound 280, slow, unusually slow this morning. northbound 280 not so bad yet. we'll see what happens later on. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. cloudy skies, kind of light drizzle and rain, fog as well. about for our five observations

from the 7:00 say fog and light rain to san jose. a cloudy, foggy, light rain morning, we'll see better weather in the afternoon. tuesday and wednesday, more sunshine, slightly warmer. cooldown thursday into friday but right now the weekend looks warmer, more sunshine, possibility of upper 70s. it will be much better than what we just had this weekend, that's for sure. you can see there's not a lot there. but it continues to stream in moisture, and underneath that and associate with it some occasional light rain and drizzle. not all of it shows up on radar but some of it is. stretching from vallejo, ben's 'ya, right back up to the east bay, heading towards the south by. not well organized but it's there. mid-50s for the temps. everyone is close. 54 oakland, 54 livermore. 54 san jose. mostly cloudy skies, light drizzle, light rain but a lot of clouds. 54 to start. 60 at noon. high today of 65 degrees. any sunshine and temperatures could warm up even more so. but we'll probably have to wait

until tomorrow. there's just not a lot here, but what there is continuing to stream in from the west, so it gives us a lot of low level cloudiness, and one more system, one and a half, another one on thursday, but today morning clouds, fog, light rain, then partly sunny, mostly cloudy. few showers are possible 38er today. the main band is moving in right now. so it's the same pattern that we had on the weekend. we just took it into monday. mostly cloudy, light rain. highs upper 50s to mid-60s. sonoma at 65. petaluma 64. kentfield 64. berkeley alameda at 63. 60s snark san jose 65. gilroy 67. west lake daly city, san bruno, upper 50s or very low 60s. mostly sunny tuesday and wednesday. cooldown thursday. clearing out friday. sunshine and warmer weather by the weekend. >> thank you, steve.

a local music store is named the best in the nation. why many customers continue to shop there despite the availability of music online. and wikileaks is releasing new classified documents about guantanamo bay. also some disturbing details about who is already released. the traditional agreest egg roll at the white house takes place this morning. how a nine-year-old from the bay area might be the president's biggest fan, got a ticket for this event! marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.

well, we still have a lot of cloud cover over us. fog, some light drizzle, light rain, especially in marin county but it's basketball drifting south. look for mostly cloudy with highs in the low to mid-60s. wikileaks has released hundreds of classified military

documents about the terrorism suspects in guantanamo bay prison in cuba. ktvu's carol hahn is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the disturbing details. carol. >> reporter: the classified documents give us intelligence assessments on nearly every one of the 779 detainees held at guantanamo bay since 2002. they're rankeds according to how likely they were to pose a threat if released. about 200 of the high risk prisoners were either freed or passed on to their government. s and some prisoners were held on shaky evidence and mentioned harsh interrogation tactics. and this, discovery that a former detainee with ties to al- qaeda is now training rebel forces in libya. security analysts call the intel interesting, but not earth-shattering. >> basic knowledge. events after 9/11. they fill in teams these are not the crowned jewels but they are interesting. >> the pentagon is calling the decision to publish the document tsu unfortunate, adding they only give an

incomplete snapshot of the situation. >> thank you. a man with a knife tried to hijack a air talia flight last night. with us say for the throat of a flight attendant, held her for a couple minutes, then demanded to be flown to libya. but he was overpowered by other flight attendants and by passengers. he was arrested when that plane landed in rome. more than 450 prisoners escaped from an afghan prison in kandahar. we just got this in from outside the prison today. the taliban says it spent five months digging a 1,000-foot tunnel into that prison. it took about four hours to get all those prison inmates out. most of those who escaped, a taliban fighters. afghan officials say police were able to recapture 13 of them. a nato airstrike in libya

again targeted the compound of gaddafi gaddafi in tripoli. supporters of the libyan leader gathered at the site of the bomb. it's an attempted on colonel gaddafi's life. it destroyed a building and office and bandly damaged a reception hall. last month a nato missile targeted an administration building. and some young libyans are finding inspiration to fight in music. ♪ ♪ rebel musicians are turning to rock and rap to do their own battle with moammar gaddafi. they say they would never have been allowed to produce this kind of revolution music if they were still living in tripoli or other areas still under the libyan leader's control. the nationwide manhunt continues this morning for a man suspected of trying to blow up a colorado shopping mall

near columbine high school. the fbi says 65-year-old earl moore planted a crude pipe bomb and two propane tanks inside a mall about 2 miles from columbine high. agents found the explosives last week on the 12th anniversary of that high school massacre. there's no word of possible motive in this. moore had just been released from federal prison after spending six years for armed robbery. a suspected sniper is in the los angeles county jail this morning. that is after a frightening incident involving a police helicopter. a look at this this. was the scene near the van nuys airport yesterday. police scrambled to try to stop the sniper who was firing shots at a police helicopter. bullets from his automatic weapon actually hit the chopper's fuel tank and forced it to make an emergency landing. luckily, no one was hurt. a family member of the sniper eventually stopped the suspect,

said to be an 18-year-old man. police still aren't sure what led to that attack. just 15 minutes ago, new numbers came out that show a rise in home sales. the commerce department just reported an 11% increase in new home sale purchases last month. that follows three straight months of lower sales. but economists say the pace is still well below what they view as economically healthy. new stanford research offers hope for kids suffering severe food allergies. eight foods responsible for -- are responsible for 90% of food allergies. they are milk, eggs, peanuts, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat and tree nuts. the 10 kids were all extremely sensitive to milk so researchers desensitized them by giving them a drug that suppresses the allergy. the kids could then eat carrie products and build up an immunity. all of them can now eat dairy

products without the drug. researchers hope the method works with other food allergies. the annual easter egg roll is about to start at the white house. in fact, this is a live picture. that's the white house. beautiful as always. we want to show you the scene, though, on the white house lawn, about a half hour ago. maybe not. we'll just look at the outside of the white house. there it is. this is about a half hour ago. and one of the reasons we want to see this, nine-year-old girl from fairfield, right here in the by area, jalen robinson, is there for this morning's event. she won an online lottery. and she is a huge fan of president obama. she memorized most of his famous "yes we can" speech from his 2008 campaign. she is there with her mother, grandmother and her brother. and she's part of all of this fun on the lawn of the white house.

>> looks like great weather there too! sunshine and green grass. all right. a new high-tech safety warning, the hidden dangers of wi-fi. also more bad news about rising gas prices. but, there could be some good news just down the road. >> good morning. if you're driving on 680 southbound, the traffic so far so good. and wet weather has not reached this part of the bay area. but can't say the same for everyone else.

a berkeley based music store is being named the best in the u.s. the owners of amoeba music say they offered the largest collection of records in the world. that prompted a best rating from "rolling stone" magazine. the store often purchases over 1,000 new and used records every day. many people continue to shop there despite the popularity of

online sales. they have stores in berkeley, san francisco, and los angeles. and plans to begin online sales soon for records, cd's and mp3 files. at&t is now selling a portable cell phone antenna that fits insides a suitcase it. could help rescue crews who wouldn't be able to get cell phone service after a disaster. it works with a satellite dish, which would have to be carried separately. but search and rescue teams would not center to wait for new cell phone towers to be built, before they could start communicating, with people outside a disaster zone. police are warning people about not securing their wireless reuters. there are many reports of people getting frustrated at setting up a password and just giving up. when someone else use the unsecured reutter to download something illegal, the account holder is blamed. and investigators say if hackers use your unsecured reutter, you become the prime suspect some police are advising everyone to get a

password to protect their wireless routers. the new survey of gasoline prices says gas prices may have already peaked for the year. they are up almost 12 cents in the last two weeks. but someone have a says it's slowing down. the national average price for a gal of regular is now 3.88. as usual, that's a lot lower than what we're paying in the bay area. the average for san francisco is 4.28. it's a nickel less in the east and south bays. >> lot to film the car! all right. we want to check in with sal, see how things are moving on this monday morning. >> all right, it's doing pretty well around the bay area. except for that wet weather. looks like the middle of the winter day here in oakland on 880, north and southbound. a little wind and rain but you can see traffic is going to be moving along all right. when you get to the toll plaza, the backup is for about 15

minutes heading west, no problems on the actual span but again, little wet weather. show you something. and milpitas is not wet at all. it's overcast for sure. we have some slow traffic there crossing the valley, but the wet weather has not arrived there. 7:24. let's see. >> we do have cloudy skies. some light rain, drizzle again, kind of a yucky morning. fog as well. kind of a gloomy day but we'll try to get sun. there's more in the 7-day, but today, we are looking at a lot of cloud cover. you look at these systems, you say there can't be much this year. there's a lot of cloudiness continues to spin in, plenty of clouds and occasionally some light rain. but there is more of a annoying so many. there's not a lot to it. but you can see some light rain. hayward to half moon bay, san mateo bridge and dumbarton and parts of skyline. 50s on your temps. those aren't changing too much there. they'll stay in the 50s, and one more system has to come in thursday but that will go to the north and then it looks

good. so same pattern, mostly cloudy. light rain today. highs 60s for many. and these are mid-60s to low 60s, upper 50s. closer to the coast. but there's not much of a difference here. about 7 or 8-degree spread. tomorrow, mostly cloudy, into wednesday. thursday one more system, clouds up and then clearing friday. and right now sunny and warmer into the weekend. >> all right. police were on the lookout for a man who attacked a woman but the victim says he did to her as she was out jogging. a controversial vote today, how it could affect dozens of emergency responders. and they're the only mobile landmark in the whole world! but you splay a tough time catching a cable car this week.

once again a problem with oakland police radios led to a critical communication breakdown. the latest trouble came yesterday, during a high-speed chase and manhunt along martin luther king way. police cornered a man who crashed a stolen car. but their radios kept cutting in and out. frustrated officers are forced to use cell phones, which led to confusion, just as officers were moving in. >> sometimes they don't work. sometimes they're in and out. sometimes they go over each other. it's hard to explain. it does different stuff.

>> officers finally gave up on the search after two hours. the suspect is still on the run this morning. police later discovered one radio was stuck open, which garbled transmissions. it was the latest fluke in a frustrating system. police made arrests in one of two separate street robberies in san francisco's mission district. the most recent happened early saturday morning at 24th and mission streets. police say four attackers knocked two men to the ground and stole their cash. police arrested all four suspects. on friday police say a man was knocked to the ground on follow some street and pistol-whipped. three men took his laptop and phone. a search for the suspects in that attack continues. there are now two federal lawsuits facing the san jose police department accusing officers of excessive force and racial profiling. there's been no comment from the police department because these cases are ongoing. in both cases, complaints allegedly were filed by

latinos. that's according to the san jose mercury news. one man claims a police officer beat him three years ago, and fractured his eye socket. another complaint allegedly claims a police officer ran over him with a patrol car during a chase in 2009. search crews are busy, going back to the king's canyon national park today to search for an 11-year-old boy believed to be dead. the new jersey boy disappeared friday after going hiking with his family. search crews have been focusing their efforts near a creek, in the park. it's believed the young man fell into the water. on saturday crews did recover some of his clothing downstream. they say it's unlikely he could survive in that cold water. this morning livermore police are stepping up their search for a man blamed for several attacks on women. the latest happened yesterday morning. police say a man pulled down a woman's jogging shorts and then

ran off. the 19-year-old woman was not hurt. her attacker is described as a latino man in his 40s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 200 pound. he has a mustache and wearing a gray t-shirt and jeans. there was an easter morning tragedy in washington state, and there's home video of it. >> oh, my god! >> what was it? >> look at this. firefighters inside this huge house fire found the bodies of six people, burning. it happened in the washington state city of vancouver. emergency crews are still searching -- sifting through that, looking through possibly more victims. and children are among the missing. last week's warehouse fire at the apple plant in watsonville took a deadly toll on wildlife. fish and game says hundreds of fish in the nearly watsonville slew were killed. debris and soot from this burning warehouse filed into the water.

foam used by firefighters may have also killed off some of the fish. this fire started wednesday, took firefighters two days to put it out. a bicyclist found unconscious in the street in livermore, and police are now asking if anyone has information about this to call them. a 51-year-old man was found sunday morning about 2 a.m. at the intersection of murrieta and pine street. that man is in the hospital now, but police don't know how he was hurt because he is still unconscious. he wasn't wearing a helmet. he has severe he injuries. pg&e is reportedly changing its position on spiking the pressure on natural gas lines. the san francisco chronicle is reporting the utility now supports a proposed state rule banning spikes with some exceptions. pg&e previously argued that federal regulations required spiking in order to test pipelines and that the practice was safe. among the lines the company

spiked was the one that exploded in san bruno last september. it was spiked back in december 2003 and again in 2008. today, tomorrow pg&e will hold informational meetings in mountain view as it prepares to test pipelines that have similar characteristics to the one that exploded in san bruno. mountainview will be one of first places tested starting next month. tonight's meeting starts at 5:30. tornado clean- continues today in st. louis, more than 700 homes were damaged. the airport's main terminal, the roof was torn off. a lot of windows were shattered. coming up at 7:48, we'll have a live report and get a firsthand look at some of the damage this morning. one of san francisco's cable car lines will be partially shut down this week. starting today, half of the powell high line will be closed for maintenance. it will last through friday.

cable cars will run from market up powell, but stop at jackson and buses will go the rest of the way. the good news is, your commute will actually cost less. cable car fares will drop from $5 to $2 this week. during the repairs some that's one commute that is getting cheaper. >> i'm sure! it's going to be affected and sal is watching the toll ms.a and everything else in our commute this morning. >> that's right, we have a crash on the bay bridge, i want to take you to the toll plaza and show you westbound traffic is barely moving. and now the 880 ramp is really slow on westbound approach to the bay bridge. there's a crash up on the upper deck of the bridge. normally we would be able to see it, but the -- but the both is too band to turn it. there are no major problems there as you are driving up to the -- after you get on the bridge, after you pass the incline section. just trying to find out the

latest information here as we go. see if they've done any clearance of this. it will be a big delay here. looks like they're moving it now. just about a minute ago they said they're moving it off to harrison street. but the damage is already done. look at that slow traffic. let's move on and look at 880 north and southbound. that traffic is slow. at 7:35, we'll go to the san mateo bridge, and traffic there will be okay, could be an alternate for the bay bridge and also bart is a good way to get into the city. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. we have raindrops on the camera lenses and there's all sorts of light rain and drizzle. santa a, dark clouds, light rain yet on radar nothing shows us because a lot of this is low- level stuff but there's plenty of cloud cover. a mostly cloudy light rain, little breezy drizzle. yucky day. more tomorrow. warmer. tuesday into wednesday now we'll see a little cooldown thursday, probably into friday, but then all signs point towards a dry pattern and warmer weather by the weekend.

but today, one more system, not including one on thursday. we get a little break tuesday and wednesday, as the jetstream finally starts lifting to the north. but today, even though there's not much there, this low level cloudiness just keeps streaming in and as it does, it gives us some light rain. again, i would show you towards the north if it was there on live storm-tracker 2, stretching from about fremont over the -- towards peninsula and santa cruz mountains. but there's a lot of dries there will and very foggy conditions. 50s on the temps. that's not really much of a difference here. san jose 54. starting off 54. cloudy skies. light drizzle is possible. 60 to 65 today will be the high. little more sun later in the day. but there's a lot of cloud cover just streaming in here. even though we're hard-pressed to find it. you can actually see in the last few frames, little bump up in the ridge. that will move over us tomorrow and give us a little better pattern. today it's the same.

we had on the weekend, cloudy, mostly cloudy, light rain, drizzle, fog. 60s on the temps. low 60s closer to the beaches, or upper 50s. mid-60s inland but there's really not much of a difference there from alameda 63 to brentwood, antioch 67. pittsburg 66. 64 san leandro to milpitas and fremont. gilroy 67. mountainview, in there with palo alto, menlo park 64. 58 daly city and pacifica. tomorrow looks a little better. we'll see temperatures bumping up. carry that into wednesday. cooldown thursday. looks like the transition day is friday. right now signs points towards sunshine and warmer weather. so we go into may, tori. >> all right. thank you, stock market. the annual easter egg roll is just getting underway at the white house. live pictures now, you can see the president there, and his wife and daughters right next to him. the obamas are hosting 30,000 people from all 50 states in

their backyard for this annual event. the easter egg hunt is a traditional easter egg rolling. there's live musical performances, story time readings, healthy cooking demos, sports and more. and there's a nine-year-old from fairfield there. she won an online lottery. the president saying hi to a few of them. and we'll go back later for more as the hunt gets understand way. firefighters in san carlos say their livelihood and public safety are at stake. ktvu's tara moriarity has more. >> reporter: we're here at the san carlos firehouse and in less than 24 hours its fate will be decided by the city council. the issue, whether the fire department will be replaced by a private company. if you look at this newspaper ad, this was taken out by local

firefighters. it says for profit fire protection, a risk we can't afford. now, on friday and saturday, more than 100 firefighters from all over the bay area went door to door on the peninsula, handing out fliers, urging people to come to this meeting tonight at the city council and speak up for public safety. san carlos is divorcing belmont in the fall. their fire departments are separating, and here are the three options on the table. san carlos could become a stand- alone department, which would be pricy. it could merge with redwood city or they could contract out with whack hunt, a private security company. this could really change the way that we look at local fire departments, couldn't it? >> it certainly would. it would install a profit motive into a service oriented organization. we're in the service business, we're not in the profit business. installing profit and bringing shareholders with guys on the

bottom line only would change security. >> talk about whack end hunt. you really are against this corporation. why so? >> whack hunt has done an okay job running very narrow installations, but the first time they ventured into public sector firefighting, they did a dismal job and will run out of talent, and it's been decided by osha and cited by the courts poor treatment of employees and doing a poor job overall. >> the mayor says a private company can't do the job. the city needs to trim $3.5 million and it needs to come from somewhere. coming up at the meeting tonight it promises to be packed. it will start at 7:00. so we'll of course be monitoring it for you and bring you the latest. we're live in san carlos. >> thank you, tara. a test run in san jose with the nation's biggest retailers

wal-mart testing out in san jose that could make your life a lot easier. and we will go live to london to find out what preparations are going on today with the royal wedding countdown underway.

talk a live look at the big board on wall street. mixed earnings sending indexes, wobbling this morning as trading resumes after its three- day easter holiday. light on new economic data as we did mention the commerce department said home sales rose more than expected in march. right now the dow is down 40. nasdaq down 1. s&p down 4.

wal-mart is testing a new home delivery service in the south bay for groceries. the new food delivery service is offered to san jose residents through a special website. food orders are packed in tote bags and delivered in temperature controlled trucks. the company already offers a nationwide online ordering service for merchandise that can be picked up at stores the same day. but it's not clear when the food service will be expand today other areas. the countdown has begun to the big day for prince william and kate middleton, friday. we have a massive preparations from london. good morning, don. >> reporter: good afternoon tori from london. it's a beautiful day here in london at the moment. it's a national holiday here as well. and everybody is feeling pretty patriotic. and all of us looking forward to this fabulous occasion on

friday. behind me in buckingham ballas, final preparations are being made for an event that will be screened all around the world, and at the heart of all of this let's note forget there's a young couple that is soon to become the most iconic couple in the world. london is buzzing with last- minute preparations to ensure that everything is as perfect as a fairy tale friday. when a commoner marries a man likely to one day be king. it will arguably be the biggest event in britain since another royal wedding nearly 30 years ago. >> i watched diana and charles' wedding when i was a young girl and it was unbelievable. >> many hope it will lift spirits in britain and behind. >> the world needs this. everybody is very excited. it's a great atmosphere. >> the guest list includes royals and celebrities. the best spot for those wotan

vite to watch is outside buckingham palace, where the procession to westminster abbey will begin. half a million people are expected to line the route, many will camp out to score a prime spot. and the british government estimates two billion viewers around the world will watch the nuptials live on television. and on youtube. scotland yard is stepping you've security. nearly 5,000 police officers will be deployed and helicopters will perform aerial sweeps and retreat a bit so as not to disrupt the service. if you want a ringside seat, ask to get her early. the police say that as of tuesday night, which is tomorrow night, they will start moving people on. we are expecting the most passionate supporters to be here from that point. they will camp out for the rest of the week and make sure they're right at the front of the fence to see the carriage on its way past and into personally pass their best wishes on to the newlywed and

the married and happy couple. back to you, dave. >> thank you. thank you for pain that picture. appreciate it. back here at home a reminder for parents about the new law that requires 7 to 12th grade students to show proof of a whooping cough vaccine before they can start school this fall. health officials are encouraging parents, schedule the booster shot now. a run on doctors' offices and clinics towards the end of the summer. this new law follows the worst whooping cough outbreak here in california in more than 60 years. former president jimmy carter in china today, part of a six-day trip to push for korean peace talks. he is travel willing a group of former world leaders known as the elders. included in the group are the former presidents of ireland and finland, and the former prime minister of norway. they'll be visiting both north

and south korea. a strong earthquake this morning in indonesia sent people running into the streets. the magnitude 6.2 quake was only six miles deep. there are reports of homes being damaged, windows shattered and cracks in the walls. but at this point, there are no reports of injuries. this is new video of a massive search underway today in japan. japanese troops are looking for the bodies of the 12,000 people still missing following last month's earthquake and tsunami. 25,000 japanese soldiers are slogging through marshy ground and poking with poles in search of victims. in the meantime, navy boats and divers are searching the waters up to 12 miles off the coast. >> incredible. more than 700 homes are damaged in the st. louis area after the most powerful tornado to hit that area in 40 years.

meteorologists rick about 20 miles from st. louis, and bridgeton, missouri, where some of the areas look like disaster jones. what is going on out there? >> reporter: yeah, they certainly do. it's an ef-4 tornado, so wind both about 165 to 200 miles an hour. they hit through this community and you can see what it left behind. these are flimsy structures. these were very solid structures made of brick. you get this kind of destruction and that tells you it's very strong and in this case they've surveyed at ef-4 tornado. look down the street, you can see cars still flipped upside- down. we're 2 1/2 days out from this tornado. and this is what you see. and i think it's all beginning to settle in for people. they've looked for anything they can find to salvage, pictures, heirlooms, and now they have to begin the demolition and beginning to just clean everything up and eventually get in bulldozers

here. but garbage bins are delivered. >> thank you for the update. and be safe out there. thank you. >> devastation. new information this morning on one of the most anticipated new shows for the upcoming fall season, but the chart topping singer expected to join simon cowell on the x factor. also ahead, changes at the top of the san francisco police department. that's ahead of the really big news expected this week.

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good morning. welcome back. time is 7:53. antioch police investigating a weekend shooting, but they're getting no help from the shooting victim. yesterday police interviewed a 24-year-old man who showed up in a hospital asking for treatment for several gunshot wounds. he told them he was shot somewhere in antioch, but he wouldn't tell police anything

else. what is more, police didn't get any reports of a shooting. also san francisco's acting police chief has reportedly made some command changes. the examiner reports the assistant police chief, the acting assistant chief of administration, and the commander will take on different roles. changes are reportedly not related to the upcoming announcement of a new permanent police chief. the san francisco mayor may make an announcement any day now. we've been told two are insiders, captain greg sir and commander dan mahoney. the third candidate is set to be unnamed and from outside the police department. :54. paula abdul and simon cowell could be getting ready for a reunion! deadline.com is reporting abdul is likely to be one of the judges on cowell's new single reality show, the x factor. a deal worked with cowell for several sense on "american idol." cheryl cole is also on the

short list to join the x factor as a judge. the show premieres this fall, here on ktvu. the san jose sharks are hoping for an on the road victory tonight in los angeles at the staples center. the sharks are just one win away from moving on to the next round of the nhl playoffs on saturday the kings beat the sharks 3-1. despite the home advantage. san jose leads the kings now 3 gyms to 2, and game 6 starts at 7:00 tonight. a nervous time. >> it is! sharks make it exciting, though. let's check in with sal. what is happening on the roads. >> it's busy at the bay bridge. we've had a crash, it's been removed. things are beginning to loosen up but there's a big backup set the middle of a winter day. also looking at 880, it will start getting busy northbound and southbound as you drive past the coliseum. and if you're in the south bay, northbound 17 looks okay.

101 also fine. show the south bay commute is not bad. there are no major problems this morning on 87. steve, sharks going to stick with miami. >> probably. >> they are! >> what the coach says. we do have a cloudy, foggy pattern, and drizzle, light rain is again -- i don't want to say nuisance because people are saying i'm tired of this nuisance. just hang in there, be patient it. will be warmer towards the latter part of the week. cloud cover over, and it just keeps streaming in. some of this just is below the radar beam so i can't even show you. because it doesn't show up. but it's there. 50s. there's not much of a difference here. 53, 54. san jose at 56. concord at 56. you can see some of the moisture on the visible satellite loop, on the water vapor streaming in. and that's is over us. but there are signs the jetstream is lifting northward. and that will be tomorrow. but today it's the same old song and dance. mostly cloudy, light rain. 60s on your temps, upper 50s

for some closer to the coast. warmest weather towards antioch, brentwood, and maybe calistoga. we'll go mountain view, palo alto at 64. mostly sunny, little warmer tuesday and wednesday. slight cooldown thursday. friday looks better than much warmer into the weekend. tori and dave. >> thank you, steve. a campus peeper is causing concern at one university. the string of disturbing events is getting longer. >> a violent night in oakland as police investigate two shootings in the popular jack london square neighborhood. >> we'll tell you how could you have your say on how bart looks in the years to come, coming up when mornings on 2 continues.

good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. it's monday, april 25th. in the news this morning, topping our news at 8:00, it has been a very violent night in one oakland neighborhood, not known as a danger zone. police are investigating two overnight shootings outside nightclubs in jack london

square. ali rases muss has been there for the past four hours. what is the latest? >> reporter: dave, the most violent shooting happened on broadway in front of the sweet jimmie's bar and restaurant. just a couple blocks to the west of it is the entrance to jack london square, and the opposite vied of the street, three blocks east of where the shooting happened is police headquarters. two men were killed in this shooting. the family members of the victims were at the screen early this morning consoling one another and trying to deal with their loss. and they watched as their loved ones' car was towed away just about an hour ago. along with the two men killed, four other people were shot and injured in front of sweet jimmie's bar in morning. it happened at just before 1:00. police say that's when a car full of people pulled up to the bar and then one of the men in the car tried to walk into the bar, but wasn't allowed inside. we don't know why. witnesses said that's when the

man pulled out a gun and started shooting. we've contacted police and are still waiting to hear back with updates. one of the sergeants said police are still looking for the shooting suspect, and the sergeant said he was not yet ready to release a suspect or vehicle description yet. around the same time the shooting happened, police responded to a call about shots fired at another bar around the block. a man was found shot inside kim billion's bar on second and washington streets and police couldn't tell us if that shooting and the one outside sweet jimmie's were related. back out here live, show you behind me nation's hamburgers is here, and it was open when the shooting happened. i talked to the manager there, and she took the time to show me about 20 minutes of their surveillance video. but the cameras are mounted inside the restaurant, so unfortunately you can't see

much of what is going on outside when this shooting happened. reporting live, ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. oakland police also responded to a third shooting hours before that nightclub violence. police were looking for the gunman who wounded a man on favor street after 11 p.m. investigators say this was not connected to the two later shootings at jack london square. the cause of a fire in san francisco is under investigation. it happened around 12:30 this morning on powell street between vallejo and green streets. the fire started in the outside stairwell of the second floor. three people were treated for smoke inhalation. one of them cut his foot on some glass outside. one woman is being called a hero. she carried an elderly man down the stairs to safety. >> done. i pity him. because he on the top floor.

and no -- no -- no -- i saw the smoke and fire. >> at least six residents will not be allowed back into their homes for some time. arson investigators did go to the scene but would not say if the fire is suspicious or accidental. uc berkeley police check into several peeping incidents on campus. two incidents happened last monday while women were taking showers at deutch hall. four more cases are now reported at deutch hall. the beverly clear dorm and the clark kerr campus residence halls. these are pictures of the clark kerr campus. we shot this this morning. police say they've identified the suspect in one, possibly both incidents at deutch hall monday. the two victims say a man with spikey black hair was peering

over the shower stall wall. petaluma police asking for help in identifying three suspects in a jewelry heist. the burglars are seen in this surveillance photo at hollingsworth jewelers on petaluma boulevard. you can see it the april 12th date on the photo. they broke in through a front window and smashed display cases to get to the jewelry. investigators released this image yesterday. they say the getaway car was a white four-door nissan maxima or altima with tinted windows. more community cools formed in vallejo to fight back against prostitution this. broke some residents will start training to be part of paroles of well-known prostitution areas. they could reportedly hit the streets by the end of the week. officials blame the economy for an increase in prostitution. a task force is considering dozens of recommendations to deal with the problem, including placing the photos of convicted johns on billboards. native americans in the city of vallejo are trying to come up with a compromise over

a proposed park. now a federal mediateddor is expected to join the discussion today. the city wants to build the park on the 15-acre glen cove site. the park calls for a parking lot, toilets, and benches. native american activists say that would desecratthe land. they believe this area is a sacred burial ground however, some nearby homeowners told ktvu they support putting in a park. bart seats are getting a makeover. starting today, you can help decide what the new seats will look and feel like. christian is live in oakland to show us how this is taking place. you look very comfortable, christian. >> reporter: i do. this is one of narrower of the new seats. bart is going to be changing the interiors of the cars. this area is the seating lab, measuring issues like aisle width. this is part of bart's 13-year,

$3.4 billion plan to change out and upgrade the trains. right now bart has already picked a new train configuration so they'll be using trains that have three doors instead of two, and now they're moving on to interior issues and one of those issues is eventually going to be issues like what kinds of seat fabrics people are like, like this one here is cloth this. one here is a hard plastic. and passengers we caught up with this morning, whether they prefer more comfortable or easier to clean seats, the opinion was pretty uniform. >> cleaner, definitely. get rid of the fabric. >> the smell. cleaner seat, it smells better. >> and we are joined here by bart spokesman linton johnson. lyndon, for now this is set up for folks who are either seniors or physically challenged. but this will also be moving around. this display will be moving

around the bay area. >> right, the seating lab will go throughout the by area, we're trying to get all elements of ridership from everybody, because the future has to incorporate a lot of different folks some right now seniors and disabled will talk to bicycle community, regular riders, not so regular riders and so everybody is going to get a voice to be able to -- the future. >> okay. and bart riders can use that bart website to have their input as well, if i remember correctly. >> ktvu.com or bart gott bart.gov. get alerts, find out where the next lab will be. >> again, this is part of an overall plan. this plan set to take about 13 years for these new seats some if you want to have your say in all this, find out where the seating lab will be moving. live in oakland, christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, christian. >> all right. we always go to sal because

he talks us to where we need to go. you're watching -- >> yes, we are watching to make sure the bay bridge is really recovered from that crash we had, the crash is actually going to be gone now from the bridge. but there's a big backup at the toll ms.a, westbound. it's backed up for about a 20- minute delay. little bit more than. that look at 880. it's pretty slow there. the welt weather is not helping. you have to use he lines when your wipers are in full operation. let's go to the golden gate bridge. not quite as bad. slapping time, as one of the famous songs says. northbound 280 up to highway 17, that traffic is moving along pretty well. it is light so far on 280 up to the valley. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. kind of a gray, gloomy, yucky day. but it will be all right. we head towards the end of the week and the weekend things are

looking much better. but this weekend, we just brought it into monday. there have been reports of just drizzle, but some reports are coming in now of some -- totals started to go add up and you're saying, for that system? yes, that's it. but there's such low level stuff. lot of tweets coming in saying drizzle, light rain here. there's really not much to show. so light rain, light showers, cloudy. mostly cloudy. one more and a half systems, another one on thursday, but that one is pointing north. it does like a little better on tuesday and wednesday. temperatures coming up -- it wouldn't take much. little sun, we'd shoot right up there. but we have to deal with a lot of cloud cover. reports from east bay, you name it, they've been there. temperatures are in the 50s, mid-50s, low 50s. 53 from san rafael to 56 san jose. 54 santa rosa. san jose started off at 54, now

56. we'll go 60 at noon. just too much cloud cover. there are a couple sunbreaks in blossom hill, a little patch of blue. and usually we get good-looking system. you'll say no wonder it will rain. see how this moisture just streams in? but right there is troos, wednesday. high pressure building in. that will give us a better pattern but not until tomorrow. but with so much cloud cover in place it won't be sunny but we'll go mostly sunny, but that's tomorrow. today clouds, fog, light rain, drizzly, and yucky as this system slides by. there's low level cloudiness all over the place some the pattern is on hold for right now. but mostly cloudy, light rain. highs mid-60s for some. upper 50s for others. we'll go 62 clear lake. napa 65. 66 pittsburg. same for walnut creek and alamo. danville, san ramon. 63 oakland, alameda and berkeley. everyone in the same ballpark. temperature-wise, little warmer, maybe towards gilroy. but saratoga 66. then 65 woodside, san bruno,

san francisco the 60s. but upper 50s daly city. and also half man bay and pacifica. mostly sunny tuesday and wednesday and warmer. there's your cooldown thursday. one more system slides into the north. but then because so many people are complaining, i've decided and i want to school to learn this from tori's dad, i've decided this weekend will be sunny and warmer. >> all right. people asked my dad, what will the weather be like? i haven't decided yet! it will be nice this weekend. that's good. revolutionary music! ♪ music that inspires rebel fight nevertheless libya. also wikileaks releasing more classified documents. what they say about de tine's at guantanamo bay and some who are already been released. also new video of a huge prison break that involved hundreds of inmates.

bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. good morning. couple of breaks, but san jose 56 degrees. cloudy, mostly cloudy skies. we still have a lot of cloud cover over us and occasionally light rain or drizzle but mostly cloudy today highs in the mid-60s. >> thank you. wikileaks releases hundreds every classified military documents about terrorism suspects at guantanamo bay prison in cuba. ktvu's carol hahn is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with disturbing new details. carol. >> reporter: dave, the classified documents give us intelligence assessments of

nearly every one of the 779 detainees held at guantanamo bay since 2002. they're ranked according to how likely they were to pose a threat if released. the times is reporting 200 of the high risk prisoners were either freed or passed on to their governments. files also reveal some prisoners were held on shaky evidence and mentioned harsh interrogation tactics. and this, discovery that a former detainee with ties to al- qaeda is now training rebel forces in libya. security analysts call the intel interesting but not earth- shattering. >> change our basic knowledge of the events that happened after 9/11. they fill in details. these are not the crowned jewels but they are interesting. >> the pentagon is calling decision to publish the unclassified documents unfortunate saying they only give a uncomplete snapshot of the situation. >> thank you, carolyn. it's 8:15. a man with a knife tried to hijack an air talia flight from

paris to rome last night. witnesses say he put a small knife to the flight of a flight attendant and held her for a few minutes. then he demanded to be flown to libya but was overpowered by other passengers. he was arrested in rome. more than 450 prisoners escaped from a prison in afghanistan today. this is new video from outside the prison in kandahar this morning. the taliban says it spent five months digging a 1,000-foot tunnel into the prison, and that it took four hours to get all the prisoners out. most of those who escaped are taliban fighters. an investigation is underway to find out if some prison guards were in on the plot. a nato airstrike in libya again targeted the compound of moammar gaddafi in tripoli. you're looking at supporters of gaddafi, gathered at the site of the bombing. look a little these pictures. the government says the airstrike was an attempt to

kill gaddafi. the attack destroyed a library building and an offers, and badly damaged a reception hall. last month a nato cruise misses ill targeted an administration building in the compound. some of the young libyan rebels say they're finding their inspiration to fight in music. from their revolution. ♪ these libyan rebel musicians are turning to rock and rap music to battle moammar gaddafi. they are enjoying some new freedom they say they would have never have been allowed to produce this kind of music under the rules of gaddafi. the nationwide manhunt continues this morning for a man suspected of attempting to blow up a colorado shopping mall near columbine high school. the fbi says 65-year-old earl moore planted a crude pipe bomb and two propane tanks in a mall about two miles from columbine

high. agents found the exposives last week on the 12th anniversary of the columbine massacre. there's no word of any possible motive. he just left federal prison after spending six years inside for armed robbery. a suspected sniper is in the los angeles county jail this morning. that's after a frightening incident involving a police helicopter. this was the scene at a van nuys airport yesterday. police scrambled to stop a sniper who fired at a police helicopter. bullets from the automatic weapon hit the chopper's fuel tank, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. no one was hurt. a family member eventually stopped the suspect who is said to be 18 years old. police are not sure about a motive for this attack. just about an hour ago, some new government numbers came out showing a rise, a slight rise, in the sales of new homes. the commerce department just

reported an 11% increase in new home sales last month. that follows three straight months of lower sales. however, the economists say the pace is still well below what they call economically healthy. new stanford research offering hope for children suffering from severe food allergies. eight foods responsible for 90% of food allergies include milk, eggs, pee nurse, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, and tree nuts. the 10 kids in the study were extremely sensitive to milk. researchers desensitized them and i giving this. a drug that they say suppresses the allergy. the children then had a chance to eat dairy products and build up an immunity. all of them can now eat dairy products without taking that drug. researchers hope to expand the test to include other foods. some students at uc berkeley will get to hear from

janet napolitano today. she is expected to hold a round table discussion with students at 2:00 in afternoon. the discussion will focus on how the science and engineering communities can help maintain national security. gasoline prices have been shooting up almost every single day. but there may be some hope that the worst may be over. and hackers target gamers. the playstation problem and when it should be fixened. >> good morning. northbound 101 traffic moving well, up to the 880 interchange in san jose. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

the new survey of gasoline prices says gas prices may have already peaked for the year. gas prices are up almost 12 cents in the last two weeks. but one survey says it's slowing down. the national average price for a gallon of regular gas is now $3.88. as usual that's a much lower than what we're paying here in the bay area. the average for san francisco is $4.28. it's a nickel less in the east and south bay. sony now says its playstation network was hacked and the system was knocked out last wednesday. sony doesn't know how the hacker got in but allows gamers

to hook up and play live games against each other. sony is hoping to have the network back up by friday, but it says it's now rebuilding the whole network and including some extra security. sony wouldn't say when it expects to have the network really up and running again. >> i'm sure gamers are very concerned about that! let's check in again with sal, keep a close eye on the commute. i know we've have some rain, sal. >> it's been tough weather. the weather more like a winter day. let's leak at when we have now on the bridges. the bay bridge is the worst, backed up because of an earlier problem on the stand which is gone. san mateo bridge looks okay and so does the golden gate. even the richmond bridge which is tough to see because of the wet weather. let's go to steve. >> thank you. lot of cloud cover, mostly cloudy, includey gray day. most of drizzle not showing up. there was some for a while, now

it's more drizzle than anything else. lot of fog. you can see the system coming in there just doesn't show like much but continues to drift over us. lot of low level cloudiness and on storm-tracker 2 there's below radar beam. so i can't give you much in the way of any signature or much grown. 50s for temps of everyone is really close. san jose, mountainview 56. santa rosa 55. san rafael 54. you can see the little ridge left of the screen is a little mountain, little hill building in. that will be in here tomorrow. but today the moisture just continues to stream in. so mostly cloudy, fog, drizzle, breezy out of the south- southeast. highs upper 50s to a few low and mid-60s. santa rosa 65. dev antioch. oakland 63. richmond 62. 65 san jose. morgan hill, 66. pleasanton 65. and 66 los gatos. tomorrow looks better, same for wednesday. then a cooldown, more clouds thursday carrying up into friday. but right now all signs point

towards sunshine and warmer weather. >> thank you. this morning actress lindsay lohan starts doing community service work in one of the toughest areas of los angeles. lohan will start her new job at a downtown women's center, and a high crime area. last week a judge ordered her to immediately perform almost 500 hours of commune service. later on, she'll have to work at the county morgue. lohan still faces possible jail time too for allegedly stealing a necklace from an expensive store in venice. it's an all too common problem for oakland police. radio trouble creating confusion in a very critical moment. >> reporter: gambling with your safety, it's a message that san carlos firefighters want to get out tonight. we'll tell you where they're taking their message and who they want to be heard from, coming up.

welcome back. san carlos firefighters possibly could be replaced by private contractors in the city council approves a proposal tonight. ktvu's tara moriarity joins us 35 talk about firefighters saying this plan could put public safety at risk. >> reporter: gambling with your safety, these are little fliers that firefighters across the bay area handed out in san carlos over the weekend. they say they do not want the city to hire private contractors to fight fires here. they want people to turn out at tonight's city council meeting where the future of this firehouse is up in the air. on friday and saturday more than 100 firefighters were all over the bay area went door to

door on the peninsula, handing out the fliers, urging people to come to the meeting and support them. san carlos' fire department is divorcing belmont in the fall. so here are the three options under consideration tonight. it could become a stand-alone department it. could merge with redwood city. or the city could contract out with a private security company. firefighters here say whack end hunt has only had one contract with the city for fire services and it ended badly. >> they were there all seven months. they ended up having quite a few problems, ultimately resulting in a firefighter being killed on the grass fire and osha coming in and citing the company because they weren't properly equipped. >> san carlos' mayor says the city has a 3 1/2 million dollar budget deficit and it needs to trim somewhere. firefighters say they've offered pension cuts and other ways to help the city, but the city is determined to break up the department for political

reasons. this is a friar that belmont and san carlos fought together in january of this year. firefighters say they don't care if the city choose dozen have its own department or if it merges, it does not want a private contract. tonight at the meeting promise to be packed at 7:00. >> thank you. once again a problem with oakland police radios caused a critical communication breakdown the latest trouble came yesterday during a high- speed chase and a manhunt along martin luther king way. police actually cornered a man who crashed a stolen car but there are police radios kept cutting in and out. frustrated police officers actually were forced to use cell phones. and that led to confusion just as the officers were moving in. >> we were able to transmit so i'm not going to say completely failed. >> police officers finally gave up on that search after about

two hours. that suspect still on the run this morning. police later found out one radio was stuck open, and that garbled transmission. police have made arrests in one of two separate street robberies in san francisco's mission district. the most recent one happened early saturday morning at 24th and mission streets. police say four attackers knocked two men to the ground, stole their cash. four suspects have been arrested. on friday, police say a man was knocked to the ground on follow some street and pistol-whipped. three men took his laptop, as well as his phone. the search for those suspects continues. the san jose police department is now facing two federal lawsuits accusing officers of excessive force and racial profiling. there is no comment yet from the police department because the cases are ongoing. the san jose mercury news reports both cases were filed by latinos. reportedly one man claims the

police officer beat him three years ago, and fractured his eye socket. another complaint claims an officer ran over him with a patrol car during a chase in 2009. search crews will be back at the king's canyon national park today. they're looking for an 11-year- old boy who is feared dead. the new jersey boy disappeared on friday after hiking with his family in the park east of fresno. search crews have been concentrating their efforts near a creek in the park. it's believed the boy fell into the water on saturday crews recovered some of the boy's clothing downstream. they say it's unlikely the boy could sur save in such cold water. livermore police searching for a man blamed for several attacks on women. the latest one happened yesterday morning. police say a man pulled down the woman's jogging shorts, then ran away. the 19-year-old woman was not hurt. her attacker is described as a latino man in his 40s, about 5-

foot 8 inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds. an easter morning tragedy in washington state. >> oh, my god! >> what was it? >> firefighters found the bodies of six people inside a burning home early yesterday morning. it happened in the washington state city of vancouver. emergency crews are still looking for more victims and children are among the missing. last week's warehouse fire in watsonville took a deadly toll on local wildlife. hundreds of fish in the nearby watsonville slew were killed. debris and soot from the burning warehouse crept in the water. the foam used by firefighters may have also killed some of the fish. the fire started on wednesday and took firefighters two days to put out. pg&e reportedly changing

its position on the spike in the pressure on natural gas lines. san francisco chronicle is reporting pg&e supports a proposed state rule banning spiking with some exceptions. pg&e previously argued that federal regulations required spiking in order to test the pipelines and that the practice was safe. among the pipelines the company's fight was one that exploded in san bruno last september. it was spiked back in december 2003, and in 2008. today and tomorrow pg&e will hold informational meetings in mountainview as they prepare to test natural gas pipelines that have similar characteristics to ones that blew up in san bruno. mountain view will be one of first places tested, beginning next month. tonight's meeting will begin at 5:30. happening as we speak, right now, look at these beautiful cars. these are classic cars, and as

we speak they're leaving san francisco. these are live pictures. they're going on a journey across northern california. the 21st annual california millet, just started a couple minutes ago. we're up close looking inside these beautiful cars. this is a live look from the fairmont hotel, where everything just kicked off. i want that one too! 70 classic race cars, tori, taking part in the four-day, 1,000-mile back road trip. it will end on thursday in sonoma, and i'm with them in spirit. >> i hope their windshield wipers are working this morning. one of san francisco's cable car lines will be partially shut down this week starting today half of the powell hyde line will be closed for maintenance. the closure will last through friday. cable cars will run from market street up powell and stop at jackson. buses will go the rest of the way. the good news is the ride will cost less. cable car fares will drop from

$5 to $2 this week during the repairs. >> okay. sal, you still watching the roads for us? >> of course! yes, i am. i'm on the job, dave and tori. right now traffic is moving along well. in some areas and not so well in others. let's start with the not so well part. we've had a couple minor accidents in one big one that have been cleared from the by bridge. but it's backed up for at least a 20, 25-minute delay getting into san francisco. so it's going to be tough driving and wet driving into the city. also this morning, the commute is okay. marin county not as wet as san francisco. southbound 101, some slow traffic getting over the hill into san rafael. and this morning's commute in san jose, we've had a lot of minor accidents but it's been dry there. 85 through cupertino is busy. northbound 101 slow approaching delacruz. lots of gray skies, some light drizzle and rain. most of it is below radar beams

so you're like, where is it? it was there for a while. that was a little more light rain. this is now just misty, drizzly stuff. lot of fog. everyone says cloudy or fog. there are a few breaks in the clouds. that's it. there's just not a lot there. so light rain, light showers, mostly cloudy. 1 1/2 more systems, another one on thursday, but that one looks to be heading more towards the north. but think it will give us another round of clouds. tuesday and wednesday do look better. i'm sure we'll have night and morning fog even though it's getting late in the season for. that for a while live storm- tracker 2 had a little workout there. but things have really diminished and fizzled out. but still numerous reports of drizzle and cloud cover and light rain from santa rosa down to san jose. 50s, mid-50s, or 54 to 56. everyone close.

san francisco says 53. san jose mostly cloudy, started off 54. we'll go 60 at noon. 65 for a high and little more sunshine later in the day. but a lot of cloud cover right now. system continues to just pump in moisture right out of the west but there are some hints and you can see it right there as the high is building in. right there. start to come in on tuesday, wednesday. and start to drift north, taking the cloud cover. but today a cloudy, mostly cloudy day. some fog, drizzle. little breezy, still out of the southeast. 15, 20 miles an hour. so upper 50s, low 60s close to the breaches. mid-60s, maybe a few upper 60s inland. if we can get just a wee bit of sunshine. brent wood, antioch, 67 degrees. discovery bay, walnut creek, lafayette, all around 66. martinez 64. san leandro 64. alameda at 63. santa cruz a little cooler. sunnyvale at 65. and 65 woodside. but upper 50s half moon bay,

daly city. and low to mid-60s on the peninsula. tomorrow mostly sunny and even better on wednesday. thursday that next system comes in. that will cloud us up again. but then friday we get out of there. and for the weekend, right now looking sunny and warmer. >> high in her 80 on sunday. sounds good! may 1 st. hundreds of part time officials in the bay area are receiving health care benefits that are being paid for by taxpayers. and that's according to a new report from the bay area news group that reveals that 61% of small cities and 47% of school districts surveyed paid for their parted-time elected officials' health insurance. the report showed the average health benefit was $8500, and that's more than the average paycheck for some of those same part-time workers. >> interesting. a couple from northern california will go to court this morning. what they have to say about a photo that led to their arrest for child pornography.

also the countdown continues for the wedding of the century. we'll take you live to london and look at the massive preparations now underway.

let's bring you up to date on our top stories right now. oakland police investigating two overnight shootings outside popular nightspots at jack london square. two people were killed, four others wounded on that sweet jimmie's on broadway. another person was shot just a couple places away at kimball's. three people were street for smoke inhalation after an overnight fire in san francisco. happened about 12:30 this morning on powell street between vallejo and green streets. at least six people were out of their homes right now. we have no word if the fire is suspicious or an accident. and classified government documents being released today by wikileaks reveal new information about detainees at guantanamo bay. documents indicate most of the men still there are considered high risk detainees who if they were released, would pose grave threats to the united states

and its allies. the countdown has begun to the big day for prince william and kate middleton. the royal wedding takes place early friday morning in westminster abbey. don has the massive preparations in london. don. >> reporter: absolutely right. there are preparations wherever you look in london from the television crews to of course covering this event, the billion people around the world, to the royal family themselves. and of course you can just imagine what is going on behind the scenes. this is really a once in a generation event, and the heart of it all is a young couple, good-looking couple, who are soon to become the most iconic couple in the world. the guard has been taken off the royal wedding duty because of offensive posts he made on facebook about pakistanis and reportedly kate middleton. meanwhile, london is buzzing with last-minute preparations

to ensure that everything is as perfect as its fairy tale friday, when a commoner marries a man likely to one day be king. it will arguably be the biggest event in britain since another royal wedding nearly 30 years ago. >> it was just unbelieveable. >> the guest list includes death tears and celebrities. the best spot for those without an under vite to watch is outside buckingham palace where the procession begins. half a million people are expected to line the route. many will camp out to score a prime spot. and the british government estimates two billion viewers around the world will watch the nuptials live on television. it will even be broadcast on youtube. royal wedding experts say kate middleton will take all the fuss in her stride. >> she's rehearsed, rehearsed, rehearsed. and she will get on with

marrying william it. will be her special moment but she won't be thinking about the billions of people that will be watching. >> that's very good advice. you can't imagine thinking about all the billions of people that will be watching, tori. every bride has every right to be nervous, you just can't imagine what kate middleton will be feeling at the moment. but she has had plenty of time to prepare and those within the royal circles say they're very impressed with had how she's handled herself so far. >> she's -- the future king about eight years, have there been any recent sightings of william and kate? what have they been doing the last few days? >> reporter: we understand that over the easter weekend, the pair spent easter sunday having lunch with her family at the family home. we haven't really seen them as a couple for a few weeks now. kate was spotted out shopping

in london last week, where she apparently was picking up a few last-meant items for the honeymoon and just looked very happy and very relaxed. but we're not expecting anymore public engagements for them bus we've got so much to focus on in less than four days' time. and lot of preparations going on behind the scenes. nobody will want to put a foot wrong and everybody everybody wants to put on a fantastic show. >> yes, ma'am all right. thank you, don. and we'll be airing the royal wedding live friday morning, our coverage starts at 2 a.m. a new law requires 7 to 12th gridders to show proof of a whooping cough vaccine but they will be allowed to start school this fall. state health officials are encouraging parents to schedule the whooping cough or booter shot now and avoid what is sure to be a run on doctors' offices and clinics at the end of the summer. the new law follows the worst whopping cough outbreak in california in more than 60

years. former president jimmy carter in china today to push for korean peace talks. included in his group are the former presidents of ireland and finland and former prime minister of norway. they will be visiting both north and south korea. a strong earthquake this morning in indonesia, and people were running into the streets. the magnitude 6.2 quake was only six miles deep, but there were reports every homes damaged, windows smashed, cracks in the walls. right now there's no word of any injuries. massive search is underway today in japan. look at these pictures. about 25,000 japanese solders in marshy ground, you see the polls. they're poke, trying to find victims of last month's quake and tsunami. about 12,000 people who still missing this morning. meantime, navy boats and divers are searching the waters up to

12 miles off the coast. witnesses say at least 11 people were just killed today in syria. the army stormed into a southern city and fired indiscriminately on civilians. syrian troops were backed by tank fire and snipers. this is a very sharp escalation of a deadly crackdown by the president of syria against an uprising. people demanding reform. two sacramento parents arrested for child pornography are expected in court today. police say the police took the toddlers from the home and arrested the parents on friday. that's after vacaville prison officials intercepted a photo sent to the mothers brother in the prison. authorities say it shows jose in oral sex with one child while the other watches. but the parents told a sacramento tv station the photo was innocent. they say it shows martinez giving his son a bath and

planting a kiss on his son's knee. the father is an unregistered sex offender. flights out of st. louis are expected to return to normal by the middle of the week. that's following a tornado. the main terminal was damaged friday night. part of the roof is gone and windows are shattered. security video showing the tornado blowing through and workers running for cover. american airlines plans to resume flights today. southwest, the bigger carrier, resumed flights yesterday. friday's tornado damaged more than 700 homes, blue tarps placed over rooftops that were torn off by winds that reached almost 170 miles per hour. at easter church services yesterday people said they are thankful no one was killed or even seriously hurt. >> the building can be rebuilt. we're just so thankful no lives were lost, because those lives can't be replaced. the building can be. >> it's the most powerful tornado to hit the st. louis

area in more than 40 years. wal-mart is assessing a new home delivery service in the south bay for groceries. the new food delivery service is offered in san jose, through a special website. you see it here. food orders are packed in tote bags, delivered in temperature controlled trucks. wal-mart already offers a nationwide online ordering service for merchandise. you can pick it up at stores the same day. it's not clear when this food service would be expanded to other areas. a hotel in vallejo reporting good news about the local economy. for the first time this year, the courtyard by marriott hotel expects a sold-out weekend. general manager says the surge in reservation for this weekend could be due to spring break and some better weather. whatever the reason, he says it's giving him home for some kind of recovery in year. just a short time ago, we received new information on

congresswoman gabrielle giffords' schedule this week. doctors say she must return to her hospital room in texas immediately after friday's shuttle launch. the same doctors said the congresswoman can fly to florida this week to watch her astronaut husband rock neat space. mark kiel will be the commander of the final flight of the space shuttle endeavor. it's the start of the legal fight, who is being blamed for this tragic accident that killed a san jose toddler. relief for drivers, the bay area city taking on all those potholes caused by the rain.

it's 8:55. antioch police investigating a weekend shooting, but they're getting no help from the shooting victim. yesterday police interviewed a 24-year-old man who showed up at a hospital seeking treatment for several gunshot wounds. he told them he was shot somewhere in antioch. but he refused to tell them anything else and police did not receive any reports of a shooting. the family of a san jose toddler killed by a falling tree is suing the city and the property owners. two-year-old mateo ortiz was killed in january of last year. a large maple tree with root rot fell on his family's truck, trapping the family. it took an hour to free him, and he later dried at the

hospital. wrongful death suits claims the city lacked the proper equipment. it also claims the property owner failed to properly maintain the trees. paula an and simon cowell may be reuniting. she is likely going to be one of the judges on cowell's new singing reality show, the x factor. paula worked with simon on "american idol." the new show will premiere this fall right here on ktvu. this morning the city of oakland started its battle against potholes. we shot this just a little while ago. that's a pothole. oakland started this pothole prepare program five years ago. the city will bring in extra staff and resources to deal with the continuing pothole problem over the next couple weeks. program really kicks off once the rainy season is over. >> kind of over! but the potholes are kind of there still. let's check in with sal,

twitter nation busy? complaining quieter today? >> they're complaining about the bay bridge. it's been slow this morning westbound. i want to let you know 880 northbound up to the bay bridge, everything is crowded. give yourself plenty of time getting into san francisco. steve. >> cloudy, gray, kind of misty, giving way to mostly cloudy skies here and then a little better on tuesday, wednesday. one more system thursday. friday we clear up for the weekend, sunny and warm. >> welcome back! >> thank you. >> thank you for watching.