-- coming up. many here at home woke up before dawn to gather. local watch parties as the royal couple tied night. >> reporter: in san jose this morning, an overnight fire, there was one in the same building. what caused both them? good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's friday, april 9th. ♪ >> all eyes were on britain this morning as kate middleton married partnerships william. they are now the duke and

duchess of cambridge. they got married 3:00 this morning, our time, in london. that's where we got our first full look at her wedding down. her designer, sarah burton. many are comparing her dress to grace kelly's dress when she married prince monaco. when she first arrived at the altar, women said, "you look beautiful." they exchanged public kisses -- in fact, two kisses. that's the first time that's happened on the balcony. there was no shortage of watchers here in the bay area. this morning, hundreds people gathered at a british pub in san jose.

look around the room. some of the ladies wore hats that looked like royalty as they watched the wedding between prince william and catherine middleton. a low the of the royal watchers say this wed something very important for the royal -- wedding is very important for the royal family. >> we lost diana and people have taken more of a notice on her kids. it kind of modernizes things. this has been good. >> i think it's a good change for the british monarchy. i think kate is go ma make a big impact -- gonna make a big impact on what's gonna happen to the future. >> listen to the noise. jade hernandez has been out this morning, visiting a lot of viewing parties. jade started at this one in san jose. she's now on her way to another

one in san francisco. jade will join us at 8:00 this morning. turning to local news, we're following overnight news in san jose. investigators are looking for the cause of an early-morning house fire on drake street. kraig debro tells is this same home burned -- tell us this same home burned a few months ago. >> reporter: good morning, tori. behind me is home that burn this morning as well as four months ago. there's still some of it left. there's concern that the same thing could happen for the third time. no one occupied the home. it's still a mystery how did the same house catch fire twice? firefighters made sure people were safe until a water- carrying engine arrived four minutes later. according to firefighters, those four minutes might not have made a difference.

>> flames, probably 0, 30 -- 20, 30 feet in the air. >> reporter: this was back in january of 2011, the so same building that served as a marijuana dispensary. it burned back then. investigators check with arson and they say they don't have a cause to the fire just yet. they are still looking for the cause. the people living next door, they got out okay two months ago. they have to now make other arrangements to live. >> for the time being, we'll go to my in-law's. they said they are gonna hand it over to us sometime today. and that this today be okay -- and that it should be okay. there's damage to the roof. therethere is a hole in the roof. >> reporter: this is a picture that he took on the way out.

he took a picture the home burn so voraciously this morning. take a look at this live picture. there's still some home left. when i talked to the fire captain, he said they are gonna make sure there's no flareups. how far, what happens to this home, that's up to the owner. so until the or until owner tears it down, there could be another fire, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, kraig. seas are looking to -- investigators are looking for a fire at a pot club. firefighters were obscene in minutes. they saw the -- they say the flames caused only minor damage and that's due in part to the pot club's elaborate system. >> the sprinkler system did

control the fire. it stay in one room. >> firefighters say no one was hurt. at this hour, president obama is heading for a meeting with survivors of the alabama tornadoes. >> we crawl out of here. i don't know how we got out but we got out. >> tornadoes left half-mile wide scars in six states and killed nearly 300 people. one sir viver says she -- survivor says she doesn't recognize the home. back here at home, online retailers is sponsoring the 100th beta race in san francisco. this year, alcohol and floats

are ban following incidents of public urination and a lot trash strewned around. sobering tents will be set up along several locations along the race route instead taking people to jail. police are looking for a suspect in a very unusual atm robbery onth street weapons evening. police say victim was inside of a car when a man with a knife demanded money. now, that robber is describe as a white man, about 5'7" with an average built. he's in his late teens or early 20s and was wear blue jeans and a hooded sweatshirt. some giants' fans may find it hard to get around the park area once the sailing race comes to town in about two years. piers 30 and 32 will be at home base for teams participating in the race. but a meeting yesterday,

organizers admitted that location could make parking difficult. oakers say the giants are considering scheduling their away games during the same -- [ no audio ] i can see traffic is going -- well, traffic is not affected except some street closures. the location is near 20th and

"a" street. this is an apartment building. firefighters are on the roof. you can see they have a couple of holes in the roof to ventilate it. is does look like there's major damage. most likely a lot of people will be displaced by this fire. again, newschopper 2 is just arriving opt scene and some smoke still coming out of the roof. this is near 18th and "a" street. let's go to the traffic. livermore valley has been good. surprising, 880 traffic between hayward, union city and fremont is nice. if you have to go to work, we're getting a little bit of a break. this is a cruise ship arriving in san francisco. 24 cruise ship, the disney cruise ship, was coming into san francisco officially at 8:00. it started in los angeles. it will stop here in san francisco at pier 35 and then

move on to its final destination which is juno, alaska. that's owned by the disney company. you can see the fire boat out there, one of the san francisco fire boats is giving it an official welcome by spewing all of the water from its hoses. here's steve. thank you, sal. sunshine is here to stay probably early to next week. but we have a little chill in the morning air. temperatures will stay on the cool side at least in the morning, today and tomorrow. and then after that, everything looks good for warmer weather. cold morning, sunny and windy. sunshine for the weekend, that's not a problem. a lot of widespread 70s. by sunday close to 80 and early next week, had it looks like we'll see 80s inland. perfect beach weather, everything is setting up to be -- you can see how the clouds are -- with that northerly

wind, we get some pretty good gusts. noon, 5, 30, 30s this morning. napa airport was 33. livermore was down to 39. a lot of 40s. it's a chilly morning but we'll start to bounce -- to bounce off these pretty fast. i should have put 34 in there. saratoga made it to the upper 30s. portola valley, 38. 23 you thought it was cold, it was. the low responsible will be replaced by high pressure which is building in. now, the jet stream is gonna stay way to the north. today will be the transition day. saturday we warm it up. sunday even more see as temperatures get in the upper 70s. but it's a brisk morning with that northerly breeze -- breeze. with that north wind, we went 72 there. i saw one 746789 i didn't go

with that but it wouldn't surprise me to go to that temperature base they are already in the 40s. livermore, only 66. this kind of pattern is usualry not a warm one for livermore. santa clara, saratoga. palo alto, 68. woodside, 68. cold morning, sunshine would give us warmer weather especially as we head into sunday and monday. tori? >> thank you, steve. why the state budget crisis is delaying the mailing of new vehicle registration forms. also -- space shuttle "endeavour," just hours away from blasting off. where the commander's wife, congresswoman giffords will watch the lift-off. and once again, here's william and kate making their

first walk as a royal couple. we'll have more on the guests, the highlights it's all coming up.

7:15. we want to update this hour's breaking news. you are looking at it right now. this is antioch. and crews are out there battling a big apartment house fire. newschopper2 is flying over this. this is on "a" street. again, newschopper2 is spanning around looking at the fire crews out there. we don't know if there's any injuries in this fire. but the fire forced some out their homes. we'll bring you an update on ground on this story as we get more information in. 7:15. just about five and a half hours from now, the space shuttle "endeavour" is scheduled to start its final trip into space.

the shuttle leaves kennedy space center and heads for the international space station. arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, will be onhand to watch the shuttle take off with her husband mark kelly serving as commander. she will not be in the crowd. she will watch from a private viewing area and president obama and his family will also be there after his visit this morning to the tornado-damaged southeast. and you can watch the launch during an expanded edition of the news at noon. the shuttle is expected to take off this morning at 11:45. allison buns is live -- burns is live in our newsroom with the video that's in controversy between the protest

videos. >> reporter: this all centers on this video that chronicle senior political reporter carl law marry knew choi -- karla marinucci took. she was assigned to the republican reporter and would provide a written report to other reporters. chronicle editor ward bushy said the paper was within its rights. he said -- we reached out to our key

contacts, and as of now -- as of now, no one wants to go on the record and talk about this story. alley sop burns, -- alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. the royal wedding had a lot of pageantry but it also had a lot of star power. star player david beckham an his wife, victoria. ther they are. they were inside westminster abbey just before the ceremony started. there's elton john and his husband there. they were among the other celebrities invited to this morning's royal wedding. >> those are dahl -- called fascinators, those things women put on the side their hat. the city of london has been buzzing about the royal wedding and it seem to go off without a

hitch. we wanted to talk to a young person from london. let's go to my british cousin, nick. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tori. how are you? >> good. what was your reaction? >> reporter: it was great to see two people so much in love and then number two, seeing a great british tradition. >> one thing i noticed, there are a lot of young people mountain crowd. you are about the same age. how do you view royal couple? are they a necessary part of the british society? >> reporter: i think so and a day like today only accentuates how royal the family is to british people. as you said, the streets are lined with young -- from all ages from 2 all way through 80

to 92. a huge proportion about same age as william and kate, at 29 and 30. you know, i think that's just a real testimony of how royal family is view over here. we've all been very excited as have everybody. i think, you know, in the states and across the rest of the world it's been fabulous. >> has there been much a big deal over there that kate middleton was a commoner? >> no, not at all. i think -- well, i think these things are obviously mention and i think the front page of the paper are all, you know, "william marries his commoner." but catherine middleton went 0 a very good school over here in england, a private school, and she's been -- she's going to the university with william as well. so although the word "commoner" comes out.

i think it adds to the fairly tail mystique. >> and hear family handles this very well. william and kate have been dating for about eight years. do you feel they've handled the pressure well? >> yeah. i think, can only be impressed with how catherine middleton conduct herself and prince william, he's been in the spotlight for many years. perhaps he's more used to it than her. i thought it was flawless. catherine looked beautiful. >> and 59% of the british think prince william should be the next monarch, surpassing his father? have you heard that? >> yeah. if i was a betting man, i would say that is true. >> do you know where they are going -- down where they are

going to -- dune where they are going -- do you know -- where they are going on their honeymoon? >> african has been thrown around. >> africa. >> yeah. that's where he proposed to her. >> okay. back to you we have a whole section on our website, where you will find videos and it's all under the royal wedding tab on our home page at ktvu.com. 7:22. back here at home, there's a new development in battle over the sacramento kings. it now looks like anaheim is back in the ballgame. today's "sacramento bee" reports the billionaire owner is willing to invest millions of dollars to lure the dings -- lure kings away. mayor johnson announced $10 million in new corporate

sponsorship. the new government in egypt is making foreign policy exchange that's being closely watched by the united states. pro-democracy leaders forced out president hosni mubarak. the new leaders of egypt are reestablishing diplomatic relations with iran. this week, egypt brokered an agreement with rival palestinian lead earns. they want egypt to be respect as a regional power. also, a nato air strike mistakenly killed 12 in the city of misrata. it's at least the third reported friendly-fire incident since nato started attacking forces close to moammar gadhafi. the rebel leaders say they strongly support even more nato

air strikes. they are still recovering from this week's disastrousfords. now there is a new threat to many people living in deep south. good morning. newschopper2 over the scene of a fire at a mixed use building on the top. there are apartment the and an -- and on the bottom there are businesses. this is on a "street. we'll tell you more about this developing situation straight ahead.

there it is. the first kiss between william and kate seen around the world. it happened two hours ago on the balcony buckingham palace. the world air force had a fly- over in honor of the couple.

7:26. sal's back. you are busy and you have the chopper busy, too. >> that's rye. we're following information on this fire near antioch near west 20th and "a" street. there are a couple of businesses on the ground floor where you have the apartment building on the top, holes in the roof, substantial damage. it looks like a two-alarm response. we haven't had that confirmed yet. we also don't know if anyone was injure. let's move along and take a look at 8 0. that traffic moves well. let's go to steve. >> sunshine, cold. we had a lot of 30. now we're seeing 40s. it's sunnyside up. it's cool to mild. we'll go warm until tomorrow but wind will be a factor today. 3 in napa and 34 in kenwood.

sunny, warmer as we go into the weekend and even next week. dave? all right, steve, thank you. well, mississippi residents who survived those devastating tornadoes, now they are being warned about potential flooding. now, unlike the tornadoes, the emergency officials say the residents can prepare for this impending disaster. they say the mississippi river could rise three feet before foot level. that would put an enormous strain on the levees there. 33 people have died in those storms that hit mississippi. the ugly incident at a giants' game made headlines this morning. this morning, the out-of-town coach at the center learns his fate

i pronounce they be man and wife together in the fame of the father, the son and the holy spirit. >> the archdiocese made it official. we'll have more on this when "mornings on 2" continues. 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.

7:31. millions of people all over the world watched britain for the royal wedding of prince william and kate middleton. our reporter is with the latest, about what's next for the royal couple? good morning. >> reporter: good afternoon, from london. we're now past 3:30 london time. you ask what's next? well, on into the evening of buckingham palace. there will be a number of receptions. there should be one going on now. there's an evening reception hosted by prince charles. and tonight, there are a number of parties inside buckingham palace. three of those state rooms have been translated into nightclubs. at the insist -- insistens of kate's sister, disco balls were intoday.

they said go ahead. run with it. there are street partys that are plan and will go on. this is a national holiday. and many i talked to camped out for 28 hours and many i talked with said this exceeded their expectations. 75 minutes there. after the i do, the queen has given then the tight of duke and duchess of cam -- title of duke and duchess of cambridge. and the couple came out on the balcony with not one but two kisses. now, they are coming onto the loudspeaker they are making the statement they would prefer the crowd move on, that they want them to kind of dissipate a little bit but this is a crowd that wants to hang onto this history-making moment for as long as they can and continue

on this this day. dave? >> that's our reporter, craig boswell. you can get more details on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. 7:33. city of san pablo is taking steps to fix part of a landslide. allie rasmus explains why one home inner is un-- homeowner is unhappy. >> reporter: good morning. tori, there are six homes affected by this landslide. three of them are here where we're standing. this one here was red tag tagged by -- red-tag by the city. the family moved. if we walk down the tree, you can see the other two homes, while they were not red tagged they were also impacted by this

landslide. if we show you you the video -- show you the video, you can see the home is slipping away from its foundation and mud and dirt is sliding down and threatening three homes at the bottom of the hill. but now, the city of san san pablo has presented a present to fix part of the problem. that plan would stabilize land between those impacted. but that homeowner is not happy because he says that plan doesn't do anything to shore up the land slide and provide a long-term solution. >> it would be nice if they would say, this problem is on a scale that norm homeowners can handle this? our network is in a building that has zero value. we're gonna get a loan? somebody is gonna give us a -- no. >> reporter: so that homeowner and five others agreed to the

city's plan on monday night. the homeowner said he did that because he signed the paperwork because he didn't have any other choice. paperwork is signed by the homeowners. they sent it back to the city san pablo and it's -- and now it's in their -- it's up to them where it goes. back to you. >> thank you. richmond police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl. take a look. the suspect is latinos in his 30s, has spiked brown hair and a bald spot. victim told police the man pointed a gun at -- a gun at her while talking to grant elementary but she managed to get away. the description of the truck is here and there is a dent above the right wheel. today, the atlanta braves are expected to announce their decision involving the fate of

roger mcdowell. he's the pitching coach who used antigays and slurs in an argument with a giants' fan last saturday. justin quinn says mcdowell threatened him when he asked him to watch his language around his young children. mcdowell has since apologized. but quinn's attorney, gloria allred, is demanding a long suspension and hefty fine. kia is issuing a recall for 5,000 spectras but only in co 20 cold-weather states. traps are hold -- holding the gas are rusting. and if the straps fall, that could cause a gas fire. 7:37. let's check in with sal what's happening around the toll plaza? >> it's getting busier, although it's not what we would see on a tuesday or a mon.

itbacked up. there is a slowdown but it's not all that severe. moving along and taking a look at the freeway here on 880 northbound and southbound near the coliseum it's looking okay -- it's looking okay. if you are driving this morning down farther to hayward union city, it's all right. let's go to steve. >> on this friday, it's clear out there. cold this morning, a lot of 30s, i will show you those in a second. tomorrow morning will be chilly there. we take that into the weekend. today -- today it is sunny. we had the system moving into the north and all -- all signs of that point to the north. we're not expecting any systems. in fact, i saw one outlook, one that went out 16 days. and there was no rain in it. that doesn't mean it won't happen but we'ring it into may and there is a -- and there's a pretty good warm up. nothing, hot, ho.

today we started off with 30s, the napa airport dipped to 33. 41 condord, 40 livermore. they were 39. san ralph fall, santa rosa, mid- 40s. redwood city in there and san jose also at 4. but we had some cold lows. other observer joe, 34 degrees. pen believe was 38. fairfax 38. pore toll yay valley and woodside, 38 and clayton and numerous areas around concord and maybe in your backyard as well. if you didn't have any choice -- breeze, it's chilly. the sighs are building in. it builds in from north. it doesn't like this guy so it fills it with wind. that wind is turning northwest and maybe a little northeasterly as we get through today and early saturday but the wind will really tail back on saturday.

cold, breezy, 34 to 4. if you are in -- to 48. if you are in the shade, it could be darn right cold. a lot of sunshine. 50, 60s to near 70. it will take another day or two to warm up. i saw some low 0s there. st. helena, 70. petaluma there along with napa. a loy -- a lot of upper 60s. berkeley 64. castro valley, 66. 70 morgan hill and gilroy. they will be much warm he. cupertino at 67. we'll go os to near 70 on the peninsula. wood side is starting off at 3 -- 38. same for men low park. we're good too go for sunshine and warmer weather as we -- to go for sunshine and warmer weather as we go in the weekend. the death toll from the tornadoes in the southeast has now climbed to at least 297

people. we're live from alabama, where president obama is expected to arrive in ten minutes to get a first-hand look at damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president obama has scheduled a tour in tuscaloosa at the damage. there's massive destruction from where i'm standing all way up to the top hill. want to try panning to the right. it will be heavily lit. so i apologize for sun. we have two police officers. what they are looking for is addish -- additional bodies. with you a of the debris, they realize there is a distinct possibility they might find other bodies. they brought in cadaver dogs.

but so far they've found none. death toll stands only at six for an area that's been completely devastated. local authorities are completely amazed. they chalk it up to two things, one, the folks were being warned about a dangerous storm system heading this way a week before it arrived. and when the tornadoes touched on ground, they were able to see the paths, see where the twisters were going. but also a similar twitcher -- twister touched down in 198. local officials describe that as a -- 1988. local officials describe that as what ache -- as a wakeup call. teary? >> thank you. and the president obama is expected to arrive there in a few minutes. a charity scam. a warning from a giants' fan who was severely beaten outside

of the stadium. one more is gone. we'll be pauking to the late -- talking to the latest singer eliminated from "american idol" next.

right now, we're hoping the fox knit work will take us to alabama, where president obama and his have just arrived. we got a brief glimpse of the damage in a live report just a short time ago. this looks like a wide view of air force one there just taxiing on the runway in

tuscaloosa, alabama, which was so severely by the storms and the damage. the president and his family will meet with residents as well as the governor of alabama and the president's daughters, sasha and ma lela are with them -- malia are with them too, because the whole family is then going on to faa to watch the shuttle launch. but they stopped here first. air force one slowly taxiing on the runway as it approaches a helicopter in the foreground which may take them closer to the damage. we'll continue to follow this. as we get closer to seeing the president and his family, we'll bring it to you. bank of america says it will raise its fees for customers late making their credit card statements. starting in june, delinquent b of a customers could pay up to 30% on future balances.

bank officials say the rate will vary based on the profile. chase bank also charges that rate to customers who are late. sony is moving all of its services on the playstation network. that's after someone hacked the network and stole personal information from the accounts. sony says names, birthdays and e-mail addresses are likely in the hands of the hacker but it says all credit card information was encrypted. the family of injured giants' fan brian stow is warning of fake websites trying

to take advantage of people wanting to donate to stow's medical fund. stow, as you may remember, was attacked outside of the giants game parking lot in march. the family says there's only one site. >> they basically say they are doing on behalf of brian and our family and they say they are telling -- selling merchandise and then the site's gone and they walk away with whatever they have gotten. >> doctors are still trying to bring stow out of a medically- induced coma. he was having seizures when they tried to do that. and charlie sheen is using his show tomorrow night as a platform to raise money for brian stow. all proceeds from tomorrow

night will be donated to the brian so so fun -- to the brian stow fund. sheen is performing at the masonic center.

well, his ride on "american idol" has been anything but boring. that ride came to an end last night. >> the person who leaves the competition tonight on "idol" is -- casey abrams. scottie, you're safe. >> well, 20-year-old casey abrams joins us live from los angeles. good morning, casey. >> good morning. how's it going?

>> it's good. you've been so much fun to watch. really, it's been really fun to watch. you even planted a kiss on steven tyler last night. you had a fun ride. how are you feeling this morning? >> completely awesome. tired. but i feel good. do you think it was anything specific. you talk about you love jazz. you've really said throughout this whole competition, you're gonna do things your way an you had the unique sty. what do you think was turning point is? >> what do you mean "the turning point"? >> as far as why you are sitting in that chair. >> i think -- going into the competition i was not looking to win. i was looking to do some education here and there and show people that jazz is not worst thing in the world. people like me can make it in this competition. you know, bearded, weird people. >> well, that jazz has been,

you know, really signature for you. where do you think you go from here? i mean, really, i looked at the judges when your name was announced. you look like you were accepted almost immediately. jeb fer looked like she was gonna break out in -- jennifer looked like she was gonna break out in tears. what do you think that you gave to the competition? >> as far as -- as far as a new element of jazz, your song writing, you're musical abilities. i think i gave something new to the american idol table. i think it should be done again. next year, maybe even this year, there should be more -- people like jacob and haley, they really got the jazz in them. i want to see some more and i want to see it next year. i want to see a contestant with jazz backgrounds. >> were you surprised -- surprised -- you got saved in that very dramatic show. you thought you were done.

you thought you were singing your last song and boom, you had another chance. did you think you would make it past that song, make it this far? >> my goal was to make it to six. i expected to make it this far. >> you mentioned jacob. do you have an idea where you think all -- all of the contestants are so different. do you have any idea who you think is the front-runner and -- >> that's why -- i couldn't tell you who is gonna win there's people that have never been in the bottom three but there are also people who are rising. i just think -- i look all around me at those five people and just hear incredible voices and musicianship out of every sickle one of them. >> anything that you would change? less growling? more growling? >> probably more growling. i want to sound more like a dog. i don't know.

i like that. i wouldn't change anything because the growl comes from a place in my heart that's a packs. sometimes i try to tone it down. but i wouldn't change anything i've done in the past. >> well, we've enjoyed watching you and we wish you absolutely the best. >> oh, thank you so much. >> all right. let's send it back to the desk. 7:54. donald trump it in the newsroom as -- is in the news as well. he took his will he or won't he run to las vegas. in a speech peppered with profanity, donald trump told the crowd he would make a decision if he was gonna run by december 1st. >> some of these people who have been [bleep] for years will get elected. >> he said if he were president he would not help struggling countries such as south korea or libya without a payment. for the first time, foreign

correspondent lara logan is sharing her story about being physically and sexually attacked -- attacked in egypt. she was in the tahrir scare back in february. that's -- square back in february that's where thousands were celebrateing the stepping down of hosni mubarak. now, logan said she thought she was gonna die. but despite that attack, she said she will continue to -- she will continue to follow stories. >> and she said she's only gonna talk about this once because she doesn't want it to define her. here's sal taking a look at the friday moving, the last one in april. we do have slow traffic. it's not severe. we do have a little bit of

slowing at the toll plaza. we've had a lot of -- i don't know. if the -- in the last 45 minute, we've had a lot of fender-benders out there. this is 880. it looks like it's a little windy there. we'll bling in our weather expert, meteorologist steve paulson in a little bit. hayward traffic -- we haven't had a slowdown yet. let's go back to the desk right now. we'll check in with steve in just a moment. also, coming up, surprising information about pg&e's recordkeeping. the utility reportedly used something straight out of a james bond movie. >> reporter: the royal wedding may be over but the bay area activities tied to it are not. the mystery in san jose this san jose this morning. two fires at the same house. investigators are still looking

for a cause

♪ from commoner to princess, michael middleton gives away his daughter to prince william

as the two marry. complete coverage of the royal wed something ahead on the second hour on ktvu "mornings on 2." welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's friday, april 29th. ♪ the most anticipated royal wedding in 30 years is now over. this morning before a crowd of 1900 friends, family members and dignitaries, prince william and kate middleton exchanged their wedding vows at west mip ster abbey. beua pictures and then they exited the abbey and took a carriage ride through street of london. the couple was at buckingham palace, that's where they exchanged their first public kiss right there. >> oh! >> this is just after 5:30 this

morning, our time. the first reception, hosted by the queen, cocktails and two wedding cakes. then there will be another cocktail party hosted by prince charles. that's for noon our time. >> they do have balloons there tied behind it. kate middleton, now known as catherine, duchess of cambridge in the passenger seat and the license plate you can see it

there, was marked "just wed." the pair are still dressed in their wedding refinery. thrilled to see them. there certainly was a lot of excitement. there was no shortage of royal watchers here in the bay area. ktvu's jade hernandez has been attending viewing parties all morning long. she started in san jose. she just arrived in san francisco where more parties are being held this morning. good morning, jade. >> reporter: that's right we just left one viewing party an hour ago. it's not only one scheduled here. there's another one scheduled here and also a ceremonial ball to mark today's wedding.

about 100 people came out to watch the royal nuptials on 21 flat-describes. many arrived around 3:00, earlier than that. they met at the university and fell in love seems to give hope that they will survive. >> oh. they actually know each other. they were friends first and then became a couple after that. >> reporter: so many different reasons people wanted to come out and watch the wedding. one british woman explained her mother is in england. she's watching the wedding outside the church. her mother called her several times so she wouldn't miss anything. tea and sparkling apple cider was served at the party. many even wore traditional

proper hats. the room was nearly silent as they exchanged vows and then cheered as they walked down the aisle and then the new duke and duchess of cambridge appeared on the balcony for their first kiss. they kissed twice for the proud. >> we want people to be happy. i think that's kind of the reason out here we're supporting them. >> reporter: and -- and the royal ball will be held tonight, not only celebrating the wedding but also the queen's birthday. the palace hotel will hold their highlight and viewing party. that starts at 9:00. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. p. we're following overnight news in san jose. investigators -- investigators are out there looking into a

fire and this same house burned twice now. it's on drake street. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: you can see it didn't burn to the ground. a little bit more house to go. no cause for either one of those fires. nobody's occupying the home at the time. but four people next door did get out. but there's a troubling mystery about how the same house caught fire within two months. a truck company from nearby station 30 was first on scene but since truck companies don't carry water, firefighters had to wait around until an engine came. that took about four more minutes. they found nobody was in the house. they were able to continue their firefighting duties. according to one firefighter, those four minutes might not have made a difference. >> flames probably 20, 30 feet in the air. very active fire. pretty much defensive fire from the start meaning we're not gonna go an -- gonna do an injury or an attack.

>> reporter: it was a business that's a marijuana dispensary. at that time, when we were covering the story, there was word it might be an electrical power. they have power lines carrying 12,000 volts. well, investigators checked with arson investigators about the investigation on the -- in the january fire. there was no cause to the fire yet. meanwhile the man and his family unscathedded the first time have to find a place to live now. >> in the meantiming we'll go to my in-law's house. they said they are gonna hand it back over to us this morning. they said it should be okay. we got some water damage. there's a hole in the roof now. >> reporter: and when he left the house, he took this picture from his blackberry, what the fire looked like. we weren't here when the fire was fully he involved. you can see from the picture, the flames were high and

firefighters wouldn't have had a chance to go inside and rescue anybody. meanwhile, ken james and his family were able to go inside and retrieve clothing items. it's going to sake some time -- it's going to take some time to figure out the cause of this fire. investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a pot club in the south of market area. firefighters got to the scene within minutes. they say flames only caused minor damage and that's due to the pot club's very elaborate sprinkler system. >> the sprinkler system kept it in the one room and didn't spread to other parts of the building. 8:07. two big festivals celebrating mexican heritage in san jose

have been cancelled. a local can'ter chancers -- sponsors the annual cinco de mayo parade celebrating mexican independence day. the group says members voted unanimously to cancel both events citing costs. one says the group cannot afford to pay for police service the during the -- during the event. organizers of the beta breakers race plan to set up sobering tents. the online zezil is sponsoring the event this year. this year, alcohol and floats are banned following incidents of public intoxication. a spokesperson tells "examiner" that sobering tents will be set up along the race route instead taking people to jail.

pg&e's been under fire for its record-keeping practices since the san bruno pipeline disaster "the chronicle reports that pg&e turned over00 documents this week as part of a ept continuing state-wide investigation. those documents reportedly include and old memo to employees saying hand-written maintenance records have to be written in permanent ink. >> interesting. 8:09. let's check in with sam. see what's happening on the roads. is everybody behaving themselves is. >> i would say so. we had a bunch of fender- benders. but they turned out to be not a lot. people just had to israel pull -- had to pull over to shoulder. it's lighter than usual. it's not a holiday and that goes for any day, not only the

royal wedding day but just in general. maybe a almost bit windy. it's kind of brisk out there. when you come to the bay bridge, there is a small delay westbound coming into san francisco. it's:09. let's go to steve. it's crystal clear out there. not a cloud to be found. coast, bay, inland. it was very cold this morning. we had a lot of 30s. it will be breezy and at least we have sunshine and take the sunshine and decrease the wind as we go into weekend. you started off with a lot 350s. but we're hard-pressed to warm you. but that wind is turning more northeasterly by tomorrow and that means maybe upper 70s to the 80s by next week. windy, coast, some of the higher elevations have seen about 35, 40 miles an hour. not so bad at the surface but it's still breezy and cool.

it should decrease this afternoon. temperatures are starting to warm up. fairfield was down to 36. napa was down to 33. livermore was down to 49. it was a very chilly morning. now temperatures are beginning to warm up. tom of the -- some of the lows, 34, los gatos, 38. the lows. they are not the current temperatures. fairfax, 38. portola, 38. clayton, a lot of readings, also around 38, 39. strong, strong low. a really cold air mass for end of april has settled in. we need to modify that. today won't really be the big jump. it will be right there.

the airport will probably be about 65. yvonne in sonoma said it's cold. we'll go 68 there. 07 antioch. but windy at times. 7 pleasanton, livermore's usually not a warm location in this pattern. that's why i went 56. alameda, 62. san jose upper 60s. santa clara valley would not be surprised to see gill ray in the 80s by sunday. upper 50s on the coast. upper 60s on the peninsula. sunshine, mott a problem. we'll take -- not a problem we'll take that into the weekend and warmer weather is on top for weekend as we go. some more changes to the nation's air traffic control system are on way. the faa shakeup just announced about 30 minutes ago. political battle between the white house and "san francisco chronicle." the video at the center of the

controversy. and kate middleton's dress is not the only fashion news this morning. we'll take a look at the hats worn by some of the royal guests.

good morning. my ship came in, the disney wonder cruise! [ laughter ] >> beautiful weather. a little brisk, windy at times. at least it's sunny and temperatures will be in the

upper 50s, low 60s by the coast. we have warmer weather on tap for weekend. just a beautiful day. >> it looks and sounds beautiful, steve. 8:15. new this morning, just within the last 40 minutes, the faa announced a shakeup of the management of the air traffic control system. the faa appointed new manager to oversee the operation of airport towers and regional radar centers. also, a team of experts will examine several of the faa's more complex facilities. the sacrum, as you know -- the shakeup, comes, as you know, after embarrassing incidents of controllers sleeping on the job and making mistakes. in about four hours, thele "endeavour" is about to -- the "endeavour" is about to lift. arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, would was shot in the head has -- will be onhand to watch the shuttle take off with her husband mark

kelly serving as commander. she will not be in the crowd. she will watch from a private viewing area. president obama and his family will also be there after their visit to the tornado-damaged southeast. you can see the shuttle launch during an expanded edition of the news at noon. the shut is scheduled to lift off at -- shuttle is scheduled to lift off at 12:30 this morning. our -- 12:45. our coverage begins at noon. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with a video at the heart of the controversy in the white house. >> reporter: since my last update, i talked to the white house continues association. that's the group that advocates on behalf of white house reporters. he says he hopes to bring the key players from "the chronic $"and the white house to try to solve this controversy. it all centers around this

video that karla marry knew chew -- carly marinucci covered. she was assigned to be the print pool reporter with the event with the condition that she provide a written report to other reporters. she also took this video and posted it on her blog. the white house says they are threatening to pull the paper. the white house coverage rules are too restrictive in the sage of -- alexei of new media -- too restrictive in the age of the media ," one reporter said. we talked to the white house

and no one wants to go on camera. the army private, bradley manning, suspected of leaks on wikileaks is no longer in solitary confinement. he was transerred -- transferred. he was kept in solitary confinement in virginia, 23 hours a day and subjected to what critics call harsh troop. ♪ our time now is 8:19. of course we're talking about the royal wedding. you may have noticed in the crowd, hats. some of the memorable one were born by prince william's cousins. prince beatrice is wearing the hat that looks like the bulb, the one on the right and his

other cousin in blue is other. the designer designed victoria beckman's hat. some of these hats require about $1600. >> they are required at british weddings. the dinner dance affair will begin soon. we want to get the take on another resident. joining me live from london is one of my british cousins, ned lewis. ned, thank you for joining us. >> reporter: good morning. how are you? >> i'm doing great. so tell me, what was your favorite moment that happened so far today. >> reporter: i think the favorite moment had to be the royal kiss. it was really was -- it defined everything that happen today. it really was the most

impressive scenes. we -- the one major thing this country does so well is -- is putting on a spectacular event and that kiss sealed everything, it made everything seamless. i mean, kate middleton was flawless in everything she did it was so impress in. >> we're getting a look at the couple walking outside of westminster anwy. number one tweet i understand is "hard to be british." do you feel that way? >> reporter: i think we all do, with all fun things. i think it really is a very proud day for us all and everyone, the support they've had despite the press reports, the english public do love this monarchy. it's been so -- everyone has been so supportive. it's re-- >> we just saw dash one of the

kisses, they did -- we just saw one the kisses they did kiss twice on wal -- balcony. the one thing we noised was there the incredible security. are you relieved -- >> reporter: say it again. >> were you reeave leaved there was no -- relieved there was no violence at tall? >> reporter: oh, yes. that was another part of it that seamed seamless. the range rovers protected the royals very well. they're all impressed by that protection and the fact that no one caught any violence was -- from our perspective, not a surprise, but so pleased that it didn't happen. it just made the whole events even more incredible to watch. >> absolutely. ned, one more question. i believe the sell braying is not over yet. there might be a little activity at some of the pubs tonight. >> reporter: i think so.

i think the success of the day makes one want to carry on drinking and enjoy the whole ceremonies and making sure that we keep ourselves very close to the barbecue and enjoy the sun i would has finally come out. >> i know. that was such a relief it was supposed to rain today. >> reporter: absolutely. it was a worry that it would rain. we're very fortunatener the -- for sun to come out -- for sun to come out. >> okay. thank you, ned. certain a -- appreciate it. >> reporter: okay, tori. >> we have a whole section on the royal wedding on our website. you will find videos and slide shows. it's all under the "royal wedding" tab. i just can't get enough of this. every little detail i'm soaking -- soaking up. >> it was a fun day. >> yes. we have information ahead

on a fire at an apartment complex. and what investigators found that was a major part trouble. good morning. northbound 280 traffic looking good.

8:26. we go to the royalty of traffic. let's check in with sal. >> the lord of traffic.

[ laughter ] >> traffic is doing well on the bay bridge and also on the other bay bridge bridges. it looks like it's getting much better at the bay bridge. san mateo and golden gate traffic looking good. maybe a little windy on some these spans but the traffic is not a problem. let's go to steve. cold this morning. we had a lot 30s. now we're seeing 40s. we'll end up with a lot of 60s or upper 60s. can't lose the breeze yet. it's starting to turn breezy. we had 3 in napa. it will be cold -- 33 in napa. it will be comb -- it will be comb. 50s, 60s and a few low 70s. widespread 70s by noon. upper 70s near 80 by sunday and monday, dave. all right. time now is 8:27.

well, prince william and kate middleton are keeping some traditions alive when it comes to their wedding. the decorated after then martin -- ashton martin they took a ride in and message on the back.

it was the climax of the day filled with pomp and circumstance, not only for the guests and family, but those who lined the streets hoping to get an up--close - -- up-close look at the celebrations. guests in fancy hats began arriving at westminster abbey. among them celebrities, david and victoria beckham, elton john and then the arrivals of dignitaries the groom and his brother, the mother and father of the pride, prince charles and camilla and the queen of

edenmark. and then finally the bride, dressed in a gown that been kept a mystery. designer sarah burton. after catherine's -- after catherine's walk down the aisle, the vows. >> i pronounce they be man and wife together. >> reporter: marking the end of an eight-year courtship and beginning of royal matrimony. every second of the day watched by a predicted audience billions. tori, you cannot imagine what the day has been like for william and catherine. they've been on show for the day. it's the biggest day of their life. they are taking a quick rest around the corner from where i'm at. they will need energy. it's the big party tonight at

the bucking happ palace -- buckingham palace, the queen will not be there which means they can turn the music up and have a really good time. >> and it's my underring that his brother harry will be giving a speech and might not want his grandmother to hear some of the comments. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's the same for all guys. how do you place it? what audience are you giving it to? would you say this in front of your grandmother? and with prince harry's speech, queen is his grandmother, so he had to be careful. he fessed up yesterday that he was still wrying it but i think he will be rather relieved that the queen is not there. he can relax and unwind and go through it. >> and they have such a good relationship, those two brothers. so they should have a good time this evening. and stay with you and

ktvu.com -- stay with ktvu and ktvu.com. we set ul a -- set up a royal tad -- tag. go to ktvu.com. the city is attempting to fix a landslide that's affecting half a dozen homes. allie rasmus is live to tell us the reason one homeowner doesn't like the city's plans. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. we'll explain why the homeowner is upset about it. but first i want -- i want to show you where the problem is happening. there are six homes impact by this landslide. three them are on top of the hill and you are looking at the home a suffered the most damage behind it. a few minutes ago, the city red tagged this home. if we walk farther down street, you can see the homes right next door to the red-tag houses, while they've not been

red-tagged, peel living hee, they've also been impacted by the landslide. after last month's heavy rains, the -- the homes are the -- at the bottom are threatened. now the homeowners say they are ready to take the next step. they met wednesday night you a together, made a few changes to the paperwork and they say they are ready to agree to city plan for a -- plan for a temporary fix even though we found out some are not happy. >> this is the bare min coming up/mup city can do to keep any further damage from happening. but it does not in any way, shape or form do anything to address the tomb slide. >> reporter: i spoke with the

san pablo assist -- assistant's man manager. if approved, the city would intort ten pipes into had hillslides. those pipes would shore up the homes above the hill, not below the hill. >> thepys would hold up the homes if the earth continues to move. hopefully we're through the rainy season and that he intent that to hold up the homes. >> i assistant city manager says the city doesn't have financial resources to shore up the entire hill. he says the estimated cost to could some this -- to do some of this repair work -- would cost between $100,000 and $150,000. he said if agreed, the construction could start in a

week. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. an east palo alto apartment building damage by fire did not have sprinklers. the fire broke out in the third floor of the bidding on newell court around 6:00 yesterday evening. three apartments were damaged. fire officials say 35 people who live in the building could not stay there overnight because the power was turned off and the fire alarm disabled. no one was hurt. bail has reportedly been sit at $4.5 million for a richmond murder suspect arrested this week. 19-year-old jewel boneset bennett is accused in the killing of sanders. bennett is charged with murder, attempted murder and being part of a cell -- criminal street gang. pitching coach, roger mcdowell,

who used anti-gay slurs and jest churs -- and jest choose to a fan last week. the man said -- gestures to a fan last week. the man said he didded him not to -- asked him not to use that kind of language in front of children. plans are ahead to make the dist ridon station, that's already a hub for caltrain, the vta and amtrack. the plan is to add housing and they will consider a b.a.r.t. station as well as a high-speed rail track. >> we want to see what's happening on roads. things fairly light. they are friday light. right now. >> traffic is doing very nicely in many areas. everyone always wants to know

about the bay bridge. when you sigh it's light that way, you see ear things will be light as well. it's not a coincidence that we have light traffic on most freeways. it's still a little bit slow on interstate 80 northbound driving up to the downtown area and morning drive is gonna be okay. this is the golden gate bridge. a lot people are happy and have tweeted me about eastbound 32 being open. let's go to steve. a lot of 30s. cold. today, sunshine but breezy on the cool side for a high. not too bad later 0. when you get to the 30s this time of year, that's a cold one. a cold morning, sunny, breezy.

but the weekend has a lot of sunshine in it. it will be warmer. 70s. great beach weather by sunday. we'll see some upper 70s to neighbor near 8 a. the system coming down -- near 80. the system coming down, it has a lot of cold air associated with it. that's still in place. we need to stir that up right now and we will. right now we're seeing 40s and 30s. it's crystal clear out there, just rather cold. sol of those lows checking in, 34 degrees. pen grove was 38. saratoga, los gatos, 3. fairfax, portola valley, clayton, 9 degrees. there were a lot of of morning lows in the 30s. you can see the ridge building in heads into idaho and also northeast nevada that's going to keep the wind going until that moves far enough away and things relax, hen we'll see the

wind. sunny today, not a problem. coast, bay inland. it will be breezy -- breezy and blustery. the morning lows made you go wild. 50s, 60s and low 70s. but everything showing mild, warmer weather. much warmer sunday into monday. everything looks good no matter what activities you are planning this weekend. the death toll from the tornadoes in the southeast u.s. has climbed to 297 people. our reporter is live in hard-of hit tuscaloosa, alabama with the late et. >> reporter: i've been touring some of the devastated areas in tuscaloosa. i'm in right now what's a residential neighborhood. you can see behind me some of the des struck sun for so many residents around here, life has come to a standcity.

nearly 1 million people are waking up in the dark again friday morning, 24 hours after a surge of deadly storms unleashed in six states. entire communities look like war zones. crews have the grim task of combing the seemingly end also piles of degree for bodies. at least 300 people are confirmed dead. -- are dead. many who escaped are still shaken. >> how did you get out? >> right there. we came out here through. we crowd -- we crawled. out we got out, i don't know but we got out. >> reporter: residents are returning the -- are returning to the places where the -- >> it's devastating. i don't nope how to do this -- i don't know how to do this.

>> we lost everything as we. everything is gone. we have nothing. >> reporter: alabama bore brunt of the storms. president obama signed an emergency declaration that will bolster local and state resources andfullies say it had be weeks until power is restored. just when you think you've seen worst of the worst, you run across another situation thatmakers you wonder can it get any worse than what you've already seen. >> reporter: as if these problems weren't enough, another potential problem is the power outages affecting the gas stations, making it hard to fill up around here. dave? tori? >> wow. all right. a lot of problems out there. thank you. developing nations -- developing news from the nation's capital. an important ruling in the battle over stem cell research. also -- there could be

trouble down the road for a lot of california drivers of why this all connected -- is connected to california's budget crisis.

here's another look at the kiss scene between william and kate. it happened on balcony of buckingham palace. but that wasn't enough for the crowd they want one more kiss and couple gave it to them. here's some video of catherine arriving at westminster abbey earlier. a quick note about the bride's jewelry, the tiara was a loan from the queen. it was originally a gift from the queen's father, subject of the recent movie's "queen's speech" catherine's earrings, a wedding gift from her parents. dress, which a lot people said looked like grace kelly's dress, was designed by british designer sarah burton. the new title for couple, the

duke and duchess of cambridge. well, royal watchers were up real early this morning to see a modern day fairly tail. jade hernandez -- fairytale. jade hernandez is back with -- is back with more information. >> reporter: the viewing parties did not end this morning after the royal wedding. we just spoke to the british consulate general and he told us that he's here at the palace hotel to attend a special highlights viewing party. he spoke up -- woke up this morning at 2:00 to watch the royal wedding and he's here to begin that royal viewing party which will begin in a few minute. >> it was a lot of celebrations around the bay area, i've

slightly taken aback by excitement. >> reporter: we've watched a couple of royal wallers. the consulate estimated a billion people watched prince charles and diana spencer get married. he expects twice that many watched the wedding with prince william and kate middleton. to celebrate today -- they are going to celebrate queen's birthday as well today. we attended a viewer party at a pub will san francisco. the watch pull in people to watch the activities on 21 flat- screen tvs. a traditional breakfast was served to commemorate the event. as i mentioned, several highlight viewer watching parties are still going on. the one at the palace hotel is

expected in a few minutes. jade hernandez, back to you. >> thank you. jade. let's tell you some of the other top stories we're fooling for you right now. investigators in san jose want to know what caused an early- morning house fire on drake street. this same house burned last january. it's not clear if the two fires are connected. the home used to be a pot club. also, right now, president obama, you see the first lady with him right there, they are in tuscaloosa, alabama. they are there to see firsthand the powerful tornadoes. later this week, the president and his family will go to florida to watch the space shuttle "endeavour" blast off. the launch is scheduled for 12:45ure time -- 12:45 our time. ktvu will have an expanded news

coverage when this occurs at 12:45. a setback in court for opponents of tax payer funded stem cell research. a federal appeals court in washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. vehicle registration fees are expected to go down by .5. but lawmakers want to extend the rate for five more years to help balance the budget. they are pushing a bill that would he delay the dmv from sending out notices that quote the lower rate. senate is expected to vote on the bill on monday. 8:52. donald trump in sin city still talking about run for president. somebody said, donald, you're running for president. do you have any experience in politics? i've dealt with these friggen

politicians all my life! another "american idol" hopeful sent parking. what he told us an hour ago about the contestants still left. blast

welcome back. believe it or not, there are just five "american idol" contestants left this morning.

>> the person who leaves the competition tonight on "idol" is -- casey abrams. scottie, you're safe! >> did you see that one coming? 20-year-old casey abrams vote off last night. gist about an hour ago, we spoke with casey -- just about an hour ago, we spoke with casey. he was here. he said he enjoyed the experience on the show but would not predict who he thinks mr. be -- will be the next "american idol." i look all around me at the five people and hear incredible voices and incredible musicianship out of every single one of they ♪ it's too late ♪ ♪ >> look at that. carol king music. the finale is may 26th. mark it on your calendar. you can see it right here. donald trump took his will he or won't he run for president? he told the crowd he would make a decision about running by

june 1st. >> you know there's a real good chance no matter what happens i won't win because one of these blood-sucking politicians who have been [bleep] people for years have been getting elected. >> trump said if he were president, he would not help struggling nations without payment. now we want to take you live to alabama. this is the air first one. he and -- he and the first lady are there. one of the quotes he said "i have never seen damage like this." people don't even recognize their towns. they look like war zones. one of the reasons there was so much damage, we just saw one of the wind speeds at 205 miles

out an -- miles an hour. >> incredible. let's go to sal. let's check our commute one more time. we have one close spot i want to show you. that will be -- that would be internet 880. you might want to take 580. let's go to steve. >> sunny, breezy, windy. sunshine, warmer weather. upper 70s to near 80 by sunday. and we head into may. >> yay! as we go, we want to he show you once again a few highlights in london, the royal wedding went off without a pitch. there was some sunshine, even though rain was predicted. there's the duke and duchess of cambridge going by. thanks for watching. >> bye now.