[ male announcer ] nows the time to save 5 off every day with your lowes Consumer Credit card. So i used my Citi Thankyou card to pick up some accessories. A new belt. Some nylons. And what girl wouldnt need new shoes . And with all the points ive been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. Things are definitely. Looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your Citi Thankyou points to travel whenever you want. Visit citi. Com thankyoucards to apply. After a man is shot and killed and this latest homicide is rattling residents. Good evening everyone im heather holmes. And im ken wayne. A man was shot and killed early this morning in an historic part of oakland just blocks from police headquarters. Where the shooting happened and the vehicle involved is what makes this case stand out. Ktvus jade hernandez is live in oakland with more, jade. Reporter this is oaklands 17th homicide of the year and police are still looking for two possible suspects in this case. Now officers found the victims aston martin right here and the victim in that intersection. I dont think you get any closer to the Police Station in oakland to me. Reporter this man is referring to the proximity of this mornings shooting on ninth and clay. Its just a block away from Oakland Police headquarters. One man died. Johnny gross an urban garden business found the usual crowd in the neighborhood. It gets really busy when the clubs close the doors. Reporter last night i heard bang, bang, bang. It sounded like guns. Reporter sure enough moments later Police Arrived to find a 37yearold San Francisco man with fatal gunshot wounds. Investigators marked a dozen gunshots. Trans families owns a vietnamese restaurant. He says he has only noticed more robberies in the area but earlier this month, police investigated a murder a few blocks away. We need more police presence. But it seems they do the best they can thats all i can ask for. I dont think it has to do the proximity of where people shoot another. Reporter the Alameda County corner is not released the victims name and police are still investigating. Reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktv you ktvu channel 2 news. The city is currently enlisting the help of both Highway Patrol officers and the alameda Sheriffs Department to help patrol city streets. Daly city police are trying to determine what caused a Traffic Accident last night that left three people dead. The crash happened on east moore avenue near gilman drive just after 8 00. The driver of a blue sedan broadsided the victims car. Three of them were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth person in the car was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The driver of the blue sedan was not injured. A hitandrun crash in oakland sent several people to the hospital. Firefighters managed to free two of the victims who were trapped inside a mini van. It happened late last night on 29th avenue near the interstate 880 onramp. Witnesses said a speeding car rounded a corner too fast and slammed into the stopped mini van. Three people inside the mini van suffered nonlife threatening injuries. Three people in the suspects car ran from the scene. The Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a person who was struck and killed on interstate 680 in fremont this morning. It happened on the northbound side near the washington boulevard off ramp just after midnight. Police say the driver stopped, called 911 and was not arrested. But part of the freeway was shut down during the investigation. Theres no word yet on why the victim may have been on the highway. The family of a missing woman from the east bay is holding out hope tonight that someone will come forward with information leading to her safe return. Ktvus allie rasmus was at a player vigil for the oakland woman who disappeared three days ago. We need you. Yes. Reporter resiting prayers and breaking out into song. Members of the First Congregational Church held a vigil for a 13yearold missing since thursdays morning. Shes my daughter. Shes been gone too long. Its frightening to me. Reporter Gloria Torrez says the past year had been tough on her daughter. Erica lost her husband to cancer but she took over her computer business and had started going for morning jobs around her neighborhood. A surveillance camera captured video of erica running by. No one here has seen her since. This person is not missing voluntarily. I know my daughter she wouldnt do that. Reporter Church Members canvassed the neighborhood after the vigil. Family and friends say they are frustrated with theinvestigation into ericas disappearance. Police issued a missing persons alert but her family says thats not enough. When was the last time her phone was used. In what area. Was her atm used any where. By her or someone else. Those would be the clues that would help us. All we know right now is she was at this corner. Reporter no one from police was able to talk to us about the case. She was last seen wearing gray sweat pants and gray shoes. Allie rasmus. The california Big Cat Sanctuary where a woman was killed by an african lion last week reopened to the public today. Visitors walked the grounds of cat haven in dunlap. Officials say that a 4yearold lion somehow escaped its cage and killed hanson. Her mother wrote an open letter saying that her daughter would have wished for the sanctuary to reopen and continue their work. I know diana would like that for us. Diana would be very adamant that we continue on with what were doing. Employees at cat haven observed a moment of silence today in memory of hanson. Now to the latest on the papal conclave set to start this week. Every cardinal has a church in roam rome designated to him where he celebrates mass when theyre in rome. And the excitement in rome is certainly building as those 115 cardinals prepare for the centuries old secret process of electing a new pope. Theres no clear front runner at this point. 61 of the cardinal candidates are european. And before stepping down, Pope Benedict increased the number of italian cardinals. Some believe this could be the first time in 1,000 years that a noneuropean pope is selected. I think it would be good to have a black pope. We have a black president. An american pope is unlikely because the vatican doesnt want the United States role as a super power or its policies to affect the church. More details now on tuesday. The cardinals will gather inside the 16th chapel. Television, radio and newspaper all are banned. The first day cardinals will vote four times. The ballots are placed into an urn and then counted. If the 2 3 is not reached those ballots will be doused with a chemical so when they are burned it will create a puff of black smoke. When they do reach a consensus the ballots will be burned to create a puff of white smoke signifying that a new pope has been elected. We spoke with the new head of the california university. Theres new concern about looming federal cuts. Reporter at Glad Tidings Church there was music and prayer. But there was also a meet and greet with Jonathan White the new chancellor. The ability of being able to shake hands with the chancellor. Shake hands with the president of the university is saying i can do this. Reporter the chancellors message to low income families in the congregation. Your families earn a year or less we are promising tuition. Reporter it is a message he and others will share with African American churches for if next few months. Theres a threat, short term and long term to Financial Aid in the form of the federal sequester. I and other csu president s were in washington this week talking on that very issue. Reporter white says cuts to federal work Study Programs make it difficult for students to stay in school and that if congress and the president continue to lock horns and the sequester continues, pell grants could be reduced in the coming years. Almost 50 of our student, 60 of our students are supported by pell grants. The potential students in this church is for the first time in year theres talk of increasing funding for Higher Education as the economy improves. In hayward, ken pritchett, ktvu news. Turning on the charm. This week president obama reached out to republicans in an effort to end the sequester cuts. Coming up in seven minutes, the president is preparing to raise the stakes in an effort to reach a compromise. A show stopping sight tonight. The significance behind this performance from an iron breathing contraption with San Franciscos exploritorium attracted quite a crowd. The museum held the event as a way to connect with the public while it moves through the new facility. As you can remember, it closed and plans to reopen in april. The events they just finished with a big finale from a fire breathing octopus. Deborah villalon is live now where a bit of burning man lit up the night sky. Reporter a 25foot contraption a fixture at burning man flamed out in San Francisco. Its el grupo mecanico the mechanical octopus. And today it entertained this crowd. You cannot not feel the flames and the heat. Reporter some folks bowing down. They would show us their octopus tattoos or octopus necklaces that was their animal. Reporter not what creators thought. It runs off a mechanical shaft. And its designers say its those popping eyes that captivate as much as the propane flames. Its some what whimsical but scary. You love it but youre a little afraid of it just like life. It comes at you and makes you say, ooh. It brings so much excitement into you. That is so cool. Do it again. Reporter tonight was the sixth and last time el grupo mecanico performs. Its biller has a new idea for a sculpture that they feel will be better. No hint for us only that it will be made of junk and it will breathe fire. Deborah villalon, ktvu news. Lucky deborah. She got a front seat to that so cool. For more information go to our website and scroll down to our video player on our home page. Gas prices have dropped for the first time in months. A gallon of regular averages 3. 42 thats falling about 6 cents during the past few weeksful todays average is 4. 22. In san jose its 4. 13 and in oakland its 4. 12. Bay area prices are 24cents higher. The county closed a station in lafayette after lawmakers denied a proposal. Theres no merger agreement yet to share a new facility but talks are beginning. Meetings will be held before the two agencies tomorrow and tuesday. Trunks of unmanned Police Vehicles can no longer be manned from inside. Thats what happened when someone smashed a window of a police car and stole a rifle. The rifle was found two days later at an oakland home. In our continuing coverage of the sequester cuts in the budget, president obama plans several visits to that place right there capitol hill. Some republicans are skeptical of the president s motives for reaching out. Others are hoping his efforts will encourage bipartisan cooperation and break the gridlock in washington. Cristina muchler reports. None of this is necessary. Its happening because a choice that republicans in congress have made. Reporter from that to this. Ive been reaching out to republicans and democrats to see if we can untangle some of the gridlock. Reporter with a controversial word, obama tried a new rout. An olive branch. This should have happened four years ago. Im glad its happening now but is this about politics or is this genuine. Which is it . Only time will tell. Reporter the top democrat in the house says obamas bipartisan approach will diffuse republicans. I think this is about lets get some things done together. Reporter republican ron johnson was among the senators who dine with the president and is giving obama the benefit of the doubt. This is a good first step. You have to start meeting with people. You start developing relationships you have to spend a fair amount of time finding out what we agree on first. Reporter cristina muchler. The cuts are threatening military air shows including the popular blue angels demonstrations. While the fleet week event in San Francisco this fall is not yet in jeopardy. The navy intends to cancel shows in april. Shows scheduled for this saturday in el centro will go on as scheduled and the angels are still practicing. Paul ryan plans to introduce legislation to repeal Health Reform other wise known as obama care. By repealing obama care and medicaid expansions we are preventing the explosion of a program thats already failing. Were saying dont grow this program through obama care because it doesnt work. Reporter congressman ryan will also propose overhauling medicare. The republicans plan would give payments to seniors critics fear those payments would not be adequate to cover costs and that seniors will be stuck with the shortfall. Sources in washington say president oe obama has decided on his nominee. Its unclear whether he will face controversy. But unions are expected to show support. Meantime several Media Outlets are reporting that Actress Ashley Judd is preparing for a senate run. She will reportedly challenge mitch mcconnell. Judd is expected to announce her candidacy this spring possibly early may. A tragic accident in the midwest. The possible factors into a fatal crash this morning that claimed the life of sixteen agers. 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Ohio Authorities Say speed was a factor in a horrific accident this morning that killed six teenagers. They say the suv hit a guardrail, flipped upside down and sank with five victims inside. Those five teenagers died along with a sixth person thrown from the vehicle. Two others escaped with only minor injuries. Authorities say none of the teens was wearing seat belts. Authorities are waiting for the results of drug and alcohol tests. Afghan president used harsh words suggesting the u. S. And taliban are using fear to continue to nato mission passed 2014. They are trying to frame us into thinking it was the foreigners who are not in afghanistan. U. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel is in afghanistan and said any collusion between u. S. And the taliban would not make sense. In other news of the world tonight in japan, thousands rallied today demanding an end to nuclear power. The demonstration comes in the eve of that devastating 9. 8 quake. That led to the melt down of the fukashima plant. As of now only 10,000 of those people have been able to return home. But many former residents will never be allowed back because of the radiation levels. In pakistan, protesters denounced the government saying it was failing to protect its christian population. The demonstrations came after more than 100 christians had their homes set on fire yesterday in lahore. Those fires were set after a christian man was arrested for allegedly making Blasphemy Allegations against a man. Mandela underwent routine medical tests. Hundreds march in San Francisco to protest the up rise in tibeth. Since 2009 more than 100 tibethans have set themselves on fire to protest what they call atrocities by the government. While thibetans say the region has a long history of being independent, china says its been part of its territory for centuries. It doesnt matter who you are. Reporter a protest outside a Placer County mall. How a common sign of affection sparked an uproar. Talk about competition. Well tell you the number of people applying for jobs that were once popular with only a select group. A reminder you can get ktvu news to go on your cell phone. Download the here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again . [ both laugh ] the one and only, cheerios the one and only, cheerios we are all equal it doesnt matter who you are. It was a boisterous crowd of over 250 samesex rights. The crowd gathered in support of a couple that was kicked out of the mall last friday. They met with local gay leaders right after the incident took place. Crew members who survived that sailboat race accident in Southern California are out of the hospital tonight. The overnight race friday turned deadly for the six member crew when its boat ran into rocks off san clemente island. The coast guard rescued them with a helicopter but one was pronounced dead at the hospital. The three survivors were rescued. One person was killed and two others were injured in los angeles when a pickup drove right on to a crowded sidewalk. It happened on Fourth Street and broadway. The driver lost control for some reason with the truck ending up inside a building. But they say the driver was not speeding. The cause of that accident is still under investigation. Immigration advocates rallied in oakland to encourage undocumented immigrants to speak out. This is the first come out of the shadows rally. An effort to get immigra