avenue. the three people that were killed and one person that was injured was in the car that was broadsided. this is very early in the investigation. police are still trying to piece things together. we talked to an officer a short time ago and here is what he had to say. >> did witnesses tell you anything about.... >> i don't have anything right now. we are investigating the collision and very early so there will be a lot of work to do still. >> reporter: now, police are still trying to find witnesses to find out what happened at this time. we do not know the names or the situations involving the victims in this case or whether the driver who apparently hit the car is at the hospital. that is all being pieced together but police will be here at the scene for the next several hours. live in daly city, john alston. >> ama: bay area neighbors tired

are being afraid are taking crime fighting in their own hands. is in the neighborhood where they are fighting back. lisa? >> reporter: that is true. there are two of many residents say... that since there aren't enough police officers they have to work together to feel safe again >> at hammond park, residents want to see more families enjoying themselves, but instead they are seeing just the opposite. >> we see the break-ins. we've seen vandalism at the park. >> that is why the neighborhood association has taken matters into its own hands. >> it's part of the security guard to patrol the park to try to keep extra eyes on what is going on. >> association hired the uniformed guard in january because of the crime fight.

according to the police department, property crimes citywide are up nearly 30% and 2012 auto theft jumped up 71%. >> meantime, the city's police department continues to struggle with staffing levels. currently there are 978 officers. five years ago there were 1400. >> that is number one, more police officers patrolling. >> they did not want to be identified, but his home was burglarized recently. he like so many others want more police officers on the street and now his neighborhood is also taking action. >> the police department stretched so thin, the neighborhood association has started a volunteer neighborhood watch program. >> retirees patrol the street daily. they released budget message this week and plans to hire 100

more officers this year. >> my priority will be public safety. >> but the police officers' union does not buy it. they say residents are the ones hardest hit. >> they are paying for police services yet they are having to go out on their own and hire extra security guards to what the city should be providing. they are getting double taxed in a sense. >> and the city promises more police officers will be on the street soon. friday, 44 people will graduate from the police academy. live in san jose tonight, "abc 7 news." >> oakland residents and officials met at a public safety forum to build bridges between the community and police. mayoral jean quan participated in the entire four hour townhall. they brainstormed and came up with suggestions to improve safety and community policing.

one man said this scene of people working together happens all the time in oakland. >> that is the bright side of oakland. there does exist a bright side and there does exist a group of people that care about the community and who are just as involved in the community as any other city in the bay area. >> oakland officials say there will be another townhall meeting before the end of the month sxl. another effort to get weapons off the streets of solano county. they took in 344 weapons ranging from shotguns to a military rocket launcher. every gun turned in was exchanged for either cash or gift cards. people had different reasons for turning in their weapons. >> you can get grocery or gas. the most important thing is getting the guns off the street. >> i got cash for grandkids and a christmastime comes rolling around i got a lot of grandkids. it does help. >> in all, authorities spent

$80,000 buying back the guns and all turned in were destroyed on the spot. >> new at 11:00, firefighters in san francisco are mopping up a house fire in the haight neighborhood. it begin just after 9:00 tonight. it started in garage and spread to the house. the fire was out in 30 minutes and there were no injuries. >> we have new video to show you from thursday's memorial for the two santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty. butch baker and elizabeth butler were honored at hp pavilion in san jose. this is personal video from officer sam courtney of the highway patrol. he was with the motorcade from santa cruz to san jose, this is how it looked as he made along the highway with fellow officers. you can see the hundreds of people who lined the procession as the officers rode to the memorial. work on the bay bridge is ahead of schedule. that means eastbound drivers

will be allowed to use the span as originally planned. they begin pouring concrete on the last piece of the bridge deck. it tooblgd oat easternmost section known as the oakland touchdown. it covers the equivalent of three football fields. >> it will take two to four hours to set, but it will take about 7 days to properly cure. once it is cured after about a week then they can start taking down the false work or temporary supports around the structure. >> the span is scheduled to open thereafter labor day weekend. it's starting to feel like disciplining. >> remember before you go to bed we're going spring ahead. we return to daylight saving time but all clear right now. clear sky giving way to cold temperatures. here is a look at current readings. it's 50 in san carlos and san

jose, 51 all the way 43 degrees in san jose. few 70s today. we're going to do more so tomorrow. we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast straight ahead. >> fierce winter weather is driving several wern states with blinding snow. a blizzard dumped more than a foot of snow in colorado. 500 flights were cancelled at denver airport. it stretched from out out to the great lakes. now it is targeting the plains and midwest with heavy snow and freezing rain. high tides battered the new england coastline during the storm. several homes in massachusetts took a beating. two homes collapsed and now being washed out to sea. >> the animal park in central california will reopen after days after an intern was killed. coroner ruled she died instantly from a broken neck.

they believed the death was the lion's rough play. family says it was tragic accident. a missing east bay teen has been cited and apparently in good health tonight. we told you about 18-year-old who left home in the million of the night. before he disappeared ryan told his parents he had been bullied at school. we spoke with his father said the teen contact the family and he is okay. the family thanks the community for their support. still to come at 11:00, two close on the tarmac, two jets collided in new york. closing in on the con claif, choosing a new pope. and the rally for equal rights. hundreds come together to protest a mall after

one person is dead and another injured after a small plane crashed in a house. it happened 20 miles north of seattle. two people were the house and escaped injury. witnesses say they heard engines sputtering before the crash. >> federal aviation or the is investigating a collision between two aircraft on the tarmac at new york's j.f.k. airport. it involved a jet blue airbus to get ready to depart to florida and boeing 777.

the wing sliced through the water. >> preparations for the conclave the chimney that will tell the word when a decision has been reached. white smoke will indicate a new pope but reading those signals hasn't always been easy. >> a pair of firefighters gingerly climbed on the chapel installing the chimney the world will be watching. delicate work that the ceiling below is michelangelo's masterpiece. >> i think there is a mix. >> all indications are they aren't even close to reaching a consensus. >> two factions are the roman party and reform party. >> on one side, insiders drafted a brazilian, an archbishop of

sao paulo. >> they like him. >> the reformers led by the u.s. delegation want a sheriff to clean house, possibly even an american. starting tuesday, they shut out the chatter, praying and voting leaving us to interpret the smoke signals. >> it looks again as if we are getting black smoke. >> but in 2005 it was tough to tell eechblt for those of us watching right here. >> people are cheering and moving forward. >> nearly five minutes of delicious uncertainty. >> that is white smoke. >> today the vatican spokesman even he wasn't sure that day and was asked this time he might sent an email to clarify situation.

he said absolutely not. suspense is part of the mystery. >> ama: here is a look how the conclave will work next week. 115 cardinal electors take part. only younger than 80 are eligible to vote. the process will begin on the afternoon of the first day. the if no one receives the required two-thirds vote, vote will go continue the day after. after the vote the ballots are burned. black smoke means no decision and white smoke means a pope has been selected. >> a fund-raiser to help support families and their children dealing with childhood cancer was held tonight in san francisco. carolyn johnson was the art inspiring hope gala. it brought together volunteers and benefactors of camp that has supported the community for 30 years.

>> to experience canoeing and fishing. they can be around kids but at the same time they have their siblings and parents. >> it comes from a sioux language and means unity to make whole. leigh glasser checking out our forecast. >> you are exactly right. we will feel temperatures into the 70-degree range tomorrow. live doppler 7-hd. no returns out there. we have clear sky and you can see from the high definition cam you can see the bay bridge there and lots of clearing out there. here is a look at highs for today. santa rosa reached a high of 72. it was 60 in san francisco. oakland, concord, a warm day there, 67 and santa cruz warmed

to 70 degrees. here is another look from high definition east bay camera looking out over the bay there. you can definitely see we still have clear skies. san francisco, cooling to 51. 50 in san carlos. 41 in half moon bay. high definition rooftop cam, transamerica pyramid and 44 in livermore and obviously clear sky. we may see a few patches of fog right near the coast otherwise a cool night. spring forward, set your clock ahead one hour. we do return to daylight savings time and get ready for warmer days as we head into the middle a part of next week. high pressure, starting to build in. you can see the clouds sitting off the coast so clear sky. as the high continues to build over the bay area, we'll continue to warm up a few degrees each day.

actually it looks like tuesday, wednesday temperatures across much of the bay area in the mid-70s. it is going to feel like spring out there. not so tonight, clear sky, not as much wind. temperatures will bottom out. santa rosa, 36. concord 36 and keep 40s right near the coast. here is a look at highs for your sunday and warm things up a few more degrees. high starts to build in, 70 for morgan hill. 68 santa clara. 68 for san jose. on the peninsula, temperatures coming up a few degrees. mountain view, 67. 66 for redwood city. keep temperatures flirting with 60 mainly near the coast. half moon bay, 58 degrees. san francisco 64. north bay, majority of the locations in the low 70s. santa rosa, 72. 72 for napa. on the east bay oakland, 68. castro valley, 67. interior east bay, it will be nice and mild. pittsburg 70 and livermore 72.

here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast, don't forget to set the clock overnight tonight and mild temperatures on monday. it will feel like spring as we head into tuesday and wednesday. inland temperatures mid 70s, 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast and slowly to start bring the numbers down friday with clouds next saturday. time is running out to see a rare comet with the naked eye. this was taken in western australia. you can see about 15 minutes after twilight on the western horizon. its once in lifetime. it takes hundred million years to complete a full cycle around the sun. goal is to win while you are at home. >> it's like the comet burning out. ellis, four tries in a seven

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games into seven game home stand hosting milwaukee. ellis at golden state handed their second loss. first quarter, ellis, nice move around clay thompson. he had 14 points in the first half. he buries a deep jumper. seth had 16. carl picking up the slack and 18 points, warriors were up 1 in the half but cs, monta three of his 26 and 3-0. bucs led by brandon. warriors 2-2 of the seven game home stand losing 103-93. >> all right.

gonzaga goes to the finals and st. mary's had all they could handle. gales are up by two and san diego up by 1. and he buries the 3 with nine seconds left. we go to overtime. and to young for bucket. one last chance for the lions, no good and desperation. they will face gonzaga on monday. >> stanford women in pac-12 tournament. here is two of her 19. buffalo led by one in the half but stanford advances to the finals with a victory. they will face ucla on sunday. cal tech coach upset by the bruins. bears down 21 at the half. walker leading the way with 23 for the bruins.

they put back the rebound for the bruins and draws the foul. they get a 70-58 victory and cal bears will still get an ncaa invited. we'll take a brief time-out with the giants on the mound with the

sharks scored three goals. big hit against the captain there. second period, sharks on the power play, matt irwin, second goal for the rookie and sharks are up 3-1 but the blues come fighting back. second goal of the game and few minutes later, sabaka again and ties the game at 3 and we head to overtime where st. louis

completes the comeback. blues they come way behind to win it 4-3 the final. >> 3-1 lead at home playing a solid game and then to get it it's tough pill to swallow. >> it's disappointing, we played well enough to win but it was disappointing. >> world baseball classic continues with team u.s.a. facing italians. they lost their first game to mexico. vogelsong striking out castanza. he struck out 4. we're tied at 2. and bases loaded. you know what is coming and grand slam. that will be your final. they will face canada with the winner advancing to the quarter finals. >> third round of the cadillac championship, phil mickelson in the hunt.

he started with a 69. graham mcdowell tied tiger with the lead. another eagle on 16. tiger 24 birdies shot a 67 including this birdie on 18. he has a four stroke lead going into sunday. this sports report brought to you by river rock casino coming up dan ashley will sing for us. >> ama: that's right. thank you, shu. still to come, big changes coming to food labeling to one grocery store wants you to know exactly what you are eating. and kiss-in after a same-sex couple say they were kicked out for kissing. plus princesses for a day, a giveaway that helps teenagers prom dreams come true. we'll be right back.

good evening, i'm ama daetz. traffic accident has killed three people. firefighters cut out four people from the wreckage, only one survived. at least one person has been placed in handcuffs and they are trying to figure out what happened. >> san francisco firefighters were mopping up a scene in haight district. fire broke out in a garage and spilled in the residents. an investigation is under way to find the cause. >> officers from across solano county took in 344 weapons in a gun buy-back. they range from rifles to a military rocket launcher. they were disassembled on the spot.

supporters held a rally tonight at a mall near sacramento after a gay couple says they were kicked out for holding hands. abc reporter has the story. >> there wasn't much kissing happening at protest called a kiss-in but there was love and support by individuals at the galleria mall. >> it doesn't matter. it's love. >> the event quickly organized on social media after a young gay couple said they were asked to leave on monday for holding hands and kissing in public. the mall's management was asked they were never asked to leave but sexually explicit conduct but they didn't elaborate what the conduct was. not everyone believes the statement. >> if they were appropriate i don't believe why they were escorted out the building. >> a different couple said they

fought with their own challenges living in roseville but they don't believe the incident. >> we have a 14-year-old that is bullied because he has gay dad. i think in this situation, it really wasn't the mall's management that was involved. i think it was maybe one employee that decided to take upon himself to assert more authority. >> i think that the temperature of the community is that anything is too much. people don't want their children to being affectionate in any way. >> that is not this for this couple. >> it's equal rights. exposing children to various things whether a person's sexual parens i think it's fine. >> other shoppers came out to take a look. >> it's pretty cool. its cool event going on.

i was here shopping and heard about the story. it's pretty crazy. management was not on hand for the protest but they did provide snacks and drinks for the demonstraters. >> an organic grocery chain says all genetically modified food will be labeled as such. whole foods say it will be done by 2018. they are pushing for gmo labeling for years. they point out sales of food in its stores labeled non-gmo are up 15%. >> just having a family it makes me more concerned. i think they don't know enough. >> farmers were fine before there were genetically organisms. >> they say there is no difference. a high school prom is an american rite of passage but

sometimes that perfect dress is too expensive. project princess to the rescue. they are giving away thousands of prom dresses at a san francisco location. show your i.d. and dive through the racks. >> i found one that i fell in love with right away. it's cool because in the store you only get certain varieties and here you got tons of designers. >> 90% of the dresses are donated. the project begin when one woman gave to dress to a girl in need. it continues tomorrow and next sunday. >> a program designed to stop at risk kids from turning into bullies was held in san francisco today. they lined up for sam williams joined the group from tenderloin boys and girls club. the program sponsored by the police department teaches kids about respect and importance of being the best person you can be. the officer who runs the program told us the kids really respond to positive reinforcement.

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>> ama: we are excited to be the official tv partner of exploratorium. it shut its doors in january and now the staff is racing to get ready for the opening day for april 17. we'll bring you exclusive access here on "abc 7 news." tonight "abc 7 news" dan ashley shows it what it takes to move a museum. >> here a puzzle for you. you have 43 years of history and 600 exhibits a sprinkling of exotic creatures and back rooms crammed with stuff. how many trucks and hours will it take to move to a new museum. now, add in the fact your new

building is historic pier undergoing top to bottom renovation. when you are ready to give up, call valerie. she is moving expert. >> i am. its funny job. >> she and the moving team determined they could move 60 exhibits a day. then they factored in packing time, thousands of feet of plastic wrap, carts, blankets and some serious labeling skills to make sure that everything ended up in the right place. >> the move of the exhibit to work with the construction completion. >> the final answer, it took 9,000 man-hours and 200 truck loads to move the museum in two months. mixed into that were special challenges including huge pieces of a 250-year-old tree and a giant wind harp that used to make i can. we built the harp and it was

well above free line but the trees have blocked the wind. >> it's a steep ladder not suitable for hauling down a harp so they brought in crane to do the job. it took a while to get the harp loose. >> then suddenly it was cruising through the air getting a last look over crissy field before it ends up at new home where the harp will be set up once again to catch the wind. another challenge came from this tornado exhibit. it's a long time visitor favorite, but it's finicky. the tornado arrived in pieces. peter is the man who has to make it work. they have to make sure it is fit with the top section tucked in with the pipes in the ceiling. >> can anybody get a visual? >> it's too close. 18 foot exhibit is too tall for the space. >> we have to get creative.

>> after many hours of assembly moving and cutting, exhibit is finally in the proper position. now, they have to get the tornado to form. the vapor is created by an ultrasonic tranducer in the bottom of the exhibit. >> it's tiny that suspends like a gas. >> the vapor is not hot. once it is rising the team has to figure out where to big the panels to force the air currents to form a tornado shape. >> this could be hours of tweaking and testing. >> pretty quickly they know it is going to work but it will take more time to make the tornado consistent. >> that is good one. >> dan ashley, "abc 7 news". >> ama: now that the old exhibit are in place, the attention is to focus to creating new exhibits. they are making a free open festival and special exhibits in trucks in special spots around san francisco and big finale at

pier 15. >> the festival is part of new season of streets in san francisco kicks along three miles of the embarcadero from fisherman's wharf. car free event runs from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. much of embarcadero will be closed to traffic so keep that in mind if usual in the area tomorrow. it looks like it will be nice tomorrow. >> you are exactly right. clear skies today. live doppler 7-hd still picking up no returns. it's clear out there and plenty of sunshine tomorrow, as well. if you are traveling tomorrow, we had a blizzard move through the denver area and it's started to push up into minneapolis and chicago area. you will flight flight delays in this part of the country. heavy snow, chicago 48 but then it will start to turn into heavy snow behind it tomorrow evening. 57 and thunderstorms for

st. louis. salt lake city with 45 degrees, plenty of sunshine there. 75 in los angeles. fresno warming to 71 degrees. sacramento, 70 and 52 in lake tahoe. look at the seven-day forecast, get ready for a delightful afternoon on sunday with temperatures inland in the low 70s, 60s elsewhere. on monday, tuesday and wednesday it's going to feel like spring with highs in the mid-70s. inland we'll cool things down next weekend. "abc 7 news" has a great weather resource. follow on twitter for the latest conditions, rain or shine plus get video forecasts and power outage information and don't forget we go back to daylight savings time, 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. set your clocks forward. >> spring forward. shu is here with sports. >> a little bit of everything. hockey, baseball, hoops and golf what is dan ashley doing at san

francisco bulls game. the highlight of

world baseball classic, team u.s.a. against the undefeated italians. vogelsong getting the start for team u.s.a. striking out castanza. we go top five.

tied at 2 and bases loaded. americans go on to win 6-2 and face canada with the winner advance together quarter finals. facing mexico, fences are clear and pushing and shoving and hay starting flying. chaos on the field. a lot of bottles were thrown at players and coaches. canada will go on to win 10-3. >> phil mickelson and birdie in 2 and he has 69. graham mcdowell is tied with a lead with an early eagle. tips it in, forin back of tiger woods with 69 and tiger shot a five under 67 including this one on 18. look out for him on sunday. >> warriors are currently four-game into a 7-game home stand at oracle. this is chance to seal a spot

for ellis. monmunta loves being his old team. 14 points in the first half. curry, won't let munta out do him. there is a jump earned a david lee, he picked up the lack and had a double-double. warriors up one at the and a half. bucs are too much in the second half. warriors 2-2 on seven game home stand losing 103-93. >> you just play better and we thought we could beat any team in the league. >> and men's tournament, gonzaga advances to the finals and st. mary's got all they could handle from san diego.

up by one and now down by 3. here a huge 3! to tie the game we go to overtime. to mr. young and gales are up. st. mary's survives 69-66 and face gonzaga on monday. >> and stanford woman and colorado make stanford sweat. buffalo led by one and a half and stanford advances to the feinltsd with a victory. they will face ucla on sunday. cal tech coach and bears upset by those bruins. down 21 at the half. walker leading the way for the bruins. cal shot just 30% from the field and pushing back the rebound and draws the foul. 70-58 victory. sharks hosting st. louis

found the back of the net scoring three goals as blues, one more time in ot for the vick. patric marleau, he set the tone. big hit against david bacus. mat irwin for the point and second goal for the rookie. 3-1 sharks but the blues fight back in the third. this is his second goal of the game and few seconds later. he ties the game and then we head to overtime. and tipped in front and blues three unanswered goals and go on to win 4-3 the final. now to the minors, san francisco bulls were at the cow palace hosting the alaska aces familiar face singing the anthem. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> dan ashley singing the national anthem. too bad he couldn't put it on his cape and help the bulls. this is abc7 sports report. brought to you by river rock casino. one of the hardest things, to sing the national anthem with no music and i think dan did a nice job. that took a lot of guts to do that. >> he was excited about it. >> thank you so much. that is it for this edition. news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. i'm ama daetz and for all of us thank you so much for joining thank you so much for joining us.

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