that. the aftermath of the two damaged cars. the darker gray car, the hyundai with damage to its side is a car the witness said ran the let light. the mercedes, the lighter car, silver one, had two adults and children inside. everyone in the mercedes was taken to the hospital to be with the two injured children. i'm told the other two children are okay. a witness saw one of the children bleeding out of their mouth. as that was unfolding, police tell me the man and woman in the hyundai tried to escape by loading all of their stuff into a cab. >> there was a witness who saw these people loading property from the hyundai, the vehicle on my left, into the back of a taxi cab. >> they were trying to load the cab you have and the officer that was present in an unmarked car, vehicle, cut them off, which is a good thing. save our city, save our

neighborhood. >> well, one of those people who tried to escape in a cab, this man you are looking at, his name isn't being released, he was put in a police car and he is being questioned right now. he and the woman who was also in the car are being detained until police can figure out what happened. but police do tell me that they are going to try to get the surveillance video from this intersection so they can determine exactly who hit whom, and they can figure out how to proceed with this investigation. reporting live in san francisco, kira klapper, abc7 news. and we hope the children are going to be fine. thank you, kira. passengers on board an amtrak train that derailed in fremont last night have reached their destination in vancouver, canada this morning. the lead locomotive jumped the tracts around 9:00 around mowry avenue. the train was able to continue on at 12:30 this morning. 164 passengers on board were stuck on the stalled train for

three and a half hours. >> according to the conductor, the train was going about 15 miles an hour and he, it was in his estimation that it was a track-related issue that caused the train to actually derail. >> they will continue to make track repairs and mowry avenue has since reopened. a candlelight vigil have take place fry for a student who committed suicide after being sexual by assaulted. she was attacked during a night of drinking in september. pictures of the assault were posted on line. the sheriff's deputies arrested three sixteen-year-old boys on sexual assault charges. two ascend saratoga high. they face a series of felony and maryland charges. friday's vigil will take place at the high school at 8:00 p.m.

a gun show later this morning at the cow palace is expected to bring out another huge crowd of gun enthusiasts. yesterday the line just to buy ammunition was two hours long. gun customers say despite what critics may think, they want the public to know they are rational, sane people who simply like to be prepared. >> they are more informed and understand the safety protocols that we have to comply with, you know, trigger locks, safes, mechanisms tested to make sure they are safe. they should be less concerned. we are good guys. we aren't the bad guys. >> in south san francisco, many gun owners exchanged their weapons for cash yesterday. $23,000 was handed out in return for approximately 250 guns. >> one person has died following a fiery accident in novato. a car burst into flames after overturning last night just before 7:00. it blocked the connector ramp to eastbound highway 37. from northbound 101. the chp closed the ramp while

crews cleared that scene. >> new this morning, 16 people are hurt after their tour bus crashed returning from yosemite last night. the highway patrol said the driver lost control of the bus about 40 miles south of the park on state route 41. the bus veered off the highway, over an embankment, throwing passengers to the driver's side. mostly elderly passengers were treated for minor injuries at three fresno area hospitals. driver was not injured. new this morning, the united states and china working together to try to discourage north korea from test firing a midrange missile. both countries are warning the nation's leader, kim jong un, that the consequences of such a move, would be dire. there have been weeks of persistent threats from the north. >> the america's top diplomat landed in japan as the standoff with north korea continues.

>> the biggest priority is a peaceful resolution to the issues of north korea. if the north chooses to launch a missile test, it maybe aimed here, over japan, that has readied itself with pack-3 missile interoceptors. the u.s. has vowed to protect its allies against any attack. >> north korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. the united states will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves. worst-case milityar possibility, life continues in seoul with people who have be spent their whole lives being threatened, and don't want to let fear control them. >> we want things to be normal and nothing will happen because that's how it is supposed to be. >> it is a beautiful sunny day here and families are more likely to picnic than panic. the conversations are more like

to be about the concert than north korea. >> and that singer addressed the tense standoff directly, saying with 50,000 south koreans joined in song, he hoped just 30 miles away the north could hear. abc news, south korea. coming up, a steen hero. why he said he was willing to put his life at risk to save a boy he did not even know. and a hands-on tour of the new exploratorium set to open this week. we will meet

>> welcome back, everyone. it is 9:11 on this sunday, april 14th. tomorrow is tax day. i hope you have pulled out your binders full of receipts and records and have gotten them all together and that you are prepared. we are prepared here. here's a live look from our roof cam hd, showing you some of the beauty of the bay. frances dinglasan will be along shortly with a full accuweather forecast. a split-second decision by a san jose teenager saved a boy from falling more than 300 feet. it happened at the yosemite. >> all of a sudden you hear the mom screaming like bloody murder, oh, my god, save my baby, save my baby!

after i hopped the fence i heard my parents screaming no, no, please no. don't do it, no. >> no, please god, no, no. it was so fast and he was just in just like that. >> alex smith and his family had just hiked to the falls it when a 9-year-old boy fell into the merced river. alex jumped over the railing and held on to a rock and snagged the boy as he was going by in the swift rapids and then alex's dad came to help. i reached him and he reached me and he lacked up like the craziest look in his eye like please help me. >> then i have not only my son but my husband out there, as well. so that was -- it just -- terrifying. this is the only photo the smiths have of alex and the boy he saved. the little boy, nine years old, had been telling alex thank you.

the new exploratorium opens in san francisco in just a few days. abc7 is the official tv partner of the exploratorium. we are excited about the new location. it's at pier 15 on the embarcadero. here's abc news reporter wayne freedman with a preview. >> put a tv news reporter in front of a mirror and watch what happens, especially if it's a convex mirror reflecting back in three dimensions. >> that is really weird. >> it also reflects sound? >> yes. the same place faces blow up optically, you can whisper into each other's head. so began our tour on pier 15 in san francisco. >> also on our tour we met michael brown irrigating a blackberry bush growing on a 330-year-old tree stump in the east wing. he likes the new place. >> a lot more space and an opportunity to try things on a larger scale. >> so you were cramped in the old place? >> i would say we outgrew that space maybe about ten years ago.

>> it has three times the space than at the palace of fine arts. new exhibits, mixed with old, classics like the pendulum. once started in motion, no one has been able to stop it in 30 years. >> why won't it stop? >> because it has super bearings in there. friction-less bearings. so once you put any energy into it, it keeps going and going and going. >> the subtle attraction would be science, naturally, or maybe we should say natural science. the goal? to open people's eyes and minds without intimidating them. >> i hope people realize that science is everywhere. science is in our mind, it's in the world, it's in our own backyard. >> or in the exploratorium's case, now our front yard with a terrific view. natural beauty combined with natural law and a natural attraction even for reporters who forgot about deadlines. in san francisco at pier15, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> tonight at 6:30 we will show you even more when abc7 presents

more to explore. the making of the new exploratorium. anchor dan ashley is going to be hosting the half-hour special with an exclusive inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening day is wednesday, april 17th. >> well, frances dinglasan is here. i see her look at her last-minute details there, preparing that accuweather forecast. >> that's right. we are going to gear up for windy conditions. i looked at some of the windiest witnesses over the last 24 at sfo and burlingame. we had 40, 50 mile-an-hour winds yesterday. it will be breezy again today with clear skies and sunshine. i'll have all the details coming up. >> thank you, frances. also coming up, san francisco gets readily to hold the city's second sunday streets of the year. we will tell you where you

>> new this morning a special benefit concert called sing fourth america take place tonight at san francisco's palace of fine arts. it is to singers what a marathon is to runners. it's a chance to raise money doing what they love. last year's inaugural benefit concert raised more than $100,000, benefiting some 40 organizations. with the help of sponsors, 100% of the funds raised tonight will go to various arts groups suffering from budget cuts. the concert starts at 7:00, and if you would like more information, you can check our website, abc7news.com under "see it on tv."

the second sunday streets event of the season takes place today in san francisco's mission district. the free event starts at 11:00 this morning along valencia street to 24th. and from 24th street on valencia to hampshire. streets will be closed to traffic so families and merchants can play and conduct business in a fun and safe environment. the food, music and family events go on until 4:00 this afternoon. >> they are out there performing. hope they can hang on. the wind is going to be blowing. >> the wind will be blowing and that makes things feel really cool. so there are microclimates even in the sunday streets parade. clear skies over the bay area. we've had some really cool temperatures this morning. a beautiful shot for you from the east bay looking out toward the bay area. it's nothing but blue out there. but the winds are going to pick up and i'll tell you a little bit about that in the middle of

my report. san francisco currently 51 degrees. oakland 56. san jose, 52 and still only 48 degrees in santa cruz. another beautiful shot for you from mt. tam. looking south towards san francisco. you see the tree tops blowing. in the last 24 hours one of the mountain tops near verness reported winds of 54 miles an hour. that gives you an idea what to expect today. napa reporting 52 and livermore 51 degrees. so definitely a cooler started to. you will notice that's going to be the trend that's going to stick around through tomorrow. here's some of the current winds report right now, as well. gusts, 26 miles an hour in half moon bay. sfo airport, windy conditions as well later on this afternoon. there are some flight arrival delays of over two hours but that's mainly due to traffic management. cooler and breezy today. a chance of rain.

more like sprinkles late tonight and tomorrow morning. cold and blustery tomorrow. temperatures will be well below normal. if you are headed to the coliseum for the a's game, grab a jacket. it will be pretty sunny and some breezes might cool you down a bit. temperatures in the low 60s for the most part throughout the game. here's a look at the pacific satellite image. this is what is causing the change in the weather. we have high pressure, low pressure. the cool air sliding south, bringing us colder temperatures. as we see a pressure gradient increase over the land and sea," we start to see the winds increase, as well. so this afternoon we could see 30 mile-an-hour winds easily along the coast, even 20 miles per hour winds in other parts of the bay area. windy condition will stay with us even into some of the overnight hours. it will relax a bit, coming down to 20 miles an hour. but tomorrow look for gusty conditions with gusts possible up to 50 miles an hour,

especially offshore. sunday night we see a little bit of some sprinkles moving in, possibly into the north bay, maybe making it into the south bay, ask san jose clearing out by tomorrow morning. temperatures today will be very comfortable, but a few degrees cooler compared to yesterday. you will find some 60s and 70s around the bay area. 67 in san jose. 60 in san francisco. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. so we've got the breezy and cool condition today. temperatures come down even more tomorrow with really windy conditions. then we start to ramp back up, warm up tuesday, wednesday, thursday. then into 80s friday, saturday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7hd on twitter for the very latest bay area weather conditions, rain or shine, plus get video forecasts, spare the air alerts, power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. >> good deal, frances. thank you. up next, a season threatened. a break in for a little league.

who is stepping up to the plate

a san francisco restaurant is stepping up to replace what thieves have stolen from richmond little league players.

someone broke into the league's storage room this weekend and made off with about $1,500.00 worth of baseball equipment and other supplies. that includes umpire gear and the snack food the league would have sold to raise money. they worried two-thirds of this season's games would have to be cancelled. but the management at lefty o'doul's saw the story last night and decided to help the little leaguers. thanks, lefty o'doul for coming to the rescue. they are always doing things like that. let's get a check with the accuweather forecast. here's frances. >> all right. the weather word of the day breezy. 60s around the bay area. look for the cool down to continue tomorrow with more winds, as well. monday the cool air mass moves toward the bay area. then sunny conditions all week. we climb into the 80s and then we will be warmer than average by the end of next weekend. >> all right. sounds good.

thanks for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with frances dinglasan, sitting in for lisa argen. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. we have another one of these short shows. we are off early this morning because of the nba sunday showcase. up next, the chicago bulls in miami to play the heat here on abc7. have a great day, everyone!

there's carlos boozer, playing with lebron in cleveland, instead he jumped to utah for a few extra bumps. what was he thinking, jalen? >> bulls/heat coming up at the

top of the hour. >> announcer: welcome to "kia nba countdown." >> welcome to "kia nba countdown." here are your hosts, jalen rose, michael wilbon, bill simmons and magic johnson, my home boy. >> home boy? >> wow. >> big-time now, getting introduced by will i am. >> that's right. >> welcome to the last sunday of the regular season in the nba. we will get to the fourth and final game between the bulls and heat coming up at the top of the hour. but, of course, you know we're going to begin with kobe bryant. who had surgery yesterday to repair that torn achilles.

over a seven-game stretch, including friday night, kobe tried to personally back guarantee he made the lakers to the recent playoffs. he averaged 46 minutes a game trying to keep the lakers ahead of utah for the final playoff spot in the west. that crusade ended when he made a routine end, but this time heard a pop at the bottom of his left ankle. we've got unanimity that kobe will play again. but, given the seriousness of this injury, one that defeats lot of great athletes. how reasonable is it to think that kobe bryant can be anything close to the great player we saw as recently as this week? >> michael, you have to remember, 22 years ago, i announced hiv. i had to retire. but i really didn't want to. i came back to go out my way. kobe bryant, jalen, it will come back from this injury because he wants to go out his way. >> if anybody can, i