a15 people, including seven children taken to the hospital following this crash on san francisco's busy market street between a street car and a muni bus there are a lot of questions on why that street car failed to stop. good afternoon, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> we're live in san francisco with the very latest for us. >> i'm here at the summer camp. parents come to pick up their kids today, i'm sure they're

going get quite the story when asking what did you do today? it's a field trip they'll never forget. 31 children in san francisco bay view neighborhood were on their way to the cable car museum. two other modes of transportation collided one of the s line street cars said to be traveling 10 miles per hour rear ended a muni bus as it's pulling up to a stop at 7th and market. >> i saw a little girl really traumatized and seeming -- she was crying for mom and dad. she reminds me of my little 4-year-old granddaughter. i was shaken. >> officials say none of the childrens were seriously hurt. >> one of the little girls said to me well with a field trip, now i'm going to take a

trip to the hospital so makes me feel better. >> the vintage street cars are from all over the world this, one dating back to 1940s is from dallas just began operating in san francisco this year. >> including checking brakes, making sure they're in good working order. we'll take a look at that in the investigation. >> both muni vehicles have cameras. once the scene was cleared, kids hoched on another bus. >> are you okay? >> head fwook their kad my at calvary hills community church. >> everybody seems to be at ease now things are not as bad as it could have been. we're grateful for that. >> both of the drivers were injured in this crash and taken off of driving duties while the investigation unfolds. live in san francisco as bay

view neighborhood abc 7 news. >> carolyn, thank you. police searching for a man with a distinctive layer style who sexual assaulted a young boy in a public bathroom in the marina. >> any new leads in this case? >> we talked with a woman who thinks she saw a man matching the suspect's description here yesterday afternoon. the yellow tape is gone from the bathroom and playgrounds are open. the search for the man with the green and white hair continue autos i've never seen a guy with hair like that before. >> yarl didn't know about the sexual assault of a young boy in the bathroom but did see a man matching the suspect's description downtown on shaddock avenue. >> he was in the cross bauk with me. he had whitish, like dreaded hair. his hair was weaved with white and had a different color to

it. >> at about 1:30 tuesday a boy under 10 was sexual assaulted inside of this bathroom about 30 yards west of the adventure playground. he'd been playing moments earlier. police an african american man with white hair with green streaks. last night police were looking for a suspect. today, officers maintained the visible presence at the marina. >> it's sad for parents and for the kids. >> oakland's laura franco brought her young son and 10-year-old nephew today. >> i have my 10-year-old nephew here, it's sad to hear a 10-year-old knltd be safe here. you think it's safe. and you're not. >> this is very pretty location, families coming here a lot, especially this time of the year, police told us this afternoon this seems to be ice yol yaited incident.

and are something anyone with information to contact them at this phone number on our web site abc 7 news.com. >> laura, thank you. >> police have made an arrest for the fatal shooting of a bouncer outside of a bar last weekend. the 25-year-old was taken into custody in his home. the shooting happened at peacock lounge. shots were fired before someone shot and killed the bouncer in the parking lot. >> police looking for an armed man wearing a ski mask who rob aid 7 clrb 11 store just after midnight. one shows the robber as he entered the 7-11 store n a second photo you can see the robber pointing a pistol at the clerk. he was last seen running from the store. no one was hurt in this hold

up. >> giants fan brian stow is back in his parent's home today, his mom and dad say his condition is deteriorating because his insurance company stopped paying for rehab. he suffered severe brain damage during a fight at dodger stadium. he's been in and out of rehab since then. his mother and father say they're glad to have him back home, their son needs five days per week of physical therapy. >> construction of the new 49ers stadium will resume tomorrow morning at 7:00 following the death of a construction worker there. cal osha is investigating what went wrong. a 63-year-old, donald white died yesterday working in an elevator shaft, struck by a counter weight. >> authorities in colorado say they won't be surprised if a large fire destroys more than

100 homes, the wildfire broke out yesterday ripping through a wooded subdivision notices have gone out to 7300 residents. these are are live pictures right now. you can see skies covered with smorks you can see the terrain there. it's difficult to just get around. national guard troops were deployed to try to help police prevent looting in the area. >> severe weather warnings right now as well. >> yes. forecasters warning a gigantic line of thunderstorms is likely to threaten one in five americans. >> this line of storms can prompt an unusual weather event. >> first, a look at live doppler 7. calm, wild mild conditions here in the bay area. you can see on the radar image

here a long path of thunderstorms reaching from minneapolis to cleveland. this term refers to a cluster of powerful thunderstorms that form a massive system of straight line winds expanding hundreds of miles. that is what we see phone shallly developing here, we've got powerful storms beginning to hit chicago right now. part of a longer line of storms we have watch boxes in affect. past chicago moving eeftd ward, watch for severe thunderstorms then another tornado watch box in effect for parts of ohio, pennsylvania, west virginia. that is until midnight tonight. back to the bay area now, live view from our roof top camera here looking out over emback dareo. temperatures 64 degrees in san francisco.

76 in mountain view. 74 san jose. a cool 59 in half moon bay. looking at blue skies right now from our camera. temperatures into 80s, 8234 santa rosa. 81 napa. 66 union city. blue skies and a forecast goes this way. clear skies, mainly clear. we may see patchy clouds overnight and sunny, mild, mild to warm with highs reaching into mid to upper 80s, how long will this last? i'll have the forecast a little bit later. >> thank you, spencer. >> coming up you have questions and there are answers a tool to residents and visitors. >> plus, facebook takes a page from twitter's play book, then after 4:30 rpz. >> see this happy lad? his name is o'neal this, nice lady is the trainer danielle.

you won't believe, and we're going to show what they've survived on a san rafael street yesterday. >> michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact michael at facebook.com. and on twitter. >> taking a look at traffic in the south bay right now. easy go being at highway 17 here, cars heading towards us, making their way towards cupertino. nice to see. abc

a daring rescue above new york city. two window washers dangled for 90 minutes after the scaffold buck yeld beneath them. construction workers inside of the building were are using a lift in the same area that allows crews to reach these window washers. no one was hurt frkts say they train for just this type of rescue. >> that is frightening. oakland residents now have a new source of information launch oakland answers. it's a new web site that uses is based on honolulu answers. officials say users can ask a question about a particular topic and get easy to

understand answers. >> facebook adds a must future and text companies are banding together. >> tech companies are banding together owe so that the government has a direct line into their servers. the fbi asks for permission to disclose more details about the national security request it received. ibm started cutting jobs part of a restructuring plan. efforts are expected to cost $1 billion asked a.announced after the company missed earnings. everyone from rank and file staff to the dow posting a slide for the first time this year. bloomberg silicon valley also

sliding today, facebook hoping to hook users by bringing hash tags to the social networks. clickable links will let users see what is being said. in san francisco, larry, carolyn, back to you. >> thank you. >> bay area highs -- highways are getting late spring cleaning. this is the 10th anniversary of an abaitment program run every year by caltrans and patrol. crews are spending the day clearing litter left alongside our highways. caltrans picked up trash to cover 50 miles of roadway. >> we have a new smart phone app keeping you up to date. and we've got -- . >> take a look at this, it's easy to navigate.

and we can see we're looking at the report right now just about a minute behind. >> if you're into watching video on the phone, you get a circle of death if you go to the video section it's instant. it's so fast. >> so crisp and clear. >> it's sometimes -- . >> it's small. >> it's lightning quick and won't be waiting for something to load. >> in addition we have a section to fight quirky stories you want to sair. it's easy to down load just go to abc 7 news.com/apps for details if you have our current app you need to down load this one. >> yeah. again, web site abc 7 news.com/apps. spencer does one of his corny

jokes. they may put it up there as well. >> weather app too. >> so nice. >> just after spending time with you and you can see clear skies and mild conditions. such a lovely afternoon. here is a view looking towards the bay bridge. more patterns for the next two days, highs into upper 80s by friday. that will turn cooler this weekend. that is sweeping out of here.

high pressure building in bringing us warmer weather next two days. at 7:00 notice how clear it's going to be overnight. just low clouds giving way to sunny skies. breezy, pleasant another sunny mild day. overnight tonight lows will be into low to mid-60s. and then, tomorrow, into afternoon, glorious sunshine in the south bay. high temperatures into upper 70s. peninsula, highs mid-70s, 75 in palo alto. on the coast, breezy but pleasant. low 60s at pacifica and half moon bay. 69 to be exact. 63 will be the high. in the north bay low to mid-80s, 82 sonoma.

76 fremont. mid-80s, 86 in walnut creek. 85 inntwood. here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. two nice mild to warm days coming our way. a rather sharp cool down with high temperatures inland into upper 70s. no precipitation expected. we'll see clouds in the sky. breezy in spots. all the way through the forecast period. >> thank you. >> up next, today's former president hw bush's birthday. how he wants you to help celebrate the occasion. >> don't mess with grandma. why a burglar got more than he bargained for after trying to break into her home. >> yes. bullets. >> this is a look at traffic downtown. it's gridlock.

traffic going into lower deck of the bay bridge head together east bay has been like this for a few hours. it's just poor going into opposite direction towards 101 south. back with more in just a moment >> heads up drivers we're looking to make sure sweeter. you can be a winner in our $700 shell card give away. it's ease dwree enter. click the like button and fill out the form. if you're a fan you need to fill out the form on our fac

bob sagat swung by his old stomping grounds on friday. there, you can see him potsing in front of the original house. he tweeted thought picture saying in san francisco, couldn't resist. >> former president bush celebrating his 89th birthday. >> the elder bush loves to wear brightly colored socks wore a pair with the superman logo today. the people who run the foundation want to wear bright socks today and then post them on facebook and twitter.

>> i'm wondering if this is a promotion to the movie. >> wishes are pouring in. steven hadly, there are former members of the bush administration they're wearing their socks today. >> and take a look at nancy pelosi. a nice complement to that blue suit. >> that work autos yes. that goes. >> it does. noticing a similarity with the jacket. >> stop right there. >>. no. no. looks good. >> looks great. >> a new rated 5:00 comedy starring today. >> we've got 12 bottles of water, bottles of nutella and

a milky way. >> they try to survive the end of the world. >> i think it's for everyone. everyone. animals? i think animals will love this film. >> this summer the new steve jobs movie hits theaters. jobs will answer august 16th. former beatle ringo star being honored in los angeles. it's called ringo peace and love. giving an inside look at artifacts from his life and career. >> an incredible thing is that i found so much stuff i didn't know i had. what we found was incredible. >> that included letters,

photos and documents. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 distracted driving. startling statistics that may stop you from talking in the car. a mother and baby in the path of a car. infant is trapped. >> and later the video going viral. the dog that is

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and we're continuing to monitor the situation in colorado near colorado springs. this is a live overhead view of the area where they're saying as many as 100 homes will go up in flames here. a lot of these are luxury properties and terrain making it doifl fight the fires. there is no word on how long this may go on. you can see it's heavily tree lined area. >> it's devastating here in this area. they're having a difficult time gaining control on this. >> aside from drops from above you don't see a lot of firefighters on the ground.

that rain is making it difficult to get to these locations and you can see this is another one of the properties and these are all luxuriest yaifts. >> you can continue to follow along on twitter. we'll update you there. >> hands free use of cell phones while driving is legally okay but accord tg a stud gee more dangerous than holding your phone while driving. >> this is interest. this is research by triple a. more on this landmark study. heather? >> the study focused in on green performance, how well the brain handles multi tasking while driving. it turns out not so well. >> distracted driving is dangerous. but a study is redefining distracted driving.

the research showed surprising results. the drivers are at least two times more distracted than those that don't and speech to text systems are arev worse. car companies have been aiming at younger buyers marketing hands free systems for controlling everything from music to answering e mails. but triple a says it's study shows the speech to text technology should be restricted and asking the automotive industries to limit voice-activated technologies to activities such as windshield wipers or air conditioning. >> it's speech to text technology should only be used for drivers when the vehicle is stopped. >> driving should be the main focus, concentrating on speed, other drivers, your brake pedal and steering wheel. >> the chp says distracted driving is now the number one

killer of teenagers aconsiders the u.s.. that replaced drunk driving as the number one killer of teens. live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> heather, thank you. the districter of the national security agency said the surveillance conducted by the government has prevenlted a dozen terrorist attacks on americans and its allies. eric snowden admitted to leaking this classified information and said he wants to know how a low level employee like snowden had access to the sensitive materials. >> cia deputy director michael morel retired today, managing resignation of former agency director david petraeus following revelation of his extramarital affair and then had to defend the agency's performance over the terrorist attacks in libya. morel agreed to remove a reverence to mill nants a controversial memo of

talking points on that libyan yin attack. >> the men accused of holding three women captainist for nearly a decade pleaded not guilty today. aerial castro entered with his thaed down. the 52-year-old charged with hundreds of felony counts including rape, and kidnapping. the women nound his home last month, with a 6-year-old girl he'd fathers. the 6-year-old and women are now safe. authorities say it was berry who called for help. fema refusing to provide money to help rebuild a small town where a deadly plant explosion leveled numerous homes and a school and killed 15 people in april. fema says it made an explosion not of the severity and magnitude that warrants a major disaster declaration. including 40 million to

rebuild and destroy the school. >> a sad swailgs in new york city could have within worse. if not for the a town car jumped the swauk and plowed into them. pinning the stroller. the mother got to her feet pulling the child to safety. both of them suffered only minor injuries but the 68-year-old driver suffer aid fatal heart attack and lost consciousness just moments before that car jumped the curve. >> a would be burglar got a lot more than he bargained for when he allegedly tried to break into the home of an elderly couple in anaheim. a 72-year-old grabbed her 357 image number after her rottweiler sounded the alarm someone was trying to break into the car. they heard someone trying to open the front door that is locked then a noise came from the door in back, unlocked.

>> if he opens the door i decided i have to stop him. >> the shot missed the intruder but he got the message. cooper says this man brandon perez begged for his life and ran way. deputies captured him. authorities say cooper had every right to use her registered firearm to protect herself, still, she's hoping she'll never have to do that again. i'm sure he's hoping he never has to deal with -- . >> stay ourt of people's houses. >> rights. >> the simple thing you can do to help lower your risk of diabetes. >> a killer catch in alaska. what happens to a group of fishermen trying to fleel a halibut. next. >> a trap on the tarmac passengers trying to make best out of a terrible situation. their nightmare flight.

>> today 7 on your side is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. so you can contact me right now facebook.com/abc 7 and on twitter at m finney. i'll answer questions here live a little bit later. >>. >> this is 680 on a sun-splashed afternoon. traffic looking just good good g.as weather right now. stay with us. more still to come.

we're monitoring the wildfire in colorado springs right now. this is one of the homes going in flames. there are major evacuations underway and the u.s. forest service is mobilizing two cargo planes to help fight this fire. you can see the air attack here. there have been thousands of residents evacuated in the area as well as a thousand from a prison. >> i heard one homeowner. he was talking about how he spent his life trying to build a property with all of your memories then, one day, everything is just gone. right before your eyes and there is nothing you can do about it. >> yes this, is difficult. they're dependent on air

attacks on this. we're continuing to follow this for you on twitter. >> moving on, a killer whale gives a fisherman a shock oof the coast of alaska realing in a hallly butte what does the halibut think in this deal? >> oh, my god. >> instead of pulling ate way, the fisherman left it in the water so they can get a look. and they did. >> that is as close as i want to get a look at the orca. >> yes. yes. >> we've got our photo thank you. >> passengers waited with no water, no snacks, no air conditioning. >> there is one thing they can do, sing an r kelly song.

they're in good spirits here on the flight. so awful, passengers were fainting from the heat. others vomiting. >> officials blamed a medical emergency for the first delay, passengers were put on a second plane then that developed mechanical issues. i have owe-to-say they're just -- disposition is a lot better than mine would be. >> i'm assuming singing happened early on. >> yes. first five minutes, perhaps. >> here is a look showing clear skies around the bay area, national weather outlook is sort of a mixed bag. showery, and cool. highs into 60s, showery and hot in washington, d.c. and atlanta. warm in the west and southwest. highs in 95 in denver. no surprise with highs only

into 60s, tomorrow, warm from top to bottom. only cool spot eureka with a high of 58 warming trend gets going. inland highs mainly into mid-80s. we'll see upper 70s around the bay. and how about baseball weather tomorrow in oakland? game time 12:45 tomorrow afternoon. temperatures started the game and later into the game into mid-70s which is ideal weather. >> i should know. >> that is right. >> yes. >> thank you, spencer. >> coming up the new developments today in the 10-year-old girl's fight to get life saving surgery. >> benches cleared and events

that led to the nasty brawl between dodgers and diamond backs. >> what can you do to make sure packages are not delivered on your door step when you go on vacation?

the family of the 10-year-old pennsylvania girl in need of a lung transplant got the call they've been waiting for. her case led to a temporary change of organ transplant rules allow herg to receive a set after dult lungs. -- of adult lungs. >> it's the call the 10-year-old's family had been spending sleepless nights waiting to get get. the little girl slipping away as she waited for a new pair of lungs is getting the life-saving surgery her parents have fought hard for. >> right now i feel like we have a chance. we have hope. we've got the best surgeon in the country. and they're operating on my baby. i just feel like this is a new beginning for sarah. >> hope after the dire pleas she made last week.

>> in a month sarah is not going to be alive. >> she and several others officialing surging the health and human services secretary to intervene requesting a change to the rule that puts sarah at the bottom of the adult transplant list because she didn't meet the minimum age requirement of 12 1/2. >> i urge thu week to allow that transplant to move forward. it takes your signature. >> she denies the request. >> there are 40 very seriously ill pennsylvaniains over the age of 12 also waiting for a lung transplant. >> a judge did step in. issuing a temporary order that allowed sarah and an 11-year-old boy in the hospital to be moved up on the adult transplant list. it's a decision sarah's family say may swrel saved her life. the donor was an adult. marcy gonzales abc news, new york. >> turns out taking a walk

after meals could help prevent diabetes. researchers found that an easy 15 minute walk after each meal reduced blood sugar levels. the studies found three 15 minute walks were just as effective as one 45 minute walk. blood sugar rises after meals sochl perts say resting is one of the worst things you can do if you're at risk of type two diabetes. >> actions of one pitcher will cost giants manager today. he was suspended for his actions. the giants lost. bocci going to serve that suspension tonight. but giants gave up nothing that turned into complete mayhem. last night's trouble started when arizona luke kennedy hit

the exciting rookie that pitch skimmed his nose. and there is a brawl that erupts here. fines are going to follow. the parties include former a's star mark mcgwire in the middle of this. dodgers went on to win the game. two teams will face each other again tonight. there is mcgwire right there. everybody knows when you hit up, up close to the head you know, first pitch got away. then became retaliation. >> no. awful. >> well... >> yae. i guess that is it.

michael finney is here. i know those -- . >> i know. >> come on. >> cheryl asks this. do you have any rights if you buy a used car that ends up being a lemon? >> you do. if it is 18,000 miles it's still include ntd california lemon law. they have to fix anything that is safety related immediately or can be considered a lemon. they get a -- going three times, the courts agree they cannot fix the problem. and they have to pay you back. >> bottom line is 18 months. you can do it.

>> right. >> yes. >> anna wants to know i'm going on vacation. i'm concern about packages on the door step. >> you can stop packagesdependie coming from. it's free and costs you nudging if you want, ups to hold pack yajz you have to go online, sign up, become a registered customer then paying $5 per package now fed yechl is coming you have to have a route are number you say stop that routing. >> i can only pay a small amount on my medical bill and looking for a job. they want to check credit. does the biller put a ding on my credit sflort. >> they can. they don't have to. a lot of medical organizations by the way don't report to agencies so you may not have a

problem until it goes into collection. best thing to do is call up the people you owe money to, say look i'm unemployed and will start paying so much per month if you don't put this on my credit report. a lot of times they'll agree. >> thank you. >> coming up how a dog saved two people as they rocked down this street. you'll hear from them next. >> and one pet tries to help its owner are through a flood. >> a military wife's plea to the president. may have paid off. tonight late breaking detail that's could spare this mother and baby. a fair about to

take a look at this you can see a loyal pup pushing

its owner down this flooded street. the dog appears to be having fun. his tail seems to be wagging and people who took this video from a car, you can hear them laughing as they drive by. >> man's best friend came through when a guide dog in training proved he is more than ready. it happened yesterday in san rafael. the yellow lab helped prevent a tragedy. abc 7 news has this inkretdible story. >> in san rafael, everyone knows this site. people, trainers and guide dogs for the blind walking and teaching in this case. a young dog named o'neal. >> working on just having the straight line to the curb. >> it's a routine but monday in san rafael it nearly became a disaster. >> i'm thinking what is that

found? >> richard bolts owns the building on the corner that. is danielle, todd, and o'neal. barely escaping a car barreling down the sidewalk and high speed in reverse. this would have been a tragic story rather than almost tragic one. >> i think the dog looked and i don't know what the dog would have done if i didn't grab danielle that. something they'll never know. >> the driver was a 93-year-old woman. it remains unclear how they lost control. the car broke a window and somehow squeezed through the street. >> no. it didn't. >> hardly. the organization breeds puppies then trained them giving 300 dogs a year to needy blind people. >> we had just done that.

that same route. >> there is a subtle twist of what happened. it's only a 10-week training. after that, the dog goes into the real world. this happened in week 8 meaning after all they went through in two weeks, they must say goodbye. >> he from day one was special. >> now, not just a guide dog but a life saving one, too. >> a true super hero. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> summer camp field trip turned into a trip to the hospital for kids on board a street car. >> a plea to the president wins her a sudden reprieve. >> i'm abc 7 news sandhya

patel live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, temperatures up today. how much warmer goitsing to get whark changes are coming up for the weekend coming up. >> i cannot imagine leaving my home, or my husband, and leaving christopher alone. >> a northern california nurse's plea to spare her deportation paid off. good evening, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> i'm cheryl jennings. an army veteran's fight to keep his wife and child from being deported just won them areprieve. the man and family were at the center of a protest in front of san francisco immigration office. nlt newsroom with the family's plea. >> the family fight brought police to the apartment last month. police arrested his wife, carla, then, because she

was in the country illegally held her eight days waiting for immigration to question her. >> it was the first time i was separated from my son. >> outside of the immigration office carla recounted her eight days in jail. >> an officer yelled at me inches from my face. i was terrify ootd wife and mother of a 9-month-old boy says immigration officers coerced her into agreeing to returning to the philippine autos they told me if i signed i would be back in a few months and said if i asked to see a judge i would be deported anyway. and be barred from returning. >> the family attorney says immigration officers lied. >> when they told her to sint order they knew they were married and knew she was ebl el zwroibl apply for a green card. it did not make a difference. >> the army reservist played down the fight that brought he's to the floor. >> everyone has disagreements