pick that up and position it back on the tracks. >> reporter: the cleanup was nearly complete less than 24 hours after the east train ran off the tracks due to a mudslide. >> people that were out on the tracks at the time, some people were in the cars. >> reporter: justin duffy was among the first to arrive last night after the five-car train derailed and the front car plunged into the creek. >> i need an additional three ambulances. >> reporter: first priority was getting to the passengers trapped inside the car submerged in water. >> the car was on its side. there's two levels, it's on a hillside, very slippery in there. >> obviously, we don't train for these type of things in law enforcement necessarily. so a chaotic scene when we got here. >> it was dark and cold. a lot of water here flowing.

>> reporter: and all that's left here now is the crane that lifted that car just out of the way just a few minutes ago, that car rolled off the track. union pacific does twice weekly inspections of the track, more so during a storm if necessary. they inspected the track last weekend. another train rolled through here just an hour before this derailment. but the investigation continues into exactly how this might be prevented in the future. in the meantime, it's just now starting to rain. no word yet from ace on when they will resume operations here. laura anthony, "abc7 news." first responders call it a near miracle that no one was killed but four people were seriously injured. some of the survivors even have pictures and video of what was going on. vic lee continues our live team coverage from fremont.

>> reporter: as you can senie niles canyon road is still closed off to most traffic. nine people were injured, four seriously, and two are still hospitalized. "abc7 news" last night and today spoke to a number of the passengers. they all used words like terrifying and frightening to describe what they saw. tonight, we profile two of them. >> by the time we got to fremont, everything was fine. >> reporter: john wong took the plane home. >> yeah, i was reading a book. that's what i usually do in the train. >> and then all of a sudden, boom, boom. two loud jerks. >> i saw tree branches hitting the window. and i think the window cracked. >> reporter: he was in the third car of the five-car train.

terrified passengers managed to open the doors. >> basically, there was mud beside the door. >> reality starts to sink in. it was just amazing, the scene was ridiculous. lights everywhere. >> reporter: wong tweeted live updates all night. when mocipher got out, he couldn't believe what he saw. the first two cars were derailed. >> i could see people coming off the window, emergency window, and i heard something like, help, help, and people were rushing to help them. >> it reminded me of the movie "the fugitive" with harrison ford. >> it was a terrifying moment. we are lucky that we were not in that cabin. so we were just praying at that time that the people were safe. >> reporter: incredibly no one

died. nine were injured. vic lee, "abc7 news." >> and our coverage of the derailment continues on "abc7 news" at 5:00 and 6:00. follow the story all day on line and get updates by following us on twitter. it's starting to sprinkle with another round of showers on the way. let's get the latest on the forecast from meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7 hd. >> right now, yes, it is wet out here. the ground is wet, roadways. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we'll take a look at where we are tracking some light showers, from san francisco we take you into street level radar. brisbane area, as we head towards the east bay, castro valley, hayward, it is wet. storm impact scale, this one is light up to wednesday morning. expect the rain to continue

tonight at 9:00 in the north bay. your morning commute includes scattered showers, as you notice. the showers start to wind down as we head towards 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we do have some heavier rain in the forecast. we'll take a look at the timeline coming up. ama, kristen? >> thank you, sandhya. speaking of time, you may notice the countdown clock on your screen. >> it's a live countdown to the moment of a total solar eclipse that we will bring you live. as you can see, it's 32 minutes away. >> that's right. scientists from the exploratorium went on quite a journey to get us the best view. they trekked all the way out there in a boat ride to micronesia. that is the very best viewing spot for this eclipse. >> that is a total of more than 7100 miles. so quite the trek for them.

>> we'll take you to the exploratorium. drew is out there right now. we're seeing clouds right, drew? >> this is live television. >> reporter: a little bit, but that description of the travel of the exploratorium team sounds exhausting. take a look at the forecast for mi micronesia. there's tons of breaks in the clouds, so the viewing should be perfect. to see the total solar eclipse. that team traveled thousands of miles and for a reason. that's the perfect spot to see the solar eclipse. this is ken fin. thank you for talking with us today. this is fantastic. we're watching your team right now. one of the things that everybody wanted to know, they all said my

mother told me to never look straight at the sun. is that an old wive's tale? >> your mom was right. >> reporter: don't tell her that. >> if you look at the sun, you can damage your eyes. the lens focuses that light from the sun into a tiny point. that tiny point is concentrated so bright that it will damage and kill the cells on your retina. you don't want that to happen. >> reporter: your team has their sun glasses on waiting. where are we right now? >> it's looking at 50%. we have a ways to go. right now they're seeing some darkness in the area. looking like it might be getting towards dusk. that's the feeling when you have that kind of coverage. >> reporter: we are excited. ken, thank you so much. we're so close to seeing the total solar eclipse.

guys? >> thanks, drew. and yeah, you can see from that countdown clock, about 30 minutes. we'll bring it to you live as toe at happens, which means "world news tonight" will air at 6:30 p.m. today. also making news, six uc santa cruz student also appear in court to answer for drug charges. more than a dozen heavily armed officers raided the homes friday. >> one had like a big riot shield. several were carrying assault rifles, and yeah, they just busted in and yelled a bunch of times they had a warrant and needed all to come out. >> authorities confiscated more than four pounds of ecstasy tablets worth $100,000.

new details now on a deadly shooting involving a san jose officer. it happened yesterday in the fair grounds neighborhood on south 3rd and martha street. katie is live in san jose where she spoke with people who witnessed that shooting. katie? >> reporter: before the shooting those neighbors witnessed a double stabbing. the male victim is still in critical condition. the female victim was released from the hospital this morning. while police do not have body camera footage of the incident, the neighbors were there for it all. james and victor, trying to help their neighbors, who were entangled in a domestic violence fight. >> he got stabbed in the face and the neck. and a lot of blood was coming out. >> reporter: a male victim stumbled into the street around 6:15 last night. >> he was coming back to stab the guy some more and they both

spun around and fell to the ground. >> reporter: then the man who police say is an estranged husband, began stabbing the female victim, as well. >> i told him he needs to stop. >> he arrived on scene within seven seconds of the call coming out. the next arriving officer did not arrive until about thee minutes later. >> reporter: he says a young girl came out of the house in the line of fire behind the suspect. >> the cop was good, he didn't pull the trigger right away. the girl came around and then the cop repeatedly asked him to stop. >> when he was shot, he was going towards the area of the house. >> first it was three in a row. the guy turned back and looked at them, then kept walking, having been hit three times. >> reporter: the man died on scene. in san jose, "abc7 news."

a school that opened to serve chinese immigrants in san francisco is closing its doors. and a green light for the california high speed rail project. and the 7 on your side tax hotline is open for business. give us

one of the oldest catholic schools in the bay area will suspend its elementary school operations in june. lack of enrollment and money is driving the decision. melanie woodrow has more on what this means for community. melanie? >> reporter: parents are saying this is a big loss, especially

because the school is bilingual. administrators are calling it a suspension, not a closure, suggesting one day it could reopen. since 1921, the school has offered a bilingual education. >> it's saddening that there's not going to be this staple that has been in the chinese community for years. >> reporter: his 5-year-old daughter charlotte is in preschool. >> our plan was to keep her till eighth grade. >> reporter: the catholic k-8 school will suspend operations in june. the decision comes down to lack of finances and low enrollment. >> i feel for those parents and those kids that are 6th, 7th grade. >> reporter: the preschool will continue operating. in a few years, the parish will reconsider reopening the school if there's sufficient demand. >> a big loss.

>> reporter: florence chen was on st. mary's drum and bell corps for 75 years from 1940 to 2010. the school recently presented her with this piece of her old uniform. >> people try to help them out by donating and they still are closing. >> how much have we reached out to the community with all these tech companies. >> reporter: it's a concern he says he'll share tonight at a public meeting. the department of catholic schools plans to help parents find alternatives. a judge has removed a major hurdle to the california high speed rail today. the $64 billion plan does not violate promises made to voters who approved it. one of the biggesti ishbiggest finding enough security to cope riders safe.

>> they have to come up with a way to provide security for 800 miles of open track. that means that all down along huh the valley or wherever it may be, somehow they've got to figure out some way to protect this. >> a 250-mile segment from san jose to the bakersfield area is set to begin operating by 2025. the always popular 7 on your side tax hotline is up and running. >> michael finney is standing by to answer your questions over the fun and on facebook. >> if you're into social media, get ahold of us by #askfinney. right now we're in the social media room with the big screen area. of course, you can give us a call at 415-954-7621. right here bart and laura. laura, you're with the california society of cpas. what was it that you wanted to talk about? >> amended 1099s.

right now about this time, brokers get corrected information on investments you may have. and they issue an amended 1099. a lot of people issued a return with the first one. so if you get an amended one, you may want to talk to your tax preparer. >> what a mess, huh? >> it is, yeah. and it happens right about this week is when people start watching your mail to see if you get an amended 1099. >> so important that you talk to your tax professional. >> see what changed and see what the consequences are. >> very good. thank you. i know you're with united way. earn it, keep it, save it. >> that's correct. >> what does united way do with taxes? >> united way is interested in getting low and middle income individuals and families to file their tax returns and claim the

earned income credit, because it's a very generous credit allowed by the irs or by the congress actually. and it allows people to get extra money credit for earned income that they've had and it gives them a credit to help them pay their bills. >> it's like 30% that could get it don't, isn't that the number around there? >> unfortunately, it's a wonderful benefit that not everybody gets. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. we'll be here until 8:00 tonight, so #askfinney or 415-954-7621. reporting live from our social media room, i'm michael finney. >> thank you so much, michael. still getting more gray out there and getting some sprinkles. >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with the accuweather forecast. >> outside here, people have their umbrellas out for their hoods on for good reason.

check out live doppler 7 hd. i am tracking some showers right now. as i take you in closer here, let's start in the south bay. seeing light returns from kendall to saratoga, cupertino. redwood city, san mateo, pacifica, into the east bay. hayward, union city, heading out towards the san ramone valley. getting chilly. weak system between tonight and wednesday morning. this storm is a two-day event. this is a two, a moderate strength storm, the heavy rain will bring flooding concerns, the heaviest in the north bay. wednesday night, 11:00 p.m.,

we'll have the cloud cover, the rain moves in during the morning commute. thursday, 5:00 a.m., you'll notice pockets of moderate rain. it will be heavier at times, heading into the east bay, as we head towards the evening hours. notice the south bay doesn't get much. this system stalls out, which is why it will dump pretty good rain, pushing towards the south bay. 6:00 a.m. friday, we're looking at wet roadways. 8:00 a.m., slow going, indicating some heavier rainfall. 10:00 a.m., looking at widespread rain. that continues the three-day totals will look like this. the heaviest amounts will be up in the north bay. three to four inches is expected. very little compared to the north bay and the south bay. san jose, about a half inch. the concern is the russian river. it is expected to peak at flood

stage saturday morning. so that could lead to the rapid rises on the rivers there, so keep that in mind. listen to officials there. temperatures for tomorrow morning, upper forts to low 50s. make sure you have the rain gear tomorrow afternoon. most areas in the 60s. 70 in san jose. 57 at lake port. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. one on our storm impact scale for tomorrow's system, which is tonight through tomorrow. two for thursday and friday. flooding concerns with mudslides and trees could topple. saturday and sunday, we have one. it will be breezy, rain begins in the north bay. and then showers for your monday. don't forget, set your clocks forward one hour sunday morning. we spring forward. kristen, ama? >> thank you, sandhya.

coming up, an icy rescue. it's all captured on camera. and check it out. oh, man, that is stunning. a live like from micronesia, as we count down to the total solar eclipse. see it here on "abc7 news" live as it happens. and new at 6:00, the rescue all from the welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need.

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it's another pivotal tuesday in the race for the white house. republican voters will decide on a presidential nominee in mississippi, idaho, hawaii and michigan. democrats face contests just in michigan and mississippi. polls are now closed in mississippi and abc news projects hillary clinton will carry that state on the democratic side. it's too close to call between donald trump and ted cruz on the gop side. all eyes are on delegate-rich

michigan where voting is still under way. if clinton carries that state, it could signal that she wins another large delegate rich state, as well. on the republican side, trump is favored to carry most of tonight's contests. a dog gone good ending to a day's long end and difficult rescue. this black lab had been stuck on a frozen lake in utah for days. rescuers tried to catch him, but he would just run away. finally he was snagged by the collar and pulled to safety. >> happy ending. a social media site wants to help ease your bay area commute. the local traffic trouble spots that facebook is focusing on and the possible solutions. and a telescope in micronesia is ready to capture a total solar eclipse. it's about to happen. we'll bring it to you live when it does. of course, that means that "world news tonight" with air at 6:30. keep it here, because we have

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opportunity to do science. >> our nasa scientists are hoping to seize this opportunity for their research. and that eclipse is happening right now over the pacific. this is a live picture from micronesia. almost at the point of totalito. >> and michael finney has your tax help.

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good evening and welcome back. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm kristen sze. welcome to this special edition of "abc7 news" at 5:30. we are monitoring a total solar eclipse. >> stay with us, because we're bringing it to you live right here and right now. >> this is a look from a telescope stationed in micronesia, near indonesia. >> you can see that we are getting very close to the moon taking a complete bite out of the sun, covering it completely. we are now just less than seven

minutes away. >> we'll bring it to you live as it happens. that means that "world news tonight" will air at 6:30. >> meteorologist drew tuma is live at the exploratorium in san francisco. the excitement is growing. >> it is. i'm talking a little quieter, because i want to show you all the folks that are waiting here at the exploratorium to watch this event, easily over 100 folks have gathered here to see this event that can only be seen on a live stream, because it's happening in totality in micronesia. we've been talking about the cloud cover there, but there should be enough break in the cloud cover in the next 10 to 15 minutes that the team from the exploratorium will see that solar eclipse in totality. i want to bring in ken fin. what are the folks going to see? >> it's going to be really

exciting. as the sun gets blocked out, it will get so dark that they can see stars in the daytime. when it moves off the disk, they'll hear the birds start to sing as though it's dawn again. >> reporter: ken, thank you so much. we're just minutes away from seeing the moon cover the sun. we'll bring it to you live here on abc 7. >> thank you, drew. and the exploratorium has invited the public to watch that broadcast from micronesia for free. wayne freedman will be watching it with staff scientists. >> reporter: it's a fairly modern twist. what we might have seen once-in-a-lifetime know going up to a worldwide view. this gathered crowd of exploratorium, staring at a feed

of the solar eclipse on the atoll in micronesia. a feat of engineering the ancients would have lever imagined. >> really complicated. every part of the path you could have a potential fail. >> reporter: to witness a solar eclipse firsthand they say is a life changing experience. david langston did. >> watching a total solar eclipse, and i saw one in mongolia in 2008, it takes one of the local constants and turns it off. that's really dramatic. >> reporter: what it is like to experience it? >> you shiver all over. it's remarkable. >> reporter: we have a whole lot of people here in exploratorium shivering. there is a live view from micronesia. we're almost in totality now. ron, you've been lecturing here

for an hour. what can we learn about a solar eclipse? >> well, right now we look at solar eclipses mostly for entertainment purposes, but it's something you can't experience very often. >> reporter: we're not talking science, this is something completely different. >> we're not talking science anymore. almost the last science that was done was in 1919 when einstein's theory was proven from a total solar eclipse in africa. >> reporter: everyone talks about a total solar eclipse, it may be rare, but we get two of them a year roughly around the world? >> there are two solar eclipse during the year. you can get up to more than three solar eclipses, but they're not all necessarily total solar eclipses. the shadow sometimes passes above or beowe the earth, so we

can sometimes see a partial but not a total. >> reporter: what makes it rare is it being in one spot. is there a guideline for how often -- [ inaudible ] >> we're going to -- in san francisco, it will come close to san francisco in 2045. i will be in my 90s. next year, though, a total solar eclipse goes all the way across the u.s. and you'll able to drive to oregon and see it. >> reporter: how many crews do you have? >> we'll have two crews, one watching it in oregon and one in wyoming. so we'll be able to see two solar eclipses. we're getting close to the total solar eclipse now, so i can hear yelling coming from the island.

>> reporter: you have 15 people on the island, 4,000 pounds of gear, 63-hour trip, they're living on a boat? >> they live on a boat at night and come to the island in the morning and uncover the telescopes. >> reporter: what is it like to be on the ground at this moment as the sun is about to just disappear? even though you know what's going on, it's kind of scary. you get a gut feeling that is a little frightening. then when it happens, you look up in the sky and there's this hole. >> reporter: thank you very much. it doesn't get much better at the exploratorium than this. live in san francisco at the exploratorium, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> thank you, wayne. this is getting good. >> you hear the cheers because we are seks away from totality.

joining us is the exploratorium's interim director. he is in micronesia away. >> tell us what the big moment is like. >> it's so exciting. the clouds are parting. there it is. we see streamers coming off the sun. the carona, which you can only see when the moon blocks the sun. we're seeing stars up here. we see around the horizon. it's like a sun rise and sunset, 360 degrees around the horizon. people are going crazy here. the islanders, about 500 people living here. they're just cheering like mad. it's an amazing spectacle. it looks like someone took and punched a hole right into the sky where the moon is covering the sun, and the sky is not as dark as the last solar eclipse.

it's blueish and it got very dark here. almost dark at night. it got dark very fast, just as we were watching the clouds part and all of a sudden there was a total solar eclipse. it's amazing. you can see some of the streamers coming off. that carona looks different every time there's a total solar eclipse. the sun is completely blocked by the moon, and we're standing in the shadows, blocking out the sun in this particular location. this eclipse will go on for about four minutes. probably one of the longer ones. and this island is right at the totality. it gets the maximum eclipse, seeing all the wonderful things you see when there is a total solar eclipse.

it's extraordinary. i have to say it's kind of emotional, as well. back to you. >> emotional because this is your thing, right, ron? >> yeah, it's a thing that people don't ever see, and they're so used to seeing the sun and seeing the sun set. to have something happen in the middle of the day was pretty happening. there was an eclipse on the island 100 years ago and people ran inside their houses because they were afraid. this time no one is afraid. they're all out here learning about solar physics and having a fantastic time. >> the folks on the island lead pretty simple lives and they don't always use the power that they have. they keep it simple. to have such a big solar event, to have all the crews coming, the scientists and having this

happen right on their island, it's got to be both exciting and mystical. it's surreal, isn't it? >> yes, it's uncredible. people that live here are wonderful, they're very self-sufficient. they fish and do all of that. of course, they have one internet connection that's up or down once in a while. they live simply, yet the people here wanted us to work with the school kids, because they wanted the kids to know that there's a world out there that they can become scientists and do other things. there's a cheer. they're launching a drone. we're going to take the first drone shot ever of a total solar eclipse. everywhere you look, 360 degrees, it's sun rise. it's a strange phenomena. >> you're talking about all

those people out there, you mentioned some people have san francisco ties. >> yeah, that's right. it's really interesting. when we got here, we learned a number of the school kids graduated and some go to the u.s. in fact, a number of them have gone to usf. a number of the people know about san francisco and the exploratorium. we know about kgo. we've been to san francisco. we were in school at usf. so it's an island incredibly isolated, 6,000 miles from san francisco, it is also a place connected to san francisco. >> what's happening now? >> to you the sun is coming out. we can't look at the sun anymore, because it's not being blocked by the moon. it's getting lighter here. people are so excited and

wandering around. it was an incredible experience. emotional, as well as scientific. >> we want to ask you this, are we earthlings continue to see total solar eclipses? we have about ten seconds. >> yes, you can see them in the u.s. next year across the united states from oregon to the east coast. make your plans to see it. it's an amazing thing to see in person. >> all right. rob, thank you so much for your report from the scene. love it. >> we also want to go to scientists at mountain view. >> joining us now to discuss the phenomena is physicist dr. david hathaway. tell us what we're going to learn from all of this. >> we learn about the sun's outer atmosphere, this chroma that was described as a pearly

crown around what looks like a hole in the sky. the outer atmosphere is extremely hot, 1 million to 10 million degrees, yet the surface is cool, only 10,000 degrees. so one thing we would like to know as scientists is why the carona is so hot. it has to do with the way things happen near the surface. so it allows us to understand why the sun is so hot. >> when you have an event like this, what does it do in terms of getting the main stream behind the exploration of science? >> this is one of nature's spectacles. if you haven't seen one, you really should. we have a golden opportunity coming up august 2017 where you can drive to see one up in oregon. but it's just such a spectacle

that anyone who sees it looks up at the sky in awe. of course, our ancestors, not knowing how it worked, would wonder what is it that's causing this, how does this work? even knowing how it works, it's still very awe inspiring. >> yeah, certainly is. and really, when is the next chance that we could see another 100% total eclipse? >> if you're going stay in san francisco, you need to wait until the year 2252. but if you're willing to get in your car and travel to oregon, august 21 of 2017, a total solar eclipse lasting two minutes long, comes onto the u.s. in oregon. so eastern oregon where it's dryer is the best place to view it. the path goes across the u.s. right over nashville, tennessee. and then heads out across the

atlantic ocean off the coast of south carolina. so that's certainly our best -- i'm taking care of that opportunity. i'm traveling to oregon to watch. >> we may have to join you. dr. hathaway, thank you for your time. you can see, we are coming out of totality now. seeing more of the ring around the sun as the moon begins to give way. it has just been an amazing event. >> we will get to see it if we travel to oregon next year. >> the next solar eclipse is august of 2017. let's take a look at the central path where people can see the total phase of the eclipse. it crosses the entire u.s. and we are teaming up with the exploratorium to bring you this amazing astronomical event. just ahead, the call for a state of emergency to deal with san francisco's homeless problem. what the declaration could put into motion. >> 7 on your side is hosting a tax help hotline. call the number on your screen

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mayor's office. "abc7 news" was on mission vote as the supervisor asked the board to issue an emergency declaration. he wants the declaration to open more navigation centers like this one. they provide housing and services for the homeless. the director of the mayor's office on housing says the declaration isn't needed. >> i can see at some particular instances it could be helpful. but for the sites trying to open right now, this doesn't apply. >> the mayor's office is working to establish two new centers. >> probably a good thing the eclipse wasn't here, because you couldn't see anything with all the clouds out there. >> sandhya patel joins was the accuweather forecast. >> yeah, that was an amazing site. it is a good thing, because we have showers here that is not here in the bay area. but we did get some incredible pictures. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. your evening commute will

incloud some of those slick roadways. we take you in closer, we are seeing light showers, south san francisco, pacifica, as we go down towards the santa cruz mountains, widespread, light rain into santa cruz and scattered in nature around hayward, livermore, spotty showers there. 46 degrees in tahoe tomorrow. 85 in palm springs, sun shrine in los angeles, 72 degrees. tahoe will get a rain-snow mix tomorrow. here in the bay area, may see an isolated shower. most areas in the 60s and 70s. you look at the rain chances, looking promising through monday. thursday, friday we are expecting heavier rainfall. over the next seven days, the rainfall totals will be more than four inches in the north bay. almost three inches in the south bay. everyone else in between. thursday, friday, the heavier

rain comes in. friday going into saturday and sunday. we could see some urban and small stream flooding issues, possible mudslides. so you look at the seven-day forecast. one or our storm impact scale for your showers tomorrow. two for thursday/friday, moderate storms. weaker storms saturday/sunday. daylight saving time begins sunday at 2:00 a.m. one thing's for sure, as the ground gets saturated later this week, we could see some potential problems like trees going down and flooding on saturday. >> thank you, sandhya. spring forward means we lose one hour for preparing our taxes. if you have questions, we can help. >> michael finney has a team of experts standing by. michael? >> you can't blame it on that one hour. look, you have two hours right now to get your paperwork together and get us a call down here, 415-954-7621.

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these little guys? they represent blood cells. and if you have afib - an irregular heartbeat that may put you at five times greater risk of stroke - they can pool together in the heart, forming a clot that can break free, and travel upstream to the brain where it can block blood flow and cause a stroke. but if you have afib that's not caused by a heart valve problem, pradaxa can help stop clots from forming. pradaxa was even proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke, in a clinical trial - without the need for regular blood tests. and, in the rare event of an emergency, pradaxa is the only oral blood thinner other than warfarin with a specific reversal treatment to help your body clot normally again. pradaxa is not for people who have had a heart valve replacement. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke or blood clots.

ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before any planned medical or dental procedure. pradaxa can cause serious, and sometimes, fatal bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding. and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems, stomach ulcers, a bleeding condition, or take certain medicines. side effects with pradaxa can include indigestion, stomach pain, upset or burning. don't just go with the flow. go with pradaxa, the only blood thinner that lowers your risk of stroke better than warfarin and has a specific reversal treatment. talk to your doctor about pradaxa today. we're taking another live look from micronesia at the total solar eclipse, which is now passed. we're starting to see more of the sun now. but it has been spectacular. warriors' superstar steph

curry was in oakland talking about the benefits of drinking water instead of sugary drinks. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: it's stunts like this one, allowing students to pour water over him that make steph curry one of the most likable fguys in sports. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the warriors' basketball star came here in oakland to pitch water instead of sugary drinks. students seem to be getting the message. >> because it will get you healthy. >> reporter: but not everyone thought it was appropriate for curry to be here. it's not that they don't agree with curry's message. they do. what bothers them is that his message is sponsored by britta water filters.

britta, owned by oakland based clor clorox, paid for his appearance. >> it is selling our children. it is creating our children as products for these companies. >> reporter: curry has said he rejected other sponsors, selecting only the ones he feels passionate about. >> i'm very blessed to have that opportunity, so i want to take advantage of it. >> reporter: the principal didn't mind all the free bees, she cess as long as someone is validating her work. >> so there's someone else that believes in the work we're doing in this community. >> reporter: in oakland, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> that's all the time we have for this special eclipse edition of "abc7 news." i'm ama daetz. >> "abc7 news" at 6:00 is next. tonight at 6:00, developing news, the cleanup and investigation are now under way after a train derailed in the

east bay. hear from passengers and first responders. live doppler 7 hd shows light showers hitting the bay area right now. meteorologist sandhya will have the timeline for us. and we're taking you live to micronesia right now, where we just showed you a total solar eclipse. we're looking at the moon as it continues to pass across the sun. live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is "abc7 news." >> it reminded me of the movie "the fugitive" with harrison ford. >> a scene out of a movie. that's how passengers described a commuter train derailment. crews say it was a miracle no one was killed. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm kristen sze in for larry beil. service on the train will resume tomorrow. it was shut down today as the track was cleared. sky 7 hd is live overhead a