moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. of fiery crash on the peninsula after a caltrained slams into several vehicles entering more than a dozen people tonight. one person is in the hospital but officials say they are thankful that this collision was not worse. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm on a date. so you're watching abc 7 news at five. so here's the area that we're talking about right off of 101 in san bruno the train came to rest here on the tracks parallel to huntington avenue. and san felipe just south of the san bruno station and we have abc 17 coverage with you for you tonight. you can see sky 7 is live above the scene right now abc 7 news reporter tara campbell spoke to people who were the train when the crash happened and tim johns is monitoring the impact. this is having on the evening caltrain commute. all of that's coming, but let's

begin with abc 7 news reporter carina nova live in the newsroom with the very latest from investigators on this karina. well 13 people were hurt today in that caltrain crash one equipment operator was taken to the hospital with serious burns a caltrain engineer and three passengers were also taken to the hospital. we're told no one has threatening injuries in sky 7 flew over that scene where the train ended up and you're huntington and san felipe avenue. that's just past the san bruno train station officials. say crews were in that area working on an electrification project and the train hit at least two separate vehicles on the track. we're told there may be a third vehicle under the train but investigator investigations are underway right now into that sky seven video shows two overturned and burn vehicles one is a crane truck. there were about 75 passengers on board the train when this happened and smoke started to fill the cabin the san bruno fire chief credited the

conductor and others in the area for helping get people out safely. the train conductor was able to work to evacuate the train and that was critical in the success to make sure no one lost their life today really an important thing the incident occurred directly across the street from our public works yard here in the of san bruno and our public works folks actually were out there assisting evacuating the train as well, but prior to first responders even arriving on scene. right now, it's unclear how fast the train was going and why that equipment was not cleared from the tracks. there is an investigation that will be done by. ntsb san bruno fire and trained police to determine that the train will be in place during the investigation and that means trained service will be impacted for quite a while. you'll want to check with caltrain for any of those updates live in the newsroom. i'm karina, nova. okay, karina. thanks a lot abc 7 news reporter tara campbell was on her way to a different story actually when this fire broke out she saw the

accident from the freeway and was the first reporter on the scene. she joins us live now with what witnesses and passengers say about this crash terror dan, as you were just saying there we were able to quickly turn around and get to the scene earlier this morning and what we saw were people visibly shaken by what they had just experienced several of those passengers had already been had already fled the scene of the fire and take a listen to what they had to say to us earlier. a caltrained car bursting into flames passen rambling to get out. i look to my right when the train finally came to stop and i just saw flames. i just started running towards the front alex mendoza running for his life doing whatever he could to escape the fiery wreckage. someone opened up a window and i just jumped out a window taking a leap and hoping for safe landing and i knew i was jumping on but i didn't know like how high or anything.

i just needed to get out of there and the same goes for these passengers all escaping and visibly shaken. the impact was so so big that i wasn't too sure what it hit. so again as the train moved a little bit more it impacted again elizabeth tom describing the terrifying moments trapped smoke rising next thing i know. is getting up from the seat because we saw smoke coming from under the tracks all on board moving quickly trying to get the doors open and we weren't too sure how it's gonna work. so one lady broke the latch and broke the glass and pulled the latch and the doors open and we quickly got off at the track and as soon as we turn around we saw under the tracks another passenger sending us this video taken moments after escaping the inferno passengers who had gotten off the train. came up to our car and started. like hitting the windows and they were saying that the train was on fire fleeing to safety these passengers relieved from this major accident only minor

injuries medics and law enforcement all on scene. finding out water making sure passengers were okay as they awaited a shuttle. now as you can see, it it it it quieter scene here than earlier today. we've watched as fire crews have pulled out of here. this sheriff's are still here. they do have this. old blocked off denton on the tara this as you well, no, you're right there at the scene when it happened. it happened happened like six and a half. ago about 10:30 today. give us a sense of what's happening there right now. right. yeah, like i was saying it's it's certainly a much different story as you can see behind me. there's really not a lot of action about an hour ago. we could still see some fire back there some fire fire some of the fire department back there and it's unclear if we were watching them investigate cleaning up. it's we don't know at this time, but what is very clear is it's a much different story than it. as many hours ago certainly some

terrifying moments for those people is as you heard. yeah sure was tara. thank you very much. well, even though the incident did happen as dan mentioned just after 10:30 this morning. there are still major delays tonight abc 7 news reporter. tim johns joins us live with more and how evening caltrain commuters in san francisco are coping tim. yeah, that's right. amma now, i'm here at the station at 4th and king street in san francisco. like you just said and commuters if they haven't heard about the chaos being caused already when they get here. they certainly will caltrain officials at the station telling me they are currently expecting. ways of about an hour give or take a few minutes now what that means for folks who are starting their journey from this station and looking ahead down south is that they're gonna have to get the train from here to to south san francisco from there. they're going to to gain a bus service and go to the millbury station where they will then connect with a seperate train and then continue their journey down south now, of course for folks who are looking to commute north it is just the reverse now

some of the commuters we spoke with upon coming here and hearing that's the route they're going to have to take said they just think it's too much of an inconvenience. we spoke to one gentleman was trying to get down to san mateo this afternoon and said that he was just going to go back home. forgo his meeting in san mateo, but once you guys have a listen to some of what he had to say. i'm just going back home because it doesn't make sense. i wouldn't get there until. long after that i need to be there. it is frustrating. which means i'm not gonna get paid. now but other commuters saying they're actually impressed with the way that caltrain has handled the situation understanding that, you know, it's just a lot of chaos things happening very fast. we spoke to one. man, and this is some of what he had to say. they've been okay because they posted everywhere twitter instagram the crew here explaining it correctly too. it's fine. at least i'm happy that they have a bus bridge for us. that's very nice of them. i think that's cool.

now of course course course coue continuing to unfold we're just about to get into the peak of rush hour as well. so if you guys are looking to head to caltrain, maybe check out their social media accounts or sign up for their emails to get the very latest information. and of course we here at abc 7 will also provide you with the very latest as it becomes available. i'm live in san francisco tim johns abc 7 news. right tim. thank you. and we use the abc 7 news app to send out this push alert when skies 7 was over the couching crash so you could see what was happening live. just download the abc 7 bay area app for your phone. so you'll be the first to know when news happens. alright moving on now there seems to be no relief in sight fr pain at the pump the average price of a gallon of gas in california is now 569. that's up 12 cents from just yesterday prices are even higher in the bay area. marin has the highest price. lee at 591 a gallon san francisco not far behind of course at 586 in oakland. it's 578 and it's san jose.

it's 574 a gallon to fill up and while most of us are trying to find the lowest price as abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes explains a cheaper price may not always actually be the best deal. as gas prices stay high seems like this continue to stay the norm locally drivers heading to places like costco where fuel prices are lower than other name brands some still choose to go with the more expensive brands and two chevron because i think the gas is a lot better research done by triple a confirms that in some cases cheaper prices. don't always benefit your car in the long run. unfortunately, our data also shows that americans value convenience and price over quality because our research shows that non-top to you gasoline. alternate about up to 19 times more engine deposits than top-tier gasoline if you can minimize those engine deposits your car may. thank you later on they can increase their vehicle performance and they can prove their fuel economy. luckily for all of these drivers costco gas along with others like chevron and shell falls under the top tier program.

that's a program between manufacturers and gasoline producers to make us a specific type of gasoline. that manufacturers say runs best in the vehicle still petroleum. as patrick dehon says gas under that top-tier program isn't necessarily something. he seeks out. he says that at a base level gasoline has to meet federal standards and it feel like i said may have different additives and detergents that go above and beyond federal standards, but all of that gasoline is generally coming from the same refineries. so for now, what is the gas price outlook to han says that we've had a two-day drop in the price of oil that fingers cross will benefit our wallets that may bring some relief now, i'm not sure, you know if it'll be by this weekend i could happen soon. that price is stabilized. may even inch back down a little bit zach fuentes abc 7 news. after the break a 70 year old woman is speaking out about the terrifying attack outside her senior home in oakland what she

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the 70 year old woman who was attacked and robbed outside her home in oakland. nd h m out of the city abc 7 news reporter dion lemme spoke with her exclusively today in a story. you'll see only on abc 7. this would go inside. i don't know. you don't know how he got inside. yeah, there are still. so many questions 70 year old leeming song has about what happened to her outside her senior home saturday night when she returned from the market and was ambushed. yeah, we're scared my body the bottle shaking surveillance video. i first broke the night. it happened.

shows a man walk to his songs suv around 7:30 as she's unloading rice the man grabs her purse. she said this whole scene was like a movie a struggle ensues as he pulls her to the ground prize the bag out of her hands and runs off and cut. playing in over and over again showing us her once bloodied hands that have mostly healed miss song told me through an interpreter. she can't leave the facility without looking right left. she's now dealing with another kind of pain. she's trying to change her. mindset to be not there's no bible solution to the current situation that we're in but there are efforts to help less than a mile away. the toy son open chinatown volunteer patrol team celebrated its one year. nursery and was recognized by community leaders. so i am here to just commend

your volunteerism your dedication to your neighbors to your fellow community members here in chinatown during a time of continue to tax on asian americans the group plans to partner with the oakland chinatown improvement council to expand their reach even more miss song hopes to one day be brave again like she is on stage with her dance troop. i see the car and nurse. and move out of oakland with her independence and sense of security back, but it will take time in oakland dion limb abc 7 news laurie smith's embattled tenure as sheriff of santa clara county is coming to an end today. she announced she will not run for re-election this year and plans to retire in january when her term ends smith has resisted calls for her resignation and recent months over a myriad over myriad of scandals, including allegations of corruption and jail mismanagement by a grand jury last december the 69 year old has held the post since 1998 and has been with the sheriff's office since 1973.

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destroyed re-rvs in west oakland late this afternoon. you can see thick black smoke coming from under 880. macarthur mays the fire broke out at 34th and wood streets just before 4 o'clock wood street is currently closed between 19th and 34th. san francisco is reporting an increase in deaths among the homeless population during the first year of the pandemic identifying the root issues associated with homelessness is a big part of abc's ongoing commitment to build a better bay area abc 7 news reporter lose pain. yes spoke to the chief of the emergency department at ucsf's parnassus campus who says mental health is playing a key role in cases before the pandemic homelessness and drug overdoses were some of the main issues of concern in san francisco. now those on the front lines of

the medical system are sounding the alarm the first year of the pandemic was a deadliest for the homeless community the number of deaths in that population actually doubled and none of them were due to covid 82% were actually due to drug. artists basically led by sentinel dr. maria raven chief of emergency medicine at ucsf's parnassus campus is seeing these cases firsthand. she authored a report in collaboration with san francisco department of health that points to a grim number 311 homeless individuals died in san francisco between march 2020 and march 2021 substance abuse was the main driver but also, what's the role mental health is playing in these cases. we know that a large number of people with substance use disorder have co-occurring mental health disorder, but this is not a san francisco exclusive issue. today's state and national leaders met a different

roundtable. so discuss ways to tackle the homeless and mental health crises dr. galley california's secretary of health and human services was in los angeles to discuss a new framework to help californians struggling with mental health and homelessness. just had a chance to see sort of one of the models that were really excited about with the care court plan that the governor announced just last week we chance to meet a couple of clients that lives were literally transformed secretary of the us health and human services department javier becerra visited union city and said there will be national support when past year. we've been gradually setting out about three billion dollars nationwide to help communities in the meantime, dr. raven says many people on our streets are not getting help fast enough. it's become a politicized issue as well. and the reality is that people since you disorder need treatment, just like everybody else in san francisco loose pena

abc7 news. all right, let's turn now to the weather as we hit the weekend almost that's right abc 7 news meteorologist and ambitel is here what we're dealing with sandia. yeah the wind. are starting to come down thankfully. dananama. i want to show you a live picture right now. it is still gusty. don't get me wrong, but not nearly as strong as what we experience. this is a view from our east bay hills camera probably see some smoke off there to the side. it looks like some sort of a fire and here's a look at basically the wind gusts the pete gusts mount saint helena 73 miles an hour healdsburg hills 63 big rock los faqueros sfo just over 40 miles an hour. right now mount diablo is 41 east foothills 25. it's a down sloping wind. although it's not nearly as strong across the lower elevations that down sloping wind definitely driving the humidity down. it's 11 percent at american canyon ten percent in santa rosa 13% in livermore. so while the wind advisory has expired still remain aware until we get some humidity recovery

because fire danger is always there. so especially with the lack of rain live doppler 7 showing you nothing that clears skies. look at this gorgeous view. sutro tower camera as we look at san francisco 59 in the city 62 in oakland at has been a warmer day. mid-60s, san jose santa clara. here's another view from our emeryville camera and we are looking back towards the golden gate bridge got up into the low 70s for our warmest spots like santa rosa napa 66 concord 67 degrees in livermore 64 nothing but blue skies and good air quality from our golden gate bridge camera gusty winds this evening lighter tomorrow a cold start in the morning with areas of frost and we are looking at sprinkles saturday. i didn't sunday morning showers coming our way early next week. we'll take it frost advisory for the north bay valleys and also for the santa clara valley, san jose is not included midnight to 9 am temperatures low to mid 30s. that means frost will form so protect those sensitive plants. we do have a warning for parts of lake in mendocino counties same time period subfreezing temperatures expected don't

forget about those pets bring them inside. now, your morning temperatures will range from the low 30s to the low 40s extra blanket on the bed could see a few patches of fog right near the coast, but it's definitely going to be chilly tomorrow afternoon a mile day low 60s to low 70s sunshine from coast to inland and then we're gonna fast forward to saturday so a week system saturday night into they could produce a few drops here and then a monday night into tuesday is when we're looking at the real wet weather coming our way. how much are we talking about? well, that system will only bring a couple of hundreds by sunday morning. but watch what happens by tuesday atmospheric river drenches the pacific northwest we get about 1,400 to just over half an inch. don't forget spring forward one hour is sunday morning. we will basically be going to daylight saving time sunrise 7:23 sunday morning sunset 7:15. get that extra hour of sunshine accuweather 78 forecast cold morning mild day few drops between saturday night and sunday morning, and then we'll

go with the level one storm for late monday into tuesday. welcome here in the bay area. amen, dan.

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our live newscast breaking news weather and more with our new abc 7 bay area streaming tv app on apple tv android tv fire tv and roku just search abc 7 bay area and download it. well, here's a welcome headline. the baseball lockout is over players and owners have okayed a new deal that gets spring training started this weekend and the season underway in early april abc 7 news sports director. bill joins us from the newsroom with more larry despite everything that's been said will there be a full season? yes, i'm a all 162 games will be played this despite mlb claiming during the negotiations that they were canceling first a week and then two weeks of the regular season. the actual season is going to start april 7th, or eighth. so just a week late. although nothing is confirmed at this point that would mean the national league west defending champion. san francisco giants would open at home april 8th against the marlins and the a's would open in philadelphia with the supposed canceled games being made up via off days and letters some big changes coming to the game here.

most notably. the designated hitter will now be in both league. so no more pitchers batting even in a nationally, we won't see madison bumgarner up hitting unless he goes up to pinch it maybe there'll be 12 playoff teams up from 10. you have six in each league. they're adding a second wild card a lot of money details minimum salaries going up six pick draft lottery the luxury tax aka competitive balance tax that jumps up to 230 million this year from 210 million. so an extra 20 million for the the richer teams to spend on salaries and free agents speaking of which free agency started an hour ago, so the season is rapidly approaching there is going to be a feeding fren. going on asian giants with a lot of decisions to make a's may make some significant trades to get their payroll down in the giants have to replace buster posey among other players. so there's like a couple hundred free agents out there and everybody's going to be scrambling try to sign them. that's what's next. thanks, larry. we're in this type of tape and yours next we appreciate your

time. i'm danish. i'm on a dates for sandia all of us here. thanks for joining us. we'll see you again.

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tonight, several developing headlines as we come on the air. heavy fighting reported on the outskirts of kyiv tonight. and elsewhere, you will see the moment the ukrainians appear to defuse an unexploded bomb with a bottle of water. tonight, the ukrainian military releasing video showing a russian tank convoy ambushed about 20 miles from the capital. vehicles destroyed. the russians forced to retreat. ukrainians now claiming two russian commanders have been killed. and that harrowing video from ukraine's emergency services, showing personnel defusing that unexploded bomb. dozens of bodies now being buried in a mass grave in mariupol, 24 hours after the horrific attack on the city's maternity and children's hospital. president zelenskyy saying at least three people