. >> the youngest bombing victims is from here in the bay area, the 11-year-old boy from martin martinez just watched his mother finish the race and now he is in intensive care. we are live at the high school where fellow students taking action to help. >> they are. they are mindful of the overall tragedy of what happened in boston and those who lost their life. you can see out here they have the flags at half staff at martinez junior while. inside, they are thing about and talking about their classmate. >> the 11-year-old will not run to school any time soon. his mom said on her facebook page he still needs about seven to ten days in the hospital. the administration and parents at martinez junior hire are doing their best to comfort his classmates. >> he said that he is sad and my nephew is good friends with him and three was very upset so the kids are having a hard time with it. as are the parents. >> he was waiting for his mom to finish the week when the bomb when off. shrapnel has piercedly eye and hip and leg. he has had surgery. a team is on campus and the administration is doing w

. >> the youngest bombing victims is from here in the bay area, the 11-year-old boy from martin martinez just watched his mother finish the race and now he is in intensive care. we are live at the high school where fellow students taking action to help. >> they are. they are mindful of the overall tragedy of what happened in boston and those who lost their life. you can see out here they have the flags at half staff at martinez junior while. inside, they are thing about and talking about their classmate. >> the 11-year-old will not run to school any time soon. his mom said on her facebook page he still needs about seven to ten days in the hospital. the administration and parents at martinez junior hire are doing their best to comfort his classmates. >> he said that he is sad and my nephew is good friends with him and three was very upset so the kids are having a hard time with it. as are the parents. >> he was waiting for his mom to finish the week when the bomb when off. shrapnel has piercedly eye and hip and leg. he has had surgery. a team is on campus and the administration is doing w

promoter ricky hatton watched one of his proteges fellow englishman martin mary away and had his title fight against argentina cech yo martinez mari went on to knock down his more experienced opponents but eventually lost on a unanimous points decision time hero martinez defended his w.b.c. middleweight belt. on saturday tour de france runner up chris froome again came second in the last but one stage of the tour run indy in switzerland the team sky rider was out sprinted by serving as simon black however the briton retained the yellow jersey for securing the overall title a day later froome led to the week long race from the first day throwing down the gauntlet to his rivals for this summer's tour de france . and on sunday while number two maria sharapova enjoyed a strong start to the clay court season as the french open champion the former rather garrulous winner not only six four six three to retain her stuttgart girl pretty title the russian is now aiming to defend a grand slam crown for the first time in her kitchen career with the french open getting underway in paris next month. now moving on to your league basketball

promoter ricky hatton watched one of his proteges fellow englishman martin merry way and had his title fight against argentina cech yo martinez mario went on to knock down his more experienced opponents but eventually lost on a unanimous points decision here on martinez defended his w.b.c. middleweight belt. on saturday tour de france runner up chris froome again came second in the last but one stage of the tour run a day in switzerland the team sky rider was out sprinted by slipping assignment the lack however the briton retains the yellow jersey for securing the overall title a day later froome led to the week long race from the first day throwing down the gauntlet to his rivals for this summer's tour de france. because. and on sunday while number two maria sharapova enjoyed a strong start to the clay court season as the french open champion the former rather gallant not only six port six three to retain her stuttgart groom prix title the russian is now aiming to defend a grand slam crown for the first time in her kitchen career with the french open getting underway in paris next month. moving on to your league basketball w

martin news. >> the community is rallying behind his family. >> it is amazing the love and support that martinez is showing for the 11-year-old aaron hern who is recovering at this hour in boston. this restaurant, one of three restaurants holding fundraisers for his family, i spoke with a family friend in boston who use aaron hern is making a strong recovery. >> aaron hern is making a good recovery after a traumatic 24 hours. family friend spoke to us by phone from boston. >> when he wakes up, he wants to know how the family s. >> the doctors at boston children's hospital will remove a breathing tube that prevented him from speaking. he is using an eye pad to communicate. >> he is a healthy strong boy. he is a swimmer, he is in great condition, a baseball player. so all of that is going beautifully and we are impressed with how felty he s. >> he was waiting for his mom to cross the finish line when shall knell from the first bomb blast tore into his thigh. an outpouring of support from family, friends and complete strangers. >> isn't martinez marvelous? fundraiser at this restaurant raised $4,00

martin news. >> the community is rallying behind his family. >> it is amazing the love and support that martinez is showing for the 11-year-old aaron hern who is recovering at this hour in boston. this restaurant, one of three restaurants holding fundraisers for his family, i spoke with a family friend in boston who use aaron hern is making a strong recovery. >> aaron hern is making a good recovery after a traumatic 24 hours. family friend spoke to us by phone from boston. >> when he wakes up, he wants to know how the family s. >> the doctors at boston children's hospital will remove a breathing tube that prevented him from speaking. he is using an eye pad to communicate. >> he is a healthy strong boy. he is a swimmer, he is in great condition, a baseball player. so all of that is going beautifully and we are impressed with how felty he s. >> he was waiting for his mom to cross the finish line when shall knell from the first bomb blast tore into his thigh. an outpouring of support from family, friends and complete strangers. >> isn't martinez marvelous? fundraiser at this restaurant raised $4,00

student at boston university, martin richard, 8-year-old from boston, and 29-year-old krystal campbell from medford, massachusetts. we can tell you an 11-year-old boy from martinezat blast and is undergoing surgery in boston today. of course, we will update you on his condition and bring you any new details about that ongoing investigation come iing up in a live report from boston at 6:35. >>> still no word on who sent a letter laced with poison to senator roger wicker. senator claire mccaskill says the person believed to be responsible sends a lot of letters to a lot of senators. so far there's no immediate connection between the letter and the bombings in boston. >>> bipartisan effort to expand backgrou background checks on gun sales. backing of 10 republicans to get the 60 total votes needed to end a gop filibuster, boosting background checks online and at gun shows and also would tighten laws against gun trafficking. >>> meantime california democrats taking their first step toward moving a package of gun-controlled bills through the state senate. a ban on sale of any semi automatic rifle that uses detachable ammunition magazines. activists on both sides of t

martin richard. tonight 70 suks of the injure >> tonight 76 of the injured are in hospital and some with serious injuries. >> among the injured is 11-year-old aaron hern of ma -- of martinez. the community came together in force to support him and his family. abc news reporter john alston is live at a restaurant where thousands of dollars were raised. john? >> carolyn, the hern family was supposed to return to martinez today after their trip to boston. because of what happened people i'm went to the cafe to make what happened a little easier. they ate pasta and salad at $5 a plate, but donated much more. it was put together by rocks on main whose grandchildren go to school with the injured child. >> it was senseless to go on facebook every day about the clam chowder when this hit so close to home. >> reporter: aaron hern was waiting for his mother to cross the finish line when shrapnal tore into his thigh. friends and strangers of martinez wanted to help with expenses so they could stay with aaron. they raised $4500. >> they are in awe of how much the community has shown them the love and total come passion and support. >> our neighbors, our great neighbors as seen by eve

martin richard. tonight 70 suks of the injure >> tonight 76 of the injured are in hospital and some with serious injuries. >> among the injured is 11-year-old aaron hern of ma -- of martinez. the community came together in force to support him and his family. abc news reporter john alston is live at a restaurant where thousands of dollars were raised. john? >> carolyn, the hern family was supposed to return to martinez today after their trip to boston. because of what happened people i'm went to the cafe to make what happened a little easier. they ate pasta and salad at $5 a plate, but donated much more. it was put together by rocks on main whose grandchildren go to school with the injured child. >> it was senseless to go on facebook every day about the clam chowder when this hit so close to home. >> reporter: aaron hern was waiting for his mother to cross the finish line when shrapnal tore into his thigh. friends and strangers of martinez wanted to help with expenses so they could stay with aaron. they raised $4500. >> they are in awe of how much the community has shown them the love and total come passion and support. >> our neighbors, our great neighbors as seen by eve

martin richard. he died in the boston marathon bombings yesterday. coming up, i'll slatest on the boston bombings. >> just a block from where the explosions took place we'll hear from the father of a young martinez boy injured by the blast. >> the reason the irs is zeroing in on the bay area for tax cheats coming up at 5:00. >>> here is a look at the prime time line up. 8:00, it's splash followed by dancing with the stars results show. body of proof, and join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> two rid tag homes the last thing they needed was more water inside. >> that is what they got. the city turned the water back on. abc 7 news has the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> neighbors here have been happy but we did get a look at the e mail from the yorn of one of the homes who is upset because he feels water was flowing inside of his vacant home for three days. the city disputes that. the restoration company was back today, cleaning up water damage in one red tagged home. not damage from bag on february 27th whj a 16 inch water main broke, this damage was new. from the week before last when city crews turned water back on to two red tagged homes. this is something that never should have happened

martin richard killed while watching his father take part in the race. a single candle was lit in front of the home where he lived. >> a little boy from martinez was one ofjured supporting his mother in the race. amy hollyfield is live at martinez junior high school, where he attended. >> he is okay in i.c.u. in stable condition and the flag is at half staff to remember those who died in yesterday's explosion. he is going to be okay. he is in boston's children hospital. he is 11. he was severely wounded by shrapnel that pierced his leg and his thigh and his hip. he was at the finish line to want his mom finish the race. he was there with his dad. she was a few hundred yards away when the bomb went off. >> the father found his son when three came down from the bleepers and he was on the ground. >> friends thought of the family when the bomb want off. he was so excited about the trip. making the situation more stressful yesterday, friends say that his dad was not allowed to ride if the ambulance with him and for a while his parents didn't know which hospital he was in. his mom wrote last night on facebook he had surgery yesterday and he is in the i.c.u. in

this morning a two of your boy from martinez was hurt in that blast, he was at the finish line with his father cheering on his mother. >> instead of being at martine as junior high with the rest of his classmates this morning, you can see that children being dropped off instead he is in boston waking up in the intensive care unit. he was rushed to the hospital where he had cuts on his body. some of the strap " went through his skin and into his bones and that is why he had surgery. his mom sent his picture out and stayed up late last night. before going to bed she went to facebook and said thank you for all the thoughts and prayers, it looks like we'll be here for the next seven to 10 days. tomorrow aaron will have surgery again. that is why they have to monitor the situation. the family is well known throughout martinez, the father is not only a teacher at alhambra high school he is also the football coach. the mother kathryn was in boston and to run the marathon and getting close to the bears finish line according to family and friends. that is when aaron was moving toward the finish line to see his mom pass. he never made it there because of th

was a circle with martin and boston strong within a number 8, representing his age and little league number. here in the bay area, there will be a special fundraiser for the martinez boy injuried. aaron hearn is out of the hospital and under going treatment in boston. he is expected to be cleared to return home sometime this week. registration for the fundraising walk and run opens at 9:45 this morning. the actual event starts at 10:40. the same time the boston marathon started. it will be held had alhambra high school where martinez's father is a teacher and coach. >>> they are also running in big sur. a moment of silence to honor the victims was held at the start of the race. one person is running with a banner in memory of boston. the big sur is the first major marathon since the bombing. they should expect closures from caramel to big sur and there was a madrid marathon. 100 police and security officers patrolled the race with bomb-sniffing dogs. there were people praising the bombers and they were arrested. they do not believe they were planning an attack. >>> a piece of plane wreckage discovered in new york was the same as the plane that hit the twin tours.