rescue screws mechanics unlocked the brakes and it coasted down to safety. a dozen people were on board when the car stopped on the rails. rescue screws ride engineers had to use a large dine get up to the passengers and work on the coaster car undercarriage. vallejo fire crews say no one needed any medical attention, and we could see the riders waving to people down below, seemingly in good spirits. we know that fire crews took up water and sun block because they were up there for two hours. in the end, the coaster car safely came down and we're told that all the passengers walked away unharmed. >> we raved, put the crane on site in place. we have actually don some training with this in case that's -- this situation arose. >> the fire commander tells us, since this is a new ride, they

got a call from cal osha to actually have this train on site and to do some training just in case something like this happened, and they tell us that, because they had that training, this is an operation that went off pretty successfully. they had basically two options, try to unlook the undercarriage hoff the cars so it would coast down -- and that's what happened -- or pluck off each one of the peaks one-by-one, but they had he training so they could have done that successfully. reporting live. abc-7 news. >> ama: again, we are taking a look from sky 7 over six flag discovery kingdom. everyone is now down and safe. superman there, that ride, that new ride, just -- the cars got stuck up there. they were able to unlock the brakes brakes and it coasted down to safety and they still have a crane on scene and they had that there in case something like

that's happened. >> crews rushed to the scene of a fire at a bay area state back in benecia. there's no word yet on the total number of acres burned. it took crew twoz and a half hours to put out the flames. no reports of damage to buildings. fire crews are making progress in batting a wildfire east of you could i a. it started yesterday afternoon in near mill creek road in mendocino county. it's now 55% contained. a viewer sent us this video. the fire is estimated at 400 acres. no structures are threatened and the cause is under investigation. san francisco police want to fine out more about a body found in a backyard in the city's diamond heights neighborhood. someone discovered the body this morning behind a home, in a hilly cul-de-sac. the medical examiner has not said how the victim died or if the victim has any connection to

them to where they were found. police also haven't revealed the person died in the backyard or if someone left them there. officers across california are on the lookout tonight for a 16-year-old girl who may have been abducted during a double murder at her home. a amber alert has been issued for 16-year-old eunice soraddo. shis 5'5", at that time tiewz on her middle finger, back, and right leg. police say her boyfriend, and his father, may have abducted her from her home, which is an our south of salinas. they police believe they may be heading to mex in a white acura

>> contra costa county sheriff's deputies asking if they saw a person that opened fire on bay point. after a boy and a man ended up in the hospital after being shot. investigators believe a man drove up to a home on. >> frances: avenue, got out, and startled firing. the girl's mother spoke to abc-7 news but she asked to us hide her face. >> i'm still nervous. still -- i don't know -- shocking. my daughter, only eight years old and she has been shot. i don't know how to deal with it. >> we're hoping for any witnesses to come dispurd tell us exactly what happened. without their help, we can't do

our job the best that we want to do our job. >> ama: deputies say the man who was shot did not cooperate when they asked him about what happened. now on the latest in the tragedy in colorado. a group of local clergy members held a vigil outside a theater in san francisco where the latest batman movie, "the dark knight rises", is playing. >> help us. that their deaths will not be in vain. >> ama: the prayer vigil outside the metro happened to be one of many across america organized by jesse jackson and his rainbow/push coalition. >> our heart goes out to the families of those that lost their lives, and we remember very prayerfully and meaningfully all the people affect bid the lives that were lost. we're praying with those families. >> ama: the suspected shooter will be formally arraigned on charges of murdering 12 people

and wounding 58 others and holme will not face an additional murder charge after one of the surviving victims suffered a miscarriage amount suspect can only face homicide charges in colorado if the victim had already been born when they died. >> one of the bay area's own is one of the san francisco marathon winners. and for some, running the marathon wasn't enough. some took part in a mega marathon. that's ahead. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. parts of the bay area will see

>> two tech titans are going to court tomorrow in a patent suit. apple is suing samsung for allegedly copying the apple and ipad schooling technology. a jury is selected to be selected to hear the case in federal court. apple is demanding $2.5 billion in damage and

intends to push for me injunctions blocking the u.s. sale of samsung phones and tablets operated by the google operating system. >> nearly 25,000 runners rap in the city's marathon. it began at 5:30 this morning. it went across the golden gate bridge and back through golden gate park and ended back near the ferry building. the menies winner is nathan krah of salt lake city with 2:26.45. the women's winner is san francisco's open devon cross by-helm with an unofficial time of 2:44.05. >> i love it. all downhill from here. i'm a good second half runner. played to my strengths. really excited. >> ama: this year 38 runners took part in the first annual work the hurt double marathon. at midnight last night they ran

the course in reverse, and then turned around and ran the regular course for a total of 52.4 miles. wow. >> some spectators at the olympics are kris sizing organizers for leaving prime seats empty. somehow entire sections of seats are largely empty during the opening days of competition. leaders of the olympics are trying to fine out why the seats are empty but say it's common for the preliminary rounds to have empty seats in sponsored areas. >> mike shumann will have olympic results in sports. on air we'll announce a spoiler alert so if you don't want to know, turn away and save the surprise. on our social platforms we'll be posting a link to the results so you won't accidentally find out what happened. you can fine us as face bookdockdock/abc-7 news, and also always find us on abc7news.com. and switch back to abc-7 news after the olympics out midnight for all the local news and

weather. we won't make you stay up any later than you need to. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney gets a warm reception in israel. and the candidate quickly focused on israel's biggest security concern. ups and hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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>> mitt romney is in israel on the second leg of a foreign tour as he prepares to claim the republican nomination for president. after a rocky start in england he is now firmly among friends. >> reporter: with 100 days to the election, mitt romney is burnishing his foreign policy credentials. >> it's my firm conviction the security of israel is in the

vital national security interests of the united states. [applause] >> reporter: mr. romney is getting a warm reception in israel where he is embraced as a staudty ally. >> a personal friend of mine and a strong friend of israel. >> israel faces enemies who deny past crimes against the jewish people and seek to commit new ones. >> reporter: governor romney quickly focused on the most urgent security concern, iran and it nuclear program. >> the ayatollahs in tehran are testing our moral defenses. my message to the people of israel and the leaders of iran is one in the same. we will not look away. nor will my country ever look away. >> he stood firm with israel. >> no option should be excluded. we recognize israel's right to defend itself, and that it is right for america to stand with you. [applause] >> reporter: romney met briefly

with the palestinian prime minister. romney was swarmed by worshipers on the visit the wailing wall. he placed a note in one of the wall's nitches and paused for a few moments of medication. -- moments of meditation. anne romney did the same. the republican presidential hopeful will complete his tour in pole -- poland. >> dick cheney has some advice on choosing a running meat, don't pick sarah palin. he says john mccain's decision to pick palin was a, quote, mistake. he says he liked palin bud she did not have the experience to be vice-president. she has privately offered advice to romney and his staff who to pick. >> we want to thank people who are helping bay area foster kids in need by liking us on

facebook. some including patricia m, and katherine, and david w from palo alto. you can help make a difference expect get mentioned on the news. like us on facebook right now. let's check a check on the weather. >> leigh: a perfect day today for the san francisco marathon this, gilroy garlic festival. and a perfect day to hit the beach. this is a live almost from the santa cruz camera, the temperature there right now, 72 degrees. most of the low clouds clouds ag started to back off the coast. the live doppler 7hd showing you that. we had quite a bit of low cloudiness and fog to start the morning. the mist drizzle. but the nice northerly winds pushed the cloud off the coast. in santa cruz, you can see the clear pocket. temperatures still in the 70s. but we have 90 degrees ruth now in antioch, 85 in livermore.

san rafael, 7 4. santa rosa, 83. 63 in san san francisco. mountain view, clear skies, 77. we'll keep it clear early this evening, and then overnight tonight the low clouds will move a little further inland, and we'll look for mist and drizzle near the coast, sunny and mild for monday, and then after that get ready to are a warming trend heading into wednesday and thursday. with those northerly winds, nice clearing today. just pushed the fog bank off the coast for most locations. ocean beach still had a little bit of patchy fog there. some of this will move back inland with a little westerly wind component overnight. drizzle coastside. temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s across the bay area. the exception is out towards antioch, brentwood, oakley. you're hovering near 90 right now so don't look for temperatures to drop into the # 50s overnight and will more

than likely remain mid-to-low 60s. high pressure will build in. we'll look for warming as we head into wednesday, thursday. mainly in the east bay locations. but we're also keeping a close eye on the area of low pressure. the moon -- monsoonal moisture. if you're camping from yosemite to lake tahoe this upcoming week, you may encounter a few isolate thunderstorms. fog moves out towards the delta overnight and burns back to the coast at 1:00. 60s coastside tomorrow and maybe a few 089s towards the delta tomorrow john. here's a look at highs for you. livermore, 90. 92 in antioch. 82, vallejo. san francisco, 68. half hoop bay, 63. 75, santa cruz. 89 for gilroy. may get a little dip on tuesday before the high starts to build in. wednesday, thursday, inland

temperatures, mid-to-upper 90s. 80s around the bay and mid-60s at the beaches. >> ama: mike shumann is here with sports. >> mike: giants had a chance to put some space between themselves and the dodgers in the national league west but the boys in blue had other ideas. including a sweep.

>> mike: the panda on the dl, scutaro at third, and burris

edition nailed for assignment but dodgers didn't care. great grab but she couldn't stick the landing. ryan vogelsong went six. dodgers up one in the fourth. 2-0 men in blue. dodgers ace, clayton kershaw, having an average season but not average today, striking out sten, including brandon bell in the feign. mark ellis contributing, making it 4-0. dodgers never shut out the giants in two consecutive games in san francisco. kershaw went the distance. dodgers beat the g-men, did not give up a run in the final 20 innings. 4 or the finals. >> a's and os, come for the game and stay for the family character ca tour. weiters, three run shot. a's couldn't figure out the rookie pitcher. ks in five innings, including five in the fourth with only ten

pitches. most strikeouts in one inning in major league baseball history by a taiwanese player. orioles sweep, 6-1 the final. >> football is a contact sport. can't judge players until you put on the pads. everybody looks good in shorts. the 49ers did just that today and let the competition begin. it's still an atmosphere of controlled violence as you don't want to get anyone hurt but this is when the evaluation begins for the coaches as to who will make the 5053-map roster. the defense loves this day, doing what they do best, hit people, and the offensive coordinator gives us the lowdown. >> it's real football. we're not running around in our underwear. we got the pads on. there's contact. everybody reveals themselves on the field because of the contact, and this is when we really, really start to get to evaluate players and how they react to contact.

>> nascar indianapolis motor speedway for the brickyard 400. we have a familiar name in the winner's circle. this is my car coming to work. 30 laps to go jimmie johnson, passes greg biffle on the high side for the lead and he would hang on to win the fourth career brickyard 400, tying jeff gordon as the only two nascar drivers to do so, and in tradition, get to kiss the bricks and what drivers get mouth wash. >> the fred couples and bernhard langer neck-to-neck until in the 12th hole at the senior british open. a three-shot swing. fred goes out in fashion, making consecutive birdies. a 3-under 67 for a twork two-stroke victory, adding it to his 'resume. >> final round of the lpga evian masters. park made five birdies on the back nine, including the final

three holes to win the tournament. a nice 30-foot birdie on 18 to seal the deal. first win since the 2008 u.s. women's open. olympic updates. putter alert. if you don't want to know the results, come back when the music stops. ♪ >> 49ers top draft choice a.j. jenkins got serious today. >> it wasn't the kind of thrill they expect. thekú

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>> coming up in half hour at 6:00, horrible case of animal cruelty. police believe someone intentionally ran over a box full of kittens. the effort to help save an east bay girl's life and how you can help. join us for abc-7 news at 6:00. 'also at 6:00, we're live from six flags where passengers were rescued just about an hour ago from a stuck roller coaster, 12 people spent two hours trapped on superman ultimate flight. two cranes were brought in to reach them. the ride is new at six flags, opened june 30th. an investigation is underway and we'll bring you all the latest at 6:00. that does it for us here at

captioned by closed captioning services inc. welcome to "world news" tonight from jerusalem. tough talk as mitt romney's world audition continues here in israel. one on one with the candidate. would he support an israeli strike on iran? what he now makes of those negative headlines in london? and the prayers. what he told us about what he and his ann left at the western wall. the women's gymnastics team moves on, so why was this athlete sobbing? why are there so many empty seats? our team in london tonight. red cross sounding the alarm this evening. blood supply at its lowest point in 15 years. what's behind it and what it means for the rest of us.