i'm eric thomas and i need a chessboard to move everybody around. good morning many latest on the colorado theater shooting rampage. the suspect will appear in court to be formally charged. >> reporter: -- >> are expected to argue about the evidence in a package he allegedly sent to his psychiatrist. there are other matters. james holmes has been held without bond. he appeared to pay very little attention to the court and looked dazed at times. it is expected first degree murder charges will be filed with at least a dozen counts. >> formal filing of charges this monday july 30th. >> reporter: the prosecution is expected to lay down the hammer on 24-year-old james holmes, 10 days after the massacre. at his arraignment, he could

face hundreds of charges, including 12 counts of first degree murder, 58 counts of attempted murder. reckless endangerment for the explosive is. >> i don't care what the motive is, -- he knew what he was doing. that's it. i want to see justice. >> reporter: ashley's stepmother says she will be in the courtroom. ashley not only lost her 6-year-old daughter veronica, she too was shot several times and has suffered a miscarriage. >> it was because of stress, because of trauma. ashley has been through a lot. >> reporter: some of the -- so have the victims' families, many buried their loved ones over the weekend. at the center of the investigation is a notebook holmes sent to his psychiatrist. police intercepted the book which recordly includes plans for a massacre. >> if a psychologist or psychiatrist feels a part of theirs may pose a threat, in

most states they are obligated to do something. >> reporter: holmes' attorneys claim seizing that notebook is a breach of confidentially between doctor and patient and they will argue that in court today. abc news, colorado. >> an investigation will continue this morning in vallejo to try to figure out why the new superman ride at six flags jammed yesterday instead of the ultimate flight it became the ultimate fright for those stuck in the sky. amy hollyfield joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. their ride is closed until further notice. they wanted to fly like superman, inted they needed superman. they were stuck in the air for -- for about two hours yesterday waiting for help, wondering what was going to happen to them. the one lucky thing is they were sitting upright they

weren't dangling upside down. the fire department checked on them, gave them water but didn't take them down. firefighters said that was last thing they want dodd. the safest route down was having the coaster bring them down. firefighters told riders to try and shake the car lose -- the car loose. that didn't work. they had to sit in the sunshine and way >> it was amazing, crazy experience. it was shocking but gun at the same time. >> there was no mechanical situation whatsoever. >> reporter: finally, mechanics decided to shake the train themselves that worked, except it pushed it backward. once again big surprise for riders. the crews said that was safe and everyone was checked out by paramedics once they were on the ground and it was determined they were fine. they were all given season passes and a fast pass which means they can go to the front

of the line any time they want, if they decide to return to discovery kingdom. this ride jut opened last month. the park was very excited, brought the media out it was a big deal. now it is closed until further notice. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. as you said, when everything goes right, a ride aboard superman's ultimate flight lasts one minute and reaches speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. terry mcsweeney got a sneak peek of the right before it opened last month. it features plenty of twists and turns this is not the first time riders found themselves stranded on a rollercoaster at discovery kingdom. 28 riders escaped using a cat walk when the boomerang got stuck in august of 2010. the boomerang stranded riders in 1999. and in 2009 an air pressure problem caused the roar to

shutdown. no one has been hurt in any of those incidents. 4:35. new development in the amber alert for a teenaged girl from monterey county believed to have been kidnapped from her home where the bodies of two men were found over the weekend. an amber alert has been issued for 16-year-old eunice cerrato. she is 5'5, 130 points, -- pounds. police say they may be heading to mexico in a tan 2007 honda civic. with the plate on your screen: another car they've been looking for was found abandoned. san francisco police trying to determine the identity of a man whose body was found in the backyard of a house in the diamond heights neighborhood. a resident discovered the weekend yesterday. police say the victim had been

shot. one neighbor thought he heard gunshots around 11:00 saturday night. the medical examiner will check the fingerprints. >> >> this morning a pit bull mauled a 2-year-old boy remains in custody of animal control. news crews were on the scene this weekend on california street. the boy was attacked at the home of his babysitter. doctors rean -- reattached one of the youngster's eyelids yesterday. he was well enough to go home after that right now pg&e crews are working to get the final 106 customers in daly city back online after 3600 lost power last night the outage affected customers in south san francisco and colma. crews found downed wires near clay avenue in daly city after 8:00 last night utility crews don't know what caused the wires to come down.

the power at the bart station was intentionally shutdown as a precaution. three people got stuck in an elevator and had to be rescued. power at the bart station is back on this morning. you can expect more traffic delays around union square today when stockton street will be closed to all cars except emergency vehicles between geary and ellis. crews have been relocating utility projects underground to get ready for the central subway project. stockton street closure is expected to remain in effect until 2017 except during the holiday shopping season. this morning firefighters are on guard for flare-ups from stubborn grass fire in benicia that fire broke out near the entrance of benicia state park off columbus parkway on-ramp of eastbound

780. the fire burned two acres of vegetation and 20 feet of fencing despite the small size it took crews two hours to put the fire out >> a 420 acre wildfire in mendocino county is 80% contained. the north fire as it is call, broke out saturday afternoon near mill creek road a viewer of ukiah sent this video after the fire broke out. no homes threatened, several road closures, the cause remains under investigation. 4:39 on this monday morning, thank you for coming in early to join us. >> it is my pleasure. >> i'm sure it is. mike is off today, frances is filling in for him. >> she is used to the early hours. >> yes, thank you for joining us, playing a little bit of musical chairs this morning. quiet now, live doppler as it

does a sweep around the bay area, nothing worry about even through the week. we are starting off with low clouds. temperatures right now in the mid 50s to low 60s that will be our low around 7:00 this morning. then by lunchtime, sunny conditions. we are going to see sunnier skies earlier that will allow for temperatures to warm up even a little more by this afternoon temperatures into the low even mid 90s possible in interior locations along the coast with the sea breeze will stay in the mid 60s this evening clear conditions as well, temperatures in the mid 60s along the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay, dipping to the 80s as well in the interior valleys. i'll have your complete forecast in my next report. here's sue. good morning. we coordinated our purple today. lovely outside now to a couple of earlier accidents cleared out of lanes, 280 northbound

meridian on-ramp reopened. good news in the san jose area northbound 280 at hickey there was a road hazard you can see a little slowing past the scene, nothing major we'll get that out of lanes quickly, we hope. 380 eastbound at 280 accident cleared out of the right lane and we have a car fire 880 northbound before davis this is approaching oakland, car fire cleared. traffic may be slow past the scene. live shot of the bay bridge toll, it is light at this hour. 4:41. police call it a heartless act that shocked the people who watched it happen. the search for the driver who witnesses say deliberately ran over a box filled with kittens. dramatic to a high speed -- end to a high speed police chase. what it took to stop a

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good morning. monday morning you are looking live at a picture of san francisco one of those postcard perfect pictures a little cloudiness. frances dinglasan has her meteorologist hat on this morning. sacramento police searching for the suspect in what they call an unexplainable case of animal cruelty. investigators say a man left a box of kittens in front of an animal shelter, then ran them over. six out kittens in that box survived. officials say witnesses saw the man leave the box in a gutter when someone tried to get his attention the man got into his car, backed palm into the box and sped off. -- backed up into the box and

sped off. >> we open at 9 a.m., it was 10:00 we were open. instead walking them into the building he opted to drop them off in the gutter and takeoff without alerting anybody. >> the shelter says they are going to bottle-feed the kittens until they are big enough for adoption. police are still looking for the suspect. video out of southern california shows dramatic arrest yesterday. highway patrol officers confronted a driver in orange county, a couple officers tried to smash in the windows as dozens of other officers waited with guns drawn, the driver drove off. he was taken into custody after a crash with patrol cars. investigators would not comment on his identity or the charges he may be facing. 4:45. next, the major role former president bill clinton will play at the democratic national convention. mitt romney wraps up his

trip to israel with a fundraiser why he says the peep of israel are more economically successful than the palestinians. blood shortage across the nation, unusual reason behind the shortfall. >> the tiny birth that has

good morning i'm frances dinglasan in for mike nicco. expect temperatures to warm up inland. 90s, 92 fairfield and antioch, 68 in san francisco, 83 san jose. less cloud cover that's bringing temperatures a few degrees warmer compared to yesterday. around the nation check out how hot it is dallas 105, 96 in atlanta. flight delays none reported nationwide we'll be checking sfo, especially near 6:00. you can always get flight

information by going to abc7news.com. it is 4:48. in syria, the country's foreign minister is accusing some of its neighbors of conspiring against ithaca tar, saudi arabia, turkey have all been -- been backing rebels trying to overthrow president assad. the government and rebels have issued conflicting claims in the battle over the country's third largest city aleppo. each side saying it holds a key neighborhood. the international community has expressed fears the uprising that began 10 days ago could end with a possible massacre. defense secretary panetta is on a trip to the mideast. and says syrian president assad's decision to use helicopter gunships against his own people is hastening his own demise. >> if they continue this kind of tragic attack on their own people, in aleppo, i think it

ultimately will be a nail in assad's coffin. >> panetta is on his way to knee schwab, israel, egypt and jordan this week he plans to use meetings to reinforce international consensus assad must step down and allow a peaceful transition to a democratic form of government. mitt romney is headed to poland today after appear continuing a morning fundraiser in jerusalem. romney told donors their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the palestinians. his comments have outraged palestinian leaders. romney received a warm welcome when he arifed in israel yesterday from prime minister netanyahu. agrees with romney's position that iran possessing a nuclear capability is the greatest danger facing the world now. romney said he would back israel if it took action on its own to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >> it is my firm conviction

the security of israel is in the vital, national security interest of the united states. israel faces enemies who deny past crimes against the jewish people and seek to commit new ones. >> netanyahu's warm embrace for romney is in contrast to the israeli prime minister's generally cooler approach to president obama's diplomatic efforts and sanctions against iran. dick cheney has advice for mitt romney on a running mate, don't pick sarah palin. he said he feels mccain's decision to pick palin for his running mate in 2008 was a mistake. cheney said he liked palin but she did not have the experience to be vice president. cheney says he has offered advice to romney on a vice presidential pick. president obama will head to new york city this evening for another fundraiser.

it is not the first time this election season the president has visited new york. obama campaign sources confirm former president bill clinton will play a prominent role at the democratic national convention set to give a primetime speech september 5th. he will nominate president obama for reelection. the following night the president and vice president biden will speak before an expected crowd of 70,000 at an outdoor stadium in charlotte, north carolina. >> just 99 days to go before the election. >> how many more until christmas? we'll tell you that later. frances dinglasan is here to talk about the weather. nice day yesterday. >> it was a nice day yesterday. a little warmer today, and we'll show you a live shot in san francisco, we have low clouds once again, actually not as thick that's going to allow for temperatures to warm up especially interior

locations. live doppler 7 hd shows what it looks like around the bay area now. we have low clouds over parts of the bay not as widespread and not as thick as yesterday morning at this time. we'll take a look at numbers. starting off with temperatures once again near the mid 50s for most everybody with the exception of antioch, that's 60 degrees right now. expect a warm-up today, we'll see numbers really climbing into the low 90s. look for a high of 83 in san jose, with a lot of sun. peninsula less cloud cover but with the sea breeze temperatures will stay around the low to mid 60s. high of 78 in redwood city. downtown san francisco getting up to 68, partly cloudy in the sunset district in the north bay 94 in clear lake look for 83 in sonoma near that 84 in

napa. 70s for the most part along thes east bay with the exception of richmond 68°, 81 in fremont. this is where we'll see 90s, hot weather 93 brentwood, 90 concord. upper 80s through the morgan hill gilroy and hollister area 76 in santa cruz if you are heading to the giants' game tonight you will need sunscreen before the sunsets after 8:00. mostly clear and then temperatures will start off at 63 cool down to 56°. here's your seven day forecast, the 90s will dip down tomorrow inland. then a warming trend midweek thursday looks to be the warmest day, sunshine into next weekend. good morning. if your travels take from you san jose to cupertino 280 north you will fan a -- you

will find a couple other cars, light, highway 17 out of santa cruz mountains flowing smoothly, no reports of issues. walnut creek southbound 680 taillights towards the 24 junction, a little slowing on to 24 otherwise southbound on towards the 580 junction moving well through the san ramon valley. san mateo bridge taillights headed in the westbound direction up towards the highrise which is looking good on over to foster city and the other direction headed eastbound into hayward moving nicely. 880 north before davis with a car fire still on the right shoulder may be slowing things as rubberneckers tend to take a look at these things. i don't show sensors, significant slowing. drive times east shore freeway highway 4 out of antioch and 580 altamont looking good. critical shortage of the

nation's blood supply this summer is the worst in more than a decade. officials say some elective surgeries may be cancelled due to the shortage. red cross says august is traditionally the slowest month for donations this summer the fly is the lowest in 15 years due to the -- the supply is the lowest in 15 years. power outages cancelled many blood drives. >> it puts our community in a difficult situation. patients don't get vacations they are in the hospital and they need blood. >> you never who is going to be the next person that needs blood it might be your next door neighbor, your child, you. >> doctors tell us serious surgeries such as liver transplants are being put on hold because they require so much blood to perform. the newest addition to the san diego zoo said to be doing

well. check out the video. panda mom gave birth to her sixth cub at the zoo yesterday this is video of her cuddling her baby and changing positions to make it more comfortable that cub is just four ounces, its sex won't be known for weeks at age 20 she is one of the oldest giant pandas to give birth. 4-47. one corner apple the other corner samsung. the major patent trial getting underway today in a san jose courtroom that could determine the future look and feel of smartphones. a square for riders on the new super -- a scare for riders on the new superman ride at six flags. why pg&e says --.