coaster, 15 stories high and they were brought to safety an hour and half later when the operator powered up the ride and bring the train back to the station. they have now eliminated mechanical failure workers are conducting diagnostic tests on the computer program that helped to man the ride. folks who design the perimeters and they are doing a full run up on the attraction. >> the six million dollar ride has had deplitches since it opened a month ago. >> there is brief restall. and that is nothing likethis. >> most of the park guests we spoke to had no qualms about riding superman when it opens again. >> it is a lot of safety features. >> and now, i want you to look at the huge crane over here.

we are learning that prior to the ride's opening last month there was no crane on the side that reaches they feet of 150 feet. they ordered a part to get a crane like this one that could reach the highest point if somebody got stuck. that's what happened yesterday. they were able to power the ride and get the folks down on to the station and they didn't have to use the crane. if they needed to, they could have. they were able to to. and the cal ocea will give the okay for the ride to continue again. vick lee, abc 7 news. >> hopefully they will not need the crane to rescue people again. dispute between friends escalated into a teen stabbing his friend repeatedly. they arrested a 17 year old

suspect. he and his buddy got into an argument playing a video on line. the teen grabbed a rifle and knife and went to the friend's house to confront him. >> he had the gun aimed at me and shot at my son. i went downstair to call the police. he ran back up the stairs and i thought they were fist fight he was stabbing the hell out of my son. the teenager shot at the victim but missed. the victim is recovering from stab wound and expected to survive. >> san francisco police is investigating how a homeless man got his hands on a stock pile of guns and ammunition. they arrested him inside of a gray jeepp in which he was living. they also found survival gear car. it is not the first time police dealt with jones .

he was arrested after leaving a threatening note on a woman's car. >> she took it to the police department. >> jones remains in jail. none of the guns police found in the car were registered in his name. chp is investigating how a san francisco woman fell out of a moving party bun and run over and killed. she died on highway after returning from a concert. she was dahter of the owners of the pacific wave surf shop. 12-15 passengers were on board of the bus and many of them were intoxicated. somehow the door of the bus opened up and nolan was run over by the bus. friends are in shock over the news. >> i just kind of went numb. it is surreal. i am expecting to get a text

or something. the other woman involved in the incident was treated for road rash and extremely lucky. the driver was not charged but two passengers were charged with intoxication . >> crews took two hours to get the pier fiver out. it was scheduled to be a staging area for the america cup sailing race. a spark got into a crack in the concrete wall and ignited the dry wood in the building. >> a woman found dead in a hotel jacuzy. she apparently drowned. she was identified as terry long of san ramon. there is no sign of foul play. police arrested this woman from making unauthorized with

drawls of a man with severe dementia. bank surveillance video shows her making 24 withdrawals of the victim's account. a total of $6000 taken at $300 or $200. >> i am going to destroy android a quote from steve jobs. android is in the cross hairs as apple sues samsung for allegedly copying the iphone and ipad. business leaderships around the world are watching the high stakes triall very closely, david. >> larry, they're out to prove that apple copied the iphone and ipad for the android smart phones and tab lets. they can put their fate in the hand of the jury, the loser

could have their products banned in the market place giving consumers fewer choices. >> this is what is at the heart of the space. showing what they looked like five years ago. pumpull will pull out the patents saying that the sam sung is coping the iphone. apple and seeking two and half billion dollars . >> that would be an unprecedented jury verdict in a patent case and if apple is successful in proving that sam sung copied the apple designs. they could get 3times the amount. >> they have halted the sam sudge from being sold in the u.s.. sam sung trying to show that apple copied the design from sony. this court case has high

stakes. >> there is a chance that you will get yourself in trouble as much as there is a chance that you will deal a knock out blow to your competitior. the court is working with a jury pool of 72 to find 10 for the final jury. apple and samsung plan each to call 20 witnesses. the trial will run 10-20 weeks. juriors will be asked if they have a phone or tab let and connections to apple or samsung or read the book steve jobs biography. some wonder if samsung can get a fair trial. >> they will believe in the legal system. people will for the apple products. >> after an all-day process, 10 jurors are seated. and that meaning opening

arguments will begin tomorrow. projected legal cost for samsung and apple is $20 million. in san jose, david louie abc 7 news. > apple is accused of stealing other ideas. apple's voice recognition system known as suri infringes on twus u.s. patents. they expect to be compensated based on the number of suri iphones that were sold. >> a company in japan is repairing iphones. based on components that are leaked from chin athe new phone will have a slightly larger display screen. >> an update now on a story first brought to you on abc 7 news at 4:00. crews made fast work cleanning

up an oil spill. the story unfolded on fourth street. one of the oil barrels fell off of the truck and poured 100 galons of oil. crews used kitty litter to soak must of it up. another traffic mess in san francisco is going to last a very, very longg time it is around the shopping district of union square. it is the shut down of a major subway project. >> cheryl, you can't get there anymore. from here. stockton stockton street is shut down. there will be a subway station and years of inconvenience as that 1.6 billion dollar subway gets closer to reality. this is stockton street right in the heart of the union square.

two brock blocks of stockon are closed to traffic. >> the work we have to do to close the street is union station . we'll start that early next year. >> traffic is rerouted. u.s.s are rerouted when the utility relocation project began. this closure is going to be long-term, five years. the subway will run from cal train past market and union square to chinatown. >> we'll try to work with the merchants and people driving in the area to make sure it is painless as possible. >> we live in a construction zone. you do as best as you k. we have been working closely with the subway team to notify the merchants up down stockton of

the changes. >> mta said subway riders will increase from 40,000 to 60,000 a day. >> short-term pain and long-term gain. we'll see the long-term knen -- benefits. >> it is an inconvenience for people driving area. they are getting people to the destination. we will get there between thanksgiving and new years and the street will open up just in time for holiday shoppers. and the subway is scheduled to open in 2019. >> all right. tom, thank you. >> still to come, we'll show you pit bull that is accused of mauling the dog's owner. >> there is plenty of food in the foot bank.

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. - the active search for a missing woman is call would off. for five-days search and rescue teams covered the rugged terrain without sign of her. jansen is an avid hike yer suffers from dementia.

an east bay toddler is recovering after being partially mauled by a pit bug. the dog is under quarantine to determine if it had rabies. the two year old was in the house when the dog attacked him. surgeons had to reattach the eye lid. the future of the dog depends on the owners. the animal services has to make the decision if it is adoptable or not. if it is not adoptable euthaniasia is one the option. the dog would have to have a dangerous dog permit and not leave the back yard. >> a food bank is reaching out for your help. help they need most tonight according to wayne freedman is getting a view more

volunteers. >> it may be a while before you see another man working hard and efficiently as earl taylor. he has a nickname. if you watch earl volunteer you will see why. no truck too small or large or need too great. >> these people are starving out there. >> few people appreciate earl more than a retired san francisco bus driver who gives food to 300 people a day . thank goodness the food bank has more where it came from. but there is a liability that comes with the bounty. if they can't get it out of the door, who is it going to help? >> there is a lot of need in the community and takes a lot of food and hand toz get it out. mike, of the food bank explains they have food.

volunteers sign up next month are down 70 percent. imagine what would happen without more help. you better understand the need if you saw where the food goes on the streets. >> we caught up with sharon green again as she districted it on oakland 35th street. a line that took hour to build and stretched around the block. >> if you didn't have it what would happen? >> there would be no fod for people to eat that are hungry. they would not have enough money to buy anything. >> instead they would receive fresh produce and food that would not have made it here. hands on the schedule this month but not next . earl taylor cannot go it alone. i am super man and need super freeds. in oakland abc 7 news. >> earl was flying and you can

donate your time and muscle go to abc 7 news.com. you can find a link for volunteering for the food bank. >> spencer christian is in for the weather. what turned into a warm day turned into a hot day. temperatures right now, high definition . looking down on the bay. just a couple of hours ago, there was fog moving through the golden gate. live doppler hd . absence of clouds in the coastline. and down to monterey bay. we'll take a look down in southern california . right on highway 8th east of san diego. there is heavy rainfall. and received 1.6 inches of rain in one hour . nothing but sunny skis and hot weather in the bay area .

a sampling of high temperatures. and numerous locations had highs in the 90s . 71 was the high in san francisco and even right now still pretty hot in spots. 97 degrees inantioch. more hot days inland and we'll cool down in the weekend. the bigger picture shows a hot air mass over the south central u.s.. we are sort of in between sharply contrasting air masses and continue to have mild coastal weather through thursday. and lookking farther ahead. but looking a little bit ahead, we'll have low temperatures in the mid-to upper 50s and a little coastal fog and we don't think it will move far inland or over the

bay. we'll see sunny skies developing and the fog will burn away and it is sunny tomorrow . coast ipland. 60s on the coast and 70s 80s around the bay. and warm in the south bay tomorrow. highs in the mid-to upper 80s. and 82 in the park and palo altow. and low to mid-60s on the coast . downtown san francisco 68 degrees and 64 in the sunset district. 91 in nevada. and east bay, 74 in oakland. and 78 in union city. it will be warm to hot and 96 in antioch. and here's the 7 day forecast.

mid-90s on inland on friday. and over the weekend temperatures are moderate and see 80s and mid-70s on the bay. and les lis to this in livermore. and three people we would like to take. they took part in the abc 7 sleep dream campaign. they clicked the like button. for every like one dollar goes to help the bay area foster kids. be like us and change somebody's life. >> made in the

>> someone holds a megamillion lottery ticket. and the ticket was robin freemont on this convenience store and no one came forward yet to claim the big prize. they heard news about the lucky purchase. they are excited even though they didn't win. >> it is a dollar to win that thing. that's okay. one day i will win, too. we have been here 20 years. and it is a good feeling to

change someone's life. >> it is a small percentage of the jackpot. two, three, four, and 8 and 43. major sign of progress. there is still beams for the stadium. and crews will work around the clock and replacing 18,000 sons of american steal in place. and officials note that the project is a huge boost to the aling construction industry . >> we have all of these people workog the site . we'll ramp up to over a thousand by the end of the year. >> the 36 percent figure refers to the skilled and construction trades. a full skelton is finished by labor day. the stadium is set to open for the 2014 season.

by the way, they will carry the 39ers game and we'll also have the raiders and brong -- broncos. >> and a surprise in colorado. prosecutor file two counts of murder for every victim that died in the theater shooting. >> abc news fact check and look in the accuracy of the presidential commercials now playing in california. >> clean up underway from a big weekend storm back east.

>> two counsels for each victim that's what jameless holmes was charged with. prosecutor home it is going to help get a conviction. he was charged are of -- 142 crimes. >> james holmes looked the same in court.

dazed and confused with brightt orange hair, only this time cameras were not allowed inside. the prosecution laid out 142 charges against him. two murder counsels for each death. 116 criminal attempts to commit murder in the first-degree . one count of felony of explosive device. >> many of the victims and their family from the movie massacre heard the killer speak for the first time. the judge asked holmes in -- if he wanted to waive his right to a speedy trial. he said yes. >> he should be locked away and life with what he did every day of his life. >> when the judge mentioned the death penalty holmes looked rightt at him. the journal was ordered returned.

>> resentments that anyone would take away someone's life for going to the movies. i felt sorry for him in a sense that this was a brilliant person that could have done good. >> it was a silent message for holmes in court, a man who told police he was the joker. several of the victims wore bat man t-shirt. holmes journal is a key piece of evidence. next month the judge will rule whether it is privileged information between a doctor and a patient. >> presidential campaign ads are beginning to make their way to a colorado tv screen due to the olympics. mark matthews is here with the fact checking. >> the ads in the olympics are upbeat and short on hard facts. who wants a hard-hitting

political adwith cheering on your athletes? and here are the latest. >> in their admitt romney supporters said where did all of the obama stimulus money go? >> friend and campaign and special interest. >> that is misleading. a break down of the 840 billion stimulus said it went to tax credit to taxpayers and grants to state for medicare and medicare and education. >> where did the it go? >> solyndra. 500 million taxpayer dollars. >> that is accurate. but to imply that solyndra was run by obama supporters, that ignores the venteur capitol firm that was a big investor in solyndra. it is well known for backing conservative republicans. >> where did the obama stimulus go. wind mims for china and

electric car finland. >> of the 30,000 windature bines. three of them were made in china with stimulus dollars. and the electric cars. the money went for engineer and manufacturing in the u.s.. the money could not and was not spent on over seas operations and adfrom the obama campaign cites mitt romney's campaigning as a job creator. >> i know how jobs are created. but he shifted jobs to mexico and china. >> it is inaccurate to describe mitt romney as a raider. he is private equity firm. there are no hostile take overs and as for jobs to mexico. romney left. >> he outsourced state job to

india. >> what governor romney did veto a bill that prevented the state doing business with companies that outsource. it was a savings to taxpayers and the democraticallyy controlled legislature did not override as it did with most of the romney's vetos. our partners have more detail on the adand facts. go to abc 7 news.com. we'll get you connected. >> you have to read between the lines. >> if you are interested go to the fact check website it is complicate every claim has a nugget of truth and a pile of stuff that is not right. >> several thousand new jersey residents remain without power after a storm. it blue over power lines and

knocked over trees. 30,000 people lostt power saturday night. the storm dumped two inches of rain. police had to use boats to rescue drivers trapped by the flooding. >> sometimes it is not too ñ/&ññ!ñx1q1q a vacation.

travel to a foreign country can be excite daunting. . >> however, a retired bay area couple said the tour company caused them to miss out on a tour of venice. >> venice, of course, is known for an elaborate system of canals and bridges and can be like walking through a maze. they never got their gondolature because the tour company steered them wrong. >> we tried to go to the square. >> she is showing pictures of her once in a lifetime trip to venice. >> this is the bridge. >> they went on a cruise and stopped in the quaint city and they booked a discover venix walking tour and con-- gondola ride. >> the couple followed the

tour company instructions to get to the starting point. take the people mover to st. mark's square and go to the tour office. simple enough if only that were correct. >> to our surprise. that was not mark square. >> people mover left them in the middle of venice with no idea where to go until they found a tourist office. >> the lady told us we are not close to the square. >> they took a water bus and hurried through narrow streets hoping to catch their tour. >> you had to pause this way and later on went back the other way. >> when they arrived to st. mark's square it was confusing. dozens of arch ways lead in the long block of buildings. which was the tourist office. >> they are in italian. >> by the time they found the

meeting point it was no where in sight. >> it was gone and ey left without us. she demanded a refund saying poor instructions caused them to miss an important part of the last trip to venice. >> i will not go back. that is something i will miss forever. yeah. that that is sad part of it >> the tour company offered 25 percent . so lucia contacted 7 on yourr side and we checked on the direction. people mover terminal is a mile and half away from st. mark's square . it is a winding route. it is a three minute walk to the square. but the company testimonies - tells 7 on your side it was the couple's fault. >> we are perplexed as why

they couldn't reach it because all of the other tour was on square. st. mark square is well mark we don't feel a refund was warranted. however, as a gesture of good will. we have refunded her as requested. >> yes, i am glad. i am glad they called on sevenon - 7 on your side. >> i am glad she is smiling. carry a guide book with you. even if you book a tour. she now says she wish she had been more prepared. >> that has to be frustrating. >> you see the map. >> get the gps. >> and when we come back. the drive to discover a

>> major departure from yahoo. after being passed over for the job.

rob lev leavenson is exiting the company. he exited the -- with the ceo. >> yahoo is losing 25 billion in a day. the first of those payments is due on wednesday . chevron said it will leave a deep water drilling project off of the coast of west africa. that is expected to cost two billionn. chevron stock went up. and fans attending the olympics are asked to avoid sending. it is interfering with the mara thon runners. it prompted the contractor to call the 2012 games the app's

olympic. they are enjoying it on mobile devices than television screens. >> you will see other applications around the lim - olympics. and the apps around the content. >> the app store and google play are filled with download and media company apps with little of everything . team apps focused on one sport. behind all three kinds is a company in mountain view . accelerator. >> jeff haney's company developed titanium and also governments and businesses quickly get in the game. future champ, personal app of boxer jose ram ramm. -- ramirez. and that is the official app of team usa swimming.

fritrial results. 2012 games provides a description and history of every sport and every participating country and top medal sports . medals tally. the early app business was dominated by dorm room develop are ons . now business have industrial strength apps with large teams andidate a. users are demanding full media, full-time. >> the people who watch the broadcast olympics and move nothing mobile network and devices. >> couldn't all of that life streaming slow down the carrier networks. >> hey, he's joking and let's hope so. richard hart. abc sevennews. >> you don't have to miss the late news. go back to abc 7 when the

olympic coverage ends. we have a 7 minute recap of the news and weather and sports headlines. >> we can give you the weather right now. >> with spencer. >> there is a interesting time lapse from the camera. working in the golden gate and start a marine layer and watch how it disappears as we get later in the afternoon hours and more cloudds moved away from the coastline. we'll see lotts of sunshine and warmth and high temperatures in the 90s to low 100's. and it will sizzle with high temperatures in the mid-90s . inland locations can see 70s 80s around the bay. here's the 7 day forecast. inlands in the 90s for the next three days 70s around the bay. >> don't forget.

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denes alen knows the defensive coordinator last season. like all new head coaches, he was anxious to get on the field. >> emotionally it was fine . i look at it as another day of practice. and just like anybody else, our job as coaches is to get better every day. >> the first order of business is to change the culture of the locker room. there is 1358 yards. and then wants that behavior to end. >> in the national football league, you learn how not to beat yourself. that causes you to lose football games. in the end of the day it is the player's jobs to make sure they got it correctly. >> in the first practice things change a lot of movement from drill to drill. >> i am a believer in mind set

and body language and we have to handle ourselves the right way to give us a chance of success. >> not only do players have to impress the head coach and atf. but coach allen has to get them to buy in to the philosophy. >> tough smart football team. that's the way we are going to play. >> man, he looks young. >> all 89 playiers have a chance to gain a spot on the roster. meanwhile the 49ers are in the second day of pad and they have a unusual dilemia. plenty of depth in runningback and wide-receiver. this has been a problem with no speed to stretch the field. that will not be the case with the edition of randy moss. and jeng inches. and drafting the former oregon

duck as runningback. >> we have players with speed and over all you can make that statement. they have been fast and that is just one piece of the component. >> and adession of runningback jacobs. and of course, starter frank gore. teams all-time leading rusher and pro bowler is gearing up for the competition. >> i train hard. i feel as long as you train you will be fine in the sports. i went home and trained hard and had a pretty good time training with them. as long as you train you should be fine. >> spoiler aolympic medalist. if you don't want to know turn

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