developing news, thrill seekers have just been rescued after getting stuck on the superman ride. >> friends and family react to the death of a 25-year-old woman who tumbled out of a moving party bus. >> why some say this is one of the toughest marathon courses in the nation. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00.

>> good evening. i am ken wayne. >> i am healther h -- heather holmes. >> a ride on six flags' roller coaster turned into a 90 minute ordeal. this afternoon the riders became stuck on the new superman ride and an hour ago fire crews brought the last rider to safety. ktvu's patty lee is live where she talked with some of the witnesses. >> reporter: you can see the superman ride behind me, those guests were hanging 150 feet in two cars on top of this track for an hour and a half. you can see crews used a crane to hoist a cage up to the ride and an engineer freed the cars that ran back down the track.

a spokeswoman said the ride got stuck after the first tower. they have been uprite the whole time -- up right the whole time. the ride was working this morning and this is the first roller coaster in a decade and there were crowds lined up to see it. >> waiting to go on this ride. one of the main reasons i came here. it shouldn't be stuck. it is better they weren't upside down. >> reporter: six flags president is coming out to speak with us. he will have details on what happened to stop the ride, how they found a way to fix the ride and talk about compensation if any for the riders and what happens next for this brand new ride now at a stand still. patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. we are learning more about the woman who was killed after

she fell out of a moving party bus on highway 17. friends and family are speaking out. ktvu's janine de la vega is live with new information. >> reporter: people have been bringing in flowers and cards all day here to the surf shop on pacific avenue. her parents own the store and the friends can't believe she is gone. >> reporter: she was kooibid as -- described as care free and fun. >> it is horrible this happened to such a beautiful, nice girl. >> reporter: california highway patrol say she was one of 15 people on a party bus traveling on highway 17. investigators say before highway 9 she and a girl were fighting when the doors opened

and both fell out. she was run over and killed by the bus. the other woman suffered road rash. she worked at her parent's store. she had been accepted to college. >> it is almost not real yet. i am expecting to hear from her because i haven't seen her. >> reporter: chp officers are trying to track down the officers to find out how the door opened. many on the bus were drunk and it appears some ran away. they are investigating if the bus was negligent. tonight friends are focusing on good memories. >> always had a smile on her face. >> reporter: her grandmother said her sister was a former contestant on the show so you think you can dance and she came back to be with the family. janine de la vega, ktvu channel

2 news. authorities issued a statewide amber alert for a girl taken from her home last night. 16-year-old eunice serrato was abducted by her boyfriend and his father. authorities fear the men are connected to a double homicide. last night authorities found two male bodies. eunice serrato is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. the suspects were last seen in a blue chevrolet tahoe with california license plate number 6w54124. authorities believe they may be headed to mexico. the coroner released the names of two people killed in a crash yesterday. authorities say the two were in the same car when it was truck

by a truck. these pictures are from patch.com. three children were sent to the hospital. >> three people under arrest after a shooting this morning that injured three people. it broke out before 3:30 a.m. this morning on 87th avenue. the three people are in stable condition. an argument spark ised the gunfire. authorities are looking looking for the gunman who opened fire on a house wounding two who were inside the home. the victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the suspects is an african american in his 20s, 6 feet tall, he fled the scene in a black car. investigators in oakland are trying to determine how a vacant house caught fire this morning. it started around 4:00 a.m.

on 63 avenue. the fire started in an empty house in the back of the lot. officials say homeless people may have been living inside. a woman in the front house heard someone yell fire this morning. >> i looked out by bedroom window, the front of the house on fire. ran down stairs, grabbed my kids and went outside. >> the gas was turned on but nobody was hurt. fire crews from four agencies banned together to fight a brush fire. it broke out in thick vegetation at benicia state park. 2-3 acres burned. the cause is under investigation. cal fire says crews are making progress on the wildfire. the fire broke out in an area of heavy brush yesterday

afternoon. 400 acres burned there. the fire is 55% contained. right now no homes are threatened but there are reports the fire was deliberately set. 80,000 runners from around the world took to the streets to san francisco to run the biggest marathon. ktvu's allie rasmus shows us why it is a big money maker maker for the city. the first woman to cross couldn't contain her excitement. devon crosby-helms finished in 2 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds. >> i had a strategy coming in. >> reporter: nathan krah finished in 2 hours 26 minutes and 45 seconds. this was the highlight. with 700 feet of elevation the

26-year-old said it was tough. >> like constant hills throughout the whole thing. >> reporter: 25,000 people signed up for the marathons and half of them come from outside the bay area. that means they come here and spend money. organizers say they studied the financial impact last year. >> the direct spending by people involved was $21 million. >> reporter: there are runners of all skill levels here and thousands lined to watch. >> it was an amazing feeling. >> reporter: he was paralyzed after a robbery, this was his first ever 5k race. >> to do it in a wheelchair it was an amazing feeling. this won't be my last. >> reporter: in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2

news. >> you can go to www.ktvu.com for video of today's marathon and we have interviews with the winners. look under hot topics. the fog in that picture, now to mark tamayo with the weather. >> the fog is a constant factor over the past week with changes this afternoon, clearing coast side, north of the golden gate. sunny skies across the bay area. nice weekend. some of the clouds, half moon bay and pacifica. near the coast line. as far as temperatures for the 5:00 p.m. hour, lower 60s in san francisco, inland in the mid- 80s. fairfield 88 degrees. livermore 85. here is our forecast showing you an increase in the fog, coast side a few patches into

the bay monday morning at 6:00 a.m. over night lows, low 50s. san francisco 52. livermore 53 degrees. and through our microclimate forecast, temperatures tomorrow, warmer than today's highs. the warmest locations on track to reach hot, upper 80s to the lower 90s, 92 to 93. kind of bumped up the numbers. 93-94. coming up the temperature change for tuesday and the hottest days for the week. >> thank you. out today new photos of what the i-phone 5 might look like. they claim they put together the phone from acquired pieces. the images look similar to other iphones. a center camera and what looks

like a metal plate on the back. watch ktvu channel 2 news from your phone or computer, download the you can watch ktvu channel 2 news wherever you are by using our mobile app, download it and click on the live stream button and you could watch any ktvu channel 2 news news last live. tomorrow apple will lock horns with samsung over patten rights. sappal claims they copied the iphone and ipad. samsung counter sued saying apple is the copy cat. documents relegal little details about -- reveal little details about profits. leaders gather in fran to remember the victims of the -- in san francisco to remember the victims of the colshooters. -- colorado shooters. >> and why demonstrators are trying to get the tension of

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. an oakland store was damaged last night when an suv crashed into the side of the building. the suv left a hole on the side of the liquor store at international boulevard. there were no customers inside at the time just the owner and the worker but the owner had minor injuries to his hand. the bart station is back up and running tonight after a shooting last night prompted police to shut it down. someone fired shots before 10:00 p.m. last night. nobody was hurt but police closed the station for two hours while they searched for the gunman. and work crews were on the scene of a water main break in

oakland around 5:00 a.m. a soaksman says -- spokesman say 200 residents were without water. a man killed by police yesterday is a 30-year-old parolee. three officers opened fire on him after he shot into a truck. police chased him early yesterday morning. one officer was shot but investigators say it is not clear if the officer was shot by davis or another officer. leaders in san francisco just wrapped up a prayer rally to remember the victims of the colorado massacre and pushed for a ban on assault weapons. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live with why their call will

likely go unheard for now. >> reporter: this group gathered outside a location chosen because of the movie theater. they prayed for the victims of the colorado shootings and want a recall of the weapons ban. >> reporter: they read the names of the victims. >> we are here to pray together for the victims and their families. >> reporter: but it was more than prayer. this is one of 25 similar events. it is political as well. >> to the congress of the united states. >> reporter: they want the assault weapons ban renewed. >> it is time like we act like we are a civilized society. >> reporter: they argue the

weapons used by james holmes was semi-automatic. dianne feinstein is pushing for reinstatement. he said no same person would argue a individual should be free to own a nuclear weapon. we set limits and abide by them. even president obama is not calling for new gun laws laws and democrats say there no room on the issue for gun debates. >> even presidential candidates cannot speak out against the national rifle association. >> reporter: supporters of renewing the ban said there has been an increase in deaths related to assault weapons. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news.

he granted a rare on camera interview today. with the aurora shooting he spoke about how the right to bear arms might be modified. >> the amendment does not apply to arms that cannot be hand carried. it is to keep and bear so it doesn't apply to canons. >> gun control advocates renewed their attempts to chance the right to keep weapons in the wake of the aurora killings. the man accused is expected to be in court tomorrow to be charged. coming up in 5 minutes, experts weigh in on what is next for james holmes. protesters want the anaheim police chief to step down after three officer involved shooting this week.

they gathered outside disneyland today where one shooting claimed a man's life last week. 250 gathered outside the police station. they want department put under a microscope. the fbi plans to investigate. in election 2012 there may be a road black to republican presidential hopeful mitt romney winning the white house. likability. a poll asked voters whether they liked the candidates. 60% said they liked the president. 30% said they liked mitt romney. some say the numbers could indicate mitt romney has an uphill battle. during his visit to israeli mitt romney said if he were elected he would stand with israel in a preempted strike against iran. >> the security of israel is in the national security interest

of the united states. >> mitt romney made a visit today to the western wall in jerusalem, by inserting a written prayer into one of the cracks in the wall. it cap as day of meetings. mitt romney also plans to sit down with the palestinian prime minister. dick cheney believes john mccain's choice of sara palin was a mistake. >> i like sara palin. i met her. i know her. she is an attractive candidate. but she hasn't been governor for two years. she wasn't ready to take over and i think that was a mistake. >> sara palin and john mccain have not commented on dick cheney's remarks. why not to help give life

to somebody, you know? >> a hope as a community gathers to help save the life of a girl, how they are helping in her battle against cancer. >> new information about the psychiatrist who treated james holmes, what she did that got her in trouble. >> our new app for the ipad is available for download, by using it you will get up to date news, weather and traffic. tap on it and that will take you to the story and the live stream button lets you watch any of our newscast live right on your ipad.

now to our coverage of the movie theater shooting in colorado. memorial services this weekend for several of the victims gave family and friend a focus for their grief. the accused gunman's next court appearance is this week. >> reporter: funeral and memorial services for the victims of the colorado movie theater shooting. james holmes is scheduled to be charged monday but friends and families of the victims are still trying to come to grips with what happened. >> you don't have time to think about what you are going to do. >> reporter: a document released friday disclosed james holmes was a patient of a

psychiatrist before the attacks. the information was contained in a request by the suspect that attorneys hand over a package he sent to the doctor. the package was seized during a search last week. she agrees with james holmes' position. >> any communications between the defendant and the psychiatrist are absolutely protected. we don't know at this point when the last time is he had communications with her. we don't know the nature of the communications and at this point the communications are protected. >> reporter: he weighed in on patient-doctor confudentstiality. >> we have a obligation to warn people. >> reporter: james holmes is accused of killing 12 and wounding dozens.

>> the psychiatrist who was treating james holmes was disciplined by authorities in 2005. according to reports, the board of medical examiners reprehended her for prescribing drugs to herself, her husband and an employee. that action was before she joined the university of colorado. a mother injured in the colorado movie theater shooting lost a unborn daughter to miscarriage. she miscarried because of the trauma and she lost her 6-year- old daughter who was the youngest of the 12 shot and killed. in syria, the government vowed to defeat the rebel forces. the city isinate government attack. they -- is under government attack. >> reporter: our friends and allies will bear responsibility

for the massacres that will happen if they don't move soon. the regime is planning for a big massacre. >> they have managed to keep government forces from the neighborhoods they control but there are reports of dozens dead and 200,000 people left the city over the past two days. 17,000 people have died in the conflict. in other news of the world, from romania, the president has survived a referendum on his impeachment. they estimated turn out was under 46% below the 50% required to make the result valid. the president was accused of exceeding his authority when he announced asterity measures. in hong kong people took to

the streets to protest a new curriculum that they say are an attempt to brainwash students. it celebrates china's communist state as a unique political system. the controversial is the latest a back lash -- controversy is the latest back lash. memorial for a surfer killed in a shark attack. he was surfing this month when he was attacked by a shark. he is the fifth to be killed by a shark in australia in less than a year. russian space engineers worked out the software bugs

that was keeping a a ship from docking with the space station. the system didn't work and it took several dize fix the -- days to fix the problem. they will send it on its way back to earth. still to come, a recap of today's stories. >> a teen is battling lieu leukemia. how a stranger may save her life. >> how bartenders are turning cocktails green. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end.

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. recapping our top stories. a new roller coaster at six flags got stuck this afternoon leaving passengers stranded 150 in the air. the superman ride stopped with several passengers left stranded. there were there for 90 minutes till they used a crane to reach them and get them down. the last rider was brought down 90 minutes ago. the identity of a woman killed in a party bus accident was released. she and a woman were fighting on the bus when somehow the door of the bus opened and they fell out. the other woman was injured and she was planning on going to san jose state university. the push is on to find a bone marrow match for a oakland teen. ktvu's ann rubin talked with family and strangers determined to find a match and she

explains why it will not be easy. >> reporter: she goes by sea rod, and she likes to win. she thought she beat leukemia till a few months ago. >> we thought it went away but unfortunately she had a relapse. >> reporter: she needs a bone marrow transplant to survive and her chances of finding a donor are slim. >> the community, we have lower survival rates because there is not enough of us. >> reporter: so the family is trying to change that with help from the oakland police department and the mayor. setting up bone marrow drives. >> i say why not to help to give life to somebody who is just starting living. >> reporter: matches can be

found, she is living proof of it. the family shouldn't give up hope. >> i am here. >> reporter: dozens lined up, the family hopes one can help her beat leukemia this time for good. >> she makes you laugh. so, you know, i -- i just -- that is how i want to see her again. >> reporter: time is a factor. the family is trying to plan another drive as quickly as possible. they say they won't give up till they find a match. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details. 130 new people they registered to be donors with at today's event. there are a total of 10 million people signed up but just 10% are latino and 7% are african african americans. for a link log on to our

website, www.ktvu.com. and click on web links. within the hour a fundraiser will get underway to help sierra lamar. volunteers raised money at a car wash yesterday to help with search efforts. she disappeared back in march. tonight's event begins at 6:00 p.m. at the lucky strike bowling alley near at&t. the man accused of killing sara lampe is due -- killing sierra lamar is due in court at 9:30 a.m. to enter a plea. gas prices surged over the past two weeks. prices gone up 10 cents. that is the first increase since april. in san francisco $3.88. san jose $3.79. and oakland $3.78. san francisco has the highest gas prices in the state.

bakersfield has the lowest at $3.67 a gallon. here is something different the rate of cremations is rising in the u.s. in 201041% of people -- 2010 41% of people chose cremation. in canada it is 58%. some family members are opting for non-traditional ways of dealing with the creamanes. the postal service is about to send a sos to congress on wednesday. that is when they will default on a $5.5 billion payment to the government to cover retiree health benefits. they continue to pay their bills so it is largely simp

bolic -- symbolic but the money is running out. >> the quicker we act the better for the industry. >> the service plans to cut $22 billion in cost by 2016. in the mean time the senate passed legislation to stabilize the service but the house has yet to act. kite flyers converged on burgly. a crowd of 35,000 -- berkeley. a crowd of 35,000 to the marina. there were various activities. candies dropped from a kite and kids got to run up and grab the candy. the garlic festival wraps up today. the chefs competed for a garlic show down-yesterday a riverside woman won first place in the cook off.

she had a crispy pork belly recipe that was bacon on steroids. the latest thing to go green is the neighborhood bar. a growing trend is organic liquor. some people say it helps them avoid hang overs. and it tastes better. owners say it is just a sign of the times. >> if you are going to drink, rethink your drink. people are rethinking what they are eating. >> drinks can claim to be organic if they have 95% organically produced ingredients. two teachers are in the running for a very big honor and dozens of bay area dogs enjoyed the outdoors today, the bay to barkers festival. >> and warmer weather is on the

way, mark tamayo will tell us how warm it will get for the work week.

hundreds of dog lovers brought them to the bay to barkers in berkeley today. it safund raise -- it is a fundraising event. and long with contests and prices a silent auction and more. >> education and training. and the humane society is a non- kill shelter. >> it was held at golden gate field this afternoon. >> looks like fun for the dogs. out there enjoying the weather. cats at home saying whatever. >> lots of dogs schilling today -- smiling today. neat shot at the live

camera towards the kite festival. lizards floating around out there and dogs out there as well. in the sky, a great day to fly a kite, winds 15-20 miles per hour and chop on the waters. nice weekend across the bay area. fog we had this morning clearing back to near the shoreline. right now around pacifica and half moon bay as well and looking at the wind speeds. golden gate bridge, winds around 15 miles per hour. still chop on the waters. as far as highs from today, nice throughout, especially inland, on the warm side, upper 80s to 90 degrees. san jose 98. san francisco 65 degrees. tonight we have this, partly cloudy skies, fog developing late tonight into monday morning. tomorrow morning fog, warmer and warmer temperatures in the

extended forecast. you will see that in a bit. more sunshine for the region today. the weather system has been responsible for the cool down for the past week. for tomorrow high pressure rebuilds, temperatures warming up 3 degrees coast side. inland 60 degrees. warmest locations will be approaching the mid-90s. here is our forecast showing you the fog tomorrow morning. focused coast side. few patches around the bay. monday 6:00. into the afternoon, clearing skies. we could have a patch or two of fog near the shoreline. lots of sunshine. that is the 90-degree range and you will see more 90s showing up monday. santa rosa 80s. fairfield 93 degrees. oakland nice during the

afternoon, mid-70s. partly cloudy skies starting out the day. 94s, 95s, heating up out there. we cool off a little bit on tuesday as a stronger sea breeze kicks in. san francisco highs 69. san mateo upper 70s. your five-day forecast, temperatures come down a little bit tuesday as we increase the fog tuesday morning and then we warm back up. no major heat for the coast. readings going up a few degrees with your weekend in view, minor cooler for saturday and sunday. by 10:00 p.m. news we will have the a's forecast, they are back in town tomorrow. i will let you know if there is any changes. >> they should get more fans out it the way they are playing. >> absolutely. >> thank you. two bay area school teachers in line for a

presidential teaching award. a ma teaching award for her and a science teaching award for her. he called them the most creative and effective teachers in all of california. the winners will be announced next year. >> congratulations. the a's go for the series win against the orioles and the giants fight to hold on to first place as they face those dodgers. sports wrap is next.

good evening. welcome to sports wrap. in june the giants started a series with the dodgers. three out of first place, swept the series and ended up in a tie, the two teams again share first place. always an adventure with the ball girls. still made the play. clayton kershaw. los angeles broke the tie in the fourth. cruz with a double. the second run of the inning made possible by a error. clayton kershaw was in command over the giants offense. possible rally snuffed out. clayton kershaw goes the distance allowing just 5 hits. >> extra marger for los angeles in the 8th 8th.

ellis slap as base hit scoring cruz. this time the giants are shut out in connective games, 4-0 in this one. dodgers get their three game sweep and the teams are tied. scott hairston with the hit for the mets in arizona. david wright, the throw goes throughout. david wright scores. diamondbacks stay 4-1/2 games back. despite the way they have looked the a's were not going to run the table on the rest of the season. all smiles from bob and his group in baltimore. why not, the a's going for a sweep but the orioles jumped on blackley for four runs. matt wieters finds the left field seats. 13 homers for him.

orioles tacked on a run. hardy comes home on the error. the orioles on their way. the rookie struck out 12 in his 5. carter that time. in the 6th after the a's put one on the board, he countered when he hit one. the a's can still put together the best july in history. they lose 6-1 but still 18-4 this month, 12-3 since the break. the a's abstained george from milwaukee. immediately below the a's, zack making his start for the angels. he pitched well. the angels are shut out 2-0 which means the a's stay in

second place by a half game. the raiders begin training camp tomorrow. they will do so with all of their draft picks in camp. the last hold out was kriener- he was challenging the bonus system of $14,000. they conclude missing train camp time wasn't worth risking it. all of the draft picks in the afc west are now under contract. still to come on this sunday night sports wrap, today's happening in the olympics and the nascar circuit at indianapolis. be right back. q

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responsible for 8 withins. one is jeff gordon. and -- 8 wins. one is jeff gordhis move on greg biffle. trouble behind johnson. they made contact. that sends him spinning. matt kenseth is in the wrong place. he takes the worse of it. he was all right but finished 35 and that cost him the over all points lead. johnson cruised in to tie for most wins. the new leaderdale earnhardt, jr. -- leader dale earn hard, jr. you post a score, then while watching in the club house the field falters while

you collect a trophy and a check. scott started two strokes behind. his chip at 15 goes for a birdie. sets a record on thursday with a 62. he was 17 under for the tournament. not close with his par attempt at 18. finishing one stroke back. the leader needs a birdie to force a playoff. that means he celebrates a one stroke win in the clubhouse. second career win for him. couple of veterans figure to battle it out in the senior british open. he fell out of contention. that putt was for bogy. sealed his fate.

7 strokes back. he only needed a two putt. instead he finished with a 67. it is the biggest win for him on the senior circuit. >> droppa in the pool at the -- drama in the pool at the olympics. the local story was dana vollmer, the former cal swimmer who made the olympics as a 16- year-old but didn't qualify for the beijing games. she took gold today. in the 400-meter freestyle, france got the gold medal over the u.s. michael phelps continues his bid to become the most decorated athlete in olympic history. the olympic basketball team opened play with a 98-71 win of

france. that will do it for sports wrap. see you at 10:00. >> thank you. >> our coverage continues with our 10:00 p.m. news. we will have more on the stuck superman that left people stranded at six flags and the effort to find sierra lamar moves to san francisco, the push going on days before the man accused of the murder heads back to court. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news, we'll see you the next time news breaks and remember we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com andmobile www.ktvu.com. we will you -- and mobile www.ktvu.com. we will see you back here tonight at 10:00.