at wgbh access.wgbh.org up, up and stuck. what six flags officials are saying tonight about its new ride malfunctions stranded a dozen thrill seekers. good evening everyone i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. it wasn't a bird or a plane that had people looking up in the sky it was the new superman roller coaster ride stuck with

a dozen nervous passengers. p atti lee is in sacramento. >> reporter: park officials have not started investigating what stopped this ride today. park officials say that will start tomorrow morning and until they find out they will keep this ride shut down. at 2:30 this afternoon with 12 people on board the ride stopped. around its highest point 150 feet off the ground. >> we arrived we put the crane that's on-site in place. we've actually done some training in case the situation arose. >> reporter: firefighters checked on the passengers while mechanics found a way to release the train and sent all guests back down the tracks ending the 90 minute ordeal. >> they all appear to be in great spirits and hopefully they are enjoying the rest of their day in the park. >> reporter: the park's president says he does not know

yet what went wrong but it wasn't a mechanical situation. >> it's brand new, it just opened you know you expect it to be safe and like not get stuck in the middle of roller coaster. >> park guests told us they were worried that rides at the park stopped regularly. >> there were problems on the cobra, and medusa and boomerang two, they weren't really working. >> reporter: but a park official says that's common and serves as a security provisions. reporting live in vallejo, patti lee, ktvu news. this is not the first time there's been roller coaster trouble at the six flags in august of 2010 the boomerang ride got stuck for about an hour with about 20 people on board. luckily it was stuck in the up

right position. 28 passengers were stranded and those passengers were stuck in a sideways position. six of the riders were treated for heat related problems but there were no serious injuries. an amber alert is in effect for a 16-year-old girl. police believe the teen was kidnapped by two men involved in a homicide. she's about 5'tall, weighs about 130 pounds and had brown hairs and eyes. she also has a tattoo that says 3-10-10. serrano went missing after two men were killed in her father's home in san ardo. investigators believe her

boyfriend juan manuel salazar and her father juan manuel salazar sr. are taking them to mexico. a search in the case of sierra lamar -- and a fundraiser for sierra lamar is wrapping up today. her family does not plan to attend. >> reporter: four months of dispair lifted for the lamars at least briefly. the family has lived at the search center, focused on finding 16-year-old sierra kidnapped on h -- on her way to school. but tonight their attention turned to bowling. >> good to be surrounded by all these people who care about the

cause. >> we need something to uplift us and these kind of events have been able to do it for us. >> reporter: the man linked by dna and accused of abducting and murdering sierra has a hearing on tuesday. the family knows a long legal phase is ahead and is focusing on finding her. >> of course i want him to tell us what he knows and everything but then at the same time, you know, if it's like the worse then, we don't want to let him off easy. >> reporter: support comes from new friends who have lived it. >> every day it's been really heartbreaking. >> reporter: michelle le was kidnapped last year and they have a mentor in mark class who's daughter pauly was abouted at age 12. she would be 31 now. >> most definitely families have to be front and center once these things go to trial

just to remind the jury, the judge, the officers of the court and the public what this is really about. >> reporter: at tonight's fundraiser, lucky strike donated all the fees from four lanes to the search cause and that plus what other bowlers kicked in totaled more than $1,000. we're live in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now on the case, it was back on march 16th when sierra lamar disappeared as she was walking to a bus stop to go to school. on march 28 investigators believe that's when they began their surveillance of garcia torrez after they said evidence linked them to the case. may21st deputies arrested torrez in morgan hill. police arrested three people after a shooting that injured three people early this morning. the gunfire broke out just before 3:30 this morning on 87th avenue near g street. the three people hurt were taken to hospitals where they

were listed in stable condition. investigators say some kind of an argument sparked the gunfire. police have not yet said exactly who was arrested. meantime the contra costa county sheriff's office is looking for a man who opened fire on a house wounding an 8- year-old girl and 36-year-old man who were inside. we first reported this story at 6:00. the victims were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the gunman is an african american man in his 20s with a medium build. witnesses say he fled the scene in a black honda sedan. b.a.r.t. police have yet to track down a person who fired a gun at the san leandro b.a. r.t. station. no one was hurt. officers closed the station for a few hours during the investigation. the pipe burst on santa

clara avenue near crescent street not far from lake merit around 5:00 this morning. a spokesman for east bay mud tell us that about 200 residents were without water for several hours today. firefighters rush to a house fire early this morning in oakland. the flames broke out around 5:00 a.m. at 63rd avenue and mcarthur boulevard. the fire started in a vacant house in the back of the lot. officials say homeless people may have been living inside. a woman living in the front house says she heard someone yell fire early this morning. >> i looked out my bedroom window and seen the whole trees on fire. the front of the house on fire, ran down stared, grabbed my keys and ran outside. >> firefighters say the gas was turned on inside the home that was supposedly vacant. nobody was hurt. a grass fire burned in thick vegetation at benecia park. it started around 11:30 this morning. a firefighter there on the

scene told us about two to 3 acres burned. crews from contra costa, solano and vallejo all worked together to fight that fire. fire crews in mendecino county are making progress. the fire is in a heavy area of brush. no homes are threatened. as of tonight 120 acres have burned. it is now 85% contained. there's some concern this fire may have been deliberately set. but so cause no cause has been released. friends are mourning a woman who died on a bizarre accident on a party bus on highway 17. as ktvu's vague, the young woman had big plans. >> reporter: natasha noland was described by friends as free and fun. >> it's just horrible that this happened to such a beautiful nice girl. >> reporter: noland was one of around 15 people who were on a

party bus traveling south on highway 17. investors say just before the highway 9 exit noland and a 20- year-old woman were fighting when the door suddenly opened and both fell out. nolan was run over and killed by the bus. the other woman suffered road rash. nolan worked at her parents store as a buyer for women's clothing. she had been accepted to san jose state where she was going to study communications. >> it's almost not real yet. i'm kind of expecting to hear from her just because i haven't seen her. >> reporter: chp officers are trying to track down all the witnesses to find out how the bus door opened. officers say many on the bus were drunk and it appears some ran away. they are investigating a party bus of santa cruz is negligent. tonight nolan's friends are focusing on good memories. >> she always had a smile on her face. she was such an uplifting person. >> reporter: people have been dropping off flowers and condolence cards all day for the family. reporting from santa cruz, janine de la vega, ktvu channel

2 news. a talented young rodeo star from petaluma died this weekend in wyoming. 25-year-old brat cresto was found dead in his trailer. there's no word yet on the cause of his death. he was a teen roper and was ranked 12 in the world team roping standings. hundreds of people protest today in anaheim. the unlikely place they picked to voice their frustration. >> and send lamar a message. >> god all mighty. >> to the congress of the united states. prayer and politics in san francisco to rally today. the call on lawmakers to take action after that mass shooting in colorado. making waves, the critical words dick chaney had to say about sarah palin. [ male announcer ] it would be easysyor u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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turlock police was identified today as a 30-year-old parolee. merced county sheriff deputy say the man was davis. two officers shot at davis after he attempted to take a car during a carjacking. an officer was also shot, investigators say it's not clear if the officer was shot by davis or by another officer. in san francisco today a prayer rally for the victims of the colorado movie theater shooting. and a call for lawmakers to tackle gun control. ken pritchett was at that event and supporters told him why they doubt any new policies will be introduced. >> we remember john laramer, we remember jessica galt. >> reporter: they read the names of the colorado victims. >> we're just here to pray together and allow the community to pray for the victims and their families. >> reporter: but this gathering

in san francisco was both prayer and politics. this is one of 25 different groups. they want the assault weapons ban expired in 2004 renewed. >> it's time that we act like we are a civilized society and get rid of these automatic weapons. >> reporter: the weapons used by james holmes was semi automatic but the drum would have been covered under the expired ban. senator feinstein called for the assault weapons ban to be reinstated but president obama who supports the ban is not calling specifically for new gun laws and democrats the capital says the gun control debate won't happen this year. and that's what has those protesting today so frustrated. >> even presidential candidates cannot speak out against the

national rifle association. >> reporter: supporters of renewing the ban say that since it expired there's been an increase of deaths related to assault weapons. however opponents say that we have seen tragedies in recent years that have nothing to do with these kind of weapons. in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. the theater rampage has yet claimed another victim after a pregnant survivor suffered a miscarriage. ashley moser lost her unborn child, she also lost her 6-year- old daughter veronica. veronica was the youngest killed. the justice made a comment in a rare on camera interview. >> the amendment does not

affect arms that can't be carried. i suppose there are hand held rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes that will have to be it'll have to be decided. >> reporter: gun control advocates have renewed their options to challenge the amendment. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney met israeli leaders. romney said if elected president he would stand with israel in a preemptive strike against iran. romney also visited the western wall in jerusalem. and he followed tradition by placing a prayer inside the wall. and a usa gallup poll was

released today. some experts say the numbers could be a problem for romney's campaign. the first lady spent time especially with the children affectionally talking and hugging with them. earlier in the day mrs. obama cheered the u.s. basketball team as it beat trans. the first lady said earlier that she was in awe of the olympic athletes. senator dick cheney made waves by saying that president candidate -- made a bad choice

by picking sarah palin. sarah palin and john mccain have not commented on cheney's remarks. according to a new lundburg survey, prices have gone up 5%. that's the first increase since april. and san francisco a gallon averages 3.88 a gallon. in san jose it's $3.79. in oakland it's $3.78 a penny less. bakers field has the lowest at $3.67. dozens of volunteers joined oakland's mayor and the police department to do a small act that could save the life of a 14-year-old girl. anne ruben tell us why latinos and african americans are especially needed. >> reporter: don't call her by her full name, 14-year-old cynthia rodriguez goes by c-rod and c-rod likes to win in

baseball, basketball, soccer. she thought she had beaten leukemia too a few months ago. >> we thought the leukemia had gone away. but unfortunately she had a set back. >> the latino community, the african american community has a lower chance of survival because there's less of us on roster. >> reporter: this one was announced at st. elizabeth church during mass. >> i said why not to help to give life to somebody who is just starting living. >> reporter: matches can be found, andrea larson says she's proof of that. >> she is standing now, i am here. >> reporter: dozens lined up here for the simple cheek swab.

the family hopes one of them can help c-rod beat leukemia this time for good. >> she's the type of kid that always makes you laugh. so i just, that's how i want to see her again. >> reporter: time is a factor. the family says they are trying to plan another bone marrow drive as quickly as possible. they say they won't give up until they find a match. in oakland, anne ruben, ktvu. a sneak peak at the rumored iphone five. a new concert tonight about hell care. a new concern rather tonight about health care here in the u.s. how health care reform is creating a shortage of doctors. a nail in the coffin. leon panetta had harsh words. the fog already making a come back. coming up our updated forecast model with the clearing times

for tomorrow. and the temperature shifts you can expect for your monday. for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

a deadly crash scene in arizona. seven people died this morning in a two vehicle accident on interstate 10 about 100 miles west of phoenix. a tractor trailer hit a van head on. the impact pushed both vehicles into a culvert where it caught fire. two people in the tractor trailer were air lifted to the hospital with serious injuries. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta says syria's president assad's moves may have been a nail in his cofin. but as the comments were made, assad spoke out. >> this regime is planning for

a big massacre. >> the rebels said they've managed to keep government forces from the neighborhoods they now control but there are reports of dozens of people dead and the u.n. says 2,000 people have left the city over the last two days. according to the u.n. more than 17,000 people have died in the syrian conflict. in other news of the world in southern india a train has ended the life of seven people. 10,000 other passengers have been hospitalized with burns. officials say the fire may have been caused by a short circuit in the coach. in hong kong, 90,000 people took to the streets to oppose patriotism in schools. a new look at the u.s. doctor shortage indicate that

is new health care reform will make the situation much worse and that southern california will be hard hit. under the health care plan 300,000 new patients will pour into the system in 2014. many of those people will be in economically depressed areas such as southern california's inland empire. but the number of doctors will not spike to meet that demand. new estimates show the u.s. will need another 63,000 primary care physicians right after the full effects of health care reform kick in. it was 27 years ago today that san jose police officer henry bunt was killed in the line of duty. the 33-year-old officer was shot in the head by a man under arrest for suspected drunk driving. the suspect had grabbed bunt's question. he was then killed by bunt's partner. bunt was an 11 year police veteran. tens of thousands of people are in san francisco for this year's marathon. we'll tell you why some say this is one of the toughest

marathon courses in the nation. in less than 24 hours, there'll be some big changes at union square, what drivers need to know before heading to san francisco's shopping mecca.

we have some developing news on the case of that missing 16-year-old. the sheriff's office has now cancelled the amber alert for the teenage girl. police fear she was kidnapped by two men connected to a double homicide. eunice serrato are still missing at this hour. however authorities said they found the car in southern monterey county so they say an amber alert is no longer appropriate. serrano's boyfriend and father may be taking her to mexico.

dozens of runners are resting their'tonight after running from san francisco over the golden gate bridge. allie rasmus was there where she talked to participates including one that was in a wheelchair. >> reporter: the first woman to cross the finish line could not contain her excitement. devin crosby-helms finished in -- finished first. but with 700 feet of elevation the medical student says it was tough. >> a constant hills. throughout the whole thing. >> reporter: more than 25,000 people signed up for the marathon, half marathon and 5k race and more than half of them come from outside the bay area.

that means they come here and spend money on hotels, food and sightseeing. marathon organizizers say they studied the financial impact last year. >> the direct spending was $21 million. >> reporter: there are runners of all skill levels here and thousands of people line the barricades to watch. >> it was an amazing feeling. like i had a lot of people cheering me on. >> reporter: arthur benedici was shot during an attempted robbery. >> this won't be my last for sure. >> reporter: it's a sense of accomplishment that keeps people coming back every year. >> we have posted some of our extended interviews with the winners just look under hot topics. a five yearlong detour begins tomorrow in san

francisco's union square. a two block stretch of stock ton street will be shut down between ellis and geary street. it's being built to build an under ground stop for the central system. part of stockton will reopen to traffic between thanksgiving and new years for christmas shopping. the smart train in marin and sonoma county is expected to get its new railcars sometime next year. the japanese company that is expected to build the cars opened a plant in illinois. plans call for the smart train to eventually run 70 miles between the marksburg ferry terminal and clover dale. the animal rescue group the milo foundation is planning to move to point richmond. the group is locateed in san rafael in a 2,100 square foot facility. the founder of the organization says they need more space. they're hoping to raise $40,000 to improve to a 5,000 square

foot facility in south gerard boulevard in point richmond. they hope to move there by october. the nonprofit no kill organization provides adoption services and sanctuary for animals until permanent homes can be found. a chinese mobile phone parts dealer now plans to have built a new iphone 5 from acquired parts. it's not clear just where i lab got the parts but the company has published these photos of what it claims is the next iphone. the photos are not much different from previously published images. the phone appears to have a thinner body, longer screen, smaller dock connector, a central camera and what looks like a metal plate on the back. a high powered patent rights trial begins tomorrow between apple and samsung. the trial has also led to

information not previously available to apple profits. no more funnel cake. >> no. >> coming to a close. the california state fair is coming to a close tonight. >> hotter temperatures are on the horizon. mark tamayo is up next with where parts of the bay area will see temperatures drop to the mid-90s. ñsxóxgñ

about a half hour ago the curtain came down on the state fair.

it was a good year for solano county, solano county was named the best of show in this year's county's exhibits competition which is a fierce competition. so go go solano. >> all right, time for us to check on our weather here. you mentioned the weather there for the state fair, but it wasn't too bad today. i mean the fog did kind of stick around for most of the day. >> yeah, kind of right in the middle. we had cool temperatures, hot temperatures and i guess nice. nothing too extreme there. things will be changing as we head into your monday. right now the match you can't see on our live storm tracker 2. we have fog developing and the fog cleared across most of the bay area expect near parts of the shoreline right around the san mateo coastline. as we deploy our buoys, you can pick offshore. winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. that is the on shore direction and so with that we'll see fog continue to develop near the coast and the bay for the over nigh hours. temperatures for today they ranged near 60 coast side.

not too much change there. inland spots upper 80s to 90 degrees out toward fairfield, antioch and san jose. for tonight we do have this. partly cloudy skies, some coastal fog. tomorrow a bit warmer. the extended forecast we still have warmer temperatures coming up in just a few days. overnight lows first thing monday morning. monday morning will be in the low to mid-50s out there. the fog targets the coast and right around the bay. once again the possibility of some drizzle. so lots of sunshine across the legion for this afternoon. this area of low pressure has been keeping us on the cooler side over the past few days. you can see what happens into your monday. high pressure returns and everybody warms up about three to 6 degrees and that will translate to some mid-90s in the warmest locations 94 to 95. here's our forecast model showing us the fog develop. you notice the clouds coast side and a few patches into the bay.

you will notice into the afternoon hours clearing skies we could have a left over patch near parts of the coast. especially south of the golden gate bridge. that's the 90-degree range. you'll see quite a few 90s showing up on your maps maps for your monday afternoon. the heat inland out toward antioch and brentwood, 94 to 95. temperatures will check in right around 3:00. after tomorrow for tuesday we're going to cool things off just a little bit. just a one day deal with cooling and we warm back up by wednesday and thursday. two baseball games here in the bay area for tomorrow with the giants tomorrow night 7:15 and the a's at 7:05. looks pretty good with mostly clear skies and temperatures in the low to mid-60s. here's a look ahead, your five day forecast. you will notice this temperature a little cooler on tuesday then we warm things back up for thursday and

friday. minor cooling out there still 80s inland. steve paulson will have the latest with the forecast tomorrow morning very early at 4:30. >> seems like the summer has been a roller coaster which is nice. you get the heat and it goes away for a while then comes back. >> at least it's not two week deal of heat wave. just a few days. >> a little more manageable that way. >> yeah. hundreds of dog lovers and their canine companions gathered in perkily today. the berkeley east bay humane society held its 15th annual beta barkers festival. dogs were treated to goodie bags, games and contests there was also a spa. a silent auction and a whole lot more. >> there's education, there's training. but most importantly you know the berkeley spay humane society is a nonkill animal shelter and this is our major fundraiser event for the whole year. officials had hoped to raise $45,000 from today's event at golden gate field. the oakland raiders are set to start their first day of training camp tomorrow in napa. it'll be the first summer camp

for the team since the death of owner al davis in october. the raiders will have a chance to accomplish a new identity after missing the play offs for nine consecutive seasons. the team's new coach dennis alan says he's pumped up. the raiders first preseason game is august 13th. mark your calendar. it's the cowboy's dallas cowboys will be at the oakland coliseum. >> coming up next, why 49ers coach jim harbaugh came to the defense of one of his players? we hear from the giants as they suffer quite a melt down against the dodgers, sports wrap is next.

good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. the giants and dodgers have played two very eerie games. in june the giants put together a three game sweep that moved them into a first place tie with l. a. this weekend the dodgers returned the favor. the ball dudes also provide a little comic relief. today it was a ball girl that took a seat on her pants but still made the play. vogelsan deserved to be out in the 4th inning with just one run scored. he gets andi to hit a pop up on what should have been an out. inning still going, cruz made the giants pay. cruz with the are drive down the left field line it's a double. handler ramirez scores the second of the inning. it was 2-0 dodgers. kershaw had lost to vogelson in their last two pr