trying to solve the question of why a brand-new roller coaster malfunctioned and stranded riders high in the air. that's our top story. good afternoon. a new ride at the six flags amusement park in veal is closed today after a malfunction left riders stuck 150 feet in the air for hours. alex sav idge is -- alex

savidge has more. >> reporter: the superman roller coaster ran into trouble right tas was shooting straight up in the air -- right as it was reaching its highest point. minute ebbs crews were out on a crane -- maintenance crews were out on a crane early this morning inspecting the ride at six flags. they didn't find anything wrong with the track itself as they try to find out why the ride stalled out, stranding riders for an hour and a half. >> there are safety reasons and that might cause the ride to stop. but we won't know until we do the testing. >> reporter: crews used a bucket attached to a crin to

give the riders water and -- crane to give the riders water and sunscreen. >> i think at first they were worried but as time went on, i think they were a little bit more worried. >> reporter: eventually they got the riders back down. >> i -- six flags did offer season passes to all of the riders who got stuck on the superman ride yesterday but a park spokesperson tells me, we're told the superman ride will remain closed down for the

foreseeable future. alex sal idge, kut salvidge, ktvu, channel 2 news. investigators say natasha nolan got into a fight with a 20-year-old woman and somehow the door of the bus opened. both women fell out. the bus was going 45 miles an hour and ran over nolan. the chp is now investigating why the door came open. >> did somebody say hey, you guys are fighting or did the door open on its own? did the girls while they were juveniling hit a button -- scuffling hit a button? >> officers arrested two men for public drunkenness, this

comes on the he'lls of a bill introduced to crack down on drinking and driving under age on party buses. james holmes was in court today. holmes is charged with one count of possession of explosives in addition to the murder charges. cameras were not allowed in court today but when holmes made his court appearance a week ago, his hair was died red. he was -- was dyed red. he looked dazed and confused. a battle of two tech companies is beginning today. apple and samsung are locked in a multi-million dollar dispute. kara has more. >> reporter: right now jury selection isunderway here in san jose. this jury pool is from the

silicon valley. the judge has been asking folks whether they personally have had business folks the, the long loin in the -- front of the federal courthouse gives you and idea. we saw part of the apple team going in. dozens of journalists from all over. >> this is a clear decision one way or the other. it will have a tremendous impact on the industry. it could free up many design elements or bod -- for broader use. it could also -- the decision went apple's way and could restrict the -- certain ideas. >> reporter: apple is alleging that samsung's tablets infringe on the trademarks and utility and design patent. samsung has counter sued and billions are at stake as the

jury weighs designed in deciding whether samsung created an alternative or whether it copied apple. >> this trial may decide how much competition there is in the smartphone industry. if samsung apple's primary competitor ends up paying punitive damages that would be a very hefty blow for for any company. >> reporter: this could have an effect on the business land say as wells the consumer market place. one person told the judge he's an engineer for apple and that brought a chuckle in the courtroom. back to you. >> thank you. we'll be staying up on that. to stay up on all of the latest

headlines you can get, go to ktvu. the new application features weather, traffic, headlines and you can watch all of our newscasts streaming live. a five-year muny project underway has shut down a busy street. a two-block stretch of stock ton street is closed between ellis and geary street. crews began work on an underground stop, that includes a new subway station at union square. >> thesen across -- across market underneath stockton. so we have to close this street because we have to do work directly underneath us. >> grant avenue will switch from one way to two ways. there's good news for holiday

shoppers. stockton street will reopen. >> drivers in berkeley may be able to avoid ashby avenue. there will be work going on there from from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. work will continue through august 16th. caltrans says there could be delays up to 30 minutes at sol of the intersections. one of two men wanted in the disappearance of a missing girl has turned himself in. he surrendered to authorities last night. investigators believe his 19- year-old son may have investigated the 16-year-old and is taking her to mexico. they've issued an amber alert for the girl. the men are interested persons of interest in shooting deaths. there is also a search today for a man wounding an 8- year-old girl an a 22-year-old

man. the sheriff's department is saying that the two victims were inside a house on franklin avenue on saturday. a car stopped out in front and a man got out and fired one or two rounds. the victims were taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. presumption romney is in poleland and -- and before poland, romney made comments in israel which outraged palestinian leaders. he called jerusalem israel's cap fall and says the culture is what's allowed the country to be more economically successful. a senior aide called the statement racist. former president clinton,

several party officials say he will give a prime time receive describing why he's the better choice compared to mitt romney. the democratic conception takes place the first week in september. it will be held in charlotte in north carolina. construction crews have started to piece together the framework. we'll show you the progress they've made so far this morning. some parts -- some parts of the bay area are about to see a warm ju. and we'll tell you why a long time tradition for some bay area university students has been snuffed out this year.

cal will not have a big bonfire rally. the tradition at the greek heater is being canceled due to a scheduling conflict. the "chronicle" reports that they were forced to move the games to october 20th. but there is a bob dylan concert at the theater when the rally was to be held. the rally will be at edwards track with no bonfire. cal is following the lead of many prosport teams in adopting a dynamic pricing

system. that means thicket -- that means that ticket prices will be based on supply and demand. tickets for this season's games against rival stanford will cost at legal $6. workers this morning installed the first steel columns that will provide the framework for the 49er stadium. the builders say the new stadium will be environmentally friendly. >> reporter: construction workers harn esed and hissed up -- harnessed and hissed up -- hoisted up. >> all of this was built with five states involved. so the economic benefits are here in the valley but they also extend beyond. >> reporter: by the ed of the year more than 100,000 people will be working. the 1 point -- $the 1.1 billion

stadium will seat -- the 1.1 billion stadium will seat a million people. >> so from a green perspective, this will be the greenest stadium in the nation. >> reporter: it's been a bumpy road for the project. just last month, the county officials threatened to revoke 30 million m fund. but for 9er fands today's work was a clear sign of progress. >> that means everything i've heard might get in the way, didn't get in the way. i -- i think it will be big for the south bay, big for prosports. i'm thrilled. and where you see that orange forklift sitting in the construction site. that's where the 50-yard line will be. the entire project to be complete in time for the season. a public hearing is being held tomorrow in contra costa county about what to do with

struggling fire stations. voters will be asked to add $75 to the november ballot. the money would go to keeping a third of the gas stations open and to keep firefighters from being laid off. the meeting starts tomorrow morning at 10:30 in oakland. the san francisco "chronicle" reports that for many years. the city has borrowed from the pension payments. they plan to borrow $21 until -- $21 million in bonds. a new request from emotion was filed by his lawyer's year. his lawyers say it could prove that jackson injected himself with the jog that called him.

murray is serving a four-year sense. a massive plan backed by jerry brown could mean a higher bill of bay area water prices. last year, they were going to put a tear of tunnels under the delta. three bay area water agencies say water customers will have to pick up the cost of construction and maintenance. some high rolling investors are lobbying for train service to las vegas. the train would run from near los angeles to nevada. in the coming weeks private developers will be asking the obama administration to provide the rail loan to kick-start construction on the train. the trip from l.a. to las vegas would be expected

to take an hour and a half. well, temperatures are starting to warm up by the coast. there is a big fog bank out there. while it's retreating, it is still staying out there. 60s around the coast. but we're already into some os. it will be a temperature difference from 30 to 35 degrees for sol. 10, 12 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. that really give -- gave us fog. a few high clouds down in southern california. we don't have to worry about those yet. maybe wednesday or thursday. when fairfield gets -- temperatures there are really starting to warm up fast. 84 there. livermore is at 82. sonoma county airport, 9. 65 in

the city. oakland 78. hey regard 8. tear are some locations getting pretty warm fast. high pressure kind of kicks in today but just a fight between the middle of the country where it slides to the best -- slides to the west. the coast stays about the same. there's too much fog. so that's why i think there's 60s there. fog, sun, warmer but that fog means by the coast, kind of a mixed bag there. clearlake -- clearlake 95 degrees. we're already sitting at 80 to 84. 96, concord. oakland 74. san jose is getting warm. mid-80s there. we'll go 80. morgan hill and gilroy, now here's where things get cool. os for some of the peninsula and then low to mid-80s for some. it looks like this pattern

changes through thursday. after that it looks like we'll cool down and that's been the pattern all summer long. >> it's been up and down and -- like cold weather and then hotter and -- you've been earning your pay. >> yes. >> a lot of changes. >> thank you. >> thank you. in oakland, prices of gas, the average price is $3.49 today a gallon. that's 2 cents from last week and 14 cents higher than a week ago. in oakland prices are down two cents during the last week. san jose and santa rosa are seeing prizes of -- prices held

steady. airfare tickets could drop 20% before labor day. that's when the summer season ends and there's less than de -- there's less demand for seats. u.s. postal service is only days away from something it's never done and it does not want to do. a baby panda at a california zoo and why the blessed event is also a record- setting one. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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mere is a look at the big board -- sheer a look at the big -- here is a look at the big board. the markets will be looking to the trifecta banks. the u.s. postal service faces a critical deadline this wednesday when it will default on a payment for future retiree health benefits unless congress acts. it could be the -- it would be the first default -- first default in the history. if congress does intervene, there can be changes to be

expected. batman is still a big draw at the box office. >> ticket sales for "the dark knight rises" slipped a bit but it was still top at the weekend box office. "ice page" remains strong and holds on to second place. "ted" came in fifth. san francisco transportation officials are considering putting parking meters near the zoo. they say they are considering putting marking -- dark parking meters this way to encourage people to take mass transit. the san diego zoo is celebrating the birth of a record-setting baby panda. it's the 6th cub born at the

zoo. the pregnancy was considered high risk due to her age. the zhu said that the mother and the baby panda are doing just fine. thousands of people lined the streets for the 35th annual marathon. [ cheers ] >> you see the winner there from yesterday, 26-year-old medical student nathan craw. 30-year-old devin holmes was the winner. the oakland pradders begin their first day of training camp. it's the first day of -- raiders begin their first day of training camp. it's their first day of training since the death of al davis. the new coach is vowing to get them back into playoff -- a playoff team. today at 5:00 on the news,

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