in aurora, colorado abc 2 news- abc --- >> we're going to bring you story one of the victims who jumped on to his friend to save their lives. his story and how the friend are saying, they are saved thanks to him. that is coming up last half hour of the show. you can always get the latest updates on our website although -- at abc2news.com. >>> closer to home tonight. you've been outside today. you know we were under cloud cover for much the day. looking at this time shot from the beach tonight. not actually a bad day to be at the beach. you can see the sun gave beach goers a great day by the water. see how that will fair around here. meteorologist mike join us now with the latest. >> beautiful here. we're dealing with clouds and that catches blow average today which is certainly a different thing we haven't seen in a while. taking a look at the shots. look at the actual high today dwi, 81 degrees. we have a little bit of cooler degrees. that temperatures down into the 70s. notice the clouds starts to dissipate. we call it partly cloudy skies. back into evening forecast, will reflect 70s.

. >> and abc 7 news is in colorado to cover the tragedy in aurora. we'll hear from her live on abc 7 news at 5:00 and she'll tweet updates. >> and we know the name of one of the victims of the massacre. aspiring sportscaster went professionally by jessica redfield, an intern in a denver radio station. we'll have the heart breaking way the world found out about her death today. >> we're learning more about the gunman. he grew up in san diego and graduated with honors in uc riverside. >> he was in the process of withdrawing from the university of colorado. >> now more on that california connection. >> the 24-year-old james holmes grew up in a well to do subsush in san diego, northeastern part of the city. our sister station was there this morning at the suspect's house, the suspect's father was escorted away by police. san diego police walked robert holmes out of his house this morning. officers say they wanted to protect the suspect's father from reporters questions. robert holmes driven to the airport in san diego and he boarded a southwest flight to

. >> now to the tragedy in colorado we're taking a look at a young man accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater, james holmes appeared disoriented and groggy. and abc 7 news has been covering this story in colorado since friday. >> nobody really knew what to expect from the defendant today. and the suspected shooter that is james hoemtz holmes, it seemed to be odd when we did see him in court. he has not been charged. it was an advisement which is a chance for a judge to read him his rights. the 24-year-old james holmes sat silent in front of the judge during a court appearance. >> police believe he shot and killed 12 people, wounding 58 more inside of an aurora movie theater. some victims and families came to dourt take a look at the accused who at times appeared to almost doze off. >> i kind of feel like i make sure that justice is taken with this man. and this support, everybody that has been through this. >> the court date is in a week but charges could change. >> this investigation doesn't stop. it will continue. and so as we find more information we want to make sure we've got the right charges. >> the district attorney says it's important th

abc. >> we do want to let everybody know what's going on. there has been a mass shooting at a movie peter just outside denver colorado in aurora, colorado. abc news has confirmed the police say that there are 10 fatalities and at least 20 injured, a gunman acting along a, opening fire in two movie theaters, numbers eight and nine at the"the dark knight rises" premiere. >> there were huge crowds for the movie all across the country. no one anticipated anything like this happening. they found explosive device. this has been confirmed by authorities. the suspect is in custody. sounds like he was a lone wolf but he did work alone. they are not clear as to whether it was planted in the theater whether this was premeditated, or whether this was actually thrown into the crowd sometime after the movie began. a dark crowded room obviously. >> clayton, are you still on the phone? >> yes, this will be a massive response and investigation, no doubt. there is an fbi task force made up of fbi agents and local officers who work on violent crime in this area. i'm sure they will be responding as well. if this will be a very large investigation involving a

theater shooting victims still plans to follow her dreams despite last friday's nightmare in colorado. >> abc 7 news has learned one of the survivors plans to attend school in the d.c. region. jummy olabanji joins us from the satellite center with a more on this. >> at that young woman's name is petra anderson, from aurora,, roddick, and recently graduated from university of the pacific and plans to start graduate school of music at the university of maryland this fall. heard facebook pays already lists are living location as washington. but friends say they budding computer -- come over was one of those injured during the midnight screening of the batman movie. she was shot four times, including once in a phase, but thankfully she is improving after several surgeries. they have been blocked -- praying she continues a full recovery and follows her music dreams. >> she is a hard-core composer and that is what she loves to do. >> the campus community know well. she was a scholarship recipient. we are truly saddened by what has happened to her. >> friends say as far as they know, petra anderson

"good morning america" with much more coverage of what happened in colorado. >>> abc news will have aspecial report when the president speaks at 8: >>> good morning, america. major breaking news right now from colorado. a mass shooting inside a midnight showing of the new "batman" movie, "the dark knight rises." the gunman broke into the theater, exploding smoke canisters then fired on the packed house. >> and there was about 50 to 75 gunshots and we just like stayed down behind the chairs because we were afraid to get up and played dead. >> abc news confirmed 12 dead, 50 injured. the bloody and confusing chaos captured on camera. reports of children and infants injured. >> you hear bang, bang, bang, just really, really loud. >> the suspect identified this morning.

reporting live from aurora, colorado,abc news. >> we have a reporter in colorado that will are continue to bring us live updates. as we heard in that report from rebecca stevens, this morning bomb technicians are going into holmes' apartment. it is booby trapped. they used a twelve foot pole to put a camera into the apartment. they found trip wires and flamable liquids inside. firefighters tried to determine what those chemicals are. police believe the man he set the traps and hook to take more lives because he expected officers to kill him at the theater. james holmes has roots in the monterey area. he's the grandson of a decorated military veteran who went to the prestigious york school in monterey and his uncle lives in carmel. >> james holmes grew up in san diego in the upper myths class community. he played junior varsity soccer, graduated from high school there and then from uc riverside with a degree in new row science. >> he was an honor student. academically he was at the top of the top. he really distinguished himself from an academic point of view during his four years with

thank you to abc's brandi hitt from centennial, colorado. ay with abc news as we cover developments from colorado later today. coming up in this half-hour, buying fire power with almost no questions asked. and we'll have your comments about a big debate from the tragedy, gun control in the country. keep it here on abc news. >>> to our other big story this morning. we turn to the unprecedented decision against penn state university. joe paterno's family is calling the severe punishment that was handed down by the ncaa panicked response that will hurt students. abc's jim avila reports on the university's fine and football victories wiped from the records. >> reporter: the joe paterno legacy crumbling, his 900-pound bronze statue already gone and the ncaa punishing joe pa in the grave. snatching back 112 wins. everything since the sandusky scandal began. his last official victory now, 1997. the quarterback that day, mike mcqueary, the key witness, and adding to the sting of dropping from first in college football wins to 12th. >> we didn't cheat

reporting live from aurora, colorado, abc news. >> abc news properties are in colorado. they will continue to bring us live updates. this morning as we just saw, bomb technicians are going into james holmes apartment. he warned officers it is booby trapped and it certainly appears that way. fbi acts used a twelve foot pole to put a camera in the apartment. they found trip wires and containsers of liquids. they are trying to determine what the chemicals are. he set traps in hopes of taking more lives because he expected officers to kill him at the theater. james holmes has roots in the monterey area. he's the grandson of a decorated military veteran who went to the prestigious york school in monterey and his uncle lives in carmel. he has never ban member of the armed services. >> #*. here's more >> james holmes grew up in san diego in the upper middle class community. he played junior varsity soccer, graduated from high school there and then from uc riverside with a degree in neuroscience. >> he was an honor student. academically he was at the top of the top. he really di

when it reopens for business, that is still unknown. >> thanks to abc's brandi hitt from aurora, coloradobrandi, we want to welcome you to the abc news team. don't think we have had a chance to officially welcome you, rob and i, to "world news now." welcome to the team. >> reporter: thank you. thank you so much. it is my pleasure. this is a wonderful opportunity. >> thank you, brandi. >> thank you. >> and our coverage, of course, from aurora, colorado, does not end here. we'll remember the 12 victims later in this half-hour. for the very latest developments we'll take you live to aurora again live coming up on "america this morning" and later on "good morning america" as well. >>> we're following a developing story from south texas on this monday morning. at least 11 people have died after their truck veered off the highway and slammed into two large trees. another 12 were injured in the accident. it all happened last night in a rural area just about 70 miles outside of corpus christi. the driver was ejected. but apparently survived. border patrol agents were sent to the scene to see if t

colorado. >>> from abc news, this is a special edition of "good morning america," tragedy in colorado, the movie theater massacre. now, live from new york, week end anchors bianna golodryga and dan harris. and from aurora, colorado, david muir and chris cuomo. >>> and good morning, everybody. we're going to get straight to david and chris in colorado in a moment. first, we want to run down the latest developments. we have a total of seventy casualties. 12 people killed. 58 injured. hoping the death count doesn't rise. 11 of the injured are in critical condition. overnight, police started identifying the dead. they started to notify the family. we saw images like this one. this woman was overheard saying of her loved one, quote, they cannot find him. >> so much heart ache. the town of aurora, coming together last night in a vigil. new details about the suspect. was he on prescription drugs at the time of the shooting? and we have much more on the elaborate trip wires keeping authorities out of his apartment this morning. we have complete coverage from our team of correspondents. david muir leads

colorado, after friday's movie theater massacre. >> detectives uncover more disturbing details about the gunman just before his case is expected to go to court. it's monday, july 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm paula faris. there is so much pain in aurora, colorado this morning and across the country. the tragedy there is putting the gun control debate front and center. we were talking about the second amendment. >> a big one. two debates. one was going to begun control. two is going to be does our violent entertainment culture have an influence on people any behavior. we heard lots of discussion on the two points over the weekend. you knew the conversations were going to come. they have for good reason. >>> also this half-hour, new question as but a cover-up in the fukushima nuclear disaster. were workers there forced to lie about the danger. >>> a different kind of meltdown. more than 20 people are burned when motivational guru tony robbins convinces them to walk on 2,000 degree coals. something he has done at his seminars. obviously this time it backfired a bit. >> have you ever done that? or would

have led to friday's colorado massacre. >> all of this as holmes is set to face a judge for the first time in just a matter of hours. it's monday, july 23rd. >> announcer: from abcow." >>> good monday morning, everybody, i'm paula faris. >> i'm rob nelson. we'll get to the latest clues and evidence in the colorado investigation in just a moment. and why investigators now say the massacre, believe it or not, could have been a lot worse. we have learned so much more in the last 48 hours about how the gun jammed. and had it not, the death toll could have been a lot higher than it was. so as bad as it is, it really could have been a lot worse. >> which is almost incomprehensible to put your mind around it could have been worse it was already so horrific. >> the worst mass shooting in the country's history. >>> first the statue of joe paterno came down now penn state is braced for a severe punishment that will be handed down today from the ncaa. >> watching that footage i wonder how ahead of time, penn state planned for yesterday being the day to take the statue down. one, because the ncaa punishments coming down and a day the media was preoccupied with the story in

colorado. and for that, we're going to go straight to abc news an authorize david muir, who's been leading our good morning once again. >> reporter: dan, good morning again to you and as you know, president obama is coming to colorado today. he'll be meeting with families of the victims here. also, two major developments overnight. abc news obtaining the first video of the suspect, james holmes. it was from a couple of years ago. he was 18 years old at the time at a summer camp. you see him on stage, before his peers. appearing to be a somewhat nervous teenager but having a real command of the science he was there studying. a teenager with a lot of promise. a lot will ask how did he make such a dark turn? another major development overnight, images of explosions in a field. this is the material they took from the suspect's apartment, that delicate task yesterday getting in, the booby traps and the trip wires. they took the material out and took it to an undisclosed field here in a neighboring community, igniting it. they're now testing it for explosives to figure out just what he had inside th

bay area cities are increasing patrols in movie theaters in the wake of what happened in colorado today. abc 7 is live in jack london square where a shooting took place outside of a movie -- movie theater nearly two weeks ago. >> this shooting here outside jack london square was different and unrelated to what has happened in colorado. police believe there was a chance encounter between gang members whether or not they took additional security measures in reaction to that and today in reaction to what happened they're not disclosing but getting support from police tonight. there is regal entertainment say they will notice stricter rules and oakland police chief says that is exactly what his department recommends based on the suspect red hair and gear. >> part of the reason the suspect, eve been told was able to go undetected is there were people allowed to wear costumes because of, i guess batman costumes and his enemies so there is not something unusual. >> police will increase patrols at theaters as will san jose and san francisco. >> this is a incident that has nationwide impact. and we w

. >>> good morning, we're going to begin with the latest on the movie theater shooting in colorado. abcolmes at a science cam six years ago. abc news learned he was denied membership at a gun range last month because of what the owner there called bizarre behavior. friday's death toll could have been higher had holmes' rifle not jammed. meanwhile, thousands gathered at a vigil last night to honor the victims and to comfort grieving families. abc's david muir is in aurora where he's set to make his first appearance. >> he's in isolation at the county jail. this will be the first time this community still suffering so much pain after this tragedy will get a chance to see james holmes. he'll be taken in an underground tunnel into the courthouse here behind me. because there are so many people expected to turn out there's been an overflow room set up so they can watch the proceeding as well. he is likely to face multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder though we're not expecting he'll be charged today. this is simply his first hearing where a judge will explain what he's

abc news. live in aurora, colorado, ama dates, abc news. >> see you tomorrow evening. >>> now to what we have learned about the victims and the loved ones they left behind. here is cecilia vega. >> there are so many faces, so many stories, lives lost simply because they went to see a movie . the oldest, 51, gordon cowden, a real estate uh praiser who took his two teens with him that night. they escaped. the youngest victim just six years old, little veronica sullivan. her mother shot in the neck clings to life. yesterday her family broke the news about what happened to her daughter. jay she was such a wonderful little girl. so sad she had her life taken so early. >> there are stories of courage, people who lost lives by saving others. john threw his girlfriend on the floor to shield her from the gunfire. matt mcquinn dove on his girl friend and took the bullet instead. >> i did what a man is supposed to do. you protect the ones you love. >> reporter: he just finished grad school and wanted to be a physical therapist. aj with dreams of a life as art teacher just graj -- graduating. and another person

from all of us at abc news, good night from colorado. chair tomorrow night. of us at abc news, good night from colorado. >>> a vigil is underway in aurora, colorado to remember the victims of friday's deadly shooting. i'm alan wang. ama daetz is on assignment and will join is live from colorado in a few minutes. here's the latest. president obama is in aurora today to meet with families of those gunned down. the president finished speaking moments ago. >> the reason stories like this have an impact on us is because we can all understand what it would be to have somebody that we love, taken from us in this fashion. >> alan: he spent three hours meeting with victims' families and also got updates from state and local officials. >>> the latest. police finished collecting evidence but the building still remains closed to residents. an fbi behavior specialist is involved in the investigation. the suspect, james holmes, will appear in court tomorrow. and tonight, people in aurora are gathering for a vigil in honor of the victims. you're looking at live pictures of

ammunition feeding device autos we're going move on and there are a couple items on this, abc 7 news landed in colorado. and not a long i'm time ago, on the way to scene and is going to report live from aurora on abc 7 news at 6:00 and is tweeting updates using hash tag theater shooting and stay with us for continuing coverage on the colorado heat theater shooting. we have developments online and you can get any breaking news updates on twitter on abc 7 news bay area and on our facebook page. there are resourcesthon story. 50 and we want to come back here. still to come ross mirk reamy and his wife get good news and a chance to embrace today. >> and kids from colorado in town for a poetry competition are going to describe emotions of what unfolded in aurora theater. >> i'm sandhya patel. toasty temperatures for weekend. how hot it's going to get and where you might be able to escape heat. >> thank you. and dan and i will be right back. the ne >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> young people from denver under the bay area for a international poetry day. >> you can imagine this

abc news. live in aurora, colorado, ama dates, abc news. >> see you tomorrow evening. >>> now to what we have learned about the victims and the loved ones they left behind. here is cecilia vega. >> there are so many faces, so many stories, lives lost simply because they went to see a movie . the oldest, 51, gordon cowden, a real estate uh praiser who took his two teens with him that night. they escaped. the youngest victim just six years old, little veronica sullivan. her mother shot in the neck clings to life. yesterday her family broke the news about what happened to her daughter. jay she was such a wonderful little girl. so sad she had her life taken so early. >> there are stories of courage, people who lost lives by saving others. john threw his girlfriend on the floor to shield her from the gunfire. matt mcquinn dove on his girl friend and took the bullet instead. >> i did what a man is supposed to do. you protect the ones you love. >> reporter: he just finished grad school and wanted to be a physical therapist. aj with dreams of a life as t teacher just graj -- graduating. and another person go

until further reporting from colorado, rebecca stevens, abc 7 news. the denver broncos are hoping to the spirits of survivors of the shooting. the teamzen members of visited if with patience yesterday and met with emergency provided the who initial care. >> the patients have been to us.ng stories. guy covered another woman his friend'sts for fiancee. >> it puts life and prospective. are all blessed to be here. >> the broncos say they are the fact that the patients they met absent positive attitudes. stay with abc 7 news and [unintelligible] and wjla.com for the latest. no way paused to remember its own shooting tragedy. a year ago yesterday, 69 people died in a shooting spree and an youth retreat and eight bombing in the capital. norway posted prime minister of theead the side lanterns and floors were placed in water. a trial for suspect anders breivik ended last month. verdict to be announced in the next few weeks. >> the n.c.a.a. this morning is expected to announce againstented penalties school'se for the of a child sex abuse involving former assis

wearing costumes or masks or fake weapons to the showing of the new movie and abc 7 will have continuing coverage of the colorado theater massacre throughout the weekend and have the latest developments online at abc 7 news.com and also get breaking news updates on twitter, and abc 7 news bay area, and on our facebook page, facebook.com/abc 7 news. >> when we come back, a five-year-old child is hit by gunfire in the east bay. that story is ahead and also the latest area bay police department have become the latest recipient of a letter containing a suspicious white powder. >> what a beautiful day, and stunning skies, warm temperatures, the breeze is bac$ >> a five-year-old child was shot in oakland this afternoon. the child was taken to a local hospital and she's listed in guarded, but stable condition. police officers were called to the 1700 block of 50th avenue around 2:30 and they found the child with a gunshot wound. investigators would like to hear from anyone with information about that shooting. a motorcyclist was killed today after colliding with a van in san francisco. it happened around 9 this morning.

abc 2news at 11. >> new details with that deadly rampage at a movie theater outside of denver colorado. everything that you need to know. >> still showers on the radar tonight. will we see sun by sunday? we will have it coming up. >> [inaudible] >> enough to block the sun from that boy. we show you a line of clothing that come was an apf rating. the news starts right now. >> we start tonight with a quick look at your weekend ahead after a dreary day the night is no byter. we have a look at the overnight forecast and hopefully some of that rain will leave the area. >> a lot of it has. we will still seashores tonight. maybe into saturday but we think the flood threat starting to back off. most lsof the flash flood watc has been canceled. let's look at the radar, show you where some of showers this evening and a lot of the rainfall activity is to the west right now and especially to our south, a lot of rain down here for the lower eastern shore. some of it may come up into ocean city but this cluster won't impact the baltimore area. still some showers through the overnight period. maybe a

i want to see him -- i want to see justice. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news, aurora, colorado. >>> and going back to london now, a startling image from the opening ceremony. there in the red shirt right along the indian athletes in black an apparent crasher. an olympic official says she was a cast member helping with the event and was not supposed to walk out into the stadium but apparently got caught up in all the excitement. still ahead on "world news" this sunday, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. we're not talking about the olympians but their parents. some of the most memorable images from the game when we come back. did you know when heartburn, it's too late to take prilosec because... but it's but zantac® works differently. it relieves heartburn in as little as 30 minutes. in fact, so, when heartburn strikes, try zantac® this has been medifacts for zantac® i wish i could keep it this way. [ dentist ] even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces pl

ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >>> and from colorado tonight, news of another heartbreaking loss after the shooting at the movie theater a week ago. it comes as the young man accused in the attack prepares to face charges tomorrow. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: for ashley moser's family tonight there is deep and double sorrow. her daughter veronica just 6 years old was the youngest to die that night. >> she was loved everywhere she went, and she always wanted to be heard and wherever veronica was, you knew she was there. >> reporter: now veronica's grandmother says ashley, who was pregnant when she was shot several times, has suffered a miscarriage. >> it was because of stress. it was because of trauma. it was -- ashley has been through a lot. her body was trying to mend other areas of herself. >> reporter: on monday accused shooter james holmes will be in court to hear the charges against him including 12 counts of murder. while a grad student, holmes was a psychiatric patient, and while it's still early, the former head of the state public defender's office p

abc's david muir is traveling with mitt romney. >>> but we kick it off with ron claiborne. >> good afternoon, everyone. we begin with the suspect in the colorado movie theater massacre, james holmes will be appear in the araphoe county courtroom tomorrow. abc's clayton sandell has the latest from aurora, colorado. >> reporter: the prosecution's hammer is about to fall on james holmes. >> formal filing of charges this monday, july 30th. >> reporter: for the first time the accused mass murderer will hear the charges against him. ten days after police said that he came to a midnight screening of "the dark knight rises" opening fire. for thr hearing, they have banned cameras. the courtroom here is expected to be packed tomorrow. holmes could be facing hundreds of charges. including 12 counts of first degree murder. 58 counts of attempted murder. expect charges for first-degree assault and reckless endangerment. >> if he gets convicted of one count of first-degree murder, the punishment will either be death penalty. they want that out of the hands of the police and the d.a.'s. because there is a physician/patient privilege. >> reporter: we tried as

clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. >> we'll get a live update from clayton on "good morningrica." >>> it's "your voice, your vote." a new poll has good news for president obama. he's now five points ahead of governor romney, the president's biggest lead since late april when he was up by seven points. >>> and in mexico's presidential election, out with the new and in with the old. looks like the party that dominated politics there is on the way to dominance. the second place finisher refuses to concede the race. >>> former president george bush is in africa to spotlight women's cancer. he worked to refurbish a clinic that screens people for cervical cancer. there's a vast shortage of doctors and hospitals in africa. >>> let's look at the weather. this monday of the holiday week. more blistering heat from the day tote thats to the east coast. stormy from the dakotas. in the rockies. late day showers in the pacific northwest. >> 90s from colorado sfroings baltimore. triple digits again in atlanta and phoenix. upper 80s in the northeast. >>> still to come on "america this morni

clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. >>> our thanks to clayton tonight. we'll turn now to the american graduate student who was brut brutally attacked by two chimps in south africa now in stable condition after surgery and tonight a much clearer picture of what it took to get those chimps off of him. abc's bazi kanani with us here at the desk in new york. bazi, you're learning more tonight about how this all went down. >> reporter: we are. take a look at this. it's the setup showing how it began. the grad student was standing there in between two fences when a chimp reached through the fence and grabbed him by his feet. the attack may have started as a territorial dispute. >> they were determined to defend their territory at all costs. >> reporter: witnesses say 26-year-old andrew oberle walked away from his tour group crossing the first small fence meant to keep people at a safe distance. then near the taller ones he stepped on or kicked a rock, his foot getting close enough for a chimp to reach under, grab it and pull. >> an adult chimpanzee has the str

. >> there is a jim holmes of aurora, colorado page on the colorado tea party site as well. >> bill: abc news making significant mistake on the early coverage of the massacre. bernie goldberg will have some thoughts on that. >> the ncaa is imposing a fine of $60 million on the university. >> bill: penn state gets hammered. its football program cut way back for at least four years in the wake of the sandusky child molestation scandal. but is the punishment enough? caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. hi, i'm bill o'reilly, thanks forever watching us tonight. guns murder and the u.s.a. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. far left idealogues are demagoguing the mass murder in colorado. they want gun control in the country. uber liberal bill moyers is the poster boy for that. >> the killer in colorado waiting only for an opportunity. and there you have it. the arsenal of democracy transformed into the arsenal of death. and the nra, the nra is the enabler of death. paranoid, delusional, and as venomous as a corps i don't know. >

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. >

abc 7 prime time. trying to persuade millionaires to invest in their projects, followed by a special "20/20" on the coloradod then the abc 7 news at 11:00. >> the temperatures. >> yes, indeed. live doppler. you can get an idea of those temperatures down to our south. look at the temperatures around washington, still in the '70s -- 70's. ice is the showers will follow a similar track. out to our west, as we get into tomorrow, because of that north easterly breeze and instability there will be some more clouds and showers. the high temperature only into the mid 70's. quite a change from yesterday. it will be cooler, certainly from saturday, because of that northeasterly breeze. the water temperatures it will get a little bit warmer. in the mid 70's, and then on sunday temperatures back in the 80's, doing a bit of sailing and some showers out on the bay. like to pleasant, a northeasterly breeze with temperatures in to the 70's. you can always be posted 24/7 on our home page, and you can check the live doppler. and there is the return of you know what, tuesday and wednesday. i do not want to tell you. enjoy the

week after the shooting ram pain in colorado details are emerging suspect james holmes may have mailed plans for a massacre to the school where he had struggled abcned investigators are examining a notebook reportedly sent to a psychiatrist at the university of colorado. it contains stick figure drawings of shootings. that package was opened monday but not known itch it arrived before or after the massacre. meantime, mourners gathered for the first of a dozen funerals. as the 51-year-old was laid to rest. >> the was awesome, remembering him. and really supporting the family. it was just a great memorial and uplifting him, yeah, just kind of how it was. it was hard, but it was good. >> and three hospitals caring for the survivors now plan to put a limit on their medical bills or wipe them out completely. no word on what the other two hospitals are planning onning two. >> such great news. they don't have to be saddled with expenses. great news. the colorado tragedy as we have said for days has pushed the issue of gun control into the presidential race. president obama told supporters in new orleans last night that ak-47s, well they belong in the ha

colorado tragedy reaches capitol hill. but will it go far? it is wednesday, july 25th. >> announcer: from abc >>> good morning, everybody. i'm paula faris. wednesday, right? >> hump day. >> the humpty dance. i'll shut up. >> all right. i'm rob nelson. we'll get to the developments in colorado and the top story this half-hour. >>> the astounding sex abuse cover-up involving the roman catholic church. a high ranking member of the slernlg clergy faces a severe punishment, the first u.s. official to do so. >>> this morning, frantic calls to 911 from a southern california woman. she thought she saw a sleeping mountain lion out her back window. but this was a prank. and you will hear how the police responded to it. it looks kind of real to me. i'm freaked out too. >> gave away the best part. it was not really real. >> you have to hear the exchange, it is priceless. >> the operator was funny. on the other end. >>> really big decision from a reality tv star, sharon osborne's career decision. does it mean you will see less of her, coming up in "the skinny." >>> first, our top story on this wednesday m

nor is there a limit on the number of guns you can buy. >>> the tragedy in colorado is the subject of a special edition of abc's. coming up this morning at 8:00 colorado's governor and aurora's mayor tell george stephanopoulos the latest on the investigation and how people are coping with the tragedy. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up right here on abc7. we will have continuing coverage of the colorado theater massacre throughout the weekend. you can also get the latest anytime on abc7news.com and on twitter and on our facebook page, facebook.com/abc7news. >> this morning a five-year-old girl is in critical condition at oakland children's hospital. she was the victim of a drive-by shooting yesterday afternoon. it happened at the corner of bancroft and 50th avenue in oakland. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana explains how she was shot right in front of at fire station. >> rhonda said she was walking with her daughter and her friend's little girl in front of fire station 18. her daughter was playing with the station's doorbell when the gunman started shooting. >> that's all we heard was

for tougher gun laws here in across colorado, after the comlum bien shootings just 13 miles from this movie theater. and so we asked tonight, has anything changed? abc's clayton sandell getting answers. >> reporter: colorado is again grieving. a new round of vigils. something that seems all too frequent to tom mauser. >> we're a nation that is awash in violence. >> reporter: mauser lost his son daniel, in the massacre at columbine high school. he believes in the years since two student gunmen killed 13 people, not enough has changed. to toughen gun laws. >> it makes me angry. it makes me sad for america that we have other countries looking at us saying, what is going on there? are you people nuts? it's not just the assault rifle. it's the magazines that can hold 30, 50, 100 rounds. they make it easy for people like this. >> reporter: after columbine, colorado passed a law requiring gun shows to run background check on buyers. there is though state ban on high-powered rifles or clips. no background checks on online sales. no limit on the number of guns you can buy. at this gun show we visited today in loveland, colorado, even gun advocates agree the sy

clayton sandell, abc news, aurora, colorado. >> thank you for that. >>> me move on now to the moment millions around the globe have been waiting for, the official start of the olympic games. the magic of the moment dampened by good old-fashioned british weather. just as the opening ceremonies began, the heavens parted and the torrents poured. abc has a remarkable feed there. -- seat at the london olympic games. bill weir is there as the world says games on and good evening to you, bill. >> reporter: yes, indeed. but i got to correct you. this is england. rain was written into the script tonight. it would be disappointing if it didn't fall. it did let up in time. if you could bottle all the energy and anticipation in that stadium, you could power the planet tonight. without giving anything away, here now a first peek at london 2012's $40 million spectacle. for the one-time empire, this was a moment to prove british brilliance, transforming olympic stadium from a lush island to an industrial monster, where fires of steel form one glowing ring, then two, then five. at the delight of the

colorado. >> alan: today we're seeing and hearing james holmes for the first time. abc news obtained this tape of him as an 18-year-old speaking to a group of his peers at a science camp in san diego in 2006. >> in personal life he enjoys playing soccer and strategy game and his dream is to own a slurpee machine. >> i'm james. i have been working with temp poarl illusion, an illusion that allows you to shape the past. >> police say holme has not been cooperating with authorities. >> abc-7 will have continues coverage of the colorado theater massacre and you can get the later on abc7news.com. >> the presidential campaign is coming to the bay area tomorrow. president obama is scheduled to land at sfo in a few hours. the president will be staying at the intercontinental hotel, where "no parking" signs are posted. tomorrow night mr. obama will attend a concert fundraiser at the fox theater in oakland. the streets will be offlimits to traffic during the visit, particularly broadway, telegraph, and san pablo avenue. >> g.o.p. contender mitt romney is in san francisco right no