record straight with his strange inheritance, a legendary drag-racing hot rod. >> my name is danny thompson. when my father was killed, he left me a car named "challenger 2" plus a big piece of unfinished business. >> danny, i'm jamie. >> so nice to meet you. welcome to colorado. >> inside danny's garage, i get my first look at his strange inheritance. >> this is challenger 2. this is the beast. >> oh! challenger 2, a 50-year-old supercharged, piston-powered racecar -- all i can say is... god bless america and racing, danny! kind of looks more like a spaceship than a car. >> kind of like a spaceship, trying to make it be as aerodynamic as possible. >> the story of this racecar starts with this little traffic cop, mickey thompson, danny's dad, born in 1928 in alhambra, california, a boy who loves tools more than toys. >> he took apart the family washing machine because it had a gasoline-powered engine. >> fox sports vp erik arneson. >> he took apart his sister's roller skates to get the wheels. mickey was going to use whatever he could to make something he was playing with go faster. >> as a

30 major league baseball stadiums and abc 7 news was at at&t park yesterday and that is where danny thompsontheir baseball road trip. the adventure comes with special meaning. danny suffered a heart attack recently and emily says it was a reminder about what's really important in life. >> i was trying to find a way to connect with him because we didn't have much. i thought baseball i can do. my main goal was to spend time with him. >> everything. she's very patient. being able to put up with me for the summer and the road trips. >> he looked like he really enjoyed it. dad says the giants are his favorite team so they save the best stop for last. >>> it's 6:58. whether just joining us or about to go out the seven things to know. breaking news from southern california. ten people have been shot in an apartment complex in san bernardino 60 miles east l.a. no suspects have been identified. >> bart is looking for the person who sucker punched an agent in the face. the unprovoked attack happened at the macarthur station late e, is pped t. again. an apple store robbery in burlingame. we're told a g

emily thompson and her dad danny are from los angeles but the giants are their favorite team.ll have a nice story on them coming up tonight at 11:00. what a great thing to do. and drew, we're kind of disappointed you didn't get the orange memo today. >> do i have orange on my socks? i do. >> we'll show them if we can in it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 36-month financing. ends labor day. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. >>> some breaking news coming in. take a look at this. we're at the santa teresa vta station where rescue crews have just responded. it appears a person was stuck underneath a train. so far no word on that person's condition. service was, though, briefly halted through the

thompson family. >> ...he leaves behind one heck of a challenge. >> danny, you didn't dress me up like this for nothingyou? >> we want you to get the real feel for what it's like to sit in a 400-mile-an-hour car. put your hand here and on your other side so you can let yourself down slowly. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ]