tonight. bale met with the victims of the theater mass shooting today. a spokesperson for warner brothers said bale made the trip on his own and was not there representing the studio. we're continuing to discover amazing stories of heroism tied to the tragedy. as jay gray shows us, countless lives were saved on that fateful night by seemingly ordinary people showing extraordinary bravery. >> reporter: police and federal agents are back at the theater and the suspect's apartment now. as investigators continue to uncover evidence, this shattered community is finding strength in the stories of heroes like stephanie davies. >> ally told stephanie she needed to run. stephanie refused to go. >> reporter: president obama first introduced us to stephanie and ally young after a sunday hospital visit. two young women who come to define the phrase best friends for life, with the emphasis on life. >> we're laying there, literally in the mouth of hell. there's smoke, there's explosions, there's blood, there's dust. >> reporter: when the bullets started flying that night, ally hit the floor first, but it wasn't to hide. she had been hit. >> i just remember opening my eyes. i'm on the ground, blood everywhere. and i just hear her saying ally, get up. ally, get up, we have to go. >> reporter: a bullet had pierced her neck. ally struggled to breathe. >> there was blood everywhere. >> she puts her fingers over my artery. my carotid artery had exploded. >> reporter: stephanie kept pressure on the wound and tried to keep ally quiet. >> she's like ally, just, shh, be quiet, stay down, because he was walking on the right side. he was walking up and down the aisle shooting people. >> reporter: when the shooting stopped, stephanie helped carry her friend to a waiting ambulance. at the hospital one of the first people she saw was ally's dad. >> she says, you know, ally can't talk because she's got breathing tubes down her throat, but they gave her a board to write on and the first thing that she wrote on that board was where's my steph. and i just lost it. >> reporter: a simple message that let her know, she hadn't lost her best friend. the governor of colorado has established a statewide fund to help the victims financially and we're told that warner brothers, the studio that produced "the dark knight rises" has made a substantial donation. jay gray, nbc news, aurora, colorado. >> and our coverage of the tragedy in colorado continues at 5:30. "nightly news" will have more on the suspect's background, plus the trouble and increase in gun sales since that theater shooting. well, tonight president barack obama is on his way to seattle as his west coast fund-raising swing continues. his day started in san francisco as he boarded air force one just after 10:00 in the morning. following a whirlwind bay area visit. this latest trip marks his first presidential visit to the east bay, specifically the cities of oakland and piedmont. at sfo the president flew to portland where he was greeted by his brother-in-law, head basketball coach at oregon state. he's expected to attend two quick high-dollar fund-raisers. if you hold tech stocks, tonight may turn your stomach. two bay area tech darlings getting hammered after announcing their earnings. we begin with apple. business and tech reporter scott budman is here with the numbers and they were good, just not good enough. >> not nearly good enough for investors, jessica. let's start with apple. the company coming out with what seemed to be some pretty decent numbers. they sold some 26 million iphones, 17 million ipads, but when you trade up around $600 a share, investors expect much more than that. apple's outlook a little timid and that's all it took for investors to sell off stock after hours. apple shares down by some 4%, or about $33 a share. this could be a tough morning tomorrow for apple investors. now, speaking of going down, netflix streaming a horror show to investors tonight. the los gatos movie inventor having a profit for the quarter but 91% lower than last year. investors also looking to the exits here. shares of netflix down 15% after hours. wednesday morning for the entire tech sector looks like it could be rough. now, as for your money at that, the third straight day of losses on wall street. new fears about the debt situation in greece scaring european investors. some of those fears crossing the pond over to our markets. now, part of the worry about apple's future numbers is that like most silicon valley numbers, they do a lot of business in europe. with many european countries hinting at tougher times ahead, investors worry that a slowdown over there could lead to slower sales for our companies here. >> something we'll have to keep an eye on. thank you, scott. the gilroy garlic festival is the target of a massive theft. around a thousand tickets to this year's festival reported stolen. festival officials say the theft likely happened within the last five or six weeks at the association's office in gilroy. the stolen tickets are valued at nearly $13,000. officials say they will not be honored at entrance gates if they are used. anyone who thinks they may have been sold a stolen ticket is being asked to contact the gilroy cops. a second suspect in the murders of a san francisco father and his two sons entered a not guilty plea in a courtroom this morning. police say wilfredo reyes had been hiding in north carolina before authorities tracked him down earlier this month. reyes is believed to be an accomplice in the murder of anthony, michael and matthew bologna. prosecutors say reyes and another man, edwin ramos, miss took them for rival gang members. ramos is already serving a life sentence for the murders. if reyes is now found guilty, he could also face a life sentence. his next court appearance is scheduled for august 22nd. well, the pregame ceremonies will be a little bit out of the ordinary tonight at at&t park. the giants are celebrating the release of a rock dvd that goes to benefit giants fan brian osteo. -- brian stowe. ♪ >> the dvd is called tom flanery and bob weir live at the upton. in the off-season last year, flannery organized two benefit concerts to raise money for bryan stow. he was the giants fan beaten on opening day at dodgers stadium. the dvd goes on sale today with the proceeds going to the bryan stow foundation. they're estimating that bryan's medical bills are going to be upwards of $50 million. so even -- whatever we raise here, it's going to be a drop in the bucket. but it's that we care and hopefully it will spring eternal and, you know, have long legs and hopefully a lot of people will buy it. >> the price of the dvd $20 each and it's available at any dugout store around bay area. bryan stow is recovering after suffering severe injuries to his brain and skull. still to come at 5:00, keeping your trip on time. learn of a plan to make bay area airports more efficient. plus -- >> i can see things like this happening in my lifetime and that makes a difference to me. >> he's been at it for decades. now in our bay area exclusive, a scientist getting his chance at something he thought would never happen. and the sweeter side of science. how silicon valley technology is creating a better dessert. that looks good. i'm jeff ranieri in the weather center. marine layer building back pretty strong here at the coastline this afternoon. it's extensive and will continue to 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it is a thoroughly modern problem for which dr. dick post had an answer nearly 40 years ago. >> well, the idea is the rotating wheel will store energy. >> in 1973, to be exact, is when dr. post, a livermore national laboratory scientist, co-wrote an article about the potential of flywheel technology to store large amounts of electricity. >> it's a fundamental fact that if you knew how to do it, this is a very good way to store energy. >> reporter: but in science, the journey between knowing and doing is often a long one, a lesson dr. post has learned more than once in his career. dick post arrived in livermore not long after the lab opened in 1952. six decades of success have followed. just ask dr. post how many patents bear his name. >> i've lost count, but i think it's in the order of 45, something like that. >> there's a few parts that we have to order and stuff. >> reporter: still, much of what dick post works on is so advanced, so theoretical he will likely never see it put to use in his lifetime. which is why this means so much to him. after 40 years of fits and starts, of doubters and obstacles, after 40 years of waiting for the world to catch up to his brain, the flywheel as energy storage may finally be coming of age. >> very satisfies, very satisfying, definitely. >> reporter: investors are pouring millions of dollars into dr. post's technology. and in just a few years, an array of hundreds of these flywheels might just be put to work on a wind or solar farm. >> and that makes a difference to me. i'd like to see something put to practical use while i'm still around. >> that's remarkable. >> i forgot to mention, he's 93 years old. >> that is just stunning. stunning. >> he retired in 1994 but still goes to work four days a week. he's operating at such a high level. and i think i am literally half his age, so i have another 46 years of my life to go and it really inspires you how productive and how on top of it all you can be. >> if we can be that productive. not personally you, garvin, all of us. well, we here at nbc bay area want to give good ideas in our community a chance to be great and that's why we're launching 21st century solutions. it's our grant challenge for local nonprofits with new and innovative programs. if you want to learn how to apply for a grant that's worth up to $50,000, go to nbcbayarea.com. you should know that the applications are due by august 15th. all right. let's turn things over to jeff ranieri. slightly bit cooler. i went for a bike ride at noon and it was glorious outside. >> sun all around from the east bay back to the coastline but this isn't a storm building but the marine layer and fog. that's where that cooler breeze came from. take a look at how widespread it is, throughout most of california. that marine layer stretching several hundred miles all the way down into the south. currently numbers are comfortable out here, right where we should be this time of the year in san francisco with 73, 69 napa, 79 novato and back to the east bay, 84 and 74 in the south bay. we'll take you out to that live hd camera network and it's not doing much to help produce cloud cover but slight southerly flow with these winds and it has been a bit sticky for you. we'll take you to san francisco and moisture moving in with that fog throughout marin and also eventually here in downtown san francisco. so, yes, of course, that fog will be back for the morning hours. most extensive for the coastline and also the north basement and then throughout wednesday, a cooling trend will be continuing. it could be about 20 degrees cooler than what we had this weekend. and by this upcoming weekend, temperatures are going to be getting a lot hotter. storm track is right where it should be this time of the year, well off to the north. we'll get a small slice of this cooler air over the next 48 hours in the upper levels. it's not overly cold but it will help to moderate our temperatures and also keep the marine layer going at the coastline with 50s and 60s. and then for the interior valley, 70s and 80s for wednesday, even thursday calling it sunny and crisp as we head into the end of that workweek. so real enjoyable here as we continue throughout the week. 50 in santa rosa, 53 in san rafael to start, 55 in san jose and also 54 in los gatos. let's get you into those daytime highs for our wednesday. 80 in san jose, 80 in morgan hill, 79 in sunnyvale and 74 in palo alto, so slightly cooler in the south bay, right near average back in the east bay. 83 in pleasanton, 82 in walnut creek and a picks of 70s from hayward to the castro valley. for san francisco, 67 there, 70s in santa rosa and mid to upper 70s throughout wine country. three days to go until the london olympics, the opening ceremony on friday. only a 30% chance of a shower. all in all the best weather they have had in months as a lot of spectators start heading out to the games. they're thinking this is lopd? this is beautiful, but it's a rarity, they're getting lucky. by this weekend, just in time for your saturday and sunday, we're going to warm things up into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. great weather here and as you noted yesterday, great weather globally for the olympics. raj is getting an awesome deal over there right now. >> the weather had been so terrible and now it's great. >> i saw a tweet from him saying he's starting to get a sun tan over there. >> let's hope it stay that say way for the athletes. straight ahead, see the special delivery that rolled into town today. and then saying goodbye to a tv legend who taught us all about moving on up. the actor who played the famous tv character george jefferson has died at his home in el paso, texas. you remember -- you might remember he introduced the character on the show "all in the family" where he famously sparred with archie bunker. in 1975, his character, george jefferson, was spun off into a new show called "the jeffersons." it was hilarious. he also starred in the nbc series "amen" for several years. he and his co-star reprized the role on tv shows such as "the fresh prince of bel air" and many commercials as well. well, america's most famous yachting race is trading sails for rails. 120 cars pulled into san francisco's pier 80 today carrying high tech yachts and supplies. cargo is for the americas cup world series which will take place in the bay in late august. the race is a tune-up for the big 2013 americas cup yacht race. the equipment arriving from recent races in rhode island. race organizers say they were able to cut 30% in carbon emissions by sending it by rail instead of ship. we'll be right back. okay. here's a delicious use of silicon valley technology. locally made supercomputers being used to develop a better ice cream. same machines used to measure weather patterns are closely examining the molecular complexities of ice cream to give it better taste and an improved shelf life. tonight at 6:00, scott budman will tell you what other everyday products might benefit from this research. and i have to say i think i'm benefitting from ice cream every night as it is so i don't know how they can improve it. >> don't mess up the flavors. >> that's going to do it for us. "nightly news" is next. we'll be back at 6:00. on our broadcast tonight, the investigation in colorado. tonight our look inside the suspect's home. and we look at a new development in that state, gun sales are surging. also, a miracle that emerged from the tragedy. the negative campaign is taking a toll. tonight we're debuting our new nbc news poll. and there's been a change in the race for president. inside syria. the violence escalates, a new threat over chemical weapons. high and dry. tonight, the place where you can really see the effects of this drought, the once mighty mississippi, where it's getting tough to move cargo. and the year of the woman. even before the torch is lit, these olympic games are making history. a year of firsts, and they happen