how bout the bug he was holding? I've been seeing these in my garage...almost like a mosquito but its orange and much thicker than a mosquito...

the spider was very quick

Your spider looks like a jumping spider, but I don't know beyond that. The fly looks like a robber fly (family Asilidae), compare to Diogmites spp.

This post was edited by saccharum on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 20:58

I'm thinking that the spider is one of the orb weavers, like a barn spider or similar.

I agree, probably a jumping spider species; try bugguide or look up family Salticidae or Phidippus genus. It can be very difficult to narrow it down to species unless the coloration and patterns are unique to just one species.