we've just confirmed they have arrested this man cut on surveillance video. they say he attacked passengers on two trains in the past week for no apparent reason. thanks for joining us. i'm kristein sze. the attacks happened in san lone droe and in san francisco. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live with the latest. ity any. >> reporter: kristen, b.a.r.t. police released those images of that suspect during a very rare 6:00 a.m. news conference this morning, and within just a couple of hours of those images

going public, they now have the man under arrest. newly released photos from inside the b.a.r.t. train show the suspect involved in two random attacks. >> just completely unprovoked. no dialogue between him or the victims, and he just did the swinging of the cutters and the punch to the face. >> reporter: the man got on the train at 4:30 and you can see he's holding a can of beer and without provocation he slammed a pair of bolt cutters into the victim's head and the second attack took place saturday night as the train approached the embarcadero station. >> the passenger was standing near the hand rail, he took a swing at him and, missed and hit him in the mouth. > reporter: did he appear violent at all to you? >> very quiet, very

>> reporter: what was your suspect when you saw his image all over the news? >> i was shocked. said oh, my god? this is the first time since the train camera installation project was completed. >> thanks to the new camera system, we were able to get high quality photographs. >> reporter: this is certainly the outcome that b.a.r.t. police were hoping for when they released those photos. they said very clearly they wanted people to see this man's image because it was so crystal clear and then help them identify who he was and where they could find him. we expect to learn much more about the arrest at a news conference here at the lake merritt station at 11:30 so in just under half an hour. live in oakland, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> great information, tiffany, thank you. the arrest of the b.a.r.t. beating suspect comes as the agency released new crime statistics. assaults and robberies are up systemwide. "the "chronicle"" released some

of the numbers comparing this year and last year showing robberies jumped by 35% in the first half of this year. in the same time period, assaults increased 27%. "the "chronicle"" also reports felony arrest dropped by 23%. police arrested 123 people for felony crimes from january to june. last year in the same time period they arrested 171 people. new developments, a court hearing is about to get underway for the northwestern associate professor accused of murder in chicago. also accuse an employee of oxford university in england. we just got a new statement from defense lawyers. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at the east county hall of justice in dublin. matt in the. >> kristen, we heard just about 30 minutes ago that this extradition hearing and arraignment will not be held until at least 11:30 this morning. the district attorney's office is still processing paperwork in this case, and we want to show you a picture of the suspect in this case. one of the suspects. he's a northwestern professor.

he's 42-year-old wyndham lathem who turned himself into authorities on friday. he smoke to us within the past 20 minutes, and here's what he had to say. >> since the beginning of this case, the defense has received dozens of phone calls and letters in support of dr. lathem. these are from friends and colleagues who have known him for decades, and they all describe him as a kind, intelligent and gentle soul and a loyal and trusted friend. what he is accused of is totally contrary to the way he has lived his entire life. >> reporter: lathem and andrew warren are accused in the stabbing death of 26-year-old cosmetologist trenton cornell-duranleau in chicago. police found duranleau's body inside professor lathem's apartment three and a half weeks ago. prior to his death they were dating and he wanted out of relationship. lathem's attorney says he came to the bay area before the

arrest because some of his closest friends and family are here. as for the other suspect, andrew warren, he's a treasury assistant as one of oxford's residential colleges in england. he's in jail in san francisco and we found he'll be in court on friday. lathem's attorney says he'll waive extradition so he can be sent back to chicago. reporting live in dublin, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. developing news in oakland, police are investigating a shooting that left as many as six people hurt. it was first reported on estreet between 105th and 106th avenues late yesterday afternoon. now neighbors actually drove some of the victims to the hospital. a few were taken by ambulance. police say non-of the injuries are life-threatening. no word yet on suspects or a motive. happening now. the start of motions in the kate steinle murder trial. at today's pre-trial hearing

today it was decided what kind of evidence would be allowed. juan francisco lopez is accused killing stein i t--------- years ago sparking sanctuary cities. a crash on the bridge cleared around 7:00 this morning but for one hour this morning the bridge was practically a parking lot. three lanes of 80 heading into san francisco were initially closed after a car slammed into a motorcycle around 5:45 this morning. chp have not said what caused the crash. the motorcyclists and the driver are both expected to be okay. the chp is investigating a deadly crash in vallejo. new video shows the aftermath of a car ripped to pieces on the side of the road. officers say the honda civic was traveling on i-80 near the transition ramp to state route 37 when the driver made an

unsafe turn and the car flipped. the driver was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. officers have not released the identity. happening today, fire fighters are expected to make a final sweep at the grizzly fire in the east bay hills. 20 acres burned when the fire broke out last wednesday. half of the fire was on oakland land, and the other half was on land owned by t national lab. investigats are look nothing whether it was set intentionally. a man is recovering at the hospital after a two-alarm fire burned an apartment building in berkeley. it could have been much worse if it weren't for the actions of one brave neighbor. the fire started around 7:15 on addison street. at one point all 27 units were evacuated. inside the burning building was a man lying on the floor yelling for help. a man who lives in the building next door saw the smoke and ran to help the man get outside before rescuers got there. started yelling to him, like get up, get out, get out, and

then finally he kind of snapped out of it and came to so i said don't worry about your stuff. get up and get out. i felt like i had to in there and help someone so i did. >> the victim was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns. the red cross is helping residents of three units who were displaced by the fire. happening now, a manhunt is underway in missouri after an officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop. officer gary michael had been with the clinton police department less than a year. investigators say the 37-year-old pulled over a vehicle for a suspected registration violation last night. as he got out of his vehicle, the suspect also got out of his car and fired once at the officer. the investigators say ian mccarthy drove off before crashing his car into an embankment. officer michael died at the hospital. police set up several checkpoints throughout the city looking for the suspect. happening now, another urgent manhunt this one in ohio. authorities are looking for an

inmate who fought with a deputy and escaped with his gun. 32-year-old brandon powell is charged with rape. he escaped friday after overpowering the officer. it happened as he was being transferred from a hospital near toledo where he was being treated for a suicide attempt. a $2,000 reward is being offered for infmation leading to his capture. wild weather in the lone star state. a dramatic swift water rescue unfolds on live tv. the tactics firefighters had to use to pull this man to safety. and the san francisco couple now the center of global attention and it's all because of an instagram post. what one man said about his wife that really has people taking sides. weather-wise, hot and humid no more. in fact, we're a little bit cooler than average and the marine letter clouds are bringing us that cooling, one hour and three minutes. your average arrival delay into sfo. temperatures the same in oakland. the rest of us two to four degrees below average.

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are. happening now. emergency crews are dealing with dangerous flash floods in texas. take a look at this incredible rescue in san antonio. officials say the driver, that person there was on his way to work when he came across about a foot of rushing water. he tried to cross. got stuck and then had to climb on top of his sufficient. firefighters had a tough time reaching him. they tied an extra ladder on to

the fully extended truck ladder to get to him. >> he's okay, a little embarrassed and getting stuck out there. he had about a 45-minute wait. i can imagine that was pretty nerve-racking. in the time we were here the water came up over a foot. >> the macgyver action worked there. officials say plan "b" was to have him jump into the water with a rope and have a boat catch him downstream. the suv is now up against the rail. if they get anymore rain officials say the suv will go downstream. happening today. jury selection is getting underway in the case of dueling lawsuits between pop star taylor swift and a former radio deejay. the case revolves around what did or didn't happen in this photo. the deejay david muller said he sued after being falsely accused of groping swift during a backstage photo session in 2013. swift countersued claiming sexual assault. a legal expert says swift has a significant hurdle to clear in

the lawsuit. >> one hurdle for taylor swift will be her lack of reporting to police, especially given the fact that she is now claiming that the reason why she is countersuing is because she wishes to advocate on behalf of vic and victims. >> swift and muller with both expected to testify during the trial. a couple is getting tention over positive and negave for a man who says he loves his wife's a curvy body. others are calling him a hero husband and others are saying he's a fake feminist. jessica castro is here with more. >> reporter: the couple in the viral photo lives in san francisco. it's not the first time 26-year-old robbie tripp has gushed about his wife on social media, regularly posting adoring photos and captions, but his latest curvy comment has thrown a lot of people for a loop. this is the picture that got over 200,000 reactions on facebook and more than 31,000 likes on instagram.

robbie tripp seen here with the golden gate bridge behind him shared what some people are calling a controversial post about his wife. >> i am a body positive fashion blogger and i'm a curvy girl. i'm not ashamed of anything robbie wrote. he celebrates all aspects of who i am as a woman. >> in the post tripp proclaims his love for sarah's body saying, quote, there's nothing sexier than this woman right here, thick thighs, big booty, cute little side roll. the girl fills out every inch of her jeans and is still the most beautiful one in the room. >> i wanted to celebrate a real woman, a woman in my life who represented all the curvy women, works you know, who have the thick thighs and big booty. >> at first they were overwhelmed with approval, comments like love, love, love. we need more men like you in this world and then criticism with articles toy theled area man thinks he's brave for finding his wife hot. author rachel simmons who wrote "enough as she is" spoke out about the controversy on "good

morning america." >> it ends up coming like a back-handed compliment and the media marginalizes you and you fill out your jeans and i still love you anyway and that part falls flat. this reminds me a lot of when dads are congratulated for baby-sitting your own kid. dude, that's part of your job descriptso you should goo your ob without getting a big sensational job. it's part of a husband's job description to love his wife. >> his wife has defended robbie and robbie says everything he loves about his wife is far too long for social media. >> if i were to white an instagram caption about all the things i love about my life. it would be a novel, a 700-page book. >> jessica castro, abc 7 news. taking teslas to the masses. the company unveiled a new plan that could put all of us behind the wheel of a model 3. we'll explain how it works, and how about a live look from our mt. tam camera. can you see it's clear up there, but, of course, we do have some overcast conditions around the

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check out what's going on at the golden gate bridge. clouds opening just a little bit here. they have been a little slow everywhere and that's going to be the case every day this week as we settle back into a summer pattern, morning clouds and afternoon sunshine and temperatures will be a little bit below average. check out your accuweather highlights. mostly sunny today. below average highs. clouds return tonight and bring a little drizzle with them, especially the closer you are to the coast in san francisco and nothing too taxing coming this week. let's take a look at your current conditions. 78 in antioch and that's the

warm spot. 70 right now in san jose and mid-60s along the east bay s and 62 in san francisco a novato 70 and everybody else in the mid-660s in the north bay. a little breeze they afternoon and started at 1:00 to 11:00. you can see it shooting through the golden gate taking a left turn at the bay bridge and through the delta communities and gusting up to about 30 knots. let's take a look at what's happening to your temperatures down in the south bay. mid-to upper 70s for most of the south bay. 80s around los gatos and morgan hill h.as you move up the peninsula, start in the upper 70s and drop into the mid-70s. mid-60s along the coast into downtown. 67 in south san francisco k.up in the north bay we'll have temperatures right around 70 degrees. at sausalito 79 in santa rosa and as we go deeper into the forecast, how about 6 in richmond to about 76 those temperatures in the inland

areas will be in the mid to upper 80s there so that's a far cry from where we have been the last several days leading into the weekend. you know it's a special night at at&t park. we've got metallica, the band members are going to be there. can you get a free t-shirt also and you'll want to wear that. look at these temperatures. 62 at 7:15 and dropping down to about 59 degrees. all right. let's take a look at one other thing. want to mention that the sonoma county fair just now opened. mostly cloudy and 63 and sunshine about 79 and 69 as we head towards 7:00 and 57 as we head towards the closing at 11:00. temperatures tonight in the mrmt mid-50s to low 60s. maybe a little cooler than this morning and the best chance of drizzle will be near the coast. all right. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast and what you're going to see is pretty much the same develop every day. tweak it herand there and temperatures for the most part inheow to mid-60s around the

bay and 80s inland. >> so different from the heat and humidity of last week, righting. >> >> june and july were very up and down or had very long hot streaks, but august, we had the couple days of heat and now kind of back to average if not cooler. >> thanks, mike. >> you bet. new this morning, tesla is raising $1.5 billion to help bring the new model 3 to the masses. ceo elon musk promised tesla would be producing 10,000 model weeks a year by next year. that's what the money is for. our media partner "the mercury news" is reporting tesla spent 1 billion in three months preparing for the model 3 launch. tesla, which has yet to make a profit, is offering notes that will come due in 2025 to raise the cash. also new this morning, apple is finally catching up with the times on instagram. the cupertino-based company has typically shied away from social media but now it's using instagram to highlight some of the best photos taken with the iphone. it's part of apple's shot on the iphone campaign that's been

running for a while now. the posts have really boosted apple's followers, and it gained 40,000 in roughly 40 minutes earlier this morning. probably pentup demand, too. a birthday party for twins, parents. what do you think. share or separate? coming up next what, a birthday celebratio

coming up at 4:00, eclipse anticipation. two weeks from today the event years in the making, uc berkeley is putting out the call for help documenting it, and sticker shot in san francisco. an exclusive private street is sold over an unpaid $14 bill. what? the story tonight on "abc 7 news at 5:00." panda twins are celebrating the very first birthday at the vienna zoo, in their own way. the adorable bear is marking the special day with a party. the zoo even presented the little pandas with wrapped presents filled with treats, but brother panda may be wondering where's my sister. turns out show didn't show up to the party? >> what? >> mike, true, because she's shy and feels more comfortable inside away from all the people. >> fair enough. >> brother, on the other hand, very playful. the zoo says he's a total cuddle bear just like his dad.

his name is fu ben, chinese lucky bucky because even though she didn't show up at the party she will received presents, too. "

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