ermatologist about cosentyx®. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions this is abc7 news. the disturbing evidence uncovered points to an individual's ongoing and escalating pattern of violence, targeting women in multiple states, throughout the country. ama: a woman's harrowing tale of escape from an organ home opens up a nationwide investigation. we have learned the suspect once lived in oakland. dan: thanks for joining us. the case started in oregon. it's evolving. investigators believe there are more victims. ama: our reporter is following

the developing story. he joins us. live in the newsroom. . reporter: the investigation got going 2.5 weeks ago. a seattle woman says she was kidnapped and driven to a home in klamath falls, oregon, 450 miles away, a 7 hour drive. the fbi says the woman was chained up in the cinderblock cell and sexually assaulted. investigators say the homemade cell was located in the garage and shared a few pictures. that is what you see. they say there was only one lightbulb. she managed to escape and get help. the suspect was this 29-year-old, who was arrested in reno, nevada, he has lived in 10 different states. the fbi tells me within the past hour, he lived at numerous locations in the oakland area from 2012 to 2018. this morning, the fbi gave details about how the seattle woman freed herself.

>> the woman fought for her life, beating the doors and the walls of the cell, bloodied hands. through her perseverance, she broke free and waved down a passing motorist asking for their help to call 911. the victims focus, her will to survive triggered a law enforcement response that may have saved many other women from a similar nightmare. reporter: he has multiple aliases, including justin, which the fbi says he went by for most of his life or has gone by. investigators believe there are potentially more victims. they are asking them to come forward. a federal grand jury indicted him today for the alleged kidnapping of that seattle woman. abc news has learned he is accused of drugging victims drinks and impersonating police officers.

investigators believe both actions happened in this case. live in the newsroom, j.r. stone abc7 news. ama: thank you. now the breaking news out of san pablo, where there are mandatory evacuations because of a hazmat situation. the evacuation is for the area between giant road, miner avenue, 11th street, and palmer avenue. people are being told to leave. they can go to the contra costa community college gym. it is unclear what is causing the emergency. officials are investigating a hazard material leak. we will be bringing you the latest. do not forget to use the abc7news app for information and breaking news. we sent out a notification about the hazmat situation. download the app on your phone to stay up-to-date. dan: dozens of suspected human traffickers arrested, 200 victims rescued. the bay area district

in a bust. melanie woodrow is on the story. reporter: a nationwide effort to combat human trafficking resulted in the identification or arrest of more than five dozen suspected human traffickers, and more than 100 individuals accused of child sexual exploitation. 17 individual operations were conducted over a two week two. local agents arrested individuals. >> rescuing children has been a top priority for the operation. there are kids that are living in our communities, in our streets, and they are not for sale. reporter: the fbi says the operation rescued a total of 200 victims of human trafficking and located 59 minor victims of sex trafficking and exploitation. the district attorney says california leads all other states in were boards of human trafficking to the national

human trafficking resource center accounting for 13% of reports in the last year. >> the crime is a problem here in california. reporter: victims identified were offered immediate crisis intervention to begin their journey out of human trafficking. >> when they met with five survivors that they, they had an impact. there was a voice for them that may not have existed prior, someone who could speak for them. >> more than anything, talking them through what is going on and bill that report and relationship with the victim -- builder that report and relationship with the victims. reporter: they identified 17 victims. three illegally owned gums were seized. ama: in investigating a kidnapping at 8:15 this morning. a person was forced into a car on east 15th street. the police have not said if the victim was a man or woman. if you have seen anything, you're urged to call the police.

dan: antioch is trying to decide if the city council or manager should hire the next police chief. the next meeting will take place on tuesday, according to our media partners. right now, the city manager appoints and the supervisor supervises the chief. but antioch has lost its city manager and other key positions. antioch chief stephen forbes last day will be august 11. ama: the california highway patrol is investigating a freeway shooting yesterday afternoon on 880, the sea breeze says it located three victims -- chp says it located three victims. no suspects have been identified. dan: the man charged with attacking nancy pelosi's husband appeared in federal court today. david was accused of breaking into the home in san francisco last october. his attorneys asked the judge if they can access the home to inspect the crime scene. government prosecutors opposed it, calling it an extreme

violation. the judge said she will probably not decide until next week. they have pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges. the trial is set to start november 9. paul pelosi is expected to testify november 13. law enforcement in washington dc is preparing for an unprecedented moment in american history tomorrow, when former president donald trump will be arrested and arraigned for a third time. trump was indicted yesterday on four federal accounts, related to his efforts to overturn the presidential election results. our reporter has more on the indictment and what is expected in the days ahead. >> the attack on our nation's capital on january 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. reporter: in this 45 page indictment, the former president faces four counts of conspiracies, related to obstructing the peaceful transfer of power.

both vice president mike pence and is once chief of staff pointed to mr. trump's failed attempts to prove election fraud. >> what the president maintained and has said over and over again over the last 2.5 years is completely false. >> if he has the evidence, all of these conspiracy charges will go away. that is not the case you hear his defense team for presenting. >>our the fact, that we have an administration that is criminalized the free speech and advocacy of a prior administration during the time there is a political election. reporter: the judge, on the federal bench since 2014, has been randomly selected to try the case. given the violence that rocked the nation's capital on january 6, 2021, the trump defense team may seek to move. the trial out of d.c.. >> there other options. there is west virginia. there other areas. reporter: six co-conspirators are mentioned in the indictment, but remained unnamed, since no

charges have been filed as of now. >> our investigation>> continues. ama: cable cars. we will tell you about the event help today and why the existence of the san francisco icon is thanks to several women. abc7 news at 5:00 will be right back. >> to scare the capital ahead of donald trump's arraignment, a massive police response. also the woman who broke free from a cinderblock room. the fbi saying she escape a serial rapist.

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dan: cable cars, synonymous with san francisco recognized around the world, it started in 1873 with an innovative idea to navigate the city's hills. ama: san francisco celebrated 150 years of the iconic mode of

transportation. lyanne melendez was there. they are still here, thanks to a bit of help from women. reporter: who would have thunk. you know, we knew that senator dianne feinstein, when she was mayor in 1982, campaigned to save the cable cars. before that, there was at least one other. we also discovered how being a female grip change the life of one woman. it's a bucket list experience, to ride on a cable car. some are unaware that they have been rescued from the year oblivion, a few times. right now, the cable car only exists in the city and county of san francisco. let me tell you why, because of women. reporter: when city leaders wanted to embrace new cars and freeways in the 1940's and 50's, san francisco social light for no close men and her women led group, campaigned to preserve

the cable cars. >> sure. reporter: they were so internationally known, celebrities like mick jagger stepped in to help then, mayor feinstein, to refurbish the fleet. >> thank you. reporter: without feinstein's campaign in 1982 to raise $60 million from the private sector and from the federal government, the cable cars would have likely disappeared. citing health issues, senator feinstein was unable to attend today celebration in downtown san francisco. >> in tribute to her, we would not be here, if she had not made that strong step when she was mayor of san francisco, to save the cable cars. reporter: another woman who muscled her way to become in 1998, the first female cable car grip was fanny may barnes. >> growing up in a small town in georgia, my mom told me, you can

do exactly what you want to do, you just have to put in the work. that's what i did. >> when he walked down powell and market and you see 250 people standing in line, six cable cars waiting to pick them up and take them somewhere, you know that tony bennett was right. reporter: as a tribute to bennett, a cable car will be named after the also iconic singer, who recently passed. >> we are going to have to sing it by ourselves. ♪ reporter: i was almost singing too. kudos to fanny, being a grip is a physically demanding job.

she did it in her 50's. now, another trivia, the cost to write a cable car has been about eight dollars. 150 years ago when the first one was rolled out, it was only, guess how much? dan:. pennies. reporter: five cents. i sound like my mother. [laughter] dan: is that when you walked to school in the snow? reporter: you guys are good. dan: coming up, it was once called the kita fire prevention. now pg&e is abandoning it's tree trimming program. what is being done instead and

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before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are or plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. for more information about side effects talk to your doctor. be in your moment. ask your doctor about ibrance. ama: neighbors and hayes valley have complained about homeles setting fires. london breed turned to social media to respond to the claims. suzanne phan joins us live with the latest on the investigation.

reporter: before we get to the investigation tonight. you can see the cranes and crews are here, taking down the scaffolding of that building. we can tell you there has been a community leader in hayes valley that says, a handful of fires were set up octavia corridor that involve people in nearby tent encampments. >> we are going to wait for the investigation and see what happens. we have a history of cause for concern. reporter: the intense fast-moving fire the dotted -- gutted the vacant building remains under investigation. the building is under construction for the past year. we spotted the property owner in yellow. she did not want to talk on camera but told us she is working with the insurance company. jennifer, president of the hayes valley neighborhood association, alerted city leaders again about fires along octavia boulevard. the city of san francisco data

shows there were 32 calls of service from the fire department along octavia this year for outdoor fires. alaska sent this letter to city leaders on may 30 documenting three fires by octavia hickory. these are of another fire on gender 16th at the same construction site -- january 16 at the same construction site that burned down. >> there fires to keep warm. reporter: the supervisor dean preston got the letter and elevated it to different city departments. >> that was two months ago. we have not heard anything since. it's just completely unacceptable. reporter: mayor london breed responded to concerns. she posted on social media that, first we cannot jump to conclusions about the cause of the fire. the, mayor posted second we are addressing these encampments, we are under a federal injunction that limits our ability to move tents, even when people refuse

shelter. some people have pointed out issues low -- like our slicing. i want to be clear, city workers will work to prevent these dangerous conditions when they see them and are reported. this man says he is moving out of the neighborhood after three decades. he says the fires are part of a bigger problem. >> it does not seem like they are willing to do anything about it. when anything is reported, the crime in this neighborhood has increased over the last four or five years. the homeless situation is out of control. reporter: tonight, another look at all the crews at work. summer moving -- some are moving the scaffolding. this section of octavia and oak will be closed, at least until the scaffolding is removed. dan: suzanne, thank you. pg&e is scrapping its tree trimming program, once seen as a

key to fire prevention. the wall street journal reports, it has conceded the $2 billion effort was ineffective. the utility will focus instead on new power lines that shut off within a 10th of a second when branches or other objects touch them. industry officials say that may mean more power for pg&e customers. the lines will be sensitive. the utility began the program in 20 after the power lines sparked a series of major wildfires. ama: are going to be going up. dan: which increases our fire danger. sandhya patel is here. sandhya: especially when we have triple digit heat temperatures coming up this weekend. for the time being, fire danger is lower because of the higher humidity. this is actually good. let's take a look at a life picture from our san jose camera, where the sun is mixing in with clouds. you may have noticed this morning, some roadways were damp. immeasurable drizzle, half moon

bay, point 400. san francisco and petaluma ticking up point 300. we will do this all over again as we look at the water vapor and radar imagery. there is a trough that is dominating our weather. as long as this is around, temperatures like today, tomorrow, will remain below where they should be for august. the winds are gusting, 23 miles an hour in concord, 30 sustained in san francisco, as we go our by our, count on the windy conditions by 6:00 near the coastline. 9:00 p.m., over 30 mile per hour near the coast. 20 to 25 inland. tomorrow morning, it starts out breezy. the winds pickup in the afternoon and evening. tomorrow, temperatures will be about the same as where we are today. here's a live view from our oakland airport camera. a lot of cloud cover, back toward san francisco. 61 in the city, mountain view

68. san jose, 71. at half moon bay, 59. exploratorium camera, a bit of blue sky, some low clouds rolling in, to the financial district. santa rosa 78. 80 in fairfield. our warmers -- warmer spots in the low 80's. livermore, 70. stockton, at the golden gate bridge. another round of gray skies and spotty morning drizzles, breezy and cooler than average. we're expecting triple digit heat to return this weekend. 6:00 tonight, you will notice the low clouds and fog are starting to make their push, tomorrow morning we start out with the gloomy skies, a bit of drizzle. as the day goes on, the clouds will pull away from the bay. not so much near the coast. and spill back in by the evening. your morning temperatures in the 50's and 60's. afternoon highs, low 80's

inland, windy near the coast, upper 50's. if you like today, chances are you will enjoy thursday's weather. things are changing by friday. we will warm up. 90's inland, 50's coast side. saturday turning up the heat, with upper 90's in our hotspots. sunday, triple digits. the coast is going to remain comfortable. the accuweather 7-day forecast, tomorrow is going to be below average and breezy, warming back up, and really getting hot inland for a couple of days. it will be a short-lived event, low 60's to mid-60's near the beaches. the temperatures will moderate on monday with a cooler pattern tuesday and wednesday. it will be nice. ama: bay area staple phil's coffee will close its doors, after two decades. the company says it made the difficult decision not to renew its lease at this location. current employees will be offered positions from the

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ama: the warriors announced single-game tickets for the preseason, they go on sale tomorrow.

they open their home preseason schedule in october. the first 10,000 fans to attend the warriors versus kings on october 18 will receive a limited edition college grad steph curry bobblehead. on october 20, the first 10,000 fans at the warriors versus spurs game, will receive a limited edition paper plane klay thompson bobblehead. dan: that's good. we still have much more news ahead. ama: let's go to abc7 news anchor karina nova. karina: tonight we will take a deeper look into the murder case, the tech executive that was stabbed in san francisco. our our team reporter was in court all week, we will break down what was uncovered, including what the suspects lawyers told us about her defense. what will it take to regulate artificial intelligence, as the industry grows quickly? the discussion in sunnyvale, what the congresswoman, who drafted the legislation using chatgpt.

join us for those stories and more at 5:30. dan: thank you. ama: head to abc7news.com to join karina. dan: if you are watching us here on tv, world news tonight is next, for sandia m

tonight, the scare at the capitol ahead of donald trump's arraignment. the alarming call today triggering a massive police response. there had been reports of an active shooter. people rushed out of the building with hands in the air. workers fleeing. all part of heightened security tonight going into tomorrow, when former president trump will be arraigned in washington. charged with four criminal counts in his alleged effort to overturn the election that the special counsel says trump knew he lost. what to expect tomorrow, what americans will see as trump shows up at that courthouse. aaron katersky and pierre thomas with late reporting tonight. in pittsburgh, the deadly synagogue massacre, and tonight, the jury that convicted robert