2:00. let's take a live look at the scene. you can see the responders there. they found questionable materials in a backyard shed of a house at stanton avenue near giant highway. our crew witnesses obama squad suiting up. the scene is not far from richmond parkway. resolving the situation they take time. >> identifying the materials in the containers, proper containment and transport from the area. they were found where they were not stable and should not exist in a residential area. there are residents as few as 20 feet from the shed. >> the home belongs to a former chemist. this evacuation zone c

block around the home. evacuees are being told to go to contra costa community college jim and are warned it might be 24ours before they are allowed back home. >> developing news, a man who once lived in oakland is under arrest in connection with a kidnapping case out of oregon, accused of -- blocking a woman in a prison cell. she was kidnapped, driven 450 miles. >> the woman fought for her life, eating the doors and walls of the cell with leading hands. through her perseverance, she broke re-and wait -- waved it down a passing motorist. the victims her will to survive took her to law enforcement that may have

saved other women from a similar nightmare. >> the suspect is identified as t9-year-old negasi zuberi. he also went by the name of justin. they suspect are potentially victims. >> the man charged with attacking nancy pelosi's husband has appeared in court today. his attorneys asked the judge if they can get access to the home to inspect the crime scene. government prosecutors opposed it. the judge says she will not decide until next. >> he is coming along, it will take him or months. thank you for asking, more people are praying for you in the world, you have to get better. >> the federal trial is set to start in november, paul pelosi is set to testify. >> we have

officers will be deployed to oakland to reduce i'm. they work with oakland police, focusing on sideshows, organized crime, car thefts and highway violence. the deployment will involve six officers and h sergeant. -- and a sergeant. this is not the first time the chp has patrolled the streets of oakland. >> the staff at a new high school and oakland set to open for the first time scrambling after being hit by burglars. what is being done to get the school ready for its grand opening. >> instead of getting lesson plans, the staff at the freedom school are making calls for a locksmith. >> mice first thought is, was there -- my first thought is, an earthquake. the cabinets were open, there was stuff around.

>> this high school, serving gang impacted, was burglarized. eight laptops, projectors and microphones stolen. the cofounder says they are not taking it personally. >> it is ended get if of hunger, lack of resources. we are seeing crimes have been in downtown to everywhere else. >> despite to losing $80,000 in property, they are focused on the bigger mission, their first high school us is about to come in. >> we are building a school, you do not sit in school all day, amazing experiences. >> for 14 years worked in the community doing after school programs, outreach and feeding those in needs. they are making history, opening the freedom school. >> we are starting off with 30 ninth graders in the fall.

regardless if we have laptops or not. we will make it happen, they are expecting it, we cannot be another group of people who let them down. >> it is ready with inspiring stories of changemakers. >> we do this to follow the legacy, to remind young people become form greatness. >> new locks are going and, and cameras are to follow. expenses that were not part of the budget. they are hoping the community steps in to help. >> as we are getting ready for the first day of school, the are excited >> here is the for the school, $3000 has been raised the $10,000 goal. >> the effort to end homelessness is a key art of our work to build a that are bay area. a new study and a prevention program in the south bay is effective.

>> the journey home after eight percent our family finds themselves on house is not see. >> we have had success housing people, we are seeing more families fall into homelessness. >> the county did see us light think -- decreased, a main goal for the nonprofit has been to keep people from becoming on house. >> it is a prevention system, it prevents homelessness for families and santa clara county. >> people can receive help legal matters, oedipal issues and more. -- medical issues and more. >> figures out what their immediate needs are, which are virtually financial. other essential those as well. >> the program led to up

partnership focusing on santa clara county. >> we want to measure how effective the program of one-time financial assistance is. >> it found that homelessness was induced -- reduced who received assistance. >> we partnered with them to follow up with people who got assistance and who could not -- and those who cannot access it. you can make -- get a sense of how much of a difference it makes in people's lives. >> study can be used as a model for communities in the bait area and jan. the work has to continue to secure more funding. >> if we could prevent all families from becoming homeless, we will not have l.a. more -- have any more families. >> an update to a story

brought you earlier this week about a homeless camp. police cleared a camp near the cultural center on mission avenue yesterday. 3-5 people were removed, but not mark rivera, who we introduced you. he was able to stay. he relies on nearby water, athens and shade manage his condition. a hearing on his case is scheduled later this month. >> some organizations led by people are being recognized for making a digital age more equitable. they received a grant to help with the mission area how this is building at better bay area. -- a better bay area. >> technology, ai and social

media gate issues felt by many, but hard to solve. the digital natives and youth of ross the nation are making their voices heard. >> these next generations of technology, conscious of social impact and social justice. >> some of those groups are being recognized for their contributions, organizations with bait area highs. -- bay area ties. they responsible technology power fund to build a more inclusive accountable technology ecosystem. >> it was empowering for the young people who help build it. >> because we are valley is, do this work. he that we are receiving grant

funding is good to know that in the fight for more and wettable digital environments, young people are at the forefront. >> from prince harry and meghan markle. >> they are incredibly grateful. >> my reaction was shock it was an honor. >> they say the youth led groups have seen the good and bad impacts technology has had. this could be a launching point to make a difference in the world of technology. >> we can only make sure that ai is carefully governed if we have young people having a seat at the table, it is our generation that has grown up as hyper connected. >> more to

icon celebrates 150 years. how close we came to losing cable cars. >> why are phone companies letting robo calls through? we are past the federal deadline to stop them. >> breezy and a average today, not her long, forecast coming up when continue. introducing togo's new french dip sandwiches featuring fresh artisan bread piled high with tender roast beef, smothered with melty provolone cheese and served with hot au jus for dipping. try the roast beef or pastrami french dips today only at togo's

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low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor if entresto is right for you. >> cable cars are synonymous with san francisco. it started in 1873 with an idea to navigate the city's hills. >> san francisco celebrated 150

years of the iconic of transportation. and they are still with us thanks to help from women. [laughter] >> that was news to me. we knew diane feinstein, when she was mayor in 1982, campaign to save the cable cars. for that, there was one other. he discovered how being a female grip changed the life of one woman. >> it is a bucket list experience. she ride on a cable car. some are unaware that they have been rescued from your 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. when city leaders wanted to embrace new cars and freeways in the 1940's, san francisco socialite -- and her women led group campaigned to preserve the

cable cars. they were so internationally known that celebrities like jagger helped dianne feinstein raise money to refurbish old wheat. -- old fleet. without her campaign in 1982 to raise $60 million, the cable cars would have liked appeared. -- likely disappeared. citing health issues, senator feinstein was unable to attend the celebration. >> in tribute to her, he would not be here if she had not made that strong step when she was mayor of san francisco to save the cable cars. >> another woman who muscled her way to become a 1998 first female cable car rep was fannie may barnes. >> going up in a small town in georgia, i am told me, you can

do exactly what you want to do, you just have to in the work. and that is exactly what i did. >> when you walk down powell and market and see 250 people standing in line, ask cable cars, waiting to pick them up and take you somewhere. you know that tony bennett was right. >> as a tribute to that, a cable car will be named after the iconic singer who recently passed. >> we will have to tousignant by ourselves. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco. ♪ >> as part of the celebration, the city is offering and all they

passed to ride the cable cars for five dollars, usually eight dollars. feel is good through the end of the year cable cars have numbers to my the hope is that cable car number 58 will be named after bennett, the car where bennett, feinstein and other officials gathered to celebrate the opening of the revamped cable car system. don't you want to ride that one? >> absolutely. >> on the tony car. [laughter] >> a group of san francisco residents, including former 49er joe on hannah have filed claims against the city over damage caused to their homes from storms this year. the flood affected people living on marina boulevard between webster and baker street. the claims suggest infrastructure was inefficient.

the city refuted the allegations, saying the sewage infrastructure was not. >> we are warned not to eat certain seafood from the san mateo county coast. people should avoid sport harvested muscles, claims or whole muscles. there are dangerous levels of a toxin that can make people sick or be fatal. commercially grown muscles are not in this category. there is an annual quarantine on muscles because of high levels of toxins. >> let's turn our attention to the weather. it will steam up. >> it will be hot. >> this weekend we will see temps soar into the triple digits. for now, enjoy the break from the heat. a life sure, good evening to all of you, the emeryville camera.

a little haze in the atmosphere. lingering clouds, the sun goes down at 17 time p.m.. debt -- at 8:17. mostly cloudy, 1:00 a.m., cloudy, drizzly conditions with temps in the 50's and 60's. the reason why numbers were below-average today, we will do that tomorrow am a is the trough is influencing our weather with onshore winds coming off of the pool -- cool ocean water. right now 32 mile per hour wi in san francisco, gusts to 29 in oak wind. -- in oakland. you will notice winds are aro into 10:00 breezy,

later in the afternoon the next day. have the extra layer handy. a view from our haze there, air quality is good. 59 in the city, oakland three, san jose are at the nine. seeing blue skies over mount diablo, 76 in santa rosa. currently 75 in concorde. one view as we take a look at our forecast headlines, are -- a round of gray skies. the and cooler than average tomorrow. triple digit heat returns this weekend. we had measurable drizzle this morning. trace amount in concord. the marine layer was 3000. tomorrow morning, watch out, we will see drizzle's, temperatures

in the 50's and 60's. the marine layer is deep, it hang around. tomorrow afternoon, low 80's inland. windy near the coast, clouds lingering, it will be cool. accuweather 7-day below-average and breezy for thursday. if you are missing summer warmth , it returns by friday. the temps soar inland into the upper 90's to mid-100s on sunday. inland high temperatures in the triple digits. it will only be for a day. we dropped down into the 90's and 80's. -- we drop down into the 90's and 80's. >> san francisco is transgender history. for the second year in a rub. the mayor reflected on how the city is a place for first for

the transgender community, a building to house transit youth and an office for transit initiatives. >> your courage and everything you do to push the envelope is why so many others in this country and in this world can truly be courageous, they look to san francisco. they truly see we are a beacon of hope. >> when it comes to lgbtq+ rights, to find your ally and learn how to take action, though to abc7news.com/ >> a look at a loss of credit

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>> this is historically a bad month for market because investors are on vacation. the dow dropped hundred 48 points, the nasdaq not first -- stay in five months. wall street reacted negatively to america's credit rating being downgraded. the drop took the u.s. from its leading aaa reddit rating aa+ the fit rating agency says the downgrade was due to rising federal debt.

the u.s. debt is more trillion, it is expected to eclipse the size of the entire economy i next year. this is the second time in the history of the nation that the credit rating has been cut. >> more than $1 billion is up for grabs. the jackpot has been building since april. it is rising $1.25 billion for friday's drawing. we are halfway through the voting. -- voting period of what could lead to the largest labor strike in san jose. 4500 cd workers are voting on friday, a strike could close libraries and kids summer camps early and caused delays at the airport. city workers are asking for higher pay. the city is offering a 5% raise followed i-84 present and 3% raise in the following years. >> the lawsuit against lizzo.

the people suing the singer for creating a hostile work environment. >> the party line split in reaction to the latest indictment of donald

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> dozens of suspected traffickers are arrested and 200 victims rescue. the result of a nationwide human trafficking bus. -- bust. >> nationwide effort to combat trafficking resulted in the identification or rs of 5000 suspended human traffickers and 100 individuals accused of child sexual exploitation. 17 operations were conducted over a two week period. agents arrested nine people, three eight area young victims were -- three

victims were identified. >> there are kids living in our communities that are not for sale. >> the fbi says the operation rescued 200 victims of human trafficking and located 359 minor victims sex trafficking. the da says california all states in reports of human trafficking to the national human trafficking source center, 13% of all reports in the last year. >> this crime is a real problem in california. >> victims were offered immediate crisis intervention to begin their journey. >> when they met with five survivors, they had an impact, there was a voice for them that may not have existed. someone could speak for them. >> talking them through what is going on and will that rapport. >> the bait area operation cross

country efforts rescued 17 adult victims. three illegally owned guns were seized. >> donald tomorrow after being indicted yesterday for his actions to overturn the result of the 2020 election. this is the third indictment against the president. -- the forme charges are serious. republicans are slamming the indictments as a political attack from a weaponize justice department. justin finch is in washington. >> jack smith indicting former president donald trump again. >> it was issued by a grand jury of citizens here.

>> trump already pleaded not guilty and response to his indictment in the mar-a-lago ossified records probe in june. trump is facing for new felony counts into an alleged scheme by trump and co-conspirators to keep him in the white house even though they knew he had lost the election to jill biden. the indictment -- two joe biden. he tried to compile the justice department to hold sham election crime investigations, pressuring vice president pence to reject electoral votes and sending his supporters to the capital to obstruct the certification receding and exert pressure on the vice president. jamie raskin served on the committee that investigated the attack. >> this feels like a vindication of the rule of law and the work

of the january 6 committee to establish the factual narrative of what place in the attempt to overthrow a is election by a resident area >> republican house speaker kevin mccarthy is denouncing this indictment as an attack on trump, who he calls the republican presidential front-runner. trump's opponent ron desantis appearing to agree on fox. >> a d.c. jury would indict a ham sandwich if it was a republican ham sandwich. >> trump has that i'd any wrongdoing. it set for arraignment t and d.c.. abc news has learned he will not be handcuffed and will not have a mug shot taken, but will have his finger and there's fingerprints taken digitally. >> to get more insight on the indictments, getting answers spoke with a faster.

-- with a professor. >> i think that large proportion of the population admires former president trump and does not believe what is alleged in the indictment, and i suspect would not believe if he were convicted i am not sure what would turn the country. there has to be a broad political consensus that helps the country correct itself. i do not think one prosecution, for -- or even four could do it. >> getting answers airs at 3:00 p.m. monday friday >> the singer known for her advocacy for body positivity is being sued by her former dancers. one claims lizzo shamed her for gaining weight, then fired her. more from the people who filed

the lawsuit. >> she is one of the biggest names in music. behind big hits show about big girls. but now lizzo is facing a big lawsuit area -- lawsuit. >> it is disheartening, i feel like i lost myself on that job. >> these women say they were fired after two years of dancing for lizzo. the two said they endured a slew of offenses that included that shaming, racial harassment, sexual harassment and false imprisonment. >> there is so much that transpired. >> another former dancer joined them in the lawsuit. >> these are not things that are appropriate for any work environment. when my client complained about

it, they were terminated. >> one of the incident is so explicit we cannot go into details. it involved a sex club in amsterdam, sex toys and the dancers say, pressure to participate. >> i did not want to be there and touch the new performer. she started to chant, touch the performer. i left after that because it was not worth i job. >> lizzo's representatives have not responded to our requests for comment. >> girls that look like not get representation. >> the dancers involved in the lawsuit say the truth hurts and love and support you see in the reality show is not a reality away from the cameras. >> her people hurt people, and i do not think she is a terrible sin, but she did terrible things. >> rob

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>> imagine if you never had robo call on your phone again. it was supposed to happen by now. >> a federal deadline has passed phone providers to install robo blocking technology, but those companies have not complied. 2 billion unwanted calls are our phones every month. >> 7 on your side says the scammers are in a fitting. >> they are winning. i hear from viewers all the time who were tricked by a fake caller id into thinking it is their bank on the phone, or their utility company. then the imposters their money. >> it looked legitimate. i got a call from my bank. >> she was convinced she was really talking to an officer from her bank rate the caller id

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any number they want. >> this consumer advocate says scammers are using technology to make their phone calls appear to be coming from a legitimate source. >> your bank or a delivery service, even a emily member. -- a family member. >> two years ago congress passed a calling act, requiring phone providers to install robo blocking technology. a call using caller id never phone the fcc deadline of june 30. 8300 were supposed comply, only about one third have installed them. the robo calls are still getting through. a report says robo calls have dropped the law was passed.

but we still get a staggering 2 billion unwanted calls every month. >> there is more being done to tackle the issue. but it is not enough. rober callers -- robo hurting people. >> -- of fai blockers. we will keep track of this. >> 2 billion a month. >> what a waste of time. >> i know i get a lot. that is staggering. >> cool temperatures will rebound, leading to a hot weekend. >> the seven day

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which is hard to believe, it is already incredible. nasa says it has detected a heartbeat from voyager to after losing contact with the 46-year-old spacecraft. the man's sent to it caused its antenna two point two degrees away from earth, it cannot get any commands, mission control. using radio and has, nasa would detect the is crafts. -- space crafts. signal. but the project manager says there is a low probability this will work. if it does, wouldn't that be vaccinating, after all these? >> one last check on our weather. >> looks fantastic for let's take a look at live doppler 7. low clouds and fog the coast will advance while you are sleep. starting out tomorrow drizzle

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made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, don't wait. ga is irreversible. it's important to catch it early. talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait.com >> it is a good this reaction. the giants picture, normally a starter, this after his first career save against the diamondbacks. patrick bailey stole the show, throwing out to end the game as he led off first base.

he says he has never thrown anybody out to finish a game before last night. >> that was pretty cool. it is weird because the reply, you are not sure if you get them out or not, the emotions hit, you have to relax, you do not know if he is safe or out. it is will finish a game like that. >> snap throat from his knees, right on the money, that is special. this is not special, this is scary. we are a few days in the end of the pac-12, a conference that is 108 years old, teams are ready to fail. the big ten is ready to pounce and add. the game has to go camp opening and berkeley, revamping the offense. going with the air raid.

the best part of the offense is going to be tailback jaden. he is an nfl player ending to happen open season september 2. wilcox says it is not something he is thinking about. >> i am not denying the significance, it is significant in a major way. do not have any control over that. our job is, fear, become the best football team we can be, that is what we are spending time on. >> i am more excited for how we build up as 18. >> our goal is to get to the pac-12 human ship. that will be in -- championship. that will be important. go bears. >> i wish i had his hair. [laughter] i did not hear a word he said.

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