upright on its hind legs continues to drive online debate. some suspect the animal is, in fact, a person, pointing out the human-like stance and the folds of skin on its back side. the roar of conspiracy theories is so loud, the zoo released the statement in the voice of a bear denying any costumed imposter. some ursine experts agree, but why kill the controversy? especially when traffic to the zoo is soaring? that's "nightline." watch full episodes on hulu. see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. providing materials to teach healthy habits. so they can kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. keeping kids together, here, at places like the lunch table.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. dion: it's a stunning scene at -- that fbi agent stumbled on. a woman locked in this his path can be traced right back here to oakland. good evening. thank you for joining us. ama: the details coming out are just hard to believe. the fbi said the case is alarming even for the most seasoned investigators. dan: there are a number of other victims out there. j.r. stone jumped on the story as soon as it broke. ama: what he's hearing about the suspects. reporter: i've been talking about this case with those online not only here in the bay but also in oregon. people are second and shocked. the suspect is locked up in nevada and will soon be

transported back to oregon to face one count of kidnapping, one count of transportation with sexual intent. we are learning more about those connections here to the bay area. you are looking at what the fbi says is a homemade cinderblock cell. agents believe the 29-year-old used it to lock up a woman he had kidnapped in seattle. they say he klamath falls oregon. >> she alleges she was kidnapped, shackled, sexually assaulted. reporter: the woman spent a few hours in that cell before escaping. >> the woman fought for her life , beating the doors and walls of the cell with bloodied hands. reporter: she was able to wave down a passing motorist who called 911. fbi agent's say he was located and arrested a day later in this

walmart parking lot in reno. those with the fbi want you to take a close look at his picture. he lived in oakland from 2012 to 2018. in the last 10 years, has lived in 10 states. he went by justin for most of his life before making a legal name change according to officials. he also went by --. >> to date, he's been linked at least four sexual assaults and for -- in four other states. we believe there may be more victims. reporter: the fbi said he had several different methods to gain control of his victims including drugging their drinks, pretending to be a police officer, and soliciting the services of sex workers and then violently sexually assaulting them. a reason why those with the fbi are asking for anyone who knows him or has spent time with him to go to their website and fill out a short form or call them. since august of 2016, he has

lived in california, oregon, colorado, utah, new york , new jersey, alabama, nevada. if you may have been victimized, the fbi is asking that you go to their website to fill out a form. there's a link to that site on our page. j.r. stone, abc7news. ama: new developments in addressing the issue of public safety in oakland. the chp will be sending officers at the mayor's request. 880, things are running smoothly tonight. that hasn't always been the case . it's just one of the freeways in oakland where we've seen shootings in recent months. in july, a boy was hurt in a shooting on 580. residents calling for outside help. we sought while we were out last week's fiery town hall meeting with oakland police and alameda county district attorney pamela price. the calls were loud and clear. this exchange happened as police

explained how they respond to crimes. >> we see a stolen car. we can't chase. at the end of the day, they just go. we are fortunate at times. yes sir. i understand. my officers just can't. [inaudible] heard at city hall. the mayor asked for help from the chp and governor newsom granted it. the city will be getting license plate readers. not everyone agrees that more polices the answer. >> if our elected officials are serious about public safety, then we need to address the things that are pushing people into the underground economy. we need to address mental health. we need to address poverty. we need to address lack of housing and jobs. until we do that seriously, i don't care how many police you

poor into this the of oakland. ama: six chp officers and a sergeant are going to be deployed in oakland. it's unclear win. dan: an ongoing hazmat situation in the east bay. a death penalty for a mash shooter. a celebration of a san francisco icon and more. it's part of tonight's news to know. here you go. people are still evacuated in san palo tonight because hundreds of boxes with hazardous materials were found in a backyard shed. the home is on stanton avenue near giant highway and it could take at least a full 24 hours or longer before the scene is cleared and residents are allowed to return home. the fire captain says the house belongs to a former chemist. >> identifying the actual containers. identifying the fluids in those containers. proper containment and transport from the area in which they were found. they were not stable. cannot and should not exist in a

residential area. reporter: a jury voted to sentenced to death the gunman who killed 11 people in the worst anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. robert bowers was convicted of 63 counts for storming a synagogue in pittsburgh in 2018 and targeting the victims because they were jewish. he will formally be sentenced on thursday and survivors and families of the victims of the massacre will be allowed to make statements. bowers is the first person to be sentenced to death under the biden administration. -- coffee is closing its original location. the chain says it decided not to renew the lease for the store in the mission district. employees will be offered work at a dozen other film shots -- shops in san francisco. i happy francisco's icons. the cable car. they started rolling up and down the city's hills 150 years ago and have become synonymous with

san francisco. the city held a colorful celebration on wednesday with people dressed in vintage attire . london breed touched on the symbols placed in city lore. >> the cable car is an important attribute to san francisco's resilience, history, and legacy. ama: now let's get you tomorrow with abc7news meteorologist sandhya patel in our 24 hour accuweather forecast. >> the upside is, keeps the fire danger down. let me show you a live picture of the moon from our mount tam camp. looks so beautiful. visibility is not great everywhere. tomorrow morning, expect conditions. temperatures in the 50's by noontime. around the afternoon hours, it will breeze -- be breezy and below-average again. by 7:00, temperatures fall and the marine layer

expands. big changes coming for the weekend. dan: thanks a lot. pg&e is making an about-face and how it plans to prevent future fires. the utility telling us they are scrapping a tree trimming program it once thought was a fire protection. as abc7news reporter tim johns explains, many are worried they are still left in a dangerous spot. reporter: a strategy for pg&e in their battle against wildfires. after four years and $2 billion in money spent, the company says it's moving away from its enhanced vegetation management program. that program was a supplemental tree trimming operation that cleared access vegetation from power lines. the utility jeep giant stressing that while it's axing this program, normal maintenance work won't stop. they say, the essential work of our trained pg&e arborists and contract vegetation management cruise to keep trees away from power lines will continue. the announcement is unwelcome news to many who worry it could

lead to more unnecessary wildfires. >> it is disingenuous talk about keeping you safe or well dialing back visitation management programs. it rings hollow. reporter: william lost his home in sonoma county and 2017 to a fire that was not caused by p&g any. he says he worries the potential of more fires could cause home insurance rates in his area to increase. >> state farm has left the state . allstate has left the state. farmers has increased their insurance by 45%. this is due to pg&e causing wildfires. we are talking about them as if they are separate is theirs. reporter: pg&e plans on relying on other fire prevention tools. those include new equipment, instantaneously shut off problematic power sources, new power poles, and burying 10,000 miles of wire. the company addressing questions

about their efforts during a virtual town hall wednesday night. >> there's a ton of work we want to do on the system. there's only so much work that we are able to do in any given year. reporter: acceptable to some but not others who say they want quicker solutions. >> that's going to cost billions and billions of dollars and take well over a decade. reporter: tim johns, abc7news. ama: in the east bay, a water main break because bad flooding at a sinkhole in alameda. you are looking at the damage now. this was around 6:30 toward the corner of high street. the homeowner rushed to move his car. >> my wife saw water coming out in the street. i thought it might be from our house. i came out in front. the street was closed up about a foot and a half and water was gushing out. a river down the street. ama: water is shut up -- shut

off in the area. there's no estimated restoration time. now in santa clara county, vector control teams are spring insecticide to combat was now virus. this map shows where part of milpitas. it is expect -- expected to last until 2:00. mosquitoes have tested positive for west nile virus. the insecticide is safe for humans but you can limit exposure to it by closing doors and windows. dan: a duel of governors. california's gavin newsom and ron desantis both say challenge accepted. the latest. ama: more money is being sent back to mexico than ever before. but those here tell us they are running into big problems with paying. dan: building better communities through better dads. the group that is doing that one fun day out at a time. fun day out at a time. ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin? for softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free & gentle. downy will soften your clothes

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indictment against former president donald trump. in his role in overturning the 2020 u.s. election. a federal court is preparing for trump to be fingerprinted and charged tomorrow. the charges allege he knew he lost the election but was determined to stay in power, spreading lies to keep the white house. his former vice president mike pence reacted to the indictment" trump telling him, you are too honest. >> i want people to know that i had no right to overturn the election. and what the president maintained that day, and has said over and over again over the last few years, is completely false. i've been very clear. i hoped it wouldn't come to this. ama: the presiding judge is an appointee of former president obama who has handed down tough sentences to january 6 defendants. dan: there's a bit of international currency trouble between mexico and the united

states. the peso is getting stronger while the dollar is getting weaker. that means every dollar being sent is covering less to help close friends and family members in communities in mexico. southbay reporter lauren martinez has the story. reporter: money transfers to mexico are not going as far as they once used to. the owner of k and j suites in san jose sense her cousin in mexico $100 a month. she says she helps a little to at least buy some food. right now, one u.s. dollar is worth 70 mexican pesos. that means if you sent $500 a year ago, it was worth 10,000 pesos. now sending $500 is worth 8500 pesos. she said right exchanged $100 before. today she would have to send 150 or $200. otherwise it won't be enough. she does feel she needs to send more. for the last 10 years, --

helped 170 small business owners get a start. 80% are undocumented. >> your employees want more money. you need more money for yourself. how do we balance that? this is what they are encountering. reporter: people are sending the same amount of money that's worth less and it costs more to live there. >> it happened during the pandemic. they were raising their interest rates to combat inflation so that's when it started. the whole paso movement. we didn't increase our interest rates until recently. we've been so aggressive but we didn't do anything for a long time. that's the balance you are seeing. reporter: mexico is the second-biggest receiver of remittances behind india. lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: a potential medical breakthrough in the early detection of breast cancer. more than 40,000 women in the u.s. die from breast cancer each year. researchers have designed a wearable ultrasound device to

detect breast tumors. one of the inventors joined us earlier. >> this device can be a part of your personal bra. why you -- while you are drinking your coffee, you can take the entire image of your breast tissue within seconds. ama: the noninvasive technology can capture an image of tissue up to 12 centimeters deep and send it to your phone. early detection can increase the survival rate up to 98%. the technology has the potential to save the lives of 11 million women each year. dan: fantastic breakthrough. we report on the challenges our communities face. fun day was held in june at lake merritt. it's designed to celebrate and honor fathers and also give them a chance to bond with their children free of charge.

music, food, face painting, arts and crafts station and so much more. the organization that puts this event on is called man-to-man. they also work in the prison system to help men become better fathers. i spoke with the founder about why this work is so important to him. >> it's great to be with you. thanks for coming on. >> thank you. i appreciate the invitation. dan: you go into san quentin every monday and exposed these men to your ideas and your coaching. what else does man-to-man do on a daily basis? >> man-to-man works with cyprus medela training center which is an apprenticeship program, teaching men how to become carpenters, electricians, plumbers, concrete masons. we are teaching them life skills on top of that. dan: skills like a social and communications conflict resolution, anger management,

and how to connect with emotions. stuart, who wrote his thesis on reconciliation through fatherhood training, says that studies show as much is 90% of the social problems here and in other countries is directly related to the lack of positive father figures at home. man-to-man doing powerful work in our community. ama: very useful. let's get a check on our weather. dan: sandhya patel is here. sandhya: that's a great story. let's talk about el niño. we've heard that el niño is expected to continue to impact us this winter. as we check out what's happening you're the equatorial pacific, you will see right here. week el niño right now. warmer than average sea surface temperatures near the equator. meanwhile, we have cooler than average waters. as a result, you are thinking, what el niño. believe it or not, we have that warmer water well off the coast

line here. the climate prediction center is saying there's a greater than 90% chance that el niño continues this winter. it's looking like it will be a moderate to strong event. as far as weather will be remains to be seen. it depends on how this evolves over the coming months. stay tuned. one thing is for sure. look at these temperatures. low to mid 50's. not what you would expect around this time of year. they are running lower than where they should be. when the wind is coming off the ocean, it's feeling chillier. onshore wind pushing the marine layer along. it's pretty healthy. this is a time lapse from earlier tonight. that wind flow with the trough overhead just continuing coming off that ocean, blowing toward the land. at night, you are feeling that chilly breeze out there. 36 mile-per-hour winds in san francisco. 23 at rio vista.

we will continue to see breezy conditions tomorrow morning. wind ramping up. by 4:00, over 30 miles per hour in oakland, san francisco, hayward. be ready for that breeze and the continuation of below-average conditions in terms of temperatures. live doppler 7. low clouds and fog around the bay. temperatures anywhere from the 50's to 60's. visibility is good from this vantage point. won't be so great tomorrow morning. overcast skies. spotty morning drizzle. breezy and cooler than average tomorrow but don't worry. triple digit heat returns this weekend. watch out for slippery roadways. you will see widespread gray and spotty drizzle for the afternoon. low clouds will linger near the beaches. morning temperatures mainly in the 50's. you might need to grab that extra layer tomorrow afternoon. wendy, lingering clouds, breezy and lint with sunshine. mild weather inland with low

80's. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. we go from low 80's tomorrow to low 90's friday. the warmth returned and it gets hot inland for the weekend. upper 90's to low 100s. don't worry. 60's at the beaches. 60's at the beaches. temperatures moderating next you can't leave without cuddles. but, you also can't leave covered in hair. with bounce pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. bounce. it's the sheet.

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is proud to feature in all asian american cast. the film is based on a best-selling novel. prominent asian american leaders hosted this screening to support the film. dan: andrew yang introduced author and producer abigail england. kristen sze moderated a lively discussion at the event. ama: love in taipei premiers on august 10 on paramount plus. dan: that's awesome. we have all kinds of athleticism in the sports game tonight. ama: none from larry beil though. he just has a preview. larry: with my back, i'm not leaving my seat for anything. brandon crawford going airborne in support of logan webb. tony kemp, no regard

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year, r.b.i.. giants load the bases in the sixth. jd davis is a professional hitter. that's a fair ball. giants take the lead. logan webb pitched well after allowing the two early runs. strikes out former a jace peterson right here. just allowed the pair. giants win their second straight income back fashion. a's nla. look at the nibble security guard hopping the fence with the chair to avoid the foul ball. dude is an athlete. tony kemp is slightly more athletic. giving up his body for a last a -- last-place team. true pro. mookie betts doesn't miss this pitch from logan harris. that's out in a hurry. the doctors take the lead. shea l'engle ears gets the only run. rumors swirl about the possible demise of the pac-12. cal has to get ready for football season.

they will have a new air raid offense. sam jackson transferred from texas tech. he is worked in the system but the best part of the offense will be jake not at tailback. focused on football, not pac-12 politics. >> it is significant. it's a major thing. however, we don't have any control over that. our job right now is to come out here and become the best football team we can possibly be. that's what we are spending time on. larry: messy leading inter miami against orlando city. look at the finesse. plays it so gently. the ball never touched the ground. he scored twice in the win. his wife in the stands. basically his world right now. we are just breathing his oxygen. sports on

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