Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. A Million Dollar home in the east bay that investigators say hid a horrible secret. A couple who lived here is now accused of running a prostitution Human Trafficking ring for nearly 15 years. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. We begin with new details. Police crack open what they call a major high dollar prostitution ring. The leaders investigators claim kidnapped and trafficked women for more than a decade operating out of san ramon and danville. Abc7 News Reporter alan wang is live in front of the home in danville. Alan . Dan and ama, neighbors say the couple moved into this 1. 6 million home in june. The driveway was lined with luxury vehicles and then the fbi descended upon the home and towed most of them away. No one around here knew exactly why until now. We know so many people in the community that it is shocking here. Human trafficking and forced prostitution can happen anywhere, even in the most affluent communities. Investigators say the leaders, 50yearold james joseph and his common law wife, 34yearold wife operated out of san ramon and later this home in danville. Police say for nearly 15 years they arranged for women to be flown to rich clients around the country. They were being lured in and forced into prostitution. The women between 18 and 25 years of age were enticed with international make up artists and modeling contracts. There were a lot of ways people were kept in this business and namely by fear and ultimate intimidation that if they didnt cooperate they could be hurt or killed. Police along with the fin arrested the couple along with the fbi arrested the couple at their homes. They also arrested an thon fee Reynold Anthony reynolds. Being involved in it doesnt seem real. At least six women were being held in contra costa county. And then one of them escaped and lead police to the home in danville. In the east bay, alan wang, abc7 news. A San Francisco tourist was released from the hospital late tonight, and the two men accused of attacking him are under arrest. It started with a robbery and shooting on lombard street and ended in oakland after a police chase through three cities. Lilian kim is live at San Francisco General Hospital with the latest. Lilian . Ama, the victim left through the back entrance so we were not able to talk to him, but he is able to make a full recovery. Members left San Francisco General Hospital where one of the fellow airmen was being treated for a gunshot wound in the arm. The shooting happened near the crook cede section of lombard street as the group was walking to their tour bus. Sfpd says two men drove up and took the camera. He was shot when he ran after them. We were told areas we could not go in during the nighttime. It was quite dangerous. It was really scary. What happened next was the start of a nearly fourhour ordeal. The robbers took off in their car and triggering a high speed chase across the bay. Police arrested one of the men after the car crashed on 60th street in oakland. The second suspect was found by a search dog after a threehour manhunt. He was being chased by police and he drove his car up 60th. He then drove it into the pole and then jumped out. There were apparently two guys and this guy jumped the fence. As for the vehicle tim, he will be okay. He has since been released from the hospital and returning to vacaville. He and his air force friends were training at travis ace force base. Lilian kim, abc7 news. A San Francisco judge heard evidence in the case of an undocumented immigrant accused of killing a San Francisco woman along the citys waterfront. Abc7 news was in court today when a key witness testified she saw Francisco Lopez sanchez run from the crime scene when kate steinly was shot. The most important witness may have been the person who investigators say heard the gunshot and saw the gun being tossed into the bay. A former banking analyst in San Francisco faces charges tonight of insider trading. He worked for Jp Morgan Chase at the time. The uc berkeley graduate is accused of leaking inside information on tech deals to friends. The department of justice says the group netted nearly 700,000 from illegal trades. Police in san leandro need your help finding a welldressed bank robber who targeted a bank of the west branch last wednesday. He demanded money from the teller at the washington avenue location right after it opened for business. The teller complied. Police searched the area, but were not able to find this bandit. Oakland School District is considering a plan to use a available piece of city land for affordable teacher housing. The plot is spawler than an acre at 12th street and Second Avenue near lake lake merritt. They wanted to sell it for lux rowhousing of the they protested the decision. The deal eventually fell through because it violated state law by not offering enough affordable housing. The School District board will consider the new plan in support of teachers and decide if they should pitch it to the city. We hear this all the time and not just about our teachers, but people want fiertds and Police Officers living in the community where they work. The School District has until september 12th to notify the city of its interest. New de tills tonight. The city of sunnyvale discussed a plan to house Homeless People displaced by a shelter closure. They didnt make any decisions, but they are considering a suggestion to use the air force station. They considered a site near the Victory Village neighborhood, but it was met with strong opposition. The county and the city will now discuss this plan. Critics spoke out against a controversial deal to pave the way for an indian homeland and commercial development in the north bay. A Public Meeting in Sonoma County drew aing pad house. Many angry residents say the county cut a deal with almost no public input and hundreds of people turned out to let government leaders know what they think the agreement is full of loopholes. This is a small town. It is trying to stand up and fight back against Big Development and big money and big interest. Under the county agreement, the band of indians could build homes and a winery and a resort on their property, but they could not have a casino for 22 years. The county supervisors say it is a good deal that will bring in millions and force the tribe to follow environmental rules. The plan requires congress to pass a bill to get the land into a federal trust. A grassfire that broke out near a busy north bay mall and threatened homes this evening is suspicious. Thats according to authorities. Abc7 news was in san rafael as fire crews were able to contain it to one and a half acres. It broke out after 6 00 near the north gate mall. Fire investigators say they are looking for a group of teenagers last seen running away from the area. 16 families are without water in san rafael. They say there are actually three breaks in the marin wood area. This is cell phone video showing the water pouring down the street. Look at this. People used buckets to grab water for the sland scaping. Why not, right . Marin municipal is working to fix the break. A new report out tonight says bay area drivers are the most stressed in the nation. It is all because of worsening traffic congestion. According to texas a m University Bay area drivers waste two workweeks every year stuck in traffic. Thats double the national average. There are more than 1600 a year for San Francisco and oakland commuters and 1400 in silicon valley. The studys authors say unless more money is invested in improving infrastructure, the congestion, well, it is only going to get worse. On the subject of slow traffic, still ahead, here is something slowing it down. Fleeing on the freeway without a car. Something is going down and i dont know what it is. Something happening on a south bay freeway catches commuters off guard. The story of one mans dangerous run in with the law. Also being brave has its rewards. The special flight home for an American Hero who returned home tonight to northern california. And later so close. We can all learn from one world class runners mistakes. The race isnt over until its over. Lets look at what is coming up on Jimmy Kimmel Live after abc news at 11 00. Here is some of the magic waiting for you after the news. Because at t and directv are offering yesterdays technology, today. Tv from space. [whispered] space as long as its not too rainy. [whispered] rainy or windy. [whispered] windy or there isnt a branch in the way. [whispered] branchy welcome to the moment no ones been waiting for. The Fastest Internet and the best tv experience is already here with x1. Only from xfinity. I know youre staying golden by managing your energy use. Ns which means managing water too, sfx rawr especially during a drought. Learn to save water, energy and money at energyupgradeca. Org jose and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. The morning commute was snarled today when a shirtless man darted through traffic on the 880 in san jose. Police ran after him and the whole thing was recorded by a driver going the opposite direction. New at 11 00, katie has the full video on why police had a hard time taking the man into custody. There is something going down, and i dont know what it is. Someone is running around the street or something. Not your usual traffic jam on interstate 880 as police tried to catch a bear chested man around mine 40 in the morning. A passing driver took this cell phone video. Where the shirtless man came from is a mystery. It all started somewhere near the overpass where i am standing. Police say the man grabbed construction poll will you pleases and started placing them on interstate 880 stalling traffic. And as you can see behind me there is recent construction in this area and so cones for him to grab. The man assaulted two officers who tried to detain him as he darted all over the roadway. The question everyone asks was he on drugs . Police suspect so. Possibly pcp. You can see him running with barbs running down his back. And a half dozen san jose officers can be seen chasing the man along with three or so chp officers who came to help. The police did everything right. I dont think they did anything wrong. Crazy. A second taser subdued the unidentified man. He was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries. From there officers booked him into the Santa Clara County jail for two counts of battery on a peace officer under the influence and resisting arrest. In san jose, abc7 news. A battle over police and fire benefits in san jose is officer. Today the worker unions approved a new agreement that replaces much of much of measure b. It drastically cut police and firefighter benefits leading to a critical loss of employees in both departments. It increases pay and restores some retirement benefits. They believe it will make salaries more competitive and saving 2 billion over the next 30 years. New video shows one of three americans who took down a gunman on a european train arriving back home to sacramento. He flew back from france. He was not on the flight. Spencer stone was in germany being treated for his injuries. When they all returned home the city of sacramento plans to throw a parade in their honor. They were on a train and they didnt passively wait and see what would happen. They saw danger to not only themselves and then to others and they stepped up and saved lives. Details havent been revealed yet, but Kevin Johnson said it will be something special. And well deserved. A large part of the south bay will undergo fogging for west file virus. This pap shows the areas of san jose and santa clara that will be treated starting tomorrow at 11 00 p. M. And is scheduled to end at 2 00 a. M. On friday. The spraying is being done after adult mosquitoes tested positive for the virus. Residents are being asked to stay inside and close their windows during this treatment process. Health officials in leak county are reporting one and possibly two human cases of west nile virus tonight. West nile is a disease of the nervous system and can have permanent serious side effects. Both patients are said to be making good recoveries. Thats good. Well it is time to check on our weather. Here we are midweek and sandhya patel is here with the forecast. Enjoy the gorgeous weather. We are in for some changes. Later this week it will cool down and may even see a few drops. Live doppler 7hd is showing where the fog is. It is a lot like yesterday. It is pushing into parts of the north bay. So it is a very shallow layer. This afternoon the fog layer hung around in a few spots which is why places like San Francisco and Half Moon Bay was a little cooler. Most other areas were warmer than yesterday. 93 livermore and neent 93 in fairfield. Santa rosa got up to 85 degrees. As we head toward tomorrow the temperatures will cop up a few more degrees. Right now the biggest thing i am noticing compared to previous nights is it is getting a bit cooler. 50s showing up in the north bay and peninsula and along the coast. Great sleeping weather tonight. We have fog from the exploratorium camera. It will be around at the coast and the bay. The warming trend through thursday. And it is going to be a cooler weekend with the possibility of drizzle or a few sprinkles on saturday morning we will keep in between two systems. High pressure will continue to pull up the subtropical high moisture in Southern California where they will see more rain tomorrow and there are flash flood washes for the San Diego County mountains and deserts. Expecting us to be in the comfort zone. But this cool air mass with the upper level low will bring major changes. This weekend we will see cooler weather and showers for northwestern United States including the northwestern portion of california with all of the wildfires they can use some rain there and better air quality. As we head toward Early Saturday Morning the low tracks in land and the chances for any drops around here pretty much diminishes. We turn your attention to the tropical pacific. There are three systems that are very active here. Both are moving away from the Hawaiian Island chain. It is the latest storm we are keeping a close eye on. It is expected to intensity to a category 2 hurricane by friday night. As it continues as a category 1, it could pose a threat to hawaii this upcoming weekend. If you have travel plans you will want to keep an eye on that. Certainly el nino is developing and they are sustaining the tropical systems. It is something to keep in mind. The morning starts out cool. Your kids are heading off to school. You will want to bundle them um. Low 50s to the upper 50s. Fog could slow down your morning commute especially near the coast and the bay. Watch out. 90 in the south bay and 86 san jose and 96 gilroy. 82 in sunnyvale. On the peninsula, 84 redwood city and 80 if san mateo. 68 in pacifica. Nice day in San Francisco and 72 degrees. North bay, high clouds and sun. Mid80s santa rosa. East bay, 76 oakland. Up to 82 in fremont. Livermore 93, 91 in concord. We will have our summer spread the next few days. Near 100 inland on thursday. Mid70s coast. Temperatures do slip a little on friday, but it is a sharp drop in temperatures this weekend. Low to mid80s for the warmest spots. Midto upper 60s coast. It will feel like we are moving into late fall at that point. Thank you, sandhya. Coming up next, a book that can quench a thirsty world. How it can turn raw sewage i. Got you something. Ohh gasps agh diamonds yeah. Mmmm 5 swirled diamonds, new in lucky charms my theory is pretty simple. Happiness, before cleanliness. Gooey. Flaky. Happy. Toaster strudel. Now with more icing. Knowledge, but the drinkable book can potentially bring drinkable water to countries in need. The pages are hightech filters that can be torn off and removed 99 of bacteria from filtered water. Backers are raising money online to distribute this book around the world. An american took bronze in the 10,000 meter race at the World Championships in beijing yesterday. It wasnt this american who celebrated just before the finish line. She threw up her arms to cheer instead 6 finishing the race. Instead of finishing the race. Her teammate passed her to claim the bronze. She had seen this as a come back to the sport after giving birth to her son in 2014. Not good. Thats a shame. Thats tough. Finish strong finish strong. Always finishing strong is mr. Beale. Unfortunately the giants started slowly. Thats not what we are looking for. He looked good for a couple of innings when the roof caved in. How much longer is matt cain going to be in its a good looking car. . This is the model rear end event. The model year end sales event. Its year end its the rear end event. Year end, rear end, check it out. Talk about turbocharging my engine. Youre gorgeous. What kind of car do you like . New, or many miles on it . Get a 1000 volkswagen reward card on select 2015 passat models. Or lease a 2015 Passat Limited Edition for 189 a month after a 1000 bonus. After a 1000 bonus. Im a senior Field Technician for pg e here in san jose. Pg e is using new technology to improve our system, replacing pipelines throughout the city of san jose, to provide safe and reliable services. Raising a family here in the city of san jose has been a wonderful experience. My oldest son now works for pg e. When i do get a chance, an opportunity to work with him, its always a pleasure. I love my job and i care about the work i do. I know how hard our crews work for our customers. I want them to know that they do have a safe and reliable system. Together, were building a better california. Brought to you by xfinity. Good evening. The giants are back home and opening a big series with the cubs tonight and a complete system melt down. The best play of the night for anybody associated with the giants. The fan bear handed and reaching over the railing. Nice job, buddy. He is like the new goldschmidt. 30 cubs and then montero with a moon shot of his own. Another threerun jack and he goes five innings and 60 cubs. Meanwhile he was dominating on the hill. He goes six innings innings and strikes out eight. Oh goodness. A bomb by castro there. He was the first 16game winner. He tweaks his back on the strikeout and may be out tomorrow. The giants fall 85 and seven and a halfback of the cubs in the wild card race. That may be out, but what about the division . The dodgers are free falling. Against the reds, l. A. Leads with 150 and they had two tonight. Justin turner in the third and then in the 6th, jimmy rollins, the pride of alameda. A towering shot. The dodgers win they finally win a game when the giants lose. They lead by two and a half games. As and ms in seattle. Hot dog. Get your hot dogs here. Sounds like i might have a future with that. That might be my future. Second inning and he drills his 11th of the season. The as jump out to a 50 cushion after two. What can go wrong . This. In the fourth, Logan Morrison and hooking and hits the pole. Thats gone. It made it 53. And then in the fifth Austin Jackson is up with the bases loaded. Thats right through into center field. Two runs score and that would be your game winner there as the as blow the 50 lead and fall 65. It was great to say Navarro Bowman back on the field on saturday. The man who figures to start next to him at inside linebacker was able to practice for the first time. That would be michael w lie hoyt michael w lie hoyt. He are in denver now and they will take part in joint practices for the broncos this week and leading up to saturdays preseason game. Wilhoyt is jacked to be back. I was just happy to be there. It was fun to run and fun to be out there with the team running around and being a leader and showing them i come to work and work too. It was fun. Good to see him back. Abc7 sports brought to you by xfinity. Good stuff. Aa chance to try somethinglook. Different. This summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. 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