bowers of killing 11 people has now decided whether he should be put to death. erielle reshef on their decision. tonight, the fbi saying the woman escaped a cinder block room, the door opening from the outside. the incredible story of survival here. this evening, authorities say she escaped a serial rapist who lived in ten states, and now, they want to know if there are more victims. and the moment the suspect was found with his children in the car with him. matt gutman reporting. tonight, the hours-long deadly standoff on an ohio highway. suspects in a gun battle with officers. authorities say a man and a woman took a truck driver hostage. how this ended, and tonight, the new police video just released. in new york city, the migrant crisis. officials sounding the alarm tonight. shelters at capacity. hundreds of people sleeping on the sidewalk. outside a migrant facility. and stephanie ramos reporting. the nypd investigating the fatal stabbing of a professional dancer here in new york. was he targeted because he's gay? authorities want to know tonight if this was a hate crime. a fiery plane crash at an airport outside los angeles, killing two, shutting down the airport. also, the urgent search for a missing mother of four tonight. also, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife reveal they are parting ways. and america strong tonight. a field of dreams secretly planted for his wife. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. we do begin tonight with the scare at the capitol, on the eve of former president trump's arraignment in washington, d.c. the alarming moments today, a sign of the heightened security there surrounding trump's court appearance tomorrow. they are taking everything seriously. authorities say a 911 caller reporting an active shooter at senate offices. the capitol put on lockdown for a time. people scrambling through the hallways to get out. officers going floor to floor, searching for any potential threat. shaken staffers escorted out with their hands in the air. capitol police believe this was intended to cause a scare, but there was no shooter. but they're signaling they will take all threats seriously, putting up barriers tonight, with the former president set to return to washington tomorrow. abc's investigative correspondent aaron katersky leading us off from the capitol tonight. >> reporter: tonight, on the eve of donald trump's arraignment in washington, d.c., with security on high alert -- >> which way? >> out this way, down the stairs. >> reporter: evidence of how seriously authorities are taking any threat. >> which way, which way? >> out, out, out. >> reporter: a scare in the senate triggering this massive police response. hundreds of officers rushing to capitol hill. >> we could hear banging and screaming. we could hear shouting in the halls. >> reporter: authorities say it started with a concerning call, an active shooter inside a senate office building around 2:30 in the afternoon. the caller did not report hearing gunshots, but gave police a description of someone wearing body armor. >> see where the bench is? that's where you need to be. go back. >> reporter: the senate side of the capitol put on lockdown. >> we see about 20 capitol hill police running down the hall with vests on, guns drawn. >> reporter: officers searching the three senate office buildings floor-by-floor before declaring the all-clear. >> we found no confirmation that there was an active shooter, and that this may have been a bogus call. >> reporter: but tonight, authorities say they are prepared for anything with history set to play out in this city tomorrow. here at the capitol, we're told the physical barriers are going to be going up tonight, david. police have been preparing for former president trump to appear in court just down the block, and they say tonight, david, they are prepared for anything. david? >> david: aaron katersky leading us off tonight. aaron, thank you. of course, those barriers going up in advance of the former president's arraignment tomorrow. the special counsel bringing a second federal criminal indictment just 24 hours ago. this one, of course, involving january 6th. four new charges alleging donald trump knew he lost the election, but was determined to stay in power. spreading lies to keep the white house, according to the special counsel. tonight, this new indictment mentioning former vice president mike pence more than 100 times. quoting trump telling pence, "you're too honest." tonight, what mike pence is now saying about all this. and tomorrow, what will americans see when donald trump shows up to that courthouse? and who is the judge who will ultimately preside over this case? and how has she ruled in january 6th-related cases before? here's our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, federal court in washington preparing for an unprecedented arraignment, a former president of the united states set to be fingerprinted and formally charged with trying to keep the white house, even though he knew he lost. an alleged criminal scheme that erupted in violence on january 6th, when donald trump's supporters stormed the capitol. >> it was fueled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the u.s. government and the nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election. >> reporter: but the indictment about more than trump's public statements. it was about his actions, too, including a relentless pressure campaign targeting republican officials, including his own vice president, mike pence. pence today reacting to the indictment, which mentions him and his role more than 100 times, and quotes trump telling him, "you're too honest." >> i've been very clear, i had hoped it wouldn't come to this. >> reporter: pence testified before smith's grand jury and turned over "contemporaneous notes" he took after his conversations with trump. >> for my part, i want people to know that i had no right to overturn the election. and that what the president maintained that day, and frankly, has said over and over again, over the last 2 1/2 years, is completely false. >> reporter: the former president's attorney with this line of defense. >> this is an attack on free speech and political advocacy, and there's nothing that's more protected under the first amendment. >> reporter: and tonight, we're learning more about judge tanya chutkan, who will preside over the case. an obama appointee, judge chutkan has handed down tough sentences to january 6th defendants. she also rejected trump's efforts to block the january 6th committee from obtaining his presidential records, declaring "presidents are not kings." >> david: all right, so, let's bring back in pierre thomas, with us right here in new york again tonight. we know the former president set to be arraigned tomorrow in washington, d.c., 4:00 p.m. what do we expect to see? >> reporter: he will enter a highly secure courthouse. he'll be fingerprinted and processed, and then sent up to a hearing that will last about an hour. another high stakes, high drama day, david. >> david: pierre thomas here in new york. you'll be with us as we cover this tomorrow. thank you, pierre. we turn to the other news tonight, and to pittsburgh, and the case of that horrific massacre at a pittsburgh synagogue nearly five years ago now. tonight, the jury voting unanimously that the killer, robert bowers, deserves the death penalty for what is the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. those same jurors had already convicted him on 63 counts, including hate crimes. 11 worshippers aged 54 to 97 were killed that day. seven others injured, including five responding officers. tonight, we hear from families of the victims, and the survivors from that day. here's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, the gunman who stormed that pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 in the deadliest attack on the jewish community in u.s. history, sentenced to death by a federal jury. >> he murdered them because they were jewish. >> reporter: after ten hours of deliberations, the same 12 jurors who weeks earlier found robert bowers guilty on all 63 criminal counts, voting unanimously that he should be put to death. >> hate has no place in our community. >> reporter: a judge will now decide whether to uphold that jury recommendation. prosecutors have said bowers was hunting for jews when he entered the tree of life synagogue in october 2018, gunning down congregants during sabbath prayers. the victims, ages 54 to 97. just before his deadly rampage, prosecutors say bowers posted anti-semitic and xenophobic rants on social media. at trial, rabbi jeffrey myers, seen here in this police body camera video fleeing the massacre, flanked by the s.w.a.t. team, testifying about his desperate call to 911. >> today, we received an immense embrace from the halls of justice around all of us. >> reporter: tonight, families of the victims and survivors reacting to the jury's decision. the daughter of daniel stein saying justice has been served. >> i feel like a weight has been lifted, and i can breathe a sigh of relief. may my father's light shine eternally, and his memory, along with the ten other victims, forever be a blessing. >> reporter: and david, as soon as tomorrow morning, the court could hear victim impact statements from those whose lives were forever changed that day. and then the judge will decide whether to uphold the jury's verdict of the death penalty. david? >> david: erielle reshef tonight reporting. erielle, thank you. tonight, the fbi says a woman held captive in a homemade cinder block cell in a home in oregon breaking free with her own bloodied hands. the door opening from the outside to that cell. the fbi says she has escaped a serial rapist. they're now looking for more victims across at least ten states, from california all the way to new york. here's abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi says a young woman fought tooth and nail to free herself from this cinder block cell to escape from a man they allege is a serial rapist. >> the woman fought for her life, beating the doors and the walls of this cell with bloodied hands. >> reporter: the fbi naming 29-year-old negasi zuberi as the suspect, saying he had many other aliases, but whose career as an alleged predator living in plain sight began to unravel on in seattle on july 15th when he is accused of posing as a police officer. he kidnapped a prostitute. according to the complaint, he drove her 450 miles to his home in klamath falls, oregon. they say he then locked her in this makeshift cell, cinder blocks, a naked light bulb, that hard-backed chair, and some water. >> he had actually locked her in there for a couple hours at least, until she realized that she needed to get out of that residence, because her life was in danger. >> reporter: so, they said, she decided to fight. >> when she was trying to escape the cell, she punched it with her own hands, and she had several lacerations along her knuckles. >> through her perseverance, she broke free and waved down a passing motorist, asking for their help to call 911. >> reporter: the next day, officials capturing zuberi in this walmart parking lot in reno, nevada. the complaint saying there was a standoff, zuberi in the car with his children. >> it's actually quite common for serial offenders to become more violent as they move ong. thasy and obsession become mureer. to fulfill it, they have to become more violent. >> reporter: authorities already recovering these disturbing handwritten notes. in one, he jotted, "dig a hole straight down, 100 feet." another entitled "operation takeover" describes what appear to be best practices for a kidnapping, including, "make sure they don't have a bunch of people in their life. you don't want any type of investigation." david, investigators say the suspect has been linked to at least four other violent sexual assaults in four states. they say they know he's lived in ten states since 2016, and they fear that there might be many additional victims out there. that's why the fbi is asking anybody with information to contact them. david? >> david: just a horrific story tonight. matt gutman. matt, thank you. tonight, the hours-long deadly standoff on a highway in ohio. the two suspects, a man and a woman, in a gun battle with officers there. authorities say it began as a routine traffic stop. the two suspects running from police. the pair then highjacking a semitruck and taking the driver hostage. leading police on a 40-mile chase. police shutting down area highways, calling in hostage negotiators. at dawn, as troopers approached the cab, there was an exchange of gunfire. both suspects were killed. the hostage suffered minor injuries in that truck. here in new york city tonight, and to the migrant crisis. new york's mayor eric adams sounding the alarm tonight, pleading for federal help. shelters at capacity now. hundreds now sleeping on the sidewalk. here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, new york city officials sounding the alarm after these concerning images. hundreds of migrants on the sidewalk in midtown manhattan. >> we need help. we need -- we need help. and it's -- it's not going to get any better. from -- from this moment on, it's downhill. >> reporter: dozens sleeping on cardboard outside the roosevelt hotel, waiting for a spot inside the intake center. police officers offering food. >> it's not a healthy position for folks to be in, especially after having such long journeys. >> reporter: new york nearing a breaking point. while crossings are down at the southern border, busloads of migrants are still arriving in the city every week. more than 95,000 asylum seekers have arrived since last spring. nearly two-thirds of them are now in the city's care. city shelters at capacity. raniel adrian came from venezuela. he's been waiting for a room at the roosevelt for two days. so many here have come from some so far away, but like raniel, they say they prefer this wait to the dangers back home. city officials said today that 2,300 asylum seekers arrived in new york city last week alone. they say there doesn't seem to be an end in sight, and they are in need of the federal government's help. david? >> david: stephanie ramos with us tonight. stephanie, thank you. now, to the war in ukraine, and tonight, russian drones targeting ukrainian port city on the danube river, near romania. of course, a member of nato. a massive fireball erupting. port operations suspended. 43,000 tons of critical grain supplies were destroyed or damaged. russia has been repeatedly hitting ukraine's ports since quitting a deal allowing safe passage for grain to reach world markets. meantime, here at home and to the economy tonight, and the stock market seeing its best rise since 1987 as of late, falling, though, today, after the u.s. government's credit rating was downgraded. the dow falling 348 points today after last week seeing that best winning streak since '87. it comes after fitch cut the u.s. credit rating from aaa to aa-plus, citing rising debt and budget gridlock here in the u.s. tonight, treasury secretary janet yellen calling it unwarranted, pointing out bipartisan agreements on the debt limit, on infrastructure, and u.s. competitiveness. when we come back tonight, authorities in new york investigating the fatal stabbing of a gay professional dancer. they want to know, was this a hate crime? and the fiery plane crash in southern california. two people dead tonight. they had to shut down the airport for a time. if you struggle. and struggle. and struggle with cpap. you should check out inspire. no mask. no hose. just sleep. learn more and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com new nature's bounty hair growth. help grow thicker, fuller hair with just one capsule a day of advanced hair complex. conquer hair thinning... ...and fall in love with your hair all over again. only from nature's bounty. the chase ink business premier card is made for sam who makes, everyday products, designed smarter. genius! like 2.5% cash back on purchases of $5,000 or more, so sam can make smart ideas, a brilliant reality! chase for business. make more of what's yours. kayaking is my thing. running is awesome. but her moderate to severe eczema would make her skin so uncomfortable. now i'm staying ahead of it. dupixent helps heal your skin from within. so, they can have clearer skin and less itch. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ask your doctor about dupixent. tonight, here in new york, the nypd now investigating the stabbing of a professional dancer. they want to know if he was attacked because he was gay, and whether this was a hate crime. authorities tell abc news they want to talk to a 17-year-old who was at the scene. he is the person wearing red shorts in surveillance video that shows the victim, o'shea sibley, and his friends dancing and then confronted by a group of men. sibley was later stabbed once in the abdomen. he died at a local hospital. his friends say they believe the attack was because he was gay. tonight, new york city police investigating the possibility of a hate crime. there is also an urgent search tonight for a missing georgia mother of four. imani roberson hasn't been heard from in more than two weeks now. authorities say her white mazda suv was last spotted in atlanta, shortly after her disappearance. that vehicle was found, later burned. roberson's father says he suspects foul play. both of her parents appealing to the public for help in bringing their daughter home. when we come back on this busy news night, the deadly small plane crash in southern california. and there is news coming in tonight on the canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife. they were childhood sweethearts, now ending their marriage. and what they're saying tonight. (ambience of room, crickets, scrolling content on phone) they're off from school, but not really home. images and videos. social media, fine-tuned to suck them in. and steal them away. alone you can't stop it. together we will. we have a plan. join us. ( ♪ ) feeling ughh from a backed up gut? miralax works naturally with the water in your body to help you go... ...free your gut. and your mood will follow. for 8 grams of fiber, try new mirafiber gummies. my cpa told me i wouldn't qualify for the erc tax refund, so i called innovation refunds. their team of independent tax attorneys will work with your cpa to determine if your company is eligible. [whip sound] take the first step to see if your small business qualifies. your bug spray should take out bugs, not keep out people. unlike other sprays that stick around, zevo goes from kill to clean in just seconds, plus it's safe for use around people and pets. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. hey, dad. i got an a on my book report. that's cool. and i went for a walk in the woods and i didn't get a single flea or tick on me. you are just the best. -right? i'm great. -you are great. oh, brother. this flea and tick season, trust america's #1 pet pharmacy. chewy. with gold bond... you can age on your own terms. retinol overnight means... the smoothing benefits of retinol. are now for your whole body. plus, fast-working crepe corrector diminishes wrinkled skin in just two days. gold bond. champion your skin. i'm saving with liberty mutual, mom. they customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. you could save $700 dollars just by switching. ooooh, let me put a reminder on my phone. on the top of the pile! oh. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ when my doctor gave me breztri for my copd things changed for me. breztri gave me better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain occur. ask your doctor about breztri. wait. you're a night manager and mom and birthday cake baker? so adding “and” student might feel daunting. national university is here to support all your “ands.” national university. supporting the whole you. to the index of other news tonight, and to a deadly plane crash in southern california outside los angeles. van nuys airport in southern california closed for a time today. two people were killed. the single-engine plane busting into flames. witnesses say it came straight down from the sky. the plane is believed to be a sport cruiser registered out of south carolina. the investigation, of course, already under way. tonight, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife sophie announcing they have agreed to separate. the couple had been childhood sweethearts, married for 18 years. it was just last year on their anniversary mrs. trudeau reflecting on their more than two-decade relationship, saying they had weathered both sunny days and heavy storms. they have three children together. in a statement, the couple saying tonight they are focused on, quote, raising their kids in a safe, loving, and collaborative environment. they plan to vacation together next week. and to that jackpot we reported on last night here. no winner. it just keeps growing. the mega millions jackpot now, at least one and a quarter billion dollars, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in u.s. history. no winner in last night's drawing. there hasn't been a winner since april 18th now. the next drawing is friday night. it's going to be one of you. when we come back here tonight, the husband who secretly planted a field of dreams for his wife, and you're about to see what happened just months later. "world news tonight" with david muir and "america strong" sponsored by horizon therapeutics. you founded your kayak company because you love the ocean- not spreadsheets. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire okay everyone, our mission is complete balanced nutrition. together we provide nutrients to support immune, muscle, bone, and heart health. yaaay! woo hoo! ensure with 25 vitamins and minerals and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. his a1c?h 30 grams of protein. it's down with rybelsus®. my doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost more weight. i got to my a1c goal and lost some weight too. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. gallbladder problems may occur. tell your provider about vision problems or changes. taking rybelsus® with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases low blood sugar risk. side effects like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. need to get your a1c down? you may pay as little as $10 per prescription. the chase ink business premier card is made for sam who makes, everyday products, designed smarter. genius! like 2.5% cash back on purchases of $5,000 or more, so sam can make smart ideas, a brilliant reality! chase for business. make more of what's yours. >> next at 6:00, stolen equipment and broken locks. an oakland school needs your help and get ready for the school year. why are phone finally tonight here, the husband determined to do something special for his wife to mark 50 years, so, he began planting. tonight, the field of dreams, america strong. tonight, in pratt, kansas, outside wichita, on the south side of highway 54 there, families have been coming from all over to see this. sunflowers, as far as the eye can see. >> we're celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary, and, you know, what's a guy get his gal on their 50th? i put a lot of thought into it, and she always liked sunflowers. >> david: lee planted 80 acres of sunflowers for his beloved wife renee. and just how many sunflowers is that? >> there's about 1.2 million flowers in this field. >> david: that's 15,000 sunflowers per acre. lee secretly planting the field months ago back in may to surprise her. >> it made me feel very special and it's -- it couldn't have been a more perfect anniversary gift than a field with sunflowers. >> david: the two began as high school sweethearts. together ever since. >> i called her on her 16th birthday, and that's when we started dating, and we had our first date, was a roller skating party. >> david: and tonight, this question -- how will lee top this for their 51st anniversary? >> oh, it's been fun, but i think one time is enough for us. it's somebody else's turn next year. >> david: somebody else's turn next time. they're both smiling after 50 years. and i'll see you tomorrow. good night. >> breaking news, i dangerous seen in the east bay people force out of their homes, a hazmat system -- hazmat problem in san pablo. >> we are starting off ninth graders in the fall, regardless of if we have laptops or not read -- or not. >> resilience, they are r for the first day of class. >> live breaking news. >> a hazmat situation in san pablo that has led to evacuation. we were on the scene with first responders, and a robot. they have in there since before 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