president biden. we are just learning members of his own

party have launched a last ditch effort to delay his nomination, and a bay area congressman is leading the charge. and inside the republican national convention, who's expected to speak about former president trump today as reaction continues to come in about his vice presidential running mate. hello, i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us for abc seven news at three. we begin today with the latest turn of events in the presidential race. there is a new effort by some democratic politicians to prevent president joe biden from locking up the presidential nomination before the democratic convention. a letter circulated by san rafael congressmember jared huffman seeks to stop a virtual roll call among delegates planned for next week. that roll call intends to select biden as the nominee several weeks before the convention. it was originally scheduled to qualify the democratic candidate for the ohio ballot, but that's no longer necessary. the letter says. an early roll call before

an open debate at the convention would undermine morale in the party. meantime, the republican national convention is in full swing. today's focus is all about making america safe again. that's the theme. abc's maryalice parks is inside the convention hall in milwaukee with more on what to expect today. >> cheers. as former president donald trump made a dramatic entrance to his party's convention in milwaukee. ear bandaged, wounded from that assassination attempt, trump's newly minted running mate, ohio senator jd vance, returning to the pfizer forum this afternoon, vance had in 2016 called trump dangerous and unfit, but in the senate, now a fierce defender of the former president this year, telling our george stephanopoulos, had he been the vice president, he would not have certified the 2020 election results despite joe biden's clear win, he would have let congress decide. >> if i had been vice president,

i would have told the states like pennsylvania, georgia and so many others that we needed to have multiple slates of electors. and i think the us congress should have fought over it from there. >> the first night of the convention, an appeal to democrats base, teamsters president sean o'brien addressing republicans, the first boss from the powerful union to do so today, the teamsters are here to say we are not beholden to anyone or any party. democrats pushing back the head of the afl-cio in milwaukee, alongside democratic leaders, calling biden the most pro-union president in history. >> will my life be better when trump lets my company force me to work overtime without overtime pay? >> president biden back on the campaign trail in nevada. we're told he will continue to draw sharp contrasts with trump, even as he urges the country to lower the political temperature and condemn political violence, saying it was a mistake for him to have told donors just days before the shooting time to put trump in a bull's eye.

>> it was a mistake, to use the word i did. i didn't say crosshairs. i'm a bullseye. they focus on him, focus on what he's doing. >> tonight we are expecting to hear from some of trump's former opponents, including nikki hale, the party clearly wanting to send a message that they are united behind the former president. maryalice parks abc news, milwaukee. >> more attention is being paid to j.d. vance's bay area connections. this is the house near bernal heights park, where vance lived while he worked for a san francisco venture capital firm owned by paypal co-founder peter thiel. vance also helped set up trump's san francisco fundraiser last month at the house of silicon valley billionaire david saxe. vance's wife, usha, resigned from a san francisco law firm yesterday after trump announced his running mate. the focus on vance as trump's running mate has been a key part of the republican national convention, so far. earlier today, on our midday live show, i spoke with san jose state political science professor, doctor melinda jackson about vance as the vp pick. >> it definitely shows us that trump is doubling down on his

message. he didn't pick a vice president running mate who is different from him. he picked someone who's very similar. younger, has a different background, right? comes out of the rust belt region. so those things may help, but really the issue positions and the message and the tone, the demeanor is, is all trump. so vance may, present an example of a convert, right? someone who was initially skeptical and critical of trump, but who has come around and is now you know, a devoted supporter. and he he does definitely. he will play the attack dog role. he will be out there, you know, amplifying the maga message. and it seems like those are the voters that they're really going after is trying to identify more voters who resonate with that message, who, you know, perhaps have not voted before or infrequently. and to get them energized enough to turn out in november. >> live coverage of the

republican national convention kicks off tonight at seven, right here on abc seven. that means you'll have to wait to catch wheel of fortune and jeopardy! starting at 10:00. happening now. a hearing continues for convicted wife killer scott peterson and his fight for freedom. this morning, peterson's sister in law, janey peterson, walked into the courtroom for another day of testimony to determine if scott will get a new trial for killing his wife, laci. yesterday prosecutors read a statement from laci's mother about the anguish this new hearing is causing the victim's family. the hearing is focusing on evidence gathered during the original murder investigation. the judge previously agreed a piece of duct tape found on laci's pants could be tested for dna. they may look cute to some, but they're causing problems in the bay area. warning signs are going up in parks across san francisco after incidents involving coyotes and dogs. and now a warning in the east bay for cat owners. abc seven news reporter lena howland spoke with

wildlife officials about these latest concerns when it comes to coyotes and pets. >> wildlife officials say it's just not worth the risk. >> bring pets inside, you know, lease your pets while you're walking. >> coyote sightings are forcing the temporary closure of parks in san francisco, including saint mary's rec center field and presidio's mountain lake park dog area. it comes less than three weeks after a five year old girl was attacked by a coyote in the city's botanical garden at golden gate park in the east bay. pleasanton police are advising people to keep their pets indoors after receiving multiple reports of dead cats due to coyote attacks. >> coyotes can be denning and rearing pups through august, so that could be a factor. you know, you might want to avoid dawn, dusk, or nighttime walks. these are when coyotes are more active. >> the california department of fish and wildlife says if you

encounter a coyote, take action. >> try to scare the coyote off. you know, wave your arms, make noise. be big, bad and loud. we say if the coyote makes contact with you or one of your pets, you are asked to call animal control or 9-1-1 right away in pleasanton. >> lena howland abc seven news. >> new at 340 niners wide receiver brandon aiyuk has requested to be traded from the team. our sister network espn reports league officials confirmed the news this morning, sources tell espn that other teams that have reached out to the 40 niners have been told the team has no intention of trading him. aiyuk still has one year on his rookie contract, but is looking for a big money extension. his request comes a week before veterans are slated to report to niners training camp in santa clara. up next, our week long focus on the san francisco mayoral race continues each of the top five contenders will join us here on abc7 news at three. today, we welcome the incumbent mayor, london breed.

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so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo. race will impact not only the city, but the entire bay area. so this week, we're talking with each of the top five mayoral candidates on abc7 news at three. and joining us today is the incumbent san francisco mayor, london breed. mayor breed, welcome to the studio. >> thank you. >> all right. well, you know, i just want to tell you i'm trying to keep most of the questions

the same for each candidate, because it's kind of a get to know you as we kick things off, right? but, you know, since you're the incumbent, it's going to start a little bit different. you were elected mayor in 2018, right. so you've now served one partial term and one full term. why do you want to lead san francisco for another term? >> i got to say i became mayor during tragedy when ed lee died, i had to lead the city through some real challenging times related to corruption and then the global pandemic hit. we had to save lives. during that time, we didn't have a playbook and then we saw an explosion of crime and everything that we've done throughout that time period was really about the defense and trying to combat issues that had been building up, and something we did not anticipate. why i want to continue to be mayor is because we are on the offense. we are on the rise. crime is lower than it's been in ten years. we've helped over 15,000 people exit homelessness. we're starting to see activation, nightlife, fun and excitement to return to san francisco and business return. so we're on a on a ride, and i want to live in

that moment. and i want to continue to do the work that we are doing to get there. i want to make sure that we are on track to build more housing, on track to reimagine what the city could be as we increase the number of people who live here and all of this work is not an easy thing. it's not an overnight thing. and we have worked years to get to this point where many of the policies and investments we put in place are finally starting to show fruit. >> you brought up playing defense at first and now wanting to play offense. in the past six years. some of the challenges facing the city, i think this is what you were alluding to, right? we're visible and prevalent to the point where it is used in national politics. examples of as examples of democratic failure, if you will. so listen to what san francisco tech billionaire david saxe said at the republican national convention last night in my hometown of san francisco, democrat rule has turned the streets of our beautiful city into a cesspool of crime,

homeless encampments and open drug use. all right, i know mayor, you're not wearing an earpiece like i am, but basically, he was saying in my hometown of san francisco, democrat rule has turned the streets of our beautiful city into a cesspool of crime. homeless encampments and open drug use. granted, he is gop saying that to a gop audience, but the point he makes about the city and some of the perceived deterioration, some of the advocacy groups, some of your constituents, and certainly your opponents are putting it at your doorsteps. >> yeah. and i got to say, you know, here's the problem. there's the issues that major cities all over this country are facing. and then there's reality of san francisco and the data and what's actually happening in our city. in fact, going back to crime, crime is lower than it's been in 2023, lower than it's been in ten years, not including the pandemic and even lower now this year. and in fact, we are starting to see significant improvements on street

homelessness. and it is lower than it's been in the past ten years. we know that fentanyl has destroyed lives and destroyed communities all over the country, and san francisco has made hard decisions to arrest those not only dealing drugs on the streets, but also using drugs and working with the coordinated effort with the federal and the state government. all this stuff is happening. all this stuff is creating change, and it's easy to bash san francisco and to use san francisco as an example. it's another thing to actually roll up your sleeves and do the work. and in fact, many of these people who continue to bash our city are not folks who are out on the streets. every single day seeing it visibly for themselves. are there problems? yes. but to use san francisco consistently as an example when this is happening in far worse than other cities around this country, is just wrong. but we still have to continue to do the work necessary to get to a better place, and that is starting to happen. >> it is certainly not unique to san francisco. but again, as you

talked about the bashing, if you will, i do want to show this because it is today, elon musk uh, who is putting a lot of money before, you know, behind donald trump, just $45 million a month, right? just tweeted today that he's moving the former twitter now x headquarters to texas from san francisco, saying had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building again. certainly partizan tone to that. but look, do you believe public safety issues have led to some of the economic decline? and if so, how are you going to change that? how will you fill those empty offices and storefronts? which are you know, yeah. >> and i just came from the area where twitter is located and x or twitter, whatever you want to call it. and in fact, i'm in that area almost every single day and around the entire block, including the alleyway. it's pretty much empty. employees are not even coming back to work to the building. and that's part of the problem. because, look, we have a new normal and people are not in the office in the same way they are working in the

neighborhoods and cafes and trying to find a different way to provide the work for these different companies. and this means san francisco cannot be a 9 to 5 financial district just for office, just for retail. it has to be a 24 over seven neighborhood. and so our policies over the decades have been set up so that they make it difficult for you to do one, only you to do more than one thing with your business. and we have worked on deconstructing a lot of our policies to get to yes. so that's why the old i. magnin building will be housing office and retail. this is the kind of use that we need to start focusing on. and this is the kind of work that my administration has been doing for some time now. and this is what's going to change with our downtown to get people more interested in being a part of downtown as a neighborhood, because they're already there. >> okay. you brought up housing. so i want to talk about this. the city just became the first city in california to fail to meet its state mandated housing goals. and although it was up to the board to adopt it, you know,

as mayor of some feel like maybe you should have pushed harder. how now the city could lose. correct me if i'm wrong. some local control over some of the developments, approvals and millions in state funding. so what steps are you taking to get the city back on track? yes. >> and first of all, since i've been in office, we've been able to build over 20,000 units. the other impact we have is interest rates, which are not within our control. but what i will say is there have been some state law changes that are going to be transformative. in fact, people who oppose housing when we're trying to build in neighborhoods all over san francisco will not have the ability to do so. if the housing actually meet the requirements under the law. so i think one of the biggest challenges we've had to building housing is obstruction. it's like, yes, we want more housing, but this is going to block my view or this is going to be a problem here. this is going to be a problem there. and we have now state law that will allow for housing to be built, not to destroy sound housing, not to do a redevelopment 2.0, but to make

it possible to build housing in all neighborhoods of san francisco without the ability for people to protest against it. and that is going to be a game changer. and that is about 75% of the housing that people pull permits for will qualify for this. and make it possible to move forward, but people are not building as much, mostly because of the interest rates. right now. it's had a devastating impact on our housing production. >> all right, mayor breed, we could talk more, but we are out of time. thank you very much for coming in today. really appreciate it. thank you all. our interviews with the san francisco mayoral candidates continue tomorrow. former interim mayor mark farrell will join us and then supervisor asha safai and aaron peskin will be here on thursday and friday. and in september, abc7 news and the san francisco standard are joining forces to co-host a live debate with the top candidates. watch it live on september 25th

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about to go like what? >> george pennacchio for abc news. >> season two of un prison premieres tonight on hulu. disney is the parent company of hulu and abc seven. up next, san francisco's first pop up rave won't be its last. our media partner, the sf standard, joins us with all the details on where and

electronic music fans are invited to the embarcadero. the event is being called back to basics. it's happening sunday

and our media partner, the san francisco standard, writes all about it in this new article on their website. joining us live to break it all down is astra kane the standard senior cultural editor. hey, astrid. >> hey. how are you? >> all right, so i'm doing grea. i heard about back to basics thanks to you. tell us, what is the deal there? >> yeah, it sounds pretty fun, right? so another planet entertainment, which, as most people know, puts on outside lands and through that large rave and civic center on june 1st with fred again. and skrillex is now doing the first of the three shows that it's contractually obligated to put together. and this one is on the embarcadero and it's sunday afternoon from 2 to 6. there are four djs, and it's completely free to attend. >> wow. free is always good, so this is a daytime party, right? >> yeah. afternoon into the early evening. so it opens with there's a couple of openers. and then for people who might be knowledgeable fans of electronic dance music, the headliner is sasha robot, who's affiliated

with dirtybird, which is a san francisco based record label that began as a series of free barbecues in golden gate park 20 years ago. >> are, i have to confess, i'm not an electronic music fan, but i think any time you have a reason to dance in the afternoon on the waterfront, it's generally a good idea, especially if it's free. >> agreed? >> yeah, and it's going to be like a very carnivalesque atmosphere. there's going to be food trucks, face painters, people handing out ice cream and animal costumes. it's going to be very family friendly, like it should be a ton of fun. >> okay, so you mentioned three more. when are those? and i also thought it was more like even more to the series that this partnership was going to lead to many such events in the city. >> so it's actually three a year for three years, and then there's two more this summer and fall. i think the next one is september 21st, and the other one is later in october. they're going to be in union square and in un plaza, which is like adjacent to civic center. so it's big, open spaces, very

accessible downtown. and all of them are free of cost. >> talk about why this is exciting to music fans. and then also maybe why it's exciting to the city in terms of generating, you know, economic activity and revitalizing the waterfront area. >> yeah. well, like you say, free is good, right? rich or poor? everybody loves something free. and this is music that typically does cost like a pretty penny to go see the fred again. and skrillex rave was $80 to attend. and this is a lot less than that. so you're getting a good deal. and from the city's perspective, yeah, it's meant to draw people back to areas of downtown on the weekends that are normally not hugely populated and remind people like, san francisco is having an amazing summer and it's still tons of fun, right? >> and it continues into the fall. astrid, thank you so much. always great talking with you. i feel so much hipper and more connected because of you in our conversations. my pleasure. all right. you can check out astrid's story and more of the san francisco standard's other original reporting on their

website. that's sf standard.com. and thanks so much for joining us today on abc seven news at three. world news tonight with david muir starts right now with the latest from the republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin. and of course, i'll be back here with for larry abc seven news at four. so we'll see you then. until then, have a great afternoon. tonight, breaking news from milwaukee. the surprise add to the republican convention here. who will speak tonight in support of donald trump? also, the new video