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three of the dnc, with tim walz taking the stage. it comes hours after donald trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass in his first outdoor rally since last month's attempted assassination. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. thanks for joining us. the dnc is being held at the united center in chicago, where abc news reporter christiane cordero is live with last night's highlights. and, of course, a look ahead for us. christiane >> hey there. kristen. so the trump campaign spent tuesday in different battleground states across the midwest, close to where i am right now. today, they're in north carolina trying to court voters there, while supporters here at the dnc in chicago are trying to rally momentum. that was really amplified last night during the standing room only speeches for the from the obamas. one month to the day since vice president kamala harris ascended to the top of the democratic ticket, her running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, will step onto the convention floor to

formally accept the nomination. the former congressman rose to prominence by flipping a rural minnesota district in 2006. after a career serving in the national guard while teaching and coaching football. >> he was the faculty advisor for the gay straight alliance. this is him because he, as the macho man football coach, would not abide one kid feeling like he was in the out crowd. >> beyond the folksiness and the flannel jokes, walz is expected to share what he would bring to the white house. the keynote address follows a long list of democratic leadership, including governor josh shapiro of pennsylvania, who was widely considered a top vp contender. >> we have a winning ticket, and we've got a hell of a clear contrast in this race. >> former president donald trump heading south on the campaign trail today. he and his vp pick, senator jd vance, rallying at a national security event under the theme make america strong again with additional security measures of his own. it's trump's first outdoor event since july's assassination

attempt. the former president today, speaking behind bulletproof glass. >> every american was safer under president trump. in fact, the entire world was safer. >> despite leading in polls on issues related to the economy and immigration, the republican ticket has struggled to regain momentum since biden dropped out. but tuesday's message from one of the party's most revered figures, former first lady michelle obama, was about combating complacency. consider this to be your official ask michelle obama is asking. >> you know, i'm telling y'all to do something. >> he talks to delegates, sources tell abc news that independent candidate robert f kennedy plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week, adding that he's leaning towards endorsing former president donald trump. but that that decision is not yet finalized. kristen. >> christiane, are you hearing that? you know, the endorsement and him dropping out may be contingent on him getting the promise of a cabinet seat in a

trump administration should trump win? >> okay. we know that they've spoken recently. right. and so that's something that will certainly have to look out for robert f kennedy jr. has remarks that he plans to make at the end of the week. and so presumably we'll have to learn more then. and that's definitely at the top of the list of things that we're watching out for. >> all right. look. interesting watching last night. right. michelle obama and i think democrats in general seem to have traded the when they go low, we go high saying for when they go low. we'll get down and dirty to president obama even trolling trump on his crowd size. the effect of name calling their weird. what does that signal about this new democratic party? >> a couple of things are really standing out. but one thing in particular, over the past 24 hours is i've kind of been able to process a little bit of it is this threading of the needle that the democratic party is trying to do right now? when you look at lil jon going on stage and turned down for what? casting the delegates on behalf of georgia and in the same

conversation, essentially having this kind of flannel wearing dad joke embracing guy that is minnesota governor tim walz. they're trying to appeal to both sides and i would imagine we're going to see a lot more of that tonight. all right. >> we actually do only have about 30s. but do you know which other celebrities might make a surprise appearance? the entertainment value has been pretty high. >> we have a front row seat to the soundtrack, which is awesome because it feels like a private concert. spoiler alert, but maybe this is not that surprising. john legend was on stage earlier today, and he was performing a rendition of prince, and that obviously is a pretty good nod to minnesota. >> all right, probably high ratings again. christiane cordero, thank you so much. reporting live from the dnc. meantime, the california delegation held a special breakfast in chicago this morning. many key democrats were there, including senator alex padilla and transportation secretary pete buttigieg. governor gavin newsom did not

attend, but first partner jennifer siebel newsom did. besides speaking from the convention floor during the ceremonial roll call last night. newsom has kept a low profile, but other speakers at today's breakfast made sure he was not forgotten. >> i think gavin newsom, for being the absolute strongest and best surrogate that the biden-harris team has had, this entire cycle. >> well, the governor's office has not said if newsom will have a prominent speaking spot during the last two days of the convention. abc seven news anchor julian glover is live in chicago at the dnc. get the latest from him live from the convention floor on abc seven news at four and five. and the final two nights of the convention. abc news will have special live coverage. it returns tonight and tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. closer to home, we have developing news out of san francisco, where there was a shooting involving a couple of youths. police say it happened just after 1230 this afternoon

at north point and polk streets. we're told the victim, who is a boy, has non-life threatening injuries and no arrests have been made. a business owner told abc seven he saw two people fighting in front of his store. this happened right near galileo high school and this is the first week of classes. police are working to make sure the campus is safe. and sad news for dub nation. legendary golden state warrior and nba hall of famer al attles has died. adell spent more than 60 years with the franchise playing for the team, then coaching and then taking on roles in the front office as general manager and a beloved community ambassador. his 13 years as warriors head coach is one of the longest in team history. attles led the franchise to six playoff appearances and two division titles. the legend died tuesday at his home in the east bay, surrounded by family. he was 87 years old in a statement, the warriors mourned this loss, saying in part his tenacious playing style earned him the affectionate nickname of the destroyer on the court, but it

was his gentle soul, grace and humility off the court that served as a guiding light for the organization for more than six decades. san jose will rename the city hall rotunda to honor its trailblazing first female mayor, elected nearly 50 years ago. janet gray hayes was elected in november 1974. she wasn't just the first female mayor of san jose. she was the first woman to be elected mayor of any major u.s. city. last night, hayes daughter thanked the san jose city council for their recognition, something mayor matt mehan says is long overdue. >> it was really her leadership and that of other women at the time that made san jose and santa clara county the feminist capital of america, a title that we're proud of and want to continue to earn. >> we feel it would be a fitting tribute to our mother, and that she would very much appreciate the honor. >> hayes was ahead of her time

in so many ways, pushing for modernized urban planning in san jose and equal pay for women. she died in 2014. well, it used to be a rite of passage. when you turned 16, you marched right to the dmv and got your driver's license. but now many teens are waiting until they're older to get behind the wheel. we'll speak with tony dutzik, an expert on driving trends

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supervision or to have completed a driver's ed class. and then when you get a driver's license. for many in many states, there's what we call graduated driver's licensing, which means that for a certain period of time, you're limited in when you can drive or who can ride in a car with you. in addition, all of that costs money. and, you know, for many in many high schools that used to offer free driver's education no longer do. and so it's young people and parents who are paying for those driver's education classes and also paying the exorbitant insurance rates that many young people have to pay. the other thing that's happened is that for many young people, driving is not quite as much of a priority as it once was. connecting with friends online is another

option. and as you mentioned, for many young people, having access to uh- ride sharing service can provide an emergency backup for trips that you might not be able to take in any other way. >> right, so the costs are high and they have other options, right? is what i'm hearing you say. what about concern for climate change? and maybe just about the social trend of them, maybe living at home longer, marrying later? do all those factor into. >> yeah, i think young people are definitely concerned about climate change. i am not sure how much that actually plays into this desire not to drive, but i think for many young people that desire to have other alternatives that maybe do not pollute the environment is an important factor. and yeah, so i think that that is something that definitely plays into that decision as well. >> right? i don't suppose there is any stats on this, but i think around here drivers have gotten so aggressive, i wonder if many 15.5 year olds are

simply scared as well, right? because it's a jungle out there. but i want to ask you, how are the positive and the negative consequences of this? or what are they for the individual and for society? should we say, oh, this is a problem? or should we say, hey, this is awesome? >> well, the positives are there are fewer people out there driving, polluting the environment, causing traffic and we know that car crashes are a major source of death and injury to young people. in fact, that's why we have these higher standards for drivers, licensing to begin with is to protect young people and to protect the people who share the roads with them. so, you know, those those are factors that, you know, are positives for this trend. the negatives are, i think, for some young people who maybe don't have the financial access to a car and who don't have a good alternative. the access to good public transportation or the ability to walk or bike where

they need to go. there can be a loss of opportunity there. it can be harder to hold a job or to access certain activities. and i would imagine that for some parents who are called in to that chauffeuring role, they might have a thing or two to say about it as well. >> you can probably guess i've been in that role before, but let me just ask you if we think this is not a temporary blip, but kind of a long term shift in thinking and preferences, then what are the implications for urban planners or car makers or our society? >> well, i think that one thing that we have to look at is to what degree people who are establishing different modes of transportation early in life carry those on as they get older. and there's been conflicting data about that. so, you know, to that degree, i think it's something that urban planners and government officials and the public needs to keep an eye on. but the thing that i would come back to is that for young people, you really shouldn't ideally need to own a car to put all of that money into a car payment and

insurance in order to be able to live a good and fulfilling life. so providing young people with options to get around that don't require them to make that step. improving public transportation, providing other options for young people to get around is a really important thing, both for society and for the lives of those young people as well. >> you've given us a lot to think about. tony dutzik with frontier group, thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> up next, honoring willie brown. the renowned artist behind this new bronze sculpture of the

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the secret is out. former san francisco mayor willie brown will be honored with a new bronze sculpture designed by renowned artist, artist bip. apollo has created a 70 pound bust of mayor brown. the san francisco sculptor shared video of the project with abc seven news. according to the chronicle, the work was commissioned by mayor brown's friends. as for where it will be

put on display, that announcement will come following the november election. the artist, apollo's best known for his giant murals, many of which can be seen around san francisc. a little cooler around the bay area today. let's check in with spencer. you know what? i think we need to put a fedora on that sculpture. i didn't see it. >> oh, exactly. that's one of the things that willie's known for. yeah, exactly. one of the things we'll be known for the next couple of days is a cooling trend which has which is taking place right now, actually. and here's a look at the atmospherics to show you why that low pressure system dropping down out of the gulf of alaska is generating a nice cooling onshore flow in the bay area right now. and you can see it's pretty gusty already, but it's going to get even gustier over the next couple of days. even the sustained winds will be stronger, but certainly the gusts will so right now we have gusts up to 18mph at concord, 25mph at oakland, and the cooling has begun. as you look at the 24 hour temperature change, you can see it's about anywhere from 5 to 11 degrees cooler across the bay area than

it was at this time yesterday. even here in san francisco, six degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. napa, 11 degrees cooler. so move along and take a look at current temperature readings as we look across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera. 67 right now here in san francisco, we have mid 70s at oakland and hayward. san jose, 83 degrees, 7678 at redwood city and 64 at half moon bay. here's a view from mount tam showing the low clouds pushing through the golden gate right now and beginning to move out over the bay. it's 85 degrees at santa rosa, 87 at fairfield, concord, livermore 85. mid to upper 70s at napa and petaluma. and one final live view from emeryville. looking westward, these are our forecast headlines tomorrow. and friday will be breezier than it is right now. and much cooler. friday will have sort of an old fall feeling with the drizzle and a chance of showers, along with the cooler temperature readings and the strong gusty winds. and then over the weekend, we'll see the temperatures making a little bit of a rebound. it will get sunnier and turn warmer on

saturday and certainly by sunday. so overnight tonight look for the marine layer developing and expanding across the bay and locally inland. there will be some patches of drizzle after midnight, but not very widespread. not like the drizzle we're talking about on friday. so overnight temperature readings, overnight lows. i should say will be in the mid to upper 50s. then tomorrow's highs about 63 at half moon bay. low 70s around the bay shoreline. upper 70s to about 8082 degrees inland. and notice as we look ahead at the maximum temperature trend friday, it's quite likely that no inland areas will hit or exceed 80 degrees. it will be that cool. certainly certainly feels a little bit fall-like compared to what we normally expect in august. by saturday, we'll see temperatures rebounding a little bit into the low 80s inland. then on sunday, upper 80s to low 90s, which is the typical range you would expect to see this time of the year in our inland areas. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. once again, the coolest day will be friday with a chance of some drizzle and maybe some showers going into early saturday. then saturday

afternoon sunnier. a little bit warmer, a lot warmer on sunday. and look at the warm up midweek or early next week. 98 the inland highs on monday and up to about 100 inland on tuesday. so the cooling won't last long. the heat is going to return. >> kristen all right thank you spencer. coming up, a new opportunity for some bay area students to go to college on a full scholarship. we'll hear from the dean of northeastern university, oakland, about its new partnership with

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news at ten, followed by abc seven news at 11. part of building a better bay area is focusing on the effort to improve education and provide students with the resources they need to succeed. this morning, northeastern university in oakland announced it's teaming up with oakland unified to award high school graduates full ride scholarships. on our abc7 news midday show, we talk with the university's dean, daniel saxe, about what it means for the oakland community. >> it's actually a program that's been running in boston at our home campus for over a decade, so we've seen extraordinary success there, and we wanted to bring it out here as we build out the campus in oakland. >> why is it important to northeastern to have this partnership with the city? it operates in? >> well, i think we really believe in the power of place, and we want to be a positive influence on this community to the extent we can, and that the community wants to welcome us here. we're so excited to be able to offer this scholarship to high school students in the

public school system here. the program actually this year will offer seven scholarships, fully paid tuition, room and board, travel expenses. pretty extraordinary. and up to ten going forward into the coming years from the unified school district. it's really it's a $3.5 million commitment every year to the community and the city of oakland. so something very, very special and some great news for all of us. >> so tell us, how do students apply? and also is there mentoring throughout the high school years to really get them to the point of application? i imagine you want to increase the pool of eligible students from oakland. >> yeah, absolutely. thanks for asking that question, each school, each high school can nominate up to two students, and of course, you can just apply through the regular process. so students who are out there listening to this can go online and apply to northeastern right now, and the schools offer a pretty robust complement of

support for the students to help them through the process and of course, as you all know, it takes a it takes a village to raise a kid and to send them to college. and so families and school counselors and community members are all here to support the students, as are we. >> so we note northeastern oakland is fairly new campus as a satellite campus of northeastern university in boston. can you tell us more about the programs offered here in oakland? >> absolutely. well, i'm new to. so i'm very excited to be here. i've only been on the campus for about five weeks, so it's is a great, great timing for me and an exciting time to be here. we offer a full campus experience. so, you know, while we lean into ai and technology, obviously, being out here in the bay area, there's a full complement of humanities courses. and the northeastern experience is really one that's integrated, one where you can study and code in the morning and talk about ethics and, focus on humanities

in the afternoon and in the evening. so it's a great college experience. but what i think is really special about northeastern is that they're not only campus in boston, but there's a campus in london. there are a couple campuses in canada and around the united states, and students are really encouraged to move about the network so that they can have unique experiences in all these different environments. >> all right. we've got less than a minute, but i want to ask you, because northeastern is really known for its co-op program, where students spend maybe a semester working in an internship, essentially. is that done here? and what types of businesses do you partner with? >> yeah, absolutely. we partner it is done here and we actually have a campus in silicon valley as well. so if you're interested in technology, you can partner and work in the co-op system in silicon valley. you can work in the bay area. we have a ton of partnerships with community outreach, the port of oakland, companies in oakland itself and throughout the area. so we have a massive infrastructure to help students get jobs and at northeastern, about 97% of

graduated students have a job within the first 6 to 9 months of matriculating from the university. so it's a big point of pride for the work that we d. >> and that was daniel sachs, dean at northeastern oakland. you know, bart. soundtracks. summer concert series returns today. the free concerts are part of bart's rider engagement strategy soundtracks encourages riders to support local artists and shows appreciation for all bart riders. tonight at 5 p.m, the patron latin rhythms will perform at the el cerrito del norte station. concerts will also be held august 28th and september 4th at the pleasant hill in balboa park station. so go enjoy! thanks for joining us. world news tonight with david muir starts now. and i'll see you back here tonight, breaking news as we come on the air from the democratic national convention in chicago. bill clinton and kamala harris' running mate tim walz set t