it begins with dear donald. he wrote that americans are angry and frustrated, but also generous and kind. he challenged others to speak up. >> i hope it can be much more than something that i wrote. it can be something that americans get out there and repurpose and write their own letters and speak with their own voices a lot more powerful than my own. >> he paid nearly $200,000 for

this ad. he says he may get more involved in the election. it follows a letter from more than 100 tech executives last week saying trump would be a disaster. today, hillary clinton held several events in ohio. this morning, she spoke at the naacp conference in cincinnati and addressed the recent shooting of police in louisiana. >> watching the news from baton rouge yesterday, my heart broke. not just for those officers and their grieving families, but for all of us. >> the democratic national convention starts next week in philadelphia. our abc 7 news crew will be there as well. they're in cleveland this weekú. you can watch laura anthony live every evening with updates on the day's events. i think that a lot of people

don't really understand what this job is all about. >> tense and sad. that's how local law enforcement officers describe patrolling right now after police in dallas and baton rouge have been targeted and killed. we road along with alameda county sheriff's deputies today during this tense time in america. melanie? >> reporter: this unit is unique because it operates in both the count and the city, including here in oakland. sheriff's deputies say when they stop a vehicle, the biggest risk or threat to them is whoever may be inside. but there's a new dynamic and those deputies are now also concerned about the people who may be around them. sergeant rob evans has been with the sheriff's office 15 1/2 years. >> i get fractions of second to make a decision thinking about state law, federal law, my

policies and procedures while i'm trying to determine if you're trying to hurt me. >> reporter:pn !óxñlately, the n the field has changed. friction between residents and law enforcement is at an all-time high following the shooting deaths of alton sterling and philando castile. >> it would help if the community had a little more understanding of what this job was like. >> reporter: it translates to a new threat for law enforcement. >> things are getting worse. >> reporter: he says people he stops seem more brazen. >> i think they're looking for a confrontation with us to get it on camera. that is not helpful for us or anyone. >> reporter: on this afternoon, deputies arrest an alleged protest and alleged john. no one arrested is armed. >> the scene was secure and safe here. as you can see, we're in uniform and a marked car. >> reporter: the sergeant says trying to secure the scene and

maintain situational awareness can be tough. everyone leaves this scene safely. >> i would say the biggest indicator of how an event is going to go for everyone's safety is if we get compliance. >> reporter: he says making sure his deputies and the people they interact with both get home to their families is paramount. abc 7 news. president obama spent hours with black lives matter activists as well as politicians and law enforcement last week discussing police and community relations. john carly was the only bay area representative invited to the white house. we talked with him today in his office about what made this visit unusual. >> it was a very long meeting, very unusual for even his own staff to say four to four and a half hours. but it was very important. so he took the time, rolled up his sleeves, took off his suit coat and listened virtually the entire time.

>> law enforcement officers are still reeling from multiple attacks. yesterday, a shooter killed three officers and injured three other officers in baton rouge. police today released surveillance images of the gunman, gavin eugene long. he was shot and killed by a police sniper. you can show your support for the officers in baton rouge. go to our abc 7 news facebook page. a man attacks several people on a train in germany. he seriously injured four people. the suspect jumped out of the train when it made an emergency stop. police later tracked him down and shot him. officials say the attacker was a 17-year-old from afghanistan who lived in germany. they're still trying to figure out the motive. to the terror attack in nice now. thousands gather for moment of silence today at the attack site in honor of theeiñ killed last thursday.

investigators said the attack was premeditated and planned. they believe the suspect began to show interest in isis just days before he drove through the crowd. the attack took the life of a ucl+r berkeley student. leslie was 20 years old. today, his friends gathered to honor him on campus. >> reporter: very emotional afternoon here at cal as you can well imagine. his family is over in france today meeting with his uc berkeley classmates. they said they lit candles and said prayers there as the world embraces them, they said, in sympathy. here at cal, there were lots of tears. >> i have the image of a smiling young man who was full of generous ambition, who was willing to act positively in the

world, to make the world a better place. and today, the world misses nicholas leslie. >> reporter: the plaza filled with people and prayers and praises for a young 20-year-old whose life was cut short in a terror attack on what was supposed to be the start of his vibrant life. this is the second time in a month uc berkeley has mourned the loss of a student overseas. >> he was really amazing person. and -- >> reporter: nick leslie was from del mar, california and came to uc berkeley to change the world. friends described him as ca charismatic and happy. we had been in paris along with 85 other cal students. many of them were caught up in the attack. three were injured with broken bones. others escaped and hid and ran

back to student housing. nick never returned. the fbi informed cal officials of his death on sunday. abc 7 news. a tale of video just tonight. how a woman's efforts helped catch a thief. how to keep people safe in a building that is crumbling. >> reporter: from a july chill to a sizzling warmup. i'll have the forecast coming

last month, we told you

about the problems at uc berkeley's edwards stadium because of crumbling concrete. the university will close part of that stadium for the security of workers as well as the public. we are live from cal with what the university plans to do with edwards in the future. but the other issue being discussed here is the possibility of retrofitting the stadium which is only a few blocks from the hayward fault. >> well, that was '77. >> reporter: today at 90, she still practices. for years, she's used the stadium's west tunnel to transport her equipment. but today, this is what she found. a yellow caution)z tape and a entry sign. late in june, abc7 news reported

that chunks of concrete had fallen from the pillars making it a safety hazard. today, the university announced it would take action. >> we are going to put netting up around the concrete. >> reporter: in the meantime, the west tunnel will remain closed. this is where the gardeners have their offices and load up their trucks. >> now we're being moved out of the track and the public won't be put at risk. >> reporter: despite the concrete's falling, the pillars have not been compromised. people will have access through the east tunnel. maria can live with that. >> i would have to find another place to do my jogging. >> reporter: edwards opened in 1932. just last year, the university's seismic action plan for facilities;$icñ enhancement and renewal gave the stadium a poor seismic rat

seismic rating. they will send out another structural engineer to examine the pillars. >> they're going to let the university know of ways that it might be strengthened. >> reporter: since 1997, cal has upgraded 75% of the buildings that needed retrofitting. edwards has yet to make that list. abc7 news. california is being urged to stay out of two lakes that has been found to grow a type of green algae that can make people very sick and kill dogs. it's in parts of shasta and pyramid lake. it marks the third straight sum ir that the water has been af limits die to the toxic algae. we had a nice break from the traditional summer heat, but that is only temporary. >> that's right.

it's back. >> it will be soon. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. breezy and unseasonably cool conditions right now. won't last very long in the weather trends here. here's a look at current winds. up to 3,000 miles per hour -- 30 miles per hour right now. here's the view of afy low clouds near the coastline. oakland, 68, low 70s in san jose and morgan hill. check out this from our east bay hills camera. a bright western sky with areas of low clouds forming. napa 71. mid-70sfairfield and concord. this is the view from emeryville. we'll see low clouds expanding overnight with the chance ofé+z spotty early morning drizzle. temperatures will remain below average for the nextfy days, but it will be mitch warmer by the

end of the week. here's forecast animation beginning at 7:00 this evening. the low clouds and fog pushing across the bay overnight. overnight lows mainly in the mid-50s. now, let's resume the animation. 5:00 tomorrow morning, morning commute, we'll see areas of reduced visibility because of low clouds and fog. and there may be a few damp spots as spotty drizzle is likely to fall. 8:00 still there. the clouds will pull back to the coastline giving us mainly sunny skies inland and partly sunny on the coast. highs tomorrow mainly in the mid-70s to low 80s. on the peninsula, look for highs of 75 redwood city. coastal highs mainly in the upper 50s to right around 60 sunset district and daly city.

santa rosa, 75. east bay, 58. 73 at fremont. and livermore 78. looking toward the end of the week, friday will bring us a warmer afternoon with inland highs in the low 90s. up to 100 on saturday and sunday. it is going to sizzle like summer inland on the weekend. here's the seven-day forecast. for the next three days, high temperatures generally remain a bit below average bouncing up to 90 inland friday. we expect there will be several of those. on monday, temperatures drop off just a couple degrees, if that is a cooling trend, it's just going to be a gradual one. it's not going to cool down sharply. >> just a reminder. summer's not done yet. thanks for calling that a trend. i think it's wishful thinking. a push for driveless car safety right here in the bay

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this week, planes, training and automobiles will converge on san francisco for a special

convention. they are self-driving. >> clearly, it's the cars really in the spotlight right now. wayne freedman has a look. >> reporter: just another fendec bender in downtown san francisco. no deaths, no injuries, hardly memorable if not for the timing and the proximity. because just a few floors above this, a group of engineers in room envisioning a safer world. >> some people envision us not needing traffic lights in the future because cars will be so aware of one another. >> reporter: for the record, the first fatal traffic accident ever happened in 1899. a man stepped off a curb in new york city directly into the path of an oncoming taxi. last year, 1.3 million deaths worldwide. the most notable death this year, joshua brown. last may, he became the first person to die in a self-driving car. he was reportedly watching a

movie behind the wheel of his tesla when the camera and radar failed to recognize a semi truck. they call that accident a warning. >> when you call a system auto pilot, it better work by itself. >> reporter: court came to san francisco to caution those researchers. he wants federally regulated enforceable safety standards. >> i'm afraid they're going to use cheap video cameras, not going to have ample radar. i'm afraid that the next generation of these auto-pilot features won't come with the best technology. >> with all things where folks come together and find new partners, the technology advancement will be accelerated. >> reporter: it did not come soon enough for those drivers down below. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc7 news. in less than ten years, president obama expects all the vehicles in america to average

54 miles per gallon. drivers are keeping older, less fuel efficient cars. if we stay with our current trend, the average will probably be closer to 50 miles per gallon, not 54 by the deadline of 2025. these reports are part of a view that will decide whether to relax the standards or keep them in place. >> certainly better than what it used to be. his job was to deliver packages, but tonight he's accused of doing just the opposite, and the victim was not going to put up with anymore. don't forget who brought you to the dance. it's the people. >> tonight, senator barbara boxer looks back on her

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you're seeing a growing problem across the bay area. packages stolen from doorsteps. now there's a twist in this case. a delivery man is actually

accused of taking the package. a san jose woman helped get justice. >> having a laptop stolen is not something that you should expect from an amazon deliver service. >> reporter: she did not want to be identified for security reasons. for this story, we'll call her jennifer. this security video taken last wednesday showing an amazon carrier delivering her laptop. this still taken from another camera shows a different delivery man making his rounds at the apartment complex. then later, this video. it shows him stealing the box with her laptop.5xuu%;f jennifer contacted amazon and the police. amazon sent her another laptop, but she decided she had had enough. >> i actually had another amazon order a few months ago that disappeared. this will be the second time. >> reporter: this time she had the goods.

the damning video. she sent the video and photographs to amazon. lo and behold, she got this reply from amazon's delivery unit. >> the manager actually recognized his employee from the video, and he contacted me and let me know that he has fired the employee since seeing the video. >> reporter: jennifer did her part in exposing a thief who's probably stolen before. >> if you see a wrong, do what you can to fix it. >> reporter: abc7 news. new at 6:00, berkeley police are looking for a man with a bb gun who opened fire on a group of students. they saw a man across the street with a gun who started shooting at them. the students ran, but one got hit and ended up with a minor injury. the shooter has not been found. another bb gun attack happened ten minutes earlier.

major step forward in the golden state warriors effort to build a new arena in san francisco. the city's environmental review of that proposed arena was adequate thus rejecting arguments that the city had failed to consider alternative sites. this decision clears the way for the project at mission bay to move forward. they hope to have it open in time for the 2019 abc7 season. when its earnings report came out today, yahoo! sales grow to $1.3 billion. for buying the core businesses of sunnyvale based yahoo!. they were up about two-tenths of a percent. hurting a guide dog could come with greater penalties in the state of california.

they lobbied in sacramento today. they support a bill working its way through the state capitol.k that calls for it will be a misdemeanor to willfully, knowingly, or recklessly harm a guide dog. >> it will increase the protection for the guide dog team. if the dogs are attacked by another animal or human being. there's coverage for both medical and lost wages. >> guide dog owners could also receive money from the victims compensation restitution fund. a bay area woman is fighting against the pink tax, an extra cost for products marketed to women and girls. jackie sperer points to basketballs as an example. the gray one is $6 cheaper. it would allow to crack down

price bias. >> whether the gender tax is caused by anúpuu%.h unconsciousr by nefarious+1 screheming reall makes no difference. it's up fair and unethical. >> she sponsored a measure here in california 20 years ago that banned gender pricing for services like dry cleaning and haircuts. senator barbara boxer is leaving capitol hill at the end of her term. today, she spoke in a speech that both looked back and forward. >> reporter: senator barbara boxer is an avid hillary clinton supporter, but would she serve in a possible clinton administration. >> no, i'm not interested. >> reporter: boxer is in san francisco on a book signing toor. during her q&a session, she went after donald trump. >> if there is an art to it or else you're kind of like someone else who's in the news.

[ laughter ] and that's not tough. that's a bully. >> reporter: the republican convention kicked off in cleveland today with protests outside and arguments inside. senator boxer says she's looking forward to a more settled democratic convention next week. it's safe to say this was a room full of progressive democrats and they're hoping for a big tubig turnout for clinton in november. >> i cannot emphasize to my children or the young people that this will decide their future. >> reporter: boxer ran for the u.s. senate in 1992 and entered office along with four other women including dianne feinstein. it was dubbed the year of the woman. she had some advice for her successors. >> don't forget who brought you to the dance. it's the people. >> reporter: the two top candidates in november for her senate seat are two women. abc7 news. well, the drive along

interstate 80 will look a little bit different tomorrow in the east bay. there will be ramp meters in alameda county. they will be solid green between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. for one week. it monitors traffic in the corridor and uses the brant meters in realtime. it should be up and ready to go by september. santa clara county, they finished repairing that 8-foot sink hole. they were on the screen on friday when crews had to close three northbound lanes in sunnyvale to make repairs. well, the pokemon go craze is not letting up. it is pokemon day. they're turning that into a selling point. okay. plus what brought a look of joy

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california schools are safer and students are making healthier choices according to the latest statewide student survey. every two years, the department of education surveys 7th, 9th, of education surveys 7th, 9th, andt a smaller number report having seen someone carry a weapon on camp campus. students reported less frequent and heavy drinking and less marijuana use. this year's survey asked about e-cigarette use for the first time. students in all grades were twice as likely to have smoked an e-cigarette compared to a real cigarette. a double dose of success for spacex overnight. >> three, two, one. >> first, the falcon nine rocket lifted a capsule packed with thousands of pounds of supplies into orbit. it returned to earth and made a successful ground landing.

spa spacex plans to reuse the rocket later this year. the dragon capsule will dock with the international space station on wednesday. it's carrying supplies for experiments that will be conducted by astronaut kate rubens. pokemon go craze took over the california state fair today. the chp tweeted this animated guest of their booth with pokemon characters. the state fair organized a pokemon card tournament and the winner gets the prizes in this photo. bigger than life pokemons, what could be better? >> just about anything from my perspective. >> you're not 12. >> but i act 12 a lot. tonight, find out how to get

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cost dco, but they'll also price match other places too. >> it's online price matching. costco price matching. we always come out lower in the end. >> bay area consumers checkbook knows all about price matching. it just completed an undercover study of some of the country's biggest chain stores. >> we sent our mystery shoppers into these stores and they found a product that was advertised for far less somewhere else and asked, you know, can i get the lower price. in almost every case, it was really easy to do this. >> kevin says each store has its own policy, but most won't match a competitor's coupon or match the price of a similar, but not exactly the same product. >> the other exception is if it's a clearance item or a discontinued item, then they don't have to match prices.

>> that brings us back to lisa who has even price matched groceries when her local whole foods wanted $25 for a pie. >> i called the whole foods in another town and said how much is your pie. it was about $5 cheaper. >> did they price match? >> yeah. they kind of had them at that point. okay, we'll just give it to you for $20 rather than $25. >> not all stores price match. because you're watching me right now, you're going to get free access to the consumers checkbook study and advice on price matching. you can get it free for a month. this is going to save you some serious money. to check it all, all you have to do is go to my website. go to abc7news.com, click on 7 on your side. there, too, you'll find many, many of my reports. just click on the sections tab. >> i'm going to be your star

pupil. thank you very much. a life-saving piece of equipment is getting a second life and a second home thanks to the santa clara county department. >> we've done this for years. one of our apparatuses heading down to mexico. >> abc7 was there today as firefighters made the transfer official. it is one of several pieces of equipment the department donates to various colleges, training programs, and other departments when the equipment no longer meets local standards. a bay area park ranger thought she'd lost something really special when a robber broke into her home and stole a commemorative coin she got from president obama. during a ceremony in concord yesterday, they surprised betty with an envelope from the president. inside was a replacement challenge coin. she also got a personal letter from mr. obama. she said that note made the new coin just as special as the

original. >> that memory that was embedded in that coin that was stolen, i didn't think that that would come back. and i found when i received this one yesterday that the memory is embedded in the coin. >> in the letter, president obama said her service is extremely inspiring. at 94 years old, she's the nation's oldest park ranger. she's terrific. >> terrific. well, how do you follow that up. spencer, you will find a way. i know you've got exciting news for those complaining about the cold. >> i've got what i hope will be award-winning weather coming our way this weekend. right now, there's probably much to complain about if you like warm weather. it's sunny, but it's quite chilly for this time of year. highs tomorrow statewide will be all over the place. 96 fresno. 75 in san diego. here in the bay area, it will be a day much like today. highs ranging from around 60 at

the coast to 60s around the bay and a few 70s. for the week ahead, san jose is our indicator of the temperature trend. high also remain below average until friday. over the weekend, they'll bounce up and we'll see highs over 90 degrees in san jose on sunday and monday. that trend much of the bay area will see. inland areas reaching about 100 degrees in the warmest places on saturday and sunday with highs dropping off to upper 90s on monday. >> thanks, spencer. is our first chance to see kevin durant playing with the warriors. it's in vegas and they're

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getting ready for the olympic games, team usa has gathered for practice in las vegas. three golden state warriors are on the squad. steph curry opted to rest this summer, otherwise he'd be playing too. durant was asked again today

about his decision to join the warriors saying he felt bad for a few days because he knew so many okc fans were upset with him. for now he's focused on rio. >> just trying to feel the team out. feel out our roles on the team, defensive team. it was good. good to get back out in a team setting and great time with these great players. >> i love coming to play for the usa basketball. every experience i have with them, i feel like i've gotten better. being around even a select team, seeing these young guys out here working, it's so cool, it's motivating. one more go round with harrison. that's going to be fun. >> when you have a mutual respect for each other, it's kind of easy to get together and bond. when you competing against all these guys. it's just a matter of you

getting in front of them. i've had guys that i didn't know, 2012, really good friends now. just having that mutual respect, coming together a little easier. >> clippers3v+ griffin has been the subject of many trade rumors this off season. some thinking a deal with okc. now there are reports indicating teams could be shying away from the 27-year-old power forward because of the quad injury. steph curry may have decided to sit out the rio olympics, but clearly could not pass up the opportunity to avenge his three-point contest loss to klay thompson. but this time, the dual was a little bit different. check this out. steph and klay in a three-point shootout with humongous basketballs and then gallons of slime. curry found his rhythm early. got the evenly over klay in this

conte contest. they're not the splash brothers for nothing, people. and the kids left slimed but smiling. the new england patriots deflategate and spygate have nothing on this situation in baseball. cardinals scouting director is facing 46 months in jail. he pled guilty to hacking the houston astros data system. the oakland a's had a hole in their rotation for tuesday. it's going to be filled by dillon overton. he got rocked for eight runs against the giants five days later. his services are needed because there was a step up to fill in for rich hill after he left the game after only five pitches for a blister. last night, the nationals and the pirates, they played a tense 18-inning game. this little kid in the green there stole the show.

running through the entire gamut of emotions. he was hungry, he was happy, he was sad, he was sleepily, he was elated. as they hit the go ahead homer. was he more happy that the pirates won or that the marathon ended. >> the latter. >> abc7 sports brought to you by orchard apply hardware. >> join us tonight at 9:00 and later at 11:00. melania trump is set to address millions of americans tonight. the latest from the republican national convention. >> also on abc7 news at 11:00, spinning donuts on the bay bridge. why this has become a growing problem. that's it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter. >> stay tuned now for the republican national convention for spencer and michael, and the

entire abc7 news team, have a great night.

it was a campaign unlike any we've seen before. >> we are going to build a wall. i would bring back waterboarding. >> started with 17 candidates, and tonight, only one remains. donald j. trump. this is an abc news special event. >> we will make america great again. >> right now, as the republican gather in cleveland to anoint their nominee. >> we're going to win, win, win. >> we are just minutes away from donald trump taking the stage, speaking to america, rallying the crowd, and introducing his wife, melania. this is the republican national convention. live from cleveland. now reporting, george stephanopoulos.