>>gunman >>was >>inches >>away >>from killing a presidential >>i took a bullet for democracy >>this election season, white fear it's >>a >>storm for political >>only occupation. now >>and how we can use our knowledge, our prevent >>as >>america turning into a place >>where if you're >>not >>fitting >>a certain mold, >>you're >>going >>to be attacked >>i'm devin fehely in for liz today we've seen what can happen when the political climate reaches a boiling point. assassination attempts, riots and some fear it is only

going to get worse. today we're asking an expert why he says that we could be at risk for disaster. and what we can do to keep things as peaceful as possible. we'll have that conversation in just a few minutes. but first, a look at your news headlines. a body was found in an underground utility vault in richmond. this was at south second street and cutting. police initially responded to some sort of booming sound early this morning. the person was dead by the time that they got there. police say that there have been copper thefts in that area, but it's unclear if this is related to that. firefighters poured water on this burning pile of debris near downtown san jose. the fire was reignited at the site where two abandoned victorian homes burned down. a >>couple >>of months >>ago. >>this is located on north fourth street and saint james park it's unclear how today's fire started, but fire officials say that no >>one >>was hurt. a grand reopening in san mateo of the warm therapy pool at the mickelson arthritis and rehab center. sutter health closed that

therapy pool during the pandemic, but then invested $1 million into revamping it and vowed to get it back open. and now, four years later, city leaders and community members are celebrating its reopening. students at uc berkeley are moving into >>their >>dorms as their new school year kicks off. more than 8700 students are settling in this week. the first day of school for cal students is next wednesday. gopro plans to cut about 15% of its workforce. that's about 140 jobs. the san mateo based company says it's part of a restructuring plan to cut costs first alert weather. now things are about to cool down over the next few days, and meteorologist zoe mintz has the forecast from our virtual studio. happy tuesday! we are looking forward to quite a lot of heat across the bay area today, but it's going to be normal for this time of year. just warmer than the past couple of days. this morning, sunrise was absolutely gorgeous. i just want to show everybody the lack of fog we barely saw anything

at the ground. a couple of upper level clouds passing by, but mount diablo saw a gorgeous start to the day. they will continue to see even warmer weather on the way this afternoon. inland area is going to be in the low 90s, but if you want to head out to a baseball game today, it's going to be a beautiful day for it. if you want to head over to the giants game tonight 70 degrees during that first pitch, getting down to the mid to lower 60s. clear and quiet conditions tonight. the a's game is going to be a little bit warmer. oakland you'll be in the low 80s this afternoon getting into the mid to upper 70s later today. and then mid to upper 60s by the time that the game ends. so really depends on where you are, how warm you're going to get but everybody is going to be at least a degree or two warmer than yesterday. so let's take a look at those temperatures because again it's going to be a warm one today. but it's not going to be anything too crazy or too unbearable in fact, 60s all across our coastal communities where that's where you want to head if you want to cool down as usual for this time of year, north bay communities are going to be in the mid to upper 80s, while san

francisco 74 degrees at least downtown will be in the mid to upper 70s closer to the coast. i'm sure you'll be in the upper 60s near ocean beach. oakland going to be near 81 degrees 90s in our inland east bay communities where heat safety is going to be a slightly bigger issue. but these temperatures are pretty seasonable. there are a couple of degrees above average for this time of year, but it's summertime we expect warm temperatures in the summertime and that's what we'll be seeing down into the santa clara valley as well. just a degree or two above average. average for san jose is near 81. so 85. yes, it's warmer, but it's nothing unbearable or anything crazy. and let's take a look at the next seven days because big changes are on the way. today will be the warmest day of the week getting down to the upper 70s by friday and then right back to the upper 90s by monday next week. a lot of changes are on the way so make sure you're aware of that and make sure you also get out early this week and enjoy some comfortable heat all the way through friday. before that, more excessive heat builds in by next week

it's day two of the democratic national convention with more big names on the schedule tonight, former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama are set to speak. skyler henry is in chicago with a look ahead >>that, >>you >>know, here in illinois, we know a thing or two about electing presidents >>illinois governor jb pritzker looked to fire up delegates ahead of his speech this evening at the democratic national convention. >>if we fight hard enough in 77 days, we're going to send kamala harris and tim walz to the white house. >>last night saw president biden >>back >>to vice president kamala harris. >>i felt that joe biden had given 52 years of great service to this country and passing the baton on was very emotional and energizing for us >>tonight, former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama are both scheduled to take the stage. >>i'm looking forward to michelle obama. she's our idol.

my idol, >>as well as former trump white house press secretary stephanie grisham, joining other republicans speaking this week. >>we're reaching across the aisle already. we are seeing donald trump lose support from his own party, including those who know him the best. >>while the party gathers in chicago, vice president harris and governor tim walz are scheduled to campaign in milwaukee. we caught up with a couple of young delegates from wisconsin. >>i'm surprised you guys aren't hanging out with the folks in milwaukee today. you all are. i know, don't get me started on that. i was so sad because i really wanted to go >>there. will also be a ceremonial roll call of states to make harris the party's nominee. democrats formally nominated her in a virtual roll call earlier this month anchor ryan yamamoto is at the dnc in chicago. all week. you can catch his live reports starting at 5:00. former president donald trump continues the campaign on the campaign trail today from a sheriff's office in rural

howell michigan. he promised to back police if reelected and to get tougher on crime. >>crime in america is out of control. i'm going to make it along with the economy, inflation, strong borders and energy dominance. my top priority. >>the harris campaign has criticized trump's choice to visit howell, the site of a white supremacist demonstration less than a month ago. the sheriff defended his community. and meanwhile, trump's running mate j.d. vance, is campaigning in kenosha wisconsin. the rhetoric has at times been heated this election season, and some are concerned about the potential for further political violence. a uc davis researcher joins me to talk about a triple threat and why he >>says >>we have no time to waste. >>plus, >>we know that protests can get out of hand quickly. we look at similarities from election seasons past and talk to past demonstrators about the lessons they learned

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>>with any election cycle, there is concern about the potential for political

violence. some northern california researchers have found that the vast majority of americans reject that violence. still, we have already seen it on the campaign trail, a little over a month ago, a gunman >>opened >>fire at a trump >>campaign >>rally in pennsylvania in an attempt on the former president's life he was hit in the >>ear and they keep saying he's a threat to democracy. i'm saying, what the ... did i do for democracy? last week, i took a bullet for democracy. >>we should note that one person, one man, did die in that shooting. two others were injured. vice president kamala harris also spoke about the violence in the days that followed >>the bottom line is no one should have to fear for the safety of a loved one because they serve in public office. there must be unity around the idea that while our nation's history has been scarred by political violence, violence is never acceptable. there can be no equivocation about that.

>>and it's been three and a half years since the january 6th, 2021 riot where trump supporters stormed the u.s. capitol after attending a nearby rally he had just lost the presidential election to joe biden. president biden reflected on that day at the dnc last >>night meanwhile, on that day we almost lost everything about who we are as a country and that threat. this is not hyperbole. that threat is still very much alive there is no place in america for political violence none you cannot say you love your country only when you win >>joining me now is garen wintemute. he is the director of the violence prevention research program at uc davis thank you so much for being with us. this is a very important conversation to have so first, can you just begin by

telling us a little bit about your research into political violence and americans response to it >>sure. i'm >>happy >>to say i've got good news. >>we've >>been >>studying >>political >>violence for several >>years >>now using nationwide surveys >>and what we >>have found >>is >>that >>the percentage of >>americans >>who think >>political >>violence >>is >>acceptable, even >>in >>theory, has >>been decreasing. >>only >>about 1 >>in 4 >>thinks that >>it's >>theoretically justified. of those >>who >>do the vast >>majority say they wouldn't get involved in >>it themselves. only >>a >>very >>small >>minority, less >>than >>5% say >>that they >>would actually get >>involved >>personally >>in political violence under >>any circumstance. >>so you say that those numbers are encouraging but i will tell you that 25%, one out of four, even theoretically seems high and one out of 20 in reality seems high. as well.

>>yep. >>we >>work with what we've got, >>when when >>people say >>in >>theory, i think >>this is something >>i might support, but i >>wouldn't >>want to get >>involved >>in >>it myself that's a >>position >>that >>is >>susceptible to to influence, as >>we >>say in the, in the research community. >>people who >>adopt such soft >>positions can often >>change those >>positions and >>become, >>people >>who reject violence. >>i want to stress >>75% >>or >>more of americans in >>our surveys, said no >>to violence over >>and over and over again. and >>we've >>got some new data. i can't talk >>about >>it >>in detail because we're not finished with >>the >>analysis, but what we're finding is this the people who say no >>to violence are >>firm in that conviction. >>they >>are >>not open to >>change. the people >>who say yes, that >>small >>minority >>a good percentage of them

>>say that they would >>change >>their mind. they >>would go >>from >>yes on violence >>to no on violence. if >>their family members or their >>friends >>or >>community >>leaders urge them >>to >>do that >>so there's a basic principle that says that political change in this country is accomplished by ballot and not by bullets. that's kind of the encapsulation of that philosophy. but what are the consequences to the country if violence like this becomes more common >>i've often been asked, >>especially >>after >>the assassination attempt on >>president trump, will >>there >>be more political >>violence >>this year? and i think >>the answer is >>yes. >>just >>the way >>there will be another >>mass >>shooting this year but the point is >>not to let it spread. there >>will be >>the very >>small >>extreme minority who >>will continue >>to think of violence as >>a way >>to solve >>problems but if the vast >>majority of us >>reject >>that, >>the >>violence >>won't spread

>>and we >>as a democracy will >>survive. >>and how do the do our leaders, what they say, how they act? how does that impact this? because for for example, as a contrast, during some of the trump rallies, you hear lock her up right. that was a common thing during the trump rallies when he was running against hillary clinton. there was a variation upon that recently at a harris rally, and she actually told the crowd no, no, we're not we're not going to do that. we're not going to go there. we're going to let the courts deal with that. we want to win politically. so how important is that messaging? >>it >>is hugely >>important. our >>work and >>research by >>others >>has shown, >>have >>shown that people who are considering >>violence can be persuaded away >>from that position. >>if community >>leaders, >>elected >>officials, people >>they respect uniformly >>say that violence is >>not acceptable. >>people pay >>attention >>to what >>those they respect have to

say so >>you're a researcher, but you're also a medical doctor, and you've talked about this as a health problem. i'm presuming, as a mental health problem as well. can you talk a little bit more about that as well? >>sure. >>it's both >>with >>regard >>to >>to violence in general, >>let alone >>political >>violence there, >>health problems, people die from them. that makes them >>health problems. so but >>the other >>arm >>of the argument >>is >>it >>turns >>out >>that >>thinking >>about >>violence >>as a health problem >>is a really good >>way >>to understand >>it. a >>really good >>way to >>come up with potential >>solutions such >>as we've >>been talking about today. >>all right. thank you so much garen wintemute with the uc davis violence prevention research program. thank you so much for your time around this very important issue. >>thanks >>for having >>me. >>thank you. this week, demonstrators are hitting the streets of chicago during the democratic national convention. and while law enforcement say that they're committed to

keeping the peace. history reminds us that political conventions can be a recipe for chaos. cbs is mark strassmann spoke with some veterans of the 1968 protests about what they hope to see at this convention this week. reporter mayhem on michigan avenue outside the 1968 democratic national convention, mayor richard daley's police thumped protesters in downtown chicago. they jabbed nightsticks into stomachs and skulls. we were demonstrating and it was basically an attack. you can see michael james, now 82, in this famous photograph protesters surrounding a police van. the myth has persisted over the years that we tipped it over. we did not. we rocked it. was it scary terrifying. in 1968, bill ayers was a leader in students for a democratic society or sds. they beat me up right there took me

to cook county jail, and i was there overnight. 56 years later, no one is expecting that level of volatility or violence at this year's convention. but here's what's striking the connection between yesterday's protesters and today's. we learned a lot from them. the way that they protest and the way that they take the streets. celia nims, 26, is an organizer in the new sds. we invited her and ayers, now 79, for a talk about protest movements then and now. can you imagine trying to organize these demonstrations without cell phones? without social media? different generation, different time, different technology for sure. it's a different generation. but i think the moral energy is very similar. i'm looking uneasily at the world as we all should, and then we should do something about it. their targets in both eras, democrats, the party in power at the white house and the driving issue again, a war in

1968. vietnam in 2024. gaza. what are some of the similarities? would you say between then and now? we're anti-war. we're anti-intervention we're opposed to us. violence and we have the huge outpouring of women's rights, people refusing to go back into the closet and the themes that we were fighting about 60 years ago are still true. chicago police have trained on de-escalation tactics for a year to prepare for this convention. we're planning to have a family friendly protest. neither one of you is anticipating a repeat of the mayhem. we don't want a police riot, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. michael james these days is an author, a photographer, but a protester emeritus. i'm going to leave it to others, to raise criticisms of the democratic party bill ayers and his wife, bernardine dohrn, spent 11 years on the run wanted in connection with a series of bombings of public buildings

she eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges like celia nims. ayers says he's demonstrating in chicago this week. if you're not angry, you're not paying attention. but if you're only angry you won't get to where we need to go. only love and generosity will do that. this week, chicago reconnects with america's partizan divide then and now the safety of poll workers is also a concern in this upcoming election. coming up, how some polling places are providing a layer of protection with so-called panic buttons

georgia was one of the states where donald trump and his supporters challenged the 2020 election results. and now, ahead of the next election cycle, some county officials in suburban atlanta are making moves to protect their poll workers just in case cobb county commissioners just approved nearly $50,000 for a 175 panic buttons. poll managers will be wearing them, and poll workers are hoping that no one will interfere with their voting procedures. but they welcome the safety measure. >>we have panic buttons. it's for our safety so i think it's if it's needed, it's needed. there's a lot of things now that are different than when we voted when we were young yeah, it was never you. never felt threatened or anything. it really worries me. >>the money for the panic buttons is part of a $2.4 million package to increase security at early voting precincts in cobb county georgia, georgia, as well as the elections office. we'll be

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coming up tonight on the cbs evening news, it's night two of the democratic national convention michelle and barack obama take the stage as kamala harris hits the campaign trail. plus, learn more about the ex-trump officials that are speaking here at the democratic convention. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. >>well, thank you for joining us for today's conversation on political violence and the importance of leadership to bridge the divide rather than widen the gap. cbs the cbs evening news is next. local news continues on our streaming service, cbs news, bay area [cheers and applause] >> norah: tonight, the obamas take center stage at the democratic national convention p or what we are learning about the former president's speech.