including state senator scott weiner. we spoke with him about his encounter with the suspect. >> i am heartbroken. i have known paul for a long time. i was, this past sunday, at an event with him. we were sitting next to each other and having a nice conversation. he is a lovely, wonderful person. and it -- to imagine the terror. >> reporter: state senator scott weiner said the attack on paul pelosi is the direct result of toxic, right-wing rhetoric and incitement against the speaker and other progressive leaders. >> i get regular death threats. and the speaker gets even more. >> reporter: the suspect was known as a pro nudity activist. >> i believe he was involved in some of the protesting against anti-public nudity legislation we did in san francisco about a decade ago. he was connected to a woman named gypsy, who was a very, creepy, scary person. >> reporter: gypsy is seen in this video, documenting her protesting against the city ban on public nudity in 2013. scott weiner was the city supervisor representing those area

weiner was a city supervisor at the time. the police chief bill scott was visibly upset in friday's press conference. >> our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities, counties, states, and this nation. their families don't sign up to be harmed. it is wrong. and everybody should be disgusted about what happened this morning. >> reporter: patrick cone often walks his dog in pelosi's neighborhood. >> this is obviously a targeted attack, and whether you do or don't agree with her politics, there's no room for any of this in our society or city or in this country. >> we communicated a few days ago and talked about getting together. it's unfortunate, but i hear he's doing better and will make a full recovery, and i wish him a speedy recovery. >> reporter: betty, this is a question i think on a lot of people's minds in the newsroom. how did this happen. did the neighbors give a sense of what the security is like at the pelosi's house usually? >> reporter: well, neighbors tell me that when the speaker is in town, there's visibly more securi

including state senator scott weiner. we spoke with him about his encounter with him. >> i am heartbroken. i have known paul for a long time. i was, this past sunday at an event with him. we were sitting next to each other and having a nice conversation. he is a lovely, wonderful person. and it, to imagine the terror. >> reporter: state senator scott weiner said the attack on paul pelosi is the direct result of toxic, right-wing rhetoric and incitement against the speaker and other progressive leaders. >> i get regular death threats and the speaker gets even more. >> reporter: the suspect was known as a pro nudity activist. >> i believe he was involved in some of the protesting against anti-public nudity legislation we did in san francisco about a decade ago. he was connected to a woman named gypsy, who was a very, creepy, scary person. >> reporter: gypsy is seen in this video documenting her protesting against the city ban on public nudity in 2013. scott weiner was the city supervisor representing those areas at that tim

. >> scott weiner and members of the california legislative jewish caucus are calling on adidas to separate by kanye west. >>> a deadly school shooting in st. louis. what we have learned about the attack. >>> a student suddenly disappears and turns up two >>> a heartbreaking scene at a high school where a gunman opened fire. two are dead. it happened this morning at a performing arts complex. he wanted seven others before officers shot and killed him . >> right now, i am not going back to school. it is sick that people want to kill kids . >> we see students covered in blood. i see a lot of kids crying everywhere . >> the shooters gun jammed at one point given the kids time to get out . investigators say he graduated from the school just last year . he stated that he was tired of everybody at the school . >>> in los angeles opening statements and the second assault trial of harvey weinstein. one expected witness is the award-winning filmmaker and first partner of governor gavin newsom. she will testify to seek justice by survivors . harvey weinstein is serving his 23 year sentence following

scott weiner. really? is he a good father? would you trust this guy within 500 yards of a child?bably not. gavin newsome just signed the bill, of course. so what's the point here? certainly not on to protect children. it is a not protecting them. any parent will tell you, if you want to protect children you tell them to take a deep breath and reach adulthood and then make rational decisions about how to live their lives. you would definitely not let them make a decision irreversible decision like this for themselves. you're their parent. that's the whole point. but the democratic party doesn't like parents. the democratic party is replacing parents with themselves. we're in charge now. it's the most recognizable possible move for any to tal tarn movement, break up the family replace parents with politicians. the state is in charge. the party is in charge. obviously and it's happening all over the country, a long time, more than a year. executive director of fight for our schools in virginia and we're happy to have him join us tonight, ian thank you so much for coming on. you wond

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reporter: and state senator scott weiner of san francisco says he knows all too well the horror. >> i received thousands of death threats over the last several years. including some very, very scary ones, threats to decapitate me. >> i'm very anxious about what's going on in the country. i -- i'm very anxious and what more evidence do you need than this morning's headlines? with speaker pelosi's husband? reporter: the attack hitting gotch newsom hard -- governor newsom hard. he's known paul pelosi his entire life. >> literally he's known me since my first breaths. what's happening in terms of the political polarization, the cruelty, the humiliating going on in our body politick. reporter: and a handful of top republicans were also reaching out to the pelosis today. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying on twitter he's horrified by the attack and that he's grateful to hear mr. pelosi's on track to make a full recovery. dan? dan: that is the most important thing. a full and speedy recovery. thank you. now, this morning's attack had he pelosi home comes on the heels of a rise in

reporter: and state senator scott weiner of san francisco says he knows all too well the horror. >> ieceived thousands of death threats over the last several years. including some very, very scary ones, threats to decapitate me. >> i'm very anxious about what's going on in the country. i -- i'm very anxious and what more evidence do you need than this morning's headlines? with speaker pelosi's husband? reporter: the attack hitting gotch newsom hard -- governor newsom hard. he's known paul pelosi his entire life. >> literally he's known me since my first breaths. what's happening in terms of the political polarization, the cruelty, the humiliating going on in our body politick. reporter: and a handful of top republicans were also reaching out to the pelosis today. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying on twitter he's horrified by the attack and that he's grateful to hear mr. pelosi's on track to make a full recovery. dan? dan: that is the most important thing. a full and speedy recovery. thank you. now, this morning's attack had he pelosi home comes on the heels of a rise in at

now today state senator scott weiner called for adidas to end his relationship with yay.e needs to be absolutely ostracized and anyone. who does that who uses this kind of language? press a they being gay is going to say i have a right to say whatever i want and absolutely he does and other people have a right to say whatever they want, which is they don't want him in the public space making millions of dollars selling them shoes. apparently. yeah and mike. i think the problem is is that he's so influential there are so many fans. i mean he has such a big voice in all of this. why do you say things like that? i just it's heartbreaking to me, you know, also, i just don't understand it. i think you have to at also adidas is a german company, correct? and with this kind of language with a german company, i'm like, oh that's what's taking so long, right? oh boy. we shall see. all right. well moving on chick-fil-a apparently a hit with kids a recent survey ranked it as gen z's favorite restaurant the annual poll conducted by piper sandler surveyed about 14,000 teams and 47 sta

have a freer hand had governor newsom signed the legislation that was sponsored by state senator scott weiner rate he didn't. -- weiner. he didn't. but i am told there is room to move forward. >> how quickly they move forward is up in the air. san francisco's department of us the following statement, reading in part, while we continue to work through the legal issues, our goal is to replicate the life-saving successes of the dlc and anticipate that wellness hubs will include on-site drug use and have measures in place to prevent overdoses. in the meantime, those with loved ones struggling on the streets, are pleading for 24/7 on-demand treatment. >> in a city like this, with this much human suffering, there needs to be a better way. >> tara campbell, abc 7 news. zach: election day is just over three weeks away. voters will be deciding the fate of flavored tobacco products in california. californians passed a ban on menthol and vaping jews. the law never took effect. a campaign gathered enough signatures to put the issue to the voters. the voters will decide on the november 8 ballot weather to

politicians including mayor london breed and state senator scott weiner were at the fair and voiced their concerns over the safety of politicians. now we have been on the story since before dawn yesterday. you can see all of the angles covered in one place the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app just download it for your apple tv android tv, amazon fire tv and roku or wherever you stream and catch us 24/7 still ahead on abc 7 news at 11 tonight tragedy in south korea a huge halloween celebration ends with the stampede leaving. well over a hundred people dead. and it appears more changes are coming to twitter as elon musk takes control what we're hearing about possible layoffs now. i'm meteorologist sandy patel closing out october with mild weather and starting november with wet weather. i'll be back with a look at the halloween forecast coming up. okay care coalition, alaska airlines is still frontrunner for most caring airline. funshine bear, you did some of your own research, right? i sure did. ♪ according to the web, their program's number one, ♪ ♪ earning alaska miles is quicker and more

politicians including mayor london breed and state senator scott weiner were at the fair and voiced theircerns over the safety of politicians. wodwi ahoing at annaevd near 102nd avenue in oakland police say it happened just before 9:00 on friday night. it's unclear if the victim's new each other or what connection they had to the business. no arrests have been made two other people were injured in a separate shooting police. say the victims might have been trying to stop a catalytic converter theft. it's been less than a week since the bay area was rocked by that 5.1 magnitude shaker experts say there's a slight increase in the chance. we will get another quake local groups are helping our community with the preparedness with preparing this weekend members from the san francisco. zion church were out yesterday offering earthquake safety kits and pamphlets in the cities and neighborhoods surrounding last tuesday's earthquake epicenter. usually as a kid, you're usually finding out about all these earthquake safety tips, but as soon as you get older, you don't necessarily hear those as much

also with us, democrat state senator scott weiner of california.ion," reverend al sharpton. >> matthew, let's start with you. fallout began earlier this week. others followed it slowly, but certainly adidas took their time. but right now, it appears that kanye is getting it from all sides. it appears to be just almost a unified front against him. >> absolutely. it will be very difficult for him to tour, live nation has said that they won't work with him. his agents at caa said that they will not work with him on any tour upcoming. his music is still available on the major platforms and that is a whole separate issue, a very slippery slope when you go down that road. but most of the financial partners now have abandoned him. >> senator weiner, we saw part of the problem with kanye west's comments his amplifying them which is that it gives license to others to sort of come out from the shadows like the people hanging the signs in your state. what do you make of adidas' move and how dangerous do you believe it is to have somebody as prominent as kanye

have a freer hand had governor newsom sign the legislation that was sponsored by state senator scott weinerbut i'm told that there is some room to move forward, but just how quickly they move forward is up in the air san francisco's department of public health sending us the following statement reading in part while we continue to work through the legal issues. our goal is to replicate the lifesaving successes of the tlc and anticipate that wellness hubs will include on-site drug use and we'll have measures in place to prevent overdoses in the meantime those with loved ones struggling on the streets are pleading for 24/7 on demand treatment in the city like this. this much. human suffering there needs to be a better way. terra campbell abc 7 news if he can believe it election day is just over three weeks away and voters are going to be deciding the fate of flavored. tobacco products here in california and a california californians passed the ban on products like menthol cigarettes and cotton candy vaping juice, but the law never took effect. tobacco industry giants spent 20 million dollars

politicians including mayor london breed and state senator scott weiner were at the fair and voiced theirhe safety of politicians. one man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting at a smoke shop on international boulevard near 102nd avenue in oakland police say it happened just before nine on friday night. it's unclear if the victim's new each other or what connection they had to the business. no arrests have been made two other people were injured in a separate shooting police. say the victims might have been trying to stop a catalytic converter theft. a large protest in support of the iranian people happened here in the bay area yesterday. the rally was on the same day that the people of iran were warned to stop protesting the government. the bay area iranian american community organized this rally in san francisco the head of iran's elite revolutionary guards told iranians to end the weak song demonstrations warning yesterday would be their quote last day of protests protests have swept through the islamas republic for weeks following the death of a woman who died last month a

attack and america's political divide others are sounding that reacing dly ilung state senator scott weiner who has faced death threats and even a bomb scare at a san francisco home political experts. say the increase in violent threats should concern us all. it really i think is a warning sign for our democracy that we're seeing. perhaps people whose political disagreements are now crossing a line into real life violence. san jose state university professor melinda jackson went on to mention that the political polarization is dangerous. she claims it could encourage more violent action in the near future. we've been on the story since friday morning. you can see all the angles covered in one place the abc 7 bay area streaming tv app. you can download it wherever you stream. we are on 24/7. this morning. we are learning new information about a halloween celebration that went terribly wrong in south korea at least 154 people were killed when they were crushed by a huge crowd and seoul and jovina. we now know at least two americans were among the victims. this is just a horrible situation. ab

politicians including mayor london breed and state senator scott weiner were at this fair and they voiced their concerns over the safety of politicians. one man is dead and a woman wounded following a shooting at a smoke shop on international boulevard near 102nd avenue in oakland police say it happened just before 9:00 on friday night. it's unclear if the victim's new each other or what connection they had to the business. no arrests have been made two other people were injured in a separate shooting police. say the victims might have been trying to stop a catalytic converter that it's been less than a week since the bay area is rocked by a 5.1 magnitude shaker and experts say there is a slight increase in the chance that we will get another quake local groups are helping our community with preparing this weekend members from the san francisco zion church. we're out yesterday offering earthquake safety kits and pamphlets in the cities and neighborhoods surrounding last tuesday's earthquake epicenter. usually as a kid, you're usually finding out about a you get ol't necessarily hear those