abc news political reporter mark matthews is in shark let. charlotte. and the uc davis pepper spraying incident. students and the university come to terms. and a warning about three women and the devious techniques they use to rip off their victims. stay with us. abc news at 11 >>> and now to the democratic national convention. first lady michelle obama told the nation a perm story of family and -- personal story and one of her husband's dedication. it was the dnc's opening night and mark matthews has the story now from the convention arena in charlotte, north carolina. >> in her speech tonight, michelle obama had the opportunity to define the president in her own terms. >> he was still the guy who picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out i could actually see the pavement going by in a hole in the passenger side door. >> she said before the decision about running for the white house she was worried it would change them. >> i had seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> michelle obam

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abc news political reporter mark matthews is in shark let. charlotte.dent. students and the university come to terms. and a warning about three women and the devious techniques they use to rip off their victims. stay with us. abc ne >>> and now to the democratic national convention. first lady michelle obama told the nation a perm story of family and -- personal story and one of her husband's dedication. it was the dnc's opening night and mark matthews has the story now from the convention arena in charlotte, north carolina. >> in her speech tonight, michelle obama had the opportunity to define the president in her own terms. >> he was still the guy who picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out i could actually see the pavement going by in a hole in the passenger side door. >> she said before the decision about running for the white house she was worried it would change them. >> i had seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> michelle obama said her husband refused to listen to those

mark matthews, abc7 news. >> and he will be there tomorrow when president obama addresses the delegates. you can follow mark on our facebook page or at matthews at abc7 on twitter to get his updates from charlotte. >> and abc news will have coverage of the final night of the convention tomorrow at 7:00 here on abc7. >> but now let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. >> a lot is going on. sandhya patel is here now. >> i want to show you live doppler 7hd, and it has been an active day. we had thunderstorms roll through the bay area. more than 700 lightning strikes to the sierra nevada in the last 12 hours. as you look right now, i want to show you where we are still seeing showers at this hour around antioch and lone tree way as we take you down to street level. we are still seeing light returns right now heading to the oakley area. some of the yellow could be briefly heavy, but it is basically rain around livermore and tessla road, and so watch out if you are in that vicinity or heading in that direction. now, as we look at the monter bay, still a few blips on live doppler 7hd

. >> there is mark matthews at justin herman plaza. >> crowd is bigger and clouder at the moment.there is yes. people apparently love critical mass, 20 years. this will be the same as the halloween ride, end of october. biggest ride every year. over the years we've seen crowds this big i think before but it's smaller. >> how do you know when to go? who is lead something. >> no one leads this ride. this is no one in charge. everybody just takes responsibility for them selfs and does what they need to do. we know when to meet. last friday of the month. and they're taking off looks like they're going down for market. and. >> mark, thank you very much. and coming up next demise of the great white shark. >> now under consideration as a >>> responding to wildlife groups federal regulators might consider listing great white sharks as endangered species. this will take about a year for a decision to be made. and very little is known about great white sharks especially breeding habits. >> there is a state of the art facility in the fight against hiv-aids opened today. the mayor joined offi

mark matthews is live from charlotte north carolina with more on mark, the culmination of the event in a very big night. >> this will be a big night for the president. a lot riding on it. we expect him to say that in november, jortz will face not just a choice between two candidates but two different paths for america. the goal? convince vote qlorz have not been happy the direction of the country. four years ago the president offered america hope and change. tonight needs to convince increasingly skeptical voters he can till deliver. and the task will be outlining what he'll do in a second term. >> i think folks swril a clear sense of where he thinks the country needs to go economically. path we need to take. >> this is a tough sell. 31% of the country say the country is on the right track. >> the voters are unhappy with the jobs the president has done but aren't ready to subtle. >> -- settle. >> tonight's scene will be a scaled down version. and the campaign said the risk of bad weather forced them to move it inside. republicans saying democrats are just scared they won't be able to f

mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you. and sky 7 is over the area right now and you can see it's quite a crowd of people making their way through this downtown area as we speak. abc 7 news is at 555 california, demonstrators gathered today. >> there is a decent sized group gathered here, then moved on down california. 15 or 20 minutes ago. and the evening wears on, and the group and crowded about an hour ago. and whatever sells going on today, everyone would converge here for a celebration and a march. it has been peaceful. there is a police presence but it's not overwhelming. we saw some in riot gear and some not less than a dozen motorcycles standing by. and this will have been after a somewhat under whelming day in san francisco. >> there is occupy still alive and growing. people may think the police destroyed the encampment it destroyed occupy. and you can't destroy an idea. >> this corner is dubbed the bankers heart by demonstrators because office buildings housed bank of america and now, it also has offices for a num

mark is also tweeting@matthews abc7. coverage continues tonight. >> missing out on interesting weather. >> interesting weather, thunderstorms possible? >>> yes. -- i'm sorry rhetorical? no. good morning live doppler, we talked about it yesterday starting to show up let's zoom to around monterey bay you can see off carmel by the the sea, thunderstorm lightning out of this storm over the last minute or so 21 miles from santa cruz moving northeast could be in your neighborhoods in 45 minutes. an hour and a half if it holds climbing over the mountains and spilling into the is valley, 49 miles from san jose an hour and half from you if it holds to the. today main -- if it hold together. today mainly cloudy, thunderstorms going to be random, brief, they could pop up anywhere at any time. most of us won't have to worry about them something we done get this time of year often. another chance tomorrow looks like temperatures will be close to averages for friday and saturday. here's sue hall. >>> good morning. good start so far fo

mark matthews is in charlotte. >> reporter: the chairman of the convention is los angeles mayor go , you would think california delegates -- would get good seats. in the back in the corner in the dark. >> reporter: yep delegates in the cheap seats first rows reserved for swing states like iowa and nevada. >> i hope california never upfront. >> reporter: california delegates met at the airport by an army of volunteers. can't say if saturday night's party contributed to the eject of a california delegate, sometime after this big blow-out two delegates showed up at the hotel one falsely claiming to be a congressman was asked to go home no names being released. one arrest. several hundred hundred marched through uptown charlotte. remember the san francisco woman kicked out of the republican convention during romney's speech? she is here in charlotte with her crew. >> people of all races and economic backgrounds in the streets, a lot of young people which makes me inspired. >> reporter: inspiring young voters is the goal of the organizers they are going to stream the until convention on t

mark matthews is live tonight in charlotte, north carolina. they can't wait for the speech. >> as you know, these conventions are scripted to build to a crescendo. last night, michelle obama got it started and tonight, bill clinton expected to build on the enthusiasm. >> thank you. >> he's one of the most popular democrats and tonight, bill clinton will be called on to rally the party faithful. >> and there is a record second to none. he's a credible messenger. >> the obama campaign hopes the speech can pull in voter who's may not be sold on the president right now, but aren't quite ready to make the switch to mitt romney. president obama and clinton had a rocky history, clashing the 2008 democratic primary race but with lowest preconvention popularity of any incumbent the current president could use the former's help. clinton stars in a new ad running in battle ground states. >> president obama has a plan to rebuild america from the ground up. we need to keep going his plan. >> officials say the speech will remind americans of the thriving ec

mark matthews is in charlotte live, covering the convention. very big night for women at dnc. >> it is. the health and human services secretary is on stage right now. and we have seen a lot of women, camela harris, barbara lee, nancy pelosi taking the stage today on the first day of the convention. and polls are out showing the president's support among women has been dropping and he is counting on women and today has been a big day for women starting early with the california delegation. there are all speakers here this morning were women. >> we've got to wake up. we've got a big election. wake up. >> senator boxer rallied delegates this morning by answering republican challengers favorite question. >> are we better off than we were in 2008? yes, we are. >> boxer follow bid state attorney general harris. >> he got through the affordable care act. he saved our auto industry. >> and. >> it took donna brazil to fire things up. >> you get ready to tell america... we love america. we fight for america. >> and after brazil, actress ashley judd. >> t

mark matthews reports from charlotte, north carolina. >> the president: madame chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [ cheering and applause [ >> reporter: president obama said he wants to restore the values that built america. >> the president: the largest middle class and strongest economy the world has ever known. >> reporter: and characterized the republican plan as the same prescription they've had for 30 years. >> the president: feel a cold coming on, take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: he cautioned some in his party not to depend on government to solve every problem and lit into republicans for believing government is the problem. >> the president: any more than our welfare recipients or corporations, or unions or immigrants, or gays or any other group we are told to blame for our troubles. >> reporter: on foreign policy he listed his successes including the death of bin laden and jocked about mitt romney's lack of experience. >> the president: you might no

exposure into a run for the white house. >>> you can get instant updates from political reporter mark matthewsg the convention all weeklong by following him on our facebook page mark is also tweeting. >>> san francisco school that was flooded by a water main break a week ago will resume classes this morning, earlier than first thought. the school brought in a company that specializes in water cleanup after testing for for moisture, mold and mildew, experts determined the school is safe to reopen. the news not as good for the convent next door which suffered most of the damage. that could stay closed for weeks. the water main is part of the city upgrade project, completed eight months ago. >>> 6:37, time for a check on the weather. it is grey out there with fog along the coast >> let's take a look at dry air on top and try to get the timing down dry air represented by the original deeper tropical moisture to our south, green, yellow, reds, uncutting it now with the cloud cover by noon clouds are back to the coast pockets of sun there, by 10:00 any clouds in the valley or fog should start to lif

political reporter mark matthews has the speech and reaction from charlotte from the biggest names inifornia politics. >> tonight president clinton said the republican argument against the president is pretty simple. >> it it went something like this, we left him a total mess. he hadn't cleaned it up fast enough so put him back in. >> they say the agenda of congress is clear jie. their number one priority was not to put america back to work. it was to put the president out of work. we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down. >> he accused paul ryan of attacking the president's medicare spending plan that mirrored ryan's own proposal. >> you have to give him one thing, it takes brass for a guy to attack a guy who did what you did. >> clinton painted the republican small government philosophy as winner take all and you are on your own. >> if you want a winner take all, you are on your own society, you should support the republican ticket. but if you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibility, we are all i

political reporter mark matthews has the speech and reaction from charlotte from the biggest names inlinton said the republican argument against the president is pretty simple. >> it it went something like this, we left him a total he hadn't cleaned it up fast enough so put him back in. >> they say the agenda of congress is clear jie. their number one priority was not to put america back to work. it was to put the president out of work. we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down. >> he accused paul ryan of attacking the president's medicaret's mirrored ryan's own proposal. >> you have to give him one thing, it takes brass for a guy to attack a guy who did what you did. >> clinton painted the republican small government you are on your own. take all >> if you want a winner take all, you are on your own society, you should support the republican ticket. but if you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibility, we are all in this together society, you should vote for barack obama and joe biden. >> i'm over th

. >>> abc-7 news political reporter mark matthews will be live this week from the democratic nationalention in charlotte. you can get instant updates from mark all week long by following him on our facebook page. mark is tweeting @matthews abc-7. >> if you're a bargain shopper, this labor day weekend 0 could be the best time to buy. retailers are offering deep discounts to bring in more customers. online shopping analysts say labor day discounts average 48% off compared to 42 for black friday and cyber monday. the biggest labor die sale typically involve hemtronnics-appliances and clothing,. >>> let's get to leigh glaser. she has your weekend forecast. >> leigh: it was a terrific day today. behind me, high definition sutro cam, showing you incredible visibility over san francisco. there's a little arm of fog that is just sitting there all afternoon long. so not as widespread today as yesterday. in fact live doppler 7 hd has a handle on it. there we go. you can see it. just a little bit of light fog. very shallow. right near the coast. and some of this has actually pulled away from the

abc7 news political reporter mark matthews is in charlotte tonight where the protests and the politics are already in full swing. >> the chairman of the convention is mayor antonio villaraigosa. you would think he would get good seats. >> in the back in the corner in the dark. >> you know i know where the california delegation is. >> yep, they are in the cheap seats. first rows are reserved for swing states like iowa and nevada. >> i hope california is never up front. >> california delegates are being met by an army of volunteers. can't say if it contributed to the rejection of a delegate, but then two delegates showed up one falsely claiming to be a congressman and he was asked to go home. no names are being released. today only one arrest as several hundred marched through uptown charlotte. the march on wall street went through the wells fargo building and the bank of america headquarters. you remember the woman kicked out during romney's speech? she is here in charlotte with her code pink crew. >> you can see people of all races and economic backgrounds in the streets. a lot of youn

mark is tweeting at matthews at abc.7. >>> he is a huge clint eastwood fan even though the invisible monologue at the republican convention. the hollywood star spoke with an imaginary president obama in an empty chair just before mitt romney spoke at the gop convention on thursday evening. usa today released an interview with the president today. he told the paper, quote, if you are easily offended you should probably choose another profession. >>> and two new polls show president obama and mitt romney locked in a dead heat on the eve of the democratic convention. the latest poll shows the president ahead 47 to 46%. a new routers poll shows the candidates tied at 45%. romney had lead that survey by two points after the gop convention. >>> in southern california, a wildfire is burning in the angeles national forest forcing the evacuation of thousands camping out this labor day weekend. the out of control fire has quickly grown to 3600 acres creating an orange glow against the night sky. the forest service says it broke out this afternoonstate re just ab glendora.t above the smoke coul

. >> coming up at 5:00 mark matthews will look at how the death could impact u.s. security and international relation autos back here, perjury charges will not be filed against a former south bay priest at the center of a child abuse scandal. prosecuters say he lied during that testimony. on the stand he denied sexually assaulting william lynch 30 years ago. the jury found him not guilty. the jury says the decision on the charges was made because lindner's testimony did not end up being a factor in the verdict. >> we're learning about the man charged with kidnapping his two children and spending three days in a stolen boat near monterey. this is his booking photo. he told a san francisco chronicle he knew he had quote gone crazy by stealing the boat but not taking his kids, claiming his children were not safe at the home, he has a court hearing on monday. >> and there is milpitas police looking for men in the shooting of a 7-11 store clerk. >> a 67-year-old was shot moments later. the chain is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and convi

president obama arrives in charlotte this afternoon. >>> mark matthews will be live from charlotte todayning at 4 p.m. get instant updates from mark by following him on our facebook page mark is also treating. >>> live convention coverage continues tonight at 7 p.m. you can see it right here on abc7. >>> this morning vallejo police will hold a news conference to address the latest fatal shooting involving police officers in that city. friends and family of 23-year-old mario romero delivered a letter to the mayor yesterday demanding an independent investigation. police claim romero pulled a gun when they approached him sunday morning officers fired 30 times, he was carrying a pellet gun. that pellet gun on the left a real baretta on the right see the similarity there is. >>> congresswoman expected to visit the sierra lamar search center this morning volunteers hope the visit will keep the missing 15-year-old in the public's mine. candlelight vigil for her -- 7:00 tonight she was last seen in march. antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and charged with her murder after dna was found i

abc 7 news, mark matthews will be live from the democratic national convention, you can get updates from mark all week long and mark is also tweeting. >> unions held their labor day picnic but something was missing. instead of being on the reelection campaign a spotlight for prop 32. and no politicians at all in this year which is an election year smrks say it's because unions being unfairly blamed. >> and this is an easy target because we're in the community. >> there is 2.4 million union member autos highly paid school administrators cashed in on a pension option intended to keep veteran teachers from leaving for higher paying jobs. there is 180 administrators ended up using it for a lump sum payment on top of pensions. the superintendent took the largest play out when he retired in 2009. plus a $200,000 per year pension. 77 retired supervisors received pensions of more than $200,000 per year. accord together san francisco chronicle, including marilyn miller at $268,000 a year and san leandro school had kristin lynn, $244,000 and livermore school chief brenda miller taking in $228,000

and mark matthews joins us live from charlotte, north carolina. everyone knows about clint eastwood. and there is some star power name. >> one name jumped out at me. an actress i saw in a movie called "american beauty". >> her political activism got her her current role as a delegate. >> it's just go to a meeting and in my area, people know me. >> first she says she was motivated by the republican nominee. >> this is just idea of a romney administration to me is to be honest is abhorrent. >> i love his films so it's hard to like, slam him but i think maybe he just needed to sit down or something. and seems like he was trying something. it didn't come across. that well. >> she says supporters in the film industry were wild for him four years ago. this time around? >> i think at the end of the day everybody realizes that this is just still our guy. we have to do what we can to make sure he gets reelected. i think it's not like a series of rock concerts anymore. >> and coming up, michelle obama going to attempt to rock this hougs, capping off a day d

mark matthews in charlotte for the democratic convention he will be reporting live starting at 4 p.m. get instant updates all weeklong by following him on our facebook page. mark is tweeting. >>> san francisco authorities investigating whether city workers are receiving discounted water bills intended tourtelot income residents. the utilities commission offers two millions in public an -- two million dollars in public assistance. audit matched 473 addresses receiving that discount to records for any city workers. city workers average $90 three,000 a year in salary so the vast majority would not qualify for the problem. the investigation continues. >>> a year from now we should be able to drive on the new eastern span of the bay bridge countdown is on with the bridge scheduled to open next labor day. the video shows what it will look like when finished. biggest project to get through is the load transfer, transfering the weight off the scaffolding on to the cable. that project is underway now and should be done in november. >> without a doubt, a year feels very short here. for a number

mark matthews has the reaction. >> reporter: the attack that killed ambassador stevens and three other american diplomats was carried out on september 11th by a group of three men firing automatic weapons and firing rocket propelled grenades. >> it is not simply a threat to the koran. that sometimes will provoke a street demonstration but the actual terrorist attacks are better planned and i'm sure this was planned for awhile. >> reporter: tom hendrickson believes u.s. foreign policy towards libya may have played a part. >> there has been a til tendency upon the administration and the american people which administration reflects to think we can leave the middle east to its own devices and we can somehow not intervene in libya, leave it go, not be engaged in certain parts of the world. >> hendrickson points to the u.s. withdrawal from iraq but that criticism confound's canada's former ambassador to the european union. >> i don't find the criticism in the slightest warranted. i find it goofy. >> he finds no evidence that american foreign policy towards libya is one of december engagemen

mark matthews with a story you will see only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: march 2009 in san francisco civic center lillie haskell was involved in a scuffle with police. she is cuffed and arrested for a felony violation of an obscure lynching law. the district attorney threw out the case and haskell was never charged but before she was released from jail police told her she had to give up a swabbed sample of her dna or spend more are days in jail. >> you are likely to get out tomorrow if you don't refuse but if you refuse you will likely be in until tuesday. >> haskell is suing claiming that the swab was a violation of her fourth amendment protection against unlawful search and seizure. >> taking genetic tissue is a seizure. >> they argued that the california law is unconstitutional. an attorney for the state argued it it is no more than finger presenting. >> the deputy target told the panel that fingerprinting is also a search but several of the judges appeared not to buy the comparison. >> now, if i'm arrested i wind up leaving behind in the custody of the government the intimate det

mark matthews is in charlotte, north carolina he will be reporting live from the democratic convention. you can get instant updates from mark by following him on our facebook page mark is also tweeting. >>> republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan is stumping for votes today in ohio where he told supporters that america is not better off after nearly four years of president obama's leadership. ryan says the president will say a lot of things thursday night, but he will not be able to convince voters they are better off now than four years ago. >> still ahead, we will stay on top of that breaking news, the shooting of a chp officer and suspect during a traffic stop. these are live pictures from sky 7 hd we'll have an update. >>> soggy setback is not going to dampen spirits at one san francisco school heading back to class after a damaging flood. that is coming up next. >>> breaking news. this is an update on the breaking news we brought you at the top of this newscast shootout involving a chp officer and suspect on highway 680 in alamo, 680 shutdown in both expect to have it clo

. >> mark matthews will be reporting live from charlotte, north carolina today get updates by following him on our facebook page mark is also tweeting. abc news will have live coverage of the final night 7:00 here on abc 7. >>> among those praising president clinton's speech is his wife. she watched a recorded version during her stay in east timor today, 10,000 miles from north carolina. the state department provided this photo, secretary clinton poked fun at her husband's practice of ad libing during his speeches. >> my husband read parts of his speech to me over the last few days. i received the as prepared version, which i'm anxious, when i can to compare with the as delivered version. [ laughing ] >> clinton noted that it was american political tradition for secretaries of state to not attend party conventions being the state'sman or woman she was on a trip to asia. >> she had fun with that. >>> mike showing us sun today. >> got a lot. there you go most of the low clouds retreat together coast high clouds pushed to our south and east live doppler 7 hd will show these clouds over mou

. >>> mark matthews will report live interest charlotte today starting at -- live from charlotte today starting at 4:00. mark is tweeting. live convention coverage continues tonight at 7 p.m. right here on abc7. >>> 4:40. let's get our check on weather. >>> good morning mike any more thunderstorms? >> a few out there, they are far from the bay area south of gilroy now. i think that's where they are going to stay. red flag warning was dropped overnight as threat of thunderstorms has started to diminish. this moisture plume is going to start moving east the next couple of hours chances of thunderstorms are going to be best south and east of the bay area into the afternoon. here's a look at your day planner, clouds, temperatures in the 50s now through 7:00, by noon, more sun with upper 50s at the coast near 70 to 79 inland. by the afternoon warm inland with mid 80s, mid 70s comfortable around the bay, near 60 at the coast clouds start returning to the coast 7:00, mid 60s bay and comfortable mid 70s inland. it will be near normal with temperatures in the mid 80s inland in warmest spots mid

. >> mark matthews will be reporting live from charlotte, north carolina today get updates by followingim on our facebook page mark is also tweeting. abc news will have live coverage of the final night 7:00 here on abc 7. >>> among those praising president clinton's speech is his wife. she watched a recorded version during her stay in east timor today, 10,000 miles from north carolina. the state department provided this photo, secretary clinton poked fun at her husband's practice of ad libing during his speeches. >> my husband read parts of his speech to me over the last few days. i received the as prepared version, which i'm anxious, when i can to compare with the as delivered version. [ laughing ] >> clinton noted that it was american political tradition for secretaries of state to not attend party conventions being the state'sman or woman she was on a trip to asia. >> she had fun with that. >>> mike showing us sun today. >> got a lot. there you go most of the low clouds retreat together coast high clouds pushed to our south and east live doppler 7 hd will show these clouds over mount

mark matthews will be live all week from the democratic convention get instant updates all week by following him on facebook mark is also tweeting. >>> coming up, what happens to your itunes music when you die? we'll tell you what one famous celeb is planning for and why he may have to sue apple to make it happen. >>> new allegations about tom cruise's personal life. reports out today about his search for a for a girlfriend and what role scientology may have played in it >>> who russell crowe is thanking today after getting lost at t >>> bizarre new allegations about the church of scientology and tom cruise's love life. a story in the new vanity fair claims the church launched a top secret effort to fan cruise a girlfriend. actresses who were scientologies were -- scientologists were selected to be his significant other. >> on top of his divorce it is one more thing. nobody wants to be exposed to critical arts like this. true or not, if -- articles like this. true north, if it is not it is frustrated if it is true some of his most personal moment. i'm sure this is one more headache for tom c

mark matthews is in charlotte, north carolina he will be reporting live from the democratic convention. you can get instant updates from mark by following him on our facebook page mark is also tweeting. >>> republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan is stumping for votes today in ohio where he told supporters that america is not better off after nearly four years of president obama's leadership. ryan says the president will say a lot of things thursday night, but he will not be able to convince voters they are better off now than four years ago. >> still ahead, we will stay on top of that breaking news, the shooting of a chp officer and suspect during a traffic stop. these are live pictures from sky 7 hd we'll have an update. >>> soggy setback is not going to dampen spirits at one san francisco school heading back to class after a damaging flood. flood. that is coming up next. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options,

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reporting from charlotte, mark matthews abc news. >> next couple months will mav quickly now. rk reporting from charlotte, north carolina. >>> after the president nobody received more applause tonight than gabriel giffords. convention hall shook with thunder cheer and more than a few tears were shed certainly as the former arizona congresswoman took the body toum lead the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god -- >> it was moving. giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011. she left congress a year later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democra

at 18th and valencia, mark matthews, abc news. >> one final note, critical mass celebrations are not over yet. they will continue through the weekend and culminating in a big bike ride on sunday afternoon. it starts near 16th and valencia and ends at ocean beach. >>> families in novato came together to mourn the loss of a student struck by an suv as she road her bike home from school. she was 12 years old and moved from her family from new mexico just last month. here is thomas roman. >> novato showed their grief for the family at san marin high school in novato. about 300 people came to the campus to join in a vigil and moment of silence for hayley ratliff. hayley's mom was hugged by friends and family. angela spoke to us off campus about her daughter. >> in the 12 short years that hayley was here, she has changinged and touched and impacted more lives than most people do in an entire lifetime. and i miss her so much. >> police say hayley was by sick lig home on tuesday afternoon when she was struck by an suv. hayley was taken to oakland's children hospital where she died of her inj

at 18th and valencia, mark matthews, abc news. >> one final note, critical mass celebrations are not over yet. they will continue through the weekend and culminating in a big bike ride on sunday afternoon. it starts near 16th and valencia and ends at ocean beach. >>> families in novato came together to mourn the loss of a student struck by an suv as she road her bike home from school. she was 12 years old and moved from her family from new mexico just last month. here is thomas roman. >> novato showed their grief for the family at san marin high school in novato. about 300 people came to the campus to join in a vigil and moment of silence for hayley ratliff. hayley's mom was hugged by friends and family. angela spoke to us off campus about her daughter. >> in the 12 short years that hayley was here, she has changinged and touched and impacted more lives than most people do in an entire lifetime. and i miss her so much. >> police say hayley was by sick lig home on tuesday afternoon when she was struck by an suv. hayley was taken to oakland's children hospital where she died of her inj

reporting from charlotte, mark matthews abc news. >> next couple months will mav quickly now. rlotte, north carolina. >>> after the president nobody received more applause tonight than gabriel giffords. convention hall shook with thunder cheer and more than a few tears were shed certainly as the former arizona congresswoman took the body toum lead the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. t to the republic republic which it stands one nn under god -- >> it was moving. giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011. she left congress a year later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democrat say they are also pl

now 7 news political reporter mark matthews is in charlotte covering the convention and young delegate from san francisco who is already getting noticed. this is me lace san miguel 26 years old. first national political convention. and i'm taking better it's not her last. when she tells me her time here at the convention seems a little dream like she's talking about the american dream. >> i captain believe it's happening. made me think this is the only country where something like that can happen. >>reporter: she grew up in working class poor family in the mission. >> come from immigrant family. 81 family. my dad worked in the boiler room for offer 30 years. >>reporter: she still lives in the mission district but as taej she got into lowell high school then accepted at uc berkeley graduated in political science and yes that's her valedictorian of her graduating class. >> it's amazing with our institution can do an when they are working really well how they can alter one life path. for me that's what happened. >>reporter: she work force education non-profit in legislative affairs advoca

at 18th and valencia, mark matthews, abc news. >> one final note, critical mass celebrations are not continue through the weekend and culminating in a big bike ride on sunday afternoon. it starts near 16th and valencia and ends at ocean beach. >>> families in novato came together to mourn the loss of a student struck by an suv as she road her bike home from school. she was 12 years old and moved from her family from new mexico just last month. here is thomas roman. >> novato showed their grief for the family at san marin high school in novato. about 300 people came to the campus to join in a vigil and moment of silence for hayley ratliff. hayley's mom was hugged by friends and family. angela spoke to us off campus about her daughter. >> in the 12 short years that hayley was here, she has changinged and touched and impacted more lives than most people do in an entire lifetime. and i miss her so much. >> police say hayley was by sick lig home on tuesday afternoon when she was struck by an suv. hayley was taken to oakland's children hospital where she died of her injuries. her death has

more from mark matthews. >> doing nothing is their philosophy. doing nothing, they do not believe in a public roam. >> reporter: a message we are hearing a lot. >> they work against anything and everything, including a lot of stuff they initially supported. >> when i remind people the republican congress continues to obstruct any job initiative, they realize that the president is doing everything he can and the economy is turning around. >> reporter: this in response to mitt romney's speech. >> this president cannot tell us that you are better off today than when he took office. >> all his friends are better off >> reporter: burton says romney is better off and the message to the delegates, so is the country. >> absolutely it is better off today. >> reporter: back stage pelosi explained. >> this is not about are you better off now. are you better off than you would have been if a republican had been elected. >> reporter: is that a tough sell? >> i don't think so people have to know the facts. >> reporter: pelosi says republicans are playing fast

reporting from charlotte, mark matthews abc news. >> next couple months will mav quickly now. porting from charlotte, north carolina. >>> after the president nobody received more applause tonight than gabriel giffords. convention hall shook with thunder cheer and more than a few tears were shed certainly as the former arizona congresswoman took the body toum lead the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god -- >> it was moving. giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011. she left congress a year later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democrat say

now 7 news political reporter mark matthews is in charlotte covering the convention and young delegate from san francisco who is already getting noticed. this is me lace san miguel 26 years old. first national political convention. and i'm taking better it's not her last. when she tells me her time here at the convention seems a little dream like she's talking about the american dream. >> i captain believe it's happening. made me think this is the only country where something like that can happen. >>reporter: she grew up in working class poor family in the mission. >> come from immigrant family. 81 family. my dad worked in the boiler room for offer 30 years. >>reporter: she still lives in the mission district but as taej she got into lowell high school then accepted at uc berkeley graduated in political science and yes that's her valedictorian of her graduating class. >> it's amazing with our institution can do an when they are working really well how they can alter one life path. for me that's what happened. >>reporter: she work force education non-profit in legislative affairs advoca

now 7 news political reporter mark matthews is in charlotte covering the convention and young delegatesco who is already getting noticed. this is me26 san miguel 26 years old. first national political convention. and i'm taking better it's not her last. when she tells me her time here at the convention seems a little dream like she's talking about the american dream. >> i captain believe it's happening. made me think this is nly country where something like that can happen. >>reporter: she grew up in working class poor family in the mission. >> come from immigrant family. 81 family. my dad worked in the boiler room for offer 30 years. >>reporter: she still lives in the mission district but as taej she got into lowell high school then accepted at uc berkeley graduated in political science and yes that's her valedictorian of her graduating class. >> it's amazing with our institution can do an when they can alter one life path. w for me that's what happened. >>reporter: she work forceofitn education non-profit in legislative affairs advocating on behalf of low income children. biggest thr

. >>> and tonight, there is another explanation for his rising poll numbers and mark matthews is here with a look at the really hit first strat ji we've been saying that it's going to be a close race ask could boil down to direction of the economy and this campaign figured it could be more important than people think. in the last week of august in the first week in september our attention was focused on conventions, during weeks something else was at play. >> i'm barack obama and i agrieve this message. >> there is a analysts saying ads almost negative defined romney as antimiddle class and antiauto bailout. number of ads was overwhelming. there is a dealing -- feel sthag they didn't have to could do that and they're going to wait until the convention and afterwards. >> this scientists say the campaign was helped out by missteps. >> there are comments about the middle east. >> the campaign was trying to paint and there is another big advantage and there are swing states sat rated with candidates and there are stations required to give a discounted rate in last 60 days but this applies

. >> terry: mark matthews is going to be live from the national convention in charlotte. updates from mark by following him on our facebook page at matthews at abc7. >> health advisories you need to know about. bay area students come down with chickenpox. and some 10,000 people that stayed at yosemite they may have been exposed to the deadly hanta virus. live look from abc7 studios. looking at the flag waving down along the embarcadero with the bay bridge behind it. two things i can tell you. a little bit of wind and not much traffic. lisa argen will expand on one >> terry: on this saturday, first day of the labor day three-day weekend. looking down from mount tamalpais. gorgeous shot for you. you can go to the top of mount tamalpais. much of the bay area having trouble getting through the clouds. lisa argen will be along shortly at some point for most of us, it may very well happen. >> health concerns at san francisco state. a second student has been diagnosed with chickenpox. school officials anticipate more cases. a letter went out to students and faculty that it can ta

. >> and abc-7 news political reporter mark matthews will be live next week from the democratic nationalonvention in charlotte. you can get instant updates from mark all week long by following him on our facebook page, mark is also tweeting at matthews abc-7. >> now you can enjoy one of the prets favorite brews. coming up, once brood only inside the white house, now you can make it at home. the obama administration has released its home made beer recipe. and isaac washes up a piece of history. the story behind this mysterious ship. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. looks like the second half of our holiday weekend we're going to see some more. the forecast >> alan: the rem manneds of hurricane isaac are causing trouble in the midwest, and in new orleans the officials say the destruction is being downplayed. here's the latest. reporter: even as a ghost of its former self, hurricane ice sang is haunting the gulf coast. >> cleaning up branches and waiting for the power to come back on basically. >> this is more than an inconvenience. it continues to be dangerous for everybody. >> hu

we're going to begin with mark matthew who's is live with the latest there tonight. mark?> we've been meandering throughout the financial district since 3:00 this afternoon. and can you guys hear snee there is a rally scheduled for 5:00 this evening that is now. they've just arrived here and this is with about the second time around for us, we've been marching ash the financial district and now we're back here at the plaza. there is a live -- where a protest is supposed to happen here. they're supposed to be meeting up with others but i think now, the crowd may be 200 or so, less than an pis tis paited here at the corner of market and i'm sor year, california and kerny. back to you.

mark matthews joins with us the impact on firefighters who volunteered and took the risk. >> every year for four, five years before september 11th, twun, firefighters from san francisco's number one station would go back to new york to march with their new york counter parts in the st. patrick's day far yaid. so -- parade. so when planes flew into the twin towers, those san francisco firefighters thought they had a particular connection, a need to show up and help. september 11th, twun, san francisco firefighter john sekora was on duty. >> guys started making phone calls asking what -- we feel like we've got to do something. >> commercial planes began flying again they were on their way to new york. >> we felt the need to help our friends and we became friends of those guys out there. >> victor was one of the 11 from fire station one. normally, they would be covered but because san francisco firefighters were taking vacation time and went to new york on their own there are questions about whether they'd qualify. the federal decision today removes that uncertainty. >> this is maybe more

. >> alan: abc-7 news political reporter, mark matthews wishes theive next week the democratic nationalconvention in charlotte. you can get instant update from mark by following him on the facebook page. >>> we're learning more tonight about th strange improve -- improve between clint east wawd and an empty chair meant to be president obama. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. >> all of that caught the romney campaign offguard. an aide admit they were eyeing the clock as the performance dragged on in an interview, paul ryan weighed in. >> clint eastwood is clint eastwood. we just happy to have his support. >> alan: am immediately the picture of someone talking to a chair is trending. this image shows a lego character talking to an empty chair. >> and inspired a game of copy cats. the caption says, eastwood is coming. >> paul ryan now says he did not run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview. he acknowledged today he misstated his marathon time by more than an hour. last month he cla

now abc 7 news political reporter mark matthews is in charlotte. he has more on tonight convention over on channel 7 at 11:00 o'clock. you can get instant update as well from mark by following him on our facebook page. mark also tweeting at matthew abc 7. >> as we continue here tonight only in san francisco has ever been more true. coming up. government steps in to save a plant so rare that only one is believed to be growing in the wild. we have that story. >> plus falling flat on your face book. who desearchs the blame as the stock for the social media giant hit another low? >> i'm expense are christian in the accu-weather forecast center. our post labor day tl work about to fade a little bi bit. details in my forecast coming up. >> also ahead. health woe of green indicate singer force the band to abruptly cancel concert overseas ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progres

. >> alan: abc-7 news political reporter, mark matthews wishes be live next week from the democratic national convention in charlotte. you can get instant update from mark by following him on the facebook page. >>> we're learning more tonight about that strange improve -- improve between clint east wawd and an empty chair meant to be president obama. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. can't do that to himself. >> all of that caught the romney campaign offguard. an aide admit they were eyeing the clock as the performance dragged on in an interview, paul ryan weighed in. >> clint eastwood is clint eastwood. we just happy to have his support. >> alan: am immediately the picture of someone talking to a chair is trending. this image shows a lego character talking to an empty chair. >> and inspired a game of throne copy cats. the caption says, eastwood is coming. >> paul ryan now says he did not run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview. he acknowledged today he misstated his marathon time by more than an hour.