Mike pence. Day three is underway inside quicken loans arena. Outside there was a violent clash and Laura Anthony was there. Reporter this happened just outside of the arena. The delegates line up and file in every niday. Things are starting to heat up today, this was a half dozen arrests over two days. But that changed when a group locked arms and tried to block the main entrance to the rnc convention. That prompted this response from police there were several arrests. Were going to make the determination whether or not were going to arrest someone. Inside of at rena, the show will go on. Tonights key note speaker, Vice President ial nominee mike pence. Donald trump embodies that washington corruption. And ted cruz and marco rubio will take the stage. A play for party unity is not an endorsement of trump. I dont need them to do it, but just to bring unity to california and to america, sure. Theyre hearing now from a local pastor from cleveland. There are big names on the agenda and list and were expecting donald trump to make an appearance with mike pence. And cruz, gingrich and scott walker expected to appear and were told marco rubio will be on video and well be here. You can watch the days events at 7 00 p. M. A rock band with bay area roots used its performance to make a political statement. Third eye blind with many republicans in the crowd the band used performance to protest some party policies. Many booed the group. He says the band has nothing against republicans but against the president ial nominee. It turns out the rnc did have the rights to play we are the champions. The band queen complained about the use of the song but bmi, which holds the license, says the rnc had a convention license. However, theyve excluded the ng meaning trump cannot use the song outside or after the rnc. An openly gay man will address delegates at the convention. Hes a well known conservative. Lyanne is live with what the Lgbt Community is saying. The community is disappointed but Silicon Valley is not surprised. Hes referred to as an out liar, entrepreneur peter teile supports donald trump, though Silicon Valley is at odds with most of the republican candidate issues. Hes a gay conservative. Its is n conceivable to me how an lgbt person that cares about their own future and safety of their community could with part of the republican party. Some hoped the truch campaign would have tapped caithyn jenner, today, opting to attend a brunch hosted by a conservative. Im in the giving up on the constitution and not i want the country to thrive. Trump made it clear he will be a force against lgbt equality. His selection of evangelical republican mike pence solidified that. Analyst ss say the Trump Campaign must focus on those undecided. If they speak to true believers that is going to be a problem in november. The log cab quinn group admits the party has the most lgbt platform in its history. And trump didnt always have this stance on samesex marriage. In 2005, he congratulated elton john on his Civil Partnership and wrote on his blog, im very happy for them. If two people dig each other, they dig each other. Good luck. That was then. Presumptive democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton had no Campaign Events scheduled for today. And there are leading contenders to be the Vice President ial nominee, however, an aid says clinton may surprise political watchers. And abc7 news will have live coverage all next week and Laura Anthony will head to the dnc tomorrow night. Sky 7 hd is live over a terrible traffic jam because of a grass fire that is largely out at this point. You can see the fire in solano county. There trouble spots and you can see results, massive back up and this is near gold hill road. The fire was never that big, but was right up against the freeway and blowing smoke over the road and this made it dangerous for drivers to try to get through. Fire crews battle flames and opened the lanes as smoke cleared. Happening now, anth ti vifts in oakland chained themselves to doors outside of the Police Officer association and they want the city to take the funds away from the police department. When 50 of the funds to go to communities and help with Youth Programs as well as actually reyating jobs for black folks here in oakland. They add theyre prepared to stay longer than 24 hours groups with two messages joined forces today in San Francisco. The janitors are demanding a better contract. Voters in East Palo Alto will decide if theyre willing to pay more for city improvements. The City Council Approved a measure raising sales tax one half sent to 9. 5 . Tonight, thousands of pokemon go players are condition verging on San Francisco. Players walk around in real life and virtual characters appear on smart phones they can capture. Melanie woodrow joins us live. Are they up . You can see groups gre and w anywhere from embarcadero to dolores park. Some are getting a error, but people here, some of them, say that the app is working fine. If it does, idea is to socialize and get as many as they can while drinking. Stacy burns is trying to get the go app to load. If you like enjoying things, yes, its addictive. Players cant seem to hide the love for the game. And why have not expand on the fun . Two great things. That is sarahs idea. She said she didnt think much. There is 500 people, now, there are 8,000 going today. 8,000 people beginning at either embarcadero. Were expecting a big crowd and says there will be a pinata. A tall order. She posted these tips from sfpd. Do not run into trees or meters. They hurt. Are servers down . They are threatened it might become a no. By mid afternoon but the problem later persisted, potentially turning the plant into a regular pub crawl. As if the game was not enough there is now a dating service just for pokemon fans. That was quick. Yes. Pokey date matches singles to pokey stops. It launched today. I see you. Yes. Yes. You know, you have something in common, you both like the game. Outstanding. Two issues for people in the bay area are housing and traffic. Then, proof rents are getting cheaper. Were not kidding. Im spencer christian. Some like it hot and theyll like my weekend forecast. Coming up. A woman books a connecting flight in turkey only to be told there is no such flight. Coming up, 7 on your side finds what muscle pain . What headache . What arthritis pain . Advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain . Advil. You can help prevent blindness in undernourished children across the globe by getting your vitamins at walgreens. Walgreens. 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This video shows the changes over the six years it took to complete the project. Many times we thought this would never happen. But it did. And expansion that loosened one of the bay areas worst traffic knots. Doing what its supposed to owe do, making sure roadways are safer and more efficient. The sixyear, 1. 3 billion project widened highway 4 to just west of state route 160 in antioch and from 2 to 4 lanes in brentwood. Its better now. This driver says it shaved up to 15 minutes off his trips in east county and hes not alone. It takes me only 0 minutes. The widening project included a special median but some say the project is moving to the west and local transit agencies and sales tax increases paying the freight. That is a model and the public has to be able to see there is something in it for them. That is a depending more on voters for new road improvement projects. A big celebration in the bay view neighborhood. And Carolyn Johnson joins us with the story. Reporter this is the oldest opera house in San Francisco. And now, everyone is forming a line there to peek at the opera house. It was built inform 18888, always a neighborhood gathering spot. Just has history with the community. People feel invested in it. In 2014, it began a nearly 6 million renovation. And now meets requirements. Outside there is a new walkway and stage and garden. Yvonne expects the newly renovated opera house to continue the role as a hub. Anyone can come, when new to the neighborhood or people have been long time residents of a neighborhood. In San Francisco, abc7 news. Well check on the forecast now. Spencer christian wants to hurry up because hes got a pokemon go, quick. We have sunny skies and a patch of low clouds near the coast. You can see how shallow that is reaching from a little parts of San Francisco to pacifica and 30 Miles Per Hour at sfo. Gusts to 22 at mountain view. This is the view. Puffs of low clouds beginning to push over the city. 60 degrees in San Francisco. Oakland, 67. And 79 degrees in santa rosa now. Novato and check out foggy patches overnight. Warmer days ahead beginning on friday. And into overnight conditions, lows mainly in mid50s and you can see fog overc the bay that will retreat. By mid day, sunny skies just about everywhere. Mid70s on the peninsula. And 64 degrees in downtown San Francisco. Low to mid70s in the east bay and mid to upper 80s inland. Look at the warm up saturday and sunday. Here is the accuweather forecast. Upper 90s monday and tuesday and that is still pretty hot. Thank you, spencer. Coming up, uc Berkeley Student among dozens killed in france last week. His parents talk about what keeps them going despite their grief. The parents of a uc Berkeley Student killed in the attack in nice are speaking out. We thought he would be here and we brought clothes. We thought he was a missing person they couldnt identify. We thought he was going to be here. They landed in paris and still on the plane on the tarmac, they heard a voice mail their son hadnt made it. The 20yearold was among 84 people killed. The only thing that keeps us going is that we had 20 incredible years with our son. He was a very special boy. We loved him very much. He wasnt only our son, but our friend. The student was part of a study abroad program. Three others were injured in the attack. So tough for his parents. Today, the president of turkey declared a state of emergency for three months after the military tried and failed to overthrow his government. The video shows damage left over from fridays attempted coup. Hundreds of schools have been shut down. There are only a few Fire Department thats are allowed to use drones and one Department Just made a list. Why firefighters say this is the technology they need. The bay area earned its reputation for high housing prices. Surprising news. I hope youre sitting down. San francisco rents are dropping. Yes. From astronomical to only mildly absurd. Wow. Maybe its time to go apartment hunting. Vic lee shows us what is going on. This usually goes out over a couple year period. Hes got a job here and now, he and his friends are apartment hunting. He is shocked. The rents are high but not out of reach. News i have seen is largest housing market, worse than new york. We noticed rental market that rents have been dropping. Jan new heads the San Francisco apartment association. Pafrments are going for 8,000 and 10,000s oodz this leasing agent sees a softening. In studios below 2500 or 1 bedrooms around 3200 were feeling a softening around 5 or so. Housing is a commodity. Is it good news . Depends on who you are, a landlord or renter. In alameda, voters will decide between two different measures. And after two years of protests in san mateo, activists turned in signatures to get a rent control measure on the ballot capping rent increases at 4 per year for certain renters. New at 6 00tesha just put out a master plan and says the company will develop Self Driving Technology that is 10 times safer than manual driving. Happening now in berkeley, a protest over removal of old library books. Abc 7 news was in pitman today and some say 35,000 books had been purged rather than donated. The acting director says removing books to make room is a necessary process for any library. These titles were copies that have gone out of print and too obscure to find again. We look to see what sort of condition the book was in and whether or not the books can have extensive local interest. And pulled from shelves and havent been checked out for three years. Firefighters say it could take until saturday to put out a barn fire this morning no word yet on how this started. Menlo park fire reveals its one of the few in the country allowed to use drones. Firefighters say it was valuable to help the fires perimeter. This month, firefighters used a drone to fight hot spots in emeryville. In the south bay, a unique competition bringing together millennial female entrepreneurs from around the globe hoping to raise capital for their companies. Reporter diane king is one of the cofounders of brainify. Its a competitive environment and ends up being a great environment to work together. Reporter think of this as entrepreneur yil boot camp with shark tank mixed in. We wanted to see how many female founders can apply and what is the quality of them . Were just blown away by the caliber. Competitors had to go through rounds of competition to make it to the final change. Kang was chosen from 600 applicants. We say your interest at this moment is this. Rather than your over all interest. Vent event organizers say entrepreneurs like nada nguyen hope to change that. You cannot have many products for female customer was out female founders and female investors. Members of todays judging panel represented washington, d. C. Firms with 13 billion under management. Investor arielle zuckerberg, sister of Mark Zuckerberg was one of them. Its inspiring to see people building the future were going to experience one day. A great opportunity for these start ups to raise capital n Silicon Valley, chris nguyen, abc7 news. Fortune ranked the 500 Biggest Companies in america. Apple ranks three, behind exxon mobile and walmart. Apple was fifth last year andx d now, San Francisco based mckeson ranks fifth. The next California Company to make athe list is chevron, based in san ramone, ranking number 14. A girl who went to high school in napa is all grown up and on board the space station. What happened today that clears the way for her to make history in space. I dont have wings so i cant fly. Tonight, Southwest Airlines flights are getting back to normal after a glitch disrupted air traffic this afternoon. Abc 7 news was at Oakland Airport this afternoon after the Company Website went down. The website was not working but air traffic resumed. Be sure to check the status before leaving your house. Birkenstock shoes are made in germany but the companys u. S. Head quarters in novato. The ceo says selling on amazon jeopardizes its brand because of seller was counterfeit products and discounted prices. Birkenstock will stop selling january 1. San francisco based air bnb hired eric holder to reduce discrimination on its website, claiming some hosts refused rooms to guests based on race or gender. Air bnbs ceo called it the greatest challenge faced as a company. Its rare winning streaks last this long, the nasdaq closed above 5,000 and s p set its sixth high at 2173. Good day for investors. Yes. Bestlaid plans sometimes dont work out. Dont work out. Next, you live life your way. 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Expedia tells us the flight had been cancelled and expedia notified laurie in an email that she never saw because it landed here. In her trash folder. I thought this could happen. Emails, we dont always see them. Saying we regret the inconvenience this caused her. Laurie telling us thank you in itahian, she hopes. She admits she might have deleted by mistake so check your flights so check your flights before you leavend your email and trash folder, too. To see my reports go to 7 on your side. San francisco turning out a new type of back path put on at the corner of 7th avenue and lincoln way. It is usual unusual. Cyclists given a Straight Path before a bikist had to maneuver around cars. Today, kaye reuben became the first researcher to sequence dna in space. The capsule carried 5,000 pounds of he supplies was launched on monday and carried what nasa calls critical research. 47 years ago today, july 20th, 1969, when Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon. That is one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. It fulfill president kennedys call to land on owe the moon before end of the decade. Are we going to see the moon outside . Is it clear sf. Cloudiness at the coast and here is live and and now 90 degrees in chico. And well have mostly sunny skies and its breezy at the coast with high temperatures at about 60s on the coast. Mid to upper 80s inland. San francisco showing a little bit of a warm up beginning of the weekend high temperatures several degrees above average going into next weekend. Monday, tuesday, looks like temperatures wont begin to moderate until next week. This is a struggle. Mac williamson going head over heels. 7eaig come you dont let anything keep you sidelined. Thats why you drink ensure. With 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. For the strength and energy to get back to doing. What you love. Ensure. Always be you. 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