Freedom to see Americans Strike each other down. We will have law and order on the streets of this country for every american. The Vice President speaking from baltimores historic fort mchenry, he wont be safe in joe bidens america. The Vice President told the National Audience that President Trump has followed through on his pledge to make America Great again and he asked voters to give them four more years. Our political reporter greg lee is here. Tell us what Vice President talked about tonight. Reporter the Vice President hit a number of issues. Chief among them, reinforcing the campaigns theme of law and order. I humbly accept your nomination to run and serve as Vice President of the united states. Reporter Vice President mike pence officially accepted his partys nomination on night three of the Republican National convention. Pence praised the president s response to the coronavirus, touting the economy, Foreign Policy in support of the military. President trump has been fighting
Like all week, the president also making an appearance on day three of the rnc. In the year 2020 the American People have had more then our share of challenges. Thankfully we have a president with the toughness, energy and resolve to see this through. Reporter wednesday night the rnc rolling on, Vice President mike pence giving his nomination acceptance speech at ft. Mchenry in baltimore, joined by his wife karen. And President Trump also making the trip before his big speech on thursday, also speaking, one of the president s longest advisers who will be leaving the white house at the end of the month. He picks the toughest fights and tackles them as complex problems. He has stood by me and he will stand up for you. Reporter as for democrats, Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris will speak in washington, d. C. On thursday just before President Trumps rnc speech and fireworks show. They are honing in on the president s handling of the pandemic as the reason he should not have four
Clouds and fog. Highs should be a little warmer compared to what we had yesterday. We will take a close look at the forecast. And we have the first look at traffic. Good morning, we see the traffic is moving along pretty well of world the bay area and we can look at a lot of these roads that are completely empty, which is nice. I like what i see out there. We can see the bay bridge is light here. So it is off to a good start. Lets go back to the headlines. New this morning, protests in oakland over the shooting of jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin. It was mainly a peaceful protest last night with hundreds of people in downtown oakland. But some of the crowd set fires and smashed the windows of several businesses. At the courthouse, the glass doors were shattered and a fire was set inside. Around 11 00 last night some of the protesters walked down the off ramp of grand avenue to interstate 580 and temporarily stopped freeway traffic. Oakland police say several people were arrested. In w
Administer moisture, so look for the drizzle this morning. I had to use them when i drove in this morning. You may have to also. Here is a look at your temperatures. Mid to upper 60s from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco. 70 to 77 around the bay and 80s inland. 90s are coming up in the forecast. Happening today, the California National guard will be joining in the firefight against the lnu lightning complex. They have scorched more than 360,000 acres. And containment is 33 . 300 soldiers haveraining at the fair grounds so that they can help out. Having these additional boots on the ground to get in there and physically did tto do the w that we need, it is perfect timing. Firefighters are hoping that they can take advantage of the humidity to get more containment. They say winds have already played to their favor. Half moon bay will be closing its beaches this weekend again. The city says it is dealing with an in234ruks of advantages from the czu complex fires. They need to concentrate re
Now, from abc 7, live, breaking news. Its just really hard. So because i just remember my parents building that whole house. Wildfires across the bay area continuing to burn tonight. Some families to the south being told to leave now. While, others in the north bay are finding their homes have already burned. And tonight, fear for firefighters about possible Lightning Strikes. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. This is a quick look at three big fires burning in the bay area. The lnu complex, in the north bay, has charred more than 347,000 acres. It is the secondestlargest wildfire in california history. The scu complex, which covers parts of alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties, is right behind at 343,000 acres. And the czu complex is up to 74,000 acres. It is burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. A crew in the north bay at the lnu complex and a crew in the south bay at the scu complex. But we begin with weather. There was some rain today. A welc