Traffic starting to build as you can see theres a little bit of red there. Folks are waking up and getting out of the house and heres a live look at 680 in walnut creek where traffic is moving but going a little slow this morning. Jess. From the live desk, we are tracking a horrific crash in the south bay. I want to show you video just coming in to the abc7 newsroom from san jose. Shows the scene of the accident on mcdaniel avenue. A car plowed into a couple trees and from this angle, you cant even tell it used to be a car. Incredibly, the driver walked away with only minor injuries. Officers say they actually found him sitting on the curb talking to people. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Police right now are talking to the driver to find out the cause of the crash and determine if alcohol was a factor. The bay area bracing for whats expected to be a weekend of protests. A rightwing rally is planned for tomorrow at San Franciscos crissy field from 2 00 to 5 00 p. M. Mayo
The reason was the Group Patriot Prayer said it did not feel safe. Instead, theyll have a press conference tomorrow, followed by a march, and will attend sundays rally in berkeley. Berkeley is a better situation, because we dont feel like were walking into a trap. Its wide open, its an open field in the city. Its just a better situation. So were extremely excited to go down to berkeley. Reporter early in the week, the mayor of San Francisco told me that the city always knew that a gathering outside crissy field was possible. The mayor telling me, police will be ready. Leeann melendez, abc7 news. There was a big turnout at San Franciscos city hall this afternoon at a plan to counter this weekends rallies. Melanie woodrow continues our Live Team Coverage from civic center. Melanie . Reporter well, there will be a similar rally her her her noon at times today, it was like a party with music, the mayor driving home the message, San Francisco is a city of love. To those who seek to undermin
News conference form to smexpla why. Were just learning the organizer of a planned nonpermitted rally in berkeley is telling everyone to say home from her event, as well. Lets begin with the latest developments in San Francisco and Leeann Melendez live in the marina neighborhood with more. Reporter yeah, dan. Even though the Group Announced just a short while ago that it was canceling tomorrows event at chrissy told, nothing will change in terms of the citys response. This is what the supervisor mark farrell said. Until that permit is officially revoked, everything will go on with our plans. Reporter now, farrell told neighbors muni buses will not stop in the marina or the presidio. All preparations will continue. The fences will remain up and the concrete barriers will not be moved. Cars will not be allowed to park inside crissy field as of 9 00 tonight,ven though the rally was canceled. The reason was the Group Patriot Prayer said it did not feel safe. Instead, theyll have a press co
Family. Maybe a 20 cut and 20 fewer hours. I dont know if i could put a number on it. It is your family. You would have to know that you are indeed getting more time. Right. Dont just pay me less. Yes. Let me spend more time with my family. I would consider it. It is hard because we have young families but these are our hard charging career years. You want to hit pause on family or career to let one develop and pick up the other. An easy decision. Family is my inspiration. The more time i spend with my family, the marin spired i am in mica the more inspired i am in my career. I like that. Boats are going into the water here coast guard crews are in the air searching for someone who disappeared right near the dumbarton bridge in the water. Again, rescue crews have been looking for the man, 32year old Kenneth Maldonado since his kayak tipped over yesterday afternoon. No signs of maldonado so far. He went out with a bay and they ran into trouble. While his friend was rescued, maldonado ha
Stretching for results he pre r prefe prefers. Reaction from lawmakers was swift. From nancy pelosi, his views on womens right deeply troubled. I am troubled by the nomination of judge gorsuch and will fight to make sure that the american peoples voice are heard. Hes been nominated to fill the seat of the late judge antonin scalia. Also we want to take you out to live pictures in washington, d. C. Weve seen two weeks of protests across the country since President Trumps inauguration. Tonight another one starting to pick up. Live pictures. Around 9 00 p. M. Eastern time at the Supreme Court. People starting to gather protesting the choice of judge gorsuch. Well our Investigative Unit is on the story. Judge gorsuch is a judge in the tenth circuit of appeals in denver, colorado. Known as an originalist and a judge who interprets the meaning of the constitution as i. D. Wu written and adopted by our founding fathers. That is similar to the late justice antonin scalia. They were very close,