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
About some of the wrrhetoric in San Francisco. Reporter the rhetoric at Civic Center Plaza sounded more like a gospel. From stat legislators to mc hammer pleaded to stand with the position they believe in. Share a level many principle that they share. Which is a level of compassion. Reporter i talked to folks today to find out whether they plan on coming out to crissy field. They said they would stay away. Now the prospect of confrontation seems a lot more likely. There were police out here. Moving to a place where Police Presence not exactly clear. Mark ferrell who is the supervisor for this district here, is holding a meeting as we speak. And they plan on keeping things as they are set up right now. More on the news coming up at 6 00. I am sam brock. Sending it back to you. A fluid situation throughout the weekend. The counterprotesters are still planning to meet. Here is the schedule now, at noon tomorrow meeting in the castro and mark towards Civic Center Plaza. One group will meet
A lot of peoples lives are going to be in danger tomorrow. Reporter he is changing plans. Instead he wants everybody to show up at 2 00 p. M. At alamo park. Bringing in tons of extremist. Reporter mayor lee spearheaded an antihate rally. The mayor asked people to avoid areas of confrontation. He want to make sure that the people have a place to be peaceful and safe. Reporter we talk about the fact that be the situation is changing by the second and within the last couple of minutes we have another epdaupd to support. The mayor is now releasing the fact that the National Park service has revoked the permit in writing. The security here is still a go. That is the latest from San Francisco. I am sam brock, back to you in the studio. What about sunday now, the conservative rally at berkeley. This statement was released. I have concerned that an tiffa and bamn will attack my people attending. This man chapman is facing charges in connection with one of those. He became a viral sensation aft
Country. The news at 11 clak starts right now. Im jessica. Were have new pictures and video from the hurricane damage pouring into the newsroom. The city of rothsburg texas, Hotel Completely flooded. Ten people have been treated for injuries since that storm blew ashore. Some of the injuries coming after a roof of Senior Housing complex collapsed. The power of the storm intense. Corpus christi carport blown away. This was before harvey even made land fall. Here is more on the devastating storms. Its getting started, basically, those images show heavy damages. The hurricane is expected to linger for days catastrophic effects of the storm will last much longer. Tonight images emerging of harveys destruction from a dark coast of texas. Parts of a high school reportedly collapsed, also, there one hotel is starting to flood, much of the power is knocked out. Local Officials Say the damage is widespread. Tonight Hurricane Harvey making land fall at 10 00 p. M. Local time with an eye more tha
103, danville also expected to climb into the tripledigit mark which is why the National Weather service has issued some heat advisories that are expected to take effect in the bay area starting on sunday. Looking right now on the peninsula, even here were expecting to climb into the 70s. For San Francisco, expect mid70s for todays highs. In the north bay a caombination of 90s in novato. Ill take a keep close. Speaking of Hurricane Harvey, it made landfall in texas overnight. Utter devastation for the city of rockport, texas. At least one Hotel Completely flooded. The roof of a Senior Housing complex collapsed, causing many injuries. More than 200,000 people are without power across the region. In Corpus Christi harvey made landfall as a category 4 storm with winds of 130 Miles Per Hour. It has since weakened to a category 1 with 90mileanhour winds. Power lines were knocked down and catastrophic flooding is expected. Some cities are bracing for as much as 40 inches of rain. Sarah dallo