The congresswoman is also planning to hold a town hall meeting about saving the Affordable Care act this sunday. It will be from one to three in the afternoon at the ed roberts campus in berkeley. Thats across from the ashley bart station. Nancy skinner, rob bunta and the berkeley mayor are taking part in the meeting. Today women across america are proving how much they are needed in the workforce. Many are taking a stand by going on strike. Kpix 5s anne makovec is live in San Francisco on the local and national rallies for this day without a woman. Anne. Reporter they are calling it a National Strike at day without a woman today is coinciding with International Womens day. That is being celebrated across the globe. This is quite a movement as you see on social media this morning. We have some big rallies going on here in the bay area one year at San Francisco city hall that starts at 11 a. M. Theres a gathering between noon and 5 00 at Justin Herman plaza for San Francisco. Also a ral
Was saying so maybe thats why it took a long time during the question and answer period. Thats the latest here. Thank you, juliette goodrich. A special look this evening at how the bay area is Marking International womens day. Thousands of women here and across the country are making a point to highlight the economic and political power of women. One of the bigger rallies was held earlier today outside San Franciscos city hall. About an hour ago chopper 5 was over another demonstration in San Francisco. Dozens of protestors blocked traffic as they marched along Market Street holding signs. Now another rally is kicking off in oakland. Kpix 5s Jessica Flores is there live. Reporter well, the event is kicking here at Frank Ogawa Plaza and people spent the day celebrating a day without a woman in different ways by either not going to work or wearing red or maybe just not buying anything today except from womenowned businesses. We did talk to one of those women owned businesses. She tells u
That attempted carjacking happened at a parking garage. Police have released photos of the two suspects. We get the story now from amber lee, in the mission tonight after speaking exclusively with the victim about what happened. Reporter frank, were just outside the apartment complex where the Armed Robbery took place. The victim says shes scared, and asked us not to identify her. Could be any mom. Thats what i think is scary. Just that it happened in an alley. Reporter a 36yearold and her baby live in this large apartment complex. Surveillance cameras captured the two suspects walking into the garage. The single mom says she had pulled into her space when the two suspects approached her. She said the security gate in the garage was not working that day. This happened in our building where we live. They came in. Reporter she says the suspect with the ponytail held her at gunpoint, while the one with the hoody yanked her. I said im not leaving without my baby. Reporter mom says one susp
Down. He just broke our hearts. Sexual assaults and open racism is not something that people want in their president about. A sitin was staged this afternoon, to express their outrage over the outcome of the president ial election. Its just horrible. Its just the worst thing ever. For immigrant students. Just the thought of a Trump Presidency is causing anxiety. Especially for those who are undocumented. Im scared for myself, for my family, for my community. Similar protests have sprung up across the east bay. Students at bishop owe dowd, oakland tech and Berkeley High all held walk outs. In oakland, things got ugly. Protesters set fires in the streets. And took their march on to the freeway, where a protester was hurt when she was accidentally hit by a car. You have the right to protest. We have no problems with people exercising their First Amendment rights, but you dont have the right to go on to the freeway. Its dangerous. They never dreamt the election would turn out this way. We