Want a leader, not a creepy tweeter. Many others carried signs voicing their frustration with the policies and presidency of donald trump. Last year, organizers say the march was about empowerment. This year, organizers want the march to lead to action, specifically they are pushing people to vote during the midterm elections. Look at what america is. This is what america is. Its not whats in the white house right now. That is not a representation of america. Yeah, we can change things. We dont have to stand for this. If we go out and vote, we can take back the house, we can take back the senate. Yeah, were going to do it. Reporter organizers had Voter Registration forms at the rally at the civic center. Estimated that the crowd this year was a little smaller than last year. She put it at least 50 to 60,000 people. And she said today was absolutely a success. Live in San Francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. All right, tiffany, much appreciated. Now, meantime, the streets of oakland al
A minivan careens down a sidewalk in the castro forcing terrified pedestrians to scramble out of the way. Tonight San Francisco police trying to find out why and how it happened. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. Police were able to apprehend the driver a few blocks from that incident. And tonight the cleanup continues. Abc 7 News Reporter Carlos Salcedo is live in the castro with more on the terrifying moments. Carlos . Reporter thats right. Some scary moments for the people who were on this sidewalk earlier as a car came crashing through here, actually crashed onto this deli. Cleanup under way but definitely a close call for many out here. [ screaming ] video captured on cell phone shows the horrifying moments as people were trying to get out of the path of the moving van. Some even running after it. It was moving slowly enough where people were trying to open the door and trying to get the driver out because he wasnt responding. He wasnt respondin
Coast to 76 inland and below average temperatures with mostly sunny conditions 66 at the coast to 82 inland. Grab a coat it will be mile to cool at 74 inland to 64 at the coast. We will find out about the morning commute. Leyla . Yesterday i drove through colma and israeli difficult and it was misty and foggy and we have fog and a haze here over the eastern span of the bay bridge and the traffic does not seem to be suffering from it at all. We are looking at Clear Conditions headed up to Treasure Island and no accidents to report. Before you get there, here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and how nicely traffic is moving from the east bay and not a problem. We have an issue, however, in solano county, an accident with a big rig in the clearing stages on the shoulder, so right now go not have delays but you will see a little bit of slow commuting northbound 505. As you well know, in a couple of hours, the commute in downtown San Francisco is going to be different. New restriction
The north bay, tracking the fire. We have crews in napa, calistoga, geyserville. We have teams in American Canyon and healdsburg. Lets begin with abc 7 reporter lilian kim. Right now the california Highway Patrol is going door to door, advising residents of possible approaching fires. And lilian, the fire is getting dangerously close to heavily populated areas. Dan and kristen, were on 7th street and castle road. And the area beyond this point is under a mandatory Evacuation Order, which came down just a few hours ago. The northeastern edge of sonoma under mandatory Evacuation Orders tonight. Emergency vehicles driving around, securing the area. At sonoma plaza, this area is under an evacuation advisory. And frank pagoni at pagonis Olive Oil Company to haul away enough olive oil as he could. I built 30 years of my business, and im not letting the fire take it. Were going to clear everything out as much as we can. And hopefully if the fire doesnt head to the square, were going to move e
The winds are blowing in a way that is making it difficult for the firefighters to get the upper hand. The fires that are burning in napa and Sonoma County, those are the priority fires because there are so many people. The earth is property in those areas that Firefighters Want to protect. We got emails from cal fire this evening, we know that at least 3500 businesses and homes have now been destroyed. 23 people are dead. 185 people are injured. And Sonoma County alone, 285 people are missing. The Sheriffs Office are trying to reunite those people with their loved ones. What we are doing now is working those missing people backwards to the point that if we cannot find them, we are trying to get to their house. We are trying to do part of the job we dont want to be part of this. We are in it for the long haul. It will continue to get worse before it gets better. We brought up an additional 2500 soldiers and airmen to be available. We made a plan that we needed 100 additional officers i