Live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. Their Hunger Strike is over. Now protesters who want San Franciscos police chief fired are changing tactics calling for something bigger. Joe vasquez is live at city hall to explain. Joe . Reporter the frisco5 went to the hospital friday. They will be there a few more days. Yesterday, they called off their Hunger Strike. Tomorrow, they want everyone to play hooky and come down to city hall and protest. After 17 days of dramatic demonstrations and hospitalizations, the frisco5 have called off their Hunger Strike but they are not finished. They are now calling for a general strike. They want everybody to make monday off. If children want to walk out with the permission of their parents they can walk out. We are asking everyone to join us in a peaceful silent protest in front of city hall. Reporter a general strike is usually a term referred for labor unions or implies it would have the support of unions but many of the unions will
And it once got very cold at 1896. We will see the fog lifting and burning off, 50s on the temperatures, east bay temperatures also in the 50s. A breeze, and we have an onshore breeze with that low cloud deck. 30s in the mountains, 50s around here, temperatures rebounding into the 60s and 70s, but the fog will be slow burning off for some. 6 01 am, and are the roads getting busy . They are, and you can see the traffic will be busy at the toll plaza with this stopandgo traffic, a 25 minute delay getting into San Francisco. Also looking at a commute on san mateo bridge and traffic is busy as normal. Once you get past the toll plaza, decent traffic over to foster city. Looking at 101, 280 and 85 in san jose getting crowded, but not stop and go just yet. 6 01 am. We are learning more about that serious crash near ocean beach in San Francisco is one man was sent to the hospital with major injuries. We have alex savidge joining us from that area with more on what may have led to that crash.
Vincent smith was struck while he was on highway 50 in sacramento yesterday. He was trying to move two vehicle involved in a second crash. Smith was struck in the upper and lower torso. You suffer major injury through the collision and hes still in very serious condition. We have our command staff and his family there at the hospital with him. And were praying for a speedy recovery. Officer smith is an 18 year veteran of the chp. In a statement, fed ex said our thoughts are with the officer and others involved in this accident and were cooperating fully with the authorities as they conduct their investigation. After more than two weeks without food. The so called frisco five have ended their Hunger Strike but their protest isnt over. Mark kelly is in San Francisco city hall where activists are planning a strike tomorrow. Organizers say for this strike they dont want anyone spending any money in San Francisco tomorrow to protest what they are calling a racist and Violent Police departme
One event has already been rescheduled. Votings important but its also important to bring attention to this dire that people are being injured, killed, and discriminated against on the streets every day. Reporter typically, a general strike is reserved for labor unions or implies that it has the support of the unions. According to the facebook event, we are expecting people to show up at 8 00 this morning and stay here until 8 00 at night. Jackie ward, kpix 5. We heard, jackie, there might be Union Members supporting this strike. Do we know if this is happening . Reporter not yet but there is still time to figure on out. Back to you. Jackie, thank you. Phase 2 of construction on the bike path will install today. There will be temporary supports for the new observation deck. When you are trying to retrofit something on to an 80 yearold structure, it will be hard and it will be expensive. The redesign was supposed to cost 1. 1 million now, the expected price is 2. 5 million. And bike to
Things of little better with patchy fog may with fashionably a Good Business drizzle the possibility is there and is in the Early Morning hours the temples of the pretty much what you expect 55 Livermore Pleasanton as well as attack at 56 fairfield coming in at 54 will have a weak disturbance in our backyard that is the only issue were dealing with such. Reporter to the to bring it down for oakland 6667 still have the was southwest would reserve and about 10 and your bust out forecast as follows which is a the fifth is with those clouds block potentially at the coast. Robin winston no major hot spots around the bay area for us will chapter bay bridge westbound 80 into San Francisco no light snow delays at the toll plaza traffic moving very well coming out of the maze to downtown San Francisco no problems on the sky with his head over to 92. Robin winston on over 2101 the ship the travel time right now is looking good on aiding the a sure freeway only 15 minutes. James the man suspected