Im dion lim. Some wellknown conservative personalities were on the agenda to speak at that rally today, but organizers canceled the event minutes after it started. Police say several people participating in the rally were injured as well as three officers when they were sprayed with pepper spray. A warning now, some may find the following video disturbing. A witness captured the scene as a protester punched rally organizer Philip Anderson before his speech. Cornell bernard has a look at how things quickly escalated. No nazis, no kkk, no fascist usa. Reporter a large crowd of demonstrators gathered to oppose a small Group Holding what was build as a free speech rally, protesting what they say is twitter censorship of some of their message. They have no business being here. We call them San Francisco for jesus christ. Reporter the rally was granted a permanent from the city. Some of the speakers expected including wellknown President Trump supporters and conservative right personalities,
Supreme court, thousands gathered for a second night to pay tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. There to mourn her friend and lead the crowd in a chant was senator elizabeth warren. She is just one of many lawmakers, tonight, now debating when ginsburgs seat will be filled. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. Ginsburg died yesterday at age 87 from complications from pain kr pancreatic cancer. The justice was longknown for being an advocate of womens rights and civility. Abcs Carina Mitchell has more. Reporter outside the Supreme Court, lawyers gathering to pay tribute to Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. A popculture icon, who became known as the notorious rbg. Even though people talk about her as being tiny. She actually is at least tenfeet tall, and looms over all of us in her energy and force and determination. Reporter the battle to fill her seat already underway. Joe biden tweeting the Supreme Court is on the ballot. And the outcome
In covid19 cases spike, Health Officials are now requiring new changes for Outdoor Dining and churchings. Some cities in Alameda County are pushing back and proceeding with Outdoor Dining after the county said they were not allowed to. It was a hot afternoon today. But were tracking hotter temperatures for your sunday. Well have the details in the accuweather forecast. Abc 7 news at 11 00, starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. More concerning numbers tonight with the surge of coronavirus cases in california. More than 8,000 new cases are being reported in the state. The number of deaths, also, is trending upward. Rising by 94. Hospitalizations, also, set a new record today, topping 6,300. Now, the bay area also set a record today with its numbers of hospitalizations, with 567. Also, of concern. The Positivity Rate over the past two weeks continues to rise. The
Dont like what they represent. Lots of powerwashing happening in golden gate park. Workers removing graffiti from pedestals that once held statues. Friday night a group of several hundred people tore down a statue of Frances Scott key who wrote the National Anthem and was a known slave holder. Cera is accused of committing atrocities against native americans. The statue later doused with red paint. The bust of Ulysses Grant was also brought down. Vandalism. Some park visitors had a lot to say. Its shameful. Its horrible. Its a sign of mob violence. It needs to stop. Police say the crowd turned on officers, and began throwing objects at them. Then, took off running. Im not sad. Statues like this tend to make heroes of people, without any real conversation about what they the full picture of what they did in their lives. Owning slaves, for example. Mayor london breed acknowledged pain felt in the country, rooted in a history of slavery and oppression. In a statement, she said every dolla
San francisco doctors flew to new york city to help on the front lines of the pandemic flew home today voicing concerns about the lack of social distancing on their flight. Mothers have had a lot of weight on their shoulders during this pandemic. How this mothers day will be different. Cooler air moved in to start out the weekend, and now rain is making a return to the forecast. Ill show you when it arrives and the time line in accuweather. Abc 7 news at 11 starts right now. Now, your health, your safety, this is abc 7 news. This full flight raised fears for doctors on board returning to San Francisco after helping in the pandemic. Good evening, im eric thomas. The group is home from new york city, and some say the return flight was among their biggest fears. There was no social distancing. Abc 7 News Reporter, luz pena is live with the story for us. This was precisely the concern that several doctors had prior to boarding this flight, the 737, after 215 people and according to passeng