merritt where another rally is set to begin. we re awaiting a bicycle rally. a smaller march just went how to. the events today are to put pressure on the federal government to file civil rights charges against george zimmerman and for states to get rid of stand your ground laws. [chanting] they packed the front of the federal building in downtown oakland. men and women of vary using rates. some wearing hoodies. some speakers were teenagers like david. i believe it doesn t matter what race you are, how you look, how your hair is, you justed in to be yourself, and still you need to set a good example for your people and your family so that you can still walk out. the event in oakland was one of a hundred so-called justice for trayvon rallies across the nation. they want the federal government to do what george zimmerman s floor jury did not. we cannot allow this verdict on george zimmerman to stand. we can t stop here. we have to keep going. some in the crowd wer
let s all honor what barack obama said. whether you re the mayor tried to address the crowd, praising president obama s speech on race, but she was heckled and intoed. unlike protests when oakland police admit they were unprepared and vandals smashed windows and injured people, this time there were many officers quietly watching the event, which went from noon until 3:00 this afternoon. there were in arrests, peaceful. no damage. there s a candlelight vigil at 7:30 tonight at lake merritt. as a precaution, several businesses kept their windows boared up in downtown oakland. bank of america and california bank and trust both kept plywood in place. the tribune building installed security cameras and lighting. across the bay in san francisco supporters of trayvon martin rallied peacefully. passionate but peaceful protesters rallied in front of san francisco s federal building against george george george ges acquittal. a real attack and neglect of young black child
verdict and callede from florida to chicago, new york to atlanta, and here in the bay area. we begin our team coverage with the john alston who is live from oakland with a look at the rally. a short time ago a few bicyclist took off. but about 200 or so demonstrators gathered in front of the federal building in downtown oakland for a peaceful and passionate rally, condemning the acquittal of george zimmerman in the shooting of trayvon martin. one of about 100 nationwide rallies organized by rev revved al sharpton, the protesters demanding the federal government file. civil rights charges against george zimmerman. we know african-americans goes a state of mind of racial perception of african-americans. and so the justice department has to look at that question. let s all honor what barack obama said. whether you re the mayor tried to address the crowd, praising president obama s speech on race, but she was heckled and intoed. unlike protests when oakland police a
good evening. i m heather holmes. i m ken wayne. it s been a day full of protests all over the country with people calling for justice for trayvon martin. we want to show you a live look from news over downtown oakland. there s protesters on bicycles on the streets. that s oakland city hall on the left side of the screen. they are right near frank ogawa plaza. that s been the epicenter of the protest for the last few days as oakland and other cities across the country participate in these protests against the george zimmerman verdict. we ve been covering the demonstrations all day long. ktvu s jade hernandez is following protesters but we begin with noelle walker. reporter: this is where a bike protest is. people gathered around 5:00. just a short minutes ago, they went on the move. you can see from newschopper2 they are at 14th and broadway. right now we re told they are on their way to west oakland. this is one of many rallies planned today. earlier we were at a rally
raises new questions. good morning, welcome to mornings on 2 . it is sunday, july 21, i am claudine wong. i am mike mibach. we will get over to rosemary orozco with the forecast. very similar to how we woke up yesterday. and we are waking up with a thicker cloud deck. mostly sunny skies for the afternoon. by the afternoon a few degrees cooler than where we sat yesterday. in the extends the forecast, the possibility of a few sprinkles, we will have more on this coming up. we begin with developing news from the peninsula. in san mateo county, it is back open. this accident killed a good samaritan. this is near woodside road and farm hill boulevard. the chp said the driver of a honda rear understanded a vehicle. a good samaritan then stopped and got out of his car to help. then another vehicle came by and hit him. it is the good samaritan that stopped to assist the parties in the original crash. then that party was struck by another vehicle as he was, after that on