Commission on the status of women, the strongest Womens Commission in the country. Lets give that a cheer. [cheering] the president the lifelong advocate for women and girls and has acted as a champion for policy change in education and community and economic development. She just stepped off a plane from india, so please help me welcome president rhianna zawart hi, everyone. I am very honored be here and to represent the strongest commission in the country. Im joined tonight by our Vice President , commissioners. Can we give it up for our commissioners . [applause] the reason why this commission and this department is so important is because every day we live the theme of this month which is building pathways to safety. According to the National Coalition against Domestic Violence, an average of 20 americans experience Domestic Violence every minute. That is 10 million victims in a single year in the u. S. And according to the coalition, Domestic Violence survivors receive 8 million l
Have to be really confident and sure about what we are doing, and we are. Theyre still people in forces out there who are perpetuating myths about Domestic Violence and to need our help to become more aware. They still think Domestic Violence isnt actually that big of a deal, that it is a contained issue, that it is special interest or it is private or it is personal, it is about anger or it is about alcoholism, and that theres nothing we can do because its about individual people and individual people are who they are. Some people are just inherently more violent and others are inherently more submissive. We are here every single month, and especially in october to take those myths and grind them to a pulp and flush them. We know they are not true. We are here 30 years later using this platform to say Domestic Violence, it is personal, it is private, and it is social. Is political. We are showing that this is an issue that we pay a tremendous price, an unacceptable price for allowing
Then a report on the search for what sparked the fire that sent a nearly 100 year old gym up in flames overnight at a pleasanton high school. Theunews at noon starts now. This is ktvu fox two news at noon. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. Im andre senior and im claudine wong, new at noon. A San Francisco police have arrested a woman for crash that killed three people, including a young child. It all happened saturday afternoon while the victims were waiting at a bust stop near the west portal. Muni criminal charges, the driver is now facing. Portal neighborhood of San Francisco left behind flowers, candles and stuffed animals at the site of this horrific crash. You cantuhelp but notice the stroller and three pairs of shoes at the site meant to died saturday afternoon towardse west portal muni station crossed over into the westbound lanes before striking the side of the library and skidding directly into a bus shelter waiting. I was just right around the corner when it happe
Warning to car owners this weekend after dozens of cars were broken into across the city. And it all happened in just 24 hours. Some residents say theyre distraught by all the damage. This neighborhood in particular is very nice, so i just cant even imagine why they would pick this area at all. The vandal or vandals targeted more than 30 cars at a hotel, outdoor mall, high school and apartment complex. Good evening. Im julie julie haener and im mike mibach. The string of break ins leaving glass scattered along city streets ktvu zac sos live tonight outside one apartment complex. And, zach, iumean, what are neighbors telling you tonight . Well, theyre certainly distraught, as you mentioned, but also really surprised. Car break ins just not something theyre really used to seeing in this neighborhood and in the city, for that matter, and certainly not 30 in 1 night on this actual block, we counted around seven windows shattered like this one, rifled through or taken. S either its just a m
Just thought of the baby. And, you know, the family. God my het breaks. I feel like this is such a beautiful city, a kinducity, and accidents happen. I get that, but, you know, its just its such a loss. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Police have not said if alcohol was a factor or if the driver had some kind of medical emergency, but the marks on the sidewalk indicate the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. There are no stop signs for about residents have expressed the need for new safety improvements. As they say, many drivers tend to speed through that area. A vigil to honor the victims is now set up for 5 00 tomorrow evening, and in a statement, San Francisco supervisor myrna melgar, whose district includes the west portal neighborhood, said my heart is utterly shattered by the loss of life in our community. My office, along with sfmta public works and discussions to improve safetyin conditions for pedestrians and riders around the westuportal station in