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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....

Of the bay bridge. Keep that in mind until 6 00 this morning. Protesters havent stopped pushing to get the chief fired. Kpix 5 reporter joe vasquez shows us how they are upping the ante today to force the citys hand. Reporter after 17 days of dramatic demonstrations, the frisco 5 have called off their Hunger Strike but say theyre not finished. Theyre now calling for a general strike. They want everybody to take monday off. Not go to work. If children want to walk out with the permission of their parents, they can walk out and we are asking everyone to join us in a peaceful, silent protest. Rep...

Francisco police. I think that people putting their bodies on the line really you know focuses everyones mind on whats happening. Reporter anticipating a large turn out at the strike, john gollenger and the San Francisco reform democrats decided to delay their get out the vote event planned for tomorrow at city hall. Voting is important but its also important to bring attention to this dire issue that people are being injured, killed and discriminated against on the streets every day. Reporter hundreds have promised to continue these rallies until their demand are met. Since the mayor stands b...

People are being injured, killed, and discriminated against on the streets every day. Reporter typically, a general strike is reserved for labor unions or it implies it has the support of the union. According to a facebook event, this picket is expected to start at 8 00 this morning and last until 8 00 tonight. Jackie ward, kpix 5. And jackie, the 1021 union is supporting this strike . Reporter we tried to get in touch with them and they said they were not sure but are planning on meeting this morning to figure out if they will support the strikers. Back to you. Jackie, thank you. Today marks ...

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 nor...