in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> feminist icon gloria steinem called for an end to the electoral college. she spoke to a group of about 400 women. the former journalist said she is enthusiastic about the huge crowds that turned out for the women's marches to protest president trump's policies, and is urging women to keep organizing at the local level. >> if we look up at him and them, that little group up there, we feel disempowered. don't look up, look at each other. >> she urged californians to lead the fight for one person, one vote, which would allow the candidate who wins the popular vote to become president. >>> a republican state senator is demanding a public apology for being removed from the chamber floor for making comments critical of tom hayden. >> i'm shocked that it happened. i'm angry that it happened and i'm sad because my voice in the senate is a representative voice. i don't speak for myself alone, i speak for the million people i represent. >> state senator janet nguyen made those comments flanked by her supporters. the senate president pro tem to

number one is comi ♪ >>> good evening, there's an expression made famous by the feminist icon gloria steinema woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle. some young women today are taking that sentiment to heart in dramatic fashion, by getting married to themselves. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: by all accounts, erica anderson's wedding was perfect. >> i was like, on cloud 9. it was delightful. >> reporter: she had the wedding dress, the ring, the vows. >> i choose you today. >> i want this to be so easy. got rose, and, yeah, had like, 20, 30 friends over. >> reporter: the only thing missing, the groom. >> i will throw the bouquet somewhere. >> reporter: it was all about making a formal commitment to the love of her life -- herself. >> yeah, i've been told i'm a great catch and today i'm catching myself. >> reporter: what started out as a house warming, later evolved -- >> and i'll marry myself. >> reporter: do you feel like it was an outward self-validation? >> absolutely. because i think it's hard not to adopt whatever society's messages are, and i certainly think that one of

whether supporting next leaders, or serving as honorary co-chair with the march on washington with gloria steinemb continues to lead the charge by example. so tonight we celebrate not only one of america's greatest entertainers but one of the most profoundly influential activists and american hero. happy birthday, mr. b. here is to many more years of art and defiance. good night from lax los angeles. thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley on pbs.org. >>> hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a c conversation with a ifphilosoph. that's next time. see you then. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your b pbs station by viewers like you, thank you. ♪ -today on "america's test kitchen," julia shows bridget how to make the best cast-iron steak, adam reviews paper-towel holders with bridget in the equipment corner, and dan makes julia the ultimate crisp-roast butterflied chicken. it's all coming up right here on "america's test kitchen." "america's test kitchen" is brought to you by the following -- fisher & paykel. sin

whether supporting next leaders, or serving as honorary co-chair with the march on washington with gloria steinemb continues to lead the charge by example. so tonight we celebrate not only one of america's greatest entertainers but one of the most profoundly influential activists and american hero. happy birthday, mr. b. here is to many more years of art and defiance. good night from lax los angeles. thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley on pbs.org. >>> hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a c conversation with a ifphilosoph. that's next time. see you then. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your b pbs station by viewers like you, thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. it's been one month since donald trump became president, and tomorrow night he'll address a joint session of congress for the first time since taking office. so tonight a conversation with conservative writer david frum about that address and more. then writer/director jordan peele one half of the sketch comedy duo key a

especially were a rude awakening to the clinton campaign, you know, when madeleine albright and gloria steinem when out and was like you zero it to feminism to vote for hillary and they were like no, we don't we will vote for the person we are not going to vote for a woman because it she's a woman. that's what feminism was met to a cobbler shall exactly what these young women were saying to give them the right to vote for whoever they wanted to, not an identity politics, so i suggest you get my last two books because one of them is all about exactly what you are talking about and that was the funny thing about covering the campaign because it was this like billie jean king bobby ring battle of the genders because trump was so most like a caricature of a macho man. you picture him coming out of a steam room in vegas with frank sinatra 1959 and he had mike tyson and don king and holidays macho former felons as his celebrities and then hillary because she had not pushed gender in 2008 was really pushing gender in this caricature way where everything was like a slumber party with lena don him and

young people specially had a rude awakening to the clinton campaign when madeline albright and gloria steinem went out and said you owe it to feminism to vote for hillary and they said no, we don't. we're going to vote for the person.. we're not going volt for a woman because she is a woman.she's a that what feminism was meant to accomplish was exactly what these young women were saying to give them the right to vote for whoever they wanted to. not an identity politics.n so, i was -- one of my books is all about exactly what you're talking about, and that was the funny thing about covering the campaign, because it was this, like, billy jean -- billie jean king/bobby riggss and trump had don king and mike tyson, were his celebrities and then hillary, because she hadn't pushed gender in 2008, was really pushing gender in this caricature where way everything was a girl slumber party with lina dunham and katie perry and it did make a funny gender hostrast. >> host: previous books are called "become world: entering your own risk" and" are men necessary" she won the pull later in 1999 for commentat

. >>> renowned feminist gloria steinem was in san francisco with some advice. speaking to hundreds of women yesterday, she urged them to use the same enthusiasm they had during the women's marches to organize at the local level. >> listen to yourself, because inside you is this unique person who could never have happened before and could never happen again and you know the situation around you and you know what needs to be done. >> she urged people to keep calling and e-mailing congress members to preserve reproductive and women's rights. >>> the raiders have a new source of financing to pay for a new stadium in las vegas. an nfl source tells abc7 news bank of america has outlined a funding plan to the league's stadium and finance committees. even if a move is approved later this month, that stadium is not expected to be built before 2020. the raiders have options to play at the coliseum for two more years but may need to find a temporary home in 2019 if they move. oakland mayor libby schaaf said, we made a sound economic case for keeping the raiders in oakland