towards female staffers, at the same time - the senate rules committee stripped state senator tony mendoza of his committee chairmanship. the head of the women's legislative caucus in sacramento says the allegations are just the tip of the iceberg. grant and vicki? (vicki) still ahead... facebook is taking a unique approach to preventing suicide. hear the new technology they are using. (grant) and after the break... what happened to the man who is accused of flying a drone over the 49ers and raiders games yesterday...dropping propaganda about the media.

his senate colleague, tony mendoza, was recently stripped of his committee chairmanships following allegations of sexual harassment. testimony is expected from several women this afternoon. >> completely unwelcome, completely without warning. intimate parts of my body were touched and he had no right. >> the assembly member, laura freeman, will chair the hearing today. >> president donald trump gets to capitol hill to rally top republicans and democrats around the legislative agenda. the development comes one day after the president referred to elizabeth warren as pocahontas during an event honoring native american war heros. >> you were here long before any of us were here. although, we have a representative in congress who

a lot of this coming to light with recent allegations against state senator tony mendoza.ith the allegations and the major change to how they will be investigated. phil? >> that's right. and it's not just allegations against the senator here. we're talking about other politicians as well and believe it or not, even some lawmakers who say they have been victims of sexual harassment like the one we spoke to today. let's take a look. n the pior 15 years. (mat assemblywoman cathatrine >> i've had more inappropriate advances and touching as a candidate and elected official in the last three years than in the prior 15 years. >> reporter: republican assemblywoman katherine baker from the tri-valleyed she isn't surprised at the late -- tri- valley said she isn't surprised at the latest allegation that tony mendoza brought a 15-year- old to his hotel room and -- brought a young intern to his hotel room and she decided to come forward after allegations came forward he invited another intern to his home in order to go over her resume. were you surprised at more women coming forward?

senator tony mendoza had -- stripped today. also facing allegations. >>> man flying drones over games this weekend said it was all worth it. >> somebody doesn't do what i did yesterday because they didn't believe what they were trying to tell you. >> tracy mapes talked with abc7 as he left jail. arrestedside the raiders game, identified him after he dropped same fliers at 49ers game. had a red x on them and about free speech. mapes said he knew it was illegal but wanted word out. faces misdemeanor charge. >>> new warning for dog owners. >> considered anti black friday. people across the bay area open wallets and hearts to others. plus -- >> never stop believing in santa. >> dream come true for boy with autism. >>> prince harry pops the question. incredible ring slipped on the meghan markle's finger. meghan markle's finger. >>> i'm sandhya patel, i'll ♪music the lord says, "come to me all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and i will give you rest." join us for the majesty of the catholic mass here sunday mornings at 8:

the allegations against tony mendoza, a democrat from l.a., accused of sexually harassing at least twon his office, including an intern in 2008. jennifer kwart tells the sacramento bee that she was 19 when mendoza took her to a convention in san jose and got her alone in his hotel suite and then plied her with alcohol. she was so uncomfortable, she made an excuse to fly home. mendoza said the allegations are completely false. last night, the senate announced it now will hire an independent legal team to investigate possible sexual harassment and abuse and then recommend discipline. it will be up to the victim whether or not the findings are made public. the way it is now, complaints are handled by the rules committee and the results are under wraps. for the allegations, they will be reviewed by the outside legal team for mendoza. the assembly has not announced changes in the processes for handling harassment allegations and will have a public hearing later this month. the have been responses from other lawmakers including a distancing from mendoza. there is a process going forth. senat

democratic senator tony mendoza had allegations that he sexually harassed at least two women who workedn his office including an intern in 2008, jennifer kwart. she told the sacramento bee she was only 19 when mendoza got her to a conventional loan, gave her alcohol and made her so comfortable she invented an excuse to fly home. in response, statements were given that the allegation is false from mendoza. the senate announced they will hire an independent legal team to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and abuse. they said it will be up to the findings of the investigations, whether they will be made public. now, there handled by the rules committee with details of complaints and discipline. they will be reviewed by an outside legal team. they are distancing from mendoza, literally, state senate president kevin de lesn. the two had lived in a house together in sacramento and he moved out and is currently running for dianne feinstein's seat. >> the state assembly has not announced any sort of change in the process for handling arrests and allegations but the assembly plans to

senator tony mendoza had had had stripped today. also facing allegations. >>> man flying drones over games this weekend said it was all worth it. >> somebody doesn't do what i did yesterday because they didn't believe what they were trying to tell you. >> tracy mapes talked with abc7 as he left jail. arrested outside the raiders game, identified him after he dropped same fliers at 49ers game. had a red x on them and about free speech. mapes said he knew it was illegal but wanted word out. faces misdemeanor charge. >>> new warning for dog owners. >> considered anti black people across the bay area open wallets and hearts to others. plus -- >> never stop believing in santa. >> dream come true for boy with autism. >>> prince harry pops the question. incredible ring slipped on the meghan markle's finger. >>> i'm sandhya patel, i really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warran

surgieron acusaciones contra un senador demÓcrata, tony mendoza, quien tratÓ de tener contacto sexualte tipo de situaciones. palmira: ante las denuncias que han salido a la luz de abuso sexual, tanto en hollywood como en la vida polÍtica, se tienen que conocer las seÑales del peligro. ramÓn: es importante que los padres avisan a los hijos que se mantengan alerta ante posibles abusos sexuales de cualquier Índole. que hablen de inmediato y no dejen pasar el tiempo. antonio valverde nos explica mÁs. antonio: la lecciÓn mÁs contundente para flor, luego de ser vÍctima de abuso, y lo que ella piensa que deberÍan enseÑar padres y maestros. flor: si alguien es hacer daÑo, que hablen. no les pasara nada. antonio: las posibilidades que suceda son elevadas. muchas veces el abuso viene por parte de personas conocidas y tienen todo el derecho de decirlo y denunciar. >> cuando se sienten a gusto consigo mismo, con su cuerpo, auto amor y conocimiento estÉ sano para que no venga ninguna persona a manipularlos. antonio: nadie debe soportar contacto fÍsico o miradas que les incomode. los educadores deb

tony mendoza tambiÉn es acosado-- tambiÉn es acusado de acoso sexual.asamblea reconoce que tal vez el protocolo no sea claro. " creo que es muy complicado leer y entender los reglamentos para los que manejamos ese tipo de situaciones. tal vez las estrategias de los ochentas ya no son las correctas para proteger a las mujeres". los padres y maestros hicieron lo posible por ocultar a los niÑos este lado oscuro del capitolio. ♪ ♪ ♪ ramÓn: con estas imÁgenes en vivo de san josÉ pasamos con suheily lÓpez. suheily: feliz inicio de semana para ustedes. regresamos del fin de semana que estuvo variablepor la llegada del frente frÍo.en regiones del Área de la bahÍa de jomax de dos pulgadas de lluvia. no va a llover mÁs el resto de la semana laboral. en concord, tuvimos 63° . 59 en auckland.en san josÉ, 61°. san francisco, 60°. temperaturas bastante agradables durante los prÓximos dÍas en el rango de los mediatos y bajos 60°. no habrÁ precipitaciÓn durante la semana.el fin de semana es que se espera la llegada de un nuevo frente frÍo con actividad de precipitaciÓn

senator tony mendoza will be investigated of unwanted sexual advances.>>> the pleasant hill police department has issued body cameras to their officers. the mayor said the cameras are good way to hold officers accountable. it advises officers to turn the cameras on whenever possible. pittsburgh officers have them. >>> this is what it looked like at lake tahoe today. this video was taken on the north shore. let's take a look at our weather. >> i heard they could have waived up to four feet. they had very high winds today. the snow levels will be dropping later on tonight. the overall weather story here is we are tracking another burst of rainfall raider on tonight into early monday morning. we have some heavier downpours and the possibility of thunderstorms as well. here you can see the radar and the main band of rain has moved to the south and east. this is mainly higher elevation snowfall. we are tracking some rain showers scattered around the bay approaching fairfield. and your gilroy -- in near gilroy you can see some rain closing in. as we expand the radar the next wave that will generate

ha indicado que se trata del senador tony mendoza.bló con nosotros de su experiencia antes de presentarse ante este subcomitÉ. nos contÓ cómo en el 2017 un legislador la agrediÓ dentro de un baÑo, exhibiÉndose para despuÉs masturbarse frente a ella. se rehÚsa a nombrarlo, pero asegura que aÚn es legislador. " no quiero nombrarlo, sÓlo quiero crear una solidaridad entre quiÉnes hemos sido vÍctimas de este tipo de agresiÓn". agrega que desde entonces, mÁs vÍctimas de acoso sexual se han comunicado con ella. describe que muchas tienen miedo de perder sus empleos. hace un par de dÍas, el asambleÍsta renunciÓ a su puesto ante acusaciones de este tipo. por su parte, el subcomitÉ investigarÁ la confianza o desconfianza que existe por parte de vÍctimas de acoso sexual para reportar los incidentes. se recursos humanos responde adecuadamente para protegerlas sin importar de quiÉn pueda ser la agresor. palmira: otro tweet del presidente causo discordia y polÉmica. esta vez, la congresista pelosi y schumer decidieron cancelar una reuniÓn en la ca

beatriz: kevin de leÓn va a pedir que retiren a tony mendoza de puestos carecen la legislatura mientrasnto inapropiado. denunciaron que la plantilla de nuevo los trenes no estarÁ en funcionamiento en el dÍa de acciÓn de gracias. tienen que sb7er ajusy a pesar de la distancia aumentaron los esfuerzos por ayudar a puerto rico tras la devastaciÓn del huracÁn marÍa. la campaÑa al sur de la bahÍa con lÍderes comunitarios y voluntarios incluido el jefe de policÍa y el jefe de bomberos estÁn realizando eventos para recolectar donaciones como comida para bebÉ, paÑales, juguetes nuevos, productos de higiene, generadores, linternas y alimentos en lata. puede llevar sus oraciones maÑana de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. a nueve estaciones de bomberos. allÍ tienen pantalla la informaciÓn y tambiÉn una subestaciÓn de policÍa todo a quien san josÉ. ahora con estas imÁgenes en vivo de san josÉ pasamos con elena traba web para que nos diga quÉ podemos esperar. elena: muy buenas noches y un saludo para nuestros vigilantes del tiempo. comenzamos analizando cÓmo estuvo la temperatura mÁxima la ciudad de san josÉ.

. >>> state senator toni mendoza is accused of behaving inappropriately towards two women when they weren '08. now the senate rules committee says that all allegations will be investigated by an outside team rather than their own members. >>> a major climate change summit today. one of the keynote speakers is governor brown. >> never forget we're doing more than anybody else and the bear, you see the grizzly bears are that's the symbol of the aggressive climate action that we're taking and yes, i agree with you, we're going to go further. we're going to go further with the policy. the policy. yes, i agree. all the way with california and our climate plans. r climate plans. >> now the governor was among the leaders from the united states that have committed to reducing the carbon emissions under the group america's pledge. also speaking on climate change was the former governor schwarzenegger. >> i believe that 9 million people die because of the problem and so many people have asthma and health problems because of it. >> he delivered this speech for the paris agreement. president trump h

tony mendoza, a democrat from southern california was stripped of his leadership role over sexual harassment accusations. he's also under investigation. paul resigned yesterday. six women accused him of sexual harassment or assault. >>> facebook is tackling suicide prevention worldwide. they are announcing they are using artificial intelligence to target suicidal posts, videos and live streams. they say it is necessary. they will work with first responders to send help. they will send links to crisis crimes via facebook messenger. >>> 4:51. happening today, a court hearing over self-driving cars. uber accused of stealing waymo secrets. waymo, owned by google's parent company is asking for more time to prepare. uber is ready for the trial and denies wrong doing. >>> amazon, the winner on cyber monday and more is coming its way. amazon is getting huge tax break offers to build the second headquarters. governor brown is $1 billion in credits. $7 billion in new jersey. fresno will give them the power to decide how tax dollars generated by the company should be spent. they are expected to announc

in the senate tony mendoza was stripped of his title today. last week senate pro tem kevin deleon told us he made a decision about what to do with senator mendoza. >> i made a decision remove him from his chairmanship as well as other boards and commissions that he currently serves on. >> the removal is temporary while an outside law firm conducts an investigation. we'll point out given the timing of all this to save the cost of special election, the governor can consolidate the regular june, 2018 primary and the election to replace bocanegra and anyone else who might resign in the next few months. out against her democratic colleague john terview >> melissa, thank you. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi is facing criticism tonight for failing to speak out against her democratic colleague john conyers during an interview on sunday morning. >> john conyers is an icon in our country. he's done a great deal to protect women. >> the michigan democrat is stepping down from his leadership post on the house judiciary committee amid a congressional

this comes days after new harassment allegations were made against state senator tony mendoza. they come from two women who used to work in his office. one was an intern in2008 who told the "sacramento bee" she was 19 when he took her to a convention in san jose, got her alone in her suite, gave her alcohol and made her so uncomfortable that she made up a story in order to leave and fly home. she was part of the fellows program. mendoza has called the allegations completely false. >>> the house of representatives just passed its version of a tax reform plan but as mola lenghi reports, the republican dream of tax cuts still has a long way to go before president trump can sign it into law. >> reporter: republicans celebrated passage of a tax reform bill they have been working towards for decades. >> it's been 31 years since we last did this. and it is finally time that we get the general interest of this country to prevail over the special there is washington. >> reporter: president trump personally lobbied house republicans to vote yes during a trip to capitol hill. >> the taxes

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it comes in the wake of accusations against tony mendoza. he denied the claims. >>> happening today, pg&e crews will relocate utility poles on caltrain's corridor. it's part of the project that wraps up in 2022. they will replace and remove poles in san francisco and san bruno. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> count is closed. what happens when a company tries to put money into it? a mess, that's what. i'm chris chmura. nbc bay area responds, next. >>> happening now, new orleans saints player and former cal student is being treated for a spinal cord injury. he was injured during a kick off return. he gave fans a wave as he was wheeled away in an ambulance. >>> diversity tech will take generations. the current hiring rate, it will take until 2085 for african-americans to be equally represented in the work force. women have to wait until 2070 before their numbers catch up with the white men. we'll be back with more news in two minutes. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people

there a new accusations against senator tony mendoza. a former intern said he traveled to the democratic convention with mendoza in 2008 and mendoza took her to his hotel suite where she said he kept asking her sexually related questions. the woman said she felt so uncomfortable she made up an excuse to fly home early. with a growing number of sexual harassment and assault allegations in the entertainment industry, hundreds rallied over the weekend for the victims yesterday in los angeles along the hollywood walk of fame. protesters gathered to take the me, too movement from social media to the streets. many have their own personal stories to tell. the #metoo movement started as a grassroots project in new york. >> dna ancestry test promised to reveal ethnic origin. are they accurate? with the help of quadruplets and siblings, julie watts found out that accuracy is the beginning of the potential concerns. >> reporter: they said it felt fun to know. a few years ago, amy jones scent her dna away and like many, she got back unexpected ances

and tony mendoza of los angeles was sanction yesterday with his chairmanship spelling multiple allegations of harassment. today's hearing was chaired by a woman, laura friedman who said is the first step with changing the capital culture. >> we have a process of people with protecting the confidentiality. >>> tonight we have new information about shots that were fired in the san jose elementary school campus. police confirmed to ktvu news that a suspect is in custody. it happened this morning. investigators say that the shooter opened up fire on a campus surveillance camera before targeting a second camera at the school's library. no one was hurt, this marks the second time that surveillance cameras have been targeted at that elementary school during non-school hours. >>> police say that there was a crash this afternoon, the woman was walking in the crosswalk and she had her baby in the stroller when they were hit by a car. police say that the mother had injuries that were not life- threatening and the mother and the baby were taken to the hospital. the driver did stay and is cooperating w

> a third woman has come forward with accusations of sexual miss conduct against state senator tony mendoza. this worker worked in his capitol office ten years ago. the two other complaints from mendoza are from previous employees. the l.a. county senator admits in a statement the assembly rules committee contacted him years ago and that he has worked since then to quote correct any misunderstanding. california's two u.s. senators are blasting the white house's $44 billion disaster aid request because it doesn't include any relief for the victims of north bay wildfire. diane feinstein called it appalling inadequate and ee greejious? . senator cam i willa harrison scolded the president process. senator sal o pressured congress to include california in the aid package. >>> first his house now a car all gone within a month. santa rosa authorities are trying to track down this car. you see it here. it belongs to a man whose house burned down in the wildfires. in a post on facebook santa rosa chp says the man has been staying at a hotel in windsor but his car was recently stolen from that hotel.

---ayer el senador demcrata "tony mendoza" fue arrebatado de su posicin de lider de financiamiento en ayer el demcrata "raul bocanegra" renunci al ser acusado por 6 mujeres baj el mismo cargo. ---a medida que se recetan más medicamentos para enfermedades que apenas empiezan, también sube la preocupación por el uso de más medicinas para controlar sus efectos secundarios. arlen fernndez nos dice cómo controlar o eliminar una enfermedad incipiente, sin tomar más medicinas de receta. la cantidad de medicinas con receta que adquieren los estadounidenses subió un 85 por ciento en las últimas dos décadas. y es que algunos doctores recetan medicamentos para ciertos males, como el dolor de espalda o el insomnio y hasta para etapas incipientes de condiciones como la prediabetes, pero quizs lo que necesita es un cambio de su estilo de vida. si le diagnosticaron que está al borde de una condición médica, tal vez piense que la solución sea un medicamento recetado. pero antes de recurrir a la farmacia, consumer reports le sugiere que le pregunte al doctor si hay cambios en su estilo de vida que pue

. >>> now sexual harassment accusations by three women prompted the demotion of tony mendoza. they voted to strip list hips of his post at the banking committee as well as other key positions. he represents a city near long beach. he denies any wrongdoing. senate leaders are hiring an outside laufrmt to investigate the complaints. the sate sem by by the way is holding a hearing on the subject of sexual harassment. >>> through rain absunshine and everything in between crews continue to clean up the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa. this was the hardest hit neighborhood of the north bay fires. our nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead. you see down below spraying of hey from tree trimmers keeping the charred earth from eroding. the sonoma clt central landfill is filling up with the activity. county officials say nearly 50,000 tons of metal, wood within o and ash has been dropped off. >>> coming occupy massage therapists accused of inappropriately touching clients at a popular u.s. chain. how that company is responding tonight. >>> if you're shopping on your cell phone, you

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in a separate case tony mendoza, democrat from l.a. county, faces allegations he behaved inappropriately toward three women who worked for him. today the senate rules committee voted to remove him as chair of a committee overseeing the banking and insurance industries. >>> in washington senator al franken apologized for his alleged behavior saying he let a lot of people down. four women accused the minnesota democrat of groping and in one case a forced kiss. today he held a short news conference outside his senate office. he said he feels embarrassed and ashamed. mber touching women >> i'm going to try to learn from my mistakes and in doing so i've been doing a lot of reflecting and i want to be someone who adds something to this conversation and i hope i can do that. but he is promising >> franken says that he does not remember touching women inappropriately, but he is promising to cooperate with an investigation by the senate ethics committee. >>> a very unusual power struggle in washington d.c., two people claiming they lead a feder

in a separate case senator tony mendoza is also facing consequences. >> i made a decision to remove him from his term as well as other boards and commissions. >> we believe in due process in this country, but this isn't due process. it's back room protection program where elected officials who have no self-control. >> some candidates for governor at today's meeting say that so far lawmakers have not backed up their statements with enough action. n tonight... f >>> up next, caught on camera, police violence, the deputy under investigation tonight for unleashing a barrage of punches on a pinned down suspect. >>> also ahead, the bold plan from oakland's mayor to give newborn babies money for college. the ingredients that we need, (laughs) som but who is footing the bill? r beer makers around the >> asking if they have the stuff we need, the ingredients they need, begging sometimes. >>> trouble is brewing tonight for beer makers around the world. why some ingredients to make it are being tapped out. the dish >>> and we've got more rain on the way for the bay area. we'll tell you when and wh

tony mendoza of los angeles has been accused of sexually harassing two women who previously worked for him. he denies those allegations. moving to hollywood, several hundred survivors of sexual harassment and assault marched down sunset boulevard along with a slew of reporters called the me too survivor march after trending hash tag of recent weeks. more needs to be done than weed out people. >>> at the live desk this morning, we are monitoring the death toll and damage following that deadly earthquake near the iran/iraq border. those numbers continue to change, and we just got the latest updates saying there's now 341 people reported dead in those two countries. nearly 6,000 people are injured. i do want to show you this new video we got overnight from inside of a restaurant there, you can see the chandeliers swinging as the 7.3 quake hit last. 6:20 our ti the quain the past 24 hours have been seven substantial aftershocks in the region ranging from 4.2 to 5.3 and, again, this new video continues to come in and we will update the numbers. >>> president trump ignored numbers about huma

its process for investigating sexual misconduct after new allegations against democratic senator tony mendozasenate will now hire an independent legal team to investigate allegationsand recommend punishments for offenders. the changes come after allegations that senator mendoza sexually harassed at least two women who worked in his office. mendoza denies those accusations. ( james ) the mountain lion captured in san francisco on friday has been released back into the wild. this is video of the animal being captured. the young cat was spotted in the diamond heights neighnorhood. fish and wildlife came out and tranqulized the animal. wildlife officials say it was probably seeking new territory. the cat was fitted with an ear tag and a g-p-s tracker. it was released in the crystal springs area of san mateo county. ( james ) coming up on the kron four morning news... bay area cities taking new steps to protect bicyclists but some say it is not enough. we'll explain. and later... the 49ers pull off their first win of the season. why the win was extra emotional for a san francisco receiver. and aft

. >>> in la, sexual harassment, a word that senator tony mendoza repeatedly invited a young woman to his home, she worked as an academic fellow, for state program for graduates, he invited her to review resumes, including hers. he fired 38 you knew about the invite. mendoza denies any harassment, saying he has a zero tolerance policy for such behavior.>>> the republican senate candidate roy moore spoke out against allegations of sexual misconduct, he said they were completely false, with an underage girl decades ago. on the campaign trail in alabama with the latest. >> reporter: alabama senate candidate roy moore saturday again adamantly denied actual misconduct allegations. speaking at a veterans day event near birmingham, the former state supreme court justice question white to for decades for the claims to come to light.>> to think that grown women would wait 40 years to come before, right before an election, to bring charges, is absolutely unbelievable. >> reporter: he is running to fill the seat vacated by jeff sessions, faces explosive allegations that he engage in sexual activ

its process for investigating sexual misconduct after new allegations against democratic senator tony mendoza from los angeles county. the senate will now hire an independent legal team to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and abuse... and recommend punishments for offenders. the changes come after allegations that senator mendoza sexually harassed at least two women who worked in his office. the allegations against him will be reviewed by the new outside legal team. mendoza denies behaving inappropriately. (jr stone) new tonight at ten... police are workig to identify a person who stole a package from a home in fremont. here is a picture of the suspect.... police say the theft happened on october 21st...but they are just releasing this picture from a home security camera. the package was stolen from a home near cougar circle. (justine) new at 10, a student at u-c berkeley was robbed of her laptop on campus. it happened on wednesaday night at a student housing building. police say the victim was trying to open the door of the building when the robber came up from behind her. he the

another staffer has made allegations against her former boss tony mendoza. >> i came today to supporty district director. i was incredibly shocked to learn a few weeks ago what she had experienced nine years ago. what we have learned in recent weeks have shocked us all about how pervasive bad behavior and sexual harassment incidents have been. >> reporter: it was a packed hearing room and people from hr were talking about the zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment people openly laughed. it is pretty clear that the assembly's sexual harassment policies are deficient. and people do not believe them. it is a long road ahead to earn back the trust of the women and men who work at the capital. melissa kane kpix 5. >>> a bay area congresswoman is hoping to take over for john conyers post. she is interested in taking his place as the ranking democrat of the house judiciary committee. it is considered one of the most powerful positions in congress and plays a role in potential presidential impeachment hearings. conyers step down on sunday after claims he sexually harassed female staff me

assemble man boca negro and tony mendoza were accused of improper behavior in the past. recent accusations brought against hollywood executives and other politicians encouraged the assembly to get ahead of the issue led by assembly woman laura friedman from glendale. >> i ma as envy, the popular spa has been accused by 180 women of sexual assault according to a report by buzzfeed. the website cited lawsuits, police reports and other complaints by women against massage envy. the company says each of these incidents are heart breaking for us and for the franchisees that operate massage envy locations. with over 15 years and 125 million mass ands, even one incident is too many. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, a package explodes inside a home in alameda. the search for evidence after a woman was injured. plus -- >> it was a shock for me. you know, just horrifying. > his son was attacked by a shark near pebble beach. the long recovery ahead. >>> and new at 11:00, a presidential appointment leads to a lawsuit. the court battle over who will lead the consumer financial pr

this comes amid new allegations against tony mendoza. is being accused of repeatedly inviting a young woman who worked in his office to his home. another woman has accused him of behaving inappropriately and she was a 19-year-old entered. >>> hundreds of people gather for a rally protesting the recent sexual assault against actors, producers, and other industry figures. the fallout is being felt in every corner including in all aboard my -- alabama. we get more from william. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters hitting the streets of hollywood for a rally against sexual assault and harassment. allegations against dozens in the industry. they want to take the me to movement be on the internet to start a cultural change that makes sexual misconduct unacceptable.>> we want to bring these to the forefront and address the different intersecting issues and solutions we require. >> reporter: the movement is being felt in every part of the country. of a publican senate candidate says he plans to sue the washington post for publishing allegations

and a senate colleague -- tony mendoza -- was stripped of his committee chairmanships...gations of harassment. but one women's advocacy group says that's not enough. it wants to see whistleblower protections at the capitol... along with crisis counseling and an independent agency to review claims. ( darya ) coming up... more on the fight over 2 chains. not the rapper. and what do you say when your team loses again? and did steph curry snub a fan? ayesha says no. ( darya ) and coming up after the break... a teen comes face-to-face with the man who broke into her home. how she was able to scare the burglar away. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15

the change in policy follows allegations against state senator tony mendoza of los angeles by two of his former female employees. over the weekend, senate leader kevin deleon moved out of the home he shared with mendoza in sacramento. >>> a little bit of rain today. not a lot, but a little bit, and every bit helps. we've had a good little rain period this fall, and mount tam came in about a quarter of an inch. the rest of us, 10 .10 of an inch -- .10 of an inch, .25 of an inch. really just priming the pumps for what will occur on wednesday. not tomorrow, but wednesday. significant rain on wednesday. might end up being the biggest storm in the mountains we've seen so far this year, this season. i think it could be the biggest storm we've seen here this season, which isn't hard to do, we're still early. but there's a lot of summer moisture and a lot of energy up here in the islands, where storms are created. see how that is merging together if that's going to happen, as this guy personals with this guy on wednesday, and -- guy merges with this guy on wednesday, and that's the system. w

. >> the change in policy follows allegations against tony mendoza of los angeles by two of his former employees. kevin de leon moved out of the sacramento home he shared with mendoza. >>> another woman came forward to recuse a senate candidate of sexual misconduct. the woman says she was 16 years old at the time and now a growing number of republican leaders are calling for roy moore to step aside among those mitch mcconnell. it would likely mean the republicans would lose a seat in the senate. we are life on capitol hill in washington dc with more on today's development. >>> the leader of the u.s. senate says she believes roy moore's accusers and that could lead to a campaign in the race. >> do you believe these allegations to be true quick >> i believe that women, yes. >> he's not the only republican to rescind their support. morris shooting back on social media tweeting the person who should step aside is mitch mcconnell. he has bill conservatives that must be replaced. on monday another woman came forward to detail more allegations against the republican nominee represented by glo

tony mendoza, a democrat, faced allegations that he behaved inappropriately towards three women who workedor him. today, they voted to remove him as chair of the committee that oversees the banking and insurance industries. >> senator al franken apologized for his alleged behaviors and admitted he let people down. four women have accused him of groping and in one case, a forced kiss. he held a short news conference outside his senate office and said he feels embarrassed and ashamed. >> i'm going to try to learn from my mistakes and in doing so, i've been doing a lot of reflecting and i wanted to be someone who will add something to this conversation. i hope i can do that. >>> franken says he does not remember touching women inappropriately but promises to cooperate with the investigation by the senate ethics committee. >> a judge ruled the military must move forward with the policy allowing transgender work crews starting in january. the ruling clarifies an earlier decision that blocked president donald trump's ban on transgender troops. there are two current federal injunctions against th

boacnegra resigned abruptly yesterday...after he was accused of groping a female staffer...and senator tony mendozactioned yesterday and stripped of his chairmanships following multiple allegations of harassment. today's hearing was chaired by assemblywoman laura friedman who said...it's the first step in changing the capitol culture. rep. laura friedman/california state assembly: "we don't have a process that people feel protects their confidentiality. we don't have a process that ensures that people don't lose their jobs or be forced to leave the capitol building, because of reporting these actions." that was mike luery reporting. there may soon be a new reporting process for victims of sexual harassment in the california state assembly. as for payments... assemblyman kevin mccarty says, he will introduce his bill when session begins in january... to make lawmakers pay for their settlements . (steve)' coming up:what's slowing the removal and dropoff of debris from one area devastated by the north bay firestorm... (pam) and next:a warning for cat owners.. the neighborhood where cats are being targ

. >> reporter: but he did take action against a senator tony mendoza who three former aids have accused of misbehave i don't remember. >> i made a decision to remove him from his chairman ship as well as other boards and commissions that he serves on. >> at least for now. >> it's going to be an independent investigation that will be conducted with regards to the allegations that have been made towards his person. we will let that process and work itself out. >> what was the reaction of the women's caucus, democratic women's caucus to what we just heard? >> there is a petition asking for the two to resign from office. they are not thrilled. the chair woman of the democratic women's caucus has been clear that he should at the very least not be in a position of party leadership anymore now that we know there was an investigation and a finding that he engaged in this kind of harassment. today there will be a big vote on a proposal, a resolution about this issue. so there may be amendments or other fights about whether or not to add a provision that the guys have to be kicked out. >> i under

it comes in the wake of accusations against tony mendoza. so far, he denied the claims. >>> the president may have a familiar challenger in 2020 for the election. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. joe biden is not ruling out a run. >> he would be the oldest, ever, to run. the former vice president is going to be on the "today" show, about 15 minutes from now. that question definitely comes up. >> you are not closing the door on it? >> no, i'm not closing the door. i have been around too long. i'm a great respecter of faith. who knows what the situation is going to be in a year and a half from now. >> trump met with the president of the philippines. the white house says they did discuss human rights. the president of the philippines has been connected to ext extrajudicial death squads. president trump flies home to washington today. >>> roy moore says he will not quit his run for the senate. some advertisers are rethinking their ads on shawn hannity's program after he took moore's side. keurig, the coffee maker, pulling ads, which caused a backla

his senate colleague, tony mendoza, was recently stripped of his committee chairmanships following allegations of sexual harassment. testimony is expected from several women this afternoon. >> completely unwelcome, completely without warning. intimate parts of my body were touched and he had no right. >> the assembly member, laura freeman, will chair the hearing today. >> president donald trump gets to capitol hill to rally top republicans and democrats around the legislative agenda. the development comes one day after the president referred to elizabeth warren as pocahontas during an event honoring native american war heros. >> you were here long before any of us were here. although, we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. >> the white house said mr. trump meant no offense and senator warren called the comment a distraction. >>> we go to our washington insider, marc sandalow. always good to see you. any chance the president will apologize for his comments yesterday to native americans in the oval office? >> reporter: michelle, this

yesterday, state senator tony mendoza, a democrat from southern california, was stripped of his leadership role over sexual harassment accusations. he is also under investigation. another democrat from southern california, recall bocanegra resigned yesterday. six women accused him of sexual harassment or assault. >>> the white house is defending the president. >> attacking a senator and insulting the navajo talkers. >> all in one sentence, too. the lay the scene, the president was supposed to be honoring those men who helped america win the second world war. this happened in front of the white house in front of the native americans he was supposed to be honoring. the president went way off script. >> i just want to thank you because you are very, very special people. you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. you know what? i like you. because you are special. you are special people. >> the president of the united states did not -- >> warren, who he calls pocahontas. they call

and a senate colleague -- tony mendoza -- was stripped of his committee chairmanships...rassment. but one women's advocacy group says that's not enough. it wants to see whistleblower protections at the capitol... along with crisis counseling and an independent agency to review harassment claims. ( darya ) now to bay area basketball... the warriors hosting the sacramento kings without steph curry or kevin durant.( james ) matt barnes getting his n-b-a championship ring before last night's game. and the game would come down to the wire... andre iguodala ties the game in the 4th quarter. the warriors would eventually take a 4 point lead but the kings would come back and take the lead with less than 20 seconds left. the kings go on to win by a final of 110 to 106. the warriors travel to los angeles tomorrow night to take on the lakers. tip off is set for 7:30. ( darya ) in raiders news... wide receiver michael crabtree is suspended 2 games after getting into a fight during sunday's game. aquib talib has also been suspended for two games for the fight. the suspension will cost

program is on indefinite leave days after new harassment allegations were made against senator tony mendoza. they come from two women who used to work in his office, one an intern back in 2008. jennifer court telling the "sacramento bee" she was 19 years old when mendoza took her to a convention in san jose, got her alone in her suite and plied her with alcohol and made her feel uncomfortable. she invented a ruse to fly home. she was part of the fellows program. mendoza denies all allegations. >>> new investigation finds university of california officials installation feared with the state audit. jackie ward has more. >>> reporter: we're expecting to learn more today about an investigation into the university of california president's office that the uc regents ordered to analyze how the office may have interfered with the state audit on the system's finances. the "chronicle" says investigators found that officials instructed uc campuses not to, quote, air dirty laundry to the state auditor. they also discovered that two advisers in the uc president's office directed this interference. in m

tony mendoza, a democrat from southern california was stripped of his leadership role over sexual harassmentcrat from southern california, raul bocanegra resigned. six women accused him of sexual harassment or assault. >>> the white house is defending words in front of a group of heroes. >> attacking a senator and assaulting the navajo talks. >> marcus and laura, the president was supposed to be honoring those men who helped america win the second world war. it happened at the white house and the president went off script. >> you were here long before any of us were here. we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. you know what? i like you because you are special. you are special people. >> the president was referring to senator elizabeth warren who he calls pocahontas. the gentleman in charge called the remark a slur. the white house calls that accusation ridiculous. a lot of people also noticed, of all the places in the white house they could have picked to honor native war heroes, they put in front of andrew jackson, the so-called

. >>> state senator tony mendoza is criticizing the capital's harassment review process. he called it opaque and unjust and said he supports reforms. he is facing allegations of inappropriate behavior with at least three women who worked in his legislative office. mendoza has denied any wrongdoing. the senate rules committee has directed him in writing to refer calls from the media to committee staff because it is a personnel matter. >>> tonight the berkeley fair campaign practices commission will discuss whether mayor jesse arreguin violated local election laws. at issue, more than $3,300 worth of supplies for his campaign. the commission says arreguin's campaign manager spent her own money on things like yard signs and phone services last year but was not reimbursed by the campaign within the required 45 days. >>> closing arguments in the murder trial centering around a highly publicized fatal shooting in san francisco will start on monday. jose inez garcia zarate an undocumented immigrant is accused of killing kate steinle in 2015. his attorneys argue the shooting was

tony mendoza of los angeles has been accused of sexually harassing two women who previously worked forenies those allegations. >>> hey, hey, ho, ho. >> and this in hollywood where several hundred survivors of sexual harassment and assault marched down sunset boulevard along with a slew of reporters called the me too survivors march. demonstrators said more needs to be done than just weeding out sexual predators. women must be protected from prejudice and abuse. >>> a death investigation is under way this morning aboard a tanker moored off the coast of richmond. a report from a shipping agent that a person had died onboard. the ship is now docked and arrived on saturday no other details were immediately available. >>> i want to show you this new video we got in of that powerful earthquake in the middle east overnight. people there are now being rescued from the trouble after a 7.3 quake hit right on the iran/iraq border. at the live desk this morning i toll and damage there. there are 341 people dead in those two countries. ne nearly 6,000 people hurt. it happened around 6:30 our time.

this comes in the wake of recent allegations against current southern california state senator tony mendoza. he claims that these are false. >>> new allegations of sexual harassment in hollywood. two well-known actors are facing accusations. nbc's stephanie gosk reports more than 20 high-profile men have faced a variety of accusations. >> stop the violence, stop the rape. >> reporter: the me too campaign moving from online to the streets of hollywood. at sunday's take back the workplace rally. >> this is 2017. the time is right for a reckoning. for a reordering of power. >> reporter: demands come as two former hollywood actors face accusations. "star trek" icon george takei accused of groping a former model in 1981. he said, no, i don't want to do this. i pushed him off and he said, okay, fine. takei denying the allegations, tweeting the events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur and i do not know why he has claimed them now. this morning, oscar winner actor richard drius is on defense just a week after supporting his own son's groping claims against kevin spacey. writer tel

. >>> at the state capital state senator tony mendoza is facing sexual assault allegations, a woman who with him about a job in august. the "sacramento bee" reports that three staffers who knew about or reported the incident were fired in september and signed confidentiality agreements. >>> the california legislature now says it has investigated 14 complaints of sexual harassment since 2012 but neither chamber is saying how many those investigations resulted in disciplinary action. >>> republican u.s. senate candidate from alabama roy moore is facing sexual misconduct claims from four women. one claims when she was 14, moore asked for her phone number, picked her up in his car and kissed her. on a second visit he allegedly took off her shirt and pants and removed his clothes and then touched her and guided her to touch him over his underwear. it's too late for the gop to nominate another candidate for the special election. >> it is possible for another candidate to enter the race as a write-in candidate but no other name will appear on the ballot besides judge roy moore and doug jones.