. >>> janice baker kenny became the third woman to accuse bill cosby of sexual assault, she lives in the north bay and joined us earlier this morning for a conversation with abc7 news anchors reggie aqui and kumasi aaron. >> she joins us now to talk about this news. janice, something that really struck me because i heard you as you are talking to abc news yesterday when this news 1st broke is that you are prepared to talk to some of these women who said they were sexually abused by the former mayor of windsor. and then, i think you got this news about bill cosby and it was like a punch in the gut? >> it was. i was feeling so much joy that because of my story, i am able to move forward and help other women or men in the same situation. a friend of mine asked me if i would not mind speaking to a few of the women who have come forward in that case. it is a sense of pride that i am able to get past my situation and be able to talk to other women who are still currently afraid to come forward , or are being ridiculed because they have come forward. as soon as i hung up the phone from her,

timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >>> san francisco philanthropist and poet janice mirkatani passed away today. she also published several collections of poet and was the city's poet laureate from 2000 to 2002. >> she cared about feeding people and supporting people.lie but al plans b e real shockwaves through the bay area's multimillion dollar wedding industry. >> how are people feeling out there? >> nervous. >> reporter: bay area wedding planner talking about nervous brides and grooms to be. unsure about their wedding dates, which have been postponed over and over. >> there's still a lot of unknowns. people are getting nervous about the delta. asking us to move up their events sooner. >> reporter: the fear is another lockdown. but speeding up the big day is tough when there's no venue available to party. >> everything's on the table? >> reporter: ian and samantha got married last summer but postponed the reception until october, 2021 when it was safe to gather. now that's uncertain. >> talking about making it an explicit requirement that everybody be vaccinated. j

timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >>> san francisco philanthropist and poet janice mirkatani passed away today. she also published several collections of poet and was the city's poet laureate from 2000 to 2002. >> she cared about feeding people and supporting people. and lifting them up with her words of wisdom. but also her poetry. >> memorial plans are being arranged. she was 80-year-old. >>> fears over the delta variant are sending real shockwaves through the bay area's multimillion dollar wedding industry. >> how are people feeling out there? >> nervous. >> reporter: bay area wedding planner talking about nervous brides and grooms to be. unsure about their wedding dates, which have been postponed over and over. >> there's still a lot of unknowns. people are getting nervous about the delta. asking us to move up their events sooner. >> reporter: the fear is another lockdown. but speeding up the big day is tough when there's no venue available to party. >> everything's on the table? >> reporter: ian and samantha got married last summer but postponed the reception u

several local lawmakers confirmed the death of janice mirko tony, posting tributes online. she has helped san francisco's residence in the for decades now. janice also published several collections of poetry. >>> dramatic video and a press conference today highlighting how the community of oakland is coming together in the wake of high-profile attacks. take a look. you can see can see this video, good samaritans who patrols in oakland spring into action to help a woman who is not to the ground for her cell phone. this incident happened tuesday at seventh and franklin, close to the oakland police station a comes a day after former senator boxer had heard telephones: stolen just five blocks away. today, the community kicked off its community ambassador program. that group is funded by the city, the nonprofit family bridges and other organizations. members patrolled chinatown wearing green vests, helping with everything from de- escalation to harm reduction and more. >> weekly the street, we do graffiti abatement and some of these folks here came on board because they wanted t

his accusers are stunned and angry, including janice baker kinny of the bay area. >> most of us are just writing shocked, stunned, my stomach hurts, this is sickening, how could this happen kind of thing. and i think all of us are still in the processing moment. >> long time friend, the former mayor of san francisco, willy brown, maintains while cosby has his freedom, his life has been ruined by allegations. >> if they were absolutely accurate in telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 20 to tell the story? >> we sent out a push alert that cosby's conviction had been overturned. for immediate updates by your mobile mobile device download the app. >>> a judge denied a remove britney spears's father. the rejection stems from a request by britney spears' attorney last year. spears has been trying to petition the court to get her father removed for years. >>> a big move in the ongoing investigation into former president trump's namesake firm. a grand jury in manhattan has voted to indict the trump organization and the chief financial officer, al tomorrow. >>> a powerful explosi

. >> reporter: janice baker kenny is one of his accusers. this morning she was in contact with some of the other women. >> most of us are just shocked, stunned. my stomach hurts. this is sickening. how could this happen kind of thing? >> reporter: she was b,24 working as a bartender in 1982 in reno when cosby invited her to a party. she says cosby sexually assaulted her after he offered her a quaaludes. >> i was an idiot and nacve to accept drugs from him. who would have thought an ulterior motive? >> reporter: some of the other women testified they were unknowingly drugged by cosby. years later they and baker kenny accuse cosby, but because the statute of limitations had expired, only one of them, temple university employee andrea constant, was able to bring charges against him. cosby has always maintained that sex with his accusers was consensual. recently he was denied parole after refusing to take part in a prison sex offender program.'s longtime friend the former mayor of san francisco willie brown maintains cosby's life has been ruined

his accusers are stunned and angry, including janice baker kinny of the bay area. >> most of us are just writing shocked, stunned, my stomach hurts, this is sickening, how could this happen kind of thing. and i think all of us are still in the processing moment. >> long time friend, the former mayor of san francisco, willy brown, maintains while cosby has his freedom, his life ruined by allegations. >> if they were absolutely accurate in telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 20 to tell the story? >> we sent out a push alert that cosby's conviction had been overturned. for immediate updates by your mobile mobile device download the app. >>> a judge denied a request to remove britney spears's father. the rejection stems from a request by britney spears' attorney last year. spears has been trying to petition the court to get her father removed for years. >>> a big move in the ongoing investigation into former president trump's namesake firm. a grand jury in manhattan has voted to indict the trump organization and the chief financial officer, al tomorrow. >>> a powerful explo

interesting to see how that works but nothing like that has been announced for disneyland at this point >> janice wants to know, why do you charge so much money? her question stems from right before the pandemic. disneyland raised prices, indicating kind of a demand kind of flex pricing and it could go up to $150 per day per park when it is really busy. how do you address that question? >> let me talk to her of course i am not disney but just a disney fan site that loves going and helping people who ask that question go. what is important or two inks. you said demand based pricing. when they did that they lowered some prices as well. it's important to call out there are times throughout the year when it's okay with not going on a peak day and you can save money on a per day ticket. the best way is to go on a multi-day ticket and you will get your per day amount quite a bit. and i love that to use a second to talk about a special they just announce. >> giving the three days? $83 for californians? is that how that works? >> exactly. $83 per day and that was announced through disney. they are also a

several local law maters confirmed the death of janice, posting tributes online. she cofounded the glide foundation which has helped san francisco's need for decades, as you know. she was married to cecil williams. she also published several collections of poetry the city's poet laureate from 2000 to 2002. >>> local jewish community leaders have launched a social media campaign to combat anti- semitism. mayor london breed joint city of community livers . police data shows the majority of religious attacks in the city target members of the jewish faith. members of that community launched the here i am social media campaign, encouraging jewish people to share their stories in confronting anti- semitism. >> our kids have experienced fear because they are jewish. they need us to show up. our parents need us, all of us to come together and say, "here i am." >> members of the jewish community are hoping the videos and messages will create solidarity locally and across the country. >>> today, oakland chinatown kicked off it's community ambassador program here the group i

you and janice? >> yes. the 50th is the golden. 51st is the moderna. [ laughter ] the moderna anniversary. you're so far away. >> jimmy: i know, it's crazy. >> meanwhile, your aunt is beyond belief. [ laughter ] what you do to her is absolutely insane. >> jimmy: do you have a relative that you do things like that to? >> no, no, no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> no, they're all dead. [ laughter ] an elaborate prank like that and the mouth on that woman. [ laughter ] she's amazing. >> jimmy: yeah, she is. >> she's all of my neighbors. [ laughter ] she's all of my neighbors. >> jimmy: if you followed her around with a camera, that is how she is all the time with everyone. >> i love her, i thought she was great. >> jimmy: she'll be delighted to hear that. you know, we wanted her to be here but she didn't pass the medical exam. [ laughter and applause ] she wanted to see it. she answered some of the questions wrong. >> yeah. so -- where were we? talking about "city slickers." >> jimmy: you were talking about

. >> janice kinney is one of his accusers. this morning she was in contact with some of the other women. >> most of us are just shocked and stunned. this is sickening. how could this happen kind of thing. >> she was 24 years old working as a bartender in 1982 in reno when cosby invited her to a party. she said cosby sexually assaulted her after he offered her a quaaludes. >> i was an idiot and nacve to accept drugs from him but who would have thought he ulterior motive. >> some of the other women testified they were unknowingly drugged by cosby. years baker -- years later they accused cosby but statute of limitation expire only one of them, temple university employee, andrea constand was able to bring charges against him. cosby has always maintained sex with his accusers was consensual. recently, he was denied paroled after refusing to take apart in a prison sex offender program. his longtime friend, the former mayor of san francisco willie brown, maintains his five has been ruined by what he calls are unsubstantiated allegati

his accusers are stunned and angry including janice baker of the bay area. >> most of us are just shocked and stunned. this is sickening, how could this happen. i think all of us are still in the processing moment. >> his longtime friend of the former mayor of san francisco willie brown maintains that while cosby has his freedom, his life has been ruined by absote telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 2018 to tell the story? >> that was dan ashley reporting. coming up we are hearing from abc news analyst comes next for cosby. >> if you are fully vaccinated, no need to wear a mask in most places. you are protected from covid- 19. california's department of public health says it will not change state guidance. the statement comes after a lake county updated its guidelines this week. it calls on all people regardless of whether they have been vaccinated to wear masks indoors in public places because of the more contagious delta area. the variction the delta out variance and there is no indication the cdc will change its mask guidance either. >>> there are several wildfires bu