from benjy. according to reporters on the scene, upon hearing that, gloria allred and woman due to speak about the allegations against mr. cain turned around and decided to wait backstage at the club for a few more minutes so they could enter the press conference on their own terms instead of announced by the howard stern guy. the press conference finally did start. the accuser who came forward today was a woman who worked at the national restaurant association educational foundation in the mid 1990s. she said after losing her job at the nra's foundation she met mr. cain in washington to ask him for hep in getting another job. mr. cain made an aggressive and unwanted sexual advance toward her. >> he suddenly reached over and he put his hand on my leg, under my skirt and reached for my genitals. he also grabbed my head and brought it toward his crotch. i was very, very surprised and very shocked. i said, what are you doing? you know i have a boyfriend. this isn't what i came here for. mr. cain sai

>> my name is it benjy bronch. >> now you're interrupting a religious service, my friend. >> that was sort of how it went as the entire national press corps sat and waited for this herman cain-related press conference to begin. >> oh, i met you. you, come here. >> sorry, sir. i met you at the anthony thing. are you from japanese tv? i met you. we met. >> we met. when he says i met you at the anthony thing, he's talking about the anthony weiner press conference back in june, which benjy, the hurd stern sidekick, he also at the anthony weiner press conference did the same thing. he sort of stern-bombed it. the howard stern sidekick guy took over this press conference today before it even began. >> first the name. who wants me to say -- who wants me to leave. >> go away. >> get out of here. >> nay. >> just go. just get out. >> at one point it seemed like the press conference was going to start with benjy from the howard stern show with that guy introducing gloria allred her attorney and the new sexual harassment accuser. >> ladies and gentlemen, all the way from los angeles, california,

benji will be there too. >> i support the ideas behind the occupied movement the requested of 1% controls everything totally unfair for the rest of us, i'm in the 99%. >> reporter: a few moments ago i spoke with a spokesman for the oakland school district. he says 360 teachers used personal days today out of 2,000. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we want to know how today's strike is impacting you. if you would like to weigh in go to facebook.com/abc7news. >>> coming up, we are going to check back in with what is happening on the streets of oakland. here's another live look. some of the demonstrators outside wells fargo are returning to frank ogawa >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney north of the city of napa firefighters are concerned about the wind and how it might rekindle the fire that tore through 90 acres last night and burned this house to the ground. i'll tell but the volunteers who0ñ >>> back to our top story. the occupy oakland's general strike today with a look at protest right now. people who are angry about economic inequality. you can see things peaceful. people have gathered

benji will be there too. >> i support the ideas behind the occupied movement the requested of 1% controls everything totally unfair for the rest of us, i'm in the 99%. >> reporter: a few moments ago i spoke with a spokesman for the oakland school district. he says 360 teachers used personal days today out of 2,000. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> we want to know how today's strike is impacting you. if you would like to weigh in go to facebook.com/abc7news. >>> coming up, we are going to check back in with what is happening on the streets of oakland. here's another live look. some of the demonstrators outside wells fargo are returning to frank ogawa >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney north of the city of napa firefighters are concerned about the wind and how it might rekindle the fire that tore through 90 acres last night and burned this house to the ground. i'll tell but the volunteers who prevented a bad situation @ @ @ @ @ @aaaaaaaaa)a)a)a)a)pt i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds get

instead of joining the strike, benji decided to teach his 8th grade class the reasons behind the occupy movement. >> big idea i'm stressing is what a strike is. it's the first amendment and how to make your voice heard. >> people under front of city hall, downtown oakland right now. okay? so we're just going to focus on all that have and why it happened. >> more than 300 of the 2000 teachers took a personal day to support the day of mass action. substitute teachers were brought in. >> as a pie chart, i am the piece of the pie that is left for the 99% of american autos parents given a flyer and explain yg teachers were leaving the classroom. at noon, parents and teachers met before marching towards city hall. oakland high school graduation rates fall below the state's average. many parents say california budget cuts are making it harder for stud dwronts succeed. >> this movement is more than just about people camping out. it's about families who are just struggling to survive. we want to come together to have space today. >> teachers put thousands of our own money into our classrooms. so

actually a guy named benji who works for the howard stern show. pretty representative. >>> president obama visited los angeles tonight. i don't get that. there's got to be an easier way for the president of the united states to get medical marijuana than fly out to california. he went to one dinner party with will smith and another at melanie griffith. over the weekend in indiana. former is the survivor" conte contestant. he announced he's running for governor. if he doesn't get elected governor, i think he has a pretty good shot at winning wrestle mania. >> i am seeking the libertarian party's nomination for governor of indiana. [ cheers and applause ] there are a lot of issues facing hoosiers now. i am ready to stand up and face them all. >> jimmy: great. i tell you one thing. he won't be squandering the taxpayers' money on haircuts or shampoo. some people aren't taking rupert seriously because he's rupert from "survivor," but i don't think his opponent should underestimate him. the man has been on "survivor" three times. they're running an ad t