From the Golden Gate Bridge to LA, thousands protest Trump

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of protesters formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday while thousands more marched through a driving rainstorm in Los Angeles as demonstrators in a state that overwhelmingly voted against Donald Trump's bid for the presidency rallied against his inauguration.

The color purple was chosen as a symbol protesting bullying, said bridge demonstration organizer Lisa Sato, something the brash new president's critics have often accused him of.

Others carried signs proclaiming "Love Trumps Hate" as they walked across the bridge, careful to stay on its pedestrian walkway and not block passing cars whose drivers often honked in support.

The 26-year-old college student said he would stand up against Trump's promises to deport millions of people living in the country illegally and to create a national registry for Muslims.