now from abc 7 live breaking news. >> at 4:00 a.m., breaking news, ed lee died early this morning at the general hospital at just 65 years old. >> shocking this happened apparently while he was shopping last night in a safeway. team coverage this morning beginning with jessica castro. >> reporter: reggie, there is shock and disbelief about the mayor's passing and what happened. former san francisco mayor willie brown tells abc 7 news anchor that mayor ed lee suffered cardiac arrest. i want to show you video of him as a recycling event just yesterday in san francisco. he was smiling and shaking hands. the mayor's office issued a statement this morning with the sad news, and it says, "it is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that mayor edwin m. lee passed

away on tuesday december st 2th at 1:11 a.m. at zucker berg family hospital. family and friends and colleagues were at his side. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and two daughters and his family. in accordance, the charter, effective immediately. back to you. >> okay, thank you. condolences pouring in this morning. this is from supervisor who tweeted not long ago, holding on to the happy memories, mr. mayor, sending all my love to his beloved anita and daughters. he showed no obvious signs of health problems before his death. he tweeted out, today we introduce legislation to recoup costs from landlords who illegally house people in unsafe dwellings. ed lee was born may 5th 1952 in

seattle, washington, apointed mayor in january 2011 as the former mayor left for california's lieutenant governor. he won in 2011 and re-election november of 2015. lee was san francisco's first asian-american mayor, and before becoming mayor, he was city administrator. no signs of obvious health problems as we said. just yesterday, we or on howard street where the mayor announced plans to improve recycling programs. >> thank you, everybody, i'm here to ask senator weiner to make more promises because i know when he makes a promise, it gets carried out, so all of you remember that. let's do that over christmas. all right. i also want to thank our debbiee the environment department, we have a department we all care about, and that's our environment, not only this city,

but we are a water front city, so our coastline, our mountains, our parks. we are trying to really carry out this vision that i know governor jerry brown is arct articulatining will be a big wa next september for the entire world. that's our commitment for our climate. you know, this city's been wonderful to work for, not only capacity of mayor, but working alongside scott, the board of supervisors because we are still the only city in the country that's got an 85% recyclin already with all of our garbage, so why not do better than why not be 100% recycling city. why not have a goal that sets the standard for everyone? so i'm here with all of you today because every single day, hundreds of people line up in front of this store because they want a great sandwich.

>> once again, that was just yesterday. such a typical appearance for him, laughing, making jokes, talking about pride in his city, pride in san francisco. no one saw it coming. >> so shocking because, of course, he seemed to be so well. the city has not experienced anything this dramatic, losing a mayor in office for 39 years since we lost one to assassination. that was different circumstances, but, still, sudden, unexpected, and now a transition of power as we get to know our acting mayor for the time and of course hearing from her later this morning. we expect to have another news conference with her at 10:00 this morning from city hall, and, of course, as soon as that happens, we'll bring that to you. that's hours away, and we expect there to be more news coming out in the next few hours. stay with us on our abc 7 news app. when you download, enable push alerts for updates going to your mobile device. so sad, always appreciated his energy, his excitement and

enthusiasm for his city. passing condolences to his family and to you as he governed and cared for us here in san francisco. switching gears to talk about the weather. we have a little bit of fog in santa rosa, five visability. the big story today is two-fold. spare the air, so poor air quality is possible. we start off in the upper 30s to mid-50s inland, and your accuweather 12-hour planner, 61-66 at noon, vp 2 at 6:00, and let's go to sue. you say a new accident already? >> just popped up now, thanks, mike. walnut creek, tail southbound. suv flipped on its side in the

middle lane. right now, this is past north main, so it's further south of the accident where the headlights are. we'll take a look at possible backups. it is early, but be aware, north 680 at 242, suv on its side, middle lane. >> sue, thank you. happening today, it is back to work for 3,000 oakland city employees. union leaders announced suspension of the workers' strike yesterday. they called for the strike seven days ago over negotiations of labor conditions and new contracts broke down. keep in mind, this is only a suspension of the strike. mediation is still underway. workers could strike again if the union calls for it. negotiations with the mediator, the union, and city resume next monday. in develops news, chp s there is most likely an arsonist on the loose in san jose. this one on sat, one of 12 that day, and another five or six

broke out on sunday. two more fires happened just yesterday morning. all along southbound highway 680 near the border, and some of the fires happened near homeless encampments, but not all of them. neighbors say fires have started in the camps before. >> i do -- they have no place to leave, but this is the third firement one of these days, it's going to be my house on fire. now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> you can see clean air out there through the bridge. it is a spare the air day. a couple things up here, on the left, you are seeing the zones color coded, and on the right, you're seeing them color coded

in the form of what we're measuring right now. the north bay, in orange, it's moderate. the coast and central bay, which is in yellow on the left, also modera moderate. inland east bay, that lime green, that's moderate, and south central bay, the pink, from the bay bridge down to highway 237 and the south bay, good air quality in the santa clara in the blue is moderate. wood burning ban up until midnight. today, fingers crossed, could be our last day of getting unhealthy air transported from the fires down in so cal. freezing cold temperatures in walnut creek, san 34 in livermore. 48 in san francisco. 34 in napa. a quick look at the activity planner, offshore breezes on the bay. it's quiet today, exercise is chilly this morning and this afternoon, and warmest

temperatures, again, at our beaches. i'll show you the highs coming up soon. all right, bay bridge toll plaza at 4:08 this morning. traffic is beautiful, no delays coming into san francisco. we have a bit of a problem in walnut creek. actually, closer to pleasant hill, northbound 680 at 242. the sensors are not yet red. this is an overturned on its side suv blocking lanes three and four. reverse commute direction, but it is out there in lanes. early enough i think that they get it out there without too much delay, but if you are traveling north 680 before 242, use caution in the area. >> thank you, sue. when we come back,

we have issues down across southern california, especially up in the hills.

until tuesday at 8:00, parts in los angeles under red flag warning and up in the national forrest, ventura county until wednesday at 8:00. looks like nearly a million people still under critical fire conditions, 81 down there today. 71 in monterey. 61 and sun in ricco, usually getting nonstop rain this time of year. the seven day forecast for tahoe, warmer than average and still no snow. >> mike, thank you so much. back to breaking news now, untimely, shocking passing of mayor ed lie at 65 years old at 1:11 this morning, and we are starting team coverage, one of the reporters is on the scene at zuckerberg hospital, amy hollyfield, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i was told the mayor was brought here at 10:30 last night, talking, on his way here to the hospital, and he was

pronounced dead at 1:00 this morning. we have been told by former mayor willie brown that mayor head lee died of cardiac arrest. there is a lot of shock here. there's department heads here who say, you know, we're talking about they just saw him at a fundraiser saturday night, that he looked great and healthy. they can't believe it. the statement put out by his office before 2:30 this morning saying it is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that mayor edwin m. lee mapassed away tuesday, december 12th, at 1:11 a.m. family, friends, and colleagues at his side. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, anita, his two daughters, and his family. in accord dance with the charter, london bree is acting mayor, active immediately. she's still here, working out details. his family is still here.

she's preparing for a press conference later today at city hall. that's going to be at 10:00 this morning. reporting live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. as we mentioned, board of supervisors london breed is now acting mayor. she was a supervisor representing western addition, lower valley, pa pan town, alamos square and inner sunset neighborhoods. >> on the phone now is the former board of supervisor and assemblyman, tom, can you hear us? >> caller: yes, i can. >> tom, what a terrible shock this morning. what did you hear and when did you hear it? >> caller: oh, absolutely. about two hours ago, and, you know, at first it's important to say, yeah, we're all terribly shocked, but, of course, for his family, we're very, very

empathetic what they are going through nownow, and that's peops first reaction and focus should be. making sure that the family knows that people are standing by them and, you know, this is the time where policies are put aside. now, that won't last forever, but i think initially it one of diane feinstein where, of course, that was a violent act, but, still, people were shocked, and the city had to go not only into mourning, but also this to get a grip on keeping things going and keeping things afloat, so it's going to be a very delicate time, particularly, for the next few days, but, again, i think the family, our concern for the family is the priority right

now. >> of course. tom, you mentioned feinstein, and, of course, she was instrumental in convincing or persuading the mayor to run for office because -- >> caller: yeah. i was there. >> he initially say he was not going to do so. >> caller: that's right. we were in d.c. because of the giant victory, obama was president. we were all waiting outside the white house, and diane came up to ed lee, i want you to run for mayor, it's going to be important. i remember overhearing that, but, yeah, this is going to affect many of our races and many dynamics, you know, in san francisco politics for a long time, but, again, of course, you know, you want to keep respectful of the family's feelings, et cetera. i think ed was a grandfather as well. >> tom, can i just ask you about

mayor lee personally. this was not a bombastic guy when you interviewed him. he was soft spoken, fairly serious, but very pleasant when you spoke to him from a journalist point of view. what were your impressions of him? >> caller: you know, i first met aim at a city supervisor, president of the board. he was always in top positions with the city government, i think he was the chief administrative office for awhile, and then in charge of dpw, department of public works, and i had a good -- most supervisors had a very good relationship with him. you know, he was easy to deal with in those days, and he also had a good working knowledge of the city and could be veryings very helpful to the supervisor, even if the supervisor wasn't getting along with the mayor at

the time. you know, he always feel that he was comfortable with mr. lee, and a lot of that changed, of course, with politics, but it's a blood sport in san francisco. however, this is still a loss, still a shock. >> tom, it's early to talk about legacy, but i know you are an lgbt activist, a cause near and dear to your heart. what impact do you feel ed lee has had on the city and looking forward, what do you think he'll be remembered for? >> caller: well, i think he, as a mayor, continued the, you know, positive empowering roles that most recent mayors have played for the lgbt community. legacy, i know that, you know, despite the controversies and, you know, trajectory of his politics, he was very, very

active in keeping the warriors stadium going, and, you know, i think that definitely has been principle beyond that, you know, and then i think that some of the other policy things he's done, most people will be respectful and, you know, trying to not enhance, but, you know, to remember the things he did that were positive, and, also, he was the first asian-american male mayor, and i know that'll -- that will be definitely part of his legacy. >> very nice speaking with you. we appreciate your thoughts on mayor ed lee this morning. >> caller: okay. >> we thank you for calling in. hope to talk to you soon. >> caller: all right, thank you, bye bye. we'll continue that coverage of the breaking news, of course, and we are also covering major news across the country. polls in alabama will be opening

in a few minutes. this is the most watched race this election year perhaps. >> that's right. republican roy moore against democrat doug jones, a battle for the senate and culture. here's the latest details from montgomery, alabama. >> reporter: good morning, roy moore having a watch party in what could be his victory party in the building behind me. the media lined up on the block since yesterday. the entire country is watching what's going to happen in this senate race here in alabama. it's election day in alabama, and both candidates out fighting for votes late into the night. >> we're alabama. >> it's just time, folks, that we say no more! >> reporter: his drain the swamp rally, roy moore used the final hours before election day to, again, deny allegations of molesting teenage girls when he was in his 30s. steve banon, former chief

strategist, took the stage to bash more than 19 gop senators urging him to step aside. >> there's a special place in hell for republicans who should know better. >> reporter: and his wife battling back against accusations. >> fake news will tell you that we don't care for jews. i tell y'all this because i've seen it all, so i want to set the record straight while their here. one of our attorneys is a jew. >> reporter: across the state, democrat jones made sure to remind voters about the eight women who accused moore of sexual harassment. >> is alabama going to stand with our daughters and granddaughters that we believe him and respect him? >> reporter: supporters like charles barclay, taking the stage to question the support. >> only in alabama would you send a white nationalist

separatist who don't believe in race mixing to come to alabama three times and get cheered at a roy moore rally. that's crazy. >> reporter: in this traditionally red state, voter turnout is crucial for boast. doug jones worked to get out the vote in african-american communities and moore focused on his conservative bases. nbc news, montgomery, alabama. it's now 4:22. turning from politics to weather to see how it's shaping up in the bay area. >> hi, everybody. let's look at san jose, 280 and 17. it's quiet down here under a clear sky. in fact, brighter today than yesterday. we have a spare the air alert. there's haze, but not as many high clouds as yesterday. my accuweather highlights tonight, clear, seasonally chilly, 30s in the valleys to near 50 at the coast, and one model, one model hinting at some

rain next week. at least it's hinting. up until now, it was just bone dry. a look at live doppler 7, it is clear outside and dry other than a little fog in the central valley that returns again tonight. we'll have temperatures running from 31, santa rosa, 32, 35 in n napa. upper 30s in concord and livermore. temperatures low to mid-40s for the bay, upper 40s to near 50 for san francisco and also for half moon bay. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. temperatures inland could reach nearly 70 degrees. at the coast, we'll be in the mid to upper 60s, and then we'll have temperatures in the mid-60s around the bay also. notice, it's going to stay that way until it gets maybe a little bit cooler next week. we'll keep an eye on that. sue is watching the traffic,

what do you see? >> there is an accident, an suv on its side, northbound 680, reverse commute coming from pleasant hill into concord, right near highway 242, northbound now, they got glass, big pane glass, called for a sweeper to come in. again, this vehicle is on its side, reverse commute. not seeing slowing because of the early hour. that's the good news, both northbound and southbound 680 moving at the limit. >> thank you, sue. more on breaking news of the passing of san francisco's mayor after the break. >> apple is taking over shazam. >> the deal estimated to be worth $400 million. it's been one of the most popular ios app. no word on plans for the app, and attention to target fans, new atari box orders start today. >> inspired by the 2600 playing both classic games and modern

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up to breaking news this morning. san francisco mayor ed lee has died at the age of 65. the mayor's office made the announcement early this morning. he passed away just after 1:00 a.m. at sfwluker berg san francisco general hospital. former san francisco mayor willie brown tells abc 7 news lee suffered cardiac arrest. the mayor leaves behind his wife, anita, and two braers. supervisor london breed is now acting mayor of san francisco. let's talk about what's going on this december. have you had to water your lawn, something normally we don't have to do, or keep your trees and some of your veg tear that's still producing vegetables going. here is the reason why. check it out. our dry december. we've had at the most .04 of an inch and that's an area we should have received the most. santa rosa nearly than inch and two-thirds. we are so far behind it will take quite a last week of the

month to catch up. our snow pack is only 37% of average. i will have a look at your accuweather 12-hour day planner next. we are going to walnut creek, we have this accident in the northbound direction which is where the head lights are headed, northbound direction north 680 near 242 with an suv on its side. we have glass in the roadways, they are getting a sweeper out there, but avoid that if you can. right now i'm not seeing any slowing in the southbound which is your commute direction or the northbound direction due to the early hour we will come back because we do have a

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