this was a good, decent is that honorable guy. >> the sudden and unexpected death of san francisco mayor ed lee. good evening. >> a sad day for san francisco. law enforcement saluted the body of ed lee this afternoon as they left the office in san francisco and again as it arrived in daly city at the mortuary. >> we begin our team coverage from city hall. >> reporter: the memorial here on the steps of city hall continues to grow and the flags are at half-staff as well. they will be the next 30 days. inside, imagine people cried and hugged each other. people were shocked and saddened. >> everyone who had the pleasure of working with mayor lee will miss him tremendously. >> supervisors president london breed now acting may or,

speaking at the board meeting today. earlier she held a press briefing. but those at city hall already heard the news. this after breed held meetings with the may or's staff before the conference. the tributes had a common led the, common words to describe what most called a kind, gentle man. >> i am joined to the kind of leader who is nice. and ed lee was nice. >> he was a mayor who led with compassion. who was an incredibly kind person. >> mayor lee came from hull bl beginnings. he grew up in public housing. his mother a seamstress. >> stood up for immigrants. her in he forgot who he was or where he came from. >> homelessness, jobs, minimum wage, he had many political battles in his three decades of public service. >> points may have disagreed with him on policy.

but every one agrees that our mayor was a good man with a good heart. >> at the end of one's life -- >> you want to hear nothing more than this. people said ed was a good, decent and honorable man. this was a good, decent and honorable guy. >> the consensus among those we spoke to here at city hall. abc7 news. >> in honor of the mayor's passing, flags across the city are at half-staff. this was shortly after sunrise today. acting mayor london breeze says all flgs will be at half-staff for the next 30 days. >> we observe a moment of silence. >> transit agencies across the bay area including muni, b.a.r.t. and cal train briefly stopped service at noon today in remembrance. he was a tremendous advocate for safe and reliable transit for

the entire region. >> you are and watching students at the roof school of the arts performing a brazilian drum rith anymore memory of mayor today they saluted him with this traditional honor. >> a lot of people are feel the loss. then there is china town. socially, culturally, that was ground zero for ed lee. wayne? >> reporter: you've heard it once already and i'll tell you again. mayor ed lee was a special man. if you ever looked at him, looked him in the eye. he is being remembered as man for all the people. >> the sadness resonated here a bit more deeply in chinatown.

>> i was completely shocked. >> from the moment ed lee swore in, actually long before, he rebelled where he came from and made a pledge. >> it do my very best to represent all the communities. >> when those words came from the chinese american mayor, they felt even more safe. >> i think his personality didn't come through in his suit and tie. >> at the asian law caucus,caucs began as a clerk and rose fighting for civil rights, eviction defense, social justice. he spent 13 years here before moving on. >> he was a great radical. >> a radical. he was a regular guy. >> in this community, she says, having may or lee in office on meant the world.

>> i think it gave them >> a mayor who never forgot his roots that ran so deep. >> we'll miss having someone who had our back. he totally had our back. and notes on the steps of city hall. one wrote, i love you, mayor lee. i loved having you as may or. he had a special question, children. often visit go schools around the county. the and he said he was always so gracious. >> i can't recall ever running into him where he didn't greet me with a big smile. put his arm around me. encourage me.

encourage all of us to walk with our heads up. >> ed lee was an unlikely candidate for mayor. he kind of fell into the position by chance before he was elected into it twice. >> and here now with more on really his accidental rise to power. >> yeah. i covered him from the beginning of his mayoral tenure when he was awkward and seemed a little out of place in the job. >> a bureaucrat. used to the knitty gritty. just yesterday you saw him full of life. very excited and doing what he loved to do. he spent years working behind the scenes in city hall in different facets of government. many believe that's what made him the ideal person. even though he wasn't first

interested in it. with two years left on his term, someone needled to fill the seat. that fell on the board of survivors, they couldn't vote for themselves. they nominated three popular politicians and one largely unknown candidate. city administrator ed lee. he reportedly did not want the job. he was on vacation with his family when the call came teflt urging of community leaders, he finally gave in. supervisors voted 10-1 to name lee mayor. the one no vote came from outgoing supervisor chris daly who created quite a ruckus in the supervisor's chamber. >> as i hold the office of -- >> mayor for the city and county of san francisco. >> mayor for the city and county of san francisco. >> the appointment was also seen as a huge victory for the

asian-american community. he was sworn in as the first chinese american mayor in the 160-year history. >> people don't trust you, you have no role working in government. that will lead to more civility and more believe by the people here. >> lee hit the ground running earning accolades for his ability to bring the city together. ♪ >> the grassroots movement was launched. run, ed, run. he was swayed by political insiders, igniting a fierce debate over his broken promise. lee ran and won in november 2011. by the 2015 election, any bad feelings seemed to subside. he faced no substantial challenger and was reelected with 56% of the vote.

>> so now, a new era begins at city hall with london breed. like ed lee, breed is a trail blazer. he was the first asian mayor. she is the first black woman to held to top spot. and she asked every one today for their support and for their prayers, as she steps into this new role. >> he was such a nice man. >> really delightful. >> thank you. the board of supervisors london breed will serve as the acting mayor for the time being as detailed by the city's he charter. they will have the power if they want to exercise it to vote in another person to serve as acting may or. or until a june election. >> there is not a time line. for that entire period of time, should they choose not to take

any action, mayor breed will be both the mayor and the president of the board of supervisors. >> the special election take place june 5th to determine who serves out the remainder of the term. that term expires in january 2020. i tweeted out this picture of ed lee and his wife anita there. their love is so plain to see and you see his endearing personalitiest loved his food as well. we have a photo gallery there. and more in the city's acting mayor london breed on our website. abc7 news.com. >> we'll stay on this story but let's move to some other news. sentencing for the killer of sierra lamar. we'll have reaction from her family.

when you look at the sky, you see the haze that lingers. how long will it last? plus, holiday gift ideas for

polling places have just closed. it will play a major role in forwarding the agenda. republican roy ploor arrived at a polling place atop a horse. moore has denied numerous allegations of misconduct against women and teenage girls. doug jones hopes the controversy will help him win in a state traditionally dominated by the gop. now you're looking at it. more than five years after

sierra lamar went missing on her way to school, her convicted killer was formally sentence in the court this afternoon. chris has more on that sentence and what the defense team tried to do. >> that sentence, life in prison without the possibility of parole, was handed down by the judge this afternoon. but not before the defense team made one more attempt at getting a new trial. >> outside the santa clara hall of justice, a resilient family reflects on more than five years of heart ache. >> just hard to believe that this happened. i wake up every day thinking, it's a dream. it is reality. >> in the spring of 2012, sierra he lamar went missing while heading to school. the disappearance triggered an investigation.

late this afternoon, antolin garcia torres was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing lamar. >> i think about her all the time. what has been taken from me as a mother. >> her body has never been found. something that continues to haunt those involved with the case. earlier this morning, a last-ditch effort to request a new trial. garcia torres' attorney, questioned the credibility of the investigator in the case due to allegations of mishandling in another case. the judge denied it, allowing family members to share their impact statements. sierra's parents addressing torres face to face from the witness stand. >> after what he did. not saying, not telling where sierra is and what happened. eats away at him while he's in there. >> garcia torres' attorney said he plans to appeal the sentence.

in san jose, abc7 news. san jose police are investigating a shooting that left a man with nonlife threatening injury. it happened just before 1:00 this afternoon on the city's ift side. this is video from sky 7 you're looking at. police say the victim suffered from a single gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital. so far no suspects have been identified. new details about the driver accused of killing a tool the suspect, daniel burke, made spontaneous comments to medics that he drank alcohol and smoked marijuana before the collision. they noted his pupils and the smell of marijuana. it killed c.c. hahn. burke faces seven felony counts including vehicular

manslaughter. pacific steel notified its workers that it was closing after 83 years. according to the news website, the surge in new orders has delayed those plans. breathing new life into the company. pacific steel will be open until at least the end of march. it is one of the largest manufacturers in the area. cheaper labor markets overseas and regulations have been an issue. some folks in walnut creek getting their packages delivered late but safely. this officer delivering stolen packages to homes. they had fwunl the job. the packages were in bags discovered in bushes. it appears everything was stolen from a mail carrier's truck. you're looking for food from your favorite foodie, here are some ideas. >> kitchen appliances and gadgets can make great gifts but don't go shopping blindly.

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>> the $199 item has a a a must be controlled with your phone. the $149 item can be controlled by your phone or keep it simple and manually set temperatures and go. >> it had different feed-throughs. >> consumer reports testers say, whatever you choose will deliver tasty results. >> the haze lingers. this is a look at this. we have a few high clouds mixed the with the haze and the reason for that haze is smoke from the southern california fires is still being carried out to sea. and then swept northward by the winds aloft. it has not only produced hazy conditions but also has

contributed to a decline in air quality. we expect two more. that will make seven in a row. we're looking at a beautiful and colorful post sunset sky, in part because of that haze. 59 degrees in san francisco. low to mid 50s in oakland and mountain view. 55 degrees at half moon bay. here's the view from the concern sky. looking at lots of bright skies. we have to low to mid 50s. one more live view from our tower camera looking out over the city of san francisco and the bay bridge. it will be cold in our inland valleys. about the fourth or fifth consecutive very cold flight. poor air quality lingers for another couple days and there's a chance of rain which could change things in a big way late next week. clear skies with a little haze. for lows at 28 in santa rosa. 36, the expected low at concord.

in morgan hill, 45. richmond and oakland will drof to about 40 degrees. it will still be rather chilly. and on to tomorrow. another hazy, bright, mild mildd we'll see low to mid 60s.s. air quality will be poor in some areas. we'll have two more spare the air alerts. air quality will improve significantly on friday and it will be even better on saturday as some areas will have good air quality by then. next thursday and friday, we'll have a chances of rain. the precipitation will be to our north. on thursday, we expect the rain to move into the air.

snow into the sierra. and that pattern will continue into friday. more snow and perhaps trailing showers or periods of light rain moving through. so maybe our dry spell is about to come to an end. the forecast showing seven days of dry, much milder than average weather. as i mentioned, tomorrow will be our sixth consecutive spare the air day. increasing clouds on friday. no change in the temperature but it will bring us cleaner air. and then the mild weather continues through thursday before the temperatures drop a little bit in advance of the rain. >> all right. we'll take that. trapped in amber. and homes damaged by a fast moving fire. the action by one family can be

some southern california residents are getting nervous about giant chunks of ice falling out of sky. a resident of this san bernardino home said it hit sunday night. it landed on a bed sending the insulation flying. fortunately, the home owners were in another room at the time. >> scary. every time you think about what could have happened, you get chills. it sound like a bomb that went off. >> the same thing happened last month about, 30 miles away in chino. that time the ice crashed into the roof in the bathroom of a house. they think it may be falling from pass go airplanes but so far, there's no confirmation of what happened. some say feminism is the word of the year. the dictionary said it is the by-product of a very

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coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, we'll continue our team coverage on the defth ed lee, including a look at how the city pro sports landscape changed dramatically during his tenure. taking a stand in the north bay. the tough message being sent to land lords with properties in the fire zone. and it sure is the stuff of science fiction. at least for now.

but an effort is underway to stop the so-called slaughter bots before they even exist. that's all coming up in a half-hour. >> thank you. we'll see you then. finally, the oregon zoo is proudly showing off its newest resident from the rescue and care program on its twitter feed. >> the pup simply known for now at 805 was rescued in october. he was deemed unreleasable since they could not pair him with an otter mom will. >> the pup is starting to group himself and end joys his diet of squid and shrimp. >> we need a better name than 805. >> world news with david muir is coming up next. >> thanks. so for your time tonight. we appreciate it.

we'll see you in half an hour. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the polls are now closed. the preliminary exit polls coming in right now in the alabama senate race. roy moore, the allegations against him. doug jones, the democrat, in a heavily republican state. how big of a factor are the allegations against moore for voters? what they're saying tonight. president trump taking aim tonight at senator kirsten gillibrand, after she said the president should resign, amid allegations of sexual misconduct. what the president tweeted about her today. tonight, she's calling it a sexist smear. and the president is asked, what did he really mean by those words? also tonight, abc news now learning that president trump's legal team is now pushing the attorney general jeff sessions to appoint a second special counsel to now investigate the fbi agents working on the russia