so was sheriff mike hennessey. so was the chair of the public utilities commission. current state senator mark lino. current senator leland yee. >> there were reports in the newspaper about various board members being nominated. we were concerned about how the conflict of interest laws would apply to them. very specifically for foreign issues. perhaps there would be six board members who would be not able to bridge as a paid in a successor mayor selection and appointment process. we would lose quorum. we have to contemplate how we would then bring back quorum. i went to bed every night with it on my mind. i woke up with every morning. >> time was running out. there were no more meetings scheduled in november due to the holidays, and the board did not meet again until december 7. san francisco citizens again waited on the mayoral selection. >> we want someone who has the greater good of the people of san francisco in mind, not just business owners. >> i am here today basically to urge you to select an interim mayor who will prioritize our nonprofit sector coming here

. >> everyone is expecting hennessey to have the sixth vote. >> i would like to request a 20- minute recess. >> perhaps an explanation? >> i would like a recess. that is my explanation. >> colleague, can do that without objection? >> he took sophie maxwell and they started walking down the hall, across the hall to room 200, the mayor's office. when it came down to it, bevan dufty said, after talking to the mayor, newsom made an argument as to why edwin lee should have the job. >> supervisor daly, having witnessed several progressives vote for a moderate saw the progress of dreams away. >> we ostensibly had a majority on the board of supervisors. we had an opportunity and we made the biggest fumble in san francisco political history. >> once it became clear that ed lee had the votes to win, nobody wanted to pull the trigger. so they stopped the meeting -- at midnight -- and decided to have another meeting that friday. at the end of the day, so many people had been put up for consideration, and here is the one person that had not and he ends up being the person who the board ends up wi

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curran hennessey, thank you so much. >> thank you, amy. good to be with you. >>> where is that storm heading now? bill karins is tracking it. good morning, bill. >> everyone wants to know, who's next? if we get tornadoes, they would be isolated in nature, not an outbreak. mostly oklahoma to arkansas. we have other concerns including flash flooding, damaging wind, and hail. flash flooding is going on right now. property damage until southern missouri, northern kentucky, ohio river, along the illinois-indiana border. strong storms rolling just south of the cincinnati region. we're expecting heavy rainfall amounts. we're going to see an additional as much as 3 to 6 inches for the rest of the weekend. so the flash flooding would be a big concern as we head towards easter sunday. amy? >> bill, thank you. now here's carl. >>> amy, thanks. many americans are staying close to home this holiday weekend. it's not because of the weather, it's because of this. gas prices, the national average is now $3.85 a gallon. and it appears that the costs could