but our live coverage begins with ktvu's amber lee where a large crowd is getting ready to watch the fireworks. >> reporter: we want to show you what it looks like out here. people are continuing to arrive. celebrations are in full swing. dozens of people piled on to this party car to usher in the new year. with a few drinks and a tour of the city. the price: $90 per person. >> we're just going to drive around the city were the next six hours. we have a champagne toast. >> we get to end a new year and start a new one with new people. >> reporter: celebrating the new year doesn't have to cost much. these street musicians braved the elements to provide live entertainment. several families arrived hours ago to wait for the fireworks show. >> we don't normally see all the fun stuff that goes on so we decided to pretend we're tourists this year. the fireworks show is awesome. we're excited about it. the kids are small so it's fun for them to see it. after that we'll get a taxi to get back to the hotel. and just have a great new year's. >> reporter: it is cold out here and it has even spri

. >>> now let's go to patterson and ktvu's amber lee where supporters have been gathering each night.> reporter: we're in front of the home where the 4-year-old boy was taken from his family. tonight friends tell us his grandmother is inside holding on to hope that her grandson is alive. a steady stream of friends and supporters have stopped by the home to offer comfort. tonight this community is reeling from the news that searchers pulled up the car that beloved to jose rodriguez, the man accused of kidnapping juliani. >> what were you thinking when you saw the car? >> i broke down. i broke down. because i don't know what's ahead. >> reporter: a neighbor said she told us she called 9 1 on two occasions when she heard rodriguez threatening to kill the mother and grandmother. she has lit candles on her lawn. >> i just knew that he would threaten. >> reporter: family and friends have come to pray with the grandmother. >> just knowing they found the car inside the canal, that is just like oh, my gosh. just hoping and praying and just trying to keep my hopes up for family. >> pray to

. >>> now let's go to patterson and ktvu's amber lee where supporters have been gathering each night. reporter: we're in front of the home where the 4-year-old boy was taken from his family. tonight friends tell us his grandmother is inside holding on to hope that her grandson is alive. a steady stream of friends and supporters have stopped by the home to offer comfort. tonight this community is reeling from the news that searchers pulled up the car that beloved to jose rodriguez, the man accused of kidnapping juliani. >> what were you thinking when you saw the car? >> i broke down. i broke down. because i don't know what's ahead. >> reporter: a neighbor said she told us she called 9 1 on two occasions when she heard rodriguez threatening to kill the mother and grandmother. she has lit candles on her lawn. >> i just knew that he would threaten. >> reporter: family and friends have come to pray with the grandmother. >> just knowing they found the car inside the canal, that is just like oh, my gosh. just hoping and praying and just trying to keep my hopes up for family. >> pray to

but our live coverage begins with ktvu's amber lee where a large crowd is getting ready to watch the fireworks. >> reporter: we want to show you what it looks like out here. people are continuing to arrive. celebrations are in full swing. dozens of people piled on to this party car to usher in the new year. with a few drinks and a tour of the city. the price: $90 per person. >> we're just going to drive around the city were the next six hours. we have a champagne toast. >> we get to end a new year and start a new one with new people. >> reporter: celebrating the new year doesn't have to cost much. these street musicians braved the elements to provide live entertainment. several families arrived hours ago to wait for the fireworks show. >> we don't normally see all the fun stuff that goes on so we decided to pretend we're tourists this year. the fireworks show is awesome. we're excited about it. the kids are small so it's fun for them to see it. after that we'll get a taxi to get back to the hotel. and just have a great new year's. >> reporter: it is cold out here and it has even spri

amber lee is live in san francisco as she went along. >> reporter: we're at a popular gathering spot for the homeless. just a few hours ago this was the starting point for dozens of volunteers who signed up to count the homeless. right now volunteers are spreading out across the city looking for homeless people. san francisco conducts this survey every other year. >> why did you decide to volunteer tonight? >> it's such an important thing. >> reporter: the city receives $18 million every year to help pay for homeless services. the volunteers received a pep talk from mayor ed lee before hitting the streets. >> as good as we have been, we at the city want to do better. and want to do more for our homeless population. >> reporter: two years ago, shrol tiers counted 6,200 homeless -- volunteers counted 6,200 homeless people. the count has gone down every year. homeless people we spoke to said they would like the city to help them find a job. >> it would be nice to get up in the morning, have a cup of coffee and do what i have to do. >> you mean go to work. >> yeah, we all want to do some

amber lee is live in san francisco as she went along. >> reporter: we're at a popular gathering spot for the homeless. just a few hours ago this was the starting point for dozens of volunteers who signed up to count the homeless. right now volunteers are spreading out across the city looking for homeless people. san francisco conducts this survey every other year. >> why did you decide to volunteer tonight? >> it's such an important thing. >> reporter: the city receives $18 million every year to help pay for homeless services. the volunteers received a pep talk from mayor ed lee before hitting the streets. >> as good as we have been, we at the city want to do better. and want to do more for our homeless population. >> reporter: two years ago, shrol tiers counted 6,200 homeless -- volunteers counted 6,200 homeless people. the count has gone down every year. homeless people we spoke to said they would like the city to help them find a job. >> it would be nice to get up in the morning, have a cup of coffee and do what i have to do. >> you mean go to work. >> yeah, we all want to do some

amber lee 1 live in san francisco with our report, amber? >> reporter: frank, senator lee told us he's received threats here in his office inside the state building and at the state capitol in the form of faxes, e- mails, and phone calls. >> this is the united states of america, if he don't like it, tell him to go back to china. >> reporter: an aide played one of the hostile phone messages, it was one of several lee received after raising questions about speaking engagement at california state university. yee said on monday, he was contacted about this fax we received. we blurred out the offensive content. the cover page shows a cross hair symbol. >> frightening in that somebody is going to make these threats against you. unfortunately that's part of our jobs these days. >> reporter: an aide told us arizona investigators are looking at "similarly-worded faxes." the california highway's patrol dignitary protection have contacted them with questions about the facts. >> caller: definitely be sharing information if a suspect is identified on the

amber lee 1 live in san francisco with our report, amber? >> reporter: frank, senator lee told us he's received threats here in his office inside the state building and at the state capitol in the form of faxes, e- mails, and phone calls. >> this is the united states of america, if he don't like it, tell him to go back to china. >> reporter: an aide played one of the hostile phone messages, it was one of several lee received after raising questions about speaking engagement at california state university. yee said on monday, he was contacted about this fax we received. we blurred out the offensive content. the cover page shows a cross hair symbol. >> frighteningin that somebody is going to make these threats against you. unfortunately that's part of our jobs these days. >> reporter: an aide told us arizona investigators are looking at "similarly-worded faxes." the california highway's patrol dignitary protection have contacted them with questions about the facts. >> caller: definitely be sharing information if a suspect is identified on the f

ktvu's amber lee is in san francisco now with a live report, amber. >> reporter: julie many people are calling it a new day here at san francisco's city hall. hundreds came through these doors this afternoon to see ed lee make history as he became san francisco's first chinese american mayor. >> supervisor elsburn. >>> the board of supervisors voted unanimously to select the 58-year-old lee to become the city's interim mayor. the swearing in ceremony took steps in the steps of the rotunda, with hundreds of citizens filling every step to watch the swearing in. the new mayor told us he plans to hit the ground running tomorrow. and start tackling the deficit and hire a new police chief. he says he is proud to be the first asian american mayor but that he is a mayor of for all people. >> i promise to make the communities that you live a great city. >> reporter: community leaders say there's a sense of pride. >> this has been a milestone for the asian community, a long time in coming. >> reporter: after the ceremony, lee greeted supporters. lee called himself once being anti accomplishment

ktvu's amber lee is in san francisco now with a live report, amber. >> reporter: julie many people are calling it a new day here at san francisco's city hall. hundreds came through these doors this afternoon to see ed lee make history as he became san francisco's first chinese american mayor. >> supervisor elsburn. >>> the board of supervisors voted unanimously to select the 58-year-old lee to become the city's interim mayor. the swearing in ceremony took steps in the steps of the rotunda, with hundreds of citizens filling every step to watch the swearing in. the new mayor told us he plans to hit the ground running tomorrow. and start tackling the deficit and hire a new police chief. he says he is proud to be the first asian american mayor but that he is a mayor of for all people. >> i promise to make the communities that you live a great city. >> reporter: community leaders say there's a sense of pride. >> this has been a milestone for the asian community, a long time in coming. >> reporter: after the ceremony, lee greeted supporters. lee called himself once being anti accomplishment

amber lee has been talking to residents. >> reporter: we are talking to residents who say the number of prostitutes in the area are growing and that they are younger in age. property owner b.j. conrad told us she drives around almost daily looking for prostitutes and pimps and calls 911 when she spots them. >> sometimes you can look up the block and see one gal on each corner. we're concerned that it can also be children under aged children. >> reporter: neighbors toll us they've seen prostitutes -- neighbors told us they've seen prostitutes as young as 14 years old. we saw three women bundled up who appeared to be prostitutes out on the cold walking the streets. >> i think it's disgusting. >> reporter: the increase in prostitution has led to other crimes, illegal drugs, gang activity and shootings. margaret suspects that cut backs in the police department have caused the problem, so they say it's time for residents to get involved. solano county's new district attorney says he's looking for a program to rehabilitate prostitutes instead of arresting them. >> one of the areas that i'm

amber lee, ktvu news. >>> now to the east bay where the morago school district superintendent says aboy is doing well after being overwhelmed by fumes. tenover his classmates went home early after saying they too felt sick. >>> dozens of police officers responded to the california school for the deaf in fremont today after a 911 caller reported a mass shooting. greatfully it turned out to be a hoax. the school for the deaf and neighboring school for the blind were both locked down as police searched room by room. so far no one has been arrested. the school says it was a good way to test their emergency procedures. >>> a woman who says she killed for the love of manson will not be getting out on parol. periwinkel was involved in the deaths of 10 people. the parol commissioner said the public is still in fear and that her crimes remain relevant. >> it's beening called one of the biggest mafia take downs in history. a total of 127 suspected mobsters and associated were gathered up in new york, new jersey. they are charged in a wide range of crimes including some that the u.s. attorney g

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the family of a concord man who was killed in an altercation withthe son of former state assembly speaker nunez is planning to sue former governor arnold schwarzenegger. the victim's father fred santos told us the suit will be strictly for justice not money. the lawsuit will state that arnold schwarzenegger violated amber's law. santos says he wants the longer sentence restored. >>> and police are looking for a suspect in a hit and run that killed a young girl. the girl was seriously hurt but is expected to recover. her name and age have not yet been released. the vehicle seen driving from the scene is described as a dark colored suv or mini van. last seen going south on ran avenue. the driver is described as a hispanic woman with died blond hair and medium build. >>> a man after two los angeles county student was shot at their school. another teenager was shot near his school. the teen is expected to survive. >>> also in los angeles county, police say two more students were arrested today in connection with yesterday's accidental shooting at garden

amber lee has been talking to residents. >> reporter: we are talking to residents who say the number of prostitutes in the area are growing and that they are younger in age. property owner b.j. conrad told us she drives around almost daily looking for prostitutes and pimps and calls 911 when she spots them. >> sometimes you can look up the block and see one gal on each corner. we're concerned that it can also be children under aged children. >> reporter: neighbors toll us they've seen prostitutes -- neighbors told us they've seen prostitutes as young as 14 years old. we saw three women bundled up who appeared to be prostitutes out on the cold walking the streets. >> i think it's disgusting. >> reporter: the increase in prostitution has led to other crimes, illegal drugs, gang activity and shootings. margaret suspects that cut backs in the police department have caused the problem, so they say it's time for residents to get involved. solano county's new district attorney says he's looking for a program to rehabilitate prostitutes instead of arresting them. >> one of the areas that i'm

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the family of a concord man who was killed in an altercation with the son of former state assembly speaker nunez is planning to sue former governor arnold schwarzenegger. the victim's father fred santos told us the suit will be strictly for justice not money. the lawsuit will state that arnold schwarzenegger violated amber's law. santos says he wants the longer sentence restored. >>> and police are looking for a suspect in a hit and run that killed a young girl. the girl was seriously hurt but is expected to recover. her name and age have not yet been released. the vehicle seen driving from the scene is described as a dark colored suv or mini van. last seen going south on ran avenue. the driver is described as a hispanic woman with died blond hair and medium build. >>> a man after two los angeles county student was shot at their school. another teenager was shot near his school. the teen is expected to survive. >>> also in los angeles county, police say two more students were arrested today in connection with yesterday's accidental shooting at garde

amber lee, ktvu news. >>> now to the east bay where the morago school district superintendent says aboy is doing well after being overwhelmed by fumes. tenover his classmates went home early after saying they too felt sick. >>> dozens of police officers responded to the california school for the deaf in fremont today after a 911 caller reported a mass shooting. greatfully it turned out to be a hoax. the school for the deaf and neighboring school for the blind were both locked down as police searched room by room. so far no one has been arrested. the school says it was a good way to test their emergency procedures. >>> a woman who says she killed for the love of manson will not be getting out on parol. periwinkel was involved in the deaths of 10 people. the parol commissioner said the public is still in fear and that her crimes remain relevant. >> it's beening called one of the biggest mafitake downs in history. a total of 127 suspected mobsters and associated were gathered up in new york, new jersey. they are charged in a wide range of crimes including some that the u.s. attorney gen

amber lee has been sitting in on the board's deliberations, she has more now. >> reporter: behind me inside city hall, the board of supervisors have been meeting for five hours. there's plenty of fireworks as some supervisors shifted their alliances during two rounds of voting. >> thank you. [ indescernible ] >> reporter: supervisor chris daley who's one of the four supervisors leaving officer became visibly angry when it appeared that ed lee had the necessary votes to be selected as interim mayor. during two previous rounds of voting, michael hennessey were the top two vote getters but neither had enough to win. dufdey and marr threw their support behind lee. >> i think he would be a very inn collusive person to help move our city guard. so i'll be casting my vote on behalf of ed lee. >> reporter: at last check, the board had not taken the final vote yet. mayor newsom will likely not interfere on the choices of either lee or hennessey. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco public defender jeff adachi is said to be sworn in tomorrow morning. adachi has said he will push a

amber lee has been sitting in on the board's deliberations, she has more now. >> reporter: behind me inside city hall, the board of supervisors have been meeting for five hours. there's plenty of fireworks as some supervisors shifted their alliances during two rounds of voting. >> thank you. [ indescernible ] >> reporter: supervisor chris daley who's one of the four supervisors leaving officer became visibly angry when it appeared that ed lee had the necessary votes to be selected as interim mayor. during two previous rounds of voting, michael hennessey were the top two vote getters but neither had enough to win. dufdey and marr threw their support behind lee. >> i think he would be a very inn collusive person to help move our city guard. so i'll be casting my vote on behalf of ed lee. >> reporter: at last check, the board had not taken the final vote yet. mayor newsom will likely not interfere on the choices of either lee or hennessey. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco public defender jeff adachi is said to be sworn in tomorrow morning. adachi has said he will push a

amber lee is live in san francisco tonight with more on this. amber? >> reporter: frank, here at san francisco city hall tonight the new mayor told us during his first full day on the job he has already begun the process of selecting a new police chief. mayor ed lee told us he met with members of the police commission today and have directed them to select up to three candidates for police chief as soon as possible for his consideration. >> i promised as i was appointed here that that would be one of my top priorities and the process has started. >> we need to start the process selection in the cities and counts of san francisco. >> reporter: tonight the president of the police commission announced during its weekly meeting that the selection will be fast tracked. former police chief selected after a 7-month nationwide search. this time the mayor and police commission saying they will move quickly since the interim mayor. some citizens say with him in place there should not be a rush to name a new chief. >> i don't think there would be any harm to publ

amber lee is live now in sanbruno with this report. amber? >> reporter: today, federal investigators released a 77 page report saying they found fractures in the welds of that sanbruno pipeline that exploded. we are in claremont where we spoke with one couple whose home was simply damaged. >> we are so thankful to be sitting here talking to you. so i think i'm going out on a limb here. >> we are concerned for the future. >> reporter: they told us. g and e apologized to them and other residents during a town hall meeting last month. the couple said the explosion cost $120,000 in damage to their home. they said repairs were completed recently. >> hopefully they will not let this happen again. >> reporter: pg&e said in a statement. >> this should give us some sal ace in knowing that the pressure has been reduced irrespective of the bad welds and the like we are somewhat protected right now. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spear wants to meet with federal investigators. >> we can't believe our house is still here. >> the construction of the fir

ktvu's amber lee is in the city and tells us that the threats may be linked to lee's criticism of rush limbaugh. >> the senator lee received the latest threat at his san francisco offices on the 14th floor inside the state building. we talked with him and other lawmakers about how common these threats are. >> reporter: he received a threatening fax this morning. just as he did on other occasions when he received other threats he spoke to the media about this fax that came from a fan of radio talk show host rush limbaugh. >> i am not going to sit idly by without letting the general public know that this is going on. >> lee asked him to apologize after he made fun of the chinese language. it is similar to the one he received last april after he raised a question for the fee sarah palin got forgiving a speech in stanislav. we asked him why he had gone to the media with each incident. >> i don't want to give anybody some indication that because of the threats that are being made that we are going to be silenced. >> i don't think this is uncommon for many public officials. >> david chu, pre

amber lee is live now in sanbruno with this report. amber? >> reporter: today, federal investigators released a 77 page report saying they found fractures in the welds of that sanbruno pipeline that exploded. we are in claremont where we spoke with one couple whose home was simply damaged. >> we are so thankful to be sitting here talking to you. so i think i'm going out on a limb here. >> we are concerned for the future. >> reporter: they told us. g and e apologized to them and other residents during a town hall meeting last month. the couple said the explosion cost $120,000 in damage to their home. they said repairs were completed recently. >> hopefully they will not let this happen again. >> reporter: pg&e said in a statement. >> this should give us some sal ace in knowing that the pressure has been reduced irrespective of the bad welds and the like we are somewhat protected right now. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spear wants to meet with federal investigators. >> we can't believe our house is still here. >> the construction of the fir

ktvu's amber lee went through that training simulator and she is live now with our report. amber? >> frank, the police department invited us into the academy and asked us to step into the officer's shoes to show us what could happen when the police answer a call. >> observe the security guard escorting a man taken into custody. >> reporter: the scenario i'm a police officer patrolling a mall. is security guard walks by with a young man under arrest. suddenly the suspect breaks loose. >> police, police, stop. >> reporter: the suspect starts firing a gun. i respond by firing three shots at him. afterwards, police instructor officer ryan settle asked me how the young man ended up with a gun in his hands. at one point i thought the officer, the security guard had his hands restrained. >> okay. >> so that's why it surprised me he had a gun in his hand. >> where did he get the gun from? >> i cannot tell. >> but when the instructor replayed the video it was clear that i missed a sequence of events. >> the juvenile shoved the security guard with his shoulder. hits the security guard and g

ktvu's amber lee is in the city and tells us that the threats may be linked to lee's criticism of rush limbaugh. >> the senator lee received the latest threat at his san francisco offices on the 14th floor inside the state building. we talked with him and other lawmakers about how common these threats are. >> reporter: he received a threatening fax this morning. just as he did on other occasions when he received other threats he spoke to the media about this fax that came from a fan of radio talk show host rush limbaugh. >> i am not going to sit idly by without letting the general public know that this is going on. >> lee asked him to apologize after he made fun of the chinese language. it is similar to the one he received last april after he raised a question for the fee sarah palin got forgiving a speech in stanislav. we asked him why he had gone to the media with each incident. >> i don't want to give anybody some indication that because of the threats that are being made that we are going to be silenced. >> i don't think this is uncommon for many public officials. >> david chu, pre

ktvu's amber lee went through that training simulator and she is live now with our report. amber? >> frank, the police department invited us into the academy and asked us to step into the officer's shoes to show us what could happen when the police answer a call. >> observe the security guard escorting a man taken into custody. >> reporter: the scenario i'm a police officer patrolling a mall. is security guard walks by with a young man under arrest. suddenly the suspect breaks loose. >> police, police, stop. >> reporter: the suspect starts firing a gun. i respond by firing three shots at him. afterwards, police instructor officer ryan settle asked me how the young man ended up with a gun in his hands. at one point i thought the officer, the security guard had his hands restrained. >> okay. >> so that's why it surprised me he had a gun in his hand. >> where did he get the gun from? >> i cannot tell. >> but when the instructor replayed the video it was clear that i missed a sequence of events. >> the juvenile shoved the security guard with his shoulder. hits the security guard and g

amber lee, channel two news. >> in san jose families are taking advantage of festivities. revelers will count down the steep 2011 at christmas in the park. for the older crowd restaurants and nightclubs are offering dinner and entertainment packages through 4:00 a.m., there is free bus lines. >>> there is music and pretty spectacular fireworks displays. >>> in hong kong, the victoria harbour bar works were launched from 10 buildings that once. the synchronized show is paid for by the city's tourism board in hopes of encouraging more people to visit hong kong. >>> the united arab emirates welcomed 2011 huge labor and firework show centered around a a wrote dumb academic world's tallest building. officials say close to half a million people watched from a park in dubai opposite as 700- foot tall skyscraper. and just after 10:00 p.m. in new york city, tens of thousands of people are jammed into times square to watch the ball drop. the city is digging out from the snowstorm earlier this week that the city says all the people tromping through times square helps clear the remain

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the sheriff dive team plans to resume his search of the delta canal tomorrow. all day today divers and ground teams stayed busy, they pulled out two more cars a motorcycle and a pickup truck. in all nine vehicles have been recovered but not the toyota carolla the suspect was driving. deputies say the search is taking a toll. >> the move is disheartening that we don't have any of the leads. the fact that all of the leads still point to this canal. that the car possibly went into the canal. >> reporter: another large object was found in the canal today. but the dive teams were unable to recover it before it got dark. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we will have live reports as investigators continue their search. >>> it was what the man was carrying that made officers draw their weapons. >>> it's a tale of two tech companies, we'll tell you which silican valley business is laying people off and which one plans to hire thousands in the new year. >>> no rain in the forecast but right now i'm tracking valley fog. as you know it's going to be around

reporting live here in oakland, amber lee, ktvu channel two news. >>> the city of oakland today began training a new group of youth outreach workers as part of measure y to put more problem solving police officers in the neighborhood. a total of 35 workers are getting training or retraining. there's a heightened sense of concern right now, says mayor quan. >> there's an outbreak of violence between some of the groups and gangs so we want to get more people out on the streets. >> reporter: they will be paired with police officers to get young people off the streets and back in the school or job training. >>> the san francisco coroner told ktvu that they expect to announce the identification of a woman found dead in a vehicle. the flames went as high as two stories and firefighters had a touch time putting it out. >> even after they put out the back end and moved to the front. parts of the trunk reignited. the exterior, the back of the vehicle. >> the car was wrapped up and towed away to the crime lab. one witness apparently said he saw a man light a rag on fire, toss it into the vehicl

reporting live here in oakland, amber lee, ktvu channel two news. >>> the city of oakland today began training a new group of youth outreach workers as part of measure y to put more problem solving police officers in the neighborhood. a total of 35 workers are getting training or retraining. there's a heightened sense of concern right now, says mayor quan. >> there's an outbreak of violence between some of the groups and gangs so we want to get more people out on the streets. >> reporter: they will be paired with police officers to get young people off the streets and back in the school or job training. >>> the san francisco coroner told ktvu that they expect to announce the identification of a woman found dead in a vehicle. the flames went as high as two stories and firefighters had a touch time putting it out. >> even after they put out the back end and moved to the front. parts of the trunk reignited. the exterior, the back of the vehicle. >> the car was wrapped up and towed away to the crime lab. one witness apparently said he saw a man light a rag on fire, toss it into the vehicl

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the sheriff dive team plans to resume his search of the delta canal tomorrow. all day today divers and ground teams stayed busy, they pulled out two more cars a motorcycle and a pickup truck. in all nine vehicles have been recovered but not the toyota carolla the suspect was driving. deputies say the search is taking a toll. >> the move is disheartening that we don't have any of the leads. the fact that all of the leads still point to this canal. that the car possibly went into the canal. >> reporter: another large object was found in the canal today. but the dive teams were unable to recover it before it got dark. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we will have live reports as investigators continue their search. >>> it was what the man was carrying that made officers draw their weapons. >>> it's a tale of two tech companies, we'll tell you which silican valley business is laying people off and which one plans to hire >>> we have new information tonight about a deadly police shooting in the south bay. it happened in the foothills east of san jos

amber lee, no relation here, tracked him down to talk to him. >> reporter: today we spoke to him as he is prepareing to take over the mayor's office tomorrow afternoon. san francisco council member, and soon to be mayor ed lee met with supervisors. the 58-year-old has served under three mayors. i asked him as interim mayor if he will be carrying out the policies of his former boss gavin newsom. >> i don't consider myself anybody's puppet. >> reporter: lee told us his expertise is as supervisor of programs. he describes himself not as a politician but as a representative of persons. lee sued the san francisco fire department. >> are you still a troublemaker? >> in some ways probably. >> reporter: board of supervisor president chu tells us he anticipating a much smoother relationship with lee than the contentious relationship with newsom. >> i think lee is someone who will be able to work with us extremely well. he's demonstrated that as a city administrator. >> i look forward to taking on this very awesome position. >>> the incoming mayor is also grand marshal of next week's chinese new

amber lee, no relation here, tracked him down to talk to him. >> reporter: today we spoke to him as he is prepareing to take over the mayor's office tomorrow afternoon. san francisco council member, and soon to be mayor ed lee met with supervisors. the 58-year-old has served under three mayors. i asked him as interim mayor if he will be carrying out the policies of his former boss gavin newsom. >> i don't consider myself anybody's puppet. >> reporter: lee told us his expertise is as supervisor of programs. he describes himself not as a politician but as a representative of persons. lee sued the san francisco fire department. >> are you still a troublemaker? >> in some ways probably. >> reporter: board of supervisor president chu tells us he anticipating a much smoother relationship with lee than the contentious relationship with newsom. >> i think lee is someone who will be able to work with us extremely well. he's demonstrated that as a city administrator. >> i look forward to taking on this very awesome position. >>> the incoming mayor is also grand marshal of next week's chinese new

big problem involvings commercial dumping on the southeast side of the southeast, ktvu channel 2 amber lee has more on how much it is costing taxpayers. >> reporter: julia, the department of pickup public works says this is a problem on any given day. you will find couches and construction debris. >> this here is a dump that occurred last week of . it is about 30 tons of discarded roofing debris. >> reporter: one spokesperson says that the city must remove this type of garbage every day. he blames individuals and companies for illegally dumping the garbage in industrial areas. how many times have you called the city? >> myself three times, they come out but people continue to come over and continue to jump. >> reporter: johnson lives in the bay view. she says that the dumping often occurs during the overnight hours when those responsible use the cover of darkness to conceal their crime. >> the neighborhood has a bad reputation, and there is really positive things that happen over here. but this is the attention we get. >> reporter: each here, they say they receive 17,000 complaints from re

. >> it's believed lee was wearing a life jacket he kept on board. >>> the statewide amber alert forear-old juliani cardenas has been downgrade dodd a local alert. the search is still focused on the canal near patterson where a witness says he saw a silver car go into the water. a car that fits the description of one driven by the suspected kidnapper, jose rodriguez. authorities say rodriguez was using his cell phone and atm card before tuesday's kidnapping, but the electronic trail has been cold since that time. the shp will resume searching with divers and sonar tuesday or wednesday. at this point it's the only lead they have. >>> woman is in critical condition after being shot by daly city police. it happened around 7:00 last night when a daly city officer tried to pull a car over. instead of stopping, the woman driving allegedly sped up, crashed into a nearby home, then put the car into reverse and struck the officer. that's when the officer opened fire. daly city police are not saying how many times the woman was hit, but she is in the hospital with serious injuries. a man also

lee, cbs 5. >> now, authorities in stanislav county have apparently just issued an amber alert.e asking people in the bay area especially to be on notice. here is the back story. because a 4-year-old boy juliani carda nwas abducted today. here is the license plate you need to look for on the red toyota corolla. if you see that vehicle you should call 911. >>> well, it's just one of those products that's almost everywhere. when the price goes up you notice it. why everything from socks to pillow cases are about to get more expensive. >> a sad passing to tell you about tonight. the tree that lifted so many spirits is falling. >>> i'm dennis and mike singletarry has a new job and an explanation on why the 49ers lost. >> thank you. >> well, wait one minute. hold on a second, please. >> yes. >> i wasn't satisfied and i want to find out what they want. >> al davis held court today to find out why he extended this news conference. ,,,, [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've never seen