city and our country. >>> good afternoon welcome to the news at 4:30 pm. we are live outside city hall to capture the touching tributes to former san francisco mayor and representative diane feinstein. >>> a suspect is arrested after stopping multiple people and killing an elderly woman at a retirement committee in the city. details unfold this afternoon. >>> have you spotted this yet? most of us are use to spotting spiderwebs and dusty corners, but they appear to be floating across the bay area skies. we sent ian cole out to find out what they are. he will join us later in our show. >>> first, we are saying goodbye to a political heavyweight that grew up and represented seven cisco and beyond. hundreds gathered at san francisco city hall today to pay their final respects to the late senator dianne feinstein. senator dianne feinstein passed away last week at her home in washington d.c. and 90 years old. she died of natural causes with her daughter at her side. the longest serving senator from our state and leased by the powerful legacy.) in janelle wang live outside san francisco city

tributes are already in place here at city hall. d inside around a bust of the city's first female mayor, there's already been a lot of flowers brought in and placed around that bust. public visitation in the rotunda area where she will lie in state, beginning at 9:00 a.m. today, weddings at city hall for today have been canceled and rescheduled. san franciscans told us they have the utmost respect for the senator and her record. and nancy pelosi, one of the dignitaries that will speak at the public memorial tomorrow, got choked up when she spoke about her colleague and long-time friend on tuesday. >> we gather in great sadness over the loss of our senator, dianne feinstein. >> my condolences to her family. she's an inspiration for women and an asset for our government and for san francisco that will be greatly missed. >> reporter: so the senator will lie in state at city hall from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and then her public memorial begins tomorrow on the city hall steps at 1:00 p.m. thousands are expected to attend and public tr

and a reminder, all in person city services will be closed at city hall because of the memorial. could access all services online, by phone and at other city facilities. stay with us for more live coverage tonight and tomorrow and of course when we are not on air, you can visit our website for the very latest. we're back in a moment. ♪♪ >>> welcome back. you are looking live inside city hall where the late u.s. senator dianne feinstein is lying in state. you can see catherine feinstein there. earlier we were able to see london mayor breed as well. a steady stream of mourners have been paying their respects to the late senator since this morning. it looks like san francisco's gay men's chorus were paying tribute in song and they just finished up. 45 more minutes before she is escorted out of city hall ahead of tomorrow's private memorial. >>> switching gears here, we're celebrating hispanic heritage. as part of that celebration, we are shining a light on our region. >> joe rosatti surfer has his story. >> reporter: in the san francisco skateboarding lore, a skater's skater known no

at this point. so take public transportation. feinstein's public memorial though will be held tomorrow on the front steps of city hall at 1:00. ture that will be. several members of congress will be here on the steps to attend of city hall and we also understand a taped message from president joe biden who worked as a senator with dianne feinstein. he'll also be heard tomorrow. her storied political career though began in san francisco back in 1969 as we look at city hall here when she was elected to the board of superscissors. feinstein would ultimately become the first woman to serve as the board of supervisors' president. listen. >> dianne was always elegant, charming, graceful, the most together person that you could possibly imagine. you have to remember that she was breaking glass ceilings even before i was doing so. she became a supervisor at a time when people said, oh, girls don't get to be supervisors. >> reporter: you know, you are going to hear that phrase a lot over the next couple of days. first for feinstein, it was 1992 when voters sent her to washington, d.c. elected to be a senator. a female voice in the hall

she started her political career right here at city hall. it was so fitting to have her service here at the steps of city hall where her political career began. this is the program from today. it is a portrait of senator dianne feinstein. this is her official senator portrait. on the back, a list of speakers that was handed out to all 1500 guests who attended today's service. security was extremely tight. as you remember and was reported, it was mostly across the street with auditorium only fitting 900 people. they had to move it here where he could seat 1500. secret service snipers on the rooftops and every single building in the area because of of the vice president being here. the blue angels flew over many times. to pay tribute to senator feinstein and to practice for the airshow. a little bit of history. in 1981, when feinstein was mayor she brought the airshow to san francisco. she loved the city. she saved the cable cars in san francisco and she helped create your 39. a lot of political heavyweights attending today's service. governor

city hall. let's talk about that again. what is the significance of her lying in state at city hall? >> if you look at the long lines of history, it is very rare for women to get this sort of honor when they pass. we mostly see this with men. i have attended many of these ceremonies and they have all been with men. i am thinking the ronald reagan library was one that really struck me. looking at these images, just the sheer outpouring of honor and the blue angels and lying in state, this is something that will become normal because more women have moved into politics as a result of feinstein and other pioneers. it is rare to see a woman honored like this. >> what do you think she will be most remembered for and what you think she should be most remembered for? >> she will be remembered for her firsts . look at the long history of the senate. for 130 years we had no women and then we had 50 years where women were replacing their husbands. nothing against that but dianne feinstein came in in 1992, the year of the woman. she and barbara boxer were dubbed the thelma and louise, coming fr

>>> at 7:00, a live look inside atmospheric city hall. thousands showing up to pay their respects to the late senator dianne feinstein. >> dianne was still san francisco. >> she was extraordinary under the most extraordinary circumstances. >> at this hour people still waiting to pay their respects. we are learning some. last-minute changes to her memorial service tomorrow. >>> and bath about to heat up. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins me in a moment. he will tell us how hot it will get in your neighborhood the next few days. and the wind is blowing. check this out. some weird web, like, substance all over the bay area. what is it? we actually have the answer. >>> and the election may be more than a year away but the mayoral race is heating up. does london breed have a challenge on her hands? >>> we begin tonight by paying our respects the way the bay area is paying its respects to dianne feinstein. she is being honored in her home city. the city she led out of tragedy. a family chose it because of the senator's deep connection to th

we're live from the memorial service at city hall. and thank you so much for joining us here on just involvement. and we will continue our coverage right now honoring the late sen her memorial service at san francisco city hall just wrapped up. and san francisco mayor london breed lead that service speaking today. vice president kamala harris, senate majority leader chuck schumer and her granddaughter eileen mariano was a beautiful ceremony and kron 4 s charles clifford is live for us now at city hall. so, charles, how was the service? how did the crowd receive >> well, it was just a lovely service. you know, it lasted a little less than an hour, which is good because it's very hot outside. we heard from quite a few people. we heard from maryland and breed who reflected on being a teenager in playing the french horn in band. so dianne feinstein and then working with her as when diane was we also on a pretty regular basis have the navy's blue angels flying over which no one got really tired of because dianne feinstein help bring the blu

this service will continue on what you are talking about , what we saw at city hall yesterday. chance for people to pay their final respects, say goodbye to dianne feinstein , who saw the long lines that were here at city hall, coming out of the building. they went late into the evening. one of the people wanted to be here and be part of that moment yesterday was speaker america that nancy pelosi. here is what she had to say about being there yesterday. >> she and i were not on the same place on the political spectrum. we had our fun with it all. but from a personal standpoint, my family loved her, we were neighbors, we are friends and my daughter nancy, we teased and said if diane and i will running against each other i am sure nancy would vote for dianne feinstein. >> reporter: we know there is a delegation coming from california, as well as around the country in terms of senators already on their way and the vice president, who will speak here in person. she tweeted out that members of congress are part of her group that were on air force to make either way here to san franci

senator will lie in state at city hall tomorrow, the public is invited 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. sday, memorial at 1:00 in the afternoon. if you can't make it to city hall, we'll be showing the memorial live on nbc bay area. terry mentioned the list of speakers with the vice president, senate majority leader schumer, speaker emereita pelosi. and we posted this on the website. >> her replacement was sworn in today. >> so help you god. >> i will. >> congratulations, senator. >> as you can see, she was sworn in by vice president kamala harris. her partner by her side. butler is the first openly lgbtq person to represent california in the chamber. >>> tonight we're learning new details about the gut-wrenching story out of san jose where two babies died in a-day. they were 1 years old. the two little girls died in a backyard pool at the happy happy day care on fleetwood drive yesterday morning. police made their first comments but didn't provide much information. >> officers did respond to a welfare check with the fire department to investigate a call of several children in a pool. upo

at city hall. and then she became mayor in 1978. go inside and show you a live view of what it is right now in the rotunda. san francisco city hall. i just spoke to a woman. she's a member of the public. you guys use the word trailblazer. that's the word that she used as well. yes, she went away from san francisco, lived in washington, d.c.. but according to the woman, senator dianne feinstein never forgot about san francisco. she helped rebuild san francisco city hall after the earthquake. she hosted the democratic national convention. she brought fleet week to this area. so many things that we enjoy on a daily bases. you can probably draw a direct line to senator dianne feinstein. she was the first female president of the board of supervisors serving as mayor for 10 years. but she was just getting warmed up. she tried her hand at being governor in 1990, but did not win in 1992. she became senator and for the next 31 james i believe this is just my opinion. i think there's so many politicians. she is among the rarefied air of househ

that awful moment when she announced the violence that happened right here at city hall. n white deadly shooting mayor george moscone and harvey milk at a time when sensitivities were at an all-time high with the lgbtq+ movement. coming out live, a moment ago, nancy pelosi made her way up those steps. we have an opportunity to look live inside that rotunda. likely as we take a live look you will see nancy pelosi walking to pay respects. she is not in washington, d.c. today. she is getting ready to speak tomorrow at dianne feinstein's memorial service that will happen on the steps of city hall. let's talk about dianne feinstein's value of bringing people on the margins. senator scott weiner talking about his early days and how the senator shaped his political career. listen. >> i came of age as a gay man at 1987 during some of the worst years. she did not hit know who i was but she was fighting for me and fighting to save our community in san francisco. >> in part thanks to her, groundbreaking career , that a latino son of immigrants could not just one day work for her, but

that is at city hall. the funeral is thursday on the steps of city hall. 1:00 p.m., thursday afternoon. the public again is invited to attend. a private burial will be happening after on thursday. >>> we want to get back to our top story. two children drowned in a san jose daycare. it's a daycare that was operated in the valley. is the home licensed as a child care center? let's bring in hilda gutierrez. i know things are changing by the minute. >> at this point, we haven't been able to independently confirm if this place is licensed. we have information about licensing on the website. but you need a facility name to find the license. we have reached out to the state to find out if they were licensed or not. they were not able to confirm the information. they did say they are investigating the matter and we can find out if there is any violation, any compliants and any citations. >> we are looking at chopper video from this afternoon. it's not often there is a big pool like that at a daycare fast tillty. i

then on thursday, the funeral on the steps of city hall at 1:00 p.m. if you can't mak it to city hall, we will be showing the funeral, airing it live right here on nbc bay area. you see the information there. thursday, 1:00 p.m. then tomorrow she lies in state at city hall. the speaker list thursday afternoon includes vice president kamala harris, senate majority leader chuck schumer, mayor london breed, and speaker emerita nancy pelosi. there will also be a special tribute to senator feinstein at fleet week, which she helped bring to the city. on saturday, the blue angels will fly a missing man formation or a missing woman formation in honor of senator feinstein. it's a special maneuver where only three of the four jets will fly in formation. it's typically used to honor a fallen pilot. >>> let's move on now. it's going to take some time getting used to senator laphonza butler. what can we expect from someone who's never held public offi? senator butler spent years behind the scenes for candidates like kamala harris when she was running for president a

not sure that's going to happen right now. >> reporter: so the senator will lie in state here at city hall00 until 7:00 p.m. today, and the memorial begins tomorrow on the city hall steps at 1:00 p.m. thousands are expected to attend. public transportation may be one of your best bets for getting here. traffic will, no doubt, be a nightmare as thousands of people come into the city and try to get to city hall, not only to pay their respects, but also to hear a list of dignitaries who are speaking here tomorrow, including vice president harris and senate majority leader chuck schumer. live in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> what a beautiful tribute. thank you very much, thom. >> our coverage continues, of course, on air and online, and that will include live coverage of tomorrow's memorial service. it will air on nbcbayarea.com, we'll stream it there from our home page. >>> breaking news this morning, as the clock ticks down to what health care workers are calling the largest health care strike in u.s. history. we want to give you a look at the facilities in walnut creek t

lawmakers and friends joined mayor london breed at city hall to pay their respects today. ks for joining us on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. we are following 2 big stories today and will definitely get back to how everyone honored the late senator this afternoon. but in union city, police are holding a press conference right now about the ongoing investigation into a stabbing spree that left one person dead. 2 others injured. >> let's listen in. >> those are some details that we're still exploring. investigators are still out there seeing and trying to piece together exactly what. and once we have all the factual information will be initial reports says no, but, you know, we're still trying to confirm some of these him, some of that >> we're still looking into it. know right but our and our detectives are out there interviewing. there's also a live news only. it's just see what exact motive was for this you know, i mean, we we did we did a canvas and we talked to so several folks in the neighborhood we've received also calls from other citizens t

a memorial service was held outside city hall with dignitaries from local, state and national offices. our janelle wang was at the memorial today and lead our team coverage from outside city hall. so many people came out this afternoon. >> reporter: 1500 people invited to the memorial service. right behind me on the front steps of san francisco city hall. exactly where senator feinstein would have wanted it. she was born and raised in san francisco. this is where she started her political career in 1969 when she was the first woman to be elected to the san francisco board of supervisors. she went on to become mayor of san francisco and served the city for 20 years before being elected to the u.s. senate in 1992. from there she would serve as senator representing california for over 30 years. she worked until the day she died. last thursday she was on the senate floor casting a vote to advance a bill to prevent a government shutdown. that bill was passed and signed by president biden over the weekend. she died that night thursday night. her last action on the senate floor. she literally worked until the day sh

our co-anchor reed cowan joins us live at city hall this morning with the reflections and how you canthis historic day. hi reed. >> reporter: good morning ladies. and good morning to everybody watching at home. you know, somebody said it best. we only get one day in history to doi something like this. to mark history and the legacy. we know in the spirit many of you are going to be wondering how you can participate. not only today, but also tomorrow whether you come here to city hall or you watch from home. and so we have some news you can use here. halfway through the 5:00 a.m. hour. this morning at 8:00 a.m. we can tell you that mayor breed will welcome the family of the late senator as the late senator's body is escorted into city hall to lie in state in the rotunda. you at home can come here and visit. sign a condolence look from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. there will be security checks and also news you can use, take public transportation. very limited parking down here. now feinstein's public memorial service will be held tomorrow on the front steps of city hall at 1:00 p.m. we under

a live look now at city hall outside.alf-staff which has been lowered, of course, to remember the late sen we we have our reporters spread out throughout the scene here to provide you live ongoing coverage of this event. as we remember a san francisco's first woman mayor, the first woman, president of the city board of supervisors. >> before she went on become the longest serving woman senator u.s. history. and the weather looking beautiful out there as well. we are expecting the vice president too appear on scene any moment now to mentioning kamala harris, she'll be one of the speakers today. the vice president is speaking. this is not >> necessarily in order. san francisco mayor london breed is speaking a former house speaker nancy pelosi. a rabbi will be speaking to addressing the crowd and did i say senate majority leader chuck schumer? yes, he's you saw him a little earlier healed pp. one of the speakers and senator feinstein to granddaughter eileen mariano and michael, governor newsom is not speaking. i've to the pa

nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is live at city hall with more on what san francisco has planned for the late senator. ginger? >> reporter: good morning, laura. we are at city hall on the fourth floor where there is a simple yet elegant and beautiful tribute to senator dianne feinstein here. you can see it behind us. there are a couple of tables set up with the senator's picture, one over on the other table that shows her with city hall in the background as well. there's also pens and paper that's available for members of the public who want to drop by and write their personal messages to the late senator. now, these messages will later be compiled into a condolence book that will be give on the senator feinstein's family. so far, among the people i've spoke on the this morning, here is a man from north carolina who's visiting san francisco. he didn't want to share his reasons for coming on camera, but he was teary eyed when we began to chat. when he approached this beautiful setup, i asked why he is here to show his respect to senator feinstein. he said he is a gay man here with

city hall. dan, imagine this was a memorable day for you, too. definitely a lot of great stories. you know, the senator being in senate for 30 years before that she was here at city hall. many people would work for her and work with 3rd city hall. >> were among those invited guests? invited guests started arriving for dianne feinstein, morial 2 hours early. i think with diane proved. >> because the way she got into politics was through a lot of trauma and difficulty an assassination. she proved that a woman could be strong. could be clear, could lead. and still be compassionate. and so just by modeling that behavior, a lot of women thought, you know, i can do this former california senator barbara boxer. >> was elected alongside feinstein during 1992 so-called year of the woman. >> another invited guests to the memorial attended one of those feinstein boxer campaign rallies that very year. >> to be in a rally in 1992. no power. the led me to work on reproductive rights. let me to public service. and so i'm here to honor her. and here, i'm so grateful as an immigrant as a muslim, as a woman that, you know, have to always cost barriers and sectors. so to me is

city hall to pay their respects. good evening. i'm ahmad daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us. the late senator lying in state atrancisco city hall. >> and we have abc seven news team coverage. stephanie sierra has details on the final preparations underway for tomorrow's memorial service. that's in a moment. >> but let's begin with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard who is live at city hall where people have been paying their respects to the late senator all day long. today cornell. >> yeah, in fact, dan and hundreds of people from across the bay area still coming here to san francisco city hall to pay respects to senator feinstein. i have to tell you, it is a rare hot day in the city, but many folks say that's okay. they did not mind waiting in line to pay respects to the woman they loved and admired. city hall's rotunda echoing with music on this solemn day, one by one, members of the public filing by the flag draped casket to pay respects and say goodbye to us. senator dianne feinstein in the place where her political career began. >> sad day, but a beautiful but a beautiful legacy. >> tracy sherman and joan

at 8:00 this morning. she will then be lying in state there inside city hall. they've been setting up for the events at san francisco city hall. flags are flying at half staff in her memory today. the body of the late san francisco mayor will lie in state inside the rotunda from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. already her bust is here. it's surrounded by flowers and many are telling us that senator feinstein, the long serving us senator in history, she who was the first woman mayor of san francisco and the first woman president of the san francisco board of supervisors, was a great role model for women in someone who was raised by women who were told that if they were very lucky, they could be a senator's wife but not a senator . >> for dianne feinstein was one of my first introductions to the idea that that i really could be anyone. >> i wanted to be knowing how to play the game, knowing how to walk the political line and get things done. still is something really important that a lot of people, not just women, can can take from. >> and tomorrow, senator feinstein's memori

for the city for the just have to try to come and say goodbye with great sadness. >> back live at city hall. now. tomorrow is the memorial service here outside city hall. now, originally, this was expected to be open to the public. but just about 5 minutes ago, we got word from the feinstein press office indicating that this memorial service is now only open to a lighted guest. >> that's due to security concerns encouraging people to watch the memorial service it through other venues on kron 4, for example, online, for example. but again, the memorial service no longer open to the public tomorrow just for invited guests. that's the latest here at city hall reporting live. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> thank you, dan. and to your point, kron 4 will have special coverage of the memorial tomorrow. we will bring you live updates people from across the country arrive in san francisco to honor the legacy of the late sen. our coverage starts at noon. the head of the 1 o'clock memorial which we will carry live in its entirety right here on kron 4. >> it is going to be hot out there tomorrow. it's bee

we can take a look now at the live scene at city hall in lewiston. ms of the latest on the situation, whether this individual is still at large, the latest information is that he is having injured 50 or 60 people in mass shootings in two or three locations, and us media partners here, cbs news reporting that at least 16 people have been killed in those multiple locations. we will bring you all the information that we have as soon as we get it here, and helena, for people there on a wednesday evening, this is quite shocking news isn't it? it is absolutely shocking and we do understand that this shooting take place in at least two locations. 0ne shooting take place in at least two locations. one of them, bowling alley and another a bar and grill. that's been spoken about and published on facebook by the lewiston police department, identifying those businesses where those two active shooting incidents took place on wednesday evening, where a lot of people were enjoying some downtime likely after work when they were caught up in this incident. some video

casket to expressed their condolences and to remember late sen we also have seen images of doctor at city halloodbyes in sign a condolence book, a memorial service happens tomorrow afternoon. at 1 o'clock at the front steps of city hall, there will be standing room available for the public in the civic center plaza. we will be bringing you a special coverage of that here on kron. 4 a reminder again, feinstein, she died last week at the age of 90. she was born in san francisco, the first female mayor of the city, a position that she held for 10 years. and she later went on to serve in the u.s. senate for more than 30 years. again, the public can pay their respects from 09:00am to 07:00pm and a funeral service will be held at city hall on thursday. you can join kron 4 tomorrow for special coverage of the memorial for the late sen. will bring you live updates as people across the country come to san francisco to honor her legacy. and our coverage does start at noon ahead of the 1 o'clock memorial, which we will carry live in its entirety right here on kron 4. that will be all for from us here in

we do expect it to be a very busy day there at city hall. ktvu is ali rasmus is at san francisco city hall right now. and ali, you have more details about today's events honoring senator dianne feinstein. good morning. yes, good morning. well, as garcia mentioned, memorial happening tomorrow. today the late senator dianne feinstein, her casket will be lying in state here at the rotunda inside san francisco city hall. and preparations for that are already well underway here. you can see behind us, they have the two ladder trucks with san francisco fire hanging that american flag directly in front of san francisco city hall. you have a lot of media, local and national media set up here as well. and then taking a walk around this fire truck so we can show you the front of san francisco city hall. it's not open yet, but there are quite a few people gathered out in front. so you can see if we turn around the corner, you can see a long line of san francisco police and fire officials, san francisco sheriffs office. we are walking in the middle of po

the late senator's casket arrived here at city hall shortly after 9 a.m. this morning, brought inside city hall where feinstein served as mayor for ten years from 1978 to 1988, an honor guard brought in the late senator and then the senator's family. as you heard, the mayor say, were able to come in. they asked that the cameras be turned off for a few moments as they mourned. after that, a procession of city workers in uniform, staff, friends of the senator made their way past her casket and into the south light court, where they signed a condolence book. many of them offering personal recollections of a woman they say could be demanding and tough, but always with the best of intentions for her constituents and for with an air of kindness. as the former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, was among those paying her respects to a colleague and a friend. i was thinking of the words during the night about how gentle she was, but how strategic she was. and so she she she she knew her purpose and she would not be. she did things on her od them with gentleness.d mourners will be come to san

he was there yesterday at city hall. join me at 9:00 a.m. for my exclusive conversation with dr. ity hall played host to people with big names as well as community members who came to pay tribute to dianne feinstein's contributions to our state. >> dianne feinstein was a legend in san francisco. and for the country. she was a pioneer in terms of the work around hiv/aids. something that i care deeply about. >> for those looking to pay their respects in-person at the memorial service, you may be out of luck. we have understood now this morning city officials have decided to make some changes to her service. >> it won't be open to the public anymore and might be because of the big names attending like vice president kamala harris and a number of u.s. senators. >> yeah and our shawn chitnis is live at city hall this morning. now shawn, even if you don't have an invite. can the public still view the services? >> reporter: nicole, good morning, yes, there's certainly a way to be part of the by watchingen tv and online and we do want to talk about those security concerns. it is quite the

nowadays we see music but machines and it is nice to hear live music and hear an echo in the chambers at city hallmost people don't know i'm an big opera fan and inactivation i had the opportunity to go to sicily and a small city i was looking at the people up the place they were all dressed up on the way to the greek theatre and guess who was performing it was andrea building inspector and three of us everyone know it is sold-out and guess how many tickets were left three right smack-dab in the front row can you imagine an experience like that and to hear his amazing advice not in a language i spoke speak the i know this bridges us together it the sound and the music the feeling the emotion it is why it feels so great to be here with everyone and every one of you to celebrate italian heritage and talked about the history the italian combntdz to san francisco back in 1840 and most immigrants through family room and telegraph hill and neighborhoods surrounding the area of now what is known as little i take it where you have an opportunity to appreciate some of the best food no where and pasta and t

at this shot right here. this is from inside the san francisco city hall rotunda. re lighting where the late senator will lie in state for all of today from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the public to pay their brief respects as they walk by. >> and tomorrow, we will see a public memorial where more people, thousands of more, will come and pay their respects. we will air that for you live on nbc bay area as we continue to remember the legacy honoring the life of the late senator, dianne feinstein. >> it will be a place many people will want to be and attend. if you're not able to, stay with nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com because we'll be streaming. the list of speakers for tomorrow includes kamala harris. chuck schumer. california governor will be there. it will be nice to see all the tributes paid to the late senator. but today, this is for everyone. this is for the bay area. the common folk to go by and pay their tribute as well. >> a lot of times when we think of memorials and death even, you think of sadness, but when you think back on her career, when you think b

taking a live look inside city hall, you can see her casket there as two san francisco police officers stand at each end. there are people there on the left that are lining up to take a moment in front of that casket. it was brought to city hall in a hurst at 8:00 this morning, carried into the building, past a member of dignitaries, members of feinstein's family and an honor guard of san francisco police officers and firefighters. growing line of people started gathering at city hall to pass through security and pay their respects to the late senator as the casket arrived. this is where she launched her groundbreaking political career and spent a decade as the city's first female mayor. among the family members, coworkers and staff, there was house speaker r nancy pelosi wh approached and kissed the casket holding the hand of feinstein's daughter catherine and granddaughter eileen. here is dr. anthony fauci. he was escorted in by mayor london breed. he worked closely with then mayor feinstein in the heat of the aids crisis in the 80s. our kenny choi has been inside city hall all day and brough

outside san francisco city hall was to be open to the public. >> but now officials for senator feinstein are saying this is now open to only invited guests due to security concerns at san francisco city hall. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> now kron 4 will have special coverage of tomorrow's memorial. we will bring you live updates dignitaries and other leaders from all over the country arrived to honor the legacy of the late senator. our coverage starts at noon ahead of the 1 o'clock memorial which we will carry live in its entirety right here on kron 4. >> it's been a warm bay area wednesday and it is only getting hotter this week is we take a live look there at the golden gate bridge, one of a few nights probably this calendar year know well where it's actually warm in san francisco. i was going to say no fog inside. hopefully the fog steers clear. >> as we gear up for fleet week, of course, lawrence karnow is here. he's got more details they're gonna love flying around the bay area. that's for sure. as we've got some of the best weather of the entire year. kind of settling in now and well, these next couple of days going to be spectacular out there. now we've got c

her body will lie in state at capitol at city hall in san francisco. ive there with a look at what's going on. will. >> we are a little less than one hour away from her casket arriving city hall. but of course, the preparations. began the moment they found out that she was coming home after hearing the news on friday about her death. san francisco has been preparing, as you can clearly see the san francisco fire department. they have their ladders fully extended. they have draped the american flag. there are many san franciscans here. you can see the fire department, whoever is available there on the steps of city hall as they await to salute senator dianne feinstein in front of city hall. no car is allowed to pass it unless you have authorization. so they have shut this place down for her arrival. she's coming back to where it all started. she actually was here in 1969. when she was a supervisor. she was the first female to be elected president of the board of supervisors. she returned to san francisco over the weekend accompanied by her good friend na

are major street closures in and around city hall to keep in mind in-person city hall services are closed all day . all city hall entrances will be closed starting at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. the surrounding street closures run from larkin to franklin and from golden gate to hayes busses along those streets will be rerouted. the civic center parking garage will not reopen until 6 p.m. tonight. the service begins at 1 p.m, but coverage on our air and on our live stream begins at 1245. just watch on the abc7 news bay area app. abc7 news.com or wherever you stream. following the service, the senator will be buried in a private ceremony with family. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena some members of congress are facing complications with travel plans to this afternoon's memorial service because of the house speaker situation in dc after senator feinstein passed representative zoe lofgren contacted then-speaker kevin mccarthy about transportation for her colleagues to attend the memorial service. typically a delegation is given that courtesy of accommodation so they can all fly together when a member dies. but lofgren sa

he's at city hall for us. cornell hey , dan, hundreds of people from across the bay area still coming to san francisco city hall at this hour to pay respects to senator feinstein. >> it is fairly clear that folks are now getting off of work. the line is much longer. it is now stretching out the van next door of city hall down van ness avenue and down mcallister, all the way to polk street. it is very clear people are intent on paying respects to senator feinstein. it has been a very hot day in san francisco. many folks who have been waiting in line say that's okay. they were here to honor the woman they loved and admired. rotunda echoing with music on this solemn day. one by one, members of the public filing by the flag draped casket to pay respects and say goodbye to us. senator dianne feinstein in the place where her political career began. >> sad day, but a beautiful but a beautiful legacy. >> tracy sherman and joann loulan say defi was their hero. >> i think dianne feinstein has been just an incredible trai

all in-person city services will be closed at city hall because of the memorial service. vices online by phone and at other city facilities. the memorial service is set to begin at 1:00. you can watch it live right here on nbc bay area. our coverage will actually start a few minutes before 1:00. >>> let's talk about the weather. some end of the week is triggering a weather advisory. kari hall has a time line on when things could start to cool down for us. >> hot temperatures coming in for the bay area. we will have a heat advisory in effect for this afternoon. especially in the areas shaded in orange. we don't typically see hotter temperatures there. expect it to reach 98 this afternoon. mostly low to mid 90s elsewhere. hotter temperatures for tomorrow afternoon with a light wind. an increased fire danger as we get the low humidity and all of the dry vegetation across the bay area. we will be under the risk of starting a fire that could spread rapidly. saturday's forecast, it's going to be hot. we are seeing some relief in that extended forecast. we will look at what to ex

major street closures in and around city hall to keep in mind in person, city hall services are closed. all day, all city hall entrance is will be closed starting at 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. the surrounding street closures run from larkin to franklin and from golden gate to hayes busses along those streets will be rerouted. the civic center parking garage won't reopen until 6 p.m. tonight. the service begins at 1 p.m, but coverage on our live stream begins at 1245. just watch on the abc7 news bay area app. abc7 news.com or wherever you stream. and back here live outside of city hall. follow the service. today the senator will be buried at a private family only ceremony. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. some members of congress are facing complications with travel plans to this afternoon's memorial service because of the house speaker situation that's happening in washington, d.c. so after senator feinstein passed, representative zoe lofgren contacted then speaker kevin mccarthy about transportation for her colleagues to attend the memorial service. typically, a delegation is given that courtesy of a comment that

people are gathering at san francisco city hall this noon. as you look live there at the steps of city hall for a final farewell to the late senator. in less than an hour from now, memorial service is scheduled to begin previously open for the public. it is now limited to invited guests only. and there is heavy security around city hall. but we'll bring you the service live right here on ktvu. we have live team coverage of today's memorial service. our christian captain's been talking to people as they arrive today. first, though, straight to ktvu political reporter greg lee with more on what to expect at today's service and some of the people who should be there. greg yeah, gasia. andre good afternoon to you. we are expecting a poignant memorial service. i'll step out of the way so you can see the set up. nearly 600 chairs here in front of city hall as we expect a number of dignitaries and a mass of people who would like to pay their final respects . as you said, this was initially supposed to be a public memorial, but as of last night, citin

they're at city hall, crystal. well, nearly 100 members. both chorus, alumni and active singers, gathered on the steps of the rotunda in city hall to pay their respects in song. the chorus has a storied history with senator feinstein. so it was a very fitting farewell. a beacon for women in politics. she was for the woman, you know, and an advocate and friend to the lgbtq community. americans should be free to marry the person they love. fourth, senator feinstein was no stranger to the san francisco gay men's chorus. she was present during their first performance on the steps of city hall in 1978. she would have been acting mayor after harvey milk and george moscone were killed in the same building. and 45 years later, the singers returned to perform a tender goodbye to send her off in song . in this hallowed building where so much history has happened, so much landmark civil rights and human rights legislation started here and reverberated out to the rest of the country and to the world. it's a great honor. tom paulino, a leader for the cho

feinstein is being honored during this year's fleet to th >> we're taking a live look here at san francisco city hall at the rotunda where late sen dianne feinstein will lie in state ahead of her memorial service this week. a motorcade of san francisco police officers let her casket to city hall since says she's been there since about 8 o'clock this morning. the public coming there to pay their respects and sign a condolence book. we could see people on the line there coming up, get a few minutes in front of the flag draped casket and people are invited to come there until 7 o'clock tonight. and earlier today we spoke with kron 4 political analyst michael yaki about the impact feinstein left on the bay area and he says that her lying in state in san francisco is fitting after her years of public service to the city. >> talk about your days as a supervisor. very proud of her days as a service supervisor as well as mayor. so it was something that it was just in her dna it's it's not just appropriate is exactly which she would have wanted to live here in state and you need to return of a building that h

we want to appreciate you all for being here today at city hall to cell brit.re is so much more work but we appreciate the inclusiveness and how the community is coming together today. to not only celebrate your heritage but share your heritage with the rest us. i want to that i can take this moment to acknowledge and recognize the host committee and al perez for his leadership. our council general, neil ferrara being here and continuing to be a champion and add haveicate in the community. our mc yling and franko. today's keynote. we are looking forward to hearing from you. and all of the honorees being recognized tonight, thank you for being here and iment to ask al perez to come forward at this time even though he is working making sure everything is together. come on up. on behalf of the city of san francisco we are goo going to declare it filipino heritage month in san francisco! can we have our elected leaders in the host committee to come forward for a photograph, please? let's have the dance company. yawn mercado, neil to come up as well. if we can have

fauci seen at city hall yesterday. at 9:00 a.m. we will have an exclusive conversation with dr. layed host to people with big names as well as community members who look back only her contributions to california. >> dianne feinstein was a legend in san francisco and for the country. she was a pioneer in terms of work around hiv/aidsment something that i care deeply about. >> community member jonathan speaking there. for those looking to pay their respects in-person today at the memorial service. city officials now decided to make some other big changes. >> it won't be open to the public anymore and might be because of the big names attending like vice president kamala harris and a number of u.s. senators. >> our shawn chitnis is live at city hall this morning. good morning once again, shawn. even if you don't have an invite, can the public still view the services? >> reporter: nicole, good morning again. yes, they can certainly watch on tv or online. the security concerns from dianne feinstein's office pushing people so far back that they really wouldn't be able to watch or hear

city hall. dan kerman kron, 4 thank you, dan. and tomorrow, senator feinstein's memorial service will be at the steps of city hall one. >> our far will have special coverage of the memorial will bring you live updates. his people from all over the country arrive in san francisco to honor the legacy of the late sen. our coverage starts at ahead of the 1 o'clock memorial, which we will carry live its entirety right here on kron 4. time now for the 4 zone forecast. the heat advisory is in effect for most of the bay area from now until friday night. it's hot out there. set to rise for the end of the week. we're talking more than 90 degrees in some areas, even hot at the sin city. even out the coast in something important, certainly to take into consideration. >> for people who are going to be out about for fleet week and the like, yeah, you really need to plan ahead. you think san francisco, think it's going to some breeze. some fog will maybe not the end of this week. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here to give us the latest. yeah, it's going to be really fascinating. even in san francisco, we've got just pegged for maybe s

a live look at city hall. san francisco and the state and really the country after the passing of senator feinstein. jeff is going to rejoin us next with our forecast. stay with us. is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how to get an $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. comcast business, powering possibilities. >>> jeff is back with us. when senator feinstein or mayor feinstein started fleet week back in the 1980s, i think she was like, you know what? october is perfect because it's so warm in the city. that's our summer. >> i'm sure she looked at it from what we all hear about her, down to every single detail, right? >> exactly rig

>>> right now at 4:30, dianne feinstein lying in state at san francisco city hall. mourners are filing in to pay their respects ahead of the late senator's memorial service. good afternoon. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. chrissy smith is outside city hall today where people are saying good-bye to senator feinstein. we will check in with her in a bit. we're also tracking other stories on this wednesday, including the heat. the calendar says october, but surely feels like summer. cynthia will be joining us with how hot it got today and why it will be even hotter tomorrow. >>> also, they are calling it the largest health care worker strike in u.s. mystery. much of it is centered right here in the bay area. ian cole has the latest on thousands of workers hitting the picket line. let's begin with dianne feinstein. when a u.s. senator dies in office, the family has a choice to honor them in the capitol. but the family made a choice to honor her at san francisco city hall because of the people she served for more than five decades. a small honor guard greeted her cas

what people are already doing at city hall and what governor newsom is saying about her replacement ine. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. this is heart-stopping to watch. a police officer being hailed a hero. he's a san pablo police officer, and he saved a one-week old infant that was choking. it's super dramatic, and it was caught. nbc bay area jessica aguirre spoke to the office set to be honored at city hall tonight. >> 911, what's the location of your emergency? >> a baby is choking. >> reporter: that was the 911 call from the frantic family of a choking baby. surveillance video shows them scrambling to find help after driving to what they thought was a hospital. you can hear the mother screaming for help in spanish. fortunately, san pablo police officer brandon oswald was just around the corner, and arrived in seconds. he was the first on scene and wasted no time. >> mom was frantic. she was screaming. she was crying. she was, you know, kind of holding baby in like a -- aga