would like a glass of the champagne right now, and i look forward to celebrating for our colleague, chris daly. i do want to say i am going to miss being around office with april and, and chris. i felt like chris daley's office was a place where everyone could feel comfortable. people were about building a social movement that could change the city. chris mentioned he worked to change the political culture in the san francisco government, and that is the biggest legacy. changing the culture is empower into the first people but especially for people and community organizations. your legacy is helping people that struggle every day. i think the media missed what a great father and human being you are as well. you are a great dad, and i hope you have much more time with your family like others will as they leave the board. i also want to say that to me the most important contribution and is grass roots organizing was placed as a priority to what we do, and 20 years ago or maybe 18 or 19 years ago, we walked in together. i saw a young person with a tremendous fire in his belly and a huge heart, an

watch out, san francisco if chris daly becomes a member of the california bar. your tenacity is simply impressive, and i think we have yet to hear the last few things about chris daly. there is a lot more work that needs to be done, and on behalf of the progressive movement, i want to thank you for everything you have meant to that movement and for providing the conscience that is needed. [applause] supervisor mirkarimi: i appreciate the dramatic turn, but i would like to fund its top -- fun it up. i had to sit next to the sky, so what i have learned as a supervisor is that this energy, which adds to the definition of public power, really teaches you how to bees then, -- be zen, and this is something i have learned a lot, because chris is outstanding in his ability to drive the subjects and press it even to the point where his allies become uncomfortable, but even to be able to do that with a certain amount of clarity that makes me welcome the experience, and that has been attached to tireless advocacy that relate head -- really helped set the formula for others

and chris daly is on our list. that's the list of people we would support.want a fill-in mayor but somebody who can step in and do the job. and there are people on this board that have helped us, too. but we limit it to a certain number. and if we had a bigger number, more would be on the list. but that's where we are right now. hopefully you will do this today. as soon as you can. because we've been told already about budget cuts and all this stuff. and we need somebody who can hilt the ground running. -- hit the ground running. not someone who has to learn everything. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> ok. good afternoon, supervisors, eric brooks, speak being as a little -- speaking as a little grassroots organizer today and not on behalf of anyone in particular. but i will say that i second what previous speakers said about even one week, making a huge difference in the new mayor's ability to prepare for this office. you need to get this done today. you need to do it. and as far as the choice of who, it's finally time to start saying who. and i c

when they return they ask for what chris daly requested five hours earlier, that the board not take a vote. >> i don't to make a lot of sense for us to make an important decision blindly. >> we'll have a live report on the interim san francisco mayor coming up later in the newscasts. >> live look outside you can see the cloud cover pushing in over the city right now. it trickled out there yet again today, continuing to see those east winds other bringing very cold air in from the central valley. 39 and yet, 41 in antioch. 397 fall temperatures even cooler than what we saw yesterday by several degrees. over 10 degrees cooler down and the coastline in half moon bay just 48 there. forcing cloud cover over the bay area right now, will see fog yet again over night into tomorrow, will time out on future cast and look at you again forecast coming up. stay with us will be right again forecast coming up. stay with us will be right back. er for just $15.99. sizzler. thinking fresh. everyday. ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch s

. >> item 14 is a resolution of appreciation for director chris daly. >> we have a resolution for havedaly, -- for director daly, who has been with us for many years. he has served since 2002, representing the city and county of san francisco and whereas that the san francisco supervisor for district 6, the district in which the transit center program is located, he has been a tireless advocate for improved public transportation, housing, and other urban amenities to create a livable, revitalize neighborhood, and whereas as a supervisor and member of the board, he has been passionate about providing increase affordable housing throughout san francisco, due in large part to his leadership on this issue, the program will result in 2600 new homes, 35% of which will be affordable, and whereas the joint powers authority has greatly benefited from the passion, knowledge, wisdom, experience, determination, and integrity that he has brought to the tjpa's decision for the past nine years, and whereas his faithful and effective advocacy on behalf of the transit center program at the san francisco bo

when a swing vote was declared in lee's direction, chris daly lost his cool. >> i will haunted you. i will politically haunt you. it's on like donky-kong. >> despite references, we have engaged in an orderly succession of leadership. >> chris daly passed the lone dissenting parades. >> today will like can be no different because i have a reputation of raining on pa decades. >> they called him and encouraged him and leaders from the community 4. >> never have an opportunity if he doesn't take the first step. >> if they approved lee he will be the interim mayor until the election in november. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> the vote is non-binding, it's up to the new board of supervisors which will be sworn in today and they will cast their final vote on tuesday. >> jerry brown is expected to announce a budget on monday including deep cuts to state spending. he recently announced cuts to his own office in order to save seven million dollars. it includes returning 84% of the governor's transition funds, eliminating the secretary of education, cutting the washington, d.c. staff and el

we met district 6's supervisor, chris daly, while he was visiting residents of an sro hotel now managed by the city. the success at the mission hotel is one example, of halting decades of decline, in the very heart of san francisco. the story of what is now district 6, is just the most current chapter of center city's long history. charles fracchia: districts began in the gold rush and were pretty much a part of all the 19th century. with a few exceptions, you've cobbled together e bunch of neighborhoods, and so districts are largely pretty much disparate areas. they take in a whole variety of different kinds of neighborhoods. in district 6, you've got part of the embarcadero, art of the old wharf area, which was always a very distinctive part of san francisco. and then you've got the rincon hill, which is pretty much gone. and then you've got that corridor all the way down to the mission, which is what we call mixed use place. so you've got that. you go down into the inner mission, which is one of the old historic areas of san francisco as well, centered around mission dolores. which w

chris daly: the tenderloin has a bad rap you know in terms of, some people think it's dirty and it's intersection of a lot of social ills. but i see the tenderloin as one of the vibrant neighborhoods in san francisco. in terms of the activity in the tenderloin, the diversity in the tenderloin, the community initiatives and efforts that happen in the tenderloin. and a rich history the neighborhood and it's identity against a backdrop of an encroaching hospitality district and financial district. jerry jai: those stereotypes were in my mind when i first started, when my experience with the tenderloin started. there were other aspects that attracted me to the neighborhood and that over time i've grown to understand better and appreciate. those are the sort of more hidden aspects of the neighborhood that i think are really interesting and important that people don't hear about as much. jerry: the 2004 census found that there are 30,000 people in the tenderloin. that's 5% almost, almost 5% of the city population. it's an extremely dense neighborhood. there are a lot of people living in th

. ♪ the doctor ran off and did not even write i was talking to chris daly, and i said that mayor leeakes the lead, and he is said, "red, red wine, stay close to mademe -- stay close to me" it is up to you, president chiu, whose mayor lee is going to be great. and red, red wine daly, stay close to me, do not let me be alone read, read city wine, it is up to you, supervisors and president chiu do not let me be alone here we go, once event -- once again red, red wine let mayor lee take the lead ♪ president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> wow, only a cheerleader can follow that. i am cheering on the auburn and the ducks. all of the people, come to the san francisco general meeting tomorrow on geary. we'll be talking about a declaration of human rights and about stopping social security cuts and about writing the muni. the other reason i am here is to remind you, because i know the martin luther king march will be next monday, and you will not be in a meeting, but i want people to come out in march. we should remember and celebrate. and you know what? i am inviting the days, the chinese

. >> reporter: before the vote chris daly expressed his disappointment at the back room political deals that put lee into the mayor's office. >> i have probably a reputation for raining on parades and today will likely be no different. >> reporter: he promised political revenge upon david chew for supporting lee. >> frankly, i wasn't surprised. we all very believe very intensely what we believe and it wouldn't be san francisco politics without some intensity. >> reporter: but today it was 10-1. >> i'm very pleased with the board of supervisors and where at supervisor -- and where it went. >> 40 years ago they said the same thing. 40 years later i'm still doing what i'm doing. >> but you do call some of the shots here? >> no, i don't i only convince them. you know. >> and the people who are already in power here. >> well, you persuade them. the community persuades them. >> reporter: and the outgoing mayor himself defends the decision of taking his new office of lieutenant-governor so a new mayor he would approve of can take over. >> if i walked away and we got off track that would have c

and the rest of our grateful supervisor, chris daly, i watch you, and i wish you have good luck after you leave us. please, give my message to your lovely wife and tell her that abdullah tell you merry christmas and happy new year. i never, ever going to be forgot like some man like you. you come into this village as man and you go outside this village as men. yes, you have big mouth and we love you. you talk like me, like the nice people in your heart, you make mistake, we forgive you, we make it successful, we love you. ladies and gentlemen, i hope the new year can give us a chance to see the new government and also the former mayor gavin newsom, i wish me grow up and to understand he going to be under the bus of sacramento. when the bus want to him, he must go. but when we want him here to talk with you, he have right to said no or make it veto. gavin is no veto in sacramento anymore. gavin, whatever you did wrong, we going to forgive you. but we going to watch you very well for any successful job you try to work on the future. [bell] president chiu: thank you very much. i would li

. >> chris daly but i don't know enough to make a confident decision. >> i don't know who should be mayor because seven of a chance to think about the vote on anything it seems to me that the people who are the board of supervisors now are also people i have that much of a chance to vote on our think about. whatever becomes mayor i wish them a lot of luck. >> if the board of supervisors name a person and that they believe should be in trouble there it could be largely ceremonial because mayor gavin newsome does not plan to step down until after the new board of supervisors a century had to they will have a police waited but their voice will not unheard. reporting live from san francisco city hall kate thompson kron 4 news. >> jerry brown's first full day in office he's spending the day talking to local government leaders his plan is to shift some responsibility of programs and the cost of those programs to local governments instead of the state. were locked in san lorenzo people lining up to buy lottery tickets make a million tickets. the jackpot is of these three and a 30 million probabl

. ♪ the doctor ran off and did not even write i was talking to chris daly, and i said that mayor leeakes the lead, and he is said, "red, red wine, stay close to mademe -- stay close to me" it is up to you, president chiu, whose mayor lee

that did not sit tell with supervisor chris daly who a ccused his colleagues of m issing an opportunity to put one of their own in this seat. >> we had an opportunity to put him on the board of supervisors and we -- him in this position. >> it appears that ed lee has the required six votes but he's currently traveling in hong kong and some of the supervisors said they wanted to a talk to him directly before casting final votes. >>> san francisco's public defender, jeff adachi, began his third arms term this morning by taking the -- third term this morning by taking the oath of office. >> by the city of san francisco. >> by the city of san francisco. >> congratulations. [ applause ] >> his family and friends joined him. he has served as public defender for almost a decade. he made headlines this year by pushing a speeching -- sweeping reform -- a sweeping reform measure. the u.s. house of representatives is now o fficially under the control of the new republican majority. >> god bless you, speaker boehner. [ cheers ] >> former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, handed the gavel to john

the region is directly attributable to the strong guidance and influence of chris daly in working toward program goals, and whereas he will be leaving as a member of the san francisco board of supervisors in january 2011 and will also leave his position as a director of astransbay joint powers authority, -- director of the trasnbay joint powers authority, the authority wishes him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors, and i want to say on my behalf and certainly on behalf of staff how much we have really appreciated all your efforts, directors. your courage, your integrity has just been commendable, and i want to thank you for all the years you fought along our side. you did fight the hard battles with us till the wee hours of the moment, and at all times, you have conducted yourself with honor. even when things were not necessarily popular, you were there for us. but for your support and help all these years, we would not be here today. i personally want to thank you. i want you to know that i'm going to miss you terribly. we hope that we can continue to have you i

i get it was not unanimous once again chris daly tried to stop this. his nemesis supervisor rev. duffy shouldn't be let to vote because he is running for mayor. county council told that's just not the way it is. >> my question is the why is supervisor dauphine as his running for mayor this november, not conflicted out ichors city attorney denis rare is? >> that is for the november election not for the appointment at this time. therefore, he has no conflict. >> from there it went on and it was basically a love fest if you will for ed late. some supervisors who voted against it question what went on behind the scenes. this is after speaking with deadly over the last several days, they're convinced he will make the best interim they are. >> this is a historic moment, for the chinese- american community. for community that is been in this city for 160 years. >> mr. lee would be a proper consideration. >> i believe the vote against deadly at this point would be something that would be setting as way back. but i want to move forward. >> at the end of the day

and when a swing vote was declared in leigh's direction, chris daly lost his cool. >> i will haunt you. i will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of san francisco politics. it's on like don cee y kong. >> tonight's discussion was more civil. >> despite references to donkey kong, we have engaged in an orderly transition of leadership. >> lee was selected a 10 to 1 vote with daley casting the long dissenting vote. >> i have a reputation for raining on parades. today will likely be no different. >> even leigh himself didn't want the job at first, but several people called him and encouraged him including leaders which the chinese american community. >> because we will never have an opportunity if he doesn't take the first step. >> very emotional. i have never seen her like that. this vote is not binding. it is up to the new board of supervisors which will be sworn in tomorrow. it is expected the new board will vote for leigh. if that's the case he will serve until the november election. >> all right, amy hollyfield reporting. thanks. >>> tomorrow oakland's new may

. >> the vote was not unanimous chris daly was opposed for his nomination from the start tried to delay the vote and then tried to convince his colleagues lie was a bad choice. >> i see a status quo be maintained we need change, what we have in front of us today is not that kind of change. >> dale is argument to that sway his colleagues vote for leave. lee's nomination passed by a vote of 10-1. many in the chamber feel this was a historic moment for the city. including an outgoing mayor gavin newsome. >> here we are on the process of having the first chinese-american mayor in the city it's an extraordinary moment. >> the vote is being called symbolic as newsome is still mayor until monday, the new board of supervisors will have to reaffirm the appointment of lee with another vote on tuesday. in san francisco, reggie could mark kron 4 news. >> newsom said he was hoping to name a new da on friday but that was sidelined because of the vote on the interim mayor. he said it's still interviewing candidates body has to make a decision no later than monday because that is when he's being sworn

and chris daly in particular kind of stormed out of the board meeting threatening people.ust wondered does that have any long-lasting impact on voters in the sense that they got a chance to see how progressives would perhaps govern if they had more responsibility? or is that just an isolated thing? >> no, there's a tremendous amount of infighting with progressives. a lot of them want to vie to be the top, the kingmaker, the top person in office. they haven't been able to settle. we saw when gavin newsom ran for mayor for his second term the progressives couldn't really rally around one candidate to challenge him. matt gonzalez four years before that came in at the last minute to challenge gavin newsom. the board has been split. with a progressive slate, progressive majority we might see that shift a little bit. board of supervisors president david chiu, ton get too insider in this, he came in as a progressive in city government, and now it seems he might be going a little bit more toward the center. and his vote for ed lee this week showed he's willing to say to his progre

the bad boy chris daly to david chu. >> he issued a threat. it wasn't the first time he has done that. >> he received a tongue-lashing after he defied colleagues when they thought they had it in the back for sheriff mike hennessey to be chosen. >> i'm still trying to understand hou why the choice was unacceptable. >> he has been elected eight times and no stranger to the board. >> i have had budget battles down there for 30 years and i'm used to the give and take. i feel like i can hold my own. >> for now he is oh the losing end. city administrator ed lee has emerged as the top choice. >> the only person that would help personnel discussions with any of the supervisors was ed lee. >> as for the outburst.... >> it's an embarrassment. >> and one of new supervisors will make the official choice father newsom leaves for sacramento. >> last night was great political theater and it showed a lot of people want a new board to select the interim mayor. >> chris says he has no regrets to express his righteous indignation. >> when i was younger, i played

chris daly called lee's appointment a political fumble. gavin newsome helped engineer lee's selection as one of his own big acts. >> if i walked away and we got offtrack, that would have carried me into sacramento, i would have had to answer that up and down the state. now, i sdroent to. you better believe i am glad i stuck around. >> major new some says he will apint new district attorney to replace camilla harris. he will be sworn in as the state's lieutenant governor on monday. >>> even if you think you know san francisco like the back of your hand, you may need to fire you have the gps if you are headed towards the golden gate bridge. parts of 101 will be off limits because of the doyle drive replacement project. ramps from highway 1 to 101 will be closed at 10:00. at 10:00 tonight shall the southbound ramp from southbound 101 to southbound highway 1 will shut down. that will reopen at 10:00 tomorrow morning. the $1 billion doyle drive should make the southern approach to the golden gate bridge earthquake safe. >>> we know rains can me

i want to let you listen very carefully to supervisor chris daly who is the outgoing supervisor. here is what he had to say. >> there has been no public vetting of these candidates. and i think that if we were to move forward and to take a nomination and make a vote, which potentially could happen with just the public's comment that's here right now, no other discussion, no inquiry from the press, no question and answer, whether it be debate-style or interview-style or phone call or chat over coffee to find out positions on issues, it would be a mistake. >> so the supervisor is actually appealing to the other supervisors to let's put this vote off. let's let either the new board of supervisors who will be sworn in on saturday make the decision, which he says pains him, or let's put it off to a vote later this week. so therein lies all of the confusion, allan. >> you have made a lot of it very clear. but linda i've got to ask you we are talking about an interim position here to serve out gavin new some's term. >> correct. it would be until november. and that's where the progressiv

supervisor chris daly. the one person who voted against lee.he says lee will bring about no change. he will maintain the status quo. everyone else spoke about lee's leadership skills and strong ethics. lee didn't want the job at first. but he received several phone calls in china from people pushing him to become the city's first asian american mayor. >> i was one of the few friend that were able to persuade him for the good of the city, you know, that sometimes you have to take some risk and personal sacrifice and make personal sacrifice and do it. because about historical time and we'll never have an opportunity if he doesn't take the first step. >>reporter: lee still need the approval of the new board of supervisors which will be sworn in tomorrow but insiders are speculating that won't be a problem. if he is sworn n-he will serve as mayor until the election in november. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> all right amy thank you. >> governor brown is set to announce his new budget on monday and it is almost certain to include deep cut to s

former supervisor chris daly created question time in an effort to publicly embarrass former mayor gavin newsom. he raised some $250,000 to defeat the measure. voters finally approved the measure in november. now ed lee is the first one on the hot seat for the first time ever. >>> a lot of folks anticipate president obama's state of the union speech tonight. scott mcgrew is here with the latest. >> presidents like to talk about clean energy, initiatives in state of the union speeches. clean energy is rather patriotic because it lessens the middle east hold over us. so there may very well be news for sill cohn valley. what's important is whether there's money behind the new efforts. as we discussed the president seen here visiting the plant off 880 recently, he is under pressure to cut federal funding and expenditures. that, too, is a detail we'll be listening for. what bay area projects to clean energy might effective. >>> the future of money could be in your iphone. bloomberg reports the next generation of iphone and ipad could contain special chips called near field to allow you to tap

chris daly created questions to help embarrass gavin newsom. voters approved the push in november and today lee will be in the hot seat for the first time. >>> the grand plans for the area around san jose's station will be unveiled tonight at the city council meeting. a committee appointed by mayor chuck reed had 22 meetings during the past year and a half to try to develop the plan. it includes development space for businesses, entertainment, retail, office buildings and residential property. the timing of the development could depend on whether the oakland a's move to san jose. >>> it does feel like spring training weather out there. it feels like spring already in january. what gives? >> well, we have a big stubborn ridge of high pressure. good morning to you. we do have some reduced visibility that we want to bring to your attention before you head out the front door. especially if you are headed from the east bay to north bay this morning or even headed inland where you'll see fog this morning in places like oakland, livermore and concord.

. >> reporter: irate outgoing supervisor chris daly they were making a mistake by appointing someoneho he believes will blindly side with the moderates. >> i will haunt you. i will politically haunt you for the biggest fumble in the history of san francisco politics. it's on like donkey kong. >> reporter: others say it's virtually kwobl to find someone who doesn't like and respect lee. >> we need a person like him to bring back the civility that we lack at city hall. >> reporter: friends say lee was worried about what will happen when this one-year job is over, but sources say that supervisors are already working on legislation that would allow lee to return to finish out his five-year term as city administrator. in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> well, it is a new day in washington. more contentious perhaps, more complicated. the 112th congress was sworn in. republicans are now in control of the house and they are moving to undo much of what president obama and his democrats got passed over the past two years. steve handelsman has more from the capitol. >> reporte

that new orders supervisors of course notably missing chris daly was turned out of office. he was the one voice against lead to less than the vote was taken. if we said he understands how significant is that he is the first asian-american to take the office of mayor severed city of san francisco. >> what aware of the significance of being separatists was first asian- american mayor. as a chinese-american am well aware of my community is long and troubled and proud history in this city. the san francisco gold was directly involved in racism and violence. the san francisco that i fought as an attorney began to change and now today our struggle is here and it's succeeding. >> from with the celebrations wrapping up now the tough work begins friendly carry and he said of the meeting with each of the members of the new board a special board president david sure to tackle some of the tough issues that are facing the city about the least of which it is the san francisco ailing budget. >> jonathan mention that one of the biggest challenges that we will face as the mayor of san franc

. >> supervisor chris daly lashing out at president david shoe and others for voting towards lead who is seen as a more moderate choice. a division of vote for interim there will be on friday. holding out for moderate choice mayor newsome threaten to hold on to the keys to the mayor's office until the new board of supervisors take office. investigators are not yet sure what caused an early- morning fire in san rafael. it started about 3:00 a.m. on may would way. the homeless vacant but under construction. the fire spread to a home next door to people did make it out safely. firefighters went to salvage things from home to keep the fire from spreading. more car crews are working on salvaging this 65 ft. crab boat that was grounded on half moon bay peach. dead time to stop 2,000 gal. of diesel fuel from spilling into the water. the coast guard said no fuel had spilled from the boat after the vessel ran aground early yesterday about 120 commercial fishermen will split $3.6 million in damages under a legal settlement over a 2007 oil spill in san francisco bay. hong kong based off lead and

outgoing mayor chris daly, who feels that there was way too much back room politicking involved in this process. now, as i said, the new supervisors who will be sworn in tomorrow will be voting on this on tuesday. and since gavin newsom is considered to be the person who put ed lee's name on this short list in the first place, there is virtually no chance that he won't be signing off on this. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> new tonight at 6:00, in south san francisco police looking for suspects who robbed a bank today right in broad daylight. the holdup at the bank of the westing bra branch at the 2200 block of west merle boulevard. investigators say they received information that at least two gunmen entered the bank at 10:30 this morning, took customers and six bankmp iloesyenside the building are all okay. the suspects, though, still on the loose. >>> carbon monoxide poisoning last night. officials say a hot water heater at a nearby restaurant may be the culprit. the fire department was called in to two separate reports of guests experiencing flu-like sympto

daly under consideration to be the chief of staff. plough will be a counselor and the president's expected to name a new head of the economic counsel in the next few days. chris? >> cbs' bill plante in washington for us, thank you very much. people jockeying for new offices. >> you think? just a little movement there. >>> let's find out what else is happening. jeff glor with a check of the headlines. good morning. >> erica, chris, good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. it is the first major overhaul of this country's food safety system since the 1930s. today the president signs the law to emphasize preconvenience. washington will have new power to increase inspections at food processing plants. the fda can order mandatory recalls and foreign food importer haves to meet the same standards as u.s. producers. >>> pakistan is reeling this morning after the assassination of a high-ranking politician. the governor of the punjab providence was gunned down. >>> intense fire this morning in new jersey. you're looking at live pictures coming up here. firefighters battling the massive fire at a condo complex under construction. the buildings are unoccupi