. >> it was a busy day at san francisco city hall. inside it was a lot busier. at the time we were there, every booth was occupied. >> san mateo county is one of 35 in the country being monitored by federal officials to ensure voting rights are protected. here is a live look at one of the voting centers. everyone votes by mail in san mateo county. voters centers are set up for residents to cast their ballots in person or drop them off which is what you're watching here. the lines stretching out the door. >>> millions of californians have already voted. more than 4.4 million californians have mailed in their ballots, far higher than in 2014 which was the last midterm election. >> what's so fascinating in this midterm, the election is bringing out voters in record numbers. in san francisco, election's chief john arnts says the city hasn't seen turnout figures this high since 1974 at least. it's a similar story in contra costa and alameda counties where registrars there reported significant increase in turnout compared to previous midterm elections. >> we have team

police had released images of a man spray painting a city-owned car outside of city hall. investigators say the pictures and his clothing led to his identification and arrest this morning. >>> the man accused of killing 18-year-old mia wilson was back in court today but didn't enter a plea. the grand jury indicted him on murder and attempted murder last month. prosecutors say he stabbed her and her sister as they were getting off the train at the macarthur b.a.r.t. station. her mother says that she wants prosecutors to seek the death penalty. he is being held without bail and its due back in court next month. >>> an -- in the -- an employee of a company that makes will chair accessories pleaded not guilty to killing the ceo. daniel kim worked for rio mobility as a financial officer. the ceo had alleged that kim was embezzling money from the company. documents say that the victim died after being shocked with a taser and strangled at his office. police say they later found his wallet and cell phone inside kim's car as well as bloodstained paper towels. kim is being held wit

it is set for noon here at city hall. abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> the ground won't stop shaking in san today. this is southeast the largest had a magnitude 4.0. no reports of any injuries or damage. just want to say it three times to make sure i can still say that. >> very busy for them. >> the winds with going to pick up. it will cause issues heading into the weekend. the fire danger is going to bring us gorgeous warm weather. on the other side of that we have a huge area. this is 3.5 million people. it starts at midnight and goes through 6:00 sunday morning. for the rest of us in the bay area it starts an hour later. it is pretty much the same thing. you can see by tonight the areas you see in yellow and orange. it tapers for saturday morning. we are gusting very strong. during the overnight hours saturday night into sunday the winds are fastest along the north bay and the coast. hope we get some rain. >>> he is ramping up his rhetoric on immigration and asylum seekers ahead of the midterm elections. we are live with

all units to city hall. i happened to have a reporter doing promos outside of hall that day.oing on he said? it looks like the entire police department is rushing into city hall. i said i'll find out but i think somebody has been shot. >> moments later, maybe about ten minutes, he came out, called me on the phone, said i think the mayor is shot and somebody else has been shot. i think it's harvey milk. then he said, i'm going back in. of course, then the rest is really history. none of us in the newsroom could even believe that this could happen. the mayor and then harvey milk. i mean, those were changing times. it was the murders were also personal to all of us. you know, we knew the two figures who were shot. >> yeah. >> still shocking the way the whole thing occurred. >> it is. >> vic lee, thanks so much for the insight. >>> more news to cover today. retailers are starting to sell romaine lettuce again after the fda lifted an advisory and announced that anything grown outside of the central coast is likely not linked to the recent e. coli outbreak. as kristen sze explains,

ballots that were filled out at city hall before election day. tomorrow there will be three hundred workers doing that job here in the city. polling locations across the bay area will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. keep in mind...if you are in line when we hit 8 pm hits you are allowed to vote but you have to be in line at that time. i asked voters at city hall this afternoon why they came out and what issues matter to them. this is what they had to say.as for the voters i talked as for the as for the voters i talked as for the one person mentioned an actual candidate when i asked why they came to vote. many here in san francisco talking about the homelessness issue and some of the propositions on the ballot. live in san francisco, j.r. stone kron 4 (jrs) (vicki) it has been a midterm year like none other -- from a very active, very vocal president, to a record number of women on the ballot, and unexpected events that kept changing the game for both parties. (grant) karin caifa (kay-fuh) is in washington tonight with the very latest. in the f

and that night i was at city hall when they had a coroners seal on city hall. think about it.big, wonderful city hall, no heat, no lights. we had our lights for the interview. i did the cold open for the show. i interviewed supervisor charis silver, he was one of his best friends on the board. i saw that story on the 43rd anniversary. and, i had not seen it since. and actually broke down and cried. you do your job, but later, you think about the impact. two assassinations. i mean, it's still so unreal when you think about it. >> was it hard for you to wrap your head around what had taken place? was there a sense of disbelief? >> i think that was true for almost everyone. dan white, i did an interview with his wife at the time, and it was the only interview she ever gave about, you know, a shock to her. dan white was kind of the old boy. you know, had grown up in san francisco, a firefighter, police officer, became a supervisor. and, the shock that he would be the killer. and that you would have the mayor of your city and the first gay supervisor, killed. i mean, think about as

feinstein was the person who discovered milk had been shot and killed in his office in san francisco city hall in the past about how traumatic the event was for her. personally and for the city of san francisco. she went on to become the first female mayor of san francisco. >> here she is 40 years later still with her name and politics across the country as a u.s. senator. >> a lot of civil rights groups are pointing out that 40 years after this assassination and 40 years after harvey milk's time as supervisor there has been a record number of lbgtq candidates who have been elected to office in the last midterm election. a lot of people pointing to him being a trailblazer. he pointed out when i talked to him on the phone he was five years old when this happened. >>> we are in the eighth week of the marriott hotel workers strike in san francisco. this week the strikers are getting a show support from california teachers who have a big conference in the city. leigh martinez live from the marriott marquis. many planning to attend the conference. >> reporter: we are now in day 55. no signs of slow

here in san francisco they are recommending that you vote early, especially if you are going to city hall. the later it gets the more people they see. here in the city...there could be a record turnout.record could be a record turnout.from the records we have on our website back to 1974 this election has a strong potential to be the highest turnout midterm election turnout in history essentially. today at san francisco city hall three dozen workers were busy with all those mail in ballots and the ballots that were filled out at city hall before election day. tomorrow there will be three hundred workers doing that job here in the city. polling locations across the bay area will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. keep in mind...if you are in line when we hit 8 pm hits you are allowed to vote but you have to be in line at that time. i asked voters at city hall this afternoon why

here to city hall. the mood was somber when we -- but reflective. yet optimistic. the san francisco chorus saying in honor of two lives lost on this night in 1978. then mayor george moscone he and supervisor were assassinated on november 27. for decades have passed. the memories are vivid. >> 40 years ago today i felt like i lost the world. i am standing here in the middle of where it all started. >> it started in the castro. the evolution of gay rights with the guidance of milk. the vigil held at a plaza now named for him. >> he was the most wonderful mentor. >> at the time of the assassination he was a 24-year- old college student who entered for milk at city hall. he says milk taught himself love, acceptance, and the importance of fighting for equality. >> i am proud of whathave he showed us the way, and he showed me the way. mixed in with all of it, it's just an incredible sense of attitude. >> from the castro, people marched with umbrellas and candles in hand. to city hall. >> is a gay reflection.

the city of san francisco.mayor george mascone and supervisor harvey milk were shot and killed at city hall0 years ago.today..the city honored the two lawmakers in a series of events, including a vigil in the castro.a live report from city hall....coming up.plus new at nine...the hunt is on for the man police say snatched a brand new playstation four out of the hands of a teen on a bay area bus.tonight we hear from the teen's mother who is thanking her coworkers...for saving the day.a live report from the north bay is just minutes away.((grant)) plus...scattered showers across the bay area tonight, and more rain is on the way. our chief meteorologist our chief meteorologist is tracking the series of storms series of storms slamming our area.((vicki))keep it here..kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. (grant) it has been 40 years... since two san francisco city leaders were assassinated... and today mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk were honored as they are both being remembered as pioneers who changed the character of the city...(grant) thanks for joing us im grant

dan white, a former member of the board of supervisors walked into city hall and assassinated both mayor george months cone ee and supervisor harvey milk. their deaths marked a turning point for the city. they commemorated the their lives. london breed talked about how both men were shining examples of diversity and sclus i haveness that still survives in city hall. their deaths still resonate here. >> i'm hoping when they walk away from here that they have some representation and what it means to be supported by supervisors and city hall. >> after the annual vigil in the castro, supporters marched to city hall to pay their respects. >> hundreds of immigrants camped at america's southern border. some facing teargas as they rushed across. some throwing rocks at border agents. it is the situation that has the attention of the white house and the nation. but one undocumented award winning author says it is a small piece of the immigration putts. nbc bay area's jean elle is live. jean. >> reporter: he has met undocumented i am granltmmigran white and don't believe it is about them. he says a

so the voting is underway here at san francisco city hall. this location and all the polling locations will be open till 8:00 tonight. >>> time is 7:05. sam te'o county is one of the counties that will be monitored by the federal election officials. we look at why this county was singled out. >> reporter: good morning. that is one of the questions that we asked representatives from the u.s. department of justice. and we're waiting to hear back from them to hear why sam te'o will have federal election monitors. you see people dropping off their ballots here this is a new program. registered voters automatically got mail-in ballots. that is why we see a lot of people dropping them off here. and they can cast their ballot at any polling place in the county this is part a voters' choice program only five it thi officials noticed it may be e of the reasons that federal election monitors from the u.s. department justice plan to be here at some precincts to keep an eye on the polls. we reached out to them to find out specifically why the u.s. depart

kron4's alecia reid is live at city hall with the details... that vigil started in the castro a few hours ago.they then marched through the streets of san francisco and are here at city hall.this rain has not let up ... but it didn't stop a huge crowd from gathering and honoring the victims of that terrible tragedy.it's been 40 years since harvey milk and george moscone were murdered inside city hall ...and every year since then, there has been a vigil.tonight .... members from the harvey milk l-g-b-t-q democratic club stood alongside city council members as well as mayor london breed. many spoke at the vigil ... remembering both moscone and milk .... and the work they set out to do here inhe city. some say there's still a lot more work to be done.sot - it's made me very reflective on the hard work our community has done in the last 40 years, yet we have so much more to go....things we're facing as a community and a nation as a whole.standupthis vigil will continue through the next hour. coming up at 10, hear from people that knew harvey milk, a

we're thousand oaks strong tonight. >> reporter: heads bound, arms locked thousands outside city hall, processing how this could happen to the city they fiercely love, a city known as one of the safest in the tragic turn of events at the bord line bar and grill last night almost too much to bear of the shooter who opened fire on revelers at the country western club last night. >> i heard pop, mop, pop i look up, the security guardde. r ke also of many people that were involved, so it's devastating. this is thousand oaks. this is middle america. this is -- it just shouldn't happen here. it shouldn't happen anywhere. >> reporter: as thousands packed the performing arts center in the vigil hundreds more overflowed into the courtyard nearby. the comfort of being together is what this community needs. >> everyone is gathered here tonight, and my heart is broken. i'm one of those, you know, peace, love. i chose to wear this hat tonight because i got to believe that we are going to somehow figure out a way to stop this. >> reporter: this is thousand oaks strong. it is hard not to shed some t

we plan to go inside here at city hall. we'll bring you the latest of what happens later on, on "abc7 news" a 9:00 and 11:00. back to you. >> thank you. >>> elena housley is among the confirmed victims, she's a recent high school graduate. >> wayne freedman joins us live. >> reporter: it seems everyone knew her. i'm going to step out of the frame. there is another vigil going on here. her family owned a local store and everyone knew her, everyone liked her, everyone said she was a perfect kind of student. these are parents, these are friends, people who never imagined something like this could happen. in a county all too familiar and wary from mass murders, the news from southern california reopened wounds and cut deep. >> she is an incredible person. >> reporter: when rumors became fact that elena housley died last night, grief descended on napa, especially on the campus of vintage high school. she graduated in june, a model honor student and athlete, a member of student council, whose mother also teaches there. the princi

the cut off square and often cathedral are situated south of city hall the unesco listed building is the city's most famous landmark. the noblest bakery operates one of the one hundred fifty stalls it has been producing aachen gingerbread according to the original recipe since one thousand and fifty eight. nowadays they also come with nuts omens chocolate icing or even in the shape of charlemagne. just about it on this special thing about often a print form is that they have to be made with enough in city limits that has to do with rules which exist in germany linking the product to its geographical origin that means the designation of origin is more tempted to be. at the back of the stand your a shorter is demonstrating how to make. their occupant one filled with mars a path. the exact recipe is a carefully guarded secret but the brown dough includes flour and baking powder and three different kinds of sugar syrup icing sugar and rock sugar and spices of course and a seed cloves coriander cinnamon and all spice also known as from after each baker has his or her own special mixture ne

to 4 p.m., right here at san francisco city hall in room 400.ase call the mayor's office on disability for further information or to request accommodations at 1-415-554-6789, or e-mail mod @ sf goven. a reminder to guests to speak slowly into the microphone to assist our captioners and interpreters. we thank you for joining us. all right, let's move forward here. i think what we have is the call of the roll. by staff. >> co-chair denise senhaux? >> present. >> co-chair jim blacksten? >> co-chair blacksten: present. tatiana kostanian absent. alex madrid? here. council member tatiana kostanian? >> here. council member? >> council member sassouni: here. >> council member smolinski: here. >> council member williams: present. >> co-chair blacksten: lets move forward to the next agenda item which i believe is the reading of the agenda today. >> item 1, welcome, introduction and roll call. item 2, action item. reading and approval of the agenda. item 3, public comment. items not on today's agenda but within the jurisdiction of the mdc. we welcome the p

. >> reporter: tonight, people held a moment of silence on the steps of city hall for harvey milk and mayor george mosconi. they were remembered for paving the way for diverse leadership in city government. in 1978 they came by the thousands in the castro for a vigil and march to city hall. tonight, 40 years later, hundreds did the same. arthur was at both events. >> we had no idea who would show up, 30,000 people showed up. marched down-market street silently. got to the civic center. the first time the gay man's chorus performed. >> and tonight, too. jones worked wi fight for gay civil rights. >> harvey became an icon to a movement. that should not detract in any way from his legacy and there are still quite a few of us, like me, left around here who knew and loved both of them very much. >> milk was the city's first openly gay supervisor. assassinated at city hall along with the mayor known as the people's mayor. patrick was 8 years old. >> harvey milk is the only gay man or person that i knew as a kid. i am still dumbfounded that 40 years later i am here in san francisco and have

. >> reporter: you can see this is san francisco city hall, it is lit up in red, white and blue. voters in the city and across california will be asked to vote yes or no on prop 2. do yotreat people putting them oth

that city council meeting is set for 6 pm at city hall. >>> a federal judge has ruled the city of oakland cannot evict a homeless camp on land owned by the city. last month, the homeless group and their supporters build what they call the housing and dignity village near the oakland coliseum. the city said they broke a lock to get onto the property. the san francisco chronicle report some members of the camp had been working with city leaders to find the location for clean and sober homeless women and families the city said the site is not a good choice because it's near schools, a senior center and other community facilities. >>> san francisco state university just received the biggest donation in its history. george and judy marcus are donating almost $27 million to their alma mater. most of it will go toward helping liberal arts students san francisco state ports back in the 1960s. he went on to cofound the marcus and millichap company. >>> marriott workers continue their strike today outside san francisco hotels. the support the strikers are receiving from california teachers who have

for that bay area sam brock jns us at city hall in san francisco with some of the details. sam. >> reporter: raj, about 13 million people in this state have received mail-in ballots. about 3 million of those have sent the ballots back, which means we know the age, the party affiliation, and the background of those voters. valuable information ahead of many people coming out to vote in centers like san francisco city hall next tuesday. >>> sign-up sheets and paper ballots fill the hallways of voting centers across california. but this is not your mother's or grandmother's election. according to bipartisan tracker, political data, inc., more than a million californians have already cast ballots as registered democrats in the congressional races or 43%. another 850,000 registered republicans or 33%, have voted for congress. in all, almost half the voters are 65 and up and nearly three quarters are white. >> the people who deal with the mail most regularly, the people who know where they keep their stamps and are going to be right on top of mailing those ballots back in are the

the marriott ceo was invited to the meeting at city hall and declined. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> 6:56. time for your "final 5." a suspect is in custody today after a gun battle with police and a high-speed chase spanning several bay area cities. it happened around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. vallejo officers say they chased a heavily armed man to oakland and at some point exchanged gunfire. the suspect crashed into a building and was taken away on a stretcher. his condition is unknown. >>> today governor brown is hitting the campaign trail in the bay area for the first time leading up to the midterm elections. his goal, to sway voters against proposition 6, that would get rid of the gas tax. he approved it last year. >>> president trump is focused on immigration as part of his final push to turn out republicans on tuesday for the election. he says he is finalizing a plan that would require anyone seeking asylum to present himself at a legal port of entry instead of illegally along the border. >>> a man is due in federal court today.

do you feel represented at city hall? you feel that politicians are working for you or someone else? we all know friends who have been pushed out of the city. a lot of us know families in bayview where three generations died of the same cancer. we know seniors that live on one meal a day. we know long-time renters that know that the for sale sign means you're out and the new building is for us and not for you. so we know we need to stand up for change. let's talk tonight about the change and how to get there. [applause] >> all right. how's everybody doing this evening? that was weak. how is everybody doing this evening? all right. that's better. my name is theo ellington. and i am running for district 10 supervisor. i'm running because san francisco has lost its way. it's unfortunate that district 10 is left to fill all the city's inequalities. when my grandfather moved here, he got a good-paying job, he saved up enough money to purchase a home and he put all his family in there. if my grandfather was alive today, he woul

. >>> in san francisco, hundreds of union workers marched on city hall today just as their strike against marriott stretches into a second month. san francisco lawmakers are now getting involved in the strike inviting both sides to a special hearing today. ktvu's christien kafton reports. own one side showed up at the meeting. >> reporter: the board called this very unusual very unusual friday afternoon meeting today because it's stretching into november. they invited the marriott management and workers on strike. today only the workers showed up. [ yelling ] >> reporter: at noon, a large crowd of striking marriott workers made their way through civic center plaza into city hall ready to air their side in the month long dispute. inside, union workers explained that low pay has many of them working two or even three jobs taking them away from their families. union leaders say it's reached a critical point. >> make no mistake, this is a crisis. there are 2500 families that have been out on strike for a month now. >> reporter: supervisor ronan called for this special hearing hoping to bring

we participated in the latino heritage month celebration at city hall. and my employees attended both the ingleside station and richmond station community meetings. what we're trying to do now is partner with organizations that already have a community presence and make sure that we are on those agendas and we make our presence known to folks that they know and understand who we are, mow we work, and how we get in contact. i am here and will be here for the rest of the meeting. thank you so much for having us here and hosting us. and also present is one of our new senior managers, christina. christina, where's christina? there she is. if issues come up, folks have a complaint, something they want to talk to us about and i'm unavailable, one of my investigators is here to speak to us, as well. thank you guys so much for your time. it really is a pleasure and honor to be here with all of you and inspiration that so many of you have come out to spend your evening learning a little bit more about public safety here with the police commission. thank you. >> t

to win a second term and she says that continuity and that stability here at city hall is going to help her get tangible results, especially when it comes to tackling the city's homeless crisis. the votes are coming in, and it looks like incumbent oakland mayor libby schaaf is here to stay. >> when i come into the second term and look forward to the work ahead, it is with an eye to the need to obliterate the disparities that plague our city. >> reporter: those disparities come into full focus here at the st. vincent depaul homeless center. the mayor said she picked the shelter to hold her post election press conference because it serves as a reminder there's a lot of work to be done to tackle the city's homeless crisis. >> with another four years, i believe i can be far more effective. >> i think we got the shaft. >> reporter: the oakland tough slogan did not work on voters like audrey rut ledge who argue the top shed communities are not permanent solutions for the city's homeless. >> maybe there's somewhere in the city she did a positive job. on my beat, she didn't. >> reporter: three

released the i am paths that you're looking at the vandal spray painting a city owned car outside city hall. >>> a group of san francisco city workers will talk about the racism they face within the city departments. the san francisco board of supervisors is holding a hearing this afternoon and the issue. part of the board will hold a separate hearing -- part of the board held a separate hearing several months ago regarding discrimination. and some say there is not enough diversity in hiring. >>> congressty counsel will hear feedback from residents for rent regulation. the city's residential rent review program took effect a year and a half ago dressing rent increases more than 10% in a 12 month period. so far it handled 25 cases and they will hear about multi- family rental inspection program. and the city council meeting is set for 6:00 p.m. >>> people cannot kick out a homeless camp. the city said they broke on the law to get on the property. some members of the camp had been working with the city leaders to find a location for clean and place for sober homeless families. they stay is no

stone is following the story and spent the afternoon at san francisco city hall. j.r., anything voters need to know for tomorrow? (j.r.) if you're going to san francisco city hall officials recommend getting there earlier because because the lines will get longer as the day goes on. if you think this looks busy....just wait until election day which is now just hours away. here at san francisco city hall three hundred workers will be tallying ballots and voters will be making choices. if you're one of those voters...be prepared. sot well i did some...well i'm not going to lie i didn't do much research so i def had to read through all the pamphlet and the information so it took me quite a while and as you can see i'm pretty much the last one.the ballot consists of 4 different sheets that are double sided...so 8 pages worth of decisions. while the governor's race may be the talk of the state. the issues are the talk of early voters in san francisco.sotsome say they are inspired this year.sot many in the democratic stronghold of san francisco say their inspiration to

. >> and city hall bailtsed in orange to honor a baseball hero. >> we're seeing lots of people, in factinuing to show up here at mccovey's statue bringing flowers, taking pictures, just sitting and remembering a ledge end. so many people that we talked to tonight who knew willie mccovey described him pretty much the same way, quiet, humble, quiet, a man who loved the game of baseball so much. >> thank you so much. the giants have created a way for fans to share their condolences. accepted letters to this will e-mail address forever44@sfgiants.com. or mail a letter to this address. >> social media is lighting up with tributes. minutes ago barry bonds took to twitter posting this picture, "rest in peace, uncle >> nancy pelosi posted this touching picture. she thapgd willie to his contributions to the community. orlando zepeda posted a great picture from their playing days with a message "rest peacefully, my brother. if you'd like to pay tribute, you can share this on social media. >> take a moment to check out our facebook page when you can. let's move on. new developments involving pg &

at san francisco city hall over 3- hundred workers will be tallying the ballots today.lot consists of four different pages that are double sided. some early voters say they thought they were prepared enough on all the propositions coming out to vote but ended up staying longer than expected. ( james ) voter turnout in san francisco is already at 24-percent. ( darya ) the last minute pushes to be california's next governor were held last night. democrat gavin newsom held his campaign event in the mission district. hundreds of supports were in attendance as newsom took the stage. he was joined by other prominent democrats like senator kamala harris and governor jerry brown who both put their support behind newsom. senator harris said this election is a chance to turn the tide and turn away from hate.

mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk were assassinated at city hall november 27, 1978. former supervisor dan white turned himself into police about half an hour after the killings. both men ran for public office as progressives and were political allies during milk's time of the board. milk was the first openly gay elected official in the state. the reception at city hall begins at 12:30 pm and will honor the political legacies of both men. >>> police in antioch searching for who spray-painted heat messages and symbols on churches, buildings and cars in downtown antioch. crime reporter henry lee shows us surveillance video that may lead to an arrest. >> reporter: hateful messages and symbols spray-painted all over downtown antioch over the weekend. >> they hit a barbershop in churches and restaurants. a whole bunch of stuff. it's unacceptable. it still shows there is racism out here. >> reporter: the church of god- holy on 3rd street marked with the term derogatory toward women along with swastikas. >> i rushed down here and was speechless by the fact there would be swa

it was 40 years ago today that a former police officer walked into san francisco city hall and gunned down mayor george moscone. then he walked into the office of supervisor harvey milk and shot and killed him too. this afternoon the city paused to remember. nbc bay area )s sam brock attended the moving event at city hall and he joins us live from the castro. sam? you seen it? a man hanging on for life wleweo land safely. and we )re standing by to take your call. our phone bank is open accepting donations to help the victims of the devastating fires in california. just call the number on your screen to help out. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. nearly cost him his life. watch: he )s on the left, with his instructor on the right. lots of great scenery to enjoy-- there )s just

for those of you that have been prayerful, mindful, for those of you that came to city hall to comment, came to neighborhood meetings, came to brett hart elementary school, here we are, here we stand, resilient and strong. that's what the bayview is about. that's what alice griffith's about, that's what double rock is about, resiliency, vibrancy. when you look out in the audience, i know many of you are seeing a lot of strangers, and you probably wonder who they are. but let me tell you, it takes a lot of people to get us all the way over to the finish line, to make sure there is zero displacement, to make sure that those who are not paying their rent, who are not paid up, to get you that help to make sure you're in. and once you got in, you got pride, because this is for you, this is our gift. this is the manifestations of words and promises of yesterday that is finally coming real today. congratulations, you all. we started from the bottom, and now, we're here. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, madam president. she's been alluded to many, many times, but this would not have been po

drone view 7 on the left of san francisco city hall.n the right is what it looked like before the fire. quite the difference. >> yeah. that is going to continue today on this wednesday, november 14th. >>> alexis is tracking breaking news for us this morning. a fully loaded u.p.s. truck caught fire in the north bay. we'll get to that in a second. >> but first let's talk about the poor air quality. mike, this is the sixth day. >> sixth consecutive day.

ktvu's christien kafton joins us live from city hall. they were invited for a special hearing with the board of supervisors. >> reporter: that's right. the board invited them here at this hearing, this special hearing, on a friday which again is very unusual because of the unusual circumstances surrounding this long strike now stretching into november. we can tell you also they invited the striking workers and also invited marriott leadership here but today, only the workers showed up. [ yelling ] >> reporter: at noon, a large crowd of striking marriott workers made their way through civic center plaza into city hall ready to air their side in the month long dispute. inside, union workers explained that low pay has many of them working two or even three jobs taking them away from their families. union leaders say it's reached a critical point. >> make no mistake, this is a crisis. there are 2500 families that have been out on strike for a month now. >> reporter: supervisor ronan called for this special hearing hoping to bring both sides

they're expected to protest together at noon, before headed to the city hall. the union represents the workers who have been in talks about contracts with the company since june. as "the examiner" reports, marriott's ceo is rejecting an invitation to attend. >>> santa clara county is looking for a diverse group of entrepreneurs. the county is hosting its business diversity fair. people can speak one on one with several departments. annually santa clara county awards $2 billion in contracts for services ranging from software maintenance to janitorial services. the fair is later this morning in san jose. >>> a special celebration is taking place at the "uss hornet" museum in aalameda this weekend. commissioned in 1933, "the hornet" turns 75 years old this year and a celebration that will take place saturday on the ship. the event will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the museum aboard the "uss hornet." there will be a live orchestra, dancing. general admission starts at $55 with vip tables going for $1,200. so a fun event out there, kari. >> if you've never be

they are about to get under way all across the bay area, live at san francisco city hall. removal probe. >>> right now marchs have been called in dozens of bay area cities in rod rose be stein's removal from overseeing the russia probe. melissa cane is live where activists are convening right now, melissa. >> reporter: yeah, liz, we are in the plaza right across from san francisco city hall where hundreds of people gathered to add their voices to the voices of people in cities of across america sending a message to president trump that no one is above the law. organizers began bringing out equipment at around 2:00 p.m. but in reality they've been preparing for more than a year, steve is organizing the event in san francisco. >> i was sure he would do anything to shutdown the investigation. >> a group called the president is not above the law started organizing rallies. nearly 400,000 people in a thousand cities pledged that they would protest if the president interferes with the mueller investigation. the group says, that has now happened. rod rosenstein is no longer overse

and you're looking at city hall getting ready for election day. election day will be sunny and mild and that's what we're expecting to win. first thing tomorrow morning you will feel the chill. some of the coldest north bay valleys, and just lowered these numbers, will be in the upper 30s. if you're heading to the polls, definitely will need a light jacket or sweater. most of the areas in the 40s and 50s. by the afternoon in the south bay 74, pretty mild in gilln gil 62 in pacifica. downto downtown san francisco, sunshine, 67 degrees. north bay temperatures 79. 75 degrees vallejo. east bay, sunny, mild, 70 in oakland and hayward. head inland and those temperatures will be in the upper 70s to low 80s. a look at the fire weather watch that has been issued for wednesday night through friday morning for lake county and salono county. gusty winds and low humidity will raise that fire danger for that area beginning wednesday night, so keep that in mind. accuweather forecast sunny and mild tomorrow. temperatures about the same wednesday before we see a s

the line was out the door sunday for early voting at san francisco's city hall. kyle wayne brought his son. >> it was easier given our work schedule to come out on a sunday and come as a family and vote. >> it was crowded with voters. the director of elections says early turnout has been good, at 60%. >> we're trying to make access to voting and getting ballots as easy as possible. >> drop-off kiosks are set up outside city hall. >> this is the first election of the trump era. >> this political science professor predicts voter turnout will be high tuesday, with younger voters making a big showing. >> based on the data we are seeing, we do see a bump in voter registration among younger voters. we think we're going to see higher turnout. >> the professor expected turnout will be high for a midterm election. it's a tight race. will president trump rally his base and create momentum tuesday? will the democrats come out and vote for a change in the house and senate? enthusiasm seems to be high on both sides. >> much appreciated. thank you. >>> this election could shak

it also inspired the dome of city hall. gold is inherently tied to the origin, sewn in fabric of san francisco. the motion behind the gold is hopeful. so again, the gold also signals wisdom, courage, and passion. it symbolizes the optimistic courage it takes to start and maintain a business. the commission, we're presenting the legacy business logo to you today, and we are very proud of the whole process and a lot of people were involved in it, and this is our logo that we're presenting that will represent all the great businesses here in san francisco. [applause] >> of course, it would be a symbol on different businesses, but you can just go through, i think, the applications such as retail bags. we're not saying these are things exactly, but just for visual purposes. banners, of course, window identification. certificate, and, of course, plaques. thank you very much for your time today. >> okay. do we have any commissioner questions? commissioner dwight? >> well, no questions, just it w was -- well, this was a tremendous

they marched to city hall. the march he's say that day has turned every november 27th into a reminder of what the world could be. >> it is a day of reflection. it is a of revisiting a of us, dies. >> the legacy of my dad and that of harvey is not of one of tragedy. it is one of opportunity. >> the crowd included people who weren't even born when moscone and milk were killed but one man originally from colorado said he was inspired when he first heard about harvey milk. >> i always had a love affair with san francisco and when i read this, about this street and this city, with this guy that was the self-proclaimed mayor of that city, or that street, i had to go see it and the second i stepped foot here, it felt like home. >> some of the people told us the loss of moscone and milk paved a tough path to change. they're optimistic that progress will continue. >>> a bay area man is the perfect example it is possible to turn your life around. seven years ago, antonio resa was the getaway driver in several armed robbe

nearby belfast city hall is a playful building modeled on other city hall stating from the height of the british empire. the windows depicting historic events and stained glass are a must see many of the marble clad holes on the council chamber are also open to the public. just outside of town fans of the hit television series gain of thrones can visit familiar locations in reality like the dark hedges beech tree lane and the council ward they can try their hand at the bow and arrow in the original sashing. if it's too far back you might hit the side of her face or nose which we do already i need them still needed . and when night falls in belfast it's time for a pint of beer at the corner pop there's a pub on almost every corner on the bit of luck it will feature life arash music. all right time now for something to eat into the goose barnacles are on the menu this delicacy is harvested by brave fisherman on the gleason coast in northern spain now perhaps one reason that these men are willing to risk their lives for these crustaceans is because goose monocles are worth their weight

they are wrapping things up here in front of city hall, but you can still vote you who are interested. with regard to this program, which involves high school students, it has been around for a very long time. it's just getting now a lot more attention because of the midterm elections. they work for one day, and it is one day they will remember forever. the midterm elections will be a lasting memory for 18-year-olds rebecca cavanaugh. it will be the first time she votes and she will spend the day at a poll worker at city hall. >> i'm working for my city and i get to be part of that process that i always hear about and see it from a different perspective. >> reporter: the department of elections hired 600 high school students, 500 of them are from the san francisco unified school district. they begin their day at 6:00 in the morning and stay until 9:00 p.m. >> they're there serving voters, having voters sign in, issuing ballots, collecting the ballots voters have voted for, offering assistance. >> reporter: he was introduced to the program when he was 16. he enjoyed it so much that he