but dianne, forget it.t was the week of the lake tahoe summit, a signature event of hers, one she inaugurated in 1997 with harry reid, convening leaders from california nevada, public sector, the private sector, all for a cause near and dear to her heart, preserving lake tahoe for future generations. years later, she will look back on that morning and remember hearing a bone pop, but chose to finish her day before even thinking about treatment. it turns out it was a pretty significant fracture. ask how she got through the day, she only offered three words, i just did. [laughter] now there are many adjectives that rightly describe dianne feinstein. strong, unflappable, winning, fierce, practical, earnest. one quality above all stands out in my mind and will forever set dianne apart. integrity. integrity. dianne feinstein was a leader of uncommon integrity. she had an internal gyroscope that propelled her, motivated her, never let her stray from a cause she knew was right. i have to be unflappable right now.

a remarkable dianne feinstein. and defendant lays the great soul of a leader and character for 15 years in the senate over a decade in the vice president again and again, i saw her character up close and in person we of the rigorous and passionate and always served the people of california in the nation for the right reasons and make life better for everyday people and transparency and justice. and at home and broad we will have a front row seat and if that row many accomplishments turned passion to purchase and protect the civil liberties and safeguard our environment and so much more often the only woman in the room and met the generations the men and women. >> awlaki this day of remedy before mentioned rehabilitate on the pioneer and go the legacy that will benefit americans for generations to come with or without exaggeration. and at the same time our family reflects of the kind loyal friend. we hope you find the strength in the scripture at as the mom so it the daughter and today is family we send our love and

dianne cultivated people. she was loyal to hundreds of commissioners, appointees and staff, many of whom are here today. let's hear it from you, all of you. [applause] i have a t-shirt that i want to show you. it says, many of you have warned -- have warned that shirt, i survived dianne staff meetings. dianne cultivated flowers, she loved flowers, to grow them, to show them. to paint them and share them on drawings and on mugs. anybody here have one of her mother? as neighbors, paul and i always knew because we could see from our window that she had the most fabulous hydrangeas. as neighbors and friends, dianne took pride in working together for california and for our values. i will always remember this one time in 2015, in the united states capital, dianne and i expressed our concern to president xi about the chinese government's abuses of the tibetans and disrespect for the dalai lama. when dianne spoke, people listened. people have asked me what is the best advice i ever received from dianne. well, we have

does anybody here have a dianne mug ? >> reporter: senate majority leader chuck schumer worked closely with dianne feinstein. he recalled one of her most important pieces of legislation, the assault weapons ban in 1994 he said he has never seen anyone work so hard to get a bill passed. she worked every angle and spoke with nra and even got republicans to vote for the bill. >> now, there are many additives that rightly said dianne feinstein. strong, unflappable, winning, fierce, practical, ernest, but one quality above all stands out in my mind. it will forever set diane apart. integrity. integrity. >> reporter: integrity for sure. a trail blazer and an icon. senate majority leader chuck i come -- the senate majority leader said there were no words to describe this fearless leader. you learned a lot of things behind the scenes of what it took to get the beautiful service on today. >> it was quite the production and something changing throughout the day. it was interesting that a lot of recollections of 70 people were very

the late senator dianne feinstein.w hours from now her body will lie in state in the city that she loved. feinstein died last week in washington, d.c. at the age of 90. >>> your community station with coverage all day long as san francisco honors the political trailblazer's service and of course her legacy. and our co-anchor reed cowan will be live with us in just a second at city hall all morning long. and talking about what she did and the reflections and how you can actually be a part of what's going to be a very special and historic day, reed. >> reporter: very much a historic day and you are starting to see action here at city hall. this is san francisco fire department. they moved us down just a little bit because they're going to raise those masts and put up a huge american flag that will be a major backdrop for that moment when the senator's body will be brought in to city hall to lie in state in the rotunda. and we know this is a community experience and a community conversation to be had. a master class in le

senator dianne feinstein's body lying in state.irst people to file past the casket to pay their respects other people who were her steph members. people who helped her , in recent days, her steph members definitely taking on heavy load as dianne feinstein faced so many health challenges . will we go word of the age of 90 that she had passed away, it was a moment when the state of california stood still and watched and waited and who will take her place and what kind of a memory will we have as we look back at the life and legacy of dianne feinstein. we remember as we see the video of her body being taken from the jewish funeral home , the very famous and heartfelt phrase, may her memory be a blessing. that is exactly what it has been today at city hall. first responders standing on these granite steps in the moment of silence when dianne feinstein's body was carried into the rotunda. the casket being taken into the rotunda. it was just a moment when we were asked to stay silent. feinstein steph as well as the steph of mayor london

dianne commanded respect and she gave respect. she was a serious and gracious person who welcomed debate and discussion but always required that it would be well informed and studied. >> the ability to win over doubters and detractors and there were many. not by putting them down but with her elegance, poise, and piercing wit . >> san francisco was always dianne feinstein's true home. same as's cable cars, led the city out of the dark days and lit up. 39. mayor london breed talked about what she meant to the city. >> through times of tragedy and triumph, dianne feinstein showed us the meaning of san francisco's model, gold and peace, iron in war. girls like me could follow in her footsteps. she showed us strength and grace, courage and collaboration. like the old saying goes, you only live once. if you do it right, once is enough. dianne feinstein did it right. >> before today's memorial service, the blue angels flew over san francisco city hall . it was a fitting tribute to the woman who brought fleet week to the bay back in 1981

it shows her portrait which is on the dianne feinstein webpage. and a list of six speakers at the memorial service. want to show you photos from sky ranger. and some video before the service took place at 1:00. the area was on lockdown as they set up the 1500 chairs and did a security sweep with secret service. this service was originally in the herbst theater that i could only seat 900. 70 people rsvped so quickly that they had to move it in front of san francisco city hall. originally, it was going to be open to the public, but they changed it when they realized that vice president harris would be there in figure 2 a big, tight. here's a list of the speakers that spoke today. an hour-long service. vice president kamala harris flew in from washington d.c. to speak e service. senate majority leader chuck schumer also spoke. nancy pelosi and san francisco mayor london breed. and audio remarks from president joe biden. the most touching moment, grand daughter eileen feinstein mariano. they said she was a legend in politics and broke down so many doo

dianne dianne diae all knew and lovednd lovednd lod away thisay thisay thisay thi me take a moment to pause andause u reflectreflectreflectreflect oni want to make to make to make tot talk about, especiallypeciallype extraordinary workary workary w to lead our cityour cityour city years during during during veryg times. today, we have lowered ld the flags in ours in ours in ouy departmentpartmentpartmentpartmo stationsstationsstationsstat ane mass mass mass mass mass in her honor. we will have a book of condolences for her, for the public to come and to sign. it will be located in san francisco city hall on the fourth floor for visitors and others to come by to take a moment to reflect and to pay their respects and i just want to take us back to a very challenging time in our city's history. many of us remember in the 1970s, in 1978, in particular, when we were still struggling with what was happening in during the massacre of jonestown, when senator dianne feinstein was at that time president of the board of supervisors, and the city was hit hard with the loss of over 800 people and

adjectives that rightly describe dianne feinstein. strong unflat , affable, winning, fierce, practical, earnest, last but one quality above all stands out in my mind and will forever set dianne apart. integrity >> nancy pelosi is sharing this advice she once got from feinstein. >> but the most constant advice i ever got from her again and again was nancy. you don't always have to be the one going out on the attack and let some other people do that from time to time. why don't you do that? no songs and prayers from feinstein's jewish faith. >> mayor brie thanking feinstein for being a leader for san francisco and the nation. >> and like the old saying goes, you only live once. but if you do it right once is enough. dianne feinstein did it right. she was our mayor, our champion . she was the leader of our band . >> a city hall spokesperson says it was feinstein's wish to allow any of her former staffers over the past 30 plus years to attend her memorial if they wanted. as a result, there was an entire section guys full of her former emp

senator dianne feinstein's family. we want to thank you all for joining us here today. >> you have been watching live at the memorial service for senator dianne feinstein. a crowd beginning to leave hundreds of people at city hall where she began her incredible political careers more than 50 years of public service. some very touching tributes. some chuck schumer, senator schumer saying she had incredible integrity. she sparkled like a diamond in the senate, but i thought was lovely. and nancy pelosi talking about the many tributes she's been getting from the forty-niners to the blue angels today. yeah. we also heard mayor london breed the second woman mayor. >> of the city of san francisco recalling back to when she was 13 years old and she played for mayor feinstein's band she thanked the mayor for creating a world where people could accept that women could be in we also heard some pretty touching remarks from, as you mentioned, chuck schumer and also very powerful remarks feinstein's own granddaughter as well. yeah,

that was dianne. so as we start to celebrate her legacy tomorrow, i want her family and her staff and all of our constituents to know how much she was appreciated and loved and our support is there for them. senator feinstein will be deeply missed and long remembered. and today i'm so proud as we turn the page on that history that we begin another page here with senator butler. i'm so glad you're here. welcome to the united states senate. we know you're going to make california proud and make your difference as well. >> thank you, patty. good afternoon everybody. i wanna thank senator schumer for inviting me to join him in honoring the legacy of, for me, a friend, a mentor and a titan of the united states senate, dianne feinstein. it's impossible to overstate the impact she's had on california and the nation, you know, for generations of california. and she was the one that we turned to for leadership and for comfort, whether it was in uh times of conflict or crisis or not, everyone recounts how she w

♪♪ ♪♪ >>> right now at 11:00, san francisco's final farewell to senator dianne feinstein.live this midday with details and the late changes to the memorial and the outpouring of emotion for the political icon. good morning. thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. a somber start to the midday newscast, the bay area and the nation bidding a farewell to senator dianne feinstein. we have a live look at san francisco city hall from nbc bay area skyranger. in about two hours from now hundreds are expected to gather for her memorial service. it is a final tribute before the senator is privately laid to rest leaving behind an historic legacy for our nation, our state and of course, the bay area. >>> nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab joins us and there was a change involving who can attend. >> that is correct, marcus and laura. the planned public memorial today is no longer open to the public for security represents. that was a big announcement that came late yesterday, but still, this memorial is expected to be a largely attende

the casket of senator dianne feinstein. be prepared to lie in state and for the public to pay their respects, beginning in about 45 minutes. time we watched live as the honor guard comprised of various law enforcement fire agencies brought the casket in. put it in the center of the rotunda. and now you can see the honor guards standing at attention on either end of the casket. and this is a chance for the public to pay their respects to a woman who >> spend her life devoted to furthering women's interest was one of her great passions. she saw many changes enacted things that changed the lives of women in first and foremost in her life. her daughter was very influenced by her. obviously, she was the last person to see her alive. she stated her home last thursday in washington, d.c., by her bedside where dianne passed away overnight last thursday night. and this morning will tran is out there. he saw her daughter and her family come in after the casket. they were the first to file up the stairs there and will most been quite

the late senator dianne feinstein.urs from now her body will lie in state under the san francisco city hall rotunda and a city she loved. feinstein died last week in washington, d.c. at the age of 90. >> your community station with coverage all day long as san francisco honors the political trailblazer's service and legacy. our co-anchor reed cowan joins us live at city hall this morning with the reflections and how you can be a part of this 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

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 the people of san francisco. let's take you over to the rotunda. a live picture inside san francisco c

feinstein wrestled them off. >> dianne feinstein was a leader of uncommon integrity. >> dianne lefthe had lived. she left on her own terms . >> so too my grandmother. i promise to always work to my long suit, to earn my spurs, to keep going, no matter what, and to never forget my black pantsuit. >> there's a lot of different perspectives brought out just in those clips that we pulled from today's memorial. but phil, maybe you can talk about speaker emerita. nancy pelosi, who obviously was a close friend of feinstein's, talking about how dianne left on her own terms. >> i-team's yes, she did. she lived and she left on her own terms in their later years, the once vibrant dianne feinstein had become almost a shell of her former self age illness is the death of her husband, richard blum all weighed heavily on her and took its toll. there was a point where she was not as cognizant as she had used to be, and she was physically having to go via a wheelchair. and there were calls by fellow democrats for her to step aside to say, you're too old, it's time to go. but she stuck it out. she stu

so lots going on as far as senator dianne feinstein and take a look at your screen. you can see it right there. we could head back out live right now. please come back out live to me. there is congresswoman nancy pelosi. she has just arrived. she's wearing the purple there. she is giving somebody a hug and there she is centered congresswoman nancy pelosi, a dear friend of hers, has just arrive to san francisco. it was congresswoman pelosi that help escort her body back to san francisco. so she is also saying goodbye to longtime friend as well. and it's probably safe to say she will be invited to the private service tomorrow. so you can be here along with congresswoman nancy pelosi and others. to say goodbye and again, she will be here until 7 o'clock tonight. we don't see a lot of people showing up just yet. but the momentum, as you know, will pick up as the day moves on and they are prepared for this to the point where they are blocking. the road in front of city hall just to make sure people cross the street safely without any harm to themselves. senator dianne fei

right now, dianne feinstein lying in state at san francisco city hall. our very own kenny choi is there. what are you hearing from people coming there to pay their respects? >> reporter: here is what we can tell you. there has been a steady stream of people visiting the rotunda at city hall to pay their final respects to the late senator, dianne feinstein. you can see the casket of the late senator in the center of the rotunda. this morning, the casket was carried by uniformed first responders up the steps of city hall by several people, first responders, the casket draped by an american flag and then placed at the center so that people could say their goodbyes. this morning, former house speaker nancy pelosi and other dignitaries paid a visit to say their goodbyes as a solo violinist played somber music throughout the morning, echoing throughout the halls of city hall. we spoke to so many people expressing their gratitude for what she did for the city and the state as a former board of supervisor, former mayor of san francisco and u.s. senator. >> sorry

feinstein. >> dianne and the women of america to have come a long way . our country has come a long way. and you helped move the ball forward. and our nation salutes you. >> thank you, mayor feinstein, for bringing the blue angels to san francisco in 1981, america, america. >> i did my best for you, dianne. we know you did your best for america. may you rest in peace. thank you. with freedom unlimited and buy a better plane seat... switch to a king suite. or book a silent retreat. silent retreat!? oh! hold up! earn big with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee. how do you cashback? don't mind me. i'm just the flu. i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications, like pneumonia, heart attack, and hospitalizations?” i just say, “but, i'm just the flu.” it's him! who? i'm just the flu! fight the flu with sanofi flu vaccines, which help prevent flu in older adults. they've even been shown to provide better protection from flu-related complications compared to standard dose flu shots. don't get fluzo

dianne feinstein. >>> we need to -- i think i can do that. >> meanwhile in washington, who will lead republicans in a house divided? can conservatives find a leader that will last? >>> in the air, center field. jones going back. back some more. and it's gone! >> hispanic heritage month and a heavy hitter remembering his roots. he's building a bridge in the world of sports. >>> so this is going to be a lot faster for us. >> and look up, bay area. that's our first alert weather pro jessica burch zooming over the bay. fleet week, clear skies and a chance to make the bay area proud on a thursday. good morning, everybody. it is a good day to be grateful and i'm bay area proud. i'm reed cowan. >> i'm gianna franco. i can't wait to see the footage of jess flying high in the skies yesterday. >> i'm a little dizzy and woozy just watching it. i went to the teacher conference for my daughter yesterday and she said is your meteorologist a pilot and i said not only is she a pilot, she's a first lieutenant. so first

barbara boxer and dianne feinstein.i know you covered them both together and separately. what was that dynamic like? it was a historic pairing. well barbara boxer was always a bit more liberal than dianne feinstein and dianne feinstein was always more popular than barbara boxer, at least statewide. and back when they were first running, barbara boxer election was in some jeopardy. dianne feinstein's never really was. she she was pretty much a comfortable victor. well, before election night. and so if my recollection is correct, the last month or two, she gave some of her campaign money to the boxer campaign, took her along to all her or to all her functions because she knew that boxer had a liberal reputation and this is, again, it was a statewide race. and there's certainly conservative parts of the state. and she and she brought them along. and one thing that's unusual about that election back in 1992, you not only were they two women, they were two jewish women from the very liberal bay area. right which also brings

but to us, two san franciscans, she was mayor dianne feinstein. >> dianne, the women of america havea long way. our country has come a long way. and you helped move the ball forward . and our nation salutes you. >> thank you, mayor feinstein, for bringing the blue angels to san francisco in 1981. america for america. >> i did my best for you. dianne, we know you did your best for america. may you rest in peace. thank you. really a lovely ceremony in every respect from start to finish. >> filled with. yeah, very fitting, nice stories, anecdotes , humor. it was lovely, actually. >> yeah. and if you didn't get to see it, you could watch today's entire memorial. we've put that together along with all of our stories about senator feinstein, including historic clips pulled from our archives. find it all on the abc7 bay area app available wherever you stream the passport office is catching up with the man. >> that's good news for those traveling this holiday season. i'm michael feeney and we'll go over the details next on seven on your side including take-out. cashback on flapjacks, baby ba

the first one was senator dianne feinstein back in 1978. all the way until 1988 her good friend congresswoman nancy pelosi. she showed up at around 8 38. 45 in the morning. she came here with her secret service detail. she came inside. of course, skip the line, went right to the casket, spent moments with the casket. talk to katherine at one point, even kissed the casket. it was nancy pelosi who helped escort senator dianne feinstein's body back from washington, d.c., to san francisco to sfo over the weekend. it's safe to say that she will be at the funeral services tomorrow. if you want to come here, let me just tell you, you cannot come on this particular side of san francisco city hall. you have to use the side entrance over there. that's on grove. that's the entrance you'll have to use to go inside. otherwise this is off limits as they have the security detail. not to mention that they have blocked off this area to allow the people to work. senator dianne feinstein being remembered as a titan as a trailblazer. her resume goes on and on

senator dianne feinstein was laid to rest. 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 o

dianne feinstein.makers and friends joined mayor london breed at city hall to pay their respects today. thanks 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 tal

we are one hour from the service for dianne feinstein. the late senator will be remembered for a political career that began in this very building. it was a career of many firsts and one that took her to washington, dc. we are expecting a who's who of state and national leaders to attend. buses boarding outside of u.s. capitol, they have arrived in the bay area to attend the service, show of support for a senate colleague who many served with since feinstein was sworn in in 1993. >> the area around city hall is under tight security. initially the memorial service was going to be open to the public, partly because of the all the dignitaries it was made a private event last night. there is a perimeter around city hall that will keep people far back to see or hear the actual service. people are told to watch the service which we are live streaming on our cbs news bay area stream and our sister station pix plus. >> one person who is there, julia is live. you will be out there all afternoon for us. i have guess already people are starting to a