farrell from s scana. welcome back to "mad money." >> great to be here. >> opportunistic thing for company like dominion. can you walk people through it, why it's going to get done it's politics but good for people paying the bills. >> scana is utility with assets in north carolina and georgia. gas distribution in south carolina as well this is a company that had to abandon building a new nuclear facility for which customers have been paying for a number of years. stock has suffered difficult situation for folks in south carolina, customers and customers of their partner, cooperatives it's a complicated deal. we put together a package that tries to solve a lot of the problems for the customer. $1.3 billion in cash going to customers within 90 days of closing. very unusual thing to give company's customers val crew in a transaction, i've never heard of it before almost $600 million in subsidies for rate reduction 5% going forward. shortening the time period 60 to 20 years absorbing additional $1.7 billion o

kpix 5's anne makovec joins us with more on mark farrell's takeover for london breed. >> reporter: todayy on the job for san francisco's newest interim mayor, mark farrell. he is seen as a caretaker mayor, one who will fill the role without running for the seat in june. he was sworn in late last night. >> san francisco's future, our future, incredibly bright. despite our issues, we live in the most amazing city in the world. >> reporter: mayor farrell is a lawyer. he has been district 2 supervisor for almost two terms. and after hours of debate, the board voted to replace its president london breed who had been serving as acting mayor following the unexpected death of ed lee in december. that vote came after a lot of impassioned public comment. many speakers saying racism was behind the board's move to have someone serving as acting mayor instead of breed who is of course a black woman. >> where were the progressive values? keeping in mind that the voices that were against london were saying we don't want someone that's connected to wealth or tech. you couldn't have gotten a person more

kpix 5's political reporter melissa caen has more from city hall where mark farrell took over for london breed. >> reporter: we're here at san francisco city hall where hours and hours of public comment finally ended with a bang. a new mayor. supervisor mark farrell was a dark horse candidate who absolutely stunned the room. >> i personally want to thank london breed for her great leadership during this typical time. >> reporter: of all the names, his name wasn't on the list. >> this is an absolute shock. >> reporter: supervisor cohen wanted acting mayor london breed to continue on and be the interim mayor. >> in this very historic moment i also want to make the nomination that we consider appointing her to be our successor mayor. thank you. >> i will accept the nomination. >> reporter: hours of public comment revealed many supporters of london breed. they were eager to keep a capable black woman as mayor. >> if we were to take way her gender and looked at her heart, looked at her work, if we looked at her compassion. >> reporter: not everyone wanted her. >> that there are white rich men

farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. kron 4's will tran joins us live. ill... ( will ) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco has a new interim mayor. supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. people started shouting "shame on you, racist board" during yesterday's board meeting. and the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. after the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december... supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. she was nominated to stay on as interim mayor... but was voted down in part because she's running for the office in june. after being sworn in... farrell talked about his goals for the city.

kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the newsroom with more on interim mayor mark farrell and where the mayoral race stands now. >> mark farrell seen as a caretaker mayor, one who will fill the role without running for the seat in june. he was sworn in late last night. >> this is a time for leadership. this is a time to look ahead. and i look forward to it. >> reporter: mayor mark farrell is a lawyer who has been representing the marina district as a supervisor for two-term terms. he will now serve as the city's mayor until june, when a new mayor will be voted into office to finish the term of the late mayor ed lee. after hours of impassioned comment, the board voted to replace its president, london breed, who had been serving as acting mayor following lee's unexpected death in december. many speakers claim racism was behind the board's move and when farrell one, the crowd's reaction was so dramatic -- >> we're in recess. >> reporter: -- the meeting was canceled. >> where were the progressive values? keeping in mind, that the voices that were against london were saying, we don't want someone th

farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. kron 4's will tran joins us live. l... ( will ) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco has a new interim mayor. supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. people started shouting "shame on you, racist board" during yesterday's board meeting. and the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. after the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december... supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. she was nominated to stay on as interim mayor... but was voted down in part because she's running for the office in june. after being sworn in... farrell talked about his goals for the city.

kpix 5's anne makovec is in the newsroom with more on this leadership shuffle in san francisco. >> reporter: san francisco's new mayor is mark farrell. he is seen as a caretaker mayor, one who will fill the role without running for the seat in june. today is his first day on the job after i was sworn in late last night. >> this is a time for leadership. this is a time to look ahead. and i look forward to it. >> reporter: mayor farrell a lawyer has been district 2 supervisor for almost two terms. and aftes

farrell is not running for mayor. so there is no incumbent in the mayoral race. >> my question was was where is is that in that same stubble doubled standard exists. >>s stephanie is married with two children she will be the incumbent in the elections. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> a state senator from san jose is calling for a formally audit of california's high-speed rail project. democrat jim bell and fresno republican jim paterson are seeking authorization for that audit after the projected cost of one segment rose by nearly $3 billion. that segment runs through the central valley. california's plan to billed the high-speed rail from los angeles to san francisco is now estimated to cost more than $65 billion. >> okay. >>> and in our weather situation break out the short sleeves. >> no kidding. sounds like -- or feels like spring out there. our meteorologist dw tuma with the forecast. >> today temperatures into the 60s if not the low 70s. well above average for this time of the year. and as we head throughout the week the numbers are going to gradually get warmer and near record levels are possible heading into the weekend. it's get being very warm arou

farrell retired from wissahickon middle school. the school sent her you have to retirement way touching farewell. this was not her 30 year stretch at a job. fox 29'shawnette wilson is in ambler with our nightly dose of happy. shawnette. >> reporter: lucy, carmella's work ethic and love for what she did is definitely admiral. now she definitely won't miss getting up at 5:30 every morning and i can tell you her husband certainly won't miss having to take her to work and pick her up eery day. but what she will miss the people she met along the way. none-year-old carmella farrell walked into wissahickon middle school tuesday of last week for her lay last day of work she was met with a surprise party. carmella was retiring after 30 years working in the school cafeteria. >> everybody surprise, surprise! >> students and staff showered her with gifts. they presented her with 30 balloons and 30 chocolates the principal explained why. [ inaudible ] >> i talked to carmella and her husband guide dough at their home week after the send off. >> that made me really emotion emotional. yeah. everybody start crying and everything. >> reporter: her daughter some of

. >> reporter: marco farrell and his family managed to escape what so many others could not outrun. >> when i looked up at the house and see it get s night. >> reporter: for hours, haden gower searched for his mother, josie. >> i don't know how anyone could survive this. >> reporter: her body was found late wednesday. the family says they're devastated. neighbors are so desperate to find loved ones, they're forming their own search teams. diane brewer waiting for any sign of her best friend. >> we'd go find her but, honest to god, i never could imagine such a scene. >> reporter: among the missing, children, mothers and fathers. the torrent of mud so powerful, drivers were washed down roads. james and alice mitchell were killed in their home when it crumbled. >> the place looks like a war zone. they seemed to be in the epicenter of it. >> reporter: just down the street from the mitchells, inga gilbar was carried out of her home by firefighters. >> i saw this raging river coming down with cars and rocks. >> reporter: more than 100 people were rescued by first responders. 14-year-old lauren canton is recovering in the hospital after h