and it was feinstein, then president of the board of supervisors, who heard the shots and discovered milk's body. >>> san francisco's mayor surprised much of the city today, in other news in one of his final acts on the job. for weeks there's been speculation as to who he would pick to replace kamala harris as district attorney. so today at noon the mayor announced he was swearing in the new d.a. in just about two hours but without mentioning a name. with more on who got the job and what it means to law enforcement and the city, we go to nbc bay area's kimberly terry at san francisco's city hall. kimberly? >> reporter: diane, george gascon was sworn in exactly 24 hours after he was offered the position of district attorney. yesterday afternoon he was only given three hours to make his decision as to whether he would accept the job, and obviously we know now he said yes. >> i george gascon. >> do solemnly swear. >> do solemnly answer swear. >> that i will support and defend. >> that i will support and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united

dianne feinstein being the key one, dianne feinstein married jerry and his wife, and dianne feinstein is the mentor to newsom and i think she wants to see them succeed. it got contentious when newsom was running for governor and pretty much calling jerry brown an oldman over the hill, he didn't like it, and gavin backed off, and he's lieutenant governor and you have to put the lt before his name. it will be an interesting thing to see how he remakes himself. real quickly, the other race with camilla harris who was the district attorney in san francisco is now going to be california's attorney general. she beat the district attorney steve cooley from los angeles. and she now is i think hands-down going to be a rising political star on the national scene. >> i was just going to say i had been doing a story about indian-american politicians across the country, it was a record year for them running for office, six running for congress, every operative in washington, d.c., was interested in the camilla harris race, because that was the one they felt money was being poured into in order to

[applause] and after the moscony years, it was diane feinstein. and her husband, richard blum, is here. they actually got married in the chambers upstairs. [applause] now, in just a minute, the president of the board of supervisors is going to say the words that will allow you, the public, to know what the vote was in his chambers earlier in the afternoon. but mr. lee, there have been several people from across the bay, from sacramento and other places, who are here to extend their warm welcome. standing next to you is mayor newsom's chief of protocol, my chief of protocol, diane's chief of protocol, everybody's chief of protocol, who's ever had a chief of protocol in san francisco, charlotte schultz. and i hope she sticks around as your chief of protocol. [applause] one of your state senators, and we have two of those, only one is present at the moment. the other one is up working on the budget. but senator leland yee is here to welcome you. [applause] and a man who went to bed on saturday night, a cop with a badge and who woke up on sunday morni

have our honorees -- supervisor mar: now that we have our honoree, we urge barbara boxer and dianne feinsteint efforts to remain in the the united states by introducing a private bill, and i am glad to report that senator feinstein did introduce a private bill, and he still faces an uphill battle and pursues his dream of moving to the health-care field. you probably knows steve has been released, and he is in the chamber. if he could come to the podium. he was returned home on november 23 after spending more than two months in a detention center in arizona, and he is really on the verge of being deported to peru, where he has no friends or family and very little knowledge, but upon his return, he said to the san francisco chronicle, it all led of to me being an activist, so it could be passed for all the people in the same situation. he said, as long as i am able to use my voice and help myself, i am going to help people in the same situation. he is a tremendous leader and jump into the campaign. that is why i have so much respect for steve, a and his release became possible because of suppor

. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein is not in washington tonight she is recooperating in her home in san francisco after knee surgery. i spoke to her after the speech and she told me, the president's speech was well crafted. but when it come to the nation's debt, she would have liked to hear more specifics. >> he didn't really deal with what is a looming and you know potentially extraordinary difficult problem and that's the size of the deficit and the debt. >> feinstein said the president laid out his plan in a way that was easy to understand but didn't go far enough in offering an over all formula to deal with the worsening deficit. >>> we've also been asking voters what they thought about the president's address, their reaction and the one topic they didn't hear the president mention. >>> on ktvu.com you will find clips of the president's address. >>>en at this hour, oakland police are investigating the death of a union leader and former alameda school board member as a homicide. bareford bingham . union members called police. police are not saying how bingham died but they do

. >>> diane feinstein is recovering from knee replacement surgery.octors say it's relatively routine, but traditional knee replacements could become a thing of the past. john fowler investigated it. john. >> reporter: senator feinstein's office just told us she is resting peacefully. after a 3 hour surgery like this knee replacement, the senator should be standing this evening. >> typical is 3 days in the hospital and usually with knee replacements they will have about 2 to 3 weeks of home health. >> reporter: worn out cartilage like this had caused senator feinstein pain for more than 2 years. in 6 weeks she should be mostly pain free. >> there should be some residual stiffness. >> reporter: the metal and plastic joint typically lasts 15 years. but scientists are creating revolutionary. >> let this replacement be alive. >> reporter: it's similar to this that cells fill in actually growing a new knee joint inside the patient's body. >> we try to attract the cells to go to that area and we pop late the area so they have a buy logic. >> reporter: other

. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein is not in washington tonight she is recooperating in her home in san francisco after knee surgery. i spoke to her after the speech and she told me, the president's speech was well crafted. but when it come to the nation's debt, she would have liked to hear more specifics. >> he didn't really deal with what is a looming and you know potentially extraordinary difficult problem and that's the size of the deficit and the debt. >> feinstein said the president laid out his plan in a way that was easy to understand but didn't go far enough in offering an over all formula to deal with the worsening deficit. >>> we've also been asking voters what they thought about the president's address, their reaction and the one topic they didn't hear the president mention. >>> on ktvu.com you will find clips of the president's address. >>>en at this hour, oakland police are investigating the death of a union leader and former alameda school board member as a homicide. bareford bingham . union members called police. police are not saying how bingham died but they do

i got calls from her and from congresswoman feinstein. they have asked me to say that they are here in spirit, even though they have to stay in washington, poor things. [laughter] this is on behalf of speaker policy. thank you, louise. speaker policy was heartbroken when she learned she would not be able to be in town for the celebration, but she did ask me to bring a few words from her. she asked me to say we did it. congratulations. thank you, louise. louise had been talking to the speaker for how many years before she was speaker? it is an exciting day. she asked me to share a few words with you. dear friends, this is indeed a historic day. the commemorate the opening of the new laguna honda hospital and rehabilitation center, which is the most modern, green, and technologically sophisticated hospital of its kind in the united states. thank you to dianne feinstein, who made it a priority, and to the city attorney who championed and continues to champion this project. many thanks are owed two majors -- to mayors jordan, brown, and newso

and it was feinstein, then president of the board who heard the shots and discovered milk's body. lawmakers are sending condolences to the victims and the shooting is also created a rare moment of bipartisan harmony. brian moore has that. >> reporter: the take on gabrielle giffords in arizona has led to a truce of sorts in washington. where flags are flying at half-staff. >> as i walked in this morning i saw two members of congress from two different sides giving each other a hug. >> reporter: giffords is known for working across the aisle with republicans. >> never one time did even the slightest cross word or unkindness ever pass between us. this is a precious decent woman that did not deserve what happened to her. >> reporter: for now the house is putting politics on hold, that includes a polarizing vote to repeal health care reform. >> an attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. >> reporter: after her office was vandalized she talked about taking the heat out of politics. >> it's great to be able to argue and to really debate the issues but there's a line betwee

feinstein plans to work from home while she is recovering for three weeks. >>> shake-up at the white house as press secretary robert gibbs is resigning. he is going to step down early next month to become an outside political advisor to the president. gibbs will help with obama's re- election campaign and give speeches in the private sector but no word yet on a replacement. but the white house says an announcement should come within the next two weeks. >>> coming up, preparing for a royal wedding. who will be front and center when william and kate get married. >>> when you're listening to nothing but the best of oldies you're listening to magic 98.9. >> the homeless man with a golden voice. how his gift turned his life around. >> many parts of the bay area in the deep freeze this morning. now we are looking at lots of sunshine and we're warming up. we'll talk about that coming up next. >>> if you have a consumer problem or question, our hotline, 1-888-5-helps-u, our volunteers are there right now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, remarkably the tickets were sold just 125 miles >>> get this. the me

the fact that feinstein wasn't home didn't matter much. they say the arizona shooting shows it is time for the tone of the nation's debate to change. >> the shootings have been a terrible reminder that we have to deal with our political differences in a way that is civil and peaceful. >> some politicians and political analysts have talked about ties between the gunman and the tea party or other conservatives. but so far there is no connection between a political connection. cecilia vega, abc7 news. >>> and president obama is calling on all-americans to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. pacific time. the president signed the problem law lags for all flags to be flown at half staff. >>> in what could be his final act as san francisco's mayor gavin newsom made a surprise appointment today and turned his police chief into the new district attorney. abc7's lilian kim is live at city hall. and lilian, this even came as a surprise to gascone himself. >> that's right. he emerged as a contender just yesterday. t

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alioto-pier, feinstein, agnos. as bill mentioned, our dear harmonists sue burns. this is a dream fulfilled for all of us. also, we must pay tribute to an incredible front office staff who makes it all possible to support the work of this wonderful 2010 giants team. [applause] many of them are here. many of the staff that you saw, people working at the ballpark, we saw marching at the beginning of the parade. i hope you were able to pay due to them as well. thank you, 2010 giants. you will give us more than you will ever know. [applause] >> thank you. it is my pleasure, and we need a big round of applause for the next speaker, the giants a senior vice president and general manager. he put this team together, brian sabean. [applause] >> i do not know about politics but our outgoing men know how to throw a party. it is an emotional time for all of us, especially me. my knees are we, my heart is racing, a lump in my throat, but without overstating the obvious, we deserve this. northern california deserve this. san francisco deserved this. the organization, the fans. i

i spoke with senator feinstein this week. she's recuperating from surgery, minor surgery, and we're going to look at that again. meantime, senators lautenberg and mccarthy are introducing a bill and that might move. laute and mccarthy are introducing a bill and that might move. >> you don't really expect much traction here? it's not the normal enthusiasm i would expect from you on this issue. >> well, look, twofold. first, we want to be civil in the debate. so, we're making every effort here. second, and respecting somebody's views who are different than ours. second, look, let's be honest here. there haven't been the votes in the congress for gun control. we've had some victories, mental illness bill that i mentioned. there was a proposal by senator soon that said if you had a concealed carry permit in one state, you could walk into another state. so, laws like arizona, someone could buy one there and come into new york and not even notify the police. that was defeated. make no mistake about it, the changes are hard. senator

the mayor surgery senator dianne feinstein will undergo tomorrow. >>> and there will be fog again tomorrow morning. it was pretty much everywhere this morning. we'll tell you which neighbors will see it and how long it's going to stick around. wrap >>> president oe president obama is back in washington tonight a day before republicans take over. the president told reporters today he will focus on creating a competitive economy and create jobs for americans. he also said he hopes that the gop leaders will leave the campaigning for next year and focus now on the economic recovery. >>> on capitol hill tomorrow, there will be a changing of the guard as republicans take control of the u.s. house of representatives. today san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi held her final news conference as house speaker. democrats are gearing up for a political battle. >> reporter: its was exactly four years ago today that nancy pelosi made history becoming the first female speaker of the house. tomorrow a role reversal where pelosi as minority leader hands over the gavel to republican house speaker john b

the honorable dianne feinstein has had a family emergency and will not be able to join us.t is my distinct honor to introduce the assistant presiding judge in the state california and city of san francisco who will administer the oath to the newly elected and reelected members of the board of supervisors. here is the honorable judge cynthia lee. thank you for joining us. >> it is an honor to be here to swear in the new members of the board. i am honored and delighted. this is truly a san francisco event. i am extremely pleased to be here. supervisor chiu: i would like to ask all the members of the board will be taking the oath to please rise and join us in the front for a better photo op. [applause] [laughter] please stand right in front here. >> we're waiting for sufficient photos to be taken. supervisor chiu: it should be. >> i do not think it is. [laughter] >> we are going to get started, i think. [laughter] i realize it could be another half hour. we really need to get started. i am getting a look from the board president to get a move on here. i would like for each of

this is a 30 relationship that stretches back to win dianne feinstein was the mayor of san francisco. we premiered a new work of art here in san francisco called the three heads, six arms. welcome to san francisco. thank you for bringing your extraordinary sculpture. can you tell me about what inspired you to create this sculpture? >> this started with some trips that i took years ago. i went to to bed and i saw a lot of statues and i started to really feel the spiritual life of people in tibet. it really inspires me and i went back to shanghai and i started the creation of this. >> we see that one of the heads of the bullet it is your face. can you talk about the significance of that? -- we see that one of the heads of the buddha is your face. >> i started doing public art almost 10 years ago. what i want to express this as an extension of my our practice. this is an accumulation of my own experience as a performance artist. >> we see that the scale is very important. we have seen other works where a limb of this culture is on the floor but everything is very big and large scale. wha

feinstein will need about three weeks to recover and will be unable to travel during that time. the senator says she'll will working from home instead. >>> pg & e says they'll continue to install smart meters. in a packed room the board approved the smart meters. more than 50 concerned residents also addressed the board raising health concerns about the meters. >> you don't know what is going to come for the next five or 10 years. what the health effects are really going to be. >> reporter: the meters use a wireless system to send data. pg & e says they are safe. the state's public utility's commission has jurisdiction not the supervisors so the company says it won't stop installing the meters. >>> those same marin supervisors are going to study the impact of paper bags. the áf members say they will revisit the issue on january 25th. >>> the coast guard tonight says it doesn't know when a boat that ran aground and capsized will be removed. some 2,000-gallons of fuel has to be removed. robert handa has our report. >> reporter: the drama began early this morning, as you can see fr

there are are two senators in congress and our past speaker of the house, and dianne feinstein will serve well, and lastly, i am proud to have the co sponsorship of the three women whose sole -- serve on this board. clerk: thank you, supervisor cohen. supervisor mirkarimi? supervisor mirkarimi: there are three things that i want to submit, including the market octavia. there are things we need to submit. the market octavia plan was submitted in 2008, the force large desk scale land use plan produced by the city -- the first large-scale land use plan produced by the city in a while. economic backgrounds and ethnicities, they could call it home to try to make it less cost prohibitive than the direction the city is certainly going and to be sensitive to our transit first policy. the plan in committed -- including an innovative rezoning of parcels to establish two new zoning categories known as mct and rto. recently, it was discovered that there was administrative error for the market octavia plan. in implementing the zoning map amendments, they used documents that still continue to be 450 pa

feinstein will need about three weeks to recover and will be unable to travel during that time. the senator says she'll will working from home instead. >>> pg & e says they'll continue to install smart meters. in a packed room the board approved the smart meters. more than 50 concerned residents also addressed the board raising health concerns about the meters. >> you don't know what is going to come for the next five or 10 years. what the health effects are really going to be. >> reporter: the meters use a wireless system to send data. pg & e says they are safe. the state's public utility's commission has jurisdiction not the supervisors so the company says it won't stop installing the meters. >>> those same marin supervisors are going to study the impact of paper bags. the áf members say they will revisit the issue on january 25th. >>> the coast guard tonight says it doesn't know when a boat that ran aground and capsized will be removed. some 2,000-gallons of fuel has to be removed. robert handa has our report. >> reporter: the drama began early this morning, as you can see fr

i assisted dianne feinstein when she was mayor. the appoint me with some many civic duties. -- they have appointed me with so many civic duties. it is good to see some dear good friends back there. i see that we have eugene flannery, the secretary of the recreation appeals board commission. they are asking me to come today, so i am here.

i assisted dianne feinstein when she was mayor. the appoint me with some many civic duties. -- they have appointed me with so many civic duties. it is good to see some dear good friends back there. i see that we have eugene flannery, the secretary of the recreation appeals board commission. they are asking me to come today, so i am here. anyway, have the new year. -- happy new year. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. first of all, mr. kim, you are a hard act to follow. the first thing i wanted to say is that it is very unusual for me to be appear advocated for myself. i am usually advocating for the needs of small business, a parking restrictions. it is a twist to be up here to talk about myself. i want to talk to you a little bit about the relocation appeals board and why i feel i am a good fit for the board. i started out as a neighborhood person. i got very active in neighborhood issues in the castro, where i live. i understand neighborhood needs. from there, and moved on to citywide small-business groups and have worked

i assisted dianne feinstein when she was mayor. the appoint me with some many civic duties. -- they have appointed me with so many civic duties. it is good to see some dear good friends back there. i see that we have eugene

he knows more about their brown and jordan and feinstein am i ever will, as he has been a friend and served in different capacities formally and informally for previous mayors. i'm very grateful for the role you will be serving. can cleveland -- you are always saying we need to be they of fiduciaries, so why not put the watchdog group, and i know all the members of the group, and i appreciate your willingness to serve. john, how many years have you been on this board? a long time. he was laid off a few times, but he keeps coming back. i guess that is the real story. but i told john his only job -- i'm going to leverage you publicly -- i said i'm going to be a poignant, i want one thing -- i want to walk up the table of the golden gate bridge -- if i'm going to be a point you. i conditioned his entire reappointment on that, i expect publicly there is going to be some announcements. spend the day with us, so i said i'm happy to do that, so i'm happy to walk up with those men and women. i still want to do that. there is two more directors. i know. i'm very pleased as well. stephen, an o

this was a demonstration outside of dianne feinstein's office. and demanding it not be torn down. the new deal moved in and gave rural areas water and electricity. this is one in modock county and we have cheaper electricity. and then, there were sustainable communities, people think they are discovering this at this time. this one was done in georgia. this is one in maryland green belt outside of washington d.c. this is right outside of the co-op. and then urban roads like this in the los angeles river and this is being built. this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oak

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