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appointed in 2023 by the governor of california to fill the seat left vacant by the death of dianne feinstein. adam schiff was elected to the seat in a special election and has been sworn in to succeed senator butler. president. the presiding officer: the senator from california. ms. butler: i rise to join in the honor and tradition of the senate to offer my final remarks before departing. interestingly, i rise to let the pages know that breaking traditional senate practice, there are no written remarks for you to come pick up. i decided just this morning that i was going to write a different speech, that i was going to offer words of my own as i mark what is the end of a journey for me. as i end this journey as the junior senator representing 40 million californians, it is a day that i want to thank them and thank governor newsom for giving me the honor and privilege of serving our great state. mr. president, it's been a remarkable honor, completely unimagined at venture to follow in the footsteps of dianne feinstein who so ably served in this chamber for more than 30 years, and to be blesse

congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein.the bills would rename the san francisco federal building at united nations plaza and the post office at rincon center. she was when she was mayor. feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero, so that's why they would name it after her. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president joe biden's signature. the california hall of fame welcomed seven new members tonight, all of them women. legendary chef julia child, who brought french cuisine from the kitchen to the television, is one of the headliners. also inducted was the late tina turner. the singer became known as the queen of rock n roll, and she was. other inductees include california first poet laureate ina coolbrith. civil rights activist alice piper. olympian vicki manalo draves, gorilla conservationist dian fossey, and civil rights pioneer mitsuya endo. congratulations one and all. many posthumously, but just remarkable. honor.

congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein. the bills would rename the san francisco federal building at united nations plaza and the post office at rincon center. she was when she was mayor. feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero, so that's why they would name it after her. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president joe biden's signature. the california hall of fame welcomed seven new members tonight, all of them women. legendary chef julia child, who brought french cuisine from the kitchen to the television, is one of the headliners. also inducted was the late tina turner. the singer became known as the queen of rock n roll, and she was. other inductees include california first poet laureate ina coolbrith. civil rights activist alice piper. olympian vicki manalo draves, gorilla conservationist dian fossey, and civil rights pioneer mitsuya endo. congratulations one and all. many posthumously, but just remarkable. honor.

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dianne feinstein was a close friend and a seatmate of mine for many years.d to one another's speeches. i really respected her so much, and she did such an extraordinary job in the senate. so when she passed away and senator butler took her place, many people wonder who had could step into those shoes for this period of time. laphonza butler was that person. she was given an extraordinary assignment. she took a slot on the senate judiciary committee, which i chair, and in that position had to get into the daily combat, political combat that took place in that committee. i would say, with some immodesty, that it is one of the most challenging committees on capitol hill because it has an extraordinarily important agenda when it comes to the political issues before it and because of some of the personalities that pop ulate the chairs of -- that populate the chairs of that committee. senator butler brought her own style and did so so well. she was able to see the old admonition is true that politics ain't bean bag in the senate judiciary committee. she stood up f

. >> two buildings in san francisco may have new names that honor the late senator dianne feinstein. naming bill that now heads to president biden's desk. the senator, dianne feinstein federal building, will be located at 50 united nations plaza, and the dianne feinstein post office will be on stewart street, on the ground level of the rincon center off the embarcadero. san francisco mayor in the late 70s and 80s, feinstein oversaw the development of the rincon center, including the rincon annex, which served as the city's largest postal center for decades. the senate passed a bill today that expands outdoor recreation opportunities in urban and low income communities. it's called the outdoors for all act. if president biden signs it into law, it will open up funding to build new trails, green spaces and playgrounds in underserved communities. the bill was sponsored by california senator alex padilla and received bipartisan support. >> all right. we are preparing for some wet weather right here in the bay area. this is a live look out at the golden gate bridge on a thursday night. so

two buildings in san francisco may have some new names that honor the late senator dianne feinstein.ssing the naming bill that now heads to president biden's desk. the senator, dianne feinstein federal building, will be located at 50 united nations plaza, and the dianne feinstein post office will be there on stewart street, on the ground level of the rincon center off the embarcadero. as san francisco mayor in the late 70s and 80s, feinstein oversaw the development of the rincon center, including the rincon annex, which serves as the city's largest postal center for decades. well, final exams. they were canceled today at san francisco state because of an anonymous threat that was sent there to the campus. an alert went out just before 1230 this afternoon, canceling all classes, exams and activities as that school then went into lockdown. everyone on campus was urged to shelter in place while police cleared the area. authorities are describing this as a, quote, anonymous threat of violence. the man accused of killing united health care ceo was flown from pennsylvania to new york today

governor newsom appointed a democrat butler to serve out much of feinstein's term following her deaththe but butler resigned last week to hand the seat over to shift. schiff will be sworn in for his full 6 year term beginning in january. >> attorney general rob bonta is sponsoring new legislation, he says will protect kids online. his proposal will require social platforms to include warning labels and kron four's capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports. well, attorney general bonta says the new legislation will make a difference for kids online. but opponents of the proposal say. >> they're skeptical. our children are suffering. california attorney general rob bonta expressing serious concerns over what he describes as potential harms and risks. social media platforms pose for children. all social media has many incredible benefits it has many incredible benefits. there is no disputing the fact that it can also have an enormously enormously detrimental and dangerous impact on our young people. you cannot debate that want to specifically citing several studies linking kids social

the dianne feinstein post office will be located at the rink on finance center just off the embarcadero in san francisco. the lawmakers also introduced a bill to rename a joshua tree visitor center after the late sen to her work in support of national parks. that bill is currently being considered by a subcommittee. >> after the break closer look at the bill that could give retired teachers, cops and others more social security benefits. >> residents protested yet another pg e rate hike at a rally in san francisco. >> gavin newsom, do your job. keep your promise. california. clean energy state. shut it down. >> dozens gathered to call on the state public utilities commission to bring down prices and close facilities. the group claims are unsafe. the rally happened in front of the cpu see auditorium where officials met to vote on the possible price increase. >> mayor passing off the cost of continuing to operate diablo canyon onto the rate pairs of pg e the regular working class people who are paying for the we don't want any more investor owned utilities. we want utilities owned by the

commissioner feinstein how do you vote? >> i will recuse myself since i was not present. >> understood. commissioner nakajo. >> aye. >> i vote yay too. >> thank you, president morgan. and item number 4. chief of department report discussion. report from chief of department sandra, report on current issues, activities and events within the department since the fire commission meeting on october 23, 2024 including budget, academies, special events communication sxz out reach to other government agencies and the public. >> thank you, kathy. >> good morning, president morgan and vice president, feinstein and collins and nakajo, kathy and our city deputy, cindy tong this is my report since i last met with you on october the 9th. thank you to chief for representing me at the last commission meeting, i was on vacation and so i was happy to have a little bit of that break but thank you for making the report for me, chief. i will not reiterate my activities but i did want to congratulate chief april as our new assistant chief. chief

shift will be officially sworn in to cover the rest of the late senator feinstein's term. and then january 6th. >> he will be sworn in for his full six-year term. the golden girls holiday special coming to the berkeley public library. this coming thursday. all things golden girls. you can screen the show, make ornaments. there will be contests and prizes. trivia contests will be hosted by drag queen phoebe cakes that begins for thursday afternoon at the south branch of the berkeley library on russell street. still ahead, people in the bay area and all over the world celebrating the end of the assad regime in syria. >> also, a civil lawsuit is now accusing rap star jay z of assaulting a minor alongside assaulting a minor alongside sean diddy combs. - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered california. it's totally affordable. you'd be surprised. they've got this calculator thing that shows how much you'll pay. - for real? - yeah!

the dianne feinstein post office will be located at the rink on finance center.t's just off san francisco's embarcadero. the lawmakers also introduced a bill to rename a joshua tree visitor center after the late sen. it's currently being considered by a subcommittee. she was very supportive of national parks. >> saint mary's college is expanding its teacher residency program, which has been piloting this year and is kron four's. philippe djegal reports the final deadline to apply is fast approaching. >> so couple of questions here squeezed between her hours, teaching science at san ramon valley, high school tension since and sitting through night classes as a student at saint mary's college california raga. we have a full day during the week with the student teaching deacon aruba finds comfort quietly settling into an empty classroom on the college campus where she brushes up on her studies. she is reversing course in life trading in a lucrative career in computer technology for a pay cut to educate young people. like a sick in your hands. for many people like me

swearing-in mean shift will serve out the final few weeks of the late senator dianne feinstein's term. governor newsom appointed democrat love butler to serve out much of feinstein's term following her death. but butler resigned last week to hand the seat over to shift. schiff will be sworn in for his full six-year term in january. back here in the bay, the new alameda county district attorney sat down with kron 4 for the first time since taking over for pamela price last week. >> kron four's terisa stasio spoke with the new da and has more. >> i can for say that i am not pamela price. i'm roberts on the spot. >> on monday, new alameda county district attorney royal robert now in charge of a multi-million dollar budget. hundreds of employees and overseeing the prosecution of crimes. and one of the largest counties in the bay area. appointed 3 chiefs of is prosecution to shore up the office. but really, my role i see is continuity. and ensuring that the office is stable. roberts was the chief assistant under pamela price recalled last month by voters. >> per county charter roberts is n

this bill would rename a post office in san francisco as the dianne feinstein post office. she was the longest serving senator and longest serving senator. s.4077 would honor the memory of die an i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: thank you, mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. raskin: i rise in support of s.4077 introduced in the senate by senator padilla to honor the service of dianne feinstein. she was a trail blazer, breaking barriers as the first woman to be elected mayor of san francisco, california, and after her election to the u.s. senate in california became the first woman to serve on the judiciary committee and the first woman to chair the senate committee on rules and the first female chair on intelligence and the first woman to serve as ranking member of the senate judiciary committee. she championed legislation to advance civil rights, civil liberties, human rights and environmental protection

the rest of the late senator feinstein's term. then on january, 6th will be sworn in for his full six-year term. >> a federal judge in san francisco is now limiting the scope of a twenty-twenty lawsuit filed by homeless advocates who want to prevent the clearing of encampments judge donna ryu ruled that the advocates lacked standing in some of these claims. the coalition on homelessness based in the tenderloin joined several other groups in this lawsuit claiming that clearing these camps was cruel and unusual. they also argue that some officers used arrests and citations to make the homeless leave. the plaintiffs have until december 18th now to file an amended complaint. in campbell city. officials now are launching a new program to help the homeless. it's hotel program that will provide rooms for homeless families. the two-year pilot program will offer up to 30 night stays at the city's motel. 6. they'll also be mental health and job services provided by a nonprofit. there are reportedly 92 homeless residents in campbell. hopeful

represent the great state of california but also want to acknowledge the late great senator dianne feinstein who was a giant for the state of california she leaves behind an incredible legacy i would like to try to emulate is some small way, how she took that time to get to know people from the state of california come the state stakeholders in the willingness to grapple with some of the most difficult issues facing the state of california,e showed is a legislature and a willingness to reach out to members across the aisle work together to things done for the state in the country of very encouraging the conversations i've had with other senators and democratic and republicans and how much willingness there is to reach across the aisle and get things done in the state of california, we have an immense challenge with housing we do not have enough of it and it is not only driving the prices up in the rents up homeownership be on the capacity love and families but also resulting epidemic of homelessness in addressing those two we very high priority for me as well as the scarcity of available aff

with that, senator feinstein. >> thanks very much, mr. chairman. congressman, welcome. i would like to ask a couple of questions about whistleblowers, if i might. this committee has adhere to a tradition of protecting whistleblowers. however, it's my understanding that your participation in president trump's campaign to punish and discredit one icy whistleblower suggests you do not align yourself with this bipartisan approach. let me give you an example. during a december 11 hearing, of the house committee on the judiciary, you claimed without any evidence that the whistleblower got caught making a false statement. on december 12, you tweeted that the whistleblower didn't tell the truth both verbally and in writing. you also attacked hpsci staff for providing guidance to potential whistleblowers on how to lawfully make a disclosure. here's the question. if you are confirmed do you believe your past remarks concerning the ukraine whistleblower will discourage ic whistleblowers from exercising their rights, consistent with the law, to make protected disclosures? >> thanks

feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero. feinstein passed away in september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president biden's signature. >> coming up on abc seven news at four. an urgent call for help from a sonoma county food bank. their need and tonight's deadline. 138 new species discovered how a bay area organization played a major role. and later, could elon musk really bec does it have to be like this? at kaiser permanente, we have a different kind of healthcare... so, how did you like doctor lum? ...where all of us work together for all that is you. help. less than a week before christmas and hanukkah, food bank directors say the need for food assistance is far outpacing the donations that are coming in. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live in santa rosa, where the community is stepping up. hi, cornell. >> hey, larry and kristen. yeah, this weekly food giveaway is just wrapping up outside the veterans memorial hall here in santa rosa. 400 people showing up three ho

. >> congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein.eral building at united nations plaza and the post office at lincoln center. when she was mayor, feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president biden's signature. >> the san jose earthquakes have announced their 2025 schedule, and there are plenty of games to be excited about, including wednesday, may 14th, when the quakes host lionel messi and his inter miami teammates. the international star joined miami in 2023 and has dominated, winning the mls mvp award this past season. the earthquake season starts saturday, february 22nd. it ends in october. >> oakland roots soccer club has put in an official bid to build a 25,000 seat stadium at howard terminal. it's one of several proposals that came from wednesday's deadline for prospective developers. this was the only sports bid. while the others are all industrial or commercial. one issue, though

swearing-in means that ship will serve out the final few weeks of the late senator dianne feinstein's term. governor gavin newsom appointed democrat with butler to serve out much of feinstein's term following her death. but butler resigned last week to have the seat over to shift. >> 16 after what was a very windy night last night. things will be coming down today with lots of sunshine and dry skies across the bay looking outside from the berkeley hills. we have a crystal clear view out. they're gonna have a nice sunrise here shortly. skies clear from the coast to our inland areas. now, right now it's that dry, offshore wind for the southern california. those are santa ana winds and exceptionally dry. they will relax, though, which is good news for southern california. neighbors as well. low pressure in the works to the west is really good at this place is high pressure ridge and we've got the storm door opening now and with this models are definitely agree more and more that we do have a good dose of rain around the corner wednesday night into thursday morning. our first opportunity

adam schiff beat out steve garvey to claim the seat long held by the late dianne feinstein.hat did it mean to be sworn into the upper chamber? >> it was really, i think, powerful moment for me, for my family to consider that i will now be representing this incredible, big, beautiful state of 40 million people. and just to step onto the senate floor, to sit at the desk where dianne feinstein sat, recognizing her incredible legacy. it was really emotional. and i still can't quite wrap my head around it. >> tell us about the priorities that i know you've already got in mind. >> as i travel around the state during the campaign, what was really so apparent is how much housing is an issue everywhere. in the first instance, people's rents are going up beyond their ability to pay their rent. so many families can't make the down payment or can't afford the mortgage on a home, and they all come back to the same central problem, which is we're just not building enough housing and we're not building it fast enough. we're not building it cheap enough. and as a result, some are left compl

. >> congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein.sco federal building at united nations plaza and the post office at rincon center. when she was mayor, feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president biden's signature. >> california hall of fame has welcomed seven new members, all of them women. legendary chef julia child, who brought french cuisine from the kitchen to the tv. one of those honored also inducted was the late tina turner. of course, she's the queen of rock n roll. other inductees include california's first poet laureate, civil rights activist alice piper. olympian vicki manalo draves, and conservationist dian fossey. also, civil rights pioneer tetsuya endo. >> today is national ugly christmas sweater day. it was started in 2011 by two friends who used the idea of ugly sweaters as an opportunity to raise money for cancer treatment for another friend. and we do want to take a loo

it's been a remarkable honor, completely unimagined at venture to follow in the footsteps of dianne feinstein who so ably served in this chamber for more than 30 years, and to be blessed to walk the same hallways as senator carol moseley-braun and share the same office space as vice president kamala harris. it truly has been an unbelievable privilege. indeed, the footsteps that i have had the opportunity to follow in this walk of service have been filled with decency, honor, integrity, and courage. and i can only hope that for the people of california that i was able to do half as well as those who came before me. and as is true for all of us, and for those who came before, this journey of public service is not one that we travel alone. alone with us on the rough side of the mountain is our staff, the staff who works so hard to help keep the pace, who help to plot the path and bring all of the supplies and make sure that no one gets lost or left behind. i want to thank my capable, incredibly talented staff for making sure that we never lost sight of our north star -- the people of california.

it is been a remarkable honor while in the names of dianne feinstein who so ably served in this chamber show the same office space as a vice president kamala harris it's been an unbelievable privilege the footsteps i have had the opportunity to follow in this walk of service have been filled with decency integrity and courage the people of california that i wast able those who came before me. not when we travel alone. on the rough side of the mountain is our staff staff at work so hard to keep the pace who helped to plot the h path rg all of the supplies. make sure no one gets lost or left behind. i don't to think might capable incredibly talented staff for making sure we never lost sight of our northstar, the people of california. they've given not only their hard work and long hours of brilliant mindhe and to make sue the last 14 months have truly been impactful and for all of that i will forever be grateful. i know that it is most often true their traversing of the roads of service is often our family and friends that serve as the fuel that keeps going day by day. my wife and daughte

today's swearing-in means shift will serve out the final few weeks of the late senator dianne feinstein's term. governor newsom appointed democrat lafond a butler to serve out much feinstein's term following her death. but butler resigned last week to hand the seed over to chef. alameda county has a new district attorney taking over for pamela price after she lost her recall election kron four's terisa stasio sat down with the new interim da world roberts. >> what i can for say that i am not pamela price. i'm roberts on the spot. >> on monday, new alameda county district attorney royal rhbert now in charge of a multi-million dollar budget. hundreds of employees and overseeing the prosecution of crimes. and one of the largest counties in the bay area. >> and what i've done is appointed 3 chiefs of prosecution to shore up the office. but really, my role i see is continuity. and ensuring that the office is stable. roberts was the chief assistant under pamela price recalled last month by voters. >> per county charter roberts is now da in a temporary capacity. alameda county board of superviso

senator diane feinstein and nursing florence nightinggale. >> this begun in 2017 and ordinance in 2018 that called for increased representation of women and public spaces. >> in october 2018, the board of supervisors approved the ordinance drafted by supervisor mark farrell and introduced by supervisor catherine stefani. >> item 26 is ordinance to direct the arts commission to erect work of art depicting maya angelou of depiction of women on city property and create a women public art funds. >> angelou attended washington high school and [indiscernible] at 16 years old the city first black female street car conductor. the san francisco arts commission began a nation wide search to find the right artist to capture the essence of the icon. >> the process for choosing public artists is very simple. it is a transparent open process where you have panels that are determined which artist moves forward and panels of experts that know public art and understand it and know what to look for and how to judge quality. after that, their recommendations are taken to the visual arts committee and the

feinstein passed away later that year. and of course, there is president biden who resisted early calls to step out of the race before ultimately doing so in late july. the timing of his exit and its outcome on the election will always be debated no doubt about it. but what happened in november's election has happened. it is time touching things up and evolve and be the things the party prides itself in being. if this was a test for democrats, in my opinion, they failed it. as my colleague put it, in rejecting aoc's bid, democrats have committed a major unforced error in the party's struggle to define its future. here with me onset, the man who wrote that article, hayes brown. and julie radensky. great to have both of you with us. hayes, your piece argues that the democrats, this was an unforced error. lay it out for us. >> the core state they made was in keeping with the tradition of making it so the person with the most seniority has dibs on the top spot on any given committee. the oversight committee is the most overtly

privilege and honor of having some great partners in this effort, beginning with the late senator dianne feinstein, who was a longtime member of the committee, one-time chair. after her passing, she was replaced by senator butler, who was a partner in recruiting, nominating so many judges, and the last couple of weeks, senator adam smith, so we are ready for the work in the years ahead. the diversity, it has been said before but is worth reemphasizing, it is not just demographic diversity, gender diversity, race diversity, but also diversity of professional backgrounds, of legal experience and ideology. not only is it better outcomes that we can expect, but we can improve the confidence of the republic -- of the public in the judiciary, so again, a big thank you to my colleagues, to the white house, the staff that have helped us get to this point, and congratulations to our final two district judges that were just confirmed today. let me know introduce our colleague, new to this committee but not new to public service, senator from vermont, peter welch. >> thank you. the rule of law, which we used

the dan feinstein post office will be located at the when khan finance center just off the embarcadero. the lawmakers also introduced a bill to rename a joshua tree visitor center after the late senator because of her work in support of national parks. that bill is currently being considered by a subcommittee. for the second time this week, california attorney general rob bonta is making sure that california immigrants know their rights regardless of their status. yesterday bonta met with immigrants and immigrant rights groups in san francisco where he promised to fight back against president elect trump's plans for mass deportations. >> a land of immigrants were better off for it. and unfortunately not everyone sees it that way as the president elect makes clear up his intent to move forward with an inhumane instructed immigration agenda. i'm here to make clear that california's immigrant communities have my support. >> will bonta also is reminding immigrants they have rights again regardless of their immigration status. and those include the right to an attorney, the right to apply f

newsom to replace laphonza butler, who had been temporarily appointed to replace the late dianne feinstein. schiff will serve out butler's term through the end of the month and then begin his six year term starting in january. marcus. thanks so much, scott. well, developing now, israel is launching dozens of strikes across syria in recent days, those attacks drawing sharp condemnation from the un. and it comes after the rebels forced dictator bashar al assad from power, whose family has ruled syria for decades. nbc's richard engel joins us from damascus as people there make their way to prison to find missing relatives after the rapid fall of bashar al assad's regime, syrians are discovering the horrors of what happened in this country. i'm now on the outskirts of damascus and one of the most notorious places in this entire country. at the top of this hill is the saydnaya prison, and it was an execution facility. thousands of political prisoners were taken here and executed in batches. the human rights group amnesty international described this prison as a human slaughterhouse. when we wer

late senator dianne feinstein, in 2023, her ongoing health issues prompted calls from democrats for her to step aside as her lengthy absence from the senate imperil democrats ability to confer more judges through the judiciary committee. instead of resigning, she asked to be temporarily replaced on the committee which was blocked by senate republicans. she passed away later that year. there is president biden who resisted early calls to step out of the race before ultimately doing so late july. the timing of his exit and its outcome on the election will always be debated, no doubt about it. what happened in november's election has happened, time to shake things up, time to evolves to be the very thing the party prides itself in being . if the house oversight vote was a test for democrats, in my opinion, they failed it. as my colleague hayes brown puts it, rejecting aoc's bid, democrats committed major unforced error in the parties's struggle to define its future. here with me on set, the man that wrote the article, hayes brown and nbc daily writer and editor, julie --, democratic strate

. >> he's actually sworn in because he's filling out that final piece of senator feinstein's actual term. >> that's right. >> he's also elected already to the next six years. so he's getting an early start on that class of senators. >> he's just senator. i didn't get to fact check it with my control room. i'm just doing this. i'm flying by the seat of my pants. i'm glad you have the control room. >> i believe your control room has already left the building. >> they're gone. >> as soon as they see me, they leave. >> she's good. lawrence is there. they'll fine. they'll just do that thing they do. >> here we go. thank you, alex. >> have a great show. >> thank you. >>> well, the brookings institution is the harvard of washington think tanks, founded 108 years ago in 1916. it's the oldest and most prestigious general policy think tank in washington, old enough to have had a long life before the term think tank was even applied to scholarly institutions like brookings. in the mid-20th century brookings publications were being assigned in college reading lists, in social sciences and economics

governor newsom appointed a democrat love butler to serve out part of the term following feinstein'sff butler resigned last week to hand the seat over to shift. then will be sworn in again for his full six-year term in january. time to talk about what is that, david? that the amount? and that's your view from mount tam tam was lovely. we know when shaking a lot of it. that has nothing to do with your shaken. just usually wins. yeah. so it has been kind of blustery depending where you are. today has been right. we're losing some of that. that's actually the help. >> to keep our temperatures supported a bit another's sfo about that. yeah, that's good stuff there. thing technologies like 1950's technology need more speed to get places. you know, here's what's going on. that's clear skies as you will notice there. nice blue skies that we have also at the golden gate bridge. so today it's been sunny and nice. we've got bay area wide through the 60's. we've been talking about all day tomorrow frosty to start things off because we're losing the winds. we got the clear skies, dry air, that w

senator diane feinstein and nursing florence nightinggale. >> this begun in 2017 and ordinance in 2018 that called for increased representation of women and public spaces. >> in october 2018, the board of supervisors approved the ordinance drafted by supervisor mark farrell and introduced by supervisor catherine stefani. >> item 26 is ordinance to direct the arts commission to erect work of art depicting maya angelou of depiction of women on city property and create a women public art funds. >> angelou attended washington high school and [indiscernible] at 16 years old the city first black female street car conductor. the san francisco arts commission began a nation wide search to find the right artist to capture the essence of the icon. >> the process for choosing public artists is very simple. it is a transparent open process where you have panels that are determined which artist moves forward and panels of experts that know public art and understand it and know what to look for and how to judge quality. after that, their recommendations are taken to the visual arts committee and the

if it's being sworn in today to cover the rest of the late senator feinstein's term and then on january>> he'll be sworn in again, the battle before his full six-year term. >> a rally yesterday outside san francisco city hall marking the end of the regime of syrian leader bashar al assad of syria from all over the bay area. join people cities around the world to celebrate the fact syrian rebels captured capital city of damascus. generations of syrian immigrants joined chanting waving the syrian revolutionary flag volunteers with the syrian immigrant council led to >> today and tomorrow on this week and is these are days of celebration and a lot of people here. were born syria for the business year, friends of syria and they're happy that joyous, dictatorship is gone. and now the syrian people are planning a democratic free syria justice for all >> russian state media is reporting and has been reporting that syria's president fled to nationally. there are a lot of new questions swirling after the fall of syria's dictator. >> our washington correspondent reshad hudson joins us live with t

francisco federal building in post office are going to be renamed to honor the late senator dianne feinsteinthere are bills to rename those buildings are heading to president biden's desk right now. they passed congress already. the dianne feinstein post office will be at the rink in finance center just off the embarcadero and lawmakers introduced a bill to rename a joshua tree visitor center after her as well because of her support of the national park system and really being instrumental in creating it. that bill is being considered right now in a subcommittee. >> we'll say merry christmas. we got some history, for wait. few falling outside. >> i saw friend brock purdy handed out gifts that person gets to his offensive lineman, the guys that protect okay in iraq, a nice give them all brand new toyota trucks. look at are you he's like the oprah of the forty-niners the truck and you 5 sequoias 5 tundra it's a it's a thank you of obviously for the season. he still on his rookie contract, by the way, not making that not a whole lot. yeah. football with veteran quarterbacks like joe burrow. he

feinstein had held the seat since 1992, when she was elected as california's first woman senator.ce at 90 years old. >> while president-elect donald trump is in paris this morning, his pick to lead the pentagon is gearing up for another critical week on capitol hill. trump is standing by pete hegseth despite mounting allegations related to sex workplace behavior and treatment of women. in his first broadcast network interview since winning the election, trump told nbc's kristen welker he's working hard to get pete hegseth confirmed he loves the military and i think people are starting to see it so we'll be working on his nomination along with a lot of others. >> since you bring him up, do you still have confidence in pete hegseth? >> yes, i do. i really do. he's a very smart guy. i've known him through fox, but i've known him for a long time and he's basically a military guy. i mean, every time i talk to him, all he wants to talk about is the military. he's a military guy. >> have you gotten assurances from senators that he's going to be confirmed? do you think he can make it? >>

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dianne feinstein post office will be located at the rink, an finance center just off the embarcadero. lawmakers also introduced a bill to rename a joshua tree visitor center after the late sen that's currently being considered by a subcommittee. still ahead on kron, 4 news at 3, a new state law promising stricter penalties for retail theft and drug crimes. now, in effect. >> we're hearing from a hopeful business owner. plus, we sit down with san francisco mayor london breed who looks back on her time in office as time as mayor comes to next. and a state of emergency. and scotts valley, we hear from the city manager after a tornado touched down in their test. >> well, by this time next month, san francisco will have a new mayor has london breed's historic tenure comes to an end. kron four's noelle bellow sat down with mayor reid to speak about her legacy. >> london breed. i am president of the san francisco of supervisors and soon to be mayor of the city and county of. >> in london breed says it's been an honor to serve as mayor of her hometown. >> but it's been crisis after crisis aft

but that was appointed by governor newsom temporarily to fill the seat of the late dianne feinstein.iff beat out his rivals and so he is going to take that seat and we will keep you posted when he takes office. the golden state val curry's unveiled their secondary logos and a look. steph curry, a sport one of them there on the other players on the warriors wearing it during their pre-game work out warmups the val curry's, which is the new wnba team had their expansion draft just a couple days ago and they are supposed to be playing their first game in may. >> got this new week. we've got a lot of changes ahead of us this week that holding pattern of dry weather and recently the hazy weather we've had is about to be ending as far as the haze goes, that's probably something you're welcome. as for our san francisco view, nice and clear to get the morning started. we do have some fog out towards the delta and the central valley. but aside from that, another clear day, the high-pressure ridge that we still have built up across the region, it's created the capping inversion. that's all tha

schiff will now serve out the remainder of feinstein's term and will be sworn in again in january to begin a full six year term. president elect trump outlined some of his plans for immigration, including some sort of compromise for adults who were brought to this country as children and an end to what's being called birthright citizenship in the united states. ktvu ali rasmus live here to explain what the president, incoming president had to say. ali and reaction to it. >> gasia president elect trump made the comments about his immigration plans in a sit down interview with meet the press. this weekend. he says he wants to end what's known as birthright citizenship through an executive order. when he assumes the presidency. >> if somebody sets a foot just a foot, one foot, you don't need to. on our land. congratulations. you are now a citizen of the united states of america. yes, we're going to end that because it's ridiculous. >> can a president do this with the stroke of a pen? u.s. legal scholars will tell you no, it's not that simple. >> birthright citizenship is guaranteed by t

adam schiff will serve the rest of senator feinstein's term, and then a full six year term beginning in january. >> fire crews have spent much of the morning fighting an overnight house fire in newark. we have new video from just the past few hours here. firefighters working on cleanup after extinguishing the flames. the fire started just before 3 a.m. the fire chief says he thinks the fire started in an rv outside the home. there on sheridan court. >> we don't know what the cause at this point. there's nobody in the house. the house is vacant. we talked to the owner. the house has been vacant for approximately two years. >> firefighters say they had to strip the roof off the house to extinguish the fire, because the fire had reached underneath the metal roof. they say no one was inside the rv when the fire started. the cause is still under investigation. >> time now 704. in san francisco, jury deliberations resumed this morning in the trial. well, money is charged in the deadly stabbing of tech executive bob lee in april of last year. prosecutors say he stabbed bob lee and told the

senator diane feinstein and nursing florence nightinggale. >> this begun in 2017 and ordinance in 2018called for increased representation of women and public spaces. >> in october 2018, the board of supervisors approved the ordinance drafted by supervisor mark farrell and introduced by supervisor catherine stefani. >> item 26 is ordinance to direct the arts commission to erect work of art depicting maya angelou of depiction of women on city property and create a women public art funds. >> angelou attended washington high school and [indiscernible] at 16 years old the city first black female street car conductor. the san francisco arts commission began a nation wide search to find the right artist to capture the essence of the icon. >> the process for choosing public artists is very simple. it is a transparent open process where you have panels that are determined which artist moves forward and panels of experts that know public art and understand it and know what to look for and how to judge quality. after that, their recommendations are taken to the visual arts committee and then appr

perspective, i had the privilege and honor of having great partners beginning with the late senator dianne feinstein who was a longtime member of the committee, full-time chair and after her passing she was replaced by senator butler who 15 months again in recruitingnominating confirming so many judges . and the last couple of weeks senator adam schiff so we are ready for the work and big years ahead . the diversity that i spoke of, i've said it before but it is worth reemphasizing it's not just demographic diversity, it's gender diversity, race diversity but also diversity of special backgrounds of life experience, of legal experience in ideology. where there's more opinions and the deliberation of the judiciary not only is it better outcomes that we can expect but we've improved the confidence of the public and the judiciary as a republic. again a big thank you to all my colleagues from the white house, all the staff that has helped us get to this point and the congratulations to our final two district judges that were confirmed today, judge benjamin cheeks of california, the great stateof califor

she was appointed to fill the last weeks of the term following the death of dianne feinstein last september. schiff defeated republican challenger and former dodger steve gary for that senate seat. the news in syria hits here at home. the bay area syrian community is celebrating the fall of president bashar al assad. some are hoping this new freedom in their home country can mean they'll finally be able to reunite with their loved ones. here's nbc's marianne favro. reporter at palmyra on haight street today. the buzz is not about the homemade baklava, but about new hope in syria. restaurant co-owner ibtisam fawaz immigrated to the u.s. from syria 30 years ago. her brothers and sisters remain in syria. she says. after years of oppression, they celebrated the fall of president bashar assad's regime. everybody, they go outside, they celebrate it. they hug each other, they kiss each other. very, very happy. like holiday. for years, she says, her family in syria has lived a life with little hope. she says her sisters haven't seen their own children in more than a decade because they fled to othe

we saw what happened with senator feinstein and these others that missed votes for a long time. it. congress should do its job and if you can't do your job, maybe you shouldn't be there. >> well she wasn't there. and apparently it went either unnoticed or just not acknowledged to the public, which certainly raises eyebrows. i need to get to the border because that is -- you have 800 miles of the border in your district. border patrol had fewer than 50,000 apprehensions at the southern border last month. that's a biden era low. does that mean coming into office that essentially the crisis has been fixed before donald trump even arrives in that it's not as big of a project as initially thought? >> oh, it's a huge project and while the biden administration has started to do some things right, the trump administration is going to do everything right in this manner. i've tell you why, this is important, earlier this week i had a classified briefing on the worldwide threats to homeland d our homeland. i won't share some of the sensitive stuff but i'll share the open source stuff. in s