there was a lot of speculation about who he would choose to replace kamla harris. as today in the bay told us, nobody expected this stunning appointment. >> do i solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> in his final act as mayor, gavin newsom appointed george gas conto the position of district attorney. >> with heavy heard and sound mind this decision was made, it's the last decision i make, but one of the biggest decisions that i will have made as mayor. >> the lieutenant governor-elect was seriously considering several people when they discussed what he was looking for in a potential district attorney. >> as i was listening to him, it became clear to me that he was the choice. >> he is replacing kamla harris elected state attorney general. he served as police chief since august of 2009 and received his law degree from western state university in southern california. >> i take this because i believe we are going to have a unique opportunity. i'm not aware of any other county in this country and there probably is one,

he will replace kamla harris elected state attorney general. >> i believe i can offer something that will be somewhat unique and having the understanding of policing and a career that has been incredible to me and that i love and it's part of my identity and following in the footsteps of someone that i consider to be one of the best district attorneys around. >> he served as police chief in san francisco since august of 2009. assistant chief of operations will be interim chief until a permanent replacement will be found. he took the oath of office at 2:00 this afternoon. his appointment was the final act as mayor. live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. assistant chief of operations as kimberly mentioned, jeff will be the interim chief for now. a police spokesman said he will remain until the police chief confirms the person. that process could take some time. >> this was an unusually violent weekend. two people were stabbed at the temple nightclub and people with multiple stab wounds after midnight. paramedics rushed to san francisco general hospital. there is no upd

. >> san francisco district attorney kamla harris will move into the state attorney general's office. harris will be sworn in at the california museum for history, women, and the arts at 1:00 this afternoon. you can watch highlights tonight on nbc bay area news at 5:00 and 6:00. with harris headed to sacramento, san francisco needs a new district attorney. san francisco mayor gavin newsom said he will appoint someone this week. he plans to consult with harris before making that appointment. newsom will be the one lawmaker not in the spotlight. he is taking over the office of lieutenant governor, but he is not ready yet. newsom wants to hold off on the inauguration until the new san francisco board of supervisors takes office. that board will be responsible for choosing his replacement as mayor. we don't know exactly when newsom will take the oath of office as lieutenant governor, but we know the date for his party is january 10th at the state capital. his office said it will be on or before that date. two high profile east bay lawmakers will take new posts. outgoing tom tor lickson wi

newsom is trying to find someone to replace kamla harris. >>> a startling drop in unemployment has economists stunned. >> amazing numbers. we want to check in with scott with more. >> down to 9.8% from 9.7% the month previous. that is the biggest drop since 1998. here are the numbers we are getting from the labor department. 103,000 jobs added in the month of december over the measly 39,000 we saw in november. it is less than experts were hoping for. there is the unemployment rate. 9.4%. why so low? it is low. a couple of possibilities. more people got jobs than we thought. after all they did revise the numbers today. it could be that fewer people decided to look for jobs. that would be ironic. they take themselves out of the pool and it falls. expect washington to jump all over this news either celebrating or not. they can't take credit. they date back to december. democrats certainly have the most to gain politically. the head of the fed is meeting with congress today. the fed is not in charge of the unemployment rate. that's the labor department. expect a lot of questions from him. he can

. >> also taking office today, the san francisco district attorney kamla harris who will be there at women and arts. you can catch highlight at 5:00 and 6:00. san francisco needs a new district attorney. the san francisco mayor said he will appoint someone in the next few days. he plans to consult with harris before making the appointment. >> another new leader as well. this time in the east bay, jean quan is about to make history to be the first woman and asian american to be mayor of oakland. her main priorities are creating jobs, putting youth first and fighting crime. quan wants to bolster the city schools with mentors. they have a walk from chinatown at 8:30 and end at the theater where the swearing in will be held at 11:00. former east bay teacher tom tor lickson is taking over as struckor of public instruction. he will be sworn in this morning at a place where he once taught. >> governor schwarzenegger is making moves in his final hours in office. he commuted the sentence of the son of fabian nunez for the 2008 killing of a concord man. schwarzenegger made the move hours befor

kamla harris will replace him this afternoon. harris served as san francisco's district attorney from 2004 until now. >> brown is repeating history and jean quan is set to make history. the first woman and asian-american to be mayor of oakland. christie smith is live outside the theater in oakland with what's ahead for the inauguration. good morning. >> good morning. putting her own stamp on the inauguration. she'll start with a two-hour walk which she cease as landmarks in chinatown and oakland. she will end up here at the fox theater in downtown oakland where she will be sworn in later this morning. her team is calling it remembering and making history. she will start at the pacific renaissance plaza at about 8:30 this morning. one of the first stops is at lincoln elementary school, home to new immigrants for 100 years. she will start at an art gallery and stops in downtown oakland. kwan said her priorities are creating jobs and helping to improve oakland schools with mentors and also fighting crime. the inauguration is at the