so ed lee spread that trust over the diversity of this city, of our state, of our country, and around the world, so thank you, ed. >> well, that was short, but important, and you're tall. so ed lee led us in a wonderful direction of all of the areas that we had to do for this great city, and there are people around the world that have sent -- that we have received letters, phone calls, e-mails allun

so ed lee spread that trust over the diversity of this city, of our state, of our country, and around the world, so thank you, ed. >> well, that was short, but important, and you're tall. so ed lee led us in a wonderful direction of all of the areas that we had to do for this great city, and there are people around the world that have sent -- that we have received letters, phone calls, e-mails all around the world saying how wonderful he was. i happened to be with anita and her family earlier this week, and a call came in from former president bill clinton, and he had that same feeling because he said i liked ed lee the moment i met him, and that friendship grew and grew and grew. and he said so many wonderful things to -- i think tania, you took the call. and i have some other letters, there are many. but if i may, anita, i'd like to read some for you and for the rest of you. glad they're still here. is

kamala harris is here, and we also were joined in singing the praises of ed lee by our asian caucus league, and daisy lee is here, not only representing the asian community, but the caucus. so the legacy he made and the difference he made will be there for everyone to see. so we gather here, heart broken. heart broken -- and think -- i didn't know this until now, but it's fitting that we gather in this building, beneath the rotunda inscription that says, san francisco, oh, glorious city of our hearts that has been tried and not found wanting. go now with like spirit to make the future thine. that was what ed was about. he was hard working, he was hopeful. he dreamed of securing san francisco's position as a dynamic innovation model for the nation. many mayors of here: the mayor of oakland, the mayor of san jose. an enduring legacy that many san franciscans will enjoy. so many reporters have said to us, when was the last time you saw this? and for many of us in this room, the last time we were with him for a long period of time was the interfaith breakfast right before thanksgiving, and it

now i'd like to bring up our mayor ed lee. mayor lee is someone who knows the importance of improving our neighborhoods and making our streets safe. he has been a big supporter and champion of street scape improvement throughout the city and we are very, very pleased to have him here today to help us kickoff the second street project. please welcome our mayor ed lee. [applause] >> well thank you, good morning giant's fans! we're here on second street that's probably one of my favorite corridors to walk down and get to the giant's game and if we were reminded what this street is all about probably a couple of days ago when the water main broke right there at second and harrison it was a good reminder of the fragile infrastructure that we have particularly when pipes that have been touched for over 150 years and so when you saw that water, those are the exactly the water system that muhammad would mention with that the p.c. will replace for this corridor going north and south. i want to sank supervise or kim foreign inviting us t

thank you. >> and, again, our condolences to mayor ed lee's family. such a tragedy. >> absolutely.ay too early. >> the predominant emotion is shock this morning and we have team coverage, jessica castro continuing that live at city hall. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the whole crew there in the studio. i was just listening to carolyn talk about how this was is up a sudden passing here of mayor ed lee and there's proof of that here this morning at city hall where things are running as they would as any other particular week. you see a worker here cleaning the streets right in front of city hall, something that they do regularly, and the evidence of that shock that people are not out here quite yet. this is still very early, city hall only opens at 8:00 this morning and right now things are quiet. the flags are not lowered yet as we expect them to do later today in respect of mayor ed lee's passing. this happened in the middle of the night as we've been mentioning around 1:00 this morning and, therefore, people are simply waking up now and learning of the passing of mayor

ed lee showed our children that public service can still be noble. for all those he mentored, those he lifted up, those he fought and helped as a civil rights attorney, for the thousands of public housing residents whose lives he transformed, for the generations of asian americans he inspired, and for the san franciscans he served for all of his life, thank you, ed lee, for all you have sacrificed to take care of so many. we love you, we miss you, and we will honor you by continuing the hard work that you started here in our great city. thank you. [ applause ] >> to ed's family, i want to express my condolences upon the passing of your father and husband, of our mayor. i can say our mayor, because i'm a son of san francisco where i am. i temporarily went over to oakland for a while, but then quickly got back over to sacramento. any way, what i want to say is that ed lee is a very unusual political leader. i've met a lot of political leaders for the last 50 years, and ed was a person who had an infectious smile, had a feeling that he expressed wheneve

you will find video from ed lee's a celebration of life plus a look back at the late mayor's career in politics. scroll it down to our ed lee section on the home page.>>> and east bay goodwill store forced to close early after a robbery days before christmas. police and concorde say a man hid in the store until it closed and then pulled a gun on employees and got away with the undisclosed amount of money. concorde police headquarters with the latest on the search for the robert.>> reporter: concorde police say this is an unusual crime. they cannot remember any time before in this area where a robbery hid inside of the store. christmas shoppers hoping to get a deal at the concorde goodwill store found it closed early thursday night.>> i have been shopping for gifts brand- new in the box. a lot of good quality here. that is why i am here now. obviously it is closed. but mac the early closing was due to an armed robbery that happened the night before. concorde police got a call from an employee said a man robbed them at gunpoint just after they close.>> he had concealed himself inside at the time of closing. he presente

san francisco mayor ed lee dies suddenly and unexpectedly a >>> and we are back with our breaking coverage. san francisco mayor ed lee died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 65. we're just learning in his honor of his death, ac transit will stop all of their buss and trains at noon today. >> we're going to take a momentary brief tribute there and then they'll continue on their routes. 11:30 right now. of course this news is hitting a lot of people hard. >> nbc bay area's pete suratos is live in san francisco city hall today where they just wrapped up that press conference, and pete, a lot of information for people and some questions answersed. . >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, marcus and laura. first and foremost, a very emotional day for all the elected officials we saw here from the city of san francisco, past and present. you saw a number of aides here. a number of people that knew the san francisco mayor. a lot of sadness here. in fact, i think we're showing you guys some of that video. we're here on the second floor overlooking the rotunda. you had people here on this fl

ed lee> "wow... hot thrilled we are to have our world series champions back home in san francisco!"n francisco mayor ed lee passed away this morning after sufferng a heart attacklee presided over two giants world series parade rallies plus numerous other bay area sporting eventshe also helped clear the way for the warriors return to san francisco and there new mission bay areatoday bay area sports teams and figures paid their condolences(wipe to giants tweets) the giants tweeted: "we were deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the sudden passing of mayor ed lee... he was a true san franciscan who devoted his life to serving our great city and to supporting those most in need... he was the giants' number one fan..."we are blessed to have shared so many wonderful memories together... he will be dearly missed by everyone in our organization our thoughts and prayers are with mayor lee's wife anita his daughters brianna and tania and his entire family during this tragic and difficult time."(wipe to 49ers tweets) the 49ers added to the condolences tweeting"the 49ers mourn the loss of san

so i'm not going to say a lot of great things that ed has done, but let's hear from him, our mayor, ed lee. [ applause ] >> why aren't you going to say a lot about what i've done? what's wrong with that? well, let me say this: this is a fun day because a number of accomplishments are made. you know, i see our president, london breed, who is here just sitting down now because she's so busy doing so many other things. but she found the time. and working in partnership with the board is really born when it comes to earthquake safety and emergency response. so let me give you the larger picture of why today is so important. we have to get ready for the big disasters. we've seen it happen. it's gotten really close with the fires up north. and you realize how much things that should, could have been done to prevent that. but we also have the your honors in -- but we also have the hurricanes in the south. we have man-mades and we study them. that's why so many of our participants today are part of our first responder agencies and personnel because this facility is that important. when we were in

praises of this great man, ed lee, so that everyone who followed the workings of congress would know the esteem in which he was held. kamala harris is here and we also were joined in ourlee by our congressional asian-pacific caucus. so the full value of who he was, what his legacy is and the difference he made will be their forever for everyone to see. so we gather here heart broken. i didn't know this until now, but it's fitting that we gather in this, of course, glorious building beneath the rotunda inscription which says san francisco, oh glorious city of our hearts that has been trade and not found wanting, go thou with like spirit to make the future thine. that's what ed was about. he was hard working. he was hopeful. he dreamed of securing san francisco's position as a dynamic, innovative model of the nation. so many mayors are here, the mayor of denver, oakland, san jose, many of our previous mayors who have been referenced. mayor lee's decade of service to our city, more than a decade, leaves an enduring and inspiring legacy that generations of s san franciscans will enjoy. the last time we were really with him for a long period of time was the interfaith brea

juan of the things that we're really proud of and really inspired by is our mayor, ed lee. the mayor came to us four years ago, the office of economic workforce development and said i challenge you to create a program and campaign that gets more shopping done in our local neighborhoods. increase the amount of spending to support jobs and small businesses and also support taxes and the vitality of our neighborhoods. and we, through the incredible work of mariane thompson and gloria chan, joaquin torres in the office of economic workforce development launched this program to do exactly that. to encourage and challenge san franciscans to do more in our small business community. mayor lee has done more than any mayor that i know to invest and support in small businesses, directing more money and investing more money than any administration in the city's history to support small businesses through the invested neighborhoods program, by launching a small business portal, by meeting constantly with our small business leaders and as a tireless advocate for the issues that they care

ed lee died thismorning at the age of 65. we'llbe right back. ( james ) breaking news we are following... san fr ed lee . >>> our breaking news story this morning san francisco mayor ed lee passing away this morning at the age of 65. we had thatannouncement, an emergency announcement from city officials early this morning. they held apress conference within the 3:00 hour this morning from the doorsteps of san francisco general hospital to announce the news and confirm to everybody that the mayor did pass away just after 1:00 this morning. he was rushed to the hospital suffering from an apparent heart attack. that's not from cityofficials that is from our own independent sourcing. we're at the hospital talking to officials there and talking to sources and we were able to get that piece of information. wewant to go right back once again, will, you've interacted with the mayor numerous times over the years at press conferences. my impression ofhim was always a jovial man, what was your take on the mayor? . >> i have another j word he was jolly. always jolly. i never officially introduced myself to mayor ed lee. he

encourage all of us to walk with our heads up. >> ed lee was an unlikely candidate for mayor. he kind of fell into the position by chance before he was elected into it twice. >> and here now with more on really his accidental rise to power. >> yeah. i covered him from the beginning of his mayoral tenure when he was awkward and seemed a little out of place in the job. >> a bureaucrat. used to the knitty gritty. just yesterday you saw him full of life. very excited and doing what he loved to do. he spent years working behind the scenes in city hall in different facets of government. many believe that's what made him the ideal person. even though he wasn't first interested in it. with two years left on his term, someone needled to fill the seat. that fell on the board of survivors, they couldn't vote for themselves. they nominated three popular politicians and one largely unknown candidate. city administrator ed lee. he reportedly did not want the job. he was on vacation with his family when the call came teflt urging of community leaders, he finally gave in. supervisors voted 10

san francisco yor ed lee back to our breaking news and reaction coming in, as people waking up and hearing the news that san francisco mayor ed lee has died , after a sudden heart attack at the age of 65. we have a response from nancy pelosi who sent out a tweet. >> you can see it there it reads heartbroken to hear of the passing of mayor ed lee a true champion for the people in a dear friend to the many lucky enough to know him, my deepest love and prayers with his wife anita and daughters brianna and tania . >>> the next step is who runs the city. we are continuing our live look at san francisco city hall waiting for press conferences in details, part of the story that was developed today, they will decide how to move forward with the new mayor london breed. more on that and another breaking story, a fire broke out in oakland hills, as we cover the southern california fires now one in our backyard. >> we have lydia pantazes in the hills speaking to firefighters . >> reporter: it is scary, we just spoke with a neighbor who told us he left his home, his wife and children had to evacuate an

sadness that we all feel in this department and this commission for the very tragic loss of our mayor ed lee. there simply aren't the right words to do it, but first, we will adjourn in his memory. and two, as someone very high up in washington said in a text to me, in troubling times, he was a very, very decent man. and so we will remember him with sadness. with that, that concludes my president's report. >> clerk: anyone who would like to make public comment? being none, we are on item 3. the general manager's report. >> thank you commissioners and president buell, i didn't realize how hard this was going to be. yeah, i mean, we're all heart broken. and so today, rather than run through a typical general manager's report, i wanted to highlight the mayor's commitment to parks. for us all. and in honor of the mayor, i'll try to be short, because i am short. [laughter]. he was just -- we're going to let the slide show run here, but he was such a champion of our parks. and certainly understood the importance of making them accessible to all residents. there were probably no single statistic re

ed lee passed away this morning... and no doubt... he was a big sports fan..."wow... hot thrilled we are to have ourseries champions back home in san francisco!" lee presided over two giants world series parade rallies plus numerous other bay area sporting eventshe also helped clear the way for the warriors return to san francisco and there new mission bay area today bay area sports teams and figures paid their condolences(wipe to giants tweets) the giants tweeted: "we were deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the sudden passing of mayor ed lee... he was a true san franciscan who devoted his life to serving our great city and to supporting those most in need... he was the giants' number one fan..."we are blessed to have shared so many wonderful memories together... he will be dearly missed by everyone in our everyone in missed by will be dearly together... he memories wonderful memories together... he will be dearly missed by everyone in our organization our thoughts and prayers are with mayor lee's wife anita his daughters brianna and tania and his entire family during this tragic and difficult

partnership between ed lee and mark benioff, it created a mod that he will other corporation there's follow. >> lee always believed the money was never a donation. but an investment in our children. abc7 news. >>> for a closer look at ed lee's legacy, we have a photo gallery set up there. le many pictures of ed lee throughout the years. >>> and our coverage continues. coming up, the legacy he has left behind. >>> plus, breaking news in san jose. a shooting near a popular mall. >>> and a man dog convicted, sierra lamar. sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. >>> the man convicted of killing the teen, sierra lamar, received his steps today. he received life in prison without the possibility of parole during the sentencing in the san jose courtroom.

ed lee passed away this morning... and no doubt... he was a big sports fan..."wow... hot thrilled we are to have ourrancisco!" lee presided over two giants world series parade rallies plus numerous other bay area sporting eventshe also helped clear the way for the warriors return to san francisco and there new mission bay area today bay area sports teams and figures paid their condolences(wipe to giants tweets) (gary your thoughts)1: video at warriors game2: photos with ed lee and willie brown great game tonight between the lakers and knicks in madison square gardenlavar ball with sons lemelo and liangelo who will both be playing in lithuania soonlonzo ball with the ally-oop jam 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the eldest ball brotherovertimekristaps porzingis nice move for the ly-up to ice it he had 37 points and 11 reboundslavar lemelo and liangelo look on final: 113-109 knickslonzo and the lakers visit lebron and the cavs thrusday the allegations of sexual harrassment have now reached the sports broadcasting world hall of fame player marshall faulk he's the one on the right as well as heat

ed lee. we will have much more on our special extended coverage straight ahead. in shock after the death of mayor ed lee this morning. mayor lee died just after one this morning at zuckerberg san >>> welcome back. if you are just joining us, the city of san francisco is in shock after the death of mayor ed lee early this morning. >> he died just before 1:00 at san francisco general hospital, surrounded by friends and family and colleagues, survived by his wife anita and two daughter, brianna and tania. london breed becomes acting mayor immediately. we will talk to her coming up. >>> and nearly four decades after a baby girl disappears after babysitting her nieces, there is a break in the murder case. police arrested mitchell bacom, 63 years old now, for the arrest and murder of the 14- year-old girl in 1980. officialermen discovered her body in the san joaquin river days after she disappeared while babysitting. she had been stabbed once in the heart. >> thanks to the advances in forensic science, the positive identification of suzanne's killer became reality. >> t

ed lee. former san francisco mayor willie brown tells abc 7 news that he is in mourning too. he says that mayor lee suffered a heart attack. >> our mayor lee's passing continues on the abc 7 news app. >>> we want to get onto other news right now though. a fire damaged several homes in oakland this morning. two were destroyed. >> abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: really scary scene up here overnight in the oakland hills. you can still see the smoke rising on the hillside behind me. i talked to a neighbor right next to where this fire started. they said they saw a wall of flames. it was raining embers. they narrowly escaped with their 1-year-old baby. now, the fire ignited around 11:00 last night. we can take a look at some pictures from sky 7 here. it started in two homes that were under construction on a hillside here on snake road. as i mentioned, a 40-foot wall of flames spreading across the dry hillsides. firefighters say it was fueled by 18 mile-an-hour winds and extremely low humidity. homes here in the oakland hills were evacuated as the blaze went to four alarms. >> upon arrival w

our dear mayor, ed lee, has died. we would like to extend our condolences to his family, dear ones, people in the city and county of san francisco. as we continue, we would like to talk with the executive director of the department of aging and adult services and charity of dignity fund overnight advisory committee with city and county of san francisco. welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> our country and every municipality is looking at issues of aging and the ways in which the values of the country, state, local, exercise those into services and understandings of the way people age and the kinds of services they need. i am wondering if you can give a short history of what department of aging and adult services here is in san francisco. >> certainly. san francisco has a long history of providing services for older adults and adults with disabilities. we are a leader in that. the department has been around for a long time but came together with services in 2000. our biggest program is in home supportive services whi

with nordstrom there was a small group started this during the holidays is no one other than our mayor ed lee, please welcome here. [applause] thank you, muhammad, mr. clean. you know the theme of course every year in association with our union square association our chamber of commerce were here today is that we want people to experience safe and clean holidays and so yes, we'll invite and union square attracts millions of visitors every year and they're not going to ever get less because this is just a center piece for our city and so we expect hundreds of thousands of people to be here over the next four weeks and it adds over $6 million just in the next four weeks to our economy and it works because our police department is very alert and of course they're going to give a lot of hints out but people just have to be smart when they're bringing their families and their friends in from town down here just be alert and listen to every piece of advice that the chief, his commanders, his captains and staff because they're walking this beat along with all of our wonderful, beautiful, red embassa

this is a great legacy of our former mayor, ed lee. and we all have been shocked by his passing and you can't start an event like this, which really does, you know, it's a statement of his legacy without starting by acknowledging him and i wants to start with just a few moments of silence before acting mayor breed steps in and speaks for the city. let's have a moment of silence. >> thank you. there couldn't be a better person to be talking today than acting mayor london breed who is a champion for affordable housing throughout the city, for those most in need and those just in need. i want to thank london for being here today in her busy schedule. please welcome acting mayor london breed. (applause) >> thank you all so much for being here today. today was on the schedule for some time and i was supposed to be here with our mayor, mayor ed lee to really just welcome in what we know is going to be an amazing project. he and i worked really closely together on affordable housing. we know this was near and dear to his heart. what is so ama

ed was 65 years old. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife anita, his daughters tania and brianna, and his entire family. >> reporter: now, mayor ed lee was brought here to zuckerberg san francisco general hospital last night sometime after 10:30, after visiting a safeway. safeway workers say while the mayor was there with his wife between 10:30 and 11:00 last night, he collapsed. they say before that, the mayor was in good spirits, smiling, talking with people there inside of safeway. it was not unusual to see him there at that time of night. he would show up at that time couple times a month shopping with family. now prominent san franciscans are reflecting on the mayor's death and his legacy. >> someone asked me about a legacy for ed lee. and in my mind of course i think the strongest one would be that he was our first asian mayor. and i think that meant a lot to a lot of people. certainly to our own asian community. and i know right now people are very concerned about if we're in shock, what his wife anita must be feeling and his two daughters. and i think ed was a grandfather too. i'm not sure. but i know that family was importan

i, too, want to speak in honor of our mayor ed lee. i often find myself in disagreement with our mayors, especially around tenant issues, but in this case this mayor really made huge steps to advance and strengthen our tenant protections and work across the line on so many issue, affordable housing, transitional housing, things that matter to our department a lot. i know all of our city family grieves. i give prayers and thoughts to ed's family, anita and the girls. this is a huge loss for us all, but i also know our city family and we are pulling together and doing the work for all of you out in the city. so thank you for serving, mayor lee, and thank you for filling the shoes, mayor breed. it's a challenging time we all need to come together and do the city's work. >> thank you. >> a commissioner lee. >> i expect mayor lee very much. i am one of the few persons on the commission that worked directly for months. i substituted for our communications director at public works when she was on leave. and i ended up working directly with ed

ed lee. this is a live look from our crew out there this morning. you can see a number of flowers and candles lit this morning. >> it's been an emotional 24 hours for a lot of people in san francisco. cornell bernard has more on the tributes to mayor lee and he also spoke with the woman who comforted the mayor after he collapsed in a safeway. >> -- on the floor and having difficulty breathing. >> reporter: angelica told us by phone she'll never forget how she tried to help mayor ed lee after he collapsed in the safeway store. his wife anita called out for help. >> the first thing i asked, are you feeling any pain. he said yes. >> reporter: she called 911. a dispatcher told her to give the mayor aspirin until paramedics could arrive. she did. >> i just hoped he was going to be okay but woke up to the sad news. >> reporter: leon chow prayed outside mayor's home, a union representative for home health care workers, brought flowers, candles, and signs of thanks. chow says the mayor was always supportive. >> the mayor is in heaven. everybody appreciated.

ed lee. there )s been a long line all >>> welcome back. we continue our coverage of the death of mayor ed lee. there has been a long line all morning outside city hall. >> thousands of folks are pay pentagon their respects after the sudden and unexpected death of mayor lee. and we've been bringing you live coverage since "today in the bay" started at 4:30 this morning. nbc bay area's sam brock is live at city ham where there has been a steady stream of people, and, sam, a lot of folks remembering kind of the humanity, the humanness that ed lee was known for. >> reporter: yeah, kris. that's exactly right. the relatability of ed lee. you mentioned there is a long line outside city hall. there still is. that's on the outside. we're back inside now at the white south court here and i'm going to tell you, there is no precedent for this kind of thing. i was just talking to members of the mayor's former staff. they're telling me this is the only time in modern political history that a sitting mayor has died. what you do do in this sort of situation, they're sort

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our coverage of the death of san francisco mayor ed lee continues online. you can go to ktvu.com to find more on the mayor's life and career. >>> a fire overnight in the oakland hills near the caldecott tunnel started just before 11:30 pm, off-highway 13 in a house that was under construction on sake -- snake road. fire officials tell us two homes that were side-by-side to the ground. strong wind blue embers to a neighboring street and three more houses caught fire. those houses were damaged but we do not know how badly. people from 50 homes were evacuated to a nearby montclair elementary and are being kept out of the neighborhood until fire crews are sure there are no flareups. we have not heard about any injury so far. investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started. >>> it's time to get to work. maybe not quite to school. do you remember zero period? >> we did not get to go to school early. they did not have zero period. you could get there early. >>> good morning. westbound 24 in the east bay, many people were delayed and contra costa

ed in our hearts as a true friend. >> his first questions to me were how can i help you? how can we help you be successful? i know that san francisco will miss ed lee, but i think we'll all miss ed lee. >> those feelings extend beyond the bay area all the way to washington. house minority leader choked up as she recalled getting the news this morning. >> practically in the middle of the night, a call came that our dear mayor was shopping in the safeway 10:30 at night had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital and died a couple of hours later. a terrible loss to our city is a man who has never had an unkind word to say about anyone and nobody had an unkind word ever to say about him. >> congresswoman tweeted ed lee was an uncommon mayor with an uncommon touch and another senator tweeted the passing of ed lee is a sad day. my heart and thoughts are with his family and friends and the city i love. >>> ed lee was the city's first asian-american mayor and he maintained strong ties with that community. >> we continue our coverage live from chinatown. >> reporter: extremely strong ties all across the city today we've heard how mayor lee was a mayor

. >> as you know our mayor ed lee passed away last tuesday morning at san francisco general hospital a real important part of this process for the mayor and i also want you to know that we all focused on the work we have to do but also about his passing in grieving as you know, we have a new acting mayor and so we are continuing to do work we need to do and meeting with acting mayor yesterday and we're moving ahead on all of the initiatives that we started. i also just want you to know that i think the process of how the new mayor will be elected is still in play and all of you will know as well in terms of that but today we have an acting mayor and we are working with herren sureing the health department continues to do its work. we are happy to announce today that the appointment of dr. bob as our deputy director of health and she actually will be replacing me at 3:00 because i have a department head meeting across the street so she'll be sitting in my heat. that is why we have deputy directors. [laughter] >> the president did sign a two- week top gap measure and we're still in the