until 1948, 50 years into this building's life, there was a proposal to raeze, raise this demolished building, and the city fathers they were all men and the state board of harbor commissioners wanted knock this building down because of the advent of the car and the freeways and the fact that ferries were no longer the form of transportation. guess what, it's 2023 and now ferries are back in and this building is still here let us, remember those lessons. [cheers and applause] and while i do not for some reason, i do not understand how the power to proclaim ferry building day in san francisco which somehow has been reserved only to the mayor in a charter section that i will undoubtedly try to change, i do on behalf of the board of supervisors have the ability to recognize with our highest honor, the ferry building on the occasion of this 125 years. and this will be the first time that i do not actually present the certificate to a person but place it in a box that we will open on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of this incredible edifice. thank you for your steward ship, thank y

started praying like raez. >> reporter: logan's teenage daughter, wife and father-in-law stuck. contacted contra costa congressman for help and senator dianne feinstein. >> immediately worked with the embassy, u.s. embassy, in niger. as well as our contact at the state department and in washington. >> reporter: the state department negotiating a chartered flight out friday morning, but after everyone boarded the group told they weren't going anywhere. >> really stressful and that was kind of the first time we all got, like, oh, what's going to happen. >> reporter: nine painstaking hours later they took off headed to paris. >> it's an answer to prayer. >> a very scary situation and grateful they're coming home safely. >> reporter: the group flies to washington, d.c. and then home to california. there exact date of return is still up in the air. >> i don't care if they spend a whole look l at e eiffel tower. i don't care. they're safe. >> not a bad way to spend the week in paris. thank for that. >>> another heads-up for eat bay commuters. caltrans shut down a major portion of i-80