with regard to tax to the fight of tax evasion but only recommendations which are not finding out salut lee and i mean how likely is it anyway the men the states would actually accrue these measures when bearing in mind some of the countries you've named including multi luxembourg would have to approve them anyway. well this is exactly of the problem there are many different different voices here within the european parliament and the vote is tomorrow or the so we are still not sure if this is really going to be approved at the end of the day and of course concerned member states like montana like luxembourg like the netherlands they are not so keen to be themselves finally on this blacklisting you list so this is something we really have to observe but at the same time we really see that the european parliament is very committed in order to make a real difference to make a particular shift in order to to not anymore tolerate the illegal tax practices in the country in the countries but the real question tomorrow is really are all this member states backing this kind of patient information

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his casket was carried up the steps of city hall as san francisco police officers saluted. lee's body was then brought into the rotunda. >> we're all heartbroken. we loved him. we served him and we tried to put his vision for the city in place and we're going to keep doing that. >> many of his staff in tears stood together looking to each other for support. >>> we have live team coverage as san francisco says good-bye to mayor ed lee. let's start with tara moriarty. she spoke with those who were there to honor the late mayor. >>> reporter: a memorial of flowers has grown here in front of city hall. you can see behind me all of these people here taking photographs with flowers, pictures, candles, mementos. this has gotten larger over the past couple of hours. if we look around the corner, you can see this line has grown. it goes down to the corner. people are him everybody's mayor. >>> reporter: a continuous line outside san francisco city hall all day long. >> a can't stop crying. >> reporter: maria was among the thousands who waited for more than half-hour to say good-bye to san

lee. good evening. >> a sad day for san francisco. law enforcement saluted the body of ed lee this afternoon as they left the office in san francisco and again as it arrived in daly city at the mortuary. >> we begin our team coverage from city hall. >> reporter: the memorial here on the steps of city hall continues to grow and the flags are at half-staff as well. they will be the next 30 days. inside, imagine people cried and hugged each other. people were shocked and saddened. >> everyone who had the pleasure of working with mayor lee will miss him tremendously. >> supervisors president london breed now acting may or, speaking at the board meeting today. earlier she held a press briefing. but those at city hall already heard the news. this after breed held meetings with the may or's staff before the conference. the tributes had a common led the, common words to describe what most called a kind, gentle man. >> i am joined to the kind of leader who is nice. and ed lee was nice. >> he was a mayor who led with compassion. who was an incredibly kind person. >> m

saluting on freeway overpasses. no word on what funeral plans we might see for mayor lee. he spent 30 years at city hall working behind the scenes as public works director and city administrator. he was elected twice for mayor that was supposed to run through 2020. >> he was from the dawn of his career an advocate for the powerless, a voice for the overlooked, someone who fought for those in need before himself. >> that was now acting mayor board of supervisors president london breed. she is the first black woman to be mayor of san francisco. she has been a board member since 2013. there is going to be an election to find out who will finish off mayor lee's term. that election will be june next year running through 2020. january 2020. the board of supervisors before this election could appoint someone as interim mayor no word on if they might do that. >>> time now 6:33. as we take a live look outside on the right a shot of the traffic on the nimitz in oakland. not too bad right now. traffic is moving along. and on the left, we have a nice gorgeous shot of the south bay. a

lee. good evening. >> a sad day for san francisco. law enforcement saluted ed lee this afternoon as they left the office in san francisco and again as it arrived in daly city at the mortuary. >> we begin our team coverage from city hall. >> reporter: the memorial here on the steps of city hall continues to grow and the flags are at half-staff as well. they will be the next 30 days. inside, imagine people cried and hugged each other. people were shocked and saddened. >> everyone who had the pleasure of working with mayor lee will miss him tremendously. >> s

lee. >> reporter: this afternoon police officers escorted the mayor's body draped with an american flag to a funeral home in daly city. along the rout, firefighters stood saluting on freeway overpasses. as san francisco's first asian american mayor ed lee was an inspiration to many especially in china town where he worked as an activist before becoming mayor. >> the mayor was a tireless activist. >> reporter: the mayor often found himself at odds with progressive and other asian men leaders. - - and other asian leaders. tonight there's a call for unity. >> it's important for us to come together and stand behind the family of mayor ed lee. and expressing my sincere condolences to family, colleagues. >> reporter: ed was not a politician. he did not offer the best sound bite or carry the room with inspoking charisma. i ask for your patient and support and i ask for your prayers. >> reporter: she has a full schedule fulfilling the duties of her position tomorrow as she and her colleagues continue to mourn. >> at 65 he clearly died way too early. he clearly had a lot to do and much to give to his city. >>> all of b.a.r.t. slowed to a stop today as the operators made

lee. >> reporter: police officers escorted his body draped with an american flag to a funeral home in daly city. along the route, firefighters stood saluting on freeway overpasses. as san francisco's first asian- american mayor, ed lee was an inspiration for many, especially in chinatown, where he worked as an activist before his long career at city hall. ♪[ music ] >> the mayor was a tireless advocate for tenants, immigrants, the disadvantage. we have like we're the a loss but honored by his legacy. >> reporter: the mayor found himself at odds with progressives and other asian- american leaders at times. there is a call for unity. >> this is a sad moment for san francisco. it's important for us to come together to stand behind the family of mayor ed lee and express your condolences to the family and colleagues. >> ed was not a politician. he did not always deliver the best sound bite or carry the room one spoken cries ma. what mattered most -- charisma. what mattered most to him always was helping fellow service. >> reporter: the president of the board of supervisors is now the acting mayor, london breed. >> i ask for your patience and yo

firefighters and really every day people pausing to salute the mayor enroute to a funeral home in daily city. transit agencies honoring lee at noon today a moment of silence. bart slowed trained to a halt. light rail trains also paused. >> mayor lee's last sat-down interview with back in october. the mayor talked about our ongoing series of illegal evictions in the midst off a housing crisis. >> we have not built enough housing to accommodate. we havant made it affordable enough. >> if san francisco hasn't been able to do it in the past, w whyicide anyone trust they're going to in the future? >> because it wasn't a sincere effort. >> now you can see more of the mayor's final interview on our website, nbc bay area.com. you'll see it in the tribute section. >> a dangerous game playing out on local freeways. >>> fire crews battling another freeway fire this evening near the south bay. it's it latest in a series of fires set since saturday. nbc bay area is in san jose where they believe this is the work of an arsonist. >> that's right, raj. more than 20 fires since saturday and with no wind in custody and more flames tonight,

. >> and mike lee pushed for more with rubio. and a senate democrat saluted> it is good that the debate is about enhancing the tax credit. our side would go higher than rubio. >> negotiators expect to roll out tax reform tomorrow. and key points, 37 percent is the top individual rate to help people in high taxicates. corporate dropped to 21 percent in 2018. and state and local toll salt topped at 10000 and maintain deduction for high out of pocket medical expenses. and ryan asked why it is more polling. >> look at the polling with ronald reagan's signature tax reform. a month before it passed, 18 percent of the people polled thought they would benefit for it. this is the nature of the debate on things this big like tax reform. >> reporter: the associated press reports it would help cooperations and democrats jumped on it. >> it is daylight robbery and the gop protection is more cowardly outrageous and dishonest. >> and the tax reform battle comes from reports that ryan told those close to him he will retire after the 2018 mid- term elections and there is buzz

even salutes in a life dedicated to public service ed lee was truly a man of the people. >> we'd be walking out in the community we would see trash he would pick it up. he was the mayor of the greatest city ever. wug around picking up trash. >> his humility. >> he never had an unkind word to say about anyone and nobody had an unkind word to say about him. >> he didn't say i'm qualified. he didn't say vote for me. he didn't say i will entertain you. >> reporter: but as the symphony sounded and the deputy and guards watched over the mayor his body lying in repose. it was only people he never met that may have offered the insight. >> my house had leaks in it and nobody could figure it out. this man sent engineers to my house and he got me and my family out of there. >> all my sense of him was how real and genuine he was. you know, even to the extent that the day that he passed he was shopping for groceries in safeway in the neighborhood. >> for decades leed blended into the soul of san francisco. and today thousands came to say he will always be a part of them too. in san francisco, sam brock,

lee. san francisco's 43rd mayor died shortly after 1:00 a.m. this is him being taken to the funeral home. the sky ranger captured firefighters and motorists pausing to salute the mayor. he was shopping near his home in glenn park when he suddenly collapsed. mayor lee was rushed to sf general wrp doctors tried for hours to save his life. a small memorial popped up there in honor of the mayor. we have team coverage remembering the life and legacy of the mayor wells what's next for san francisco. we begin with sam brock joining us live at city hall. sam. >> reporter: jessica, good evening, in the words of lieutenant governor gavin newsome earlier shock is not the right way to characterize this. no one new of any health issues. he seemed vibrant and energetic and jovial, understanding this is the background there, they tell me they are shaken to their core over this. they described the imprint he left on san francisco. a heart broken city hall. with all the harmings of an immeasurable loss, honoring the life of 65-year-old mayor ed lee. >> nobody saw this coming. this is truly an absolutely shock that i think is going to take a while for everyone to recover fr

lee yesterday. he paused inside the rotunda for about a minute... and eventually tips his hat and gives a salute to the mayor. kron four spoke with mayor willie brown before he went inside city hall... this is what he had to say about his late friend... willie brown says "ed lee did not acquire the job by any means through his own initiation. he didn't say i'm qualified. he didn't say vote for me. he didn't say i will entertain you. he did none of the above. he was purely a person who did the jobs that he was assigned and he never sought any of those jobs including the mayorship." (justine) during tomorrows memorial... in addition to the acting mayor london breed... u.s. senator dianne feinstein will speak.. as will lieutenant governor and former san francisco mayor gavin newsom. (jr stone) mayor lee's daughters will also speak at the memorial. if you cannot attend... join us right here on kron4. we will air live the city hall celebration of life ... on sunday... from 3-5 p-m. we understand that a special tribute is also planned... from misa malone with beach blanket babylon. we will also stream

lee yesterday. he paused inside the rotunda for about a minute... and eventually tips his hat and gives a salute to the mayor. kron four spoke with mayor willie brown before he went inside city hall... this is what he had to say about his late friend... willie brown says "ed lee did not acquire the job by any means through his own initiation. he didn't say i'm qualified. he didn't say vote for me. he didn't say i will entertain you. he did none of the above. he was purely a person who did the jobs that he was assigned and he never sought any of those jobs including the mayorship." (justine) during tomorrows memorial... in addition to the acting mayor london breed... u.s. senator dianne feinstein will speak.. as will lieutenant governor and former san francisco mayor gavin newsom. (jr stone) mayor lee's daughters will also speak at the memorial. if you cannot attend... join us right here on kron4. we will air live the city hall celebration of life ... on sunday... from 3-5 p-m. (justine) we understand that a special tribute is also planned... beach blanket babylon. and the sf sympony has a tribut

reporter: and senator mike lee is undecided about tax reform pushing for more with rubio. a senate democrat saluted that effort. >> good some of the debate is about enhancing a child tax credit. our side of it actually go a lot higher than senator rubio but good he's making the effort. reporter: despite rubio and lee's reservations, some of the key points according to congressional sources, 37% is the top individual rate to help people in high-tax states. corporate tax rate dropped from the current 35% to 21% in 2018. state and local tax deduction known as salt capped at $10,000. repeal obamacare individual mandate. ryan was asked today why the tax plan isn't more popular. >> if you look at the polling that was done in ronald reagan's signature 1986 tax reform like a month before it passed, 18% of the people polled thought they were going benefit from it. so this is the nature of the debate on things this big like tax reform. reporter: the associated press reports this package would benefit big corporations and upper income americans and top democrats have jumped on that analysis. >> daylight robbe

lee asked the students to perform numerous times at city hall and today they saluted him with this honorransit agencies across the bay areariefly stopped service at noon today a held a moment of silence in remembrance of the late mayor. >>> flags across the city, including this one outside city hall, were lowered t half staff. this is video shortly after sunrise today. all flags will fly at half staff across the city for the next 30 days. >>> up until thi death, mayor ed lee showed no signs of any obvious health problems. yesterday abc news was athe market where the mayor announced plans to improve recycling programs. >> the city is wonderful because we aretill the only city in the country that's got an 85% recycling done already with our garbage. that?oto even better than >> that event was just about 12 hours before les death. >>> certainly reaion has poured in from around the country on lee'spassing. california senor tweeted this photo adding the caption i am deeply saddened by the passing ofy friend. he was a fierce advocate for civil rights and worked for workers' rights and his lead

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lee asked the students to perform numerous times at city hall and today they saluted him with this honormoment of silence. >> transit agencies across the bay area briefly stopped service at noon today and held a moment of silence in remembrance of the late mayor. >>> flags across the city, including this one outside city hall, were lowered to half staff. this is video shortly after sunrise today. all flags will fly at half staff across the city for the next 30 days. >>> up until this death, mayor ed lee showed no signs of any obvious health problems. yesterday abc 7 news was at the market where the mayor announced plans to improve recycling programs. >> the city is wonderful because we are still the only city in the country that's got an 85% recycling done already with our garbage. why not do even better than that? >> that event was just about 12 hours before lee's death. >>> certainly reaction has poured in from around the country on lee's passing. california senator tweeted this photo adding the caption i am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend. he was a fierce advocate for civi

lee who died earlier this week. here is the scene from this morning. the mayor arrived at city hall for the last time. his flag draped casket carried inside of city hall as police saluted. his body will lying in state in the rotunda throughout the day. i spoke with his chief of staff who says mayor lee was a true public servant who cared about the people. >> we are all heartbroken. a lot of the staff and people in the city, they are more than employees of the mayor. they are family members and friends. we looked up to him, not literally. we looked up to him and we took our guidance from him. he came to work every day with a smile on his face. >> colleagues have said the mayor always had a positive outlook, no matter what was on his plate. no matter what he was facing. he was truly a happy man according to chief of staff. he found it in a way to connect with people. oftentimes using his amazing sense of humor. he was always in a good mood and he always had a joke for us when we were covering him for stories. he truly connected with so many people in the city. even people who never met him. that is what we have heard over and over people lining up to pay their respects.

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