senate, diane feinstein spent 18 years here at san francisco city hall. first as a member of the board of supervisors and then as mayor of san francisco. then when she did go to washington, d.c., the current mayor of san francisco says feinstein's heart and attention never left the city. >> outside the office of the san francisco mayor, someone placed a bouquet of flowers on the -- of diane feinstein, a simple gesture to honor a political giants. senator feinstein was one of the first people to call when former mayor -- died and -- was president of the board of supervisors. >> we had a very long discussion about just what she went through, how she made decisions, how difficult it was. she provided that support and that mentor ship to make sure that i was prepared to step up at a difficult time for our city. >> the senator understood the magnitude of a mayor dying in office. on november 27th 1978, then president of the board dianne feinstein the shocking announcement of two assassinations at city hall. >> both mayor must tony and supervisor harvey milk have

and finally, consul general, on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, today we're officially making it el grito day in the city and county of san francisco. [applause] >> come on, are we ready? >> yes! >> i would like to take this moment to be able to introduce our consul general de mexico vincent ventura. who will provide comments. last month, there were changes. but i'm so proud that our consul general stand to go my left is now going to be sharing these remarks. we've all been looking forward to this moment. ungran aplauso. [applause] >> thank you very much. i'm so excited to be here with you all. this is an important celebration, mexico is present here. and thanks to your interest, your visits, your culture is great, thank you, thank you very much. thank you mayor, thank you lieutenant-governor and all the members that are doing incredible effort to have this celebration here to life. thank you. let me write, let me read for you some words that i would like to share with you. we come together to celebrate 213 anniversary of mexican independence, with latino united states.

city after the shooting. to talk more about feinstein's legacy as a leader in san francisco, specifically, we are joined by frank jordan. >> tell us a little bit about your memories of dianne. you were mayor after her but she had laid the groundwork for a lot of changes around city hall. >> yes, she did. first of all, my condolences go out to her daughter and her grandchildren. this is a shock to all of us, even though we know she was not doing well. she was failing in health but we did not see it coming this quickly. it does not surprise me that she remained a public servant up until the last day of her life, even taking a vote in the senate the day before she died that evening. to me, i saw her as a modern-day gladiator because she started off in a man's world where there are not many women in politics and she became the first mayor in the first senator of the state of california. in doing so, she had to really fight hard, battle in so many ways that were difficult to overcome but she did it and she did it in style. she more than held her own. to me, i thought that she was a great, dynamic, action oriented per

flags now flying at half-staff outside san francisco city hall and the bay area. she was also the city's mayor. this midday, san francisco remembers her life and legacy. the u.s. capitol also following suit. feinstein, the longest-serving female senatorhistory. a powerful image is emerging from the chamber. white flowers today in her memory and honor. >> thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. the bay area, as we said, in mourning following the passingf. as many mourn, they're also reflecting on the powerful legacy she leaves behind. we begin our team coverage with nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab, who is live outside the late san francisco senator's home in the city. >> nice to see so many people stopping by. i understand they're paying tribute. >> reporter: a lot of kind words have been said about senator feinstein. you can see there is a small but growing memorial outside the senator's pacific heights home here in san francisco. some of the first bouquets were left by women earlier this morning. one said the senat

san francisco. and san francisco really is a city of firsts. first cable car. first television invent in the san francisco. we condition. the clap on san francisco invented that. which created this door for technology and opportunity and the which ia pet the guy who invented the clap on. why do we talk about this? because when it happens in san francisco it takes flight. and here in san francisco we started with not just the first office of transgender initiatives, but it went on along with so many great leaders that were mentioned including honey and others to start a transgender district. to really work together with our transgender advisory committee to put forth initiatives to not just talk about history and the movement but to final low make real investment to push for aggressive change. i'm proud that san francisco continues to push the envelope. continues to be put on the map when it come to transgender rights. and the w this we have done together including the transhome sf and a commitment to end transhomelessness in san francisco has been transformtive.

city. san francisco was in her bones. she never truly stopped being mayor of san francisco. she cared so, so deeply about this city, no matter how powerful she was in washington, she was always a san francisco leader through and through. and for me, i've known her for quite a long time and she actually believed in me and supported me when i first ran for the board of supervisors. and no one really knew who i was and was just so kind to me. so just a wonderful human being and a great leader and a huge loss for our country. i'm sad there will never be another dianne feinstein, state senator scott wiener says senator feinstein was instrumental in helping the gay community get through the hiv crisis when she was mayor of san francisco in the 1980s. and we continue to follow the breaking news of senator feinstein's passing here now. california now in the midst of a once in a generation race to succeed feinstein in the senate, we will talk with the political analyst next about i'm all about fall, especially this new pumpkin spice frosty. kathryn?!! so i'm taking some me time out he

that she planned to finish out this last term and kron four's gayle ong joins us live galas at san francisco city hall where feinstein did make a lot of history to >> vicki and catherine, the flags are flown at half staff here at city hall and across san francisco before becoming u.s., senator dianne feinstein spent the better part of 2 decades here at city hall in san francisco. people have been stopping by honoring senator feinstein. i spoke with longtime san franciscans who paid their respects. >> i thank her for everything she did for the city of san francisco that's what san franciscan sandy ferguson wrote to senator dianne feinstein when she took over helm of san francisco tragedies occurred with mayor mosconi. there was a rough period she stepped friday and very brave she was a great influence to all leaders follow during the bust of senator feinstein, which sits across from mayor mosconi on the second floor of city hall. brought community together, as i would say as a as >> as the mayor of san francisco in the hardest of times. milton thompson also stopped by to write a message for the se

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and thank you for joi watching. >> ever wonder about programs the city is working on to make san franciscot place to live and work we bring shine won our city department and the people making them happy what happened next sf oh, san francisco known for it's looks at and history and beauty this place arts has it all but it's city government is pretty unique in fact, san francisco city departments are filled with truly initiative programming that turns this way our goal is to create programs that are easily digestable and easy to follow so that our resident can participate in healing the planet with the new take dial initiative they're getting close to zero waste we 2020 and today san francisco is diverting land filled and while those numbers are imperfect not enough. >> we're sending over 4 hundred thousand tons of waste to the landfill and over the 4 hundred tons 10 thousands are textile and unwanted listen ones doesn't have to be find in the trash. >> i could has are the ones creating the partnerships with the rail kwloth stores putting an in store collection box near the checks stand so

city out of the girl. i think especially today in san francisco covering her, that resonates. >> she is a san francisco nativep in san francisco, loves the city by the bay. her constituents are there. i'm sure it is such a deep loss felt throughout the community. ginger, thank you so much for joining us. >> taking a live look at the u.s. capitol. you can find all of our stories on mrs. dianne feinstein's life and career on our website nbc bay area.com. >>> some other headlines, one of the bay area's favorite music festivals is back. it is this weekend. here's the best part. it is free. the bluegrass festival kicked off at golden gate park today. it is a three day festival that highlights bluegrass music and more. just bring your blanket and picnic basket and enjoy a lineup that includes singer steve earle and rufus rain white and a lot more. the festival draws error -- are at 750 -- people per year. it is a great festival. is like going to a giants game. bring your blanket. >> bring an extra blanket and jacket and scarf because it is always cold at golden gate park. >> that extra layer with this system moving

a live look now at the south gallery of san francisco city hall. people have been coming here until 4:00 this evening. it's open where they can sign a condolence book. so many san francisco in particular are feeling a deep loss as reaction is coming in from across the country. we'll turn to ktvu james torres now live in studio with how members of congress are responding and a look ahead at what's next here. james gasia across the country, but especially here in california. we're hearing from some of the most prominent lawmakers in our state. of course, first coming from governor gavin newsom, who said a number of words earlier today. we also seen some statements from senator alex padilla, senator feinstein's fellow california senator, and, of course, speaker nancy pelosi, former house speaker nancy pelosi, offering her thoughts and condolences as well, of course, with her own connections to san francisco as well. each of these people and i think each of the statements you'll hear for the most part throughout the day have kind of their own pattern, e

our team coverage with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard. >> yeah, he is live at san francisco city ng her condolences. >> she says you can't think of san francisco without thinking of senator dianne feinstein. and that's why flags here at city hall are at half staff today in memory of the late senator. it's where she once served as mayor during a

that will improve lives. >> this morning, mayor london breed is speaking like right now at san francisco city hall. let's listen in. >> -- challenging time in our city's history. many of us remember, in the 1970s, in 1978 in particular, when we were still struggling with what was happening during the massacre of jonestown . senator dianne feinstein was, at that time, president of the board of supervisors and the city was hit hard with the loss of over 800 people. a little bit after 10 days, then we had, unfortunately, the assassination of mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk. instantly , our then president of the board of supervisors became the mayor. at that time, helping the city to deal with these two extraordinary challenges, the loss of such tremendous light, the loss of our leadership, she stepped up. she led with courage. she worked hard for the city. she was a beacon of hope and inspiration during a very dark and tragic time, which cemented her legacy as an extraordinary leader for our city and for our country. dianne feinstein never stopped being mayor. she was mayor in sa

. >> we cannot overlook the fact that in this situation, someone was being awarded san francisco citytracts because he was paying off a city employee. that is illegal and it can't be tolerated in this city. >> jones will appear in court tomorrow on 30 felony charges. back in 2020, an nbc bay area investigation shows that jones' businesses netted millions of dollars by helping other companies bid on lucrative contracts with the city. >>> san francisco city hall lit up tonight in purple. the department of public health tweeting this photo for international overdose awareness day. the purple is meant to honor all the lives lost to overdoses. santa clara county marking overdose awareness day with an event at st. james park in san jose. people received information and support and treatment, as well as free naloxone which reverses an opioid overdose. the county has reported 179 drug overdose deaths this year. >>> back in 60 seconds, ahead of unraveling the mystery. so what are the plans for that land? details and drawing for the new city that some silicon valley billionaires are hoping to b

san francisco has put on the city because 10 years ago san francisco was the second city to a top adopt vision 0 with the goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities by 2024. reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. thank you, rob. whether time now as we get a live look outside. that is a san mateo bridge, very hazy out there because of all the smoke coming from the wires up north. it was striking, you know, even as i was driving to work, i thought, boy, this is hazy or than it's been a while. >> lawrence is back on also talking about fire safety. yeah, we could see elevated fire risk in the next couple of days here as we will see the winds switching direction. this pretty typical for this time of year. >> all of a sudden you start talking about some offshore winds and those northerly winds. well, they also crank up the fire danger here in the bay area. so hazy out there right now. we've got the smoke from the fires around the bay area looking toward sfo and boy, just very, very hazy, not smog out. there are fog, i should say. but actual just real smoke in our skies

san francisco. in fact, crews has now agreed to reduce its robo taxi fleet by about 50% in the city. well, tonight, san francisco is basking in the dreamforce glow. the annual conference for salesforce employees and partners wrapped up today. and company ceo marc benioff, well, he seems to be pleased with how things went. benioff threatened to find another home for the event if san francisco officials did not do more to address homelessness and drug use. ktvu christian captain caught up with benioff today, but he wouldn't comment yet on the conference's future. dreamforce 2023 is winding down , but san francisco's streets are still packed full with more than 40,000 conventioneers in town before the three day convention got underway. salesforce ceo marc benioff said that he wanted the city to step up and make sure that visitors had a trouble free stay so far, he says, the city has lived up to that goal. this has been three amazing days of dreamforce . everything is clean. you go down howard street, it's like they just poured the cement. it's gorgeous. it's everything is safe, which it'

have team coverage this afternoon beginning with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard live at san francisco city crisis into action decades ago. cornell >> yeah, christine and dan london breed said at just a few hours ago you really can't think of san francisco without thinking of senator dianne feinstein. check it out. all the flags around city hall at half staff today where feinstein once served as mayor many years ago during a time of triumph and tragedy. today, many are reflecting on her very long and illustrious career. >> find. stein was a badass

san francisco in that way. but but the fact is, we all know and people especially who come to san francisco know, we all know that that, you know, san francisco is like other major cities experience its challenges. and in fact, i was downtown at one of the office buildings meeting with some folks who work there and a person who moved here from new york and he said because people he's like they're always saying, well, you know, is everything okay? he's like, this is better than new york. this is better than what i've experienced in any other major city. and he said, i'm not saying that there aren't issues, but in comparison , it's not what people think it , especially in in all parts of the city, there's a, you know, just a narrative that has been created out there with many people who have not been here and sometimes press who don't live here, who don't walk the streets, who don't catch the busses, who don't have the everyday average experience of san franciscans. and so my hope is that, you know, with what she did and what she did to talk about, to elevate san francisco, because she you know, she was in d.c. but she was in san francisco. so she lived in san francisco.

i'm so grateful for his friendship and his service to the city and county of san francisco. and i just want to say, josh, thank you for everything that you have done for this city and for the people of san francisco. we love you. we appreciate you so much. and. it is always so important that we acknowledge people for what they do because these individuals who we're talking about. yes they are doing a job to a certain extent, but they're also doing what they love for the people. they're doing what they can to uplift the history and the latino heritage in san francisco, to make sure that there is a real connection between what is going on in city government and how we're allocating resources and how we're being held accountable and how we're making that work for the actual average, everyday people that are living the lives in the communities. we appreciate you all so much and we appreciate so many of our leaders and folks who continue to carry the torch to carry on the legacy to remind us of our history and whose shoulders we stand on and what we need to continue to do to make

san francisco already has 50,000 units. do you know what that could mean for the city of san francisco? what that could mean for what is happening right now with new technologies that is emerging in every part of san francisco, and not just right now but pier 70 and dog pound and we are the leading company in the world here in san francisco and more to come. so we have to make sure that we are building the housing necessary to meet the needs, to meet the demand. that we are doing everything possible in this legislation that i am about to sign today is a significant step in the right direction. so i'm looking forward to breaking ground here in those 500 units as well as other parts of our city. let's get to financing, let's get the job going, let's make magic happen for the city and county of francisco. [ applause ] and before we sign the legislation, i want to take the opportunity because this doesn't just happen because we want it to happen. this happens because people come together and they do the hard work to make it happen. as i said, president of the board of supervisors, aaron pes

san francisco city attorney david chiu says ultimately this clarification by the court allow the city to enforce laws against those who decline shelter and ultimately make san francisco's streets cleaner. >> and safer. we do think it's going make it easier for us to address some of the street conditions that we have been seen. >> will likely have more to say on exactly how this gets enforced in the coming days. but we're pleased with the 9th circuit attorneys for the coalition on homelessness. few the ruling differently. in a statement, they say the preliminary injunction is in place because the district court determined the city of san francisco has a practice of not offering unhoused individuals shelter prior to arrest citation or destroying their property. the 9th circuit's denial of the city's recent motion speaks for itself when a party brings a motion in court and that motion is denied. that means they last that legal battle. it's unknown when the appellate court will rule on the city's motion to overturn the injunction. dan kerman kron, 4 news. this was crazy. the manhunt for a

we're going to begin our team coverage with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard live at san francisco city hall. >> that's where feinstein famously turned a gut wrenching crisis into action decades ago. cornell. yeah alma and alma and dan mayor breed said it earlier today. >> you can't think of san francisco without thinking of senator dianne feinstein. and today all the flags here at city hall at half staff in memory of her, it's where feinstein once served as mayor during a time of triumph and tragedy. of course, today many are reflecting on her long political career. feinstein was a badass in san francisco. diana vanderveer from san francisco, speaking her mind about a woman she respected. >> she kicked doors open for my tax bracket, even though she was not in it. >> diana and others came to city hall to sign this public condolence book for dianne feinstein. tanya chacon wrote this message about meeting feinstein as a little girl and how it inspired her to be a strong woman in her community as a woman. >> and in that role of leadership, she paved the way for so many women. >> yeah, and

the investment will go to 55 cities and counties across the state, including santa clara and san mateo counties. the city of san francisco and several other cities in the bay area. the governor says it's the largest ever single investment to combat organized retail crime. and in a statement, the governor said, enough with these brazen smash and grabs with an unpressed dented $267 million investment. california onions will soon see more takedowns, more police, more arrests and more felony prosecutions. when shameless criminals walk out of stores with stolen goods, they will walk straight into jail cells. if the funding is approved by the board of state and community corrections that money will be dispersed on october first. house speaker kevin mccarthy has launched a formal impeachment inquiry into president joe biden and his son's business dealings. the white house has dismissed the impeachment push as politically motivated ktvu political reporter greg lee explains the house speaker's decisions and the implications for next year's election. house republicans have uncovered serious and credible allegations into president

san francisco's city leaders say they are making progress cracking down on drug dealing in the city with the help from state and federal partners. the city announced today that law enforcement has seized more than 100 kilos of narcotics in san francisco's tenderloin and south of market areas over the last three months, including more than 56 kilos of fentanyl. officials say more than 300 dealers have been arrested in year to date. officers have seized more than 135 kilos of narcotics, including adding 89 kilos of fentanyl, more than all of last year's drug seizures combined. a woman walking along lake merritt, caught in the crossfire. police say she was hit by a stray bullet this afternoon and taken to the hospital in critical condition. ktvu's amber lee joins us now. she's in oakland tonight after speaking with witnesses. amber. julie, neighbors tell me it's frightening that an innocent bystander was shot and seriously injured. they say it resulted from a gun battle between people in two vehicles. you see the lamplight and the bush right in the middle. everett alex alexander points to t

san francisco. get ready to wow world leaders from 21 pacific rim regions. restaurants are looking forward to the influx of visitors in mid november. city leaders say san francisco is the right place for apec. the asia pacific economic cooperation summit. >> are we ready? yes, i think we're ready. i think san francisco is a great place to hold our apec with our large asian population. >> as many as 30,000 visitors are expected, including two dozen heads of state, 1000 ceos and hundreds of foreign journalists. a bus shelters all over the city. digital signs announced that apec is coming. the global trade summit means big exposure to and big bucks for sf. >> i've heard the number of $50 million of direct economic impact to the city. >> clifton clark is the area gm for marriott hotels and the gm of the saint francis hotel. he says dreamforce, which brought 43,000 people to san francisco, was an important stepping stone. it was a great dress rehearsal for something like apec. the hotels clark oversees are packed with guests and staff for apec. >> many of the hotels have blocks with secret service, and a lot of the hotels have delegation, to

san francisco right now on a normal day. you'll see right across there. but today, all that haze from the smoke sticking around looking the other way from city of san francisco back toward the other side of the bay. you can see it disappears as well. so a lot of haze outside right now. a lot of smoke in our skies. and you can see just to our north northern sonoma county boy, they've got some very poor air quality right now and read. you've got that one batch of green now over san francisco. that's really the sign of that healthy sea breeze. but all around the rest, the bay area see a lot of yellow out there right now. and that's just because although smoke a particles getting trapped down under high pressure. but that's all about to change. here's the forecast model as we head in toward the next 24 hours. we are going to see it. one looks like a much more significant sea breeze. so you get that smoke and look at that. you get those onshore breeze that blows the smoke out. the bay area, much fresher air coming our way for tomorrow. there's even a chance that we could see a couple raindrops will have more on that coming up a few minutes. thank you, lawrence. e

city hall. people also left flowers at her san francisco home. and our coverage on the legacy of senator feinstein continues. still ahead, a look at who might be tapped to fill her senate seat. >> well, the weather has been a big change today as we've seen clouds roll in. what a difference from just yesterday as we've seen those temperatures take a drop to now we're beginning to see a couple raindrops popping up around the bay area out the door. right now. we've got mostly cloudy skies, storm system that's coming in. not a real strong system that's rolling in right now. but you can see little swirl in the atmosphere. that's the center of that low pressure center that's beginning to rotate down the coastline already bringing numerous thunderstorms across the central valley. you can watch storm really kind of rolls on in just some scattered showers. but all the lightning strikes in and around the chico area, the bay area we've seen a couple of passing a rain drops to and you're seeing some of them out there right now in the brand parts of sonoma co

san francisco. to me, this is city that is a beacon, a light where people come to san francisco. people want to be tourists here, people want to live here, people want to make their way here or find a better life here and there is no better symbol. there are two symbol the golden gate bridge and the cable car. a symbol of inclusion, welcoming. how important it is when you ride the cars. you heard from the supervisor talk about the san francisco residents getting to work running their errands. everything that is part of their day and then you have our amazing tourists who come to line up at this turn around to enjoy it. to me this symbol is precious, we have to preserve it and make sure we are doing everything possible to make sure that we can maintain it. that's one reason why work very very hard at the state level to do more funding for transit this year. $5 billion across the state. part is to make sure that muni, bart, ac transit can keep operating. very very critical services, absolutely needed and making sure these cable cares keep running is at the top of the list. again, c

so we're pleased that the 9th circuit had agreed with our understanding of san francisco city attorneyhiu says ultimately. >> this clarification by the court, we'll make it easier for the city to address some of the issues on san francisco streets with this issue resolved. i think it would make it easier for us to get folks to shelter that they've been asking for, that they need. and for to maintain clean and safe streets. attorneys for the coalition on homelessness. few the ruling differently. in a statement, they say the preliminary injunction is in place because the district court determined the city of san francisco has a practice of not offering unhoused individuals shelter prior to arrest citation or destroying their property. the 9th circuit's denial of the city's recent motion speaks for itself when a party brings a motion in court and that motion is denied. that means they last that legal battle. it's unknown when the appellate court will rule and the city's motion to overturn the injunction. dan kerman kron, 4 news. well, today we got a look at the first televised hearing and

what you accomplish and what you delivered for san francisco, because it's not just about the base ox. it's about the entire city and county of san francisco and what each and every one of you represents. i want to take this moment to acknowledge phil ginsburg, who's going to be talking a bit. i don't think anyone's a bigger cheerleader for the base. oxton phil ginsburg, because. he is so proud to talk about this team, even when you're not present and about what you all are doing and being this all female baseball team that represents san francisco. he, along with our various commissioners who he will recognize in just a moment who are joining us here today. but it means a lot to be here with family and friends, to take a moment to pause and reflect on all your hard work. i want to just also go back to the 12 you team that even though you came in third, you got to understand why you came in third in the national. and that is a big deal and it is definitely time for you to fight harder and harder and harder and continue to go up the ladder. the 14 new team, from my understanding, they've been they've been working

san francisco. she oversaw the remaking of the city's skyline, which some decried as the manhattanization of san francisco raucous 1984 democratic national convention and saved the city's cable car system. >> the cable car is still running because of dianne feinstein rose to power as crisis gripped the city's gay community, a disease that would later be called aids, killed thousands of gay men, hoping to save lives. >> feinstein ordered the city's bathhouses closed, a risky move considering the political power of the gay community at the time. under her watch, the city's health department created the global standard for aids health care at san francisco general hospital in 1990. feinstein set her sights on a higher office, running for california governor. she lost to republican pete wilson, but still made history again as the first woman in the state to win a major party's gubernatorial nomination. then in 1992, a turning point during what was dubbed the year of the woman, feinstein was elected to the us senate alongside bay area congresswoman barbara boxer. >> i feel a little bit like i just got married.

it was started by san francisco heritage and adopt ed by the city and run by the office of small businesshe program looks what are the businesses really contributing to san francisco and the neighborhood. when we started the first focus was bars and restaurants but over the years it exb panded to include other businesses so these are places that contribute to the character of a neighborhood, so sam's grill downtown, the amazingarian press in the presidio. book stores like city lights oergreen apple recently named. this year we had a lot of attention on the legacy business program. we put out a contest to the public of what you think should be the next legacy business and one of the businesses that was recommended was the club deluxe, jazz club on the corner, and 2 or 3 days after we launched the contest, the owners announced they would have to close. the rent was driven up, they couldn't afford it, coming out of the pandemic so we worked at speed to get that application submitted with them and that status convinced their landlord to negotiate with them a lower rent and this way they have

flags flying at half staff above san francisco city hall in honor of senator dianne feinstein. ays tribute to the san francisco native who gave nearly seven decades of public service. everything she's done for this country has been amazing. holding that office for so long. it's amazing how many things in history. dianne was a part of. staffers confirmed today that senator dianne feinstein died at her home in washington last night. she was 90 years old. good evening. i'm christien kafton. and i'm cristina rendon. senator feinstein spent more than three decades in the senate, but she was a san francisco native. she was born in 1993, grew up in the city and graduated from stanford. she was elected to the board of supervisors in 1969, and she became acting mayor, as well as the city's first female mayor. in 1978, after the assassination of mayor george moscone. she won the election in 1979, spent her whole life in the bay area until she went to wash ington when she was elected to the senate in 1992. ktvu alice works has more on

the kick off rally is tuesday at noon outside of san francisco city hall. >>> head's up if you head into san francisco. howard street between third and fourth streets is closed ahead of the city's dreamforce convention next week. that event goes from next tuesday through thursday. >>> still ahead, an exodus out of the desert. people are finally starting to make their way out of the muddy mess of burning man. >>> a key member of the 49ers is missing from the field. we hear from two defenders who say >>> a huge loss in the music world today. the former front man of the san jose rock band smash mouth has died, steve harwell entered hospice care. he suffered from heart disease and other health issues. he was a south bay native and 56 years old. >>> this just in. people attending the burning manifest city value got the green light to leave the venue after being trapped in nevada's desert because of stormy weather. tens of thousands were stranded over more than a half inch of rain fell on friday turning the site into a muddy mess. elise preston has the latest. >> reporter: organizers are openi

when you think about the iconic things of san francisco, the city's cable cars are on the top of the is year, san francisco celebrated 150 years of cable cars rolling through the city, made possible because of senator feinstein. so we dug through the archives and found this footage that we shot in october of 1981, then mayor feinstein convincing mick jagger to join her on a motorized cable car . we are going to be back with much more at 7:00 on the life and legacy of senator dianne feinstein, i'm juliette goodrich. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, the state of emergency in new york city, its wettest day on record as rain cripples the city. the remnants of tropical storm ophelia still drenching the northeast. when will it stop? here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪

leaders for years, but with san francisco's reputation falling more into jeopardy tonight, the cityays it's forced to take a drastic step up. abc seven news reporter tim johns explains. home this encampments. >> a familiar sight across san francisco, could soon become a little less common in the coming weeks. on monday, mayor london breed announcing the city is stepping up its efforts to clear encampments. the move coming after local leaders said they received clarity from a federal court about an injunction which limited their clearing response. it's just the latest development in a months long legal battle between the city and homeless advocates. >> this lawsuit and this injunction has put the city in an impossible situation. >> david chiu is the san francisco city attorney. he says the court gave the city the okay to clear encampments as long as they first offer shelter to those living on the streets. chiu believes it's a step in allowing the city to enforce its own laws. >> san francisco has really tried to balance providing compassionate services and shelter to unhoused individ

our kron four's gayle is live for us at san francisco city hall where the late senator spent several years. >> in the mayor's office there, gayle. >> well, here at city hall, flags are flown at half-staff as we know. senator feinstein before she became u.s., senator spent the better part of 2 decades here at city hall. people have been stopping by honoring the late sen. i spoke with longtime san franciscans who pay their respects. >> i thank her for everything she did for the city of san francisco that's what san franciscan sandy ferguson wrote to senator dianne feinstein she took over helm of san francisco and tragedies occurred with mayor mosconi. there was a rough period step right very brave. she was a great influence to all that leaders follow during the bust of senator feinstein, which sits across from mayor mosconi on the second floor of city hall. brought community together, as i would say, as a mother. >> as as the mayor of san francisco in the hardest of times. milton thompson also stopped by to write a message for the senator. mayor london breed thanking him for his visit.

it sits on the second floor of san francisco city hall. ere stopping today throughout the day to pay respects to the cities. first female mayor. >> she took over helm of san francisco and tragedies occurred with the mayor of moscow knee. there was a rough period step right very brave. she was a great influence to all leaders follow brought community together, as i would say, as a mother. >> as as the mayor san francisco in the hardest of times. >> people also left flowers at feinstein's home san francisco. mayor london breed says that services for feinstein will be announced once a the mayor gets details from the late senator's family. >> whether time now the 4 zone forecast as we get that live. look at coit tower tonight. >> we want to know what the weekend looks like. lawrence. a change in weather. yeah. what an amazing change. even today we saw those temperatures dropping across the board and now we've thrown a couple raindrops and. >> well, how about a little snow across the high country this weekend? maybe as much as 6 inches above 8,0

and signs of support coast to coast from san francisco to the white house, flags lowered to half staff to honor the trailblazing politician. and as san francisco city hall, the bronze bust of the former mayor and late senator adorned with flowers and a bouquet of white orchids just outside the mayor's office and inside the senate chambers, flowers were placed on the senator's desk. for more than a minute, senators sat silently to honor her. feinstein's political career spanned more than five decades. ktvu tom vacar has a look back at the journey she took from san francisco city hall to the senate chamber. senator california's first female senator and the senate's longest serving woman member, dianne feinstein, was san francisco's first female supervisor in 1969 and its president nine years later, becoming mayor a few months later when disaster struck, both mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. in a 1979 mayoral election. feinstein defeated supervisor quentin kopp. she championed healing the city, bringing people together after jonestown and the assassinations, the contentious fight against aids and getting qualified wo

thriving. >> my name is jeff, and i'm a coowner of nopa restaurant, nopalito restaurant in san francisco. i attended cityge of san francisco, the culinary arts program, where it was called hotel and restaurant back then in the early 90's. nopalito on broderick street, it's based on no specific region in mexico. all our masa is hand made. we cook our own corn in house. everything is pretty much hand made on a daily basis, so day and night, we're making hand made tortillas, carnitas, salsas. a lot of love put into this. [♪♪♪] >> used to be very easy to define casual dining, fine dining, quick service. now, it's shades of gray, and we're trying to define that experience through that spectrum of service. fine dining calls into white table cloths. the cafeteria is large production kitchen, understanding vast production kitchens, the googles and the facebooks of the world that have those types of kitchens. and the ideas that change every year, again, it's the notion and the venue. >> one of the things i love about vince is one of our outlets is a concept restaurant, and he changes the concept every year to sho

we cannot overlook the fact that in this situation someone was being awarded san francisco city contracts because he was paying off a city employee. that is illegal and can't be tolerated in this city. >> reporter: jones is due in court tomorrow on 30 felony charges. nbc bay area investigation in 2020 showed jones' businesses netted millions of dollars by helping other companies bid on lucrative contracts with the city. >>> san francisco is also working hard to upgrade its 150-year-old sewer system but all of the work is creating a stink in a few neighborhoods. literally the smell so bad and unfortunately not going away any time soon. nbc bay area's tom jensen is in the city with more. >> reporter: people we talked to said the odor was really bad on friday and two business owners told us they are afraid if the smell continues that it might hurt their businesses. the odors are actually coming from this project along panhandle park. one of the city's so-called cure it in place pipe project where a felt tube is saturated with a resin. a spokeman says when the resin is curing it can create st

san francisco public works. director mohammed nuru in twenty-twenty. federal prosecutors have been busy trying to weed out corruption city hall in san francisco. >> now the city's district attorney is doing the same charging a city employee and a former member of then mayor gavin newsom. staff with a variety of corruption charges, including bribery kron four's dan kerman reports. >> and we have a job enforce all laws in the city and county of san francisco, regardless of who breaks them. >> at a news conference thursday, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins announced felony bribery charges against henry case. the director of san francisco's community challenge grant program and rudolph dwayne jones, the founder and president of r d j enterprises in this situation. >> someone was being awarded san francisco city contracts because he was paying off a city employee that is illegal and it can't be tolerated in the city. court documents allege enrique received checks totaling more than $32,000 from jones companies. >> and her family members received more than $156,000 from jones companies, some of which was also pas