chief sandi tong is the first asian american to run the city's fire department. she is also the first to come from the paramedics rank, not firefighting. nbc bay area's gia vang sat down with the chief tonight at the department headquarters to learn about her plans for the sfpd and how she's responding to criticism. hello. nice to meet you. nice to meet you, too. this is san francisco's interim fire chief, sandi tong, for the city and county of san francisco, the city and county of san francisco. congratulations she's just a few days into the job after her historic appointment by mayor london breed tuesday. how has it been going? it's sort of a whirlwind. tong is the department's first asian-american chief. there's you know, a pride there to be able to represent my person as a chinese woman and somebody who has really close ties to the city. born in the city's chinatown, graduated from uc berkeley and then getting a phd in psychology. tong is also the first chief to ascend in her 25 years with the department from the emergency medical services or ems side, not fi

proud to announce that the interim chief of the san francisco fire department will be no other than sandi tong. >> tong will take over for the departing chief, jeanine nicholson, who officially announced her retirement at the end of august, citing medical reasons. and we certainly wish her well. but joining us live right now, fresh from her swearing in ceremony at city hall this morning, is interim fire chief sandra tong. interim chief? should i go with sandy or sandra? >> sandy's great. >> sandy's great. all right. interim chief. of course. we can't go wrong with that. congratulations. how do you feel about this big appointment? >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> i mean, you've had so much experience, but i want to start with this. you're a native san franciscan, right? tell us about where you grew up and life here and how it took you to this point today. >> well, i was born in san francisco, and

this is san francisco's interim fire chief, sandi tong, for the city and county of san francisco. the city and county of san francisco. congratulations she's just a few days into the job after her historic appointment by mayor london breed tuesday. how has it been going? it's sort of a whirlwind. tong is the department's first asian-american chief. there's you know, a pride there to be able to represent my person as a chinese woman and somebody who has really close ties to the city. born in the city's chinatown, graduated from uc berkeley, and then getting a phd in psychology. tong is also the first chief to ascend in her 25 years with the department. from the emergency medical services or ems side, not firefighting, with tong noting about 80% of calls come from the ems division. being able to see if we have the appropriate staffing to be able to meet that need and then wanting to kind of look overall in terms of the way that the call volume, how that rises, the types of calls that were going on, well, how are those things changing or how can we better address what's happening out

san francisco has announced a new interim fire chief, sandy tong will take over the position. she's been serving as san francisco's deputy chief of ems and has more than 35 years of experience in the field. the announcement comes weeks after former chief jeanine nicholson announced her retirement >>>>having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field. i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >liz>former chief nicholson spent 30 years with the department she was sworn in as chief back in 2019 and made history as the first openly lgbtq chief in the city's history. there's a new push in the state legislature to pass a bill that would allow rental car companies to track stolen cars 24 hours after they failed to return on time. san francisco assembly member matt haney authored the bill. he's calling on governor newsom to sign it. the legislation wo

sandy tong has been serving as the deputy chief of ems with more than 35 years of experience in the field. it comes just weeks after the former chief announced her retirement. >>> today the city of oakland celebrated the sale of half of the site to the african american sports and entertainment group where they were inked over the weekend. it is expected to lead to a multi-billion dollar development in east oakland. this is a huge investment for the city and to move forward. >> together with community with leadership, with local government or private sector, we are coming together to say we demand to see a better or stronger or more prosperous oakland. >> while they avoid budget cuts to the fire department, it is not a temporary band-aid where they are calling it short sided to address the deficit. >>> celebrating their new brand. the city will unveil the new mural that says east village san jose. it is the new name for the area on the east side of santa clara street. and it is all part of the effort to revitalize that business corridor. >> they are the gateway where it is very important t

mayor london breed swearing in assistant deputy chief sandi tong. she is the first asian-american and first paramedic to run the department. tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who retired officially today for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical services division, having served the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field. >> i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. there is no word yet on whether when that person will be named. we are monitoring some developing news happening along the coast in san francisco. that's where two cars crashed through a fence and landed on a cliff at at point lobos ave

both mayor london breed and interim chief sandy tong, interim fire chief that is sandy tong. remember working for the city at that time and feeling the sense of fear that san francisco, as a major city and with the news of a number of major cities being attacked, could also be a targe. >> you kept hearing, oh, chicago, oh, san francisco, you kept hearing about some of the major cities and the main the transamerica pyramid building and the need to protect and to stay in contact to understand whether or not we would be targeted. so i remember a lot of those discussions going on. >> it was just a very scary, surreal kind of anxiety ridden, you know, 24, 72 hours just to be prepared and but then not knowing this, anticipating, but then not knowing. and i think that was what was the most, you know, kind of scary part. >> and another main direct message from those city leaders that if an emergency like that were to happen today, the city would be prepared and mayor london breed wanted to put her confidence in the number of first responders who are all willing to put their lives on

san francisco mayor london breed fire chief sandy tong, sfpd chief bill scott. they were joined by elected officials and members of the city's fire department who read the names of firefighters, ems providers and police officers who died on nine over 11. nine over 11 is not only a time that is one of the most destructive events in the history of our country. it is also a time that we remember the very best of the people who continue to serve, and protect our citizens on a daily basis. now, many of us still remember the horrifying images of that day 23 years ago smoke engulfing the world trade center in new york city after planes crashed into the twin towers, which ultimately collapsed. a third plane also crashed into the pentagon, while passengers and crew of a fourth plane headed to sfo fought back and diverted. plans eventually crashing the plane into an empty field in pennsylvania. passengers and crew of flight 93, sacrificing their lives to save others. the attacks killed nearly 3000 people, 2977 people, to be exact, from 90 countries, 2753 people were kille

mayor breed has picked sandy tong as the new interim fire chief of the department. she's replacing chief janine nicholson, who announced her retirement earlier this month. chief tong has 35 years experience in san francisco and is the first asian american chief. the department has had. she's been on chief nicholson's command staff for the past five years, most recently as the deputy chief of emergency medical services and community paramedicine. having served this department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. chief tong will serve as the interim while san francisco continues to look for a permanent chief. all right, let's get back to our chief. meteorologist jeff ranieri. talk about our heat as we head into wednesday. it's hot. as you said it was going to be. yeah. so we have two more days to go of this. and then we'll start to get those temperatures to cool on down for

. >> mayor breed swearing-in, sandy tong at san francisco's new interim fire chief today. tang is from chinatown in the city and becomes the first chinese american to lead the department. she's been with the fire department for 35 years. having most recently served as the deputy chief of emergency medical services where she helps lead the street crisis response team. she takes over for jeanine nicholson, the first openly lgbtq+ chief. >> having said department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs officers, firefighters, ppramedics and emt's in the field. i have seen the dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day. and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you. mayor breed for this interim to put appointment. i will carry on the legacy of san francisco fire department. >> temperatures goes fire commission president said today the group supports chief tong in this interim role. well, the commission continues to search for a permanent fire chief. >> coming up, oakland, a city officials are celebrating the sale of the coliseum. why pr

san francisco just named a new interim fire chief, sandy tong will be the city's first chinese american in that role. she'll replace chief janine nicholson, who announced her retirement this month. tong served on her staff for the past five years. the city continues its search for a permanent fire chief, and there's a new neighborhood in san jose. the city unveiled a new mural that says east village san jose. that's the newly renamed area on the east side of santa clara street from seventh to 22nd streets. it's all part of a revitalization effort for that business corridor. >>>>all >>right speaking of getting outside, it was very warm today. we're experiencing a bit of a heat wave to start off the month of september. meteorologist zoe mintz is with me and zoe this is going to stick around for >>>>a bit. yeah, it's going to stick around all the way through thursday. so if you thought today was hot, especially inland tomorrow, tomorrow is going to be the peak of the heat wave. so that's something to keep your eye on because we are already feeling temperatures anywhere from a couple of deg

. >> mayor london breed swearing-in sandy tong in san francisco's new interim fire chief today. tang is from chinatown in the city and becomes the first chinese american to lead the department. she's been with. the san francisco fire department for 35 years. having most recently served as the deputy chief of emergency medical services where she helps lead the street crisis response team. she takes over for janet jeanne nicholson, jeanne nicholson, that is the first openly lgbtq+ chief. >> having said department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs officers, firefighters, paramedics and emt's in the field. i have seen the dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day. and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you. mayor breed for this interim to put appointment. i will carry on the legacy of san francisco fire department. >> and temperatures goes fire commission president said that group supports chief tang in this interim role. the commission continues to search for a permanent fire. chief. >> chase center celebrating its 5 year anniversa

. >> mayor london breed swore in assistant deputy chief sandi tong. is the first asian american and first paramedic to run the department. tong is taking over for chief janine nicholson, who retired for health reasons. chief tong has been with the deptment for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical services division. >> the constitution having served this department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. >> they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent fire chief. no word on the timeline. new at 11 more than 2000 49ers fans have signed a petition calling for more communication after the team announced new tailgating rules. the change.org petition says the team and levi's stadium will enforce a

. >> sandy tong was sworn in as the department's interim chief at a ceremony this morning. tong has served on the department's command staff for the last five years, and has 35 years of public service experience. she's the first ever chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department. tong joined us on our 3 p.m. newscast for her first interview in this new role. >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> and the new chief has deep roots here in the bay area. she was born in san francisco and lived in the south bay as a kid. she also spent time as a paramedic with the san francisco public health department. >> it was quite a night out at with bugs, the struggle-is-real. that's why you need zevo traps. zevo works 24/7 to attract and trap flying insects. for effortless protection. zevo. people-friendly. bug-deadly. did you know your skin barrier is more receptive to skincare at

the way fixing these old sewing machines is healing this vietnam war vet and helping swore in sandy tong as the new interim fire chief of the department. she's replacing chief jeanine nicholson, who announced her retirement earlier this month. chief tong has 35 years experience in san francisco, and she's been on chief nicholson's command staff for the past five years, most recently as the deputy chief of emergency medical services and community paramedicine. having served in the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. chief tong will serve as the interim fire chief while san francisco continues to look for a permanent chief. and coming up in just a few hours, our raj mathai is sitting down to talk one on one with san francisco mayor london breed. they will cover a wide range of topics, including city safety. that's happening in our 7:00 newscast. now to our bay area proud series. and t

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. >> sandy tong was sworn in as the department's interim chief at a ceremony this morning.ong has served on the department's command staff for the last five years, and has 35 years of public service experience. she's the first ever chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department. tong joined us on our 3 p.m. newscast for her first interview in this new role. >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> and the new chief has deep roots here in the bay area. she was born in san francisco and lived in the south bay as a kid. she also spent time as a paramedic with the san francisco public health department. >> it was quite a night out at oracle park. as the founder of one of the world's most valuable companies tossed out the first pitch of the giants game. jensen huang is the ceo of nvidia, which is based out of santa clara and is one of the leaders in ai. and this was the first

san francisco mayor london breed fire chief sandy tong, san francisco police chief bill scott were joinedmbers of the city's fire department, who read the names of firefighters, paramedics and police officers who died on nine over 11. nine over 11 is not only a time that is one of the most destructive events in the history of our country. it is also a time that we remember the very best of the people who continue to serve and protect our citizens on a daily basis. across the bay, mayor sheng thao joined the oakland fire department for another remembrance at brooklyn basin. she also gave an address thanking firefighters for the work they do every day, risking their lives to protect the city of oakland. the ceremonies were held simultaneously nationwide. many of us still remember the horrifying images of that day 23 years ago. after a planes crashed into the twin towers, which ultimately collapsed. a third plane also crashed into the pentagon, while passengers of a fourth plane headed to sfo. fought back to take control before it crashed into an empty field in pennsylvania. the 40 passenger

today swore in assistant deputy chief sandi tong. she's the first asian-american and first paramedic to run the department. tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who retired effective today. she retired for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division and having served the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. >> they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. there's no word yet on when that will be named. >> the future of the oakland coliseum, now in the hands of the african american sports and entertainment group. ktvu tom vacar was there when the deal was signed and shows us

san francisco has a new interim fire chief sandy tong will take over the position she's been serving as san francisco's deputy chief of ems and has more than 35 years of experience in the field. the announcement comes weeks after former chief jeanine nicholson announced her retirement. and we're learning why elkton john bowed out of this month's dreamforce concert, the music legend posting on social media he's recuperating from a severe eye infection that left him with limited vision in one eye. he said the healing process is extremely slow the 77 year old rocketman singer was set to headline the salesforce annual benefit concert september 18th. music stars pink and imagine dragons are stepping in to replace him well, as students head back to school, more and more districts are limiting cell phone use in classrooms concerned about mental health and learning disruptions. danya bacchus looks at why some health experts say phones should be absent from schools >>>in classrooms across the country. cell phones seem as prevalent as bookbags and pencils, but in states from arizona, >>>>it's

mayor london breed announced the promotion of assistant deputy chief sandy tong.she's taking over for chief janine nicholson, whose retirement goes into effect today. she's retiring for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency, serving with the emergency medical service division. this morning, she thanked mayor breed for the appointment. >> i know you made a great choice, and you know that you made a great choice in appointing chief nicholson, and i'm grateful to have worked under her leadership. this appointment is a tremendous responsibility, and i will continue to care for this department as she had. >> mayor breed has not yet said when a permanent chief will be named. well, a major airline has announced it's grounding. some of its fleet, the issues that have led to some in-flight failures and just how long those flights might be impacted. plus as we get closer and closer to the first ballots going out, both the trump and harris campaigns are preparing for next week's big debate. >> i'm doug luzader in was

mayor london breed, sworn assistant deputy chief sandy tong. she is the first asian american and first paramedic to run the department. tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who is retirement went into effect today. she retired for health reasons. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division, the california having served this department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. >> they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission are now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. there is no word yet on when that person will be named. >> a fisherman is in custody after a mishap with a windsurfer turned violent. it happened sunday afternoon at the berkeley marina. police sa

. >> sandi tong was sworn in as the department's interim chief at a ceremony this morning. tong has served on the department's command staff for the last five years, and has 35 years of public service experience. she is the first ever chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department, and tong joined us on our 3 p.m. show for her first interview in this new role. >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> the new chief has roots here in the bay area. she was born in san francisco and lived in the south bay as a child. she also spent time as a paramedic with the san francisco public health department, the san francisco giants are organizing their first ever fentanyl awareness day. >> next, a look at the difference. their support is making a milestone moment in oakland today. >> the sale of the coliseum is official and the city already has big plans for how even with statins an

. >> mayor london breed has sworn in san francisco's new fire chief, sandi tong, was introduced as the department's interim chief at a ceremony this morning. tong has served on the department's command staff for the last five years, and has 35 years of public service experience. she is the first ever chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed, thank you so much for this incredible honor. i am humbled by this opportunity and will serve you to the best of my abilities. i also want to thank you for your continued support of this department by approving the resources necessary to create the community paramedicine division and the street teams. our street crisis and overdose teams are making an impact on how we meet the needs of the most vulnerable communities here in san francisco. >> the chief actually gave her first tv interview to us on abc seven news at three today, so you can check that out. tong will take over for departing chief jeanine nicholson, who was a part of today's ceremony. the swearing in. nicholson officially announced her retirement at th

. >> interim fire chief sandy tong remembers working in the 911 center at the time, and fearing what could happen next. >> it was just a very scary, surreal kind of anxiety ridden, you know, 24, 72 hours just to be prepared and but then not knowing this, anticipating but then not knowing. and i think that was what was the most, you know, kind of scary part of the four planes and crashed united flight 93 left newark bound for sfo. >> it crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania, killing everyone on board. that's why nine over 11 hits close to home for san francisco and mayor london. breed remembers being a city employee in her 20s, hearing messages about whether the city by the bay could be one of the next targeted attacks. you know, you kept hearing, oh, chicago, oh san francisco, you kept hearing about some of the major cities and the main, the transamerica pyramid building and the need to protect and to stay in contact to understand whether or not we would be targeted. >> so i remember a lot of those discussions going on. >> and although we are at fire station five, this morning, a smal

. >> sandy tong, sworn in as the department's interim chief at this ceremony yesterday. has served on the department's command staff for the last five years, and has 35 years of public service experience. she's the first ever chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department. tong joined us on our 3 p.m. newscast for her first interview in this new role. >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> well, the new chief has roots here in the bay area. she was born in san francisco, lived in the south bay as a child. she also spent time as a paramedic with the san francisco public health department. >> now to your voice. your vote. both presidential candidates are out in full force, less than a week away from their first debate. amanda, where are the candidates headed this week? as we count down the days until the election? >> so, stephanie, it is the final two month sprint to

. >> sandy tong, sworn in as the department's interim chief at a ceremony yesterday. tong has served on the department's command staff for the last five years, and has 35 years of public service experience. she's the first ever chinese american chief of the san francisco fire department. tong joined us in our 3 p.m. newscast for her first interview in this new role. >> i am so overwhelmed, but very honored and very appreciative to the mayor for this opportunity. so i have had a great role model with chief nicholson, and i just want to carry on the legacy that she's already put together for us. >> the new chief has roots here in the bay area. she was born in san francisco, lived in the south bay as a child. she also spent time as a paramedic with the san francisco public health department. >> now to your voice. your vote. both presidential candidates are out in full force, less than a week away from their first presidential debate. amanda, where are the candidates headed this week as we count down the days until the election? >> stephanie, it is the final two month spr

. >> mayor london breed today sworn assistant deputy chief sandy tong.the first asian american and first paramedic to run the department. tong is taking over for chief janine nicholson, who retired for health reasons. effective today. chief tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division, the constitution having served this department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field, i have seen their dedication and hard work. >> they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you mayor breed for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> mayor breed and the fire commission, now, in the process of selecting a permanent chief. >> coming up at 11, a developing story in oakland. crime scene tape around an ac transit bus after an apparent crash. what we're learning about what happened. >> and temperatures today did cool off or warm up quite a bit. it's going

sandy tong. since you start i understand that my last report that some of it got dropped off. i will reiterate those i will tell that you i was talking for 5 minutes and then did not realize i was not in the room. so i will repeat what i was talking to myself about. so, you did hear a few things. but on september 6 was friday, i believe. i had a meet and greet with the mayor and leadership of the chinese association in china town. it was an opportunity to meet a number of leadership from the chinese community from the associations that are a part of that community. it was a nice opportunity to speak to my background and meet the folks and so it was a really nice opportunity to do this with the mayor. >> on the next day on the saturday we went over to observe a battalion drill at division of training and sought work that our crews do every day in terms of training and practicing at the tower. and the next day we have the fire, police mass at st. gabriel. and another lovely opportunity to you have been remember all of those who have died in the past years. from you opinion fromm

sandy tong will take over the position.serving as san francisco's deputy chief of ems and has more than 35 years of experience in the field. the announcement comes weeks after former chief janine nick olson announced her retirement. >>> time right now 6:40. some major credit rating agencies facing hefty fines this morning and we'll explain why and how it matters to you in our moneywatch report up next. >>> and willy wonka is opening the gates to his chocolate factory in palo alto. still ahead the new this is a “got-up-too- fast-from-tying-your-shoes” back injury. lucky for you, amazon one medical can help. they're great for “sneeze-related” back injuries, too. ♪♪ you told mom to send her prescription to amazon pharmacy. she didn't. (over speaker) price check in pharmacy. all mom had to do was use amazon pharmacy. and her meds would get delivered right to her door. >>> this just in. lyft says it's making some major changes this morning to rein in costs and reuters reporting the ride share company says it's cutting jobs and s

command staff, sandy tong this is my first report as your interim chief. the first week has been busy and exciting after my wear nothing by mayor breed a week ago on september third. so far with my first week i have been doing a few introduce. last week attended the sfpd central station china town night out. it was lovely event. we were able to see a number of the community members. their representatives and departments. and so being able to just seat china town community and able to speak to them in my first role was quite fun. then, we met the next day myself and chief ma loyal. and others met with our new ems fellows the ems fellows physicians doing a fellow ship with the ems agency. where they are learning how to specialize in emergency medical service. they work with our doctor lacoke who mentors them. they provide a variety of you know, opportunity to be -- what are the [inaudible] in the [inaudible]. i'm sorry chief you are cutting out. can you repeat that. chief tong are you able to hear us. who i we try it get chief tong on the line. perhaps can p

assistant deputy chief sandi tong was sworn into the position. she's the first asian-american and first paramedic to run the san francisco fire department. tong is taking over for chief jeanine nicholson, who retired. tong has been with the department for 35 years, serving with the emergency medical service division, having served the department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs, officers, firefighters, paramedics and emts in the field. >> i have seen their dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you, mayor breed, for this interim appointment. i will carry on the legacy of the san francisco fire department. >> tong may continue as chief if selected by mayor breed and the fire commission. now in the process of selecting a permanent chief. >> time now 508. expect triple digit temperatures today in some parts of the bay area. for some of the most vulnerable people, like the elderly and the homeless, it's a dangerous time. santa clara county medical examiner h

both mayor london breed and interim fire chief sandy tong remember working for the city at the time, feeling the sense of fear that san francisco, as a major city, could also be a target. you know, you kept hearing, oh, chicago, oh, san francisco, you kept hearing about some of the major cities and the main, the transamerica pyramid building and the need to protect and to stay in contact to understand whether or not we would be targeted. >> so i remember a lot of those discussions going on. >> it was just a very scary, surreal, kind of anxiety ridden. you know, 24, 72 hours just to be prepared and but then not knowing this, anticipating but then not knowing. and i think that was what was the most, you know, kind of scary part. >> and although we are at fire station five this morning, a small version of this same remembrance ceremony happened at every fire station across the city of san francisco, reporting in san francisco. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> undecided voters are weighing, if anything they saw in last night's presidential debate will impact their choice at the b

. >> mayor breed who swore in sandra tigers, sandy as san francisco's new interim fire chief today, tong is from chinatown in the city and becomes the first chinese american to lead the department. she's been with san francisco fire department for 35 years. having most recently served as the deputy chief of emergency medical services where she helps lead the street crisis response team. she takes over for gn de. nicholson, the first openly lgbtq+ chief. >> having said department for many, many years and having worked with many chiefs officers, firefighters, paramedics and emt's in the field. i have seen the dedication and hard work. they do an excellent job every day. and i know they will continue to do so. so thank you. mayor breed for this interim to put appointment. i will carry on the legacy of san francisco fire department. >> san frnncisco fire commission president said the group supports chief tong in this interim role. the commission continues to search for a permanent fire chief. >> and overloaded electrical output is being blamed for fire at an apartment complex in san francisc

sandi thom, do solemnly swear. you solemnly swear that i will support and defend and i will support and defend the constant. >> sandra tong was sworn in as san francisco's new interim fire chief. today. she is the first asian american to lead the department. tom has been with sf fire for 35 years. she is taking over temporarily for former chief jeanine nicholson, who recently retired just at the end of last month citing some health issues. the search is ongoing for her permanent successor. >> coming up next on the diamond, the giants looking to shake off their losses to the lowly marlins hosting the hot hitting diamondbacks who are. ahead of them for a wild card spot next in sports, ben ross, we'll have the nail-biting conclusion to the seesaw battle. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> well deserved honor for giants blake snell who today was named national league pitcher of the month for august. snow was 2 and oh with a 1.6, 4 e r a he had 53 strikeouts. and just 38 and a 3rd innings. he'll be on the hill thursday tonight. it was kyle harrison meetings as the giants opened a three-game series with the arizona diamondbacks. now

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