i want to count myself as a friend of warren hellman, but to also know officially that i come before support of this resolution to change the name of speedway meadow and to consider it to be renamed in his honor as warren hollow, and i know that warren would greatly appreciate this. but i, as a citizen of this city, in my capacity as mayor, want to do what i could to at least present a token of our appreciation for what warren has done for our city. as presented already, maybe not in the best musical voice -- [laughter] but certainly with the great spirit that i feel and our citizens feel -- gino, warren has done such wonderful things. he has been a great citizen. we know him, of course, most recently, as the one that has been a big creator of the partly stricken bluegrass, that wonderful concert, not only with the best of music, but it is up for free for all of our visitors, citizens, and residents. and i would note, too, that it has become a tremendous economic boom for all of the small businesses in and around golden gate park. so we had a fine balance of such large numbers of peo

honor with this renaming then warren hellman. has been a hero to thousands of children and families at san francisco, and the championing of our public schools in countless ways to advocating for a vital school bonds and other funding measures creating opportunities for hundreds of children. i would guess thousands myself. to enjoy bluegrass music at the annual festival. above all, warren has always been there for children and families of san francisco. from chuck schwab, warren is a close friend of mine and a lifelong san franciscan who has displayed a rare dedication to our local community for many decades. his passion for improving our local parks, schools, art, and vitality of san francisco is unmatched. it is no exaggeration to say that his leadership on so many local issues and causes has to be made san francisco a better city for all of us. and future generations. in his letter, i find it particularly touching. it is from josie mooney. i met warren when i was the new president at the san francisco labor council and the new

what an honor to name a beautiful meadow full of trees for warren hellman. a fitting tribute for a man who has done so much for all of us. with that, i would make the motion to rename speedway meadow as hellman hallow. >> second. president buell: it has been moved and seconded. before we take a vote, i'm going to ask warren's sister and daughter to come up for a presentation to all those in favor? >> aye. >> aye. president buell: against? hearing none, it is unanimous. hearing none, it is unanimous. [applause]

what an honor to name a beautiful meadow full of trees for warren hellman. a fitting tribute for a man who has done so much for all of us. with that, i would make the motion to rename speedway meadow as hellman hallow. >> second. president buell: it has been moved and seconded. before we take a vote, i'm going to ask warren's sister and daughter to come up for a presentation to all those in favor? >> aye. >> aye. president buell: against? hearing none, it is unanimous. [applause] i know i surprise our general manager. he had a presentation to and he has had to modify it. >> it's a great pleasure to give you some gifts from today. at rec and park, [inaudible] move on the fly. [laughter] i hereby give you the very first hellman hallow [inaudible] [applause] [applause] >> we can take care of that. >> thank you. >> president buell and the recreation and park commission, i am absolutely thrilled. i would like to thank the city and the commission on behalf of my father and family. i am honored to be given the opportunity to address you on the occasion of your deci

warren hellman. it was unanimously approved. really what i disagree with a unanimous resolution of the board, but i would like to suggest hellman's hollow as opposed to hellman's meadow, and i think this comes with the encouragement of family members who have weighed in on this, and i thinki think is the most appr. i cannot think of a citizen who has done more for the city and has the city as his highest priority on most everything he has done. i have personally been involved in, cheered bond issues for parks. i have been involved in school bond issues, cultural bond issues. in many, many charities. i can tell you, from my personal standpoint that every time i have made a request to support something that is good for the city, he has never turned it down. he is one of those unique human beings who just simply cares deeply about the city. i want to pass on a personal incident that i not find a highlighted that. this is about 14 years ago, my wife and i were walking on west marin bijan we ran into warren and chris helman, and we se

warren hellman died sunday of leukemia. he was 77. >>> it is down to three. chris rene will try to win the $5 million prize tonight on the x factor. ktvu's robert handa is live. >> the show is broadcast live to the east coast is under way. we don't want to give away anything so we won't show it going on. here is what it looked like before with chris rene fan whose waited a long time in line to see him go for the big prize. >> reporter: the line stretches around the nightclub hours before the show started. a thousand fans showed up to see chris rene continue his remarkable journey that locals say put santa cruz on the map. >> we have x factor with chris rene. we have some amazing local salient here. it's been hidden for a long time and now it's not. >> to watch a home town guy reaching this level is really exciting. >> reporter: chris rene's story made him a compelling figure. overcoming addiction and hardships. >> put it all on the line like he always done. puts his heart out and really expresses himself in his songs and that's his big connection. >> i like h

that's cool. >> reporter: last week san francisco supervisors renamed this warren hellman meadow.reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> gavin newson is reacting to warren hellman's death. he said i am saddened by the loss of one of san francisco's finest citizens. he was a tremendous partner during my time as mayor of san francisco. >>> all right. let's talk about the weather now. over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. nice day today but sounds like it will be cold again. >> day time highes today, mid- 60s out there. winds out of the north at 13 near fairfield. wind tonight will help damping fog formation. we have had patchy fog, plenty of frost and freezing temperatures but a little wind goes a long way. so the fog problem tomorrow morning, patches of it. should not be widespread. temperatures right now mid-50s. nice day. and it stays that way. we need snow, we need rain. this is not a good pattern for us right now. it could change quickly. this is early in the season. we will get our weather. point is, nice to have it now. i know the ski resource would l

thank warren hellman and any of us that have spent every single friday of every one of those campaigns in his office. this is ending -- incredibly appropriate. the teachers and the union support costs. >> thank you. >> thank you. i want to thank the superintendent for breeding this forward when i read in the paper about the supervisors proposal. i was very happy to hear that. it is hard to explain to people outside of san francisco what warren hellman and his leadership in the downtown business community has done. i have to say that when i was president, the board came up with the idea of going to the business advisory council. it has transformed our relationship with all kinds of leadership in the city. what is unique about him is what we would want for every community person. the more he learned about the school district, the more his instinct was to say, what can i do to help you? he has the resources to do a lot to help us. he never said, i will help you if you do these things. he always says, what can i do to help? how can i get others to help you? my personal thanks are unbounded

warren hellman. it was unanimously approved. really what i disagree with a unanimous resolution of t

. >>> memorial service for warren hellman. it was also open to the public. he died sunday at the sage of 77. he is best known for founding the blue congress music festival and he also gave millions of dollars to charities in the bay area. >> san francisco and golden gate park are finer today because of warren hellman's commitment. >> last week super visors recognizes him by remaiming the meadow as warren hellman hollow. >> they didn't learn of kim jong il's death till a day after he died. a sign of how restrictive north cra is. -- north korea is. despite worries of instability the transition of power appears to be going smoothly. >>> we find out if a singer has enough of the x factor to win the big prize. why for many people he is already a winner. >>> a freeze warning goes into effect tonight. it will be another cold one. you knew that. plenty of frost and valley fog. i will have the five-day forecast as well. see you back here. rñ@Ñtwú51 [ male announcer ] it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables

a look back at the life of warren hellman. >>> all they want for christmas is snow sleigh the sierra resorts hoping -- santa will bring a change in the weather. a look at what you can expect if you are hoping to ski for the holiday. >> the curve ball that could cost every american a little more the new year what house republicans are saying that could derail a deal to extend úi >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good monday morning. 6:12. new bay bridge going in piece by piece. pretty neat stuff. the signature element the new eastern span amy hollyfield will have a live report coming up. >>> house republican leaders are casting doubt on whether congress will meet a deadline for extending unemployment benefits and a cut in payroll taxes. senate overwhelmingly approved a republican backed bill saturday that would extend benefits for two more months. speaker boehner said it is not good enough and urging all house republicans to vote against it. >> i believe that two months is just kicking the can down the road. the american people are tired of that. frankly,

warren hellman died over the weekend at the age of 77. the service will be at 1:00 this afternoon at a temple in san francisco. it will be streamed live on the website of hardly strictly bluegrass, a local music festival he helped create. >>> 4:48. the weather may have played a role in a deadly plane crash in new jersey. a single engine plane went down on a major freeway. all five on board were killed including two children. the people had spoken with air traffic controllers about icy conditions just before the crash. >>> new rules are expected to keep [ indiscernible ] pilots from flying. the new rules come nearly three years after a crash that killed 50 people near buffalo, new york. the pilots of that plane were reported to be exhausted. >>> nasa announced a breakthrough in the search for a planet like earth. the kepler telescope found two earth-like planets outside our solar system and they say they orbit a star like the sun about 950 light-years way. both are too hot to sustain human life with temperatures on one planet reaching 1400

warren hellman had been battling leukemia. he cofounded the private equity firm hellman and friedman. as a philanthropist he helped several projects including the news site bay citizen. he also started an annual concert called hardly strictly bluegrass. warren hellman was 77. >>> and the last group of american troops about 500 of them are now out of iraq. a convoy ended a drawdown that saw the u.s. go from 50,000 troops in august to 0. the top u.s. general in iraq stopped by to wish those soldiers well. some californiaed in a guard troops are just back from afghanistan. the 870th military police unit arrived in san jose last night as well as in oakland and in san francisco. they spent a year in afghanistan. it's in the south bay portions of san jose. looks like sar towing. >>> coming up 101 you may see rain. i saw a little bit in san francisco as he was coming into work earlier. but again not even really -- you won't even need your windshield wipers. >>> are cooler there. coming up you will take a check of the seven-day foreca

and friends, most said hellman wasn't your typical powerful person. >> especially at this holiday time of year, this giving time of year, the power of giving, that's what warren'ss all about. >> reporter: in addition to being a successful investor hellman helped found a number of civic organizations including the san francisco free clinic. you might say he had his fingers on plenty of other strings. >> without warren, the giants might not be in san francisco. he was personally involved in helping us put together an investor group. >> reporter: hellman called his annual bluegrass festival the world's most selfish gift. friend and festival organizer don holladay said it was truly a gift to the public. ♪ . >> his heart was bigger than tony bennett could ever sing about. >> reporter: at the end of the service today it was his friends' turn to provide the music. a crowd of banjo players strummed farewell to one of their own. >> a musician, a businessman, and a spirited athlete as well. >>> it's a dream for san jose. a japanese airline announced today mineta san jose airport is one of two airports in the country to receive nonstop service to tokyo on boeing's 787 dre

saugh >>mark: of warren hellman was 77. we will be right back. netflix and half >>mark: intentions in north korea after their leader died on saturday after 17 years of power. the government said that he had heart failure while on a train trip over the weekend. san jose police say that they have credible evidence that they held angel member wanted in the killing of another hell's angel member is in the san jose area. he was spotted in san jose on late friday or saturday. the east and span of the bay bridge is celebrating a milestone of workers are preparing to install the first strands of the main cable. >>darya: let's get a look at the weather to. if we have a little bit of fog. sfo is a little bit soft in. >>erica: we are still seen delays there. erica by the afternoon, a lot of cell line. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. a dry weather pattern not only for today and the next couple of days but into the christmas weekend as well. here is a look at fog tracker 4. compromises visibility under a quarter of a mile for portions of santa rosa

warren hellman touched people in critical times. tanya battled life threatening illnesses twice he thought about things that were close to people's hearts. >> his generosity included the festival. yet, it will continue. he's made sure of that. there will be a public service on wednesday and a community celebration of his life later on. and time assured blas grass musicians will be there. >> and spencer christian sup next with some accu-weather forecast. >> reaches off to a sunny start. high temperatures mid to upper 60s. it's going to remain clear tonight. and looking for a chill tomorrow morning will be cold with morning lows around 30 degrees. and up to about 42 around the city. sunny skies and then, afternoon tomorrow will be mild again with highs from upper 50s to low 60s around the bay and inland locations. so how long will this spring like, almost winter weather last? i'll have the answer in the accu-weather forecast coming up later. larry and karina. >> next on 4:00 how the climate could keep from you getting a highly-contagi

. >> a man saved san francisco giants, just one of the many things the billionaire, warren hellman was remembered nor a memorial service this afternoon. >> and in sacramento it could soon become a reality. over a million californians could soon see unemployment benefits cutoff because of the impass in washington, d.c.. >> dry flow continues but there is rain headed our way. i'll have details in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and a man has time to stop and smell roses just as he's been doing without fail for 33 years. it's [ female announcer ] hurry to jcpenney... ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. like 60% off must have winter coats... ...and 60% off the coziest sleepwear. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney. ...for the final days to save before christmas... ...and shop til midnight for those last minute gifts. like 60% off must have winter coats... ...and 60% off the coziest sleepwear. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld.

board of supervisors' unanimous decision to rename speedway meadow by the name of my father, warren hellman. i am awed by the old low of love and support. i learned so much about him. many stories. these will be like family legends to me now. stories told by the extended san francisco family might father loved an. now, in the meadow fortunately renamed hellman hallow. i offer my own brief contribution by posing the question, what is in a name? in my tradition, the ethics of the fathers offers the following answer. the rabbi said, "there are three crowns. the crown of a good name is superior to them all." but what is a good name? in my estimation, one that is associated with honesty, integrity, generosity, and ethical conduct a good name is something that causes lessons to flow out upon those who associate with the one who bears it. i feel blessed in my life to have a father who has passed on that good name to me. i realize it is up to me to continue to honor it in my way. i want to tell you a personal story about my father and how he received the information speedway meadow. as you may know

just a few short -- in the words of warren hellman, hot dog. katie is going to give you a budget update. we are heading into the budget season. and to end our meeting and commence our holiday celebration, we have a short video here it quickly, volunteer program updates -- our stewardship program is in full swing. another positive example of our ongoing relationship with our city schools. by working with teachers to develop curriculum using our parks as an outdoor classroom as well as other traditional programming, ysp is working with the port authority and literacy for environmental justice to increase programming. volunteer program staff spent a day last week volunteering for the ggnra to get a better understanding of the volunteers point of view and provide better service. it is a very exciting program. the petition program celebrates its one-year anniversary, one of the best choice to come out of the last year and something that definitely contributed to our park maintenance source as strong as they are. just yesterday, we had the pleasure o

. >>> at home, he was a giants in bay area finance, warren hellman died last night.he was 77 years old. he loved san francisco and he did so much to show it. sponsored the blue grass festival. he funded the san francisco free health clinic. and a bay area citizen local online journalism project and much more. he died due to complications with leukemia. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. pillsbury holiday star cookies start with pillsbury cookie dough easy. then add my own favorite frosting and sprinkles. just three ingredients to sweet memories. holiday ideas made easy. and it hasn't been going exactly as planned. cut. cut! [ monica ] i thought we'd be on location for 3 days -- it's been 3 weeks. so i had to pick up some more things. good thing i've got the citi simplicity card. i don't get hit with a fee if i'm late with a payment... which is good because on this job, no! bigger! [ monica ] i may no

. >>> banjo-picking billionaire warren hellman died last night of complications from leukemia. he is said to have spent as much time distributing his wealth as acquiring it. funding the san francisco free clinic and development of aquatic sports at uc berkeley. the businessman was well-known for bringing a popular free bluegrass festival to san francisco, hellman was 77-years-old. >>> investigators want to find out what started a tire that killed a man in east oakland. the fire -- a fire that killed a man in east oakland yesterday morning. it took 10 minutes for firefighters to put out the fire. they found the 55-year-old victim's body inside a room he rented from the landlord right now, there's no obvious signs of any type of foul play. we haven't determined the cause. >> at this time we want to make sure that they get his body out of there and the family take the next steps in our grieving. >> the flames never spread beyond the room where the victim lived. smoke damaged other parts of the house. >>> red cross stepping in to provide house assistance to dozens displaced by a we

. >> and remembering warren hellman including his role in keeping giants from leaving san francisco.and the history made when a ship arrived back in port. it's coming up tonight at 6:00. >> and the polar wears at the zoo have a special treat today. >> workers flew 10 tons of snow into their exhibite and you can see bears spent the day romping and playing in the powder. >> the zoo says it's designed to encourage natural behaviors keeping them healthy and happy. and you want polar bears healthy and happy. >> oh, yeah. and there is going to do it for us.

. >>> banjo-picking billionaire warren hellman died last night of complications from leukemia. spent as much time distributing his wealth as he did acquiring it. using his fortune to fund the san francisco free clinic and development of aquatic sports at uc berkeley. he was well-known for bringing the blue glass festival to san francisco. hellman was 77-years-old. >>> ago secretary of state clinton said she hopes for improved ties with the north korean people. that, as north koreans mourn the death of their leader kim jong il. president obama spoke to south korea's president last night and reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to stability in the region. karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: the word is watching waiting to see how north korea responds to the death of kim jong il. south korea's military on high alert concerned about its nuclear neighbor taking action to show strength. >> this situation should not be a threat to peace and qfs korean peninsula. >> reporter: kim jong il took power in 1994 after the death of his father. famously vain he favored designer clothes and wo

. >> funeral services will be held wednesday for san francisco financier warren hellman. the man who dreamed up the hardly, strictly blue grass festival died last night. the festival just one of many contributions he made to the city. he also paid for the underground garage at golden gate park, donating to causes including san francisco free clinic. >> he was the kindest person. that is what i liked him. he was quiet and low key. and reserved but gracious. and such a warm heart. >> he died of leukemia. >> and there is a young woman who had break through surgery at ucsf returned today to say thank you. she's back on her feet after a doctor said she'd be paralyzed for life. she struggled with a spine tumor four years while in high skoochl she sought help from a neurosurgeon who was confident she would make a full recovery after a highly-technical operation. >> this is very yun yeechblgt she had a tumor and a deform ti and both phone shallly causing the problem. >> the surgery here was phenomenal. really. a life changer for me. >> and she had a final checkup today one year a

. >>> banjo-picking billionaire warren hellman died last night of complications from leukemia. spent as much time distributing his wealth as he did acquiring it. using his fortune to fund the san francisco free clinic and development of aquatic sports at uc berkeley. he was well-known for bringing the blue glass festival to san francisco. hellman was 77-years-old. >>> ago secretary of state clinton said she hopes for improved ties with the north korean people. that, as north koreans mourn the death of their leader kim jong il. president obama spoke to south korea's president last night and reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to stability in the region. karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: the word is watching waiting to see how north korea responds to the death of kim jong il. south korea's military on high alert concerned about its nuclear neighbor taking action to show strength. >> this situation should not be a threat to peace and qfs korean peninsula. >> reporter: kim jong il took power in 1994 after the death of his father. famously vain he favored designer clothes and wo

family gathered at a temple in san francisco's pacific heights today to remember philanthropist warren hellman. it's estimated 2,000 people were in attendance. among his many contributions to the pay bear, he sponsored the free strictly bluegrass festival. he died of complications from leukemia, at 77 years old. >>> a century of wisdom in today's tough economy. this 106-year-old man is still working on wall street in these days of the occupant protests. we'll hear from him on the markets of the past and present. >>> and a giant numeral two being loaded in it new york city today. find out its purpose, and how it is energy efficient >>> sharks in action tonight. got highlights coming up in a few. that and a little nfl talk, including the athlete of the year. on the male side. local ties. keurig has over 200 varieties from 20 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew. makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ beep