[applause] >> now it is my great pleasure to introduce our mc, former san francisco mayor, willie brown [applause] >> mayor -- mayer brown supported the demolition of the old seismically unsafe transbay terminal to make way for where we are standing today. he saw a promise of a new neighborhood, he saw the promise of affordable housing, and economic opportunities for projects like this would create or our city and our region. quite simply, without him, the transit centre would not have been possible. let us welcome our mc, former mayor, willie brown. [applause] >> thank you very much for the very kind introduction. you will be introduced and presented to a whole lot of folks who are here who have something to do with the center. but none more probably than the two people in the halls of the legislature. one, a member of the assembly and one of the senate to, at the time, that was needed to get the state on the right plan page for the center. i am speaking of course, of john l burton. where are you? and nancy skinner. [applause] >> john is somewhere. i thought he was, anyway. of course,

[laughter] >> thank you, willie brown.it is an honor to be here with you and to see that this venue had to replace something that was even dangerous to the public good. thank you for your leadership in so many ways. it is visionary, for our city, both as our mayor and the speaker for so many years. i join you in recognizing assemblywoman skinner and john. john where is john? john burton for their leadership in getting us to this place and mayor breed. congratulations on the work you did as a supervisor and president of the board. but what you will be doing as mayor of san francisco, because we have more to do. especially with this project. it is wonderful to be here with so many members of the official family of san francisco in terms of the mayor, members of the board, the city attorney, they have been acknowledged as well as our members from the state legislature. david hsu, phil tang and as well as supervisor jane kim who is with us here. this is a representation of what can happen when people work together. public, pri

come across the willie brown bridge, will be something that says, a.c. transit.hen i walked in here, i was accosted and stopped by a lot of bus drivers and some other people. all a.c. transit. this button i am wearing, it they consist -- they insisted i put it on. therefore greg harper, as a member of that joint powers board, and as a person who does the things for a.c. transit, our tenant who will use the facility more than anybody else, because everybody that comes over here by a.c. transit will be put off the bus near second street, no matter where they're going. they will have to walk back down although shops and things. we'll be taking money out of the east bay forever. [laughter] [applause] >> you need an anchor tenant. i have to admit. the nice thing about this as you can almost open this up with a park. there won't be anything in it but this is beautiful on the park is beautiful. we are proud to be here. it is a wonderful time. it has been a long time coming. i have been on the board for many years now. but this date wouldn't have been possible without th

i welcome students to willie brown in the morning and then went to hillcrest. it is one of the first schools in our district to begin using a japanese methodology called teaching through problem-solving during meth -- mathematics class this methodology focuses on student solving novel problems in which no solution is known in advance and this builds critical thinking and mathematical understanding. over the past school year, francisco middle school has dramatically improved its culture, climate, among teachers and students, by using encouragement and constructive feedback. as a result, suspensions have dropped over all but the fight -- highest dropout rate by 15 percentage points. there was a wonderful visit at all three sites and the great to see amazing work being done by our teachers and staff and they are completing this work with our students. last thursday, students at dr martin luther king jr. academic middle school participated in passport day, which helps onboard students with the school 's expectation for the year and a fun learning environment. stude

willie brown was taken in as much as harvey and all of these politicians but what jim jones could do was mobilize his congregation to get out the vote. they did that for harvey. they distributed thousands of leaflets for harvey and how could a politician who didn't understand how terrible jim jones was, how could you resist if someone says they are going to produce thousands and thousands of leaflets for you. >> i have a quick question. did harvey have ambitions beyond his work as a supervisor and what do you think was his next step? >> at one point he took his vacation and went to europe and it was always the mayor's custom money to vacation to appoint someone as mayor or acting mayor said he appointed harvey. harvey just did a fantastic. he went to a ribbon-cutting and he cut the ribbon and he said i'm probably the only mayor in the whole country who will first cut the ribbon and then put in my hair. [laughter] and he loved that experience. at one point he took people on his staff to the castro for lunch and the mayoral limousine. he was interviewed by the san francisco examiner an

steve young, huey lewis, leader nancy pelosi, former the guests include joe montana, about pelosi willie brown and nfl commis roger goodell.sunda we are working on a documentary and we should mention: the pre-season football begins right here on nbc bay area -- this thursday night. we should also mention the hall presea football season begins here on nbc bay area this the bears and ravens in the hal of fame game. our coverage kicks off at 5:00 s th >> still ahead, the democratic party' rising star and she is right here in the bay area ssia tonigh >> facebook blows the whistle on what may be an attempt to stir is it the russians? the fake accounts that face >> cool fog moving in and how cx that would charge large companies -- like apple -- nearly like apple $500 per employee. would cupertino force the most pay millions in new taxes. nbc ba area joins us from tax here in cupertino, a last minute letter from the te may have saved them millions. apple' camp in cupertino was 13,000 employees working inside. now the city said it is adding the city council proposed a apple would be changed $425 per t

to work with the community members and i think i found my calling i started in 1996 working for willie brown, jr. i worked in he's mayor's office of housing in the western edition and left 3 years went to law school of san francisco state university and mayor brown asked me to be the director of the taxicab commission and through the process i very much card by the contracting process and asked me townhouse the city purchaser and worked with me and i became the deputy administrator and . >> having trouble struggling to make ends meet folks will not understand what importance of voting is so we decided to develop our workforce development services after a couple of years offering pathways to sustainable jobs. >> (clapping.) >> we've gotten to a place to have the folks come back and have the discussion even if participation and makes sense we do public services but we also really build strong communities when i started this job my sons were 2 and 5 now 9 and 6 i think so the need to be able to take a call from the principal of school i think that brings a whole new appreciation to being unders

. >>> phil and i asked former san francisco may why are willy brown what does this mean for president trump. >> doesn't touch him the all. >> what? >> he is so above those kind of convictions. his public, his base, couldn't care less. >> in fact, a number of his supporters are saying, you know, why are we even talking about manafort's banking, mueller is supposed to be investigating russia and it does feed into this. >> when a guy gets convicted for as many straight out fraud allegations as your former a he come on. he wants to keep the guy silent. that guy you know is out to lunch. how in the name of heaven do you allow yourself to still be here five minutes after you get busted and they tell you everything -- >> you say you should have skipped town? >> he should have done what many clients of mine did, they always send me postcards with no return address. if there was no possibility. >> melissa, what about the -- the cohen plea deal where an undisclosed federal candidate directed me to pay hush money. >> it wasn't undisclosed. if you look at the actual charges against cohen it clear

kpix asked chronicle reporter jerry gerber foley and former semper cisco mayor willie brown, is president trump driving some americans crazy? >> reporter: good morning, joining us is the chronicle political reporting, in case you haven't noticed, there are a lot of psychologists in san francisco this week for a convention. as he reported in the chronicle, there were several courses on how to deal with the trump phenomenon? >> there were 15 sessions devoted to trump in some way. how trump is affecting how we deal with immigrants, how trump is affecting how we deal with our lives. how the trump # america great is affecting us. there's some truth to this. there was a survey that asked, one of the greatest stressors in your life? more americans said the changing political system is affecting their lives more than their family or their health situation. trump is making us -- >> that just shows how unobserved people in the world of psychology really are. this has been going on for years and years and years. trump has been doing the same thing for the last 30, 40 years. you go back and pull up t

when then-mayor willie brown asked me to come to the p.u.c. as a general manager, he said to me, one of the reasons that he felt that i could make a difference here particularly in addressing the hetch hetchy system and the water program was the relationships that i had outside san francisco with the wholesale customers outside of the p.u.c. as colleagues of mine in local government, we work together on a number of activities, including water issues. and it was those relationships and collaborations that i had had over come prior to coming to the p.u.c. that helped a lot, enormously, to move the work of the p.u.c. at that time forward. the formation of bawsca and the relationships among the bawsca members that was in place really needed the support of getting the work done, not just getting the water bonds passed, but the support of the agencies outside of san francisco to work collaboratively to see the day, which we've arrived at, where the project could be completed. it's those collaborations and collaborations that daly city had with the p

. >>> kpix 5 asked former san francisco mayor willie brown how he would describe thwhite po well, it's relatively fluid. it is unlike anything that has ever preceded it in the white house, just like the guy that they are explaining and speaking on behalf of, never zeron anything like this in the white house. there are no -- there does not appear to be any real journalist working in the press room at the white house. >> all right. you can hear the rest of that conversation tomorrow morning right here at 6:00 with melissa cane. >>> investigators looking into the deadly mass shooting in las vegas released the final report. after a ten-month investigation, they were not able to answer the big question, why stephen paddock opened fire on an outdoor music festival. he killed 58 people. >>> finding answers for the victims has been the investigators' sole goal to bring closure for those affected and move forward from this horrible event. no doubt that has taken an incredible toll on the victims on this incident as it has our officers. >> reporter: the report also documented the heroism of poli

. >> guests will include joe montana, steve young, nancy pe low say, former mayor willie brown. by the way, today's memorial service is at 11:00 here. it is a private ceremony. the it's not open to the public. >> what a legacy he they asked what they are doing we um m. >> showed him throwing belongings in lake merry. you maim recall the charges have to do with a separate incident. a man filmed the confrontation. cente pleaded not guilty to robbery charges. >> a to what happened. no one died and at least l 0 are hurt. passenger. >> you kind of felt like something was wrong. at that point i just started out of instinct bracing for impact. i was slamming into the groubd. >> he said it's a miracle everyone survived. the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. >> with less than a hundred days of midterm they found new efforts to influence our elections. there are fears russia is behind it again. >> we are live from capitol hill with what senators plan to do about it today. good morning. >> hey. good morning everyone. so they will do some listing today to see what the s

. >> coming up on kpix 5 sunday morning, we chat with former san francisco mayor willie brown about a move to change the electoral legibility the electoral college really should be abolished. we should be about electing people at the public office at the highest level through majority win pro. >> he is if you talk to the backers of this lawsuit, they say that constitutional amendments are incredibly difficult to get past. one way -- >> you take state like california or texas where it's winner take all and you start divvying it all according to the percentage of votes that the president won. how would that have affected clinton versus trump? >> more on that tomorrow morning with melissa at 6:00 right here. >>> the sf mta is planning to improve background checks on potential contractors. muni says it will now verify responses on questionnaires. mayor breed ordered muni to improve it screening process after it was revealed that contractor had previous safety violations. >>> police are investigating a new wave of cell phone tests aboard b.a.r.t. trains. at least five tests have been repor

<willie brown>he was a forerunner to the guys with the diamonds in their earlobes.ary was just that kind of gregarious, interested, outgoing, aggressive dude.my father was a basketball player, and a boxer. you never hear that combination. he was one of those all-league basketball players. he was a center at 6-3. he was like wilt chamberlain, back in the 1930s. that was considered a big guy. but boxing was where he made his name. he was a three-time golden gloves champ. athletic skills weren't the only thing gary got from his dad. his father was kind of off the wall in many ways. he always worked for himself, you know. he had a ranch, he had a restaurant, he had a pest control business. he was a policeman in san jose. you'd hear these legendary stories about how my dad would never arrest anybody. guy had too much to drink, my dad would drive him home, and dump him on his porch, rather than take him to jail. gary's work schedule and kron's independence was suddenly insignificant. that's when his father bill, passed away. my d

morning, we're talking politics with someone from the san francisco chronicle and the former mayor willie brown. this week's topic, a search to left and the democratic party. >> without credibility on almost every issue for a group of people, a strange group of people that call themselves democratic socialist -- socialists. what is that? >> there bringing a lot of people to the party. i have not seen a crowd that lit in a long time when cortez came to the mission the other day. >> more on that tomorrow morning right here at 6 o'clock on kpix five. >>> president trump expressing outrage after several players refused to stand for the national anthem this we yesterday he tweeted, the nfl players are at it again taking a knee when they should be standing proudly. he added they wanted to show the outrage and something most of them are enable -- unable to define. the aclu said nfl players have continuously defined with their protesting, you are not listening. >> it is a peaceful protest, we aren't harming anyone. we want to let the world know what is going on. >> the president said those players shou

it was supposed to be eliminated back when willie brown was mayor. we would have $2 million times, what, 10 years, $20 million. i would be happy it have the number 3 bus discontinued today and take that money and put it towards saving lives on townsend street. thank you. >> chairman brinkman: thank you. i don't think we want to sacrifice other people's bike lanes. thank you for coming. do i have any more public comment, public comment is closed. thank you for coming down here. your comments are powerful, poignant, and we're hearing them. i share your fear when you have loved ones or yourself out here on bicycles and some of the streets, the conditions, can be terrifying. i know. i've ridden them. i worry for my partner when he rides back and forth from work. he's under strict instructions to never tell me about negative interactions but i know that happen. director reiskin, can we go briefly into what happened and why the project was pulled from the website? i understand the d.t.x. project is coming. also, can we go into the timeline for how quickly

on kpix 5 sunday morning tomorrow, phil matier and melissa caen asks former san francisco mayor willy brown how the news this week about president trump's former lawyer and campaign chairman may affect him down the road. he is so above those kind of convictions. his public, his of his support -- a number of his supporters are saying why are we even talking about manafort's banking, mueller is supposed to be investigating russia. >> when a guy gets convicted for as many straight out fraud allegations as your former campaign manager was and you say he's a hero? come on. >> more on that tomorrow morning with melissa at 6o lock right here on kpix -- 6:00 on kpix 5. >>> hurricane lane has been downgraded to a tropical storm but as reporter chris martinez reports, the weakening system is still threatening hawaii. >> reporter: surfers tried to catch a few waves before now tropical storm lane set its sight on maui. spec stators were drawn to the -- spectators were drawn to the shoreline on oahu. >> the waves are amazing. it's really cool. >> reporter: in fact, authorities say too many people are st

former san francisco mayor willie brown had this to share today about franklin. >> one of the interesting things about aretha franklin is that the voice never left her and she never left the voice. this was a gifted artist and an incredible way in which to deliver a message. whether it was amazing grace or whether it was respect. in either case and in either way she made it. america, both black and white, showed more comfort for aretha then they really did for almost any other single performer at that time. >> reporter: last year franklin announced she was retiring from touring due to her health. her publicist says that she died at her home in detroit from pancreatic cancer. this morning celebrities offered condolences on social media. chris rock road. on instagram, best voice ever . miss you already. montel williams wrote his heart is heavy. however, he added she is now in heaven and while the world cries heaven rejoices. franklin's family released a statement saying they have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support and that as they grieve it brings them comf

d was referring to, jerry rice, ronnie lot, hughey lewis, leader nancy pelosi and former mayor willie brown. we are also working on a tribute to dwight clark, a documentary that will debut october 21st after the 49ers play the rams. we should mention the preseason begins this thursday night on nbc bay area. it is the bears and ravens in the hall of fame game. our coverage kicks off at 5:00. >>> still to come, free speech or endangering the public? the new-age gun debate sparked by silicon valley technology >>> also, buses versus bicyclists, the fight brewing in an east bay community >>> comfortable 79 in san jose right now. we will have a full look at the forecast tomorrow. plus, if the smoke is getting to you, i will have stips tips on help battle the smoke lingering in the air. that's in about six minutes. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar,tatis, and become more

. >> although willie brown always drops the first f word.uld come and open the show. well, there goes the no swearing. >> hopefully london will come out and not swear. >> and it is comedyday.org, correct? >> that is correct. >> we will put additional information on our website so you can check it out and donate if you wish. thank you. >> thank you, michael. you're the best ever. >> he's the best. >> thank you. >>> now to a life changing tragedy for one family. it's actually turning into a life changing event thousands of miles away. the story of hope and how one bay area family is making a difference. >>> dan is here with a look ahead to abc 7 news at 5:00. >> coming up at 5:00, a big animal spotted roaming in a res dnl area. that's a mountain lion outside a house, where police are warning residents to be on alert. >>> also, melanie just showed you inside the transbay transit center. at 5:00, what you need to know before service begins on sunday. >>> plus a bay area sheriff's office detonated something they thought was suspicious. but it tur

the former mayor, willie brown, in a few moments to begin the program. before that, i want to start by personally thanking all of you for coming. you have been waiting for this day for a long time.

the former mayor, willie brown, in a few moments to begin the program. i want to start by personally thanking all of you for coming. you have been waiting for this day for a long time. you all received a commemorative pin and that is our official opening date. august 11th, 2018. that is eight years to the date of the actual groundbreaking for the center. four years ago, i had the honor of being appointed to the tjpa board by mayor ed lee. i have watched this project, weather at challenging times and come together and exceed our expectations. the salesforce transit centre is the true regional partnership designed to help bay area commuters get to and from their destinations. it also will become a destination all over town with beautiful gardens, and out court -- outdoor amphitheater, public arts, and the children's play area. in the future, there will be