one of san francisco's most legendary people is the former mayor, willie brown. he said raj, forget this normal stuff we normally do, let's do something colorful, unique, and true willie brown fashion. meet me at the fairmont next to tony bennett. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ ♪ high on a hill, it calls to me ♪ ♪ to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars ♪ >> mayor brown like we've never seen him and like we've never heard him. sometimes in a crisis, it brings out the best if all of us. notice even the tony bennett statue has a facemask. mayor brown, 86 years young, and looks as sharp as ever. he's seen almost all of it in san francisco, and is adjusting to the new lifestyle. >> i don't know anybody that stays in the streets as much as i have stayed in the streets for more than 70 years in this incredible city. and if i can stay at home, everybody should be able to stay at home. it's been tough. but it's been the difference between this being a replete of new york, of paris, of some of the other cities in this country and in this world. >> a

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. >> that is former san francisco mayor willie brown singing tony bennett's 1962 classic i left my heart in san francisco. he asked people to sing it today at noon to pay respect to our front line workers and medical professionals. >> coming up with the november election about six months away a bay area county gives voters a new way to track their ballot. >> the bay area jail inmates working to provide protection for deputies and jail staff. weather today a little bit cooler out there but some fairly warmer temperatures inland. our cool down will continue in your sunday forecast and we'll take a look at the numbers coming up. apprehension. >> the salvation army is looking for volunteers to deliver meals to the homeless. they started meals in place sf, and this is how it works. >> would anyone like a lunch. >> i think they're wonderful to come out and see us and feed us. >> marcy received a food box with volunteers from the salvation army. she's among thousands of homeless and unable to take shelter inside. >> everything is different. >> major norton said covid-19 has changed the way the

and former mayor, willie brown who used to hit the right notes as a politician did his best with theld standard. ♪ my love waits there >> it doesn't sound quite right at union square either. this place would normally be teaming with tourists but now some of the most famous stores in the world sit quiet and empty. it's a bit unnerving and that's what today's song break was all about. >> the idea is to lift all of our spirits in this very challenging and uncertain time. and for people to be reminded that san francisco is really an incredible and special place. >> and while it's true that the vibrancy of the city by the bay may be under wraps right now, the day will come when this place will once again be open to welcome back those who left their hearts here. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> the sing along was initiated by the chief of protocol and was intended as a tribute to all of you front line health care workers and first responders working during the shelter in place. >>> well, for more feel good stories, head to the special section on our website, kpix.com/together. >>>

. >> former mayor, willy brown, who used to hit all the right notes as a politician did his best with the old standard today. the sing-along was initiated by the city's chief of protocol. >> head to kpix.com to see all of our reporting. and for more good news? >> from that quintessential moment today of the gatherings around "i left my heart in san francisco.". here's another one. take a look at the top of the transamerica tower right now. if you hadn't heard yet, that light on the top of the tower is not always lit. it was lit a couple weeks ago, specifically to honor healthcare workers. and the scene tonight with the fog coming in right now, just surrounding the tower. it's just beautiful. and it's also wielths a hin for what's coming tomorrow. back up toward the city, salesforce tower in this view. riebt there. right about there and using the camera, we can see toward the bay bridge. patchy fog here as well. the numbers stand right now, daytime highs which would have been just a few degrees off the average in some places. morning lows are gonna come back down into the low and mid-5

. ♪ my love waits there for me in san francisco ♪ >> former san francisco mayor willie brown joiningbennett and people across the city and around the world in singing the classic "i left my heart in san francisco." ♪ when i'm going home to my city by the bay ♪ >> all of this because earlier this week bennett put out a call encouraging people to sing with him today at noon. the whole thing was a tribute to frontline workers and a show of san francisco coming together during the pandemic. ♪ when i come home to you, san francisco ♪ >> all of this is a tribute to first responders, and there you see first responders. san francisco firefighters taking a moment to join in. it was all in the effort. quite a few people participating in that today at high noon. thanks for joining us. "saturday night live" is next. interesting show tonight. have a great night. .. >> good

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left my heart in san francisco ♪ ♪ hialeah hills ♪ it calls to me >> former san francisco mayor willie brown tony bennett, people across the city, around the world singing the classic "i left my heart in san francisco" a tribute to front line workers and a show of san francisco coming together during this pandemic. earlier this week bennett put out a call to join in from your porches, balconies, walking down the street. you see some people headed out to union square to sing all while social distancing. doctors and nurses at sutters cpmc campus took a moment to join in. they sound good through the mask, don't they? thank you for what you do. the first time it's sung publicly at the fairmont hotel back in 1961 where a statue of mr. bennett sits. high on the hill. >>> up next, looking to welcome visitors back. city leaders debate reopening tahoe for the summer season. >>> the coronavirus proved too much for a well-known bay area bakery's latest store. tartine has decided to close the berkeley cafe. this is less than a year in business. packed with customers. the owners say business dropped off

. ♪ my love waits there for me in san francisco ♪ >> former san francisco mayor willie brown, who obviouslysed his calling, should have been a singer, he joined tony bennett and people across the city and around the world in singing the classic "i left my heart in san francisco." ♪ when i'm going home to my city by the bay ♪ >> earlier this week, bennett put out a call encouraging everybody to sing with him today at noon. the whole thing was a tribute to frontline workers and a show of san francisco coming together during the pandemic. ♪ when i go home to you, san francisco ♪ >> they didn't miss their calling. they are first responders, and god bless ya, including the san francisco firefighters taking a moment to join in. >>> still ahead, a caravan for change. the issue of paying rent and our mortgages has this group taking action. how they want to help people make it in the bay. >>> and the cdc recommending people wear face masks. what about statues? the quirky street art in one south bay city. >>> and we're getting a bit of a summer preview for our temperatures today. upper 80s in spots.

and former mayor, willy brown, did his best with the old standard. >> my love waits there. ♪ ♪ [ singing: it doesn't sound quite right in union square either. this place would normally be teaming with tourists. now some of the famous stores in the world sit quiet and empty. it's a bit unnerving. and that's why the sun-break was all about. >> the all of our spirit spirits. and for people to be reminded that this is a truly incredible and special place. >> reporter: and while the vibrancy of the city may be under wraps right now, the day will come when this place will be open to welcome back those who left their hearts here. >> tony bennett who made a hit back in 1962 is 93 years old. and we hope still going strong. the sing-along was initiated by the city's chief of protocol. charlotte schultz. >> it was a tribute to all of the healthcare workers and first responders staffing the front lines while we all insert place. >> did you sing it? you've got a great voice. >> no, i didn't. did you? >> well, i wasn't -- i'm a better listener when it comes to singing. but you! >> i don't know about t

how tony bennett is a famous song to help spread cheer around san francisco and how former mayor willie brown got involved. what we do now will forever change our tomorrow. so let's do the right thing, today. let's stay at home. let's wash up. let's always keep our distance - please, six feet apart at least. let's look after ourselves, as well as others. it will all be worth it. we can all do our part. so those on the front line can do their part. and when this is over, we will all, continue, to thrive. >>> the santa rosa navy captain removed from his post for writing a letter raising the alarm about sailors on his ship sick with the covid-19 could be getting his old job back. fox' lucas tomlinson reports now. >> reporter: another u.s. warship crippled by the coronavirus per the pentagon says at least 33 sailors aboard "the uss kid" have been evacuating sailors back to the united states. >> they are preparing to return to port where they will undertake efforts to clean the ship, they will remove a portion of the crew from the ship and work to get everybody back to health and get the ship back

. >>> former mayor willy brown known for hitting all the notes as a politician did his best. the sing along was initiated by the city's chief of protocol, charlotte schultz. >>> more uplifting news happening around the bay area. head to kpix.com/together to see all reporting. you can also send story ideas to together at cbs.com. >>> i want to start off the forecast by showing a very fr o the start of this day. ithe v the fog, above the marine layer. that tower is about 850 feet high so that gives us a good idea how thick these clouds are. they go up about 850 feet, a pretty good marine layer out there this morning. take a look at the camera and then i want to switch to a couple over views. we'll leave behind that scene that looks cool. that's what it looks down below. this is a pretty little band of low clouds sunk into the inspire bay. this is the scene from the top of the sales force tower now. so this camera sits above a thousand feet and looking towards the east awaiting sunrise and that will happen in just about 5 minutes from now, maybe less, just about 6:20 before we s

. ♪ my love waits for me in san francisco ♪ >> that is former san francisco mayor willie brown.joined tony bennett and people across the city, even around the world in singing "i left my heart in san francisco. ♪ but i'm going home to my city by the bay ♪ >> as we showed you yesterday morning tony bennett put out a tweet encouraging people to sing with him yesterday at noon. the whole thing a tribute to frontline workers and a show of san francisco's strength coming together during in pandemic. ♪ ♪ when i go home to you san francisco ♪ >> look at that. even our city's heroes, san francisco firefighters taking time out of their busy day to join in. bless all of them and thanks for all of their work. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up after four decades a pop layular bay area restaurant closing down. >>> plus, looking to welcome back visitors. city leaders debating reopening tahoe for the summer season. mrs. walker. michael vasquez! come over here. i've heard such good things about you, your company. well, i wouldn't have done any of it without you. without this plac

. >> i was talking with a leader consumer this morning, former mayor willie brown. he was a regular at union square. he said, you know, staying indoors is going to have everybody reevaluating what they eat, what they wear, where they go. they might not need as much as they did before. i was also talking with joe dell sandro, the head of the tourist and convention bureau in san francisco. they are taking a huge hit with the closed hotels and conventions. he's saying, we've never seen anything like this before. people might actually want to get out. they might want to go to disneyland and might out and spend some money because they've been cooped up for so long. look, it's going to be tough. we've got to stay in place. it's going to be a downturn. how we turn back up. some people are saying we're in a recession. when you press the people, they say yes we are, but we don't know how it's going to go because we quote again, never been in a situation like this before. >> there will no doubt be some rebound. but i think people will readjust. i've talked to so many people w

you're looking at former san francisco mayor willie brown, behind the mask, giving a public performanceer, heidi pryzbyla and dr. torres are with me now. dr. torres, you are part of the medical community. you speak to so many of these front line workers. there's been such concern and such overwhelming desire to help make their lives easier, even as they witness such terrible loss. what are you hearing from members of that community about where they are now and what difference those words and that support means? >> you know, i think what i'm hearing from my friends and colleagues that work in the front lines, in the emergency rooms, they're saying that means so much to them, that people understand what they're going through, what they're actually doing and just getting that thank you. it's not something we often get in the medical community, especially the emergency room. but taking a few seconds out and thank them to get the recognition because they are putting themselves out there and putting themselves a tt high ris and their families at risk, too. they're going to keep going and do w

i might add, mayor willie brown was very instrumental in that project so long ago. so long ago. >> really proud of the work that the developers has done over the many years to reach out to the community and to make sure that the input came in as deep as it ended up being, as we get at this point. >> president caen: good point. so, we have a motion? and a second. all those in favor? >> did we call for public comment? >> i forgot to call for public comment. seeing none, i would like to call the question, all those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. next item. >> item 12 approve amendment number 5 to agreement cs911r, increasing the duration by nine months not to exceed 10 years and five months with no change to the agreement amount. >> president caen: let's see. >> i'll move approval. >> president caen: okay. second? >> second. >> president caen: any questions, comments, commissioners? to the general public, any questions or comments on this item? seeing none, all those in favor? opposed? the motion carries. next item. item 13, adopt resolution affirming the san f

. >> that is a former san francisco mayor willie brown singing tony bennett's classic i left my heartcisco and he did it with that mask on and he asked everyone to join in the sing- along yesterday for morale boost and to pay respect to all of our frontline workers and medical professionals. and here is some cuteness overload for your son david alameda county fire crews say these seven ducklings were trapped in a storm drain at chelsea drive and once for court in newark and the department says mama duck was waiting nearby and everyone was reunited>>, how inmates in solano county are learning new skills to make reusable masks for first responders and coronavirus testing sites becoming commonplace around the bay area rapid details on a new east bayside and where you need to go if you live in the mission district. if you like it hot this is your week and we will tell you where 90b0 temperatures will be popping up around the bay area coming up next. >> from ktvu box to news this is mornings on 2 .>> good morning everyone and welcome back to mornings on 2 zach at 8 am with a beautiful shot

applause] >> thank you, nancy, and rodney, representing your other cochairs, charlotte schultz, mayor willie brown, and park and rec president mark buell who couldn't be here today. nancy, you should know that horseback riding exists. and on april 4, we will have free pony rides. next, i want to introduce another person who understands that parks are a power for social good. he and his organization have become such incredible partners and enable us to, you know, really, really, really enable us to do great things. he's the chair of the parks alliance, and our partner in transforming all of our city parks and infusing our parks in every neighborhood with love and attention and resources that they need. i want to thank him for -- and the organization for their creativity and for always encouraging community. please welcome drew becker. >> thank you, phil. thanks, phil. [applause] >> i always like being introduced by phil. it's better than being introduced by my mother. it's awesome. thank you, mayor breed and everyone who have been involved in making this year-long celebration a reality. here's to m

we've been having problems for years since willie brown been gone. they feel the fillmore, the redevelopment has gone and taken everything along. you don't clean up there. i want to sit down with you all to talk about the program and insert that. find out why there is no money spent in the western edition. my name is ace, and i'm surely on the case. i supported mohammed, but right now i want to find out where the money is going, coming and we want that done right away. my name is ace, dammit, i'm on the case. >> ace, you left your phone. >> just wanted to note one of three private enterprise closures in general is set to examine about as a result of employee embezzlement, theft and fraud. this may occur at the morninger level alex. where non-profits are concerned, they're second to the financial service industry when it comes to corruption in terms of dollar volumes lost and at the time of ongoing theft and the concealment and the number of individuals involved. and i believe that marks once covered this territory in his famous 18th premiere which is

mayor willie brown and mayor gavin newsom. there was incredible work done by the then district 10 supervisor sophie maxwell and the board to have -- first they actually had a proposal to eke panted that power plant with an additional unit. the board of supervisors and the administration fought that and won. supervisor maxwell was profoundly important, that site, as was the office of the city attorney, dennis herrera, and teresa mueller and i wanted to acknowledge that history and then, as part of their agreement to decommission that power plant, the city and county of san francisco actually agreed to give the developer, the successor in interest to morant an expedited approval and that is what led to the votes that are before us today. i would like to acknowledge the developer that is headed by a gentleman named enrique landa and, as was set forth in the presentation yesterday, the community outreach, which has encompassed hundreds and hundreds of meetings and many meaningful changes in the project has been superlative. the pr

mayor willie brown and mayor gavin newsom. there was incredible work done by the then district 10 supervisor sophie maxwell and the board to have -- first they actually had a proposal to eke panted that power plant with an additional unit. the board of supervisors and the administration fought that and won. supervisor maxwell was profoundly important, that site, as was the office of the city attorney, dennis herrera, and teresa mueller and i wanted to acknowledge that history and then, as part of their agreement to decommission that power plant, the city and county of san francisco actually agreed to give the developer, the successor in interest to morant an expedited approval and that is what led to the votes that are before us today. i would like to acknowledge the developer that is headed by a gentleman named enrique landa and, as was set forth in the presentation yesterday, the community outreach, which has encompassed hundreds and hundreds of meetings and many meaningful changes in the project has been superlative. the pr