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mayor willy brown says he is in shock. many of the folks inside this hospital this morning, as you can imagine, have been here all night and also in shock. there are many tears here at his bedside in the last few hours. i spoke more with mayor willy brown about the legacy of ed lee, and by the way, he says he is arguably the most qualified person ever to become the san francisco mayor. >> ed lee has really been tested in every category. i wall when i introduced him as the new -- i recall when i introduced him as the new mayor, i riled everybody that he had literally been the best qualified person ever to hold the job, unlike all the rest of us. >> reporter: the board of supervisors is now elevated under the circumstances to the position of acting mayor. willy brown also familiar with her career. take a listen... london breed.... >> we are going to hear -- >> we spoke with him a short while ago. forgive us for the technical difficulties. she has been involved in san francisco politics quite a long time and she is a very tou

yes, former mayor willie brown with me right now.d lee worked in your administration, you've known him for years, we're just looking for your thoughts and your reaction this morning. >> ed lee lived a really great life. if one has to pass on, it's better to do it when there is no real suffering. the lord bless id him in that way, but it's harm for the city because ed lee was different from any of the rest of us holding public office. he literally had nothing except great respect from everybody and it was not respect earned by politician, it was a respect earned by public servant. >> and you said you were so shocked, you just saw him you were telling me. >> he just introduced me at an event, it was an event where london breed president of the board introduced him, he introduced me and i introduced malia cane. as usual we were all in hijinks and ed lee was leading the hijinks because his comments and his humor was never as biting as most of us because he really didn't have a negative thing to say about anybody. >> vibrant and healthy u

willie brown joining us by phone, thank you for that.e have continuing coverage of the breaking story online all morning long. we have a story highlighting his time in office. for more, head to www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> now, a check of the forecast. it's another cool start for the morning. kari joins us now. a beautiful look in san francisco. a very gray day for many. >> yeah, it will be a sad day and chilly temperatures to start. as you get ready to head out the door, we are feeling the low 40s right now and especially in oakland, 40 degrees. as we look at more temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s, spots dipping below freezing. it warms up significantly today and quickly as we go through late morning. more on the temperature trend in san jose in about four minutes. mike, now you are checking in on a problem in san lorenzo? >> overall, the commute is light. just starting to kick in in key spots like castro valley. a disabled vehicle was in the middle of the roadway. they may have cleared it off the 880 coming from northbound 238. an ea

willie brown is the one you see in the long red coat. he pauses inside the rotunda for about a minute... and eventually tips his hat and gives a salute to the mayor. kron four spoke with mayor willie brown before he went inside city hall... this is what he had to say about his late friend... willie brown says "ed lee did not acquire the job by any means through his own initiation. he didn't say i'm qualified. he didn't say vote for me. he didn't say i will entertain you. he did none of the above. he was purely a person who did the jobs that he was assigned and he never sought any of those jobs including the mayorship." (steve) on sunday... a celebration of life is planned to honor the life of mayor lee. it's being held at city hall and the public is invited to attend. that's at 3-pm. we will have a special newscast for the memorial on sunday... from 3-5 p-m. we will also stream the memorial on kron4-dot-com. (2-shot/vicki) there is a major development in a case surrounding the september, 2016 beating death of 88 year old "miss flo" dougl

willy brown a force unto himself.ngton would be hard pressed to tell you he was the mayor of san francisco and in some ways why he was such a lightning rod in san francisco. and to add to the history of this, 39 years ago last week that george moscone with us you killed in office by the last san francisco mayor harvey milk in office then dianne feinstein from the president of the board of supervisors to mayor to the california's longest serving senator, the beginning of a new era. >> it certainly is, mark. he may not have had the national ties, but he certainly had a tie to the community here in san francisco. mark, thank you. >>> we are following the goning news this morning. if you are just -- following the developing news this morning. if you are joining us just now this morning, mayor ed lee died. more on that coming up next. ♪ whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back and you won't want to stop for anything else. [ barks ] ho! lease the cla250 for $329 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz.

former mayor willie brown told us this morning that mayor lee had a heart attack. ed lee became san francisco's 43rd mayor and the first asian- american mayor in san francisco when he was appointed in 2011 when gavin newsom resigned to become lieutenant governor. mayor lee then won an election in november 2011 and was reelect did in 2015. >> the office received a statement -- is profound sadness and grief that we confirm that mayor edwin m. lee passed away on tuesday, december 12 at 1:11 am at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. family, friends and colleagues were at his side. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, and need to, his two daughters, brianna and tania, and his family. the mayor was taken to the hospital last night and died a short time later.>> christien kafton is at the hospital and has been there for hours. many have gathered and heard the news that the mayor was there. >> reporter: they were here earlier this morning. the shocking news broke and people began learning about his passing. it was a very shocking and surprising moment for man

moments ago you talked with former san francisco mayor willie brown. he is the one that, when i spoke to him on the phone, he confirmed during that interview, information he had, mayor ed lee may have passed away as a result of a heart attack. i believe we have sound we can play for viewers talking about the legacy of mayor ed lee. >> caller: to the mayorship was almost natural. he did not come from a political world, so to speak. he had come from the world where merit determined whether or not you got the gig. that's why he was so natural, for me, and when newsome moved on to lieutenant governorship. >> reporter: as former mayor of san francisco, willie brown talking about lee's legacy, his ascension to that position. i know we talked about it this morning. he was appointed to becoming san francisco mayor in 2011 before winning election and re-election in that role. now, mayor ed lee is survived by his life anita and daughters brianna and tania. a very emotional time for them. as the family and friends, really the city deal with this unexpected death

he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee in a way that only willie brown <> .<"and he absolutely listened to the next word they said, and the next few words. most of us dismiss idiots quick, not ed lee.">( marty ) the former mayor is one of the expected speakers at a planned celebration of life for mayor ed lee tomorrow afternoon. ( marty ) the celebration of life begin's tomorrow at 3:00 san francisco city hall. it's open to the public. mayor ed lee's two daughters will among the speakers. if you cannot attend -- kron4 will be airing the ceremony live.. we will also be streaming it on kron-4-dot-com. ( marty ) in the east bay... the oakland unified school district says a multi- million dollar budget shortfall will mean layoffs, furloughs and salary givebacks. the district decided wednesday to approve a nine- million dollar mid-year budget cut. this comes despite passionate objection from parents and teachers.. according to a district spokesperson the layoffs and other actions will take effect in march. those affected will be notified in happening today... seve

they want to see the wall go up, willie.friday before the president left for mar-a-lago, he tweeted about infrastructure reform and talked about it in the oval office. i think that's a real sign that's where he's going to start the year. the democrats do want to get infrastructure reform done. they have huge differences over how to pay for it. i think the question is, are the democrats going to want to hand him a political victory heading into the midterms? i think it's unlikely. a lot of people think if he started with infrastructure reform right now before health care, he would be on very different footing than starting with health care. he will do infrastructure, likely welfare and immigration. >> see if he can parlay the momentum into the beginning of the year and into next year. kristen, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> kristen will stick around for the highs and lows of the week. >> indeed. >> be sure to tune in with chuck todd on "meet the press." >>> some other headlines this morning, the department of homeland se

and willie brown. in 2005 they were appointed by the mayor for the city administrator he was reappointed to that post in 2012. that was the post that we had when gavin newsome became the lieutenant governor when ed lee was selected by the board of supervisors i just thought i don't want to be mayor but he decided to stay on and ran for office and elected and re- elected, he was san francisco's mayor since 2012, serving until 2015 when he suddenly died last night it was 1978 he graduated from the high school in berkeley. when this happened before 1978 was the last time 39 years ago that a mayor died in office. the board of supervisors president had to assume the job of mayor diane feinstein assuming the role after the assassination of george masconi. 39 years ago is where we had a mayor die in office and the board of supervisors president. >>> we'll reach out to get their comments on ed lee with his times in san francisco throughout the morning. >>> let's get you a quick update with weather and traffic,

t i think willie geist has the best job in television. checking out our web extras at today.com/sunday. >>> 2018 is starting off strong. next week willie sits down with liev shriver and he talks about being nominated for the globes five times and how he handles life as a single dad and sharing parenting duties with his ex-naomi watts. >> you know, i want to show you this again because it is such an exceptional number of people who will be experiencing brutally cold wind chills. 163 million people will be feeling 15 to 45 degree below zero wind chills. this arctic cold continues to pour in from the north. temperatures this morning are well below zero. duluth is at 47 below. green bay tomorrow morning 30 below. temperatures continue to tumble as we go through this week. that's a look at the weather as now here is a peek out your window. >> most of the area has wind chills below 10 degrees right now. frederick 14. dulles in the district we have 9 degree wind chill and 3 degrees in clinton. wind chill advisory for everybody until 9:00 tomorro

i'm willie geist. president trump is busy tweeting this morning about the developments in a fast-moving week after former national security adviser michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with the russian ambassador. this morning, questions about what the white house knew and when after a tweet from president trump's account about why he fired general flynn. we'll get into that in just a moment. >>> and later, a sunday sit-down with the current king of country music, chris stapleton. we're at home in tennessee with the man who spent years in nashville as a songwriter before breaking out on his own with a lot of help and harmony from his wife, morgan. >> he's completely true to himself and outshines the sun in a lot of ways, to me. i don't know if that's a good answer or not. >> you're blushing, chris. >> well, i outshine the sun, come on. >> well, i think you're a very bright star. >> a sunday sit-down with chris stapleton and his wife, morgan, plus harry smith later in the

hey, dylan. >>> hey, willie!ct snow will take hold of the great lakes through the week heading through wednesday with perhaps a foot and a half of snow, especially off lake ontar ontario. sunny and cool down east and chilly out west, but that will help with the fire danger out there. winds will ease through the week as well. and by friday, another pacific storm makes its way into the pacific northwest. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >>> well, temperatures today will make it up to right around 40 degrees. most everybody in the 30s right now. watch when you walk your way out the door today because there are some slick along your stairs, the railings. so just be careful. but again, the winds are going to pick up after about 9:00, 10:00, and that's going to help dry out the roadways. lower 40s tomorrow. we are looking at a much lighter wind tomorrow. however, as we get into tuesday morning, we could expect a few light snow and light sleet showers overnight tuesday,

i'm hallie jackson filling in for willie who deserves a well deserved day off. it will be a bitter new year's eve for tense of millions across new york city. new york city bracing for one of the coldest ever. what's in store for all of those in times square and when will we finally get a break from these frigid temperatures. dylan will let us know. as 2017 comes to a close, we're taking a look back at president trump's first year in office from his tweets, his accomplishments and everything in between. >>> later, willie takes a look back in a year in sunday sitdown from actors, singers, entrepreneurs, even president. >> we have a lot of people from both sides of the aisle who dig this show. they all think we're making fun of the other guy. >> it's nice to be the guy known for making songs people kiss to, dance to. maybe we could make one to make you happy. >> talk about freedom of the press or immigration reform, i don't do so to criticize anybody. >> those sunday sitdowns just ahead, but let's start this morning with our top story as we get set to ring in the n

willie brown telling abc 7 news carolyn tyler that lee suffered cardiac arrest.ife anita and his two daughters. dare listen, you've been covering city hall for many years. you were talking to mayor brown early this morning about the shocking news. >> it is hard to even wrap your mind around it. it's just very stunning. 65, we saw him yesterday at a recycling event, no sign of ill health. this was a major heart attack last night as he was grocery shopping at his neighborhood safeway. >> seemed to be perfectly fine yesterday. the regular good spirits that we knew him to be. >> yes, a very affable man. >> as we've been discussing this morning, he was a man who was put in this position not really intending to be the mayor. i mean, who knows, you know, what was actually going through his head, but he was intended to be a placeholder until the city could figure out who they wanted to elect for the next mayor after gavin newsom went to become lieutenant governor. >> he was a safe choice. the political honch chose were going back and forth who could we put in this spot w

very -- willie and i -- >> please.illie, and me, we bring in for some reason donny deutsche. >> what are you doing? >> i grew up watching johnny carson on the anniversary show. i said is this black tie? you said yes. here i am. >> no, it's not. i have more announcements today. >> okay. >> people constantly stop me. why do they hate you so much? why are they so mean to you? we are friends. it's just television. >> i am explaining -- >> it's just -- >> do you have to ask? really? the host of "deadline white house" at 4:00 here on msnbc. >> nicole wallace, says and nicole, we have the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, who has something to say this morning. >> wow. that's impressive. first, i should tell you january 2008 i was out working on the iowa caucuses in small town in iowa. i'm staying in a motel 6. i turn on the tv earlier in the morning, and i saw something i never saw before. that was an intelligent conversation. it really gripped me. i've been watching ever since. >> on behalf of 8.5 million new yorkers,

hey, dylan. >> hey, willie.iddle of the country early this week especially up near the northern plains and midwest where we could see blizzard conditions not because of a lot of snow but because of a lot of wind. that light snow could cause very reduced vitsbilisibility. we could see a little bit of a wintry mix across parts of the east coast early wednesday morning and then on friday coastal showers and a bit chilly >>> on this sunday morning, san francisco, 52 degrees, near 50 currently in san jose and wet roads and streets after overnight rain that is now starting to clear out of the bay area. scattered snow showers through the sierra. cool and, at times, windy. we'll see the wind speeds picking up as we go through monday. a very dry forecast. it should take us through next weekend. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. we'll see you in just a minute. next on "sunday today" they're legal in the united states but proponents of safe injection sites for opioid users say they save li

san francisco himself willie brown just arrived. it is not just those people we know in the spotlight. many other residents even some who never even had the chance to speak with the mayor. the mayor adopted san francisco as his own after spending his childhood in seattle. he grew up in public housing the son of chinese immigrants. he said he was drawn to san francisco for its diversity and tolerance. you can see that in all of the people that are attending the viewing. i believe on this picture at the far left-hand side in that beautiful bright red trenchcoat is former mayor willie brown. he is one of the many who are going to be saying and paying their respects. >> we were talking earlier when we saw the procession going to the streets of san francisco and coming down mcallister taking a left on polk street and pulling up to the mayor's parking spot. and then, the honor guard was out saluting the flag draped casket as it made its way into city hall. it is definitely a moment, making us all take a second to pause and remember what t

---los 3 acusados estan recluidos en la carcel del condado de santa clara. 00:21 "charging willie kingchary cuen both the murder of flo douglas...they were also indicted with robbery.... ---el fiscal de distrito dijo que willie king y zachary cuen han sido formalmente acusados de 4 cargos que incluyen: asesinato, robo, abuso a un anciano y asalto. ---king, el vecino de flo... presuntamente conspiro en el robo y aunque no habria participado en el acto, enfrenta 25 años a vida en prision. ---segun la descripcion del caso....cuen y brown, presuntamente se metieron a robar en la casa de la ancianita sobre la avenida "north cragmont" el 12 de septiembre de 2016.....y cuando se dieron cuenta que ella estaba en casa, la golperon mortalmente. ---miss flo, quien habia sobrevivido el brutal ataque le dijo a las autoridades lo que habia pasado dentro de su hogar cuando los sospechosos entraron a robar, les dijo de como la golpearon y la amenazaron de muerte cuando ella les dijo que no tenia dinero. --cuen, fue arrestado 2 dias despues pues las autoridades encontraron sus huellas digitales en la v

willie? >> kelly, thanks as always. chuck todd is nbc's political reporter and moderator of "meet the press." good morning. nice to see you, my friend. >> good morning. >> looks like the vote comes tuesday. corker on board, rubio on board, susan collins on board. some of the republicans sitting on the fence and holding out on the bill are now on board. is there any chance this bill does not become law before christmas? >> i think the only thing that i'm curious to wait and see is what happens when the congressional budget score keepers finish with this. willie, i was impressed with the political response that the republicans in this conference committee did with this tax bill. essentially they took every criticism, every unpopular deduction that they got rid of, they seemed to restore, whether it was on tuitions, health care, or even on state and local taxes. they didn't restore all of it but they restored some of it. what i can't figure out is where they paid for it. they still have to stay within this $1.5 trillion de

his name is willie brown jr.. now willie brown jr..i've been waiting for the time for him to raise his ugly head. figuratively speaking, not ugly. he had to get up there and he say it and i'm asking for an investigation. he got up there and said it. i'm the one with responsible for forcing ed lee to be a mayor! he didn't want to be the mayor. no, he did not want to be a mayor because he was a civil rights helping everybody. me myself, too. when he turned politic, politricks started in 2011. what i'm bringing to your attention, and i'll tell them willie brown, he got up there and said it was his idea. he orchestrated the conspiracy. y'all must hear it a lot in my songs. it was a conspiracy and i'm going to tell the next lieutenant governor who might be our governor, for him to stop saying that. don't say you was proud of that because that was willie brown did that and that governor don't need all that residue that is going to come out. i'm going to tell the truth, nothing but the truth so help ace god. i been knowing ed lee for 20, 30 y

and willie woo woo wong begins construction in summer 2018. so that design is done and we have construction docs and then out to bid. and balboa pool is in construction and let's go from left to right, rossi is designed, completed. and it is going -- okay, thank you, going out to bid. why don't you take us through these. this is our acting capital project manager. >> got to delegate there, mr. general manager. it's very impressive but you can't know everything. >> supervisor kim: starting with garfield? >> okay, so garfield is in design. and it's going to be going out to construction in summer of 2018. just christopher is still if design and gillman is complete and glen canyon is complete. and hyde turk is going into construction in summer 2018 also. >> supervisor kim: is the design complete because i haven't seen it? hyde turk mini park. >> hyde turk is in design, yes, detailed design. and then joe dimaggio is complete. margaret hayward is in design and it will go out to construction in fall 2018. and musconi rec center is in construction and

we saw former mayor willie brown paying his respects. jackie ward reports. >> reporter: it's really a beautifully touching event that's happening right now inside city hall. as you said, hundreds of people have already visited to pay tribute to their mayor and hundreds more are coming but already, nancy pelosi has been here, and the lieutenant governor. as you can see, behind me the line is stretching down pulse to mcallister all here to see a man who loved san francisco and its people. >> reporter: ushered in by an honor guard consisting of members from the san francisco police department and sheriff's office, mayor lee entered city hall for the last time just as the sun was coming up, two san francisco fire trucks raised a giant american flag in his honor. people were lined up even before the doors opened waiting to get their chance to pay their respects to their mayor. some came because they respected his politics. >> he had a lot of plans on trying to get more help for the homeless. >> i feel like he was working on affordable housing

we are just getting word from former mayor, willie brown that says mayor ed lee died from a heart attack. of course this is shocking news that came out as we all found out about this early this morning. we died, was pronounced dead at zuckerberg san francisco hospital at 1:11. there will be a press conference scheduled for 10:00. london breed is now the acting president effective immediately. >> we are hoping to speak to the former mayor of san francisco, willie brown momentarily as he did give us word that mayor ed lee died of a heart attack overnight. that is just news into the news room right now. very young, at the age of 65. we'll continue to gather more information on this as the morning progresses this morning. tragic news, surprising to us. we were brought on early to give you information. we have crews at the hospital covering it. very, very sad news. our thoughts go out to the family. he's got two young daughters. his wife, we understand, was at his side. very sad news. he leaves a legacy behind. >>> as we switch gears, we want to look at the weather. >> very cold morning, once

public health officer matt willis is trying to make sure those numbers don't go up as prompt 64 takes effect.>> we want to make sure our children are not using marijuana more frequently. the quickly -- there could be an implication that because it is legal it is safe for everyone. that is not the case. there is real potential harm for young minds.>> reporter: willis says teens who use marijuana tend to do more poorly in school, and are at greater risk for mental health disorders. ahead of prop 64, the california department of public health has even created a website called lex talk cannabis, warning young people about the risks.>> we are trying to change perceptions for everyone.>> reporter: willis is also walking a fine line, acknowledging the benefits of medical marijuana, while trying to persuade increasingly skeptical teenagers to say no. >> people say are you for or against it? i am both. i am for it for some things, and against it for others. we need to be clear that we all agree that it is not healthy for young brains to be exposed to. >> reporter: in an error of legalized mari

along with willie, joe and me, we're going to get to the news.nsible for roy moore's loss in the alabama senate race. "the washington post" reports that trump has spread the blame for tuesday's loss to his former chief strategist steve bannon, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell as well as moore himself, citing senior white house officials and advisers, "the post" reports trump blames bannon for urging him to support moore and mcconnell for being too aggressive in trying to push moore out. "the post" also reports that trump is eager not to let the loss be seen as a referendum on him. but it is. he has said he will have one alabama again, according to a senior administration official. meanwhile, trump called doug jones to congratulate him on his historic wins. jones told reporters the call was friendly. >> it was a very gracious call, i very much appreciated it. he congratulated me on the race that we won. congratulated me and my staff on the way and the manner in which he handled this campaign and went forward. we talked about finding that com

former san francisco mayor willie brown.. today - kron4 spoke with him before he entered the city hall rotunda... he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee -- in a way that only willie brown could...<"and he absolutely listened to the next word they said, and the next few words. most of us dismiss idiots quick, not ed lee."> the former mayor is one of the expected speakers at a planned celebration of life for mayor ed lee this sunday. . (steve) that memorial being at 3:00 at san francisco city hall. the public is being invited to attend.. mayor ed lee's two daughters will also be speaking. if you cannot attend -- kron4 will be airing the ceremony live.. we will also be streaming it on kron-4-dot-com. that start at 3:00 this sunday. (pam) new at ten:tonight the oakland unified schol district says, a multi- million dollar budget shortfall.. will mean layoffs, furloughs and salary givebacks.. the district decided wednesday to approve a nine- million dollar mid-year- budget cut.. that is despite passionate objection from parents

i feel the need to point out this was the case when the willis polk house was on the site and didn't protect it. finally, there are two actions i'd like to recommend to help protect against illegal demolitions. that would -- >> if i could ask the speaker to tell us what the two suggestions are. >> supervisor breed: sure. >> the first is to align the demolitions throughout the planning and building codes and second is consideration of the loss, and in consideration of the loss of the polk house, as a loss for the city and county, i believe there should be a counter to the loss for our historic resources. and one way that the city and county could do that is to appropriate that $400,000 settlement to the historic preservation fund or the understanding and dedication of the city. >> supervisor breed: thank you, next speaker, please. >> interview: good afternoon, mike buehler, president and c.e.o. of san francisco heritage. as noted by the previous speaker, the illegal demolition of 841 chestnut is only the latest if not the egregious. heritage has collected examples of this disturbing t

that's why melissa and i asked willie brown what's going on behind the scenes right now?intrigue started at the sf general hospital on tuesday morning shortly after 1:30. >> that quickly. >> the dialogue and the people who were there were already talking about what should happen or what shouldn't happen. it was interesting because on the floor where the mayor was in the hospital was london breed and two or three others. >> she's the acting mayor. >> they're in the lobby area. suddenly, you had a. that clearly reflected how things were going to be for the next two years. >> now everyone is trying to count to six. who can get the six board votes so they can serve as interim mayor until the june election. this time it is a june election. we were going to have a mayor's race in 2019. in effect, that race has moved forward from being an 18 month run to a five month sprint. >> it's so quick. everyone has to raise money, file your papers all while the christmas holiday is happening and city hall is dark. >> interestingly enough, there was only one person already declared a candi

i spoke to former mayor willie brown just after 3:00 this morning. he was just shocked and reeling from this news. and the thing is, just yesterday a lot of us saw mayor ed lee laughing and he appeared healthy just yesterday. >> yeah. there was absolutely no sign whatsoever this was to happen. the death quite shocking to all. natasha is live in the studio here with reaction on social media. >> calling the legacy project over and over again. the team tweeted out they are saddened and stunned, that common thread we're talking about. quote, the lasting impact he leaves on the city of san francisco is a timeless tribute to his incredible leadership and vision. and then the san francisco giants calling mayor lee their number one fan adding in part, quote, he was a strew san franciscan who supported those most in need. hunter pence also tweeting out this image thanking the mayor for his support and passion. and we're also seeing mayor lee's ties to tech. you can see the flag at city hall at half staff. and then biz stone quoting him as an all around good s

we are going to hear very soon from former mayor willy brown, on the air here at channel 5. they were very, very close. i am sure that he got a very shocking phone call this morning as the staff was very suddenly processing that. i am sure we will hear interesting pontiff occasions of the political life. they are in opposite sides of the spectrum when you come to political personalities, so we will be hearing from him coming up in the broadcast. >> i am sure willy has many, many stories about the mayor. thank you. we will check back in with you later in the show. >>> for now, let's check on the weather with net ta. >> good morning. it is 4:13. let's take a look at the temperatures today. a chilly start to the day a, this afternoon. a similar weather pattern to yesterday, we will be warming up. a couple degrees cooler expected. here is a view of the bay bridge right now. clear conditions here. patchy frost expected in low lying areas. we are staying dry until december 20th. high pressure still will take over the great basin. another spread the iralert in effect today. a view

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