. >>> the naacp honors former mayor willy brown. the dynamic guest whatcha' been doing braydon? reading let's see pictures, pictures,pictures there's a boy riding on his bicycle you can read too grandpa! ♪yea it's always better when we're together♪ >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> 4:42 a.m. tracking thundershowers for part of california later on today, the outlook for the best chance is to our east. likely east of fresno along the sierra spine. lightning, hail possible later today. for us, it's about the micro climate. 63 half moon bay, 75 in oakland and warm up inland 92 walnut creek, hotter than that, antioch going to a high of 95 later on today. reggie? >> thank you. >>> this morning many talking about a powerful, emotional moment during last night's 26th annual espys that aired here on abc 7. the arthur ashe courage award given to the group of women who survived the sexual abused by usa gymnastics and michigan state team dr. larry nas ar. more than 140 known as sister survivors took the stage. they

willie brown -- norman said, i have an airport named after me and willie brown said, i have a bridge named after me. charlotte has topped them all. she has the stairs on the rotunda of san francisco city hall named after her. how cool is that? also, since i am giving out some thanks. we should give great thanks to mark chandler. the director of international trade. without him, our sister cities would not be able to function. mark, thank you. and then, again, as the mayor said, the right hand man the does all the hard work, matthew. thank you. [applause] you know, i am so honored to represent the 19 sister cities that san francisco has. excuse me. as the mayor said, i am the cochair of the san francisco city association. the cochair with me is kathleen. [applause] and the heart and soul of the sister city, the hardest working person, the most important person is our executive director. as the mayor said to, osaka is the oldest sister city relationship that we have. last year we celebrated our 60th anniversary. we hope to go for another 60 years. the mayor mentioned that in order to p

willy brown is the chairman on fight at city hall checking out logistics. he said the mayor interned him for more than two decades ago and this is a proud moment. >> i want to make sure everything is perfect the way she would want it. >> with large screens projecting the ceremony, san francisco's giants announcer brooks moon will em see the event. commemorative posts will be given out as a young woman of color who's interested in going into politics it's really inspiring. >> the artist behind the posters is brooke turner. >> if there's a little girl ow, she will understand that the sky is the limit. >> the co-chair of the policy transition committee that works francisco is underway. >> everybody wants the same thing. we want a safe san francisco and good ideas are coming out about that. . >> they are thrilled to be part of a new chapter in the city's history. >> it brings hope. that's something that's lacking and really exciting. >> this area is scheduled to open to the public at 10:00 a.m. 1,000 seats are available to the public on a first come, first serv

to work with the community members and i think i found my calling i started in 1996 working for willie brownhe'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 understanding of the wor

. >>> former san francisco mayor and sate assemblyman willie brown received -- from bill clinton. >> people better off when you stopped than when you started. do children have a brighter future? and are we coming together instead of being torn apart? if that's the test, willie brown has been a great public servant. >> i did not get any place by myself. there have been so many people who have been a part of what i am about. >> the awards ceremony capped the final night of the naacp convention in san antonio, texas. brown received the -- medal that recognizes outstanding achievement by an african- american. past recipients included oprah winfrey and martin luther king jr. they talked about bringing people from opposing -- together. >>> people were injured at an army base. what caused a big tent to collapse, trapping a number of people. >>> and elevator attendants at bart stations. >>> if you're on the move from walnut creek to oakland -- a little bit of fog there. and the traffic looks all right until orinda. >>> and the fog continues to make its presence felt. it's going to keep tempe

so willie brown was taken in as much as harvey and all of the politicians were. and look, what jim jones could do is mobilize his congregation to get out the vote, and they did that for harvey. they distributed thousands of leaflets for harvey. how could a politician who didn't understand how terrible jim jones was, how could you resist if someone says they're going to distribute thousands and thousands of leaflets for you? >> i have a quick question. did harvey have ambitions beyond his work on the supervisory supr board? and what you think was his next step? >> at one point moscone took his vacation, he went to europe and it was always the mayors cussed when he took a vacation to appoint someone in aroma mayor, or acting mayor -- in aroma. so he appointed harvey and harvey just a fantastic things like you went to a ribbon-cutting and he cut the ribbon and he said, i'm probably only mayor in the whole country who will first cut the ribbon and then put in my hair. [laughing] he loved that experience. at one point he took people on his staff to the castro for lunc

kpix 5's phil matier and i asked former san francisco mayor willy brown do the deposits have to be -- dems have to be careful? >> they have to be very careful. he's a darling of the christian right and there are more persons in america today voting than even the trump-ites. >> where does this put the democrats in the states that go either way? >> i would not want to be any of them. right now they are trying to distance themselves from chuck schumer. even if they are going to vote for kavanaugh they don't want to seem to be the -- want to seem to be the puppet. >> it's a major mistake when it appears as if democrats are simply saying, no to all trump nomiestablish a basis for a no vote. you don't telegraph it as early as schumer has telegraphed it. >> he's not alone. a number of democrats are. >> there's a difference. some people who are not in leadership are in very safe states are doing it for their constituents. >> okay. >> but some poor person let's say in one of the other states where they're somewhat at risk, a district or state in which trump won the last time around and by doub

several former mayors will be there including willy brown and lieutenant governor gavin newsom. newsom. >>> sounds like it's a nice day for that inauguration. let's check in with our expert. >> not as warm as yesterday when it was 77 in the city. >> that's warm for city folk. >> ten-degree above average. et will be about 67 today. there's always sun in the city making its move over san pablo bay. so it's a favorable pattern for this. watch it go from absolutely nothing to solid here. it's picked up big time. it's lying down the coast. tropical moisture in check until friday. 50s and 60s at sfo. that's off there and they're working on it. minus 12 compared to yesterday at this time. concord the leader of the pack so far. everybody is showing a decrease in temperatures. blackhawk, 53. 57 in el sabrante. there's an on shore breeze and 52 water temperatures in san francisco. the fog is ready to go. cooler for most today. 4:32 and sal tells us traffic is doing well so far. >> good morning, steve. let's go out and take a look at 80 westbound in solano county. the super commute traffic

. >> former san francisco mayor willy brown a mentor to mayor breed was in attends. oakland -- was in andiance -- was in attendance. >> and security was very tight, of course. we spotted these snipers high above the bill graham auditorium building as they scanned the crowd with rifles ready. a new music festival in antioch has been canceled. more than 100 acts were in the line-up. kpix 5 joe vasquez first reported many acts started pulling out monday night. the organizers told us the artists had a miscommunication with booking agents but questions were raised about the original nicer's -- organizer's past. that's when the pair was arrested in connection to a fraudulent home rental scheme. and the ceo of the venue, the contra costa fevent park releasing this -- event park releasing this statement, saying because of lack of fulfilling -- event park management has no choice but to cancel the xo music festival. the ticketing agency tells kpix 5 they are refunding tickets immediately. >>> neighbors woke up to tactical teams executing arrest warrants at a number of locatio

willie brown is the chairman of the inaugural committee for breed. he is considered to be one of breed's mentors. he also helped raise money for her campaign over the past six months. last night he was on site at city hall checking up logistics. he shared his view on the significance on the victory. >> all the young girls in san francisco and particularly the young girls of color will be so inspired that maybe they will replicate what she has achieved.>> reporter: now what will be breed's priorities as mayor? she focused on the issues of affordability in your pre-campaign. also homelessness and public safety were some of her campaign priorities. before becoming mayor, she represented district 5 as a supervisor. back out here at the city hall, this event starts at 11:00. and it is open to the public. they are seeding about 1000 people out here. live in san francisco, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, a cyclist was killed in concord early this morning after being hit by a pickup truck. this happened around mitnick -- midnight. this w

if that is the test, willie brown has been a great public servant. >> i did not get any place i myselfmany people who have been part of a -- what i am about. >> the ceremony kept the final night of the hundred and ninth naacp convention in texas. brown received the metal that recognizes outstanding achievement by an african- american. both clinton and brown talked about the importance of bringing people together from opposing countries to different racial groups. >>> he is attacks of native too. that was big night. coming up next, a documentary about the northbay wildfires is hitting the streets tonight in santa rosa. coming up at 8:00, the benefit the movie will have to the fire relief efforts. >>> alles later attendance. the future of the program -- elevator attendance. the future of that program. >>> southbound 101 is seeing a little bit of slowing here. as we go down, you can see it is a little slow coming through. we'll tell you more about these commutes when we come back. >>> and we'll tell you about a lot of low clouds and fog. for some of us it will both -- be warming. the temp

tonight, former mayor willie brown was the recipient.nd former president bill clinton was there to honor him. this was the naacp convention held in san antonio. mayor brown received the spin garn metal, an award for the noblist achievement by an african-american. the two-term mayor of san francisco is regarded as the most influential black politician of the 20thpredent c mayor brown perfectly. >> it's hard to think of him without a smile on your face and a spring in your step. he's the youngest 84-year-old man i know. and he will never shut up and sit down. >> well said. very good friends they are. also on hand, you see her in the red dress tonight to support her predecessor, lay your london breed. >>> ahead, the owner of a flower shot being robbed at gunpoint > they are heading home after their sy racle rescue. we'll hea >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. thunderstorms off to the south. i'll have the updated bay area rain chances coming up. after a the 12 boys recued from that cave -- >>> a lot of smiles in thailand after a week

. >>> willie brown is refusing to comment on the lawsuit filed against him by a former supporter. the former mayor has had an on- again off-again political relationship with joe o'donoghue. o'donoghue is accusing brown of misusing $50,000 intended for a mayoral election campaign. o'donoghue agreed to giveo help brown says he gave the money to a charity that helped voter turnout efforts but o'donoghue says he wanted a large margin. >>> the ashes of dwight clark have been laid to rest next to a familiar monument for fans. >> nfl fans will probably recognize this goalpost right here. that was the goalpost that was in the end zone of "the catch" in candlestick when dwight clark beat the dallas cowboys. >> the goalpost sits at the montana ranch of the former team owner. the same goalpost where clark made "the catch" back in 1982 during the nfc championship game. the 49ers then went on to win the super bowl that year two's later. clark died last year after a battle with als. >>> turning now to our weather, it has been hot inland. how are things looking outside? >> we are talking about e

former san francisco mayor willie brown, the recipient, and former president bill clinton was there toonor him. >> the annual naacp convention held in san antonio last night. he received an award for the highest or noblest achievement by an african-american. the two-term mayor of san francisco's widely regarded as the most influential black politician of the 20th century. past winners include martin luther king, jackie robinson, even oprah. president clinton summed up mayor brown perfectly. >> hard to think of him without a smile on your face and a spring in your step. he was the youngest 84-year-old man i know. and he will never shut up and sit down. >> also last night, san francisco mayor london breed supported her predecessor and mentor, the late mayor ed lee. >> congratulations. >> nice to see. >>> well, 4:36 right now. coming up, prime day left a lot of customers happy, but there was one thing that they were not able to drive away with. we'll tell you about the new deal amazon has made with a way to give you a car. >> plus, ford is recalling thousands of cars and suvs. the danger

other former mayors will be on hand, dianne feinstein, art agnos and willie brown will be there. >>> the plan to california hit a roadblock. opponents filed a lawsuit asking the state's supreme court to pull the proposition from the fall ballot. the lawsuit claims it would drastically alter the state's government and constitutional framework and it would break the state into three regions. no response yet fr venture capitalist tim draper who is behind the initiative. >>suspended. for that number. >> were you aware of that? a i know nothing about th fatal crash that killed a woman was operating off the grid in the bay area. i'm vicky nguyen. what happened after we brought our findings to the chp next. >> plus, does there is car look familiar? what the driver is accuses of doing right before speeding away fr a local court. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. fog and low clouds returning back across the bay. i'll let you know how much cooler tomorrow and who get did the most out of the monsoonal moist this week coming up in about seven minutes. dangerouslye unit dug up new informat

all evacuations have been lifted in lake county. >>> willie brown is refusing to comment on a lawsuitship with joe o'donoghue. it is reported that he is accusing brown of misusing $50,000. it is reported that he agreed to give brown a check that was supposed to help once the organization was set up. brown says he gave the money to a charity that helped voter efforts. he says he wanted him to win by a large margin making it easier for her to winco in 2019 and he did not approve of the use of the money. >>> a congressman has been it -- denied entry into a shelter. he was cleared to tour the shelter in pleasant hill late last month. it is reported that he was later told he could not tour that specific shelter but rather one at a different state. the congressman says he is worried the government is trying to highlight certain shelters and keep others a secret jeff denham was also denied entry into that same shelter last week. >>> religious groups came together for vigil in support of migrants seeking asylum. this was held saturday in front of the west county detention facility. that's whe

mayors frank jordan and mayors agnes, and mayor willie brown who is head of the inaugural committee.ause] and i want to take a moment to remember why we're here, that gracious, that amazing public servant, mayor ed lee. can we please take a moment of silence to honor him. [moment of silence] thank you. i know that we are also joined by so many mayors from all around the country and the united states and here in california. thank you for being here. our state delegation, i know that assemblyman david chu is here and so many amazing people as well as the members of my family. thank you all for being here. [applause] my mother, priscilla, is here. my sisters, hattie and camellia. my brother, paul, is here and my niece evan. and my aunt linda and my uncle chuck are here. and my grandmother's sister, aunt lavinia is here. and a special shout out to my niece lapricia who has been a rock throughout this campaign. [applause] i grew up just a few blocks from here as many of you know, but a world away. a young african american girl in public housing. my grandmother as you know raised me and my

mayors, jordan, agnes and willie brown head of the inaugural committee.lot to me. and i want to take a moment to remember why we're here. that gracious, that amazing public servant, mayor ed lee. can we please take a moment of silence to honor him? thank you. i know we are alsone mayors fro country and the united states. and here in california. thank you for being here. our state delegation, i know assemblyman daniel chu is here. so many members and members of my family. thank you all for being here. my mother, priscilla is here. my sisters, haddadi and camilla. my brother paul is here. my niece heave here. my grandmother's sister, my aunt is here and i want to send a special shout out to my niece who's been a rom throughout this campaign. i grew up just a few blocks from here as many of you know but a world away. a young, african-american girl in public housing, my grandmother as you know raised me and my brothers. and her mickey in public housing on $900 a month. the world seemed destined me for drugs or motherhood and teenage motherhood, jail or even a

[indiscernible] asked willy brown and law professor little if there's anything democrats can do to delay the process? >> not really at the moment. you can only in this world of politics and democracy, it's winner take all so you need to have the majority to be able to do anything and if 51/49 in the u.s. senate, we're on the losing end at the moment. >> how race of a close is this compared to past nominations? >> they've been close ones in the past, but i think nothing like this. this political situation is new since bob judge bork was borked and his replacement was justice kennedy. >> we have a setup where the democrats can't do maybe afterwards.e so what are their chances of getting a majority enough to stop anything after the election, and put this on hold until the election? >> as a matter of fact, the nominee replacing kennedy may very well be decisive as a tool for the purpose of becoming a control of the u.s. senate by democrats because it's highlighted that individual selected not because of qualifications, not because of experience, not because of representation, but because of

former mayor willie brown was a recipient. >> this was held in san antonio. brown received the springer medal, it awards the highest and noblest achievement by an african-american. it is the most influential of the late 20th century. past winners, jackie robinson. >> it is not hard to think about him without a spring in your step. he's the youngest 84-year-old man i know. and he will never shut up and sit down. >> we'll be right back. then maya millions ticket -- the jackpot has soared to 422- million dollars. >> all right. so are you really lucky out there? maybe you should go buy a mega millions ticket. it soared to $422 million >> you know why? no one won tuesday night's drawing. next one is tomorrow night. there are numbers you can start dreaming about now. you have two options if you are the only winner. 25% from each check goes to uncle sam. or the lump sump of $254 million. >> and you have a better chance of being struck by lightning. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >>> we're live in five, four, three, two, one! >>> what a moment last night as 141 abuse sur

as former mayor willie brown told me today, just a few months ago this same board of supervisors ousted breed from her interim position and the public put her back into office. the two sides are going to have to bury the hatchet for the greater good. >> our coverage of the inauguration continues online. >>> a record number o californians will walk through the halls of the uc campuses this fall. the uc colleges accepted more than 28,000 transfer students. nearly all come from california community colleges. it's part of a plan to get more californians into the uc system in response to pressure from governor brown to make californians a priority when it comes to accepting new students. >>> twitter is purging suspicious and locked accounts which could trigger a drop in twitter followers. for example, president trump lost about 100,000 of his followers but he still has 53 million. president obama lost about 400,000 of his 100 million followers. twitter is cleaning up its platform to make its content more meaning full and accurate. >>> face to face with the immigration crisis. christie smith

. >>> former san francisco mayor willie brown is refusing to comment on a lawsuit filed against him by a former supporter. the former mayor has had an on- again off-again political relationship with joe o'donoghue. the chronicle is reporting o'donoghue has accused brown of misusing $50,000 intended for london breeze's mayoral election campaign. the chronicle reports o'donoghue gave brown a check supposed to be used for breeze 's campaign but instead brown reportedly gave the money to a charity that helped voter turnout efforts. o'donoghue says he wanted breeze to win by a large margin to make it easier for her to get reelected in 2019 and voter turnout efforts are a poor return for his money. >>> president donald trump's former white house national security advisor is headed to court this week. michael flynn is scheduled to appear before a federal judge on tuesday regarding his potential sentencing in a russian investigation. flynn pleaded guilty last december for lying to the fbi about communications with a russian ambassador. much of the attention is about president donald trump's su

willie brown, is wondering if this is the start of her campaign spent --. >> in this day and age unyour o like donald trump or some of the other people that sought presidency you do have to do all of this for and you have to do it whereas a demonstration of sincerity in someone else's issue and that is what she's doing. >> you have to do favors for other people to get your name out there. >> you have to show interest in their career. >> she does seem to be a team player. if the democratic party says no let's use joe biden, or elizabeth warren, i don't think she would mount a challenge like bernie sanders did with clinton. >> that's a good point. there is a soft entrance and a hard entrance. bernie was a hard entrance. >> he knew he had no possibility of being on the inside because after all he is not a democrat. >> harris, and her team look at this and say you run for president soft. you get out theranyou wind up or attorney general. is that how they work on this? >> i think she's interested in elective office. she has all of the business of all the things you have talked about. i think

several former mayors will be there including willy brown and lieutenant governor gavin new sm. >>> policeking for a shooter who killed a man in west oakland at 9:45 last night. he was unconscious and could not be recess tated. no word yet on a motive or suspect description. >>> a man accused of killing a mother and her adult daughter last week in antioch is due in court today. 55 -year old va linda scott and her daughter were shot july 5 in their home. the daughter died at the scene. >>> the 35-year old dante williams was arrested in oakland. so far no word about a motive. >> new details on the shooting death of a security guard in san francisco. the 61-year old was gunned down last week while at work at a public housing development under construction in the bay view. police say she was fatally shot while he sat on a bench facetiming with huz wiech in the philippines. the gunmen is 24-year old coleman who lives at the housing complex and he pled not guilty to murder charges yesterday. so far there's no word on a motive for the shooting. >>> time is 5:37 the family of a missing woman from

. >>> kpix5 asked willie brown about cohen taping his client donald trump and the ethics behind that decision. >> i believe that he was trying to protect himself just in case. he knew exactly what he was dealing with, period. >> and you know, a lot of people don't realize it but lawyers are supposed to be ethical. there are ethical rules, even in new york, that say you're not supposed to lie or mislead your client, so he could get a slap on the wrist for this, although i don't think it would be bad enough to disbar him. >> more on that tomorrow morning at 6:00 here on kpix5. >>>mountain view based google has launched a network of wifi spots in nigeria. it's part of an effort to increase its presence in the nation. according to the world bank data, just a little more than25% of nigerians used the internet in 2016. >>> finding a bathroom in a crowded city is never easy, but a san francisco company may have a solution. reporter: you've seen the signs around the city, usually accompanied by a key pad that can only be unlocked by a customer. a new app is offering relief from that. >> san

we asked the former mayor willie brown, where does this put the party going forward? >> it really creates a problem because you understand you fund the slate cards, you fund all the things that the democratic party endorses. many will pull resources back. they are for dianne feinstein so you have a trek tured operation trying to compete to win seven seats in california for nancy pelosi. >> house of representative seats. how tight are the seven representative seats here in california? >> depending on whose poll they ten points to lower. we have seen democrats do good funding but the fact they may be pulling back their money from the party because they want to preserve the resources. >> you both watched closely, their political operation. how did she not manage to get one-third of the votes to stop this? it is pretty amazing. he has been lobbying relentlessly for months and months calling people and going to events and being a messages and she has had a lot of work to do in washington, d.c. he made a real play in a way that he could and definitely chose to. >> it just s

only grandmas raising grand kids, reference mayor london breed raised by grandma, reference mayor willie brown raised by grandma, but for how long can grandma continue raising grand kids? there's been no cola raise in three years, and yet the cola increased imposed on rent stablized apartments year offer year. that means rents going up and will soon exceed income for these old people. ten cities will soon become wheelchair cities -- [inaudible] >> supervisor cohen: miss adams, thank you for your document. your time -- you've exceeded your time. is there any other member of the public that would like to speak in public comment? okay. seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you very much. thank you to the men and women that came to public comment. we heard and took copious note oz wh s on what we heard. what i'd like to do is continue items 1 and 2 to the june 21 meeting. do i have a second? seconded by supervisor stefani, and madam clerk, do we have any other business? >> clerk: that concludes our business. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. we're adjourned. >> sfgtv, ready to begin? good mor

we asked form ersan ski mayor, willie brown if they have to be careful. >> they have to be very careful. he's the darling of the christian right and there are more people in that area voting than even the trump-ites. >> where does this put those who are running for office that it could go either way. >> i wouldn't want they're going to vote for kavanaugh, they don't as the puppet of schumer. >> more on that tomorrow morning with melissa here at 6:00. >>>a judge has tentatively tossed a lawsuit to boot the attorney general from california's november ballot. -- he claims that he is ineligible to hold the post because he wasn't an active member of the state bar when governor brown appointed him last year. he was admitted to the bar in 1985 but was listed as inactive for more than two decades while he served in congress. >> the key words are admitted to practice and as the law in our state , if an invemeof the state bar, you cannot practice law. >> the statute requires one to be a member of the bar in plain terms. they're trying to say one has to be actively in the courtroom in order to mee

. >> reporter: former san francisco mayor willie brown is the chairman for the committee.ned for him more than two decades ago. this is a proud moment. >> i want to make sure that everything is just perfect. the way she would want it. >> reporter: with mark -- screens projecting the ceremony, he will administer the oath of office. members of the democratic club that will be given out at the inauguration. >> as a young woman of color that is interested in going into politics, it is really inspiring. >> reporter: the artist behind that posters are -- is brooke turner. he donated his time and work. >> if there is a little girl hanging this on her wall, she will understand that the sky is the limit. >> reporter: the cochair of the policy transition committee says work to serve the people of san francisco is already underway. >> everybody wants the same thing. we have some good ideas on how to save san francisco. >> reporter: they say they are thrilled to be a part of a new chapter in the city's history. >> it brings hope. that is something that is lacking. >> reporter: this ar

. >>> we asked willie brown about the trump administration issues surrounding the first class travel. >> unfortunately for mr. trump, all of the people he appoints are similar to what he is, and all of their lives they have been doing those things. it's hard to go back to being normal, not like ordinary people. you just don't do that, it's not natural. >> nobody wants to fly business class after flying first class. he brings in a skeleton crew and it's not clear whether he even has personnel that can do distribute ethics guidelines. no good direction. >> we have more on that with malaise at 6:00 on kpix 5 . >>> saying the final farewell to jahi mcmath, the teenager declared dead after complications from surgery in oakland. the family moved her to new jersey for long-term care and they lost the battle to keep her life support last week, and her heart finally stopped. >> i told her that if you are ready to go, you can go. i think god for her. >> jahi mcmath was 17 years old. >>> the bay area woman for the first time talks about the hit- and-run crash that broke almost every bone in her

i know willie brown tried it as well. a lot of civil liberty issues there. >> reporter: even as troubling sights surface and street cleaners scoop up hundreds of needles a day, the path to breed's new ideas could be filled with snags. >> i think there are certainly skeptics and whether this is the right thing to do. i don't think we have a choice. we have a crisis. people are dying on our streets. >> hi, everybody. my name is london breed. >> reporter: at her first mayoral press conference, we asked breed if she believes political bridges on the board can be formed. >> maybe not all members of the board will support it but i think there's enough support to get it enacted here. >> reporter: both policies are opt-in meaning the state can pass a law but individual cities still need to approve it on their own. the conservatsh awaiting a vote in the assembly next month. sa aa news. >>> thanks, sam. bad news for the good old-fashioned tape measure. your iphone may cause it to go obsolete. you can size up anything using your cam

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

>> reporter: willie brown, the city's 41st mayor says breed brings a unique mix of skills that will helper tackle the city's problems. >> she is uniquely situated to be able to address those issues and do it with the people supporting her. >> reporter: in the crowd, dozens of children. a san francisco native was just one father who said he brought the girls so they could see the city's first black woman mayor and show those girls they can achieve anything. >> for little black girls, african-american girls, um, brown girls of color, children of color, that can see what you can become in this city. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf said she looks forward to working collaboratively with mayor breed on regional issues. >> i am thrilled that the bay is being run by born and raised women, um. london and i both born in our cities, graduates of public schools. >> reporter: as for the work ahead, mayor breed summed it up saying she was fired up. she said let's go do this. let's get to work. in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new at 6:30 tonight, bay area congresswoman

former san francisco mayor willy brown is the chairman of her inaugural committee and considered to be her mentor ever since she interned for him two decades ago. last night he was on site at city hall checking on the logistics. >> i really wanted to make sure that everything is just perfect the way she would want it. >> during her special election campaign breed focused on issues of housing and homelessness as well as public safety and spikes in property crimes. she's the san francisco native who says she grew up in the housing project of the western addition. she has prior to becoming mayor she represented district five as a supervisor since 2012. the public is invited to attend this swearing in ceremony that starts at 11:00 this morning. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu fox two news. >>> our question of the day is this -- what's the biggest issue facing san francisco as london breed begins her tenure? homelessness, republican luck  safety, afrtable housing and transportation. you can also comment on our facebook page. >>> a sieks list was cyclist was killed by a pick up t