of mister willie brown. and welcome to bay area back roads. >> bay area backroads is back in an unfamiliar place with the most familiar face. i would never have in vision. >> that they could do this or anything of this nature. end up being in the presidio. its the brand-new presidio tunnel tops decades in the making built on top of highway 101 right at the doorstep of the most iconic bridge in the world. is there a better view in san francisco? nope. >> no. >> and i'm going to guess but this is going to be a great. weather in space. like city hall is a great weather in space. take it from the guy who became married to his adopted city. willie brown moved here from a small texas town right after high school. >> and never left. well, technically he worked in sacramento is a state lawmaker for 30 years. 15 of them as speaker. then he served 2 terms as san francisco's mayor. he was the first black person to serve in those 2 prominent roles. how could we're stopped left and right on this fall day, many coming bac

jewel in san francisco's park system with former mayor willie brown. hey, everybody, i'm grant lotus with. >> i will live mister mayor willie brown and welcome to bay area back roads. >> bay area backroads is back in an unfamiliar place with the most familiar face. i would never have envisioned. >> that they could do this or anything of this nature. end up being in the presidio. its the brand-new presidio tunnel tops decades in the making built on top of highway 101 right at the doorstep of the most iconic bridge in the world. is there a better view in san francisco? nope. >> nope. >> and i'm going to guess but this is going to be a great. weather in space. like city hall is a great weather in space. take it from the guy who became married to his adopted city. willie brown moved here from a small texas town right after high school. >> and never left. well, technically he worked in sacramento was a state lawmaker for 30 years. 15 of them as speaker. then he served 2 terms as san francisco's mayor. he was the first black person to serve in those 2 promin

mister willie brown.y area back roads. >> bay area backroads is back in an unfamiliar place with the most familiar face. i would never have in vision. >> that they could do this or anything of this nature. end up being in the presidio. its the brand-new presidio tunnel tops decades in the making built on top of highway 101 right at the doorstep of the most iconic bridge in the world. is there a better view? >> in san francisco? nope, no. >> and i'm going to guess ultimately. but this is going to be a great. in space. like city hall is a great win in space. take it from the guy who became married to his adopted city. willie brown moved here from a small texas town right after high school. >> and never left. well, technically he worked in sacramento was a state lawmaker for 30 years. 15 of them as speaker. then he served 2 terms as san francisco's mayor. he was the first black person to serve in those 2 prominent roles. how could say we're stopped left and right on this fall day committee coming back in are

willie brown was on that list. >> we are believers in women's rights, and support them. >> more than a game, team usa speaking out before their world cup match . the controversial post from the national soccer federation. >>> and, millions returning home from things giving, just in time to hear dr. fauci talk about safely celebrating christmas. >>> went more than 300 trees in walnut creek may be chopped down in a controversial development. >> we begin in san francisco tonight come in the castro district. the 43rd anniversary of the assassinations of supervisor harvey milk and mayor george moscone. supervisor betty yu talks with a former sentences go supervisor about milk's legacy, about how she, too, was a target. >> reporter: among the crowd of mourners who showed up at harvey milk plaza, in the castro, for the vigil, or people who knew the supervisor personally. >> we have to always remember what has happened in the past, so that, hopefully, we can look forward to a future where it will not happen again. >> 84-year-old carol ruth said silver was a sentences go supervisor and friend

coming up, former san francisco mayor willie brown. among those. >> the first to ride the city's new central subway system. we're going to take a closer look. plus a car ends up in a luxury apartment. the officers find the car empty more on their search for the more on their search for the driver after the break. meet three sisters. the drummer, the dribbler, and the day-dreamer... the dribbler's getting hands-on practice with her chase first banking debit card... the drummer's making savings simple with a tap... ...round of applause. and this dreamer, well, she's still learning how to budget, so mom keeps her alerts on full volume. hey! what? it's true! and that's all thanks to chase first banking. freedom for kids. control for parents. one bank with tools for both, all with no monthly service fee. chase. make more of what's yours. who's on it with jardiance? ♪ ♪ we're the ones getting it done. we're managing type 2 diabetes and heart risk. we're on it with jardiance. join the growing number of people who are on it with the once-daily

willie brown wants to see good classic san francisco launch. >> all right. coming up, the raiders have been great. all season building. huge first-half leads. the problem is the game has to have its next in sports, kate rooney has all the details on their has all the details on their latest loss. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targeting our kids. yes, protects kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31. what makes the train so magical? it's not just the enchanting call of the whistle or the adventurous spirit in every bend of the track. it's about where it goes. to places. and faces. and the warmest of memories. the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. ♪ this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targeting our kids. yes, protects kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> football sunday just i

i will live mister willie brown. to bay area back roads. >> bay area backroads is back in an unfamiliar place with the most familiar face i would never have in vision. >> that they could do this or anything of this nature. end up being in the presidio. its the brand-new presidio tunnel tops decades in the making built on top of highway 101 right at the doorstep of the most iconic bridge in the world. is there a better view in san francisco? nope. >> no. >> and i'm going to guess ultimately. but this is going to be a great. when in space. like city hall is a great win in space. take it from the guy who became married to his adopted city. willie brown moved here from a small texas town right after high school. >> and never left. well, technically he worked in sacramento is a state lawmaker for 30 years. 15 of them as speaker. then he served 2 terms as san francisco's mayor. he was the first black person to serve in those 2 prominent roles. how could say we're stopped left and right on this fall day coming back in are y

it's billed as a nonpartisan event, willie brown says. everybody is welcome both winners and especially the losers, luncheons. history dates back to the 19 eighties, with willie brown taking over as a host in 2015. today's lunch, which i plan to be at would be the first since the pandemic began. a man pulled from rough surf at china beach was taken to the hospital after fellow surfers helped to rescue him. responding fire crews say surfers managed to move move the unconscious man to iraq. then eventually got to shore where they called 911. rescue swimmers swam through the dangerous surf to get him to a rescue boat. the coast guard helped with lighting the scene from overhead. man was taken to the hospital for treatment. there's some photos of some of the rescue. we're waiting for an update on his condition. mount rose is planning to open this friday. get ready, the ski resorts says. thanks to this week's snow and low temperatures, it has enough snow to open up some some runs for opening weekend skiing and riding for now will be available

willie brown. that is i'll tell you about the tradition. he is bringing back.ormer, san francisco mayor willie brown wants to see you at his free election day lunch. it's a long-standing tradition for his honor. it happens every election day at john's grill in san francisco. it's attended by the who's who of bay area politics and it is open to everyone several candidates say they will be going and they come from all walks of life. they come from republicans and democrats. they come from crumpites to fight nights. they come from people and all the respective categories and it turns out to be a lot of what i didn't know by tonight's was the term right hundreds of san franciscans are expected to fill the historic restaurants three floors. it's an opportunity for everyone to get re-energized to get out the vote before the clock strikes eight on tuesday. right moving to sports and i heard an awful lot of noise from the sports department tonight what we do make a lot of noise coming up in sports stanford cow, san jose state football all in the great arm today and dus

plus, we'll tell you how you can get a free lunch with mister mayor willie brown. >> and when we return, counting down to election day, getting to know the candidates running to become oakland's next mayor tonight, how seneca scott plans to address some of scott plans to address some of the city's key issues. okay care coalition, alaska airlines is still frontrunner for most caring airline. funshine bear, you did some of your own research, right? i sure did. ♪ according to the web, their program's number one, ♪ ♪ earning alaska miles is quicker and more fun! ♪ cute! ooh, that was wonderful, sweetie! oh, oh, oh, i have a song about their cheese plates. ♪ cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! ♪ uh- it's time for lunch. aw... ♪ ♪ this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targeting our kids. yes, protects kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targ

still ahead here at 8 o'clock, former san francisco mayor willie brown.ng those first to ride, the city's new central subway system. we're going to be taking a closer look. and as you can see here, protests happening on behalf of the people in iran which continue to happen here in the bay area. months after the death of a who was killed by the country's so-called morality folks. two loads of snot covered laundry. only one will be sanitized. wait, what? adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria detergent alone, can't. >> many demonstrators gathering in the streets of san francisco today to protest on behalf of the people of iran who have faced repression in the islamic republic. some held signs, women, life, freedom that has been repeated around the world since the death of 22 year-old mahsa amini who had been detained by the country's so call morality. police protests in iran reportedly led to hundreds of deaths. also mahsa amini was killed as well with demand for its services spiking to near prepandemic levels. second harvest of silicon vall

it would be like when willie brown had to deal with the hang of 5 in the late 80's and we kept havinggoing >> and you've got willie brown, who could least, you know, talk about what it was like to manage that those times. that's a pretty powerful kind of thing and that san francisco centric moving forward as the republicans have that kind of red triple. so could this conversation is far from over. that's the hey, there's a couple places in southern california. you wanted to reference, right? have the proposition one on the ballot right to dealing with reproductive rights that affected at least one congressional race that were seen early on. only about 25% reporting that's district 41 represented by ken calvert, a longtime republican kind of riverside area. he is running behind by 13 points at this at this point. still early. but that ballot measure was designed to draw out suburban women and voters interested, particularly those female voters interest in what happened with cops in california in key districts was just there. but we see that in a couple of other districts and in the cen

and also when we return, former san francisco mayor willie brown among the first to get a ride on the 10 c oh ms. flores, what would we do without you? leader of many, and pet wrangler too. you report to your boss, every afternoon. so beautiful. so becoming a student again might seem impossible. hello mi amor. but what if a school could be there for all of you? career, family, finances and mental health. well, it can. national university. supporting the whole you. >> welcome back. after years of delays, san francisco central subway between chinatown in mission bay finally opens to the public kron four's camila barco. was there to catch the celebrations. >> in the heart of chinatown, lion dancers welcomed train riders saturday morning to san francisco's new is underground rail transit service. the central subway. among the first passengers to ride the muni metro trains at the chinatown gross pack station work. former mayor willie brown, senator scott wiener and nancy pelosi son. >> paul pelosi junior. >> city attorney david chiu credited nancy pelosi for her contributions to the projec

coming out and former san francisco mayor willie brown. among those the first to ri e, the city's new central subway system. >> we're going to be well, sir. look, plus a car ends up in a luxury apartment building. but the officers found no one behind the wheel. more on their search for the driver after the break. but first, we're going to go into western new york where parts of the state are covered in up to 6 feet of snow. we've got the latest from buffalo. some people are still stuck in their cars. two loads of snot covered laundry. only one will be sanitized. wait, what? adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria detergent alone, can't. of western new york draped in snow as much as 6 feet falling in some areas that snowstorm deadly one claiming the lives of several people. cars still left stranded on the road as people are still waiting for help. here's abbie friedman. >> let us clear off these roads. we don't want to hear excuses. we just want to get through this. cars are littered down the streets of the south towns, erie

and we'll tell you how you can get some free lunch with none other than mister mayor willie brown. >> and the run to the bridge back and better than ever runners from near and far coming together to celebrate the 21st edition of the golden gate, half marathon and 5 k. gate, half marathon and 5 k. that's next. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targeting our kids. yes, protects kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31. this is what voting yes on prop 31 means. yes on 31 ends the sale of candy flavored tobacco products. yes, stops big tobacco from targeting our kids. yes, protects kids from nicotine addiction. vote yes on 31. >> welcome back. runners from near and far came together today to celebrate the 21st edition of the golden gate half marathon and 5 k the race returned at full capacity after covid forced organizers to make some changes over the last couple years. kron four's camila barco has the story. this is how excited people were running through the streets of san francisco early

barry bonds, willie brown, castro and will panel a discussion tonight for a say hey willie mays premierhe creator of this documentary. that's about to drop. >> willie has a reputation for being a tough interview. >> and a season on the brink. for san jose state spartans football. those stories and more on game day at 11:30. >>> another mountain lion sighting in san jose tonight. the third one in the past two days. two of the sightings are happening here alone. san mateo resident said they jumped into the backyard about 3:30 this afternoon and got one of his chickens. another sighting about 6:00 tonight near laurel creek. officials are reminding residents to keep a close eye on kids and pets and don't approach the animal. >>> a close call for a woman in san diego, swam competitively in college and swims in the ocean two to three times a week. friday morning, she and her swim partner were resting in the water before heading back to shore when something slammed into her. she says she immediately knew without a doubt she was up against a shark. >> i saw it on my leg. so i don't know if i sa

willie brown is hosting his annual free election day luncheon this tuesday.happens every election day at john's grill in san francisco. it's attended by a who's who of bay area politics and it is open to everyone. this is a collection of people who are from the press people from the political world people holding political office people trying to hope political people. wanted to be seen it happens right here at john's grill, and i am the host. i don't pay for a nickel of it, but i'm those the tradition for this luncheon began in the 1980s. this year's event is from 11:30 to 2 pm on tuesday at john's grill on ellis street. willie brown hopes to see you there and nationally former presidents are also hitting the campaign trail and these final days before the midterms. some key senate races are bringing high stakes for the future of the country. here's abc news reporter ty hernandez. with days until tuesday's midterm elections candidates and key races that could decide the balance of power in the senate making their pitch to voters in the battleground state of a

willie brown hopes to see you there and nationally former presidents are also hitting the campaign trailays before the midterms. some key senate races are bringing high stakes for the future of the country. here's abc news reporter ty hernandez. with days until tuesday's midterm elections candidates and key races that could decide the balance of power in the senate making their pitch to voters in the battleground state of arizona the race between democratic senator mark kelly and trump-backed republican challenger blake masters tightening. do we think the red wave is dead? here's the thing that worries me the most. by fall and that's our democracy. on saturday in pennsylvania, president biden and former president barack obama reuniting in philadelphia in support of john federman. and facts and logic and rso and basic decency on the ballot democracy itself is on the ballot. the stakes are high former president trump also in the keystone state campaigning for republican, dr. mehmet oz if you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the american dream then this tuesday, you must

fireworks display, the embarcadero center, all of them lit up with a push of a button from our mayor willie brown lead us into the holiday spirit. he started this tradition, back in 2003, he named it and there you go. all for the holiday spirit and paul heggen is out there with all of the people that are down in the area celebrating and there was a carnival of sorts and lots of families and kids. as you can see there. bundled up but it is not freezing, it is just right for the holiday spirit. and old saint nick is there. and now we are getting a beautiful live look at the embarcadero all that up. as we begin and kickoff this holiday spirit. and of course, paul will be back with us shortly to give us our full weekend forecast and we do have more news coming up around the bay area. but we want to take a little moment to take this in. -- >> ♪ >> there is also expected to be a drone show, and there you go, that is probably part of it, saying happy holidays. and we believe that it will say, i love san francisco, there we go. [ laughter ] you know what, right on cue, and they were right on the mark at

back then, willie brown was the speaker of the california assembly. mr. brown: sala said, in no uncertain terms, nancy is the right person. lyanne: she was a staunch supporter of lgbt rights and taking the lead on the aids crisis. in 1994, she worked to pass the assault weapons band. by 2001, or party, run mainly by men, recognized her as an influential force, voting her and as the house democratic with. pelosi then proved yourself to be a resourceful moneymaker for the party. >> she was the single best fundraiser the democratic party has ever seen. nancy pelosi looked at everything. she had the baltimore toughness and the northern california diplomacy and charm and put them altogether in a package that no one had ever seen. lyanne: in 2006, she teamed up with others in her party to present a new political platform called a new direction in america, a strategy that would help democrats regain control of congress. they did, and it was obvious that the person guiding them had to be a woman. in 2007, pelosi became the speaker of the house. pelosi knew it was

>> we have the mayor willy brown to flip the switch. >> reporter: that will be awesome.all the stuff behind us and the weather is perfect. >> absolutely. >> reporter: thank you for joining us. i'm going to talk weather and not just for today, but heading into the weekend as well. the last weekend before thanksgiving. a lot of folks have decorating on their minds. let's take a look at what you can expect as we go into this weekend. clear skies sticking around. we have abundant sunshine. it will be on the chilly side especially inland and breezy in the hills. mostly sunny, mild weekend in store for us. temperatures maybe not quite as warm as today, but still slightly above average. more clouds on the way next week. rain chances we were tracking over the last few eare. l be maindry as we heet's take a look athcurrent winds and they are gustiest at the highest elevations. we have a couple spots at lower elevations that are reporting 15 plus-mile-per-hour gusts in santa rosa and fairfield, but mainly it will be 2,000 feet where we will see stronger gusts in the 15 to 20-mile-

on that and going way dunker with bungalow blue little mon as if a new buckle, mom. brittany, willie brown with the block open. i got off the door. i'm early from you. ah ah oh i a ah ah ah ah get on bus hitting able to save you a near oh, of course leo, when you would go to school and you should have some good or styling or would you or would the thought for charisma wouldn't i chin and then your mother would put the wall on the posting in the room soon to be able to come through pretty slowly. would you? oh, for really quite a really old stuttering yet. so what should the sooner than years could they will go to school with for you, leave me teaching a phyllis with the way you learn a little bit on chris and i don't wish to participate in washington. he's just not much just allowed to would say by out. yeah. i do with year and you had to live but she now play it. i'm just keep with that is put us. but yet, i want to said that i was like, what other cost on the eve, but he's log out the church wouldn't get a minute please just a minute. shock that was done with it, but i'm wish list if you

. >>> former san francisco mayor willie brown weighing in with an endorsement in the open mayoral racebrown told the chronicle he is backing city councilmember lauren taylor to be the next leader of open. brown caught taylor oakland's best shot. not just brown. taylor has got the endorsement from current oakland mayor, san francisco mayor london breed and sam liccardo. >>> voting twice as a crime. why are people getting to ballots? this was brought to us by a viewer. some voters received multiple ballots in the mail for next week's election. we did some digging and it turns out if you changed any part of your address or updated it, you could get a second ballot. the top election officials say that is how the system works, but the bottom line, do not vote twice. >> if any other ballots come in from the voter, the system already knows one was return and therefore, we will avoid and not count any additional ballots returned from the voter. we don't want voters voting twice. it is illegal to vote twice. >> don't vote twice. cases are sent to the district attorney's office. this is not a wi

then you have willie brown who would later serve as san francisco's mayor and karen bass. now in a tight race to become the next mayor of los angeles. >> kron 4 is your local election headquarters and voters in alameda county are eagerly awaiting final results as >> a large number of ballots are still being counted. some say oakland's relying on ranked choice voting makes it harder to predict the outcome ongoing are outgoing mayor libby schaff disagrees with that. >> it is not ranked choice voting. that delays anything. it is a simple algorithm. it is a push of the button. what is delaying things? it is taking an unusual amount of time for the registrar to actually count votes. >> well, wind should we have the final results? one of our political analyst says most counties should have those by at least next tuesday. but the deadline for election results to be certified is a month after election day. says elon musk bought twitter. the company has been and never ending chaos with layoffs, legal filings and now federal regulators shine a spotlight on the company after last wee

former san francisco mayor willie brown and several local candidates running for office gather today for a free lunch. >> at john's grill, a favorite of there's the owners of john's rolled out the red carpet for people on both sides of the political aisle to gather and mingle on this election day tradition there. we caught up with congresswoman jackie spear who is wrapping up a 4 decade career in public service. >> well, and the city on election you have the it's job that john's grill and and say all your friends and and hopefully a good ally >> vicki talking to jackie there coming up at 6, we'll hear from brooke jenkins, candidate for san francisco district attorney who was also at today's event. >> the san francisco department of elections is live streaming several of its election day operations. fact, this is a live look at the room where workers are going to be opening mail in ballots in getting those ballots ready to be sorted, scanned and verified. san francisco officials say transparency like this is a key part of the fair election process. the alameda county registrar of vote

and everyone from mace teammates to his godson, barry bonds to former sf mayor willie brown was on handon dumas was there to get the scoop on how ms legacy continues to shape the bay area. sports scene. >> the club out this amazing. it's a magical thing that what happens is spring training arrives and new guys come on it to the organization of the from the minor leagues or through trade. and that's willie mays. and they're almost afraid to go up to him. and then throws his arms around. and it's a big part of what we are as an organization that makes a big difference to the players to energize so get the puerto they want to get something that roles that want and i you can see in front that he has here in the bay area and san francisco giants their franchise and shoulders about above yeah, it takes players like willie mays really make it special like that. >> from one bay area, sports legend to another. it loves billy mays. and what is just an incredible person. so i'm very excited, says documentary, it's on hbo as of tonight. oh, wow. okay. so it came out i'm i feel like it when it comes

the san francisco mayor, willie brown will be flipping that switch after 7:00. the lighting ceremony will get started around 10 minutes until 7:00. we will carry that lighting and the drone show that follows it up. it will be cool coming up on kpix news at 7:00. >> i'm excited to see it all. i know 17,000 led lights, right many is that the scheme of it? they were assembled one by one. >> reporter: right. yes, you could see the regular lightbulbs and something more energy efficient and it is you thoodo you he holidays in 7:00 hour for sure. still ahead, a feel good way to end the week. so call ho okay care coalition, alaska airlines is still frontrunner for most caring airline. funshine bear, you did some of your own research, right? i sure did. ♪ according to the web, their program's number one, ♪ ♪ earning alaska miles is quicker and more fun! ♪ cute! ooh, that was wonderful, sweetie! oh, oh, oh, i have a song about their cheese plates. ♪ cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! cheese please! ♪ uh- it's time for lunch. aw... ♪ ♪ aw... living with metastati

willie brown was on the list . >> what harvey told us in the 70s is we could confront the hate and ignoranceorter: one who worked with him on campaigns was among several speakers and said she would always remember milk's sense of humor . >> as a friend, he was funny and a comic . he would come to my house and of course my kids were there and i have two sons that were little kids . he would joke with them and play with them and he was just a nice, nice person. >> in san francisco, betty yu , kpix 5. >>> 10% of california legislators and all democrat identify as lgbtq. u.s. census data show that 9.1% of all californians identify as lgbtq . >>> the lafayette city council will discuss having gun owners store firearms in the locked container . it would only apply when people are not legally carrying firearms or when it's not in their immediate control . violations would be misdemeanors and a violation of probation. that commission is to minimize danger to children in the community. >>> e space supervisors will look at plans for a large senior development and walnut creek that would go up on a 30

willie brown hopes to see you there.re hitting the campaign trail in the final days before midterms. some key senate races are bringing high-stakes for the future of the country. here is ty hernandez. reporter: with days until tuesday's midterm elections, candidates in key races that could decide the balance of power in the senate making their pitch to voters. in the battleground state of arizona, the race between the democratic senator and the truck backed republican challenger tightening. >> here's the thing that worries me the most. our democracy. ty: on saturday in pennsylvania, president biden and former obama reuniting in philadelphia in support of john fetterman. >> truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot. democracy itself is on the ballot. the stakes are high. ty: former president trump also in the keystone state, campaigning for dr. oz. >> if you want to stop the destruction of our country and save the american dream, then this tuesday, you must vote republican and a giant red wa

former san francisco mayor willie brown says he wants to see you at his free election day lunch.standing tradition that happens every election day at john's grill in san francisco. the event features accuse -- a who's who of bay area politics. >> they come from all walks of life, republicans and democrats, trumpites and bidenites, they come from people in all the respective categories. it turns out to be a lot of fun. kumasi: hundreds of san franciscans are expected to fill the restaurants three floors. it is an opportunity for everyone to get reenergized before 8:00. if you have not already cast your vote, abc 7 is making it easy to get to know every issue on the ballot. the voter guide is up at abc 7 news.com/election. it shows the arguments for and against each measure so you can make your vote count. senator dianne feinstein condemning the attack on paul pelosi. what she is calling on her republican colleagues to do. you're looking live at the big board of the new york stock exchange. we are up about 70 points. another update on the market is next. then attribute to the late

willie brown has been a champion for this project.ner and city attorney david chiu who credit speaker of the house nancy pelosi, who helped fund this project. her son is also in attendance today at the ceremony. now, this project, it cost millions of dollars. but speaker say that it is a priceless and also a chair. like you said, there is special service this weekend. people will be able to try out this station, go around the 7 a several stations to test it out. that's special service will run from today and tomorrow 08:00am to 12:00am. the trains will run about every 12 minutes and customers will be able to write it for free. of course, we'll try to bring you all the highlights later this morning. but for now, i'll send it back to you. >> look forward to seeing what your next report brings us. thank you. now with the election behind him, governor gavin newsom says the focus must immediately turn to addressing homelessness. on friday, newsom met with mayors and county leaders across california. >> capitol reporter a tone. well, as has

speakers have included the late an row before he became state treasurer willie brown, who would later become san francisco mayor and karen bass now in a tight race for los angeles but this silliness, democrat says he's looking forward to the future, focused on the issues, whether housing, homelessness, whether it's the transportation with health care access we have problems and we're going to be up to the task and no reaction yet from the governor or state gop leaders. but when i asked 3 of us about his message to republicans and no party preference californians, he said he looks forward to working with them. reporting here outside the state capitol. eytan wallace. >> kron 4 news. >> all right. we want to get you checked your 4 zone forecast. a live look at downtown san francisco tonight. nice, clear and cool. chilly night out there in the city chilly night and got some beach hazards to remind you about meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez standing by all the d. >> yeah, that's right. we have a beach hazard statement because a dangerous sneaker waves and rip currents from now through your

for her activism to make china town what it is today , according to former san francisco mayor willie brownhat includes the plan to open the central subway station celebrate rosa parks station. we celebrate the central subway. and san francisco again becomes a living example. of how you should and can do things. we just didn't do it. with the right speed. i wish we could have finished it. before rose moved on. pack passed away in 2016, but her legacy continues to live on through the central subway and underground train with four stops connecting chinatown to union square and the babe. you it literally moves trying to town 10 to 15 minutes closer to the east bay. you'll be able to take part from the east bay to powell station and transferred again from chinatown . it'll say 15 to 20 minutes off of travel from the peninsula to the caltrain station just before eight this morning, city leaders and members of the chinatown community rode the first train, they say after decades of planning and construction and billions of dollars the modern looking subway ran smoothly of mind blowing because, lik

willie brown's annual, you know, party where the political types coming hobnob and if you voted, you could get a lunch for free. i spoke jenkins and frankly, she about tonight, she's feeling pretty good. >> i'm optimistic. i feel good that people are never just go have been overwhelmingly as i go around and i thank them that they want the city they want to was really to be a prosecutor and they want accountability back in this criminal justice i think san franciscans realize that we can still be equitable and fair and improve the way that we do this work but still make sure that we're >> yeah. and by right direction. i she is referring to make san franciscans feel a whole lot safer in their own jenkins, of course, as ella informed replaced a former da chase dean after he was overwhelmingly recalled for what lot of critics thought were too soft on crime. but jenkins, of course, is facing 2 other candidates tonight as elin pointed out. so right now, the night is young. we're going to check back in with as soon as she arrives on scene will try to nab her for a very quick interview. in t

who have held the speakership in the past include unruh who went on to serve as state treasurer willie brown, who would later serve a san francisco mayor and karen bass you may know is now in a tight race. >> in a contest to become l a's next mayor. now until july 1st, as we come back here, live release will be known as speaker designee. but again, a big shakeup here in sacramento for one of the most powerful positions here in state government. reporting live here in sacramento. wallace kron 4 news time does the 6 hour long meeting suggest there are some divisions going on among the democratic caucus. >> it absolutely suggest that's a great question pound because, you know, just a few months ago and early summer, they basically had a very similar meeting in which reeve us had hoped then to gather his colleagues in the democratic caucus and become speaker, then it did not happen then. it was an hour's long meeting then because, yes, it was a fractured party then. but now here we are today all these months later and they came to this agreement where he will take over now should mention, though

held the speakership in the past include jesse unruh, who went on to serve as state treasurer willie brown, who would later serve a san francisco mayor and karen bass who is now in a tight race to become l a's next. mayor until july. 1st, 3 of us will take on the title of speaker designee. >> ballots are still being counted across the bay area from tuesday's election. indeed, they are keeping a close eye on key races tonight. kron four's ella sogomonian live in our newsroom with some of the latest numbers sale. yeah, we're looking a few election results coming in for san francisco. alameda and santa clara counties. so all the votes are still being counted in the race for sfda. brooke jenkins has already declared herself the winner. >> she's got 40% of the vote so far. and john hamasaki is trailing in second. still, jenkins says that she will focus on reforming the da's office and prosecuting people who commit crimes. let's take a look at another update. this one in alameda county for that district attorney race. terry wiley continues to lead the race with 51.0. 52 1% of the votes. and so f

willie brown was california assembly speaker at the time salah said in no uncertain terms. nancy is the right person. in washington pelosi's prominence soared becoming the top fundraiser in democratic party history and a force to be reckoned with in 2007. she became house speaker the first time a woman has ever held that position. and today i'm getting answers abc news political director rick klein said nancy pelosi will be forever linked to how she handled the trump presidency. she can be proud if she's not at the top. she's near the top as she goes out and i do think that a lot of people are going to remember those battles with with the former president as defining ones at times where the house speakership was more important than ever that upholding. the institutions of democracy were more important than ever and and just an incredible little capstone of a remarkable career. all right, let's dig a little deeper get a big picture perspective joining us live is abc 7 news insider phil mateer phil always great to have you nancy pelosi is 82 years old as you know nearly old b

have held the speakership in the past include jess unruh, who went on to serve a state treasurer willie brown, who would later serve as san francisco mayor and karen bass who is now in a tight race to become the next mayor of los angeles. >> ballots are still being counted across the bay area from tuesday's election. know, we are keeping a close eye on key races tonight. kron four's now, about 5,000 votes, separate mahan and chavez, we also have an update on the alameda county district attorney race. terry wiley continues to lead that with 51.0. 52 1% of votes so far, pamela price has 40.0. 48 1% of the votes and although votes are still being counted in the race for san francisco district attorney jenkins has already declared herself the winner. she's got 48% of the vote so far. jenkins says that she will be focused on reforming the da's office and prosecuting people who commit crime in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. thank you. kron 4 will keep you updated on election results throughout the day and night scanning that qr code will take you to our website. >> kron 4 dot com and o

speakers have included the late an row before he became state treasurer willie brown, who would laterncisco mayor and karen bass. now in a tight race for los angeles but this silliness, democrat says he's looking forward to the future, focused on the issues, but housing homelessness, whether it's >> the transportation with health care access we have problems and we're going to be up to the task salt and no reaction yet from the governor or state gop leaders. but when i asked 3 of us about his message to republicans and no party preference californians, he said he looks forward to working with them. reporting here outside the state capitol. eytan wallace. >> kron 4 news. >> so days after the election controlled, the u.s. congress still hangs in. the balance will start in the senate where republicans have 49 seats. democrats. 48 a runoff next month in georgia will determine the winner there and votes are still being counted in nevada and arizona. that race there in nevada has tightened republican adam laxalt still leaves democratic incumbent catherine cortez masto by about 9,000 votes w

speakers have included the late an row before he became state treasurer willie brown, who would later become san francisco mayor and karen bass. now in a tight race for los angeles but this silliness, democrat says he's looking forward to the future, focused on the issues, whether housing, homelessness, whether it's the transportation with health care access we have problems and we're going to be up to the task and no reaction yet from the governor or state gop leaders. but when i asked 3 of us about his message to republicans and no party preference californians, he said he looks forward to working with them. reporting here outside the state capitol. eytan wallace. >> kron 4 news. >> and here in the bay ballots are still being counted from tuesday's election. here's some of the key races that we're keeping a close watch on the race for san jose mayor still. >> under way tonight, matt mahan is still in the lead with 51.6% of the vote. cindy chavez. >> at 48.2% as of now about 5,000 votes, separate mahan and chavez, the race to be oakland's next. mayor continues as well. according to t

obey area election tradition returns former san francisco mayor willie brown's election day luncheon at john's grill in san francisco from 11 30 this morning till two in the afternoon, the former mayor will host the free election day lunch . the lunch is billed as a nonpartisan event, brown says everyone's welcome lunches. history dates back to the 19 eighties, with brown taking over his host in 2015. today's lunch is the first since the beginning of the pandemic. time is 709 new this morning. the long awaited numbers are finally out for the record powerball lottery jackpot , not delay pop up screen right now, take a good look. the numbers are 10 33 41 47 56 with the powerball number of 10. this is a record breaking jackpot worth two point oh $4 billion. there are questions, though, this morning surrounding the drawing, which was postponed from last night, the california lottery commission set out a note to explain that powerball follows stringent security requirements and procedures, it said last night's drawing was postponed because of one of the participating states had problems p

those two officials switched from republican to democrat, or independent allowed willie brown to remain speaker as republicans won majority. that's a first political betrayal. you're voting for the candidate but you're also voting for the candidate to support a party. and it's never been more important who dp s going to be in control. who is going to be the speaker? who is going to have control of the committees. so that official switch that vote and, and basically deprive, the reason you voted for them that they are comma democrat they would have lost. to at least have another shot of that person have a date on whether that person should survive or not. >> i'll agree. and i'll also say, i don't live in san francisco so i don't know about the recall. >> well the sentiment was justified because they got required signatures but to talk about big money including big money put in the removal side, that certainly tilted the odds. again, i think that to my own values and again i have no horse in that race but i think, the recall is when you recall somebody because you don't like what they've

sometimes this is a tradition in san francisco willie brown's election day luncheon at john's grill inbrown will host a free election day lunch. the lunch is billed as a nonpartisan event, brown says in his usual way, everyone is welcome the luncheons. history dates back to the 19 eighties, with brown taking over his host in 2015. today's lunch will be the first since the start of the pandemic overseas now where the u. s ambassador to the united nations visited ukraine today to help smooth over political differences and keep the lines of communication open with russia. reporter alex hogan has more on the peace talks from london. fighting intensifies. the us and ukraine are working to get on the same page when it comes to peace talks with russia . ukraine's president pushing back strongly on report the u. s. is pressuring his government into negotiating with moscow, saying it's up to the west to quote fourth russia into genuine peace negotiations will also claiming there is no political rift between kiev and washington . divisions are put aside, there is no place for political conflicts

i worked for the san francisco housing authority, being in my career, did the willy -- the willy brown, we did our studio -- the mayor copied my idea. it was a social complex after we did our recording studio, so that -- it was really fun to actually name something after mayor willy brown who is still in office and i like to tell him we named one of the first buildings in the city after him. he was one hundred percent dedicated to revitalization and the re-imagining of public housing, so i hope that when you do do your groundbreaking regardless of what position he actually physically played in this, that would you have them there because of his tremendous role in ensuring that the housing authority did not implode back in late 90s. so this is a benefit to this community that feels extremely isolated and overlooked so it's a real wonderful thing that we're doing and the community space and micro enterprise space, the gym and boys and girls club, all thick was tremendous and it's a true, private partnership done with philanthropy fundraising and government support and creative tax financ

those two officials switched from republican to democrat, or independent allowed willie brown to remainwon majority. that's a first political betrayal. you're voting for the candidate but you're also voting for the candidate to support a party. and it's never been more important who dp s going to be in control. who is going to be the speaker? who is going to have control of the committees. so that official switch that vote and, and basically deprive, the reason you voted for them that they are comma democrat they would have lost. to at least have another shot of that person have a date on whether that person should survive or not. >> i'll agree. and i'll also say, i don't live in san francisco so i don't know about the recall. >> well the sentiment was justified because they got required signatures but to talk about big money including big money put in the removal side, that certainly tilted the odds. again, i think that to my own values and again i have no horse in that race but i think, the recall is when you recall somebody because you don't like what they've been doing even though w

those two officials switched from republican to democrat, or independent allowed willie brown to remain speaker as republicans won majority. that's a first political betrayal. you're voting for the candidate but you're also voting for the candidate to support a party. and it's never been more important who dp s going to be in control. who is going to be the speaker? who is going to have control of the committees. so that official switch that vote and, and basically deprive, the reason you voted for them that they are comma democrat they would have lost. to at least have another shot of that person have a date on whether that person should survive or not. >> i'll agree. and i'll also say, i don't live in san francisco so i don't know about the recall. >> well the sentiment was justified because they got required signatures but to talk about big money including big money put in the removal side, that certainly tilted the odds. again, i think that to my own values and again i have no horse in that race but i think, the recall is when you recall somebody because you don't like what they've

willie, you're out there. ment everybody's running around. al sharpton's out there. everybody. and -- by the way, al and i go back musically. i've had james brownwas fantastic. and we'd have these great conversations. the what a great performer and another guy you could learn from. the but, yeah, i don't know. i don't know, willie -- >> it's time. come on. >> it's been a long, strange road, man. you know, this is the culmination -- what were we talking about? i don't even remember. >> talking about you leaving the house. yes, this interview was the culmination. >> oh, yeah. so wait. i'll go to you guys for some wisdom now. >> okay. >> i don't know -- i don't know -- i don't want to get covid. have you guys had covid? >> yes. yes. >> yeah. i just got it. >> okay. so i don't want to get it. my mother's 95. she got it. she got long-term covid. it's -- you know, it's like rolling the dice. so i'm hiding in my home, that's why i love doing your show. i can hide in my home and do it. i don't know how to re-integrate back into society. bruce said to me on the phone, i really think this would be a better interview if you came in and sat with me in pers

. >>> as we draw closer to election day, former san francisco mayor willy brown is gearing up for his free lunch-in. he was there today talking about topics from the attack on paul pelosi to whether he thinks governor newsom is gearing up for a presidential run. >> i don't think it is two years but for all of us, gavin newsom is on the bench of a possible candidate for president. and california would be blessed with his coming off that bench when appropriate. i don't, frankly, think he will come off that bench with the current two incumbents, biden and harris. >> tuesday's free election day lunch at the grill intended to bring everyone together involved in politics regardless of their views. the races that are critical to voters this midterm. that's why dozens of people were out on jfk drive for one of the last pushes in support of proposition j. it will keep part of jfk drive and the great highway car free permanently. supporters say this kind of space to bike, run and skate in the street is greatly needed. >> number one, you need a place in san francisco where you can get out and no