Flags at halfstaff tonight from the white house to the capitol to the State Capitol in sacramento. The nation mourning the loss of a political giant. Senator Dianne Feinstein died overnight at her d. C. Home at the age of 90. Earlier today, the senate paid tribute to feinstein who served as californias senior senator for more than three decade covering her seat with the black cloth and placing a bouquet of white roses on top. Here in the bay area, a memorial is growing outside her San Francisco home. Mourners stopping by throughout the evening to pay their respects. Senator feinstein shattered the Glass Ceiling in politics, the first woman to serve as president as the San Francisco board of supervisors, the first woman to lead the city as a mayor and the first woman to represent california in the u. S. Senate. She also attacked politics from the center, achieving monumental legislative victories. People were still dropping flowers tonight at a growing memorial outside the senators San Francisco home. Its not far from where she was born in june 1933. The old three cause the in the city she loved and where her career first took root. Some brought flowers and others came to show their respect. A Public Servant to the end. She knew her role was to be there in the senate until she couldnt be. She was here in the city as well as being in washington. Yeah. We wanted to come. Just say goodbye to her. How she made decisions reporter another memorial at city hall where her political career began on the board of supervisors in 1969 and where she became the boards first female president. In have no 1978, on the verge of quitting politics, she found herself thrust in the position of acting mayor, following the murders of mayor George Moscone and supervisor harvey milk. Both mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. Reporter she led the city a decade as mayor and she led the city and took it by storm. In los angeles reporter leaning on her personal experiences with gun violence in San Francisco, she did what everyone said she couldnt do in 1994. Ive looked at bodies that have been shot with these weapons. Reporter she offered the nations first automatic weapons ban which president bill clinton signed into law. Right to the end, senator Dianne Feinstein did it her way, casting her final vote just hours before she died at her washington home. Mrs. Feinstein reporter her colleagues honored her friday at the capitol. Please rise for a moment of silence in remembrance of the late honorable senator Dianne Feinstein. Reporter remembering her as a tough centrist who voted for what she believed in and carries herself with strength and dignity. This is the path way of a giant. A woman of so many firsts. She was a lady. She had an elegance. Dianne never cried. She only looked for the next opportunity and it was always there. Reporter only the second woman to serve as the mayor of San Francisco, london breed, remembered mrs. Feinstein for how she paved the way for women and was her mentor. I always appreciated her guidance and support and more importantly, the fact that i follow in her footsteps. As i said earlier, her legacy because of what she did for San Francisco during such a challenging time is cemented in our history. Reporter her legacy lives on. Nbc bay area news. Perhaps one of the most touching tributes coming from one of the last people to see the late senator before she passed. Former congresswoman jane harmon met last night. The two took this photo as harmon was leaving after a private meeting in feinsteins study. I had to see her. Lucky me, i got to see her and hug her and kiss her. Where do i start . I met her when she was mayor. She and i were elected to congress in the same year. We did parallel service, certainly on intelligence. 1992. We were close friends. I felt that she was unfairly treated and i would be sure that i did absolutely everything i could. Not just to show my love but to slow the country that she still had more to contribute. And boy, did she. That meeting yesterday was about the future. Harmon said part of that future included dinners for women in washington. Now harman said she plans to honor that plan and call the gettogethers the difi dinners. He hopes she will be remembered for her many firsts but what she did for california and america in her positions of power. The governor said she was a, quote, lifelong mentor and role model. As the nation mourns her, the business of filling her seat begins. Governor newsom now has to appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of her term. Previously, Governor Newsom pledged to nominate a black woman since there are currently no black women serving in the senate. Barbara lee is one of three candidates running for that seat. Earlier, he told chuck todd that he would not appoint lee to a vacant seat if senator feinstein were to die in office. He is beholden to that promise. At the same time, he has said that he will be staying out of the primary. So that leaves barbara lee out. She is the Natural Black woman to assume the role. That political consultant said one possibility is mayor london breed. But she went on to say the bottom line is newsom plans to leave the ultimate decision in the hands of voters. So far there are no plans for a memorial. The plans have not been made yet. And heres a potential complication. If a Government Shutdown happens, that could impact the offices efforts to organize a memorial for feinstein. Our coverage of remembering the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein continues on our website. It shows a gallery of photos on nbcbayarea. Com. All right. The 101 is closed for the entire weekend. This will create a problem for football fans as they go to the Football Game on rt is a. This is where the closure is right here. This red line between britain and whipple avenues. Nbc bay area joins us now. It looks like work is well underway. Reporter yes, it went into effect about 15, 20 minutes ago. Let me show you what is happening right now. So this is currently the demolition phase. You can see this big machinery is taking apart what is left of the bridge here and theyre holding out all the materials in hopes of having it clear for the new bridge which caltrans says might happen by saturday night. Another major freeway shutdown for the weekend. This time it 101 southbound between britain avenue and san carlos and whipple avenue in redwood city. Crews are demolishing a 1930s bridge and that means drivers will have to find another route. Hassle. A lot of traffic. A hassle. Reporter especially for those living and working along industrial road, a bypass around the closure. Its already busy. I pity people that have to go down industrial. When i come home tomorrow, ill probably go across the bridge to the san mateo bridge. Reporter the police set up barriers to keep people out. If were trying to exit, its okay but people coming that direction wont come up our street. Reporter meanwhile, they will be monitoring the roads and adjusting the street lights to alleviate congestion. We know the niners are playing against the cardinals. Were asking folks to load up those cars. Use public transit. Also, if they are driving out to santa clara, to use interstate 280 as an alternate route. Here are a few other detours. This will take three months instead of three years. The hope is to have this side of the bridge back open by 5 00 a. M. On monday. And then in two weeks well see the same closure but on the northbound side. Live in redwood city, nbc bay area news. Thank you. A man is facing felony charges following the violent attack inside a candy shop in San Francisco. It happened wednesday on west portal avenue. Investigators say the stores owner asked him to move after he was lingering on a bench outside the candy store. She said thats when he shoved her, punched her in the head and pushed her to the ground. That attack caught on surveillance camera from a near by business. A store employee was also injured as well as an 80yearold customer. The fourth person was also hurt. He appeared before a judge pleading not guilty. Hes now being held without bail. San jose is putting its latest solution to the test when it comes to addressing the citys homeless crisis. Today was moving day. The onetime hotel reopened this week as an interim housing complex for the unhoused. 46 Million Hotel had a grand opening yesterday unveiling 90 units. A Host Services including Mental Health counseling and room for pets. People we spoke with had just left an encampment for men. Its an amazing opportunity to have the security. To not have to worry about where im laying my head every night and not look over my shoulder every five minutes. It is one of the conversions. Some homeless advocates point out there are still more than 6,000 unhoused people. Lets go to oracle park where the San Francisco giants are hitting the reset button after yet another disappointing season. Just hours before tonights game, the Team Announced it fired head coach gabe kapler. Pete spoke with fans at oracle park today who say they are ready for a fresh start. The giants are moving on from gabe kapler after just four seasons. They are houpg this will turn the team back to its winning ways. Its too much to handle as they wrap up the season against the arch rival los angeles dodgers. I know self fans who are saying, i can hardly wait for this season to end. So she and other fans arent surprised about the teams decision to fire gabe kapler. Im not surprised. Why did they do it today and not after the game on sunday . I wouldnt be surprised but based on how the season is going, its to be expected. The giants general manager hired him to lead the ball club in 2019. Kapler did experience some success in 2021, leading the ball club to a franchise record, Winning National league coach of the year. But they believe the team needs to move in a different direction. It were looking for new and different leadership in our clubhouse. Reporter the giants pitcher said the team didnt do its part to have a winning environment. Fans hope the giants will get back to the basics to create a product they can be proud of. Coach the way it used to be coached. Root for the team. No analytics just because the statistics say something. Nbc bay area news. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Were tracking the rain. And the plan to backfill the officers in the department deals. And a looming Government Shutdown. The issues in the spotlight as the deadline quickly tonight we continue to remember senator Dianne Feinstein and the issues she was most passionate about and that includes lgbtq rights. Many organizations are paying tribute to the senator in the statement. As she said, her unwavering courage was evident in her role as an original cosponsor of the equality act and as a lead sponsor of the respect for marriage act. She steadfastly supported the repeal of dont ask dont tell. She leaves behind a strong legacy of health care. In a statement, the director of the Affordable Health insurance option covered california remembers feinstein saying, her leadership helped make the land mark Affordable Care act a reality. Because of her work, the door to successes Accessible Health care were opened to millions of americans across the country. Taking another live look at the u. S. Capitol where flags are lowered in feinsteins memory. While her colleagues mourn her death, theyre also up against the clock working to avoid a shutdown. Today congress tried and failed again to come up with a deal to keep the government funded. The bill is not passed. They voted against Kevin Mccarthys latest stopgap plan to keep the government open. Hard line republicans were among those who voted against the measure, demanding even deeper spending cuts. In response, he canceled the twoweek recess. He said the claim better could still pass the extension without the conservative policies that have alienated democrats. Of course, time is running out. The deadline to pass the bill is midnight tomorrow. Help could be on the way to antioch. The Embattled Police department is dealing with a very serious and longrunning staffing issue. Other Police Departments have a plan to bolster the department and backfill. The story thats new at 11 00. Our traffic unit went from having more than five traffic units out there enforcing traffic laws to zero. No gang enforcement. No narcotics enforcement. Reporter the antioch city councilmember describes the staffing at the Antioch Police department. This week the acting police chief briefed the city council on how challenging its been. It is a Public Safety issue. No doubt. The acting police chief said during some shifts, there are only four officers on patrol and crime is on the rise. Burglaries have risen 62 and auto thefts are up a whopping 85 . The chief says theyre doing the best they can. I think the biggest thing for us is the to keep our tight bond together. Keep showing up for one another in the community and forging forward as we work ourselves out of everything that is going on right now. But the department may soon get a staffing boost. The chief and city leaders are meeting with the county Chiefs Association on monday. They represent all the Police Departments in the county, and may be able to help fill in the void. My hope monday is that we can get, fill an immediate need for bodies that we can work with the local agencies that are nearby and work out a shrift and a memorandum of understanding with these other communities to get officers on the street. Reporter this past week, six new Antioch Police officers were sworn in. It will take several weeks before theyre ready to it will the streets full time. The chief said hes looking forward to seeing what help other Police Departments could provide, and is asking the public to be patient. Give us grace. Were going as fast as we can and there are people still dedicated not only to this city but this profession. I want to make sure we have enough officers to staff our street, answer 911 calls and keep the public safe. Okay. It is here. The chilly weather is outside. How much more will we see . Just a little more. Totals for the bay area not expected to be too high with this storm system. It is dropping down from the north so well keep that rain chance as we head into this weekend, a chance of spotty thunderstorms. More of that cold air. Look at the radar. For us weve seen some drizzle today. A few light to moderate showers. And another batch now approaching offshore. And that is really the nature of what we expected. Lets get you more details right now in that micro climate forecast. Well start off with tomorrow morning. We start with the clouds and the spotty showers. Coverage is not too widespread and we see the same thing here tomorrow afternoon. Totals are from trace amounts to. 2 of an inch. To the east, especially over the sierra, totals would be from a half to maybe about one inch. Heres the thing with that. If youre traveling over any of the mountain passes, we are actually looking at some winter conditions. Just a dusting of snow. Mammoth lake is about one inch and kirkwood could get in on a rain snow mix as well. A few spotty showers. The temperatures starting on the cold side but by now, youve probably found the jacket. Lots across the bay area. Down to the east bay, 55. To the north bay, 52. The temperatures may have you keeping that jacket through the afternoon. This is it after some mid to upper 80s this week. All well get to is 69 in napa, 68, livermore, 68 in san jose. Now, the other thing i want you to be ready for if youre doing any kind of traveling, the airports will be still catching up from some delays. We had the flash flood emergency in new york city. The worst of that weather is now moving out. They had three to nine inches of rain in 18 hours. 400 flights were delayed. Over 200 canceled. The weather gradually improves tomorrow and it is better on sunday. Still a mess at the airports. Into sundays forecast, a 10 chance of a spotty thunderstorm. I think sunday will be the best day of the forecast. 70s in San Francisco and for the inland valleys, some 60s and 70s this weekend. Then we go back to 91 next friday. Wow it jumps all over the place. Thanks still ahead, an arrest decades in the making. The man just arrested for the murder of rammer tupac every day, businesses everywhere are asking is it possible . With comcast business. It is. Is it possible to help keep our Online Platform safe from cyberthreats . Absolutely. Can we provide health care virtually anywhere . We can help with that. Is it possible to use predictive monitoring to address operations issues . We can help with that, too. With the advanced connectivity and intelligence of global secure networking from comcast business. Its not just possible. Its happening. A break in a case thats almost 30 years old. Police arrested a man for the murder of tupac shakur. Shakur died after a shooting in vegas. It was triggered by a fight that happened that night but now Las Vegas Police say they have their man. The grand jury indicted duane davis for murdering the rapper. It came after they murdered davis home seizing electronic photographs and a company of his memoir in which he wrote about the shooting. Going to this case was reinvigorated as Additional Information came to light, specifically duane daviss own admissions. Now investigators say davis didnt pull the trigger but he did provide the gun and coordinated the deadly driveby. Authorities say other men in the car that night are all dead. Disappointment for rock n roll fans tonight. The band aerosmith is delaying its tour. It was cut short after only three shows. The front man steven tyler fractured his voice box and he cant sing while he recovers. Now the band will be back on the road sometime next year. If you already bought your tickets, it will be good for the rescheduled dates. How the giants fared okay. The mood around oracle park, a bit different. The giants fired manager gabe kapler just as they were beginning a threegame series with the dodgers. Before tonights game, the giants held a moment of silence for senator Dianne Feinstein. The 90yearold died last night at her home in washington, d. C. As for the game, the manager watched the dodgers take command immediately. The first inning, catcher will smith smashed the tworun homer to center field giving the dodgers the 20 lead. The dodgers never looked back as they beat the giants 62. Now for the skipper. After almost four seasons, gabe kapler is out. The team hired him in 2019. He took over the giants in 2020. In 2021 he led the team to a franchise record 107 wins and a division title. Last year, and this year, the team fell short of expectations and missed the playoffs both seasons. We felt like step one was making this change. I think were looking for new and different leadership in our clubhouse. Different dynamic there. 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Quick question, will all this stuff fit in your car . should i get rid of the mug . Bmo one of the bay areas Favorite Music festivals is back. Its going to be chilly. Bring your picnic, bring your baskets, bring a lot of blankets. It includes steve earl, Lucas Wainwright and it draws about 750,000 people to the park every year. I think thats maybe 75,000. So if you have plans to go, its a threeday affair. Well get a little drizzle going and youll be good to go. Tomorrow, a chance of scattered rain, isolated thunderstorms. Sunday will be the best day of the weekend. Well dry it out and warm it up
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