Senator Dianne Feinstein passes away at the age of 90. The reaction from friends and colleagues. Plus an arrest made in connection to the driveby killing of tupac shakoor. Nearly 30 years after his death. And newly released body cam footage revealing new details about a fatal martinez shooting involving a burglary suspect. News station. Hes calling news 2. Joining us here on kron, 4 news at 2. Im stephanie lin. We continue our coverage of todays breaking news. Senator Dianne Feinstein has passed away at the age of 90. She was remembered as a trailblazer in american politics and an inspiration for women in the world of Public Service. This is a live look now at the United States Capitol Building in washington, d. C. , where flags are flying at halfstaff in honor of the senator and this morning, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer conducting a moment of silence for feinstein in his address. Schumer said, quote, we lost a giant in the senate. Fine son was the oldest sitting u. S. Senator
Continue our coverage of todays breaking news. Senator Dianne Feinstein has past. She is remembered as a trailblazer in american politics and an inspiration for women in the world of public service. Many in the bay area today remembering feinsteins legacy, including former mayor willie brown. Proffers Charles Clifford caught up with brown earlier today and he joins us live now from feinsteins home. Charles, what should we know . Well, as you mentioned, i am Dianne Feinsteins home here in San Francisco is kind of a quiet corner of the city. Not too many folks stopping by, but where there are some flowers appearing here a few by stop people stopping by to pay their respects earlier today over north beach, i caught up with former San Francisco mayor willie brown and got his reaction to her passing. I obviously. Instantly didnt believe friday morning. Former San Francisco mayor willie brown said he was shocked to hear of the passing of senator Dianne Feinstein, especially after she had vot
Francisco board of supervisors. She was appointed mayor and brought san franciscans together after the assassinations and the jonestown massacre. She was then elected the citys first female mayor in 1979. And served 2 terms navigating the city through the height of the aids crisis and pushing for the repair of the citys iconic cable cars. Despite losing in 1990, bid for governor, 2 republican pete wilson, feinstein achieved another first when she and barbara boxer. Were elected to the u. S. Senate during 1992 socalled year of the woman making california the first state in the nation to have 2 female u. S. Senators taking on the gun lobby would be a whole marker for 3 decades careers. I am quite familiar with firearms. I became mayor is a product of assassination. Im aware of found my assassinated colleague and put a fingers through a in a 1994. Her assault weapons ban was passed. Senator, i know something about what firearms condition after the ban sunset in 2004 feinstein repeatedly t
Clifford caught up with brown earlier today and joins us live now from feinsteins home. Charles. You know, Diane Feinstein, willie brown, they knew each other for a very long time dating back to the 60s, possibly even longer. Today i caught up with former mayor brown in north beach where he was reacting to the news of her passing. I am obviously. Instantly didnt believe friday morning. Former San Francisco mayor willie brown said he was shocked to hear of the passing of senator Dianne Feinstein, especially after she had voted in the senate on thursday. And so i surprised. I built bill, of course, of the night when she was function, them yesterday. The former mayor in the senator had a friendship and working relationship that went back decades. Brown recalled the time of the 1960s when feinstein who was then known as diane burman, showed up to a rally to protest discriminatory housing policies in San Francisco and who showed up. And so less of it. This woman pushing of this white woman
Her assault weapons ban was passed. Senator, i know something about what firearms condition after the ban sunset in 2004 feinstein repeatedly tried to get another assault weapons ban passed. But as congress became more polarized, she failed to win support. It exempts 2000, 271 weapons. Is this ad ucfs for the people in the United States that will moderate democrat feinstein championed in offshore Oil Drilling Ban after the bp oil spill in 2010. Were here to announce this band that would permanently ban all new offshore oil drilling in federal waters all along. The west coast, she was also behind the california desert protection act, which among other things designated death valley and joshua tree as National Parks, though, few by some as a late convert to support same marriage. She spoke in favor repealing the defense of marriage act in 2011. You know, have a bill that strikes doma that says if aa state takes action to legalize same marriage, then that is a valid marriage. And the fede