Among those in attendance will be House Minority leader nancy pelosi. Who flew back from washington dc after paying tribute to mayor lee in the house of representatives. Many of my colleagues joined me. How proud we are to know him. What a joy he was. He always was smiling. It is heartbreaking. Reporter we caught up with her and willie brown at a fundraiser. Both plan to pay respects friday and speak at the public memorial to be held at city hall on sunday at 3 pm. Brown says the last time is San Francisco mayor died in office was George Moscone he was assassinated. This time the circumstances and tone are different. The first time the city has publicly engaged and grieving. For somebody it is almost universal. The town has stopped. Reporter former California Democratic Party Chairman reminisced about his long history with ed lee. He is a friend of mine. I knew him when he was with the asian law caucus. Just a sweet man. Taken from us too soon. Very unusually sad. We lost a major leade
Reporter deeply offended. I was shocked. Am i hearing it correctly . Everybody felt uncomfortable but didnt know how to handle it. Reporter retired judges spoke at different Memorial Service for the mayor thursday, this one in chinatown. Felt uncomfortable when one person spoke about slanted eyes. Reporter say they dont think schutz was trying to be racist but found the words uncomfortable. And lack of seating arrangements and lack of asianamericans in reserved area of the rotundra. Not very sensitive to the Chinese Community and no asian speakers other than the mayors two daughters. Reporter in open letter Lee Family Association said it looks like whites only while asians an other ordinary people relegated to the side. Not from ed lees family. This is association for chineseamericans with the last name lee. Mayer mayers office of protocol said in part plis schalts apologizes in any of her comments ment to be heartfelt and warm offended anyone. Loved the mayor much and will miss him de
Memorial. Im dan ashley. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. Today in chinatown people gathered to remember the mayor who got political start in that community. Held their own event because felt not represented at public memorial. More than 1,000 people attended but only asianamerican speakers were ed lees two daughters. Alyssa is live. Some offended by how a prominent speaker described late mayor. Reporter talking about his smile and squinty eyes, and lot of people took great offense with. Some people in asianamerican Community Say that was insensitive, especially at his Memorial Service and tonight theyre honoring him in chinatown with a candlelight vigil. Chief of protocol Charlotte Schutz recalled his laugh. Wonderful laugh with swingely wetwingel twingely just like the picture, squinty eyes. Reporter deeply offended. I was shocked. Am i hearing it correctly . Everybody felt uncomfortable but didnt know how to handle it. Reporter retired judges spoke at different Memorial Service for
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan messages of peace marked christmas celebrations around the world today, from the u. S. To the u. K. To the vatican. Pope francis used his christmas remarks to call for a twostate solution in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Speaking to a crowd of thousands, he also urged an end to confrontation on the korean peninsula, as well as in syria, iraq, yemen and elsewhere. translated today, as the winds of war are blowing in our world and an outdated model of Development Continues to produce human, societal and environmental decline, christmas invites