4 news. grant another big story were following. A heated meeting tonight over proposed budget cuts within the Oakland School district. The district was initially facing a shortfall of 15pointone Million Dollars. That number has now dropped to nine Million Dollars. Tonight hundreds of parents packed tonights meeting. Pushing Board Members to keep their school open. Labor unions and Community Groups are trying to get school Board Members to reconsider their calculations. They want access to how the budget is being analyzed, so the community can help come up with proposals for the allocation of funds. Those opposing cuts to schools say high paid administrators should feel the brunt of it, but students will no doubt be affected. In a place where they could go into state receivership. Thats where the state would come in and make cuts without asking any questions or hearing public comment. Which is the reason why the board wants to make the cuts themselves. If it passes. Some layoffs will co
Reporter mayor ed lees body is expected to arye here at 7 00 tomorrow morning. An honor guard will carry him in, doors open to the public at 8 00. Thousands are expected to come and say goodbye. Im going to miss him. City workerer robert row salless stands outside crying. He said he will miss the mayors warmth and respect he gave people. Hell have your back. Thank you for polishing in the basement. Reporter the mayor will return to city hall tomorrow morning in a hearse. His closed coffin with lie in repose from 8 00 to 7 00. Thousands are expected. Ive gotten Text Messages and phone calls from people all over the world. Reporter at a wrapping party at the African American art and Culture Center tonight, the acting mayor says the citys First Chinese american mayor impacted people from all walks of life. The fact that so many people are expected to come shows how many people appreciated him. Reporter the Fire Department will display a flag outside city haul. While theres a lot to plan,
Were going to check back with information on the funeral procession for mayor ed lee kicking off in a little while that may affect your drive. And speaking of that, honoring San Francisco mayor ed lee. People will be able to pay their respects at city hall where the mayors body will lie in state. The line is expected to be very long, city hall leading into the rotunda. Doors will open at 8 00 a. M. And there will be a condolence book people can sign. A live look outside at city hall right now. The memorial continuing to grow for mayor lee. The steps are covered in flowers, pictures, and notes in tribute to the mayor who died suddenly tuesday morning. The memorial celebration will be held sunday at 3 00 p. M. At city hall. It is open to the public. If you cant make it we have live coverage here on abc 7 news. New developments in an oakland construction accident from may. Its led to nearly 150,000 in fines from the state department of industrial relations. 13 workers were hurt after fall
Spoke at the ceremony. A sentiment echoed over and over. We begin with nbc bay area sam brock. Reporter the memorial for mayor ed lee began right at 3 00 p. M. With the presentation of the colors. Punctual like lee. He told terrible jokes. He laughed because he was trying to build enthusiasm for his jokes. Most of the time he told jokes that he could barely get through because he was laughing so hard at them himself. Reporter humor at times can push in great pain. Both were evidence in abundance this evening. The ceremony glided from stately impromptu addresses. Trust is the realm. Reporter to soulful statements about lees legacy. Wake up every day just tying to add a little value. Not try to take them down. Try to help lift them up. Reporter lees wife, anita nodded aalong as california leaders put the cultural context into place. The citys first asianamerican mayor. Marked about prejudice against the Chinese Community. China, San Francisco First Chinese american mayor, he was like a s
Clearly. Its not just San Francisco that will miss ed lee. So many people across this country, throughout the bay area, were touched by his leadership, his kindness, and his amazing example. Ed lees family has set up a benefit in his name. Reverend norman fong was at city hall. He was pulled over for running a stop sign. A big loss for San Francisco. I hope the city can care about the homeless. Care about people who dont have a voice. There was enormous interest in being there. We have much more coverage online including every single speech from yesterdays service at abc7news. Com or the abc 7 news app. We are tracking the crippling impact that power outage at Hartsfieldjackson International Airport is having on the rest of the country including here in the bay area. For nearly 11 hours the power was out and that did include about a half dozen here at sfo. We checked flight aware. Com. I want to show you why this is having such a big impact. Here is what it looked like when the lights