Alongside others to get things done. Nothing was too small or too big for him. From stuffing envelopes to speaking on stage, my dad as happy to do it all, often until late hours in the night. Reporter politicians and colleagues, both local and National Leaders came to remember the man who served at the helm of San Franciscos top Political Office for nearly seven years. When it was time to take the official photo, people would say, wheres ed . Wheres the mayor . The mayor was listening. He was listening, connecting with the people who were affected by it all. Such dignity, such humility, such humility for this great man. Reporter senator Dianne Feinstein touched on lees improbable journey as the first asianamerican mayor of San Francisco. When he became mayor, this city showed the city that indeed a chinese american can reach the pinnacle of Public Service in this city. Reporter former giants slugger barry bonds among the starstudded crowd. Musician will i am and 49er legend joe montana
Fire special Council Robert mueller. What a bay area congresswoman now says about the possibility. Congresswoman jackie spears spoke to us a few hours ago in San Francisco. Kpix 5 joe vazquez on what she said as well as President Trumps response tonight. Reporter the caught up with congresswoman jackie spear here at city hall this afternoon following mayor ed lees memorial service. She told me the rumor about firing mueller is very strong. The rumors have swirled around the capitol hallways. Reporter its unverified, but also very specific. She says she hears the president plans to get rid of special Council Robert mueller as soon as next week. The rumor last week was he was going to fire him on the 22nd of december when congress is no longer it in session, we are all home, we are all celebrating the holidays. It would be a stroke of madness if the president were to do that. Reporter as he returns from camp david tonight, reporters asked the president if he indeed plans to fire mueller.
Joe vasquez is rumor of muellers firing is very strong. Swirl around capital hallways. Track its unverified, admits democratic congresswoman jackie speier. But als hears the president plans to reporter it is unverified, but also very specific admits jackie spear, the democratic councilwoman. The rumor last week was that he was going to fire him on the 26th of december when congress is all home, we are celebrating the holidays. Re dismissed from the probe for sharing anti trump text messages. sot cornyn 1239 u. S. Sen. John cornyn rtexas i think these conflicts of interest jeopardize the integrity of his investigation. Track mueller fired the fbi investigator earlier this month. On the nightbeat, joe vazquez, kpix5. a police in san ramon are looking for whomever fired a flare reporter in a seven page lawyer the president s Transition Team lawyer describes the acquiring as unlawful and extensively used the materials in question. The materials were obtained from the General Services admin
Screaming. Dramatic images show cars toppled on top of each other on the ground below the tracks. President trump offered his sympathies to those involved. We are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with local authorities. The Pierce County Sheriffs Office reports most of the injuries and fatalities happened on board the train and not on the highway below. The state department of transportation says the south side of the interstate will remain closed indefinitely. 20 investigators from the ntsb are now rushing to the scene. Among the key questions that theyll be asking, how fast was the train going . Was there something wrong with the track and did the crew make some sort of mistake . Theyll interview the engineer and conductor among others. Liz, back to you. New details on an unusual driveby shooting in san ramon, the weapon . A flare gunfired at more than half a dozen homes. Kpix5s Juliette Goodrich with the group of teenagers who are now in big trouble. Juliette . Repo
Still green for drivers. A 10 minute ride into San Francisco. Back over to you. Well today, house represcribes are expected to pass their plan to overhaul the nations tax code. Then the senate will vote and likely send the bill to the president for his signature. Heres whats included. The Corporate Tax rate will decrease to 21 . The standard deduction will increase to 12,000 for individuals, and 24,000 for couples. But the personal exception is eliminated, which will offset a large chunk of those savings for many people. Homeowners with new mortgages can duct interest on the first 750,000, which is down from the current 1 million. The Child Tax Credit will double to 2,000, and the individual Health Care Mandate is eliminated. Thats projected to increase premiums by 10 and result in 1 million more people without insurance over the next decade. And a new nonpartisan announcement is predicting that the bill will raise taxes for 5 of taxpayers next year. Over half of americans would pay mo