>> jerry brown: i think it will. i was asking myself, "why did and michigan, pennsylvania, why'd they vote for trump?" not a lot of them did, but enough to give him those states' electoral votes. >> whitaker: and your answer? >> jerry brown: there's more confidence here; there's less fear. people are looking to the future. they're not scared, they're not going inward, they're not scapegoating, they're not blaming mexican immigrants. they're not blaming the stranger. just the opposite. it's is a place that's alive. it's dynamic. it's a culture that's on the move. not pulling up the draw bridge out of fear and-- and economic insecurity. >> whitaker: jerry brown is california's 39th and oldest governor. when he first held the office in 1975, he had a full head of hair. his father, pat brown, had been governor eight years before. when you look at all the staid portraits of his predecessors in the capitol rotunda, it's obvious jerry brown is not like the others. not many politiciansnt years in the seminary, as brown did i

they're saying "shut up." >> brown: are you saying that things have not improved for women? >> i'm not saying they've not improved. happily, they have improved. my mum was born before women had the vote in general elections in england. things have got better. but somehow, what's going on in our heads about how we think about power has not changed as much as we'd like to think. what will help women get into positions of power-- day nurseries, equal pay, family friendly working hours-- and i think all that's important. i used to think it was the solution. i now think it's enabling an it's important, but still we've got "head work" to do about this. >> brown: what does that mean? >> we've got ways of thinking about how power operates, which, you know, very deeply buried in our cultural inheritance. i don't think they're inescapable, but i think they're very deeply buried. that really means we have to relook at what we think about women and men and power and what we think power is. >> brown: in her book, beard cites women taking on new kinds of powerful roles, including the foun

they're saying "shut up." >> brown: are you saying that things have not improved for women? >> i'm not saying they've not improved. happily, they have improved. my mum was born before women had the vote in general elections in england. things have got better. but somehow, what's going on in our heads about how we think about power has not changed as much as we'd like to think. what will help women get into positions of power-- day nurseries, equal pay, family friendly working hours-- and i think all that's important. i used to think it was the solution. i now think it's enabling an it's important, but still we've got "head rk" to do about this. >> brown: what does that mean? >> we've got ways of thinking about how power operates, which, you know, very deeply buried in our cultural inheritance. i don't think they're inescapable, but i think they're very deeply buried. that really means we have to relook at what we think about women and men and power and what we think power is. >> brown: in her book, beard cites women taking on new kinds of powerful roles, including the founde

jeffrey brown zeroes in on those issues. >> brown: that's because the bill treats puerto rico in some ways as a foreign entity, not a territory of the u.s. specifically, it includes a higher tax rate on corporate assets like intellectual property. local officials warn that could drive out drugmakers and other manufacturers. it comes as a third of puerto rico is still without power. and in a week when the government announced it will review all deaths in the aftermath of the hurricane. that, after several independent investigations found the number of deaths was much higher than officially reported. carlos mercader is a representative on the mainland for governor ricardo rosello. he joins me now. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: so start with the tax bill. why do you think it would be such a blow? what are theism cases? >> yes, puerto rico, it's a u.s. jurisdiction, and we are asking congress to treat puerto rico under the current tax bill as a u.s. jurisdiction. the fact is that, basically, they are penalizing puerto rico with the taxes that they are imposing on foreign corpora

he worked for mayor brown for about eight years. he went on to work in other city government roles as well after. and he was in close contact with former mayor brown during the duration of his term as mayor. they have a long history together. that's why brown said he was grieving the loss of his friend. >> i was going to ask you one last question. when you went to talk to mayor brown, what was his demeanor when you first started talking? moberley he is always very composed. how did he seem when you approached him? >> reporter: he was still very composed but you could tell that he was taking this personally and he said he was in a state of shock. the first thing he said to me was -- who would've thought this would've happened? he was still trying to process the news. >>> joining us live on the phone right now is supervisor melia come on of san francisco. thank you for joining us. i know that you work very closely with mayor lee. what was your reaction and how did you hear about this? >> good morning. i received a flurry of text messa

he had shunned brown on the outside left. he allowed the coverage to sink underneath him and take away the easy throw to the sideline. >> joe: well protected here with the coverage downfield tight on my out of time. throws it away. 3rd & 10. >> brady: once again he had shun brown. standing over the ball in front of him. the coverage had blocked back underneath, and i wasn't sure if khalil tate couldn't see over the rush and over the offensive line, but he could've had an easy completion. instead, they find themselves at 3rd & 10. obviously at this point in the game you would imagine it's fourth down territory. >> joe: this is where defensive coordinators have nightmares with guys who can extend plays and make things happen even when there is nothing there. third down and long. tries to do just that. lobs it into the arms of jacob thieneman for an interception! brown had come open, missed him. 1:16 left, the boilers take it. >> brady: he's been phenomenal all night on loan until this point. he's got eyes on khalil tate the ent

brown. to the 40 yard line. just amazing how he just -- he finds the open space, in amongst a quartet of white jerseys. picks up another big first down. that's 23 yards. >> cris: safety over the top and the other safety to the middle of the field. everybody knows where it's going to go. but al, zone defenses cannot handle a quarterback sitting in the pocket for four seconds. i don't care what kind of zone you are playing, it will break down. that's what ben has taken advantage of. >> al: throwing to number 84. nine catches tonight for 168 receiving yards. and that is hauled in by antonio brown again. covered by carr. tacks on 11 more. >> cris: well, they have thrown a.b. a ton of passes this year. and he has i think two drops on the season. out of 115 targets. something like that. just a remarkable, remarkable season. >> al: leads the league in receptions and in receiving yards. putting up big numbers again tonight. roethlisberger. has that deflected. at the line of scrimmage. second down with 4:48 remaining in

at city hall mayor brown says this will not be the time for politics. he expects to see everyone coming together to mourn and to be very respectful. >> i think there will be a considerable amount of mourning because ed lee no one had a hostile thought about ed lee and it will be a general time period when all of us will be more concerned about the welfare of anita, his widow and his two daughters and his family that lives up in the state of washington. at the same time our charter charts a course and gives direction and not unlike when dianne feinstein assumed the leadership of the city on the assassination of george moscone and harvey milk, london breed in that same capacity will do the identical kind of thing and it's all because the charter dictates it. >> reporter: and look what the newsroom found for me this morning, video i will now cherish, an interview from a very fun day that we did on the 2014 giants parade. mayor ed lee always with a smile on his face, always available to talk to us and willing to give us a comment. he did love the giants but

brown. to the 40 yard line. just amazing how he just -- he finds the open space, in amongst a quartet of white jerseys. picks up another big first down. that's 23 yards. >> cris: safety over the top and the other safety to the middle of the field. everybody knows where it's going to go. but al, zone defenses cannot handle a quarterback sitting in the pocket for four seconds. i don't care what kind of zone you are playing, it will break down. that's what ben has taken advantage of. >> al: throwing to number 84. nine catches tonight for 168 receiving yards. an brown again. covered by carr. tacks on 11 more. >> cris: well, they have thrown a.b. a ton of passes this year. and he has i think two drops on the season. out of 115 targets. something like that. just a remarkable, remarkable season. >> al: leads the league in receptions and in receiving yards. putting up big numbers again tonight. roethlisberger. has that deflected. at the line of scrimmage. second down with 4:48 remaining in the fourth. bell and brown fro

he had shunned brown on the outside left. he allowed the coverage to sink underneath him and take away the easy throw to the sideline. >> joe: well protected here with the coverage downfield tight on my out of time. throws it away. 3rd & 10. >> brady: once again he had shun brown. standing over the ball in front of him. the coverage had blocked back underneath, and i wasn't sure if khalil tate couldn't see over the rush and over the offensive line, but he could've had an easy completion. instead, they find themselves at 3rd & 10. obviously at this point in the game you would imagine it's fourth down territory. >> joe: this is where defensive coordinators have nightmares with guys who can extend plays and make things happen even when there is nothing there. third down and long. tries to do just that. lobs it into the arms of jacob thieneman for an interception! brown had come open, missed him. 1:16 left, the boilers take it. >> brady: he's been phenomenal all night on loan until this point. he's got eyes on khalil tate the ent

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jeffrey brown has our look. >> brown: there they were, the happy young couple: prince harry and his american bride-to-be meghan markle, offering the world the prospect of another royal wedding of pomp and spectacle. and what do queen elizabeth and prince philip, harry's grandparents, think of the couple? >> they look marvelous together. >> they do. they're an attractive pair. >> brown: claire foy is, of course, not the queen of england, but she plays her on tv, in the popular and highly acclaimed netflix series, "the crown," just starting its second season. it's a behind-the-palace-walls, fiction-that-feels-real portrait of the windsors, beginning with the young elizabeth becoming queen at age 25 in 1952. >> what's wrong with my name? >> long live queen elizabeth. >> brown: what was the key to getting her right? >> not trying to get her right, i think. i just never tried to play up to an idea that anyone else might have of her. we've been fed that, we know who that is, we all know who the queen is from what we see, and all the images that we have, and what she said. >> brown: the queen as ic

waiting for brown slowed down the adoption of health care for two additional months. more importantly, it meant that democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority. and as a consequence, the final bill, couldn't achieve nearly as much as democrats had hoped for. but we did it anyway. we did it because democracy matters, even when it means that it might slow down a president's agenda. democracy matters even when a senate seat held for decade by a liberal lion is taken over by a conservative. democracy matters especially when it is inconvenient. if we're honest, we know that there hasn't been a lot of democracy around this tax bill. this is a bill that was written and rewritten in the dead of night beyond closed doors. it is filled with errors and unintended consequences. it is animated by a rotten wealth transfer for millions of hard-working americans to a handful of corporations and billionaires. but up until now we have at least respected the principle each state getset to pick its senators. those senators get to vote for or against the final product. this afternoon,

arrest according to mayor willy brown. >> that has to be tough for mayor willy brown because he had a very close relationship with mayor ed lee and you can tell a lot of respect as far as his political career, as well. we will continue to follow this. >>> but in other news now, a massive fire overnight prompts dozens of evacuations in the oakland hills. the fire started at a two-story house under construction on the 6800 block of snake road in the montclair neighborhood. kpix 5 news jesaia woodall joins us live -- jessica florez joins us live at the scene. >> reporter: yes. this is still an active scene. firefighters are trying to make sure all the hot spots are worked out here, getting all the hot spots and embers off of the retaining walls. part of the retaining wall came apart and that is now why the road behind it is impassable. but the good news here is no one is injured as far as firefighters can tell at the moment. this whole area was evacuated above snake road and below snake road. the evacuees headed to montclair elementary school. at the height of it, 71 firefighters tackl

yourself. >> brown: terrific. mike, another one you mentioned was "get out" a jordan peele's film. >> "get out" is sort of transformative, in my opinion, reminds us of what a genre film can do. i've always thought science fiction and comedy can do something other genres can't do saying something about the human condition without being heavy handed. get out reminds us horror films don't just have to be about scares. they can be and say something about society, and this film does in such a great way, and also reminds us of the relationship between comedy and horror. get out's a film, i can't think of a horror film since night of the living dead that had something to say about society so strongly you couldn't ignore it or take away, it only added to the film. >> brown: two for you. lady bird. >> an incredibly special film. the solo writing directive debut of greta gerwig. i thought she was charming on screen. she makes the debut with such assurance. it's a coming of age tale about a 17-year-old girl in sacramento, ca

jeffrey brown has the story. ♪ ♪ >> brown: when the members of the alexandria, egypt ceremonial band arrive in israel for a performance, it was immediately clear something is wrong. they were expected in the city of petah tikva-- with a "p." >> ♪ that's petah tikva with a "p"! ♪ >> brown: but through a mistranslation, have come to the sleepy desert town of bet hatikva, with a "b." where dina, owner of the one tiny cafe, lets them know there's not a lot going on. >> ♪ welcome to nowhere >> brown: the new musical "the band's visit," set in 1996, is about missed opportunities. crossed signals. little and big things, like love, that do and, more often, don't happen. and it's connecting with audiences and critics alike. the "new york times" called it a "musical for grownups." ♪ ♪ at sardi's restaurant in times square, we talked with members of the production team, including actress katrina lenk, who stars as dina. >> i think it's about loneliness, and our choice to remain lonely or to not be lonely when an opportunity comes around. it's about taking little risks. and it's also a

he's missed brown on ir.tackle trent starting right tackle trent brown on ir. he's missed the last two games with a shoulder injury jimmy garropolo will be looking for his 5th career start. he would become the first player since ben rothelisberger from the steelers to begin the career 5-0. the titans are one-point favorites over the 49ers. but offense has been struggling... last sunday they lost 12-7 to the arizona cardinals. the 49ers strong this send a message the n-f-l. <> after the after the game between the cavaliers and lakers everyone wanted to know what was telling lonzo ball. you can how lebron was covering his mouth with his jersey. this morning everyone was making their assumptions of what lebron was telling lonzo today t-n-t revealed the audio of lebron's message to lonzo... he message to lonzo... he told him. "find your zone and just stay (explicit) locked in. the media is going to ask you what i told you right now. tell them nothing. just be aggressive every single day. it's white noise to you. that's all it is. all right? let's go." kevin durant

you spoke to former san francisco mayor brown by phone. he explained to you guys how he learned about the death and also he spoke to mayor ed lee not long ago. >> caller: awakened by kim and breed, the two supervisors shortly before 1:00 a.m. or there abouts. i would not have believed it had i not recognized their voices because i had been with ed lee a day or so before. he had introduced me. normally, i introduce him. >> reporter: strong words by former san francisco mayor, willie brown talking ability his friend, mayor ed lee who passed away at the age of 65. he is survived by his wife and daughters. very emotional time for them at this time. we are hoping to get more information from city officials. they are going to have another media availability at 10:00 a.m. we'll bring it to you live on nbc bay area. i want to point out during that news conference, current acting mayor breed mentioned profound sadness. you can see it on their faces as they announce the news this morning. guys? >> yeah, very shocking news overnight for many that the

jeffrey brown has this second look from the "newshour bookshelf." >> brown: as a neurosurgeon, paul kalanithi was used to dealing with life-and-death issues. he was, by his own account, a driven man, who studied literature and philosophy before turning to medicine, earning five degrees along the way. he was near completion of a rigorous residency at stanford when, at age 36, he got a diagnosis of lung cancer. >> five years down the line, i don't know what i will be doing. i may be dead. i may not be. >> brown: he would live just 22 months more, and in that time have a child with his wife, lucy, and write an indelible memoir, "when breath becomes air." >> he had thought maybe he would have a long career as a neurosurgeon or a scientist and then maybe a writer. >> brown: he had planned on all this, right? >> that's right. he said, you know, "i think i may be years into my retirement now, at age 36. and so what do i want to do?" and the answer was write. >> brown: lucy kalanithi is also a doctor. the two met at yale medical school, and were married nine years before paul's death in 2015. >> he w

women's team. >> brown: somehow tap comes from that? >> we all joke about it, because they both use their feet for their professions. both of them ave incredibly quick feet. >> brown: you got that gene. >> yeah. let's bring that here. >> brown: quick feet are certainly one requirement for tap dancing, but it's also clear that dorrance seeks diverse styles and personalities for her company. we watched her rehearse a duet with 22-year-old byron tittle. >> i met michelle when i was ten, at a tap festival, and i've just been taking her classes, and following her, kind of stalking her, since then. for me, there a push that michelle puts under you, and behind you, that doesn't feel forceful, it feels encouraging. my life was made because michelle asked me to do something this crazy, just full circle, it's really cool. >> brown: by contrast, 39-year- old nicholas young has known and danced with dorrance since they were teens. there's another obvious contrast: size. >> i think that's something that people have been really excited about, the dan

yes, former mayor willie brown with me right now. ed lee worked in your administration, you've known him for years, we're just looking for your thoughts and your reaction this morning. >> ed lee lived a really great life. if one has to pass on, it's better to do it when there is no real suffering. the lord bless id him in that way, but it's harm for the city because ed lee was different from any of the rest of us holding public office. he literally had nothing except great respect from everybody and it was not respect earned by politician, it was a respect earned by public servant. >> and you said you were so shocked, you just saw him you were telling me. >> he just introduced me at an event, it was an event where london breed president of the board introduced him, he introduced me and i introduced malia cane. as usual we were all in hijinks and ed lee was leading the hijinks because his comments and his humor was never as biting as most of us because he really didn't have a negative thing to say about anybody. >> vibrant and healthy

johnny brown entered a plea of not guilty on thursday. zachary cuen, shown here at anearlier court hearing, and willie king were arraigned today, both say they are not guilty.cuen and brown face a special circumstance allegation making them eligible for life without parole while king faces 25 years to life. cuen's girlfriend jennifer jimenez has been charged as an accomplice after the fact. lance daugherty/santa clara county deputy district attorney ".... there have been a number of individuals who have been charged with assisting in this crime, based on the investigation we believe there was a conspiracy that led to miss flo's death....cuen, brown and king are in the county jail and could go to trial as soon as january. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (marty) in national news. republicans have released the final version of their tax bill -and say they have the votes to pass it next week. but leaders have had to make a few adjustments to get their g-o-p colleagues on board. natasha chen explains how those details may affect your wall

brown, thank you so much for joining us. we know you were good friends with mayor ed lee. >> caller: yes. as a matter of fact, when i served as mayor, ed lee worked with me for eight years in various categories. he was the guy that i had in public works. he did the contract with the business of dealing with people. do work for the city. ed lee had such integrity he could be entrusted with all kinds of responsibilities. i was happy to be of assistance to him to become newsome's replacement. i also am proud of the fact that i'm the guy that convinced ed lee to move to san francisco. he lived in oakland and he was working for the city. he was representing people in chinatown and all the housing issues. but, icon vinced him that he needed to live in the city. >> of course. helping to set that path. you must have been so shocked to hear the news. how did you hear this morning? >> caller: i was awakened by london breed, shortly before 1:00 a.m., or there abouts. i would not have believed it had i not recognized their voices. i had

when brown started talking climate change,. >> reporter: governor jerry brown's comments is as california is in the middle of the deadliest wildfire season in history. >> these fires are definite. tells us this is the kind of stuff that's going to happen. and we have to deal with it. >> reporter: climate change is a big factor. >> heat trapping gases are locking up and all hell is breaking lose. >> reporter: the president the cooler. it's calledded weather. pope willing the be. the fear of the wrath of god which leads one to more humility. this is such a reckless disregard for the truth and for trump's situation is states like new york tend to have higher earn education. >> reporter: brown says the country would be better off if republicans could just ebbing brace the coup treu. >> it's a kpaep that's on the move. -- it's a company that's on the move. this is actually his second time as governor. he first held the aupbs is is in # -t # 75. he -- he first held the answer in 1975. >>> there are 18,000 homes in the fire's path tonight. the fire has exploded in size. that's up more than 80,00

and that's how-- >> brown: what was the song? >> it was a florence and the machine song. ♪ ♪ i've heard it a thousand times before and i've heard it a thousand times since, but for some reason, that alchemy of that day and that parking lot just made me think of adoption, and a biological mother maybe putting her daughter up for adoption and hoping that some of the love she has for her child stays within that child, as that child goes through her life, that she won't get to see. >> brown: so fill in a little bit of the story. there's three siblings who were biological siblings, but have been separated. >> exactly. so, three siblings, none of whom know about each other, they have all been put up for adoption as babies. the oldest, joaquin, does not end up getting adopted. he actually grows up in foster care. and his younger two sisters, grace and maya, are privately adopted and the book opens with grace, the 16-year-old, getting pregnant and putting her own daughter up for adoption. and she suddenly feels that connection with h

jeffrey brown has this latest addition to the newshour bookshelf. >> brown: it was an unusual international literary phenomenon. the six volume, 3,600 page series titled "my struggle" was an unusual form, dubbed an autobiographical novel. in it, norwegian author karl ove knausgaard wrote in great an intimate detail of his life. now comes a new book titled "autumn," written as a letter to his unborn daughter with short essays describing the world she'll be born into. karl ove knausgaard joins me now. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: so after this enormous undertaking of the six volumes, you write a more quiet book, letters and thoughts to your daughter. were you trying to narrow things down? >> very much so. i mean "my struggle" is very much about my interior life and about psychology and relations and inner turmoil and i just lifted my gaze and wrote about the opposite which is what's outside of my and what's in the world. and at the same time we expected a child and i just wanted to write about the simple things, the simple pleasures of life and the world to her. >> brown: what did

last year brown filed a lawsuit. according to the lawsuit brown and brooks got into a disagreement at a restaurant in 2015. brown claims brooks said to her quote i haven't moved on you before because you are old but now i am tired of your bs. >> brooks ended up taking both of her arms and striking miss brown in the chest knocking miss brown over a stack of chairs. she hit her head. >> brown claimed elder abuse and battery. a jury you awarded her $3.(7) 500-0000 in damages. >>> this massive wildfire in southern california is now the state's largest on record. officially the thomas fire burned about 273,000 acres in ventura and santa barbara counties and destroyed more than 1,000 structures. tonight that fire is still only 65% contained. it did not destroy as many homes as the wine country wildfires in october. >>> a world war ii veteran who lost his home in the wine country wildfires got surprise today. reporter tony lopez shows us he got a piece of his past back. >> there haven't been many laughs or smiles for charle

now, that's exactly what republicans argued when scott brown was elected in 2010. referring to health care, leader mcconnell said -- here is what he said -- it would be gamesmanship, he said, to pursue big-ticket legislation before scott brown was seated. he asked us to, quote, honor the wishes of the people of massachusetts. leader reid, in fact, acceded to that wish and waited until scott brown was a senator before any further votes on health care. quote -- we are going to wait until the new senator arrives until we do anything more on health care, he said. but as so too often has happened, senator mcconnell does one thing when republicans are in charge and a different thing when democrats are in charge. here's another example. mcconnell says, new senator, in that case, scott brown, slow down work on major legislation, and reid acceded. we are calling on senator mcconnell to do simply the same thing today. let's see if he does. we're calling on senator mcconnell to do just as senator reid did -- honor the wishes of the people of a state that has newly elected a s

scott brown won in massachusetts in a way you don't imagine. >> like alabama? (laughter) >> so weird things happen in years like that. >> i agree with david. the liability the republicans have is their problems are not curable or susceptible to cure with an initiative or a new policy because the face of theroom party is donald trump, and to quote our friend peter hart again who's done focus groups for emery university of trump voters, the words that trump voters use to describe donald trump are childlike, troubled, immature, narcissist, embarrassing. >> woodruff: these are people who voted for him. >> these are people who voted for donald trump. the point i make, judy, is he's very pleased with himself. he's pleased with his temperament and personality. i think we got that at the celebration, at the signing of the passage of the tax bill at the white house, and -- but i think there's no way this is going to change. if he's the face of the republican party, that's an enormous albatross. >> people don't judge legislation the way policy economists do, but people a

oh, but john henry browne knew exactly how he'd respond. and it was a bombshell he had in store. >> we wanted to be the people who brought light into this case. >> reporter: you wanted to provide a little twist, a turn, a surprise? >> yeah. as the prosecution put on its case against michiel oakes, rolled out chapter and verse of the evidence pointing to oakes as the murderer of dog whisperer mark stover, browne said practically nothing. why? strategy, said john henry browne. we put them through the task of putting on a lot of evidence. and it was just kind of boring them. and so we wanted to be the people who brought light into this case. keith morrison: so what was the light in this case, the secret twist? the evidence shows and demonstrates beyond any shadow of a doubt for any reasonable person that mark stover was a domestic violence terrorist. keith morrison: terrorist? the villain was not his client, michiel oakes, said browne, but the victim, mark stover. >> reporter: terrorist? the villain was not his client,s michiel oakes, said bro

mayor willy brown says he is in shock. many of the folks inside this hospital this morning, as you can imagine, have been here all night and also in shock. there are many tears here at his bedside in the last few hours. i spoke more with mayor willy brown about the legacy of ed lee, and by the way, he says he is arguably the most qualified person ever to become the san francisco mayor. >> ed lee has really been tested in every category. i wall when i introduced him as the new -- i recall when i introduced him as the new mayor, i riled everybody that he had literally been the best qualified person ever to hold the job, unlike all the rest of us. >> reporter: the board of supervisors is now elevated under the circumstances to the position of acting mayor. willy brown also familiar with her career. take a listen... london breed.... >> we are going to hear -- >> we spoke with him a short while ago. forgive us for the technical difficulties. she has been involved in san francisco politics quite a long time and she is a very tou

and willie brown. in 2005 they were appointed by the mayor for the city administrator he was reappointed to that post in 2012. that was the post that we had when gavin newsome became the lieutenant governor when ed lee was selected by the board of supervisors i just thought i don't want to be mayor but he decided to stay on and ran for office and elected and re- elected, he was san francisco's mayor since 2012, serving until 2015 when he suddenly died last night it was 1978 he graduated from the high school in berkeley. when this happened before 1978 was the last time 39 years ago that a mayor died in office. the board of supervisors president had to assume the job of mayor diane feinstein assuming the role after the assassination of george masconi. 39 years ago is where we had a mayor die in office and the board of supervisors president. >>> we'll reach out to get their comments on ed lee with his times in san francisco throughout the morning. >>> let's get you a quick update with weather and traffic,

governor jerry brown spoke about the situation today. while the situation has improved there are still major concerns. 60 mile per hour wind gusts are in the forecast on sunday for the los angeles area. (justine) more than 200-thousand people have been evacuated because of wildfires in southern california.(jr stone) but some evacuees in ventura county were allowed to go back and see their homes today. many of those people lost everything. natsotdavid karian, fire victim:"a lifetime, a couple of lifetimes. like i said, they're 84, 83, my mom and dad. they've been living here 30 years, built it themselves." natsotdavid karian, fire victim:"there's not much, but if there's a few things, that help them make some connection to the past, that's what i'm trying to do. that's what it is, material stuff, but like you said, memories, of a lot of years. and we'll see where it goes from there. i don't know what they're going to do." david karian, fire victim: "it's a process. it's still shock, still trying to understand."natsot digging david karian,

>> they're relating to lefty brown. he's somebody who has great love for this three friends that he has. in the course of that he loses them or get betrayed. whether it's western or sci-fi, that relationship and those things are what catches them. >> because you mentioned because lefty brown is not the alpha male that we see in the westerns, how -- who did you model him after? how did you go about making it work? >> you know, when i was growing up in wherein new york state, i had three brothers. he thought it would be good to put them on dairy farms and make them strong for football. turns out, we were terrible at football. nobody -- >> how were you milking cows? >> we got infected with agriculture. we all are now have tractors and ride around in our -- in some ways, i learned a lot. the farm i was on, a single guy with a farmer. he lived with his mom. allen fits mire was his name. there was something always felt a little tentative and awkward, i guess you would say in public situations. he had a stubbornness and feisti

reporter: miriam brown, is she flat out making this up? is she lying? mr. reed: is john conyers is lying? i'm asking you. are you saying john conyers is lying? are you saying john conyers is lying? next question. reporter: what about this payout she was given in 2015, $27,000 and change. why was she paid? and the bigger question you might agree with as an attorney, did that come out of his office holder funds and if they did, is that proper and legal, is that akin to embezzlement of those funds if those funds were used for this purpose? mr. reed: embezzlement is not even the correct word in this context. reporter: is that a proper use of those funds? mr. reed: embezzlement is not the right word. you do not know what that means, respectfully. congressman conyers has never embezzled. do you know what that means? reporter: taking funds from improper process. mr. reed: that is not the proper definition. the house committee is determining those issues as we speak. can i talk? since you don't know what embezzlement means? reproter: i do. mr. reed: no, you don't.

. >> there will be no further action in the senate until scott brown is sworn in. >> that was then, but this is now. hypocrisy as republicans force through the tax plan knowing they're about to lose a vote in alabama. >>> and another harvey weinstein accuser with a startling accusation. salma hayek says weinstein demanded a sex scene in her movie after she rejected his advances. good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm ryan nobles. >> and that piece by salma hayek was remarkable, so beautifully written and really just lays bear how difficult this sexual harassment scandal has been for so many women. i'm christine romans. it is thursday, december 14th. welcome, ryan. >> thanks, christine. >>> let's start with the taxes and the gop. they're sprinting to get a bill passed as soon as next week. house and senate republicans have outlined a deal. smaller details have yet to be worked out, leading for a hoped-for vote before the holiday recess. >> democrats are calling on gop leaders to slow the process until newly elected alabama senator doug jones can be sworn on. more in a moment. for

in california, for governor jerry brown, pardons are a holiday tradition. he pardon two immigrants who were reportedly on the edge of deportation. in all, he granted 132 pardons and 19 commutations. he served procreation and jail time for things like evading a peace officer, vehicle theft, and possession of drugs in prison or jail. the pardon says that he has lived an honest and upright lif life. he served times in the later part 90s from 1995. he's earned one year and nine months behind bars. he says he is not that person today. he stayed out of legal trouble until he was taken into custody during an immigration sweep. he was reportedly in a texas jail awaiting deportation would governor brown deceived him. >> i was about two days away getting on that plane to cambodia. people that are labeled me as a thug but i want to tell them that today, i'm not the same person that i was before. >> not long after his inauguration, president trump signed an executive order directing the department of homeland security to prioritize the removal of aliens come to know my

i must write his words as it were in the most correct form. >> brown: so he's admonishing you? >> he was admonishing me. >> the promotion of the spirit of reconciliation is something that we should all united and try and achieve in our country. >> brown: mandela sometimes faced infighting among black african factions, and continued resistance from some white afrikaners used to wielding power. he spoke to the newshour's charlayne hunter-gault in 1994 on the eve of his election to the presidency. >> the problem that we face today is that we are dealing with a group of men and women who are produced by apartheid, who can talk about democracy in a way different from what you and i understand by democracy. we also had another tendency from the liberation movement of people who want to continue resisting, even at a time when we are preparing to govern. we have to reconcile those two tendencies. >> brown: the new book captures mandela addressing internal problems while regularly meeting other leaders on the world stage. langa came to see mandela, the political leader, as a strong, for

former san francisco mayor willie brown.. today - kron4 spoke with him before he entered the city hall rotunda... he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee -- in a way that only willie brown could...<"and he absolutely listened to the next word they said, and the next few words. most of us dismiss idiots quick, not ed lee."> the former mayor is one of the expected speakers at a planned celebration of life for mayor ed lee this sunday. . (steve) that memorial being at 3:00 at san francisco city hall. the public is being invited to attend.. mayor ed lee's two daughters will also be speaking. if you cannot attend -- kron4 will be airing the ceremony live.. we will also be streaming it on kron-4-dot-com. that start at 3:00 this sunday. (pam) new at ten:tonight the oakland unified schol district says, a multi- million dollar budget shortfall.. will mean layoffs, furloughs and salary givebacks.. the district decided wednesday to approve a nine- million dollar mid-year- budget cut.. that is despite passionate objection from parents

and jerry brown is inserting himself by using the pardon power. that is the problem. he is inserting himself in the situation a situation. >> katie: so we know that the governor pardoned these two immigrants. they had criminal records, they did their time and now francisco says they can still be deported under federal law. so we'll see where it goes from there. thank you both are coming on the show. i appreciate it. >> thank you, katie. >> katie: another trump promise kept. he said the u.n. would pay for its vote condemning the u.s. and boy, he wasn't kidding. we'll tell you how the president struck back next. ♪ she's nationally recognized for her compassion and care. he spent decades fighting to give families a second chance. but to help others, they first had to protect themselves. i have afib. even for a nurse, it's complicated... and it puts me at higher risk of stroke. that would be devastating. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. once i got the facts, my doctor and i chose xarelto®. xarelto®... to help keep me protected. once-daily xarelto®,

brown: may i state the reason for my objection, mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah has the floor. mr. hatch: i'll insert it later. the analysis i have been talking about was dated today and produced by the nonpartisan joint committee on taxation, in -- and i would like to put it in the record. i hope my colleague will allow me to do that at this point and i ask unanimous consent that it be put in the record at this point. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. hatch: that analysis shows that middle-income taxpayers are winners. that nonpartisan data shows -- sorry my writing is not too good here. it shows that they are winners, and the clear impact of this bill -- that data cuts through the rhetorical fog generated by my friends on the other side. my friends on the other side focus on the year 2027, ten years from now, when, guess what, mr. president, that's the year past the sunset of the ten years in the individual side. if you focus on the years that the cuts are in effect and you will see th