Involving a heart attack and he was they did everything they could to possibly save him. Reporter former mayor willy brown said mayor ed lee made a huge impact during his long career at city hall. I dont know San Francisco without ed lee. He has been a part of everything. At one time he was the human rights director. He was the head of purchasing in my administration. He was the head of public works in my administration. He became the cao for the city. I participated in helping him become the mayor when mr. Newsom moved on to become the Lieutenant Governor, so i cant manual the city without ed lee. Mayor lee was surrounded by family and Staff Members overnight. Many were in tears at the night wore on and they learned of his death just after 1 00 in the morning. All the supervisors were also called to the hospital. When the community saw an asianamerican leader rise up to become the first Asian American mayor of the city and county of San Francisco, it was a huge moment of pride. Report
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Night shopping at a Grocery Store. And went to the hospital where he was declared to have passed away around 1 am. Good morning i am darya folsom. I am james fletcher, thats her big story and as mentioned we have reaction from all quarters of the bay and beyond. Joining us, senator scott weiner, before becoming a senator he served on the board of supervisors and interacted with mayor lee, i would imagine fairly regularly, thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you for having me. What are your thoughts, of mayor ed lee, most people remember him as a being jovial and with a smile, what stands out to you personally and professionally . I am floored that he is gone. I was just with him yesterday, we did a press conference on the new City Recycling program and he was his normal, jovial, joking and friendly self. Completely normal. My heart goes out to his wife anita, his children. I was sworn in as a member of the board of supervisors less than a week before he became mayor, one of th
He leaves behind his wife between adult daughters. We have Live Team Coverage and more on acting mayor london bereavement we begin with how he is being remembered by friends and coll eggs tonight. Colleagues tonight. Ed lee was not a politician. He was a person. That is how most people here at city hall say they will remember him. Supervisor london is acting mayor of San Francisco. Ed was not a politician. He did not always deliver the best sound bite or carry the room with unspoken charisma. Flash didnt matter to him. Hewas humble and determined. No matter the job he held, he was fair and club rattive. Collaborative. He was the citys first asian mayor. I do solemnly swear. Known as a champion for the homeless, imgrants and civil right hes was appointed by the thenmayor gavin newsom in 2011 i was just in his office. They boxed everything up. You know, just so. You know, i mean. Many of lees colleagues choked back tears as they reflected on his life and three decades of personal service
Blocked there because of that accident. Want to give you a look at the schuylkill expressway this morning. You can see there are slick spots on the roadway so even if there isnt snow just assume if it looks wet its probably icy so take your time. If youre traveling route 422 everything is looking good there. Average speeds are in the 60s. Westbound though, were seeing a bit of a slowdown with average speeds only in the 30s. All right. This morning were taking you around the region to show you what youre up against for the morning commute. Were live in storm force 10 in south jersey. Tell us about the roads out there, randy. Reporter good morning. We are in cherry hill and i can tell you the main roads that were seeing, the highways which include 70 here, the stchuylkil over on the pennsylvania side, those are looking good. No real snow on the ground but they are a little bit slick. The side roads are becoming a bit of an issue. This is east miami avenue in cherry hill. Some spots have