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A statement, quote, reverend williams and his congregation offered refuge and support to all who entered their doors, their tireless work to empower marginalized members of the community put them at the forefront of key social justice and human rights issues, driving positive change. Williams, of course, best known for his stewardship of the tenderloin church, he and his late wife, janice mirikitani, helped to reshape glide with an emphasis on social services and activism. Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the four. Im alex savage and im heather holmes. He was a beloved social activist and a fiee supporter of civil rights. Former House Speaker nancy pelosi saying that reverend williams was a clarion voice for love and justice, whether fighting against racism, addressing poverty and addiction and so much more. East bay congresswoman barbara lee said, quote, the reverend changed the lives of millions through radical love, support, inclusivity and a commitment to service to the most marginalized. And San Francisco mayor london breed said reverend Cecil Williams was the conscience of our San Francisco community. All right. For more on reverend williams legacy here, we want to bring in marvin white, who is glides minister of celebration. Marvin thank you so much for the time youve had a day now here to sort of reflect on this tremendous loss for the glide community and for the broader community. Talk about what reverend williams meant to you and what you think he meant to San Francisco. Oh, my goodness, to me, he he showed what was possible from anyone, from any beginning place that if you could just if you could use your life in service of the community, then everything is of value about you. And what he taught us is that we need to get free from whatever is holding us back from from stepping into our highest purpose and vision of ourselves. And as someone who came from san angelo, texas, with a mental breakdown, by age 12, coming from poverty, all the things that are supposed to break you actually became his ministry. Imagine if we could all go back to the things that harmed us and hurt us, and understand thats actually the place where our lives begin of service in this community. So he really taught me that no matter where you are, you are a value and of service. And for this community, while all its a loss, i think because Cecil Williams, the right reverend, was so brilliant, its an opportunity for us to lead. You know, he didnt leave us without a blueprint or a plan. He is saying, now its your time to step in. And im very clear that there are many of us who are ready because of him to step into this role. Yeah. Marvin Cecil Williams really reshaped this congregation. How do you believe that he was able to attract so many people and get so much support for those really important causes . Its a combination of being eye level with those who are most marginalized. And and eye level with those with the most privilege, and bringing them eye level to each other. So when youre in glide memorial church, you dont know if youre sitting next to a billionaire or someone who is on their last supper, you know . And his gift was the ability to bring people together through prayer, through music, through art, through culture, through mutual understanding, through the understanding that were all in recovery from something. So he was able to democratize spirit and bring us all together and raise our voices together through music, through activism and through art as well. And thats his genius is the ability to bring folks together. So were all in recovery together. Obviously, we know that reverend williams was a mentor to you. Can i ask what what do you think as you look back on it, what were some of the most important lessons that he taught you that that are going to guide you as you move forward here and guide the glide community into the future . Yeah, i think that we he spread the he opened the door so wide for so many communities, for black folks, for poor folks, for migrant farm workers, for poets, for women, for lgbtq folks, for folks in crack addiction disorders, for folks with aids, for gay folks who want to get married. He opened the door so wide that its easy for us to walk in and easy for us to leave the door open, knowing that there is someone else who we havent reached yet, whos going to be coming next. So he taught me to make sure that the why the doors of god are as wide open as possible, and the welcome as extravagant as possible. Yeah. And marvin, he was also a risk taker, but he was he was willing to take a stand on some really at the time, some unpopular ideas. Yeah. And that is also, you know, what weve learned that you really do have to have something that you will lay your life on the line for. And that could be your, your physical life, but that also is your career life as well, your reputation life when youre on the side of right and righteousness, you can make those choices because all you can do is win. And even if you fail at those things, you have brought attention, you know, to that matter. And thats what he did. He put his life on the line. And people know that when he was marching and advocating, it wasnt just for the sake of publicity. He he was doing it for people. He activated every part of himself, even as a charismatic figure. He did that to bring resources to glide. So yes, there are photos of him with all kinds of celebrity, but i am almost sure that those celebrities wrote a check. You know, and fed a thousand people, right . You know, and so that was his gift and what he gave to this community. Finally, here, as we start to wrap up, marvin, you know, obviously, we know that glide was was an institution recognized, of course, here in San Francisco and in the bay area. But but also around the world. And with that being said, i would love to know some of the remembrances that and messages youre receiving from people who had some connection to glide and what what are some of the most meaningful messages of support that youve been receiving since the death of reverend williams . The range of responses from from the he saved my life and thats thats literal that there was an opportunity to come into a Recovery Program to get up off the side of the street and walk in to have a meal, and then realize once your stomach was full, that maybe theres another step you can take. There are stories of people fresh out of incarceration who made glide their first stop and volunteered and ended up working here for 20 years. Theres story after story of women who left Domestic Violence situations and became selfadvocating to story and story and story again about people who got their life back through coming to glide and being in contact with the right reverend Cecil Williams. And he saw you. Thats the thing. Everyone says he saw me. Yeah. There you go. He opened, he opened the door wide. I love that metaphor. Yeah. Thank you so much marvin. For, for taking the time this afternoon. We know that that all of you there at glide are going to, to keep Cecil Williams in your hearts and also carry on his incredible mission. So thank you again. Appreciate it. We appreciate your prayers. Well, sticking with San Franciscos tenderloin and desperate to see change in that neighborhood, mayor london breed is now out with a new plan. Shes hoping a business curfew will potentially cut down on illegal activity in that area. Our christian captain live now for us in the city with more on the mayors new proposal, christian. Yeah, the move, mayor on the part of the mayor to help disrupt those open air drug markets, particularly overnight and into the Early Morning hours. Now, when it comes to street conditions in the tenderloin, San Francisco police say that theyve made a lot of progress, particularly during the daylight hours, with more than 3000 arrests and hundreds of pounds of narcotics seized in less than a year. But when night falls, police say they still have a lot of work to do, and that activity often centers around businesses that operate overnight. Now, the Mayors Office is introducing new legislation that would close businesses that sell prepackaged food or Tobacco Products from midnight to 5 a. M, the Mayors Office says the idea has a lot of grassroots support from residents and neighbors and businesses in the area that support the idea. Some restaurants tell us that they say that the late night businesses are, in effect, a hub for illicit illicit activities, but businesses that do operate around the clock say that they have to work late into the night to make ends meet. They also say that theyre providing food and sundries for a community that really needs those services. Now, if this new legislation passes the new hours would not be enforced by San Francisco police other than warnings, any businesses that violate those proposed new hours would wind up being fined up to 1,000 by San Franciscos department of health. Police, though, say that they would act as the eyes and ears in the neighborhood, patrolling to see if there are any businesses that are in violation of those new hours. Again, that is, if the measure passes. For now, were live in San Francisco. Christian captain ktvu, fox two news okay, so christian, obviously the mayor just out with this new idea. Any sense if there is enough support for it to get approved at this point, its too hard to say. Its just in the process of being unveiled. I think that the supervisors are going to want to have to take a look at it to see whats actually in the legislation before they decide one way or the other. Yeah, yeah, that makes sense. Christian captain, live for us at city hall in San Francisco. Christian. Thank you. Okay. It is a Popular Program that allows a lot of air travelers to bypass security checkpoints. Well tell you why. Some california lawmakers are now pushing a bill to ban third party companies, like clear from operating at airports. And in barry weather. A lot of cloud cover and a major cool down today kind of settling in. Still lots of clouds looking out towards San Francisco bay. We could be adding some shower chances to the forecast this week, and well h e the updat out the front door today and this afternoon as we take a live look across San Francisco. And thats where i was. Mark and boy, it was much cooler and much cloudier today. Yeah thats right heather, nothing gradual with this. The weather change a significant drop off in those numbers for today. And this pattern is going to stick around over the next several days for wednesday, thursday and into friday. Just take a look at yesterday. As you can recall such a warm day in some neighborhoods, 70s and some 80s and not just a little bit of a drop off in those numbers quite a bit. Santa rosa about 20 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. Concord from 83 to 64 degrees in san jose 83 to 66. So yeah, the significant cooldown is here. A big pattern change. Look at all those lightning strikes up to our north out toward portions of the sierra up in northern california. As we come in closer to the bay area, theres that low cloud deck, stubborn. So some areas not clearing at all. Mostly cloudy skies. And well take a closer look at the satellite. We still have some leftover clouds in portions of the east bay as well, so were going to hold on to the cloud cover for tonight and into tomorrow morning. This is the temperature change compared to this time yesterday. And a lot of minus signs in front of these numbers indicating that cool down out there as we check out some of the current numbers, you can see the cool spots in the upper 50s for Half Moon Bay and San Francisco. Lots of 60s for concord and in livermore and the winds have been a factor as well. Take a look at the current wind reports out there. You can see Oakland Airport winds at about 15 miles an hour sfo gusting to 30 miles an hour. In san jose, winds gusting at 21 miles an hour. Heres our live camera this afternoon. Looking out over the bay. Still some overcast out there and theres the chance we could have. I know i encounter a little bit of some drizzle this morning, so theres a chance we could have some drizzle tomorrow morning as well. Upper 40s to the to the lower 50s. Solid cloud cover and then into the afternoon hours. Were expecting partly cloudy skies inland, mostly cloudy skies near the coast and the sun cloud mix right around the bay so it wont be complete. Clearing and highs tomorrow will be in the upper 50s to the upper 60s for your wednesday afternoon. Now, eventually theres another system that wants to move into the area, and we could be talking about a shower chance back in back in the picture. In fact, you can see this area of low pressure which has been keeping us on the cool side. Its going to approach our coastline clouds and drizzle for tomorrow. But coming up, were going to talk about this system moving in from the north. This will bring in maybe some shower chances later in the day, thursday and into friday. Well talk more about this with your full update coming up in just a little bit. All right. Well see you in a bit mark. Thank you. A hearing was held at the State Capitol in sacramento today, as lawmakers consider legislation that would affect how air travelers make their way through security checkpoints. Okay, so this law would require companies such as clear to either set up and pay for their own dedicated tsa Staff Security lanes, or be banned from california airports. Ktvu tom vacar joining us now live from Oakland International airport. Its one of nine california airports where Clear Service is available. Tom, how would this work . Well, heres what you have to understand. Cutting in line has never really been socially acceptable, but if you can afford it and youre willing to do it, it is quite tolerable. Heres what i mean. For those willing to pay 189 a year, especially during busy travel periods, it can make an airport check in a relative breeze. But one senator says this what your membership does, is it gives you the right to cut the line. Do we want all of us taxpayers who paid for a public asset like tsa to have unequal access . Now clear charges members 189 a year to verify passengers identities at airports, allowing them to go through the checkpoints. Now, the service is found at 55 airports nationwide, as well as dozens of sports stadiums and other venues. This is what oakland travelers we met today said about the program. I do a lot of traveling in the summer, and my team has to come with me. Photographer, manager and if were all late for the flight or if we all need to be moving, you know, at a faster pace, its cool to have that access. I think for those kind of afford it, it would be a nice luxury. But not everybody can afford that. I might feel different about it if i was at a private Shopping Mall or Something Like that, but here it just doesnt feel right to me. Now, if clure doesnt fix this, then senator wants to clear banned from all nine california airports that it serves, but it would need to pass a bill and then have the governor sign it, which is questionable at this point in time. Back to you. And, tom, what exactly would would a fix look like for clear what are lawmakers expecting . Well, to do pretty much what Delta Airlines is already doing with a delta one service down at Los Angeles International airports. They pay for their own tsa security line. And people with delta who are in that program can go through that security line as opposed to the rest of the security lines. Thats what they want to have happen with clear, which would then have its own security lines and be able to do that again, mind you, tsa security lines, to make sure that all of the rules are followed. Yeah okay. We will wait and see what clear does if they do anything. Tom vacar. Thank you. Up next here on the four this afternoon. 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