as a san franciscan to see san francisco speaker nancy pelosi up there with senior senator diane feinstein front and center in this, and our boys and girls chorus -- [applause] i know not everyone of the same political persuasion. but yes, the president that we have chosen, which we chose wisely from my humble perspective. [applause] but we are from san francisco. we can say that. this is an exciting moment. we're here because these folks are extraordinarily talented. these are grammy winners. isn't that amazing? what have we done in our lives? these are grammy winners. albums, prince charles comes in, let's bring out the boys chorus and the girls chorus. you've got all kinds of world leaders. and we just get to show off to the rest of the nation something that we get to experience more often out here in the bay area. so i'm just here to celebrate with you. we thought we would bring you together and a nice way to kick off the preinaugural ceremonies. and just to remind ourselves how blessed we are to be out here. and the great city and county of san francisco. but first, i just wanted to r

diane feinstein will do the oath of office. win election and said his leadership style will stay pretty much the same. >> believe it or not, a fire watch now in effect for dozen northern california counties. one of the counties is maroon counties. it's rare for january. fire crews said someone may be setting a string of fires on purpose. they responded to at least eight fires overnight, some of them set very close to home. there are some reports of minor property damage. >> we had about a dozen small fires started around 9:30 this a evening. it led to a dozen small grass fires in central nevada. >> police seem to be cooperating with the fire department with that investigation. they are searching the area for suspects. firefighters say now is the time to protect your home. fanning out to help people how to be better prepared during this dry weather. they're hoping homeowners will clear out the excess fuels around their home and even pay for woodchippers for debris because of a grant that the department received. >>> in oakland,

sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was

. >> senator and former mayor diane feinstein administered the oath of office. lee was a long-time civil servant when he was appointed mayor a year ago, when he replaced gavin newsom after newsom was elected governor. >> i came in determined to bring a new level of civility to city hall. >> lee has worked in city government for 23 years. clouded by allegations of domestic violence. . >>> the inauguration of newly elected san francisco sheriff was -- officially became sheriff at noon. he took his oath of office publicly this afternoon, but he was officially sworn in privately last night. enied the charge . >> earlier this week, a neighbor told police that he roughed up his wife. both have denied the charges. . >> i am sorry that a cloud hangs over what should be a very special day for ileana, me, and the entire -- and my entire family and all of you who worked so hard. they and you deserve better. >> the district attorney is reviewing the case to determine whether any charges should be filed. mayor lee is expected to replace a supervisor this week. >>> fire crews

feinstein. [applause] >> thank you. -- >> for me, this is a time of hope and opportunity. i was here and some of this was bittersweet, thinking back to when i took my first oath of office as the acting mayor. in 1980, when i took my first oath of office as duly elected. i was thinking about those times. and how sensitive that this city can be, and how much we need to work as a team, and there is someone i would like to introduce to you gina moscone. [applause] and now, mr. mayor, i would ask that you join me at the podium, and anita, tanya -- if you would as well. if you would raise your right hand and put your left hand on the bible and repeat after me. i, edwin lee do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true fath and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and of the states of of california. that i take this obligation freely

[applause] and after the moscony years, it was diane feinstein. and her husband, richard blum, is here. they actually got married in the chambers upstairs. [applause] now, in just a minute, the president of the board of supervisors is going to say the words that will allow you, the public, to know what the vote was in his chambers earlier in the afternoon. but mr. lee, there have been several people from across the bay, from sacramento and other places, who are here to extend their warm welcome. standing next to you is mayor newsom's chief of protocol, my chief of protocol, diane's chief of protocol, everybody's chief of protocol, who's ever had a chief of protocol in san francisco, charlotte schultz. and i hope she sticks around as your chief of protocol. [applause] one of your state senators, and we have two of those, only one is present at the moment. the other one is up working on the budget. but senator leland yee is here to welcome you. [applause] and a man who went to bed on saturday night, a cop with a badge and who woke up on sunday morni

diane feinstein gave the oath of office. lee who has worked for the city for years paid tribute to the five he worked with. he was appointed a year ago to finish the term of nuwsom. >>> back at it again today. republican presidential candidates made a last minute push today ahead of tuesday's primary. it seems to be romney's time to shine. >> reporter: romney charged up the stairs to greet the new hampshire crowd. >> we will win this thing i hope coming down the road. >> reporter: the new jersey governor helped him fend off a small group of protesters shouting about killing jobs. >> you know some way go down tonight but it won't be jobs. >> can be drop the pious? . >> reporter: they faced a firing squad of rivals. >> the fact is you ran in 94 and lost. >> reporter: while gingrich painted romney as a failed career politician, santorum questioned his commitment to public service. >> rod was so great as governor why didn't you run again? >> reporter: romney is tracking campaign rallies, his support is down 8% in the last week b

senator diane feinstein are expected to head. and mirkarimi is also being sworn in at the same time he is being investigated for an incident. >> we will go back out to rosemary one more time for the weather. >> good morning to you. the winds are i doing down and if you are sitting in the 30s. it is at santa rosa and napa. a rapid increase expected and mid 50s and upper 50s and then by lunchtime. in the forecast. afternoon highs for the day. widespread 60s. santa rosa. napa. could break a record at both airports. 66 expected in oakland and concord. could break a record there. and san jose for the afternoon. and just a gorgeous looking day. very pleasant weather and the best day. temperatures will begin to cool as we move into the work week. >> on tuesday. a very week system that brings us the slightest outside chance and we will bring the temperatures down and partly to mostly cloudy skies he can picked. >> that is our report for this morning. >> thank you for trusting channel 2 news. >> join us for the next newscast. we are alway

diane feinstein administered the oath. >>> turning to -- the candidates continue to duke it out who is the best nomination. kate baldwin has a closer look at rick santorum and how he measured up in the foreign policy department. >> it was a blunt statement. rick santorum says if he was president and iran didn't come clean on its nuclear intentions he would authorize attacks. >> i would be saying you either open up those facilities, you dismantle them or we will degrade those facilities through air strikes. >> reporter: santorum's hard line stance was also on display. >> we are not fighting a war on terrorism, we are fighting a war against radical islam. >> reporter: is an issue the former senator touts as setting him apart from the pack. >> i know one of my opponents who has now directed his attention to me says he has executive experience. we are not looking for a chief executive officer. >> also took a swipe at the current commander in chief. >> president obama has been an abject failure. when it comes to problems that have come to under his watch. >> santorum says he's the only cand

. >> diane feinstein is on twitter after she responded to a republican challenger. the senator's account sent out her first teeth yesterday giving update about a new courthouse in los angeles. the republican senate hopeful had accused her of being out of touch was she wasn't on facebook or twitter. >>> google, facebook and microsoft among those teaming up to fight phishing. starting today companies sign up for the program. they said they use the technology for microsoft already. >> this detection device is considered by many to be a revolution in detecting natural gas leaks, because crews will be able to walk through neighborhoods looking for leaks. >> also bill martin is working on the extended forecast. the trend we will see in the next couple days. . >>> today we got a look at a special car that pg&e crews can use to sniff out natural gas leaks. robert honda says why pg&e and the bay area company behind that say it'll help especially during emergencies. >> this is not a regular chevy volt. the company has put in a device that detects natural ralph gas leaks on th

. >> diane feinstein is on twitter after she responded to a republican challenger. the senator's account sent out her first teeth yesterday giving update about a new courthouse in los angeles. the republican senate hopeful had accused her of being out of touch was she wasn't on facebook or twitter. >>> google, facebook and microsoft among those teaming up to fight phishing. starting today companies sign up for the program. they said they use the technology for microsoft already. >> this detection device is considered by many to be a revolution in detecting natural gas leaks, because crews will be able to walk through neighborhoods looking for leaks. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom

feinstein. a celebration with dance and musical performances will follow beneath the city hall rotunda. >>> a cloud of legal questions hanger today owes swearing in. a former supervisor, ross mereremi as san francisco's sheriff. an ongoing investigation into a domestic violence investigation against him is being conducted. while that is not going to be decided before today's swearing in, the san francisco chronicle reports a judge who agreed to conduct the oath of office has now recused herself to avoid any possible conflict should charges be filed. mererrimi and his wife both deny the accusation that came from a neighbor. >>> tuesday officials in san francisco are expected to make a decision about a jack in the box restaurant. people living nearby don't want it to stay open late at night. things came to a head when one man was run down after getting into an argument with another man inside the restaurant. >> for years this jack in the box on geary boulevard has been open 24-7. >> you are open a

i had diane. >> dianne feinstein. she had three minutes. >> newsom had three minutes. 20 minutes later diane got called. >> so newsom was his usual self. >> no, shorter. >> and saved he was going to be shorter than he normally would be. but he was good. >> but gascon is the first latino district attorney. we have our first asian mayor coming in. it's quite a shift here in san francisco. >> quite a shift and in gascon's place, it's even more diverse than that. he was also the first police chief to become district attorney. that is a very unusual step. ordinarily you don't ever have that kind of a relationship between the prosecutor and the person who arrests people. >> what do you think the next step is? >> i think last night -- that production, phil, was a stair- step to mayorship. he had the gay men's chorus close with i left my heart in san francisco. he had somebody from speak out. >> so you think george gascon's next move would be mayor of san francisco? >> absolutely. >> i bet attorney general? >> no. i think it'

that may have been better introducing willie brown saying that than dianne feinstein. i digress. i was just reminded of that quote. willie, don't take offense and please don't write about that on sunday. [laughter] >> i'm just, as diane knows, i'm a big fan that goes back to my high school days when i was that little nervous teenager that was invited in the mayor's office. she asked me what i was interested in, a shakespeare class i was talking. next day, a beautiful book, collective works of shakespeare, 300 pages, it hasn't been open. i did open the first page, there is the mayor of san francisco, dianne feinstein. i still proudly have that book on my bookshelf. i have been a fan since then. boy, do you get to know someone on a personal basis and work with them and you get to admire them more. i drive around this city, i kid you not, i see so much of the work that you probably don't know senator feinstein thas has done. a lot of work at hunter's point cleaning up the shipyards, dianne feinstein's fingerprints are on all of it. the work in transbay terminal, you see it right now