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SF voters react to Pres. Biden's prime-time address: 'Huge moment in American politics'

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July 25, 2024

SF voters react to Pres. Biden's prime-time address: 'Huge moment in American politics'

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Dozens gathered at Manny’s in San Francisco Wednesday eager to watch President Joe Biden’s historic address to the nation.

The highly anticipated event saw the President explain his decision to no longer run for reelection in November, as well as what his plans were for the rest of his time in office.

“This is the first time since 1968 that a sitting president has chosen not to run for reelection. A huge moment in American politics,” said Manny’s owner, Manny Yekutiel.

During the speech, Biden highlighted his most valued accomplishments over the last four years, and highlighted the need to continue to unite the country.

His message resonating with viewers like Lily Lamboy, who says she became emotional watching the President speak.

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“I actually think I walled off a lot of my feelings and emotions around politics because I felt so hopeless over the last few weeks,” Lamboy said.

Biden also taking time to note the importance of passing on leadership to the next generation, namely Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris remains the presumptive Democratic nominee to take on former President Donald Trump in this year’s election.

“To have someone who’s going to be better able to get out on the campaign trail, who’s going to be better able to speak to the issues, how they affect working class people, people of color,” said Carolyn Wysinger.

Wysinger says she also was impressed by Biden’s speech.

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She says, as a Black woman, seeing herself represented in the Vice President has been inspiring.

“There was just so much excitement around Kamala that everyone wanted to be a part of it. And I’m hearing so many different stories about women who are running in down ballot situations and their fundraising has spiked, their visibility has spiked,” Wysinger said.

And while Biden’s term won’t end until January, for many here – Wednesday’s address felt like saying goodbye.

“That’s all we can hope for is that we serve our country, we do our absolute best. And when we’re in our 80s we get to have some time with our families to enjoy our lives,” said Lamboy.

Democratic delegates will formally choose their candidate for the election at their convention next month.

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Thursday morning First Alert Weather forecast 7/25/24

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16 mins ago

July 25, 2024

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Thursday morning First Alert Weather forecast 7/25/24 – CBS San Francisco

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Jessica Burch tells us how much the Bay Area is going to cool down from the recent heat wave.

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Man shot and injured at 16th and Mission streets in San Francisco

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July 24, 2024

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Man shot and injured at 16th and Mission streets in San Francisco

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16th and Mission BART station as emergency crews respond to a situation. July 24, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO – Police say a man was shot and injured at 16th and Mission Streets in San Francisco on Wednesday.

The San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to the area at around 5:41 p.m. The victim, said to have had gunshot wounds, was taken to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries.

No arrests have been made, police said. It is not clear what led up to the violence.

Police did not have any suspect information or further details to share.

Emergency crews are responding to the situation.

A notification from the city’s Department of Emergency Management came out just before 6 p.m. They said to avoid the area and to expect delays or use alternate routes.

BART says their system is recovering from a 10-minute delay on the San Francisco line in the SFO, Millbrae, Daly City and East Bay directions due to “earlier police activity.”

The CitizenApp has a camera view of the situation with fire trucks and other emergency vehicles at the scene.

We will update this story with the latest information as we learn more.

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49ers failed in attempt to lure Bill Belichick to San Francisco

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22 hours ago

July 24, 2024

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49ers failed in attempt to lure Bill Belichick to San Francisco

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan has revealed he offered Bill Belichick a coaching role at the 49ers but was “politely” turned down.

Belichick is the most successful coach in Super Bowl history with six titles but has been out of work since leaving the New England Patriots in January after 24 trophy-laden years.

He interviewed for the head coach position at the Atlanta Falcons but was overlooked in favour of Raheem Morris.

Shanahan was eager to tap into the 72-year-old’s vast experience and offered him a place on the staff – “whatever he wanted to do” – an offer that is thought to have included the role of defensive co-ordinator that was eventually filled by Nick Sorensen.

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But Shanahan rebuffed his advances and, as it stands, will start the 2024 season as an analyst for Inside the NFL.

Shanahan told The TK Show podcast: “I did, I threw it out to him.

“He loves football so much that you never know what he … I can’t believe that he’s not a head coach of a team right now. I know what I would do if I was an owner so that shocks me and the last thing you want to do is insult someone like Bill Belichick.

“But I know he just loves ball in its simplest form, so I threw it all out to him, whatever he wanted to do.

“I was like, ‘would you be interested?’ And he was very nice and appreciative, but he politely turned me down.”

Shanahan admits Belichick’s arrival could have caused problems down the line

Shanahan is convinced Belichick will be back on the sideline soon, however, and failed to suppress his admiration for a man who has 302 career NFL wins to his name.

“I’m sure he’s going to be back in the league next year, and I could be going against him,” Shanahan said.

“He could be in the NFC West. It would have sucked if he came here, and then he was going against us, so that’s the stuff you have to be careful about. But he’s the best, and I just like talking to him.”

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