Senator Dianne Feinstein dies at age 90
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00:00 We have breaking news.
00:02 Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California has passed away.
00:07 She is the oldest sitting member of Congress, serving 30 years
00:11 in the United States Senate.
00:13 Feinstein is held by many for her historic firsts.
00:17 She was the first woman to chair the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
00:21 and later the first woman to serve as a top Democrat
00:25 on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
00:27 She was the first woman president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,
00:32 the first woman mayor of San Francisco
00:35 and the first woman elected senator of California.
00:39 Her major legislative record includes the federal assault weapon ban,
00:44 which she championed in 1994, and her five year review
00:48 of the CIA's detention and interrogation programs.
00:52 Senator Feinstein was recently hospitalized after she fell
00:56 in her home last month.
00:58 Parades describe the incident as a minor slip.
01:01 As of now, no reports on how the senator died.
01:05 Senator Dianne Feinstein was 90 years old,
01:10 confirmed by NBC and also, as you said, local outlets in San Francisco.
01:14 [Music]