i'm raj mathai. next on "nbc bay area news tonight," another swing and a miss between the a's and the city of oakland. we have exclusive details from today's meeting about the future of the team. the deal points and the bad blood. plus, still too close to call. who's going to replace congresswoman anna eshoo? new information about when the results will be finalized. and should your boss be able to contact you after hours? a new bill aims to put an end to working around the clock. we're talking to the san francisco lawmaker behind the

push. good evening. this is "nbc bay area news tonight." i'm raj mathai. a lot of posturing and some finger-pointing at today's meeting between the a's and the city of oakland. that story in just a minute. but we want to start with our breaking news. a major earthquake in taiwan. take a look now. here's a live cam that caught the moment that the shaking started. live cam actually went offline for a brief moment, then came back on. the 7.4 quake hit two hours ago near hualien city. this is around 8:00 a.m. taiwan time. you can see the map there. the epicenter is about three hours southeast of taipei, but plenty of people telling us that they did feel it strongly in taipei. it was followed by multiple aftershocks, including a 6.4 quake. the national weather service here in the united states has issued a tsunami threat for parts of the pacific around

taiwan and into japan. right now, though, there is no threat to hawaii or the west coast of the u.s. now, the powerful quake rocked all of taiwan, collapsing buildings in multiple cities. train service has been suspended across the island. taiwan is on the pacific ring of fire where most of the world's earthquakes occur. this quake is believed to be the biggest in taiwan since 1999, when 2,400 people were killed. you can see the significant damage there. and, again, this is all just happening within the last two hours, so we will continue to get a lot more updates in the next several hours. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, who has been tracking this for us for the last couple hours. what are you seeing now, jeff? >> seeing that video coming in to us right now, the way a lot of those buildings just started to kind of, you know, pancake, those soft stories on the bottom just getting crushed down to the ground. that's why when we get

earthquakes, we urge everyone to head to the center of the structure because, of course, that usually is the safest. so we've got this 7.4. there were some contradictions on the original report. but all of them rating above a 7.0. usgs classifying it as a 7.4. so when it comes to what we're seeing tonight, it was a fairly shallow earthquake, just 7 miles below the earth's surface right at 4:58 tonight. this is a look at our real-time tracking map showing the aftershocks. you can see just how busy it's been on this northeastern edge of taiwan. let's get you in closer. this is the -- these are the two closest cities near that epicenter just to the south here of shui-lien. excuse my pronunciation. with that 7.4. again, the largest aftershock rating a 6.4. when it comes to this earthquake, the violent shaking that underwent, there is a tsunami threat. now, right here in taiwan,

they're looking at waves up to nine feet that could rock the coastline here as we head through the next three to six hours. the other location that's been pinpointed for tsunami activity is japan. wave heights up to about three feet based on those current calculations. so the two zones in the center here of that tsunami threat, again, taiwan right up towards japan. as far as it goes back here in the bay area, there is no tsunami threat. let's look at this scale here. this puts this into incredible perspective. when you get up into 7, it is considered major. billions in damage could happen from this. there's only 18 per year rating a 7.0 in that category. the amount of force and power is equivalent to 1 billion pounds of explosives. so that's just how hard that, you know, shook that area. and look at this mercalli intensity shaking scale. we get the number. that's one thing. but then how violent was the

shaking at that 7.4? well, based on initial reports from the usgs, it rated very strong to severe. so we're already seeing some of this damage, considerable damage to unreinforced structures, widespread damage to ordinary buildings, and even partial collapse. that goes right along with what we saw in that video here just a few minutes ago. so it's a reminder for us back here in the bay area. you know, there's no indication that because of that earthquake, we're going to get one. but it's always a going reminder here. don't run out of a building. falling debris a top hazard. interior walls are the best. get under some sort of desk or table as aftershocks would continue with a large earthquake. again, 7.4 tonight. this is going to continue to unfold tonight. we've got our live tracker up and we'll continue to monitor that. >> such a sizeable taiwanese population here in the bay area, so this story hits home for a whole lot of people. new numbers in that razor-thin race for congress. who's going to replace congresswoman anna eshoo?

the santa clara county registrar's office just releasing to us the latest results. this is the race for second place. joe simitian leads evan low by five votes. five. former san jose mayor sam liccardo already secured his spot in the general election. he won this. he came in first. so now it's either simitian or low who will finish second, and that person will face liccardo in november. tonight the ballot curing process is done. that's when if a voter didn't sign their ballot or the signatures didn't match, the county contacts that voter and gives that voter a chance to fix the ballot so their vote can be counted. next, the county needs to certify the results. that happens this thursday. then the secretary of state will certify the results on april 12th. >> how close it is, you know, at one point i saw they're only two votes apart or even one, and then one day it's five, you know. so, yeah, it's a prime example of why votes really do matter.

>> a recount is a real possibility here. a candidate or voter would have to ask for a recount. after certification, they have five days to make that request. that makes the deadline april 9th. they can choose between two options here, a manual or machine recount. a manual count takes ten days and expected to cost about $300,000. the machine recount takes five days and costs about $84,000. whoever requests the recount has to pay for it. well, the bitter divorce continues in oakland. today the meeting about the future of the a's. a lot of new details emerging here with a lot of finger-pointing. here's what we know. the two sides remain far apart when it comes to extending the a's lease at the oakland coliseum. here are the power brokers at today's meeting. mayor thao's chief of staff, zach goldman also from the mayor's office. city council member rebecca kaplan, and alameda county supervisor david haubert.

they sat down with a's president dave kaval. mayor thao and fisher were not there. the city was not on the same page when it came to the deal points. the a's want to play at the coliseum for at least two seasons while their las vegas ballpark is being built. here are the main deal points. the city is asking for $97 million in rent, which would cover five seasons. the a's countered with $17 million for two seasons. the $17 million is the same amount the raiders paid while they waited for their vegas stadium to be built. also the a's would sell their share of the coliseum complex, which is 50%, to the county if a lease agreement is reached. if there's no lease agreement or lease extension, the a's say they have two viable options, to play in sacramento or salt lake city. another big part of this is the tv rights. the a's have had high-level

talks about the tv deal. the broadcast rights package is lucrative but only if they play in the bay area. and what about las vegas? today was the final day of operation for the tropicana hotel and casino. 67 years of history now shut down. the demolition of the tropicana will begin in october. this is the site of the proposed a's ballpark right there on the strip next door to the mgm. joining us now is a former executive vice president of the a's back in the 1980s and 1990s. andy, that's what we called the glory days of a's ownership. nice to see you. before we even talk about the athletics here, how is the city and county not on the same page about this? >> we've talked about this from the get-go. it's a complete lack of teamwork, leadership, and trust by the elected officials. totally unacceptable, and that's why the city and county are pointing fingers at each other,

and a significant part of this deal, as you talked about, is the 50% of the coliseum that the a's purchased from the county. and what happens in the future of the african american sports and entertainment group, which has talked about doing something with the city? total confusion, self-inflicted. >> it's disheartening to hear that, especially for someone like you that's been in these rooms and conversations because this is our city. we all enjoy it. but they can't seem to get it done here. our source says the city is standing firm on its $97 million asking price. the a's say that's not even close. so what now? >> $1.2 million in rent will go up to $97 million. we don't exactly know where that came from, but it's probably part of the tv money if they stay from nbc universal, which is around $70 million, more than 67. where we go now is maybe some back room conversations. i happen to believe that the a's

will announce that they're going to sacramento in a short period of time, which checks off some of their boxes, and there's no way that the a's are even going to admit that they might look at a five-year window because all thief said from day one is we're going to be playing in a new park in las vegas in 2028. if they start talking about this five-year window, boy are they going to have problems in las vegas. >> okay. aside from the a's now, whether they're going to stay at the coliseum, going to salt lake city, going to sacramento, the hidden gem, the forgotten gem in all of this is the coliseum complex. the a's own 50%. when the a's leave town at whatever point, that's a big chunk of land with a lot of public transportation. that's worth a lot of money. >> we have talked about this before. selling 155 acres at the oakland coliseum for what would be the

combined $170 million is the worst deal ever since the lenny lenape indians sold manhattan island for $24 worth of trinkets. it is absolutely a gem waiting to be polished there. people with vision can make that place incredible, and you might say, no, that's difficult. well, the haas family did it for a long period of time. the raiders were sold out. the warriors went to the city after 357 consecutive sellouts at the arena. so don't ever tell me or millions of other people that the entrances at 66th avenue can't support professional sports. >> this would be a real shame if the a's end up leaving at whatever point and then still retain half ownership of the coliseum complex. final question for you, andy. how impactful is the a's fan movement? it's really heartfelt. we know that. does it matter to the commissioner or the other owners

from around the league? >> i have such high regard for the grassroots efforts that have been put forth in the last two years. but without legal and legislative opportunity that the city somehow has bypassed, all of these grassroots efforts are going to end up being grass, i think, unfortunately in sacramento. >> we end up kicked to the curb as a's fan. andy dolich, appreciate your time and insight. i think we'll probably talking to you in the very near future. have a good evening. >> raj, this is a never-ending story, and i think we've got several more chapters in the future. >> we sure do. thank you, andy. one more note here. keep in mind all major league baseball teams, including the giants, approved the a's move to las vegas. today i chatted with giants ceo larry baer at the commonwealth club. i asked him what he thinks and if the a's can uk seed in las vegas. >> we know the fisher family

well. they were originally part of the group that helped save the giants. and i think, you know, you have a situation where you want all 30 teams to have the best shot of being successful. and i don't want to really comment on it more. i mean there's lots of discussions now about, you know, where they're going to play the next several years. so that's an open question. i just -- you know, i wish them well, whatever they do. i don't want to -- it's not really, you know, for us to comment because it's a difficult position we're in here sharing the market. it's just publicly we've tried to stay away from commenting on it. >> no love lost as we know between the giants and a's. the warriors and the giants need to embrace the east bay market. up next, giving you the right to ignore your work texts

and phone calls after hours. we're talking to the bay area lawmaker who's pushing to create more boundaries between you and your employer. also, no more turning right on red. san francisco drivers about to be banned from doing it at 200 intersections in the city. intersections in the city. we

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hours? a san francisco lawmaker wants to give you the right to disconnect. the newly proposed bill would create limits on when employers can contact you outside of your normal schedule. if passed, california companies would have to specify what hours employees are expected to work. in turn, employees wouldn't be expected to respond to calls, texts, or emails during off hours. there would be some exceptions, including emergencies and scheduling. it's an idea a lot of bay area workers are cheering. >> i get emails almost 24 hours a day, it feels like. i have to like set my phone silent certain times, not open my computer certain times. if i don't right now, i kind of feel like i'd be left behind or not seen as someone who works hard. >> probably already thinking about it all the time. it would be nice to not have the stress of thinking someone might call you. it would probably be good for your mental health. >> joining us now is former san

francisco supervisor matt haney. he's behind this new bill. nice to have you on the program. is this for real? do you really expect to get any traction with this? >> it is definitely for real. this is something that really is a consequence of the modern work culture where it wasn't an issue maybe ten years ago when you didn't have this on you all the time. you clocked in, and you clocked out, and you knew when you were at work. now because people are accessible and available 24/7, they may find themselves having to work 24/7, being contacted for work-related emails and text messages and not even being able to sit at the dinner with their family or their kids and be uninterrupted. that's why over a dozen countries, whether canada, mexico, france, portugal, have adopted these right to disconnect laws. we've designed one here that really will work for california and be flexible to make sure our industries can do it

effectively. and just honestly as those folks said, have a bit more clarity when you're on and when you're off. and it's really this traditional american notion that people deserve and need some time uninterrupted with their families or getting some rest. that's what we're trying to do here. >> i get it. but what do employers say? you mentioned other countries, but those countries in theory don't have the robust economy that we do. what are employers telling you when you're floating this idea? >> well, you know, a lot of these big companies are already operating and growing in places like france and canada and ireland and portugal. this is something that's not unfamiliar to them. it's just not something that california employees are often receiving. i think it makes a lot of sense for california to do this. we need to think about our competitiveness for these high-skilled workers who have choices of where they go, and what they're looking for is a quality of life that has a work-life balance that they

deserve. we're going to lose this high-skilled workforce that is the backbone of our economy if we don't give them a little balance. they're going to burn out. they're going to go elsewhere, and it's going to hurt our productivity as a result. i think employers sometimes hear the extreme. well, you're saying you can't call someone at night. you can't work irregular hours. that's not what we're saying. we're saying you have to have a policy and some clarity. if folks are going to work really long hours and at night, they should consent to it and agree to it. >> in your bill, does it outline what if the employer breaks these boundaries? is there a penalty involved there? >> yeah. so if there's kind of a pattern of recurring violations, that could lead to an investigation and some enforcement or fines from the labor commission. honestly we're not really trying to go after people or punish people. we're asking employers to have a policy around when folks are working and when they can disconnect from work, when they

can spend uninterrupted time with their kids. this is also really a pro-family law where right now, if you can never know that you have that time uninterrupted with your kids, that's bad for them, and it's bad for families, and unfortunately we're seeing a lot more of that. and with remote work, just because you work from home does not mean you work 24/7. so you should have a policy of when you're working and when you're not. and text messages and emails and everything can come in at times when you need it, emergency scheduling, or when you've agreed to work during that time. but they shouldn't just come in 24/7. >> what's next for this? >> it will go to our labor committee. we will, of course, be in conversation with employers and employees and everyone else. but the best thing about this, it's starting a conversation, and hopefully if you're an employer out there, think about whether you have to send that text or email and whether you've been clear with the folks who

work for you that they have some time to themselves. that's really the goal of this. >> my boss will be texting you in about ten minutes. in about ten minutes. assembly

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here's a look at the 200 intersections where right on red will be banned, located south of market, union square, chinatown, north beach, the financial district. you probably can guess the others. city traffic engineers approved these locations nearly two weeks ago, but there will still be a public comment period. jeff ranieri back with us. we were talking about the earthquake we've been following in taiwan. >> that earthquake, just in case you missed it, rating a 7.4. there has been at least seven aftershocks. the tsunami threat goes up to japan where they could get waves up to 3 feet. let me show you what we can expect back here across the bay area locally through tomorrow. we will begin to see some changes. clouds return for tomorrow morning and some cooler temperatures here in the 40s. daytime highs, instead of 70s, we're back down into the 60s for most of us. so the chill is settling in. then by thursday, we start to see that chance of rain

returning. on thursday it's a quarter to about a half inch for us. less in the way of rain on friday. it's a tenth of an inch for most of the bay area. then parts of the peninsula could see about a quarter to a half inch. on the seven-day forecast, slight chance of spotty showers saturday and sunday. we dry it out and warm it up next week. looks like a pretty good shot at seeing a partial eclipse back here through the bay area on monday. >> thank you, jeff. that's going to do it for us at 7:00. for everyone here at nbc bay area, thanks for tuning in. we hope you have a great evening.

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