vegas aces, a wnba team says lacob's involvement. it makes sense and is a huge step forward for the league. certainly he has a passion for the sport. all the great work that he's done with the warriors and i think it's the right time. i'm not surprised that the warriors have figured it out, and i'm proud of them for taking this next step. and we need it. sources tell me the timing is perfect now that chase center is completed and the pandemic is behind us. and i'm told no decision yet on a name or the team's colors. i'm surprised it's been so long since they haven't been able to get a team back here. so i'm glad this is happening tomorrow morning. right tomorrow morning . tomorrow is going to be out there. mayor london breed, i'm told. and the stanford women's head coach will be there and so will the coach that i spoke with tonight who is a former nba player. that's right. all right. nba amber, thank you. well, for more on the nba's expected announcement, just head to our website. you can find much more at ktvu.com. new at 11, a high

their owner, joe lacob, says the expansion team, which will play in the bay area, will win a title inauded the move. it is awesome. i remember being in charlotte back in the day when the team showed up for the first time and the energy around the city was awesome, so knowing thejourney and the energy around the city was awesome, so knowing the journey the wnba and the opportunity for expansion and the fact that you have a team here in the day is going to be fun. that's all the sport for now. a man has been charged in connection with a suspected plot to kidnap the television presenter holly willoughby. essex police said 36—year—old gavin plumb had been charged with "soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap". holly willoughby did not appear on yesterday's edition of itv�*s this morning. she was said to be under police protection at her home on thursday night. a spokesperson for itv said, "this news has come as a huge shock to everyone at this morning and itv. we are providing all of the support we can to holly and her family at this incredibly distressing time." live

their ownerjoe lacob says the expansion team, which will play in the bay area, will win a title in fiveh curry applauded the move. it's awesome. i remember being in charlotte back in the day when the capnext things showed up for the first time and at the energy around the city was awesome and knowing the opportunity for expansion and you have a team here in the bay is going to be fun. and just time to tell you first practice is under way in qatar ahead of this weekends grand prix. remember max verstappen can wrap up yet another championship. follow that over on the website, but that's all the sport for now. thanks so much, adam. the bbc has announced a brand—new three—part documentary series that will shed light on women's overlooked role in hip—hop. it includes the untold story of british women's influence on the culture—defining music genre of the past 50 years. i have been speaking with the series producer of the first ladies of hip—hop, karen gabay. of hip-hop, karen gabay. it feels like women _ of hip-hop, karen gabay. it feels like women were _ of hip-hop, karen gabay. it feels li

joe lacob, jennifer azzi, a former member of that team and now a part of the front office with the lasces, a wnba team says lacob's involvement makes sense and is a huge step forward for the league. certainly he has a passion for the sport. all the great work that he's done with the warriors and i think it's the right time. i'm not surprised that the warriors have figured it out, and i'm proud of them for taking this next step. and we need it. sources tell me the timing is perfect. now that chase center is completed and the pandemic is behind us. mike, i have a fifth grade point guard at home. i know she's pretty fired up tonight, ready for this new team to come to san francisco. all right, amber, thank you for that. new at ten. tonight's powerball numbers are in and no one won the $1.2 million jackpot, but $1 million ticket was sold in vacaville. here are the numbers on your screen. they are 935, 54, 63, 64. and that powerball is the number one. no one matched all six, but two tickets matching five of the six sold in california for i mentioned the one in vacaville. also one in elk gro

well we showed you this a few minutes ago, but joe lacob believes in bold.as today, predicting the bay area's new wnba team will win a title within five years. now, remember, he said something similar when he bought the warriors and everybody kind of laughed. that's worked out pretty well with four championships. the new team will debut in the 2025 season. they'll play all of their home games at chase center. they'll practice at the warriors oakland facility. now, this season, the wnba has delivered record ratings and attendance. ex warriors president rick welts, who helped create the wnba, says it's the perfect time to expand here to the bay area. >> this is a moment and i and i think everything that came before provides a foundation for us to be able to kind of continue the success that we're seeing right now. but that's our challenge. we can't lose this momentum again. and we have it right now. >> and i'm telling you right now, we will win a wnba championship in the first five years of this franchise. >> i have no reason to doubt them. and thank goodness

that bold prediction from warriors boss joe lacob.the warriors, he also said he will make and guarantee an nba championship, and we know how that prediction turned out four titles later. they'll be practicing at the warriors' old practice facility in oakland and playing right there at chase center. >>> all right. also tonight, one of the most prestigious prizes in the country. it's called the macarthur fellowship, often called the genius grant. 20 people around the country are picked each year and given $800,000 to spend however they want. this year, two san franciscans made the list. >> i'm a scientist, but i'm super interested in reproductive health. this is the nexus of everything that's interesting. it's about sex and love and relationships and family. >> all right. here's one of our two local recipients, diana green foster, recognized for her studies on how access to reproductive care, including abortions, impact women's lives. >> our ancestors were highly innovative people. what i'm doing with innovating in hula is keeping that

. >> my man is so popular he is sitting next to joe lacob. >> that is mr.t. >> not anymore. >> no, not anymore. >> so you went from being virtually unknown in the bay area, to now you are getting a lot of attention, and if you walked up into the restaurant and people stood up to give you applause. so what happens when you are more recognizable and a celebrity now in the bay area? >> it is crazy year to be recognized by the fan base. how everything is playing out, and being able to hear people and their passion and love. >> we have a quarterback, brock purdy that is phenomenal. >> when he threw that ball, i knew that we had a gem. >> you are a brock fan? >> yes. >> when he was little, he wanted to be in that of the playing football. to see him getting the opportunity to do that, we are so happy for him. >> can you imagine? >> no, i can't. >> what do you do? you cry. >> i am a big fan of brock purdy. and credit for him to be ready for this moment, because he is ready. >> are you all in? >> i am all in on the brock purdy train. >> i am trying to get back and l

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but warriors owner joe lacob told reporters out there today that its good a team name that's going to be reflective of the whole bay area reporting live in san francisco. dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> kaiser health care employees are heading into day 3 of their strike tomorrow. workers are expected back out bright and early outside. the walnut creek medical center as they were yesterday. and today they say they're fighting for better wages and to bring attention to staffing shortages. negotiations have been going on for the past 6 months nationwide. the strike includes 75,000 employees. >> a dozen migrants including 5 children have been bustin dropped in the south bay, santa clara immigration officials say they were dropped off in san jose saturday night bused in from el paso, 30, say they were on the streets here for several days until a neighbor call the nonprofit. the migrants are now in a temporary shelter. san francisco's receiving but a million dollars to install protected bike lanes connecting golden gate park and the presidio. the announcement comes 6 months after the death of a

warriors owners joe lacob and peter guber joined mayor london breed and league commissioner cathy engelbertnounce a new 13th team will play in san francisco . >> this new team will be the first expansion franchise since 2008. >> this is just one step further to making sure that the public understands and realizes the value of what san francisco does in terms of being this place that is not only an amazing, beautiful city, but also a beacon of hope. >> the wnba is coming off its most popular season yet in terms of game attendance and people watching on tv. the league says games on abc averaged over 600,000 each game. a league record commissioner engelbert says it was time to expand the league and san francisco was the best place for a new team. the bay area is firmly aligned with our already strong fan base of diverse and engaged basketball fans. >> this is a hub for women's sports with six division one women's basketball teams in the bay area. >> warriors ownership does not just want to add a wnba team here at chase center. they want them to match the energy of the men's team by having them

but today warriors owner joe lacob said that they are going to be looking at everything and that it willomething that represents again the entire bay area reporting live in san francisco. dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> still ahead, what went wrong at this opera showing that had some locked to the stage? >> plus, an airbnb nightmare for one california homeowner after against overstays her welcome for months. why experts say the only way to kick to pay her. >> and a victim is ambush near san mateo shopping center in nearly stabbed. we'll tell you about the group police say is responsible. that attack. that at cretors, we handcraft every batch of our delicious popcorn. like our cretors cheese and caramel mix. great on their own, even better together. try cretors, handcrafted small-batch popcorn. >> in the east bay, one person is dead. 2 others hurt after a stabbing in a quiet neighborhood in union city. it happened this morning at the tropics neighborhood. >> it's disturbing and a little frightening heard that there was some kind of altercation. a couple of people got stabbed. >> when police go

a wnba team says lacob's involvement makes sense and is a huge step forward for the league. certainly he has a passion for the sport. all the great work that he's done with the warriors. and i think it's the right time. i'm not surprised that the warriors have figured it out, and i'm proud of them for taking this next step. and we need it. sources tell me the timing is perfect now that chase center is completed and the pandemic is behind us. amber lee, ktvu fox, fox two news. all right, very exciting. thank you, amber staff members in san francisco unified school district have authorized a strike if they can't reach a deal on a new contract at about 900 food service employees paraeducators and custodial lines have been negotiating with the school district on a new contract. now, the union says almost 100% of its members voted wednesday in favor of a strike higher wages are the biggest sticking point. the union says many workers struggle to live in san francisco on their current salaries. school district officials released a statement that says in part, usd remains committed

joe lacob, who has done a brilliant job taking the warriors from a cellar dweller to a four time championship sparkling new arena, will be leading this effort. the question is women's basketball in the bay? you know, will they draw? will it be popular? i would have to think so. dan? >> well, i would think so, and certainly hope so, larry. you know better than any of us covering sports every day what the interest is. but i think clearly there has been growing interest in the wnba, the last few years. so that's great to see. so i suspect they've done serious market research and they think the time is now. >> yeah. and the wnba gets good tv ratings and it's exciting. basketball great basketball. so and this is if any place loves good basketball, it's the bay area. so why wouldn't the team go very well here? you know, the question we've been trying to ponder upstairs is what would be the good or the best name for the team? >> no one suggestion was like the golden state fog, i think. >> god, i was about to say fog, but that's. yeah, the only problem is if they're playing poorly, then you have a lo

fill in the blanks full circle moment for joe lacob.ed launch the abl, that was a women's league back in 1996. they had a team known as the san jose lasers, but that league lasted only three seasons as a new effort is underway to get more rainbow flags flying nationwide, the castro merchants association is launching an initiative called the rainbow flag donation program. >> the association says the idea is to give flags flown in the castro to organizations that uphold and embrace its principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity. the first donation is going to the national stonewall museum in fort lauderdale, florida, and it's being made in tribute to the late dianne feinstein. >> several community groups in oakland are urging the city to use a state loan program to install more license plate reading cameras. and they sent a letter to the city's privacy advisory commission saying the funds would help fight an increase in thefts and other crimes throughout oakland. back in july, the police department revealed the license plate reader

. >> owners joe lacob and peter guber joined mayor london breed and league commissioner cathy engelbertfranchise since 2008. >> this is just one step further to making sure that the public understands and realizes the value of what san francisco does in terms of being this place that is not only an amazing, beautiful city, but also a beacon of hope. >> the wnba is coming off its most popular season yet in terms of game attendance and people watching on tv. the league says games on abc averaged over 600,000 each game. a league record commissioner engelbert says it was time to expand the league and san francisco was the best place for a new team. the bay area is firmly aligned with our already strong fan base of diverse and engaged basketball fans. >> this is a hub for women's sports, with six division one women's basketball teams in the bay area. >> warriors ownership does not just want to add a wnba team here at chase center. they want them to match the energy of the men's team by having them compete for a title right away. >> my first press conference for the warriors, we will win a ch

>> it's joe lacob. why be anything else right? i mean i think we've learned this around sports is if you have got a great ownership, who's going to put every effort forward and spare no resource and all the things that joe does, then i don't know why we would doubt him at this point. but pretty exciting addition and i know a lot of fans certainly are listeners all kind of diving on what the name should be. so i mean, just -- the sort of new dynamic that this brings to the bay area. the fact that there'll be sports other than just baseball in the summer because that's when the season is played. lot of good stuff here. >> mark, the warriors start the preseason tomorrow against the lakers at chase center. we got to see chris paul in a dubs uniform first off how did you feel deep in your soul when you saw him in the uniform and how much do you expect him to contribute? >> i tell you what. it's been a journey for all of us. i think him included to get to the point of wrapping our heads around that jersey on that man, it took me -- mayb

and we know the road to wnba expansion in the bay area runs right through joe lacob's office.expected to tip off in 2025. as for his other venture, the warriors tip off the preseason saturday night against the lakers at chase. now, remember last year started with the draymond green punch on jordan poole, who was traded this past summer. andrew wiggins missed a couple of months due to personal reasons, and then the dubs ended up losing in round two of the playoffs, wiggs said today. the disappointing finish certainly not poole's fault. >> i don't think it was jordan's fault for the lack of us, the team being connected. i feel like it was a bunch of things and you know, part of it, i wasn't there for a long time and i feel i would like to think that i'm one of the key parts to the team. you know, defensively, offensively, just, you know, helping the team out everywhere i can. so hopefully this year everyone can, you know, stay healthy. you know, everyone can be on the same page and we can have a hell of a year. >> otto baseball playoffs ex-giants skipper bruce bochy and the rang

. >> owners joe lacob and peter guber joined mayor london breed and league commissioner cathy engelbert to announce a new 13th team will play in san francisco. this new team will be the first expansion franchise since 2008. >> this is just one step further to making sure that the public understands and realizes the value of what san francisco does in terms of being this place that is not only an amazing, beautiful city, but also a beacon of hope. >> the wnba is coming off its most popular season yet in terms of game attendance and people watching on tv. the league says games on abc averaged over 600,000 each game. a league record. commissioner engelbert says it was time to expand the league and san francisco was the best place for a new team. >> the bay area is firmly aligned with our already strong fan base of diverse and engaged basketball fans. this is a hub for women's sports, with six division one women's basketball teams in the bay area warriors ownership does not just want to add a wnba team here at chase center. >> they want them to match the energy of the men's team by having t

a position at this point right now, i mean, they've done incredible in the last 14 years since joe lacober so i can only imagine the wnba, the wnba team being just as incredible. what does this expansion team here in the bay area signal about the success overall? more broadly of the wnba? yeah, i think that i mean, you look at just the bay area in general, we have what over eight d1 schools in one area and girls basketball is just getting better. i mean, women's basketball is just getting better. it's developing. and so this is like one of the probably the most incredible times for young people to, you know, get an opportunity. you look at the nil deals, you know, college basketball has taken off. you know, the viewership has taken off as well. you know, we'll have an incredible finals that is coming up with the aces and the liberty. so i'm just excited for the process. and i think it'll be pretty incredible. yeah. when you talk about the league's popularity, i mean, the 2023 season, i believe was amongst one of the most viewed. and that really shows you that there is support for somethi

the brooklyn nets, two time finals mvp should receive a huge ovation tonight, and warriors owner joe lacoblready said that durant's number 35, his number will be retired at some point. here's durant on his return to the bay. >> yeah, i'm excited to play in front of those fans. i spent some some some incredible moments there. and you know, we built a bond that i don't really have to be spoken about. me and the fans there in the bay area and i feel like they've been supporting me well before i came there, actually. and then once i became a part of the warriors, they just went even harder to in support of me, myself and my teammates and then to win a championship. you just immortalized there. >> i anticipate our fans giving kevin the love that he deserves to championship. and you know, trying to help us win a third and literally giving his body to the cause and you know, he was he was incredible here. and uh- will go down as one of the great players in franchise history. >> now, if you remember, durant was part of the groundbreaking when they began building chase center. this will be his firs

. >> joe lacob fisher are good friends.and joe would buy the team from john if john would just sell the team, dude. >> all right, larry, we can't wait to see your retirement video. name names will be named named everywhere. >> maybe some bleeps in there as well. your lives scared? we're scared. okay >> united airlines will soon let window seat passengers board planes first. i mean, not before the one game premiere. people but it's the airline's way of avoiding the foot traffic jam that happens in the aisle when people are boarding a plane. so now those who purchase a window seat will board at least before the people in the middle seats and they'll board before the people in the aisle seats. the new process starts on october 26th. who is in favor of that and thinks that makes a lot of sense? what do you think, cynthia? i think it's absolutely a great idea. >> i mean, how many of us have stood in an airplane waiting and waiting and waiting for others to get in? i think if we can just get the people in line, it's kind of order

this would not be warriors owner joe lacob's first time dabbling in women's professional basketball.actually owned the san jose lasers of the american basketball league, which went under and folded in 1998. jennifer azzi, a former member of that team and now with the las vegas aces, has told ktvu that the expansion team would be a huge step forward for the league. certainly he has a passion for the sport. all the great work that he's done with the warriors and i think it's the right time. the wnba commissioner said earlier this year that any new owner would need to be viewed as a long term investor in the team, have top notch facilities and value player experience. the warriors reportedly checking all of those boxes. now, on top of that, there's already a strong female fan base here in the bay area. of course, cal and stanford, and neither are far away. again, that deal not officially official just yet, but an official announcement expected to come later today in the newsroom. i'm bailey o'carroll. ktvu fox two news. so i have a story recently my daughter who played in a basketball t

. >> owners joe lacob and peter guber joined mayor london breed and league commissioner cathy engelbert to announce a new 13th team will play in san francisco. this new team will be the first expansion franchise since 2008. >> this is just one step further to making sure that the public understand us and realizes the value of what san francisco does in terms of being this place that is not only an amazing, beautiful city, but also a beacon of hope. >> the wnba is coming off its most popular season yet in terms of game attendance and people watching on tv. the league says games on abc averaged over 600,000 each game. a league record. commissioner engelbert says it was time to expand the league and san francisco was the best place for a new team. >> the bay area is firmly aligned with our already strong fan base of diverse and engaged basketball fans. this is a hub for women's sports, with six division one women's basketball teams in the bay area warriors ownership does not just want to add a wnba team here at chase center. >> they want them to match the energy of the men's team by having

warriors owner joe lacob's first time dabbling in women's professional basketball.excuse me basketball. he owned the san jose lazers in the american basketball league, which went under and folded in 1998. jennifer azzi, a former member of that team, also went to stanford and played there. now with the las vegas aces front office told ktvu that the expansion team would be a huge step forward for this league. certainly he has a passion for the sport. all the great work that he's done with the warriors and i think it's the right time . for seven years, nba commissioner said earlier this year that any new owner would need to be viewed as a long term investor in the team, have top notch facilities and value player experience, the warriors reported checking all of those boxes is now on top of that. there's already a strong female fan base here with stanford and cal, of course, not far away. but again, this deal not yet officially official, but an announcement is expected to come later today. back to you guys. it's 712. thank you, bailey. it's 712 and we have a problem on