they don't want to leave the field here at the coliseum. emotions are running high, not only for the fans, but also for the players. you talked about manager mark kotsay before the game. you know, normally he's stoic, but before the game he was walking around shaking hands, taking pictures. i saw several players grabbing the dirt and putting it in plastic bottles so they could save a part of history. so at least one one more day, the players were able to give the fans a reason to cheer. they had a32 victory in their final game at the coliseum. after the game was over, the players went on the field, saluted the fans, then went to the dirt on home plate pitcher's mound and took a picture. a team picture they were celebrating. they were thanking the fans, honoring them for all their support. here's what they had to say after the game about all the support they've received from oakland. it's sad. you know, it's sad to see the last franchise in oakland leave. you know, it's a bummer again, like we all wish we could. you know, probably stay here

here we are live at the coliseum for the 6:00 newscast. i'm live here all evening now where there are no more games left to play for the a's here. >>> nearly 60 years in oakland, through the years some of the best fans in the league witnessing greatness with rickey. >> anderson going, the throwdown bounces and he's in. >> reporter: and the bash brothers. >> oh, baby, did he get that one. >> and now it all ends here for the a's in oakland. >> a 3-2 win for the oakland athletics. >> dedicated fans are saying their final good byes. >> the a's have given me so much, so just coming here one last time. >> and reflecting on their time in the town. >> to me it's not just the wins and losses. it's the people you meet and these people in the bleachers became my family and my community. >> heartbroken is an understatement for many and some are holding onto hope. >> i'm hoping vegas fails. >> it's a good-bye that just doesn't feel real. >> as far as i'm concerned, it's always oakland athletics. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>

the first is game at the coliseum was in april 1968. and thank you, oakland coliseum.t's the lasting message from the a's to their home for more than half a century. >> oakland coliseum. >> as the sun sets on nearly 6 decades of calling new home. >> colossal of gratitude. being the very foundation. >> so much more than a building. you're a stage for our favorite from. >> oakland coliseum. >> we continue our coverage throughout the day of the a's final game at the coliseum. a look now at photos sent to us from the eu. the fans. and if you have pictures of your favorite memories, you can e-mail them to us right now at breaking news at kron 4 dot com. we'd love to see them. it them on our newscast in other bay area news this week, san jose's planning commission passed a plan to bring a new costco to the city. but a number of neighbors say that they're opposed to the idea crawford's. michael thomas is in san jose with what could come next. >> dozens of protesters from the group save west valley continue to argue traffic safety concerns here at this proposed costco location

a's fans packed the coliseum parking lot outside the coliseum gate was this sign. >> i worked here for 15 years. i met my wife working here. >> paul, and his love for the oakland a's is forever linked to the other love of his life. >> his wife met here at one of the wine tasting events that they had years ago, and we've been married for 21 years now with his daughter. >> he's among the fans who are coming back with families, saying goodbye to the ballpark where love took root. >> he proposed up on the scoreboard a scoreboard during the middle of the game, rose share says. >> that was 1991 when she came with her then boyfriend, dan. >> he was like, you know, rose, look at the scoreboard. and i read it and i'm like! went back watching the game. >> and as they walked up to the coliseum thursday, dan share remembers that agonizing wait. they said it was either going to be in the middle of the fourth or middle of sixth. >> it didn't come up in the middle of the fourth. so i had to talk. rose into staying in her seat, and then rose saw the question. >> rose, will you marry me? >> dan, a love

this final game at the coliseum for the a's. >> bart expects the coliseum station to be a busy destination. the oakland roots are set to play at least 17 home matches in 2025 as part of the club's united soccer league season. and of course, there will be concerts and events at oakland arena. our joe fonzi has been covering the a's for decades. he has a look back now at the history of the coliseum when it comes to sports facilities. >> it was once considered a cutting edge, gleaming gem at a time when professional teams were fleeing the cities and heading to the suburbs, the oakland-alameda county coliseum opened in the fall of 1966, first as the home of the oakland raiders. >> lamonica to charlie smith. smith is hitting and he scores. >> in 1968, charlie finley brought his athletics west from kansas city and the coliseum had two tenants throw in the warriors and the nhl's california golden seals at the coliseum arena, and oakland was the bay area's center for pro sports. the seals were the first to defect off to cleveland in 1976, the raiders left for the first time, headed to los angeles

this morning from the oakland coliseum. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> a lot of memories there james. thank you. well, today's a's game is the final game in oakland after 57 seasons at that ballpark. >> ktvu is amanda quintana joining us now with some of those stories, the memories, the photos so many of you are sharing with us. it's great to see and hear. >> yeah, i've heard a lot of people say, you know, they were angry at first. now they're feeling kind of sadness. now they're thinking about all these special memories that they've had here. emotions definitely strong today as they look back on the time they spent at the oakland coliseum. and we've been receiving memories from lifelong fans. it's been amazing to hear their stories. we want to see yours too. so let's take a look at a cute one. a little boy who lost his tooth his last tooth at the coliseum in 2022, his mom wrote us saying there has been a lot of talk about how heartbreaking it is for oakland to lose the a's, but the heartbreak of our children who

about what will become of the coliseum site?ore we look at the future, we wanted to look at the past and the building itself. it's the fifth oldest stadium in major league baseball. in recent times it's been described as a crumbling concrete donut, but as wilson walker shows us, it's a stadium that's really the last of its kind. >> well, this vibe is so dope. i've been to so many states. there's not another vibe like oakland. there's not. i've seen this packed just fans oakland, let's go oakland. it's going to be weird. >> reporter: these two have come for the long good-bye soaking in a few last memories in a building packed with them. >> i mean every day walking through seeing rickey, dennis eckersley hanging out with dave stewart. >> reporter: now approaching 60 years old, the coliseum has been described in terms of obsolescence for decades now and a lot of fans love it. >> we were just talking about they haven't really done much remodeling, but the fans love this stadium the way it is. >> a bird's eye view of the newest landm

man, it's been so tough out there at the coliseum., man, it's, the joy, the spirit was moving out there this week. the community. what you saw out there at the coliseum is what our community is all about. and i think that's what the most difficult part about it is because you got an opportunity to see what everybody is about in this community. nobody talked about anything negative. everybody came together for the same thing, and the same reason is to send off this blessing that has been here in oakland for all this time. hey players have told me for years, and i'm sure you as well. there's something about the vibe here in oakland that's different than any other league team in baseball, any other league in america. what is that special sauce we got here? it's just real, man. it's just us here in the bay, man. that's just how we are. and i've been so blessed to be in every stadium in this country as far as the major leagues is concerned. and i respect every culture and every city that i go in. but man, ain't no place like home. just lik

here we are live at the coliseum for the 6:00 newscast. live here all evening now where there are no more games left to play for the a's here. >>> nearly 60 years in oakland, through the years some of the best fans in the league witnessing greatness with rickey. >> anderson going, the throwdown bounces and he's in. >> reporter: and the bash brothers. >> oh, baby, did he get that one. >> and now it all ends here for the a's in oakland. >> a 3-2 win for the oakland athletics. >> dedicated fans are saying their final good byes. >> the a's have given me so much, so just coming here one last time. >> and reflecting on their time in the town. >> to me it's not just the wins and losses. it's the people you meet and these people in the

and she goes, i'd rather suffer. >> as a's fans packed the coliseum parking lot outside the coliseum's gate was this sign. >> i worked here for 15 years. i met my wife working here. >> paul, and his love for the oakland a's is forever linked to the other love of his life. >> his wife met here at one of the wine tasting events that they had years ago, and we've been married for 21 years now with his daughter. >> he's among the fans who are coming back with families, saying goodbye to the ballpark where love took root. >> he proposed up on the scoreboard a scoreboard during the middle of a game. >> rose share says. that was 1991, when she came with her then boyfriend, dan. >> he was like, you know, rose, look at the scoreboard. and i read it and i'm like! went back watching the game. >> and as they walked up to the coliseum thursday, dan share remembers that agonizing wait. >> they said it was either going to be in the middle of the fourth or middle of sixth. it didn't come up in the middle of the fourth. so i had to talk. rose into staying in her seat, and then rose saw the question. >>

we are coming to you live from the oakland coliseum in oakland. it was the last game, the last call. they won, so we can call it a huge victory, but it was a sad good-bye after 57 years here in oakland, but as their parting gift, the team delivered one last victory to their loyal fan base. take a look. >> here's the 1-2, jankowski to schuman and the ground ball will end things, a 3-2 win for the oakland athletics, one more win for the oakland fans. >> it was a packed house for this historic game. the game ended about three hours ago, but many fans lingered behind to soak up every bit of the magic the a's brought to oakland. some fans tried to take a piece of the stadium with them. this guy ripped a seat from the ground and leading up to the game one last hoorah in the parking lot. there was barbecuing. there was a dance party ahead of this big sendoff. some were here bright and early with cars in the parking lot before dawn. there were long lines wrapping around the coliseum to get in. so the a's went out with a 3-2 victory over the rangers, what

the oakland coliseum home. right now they're playing their final game there. fans arrived early this morning bringing memories of the good times as well as 2 years. four's philippe djegal joins us live now from the stadium to kick off our live team coverage of the a's final home game in oakland. a truly emotional moment for the fans. they're fully. >> yeah, people beside themselves kind of don't really know how to react at this moment. you kind of prepare yourself for the final game here of the coliseum. and then you take a look at it. you're like my goodness. i've spent so much of my life time here. and now we need to say goodbye and it is very difficult. the a's are playing the rangers right now they are leading in the top of the 6th inning with the score is kind of secondary to what's going on here at the oakland coliseum. people showing up early to soak in what is going on. and that is a good buy fans on the field. checking out the players who are trying to keep this day as normal as possible. but i was lis

i'm going to dial up the coliseum picture.have the south bay up, i have to dial up the coliseum picture somewhere here, but. all right, since i have the south bay commute up, i will say that the south bay commute looks very good. there have been no major issues there. traffic continues to move well, but i didn't want to start with the coliseum here. you can see that the traffic looks good, but there are already people lining up to get into the gate, believe it or not. and actually, why wouldn't you believe it? it's the last a's home game. people are excited. they want their spot, and there's already a little bit of a backup trying to get off and trying to line up. they're not going to open the gates for a bit, so there's already people kind of queuing up there. all this means for you, even if you're not going to the game, maybe you're going to go watch it at home. or maybe you're not. you know, participating, but it is going to have an effect on interstate 880 today in both directions. this afternoon. especially use 580 instea

after 57 seasons, the a's played their final game at the coliseum.ht, fans are in mourning, many of them gathering at a brewery for a wake of sorts. a chance to lean on another after a heartbreaking but unforgettable day at the ballpark. i think of all the memories i've experienced here since the 70s, when my dad would bring us out to the games for bat day, all the birthday celebrations i've had here. it's so emotional and i just don't know what i'm going to do. i'm just here to soak it in. you know, i've been coming for 30 years. it's, you know, it's kind of depressing a little bit. a lot of tears and a lot of memories made. now, we knew this day was coming, but that hasn't made it any easier. nbc bay area's pete suratos begins our coverage tonight from oakland with more on what happened once fans finally left the coliseum. the a's may have played their last game at the coliseum, but fans are coming together tonight to pay their last respects to a team that they're sad to see leave town. it's coming out. since the game wrapped up hours ago, but fans

this coliseum will be rocking tonight, tomorrow, and thursday. over the years, this place here has been a homefield advantage for the green and gold. the manager and the visiting dugout knows all about it. what this place can sound like. >> oh man, i've had headaches leaving this place. oh man, i'm ready to go out there to take care of business myself sometimes. >> the players are excited about the opportunity to play in front of a sellout. thursday will be a special day. i don't think fans want to leave the stadium. >> reporter: the long-time groundskeeper getting the infield ready for one of the final times manager mark kotsay played four seasons with the a's, so he has plenty of memories that he's been thinking about this week. >> celebrating 2006 divisional series. throwing up in center field during that game. not being able to celebrate like i wanted to. there's tons of memories. i'm sure it will be an emotional day in every way. >> reporter: back to the 49ers who will be on the practice field tomorrow. it's installed day for the patriots. o

and she goes, i'd rather suffer as a's fans packed the coliseum parking lot outside the coliseum's gate this sign i worked here for 15 years. >> i met my wife working here. >> paul indelicato's love for the oakland a's is forever linked to the other love of his life. >> his wife met here at one of the wine tasting events that they had years ago, and we've been married for 21 years now with his daughter. >> he's among the fans who are coming back with families, saying goodbye to the ballpark where love took root. >> he proposed up on the scoreboard a scoreboard during the middle of the game. >> rose share says that was 1991 when she came with her. then boyfriend, dan. >> he was like, you know, rose, look at the scoreboard. and i read it and i'm like! went back watching the game. >> and as they walked up to the coliseum thursday, dan schnur remembers that agonizing wait. >> they said, it's either going to be in the middle of the fourth or middle of sixth. it didn't come up in the middle of the fourth, so i had to talk. rose into staying in her seat, and then rose saw the question. >> rose

all right. >> well today's finale at the coliseum was emotional. as you can imagine, for a's fans, this woman seen openly crying in her seat, not ready to leave after the final out. >> that sort of says it all, doesn't it? she was one of many fans today in a sellout crowd. nearly 47,000 a's loyalists packed the coliseum. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to a few of them after the game, and he continues our live team coverage. hi. answer >> ama and dan. good evening. when kool and the gang song celebration came on, everybody knew game over a's win, but now they're headed to sacramento on the way to vegas. but for fans, this is it. you can see there's a few here still tailgating, but many of the fans we spoke to say today felt different. they know this was the end. >> it was heavier today for sur. the last few games there was a little bit more jovial kind of tone to it. today was just you felt it as soon as you walked in the stadium. i mean, there was a lot of heaviness when katie took the field that got me, you know, definitely wiping s

this was the coliseum.his was part let's listen in >> well, it appears marcotte says microphone is not working. let's just let's wrap it up. you asked me about the third team leaving warriors were going to leave no matter what. as soon as joe lake bought the team, they realized the greater asset value would be in san francisco, and they built their own arena. so they control everything. they're not just a renter. as far as the raiders, here's what's really frustrating is that john fisher and again oakland politics. they sold him the land. the politicians gave him the land. and he squatted on the land, preventing the raiders from building a football stadium. that's why they're in vegas. so you want to sit down and talk to mark davis, and he'll talk your ears off for a few hours about john fisher and the a's. right? >> he might have joined you in your commentary the other day. >> yes. which still lives on. and if you can see, actually, traffic's not too bad on 8-80 because you know why? because no one's going

parking lot outside the coliseum's gate. was this sign. >> i worked here for 15 years. i met my wife working here. >> paul and lakatos love for the oakland a's is forever linked to the other love of his life. >> his wife met here at one of the wine tasting events that they had years ago, and we've been married for 21 years now with his daughter. >> he's among the fans who are coming back with families, saying goodbye to the ballpark where love took root. >> he proposed up on the scoreboard a scoreboard during the middle of the game. >> rose share says. that was 1991, when she came with her then boyfriend, dan. >> he was like, you know, rose, look at the scoreboard. and i read it and i'm like! went back watching the game. >> and as they walked up to the coliseum thursday, dan sher remembers that agonizing wait. >> they said, it's either going to be in the middle of the fourth or middle of sixth. it didn't come up in the middle of the fourth. so i had to talk, rose into staying in her seat, and then rose saw the question. >> r

at the coliseum. after the game last night, a groundskeeper was scooping up dirt from the field into bags and water bottles for fans to take home, and keep. now that is the contrast to what we saw in other videos. fans ripping out coliseum seats will tell you they did not get to take those home. they did not get to keep them. but oakland police tell us they will have more than 100 officers at tonight's game, just in case things get rowdy. if the fans have been running through the whole gamut of emotions, from nostalgia to sadness and frustration, workers have an extra layer of financial insecurity. while the stadium contractor aramark told us that they are bargaining with workers unions and will offer people roles within the organization. some of the workers say aramark is actually refusing to pay severance and health insurance. we do have married couples that are working, have been working here for a while, and they're not going to get anything, and the only thing that they're going to get is the las

there at the coliseum. >> betty, thank you for that. and as oakland prepares to say goodbye to the a's, the city's independent professional baseball team has a special message to fans. in a letter from the oakland ballers, the team's co-founders wrote in par, quote, the ballers never set out to replace the a's like many of you. we will mourn their loss like many of you. the a's departure feels like a death in the family. friday morning, we will wake up to the beginning of a new chapter in the rich city of baseball in oakland. the main difference between this chapter and those of the past is that we are inviting you, the fans, to create that future along with us. >> while the a's departure from oakland is not just a sad moment for fans, but it's also a really challenging time for concession workers. ktvu crystal bailey spoke to some coliseum employees who, as of tomorrow night, will be without a job. >> thursday's game is the last day on the job for workers at the coliseum. their fate has been up in the air all season, but they say arama

nbc bay area's ian cull joins us live outside the coliseum. we see one car leaving behind you, but some fans in the background, they just don't want to say good-bye. ian was it what is it like out there? they're just trying to soak it all in every last minute. they can and you can understand a team being here for 57 years. although police and security, i will say, are telling them it's time to move along. after what was a very emotional day for most of them, we saw a number of people in the stands in tears for the final out of the game. many of them said it feels like a funeral. others said it was one final party. they described it like you're going to see a family member knowing that's it. you'll never see them again. the lead up has been years in the making, but the finality sunk in. this afternoon. it's very hard and i just fear for the future of sort of american fandom, because this is a real abandonment of the fan. it's going to it's going to suck that they're leaving. but hey, i know it's a business. so we asked fans, are they going to f

and the rain. >> oakland coliseum. the city hall insiders have a formula: grow the system, exploit the system. take mark farrell's record. after receiving the largest ethics fine in city history for breaking campaign laws. mark authorized a commission almost every year he was in office. he was even caught taking donations from people he would then appoint to commissions, including a felon convicted of bribery. san francisco's challenges demand urgency, not more of the same failed insiders. >> any newscast, sadly, you have no shortage of violence on the streets, in our schools, in our homes. but tonight we're going to do something special. we're going to take you to the future courage museum in san francisco. and that's where they honored people who faced violence and fear with courage. >> might make me hurt. you might get the pain that you're not gonna break spirit. >> it's a first of its kind live here in san francisco's presidio museum devoted to courage. all of the people that are peak in the museum have incredible

what do you think should happen to the coliseum?r options keep it as is or renovate for other events, or demolish it and start anew, demolish it. start new 64%. some say you know, there are some issues inside the building, right? of the smelly nature. right, renovated for other events, 36% key passes, 0% right now. but you can scan the qr code on the top right hand corner of your screen or head to ktvu dot com slash viewer poll and let us know what you think. >> keep weighing in. yeah, i still would love to see a waterfront ballpark at some point. that would be like they have in san francisco. >> it's not a done deal yet. >> oh my gosh, it did so much for the city. and i've talked about that quite a bit that that waterfront ballpark and what it has meant for the city. it would be amazing in oakland. it would have been all right. i had a few bucks to chip in. i would i would do it myself. >> but there you go, pam. pam the billionaire. i like the way that i wish i would share. exactly. good morning everyone. right now we do have a bac

it snaked around the coliseum. i was at the game today and i have to tell you it was a really strange mix of sadness -- i can't tell you how many time i overheard people talking about their memories or how sad it is or what a shame this whole thing was -- and then there was this energy and excitement to be a part of this game and the fans were loud today. >> let's go oakland! >> and they were loud thanks in part to none other than crazy george, the lifelong cheerleader and a's fan there with his drum and cutoff shorts. he's been at this for decades. after all, he's credited with starting the wave at the coliseum back in 1981. we also caught this. >> foul ball, closest i ever got to getting a foul ball. >> that fan caught the last foul ball of the game. he will have bragging rights forever. there was some rowdy moments, too, not many, but some did stop play at the bottom of the seventh someone throwing a flare onto the field that they somehow had handy. then there was the beer can that was chucked, a lot of booing a

jorge and the a's at the coliseum that started the wave. this was kind of some painful flashbacks for a lot of people as well. so we did this about five years ago when the raiders left town to a smaller degree, when the warriors left oakland and now the a's, it's just hard to imagine this city of oakland, the great city of oakland, without any three major teams, which we've had for decades. garvin, we'll send it back to you. raj. thanks means so much to you, clearly and to so many people in the bay area. thanks so what's next for one of the oldest major league ballparks in the nation? well, first, the stadium is swapping pitchers for a pitch. next year, the oakland roots soccer team announced a $3 million commitment to play 17 home games at the coliseum for their next season, while their oakland hometown soccer team they've been playing at cal state east bay in hayward. this will bring them back to oakland for the first time since 2022. another hope from the city was that the one year deal will keep some vendors and other workers employed,

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and she goes, i'd rather suffer. >> as a's fans packed the coliseum parking lot outside the coliseum's gate was this sign. >> i worked here for 15 years. i met my wife working here. >> paul and lakatos love for the oakland a's is forever linked to the other love of his life. >> his wife met here at one of the wine tasting events that they had years ago, and we've been married for 21 years now with his daughter. >> he's among the fans who are coming back with families, saying goodbye to the ballpark where love took root. >> he proposed up on the scoreboard a scoreboard during the middle of the game. >> rose share says that was 1991, when she came with her then boyfriend, dan. >> he was like, you know, rose, look at the scoreboard. and i read it and i'm like, went back watching the game. >> and as they walked up to the coliseum thursday, dan sher remembers that agonizing wait. >> they said it was either going to be in the middle of the fourth or middle of sixth. it didn't come up in the middle of the fourth. so i had to talk, rose into staying in her seat, and then rose saw the question.

this was interesting that they got a little help from the coliseum. sanaz. they say the coliseum. some remains undefeated as wyatt langford lost rbi single for jj bleday in the 5th to make it 3, nothing reminiscent of josh hamilton in 2012 and then mason miller. oh, man, what a dominant closer he's been all year. he gets the final out as travis janikowski grounds out to end it and the a's do hold on for a 3, 2, win over the rangers. and then afterwards. boy, nobody wanted to leave this park. the fans stayed here for a long time. the team came out of the dugout and tipped their caps, saluted the fans. you know, it was it was really emotional at that point. you saw fans collecting coliseum, dirt to take home as a souvenir. and the manager mark kotsay got on the mic and address thesepoakland fans. take a listen. >> share this moment. with the clock so proud of. it's important to >> that's having kids, especially what people in >> boy, what an emotional day for the players from mark kotsay for the fans for all the stadium workers as the sun now setting at the oakland coliseum for the

mike. >> amber lee live tonight at the oakland coliseum. amber. thank you. well, one fan group is urging people who go to the final game on thursday to respect the coliseum and all of those who work there. last dive bar posted on x today saying, do not throw trash on the field or cause any damage to the coliseum. it's just plain wrong to make the employees clean up trash on their last shift. the a's have reportedly told players and coaches to leave the field immediately after the game, over concerns over how fans are going to react here to that final out at the coliseum. now this week, we've been asking for your memories of the a's in the coliseum and you've definitely responded. jessica laverty. laverty excuse me, sent us this from oakland saying her dad ray died on august 9th, 2022, the same night the a's were honoring ray fosse. the family bulk ordered shirts from the last dive bar, who then told the a's organization about the family. the team gifted this family 40 tickets so they could honor papa ray. great story. thank you for sharing, jessica. you can

the coliseum to open at 8:00. but there were so many fans parked out front that the team opened the gates instead at seven this morning, so they could have an extra hour of tailgating before the first pitch inside the parking lot, many fans wearing t shirts or flying flags that read cell, urging fisher to sell the a's to an ownership group who would keep the team here and build a new stadium here and keep the team in oakland in spite of this being the last home game, the mood has been festive. there's been lots, lots of barbecue out there, booze, music, green and yellow colors. this, by the way, will be the first and only sellout crowd at the coliseum for the a's this final season here in oakland. it's sad. i wish we had more time. my parents took us when they were around. we were around this age and i was hoping to get many more years like this with them. definitely going to cry when i get in there. are you? oh, 100%. there's no way i won't. john fisher, you had the capability and responsibility to keep this this

hi everybody out at the coliseum? of course.weather camera looking out towards the salesforce tower this morning. and we do not have any fog. you can see the very tip top at 1000ft. we will have a glorious day today all the way back to the coast. the clouds will wipe away early. what little stratus we do have there. it is really a beach day today with sunshine for all. this weekend we will have slight cooling in our inland areas, but still well above average. and next week. wow! we have triple digits and dry weather and our fire concerns will elevate. meanwhile, 50 degrees in santa rosa and nevada, 54 in fremont, 56 sfo. check out half moon bay 48 degrees. our storm tracker clearly illustrates we do have a busy, active weather pattern, but it's well to the north of the bay area. what you're looking at here is a clear slot. the san mateo coastline is clear as well, so therefore our temperatures are going to respond to the influence of high pressure. 70s there 80s around the bay and 90s in our inland areas, trucking all the way in

the coliseum.yeah, i it does hurt my favorite memories with those safeway saturday barbecues, which i believe you started when you were with the team. i did. we gave away free food for the first 10,000 people, and people were yelling at me, our concessionaire and the food consumption went up. when people were finished with the free food, i was at probably about, i was at probably about 50 of those games as a kid. the free safeway saturday barbecue. and what we tried to do is create a sense of joy and what the oakland coliseum represented to me and many, many millions of people is the last town square. people could get together, maybe have their differences with different logos, but at the end of the game, high five fist bump, enjoy themselves and be back for the next game. that's gone. yeah, it's i've always said it. there's no vibe than the oakland vibe. the raiders aren't the same. even the warriors across the bay are not the same. and the a's certainly won't be the same without the gang celebrat

many have worked at the coliseum for decades. >> they have. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan joins us live from the coliseum as we continue our team coverage and their stories. suzanne >> larry. ama. indeed. what a bittersweet day for so many of the coliseum staff here. not only are they losing their beloved team, many of them are also losing their jobs. let's go oakland for one last time, fans packed into the final a's game at oakland coliseum, and beer vendor kendrick thompson, otherwise known as ice cold kenny ball. thompson has spent the past 13 years working at the coliseum. he followed his step dad's footsteps and became a vendor here. he said he fell in love with the game, the culture and the work. >> i know i'm going to cry real soon. i feel it coming. i just almost had a moment. i'm trying to bite the bullet as long as i can until the ninth inning. >> although thompson is losing his job, he says he'll be okay because he'll go where the work is at other stadiums and in other cities. >> not a lot of people can go to every stadium li

here's a live look at the coliseum. today's game expected to draw an influx of fans hoping to bid the team farewell. we're breaking down everything you need to know if you're planning on attending. plus, florida hunkers down as hurricane helena approaches. the storm is expected to make landfall as a category three. a live report on the final preparations now underway, and meteorologist kari hall is tracking its path. this is today in the bay. and good morning. i'm ginger conejero saab. marcus is off this morning, and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike for a look at that morning commute. what about the forecast? good morning kari. good morning. yesterday was so nice. it did get really windy in the afternoon into the evening. but we are going to start to see those temperatures trending up a little bit more. right now we're nice and cool. it's 57 in dublin, palo alto and in san francisco and in san jose, 62 degrees. as we take a look at these highs for this afternoon, we are going to be up to 85 in novato and santa

. >> thursday's game is the last day on the job for workers at the coliseum. their fate has been up in the air all season, but they say aramark, the vendor that employs concession workers, won't be offering severance and is cutting off their health benefits after the final home game. unite here local two, a union representing 400 people, says they're being abandoned by the a's subcontractor. many of them oakland natives, because we're centered in east oakland, we get a lot of the workers from the area. for robert preston, a manager who runs a beer stand. he's given 39 years of his life to the coliseum, and he says he's watched attendance dwindle over the years, but he never expected to be left high and dry. >> a lot of people, this is their only job. and so they get they get all their medical benefits from this job. >> and kenyatta gentry says she started working at the coliseum when she was only 19 years old. it helped her afford her first apartment. >> my grandfather worked here, my aunties work here, my husband works here. >> she says she has a heart condit

at the coliseum. wilson's first career walkoff and the a's win 5-4. >> nothing like a walkoff at the ball game. >>> well, the a's were the last remaining professional sports team in oakland. they shared the site with the raiders and warriors and played at the arena before they left five years ago to move across the bay. but what will happen to the coliseum complex when the a's leave? wilson walker talked with a new owner about their plans. >> noway, if you had a vehicle, and it reached 6 #, if you took care of it and it was pristine and it would be become a classic, that's the arena. >> reporter: as the head of the group that now owns the site, ray bobbitt says his vintage 1966 arena will now be the centerpiece of whatever comes next here. >> in every iteration of this site, the arena stays. and is a focal point of any first phase development. >> reporter: in fact, the arena has done quite well in the warriors' absence, bobbitt calls it a perfect mix of a classic room at just the right scale. in great

live at the coliseum, coming up at five. have a great afternoon >> finn: [sighs] ahh... >> steffy: good swim? >> finn: yeah. it's just-it's a great way to start the morning. >> steffy: mm-hmm. >> finn: mmm. but this... this is better. [chuckles] >> steffy: it's the best. >> finn: yeah. um...what's your schedule like?

the coliseum a's closer. mason miller first baseman tyler soda straw and outfielder mark can talk about that and getting through all these are also collecting dirt from the mound following the game. just incredible. getting that piece of history there. okay. well, i don't have to get those names like to talk about mascot another grand goodbye to work off. here is per saying felt farewell to his friends at the oakland lai. stomper stopper made his debut back in 1997 perform numerous major league baseball all-star games through the years. just incredible there. and just to wrap up here, fans still going to the epic highs and lows of major league baseball for days. you've been sending us in your favorite memories. here are some of them and you can check out more on the kron 4 dot com website. so we just want to showcase all the incredible happy memories that you made over the years with your favorite right? showing them with us. yeah, absolutely. that's it for us here on the kron. 4 news at 3. thank you so much

juliette goodrich leads our team coverage live from the coliseum for us. what was it like being with the crowd there today? >> reporter: there were so many people here saying, we saw it. we were here. we got to say good-bye. they weren't ecstatic about that feeling, but nonetheless they were here to cheer on. people are still kind of lingering now. i'm smelling that smell of hotdog, actually that could be because i got one, a last one from the vendor. i couldn't help myself. so there you go. good way to spend $10. fans were here bright and early i have to say and they were dressed in their oakland a's gear, so bright and fashionable with the t-shirts that say "the last game." their cars in the parking lot were there before dawn lined up ready to go. that's part of the experience as well. as we saw all these fans just lining up and kind of high fiving each other saying here we are, the last of the last, we got to talk to some fans and hear what they had to say. so after the game the team shared a special moment with the fans. they were tipping to the faithf

. >> the end of the oakland a's time at the coliseum hit home thursday. the last game is a win for the a's, but a loss for fans. >> my god, i'm going to cry now. it's breaking my heart to see the a's go. everybody knows i'm the biggest a's fan. so it's a big part of my life. >> it's been really sad just knowing that this is the last time that i can really walk in with friends. >> it's a little coliseum replica, a parting gift for fans, including this east bay native. are you going to watch them in sacramento since you now live in sacramento? >> it's bittersweet. i think we'll go to a couple games, but they're not going to be the oakland a's anymore. >> after the game, the dismantling of the pitcher's mound as a's head groundskeeper clay wood looks on. he's been with the a's for more than three decades. >> it's just that green and gold blood you develop over all those years. so that's that's definitely a difficult part, wood tells me. >> he started working for the a's when he was 19 years old. >> it's been a rough day for sure. it's just it's, you know, ju

so we would love to see your memories of the a's at the coliseum. post them on social media and tag kpix. if you want to see more stories on the a's final days at the coliseum, go to our website, kpix.com. >>> all right, turning to some other news now, learning more about the defense strategy in the case against the man who is accused of stabbing tech executive bob lee in san francisco last year. th suggest lee may have carried the knife and attacked the man who pushed back and redirected the weapon at lee. >> our theory is that our client stood his ground, okay, and he used the amount of force necessary to make sure that he wasn't hurt, that he didn't -- that he didn't sustain substantial serious bodily injury or death, and he did. that's our theory. >> in a pre-trial hearing today a forensic expert testified that the wounds found on lee could be consistent with the defense's theory of self-defense. that same expert also said the injuries could be consistent with the prosecution's argument that he stabbed lee. the judge approved the expert to testi

let's look good is live outside the coliseum. leslie, this, you know, it's just >> yet, like i said, you know, the food and beverage workers found out 48 hours ago that they will not receive severance pay or receive any benefits. and many of them have been here from 20 to 30 years and they say it's a terrible way to say goodbye. a's workers are devastated after learning on monday they will not receive benefits or severance pay after their final day. when you're 24 years. i remember when i first started unite here, local 2 who represents the hundreds of workers here at the coliseum says the decision to deny workers benefits. they have already earned violates their union contract. we also made a request to air march. said no to expedite the arbitration, the work. they wouldn't have to wait a long time. and they also no. >> they are filing a legal greeted as their next steps. one worker who spoke with us became emotional sharing. she is not sure what's next. i mean, my medicine. >> we know and and i've been working here. hard for yo

nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney is live at the coliseum.ry, so many wonderful memories of the past few years, but tomorrow's final game could create some bad memories for fans to. yeah, there have been some rumblings online and in sports illustrated. there was an article talking about how some a's fans might want to come onto the field and do something that would make those bad memories after tomorrow's final game ever here in oakland. tonight i went out and i found people who have been following the a's from the stands, a broadcast booth on the field for decades, and asked them what it might be like after tomorrow's game. reporter a good crowd at the oakland coliseum tonight for the last a's game ever under the lights. let's go upwards. so surreal. some fans don't know how to feel. i'm, like, happy, but i'm really sad at the same time. and it's just heartbreaking because they're leaving. because, i mean, you can go to sacramento, you can go to vegas, but it's not oakland. i came to my very first a's game back in 1992, when i was just seven

the new owners of the coliseum. >> well, for the first time since the oakland coliseum was built in the 1960's, there are no professional sports teams playing here. but all goes well in the years ahead, this entire site will get a makeover. and professional sports will return starting next year. in an emotional and rousing display a's fans said goodbye to their team during thursday's final home game at the coliseum. >> but the cheers have faded away. the a's are moving on. the coliseum now sits quiet, but definitely not forgotten. in recent months, the oakland-based african american sports and entertainment group or a a s a g has reached deals with the city of oakland, alameda county and the a's to take over sole ownership of the property, which includes the nearby oakland arena. they are now working with a developer to re. imagine the future of this historic location. >> i'm really excited about the new chapter of the site. ray bobbitt as the entertainment group's president. he says they are looking at possibly dividing the coliseum into 20 different development pads that could be used

it's going to be workers for the coliseum that have to do that. so just please keep them in mind because it's hard for them to just be respectful. yeah exactly. exactly. >> go out on a high note. >> yeah. all right. >> well, the a's thanks, larry. the a's effort to build a new ballpark in las vegas is taking a small step forward this week. officials approved the demolition of the tropicana hotel, which is the location the team wants to put its new stadium. it is set to be imploded on october 9th. the a's timeline has construction starting next year, with the ballpark opening in 2028, but they still need to work out the financing. the money is still not squared away, so we'll see. now larry will have more reaction from the players ahead in sports and stay with abc seven news for coverage of tomorrow's final a's game at the coliseum. ever. we have coverage on air, online and anywhere you stream. >> well moving on. new details tonight on a deadly fire in union city earlier this week. it has turned into a murder investigation. that fire happened early

but we had 47,000 fans in the coliseum. that's amazing.is it could have been that way all along. had the team owner, john fisher, not cheaped out at every possible opportunity because he was trying to save money. and it's unfortunate, but there's the view. majestic. it was even greater before they built mount davis when the raiders came back because you could see into the hills, it was just glorious. in fact, when i first moved to the bay area in 1989, the oakland coliseum was the ballpark. it was cool. it was the place to be because the giants were playing in candlestick at that point, which is just like, you know, if you if you like to feel what a cyclone feels like blowing in your face, that's that's what candlestick was. and unfortunately, you know, the coliseum has just gotten old and decrepit over time. >> those were the world series days. >> yeah, yeah, those were great times as well as oakland a's fans say goodbye to nearly six decades of baseball in oakland, we want to highlight the team's rich history in the town. >> yeah. >> her