a's owner john fisher, the president, and major league issue told the city to look for a new home. >>> new at 11:00, the state department is telling americans, don't travel to japan, just two months before the world is converging on tokyo for the olympics, covid-19 infections are surging again. the committee says it is confident all athletes will be safe. reaction from the the bay area olympic family. >>> the message comes from the u.s. state department issuing its highest travel advisory. it couldn't be more direct. don't go to japan. have have been 36,000 cases of covid-19 in japan, in the middle of the highest surge as the olympics are weeks ago. >> we're going to be well taken care of. we're going to be well tested. and i just feel okay about the whole situation. >> he says he's had to stay laser focused on his goal and hope for the best. >> the first time around, they were talking about canceling the olympics and ended up postponing it. i just kept trying to train, doing what i can to be safe. >> u.s. fencing coach from san francisco. training his son alexander and the rest of th

the history of the a's seeking a new venue this goes back a %-ú then lou wolf came along with john fisher they tried to move to freemont then san jose. cabel picked up made a pitch. any of these came short of getting a shovel close to the ground. some division against politicians in the city about what to do with the existing coliseum location. the a's want to redevelop that site. and the team really recently asked for more than $800 million in infrastructure and that has raised some concerns. >> we need to have other options because we're running out of time. the current facility, we can't everyone keep the lights on some days. we need to make sure the franchise has a landing zone some where if it doesn't work in oakland. >> obviously the pandemic halted all progress. mlb is saying enough is enough. there's plenty of cities that would like to have the a's. you have vegas, nashville, you have portland. there are other opportunities out there but none of those cities have existing ballparks that the a's could just move to any time soon. so it's oakland's move now. approve howard terminal o

also the a's owner john fisher released his own statement today. fisher is the reclusive san francisco billionaire whose parents started the gap. he said in part the future success of the a's depends on a new ballpark. it goes on to say oakland is a great baseball town and we will continue to pursue our waterfront ballpark project. we will also follow mlb's direction to explore other markets. >>> well, the attorney general is rolling out a plan to address hate crimes against the aapi community. creating a new racial justice bureau that will include six new attorneys specifically focussed on strengthening legal responses to hate crimes. it came hours after san francisco police arrested a suspect accused of robbing an elderly asian woman just a few blocks from union square. police are still trying to determine the motive, but do not believe race was a factor. the attorney general says he wants to make sure there is a balance between holding people accountable and anding to what he calls the broken parts of the criminal justice system. >> hate crime s

john fisher says he's committeddoesn't yet have a balr one plan safe to say that the age will be here for a while, but if you remember they were saying they hope to be ready to go by opening day of 2023. we have yet to see an official plan. you have yet to see a shovel in the ground. and that obviously isn't gonna happen in time for 2023. so hopefully what this is, is major league baseball, saying to all those different bureaucracies, and we've seen all the different battles in the lawsuits you got better get it together or you're gonna lose your baseball team. that's it. all right. ktvu sports anchor joe fonzi. thank you. mayor shaft put out this statement that reads. in part we share mlb sense of urgency and their continued preference for oakland today statement makes clear the only viable path to keep the a's rooted in oakland is a ball park on the waterfront. the mayor went on to add that the city has made great strides so far to bring the howard terminal proposal to fruition, and she called on all of the parties involved. come together on plans for a new waterfront neighborhood,

today's owner john fisher and major league baseball said the team is taking steps toward possible relocation played in oakland. >> since 1968. so tte prospect of them leaving is a really tough pill to swallow, especially after losing the raiders and warriors back to back. but today, major league baseball made it clear that plans for a new stadium aren't moving fast enough for them. here's a look at what the league said in an official statement the gist is after 4 years of negotiations between the team and the city of oakland. mlb says the city is moving too slowly on approving the team's plans for the proposed howard terminal ball park downtown they've instructed the a's to quote, explore other markets while they continue to pursue a waterfront ballpark in oakland, end quote. the team also made clear that the current coliseum site is not an option for their vision of the future of baseball. so to figure out what this really might mean for the future of the a's. i spoke to team president dave kaval today. >> we've got hundreds of community meetings, spent 10's of millions of dollars. you know

it all started when today's owner john fisher and major league baseball said the team is taking steps toward this possible relocation is of course, have played in oakland since 1968. so the prospect of them leaving. it's just a really tough pill to swallow, especially after already losing the raiders and the warriors back to back. but today, major league baseball made it clear that plans for a new stadium aren't moving fast enough for them. here's a look at what the league said in it's official statement that just is after 4 years of negotiations between the team and city mlb says the city is moving too slowly on improving the team's plans for the proposed howard terminal ballpark. that would be downtown. so they've instructed aides to quote, explore other markets while they continue to pursue a waterfront ballpark in oakland. the team also made clear that the current coliseum site is not an option for their vision of the future of baseball. so to figure out what this might really mean for the future of the a's. i did speak to dave campbell earlier today. >> we've got hundreds of comm

he tells me he hasn't had any communication with john fisher is owner or the president.kabul since 2019. >> if they really had an interest in dealing with our issues. they sit down and say. we acknowledge your issues. we understand your issues. let's all he or she is. that happen. instead, what we've gotten is let's move faster. that's very the facts. and let's not address issues that need to be so that's our that's how we're proceeding. and i guess where we're doing what you know, they expected which was we've got to go fast. we don't get fast and down if the city doesn't officially what we want. i guess we just want a war. >> now. i know we have so much more to get to in the show. but i just want to say quickly common bounce off from this. i don't know who that doorway and what's in the hearts of the hids. but yeah, what i took away from that interview was. if you guys are truly invested in oakland in this community. yes, your business, you want to make as much money as you can. but as a sports organization, you're also have to be on the same page as the people you ser

they asked to john fisher to sit down and meet with him. they don't even get a response.r flying to vegas perhaps for into visit possible ballpark locations but will not drive across the bridge to meet with local officials. really? the silhouette owner has run his team on the cheap send dave out to deliver his message? today, dave says we all have got to come together on this. >> what i would tell our fans is those people against the waterfront project, they are the happiest when our house is not in order and when there is internal strife. keep in mind, we will have to stay together to ensure we get an outcome that works for our fans. >> stay together. maybe stop tweeting! the outcome seems less and less likely the city of oakland and perhaps that is exactly what the owner and major league baseball really, really want. i hope i am wrong about that but we shall see. >>> we have seen capt. clay on about. about no mistake clay? klay thompson is rehabbing his achilles with a swim in the bay. wetsuit required followed by a moment of zen. >> i think it would be great to be klay

then lou wolf came along with john fisher from the gap, the billionaire. they send proposals to fremont, san jose. they made a pitch for l community college. all of these failed to even close then, howard terminal proposed in 2018. there has been some opposition from local businesses at the waterfront. there is some division amongst politicians about what to do with the existing coliseum's location which the a's want to develop a lot of moving parts. the request for $800 million in infrastructure improvements raised new concerns about this deal. a's president told me this afternoon that the team would pay upfront and recoup the investment on the backend. it is really a complicated proposal. he said this is a structure for stadium construction. we'll see. now, it is oakland's move. either approve the howard terminal. watch the a's raiders and orioles to whatever destination whether it is vegas or national. this is reallyis reallyis really negotiations truly really begin. we will see what happens over the course of the next few months. we will have more comi

more, including statements from the oakland city leaders, other groups and the owner of the a's john fisher, the reclusive billionaire from san francisco. he released a statement as well. we'll of course keep you updated on this story as it unfolds. >>> 12 and up. we are likely just days away from seeing the first 12-year-old californians qualify for the vaccine. will the tweens get the shot? nbc bay area jodi hernandez says contra costa county is working on plans to make it as easy as possible. >> reporter: starting next week middle schools and high schools across contra costa county will begin hosting covid-19 vaccination clinics. kids ages 12 to 15 are about to become eligible, and the county wants to bring the vaccine to them. >> well, i was feeling pretty hopeful because that means we can get one step further in battling this pandemic. >> reporter: that's how 13-year-old angie is feeling after learning her age group is days away from being eligible to get the covid-19 vaccine. she says she's been waiting for her turn to get a dose of protection. >> i think that getting vaccinated would

a's owner john fisher. major league baseball said that the team is taking steps towards possible move out of oakland. the a's have played in the town since 1968. so the prospect of them leaving is a really tough pill to swallow, especially after losing the raiders and warriors back to back. but today, major league baseball made it clear that plans for a new stadium are moving fast enough for them. the mlb statement reads in part major league baseball is concerned with the rate of progress on the a's new ballpark effort with local officials and other stakeholders. the oakland coliseum is not a viable option for the vision of baseball. >> we've got hundreds of community meetings, spent 10's of millions of dollars. you know, as the commissioner said, you know, he's very positive about our efforts. but we still have not seen the type of response that we need. and so we still we're not giving up yet. we still want to see if we can make this happen in oakland. but people need to understand that, you know, we're d

what you are telling me is that your owner, john fisher, billionaire from the gap,the ga, has the money to finance all of this but he wants return on the backend of the construction project? they had hundred million dollars in infrastructure? explain to me how this works. >> the way one of these infrastructure financing districts work is the property taxes that the project creates these are taxes that don't exist unless the project exists. and has been used to pay for the infrastructure and the developer back later on. it is a very common thing. it is done all over san francisco, peer 70, treasure island. it is a very common way for cities to invest in infrastructure. we are hopeful in a similar scenario it can work for oakland and allow us to unlock the potential. >> is this basically the start of real negotiations? >> we spent 4 1/2 years working with the city of oakland on this project. we have given everything we have to make it work at all the key time holders. the governor has certified the project. we really need the city council of oakland who is the lead agency to weigh in and

john fisher who is known for not being especially outspoken on these matters. dole.y he believes the site is chosen for their waterfront ballpark at howard terminal is one of the most complicated possible locations. he's still not sure why, but the team and the league have been reluctant to build their new park on the current coliseum property justine, thanks so much, kate. we're now learning that the president of santa clara university has resigned following an investigation. in a statement, the school board said that father kevin o'brien notified the school board of trustees of his resignation on may 9th. >> the board accepted at the next day, brian was placed on leave back in march of last year pending an investigation for alleged misconduct in comments. the school is now searching for its next president. and in the south based santa clara county residents. there will be seeing an increase in their water bills this summer. officials say it's to help with the drought conditions. kron four's. camila barco has a look at how much more people in the south bay will be p

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. ♪ ♪ >> shannon: welcome to "fox news @ night" in washington, i'm kristin fisher in for shannon bream. breaking tonight, johnry is facing scrutiny, this time for financial disclosure forms obtained by fox news that shows he invested in oil companies prior to becoming president biden's climate envoy, republicans are calling out thee biden administration's embrace of the 1619 project labeling it nonsense. tonight a supersized power panel debates. plus, two of the richest people in the world engaging in a salacious twitter war over the lunar lander. nasa has now suspended its contract offer until it can resolve the protests. we begin tonight with john kerry back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. white house correspondent kevin corke has the latest tonight, good evening. >> great to be with you, happy friday, the argument that kerry may have lost some money on some energy sector investments prior to becoming the envoy shouldn't disabuse anyone of the notion that the investments themselves by their very nature may be seen as dubious by some especially given his position and his possible influence and ho

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