laney?” bitcoin bonanza takes hold of the wormed markets? laney?dn't know hot air cost so much. what are bitcoins. it is a cryptow currency that people are getting excited about and spending up to £20,000 just for one wit coin but i'm not sure. i had a conversation with a student who was thinking of buying into the crypto currency. there are others on the markets but ijust find the whole thing, there is nothing tangible. i'm not sure where you spend your bitcoins, and also the volatility in the markets in terms of worth. it is massive. bitcoins are doing better than the pound ? it is massive. bitcoins are doing better than the pound? they are but it looks like it will be a bubble. i heard earlier on the bbc, somebody being interviewed, it is the fear of missing out. they are piling money into it, as they are seeing others piling money into it. the bubble will burst. robert skiller has told the times it will crash. there is a warning. good luck everyone. —— robert schiller. now, gordon ramsey, he is complaining that too many are coming into the rest

we flew over the land near 880, home to laney college and now, the college district is told to suspend talks with the as and that the focus should be best for the college and its students and apparently, that are is not a new major league baseball stadium. >> it wasn't one factor. but rather for us to look at ourselves and say what do we want at peralta and how do we ensure it's the best thing for us? >> reporter: as issued a statement saying that the team is shocked by the decision saying, quote, wall we wanted to do was to enter into a dofergz make all -- conversation to make this work for oakland and laney and the peralta community. a closer look at the remaining locations for the ballpark at 6:00. ken? >> all right. thank you. >>> this afternoon, there was a hope of a deal to end a strike by oakland city workers. kpix 5's juliette goodrich live outside city hall where the hope was short lived. juliette? >> reporter: ken, there was hope that both sides would come to a resolution but late this afternoon, it was clear that the strike continues. is it the strike over? after a closed se

here at the site of peralta community college headquarters on ninth street in oakland across from laney college. the college board has decided they do not want this project to move forward here at this site. essentially, they're not willing to give up the land to the oakland a's. the board decided in a closed session meeting yesterday to cut off talks with the oakland a's about their proposed stadium plans. in september the a's announced their preferred site for a new stadium was here at this location, the community colleges headquarters right across from laney college next to 880 here in oakland. there was a lot of concern from the get-go among the college community about this new stadium, potentially disrupting campus and possibly displacing low income residents in this area. we talked moments ago with the chancellor who was asked if he took offense to the way the a's announced their intention to build a ballpark at this site? >> it didn't -- we didn't take offense to anything. we really concentrated on what peralta's interests are. what our needs are for the future and what to explor

good evening, i'm laney college. >> i'm frank somerville.on workers will be back on the picket line again tomorrow morning shutting down many city services. more from ktvu's alyana gomez outside city hall tonight. >> reporter: good evening, frank and julie. several hours of discussions just wasn't enough time for the city council to come up with a resolution that not only works for the union workers but also works for the city. so again they took a recess today just before 4 p.m. many of those council members coming out of that meeting feeling and looking very defeated and frustrated saying, we'll have to see what happens or talk to the unions or talk to mayor schaaf. many of them just looking very disappointed because again, they will reconvene tomorrow at 1 p.m. to continue discussions and hope to have a resolution by the end of the week. now, right now, it seems like the city and the union workers are hung up on a cost of living increase. workers tell me a recent study found that oakland union workers are paid 10% less than other city wor

near laney college. (steve) but the college district board put a stop to the plan.ron 4's haaziq madyun reports.. it was a decision that caught everyone by suprise. the oakland a's can take the peralta community college site off of the list for potential new stadium locations...for now sotthe chancellor of the peralta college district says that exploration came to an end tuesday night when the board of trustees decided to discontinue planning for community engagement process on the baseball stadium propsal. a decision that shocked the oakland a's organization wednesdaysot but not necessarily on this site, in fact the chancellor is leaving the door open for another sports team to develop the site sot

(grant) the team's desire to build a new ballpark near laney college has fallen through. peralta community college district board has decided it wants no part of an a's ballpark on its land.(catherine) kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story... he joins us live from the coliseum.. j.r. you talked to a city council member who is sounding optimistic about another plan??. (j.r.)well she is. rebecca kaplan city councilmember at large here in oakland is hopeful that the team will work to build a new stadium here at this coliseum site in east oakland. to have the a's at the coliseum site. it already has bart and freeway access and parking and amtrak rail and airport access and so we can do something great with that site we can build restaurants shops and bars in conjunction with the a's ballpark.the team had wanted to build a 35-thousand seat ballpark in thousand seat build a 35-wanted to the team had the team had wanted to build a 35-thousand seat ballpark in downtown oakland near lake merritt and laney college one that would open in 2023. students and faculty were against

they made a pitch for laney college and they really struck out. story. >> it was surprising to me and honestly disappointing. >> that was oakland mayor reacting to the announcement this morning that it would not be entering into talks with the oak land as to build a new ballpark. >> we came to the conclusion that it's better that we step back. >> so basically you are saying no? >> that is correct. >> as college board president told us. >> our mission, which is completely focused on our educate he had educational needs for our students. >> still, it was a quick and stunning for the team. they were disappointed by the decision not to move forward. >> it was never that this was a done deal. >> the truth is the idea of a 35,000 seat ballpark right next door to the college was opposed by both the college faculty and students. >> increased traffic. >> oakland coliseum director said the team is welcome to stay right where they are. >> this is one of the best pieces of land in the country and we would like the as to see t

they wanted to build a new ballpark near laney college - but the deal fell through.ralta community college district board ordered its chancellor to end talks with the a's. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story tonight and joins us live from coliseum... j.r. you talked with a city council member. what are the plans going forward? (j.r.)tonight the a's aren't saying a lot and they're the ones who have to decide here. city council members have their own ideas. oakland citycouncilmember at-large rebecca kaplan didn't shy away from stadium talk wednesday night. less than 24 hours after the peralta community college district nix'd a plan that would open discussions for a new oakland a's stadium on their landkaplan was vocal about a plan to build a new ballpark and do it quickly.it's that old proposal to build on the existing coliseum site.sotthe oakland a's have been very vocal this year in their want to build a stadium near laney college but those i talked with in oakland wednesday night said they were never really big into that idea. in fact they like the current lo

plans to build a new oakland a's stadium near laney college ... have been put on hold.m had planned to a new home for the athletics on land owned by the peralta community college district. however the college district board decided to put a stop to the plan. the way the chancellor explains it ... the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site ... revealed the potential for other possibile options for the property.(sot) <"we wanted to explore the possibilities and along that line we have really started to learn a lot. we have a particular committee, the participatory governance council really started to help us examine what we could do in the future, what things could be.>(robin) no word yet on if the oakland athletics have found another potential landing spot ... for their new stadium. (robin) we have an update on tuesday night's deadly hit and run accident in fremont. a man was hit and killed as he was crossing warren avenue - just east of bradley street. he was apparently not in the crosswalk. police caught up with the driver and say she showed n

last week peralta community college board of trustees broke off talks with the team for land near laney college which was the original choice. we have been reaching out to the team but have not received a response. one councilwoman said i believe we should look at options for the coliseum site. the coliseum site has a bart station and pedestrian walkways which could be improved. >>> stanford is once again home to the nation's best college soccer teams. the stanford men beat indiana in double overtime to win their third straight national title. sam warner stole the ball and fired in the winning shot. in case you are wondering what they wear under their jerseys, they have tracking devices to measure fitness. stanford also won the women's soccer championship for the second consecutive season last weekend. congratulations to both of those great soccer teams.>>> hope solo is looking for a new job, she wants to be the president of the us soccer federation. she posted on facebook she will fight for equal opportunity, integrity and honesty. the 36-year-old used to play for the national team and

but the plans face opposition especially from laney college students and teachers.>> it would affect traffic. it would displaced people in the community. it would affect the education of students. it might be too disruptive. shifting the focus for profit.>> reporter: the a's -- said they were shocked by the decision to not move forward. always wanted to do was enter into a conversation about how to make this work for all of oakland laney and the peralta community college district. we are disappointed we will not have the opportunity. they wanted to abandon the oakland coliseum for years. now they're 15 a field of dreams have been quashed they could re-examine other sites including the jack london square waterfront. the current coliseum site is off the table because it would not bring in enough revenue. the a's cannot when this fight. a swing and a miss. a fight that had a lot of appeal not only to the a's but to the fans. beef -- because of the beauty of the backdrop of the oakland hills and lake merritt.>>> president trump is making good on a campaign promise signing a proclamation

.>>> an abrupt halt to the oakland a's plan to build a new park near laney college. the surprise decision came from the board of trustees. the district owns the land where the a's want to build the new stadium. we are live from what was the proposed site. what was the reaction today? >> it was one of shock. the governing board of the community college that owns the land that they want to build the stadium on the ordered the chancellor to stop talks with the team. it was a huge setback for the a's and their fans. you can see the announcement came out of left field. peralta community college districts order trustees which owns the land on which the oakland a's want to build a new ballpark ordered the chancellor to stop talks with the team. >> it was not just one major factor but rather for us to look at ourselves and say what do we want as peralta. and how do we ensure that it is the best thing for us. >> reporter: the move blindsided the a's who for the past year have been working with neighborhood groups to get everyone on board with a 35,000 feet stadium to be openi

the team was counting on a chunk of land near laney college but the college is saying no thanks. eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: if the a's wrthing fastball, today they got a curve from the parent district that runs laney college. >> it was never that this is a done deal. and i think i've been very clear that we had no commitment, no deal, no contract. >> and no new stimd this land in west oakland for the team. the community college district decided not to open communications with the a's. >> there was enough money offered but i think the conditions surrounding it has allowed us to really step back and say what do we want to do? >> and there was opposition. neighbors predicted traffic jams and gentryification. the a's issued a statement saying we are shocked by peralta's decision to not move forward. all we wanted to do was to move forward. we are disappointed that we will not have the opportunity. >> this appears to put the ashs back at square one but it also opens the door just a crack to the city's plans to build a new baseball stadium on the existing coliseum site. >>

week, the peralta community college district cut off talk with the a's on land district owns near laneyreached out to the a's, -- college. we reached out to the a's, but did not hear whether they would consider the site. she says we should believe we should work on a place for the a's on the coliseum site. the walkway could be improved to make it larger and more attractive and welcoming. >>> the san francisco 49ers celebrated this weekend. can you believe it? two straight wins. >> i know, two in a row. the raiders were not quite in a similar mood after under achieving this weekend. >> i think we had two winners last week at this time. this week, we do not have -- we do not have them this week at this time. the sample size is so small, about if you're fan of the 49ers, you can't help thinking they have it right. that is quarterback yesterday and yesterday garafolo got his second start and seems to have a good handle on the intangible to spread the ball around. garoppolo threw for 134 yards. his one touchdown pass went to celek on a beautifully designed play. the coach is singing garoppol

next for the oakland as and their dreams of a new stadium now that they won't be building it near laneyollege. at least two oakland city council members want the as to reconsider building a new stadium right where they are, at the coliseum. noel gallo and rebekah kaplan say the coliseum is the best location with freeway access and mass transit access, plus it already has the environmental planning clearance. last week the community college district's board of trustees broke off talks with the as about using land the district owns near laney college. we tried to contact the as about this. we haven't heard back yet as to whether they may reconsider the coliseum location. >>> well, stanford is once again home to the nation's best college soccer teams. stanford men beat indiana yesterday 1-0 in double overtime, won their third straight national title. cardinal midfielder san werner stole the ball, fired in the winning shot and in case you were wondering, this is what he wore under the shirt, his jersey, they are tracking devices. they measure the players' physical conditions like the heart

now that the site near laney college is no longer available. at least two oakland city council members told ktvu they want the as to reconsider a new stadium right where they are at the coliseum. council members noel gallo and rebecca kaplan say the coliseum is the best location with freeway and mass transit access, plus it already has environmental planning clearance. last week the peralta community college's district board of trustees broke off talks with the as on the land that the district owns near laney college. we tried to contact the as to get more information from them. we haven't received a response yet on whether they may reconsider the coliseum site. >>> the councilwoman kaplan said, quote, i believe we should work on options for the as at the coliseum site. the coliseum site already has a b.a.r.t. station with large capacity and the pedestrian walkway could be improved both to make it larger and to make it more attractive and welcoming. >>> president trump is going even deeper into alabama's pivotal senate race as voters get ready

.>>> new details on what is next for the oakland a's and the quest for a new stadium now that laney college is off the stadium. two oakland city council members tell me they want the team to reconsider a new park at the teams current home. the coliseum is the best location with freeway and mass transit access. plus, it already has environmental planning clearance. last week, the peralta community college order trustees decided to break off discussions with the team on the land that the district owns. we reached out to the a's to see if they're going to take another look at the 130 a coliseum site for their new park but have not heard back.>>> almost 3000 people will continue to picket this weekend over failed contract negotiations. as allie rasmussen tells us, there is hope tonight that an agreement could be reached as soon as tomorrow. >> reporter: the unions in the city have agreed to settle the strikes and mediation. libby schaaf words at her first meeting with the mediator tomorrow afternoon. it is the first chapter in a process of 3000 city workers who have been on track -- strike sinc

the team )s plan build a ballpak on laney college property seems >>> did the a's just strike out on their new plan for a ballpark or is this just a negotiating tactic? the board told the shachancelloo end talks with the team after meeting last night. the chancellor said it gives the district a chance to step back and decide what to do next but didn't rule out a future deal with the a's. >> why don't we bring everything together and kind of assess, compile our assets and then reach out to potential partners to see how we want to meet the needs. >> heated march at the chancellor's office today by college supporters who don't want the new ballpark on the property. nbc bay area robert handa joins us live at 6:00 with more on the verbal fight and the a's future possibilities. >>> a woman made a disturbing discovery after renting out a room to man. here is what she found. a camera installed inside of her new york apartment. she found the cell phone in her bathroom with the camera pointed at the toilet. the phone was running the app that starts recording when it detects motion. she found a recor

.>> this is laney. >> in august, the infant's moms -- mom gave but a -- birth to the ab girl.er birth rate was only 13 ounces, and was tiny enough to fit in the palm of her hand. baby lately spent four months in the intensive care unit. but, on friday, doctors announced the infant was strong enough to go home. her mom said she never doubted her little girl would survive.>> i told my husband, everything that happens, we have to stay positive very we have got to be hopeful. we cannot lose our faith. this is going to be the best new year's that we are going to have. it is going to be great, and unique. it will be her first new year.>> such a blessing for the family. baby lately now weighs five pounds. doctors say she is still recovering from several complications associated with her premature birth. her parents say they are confident that her baby will continue to overcome any other health challenges. >>> now, we will send things over to meteorologist mark tamayo with a look at your weekend forecast. >>> it looks dry, alyana, as we head toward january 31 people a few clouds out t

laneis the house on elgin where police say he and some friends attended a party where there was underage drinking. policeen captured -- spoke with the kids and told them to go home, addressing the fact that he was intoxicated and his friends should make sure he got there. 18 hours later, police conducted a search near where we are when the body was found by his father by the bannock burden swim club. >> i just went all over the woods, just looking everywhere. rock with the pond about six foot by six foot, two feet deep, and he was laying there face up. and as you can imagine, i went crazy, went down, pulled him out. suzanne: this has been a difficult few weeks for students at walt whitman high school. have lost two classmates within the last couple of weeks. an autopsy is being conducted, although authorities believe the death was accidental. live in bethesda, suzanne kennedy. autria: a death investigation in downtown silver spring, still few details, but police were called to this high-rise on fenwick lane for a report of an assault. and they arrived, they found a man and woman dead. we

and possession of stolen property charges. ( darya ) plans to build a new oakland a's stadium near laney.. have been put on hold. the team had planned to build a new home for the a's on land owned by the peralta community college district. but the college district board decided to put a stop to the plan. the chancellor says the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site ... means there are other possible options out there. <"we wanted to explore the possibilities and along that line we have really started to learn a lot. we have a particular committee, the participatory governance council really started to help us examine what we could do in the future, what things could be.>( darya ) no word yet on if the a's have found another potential landing spot ... for their new stadium. ( darya ) coming up on gary's world... warriors 1st game without steph... and after only his 1st start with the 49ers, jimmy g has to answer questions about being the next montana. plus you can see your christmas decorations on tv. ( darya ) and... the holidays can be a stressful time... afte

near laney college.e athletics even sent a letter last month to the chancellor of the districtstating the team's desire to build a new stadium on their site. however the college district board has decided to put a stop to the plan. the way the chancellor explains it... the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site... revealed the potential for other possibile options for the property.(sot) "we wanted to explore the possibilities and along that line we have really started to learn a lot. we have a particular committee, the participatory governance council really started to help us examine what we could do in the future, what things could be. listening to that and with the engagement process, we decided that it was best for us to step back no word tonight if the oakland athletics have found another potential landing spot...for their new stadium. ahead at eight.. an east bay restaurant has been shut down - after inspectors found rat droppings. and it's not the first time they've made

week a community college board of trustees broke off talks with the a's on land that they own near laney college. we've been reaching out to the a's, but so far have not received a response on whether the team might reconsider that coliseum site. comewoman cap large said haven't in a -- councilwoman kaplan said in a statement: >>> several women who have accused president trump of sexual harassment will be holding a news conference calling for a congressional investigation. the news conference will be live streamed by brave new films, which released a video last month detailing the allegations. now, the president has repeatedly denied the allegations. over the weekend, u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley said all of the women accusing men of sexual misconduct should be heard, even if the accusations are against the president. >>> starting today, a.c. transit is testing out a new bus aimed at transbay service. this prototype bus is designed to make boarding easier and faster. transbay ridership has grown in the past five years. >>> a commuter alert to tell you about the san f

it's home to laney college. district officials have decided to suspend talks with the a's saying their focus should be on the what's best for the college and its students. and they believe that that is not a new baseball stadium. >> it wasn't one major factor but, rather, for us to look at ourselves and what do we want for peralta and how do we ensure that it is the business thing for us? >> the a's said: efforts to push congress to pass the dream act before the end of the year... kpix 5's jackie ward is live in >>> this week immigration activists are ramping up their efforts to push congress to pass the "dream act" before the end of the year. kpix 5's jackie ward reports from the newsroom with how local demonstrators want lawmakers to do it. >>> reporter: it's a possible sliver of hope for "dreamers." here's the back story. after weeks of fighting the democrats to get a tax plan passed, president trump is now trying to get their support in order to prevent a government shutdown. that is mainly because a lot of

the a's are aiming to build a new ballpark near laney college in 2023. today the group that runs the coliseum complex discussed what should happen there. for now the joint powers authority hopes to keep it as a sports facility and in terms of football, there is talk of trying to get an expansion team or luring an existing nfl team from another city. >> if the raiders were to leave and we had the site open and a team wanted to move to oakland, one of the most vibrant economies in the united states, i'd be open to it. it's 130 acres of prime real estate right off the friday. over 200,000 cars pass by daily. there's a lot of questions to answer. hoping to get a plan going forward. >> another commissioner says the a's told them the team is not keeping the coliseum in mind as any sort of backup. >>> caught on camera, a car spinning donuts on a bay area street. in the [ tires squealing ] >> and then the passenger goes flying, what happened after this stunt went horribly wrong. >> a major milestone in the wildfire clean-up, one contractor's unique plan to get p

. >>> the oakland a's plan to build a new ballpark next to the laney college came to a hall. the board of trustees ends talks with the team. the school district owns the land where the a's want to build the new ballpark. the move blindsided the a's. the team had been working with neighborhood groups to get everyone on board with the hope of building a 35,000-seat stadium just a short walking distance from downtown oakland and bart. >> it wasn't one major factor but, rather, for us to look at ourselves and say what do we want as peralta and how do we ensure that it's the best thing for us? >> the oakland ace said: >> the team may now reexamine other sites including the waterfront near jack london square. a's president dave cavill says the current site is off the table because it wouldn't create enough revenue. >>> the captain with the oakland fire department is pleading guilty to child porn charges. 58-year-old richard chew was sentenced yesterday to 150 days in jail and ordered to register as a sex offender. he has been out on bail. investigators served a search warrant at hi

laney college came out expressing concerns about noise and disruption.ar downtown oakland. >> it was not a major factor but for us to look at ourselves and say what do we want and how do we ensure it is the best thing for us. >> the oakland a's issued a statement saying they were shocked by the decision to not move forward all we wanted to do was into -- enter into a conversation about how to make this work. we are disappointed we will not have the opportunity. the team will examine other sites near jack london square as well. the current coliseum site is off the table because it would not create enough revenue. >>> the mayor of oakland coming up in just minutes. meanwhile, the verdict in the case stanley murder trial cut attention of many people across the nation. coming up what an alternate juror has to say. >>> hiring the wrong person. what will have employees regarding a bad decision. >>> we will show you some of the spots where we have backups including the toll plaza and i will tell you about a new crash being worked on in san francisco. >>> a new