territory but san jose says they should be allowed to move and city filed a lawsuit to make it happen.so lou wolfund himself in a pickle. one he may not get out of her here. fv rate now wolf is more focus on lettuce than pickle. >> as far as the stadium thing i'm just going to enjoy some this. we are in a pennant race that's all i focus on except an event like this. >> event that mate not be happening if oakland didn't have the a's n.oakland, abc 7 news. >> coming up next at 9:00. new parking hazard. why this building being blamed for melting a ca at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ >> can a building ac

owner, lou wolf, wondering where everyone is during the regular season games. he told "usa today," i expected the crowd it's to be huge. it would be nice if people didn't wait until the playoffs to show up. the a's are saying that that blockage was isolated to one toilet. they will use a snake on it to try and clear it out before today's game at 12:30. tickets still available for that game. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> we wish them well on their cleanup, christy. thank you very much. >>> next month, major league baseball now trying to get san jose's antitrust lawsuit dismissed. lawyers filed a brief last week saying this case should go to trial pointing out the league's antitrust exemption points only to players and labor issues not to team location and relocation. mlb lawyers will get a chance to make their case at a hearing come october 4th. >>> christina loren joins us right now. a little cooler this morning. >> it certainly is. good wednesday morning to you at home. i get to be the bayearer of goo news. wednesdays can b

owner, lou wolf wonders where the crowds are during the regular season.he first two potential games sold out in two hours. the team decided to remove the upper level blocks so more fans could come. capacity would be 48,000. the average september attendance in the regular season, closer to 19,000. on that same day, they lined up to show their pride, the sewage made a smelly mess in the a's dugout. the backup apparently came from adjacent bathroom in the 45-year-old coliseum. pretty nasty stuff. not as bad as in june. a's infielder summed it up. he said, there is no carpet down there in the dugout. he is comparing both times it happened. it is still pretty gross. it is kind of repulsive, honestly. >> the a's blaming it on one toilet. they are going to go ahead and have it snaked. reporting live in oakland, kr is sti smith, "today in the bay." >> they can't worry about all that sewage. the fans, more so. how will the attendance and the sewage problems impact the a's potential move down to san jose? we'll dig deeper into that side of the story coming up in 25

. >>> this sewage problem coming on the heels of remarks from the a's owner about lou wolf. he is telling usa "today," quote, there is something wrong here. you would think with our league, people would want to come out and count down the magic numbers and all that stuff. you would think this time of year when the teams are in the standings and where every game means something, people would come out. it's depressing. i really expected crowds to be huge this week. it would just be nice if people didn't wait until the playoffs to show up. >>> speaking of the magic numbers, lou, don't worry about it. we are talking. we are counting down. the a's magic number now at six thanks to a walkoff win in the ninth inning last night. this was quite the ball game. josh donaldson singles with the bases loaded. that is all she wrote. that is the game. it seals the a's 2-1 win over the angels. any combination of the a's wins and losses -- the a's wins along with the rangers losses, that would equal six and gives the a's the american league west title and sends them into the postseason. >> we

low attendance, a real concern for owner lou wolf who called it depressing.'s now coming off of the upper decks there, and that was after the division series more tickets will be available. game time today at 12:35. reporting live in oakland, cris where i smith, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. >> really just a bizarre reality on the cusp of winning a division, maybe a pennant, and we're talking about exploding toilets. meantime, the saga to move the a's down to san jose will heat up next month. major league baseball now trying to get san jose anti-trust lawsuit dismissed. however, lawyers for san jose they filed a brief last week saying the case shoul0g)p go to trial pointing out the league's anti-trust exemption applies only to players and to labor issues. not to team relocation. mlb's lawyers, they will get a chance to make their case at a hearing on october 4th. sdmrifshlgts well, it iskrgÑ tio dump the traditional trash bill. san hose way is moving closer to moving to bi-yearly billing. the san jose security council approved a plan that will change the way h

this comes on the heels of some interesting remarks from lou wolf.k this out, wolf told usa today there's something wrong here. you would think that with our lead, people would want to come out, count down the magic numbers and all that stuff, you would think this time of year, where the teams are in the standings, where every game means something, people would come out, it's depressing, i expected the crowds to be huge this week, it would be nice if people didn't wait until the playoffs to show up. interesting, don't often hear the owner call out the fans like that, the fans like this as well as the owner, bottom ninth, tied 1-1. josh donaldson, hero again, signalling to center, right center. donaldson's third walkoff this year. a's with their eighth walkoff win of the year, they win 2-1. >>> how about the giants taking on the mets, top 7, tied 4-4. angel pagan leading off. this one deep. the former mets feeling comfortable at city field. the fourth home run of the year. 6-4 giants. pagan triples off the wall in right. tony abreu scores. 3 for 3. do

now, coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from the owner of the a's lou wolf and we'll have to hear what he has to say coming up at 6:00. >>> well, the story is also very political. right now san jose is tied up in a legal fight with major league baseball. san jose mayor chuck reid thinks this latest sewage problem could speed up the process of bringing the a's to the south bay. >> hopefully motivate the commissioner to make a decision and allow oakland the, a's to move to oakland and leave smove jose. >> san jose has been waiting for more than four years for major league baseball to make a decision on the move to the south bay. the main sticking point the suppose move is territorial rights with the san francisco giants. >>> still ahead, this story involving man's best friend. what police want to know about these cute little dogs and why they're looking for the owners. >>> an apple upgrade, the phone can tell the time and keep your calendar and what it can do for your health. >>> america's cup park. the cup came close to changing hands today. something down the way. a report coming up. >>>

lou wolf and family are taking the day to give back. >> this is america. don't think anyone in america should go hungry. ever. >> here they serve 800 meals per day on average. he says he's here to set an example donating $5,000 to school supplies and giving away tickets to anyone donating $50 or more. for donating time? >> i'm not doing much hard work. people who work here are just unbelievable. a lot of them are fans, too >> soon, home run balls may not be the only thing leaving the coliseum. wolf has been looking into moving the a's to san jose. we haven't seen any plans like these for a new oakland ballpark. insisting a's can't move because of a agreement. but san jose says they should be should allowed to move and the city filed a law ut to make it happen. so wolf found himself in a pickle. right now, wolf is focused on lettuce than pickles. >> i'm just going to enjoy the race that. saul i'm going focus on. >> an event that might not be happening if oakland didn't have the a's. >> let's get a check of the forecast. >> going to get steamier. a beautiful

lou wolf and fami are taking the day to give back. >> this is america.'t think anyone in america shouldo hungry. ever. >> here they serve 800 meals pe day on average. he says he's here to set an example donating $5,000 to school splies and giving away tickets to anyone donating $50 or re. for donating time? >> i'm not doing much hard work people who work here are just unbelievable. a lot of them are fans, too. >> soon, home run balls may not be the only thing leaving e coliseum. wolf has been looking into moving the a's to san jose. we haven't seen a plans like these for a new oakland ballpark. insisting a's can't move because of a agreement. t san jose says they should be should allowed to move and the city filed a law ut to make it happen. so wolf found himself in a pickle. right now, wolf is focused on lettuce than pickles. >> i'm just going to enjoy the ra that. saul i'm going focus on. >> an event thatight not be happening if oakland didn't have the a's. >> let's get a check of the forecast. >> going to get steamier. a butiful camera looking north y

lou: that cost 1.7 billion rethink as a close estimate but the consequences of libya our with us today. congressman wolftly right. to weariful one investigation and the fact of the matter is this administration is stonewalling. how can anyone give credence to what they promise or stipulate? colonel? very quickly. >> two or three days of cruise missile atnge the dynamis not a strategy. bottom line is administration eight-- left to the 9/11 anniversary nothing to do to improve security. god help us. >> syria is the beginning of the middle east conflict we do not belong in the middle of this fight if we had our own energy independence then they could go at each other then we are not in the middle. lou: it strikes me every single day with the frustration that is an enemy right now. they shouldave been a collaborator and cooperative relationship should have been built by this administration it should they the plans to extricate from the region rather than those that have a further conflict. colonel north, thank you as always. go to our web site fox business., and take a look at the two huge deals that i just