now, we are waiting on the decision by alameda county, which could finalize the sale of the oakland coliseumc bay area's bob redell. joining us now. now, bob, we've been talking about this. the city of oakland desperately need money from the sale that has been held up now for some weeks. you are correct, marcus. we're talking about $125 million for the city of oakland. and when you consider their budget deficit is $129 million, this would go a long way in helping to close that. but in order for this deal, the sale of the oakland coliseum to go through the buyer of the coliseum wants sign off from the county of alameda first. which brings us to this morning, the alameda county board of supervisors. they will soon vote on whether or not to approve the a's portion of the coliseum to the african american sports entertainment group, which is co-founded by ray bobbitt. as you can see by this virtual feed, the board is in closed session right now, but when they come back out, we expect them to be voting on this. the a s e g offered $250 million for the coliseum, 125 of that going to the city of oak

well, the long delayed sale of the oakland coliseum has taken a big step closer to being finalized. the alameda county board of supervisors, today, in a closed session, approved the terms of the agreement for the sale of the county's 50% interest in the coliseum complex. this follows the city of oakland's agreement to sell its shares of the site to the african american sports and entertainment group. the sale is expected to generate an estimated $125 million for the city, as it faces a $129 million budget deficit. supervisor nikki fortunato bass tells ktvu the final transfer of control of the site could happen within the next 30 days. a major donation for san francisco. how it aims to put more students students attend private schools. the basic fund provides scholarships for pre-k through eighth grade students based on need. they say the anonymous gift will allow them to support nearly 2000 additional students. the nonprofit organization currently provides scholarships to more than 3200 students. they also say that more than 98% of their low income scholars graduate high school. all

. >> well, in the east bay, the county of alameda is closer to finalizing the oakland coliseum deal. there's a deal that would allow the oakland acquisition company known ac to take over the county's 50%. undivided interest. oakland has already finalized the sale agreement ac with 2 longstanding goals for the county. the coliseum will be under control of a sole owner to make decisions that should help out going forward. also, the county will be out of the sports and entertainment business altogether, allowing them to focus their money on other areas. the board of supervisors will vote at an upcoming meeting to complete the transaction. >> time now 603 to jp morgan healthcare conference underway in san francisco. this what? yeah, it's expected to draw thousands of people and add millions of dollars to the local economy. kron four's. joey horta though live from union square where there's an increase insecurity. good morning, joey. >> good morning, james and darya. yeah. we've already seen several police officers out here around the westin saint francis were cruiser continuing to put up

right across the estuary, the sale of the oakland coliseum has passed a key hurdle. unty board of supervisors approved the terms of a deal that would give control of its portion of the coliseum site to the african american sports and entertainment group. the process has taken years. the city and the a's, who shared ownership, had to agree to sell some bond issues in a lawsuit had to be resolved, and the county had to sign off. while alameda county has already sold its portion of the coliseum, it still had control of the rest of the site. >> this is, as i understand it, the first public piece of legislation that the county board of supervisors has approved to say, we want this deal to happen and we want the assignment assigning the county's portion of the sale to the entity that has proposed this transformative development out in east oakland. we want that to happen within 30 days. so this is a huge step forward. >> there are still a few steps to go here. lawyers for each side have to finalize the agreement. bonds need to be paid. as it stands, oakland would receive $9

it appears the sale of the oakland coliseum is finally just about done. alameda county board of supervisors is meeting this morning and on the agenda is taking action on the long awaited deal. the a's have agreed to sell its share to the african american sports and entertainment group, but still need county board of supervisors to sign off. the city of oakland has agreed to sell its share, but needs the county to close on its end in order to receive roughly $125 million from the sale. the sale would be a huge boost for the city, as it faces a historic $129 million budget deficit, and you may remember many of the budget cuts that the city is facing right now are directly tied to not yet having that money from the sale of the coliseum site. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. people across the country are stepping up to help animals in the wake of the wildfires in southern california. these animals arrived in washington state yesterday. it was a similar scene here in the bay area, as shelters are trying to make room for animals displaced by the fires. abc seven news

oakland firefighters stood on the steps of city hall and urged all sides to finish the sale of the oakland coliseum to bring that money into oakland so the city can reopen. the two fire stations temporarily closed yesterday to help with oakland's budget gap. the parties involved in the sale have told us before they are confident this deal will go through eventually. reporting live. bob redell today in the bay just taking its time. all right. thanks, bob. well, speaking of oakland, as the city grapples with budget issues, the race for its next mayor appears to be coming into focus, at least regarding a possible run by former congresswoman barbara lee. yesterday, she officially opened a campaign finance account. this is tied to april's special election, but so far, her team only saying that she plans to make some kind of official announcement later this week. lee last year lost her run for the u.s. senate in the primaries. some oakland council members are optimistic. he has the administrative experience and executive chops to be successful, helping navigate the city of oakland through these challengi

oakland firefighters stood on the steps of city hall and urged all sides to finish the sale of the oakland coliseum bring that money into oakland so the city can reopen. the two fire stations temporarily closed yesterday to help with oakland's budget gap. the parties involved in the sale have told us before they're confident this deal will go through eventually. reporting live bob redell today in the bay. thank you bob. 637 this morning as we take a live look out on san jose. yes. it's beautiful. it really is beautiful there. let's take a trip. where are we going? over to meteorologist kari hall. i was like, you just got. you met like downtown san jose. we just continue down first street, right? all right. here's a live look outside in dublin as we get started. it is a clear view. we haven't seen the issues with fog due to the wind really picking up here in the past few hours. that's also warming up temperatures. so we're starting out our morning in the upper 50s for a lot of spots. concord is now at 56 degrees and it is 60 in san jose. but in between, in the valleys where the wind is a lot calmer,

today, the alameda county board of supervisors will continue talks over the sale of the oakland coliseum. oakland city leaders say the sale will help alleviate the budget deficit and help save important services. the city previously agreed to sell its share of the site to the african american sports and entertainment group. price in terms of payment, though, remain under negotiation. all right. >> our time is 714 in sacramento, the athletics checking out their new home with opening day for the new baseball season now just 12 weeks away. yesterday, a's manager mark kotsay and several of the players took a tour of sutter health park in west sacramento. now, this minor league ballpark will be their home field for at least the next three years. while their permanent stadium is being built in las vegas. they're hoping this new stadium will lead to a new era in a's baseball. >> they've gone through a lot of failure. they tasted success last year in july and august. their confidence has grown. >> we can tell people are excited and really looking forward to having us here. and that makes that tr

you to know today, the county of alameda, they're seeing a light at the end of the tunnel and oakland coliseum deal. there's a deal that would allow the oakland acquisition company known as laci to take over the county's 50%. undivided interest, the board of supervisors. they're going to take a public vote at an upcoming meeting to seal the transaction. city of alameda. they've announced the sale of building 92 at alameda point the city is looking for buyers with proposals that align with their development goals fills a deadline is april. 1st. in marin county, the board of supervisors are considering a rate increase for the marin sanitary service. the rate adjustment would add about $0.50 per month for the company's residential service package for an estimated monthly total $55 and $0.92 more. unsanitary service says the rate change will increase 2025 if approved. and les whole has a new interim fire chief officer gonzalez is of laminated and serve the city for years as i was as the fire department will be a progressive organization that provides leadership and high quality safety for the comm

oakland airport line. so if you're traveling between the coliseum and the oakland airport, 18 minute delay. and then if you take ac trains one and three, there is a five minute delay on those trains. caltrain is reporting all trains are on time right now. looking live at our emeryville camera, you can see a lot more traffic. right now it is busy on the westbound 80 heading towards the bay bridge from highway four to san francisco. right now it will take you 53 minutes. amanda reggie aqui. >> all right, gloria, thank you. and this morning, we are keeping a close eye on southern california, where dangerous fire conditions have returned. >> crews worked all night on a new fire that started in ventura county, near oxnard around 7:00 last night. this is the auto fire. this area is in the pds red flag warning that we've been talking about as of this morning. forward progress of that fire has stopped. crews were able to keep the fire from spreading out of a local river bottom. our sister station in la had their helicopter over this fire last night. and here's their reporter describing it quickly b

. >> in the east bay, the county of alameda is closer to finalizing the sale of the oakland coliseum. that deal would allow the oakland acquisition company better known as oac to take over the county's half of the property. the city of oakland already finalized the sale of its have see already. the county has 2 goals with this sale. first is to bring the coliseum under the control of the sole owner. so that person can then make all the final decisions. and then secondly, to take the county out of the sports and entertainment business, which would free up money for other things. the board of supervisors will vote to complete the transaction at an upcoming meeting. >> a 15 year-old is in police curtody in oakland now for a deadly shooting that shooting happened the day after christmas on foothill boulevard was about 4 in the evening that a man was shot and according to his family's gofundme page, the victim's son says that his dad was shot in the heart rgght in front of him because the sun says somebody was trying to steal 3 people trying to steal his scooter. and the dad went out and t

coming up on the nine here a big step forward for the effort to buy and redevelop the oakland coliseum site. what still has to be done to complete it. and when the city of oakland could see some budget relief from the resulting funds, then, as kitchen nightmares returns to fox on tuesdays, you have the chance to transform your own kitchen, similar to what we see gordon ramsay do on the show. enter the kitchen nightmares screams to dream sweepstakes for your shot at winning a 20 piece hexclad cookware and serving set. this is a dream for any home cook pots and pans, chef's knives, mixing bowls, so much more. and of course, watch kitchen nightmares tuesday at eight here on ktvu fox two and visit ktvu.com/contest to enter. [music] of middle east. right now, israel and hamas have agreed to a cease fire deal to. pause the 15 month war in gaza. the details are still coming in, but we. are learning that the cease fire is set to take effect immediately. the first phase. will begin immediately. and that would mean releasing some of the hostages. during that phase. it's not clear when that part

. >> in the east bay, the county of alameda is closer to finalizing the sale of the oakland coliseum. the deal will allow the oaken acquisition company. it's ac to take over the county's half of the property. the city of oakland has already finalized sale agreement with them in the county has 2 goals with this. first to bring the coliseum under the control of a sole owner to make decisions. and then secondly, to take the county out of the sports and entertainment business and free up that money for other things. the board of supervisors votes to complete the transaction at their next meeting. a 15 year-old child is in custody in oakland for a deadly shooting that happened the day after christmas on foothill boulevard was about 4 in the afternoon us and says that his dad is on a gofundme page of the victim, the sun, right? his dad was shot in the heart right in front of him when he went out to confront 3 people who are stealing his scooter. you know, and now they're morning and have a go fund me page for the father. the alameda county district attorney's office has filed charges agains

alameda county has officially approved the oakland coliseum sale. the alameda county board of supervisors unanimously approved the sale at yesterday's meeting, and hope to find or to have final approval within 30 days. >> this is a great opportunity to give us a win. we've had so many circumstances in which people have not necessarily been positive towards us as a city, as a region, as a county, but this is an opportunity for us to deliver that. >> so they describe this as an historic opportunity with two results. the coliseum complex will finally be under control of a sole owner. that's the african american sports and entertainment group. and the county will be out of the sports and entertainment business. >> today marks 50 years since space mountain first debuted at walt disney world. yes, even though disneyland is older, our space mountain came second. according to the disney parks blog, walt disney was inspired by the matterhorn mountain in switzerland. he apparently sent a postcard back to his staff saying, build this. and they did. so they bui

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. >> the oakland coliseum sale is a multi-million dollar deal, but is it a done deal? the abc7 news i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] take that up a little bit higher. you should feel that, [jolike, right back here.t. oh, yeah, i felt that! good, that is so much better than last week. thanks, i've been doing 'em every night while i'm watching tv. - oh, what are you watching? it's a mystery. high quality care that meets you where you are. the county has officially approved the oakland coliseum sale. >> dan was listening in on the alameda county board of supervisors meeting. the board unanimously approved the sale and hopes to have final approval within 30 days. >> thi

coliseum complex. this follows the agreement by the a's and the city of oakland to sell their shares of the coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group. the sale is expected to be completed by june 30th. well, tonight, president biden is scheduled to deliver his final address to the nation just days before donald trump returns to the white house. defense secretary nominee pete hegseth was questioned by the senate armed services committee ahead of a confirmation hearing. hegseth gained a hold a hold out vote. republican iowa senator joni ernst, and is now expected to have enough support to be confirmed. the confirmation hearings are scheduled today for florida senator marco rubio for secretary of state and pam bondi for attorney general. >> my assumption is at least that on some of these key national security positions, that we would have a level of cooperation that would enable us to get some of those positions filled quickly. >> in the meantime, president biden is preparing to deliver his final oval office speech. he released a letter to the nation this morning. it said in part, i

the long delayed sale of the oakland coliseum becomes closer to being finalized. it's been a long process here, but the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of the agreement for the sale of the county's interest in the coliseum complex. we'll have more on the next steps of the sale coming up in just a bit here. and today marks one week since the deadly fires started in los angeles county. the palisades fire tonight is 18% contained. it's burned nearly 24,000 acres. firefighters have also made progress on the eaton fire near altadena and pasadena that is now 35% contained. 14,000 acres have burned in that one. and tonight, the death toll from all the fires is at 25. firefighters say the next 24 hours will be crucial when it comes to protecting their progress in building containment lines, as a new round of santa ana winds prompts a potentially dangerous situation across much of southern california, water tenders and engines are staging in higher risk areas, and power has preemptively been shut off to more than 58,000 customers. authorities are urg

also this evening, the long awaited deal to sell the oakland coliseum. it's taken another big step closer to reality. within the past 90 minutes, the alameda county board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve a term sheet greenlighting the sale of the coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group. this vote means the deal could now be finalized within 30 days. this is hugely important because the city of oakland is relying on their share of the money to help balance its budget and reverse some of the recent cuts, but oakland won't see a dime until the deal becomes final. now, the total sale price between the county and city of the coliseum to this new group is 125 million bucks. let's get to our coverage now down in southern california. sadly, the death toll is rising. crews have found the remainsf another person buried in the ashes. at least 25 people now believed to be dead. 13 people remain missing. tonight. the palisades fire is up to 18% containment. the eaton fire, which is near pasadena, remains at 35% containment. it's now

the alameda county board of supervisors will resume debate and discussions about selling the oakland coliseumkland city leaders say only the sale of the coliseum property can reduce the budget deficit and ward off any future closures. the price and the terms of the payment over the sale of the coliseum to the african american sports and entertainment group is still under being negotiated. the board of supervisors will also hold a swearing in ceremony for supervisor elect nikki fortunato bass. >> the oakland city council has appointed an interim mayor to temporarily lead the city. council member kevin jenkins was unanimously voted into the role of council president and interim mayor. he replaces outgoing president nikki fortunato bass, who filled the role following the recall of xiang tao. oakland leaders are facing challenges with a multi-million dollar budget shortfall leading to spending cuts. jenkins says his goal is to make sure the next mayor is set up for success. jenkins will serve as interim mayor until the city holds a special election april 15th. as of yesterday, 11 candidates have

while the long awaited deal to sell the oakland coliseum is another big step closer to reality tonightin the past 90 minutes, alameda county board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve a term sheet to greenlight the sale of the coliseum property to the african american sports entertainment group. that vote means the deal could now be finalized within 30 days. city of oakland is relying on that money to help balance its budget and reverse some recent cuts, but oakland won't see a dime until the deal becomes final. by the way, the total sale price for the coliseum 125 million. a new safe sleeping site in san jose could soon open. homeless advocates say it's desperately needed, but it's only part of the problem. and the solution, we should say nbc's jocelyn moran has the details. i'm really excited that we're at this stage in the process. for our safe parking site in the city of san jose, tonight is inching closer to opening its second safe parking site in the city, this one on berryessa road. councilman david cohen says 85 rvs will be able to move in. there will be bathroom facilit

to warriors coach steve kerr for his work off county board of supervisors for the sale of the oakland coliseumthe african american sports entertainment group reached deals with oakland and the a's to buy their stakes in the property. the group says its payments stalled because its investors are waiting for the county supervisors to approve the a's half of the sale. negotiations on the agenda for tuesday's supervisor meeting. both sides have told us before that they are confident that the deal will eventually go through. as you know, steve kerr has won everything there is to win in the sport of basketball. but until today, he's been msing one thing the key to the city of san francisco mayor london breed changed that, presenting her with a key to the city at chase center today. kerr has coached the warriors since 2014, guided the team through the most successful period in franchise history. mayor breed also spoke about kerr's efforts off the court. she highlighted his commitment to social justice, his advocacy work, especially in helping fight gun violence. we are so grateful for you and just wh

the closures are meant to keep oakland afloat until long delayed money from the sale of the oakland coliseum comes through. in the studio, lena howland, abc seven news. >> as oakland looks for ways to balance the budget and goes through a leadership shakeup, more than a dozen people are apparently interested in running for mayor. and that apparently includes former congresswoman barbara lee, who filed paperwork today with the city of oakland and a sign that she plans for a potential run. representatives for lee were not immediately available for comment. the new mayor will be selected in a special election on april the 15th. well, did you see that thick fog this morning? it was really thick. our cameras captured carl. the fog at his finest this morning all across the bay area. a dense fog advisory for the north bay ended at 10:00 this morning. now we're enjoying a mix of clouds and sun, but abc seven weather anchor spencer christian says we'll have a gusty night. >> and looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera, a much clearer view than we had just a short time ago. the fog was

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now, tomorrow, the alameda county board of supervisors will vote on completing the sale of the oakland coliseum complex, which is another step towards closing oakland's budget deficit in the city of berkeley is trying to make it easier for thousands of homeowners to get permits for their accessory dwelling units that don't have permits. through a new pilot program. berkeley homeowners now have two options to get permits for their adus. they can apply for a certificate of occupancy or a housing certificate of compliance. both of those options require an inspection, but it's a confidential process and won't cause penalties for homes that are not up to code. >> the house and senate convenes for a joint session of congress today to certify the electoral vote. victory of president elect trump taking you to washington right now for a live look at capitol hill. that joint session is scheduled to begin starting at 10:00 this morning. that's when vice president kamala harris will read the electoral votes aloud. now it comes four years since the violent insurrection at the capitol. congress passed the el

the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget gap. but the deal has yet to go through as a result. the city is making significant cuts to services the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and in an effort to save money, fire stations. 25 28 are temporarily closed. the fire department worries that these closures, but the people who live near the stations at risk. >> you will not have a fire engine doorstep in 4 minutes like you would have just yesterday. you will not quickly have firefighter paramedics to help you or your family and what could have been a small blaze. for a small fire near your house will become a conflagration leaving tragedy its wake. >> firefighters are also calling on the city and alameda county to quickly complete the sale of the coliseum site and restore services. the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is going nowhere. a report against the sheriff was released last year followed by calls for her resignation. but the sheriff is now countering w

the long awaited deal to sell the oakland coliseum is one big step closer to reality. the alameda county board of supervisors just voted unanimously to approve a term sheet greenlighting the sale to the african american sports and entertainment group. the vote means the deal could now be finalized within 30 days. the vote also means oakland could soon start seeing those delayed funds from its part of the sale. the city is relying on that money to help balance its budget. however, oakland won't see a dime until the deal is finalized. oakland's mayor, kevin jenkins, has now released a statement on tonight's approval, saying in part, this will enable oac, the city and the community to pursue critical economic development in east oakland, resulting in thousands of new jobs, housing opportunities and access to green spaces. up next, just five days until the u.s. bans tiktok, many users aren't sticking around to find out. scott budman joins us with why the new app many are jumping to, and why it may face some of the same potential issues. also, a teenager in the south bay is

it appears the sale of the oakland coliseum is finally just about done.he alameda county board of supervisors is meeting today and on the agenda is taking action on the long awaited deal. supervisors are expected to take up the issue in about 30 minutes. the a's in oakland both agreed to sell their shares to the african american sports and entertainment group, but still need the county to sign off. the sale would bring in roughly $125 million for oakland. it would be a huge boost for the city, as it faces an historic $129 million budget deficit. in the south bay, the overdose death of a baby in 2023 set off calls for child welfare reforms in santa clara county. more than a year later, social workers say things have only gotten worse. phoenix castro died at just 13 weeks old in may 2023. an autopsy said she died of ingesting meth and fentanyl. phoenix's father was charged with felony child neglect and drug possession at the time of the baby's death. social workers demanded change. but in a rally today, they said an understaffing crisis continues to put chi

firefighters also calling on government leaders to finally come to a deal to sell this share of the oakland coliseum. and with that new money coming in, they hope that they could get these stations reopen sooner rather than later. reporting live, bob redell, nbc, bay area news. all right. a lot to follow there. thank you very much, bob. also breaking this midday today marks four years since the insurrection on the u.s capitol. this is a live look at capitol hill this midday where just moments ago, u.s. lawmakers officially certified the 2024 election results. this is video of the process as it was getting underway. the vice president officially certifying her election loss to president elect donald trump in an op ed posted this morning, president biden is calling for everyone to not forget theruth of what happened that day, but also called for a peaceful transition of power. harris, meanwhile, echoing similar sentiments in a prerecorded message. this duty is a sacred obligation, one i will uphold, guided by love of country, loyalty to ou constitution, and my unwavering faith in the american people.

thanks to our success, bringing in advance and revenue through the oakland arena in coliseum and the newsroom. theresa kron, 4 news, oakland firefighters are speaking out against the temporary closure of fire stations. >> kron charles clifford is in oakland with details. >> as of today, january 6, 2, fire stations in oakland, including fire station. 25 right behind me here are shut down. the firefighters who work here are expressing their frustration saying that the closures endanger public safety monday morning, oakland firefighters gathered on the steps of city hall to demand that the city reopened. the recently closed fire stations show that the city's budget prioritizes the lives of citizens of this great city. oakland is facing a budget deficit of around 129 million dollars. the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget gap. >> but the deal has yet to go through as a result. the city is making significant cuts to services the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and in an effort to save money, fire statio

thanks to our success, bringing in advance and revenue through the oakland arena in coliseum. >> now the council also voted in. kevin jenkins as the interim mayor. he represents east oakland, jacobson kaplan will only serve again until april. has won a special election takes place. kron four's dan kerman. we'll have much more on this coming up on kron. 4 news at 5. justine, back to you, theresa, thank oakland firefighters are speaking out against the temporary closure of fire stations. kron 4 charles clifford. >> has the details. >> well, as of today, january 6, 2, fire stations in oakland, including fire station. 25 right behind me here are shut down. the firefighters who work here are expressing their frustration saying that the closures endanger public safety monday morning, oakland firefighters gathered on the steps of city hall to demand that the city reopened. the recently closed fire stations show that the city's budget prioritizes the lives of citizens of this great city. oakland is facing a budget deficit of around 129 million dollars. the city was counting on the sale of the

board of supervisors, the county board of supervisors, will vote on completing the sale of the oakland coliseumomplex, and the oakland fire department is just one agency affected by the city's budget deficit. the city council also approved cuts to police overtime spending and to slashing the city's cultural arts budget. up to 91 city jobs could be cut by the end of this month, as city leaders try to close a $129 million deficit. >> a man is in custody tonight for allegedly murdering his wife nearly two years ago. the chp says back in february of 2022, 36 year old laquita humphrey mccowan was found shot to death on the edwards avenue off ramp of interstate 580, in east oakland. after a year long investigation, the victim's husband, 49 year old nathaniel mccowan, has now been charged with her murder. mccowan has a prior conviction for voluntary manslaughter. >> oakland police tonight are instiging another homicide in what's been a deadly start to the year. police say a woman was shot at a gas station on east 12th street near 22nd avenue. she was taken to the hospital but did not survive. video fr

coliseum. today, the oakland alameda county board of supervisors, in a closed session, approved the terms of thegreement for their share of control of the coliseum site. so how big of a deal is today's vote? stakeholders say it is a very big deal because this vote signals the final step of what has been a very long process. and that's because there were five things that each had to happen or this deal wasn't going to go through. first, the city of oakland had to agree to sell its half of the coliseum. last year, the city agreed to that $125 million deal, which did have some stops and starts and amendments. the second step the a's had to agree to sell their half. the team agreed to do that for $125 million last august. then they had to work with the coliseum authority to settle the outstanding bonds for the coliseum and the arena. and then they had to get litigation on the coliseum that was pending against the county. dismissed. and only once all of that was done, then they could negotiate with the county on a deal to transfer control, because while the a's had bought half of the coliseum, the co

oakland. so the bottom line seems to be sell the coliseum, use that money. unfortunately, it won't last long, but it will buy time. >> all right. something we'll watch closely. tom vacar reporting live. thank you so much for that report. well, governor newsom is proposing a $322 billion budget without a deficit. the governor unveiled his budget plan today in turlock. it comes after two years of significant budget shortfalls. the governor says he's proposing little new spending. his plan includes additional investments in public safety and health care, and funding for education and infrastructure. the plan is mostly a placeholder, as the state wants to see if president elect donald trump will follow through on threats to revoke billions of federal dollars to california. >> north valley thrive. we have about 17 billion of reserves, including an additional billion dollars, and this is in the january budget. mindful in may, this may need to increase on the basis of the uncertainties as it relates to federal administration, as it relates to trade policy or tariff

alameda county is closer to finalizing the sale of the oakland coliseum. the deal would allow the oakland acquisition company. it's known ac to take over the county's half of the property. the city of oakland has already finalized a sales agreement ac. the county has 2 goals with the sale. first to bring the coliseum under control of a sole owner. we'll make decisions. and then secondly, the take the county out of the sport and entertainment business altogether, freeing up money for other things. the board of supervisors is going to vote to complete the transaction at an upcoming meeting. still ahead on the news at 4, what makes san francisco iconic for introduce you to some of the famous faces? >> it makes the city unique plus. >> a new poll is out showing how americans feel. governor gavin newsom has done responding to the capitol correspondent eytan wallace. all of a closer look at those results and i'll let you know what else the poll found about the approval ratings of outgoing president joe biden and president elect donald and president elect donald t

with the completion of the sale of the oakland coliseum, so that could change some things. again, that vote is tomorrow. live in oakland. amanda quintana ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, amanda thank you. time now. 733 the oakland city council will meet today. they'll be talking about upcoming changes. the newly elected city council members will be sworn in. the city council will also elect a new council president. the current president and interim mayor, nikki fortunato bass, will now serve as an alameda county supervisor. the ney elected oakland city council president will serve as interim mayor until the special election is held for mayor on april 15th. >> the memorial services continue for former president jimmy carter ahead of thursday's funeral at washington's national cathedral this morning. the body of america's 39th president is lying in repose at the carter presidential library in atlanta. here's a live look. you can see a number of people filing in, paying their respects. there are there's a line of mourners inside and outside as well. visitors will be allowed to

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in the east bay, the county of alameda is one step closer now to finalizing the sale of the oakland coliseum. the deal would allow the oakland acquisition company known as oac to take over the county's half of the property. the city of oakland has already finalized the sale agreement ac. now the county has 2 goals with this sale. the first is to bring the coliseum under the control of sole owner who can make decisions. and secondly, to take the county out of the sports and entertainment business freeing up their money for other things. the board of supervisors will vote to complete the transaction at an upcoming meeting. >> a 15 year-old is in police custody in kland for a shooting that ended up killing a man that shooting happened the day after christmas on foothill boulevard was about 4 in the evening. and according to a gofundme page for the victim, the victim's son wrote that his dad was shot in the heart right in front of him because there were 3 teenagers robbing the son of his scooter and he says the dad went outside to find a find him. they get the scooter back and that's when he was

. >> well, in the east bay, the county of alameda is closer to finalizing the sale of the oakland coliseum. the deal would allow the oakland acquisition ac for short to take over the county's half of the property. the city of oakland has already finalized its sale agreement ac. now, the county has 2 goals with the sale. first is to bring the coliseum under the control of the sole owner so they can make those decisions more quickly. secondly, though, the county also wants to get out of the sports and entertainment business so we can free up money for other things. the board of supervisors will vote to complete the transaction at an upcoming meeting. >> it's 10, 0, 5, and in the east bay, a 15 year-old is in police custody now for a ooting that killed a man at ppened the day after christmas. the man was found shot on foothill boulevard around 4 in the evening and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead in. there's a gofundme page from the family where the victim's son says his dad was shot in the heart right in front of him as he went out to confront 3 people who are stealing the

right now, the board of supervisors in alameda county working closer now to finalize the oakland oakland coliseum. deal. the deal would allow the oakland acquisition company also known ac to take over the county's 50%. undivided interest. oakland has already sale agreement ac with 2 longstanding goals for the county. one, the coliseum will be under the control of a sole owner to make decisions and 2, the county will be out of the sport and entertainment business allowing it to refocus money in other areas. this is not the final approval. it would take about 30 days to reach a final agreement. bark in the process now putting up some new fare gates in san francisco's embarcadero station. these new gates are meant to stop fare evaders from happened over the current ones. so they get a free ride on bart's the agency as saying it hopes to have all 50 stations done by the end of the year. last night, the wolf moon was at its full power. here's some video now showing us how big and bright it got. skies are nice and clear for a meteorologist. kyla grogan it now details on the wolf moon for tonight. think

charles clifford kron, 4 >> charles, thank allegheny county getting closer to finalizing the oakland coliseum deal. the deal would allow the oakland acquisition company also known ac to take over the county's 50%. undivided interest. oakland has already finalized the sale agreement ac with 2 longstanding goals for the county. the coliseum will be under control of a sole owner to make decisions. also, the county will be out of the sport and entertainment business allowing it to refocus money in other areas. the board of supervisors will vote at upcoming meeting to complete this transaction. the city of alameda has announced the sale of building 92 at alameda point after issuing a request for proposals, the city is ready to part with this historic property located on west ranger avenue in the former world war 2 era naval air station building 9, 2, as part of alameda point ongoing redevelopment and is located near other adaptive recent use projects. the city is looking for buyers with proposals that align with its development goals. the proposal deadline is april 1st. >> i'm trevor shirley in wa

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. >> the long delayed sale of the oakland coliseum one step closer to being finalized. the alameda county board of supervisors, today in a closed session, approved the terms of the agreement for the sale of the county's 50% interest in the coliseum complex. now, this follows the a's and the city of oakland's agreement to sell their shares of the site to the african american sports and entertainment group. the sale is expected to close by the end of june, and generate an estimated $125 million for the city of oakland, as it faces a $129 million budget deficit. the new terms of the agreement releases the county of liability for the coliseum site. the marin county board of supervisors making some history just this morning. [applause] brian colbert was sworn in as the first african-american member of the board since it was founded 173 years ago. his daughter was there as he took the oath. colbert is an attorney and former san anselmo town council member. he now represents district two, which does include san anselmo, greenbrae and ross, among other communities in marin. mor

the sale of the oakland coliseum has passed a key hurdle., the alameda county board of supervisors approved the terms of a deal that would give control of its portion of the coliseum site to the african american sports and entertainment group. the process has taken some time. the city and the a's, who shared ownership, had to agree to sell some bond issues, and a lawsuit also had to be resolved and the county had to sign off. while alameda county had already sold its portion of the coliseum, it still had control of the rest of the site. >> this is, as i understand it, the first public piece of legislation that the county board of supervisors has approved to say, we want this deal to happen and we want the assignment. assigning the county's portion of the sale to the entity that has proposed this transformative development out in east oakland. we want that to happen within 30 days. so this is a huge step forward. >> there are still a few steps. lawyers for each side have to finalize the agreement and bonds needed to be paid. as it stands, oak

the firefighters also called on government leaders to finish the salef the oakland coliseum, to bring the budget deficit that the city of oakland is facing, and reopen these stations. bob redell nbc, bay area news. today, we're learning about a couple that police arrested on suspicion selling narcotics and having illegal guns. cops accused justin dixon on the left side of your screen of selling fentanyl in san jose. police say his girlfriend on the right track illegally bought guns and gave them to dixon. investigators noted dixon is not legally allowed to own guns during the investigation. police say they recovered 13 guns, two of them stolen, and searching the couple's home. in stockton, police say they also found ammunition, cocaine, oxycodone and cannabis. fog blanketed san francisco early today, but sunshine elsewhere. so what's next? here's kari hall. as we start out our new week, we are seeing a lot of sunshine with clouds. a lot of them well off the coast. now, this storm system is going to be moving up and around the bay area, and we will continue with dry conditions, but it

the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget gap. >> but the deal has yet to go through as a result. the city is making significant cuts to services the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and in an effort to save money, fire stations. 25 28 will be temporarily closed station 10, which is already shut down, will remain shuttered. the fire department worries that the closures, but the people who live near those stations at risk. >> you will not have a fire engine doorstep in 4 minutes like you would have just yesterday. you will not quickly have firefighter paramedics to help you or your family and what could have been a small blaze. for a small fire near your house will become a conflagration leading tragedy its wake. >> the firefighters are also calling on the city and alameda county to quickly complete the sale of the coliseum site and restore services. >> and the moment the ink dries on the coliseum sale team immediately stop these dangerous and reckless closures that threaten all of oakland fire stations.

the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget gap. >> but the deal yet to go through as a result. the city is making significant cuts to services the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and in an effort to save money, fire stations. 25 28 will be temporarily closed station 10, which is already shut down, fire department worries that the closures, but the people who live near those stations at risk. >> you will not have a fire engine doorstep in 4 minutes like you would have just yesterday. you will not quickly have firefighter paramedics to help you or your family and what could have been a small blaze. for a small fire near your house will become a conflagration leaving tragedy its wake. >> the firefighters are also calling on the city and alameda county to quickly complete the sale of the coliseum site and restore services. >> and the moment the ink dries on the coliseum sale team immediately stop these dangerous and reckless closures that threaten all of oakland fire stations. 25 28 were chosen to be tempora