but after my meeting with ray bobbitt yesterday, i believe in that deal. they told me yesterday. of course, being sunday, this interview was from yesterday. yesterday, 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 prim