. >>> oakland mayor libby schaff celebrating her reelection but she'll be taking on her second term with a very different city council. newcomers pulled off an upset defeating long time council member desley brooks in district six and 2. here's more on the new blood coming to city hall. >> reporter: this may be the biggest shake up on the oakland city council in years. three newcomers voted in, one 16-year veteran of the council defeated decisively. >> there is a hunger for change and we're ready to bring that change. >> reporter: this is the man behind the biggest upset on oakland cyil, lauren taylor beat desley brooks at the ballot box ending her term as the district of council member. a on former "black panther" elaine brown cost the city of oakland more than $2 million and has been sued for physical and verbal abuse on an aide. libby schaff called for her ouster. >> i think oakland would be tremendously served by having that individual replaced on the city council. >> reporter: brooks isn't the only council member who will be replaced. the district 4 council seat, any campbell washin

what mayor schaff have voters told you? >> absolutely.ess has been the number one issue i've heard about on the campaign trail this year. and while we traditionally count on the county to take care of it, we can't do that anymore as steps i was proud to get together with my mother big city mayers in california, 11 of us went up to sacramento and got for the first time direct allocations to cities to deal with the emergency crisis of getting people off the streets and into safety and services. but long-term it, the ultimate solution to homelessness is permanent affordable housing. that is what everyone in the bay area needs. >> they go hand in hand. you've dealt with these two issues for the past four years. what you do differently this time if you win? >> absolutely. first of all, we finally have some resources to do the emergency interventions on a much bigger scale. we just got our check from the state. the city council just approved a series of interventions that we propose that should take nearly 1,000 people off of the streets over t

for the coliseum stadium - the plan is to turn a park, housing and businesses, which mayor libby schaff says is the perfect plan for the property.the team's president dave kaval says he met with fans in person to hear their concerns and fully explain the project. sotwe spoke to several people at the open house who tell us they are skeptical that the park will actually be able to open as planned by 20-23.sot <"fingers crossed." "we had the whole laney thing that happened last year that blew up in our face. as an a's fan this about the fifth rendering we have seen in the last couple years." "far from a done deal."> ( darya ) thanks sara. sara. ( james ) still ahead... still ahead... new hope for a bay area deported nurse. how she may be able to reunite with her family... after being sent to mexic

fails,rgeant schaff president of the blinded american veterans foundation. sean bullard, president of the duet of group. [applause] all right. so -- excuse me. get into thefore i introduction, i need to ignore some other folks real quick. let me knowledge members of the headliners team responsible for organizing today's event. if you are here, please stand and be recognized. betsy fischer martin, lisa matthews, bill lord, danny cellnet, and the press club staff, especially lyndsay underwood, laura coker, and bill mccarran. [applause] i also want to say a special thank you to the members of american legion post 20, which is based right here at the national plus club -- national press club. thank you so much for coming today. [applause] so is our nation prepares to celebrate veterans day and observe the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i, today's guests will discuss the state of the department with providing patient care and benefits for more than 20 million u.s. military veterans and their families. v.a. secretary robert wilkie will share with us the

. >> reporter: and while big chan changes on the council, libby schaff is going to remain the oakland mayor, and this has not happened since jerry brown last held office in 2007. >> excited to usher in a council that would be more civil. have passionate, but intelligent dialogue. >> and the new council is sworn in january and in oakland, laura a anthony, abc 7 news. >> so much to talk about and joining us is gerard healther te professor emeritus from san francisco state university. looking at the big picture, and for the democrats how big of a game changer to get control of the house? >> oh, it is very big. very big, and first of all, they have appropriation, and only the house has appropriations committee, and so -- >> they control the money. >> they control the money, and is so the funding of the wall has to go through them, and one of the trump major things. >> that seems to be tend of the wall then? >> well, they may negotiate tend of the wall, but they have leverage on that matter, but more importantly, they have investigative powers and subpoena power, and as a result, they are