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Stadium said he did not think the raiders did enough to stay in the city of oakland. The city of oakland fought for years for a solution to try to keep the team. Wayne . Reporter the vote to move the raiders to las vegas by the nfl owners was 311. In oakland city hall, both the mayor and the president of the city council think that the raiders were done with the city a long time ago, and now they want nothing to do with them. They dont want them playing in the coliseum, they dont even want them in oakland. We did everything they asked of us, reporter privately funded, endorsed by the city last december. After the carson vote and after the new lease was negotiated, with the coliseum, the raiders ceased all communications with the city of oakland. Mark davis knew he wanted to go to vegas, he shouldnt have just led us on. Reporter the mayor said that oakland would not build and pay for another coliseum. Regarding the oakland as, said the nfl wanted too much. I was specifically asked to ex ....
Forward. Tonight its all about looking forward to whether or not to move to vegas. A unanimous decision by nfl owners today has cleared the way for owners to move to las vegas. But theyre not moving immediately. We begin with abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony who joins us live from arizona. Laura . Reporter after todays vote, mark davis told reporters here in phoenix that he loves oakland, but it came down to fulfilling his fathers dream to build a world class stadium for his football team. As you know, we just finished a very important discussion regarding the relocation proposal by the raiders, which our owners approved overwhelmingly. Reporter its a vote that came earlier than expected and was more one sided. All at once, nfl owners voting to send the Oakland Raiders to las vegas. We work very hard and never want to se ....
early show. with erica hill. good monday morning to you. chris is off this morning. i remember speaking to dan wheldon right after he won the indy 500 this past may. he was so affable and so energetic. so well loved by so many. and not just by fans, but especially in the racing community as well. it s a great loss. by everyone and now gone way too soon. that is where we begin this morning. the sudden tragic death of two-time indy 500 champion dan wheldon. it happened in the last race of the year. a huge loss for his family his friends, and the entire racing world. bill whitaker is at the las vegas motor speedway this morning with the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning, jeff. english driver dan wheldon was called charming full of life. he began sunday s race in the last position, number 34. but he was determined to make a race of it. he never got the chance. here we go. reporter: it was a fiery wreck in turn number two, just minutes after the las ....