and its creative director are both arrested. family and friends of those who died are still very emotional. >> it still hurts. it still hurts a lot. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen thanks for joining us. the people who died from the fire all died of smoke inhalation. >> laura is covering it. laura. >> reporter: dan, after conducting six months o investigation and 75 interviews, coming through thousands of documents and 300 pieces of physical evidence, recovered from this warehouse the d.a. came up with two people she says were responsible. >> they allowed large amount of flammable quantities.

>> reporter: and charges against almena and harris, she said the two men created a fire any rebl person would know was deadly. >> it was the defendant's making to get out of that building. almeda and harris' actions were reckless and created a high incidence of death. almena's defense attorney released the following statement we believe these charges represent no less than a miscarriage of justice. we are confident that this attempt to make a scapegoat out of our client will fail. the criminal complaint alleged almena and harris not only packed the warehouse with flammable materials they rewired the electrical system and deliberately blocked one of the exits the night of the fire.

oakland mayor libby schaaf released this statement, i applaud the charges filed today by district attorney nancy o'malley because they send a message you won't get away with making a profit by cramming people into dangerous spaces or failing to maintain safe living conditions. attorney, mary alexander represents 11 of the families who lost loved ones. >> the families are seeking justice and they are very pleased that there have been criminal charges files against two of the people who contributed to the cause of this fire. >> reporter: if convicted of all charges, almnea and harris face up to 39 years in prison. in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> friends of those who died in the fire say criminal charges are one step towards justice. >> speaking with the victim's friend today, melanie joins us live from the newsroom. >> you might recall, this is somebody we met on the weekend

of the ghostship house fire. he knew at least 10 people who attend and lost four of his close friends. six months after the ghostship house fire, he says his memories of 36 lives lost are still fresh. >> it hurts, still hurts a lot. >> reporter: in one night he lost four of his close friends. >> mandy and travis were all love and inspiration. >> reporter: he says he's glad the l.a. office is charging derrick almena with >> he knew the risks. >> reporter: and his associate is charged and he's been in the underground scene a while and even underground party promoters have an unwritten rule. >> the number one rule of throwing an underground is safety first. >> reporter: it's a rule he says was not followed at the

warehouse. >> that was the worst example of warehouse living for artists, really bad example. >> reporter: he says the believes the building's owner should also face charges. >> they have what, 20 trailers parked in the basement, to have daisy chain electricity all throughout the building, to have all the electricity wires in one room, you know, fire hazards, he had to know this, you know, he had to know this. >> reporter: while nothing can replace his friends, he says he's even more inspired by them now to continue making music and taking pictures in their honor, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was in the lake county courthouse today and captured this exclusive video of derrick almena as he faced manslaughter charges. we will have exclusive details of the arrest at 6:00. if you have our news app you

were the first to learn of today's arrests in the ghost ship fire investigation. we sent out this push alert as soon as we found out. delayed our app to get the latest breaking news where you live. in another news, a san jose jury spared the life of a man convicted of killing a they decide torres spend life without parole and not the death penalty. >> i would be lying if i said i wasn't disappointed in the verdict. his family doesn't grieve. we'll grieve for the rest of our lives. >> i feel at peace he will not be on the streets and harm another child. the angst will be in our lives forever. nothing will ever take that away. >> garcia-torres' lawyers argued he deserved leniency because he was abused as a child and exposed to pesticides. sierra's remains have never been found. a judge will decide whether to

adopt today's recommendations. commuters are still facing delays because of a fire that broke out in orinda. it raced up a hillside next to highway 24 not far from the caldecott tunnel. crews contained the fire to about 25 acres. the three right lanes remain closed on westbound 24 because of fire engines parked on the roadway. i went through this area today, too, it was really really slow. they suspect a fire in this car is what sparked the hillside blaze. if you ever see an uber or lyft driver doing some things, they want to get to the bottom of it. and insisting they turn over data. live at city hall with more. >> reporter: the city attorney is requesting four years of records including hours and miles logged by these drivers. we all know ride share has become a part of city living.

some feel uber and lyft are now a nuisance. >> when you see a lyft driver idling in a bicycle lane it's no wonder some people are critical of the ride share company. >> it's super dangerous, see it constantly all the time, bikers getting cut off or having to walk around and it's really dangerous. >> reporter: today, the city attorney is demanding both lyft and uber provide data on driver practices an answer questions on discrimination, disability access and public safety. in a statement, that office made clear the city attorney aims to ensure that the two companies estimated 45,000 vehicles in san francisco comply with local and state laws. supervisor jane kim welcomed the investigation. >> are these drivers driving safety? how many miles are they logging in a day? safe working conditions, are they picking up people with

disabilities and are they parking in bike lanes endangering pedestrians. >> reporter: and looking at an additional per ride fee for road construction. lyft was reviewing the subpoena and said we have a track record of working with policymakers who regulate us. the city attorney is concerned about those drivers who commute from sacramento and fresno to provide service here calling them fatigued drivers a threat to themselves and the public. abc7 news. meantime a movement is forming to keep uber out of oakland. the company acquired the former sears building on broadway but yet to move in. they want them to agree to preserve oakland as a diverse city before doing so. the group set a 10 point platform to keep them from overgentrifying providing job

training for local workers and nonprofits for aspiring artists. trying a cyber attack leading up to last year's presidential election. this comes from a document by the went the intercept. this is the first report of this type that raises serious questions about whether russian hackers attempted to breach the voting system. there is no indication the voting machines or election results were actually tampered with. big developments at apple's worldwide development conference. >> it's great to be back in san jose. >> tim cook on stage, from sights to sounds to siri, what you need to know. shattering a stock ceiling, a company that joined an exclusive club. >> summer is here and time to >> summer is here and time to get burned and how to avoid ♪ ♪

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a worldwide developers conference in san jose unveiled new hardware for consumers to use in their home. joining us live from the conference at the mckinley convention center, janine. >> reporter: we're outside the mckinley convention center. it's usually held in san s francisco. for san jose to land this is large. the rumors are true, apple unveiled a new smart >> the apps are beautiful and we call it homepod. >> reporter: with pulsating music and video, apple showed off its latest invention for the masses, a new smart speaker.

like the ipod reinvented music in our pockets it want to do the same at our home. >> a breakthrough speaker with amazing sound and incredible intelligence. it will reinvent home audio. >> reporter: a voice activated speaker that uses siri. apple was late to do it and likely to be comparisons to amazon. but it is different. >> it is putting apple music at the center of it. siri, interestingly, becomes a musicologist. >> reporter: it was one of many unveiled today. larger 10 1/2 inch ipad pro promises to be faster was introduced and it showed its progress in virtual reality capabilities in the high sierra. >> let's stop it right there. >> that was a close one. >> reporter: they wowed developers with a new platform to make augmented realty apps. among them this 10-year-old who

invented five apping showing them to ceo tim cook. >> it was amazing. when i showed him my apps, he was really -- he was astonished. >> reporter: besides the new things unveiled today, apple made another big announcement. former first lady michelle obama will be speaking to developers tomorrow how they can make an impact on the world. abc7 news. >> you saw janine spoke with the youngest developer, he was 10. now meet the oldest, she is 82. she was frustrated with the lack of mobile games that catered to older people and she created her own. based on the japanese doll festival that celebrates the health of girls. she first started using computers when she was 60. she says technology is her new hobby. google's parent company alphabet is closing in on the record value hitting a new high north of $1,000. that puts alphabet's value at

$680 billion, second only to apple more than $800 billion. the mountain view-based company is benefitting from advertising dollars from google's search engine. being tiny, ibm has announced it is producing the smallest most powerful chip, it has 300 million transistors double the number chips have used in smartphones and computers. ibm expects it to be a big boost for performance and battery life in many mobile devices. >> mickey drexler, the ceo of j. crew is stepping down with rumors of bankruptcy. it has an upscale image through catalog and brick and mortar stores. it has hit hard times with preppy looks and high prices falling out of fashion, carrying

a massive $2 million debt due next year. >> perspective california state university students may soon be required to take four years of math classes. the current admission requirement is four years. leaders are considering the requirement to make sure students keep their math skills. the plan will allow students to take computer science classes or other quantitative reasoning courses in order to fulfill that math requirement. >> we're starting with a seasonal favorite. >> michael finney is here to explain. >> this time we get high temperatures and sunny skies. what we do. the bad guys are trying to rip us off when we're trying to have a good time. the author of "swiped", how to protect yourself in a world full

of identity theft. use a credit card rather than a debit card. their money. with a debit card, it's your money. therefore, your bank account is at risk. even if the bank agrees with you you were a victim of some kind of fraud, it may take them a few days to return the money to you. >> if you're on vacation, that means you could be caught without enough cash. planning on buy agnew car, listen to this. a new report from the automotive experts at edmonds.com shows the average down payment on a new car is now $3,850, an increase of 6.5% over last year. part of the reason for the increase is the higher cost of cars. much of the increase is coming because car buyers want luxury vehicles and accessories and willing to pay more and it turns out, finance more, too. when is a phone call a phone call? that's a question before the

federal trade commission and sec, wants your input. they are looking at ringless voice mail, a sneaky new way to reach consumers advance technology allows consumers and businesses to leave you a voice mail without the ring tone. some businesses say they aren't really making a phone call so the do not call list can be ignore. consumers groups and privacy advocates say just because you didn't hear a ring doesn't mean a call wasn't made. if the fcc says it doesn't apply to ringless voice mails, get ready for a full voice mailbox. almost like a tree falls in a forest. >> they're trying to claim that's not a call. >> thanks. while the warriors are on their way to cleveland for games three and four of the nba finals, kevin durant was one of the first warriors on the plane at sfo for the trip to ohio. >> he looks ready. >> espn and abc's coverage of

game three starts want at 5:30 on abc7. >> right before that join our inspector director for the dubson7. shuwill be live in cleveland. tip off is at 6:00 p.m. go warriors. your accuweather forecast. >> the week off to a great start. we saw sunshine this afternoon but we will change things a little bit. look at our rain chances thursday. a good chance of seeing showers, a 1 on the impact scale. just when you thought you could put your umbrella away, look at the north bay. doppler 7 has a few clouds passing through the bay area. we don't have radar returns so by thursday it may be changing. look at our east bay hills camera, a few winsspy clouds passing through. 70 in oakland, 62 in san francisco. gilroy, 83 degrees.

to escape some of the warmth because we did make it up to the upper 80s to low 90s inland. some people in santa cruz at the beach and enjoying the sunshine there. 82 in santa rosa, mid-80s around fairfield, livermore and another live picture from our emoryville camera. we see these wispy clouds and tomorrow, fog, mild and sunny for most of you tomorrow afternoon and a chance of showers on thursday. here's the hour-by-hour forecast tomorrow morning. we start with fog around near the coastline. temperatures in the 50s, fog lingers noontime hour. the rest seeing low 60s to mid 80s and the sun drops as the sun starts to set. the fog may be right down on the deck. temperatures in the upper 40s to the upper 60s. and the fog is what we expect

near the coastline. holding your temperatures in the 60s you get inland and temperatures come down low to mid 80s, around the bay, in the 70s as well. download the accuweather app and keep track of temperatures and weather changes. it is graduation time. san jose graduation at 1:30, temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. a nice sunny day but it shouldn't be too hot. there will be enough of a breeze to keep you comfortable. congrats to those grads. a 1 on the storm impact scale thursday. chance of light showers and the best possibility in the north bay, a tenth to two tenths of an inch. you look at this hour-by-hour forecast, it hints what will happen. 7 a.m. the rain is well to our north. at 11:00 a.m., we may be seeing showers in the north bay. this will be the best opportunity at 3:00 p.m.,

possib possibly golden gate thursday and then it should be drying out. saturday will feature more sunshine other than the coast where fog will linger. a gradual cooling trend all the way through the end of the work week. your temperatures in the mid-80s inland, low 60s coast side. and 1 on the impact scale thursday and chance of much cooler weather, the weekends will be quite comfortable and plenty of sun. we planned it all that way. >> speaking of weather, a social media storm about this tornado, what the man with the mower thinks about it all next. at 5:30 on world news with david muira. coming up in this country a fired veteran coming to work and killing workers. and in london a restaurant worker holding the door and what he tries to do, coming up.

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a plan supported by the state's top judges would make most traffic violations civil offenses instead of criminal. according to our media partner mercury news, the idea is to protected people from big fines and possible arrests. dui still would be but running 15 miles above the speed limit will not be. they hope to work with the legislature next year to adopt a final plan. a traffic fix for the 101 peninsula may be in the works. caltrans meets with the public to discuss congestion. one is create a toll lane for solo drivers and the second extend a carpool lane and

another would increase the carpool minimum from two peopleo to three. many people say the repair work on the damaged spillway goes on all day and night but they're still grateful it's happening. >> that's a ground level view of a controlled blast last wednesday of the lower shoot of the spillway. here's how it looked from above. the control blasts are expected to take place more frequently as crews race against a november 1st deadline. the bottom of the broken spillway will be taken out and workers expect to start pouring the concrete in mid-june. your social feed may be blowing up with a picture we're about to show you, man in alberta, canada, is mowing his lawn seemingly unaware of this massive tornado behind him. his wife took the photo.

it's since been shared numbers of times. the man said he was aware of it but said it was much farther away than it looks. >> honey, you might want to come here. >> a senior citizen with pa twist. >> creating smiles with a little polish and scissors at a burlingame beauty salon. >> we want to thank joe for this picture. a real landmark. >> share your pictures with us on social medi

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anatomy. >> it's a virtual look at your real body. see how stanford doctors are using it to make it safer. >> vandals attacking plants in your local neighborhood and could be connected to graduations. getting the million dollar treatment for free. at a burlingame beauty salon these seniors got a spa day. they got the full treatment from head-to-toe, a mani-pedi, professional hairstyling and even a massage. the professional salon workers all donated their time and it was organized by fund-a-need. >> i hope they enjoy it and relaxed that someone took the time to do this for them and made them feel good. >> several seniors say this was the first time they ever had a spa day. more than 40 from

they were treated. we appreciate your time and we will tonight, breaking news. the deadly rampage inside an american workplace. a fired employee, an army vet, returning to work and shooting co-workers, authorities say, singling them out. we're on the scene. new images tonight. the terror attack in london. the restaurant manager getting people inside, closing the doors and then trying to hold the door as the men with machetes try to push it open. what we've now learned about the attackers. the pash cue just days prior. the young father with a baby born just last week. the president's tweets. taking aim at the london mayor, our correspondent asking the white house today, why is he picking a fight with london's mayor right after a terror attack? the trial begins. bill cosby and the tv daughter who walked him in today. and the medical emergency behind the wheel. the husband in the next car over and what he does.