residences. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard was in court today and has details on this plea deal. >> reporter: that's right, dan, this happened just moments ago. there will be no trial for two defendants on the ghost ship warehouse fire, both men could have faced up to 40 years in prison. instead, the ghost ship's master tenant will serve nine years. max harris, the artist, creative director, artist collective creative director gets six years. both men pled no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the tragic fire which killed 36 people in 2016. attorneys for both men say their clients are remorseful. >> it's not what i would call devastating, and my client is a prisoner who has fulfilled all of his duties and obligations. so we anticipate that he will be

out in 3 1/2 years. >> there's no punishment that could possibly be adequate to punish someone who had a hand in the tragedy. but the legal system looks at all different aspects of the situation and tries to reach a result that's fair and just. >> today's a bittersweet day that max is able to move forward. but we also recognize that the families are only beginning their process towards healing. and we also understand that they may never get there. >> now, both men will have the ability to serve halftime with good behavior and time served, making the earliest release date as soon as 23 months. judge morris jacobson set a sentencing date of august 9th and 10th, at which time victims' families will be able to address

the court. >> i'm sure so many emotions surrounding today's decision. were the names of the victims read in court today, cornell? >> reporter: dion, they were, and i have to tell you, you could have heard a pin drop. every single name, every single victim was read in court. each of the defendants was forced to give a plea to each of the counts of involuntary manslaughter, each one a life. >> dramatic, really, thank you, cornell, very much. 36 people died in the ghost ship fire on december 2nd, 2016. the oakland fire department has been criticized for a lack of inspection at the warehouse, and for not cracking down on hazards. in march of 2017, oakland fire chiefd retired. in 2018, the fire marshal resigned. coming up at 5:00, hear from the victims' families and what they think of today's plea deal. and for a look back at the

victims and more details of this plea agreement, go to abc7news.com or download the abc 7 news app. happening right now, commuters face delays crossing the southern end of san francisco bay because of an accident on the dun barton bridge. this is a live look at the eastbound lanes where only one lane is intermitt tently open. as the camera zooms out, you can see just how much backup there is. there is backup traffic toward the menlo park end of the span. the highway patrol is letting drivers pass the scene only for a few minutes at a time though. if you are aheading from the peninsula to the eastbound, your best bes t is to avoid the brid. >> fires burning across california, more than a dozen burning with one of the biggest right here, 70,000 acres in yolo and napa countys. >> it's just 5% contained.

there's a lot of flames and smoke. >> wayne, making any progress? >> reporter: dan, they pyre to be making some progress, but we'll have to wait for a confirmation from cal fire a little later this evening. this was a day when humidity was up and temperatures were down, firefighters got aggressive. let's take a stroll along highway 128 in yolo county, a day when crews set fires to stop fires. >> the backfire is putting black between the fire and the main edge so that when the fire comes down it doesn't have anything left to burn. >> we found brian ward and his crew between calls waiting to work in as fire crews walked backfires along highway 128, the proverbial line in the ts morni0 this massive inconvenience is not the kind of fireworks small

business owners had in mind. >> we're always optimistic we're going to have an awesome 4th of july. >> chad fraser, his sign says open, he's decorated for the holiday, stocked the ice, and now a humming of refrigerators inside. >> normally we would be doing somewhere 120 boat launches a day. >> how many today? >> zero. >> how many yesterday? >> one. >> indeed, as fire flares, everyone has left or is leaving or never showed up. when the power went out today, jerry redden finally called it quits. he may have been the last to leave. >> yup, i'm the last camper. >> any honor in that? >> no, there's no honor in that. >> reporter: just a matter of trying to find a place to stay. the irony is, that a week ha t camp in that area. now, you can't give a campground away. live in yolo county, wayne

freedman, abc 7 news. the county fire is growing quickly, doubling ine since yesterday. >> abc 7 news anchor kristen vee joins us now with a visual of how much land is burning. >> the county fire is over 70,000 acres. it stretched in guinda to napa county. if this fire were berning in the bay area, it would basically cover from the north, san francisco, all the way down, daly city, and stopping at about san mateo right there. think about how vast that area is. the county fire is about twice the size of san francisco and still growing. let's get a feel for the size of the pawnee fire in lake county. next to the indian valley reservoir. on your left you can see it's much smaller, having scorched under 15,000 acres. look at the right, if this were burning in the bay area, it would cover not even all of san francisco, just the red parts right there.

so maybe less than half of the city, a lot smaller fire. also want to show you the immense smoke from these fires. you can clearly see it from the satellite image from the national weather service. fortunatelily, the marine layer has really been keeping the smoke at higher elevations yesterday and today, keeping the skies from getting too hazy like we saw over the weekend. dan and dion? >> great visuals there, kristen, thanks. all evacuations around the pawnee fire in lake county have now been lifted. residents of the double eagle ranch area are being allowed to return home. the fire has burned nearly 15,000 acres, but is now 80% contained. >> the weather conditions are always critical in fighting these fires, give you the latest on that now. >> and with that, spencer christ snding by with a forecast talking about relief in sight. >> hoping for some, dion, it will get cooler later in ths wa windy at the sites of both fires. pawnee fire first, where it's 87 degrees right now, relative humidity only 21%,

to 17 miles per hour. the wind will diminish, no measurable wind at all in the early morning hours, but bouncing back in the afternoon. now to the county fire, where it's 90 degrees, relative humidity only 23%. the wind will remain quite strong in this region through the overnight hours into the early morning hours at around 20 miles per hour. more broadly across the bay area, gusts up to 20 miles per hour or higher in many bay locations. it will get cooler in the immediate bay area tomorrow, but in the inland areas it may stay rather warm. forecast in just a few minutes. southern colorado, fighters theieve it may take tontain tsfi. alrdy charred more than 120 square miles and destroyed more than 100 homes.

crews on the ground say powerful winds are making their job harder. some embers have blown and started fires from a mile away. thousands of people have honored a southern california firefighters murdered while trying to save the lives of others. very moving scene, as you can tell. other firefighters and first responders marched into this morning's memorial service for fire captain dave rosa. he died after being shot while responding to an explosion at a nursing home. police believe one of the home's residents shot rosa and a a a fi -- he leaves behind his wife and two sons. an arrest in the murder of a security guard, rolandot:3da

rning.pocear heen into custody before 1:00 this morning near the crime scene. police have not released details on a motive or what led up to the shooting. san francisco 49ers linebacker reuben foster has been suspended for the first two games of the season. that stems from a weapons charge and misdemeanor drug offense earlier this year. he was also facing domestic violence, remember, but was cleared after his accuser admitted to making a false report. so those charges were dropped. foster can still participate in all pre-season practices and games. the white house says rescinded federal guidelines that encourage schools and universities to consider race in the admissions process. the trump administration today ended obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student's race into account to promote diversity in admissions. the shift suggests schools will have the federal government's blessing to leave race out of admissions and enrollment decisions. california public universities

have not used race as a factor since voters passed prop 209 in 1996. a lot more to come, a grief stricken family talks about what is next after the death of their daughter. >> we shouldn't have to fight. you shouldn't have to fight to keep someone alive, especially your own family member. >> but the family vows to keep on fighting to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else. and the protests under way in san francisco against i.c.e., why these protesters vow to stay where they are until they get what they want. plus, the warning as we head into the 4th of july holiday, what you need to know before you get behind the wheel tonight. taking a live look outside at the san francisco skyway, where you ca see a virtual parking lot as it is most times during this time of day. keep that in min

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dumbarton. counties. the teenager declared brain dead in california in 201 c following complications from surgery, and a life or death battle ensued between the family, the hospital and the state. >> today they spoke out after she passed away fol wick a recent surgery. melanie is live in the newsroom for us. >> dion and dan, some concern today about whether or not jahi could be buried on friday as planned. during today's press conference that concern seemed to be eliminated. the alameda coroner's office stated it does not have a hold on her body. her mother said he never passed away in 2013.

she described her growing into a young woman over the last four plus years and communicating through hand movements. the family thanked the state of new jersey, where they ultimately moved her for allowing them to keep her on life support, based on religious beliefs, something they were not able to do in california. they described the perils of having to use a generator during east coast blizzards. after the recent surgery in june, her heart stopped and she coded. it was then that the family says she actually passed away. >> i'm really going to like miss her. i miss her already because i gave her everything, and i have no regrets, not one. the only regret i ever had was bringing her to the hospital to get her tonsils removed. that's the only regret i'll ever have. everything i did, selling my house, to quitting my job, to

moving across the country, giving up all the time i gave up with my family, it was all worth it. >> her funeral is friday in oakland. it will be open to the public. she will be buried in hayward. her mother says that she wants to become an advocate for other families, and that she also wants to help pass legislation so that no other family will ever have to endure what she did. in the newsroom, melanie wood row, abc 7 news. now, taking a look back, this all began in december of 2013 at ucsf children's hospital in oakland. she went into cardiac arrest after complications from nose and throat surgery. that very same month doctors declared her brain dead. her family battled the hospital's findings. her family moved her to a hospital in new jersey, the only state where brain death can be rejected on religious grounds. nearly five years after

california declared her deceased, the state of new jersey last month issued her a second death certificate following her death from liver failure. >> dozens of activists are vowing to stay at the immigrations services bureau until they get what they want, the abolishment of i.c.e. and an end to family separation at the border. protesters have been camping out all day and all night. in the latest demonstration against trump's zero tolerance policy. >> reporter: the protest is growing, more tents set up here, food and drinks and a message, abolish i.c.e., or we're not leaving. the gates to the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement building on washington street and san francisco is blocked. these protesters arrived yesterday for a rally, and have not left. in fact, they say they're staying here until their demands are met. >> we're calling for an end to deportations and the abolition of i.c.e., which is an organization that's cruel and

inhumane, that oppresses migrant communities, which has only existed since 2003. we want these things to stop that are being done in our names. >> entrances on jackson street are also blocked. buckets across the driveway say abolish i.c.e. police keep watch from a distance. officers are making sure everything remains peaceful while providing traffic control for the lane that is blocked. protesters say they were inspired by others fighting to end family detention at the border. >> we're all angry, we all feel that what's happening is immoral and outrageous. we've been inspired by what other folks have done. we wanted to make a similar stand. >> i.c.e. released a statement to me about an hour ago, u.s. immigration and customs enforcement fully respects the rights of all people to voice their opinion without interference. i.c.e. remains committed to immigration enforcement consistent with federal law and agency policy. in san francisco, matt keller, abc 7 news. walmart is taking heat for a

line of anti-trump t-shirts sold on its website. a call to bring down the 45th president. the shirts come in several shades, even frisbees. there was a furious response from trump supporters who took to twitter with a call to boycott the world's biggest retailer. as the news spread, the listings were taken off the walmart website. the retailer still says make america great again and donald trump speaks for me apparel. if you think there's a chance oprah will run for president, it's time to give up on that. in an interview with a british vogue, oprah says she could not stomach a presidential run with all the nontruths, nastiness and back handedness in politics. she says the campaign would kill her. she appears on the cover of british vogue hitting stands this friday. politics is a rough business.

>> not to mention she's already busy enough running her empire. >> i've decided also not to run. >> you're declaring. >> aren't you relieved. >> on our newscast, big news. go to the weather, shall we? look at live doppler 7 on this 3rd of july. mainly sunny skies across the bay area right now. still haze in the air from the smoke from the fires up north that drifted down the last couple days. te air is cleaner today than yesterday. we're looking out over san francisco where it's 65 degrees. 76 at mountain view. 78 san jose, 65 at gilroy. view at the bridge, traffic moving nicely, 73 up north in santa rosa. upper 70s in fairfield. here's the view from the east bay hills camera.

breezy and cool for 4th of july. warmer pattern beginning thursday. mild conditions at the coast, and hot conditions inland by the weekend. overnight, widespread areas of fog and low clouds, not only on the coast but inland as well. overnight lows same ring we've seen all week long, mid to upper 50s. tomorrow's highs, breezy conditions. 68 degrees up in the north bay, 73. santa rosa, 72 at napa. upper 70s in the inland east bay. beach forecast for tomorrow calls for partly cloudy skies, with highs around or just above 60 degrees. here's our fog cast forecast animation showing fog surging back to the coast tomorrow evening. and that means there could be not the best view for fireworks herenan francisco. although in our inland areas and down in the south bay and east bay, especially, skies will be clear for fireworks, and air temperatures will be generally in the mid to upper 50s tomorrow night between 9:30 and 10:00.

here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. after cooler than average conditions tomorrow, warming pattern beginning thursday, temperatures continue rising on friday, saturday and sunday quite summer-like, low to mid-80s around the bay, mid-60s on the coast, and temperatures will gradually taper off going into into early next week. >> the end of an era, the removal of all things lebron james under way in cleveland. plus, puppy on the run, the slow-speed chase

well, look at this, lebron james is moving to l.a. and so cleveland is already saying good-bye to their former star. the iconic lebron banner started to come down today. look how big it is. you can see the workers in the corner starting to peel it off and bring it down.

rain and thunder prevented the entire banner from being removed. they will have to continue to work on it tomorrow. sheryl crow is calling it quits, sort of. she just announced that her next album will be her last. it will feature collaborations with artists that crow considers life-long heroes, crow believes albums are a dying art form, and has decided to focus on singles instead. her final album will be released next year. walnut creek -- the female pit bull jumped into an officer's parked patrol car at about 5:45 that's night and within minutes the dog and the officer, as you can clearly see, became friends at newel avenue and broadway. police have looked for the dog's owner. the dog is in good care contra costa animal services until owners come forward. an unusual freeway chase

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live, this is abc 7 news. here are the stories making headlines today at 4:30. the two men charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the ghost ship fire agreed to a plea deal just hours ago. derick almena will be sentenced to nine years in prison while max harris will be sentenced to six years. they likely won't serve their whole sentences due to time served and good behavior. crews fighting the county fire in yolo and napa counties are being helped by cooler temperatures and higher

humidity. the fire is 5% contained. first lady continue to get 12 young boys and their soccer coach safely out of a flooded cave in thailand. the team was found alive yesterday ten days after they went missing. abc news rep rep rep rep rep rep joins us now. >> reporter: the boys have been fed and checked out by medics. officials say as long as they are in a safe place and in good hands, they will not be rushed out of the cave. for these 12 boys and their soccer coach in thailand, the ten-day ordeal of being lost deep inside this flooded cave over. the focus now shifting to safely getting them out. >> many people are coming, many, many people. we are the first. many people come. >> divers promising more help is

on the way with seven navy seals, including a doctor and a nurse staying with the group. james longman is also on the scene. >> what medics are doing is staying with them and giving them what they can. we've been handed these packs by the military, mix these up and build up their strength to get them cave. >> that could take weeks or months according to authorities who maintain safety is paramount. >> this is quite a serious undertaking. the young lads and the coach are about two kilometers underground. a kilometer of that is completely flooded. >> conditions are treacherous, and officials are waging several rescue strategies, knowing weather will play a major factor in the planning. >> this is rainy season in thailand. you think the weather is good now. the next moment it could be raining. they're looking at all the options and what is the best possible option to be able to do this. >> so authorities say at this point the key for them is not to

rush anything. but they are now in the process of installing a phone line. so the boys can at least talk to theirarts while these rescue efforts continue. we're live in new york. back to you. i guess the little victories, being able to talk to parents, have a little bite to eat. it sounded like authorities were racing to get the boys out at one point, but that doesn't appear to be an option any longer. >> this is true. today officials said, you know, as you just heard in the piece, it is monsoon season in thailand. that could last until october. and so at this point, with safety in mind, once again, they say it is possible crews could actually spend the next several months until the season passes, sending food and supplies into that cave. again, if it is deemed that it is safer to keep them there. dion? >> long road ahead possibly. elizabeth, thank you. the showdown over the supreme court. president trump is interviewing potential justice nominees this

week as he gears u retirin jti >> reporter: president trump hasn't even made his pick yet, but the battle over the next supreme court justice is heating up. the president has met face to face with four potential nominees. judge brett cavanagh, amy cony p>> they are sounding people an incredible people in so many different ways, academically and every other way. >> he also interviewed republican senator mike lee by phone and he's expected to talk with two more larsen. outside groups are ramping up the pressure. abc news has learned anti-abortion rights groups are lobbying senior white house officials against cavanagh and arguing in favor of barrett. an abortion rights group is

targeting susan collins, a critical swing vote. >> a candidate for this important position who would overturn roe v. wade would not be acceptable to me because that would indicate an activist agenda that i don't want to see a judge have. >> with republicans holding a slim majority in the senate there's little margin for error. >> if he can keep republicans together he's able to get his pick, and he can lean on red state democrats to show they're close to president trump to confirm his justice. >> mitch mcconnell hopes to have a justice confirmed by the start of the next term in october. america's european allies are pushing back against criticism from president trump they're not doing enough to support nato. the president sent this letter to norway and several other nations demanding they recommit to military spending.

nato nations agreed in 2014 to spend 2% of their gross domestic product on defense spending within a decade. >> the president has publicly shared his frustration that he'd like to see other countries step up and do more, particularly when they have the capability. and they've made the commitment to do 2%. he'd like to see them fulfill that commitment. the united states has more than surpassed that. >> norway's defense minister told the associated press his country stands by its 2014 pledge to nato. president trump will join other leaders for a nato summit next week. >> president trump has ordered american flags to fly at half staff on federal property through sunset today to honor the five people killed during a shooting at a newspaper in maryland. the "capital gazette" employees died when a gunman pain inside the newsroom in annapolis. it comes after the mayor said the president denied a requestet

yesterday. abc 7 news was in oakland while flags there flew at half staff at the courthouse. investigators in florida want to find out if a woman is okay after surveillance captured her falling from an suv. it passed through an intersection in tampa. it appears she may have been unconscious after hitting the pavement yesterday, someone jumped out of the suv, scooped her up, put her back inside the car. sheriff's deputies later found the suv at a gas station, questioning the car's owner and two other people. get ready to celebrate the 4th. >> don't get carried away, a holiday warning from the chp, maximum enforcement patrol set to begin in just hours. some of the smoke from the fires up north is being carried away by friendly wind. but it's also bringing us a cool 4th of july. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. as we head to break, take a live look outside in the south

bay, the san jose, 101, see there, plenty of traffic on the roadways, especially slow on the entrance ramp. once again, 101 looking like a parking lot this afternoon.

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tomorrow, but the chp says its officers are definitely open for business. >> so starting today at 6:00 p.m. up until tomorrow, july 4th, up to midnight, we're going to be conducting maximum enforcement. >> they'll be watching for everything, from a carpool violation like this one this morning in emeryville -- to more serious infractions like leaving the party and grabbing the keys after having too much to drink. >> plan ahead. if you're hosting an event, make sure you're -- you know, you're -- the people that are coming over, make sure they're not driving under the influence. it's not just alcohol. it's also drugs. >> chp officers will be visible. they say oftentimes their drinth he this warning will er encourage good decision-making before you hit the road. last year's numbers give you an idea of the dangers surrounding the 4th of july. >> last year we had 47 fatalities in the state of

california. more than half of those fatalities were not wearingt. we had over 1,200 dui arrests. >> the roads are expected to be busy. aaa is predicting traffic will be up% this year compared to last. if that happens it will set a record for the 4th of july. the chp says it just wants to make sure you have a safe holiday. from highway 24, amy hollifield, abc 7 news. >> if you feel you've had too much to drink tomorrow night, aaa is offering free towing service. it will offer the free service from 6:00 tomorrow evening and 6:00 in the morning on thursday to anyone. you don't have to be a aaa member. tipsy toe will provide a safe ride for one driver, one passenger and their vehicle. all you have to do is call 1-800-aaa-help. ten-mile limit on the free towing so you know. >> there are more than 60 4th of july celebrations happening

tomorrow. you can find a link to all of them. click full story, and you can find them in our app. many people are already celebrating america's 242nd birthday. the 4th of july celebrations celebrates the continental congress adopting the declaration of independence. a barbecue industry group claims tomorrow will be the biggest grilling day of the year, and retailers say americans spent more than $7 billion on hamburgers, hot dogs and other items to grill on the 4th last year. >> now, your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> start with live doppler 7, see fog developing along the coastline, still sunny over the bay and inland. overnight, lots more fog and low clouds pushing out. low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, 4th of july, breezy and cooler than average, mainly sunny by midday. highs will range from near 60 at

the coast to mainly upper 60s and low 70s around the bay, and mainly unner 70s inland. very few locations hitting 80 tomorrow. tomorrow evening the fog will come back. day planner for tomorrow, starting the day with mainly sunny skies. then that fog surges back out over the bay in the evening hours, just as we're getting ready for fireworks. bear in mind, inland areas, fireworks will probably voefd you a pretty good view of the weather wheel, but maybe not here in san francisco. eers the accuweather seven-day forecast. warming up on thursday, high temperatures back in the 90s by the weekend. >> not what we expect. >> exactly right, seasonal average. how about this for adorable? this baby western lowland gorilla born know brookfield zoo in chicago has a

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a restaurant has settled a retaliation case with their three former employees that they were involved with for $100,000. the workers say they were fired after they filed complaints with the san francisco office of labor standards enforcement and the labor commission. subsequent investigations resulted in including unpaid overtime, sick pay and health care costs. today at a news conference an interpreter spoke for one of the women at the center of the case. >> we were women who were scared, but we wanted justice. we spoke, we fought, and we held on. we gave respect, and we deserve respect. >> as part of the settlement, la

taqueria will be required to train staff on workplace laws. dunkin donuts expanding this time to san jose. >> after not being in the south bay for years, dunkin' donuts is back in san jose, opening a store at 5519 snell avenue on friday morning. donuts is in the name, but the coffee is what a lot of people end up craving. it has several bay area locations already, including south san francisco, walnut creek, half moon bay, american canyon and fremont. >> a lot of die-hard fans. officials say although it will be o opening ceremony will be held july 14th. consumer news, going to cost you more to refill some precipitations. >> michael finny joining us more with this. >> potentially a lot more.

this is something else. prices are going up for dozens of drugs. pharmaceutical giant pfizer pfir announcing increases as high as 10%. warning as we head into the 4th of july, secret service is warning drivers about a surge in criminals targeting gas pumps with credit card skimmers. the warning comes as almost 40 million americans hit the road for the 4th of july holiday and hit the gas station. credit card skimmers copy your card information when you pay at the pump, in some cases the information is then sent wirelessly to the scammer. the officials say they are saying thousands of customers are becoming victims every day. you might want to consider walking in and waying there. a warning for g mail users, ad developers may have access to gmail users private da tas,

including messages. according to a report by the wall street journal. it says companies and -- gmail users can change the setting by going to their account and clicking on apps with account access under the sign-in and security section. a glitch on samsung galaxy photos causing them to send your entire photo library to random people on your contact list. the default texting app sent the photos and scheduled text messages that there was no record of the messages being sent. many complaints are from people who are t-mobile customers. to stop the problem, you have to disable the samsung message app. i want to hear from you. the 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. reach me on my facebook page.

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francisco have increased efforts to get to zero new hiv infections by 2020. the preventative drug commonly known as prep is part of that strategy. the company is under fire for increasing its price by 45%. leanne melendez has the story. the company that makes the preventative drug says it reduces the risk of hiv by 99%. it's been a game changer in san francisco's efforts to reduce new infections. >> this is a major tool. this is one of the two or three major elements to getting to zero. but we can't get people there if it costs $2,000 a month. it's just not affordable. >> reporter: the company has increased the price by 45% since it came out six years ago as a preventative drug. lucas hanson's partner is on the medication. >> it's one of those things certainly people should be entitled to as a matter of

rights. >> reporter: the drug is covered by most insurance companies, but there is still an out of poc extra money for preventative hiv measures, including prep for those who can't afford health insurance. >> to ensure that the entire continuum of getting to zero efforts over the past two years continues seamlessly. >> reporter: gilead would not tell us why it has dramatically increased the price of the drug, but said it is now contributing more to its assistance program which helps patients with out of pocket expenses. they hope to help eligible people use the prescribed therapy. in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. the generic version made by

tiva pharmaceuticals is available in other parts of the developing world, but not here. with that, thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. we just wanted tom justice, some fair justice. and we don't feel that, in our opinion, that was fair justice. the search for justice comes up short for some. the criminal case in the oakland's deadliest fire is all but over. we have live team coverage coming up. >> firefighters keep an eye on the wild fire year lake berryessa, scorching 70,000 acres. the fight in the air and on the ground could take days. neighbors turning to neighbors, and turning in neighbors. the crackdown on illegal fireworks in san jose is in full swi swing. >> announcer: live where you live, this is abc 7 news. 19 months after fire rips through an oakland warehouse

killing 36 people, families get a small measure of justice today. the two men accused of creating what some call the death trap agreed to a deal that will send both of them to prison for several years. >> they took responsibility for the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> this is a plea that's been entered into as a moral imperative to eliminate all of the trauma and pain and suffering that everyone touches this case endures. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. we have live team coverage on this developing story for you. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard begins our coverage live in oakland. cornell? >> reporter: dion and dan, there will be no trial for the ghost ship warehouse fire, two men derick almena and max harris could have faced almost 40 years in prison. instead, both agreed to a plea deal which happened moments