where families are saddened and disapointed by the verdicts of the ghost ship trial. hundreds turn out to honor the victims of the boat ship tour. new at 11:00 -- intense backlash over a plan that would have forced some north bay homeowners to rip up their sxlan plants and trees and replace them with gravel to prevent wildfi wildfire. >> they say it goes too far. we're live now in mill valley with the story. >> reporter: good evening, dan. it's important to keep in mind that mill valley is considered a

very high fire risk area. the city has taken many steps to keep the community as safe as possible. this ordinance being one of them. still, the backlash so intense. there was an overflow crowd inside this meeting. the city council ultimately decided to amend it. it was a heat start to an already heat mill valley council meeting. an overflow crowd hoping to speak with the city's vegetation ordinance which would require most residents take out the plants around their home be incl me people in -- >> reporter: the fire ordinance would is required 75% of homeowners create three feet of so-called hardscaping of fire or gravel around their house and require cyprus and junipers be

removed. the mayor made this announcement. >> we'll take out the three-foot nonko noncombustible zone. >> reporter: more than 3,000 people signed a petition against the three-feet scaping. >> greenery in mill valley defines mill valley. >> reporter: what do you make of this crowd here saying we don't want this? >> we've taken a very scientific approach at proving the need for it. i know other communities are seriously looking at this. and i believe it's the future. it just might not be the future here. >> reporter: the fire chief says that three feet really does work. the new ordinance would only allow certain fire-prone plants. live in mill valley, abc7 news. we to want hear your ideas about building a better bay area. join us by building a better bay area on facebook. three years after a fire

ripped through a warehouse and killed three people, the jury was unable to come to a verdict. both men were charged with 36 counts of involuntarily man slaunser. one for each person who died. >> the decision stunned those who lost family and friends. the youngest was 17 years old. fathers, daughters, sons, couples who died in each other's arms. >> we'll begin with abc7 news from the alameda county courthouse. >> reporter: an emotional kay for family and friends. for defense attorneys it was a very different sentiment. >> it was just ridiculous they charged max in the first place. it was almost comical. it was transparent. it was a scapegoat. >> reporter: this is the moment

harris heard the news he would be a free man. this is also the moment the hearts of the victims' families sank. >> there's a man walking out there that should be in jail right now. he was willing to take a plea deal for six years, okay? you tell me if that's a not guilty person. come on. >> reporter: anger filled the courthouse as the verdicts were read and the reality set in that max was not guilty and the jury was hung when it came to derick almena. >> i'm upset. my son and his girlfriend died. was it in vain? i've been here every day for five months and for the jury to come back with this. it's frustrating. >> the worst day of my life was on december 2nd. it can't get any worse than that. just a lot of suffering after that and we continue to suffer. >> reporter: a lot of frustration is focused on derick almena who will remain in custody. his attorney is ready for

another fight if prosecutors decide to try him again. >> in the next trial we'll do better. it may hang again. may be acquitted. but we're not going to lose. >> he's guilty. he created this environment. he set it up for 36 people to die and i think he should be found guilty. i'm kind of numb right now. that's all i can say. >> reporter: almena and his attorneys will be back in court october 4th. his lead attorney said there's no way his client would take a redeal if retried. in oakland, abc7 news. tonight max hair visrris ise man. the 26-year-old was released from jail hours ago. we have amanda de castillo there. >> reporter: derick almena remains here at santa rita jail but max harris' release happened

around 6:00 tonight. at the jail thursday there was no long walk from the door to the a waiting car for max harris. the man who faced 39 years in prison left privately and as a free man. >> healing, that's all i can predict. some real food. the comfort and support of his friends. >> reporter: friend and long-time supporter danielle silva said she always knew harris was innocent. he acted as the creative director of the ghost ship. he was charged with felony involuntarily manslaughter following the deadly fire. on thursday after a month-long trial he was acquitted on all 36 counts, one for each person killed. >> max is incredibly sxoorry an sad for them. he expresses his ee mothers and wishes he could have done something to save someone that died. >> i can't imagine the healing he has to go through. he lost seven friends in one night.

>> reporter: as part of harris' release, the alameda county sheriff's deputies drove him away from the jail. according to a speshgz harris left happy but drained. one of almena's friends spoke about how that fire was handled. that was not a witness and that juror shared what they learned and they were removed. a civil lawsuit by the families of the ghost ship warehouse fire is still pending. after the announcement, the attorneys criticized the city for not addressing the

is h in otne pson sed we're going to fix it. not one city official had the courage to get up on the witness stand and tell the truth. >> the libby schaaf said, our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims today. i am grateful for the professionals and integrity of those who participated in the trial. we as i understand warmth and comfort to everyone in our community. we have full coverage on our website, abc7news.com, including extended interviews with the attorneys, families and friends. new at 11:00, we're getting a look at thieves striking inside an apple store on the peninsula tonight. you can even hear the alarms blaring. you see here a group of thieves

grabbed items from the display tables inside the apple store at san mateo hillsdale shopping center. they ran out of the store and into the mal. police have not said if any arrests have been made. a family will receive more than $2 million to settle claims against sacramento police after an unarmed african-american man was shot to death. that tops our look at other stories making news tonight. show me your hands. >> officers chased stephon clark after responding to a vandalism complaint. they thought he turned out a gun but it turns out to be a cell phone. prosecutors declined to charge the officer. clark's son will receive $2.4 million when they're in their 20s. right now they're 2 and 5 years old. now to berkeley, police releaseded this video of a teenager accused of robbing two laptops from a cafe but they stumbled trying to get into the

getaway car and they took off. officers thank a good samaritan for keeping an eye on the teen until they captured him. last call could be extended in california but not as late as one lawmaker proposed. state senator scott weiner wants to let cities extend it to 3:00 a.m. he originally pushed for 4:00 a.m. but governor brown vetoed that bill last year. for more, you can visit our website, abc7news.com. hundreds of people turn out tonight to remember the people killed in the dive boat fire. >> what a mechanic did to a jet to force a flight from taking off. the marine layer and sea breeze brought temperatures down. i'll let you know if the cooler pattern will continue for your plans coming up. here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live

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an american airlines mechanic faces federal charges of sabotaging a stop a takeoff. that system monitors the aircraft speed, pitch and other data. the pilots aborted takeoff when they detected an automatic auto letter. it carried 150 passengers, headed from miami to the bahamas. people in the scuba diving community mourned the 34 lives lost when a fire broke out aboard that diving boat. reporter veronica miracle with our abs 7 sister station in los angeles has more on a vigil in southern california ho. >> reporter: divers, friends and strangers alike walking together in santa monica for victims of the "conception" boat fire.

>> we need to find peace. it's so surreal. knowing it could have been any one of us, could have easily been any one of us. >> reporter: 33 passengers and one crew member didn't make it out alive, including a family of five, three sisters, their father and stepmother, a post grad at uc-berkeley and an ocean enthusiast from santa all diving enthusiasts on a three-day excursion. >> we want to get together and remember mary beth, chuck, adrian, ally, all the others on board the "conception". >> reporter: flower petals were left under the pier. >> enjoying the ocean is one ning that brings us all together. it's our love for the ocean, our love for difing that makes this tragedy so impactful. >> reporter: finding peace in the pacific for the 34 lost

souls. abs 7 news. a grass fire broke out in northern california and quickly grew to 6,000 acres. cal fire is battling the fire in rugged terrain. there is zero containment. it's burning outside the mendocino national forest and west of red bluff. cal fire has ordered mandatory evacuations for communities living on the edge of the forest. developing right now, leaders in the bahamas expect the death toll to climb when they locate more victims of hurricane dorian. that storm is blamed for 30 deaths across the bahamas. dorian is moving into the carolinas and people are feeling the storm's impact. touchdowns have touched down in north carolina. they have warned about potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods as well. we have more on dorian. >> this storm has been crawling. take a look at the satellite picture. clouds from dorian extending up

from the carolinas to new york, bost. quite a stretch. wind gusts, 48 miles an hour. wi wilmingt wilmington, 54 at you will notice bands of rain moving through. it's a category 1. it's weakened. starting to pick up speed but it will continue with storm surge, wind, rain damage, 90-mile-an-hour winds friday morning with category 1. it moves out over the ocean and then continues up as a category 1 close to halifax. watching our local weather, clouds expanding from the coast to the bay. keeping track of a system that is going to be moving in on saturday. why is this system important? it's employing to drop your temperatures.

today was cooler but this one will cool us down even more. we'll not only see a drop in the temperatures but the winds will get gusty as well on saturday. we're going low 80s saturday afternoon, inland. brighter and warmer for sunday, mid 60s to upper 80s. a live look from our kgo roof camera. top of the tower is barely visible because of the fog. temperatures in the 50s, 60s. out the door, this is what you'll face. morning low clouds, fog and mist at the coast. a little warmer in the afternoon. windier and cooler conditions for your saturday. facility:00 a.m., watch out for the fog. it will be in around 8:00 a.m. in the bay as well and then pulls away similar to today. i think tomorrow we'll see the temperatures coming up a few degrees. tomorrow mornin low 50s to the low 60s. i think you'll need a light gheket or

oakland. 82, san rafael. napa, 89 in concord. seven-day forecast, we have our summer spread for our temperatures tomorrow. windier, cooler saturday. turning it around on sunday. then we'll be in a holding palt earn, 60s to 80s. nice september weather until thursday when we bump you up to the 90s. nice weather ahead. tomorrow on "good morning america," tamron hall sits down

do you have what it takes to be the next "american idol"? warm up those pipes if you do because the show is having open auditions tomorrow in san jose. they're held at the san jose convention center. go to our website abc7news.com to register. judges katy perry, lionel richie will return right here on abc 7. >> they're fun as judges. >> i wonder if antonio brown can sing? >> need something.

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will antonio brown play monday night for the raiders on abc 7? who knows. the star receiver reportedly threatened to punch mike mayock after mayock fined a.b. he didn't practice today and unfollowed raiders on instagram. if you're a millennial, you know that means it's over. the browns may suspend him or cut him to make sure they don't have to pay his $30 million guaranteed. >> he's been at training camp the last four weeks. we've been practicing without him and preparing to play. no matter who's injured, you have to adapt. unfortunately, we had to adapt again today but we're really excited about our receiving corps. 100th season tonight. packers and da bears.

they took us back to 1919 when the forward pass was a foreign concept. khalil mack, five sacks for rodgers. one touchdown the entire night. green bay up 7-3. bears driving late fourth quarter. mitchell trubisky, what are you doing? double coverage, picked by amos. ball game. packers win a yawner, 10-3. foudown five runs in the seventh, no problem for the angels. you wear a coco crisp jersey, you better catch this ball. come on, coco! a's down 6-1 in the seventh. not anymore. josh fagioli. a's down 6-3. they load the bases. then mark kanna walks. that forces in a run to make it 6-4. another run forced in. 6-5. davis tied it with and mike

trout, best player in the game but cannot make the catch at the wall. two more score, seven in the seventh. a's are up by a game on the indians for the second wild guard. giants wrappinging up a four-game set in st. louis. rookie pitcher gave up two run home run to paul de young. 3-0, cards. you know murphy's law, if it can go wrong, it will go wrong. brandon belt will get the ball. he doesn't get to first base. giants lose 10-0, dropping three of four in st. louis. are you ready for the possible play of the year? fumbles a kick and buried for a safety in the end zone. no, look out! he's going to get away! he's going to go 104 yards with the touchdown. his team lost 52-7 but that was ridiculous. forget the final score.

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