after their plea deal was rejected. good afternoon, the two men charged in deadly ghost ship warehouse fire are back in court after the plea deal was rejected. >> the defendant's lawyers are

hoping to avoid a trial but as anne makovec tells us they wouldn't be the only ones he would accountable. >> reporter: it seems almost certain that both men are headed to a full jury trial early next unique. once the judge rejected the plea deals, it was back to the drawing board. >> i'm not happy to go to the trial after all of the bad publicity that my clients received but we always had viable defenses. >> when he had to say no contest to 36 times to murdering people he knew and loved i was afraid it was going to break him. today he looked me in the eyes and he looked confidence. >> reporter: the master tenant

of the warehouse, and harris a party promoters but the blame was on the city. >> this case could trigger significant reform. >> reporter: each man is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter and faces a maximum of life in prison. with everything on the line. the defense lawyers want the trial moved out of alameda county where they say public perspective is skewed. >> it's motivated by the grief for many of them turning into a desire for revenge and retribution. >> family and friends were in court today. the next hearing is set for september 7th. in oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5.

the lawsuit filed against bart by wilson's family alleges that they failed to provide the highest standard of care. the attack happened three weeks ago. 18-year-old nia and her sister were transferring trains when she was stabbed in the neck. family and friends are honoring a chp officer killed in the line of duty. he was a 19-year veteran of the force. and now a procession and memorial service is underway in vacaville. people paid their respects as patrol cars slowly moved by, escorting his body. he leaves behind a wife and three children. the crash that killed him and the man he pulled over happened last friday on interstate 80 in fairfield. officers say the driver who plowed into the vehicles on the side of the road was speeding and on his cell phone at the time of the crash.

>> we want the message to be sent that your actions have consequences. that answering a phone or sending or answering a text can result in the tragic consequences that we witnessed this last week and that lives can be inalterably changed because of the actions. >> the suspected driver changes two counts of vehicular manslaughter. he posted bail yesterday and is expected to be arraigned next month. thanks to cooler temperatures and lower humidity, firefighters are finally gaining the upper hand on the biggest wildfires in northern california. the carr fire in redding is now 75% contained. more than 218,000 acres have burned in three weeks. and a thousand homes destroyed. the mendocino complex fire, the largest in state history is 76%

contained up from 51% last week. the fires that make up the complex have scorched 375,000 acres. and containment of the ferguson fire is now at 87%. all roads into the park are back open. and yosemite valley reopened to visitors earlier this week. cal fire says there are 10 weeks left in california's fire season. east bay representative eric swolwell is considering running for president of the united states in the year 2020. >> and today, by the stories that i hear and the data that i look at, we are in a trump slump. >> representative eric swolwell spoke to constituents in

fremont shortly after announcing that he's considering running for president. >> it's not the corruption or the chaos, it's that they are disconnected from opportunity. and i think our next president has to connect all americans. >> reporter: the people who listened to him speak like what he's done in congress so far. if help to run for president there are certain issues they hope held focus on. >> the hate and disrespect people are being shown and money issues, a lot of people don't have what they need to survive in this area. >> reporter: as public educators, looking for strong candidates who are going to fund public education which we are not seeing right now from our current federal administration, it would be very exciting. >> reporter: he's 37 years old and has been in congress less than six years. when asked about his chances he said -- >> i know a thing or two about

long shots. >> before moving forward with plans to potentially become the next president of the united states, representative swolwell says he's focused on getting the democrats the house back. >> the next general election in california is november 6th. cal osha has opened up an investigation into the death of a construction worker at the silvery towers project. it's a new residential complex at 188 west saint james street. investigators are not sure what caused the fall. the victim worked for a consultant on the project. the nation's first safe injection site for the drug use is now open in san francisco. there's trained medical staff, needle exchange, and addiction resources. the goal is to get more people

in treatment and lower the number of used needles littering the streets. more than a dozen former u.s. intelligence officials have signed onto a letter, condemning the trump administration for revoking john brennan's security clearance. >> president trump defended his decision to revoke john brennan's security clearance. >> i've gotten tremendous response from having done that because security clearances are very important to me. >> he didn't deny that the decision was made because of brennan writing about the mueller investigation. >> it's a disgusting thing frankly. look, i say it again. that whole situation is a rigged witch hunt. >> the white house is reviewing the clearances of other

officials tied to the investigation. and one current lawyer who met with a former british spy. >> i think bruce orr is a disgrace. i suspect i'll be taking it away very quickly. >> reporter: more than a dozen are criticizing the president. >> reporter: michael morrell helped pen the letter. the president's action has nothing to do with who should and should not hold security clearances, and everything to do with an attempt to stifle free speech. >> you can agree or disagree with what john has done since he retired. we all agree that he has the right to say it. >> president trump says he hasn't silenced brennan but actually given him a louder voice. >> president trump also said he felt bad for paul manafort who

is on trial for fraud charges. students with life- threatening allergies are heading back to school without epipens because of a nationwide shortage. the fda approved the first generic version of the epipen yesterday. tributes pouring in from around the world to remember aretha franklin. >> fans flocked to her hometown. we're looking at widespread sunshine and a good looking lunch break. and we'll talk about our air quality for the weekend.

cars for delivery... kroger launched the program yesterday.. in a phoenix suburb. kroger says customers can order same.. or next day deliveries.. once the the biggest u.s. grocery store chain is testing drivers cars for delivery. customers can order the same or next day deliveries. and customers can walk outside and pick up the bags. >> new technology has now lowered the rate of stolen cars and auto break-ins. as hena doba shows us, some criminals have figured out how to beat the system. >> eric uses a key fob to unlock his car. it only works in a close range. but two people walk up to his driveway and unlock the vehicle

without the fob. >> i looked at everything from the glove box, that's when i knew somebody had been there. >> they only got away with workout gear. and police are seeing cases where thieves open vehicles without a key. in some cases, criminals are using an amplifying device. if a fob is inside the home. the amplifier can grab the signal. keep your fob inside a metal box or a pouch designed to protect electronics from interference. >> if you can block the radio frequency, you can stop the effectiveness. >> and they have figured out how to steal a fob's signal while using it. morris in the blue jacket uses

a relay box to interpret the code. the code is sent to a second man with a small box that acts as the vehicle's fob, allowing him to unlock the car, start the car, and drive away. >> cars are computers on wheels. and anything that can defeat the computer system is a popular item among thieves and hackers. >> reporter: they are working on improvements to stop the hacking technology. talk about a walk on the wild side. new video from china shows a massive suspension bridge made of glass. >> the 1200-foot bridge sits 566 feet above the ground. officials say more than 10,000 visitors are expected to check it out today. >> if you have a fear of heights, don't look down.

what could possibly go wrong. here's a look at a gorgeous view. this is the beach. i've been spying on the surfers. and a lot of people laying on the sand. temperatures in the 50s. it's cool out there. but you'll need a full suit as you tend to need in northern california. and here's a look to the north. you're seeing cloud cover around marin and the golden gate bridge. and clear conditions for most of the area. early this morning, it looked hazier and smokier. our air quality might look a little hazy throughout the weekend. look at concord. almost near 80 degrees. river pore is 82. we were good today, in the

green. and no spare the air alert but some of the haze from the fires may make things look a little dreary. it's also going to be hot. northeast wind at 8 miles per hour. and a northwest wind in downtown san francisco at 11. overall calm conditions for the weekend. and that will warm us up even more. the ridge of high pressure is the reason that the heat will be upon us. this low is not being allowed to bring us any kind of relief. 93degrees will be the afternoon high. and at the beaches, low 60s. across the east bay, low 90s. tomorrow add 5 degrees to the numbers. 71 in alameda. the further north you go, 98 in

lakeport. the a's game happening tonight. that's tomorrow's forecast. let me hop over to the 7-day forecast and show you who to expect for the weekend. it's the weekend so either way we can celebrate. near triple-digits for saturday. >> i'm coming to your house to cool down. >> i don't have air- conditioning. we don't really need it in the city. music lovers -- are remembering an icon. a look at the many tributes to the queen of soul, aretha franklin.

are on top of amazon's best- seller list.. a day after the queen of soul passed at the age of 76, from cancer. today, the tributes continue to pour in for the 18-time aretha franklin's albums are on the top of amazon's best seller list a day after she passed from cancer. >> tributes continue to pour in from the -- for the 18 time grammy winner. ♪ you make me feel -- . >> >> alicia keys belted out a rendition of a natural woman while a guest on a radio show. she was one of several to pay

tribute to aretha franklin. >> ariana grande appeared on the tonight show. >> she touched every genre, every singer was influenced in some way by the way she sang. >> franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the hall of fame. and she sang at the inauguration of america's miss black president. >> mourners gathered at the church where she got her start. >> you felt you had to be here. why? >> to honor her. >> she is such a big part. >> many artists come along once in a decade or once in a

generation or once in a lifetime. and aretha franklin only comes around once. >> take a look at the cover of the detroit free press. a beautiful tribute to aretha franklin with the headline eternal respect. kpix 5 news has learned that a tribute concert is being planned for november. he tweeted long live the queen. cbs. detroit.

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taste of the day is baby red potatoes. you want to make a great potato salad? you got to start with great potatoes. a lot of times you can use big red potatoes. but if you want it a little bit sweeter, the baby reds are fantastic. less starch and more sugar than the big red potatoes. when you buy them make sure they're free from sprouting and nice and red. free from shriveling. and store them in the refrigerator. in supermarkets, the small potatoes are stored in the re- fridgelated season. >> when we bring them home. we store them in the

refrigerator. these are great halved, quartered, roasted, in the oven, or potato salad with rosemary and olive oil. delicious. baby reds, in the market, enjoy them. and like i said before, if you want to make a great potato salad, you have to start with great potatoes. ou at five. that is going to do it for kpix 5 news at noon. went to say hello to concord. hi everybody, and bye. have a great weekend.

>> hope: i'm not telling steffy i changed my mind. >> brooke: why not? >> hope: because i haven't. and i want her at the wedding. >> brooke: honey, i understand what you're trying to do. you want to bring everybody together, and that's great. that is a worthy goal. but let's save that for a different day, okay? this is your wedding. we can't take any chances. >> hope: steffy wants me to marry liam. >> brooke: [ sighs ] that's fine. maybe she does. but why invite her mother? >> hope: because she asked to bring someone, and i don't want her to feel alone. >> brooke: taylor is a loose cannon in the best of scenarios. and on your wedding day to liam?