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for which i get no credit. >> historian douglas brinkley.references harry truman, who comes to your mind, if anyone? >> well just harry truman created the c.i.a. the joint chiefs of staff. the national security council. the pentagon, the department of air force. the secretary of defenseship. i could go on and on. what did donald trump create this year? what is he going to be remembered for? i mean john f. kennedy in his first year in office, michael, did some bold things, he said we're going to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade and he started getting money put into states like huntsville, alabama and houston, texas. infrastructure money on technology that worked with the space program. kennedy created his first year, the peace corps, alliance for progress. what's trump known for? all over the world he's seens a bully. that's the net take-away at the end of the year. and perhaps a bigot. and so it's very hard to see why history is going to be shining a great flashlight on a president with a 35% approval rating, the lowest since p

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age old beauty, christy brinkley. her secrets at 63. i have women coming up to me saying, thank you. i have never used something that's worked this well. >> plus, celebrity weight loss tricks. what works and what to avoid. >> how selena gomez stays in shape sweating while wrapped like e-burr ree toe? now, this is "entertainment tonight.." >> have you ever wonders how stars look so fabulous? we are unlocking their secrets. no photo shop allowed. let's start with the one woman how does she do it? jennifer low pez. you might be surprised. >> i feel youthful inside, i guess and i think that's a trick. >> beauty comes from inside. and being the mom of twins. >> they keep you running around. i still get to dance. that keeps you in shape and youthful as well. i always feel like i just started out. when i think about all the years that have passed it's kind of lie like, wow. >> he's 47 years old, if you can believe that. on her list of no-noes, smoking, caffeine and tanning. on her do list, green veggies and sleep. >> sleep is important to me.

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is on this developing story. >> reporter: this chp helicopter took off tonight for a sweep over east oakland around 98th avenue and interstate 880. where there were several reports of a laser pointed at aircraft. at 5:30 a southbound cessna pilot was hit by a green laser. ten minutes later a westbound pilot in this fedex plane reported they were hit by a laser two miles from oakland international airport. >> we can tell what street you're on. we can tell your exact gps coordinates. so you can try to run but you can't hide. we know where you are. >> reporter: as chp zeroed in on specific homes, they have been coordinating with crews on the ground from the sheriff's department and oakland police. the faa is already investigating four reports of green lasers aimed at aircraft from along 78 880 on monday night. on saturday night a chp crew was struck by a green laser over a dozen times as they flew over an east oakland sideshow as seen in this video. >> it's extremely dangerous. you can cause blindness, temporary blindness, loss of nightvision. it can ca

. >> abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from oakland. >> reporter: really scary scenernight in the oakland hills. you can still see the smoke rising on the hillside behind me. i talked to a neighbor right next to where this fire started. they said they saw a wall of flames. it was raining embers. they narrowly escaped with their 1-year-old baby. now, the fire ignited around 11:00 last night. we can take a look at some pictures from sky 7 here. it started in two homes that were under construction on a hillside here on snake road. as i mentioned, a 40-foot wall of flames spreading across the dry hillsides. firefighters say it was fueled by 18 mile-an-hour winds and extremely low humidity. homes here in the oakland hills were evacuated as the blaze went to four alarms. >> upon arrival we found out that we had basically embers flying all over the place. it was basically raining embers, raining fire. we just had to go into quick action and do what we had to do. with the assistance of the police, we were able to evacuate about 50 homes. >> reporter: -- the fire traveled up t

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley is on this developing story. >> reporter: this chp helicopter took off tonight for a sweep over east oakland around 98th avenue and interstate 880. where there were several reports of a laser pointed at aircraft. at 5:30 a southbound cessna pilot was hit by a green laser. ten minutes later a westbound pilot in this fedex plane reported they were hit by a laser two miles from oakland international airport. >> we can tell what street you're on. we can tell your exact gps coordinates. so you can try to run but you can't hide. we know where you are. >> reporter: as chp zeroed in on specific homes, they have been coordinating with crews on the ground from the sheriff's department and oakland police. the faa is already investigating four reports of green lasers aimed at aircraft from along 78 880 on monday night. on saturday night a chp crew was struck by a green laser over a dozen times as they flew over an east oakland sideshow as seen in this video. >> it's extremely dangerous. you can cause blindness, temporary blindness, loss of nightvision. it can ca

judge jenice brinkley denied request to allow male bail for the local rapper. he's current the at the state correctional institution in chester. brinkley calls mill a danger to himself and those around you because of his continued use of illegal drugs. mill's lawyers want brinkley off the case and say they are appealing. ♪ >>> eagles streak is over. the birds of course 19 in a row before losing to the seahawks last night. but the players say, hey, they're confident they can learn from their loss. kristen rodgers here live in the studio with how how the team is reacting, kristen. >> iain, for the first time since the medical september there was no victory monday for the eagles. but just because they lost doesn't mean it's a bad thing. this could be the wake up call that the birds need right now. we talk so much going into the seahawks game the eagles were going to get their first real test of the year. going up against a high caliber team like they're going to see in the playoffs and seattle is given the birds their first taste of adversity in awhile. an importa

joining me now to discuss, douglas brinkley a historic at rice university.nd larry sabato, director of politics at the university of virginia. larry, he's getting lots done but without popular support. can that continue? >> i doubt it. look how difficult it was to get that tax bill passed. and he never could get obamacare repealed. and i know about the individual mandate being abolished, but that's not the same thing as abolishing obamacare. and this is with a new presidency, usually coming with some kind of honeymoon. republican majorities in both houses, i grant you, thin majority in the senate. but still, most new presidents with the majority in both houses get a great deal done. i will say that while certainly trump has accomplished some things and i agree with you on the judiciary, he could have accomplished a great deal more if he were a different kind of president. i don't know about being the most consequential, but i'll tell you this, he's the most different president in the modern era. >> i think everybody can agree on that including the president.

leslie brinkley continues our team coverage with a story of contradictions and grash usness. >> reporter: how do you reconcile condolences with congratulations? jennifer and jonathan have been planning their wedding for months. little k they know their ceremony would be held outdoors on this december day. >> i'm stressed out. i mean, what can we do? something nonexpected happens. >> reporter: the picturesque rotunda had lines of mourners filing through to pay their respects to the mayor, so the rotunda was off limits to couples today. gracious couples who adapted their plans for wedding photos. >> we're happy but we want to be respectful as well. >> we're just happy to be married and my condolences to the mayor. >> reporter: weddings were diverted to the small ceremony room, but that wasn't going to work for this couple with lot of family coming in from the fill la poen. all smiles, the wedding party walked across the street to the christmas tree to exchange vows. >> to love and to cherish as long as you both shall live. >> i do. >> reporter: 42 weddings were scheduled today, 5 reschedul

reporter leslie brinkley shows you the damage done. >> reporter: flames erupted around 11:00 last nightis steep construction site in the oakland hills where two homes were nearing completion along snake road. >> i saw a bunch of embers coming down on the trees. i yelled to my wife to grab the baby. >> they managed to escape from what he described as a 40-foot wall of flames approaching his home and embers raining down. they came back to hook at their home toad blackened by the blaze. trash cans melted, scorch spots everywhere. smoke and flames still visible. firefighters described the air as filled with flying embers as they first arrived they evacuated 50 homes as the flames advanced up a dry hillside fueled by 18 mile an hour winds and extremely low humidity. >> we were able to save a lot of homes here in oakland hills. >> could have been a lot worse. >> could have been a lot worse. we could be facing what they're facing in southern california. >> i looked through my back window and i saw a wall of fire. i thought it was in the back of my house. it was very scary. >> in the end, two f

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the details. >> reporter: judge jeffrey horner echoed witnessestimony in calling the ghost ship a death trap. he ruled the case will proceed to trial, saying, quote, both defendants are legally responsible for what happened on that terrible night and are responsible for the deaths of 36 individuals, end quote. oakland fire marshall miguel trujillo was the final witness for the prosecution. he testified they had received no complaints about the ghost ship that would have warranted a fire inspection prior to the fire. he stated there were no alarms, aspir sprinklers, or illuminated exit signs. the defense disagreed. >> that the premises were beautifully and orderly and aesthetic and clean and therefore not a death trap. >> we are confident we can prevail with a jury. we never expected to prevail in this hearing. it's too politically charged of a case. >> reporter: prosecutors said there was negligence involved, with chemicals stored in the warehouse, lots of wood, and an illegal staircase that all contributed to the fire spreading quickly on decem

. >> leslie brinkley is live at seiu headquarters near jack london square with where negotiations go from here. >> reporter: union leaders and the bargaining team just stepped outside 30 minutes ago and they said they took a vote and the union is going to continue their strike and continue it indefinitely they said. it was just last night that both sides were still trading offers. today the mayor stepped in and formally declared an impasse which triggers the involvement of the state of california and the union was very unhappy about that. >> she only wants to hear blind acceptance. and i'm concerned that the mayor has mistaken bullying for leadership and stubbornness for resolve. >> so the strike will go into a fifth day and beyond. [ chanting ] >> reporter: striking city workers blocked busy broadway and 14th street midday. they were lashing out at the maor after the announcement that the city was declared an impasse in negotiations and requesting state mediation. >> last night, as you know, we issued or last best and completely final offer and right now we have on the table for our

leslie brinkley is live with more on this. leslie? >> reporter: good evening. this box is here along very busy san pablo avenue. it was a routine saturday afternoon. a postal carrier came here to open it up, take the mail out. they found, though, a suspicious device and reported it. a woman i spoke with here says she witnessed all of that says that to her it looked like a bottle with wires come ots of it. that's not confirmed by officials, though. the oakland fire department, the police department, u.s. postal inspectors, atf and the alameda bomb squad reported to the scene. it was blocked off creating gridlock. >> the sheriff's department rendered the item left in the box safe. and then atf agents and postal inspectors collected all the evidence. we were working on the crime scene almost until midnight last night. >> reporter: officials will not confirm if it was an explosive or a hoax. it will be sent to the crime lab near washington, d.c. along with two other recent exploding packages. in those cases, the recipient did receive non-life-threatening injuries t

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the details. >> reporter: judge jeffrey horner echoed witnessestimony in calling the ghost ship a death trap. he ruled the case will proceed to trial, saying, quote, both defendants are legally responsible for what happened on that terrible night and are responsible for the deaths of 36 individuals, end quote. oakland fire marshall miguel trujillo was the final witness for the prosecution. he testified they had received no complaints about the ghost ship that would have warranted a fire inspection prior to the fire. he stated there were no alarms, aspir sprinklers, or illuminated exit signs. the defense disagreed. >> that the premises were beautifully and orderly and aesthetic and clean and therefore not a death trap. >> we are confident we can prevail with a jury. we never expected to prevail in this hearing. it's too politically charged of a case. >> reporter: prosecutors said there was negligence involved, with chemicals stored in the warehouse, lots of wood, and an illegal staircase that all contributed to the fire spreading quickly on decem

here's leslie brinkley. >> reporter: on saturday afternoon during a routine run a mail carrier found a suspicious device inside this blue outgoing mailbox at san pablo avenue and stanford street in oakland. it was not mailed, just dropped into the box. federal inspectors responded. the bomb squad deployed a robot. >> the item left in the box was rendered safe. atf agents collected all the evidence. working on the crime scene almost until midnight last night. >> reporter: a woman, a witness i spoke to off camera, told me the device looked like a bottle with wires coming out of it. that device will now be sent to the u.s. postal service crime lab near washington, d.c., for analysis. two other recent incidents are being investigated. an explosive device in a package delivered to the home of an alameda police officer on november 24th. and on october 19th an explosive package arrived at a home in east palo alto. in both cases people were injured. >> we're not making any types of connections. all three are ongoing investigations. >> reporter: neighbors were rattled. >> this is the world we

. >> leslie brinkley is live at seiu headquarters near jack london square with where negotiations go from here. >> reporter: union leaders and the bargaining team just stepped outside 30 minutes ago and they said they took a vote and the union is going to continue their strike and continue it indefinitely they said. it was just last night that both sides were still trading offers. today the mayor stepped in and formally declared an impasse which triggers the involvement of the state of california and th union was very unhappy about that. >> she only wants to hear blind acceptance. and i'm concerned that the mayor has mistaken bullying for leadership and stubbornness for resolve. >> so the strike will go into a fifth day and beyond. [ chanting ] >> reporter: striking city workers blocked busy broadway and 14th street midday. they were lashing out at the maor after the announcement that the city was declared an impasse in negotiations and requesting state mediation. >> last night, as you know, we issued or last best and completely final offer and right now we have on the table for our

leslie brinkley is live with more on this. leslie? >> reporter: good evening. this box is here along very busy san pablo avenue. it was a routine saturday afternoon. a postal carrier came here to open it up, take the mail out. they found, though, a suspicious device and reported it. a woman i spoke with here says she witnessed all of that says that to her it looked like a bottle with wires come ots of it. that's not confirmed by officials, though. the oakland fire department, the police department, u.s. postal inspectors, atf and the alameda bomb squad reported to the scene. it was blocked off creating gridlock. >> the sheriff's department rendered the item left in the box safe. and then atf agents and postal inspectors collected all the evidence. we were working on the crime scene almost until midnight last night. >> reporter: officials will not confirm if it was an explosive or a hoax. it will be sent to the crime lab near washington, d.c. along with two other recent exploding packages. in those cases, the recipient did receive non-life-threatening injuries t

. >> joining us is cnn presidential historian douglas brinkley.nything that you heard over the last few weeks changed your mind about the president's state of mind? >> it's obviously that donald trump really has no shame. here he in both of these instances seem to have fessed up, admitting that being a birther against obama was wrong. he apologized for that, although was half-hearted as you just played. with the "access hollywood" tape he famously went on the debate stage and said how embarrassed he was by it and admitted to it. now he's trying to rewrite the rules of engagement, rewrite history. that's what authoritarians do around the globe, not what people that believe in democracy or truth, justice do. the thought of the matter, the fact of the matter, president trump doesn't want a dent. if he feels he's been dented, he tries to fix it. >> i have to ask you this because it's fascinating that he's doing it privately, right? he apparently told one republican senator that it wasn't his voice on that tape and he reiterated that claim to other adv

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley will bring us updates. >>> a brief scare at an east bay high school. richmond police say they arrested a student for bringing a gun to campus at richmond high. the department tweeted out the photo as one of their cars as part of the response to the campus on 23rd street. the school was locked down until the student was taken into custody. >>> new this morning, sky 7 showing us a monster pothole in the south bay in san jose an tully road and kenesta way. one lane is closed. the hole four feet wide. crew s are on the scene tryino patch it up. doesn't seem very deep. see how shallow it is, the worker standing inside of it. be careful if you are driving in the that area. >>> happening now, saying good-bye to the cal trans employee killed in the horrible bay bridge toll plaza crash. she had just started her shift last weekend when police say a drunk driver plowed into her booth. abc 7 news reporter matt keller live for us. >> reporter: reggie, a memorial service is just wrapping up right now, friends, family, and co-workers are here to honor a woman who wa

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story. >> the carrier opened the box -- >> reporter: saturday afternoon during a routine run, a mail carrier found a suspicious device inside this blue outgoing mail box at san pablo avenue and stanford street in oakland. it was not mailed. presumably just dropped into the box. oakland fire and police officials and federal inspectors responded. the alameda county bomb squad deployed a robot. >> the sheriff's department rendered the item that was left in the box safe. and then atf agents and postal inspectors collected up all the evidence. we were working on the crime scene almost until midnight last night. >> reporter: a woman, a witness i spoke to off-camera, told me to her the device looked like a bottle with wires coming out of it. that device will now be sent to the u.s. postal service crime lab near washington, d.c. for analysis. two other recent incidents are also being investigated. >> father found suspicious package -- >> reporter: an explosive package delivered to an alameda police officer on november 24th. october 19th, an explosive pa

district in the capital stock home which has a large immigrant population is becoming a war zone brinkley is almost like a war zone when the police work there the operate as if they were de army. migrants make up the vast majority of the suburb of rink with almost ninety percent first or second generation immigrants the district has now been placed in sweden's most severe category of the areas with high crime rates that says riots and burning cars are becoming increasingly common in the area. but it's far from the only swedish area developing a bad reputation the city of seventy kilometers from stockholm has been paid by months of fines criminals have even used grenades to target police stations and firefighters now require the backup of military style law enforcement swedens a third largest city malmo has also witnessed a sharp rise in crime this year alone fifty nine shootings have left seven people dead and dozens injured almost eighty percent of the local population say they live in fear while over a third say they're afraid to be out alone on the streets at night meanwhile armed poli

brinkley is almost like a war zone when do police work there they operate as if they were de army migrants make up the vast majority of the stock. could be with almost ninety percent of first or second generation immigrants that the district has now been placed in sweden's most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates that size riots and burned cars are becoming increasingly common in the areas but it's far from the only place developing a frightening reputation the city of upsala some seventy kilometers from stockholm has been plagued by months of shocking violence criminals have even been using hand grenades to talk at police stations and fire fighters now require military style lauren forstmann support and sweden's third largest city malmo has also witnessed a huge rise in crime this year already fifty nine shootings have left seven people dead and dozens injured almost eighty percent of the local population say they live in fear all over a third say they're afraid to even be alone on the streets at night meanwhile the police have been deployed to protect nighttime joggers w

now his lawyers are again asking that judge to step brinkley calr a danger to the community and a flight risk. her filing detailed years of drug use and probation violations. mill was sentenced to two to four years on a probation violation. his lawyers say the judge needs to recuse herself citing an ongoing fbi investigation into her conduct during the case. >>> our coverage of the meek mill case continues now on the nbc10 app. see hour timeline of how the rapper ended up in jail. sign up for alerts so you'll be the first to know anything that develops in the case. >>> newly released surveillance video shows the moments criminals attempted to hold up a winslow pharmacy last week. the pair barged through the door, jumped the counter. they hold a worker at gunpoint. however, they didn't expect the farmist in the back would -- pharmacist in the back would also have a gun. there's a shoot-out, and they scatter. customers say it's sad pharmacists have to carry a gun. >> it's sad that we have to live in fear of things like this happening. it's just, like i said, time to end. >> the men were in

. >> leslie brinkley is live at seiu headquarters near jack london square with where negotiations goon leaders and the bargaining team just stepped outside 30 minutes ago and they said they took a vote and the union is going to continue their strike and continue it indefinitely they said. it was just last night that both sides were still trading offers. today the mayor stepped in and formally declared an impasse which triggers the involvement of the state of california and the union was very unhappy about that. >> she only wants to hear blind acceptance. and i'm concerned that the mayor has mistaken bullying for leadership and stubbornness for resolve. >> so the strike will go into

leslie brinkley is there. joins us with update. >> reporter: this was day two but preliminary hearing could go on another week or even two. riveting testimony that touched on emotions and revealed new information. nicholas bouchard took the stand. says he cosigned the lease along with derick almena in 2013. but says within a few weeks hired a lawyer to get off the lease because he envisioned bringing the building up to code and almena did not want to. emotional day in court. lea danielle vega on the stand. went by name of swan. described ghost ship as stone hut. not intended for humans. as for power, electricity went off as much as it was on the week before the fire. called it a living, breathing hive of dreams with no clear-cut leadership and broke down sobbing uncontrollably. >> i don't know why the prosecution has to ask her about people who have been deceased that it's irrelevant and it was terribly tragic to see her weeping in court. >> victims' families shook their heads in court in frustration as they l

. >> leslie brinkley shows you what makes the situation so different in concord. >> reporter: what doppers like about this new shopping center? >> nicer, fresher shopping environment, clean, hip, new, modern. >> reporter: came from dublin to check out 50 new tenants in the veranda. >> shocked they're opening mall, sun valley across the freeway. >> reporter: ten new theaters, fountain, light shows. >> 365 whole foods. first 365 location in southern california. if i want to shop for clothing and on the way out get groceries, we provide the opportunity. >> reporter: bucking a national trend. according according to a study announced plans to close stores in 2017 more than store openings. celebrating additional retail space. >> add more services to the community, we have more happy people. win win win. this is first major development since 1973. >> reporter: new veranda center expected to generate as much as $800,000 in sales tax revenue in first year. concord, abc7 news. >>> new developments with the controversial plan to build 16 cell towers in hills contractor didn't get to the public u

that's not nearly what it used to be when walter cronkite and huntley and brinkley were doing it, wheree only source of news. because, you know, what you say is absolutely valid. people are getting their news all day long, so i think the 6:30 news now sort of gives you further insight into the news as opposed to just reporting the news. and i think they do well. they do better in times of crises. obviously during the hurricanes, people want to see what's going on. but now with the advent of these big cable news networks, and also with all that you get online, they become a bit less important, but 23 pillion people are still a lot of people. david: so you have recently had your head of your cbs evening news show go to "60 minutes." do you have any announcements you want to make today on the replacement? leslie: nope, we have an acting person doing the job, and we're talking about what we can do for the future. but we have no announcements. david: you don't want anybody -- leslie: we're not making news today, no matter what you say. david: ok. you wouldn't consider having a private equity

. >> reporter: in santa rosa, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> the loss of a legend, singer and actor jim nabors has died. rose to prominence in early '60s as gomer pyle. character known for gentle, simple demeanor and would come to define his career. nabors also known for booming baritone. 28 albums, five gold and one platinum records. lived to 87. >>> today marks four years since the death of actor paul walker. died when porsche they were riding in crashed in santa clai clarita. settlement to the lawsuit last month. >>> officially tomorrow is the day to show support for those who have contracted hiv or aids. there is a benefit dinner and fundraising gala at aids memorial grove. former president bill clinton will visit tomorrow to speak. >>> gofundme is going to be free. no longer charge a platform fee for personal fundraising campaigns based in america. calls itself the world's largest social fundraising platform has headquarters in redwood city. >>> stay with us, coverage of kate s >>> a san francisco jury acquitted this man, jose inez garcia zarate, of the most serious charges he

how they're going to raise money, james thurber is old enough to know -- i still remember david brinkley commenting on maybe some of these washington leaders, they should go out and wash cars. so let me hear what they say about that. host: molly first. guest: one thing i think we have seen unfolding congress over the course of this year is some revelation of how much of what we saw under the obama administration from congressional republicans on spending and the deficit was a principled stand on the opposition to government spending, and how much of it was seeing those arguments as a convenient and useful way to oppose democrats, particularly to oppose a democratic president and the white house? so we have seen, in some cases, some of this rhetoric on fiscal responsibility from republicans get walked back significantly. we have seen in some cases like the disaster relief bill the congress is currently considering some republicans , continue to push for adjust sets in spending. that is an important dynamic i will continue to be watching. in terms of principled conservatives, they're proba

. >> leslie brinkley shows you what makes the situation so different in concord. >> reporter: what do shoppers like about this new shopping center? >> nicer, fresher shopping environment, clean, hip, new, modern. >> reporter: came from dublin to check out 50 new tenants in the veranda. >> shocked they're opening mall, sun valley across the freeway. >> reporter: ten new theaters, fountain, light shows. >> 365 whole foods. first 365 location in southern california. if i want to shop for clothing and on the way out get groceries, we provide the opportunity. >> reporter: bucking a national trend. according according to a study announced plans to close stores in 2017 more than store openings. celebrating additional retail space. >> add more services to the community, we have more happy people. win win win. this is first major development since 1973. >> reporter: new veranda center expected to generate as much as $800,000 in sales tax revenue in first year. concord, abc7 news. >>> new developments with the controversial plan to build 16 cell towers in hills borough. contractor didn't get to

struggled it is a lot different and as far as people see they will raise money i still remember david brinkley commenting this mind so they should go out to wash cars. >> what we have seen unfolding congress is some revelation how much of what we saw under the obama administration on spending and the deficit was principal with opposition to government spending with a convenient and useful way to oppose that democratic president. and with this threaded non- rhetoric that has been walked back and also what congress is currently considering as they push for the offset of spending that is the dynamic. >> in terms of principle conservatives there are 50 in the house of representatives they went along with the tax bill although generating $1 trillion plus in debt because of other tax bill when you consider things on the hill compromise is behind the constitution and has to occur here unfortunately there hasn't been much between the two parties but i would say there are many people who are hard-core conservatives and concerned about the debt and deficit wanting to deal with the entitlement programs a

leslie brinkley is there. joins us with update. >> reporter: this was day two but preliminary hearing could go on another week or even two. riveting testimony that touched on emotions and revealed new information. nicholas bouchard took the stand. says he cosigned the lease along with derick almena in 2013. but says within a few weeks hired a lawyer to get off the lease because he envisioned bringing the building up to code and almena did not want to. emotional day in court. lea danielle vega on the stand. went by name of swan. described ghost ship as stone hut. not intended for humans. as for power, electricity went off as much as it was on the week before the fire. called it a living, breathing hive of dreams with no clear-cut leadership and broke down sobbing uncontrollably. >> i don't know why the prosecution has to ask her about people who have been deceased that it's irrelevant and it was terribly tragic to see her weeping in court. >> victims' families shook their heads in court in frustration as they l

. >> reporter: in santa rosa, leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> the loss of a legend, singer and actor nabors has died. rose to prominence in early '60s as gomer pyle. character known for gentle, simple demeanor and would come to define his career. nabors also known for booming baritone. 28 albums, five gold and one platinum records. lived to 87. >>> today marks four years since the death of actor paul walker. died when porsche they were riding in crashed in santa clai clarita. settlement to the lawsuit last month. >>> officially tomorrow is the day to show support for those who have contracted hiv or aids. there is a benefit dinner and fundraising gala at aids memorial grove. former president bill clinton will visit tomorrow to speak. >>> gofundme is going to be free. no longer charge a platform fee for personal fundraising campaigns based in america. calls itself the world's largest social fundraising platform has headquarters in redwood city. >>> stay with us, coverage of kate steinle has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bum

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from oakland with an update. >> reporter: good evening. witnesses through the day described an air stream trailer, an electrical hook ups and lots of amplifiers jammed into the ghost ship warehouse the day the fire broke out. one man said he thought it was over for him. very emotionally-charged testimony and slow-moving testimony according to defense attorneys. t >> we were longer than expected. we thought we going to get through four witnesses today. >> reporter: instead, only two took the stand, both ghost ship residents, the first was aaron marin, who lived at the ghost ship for three weeks leading up to the fire. he described the maze-like warehouse as a disneyland full of art and artifacts but said he never thought it was a fire hazard. he described musicians and deejays bringing in amplifiers and a tent like structure the size of a jumping house. the equipment was described as blocking access to rooms and stairs, potentially life-saving exits. but the defense attorney represents derrick al minna who faces 36 counts of involuntary ma

judge denise brinkley says he's a flight risk. >> deanna durante spent the day digging through severald to this case and she's joining us live in center city. >> reporter: it's strong but not unexpected. she's sticking by her reasoning saying that meek mill is a threat to public safety and a flight risk. now he's facing significant lifetime. his jail sentence has been met with protests. buses turning to billboards and th

abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has more. >> reporter: judge jeffrey horner echoed witness testimony calling the ghost ship a death trap. he rolled the case over to trial saying both defendants are responsible for what happened on that night and are responsible for the deaths of 36 individuals, end quote. the final witness for the prosecution testified they had received no complaints about the ghost ship that would have warranted a fire inspection prior to the fire. he stated there were no alarms, spring lers or illuminated exit signs. the defendants disagreed. >> that the premises were beautiful and orderly and he is threatic and clean and therefore not a death trap. >> we are confident we can prevail with a jury. we never expected to prevail at this hearing. it's too politically charged of a case. >> reporter: in closing arts the prosecution says negligence was involved with wood and an illegal staircase that all contributed to the fire spreading quickly in 2016. 36 people died. their names were read aloud in court today as family members and friends broke down in tears. the defend

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from oakland with an update. >> reporter: good evening. witnesses through the day described an air stream trailer, an electrical hook ups and lots of amplifiers jammed into the ghost ship warehouse the day the fire broke out. one man said he thought it was over for him. very emotionally-charged testimony and slow-moving testimony according to defense attorneys. t >> we were longer than expected. we thought we going to get through four witnesses today. >> reporter: instead, only two took the stand, both ghost ship residents, the first was aaron marin, who lived at the ghost ship for three weeks leading up to the fire. he described the maze-like warehouse as a disneyland full of art and artifacts but said he never thought it was a fire hazard. he described musicians and deejays bringing in amplifiers and a tent like structure the size of a jumping house. the equipment was described as blocking access to rooms and stairs, potentially life-saving exits. but the defense attorney represents derrick al minna who faces 36 counts of involuntary ma

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley was there for the testimony. >> reporter: 25-year-old nicholas bouchard took the stand and co-signed the lease on ghost ship wearhouse along with defendant derrick almena in 2013 but within a few weeks he hired a lawyer to get off the lease because he envisioned bringing the building up to code and he said al meana did not want to. it was another emotional day in court. leah danielle vega was on the witness stand most of the day, a ghost ship resident who went by the name of swafnlt she described the ghost ship as a stone hut saying the building was not intended for humans. as for power in the warehouse, she said the electricity went off as much as it was on the week before the fire. she called the ghost ship a living, breathing, hive of dreams with no clear-cut leadership, and she broke down sobbing controllably. >> i don't know why the prosecution has to ask her about people who have been deceased that it's irrelevant, and it was terribly tragic to see her weeping in court. >> reporter: victims' families shook their heads in court in frustration as they

leslie brinkley tweeted this photo saying one witness who testified was sobbing uncontrollably.l have more at 5:00. >>> democratic senator al franken said he will step down in the coming weeks. this comes after accusation of sexual misconduct and calls from his own party to resign. >> reporter: this comes as the second lawmaker to resign in recent, just this week, amidst the recent wave on capitol hill. and even though it is the worst day of his political life, it is all worth it. >> reporter: senator al franken is leaving the senate. >> in the coming weeks, i'll be resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> reporter: and goes reluctantly. >> i know in my heart that nothing i have done as a senator, nothing, has brought this dishonor. >> it follows abrupt retirement of john conyers and came after louder and louder cries from his own party to step down. >> enough is enough. >> a total of eight women accused the senator of sexual inappropriate conduct. he said some of those were simply not true. he called his decision ironic. >> i am leaving while a man who has bragged

judge denise brinkley says he's a flight risk. >> deanna durante spent the day digging through several documents related to this case and she's joining us live in center city. >> reporter: it's strong but not unexpected. she's sticking by her reasoning saying that meek mill is a threat to public safety and a flight risk. now he's facing significant lifetime. his jail sentence has been met with protests. buses turning to billboards and the reverend al sharpton making a jailhouse visit. today a philadelphia judge gives her side. in court filings, she says she refuses to let rapper meek mill out on bail because she fears he's a flight risk, saying he's facing significant jail time. he had a 2017 probation violation. more than ten years ago he was charged in a drug and assault case. the judge says that williams used a dirt bike for drug sales back in 2007 and in 2017 when he popped wheelies on a new york city street, he was again on a dirt bike. she said the artists has failed drug screenings while on probation and says in an unscheduled probation visit to his home, he tested positive for

.>> reporter: i have a box that has a nice decorative bowl and it has brinkley stuff on top of it. you have to separate that or you will cross contaminate. they won't recycle it. they will throw it back into the landfill.>>> i did not know to do that. that is a new one.>>> traveling tomorrow there is the green airplanes. all the hubs chicago is moving along well. boston la and seattle. tomorrow -- is going to be good to. if you are going to this part of the country these are the forecast highs for tomorrow. you can see where the cold air is. if you're going to portland it is cold. look at atlanta miami and dallas. a little bit warmer. just a mild period here. for your holiday travel. nationwide which is unusual. temperatures were in the 50s. 57 antioch. 62 fairfield. the story tonight is how cold it is. holder already tonight than last night. in some places by 10 degrees. this is a freeze warning for san jose san rafael all the big cities. oakland you have a freeze warning. san francisco is the only one that doesn't. frost advisory along the coast. coldest morning of the season mos

i was talking to presidential historian douglas brinkley. he was invited to mar-a-lago to meet the president. he asked have you read any biographies. he said no, that's for guys like you. he's proud of that. he set a record for the least amount of legislation signed, david. >> yeah. just going out and speaking a complete untruth about this continues to surprise me even following donald trump for a couple of years now. i think perhaps he is trying to con flit legislation from the totality of paper that he had signed, whether executive actions, rolling back regulations. he was trying to give the scope and how much name to paper he's done. but clearly those who track presidential signing of legislation of bills just proved what the president was just saying is not true. >> let's put the numbers up one more time. he did not even beat president obama's 118. the closest i guess is bush 43, 102. president trump's is 96. jonathan, your thoughts? >> yeah. this is precisely the reason why i think a lot of his staff and allies on capitol hill prefer hi

far as people continuing to see how they are going to raise money, james thurber is old know david brinkley some of the maybe washington leaders should go out so let me hear them on that. molly first. guest: i think we have seen unfold in congress over the year is some evelation of how much of what we saw under the obama administration from on ressional republicans feewas and the deficit principle stand on opposition to and how muchending was seeing those arguments as a convenient and useful way to particularly to oppose a democratic president in the white house. cases have seen in some some of this rhetoric on fiscal republicans y from get walked back significantly. cases like in some the disaster relief bill the congress is currently considering some republicans to push for adjust sets in spending. important that is an thing. guest: there are probably 50 of the tae tea principled.hey are they went with the tax bill even hough it is generating a trillion plus debt because of other things in the tax bill they wanted. o, when you consider things on the hill, compromise has to occur. ompromis