. >> outside the hall of justice, family members of daniel mcguire gathered to reflect but also to record. >> reporter: daniel lost his life last july. paul was behind the wheel of that big rig and said that his brakes had failed driving down the road. >> i wish i was not on the road that day and someone had not lost life because of my actions. >> he had been facing up to a year in jail for a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter was instead sentenced to three years probation and 400 hours of community service. they didn't want him to go to jail and made that clear to the prosecutor. i can see he was very apologetic and obviously feels terrible. >> the fact that there was no malice or intent in this case. >> the mcguire family filed an amended lawsuit for punitive damages. >> we've got to make our roads safer. these drivers need to be able to say no. >> a family now working to inspire change in the trucking industry in memory of their son. in san jose, chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> a warning for apple users tonight. cyber criminals are targeting your device more and more. the amount o

next, danielle mcguire discusses the lives of women during the civil rights movement.s december marks the 60th anniversary of rosa parks' .efusal to give up her seat she examines racial and sexual violence experienced by african-american women in the segregated south year she crit

next, danielle mcguire discusses the lives of women during the civil rights movement.his december marks the 60th anniversary of rosa parks' .efusal to give up her seat she examines racial and sexual violence experienced by african-american women in the segregated south year she credits women for fueling the civil rights movement. the georgia center for books hosted this event in 2010. it is a little over one hour. >> good evening, everyone. i'm the executive director of the george's for books. we have the host for this evening's program. we welcome all of you. rosa parks is one of the truly iconic figures of the civil rights movement. we know her as the older, quiet woman who's tired feet led her to defy segregation on buses iny alabama's 1955. her courageous spontaneous refusal to give up her seat to a white man sparked the bus boycott, which gave birth to an entire movement. that is what we have been told until now. but do we really know rosa parks? the answer is very definitely, no. theelcome to the center for book tonight, dr. danielle mcguire, and >> her new book

. >> the accident killed 25-year-old daniel mcguire of santa cruz. his mother said jail time would benefit no one. she asked the judge to order singh to work for truck safety on the highways. >> we have to think about everybody's loved ones. we have to make our roads safer, and these drivers need to be able to say no. the trucking industry needs to be held accountable. >> the mcguire family with a dozen friends at the sentencing expressed frustration at the trucking company that employed singh had not been on trial. they found the brakes on singh's truck worn down to metal, leaguing, and out of adjustment. >> why wasn't the trucking company put on trial? >> when i make a decision and we prosecute a case, we have to look at the facts. for this, we're here only for the facts that involve mr. singh. >> that was chuck coppola reporting. >>> in other news in the east bay, the bust of a boot legging operation turned into so much more. agents raided a martinez house and found more than 40 illegal and unregistered guns. they ranged from assault rifles to gre

. >> reporter: the accident killed daniel mcguire. his mother said jail time would benefit no one. >> we have to think about everybody's loved ones. we have to make our roads safer. and these drivers need to be able to say no. the trucking industry needs to be held accountable. >> reporter: the family with friends at the sentencing expressed frustration that the trucking company had the not been on trial. highway patrol inspectors found the brakes worn down to metal, leaking and out of adjustment. >> why unit withasn't the truck company put on trial? >> when we prosecute a case, we have to look at the facts and for this we are here only for the facts that involved mr. s g singh. >> reporter: civil lawsuit principally against the trucking company involved and four other firms may be ready for trial next year. meanwhile lawmakers in sacramento next month may revive a bill that would improve truck driver training. i'm chuck compapola, nbc pabay news. >>> more than 40 illegal and up registered guns from assault rifles to gra nad launchers

courthouse thankful he is not going to jail remorseful for causing the death of santa cruz driver daniel mcguire. >> i told the family i'm sorry for what happened. i wish i wasn't on the road that day and someone had not lost life because of my actions. >> reporter: singh was behind the wheel of a big rig loaded with tons of dirt that plowed into several cars on highway 17 near los gatos in july of 2014. he didn't have a chance. several other drivers were injured saying he had only been driving trucks for three months told reporters at the time that he lost his brakes. he pled no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and faced up to ayer in jail. at sentencing today, the family asked the judge not to put him in jail. >> it doesn't benefit to us have him sit in jail. what we need for him to do is speak out against the trucking company that put him in this position. >> reporter: he was sentenced to 400 ours who of community service which he promised to spend speaking to new drivers at truck training schools and to lobby in sacramento for new legislation to strengthen truck driving laws. >>

danielle mcguire, assistant professor of history at wayne state university in detroit. her new book is "at the dark end of the street: black women, rape, and resistance." a new history of the civil rights movement from rosa parks through the rise of black power. as her subtitle suggests, the book does not not merely shed new light on rosa parks and the beginnings of the civil rights movement, it offers us nothing less than a new way of approaching an understanding both the women's history and the underpinnings of the civil rights movement. it is a scholarly yet riveting narrative that traces a sordid history of sexual violence directed against black women in the jim crow era and illuminates how the little-known actions of rosa parks long before that bus boycott helped create the impetus for civil rights movements. historian nell irvin painter says that dr. maguire's book "details the all too ignored tactic of rape of black women in the everyday practice of southern white supremacy. just as important, she plots resistance against this outrage as an integral fact of the c

>> next, author danielle mcguire discusses the lives of women during the civil rights movement, including rosa parks. this december marks the 60th anniversary of rosa parks' refusal to give up her seat. the author looks beyond the well-known incident and examines racial and sexual violence experienced by african-american women in the segregated south. and she credits women for who protested these assaults for fueling the civil rights movement. the georgia center for books hosted this event in 2010. it is a little over one hour. >> good evening, everyone. i'm bill star, executive director of the georgia center for the book. we are the host for this evening's program. we welcome all of you. rosa parks is one of the truly iconic figures of the civil rights movement. we know her as the older, quiet woman whose tired feet led her to defy segregation on montgomery, alabama's buses back in 1955. her courageous, spontaneous refusal to give up her seat to a white man sparked the bus boycott, which gave birth to an