bail for dale -- derick almena was reduced. the former leader of the ghost ship artist collective is facing 30 ship counts those 36 counts of manslaughter for each person who died. >>> police are looking for five people in connection with the shooting at the dolores park that injured three on the pedestrian bridge leading from church street into the park. a 37-year-old man suffered life- threatening injuries. is 16-year-old boy and a 69- year-old man were wounded. police have not released a description of any suspect someone wearing masks. no arrests have been made.>>> you are watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. >>> bart police search for a suspect in the violent attack, a passenger hit with a wrench in san leandro.>> transit officials are talking but passengers are saying a

--en la audiencia de esta maÑana uno de los acusados, "derick almena", pidi una reduccin en su fianzapara salir en libertad mientras prepara su defensa... ---el juez la estableci en 750-mil dlares. --tanto almena como max harris respondern a los cargos el prximo 13 de septiembre.

lawyers for derick almena tried to persuade .. and let him g >>> our top story at 6:30, the man charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire was in court today. lawyers for derick almena tried to persuade a judge to let him be free on bail. his supporters blew him kisses. victim families begged the judge to keep him in jail. da lin was in court. >> reporter: the former ghost ship master tenant derick almena is in jail. a judge at the courthouse refused to release him but gave him a bail reduction. no cameras were allowed inside the courtroom. outside, plenty of emotion. a supporter gave a big hug to the wife of defendant derick almena and there were a handful of other supporters. inside the courtroom, they even blew him kisses and yelled out that they love him. >> he has been made out to be sort of a unfeeling person, a self, person, which couldn't be farther from the truth. he is extremely spiritual. >> reporter: his pro bono attorneys asked the judge to release him on his own recognizance while he fights the charges. >> he is

both men were in court this morning and attorneys for the master tenant derick almena asked the judge to lower his bail. kpix 5's neda iranpour has the update. >> reporter: the attorney for derick almena not pleased with the outcome of the his bail was lowered from $750,000 from 1 million. but his attorney says his client is not rich and he want to be able to afford bail to be with his wife and children, who he saw in court today with a dozen friends. >> from our perspective, that's outrageous. he is not a flight risk at any level. we feel very frustrated and angry: >> reporter: the 47-year-old lived at the ghost ship with his family. they approved almena and the kids to live in the warehouse by family services. 36 people died at the inferno trapped at a dance party including a woman whose parents were in court her mother crying as the victim's family attorney spoke of the loss. >> we are very pleased they won't be coming home to their families. these young people who lost their lives will never come home. >> reporter: the warehouse was turned into living quarters. the creative direct

attornies respresenting the master tenant in the oakland ghost ship fire believe derick almena shoulde allowed to bail out. they argued before a judge at almeda county superior court that almena is not a flight risk. that he has family that he wants to get back to including a wife and chlildren. but the da argued his negligence is why he is facing charges and he could potential be a flight risk and a public safety risk. in the end the judge decided to reduce his bail, but almena's attorneys say it is still too high and he can not afford to bail out. he and co defendet max harris are back in court next month to enter a plea. <"the search continues tonight for a gunman who shot three people yesterday at dolores parkthe san francisco police department believes it was a targeted and not random shooting but as the investigation continues we have seen stepped up patrols in the overnight hours and in the day assuring people who enjoy dolores park, and we are talking hundreds at any given time that they are safe as they try to track down whoever did thisin san francisco will tran kron 4 news"

it was up to a judge to decide should the master tenant of the ghost ship derick almena go free until the trial? his supporters and victims' families were there as well as kpix 5's da lin. >> reporter: no cameras were allowed inside the courtroom. outside plenty of emotion. a supporter embraced the wife of derick almena, about 10 people came to support him as his attorneys asked a judge to release him on his own recognizance. >> he is not a flight risk. he has three young children who he lost. they are all connected to this county. >> reporter: the judge point out that if convicted of all 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, almena would be locked up for a long time. he expressed concern that almena could flee if he were released but he reduced the bail from more than a million dollars to $750,000. >> ultimately, a pre-conviction punishment, we feel very frustrated and angry. >> reporter: not everyone feels that way. kimberly and david gregory came to court to face almena. they believe he is responsible for the 36 deaths including their daughter, 20-year-old michela gregory. >> we a

attornies respresenting the master tenant in the oakland ghost ship fire believe derick almena shoulde allowed to bail out. they argued before a judge at almeda county superior court that almena is not a flight risk. that he has family that he wants to get back to including a wife and chlildren. but the da argued his negligence is why he is facing charges and he could potential be a flight risk and a public safety risk. in the end the judge decided to reduce his bail, but almena's attorneys say it is still too high and he can not afford to bail out. he and co defendet max harris are back in court next month to enter a plea. ((pam)) the muggy weather is drying up.((grant)) chief meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your complete weekend forecast. mid and upper level clouds will continue this evening and into tomorrow, with shower chances rapidly decreasing south to north by late this afternoon. a gradual cooldown is in store for the weekend, but temperatures will still remain quite warm inland through the forecast period. another warming trend possible by mid week, next week. what

one defendant derick almena had his million dollar bill reduced. alex savidge was in the courtroom and has reaction to the ruling from the judge.>>reporter: the judge clearly has concerns about the defendants potentially making bail and making a run for it. that's why we sought judge kevin murphy reduce bail slightly for derick almena to $750,000 down from just over $1 million for the former leader of the ghost ship artist collective in oakland.'s attorneys called it outrageous and they were hoping for a $100,000 bill. they say the client is a family man with connections to the community. they say he is no flight risk. >> we feel there was previous error, the bail issue became ultimately a pre-conviction punishment. >> the public should be upset. putting these men on trial for these deaths is wrong.>>reporter: also appearing was the other defendant, max harris who helped run the ghost ship warehouse. he was scheduled to enter a plea but his attorneys had that postponed. just last week the judge reduced harris bail to $750,000. prosecutors say harri

the defendants derick almena and max harris are both scheduled to return to court september 13. they will be expected to enter please at that time. alex savidge ktvu fox 2 news. >>> new information about the shooting at dolores park that we brought you is breaking news yesterday. one of the victims come of the 37-year-old man suffered life- threatening injuries. the shooting stemmed from a confrontation according to witnesses involving a group of men, some of whom wore bandannas. one took out a gun and opened fire. the victim was rushed to san francisco general in critical condition. a 16-year-old boy remains hospitalized and a third victim a 69-year-old man has been released. the suspect and others got into a car and took off. police are now adding regular patrols at that park. >>> police are investigating whether a man arrested by uc berkeley police is connected to the wildfire near the oakland berkeley line in the east bay hills. the fire started wednesday and prompted evacuations at the lawrence hall of science. campus police say the fire may be a case of arson. they will ma

(pam) derick almena and max harris await trial while behind bars...facing a long list of charges in connection with the warehouse fire..which killed 36 people. the district attorney argued today.. almena is a flight risk... saying, he does not have extensive ties to the area. and added... almena's negligent behavior puts the public at risk. almena's attorney countered that this was all nonsense . (tony serra/attorney for derick almena): "the bail issue became ultimately a pre- conviction punishment. we feel very frustrated and angry. we will take it obviously to the next step but our client deserves to have nominal bail predicated on his record." (mary alexander/attorney for victims' families): "we are very pleased that these defendants, almena and harris, were not released. we're are very pleased that they will not be coming home to their families. these young people who lost their lives will never come home to their families." the judge reduced almena's bail from one- million -800 thousand... to 750- thousand. alexander said, the families are satisf

derick almena was the master tenant at the warehouse where 36 people were killed in december.x harris a leader at the ghost ship are facing 36 points of involuntary manslaughter. at today's hearing his attorneys will ask for a bail reduction and will plead not guilty. >>> time is 6:33. let's take a live look outside. on the left-hand side of your screen there, a view from mount vaca. you can see plenty of clouds in the sky. and on the right, what looks like a whole lot of rain in our hi-def doppler. but that's not necessarily the case. we have seen plenty of sprinkles. >> we have had lots of sprinkles around the bay area. we had rain and thunderstorms in discover bay with lightning strikes. this is hi-def doppler. we have had lightning in the sacramento valley. we'll keep an eye because this could roll into our area. plenty of clouds today, muggy around warm temperatures. chance of thunderstorms today, cooling over the weekend. this is the scene towards the golden gate bridge. the marine layer is rising. temperatures rising also in oakland at 69 degrees. 76 degrees in livermor

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derick almena is scheduled to have a bail hearing. last week, max harris had his bail reduced to $750,000. both men face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for last december's fire that killed three dozen people. >> the federal government now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of a murealist murdered with a stolen gun. antonio ramos was killed after being shot while volunteering to paint a mural. a suspected gang member was charged with his murder. the weapon was taken by i.c.e. two week before the shooting. federal officials have not commented on the suit. >> concord police need your help in trying to identify the man who kidnapped a teenage girl. they say he approached the 16-year-old on july 6th on laguna street near ellis. he then grabbed her arms and tried to pull her towards his car. the teen kicked him and punched him, causing him to finally let go. he is described as a hispanic man between 35 and 40 years old, weighing about 160 pounds. he was also wearing glasses. the man drove away in a four-door gold or beig

derick almena and max harris are both awaiting trial while behind bars. on with the deadly ghostship fire. the district attorney argued that almena is a flight risk saying he does not have extensive ties to the area. but almena's attorney denied that claim . the judge reduced almena's bail from one- million -800 thousand to 750- thousand. the same as harris. alexander said the families are satisfied that the bail amount remains high keeping almena and harris behind bars. (anny) now a story you"ll only see on kron4. a man returns to his storage warehouse in fremont after being away for almost a year only to find out he is the victim of a burglary. and that the theives got away with more than two- and a half - million- dollars worth of his belongings. kron four's philippe djegal report has the details. (philippe)michael allen/victim- "(philippe) how are you doing? (michael) i'm pretty shaken up." michael allen says he has been burglarized before... but nothing like this. his warehouse in fremont is now a shell of itself. more than 40 guitars are missing. fou

derick almena was the master tenant of the warehouse the burned back in december killing 36 people. so far almena has not entered a plea. that could happen today. the hearing starts at 9 o'clock this morning. kron 4 will have a reporter in the courtroom. we will keep you updated on any new developments with a breaking news push alert on the kron 4 mobile app. the app is free to download. (mark) police have released a sketch of a man they say tried to kidnap a teenager in concord. they also sent kron4 a photograph of a car similar to the one the man was driving. it happened on the afternoon of july 6th.... on laguna street near ellis street... but police just releasing these pictures overnight. a 16- year old girl was walking alone when a man in a car drove by... parked.. got out of his car.. and grabbed her. the girl was able to fight the man off and run away. (darya) flash flooding from a powerful thunderstorm has swamped a southern california community and prompted several dramatic rescues. (mark) tiffany mcelroy is at the breaking news desk with new video of the rescues. tiffany.

derick almena and max harris are both awaiting trial while behind bars...acing a long list of charges in connection with the deadly ghostship fire. the district attorney argued today.. almena is a flight risk... saying, he does not have extensive ties to the area. but almena's attorney denied that claim . the judge reduced almena's bail from one- million -800 thousand... to 750- thousand. the same as harris. alexander said, the families are satisfied that the bail amount remains high... keeping almena and harris behind bars. (pam) more charges have been filed against a fairfield man... accused of abandoning his 16-day-old baby last month. the solano county district attorney's office says 18-year-old daniel mitchell... who you see here from a previous court appearance... is also being charged with d-u-i...and hit- and-run. mitchell pleaded not guilty to those charges as well. he has already pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment charges. mitchell is scheduled to be back in court next (grant) tonight investigators say a fire that burned more than a d

derick almena was the master tenant at the warehouse where 36 people were killed last december. he is facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. at today's hearing he is expected to ask to have his bail reduced and he might enter a plea. >>> we are following breaking news out of campbell, where a fire is burning in a residential area. kpix 5's jessica flores is life at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: michelle, we are on april and hamilton way and this is a very active scene at this hour. a carport fire. i can show you that the firefighters are hosting down many of the burned-out cars. residents will be waking up to find their cars destroyed. 16 cars burned-out in this carport fire. the good news here is that the fire did not extend to the apartment complex. and nobody has been injured. the fire department says they got the call around 2:30 a.m. and fire crews evacuated the apartments. people were asleep, didn't know there was a fire. some neighbors even posted pictures of the flames online. we spoke to neighbors explosions. a neighbor was fast asleep, her dog alerted

derick almena was the master tenant of the warehouse the burned back in december killing 36 people. so far almena has not entered a plea. that could happen today. the hearing starts at 9 o'clock this morning. kron 4 will have a reporter in the courtroom. we will keep you updated on any new developments with a breaking news push alert on the kron 4 mobile app. the app is free to download. ( darya ) new this morning...police in the north bay raid two brothels being operated out of apartments in rohnert park. the apartments are located on rohnert park expressway. police began their investigation after a tip from the complex manager who said men were showing up at all hours of the day. police say they found evidence of prostitution and human sex trafficking. four women were taken to a safe location. officers are still looking for the people responsible for operating the brothels. ( darya ) a man arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash in vacaville is now being charged with murder. police say 65- year-old thomas astarita was driving under the infulence in vacaville when he ran through a red lig

derick almena is also scheduled to have a bail hearing.harris who hosted the party at the warehouse had his bail reduced to $750,000. both men face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for last december' fire that killed three dozen people. >> the fire that broke out in the hills above uc berkeley may have been arson. that's according to campus police. crews are still trying to contain hot spots that keep flaring up. but they managed to keep the flames to 20 acres. drone view 7, as you can see here, shows us some of the scorched land. the fire started wednesday afternoon on grizzly peak near the scene of an earlier vehicle collision. police are trying to figure out if an armed man who left the accident scene and came back later had something to do with the fire. >>> the federal government now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of a muralist murdered with an i.c.e. agent's stolen gun. ramos died after being shot while volunteering on a mural beneath interstate 580 in oakland nearly two years ago. a suspected gang member is cha

ghost ship operator derick almena is also schedule today have a bail hearing.uced to $750,000. both men face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> the fire that broke out in the hills above uc berkeley may have been arson, according to campus police. crews are still trying to contain hot spots that keep flaring up. they managed to keep the flames to 20 acres. here's a look from drone view 7. the fire started wednesday afternoon on grizzly peak near the scene of an earlier vehicle collision. police are trying to figure out if an armed man who left the accident scene and came back later had something to do with this fire. the federal government now faces a wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of a muralist murdered with an ice agent stolen gun. antonio ramos died after being shot while volunteering on a mural in oakland nearly two years ago. a suspected gang member is charged with ramos' murder. the murder weapon was stolen from a car rented by i.c.e. in san francisco two weeks before that deadly 2015 shooting. federal officials have not commented on that

derick almena was the master tenant at the warehouse where 36 people died last september.quest a bail reduction. >>> a bay area dentist was killed in a small plane crash in sacramento county. the accident happened yesterday in a backyard in rio linda. the 71-year-old pilot died in the crash. the faa and ntsb are investigating. >>> stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. time now 7:57. and we're tracking a couple of crashes that have shut down some connector ramps. this crash in benicia has been confirmed as a fatal accident. northbound 680 closed to 780 at this time. continue forecast 680 and exit at bayshore road back to 780. towards 101, we are tracking problems southbound direction an accident hat three lanes blocked. northbound national highway traffic safety administration breaks due to some metal debris in the road. 47 minutes from hellyer to san antonio. >>> roberta? >> feast on this. it's our live weather camera looking out from sutro tower in a northerly direction. hi, everybody. we have the low-level clouds drifting in over the golde