the bay area news group reports if the deal is approved, derrick almena would be sentenced to nine yearsenced to six years. >> number four, protesters are outside i.c.e. headquarters in san francisco. they're demanding an end to the family separation policy and they're calling for the disbanding of i.c.e. >> number five, flags in washington, d.c. are at half staff to honor the victims of the newsroom shooting in annapolis maryland. they were lowered at president trump reversed a decision by white house staff. >> number six, we had a really quiet morning on the roads, but that change for highway 17 about 45 minutes ago. a spin-out crash, northbound lanes just past laurel road. we have one lane blocked and we have over an hour drive from highway 1 to los gatos. >> number seven, celebrate the fourth of july early. richmond's i stivities kick off at 5:30 at marina bay park, and fireworks are at 9:15. >> you can come to my house where fireworks are every two seconds. >> my too. >> i remember that from last year. >> whole week. >> yeah. >> they love to celebrate in the bay area. >> gma starts

in exchange for no contest to involuntary manslaughter, derrick almena, the master tena tenant, would be sentenced to nine years in jail. max harris, the artist collective -- excuse me, the artist collective's director would be sentenced to six deals. it would avoid a jury trial. you can be the first to know if a plea deal is reached by downloading our free app and enabling push alerts. we'll also bring you the lupda. >> this morning, officials in thailand are racing against time to rescue a youth soccer team and their coach. make no mistake, this thing could take a really long time. in fact, we believe take months. they have already gone underground since june 23rd. that's how long that team has been there. floodwaters trapped them, and for now, rescuers are actually supplying this team with four months worth of food. they're hoping that water levels go down, but they say they could be down there for that long. officials say one option to get out is to teach them to swim using special breathing mavs. they're also looking for, i should say, entrances or exits that they could use. >> i

plea deal has been reached in exchange to no contest to involuntary manslaught manslaughter, derrick almena would be sentenced to nine years and jail, and derrick harris would be sentenced to six years. >> a death of 36 people, that's a horrible tragedy. what the judge is saying is this is a criminal negligence case. no one wanted this to happen. >> steven clark also says the reported plea deal indicates that the judge likely acknowledges that others are responsible for the 2016 fire, including the city of oakland, which let the ghostship operate without the proper permits despite the fire trap conditions inside. >> because the criminal case is settling, the civil case against the landlord and other governmental entities can now move forward. that can bring restitution to the victims' families. >> a plea deal would avoid a jury trial which is scheduled to begin july 16th and would last up to four months. lilian kim, abc 7 news. >> we thank lillian for that. be the first to know if a deal is reached by downloading our news app. we'll also bring you the verdict on abc 7 news and online at abc

master tenant derrick almena will be sentenced to nine years in prison... and party promoter max harris will be sentneced to six. both men are expected to serve less than half that amount of time behind bars. good evening i'm vicki liviakis.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for grant lodes. by agreeing to the deal - the defendants avoided going to trial and potential life sentences. almenna and harris were facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2016 fire... in an illegally converted warehouse. these are the faces of the partygoers who were killed when the flames broke out during a dance party. kron 4's terisa estacio was in the oakland courtroom today. she joins us live with reaction from the parents of some of those victims. terisa? david gregory, victims father. it is not enough. for the family members who lost loved ones in the ghost ship fire, this was a very difficult day for several reasons. for one, during the hearing today, all 36 names of the victims were read out loud in court... some family members wept, and wiped away tears..

." > derrick almena accused of renting out space in the illegally converted wharehouse... max harris - accused of organizing the dance party the night of the fire. both charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. (pam) to this day - no official cause for the fire has been lawrence today were in the 70s and 80s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. fires continue to burn bringing more smoke to bay area skies. poor air quality will continue for the central and southern san joaquin valley. on the satellite a low pressure system in the gulf of alaska will move south off the coast by tomorrow. that will bring stronger onshore winds and increase the amount of moisture in the atmosphere which should slow bay area fires. with a more westerly wing we can expect improving air quality and cooler temperatures for the 4th of july. it will likely be foggy along the coast and inside the bay for fireworks while and 60s at the coast and 60s and 70s around the bay. it will begin to warm on thursday. friday will be partly cloudy with remnants from a former hurricane moving overhead.

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." > derrick almena accused of renting out space in the illegally converted wharehouse...max harris - accused of organizing the dance party the night of the fire. both charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. ( james )to this day - no official cause for the fire has been determined. ( james )still ahead on the kron four morning news... police investigate a homicide in one east bay community. details on the suspect they have in custody next. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. (ácommercialá) ( james ) here's a look at the bay bridge. ( james ) here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. ( james ) here's a look at the golden gate bridge... ( james ) here's a live look outside at the richmond bridge. a seasonably cool weather pattern will persist into independence day as a result of a deep marine layer and persistent onshore flow. expect 60s along the coast and widespread 70s inland in the bay area. a warming trend is then expected thursday through the upcoming weekend as high pre