happening today, another day in court for lawyers of the "ghost ship" fire defendant derrick almena. >> they were charged in the oakland fire that killed 36 people two years ago. amy hollyfield is live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >>> derrick almena told abc 7 news he has always been remorseful about this fire. today he and lawyers will try to convince a judge. he was ready to plead no contest to 36 counts of manslaughter. but the judge shocked him and rejected the plea deal after listening to victims' family members tuesday. the judge didn't think he showed enough remorse. he rented and hosted the party two years ago. it was so full of art and furniture, victims had trouble finding the exit. today's hearing will be about l alme almena. both men are in jail and have been since june of l.th newsroo hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. this morning we are hearing from first lady melania trump and what she has revealed in an exclusive interview with abc news. she claimed she was the most bullied person in the world. abc is asking mrs. trump about accusations about president

derrick almena does not want to go to trial.nts to accept a plea deal from the judge that includes a nine-year sentence. he didn't think almena showed remorse and rejected the deal. almena was renting the warehouse and converted it into a live and work space. there have a concert on the second floor the night of the fire. co-defendant max harris has decided to go to trial. his attorney wants to ask for a change of venue if he goes to trial. >>> fairfield police are investigating a domestic violence case after a car chase with a baby inside ended in gunfire and a death. this happened while a woman was screaming for help from inside a car. officers tried to pull the driver over. when the car then sped off, crashing a short time later near dover and east travis boulevard. police say the 24-year-old female was shouting at app officer through the window claiming she had been kidnapped. crews pulled the woman out and then a 10-month-old baby. >> i was so shocked there was even a baby. i was like oh, my god. and the baby was crying. >>

this summer a judge stunned derrick almena and the rest of us when he threw out a deal because he saidena didn't show enough remorse. he does not want to go to trial. epls the judge to accept the plea deal that he made with prosecutors, including a nine-year prison sentence. he was ready to plead guilty in august. but after listening to statements from victims's family members, the judge said he didn't think almena showed remorse and rejected the deal. 36 people died in the fire two years ago inside an oakland warehouse known as the ghost ship. he was renting the warehouse and converted it to a live and work space. there was a concert on the second floor the night of the fire. co-defendant max harris has decided to go to trial. if almena does go to trial, his attorney wants to ask for a change of venue. >>> one man is dead after being shot by his romantic partner during a kidnapping. it ended in a crash on east travis and dover avenue. the 24-year-old female passenger was of shouting at an officer through her window. she claimed she was being kidnapped. they say she shot the 22-year-ol

derrick almena's attorney will argue a judge wrongly rejected a plea bargain deal. a judge postponed it to today. they want a judge to rein state the agreement. another judge rejected it because he felt almena did not appear remorseful when victims' families spoke in court. he would plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a prison sentence. >>> richmond police are warning of credit card skimmers found on gas pumps in that city. >>> a security breach containing 10,000 customers. a laptop was stolen last month. it contained names, credit card numbers and other health information. there are several stores in the bay area. >>> you are never more than 7 minutes away from my accuweather forecast. look at some neighborhood temperatures through san ramon valley, 48 to 49. pretty popular. livermore, 51. warmer weather, near 60 in antioch. 57 in pittsburg and concord. mount diablo, 47. it is normally warmer. the dry cold front brought in cooler air. that's the case for all of us as we head into the afternoon hours. for your commute, quiet out

. >> a judge stunned derrick almena and the rest on of us when he threw out a deal because he said almena didn't show enough remorse. amy hollyfield is here with with what happens next. ? he says he has always been remorseful about this fire. his attorney say he is very sorry. today he and his lawyers will try to convince a judge about that remorse. it was going to be an exchange for a nine-year sentence. but the judge rejected the deal saying he didn't think he showed enough remorse. the night of the fire was nearly two years ago. it was so full of art and furniture, victims found trouble finding the exit and couldn't get out. 36 people died. max harris, co-defendant, has decided to go ahead and go to trial. both have been in jail since june of last year. reggie, alexis. >> thank you, aim y. now to fairfield. a wild story where a man is dead after police say he was shot by his romantic partner, possibly during a kidnapping. okay. so in fairfield, a chase ended on east travis boulevard and dover avenue. the 24-year-old female passenger was shouting at an officer through her window claimin

derrick almena's attorney will argue a judge wrongly rejected a plea bargain deal. motion was set to be heard on friday but a judge postponed it until date. his attorneys want it rein stated. another judge rejected it because he felt almena did not appear remorseful when victims' families spoke in court. he would plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for a prison sentence. the other defendant plans to take his case to trial. >>> your voice, your vote. san francisco spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get non-citizens to vote. a few dozen residents actually signed up. the chronicle reports san francisco paid $310,000 to set up this registration system and urge people to register. but only 49 people did that. that works out to $6,300 per voter. >>> heads-up if you shop at rayle. >> a security breach a affecting 10,000 customers. a pharmacy laugh top was stolen. it contained names, medical records, prescription drug records and other health information. they are working to determine whether the data has been accessed or misused. th

there's a pretrial for max harris and derrick almena, the two men hoped to avoid a trial to accept a plea deal, that deal was not accepted by the judge and he ruled that almena was not remorseful. another judge will hear a motion to reinstate that plea deal. >>> and they're looking for the public's help who has been peeking into a home. authorities released surveillance video of a suspect looking into the house near university avenue near acton street on october 3rd. investigators say at 5:00 in the morning, the man walked on the front porch and looked into the window. and berkeley searched for one peeping suspect, another is under arrest. and he's due in court after being caught on wednesday. someone had been prowling around this woman's home since march. she set up 4 surveillance cameras that captured images of the suspect, and she called police and they were able to take him into custody. >>> coming up, officers were called in and the investigation is now under way. is now under way. >>> and a free style rap of sorts, we'll show you some of the highlights of can yeah -- kanye west

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derrick almena's attorney will argue a judge wrongly rejected a plea bargain deal. motion was set to be on friday, but a judge postponed it until today. another judge rejected the plea agreement because he did not feel almena was remorseful. he would plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for nine-year prison sentence. >>> your voice, your vote. san francisco spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get non-citizens to vote. a few dozen residents actually signed up. non-citizen parents can vote for school board members in san francisco. the chronicle reports san francisco paid $310,000 to set up this registration system and urge people to register. but only 49 people did that. that works out to $6,300 per voter. >>> a security breach containing 10,000 customers. a laptop was stolen last month. it contained names, prescription drug information and other health information. there are several stores in the bay area. >>> 19 dogs just graduated from the pets and vets program. the program matches veterans ith emotional support tha guy > the