say derek almena rented out space in the illegally converted warehouse and "knowingly created a firetrap 36 people died in the decemeber fire. .. (grant) fired fbi director james comey testified for nearly two and a half hours toy...about his conversations with president trump, his firing and the russia probe. among the revelations... he outright accused the president of lying... and described the awkward relationship between them. comey also said the president demanded loyalty if he wanted to stay on as the fbi director. the president has denied that...mister trump's attorney reiterated that today. and comey said he fully believes he was fired for his refusal to drop the investigation into michael flynn...and his ties to russia. (sot) jamey comey/fmr. fbi dir: i was also confed by the initial explanation that was offered publicly that i was fired because of the decisions i had made during the election year. those were lies plain and simple. comey would not say whether he thought the president obstructed justice. comey was critical of president obama's attorney general, loretta lynch, fo

district attorney saying ghost ship warehouse founder and his associate max harris knowingly created a firetrap. >> with inadequate means of escape they then filled that area with human beings and are now facing the consequences of their actions. >> the da saying the men illegally turned the building into a residence and allowing this. >> endless clutter. floor to ceiling storage of flammable material. and make shift staircases lit and difficult to navigate. >> o particularly, they actually blocked one of the points of egress leaving one way to got out of the second floor of that building. >> the da also saying almeda illegally used warehouse for music events and social gatherings. on the night of the fire nearly all the people who died wear tending a dance party on its second floor. almena and harris face up to 39 years in prison if convicted. several weeks after the fire, al mena's attorney said he did not engage in conduct. and responsible for not cracking down on code violations at the warehouse. diane, kendis. >> turning to a medical headline and babies where they should sleep. the sooner

e prosecutor says ghost ship warehouse founder and his associate max harris knowingly created a firetrapthe prosecutor saying it was illegal for them to use the warehouse for music events and social gatherings. you may recall 36 people died in the fire during an electric dance party in december. >> day two of bill cosby's sexual assault trial set to get under way outside philadelphia today after emotional stt >> the comedian once known as america's dad had plenty of support. here is abc's linsey davis. >> bill cosby entered a pennsylvania courtroom flanked by former tv daughter in a show of support. the famed comedian was charged with felony aggravated indecent assault, stemming from an incident at his home in 2004 where andrea constant, a temple university employee says he drugged and sexually assaulted her. prosecutors say the case is trust, betrayal and inability to consent. while cosby accused by more than 50 women of drugging and/or sexual misconduct. jurors are hearing from one other accuser in the case, former assistant to cosby's agent cried as she painstakingly testified he made

district attorney saying ghost ship warehouse founder and his associate max harris knowingly created a firetrapns of escape they then filled that area with human beings and are now facing the consequences of their actions. >> the da saying the men illegally turned the building into a residence and allowing this. >> endless clutter. floor to ceiling storage of flammable material. and make shift staircases lit and difficult to navigate. >> on december 2, 2016, particularly, they actually blocked one of the points of egress leaving one way to got out of the second floor of that building. >> the da also saying almeda illegally used warehouse for music events and social gatherings. on the night of the fire nearly all the people who died wear tending a dance party on its second floor. almena and harris face up to 39 years in prison if convicted. several weeks after the fire, al mena's attorney said he did not engage in conduct. and responsible for not cracking down on code violations at the warehouse. diane, kendis. >> turning to a medical headline and babies where they should sleep. the sooner infan

that ghost ship warehouse founder derick almena and his associate max harris knowingly created a firetrap. the prosecutor says it was illegal for them to use a warehouse for music events and other social gatherings. 36 people died in the fire in december. >>> we're seeing stunning new images of the little boy who became a symbol of the suffering in aleppo. you might remember seeing him bloodied and dusty in an ambulance after a devastating air strike. he looked quite different in an interview by a pro-government channel in syria. there he is all cleaned up and seemingly in good health. his family is still in aleppo. this is the first time he had appeared public injured last year. >>> when we come back what parents can do to help babies sleep longer. >>> and watch what happens when a car cuts off a dump truck. we're going to show you the rescue as well. with unitedhealthcare, you can get rewarded for all kinds of things... like walking. hey, honey. dad, where's the car? thought we'd walk. he's counting steps. walk, move and earn money... goal! dad... hey, we wanna welcome everyone to the f

. >> defendants almena and harris knowingly created a firetrap with inadequate means of escape. they then filled that area with human beings and are now facing the consequences of their actions. >> reporter: after the fire, almena and harris placed blame on the dilapidated building. almena said it wasn't up to code. officials said they were deceived, never aware dozens lived inside the cluttered two-story wooden maze. a claim almena disputes. are you worried that you may be blamed? >> i'm worried -- >> reporter: in an exclusive interview shortly after the repairs to the electrical system. focal point of the fire investigation. his attorneys say almena is a scapegoat. >> we did what we had to to make it better. >> reporter: if the fire was caused by faulty wiring, you wouldn't be surprised? >> i would not be surprised if it was a wiring thing, yeah. >> reporter: tonight, both men blamed for endangering the lives of nearly 100 who came here for a party and 36 who never made it out alive. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there is more to tell you about as we continue her

say derek almena rented out space in the illegally converted warehouse and "knowingly created a firetrap 36 people died in the decemeber fire. ( james ) fired fbi director james comey testified for nearly two and a half hours about his conversations with president trump, his firing and the russia probe. among the revelations he outright accused the president of lying. and described the awkward relationship between them. comey also said the president demanded loyalty if he wanted to stay on as the fbi director. the president has denied that accusation. mister trump's attorney reiterated that as well. and comey said he fully believes he was fired for his refusal to drop the investigation into michael flynn.and his ties to russia.<> ( james ) comey would not say whether he thought the president obstructed justice. comey was critical of president obama's attorney general, loretta ly

say derek almena rented out space in the illegally converted warehouse and "knowingly created a firetrap" ( mark ) there is more fallout this morning following the testimony of fired f-b-i director james comey.( darya ) we brought you part of that testimony live right here on the kron 4 morning news. and this morning president trump is responding. kristen holmes is on capitol hill with the details. president trump tweet: "despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and wow, comey is a leaker!"fired fbi director james comey under oath and calling president trump's credibility into question,james comey / former fbi director: the administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the fbi by saying that the organization was in disarray, that it was poorly led, that the workforce had lost confidence in its leader. those were lies plain and simple.repeatedly stating his mistrust of the commander-in- chief.james comey / former fbi director: i was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting.comey fielding questions on his one-on-o

. >> they knowingly created a firetrap. >> reporter: the d.a. says that they lied to officials about people living there illegally. she says the building was packed with highly flammable materials and unpermitted electrical work. >> it's not a good morning. what am i doing here? can i just say i'm sorry? >> reporter: after the fire, almena spoke out on "today". >> i'm incredibly sorry. everything i did was t beautiful community and to bring people together. >> reporter: he also told us exclusively that firefighters and police knew that artists lived there. >> did they ever say that you were breaking code? >> never. never. >> they served said to fix this, fix that? >> no. >> harris blames the building's owner. >> part of the issue we've been having with them is a lot of stuff was failing. >> reporter: almena admitted that he had done electrical work on the warehouse. his attorney says that almena is a scapegoat. >> are you worried that you may be blame? >> of course. >> reporter: this morning, both men are now behind bars. for "today," miguel alm

prosecutors say almena rented out space in the illegally converted warehouse and "knowingly created a firetrap." harris is accused of organizing the dance party of the night of the fire.(vicki) tonight we have reaction from family members who lost loved ones.. first -- kron4's alecia reid is live with more on the criminal case. derek almena was booked into the santa clara jail at 7'o clock this evening...after making a brief court apperance in lake county.the former tenant i spoke with has no sympathy for the two men that were arrested . pkgoh hell no. hell no. hell noooo. i remember they were doing a little gypsy dance when i was leaving and telling them they were gonna pay, so i'm glad this is derek almena's booking photo from this evening. the alameda county district attorney says he and max harris are to blame for the 36 lives that were lost in the ghost ship fire back in december. i'm not surprised. i'm surprised they haven't been arrested more often for more thingsalmena was arrested earlier today in lake county harris in la. both men have been charged with 36 counts of involuntary mansl

say derek almena rented out space in the illegally converted warehouse and "knowingly created a firetrap 36 people died in the decemeber fire. .. (vicki) some june rain around the bay area today... this is video on interstate 280 in san mateo county. tonight -- the wet weather is just about gone.. but cooler temperatures are ahead as we get closer to the weekend. meteorologist lawnrence karnow is in the weather center with what you need to know for tomorrow. lawrence karnow: a late season storm brought yet another round of rain to the bay area. some of the wettest spots had a quarter to a half an inch of rain in the north bay with lighter amounts of rain south. our doppler radar shows the cold front as it moved through today. as you can see it's now falling apart and the showers will end. skies will remain mostly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of a lingering shower. as you might imagine highs were well below average today too. if you're going out tonight you might want to keep the umbrella with you just in case and grab a jacket too since it will be cool. it looks like an unusually

says that they knowingly created a firetrap with inadequate escapes. we spoke to one of the victim's families who say the arrest could not have been good enough. >> feel like you're in a state of limbo trying to hear something and it feels better to know that there's movement going on. >> this photo that you're looking at right here is from the lake county news that shows almena in a green jumpsuit inside of a courtroom. right now almena is in the jail being held on over $1 million and is facing a judge thursday morning. max harris, meantime, on the right side of your screen there is in the process of being brought back to al immediatea county. at our last check he's still in l.a. county. >>> meantime, we've learned that deric almena and max harris are no strangers to law enforcement. our senior investigative report remember vicky nguyen did some digging into their past and found out where they have been since the ghost ship fire and posted her story to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> the birds and the bees are on the agenda tonight at the palo alto u

the pair knowingly created, quote, a firetrap.nd in other news, "the east bay times" is reporting on the unexpected death of a popular teacher who died one year after his retirement. 65-year-old eric till was a teacher in hamilton. he retired on the last day of the classes. the medical examiner is now trying to determine the exact cause of death. he leaves behind a wife and four children. a gofundme page that be set up for thiel's family members. it has already exceeded the initial goal. we'll have a look at weather and traffic coming up in a minute after this break. >>> good morning, i'm me meteorologist kari hall. we have a lot of sunshine for the inland valleys. and temperatures are starting to warm up. we are in the low 60s for the trivalley and the south bay. and 60 degrees in the north bay as the fog clears out. and san francisco, also seeing the low clouds. it's 53 degrees there. well, as we go into this afternoon, it will be a little cooler for some of the valleys, but still very warm in the tri-valley. 85 there. 82 in the