derick almena faces 36 counts involuntarymanslaughter. jody mai hernandez is live with story. >> reporter: that's right, and we learned that max harris, the second man charged in that deadly fire just arrived here to the jail from los angeles. and he is being booked as we speak. meanwhile the lease holder of the ghost ship warehouse appeared in court today. and some of the victims' families made sure that they were there to see him. >> i wanted to see his expression, see if he had any remorse. >> reporter: the parents of a victim came to see for themselves one of the men prosecutors say is responsible for last december he'd deadly fire. derick almena appeared in court for the first time. >> are this case is one of the most profound tragedies to strike the bay area in living memory. >> reporter: almena's attorney da calls the charges a miscarriage of justice. >> despite the strong emotion, we don't feel that the public good will be served by prosecuting our client. >> a lot of emotion. >> reporter: and this victim's parents say seeing the