>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the high profile ghost ship warehouse trl comes to a sudden and. acquittal for one of defendant in a mistrial for the other. the next democratic debate is next week. if the democratic party frto tured to be president trump? we will hear from congressman and former presidential candidate, eric. is opening night for the warriors, new billion-dollar waterfront arena in san francisco. it's not all glitz and glamour. welcome to kqed newsroom. we begin tonight with the verdict in the month-long ghost ship trial. this stems from the warehouse fire the claimed 36 lives in oakland in december 2016. yesterday, jerry handed down a mixed verdict. they ruled that max harris, not guilty, but did not [ indiscernible ] alameda judge trina thompson declared a strial for one man. they faced 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter and up to 39 years in prison if convicted. with us now is don clyde, who was in the courtroom yesterday c when the vewas delivered. achusetts, law professor, thank you for being with us. tell me about it. in the courtroom, you cover this tria

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>>> tonight on kqed newsroom president trump visit california raising millions for his reelection bid and setting up a fight with the golden state over clean air standards. also goveor gavin newsom issues ad crackdown on use of vaping as dozens have fallen ill and two have rodied fm vaping. >>> plus a look toalifornia opera singers who are chance under. evening transept good evening. we begin tonight prwith esident trump's visit to california earlier this week. on tuesday presidentrump kick off two days of fundraisers in california. he met with wealthy donors in the bay area and southern california to raise millions republican national committee. but he also raise the ire of top state officials announcing his administration would revoke califoia's ability to set its own for field emission standards. since 1970, the epa has granted california a waiver to enforce aggressive air pollution standards that are today followed by 13 other states. threatened legal action and called the move quote a continuation of a political vendetta against california. with is now a senior research fellow fr

>>> tonight on kqed newsroom. the impeachment proceedings against the president get underway in california lainakers are leading the charge. also we will talk with oakland school chief kyla johnson trammell about the districts challenges from funding the charter schools. plus a new book by a national ap geographic photor reveals the sacred rituals and transformative power behind masks. togood evening and welcom the newsroom. we begin tonight with the battle over impeaching president trump. follow continues over the shocking allegation made by a whistleblower that trump asked el ukraine for tion help. and that the white house e tried to cover it up. on thursday, the acting director of national intelligence, joseph mcguire, testified before congress about the complaint which he called quote unpreced ted. it centers phone call the president held with the ukraine president in july where he asked him repeatedly to open a torruption investigation his 2020 presidential rival, joe biden. on tuesday, house speaker nancy pe

welcome to kqed newsroom. we begin tonight with the verdict in the month-long ghostp rial. this stems from the warehouse fire the claime36 lives in oakland in december 2016. yesterday, jerry handed down a mixed verdict. they ruled that max harris, not guilty, but did not [ trina thompson declara judge mistrial for one man. they fac counts of involuntary manslaughter and up to 39 years in prison if convicted. with us now is don clyde, who was in the courtroom yesterday when the verdict was delivered.o ing us from cambridge, massachusetts, law professor, thank you for being with us. tell me about it. in the courtroom, you cover thial since day one. what was the emotion in there? what was the impact? cement ve before theict was read, you can see the victims families, threlatives were crying. they were passing tissues on t themselves. when the verdict was read for harris as not guilty, was stoo out was one woman in particular, put her head in her hands, and was shaking back and forth like hii cannot lieve this was happening. >> people did expect a conviction. when the mistrial

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom. proceedingid against the prt get underway in california lawmakers are leading the charge. also we will talk with oakland school chief kyla johnson challenges from funding the charter schools. plus a new book by a national geographic photographer reveals the sacred rituals and transformative power behind masks. good evening and welcome to the newsroom. battle over impeaching president trump. follow continues over the made by a legati whistleblower that trump