. >>> it is san francisco's's largest landlord. so, why are low income tenants facing rent increases to pay off their mortgage? >> debt servicing patrons are not appropriate. >> reporter: a nightmare for one mother. a toddler on the airport baggage belt. wait until you see what happens next. >>> plus, the discovery of a lifetime. wait until you see what a california college student dug up in north dakota. >>> you may not have felt it today, but it was a little bit cooler. little bit, 3-4 degrees. we will warm up again. there is already an excessive heat watch in effect for parts of the bay area. find out when triple digits return inland. coming up. >>> if the rent keeps going up and up, what am i going to do? >> tonight, some tenants on rent control in san francisco are fighting to stay. >> but, they say large investors are pricing them out other affordable apartments. >> -- live in san francisco. with tonight's original report. susie? >> reporter: the city of san francisco has allowed new landlords to pass on a laundry list of exp

i, too, was ushered in by the landlord without knowing there was a problem. i'm a licensed practitioner in california. it said art, hobby, business. my clientele are ordinary people. i see teachers, muni drivers, people that work in nonprofit in the mission, seniors, people on permanent psychiatric disability. most of my people work in the neighborhood or live in the neighborhood, so if i need to get another office across town, it's going to disrupt my clients, so thank you for your consideration. >> chair peskin: thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is sabrina huck. my small business is ritual by design. i'm an artist here in san francisco. i moved here about ten years ago. i love the art and expression of san francisco, and the mission district felt like such a cultural place, and active space works very well for me. as a minority female business owner, i've seen a lot of my friends who are in a similar situation move away from the city, but i've been very stubborn, and active space allows me to be able to provide the cultural art to my clients. a lo

this landlord knew what precisely misrepresentations he was making to each and every tenant. the notice of special restrictions that he took title too was abundantly clear. so you got bamboozeled by this guy, and you can get all sorts of permits from the city. that's absolutely true. i wish we could solve it, but you've got a health permit if you've got a certain kind of business, but that doesn't get referred to planning to see if you've got a permit that's the right type of use. but this is the behavior of an unscrupulous landlord who bam boozeled tenants into units that he could not use. people in the late 90's and early 2000's fought tooth and nail to keep p.d.r. i am going to vote for supervisor ronen's legislation, but don't get over your skis. this is a very rare thing, and i have not looked over any of your leases, but this is landlord is a very smart man. i think that there's language in your leases that says you can't do what you're doing. >> supervisor safai: mr. chair, i agree with everything you said, and this is no way an intent to impugn any of our city agencie

>>see any reason why a landlord would sell their property. just because of this bill. >>the bill's author accepted unwanted amendments to get the bill this fall assembly member david to raise the cap from 5% exempt some small property owners as well as recently built rentals and instead of sun setting after 10 years. the bill expires in just 3 years. he says the bill is still worthwhile it is not rent control. it's a policy designed to protect most of our states 50 million tenants who do not have rent control against agree just rent increases. >>protections were also added although opponents fear that would make it harder for the low low as 2 of the criminals another bad tenants those fighting for tenants say even though the bill goes away after 3 years, it's a start. >>that will be able to add. the next 3 years and hopefully see this bill extended. >>well that was lonnie wong reporting large landlords and property owners are also opposed to the bill saying that the real solution is more housing construction, not a cap on rent. even if it does pass the new version must

>>what happened in my own case was we decide not to be landlords anymore.ld a small four-unit building in a very moderate income neighborhood where we live to a developer who made it into condominiums. >>opponents also say the bill is the first step toward rent control within 20 is one landlord says 10% yearly increases is plenty for a landlord to remain profitable members are still going be able to make. >>i don't see any reason why a landlord would sell their property. just because of the scale. >>the bill's author accepted unwanted amendments to get the bill this fall assembly member david to raise the cap from 5% exempted some small property owners as well as recently built rentals and instead of sun setting after 10 years. the bill expires in just 3 years. he says the bill is still worthwhile it is not rent control. it's a policy designed to protect the most of our states 50 million tenants who do not have rent-control against agree just rent increases in into the ditch and protections are also added, although opponents fear that would make it harder f

it's charred several acres of landlord. it started at a shooting range. contra costa fire all working to contain this fire right now. stay with ktvu through the afternoon as we learn more. >>> we have the heat advisory, but we don't have the warning.that's a concern when y have the dry winds that could turn a 100-acre fire to 3,000 acres in a few hours. that's not the case, but fire danger is high. temperatures will be soaring tomorrow. today was actually not too bad. right around that fire zone, we had temperatured in the upper 70s to mid-80s. heat advisory, all the areas in yellow. this includes the east bay up toward pleasanton, livermore, concord, antioch. san francisco is not under this heat advisory or even the bay shoreline. but the entire bay area will be heating up this weekend. showing you this, our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. the fog is hanging out. if the fog cleared out, we would have temperatures soar across the entire bay area. the real intense heat is for the inland spots. thunderstorms moving out hot to the warm

>>the landlord is a slum lord and the landlord should be punished and a lot more walks away free and clear on the so-called 5th amendment privilege. >>tony sarah's final question to his client. al today was about his family. sir put up a picture of a man with his wife you just saw and his 3 children and asked if him if he would put them in danger. whatever subject them to the risk of fire. i'm in a touched each one of his children's faces in the photograph and said no. >>washington state is seen an increase in gray whale deaths this year due to malnutrition, according to the cascadia ound saturday in but inland that's a southern point of puget sound near west bay marina cascadia research described the whale has very emaciated there were no indications of a shift strike nor entanglement more than 30 gray whales have died off a washington shores this year. noaa the federal agency has declared an unusual mortality event in response to the increase will along the west coast. here in the bay area we have seen at least 12 gray whales. strandings since march and they have linked all of the

the prosecutor asked truthfully with the landlords for those people right. derek almena said i rented the space in my name. the prosecutor accused him of playing the blame game. he responded i still don't want to blame anybody. the da referred to this interview he gave to ktvu from jail. in which he said the whole structure of his defense is pointing the blame.>>> the defense is confident they will prevail. >>> i don't think we were damage severely by the cross- examination. i think my clients come out pretty well. i think there is going to be reasonable doubt in the case.>> reporter: considering the magnitude of what is at stake this is probably the weakest case that has moved forward to jury trial. this level of death and destruction which occurs. >> reporter: the da will present rebuttal witnesses on monday. closing arguments won't start until july 29.>>> apollo also a 38-year-old transient abuse behind bars on suspicion of attacking him and his skateboard. tristan was arrested this afternoon on suspicion of two felonies. assault with a deadly weapon and

the prosecutor asked whether any tenants paid the landlords directly. the prosecutor asked truthfully, were the landlords for those, right? almena said i rented the space in my name . the prosecutor accused almena of playing the blame game. ea referred to this interview almena gave to ktvu from jail in which he says the whole structure is defense is pointing the blame. don't think we were damaged severely by the cross- examination. i think my clients come out pretty well. i think it is going to be reasonable doubt in the case. >> considering the magnitude of what's at stake, this is probably the weakest kate weakest case that has ever moved forward to jury trial. >> the da will begin presenting rebuttal witnesses on monday. closing arguments won't start until july 29. at the courthouse in oakland, henry lee, ktvu fox2 news. >> you can read his daily blog on www.ktvu.com. >>> letterhead, the recent quakes in southern california should the confidence of a lot of people here in the bay area. nextbig quake her kelly. >>> good morning. your morning commute i

he claims he tried getting the landlord to make it a safer space. he asked for a sprinkler system, a side door, and the bars to be removed from the windows. he said the landlord refused. he seemed to be more composed to start this morning's proceedings. yesterday, he broke down on the stand saying he was broken harded. he believed the warehouse was safe when he signed the lease. he was tricked and misled by the landlord. last august, the judge tossed the plea deal. the lawyer said this is his client being genuine. >> and he is weeping. he's not a tough guy. he's not a criminal. least an artist. and this is destroying him as well as everyone else. >> reporter: held continue to testify this afternoon and is expected to stay on the stand all week. jackie ward, kpix5. >>> and much more on the story at 5:00. and online at kpix.com. >miurner. haveing nt to the fire storm of 2015, specifically, the tubs fire. we have just gotten word firefighters that battled the napa and sonoma blaze tested as troubling levels for toxic exposure, specially elevated levels

but a landlords‘ trade group says its members will be more choosey over lets. 50 years ago scientistss to track the space race between the united states and the soviet union as they both tried to be the first to reach the moon. as we know the americans reached it first and jodrell‘s trackers actually recorded the unmanned russian luna 15 crashing about 530 miles away from apollo 11 and just hours before armstrong, aldrin and collins left the moon. aldrin and collins left for the moon. jayne mccubbin reports. the space race was really a battle — east versus west. it was about whose political system was going to win out. was it communism or capitalism? and a lot of it focused on this race to the moon, and the winner takes all. but for the scientists here atjodrell bank, it is only ever about the science, and for terry pattinson, a cub reporter in manchester with a passion for astronomy, it was the biggest story he will ever work on. that was me. 1966 — world cup year, year i got married, year of my big scoop. on february 3rd 1966, the space race is well underway, with russia well in the

>>we decide not to be landlords anymore. we sold a small four-unit building in a very moderate income neighborhood where we live to a developer who made it into condominiums. >>landlords of bigger properties who oppose this bill they argue the real solution is not more housing construction, not a cap or is more housing construction, not a cap on rents. if this is passed the new version has to be approved by both the house and the senate. >>livermore is now the first city in the tri valley area to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products and electronic smoking devices livermore passed a similar east cigarette ban is san francisco, but so the city council with a step further by also prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products within 1000 feet of youth populated areas like parks and schools. i don't think that our youth should exposed to that kind of stuff and um yeah i think a little more side. >>i'm doing the right thing. >>a recent survey here in california found that east cigarette usage reached a 30% among livermore

we want to do a deal with you, come at the front and centre right now, it's a tough time to be a landlord reduce costs and get their business the best chance of success but landlords are really taking the brunt of that so it's a difficult time. ithink brunt of that so it's a difficult time. i think shopping centres are going to be better protected and smaller high streets, retailers are really investing in stores and locations and footfall remains high and smaller town centres. sophie, thank you. let me take you to the business life page, really busy morning, all sorts of things there including news from dominic 0'connell saying the chief executive of the daily mirror group will step down. news from the team who put together the story with the new boss at the daily mirror but let me take you to this. talking about voxels concerns about its future at the ellesmere port plant, remember it makes a number of cars there, previously been given some guarantees about its future but raising fresh doubt if the uk leaves without a deal, leaves the eu, it could throw that into doubt with 1000 jobs at

one of san francisco's largest landlords accused of jacking up rent to pay the mortgage. why the city allowed it. >>> we are going into the details on this excessive heat watch in place for many inland valleys. you can see concord and pleasanton included on the map. the issue is that the weekend. today is not bad. i will be back without, coming up. >>> left check in on the bridge travel times. so far so good with the exception of the bay bridge. you're not in the red, just in the yellow. just an 11 minute ride from the east bay into san francisco. i have your travel times, just had. >>> another sign of the expensive bay area housing market. east bay times reporting homeownership hit a seven-year low last quarter including several cisco, alameda and contra costa county. in those counties, 52 percent of residents own homes. that is the lowest number since 2012. >> if the rent keeps going up, what will i do? >>> some tenants on rent control in several cisco are fighting to stay. they say large investors are praising the amount of their affordable apartments. >> the board of

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as a result, some unscrupulous investors and landlord attorneys have utilized the mere threat of these to vacate their homes. additionally, i know that many of us have been approached by tenants, particularly, veritas tenants struggling with pass throughs on their rent. there are residents in my district that did not make the cutoff for reforms. this means that all the low-income tenants are absorbing the property and rent pass throughs mostly which are banked over a number of years. we're talking about what is potentially balloon pavement increases that some of these tenants were not contemplating and you go yare struggling to . i am contemplating proposing an answer for those who need relief, and i am looking forward to discuss with veritas and i appreciate their willingness to discuss this and hopefully we will find a solution. on a different topic, i want to repeat what we said at our last transportation authority commission meeting. as we all mourned another pedestrian fatality due to running a red light and excess ti sive speeding, as we say speed kills. it's one of the top five

people are afraid of retaliation from their landlord, so they're not going to complain. >> what's now being done in oakland to protect tenants from slum lords. >> the raiders' antonio brown arriving at training camp in napa in a hot air balloon. he also landed on the injured list. the details later in sports. >> plus massive traffic delayed just steps from oracle park and the giants aren't even in town. we'll tell you what's causing the delay. >>> the top stories right now. triple digit temperatures are expected in parts of the bay area over the next three days. a heat advisory has been issued for some areas through sunday. while santa rosa will not be under the heat advisory, soaring temperatures could play a role in the event. competitors are being told to hydrate, take salt and electrolytes. >>> investigators are trying to determine if arson is to blame for an overnight fire that destroyed a housing development under construction. it was being converted to 9 live-work units. the fire is the latest in a string of suspicious fires at larger construction sites in recent years. >>> in

landlords are being called to retrofit buildings built before 1991. those buildings have an open first floor, usually for parking. nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from oakland where some buildings are at risk of collapsing if they don't get a retrofit before the next big quake, melissa. >> reporter: anousha, this is a neighborhood in oakland where you'll see a lot of apartment buildings like this, multilevel, residential buildings, more than five units, likely built before 1991. the city has given landlords four to six years to get all of that retrofitting done. we spoke to a tenant who worries that all that work could cause his rent to go up. >> there is that possibility, yeah. >> reporter: james green of oakland didn't feel the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked southern california. but his parents did. >> they described it as long and slow. >> reporter: green has lived in this soft story building for about a year, one of nearly 2,000 buildings in oakland that could collapse if the big one were to strike. >> i'm for having a building

the landlord went in and vacated the premises.ture out and put it in storage. >> cleaned the place. >> cleaned the place. it wasn't until over two weeks later, knowing that the property had already been tainted, the crime scene was destroyed. >> no wonder scarlett wilson didn't have all the ammunition she'd have liked, said andy savage. the charleston police said they didn't see it quite that way. they did take the case of kate waring very seriously, they said, right from the beginning. and the second-guessing from the a-team was rather puzzling. at least according to captain thomas robertson. >> i'm surprised. i really am. i think we both did a fabulous job, and i think the team of detectives that i had working from this agency and the support that we had is -- it was fantastic. >> what may have looked like inaction, said detective david osborne, was actually a careful and thorough investigation. one that didn't leave out any possibility. was there some point at which you thought this girl has -- she's probably dead? she's come t

the prosecutor asked, truthfully, under the landlords for those people. he i had say rented the space in my name. the prosecutor accused him of playing the game game. he responded i still don't want to blame anybody but the da referred to this interview almena gave to ktvu from jail in which he says the whole structure of his defense is pointing the blame. the defense says they are confident they will prevail. >> i don't think we were damaged severely by the cross- examination. i think my clients come out pretty well. i think there is going to be reasonable doubt in the case. >> reporter: coring the magnitude of what is at stake, this is probably the weakest case that has ever moved forward with the level of death and destruction which has occurred. >> reporter: da will begin printing rebuttal witnesses on monday. closing arguments won't start until july 29th. >>> henry lee is report prosecuting the courtroom every day of the trial. can you read his daily blog on ktvu.com. >>> the ground is still shaking in southern california. a 4.9 magnitude earthquake

directly or if the landlords were the ones that move people in.ecutor asked, truthfully, you are the landlord for those people, right? >> almena said i rented the space in my name. >> reporter: almena says i still don't want to blame anybody. this is the first interview that almena gave to ktvu in jail which he says the whole structure is pointing to the blame. the defense says they are confident they will prevail . >> i don't think you know we were damaged severely by the cross-examination. i don't think my clients came out pretty well. i think there is going to be reasonable doubt in the case. >> considering the magnitude of what is at stake, this is probably the weakest case that has ever moved forward to jury trial with this level of death and destruction which has occurred. >> reporter: the d.a. will present witnesses on monday and present closing arguments but that is not until july 29. >> henry lee in the newsroom. thanks, henry. >>> the public defender for the man accused of 4 women as a rideshare driver says police illegally obtained his

i would encourage landlords in soma and the landlords of mezzanine to think about your investment long-term. you want to keep mezzanine there , should they pay my rent? of course. should they be allowed to negotiate? absolutely. and what you want to do is to capitalize your building and have an empty big space sitting there five years. be smart, do the right thing, think about your money. >> next speaker, please. >> have been trying to tell you that all along. >> i am a housing case manager. [inaudible] our roots are in the soma. i started my work with bishop, i'm also a bartender and have been employed at several venues throughout the city during my ten years. one of the places i worked at was empire room which is located at golden gate avenue. the reason empire closed is because the building owners decided that they would have a nightclub there, or that they would rather have condom -- condominiums there instead of nightclubs. i know it is in the giant like twitter who swallowed mezzanine hall. has a place of employment for its staff. it is experiencing, it is not happening. mezzanine's i

. >>> he is proposing all landlords be required to provide and maintain air-conditioning for their tenants. while news4 was out shooting this story, our cameras caught video of one woman who passed out because of the heat, even ough she was inside at the time. >> she fainted. she got too hot. and no water to drink. >> on daysike today this is really a life or death issue. it's not a comfort issue. without a bill like this, a law like this, the housing department in montgcery county t exccompel a landlord to fix air-conditioning because it's not a emrequirt. >> a final vote would come in the fall. >>> good news from alexandria this morning. hooray for books has reopened. the book store was forced to close last week when it was damaged during flash foogloodin. hundreds of donated children's book were lost. she expects to have quadruple the amount of donated books soon end she has organized a fund-raiser evnt to compensate her staff who couldn't work while the store was closed. that fund-raiser at the store is july 31st at 5:00 p.m. independent book stores are just going away so i'm glad to s

. >>> vallejo city council will approve an ordinance preventing landlords from raising rents. an emergency order was signed after landlords tried to double the rent. 600 tenants in the strawberry hills and holiday gardens would have been impacted. former governor jerry brown signed executive offender that capped rent increases at 10%. the order e vallejo meeting is scheduled for wednesday. >>> whether you commute by bus or ferry or driving a car, lit probably cost you more money this morning. public transit fares and the gasoline tax are going up today. we are live in the east bay, how the money will be spent and how people are adjusting to paying more. >>> a hiker who was missing for more than a week is back home recovering. how he was able to survive. >>> bay area commute off to a pretty good start. no major problems to tell you about. the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving at the limit heading over to the peninsula. >>> this weather cast is free. we will talk about if the temperatures are going up or staying the same. hundreds of tv fans paid tribute to the life of beth ch

the landlords will do what they can get away with. >> reporter: the bill has a long way to go but tenants like allen cassidy and his wife ella are hoping it will pass. meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> we reached out to the company that owns the building. when they say the air-conditioning did go out this aek last week but they say they called crews in right away to fix the problem. a spokespersonwent on to say when they receive complaints from the tenants they work quickly to address the problems. >>> when we come back after a break making progress, we have a status update on quarterback alex smith after that horrific leg injury he suffered last season. >>> plus, where you live matters when it comes to towing laws. the news 4 i-team explains why one northern virginia neighborhood is all fired up about a recent tow incident. but the county says it was perfectly legal. with this one little nexgard chew comes the confidence, you're doing what's right, to protect your dog for a full month.cks it's the #1 vet recommended protection. ieand it's safe for pupps. nexgard. what one little chew can do

. >> here did bring the landlords, claiming the landlords refused to pay for necessary renovations and told the jury ours they had no electricity, no water and no waste system. he was forced to make the upgrades on his own. his testimony continues tomorrow. >> new video of a police shooting of an ax wielding man. the body cam was released. when police responded to the call, they found spoke coming from an permanent unit. they kicked the door open to find a man carrying an ax. they repeatedly ordered him to drop it, but he refuse and started moving towards them. the officer tried to tazer the man. didn't work, they opened fire, killing him. the district attorney determined the shooting was lawful and the video was released under a new state law of police transparency. >> one of the last ones in and tonight he is the first one out. local congressman eric swalwell making headlines, become the first major candidate to dropout of the democratic presidential primary. he told the supporters, it's time to be honest. there isn't a viable path forward. the heart of congressman swalwell's distric

we investigate how landlords may be held accountable. back to four-legged police officers compete. all the news from overnight in your we can forecast morning sun 2 tomorrow at 7. >>> a police officer was among those injured when several vehicles collided and san jose. guy fox was over the scene at north jackson avenue. police say six vehicles were involved. you can see the police car next to the median on jackson avenue. none of the injuries were life- threatening. >>> a san jose police officer was arrested in sunnyvale for drug and gun related charges. officers arrested 48-year-old john thompkins after searching his home.  officers came -- it came to his attention while investigating another case. he was booked into the county jail on two felony charges of possession of narcotics with firearms and two misdemeanor drug charges. straka fire destroyed under construction housing development last night. investigators are learning if arson was to black dust explain -- arson was to blame. >> reporter: it has happened yet again. flames engulf an unfinished building in oakland. the fire

>>the landlord is a slum lord the landlord should be punished and a lot more walks away free and clearh amendment privilege. >>garrett gomez attorney tony serra who you just saw there put up a photo of elmen a with his wife and 3 children and asked him if he would put them in danger or whatever subject them to the risk of fire. amanda touched each one of his children's faces in that photo and said note. >>and we're seeing an increase in dangerous chemicals found inside firefighters who fought the 2017 tubbs fire. and authorities are investigating a death that could be linked to last week's massive earthquakes and we're talking temperatures today that will be just a bit warmer than yesterday's in fact already off to a warmer start this morning in the 60's your forecast is ahead. >>i'm tracking a full house at the bay bridge toll plaza, a lot of heavy traffic squeezing into san francisco right now this backup goes all the lowe's knows you're the deal hunter who does things right. who's armed with research and finally ready to roll. we do it right, too. with huge savings on the brands you

this one is talking about rogue landlords.ation is in privately rented accommodation. i'm from london and i have rented my whole life. i am so happy that this is happening. i'm having landlord issues at the moment, as well. our list of rogue landlords will become available for people looking to buy 01’ available for people looking to buy or rent. it is going to give us the ability to have that transparency and accessibility to understand more about the people that are governing oui’ about the people that are governing our rental world. especially in about the people that are governing our rentalworld. especially in high demand areas, based in manchester, leeds or london, you see the property and it is snap it up now or you will lose out. there is no time to check if they are on a register. but at least you have that ability, the option is there. i think there is this whole idea that you are trying to snap up places, but there isa trying to snap up places, but there is a very casual feeling when it comes to renting. having the

it requires a binding arbitration process, that tenants can use if their landlord wants to raise the rent by more than 5% in less than a year. in a better to track better housing, landlords must tell the city, every time they raise rent or terminate a 10ancy tenancy. >> a b.a.r.t. train hit a woman late last night. for some reason the woman went out on to the tracks. she was pulled out by emergency crews and they rushed her to the hospital. right now, though, we don't know her condition. one b.a.r.t. rider said his packed train was pulling into the b.a.r.t. station when it suddenly sopped. -- stopped. >>> we started slowing down and came to an abrupt stop. as soon as we came to an abrupt stop, the train shut down. >> b.a.r.t. set up a bus bridge for those riders who were stranded. some of the passengers went on social media, complaining that ride share prices shot up dramatically, when b.a.r.t. shut down. >>> well, there soon may be a homeowner insurance crisis in california. coming up, the cost of living in a high-fire danger area. and the obstacles some people are facing when tryin

and bars to be removed from the windows, but his landlord refused. almena often appeared agitated in today's questioning. the victim families those are not buying it. >> because he's such a weasel. he speaks around his answers. i saw him the night of the fire. i saw him at 3:00 in the morning ride up on a child's bicycle screaming the f-word and he said oh, my stuff! while i'm watching the building burn and my daughter is trapped inside. >> the defense attorney says almena is an artist and answering questions directly could be difficult for him. >>> the body of a missing american scientist has been found on the island of crete. 59-year-old susan eaton was born in oakland and worked at the max plank institute in the germany and was last seen about a week ago while attending a conference. colleagues say she went for a run and disappeared soon after. tonight the cause of death is still under investigation. >>> new concerns tonight about what firefighters were exposed when they put out one of the state's worst wildfires. the crews who rushed to napa and

the law signalled a seismic shift not only in relationship between tenants and landlords, but also in the power balance of albany. try to put the word sacramento in there. where deep pocketed developers had enjoyed strength and influence. the real estate industry had lobbied fiercy against the proposed changes, warning they would discourage landlords from investing in properties and award thousands of contractors of jobs. their appeals met skepticism from the legislature. for far too long, this legislature gave landlords tools to game the system, referring to the years of alliance between the industry and republican law makers. in a radio interview on friday before the bill's passage, govern governor cuomo said, at the beginning of the legislative session, i called for the most sweeping protections in state history he said in a statement. i'm confident the measure passed today is the strongest possible set of reforms that the legislature was able to pass and a major step forward for the tenants across new york. can you imagine that happening in this state? i think it's a dream, but i

armenta said his landlord refused. and that there was only so much he could do himself. buying the sympathy act. >> those are crocodile tears? >> crocodile is being generous. he is such a poor actor. he doesn't know how to fake it very well. children fake tears better than he does. and, i work with children and i see them when they go oh boo- hoo. >> reporter:, another was some discussion that derick almena had told lies or admitted to lying on the stand. what he actually said today was that he admitted "told untruths" when it came to saying what his role was at the ghost ship warehouse. cross-examination continues tomorrow, we will continue covering this. in oakland, juliette goodrich kpix5. >>> homicide detectives are investigating the death of an oakland scientist on the greek island of crete. 59-year-old suzette eaton suzanne eaton was last seen while attending a conference. they said that she had gone for a run and then went missing soon after. the tech tips are now traveling from athens to crete to lead an investigation. >>> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg's personal

but, his landlord refused. almena often appeared agitated and today's questioning after yesterday's emotional testimony that some of the victims families say they are not buying it. >> because he is such a weasel. he cannot, he speaks around his answers. i saw him the night of the fire. i saw him at 3:00 in the morning ride up on a child's bicycle screaming at the top of his lungs the f word. and that he said oh my stuff while i am watching the building burn and my daughter is trapped inside. >> meanwhile almena's defense attorney says the prosecution harassed his client. he said almena is an artist and answering questions directly could be difficult for him. >>> a few new fears tonight of what firefighters were exposed to when they put out the state's worst wildfires last summer. wilson walker is in the fountain grove neighborhood of santa rosa. the scene of the devastating tubbs fire. >> reporter: they are the firefighters who came from san francisco to sonoma county to battle the october fire siege of 2017.

the owners tell me they are closing because the landlord told them they are not renewing their lease. terry and ray say they been customers at tsugaru for 20 years. >> they are like moms. >> reporter: they've gotten to know the waitresses so well that when terry suffered a heart attack a few years ago, they wanted to help. >> they tell me how to make bone soup at home because they said it would heal me faster. >> reporter: tsugaru will soon join the list of businesses that have shattered in the last few years. the san jose tofu company closed its doors. wings chinese closed its doors after nearly a century in business. >> it's sad. there's a lot of condition. >> reporter: some were in the face of japantown will change. >> i think it's kind of sad. i think this japantown has done a great job of trying to keep the culture here. >> reporter: tsugaru's owners did not want cameras inside as a served their last meals to the customers they know on a first name basis. >> i was sad. she sent me a text this morning. >> reporter: is that way you guys are here tonight? >> it is. >> reporter: it i

landlords would be required to provide and maintain air-conditioning for their tenants. as we were out shooting the story today, our camera caught the video here of one woman who passed out because of heat. >> she fainted. she got too hot and no water to drink. >> on days like today, this is life o death issue. it's not a comfort issue. without a bill like this, the housing department i montgomery county can't compel a landlord conditioning because it's not a requirement. >> providing ac should not be outional. a final vote w come in the fall which would be after the heat. >> yeah. well air-conditiong right now is just essential. >> absolutely. to be inside and away from this heat, it's onge going to hotter, guys. it's hard to believe. >> yes, it is. >> because we haven't had triple-degree temperatures for years, since august 2016. when youck on the humidity it's goi to feel a lot hotter out here and then we h the storms out there today. wead a little bit of everything out there. so we got a eak. there humidity is still but the temperatures are coming up. we're going to

>>and more is a slum lord in the landlord should be punished and a lot more walks away free and clear on the so-called 5th amendment privilege. >>derek his attorney tony serra put up a photo of a man with his wife and 3 children and asked him if he would have ever put them in danger or would you ever subject them to the risk of fire with that and a touch to each one of the children's faces in the photo and then said to the jury now. >>say a new ordinance in hayward it is to make sure that buildings are ready for a major earthquake. the city council estimates about 930 buildings with units of the 3 or more. their bill without a stable ground level which is called a soft story building. and so they want to see if these are safe and where they are building owners have to fill out a form and tell the city all about it. and the city is working on plans to then help them offset the cost of retrofitting if needed. you know, we tell people right have your your water have your emergency food, ready. well what do we as a city need to do we need to make sure that our properties. >>our equally as

>> the landlord had rick -- has raised the rent and it is something we cannot afford. retail has changed, but it is something that i still want to continue, you know, being there for the kids, for schools, and for everyone who enjoys coming in. >> kids of all ages. >> exactly. [laughter] i believe our store has something for everyone, from a baby to 99 years old, you can find anything you want over there. >> okay. we wish you luck. please let rick know what your new address will be. >> we will. thank you. >> good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to speak on behalf of the foundation's legacy business application. thank you to everybody on the staff for helping to forward this application. i represent the foundation. this year we are commemorating ten years of the foundation is a nonprofit model, but also, 120 years of the legacy of community leadership through media. and in 1899, it was probably the most influential japanese immigrant to america that started as a way to serve the immigrant population. it was the largest prewar japanese newspaper in the count

he blamed his landlord for the deadly 2016 warehouse fire that killed 36 people.e asked for smugglers and bars to bed om the windows what is landlord refused. he often appeared agitated in yesterday's?. the victims families it>> b he he speaks around his answers. i saw him the night of the fire. i saw him at 3 a.m. write up on a child white house press secretary sean spicer screaming at the top of his lungs, the f word, and then he said, all my stuff. while i'm watching the building burn, and my daughter is trapped inside. >> the defense attorney says he is an artist and answering questions darkly could be difficult. >>> of san francisco man defending himself after a cell phone video of him calling police on a black man went viral. the caller, christopher cukor told the dispatcher that wesly michel tried to slip into the building behind him. his young son can be heard urging us father to stop the call.>> i agree with them. >> reporter: he ended the call with police one wesly michel friend came outside. this is what he said when he came out. >> the responsibility i