the community needs that from the city of oakland. the community cannot be safe until we get accountable leadership in the city and in the county. and that's been the -- not the biggest tragedy but next to the loss of lives and the tremendous impact on everybody who lost loved ones, that's been the biggest tragedy here is not one oakland city official has stepped forward and said, this is how we're going to fix it. this is how we're going to make this community better. this is what we did wrong. not one city official had the courage to get up on the witness stand and tell the truth. you know, it was just very, very sad and this isn't a time to celebrate for max harris because this community's sick. this community's sick because the leadership is sick, and we need reform. and we need a change. and that's our challenge to the leaders here in this city, if you care about this city, you have pride and integrity, then do something and be honest about it. >> max -- two and a half years behind bars. what's next for him? how will he get his li

landlords are in the defendant's chair as well and they the lead attorney also called out the city of oakland, 4 and said they should be doing more to prevent tragedies like this one. >>you want to call the grams. step up and be accountable for what happened the leaders of this city need to demand accountability and to tell us how they're going to fix this problem. the jail at 36 people die in your community. >>free man after serving 2 and a half years in jail. reporting from oakland. i morning kelly kron 4 news. >>thank you maureen now earlier today attorney tyler smith who was on max harris says defense team blame the city of oakland for the warehouse fire. >>he says it happened because of the housing crisis, let's listen now. >>none of this ever w have happened in the first place. the income inequality injustice with respect to that income inequality in the housing crisis weren't as bad wasn't permitted to get as bad as has gotten in the bay area in oakland in the last few years these artists we're living in this warehouse because they didn't have too many other options, they were they wer

units off the market and making it harder for those renters to stay in oakland. >> reporter: the owners of large buildings in the city of oakland not only have a more difficult time converting their apartment buildings into condominiums, they have to pay what are known as conversion credits. that is a fee they have to pay to the city of oakland to offset the loss of affordable housing that often happens when an apartment becomes a condominium. they pay the fee to the city and the city is supposed to use that money to create more affordable housing. small landlords, do not have to pay the fee. this is where tenants rights advocates think that the landlord is skirting the law. >> in this case it appears the conversion was done as though there were four units being converted. we believe that there were more than four units which would mean it is not done for a quick. >> reporter: land records ty. it is listed as six apartments. which is how many people they say are living there now. energy meters on the back of the building show five hookups. the landlord insists, this building consists of four condos. >> unfortunately,

there is no pride like an oakland pride, whether you are from the city or the town. i think we have to show the town shows up for its community, right? that is how we do it in oakland. i am excited after we hear from our mayor we will hear from a community leader. i want be to thank the people who don't just do picking up on earth day, they do it every day. we hope that coming out of our battle 4 bay you say i love this picking up trash. i want to do this all of the time because it makes me feel good to make my beautiful neighborhood clean, healthy, and i connect with my neighbors this way. that is what is beautiful. now, mayor breed, we have been talking about a little wager, all right? mayor, i dare you if you lose in the battle for who has the most volunteers, i challenge you to come volunteer with me wearing all as gear -- a's gear. [applause.] this is a wager. i want you volunteering with me at a charity with me wearing your a's gear. do you accept my challenge, mayor breed? >> mayor breed: that is hard. wearing a's gear? that is a bit much. i will accept. >> she

the suit alleges that pg&e, the city of oakland and others are all responsible for the deadly fire. >tiffs win, it could result in monetary damages for the families and also changes to city policies such as how inspectors evaluate live/work spaces. they asked for the lawsuit to be dismiss dismissed. but a judge allowed the suit to stand. >> the landlord was not charged in the criminal trial. she and her family, two of her children are pictured here, own the warehouse and claim that the original lease signed by almena qua was only for commercial lease. he broke the lease when he started renting places for people to live. >>> an abc 7 crew today went to oakland city hall to get reaction from the council about the verdict and reaction to calls from defense lawyers that the city could have helped prevent the fire. city council is currently on recess so no one is available to talk immediately. oakland mayor libby schaaf will put out a statement within the hour. we'll bring that to you as soon as we get it. >>> shortly after noon today when the first push alert went out to our abc 7 news ap

lots are are at two chumps, paid for by the city of oakland but it's sponsored by the interfaith council of almeda county, safe and secure parking for dozens of vehicles there as well as bathrooms, showers, a car repair help and gasoline fund. the president says there aren't enough homeless people taking advantage of the program. now the city may pull the annual $300,000 grant to keep the program running. >> we want to give structure available parking spaces and safe environment for women and children, men, single, students as well as families that can -- can get into jobs we developed and all those things in order to get their lives better. >> now oakland city officials told the group they have to increase the number of people taking part or they will reallocate that money. >>> a plan to merge several elementary tree schools in oakland is with parents, teachers, oakland school board approved two school mergers, keiser elementary in north oakland hills and san copa academy will merge at 61st. and two middle schools, frick impact. now by closing the schools, the district is expect the to

oakland. >> reporter: we tried today to talk to both derick almena and max harris but their attorneys said they're not yet ready to do interviews. we also know that all eyes will be on the cityf oakland with an upcoming civil trial. we attempted to talk to the mayor. the mayor, we're told, is out of town and not available to comment today. i did talk to family members, though, and they say they're emotionally exhausted. david gregory shared these personal photos today of his daughter who perished in the ghost ship fire along with her boyfriend, alex vega. this family photo taken days before she died in 2016. he told me, it feels like we're never get closure. to money is going to bring back our daughter, he said. i i wanted criminal justice. many family members from the ghost ship fire are turning to how the city of oakland will respond to a civil lawsuit. >> you see the fresh flowers, too. >> reporter: outside the ghost ship warehouse today, oakland city councilman noel guyu point out the fresh flowers as fruitvale residents take it's an eye sore. >> we need to take responsibility. >> reporter: who? >> not only us but the property owner. i was surprised from the very beginni

employees say the city has failed to fill more than 600 open positions, making it difficult to keep oaklandis 3000 employees have been working without a contract since the end of june. the city has offered a 4% wage increase over two years, but city workers say they also want the severe understaffing to be addressed.>> we are out here because we want the residence and the city of oakland to get the services they are paying for with their tax money. they are not getting all of the services they pay for because we have an understaffed crisis in oakland. >> earlier this month presidential candidate bernie sanders tweeted his support for the workers saying he stood with the public servants fighting to provide quality city services. today's rally was spirited but peaceful. >>> in san jose people may soon notice marquese chriss on city streets, four operators have been selected to receive the permits next month. lime, scoot, jump and spin will be allowed to offer up to 1000 scooters each on october 15, and the number could go up to 2400 each after a year. scoot actually began operating a scooters

and, so, this comes very ironic. >> she got three years probation with resignation in the oakland city council member will likely appoint a replacement on the oakland police commission selection panel. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the time is now 4:40, one family as a young puppy poisoned after a trip to the dog park, up next, new warning about a deadly toxin. >>> another california woman in the hospital, mercury poisoning is the problem. why health officials say it stems from a cream she purchased in mexico. >>> good morning, we do have traffic off to a nice start here if you're driving on interstate 80 it looks pretty good passing oakland. >>> if you like warmer weather, the forecast looks pretty good, how much warmer and for how long? we will take a look. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, the time is 4:43, the biggest wildfires in california still burning , cal fire still fighting it. the walker fire. it has burned 74 square miles in the national forest in the sierra nevada, it is 20% contained. while some of the evacuation orders were reduced to evacuation warnings, it is still

>>well some of the families of the go ship victims have filed civil lawsuits against the city of oakland p jeannie and the owner of the warehouse. they claim the city didn't properly inspect the building or investigate complaints about it. the genie is accused of not monitoring and repairing electrical equipment and the owner is accused of neglecting to maintain a safe space. the civil trial that is expected to start next may. and of course we have continuing coverage of the ghost ship trial on our website you can hear from the district attorney's office and the defense lawyers who explain what's next for derrick elmen us we have all of that there for you at kron 4 dot com. now some breaking news from overnight. one person is dead after a fire at a mobile home in the south bay yacht christina tate rose following this from san jose let's get the latest from her live at the scene. >>yeah i'm live here at west winds mobile home park in actually right behind me is the home that on fire just late last night early this morning and crews just left the scene you can kind of see how dark it is be

.] >> our oakland parks and recreation foundation is a fiscal agent for both cities for this challenge. thank you. i also want to acknowledge our council member from oakland lauren taylor. jason mitchell and his fabulous staff. what is your move? all right. and some of the top sponsors from oakland, waste management of al lameadda california, california waste solutions. argent materials out of east oakland, andy's construction, silver gates construction donating on behalf of the cyprus training program. i want to thank my sister across the bay, london breed. [applause.] >> all right. london, show me what you got. >> mayor breed: let me start by saying, i have never been this excited since the oakland raiders and the 49ers played the last time at candlestick where we won. and we all know that in san francisco we don't talk big, we just do big stuff. mayor, my sister from across the bay, i accept your challenge because in san francisco we already make cleaning up and greening and taking care of our city a regular part of what we do. in fact, every single month mr. clean, our director of

. >>> oakland city leaders are debating adding bus only lanes along parts of broadway and they are sending the idea to the full city council. more transit buses run on broadway than any other street only lanes will reduce commute times for passengers by about 30%. dedicated bus lanes would run on broadway between 11th and 20th streets in oakland's downtown. >>> back to sal to check the morning commute. how is it looking? >> pretty good so far. starting from tracy, you'll see the traffic is a little bit slow already. 580 at 205, there's a crash there. unfortunately that was a hit- and-run and there could be a little slow traffic there, and there is. usually there's slow traffic here anyway. westbound 580 at the dublin interchange, a little slowing. slowing there but the east bay commute is off to a good start. east bay bridge, not much of a delay right now. steve, have we mentioned it's going to be hot today? >>> not yet. little warm yesterday? >> little bit. >> yes, sir, same here. wewewe have a red flag warning here. highest gusts, up at 4300 feet, 51 miles an hour. as we peek out today,

oakland. a free overnight homeless parking program may lose its funding. it's paid for by the cityof oakland but sponsored by the council of almeda county. there is safe and secure parking as well as showers, car repair help and gasoline fund. but they say not enough homeless people are taking advantage of the program. the city of oakland may take back the $300,000 grant that keep this is program we want to give structure available parking spaces and safe environment for women and children, students, as well as family that have been -- get into job redevelopment in order to get their lives better. >> oakland city officials want more homeless people take part in the program where the city will spend the money elsewhere. >>> a plan to merge oakland school board voted to approve two mergers, keiser element airy and northern land hills will merge at san copa campus at 61stand shaddock and frick impact cadrely will merge. closely the schools the district is expected to save more than $3 million. the district will be able to redirect funds to other schools for improvements. the changes a

. >>> oakland city workers and community leaders protested today outside of city hall.s failed to fill more than 600 open positions, making it difficult to keep oakland running smoothly. this as a 3000 immunized city employees have been working without a contract since the end of june. the city has offered a 4% pay increase over two years, but city workers say they also want the severe understaffing to be addressed.>> we are out here, because we want the residents of the city of oakland to get the services they've been paying for with their tax money. they are not getting all the services they pay for because we have understaffing crisis here in the city of oakland. >> earlier this month presidential candidate bernie sanders tweeted his support for the workers. he said he stands with the public servants fighting to provide quality city services. today's rally was spirited, but otherwise peaceful.>>> kaiser permanente announced today that they reached a tentative contract with their unions. they still need to approve the deal, if they do, the agreement will ward off a st

city council is currently on recess. no one is available or was available to talk with us immediately. just in the past hour, oakland mayor libby schaaf released this statement. it reads, our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims today. i'm grateful for the professionalism and integrity displayed by all current and former city employees who participated in this trial. we send warmth and comfort to everyone in our community impacted by this tragedy. >> we want to continue our coverage for you. we'll turn to reporter melanie woodrow. >> melanie, you sfopoke with family members of the victims. >> reporter: i did. those family members have been slowly coming out and you can imagine, this is devastating and disappointing for them. they are saying they want someone to be held accountable. travis huff's mother says nothing will be more devastating than losing her son. >> in all honesty, the worst day of my life was on december 2nd. it can't get any worse than that. it's just a lot of suffering after that. we continue to suffer. >> i don't blame the jurors. i do not blame them. they had a tough job to do

. >>> this weekend the city of oakland is hosting the largest pride parade in the east bay. it's not the only milestone to be marked by the block community -- block -- >> sames are delivered on saturday. we've a lot of equipment, the beverage stuff. >> from 1997 to 2004 oakland hosted the east bay pride. but oakland should have its own pride. >> it's a way too do things the thing in oakland and highlight the oakland businesses. >> it's amazing aevent. he co-founded oakland pride. now he's celebrating another milestone. he founded the lgbtq center. >>> safe spaces are critical. where our elders can go and receive support, places where youth can go. >> he showed the small office space where the center started. now e better now it wasn't always the case. >> someone snuck into our building, went into the bath room and spray painted kill gays. we're going to >> there will be a nonalcoholic booth at pride. there's 30 different meeting groups. >> some kids the parents kick them out when they find out their sexual preference. they have nowhere to go. >> oakland pride will th a parad

some say they will start a petition for a referendum to ask voters to repeal the ban. >>> oakland cityre debating adding bus only lanes along parts of broadway. the public works committee is sending the idea to the full city council. more buses run on broadway than any other street in the east bay, and officials say adding bus only lanes will cut the commute times for passengers by about 30%. dedicated bus lanes would run on broadway between 11th and 20th streets in downtown oakland. >>> it's slow coming in from tracy. we have an accident on the altamont pass on 580, so that's made it extra slow on 580 as you drive in. that was an accident with injuroad. if youroad after greenville, you'll have a decent commute. already slowing on680 through pleasanton. there have been a couple of things, including a crash near winton avenue. northbound 880 looks all right through oakland and through the crowded toll plaza, about 10 minutes there. steve? >>> thank you, sir. we'll get to it here. we have a couple updates. the red flag warning for the east bay hills was canceled, so it's just for the nor

help solve the crisis of youth homeless in the bay area. >> youth-shared artwork is working with oakland cityl to find a permanent site for the tiny home village which will include community bathrooms and a security guard. the organization is fund- raising to construct 12 more tiny homes for oakland's use. ktvu, fox news. >>> taking over the streets in san francisco's north beach neighborhood. >>> let's celebrate everything italian to live music and food. the street party known for being the only authentic italian street festival to be held in san francisco. >> it is a stroll through an italian. that is what we trying to recreate here. the booths where we have all of our vendors showcasing our products. we have 19 vendors from all over the bay area. >> this is the 11th year. the free vent has been held. >> and the reminder, now, if you are expecting anyone today who is flying into sfo to watch arrival times closely. the busiest runway is shut down and things are pretty slow- going there. and the three-week project that will fix a 2000-foot section of the runway. airlines have reduced flight s

the court room but one of the unspoken defendants in this tragedy actually many of them was the city of oaklandshowing fire and police and other officials had been in the fire trap several times and never shut the ghost ship down.>> the city new the police know. the firemen new. that this place had people living in it. they were using it like a cabaret. there were events happening. and they failed to stop it and protect the people. as a result these 36 beautiful young people died.>> reporter: it could have been worse.

kaiser >>> back now to downtown oakland we go, hundreds of oakland city workers holding a protest right across the street from frank plaza at 14th and broadway. they have walked into the middle of the intersection and are currently blocking vehicle traffic in the area, although it looks like they are starting to move out of the middle of the intersection. cameras are there watching this. i don't see any oakland police officers on the scene, but you can see some of the organizers maybe waving these individuals out of the street there at 14th and broadway. they are protesting what they say severe understaffing in the city, 600 vacancies within the city. we see cars now going through that intersection there at 14th and broadway. if this changes, we'll go back to it. >>> california's department of health is telling people to stop using all vape pens and e- cigarettes, no matter the substance being smoked. the warning will be in place until officials find the root cause of vaping-related illnesses. they advise anyone with breathing problems after vaping to contact their doctor immediately. t

. >>> we are learning that a city of oakland employee who also helps pick members of the poth the lawnry lee tells us that she kept her post on the selection panel despite her arrest, until today.>> just go ahead and turnaround for me. hands behind your back, interlock your fingers. >> this is a video showing police arresting the public works employee for peter lee stealing from the cash register at home depot where she worked. as christmas music lays in the back, jesse told officers she did not want to talk to them. surveillance video tells the story. police say she was caught on camera stealing money 27 different times over a four- month period. police say she used the work to hide the fact that she ing cash she still more than $6000 from home depot. she spent two days in jail and pleaded no contest in july to a misdemeanor count of embezzlement. >> she is very remorseful for this activity. she is going to make amends. spank the defense attorney says his client has hit a rough patch lately. >> she would admit that it was the wrong thing, but she had a lot of extenuating circumstance

the services paid for by the city of oakland but it is sponsored by the bureau for alameda county. the head of the interface counsel says there is not enough homeless people taking advantage of the program and the city of oakland may take back the $300,000 grant to keep this program running.>> we want to give structure, available parking spaces, and a safe environment for women and children, men singled students as well as families been getting some jobs for redevelopment and all of those things in order to get their lives better. >> oakland city officials have told the group that they have to get more homeless people taking part. or that money will be spent elsewhere. >>> police are searching for men who tried to rob a bank. surveillance photos here show the man -- show this man is the person police say tried to rob the bank. he went to the chase bank wednesday afternoon and passed a note to a teller demanding cash. he then ran away when the teller did not give him any money. the weapons were seen, and if you have information, please call pleasant hill police. >>> our time is 7:38

they're going after the city of oakland. >> the city knew, the police knew, firemen knew that this place had people living in it, that they were using it like a cabaret, that there were events that were happening, and they failed to stop it. >> reporter: they're suing the owners of the building. alexander says they should have made sure the property was safe and going after pg&e because the ghost ship imer if know possibly started as an electrical fire. nbc bay area legal analyst dean johnson says the judge or jury in the civil case will be making an important decision. >> there are many more ghost ships out there. there are many more tragedies like this, waiting to happen, because of the way our economy works here in the bay area, because we're creating so many homeless people. >> that was sergio quintana reporting. we have more coverage ahead at 5:00. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez pouring through the details and following the emotion reaction. go to nbcbayarea.com for more g. >>> the long time leader of zimbabwe died. robert mgabe ruled for 40 years and his legacy is complicated. m

city. the northbound, 70s and 80s. 79 in petaluma, and 81 in santa rosa, and 68 in vallejo. 73 in oakland tomorrow in union city. the same in fremont. 83 in concord tomorrow, and 78 in san ramon, and 83 the high in twood. the 7 day forecast shows you two more days of the below average temperatures and then by wednesday warming trend gets under way, and by thursday it's going to be warm to hot across the region with the heat peaking on friday, and we are going back into the triple digits in the hottest spots, and even around the bay shoreline, we're go into the upper 80s. we will finish out this week on a warm note across the region. >> i will find that little hand towel -- >> better find ice to go with it. >> thanks. >>> were you guys excited to wake up today like i was? >> awww -- >> well, i was excited. coming up in sports, it was hot and humid in tampa bay. let's move on to fastball niners open the season on the road. i am excited about >>> now sports from abc7 news. >>> this feels like a big season in the rebuilding process as the niners continue to playoff contention. they are on the road in

near 86 avenue in east oakland, city crews tore down the wood pallets to about 20 makeshift homes yesterday say the wood and the propane tanks at the camp turned it into a fire can't. homeless living there say this was all they had.>> i am not sure if i'm going to be comfortable. i am okay here. >> you are okay here quick >> i spent years living on the streets. i feel good in a tent.>> the camp gained attention recently when a mother gave birth there. the city eventually found housing for that mother and her child. a nonprofit currently raising money to buy tents for the homeless there. nearby business owners say that tents won't alleviate the problem of garbage that is been piling up for weeks. >>> the time is 8:18 am. we have not a lot of crashes the last two days but we have had a lot of volume. >> you certainly know there are slowdowns out there and some of the major commutes. we don't have any major accidents, the commutes are going to start going the other way and get clear. now, it was 45 minutes a while ago. now it is 41. the next hour, it will reduce to a half hour, and at the bay

we join you like from the newsroom after speaking with oakland city councilmember who is spearheading 50 uniform recruitment recruits will be involved. 1000 never says it's something other crimes. >> piles of trash and debris stacked under the interstate in east oakland. this is all too familiar site. >> we could talk about and complain about it, feel sorry about it. it's not going to get done until you get active and clean.>> they let team to community members and cleaning up the area. trying to undo the damaged caused by others who litter and dumped material illegally. they will have even more help as 50 uniform army soldiers will roll up their sleeves and pitching in for the first time. >> these are young men that are soldiers, some are homegrown in oakland. they are giving back to our community. >> one place targeted is this sidewalk along alameda avenue. many say this area has been overrun with illegal activity. there's trashbag and snacks so those living on the streets can also do their part. >> wherever sparta they are, i lay down to sleep. i try to make that spot as clean as p

and 70s.th dealing with three day 66 in the city. 72 in oakland. 81 fair field. 76 san jose. emperature of 74. compare right now to 24 hours ago, it is much cooler. especially inlapd by 17 degrees concord. and 16 degrees cooler in livermore. than this time yesterday. showing you a mainly clear sky over head. this is the big story we're tracking over night. into tomorrow morning. this cold front that is moving onto the shore of northern california. bringing rain. what you notice it's a real thin ribbon of moisture. moving through northern california. over the next 24 hours. it will supply some with a shower. over night tonight the clouds will be thicken as the front gets closer and closer. a lot of cities will hold in the low 60s over night. mild but a little muggy out there. first thing in the morning. advance the clock over night into monday morning. by 2:00 a.m. we'll find the isolated showers first. in the north bay. the morning commutes gets under way it's a lot of cloud cover. isolated shower and the best chance to find the showers likely in the north bay. and the hills o

the court room but one of the unspoken defendants in this tragedy actually many of them was the city of oakland itself. with testimony showing fire and police and other officials had been in the fire trap several times and never shut the ghost ship down.>> the city new the police know. the firemen new. that this place had people living in it. they were using it like a cabaret. there were events happening. and they failed to stop it and protect the people. as a result these 36 beautiful young people died.>> reporter: it could have been worse. in two years before the deadly fire and alameda county civil grand jury investigated oakland's fire inspection bureau and reported an alarming needed to be sounded over deficiency in the building inspection bureau. the department was understaffed underfunded and the city wasn't inspecting about one third of the over 1200 warehouses and commercial properties that it was to be looking at. >>> we want to call of the city of oakland. and alameda county to use this as an opportunity to clean house. this isn't a time to celebrate for max harris. because this comm

annual coastal clean-up day and the cleanup turned into a friendly competition between the wo citi oakland and san jose started the so-called battle for the bay. the challenge was to see how much garbage could be cleaned up in each city. in oakland, volunteers cleaned the art center is to improve neighborhoods and to stop illegal dufrming about the waterways. the mayor lby shaft says it inspires thousands of people to beautify their communities. >> no matter which mayor wins we all win because the bay is something that is shared by all of us and all of our cities have streets with storm drains that bring trash from every neighborhood into our precious waterways. >> the winning city will be measured by the number of volunteers, the amount of garbage removed and the best beautification project. >> in san jose, these volunteers cleaned up coyote creek. in the past five years they collected more than 150 tons of trash from coyote creek alone. unusual items like atms to candy bar wrappers and all kind of stuff in there. the battle of the bay will help make the place we live in a better place. >

the attorney says they want to see the city of oakland, and hopefully the city will be held responsible. >>> there is some controversy over the developers who want to replace some of the stores with 1200 new residential units. the developers showed off the planes to the community last night. some of the current businesses would have the options to relocate into the interior of the shopping plaza. phase i of the project would have 350 residential units, 536 parking spaces and some new retail stores. developer, jamestown, says they are concerned about brick-and- mortar stores going out of business.>> i see it in other cities. the need for this higher density housing, and the traffic that is going to happen. >> we have to be willing to start looking at new ways to live here on our island in order to prevent this, the housing scarcity that we are feeling now. >> this must first pass environmental impact and seismic planning that could take anywhere from two years to 4 years. >>> one man in fremont is on a hunger strike to protest a decision that they expect to make next tuesday. it is a new

and fire department made sure all participants stayed hydrated because of the hot weather. >>> city of oakland has closed joaquin miller park because of the high fire danger. signs are posted at all park entrances and trails. >>> looking to beat the heat, san francisco is offering free admission to city pools. free through wednesday. normally scheduled activities continue as usual. stay on top of the temperatures and advisories where you live online at abc7news.com and with the abc7 news app, easy and free to download. >>> two people have died from complications from the flu. one of the victims an adult with other risks. child, previously healthy likely contracted the virus traveling overseas. not known if either received a flu shot. centers for disease control estimates 80,000 people died in 2017/'18 season, 80% not vaccinated. >>> bay area's high housing costs contributed to the homeless crisis. in one neighborhood there's boulders on the sidewalks so no room for tents. >> helpful or harmful? go and vote to weigh in. 81% are saying harmful. votes will update in realtime as the votes come in,

many of the families, that is mary alexander. >> we look forward to proving the case against the city of oakland the public, that failed the people who came into this. the city knew. the police knew. the firemen knew that this place had people living in it, that they were using it like a cabaret, that there were events that were happening, and they failed to stop it and to protect the people. and as a result, these 36 beautiful young people died. >> reporter: now, the city's role or the alleged role was a big part of the defense for both of these defendants throughout this criminal trial. defense attorneys tried to argue at every turn that the city of oakland had some responsibility for what happened, and the night of the fire, the fire department especially, the police department, child protective services which is a county agency as well as pg&e. all of those will be defendants in the upcoming civil trial. what remains to be seen now is how a verdict in the case of derick almena might impact the civil trial. you heard the attorneys say that she didn't expect it would impact it, but there's bee

the east bay, 70s and 80s. 77 in oakland. 82 in union city. upper 80s, then low 90 in walnut creek. 88 in pleasanton. next seven days, mild to warm tomorrow. cooler air wednesday and thursday. next weekend, saturday and sunday, 70s and 80s. no intense heat. >> outstanding. thank you, drew. >>> a woman who began feeding the birds never expected anything in return. >> she ended up gaining a unique friendship. that story is next. >> and tomorrow on good morning >>> a woman in san francisco has formed an unlikely bond with nature. "abc7 news" was in the marina district where she has befriended two families of crows, calling them from the balcony of her home and leaving treats o fire escape. >> these crows have become familiar and give back, leaving gifts behind, like the top of a champagne bottle and a gummy bear. who doesn't want a gummy bear? the exchange has been clectn of gifts. she says she is beaks,houg we ha cis tonight. >>> coming up in sports, the quarterback situation, the roster moves to give the raiders depth. and two of the best to ev