derick almena's attorney -- tony serra says jury trial may be in another county or next year. those are the options now on the table in the people versus derick almena and max harris at the alameda superior court house in oakland. the two defendants allegedly responsible for the lives of 36-people who died in a fire whilghost ship trial date hearing postponede attending an music event at the ghost ship back in 2016. the ghost ship all day long"can walk through it seems to be.how effective happening, and how effective it seems to be. sound from - debora allen - bart director district 1it's really like a needle in a haystack, they're looking for people who are evading bart when they could just stand in front of the gates. debora allen sits on the bart board of directors. they have learned so far from this pilot enforcement that the problem is worse than they thought. sound from - debora allen - bart director district 1the problem is thought, a lot of evaders. in just two months 15% asked had not paid their bart ride. fare evasion crime, it's very unlikely that a person who in se

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serra high school will have counselors and staff available on campusy who needs support. he leaves behind a mother, father andsult otherble back to school tragedy. >>> a bay area catholic leader will speak at john mccain's memorial service in phoenix. father edward reese in san francisco will take part in the wreath laying and address those in attendance. father reese spoke to abc 7 tonight about a side of mccain rarely seen, his love for nature. years ago when a flash flood hit near his sedona ranch, mccain was concerned by the displacement and the animals, in particular his favorite hawk. >> i was there when this bird came back. and there was grin on his face from ear to ear. just his hawk had come back. and that's the kind of man he was. >> the arizona memorial is just one of two planned for the late senator. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has more. >> his desk in the senate chamber covered in black velvet and white roses as colleagues honor senator john mccain. >> he was america's hero all along. >> the six-term senator, war hero, and two-time presidential candidate

serra says if he knew the judge would change his mind...ld have waited until the original judge overseeing the case had returned to court after dealing with a personal matter. both sides will return to court next month to schedule a trial date. that will be followed by a november 2nd hearing of a motion to change venues. ( james ) new this morning... san francisco may soon be allowed to launch a pilot program that would allow people to inject heroin and other drugs under medical supervision. the goal is to curb overdose deaths. the state assembly passed the "safe injection sites" bill yesterday. it now goes to governor brown. the sites would provide sterile needles and allow people to use illegal drugs without fear of arrest. ( darya ) a search and still working in remote areas of hawaii's big island. these are pictures from the search and rescue team. fire officials say that the group has searched more than 50 square miles in the last two days. the task force was deployed to hawaii to help in the aftermath of hurricane lane... which later

the principal at junipero serra high school in san mateo announced tonight that blake boterini crashed early this afternoon. abc 7 news was at skyline boulevard near sweat road where the teenager went over a cliffside. first responders found hymn dead inside the vehicle 45 feet down. serra high school will have counselors and staff available on campusomrow rnr fathwi brother as a result of this terrible back to school tragedy. >>> a bay area catholicear s a memorial service in phoenix. father edward reese in san francisco will take part in the wreath laying and address those in attendance. father reese spoke to abc 7 tonight about a side of mccain rarely seen, his love for nature. years ago when a flash flood hit near his sedona ranch,edy the displacement and the animals, in particular his favorite hawk. >> i was there when this bird came back. and there was grin on his face from ear to ear. just his hawk had come back. and that's the kind of man he was. >> the arizona memorial is just one of two planned for the late senator. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has more. >> his desk in th

. >>> a prayer service under way at serra high school in san mateo. students are finding a way to remember their class mate who recently lost his life. . >>> gasia mentioned it. we have sun and it affects the mood of some people. not others, but some people are a little happier or kick in your step because of the sun today and less fog. steve says this might be the start to a pattern, right, steve? >> well, you know, by the end of the summer, that is when your summer starts. it has been very cool, san francisco. heading to the northeast, oh, man it is hot. watching the u.s. open, some of the tennis they have to give them ten minute breaks in between sets. it is already 91 and the humidity is to match. last year it was here, so things have changed completely in one year. that is forwe areoticeably coole should be. 66 to about 80 should cover the temperatures. the high is running warmer. san francisco, i was asked, have they had an 80-degree temperature this summer? they had one on june 23rd in july. the hottest temperature was 77. in august, the warmes

ktvu's leigh martinez, you're at serra high school.bout what the students are planning. >> we talked to a long time friend of blake bottarini who said this is the second vigil. there was one for the juniors and seniors yesterday. it was incredibly emotional. everyone was crying. today's vigil is for the entire school. we're seeing students show up now and they're all wearing white shirts with collars. we're told this was the uniform they were all told to wear today to kind of show solidarity with their other class mates and grieving of. california highway patrol says the serra high school senior left for high school in his red toyota tacoma but never showed up. blake bottarini was driving north when he went off the road and down an embankment between kings mountain and 84. he cranked into a tree. san mateo sheriff's deputies found his vehicle in the afternoon. he was pronounced dead at the scene. his friend since the 6th grade said everyone wanted to be blake's friends. >> he was always, like, always had a smile on his face. he would a

. >>> students at serra high school in san mateo are mourning the death of a classmate who was killed in a crash on his way to school. the chp says 17-year-old blake bottarini was driving north on skyline boulevard in the mountains of san mateo county when he went off the road and down an embankment. he was pronounced dead by officers at the scene. today students wore solid white collared shirts as a sign of solidarity. they also gathered for a vigil inside the gym in honor of the popular junipero serra high school student. >> he always had a smile on his face. he always laughed had a good time. and i don't know, then -- he always had a good spirit. always made everyone else happy. never had a negative attitude. just made everyone else laugh around him. >> serra high has asked for prayers for him and his twin brother. a go fund me stage has been set up for the grieving family. >>> a white house aide who had extraordinary access to president trump during most of the crucial moments of his presidency will be leaving his post this fall. president trump announced white house counsel don m

serra says if he knew the judge would change his mind, he would have waited until the original judgehe case, judge morris jacobson, had returned to court after dealing with a personal matter. almena and harris will be back in court next month to set a trial date. (vicki) two car break ins in berkeley within hours of each other .. in the middle of the day. and the suspect was -- caught on camera -- but still on the loose tonight. kron4's michelle kingston has more on that story. (mk)michelle kingston, mkingstonnewsit's not the first car break in and it's unfortunately not going to be the last.police do have photos of the suspect -- but they need your help finding him. this is the man police say broke into two cars in less than two hours on sunday afternoon in berkeley.and while most people know what to do when they park their cars ...louisa lynnmove it out of the visible windows and put it in the trunkbreak ins continue to happen in the bay area zaheer ebtikar"i think more and more people should be aware of what's happening." police say the first car break in happened here on bancroft

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. >>> students at serra high school in san mateo are mourning the death of a classmate who was killed in a crash on his way to school. the chp says 17-year-old blake bottarini was driving north on skyline boulevard on monday when he went off the road and down an embankment. he was pronounced dead at the scene. today students wore white collared shirts in solidarity. they also attended a vigil in the gym in honor of the popular senior. >> he always had a smile on his face. he always laughed, had a good time. he just always had a good spirit. always made everyone else happy, never had a negative attitude, just kind of made everyone laugh around him. >> serra high has issued a statement asking the community to pray for bottarini's parents and his twin brother evan who also attends the same school. >>> a man accused in the hit- and-run death of a 6-year-old girl in menlo park back in 2009 has now been returned here to the bay area to face charges. ktvu's jesse gary tells us investigators never gave up on finding justice for the little girl's family. >> i knew there would be an arrest. it

su abogado serra expresÓ sorpresa e inconformidad. >> fue totalmente inesperado.njusto. el prÓximo viernes estaremos en la corte para saber la fecha del juicio. dado que el juez rechazÓ el trato para almena y aunque no lo rechazÓ para harris, automÁticamente significa que habrÁ juicio.familiares de las vÍctimas habían expresado su descontento con los acuerdos previos de vida que las consideraban muy poco tiempo de cÁrcel para almena y harris. las familias de las vÍctimas estÁn muy firmes. y yo tengo empatÍa con su perspectiva. aunque pienso que es un poco irracional. ellos quieren 36 aÑos de cÁrcel. por supuesto nunca aceptarÍamos eso. almena era la persona que Él rento labodega convertÍan residencia para artistas. y harris le conectaba la renta y agenda va conciertos. los dos encienda cargo por homicidio voluntario. me encontraron verdadero remordimiento por parte de Él. de acuerdo a esta decisiÓn el juicio podrÍa comenzar el aÑo prÓximo.desde oakland, marÍa antonieta mejÍa, noticias univisiÓn 14. palmira: ten en alerta local. en este momento los bomberos de san

it happened on gellert drive and serra vista avenue. this is a photo of the scene sent to us from a kron4 viewer through our report it app. police say the victim was sleping in the parking lot. police say the driver is cooperating and neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected. there are road closures in the area. police expect those roads to be closed until around 10:00 this morning. ( lydia ) also happening today... a two-day sentencing hearing for derick almena and max harris is set to begin in oakland. the two men -- who pleaded no contest to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter -- will face the families of those who died in a fire at the ghost ship warehouse. relatives of the victims are expected to testify about their losses before a judge sentences the men on friday. almena's sentencing starts at 9-30 this morning. ( lydia ) and be sure to download the kron 4 mobile app... we will send a breaking news push alert to your phone as soon as the setence is announced. the app is free to download. ( james ) happening now... police are in

and they now may go to trial.tony serra/defendant's attorneythe magnitude of the evidence against harrisdly lesser than the magnitude of evidence against my client. jurors are notorious for compromise. what i always saw is an acquittal for harris, maybe a hang, maybe a guilty, maybe a not guilty for my client, but with harris on, i'm in a stronger position so i hope they do resolve it in that fashion we reached out to the father of michela gregory who died with her boyfriend alex vega.. he says.. he's happy the judge rejected the plea deal and is looking forward for the case to go to trial. unless.. the suspects can get a plea deal.. in which they're sentenced to something more like 18 years.he says. if not.. then trial would be best so that the families can learn more about the fire.. what caused it and what can be done to prevent something like this from happening again. ( marty ) that was kron 4s hermela argawei reporting.the two men will return to court next friday. the case will either go to trial .. or their lawyers will try to negotiate another deal. ( marty )happening now.... pol

. >> in a statement from serra high school it asked for the community to play -- pay for blake bottarini's parents and his twin brother. if anyone wants to donate to the family, they have artie burns their goal of raising $20,000. >>> a suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit and run accident. >> fox was captured in central america. >> he was extradited. he is being held in jail. jesse gary is there with the rest of the story. >> reporter: officials say they are not surprised that this arrest came. from the onset, shannon fox was identified first as a person of interest, and then as a suspect. he slipped away from the crime scene and then slipped out of the country. officers say they were confident that they would get their man. >> i knew we would get him. >> reporter: officials announced the arrest of international fugitive shannon fox. >> this case is not a cold case. it was never called. this is an active case. it has been an active case in the day it occurred. >> reporter: the police chief says his detectives identified fox as one of two people street racing in 2009. h

one, almena's attorney, tony serra will try to have moved out of alameda county. >> it probably will be another county if it's granted. it probably won't be san francisco. it could be something like san jose, redwood city, martinmarti. >> i never thought he should go to jail for one day. >> harris' attorneys will try to have his case separated from that of almena, the primary tenant and founder of the ghost ship. both men currently face the same charges, including 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the december 2016 fire. his attorney says much of harris' defense will involve diverting blame to the owner of the warehouse and the city of oakland. >> but now we have the opportunity to show that he is innocent. and we have the opportunity to show that the owner was not innocent. we have the opportunity to show that the city of oakland caused this by neglect. >> uc hastings college law professor david levine believes it's highly unlikely that the g.o.a.t. ship defendants will be granted a change of venue. >> yes, it's a highly publicized case. yes, it's an awful, terrible case. bu

and they now may go to trial.tony serra/defendant's attorneythe magnitude of the evidence against harris is allegedly lesser than the magnitude of evidence against my client. jurors are notorious for compromise. what i always saw is an acquittal for harris, maybe a hang, maybe a guilty, maybe a not guilty for my client, but with harris on, i'm in a stronger position so i hope they do resolve it in that fashion we reached out to the father of michela gregory who died with her boyfriend alex vega.. he says.. he's happy the judge rejected the plea deal forward for the case to go to trial. unless.. the suspects can get a plea deal.. in which they're sentenced to something more like 18 years. he says. if not.. then trial would be best so that the families can learn more about the fire.. what caused it and what can be done to prevent something like this from happening again. (vicki) in a groundbreaking case...a sa

students and teachers at serra high school in san mateo are mourning the death of a classmate.yer service held at the school this morning for senior blake bottarini. the 17-year- old was driving to school monday morning when his car veered off an embankment on highway 35.. skyline

students and teachers at serra high school in san mateo are mourning the death of a classmate. these are pictures from a prayer service held at the school this morning for senior blake bottarini. the 17-year- old was driving to school monday morning when his car veered off an embankment on highway 35.. skyline boulevard... crashed into a tree... killing him. today... the school held a prayer service for the student body. everyone wore solid white shirts in support of the family. it is not clear what caused his car to veer off the highway... but the vehicle was not found for several hours. (pam) happening tomorrow: this man arrested after police say, he killed a little girl in a speed racing crash ... will appear in court. tonight: developing details about where the suspect was found. kron's ali reid joins us live from police headquarters .... how did this case that is nearly a decade old... all come together? this was a collaborative effort between law enforcement agencies both here and abroad. although police remained tight lipped about the investigation .... the case was acti

attorney tony serra says a fill in judge did not follow the plea agreement during sentencing because there was a conflict of interest. the emotional impact of the families statements and the one of them go up there and said you don't understand unless you've lost a child. judge kramer stopped the person and said i have.. i nearly fell off my chair... and right towards he end he flipped and said im not going to honor it. im going to put it aside and reject it. judge cramer had verbalagreed t the plea deal prior to the hearing.serra says if he knew the judge would change his mind, he would have waited until the original judge overseeing the case, judge morris jacobson, had returned to court after dealing with a personal matter. both sides will return to court next month to schedule a trial date. that will be followed by a november 2nd hearing of motion to change venues. (ken) students at armijo high school in fairfield returned to class this morning just days after shots rang out a block away near a friday night football game.(pam) fairfield police funneled the crowd into the gym .....

serra high school will have counselors and staff available on campus for anyone who needs support.and twin brother. >> happening today, a critical deadline in sacramento that could end with pg&e customers paying more on their monthly bills. sacramento lawmakers are debating whether to allow utilities to pass along some wildfire costs customers. pg&e expects to pay billions of dollars related to lawsuits due to the north bay wildfires last year. current california law says utilities are responsible for damage from fires ignited by their equipment. >> ten months after the north bay wildfires, rebuilding in santa rosa is far from over. 2700 homes were destroyed in the fires last year. as of last week, only nine homes have been rebuilt. another 520 are under construction. city officials say many homeowners dicovered their insurance policies did not cover the cost to rebuild, leading to delays in claim settlements and construction. >>> a bay area catholic leader will speak at senator john mccain's memorial service thursday in phoenix. . >> father edward a. reese will take part in the wr

serra high school will have counselors and staff available on campus for anyone who needs support. he leaves behind a mother and father and twin brother. >> happening today, a critical deadline in sacramento that could end with pg&e customers paying more in their monthly bills. sacramento lawmakers are debating whether to allow utilities to pass along some wildfire costs customers. pg&e expects to pay billions of dollars related to lawsuits due to the north bay wildfires last year. current california law says utilities are responsible for damage from fires ignited by their equipment. >>> a bay area catholic leader will speak at senator john mccain's memorial service thursday in phoenix. >> father edward a. reese, the president of st. ignatius college prep in san francisco, will take part in the wreath laying and address those in attendance. he knew mccain when he worked in phoenix and was the head of the high school where mccain's two sons attended. father reese spoke to abc 7 news about a side of mccain rarely seen. his love of nature. years ago when a flash flood hit near his sed

it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week (ken) a 17-year old senior at san mateo's serraday after driving off a highway and into a tree. a statement released by the school described redwood city resident blake bottarini as "a kind and caring young man." bottarini was driving his pickup truck to school... north on skyline boulevard when he veered off the road and hit a tree. the truck then fell about 45 feet down an embankment. it does not appear drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. (pam) it is a case of hurry up and go ....for some cab drivers at s-f-o ... accused of going to the bathroom everywhere ábutá the bathroom. what the airport is doing to curb the unsanitary problem. (ken) president trump says google and other social media sites are rigged against him. we'll tell you the unscientific way the president apparently got his information. (pam) and the man known as the "dine and dash dater'... who left women with the restaurant bill... has finally been caught. we'll tell you how he was apprehended. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. you c

harris and derick almena, the two defendants in the deadly ghost ship warehouse court casesot serra defense attorney: "the judge, in essence, said the plea bargain in regard to my client. mr. almena was unfair and he has rejected it. if they don't want it, the heck with them. we will show them!"> in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news lawrence karnow: temperatures karnow: lawrence cool today but it was still hot in the valleys where temperatures hit the 90s. dense fog is forming at the coast and moving into the bay. the breeze will carry the low clouds a little further inland tonight. on the doppler we can see a few showers over the sierra and southern california. on the satellite you can see as high pressure have moved east. that allowed us to cool today and that trend will continue into the weekend. a few tropical clouds will also pass overhead the next few days too. highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be a little cooler with a few clouds on sunday. the cooler weather pattern will continue well into ne