Six months after 36 people died two people were arrested today. The ghost ship fire was one of the deadliest fires to ever hit the bay area in modern times. Nbc bay areas pete suratos is live in the newsroom with more about the arrests and charges that will be announced in just a couple hours from now. Pete . Reporter good morning to you, scott and kris. Just getting information into the newsroom from the Alameda County d. A. s office and thats deric almena and max harris, the warehouse tenant of that building were arrested this morning outside of Alameda County, and they will be the ones facing charges in connection to the deadly ghost ship fire. The d. A. s office will hold the News Conference in a matter of hours to further elaborate on those charges. Now the announcement of charges against these two individuals just takes place over six months after that deadly ini didnt took place, that fire resulting in the deaths of 36 people and has put the city of oakland as well as other citi
Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. Lets start with breaking news. Key terror programs run by the nsa expired at midnight and the senate could not agree on the Legal Authority to continue them. Instead, dropping the changes in the existing programs and setting up a vote on surveillance reforms already passed by the u. S. House. Cnns athena jones has more from capitol hill. Reporter good morning, john and christine. Several provisions of the patriot act expired a few hours ago at midnight because the senate failed to pass the bill to extend the law. Take a listen to the debate from the two republican senators from kentucky. Mitch mcconnell and rand paul. These arent theoretical threats, mr. President. They are with us every day. We have to face up to them. We shouldnt be disarming unilaterally as our enemies grow more sophisticated. The people who argue that the world will end and we will be overrun by jihadists tonigh