Court. We saw mixed emotions for the to go ship defendants. Derick almena appeared sad. He will remain locked up as prosecutors decide what to do after the hung jury. Codefendant max harris was happy. The jury found him not guilty. After his attorneys patted him on the back he had to comfort his attorney who started crying. He tried to stop me from crying. He was emotional. We were all emotional. Reporter the prosecutor say they respect the jurys decision on max harris. They are noncommittal about a retrial for Derick Almena. Out of the 12 jurors 10 found him guilty. 2 found him not guilty. We are going to take into account discussions that any jurors might have had with our trial lawyers. And we will evaluate that and go forward. Reporter Derick Almenas defense attorney said he and Derick Almena will not take a plea deal. He is ready for a retrial. Im anguish. Im frustrated. But we will win next time. Reporter october 4 is when Derick Almena will be back in court. That is when the pro
Innocent young client has spent in jail. I think this is a time to thank the community, thank all of the community for their tremendous outpouring of support for max harris throughout this process. And what we both look forward to is the next trial. And in the next trial we will do better. You know it may hang again, it may be acquitted, but were not going to lose. Now we know what their witnesses have said. We now know our strengths and our weaknesses. Reporter a little more about how this went down inside the courtroom. After max harris was found not guilty on those 36 counts, he and his attorneys were excused by the judge. Then Derick Almenas verdict or lack of a verdict, was announced. The judge asked the jurors if there was any chance that if they deliberated some more, they might reach a verdict. She asked them what the count was, 102 in favor of guilt, but then she declared a mistrial saying at this point it appeared this jury was hopelessly dead locked. A little more about the
There are a lot of people who have said were an allwhite community, that were only a wealthy community. Neither of those things are true and its really, really important to me that we welcome everybody into our community because we all belong here. Reporter rebecca says a variety of Community Groups began holding candlelight vigils and making home made signs about three years ago. Every time someone was made to feel like they do not belong here, these groups have loudly proclaimed that the community has their back. They hope to inspire others to realize every little bit helps. That support i received from all these wonderful women, i wantveryonto feel not be hesitant about visiting our local businesses and our community. Wet be a stimulus for catapulting a much larger movement, within the greater Bay Area Community at large. Reporter they know full well the nastiness could continue but they have a greater good in mind. No. Putting us up is not going to stop someone from being a bully b
Happens in san jose is a sign of real progress. It started quietly, not even a siren but thats because this parade was not designed to force change but to show how much things have already changed. The people want to come out and show. There was a lot more corporate in just. The event changing its name from san jose pride to Silicon Valley pride in the big tech firms were competing to show how inclusive they could be. It is really good because it is represented by the Big Companies and i like that. A lot of support. Protesters interrupted the San Francisco parade over corporate involvement but here they consider it progress that Big Companies are proudly touting for diversity. I dont think corporations really believed it until recently but i think they have started to believe it because they believe diversity is good in the workforce. With gilroy fresh in peoples minds there was a Strong Police presence and there were long lines at the pride festival as bags were checked but the mood s
Easing and that laws affect them less, there are other communities that feel like theyre more vulnerable. Now the event is organized by the San Francisco Police Department, but its being hosted by glide. It will be held tomorrow night at 6 30. Anyone can go, or if they dont want to go to the event itself, they can also watch it on the San Francisco Police Departments facebook page. Reporting live in San Francisco, im sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. Thank you so much. An Early Morning trip to check on fishing gear ended in tragedy in Contra Costa County this weekend. Two men went out fishing in indian flow near discovery bay. The coast guard says the inflatable raft they were in popped. One of them was able to swim to shore, but the other one didnt make it. First responders searched for hours for efrin cruz, man in his 30s. The rescue effort has now become a recovery effort to find his body. The coast guard says the men did not have life jackets with them at the time. One person is