Warehouse. The attorneys say, quote, the defense team has received a reliable scientific report, a copy of which accompanies this release, indicating that the origin of the fire was at the building adjacent to the so called ghost ship warehouse. To talk more about this and the potential legal ramifications im joined now on the phone by ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza. If this fire indeed didnt start at this warehouse, does that mean that he is off the hook . No, it doesnt. This is at least in my opinion misdirection by the defense, almost like a magic trick. Look over there. The fire didnt start in the ghost ship, it started next door. Whats the difference where the fire started . By way of example, say there was a candle shop next to a Movie Theater. Movie theater tells tickets, fire starts in the candle shop. Wife sees Movie Theater on fire. People cannot get out of the theater just like in the ghost ship situation. So whose fault is that you say . The owner of the Movie Theater i
More on his border plan. Reporter president. Trump speaking with members of the department of Homeland Security after swearing in a new secretary, he then laid out his plan to secure the southern border which involves moving forward with one of his most Controversial Campaign promises , to build a wall. Weve been talking about this from the beginning. He signed executive orders, one that jumpstart construction of the wall and another that will start to deny some federal funding to sanctuary cities. My staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall. We are going to save lives on both sides. Meanwhile nikki haley is sworn in as Us Ambassador to the united nations. I will support and defend the constitution. Congressional republicans take off to philadelphia for their annual policy retreat where their focus is expected to be on overhauling the federal tax code and the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care act. This is the opportunity to come out with a head start, to tal
100 years to life. Were told the families of the victims were involved in the decision to make a deal in this case. The third defendant involved in those murders had made a deal with prosecutors earlier to testify against the other two. We have a crew now in marin talking to the District Attorney there right now. We will have much more on this case and the outcome throughout the evening. Now to our other breaking news and the new development in the legal fight over the ban on immigrants from seven muslim majority countries. Several groups lining up calling that ban b unconstitutional. The Trump Administration filed a new legal brief. Ktvu is following the latest on this for us. Reporter the government filed a 15page brief. This is it right here. The white house is calling the lower courts injunction vastly overbroad and is reasserting the president s authority to impose rules on immigration. California has joined 15 other states filing a friend of the court brief in this case arguing t
Am hearing it may be closer to 9 pm or 10 pm tonight. 2 of the 4 westbound lanes are closed and it has been like that since early this morning. The commute from the valley to livermore was rough. Slow, very slow. It has been painful. The problem happened shortly before 3 pm this morning when this huge pothole opened up just before the greenville exit, about 15 cars got flat tires running over it. Repairing the pothole required caltrans to close 2 of the for code lanes and the misery began for drivers, traffic backed up some 12 miles to highway five back. It is now almost 1230 and i am really late. One man was late for an appointment at the hospital. It has been almost 3 hours. How long should the drive take . About 40 minutes. They say the rain is mostly to blame for all the recent potholes. It actually squeeze the water into the asphalt and the repeated squeezing of the asphalt caused it to break apart. Reporter we will be back live at 9 pm and 10 pm for the target reopening and is so
On hold. The judges said the government did not present any evidence that proved anyone from the affected countries had committed a terrorist attack in the United States. This ruling showed the courts believed the hold on the president s ban would not cause, quote, irreparable injury. What they do believe causing harm is the executive order. On page 28 they writ the travel restriction was harming University Employees and students, separated families, and stranded people abroad. Now, President Trump responded to this ruling through twitter just in the last halfhour writing in all capital letters, see you in court. The security of our nation is at stake a leading democrat, chuck schumer, tweeted this. President trump ought to see the writing on the wall, roll up his sleeves and come up with a plan to keep us safe. However, the ban was set to expire in just 90 days and would likely run its course before that happens. The white house could change the order including altering its scope and