flames traveled. as soon as the smoke came we had to retreat. there was nothing we could do. o'keefe and others ran out the front door on 31st avenue but three dozen others never made it out alive. defense attorneys claim the fire was arson. oh keefe testified he saw no suspicious activity or people inside the warehouse that night but he did say the fire moved very quickly. >> smoke that had a sparkly or graphite type characteristic to it. a smoke that although it was more than 100 feet from the fire scorched or burned the lips. >> reporter: dr. thomas rogers testified about autopsies he performed on nine of the 36 people wdie who died in the gho ship. all nine died from smoke inhalation. a friend of almena told us i told him this is very dangerous, this is a death trap. he laughed at me and said we should call it the satya yuga death trap. it's loosely translated as the age of truth. >> interesting. >> what he says is certainly alarming, but did he take those concerns about safety at the warehouse to anybody else? >> reporter: well, he did. he testified that after he had driven by the ghost ship on a later occasion sometime in 2014 after there had been a small fire outside the warehouse that griffin said to the jury that he actually went over to a fire station which was just a block away and he warned firefighters, he told them,heondions this warehouse are unsafe, asked what the firefighters did or a fire chief as the man was described did, grirffin said he acknowledged the conversation and said the fire department knew about the conditions inside the warehouse. as far as we know, this was ere follow-up. new details a skateboarder accused of attacking a security guard in san francisco is off the legal hook, at least for now. a judge declare add mistrial in the case of 24-year-old jessie vee a ve viera. jensen's family says he's now in an assisted living facility and had to have part of his skull removed. richmond police say this guy attacked a woman and tried to force her into his car. she managed to call 911 and leave the line open. dispatchers heard her crying and the man yelling. that was enough to pinpoint the location of her cell phone and send police. officers arrested that guy after he tried to run off. the woman has serious injuries to her face but otherwise thankfully is expected to be okay. the rio vista police department is investigating what happened in this video that shows a police officer body slamming a woman during a traffic stop. rio vista is in solano county not far from antioch. the family says the police officer used excessive force and said he had no right to do what he did. >> reporter: what escalated to this began as a traffic stop a block away from home for a couple of siblings and a brother-in-law. they explained they were just coming back from an errand. >> we went to the store to get some sour cream for tacos. he came to do something and he wanted it done so he was going to get it done. >> reporter: the police chief is responding with a written statement explaining the officers told the occupants of the car that it had suspended registration and it was going to be towed away. >> which i'm still trying to figure out how if i just got the car and everything was up to date and i just paid for the ta tags. >> reporter: police tell us she refused to exit from the car. they detained her two passengers. then her mother pulled up to the scene. they both got out and started recording cell phone video. at the same time detainee tyrone clayton junior was recording from the back seat of the patrol car. police say the two women ignored directions to remain with their car and repeatedly tried to push past the officers. >> he's walking toward her. her hands weren't cuffed. >> reporter: the officer slams cherish to the ground. >> that's a woman. you're double, triple her size. i mean, what ws the need for the use of force? >> what doesn't sit well with me is them saying that i tried to swing on the officer. you slammed my daughter to the ground dirt, which is hard as concrete on her face that was unnecessary. regardless of how old my child gets when you feel that they're being threatened you automatically go into mother mode. >> the young woman who was body slammed cherish thomas suffered minor injuries. women in the state legislature have been trying for years to eliminate sales tax on diapers and tampons but were stopped by former governor jerry brown. he vetoed these proposals twice saying the state couldn't afford it. the new governor is throwing his full weight behind this idea. >> reporter: an extension to parental leave, no taxes for tampons or diapers. that's all part of the governor's parents agenda. >> on the issue of menstrual products, yeah, it's not the most comfortable place to be standing talking about these issues. i'm just being honest about that. perhaps it's my irish catholic heritage but it's important. so guys, yeah, pay attention. our estimates that roughly 14% of after tax income of low income family, 14% just go to pay for diapers, just to pay for diapers. so this is indeed a big deal. >> reporter: a big deal for parents like jennifer who is also concerned about parental leave. >> i'm taking six months off right now. my company gives me about two months, three months and i'm taking the rest without pay. >> reporter: newsome also announced an extension to california's paid family leave from six to eight weeks. something that meg hennessy wished was available with her first pregnancy. >> i had some physical issues to deal with. not only was it an amazing time for me to bond with my baby. i had time to take care of myself and get back to a healthy place so i could go back to work. >> reporter: the san francisco children's council believes that program to be essential for a newborn and mother to recover. >> it promotes better breast-feeding outcomes. >> reporter: this proposal will also expand the definition of family and who can qualify to take this time. >> we also need to be able to care for our loved ones when they get sick. so we are expanding the definition of family member to include grandparents and grandchildren and in-laws. lyft pulled its e bikes in san francisco and nationwide last month because of problems with the brakes. an east bay man is suing because he broke his arm when he fell from one of the bicycles. >> reporter: sunday march 24th, outside the north berkeley bart station, here at the ford go bike racks. joseph connolly rented an electric bicycle and road four blocks to this intersection. >> i put the brakes on normally and the locked up and i went right over the ha handlebars. >> reporter: he's suing the company. >> they seemed to have a problem with the front brake hub, which is an unusual design. >> reporter: the problem -- >> appears to lock up from time to time. >> reporter: ford go bike operates the share system which also includes these pedal dikes. the company which is owned by lyft says in its website it has 7,000 electric bike plus models in the bay area. the company has in fact received complaints about the braking system from other riders. >> they acknowledged it but at the same time they said that they don't know of any known injuries, which is obviously not the case. >> reporter: meantime connolly had to take a month off as a barista here at the cafe in berkeley. connolly is back to work now on a modified schedule and making coffee like the other baristas here. but he says it's still painful and difficult. ford go bike says it is removing the electric bikes that caused the problem out of an abundance of caution, adding that reliability and safety come first. vick lee, abc 7 news. scientists tonight are confirming that the gray whale found at ocean beach died because a ship hit it. the whale was a 41-foot adult female, the ninth gray whale found washed ashore in the bay area in the last two months and the fourth to die because of a ship strike. experts say there are usually 5-10 gray whales found in an entire calendar year so this is a bit unusual. up next, return to paradise. >> what have you learned? >> cherish what you have. >> signs of progress and signs of hope six months after the state's deadliest and most destructive wildfire. most teenagers and social media. there is some good news this time we want to share. and boosting the intelligence of your kids. it may come down to a good snack. take advantage of the sunshine becau ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tomorrow marks six months to the day since paradise burned the campfir fire. it's the worst fire in california history. >> we asked our wayne friedman to go back for a status update. >> wayne joins us tonig from downtown paradise. >> reporter: if there's one thing that we learned covering the north bay fires is it takes ameo damage. this is downtown paradise. there are still work crews here. one thing we've learned again, there and here, when people are attached to an area, no matter what happens to them, they want to come home. this was the last time we saw fire flattened paradise, california. if you're the kind of person who believes whatever he reads, then you might accept scenes like this as the end of the story. elena and scott are the first people on fern lane in paradise to see their lot cleared. it happened only today. so this is progress? >> a lot of progress, yes. >> reporter: progress in a region with so much more left to do. 18,000 structures burned here, 86 people died. the reminders are everywhere. the trucks, their dust and their noise fill the air and fema has hired a lot of them. >> a thousand trucks go up and down this road every day. >> reporter: they pull out load after load of debris. ron harmon drives one of those trucks. he's a local who lost his house. >> we've cleaned up 1400 out of 14,000 lots. >> reporter: it is staggering, it is daunting. so when a local business reopens that's cause for celebration. meehos mexican food did it by purchasing a food truck because pollution in the water supply has rendered their building unsafe. the patio is almost like old times. the new times may take a while, but the dead end attitude, long gone. >> we're just going to look for the future and hope for the best, huh, honey? >> sure. that's all you can do. you're the cheerleader. >> i am. >> reporter: and as we come back live, cheerleaders, they need all they can get in this community. the region does have a long way to go. businesses still having a tough time. the mayor told me today they did a poll. 51% of the people in paradise say they want to return. she's optimistic about that but what about the other 49%? live in paradise, wayne freedman. abc 7 news. in the east bay, the warriors just landed back in oakland following last night's loss in houston. the warriors comeback fell short in game four and the rockets won 112-108. the series tied up now at 2-2. some of the team is a little banged up but coach kerr says the team is excited for game five tomorrow night at oracle arena. >> that's one of the reasons we came back later today so the guys could get treatment this morning, have recovery day. hopefully everybody will be read did to roll tomorrow. >> after tomorrow night's game the team will travel back to houston for game six on friday and if there's a game seven, it will be back at oracle on sunday. >> pretty exciting. using social media appears to have a small impact on the lives of teenagers according to a new study. university of oxford researchers focused on 12,000 teenagers in u.k. researchers say school, friends and family all had a greater impact on a teenager's life satisfaction. soe previous studies reported a larger negative impact of social media. this latest study found that it accounted for less than 1% of a teenager's well-being and it also could have benefits. another study says pregnant women who eat nuts are more likely to have intelligent children. researchers from the barcelona institute of global health say mothers who ate more nuts during their first trimester tended to have children with a higher working memory, cognitive function and attention span. it's not clear just how many nuts a pregnant woman must eat. scientists say the benefit may be linked to high levels of folic acids and essential omega fatty acids that you find in nuts. abc 7 news was at the santa clara cal tran station. kais kaiser permanente employees passed out pap filemphlets with signs of stroke. the group also reminds us that diet and exercise can reduce our stroke risk. >> critical. that was nice of them to make that effort today. interesting day around the bay area. a little bit cooler, not as gloomy has yesterday. >> i'm just confused. it was misty and now it's sunny. what's going on. >> the skies opened up. we did have overcast skies this morning. but this afternoon we are seeing some sunshine as you will notice from our south beach camera. it is milder outside. 66 degrees in livermore. santa cruz is pretty lonely, not too many people there. there are still some clouds hanging tough near the coastline. we're in the mid 60s around places like mountain view, san jose 67 degrees. we did start to notice a little bit of a change in our pattern today. i hope you enjoy the sunshine tomorrow that's coming your way, because guess what's going to happen? we have chances of showers this week. just when you thought it was over, not quite. 40% chance on thursday. on friday there's a 30% possibility of seeing some wet weather around here. as we look across the bay here, light chop. lovely day here, blue skies there but not near the coast. low clouds are still stubbornly hanging on. they'll make that push as we expect around this time of year. you see the clouds on different levels. here's a look at the forecast. unsettled pattern late thursday into friday and bright and beautiful for your mother's day weekend. tomorrow morning sun comes up at 6:07. 40s, 50s. sunshine around the bay and inland by noontime. it is a warmer afternoon, low 60s to the low 80s. mid 50s to mid 70s as we head toward sunset. overnight tonight, expandi inii marine layer will lead to overcast skies. i don't think it's going to be quite as much as we saw this morning. 8:00 a.m. still some overcast conditions. by the time we head into the afternoon most of you will be enjoying the sun. your morning temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. watch out for fog and drizzle. mild conditions around concord and antioch. 80 degrees in santa rosa. peninsula and san mateo 71, breezy in half moon bay and 63 degrees. fast forwarding watching an area of low pressure in the the great basin could bring in a few showers. keep those umbrellas handy later on this week. the system does head toward southern california but the sierra will see a mix of precipitation. so take a look there. there's your rainfall potential morning fog giving way to a milder afternoon, chance of showers thursday night. showers still possible friday and then we'll go dry and milder as we head toward mother's day. low 60s to low 80s. minor changes later next week. you have an arsenal of cleaning items, watch the lightning strike at a kansas airport. this happened sunday night. no planes were damaged but the strike created a big hole on the runway. here's a closer look at the damage. the airport says lightning hits them twice a year. that's intense. we're going to shift geerar here. consumer news looking at steam mops. >> steam mops claim to do a great job cleaning and sanitizing. how well do they work? each tile gets the same amount of mustard and catsup in the same spot. this specially designed advice allows testers to step back and watch the machines go to work. to keep it fair, each mop makes ten strokes back and forth for a total of 20 passes. the tests are actually designed to leaf behive behind some of t mess. >> if mops cleaned up all the stains we wouldn't be able to detect cleaning differences between the mops. therefore we take a photo before and after each test. >> then testers use photo imaging software to measure the change in the image before and after cleaning. the differences then convert it into a score. the results, just because there's steam doesn't mean all of the mops can clean. with this $80 model you have to keep the mop moving back and forth to pump the steam to the mop head, something testers found annoying. this bissell out cleaned the other mops. for slightly less cleaning performance consumer reports recommends this $100 shark genius. you can flip it over to spray steam directly on a train and use both sides of the mop. if tough stains scrubbing is your problem, this one comes with an extra brush for deeper scrubbing and very good cleaning power. all of the steam mops tested require distilled water. that's kind of a hassle. all left moisture behind which can damage hardwood and laminate floors. a monkey gets a new play mate at the oakland zoo. it could be the start of a new love story. that's next. first we want to thank richard for this picture of a squirrel in his back yard tree in alameda posing there for his closeup. share your pictures with us for the hashtag abc 7 now. when it comes to reducing the evsugar in your family's diet,m. coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org building a better bay area takes all of us. people are making a difference in our biggest city by doing something simple, picking up trash. brick versus clicks. see the signs that retail stores are coming back in the age of amazon. it is nice to be here in san francisco. >> they were one of the biggest stories in the '60s. we dug into the archives to find the story of the beatles coming to the bay area, all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. finally tonight the oakland zoo has welcomed a new addition. >> the zoo sent us this video. one of its cotton topped tam tamaris t a companion. >> they can become depressed if they are kept alone. >> the zoo says it's seen many positive changes in electra's behavior since alberto has joined her in the habitat. that is great. everyone needs a companion. >> the happy couple tonight, breaking news as we come on the air in the west. the school shooting late today. the images coming in right now from outside denver. multiple victims injured. police rushing to the scene. shots were being fired as the officers were arriving. also tonight, the tornado watches as we come on. the ominous clouds, hail, high winds already. multiple states and moving east. rob marciano on where he's most concerned tonight. the police body cam just released this evening. you can see officers approaching this home, this fence. behind it, a 14-year-old boy playing with other kids with a bb gun. the officer warns him to put the gun down and shoots less than a second later. the boy is hit and now the internal investigation. president trump and his former white house counsel don mcgahn and his notes inside the white house. congress now wants the

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