Pg e confessed to killing 84 people in a wildfire that destroyed the Northern California town of paradise. Pg e said our equipment started the fire. We will never forget the camp fire around all it took away from the region. Even so they face no prospect of jail time in all of this. Good evening. Melanie starts us off this evening. These are the images most people have seen and remember of the 2018 camp fire. Today in a superior courtroom, the images displayed were of 84 victims. One by one the judge read each victim as pg and e entered a plea of guilty of manslaughter to each. I am still angry. Especially for those who lost their family. He lost his home and his pets. I didnt lose family members and this court is for them. Victims family members are expected to speak wednesday. The ceo said i wish there was some way to take it back, but i know there is not. It took us about 4 1 2 to 5 hours to get to safety. It was gridlock. The only thing moving was the fire. The fire killed 85 people, but prosecutors werent certain they could prove pg e was responsible for one of the deaths. They have agreed to pay a maximum fine of 3. 5 million for its crimes in addition to 500,000 for the cost of the investigation. They said they have already made changes that will make amor mor reliable and safer grid. This evening a man stands accused of a federal officer and a santa cruz sheriffs deputy. Charges were fired against an air force sergeant during a night of Police Protests last month. Kariya was already in custody. Investigators said a key piece of evidence helped them connect the cases. We believe the white van recovered was the same white van used in the shooting at this Federal Building and the same vanish shoed in our bolo, be on the lookout for. They said a distinct patch on a vest and a slogan in blood connected him to a movement. This movement is used by extremists to represent a violent uprising or impending civil war in the United States federal officials said they also recovered a self built ar rifle that was used in both shootings. The vallejo officer involved in a shooting death of a looter. The Police Officers union filed for a restraining order to prevent the city from identifying the officer who shot the man outside walgreens. The officer said he thought the man had a gun, but it turned out to be a hammer. They are urging vallejo to issue body camera footage. They said they will no longer allow vallejo to train on its department. They said a demonstration against that including marijuana, foul language and a d a is resigning she is seen here just hours after the city council meeting. A petition was started online calling for her resignation. A manager of a Farmers Market was not allowed to hand out flags. The facility will be closed why they look for someone to oversee the operations. The family of oscar grant is demanding accountability for one board member who says the Police Department does not murder people. We are live on webster street in oakland. Stephanie . Reporter we just heard from families who are demanding that the bart board member be unseated for remarks. Grant was murdered on the platform. I am also here to let it be known he wasnt the only one murdered. The uncle of oscar grant spoke out for the First Time Since racist comments. I spoke to him earlier. You are no longer safe to say you are racist in your statement. She wants him held accountable for what he said. Bart pd murders people . Thats not true. Statements like that in this time of tur mamoil i can only gs is politically motivated. Murdered the way he was, george floyd took us back to oscar who was murdered with a knee on his face. All share the same pain. When you shoot someone in the back three times with their arms raised and they were compliant to the officers command, what else would you call it . It is traumatizing to see people slaughtered by people that are supposed to protect us. Abc 7 reached out to allen for an interview but was sent the following statement but johnson says the real accountability lies with allen. He needs to make adjustments or leave the board. As long as a people like that exists, there will never be no peace. Johnson and the families also talked about defunding bart police, suggesting rerouting those to free ridership programs and cleaner bathrooms. One more note involving bart. Police arrested a woman they say pushed a man onto the track as a train was approaching. It happened just after 9 00 p. M. The man was able to squeeze between the train and platform to avoid being hurt. A 34yearold transient was arrested as she was sitting on a bench this morning. She was arrested on attempted murder. A blast this morning at thee oceanic area. This is what remains tonight. An explosion over my shoulder severely damaged eight buildings in all. Possibly from a propane tank. So powerful the debris flew 850 feet. Had beachgoers arrived, this would have been a different kind of story. The Fire Department believes this was an accident, but it comes at a tough time, the beginning of a when for covid19. A man said he was walking and talking saying im alive. Thats kind of like Stinson Beach tonight but they are shaken. Abc 7 news. Wayne, thank you. Developing news in San Francisco where there was a cliff the San FranciscoFire Department said he was stuck. A crew used ropes to reach him. You can see how steep the terrain is. He made it up safely and got checked out by the rescue team. A lot more to come. Danger for fires just went up. Sandy will be along with more on that. The karen effect, white people who try to intimidate people by calling police. Why do they do what they do . The simple, yet weve seen the videos of women in the headline because they have threatened a caller by calling the police. A karen is a that what can we as a community stop this from happening . Karen this, karen that. You have heard the term of late to describe someone who uses privilege at the expense of others. When fear goes up, bias goes up and when that taps into privilege, people will do this stuff. Recently a San Francisco woman threatened to call police for stencilling black lives matter on a wall in front of his home. This is not the way to do it. These are quickly shared through social media. People think they are very quick and always right and other people are wrong. You may recall barbecue becky who called the police on a group of black people barbecuing. And then there was permit patty, a white woman threatened to call police on a black girl who was selling bottled water on a corner. While it may be made light of, experts say these have to be concept tuelized throughout his are tri. We know how these can have an impact. Last month a black man was called because he was dancing in the street. He ended up being handcuffed by police. There is an ability to use white fears and some say a solution isnt as complicated as one would think. We have to remember that everybody is important, everybody is sacred. Everybody should be treated respectfully and ref respectfully and reverently. Now your forecast. Winds are whipping things around once again. Strongest in San Francisco right now. 38mileperhour winds, 28 in navarre and half moon bay. San francisco 64 degrees, in the low 70s from oakland to and 60 in pacifica. Low 80s in places around fairfield. I hope you enjoyed those temperatures in the comfort zone because its about to heat up. Clear skies and here is a view from our walnut creek where the sun is shining and it will get toasty. We are looking at increasing fire danger and a pattern is setting up. This goes up at 11 00 tonight and runs until thursday afternoon at 1 00 p. M. And thats because the winds will come out of the northnortheast. Humidity will be low so any fires that develop will be quickly spread. Red flag warnings expand beyond the bay area. Its that time of year where we have to remain vigilant. First thing tomorrow from the mid 40s to the low 60s in antioch. It will be clear, breezy tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon here are your temperatures. You will see a spike. 90 in morgan hill. 70 in half moon bay. Downtown San Francisco it will be sunny and warmer. You will notice it. North bay temperatures 79 in sausalito. As we head to the east bay, temperatures coming up above average. 83 oakland and 83 berkeley. In our inland spots, concord,co, degrees. 91 in livermore. Thursday along the coast you will be bumped up to the 70s. High fire danger tomorrow. Low 70 coastside. As summer begins on saturday, the heat will start to back off, just in time for fathers day. It is looking nice, but a wide range of temperatures for the weekend and beyond. Thank weve always put safety first. And we always will. For people. For the future. And there has never been a summer when its mattered more. Wherever you go, summer safely. T ro percent apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Today the county Health Department announced that hair salons and barber shops can resume business tomorrow morning. Also as many as 100 people may attend a funeral or religious gathering indoors as long as there is social distancing. And sharing an outdoor pool goes to one person per 75 feet. Health, education and change in workplace. Tonight San Francisco is expected to take action to allow reop faster than the state. How and plus what it means for the citys zoo. The video released by the San Francisco zoo shows some of the safety guidelines in place as it prepares to reopen. The zoo has lost all admissions revenue which accounts for more than 70 of its annual operating budget. The coust of taking care of evey animal there is about 30,000 per day. They said we need to generate revenue in the near future in order to continue operations. The zoo stands under the category of things to reopen july 15. But things may change quickly. The board of San Francisco is expected to vote on a variance to allow certain businesses to reopen. It allows us to set a ti timeline to reopening for what we are seeing in San Francisco as opposed to what the state tells us. San frncisco has never asked for one, but now that the number of covid cases in the city has stabilized, last friday the mayor said its time for the city to act independently. We cant continue to have our economy closed. This gives San Francisco the power to decide when to do it. Reporting from San Francisco, abc 7 news. We are partnering with i heart radio. Thousands of services are still open and many are hiring as well. Go to abc 7 news. Com and check out the b the way that humans respond to music internally and emotionally is what can unite us. Getting out here and pushing some sound vibrations through the air, even if we just do it once a week on fridays and for fun, just so we can make music right now. Strong relationship because we are all in this together. Coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6, the look at a Grocery Store confrontation between a woman and the Grocery Store. And from 7 on your side, back in business at some local goodwill stores. A lot of people eager to get back in for one simple reason. Those stories and more coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00. Finally, for now, a rare sight early this morning in San Francisco. Check this out. A Mountain Lion in a parking lot behind our abc 7 studio. By a news truck. This is an unusua display of behavior. Likely a juvenile looking for new territory. It looked disoriented as it made its way through the parking lot. Experts say if you encounter a Mountain Lion, do not run, im greg, im 68 years old. I do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. I honestly feel that thats my calling to give back to younger people. I think most adults will start realizing that they dont recall things as quickly as they used to or they dont remember things as vividly as they once did. Ive been taking prevagen for about three years now. People say to me periodically, man, youve got a memory like an elephant. Its really, really helped me tremendously. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. President trump on the police in america. The president surrounded by Law Enforcement while signing his executive order today, suggesting Police Departments ban choke holds unless an officers life is in danger. But the president does not mandate an end to the practice. Also saying the American People demand law and order, even if they dont know thats what they want. Families of those killed by Police Meeting with the president and what they said after. There is also news tonight about the Deadly Police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in atlanta. The d. A. To decide on possible murder charges. And what were also learning tonight about the officer who shot and killed brooks, his record. The coronavirus, and is china tonight dealing with another emergency . Residents in beijing now being told to lock down and avoid nonessential travel