ghost ship fire. an arrest warrant for you. he insisted on appearing in court late this afternoon to have the charges read. alameda county law enforcement should be here to pick you up within the time frame as stated. no attorney, no family members, no friends came to support him. people living in this quiet upper lake neighborhood tipped me to the arrest this morning, sending this photo of a sheriff s vehicle that accompanied the fbi and alameda county investigators. i just heard pounding on what i thought was the wall. i heard, open up, open up and just like shouting. they looked like they were ready for a fight, man. i mean they were armored up, tac d out. they moved here and set up a normal routine. she takes the kids to school every morning. just a normal lifestyle? yes. but neighbors were concerned that he appeared to be gathering more material in the side yard that could pose a fire hazard. after we realized who they were, we didn t want a lot
the deadliest structure fire in more than a decade. we sent out a push alert this afternoon and broke it on live television as the d.a. announced that two people were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for oakland s ghost ship fire. derrick al men a and his associate were taken into custody today. defendants al mena and harris knowingly created a fire trap with inadequate means of escape. they then filled that area with human beings and are now facing the consequences of their actions. iteam reporter dan noyes was tipped off to the arrest from neighbors who saw it happen in lake county. new at 6:00, we re joined from spheuperior court. dan andama. they had a hard time finding a place to settle. they came 140 miles from from the site of the ghost ship tragedy. 47-year-old derrick al min a fought returning to the county to face the manslaughter counts that could get him 39 years in prison in connection with the ghost ship fire. an arrest warrant fo
facing 36 counts for the death of 36 people who dyed in the ghost ship warehouse fire back in december. another tenant of the warehouse who according to prosecutors was second in command. max harris is in jail in los angeles. the ghost ship warehouse in oakland was never zoned for residential use, almeda rented, carved out living spaces for 25 artists and musics who lived in that warehouse. making the living space a fire hazard. the night of the deadly fire harris and almeda hosting a electronic music concert. they were unable to escape the building when the fire broke out. almeda district attorney says the two men knew the conditions they helped create were dangerous. inadequate means of escape they filled that area with human beings and now facing the consequences of their actions. now the district attorney s office did not file criminal charges against the building s owner. an attorney representing some of the victims families say their clients are glad almeda and harri
it will keep us in a cool pattern all the way into the weekend. unseasonably cool. 60s and 70s for most. here is mister sal. speaking of cool. we do have some slow traffic out there already. some people are already out there doing stuff. i don t blame them. there are also some construction delays. 80 westbound doesn t look bad if you re driving out to the solano county area, vacaville, fairfield, vallejo. 80 heading east has a little slow down because of some construction work. you can see the purple that means a section of roadways closed. it should be open by 5:00. this is a look at the westbound bay bridge and traffic is moving along okay coming in to san francisco. that s 280 in san jose. not a vacuum you. some roadwork northbound 17 as you come into los gatos. you can get through it will be slow by surprise as you come to the bottom of the hill. the fbi will begin a training exercise today in alameda on how to respond to a maritime terrorist attack. the training will
i want to mention, southbound 880 has a three car accident. it was reported about two minutes ago so we will follow up on that. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see a little delay in some lanes. let s go back to the desk. some breaking news. president trump tweeted his. for the new fbi director. he said i will be nominating christopher a ray, a man of impeccable credentials to be the new director of the fbi details to follow. christopher ray served as just assister as district u.s. attorney with the justice department from 2003 through 2005. developing news in iran after several people were killed in two terror attacks. the total of 12 people were killed and 42 hurt is the latest number. gunmen stormed parliament and went on a shooting spree before setting up a suicide bomber that isis released video from inside the building during the attack showing a gun man in a man s body laying on the ground . all four attackers were killed. in the second atta