Im ukee washington. Im jessica dean. There were so many people affected by this fire and right now theyre trying to figure out their next step. Eyewitness News Reporter david spunt is at the scene right now where investigators are still working to find the cause of the fire. David . Reporter hi, ukee. Its been almost 48 hours still an active scene because there is concern about the collapse of 239 chestnut street. Im going to back out of the way right now. I did have a chance to speak with a man who has lived in this building for more than 40 years. He has lost everything to this devastating fire. Its been awful and its been very hard to think about it, deal with it, think it through. Reporter al is living a nightmare. His live at 239 chestnut gone. He moved in 40 years ago. 40 hours after flamed ripped through his apartment building, firefighters were on scene putting out hot spots with water. The inferno began sunday morning. The fifth floor collapsed. A professor lost his pet cats a
Republicans. So here we are on the eve of tax reform because tomorrow well get the official details. Expect the details to be confirmed starting at 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Well get a sense of what we can expect because of things that have been set since april when the Trump Administration outlined where they wanted to go. A middle class thanks cut and a republican blueprint for tax reform which was about simplifying taxes so you can fill out your tax returns on something the size of postcard. Here is what Mitch Mcconnell said about the need to do this now. We think its time to turn to our twin priority. Reform the tax code. We reached significant agreements to go forward and im optimistic well achieve that. Reporter Speaker Paul Ryan is talking about thanks reform as well and where we stand heading into tomorrow. We are frustrated the senate has not acted on a seminal promise, healthcare. Obamacare is collapsing. But tax reform is the most of important thing we can do to restore confiden
Peterson later apologized and reimbursed the money. Its all well and good to apologize, but obviously the repercussions continue. Reporter aaron defer said that they take a no vote in peterson. They hold individuals accountable who have broken the law, having the head of a Law Enforcement agency, let alone the head of a Contra Costa County das office having broken the law. Those two statements are contradictory. It is my understanding that the court will appoint a special prosecutor, or a District Attorney from an adjoining county to bring the case forward a, and if it comes to trial, there will be a jury trial. Reporter if convicted, peterson would not face a criminal penalty, but would be removed from office. Hackers exploiting data from the nsa conducted Cyber Attacks in 12 countries. Officials report more than 45,000 attacks. Many received this ransomware message, it required 300,000 in bit coin in order to gain access to their networkses. The National Cyber Security Center is work
We will add in a few more cloud tomorrow, make i maybe a few Higher Elevation showers. We will talk about it in full detail. Chris. We have breaking news out to east bay a. Child is recovering in the hospital this morning after being trapped inside the home that caught fire. The onealarm fire started around 2 00 on lockwood street near 73rd avenue. Fire rescue were able to put the claims out and rescue the child. No one else was hurt. Investigators are working to determine the cause of that fire. Well, fire crews in the east bay remain on high alert after a suspected serial arsonist lit two cars on fire t. Latest happened just after 2 00 yesterday morning. One disturbed an act ra at walnut creek. 11 minutes later, a toyota suv was torched in Cresenta Court ct lafayette. That now makes seven suspicious car fires in the east bay this week alone. Verdicts are going back to this year to see if there is a connection. In the south bay, one person is dead after being run over by a vehicle in
Their reports recommend Mark Peterson be removed from office. Kate larsen is live with a look at how rare that request is, kate . Reporter the jury foreperson whom youre going to hear from, says he doesnt believe another case exists like this in Contra Costa County. A Prosecutor Says he told marks peterson to his face that his employees have lost confidence in him. But hes still showing up here and still planning to run for reelection next year. A contra costa grand jury accused the District Attorney of will testimony or corrupt conduct, recommending that he be removed from office. Reporter jim millander said in december, peterson admitted to spending 66,000 dlrsz in Campaign Funds on personal items including meals and theater tickets. Peterson later apologized and reimbursed the money. Its all well and good to apologize, but obviously the repercussions continue. Reporter aaron defer rarry said that they take a no vote in peterson. They hold individuals accountable who have broken the