it was organic that he was not somebody in charge and he was not somebody with authority there. that seems to be going very well today. reporter: surrounding his testimony, harris sought to downplay any leadership role at the warehouse saying it was moreofcommunal effort where everyone work together to tackle issues. harris testified it was the buildings landlords who hired an unlicensed contractor to install electricity in a nearby mechanic shop which the same landlords on. that mrs. double is that business provided power to the warehouse . it was jury rigged and illegally done. at the prosecution wants to say that s what caused the fire than the owners an electrician should have been in the defendants see. reporter: curtis, an attorney for max harris says there is no reason to put his client on the stand . he is a wonderful, honest man, there to tell the truth and we think the jury will be accepting. reporter: max harris also testified he told police room during
afternoon. the headline later on this evening will be the red flag warning going into effect for the east bay and north bay hills. i ll have more on this coming up in a few minutes. mike, you spotted a crash in the south bay. i did, coming down to the studio, it was on the shoulder for southbound 808 but a lot of flares. no slowing on our sensors but just past 237 folks were moving over, despite all the room we had, everybody tapping their brakes because of a string of flares between the off and on ramps for great mall parkway. right at the scene, a lot of flares but no major problemso outside of that. smooth drive, a little slowing for paving work and the build at 205 and 580 merge. in cocoa county, everything looks great. i m tracking a crash 680 and highway 4. chp should give you details in a few. back to you. thank you, mike. now to the decision 18 coverage, the midterm elections. here is the latest at this hour. across the nation a blue ripple. democrats are set to
votes were cast nationwide. on capitol hill, democrats changing the balance of power in the house. the senate remains red, resulting in a congress divided, and within the last half hour, we learned president trump will hold a news conference at 8:30 this morning. we ll, of course, bring that to you live. and moments ago, president trump tweeted those that worked with me in this incredible midterm election, embracing certain policies and principles, did very well. those that did not, say good-bye! yesterday was such a very big win, and all under the pressure of a nasty and hostile media. this morning, there are many national races still up in the air, including georgia s governor s race which is cloo to close for be in tock call. democrat stacey adams bidding to become the nation s first african-american female governor isn t giving up just yet. we are going to make sure every vote is counted. we are waiting on the final results but i m confident that victory is ne
good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. i m thuy vu. the current drought is threatening as much as 500,000 acres of california s richest farmland. president obama along with governor jerry brown visited the central valley this afternoon to see the drought s impact in person. california s our biggest economy. california is our biggest agricultural producer. so what happens here matters to every working american. right down to the cost of food that you put on your table. the president pledged millions of dollars in federal aid. scott shafer has been following the developments and he joins us now. hi, thuy. what did the president offer in terms of drought relief aid? the president offered a package of $183 million. it s not new money. a lot of it was in the farm bill he signed. the big ticket item is $100 million for livestock disaster assistance and streamlining the program. it sometimes takes ranchers a year to get money in their pockets. they re promising that
good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. i m thuy vu. the current drought is threatening as much as 500,000 acres of california s richest farmland. president obama along with governor jerry brown visited the central valley this afternoon to see the drought s impact in person. california s our biggest economy. california is our biggest agricultural producer. so what happens here matters to every working american. right down to the cost of food that you put on your table. the president pledged millions of dollars in federal aid. scott shafer has been following the developments and he joins us now. hi, thuy. what did the president offer in terms of drought relief aid? the president offered a package of $183 million. it s not new money. a lot of it was in the farm bill he signed. the big ticket item is $100 million for livestock disaster assistance and streamlining the program. it sometimes takes ranchers a year to get money in their pockets. they re promising that