plus a speed upgrade to 400 megs, free for 2 years. and ask about even more savings with xfinity mobile. click, call, or visit a store today. right now on nbc bay area news, the verdict is in, and the reaction is now. one defendant not guilty, the other defendant a hung jury. so what s next in this high profile ghost ship warehouse trial. goo good evening, thanks for being with us on this prime time edition of bay area news, i m raj mathai. one man set free, the other went sent back to jail. derek almena, and max harris, creative director, both charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. one for each person killed in the warehouse fire. a jury acquitted, three hours ago he walked out of the santa rita jail. the jury deadlocked on almena, ten of the 12 jurors thought he was guilty. you need a unanimous decision to convict. we have had multiple reporters on the story throughout the day. we start tonight with melissa colorado, you have been following this since the b
liquid smoke. the smell overwhelmed the whole house quickly and i overwhelmed it thinking my neighbors house might be on fire. smoke billowing everywhere. the latest fires took place in and around the roosevelt park and nagele park neighborhoods. as you see all close together and five ignited within half an hour of each other. it s adding to homeowner s anxiety and crime mapping.com shows before this weekend there were already 36 fires around here in the past six months, and as we showed last week a home security camera caught a man actually setting fire to a pile of wood and brush at a home. could it be arson? could it be homeless encampments or sparked by fireworks? could it be random? and the fear is the danger of the dryness, the lateness in the season and the winds. it s very scary. you don t know who is setting these and what the motive is and we re all these thunderstorms are all in close proximity of each other and that s very worrying that a structure is goin
live where you live, this is abc 7 news. now at 11:00, more rain is on the way as we take a live look outside from the abc 7 roof camera, get ready for a soggy weekend all across the bay area. good evening, i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. showers falling across the bay area tonight. steady rain all morning and well into the afternoon, that made the commute messy for drivers but did create a picture perfect opportunity for photographers. there was a rainbow in campbell. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the next round of rain with live doppler 7. we ll be seeing more rainbows like that and as you look at live doppler 7, it was a lot quieter than it was earlier today. we take you into where we re still seeing drippy conditions. isolated showers. right around the western addition, chinatown, light returns in the east bay, chestnut street, broadway. and as we head into the south bay, around mt. hamilton, a few showers showing up. so rainfall totals like this. san j
live where you live, this is abc 7 news. now at 11:00, more rain is on the way as we take a live look outside from the abc 7 roof camera, get ready for a soggy weekend all across the bay area. good evening, i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. showers falling across the bay area tonight. steady rain all morning and well into the afternoon, that made the commute messy for drivers but did create a picture perfect opportunity for photographers. there was a rainbow in campbell. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the next round of rain with live doppler 7. we ll be seeing more rainbows like that and as you look at live doppler 7, it was a lot quieter than it was earlier today. we take you into where we re still seeing drippy conditions. isolated showers. right around the western addition, chinatown, light returns in the east bay, chestnut street, broadway. and as we head into the south bay, around mt. hamilton, a few showers showing up. so rainfall totals like this. san j
died. she was also known as alana cane, she was a psychology phd student. they were told she died without suffering from smoke inhalation. her boyfriend also died in the fire. also joey matlock died in the fire, described as a philosopher of electronic music. friends say he was the enterelest l aum people. the city council voted to ratify a local state of emergency because of the shoeftship fire. it will allow local businesses to ask for financial relief from the federal small business administration. the city council member says many need the help. i am learning today that the businesses are under insured, fragile in terms of working capitol and may cover for economic injury loans. artists whose work were destroyed in the fire are also eligible for federal assistance. laura? reporter: we ve heard about which city agencies may or may not have visited before the fire. today, we ve learned that one county agency may have been inside of the warehouse several days a