The new incentive for witnesses to come forward. Reporter months after Jim Gilliland was killed in front of his home here in el cerrito, his friends are doubling the reward amount that would lead to any information or an arrest as Police Continue to search for his killer. He was a big hearted and warm person, generous with his time and skills to anyone who might benefit. Reporter on behalf of Jim Gillilands family, a pastor from his Berkeley Church spoke today inside the chambers of el cerrito city hall. Jim was a prominent lawyer based out of San Francisco. Police say he was coming home from choir practice on october 27 of last year when he was shot and killed on his front porch. His wife was inside. We dont know what were looking for yet. So in the event that somebody can identify a suspect for us, then we know what kind of car they have and we can look for that car and those videos. Reporter nearly nine months after his murder and police say they still dont have a motive and only a
New details on the ghost ship warehouse fire. Their goal to find new includes to help their lawsuit. Vic lee is live where the tons of debris was taken. Vic. Reporter at the end o the small road, thats where youll find the plaintiffs tone and her crew painstakingly sifting through the rubble. Were here with our experts looking for evidence. Reporter its like trying to find a needle in the haystack. This is evidence from the charred debris. Debris hauled from the goshen fire. At a second location, a hangar at the airport. The judge ordered them to preserve the remnants for possible evidence. This is the first time Mary Alexander and her crew of experts have been authorized to go through the lot and cyst through the debris. What are they looking for . For example, were looking for any electrical wiring. Were looking for cameras. They may have some photos on them. Reporter alexander is the lead attorney representing the families of 31 of the 36 people who died in the fire. Theyre suing th
Good evening. Its been just over six months since the deadliest structure fire in oakland history, and now the families hope to find new clues how it started. The fire burned last december. And within months, debris was trucked to an empty field where it has sat virtually untouched ever since. Vic lee joins us live with a look at what searchers hope to find and why its so important. Vic . Reporter what the plaintiffs attorneys hope to find here is anything at all, frankly, that will help their civil law suit against those they believe were responsible for that fire. Now, it will be a fishing trip. Its going to be very difficult, they say. But that search is going on behind me right at the end of that small road. The searchers have been there all day. This is the evidence field, tons of charred debris from last decembers inferno. Were here with our experts looking for evidence. Reporter its like trying to find a needle in a hay stack. A second location, a hangar at oakland airport. In m
Would have happened last night. Might be worth repeating that event was not permitted, do the right thing to make sure it was legal. But aside from that, do we know how the young man who crashed with the Police Officer in the video to was doing . You mentioned the Police Officer is recovering from some injuries, as well. Reporter yeah. That Police Officer were told is expected to be okay. He has some minor injuries. He is recovering at home. As for the young man who was injured in the video and the collision that you saw, we are told from some of his friends that he has badly damaged his ankle and knee but spent the day visiting with doctors. They are hoping he is able to return to the sport that he loves. More than a dozen wildfires burning in the state keeping firefighters busy battling all the flames. Here in the bay area, in the East Foothills of san jose, the lariat fire is now about 75 contained. A dark scorch mark you can see there blackened the side of the hill after flames bur
Destroyed an artist collective in december. Kron 4s Justine Waldman is here with us live. With the search for clues. And why it is so important. justine while fire investigators said we may never know the cause of the deadly ghost ship fire. The attorney representing the victims families. Began an extensive search to find it. In this field of debris. Could be the answer to the deadly ghost ship fire. All the charred remains from warehouse were dumped here. A dirt lot on oakport street by the east oakland waterfront. Nats of truckattorney Mary Alexander represents almost all of the victims families. Her team of fire experts are looking for evidence here to help her legal case. Sot any cameras that might still have photographs on it electronics any evidence that could be helpful with the fire pattern in march, a judge ordered the warehouse landlord chor ng to save everything left from the gutted warehouse as searchers find items of interest they are marked, photographed. And then will be