Investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire at 98th avenue at interstate 880 and oakland. It destroyed a number of trailers and campers but firefighters were able to contain the flames at about 10 00 last night. No reports of injuries. And intense moments as smoke fills the bart station. Cell phone video shows bart writers bart riders scrambling. There was a problem with the insulator of the stadium. And an ultimatum to a u. S. Soldier to cover up military uniform or no Graduation Ceremony. 18yearold Harland Fletcher wanted to wear his army dress suit at the Graduation Ceremony at Liberty High School in brentwood. But when he showed up, he was denied. In the code of military justice, covering the uniform could have made him subject to a courtmartial. They said there are extra cap and downs. I said, im sorry. I cant do that. It is against the uniform policy. I said, i will not participate. I walked away. I talked with my parents. The district issued a statement after the incident saying that some prior notification and the Site Administration would have come to this conclusion before the ceremony. Demonstrators packed the streets in more than two dozen cities yesterday rallying against the shariah law. In san jose, they were met by counter protesters. Shariah is a set of religious laws as part of the tradition of islam. Protesters said they organized the demonstration in response to a threat to demerit american democracy. Im concerned that there is a push to have shariah law implement it. Organizers of the counter demonstration say that it is unfounded and beliefs are bigoted. The idea that there are muslims trying to impose shariah law in america is absurd. If anything, we are endangered. Police were on hand to keep the peace and the two groups did stay on their own respective street corners. The costa county Custer CountyDistrict Attorney as part of a criminal investigation. Mark peterson was elected District Attorney in 2010. Now the attorney general is investigating his financial activities. Agents for the attorney general served a warrant on friday. But not to arrest peterson but to take his iphone, ipad and searched his office. The east bay times assess the potential charges include embezzlement and perjury. Peterson admitted he used 62,000 in Campaign Funds for personal expenses including travel, hotels, restaurants and movie tickets. The admission came after the investigation of the political practices commission. In addition, peterson is the target of a separate civil case that could result in his removal from office. A judge may appoint a special prosecutor this week. The clock is ticking to finalize the state budget. Lawmakers are still stuck on a few key issues including a small matter of how to spend a billion dollars and tobacco tax revenue. They have until june 15th to hash out differences. California voters appear to be unhappy with the states new gas tax. It is expected to raise 52 billion to pay for road repair. A new poll by the Berkeley Institute of studies found more than 58 of voters opposed the bill. 35 approve. The bill would increase the gas tax by 12 cents and raise vehicle registration fees. And mayors plan to join across the nation to express solidarity with apparent Climate Change agreements despite President Trumps agreement to pull out of the accord. Mayor phillips decided to go deep green. An initiative that would add money to next years budget to purchase 100 renewable energy. Phillips said he was inspired to make the move. Governor jerry brown is back in california after a high profile trip to china where he is trying to build a coalition of states and nations to fight Climate Change. During his trip to china, the governor signed an agreement with the Chinese Government calling for research, investment and cleaner technologies. Governor brown has joined World Leaders in forming a coalition to limit greenhouse grasses gases worldwide. Friday in San Francisco, he welcomed germany to the coalition. Although state agreements with foreign governments are not legally binding. There is a lot to be done. Because of a certain lack of focus in washington, it will be more imperative for the states to take responsibility. California may be a leader in cutting emissions but progress has been slow. California air resources found that the states Greenhouse Gas emissions dropped less than 1 from 2014, until 2015. With Governor Brown acting as a world leader in his own right, stakes are high for the next california governor. A new poll by the Berkeley Institute of governmental studies shows a former Los Angeles Mayor trailing the Lieutenant Governor by just five points. With more than a third of voters still undecided. He is using an interesting strategy to get his name out there. He was in the studios this week where we got a look at his approach. There are some who have never been in the trenches. They have never been in the fight for social and economic justice. Switzerland is where the World Economic forum is held each year. There you can find people like bill gates. He says doubles democrats are shorthand for rich liberals including one in particular. It appears that he is talking about Lieutenant Governor newsom. Newsom newsom is the front runner in the race to be californias next governor. And he has been talking a lot about him. Although he never says his name. One candidate from the bay area, by the way some of us will say whatever you want to hear. Some politicians, including one of the candidates have been in marin county. The new poll suggests that this might be working as he appears to be talking about likely voters. And a new Spokesman Says much has changed in the last eight weeks. And he knows that newsom is still the leading candidate and every pole. There are plenty of other candidates as well. For democrats, a former state superintendent is running. There is also the chance that somebody else like state Senate Leader kevin daly on could jump in as well. Republicans officially running are businessman john cox and a former nfl player. As democrats fight to be the next governor, the party itself is fractured. The state Democratic Convention last month was contentious. Kimberly ellis, who was a candidate, still has not conceded the race. We spoke with sean craig about what is going on behind the scenes and what some are calling the California Democratic party demolition derby. We are seeing a real fight about whether there was a fair process for the election of the Democratic Party chair. Kimberly ellis still has not conceded. What does this say about the whole party in general. We registered 3 million new voters in california last year. 40 of them are millennials. We are seeing a surge of millennial activity in the party. Is making a lot of the party elders uncomfortable. I think it is newcomers who are upset about the trump revolution. Things have gotten really nasty. At the convention, people were getting into arguments and verbal confrontations. It was not your usual Democratic Party convention. Now we have more frontrunners who have not conceded. Ringing and lawyers. They are accusing the establishment of stealing the election. It sounds like something out of trump land. It does sound like something out of trump land. I think the party elders would be well advised to open up the process and preserve those records. And to see that independent audit. What about the bigger question of, should they in the drive to get 50 plus 1 , is it smarter to go left or to the moderate . I think left to right is maybe not the direction we are talking about. If you want to put it in those terms, we have to go left to get to the middle. Which is to say, we have to talk about universal healthcare and free college. Not because they are on a left to right continuum but because people in the middle are feeling squeezed with costof living. I think party elders have a legitimate beef when they talk about fighting for single payer care since the 80s. We have been asking for these things as well. For these new people to come in. And that they are knocking on doors and disturbing pamphlets for decades. They feel disrespected by a lot of the new folks to the party. Is that the natural flow of politics . I think that is right. The bottom line is, democrats win when millennials show up and we lose badly when they dont. Now that we have single payer heading into the final stretch of getting voted on in the legislature. Depending on what happens there could really determine how much enthusiasm there is for the party and for certain candidates. There are a number of issues like that. It is the environment as well. When millennials show up, you do win. But in california, we have that open ended primary where moderates and millennials can be fighting each other as well. That is true. They have to show up. Do they show up when it counts . We have seen republicans really enjoying watching the democrats fight over this party election. Traditionally, democrats have been against requiring identification for voting. Republicans are saying, see how things can get dicey on election day. They have had their own fun at the democrats expense here. In any event, we are going to stick around. Because oakland city Councilmember Noah giles is here. And we will talk to him about oakland after the deadly ghost ship fire. What changes are being made, or are they starting out with fairly chilly temperatures. But wait until what is coming for the end of the week. Details on the forecast in a few minutes. At an oakland warehouse fire. Derick almena is facing 36counts of Involuntary Manslaughter onecount for we are learning more about the men charged in the death of 36 People Killed in december at an oakland warehouse fire. Derick almena is facing 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter. One count for each victim. Police also arrested max harris. Derick almena was the Master Tenant of the building nicknamed the ghost ship. He is accused of letting people live in the building illegally and having large unpermitted parties in the building that had fire danger. Derick almena, his wife and attorney addressed the media. I do not want to be seen as a victim. But rather, it be acknowledged that we all need help and support. Especially when dealing with crisis. We are all grieving. We believe that he is being made a scapegoat for persons and entities culpable for this great tragedy. Derick almena and his lawyers are pointing their finger at police, the fire department, building inspectors and saying those agencies were negligent. Harris and Derick Almena are due in Court Thursday for a joint appearance where they may enter a plea. The bail is 1 million for Derick Almena. Joining us to talk about what is next for oakland is city Councilmember Noah giles. You just heard the attorney saying, basically that the city is partly responsible for lack of inspections and lack of fire Code Enforcement your reaction . Im not here to make excuses. Certainly all of us take responsibility for what took place and the loss of 36 lives. Right now, the city is being very active in terms of recruiting to hire six Additional Fire inspectors and building inspectors. There is greater cooperation between the police, fire and public works. Mostly, the residents have come forth to report activity not only in their homes and apartments and buildings, as well as on the streets. We had a big special event yesterday. In art fair. It took a long time to get all the permits necessary not only for the outdoor music, taco trucks and closing out the streets but more. Oakland is taking action. Including a database where we need to have the same information at the same time. All of those are in progress. Lets talk about the progress. It has been six months. We had a fire chief that went on leave and retired. And we still have not gotten a replacement. Yes. The seven inspectors you are talking about have not been hired. They are just going through the process. And the database is still going through the budgetary process as well. Why does it take so long . Government moves slowly. We have declared it. It is an emergency. It takes time. I can tell you that the employees we do have are more active and cooperative. And we are getting a greater response from the employees. We are going through the budget process. We have to reallocate more money for that activity. I can say all the councilmembers are in unison regarding that including the mayor. So it is cooperation that we have in place now. The other part of it is the changing of the protocol. We have yet to hear from that either. Six months is a long time. Six months is a long time. Three weeks is a long time. You have to understand it is not just the cooperation within the government of oakland but you have all the other bodies engaged. We have given up setting an example to some of the warehouses challenged. But everybody gave approval to open again. But then some have not shown up in four weeks. What about inspections of buildings. Was the city going to get out and start actively inspecting . But there was a fear that you would be evicting people. Public safety is number one. You cannot sacrifice anyones life regardless of any action. So for us, we clearly recognize that. I am not here to make excuses for anyone. We do have to guarantee this whether it is on the street, the building or your home, guaranteeing the safety. On that, you have a formal library in your district. The public library. We have been there. It is surrounded by fences. Every couple of weeks, people move in and set up shop. You call the cops. Has that changed . Right now, the building is secure. We have made improvements on the inside. Now we have insurance to be able to do that. We are taking bids bids, in terms of leasing the property. There is a major Senior Housing project going up across the street. They are interested in creating a Community Home with that. If there was a lesson we learned about government from the ghost ship, what would it be . One is that government has to move a lot faster. We have to recognize the challenge we have in terms of priority is. But safety should always be number one. Are you satisfied with how oakland is reacting . Im not satisfied completely with everything. We have moved to slowly too slowly. It takes forever to hire somebody. We are trying to strengthen those governmental directions within the city and i can say we are making progress. Thank you for joining us this morning councilman noah giles. Right now we will take a look at the weather outside and what you might be seeing today. What are you tracking . Good morning. It will be a chilly day today with partly cloudy skies. The prospect of a sprinkle or two inland as the day progresses. It will be mid60s inland today. A fairly cool day on cap. Last night, some low clouds along the coast. This morning, some clouds and some sun. A mix. Look at this afternoon. A build up over the Northeast Bay leads to the chance of a few showers around the bay area. Not much. Mainly confined to the north bay. By tomorrow, we clear out. Mostly clear by monday evening. That will set a trend. By the end of the week, things change. High pressure builds in. Temperatures get driven into the 90s inland by friday and saturday. Today is the coolest day of the week. The warmest day, friday and saturday. So an upward trend all week long. Numbers today on the chilly side. Increasing sunshine this week. A big warming trend by midweek. It takes next weekend. A lot of fun things to do today. Hey very. Hot air balloon classic. The livermore rodeo, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. In the mountains, some showers today. Only 32 degrees at yosemite. In the bay area, a sprinkle or two in the north bay. The hills around the napa valley, not a surprise. Mostly mid60s. The extended forecast, the pressure is up. Temperatures rise into the mid 80s by midweek. By friday and saturday, we will see readings in the 90s. But not yet today. You might even have to bundle up. Have a great sunday. Parents no longer footing the bill for juvenile children. With rents protection and eviction. We look at political stories from around the bay. The Sonoma County baord of superv stop welcome back. As they say, all politics is local. Here are some local stories from around the bay. The Sonoma County board of supervisors voted to stop charging parents for the cure of juvenile the offenders. The county was charging parents 35 a day for time in a Detention Center and 150 for probation. The decision to stop the charges is expected to result in a loss of 300,000 a year. Other counties that have stopped charging parents for juvenile offenders include alameda, contra costa, alameda and more. And residents voted against a rent control but voted in favor of the tax on cannabis businesses and a partial tax to offset healthcare funding from state and federal government. And the Alameda City Council voted in favor of protections for renters, limiting the reasons for eviction. The meeting went on for several hours with landlords pointing to the fact that voters just rejected a rentcontrolled ballot measure. Members of the council were not swaye