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 taken to a storage facility. Sot we are finding things that were here before hand like rugs that were on the walls and rugs used to divide areas all of which are examples of the materials there that caught fire in this fire trapmaybed the melted mannquins are meaningful . And uncovered burnt wires and wood. Could provide clues. It is a long and meticulous process that could take days. Sot weve been disappointed by the way its been stored by the ngs put out here in the open but we are doing the best we can to identify what can still be helpful justine the two men charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. Derick almena and max harris. Are in jail. Each being held on bail of just over one Million Dollars. They will be back in court next month. steve another big story were working tonight that dramatic and destructive wildfire that destroyed a home in the East San Jose foothills last night. And now the man who lived in that home is sifting through the rubble. As firefighters are still working to contain the fire. Grant lodes has been tracking this fire since it started. And is here an analysis of why this fire spread so fast. grant thre was waist high, bone dry grass. Add in high temperatures and significant wind. And the fire was a big challenge. It left three firefighters with minor injuries. One home was destoyed on lariat lane near claitor way. And there was damage to the fences of two other houses in san joses boulder neighborhood. As of the latest update. 120 acres have burned. And containment is up to 75 percent. Theres no longer a threat to homes. Eleven homes were evacuated after the fire started raging late yesterday afternoon. Capt. Brad cloutier san jose fire. The fuels are dry because of all the winter rain and the winds were also a factor, creating a very dynamic fire behavior. Sometimes the fire would jump from one area to another and that presented a real challenge for crews to stay out ahead of it. grant Alum Rock Park is closed indefinitely as crews continue to mop up hot spots and make sure there are no hidden embers that could rekindle a fire in the hot days ahead. The cause is being investigated. pam bay area firefighters are up in butte county. Helping battle the destructive wall fire. The San FranciscoFire Department got a request for help on monday morning. Within a few hours a 22 member strike team deployed. The wall fire has burned 58 hundred acres. And destroyed 41 homes. Six hundred others are threatened. Four thousand people have been evacuated. Butte county is north of the sacramento near interstate five. steve and in the north bay tonight firefighters a fire broke out in marin county. This time in an area west of petaluma. It has burned 35 acres. But no structures are being threatened. The fire is 25 percent contained. pam the latest massive construction fire in oakland along valdez street. Sparked action from oaklands mayor today. steve while the search continues for clues as to what caused the fire. Mayor libby schaaf is telling builders she is committed to keep Construction Projects in her city safe. pam kron 4s dan kerman shows us the meeting. You will see only on kron4. Oakland mayor and developers 0712178pkgwednesday atf investigators combed through the rubble of this valdez Street Construction site that went up in flames friday, searching for a cause. At the same time, oakland mayor libby schaaf met behind closed doors at city hall with developers who have projects throughout oakland. Sot Libby Schaaf Oakland mayor 1626our job was to provide confidence that this city is in partnership to ensure these projects are successful and safewith three construction site fires already designated as arson, developers are naturally feeling uneasysot John ProtopappasReal Estate Developer 3343im concerned for out sites, we have a Huge Investment we are making in the city of oakland and im also concerned about our neighbors because when there is an event like this its not just the site that is impacted but the whole neighborhoodthe mayor says the city has committed to track down the arsonist responsible for the san pablo avenue fires, to review certain city regulations that might need to be changed. Sot Greg Mcconnell jobs and Housing Coalition 105115we asked the city start relaxing some of its rules that prohibit barbed wire, the developers also prioritize project when they are at their most vulnerable and they make sure they have an intense program with the Police Department to protect against that. The city has comitted to reviewing its regulations and also to provide Additional Police and fire safety checks when projects are at their most vulnerable. Its what developers wanted to hear. Sot one of the developers said he has been in a city with many of these kinds of fires , hes never seen the city pull together like they did today standup dan kerman oakland. 146156the mayor has also committed to holding a meeting to determine the best practices for keeping a construction site secure. In oakland, Dan Kerman Kron 4 news157 std pam an un authorized no permit. Skateboard competition. Takes an ugly turn. When a skateboarder riding down a San Francisco hill. Collides with a police officer. Some are accusing the officer of intentionally running into the rider. Tonight kron4s Hermela Aregawi joins us live from dolores park. With how police are responding to those accusations . Theyre aware that that some people are saying that the officer bodychecked or clothlined the skatebaorder on purpose and they say theyre looking into it. The man identified by a friend who took this picture as only anthony, reportedly suffered a broken ankle, a torn ligament in his knee and sprained some fingers. He can be seen coming down the hill. The officer then appears to move into his path which sends him slamming into and over the police cruiser. Initially officers responded to the scene because another skateboarder was injured but they say they werent able to give him medical attention because the crowd became rowdy and scene became unsafe for first responders. It was an unpermitted skateboarding contest. Officers say they handled the scene the best they could blocking off roads to make sure people didnt get run over. And that theyre doing their own investigation into whether the officer thats being accused of clothlining the skateboarder did anything wrong. Lets take a listen. Heard from inside the home. Thats when they found 20 yearold myla dang shot to death. Then yesterday Border Patrol officers arrested Daniel Zeratsion on suspicion of homicide. He is now being transported back to san jose. To be booked into the Santa Clara County jail. pam Contra Costa County is seeing a drop in homelessness. Officials say, homelessness dropped 7percent this year. The count was taken back in january. Surveying residents in emergency shelters or living outdoors. Around nine hundred people were living outside. Compared to roughly 11hundred last yearthe county still acknowledges, there is still a long way to go in the effort to reduce homelessness. Ahead at eight. Data from millions of verizon customers exposed. What led to the information leak. Plus. North bay Police Searching for this woman. For what they say she did at a schools bake sale fundraiser. And next. An east bay family intensifying their effort. To close the unsolved murder case of a beloved attorney. Im kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. Coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. Details are right after the break. Putting news first. Pam moore. Steve aveson. Brittney shipp. And gary radnich. The kron4 news at 10 every night. Almost nine months later. And, the murder of a beloved east bay attorney remains unsolved. pam last october, Jim Gilliland was shot to Death Outside his home in el cerrito. Today, kron fours Philippe Djegal reports, his friends and family are escalating efforts to close this case. philippe little did Jim Gilliland know that he would never see his friends and family again on october 27th. When that night he returned to his home on mira vista drive in el cerrito after church choir practice. Police say it appears someone was waiting for him. Shot him multiple times on his porch. Then the gunman vanished. Brian colucci friend and colleague we worked very closely together. Brian colucci colewchee worked with gilliland at a law firm. He says jim had a lot of friends. Friends who have banded together since the homicide. Now, doubling the initial reward offered in this case from 50 to 100 thousand dollars. For information leading to an arrest and conviction for the murder. Brian colucci friend and colleague were hopeful that, continuing to let people know that we have not forgotten about this and that were not gonna simply, simply let it go, um, were hoping that thats gonna create some additional awareness about this and hopefully lead to some more information. As an attorney. Gilliland practiced law for more than 35years in state and federal courts. The Police Department says it has not ruled out that his homicide may be tied to his capacity as a lawyer. Lt. Robert de la campa El Cerrito Police dept. We cant rule it out, because we dont know the true motive at this time. So far, Police Say Surveillance video gathered that deadly night, has not been helpful. Later this week. Jims friends will put up a billboard outside oracle arena announcing the increased reward money. Brian colucci friend and colleague were a group of people with, with resources to do what we can and were going to do it as long as we need to. This was one of two homicides reported last year in el cerrito. Philippe djegal, kron four news. pam verizon has confirmed the personal information of six million customers was recently leaked online. However, the company says, none of the information made it into the wrong hands. Verizon says, the only person who got access. Was the researcher who found the leak. The Cyber Security company upguard. Uncovered the issue. They said it was caused by human error. upguard alerted verizon on june 13th but the security hole was not closed until june 22nd. It exposed customers names, addresses, and pin numbers. Upguard advises customers to update their pin codes. And never use the same one twice. steve Cotati Police are searching for a woman suspected of using counterfeit money to buy baked goods at a fundraiser. Investigators say this woman went up to a booth set up by the Rancho Cotati High School music program. She then pulled out a fake 100 dollar bill and asked for 80 dollars in change. After getting the money she left. Then a student noticed the fake bill and chased the woman to her car. But as they approached her, she sped away in a dark colored, older model honda. pam a live look outside. Sfo steve brittney has forecast little change expected across the region today into thursday with temperatures near seasonal averages and areas of night and morning coastal valley clouds. A warming trend is then expected late in the week with hot conditions again likely for inland areas away from the coast this weekend. Conditions then cool back to near average early next week as High Pressure over the region weakens. K. Steve Steve Steve dozens of artists in sacramento are being forced out of a studio. After a city inspection declared the building dangerous. pam the scrutiny follows oaklands deadly ghost ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people. Thirty artists, renting space at sacrmentos panama pottery studio, were given orders to vacate. Within 10 days. This, after city Code Enforcement uncovered 13 Building Code violations. Those included inadequate exits, faulty electrical wiring, and poor ventilation. sot the citys just pretty much given everybody the boot. We are not anything close to the ghost ship, we dont have anyone living here, we dont have partys. David davis is the manager at panama pottery studio. He says, the owner is working with the city of sacramento on safety improvements, but also says, the state capital. Should give displaced artists more help to move. New ahead at 8. A man accused of attacking his girlfriend then police suddenly arrived. And it wasnt a person who alerted them. pam heres what we are tracking tonight at ten. Disturbing video of two men. Punching and dragging an elderly woman. As they rob her. Now detectives are trying to lock these crooks up. Find out where it happened. And the small items the criminals got away with. Thats tonight on kron 4 news at ten. Our smartphones keep us connected and productive. But only if they have power. steve 2 yeah it sure can be very frusterating when youre out and about and your phone battery dies. Kron 4s tech reporter gabe slate shows us a few hidden settings you might not know about to improve your phone battery. First lets address this myth. Do you ever double tap your home button and start swiping up. Force closing all the apps that you have opened in the past sitting back there on standby . . I have done this 10 times a day for years but not anymore. That does nothing for your battery when doing that you are not closing apps that are running in the background. Those apps are suspended and not using any juice they are no pause. In fact if you do that you are using more battery life than if you just let them sit there. Its like stopping and starting a car everytime youre at a stopsign. Moving on if youre out and about and concerned your battery is not going to last until you make it home heres the quickest fixesmake sure your wifi and bluetooth are off thats easy just a swipe awaywith three clicks you can do this settings battery turn on low power mode. This will help to extend battery life. And it doesnt kill any critical features. Next time you charge your phone back up. The low power mode automatically turns off. Tech reporter gabe slate says those are Quick Solutions to get you a little more juice to have a significant increase in battery life you got to go deeper into the settings. In your settings there is thing called background app refresh by default it is turned on letting apps run in the background when you are not using them. Turn that off heres another hidden gem. Under your cellular settings if you scroll all the way down. Way down. This one is really buried at the very bottom is this setting wifi assist that lets your phone switch back and forth between cell signals or wifi if you have a poor connection you dont need this on and its a battery suckertech reporter gabe slate says you know the siri feature that lets you say hey siri to bring up siri well that takes a lot more battery life than just double tapping your home button to bring up siri you can turn off that voice activated hey siri feature under the siri settingsone last thing. If you use your email on your phone a lot that could be your number one battery drainer but there is something that can help. In your settings under mail accounts look for the fetch new data setting click on that and then turn off the push setting. That will update your mail app with new messages only when you open the app instead of always doing in the background and one last thing. Make sure you use genuine chargers from the maker of the phone it can be just buy a cheap one from some store or website but this does matter the chargers are calibrated and Output Energy for the device they were created for bad chargers can ruin your battery over time. With your tech report gabe slate kron 4 news. steve move over black friday and cyber monday. A weekday in the middle of july has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year. pam Online Shopping giant amazon held its annual prime day yesterday. And set a Company Record for sales. It is estimated people spent close to 3billion dollars during the 30 hours of reported deals being offered. To put that in perspective, amazon says, prime day sales were higher than when you combine both black friday and cyber monday from last year. The most popular item by the way. Amazons echo dot smart speaker. Ahead at eight. Families warning other parents about an online game which they say, led their teen to suicide. Plus. A passenger aboard an airliner that nearly crashed into planes at sfo speaking out. Why he knew something was wrong. And next. The hunt for four women. Caught on camera stealing from an east bay pharmacy. Worries the lost medicine could impact customers brittney tease im kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. Coming up, i look at your 7 details are right