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KTVU KTVU Fox 2 News At 6pm June 6, 2017

Home. Reporter prosecutors use circumstantial evidence of when the case which included Garcia Torres being in the area minutes before the 15yearold disappeared. Her dna found in his car and his dna on her clothing found in a field. Human justice can hold the guilty accountable. But it cannot resurrect the dead. There is no joy in this verdict. Reporter defense lawyers mitigating factors meant life behind bars was a proper punishment. Garcia torres come from a home wrought with verbal and physical abuse and as a panel of men and women to spare his life so he can be a positive influence on his own children. For the lemars, this verdict is one of five years of waiting for justice and brings a small measure of solace. What is next just trying to move on with their lives. Reporter he could bring closure to the family if he tells them where sierras remains are located. That could be one reason why jurors with what the life in prison without the possibility of parole sentence instead of a death sentence. Attorneys will be back at the hall of justice of mid september to argue for a new trial because the lead investigator in this case was found to of given faulty testimony and another murder case. Outside the hall of justice in san jose on jesse gary, ktvu fox2 news. Struck the first criminal charges in connection with the go ship ghost ship warehouse. Both of them faced 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter. One counts for each person who died in that fire frank and julie the charges come even as investigators say they were not able to discern the cause of the fire because the evidence burned up. That would affect the criminal case. 36 felony counts of Involuntary Manslaughter is a criminal charges filed against Derick Almena the socalled manager of the ghostship warehouse were 36 people died in december. This is his mug shot where he was arrested on monday morning. Also facing the same charges max harris the secondin command who acted as a doorman. He was arrested in los angeles. It equals 39 years. Reporter the District Attorney said both men are criminally liable for creating unsafe conditions inside the warehouse that led to the deaths. She said the flammable material inside and allowed extension cords snake through the building and blocked an exit. They are faced with an impossible labyrinth of the defendants making to get out of that building. Derick almena and max harris created a fire trap with inadequate means of escape. They felt that area with human beings and are now facing the consequences of their actions. Reporter prosecutors did not file charges against the property owner. They would not elaborate. Todays press conference, were not going to take questions on a speculative atmosphere. We intend to vigorously defend them in a court of law. We believe that these charges represent no less than a miscarriage of justice and we are confident that this attempt to make a scapegoat of our client will fail. In a statement of her own the mayor says the charges, you will get away with making a profit by cramming people into dangerous spaces or failing to maintain safe living conditions. Derick almena is in lake county. We dont know yet whether there is the possibility that the owner of the building could be charged. The da seem to say that the investigation was concluded and no cause of the fire and they would only talk about the two defendants they charged. Henry, thank you. The news the two men are under address comes as a relief for family including one councilmember. Rob malcolm joins us with more in that part of the story. Good evening, judy. Lawyers representing the victims families the charges do not go far enough and the families are still waiting for justice. The ghost ship fire was just six months ago. Its a reminder of failed enforcement on many levels. The da laid out the charges in councilmember welcome the news. I think it is a good place to start. We are not over with this case. I agree with that. Like many, he realizes that this will never bring back the young people. He walked the neighborhood with cameras in january, a lifelong resident he said that back then this was personal and he feels that way today. I think we need to hold each other responsible. 36 lives were lost. Mary alexander is representing 11 families. Her firm the owner of the warehouse really seen in public. Camera spotted her outside of her oakland home back in january. The families are still hoping that the owners of the building responsible for what goes on in their building and new the people were living there without permits and that they too will be held accountable criminally. The parents of very emotional. They have been waiting for it. And now when its finally happened, there is a sense of relief that something is being done. Nearly 6 months later the bay area is still grieving. Back care live, Mary Alexander is filing a lawsuit against pg e saying they violated their own policy. She is hoping for more charges in connection to this tragedy. Our coverage of the deadly oakland warehouse fire continues at ktvu. Com. Our online story has a photo gallery, more videos and a link to all of our coverage of that tragedy. Struck a crowd gathered near the London Bridge to remember the victims of the deadly terrorist attack there on saturday. The mayor called it an attack on englands people, their values and their way of life. Seven people were killed in the attack and 36 others remain in the hospital. 18 of them are in critical condition. Carolina shively tells us what police are saying about the three attackers who were shot and killed by police. Reporter they are coming together to mourn the victims of this weekends terror attack. We have learned the identity of two of the suspects. These two men are suspects in the horrific attack near London Bridge. Max harris Khuram Shazad butt born in pakistan and Rachid Redouane who claim both libyan and moroccan nationality. Investigators have not released the identity of a third attacker. All three were killed eight minutes after they drove a van into pedestrians on the bridge and started stabbing people of pompton restaurants nearby. This is an attack on london and the United Kingdom but its also an attack on the free world. I would like to pay tribute once again to the magnificent response of the police and Emergency Services and the heroisms of officers on and off duty was extraordinary. Relatives are trying to come to terms with loss of their loved ones. It is the third attack this year that the Islamic State has claimed the britain and the vigil was held to honor the seven killed in the dozens more who were wounded. As the mayor of london, i want to send a clear message to the sick and evil extremists who commit these hideous crimes. We will defeat you. You will not win. The Prime Minister says it is time for Great Britain to take a hard look at its counterterrorism strategy. In washington, fox news. Resident trump is doubling down in his criticism of the mayor of london. He tweeted today pathetic excuse by london mayor who had to think fast on is no reason to be alarmed statement. And then another tweet that appeared to take a common out of context. The mayor had told londoners not to be surprised me an increase in Police Presence after the attack. It was construed to mean londoners should not be alarmed by the attack itself. Charles schumer is offering up more sympathetic approach to the tragedy. My heart is with the people of that great city and the victims of the string of attacks and their families. They are in our prayers. Trump says the attack is more proof to usc to travel ban which he wants decided by the supreme court. He tweeted that the Justice Department department should ask for an asp indicted hearing. Money was raised for the victims of the terror of tach. Terrorist attack. [music] she was run by other stars last night including justin bieber, katie. , coldplay and stevie wonder. 22 people died and many were young women and girls. More than 100 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the end of grandes concert. Donations are expected to reach 13 million. Coming up, Apple Developers conference kicked off today in the south bay. Details and one product unveiled its all ready making a buzz. Tesla gets ready to put its newest model into production. Temperatures are warm out there today. Weve got a chance of showers in the forecast and i will have the details. Shock was started a grass fire this afternoon has caused a massive backup on highway 24. Apple is taking on amazons echo. The company unveiled its homepod today. Its more like a speaker with a smart assistant built into it. Google home and amazon echo are smart assistance with the speaker. Just like ipod reinvented music in our pockets, homepod will reinvent music in our homes. The same chip the powers inside of our iphone is inside homepod. It is perhaps the biggest brain ever in a speaker. It was just one of the items announced today at the developer conference. The Company Announced a new highend imax pro as well as updates to all of its imacs and this fall computers will get a new operating system called high sierra. Ios 11 will include a tool for making payments to i message and apple tvs will soon get access to Amazon Prime Video app. Tesla is getting ready to put its model three into production next month. And ruben caught a sneak peek of the car today on the test track and asked experts about challenges facing the rollout. Tesla enthusiast, take a good look. On the test track drivers are putting a prototype of the new model 3 through its paces. It does zero to 60 and has a driving range of 250 miles and is intended to be elon musks foray into the massmarket. Model 3 is a game changer. Even if he sells half as many as people have reserved, that would be a groundswell of support for electric vehicles. Reporter while the prototypes are being tested, many details have yet to be announced and that includes a price which may be around 35,000 40,000. Hundreds of thousands of people preordered the model three and many stood in line to do it. A few got a sneak peek at an event over the weekend. They are attracted by what elon musk says. It is hard to tell until the car gets on the road what weve really got. When challenges getting the road quickly enough. It will be difficult for the fema facility to meet the kind of demand. Model 3 is teslas first highvolume car and elon talked about highvolume is being 500,000 cars per year. Know that is 10,000 cars a week out of a plans thats really never produced have that many or more than that. I think the best toyota did under the old union plant was 250,000 cars per year. They say tesla is full of surprises. Experts at spec the first experts expect the first model 3 to be ready ahead of time. Betting against elon musk is on a winning proposition. The first delivery is set to go to employees later that same month. In fremont, and ruben, ktvu fox2 news. A couple from richmond who say theyre carful of baby supplies was stolen last week , they have become a mom and dad. The couple welcome Tristan Lloyd into the world yesterday. He weighed seven pounds and eight ounces and his parents say hes happy and healthy. We told you last thursday how they lost their baby gear when the car was stolen. The chp was among those who jumped in for a new car seat and parents tell us they are grateful for the support of mom. All lanes on highway 24 are open once again after a fire caused a massive backup. The flames spread to the hillside along was found 24 and burn about 25 acres. The chp was forced to close the highway as crews worked to put out the fire. One firefighter suffered a minor injury. We had a nice one day out there today. High temperatures in the mid 80s. Here is a weather system that will bring us a chance of a sprinkle as we head into the bay area on wednesday and thursday. I think we will get showers or sprinkles certainly north of san rafael. I think we could see showers as far south as hayward. There is no coastal fog right now. It will come back tonight and tomorrow morning. Current temperatures, 86, concorde. 8 degrees warmer and fairfield. Temperatures are trending upward a little bit. A beautiful night and a beautiful evening. A nice night to walk with the pets. Even at the coast that will be mild. Coastal fog will return tomorrow. Thats the difference between today and tomorrow. You will see some coastal fog and that will trend temperatures at the beaches down a little bit. San jose tomorrow morning, 53. I lunchtime, 70. By lunchtime, 70. A nice looking day for your bay area tuesday. On wednesday and thursday i will show you that model run and changes that are coming that may require an umbrella. Bill cosby went on trial today for Sexual Assault. What he said in court and the support hes getting from one of his tv children. Two games0 over last nights win over the cavs. That it morris coming up in sports. What investigators are saying about a deadly workplace shooting in orlando that left five people dead. Youre going to be hanging out in here. So if you need anything, text me. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. One of bill cosbys more than 60 accusers testified today and they wanted the comedian Sexual Assault trial. This is video of bill cosby leaving the courthouse in pennsylvania. The 79yearold is facing three counts of aggravated indecent assault for an alleged encounter with the Temple University employee 12 years ago. That victim testified today. She claims he drugged and sexually assaulted her. An attorney for some of the other alleged victims was in court today. I am here because this is the first time that mr. Cosby will have to face his accusers. Cosby denies any wrongdoing saying that any contact he had with her was consensual. The trial is expected to last a couple of weeks. If he is found guilty he could spent 10 years in prison a former Oakland Police officer pleaded not guilty. He was ordered to stand trial after a woman at the center of a case testified that she had sexual relations with him. She said he texted her warning her to stay off a street because of an undercover prostitution sting. His Attorney Says no sting existed. He has been charged with conspiracy to obstruct got justice. His attorney said the case is moving forward. The chp arrested a woman in bay point who officers say hit and injured a man as they were in the process of illegally dumping trash. The chp received a call from a woman who said she had someone while driving a pickup truck towing a trailer. When officers arrived they determine that woman and a man had been trying to dump a load of blocks and railroad ties. While the man was directing the woman on where to dump the load she hit him with a truck. He was taken to the hospital and she was arrested. A man of florida goes on a shooting rampage leaving five dead. What investigators are saying about the gunman and a motive do you know someone who could be deported . A majority of californians do. Which campus has the cheapest cost of living expenses. Stay with us, ktvu fox2 news at 630 is next. So, lets do something else. Like what . Like, watch tv wherever. Whats that supposed to mean . It means, anywhere. In a car . Yep. Oof. But not like that. Like this. Oooh, family boat trip yeah. And check this, record as many shows as you want. What . What . I just got chills. I know tv, like, made for us. Finally finally. Yeah. Finally. Wait, thats way cheaper than cable. Life in prison. The decision was unanimous. He showed no emotion as that verdict was read. The Santa Clara County da said the jury said he will die in prison and never take another breath as a free man. Two men have been arrested in the deadly go ship warehouse fire. Derick almena is seen here during a brief Court Appearance today and max harris who served as a creative director was taken into custody. They were both charged with 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter. The da said that both knowingly created a fire trap and failed to provide any Fire Suppression equipment and filled the building with flammable materials. And attorney said the charges are an attempt to make escape go part of his client. It is police need to with the three attackers are carried out an attack in london that left seven people dead and dozens more injured. One was identified as a 27year old british citizen born in pakistan and a 30yearold who claim to be moroccan and libyan. Police are trying to id the third attacker. Police have released all 12 people arrested in the wake of that attack without charges. You are watching ktvu fox2 news at 6 30. A man from florida up return to his former piece of work where he shot and killed five people before turning his gun on himself. Heres the latest. I was working at the Orlando Sentinel when i heard multiple gunshots. It was an alarming sound. In the middle of the morning. Folks going to work stopped in their tracks to hear shot after shot. I was scared it was another terrorist attack. I was hoping for the best someone inside called 911 at a 03 reporting an

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