. >> she wants to portray herself through high media events like this litigation as the avenging angel. the das office said they file criminal charges against derick almena and max harris . >> my husband is a good man max harris is a good man. >> they are not greedy. they are not selfish. or reckless. >> so the big takeaway today is that the defense believes this case belongs in civil court.>>> in oakland mayor released a statement saying that while it is a defense attorney's job to redirect attention away from the client, it is the das duty to hold those responsible for this tragedy accountable. >>> we're following direct -- developing news for crews are battling a warehouse fire. it's at the american chemical and sanitary supplies warehouse. it went to five alarms and sent lock smoke hundreds of feet into the air and cause a roof to collapse. at least one worker was injured and taken to the hospital. police are urging people to stay away from the area since there may be hazardous materials burning. >>> chevron is trying to determine the source of a hazardous bill in the bay. official

. >> she wants to portray herself to high media events like this litigation as the avenging angel.>> the das office said they filed criminal charges against micah allison and maxor is based only on the evidence. almena's wife asked for compassion. >> my husband is a good man . max harris is a good man. they are not greedy. they are not selfish. or reckless. >> reporter: so the big takeaway today frank is at the defense believes this case belongs in silver their civil and pg&e and the landlord are being sued in civil court. >>> late today the oakland mayor released a statement responding to the news conference and she said quote while it is a defense attorney's job to redirect attention away from the client, it is the das duty to hold those responsible for this tragedy accountable. >>> michael cardoza gives the defense team high marks for the way a publicly laid out its strategy today. he was in our studio at noon. >> they did a good job. they brought a motion out and they talked about the law. they are trying to bring up some sympathy and reaching out to possible jurors in this area.

angel, it is unspeakable this case." in addition, the group argued , if almena and harris are charged, why wasn't the warehouse owner who they say knew about problems inside the facility.kyndra miller, attorney for derick almena. "the government is wrong in how it landed this prosecution. the tenants warned about the electrical, yet the owner said the same thing again and again, i don't care, pay the rent."also in attendence at this news conference was almena's wife - michah allison, almena's wife. "we have all been devasted by too much."allison and almena lived at the warehouse with their three children but where not there the night of the party and subsequent fire. michah allison, almena's wife. "we all lived there, safety was a concern for my children and everyone else. we would not have lived there if it was unsafe."serra said the real guilty party in the tragedy lies at the feet of the city of oakland saying buidling inspectors knew about the warehouse and did not take action. also, serra says fire fighters caused h

. >> she wants to portray herself through high media events like this litigation as the avenging angel.>> reporter: the da's office said they filed charges against derick almena and max harris based only on the evidence. derick almena wife as for the compassion. >> my husband is a good man. max harris is a good man. they are not greedy. they are not selfish. or reckless. >> reporter: the big takeaway is the defense believes this case belongs in civil and not criminal court. derick almena , pg&e and the landlord are being sued in civil court .>>> a woman accused of abandoning her child near the san francisco zoo pleaded not guilty in court today. on monday witnesses reported seeing the 22-year-old pushing her five-year-old child out of her parked car on the great highway. patton drove off with her one- year-old son in the car. family services has custody of both children. she has been booked on two counts of child endangerment and one is a felony and the other is a misdemeanor and bill has been set at $100,000 extract the president responding to james comey's testimony. >>> governor bro

. >> she wants to portray herself through high media event like this litigation as the avenging angel. >> the da's office said they filed criminal charges against derek and a second tenant, max harris, based on evidence. derek's wife asked for compassion. >> my husband is a good man. max harris is a good man. they're not greedy. they're not selfish. or reckless. >> the defense attorneys say this case should be handled in civil and not criminal court. derek, pg&e, and the landlord are among the defendants in a civil lawsuit. henry lee ktvu fox 2 news. >>> chevron is trying to determine the source of a hazardous material source in richmond in the bay. it was discovered around 6:30 this morning. they put booms in the area to keep it from spreading. it's a black soot-like material in the water alongside the long wharf. chevron issued a statement saying the refinery has conducted a thorough check of operations and does not believe it is the source of material. chevron is working with the ship operator to consider other potential sources. >>> in southern california a large fire at a warehou

angel. on the other side of the equation they're saying derick almena is made out to be a demon. they're casting blame on other entities including city of oakland, pg & e, building inspectors that did not catch to the fact that this was a problematic warehouse. we hear other attorneys saying that derick almena is a good family man, not someone who should be pointed out or not someone who should be shouldering or placing the blame on this individual for the deadly fire. they say they have sympathy. micah allison is saying everyone should show some compassion for them. now, we do have some thoughts from this news conference earlier from tony serra. >> we believe that this prosecution is being bought in bad faith, that indeed there are alterior motives that lie behind the prosecution of our client. we believe that he is being made a scape goat for persons and entities culpable for this great tragedy. >> reporter: micah allison, the wife of derick almena, did show emotion when shilling he descri

angel, it is unspeakable this case." in addition, the group argued , if almena and harris are charged, why wasn't the warehouse owner who they say knew about problems inside the facility.kyndra miller, attorney for derick almena. "the government is wrong in how it landed this prosecution. the tenants warned about the electrical, yet the owner said the same thing again and again, i don't care, pay the rent."also in attendence at this news conference was almena's wife - michah allison, almena's wife. "we have all been devasted by too much."allison and almena lived at the warehouse with their three children but where not there the night of the party and subsequent fire. michah allison, almena's wife. "we all lived there, safety was a concern for my children and everyone else. we would not have lived there if it was unsafe."serra said the real guilty party in the tragedy lies at the feet of the city of oakland saying buidling inspectors knew about the warehouse and did not take action. also, serra says fire fighters caused h