three is staying at a hotel in downtown oakland and we are downtown oakland and we are there for us. >> the man who ran ghost ship is staying at the marriott. last night a crew calm up with the man, with a lot of question. he funded the ghost ship artist collective and ran it at warehouse location this is what he said to our crew last night >> everyone is wonder, could you save them? >> they are my children. they are my friends. my family. my loved and my future. what else do i have to say? >> permit officials say he needed a special permit for the friday night rave but he did not have one. back in november, the place was warned of blight outside the property. back here live at the marriott we do not know if he is still staying here but officials have said criminal charges are a possibility. >>> obviously we will continue to follow everything that is happening with the fire if there is breaking information. now, the weather and traffic, starting with lisa here for meteorologist mike nicco. >> yes, certainly sit foggy. not just in the north bay but quarter-mile visibility from petalum

hashtag oakland warehouse fire, hashtag oakland fire. if you are wondering about the two dozen people still unaccounted for there is a family assistance center that is set up at the sheriff's office 2425 e. 12th street the address there, you can also call the corners office. also, 100% silk that is the electronic performer that was playing at the warehouse last night, they have listed the names of the people missing on their facebook page. a bunch of ways if you are trying to track down the names of those still missing.>>> special -- professional sports teams are offering their condolences and send sending support to the victims of this fire. the oakland athletics in the nearby raiders are joining forces from the you caring.com website. so far more than 28,000 dollars has been raised. both teams will match those donations for assistance and release for the victims of this tragic fire. the golden state warriors held a moment of silence between the phoenix suns at work lorena. the arena is three miles from where the deadly warehouse fire t

the building lit up with the words oakland. the omni hotel often recognizes holidays and tragedies with light display. >> nice to see other people joining in the pain being felt here. our fire coverage continues on our website. that's where you can find a slideshow of photos taken from inside the warehouse right before it went up in flames. you'll also find photos of the victims identified so far. all that on nbcbayarea.com. >>> an attempted burglary led to gunfire at a vallejo home. the home envision happened yesterday afternoon. it is near ascot parkway and not too far from jesse bethel high school. police say they got a call from a man who heard someone kick in his front door. the man grabbed a gun, shot the intruder and climbed out a second story window. police say the intruder was taken to the hospital where he died from the gunshot wound. he has not been identified. >>> good tuesday morning. the time is 5:40. it's mostly in the low to mid 40s. we've had spots dipping into the freezing mark in the north bay with patchy fro

in oakland i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf said a team of city employees is combing through every public record the city has with the ghost ship building. there had been complaints of garr banl piling up outside the artists' collective and unpermitted construction going on inside. abc news correspondent neal karlinsky today asked schaaf about neighborhood complaints about the building. >> taking tremendous steps to make sure we're doing a complete and thorough investigation of not only this building and its history with the city but also what we can do to potentially prevent these types of disasters from happening in the future. >> schaaf told abc news she'll be bringing in an independent expert to analyze the city's process and recovery operation to make sure it's done thoroughly. >>> a woman who was supposed to go to friday night's rave but didn't go is now doing her best to make sure the tragedy does not get repeated. kelci aguilar has been to many raves in the bay area. she says it's a close-knit community even though people like to remain anonymous. a

we'll hear from family and >> steve:continuing our coverage of the fatal oakland warehouse fire. many of those who died were deeply passionate about the bay area's music scene. >> vicki:kron 4's charles clifford spoke with a friend of a young woman who had strong ties to the creative community in oakland. >> reporter:another person who passed away friday was literally doing what she loved.surrounded by the kind of music that insipired her. >> reporter:chelsea dolan was an aspiring electronic music producer, event producer and radio host. this does the deaths from the >> steve:grant lodes is here with more on the young lady who was also a radio d-j in the bay area. >> grant: yes, she had a lot going on... >> grant:chelsea faith dolan, from san francisco. d-j's at u-c berkeley's k-a- l-x- fm. the 33-year-old's on air name was 'cherushi' and she was on from nine to midnight every thursday night for the past four years. >> grant:her colleagues at kalx are not ready to speak publicly about her passing but in a statement.u-c berkeley wrote that. >> grant:'.it is with a heavy heart that

>> marty: breaking news this morning out of oakland. a major structure fire in oakland. here is video of that fire. you can see massive flames and dense smoke coming out of the building. crews have been at the scene battling the blaze all night. the fire was first reported at 11:30 last night. kron 4's averi harper is live at the scene of that fire this morning. averi what can you tell us? >> averi: will give the deal we have from the scene when fire crews were still battling this blaze and we're told a will reach three alarms shortly before midnight. people can come inside and view the art the artists in side can go by that art and the people in fact started to smell smoke that's when all of the chaos broke loose here on 31st avenue last night and people started running out and seeing the video this was completely engulfed in flames three alarms and now fire crews are working to get all the people that were inside accounted for their so 25 people >> averi: 0 is from somebody that was inside working downstairs when he heard the fire and try to pull people out fire crews

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oakland mayor shaft plans town vail a plan tomorrow to try to help keep artists here in oakland. >> i have been passionate about preserving and lifting up the incredible creative community. >>reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> one north oakland art collector says it's playing by the rules and working with city hall. omni commons describes itself as collectively run safe space for artist also used for community events. in contrast to a lot of other ground space the group tries to strive with building and fire code. those at city hall were skeptical about the plans but tea lot of effort that has changed. >>> we have much more ahead for you on this monday night. coming up. we hear new details about the inside of a building and how easily any one can become trapped. >> outpouring of support for the victims. one like this one outside oakland. >> sutro camera there is rain on the way this week. drew has the timing and w i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for

marquez with the oakland police department. as we all have witnesses and expeer ybsrienced is this was a tragic incident and many were impacted, not just our community, but the country and internationally and so here, even at the scene, we've experienced the overwhelming donations from all over the world and we actually want to take this time now to direct it in ways you can help to support the relief of the families and those that were impacted during this incident and one way you can do that is by donating. y-o -- and if you go on the website in the search tool, if you search on there oakland fire relief, you'll see there was a page that's been generated and organized by the oakland athletics and they have donated a substantial amount along with the oakland raiders and the golden state warriors and many, many members of this community and nation wide and internationally. we want to encourage you to support this relief for the city and the families that were drastically impacted by this tragic incident. thank you. >> okay. you

oakland fire victims. we start with "nick gomez- hall." >>> and throughout our newscast, we'll be remembering the oakland fire victims. we start right now with nick gomez hall. he worked as an administrative assistant in berkeley. his co-workers say that he made everyone feel like they were his friends. over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. to have health insurance starting january 1st, you need to enroll by december 15th. visit covereca.com today. many of the warehouses in oakland. p >>> in the past few days, we've exposed the various problems with many of the warehouses in oakland, problems that the city has been aware of for ye

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that's according to oakland mayor libby schaaf. there were some structural issues inside that would have been a safety concern for firefighters, so when this news conference comes up, we may get more details on that, as well as possibly if there is an increase in the number of victims. it looks like they're doing a sound check right now, guys, so if we can, we'll try to dip into that and give you guys this update on this news conference. we'll send it back to you in the newsroom. >> yes, most definitely. keep tabs on that and we'll bring that to you live. >>> in the meantime, we are looking deeper into the warehouse itself, which as we're learning was an artists' collection. people lived and worked in that space which was called the ghost ship. the man who ran that house, derrick almena, has a troubled past. he's been keeping a low profile since the fire. bob riddell is at the hotel he was last seen at. he's not talking much about this fire, bob, but he has talked on social media. >> reporter: he has, and he has released a statemen

and now is oaklands deadliest fire in the history of oakland. they still have lot and then the still 24 expected to climb at 20% going through fire crews this block from the scene here. very difficult at this point how the bodies are being found. the worst fire even heard reports eocene and international. finding those bodies and the removal and identification. if >> averi: is important to note that these best people that suckling quarters offset this point they've been innovative with calls. they doing their best the notify families. >> mark: activate their bills of the contract and of people there. and the devastating warehouse details on the warehouse itself keep a minute now is complete disinformation and small location. all that will still be burning off and to the lunchtime hour. all day today and let this quarter shot and you can also see it more sunshine here and then the horse carts the bay area still sticking with us in the north bay along the peninsula. in the immediate coast and in the meantime all that will be mixing of the most par

we're hearing from the oakland police department. jonna watson, the sergeant there, saying they're doing an area wide search and being methodical, working the scene from many angles. they're trying to gather all of the license plates for the cars parked nearby, for the victims and trying to match the vehicles with their registered owners. i want to bring in right now pete suratos who has been out there all morning long. pete, you listened to the press conference as well. what struck you? >> reporter: oakland fire given us an update. as you can imagine, it's a very emotional time. we know that that it's up to 24 deceased victims where this fire took place on friday night. they're going to search as the day goes on. the count is up to 24. we reported ten in the last live report. now it's up to 24. when i say they were getting emotional, we heard from oakland fire. they say it was a very tough time for them. they've only been through 20% of the building. they've removed buckets of debris. they're trying to make it through this warehouse

. >> reporter: >>oakland will move forward >> reporter:that is the message coming from oakland mayor libby schaaf 5 days after the ghostship warehouse fire that left 36 people dead. in a fire safety press conference on wednesday the mayor was asked.when was the last time a fire investigator had been to this warehouse location. >>we can improve our fire safety >> reporter:those with the atf say this warehouse blaze had the most fire fatality's in the country in the last 13 years. they say the fire started on the first floor. there were two stairwells but neither one led to an exit. >> smoke traveled up the stairwells trapping the occupants on the second floor >> reporter:investigators believe the fire started in the back of the warehouse but don't yet have a cause that trigger the spark. >>the refridgerator is still being examined but has not been determined to be the cause of the fire >>we're looking at every possible source of ignition. >> reporter:wednesday those with the alameda county sheriff's office released these pictures from the front of the warehouse. shots taken a short ti

a building lit up with the word oakland. the omni hotel often recognizes holidays or tragedies with its light display. >>> the cities across the country right now showing their solidarity. thapg today amidst, mayor libby schaaf announcing new efforts to boost the arts committee. many have been at risk to degree displaced due to rising rents and lack of long-term leases. the mayor' office scheduled today's event before friday's warehouse fire. >> there's being in the zone and there's really being in the shown. that's about all you can say when it comes to clklay thompso during last night's warriors game. >> look at this celebrity crowd on the sidelines. the man of the hour, of course, would have to be klay thompson who dropped 60 points last night. that's an amazing feat in his own right, did it in just three-quarters. thompson sat the entire fourth quarter because the dubs had such a huge lead they didn't need him, winning the game 142-106. >> hot out there. we're cold when it comes to walking out the door. a cold start to t

we are oakland, donate to help. the team promised to match $20,000 in donations to the fund but has increased it to $30,000. donations have already topped that. raiders have offered to match the next $30,000 matched. the giants have pledged 30,000 and warriors announced they will donate some $50,000 to the fund. for more information about the deadly fire, log on to wutv.com. there is a photo gallery have images. you can join us on our facebook page for up to the minute information about the tragedy and live press conference. one is coming up this morning at 8:00. >>> stay with us. at 6:41, we will continue to follow this oakland fire. there is a live picture from the scene. you see a podium set up. we are expecting to have more information from oakland police. we'll talk to alley in the next couple minutes or so. there is a preference conference set up for 8:00 am. stay with us. >>> our coverage of the deadly warehouse fire in oakland continues. the death toll stands at ten. with at least two dozen others missing, w

our coverage of the oakland fire continues on abcnews.com. you can also download our free abc7 news app that will enable push alerts to get updates throughout the day. >>> next, there are new developments on the trump transition. who has just been appointed to the president-elect's cabinet? >>> and what happened to sherri papini. what her >>> so important to honor those who we have lost in the oakland warehouse fire. we have been getting more information. their photos and information about the victims. jessica is now back with more on their stories. jessica? >> earlier we told you about sara hoda and david cline. i now have new information on the 17-year-old who died. mentioned often in notes left at these makeshift memorials. we cannot tell you his name is draifen mcgill, attended school of the arts in san francisco. school officials sent out a statement confirming mcgill's death a short time ago. 32-year-old donna kellogg graduated from san francisco state. the chick co-born woman was an avid drummer, loved the out doorps and cooking. been

from the oakland raiders. how they honored the fire victim outs today'd game. >> after a mild weekend we'll see cake let's take you back live to a greg memorial a block away from the warehouse. started with a couple flowers left on the fence and you can see there are now a lot of candles, many bouquets, note cards, messages, all for the victims and families of the victims. >> oakland coliseum went silent for a few moments this afternoon before the raiders can do on the buffalo bills. >> please stand and join in a moment of silent reflection for the victims, their families, and loved ones. thank you. >> eekland owed home town team and it's fans honored those effected by the fire. bowling the raiders and the oakland a's will match donations up to thousand to help the victims and their families they've already raised 58,000 of a $60,000 goal. >> churches throughout oakland and the east -- east bay took time to remember at the victims of the fire. the oakland community is in mourning. we talked with parishioners a

live in oakland cristen ayers, kpix5. five victims had ties to uc berkeley and they were remembered at cal today. people wrote messages on posters with their pictures. vanessa plotkin and jenny morris were juniors. griffin madden and david cline were alums. chelsea dolan hosted a show on the university radio station. one by one family members shared stories. >> she told me that she loved this campus. she loved the berkeley community and i felt her presence as soon as i walked the campus once again and i felt her joy and spirit here. >> it still doesn't really seem real to me. we just saw her last week for thanksgiving. >> we were so blessed to have jenny for 21 years. >> tmz posted this exclusive photo today as former ghost ship residents who escaped the fire reunited with many the man blamed for it, the leader of the collective darrell almena. >> you might suspect that are areas like the ghost ship all over the bay and as you might have learned, san francisco has already started cracking down. >> reporter: in the wake of

oaklanders found solace in their place of worship. >> if your a long-time oaklander, this i trying, to turn on the situation yesterday and see your home town feature node such horrible way record report the mayor reached out to the catholic diocese of oakland, asking that a vigil be held tomorrow at the cathedral of christ the light. monday's village. will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> we did that when we had the horrible tragedy with the irish students in berkeley who fell off the balcony, we had that here. a lovely vigil here, and we would like to do something very similar. >> reporter: other churches in oakland held mass dedicatessed to those who died. st. elizabeth church is only a few blocks from the deadly warehouse fire. >> there were so many in the place that we will continue holding in our prayers and sending our blessings from our community here. >> i hope the families of those people can heal. i know they will, but it's going to take a long time. i want to drive down and see how it is. >> reporter: near the site of the fire people were leaving flowers. >> coming up at 6:

we are live in oakland's lake merit. abc seven news. >> very anxious time for them, thank you very much. and before tonight's vigil at lake merit a small group of people gathered to pray, they found serenity inside the cathedral of christ the light. the church stayed open so that people could pray and reflect in silence. in san francisco, dozens of people met for a vigil to honor the victims at harvey milk applause. they fear that some from their own community are among the victims of this tragedy. alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley spoke publically for the first time about the fire and said that the investigation could result in possible murder or manslaughter charges. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is with me with that part of the story, tonight. >> reporter: yeah, nancy o'malley said a team is working on the case, but the priority is the recovery effort which will take at least another day. power in the area has been turned off. so crews working with the large crane are safe from the power lines. they ar

they include 29-year-old aura joe of oakland, 29-year-old nicole seacrest of oakland. also killed in the fire 35-year- old billy dixon and 34-year-old johnny igoz both from oakland. 22-year-old alex vega of san bruno and 32-year-old hannah ruax of helsinki, finland. >> we have identified 35 of the 36 victims. we have onlyone unknown. of the 35 we have made notification to 30 of those families. >> many of the fire victims were passionate about art and music. one of them was a student at san francisco state. a young couple also among the victims. most of them were young mostly in their 20s, the youngest victim age 17 was the son of an alameda county sheriff's deputy. tonight friend and family of those killed in the fire are saying their good-byes. >> reporter: as more of the 36 names on that list of lives lost over the weekend becomes public, we see this memorial here grow and change. of course, grief looks different for different people. we talked to two people tonight who couldn't be grieving in more different ways. >> she had a way of making people love her. >> report

deadly warehouse fire in oakland... and as the recovery effort wraps up -- the focus will shift to the criminal investigation. good morning. >>> any minute now we are waiting on updates from the fire out of oakland as the focus shifts to the criminal investigation. >> while the investigation into the fire continues around the clock, the families of those killed are remembering the 36 lives that were lost. >> i feel so sorry for all the parents that felt like they were raising their kids to be wonderful, creative, independent children, young adults. and they just made the wrong choice to be in a warehouse that was not safe. >> late last night information on 10 more victims was released. they were all in their 20s and 30s from the oakland area. officials are now setting up for a press conference. >> reporter: they are going to be holding a press conference here momentarily. meantime, work has been going on all night long. we have some pictures from chopper 5. and we have the oakland police spokesperson with us ready to sp

on search before oakland fire or victims of the oakland fire, you will see a link connected, set up by the city, and the red cross. here arrest the site we are spenting overwhelming amount of support people bring in food and asking how to donate financially. it is overwhelming. it is set up on-line and you can make the donations, whether you here, or cross the nation or international, as we know the magnitude of the impact on the families and our community. one way we are asking those who want to give back is to give back through this website, it goes a long way and the funds will be presently distributed. you can see how they are distributed. we know you are praying and your thoughts are with you but if you with lick to give financially visit the website, www. www.youcaring.com. seven for "victims of the oakland fire." >> thank you, officer marquez. >> we will open for questions starting on the right and work our way aroun >> what are the challenges? specific challenges about the remaining 15% that needs to be searched? >> primary that corner as you face the building the left corner,

marÍa: en oakland 54. leÓn: y 44 en napa. ¿estoy realmente empujando 6 millas a estos tipos que se quedaron sin gasolina? ¿o es una metáfora sobre el gran esfuerzo que hago para hacer un sándwich más delicioso? como mi nuevo pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich, con queso pepper jack picante, salsa ranch picante y carne blanca de pollo picante. pero a juzgar por la insolación y que ya ni siento las piernas, sí estoy empujando este carro. tiene que ser más fácil conseguir clientes nuevos. el pepper jack ranch spicy chicken sandwich. pruébalo antes de que desaparezca. sí, estoy perdido. >> regresamos con noticias univisiÓn 14. leÓn: se confirmó la histÓrica nominaciÓn de parte del gobernador jerry brotÓ del primer hispano como fiscal general de california. marÍa: grecia nos acompaÑa con los detalles. grecia: por la maÑana el gobernador jerry brown hizo oficial la nominaciÓn de javier becerra como oficial general. [audio en inglÉs] esto fue lo que dijo el gobernador acerca de becerra, a quien eligiÓ, s

in oakland to remember many part of the trans community who died in the oakland fire. tonight they are remembering their lives. before going up in flames the oakland warehouse was the site of a party where many in the trans community gathered to dance the night away. >> these places are where you find yourself where you find the community that accepts your. when we don't have those safe places we are put into situations in jeopardy. >> at least three trans women are among the victims, 22-year- old, cash askew , 29-year-old feral pines and em bohlkas, as authorities began to identify the victims they brought in a liaison for the trans community to help make sure each victim is identified by their chosen name and gender. >> we have to work together. >> the identity of the victims, their names matter. >> there are procedures to follow. we want to make sure everybody is respected with dignity. >> a father posted this message recently she was transitioning to become a beautiful happy woman. she took the name em bohlkas i wish she had more time to live her life as she truly

we are at the oakland marriott. right here this minivan with the make shift rack that belongs to derrick iin and his wife. there is no shortage of people upset with him over issues with the warehouse where 36 people have died. derrick ion is on probation for stealing an airstream trailer. he denied stealing it but she found it near the warehouse and placed him under citizen's arrest. as part of a deal. io nspent two days in jail and named in restraining orders by two men saying he attacked them as they tried to get equipment and this man says he got into an argument with ion. he says he suffered a bruised rib when ion slammed a door on his hand. >> a warehouseman says he beat him as he tried to on record a conversation between ion and lewis. >> i had my phone taken from me. >> ion requested a restraining order against shelly mack that ktvu interviewed after fire. mack says she rented an rv in the warehouse from ion and when she tried to leave he tried to to steal her stuff. she says she called cps about his children

oakland is raiders and raiders is oakland. and when you think about green bay, think about dallas, everybody knows oakland is the only place this team should be." rodney peete "there's been so many scars. so much bad blood and just ugliness going on. how do you get past that when there is a new group presenting itself. that's what we had to overcome a little bit as well, we are not talking about the past. this is something new fresh that we are bringing to the table." but there are still many hurdles facing lott's group. the biggest challenge is making sure the raiders.and the nfl are also on board. marcus allen "we are optimistic. we've had conversations and we feel that this is being the first step, we hope that's when it's all said and done, they'll stay here." ronnie lott "we still have to convince the nfl. we still have to convince mark davis, we got a long ways to go, but today is a great day for raider nation, for a lot of people." >> reporter:that's a very giant step in the process as mark davis has been vocal about wa

-year-old "nicole siegrist oakland. [ indiscernible ] names ] au ara jo of oakland. 34-year-old amanda kershaw of san francisco. and 29-year-old nicole siegrist of oakland. these two cal students died in the fire: 23-year-old griffin madden and 21-year-old vanessa plotkin. >>> across the u.s. friends and family are finding way to express their grief. kpix 5's maria medina is live in oakland on how local communities are remembering their loved ones. maria. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. yeah. this memorial continues to grow just outside the warehouse where it burned down. we are seeing the pictures of the victims and candles burning with their names on it and heartbreaking messages out here. this poster right in the middle of the memorial says oakland fire victims our hearts go out to the families and victims and we want to show you some images that we have seen throughout oakland as friends and family get confirmation of the identities of the victims. so far, 35 of the 36 victims have been positively identified by the coroner. now, as their names emerge, so do their stories. >> o

the thing that is excited about oakland is how divided our manufactured sector is in oakland what you'll see even today in or neendz our one and 10 year old company ab fundy that applies 200 people in oakland and food and o who candy and food you'll see metal fabricators and what i'm excited about in oakland right now is the opportunity that we have to build real carrier pathways for our young people in oakland last week, i violated two manufacturing companies with one and 50 young people this is the 6 manufacturing company in oakland last week to expose them to what it looks like to work with the manufacturing sector right now how can we go ahead exist and see that right now these are jobs that involve technology their creativity and can build things with their hand and how can we can build the gives me economy we're talking about. >> thank you, kate great to be here and real estate on amazing site with mayor ed lee and supervisor cowen really their leadership in making this happen i know there are big plans ahead but in the meanwhile great place to hang and meet and offers a low cost o

we open our program at oakland, at the site of the memorial for those who died in the ghost ship warehouse fire. the notes and candles symbolize the immense grief felt across the bay area and across the nation, in the week since the fire claimed 36 lives, many questions remain how many other warehouse spaces are there like this, how safe are they? who should be held accountable and what can be done to prevent something like this from happening again? investigators and city officials are continuing their work, but for the many people who lost friends or family members, their grief is still overwhelming. i'm here in oakland to talk to members of the arts community about how this tragedy is affecting them and to remember some of the artists we have lost. russell butler is a local musician who was preparing to perform at the ghost ship warehouse moments before the fire broke out. russell, i know that you were at the site of the ghost ship when the fire happened. can you take us back to that night? what was going on? >> a lot of my friends were going to get together and just do what we love the

i am teresa and i am the fire chief in the city of oakland. at this time we have proclaimed a local state of emergency. and this is scheduled to be ratified by our city council on december 8th. so some of you may be asking what does that mean? once the local state of emergency has been been proclaimed, it allows the city to be eligible for possible state or federal refunds in support of this disaster. it also allows the local residents or businesses who have been impacted by this disaster to get funding to help them in regards to their businesses. because there has been many businesses in this area that have been impacted over the last four days. for instance, wendy's at the corner of international and fruitville have been closed for the last four days because of this incident. and so i think it is important that this has taken place and we are moving forward with trying to qualify for state or federal funds for reimbursement. >> this is our 4th night here. and i want to talk real briefly about some challenges that we have had in regards to ou

em bohlka from oakland. her father posted on instagram she was recently transitioning to becoming a beautiful happy woman. >> six other victims include 28-year-old micah danemayer, 34-year-old edmund lapine and benjamin runnels of oakland. >> 33-year-old chelsea dolan from san francisco, 29-year-old feral pines from berkeley, 21-year-old jennifer morris of foster city also lost their lives in that city. >> i didn't do anything ever in my life that would lead me up to this moment. i'm an honorable man, a proud man. i'm not going to answer these questions on this level. i would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents. >> that interview just a couple hours ago on nbc. that was the operator of the warehouse that went up in flames breaking down during a live interview on the "today" show. >> kris sanchez with more on this exclusive interview. kris? >> reporter: good morning. this morning derick almena was outraged and tearful as he talked about the young people whose lives were lost and about livin

and the oakland arena. these next 48 hours are crucial, because that's when these crews are actually going to be able to get inside and get the debris from inside and, more importantly, the bodies. we'll continue to update this throughout the evening and later in the newscast. guys, we'll send it back to you. >> raj, thanks very much. one of the most important parts of the story has been trying to keep the family members of those who know they have passed or who are unaccounted for up to date with information. to do that, the county of alameda set up a family assistance center. that information is on the screen right now. 2425 east 12th street in oakland. the phone number, 510-382-3000. we did hear from sergeant kelly saying they are flooded, inundated with phone calls. and only people with pertinent information or questions about the fire are supposed to call there, so family members can get through. they said that's an important way for them to communicate with the families. of course rick boone has been

they are expecting to vote on the oakland raiders proposal. what this vote will do is basically give the city and county an exclusive period to negotiate with the nfl hall-of- famer ronnie lott and the va group. the board voted to move forward. city leaders say that vote let them know that their partner is onboard and to continue working for a deal that work for the city of oakland and alameda county. the work to rebuild the site would use 200 millions in bond money that would not impact the

he joins us live in oakland. charles?>> reporter: right now i am sitting at 31st and international boulevard in oakland. a short time ago, the malamute a -- the alameda county sheriff's office updated us. nine bodies have been recovered from the remains, the rubble of this building. very -- they know there are additional victims inside. they can see the victims but cannot get to them because of the rubble. we know several dozen people remain missing. one small bit of good news is that they did say a dozen or so folks on the missing list have been found alive and reunited with their family and friends. by me, they are going to continue -- behind me, they are going to continue into the evening. there is heavy equipment the sift through the rubble. it will be a tough and dangerous job. let's look at some helicopter video. the reason it will take a long time is that there is basically three stories of rubble that have collapsed inside the shell of this burned-out building. the remains that they can see but not get to our mixe

we are live in oakland's lake merit. abc seven news. >> very anxious time for them, thank you very much. and before tonight's vigil at lake merit a small group of people gathered to pray, they found serenity inside the cathedral of christ the light. the church stayed open so that people could pray and reflect in silence. in san francisco, dozens of people met for a vigil to honor the victims at harvey milk applause. they fear that some from their own community are among the victims of this tragedy. alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley spoke publically for the first time about the fire and said that the investigation could result in possible murder or manslaughter charges. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is with me with that part of the story, tonight. >> reporter: yeah, nancy o'malley said a team is working on the case, but the priority is the recovery effort which will take at least another day. power in the area has been turned off. so crews working with the large crane are safe from the power lines. they ar

oakland down 24-23. the fourth quarter, carr through for 262 yards, two tds. 37 yards to amari cooper. the raiders up 30-24. defense closed it out. khalil mack gets a piece of taylor's arm. ball picked off by nate allen leading to another touchdown. and mack who played college in buffalo and was passed by the bills, the raiders 10-to with a 38-24 victory. >> that's the belief of every day, every week. we work hard. and we go out there and fight together. and try to get those wins by any means. >> everybody played a big part in this win. and everybody did they job. and we handled it right and came without the w. >> we expect to go out there and score point, obviously like everyone in the nfl does. but hen things were going bad, we were guy, stay the course. if we just make the place we're supposed to make, we can score a lot of points. >> proud of our guys. and encouraged to enjoy this one quick. and then come in ready to work tomorrow. getting prepared for the trip to kansas city. >>> chiefs and falcons.

oakland east of the bay bridge in the 40s. yes, when you look at these numbers, it's much more mild this morning than 24 hours ago due to the blanket of clouds that will remain over the area. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. gusty winds out of the south 10 to 20, some gusts up to 30 miles per hour. so hang on to that umbrella today. it's going to be one of those days when that umbrella blows inside out. we'll talk about when the third storm will roll into the bay area but first let's send it on over to roqui. >>> 6:02. let's get a check of the morning commute and send it over to roqui. >> wake up, kenny. [ laughter ] >> okay. let's take a look at the roads. the rain is affecting the morning commute. but mass transit is all looking good throughout the area. bart, ace, muni and caltrain are on time. may i suggest you take mass transit this morning because problem san francisco northbound 280 before geneva avenue a three-car crash involving a rollover here and this was just reported as a traffic alert. so it's going to take 30 mi

oakland hopes this plan will change the game. ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> and taxpayers aren't completely off the hook, whether the raiders stay or leave, taxpayers still owe $95 million from 1995, when the raiders moved back from l.a. >>> and we do want to remind you that we are under a microclimate weather alert across the bay area, so if you're just now waking up, you want to tune in because we are tracking a front that is expected to bring some pretty serious rainfall totals across the bay area. right now, it's sitting over the north bay. peninsula is seeing some rain right now, 56 degrees. we aren't tracking chilly temperatures, though, we are expected to remain in the 50s and 60s, but overall the biggest threat right now is going to be that rainfall and because we are tracking rain, we do currently have our storm ranger in action and what this does is it scans in the horizontal to provide the most current and latest rain data that other radars aren't able to capture. it expands higher resolution and can detect anything

we are taking a live look from chopper 5 above the scene in oakland . work has resumed this morning after it had been put on hold for about nine hours. there was a wall that was in danger of collapsing so they had to put the whole operation on hold. they are now back in the warehouse searching for more bodies. there has been 36 found your a believe there will be several more. the other big piece of news that came out overnight was that the atf has pinpointed where they believe this fire started. it is in the back of the building. they also want recovery workers out of that area so they can make sure the area is not effected. they want to preserve all of the evidence so that they will eventually be able to get to the cause of this fire.>> i spoke this morning with a woman who used to live in the ghost ship collective. she said she is not surprised to hear about this weekend's tragedy.>> it was a death trap. >> reporter: seeing the images from friday night's fire and hearing the news that doesn't have died, shelley mac says she knows that could have been

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soul-searching for fellowship at the ghost ship in oakland. the youngest victim safar a 17- year-old draven mcgrill a student at san francisco school of the arts who sang with the pacific boy choir in oakland for more than five years . he was the son of an alameda county sheriff's deputy. it enjoyed designing clothes and stickers. >> there is not a meat or hurtful thing i can recall him saying that he was just a genuinely nice to everyone he met and i'm so thankful for having him in my life. >>reporter: cash was a musician. as a 22 transgender woman she found love with her girlfriend. >> an amazing and gorgeous, she's also a person that was so strong and she fought for her friends and loved them so hard expect another victim travis half was from venetia, a glassblower and a musician. [music] >>reporter: it was a member of the band ghost of lightning and used his elements of children as a therapist. his music manager says he was an inspiration. >> he was always very positive about everything and super optimistic. whenever he came in a room and

tonight in oakland. mayor libby has been offering her condolences to the victims and their families. >> you may know since i've became the mayor of oakland, i've been passional about preserving and lifting up the incredible creative community that makes this incredible city that it is. and the issue of creating space, vibrant spaces for oakland's artist community is a priority not just with me as mayor but as this community, and this is work that's been going on for a long time, and we are gonna stay focused on accomplishing that to make oakland and all the different stake holders involved. we do have plans. we ironically scheduled this last week before this tragedy happened. we'll be going forward with an announcement on tuesday around efforts to preserve and protect artist spaces for both living and working here in oakland. it is an incredible asset and beauty of our city, one that we cherish and one that has been so badly damaged by this tragedy. >> oakland mayor libby. we're also hearing from people

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he died last night in the warehouse fire in oakland." family members confirmed to sf gate that cash askew was also killed. >> we continue coverage with stories of loss and survival. >> reporter: take a look behind me. this is the makeshift memorial that continues to build on this blog. folks continue to come through and pay their respects. as we broadcast on live tv, we do want to tell you that folks are putting garin flowers. people are talking to us. karen crum's are says she knows a victim -- karen krebzer says she knows one of the victims, travis half. >> i woke up to smoke. and an entire wall on fire. >> reporter: carmen lived at the warehouse. she escaped only with the clothes on her back. >> i was dreaming when i put on my coat in all of that smoke. i feel like i woke up on the sidewalk. seeing like everything, like this orange wall of fire, it felt like seeing a monster. >> 15 feet of flames in my loft. just being hit in the face with black smoke that i was immediately like blinded by. >> reporter: nikki also lived inside and als

the oakland city council is considering a number of issues tonight. of course, one of them the proposal by former 49er ronnie lott for a new stadium for the raiders team to hopefully keep them right near oakland. >> it wasn't c-section baby at the stadium in row 3. but ha ha. i was literally raised at the coliseum. >> reporter: oakland fans are dedicated and so far having a good day. former raider mark s. allen is part of a group of investors who was to fund a new stadium for the team. >> we talk about money, finances, about public money and private money but we talk about people. we talk about people that believe in something. >> reporter: earlier today the alameda county board of supervisors voted yes on an outline of a stadium deal for the raiders and now it's up to the oakland city council to do the same. one councilman spoke at the earlier meeting and is optimistic. >> i think we'll have unanimous support at the city council to support this proposal. >> reporter: assuming the oakland city council says yes tonight what's next? these ronnie lott wh

. >> this is a tragedy for the soul of oakland.>> heartbreak and grief as the work continues in oakland at the site of last weekend's devastating warehouse fire. the death toll stands at 36.>> more stories of the students, teachers and musicians who lost their lives in the deadly blaze.>>> good afternoon. i am michelle griego. >> i am kenny choi we learned no additional bodies were recovered overnight. the death toll stands at 36. fire crews say there is still a section of the building they have not searched due to safety hazards. we know that this fire is not only the deadliest in oakland's history but it is also now the deadliest structure fire in california since the 1906 san francisco earthquake.>> kpix 5 is live with complete coverage. jackie ward has more on how the community is mourning the victims. we begin with anne makovec on the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the recovery work has been going on for 24 hours a day since this fire happened on friday night. officers have been trying to dig through the rubble. may have had several challenges but things are going smoothly thi

in oakland, danya bacchus. abc 7 news. >> are we hearing anything more about possible criminal charges? >> that seems to be the question that everyone is trying to fine the answer to right now. the district attorney has not updated us -- has not updated us on any possible criminal charges so it still stands that they are looking no things that they are sill investigating and still trying to see if there's any criminal liability. >> all right. danya, thanks so much for that update. >>> authorities identified more victims of the ghost ship fire today. >> abc news 7 kristen sze is here with more on those who lost their lives. >> reporter: micah myers and jaycee dolan and ben reynolds, probably never heard of them until today and each had a story to tell, a passion for mike and a life to life. micah was 28 years old, a sound and video artist originally from massachusetts. he was doing the light show and his electronic music band red cellar booked its first big gig for january. his grerngsd alanna kane seen in this