determination has been made as to the exact cause of the fire." now at noon: the search for answers continues as a-t-f investigators look for what sparked the investigation is still ongoing, though. and at this time, no final determination has been made as to the exact cause of the fire. >> now at noon, the search for answer continues as atf investigators look for what sparked the deadly warehouse fire that claimed 36 lives. that update just coming into

our newsroom. good afternoon, it is tuesday, december 13. i'm michelle griego. kenny is off today. kpix 5's anne makovec is in oakland where a news conference just wrapped up. >> reporter: two important things came out of this news conference today. one the atf has not come up with the cause of the fire. in fact, we may never know the exact cause. also, the city has admitted that it has never done an inspection on the ghost ship warehouse. so that investigation continues as the city now tries to clean up its practices when it comes to fire prevention. oakland's ghost ship warehouse fire killed 36 people on december 2. it started at around 11:30 at night in the rear of the building when there was an illegal electronic dance party going on. a forensic mapping team arrived at the fire site friday to help investigators document the scene and prepare a diagram. they have been analyzing that diagram but both the bureau of

alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives and the oakland fire department say that they have not yet come up with a definitive cause. >> i cannot give you a specific timeline, but i will guarantee to the community, to the family members who lost someone in the fire, to those who survived the fire, that we will work diligently, we'll be methodic, and we'll be thorough in bringing this case to justice. >> reporter: that is nancy o'malley, the alameda county district attorney. she is heading up a criminal investigation in this case. there were no fire alarms, no sprinklers, and the two stairways from the second floor party did not lead to the building's only two exits. so several fire code violations there. but the fire department didn't even have this warehouse in its database. >> what we know right now today, we have no records of

1315 31st avenue being inspected, nor do we have any records of them applying for a special permit, a change of occupancy, any type of tenant improvement, none of those areas that would trying they are facility to be in our system was, um, had occurred. >> reporter: basically the fire department didn't know there was a business there. the fire department did not know anybody was living there. a lot of that information based on self-reporting, which the landlord of the warehouse did not do. even though there were several complaints to the fire department and city about this building and what may be going on there illegally, those reports did not make it to the city's fire prevention bureau. so no timeline on the investigation into the cause. no timeline on the possibility of criminal charges from this case. and the city has a lot of work do to figure out how it's going to try to prevent fires like

this in the future. they say they have gotten a lot of calls about similar warehouse living situations that are raising concerns. live in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. as the memorial grows for the victims of the fire, so do the donations. the east bay residents for responsible development have announced a $20,000 donation for the families of the people who died. a spokesman for the coalition of trade groups said in a statement, quote, we must all come together to prevent catastrophes like this. a big benefit concert is planned this week in oakland to raise money for the victims' families. primus and several others are on the line-up. it's scheduled for tomorrow at the fox theatre and starts at 7 p.m. new at noon oakland mayor libby schaaf is trying to address affordable housing issues in the wake of that deadly warehouse fire. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in oakland where the mayor just met with the u.s. secretary of

housing and urban development. jackie. >> reporter: michelle, the meeting with the secretary has been in the works for months. but still, mayor libby schaaf calls the timing of it poignant and much of the focus was on the ghost ship fire 11 days after the fire. mayor schaaf says that the visit created a renewed federal government sense of urgency to help people afford a safe place to live. she says affordable housing needs the federal government's help because it can't be solve solely locally. secretary castro says the rental affordable crisis here in oakland and across the country highlighting the ghost ship fire as a wake-up call. >> that incident, um, in -- in a very tense way, has highlighted the need to create more affordable housing opportunities here in oakland. >> that in the face of these changing dynamics, we retain and protect our vulnerable residents, we protect what makes this city so great like

it's artistic community. >> reporter: secretary castro says he is encouraged by the fact the tech sector is getting more involved with housing and is hopeful about his input at the local and state level. so the sent and mayor will now go to the west coast conference of mayors where they will continue to discuss affordable housing as well as homelessness. jackie ward, kpix 5. developing news on san francisco's sinking skyscraper. a structural engineer involved in the design of the millennium tower has been subpoenaed to appear before the board of supervisors. he is expected to explain why the tower now leans two inches and has sunk 16 inches into the ground. he is scheduled to appear january 12. in oakland, it's a critical day for efforts to keep the raiders in town. the city council and alameda county supervisors are expected to vote on a plan to build a new football stadium on the coliseum site. the proposal comes from an

investment group organized by nfl hall of famer ronnie lott. raiders owner mark davis wants to move the team to nevada where state lawmakers have approved a planned to fund a stadium in las vegas. right now, we're on storm watch. a live look outside and at the hi-def doppler. rain is moving through parts of the bay area, and roberta gonzales is timing it all out in the weather center. >> and we want to lay it all out for everybody at home so you can understand that we have two storm systems that will be affecting the bay area this week. this is number one that's primarily a north bay event. we have light rain around santa rosa. but it's snowing in the mendocino national forest. let's zero in on that, at clearlake a moderate downpour. that's all in lake county. meanwhile, you have willits with some moderate rain right now and that's in mendocino county. and this is why we have a flood watch in effect for lake,

mendocino and humboldt counties now through thursday. those areas are going to get smacked with 4.5 to 5 inches of rain over the next 48 to 72 hours. we'll continue to track storm 2 and its impact coming up. thank you. while the state moves forward with marijuana legalization, san mateo county is saying not so fast. a temporary ban on commercial pot growing and selling is expected to be enacted today as lawmakers there consider a regional approach to determining new rules after voters passed prop 64. the board of supervisors will make a decision this afternoon about the potential ban. to national politics now. president-elect donald trump has decided to add a pair of texans to his cabinet. exxon mole ceo rex tillerson will be his nominee for secretary of state. and governor rick perry will

take over as secretary of energy. kent craig reports. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump tweeted out the news he wants rex tillerson to be his secretary of state calling him one of the truly great business leaders of the world. >> we just couldn't be more grateful that someone of rex tillerson's proven leadership and accomplishments has been willing to step forward to serve our nation. >> reporter: he has no foreign policy experience, but as ceo of exxonmobil, he has negotiated deals with governments around the world. he was responsible for drilling agreements with russia in the 1990s, and vladimir putin awarded him a russian order of friendship in 2013. tillerson and putin have known each other for 15 years. the incoming trump administration views the tillerson-putin relationship as an advantage. it could pave the way for a battle as the nomination goes through the senate. >> a matter of concern to me that he has such a close personal relationship with vladimir putin. >> reporter: senator john mckane told "face the nation"

he is skeptical but willing to hear tillerson out and senator marco rubio issued a statement tuesday morning saying he has serious concerns about tillerson. rick perry will also be joining the trump cabinet as secretary of energy. the former texas governor once said he would eliminate the department. and rapper kanye west stopped by trump tower for a visit with the president-elect this morning. >> i just want to take a picture right now. >> reporter: mr. trump says the two talked about life. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. in other bay area headlines, one person is dead after fire tore through a house in castro valley. it began before 3 a.m. near grove way and shady spring road. the alameda county fire department says the blaze began in the home's attic. the victim was only person inside at the time. there's no word yet on a cause. one firefighter suffered a minor injury and was treated at a hospital and released. flames also ripped through a house in union city this

morning. this fire was first reported just after 7 a.m. on appian way. chopper 5 overhead as firefighters worked to put out the flames. at this point there are no reports of injuries, but we're still waiting for an update from the alameda county fire department. a six-hour police standoff has ended peacefully in east san jose. chopper 5 above the home on arthur avenue about 1:45 this morning. family members said 43-year-old jose lopez was armed and threatening to harm himself. several neighboring homes were evacuated. at about 7:30 lopez surrendered. still ahead, back in court. what caused a shouting match to event as entertainer bill cosby faced a judge this morning. plus, finally going on sale. what caused a rare delay for the release date of apple's air pods and how much a pair will set you back. >> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by "living spaces furniture" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

sexual assault case against entertainer bill cosby. the judge scolded attorneys shouting matc a sexual assault case against bill cosby today. the judge scolded attorneys on both sides after a shouting match. it was about the defense team's practice of publicizing the names of cosby's accusers. the hearing is expected to last two days to determine whether prosecutors can call 13 accusers as trial witnesses. parts of the country facing dangerous bitter cold. frigid arctic air is blanketing the northern plains and upper midwest. right know it feels like 20 below zero in bismarck, fact. in minneapolis, 17 below zero. the same system buried the region in deep snow. a live look at ocean beach. high tides are expected this week as wind and rain roll into

the bay area. those waves are a major concern for the pacifica coastline. already, the wet weather is chipping away at the coastline leaving a gaping sinkhole. clean-up continues now. and roberta is in the weather center tracking those tides. >> i wanted to go ahead and call on that ocean beach scene again as seen from the cliff house because you can see a line in the sand and that's where we did have high tide at 11 a.m., roughly around 7 feet. we will continue to see the king tides along the immediate seashore all the way to monterey bay each day through friday and what might be of concern is when you have this beach erosion it's generally when you have a combined effect from rain and the king tides and that's what's happening thursday and possibly friday. this is our live hi-def doppler. you see the hit-and-miss scattered showers a little activity in the north bay primarily there outside of napa, soda springs, entering the atlas area and clearlake

with moderate rain showers around highway 20. we have around clearlake in lake county also mendocino county and humboldt counties a flood watch in effect through thursday with nearly up to 5 inches of rain over the next 72 hours. currently we have temperatures in the 40s, 50s. it's now 60 in san jose. weather watchers reporting temperatures in the 50s. light rain today even rain on wednesday. thursday is when the secondary system works in tapping into subtropical moisture that's way back towards the hawaiian islands. here's your tuesday. we do have the rain showers across the area scattered very light minimal precipitation. that's what we're watching for your thursday slicing across the central bay towards the morning commute, exiting towards the evening commute leaving with us a scattered shower on friday. we'll easily see up to 2 inches of rain across the central bay. tahoe forecast we have a winter weather advisory in effect for up to one foot of snow above 8,000 feet. here's your extended forecast.

we do call for each day rain in your forecast. actually tomorrow is a good day to get out and get it done, clean out the gutters before the heavier rain and gusty winds move into the forecast on thursday. those winds will gust 35 miles per hour. and that's why we want you all to come inside and gather around your tv set and let us tell you a little bit about bay area family focus. today we have lisa, jenny they are all from the food bank of contra costa county and solano county. thank you for coming in. hit any rain coming in? no. thankfully. >> okay. all right. so we wanted to educate people a little bit about what we're doing here because we day we come out and present a big check but i don't know if everybody really understands how great the need is here in the bay area as far as feeding people. >> right. so the food bank of contra costa and solano is serving 1 in 8 people throughout the month all year. we are working hard to fill plates and make sure everybody in need has a good holiday meal. >> and you have to remember that the need for food is 24/7, all year round.

but right now we are a making a special jab at it, a special go at it, because it is the holiday. so what's our goal? >> we're hoping to raise $3 million for the food bank of contra costa and solano and this promotion that you have going on helps us greatly. so we have been 50% of our money that we raise for the whole year comes in just these couple of months during the holiday season. >> and where are we as far as our goal is concerned? are we halfway there yet? >> funny you should ask, roberta. [ laughter ] >> just so happens we have a handy dandy graphic. >> oh. >> we should have had a drum roll for that. [ drum roll ] >> yes! and so we are what? >> we are at about 1.5 million. about halfway there. >> so could you still help out. it's so easy. if you shop at whole foods or just want to make a trip to help us with our "food for bay area families" or visit us online at cbssf.com/give, you can help feed somebody in need right here in your own

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produced by "tipping point"... yes, sir, yes, sir. that's right. >> that's a quick look at a film produced by tipping point which adjusted the price of grocery store to simulate live on the poverty line. one in five people in the bay area lives in poverty. the group's mission is to help those in need find employment, housing and education. joining us now to talk more about tipping point is daniel luery the ceo. hi there. >> hi, how are you? >> i'm great. thank you so much. okay, so tell me about port of line prices. what is the goal of this? >> the goal is to make people aware in our community throughout the region just how expensive it is for people to afford their basic needs. we all go grocery shopping. we all need eggs, a gallon of milk and for someone living at the poverty line it can feel incredibly expensive and so going and seeing that film at tippingpoint.org you get the sense and you and i have seen

that video a couple of times now and it hits you in the gut. >> people aren't aware they are part of the process. >> no. rich silverstein and a great ad agency in san francisco helped put the film together and we wanted to have something relatable, something that every person experiences. and if you go and you're watching it right now, you understand what it feels like to pay for a carton of milk, um, $6 for someone living in poverty feels like $30 for someone making the average wage here in san francisco. >> your group says one in five people in the bay area lives in poverty? >> yes. and one in 10 families is living below the poverty line. one in 10 families. so what we're asking people to do this holiday season is to think when they are going grocery shopping, when they're thinking about taking care of family and friends over the holidays, think about the 10% of families that are struggling. go to tippingpoint.org. everyone can learn and become ambassadors and help us fight

poverty in the bay area. >> what does it take to live in the bay area? >> well, the self-sufficiency line is different than the poverty line. the poverty line is $24,000 a year for a family of 4. there is no one getting by in this region on $24,000 a year. >> no. >> when you talk about the self- sufficiency line, that's a line that we talk about where people don't have to choice between putting a roof over their heads or paying for the food. and that's 1.3 million people. ♪[ music ] >> that's amazing. thank you, daniel. for more about tipping point, go to our website, cbssf.com. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,

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