recently. 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland, 32-year-old hannah and 29-year-old nicole siegrist of oakland. >>> the transgender community has been deeply affected. 3 of the people that died were transgender artist. their friends and fellow artists gathered last night in downtown oak to remember them. 33-year-old at boca was a poet -- ed was a poet. this 29-year-old moved from connecticut to berkeley. she loved to paint place -- play-based and electronic music . >> the artistic community here especially the lgbtq community

billy dixon, 35, an oakland resident. johnny igaz, 34 from oakland. ara jo was 29. amanda kershaw was from san francisco. griffin madden lives in berkeley. 23. vanessa plotkin was 121. 32-year-old hannah rua was from finland. nicole segress was 29 from oakland. alex vega, 22, his gulf, 20-year-old michela gregory also died in the fire. >> in addition to the list of names we learn more of each victim and what they have in common: their love for music and part. >> bob lapine is talking about his son, from salt lake city moved to oakland where he loved

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billy dixon is from oakland. johnny. gi az, 34, and ara jo was 29 from oakland. amanda kershaw from san francisco, griffin madden from berkeley. vanessa that plotkin, 21, and started at uc berkeley five months ago. >> hannah ruax from finland. nicole segress was 29 from oakland. we alex vega 22, his girlfriend, michela gregory, also, died in the fire. we learn much more of each victim and what they have in common: their love for music and art. a father is coming here do home his season. the family of another victim arrived, and her uncle remember her fondly. >> she would standout among thousands of people you could spot her in a split second. she had a smile and very loud laughing sunrise. >> san francisco's green apple books and music, so many people feeling the loss of johnny igaz the music buyer at grown -- green apple. he was drawn to ghost ship to be with friends and music. >> you can help those displaced, take closing, toiletries, phone chargers, suitcases and gift cars to trackers located berkeley, doors open at six o'clock, and close at 5:00:45. >> people

billy dixon, 35, an oakland resident. johnny igaz, 34 from oakland. ara jo was 29. amanda kershaw was from san francisco. griffin madden lives in berkeley. 23. vanessa plotkin was 121. 32-year-old hannah rua was from finland. nicole segress was 29 from oakland. alex vega, 22, his gulf, 20-year-old michela gregory also died in the fire. >> in addition to the list of names we learn more of each victim and what they have in common: their love for music and part. >> bob lapine is talking about his son, from salt lake city moved to oakland where he loved the music scene. >> he made an impact and you wonder, what who he is been if he survived? >> wondering and wishing thought passing through so many who miss their loved one. authorities notified the fame on sunday and her body arrived in southern california when her parents arrived from south korea. her uncle remembers her. >> she would standout in thousands of people you could spot her in a split second. she had a smile and very loud laughing voice. all the 29-year-old was a painter and lived in oakland. >> she immediate

they are 35-year-old billy dixon from oakland who moved to california to pursue his dreams of being an ar tiflt, 21-year-old van ness la plotkin undergraduate student at uc berkeley. 29-year-old nicole siegrist is originally from nebraska. 34-year-old amanda allen's family says she loved music and photography and very involved in both of those scenes in san francisco. 34-year-old johnny gas. griffin madden graduated from cal last year and 32-year-old hanna ruex. friends and family shared details of their lives and we can now share how they lived and not just how they died. you can find their stories at nbcbayarea.com. there at nbcbayarea.com you can also find out how the city of oakland and the county of alameda is trying to be sensitive to the identities, how these folks identified themselves, even if different from their legal identities. we'll be here in oakland talking about these victims all morning long. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. also happening later in oakland, another prayer vigil being organized for the victims of the warehouse fire. the v

they are 35-year-old billy dixon, he was a musician and resident of oakland and a native of the cleveland area. 34-year-old johnny igaz, an oakland resident and a d.j. at the ghost ship the night of the fire. ara jo was an artist and musician. 34-year-old amanda kershaw lived in san francisco, and described by her husband as a lover of dance music. griffin sean madden graduated from cal with agrees in philosophy and languages and literature. 21-year-old vanessa plotkin, she lived in oakland and from los angeles county. >>> hanna raux was at ghost ship with her fiance, who also died in the fire. >>> denalda nicole renee. and alex vega, he was from san bruno, his girlfriend died in the fire. >> faces and names associated with the tragedy after the deadliest fire in oakland's history, that includes the cause and the origin. the oakland fire chief declared a local state of emergency so the city is eligible for state and federal money. the coroner has identified 35 of the 36 victims and tonight, three decades of roshds, including complaints against the ghost ship and the neighboring property a

here are the other names released: 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland. 32- year-old hannah relax of finland and 29-year-old nicole secrest of oakland. >>> this tragedy has deeply affected the local transgender community. 3 of those who died last friday were transgender artist. some friends and artists gathered downtown last night to remember their lives. the 33-year-old went to the go ship warehouse. rylie fritz loved playing bass and electronic music. 22-year-old cash ask you was a transgender artist. >> the artistic community here especially is very connected. we don't have a lot of spaces. >> another artist was a 35- year-old alex he was a filmmaker and the father 2 girls. another victim was jennifer morris who went to the warehouse with a friend to enjoy the music and the dancing. as we mentioned chelsea dolan had a weekly program on the campus radio station kalx. she was performing at the warehouse party. doling grew up in marin county. mourners placed flowers in front of the job to remember her. >>> donald trump continues to thought his cabinet this morning . he has made his pick for

they are 35-year-old billy dixon, he was a musician and resident of oakland and a native of the cleveland area. 34-year-old johnny igaz, an oakland resident and a d.j. at the ghost ship the night of the fire. ara jo was an artist and musician. 34-year-old amanda kershaw lived in san francisco, and described by her husband as a lover of dance music. griffin sean madden graduated from cal with agrees in philosophy and languages and literature. 21-year-old vanessa plotkin, she lived in oakland and from los angeles county. >>> hanna raux was at ghost ship with her fiance, who also died in the fire. >>> denalda nicole and alex vega, he was from bruno, his girlfriend died in the fire. >> faces and names associated with the tragedy after the deadliest fire in oakland's history, that includes the cause and the origin. the oakland fire chief declared a local state of emergency so the city is eligible for state and federal money. the coroner has identified 35 of the 36 victims and tonight, three decades of roshds, including complaints against the ghost ship and the neighboring property are now publ

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billy dixon, a musician and resident, a native of the cleveland area. >> johnny igaz, an oakland resident deejaying at 9 chicago the night of the fire. >> ara jo, 29. an oughtist and musician survived by parents from south korea. 36-year-old amanda kerkhat a lover of dance music. griffin mad was 23, from berkeley, graduating from cal with degree in literature. >> 21-year-old vanessa plotkin from oakland was from los angeles county. >> hannah ruax, from finland, at ghost ship with her fiance, alex ghassan who died. nicole renae lived in oakland and worked at the theater. am leg vega was with his girlfriend, michela gregory who died. we on all of those who were lost. the survivors say he was nearly impossible to find an exit as the smoke flames engulf the warehouse on friday. one of the last people to get out said by the time he opened his door, the flames were right in front of him. >> i only saw one person, her confusion, she was lost and i tried to guide her out as best i could. >> he said he tried to get the fire extinguisher but there wasn't enough time. >> the oakland fire is promptin

. >>> we're learning more about the victims, 35-year-old billy dixon from oakland moved to california to pursue his dreams of being an artist. 21-year-old vanessa plotkin, an undergraduate student at uc berkeley grew up in lakewood. 28-year-old nicole siegrist originally from nebraska. >> 34-year-old amanda allen also perished in the fire. families say she loved music and photography and was very involved in both of those communities in san francisco. >> 22-year-old alex vega is from san bruno. friends say he pursued the arts from your gan graffiti and painting to electronic music which led him to the event at the ghostship warehouse. the other victims include 34-year-old johnny eye gaz who worked at green apple music in san francisco, 29-year-old ara jo from oakland, 23-year-old griffin madden who just graduated from cal last year and 32-year-old hannah ruex. the focus is shifting from recovery to investigating how this tragedy even started, how it happened. officials are zeroing in on a specific area. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us from oakland. investigators are sayi

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. >> reporter: throughout this week we're getting glimpses into what grief looks like for those who lost loved ones in

of this stuff would happen and no one knew how she did it >> think everybody should know about billie dixonause that was one undercover dude. in addition to being a brilliant deejay and an encyclopedia knowledge of hip hop, billie had an electronic production technique that was unparalleled and utterly unique. he would use antiquated technology in ways that that technology was never used in the first place, and i was wildly impressed with his production skills. i own a tape machine that he told me and i'm going to love it and cherish it forever. i wish he was still around. >> so what's the effect of this loss on the art scene in oakland would you say? >> i mean i think the effect, it wasn't just one or two people. they were all -- sort of like an artery has been ruptured, that is just kind of bleeding out right now and people are inspired in ways that they've never been inspired before to build upon that mourning and, like, just own it and redirect it into so much more work with each other than i think we've ever seen. >> the ghostship was a warehouse, was not intended to be a residence. a

billy dixon. his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected deejay and a accomplished beatboxer. alex vega was into beauty of all types. he saw it in clothes, cars and, of course, music. described by some as an introvert, dancing is what brought him out of his shell, and what brought alex and his girlfriend to the warehouse that night. ara jo's passions were just as echeck particular. she promoted writings of all kind and loved to paint, as well. vanessa plotkin was from southern california. she ended up at the warehouse as part of a night out with her college roommate. >> those were the people whose names the city of oakland released today, as victims. there was one more, a 61-year-old from oakland by the name of wolfgang renner. if you would like to learn about all of the victims in this horrible fire, you can go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we have a page with pictures and profiles. raj? >> garvin, thank you. a lot of people are going to the website for that reason. in addition, you can find our exclusive intervie

billie dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected deejay and accomplished beat boxer. alex vega was into beauty in all types. he saw it in clothes, cars and, of course, music. described by some as an introvert, dancing is what brought him out of his shell and what brought alex and his girlfriend to the warehouse that night. ara jo's passions were just as eclectic. she promoted writings of all kinds and loved to paint as well. vanessa plot kin was a berkeley student from southern california. she ended up at the warehouse as part of a night out with her college roommate. >> well, one more name we learned today was wolfgang renner. the 61-year-old was from oakland. to learn more about each and every one who died in the blaze and their individual stories, you can go to our website. that's nbc bay area.com. >> click on the stories and see their pictures and what they've done in their lives. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is here. you have been active through the night. >> it is so busy. we are rainfall moving in

. >> billy dixon was a native of the cleveland area. 4-year-old amanda kershaw lived in san francisco and was described as an avid photographer and events promoter. >> hana ruax lived with her boyfriend and they had twin caughters and denalda nicole renae was 29 and lived in the grant they'der. >> alex vega loved work on cars. we're told he died in the arms of his girlfriend, 20-year-old mikayla gregory. he also loved the arts from urban graffiti and painting to electronic music. >>> now five people who used to attend cal or were current students were also among dead. >> abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington spoke with them on campus today or spoke with others on campus and joins us live now with a look back at what made these people so special. >> reporter: there's so many people touched by this tragedy and now we know it extends here to uc berkeley. there are counselors on campus. there will be a vigil tomorrow at noon at zeller and people are collecting cards that they can send to family members. uc berkeley just released a statement offering prayers and cole constolenses saying th

here are some of the other names but we don't have pictures of them. 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland. 32-year-old hannah rujax and 39-year-old nicole secrest -- nicole siegrist . >> 3 of the people that died last friday were transgender artists. friends and fellow artist gathered to remember them. this 33-year-old was a poet. donna kellogg went to the warehouse with him. 29-year-old riley fritz went by the name feral pines and had moved from connecticut to berkeley and have loved playing the bass and electronic music. 23-year-old cash was a transgender artists. >> the artistic community here is very connected. we will have a lot of spaces. >> another artist was 35-year- old alex dashon, filmmaker and father 2 girls. one of the other victims was jennifer morris went to the warehouse with a friend to dance and enjoy the music. several victims had connections with uc berkeley. chelsea dola had a weekly program on the radio station. she was performing at the warehouse party. share grew up in marin county and had worked at the ice cream parlor, the fairfax coop. mourners placed flowers in

billy dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. he was also a respected deejay and accomplished beat boxer. alex vega was in beauty of all types. in clothes, cars and, of course, music. described by some as an intro vert, dancing is what brought him out of his shell and what brought alex and his girlfriend to the warehouse that night. ara jo's passion, promoting writings of all kind and loved to paint as well. vanessa plotkin was a berkeley student and ended up at the warehouse as part of a night out with her college roommate. those were all the names released to the media by the city of oakland today. there's one more name we learned about late this afternoon, wolf gang renner, 61 years old and from oakland. we have all of the names and profiles of each of the victims of the fire on our website for you to check out at nbcbayarea.com. >> and they are very nice profiles. thank you, garvin. >>> a touching scene at warriors headquarters a couple of miles from the fire scene. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and the lo

here are the other names that have been released recently. 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland, 32-year-old hannah and 29-year-old nicole siegrist of oakland. >>> the transgender community has been deeply affected. 3 of the people that died were transgender artist. their friends and fellow artists gathered last night in downtown oak to remember them. 33-year-old at boca was a poet -- ed was a poet. this 29-year-old moved from connecticut to berkeley. she loved to paint place -- play-based and electronic music . >> the artistic community here especially the lgbtq community is very connected. we don't have a lot of spaces.>> another artist was 35-year-old alice kush on. he was a filmmaker and the father of 2 girls. one of younger victims was jennifer morris went to the warehouse with a friend to enjoy the music and dancing. as we mentioned earlier, several victims had connections to uc berkeley. chelsea dolan had a weekly program on the campus radio station kalx. she was performing at the warehouse party. she grew up in marin county and had work at the ice cream parlor, the fairfax coop. mour

billy dixon of oakland. ruax of finland. >>> the tragedy has deeply affected the local transgender community. three of those killed were transgender artists. groups gathered last night to remember them. 30-year-oldem bohika worked in berkeley at a coffee house along with donna kellogg. they went together. feral pines moved from connecticut to berkeley and loved playing base and electronic music. cash askew was in a band called them r us 2. >> the artistic community is very connected. like we don't have a lot of spaces. >> another artist was 35-year- old alex g ghassan. as we mentioned, she was performing at the warehouse party. she had worked at the ice cream shop the fairfax scoop. mourners placed flowers in front of the ice cream store to remember her. >>> now to the latest on president-elect donald trump's transition to the white house. he continued his thank you tour with a stop in north carolina last night. he introduced general james mattis and plans to make more nominations to his cabinet in the comin

in the last 12 hours, eight other victims were also identified. 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland, who had just moved to california to pursue his dreams of being an artist. 21-year-old vanessa plotkin, an undergrad student at uc berkeley. grew up in lakewood. nicole siegrist from nbc bay area -- nebraska. amanda allen loved music, photography and was involved in both scenes in san francisco. 34-year-old johnny igaz worked at green apple music in san francisco. 29-year-old ara jo was from oakland. 23-year-old griffin madden graduated from cal. 32 hannah ruax from finland died alongside her fiancÉ alex ghassan. the families have shared details of their lives with us. you can find their stories on our home page at nbcbayarea.com. there are still a number of other victims whose families have not gotten official notification, but as they are notified and they share the stories of their loved ones, we will bring you stories of their lives. >> certainly the whole community has a collective hole in its heart right now. 11:04. we're learning more about complaints and inspections at the so-calle

. >> 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland. 32-year-old hanna ruax of finland. and 29-year-old nicole siegrist of oakland. >> the deadly warehouse fire is bringing more public awareness and pressure on similar living conditions. >> alex savidge is live in oakland where people are demanding that another warehouse be looked at that could be a fire danger. >> reporter: yes. the owner of everett barbecue is sounding the alarm about a warehouse down the street from her that she says has been turned into an artist collective, a similar setup to the ghost ship. this is on 2nd street. it is the second story above the produce stands and known as the salt lick. according to many neighbors, it is a place where a lot of people live, work and play music. ♪[music] >> reporter: this is a video showing a recent concert inside the building near jack london square, what neighbors know as the salt lick collective. today the owner of everett barbecue a few doors down called a news conference to voice her concerns about the safety of this space. >> i know for a fact there's only one

billy dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. also a respected dj and an accomplished beat boxer. alex vega was into beauty of all types. he saw it in clothes, cars and, of course, music. described by some as an introvert, dancing is what brought him out of his shell and what brought alex and his girlfriend to the warehouse that night. ara jo's passions were just as eclectic. she promoted writings of all kinds and loved to paint as well. vanessa plotkin was a berkeley student from southern california. she ended up at the warehouse as part of a night out with her college roommate. >> garvin thomas reporting there. there is one more name that we learned today. wolf gang renner. 61-year-old man from oakland. to learn more go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> san francisco museum of modern art is providing the museum as a place for people to gather and mourn the victims of the warehouse fire. the museum is offering all visitors entrance for free tonight. the art museum says it welcomes anyone in need of a space where they can refle

the names released tonight include the 35-year-old billy dixon of oakland. 34-year-old jonny igaz of oak -- johnny igaz of oakland. 34-year-old amanda kershaw from san francisco and 23-year- oldgriffin madden was from berkeley. 21-year-old have a ness is a plotkin from oakland. 32-year-old hanna ruax. nicole was 29 and alex vega was from san bruno. we learned at least three of the victims identified as transgender. several more had ties to uc berkeley. jana katsuyama is in oakland tonight with where people have been leaving candles and flowers. jana tells us what she has been able to learn about those victims. jana? >> reporter: frank, it is really so sad, but also you get a really good view of the lives and the faces of the people behind those names. take a look behind me. this is one of the walls that has just sort of emerged around the crime scene. they have names of the people that have been released just as you said within the past hour. some of the people have been coming here to pray, bringing candles, bringing photos. as you mentioned two communities especially hard hit. the

. >> reporter: in the last 12 hours eight other victims were also identified, 35-year-old billy dixon from oakland who moved to california to pursue his dreams of being an artist, 21-year-old vanessa plotkin, an undergraduate student at uc berkeley who grew up in lakewood. 29-year-old nicole siegrist from nebraska. 34-year-old amanda allen's family says she moved music and photography and was very involved in both of those communities in san francisco. 34-year-old johnny igaz was working at green apple music in san francisco. 29-year-old ara jo from oakland, 23-year-old griffin madden who graduated from cal last year and 32-year-old hanna ruax from finland. since saturday friends and family have shared details of these folks' lives so we can share how they lived and not just how they died here at the ghostship warehouse. you can find their stories on our home page, nbcbayarea.com, along with how the city of oakland and alameda county are trying to respect the identities of who these people were in live, even if that identity is different from their legal identity. in oakland, kris san

billy dixon of oakland. 32-year-old hanna ruax of finland.-old nicole siegrist of oakland. >> joining us now is the alameda county sheriff's spokesperson to tell us more. you have been at the site almost around the clock since friday night. investigators are now saying that they do not expect to find any more bodies in the wreckage and the death toll stands at 36. can you talk to us about that and the fact that they are focusing in on a refrigerator that may have been the cause. >> the first part of your question is yeah, we're hopeful that it stands at 36. until that building is 100% clear, we won't know that for certain. but we will stay there until it's completely done. and the second part of your question, the atf is -- is setting that origin portion of the fire and we will see what happens. >> yesterday the sheriff said something that was heart breaking. that they found some victims in the same area. one person tried to huddle another person. those kind of details that are coming out are heart breaking. i imagine it has an effect on the

it's certainly -- if you were to ask the writer, director, billy dixon it was inspired by things liker lose that faith. you are so precious. >> thank you very much. the movie is called -- >> "believe." again! so i can lift even the most demanding weight. take care of all your most important parts with centrum. now verified non gmo and gluten free. . . ♪ >> what will tomorrow bring? today going to name two members, secretary of state an secretary of energy to his cabinet. what will he do tomorrow? we should have the answer. >> if you have to run from the tv, run to the radio. huge guests, ceo of shell oil. >> and after the show show. martha: thank you, guys. great show. president-elect donald trump making it official, exxon ceo rex tillerson a name we talked about, is his pick for secretary of state. there are signs this may be a bit of a battle. we'll show you some of the reasons why. good morning everybody, i'm martha maccallum. live from "america's newsroom." eric: good morning, martha. good to see you. i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer this morning. very busy morning at trump tower