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dropped the case. >> derick ion almena paid $4,57 to rent the warehouse and charged pennant $1,500 to saying he was not in it for the money. >> the sharks honor those impacted by the tragedy and they will hold a moment of silence before the game at s.a.p. center the on top of that half of the shark foundation 50/50 raffle tonight and saturday will be donated to the men red cross. fans will be able to make donateses at both games. >> foam nfl stars and oakland latives raising money for fire victims and their families, and began fares family foundation is accepting online donations with a link on abc7news.com. you can also make dough making -- donations in broadway. coverage conditions on our website and we will continue to send alerts through the newsup when new information is released. >> your accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we will talk temperatures, and start in san francisco where it is the same if not milder, remember this time yesterday, west portal and revideo were 35 and now they are in the my 40s with everyone else but for lake merritt at 42 and the finan

derick ion almena pled guilty in january and was sentenced to 36 on probation. an investigation into what was going on inside this warehouse was open on november 13 but the city never got investigators inside access. >> thank you for that. >>> president obama released a statement a short time ago saying today our prayers go out to the people of oakland in the aftermath of this weekend's deadly warehouse fire. oakland is one of the most diverse and creative cities in our country and as families and residents pull together in the wake of this awful tragedy, they will have the unwavering support of the american people.>> there are several ways to help the victims. the gray area foundation for the arts as an online fundraising page. the amount raised tops $260,000.>>> the readers and oakland a's are matching up to $50,000 in donations on a webpage. more than $98,000 has been pledged.>>> the warriors are involved as well. the team will donate $50,000 to the unity council to help people affected by the fire. the warriors are donating proceeds from saturday night's 50-

>> derick ion almena is here moments ago. we have video of him surrounded by a few men, here to support him when he made a few statements saying that he created the artist collective to let young people do what they needed to do, that it was not about profit. this have been questions of the people would were living here, paying rent, but they were not legally given power for the electricity in the building. there have been questions about safety inside the building. >> i did not do anything ever in my life to get to this moment. [ inaudible ] i would rather get on the floor i would rather get on the floor and be trample by the sorry. >> there is still heavy equipment out here being used in the recovery of the and the power is still out here. they turned it off in case the crane they brought in being used, to hit the a power line and was a threat to the authorities. they turned off all the power and we expect it to be on at 8:00 this morning the number of fatalities here in the fire is 36. the coroner's van was brought in over

the owner of the warehouse leased to an artist collective run by ghost ship founder derick ion almenaent ready out part of the building to many other artists who worked and lived inside the structure. party program metro rented space insides the warehouse for the friday concert and he advertised friday concert and he advertised the party on social media. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> we are getting new information on the oakland warehouse fire. officials updated us moments ago. crews did not fine any new victims so the number stays at 36. >> they do not specific the number to go up and cries have cleared 85% of the building. officials told us they have notified 26 families with nine tentative i.d.'s and one is unidentif

derick ion almena gateses more questions as officials identify more victims of the fire. >> i am regular. >> i am kristen sze. all the investigation into the cause continues crews working around the clock report more progress. 85% of the rubble has new been searched. our reporter, amy hollyfield, is at the scene in check's fruitvale district. >> the death toll stands 36 victims have been found. lock behind me. can you see the crane. they still removing debris from the building. we have seen buckets of debris being hauled out of there and the power is still out to 12 customers. the sergeant said as long as you see the crane will you know the power is turned off because of the power lines. there is still a corner of the building they cannot go into unil it is shored up. crews stood around waiting for the all-clear from inside the ghost ship building. a corner of the building still needs to be searched but is considered too unstable right now. and at risk for first responders. who want to work and understand why they can't. >> this was the right call. the rue distant call. we are glad they

we reached out to derick ion almena but he has not returned our messages. as of tonight. he also hasn't responded to comments on facebook. >> steve:coming up at eight. community outrage about the warehouse and how it was operated. we're hearing from city officials about who should be held accountable. 33 people have been confirmed dead tonight in a massive warehouse fire in oakland. that number is expected to rise as crews continue to sift through the debris looking for bodies. today we learned this tragedy has hit especially close to home for the alameda county sheriff's department. ".yes that is true." today officials were able to identify 7 of the victims who died in the fire. their names have not been released. more community outrage about the warehouse and how it was operated. kron four's terisa estacio spoke with one city leader who wants answers, he also believes the owner of the building must be held accountable. we're learning much more about the victims who died inside the artist collective. alameda county sheriff's sgt. ray kelly spoke out today during a news c

>> derick ion almena is here moments ago.a few men, here to support him when he made a few statements saying that he created the artist collective to let young people do what they

dan noyes went through court records from deck derrick -- from derick ion almena the founder. r an argument with a promoter and a friend in january of 2015 the men filed restraining orders against derick ion almena saying they suffered injuries but did not appear in court and it was denied. the same month, derick ion almenas with arrested at a warehouse on possession of stolen property. he was on probation at time of the weekend fire. a federal tenant said people lived in the trailers parked on the first floor and small areas throughout the warehouse and up to 18 to 20 people at a time. >> if you are choosing to live in a space like that, you are not choosing it based on safety. you are choosing it based on the people you choose, based on the community. >> derrick $paid $4,500 a month to rent the warehouse and would charge denants $400 to $1,500 for rent. we up to 20 people at a time, and he was not in it for the money. >> we spoke with the alameda county sheriff about the last several days and how they have been for the department's tireless team of workers. >> tough to do rem

>> a few more details have emerged about derick ion almena's background, child care officials took his last year after fearing for their safety at the warehouse. the family was reunited in june. d.c. city officials say derick ion almena needed a special permit for the friday night party which he did not have. >> the alameda county sheriff is asking families with loved ones stilt unaccounted for so save items for possible d.n.a. identification if it is needed. >> any family members or friends of the victims if preserve d.n.a.-type items, combs, brushes, security them in a background paperback. >> the sheriff said not to send the items until the coroner's bureau asks. >> this fire has touched extremely close to home for the sheriff's office, we have fund out that one of their deputies has been affected. here is how. >> the tragedy has hit very close to home for our agency. one of our deputies that we work with lost his son in this fire. >> it is unclear at this point in the deputy's son is among those who already have been publicly identified. >> a large candlelight vigil planned tonight

. >> attorneys for the creator of ghost ship art collective, derick ion almena, are defending their client and blaming the city. the fire department said there is no record of ins 12 years and the lawyers say derick ion almena committed no conduct amounting to criminal negligence and should not be made a scapegoat. >> we were in richmond and we are hearing from those who made their home inside of a similar warehouse. they are looking for a new place to live. following the ghost ship fire the richmond mayor order a closure of a remaining red tapped on friday, with six people and 15 artists now displaced. >> the mayor has made me homeless. i don't see how that is an improvement. it is the coldest season of the year so it is rough. >> officials say the inspection uncovered a number of safety violates requiring immediate attention. >> san francisco unified makes a bold move to attract new teachers to the district. why future educators may not have to attend college classes. >> a journalist suing a twitter >> a journalist suing a twitter user for an attack and >> and now, the forecast with mete

. >> our reporter spoke with derick ion almena the founder. after an argument with the party rome motor and his friend in 2015 men filed for restraining orders against deash $saying they oured injuries but did not appear in court and the restraining orders were denied. he was, derick ion almena, arrested on possession of stolen property on probation at the time of the weekend fire. >> former tenant said that people lived in trailers parked inside the first floor and in small areas throughout the warehouse as many as 18 to 20 people at a time. >> if you are choosing to live in a space like that you are not choosing it based on safety but based on the people you choose it based on the >> he paid $5,400 a month and charged tenants $400 to $1,500 for month and up to 20 people at a time, and derrick $said he was not in it for the money. we have a disturbing look at the ghost ship before the fire, and a woman lived in the fire for five months is shot this video showing a bathroom with hot waterpowerred by a prepain tank. temporary wiring will flowin

the survives of the something something fire had dyneller with the artist collective founder derick ion almena. tmz published this picture show the group gathered at continue any, and the staff paid for the entire meal. group reportedly went to the red cross to pickup colleagues after eating. >> $500,000 is donated to the fire relief fund on www. www.youcaring.com. a second fund has gathered $400,000 from the amendment's and raiders and warriors. >> developing news, the korean president is suspended arrest corruption scandal and images of people celebrate on the streets throughout the day. pairs are happening. the south korean lawmakers voted to impeach their president over her alleged links to a corruption scandal after many days of protests with the public calling for her removal. the court has six months to determine whether to end the presidency of the president. the south korean prime minister will handle her cuts. she is accused of taking advice from a secret confidant and apologied to the south korean people for her "negligence e we will watch developments. >> more troubles for drivers

at the ghost ship and said there was an upstairscien fire on thursday and warned the founder, derick ion almena, that it was too dangerous. >> i told him, you need to secure this place if. people are going to get hurt. all the fire inspections? regular inspections as required by law were not done at the ghost ship for a decade. >> i don't have an answer were we have to find out what happened and what was pissed. >> finding a cause to take weeks. >> names of two more victims have been released. alaina kane lived in oakland, a psychology ph.d student and her boyfriend, micah danemayer also died in the fire. 36-year-old joey matlock is described as philosopher of electronic music. he was the most gentle of all people. people. >> some survivors the staff paid for their entire meal and the group went to the red cross to pick up clothes after they ate. >> more than 500,000 has been donated to the relief fund on www. youcaring.com. another site has gathered $400,000 from the raiders and raiders and a's. >> breaking news from live desk. >> the breaking news, a new report released accusing a thousand ru

derick ion almena is staying at a hotel in downtown oakland. >> people have been wondering if you haveo them. >> they're my children. they're my friends. they're my family. they're my loves. they're my future. what else do i have to say? >> he was tracked down at that hotel by abc 7 news reporter lilian kim. that's who you heard asking the question. it's not clear if his three children are also in the hotel, but you saw his wife there along with him. we don't know if the authorities have spoken to him yet or if they are looking to speak with him. but that's probable. >> yeah. you saw they had come out of the hotel, then they saw the reporter, or i should say lillian, and they turned around to go back in, but she had the persistence to stay with them and did eventually get to ask him a few questions, which he answered. he referred to those people inside as being his children. again, it is not clear if his three children are also in the hotel. we don't know if he meant that literally or figuratively. >>> there are worries tonight that there could be hundreds of other warehouse buildings

derick ion almena leased the building from the owner, and leased it to 20 others although there was no zoning for it. >> and a new sexual assault charge, involving high school students who will face charges. police arrested the 15-year-old after a girl at another high school claimed she was assaulted following a football game. the boy was released because the investigation was on going. yesterday police reveal the 15-year-old is now facing sexual assault charges. his father said it was "consensual." >> starting today, only one courthouse in alameda will be open through the rest of the year. the others are closed because of budget issues. the courthouse in oakland on washington street is the only one open. staff is available to handle emergency matters. all court highways reopen on tuesday in january on the 3rd. >> now the forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we have wet weather. yellow, oranges and reds and potential for moderate rain across the north bay from novato and petaluma and rohnert park and santa rosa and up to st. helena. the leading edge is pushing into the east bay w

week and said there was an upstairs kitchen fire last thursday and he witnessed the founder, derick ion almena, that it was too dangerous inside. >> this was a little bit of fear and we put it out. [ inaudible ] i said people are going to get hurt. >> that is a photo that abc7 obligated from a photographer saying he took it inside the warehouse on saturday after the fire. you can see at the bottom of the screen all the damage to the building. all the identities of two are more of the victims have been released, one known as alana kane lived in oakland and a psychology ph.d student. her boyfriend, micah danemayer died. joey matlock is described as aness federal of electronic music was the most gentle of all people at 36. >> people geared at oakland's youth radio to grieve together and to comfort each other. some leaders talked about the victims they knew who died. there was a night of reflection for the arts community and their creative expression. >> a girlfriend is hoping a photograph can hope her heal. she wanted to find whoever took a photo of her and her boyfriend, griffin madden during a

people are directing their anger at the man who helped run the building known as the ghost ship, derick ion almena. a criminal inquiry is now underway into the deadliest fire in the united states for more than a decade. james cook, bbc news. katty: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, there are more places to get your news than ever before, but fake stories pose a real danger. we take a look at the situation. new zealand's prime minister has unexpectedly step down after eight years in office. he won three consecutive elections and says he has never been a career politician. reporter: representing a small country on a big stage, he spent years trying to secure new zealand's place in global alliances. he decided to quit just weeks after seeing the -- transpacific partnership deal he helped to build full apart. but it is a test of domestic politics which he says has led to his departure, deciding he had nothing left to go beyond next year's elections. on a familyhink basis and a lot of other reasons i could commit much beyond the next election. i've got no option but to do it now

of the 2013 event that firefighters were indeed inside the building and they even spoke with derick ion almena, the man renting the warehouse. >> i'm not exactly sure when, but sometime in the middle of the show i think pretty early on the firefighters showed up inside the building walking around at least downstairs. i believe they were upstairs, but i forget. >> video also shows police poking around in the warehouse october this year. the mayor says the city is developing ways for city employees to properly report dangerous living conditions. we reached out to the oakland fire department for comment but have not heard back. >>> tonight musicians are banding together to give back to the arts community in oakland. kpix5's emily turner was there. >> reporter: there have been fundraisers for the victims of the ghost ship fire almost sense the fire itself, but tonight is the biggest one raising a significant sum that will go to the victims' families and also to the community and potentially make changes there. ♪[ music ] ♪ >> reporter: 20 artists, four hours, one very significant cause. >> it's go

we just shot a video of derick ion almena the leaders of the artist collective and he was out here atago. you can see he did not stop to make comments and left with a group of men who surrounded and protected him. he told abc7 on sunday in an exclusive interview the people who died were his children, his friends, his

filed today are against the owners of the building, the party promoters and the master tenant, derick ion almenasays they all knew that the warehouse was a death trap. >> they allowed people to live there and to come -- young people to come to an event where there was no fire alarms, no sprinklers, no good

many former ghost ship tenants are describ operator, derick ion almena, as unstable and erratic. evans says: "he's smart. he knows, he's very knowledgeable, he can be very charming, but he does have these little rage rage fits, he gets kinda angry." meanwhile, the mourning process is underway... survivors, victims families, and area residents placing flowers at makeshift memorials... remembering their lost friends and family members. sefa-boakye says: "just a great guy and the bright side to this more validation of how great a guy he was." on cam tag locals say this is not the only converted warehouse in the neighborhood - and they're urging authorities to investigate other potentially unsafe buildings - to make sure this kind of tragedy does not happen again. in oakland, claudia cowan, fox news. in tennessee -- the death toll from massive wildfires rises to 14. authorities say an 81-year-old woman died after she had a medical event driving that caused a multi-car crash. she was tryin that destroyed nearly 17-hundred buildings. officials have also increased the number of injured

on inside and didn't know about what the pictures show, most of the accountability falls on derick "ion" almena. >> it sounds like he didn't pay attention on how to manage a building. >> police department, in my opinion, should crack down very, very hard. >> reporter: then there are a problems that real estate broker brought to our attention. dozens of warehouses like this one whose owner he represents all over oakland sitting empty. that are broken into and taken over for weekend rave parties, nearly every weekend he says. >> they know how to show no sign to the owner anything's happening. they leave without a trace. >> and if it's not changed? >> it could be another accident and lot worse. >> there are laws out there. >> reporter: tenant's rights attorney says state law governing who is responsible for what is very complicated. made more complicated in san francisco and oakland that hold the building owner are esponsible for an adequate building space. >> an eviction control can make the difficult to evict a tenant even a tenant of an illegal unit but that does not absolve a landlord the resp

derick ion almena leased the willing and rented space to 20 others, and lived there and it was not zoned residential use. >> look at this young boy dangling from the ski lift in utah just terrified. the cell phone video caught the meant by minute effort to pull him to safety. he was stuck on wednesday when the backpack caught on the lit at sundance mountain and he could not get up but that kept him from blunting into the snow. rescuers tried to get him down and the strapped cause serious pain so it was hard to breathe and the ski patrol tried to comfort the boy. >> what i need to you do is take deep breaths. we know your arms are hurting but take deep breaths. >> they hurt so bad. >> they were able to get a ladder to him and got a harness around the child and finally lifted him to safety. >> must have felt like an eternity. all the san francisco city attorney said the police commission is not required to bargain with the union over the use of for policy that was approved on wednesday. the day before the meeting the young filed a lawsuit saying the commission engaged in bad-faith negotiat

derick ion almena leased the building and rented space to 20 other people.was not zoned for residential use. >> we have new developments in a sexual assault investigation involving two east bay high schools. a 15-year old high school student will face charges. concord police arrested him last month after a 15-year old girl at a increase by high school claim she was assaulted after a football game. police released the boy because they said the investigation was "ongoing." yesterday police revealed the 15-year-old is facing sexual assault charges. the father of the boy told our media partner that the incident was "consensual." >> starting today, only one courthouse in all of alameda is open through the rest of the year. the others closed because of budget issues. the courthouse on washington street in oakland is the only courthouse that be opened. there will be staff available for mr. trump matters in addition -- for emergency matters and all courthouses are open tuesday january 3rd. >> now, the accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. all the rain w

derick ion almena has been accused of ignoring safety issues at the ghost ship before the fire killed 36 people. now he hired tony serra and two colleagues. serra has defended lots of high- profile clients including raymond "shrimp boy" chow in a recent racketeering case. >>> san jose's police chief turning to a new tool tonight to try to build up the public's confidence in his department. kpix 5's len ramirez on how the chief is using social media to make a big pr push. >> i'm not going to tell you at this point -- it was good old- fashioned police chief. >> reporter: the san jose police chief is no stranger to the media's microphones. >> hi. i'm eddie garcia. >> reporter: now he is using his own platform to talk about the work his officers do that often goes unnoticed. >> we have a story to tell. the social media really allows to us do that in a way that, you know, that we can put out this great information of what the officers are doing that wouldn't necessarily get out. >> from time to time, i want to tell you about some of the extraordinary cases. >> reporter: last week he starte

derick ion almena spoke ut on the "today" show. >> that was an emotionally charged interview, chris. >> reporter: good morning to you both. derick almena and his wife spoke calmly with nbc exclusively last night. again this morning he was set to talk calmly about the situation here, but when the questions turned to building codes, property rights and responsibilities, things got very passionate. >> 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. no, i'm not going to answer these questions on this level. i'd rather get on the floor and with trampled by the parents, rather let them tear at my flesh than answer these ridiculous questions. i'm so sorry, i'm incredibly sorry. what do you want me to say? i'm not going to answer these questions. >> reporter: now, in that exclusive interview with nbc both this morning and last night, derick almena and his wife micah allison talked about renting this space three years ago and he thought it was up to code at that point. it was never intended to be residential space. he spoke clearly

. >> also at the ghost ship derick ion almena, the main tenant is under criticism after the fire because of the dangerous conditions. the warehouse now is surrounded by a temporary fence. the building is red tagged the building is red tagged warning it is unsafe. >> cherish all the weirdness. >> green day singer billy joe armstrong took a moment at oracle arena to pay truck out to the artists who lost their lives in the ghost ship fire. this video was shared on instagram. armstrong made a plea for affordable housing dedicating the song "boulevard of broken dreams," to the victims. >> we have developing news from los angeles an officer involved shooting last night. >> jessica is tracking this from the live desk. >> we have the images from the scene. one person is hurt. it happened in south los angeles. police opened fire during what is called gang suppression activity. several people have been arrested and there are still police in the area overnight and right new. we will keep an eye on the situation. reggie and natasha? >> police are looking for a gunman who robbed two people at uc berk

>> reporter: well, derick ion almena is the man has ran this, the manager, now in the cross hairs of investigation. many people pressing him, wondering why this place seemingly became a death trap, and he is now answering with just raw emotion, brianna. let's listen. >> i would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents! i'd rather let them tear my flesh than answer these ridiculous questions! >> mr. almena -- >> i'm so sorry. i'm incredibly sorry. what do you want me to say? i'm not going to answer these questions. >> then we will call this -- >> i just want to say that i am sorry. >> then we'll end the interview there, mr. almena. >> soul accountable, yet to hold my soul accountable for believing in something. >> reporter: the manager of this place they called ghost ship. where was he the night of the fire? they decided to stay in a hotel because of concerns about that, the electronic dance party getting too loud for the children. back to you, brianna. >> all right, paul vercammen, thank you so much for that report. >>> as the recovery operations wind down, the focus is

. ♪[ music ] >>> coming up in sports, derick ion almena after his surgery in l.a.nd the sharks -- derek carr after his surgery in l.a. and the sharks trying to stay on top in the division. it's all coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> before the christmas break the sharks took over first place in the pacific. last time of the year teal was back on the ice winners of six of the last seven-game. to the ice the sharks taking on the ducks for the fourth time this season. second period, tie game. joel passes to carlson and somehow gets the stick on it. the sharks take the lead but this one goes into overtime. so in ot, joe pavelski, he finds burns for the game winner and the sharks with their second straight win in overtime 3-2 the final. >>> the raiders will return to practice today and while derek carr won't be on the field his team wouldn't be surprised to see him at the facility a day after his surgery. >> i he is not going to take -- i know he is not going to take time off to be away from the building, the team if he doesn't have to. that's the kind of guy he is. >>

and that they even spoke with derick ion almena, the man renting the warehouse. >> i'm not sure when but sometime in the middle of the show i think pretty early on, the firefighters showed up, um, inside the building, um, walking around at least downstairs, i believe they're upstairs but i forget. >> we reached out to the oakland fire department for comment but have not heard back yet. >>> victims of the oakland warehouse fire were remembered last night at the historic fox theatre at a benefit concert for survivors affected by the tragedy. more than 2 dozen acts took part in oakland united, a benefit supporting oakland fire leaf. all 2800 tickets were sold out for the event with proceeds going to the gray area foundation for the arts. >> the mediate concern is to make sure that the victims and people affected are taken care of but beyond that, i think it's important to try to -- to -- to solve the problem of there not being a place for artistses to, one, live, but also to perform and to show their art. >> the show had acts representing a wide range of musical genres and was headlined

derick ion almena holds the lease to the converted warehouse and he says about 20 people lived inside the building. take a listen to the interview. at times he was defiant while asked if the warehouse was up to code or not. he insisted, though, about talking about the victims instead. >> i am an honorable man. i am a proud man. no. i'm not going to answer these questions on this level. i would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents. i'd rather let them tear my flesh than answer these ridiculous questions. i am so sorry. i am incredibly sorry. what do you want me to say? i'm not going to answer these questions. i'm just going to say that i am sorry. if you have to hold my soul accountable, if you have to hold my soul accountable for believing in something and luring in other artists and other beautiful people that also believed with me. and for three years we built something every day, and we improved everything. >> now, the questions that he took issue to were regarding whether or not he made a profit off of those potentially unsafe and deadly conditions and whether or

filed today are against the owners of the building, the party promoters and the master tenant, derick ion almena. she says they all knew that the warehouse was a death trap. >> they allowed people to live there and to come -- young people to come to an event where there was no fire alarms, no sprinklers, no good egress, no way to exit to get out. >> reporter: mike kelly is an expert in suing in these types of cases. he has been contacted by several people who have also lost loved ones in the fire. he says recovering money in a case like this is really difficult. >> going to trial and getting a verdict for $10 million against a person or a business that doesn't have $10 million is not particularly helpful or useful. >> reporter: alexander says they will investigate to see what assets the defendants have. but according to gregory, this isn't just about recovering money. >> we just want justice. we just want justice. >> reporter: the families are also suing the city of oakland and the county of alameda. the chances of recovering from them is zero since state and local governments have immunity from

i'm also told that those firefighters spoke derick ion almena the man renting out the warehouse. so far no explanation as to why a visit like the one they are describing does not show up on fire department records. >> it might just be some sort of communication issue. >> reporter: this wouldn't be the first such communication issue. we know building inspectors were responding to complaints about the warehouse right around the time of that event in 2014. we have video of police poking around inside the building in october of this year. but none of that was enough to produce action by the city something the mayor identified as a problem just days after the fire. >> we're developing ways to immediately clarify the responsibility of city employees to properly report any observations of dangerous living conditions or illegal events along with a clear process for doing so. >> reporter: in oakland, wilson walker, kpix 5. >> and we of course reached out to the oakland fire department for comment but have not heard back. >>> right now crowds are lining up at the fox theatre in oakland. it

filed yesterday are against the building's other than, the party promoters and the master tenant derick ion almena. a lawyer says they all knew the warehouse was a death trap and ignored the safety issues. >> they allowed people to live there and to come, these young people to come to an event where there was no fire alarms, no sprinklers, no good egress, no way to exit, to get out. >> lawyers want to find out what assets the targets of the lawsuits have. but victims' parents say that they are mainly interested in seeking justice not recovering money. >>> in vacaville crews have recovered the body of a man who drowned in an irrigation canal. police were called to the canal behind persimmon circle at 7 a.m. the man was heard yelling for help and crews searched the canal most of the day. they didn't find the body until about 2 p.m. the victim's identity hasn't been released yet. >>> two men are under arrest in a deadly stabbing in hayward. two men are now charged with murder. police think that back in august they stabbed a man to death on a hayward street corner. investigators have not revealed the

. >> grant:they say derick ion almena didn't commit a crime.ttorneys instead blamed various government agencies for the fire that killed 36 people. >> grant:it went on to say the a-t-f wrapped up its investigation without determining a cause and almena should not be made the scapegoat. the alameda county district attorney's office is still doing a criminal investigation and has not decided whether anyone should face charges. return >> brittney: tendered his would drop to 41 and san francisco and 494 san mateo. 33 degrees for san jose. >> brittney: i will have more details and my fourth four turns coming up shortly-- coming up in my full forecast >> pam: two people are dead after a shooting in san francisco's mission district last night according to police. >> pam: the shooting was reported just before 9pm at 16th street and south van ness. we're learning the victims were living in a homeless encampment near where the shooting happened. >> pam: a woman was pronounced dead when officers arrived, and a man was pronounced dead after being taken to

derick was in denial. i stood in front of the building and said, your kids are in danger, he said i was being hysterical. >> reporter: derick almena, also known as derick ion asked for a restraining order against this former resident, shelly mack. the children's mother said that her children are condemned by slander. the family was back together after a court heeng. family services said they cannot discuss -- hearing. family services said they could not discuss any cases. >> so, cps took the kids two times, how many times do they take them away? >> reporter: we only have one report of a removal. everything is confidential. >>> thank you. it was snowy this morning in the sierras, there was three to 4 inches of new snow but the snow turned to a cold rain. snow is expect the later tonight but only above 8,000 feet. chain controls on i want state 80 were lifted but if you are heading to the sierras, bring the chains because things change. >>> it's been warm in tahoe all day, rain at the lake level. snow last night and yesterday showed up in the lower elevations, like parts of the foothills. this is the last 24 hours, you can see right here, marin had the most

tran nat former tenants blamed derick ion almena for the bootlegged electrical supply that may have triggered the blaze. and said he refused to listen to their complaints. they threatened my life, they blocked me from the bathroom. p city records show inspectors visited the site just weeks before the fire, but couldn't get into the locked building. mayor libby schaaf lashed out when challenged about her city's lax enforcement of fire laws. "i don't need to know the answer to that question to tell you we need to improve our fire inspection and prevention process." the county launched a criminal investigation. could be murder, all the way to involuntary manslaughter oakland also made a commitment to provide affordable accomodations for artists. many of them are now facing eviction. "they're all living in packed houses that you go into and are like there are a lot of code violations but there's nothing you can do about it because rent is so high up here." "one of the most heartwrenching things i've heard is that they wont even be able to hold a benefit because they don't know if they'll have an

tmz spotted derick almena, also known as derick ion having dinner at dennys with some of the residentsaf ship. in a interview with nbc derick almena, also known as derick ion said he was very sorry about the fire but he did not say if he was accountable for the tragedy. >>> tonight at 7:00, the oakland city chorus will perform a concert for the victims. there is a reception and fundraiser at 6:00 hosted by the second friday organization. all proceeds from the event will be donated to a relief fund. >>> hundreds of members of the uc berkeley community held a memorial for the students and members of the community that died in the fire. one of the victim's twin sister was among those that shared their grief. >> i love you jenny and i miss you so much. she was my twin sister. she was my best friend. she was my light. she was my sun. >> friends and well wishers also wrote messages on large portraits of the victims to commemorate the event. on our website, ktvu.com, you will find more on the warehouse tragedy including the investigation. we also have updates on our ktvu fox news mobile app.

. >> tenants were plaining about the -- complaining about the conditions to derick almena, also known as derick ion, but he did not address them. >> reporter: she spoke to us about the conditions. she said he never changed anything. >> this is video shoe took? >> reporter: yes, she took it two years ago. another artist wrote a letter to the manager complaining about it. now for the first time we are seeing what she saw. >> broken bathrooms, propane tanks, even rvs parked inside. shelly rented an rv when she was an artist living here. >> reporter: why is there a propane tank in the bathroom. >> to heat the water for the showers. >> reporter: did you think it was a huge fire problem. >> yes. >> reporter: it was because of the clutter, the hot plates and this jacked up junction box that she september this letter to derick almena, also known as derick ion, demanding a safer place to live, she suggested a safer place. >> reporter: can you imagine trying to gelt out of here. >> you cannot get out regularly. with smoke, forget it. >> reporter: she said she sent exit plans to the manager, but he forgot the

she said she sent this letter to manager derick almena, also known as derick ion saying that the junk was a fire hazard. >> can you imagine this place, this clutters trying to get out. >> even if it was light, it would be hard to get out of there. >> reporter: she sent her demands to the manager asking for an exit plan. two investigates has uncovered documents showing how the city of oakland was told 10 times about code problems here, two of which were still open investigations from last month, one had no scheduled followup. new documents show an inspector's own comments written a week ago, cannot see if there is an illegal building from the sidewalk. the property has a chain link fence in the front. now the gate is gone. 36 people are dead. >> nothing was up to code. >> reporter: shelly is reliving her attempts to get help two years ago. >> every person that came out there and did not do anything is guilty, every police officer and housing inspector is guilty. >> reporter: that rebter, shelly mack said she called the police for other incidents and was surprised that they never took n