dustin bellinger is in custody, a construction worker accused of setting fire to apartments in late octobero other fires broke out that claimed more lives. death toll now at 83. number of missing continues to fluctuate at 563, down some today. fire is now 85% contained. that's up. jobina is live. >> reporter: at fairgrounds in chico where dozens of first responders are getting dry after spending time in wet conditions. caused issues but moving forward. not the night before thanksgiving that jessica williams had planned. >> cold. soaked. >> drenched tents caving in, food floating in gravy colored water. rain has had challenges for camp fire voik looking up but not for first responders. >> rain is concern, potential for mud flows. >> reporter: day one of the search for victims in the rain-soaked burn zone. >> out with searchers and anthropologists and they have a high degree of certainty, if it's out there, going to find it. >> reporter: 563 people unaccounted for. >> looking for very small bone fragments. >> reporter: hard to find a saty otheir responders. >> e mak ty' a ofit. >> reporter: a

. >> reporter: dustin bellinger's account shows him doing construction. bellinger is seen talking on one of the social media accounts detailed by the federal investigators filed wednesday siting social media as one of the ways they identified bellinger. he was charged with starting the hollis oak apartments fire the in oakland. they say they found bellinger's dna on a smug of a window sill. >> charges have been brought but others are actively investigated to see if this individual might be responsible for those. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf is talking about the numerous construction fires to hit the area in the last two years like the july 7th blaze on valdez street. prosecutors have not charged bellinger with any other arson and has not released motive. bellinger talked about wanting more construction jobs for african americans. >> we do the small work a.lot of us, you know, we can do that high end work. you don't have to hire the asians, mexicans >> reporter: the motivation is not as important as the fact that this type of dangerous activity will not

we have confirmed that dustin bellinger also known as faheem bey is being held at the santa rita jail. the "chronicle" reports he is a handyman and part-time construction worker with a rap sheet that includes kidnapping and robbery. federal authorities have linked him to a fire last month at apartments under construction on peralta street near the oakland-emeryville border the same morning as that massive fire that destroyed the ice house complex a few blocks away. bellinger hasn't been charged with that fire or seven other recent east bay arsons. >>> in san francisco, police have arrested a man suspected of starting a fire inside a local market. this is a picture of the suspect. he is charged with two felony arson charges and one misdemeanor for failing to register as an arson offender. store surveillance inside mid- city market shows the man walking in and heading straight to the back and you can see he opens up a pack of toilet paper and then sets two rolls on fire. workers jumped into action with water buckets and extinguishers. >>> time now 6:08. president trump takes on the chie

dustin bellinger, 25 years old. >> i know i didn't do it. >> reporter: a complaint charges him with maliciously drying or damaging the apartments by means of fire october 23rd. "abc7 news" shot video of the atf at the hollis fire that morning, including the broken window that investigators now say carried a key piece of dna evidence. that is a reddish brown smudge from the window sil. according to the complaint, that was an electronic hit with bellinger, whose dna is in the state system for prior kidnapping and robbery convictions. >> it's just shocking to all of us. >> reporter: his relatives say he was supposed to attend a thanksgiving gathering with them today. he -- i still don't -- it's hard to believe, you know, whether to even say he did this. >> do you think he's capable of lighting a building on fire? >> no, when i heard about it, i couldn't believe it. that's not something he would do. >> reporter: video posted on his instagram account shows him encouraging people to hire him. >> i'm just letting you know. you don't have to hire an asian or mexican. i do mexican >> reporter: yusef bay

. >>> we have new details about dustin bellinger, he was connected with one of the construction fires in oakland last month. and they combed through documents that listed his criminal history and show found social media posts about what he thought about construction in oakland. >> reporter: a video shows him doing construction. >> what's going on? >> he's seen talking on one of the social media accounts detailed by federal investigators in this criminal complaint, and sighting social media -- citing social media as one of the ways to charge him. they believe he started the apartments fire in oakland. investigators, they said they found his dna on a smudge on a window still and a rag stuffed in a gasoline container. >> while a charge is brought for one of the arsons, others are actively being investigated to see if that individual is responsible for those. >> mayor libby schaaf is talking about the construction arsons to hit the oakland areas in the past two years, like the ice house inferno that started one hour before the hollis street fire and the blaze on valdez street r prosecutor

police say they've connected dustin bellinger to the october 23rd fire on the 32-hundred block of ther 23rd fire on the 32-hundred block of peralta street. the 45-year old part-time construction worker faces one felony count of maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. this is video from a separate fire on the same morning... where a 126- unit building under construction was also destroyed. bellinger named as a suspect in that he is being held without bail in the ( darya ) crews in alameda county are investigating a house fire that killed one person. it happened in the 14-hundred block of via corella in san lorenzo. crews say they were able to put out the fire in 20 minutes but could not get to the man inside the home. 13 others including 8-children living in the house were not injured... but the house is a total loss. the red cross is now helping the ( darya ) coming up next ... a winter storm warning is in effect for the sierra ... as a second storm is expected to bring fresh powder but dangerous road conditions. ( darya ) welcome back. let's ge

investigators say dna oefd led them to dustin bellinger. he also goes by faheem bay on facebook. investigators are also looking for another suspect. >> on this thanksgiving, it's not just about friends and family. >> yeah. many people spent the day with co-workers and friends. lu lu tan has more. >> reporter: call it a lifeline. cars in formation since 8:00 this morning to grab meals and go to people in need. >> it's really an outpouring of generosity and good will and i love this day because i've watched families and children and the families grow up delivering. >> reporter: like 12-year-old mazy. her favorite part is connecting to other people who wouldn't otherwise have visitors. >> they're awesome and it's nice to meet these people. >> about a hundred volunteer drivers will come through this line picking up a gift and go to this station to collect males to go out to families in the bay area. >> you, i don't know. >> reporter: this is one of them. >> i lost about 20 pounds. >> she's lived quite a life. >> what does this one go? >> shake what your mama gave you. and i can still

we have confirmed dustin bellinger also known as faheem bey is being held in the santa rita jail. the "chronicle" reports he is a handyman and part-time construction worker with a rap sheet that includes kidnapping and robbery. federal authorities have linked him to a fire last month at apartments under construction on peralta street near the oakland-emeryville border. it happened the same morning as the fire that destroyed the ice house complex blocks away. bellinger hasn't been charged with that fire or seven other recent east bay arsons. >>> dna has once again provided the break in a 45- year-old cold case murder. investigators say advanced dna testing led them to 74-year- old john arthur getreu. he was arrested tuesday at his home in hayward. police say getreu is suspected of killing leslie marie perlov alto three days after she went missing. >> we believe that there are others that may be similar. so in my mind, i think he may very well be a serial killer but we still have a lot of investigation to do. >> authorities found that getreu was previously convicted of murder and ra

a broken window where investigators found a reddish brown smudge turned up a dna hit for dustin bellinger. >> grateful on this thanksgiving that the suspect in at least one of the arsons in oakland has been arrested. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf's office shared a video of her response. there have been several fires at east bay residential construction sites. bellinger is charged in one. he has previous convictions including kidnapping. >> we have to let this trial run its course. we have to allow due process to be had by this individual. the motivation is not as important as the fact that this type of dangerous activity will not be tolerated. >> reporter: at the site, an atf special agent rowwrote that a hammer was found with a gas can and a rag. instagram posts suggest he urged people to hire him for construction over others. >> you don't have to hire the asians, the mexicans. i do mexican work too and i do asian work. >> reporter: according to the atf, he identified with the bey family who run the your black muslim bakery. bellinger's connection with the family is unclear and it appe

dustin bellinger is expected of setting one of those fires at the hollis oak apartments on peralta street near 2nd. he is shown here in this instagram video. he is a self-employed construction worker who goes by the name fahim bay. his relatives say he was supposed to attend a thanksgiving gathering with them yesterday. >> he was nice. he was sweet. you know, he -- it is still hard to believe, you know, whether to even say he did this. >> officials identify bellinger using dna found on a broken window. the atf took the white van he has been using for work but it has been returned and sits in front of his home. >> a game where the score is secondary. it dates back to world war ii. >> the joke is on her. thac that gave one thief quite the surprise when she looked inside >> my biggest concerns through black friday, all of you going out on these slick streets, the hydroplaning is really high and standing spots of water. so be careful as you get out there. thankfully, everything else a little bit quieter. >> abc 7 news now. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. pretty empty. we on the road

investigators linked dustin bellinger to an october 23rd arson on the 3200- block of peralta street. the 45- year old part - time construction worker faces one- felony count... of maliciously damaging or destroying a building.. by means of fire or an explosive. this is video from a separate fire on the same morning... where a 126- unit building under construction was also destroyed. bellinger has not been named as a suspect in that fire. the investigation continues. meantime.. he is being held without bail in the santa rita jail. (grant) an investigation is underway after a house fire kills a man in alameda county. (pam) it is a tragic loss for a family on this thanksgiving.. kron4's dan thorn is live in san lorenzo.. with more on what happened.dan? firefighters rushed to the scene here along the 14- hundred block of via corella. the fire was quickly extinguished but not before someone in the home tragically died. a fire tears through a home on thanksgiving day...killing a man and scarring a family.. sot: i just feel horrible for them i don't think anyone should have to go through th

investigators linked dustin bellinger to an october 23rd arson. the 45 year old part time construction worker faces one felony count of maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. this is video from a separate fire on the same morning...where a 126 unit building under construction was destroyed. investigators have ánot said that bellinger played a role in starting that fire. (pam) to butte county... where the rainfall is helping the firefight. but it is also making it difficult for the teams searching for remains of people in fire debris and rubble.(grant) firefighters are making progress fighting the camp fire tonight. here is where we stand right now. today one more person was confirmed dead, bringing the death toll to 84. hundreds are still considered missing. more than 13-thousand homes have been destroyed. but none are stille threatened tonight. the fire has burned 153- thousand acres. the rain has helped, and now containment is up to 95 percent. (pam) for thousands of victims of the 'camp fire', this was a

police say they've connected dustin bellinger to the october 23rd fire on the 32-hundred 23rd fire ond part-time construction worker faces one felony count of maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive. this is video from a separate fire on the same morning... where a 126- unit building under construction was also bellinger has not been suspect in that he is being held without bail in the santa rita jail. ( darya ) crews in alameda county are investigating a house fire that killed one person. it happened in the 14-hundred block of via corella in san lorenzo. crews say they were able to put out the fire in 20 minutes but could not get to the man inside the home. 13 others including 8-children living in the house were not injured... but the house is a total loss. the red cross is now helping the family. ( james ) to butte county now where the rain is helping in the fire fight.. but creating an even bigger challenge for the team searching for the missing. containment has gone up to 95-percent this morning. but officials have raised the death toll to 84

investigators linked dustin bellinger to an october 23rd arson on the 3200- block of peralta street. the 45- year old part - time construction worker faces one- felony count... of maliciously damaging or destroying a building.. by means of fire or an explosive. this is video from a separate fire on the same morning... where a 126- unit building under construction was also destroyed. bellinger has not been named as a suspect in that fire. the investigation continues. meantime.. he is being held without bail in the santa rita jail. (grant) to butte county... where the rainfall is helping the firefight. but it is also making it diffict for the teams searching for remains of people in fire debris and rubble. firefighters are making progress fighting the camp fire tonight. here is where we stand right now. today one more person was confirmed dead, bringing the death toll to 84. hundreds are still considered missing. more than 13-thousand homes have been destroyed. but none are stille threatened tonight. the fire has burned 153- thousand acres. the rain has helped, and now containment is u

fire at a construction site in oakland last month. 45-year old part- time construction worker dustin bellinger ... has been charged with starting a fire on october 23rd... on the 3200- block of peralta street. that same morning, another intentionally set blaze destroyed a nearby 126 -unit building that was also under construction. prosecutors have not charged bellinger with that fire, nor said if he is a suspect. he is being held without bail in the santa rita jail. (ryan) not everybody gets the thanksgiving holiday off. today... kron4's phillipe djegal got the opportunity to tag along with the san francisco police department... as officers... along with deputies and fire fighters... spent the morning delivering meals to the elderly. (philippe)nats- both officers alan katz and dexter tsang are familiar with the good san francisco police do on holidays.officer alan katz/sfpd- "my father was a police officer out here, uh, my mother worked at dispatch out here." and, both feel honored to be apart of the group of officers delivering thanksgiving meals to seniors who othe

federal authorities have linked dustin bellinger to one fire last month at apartments under constructionhe oakland- emeryville border. >>> and cities across the bay area like oakland, san francisco and san jose are holding turkey trots to give thanks and give back. hayward is switching things up a bit and opting for a turkey swim instead. we'll have news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms, including our website, kpix.com [ phone rings ] what?! ready for christmas? no, it's way too early to be annoyed by christmas. you just need some holiday spirit! that's it! this feud just went mobile. with xfinity xfi you get the best wifi experience at home. and with xfinity mobile, you get the best wireless coverage for your phone. ...you're about to find out! you don't even know where i live... hello! see the grinch in theaters by saying "get grinch tickets" into your xfinity x1 voice remote. a guy just dropped this off. he-he-he-he. >>> we are following a traffic alert right now. a fatal crash eastbound 80 before powell street. two lanes are blocked right now. so they are really