another victim has been identified as 33-year-old em bohlka from oakland. her father posted on instagram she was recently transitioning to become a beautiful, happy woman. the alameda county sheriff's department released the names of 28-year-old micahh danemayer, edmund lapine and benjamin runnels from oakland. 33-year-old chelsea dolan from san francisco, 29-year-old feral pines from berkeley and jennifer morris from foster city. back here live at the memorial, you can see flowers set up with candles lit. we have seen so many people walking on their way to work. i asked them, did you know any of these victims who we have mentioned. they said no, they just wanted to come out here and express their sadness. many of them in tears. we expected the memorial to grow as the days go on. live in oakland, sharon katsuda for "today in the bay." >> hugs and embraces to soothe each other. >>> our coverage continues on our website, nbcbayarea.com. there you can find a slideshow of photos taken inside the warehouse before it went up in flames. you can also read about how

for example, em bohlka transitioned to female, a friend online wishing she had more time to live as she truly wanted. mchale rah gregory, only 20. two jobs, one at a trendy clothing store, one at a mortuary. alex casten, a wonderful dad, son, friend. 32-year-old benjamin reynolds was a singer, a lot of musicians, both pop and jazz. mica danemayer, so full of life. feral pines, another person who we lost in the fire, a sinth genius, 29 years old, impeccable musical taste. and jennifer tonaway, worked at shazam and working on a documentary about pokemon. and jennifer norris, goodbye, old friend, we'll dance again in our dreams. and chelsea dolen, studied classical music. these are names added to the eight people we learned about earlier. just a glance, you guys, at some very complex lives that were cut short far too soon from oakland. raj? >> all right, scott. thank you. thank you for revealing how they lived in their lives here. we have more on the young lives lost, as well. >> she was an amazingly kind and beautiful person, who had the strength to be her true self, even when she knew th

three trans women are among the victims, 22-year- old, cash askew , 29-year-old feral pines and em bohlkas, as authorities began to identify the victims they brought in a liaison for the trans community to help make sure each victim is identified by their chosen name and gender. >> we have to work together. >> the identity of the victims, their names matter. >> there are procedures to follow. we want to make sure everybody is respected with dignity. >> a father posted this message recently she was transitioning to become a beautiful happy woman. she took the name em bohlkas i wish she had more time to live her life as she truly wanted. >> authorities are working on identifying several more victims. from oakland jessica flores kpix 5. >>> the investigation into the oakland warehouse fire we will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (((weather))) (((weather))) >>> lake county, a freeze warning for you tonight but not the entire bay area we do have some club cover rolling it preventing some of the cooling from making it to the bay area, we have the freeze warning in effect tonight overnight

another victim identified as 33-year-old em bohlka from oakland. her father posted on instagram that she was recently transitioning to becoming a beautifully happy woman. six other victims include 28-year-old micahh dane mayer, edmund lapine and 33-year-old chelsea dolan from san francisco, 29-year-old feral pines from berkeley and 24-year-old jennifer morris of foster city also losing their lives in the fire. as we finally start to put faces to the names in this tragic fire, we're learning more about the recovery efforts still under way this morning. >> tai"today in the bay's" pete suratos continues to stay on top of the latest developments. we learned yesterday they were going to be using a crane to come in to stabilize the building and get in and out. they shut down power in the area for hours. where do things stand this morning? >> good morning. the news conference will take place in less than half an hour. to get to that, that crane you're talking about, we saw it moving around not too long ago. of course this has taken an emotional toll on fi

the third transgender person identified was em bohlka whose partner talked to us on the phone. >> em was always really grateful for everything that she was given, and she made it clear because she gave everything back. >> reverend rohr wants anyone affected by the fire to know the support will be there. >> i want people to know that they can get support, whether it's today or whether it's in four months when it feels safe enough and all of the cameras have turned off and they feel like they can get help in the community. >> reporter: financial support is also needed. the port bar that caters to the lbgt community is raising money. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> so many stories coming out of this tragedy. few as heartfelt as the sentiment from the father of mikayla gregory seen here in this photo with her boyfriend alex vague a. mikayla's dad said there were some folks found hugging each other. i believe my daughter and al wrecks hugging each other to the end. they were together trying to help each other, i'm sure. i know it. mikayla was 20 and alex was 22. >>> and we are learning mo

take gfx 2 --em bohlka. --micah dane-mayer. --y edmund lapine tambien vivian en oakland.--chelsea dolan de san francisco. --feral pines de berkeley. --y jennifer morris, de foster city. c d top vo lorena -- las autoridades tambien ofrecieron hoy disculpas a la comunidad transgenero, ya que una de las victimas fue primero identificada con su nombre de nacimiento y no como l habia decidido nombrarse. -- la alguacil del condado alameda indic que su departamento trabaja con defensores de la comunidad "lgbt", para identificar correctamente el genero de algunas de las victimas. blanca ---mientras los investigadores se acercan cada vez mas a determinar donde y que origin el incendio dentro del almacen "barco fantasma" de oakland , el fundador del centro artistico defiende lo que el asegura es "el espiritu de la comunidad" y habl en exclusiva para el cadena nbc. pkg exclusive on d ;01 ;15 pkg sot-derick ion almena 10:46 "i'd rather get down on parents, i rather let them tearo answer these questions. i'm so incredibly sorry. i'm not going to answer these questions. 00 --derick ion

among them 20-year-old michaela gregory, 35 regard alex ghassan from oakland and general tanouye and em bohlka the alameda county sheriff's department released six other victims including 28-year-old my key danemayer, edward lapine, chelsea coal land and 21-year-old jennifer morris of foster city, also lost their lives in that fire. as we start to put faces to names, we're learning more about the recovery efforts still under way. >> let's go to "today in the bay's" pete suratos who has been on this story for the past 72 hours, continuing to stay on top of the latest developments. expecting another news conference about an hour and a half. also learning about a gut-wrenching text message from one of the victims. >> reporter: good morning, sam and laura. in about an hour and a half, another news conference, a third consecutive morning we've been getting these brief tinges from oakland police on where they are in this investigation. they can hop up on the podium at any moment. it has definitely taken an emotional toll on first responders. the number of victims standing at 46. we'll learn possibly

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. >> grant:em bohlka - or em 'b' has been confirmed as one of the 36 people who died. >> grant:the 33-year-old was an oakland poet who also worked as a barista and baker. >> grant:she identified as transgender - coming out recently to close friends and family. her partner says she was infectious, funny and sweet. >> grant:20-year-old michela gregory was a san francisco state student who studied child development and worked at urban outfitters. >> grant:friends say she was a loving woman who adored children. >> grant:21-year-old jennifer morris was a u-c berkeley student who lived in foster city. a friend wrote on her facebook page - "we'll dance again in our dreams.here's to goot times, long nights and memories." return to >> steve: thanks, grant. >> steve:our coverage continues at kron-4 dot com. there you can find a timeline of the fire investigation and read more about the victims' lives. all at kron-4 dot com return >> vicki:authorities continue their county woman. --search for a missing trinity county woman, >> steve:her relatives are evendescribed kidnap consultant cameron gambl