micah allison was also from oakland. chelsea dolan was in san francisco.ustin firtz was 29 and alex ghassan, 35 also confirmed dead from oakland. >> michela gregory 20 years old from san francisco. edmund lapine, jennifer morris, benjamin renoylds of oakland and jennifer taguye, 31 years old also from oakland. >>> amid the tragedy from friday's devastating fire our stories of survival that are emerging. >> i couldn't breathe, i couldn't see anything. that is when the power went out. >> and plus two women say that they escaped the wall of flames. >> we are going to take you back live to the scene of the fire for an update from their alameda county sheriff's department with the latest on their investigation. sir? you give me that salad and i will pay for your movie and one snack box. can i keep the walnuts? yes. but i get to pick your movie. can i pick the genre? nope. with the blue cash everyday card you get cash back on purchases with no annual fee. backed by the service and security of american express. ytherand always leave youagics willwanting even more

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 that he and his wife lived here at the ghost ship warehouse with their three children, put them to bed every night. he was criticized immediately after the fire as well because he posted about his sadness over the warehouse fire but did not mention the loss of life. he said he did not know there was a loss of life at that point. he could still face criminal charges because of the situation here at the ghost ship warehouse. coming up at 5:30, we'll show you more of that impassioned interview with him, how he described life here with his children in what was supposed to be an artists collective and creative space that has become an utter and complete nightmare for so many people. in oakland, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> now we have new faces to go with this tragedy that has been unfolding for the last 72 hours. we now the

. >> reporter: in that exclusive interview derick almena and his wife micah allison talked about renting this warehouse three years ago, living there with their children and why they weren't home at the time of the fire. in another exclusive interview with our jodi hernandez last night, he said he knew the building was not legal for residential space, he thought it was up to code, though he did say he had to do some of the electrical work himself here without permits and the landlord has now turned her back on him. he was criticized immediately after the fire because in a facebook post he talked about what he lost here without mentioning any of the victims, though he says at that point he did not realize ha the fire was deadly. coming up at 6:30 more on the art collective founder on this dream of creative space for young people and how he says it's now turned into a mass grave. in oakland, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it is a fascinating interview to hear in its entirety. >>> we're also updating our digital platforms around the clock. we posted the entire "today" show interview w

on facebook, the children's mother, micah allison wrote that the couple had been condemned on-based speculation and slander. she also wrote that her children were being destroyed and forever altered. the family was back together by summer, 2015 after court hearing in la. i reached out to children and family services and our alleyà adelaide said they could not discuss the case. it's unclear cps here and alameda county opened a new investigation because of the deadly fire. >>> on tran01.com you will find more on the oakland fire tragedy, including the latest on the investigation. less what we've learned about the victims. we are also posting updates on our ktvu mobile app . >>> help for california soldiers who were told to repay their enlistment bonuses. the bill just passed by congress today. >>> sank it like, the farewell message from senate minority leaderÃleader to congress today. >> thank you to friendships over the years. >>> c'mohappy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. for people who've been hospitalized for a

>> reporter: that was all he would say before walking away with his wife micah allison.t's unclear how long they would be staying here at the marriott. they did not check in under their names and it's not known if their three children are here as well. live in oakland, lilian kim, abc 7 news. >> lillian, thank you so much for that. and more details are emerging about the man who rented out the ghost ship for the dance party. the east bay express reports that derek ion almena and his partner lost custody of his children before the family was reunited in june. child welfare officials took the children after fearing for their safety at the commune last year. almena plead nod contest to charges of receiving stolen property in alameda county last year and he's on probation until 2019. artists who lived in the ghost ship describe to abc 7 news today what it was like running for their lives to escape the flames. one woman told us she jumped out from her loft in the dark, went through a fence, then crawled low to the ground below the smoke to get out as quickly as possible. >> 1

good evening everyone i'm micah allison. >> i'm ken wayne. frank and julie are off tonight. a somber evening is held for the victims. police are still investigating what happened. azenith smith? >> reporter: yeah ken, police say it appears alcohol may have been a factor in this crash. through tears tonight, the best friends of the suspected drunk driver said mistakes happen. unfortunately this mistake cost two lives. we want to show you video of the vigil tonight earlier where family and friends of the 25- year-old jessica zamara, they held candles and each other. in san jose where the single mother died on christmas day police tell us just after midnight zamara was behind the wheel driving her chevy malibu near snell avenue hitting a lexus head on. a 14-year-old boy with his parents were in the car. that boy was killed. his parents were taken to valley medical center expected to recover. now again police tell us she may have been drinking. tonight we spoke to her best friend. >> she was a wonderful mom and a wonderful friend, a wonderful person. she was loving, yes, she did