micah danemayer. who also died in the ghost ship fire >>"930 they left the house, wave goodbye i said i love you" >> grant:her parents say- she lived life to the

. >> reporter:we were able to find a friend of micah danemayer's through a facebook post we saw from brotzeit lokal, an oakland restaurant on the water front. >> reporter:their post called him a long time regular customerand a friend of the restaurant staff. of those employees, eric stucke knew him best. >>"we met each other going to around the bay area. he started coming in to my work here at brotzeit on weekly basis and he would get a beer from me, and he would bring me free coffee from his workm, blue bottle." >> reporter:soon, everyone else, including the restaurant's owner, started to recognize and befriend him. >>"he's pretty much touched everybody here that's met him. they all thought of him as a really sweet guy." >> reporter:micah was climbing his way alongside stucke, who says the pair was thr new wave of the electronic future. >>"just two months ago he put out a tape for me. a year ago he booked me at one of his events." >> reporter:perhaps most tragic was that micah had gone to friday night's deadly party with his girlfriend, alana kane. >> reporter:their friend says the

micah danemayer. tonight his friend told kron four about the musician. kron four's spencer blake is spencer? >> steve: spencer? >> reporter: good evening, guys. >> audio difficulties we'll all >> reporter:perhaps te saddest in all these stories is what might have been. girlfriend, alana kane, were *both in the warehouse friday night. they had just moved in together that morning. >> reporter:today i met up with an employee from brotzeit lokal, an oakland restaurant and beer garden where micah was a regular. >> reporter:he met eric stucke on the electronic dance music scene and they became friends. >> reporter:pretty soon he started visiting eric at his job at brotzeit to get a beer, and he would bring eric coffee from *his job at blue bottle >> reporter:stucke knew him best, but his coworkers started to recognize and befriend him, >> victim "he was basically an open book, ya know. anybody would sit down - any customer or co-worker - he would start, ya know he could talk to anybody pretty much. he had his thing, he had very specific tastes, but yet he was

micah danemayer of oakland was a sound and video art it. his girlfriend, is still missing. >> edmund lapine, an artist from utah, was a musician who loved to spin vinyl. >> other victims include em bohika from oakland. 33-year-old chelsea dolan of san francisco. francisco. and 29-year-old ferrell >> this is bringing a lot of the community together over the 36 who have lost their lives, even strangers wanting to help and offer comfort. >> it is just really desperately tragic. actually someone also had the seen and i was like, i really want to offer hugs because it feels like the best way to share the empathy of the grief we're all experiencing. >> some people add this vigil showed up with what appears to be ghost ships with pictures of the victims on the mast including "they were young people what just want dead listen to music." the community is finding strength in prayer, a small group of people gathered at the cathedral of christ the light along the western shore of lake merritt to remember the victims. the church opened its doors last ni

her boyfriend, micah danemayer, died also in the fire. joey matlock was described as aness federal of electronic music. he was the most gentle of all people. three was 96. >> people gathered in oakland to grieve to comfort each other, the leaders talked of the victims they knew who died in the fire. it was a night of reflection for the arts community. >> a victim's girlfriend is hopping a photograph will help her heal. on sunday, she turned to social media. she whenned it find whoever took a really beautiful photo of her and her boyfriend, griffin madden, during a trip to new york city in june. the photographer saw her plea on the photographer saw her plea on wednesday and posted the soviet >> i remembered them because they thatted so adorable. photography is like a time machine. it is a sad moment but i hope she keeps this as a memory. >> we they looked to in love. this brought a look of your light back into my light. >> one of the hardest stories to get through when i read that i could midnight believe it. >> at the oakland museum of ca

. >> 28-year-old micah danemayer. 34-year-old edmond lapine was originally from utah, he was a musician that loved to spin vinyl and other victims include em boklka, and chelsea dolan and justin fritz and benjamin runnels of oakland. >> let's go to dan in oakland tonight. dan? >> reporter: thank you very much, crews are working on part of the warehouse behind me, using a crane and lights to work in the dark. the noise you hear is them cutting away part of the wall that was a concern for the authorities searching the building. they are worried it could collapse. so you hear them cutting it away. they are knocking it down with a sledge hammer and it's falling to the street below. so far, 36 bodies have been recovered and 33 identified. searchers say they cannot detect any more bodies at this point and unsure if they find anymore. everyone hoping they do not. they have another quarter of the building to search. the building is considered a potential crime scene. the district attorney said tonight that if her office pursues charges, they could range from involuntarily manslaughter to murder

. >> micah danemayer a sound and video artist and his girlfriend, elaina contain is -- kane is missing. >> edmund lapine is from utah and a musician. >> 33-year-old em bohika from oakland, 33-year-old chelsea dolan of san francisco, and 32-year-old benjamin runnels of oakland. >> for more information on all of the victims, head to our newsup or abc7news.com. in the meantime can you share this badge or page through the photo gallery we have put together to honor the victims. >> an effort is underway to connect those people who were displaced by the four with those who want to help. >> matt is in berkeley with that part of the story. >> this is a unique building, a former mortuary and outside they teach outdoor skills to kids and adults. now, inside, they are doing something good for the victims of the ghost ship fire, collecting donations for all the people who were displaced by the fire. those people escaped with their live but not much else. one works here during the summer and the business decided to collect donations and the community has responded in a big way. >> people need hugs

. >> 28-year-old micah danemayer. 34-year-old edmond lapine was originally from utah, he was a musician that loved to spin vinyl and other victims include em boklka, and chelsea dolan and justin fritz and benjamin runnels of oakland. >> let's go to dan in oakland tonight. dan? >> reporter: thank you very much, crews are working on part of the warehouse behind me, using a crane and lights to work in the dark. the noise you hear is them cutting away part of the wall that was a concern for the authorities searching the building. they are worried it could collapse. so you hear them cutting it away. they are knocking it down with a sledge hammer and it's falling to the street below. so far, 36 bodies have been recovered and 33 identified. searchers say they cannot detect any more bodies at this point and unsure if they find anymore. everyone hoping they do not. they have another quarter of the building to search. the building is considered a potential crime scene. the district attorney said tonight that if her office pursues charges, they could range from involuntarily manslaughter to murder

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 trip to new york in june right there. the photographer saw her plea late on wednesday and posted the photo to her facebook and said "miracles happen." >> i remember their faces because they looked so adorable. photography in yen is lick a time machine. it is a sad moment but i help she will keep the photograph as a memory. >> she said that the photo helped bring a look of your light back to may light. griffin madden was 22-year-old. >> the oakland museum of california is dedicating the weekly friday midnight e

karen west knew 28 year old micah danemayer all his life. >> we vent heard from him through any social media or phone calls. >> reporter: also missing 33 year old chelsea faith dollan. >> chelsea faith is someone who also mentored a lot of people. >> anyhar bhatt was standing feet away from the ghost ship warehouse when the fire started. several of his friends inside. 34 year old johnny igaz posted on his facebook page friday that he was set to form at the event but hasn't been seen since. >> johnny igaz really made a genuine attempt to lift everyone around him up. >> reporter: bhatt watched as the flames consumed the building. >> very quickly we realized a lot of people we knew were not coming out. >> i've been doing it for over 10 years. >> 36 years old joseph matlock known as joey casio, featured in this 2012 music segment, reported missing by his mother. chase wittenauer was also reported missing by friends after they saw an image of his car near the warehouse. so far the sheriff's department has reached out to more than two dozen families with heartbreaking news. >> we have sat do

. -- micah danemayer, 28. -- benjamin runnels, 32. -- jennifer kiyomi taouye, 31. -- edmund lapine, 34. -- alex ghassan, 35, todos de oakland. -- chelsea dolan, 33, san francisco. -- justin fritz, 29, berkeley. -- michela gregory, 20, south san francisco. -- jennifer morris, 21, foster city. sandra mas nombres de las victimas lorena/take vo --decenas de personas se reunieron esta noche en el distrito castro de san francisco para llevar a cabo una vigilia a la luz de las velas en honor a las vctimas del incendio en oakland... --el acto tuvo lugar en la plaza harvey milk, auspiciado por la reverenda 'megan rohrer'' y otros lderes religiosos transexuales, resaltando el hecho de que muchas del las vctimas de esta tragedia y otras afectadas por la misma, eran transgnero... take fs1 cesar -- el presidente obama envi sus condolencias a los familiares y amigos de la vctimas diciendo lo siguiente: ''nuestras oraciones estn con las personas de oakland, california despus del incendio mortal en el almacen este fin de semana, uno de los peores incendios en la historia del estado." take fs 2 cont lo

alex ghassan, 35, father of two and film make freeway brooklyn. 28-year-old micah danemayer of oakland a sound and video artist, his girlfriend remains missing. 34-year-old edmund lapine, an artist from utah, and was a musician who loved to spin vinyl. and 33-year-old em bohika of oakland. 33-year-old chelsea dolan of san francisco. 29-year-old pines of berkeley, and benjamin runnels of oakland. more on abc7news.com. reggie? natasha? >> authorities of working to identify the rest of the victims, with notifications to families beyond the united states, to finland, korea, and guatemala. the sheriff said they do not expect the death toll to dramatically rise again. >> we cannot locate any other deceased victims but we are prepared to remove them if the fire department and a.t.f. locate them. we do not anticipate anymore human numbers. >> the sheriff said additional autopsies today working to identify the remaining victims. >> thousands gathered in lake merritt to remember the victims and you can see the large ground gathered last night to pay respects. a photo of the mourners is tweeted h

micah danemayer. who also died in the ghost ship fire >>"930 they left the house, wave goodbye i said i love you" >> grant:her parents say- she lived life to the fullest. >>"she loved education, she loved music, she loved people, she loved dancing and she needed it. it was part of who she was" >> grant:alana got her master's at sacramento state and was one semester away from a phd in psychology at u-c merced. >> grant:the barmby's say their daughter deeply cared about people. and was happiest around art and music. >>"if any place that she would have a place to die at it would be at a place where she was having fun with friends and enjoying music" >> grant:the barmby's say they were told their daughter died immediately. so she didnt suffer much. return to index of stories... >> steve:transitioning to the weather. >> brittney: it was a do uble dose of rain and chilly weather. we will start off in the north bay zone with moderate rain. >> brittney:east bay zone: all seeing a steady amount of light rain.

micah danemayer of oakland, a sound and video artist. his girlfriend is missing.d lapine was an artist from utah, a musician we loved to spin vinyl. 33-year-old em bohika is another victim from oakland. and chelsea dolan of san francisco. 29-year-old justin fritz. and ferel pines, 29 years old from berkeley, and 32-year-old benjamin runnels of oakland. we are sharing more information for you on our when at abc7news.com. we have little information but they all had very full lives. >> authorities are working to identify the rest of the fire victims now. notifications have again out to families beyond the united states, in finland, korea and guatamala. the sheriff said they do not specific the death toll to dramatically jump. >> we cannot locate any other deceased victims but we are prepared to remove them if the first department and a.t.f. locate but we do not anticipate anymore huge numbers. >> nine tentative i.d.'s and they will work to identify one person still unknown. >> in san francisco, dozens of people showed up for a candlelight vigil to honor the fire vict

her boyfriend, micah danemayer, died in the fire.atlock is described as a philosopher of electronic music. he was the gentlest of all people. he was 36. >> people gathered at the oakland youth radio to grieve and comfort each other. some talk about the victims they personally knew who died. it was a night to reflect and let off creative expression. >> a victim's girlfriend is hoping a photograph will help her heal. on sunday, she turned to social media to fine who 2:00 a photo of her and her boyfriend griffin madden during a trip to new york city in june. the photographer saw the plea on wednesday and posted the soviet to facebook -- the photo to facebook say "miracles happen." i remembered the faces was they looked so adorable. photography if yen is like a sad machine, a sad m but i hope she keeps this photograph as a memory. >> the candid photos are sweet. a facebook post said this helped bring your light back interest my life, griffin madden was 22 years old. >> the oakland museum of california is dedicating their weekly friday ni

. >> six other victims include 28-year-old micah danemayer, 34-year-old edmund lapine and benjamin runnels of oakland. >> 33-year-old chelsea dolan from san francisco, 29-year-old feral pines from berkeley, 21-year-old jennifer morris of foster city also lost their lives in that city. >> 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. i'm not going to answer these questions on this level. i would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents. >> that interview just a couple hours ago on nbc. that was the operator of the warehouse that went up in flames breaking down during a live interview on the "today" show. >> kris sanchez with more on this exclusive interview. kris? >> reporter: good morning. this morning derick almena was outraged and tearful as he talked about the young people whose lives were lost and about living here at the warehouse with his wife and three children who he says he put to bed every night. when he was asked about whether he and his wife were profiting from these illegal dwellings that turned dead