. >>> new at noon oakland mayor libby schaaf is trying to address affordable housing issues in the wake of that deadly warehouse fire. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in oakland where the mayor just met with the u.s. secretary of housing and urban development. jackie. >> reporter: michelle, the meeting with the secretary has been in the works for months. but still, mayor libby schaaf calls the timing of it poignant and much of the focus was on the ghost ship fire 11 days after the fire. mayor schaaf says that the visit created a renewed federal government sense of urgency to help people afford a safe place to live. she says affordable housing needs the federal government's help because it can't be solve solely locally. secretary castro says the rental affordable crisis here in oakland and across the country highlighting the ghost ship fire as a wake-up call. >> that incident, um, in -- in a very tense way, has highlighted the need to create more affordable housing opportunities here in oakland. >> that in the face of these changing dynamics, we retain and protect our vulnerable residents,

the city of oakland is calling this a time of tremendous loss and grief. >>> new at noon the deadly oakland fire prompting safety concerns about other warehouses. today business owners expressed their worries but kpix 5's maria medina reports that the effort backfired. maria? >> reporter: that's right, kenny. yeah, dorothy king owns the restaurant behind me. she wanted to bring attention a second warehouse that she believes is a potential fire hazard here in oakland. the warehouse next to her. so she invited the media for a news conference inside her restaurant but it backfired. take a look. >> hey, y'all are on the witch hunt, okay? y'all need to cool [ censored ] , okay? we're still grieving our friends. our friends aren't even in the ground yet! >> every, single artist involved thinks that this is wrong and they are calling you snitches and saying this is a witch hunt. [ screaming ] >> save lives, then be quiet as a mouse! >> reporter: so as you can see, her news conference interrupted by "artists" who felt the restaurant owner would threaten the warehouses like the ghost ship a place to

oakland spire relief fund. tickets start at $35. so there are also two online fundraisers working with the city as of noon. e oakland a's along with the raiders and warriors foundation have raised more than $450,000. that includes $50,000 from each team and in the second fundraiser by the gray area foundation of the arts, they have raised more than $560,000. those are just two of the online crowdsourcing ways that folks in the community all over the world and the country have been donating to the victims of this fire. i'm going to take a deeper look at that at 6:00 so tune in then. live in san francisco, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> the cold weather in kansas city did not offset the tempers that flared in the stands at last night's raiders-chiefs football game. allen martin has the cell phone video that shows fists flying and fans tumbling down rows of seats. allen. >> reporter: it was something, liz! this happened towards the end of the game. it was about 20 degrees and the wind chill was even lower but it didn't stop fans from fighting and it was more than just, you know, pushing and shoving and yelling at e

oakland warehouse fire. they' cked >>> now at noon. artists appealing to bay area city leaders in the wake of the oakland warehouse fire. they are afraid they will kicked out if their buildings are found to be unsafe. good afternoon, i'm anne makovec in for kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. those artists are signing a petition asking san francisco and oakland to delay fire inspections as they come up with a plan. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in san francisco with the details. jackie. >> reporter: right now, michelle, we're actually in bernal heights where city building inspectors from a task force are checking out the inside of several warehouses. it's been years since they have been inside here and following the ghost ship fire there's a greater emphasis on checking these types of buildings out. a notice was sent to the landlord and tenants of these buildings nine days ago warning people of this visit and a slew of people from the city are here. plumbing, electrical, fire and health among them. the landlord evicted him and called the

we are in the sorting room of the united states postal office in oakland. since noon the machines have been processing packages and can do up to 5500 pieces of hour. they will process 55 million pieces. if you want to send items by regular mail don't expect for it to reach its destination until after the holidays. the best bet is priority mail. as long you can get it by wednesday priority should work. if not you will pay more because you are looking at express mail. the postal workers want you to know the sooner you get the items out the better. >> we want to make sure that packages get delivered on time to bring joy and cheer to the customers that want the christmas packages. the post office service believes this is a time where everyone steps up to make sure that every package gets delivered on time. >>> so once again, right now you are seeing priority mail and this is a a recap. you have until tomorrow to get it out priority mail and after that you are going express mail and take a look. check it out. between this place and san jose they expect to have 11 million p

we continue to follow breaking news at this hour from oakland -- where recovery efforts are expected to resume as early as noon. crews stopped work overnight inside that warehouse because of wa >>> welcome back. we continue to follow breaking news of the fire in oakland where recovery efforts are to resume at noon. workers did stop working because of a wall that is collapsing. we're told there is a lien where the roof meets the wall of about 3 inches. structural engineers are looking at that situation now. meanwhile, fire ripped through the building friday night as dozens of people were inside for an electric dance party. officials confirmed 36 bodies so far have been recovered. eight of them have been identified, and that includes a 17-year-old student. >> city officials say there are dozens of similar warehouses across oakland where people live in an art collective similar to where these people died. >> how are these places allowed to exist? we sent steven to the streets of oakland to ask just that question. steven? >> reporter: fire inspectors climbed over and through what's left of the warehouse that had b

. >>> ansa news, new at noon, a parking structure downtown oakland will be closing down indefinitely. >> this after city officials determined the garage seismically unstable. live with what that will mean. >>> and, this certainly could make it a bit tougher to find that parked near city hall. and, there's a total of 315 parking spaces. and, after today this structure will be shut down indefinitely. city officials say that this is -- that they aren't sure that it could withstand a large earthquake. >> this is the final day that people will be able to pull into the downtown oakland garage to find a place to park. the signs are posted everywhere, this structure is closing down because of concerns about a seismic safety. >> i usually always park you're just because it's more convenient. the other side is kind of lonely are. i like it here. and i guess, safety is more important. like you said, there are a lot of other places to park. >>> this four-story garage next to city hall has been in use for more than 50 years after a year-long study, city officials figured out the structure is not a

noon. >> this is a tragedy for the soul of oakland.>> heartbreak and grief as the work continues in oakland at the site of last weekend's devastating warehouse fire. the death toll stands at 36.>> more stories of the students, teachers and musicians who lost their lives in the deadly blaze.>>> good afternoon. i am michelle griego. >> i am kenny choi we learned no additional bodies were recovered overnight. the death toll stands at 36. fire crews say there is still a section of the building they have not searched due to safety hazards. we know that this fire is not only the deadliest in oakland's history but it is also now the deadliest structure fire in california since the 1906 san francisco earthquake.>> kpix 5 is live with complete coverage. jackie ward has more on how the community is mourning the victims. we begin with anne makovec on the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the recovery work has been going on for 24 hours a day since this fire happened on friday night. officers have been trying to dig through the rubble. may have had several challenges but things are going smoothly thi

noon. developing right now.. the death toll in that oakland ware house fire stands at 36 and counting. recovery crews continue to work around the clock combing through the rubble in search for more victims. federal investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the massive blaze. firefighters say they believe the fire started on the first floor in the back of the warehouse. the conditions inside--incredbily bad, one of the door left those inside with vertually no way out. last night the community mourned the victims with a candlelight vigil. breaking overnight. violence in prince georges county. two shootings just minutes apart from eachother--one of them turned deadly. john gonzalez is live more on the investigation. john? the bizarre northwest d.c. has nearby business owners worried. a north carolina man was arrested sunday, after walking into the restaurant with an assault rifle, and firing a shot. he intended to investigate a conspiracy theory claiming hillary clinton had ties to a sex trafficking operation there. the suspect, edgar welch, is being held without bond. no o

and today it is in oakland's rockridge neighborhood and open to the public from noon until 9 pm. and paul chambers has been checking that out. what you have? >> -- >> reporter: it is from noon until 9 pm. but as you said, it's about three young women trying to make it in the music is this. and, from the brains and minds of the daniels who brought us empire. but this is what's going on today. eighth -- a full tour. they will give you a free manicured blowout and brave. so check it out. this is the beauty salon. it's basically from inside the show. on the show, queen latifah plays mrs. carlotta. and this -- so you will come inside and get an opportunity to get your hair done. and we will also give you from's -- some free swag. and there are some hair things here. i don't have hair so i don't have to use it. of course they have a bag here as well." this comes back on january 4. we had a premier last week, it looks like a really good show. i will also tell you on the show, this guy right here, from san francisco, he's also on the show. but this is more about getting the word out. so

for local march in oakland that begins at 12 noon at the fruitvale building. dan, alma? >> thank you. san francisco restaurant up for sale getting attentiontion for the way it is being advertised. this ad showed up on craigslist a few days ago. says well established e eed win. $150,000. pauline's pizza on valencia. the restaurant known for growing ingredients at the owner's farm. >> make meatballs out of lamb that we grow at our farm. we have goats. i grow all the vegetables, fancy greens. >> owner cynthia winestein opened it 30 years ago. she said it is time to retire. winestein hopes to sell to some one who will continue the farm to table concept. hopes to continue supplying the organic ingredients. >>> popular bay area coffee chain is expanding thousand of miles from its headquarters. pete's coffee announced it will build a roastery, 200 miles south of washington, d.c., in virginia. the company hopes the roastery will help get fresh coffee beans to growing east coast business ster. pete's has 23 stores in the d.c. area. >> now your accuweather forecast with spencer ch

noon. >>> roberto gonzales is in the weather center.>> we don't want to neglect oakland international airport or monetta international airport. so far, everyone is on time. no delay. let's head on out to sfo and look at the clarity. unlimited visibility at this hour. blue skies with a gentle wind out of the east 7 miles per hour. 48 degrees . it is a lot cooler than it actually is. sfo has clear sailing. 53 degrees, and afternoon high along the peninsula. if you are traveling to atlanta, still cloudy but no delays. chicago warmed up to 54 after frigid temperatures this weekend. i have one hour delays at lax in minneapolis 20 degrees. our daytime high today is in the 50s. we have rain in our forecast. that could hamper some traveling plans. we will talk about that coming up.>>> george michael died suddenly at the age of 53 on christmas day. the singer died of heart failure and was found in bed at his home. he was one of the most celebrated singers in the 80s and 90s. his career spanned more than three decades and inspire the work of countless artists.>> reporter: george michael burst onto the

noon... the latest on potential criminal charges related to a tragic warehouse fire in oakland... plus - the brewers are getting a little younger... details on the grim work continues at the site of a last friday's deadly warehouse fire in oakland. most of the 36 victims have been identified and search crews don't expect to find any more, but firefighters must still examine portions of the building that have so far, proven too dangerous to search. edward lawrence has the latest from the scene. 3 ?ad lib? toss back 3 3 scene.latest from the lawrence has the search. edward dangerous to search. edward lawrence has the latest from the scene. fire crews resumed search and recovery efforts at the scene of friday night's fire at a dance party in an oakland, california warehouse. thirty- six bodies have been recovered so far. twenty-six of them, positively identified.(sot)"we have nine tentative ids, and remaining."overnight, workers removed parts of a wall. one area of the gutted building, which served as an artist residence and party space, is still too unstable to search. (sot - )"ther

for local march in oakland that begins at 12 noon at the fruitvale building. dan, alma? >> thank you. san francisco restaurant up for sale getting attentiontion for the way it is being advertised. this ad showed up on craigslist a few days ago. says well established e eed win. $150,000. pauline's pizza on valencia. the restaurant known for growing ingredients at the owner's farm. >> make meatballs out of lamb that we grow at our farm. we have goats. i grow all the vegetables, fancy greens. >> owner cynthia winestein opened it 30 years ago. she said it is time to retire. winestein hopes to sell to some one who will continue the farm to table concept. hopes to continue supplying the organic ingredients. >>> popular bay area coffee chain is expanding thousand of miles from its headquarters. pete's coffee announced it will build a roastery, 200 miles south of washington, d.c., in virginia. the company hopes the roastery will help get fresh coffee beans to growing east coast business faster. pete's has 23 stores in the d.c. area. >> now your accuweather forecast with spencer

oakland, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> that is it kpix 5 news at noon as we leave you , our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the rescue crews who are working around the clock. more on this story on kpix 5 at 5.

there's a big national day of action and the local march in oakland will begin at 12:00 noon at the fruitvale part station and will end at 1130. >> sherri papini and is now recovering at home. becky worley and her producer went for runs in new jersey, new york, austin, texas and on many runs they heard guys whistling or making obscene comments. world who lives in oakland said her experiment there was pretty brief and tame but from her experience jogging there she says show she is been yelled at more times than she can count and also been flashed by three different men. >> i really appreciate that we did this story just to let it be known, hey, you know what, just good job or nothing. >> so when things like that happen do you report them or do you just want to get out of there? >> the flashing i did end up reporting. one of the guys i waited at the trailhead and wrote down his license plate and had him arrested. >> world saey says the rest of time just keep running. >> an investigation by the world anti-doping agency says russia corrupted the 2012 and 2014 olympics on an unprecedented scale. >

oakland a's. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at noon starts now. >> good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and i'm mike mibach. san francisco police have now made an arrest in the deadly shooting of a city employee who was shot and killed while cleaning up graffiti yesterday. >> tara moriarty joins us live with the latest where germane jackson was shot 24 hours ago. >> reporter: this was quick work by investigators. they arrested michael higginsboc last night, 24 hours after jackson was shot and killed while he was removing graffiti from the electrical box. you can see the candles and flowers that have grown overnight. the suspect has been on the radar of the pd for some time. he is a rival to the gang that jackson used to belong to years ago. he faced assault charges on an irs agent in 2010. again, jackson had not been affiliated with a gang for years. police say that he had turned his life around, completed the anti-violence program and became an apprentice for the publics works department. he was a good father who provided for his two young children. we spoke wit

. >> following the tragedy of the oakland fire tragedy, many businesses are stepping up to help those affected. free treatment between 10:00 and noondecember 11th. free massages, acupuncture and other healing services. it is at 39th avenue and macarthur boulevard in oakland. >> offering 30 days of free storage and container usage to people impacted by the oakland fire. the president of the east bay branch says the company wants to extend its thoughts and prayers to the victims and all of the families and wants to help in any way that they can. >> log on to ktvu.com for more information about agencies and companies providing free or low cost services to those affected by the oakland warehouse fire. >>> speaking of helps others, hundreds ever bay area families were in for a treat down at levi's stadium. >> they received groceries and meals and haircuts and the 49ers players passed out presents to the kids. >> the players say in the middle of a bad season, this puts it all into perspective. >> reporter: it's the first time in a long time garcia has seen her two boys smile. they both have autism and it has been hard to be social and ha

noon on saturday. there are eight area teams. that's a huge number.>> oakland high has been to three regionals. one step away from the state championship before but they got over the hump leslie. they are going -- over the hump last week. they are going to latoya of all places. they have two days. nice trip for them. they are in a 50-50 game also. they are a great story. again they did not have a lot of -- coach peters was not sure. the father of marcus player -- marcus peters. he was not sure what he had this year. all these teams are stepping up. very impression. -- very impressive.>> very quick. number one recruit in the country -- do you still think that he was the number one player in the bay area?>> he is definitely the number one player. number one recruit no question. he was not the player of the league it is only. ronnie rivers, former nfl player son went head-to-head and had again. but not g harris is the number one player. is he the player of the year? we will wait to see. he had a fantastic year. 2800 yards. carried the team basically. we will see. >> thank you for taking the time,

noon. finally in shorewood... the lights on their community tree check this out- an anonymous donor has set up a santa mailbox at kenmore and oakland in shorewood... kids can drop off their until the 22nd.... everyone who drops a letter inside will get a reply from santa before christmas. a christmas tradition comes to an end in michigan's upper peninsula. a nativity scene on city property was removed...just after being put up.city leaders took it down after several complaints from the madison-based "freedom from religion foundation." menominee's city manager says the display violates city something of christmas and we all personally understand that, but when it's the government we have to take a little separation." a ?church? in meonominee confirms it will display the nativity scene. a tragic story out of minnesota, where a woman spent years trying to find her daughter.they met in an emotional reunion earlier this month. then this week, her daughter was killed in a traffic accident. here's marisa's brother hopes their story inspires other families to search for lost loved ones, and to cherish the time they have together. families

oakland. it is 54 in livermore and san francisco. this is dana jones. let's welcome her to our kpix 5 noon news. she is our weather watcher in novato. she has been a maple -- there has been a maple leaf explosion. it is a good time to get out and clean those gutters by thursday. and he leaves left on the trees will go down. we had some gusty winds coming in today. winds at 9 miles per hour in oakland. 13 miles per hour in fairfield. winds generally out of the north at 10 miles per hour . here is what you need to know. the clouds will thicken today and throughout the nighttime hours. light rain is slated tomorrow and one system is on tuesday on the next on thursday. satellite radar shows an area of low pressure will to the north of the bay area that will bring light rain showers tomorrow. futurecast clearly illustrates that clouds will gather in the overnight hours. hit and miss rain showers tomorrow in the north bay. this is a northbay event but we could see a few 107 inch of rain across the saint clare valley. see that? that is thursday. brief periods of heavy rain with gusty winds at 35 miles

. >>> new at noon, the first civil lawsuit has been filed in the dead low oakland ghost ship fire. it was filed by the parents of gregory. she died while hugging her boyfriend. a news conference is set at the courthouse. the owner's building has also retained a lawyer. the suit claims that the warehouse lacked adequate and sufficient safety measures and was not up to fire protection and safety codes. >>> oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting in the city's east oakland neighborhood. the shooting was reported about 10:45 last night on the 8000 block of olive. the victim's name has not been released. he was pronounced dead at the scene. police have not released information about a possible suspect or motive in the case. >>> police are investigating a shooting on interstate in oakland. right now it is not clear what led up to the shooting. the chp says both victims were in the same car. we don't know their conditions this morning. so far no arrests have been made. this is the third shooting along interstate 580 in oakland. on november 30th, a man and woman were shot and in

noon newscast. now we welcome tom and the vice president of the oakland firefighters union to the 9.with you zach. do you think that if the positions had been filled what happened on friday night would have been prevented. >> you can never say for sure. but we're not inspecting all of the buildings in oakland because the fire chief is underinvested in our infrastructure in looking at all of these buildings. so had we had more people, had she invested in those positions, i hope that we would be able to look at more buildings. >> after this tragedy, will it make a difference. >> i don't know if the proper pressure will be applied to the fire chief to fill the positions. the best way to save life is prevent fires before they happen. >> tom, is there competing priorities right now and that is not one of them. >> think of the fire department. the first role is fire suppression and then there is emt, emergency medical stuff. then there is, you know, other issues like training and all of that and getting new people in. and somewhere down the road is fire inspection, which is one of the most

oakland a year ago. >> uc berkeley will hold a vigil at noon to honor the victims taking place at the hall and distributing free tickets to a performance of the messiah in honor of griffin madden who graduated from cal. >> many are providing strength in prayer, and a church in the oakland hills had a vigil in on of victims. the congregation does not have a direct link to those who died in the fire but the pastor said the members share a deep concern for affordable housing and lgbt issues. several of the church members are artists. >> we gathered all of the stories of oakland fire and the victims on abc7news.com. when new information breaks we will san out alerts through the news app. >> for the third time in a week a south bay school is investigating a sexual assault. all the latest happened in a san jose state university classroom building. matt keller is on campus. matt? >> this is scary. all three incidents took place in the middle of the afternoon in broad daylight, the latest happened here at duncan hall. police say the female victim was in a stairwell, suspect sexually battered her and took off up th

noon that. is the latest live from the scene of the warehouse fire in oakland, kpix 5. >> and i know it's not easybe there. >>> 6:57 in petaluma, southbound 101 after southbound petaluma, a motorcycle crash blocking the right lane and as crews try to remove the motorcycle out of the roadway, we have back up to petaluma north. your alternate, take petaluma north to d street, to san antonio road, back to highway 1 and that's how you will avoid this traffic alert and petaluma. now moving over to the southbound bay, you have some red area there is and your san mateo commute will be 30 minutes across the span of the san mateo bridge. roberta. >>> good morning. we have a few from our kpix studios towards the bay bridge and oakland, port of oakland. look at those clouds roll in. cloud delaydelay of one hour. 40s trivalley and 50s around the rim of the bay. we'll call it partly to mostly cloudy and turning downright windy. 30 to 20 late day, temperatures struggling to see 60 degrees. into the 50s, becoming cloudy. rain by wednesday evening, certainly into your thursday. cloud cover on friday, and temperat

dozens of similar warehouses across oakland where people live in art collectives similar. >>> a judge orderses a voter recount to begin noonnday. this story is on nbcbayarea.com. stand back, ya hear! breakout the syrup because denny's new fluffier, tastier, better rudolph pancakes are here for the holidays. here are the top stories on nbc bay area... ==la2s >>> welcome back. 6:55 on your monday. here are the top stories. >> we want to start with breaking news we've been following all morning. all weekend long here on nbc bay area. just an hour ago, investigators wrapped up a news conference where they announced the death toll has risen to 36. >> pete joins us live from the scene of the fire. he was there with that news conference. sounds like they stopped operation recovery efforts. this could take a long time to recover those bodies. >> good morning. that is correct. we are going to continue to get updates as we get new information throughout the morning. we know that 36 victims were inside of that building. they found 36 deceased bodies. 11 have been identified. we confirmed that 70% of the building has been searched by

oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> today's news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. we'll have the very latest on our website at noon. >>> authorities arrested another suspect in connection with a murder in el sobrante. 32-year-old ray simons was allegedly involved in a murder. daniel pelley was already end arrest for the attack charged with robbery and murder. police still looking for a third man 31-year-old daniel ortega. police hope for tips from the public. >>> we have learned more about why a north bay deputy opened fire at a suspect. sonoma county deputies pursued a driver through windsor sunday night catching him at a shopping center where a deputy says a man pulled out a black object and pointed it at him. that deputy opened fire hitting the suspect once in the shoulder. the man is recovering. he will face assault charges. deputies learned the object he was holding was a metal bike lock. >>> new this morning, deputies say four people were shot near a college campus in sacramento. it happened at an apartment complex last night near the american river college. deputies say the suspect shot three women and one

noon today. this weather in the bay area could also be impacting flights in san jose and oakland as well. we will be monitoring the flight in the three major airports. we will give you updates as they weren't in as a weather moves to our area. >> looks like a mess. the traffic getting really busy. >> reporter: yes. you can see this is what you would expect at a drop-off area. we are seeing a lot of people out here which is what you would expect but the rate is slowing things down and making it a sloppy departure for some people. of course if you are going to be flying contact your airline and make sure your flight is on time and also contact those long-term parking facilities because sometimes they fill up around the holidays and you certainly would not want to arrive at the ear place this airport and not have a place to park. -- arrived at the airport and not have a place to park.>> you can download our weather app to get updates on weather. >> today the san francisco police officers association will ask the judge to block the department's new use of force policy. the police commission a

oakland's deadliest building fires on record. we will have the latest on the investigation. we are in for a chilly, rainy day. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? announcer: you are watching "abc 7 news at noon," on your side. melanie: virginia railway road and arkendale road in stafford county. suzanne kennedy has details. suzanne: we are in stafford county this morning, where at arkendale road and brent point road -- as you see behind me, you can see that the virginia railway express train 304 is stop on the tracks. it was at this crossing when a truck stalled on the track. were able to get out, but the train was unable to miss hitting the vehicle. >> we found that they got lost leaving the ark and ill area, made a wrong -- making that leaving the arkendale road area. they were able to leave the vehicle and were subsequently struck. suzanne: the train has been here until about 6:00 this morning. they will offload all the where they boarded. the train is about to head off. these people have been on this train for about 2, 2 point five hours. they are heading back to the station so they can get off of it. no injuries in the situation in stafford county. back to you. melanie: we can see suzan

oakland. adam, we learned that recovery efforts have been halted, when will they resume? >> they say about noon local time. we see lights and people inside. we don't know if officially they started yet. they'll likely tell us at a press conference coming up sh s shortly. giving you a look from above, one of the reasons they stopped, this happened before the press conference, they broke the building up in into quadrants. the area where it burned the hottest, where they saw basically a lot more damage, i mean the whole place is destroyed, but you see how the fire burns the hottest there. that's why they slowed up brought in teams to get evidence there. it is still a very dangerous situation for firefighters. >> firefighters working under a wobbly, potentially collapsing exterior wall is extremely dangerous. we will not put our firefighters in danger at this point and we will not put the alameda county sheriff in that precarious situation with us. >> they bring the teams in, but they had to snauf that it was completely secure for firefighters to continue to take that debris out. >> show this place

. >> just before noon i spent -- i met with retired fire chief don parker who also spent many years with the oaklandire department. we learned plenty from his decades of experience and now so will you. >> reporter: former chief don parker knows about the use and misuse of former shops and warehouses. some of which become communes or artist colonies. >> there -- there a problem for virtually every fire jurisdiction in the state. >> reporter: that's because they often operate under regulatory radar. >> and the reason it's illegal is they didn't get a permit. it's never been inspected. so they do things that are inherently dangerous. and [ indiscernible ] deathtrap. >> reporter: add-in wandering raves. >> those are all unpermitted unregulated parties. >> reporter: finding these places is not easy. given that there's so many of them. >> part of the problem is no jurisdiction has the inspectors they used to have. >> reporter: when the fire flared many were on the second floor. but the stairway was a narrow conglomeration of pallets. >> that's criminal. a pallet is constructed in such a way that it will b

noon. a separate recount proceeding is happening in wisconsin and jill stein is pushing for one in pennsylvania. >>> back to our top story, the deadly fire in a warehouse. the city of oakland had that holding on its radar. the neighbors have said it has been a long-standing problem. >> reporter: neighbors say this is been an unsightly eyesore. a source of frustration and deepening sadness. >> the neighbors are calling and consol about the trash, you know, if they would stay on top of the stuff, this could have been prevented, i think. >> reporter: neighbors have complained in early and often about the conditions, the months and years before friday. >> it is too late now. it is a tragedy. i should have complained more.>> reporter: the trash outside was likely a small hint on what was going on inside. >> every day you would see junk. you would see use pianos and pieces of equipment, furniture. >> reporter: and fat, -- in fact, inspectors were brought november 17th into the space. they hit a roadblock and inspectors cannot get inside. neighbor said that was a missed opportunity. >> there were multiple complaints and i do not understand why they had the door shut. >> reporter:

oakland, 35, san francisco art institute graduate and sound dinner. this is 61-year-old wolfgang renner performed electronic keyboard music. >> uc berkeley will hold a candlelight vigil at noon to honor the victims with organizers handing out free tickets to performance of handel's messiah in honor of graduate of california. karibbean city will have a charity for the victims' families to pay for funeral services. another benefit is held a block away at the golden bowl bar at franklin. several live bands and deejays are performing. the donation of $5 with all funds going to the foundation for the arts you wearing fundraiser. >> our coverage of the oakland fire continues on abc7 news with alerts through our app when new information is released. >>> does you feel it in the north bay? 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off humboldt county followed by after shock. the u.s. geological survey confirmed the earthquake 100 miles in the ocean from the coast. jessica castro talked to folks near the epi center. >> i caught up with folks by telephone in the area and they said this have been a few after shocks after the initial 6.5 magnitude earthquake at 6:49. a 4.7 magnitude earthquake at

noon at city hall. it's 7 nights of black and pan- african culture. it ends sunday. >>> today in oakland warriors star steph curry will help local families get back on their feet. this afternoon, curry and his family will hand out 25-pound boxes of food and basics like shampoo and lotion. this will be the fourth year in a row that he and his family have teamed up with feed the children to help bay area families. >>> the san jose sharks are also giving back. >> that's right. the hockey team just made a $30,000 donation to help a peninsula high school's special needs hockey group. they posted this photo here to twitter. they also invited the flyers watch the sharks practice. afterwards, they got to check out the locker room where they were gifted with new jerseys and some equipment. very nice gesture. >>> time now 5:10. ♪[ music ] still ahead a little too close for comfort? what happens when a bear decides to interact with some drivers [chuckling]? >> what do you get when you get dumped? you call your ex out on national tv, of course. we'll show you why this woman is getting a lot of atten

noon. >>> today could be a crucial day for fans who want to see the raiders stay in oakland.fficials are expected to vote on a plan to build a new stadium. jackie ward joins us now to explain the proposal. >>> reporter: good morning. a lot of questions still need to be answered and we asked a big one to oakland city leaders yesterday. how is this different from the last one that ended up such a disaster? alameda county supervisor scott haggerty says, quote, it's less smoke and mirrors this time. one question city and county official will be trying to figure out today is whether the land the stadium would be on would be leased or sold. in either scenario officials say the taxpayers likely won't be paid back for years. and they would be expected to contribute $350 million of the $1.3 billion deal. >> we won't see the money off the land for a while. >> what would you say to people out there that would say, listen, at a time when you can't afford fire inspectors and building inspectors what are you doing with a raider deal of this size? >> well, you know, this is a different oppo

noon as we get into saturday night we're attracting clear conditions. >>reporter: is an investigation to alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor this is the year in review as to what exactly happened to the oakland police department. >>reporter: it is an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct involving a minor she told me a text message she has associative the dozens of oakland police officers as an adult and a few as a minor she revealed an extensive list of officers she was involved with including those with oakland police department and the alameda county sheriff's department and her paternal grandmother says she's had enough and decided to reach out on behalf of her family she told us she is leaving for rehab facility after her 19th birthday later this month. >>haaziq madyun: 7 arise a turning says bay area officers from seven different police department's traffic her client for sex may have details of the first criminal charges in the bay area engaging in lewd acts in a public place they claim is this she ran from her pampered to oakland police officer brendan o'brien but instead of helping her he exploited her path that he and his fellow officers allegedly continued to traffic rate a

oakland warehouse fire according to records we obtained. the so-called ghost ship was under investigation for structural deficiencies before the fire. >>> a judge orders michigan to recount its votes and start at noontoday that. could make it more likely the state will complete the count ahead of a december 13th headline. the holidays don't officialy begin, until it's time to make: flaky, delicious, piping hot things. golden brown and sticky things. fresh out of the oven, why can't they cool things? new things, old things. and blink and they're gone, those went fast things. make the oven one of the things they're most excited to open. it's baking season. warm up the holidays with pillsbury. this morning-- a day after the team honored the victims ofr >>> this morning, a live look at the oakland coliseum. one day after the team, the raiders, honor the victims of friday night's deadly fire. raiders held a moment of silence before yesterday's game. the team also joined the oakland athletics and donated $30,000 each to the families of the victims. nice to see there. >>> the warriors are also extending their support financially. the team announced on twitter they are donating $50,000 to the online fund-r

the first one is put together by the oakland a's with the raiders and the warriors foundations. it has raised more than $450,000 as of noon today including a $50,000 donation by each team. that money will be distributed by check to the 50-plus people who have been verified and either lost a loved one, were injured in or displaced by the ghost ship fire starting in the next few days. >> we are all devastated by the recent oakland fire that claimed so many lives and affected so many others. >> reporter: the other is through the gray area foundation of the arts with more than $560,000 raised. the city of oakland and the red cross have been talking with them. but their money will be kept separately. according to the page, they plan to address first the needs of victims. and then on to the greater artist community and the housing issues it faces. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: there is also a series of concerts lined up starting tonight that will benefit the victims. the biggest is set up for wednesday at the fox theatre. it's hosted by gray area and the money from that will be added to what the fund has earn online. >> when a commun

oakland. >>> and traffic is still a mess in san francisco's marina district after a deadly accident closed lombard street for more than four hours today. the crash happened around noon. police say a car was speeding downhill on divisadero street. it ran a red lilt aght and slam into a white prius. one man later died. a woman remains in critical condition. >>> new details tonight in the capture of two escaped santa clara county inmates. authorities caught rogelio chavez. he tried to hide the tattoo on his face to avoid being recognized. vic lee is live where he was caught. >> reporter: actually, that's the jail where they escaped. they are back again tonight, including the one who narrowly escaped the clutches of the s.w.a.t. team not once but twice. after a 7 1/2 hour standoff, the sheriff s.w.a.t. team arrested rogelio chavez. he had been hiding in an apartment in the south san jose neighborhood. also arrested, karla fernandez, a friend who lives in the unit. she was charged with being an accessory. reports had chavez hiding in the attic. sheriff deputies asked for equipment to crack holes in the ceiling. >> i looked over and it was destroyed. the ceiling is just c

around the bay we have oakland, hayward, san carlos, and mountain view and san jose and northwest aat 45, and napa at 35. in san jose today we will start off at 45 at 8:00, at noon we are at 57, and we will hand out in the upper 50 with average high of 61. in the upper 50s to nearly 60 today, low-to-mid 60s tomorrow, mid-to-upper 60s friday interest saturday. how about that? we will talk about the cooling friend necessary. alexis? >> we are quiet for the start of the commute. some construction could slow you down. westbound 37 the connection to northbound 101 as you head to novato it is closed for road work until 5:00 this morning. c.h.p. is helping with the traffic. we are quiet with no blocking she -- issues. we have meters lights flipped on at 5:30. >> the race against time and environment at sfo and the airport said a repair job on a crumbling seawall has to be done. now. >> recovering from devastate wildfires in tennessee and a pledge from dolly parton to the pledge from dolly parton to the people who have hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct ann

noon. rick gathering more details. a smooth flow of traffic over to the bay bridge and getting into the city from oakland. 14 minutes to the curve. >>> the way the nation is honoring astronaut john glenn, the first man to ever orbit earth. >> becoming more like snap chat. the blurred lines between two popular social media giants. ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase, so you can. =kari/wsifull= kari weather tease >>> the time is 5:12, as we get a live look outside palo alto. streets are all dry. no worries of dense fog or heavy rain. it will be milder with clouds and a few sprinkles. a wetter weekend on the way in the microclimate forecast. >>> with drier roads, easier driving conditions. no delays with 580 approaching the dublin interchange. 23 minutes out of the altamont pass. 84 slows a tad bit. an easy flow of traffic across the bay bridge, slowing on the incline towards san francisco. we have bigger issues. >> we do, mike. thank you. san francisco public works has its hands full this morning. wha

the flip side, the temperatures are milder, 53 in oakland, 50s in fremont, and check out embarcadero, so, be careful as you head out, low-to-mid 60s by noon, 50s by noon, and 60 today for the warmest locations and alexis, i bet traffic will be impacted by the fog this morning. >> i think is, and right now the only spot that is slow due to the fog is out of the central valley and we always see the slow traffic this time of day so it is hard to tell in the fog is adding to it. tracy to dublin is 42 minutes and dense when you are around the altamont pass the showdown. use caution. westbound 4 is okay an together to concord is 14, and san rafael to san francisco is in the green at 18 minutes and mass transit and the foggy traffic cameras are ahead. >> we are talking about 8 of the 33 fire victims publicly identified. these are their fair, cash askew a22-year-old oakland resident, a member of the music group "them or us," and friend say she was a tallened guitarist and deejay. 32 yield old brandon chase from hayward want -- was an accomplished musician and said he is a jack of all trade artists in the art world. 26-year-old nick gomez hall was

noon starts now. >> and good afternoon, everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm allie rasmus, in for gasia. hayward police chased a group of suspects through oakland. they tried to run offer the officers as they fled the seen. >> police were able to take one suspect into custody but are still looking for the others. >> reporter: you can see the broken glass of the store. they have video of the suspects bashing at the windows with sledge hammers. it took ten minutes to bash open the window to get access to the motorcycles inside. cars would pass and in the video surveillance, you can see the men ducking into the u-haul to avoid detection. they were spotted by a witness and police were alerted by an alarm. the first officers on scene say the suspect in the u-haul tried to ram them. now, fortunately no officers were hurt in that incident. the suspects then took off after the ramming and police chased them on to the freeway and into oakland. we were on scene this morning in oakland as officers searched through that west oakland neighborhood looking for the two suspects. the one person in custody was the driver of the stolen u- haul. >> the remaining su

noon today. the f.a.a. is listing an average of one and a half hours delay into lax. now, we also have a live shot up into oakland. delays out of oakland as well. to give you a sense of how things are looking at the tsa check point, flight view is reporting that delays on many flights out of oakland are delayed. we're also hearing delays out of san jose international airport as well. although those delays in and out of san jose appear to be clearing up. this will give you an idea the reason behind many of the delays. you can see that we have rainy, wet conditions here at the drop- off area at sfo. of course that rain affecting visibility at bay area-wide airports. airlines and the airport are advising everyone to check with your airline to see if the flights are arriving or departing on time. pam. >> have you been able to find. the weather is affecting things here. have they told you which airports across the country are having more problems. if people are heading through chicago or which places are bad? >> reporter: it's been spotty. it's been spotty, pam. we have been looking and seen areas in areas as diverse

noon today. the f.a.a. listing an average of an hour and a half delay for flights going into lax. we had a camera in oaklandarlier. there were delays this morning. things are looking smooth now. we heard about delays out of san jose. the airport is saying those delays are related to the problems out of lax. they have seen some diverted flight that's were supposed to land at sfo instead landing there in san jose. coming back to the live shot at sfo. you can see some of the reasons that the flights may have been diverted to san jose out of sfo. wet roads, gray skies here. still the story right now. that could certainly limit visibility and certainly slow flights in and out of sfo. airlines and the airports are advising people to check with the airlines to see if they are departing on time. pam, you and i are talking earlier about how weather across the country can affect things in the bay area. we've been checking on the other delays. delays into aspen, colorado due to weather. dallas, we're hearing about delays on departures. those are flights leaving dallas here for the bay area. that is due to volume of fl

oakland is the agency high of 61. we start off in the mid-40s through 8:00. in the mid-to-upper 50s from noon through 6:00.otal sunshine this afternoon. tonight, the breezies that coach us in the 40s with our sheltered valleys falling in the 30s. my seven-day forecast warmest on saturday. we have a change in the weather on sunday into monday. with a sprinkle maybe a stray shower possible but the low-to-mid fits for highs is the biggest change in the seven-day forecast. >> not too much happening in the traffic department. we are not complaining about that. slowly filling in, in the normal busy spots. westbound 80 we have heavier volume but nothing slowing you down. the traffic maps at half moon bay, we had trees down in the roadway, eastbound 92 around main street crews just cleared the scene a couple minutes ago so they have been on the scene for the last half an hour and all lanes are open. it will not be an issue for the commute. over all our drive times are looking great. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek is six americans, and when -- westbound 24 is looking good, as well. >> now to an emotional

noon time. mid to upper 50s in the forecast for the afternoon. hayward, berkeley, oaklandfor fremont. 56 for livermore. 59 san jose. 55 san francisco. into the north bay, 57 expected for napa as well as santa rosa. in the extended forecast, a minor warm-up coming our way followed by the possibility of a few sprinkles. i will have a look at the extended forecast coming up. >> thank you, rosemary. >>> our sal castaneda also enjoying a day off. taking a look at the roads for him. you can see 880 in oakland not a problem at all. north and south flowing beautifully. back to the golden gate bridge picture that we can't get enough of, not only because it is a beautiful bridge but the traffic is great flowing beautifully north and south. to highway 24 in lafayette, this is typically a huge problem at this point in the commute. today is not a typical tuesday. many people off of work and school. 24 flowing well through lafayette. >> a good day to stay home and go to work. it looks good. >>> people in the north beach neighborhood came together to show solidarity after a thief stole a

oakland, 39 hayward, 30s in the south bay. coming in the low 30s. planning your day, by noon time, lots of sunshine.re from the mid to upper 50s. you'll still want to bundle up because it's still chilly out there. partly cloudy conditions with breezy and cold temperatures especially for the overnight lows. here's what you can expect around lunchtime. 58 degrees oakland, 57 hayward, almost 64 san jose. upper 50s for the north bay. 55 if you come to san francisco. we will see sunshine the next couple days. for the rest of the week, friday we have partly cloudy conditions and then new year's eve there is a slight chance of showers. more of a chance on sunday and monday. we might start the new year off with a bit of rain around the bay area. overnight lows, check that out. in if you're going out anytime soon, it's in the 30s. bundle up. let's get a check of the roads with robin. >>> i start with a look at the san mateo bridge. this is your ride out of hayward. earlier it was a bit crowded and we had one minor issue for the ride to the peninsula. it is long gone and you are just about backed up. 16 minut

oakland. same fremont. 63 san jose. 60 san francisco. 61 santa rosa. 62 the high in antioch. dramatically different day on sunday. it's brighter and much cooler by noonartly cloudy. by 4:00 o'clock we see decent amount of sunshine but high only in the mid to upper 50's. but good news if at the niners game completely dry. lots of sunshine. kick off temperature 58 degrees by the fourth quarter bright but brisk with a cold temperature of 54 in the south bay. accu-weather 7 day forecast she you the rain in the north. two on the storm pin scale tapering in the early afternoo afternoon. nice finish to the wean. cloud increase on monday. two rainy day tuesday an wednesday perhaps break thursday and then another round of coming on friday. >>> very good thanks. >>> up next. we explain the deal to keep the raiders in oakland. >> but will the nfl buy into i it. >> but will the nfl buy into i it. stay with us more to i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99

oakland. tomorrow morning you are going to wake up to mostly clear skies. you will see lots of sunshine. it will be chili early o.30s and 40s by noon starting to warm things up. staying steady. now, lower to middle 50s. no rain in sight right now. that could change. we will have the forecast coming up for then end of the year coming up in a few minutes. >>> the idea of giving back to the community. the memorial church served 5,000 meals to the hungry today. kron4 has highlights from today's christmas menu. >> come on in, welcome. >> reporter: hot meals at glide memorial church is nothing new but christmas has always been extra special. >> we have ham, turkey. all of it. >> reporter: thousen ands of people walked through the doors in the holiday. >> some enjoyed church service. >> i am not without family today. i am in church. that is family. [singing] >> reporter: >> reporter: upstairs or down. it was a fulfilling day. >> really, really nice. >> reporter: catering to the large crowd. hundreds of volunteers were on deck. >> come on in volunteers, come on in. >> reporter: from the little one to university football team. there are a l