>> marty: breaking news this morning out of oakland. a major structure fire in oakland. here is video of that fire. you can see massive flames and dense smoke coming out of the building. crews have been at the scene battling the blaze all night. the fire was first reported at 11:30 last night. kron 4's averi harper is live at the scene of that fire this morning. averi what can you tell us? >> averi: will give the deal we have from the scene when fire crews were still battling this blaze and we're told a will reach three alarms shortly before midnight. people can come inside and view the art the artists in side can go by that art and the people in fact started to smell smoke that's when all of the chaos broke loose here on 31st avenue last night and people started running out and seeing the video this was completely engulfed in flames three alarms and now fire crews are working to get all the people that were inside accounted for their so 25 people >> averi: 0 is from somebody that was inside working downstairs when he heard the fire and try to pull people out fire crews

three is staying at a hotel in downtown oakland and we are downtown oakland and we are there for us. >> the man who ran ghost ship is staying at the marriott. last night a crew calm up with the man, with a lot of question. he funded the ghost ship artist collective and ran it at warehouse location this is what he said to our crew last night >> everyone is wonder, could you save them? >> they are my children. they are my friends. my family. my loved and my future. what else do i have to say? >> permit officials say he needed a special permit for the friday night rave but he did not have one. back in november, the place was warned of blight outside the property. back here live at the marriott we do not know if he is still staying here but officials have said criminal charges are a possibility. >>> obviously we will continue to follow everything that is happening with the fire if there is breaking information. now, the weather and traffic, starting with lisa here for meteorologist mike nicco. >> yes, certainly sit foggy. not just in the north bay but quarter-mile visibility from petalum

jaime: por cierto, dicen que hay otras bodegas igual a esta en oakland. quejas? jaime: sÍ, de hecho tanto la policÍa como los inspectores. aparentemente se perdieron varias oportunidades. leÓn: mientras tanto salieron a la luz mÁs detalles del historial de la persona que rentaba cuartos en este almacÉn, y también permitiÓ la fiesta del viernes. hablaron con Él en el lugar donde se alojÓ con su esposa e hijos bajo otros nombres. publicÓ que habÍa perdido todo, pero no se refiriÓ a las vÍctimas mortales. ellos eran mis hijos, mis amigos, mis amores como mi futuro, quÉ mÁs tengo que decir? comentÓ y despuÉs se fue con quien pareciera ser su esposa. segÚn el diario, funcionarios del cuidado infantil les quitaron a sus hijos por seguridad y se los devolvieron en junio pasado. almena est --estÁ en libertad condicional por supuestamente recibir propiedad robada. luz: asÍ es, segÚn la tÍa del joven estaba en onceavo grado de preparatoria y soÑaba con una carrera de mÚsico. el joven de 19 aÑos de edad es el mÁs joven de la tragedia, pudieron encontrar su cuerpo ya

marquez with the oakland police department. as we all have witnesses and expeer ybsrienced is this was a tragic incident and many were impacted, not just our community, but the country and internationally and so here, even at the scene, we've experienced the overwhelming donations from all over the world and we actually want to take this time now to direct it in ways you can help to support the relief of the families and those that were impacted during this incident and one way you can do that is by donating. y-o -- and if you go on the website in the search tool, if you search on there oakland fire relief, you'll see there was a page that's been generated and organized by the oakland athletics and they have donated a substantial amount along with the oakland raiders and the golden state warriors and many, many members of this community and nation wide and internationally. we want to encourage you to support this relief for the city and the families that were drastically impacted by this tragic incident. thank you. >> okay. you

that's according to oakland mayor libby schaaf. there were some structural issues inside that would have been a safety concern for firefighters, so when this news conference comes up, we may get more details on that, as well as possibly if there is an increase in the number of victims. it looks like they're doing a sound check right now, guys, so if we can, we'll try to dip into that and give you guys this update on this news conference. we'll send it back to you in the newsroom. >> yes, most definitely. keep tabs on that and we'll bring that to you live. >>> in the meantime, we are looking deeper into the warehouse itself, which as we're learning was an artists' collection. people lived and worked in that space which was called the ghost ship. the man who ran that house, derrick almena, has a troubled past. he's been keeping a low profile since the fire. bob riddell is at the hotel he was last seen at. he's not talking much about this fire, bob, but he has talked on social media. >> reporter: he has, and he has released a statemen

our coverage of the oakland fire continues on abcnews.com. you can also download our free abc7 news app that will enable push alerts to get updates throughout the day. >>> next, there are new developments on the trump transition. who has just been appointed to the president-elect's cabinet? >>> and what happened to sherri papini. what her >>> so important to honor those who we have lost in the oakland warehouse fire. we have been getting more information. their photos and information about the victims. jessica is now back with more on their stories. jessica? >> earlier we told you about sara hoda and david cline. i now have new information on the 17-year-old who died. mentioned often in notes left at these makeshift memorials. we cannot tell you his name is draifen mcgill, attended school of the arts in san francisco. school officials sent out a statement confirming mcgill's death a short time ago. 32-year-old donna kellogg graduated from san francisco state. the chick co-born woman was an avid drummer, loved the out doorps and cooking. been

tonight in oakland. mayor libby has been offering her condolences to the victims and their families. >> you may know since i've became the mayor of oakland, i've been passional about preserving and lifting up the incredible creative community that makes this incredible city that it is. and the issue of creating space, vibrant spaces for oakland's artist community is a priority not just with me as mayor but as this community, and this is work that's been going on for a long time, and we are gonna stay focused on accomplishing that to make oakland and all the different stake holders involved. we do have plans. we ironically scheduled this last week before this tragedy happened. we'll be going forward with an announcement on tuesday around efforts to preserve and protect artist spaces for both living and working here in oakland. it is an incredible asset and beauty of our city, one that we cherish and one that has been so badly damaged by this tragedy. >> oakland mayor libby. we're also hearing from people

something that we haven't seen in oakland since 1991, oakland hills fire.t's going to do it for now. here's what we're going to do through the night, stay here with our crews, we'll be on social media awaiting the 8:00 a.m. news conference where unfortunately we think that death toll will rise. janelle and garvin, back to you in the studio. >> raj, thank you very much for your coverage tonight. we're going to have a special two-hour edition of "today in the bay" tomorrow morning starting at 7:00 a.m. that's going to include the next official city briefing on the fire. that's at 8:00 a.m. "meet the press" at 9:00 tolled by "pga tour golf." >> you can stay up to date on the story on digital platforms, online at nbcbayarea.com, our app, and we'll have full team coverage tomorrow. good night. >> have a good night. "saturday night live" is next. ♪ music: it's a small world after all ♪ come join us this season, at the all new festival of holidays event... ...including the new world of color season of light show... now at the disneyland resort. [ cheers and applau

oaklanders found solace in their place of worship. >> if your a long-time oaklander, this i trying, to turn on the situation yesterday and see your home town feature node such horrible way record report the mayor reached out to the catholic diocese of oakland, asking that a vigil be held tomorrow at the cathedral of christ the light. monday's village. will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> we did that when we had the horrible tragedy with the irish students in berkeley who fell off the balcony, we had that here. a lovely vigil here, and we would like to do something very similar. >> reporter: other churches in oakland held mass dedicatessed to those who died. st. elizabeth church is only a few blocks from the deadly warehouse fire. >> there were so many in the place that we will continue holding in our prayers and sending our blessings from our community here. >> i hope the families of those people can heal. i know they will, but it's going to take a long time. i want to drive down and see how it is. >> reporter: near the site of the fire people were leaving flowers. >> coming up at 6:

hashtag oakland warehouse fire, hashtag oakland fire.u are wondering about the two dozen people still unaccounted for there is a family assistance center that is set up at the sheriff's office 2425 e. 12th street the address there, you can also call the corners office. also, 100% silk that is the electronic performer that was playing at the warehouse last night, they have listed the names of the people missing on their facebook page. a bunch of ways if you are trying to track down the names of those still missing.>>> special -- professional sports teams are offering their condolences and send sending support to the victims of this fire. the oakland athletics in the nearby raiders are joining forces from the you caring.com website. so far more than 28,000 dollars has been raised. both teams will match those donations for assistance and release for the victims of this tragic fire. the golden state warriors held a moment of silence between the phoenix suns at work lorena. the arena is three miles from where the deadly warehouse fire took pl

that is the oakland fire chief, theresa reid. it is obviously a very ee floegs mal morning out here off of international. the sun is coming up. we can see the damage. you can see the warehouse behind the fire truck there. we're finding out now that it sounds like people did not necessarily live there. it wasn't like a residency. it was an artist warehouse. it was full of artist supplies, furniture, tables, where artists would work. there was a party here last night, about 11:30. lots of flames. when the fire department came here. international avenue is closed off here. fire department still doing mop-up. the arson task force is heading here. the bodies of the fire victims are still inside. the chief had earlier indicated that there was a partial roof collapse, so they don't know about the safety of the structure, so they can't get in there immediately, and start looking around. but it will be a long, tedious process. this is a very serious fire. chief reid telling us in her 30 years with the oakland fire department, this is the

oakland...lameda district attorney says part of the investigation warehouse >>> now back to the latest on the deadly warehouse fire in oakland, the alameda county d.a. says part of the investigation will focus on how the warehouse kept operating in spite of complaints. we've learned there are many others just like it, buildings where people have created illegal homes. (sot -joy newhart/ clip 0630/ kpix5's phil matier talked to a woman who lived in one that was shut down earlier this year. >> i've been homeless for almost a year. i've had friends that have been nice enough to let me stay in their homes. >> reporter: choreographer joy newhart was one of 100 plus artists who until this year leved in this west oakland warehouse. >> i built bedrooms for people and i had two -- lived in this west oakland warehouse. >> i built bedrooms for people and i had two roommates. >> reporter: she called the city building department in hopes the problems would be fixed. >> i was assured on many levels we would n

the building lit up with the words oakland. the omni hotel often recognizes holidays and tragedies with light display. >> nice to see other people joining in the pain being felt here. our fire coverage continues on our website. that's where you can find a slideshow of photos taken from inside the warehouse right before it went up in flames. you'll also find photos of the victims identified so far. all that on nbcbayarea.com. >>> an attempted burglary led to gunfire at a vallejo home. the home envision happened yesterday afternoon. it is near ascot parkway and not too far from jesse bethel high school. police say they got a call from a man who heard someone kick in his front door. the man grabbed a gun, shot the intruder and climbed out a second story window. police say the intruder was taken to the hospital where he died from the gunshot wound. he has not been identified. >>> good tuesday morning. the time is 5:40. it's mostly in the low to mid 40s. we've had spots dipping into the freezing mark in the north bay with patchy fro

oaklanders found solace in their place of worship. >> if your a long-time oaklander, this i trying, to turn on the situation yesterday and see your home town feature node such horrible way record report the mayor reached out to the catholic diocese of oakland, asking that a vigil be held tomorrow at the cathedral of christ the light. monday's village. will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> we did that when we had the horrible tragedy with the irish students in berkeley who fell off the balcony, we had that here. a lovely vigil here, and we would like to do something very similar. >> reporter: other churches in oakland held mass dedicatessed to those who died. st. elizabeth church is only a few blocks from the deadly warehouse fire. >> there were so many in the place that we will continue holding in our prayers and sending our blessings from our community here. >> i hope the families of those people can heal. i know they will, but it's going to take a long time. i want to drive down and see how it is. >> reporter: near the site of the fire people were leaving flowers. >> coming up at 6:

and in oakland. quarter-mile.iles is not too bad in mountain view but in livermore, a mile visibility and half mile in napa and petaluma. the temperatures because of the cloud cover, milder and low 50s, fremont and oakland and san francisco and upper 30 in napa. heading out of town, today is dry north to south and 45 in the sierra nevada and inism a high of 60 but the temperatures are tumbling and it will be dry the first half of the weak, but, cool. alexis? >> we are kauai tote kick off monday morning, in the tri-valley, the when 580 ramp to northbound 680 a report of a disabled trail and it is in the far right lane but clearly not slowing you down. the other thing, the fog, clearly as lisa pentagonned, we have dense areas and this is a look at the bay bridge camera. you cannot even see it. increase the following distance on a day like today. we will look at the drive times at 5:00. >> 55 people walk away safely from a plane whose nose gear collapsed in texas. the plane was flying from houston to mexico on sunday

and now is oaklands deadliest fire in the history of oakland.e lot and then the still 24 expected to climb at 20% going through fire crews this block from the scene here. very difficult at this point how the bodies are being found. the worst fire even heard reports eocene and international. finding those bodies and the removal and identification. if >> averi: is important to note that these best people that suckling quarters offset this point they've been innovative with calls. they doing their best the notify families. >> mark: activate their bills of the contract and of people there. and the devastating warehouse details on the warehouse itself keep a minute now is complete disinformation and small location. all that will still be burning off and to the lunchtime hour. all day today and let this quarter shot and you can also see it more sunshine here and then the horse carts the bay area still sticking with us in the north bay along the peninsula. in the immediate coast and in the meantime all that will be mixing of the most part. >> rebecca:

out near oakland, 62 degrees.o alto and los gatos also expecting to maintain the temperatures in the 60s. in terms of wind, not a lot going on right now. we'll remain fairly wa lly calm forecast. we are tracking the arrival and exit of a high pressure system. we have a trough and with that trough we are expecting the possibility of a few scattered showers. by tuesday that could carry on to san francisco and maybe even a little bit inland along the peninsula. thursday's forecast, this is when we're tracking our best chance for some rainfall across the bay area. all the way from the north bay down to the south bay with a greater chance for heavier rainfall as we head into friday's portion. mainly focused along the north bay, but that could spread all the way south throughout the region to san jose/san francisco. also point reyes as well. it will carry on right now. as of right now the models are showing friday night. today if you have plans to be outside, maybe it's a good time to check out the san jose christmas in

deadly warehouse fire in oakland... and as the recovery effort wraps up -- the focus will shift to the criminal investigation. good morning. >>> any minute now we are waiting on updates from the fire out of oakland as the focus shifts to the criminal investigation. >> while the investigation into the fire continues around the clock, the families of those killed are remembering the 36 lives that were lost. >> i feel so sorry for all the parents that felt like they were raising their kids to be wonderful, creative, independent children, young adults. and they just made the wrong choice to be in a warehouse that was not safe. >> late last night information on 10 more victims was released. they were all in their 20s and 30s from the oakland area. officials are now setting up for a press conference. >> reporter: they are going to be holding a press conference here momentarily. meantime, work has been going on all night long. we have some pictures from chopper 5. and we have the oakland police spokesperson with us ready to sp

in oakland i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf said a team of city employeesh every public record the city has with the ghost ship building. there had been complaints of garr banl piling up outside the artists' collective and unpermitted construction going on inside. abc news correspondent neal karlinsky today asked schaaf about neighborhood complaints about the building. >> taking tremendous steps to make sure we're doing a complete and thorough investigation of not only this building and its history with the city but also what we can do to potentially prevent these types of disasters from happening in the future. >> schaaf told abc news she'll be bringing in an independent expert to analyze the city's process and recovery operation to make sure it's done thoroughly. >>> a woman who was supposed to go to friday night's rave but didn't go is now doing her best to make sure the tragedy does not get repeated. kelci aguilar has been to many raves in the bay area. she says it's a close-knit community even though people like to remain anonymous. aguilar says the al

reporting live in oakland. cheryl hurd. >> thank you and we will be there for that briefing at 6:00 in the morning. we mentioned 10 more people have been identified who died in this fire. among them 20-year-old mukayla gregory and alex from oaklandmi oakland, she was 31. 33 of the 36 bodies have been identified. the identities of 18 people have been released to the public. >> just a short time ago hundreds of people gathered at lake merit to mourn those lost in the fire. emotions from intense sorrow to out right anger as they try to make sense of the horrific tragedy. live at lake marewit more. kim. >> reporter: the organizerers ended and there's still a large crowd of mourners. very peaceful. but it was a little hostile at times. oakland mayor libby shaft even got booed as she took to the open mic. mostly was to come together to express grief and to support one another. ♪ candle lite elumeinates the grief. among them the parents of 35-year-old travis huff who was at the warehouse friday night to support one of

we're hearing from the oakland police department. jonna watson, the sergeant there, saying they're doing an area wide search and being methodical, working the scene from many angles. they're trying to gather all of the license plates for the cars parked nearby, for the victims and trying to match the vehicles with their registered owners. i want to bring in right now pete suratos who has been out there all morning long. pete, you listened to the press conference as well. what struck you? >> reporter: oakland fire given us an update. as you can imagine, it's a very emotional time. we know that that it's up to 24 deceased victims where this fire took place on friday night. they're going to search as the day goes on. the count is up to 24. we reported ten in the last live report. now it's up to 24. when i say they were getting emotional, we heard from oakland fire. they say it was a very tough time for them. they've only been through 20% of the building. they've removed buckets of debris. they're trying to make it through this warehouse

we'll hear from family and >> steve:continuing our coverage of the fatal oakland warehouse fire. many of those who died were deeply passionate about the bay area's music scene. >> vicki:kron 4's charles clifford spoke with a friend of a young woman who had strong ties to the creative community in oakland. >> reporter:another person who passed away friday was literally doing what she loved.surrounded by the kind of music that insipired her. >> reporter:chelsea dolan was an aspiring electronic music producer, event producer and radio host. this does the deaths from the >> steve:grant lodes is here with more on the young lady who was also a radio d-j in the bay area. >> grant: yes, she had a lot going on... >> grant:chelsea faith dolan, from san francisco. d-j's at u-c berkeley's k-a- l-x- fm. the 33-year-old's on air name was 'cherushi' and she was on from nine to midnight every thursday night for the past four years. >> grant:her colleagues at kalx are not ready to speak publicly about her passing but in a statement.u-c berkeley wrote that. >> grant:'.it is with a heavy heart that

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artists and oakland city leaders find away to come together to solve this problem. >> reporter: oakland artists, bg anaraki lost 3 friends and a roommate the night of the fire >>"the reason that we have to go to places that don't have permits, that might not be safe and aren't legal is because we literally have nowhere else to go" >> undertake as a city, a sensitive process that tries to address these concerns" >> reporter: number of warehouses in west lynette mcelhaney's district. she says she is willing to listen and work with artists and others seeking safe and affordable >>"there are stakeholders and vibrant space that hold different ideologies, religions, identities, and how do we hear them in a way that allows us to serve them best and that's part of the challenge and opportunity we >> reporter:however there is concern that artists living in alternative housing may become the victims of a city another deadly warehouse fire never happens again >>"because no one makes space for us" >> reporter:in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news return to index of >> steve:thanks, haadziq >> steve:ne

and oakland p.d. working together to remove this debris. there was that work stoppage as of 10:00 p.m. that's what we'll keep an eye on. officials will be arriving any moment. >> we know this conference is going to happen right away. the activity at the site itself, they called off that work stoppage. were they taking a break because of the dark conditions there? >> it looks like they've been working on the exterior of the building. that main issue we are talking about where 25% are saying that fire loaded, that's where we'll be able to find if there is more deceased bodies there. that count started at 10:00 in the morning then jumped up to 33. here are the officials giving us an update. >>> hoping to hear from the fire chief. >> good morning. we are going to get started. i want to check the sound with everyone. we have a lot of equipment. how is the sound for everyone? it's okay? all right. my name is officer johna watson, public information officer for the oakland police department. we would like to

em bohlka from oakland. her father posted on instagram she was recently transitioning to becoming a beautiful happy woman. >> 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 livin

he joins us live in oakland. charles?right now i am sitting at 31st and international boulevard in oakland. a short time ago, the malamute a -- the alameda county sheriff's office updated us. nine bodies have been recovered from the remains, the rubble of this building. very -- they know there are additional victims inside. they can see the victims but cannot get to them because of the rubble. we know several dozen people remain missing. one small bit of good news is that they did say a dozen or so folks on the missing list have been found alive and reunited with their family and friends. by me, they are going to continue -- behind me, they are going to continue into the evening. there is heavy equipment the sift through the rubble. it will be a tough and dangerous job. let's look at some helicopter video. the reason it will take a long time is that there is basically three stories of rubble that have collapsed inside the shell of this burned-out building. the remains that they can see but not get to our mixed in with the

we are live in oakland's lake merit. seven news. >> very anxious time for them, thank you very much. and before tonight's vigil at lake merit a small group of people gathered to pray, they found serenity inside the cathedral of christ the light. the church stayed open so that people could pray and reflect in silence. in san francisco, dozens of people met for a vigil to honor the victims at harvey milk applause. they fear that some from their own community are among the victims of this tragedy. alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley spoke publically for the first time about the fire and said that the investigation could result in possible murder or manslaughter charges. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is with me with that part of the story, tonight. >> reporter: yeah, nancy o'malley said a team is working on the case, but the priority is the recovery effort which will take at least another day. power in the area has been turned off. so crews working with the large crane are safe from the power lines. they are sh

oakland police.there is a 6:00 a.m. news conference we are expecting. yesterday they did hold an impromptu news conference. if this changes, we'll bring it to you in the newsroom. pete suratos, today in the bay. >> we'll have this news conference here at 6:00 or whenever it starts. this morning we are learning more information about the founder derek ion. today he reached out to nbc bay area news. >> we are here in the downtown area where we believe derek ion, founder of the ghost ship, and his wife are staying. want to show you who he is and what he looks like. you can see him here in this video. he founded and ran the ghost ship. people familiar with the location said the space was crowded with wooden art projects, which might explain why the fire grew so large and so fast. nbc bay area confirmed that he is on felony probation. a search of court records show he was convicted in january of receiving stolen property. for that he spent two days in jail and will be on probation since 2019. he angered a

in oakland. ann reuben. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> when we come back, we will go inside the warehouse known as the ghost ship that burned down on friday night. >>> nobody did this on purpose. everyone who is a part of the group, everybody cherished that space. >>> what we are learning about what it was like to live inside the warehouse that turned into a death trap on friday night. >>> we're learning more about the ghost ship warehouse. conversion into a live, work space and what it was like to live there before the deadly fire. we have been talking with tenants and former tenants. they tell us the living space on the first floor included several rvs and trailers inside the building. >> we found an ad for rental space on social media in the hours after the fire. ktvu's cristina rendon is live at lake merit with more details. cristina. >> well, we expect a large gathering here at lake merit in just about an hour. thousands are expected to attend this vigil for the victims. survivors may be attending too and we repe

from the oakland raiders. how they honored the fire victim outs today'd game. >> after a mild weekend we'll see cake let's take you back live to a greg memorial a block away from the warehouse. started with a couple flowers left on the fence and you can see there are now a lot of candles, many bouquets, note cards, messages, all for the victims and families of the victims. >> oakland coliseum went silent for a few moments this afternoon before the raiders can do on the buffalo bills. >> please stand and join in a moment of silent reflection for the victims, their families, and loved ones. thank you. >> eekland owed home town team and it's fans honored those effected by the fire. bowling the raiders and the oakland a's will match donations up to thousand to help the victims and their families they've already raised 58,000 of a $60,000 goal. >> churches throughout oakland and the east -- east bay took time to remember at the victims of the fire. the oakland community is in mourning. we talked with parishioners a

oakland mayor libby schaaf plans to unveil a plan tomorrow to try to help keep artists here in oaklandn the works before that devastating warehouse fire. in west oakland, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> all right. that will do it for this edition of "abc 7 news at 4:00." thanks so much for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm eric thomas. "abc 7 news at 5:00" starts now. >>> a scene of heartbreak after a deadly inferno in observing lampd the d.a. says criminal charges could be filed. >>> as the death toll climbs to three dozen, we're hearing about details of the inside of the building. how easily anyone could be trapped. >>> plus, a school comes together to honor a life lost too soon. tonight the fire's youngest victim so far. abc 7 news talks with someone with him that night who managed to escape. >> i just heard somebody yell out fire. >> by the time i was through the front doors i could just see the flames. >> shortly after i moved in, the transformer blew. it was a hell hole, a dealt trap. >> survivors from the oakland warehouse fire and people who used to live there are coming forw

oakland mayor shaft plans town vail a plan tomorrow to try to help keep artists here in oakland. >> i have been passionate about preserving and lifting up the incredible creative community. >>reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> one north oakland art collector says it's playing by the rules and working with city hall. omni commons describes itself as collectively run safe space for artist also used for community events. in contrast to a lot of other ground space the group tries to strive with building and fire code. those at city hall were skeptical about the plans but tea lot of effort that has changed. >>> we have much more ahead for you on this monday night. coming up. we hear new details about the inside of a building and how easily any one can become trapped. >> outpouring of support for the victims. one like this one outside oakland. >> sutro camera there is rain on the way this week. drew has the timing and w 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

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victims the oakland wearhouse continues tonight. as the community starts to learn the names of the victims.who died in that raging fire that ripped thorugh the building on friday night. good evening i'm jr stone. >> steve:and i'm steve aveson. it has been a grueling day for fire investigators today and the families desperate for information. here's what we know right now. so far. 33 bodies have already been recovered from the building. and about 2 hours ago. officials released the names of 7 victims. an 8th victim has been been identified but the name is not being released by cause that person is a juvinile. only 17 years old. and sheriff's also officials confirm today that one of the deceased is the son of a alameda coutny sheriff deputy. we have a team of reporters that has been working this story from the beginning. we start tonight. with kron 4's dan kerman who is live at the warehouse where the search continues. and the investigation has taken on an added dimension. r tonight -- eight of the 33 victims recovered in the warehous

we are live in oakland's lake merit. abc seven news. >> very anxious time for them, thank you very much. and before tonight's vigil at lake merit a small group of people gathered to pray, they found serenity inside the cathedral of christ the light. the church stayed open so that people could pray and reflect in silence. in san francisco, dozens of people met for a vigil to honor the victims at harvey milk applause. they fear that some from their own community are among the victims of this tragedy. alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley spoke publically for the first time about the fire and said that the investigation could result in possible murder or manslaughter charges. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is with me with that part of the story, tonight. >> reporter: yeah, nancy o'malley said a team is working on the case, but the priority is the recovery effort which will take at least another day. power in the area has been turned off. so crews working with the large crane are safe from the power lines. they ar

they include 29-year-old aura joe of oakland, 29-year-old nicole seacrest of oakland. also killed in the fire 35-year- old billy dixon and 34-year-old johnny igoz both from oakland. 22-year-old alex vega of san bruno and 32-year-old hannah ruax of helsinki, finland. >> we have identified 35 of the 36 victims. we have onlyone unknown. of the 35 we have made notification to 30 of those families. >> many of the fire victims were passionate about art and music. one of them was a student at san francisco state. a young couple also among the victims. most of them were young mostly in their 20s, the youngest victim age 17 was the son of an alameda county sheriff's deputy. tonight friend and family of those killed in the fire are saying their good-byes. >> reporter: as more of the 36 names on that list of lives lost over the weekend becomes public, we see this memorial here grow and change. of course, grief looks different for different people. we talked to two people tonight who couldn't be grieving in more different ways. >> she had a way of making people love her. >> report

in oakland, danya bacchus. abc 7 news. >> are we hearing anything more about possible criminal charges? >> that seems to be the question that everyone is trying to fine the answer to right now. the district attorney has not updated us -- has not updated us on any possible criminal charges so it still stands that they are looking no things that they are sill investigating and still trying to see if there's any criminal liability. >> all right. danya, thanks so much for that update. >>> authorities identified more victims of the ghost ship fire today. >> abc news 7 kristen sze is here with more on those who lost their lives. >> reporter: micah myers and jaycee dolan and ben reynolds, probably never heard of them until today and each had a story to tell, a passion for mike and a life to life. micah was 28 years old, a sound and video artist originally from massachusetts. he was doing the light show and his electronic music band red cellar booked its first big gig for january. his grerngsd alanna kane seen in this

live in oakland pete suratos. >>> a live look right now from oakland. this is a camera that is usually signatured by our coliseum. we turned it now to the location of that warehouse fire 31st avenue and international boulevard. you see that light off in the distance on the right hand side of your screen. that is where the scene continues to be parsed right now. firefighters shine bright lights as they prepare to renew recovery of thes. >>> 4:33. we are pushing for answers on a criminal investigation being launched into the art ist collection ghost ship. the man who found it and ran it is on felony probation. that is video of derek ion. after the fire, he said, "confirmed, everything i worked so hard for is gone. blessed my children and micah were at a hotel safe and sound. it's as if i have aweaken from a dream filled with pop lens and hope to be standing in a poverty of self-worth. these are photos what the ghost ship looked like inside before the fire. his posts received thousands of comments, many critical of his message. they say he showed more conc

in oakland to remember many part of the trans community who died in the oakland fire. tonight they are remembering their lives. before going up in flames the oakland warehouse was the site of a party where many in the trans community gathered to dance the night away. >> these places are where you find yourself where you find the community that accepts your. when we don't have those safe places we are put into situations in jeopardy. >> at least 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

we are at the oakland marriott. right here this minivan with the make shift rack that belongs to derrick iin and his wife. there is no shortage of people upset with him over issues with the warehouse where 36 people have died. derrick ion is on probation for stealing an airstream trailer. he denied stealing it but she found it near the warehouse and placed him under citizen's arrest. as part of a deal. io nspent two days in jail and named in restraining orders by two men saying he attacked them as they tried to get equipment and this man says he got into an argument with ion. he says he suffered a bruised rib when ion slammed a door on his hand. >> a warehouseman says he beat him as he tried to on record a conversation between ion and lewis. >> i had my phone taken from me. >> ion requested a restraining order against shelly mack that ktvu interviewed after fire. mack says she rented an rv in the warehouse from ion and when she tried to leave he tried to to steal her stuff. she says she called cps about his children

livermore, 49 in oakland. 50 degrees in the napa valley.chilly 46 degrees in santa rosa and 40 in fairfield right now. this ridge of high pressure starting to flatten out a little bit. not allowing for the clouds to drift over the upon top of us. chilly night tonight, cold clouds up here. all of that drifting in our direction as we head towards tuesday and into wednesday. some very cold temperatures coming our way. so, planning in the high country better be prepared for the cold weather. high temperatures hovering around freezing heading in towards tuesday and wednesday. overnight lows down into the teens there. around the state for tomorrow. sunshine, southern california, into the 60s, 50s in the central valley. and it looks like the system that will start sliding our direction, not a lot of moisture with it. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., wake up to mostly sunny skies, heading through the day today, clouds going through. slight chance that you can see a sprinkle in the north bay. most of that moving on by. ushering in the old air. that will

billy dixon, 35, an oakland resident. johnny igaz, 34 from oakland. ara jo was 29. amanda kershaw was from san francisco. griffin madden lives in berkeley. 23. vanessa plotkin was 121. 32-year-old hannah rua was from finland. nicole segress was 29 from oakland. alex vega, 22, his gulf, 20-year-old michela gregory also died in the fire. >> in addition to the list of names we learn more of each victim and what they have in common: their love for music and part. >> bob lapine is talking about his son, from salt lake city moved to oakland where he loved the music scene. >> he made an impact and you wonder, what who he is been if he survived? >> wondering and wishing thought passing through so many who miss their loved one. authorities notified the fame on sunday and her body arrived in southern california when her parents arrived from south korea. her uncle remembers her. >> she would standout in thousands of people you could spot her in a split second. she had a smile and very loud laughing voice. all the 29-year-old was a painter and lived in oakland. >> she immediate

we are oakland, donate to help. the team promised to match $20,000 in donations to the fund but has increased it to $30,000. donations have already topped that. raiders have offered to match the next $30,000 matched. the giants have pledged 30,000 and warriors announced they will donate some $50,000 to the fund. for more information about the deadly fire, log on to wutv.com. there is a photo gallery have images. you can join us on our facebook page for up to the minute information about the tragedy and live press conference. one is coming up this morning at 8:00. >>> stay with us. at 6:41, we will continue to follow this oakland fire. there is a live picture from the scene. you see a podium set up. we are expecting to have more information from oakland police. we'll talk to alley in the next couple minutes or so. there is a preference conference set up for 8:00 am. stay with us. >>> our coverage of the deadly warehouse fire in oakland continues. the death toll stands at ten. with at least two dozen others missing, w

president obama sending wishes to oakland. president clinton weighed in with condolences earlier today, sending tweets about what local families are going through. facebook turned on the safety check shortly after news of the fire spread and became a gathering place, knowing there is still more harsh news to come. >> but today is the day that more than two dozen families are going to learn of the luvled ones lost. today is the day that more than two dozen families are going to start an entirely new life. for them, this is day one of this incident. >> the web, as we've seen before gave people a way to support oakland with donations. this is live. it's called you caring.com. it raised money for fire victims. more than $310,000 has been raised and we've seen fund raising from the raiders, a's and warriors. each contributing 10s of thousands to the relief effort. >> thank you, scott. and our fire coverage continues on our website. nbcbayarea.com. that's where you can find a slide show of the ghost ship before it went up in flames.

live in oakland, j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> vicki:thank you j-r >> vicki:more now on our top story: the man who ran the warehouse.now at the center of questions about whether the fire could have been prevented. she >> vicki: >> vicki:derick ion almena.had a bizarre, pre- dawn run inkron4 was among them. and our grant lodes is here now with what almena is saying about this tragedy. >> grant:almena told nbc's today show he was incredibly sorry.but refused to answer any questions.instead ranting circumstances surrounding the warehouse. anchor matt lauer.ending clear that almena would not go along with a q & a format. >> grant:that's when he was hustled to his car.as our reporters will tran and teresia estacio.tried to get a word in. >> grant:"i would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents than answer these questions." >> grant:almena went on to say: "i'm only here to say one thing: i'm incredibly sorry did was to make this a stronger and more beautiful community and to bring people together. p

al menos nueve personas en oakland...ro equipo de noticias ha estado muy pendiente de la historia y los ultimos detalles de este mortal incidente... --sandra bermudez nos tiene un recuento de lo que sabemos hasta el momento.. take sandra lot ;01 01;15 lot lo acaban de decir las autoridades.. este es sin duda alguna uno de los peores incendios que shayan registrado en la ciudad de oakland. 9 muertos confirmados, pero el numero podria aumentar .. se habla que podrian llegar a ser hasta 40.. por el momento hay al menos 25 personas desaparecidas. ahorita se estan implementado las labores de rescate e identificacion de quienes pudieran estar debajo del escombro.. y ah detrs de estas carpas de color obscuro es donde se esta realizando esta labor .. pero esa busqueda no esta siendo una tarea facil para personal de emergencia.. hay una gran cantidad de material que tienen que remover. tenemos entendido que los cadaveres que ya se localizaron estaban en el segundo piso del lugar. ah es donde cayo el techo de la estructura. pero qu