Efforts. The personnel working diligently around the clock as we have been to do what we can to expedite the process. And what may have gone wrong. And we owe it to the community, to those that perished in the fire and to those that survived the fire to be methodical and to be thorough and to take the amount of time it takes to be able to look at every piece of potential evidence. Good evening and thanks for joining us for this special half hour. Im julie haener. And im ken wayne. Tonight 36 people confirmed dead in the oakland warehouse fire but Authorities Say they have been 20 to 25 of the building left to search. Ted row lands is field anchoring the coverage and like at 31st and international. Ted. Reporter well ken and julie we are see that work continue at this hour and will continue throughout the night. You see the crane that they brought in earlier. That was to shore up a section of this building so that they could continue to work and that is exactly what they are doing at this hour and again they will be working throughout the night. The Sheriffs Department agency has been tasked with the arduous job of removing victims. Where are you right now . We are holding at 36 victims. 22 of the victims families have been notified. We have 11 tentative identifications and three john does. Where you have not been able to identify because they did not have id or their bodies burn to the point nearly impossible at this point to id number. Correct. We heard there was word that this was no more bodies but we have clarified that. You have clarified that. Theres an optimistic approach that there will be no more bodies but there is a chance, correct. That is correct. There is still 20 to 25 of the structure that needs to be covered. And we are optimistic that we wont go beyond the 36 but i couldnt definitively tell you that we will be at 36. What is it like and how difficult is it for you and the rest of your agency to deal with it . Not judge my agency but as First Responders we have various agencies on the scene that have been here working countless hours to get this effort completed. We are not we are not focusing on us. We are focusing on taking care of the task at hand. Our primary goal is to get you know the victims recovered and get the families notified and give them some sense of i wont say closure but some sense of closure in at least knowing what the status of their loved one is. Thats our primary focus as far as our personal feelings, right now, thats on the back burner because we have a job to do and thats what we are here to do. Doing it overnight and through the next day and as long as it takes. Thank you for joining us. So ken and julie, the work does continue here and one of the other Job Responsibilities for the Sheriffs Department is to notify individuals. Loved ones that have past and that of course is very difficult part of their job, one that they have done heroically over the last three days. Guys. It is heart breaking. Ted, earlier we were told we are learning more about the final minutes inside and when you hear what happened, you would have hoped that smoke that they passed out from smoke inhalation and didnt know what was happening and you heard that people were inside sending Text Messages and they found out that some were trying to break out of a window to get out. Can you tell us more about that . First the window, the second floor of the building. Difficult to see from here the second floor in the White Building and way back is where some of the people were. The building in the second floor on the second floor there are windows but grates like a mesh grate and that covers the window. Anyone trying to get out via the glass window just couldnt. You mentioned the Text Messages, yeah, thats just heart breaking to hear that there were individuals inside texting their parents and loved ones and one of those stories was told to us where a daughter was texting their parents saying i think i am going to die. And it just brings home the horrible last moments that many of these young people obviously went through before losing their lives. All right, ted. We will check back with you for more on all of this. Thank you. At 8 00 a candlelight vigil is set to begin at oaklands lake merit, here is a live picture from sky fox. A chance for the public to gather and remember the people that were killed in that fire. Ktvus deborah is there right now. 4600 people have signed up saying this he plan to attend. Reporter i saw that too and more than 9000 people are interested in coming so this could turn out to be a huge event here in oakland. We are already starting to see a few people gather. We are 90 minutes away from the vigil under the pergola at the north end of the lake. Lake merit providing a Central Location for people to gather and grieve. This spot is about five miles from the fire scene. Now in the neighborhood over the past three days, many spontaneous memorials have sprung up. Especially along east 12th street. A block from the charred warehouse. The flowers and candles and notes and photos all expressing so much sorry over the 36 lives known to be lost. People pause on the sidewalk and they study the tributes and many didnt know victims personally but their names and stories are becoming familiar and with so much youth and creative potential. So many engaged in art and music. A sense that Larger Community has lost vibrant members. We spoke with a resident that said when she was inside the ghost collective. She found it magic. I am hearing too much blame for people that chose to go to the show because being in the fire was not their intent. And the people that live there. That wasnt the reason why they lived there. Hearing some people condemn the people that live there just makes the situation worse because with rising rents it is so difficult to find Affordable Housing and so for people to find a place and a community where they could live and flourish as artists. As the memorials grow, tonight the larger venue, lake merit becomes the nexus for the pain that oakland has been experiencing for the past few days. Now, this gathering is built as a light vigil. They are asking everyone to bring Flameless Candles or glow sticks or flashlights to light up the night to remember and respect those lost. Starts at 8 and is scheduled to go until ten. We will cover it when when it happens. Up next. Putting names to faces. What we are learning about the first victims that have been identified so far in that deadly oakland warehouse fire. 36 bodies and 7 victims named so far but as family and friends come forward we are learning more about the victims that lost their lives in oakland on friday. Artists and musicians and teachers. Tonight we hear from their loved ones about the tragedy and their loss. Im Paul Chambers and looking to some of the people listed as missing but their friends have said that they died in fridays father on social media. According to his Facebook PageBarrett Clark is an oakland resident that went to santa rosa high school. Was a sound engineer and friends held a wake in San Francisco in his honor. Oakland resident jonathan birdbomb graduated from berkeley. His friend said he worked as a dj for the screen 2 bus tour and alex baskin is from new jersey and the film maker posted this to his instagram from inside the Party Thursday flight. A father of two young girls. Investigators say that three of the victims are from outside the United States and they are from korea, guatemala and finland. Paul chambers, fox 2 news. Drayvin mcgill was one of the youngest victims of the fire at 17 years old. He was the son of an Alameda County sheriffs deputy. A junior at the school of arts and San Francisco, he studied voice. Mcgill sang with the prestigious boy choir. They toured internationally and landed a spot on americas got talent. Not only will his voice be missed but his gentle and kind spirit. He never had a bad word to say about anyone. Students are dedicating the concert to him this friday and saturday. That vigil set to start here at lake merit to remember some of the artists and musicians that died in the fire. Van reynolds and nicole seger died in that fire. Together they performed as intro flirt. Sarah hoda is another victim. She worked at an urban Montessori School and her school was devastated to learn about her loss. She was here for a short time but developed a strong rapport with so many students. We are learning more about donna kellogg. Her family told People Magazine that kellogg was at goes ship to dance. Her mother says she will be laid close to rest next to her brother that they lost when he was 18 years old. Bright creative people that made a part of oakland vibrant arts community. Cash askew may have been 22 but loved ones call her an old soul. She found comfort in her old skin and true love with her girlfriend andre taylor accomplished musician. They hope she will be remembered not just for her music but for how well she was loved. Travis hough made music as the member of the band ghost lightning and used his music to help Elementary School kids as Expressive Arts therapist. His manager says he was a bright light and someone that never met a stranger. 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. Were 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. Ktvus 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 repeatedly heard from them that the ghost ship warehouse was affordable option and the only one for them to live and some of them share with us what that experience was like inside. It was built by people that created community. It was called sanitia huhga to 20 artist is with a Community Bathroom and kitchen. The second floor with events in the common area. The pricing was cheap. Where are you going to pay 6 or 700 and they are good artists. The clutter was moved when the Property Owner was scheduled to visit and rented an r v for several hundred dollars but there was intermittent hookups and electricity and we left. Where is my money. You are not fixing up anything. It is filthy. It created a beautiful space and creating went on there. The Facebook Post was up saturday advertising a 24 7 studio space inside the warehouse averaging 500. It says artists can build their career and sharpen their talent in the vintage building. The post has been taken down following the deadly fire. This was an accident like nobody did this on purpose. Everyone that is a part of the group, everyone cherished that space. That was everything. That was everything in our lives that we were working towards. We also received a tip from someone that wanted to remain anonymous that says he believed that there were rooms being rented out on air b and b inside the warehouse but i did reach out to an air b and b spokesman, he says they have never had an active listing for that building or had an air b and b guest stay there. Cristina rendon, live in oakland. Thank you. Our indepth special continues coming up next. We will go back to ted rollins live at the scene. We want to give you another look at some of the victims at the oakland fire tragedy. Here is the latest on the deadly oakley fire. You can see it from sky fox. The careful search of the site continues. 75 to 80 of the buildings have been gone through. 36 victims have been removed, the bodies and 35 identified. Oakland Officials Say the next update wont be until 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow. The city of oakland is focused on the victims and notification of the loved ones. At the same time the District Attorney has launched an investigation to determine if there might be criminal charges including the possibility of murder charges. We want to go back to ktvu ted rollins field anchoring from 31st and international. Reporter you mentioned that investigation, thats an integral part of the election process getting material from the warehouse bucket by bucket and right now they are using this crane brought in earlier. You remember if you have been following this for a while the process was shut down because they were worried about the integrity of one of the walls of the building. Using the crane to lower in firefighters to an area to where they can get to without being in danger on the way in or in the way out. So they are sifting through the remaining as you said, ken, 20 of the warehouse to bring out materials. They dont believe there will be any other victims, however, the arduous work continues inside the warehouse. It also continues outside where the difficult process of notifying the loved ones of those that have been lost continues as well. 20 or so people have been notified. That process is going on as we speak. The other 16 will be notified over the next few hours as they continue to reach out to the relatives of those that they have identified. 36, you mentioned dead and 33 have been identified. And then that notification process continues. They will be out here all day tomorrow. Another factor that they are thinking about is the rain an. There is rain in the forecast. They are hoping to get as much done before that rain begins later in the week. It is a difficult process and you can see it in their eyes and their voices when they talk about it, the workers, it has taken their toll as well. Earlier you were talking to one of the Sheriff Deputies. She put it in good perspective. She said they cant think about the toll it is taking on them now because they are focused on taking care of the victims and their families but i imagine later when that process is over, they will be thinking about this. And they will be thinking about it, she said and others have said for literally the rest of their lives. Its that difficult. And reminders to people, one of the Alameda CountySheriff Deputies lost a child in this tragedy. It really has hit home. They are going through the work. Ted rollins live in oakland, thank you. And thank you for joining us for this special half hour on the oakland fire. We have crews gathering new information on the scene of the fire and the place for the vigil. 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