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KGO ABC7 News 600PM December 10, 2016

Take two to three days. You can peer inside the garage door sized opening of the blackened ghost ship warehouse and see the skeleton of flight of stairs filled with a tangle of charred debris. At the base there is a massive elaborate wood carving almost like a mast head. There are damaged propane tanks and fire extinguishers and cart filled with burned belongings. This father traveled here from utah to take pictures where his 34yearold son, Edmond Lapine died. Whats tougher, i will never see him again. I just want to come see where he died. And where he came to believe thought he was going to have a good time. Every day, on bart, it is really hard to see people like this. Reporter other distraught family members were overcome with emotion when nape saw the warehouse. Like the family of 35yearold alex, who leaves behind two twin daughters. Atf chaplain was on hand to comfort them. Investigators with the da office canvassed neighbors to collect video from their surveillance cameras. People bring flowers and photos as they try to contemplate the enormity of the loss. At ghost ship in oakland, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. One of the tools atf used after the fire was put out was a thermal imaging camera to determine the origin of the fire and the cause. Abc 7 news reporter, vick lee has the the story. The ghost ship fire moved quickly, furiously. Flames so intense it wasnt long before the roof and second floor collapsed. A doctor is a world renowned expert in the analysis and investigation of fires and explosions. There is a collapse of the roof. A lot of the three dimensional objects become two dimensional. In the immediate aftermath, the Fire Investigation becomes more challenging. Charring, melting of objects, electrical activity, or lack there of. Among the evidence, the most important clue. Theyre looking for indicators that tell them how intense the fire was, which direction it was moving, and that helps them try to, find the origin. Thats when atf and other investigators use tools like this one, a thermal imaging camera. It picks up signals of heat and you can use that to map out an area and see which areas are still warm. As opposed to areas that have gone cold. The mission of investigators to look for the origin of the fire. And then you can look for the cause. Heres what regular images look like. The cup on the table is red. Because it is filled with hot coffee. My face and hands are red. Because of the warm blood flow. And in a fire, the camera picks up heat in places you cant see. For instance, the fire started inside the wall and the wall is warm, you may understand, you may know that you need to remove the sheet rock to look into that area. With the camera like that. Anything that is warm or hot is emitting energy. And the infrared spectrum. You cant see it with the naked eye, but you can with a thermal imaging camera. Vick lee, abc 7 news. The friends of the fires youngest victims say theyre in disbelief one week after the 17yearold musician died inside draven mcgills classmates, visited the memorial growing. A singer who attended the school for the arts in San Francisco. Another young man sang in the choir with him and says he was a big fan of the music being played last friday night. Heard some sort of rumor that he wasnt supposed to go out that night. And for him to actually go out was i dont know, its i kind of wish he didnt to be honest. He recently moved to dublin and took bart to his school in San Francisco every day. Many people want to help in some way to do something positive in the whack of the tragedy. You have a chance to do just that this weekend at the crucib crucibles annual holiday art sale. Abc 7 news in oakland at the crucible as artists worked on pieces and set up the glass wear, ceramics, sculptures all creations of local artists. If art isnt on your holiday gift list. Maybe santa knows some one who needs a refurbished bike. We are going to provide lots of opportunities to come and learn what we do, what artisting community in oakland is about and exploring ways to support the community in a larger sense in the aftermath of the tragedy. Take a look at this. Jewelry created by Oakland Middle School students. Take classes at the crucible. Beautiful jewelry. Crucible holiday sale runs saturday and sunday. There is another way to help the fire victims and families. Abc 7 news at the fox theater in oakland where tickets for a benefit concert next wednesday went on sale. The rock group primus is one of the headliners. Celebrities pitching in to help victims of the oakland fire. Tmz reports, Chelsea Handler donated 5,000 this week to the cue care and fund me page. Other donors, lena dunham, Zelda Williams and bill musgrave. Thanks to the generosity across the bay area, the page is at 5292,000. Of 750,000 goal. This is a live look at a memorial and benefit for victims of the oakland fire at Oakland Museum of california. There will be a special dj tribute there and in just a little while we will take you live to that site coming up. The weekend is finally upon us. And it has been a wet past few days across the bay area. Sure has. Maybe a wet few more, looking live from our Golden Gate Bridge camera. Spencer christian here with the first look at the forecast. Spencer. Going to be a partly wet weekend. Live doppler 7. Areas of green showing up, on the screen right now. Showing areas of moisture approaching the coastline. Start to see light showers over the next few hours. But of the bigger map of the storm as well to our northwest at the moment. Lets take a look at our forecast animation. And see light showers moving through the bay area during the early mid evening hours. Later tonight. Showers become widespread. Then after midnight. We will see heavy downpours, sweeping through the north bay. This storm that is approaching, ranks two on the storm impact scale. In a noemt i will snow you the scale and show you exactly what impact to expect from the storm. Alma . Thank you, spencer. Repair work wrapped up on the broken main in San Francisco. Lets take a live look at fourth and howard street. Both of the streets remain closed. And take a look at what the same area looked like when the pipe burst around 3 00 this morning. Water flooded underground garages and loading docks. Broken pipes, dated become to the late 100s. Santa clara county announced tonight it will pay 3. 5 million to settle the case of former inmate. Michael tyree, allegedly beaten so badly by three guards at the Santa Clara County jail last year that he bled to death internally. All three guards have been charged with murder. 85 of the settlement will go to tyrees 7yearold daughter. One inmate who escaped thanksgiving week sentenced to 49 years in prison. Laron campbell at arraignment facing a 46 year plus sentence for various crimes. Time added on because of the jail escape brought the sentence to 49 years. The man who escaped with campbell had his plea hearing continued until next month. Concord police need your help to night to find this man who they say burglarized saint agnus church. Police say he hoped himself to donation money and made off with a parishioners jacket and cell phone. This is a picture of the suspects Truck Driving away from the Church Parking lot. If you know who did this, contact the concord police. Police in kansas city say there could be arrests after a brawl between raiders and chiefs fans. The five was caught on cell phone video posted to twitter during last nights nfl game between the two rival teams. See fans on both sides throwing punches in the stands. Some people just went flying down several rows of seats. Security finally broke it up. The raiders by the way, lost the game, 2113. The tales are emerging on the land deal being put forward to keep raiders. The term sheet, offered by a group headed by hall of famer, ronnie lott lays out funding for a 1. 3 billion stadium on the coliseum property. There are highlights here. 400 million from the lott group. 500 million from the nfl raiders. And 200 million in infrastructure improvements. Funded by revenue bonds. It also sets aside land for an as stadium if needed. Councilman larry reid says the deal is the best city and county have ever put together to keep the raiders in oakland. Adviser for oakland mayor harris agrees. The nfl has wanted to see that the city of oakland has the will and initiative to complete big projects. Thats what it is seeing. That is what is to be celebrated. More important, to do it without placing a burden on the taxpayer. City council and Alameda County board of supervisors will vote on the term sheet tuesday. If approved it will be presented to nfl owners at their meeting the next day. The raiders have no comment tonight. Still ahead on abc 7 news at 6 00 San Francisco billionaire stepping up to help end one of the citys biggest problems. Now is your time to come forward. And to get every child in San Francisco into a home. Also, for sale on craigslist. For the right price, popular San Francisco pizza joint scan be yours. Gift card ideas and tips coming up on 7 on your side. And check out a timelapse from our tahoe camera tonight. It looks quiet up there now. It could be an entirely of reach for far too long s have Health Insurance. Thats been out how . They enrolled through covered california. Its the Health Insurance marketplace where youll find a range of plans from leading Health Insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. And, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. To have Health Insurance starting january 1st, you need to enroll by december 15th. Visit covereca. Com today. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. The north and the south are mine. All seems beautiful to me. More than 1,000 homeless families in San Francisco right now. The bay area ceo philanthropist wants to find them hoechmes. Cornell bernard shows you a team effort under way to help. And trying to find permanent housing in pricey San Francisco. Times where it was just, it was hard. But, i a smile on my face. Keep it going. Help is on the way. Now is your time to come forward. And to get every child in San Francisco into a home. Sales for ceo and philanthropist challenging others to match his 10 million donation to make family homelessness a thing of the past. You can see there are zip codes in San Francisco that really can be destinations for kids and success. And attend San Francisco public schools. Hes teaming up with the heading home campaign. A 30 Million Partnership with hamilton families, an organization already providing housing assistance. And what they can afford today. And provide a subsidy. The program is working. 95 of families, dont return to homeless not. And permanent housing through the program. I just wanted to have a christmas with my son in our own home. Other parts of homelessness are going to be more difficult when you are dealing with adults, with drug abuse, criminal history. The goal to eliminate family homelessness, by 2019. In San Francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. Well, East Bay High School students walked out of class today to try to prevent young people from being deported once president elect donald trump takes office. There was congressional action on the front. Abc 7 news anchor is here with the story. Yeah, president elect trump promised he would repeal president obamas executive order to protect young undocumented immigrants brought here illegal as children. Today students and parents marched to sound off against the trump plan. Ee wawe want to get our voic so people can know that we want to stop donald trump from deporting. The small vocal group walked from Oakland Technical High School to the federal building. They want president obama to pardon young immigrants before he leaves office so mr. Trump would not deport them as threatened. And theyre getting some help. Today, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the senate. That would extend Legal Protections to young immigrants for three more years, if they are in fact revoked. Senator Dianne Feinstein one of the bills cosponsors. There is also a big national day of action tomorrow here at the Facebook Page for the event. 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. Paulines pizza on valencia. The restaurant known for growing ingredients at the owners 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. Petes 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. Petes has 23 stores in the d. C. Area. Now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. If you havent heard. Get ready for rain. Here is live doppler 7. Easy for me to say. We have little patches of moisture showing up on the radar screen already. And, actual rain is a few hours away. So let me move in here, give you what is outside. What is happening now. The view from the rooftop camera. And towards center. It is 60 degrees here. And looks out over San Francisco. A few clouds over the bay area right now. And emoryville, westward across the bay. These are forecast features. See downpours arriving during Early Morning hours tomorrow. Showers in the afternoon, tapering off tomorrow night. And overnight lows, morning lows, mid 50s. Pretty mild overnight. Not very cold at all. And here is the storm impact scale. We rank intensity of each storm. Storm coming in overnight. And ranks two on the impact scale. Moderate intensity will produce brief, heavy downpours. We will see 1 4 inch to inch of rainfall in the urban areas. One to three inches in the coastal hills. On we go to forecast animation story. 7 00 this evening. During the evening hours. Of until after midnight. Well see scattered showers developing. By 2 00, 3 00 a. M. Massive heavy rainfall. Moderate heavy rainfall through the north bay. Push southward through the central part of the bay area. By 7 00 a. M. Later in the day. Late morning. Midday, see most of the rainfall pushing to the south bay. And some in the east bay. But, the storm will be breaking up in north bay in the afternoon hours. Finally, as we get into the Late Afternoon and ear evening. Rainfall will end. And be left with mainly cloudy skies. Dry conditions late tomorrow night into, into sunday. Our projection for rainfall totals is a little bit lower than it was a couple hours age looking at mainly, 1 10 inch. Mountain view. A third. San jose. Over 1 2 inch. Wetter locations in the north bay. And snow will fallen the sierra. In the higher elevations. Snow levels generally around 9,000 feet. Dont expect more than 2 inches in places that actually get snow accumulation. High temperatures tomorrow will be mainly in the low to mid 60s. Near the bay, inland. Upper 50s. Near 60 on the coast. And here is the accuweather sevenday forecast. After tomorrows rather moderate to heavy rainfall at times. Well see sunny, brakes sunday. Dry day also monday. But with increasing cloud. Then a storm comes in tuesday. And one of the impact scales. More showers. And system ranking one on the scale. And a slight chance of more rain next friday. We have got a nice wintry weather pattern. Shaping up. Perfect. Thank you, spencer. Coming up next on abc 7 news at 6 00. May the force be with all of you. Yeah, a teen treated for leukemia as a child is givin today, 16 year answ survivo returned to the hospital at stanford university. Abc news 7 reporter, shows how he is helping other young people battling the same disease. A few unlikely characters at the hospital, this guy in darth vadar gear. Meet the Storm Trooper who made it all happen. Diagnosed with leukemia at 6 months old. His cancer is in remission. Lets bring star wars to the kids. Big star wars fan, he considers this a cool way to connect with other kids dealing with the same disease. And battling leukemia too. Its been hard. Just going through it. But i am strong. And i can fight. The tam family remembers the time when their son was in the hospital bed fighting cancer. So this is their way of paying all of the support forward. And perspective. And these are true heroes. How are you feeling now . How are things these days . Yeah, pretty hot inside the costume. A little discomfort. Well worth the payoff in smiles. In palo alto. Lonnie riviera. Abc 7 news. And, kids across the country can look forward to the newest star wars out next week. And to night you can catch the cast of star wars, rogue one on jimmy kimmel at 11 35 after abc 7 news at 11 00. The sound of the holidays back at union square. The Salvation Army expects to raise 1 million for food and housing program. Much more ahead on abc 7 news at 6 00. 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