One worker told me its a tedious and mindful process. 36 bodies have been removed from the warehouse after friday nights tragic fire. And now, a criminal investigation into who was to blame has been launched. The range of charges could be murder all the way to Involuntary Manslaughter and until we know what the evidence shows us, there may be other charges if the evidence presents that. Reporter Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney the Alameda CountyDistrict Attorney says this is a potential crime scene. Investigators have the painstaking task of preserving evidence to analyze. Bucket by bucket. We are going to one cadaver dogs through the debris to make sure every part of this investigation is taking care of. Reporter structural weakness and safety concerns in the warehouse halted recovery operations since midnight last night. The building, deemed too dangerous for work to continue. Heavy equipment has been brought in to shore up some of the unstable areas. Federal investigators believe the area of the origin of the fire is located in the back and center part of the building. Infrared cameras will be able to show any remaining heat. Reporter this photo was taken this afternoon from above and inside the warehouse. Thats still heat contained within those steel beams. Notifications have taken place throughout the region, throughout the state. We have three people from outside of the United States from finland, from korea, and from guatemala. All of those embassies have been notified. Reporter and so far, 16 families have been notified. Officials are still notifying other families as we speak. I want to show you some live pictures where you can see crews are actually working to get inside the building from a crane being lowered in to secure some of the areas that are unstable. Firefighters cannot continue the search and recovery until that area is deemed safe for them to go in. As we said earlier, officials are hoping and anticipating that there are no other victims inside. There are 15 people reported missing but they are not sure if its connected to the warehouse or if families are just calling with concern. And now they are racing the weather because we are expecting rain. Reporter exactly. They brought in all the heavy equipment. They are going to try to make sure they have that area covered before the rain comes and im sure will have updates later in the newscast. Thank you so much. Let me give you a live look from the castro district. Harvey milk plaza is glowing with candle lights. Some of those killed in the fire were transgender and they want this to be a safe place for their friends to mourn. As many as 100 people attended the latenight party on the ghost ship. Victims range in age from 17 to 35. Draven mcgill was the youngest victim, just 17 and a junior. He was in the choir and sang with the pacific boys choir academy. Is on says he had a voice like an angel. Sarah hoda was a teacher in walnut creek, active in the arts community. Friends called her compassionate and sweet. David klein was a uc berkeley alum who played volleyball and the clarinet. Friends say he was funloving and an honor to know. Nick gomezhall was from coronado. Friends call him a brilliant artist and creative soul. He worked at a Publishing House based in berkeley. Today, the daily cal reports student je julie moores had has been identified as a victim. Vanessa plotkin was her roommate. Her status, still unknown. Griffin madden has also been reported missing. Were today of several bay area musicians listed as missing in the wake of the fire. Kit dale spoke with several of those. Reporter danny brought his guitar to the makeshift memorial in anger and sadness. Several medical Musical Artists are either missing or were killed in the ghost ship fire including nick lugo low lugalow is missing. And an electronic musician known as cherushi. Cash askew, a number of them are us 2 was confirmed dead over the weekend. A local singer came down to pay her respects and says the fire is a huge blow to the community. For the community its an incredible loss. Its a devastating loss. Is a loss for all people. It is a loss for oakland. Its a loss for our art. Reporter there is hundreds of these partners parties happening all the time. The music director at live 105 used to plan the same kind of underground events and says the culture has been going on for decades with no major problems but now he hopes concertgoers will prioritize safety. It would be a tragedy and an insult to the victims of the oakland warehouse fire if they didnt. Reporter as for danny, he says the Music Community is resilient. Its just halfhour firms are dead and its going to carry on like it always does. We are learning that the buildings Master Tenant so to speak had legal problems in recent years. He goes by the name of derick ion and wherein the ghost ship artist collection collective and is currently on probation. Devin fehely with a mixed picture of that man. Reporter in the aftermath of the friday deadly fire, he was staying at the marriott in downtown oakland. He is now at the center of the investigation into that fire and he is the man over the course of his life who has courted controversy and flouted convention. Breathing and fiercely protective, their popular and polarizing leader. Friends of derick ion lashed out at the media in oakland. Ion who is at the center of the investigation into fridays fire, has created a charismatic bill firms, grow lives. Reporter quirky, controversial online persona. Appearing downright erotic at times. Current and former friends say that is the essence of a man who created a personality a mixed bohemian artists working in a ramshackle warehouse that was the scene of fridays fire but Court Records painted darker picture. He was charged with receiving stolen property in 2015 but pled guilty to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to 36 months probation. His arrest along with concerns about Living Conditions at the ghost ship cost him custody of his children at one point. His partner make a allison posted about the couples efforts to regain custody of their children including parenting, anger management, and Domestic Violence classes in addition to twiceweekly direct testing. The children were spared the dead land chaotic scene that claimed three dozen lives. Ion was short was sharply criticized for a facebook posting in the immediate aftermath of the fire in which he lamented the loss of property rather than peoples lives. He has since said he was not aware people had died in the fire since he made the post and did not intend to be insensitive. The District Attorney says part of the investigation will focus on how the warehouse kept operating in spite of complaints. We have learned there are many others just like it. Buildings, where people have created illegal homes. One woman lived in one that was shut down earlier this year. Reporter thats right. Oakland is known internationally for its thriving arts and for the warehouses but when tenants tried to bring in the Building Department to fix problems, it can have unintended consequences. Check it out. I have been homeless for almost a year and ive had friends that have been nice enough to let me stay in their homes. Reporter choreographer joy newhart was one of 100 artists who lived in this warehouse. I built bedrooms for people so that i could have a bedroom and i had to roommates. Reporter but concerns over a leaky roof, unsafe wiring and unsanitary conditions, caused her to call the city Building Department and helps the problems would be fixed. I had been assured on many levels that we would not be evicted. That it was not in the interest of the city to throw people out. Reporter instead, the building was red tagged. They closed it down . Pretty much. They targeted the building and went after it and within six months, we were out. Reporter have you been able to find another place to live . No, i havent. I have been passionate about preserving and lifting up the incredible, Creative Community that makes this incredible city the incredible city it is. Reporter while the local mayor has been a booster of the art scene, Council Members say its a catch22. Fire code, building part, planning codes, and its one of those like on the street. Catch them if you can. Reporter so going after these places is a political challenge because then you got another problem on your hands. And sadly enough there are young people desperate for a place to live. Reporter people like newhart, given the chance would move right back in. Even with the infections and the leaks and the open electrical . Yeah. I know that sounds ridiculous but i did feel safe and i recognize what happened over the weekend could have happened here quite easily. As an artist, its a tradeoff. Reporter its also a trade off politically. On one hand, they want to keep the art in the community thriving. On the other hand, its a question of safety and today, safety seems to be trumping all. New proof police have been to the warehouse before. He repeated complaints and confrontations at the space and when none of those visits resulted in a shutdown. And former tenants reveal what it was really like living inside the cluttered ghost ship warehouse, the safety concerns and who they think is to blame. Daytime temperatures today only in the low to mid 50s setting the stage for a very chilly night tonight. We will talk about which night we will get close to a freeze and which day will be close to a washout. We are going to get wet. Find out when, next. ,,, i like to know whats happening as soon as it happens. 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New video shows Oakland Police inspectors inside the warehouse two months ago investigating complaints by residents. It is not the First Time Police were there. In 2015, there are reports officers went to check out an allegation that the head of the ghost ship had stolen a cell phone. Of course, there are questions of life building inspectors didnt crack down. Here is what Jessica Florez found out. Reporter before the deadly fire, there were signs something wasnt right inside the oakland warehouse. Visitors say the upper floor contained a stay tuned event space. Two levels of rickety stairs led to the bottom level, which was used for illegal residents. It was a fire marshals nightmare. Reporter we have been looking for the Building Owner to ask about conditions inside the warehouse. No answers. According to open city records, building inspectors went to the warehouse at least five times in the past three years. In 2014, there were two complaints about construction debris and a third complaint about construction without permits. The citys finding, non actionable. Most recently on november 13, 2016, the city received complaints about garbage piled on the sidewalk and sent a notice of violation. The day after, another complaint about an a legal interior building structure. According to city records, that investigation is pending and investigators couldnt get inside. All that i know is we were not able to gain access to the interior of the building. I at this time do not know the reason for that. Reporter the oakland Building Department did not return our calls at San Franciscos Department Says because the warehouse is private property, without a warrant for some and letting them in, inspector hands were tied. In rare cases, a judge can issue an inspection warrant but in this case, no inspector saw what so many now call a death trap. In oakland, Jessica Florez, kpix 5. What was it like to live inside the ghost ship and how much were people paying and rent . Wilson walker got some answers from people who used to live there. You could never tell how many people were in there because there was too many places for people to be. Reporter for five months, shelley was one of the residents inside the go ship. There are people that paid 1500 a month. How much did you pay . 700. Reporter and for the money paid to mike allison and derick ion, anywhere from 10 to 15 residents were given their own corners quarters in the warehouse. An entirely improvised living and event space described as makeshift utility. They were heated by propane. Shortly after i moved in, the transformer blew. Thats when i found out it was illegal. There was times they didnt have Running Water at all. Reporter daniel used to be a regular visitor. She says the Living Conditions produced disagreements with residents and a lot of turnover. Moving in and moving out was constant. There is a high turnover because everybody that disagreed, they kicked out. It was like a whole that sucked in people who needed a face to stay, that needed affordable housing. Reporter but one poster president defended ion and allison in an interview with cbs news. Ultimately nick cbubb on the property owner. They are the ones that give us a space with messed up electricity with no sprinkler system. Reporter as investigators try to resolve questions of safety and legality, another discussion has erupted here and that is the role communities like this one play in the greater fabric of oakland. Just where are struggling artists supposed to live and who should be looking out for them if they land someplace like this . The people that are saying it was just a wonderful place, they either didnt live there and didnt know, or they get along really well with derek and micah. The idea that the artist were so poor they had nowhere else to go, he exploited those people and took advantage of them. Thats how i feel about it. Reporter in oakland, wilson walker, kpix 5. Much more on the warehouse fire still ahead including stories of lives cut short. Also, the people who are now in legal jeopardy as a criminal investigation gets underway. Plus, the bay area problem that some believe contributed to this problem. Here is a look at the weather. The temperatures are dropping. Some rain coming in. Chilly with rain on the way. It finally feels like december. Did you feel the chill outside . The average high is around 60 degrees. We want that far below normal but we have been warm for the past couple of november and december months. We even had a few low 70s. This is a change and certainly a chilly one. San francisco 55 degrees, livermore 53 degrees, san jose and napa, two of the warmer spots, mid50s. There was no please watch in effect for the immediate bay area but there is one for lake county and the entire Central Valley below 2000 feet in elevation. Not tonight but tomorrow night, a widespread freeze event is likely there. Were going to flecked with that freezing mark between 32 degrees and 37 degrees. One exception would be santa rosa. Rather than showing you the high temperatures, lets talk about the low temperatures. The low this morning, 36 degrees. Normal 37 degrees. Normally a chilly place. Tonight, 34 degrees. Tomorrow night, 30 degrees for a low. That is the call might in santa rosa and helzberg and cloverdale. You will drop a degree or two below freezing but look what happens wednesday night and thursday morning. We are back to the 40s because that is when we have rain moving in. We have an area of low pressure causing lowland snowfall for the Pacific Northwest. This is what is dragging down the air and will keep us rather chilly through wednesday morning. Then we transition to a weather pattern both where rain will move in. Thats talk about those specific lows tonight. Those will be chilly. This is a gym pitcher you will wake up to tomorrow. San jose 39 degrees, vallejo 37 degrees, we stay chilly tomorrow with rain moving in late in the day on wednesday. If you had to circle one day for the wet day, thats thursday. It is going to be quite soggy on thursday with highs around 60 degrees. Showers continue friday and after a oneday break on saturday, we have more showers. Nature seems to like to pile things on. We go for a week of dry and now we are back to a week of wet. All right. Here it comes. Coming up, they area apple heist getting more brazen. This time, burglars ramming their weigh in. What police say about the suspects who pulled it off. Second more stories about the victims guild in the deadly warehouse fire. A relative remembers the 17 yearold son of a sheriffs deputy. And a school copes with the loss of a beloved teacher. ,,,,,,, oakland warehouse the night of the deadly fire. It was taken just one hour before flames broke out. This grainy video offers a look at what it was like inside the oakland warehouse the night of the deadly fire. The video was taken just one hour before the flames broke out. Some people inside were standing, others sitting of Electronic Music Party is underway. Meantime, a picture is beginning to emerge of the victims. Emily turner on how they are being remembered. Emily . Reporter i can show you in fact. Its right here, this makeshift memorial. A lot of people are writing messages, leaving notes and messages, lighting candles. They want everyone to know that these victims and their families have their support. Students and teachers at the urban Montessori School are in morning. Sarah hoda was a support t