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KTVU KTVU FOX 2 News At Noon December 6, 2016

The story and joins us live with what she has learned at the command post. Reporter the bureau is not expecting to find any more victims but are on stand by just in case. In the meantime the recovery work and the removal of the debris continues as the memorial also continues to grow. A crane positioned above the burnt out warehouse gives workers an aerial view of the site. Crews have combed through the majority of the building. And everything is saved. They did it in the world trade center. We saved all of the stuff. For a criminal investigation. Whatever investigation. Exactly. Every person who perished in this fire will be found in the building and removed and taken to the Coroners Office, without question. Reporter 36 victims have been found so far. The Coroners Office does not expect to find more. Where the fire happened remains closed to traffic and the general public. A memorial scattered around the perimeter continues to grow. On one side, a fivepage written letter to the victims up next to a cardboard ship carrying flowers and notes written in different languages decorates the container. I just wanted to tell her how much i loved her. How much im going to miss her. So reporter now, agents with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms has been at the site throughout the weekend. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The atf is helping the Fire Department figure out what sparked the fire in the first place. Engineers from the Fire Research laboratory are here and they will be looking at the electrical system, any appliances and equipment inside the warehouse for signs of a failure. The next update is at 2 00 at the earliest were told. Back to you guys. Thank you, allie. Were hearing from the operator of the artist collective known as the ghost ship. Today he spoke to the today show. Im a terrible man. Im not going to answer questions. I would rather get on the floor and be trampled by the parents. I would rather let them tear at my flesh than answer these ridiculous questions. Im incredibly sorry. Im not going to answer these questions. He created a space for artists who had nowhere else to stay. He lived in the warehouse with his own family like the other residents. 2 investigates has been looking into official complaints known as the ghost ship. Photos sent to the city three weeks before the fire with the complaint saying the Main Building had been remodeled for residential. That triggered an investigation into if someone was actually living in the warehouse. Inspectors went there november the 14th but were unable to verify the complaints and never scheduled a followup visit. Ross palombo tracked down the city official in charge of the investigation to ask him what happened. There is a lot of interest in getting the answers as soon as possible. We want to make sure when they go out, theyre accurate. Ross went to several addresses looking for the warehouse owner but found few answers. He has owned the property since 1999 and documents listing it as use as only a warehouse. According to reports an electrician who did work at the ghost ship and occasionally stayed there says the building only had one electrical outleft and there was an electrical wire that ran from a neighboring business. He also said there was only one exit until he cut another fire door. Other critics say firefighters should have recognized the threat that the building represented and should have worked to shut it down immediately. Meanwhile were learning more about the men and women killed in that inferno. Ktvus alex savidge is in the news room now with more on who they were and the legacy they left behind. Alex. Good afternoon to both of you. The victims were artists and musicians, working professionals and students. They lived and performed here in the bay area where they could freely express their personalities and creativity. Tivity. Among the dead, 33yearold em bulka. She was a poet and worked at high wire coffee as a barista until recently. He spoke with one of her coworkers who said she was a joy in every way. One of the most thoughtful, intelligent, soft, caring individuals that ive ever worked with and that weve had here. She had such an impact on just her family of employees, but on many customers. [music] another one of the victims went by the stage name ceruse and was well known as a producer, d. J. And musician. 33yearold Chelsea Dolan from San Francisco was also among the dead. Also lost in the fire, 29year old farrell pines. According to reports, pines was a transgender woman who recently moved to the bay area from indiana. And relatives say her passion was music. And the fire victims were from across the country, across the bay area and around the world for that matter. The Coroners Office says three of the victims are from finland, south korea and guatemala. Families around the world grieving this around, you guys. Thank you, alex. Just last night hundreds of people came for a vigil at lake merritt to honor the victims. The mayor and Congress Member barbara lee were among the mourners that came with candles and glow sticks to remember those who died in the fire. Some blamed the fire on the lack of Affordable Housing and Code Enforcement violations in the bay area. Many offered their condolences. I actually live so close that hearing the helicopters, the siren, and smelling the smoke is what has occurred at our home since friday. Im only 15 and i dont know what theyre going through. But i can feel for them and i want to let them know that i care and i want to send my prayers to you. Its on everyones mind. Everybody is talking about it. I like that we have this forum here to just share in that and grief together and to be together during this time. What comes out of this is a resolve to be a stronger human being, to watch out for everybody and watch out for our endeavors and work closer with the city. The man we just heard from created an alter that he brought to the vigil with photos of some his good friends who died in the fire and the soundtrack reciting all of the victims names. Donations have been pouring in from all around the bay area and the country for the fire victims. The city and red cross have set up a web page on youcaring. Com ere people can donate. Reporter here at the site were experiencing support, people bringing in food and asking how to donate financially. And it is overwhelming here. So it is set up online to where you can make those donations. And we just checked and so far that youcaring relief fund has received over 415,000 in donations. Another Youcaring Fund where the oakland as and raiders has reached over 315,000. More coverage of the deadly warehouse fire here throughout the day on ktvu and get the latest updates on ktvu. Com, facebook and twitter as well. Still ahead at noon, police and sheriffs deputies on high alert in southern california. The latest on the terrorist threat and a warning from the fbi. The temperature is finally starting to rise after a cold start in the morning. When rain might be coming. President elect donald trump continues his transition to the white house. He is saying he wants no part of air force one. We will tell you why. Over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something thats been out of reach for far too long Health Insurance. 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. Welcome back. So far there are no problems on the lapping metro rail system despite an fbi warning of a possible terrorist attack at a real station sometime today. Police helicopters are flying over the system and sheriffs deputies are patrolling at nearby stations. The fbi says an anonymous caller warned there would be an attack sometime today on a Universal City metro station near universal studios. They are investigating the credibility of the threat. Most metro riders decided fairly early if they would ride trains today or not. There will always be a lingering feeling of fear but i have to go to work. I am not taking the metro tomorrow. I take it every day to work. I will not be taking it tomorrow. I will take it seriously regardless of how sere yes they want to take it. I wont be there tomorrow. 150,000 people use the lines that run through Universal City station. Now on the latest on president elect Donald Trumps transition to the white house. Business leaders continue to stream through the trump tower revolving door as the president elect pain stakingly continues to build his administration. As joel waldman reports, later in the day he will look to build support for his agenda as he heads to North Carolina to thank voters for the big win. Reporter another steady stream of visitors at trump tower today including d. C. Mayor, Iowa Governor gary and Exxonmobil Ceorex Tillerson who is the latest to be floated as a secretary of state. Mike pence meeting with congressional leaders today, offering this on the tedious transition process. What i can tell you the president elect is doing in all of these cabinet positions and critical appointments in the administration is taking the time to meet with men and women of extraordinary caliber and backgrounds. Reporter tonight the president elect heads to North Carolina as part of the thank you tour. There he will formally introduce the choice for secretary of defense. These are the swing states that put donald trump over the top. This purpose is different. He is not looking for votes. He is looking for support for his agenda. Reporter one of the perks of being president is flying around on air force one. But in a tweet today and in person, mr. Trump says he wants no part of it if boeing cannot bring down the expected 4 billion bryce tag for a new price tag for a new plane. It is ridiculous. Boeing is doing a little bit of a number. We want boeing to make money but not that much money. Reporter could planning for 2020 already be underway . Vice President Joe Biden telling reporters yesterday that he is not ruling out a run next time around. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. Secretary of state john kerri is meeting with nato leaders in brussels today as a show of unity as concerns grow over the Incoming Trump president deposition e. The military alliance is holding yearend talks. His rhetoric has unsettled many allies and grown weary of his friendship with putin. Secretary of state kerri is urging them to stay unified. The real effort today is to reinforce with everybody how important nato is, the relationship of nato and how we need to come together to make sure that theres a strong europe, a strong nato and the values and interests that we share, we are continuing to work on together. And i think the unity is very, very important. Thank you all. Nato administers were talking about boosting cooperation on Cyber Security and helping neighboring countries better defend themselves. In just over an hour, president obama is expected to give his last National Security chief as the commander in chief in florida. He is going to Mcdill Air Force base to thank some of the countrys special Operation Forces there in a speech to the troops. He will highlight the gains that the u. S. Has made against isis and extreme organizations. Ellen courage president elect trump to continue participation in the coalition that the u. S. Is involved to fight terrorism in the middle east. Ash carter says the u. S. Will give back to the japanese government nearly 10,000 acres of land that the u. S. Marines used for jungle warfare training. Give back has been in the works for 20 years now and is the largest by u. S. Forces in japan since 1972. It will take place at the end of this month. Take a look outside and check in with our meteorologist Steve Paulson. We all know it is cold, steve, but soon its going to rain . That is correct. Yes on both. It is pretty cool out there right now. Temperatures are still a upper 40s, low to mid 50s under mostly sunny skies. The cold front came through. More on the way of cold than anything else. But the clouds will be increasing. Mostly sunny. But chilly and breezy. Temperatures will get cold fast tonight. A few clouds but it will plunge into tomorrow morning. So just get ready. Thats on its way. We do have a system that came by to the north of. All eyes on the west for tomorrow. Today, mostly sunny. The key has been that temperatures are slow to recover. We had 20s and 30s this morning for many. Upper 40s for some, especially to the north. Water temperatures have come down with a northwesterly direction. 52 to 55. Thats the coldest that the bay has been in a long time. Livermore at 51 degrees. That north wind can help out a little bit. But there are cool readings up in the mountains, 30s, 40s. Had some teens and 20s in Mendocino County around lake tahoe. 32 truckee. 29 at incline village. 42 in reno. A little bit of snow near covolo this morning. The source of the cold air will continue to filter in tonight and tomorrow morning. Then we will shift gears, if you will, and look to the west as a moist system comes up. Look at the moisture available there. Theres a couple systems coming in. Were in store for three systems between now and early next week. This moisture streaming up from the hawaiian islands. As it does, it will be a chilly wednesday. Mostly sunny today. A little breezy at times but dry. The key is tomorrow. It could be cloudy with very cold temperatures. The cold air will be here in the morning. Then we get the cloud cover coming in. Low snow levels for a while until the rain shows up on thursday. Any way you slice it, it looks like a good rain event. Not off the chart or anything but it looks good from monterey to san jose, San Francisco, santa rosa the next five days. Maybe even into early next week with a bigger system. 50s on your temperatures. Mostly sunny and cool and breezy. Tonight, very cold. Tomorrow it will be cold in the morning and cloud it up. Could be rain starting late but most likely thursday and friday. It looks like we get a break on the weekend right now. The tough part are the snow levels. They could be low for six to 12 hours and then they go up 7,000 to 10,000 feet. You can hear the resorts clapping their hands. If it is 7,000 or higher, they will take it. The leader of the Standing Rock sioux tribe in north dakota are telling protests to go home after the army cores of engineers rejected a permit for the project. The supporters and environmentalists have been protesting for month. They say that leaks could pollute the Drinking Water and hurt the sacred land. They asked anyone who are not sioux to leave the area. Many are refusing to leave. No. Its far from over. If it was if it was over, all our headsmen would Say Something to me. Its time to go home. Your business is complete here. But im not going to leave until everybody is ready to go. In the meantime there are concern thats president elect donald trump will overturn the Court Decision once he takes office in january. In the past trump has supported the pipeline. Coming up next, we continue to follow the very latest on the deadly oakland warehouse fire, including details that investigators are revealing about some of the victims final moments inside and why they couldnt escape from the windows. Sure, you could sit around all night waiting for a pizza to be delivered. But wouldnt making it yourself be a lot more fun . Its baking season. Warm up with pillsbury. That sound. Like nails on a chalkboard. But listen to this family talking thats a different kind of sound. The sound of the weekend. Its baking season. Warm up with pillsbury. The Supreme Court has thrown out the approximate 99 million judgment against samsung in its dispute with apple. It ruled that samsungs violation of apple smart phone Design Patents only involve a component, not the whole phone. That means that samsung may not have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. It returns to a lower court for further proceeding in the case. Lets look at the numbers. Not a lot of movement earlier in the day. Here we are half an hour ahead of the close and the dow jones appears to be on track to close on the up side. Google has created an app that alerts your family and friends of your location when you are in trouble. Personal safety app is called trusty contacts. It lets you share your location with Emergency Contacts with a single touch. It even work its youre off line, your phone battery is dead or cant get to your phone. If its a real emergency, google says your location will automatic be be shared. Ikea is giving parents more time to bond with babies. It will offer 12,000 salaried and hourly employees up to four months of paid parental leave starting in january. This policy will apply to mothers and fathers who are birth parents as well as adoptive and foster parents. Ikea had previously given women five days of paid leave along with disability leave. The Popular Online pay service will offer free holiday cards to customers who use paypal to send money. The digital cards are created about i a popular designer that create designs for christmas and hanukkah greetings. San francisco based twitter has released the top Global Trends in 2016. Rio 2016 was the most tweeted about topic all around the world. Rio of course the fi

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