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I'm sheinelle jones. we'll bring you the latest reports of the warehouse fire in oakland, california that, killed at least nine people and left 25 unaccounted for. a news conference is expected to begin at any moment. we'll bring it to you live.
That warehouse fully engulfed. this is a massive structure. this is a logistical nightmare for investigators to find some clue as to not only how this started, but trying to continue this recovery effort to find out how many victims, how many people they have lined up with the numbers that they have. that's work that's being done right now. you have 50 people in this warehouse last night. the fire breaks out, it's fast moving. the roof collapses on top of people while inside. many people were up in that second floor they find trapped and they find nine people confirmed dead. 25 unaccounted for...
That's the picture that authorities are painting here of this camp. this camp is growing by the minute. you have so many different groups. you have native american tribes here, veterans that have come here, then you have just everyday americans who have seen this on tv and want to be a part of it. there's at least 10,000 people in this camp. >> cal perry, thank you. we are continuing to follow breaking developments out of oakland where nine people are dead in that warehouse fire. officials fear the death toll could reach as many as 40. up next, president-elect donald trump promised to remove...
It three times since his election. do you thing that is cause for concern or another area where he could do things differently? >> he's going to do things differently. it makes it more important who becomes secretary of state when you have a president who said he is going to outsource much of these decisions to his staff. he made a case what is great about donald trump is he knows how to hire and fire. he said he will choose the best and leave them off and running. the fact he is getting just three times when most president-elects get them daily is another sign donald trump wasn't kidding when...
>> those were visual identification by fire and first responders in the scene able to identify nine deceased people. >> can you walk us through the process now that you're in the building? >> there will be an arson investigation, an arson task for force. that is a group of individuals from our local, state and federal agencies. i would imagine every resource available to oakland would be available to them. i'm talking high level crime lab assistance. we will be at this crime scene for days to come as we try to make sense of what happens here.