Forward. While police removed barriers from the street and the mobile command center leaves the area and the family. Reporter and prayer vigil taking place at a memorial site near the warehouse. I feel i lost a loved one, a sister or brother because i was raised here in oakland. Oakland city leaders trying to cope with the deadliest tragedy this city has seen in decades and move forward with changes that could prevent another deadly fire of this magnitude. We are developing ways to immediately clarify the responsibility of City Employees to properly report any observation of dangerous Living Conditions or illegal events. Reporter as questions continued to swirl and the citys responsibility for inspecting buildings, mayor schaaf says she does not blame city officials. We will not scapegoat City Employees in the wake of this disaster. Reporter as the city helps families with the enormous grief, oaklands interim director of building and planning tonight talked about two open complaints on file against the warehouse and the lot next door. Those documents are now public and they show that inspections were done on november 17th and 18th. The inspector was able to confirm blight but was unable to confirm a complaint that illegal building was taking place inside the warehouse. It is important for the Property Owner to receive due process, and they deserve a reasonable amount of time to respond to that notice. Reporter oakland officials revealed that building inspectors had not been inside the nowburned outwear house in 30 years. In oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. Cheryl, thank you. Some other revelations from the federal investigators. This was not arson. Theres still no definitive cause. Theyre looking at several different sources. They also plan on creating a virtual 3d reconstruction of the warehouse to help with this investigation. The final death toll stands at 36 people. Two of them were High School Sweethearts, soul mates as they became adults, and they died in each others arms, trapped on the second floor of that warehouse. Tonight, a touching vigil for the young couple on the peninsula. Nbc bay areas jean elle joins us with the story of love. Jean. Raj, alice vega and Michela Gregory loved each other and they were loved. So many people came they took over the street, many sobbing in disbelief. For michela and alex, we wont forget them. Reporter standing in the rain, hundreds of mourners gather in san bruno to say goodbye to 22yearold alex vega and his girlfriend of five years, 20yearold Michela Gregory. Holding on to her sons photo, his mother prayed the rosary and thanked everyone for loving her son. This is my son that i love. Reporter vega and gregory were inseparable in life and in death. The Alameda CountySheriffs Department say firefighters found the High School Sweet house in the warehouse in each others arms. Gregorys father said he knew they would be found together. They were, you know, they were trying to make it out together, they were helping each other or helping somebody. So i knew it. I just felt it. It gave me peace knowing. Reporter family and friends searching for peace. And leaning on each other as they grieve. I just want to thank everybody who has come out to pay their respects for unbelievable. I just want you know, this should never have happened and i want to say thank you to everybody who is here. Reporter lots of emotion here tonight. Now, gregory was also a student at San Francisco state university. The university is planning a memorial for her on campus next week. Reporting live in san bruno, jean elle, nbc bay area news. Tough to see that. Very, very sad. Nothing is as tragic as the loss of lives, but the fire also had a devastating effect on local businesses. Help could be on the way for them. As the cleanup continues and it is expected to continue for several weeks, all the while the streets in the area of this warehouse are closed. Now, Business Owners say their first thoughts of course are for the victims of the fire, but they are concerned about the business slow down and theyve had some pretty tough conversations with their employees. What are you telling them . Uh, we might they might not have jobs. City officials have said they want to steer some emergency federal money to the struggling businesses. And coming up in about ten minutes we will get to know some of the people who lost their lives in the fire, what made each of them unique. Coming up, their stories at 11 16 tonight. Some other headlines this evening, a warning on campus after the second Sexual Battery in the last few days. A man sexually battered a woman in a stairwell at duncan hall this afternoon. The suspect is described in his 20s with spiky black hair. This attack comes two days after Police Released this picture of a man suspected of following a woman into the Student Union and sexually battering her. He was last seen riding a white skateboard with red stripes. Well, a break in a case of a shooting on highway 4 in pittsburg that left a woman dead. Take a look at the new video into our news room showing pittsbu Pittsburg Police at the home tonight. This is where officers arrested two of the four men suspected in the deadly shooting. The 25 and 22yearold suspects were taken in custody by a swat team. Two other men remain at large and theyre wanted for the shooting. They killed a San Francisco woman. It was one of at least two dozen highway shootings in the area this year along. Texas southern not what you see flying in or out of sfo. A foot chase that started before noon when police got a call about a man at the terminal possibly on drugs. He started running away from the scene when he saw sfpd. When officers followed the suspect he jumped the fence and ended up on the air field where he was arrested. Good news for a local police officer, of. He is out of the hospital but recover is beginning. Robby chan was attacked on thanksgiving. This is a photo of his ambulance transfer today, along with the police escort. Officer chano was critically injured when a man struck him in the head with a skateboard. The man was later arrested. A reward is offered for any information in the mysterious killing of this man. His body was found at sonoma state university. 18yearold Kirk Kimberly was found buried last month after he left home to meet a friend. Friends and family of the man raised 4,000 for the reward and have started a fundraising page to try to raise more money. The Sonoma County alliance is offering a separate rewarld of 2500. Caught in the act, Campbell Police are searching for three burglars caught on video ransacking a home. The victim says shortly after leaving her house one afternoon late last night this happened. She got an alert on her phone these three men were in her house. They set off the motion detectors. She watched remotely as they snatched her belongings, opening up drawers, going through things in her closet. She called police right away but officers did not get there in time to catch anyone. Now investigators are asking for any tips in finding the three men. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri. Our storm system is arriving right now, and stormranger continues to pick up on its radar some heavier pockets of rain from the peninsula over towards the east bay. Check this out. A live look at stormranger in the elements at san berno mountain. More details on what our own Doppler Radar on wheels is picking up and what it means for tomorrow in a few minutes. Also ahead, we continue our continue of the deadly oakland warehouse fire. Our Investigative Unit finding out more about the family that owned the warehouse. And a contentious meeting between a poplar oakland Business Owner and some members of the artistic community. Why the two dont see eye to sigh. This is my park. Im like the mayor here. I know every bench, every tree, every squirrel hey, whats up, andy. Andy hey same with my banking. With my bank of america mobile banking app, i can see my accounts all in one place. I can easily manage them and if something doesnt look right, im going to know. Plus, i can set up alerts to help detect unusual activity. So i feel secure. In other words, no surprises. Morning. Hey, abby. Like i said. The mayor. Mcgil youre watching nbc bay area news with the bay areas biggest Investigative Unit holding the powerful accountable. Nbc bay area. We investigate. As weve reported, this is not the first time oakland officials have found issues with the propertys owner and her family. Our team has put together an exhaustive timeline showing contacts between ing and the city of oakland that go back nearly 20 years. Senior Investigative ReporterStephen Stock shows us what hes uncovered. Reporter we used public records to put together this timeline. It shows the eng family had numerous complaints, citations and even liens against several of their properties. April of 2000, city officials filed a lien against a building they owned at 425 8th street after records showed they failed to clean up hazardous, nuisance or substandard conditions on the property. Then we go to 2004 and 2006 where the city receives three more separate complaints about the vacant lot next to the gos ship warehouse. Next complaint, february of 2007. Oakland city officials send the family a notice of substandard building for the ghost ship and hit them with 15,000 assessment. Then 2009 and 2010, two other separate liens for substandard or Hazardous Conditions at another piece of property located a few blocks away from the ghost ship. Then, of course, in november of 2016 the city gets two complaints on consecutive days about the ghost ship warehouse, one about trash, the other complaint about an illegal residential structure inside the building. And, of course, late friday night fire breaks out inside that living workspace where at least a dozen people had taken up residence. 36 people died when the fire spread due to no sprinklers, minimal fire escapes, and a building crammed full of dry, Wooden Furniture and art. Chor eng and her family have not returned numerous requests from us for comment about all of this. Im Stephen Stock, nbc bay area news. Thank you, stephen. Not just the sadness but theres a sharp tone of anger. Today the frustration boiled over. The confrontation involving the owner of a wellknown oakland restaurant. Dor any king owns everett and jones barbecue which stands next to a warehouse called the salt lick. King says a fire at that warehouse could be deadly like the one we saw over the weekend on 31st avenue. People who live in this warehouse disagree. I know for a fact theres only one way in and one way out. There are two walkways where you can exit. Theres also a fire escape which reporters might have noticed is at the front of the building. Theres several massive windows on hinges that open up on to roofs next door and so on. King lost a friend in the ghost ship fire a few nights ago and has lived in a warehouse herself. She is urging the city to help local warehouses so artists can continue to live there. Theres no way to get them back, but there is a way to honor and remember the people who died in the fire. They were artists, musicians and students, all with unique lives. Nbc bay areas Garvin Thomas gives us a glimpse of how they lived. Reporter like johnny igaz, his life revolved around music, producing it, buying it and selling it, and the night of the fire he was the deejay providing the music all had come to hear. Nicole siegrist, originally from lincoln, nebraska was also a musician. Outgoing and often outrageous, she was half of a pop duo, intro flip. Griffin madden, a berkeley grad, spent years ushering at cal performances getting to know and appreciate all forms of entertainment. Hanna ruax who just moved from finland to be with her fiance who also died in the fire, was known for her skills making jewelry. Amanda allen kershaws art of choice was photography. Originally from massachusetts, musicians at work, amandas favorite subjects. Billie dixon, his friends say always had a hug ready for everyone he met. He was also a respected deejay and accomplished beat boxer. Alex vega was into beauty in all types. He saw it in clothes, cars and, of course, music. Described by some as an introvert, dancing is what brought him out of his shell and what brought alex and his girlfriend to the warehouse that night. Ara jos passions were just as eclectic. She promoted writings of all kinds and loved to paint as well. Vanessa plot kin was a Berkeley Student from southern california. She ended up at the warehouse as part of a night out with her college roommate. Well, one more name we learned today was wolfgang renner. The 61yearold was from oakland. To learn more about each and every one who died in the blaze and their individual stories, you can go to our website. Thats nbc bay area. Com. Click on the stories and see their pictures and what theyve done in their lives. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is here. You have been active through the night. It is so busy. We are rainfall moving in near the peninsula and coastline. Here to help track is stormranger. If you havent seen it, it is quite a sight. We of course strive to put it in the area getting hit the hardest, and you can see the rainfall coming down in sheets across san berno mountain. It is our Doppler Radar hoisted up about 20 feet into the air, and with it closer to the ground we can give you a more accurate scan of what is happening tonight. Now, so far weve seen about a quarter to half inch of rainfall from San Francisco down to about the midpeninsula and winds gusting 15 to 30 miles an hour where stormranger is located. Now, when we have this fired up, all you need to do is look for the red sweep and that will be the data coming from our live scan. So lets go ahead and take you down so we can get a view of what were tracking tonight. Again, there has been some heavier pockets. You know what im talking about if you live in San Francisco. Right now it is more of a moderate rain across the embarcadero, but a few moments ago we had more intense rainfall which were currently tracking right now moving into berkeley. That will continue into about midnight. Over towards the rest of the east bay, also some heavier pockets of rain will continue to move into camino tasajero. As we get to the peninsula, fast moving rain through san lorenzo after midnight. A lot of the wet weather has been picking up in terms of intensity. For the south bay its been a little less, but with it speeding to the east we are starting to see it fill in across downtown san jose. At this point everyone expected to get this wet weather as we continue into tomorrow morning. Now, the biggest change for the morning forecast besides the fact that rainfall will be with us is not nearly as cold. This storm is moving from the south with some subtropical air, so instead of 30s well begin with 54 in south bay, 53 in the peninsula and 51 for trivalley. For the east bay, low 50s, same for San Francisco and north bay at 49. Not only will it be wet, but the roadways will be breezy as well, especially across the bridges. Winds gust 15 to 30 Miles Per Hour for the morning commute. So, again, rainfall as we start off tomorrow morning, and then as we head throughout 1 30 well see this areas of scattered rain continue and likely see the same thing into the afternoon on thursday as well. And into friday, some periods of on and off rainfall. So, again, at this point it is not walltowall rain from right now into fridays forecast. It will just come in waves here across the bay area with the nature of our current storm system. What about rainfall total . A lot of colors on this map. Find your city, check the key at the top and you can see most of us covered in blue. Thats half inch to one and a quarter inch potential. A few purple areas in the north bay elevations, santa cruz mountains, likely one and a half to 2 inches. Across san jose looking more like a half inch into saturday mornings firstr forecast. It is a typical rain shadow effect dealing with in south bay. Anything is good with the current crowd in place. In sierra, up to 3 inches. 9 inches potential for kirk wood through the 72 hours. On extended forecast, best chance of accumulating rainfall again the next 48 hours, on and off rain for the weekend and a few slight chances into monday and tuesday. The next two days hold the best chances for that accumulating rainfall and jacket weather throughout the next seven days. I dont know about you guys, even though im sitting here forecasting these temperatures i walked outside today and brrr i needed a couple more layers. It was very cold and rainy, too. We noticed the gold gate bridge camera filled with rain. Still to come, the state of undocumented students remaining uncertain. Thats when president elect trump takes office. Congress is asking president obama to step in. And we have jimmy. Hey, guys. President of anyone tebd owe of america is here, plus we have edward norton. Do not change the channel. It is great happening now on our home page, a Breast Cancer patient says she was humiliated at lax recently. She was forced to remove her wig and endure what she calls an invasive pat down. Her Facebook Page generated a lot of polarizing comments. A Campus Police officer shot a 14yearold student wielding a knife. That boy is in critical condition. Back in a moment. P is for permission to indulge. O is for out of this world. L is for loving the seasonal cuisine. A is for access to everything, including the aisle. R is for reclining in tailormade bedding. And i. Must be dreaming. S. So long, jet lag. Polaris, from united. A lifeline from congress. Congress is asking the president to pardon those undocumented students asking for a life line from congress, and congress now asking the president to pardon those students known as dreamers before donald trump moves into the white house. Now, in later to the president dozens of members of Congress Asking mr. Obama for the pardon. Right now the dreamers are allowed to study and work in this country as long as theyre enrolled in school, but they fear that president elect donald trump will nullify that rule and deport them. Now, dreamers told nbc bay area that a pardon would help to stop the daily fear of deportation. Im very hopeful. I think it is something we needed to be reassured, especially us dreamers. Now, one legal expert told us that it is not clear if a president ial part would prevent deportation, but the letter cites specific parts of the constitution pro pony enlts feel would give the president the power to make it happen. From the wrestling wing to the white house, donald trump has picked former wwe executive linda mcmann to lead the business administration. Time magazine naming mr. Trump the person of the year. The cover reads, divided states of america. Donald trump also nominated several others to join his cab et including jon kelley as secretary of homeland security, Oklahoma Attorney general scott pruitt to run the epa. Pruitt, by the way, is close to the fossil fuel industry. Up next, the warriors in l. A. And a huge honor for a local broadcasting legend. Well explain that. As a supervisor at pg e, its my job to protect public safety, keeping the power lines clear, while also protecting the environment. The Natural World is a beautiful thing, the work that we do helps us protect it. Public education is definitely a big part of our job, to teach our customers about the best type of trees to plant around the power lines. We want to keep the power on for our customers. We want to keep our community safe. This is our community, this is where we live. We need to make sure that we have a beautiful place for our children to live. Together, were building a better california. Lift up your head and keep moving or let the paranoia haunt you . Everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidence i keep my feefifofum i keep my heart undone the strong in me, i still smile. Were the big matchup of the night turned out to a all right. Ready for a little show time . The doves certainly were. The big matchup of the night that turned into a blowout. It was no matchup. It was good news for the warriors. Take a look. Warriors in l. A. Against the clippers. A lot of vips there. It is an l. A. Thing. You recognize those two guys, Terrell Owens hugging it out with jay xi. It is the 43rd birthday. Second quarter, to dream on for the big dunk. The game was never really close. Remember the other night when clay had 60 points . Tonight just a pedestrian 24 points. The warriors beat the clippers for the seventh straight time, 11598. All right. Dont forget about the sharks. The sharks were at home tonight, hosting the Ottawa Senators at the shark tank. This game tied with over one minute to play when ottawa struck, boom. There you go. The senators score the game winner off on the turnover. Then they add an empty netter to send the sharks 42. Tough one there. He loved the opera, lived on a house boat in sausalito and he was magical behind the microphone. Former as, raiders and warriors announcer bill king was elected today into the broadcasters wing of the Baseball Hall of fame. Swung on, high drive, center field. Dave henderson. It is high. It is high. It is and a double helder. Swung on, theres a high drive. Hit way back. Center field. That one is gone and its 20th consecutive victory for the Oakland Athletics on an unbelievable pretty amazing. Holy toledo. A catch line and a catch look. He died in 2005 and foor all of the kids that grew up here like myself, this is who we listened to. Yeah, that voice unmistakable. One of his teams the oakland raiders. The raiders biggest game in 14 years is tomorrow night in kansas city right here on nbc bay area. Our coverage begins at 5 00 p. M. , kickoff at 5 25 tomorrow evening. Back in a moment. T nbc bay area prepares you for every storm with live radar to track the rain, live reports to show the impact of the storm, and live alert it based on your location on the nbc bay area app. Microclimate weather only on nbc bay area. Finally tonight, a touching scene at warriors headquarters which is just a couple offen miles from the scene of the oakland warehouse fire. Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims and loved ones. We would also like to express our gratitude to First Responders working on this unthinkable recovery effort. As players we are joining forces to make a donation to the relief effort. The players and coaches taping this message here. They pledged 75,000 to the ongoing relief efforts. Now, this is in addition to the 50,000 they already pledged. They donated that money earlier in the week. The raiders and the as also made sigtd pledges. It is nice to see. The whole team gathered on the practice facility. Their neighborhood, thats where they work and train and play. It is nice. Thanks for joining us here at 11 00. Have a safe commute tomorrow morning. Easy on the wet roads out there. Good night. [ cheers and applause ] steve from studio 6b in Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, its the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight, join jimmy and his guests edward norton. Riz ahmed