a fire in northern califor a california. after burning out of control for weeks, the camp fire in northern california is now 95% contained. the rains have been helping firefighters, but it s complicating the recovery efforts. our jeff paul is live in paradise, california, a community pretty much completely wiped out in the fire. hi, jeff. hi, kristin. the rain has started to taper off, fortunate search and recov crews as they continue to work around the clock. it will help them work faster. we saw utility trucks and fire trucks coming into town, hundreds of people helping this community recover. for the first time in days the death toll didn t rise at 84, but the number of people unaccounted for, the number is
the death toll didn t rise. it is sticking now at 36. 26 families now notified that their loved ones have perished in the horrific fire. nine new positive identifications overnight. one body still left on the scene that has to be processed. i want to play for you sound on just how much progress they have made in that warehouse since the investigation started and we ll talk about the investigation on the other side. listen to this. at this time, we have been able to search through the building and clear approximately 85% of the building now. we ll be continuing throughout the day. so now there is a large focus as we have been mentioning on derick almena, the ghost ship founder and manager. this is the person that s essentially leasing the warehouse from the owner and then charging rent to tenants inside the building as well as hosting events. neither activity he has permits for.