That its a familyoriented sport. The low riders spirit is alive and well and it will be front and center at carnaval. It just kinking in, its unbelievable. I know its an incredibly difficult swim but thats even more incredible is the outreach and inspiration that its achieved. A treacherous journey through freezing cold sharkinfested waters. A challenge turned into reality for a historic swim. I mean, more power to her. Thats absolutely amazing and im gianna franco. I dont know if i could ever accomplish that. But someone who can, you are pretty incredible. I think you could. You think so . I believe in you and i think her story shows us all we can. Im not going to make you do it. Okay. And you are not going to make me do it but were going to be inspired by her doing that. I love that. Good morning, everybody so nice to have you with us and lets take a live look outside as we start our day together. As a community. 5 00 in the morning. And look at us glow as we await the sunrise. And t
Involved, you know is brought to justice. Reporter the suspect is being held in the juvenile detention facility. The d. A. Says in cases like this it is possible to prosecute the suspect as an adult. They say that is something they are considering tonight. Reporting live in Santa Cruz Michele he roberts, nbc bay area news. Thank you. The story reaches well beyond santa cruz. Why did this happen and how can parents better protect their kids . We have some details now about the 15yearold suspect thought to be a trusted neighbor of maddy. Nbc bay areas Chuck Coppola is at the apartment complex in santa cruz with more. Chuck. Reporter raj, the boyfriend of the victims mother told me that the teen arrested was like a mentor to younger children here at the apartment complex, and there are a lot of them here. Some 50 kids live with their families here. You can see perhaps that is one reason why the memorial to maddy has grown so much in just one day. As parents now try to process that at leas
Attorney jeff rosell to answer some questions, perhaps clarify whether theyll be charging him as a juvenile or adult, perhaps give insite into why he killed his 8 years Old Neighborhood or more specifics on what happened in that complex sunday evening. The video is the boys arrest from monday night. We did blur his image because of his age. Police tell us he led his 8yearold neighbor Maddy Middleton into his apartment there, and then killed her. They believe he committed this crime before she was even reported missing sunday evening. Please arrested him when they noticed him near a recycling bin. Inside the bin is where they found the body of a young girl. Last night there were hundreds of people who lit candles in this town in honor of Maddy Middleton. It really hits home. I have a maddy myself a 6yearold little girl. Its one of our worst fears that we have as parents. The only thing you can say is you know its good to see the Community Come together and i hope that you know Something
Its own. What hes being referred to here is the city is concerned about muni and other transit. They didnt bring it up until after you brought up issues about the event center. Politics. Reporter whatever the case, uc is voicing support for the arena but with conditions. Our top concerns are traffic. Our top concerns are when you have 60,000 people coming here that our patients will be delayed. Reporter specifically the school wants a cap on concerts and other events on nights when the giants are in town. The combination they say could bring upwards of 60,000 people to the neighborhood. The concern is the mother coming down 16th street about to give birth and gets caught in traffic. Reporter for their part, the warriors are just happy to get the hospital onboard. This is great news. This is the beginning of the new era of peaceful coexistence. Are you guys going to give a binding agreement . Were willing to keep working with ucsf and the city to address their issues. Are you willing to
Maddy. The 8yearold girl murdered. And thrown in the e0 f iiahr c0h,pvk live, from the cbs bay are studios, this is kpix5 news. Tonight, remembering maddy. The eightyearold girl murdered and thrown in the dumpster. As many wonder how could it happen . Tonight, new details about the suspect, maddys 15yearold neighbor. Im elizabeth cook. Im allen martin. Ken bastida has the night off. Betty yu takes us to a memorial tonight at the beach in santa cruz. Reporter so many people in the Community Came out tonight to grieve and remember little Maddy Middleton asking how this tragedy could have happened. This as we are learning new details. Sources tell the San Francisco chronicle that maddy was sexually assaulted and strangled and her body trashed just five minutes before her mom called police. People who searched for maddy over two days, calling her name hoping for her safe return stood in silence tonight. The Community Left flowers and lit up part of the santa cruz coastline with candles. I