Cr muter t avche. Oe. Iuries the cause is under investigation. Most are caused by eithertao down you can probably draw a conclusion from there. Reporter the ski resort issued a statement that says the entire team, including all of the first responders, extend their deepest sympathies to the family and friends. We are working with the families to ensure their continued care. I want to show you a shot. This is from the web cam showing where scenes like the avalanche occurred. Mitigation work had been performed in this area before it was opened to skiers today. Lots of questions remain. Thank you. Alpine meadows received over two of feet of snow. Conditions are calm, but over the sierra, although the weather is calm, theres a lot of snow on the ground from just 24 hours. Look at some of these totals. 26 inches of snow at tahoe. Several locations we see more than two feet of snow in just a 24 hour period. North star, 22 inches. Tahoe at 20 inches. Its a heavy blanket of snow on the grounds and on the slopes and thats the concern right now is the possibility of avalanche. Ill give you a closer look at our weather and the forecast coming up in a few minutes. Thank you. We have developing news of an ongoing situation in santa cruz. For hours police have been at an Apartment Building negotiating with a man who kidnapped his 1yearold daughter this morning. We are live at the scene with the latest. Reporter olshe madeontact wi suspect and at this point they believe the child is doing okay. If you look behind me, you can see the heavy Police Presence here at this intersection. Law enforcement from multiple agencies are on scene supporting Santa Cruz Police in their efforts to bring this to a peaceful end. Police tell us the suspect kidnapped his daughter from his estranged girlfriend at a nearby hotel around 5 00 this morning. Family members say they believe there was an altercation between the two adults. The suspect fled the room and went to a friends apartment nearby. This has been the scene on Second Street throughout the day. Police tell us they have negotiators and a team in place and have been using drones suec aba. Them to on, lkke to ar actuallys levi bkvey in the custody of a fami member. We have other family members on scene cheering the work of police and the negotiators. Wow. Earlier today we spoke to family members who had expressed deep concern about whether or not the father would give up his daughter and right now you can see whats unfolding here in front of beach hill court. Again, this is not too far from where the initial kidnapping happened down the road. Police tell us that they do have a warrant for the arrest related to kidnapping, child endangerment and Domestic Violence charges. At this point a family members tell us that the babys mother is currently at a Trauma Center where she is undergoing surgery for her injuries. That is the latest live here in santa cruz. Abc 7 news. Well send it back over to you. Well keep everybody posted on this. Thank goodness we were fortunate enough to be on the air alive when the baby came out there and shes apparently safe and police will work to try to get the suspect in this case i got chills when we saw that knowing that shes out and appears to be okay. Just imagine the anguish of family members. Hopefully this will be resolved peacefully and everybody can get on with their lives and be okay. A man took matters into his own hands today during a break in at his house. He opened fire at the burglar. The incident happened around 10 00 this morning. Police received a call reporting someone broke into a house. Thats when the man grabbed a gun and fired shots toward that area. Police say the owner wasnt shush if sure if he hit the suspect. A well known figure has passed away. He died today in his sleep at his home. He was renowned for his progressive values and controversial practices. He served two terms before being elect the District Attorney in 1996. He pushed for rehab and treatment programs instead of incarceration. He called himself americas most progressive District Attorney. Perhaps one of his most infamous moves was in 2002 when he indicted the Police Departments entire command staff accusing them of a coverup. That ended in political embarrassment. The mayor praised him as a dedicated public servient saying he was fierce in his pursuit of justice and his love for the city. He was simply put a true San Francisco legend. A gas leak shut section of downtown san jose this afternoon, about a block away from city hall. Some buildings were evacuated. People had to shelter it took three areas to contain the leak. Letters were sent warning of an attack this sunday. We are live with the interview youll see only on 7. David. Reporter this is clearly a disturbing story for everyone involved. This is the church whose members were the subject of threatening hand written notes that were delivered here over a 12day period. The suspect is a former minister here and he admitted to me that he sent those threatening notes, but youll also see that he has lapses in memory when i asked him about why he did it and what he did. Sheriffs deputies were armed as they arrived to arrest the minister. The minister is accused of sending letters threatening violence to the church two blocks away from his home. Did you do that . Yeah. Reporter you did do that. R did you do that . It was personal. Reporter we interviewed the reverend. The retired pastor is accused of threatening gun violence against the church and members. He was an interim pastor there many years ago. He was seen on Surveillance Footage from the church hand delivering them and since he was a former member he was identified by members of the church as being the suspect. Reporter the reverend said he was upset at the pastor. He wasnt supportive of us when my wife had cancer. We were going through that period of time. Reporter he said his wife of 47 years died about two years ago. They lived here for decades. While the reverend said he sent the letters, he seemed to have lapses in memory during follow up questions. Did i make threats . Yeah. Reporter what were those threats you were claiming you would do . Well, reporter do you remember. Do i remember . Reporter what threats you made in those letters . No. Reporter given the nature of his arrest, neighbors didnt want to do interviews about him. This is a man facing possible felony charges of making terrorist threats and violating civil rights. Neighbors did wonder if he has a medical issue. I heard you a fall after a ladder. Right. Reporter has that caused any confusion or thinking problems. It might. Were just in the process of now checking that out. Reporter the reverend is currently associated with Hope Lutheran church. 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The standoff with the suspect had lasted for hours, but as you can see there the little girl was just released. Investigators tell us the suspect kidnapped his daughter from his estranged girlfriend at a nearby hotel around 5 00 this morning. Were not sure about his status, but the girl appears to be okay and is in the arms of her family. A woman was killed this morning after driving the wrong way on the freeway for at least five miles. The chp says someone called to report the woman driving woman had crashed head on into another car. The wrong way driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other car was taken to the hospital with injuries including broken bones. Officers say it is a warning to everyone. We have to Pay Attention where were getting on the freeway. A lot of times people are going to work late so we have to make sure to Pay Attention to the signs. The chp is investigating whether drugs or alcohol were involved. Its an all too familiar sight in the bay area, broken glass on the ground from a smash and grab. A victim says good intent on the part of a city agency reunited her with her backpack. Abc 7 news tell us the rest of te story. I literally came here and stood just like this and the window was not there and there was just such a mess. They call it diamonds. Reporter vanessa was working the night of december 18th when her backpack was stolen in a smash and grab. A backpack that contained a wallet filed with gift cards, an iphone and a folder of papers for refinancing her mortgage. That same night ambassadors with uptown, downtown benefit districts found her backpack. I seen a backpack. It was tucked behind a bush. So i pulled it out and i seen that it had a lot of contents in there. Reporter the next day after detective work the victim was reunited with her backpack and paperwork. He says here you go. I tried to hand him money. I wanted he said no, no, no. He goes i cant accept that. So i jumped out of the car. I was filled with emotion and gratitude and i just went up to him and i held his hand and i said thank you, thank you so much. Reporter the stolen property using social media. They do cleanups. They plant landscaping along an 82 square block area here along broadway. You have 30 full time ambassadors out there. Yeah, working seven days a week almost 24 hours a day. The work they do impacts tens of thousands of people annually. I think theyre underrecognized. I think there are really good people like this and we dont speak about them enough. Reporter uptown downtown is supported by property taxes to fill in the gaps. Abc 7 news. We want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. Share them by joining our better Bay Area Group on facebook. Spencer is here. I dont want to gloss over saturday because people have weekend plans. Of course. For some of us its really all about sunday at 3 40 p. M. If youre a football fan, its all about sunday. Sunday is looking good. Its going to be mild and dry. Its pretty mild and dry at the moment. Here is a look at live doppler 7. We have calm weather. This is a view from the tower showing a few clouds over the bay. It is 53 degrees here in the city. Mid 50s in partly cloudy skies looking westward. Napa 51. Fairfield and concord upper 40s. One more live view looking down at ocean beach and these are our forecast features. Well see chilly inland valley conditions overnight with a chance of patchy fog as well. It will be remaining dry, the weather will, through the weekend, but rain returns early next week. Lets look at the snow pack over the sierra. We had that snow yesterday. You might be wondering where we stand in terms of percentage of normal snow pack. Statewide were at 80 of average. Thats not so bad. Theres likely to be more snow before the season is over. Back to the bay area here. Our forecast animation taking us through the overnight hours. Well see the passage of high clouds, but no rain expected and early tomorrow morning well have high clouds, but it looks like a bright start to the day tomorrow and the weekend. On we go to look at overnight conditions. It will be really chilly in the inland valleys. Lows will drop into the low to mid 30s. In the north bay valleys, up to mid 30s. Around the bay shoreline lows will drop down to about 40s. Tomorrow look for another relatively cool day like today. Hazy sunshine with High Temperatures around 55 degrees in most locations, but about to 58 at santa rosa and san jose about 58 degrees as well. Lets look ahead to sunday, the day that larry is most concerned about and many of us are as a matter of fact. At levi stadium game time 3 40, 49ers taking on the packers. It looks like its going to be partsly clou partly cloudy and temperatures around 62 degrees and temperatures will drop only a few degrees during the next three hours, which is about the usual length of a game. So from low 60s to mid 50s during the game. I call that pretty good football weather. Here is the sevenday forecast. After a dry weekend, theres a chance of late night showers on monday as the clouds increase and a storm will approach us. It will be a light storm. It will come through in full force on tuesday bringing rain and breezy conditions. It ranks one on the storm impact scale. Possibility of showers wednesday morning and later in the week sunny skies and mild temperatures and temperatures in the 60s. Not bad. I dont want to get too ahead of myself, but i was tempted to ask you for the weather in miami. Lets not go there yet. Im sure were going there. Lets not go there right now. Im working on that forecast. Excellent. Todays weather is actually lending a helping hand for people heading to the sierra for the long holiday weekend. This is how interstate 80 looked an hour ago. Smooth sailing. A lot different than yesterday. 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