You know everybody around here is Walking Around in a state of shock. Breaking news at 8. Pam we are learning new details tonight. In the grisly murder of 8 yearold maddy middleton. Kron4 was live as the arrest of a 15 year old boy unfolded last night in santa cruz. Reporter he went to Great Lengths to hide her body. He lowered mellon to the playground creek she will love him because he trusted her and they both have lived on at this apartment complex for years. Please reporter say by that time she was already dead, she had been missing for one hour at that time in 24 hours the police, sheriffs, fbi and residents searched for her. A detective covered her body not too far from the apartment with the suspect, shared with his mother. This has been absolutely devastating for me personally and for my staff to read my staff was so hopeful that we would find her alive. And when the news came that she was not alive it was horrific. It was horrible. Reporter after watching Surveillance Footage
Detectives as they rummaged through the recycle bin. the body was located in the recycle bin in a way that if you merely flipped the lid open you wouldnt be able to see the body. Alecia the suspect was taken into custody immediately. Police say he lured 8 year old Madyson Middleton to the apartment he shared with his mother. Thats where a kron 4 source tell us she was raped and strangled, then carried to the recycle bin downstairs from the suspects home. Maddy went missing around 5 sunday evening while playing on her scooter. Her parents called police a little after 6pm. its my belief she was killed before we even got the phone call sunday night alecia initially search teams handed out flyers, looked in wooded areas, and the nearby river and beach. But it was a second search of the tannery property where maddy was found. we were looking at this as a rescue operation. As time passed we realized we needed to shift our focus and look at it more as a recovery and expect the fact that we ma
Enjoying the celebration. It was very intense at times. But overall they managed to control it and people here were enjoying the day. They finished a wonderful fireworks display. Many of them were really reflecting on this holiday. We asked them how they feel about our country on this fourth of july. Reporter there isnt much thats more american at a fourth of july county fair. Americas birthday is also 7yearold dantes birthday and his grandparents share how they feel this holiday about america and what it means to be american. Weve been divided most definitely the way our politics is going right now, im not very happy. So but i still love being an american citizen. Reporter after a year thats seen communities divided and polarized, people had diverse views as they talked about their outlook on our nation. So excited to be an american right now. I think things are we have a real positive future and im proud of our president and im proud of america and americans. Reporter as people wrap
On monday with flooding likely. n the north bay is one of the many areas being hit hard tonight. n kron4s Lydia Pantazes is live in novato. Where crews are helping people in the area prepare for this next storm. Adlib about conditions. Im at the Public Works Department for the city of novato. This is where people who live here can get sandbags. There is no one here right now. But this has been a busy place recently. With the ground saturated from the recent storms. Public works crews are keeping their eyes on trouble spots along the coast including ross valley waterways. A six mile stretch of fairfaxbolinas road remains closed from azalea hill trailhead to ridgecrest boulevard. That area has been inaccessible since last month due to saturated and unstable ground that caused rock falls, mudslides and downed trees. There are plenty of other areas here in marin county that have seen damage from the recent storms. Including highway 37 from highway 101 to atherton. That area isnt expected t
And his wealth. This is tuesday, december 29th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on this tuesday. Im reena ninan. Im kendis gibson. Were going to get started with the winter weather. Winter just kicked in about a week ago. It has been brutal though. Severe weather in so many parts of the country. Snow, sleet, freezing rain making travel treacherous across the upper midwest and great lakes. Many of those areas already have several inches of snow and are expecting more this morning. Tens of thousands of people without power. With more, heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter the midwest is in a blinding weather bullseye. In iowa, visibility is near zero. Drivers in des moines are sling off icy slick pavement on interstate 80. Those managing to stay on the road, and the plows, are fighting heavy snow. Wichita looks like an icy junkyard. People off in the ditch. A couple just stuck on the side of the road. Reporter in oklahoma, the governor has declared a state of