. >>> a man with deep local roots dies in the back country of jackson hole, wyoming, doing what he loves. >> i am matt keller. >> >> a man killed in an avalanche of only old spent a good part of his life in the bay area, the uc berkeley graduate is the first to die in the avalanche in ski season. >> >> 29-year-old mike kazanjy was with five others near jackson hole, wyoming resort. he triggered an avalanche. >> a big avalanche. >> a big moving, turning, monster. >> fellow skiers tried c.p.r. to save him. he was outside the resort boundary in the back country where the thrill are bigger, but so is the risk. >> you literally have seconds to try and get out of the way. >> he grew up in southern california and moved to the bay area to attend uc berkeley and became the captain of cal's ski team and graduated with a degree in economic and public policy. the family said he lived life with a full heart. he loved his family, his skiing buddies and san francisco. his friends are expressing their grief on instagram saying today is a sad day in the mountains. mike kazanjy's death came during the sec

he was an avid skier and moved to jackson hole, wyoming from san francisco. >> it's a risk. that is what it was. >> billy shared a ski house with mike a couple years ago and says strong sense of adventure. >> very experienced with a group of very experienced people. and they did most of the right things but you can never be too careful. >> he he had all of the safety gear when friends found him outside of the boundaries of the resort the doctor attempted to revive him. his brother arrived today the two grew up in orange county. and moved to the bay area. >> he had shovels and what not. so my understanding they're able to find him quickly. and unfortunately unable to revive him. >> his family saying mike lived life with a full the heart loved his family, skiing buddies and san francisco. >> the big take away is that mike lived with a lot of love to people around him. and for him, as well. >> according to experts, the laugh lafrj type tend to break at your feet. >> a california man pleads guilty to terrorist charges >> is the third time the >> look at sh this shot. it's a cons

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>> she's a final surgeon in jackson hole wyoming. she's a incredible woman. she believes what happened to her really happened to her. she's remembers them trying to save her. watching her body on the river bafrm. she remembers being lifted out of the water which she calls spirits which she thinks are souls which she thought were her relatives. they walked her down this hallway to this very bright room. they did a life review with her. they went through her whole life and showed her all of the people she met and how she touched them. she's a very intense woman. a very deep woman and really, just an incredible woman. it was great to spend some time with her and get to know her. >> again, it's hard to know for sure. did you buy it? did you feel that it was a real story? >> well, you know, i said to her, there are a lot of skeptics. she said look i'm my own breed of skeptic. i told you this story and i still don't buy it. did i buy it? it's hard not to buy it. she was under the water for 30 minutes in her canoe in this chilean river and these chilean men came out

. >>> snowboarder has died after he triggered an avalanche in the back country in jackson hole, wyomingd snowboarders down a steep slope. rescuers were able to reach him quickly, but he could not be revived. >>> we're getting details about last year's connecticut school shooting but no new insight. the documents released today by the state police will say that adam lanza's motive is still unknown. he killed students and staffers at an elementary school and then himself. lanza also killed his mother before he left for sandy hook elementary. the "hartford current" reports he destroyed his computer's hard drive. >>> police in phoenix say the man who scaled an airport fence and started to hit a plane that just arrived was probably under the influence. surveillance video shows the man striking a southwest airlines plane before officers detained him. the airport spent $10 million in a security upgrade in 2005 after a man drove on to the runway in a stolen pick up truck. >>> president obama signed in to law a defense bill that cracks down on sexual assault in the military. under the bill, comm

avalanches including 29-year-old skier mike kazanji, who was buried by an out of bounds slide near jackson hole, wyoming. >> is that an avalanche? >> reporter: there were also a few close calls this month, all thanks to recent snowstorms. >> we've got weak snow that was on the ground, heavy snow is starting to stack up on top of that. and that's always a perfect recipe for human-triggered avalanches in the back country. >> reporter: last season avalanches killed 24 people in the united states, nearly all in the west. to stay alive, experts say back-country skiers should carry a beacon, shovel and probe so they can rescue themselves. >> otherwise, it's like trying to find a needle in a needle in a haystack, it's virtually impossible. >> reporter: as an experienced back-country skier, edwin had all of that equipment. the best thing he brought with him was his brother who dug him out. >> i'm extremely thankful that everything turned out the way it did and i didn't sustain any worse injuries or die. >> reporter: after escaping with only torn ligaments he promises to return to the slopes next year with an ev

i live in jackson hole, wyoming. i am married. i had four children. they were all competitive cross country skiers. i am an orthopedic spine surgeon. and i was very busy. i mean, i finished my residency and was married with a full-time job and one child and then had another one and another one and they kept coming. and i think i was very, very typical. i had very little time for my spiritual life. >> what was your relationship with god and spirituality? >> i did take my own children to sunday school, and i tried to incorporate spirituality into my daily life, but then i would run out of time. >> good boys. >> tell me about your husband, bill. >> my husband is also an orthopedic surgeon. he is a very bright guy with a keen sense of humor. my husband and i have been married for 26 years. this was in january of 1999. friends of ours are professional kayakers and during the winters, they go to chile to kayak. and so for my husband's birthday, i surprised him with this trip. and so we had planned to go to chile for a week of kayaking. >> and you were reall

this happened in the back country near jackson hole, wyoming, a popular place for skiers and snowboarders. 29-year-old michael cazangi was the first to go down the slope. he was immediately buried in the avalanche. rescuers, including a doctor, tried to revive him. but he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> police in phoenix say the man who scaled an airport fence and started hitting a plane that had just arrived was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. the surveillance video shows the man striking a southwest airlines plane before officers were able to detain him. it comes after the airport spent $10 million on a recent security upgrade, after a man drove on to the runway in a stolen truck. >> you are safe as a traveler here. a person who tries to do something like that is in grave danger. and he's very lucky to be alive today. >> the man has been booked on a misdemeanor charge of entering a restricted area. >>> the man accused of a shooting rampage inside l.a.x. that left a tsa screener dead and three others wounded has pleaded not guilty. paul ciancia was wounded before that arr

. >> uc berkeley graduate has died in an avalanche this svenlt he moved to jackson hole, wyoming from san francisco he was said to have all safety gear, a beacon, probe and shovel. his friends found him buried in the snow. authorities say he was the first in a group of five to be in the snow. >> his colleagues had you know shovels and what not and so it's my understanding they were able to find him quickly but unfortunately they weren't able to revive him. >> the family saying mike lived wlif a full heart, loved his family, his cal bears and san francisco. >> a happy ending to a story first brought to you yesterday on abc7 news. missing u.s. navy veteran has been located. there are a lot he questions but happy to have him back. >> friends of the missing navy veteran were optimistic. >> it's a good feeling. >> this team is used to finding people, but not always safe. this time they got news they're hoping for.. >> i don't know how to say so relieved. and so thankful. >> his father says he got the call from police as he was driving and looking for his sovenlt he had seen the broadcast.

killed this week by avalanches including 29-year-old skier mike kazanji, buried by a slide near jackson hole, wyoming. there were a few close calls this month thanks to recent snow storms. >> we've got weak snow that was on the ground, heavy snow is starting to stack up on top of that. and that's always a perfect recipe for human-triggered avalanches in the back country. >> reporter: last season avalanches killed 24 people in the united states, nearly all in the west. to stay alive, experts say backcountry skiers should carry a beacon, shovel and probe so they can rescue themselves. >> otherwise it's trying to find a needle in a needle in a haystack, virtually impossible. >> reporter: as an experienced back country skier, edwin had all of that equipment. the best thing he brought with him was his brother who dug him out. >> i'm extremely thankful that everything turned out the way it did and i didn't sustain any worse injuries or die. >> reporter: after escaping with only torn ligaments he promises to return to the slopes next year with an even greater respect for the dangers of the back country. joe

. >> uc berkeley graduate has died in an avalanche this svenlt he moved to jackson hole, wyoming from san francisco he was said to have all safety gear, a beacon, probe and shovel. his friends found him buried in the snow. authorities say he was the first in a group of five to be in the snow. >> his colleagues had you know shovels and what not and so it's my understanding they were able to find him quickly but unfortunately they weren't able to revive him. >> the family saying mike lived wlif a full heart, loved his family, his cal bears and san francisco. >> a happy ending to a story first brought to you yesterday on abc7 news. missing u.s. navy veteran has been located. there are a lot he questions but happy to have him back. >> friends of the missing navy veteran were optimistic. >> it's a good feeling. >> this team is used to finding people, but not always safe. this time they got news they're hoping for.. >> i don't know how to say so relieved. and so thankful. >> his father says he got the call from police as he was driving and looking for his sovenlt he had seen the broadcast.

he was a skier and moved to jackson hole, wyoming from san francisco. abc7 news is in the newsroom with more on this story. >> reporter: he kaz skiing in a back country area known as pucker face bowl. friends say skiing outside resort boundaries is something he did all the time, but yesterday, his trip down hill turned fatal. >> mike would be first up, ready to go. and if you weren't ready in ten minutes he's leaving without you. >> bill shared a ski house with mike a couple years ago. >> he's very experienced with the back country. he did most of the right things but you can never be too careful. >> he had a beacon, probe and shovel when his friends found him buried in the snow. the doctor in the area attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead. officials say he was the first in a group of five people to head down down the slopes and triggered the avalanche >> you're a small blade of grass in a moving and turning monster. >> he left san francisco to spend the winter in wyoming. his family says he loved his family, cal bears and skiing buddies. h

. >> number three, breaking news, a snowborder killed in an avalanche in jackson hole, wyoming, has been identified of a 29 who went to uc berkeley and worked for auto desk and hot wire. >> number four, new security concerns this morning about our nation's airports after two alarming incidents on christmas day. cameras caught a man running right up to a southwest airlines jet on the tarmac in phoenix. and in new jersey a man dressed in womens clothes breached a $360 million security system before being stopped. >> oscar hostel -- ellen will host the ceremony when the oscars are presented sunday march 2nd right here on your oscar station, abc 7. >> number six, you can see the high clouds, they'll shave a few degrees off our high temperatures. i still think we could have a record in oakland, but that would probably be it. get ready for 60-degree highs today. low to mid-60s at the coast, mid to upper 60s for the rest of us. this will last through the weekend. enjoy. >> number seven, holiday light, there's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have got great conditions. 11 minutes to

a 29-year-old snowboarder, killed near jackson hole, wyoming, on saturday.trun an avalanche there. >>> fedex and u.p.s., still scramble to deliver packages that were supposed to arrive by christmas. one senator is calling on both of the companies to refund shipping charges for the late deliveries. amazon, kohl's and walmart is giving gift credits. >>> mastercard says heavy spending boosted sales by nearly 4%, compared to the same time last year. >>> meantime, target says it has tripled the staffing in its call centers to answer questions about that massive data breach that put as many as 40 million secret and debit cards at risk. >>> and finally, something cute. look at the newest additions to the national bird zoo in pittsburgh. baby penguins, in the limelight for the first time, just four weeks old. so little, they do not yet have their trademark black and white tuxedo uniforms yet. they will be full grown in a few months. you may have heard of the pittsburgh penguins hockey team, josh. they're calling them the real deal. >> adorable. i like what you did t

michael kiss was an avid skier and moved to jackson hole, wyoming from san francisco. as lillian explains he was skiing in the back country when the trip turned fatal. >> risk you t to live life. risk to really feel life that's what it was. >>reporter: billy hit a ski house with mike in squaw valley couple years ago. he said had he a strong sense of adventure but took the proper safety precaution when skiing. >> very experience entered the back country. group with very experienced people. they did most of the right things but can never be too careful. >>reporter: he was said to have all the safety gear. beacon. probe. shovel when friend found him buried in the snow outside the boundary of jackson hole resort. doctor in the area attempted to revive him but pronounced dead. officials say it appears he was the first in a group of 5 people to head down the slope and triggered the avalanche. brother peter arrived in jackson today. the two grew up in orange county but both moved to the bay area for college. >> his colleagues had you know shovel and what not. so it's my under

michael was an avid skier and recently moved to jackson hole wyoming from san francisco. lilian kim explains, he was skiing in the back country when his trip turned fatal. >> it's a risky take to live life. it's the risky take to feel life and that's what it was. >> billy shared a ski house with mike in squaw valley a couple years ago. he said michael had a strong sense of adventure but always took the proper safety precautions when skiing. he is very experienced in the back country, he was with a group of very experienced people. they did most of the right things, but you can never be too careful. >> he was said to have all the safety gear, a beacon, probe and shovel when his friends found him buried in the snow just outside the boundaries of the jackson hole resort. a doctor in the area attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead. it appears he was the first in a group of five people to head down the slope and trigger the avalanche. the brother arrived in jackson. the two grew newspaper orange county but both moved to the bay area for college. >> it is my underst

michael was an avid skier and recently moved to jackson hole wyoming from san francisco.s lilian kim explains, he was skiing in the back country when his trip turned fatal. >> it's a risky take to live life. it's the risky take to feel life and that's what it was. >> billy shared a ski house with mike in squaw valley a couple years ago. he said michael had a strong sense of adventure but always took the proper safety precautions when skiing. he is experienced in the back country, he was with a group of very experienced people. they did most of the right things, but you can never be too careful. >> he was said to have all the safety gear, a beacon, probe and shovel when his friends found him buried in the snow just outside the boundaries of the jackson hole resort. a doctor in the area attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead. it appears he was the first in a group of five people to head down the slope and trigger the avalanche. the brother arrived in jackson. the two grew up in the bay -- in the area but grew went to college in bay area. >> they were able to fin

a bay area skier was killed in an avalanche near jackson hole, wyoming. this is video of another skier's narrow escape. now, at first the video camera mounted to the camera shows an easy going glide. then he realizes his brother was caught in an avalanche. he does discover his brother with just his head above the snow. >> when i was deep under the snow right before it stopped completely, i was really worried i was going to be buried completely and suffocate to death underneath the snow. >> last season avalanches claimed the lives of some 24 people. experts say backcountry skiers should carry a beacon, a shovel, and a probe so they can rescue themselves. >>> 2013 has been a year of investigations for nbc bay area. our investigative unit takes us back to see some of those memorable moments. here is chief investigative reporter tony kovaleski. >> our investigative unit has shared with you more than 150 investigations. journalism that's changed laws, exposed safety issues, and questioned decisions from some of the state's most powerful. now a look back at 201

this is an article in this week's "jackson hole news and guide," jackson hole, wyoming. "new health care glitches plaguing jacksonites. marketplace insurance companies try to mail paperwork to jackson addresses but they only get mail in post office boxes there." but that's how the web site was set up there wasn't an for a street address or a mailing address when they need a physical address but in some places you don't get mail that way. in many places around the country in certain rural american locations. but people that wrote it, people that did this whole thing rather clueless about how the country works, rather clueless about what happens in people's homes, in people's families, in people's communities. you know, i'm sure they're very smart people and got degrees from advanced places but really don't have an idea of what -- what's -- what's going on out there. you know, i also found it interesting that even when the president tried to tell success stories of people that may have had some success under this, doesn't even -- doesn't even pan out. i mean, the story on

let's talk about what we've seen, plenty of snow, michigan, jackson hole, wyoming.s on the way as it sags to the south and spreads farther to the east today. let's take a look at what we're expecting as far as snow totals. 1 to 2 feet of snow, same old hot spots from montana in through minnesota. today through colorado you'll start to see a lot of that heavy snow. 1 to 2 feet additional snow is still possible. there's the old air we showed you. you know this guy will be making its way south. you'll be seeing is the rain and snow start to spread. the big thing you want to watch is where do you have the wintry mix where you get all the problems. it looks like the system by about thursday or friday so you have time. illinois back in through texas again, we could be seeing freezing rain. that's something we'll be monitoring. updating this as a system makes its way east here over the next couple of days. >> look at this, loving it, 70s in atlanta. boston, instead of 46, 53. everyone is happy for the next two, three days, it looks good and then it gets really cold on the

." >>> late word of on avalanche in wyoming near jackson hole, a snow boarder losing his life, avalanches hitting earlier than ever. early this week, in fact, a dramatic helmet cam video captured on christmas eve near vail, colorado, a man saving his brother's life right there, that brother buried in deep powder. >>> we turn overseas to the new video surfacing of an american kidnapped, on it a desperate plea. warren weinstein went missing in pakistan two years ago. tonight the images of him looking straight into the camera with a message for the president. here's abc's muhammad lila. >> i'm addressing this video to president obama. >> reporter: it's the first proof in more than a year that kidnapped american warren weinstein may still be alive. >> it seems that i have been totally abandoned and forgotten. >> reporter: the 72-year-old was working as a contractor for the u.s. government in lahore, pakistan's second largest city, when gunmen stormed into his house two years ago. since then, us officials, believe he's been held captive by al qaeda's new leader, ayman al zawahri, in one of the

>> a snowboarder with ties to the bay area has died in an avalanche in wyoming. 29-year-old michael kasange was at the jackson hole mountain resort with five others when he was hit by the avalanche yesterday. his friend, who is a doctor, tried to save his life. they say he was in a high avalanche risk area. michael split time living in both the bay area and jackson, wyoming. >>> the legal fight over jahi mcmath led to a heated exchange today outside children's hospital in oakland. the teenager's family is fighting to keep her on life support, after she suffered complications from tonsil surgery. ktvu's alex savidge is live now with the next steps in this very emotional case. alex? >> reporter: well, the family is trying to make arrangements right now to send jahi to a long-term care facility in southern california, after a place here in the bay area they talked to decided they could not accept the 13-year-old. children's hospital said today they will help with such a move, but the family says they are being forced to jump through hoops to make this transfer happen. >> i've told you the honest truth and you've made

wyoming. it happened yesterday near a resort in jackson hole. the man - michael kazanjy -- was sking down the 'back country' with some friends. that's when they apparently triggered the falling snow. rescuers found the 29-year- old about a half hour later, but it was too late. according to his facebook page, he attended u-c berkeley. >> construction crews in daly city got a chilling surprise this morning.they found a body inside a store that's being remodelled. this is video from the scene today. the store is a sports authority - and it's near the seramonte mall. police say the body of a man was found around 7-am. no other details are being released yet. >> a-c transit bus drivers and mechanics are voting on a proposed labor contract. this will be the third such vote. since this round of negotiations began. union members have until 7 o'clock tonight to vote. -- so we'll keep you updated. but first. kron4's will tran has more on a worst case scenario. and what a-c transit riders think about it. >> ac transit buses are still running. they are grat

wyoming. this happened thursday near a resort in jackson hole. the man named michael kaczynski was skiing the black country with friends. that's when they apparently triggered an avalanche. rescuers found the 29-year-old about a half an hour later. according to his facebook page he graduated from cal berkeley and his family now released a statement saying that mike lived life with a full heart and that he loved his family, the cal bears and skiing with his buddies. his parents say they are grateful they will -- they are grateful they were able to spend one last christmas with him. >>> a person is in grave condition this morning at the hospital after being shot last night in east oakland. police say that the shooting happened on the 2300 block of 96th avenue at about 11:00 last night when officers arrived, they found the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. no information was immediately available and no arrests have been made this morning and police are still investigating. >>> two santa rosa men arrested in connection with a christm

he was at the jackson hole mountain resort when he set off an avalanche yesterday. michael split time living in both san francisco and jackson, wyomingmichael's brother released a statement overnight which said he, michael, loved his family. his cal bears, skiing buddies and san francisco. michael's brother also said his parents were lucky enough to spend christmas with him the day before he was killed. >>> a new report estimates that the damage to the ecosystem caused by this year's rim fire may cost $800 million. the report by the earth economics says trees provide useful functions by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. so it has caused a huge loss. >>> shoppers looking for post christmas bargains got a surprise when a deer decided to join them. the deer walked through the front door of a dicks sporting goods store. the deer slipped on the floor and a customer tackled it to the ground before it did any damage. but customers say it did add enjoyment to their shopping experience. >> a deer you would she want to walk into a store that doesn't have rifles. >> he could have walk into any store but he picked dicks. [ laughter

wyoming. it happened yesterday near a resort in jackson hole. michael kazanjy -- was sking the 'back country' with some friends. that's when they apparently triggered the falling snow. rescuers found the 29-year- old about a half hour later, but it was too late. according to his facebook page, he attended u-c berkeley. his family released a statement saying in part. that mike lived life with a full heart. and that he loved his family, his cal bears, his skiing buddies, and san francisco. >> in san francisco, a body found in the water near pier 48 has been identified as 22-year-old paulo netto. a student from brazil who had been visiting san francisco. he was reported missing in october after he left a disturbing message for relatives - saying he needed help. his sister later came to san francisco from l-a to file a missing person's report. police are saying the case could become a homocide investigation. >> today has been an emotional roller coaster for family and friends looking for a man who had been missing in san francisco. kron4's john feno

jackson wyoming. this is a photo of michael kazanjy. authorities say he was skiing with friends just outside the boundary of the jackson hole mountain resort in an area called pucker face bowl when he set off an avalanche that buried him in snow. he went to school in uc berkeley and had investigators believe he's one of two people who robbed a woman back in august. the victim was walking down the street when two aggressors demanded her cell phone and necklace and ran away. later the suspect used the stolen phone to take a picture of himself. the phone automatically uploads pictures to the victim's computer. if you know who he is, he -- please contact police. >>> starting today more than a million americans will be losing their unemployment benefits. lack of congressional action means the government isnding its long-term unemployment program, affecting 1.3 million people nationwide. in california, the state is home to more than 200,000 of those affected, namely people who have been looking for work more than 26 weeks. some folks losing their benefits say they've gone to extreme measures to find work, such as waiting four hours just to make

jackson hole. >> also, she had to plead guilty to lying on her fishing license, that she was in wyoming, which wase best. you're telling me that georgia is sort of the sleeper rate. that is also -- a very, very ideologically zealist. >> main stream georgia republican, we have on the democratic side, this fantastic woman, michelle nun, who runs the charity that deals with volunteerism across the country. >> deeply polarize. >> she is the daughter of sam nun, whose name carries a lot of weight there. if todd aiken were there, phil gingri, he has seen similar things in his own practice, and karen handler who had to step down from susan g. komen. >> and jack kingston. >> and that primary as an open one will be particularly brutal. you have a bunch of incumbents. we didn't even get to lindsey graham, that is a whole other world in south carolina, and the battle to stake on kay hagan. ryan grim from "the huffington post." thank you, it was fun. that is it for "all in," and rachel maddow is next, with steve kornacki filling in. >> good evening, i'm steve kornacki, rachel has the night off. there is no ne

jackson hole mountain resort with five others when he set off an avalanche yesterday. his friend who was a doctor tried to save his life. michael l split time living in the bay area and jackson wyoming. and has friends and family in the area as well. in the meantime, michael's brother released a statement overnight which is in part "he loved his families, his cal bears, his skying buddies and san francisco. his brother also said his parents were lucky enough to spend christmas with him the day before he was killed. >>> police in east palo alto are investigating a shooting that sent two men to the hospital happening shortly before 9 last night. no arrests have been made. anyone with information is is asked to call police: >>> a fund raiser is planned outside the raiders game this sunday for a young woman hit by a stray bullet two weeks ago. 19-year-old dominique romero was watching television at her home in richmond when a bullet came through the wall and lodged into her spinal cord. she could now be paralyzed from the waist down. she's been moved into intensive care, but no visitors are allowed except for her immediate family. donations will be collected outside the coliseum on sund