. >> today authorities identified ronny alvarado as he saved his 5-year-old daughter's life. investators say neither was wearing a life jacket. >> leslie brinkley joins us live from the newsroom with the latest. >> kristen and eric, the whole family was having a picnic whe the dad took his 5-year-old daughter on a kayak ride. they were not, as you said, wearing life vests. his other daughter, 11-year-old maria, watched it all happen from the shore. and she wanted to share with me her dad's heroism. >> they were going really fast and they made waves. when the waves hit, the side of the kayak flipped over and my dad quickly got my sister and held her up. he really tried to get her to safety first. he was like that. his head was in the water. he couldn't breathe. but he made sure she was safe. >> reporter: this is where it happened in the delta near three mile slew. the sacramento county sheriff's department said the dad handed the girl off to a jet skier who safely brought her to shore uninjured. meanwhile the dad submerged and never resurfaced. for hours, helicopters and boats

. >> today authorities identified ronny alvarado as he saved his 5-year-old daughter's life. say neither was wearing a life jacket. >> leslie brinkley joins us live from the newsroom with the latest. >> kristen and eric, the whole family was having a picnic whe the dad took his 5-year-old daughter on a kayak ride. they were not, as you said, wearing life vests. his other daughter, 11-year-old maria, watched it all happen from the shore. and she wanted to share with me her dad's heroism. >> they were going really fast and they made waves. when the waves hit, the side

yesterday officials identify that man as ronnie avila alvarado. he was kayaking north of antioch when they kayak overturned. his other daughter saw it all happen. she said her father and sister got into trouble when waves caused by nearby boats overturned the kayak. i tried to get her safe first and he went like that and his head was in the water because he couldn't breathe. but he made sure she was safe. he was very brave. he always stood up for somebody. he never -- he always took care of us. he always played with us. >> that poor girl. a jet skier was able to grab his young daughter. after that her father went under the water. divers found his body sunday night. investigators say they were not wearing life jackets and they are provided for free on shore. >>> developing news in the east bay where a group rallied against car offing up the biggest school district in contra costa county. there are 32,000 students in 56 schools in the mount diablo unified school district and there's a proposal for five schools to break off and form a new district ca

they identified him as ronnie avilla alvarado.ere kayaking sunday off of brand nan island state park. they're cia kayak overturned. you see his other daughter saw this all haptd. she said they're father and sister got into trouble because of the wake of other boats. that's what ended up overturning the chi whack. >> he really tried to get her safe first and he went like that and his head was in the water because he couldn't breathe. he made sure she was safe. he was very brave. he always stood up for somebody. he never -- he always took care of us. he always played with us. >> it's heartbreaking. >> it's very hard to hear her describe that and we feel so sorry for the family. a jet skier was able to grab his young daughter. after that her father went under the water. divers found his body on sunday night. investigators say alvarado and his daughter were not wearing life jackets and they're urging the rest of us now to ploouz please use them, especially those that are found for free along the shores. >>> the city of oakland will bu

they identified the man of ronnie avila alvarado. they were kayaking sunday when they kayak overturned. his other daughter saw it all happen and they describes her father and her sister getting into trouble when the wake caused by nearby boats overturned their kayak. >> he really, like, tried to get her safe first and he went like that and his head was in the water because he couldn't breathe. but he made sure she was safe. he was very brave. he always stood up for somebody. he never -- he always took care of us. he always played with us. >> a jet skier was able to grab his young daughter and after that her father went under the water. diefrsz found his body sunday night. investigators say they were not wearing life jackets. those jackets are provided for free on shore. >> that story is heartbreaking. >>> the city of oakland will buy a downtown residential hotel for $14 million and use the property to how's some of the city's 1900 homeless. that's according to a report from our media partners at the the "east bay times". it also ment