. >> one of the most beautiful and impressive features of oregon is the columbia gorge. >> it's a place where god just decided to gouge out a big long ditch in the earth, and the columbia river runs down this gouge. but we call it the gorge. >> a place where people come to enjoy the outdoors. there's hunting, fishing, boating, hiking. just lots of fun activities to do. >> the area is on all the postcards for the state of oregon everywhere, and is also a very common location for the dumping of bodies, unfortunately. >> i worked for the multnomah county sheriff's office in portland, oregon. i retired as a sergeant. in january of 1990, i was working homicide. >> it was a monday, of course. everything was basically routine, you know, for about an hour. and then, maybe around 9:00, 9:30, we got notified that a body had been found in the columbia gorge. >> a community college student taking a drive along the old scenic highway discovers a body and immediately alerts the authorities. >>> they were facing eastbound on the old scenic highway. this here is the crime scene. >> the body of an unide

you can see some showers up along washington and oregon, especially along the columbia river gorge nowe bay area today. tonight, a few passing clouds tomorrow we clear right back out tuesday wednesday which is december first and then into thursday and friday. all looking nice and clear and temperatures for the most part solidly in the 60's, if not the low 70's now upper 60's for most to san francisco today. couple of 50's right along the coastline and then some 70's mixed into like further south on the peninsula and saying carlos woodside in mountain view and then especially mild in the south bay. campbell, you, our warmest spot today at 73 degrees. low 70's in fremont as well as union city oakland and berkeley while some mid to upper 60's for the inland east bay allay, you'll be at 68 degrees in santa rosa and i 70 tomorrow's temperatures right around the same as today as we kick off december wednesday with highs in the low 70's. great day for putting up some lights around the house as it will be the first day of the new month and little cooler this weekend. but staying clear and dry,

destinations in each like atlanta and the columbia river gorge.t. he said that safari in namibia has the most fantastic landscapes. guys, don't worry, i volunteered to go with him so "gma" can document it. >> kaylee, thanks very much. >>> i want to make sure cecilia knows this. i know your weekend is not full until you get your college football warning. >> that's right. >> be sure to check out the action on college football saturday. on abc. the big ten championship and the playoffs at stake when michigan state, go green, go, white, takes on ohio state right here on abc at noon. the fun kicks off with the "college gameday" crew live in columbus at 9:00 a.m. eastern. on espn. >>> all right, time now to >>> all right, time now to spread a little hope this holiday season. a big surprise for a small business owner who gives so much back to her community, let's turn now to "gma" contributor megan ryte in studio with us. good morning to you, megan. >> good morning. we met an incredible woman who turned the medical diagnosis affecting her family into an