the probable cause of alyssa byrne's death is hypothermia. but they said they found evidence of methamphetamine and drugs. alyssa byrne disappeared after a music festival and found near a snow bank a few days later. >>> makers is backing down on plans to water down their whiskey. ktvu's jade hernandez is live. >> reporter: they have seen sales up 200%. makers said that was the reason for their decision. but an organizer here in the city said that publicity stunt seemed like a stunt to him. >> the front page says it all, you spoke, we listened. here is proof. today they resumed production at 45%. reversing the decision to weaken the bourbon. >> the initial thought is wow, just -- thinking this over. >> reporter: this year's event will be held in april. >> they want consistency in their flavor. and to do that it is questionable. you wonder, and then when they come back, is it a marketing ploy. >> i don't know if i could get a bottle of the 86 proof to use for that. >> you can get them, you know, like these for $20. last week in particular there

oficiales indicaron que encontraron residuos de metanfetamina y multiples drogas psicoactivas ---alyssa byrne de 19 aÑos de edad, fue vista por ultima vez en un festival de musica en aÑo nuevo y su cuerpo fue encontrado cuatro dias despues en un banco de nieve cesar ---en san jose, una persona murio anoche tras chocar un coche robado mientras huia de la policia take vo ---segn las autoridades, un agente estaba realizando una parada de trafico en las calles "capitol expressway" y "lane towers" cuando un conductor intent atropellarlo ---el policia se subi a su patrulla y persigui al sospechoso quien perdi el control del coche y se estrell en la calle "monterey road" ---el conductor murio en la escena de los hechos.. ---dos personas mas que viajaban con l sufrieron heridas leves.. . topvo - cesar ---mientras que en san francisco, la guardia costera continua investigando las circunstancias de un choque mortal ocurrido la tarde del sabado ---un ferry "golden gate" y una lancha de 22 pies chocaron a alta velocidad, dejando a dos personas heridas, una de ellas fallecio en el hospital, la otra contin

concert in downtown petaluma today to help raise money in the name of petaluma college student alyssa byrne, byrne attended a new year's eve concert in south lake tahoe and was found dead of hypothermia a half mile from the venue, a former classmates raisings funds to buy a memorial bench bearing her name. she has booked seven bay area rappers to perform at the phoenix theater. a portion of the funds will be donated the polly class foundation to help fawn new buddy program. >> still ahead, another delay in getting grounded dreamliner jets back into the air. the decision from one airline that could turn out to be a major setback at one bay area airport. >>> and we will take you live to downtown san francisco. we're taking a peek there now. thousands are celebrating the year of the snake at the you chinese new year's parade. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. breezy and cool today but get ready for a nice warmup next >> ama: new at 5:00. another delay for the troubled 787 dreamliner and the latest stall is a setback for san jose airport. nip upon airways has stopped taking reservations for the fligh

evidence of meth amphetamines was found in 19-year-old's alyssa byrne's system. the cause of death is listed as probable hypothermia. deputies say the teen's boot prints in the snow suggest she wondered disoriented. >>> lawmakers in washington are up against the clock again tonight. they're in recess this week but have less than two weeks to agree to reducing the nation's debt or face $85 billion in automatic spending cuts. the cuts would take 9% of funding for domestic programs and 13% from defense programs. senate democrats are pushing a plan that includes new revenue and cuts, but republicans say the president already got a tax increase in january. now, those cuts could ground the blue angels annual visit toth bay area. as rob roth explains, that part of fleet week may not fly this year. >> you can usually hear them before you see them. some call the blue angels the greatest show on or above earth. >> it's a great family outing for our kids. >> the blue angels have been the unquestionable star at san francisco's yearly fleet week celebration but their wings ma

alyssa byrne died of probable hypothermia and there was evidence of methamphetamine and drugs in her system. the teen disappeared new year's eve after sundaying a music festful. december festville -- festival. >>> foils received -- officials received reports of illegal gambling going on at three locations and they sent letters to the businesses telling them to shut down operations. one of the three closed. the city counsel will consider a moratorium tomorrow night to give them time to look at recommendations. >>> jerry buss died today. he passed away before 6:00 a.m. this morning in los angeles. the 80-year-old had been battling cancer but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure. he bought the lakers in 1979 and they won 10 nba championships, five titles in 9 years. >> branded the lakers as we all know. >> jerry buss' son and daughter will run the deem. jerry buss has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. those who knew jerry buss are reacting on twitter. magic johnson wrote, i was 19 when i first met jerry buss,. funeral and memorial services are pending. >>> california woma

. >>> new this morning, a memorial concert to help raise money in petaluma college student alyssa byrne. show attended a new year's eve concert in south tahoe and was found dead about a half mile away from the venue. a fellow student is raising funds to buy a memorial bench bearing her name. they have booked 7 bay area rappers to perform tonight at the phoenix theater. a portion of the funds will also be donated toethe polely class foundation to help fund a new buddy program. >> abc7 news learned that rapper m. c. hammer was arrested thursday night and was booked in the jail in dublin. hammer made bail. dublin police are not giving any details about the arrest or any pending charges. >>> the white house has formally jumped into the same-sex marriage debate. late yesterday the obama administration filed a legal brief with the u.s. supreme court urges justices to strike down the federal defense of marriage act which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. the move is not a surprise but when abc7 news anchor dan ashley asked president obama about this issue wednesday during his

>> new this morning, a memorial roaral concert to help raise money in petaluma college student alyssa byrne. she attended a concert and then was found dead about a half mile away from the venue. they are raising funds to buy a memorial bench bearing her name. they have booked 7 bay area rappers to perform tonight at the phoenix theater. a force of the funds raised about be donated to the of a foundation to fund a new buddy program. >>> mc hammer was arrested thursday night and booked in the jail in dublin. hammer made bail. dublin police are not giving any details about the arrest or any pending charges. >>> the white house has formally jumped into the same-sex marriage debate. late yesterday oat obama administration filed a legal brief with the u.s. supreme court urges justices to strike down the federal defense of marriage act which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. the move is not a surprise but when abc7 news anchor dan ashley asked president obama about this issue wednesday during his exclusive one-on-one interview with him at the white house, the president was noncom

the concert celebrates the life of 19-year-old alyssa byrne.from hypothermia in lake tahoe over the new year's holiday when she walked home alone from a concert. organizers of tonight's event will sell wrist bands that say "always buddy," as a way of reminding people to never leave a buddy behind when they go out. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured this morning. police responded to a report of gunfire near 60th avenue and international boulevard at about 1:00 a.m. the man was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. he is listed in stable condition. at this point, there is no information on a suspect. >>> continuing our coverage of the pope's resignation, less than a week before pope benedict xvi steps down, the italian media is publishing controversial reports about new secrets within the church. as molly line reports, today, the vatican blasted back at the reports. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi, praying with cardinals on the last day of lenten religious services. but outside the spiritual haven,

. -- alyssa byrne barne's system.ared after word. debbie is believed a 19 year-old man tried walk 3 mi. in freezing weather from a new year's eve music festival to her hotel and state why nevada. our big story is not the water but the snow and lake tahoe. you can see the brown roadways starting to get covered up. that means the drive will get all the more difficult as we go through out the day to get you over. you will need chains. we will be right back. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >> the coast guard says an engine room fire on board a carnival triumph was caused by a leak in a fuel oil returned line. the fire left the ship paralyzed on february 10th in the gulf of mexico until tug boats towed it to alabama. the cruise ship was adrift for several days without

. >> the body of 19-year-old alyssa byrne was found in a snowbank after she disappeared following a newh her, they would have realized they were going the wrong direction. >> wrist bands that say always buddy will be sold at a benefit concert tonight at the phoenix theater in petaluma. an autopsy found byrne died of hypothermia. >>> the country's largest provider of single-rider power chairs is now the target of a massive federal investigation and stores all over the country, including one right here in the bay area, are involved. on wednesday, the fbi raided the texas headquarters of the scooter store. more than 1200 employees were escorted from the building and sales records were confiscated. a government audit found the company has overbilled medicare more than $100 million in the past three years. a recent study also showed many people who received those chairs do not actually need them. >>> a bay area tradition celebrates its 25th anniversary tonight. workers are finishing up 25 floats for the chinese new year parade in san francisco. and since it is the year of the snake, many flo

the family of 19-year-old alyssa byrne has announced they'll use the money donated to launch a publicfamily says they want teens to travel in groups to stay out of danger. byrne had gone to at that although with three friends and left a music festival on her own. she was found three days later in a snowbank by a utility worker. >>> in sub freezing temperatures, thousands of relief workers are helping victims of the russian meteor. the central russian city is being called the city of broken glass. the meteor blew out the windows to more than 40-buildings, and they estimate the blast as strong as 20 atomic bombs. >> i told them to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor exploded. they were all fine. however when they got back to their seats a piece of glass flu above their heads. >> more than 1200 people were injured. residents say there is one positive note. they have extensive cooperation in that troubled industrial region. more than 24,000 people have mobilized to fix broken windows and distribute warm clothes and food in an area where temperatures drop to single dig