investigators are looking for the last people to see alyssa byrne alive. they no longer believe anyone talkd to her at the hotel after the concert. witnesses who originally said that, must have been mistaken. >> katie, thank you. the terrible news came as family, friends and businesses here at home, gear up to support the efforts to find alyssa byrne. we are like in her hometown in petaluma with the heartbreak. >> this is where alyssa byrne lived with her mother who is need and her brother who is inside right now. you can see in front of the house the yellow ribbon put up yesterday. we have the little shrine, the two angels inside the mailbox, a sign of hope she could make it home. now we find out that is not going to be the case. if we could pull back and show the house, if you saw this house yesterday on any of our stories on abc7, it was blue. now it is brown. the father who was at south shore lake tahoe want add sense of normalcy in the family. so he, this was planned months ago to have the house painted and he said go ahead and paint it brown, we are

three days until this morning a utility worker in an elevated truck saw the body of 19-year-old alyssa byrne. her friends who had accompanied her to the three-day snow globe music festival, it was the worst news possible. >> that's what everyone is worried about. >> reporter: friends say alyssa liked to wander off by herself. investigators say the road where her body was found lies between the horizon hotel, where she was staying, and the concert venue. >> at this time in their investigation they do not see outward signs of trauma. >> reporter: they say it's likely she was among the many concert goers who decided to walk back from the concert. because the line for the shuttle buses were too long. that seems to contradict a statement from one of her friends investigators say was the last to see alyssa alive. alex says he ran into alyssa after midnight and she was intoxicated or under the influence of some kind of drug. investigators say he was probably mistaken but they haven't completely discounted his story. >> it's possible she returned to the event and came back? that's a possibility. tho

. >> we just if the last few moments confirmed identity of alyssa byrne. i have notified her father. the investigation continues at this time. we still do not suspect any foul play. any inquiries as to cause of death will be at a later time by the county sheriff. >> you heard him say they do not suspect foul play and he says her body has no outward sign of trauma, that she was wearing the clothes she was last seen in and her body was not covered and found on a walking route from the concert where she was with her friends back to her hotel a few miles away but the investigators say many people made the walk because there were long lines for the shultz -- shuttle buses. the body was seen because the utility worker was in an elevated truck. they do not know why they slimed over the snowbank. investigators are looking for the last people to see alyssa byrne alive. they no longer believe anyone talkd to her at the hotel after the concert. witnesses who originally said that, must have been mistaken. >> katie, thank you. the terrible news came as family, friends

to help other families going through the uncertainty and fear of a missing child. 19-year-old alyssa byrne disappeared during a new year's eve celebration with friends in soul -- south lake tahoe. her body was fund yesterday morning. reporter: good evening. alyssa's father, kevin byrne, is still trying to deal with the loss of his little girl, and today a fundraiser in her honor to help other families that may be dealing with the pain of a missing child. >> she was one of the most energetic people i've ever known in my entire life. >> kevin and greg byrne are struggling to come to terms with their loss. >> alyssa touched the hearts of so many people. reporter: alyssa byrne went to the snow globe music festival on south lake tahoe on monday night and had not been seen since. yesterday the disturbing news no one was prepared to hear. a utility worker found the body of alisa byrne ten feet from the road. police believe she may have chosen to walk. >> she will be missed by us every day, every day. reporter: all reflections on alyssa turned to her free spirit and strong will. both reflected at

que alyssa byrne, de 19 aÑos de edad, fue encontrada muerta.cadaver de la joven fue descubierto alrededor de las 8 y media de la maÑana en un banco de nieve, a unos diez piez de una carretera.. segn la policia, un trabajador del municipio que viajaba en un camion fue quien encontr el cuerpo. "the investigation continues, at this time we still don't suspect any foul play" este vocero dice que la investigacion continua y que hasta el momento, no hay seÑales de dolo y que el cadaver no presenta traumas. segn los amigos de alyssa, la noche del 31 de diciembre, la joven estaba actuando fuera de si y abandon el festival de musica para regresar al hotel donde se hospedaba.. en una llamada telefonica a un amigo, indic que viajaba en autobus, sin embargo las autoridades dicen que las filas para el camion eran muy largas y muchas personas decidieron regresar a sus hoteles a pie.. los investigadore s dicen que el lugar donde fue encontrado el cadaver de alyssa sugiere que ella tambien decidio caminar y que iba en la direccion equivocada.. esa noche, las t

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a couple of sightings since noon yesterday on the "find alyssa byrne page."he disappeared after going to a concert with friends. the last call was 11:30 and was seen at the hotel at midnight. then nothing. her mother is staying behind in petaluma in case she turns up here. word this morning is investigators will check bank records. >> at this point, they were considering even going door to door in the casinos to do a door to door-to-door check. 20 friends have driven to south lake tahoe to get out the word. a close friend is headed to tahoe tomorrow and talked and texted with alyssa byrne on new year's eve and thought nothing of the sudden end until the next day to day when i saw the next day, has anyone seen alyssa byrne and i heard no one had seen her i was starting to get worried. >> it is not that unusual for a 19-year-old woman to take off but her mother says that is not the way her daughter operates. >> we are hoping she is indoors at this point. we are waiting to hear. waiting for her to come through the doors. >> the mother says that the days are far

alyssa byrne. investigators have been checking out the surveillance video from the casinos up there and i do not have anything to report. they have talkd to her friends trying to find out what the series of events was. she was spotted at midnight in the hotel and not seen or heard from since. the investigation focusing on the south shore and if she comes home, all is forgiven. >> murder charges could be brought against a san jose custodian who shot and killed a suspected car thief. police say the 26-year-old hernandez confront add 36-year-old in an underground garage of summer breeze apartments. >> it was precipitated what the shooter believed to be auto burglary occurring or about to occur. >> the garage has been the scene of several car burglaries. the district attorney will determine the intent before deciding whether to go with murder charges. hernandez will appear in court tomorrow. >> classes have resumed this morning for the children at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. the surviv

as family and friends remember alyssa byrne graduated from the school, located. i'm catherine heenan. see you at eight! tonight at six. a tragic end to the search for 19-year- old alyssa byrne. her body was discovered this morning. friends and family are gathering in petaluma for a candlelight vigil. but first, we start our team coverage tonight in lake tahoe. kron4's philippe djegal is there live with the latest. philippe? >> reporter: last time the el dorado couny sheriff's department says crews planned on searching for alyssa byrne in the snow this morning. but before they left. she had already been found. dead and alone. >> this utility truck was of very high and was able to look over the embankment and spotted her body >> they say that her to have to help to identify her body. >> there does not seem to be any trauma to the body. >> she was found about 5 mi. away from this hotel where she was staying with friends and family. she was in town for a 3 day music festival. at this time investigators it to not know if she got lost or if she went for a walk. investi

i spoke with alyssa byrne's mom earlier. she sounded very hopeful that her daughter would be found okay, and now this. >> it is with deep regret that we announce that we have recovered the body of alyssa byrne. she is deceased. at approximately 8:30 this morning a utility worker in south lake tahoe, california, observed a body of a person over a snow bank off pioneer trail between black bart and el tahoe. the body was approximately ten feet off the roadway. >> reporter: the neighbors came by much earlier this morning with food and drinks and flowers well before the douglas county sheriff made that awful announcement this morning. alyssa byrne's body found in the snow. we're hearing that there were no signs of trauma or foul play. a worker found the body. he was in a high vehicle. it appears she may have been walking and fell. she was last seen new year's after attending a music festival. she told her friends she was taking a shuttle to the hotel and may have walked instead. the deputies still need to trace her cell phone and

there could be new leads from alyssa byrne's cell phone.petaluma. >> i am at the sports bar in petaluma where they will have a fundraiser tomorrow to raise money for the search teams, the local people who are doing what they can to get the word out about the 19-year-old missing woman who has been missing since shortly after midnight on new year's day. we are talking about alyssa byrne. her father had this to say. >> my hope is she is out there. if you are, just come home. >> search and recuse teams are searching the area around the horizon hotel. alyssa byrne went there new year's eve, there was the snowglobe concert. she went with friends. after the concert she went back to the hotel and she disappeared. new information suggests her phone was used slightly after midnight before they were saying it was just before midnight. that is not that big a deal but look at the

one, a cell phone signal had been detected, one they didn't know about from alyssa byrne's cell phone. sometimes in the hours around when she was last seen. the second information, there was a room to room search conducted of the hotel where the teen was staying with her friends. we know that she was making daily phone contact with her parents. that ended new year's eve night. >> reporter: alyssa byrne was staying with three friends here at the casino hotel. this is the last place she was seen after 2:00 a.m. new year's day. >> my level of hope is she is out there. if you are, just come home. we love you. we miss you. anybody that any information please call the tip line that is established. we want to hear any tip. >> her father made a plea for help as search and rescue crews searched the area for any sign of her. she was here at the south lake tahoe community college monday night attending a music festival. friends say she left early and next was spotted that hotel -- at the hotel after midnight. >> sheriff's department brought in a helicopter. >> reporter: investigators say her las

the el dorado county sheriff's promise says that alyssa byrne disappeared around midnight on new year'ss spotted friday morning, about 5 mi. from a hotel where she was staying. byrne was found fully close. a tattoo helped investigators identify her body. officials think that she may have become disoriented as she tried to walk to her hotel. witnesses tell police that she had been intoxicated. it is still on clear how she died. police do not suspect foul play. >> she made a wrong turn because the issue was try to walk to the resort she said have turned this way. but her body was from more to the west. this area is covered with snow and apiles create snowbanks. they stated that the body was about to and feeds from the road. >> meanwhile, to fund- raisers are planned this weekend for the family of alyssa byrne. the first one starts today at " beyond the glory " sports bar and grill in petaluma. it is donating 10 percent of their sales today to byrne;s family. they opened at 9:00 this morning. and then tomorrow, another fund raiser is being held at pongo's kitchen and taps also in petaluma.

look at tweets that came out from alyssa byrne 1. "after tonight you will never be part of my life" and another says "just lost all my trust in the person i trusted the most." they look like the words of is very depressed or very sad. however, investigators are not sure she wrote them. >> still a debate as to the actual author of the tweets and we have investigators in petaluma, california, right now, interviewing the persons to try to nail that down. >> investigators checking out the bank account to see if there is new activity and checking room to room at the hotel. this is where there will be a fundraiser at "beyond the glory" and another fundraiser in santa rosa at well. everyone here is trying to put money together, put energy together, to support the many people, the dozens, who have left petaluma and gone up to south lake tahoe to get out the word the woman is missing and they need to bring her home. live in petaluma, for abc7 news. >> this morning, a stretch of road in berkeley has been re-opened near telegraph avenue, a few

look at tweets that came out from alyssa byrne 1. "after tonight you will never be part of my life" and another says "just lost all my trust in the person i trusted the most." they look like the words of someone who is very depressed or very sad. however, investigators are not sure she wrote them. >> still a debate as to the actual author of the tweets and we have investigators in petaluma, california, right now, interviewing the persons to try to nail that down. >> investigators checking out the bank account to see if there is new activity and checking room to room at the hotel. this is where there will be a fundraiser at "beyond the glory" and another fundraiser in santa rosa at well. everyone here is trying to put money together, put energy together, to support the many people, the dozens, who have left petaluma and gone up to south lake tahoe to get out the word the woman is missing and they need to bring her home. live in petaluma, for abc7 news. >> this morning, a stretch of road in berkeley has been re-opened near telegraph av

a new case, a new missing girl, alyssa byrne.other spoke with us today where they awaited any news. >> support. everyone being so great about reposting her picture. it is amazing. >> reporter: they say that is petaluma. the city with the safe, small town feel. >> a lot of people know each other. >> this is the most giving community i have been involved with. >> reporter: alyssa byrne is taking classes at college. her dream is to be a firefighter. 5'3", 120 pounds. last seen in the area of south lake tahoe. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and coming up, ktvu's ken pritchett is live in nevada where the such is going on and he will have the latest information. >>> a vigil held in san francisco where a man was stabbed to death last weekend. [ singing ] >> this morning people prayed for him. investigators say he was stabbed early sunday. they began holding vigils. >>> judge announced he is retiring. he will step down two weeks from tomorrow. the judge turned 70 at the end of the month and served the court in various positions. he

a couple of sightings since noon yesterday on the "find alyssa byrne page." she disappeared after going to a concert with friends. the last call was 11:30 and was seen at the hotel at midnight. then nothing. her mother is staying behind in petaluma in case she turns up here. word this morning is investigators will check bank records. >> at this point, they were considering even going door to door in the casinos to do a door to door-to-door check. 20 friends have driven to south lake tahoe to get out the word. a close friend is headed to tahoe tomorrow and talked and texted with alyssa byrne on new year's eve and thought nothing of the sudden end until the next day to day when i saw the next day, has anyone seen alyssa byrne and i heard no one had seen her i was starting to get worried. >> it is not that unusual for a 19-year-old woman to take off but her mother says that is not the way her daughter operates. >> we are hoping she is indoors at this point. we are waiting to hear. waiting for her to come through the doors. >> the mother says that the days are fa

the search continues for alyssa byrne for a fourth day in a row.uties with the douglas county sheriff's department say they'll have an update for everyone at 10:00 this morning. laura? jon? >> marla, sad situation there. a bizarre scene here. the naked sword man is set to appear in court later on today. san jose police were able to manage and avert a potential lethal standoff after taking perpetrator bennett into custody. he was armed with a sword and a loaded assault rifle. the 29 year old is suspected of mental health issues and he's right now being evaluated by doctors. >>> another criminal arraignment is set to take place this afternoon. all four murder suspects accused of killing a silicon valley man in monte sereno will appear in court. that crime happened during a home invasion. three men do have prior felony convictions for residential burglary. prosecutors say they intend to seek the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole in this case. >>> just in this morning, the december jobs report just released moments ago. let's go to scot

part, because well just look around. >> reporter: hundreds of friends, family and classmates of alyssa byrnet the high school she graduated from for a memorial service saturday. in a ceremony that was emblematic of the close knit twon that petaluma is, they remembered alyssa who was reported missing on new years eve after attending a concert at lake tahoe. >> my biggest fear today was that we were going to show up and there was going to be twenty kids. >> reporter: tears and hugs were the hallmark of an event that paid tribute to the nineteen year old alyssa. those who attended the event sere encouraged to wear pink. >> she told me one time she wanted her funeral to be a party with all her favorite things so with all of this pink it's absolutely amazing. >> reporter: the preliminary investigation into her death has lead investigators to believe alyssa made a fateful decsision to walk alone bacikto the hotel where she was staying with friends. a decision that became a hard learned lesson for friends and classmates who honored her with a pledge. >> in honor of ayssa marie byrne always in our h

the search continues this morning for 19 year-old alyssa byrne from petaluma. the search today. debbie is now offering a $1,000 reward in search for ls her. she was reported missing on the year's day after she went to an electronic music festival in south lake tahoe for years these. police say the giants pitcher sergio romo got into an argument with t.s. a officers at las vegas is a mccarron international airport on new year's day. sources say he became angry and aggressive with the security worker on tuesday morning when he failed to provide proper id. the 29 year-old was handcuffed and temporarily detained by police and now faces a misdemeanor summons to appear at a las vegas court. >> we have the december jobs report coming out with the december unemployment rate unchanged at 7.8%. >> it is complicated because a lot of people fall of long-term employment. we have 55,000 workers in the last month which is positive as fast and with all the economic talks with washington d.c. and the fiscal cliff. it is not a bad number, it is not a good number. we should see t

when they got to the room in an hour, alyssa byrne was not there.ur reporter will have a live report next half hour with the latest. >> first day back to school for the children of sandy hook elementary school following the deadly shooting. they are starting over at a new campus transformed to look like the old campus. we report on the massive effort to make it as normal a day as possible. >> the children from sandy hook elementary school ride the bus to class the streets leading to the school are lined with green ribbons, the symbol of the sandy hook elementary school. people are showing support from around the world, some sending snowflakes with message of love and hope hanging throughout the new school. >> a good deal of thought and effort and volunteer work to make this as seamless as possible, and make it, really, look cheerful and happy. >> the newly named building originally designed as a middle school has now been modified for the younger kids, with sinks and toilets lowered and the jim -- gym remodels. many classrooms, students will find ex

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alyssa byrne's body was found only about a mile from where she was attending a music festival new year's eve. byrne and some friends were staying at a hotel in state- line nevada. it appears byrne chose to walk from the music festival back to the resort. authorities believe she made a wrong turn and froze to death. her body wasn't found until days later because of snow banks as tall as ten feet tall along the area. the petaluma community is putting on two fund raisers to pay tribute to 19-year- old alyssa byrne. the first wraps up at nine tonight. kron 4's mike pelton shows us where the money is going. >> reporter: friends and strangers came here to this 'beyond the glory'.. with a 10% going to be center for missing children and exploited children. they've also put out a donation box for familie the family. >> i think that this situation is terrible and all aspects. i feel like just trying to help another family not having to go through this would be the best for everybody. >> a second fund-raiser is called tomorrow tomorrowpongo's tap.. >>> the community of steubenville ohio is outraged

alyssa byrne was last seen new year's eve inside her hotel. bay's" marla tellez joins us from the newsroom with more on what investigators are doing to try to find her. >> reporter: good morning. authorities with the douglas county sheriff's department in tahoe are searching on the ground and in the air as we would expect. they are also looking online. turns out alyssa byrne's twitter account could help investigators. here's a look at the last couple tweets sent out december 31st. the last day she was seen. one says "after tonight you'll never be a part of my life. you won't be a member of 2013, a new year, you'll never be a part. you're nothing to me." her last sweet says "just lost all my trust in the person i trusted most." byrne was in tahoe for a music festival an went there with friends to ring in the new year. after the concert new year's eve night she went back to the hotel, horizon hotel and casino where she was staying before midnight. in the lobby she ran into a friend who says she just wasn't herself. according to another friend, s

as the sheriff's department searches snow-covered stateline nevada for 19- year-old alyssa byrne. >> her description fits a lot of people appear that night, with black your pets, and black ski jacket. black -- yoga pants... that describes about one- third of the girls that were of. that night. >> catherine: and now deputies are offering a one- thousand dollar reward in the search for alyssa. she was attending "snow globe," an electronic music festival is south lake tahoe that was held over the new year's holiday. she was reported missing here's the last picture taken of alyssa. her parents say they sent her a text monday night.but she didn't respond. her mother is understandably distraught. >> keep everybody sprayers and good thoughts here is no other option she is coming home. >> catherine: alyssa's father, who lives in tahoe, along with her friends, is helping search the area where she was last seen. deputies say they have no leads, but there are some clues they're investigating. and the we have three events. she got on a shuttle bus to come back to the horizon casino and her frien

the byrne family is still asking the question what happened to alyssa new year's eve. how did her body end up in a snowbank? it was discovered a half mile from the music festival but in the opposite direction of the hotel where she was staying. as of now investigators say they do not suspect foul play but haven't determined a cause of death. her friends are now questioning the sheriff's department theory of how she died. here's "today in the bay" monti francis. >> it is with deep regret we announce the discovery of alyssa byrne. >> reporter: a high snowbank obstructed searchers for three years until a utility worker in an elevated truck saw the body of alyssa byrne. for her friends it was the worst news partner. >> everyone's warned about, everyone's parents warned us out before we left. >> reporter: friends say alyssa liked to wander off by herself and the road where her body was found lies between the horizon hotel where she was staying and the concert venue. >> at this time in their investigation, they do not see any outward signs of trauma. >> reporter: the douglas

the last time the el dorado county sheriff's department says 19-year-old alyssa byrne was seen. is until her body was spotted friday morning. ten feet off pioneer trail near black bart avenue. lieutenant pete van arnum says she was fully clothed. he says a tatoo helped identify her body. byrne was found about five miles away from this hotel. where the sheriff's department says she was staying with friends and family. byrne was in town for a three day music festival at lake tahoe community college. >> we do not know if it was hypothermia. >> reporter: at this time, investigators don't know if she got lost walking back to the hotel from the concert. or, went for a walk. investigators also say some witnesses tell them that byrne was intoxicated that night. it's still not clear how she died. byrne's body has been taken to sacramento for a forensic autopsy. which the sheriff's department says will be performed this weekend. live in south lake tahoe, philippe djegal, kron four news. twitter pages. together and remembers alyssa as a little sister. keep in mind that this area is covered

developing news this morning and go to the north bay where the search continues for 19 year-old alyssa byrne from petaluma. she was reported missing in lake tahoe specifically in the south lake area. jackie sissel is our sole reporter on the scene. >> friends and family of a list of burdens are all concerned and hoping they come up with some kind of idea of what happened to her. -- alyssa byrne burshe was at a music festival was some friends. she was separated from them are around 1130 on new year's eve when she decided to go back to her hotel where the friends were staying. around midnight herself loan was used for a simple call or text around that time but since then that no word from her. the sheriff's department has, but the area looking for clues. the fbi is now involved in this and there is a thousand dollar reward for any information leading to finding out what happened to her. we had a chance to talk to air her distraught mother and how easily she was upset. >> it is hard but there are some doors you cannot open. right now it is just hope. we are focusing on hope. keep it going and k

i spoke with alyssa's mother today. kim byrnent to tahoe with friends to attend a rave concert. called snow-globe. kim told me that. she started to worry about her daugther's wareabouts when she did not return calls or texts on new years day. not communicating with her family or friends is very unusal for the teenager. her mother is trying to keep it together. >> keep prayers and good things and know that she is there is no other option that she will be coming home. and alyssa was active on social media in the days leading up to her disappearance. we've taken a screen grab of her twitter page. as you can see. she seemed to having fun at the snow- globe concert, saying quote "last night was amazing." and "playing in dat snow." but then on the december 31st, her tweets take a turn.saying quote "after tonight you'll never be a part of my life." and "just lost all my trust in the person i trusted most." police say they are aware of these tweets and are investigating exactly when they were posted and whether they were actually posted

alyssa byrne's body was found friday morning. behind a snowbank. along a road in south lake tahoe. police say she may have lost her way in the dark while trying to walk to her hotel from a music festival. and froze to death with temperatures going as low as zero degrees faherenheit. kron 4's alecia reid went to petaluma today. to find out rallying to support byrne's family. >> reporter: the money in this box is for alyssa byrne's funeral expenses and will go straight to her family. >> we're just honored to be involved in it to help in any way we can to offset the grief they're going through. >> it's affected everybody, those that know her and those that didn't know her. your heart can't help but melt when you look at her mother. >> reporter: a lot of people that walked into 'beyond the glory' to leave a donation did not know alyssa, but they rolled in one after the other >> it's a tragedy. it's aweful. it's a terrible loss to her family and friends. >> my best friend's daughter who i'm very close to was close to her and she was the last person that saw her. orter: abigail balf is a

the search for 19-year-old alyssa byrne resumes this morning.riarty is in petaluma where loved ones are hoping to hear she has been found alive and well. >>> we're here at beyond the glory and this restaurant is going to be hosting a fundraiser in the search for missing alyssa byrne. it has been three days since she was last seen. obviously her friends and family extremely concerned. her mother kim and her older brother is r waiting for word from her dad who has been in lake tahoe for the past few days looking for his daughter. serge and rescue teams scoured the area by helicopter and snow shoes yesterday and will do the same today. she vanished around midnight from the horizon casino hotel. she will gone there after leaving an outdoor concert fest early because she was cold. one friend who spotted her in the lobby that night says alyssa didn't seem to be herself. she appeared to be intoxicated or on drugs. they have discovered a new signal transmitted in minutes after the new year from her phone. >> we're worried, the nighttime temperatures are

news this morning. >> it is with deep regret that we announce that we have recovered the body of alyssa byrne. >> reporter: utility workers found the body of byrne after attending a new year's party. it's now unclear whether byrne ever made it back. >> there's been some conflicting information about this case. if that person did see her, it is possible that she jumped on a shuttle or got a ride back to the snow globe area. so we've got a lot of leg work still to do. >> reporter: at this afternoon news conference, el dorado investigator said byrne was found clothed. but other people who saw her that night said that she appeared to be under the influence of something. >> when they get to a certain point and can't function and think logically, if that may have happened to her she may have had difficult getting up. >> reporter: a tattoo helped identify that the body found here did belong to byrne. although some comments were found on her twitter page, they do not think it had a factor in what happened here. eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> witnesses tell us they heard 30 to 40 gunshots. contra cost

alyssa byrne's body was found here.along pioneer trail. it's only about a mile from lake tahoe community college.where she was attending the music festival new year's eve. byrne and some friends were staying at the horizon casino resort in stateline nevada. it appears byrne chose to walk from the music festival back to the resort.apparently several people at the festival did the same because there was a long line for the shuttle. authorities say her body was found just off this stretch of pioneer trail, between black bart avenue and al tahoe blvd. which means if she was walking back to the resort.she presumably made a wrong turn, because the resort is this way. keep in mind this area is covered with snow right now.and plows created snow banks along pioneer trail. the utility worker noticed her body over a snowbank.about 10 feet off the road. >> catherine: allyssa lived with her parents in petaluma. family members and friends have been stopping at the home throughout the day. reporters about what the family is going through.especially alyssa

. >>> hundreds of people gathered today to remember 19-year-old alyssa byrne who died in lake tahoe overew year's holiday. the restaurant hosted a fundraiser in memory of the former student athlete. investigators found byrne's body along the road where they expect she died while walking back to her hotel. police say they do not suspect foul play. friends of the family say they are devastated by the loss of their only daughter. >> they are courageous in my opinion. nobody can understand what you are going through with the loss of a sibling or a child. >> alyssa byrne's brother worked at the restaurant. the family asked that the donations be made in her name. >>> a 13-year-old tourist viz tding san francisco from another country was hit by a cab last night. she was rushed to san francisco general hospital with life threatening injuries. >>> and police are offering a $10,000 reward for help solving a serious hit-and-run accident from christmas eve. a man is in critical condition after he was hit in a cross walk by a drag racing car that looks like this. it is a black two-door honda civic. i

news this morning. >> it is with deep regret that we announce that we have recovered the body of alyssa byrne. >> reporter: utility workers found the body of byrne after attending a new year's party. it's now unclear whether byrne ever made it back. >> there's been some conflicting information about this case. if that person did see her, it is possible that she jumped on a shuttle or got a ride back to the snow globe area. so we've got a lot of leg work still to do. >> reporter: at this afternoon news conference, el dorado investigator said byrne was found clothed. but other people who saw her that night said that she appeared to be under the influence of something. >> when they get to a certain point and can't function and think logically, if that may have happened to her she may have had difficult getting up. >> reporter: a tattoo helped identify that the body found here did belong to byrne. although some comments were found on her twitter page, they do not think it had a factor in what happened here. eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> witnesses tell us they heard 30 to 40 gunshots. contra cost

they are triesing the moves of alyssa byrne. tara moriarty is in petaluma where the community is coming together in hopes of finding her. >> we're here at beyond the glory restaurant which is hosting a fundraiser in the search for alyssa byrne and there have been new developments including activity from alyssa's cell phone right before it died. meanwhile, her mother and older brother remain at home in petaluma while her father is up in south lake tahoe where he's been for the past few days looking for his daughter. search and rescue teams scoured the area by helicopter and snow shoe. 19-year-old byrne vanished around midnight from the horizon casino hotel. she has gone there after leaving an outdoor concert early. she told friends she was cold. sheriff's deputies have a new clue to go on o, a ping off her cell phone sometime after midnight january 1st. >> last i heard they thought it was near a soccer field, baseball field area, so at least now they're able to have a footstep of where to go. >> reporter: surveillance from the ho

is a picture of the 19-year-old alyssa byrne. she went to lake tahoe for a concert, the snowglobe concert new year's eve. before midnight she was using her phone. they have been assured that. and after midnight, three minutes after, she used her phone again. it could have been a phone call or a tweet but she was at the horizon hotel when she made it back after the concert. then she disappeared. now, a look at new information, in tweets from an confident hers, one says "after tonight you will never be part of my life." another says "just lost all my trust in the person i trusted most." that can sound like someone depressed and sad but a close friend says don't read too much into it. >> it could be related to a fight that she got in but i don't think it was someone she is talking about who tried to harm her. those are just the kind of posts she would post. >> investigators say they are not certain she posted them so they are looking into that. the search continues at south lake tahoe in the area around the horizon hotel the last pl

alyssa byrnes' father is in nevada and air and ground searches have been going on all day. kimberly has new details. she joins us live from petaluma where the teenager's mother is waiting and hoping for the best. >> reporter: hoping for the best and hoping her daughter will walk into the front door any time now. today, authorities did expand the search area in lake tahoe and are continuing to conduct interviews, both in lake tahoe and also here in petaluma. friends who saw 19-year-old alyssa byrne right before she went missing say she was not acting like herself. >> she was a really happy personal girl. >> reporter: they were in tahoe for the three-day outdoor snow globe music festival. her friends say on new years eve she left the concert to head back to the hotel by herself. that's when one of her friends say he ran into her in the lobby and something wasn't right. >> she seemed intoxicated or under the influence of some type of drug. >> reporter: this was the last interaction friends had with her. >> we probably called her 15, 20 time throughout the night. >> reporter: i

they are going to be hosting a fundraiser to help the search efforts for alyssa byrne. meanwhile her mother and her brother are here in petaluma at home while the father has been in south lake tahoe for the past few days looking for his daughter. search and rescue teams scoured the area by helicopter and snow show yesterday. byrne vanished around midnight on new year's eve from the horizon casino hotel. she has gone there after leaving an outdoor concert early. she told friends she was cold. sheriff's deputies say they have a new clue to go on, a ping off her cell phone sometime after midnight at a nearby field. >> my level of hope is she's out there and if you are, just come home. we love you. we miss you. >> reporter: now her twitter account shows two final tweets that suggest she was upset, one saying lost trust in a person she trusted most. that was on the afternoon of new year's eve, and the second one said after tonight you'll never be a part of my life. you won't be a memory of 2013, a new year, you'll never be apart, you're nothing to me. sheriff's department ca

take vo ---alyssa byrne, de 19 aÑos de edad, fue vista por ultima vez en "south lake tahoe", donde asisticierto con un grupo de amigos. ---la policia dice que la joven se subi a un autobus sin sus amigos para regresar al hotel pero nunca lleg. ---si usted tiene informacion sobre su paradero, contacte a la policia. blanca -- un nuevo sistema de vigilancia del transporte publico de san francisco "muni" ... esta causando controversia., pero mientras algunos se sienten mas seguros con esto... otros dicen que invade su privacidad. -- gabriela dellan en vivo nos amplia. gaby --la proxima vez que entre al muni.. quiza quiera pensar dos veces lo que va a decir o hacer.. porque no solo lo estaran vigilando sino tambien escuchandolo .. 0:25 pkg --- asi como los populares "reality shows"...las camaras y microfonos del muni de san francisco .. siguen de cerca sus movimientos y sus conversaciones. -- pero para la sorpresa de muchos esto no es nuevo.. estos equipos han estado instalados en los trenes y autobuses por mas de 12 aÑos.. --- ahora gracias a una ayuda del departamento de seguridad nacional..

. >> earlier today a memorial was held at casa grande high school in petaluma for alyssa byrne. the teen who went missing back on new years eve near lake tahoe. kron four's jeff pierce was in attendence >> alyssa had so many friends, i really want to emphasize the so many part, because well just look around. >> reporter: hundreds of friends, family and classmates of alyssa byrne came together at the high school she graduated from for a memorial service saturday. in a ceremony that was emblematic of the close knit twon that petaluma is, they remembered alyssa who was reported missing on new years eve after attending a concert at lake tahoe. >> my biggest fear today was that we were going to show up and there was going to be twenty kids. >> reporter: tears and hugs were the hallmark of an event that paid tribute to the nineteen year old alyssa. those who attended the event sere encouraged to wear pink. >> she told me one time she wanted her funeral to be a party with all her favorite things so with all of this pink it's absolutely amazing. >> reporter: the preliminary investigation

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topvo blanca ---maÑana se realizara una ceremonia para conmemorar a alyssa byrnes, la joven de 19 aÑospetaluma que perecio mientras visitaba el area de south lake tahoe para un festival de musica. ---a los asistente del evento, se les ha pedido vestir de rosa. ---la ceremonia se realizara a las 10 de la maÑana en el gimnasio de la preparatoria "casa grande" de petaluma donde estudio la adolescente. topvo blanca ---hoy se dictamino la condena carcelaria de 27 anos a ari abdallah morales, de 19 anos de edad y residente de san pablo, quien ya habia sido declarado culpable de haber participado en una violacion en grupo a una estudiante de 16 anos de edad, durante un baile de gala para la preparatoria richmond en 2009... ---segun la policia, morales y otro co- acusado, violaron a la victima con otros objetos y fueron testigos cuando la menor fue golpeada y violada por otros seis sospechosos... blanca ---en el vecindario de la mision, los residentes estan hartos de tanta violencia sexual contra las mujeres. take vo ---es por eso que esta tarde, un grupo de personas se congregaron en la estac

byrne family moment. at the mailbox, you can see they have a yellow ribbon tied around it. and they have the angels and the candle there. this is as alyssa'siently awaits for word. in is kim byrne. i -- this is kim byrne. i dent nope if you got much sleep last night. your husband is up there now. what did he say? >> they are expanding the search andreas cau today -- and rescue today. they already started the search. yesterday nothing was rae covered so that was good -- recovered so that was good news. my husband is much more optimistic at this point. that she's indoors and safe. hopefully we're be hearing from her -- i'm hoping to see her soon. >> reporter: the 19-year-old vanished around midnight on new year's eve from the horizon casino hotel. she had gone there after leaving a concert early. investigators are also looking into her twitter account which shows two final tweets that suggest she was upset. one of them said that she lost trust in a person she trusted most. what do you believe of these tweets. >> i peeve in is a totele will -- i believe this is a totally separate issue. she's had a friend before -- two teenaged girls, a lot o

both hat nonthrive threatening injuries. >> friends and family of petaluma teenager alyssa byrns heldd daysers. they want to raise money for families to deal with missing children. >> parking in san francisco will no longer be free on sundays. tomorrow parking meters will be collecting money for the first time. >> congress approved a $9.7 billion flood insurance measure but it was a vote that not only delayed for several days but less than what was wanted by new york and new jersey officials. david curly has more. reporter: debris still covering lots surrounded by damaged houses. it's the house of representatives that residents are seething about. >> ask the house to come visit my house. they wouldn't take it. after a week they would run out of here. we had to rip out the floor. >> she stayed in her damaged rockway park new york home. weeks without electricity, some warm food from the red cross. $2,400 from fema, but nothing from her insurance company which says it's waiting for government flood insurance money. congress finally passed $9 billion to help pay out more flood caims after

both hat nonthrive threatening injuries. >> friends and family of petaluma teenager alyssa byrns held fund daysers. they want to raise money for families to deal with missing children. >> parking in san francisco will no longer be free on sundays. tomorrow parking meters will be collecting money for the first time. >> congress approved a $9.7 billion flood insurance measure but it was a vote that not only delayed for several days but less than what was wanted by new york and new jersey officials. david curly has more. reporter: debris still covering lots surrounded by damaged houses. it's the house of representatives that residents are seething about. >> ask the house to come visit my house. they wouldn't take it. after a week they would run out of here. we had to rip out the floor. >> she stayed in her damaged rockway park new york home. weeks without electricity, some warm food from the red cross. $2,400 from fema, but nothing from her insurance company which says it's waiting for government flood insurance money. congress finally passed $9 billion to help pay out more flood caims a

alyssa byrne was last seen in south lake tahoe.ld was there with friends for a music concert. she hasn't been seen since new year's eve. >>> federal agents have made a involving more than 120 children. they set up sting operations across the country over the internet. more than 200 people were arrested - including three in the bay area. >>> giants pitcher sergio romo had a run-in with security at the vegas airport. he apparently got loud and angry - and didn't have proper i-d. romo ended up being cited - and in handcuffs. >>> new home sales jumped towards the end of 2012. in fact - selling at their fastest pace in two and a half years. from october to november. sales were up more than four percent. realtors here in san francisco say existing home sales are also shooting through the roof. kron four's philippe djegal has the story. >> reporter: business at hill and company in san francisco is good. and, realtor scott brittain says its been that way for going on a year now. brittain says the median >> pretty much every neighborhood an

. >> following the latest on the death of 19 year-old alyssa byrne who went missing in lake tahoe. >> and police have arrested the man accused of setting a woman on fire in san francisco's bayview district, we will have more on that. >> the east shore freeway interstate 80 westbound an accident with emergency vehicles on the same period to lanes blocked and debris strewn across all the lanes. it is backed up traffic almost to highway four. the drive time is 18 minutes for interstate 80 westbound. also in the east bay for contra costa and dense fog advisory for antioch and that spurred on highway 4. >> there is an east bay fog the advisory in effect right now until 9:00 this morning. here's a live look at the toll plaza here for the venetian bridge. jackie sissel is out there monitoring conditions this morning. >> i am only a few yards away from the toll plaza and you cannot even make out the very far and of the toll plaza. that is out that the fog is out here. even thicker at different points along 680 as i can only year to the south. defogger advisory is in effect in the east bay int