authorities say it killed 34- year-old nicole comstock. his facebook page shows pictures of him skiing down steep slopes. the sheriff's department says the experience skier left about an hour and a halfnorth of the alpine meadows ski resort. >> the area they were in was not a prohibited area that they cannot skiing. >> reporter: ski patrol rescued the man skiing with comstock. the servant survivor has severe lower body injuries. >> when you get conditions like this, there is always a risk of avalanche and that danger. >> reporter: authorities don't believe anyone is missing. they used tools, including the stock to look for survivors and people buried in the snow. the storm yesterday dumped about 2 feet of snow at alpine meadows. resort officials say workers performed avalanche mitigation work before opening this morning. >> i know ski patrol do an investigation and that. most avalanches are either caused by obviously either environmental or human triggers. considering witnesses saw them skiing down, you can probably draw a conclusion from

>>the a grant of a key we're learning a 34 year-old man a coal comstock is identified as the man killed and the other skier has not been identified, but the victim is from a small town in plumas county. and we're told the victims wrote one of the victim was partially buried in the snow. this at the start ofa busy holiday weekend. the large side happened around 10 30 this morning, alpine meadows ski trol rushed to save 2 skiers on the resort's subway run described as rugged and remote expert terrain witnessesaw 2 people skiing when an avalanche occurred one man died the other person seriously injured and taken to the hospital the placer county eriff's office identified the man killed as 34 year-old cold comstock of blair's in california the avalanche comes a day after a strong storm passed throh the sierra dumping over 2 feet of snow on the mountain ski float or most avalanches are either caused by obviously either environmental or human triggers. >>and considering witnesses on skiing you can. well, i draw conclusions from there. >>sergeant michael powers insist the resort mitigates agai

hearted and went out of hi way for others sense, how cold comstock's wife. it is remembering a 34 year-old skietonight comstock was kill today when an avalanche hit at alpine meadows in lake tahoe also serious and seously injuring another skier, thanks for joining us tonight, i'm can win and i'm pam moore that fatal avanche struck this morning that tonight we are learning more about the life that avalanche claimed kron four's gayle ong joins us live now here in the studio with more gay. ken and pam in that statement from his wife also said he loved seeing and also left a living life his iend was also seriously injured at this at the start of a busy skiing weekend. >>the largeide happened around 10 30 this morning, alpineeadows ski patrol rushed o save 2 male skiers on the resort's subway run described as rugged and mote expert terrain the information we have that the area they were in was not a prohibited area that they could not skin t it is definitely an advanced area for skiers witnesses saw 2 people skig when an avalanche occurred. >ne man died the other

authorities say it killed 34- year-old cole comstock, his facebook page shows pictures of them skiing down steep slopes, the sheriff department says the experienced skier lived about an hour and a half north of the alpine meadows ski resort. >> the area they were in was not a prohibited area, it is definitely an advanced area. >> reporter: ski patrol rescued a man skiing with comstock, they say the su hasein>>unfouna conditions like this there is always a risk of avalanche. >> reporter: authorities don't believe anyone is missing, they used tools inclstday.about 2 osnow alpine meadows, resort officials they work is performed avalanche mitigation work before opening this morning. >> ski patrol will do an investigation, most avalanches are caused by environmental or human triggers. considering witnesses saw them skiing down, you can probably draw a conclusion from that. >> reporter: the death cast a somber mood at the resort. areas that were not affected remained open. >> we have been talking about this all day, how we need to be safe, and how we feel for the families that have been imp

an hours later cole comstock was swept away. the man skiing with him rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery. >>ice in pain it's see there's a seous injury crystal bauer was on the slopes and watched in shock as this happened she says she saw cole cotock take hilast term she just to stay here in the us. yes, you my second almost comstock was a beloed husband, his wife caitlin shared kind words about him this evening saing he loves skene any love living life he deeply loved his friends, hifamily and above all his wife. >>he supported everyone with all of his heart anwas a true example of unconditional love the alpine meadws ski patrol was dispatched immediately after this happened anfollowed by search and rescue crews. first responders are thankful for the dozens of voluntes who the avanche we're still be r out there lookingat we didn't have those witnesses that we didn have all resources and the volunteer search and child. >>pele familiar with the opes at lpine say the area comstock and his companion were in is rugged and t

taken to the hospital the pler county sheriff's office identified the man killed as 34 year-o cold comstock oblair's did pictured here with his wife, the valanchecomes a day after a strong storm passed through the sierra dumping over 2 feet of snow on the mountain ski slope fomost avalanches are either caused by iously either environmental or huma triggers. >>and considering with this on skng you can. well i draw conclusions from there. >>sergeant michael powers insist the resort mitigates againstavalanche danger ski patrol avalanche dog search and rescue teams desperately search for the 2 skiers, the resort issued a statent saying quote the entire squaw valley alpine meadows team, including all of the first responders extend the deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased. we are workg closely with the families of all affected individuals to sure their continued care. >>the injured skier have lower body injuries they were airlfted to a lake tahoe hospital f emergency surgery, reporting live in the studio gayle ong on 4 news scale. thank yowant to take a closer look now at

back >> reporter: it killed 34-year- old cole comstock. the experiencea half north of the alpine meadows ski resort. >> the area they were in was not a permitted area that they could not ski in, but it's definitely an advanced area for skiers. >> reporter: ski patrol rescued the man skiing with comstock. they say the survivor has severe lower body interest. >> when you get conditions like this, unfortunately there is always risk of avalanche and avalanche danger. >> reporter: the storm yesterday dumped about two feet of snow at alpine meadows. resort officials say workers performed added village medication work before opening this morning. >> i know ski patrol doing investigation into the proposed avalanches are caused either by environmental or human triggers, and considered witnesses saw him skiing down, you can probably draw confusion. >> reporter: the death cost sambar mood at the resort. >> we've been talking about this all day, how we need to be safe and feel for the families who have been most impacted by this. >> reporter: at the a

he's been identified as 34-year-old cole comstock. on thursday his wife posted on social media about how much she loved him and said that he would want everyone to go play in the snow. skiers and snowboarders are heart broken and shaken. >> it really shakes you up, and like, especially in, like, small local area, everybody is, like, oh, my gosh, we lost someone to this. >> it's really sad. that could be anybody. >> a second victim sustained injuries to the lore half of his body. we are told he had surgery yesterday and is recovering. >> cole comstock's wife caitlin released a statement saying cole was the most kind hearted and caring person to his friends and even strangers. he went out of his way to make everyone feel loved and cared for. despite the deadly avalanche, a lot of bay area skiers still are headed to the weekend. this one in walnut creek was held last night, and customers get ready to hit the mountains and a lot of snow has fallen in the sierra over the past few days and the fact that this deadly avalanche happened has pe

cole comstock's wife released a statement saying he was an avid skier and caring person. alpine meadows issued a statement sending their sympathies. the ski resort is working closely with the family of all those affected. the incident has cost caused many skiers to think about what they would do in case they are in the area when an avalanche hits. this is a case that surprised others. and one person talks about airbags that float. >> the enemy is time and if someone is buried in an avalanche maybe you need to get an airway in that person within 15 minutes. >> in an avalanche, try to skew to the side and shut others. and no work to search. >>> stanford is offering counseling to everyone on campus following the death of a student at a fraternity house. stanford daily reports a male sophomore was found dead at the beta delta chi fraternity on almeda drive yesterday morning. so far the sheriff's office has found no evidence of foul play. a pastor rested after police that he threatened to shoot up a church. police say 79-year-old paul michaelson wrote a letter that he was plan

the cole comstock and the avalanche but had severe internal injuries. >> cole comstock kaitlyn who loved skiing and loved living life. that brought him to alpine meadows. 10:00 a.m. on the expert run he and a friend were swept away by an avalanche. the ski report didn't know how many may be buried. >> we would still and looking if we didn't t witnesses and resources and volunteers in the resort remained open and busy. reminded avalanches while rare do happen. >> the reason we've avalanches is we've a layers know pack. avalanche safety and says most happen out of bounds in back country, so this surprised him. he teaches how to use safety gear. even air bags that float viabilities on top of the slide. understand the danger and avoid being caught. >> the enemy is time. if someone is buried in an avalanche. we need to get an open airway in 15 minutes. >> try to ski to the side. shout so people see you. punch and thrash the snow. have the tips in mind. >> fight like hell, that's the first thing you have to do. have your transponder on and co he one. he loved skiing and living life he loved fa

comstock's wife posted on social media just yesterday how much she loved him. now let's go play in the snow, she wrote. >> it's really sad. that could be anybody. >> reporter: the avalanche warning center forecasted today's avalanche risk as considerable. >> if you're out there wanting to get, like, fresh runs and there's always the risk, you know, if it's deep snow. >> reporter: the other victim is seriously hurt with injuries to the lower part of his body. we understand he underwent surgery today and is recovering. in the sierra, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. cole comstock's wave, caitlyn, just released a statement this evening saying, in part, that cole was the most kind hearted and caring person to his friends, even strangers. he went out of his way to make everyone feel loved and cared for. >>> this is one of the busiest weekends of the ski season. a lot of bay area skiers are heading to lake tahoe, and today's avalanche is a good reminder about safety on the slopes. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us in martinez along 680 wit

you my second almost comstock was a beloved husband, his wife caitlin shared kind words about him thisning saying he loves skene any love living life he deeply loved his friends, his family and above all his wife. >>he supported everyone with all of his heart and was a true example of unconditional love the alpine meadows ski patrol was dispatched immediately after this happened and followed by search and rescue crews. first responders are thankful for the dozens of volunteers who helped locate comstock after the avalanche we're still be out there looking at you didn't have those witnesses that we didn't have all resources and the volunteers >>people familiar with the slopes at alpine say the area comstock and his companion were in is rugged and tough. >>but the powdery overnight snow made it passable it's just not because. >>and the just inside a that was anna giles reporting for us tonight and you can find calls wife's full statement on her loss on our website. >>kron 4 dot com. >>the black boxes from the ukrainian passenger jet shot down by iran are headed to ukraine. iran's acciden

butole as comstock a great scare more than a decade of experience on the black diamond c grew up in the sierra plumas coty was familiar with the mountains in the sierra tonight, his wife here caitlin is mourning his loss she released a statement that she shared with this in it she remembered him as kind hearted and caring not only to his friendbut the strangers she says cole went out of his way to make eryone feel loved and to put others needs first she went on to say he love skiing and loved living life. he deeply loved his friends, his familyand above all his wife. he supported eveone with all of his heart and was a true example of unconditional love comstock's friend who was hurt in that avalanchseverely injured he wastaken to a hospital lake tahoe hospal where he underwent emergency surgery said have extensive lower-body injuries. ere's no word yet on his condition tonight but we'll keep you posted their ken pam back to you thank you granfrom e victim we now look at the conditions leading upto that avalanche, we know more than. >>2 feet of snow for just fe on the area. but officials

and cole comstock perished. >> the area they were in was not a prohibited area, but it is an advanced area for skiers. >> reporter: later in the day, his wife spoke with reporters by telephone about how much he loved skiing and life and people. >> very savvy skiing, a strong skiing, and he loved skiing. t it was a complete fluke. >> reporter: today's avalanche was not the first here. those slopes have a history. in march of 1982, an avalanche killed seven people and left one woman buried alive for five days. alpine records the largest number of avalanches of any ski resort in the united states and has an aggressive program to maintain the safety of these slopes. >> i know that she was doing the thing that he loved, and i know that he didn't suffer. >> reporter: cole comstock was 34 years old. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> so here's another look at alpine meadows ski resort. the avalanche happened in this area you see right here. that's between scott chute and scott chair. this is considered an advanced ski area but not the back country. so what were the weather conditions like. sand

. >> he's coal comstock, 34-year- old from blairs tonight. his friend survived with leg injuries. >> 34-year-old cole comstock with wife kaitlyn who loved skiing and living life. that brought him to alpine meadowes with 2 feet of new snow. about 10:00 a.m.  he and a friend were swept away by the avalanche. witnesses to the slide narrowed the search. >> we would be out looking without the witnesses and resources and volunteers. >> the resort remained open and busy with skiers for a long weekend. avalanche while rare do happen. >> the reason we have lunches we have a layer snow pack. >> richard trains people in avalanche safety and most happen out of bounds in back country, this surprised him. he uses how to use safety deer. but his overriding advice. understand the danger and avoid being caught. >> the enemy is time, if someone is buried in an avalanche we need an open airway within 15 minutes. >> try to ski to the side. shout, and punch and thrash the snow. skiers should have the tips in mind. >> fight like hell. that's whatever to the. hav

. >> reporter: comstock is survived bid his wife. this type of incident is extremely rare in terms of avalanches happening within active ski resorts. the last time something like this happened at this resort was 1982 when 7 people were killed. live at the alpine meadows ski resort, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> let me tell you more about alpine meadows, the other deadly avalanche was decades ago and 7 people were killed and 5 severely injured in march of 1982. it was a wall of snow and ice that dropped from some 700 feet above the northeast area of alpine. it took out one chair lift and damaged others. it buried structures including the main lodge. and a major avalanche at squaw valley in 2018 caught 5 people near the olympic lady chair lift. 2 people were seriously injured. a snow boarder's rescue captured here on cell phone video. no one was killed in that instant. sincntthreat of avalanche, it's something the rescue teams train for. this exercise from 2017 is typical. they use specially trained dogs, probes to practice looking for victim

absolute tragedy is going show youwho suffered in this the an who lo their life his name is cole comstock he's 34 years old he is from plumas county in a town called players. dan that is about an hour and 20 minutes, north of the tahoe area. the circstances around how this individual lo their life in this avalane is still unknown right now whether he was trapped undneath happen to come in contact with a tree. we don't know that will be part of the investigation, we also know that there was another invil who was a seriously hurt in hit in all thisand that person was taken tohospital for surgery don't want to go ahead angive us a statement now in this comes from caitl comstock this is the wifeof the individual who passed away eaier on today and this is what shtold us not too long ago in regas to her husband ca he love skiing and love ling life he deeply loved his friends. his family and above all his wife. he supported everyone with all of his heart and was a true example unconditional love no word if you are with us watching hronic 5 30 this evening, you saw that my a co-worker sunseri con

cole comstock perished. >> the information that we have, the area was prohibited area but an advanced area. >> reporter: and cole comstock's wife spoke with reporters by telephone about how much he loved skiing and life. >> and he loved skiing and it was just a fluke. >> reporter: in march of 1982, an avalanche killed seven and left one woman buried alive for five days. alpine the largest number of a larges of any of ski resort in the united states and has an aggressive program to maintain the safety of the slopes. as to what triggered the avalanche remains under investigation. >> i know that he was doing the thing that he loved and i know that he didn't suffer. >> reporter: cole comstock was 34 years old. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. ang children were doused with jet fuel while playing at a school yard. a delta air lines jumbo jet dumped fuel before making a safe emergency landing on tuesday. and a group of teachers are suing delta, more than 60 duflts and children needed medical attention at first they said that pilot followed normal procedure, but now delta is not commenting now tha

and cole comstock perished. >> the area they were in was not a prohibited area, but it is an advanced area for skiers. >> reporter: later in the day, his wife spoke with reporters by telephone about how much he loved skiing and life and people. >> very savvy skiing, a strong skiing, and he loved skiing. t it was a complete fluke. >> reporter: today's avalanche was not the first here. thosepe history. in march of 1982, an avalanche killed seven people and left one woman buried alive for five days. alpine records the largest number of avalanches of any ski resort in thes an aggressive pr maintain the safety of these slopes. >> i know that she was doing the thing that he loved, and i know that he didn't suffer. >> reporter: cole comstock was 34 years old. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> so here's another look at alpine meadows ski resort. the avalanche happened in this area you see right here. that's between scott chute and scott chair. this is considered an advanced ski area but not the back country. so what were the weather conditions like. sandhya? avalancheplace, and then last n the

and i know that he didn't suffer. >> reporter: cole comstock was 34 years old. wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, the annual women's marches take place in cities across the country, including here in the bay area. in san francisco, the rally starts at lurt this morning at civic center plaza. the march starts up at 1:30 at market street to the embarcadero. in oakland participants gather outside city hall at 10:00 a.m. the march starts at 11 broadway to gand and back to the plaza. and the san jose women's march beginning at 11:00 a.m. from city hall. from there they march to arena green park. the crowds are not expected as large in previous years but could disrupt traffic and transit. the first well women's march held shortly after president trump's inauguration in 2017 in protest of the trump administration and perceived threats to women's rights. >>> they will love to hear what you have to say about the forecast this morning. >> well, i think a lot of people lke that storm on thursday. it would be nice. in january to get a couple of more of those.

>>people miliar with the slopes at alpine say the area comstock and his mpanion were in is rugged and tough. >>but the powdery overnight snow made it passable it's just not something danger because. >>and the just inside a >>that was an dis reporting you can find calls wife's full statement on our website at kron 4 dot m. >>you're on the kron 4 morning news 2 officers killed in hawaii in a deadly shooting bring you the very latest on that story d another race horse dies at the santa anita track, making it the second horse now to be euthanized in as many days will have the full story and it's clou and cool the start this monday but conditions will improve this afternoon your forecast ahead. >>and we're checking out your drive on the nimitz freeway we pulled up a caltrans camera so we can take a peek at 8.80 north. this is what it's looking like passing high street definitely holiday there are those who will say that you're: too fat. too skinny. too hard. too ft. too old. too much. too unexpected. too limite and to them we say too bad. because at kair permanente, we belve that everyone

. >>34 year-old cold comstock of players dead has been identified as the man killed when an avalanche hit alpine meadows ski resort friday morning call loved to ski and heloved living life his wife caitlin said ia statemen she says if there's one thing to take away about his li, it's to be kindto one another because it's the right thing to do comstock is froa small town in plumas count he was skiing with his friend who was seriously injured and taken the hospital what's really discouring and upsettinis they were in downs, they were not outside the park. >>soalpine meadows ski patrol ruhed to save the 2 skiers on the resort's subway run described as rugged and remote expe terrainthe large fight happened around 00:30am in the morning tnesses saw 2 people skiing when avalanche occurred the avalanche comes a day after a strong storm passed through thsierra dumping over 2 feet ofsnow on the mountain ski slope r most avalancs are either caused by obviously either environment or human trigges. >>and nsidering wnesses on skiing you can why draw conclusions fromhere. >>sergeant michael powers

the man involved today was cole comstock. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the 34-year-old lived in a small town of a few dozen people north of tahoe. a male skier suffered severe injuries to his lower body. t's yomepl public safety radio dispatch. this will give you an idea of the rush to reach those men in the avalanche. >> alpine meadows avalanche. >> ski patrol requesting two ground ambulances, two confirmed patients, avalanche. >> reporter: that's the kind of radio call nobody wants to hear. crews scoured the area and found in other victims. they wrapped up about 90 minutes after the avalanche. the cause is under investigation. a an a level avalanche area. it records the largest number of avalanches of any ski resort in the united states. you may remember in 1982 seven people were killed. something like 15 inches of new snow. they have received 25 inches in the last 24 hours. the ski resort issued a statement today extending sympathies to the families and the friends of their victims. there's much more going on here. we're going to get to it and we'll h

the person that was killed was cole comstock, 34, of blairsden, california. another person suffered serious injuries and is undergoing surgery now. a wall of snow came down this morning inside the resort boundaries. for more on what took place today we are joined by kevin cooper. it is good to hear from you but a very somber day in your area after that tragic avalanche at alpine meadows. the resort did take steps to try to decrease the danger from the avalanche. what do you think led to this? tell us about the conditions. >> we received a significant amount of snow in the last 24 hours which fell on top of hardpacked. that created the serious avalanche danger. you can go to the avalanche website in the backcountry and yesterday the advisory was high both above near and below the tree lines. today it is still in the considerable zone. we have up to 24 inches of snow received here recently. this was near the promised land and the scott chair where it is a little bit steeper. this is probably what caused it , the increase in the wind. we do not know if this was

area between scott shoot and the promise land at's near the scot chairlift that's cole compstat comstock may d have been is in the area known as subway now according to the esort crews had been working in the area friday morning to control avalanchesthat they used to some explosives to cle away some of the all told more than 2 feet of snow the 24 hours between thursday and friday. alancs a ski sorts are considered rar but of course are also risks that cannot be fully controlled. frid's incident is the first adly avalanche in alpe meadows since march 31th of 1982, 7 people were illed by an avanche at that resort alpine meadows was closed at the time because of e heavy snowfall but up to 13 employees ansome people on vacation where there when the avalanches hit that buried the parking lot and destroyed some structures there we. coming up onron 4 news weekend. we ve more details on the disturbing reports of a pastor threatening to shoot up a chur on the peninsula. and how police were able to catch itand then a bay area toddler is safe following an hour's long standoff will explain how the o

the resort remained open although an area and 30-year- old cool comstock was killed.ouse speaker nancy pelosi discussed the impeachment trial at a consensus event at an impeachment trial. >> i would hope the oath the senators made yesterday would insist that there be eyewitnesses and documentation which is very important. the impeachment trial is expected to resume on tuesday. natalie brand tells us senators must first finalize the rules. >> impeachment was on president trump's mind during a white house visit with alice use championship football team. >> we take pictures behind the resolute --. it's been there a long time. some good not so good. you got a good one now. even though they are trying to impeach the son of a bench, can you believe it? >> he added new members including kenneth starr that led to president clinton's impeachment pam bondi and o.j. simpson former attorney elder shorts. giuliani's former associate indicted businessman who says he was the men entrusted to pressure ukraine to investigate the bidens and he claims the president knew all about it. i'

the avalanche hitkilling cole comstock another scare was on the slopes aswell watched it all unfold. >>and see there's serious injury just to stay here in the us. yes, you my second almost >>first responders are thanking thzens of volunteers who help locate comstock after the avalanche. emergency room had to undergo leg injuries. suffering severe >>it is an additial health screenings are being conducted at several major us airports, including sfo. but they say there's no need to panic, we'll explain coming up. and another race horse dies at the santa ana track making that the second to be euthanized in as many days. why some are calling for an end to the track. and let's take a look outside here at the san mateo bridge. well, it's a little it gray, but look at the light the traffic is it's because a lot of peoplehave today off for mlk day 'll be i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. climate is the number 1 priority i would decle a state of emergency on day 1. congre has nev passed an important imate billever. this is a problem that continues to get worse. i've spent a decade fig

. >> the man who died in the avalanche was cole comstock of plumas county and his wife said his last words to her were "i love you." >>> pride parade organizers have banned another group from taking part. sf pride voted to ban the alameda county sheriff's office from marching in uniform in the parade. they say their decision was based on the department's enforcement of an eviction order against moms 4 housing in oakland last week. this after a similar resolution to ban google and youtube from sponsorship and participation. the sf pride parade is in june. >>> and it is become an annual tradition. millions of people across the country joining for the women's march. marchers yesterday brought awareness to climate change, reproductive rights and equal pay. there were more than 180 marches across the country including this one in san jose. people marched in the streets in oakland and san francisco. "today in the bay" sergio quintana brings us there. >> reporter: one of the first goals of the original women's march was to bring together groups and build solidarity for a common cause. now f

the other in surgery both avid skiers. 34 yr-old cold comstock of players deadhas been identified as the man killed. >>when an avalanche hit alpine meadows ski resort friday morning call lovedto ski and he loved living life his wife caitlin said in a statement. she says if there's one thing to take away about his life it's to be kind to one another because it's the right thing to do comstock is from small town in plumas county. he was skiing with his friend who was seriously injured and taken to the hospital what's really discouraging and uptting is they were in dos, they were not outside the park. >>so. alpine meadows ski patrol rusd to save the 2 skiers onthe resort'subway run described as rugged and rete expe terrain, the large they happened around 00:30am in the morning witnesses saw 2 people skiing whean avalche occurred the avalanche comes a day after a strong storm passed through the sierra dumping ver 2 feet of snow on the mounin ski slope for most avalanches are either caused by obviously either environmtal or human triggers. >>and considering with this on skiing you can. we

and i know that he didn't suffer. >> cole comstock was 34 years old. at alpine meadows wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >>> and happening today, the annual women's march takes place in cities including here in the bay area. in san francisco, the rally starts at 11:30 this morning at civic center plaza. the march starts at 1:30 up market street to the embarcadero. in oakland participants gather at frank ogauway plaszcz at 10 "a" under broadway to grand and union down to telegraph and back to the plaza. the san jose women's march will start at 11:00 a.m. from city hall. participants march to arena green park. the crowds aren't expected as big as in previous years but could still disrupt traffic and transit too. the women's march was held after president trump's inauguration in 2017 and in frots of the trump administration pan it's received threats to women's rights. >>> it's 5:11 as you wake up this morning. you know they are hopeful expecting good weather for the march. >> we had the good storm and that was the biggest we saw in a while and helped us in the

but 2 hours later a 34 year-old cole comstock was killed as snow raced down that same area. another skier was on the slopes and watched it all unfold. >>see there's a serious injury just to stay here in the us. yes, you my second almost >>first responders are thanking the dozens of volunteers who help locate comstock after the avalanche. he was skiing with a friend who was rushed into emergency surgery after suffering severe injuries to his lower body. we do not have an update on his condition tonight. >>news at 10. millions of americans are being threatened by a massive winter storm. 1031 a closer look at the blizzard-like conditions. >>plus the cdc is changing its stance on vaping products why it is no longer urging people to avoid vaping altogether. >>up next a group of teachers whose students said that jet fuel dumped on tom steyer: no child should have to worry about finding good food in school. so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchen

nicole comstock died and his companion was seriously hurt on the slide. they were slit skiing on expert terrain yesterday morning after two days of heavy snow and another cd skier so what happened. >> the one skier started to cut left but the snow started moving so fast and there was so much of it, he couldn't get out of it. >> reporter: the man is from blairs then, a small town in plymouth county, no information has been released about the second man or how long the area will stay closed. in taking a live look right now and beginning today, federal health officials will screen some passengers are symptoms related to a mysterious and sometimes deadly virus. the centers for disease control and prevention are focusing on passengers arriving from china. if they are experiencing fever, coughing, and difficulty breathing, they will be tested for the coronavirus. so far two people in china have died from it and at least 45 others have been infected. the coronavirus has now spread to thailand and japan. public health officials are saying the illness is rarely sp

nicole comstock from plumas county, the second man has not been identified yet, alpine meadows has received 2 feet of new snow since wednesday, just ahead of a long holiday weekend. the area, where the avalanche occurred was closed this afternoon, and there is no word on what it's going to reopen. >> a homeowner are not afraid to use his gun, when he noticed someone breaking into his home. he fired shots towards a man, as he appeared to be breaking in through his window. police never located the suspect, they are continuing to investigate. >>> and original report tonight, a bay area company looking to using blood to fight age-related diseases. >> just a year ago, this kind of therapy came with an fda warning. but as kpix 5's juliette goodrich looks at the new clinical trials that are showing some promise. >> there are red blood cells treatments for age-related rarss disease. when it comes to fighting this we ne to find a solution, and find more symptomatic relief. >> there is no cure, and an urgent need for better treatments. that is why matt decided to push the science forward, and join a

i live in virginia, are representative of house number was comstock.in 2016, this was slightly democratic and hillary clinton won by about four or five points and barbara was recently comfortably in 2016. in 2018, she got obliterated. she lost by 12 points. that's a classic suburb republican leaning suburb and if you look at what happened in 2020, every republican got mowed down. i think that's going to happen but whether trump leaves in 2021 or 2025 or somewhere in between, there will be a big fight in the future. >> my question is referring back to your anecdote on the date of the unfortunate event september 11. since that day, did you see the evolution of nationalism and politics and specifically in the republican party? if so, do you think is getting better or worse in the coming election? >> i certainly didn't see it in the aftermath of 9/11. the republican party was up very dramatically different party. the country was generally united after 9/11. when i began to see the changes within the republican party and how it's changing toward ethnic nati

desperate search on lake tahoe after severe weather triggered an avalanche killing 34-year-old cole comstock and seriously injuring another. there are reports of several missing skiers on a slope before 11:00 this morning. >> we're attempting to locate any other victims. >> reporter: officials later calling off the search just a few hours before the avalanche, the resort performed maintenance on the slope, typical at ski resorts across the country including controlled explosions similar to this one in utah. >> there would be no way the ski resort could open safely without an aggressive avalanche control program. >> reporter: this morning's avalanche likely triggered by relentless snow. the resort in lake tahoe reporting 19 inches over the last 24 hours as extreme weather sweeps across the country. tonight's fatal avalanche causing the tenth death nationwide this season and the latest at a ski resort where avalanches are rare. a disturbing new pattern right as ski season hits its stride. steve patterson, nbc news. >> and that avalanche was caused by heavy snow from the same massive and danger

. >> the man who died in the avalanche was cole comstock. his wife says his last words to her were, i love you. >>> san francisco's pride parade organizers have banned another group from taking part. order against moms for housing that happened in oakland last week. the vote comes after similar resolutions to ban gd youtube from and participation. san francisco's pride parade is in june. >>> it has become an annual tradition. millions of women across the country banding together for the women's march. march has brought awareness to climate change, reproductive rights and equal pay today. there were more than 180 marches across the country including 24 one in san jose. people also took to the streets in oakland and the biggest one in the bay area in san francisco. that's where we find nbc bay area sergio quintana. sergio. >> reporter: san francisco city hall is all lit up in pink tonight. this afternoon there were lots of people for the rally in march with their political signs and those distinctive pink hats. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: one of the firs

tahoe, possibly triggering an avalanche, leaving one critically injured and killing 34-year-old cole comstock. in a statement his wife saying cole loved skiing and was the most kind-hearted and caring person. in the skies, more travel troubles. thousands of flights canceled and delayed in chicago friday, a ground stop stranding travelers. nearly 700 flights canceled, causing a ripple effect at airports today the storms now in the northeast where the temperatures hit record highs just last week >> wanted to go swimming now we're building a snowman. >> that is extremely weird. it really is it's just like unbelievable >> erin joins us from upstate new york what's the big concern in the area you are tonight? >> reporter: a big concern out here is all about black ice. the advice to drivers -- if you don't need to be out, stay home jose >> erin mclaughlin, thank you so much. >>> the storm isn't over yet, and brutally cold temperatures are coming right behind it nbc meteorologist janessa webb is tracking it for us janessa? >> this massive storm system has finally made its way to the northeast with w

the man involved today was cole comstock. he was pronounced dead at the scene.own of a few dozen people north of tahoe. a

chart of gold the past two years what we know is gold has this tight consolidation then pop tight comstock and pop look at the lines and do it different ways there are many ways to sort of and otate a chart. but the point is that after a period of pause and rest, reassertion of strength, pause and rest reassertion of strength i want to look at the current move in relation to the prior move what we know and see while it doesn't have to be smrkle after the pullback you have a 20% pop. we've had a pullback almost exact same in terms of time symmetry. and this pop now is only 7%. were we simply to achieve a 20% move or how about even 10 or 12, the implications are higher. the chart itself has this kind of cup and handle look all quite good a 20% similar to that would take you to 165 or 1650 an ounce in gold i think that's as reasonable a price objective as any what with he know is a big move, a consolidation, a big move, a consolidation. a big move, all within the context of what everyone knows, a massive bottoming out formation. that's gold. >> so, mike, the charts suggests says carter the id

our representative house member was barbara comstock. 2016, it is a purpleish district. hillary clinton wanted by four or five points. barbara ran and she won reasonably comfortably in 2016. in 2018 she got obliterated. she lost by 12 points. that is a classic republican leaning suburb. i think that will happen. there will be a big fight for the future of the republican party. >> thank you. my question is referring back to your anecdote on the day of september 11. since that day, did you see the evolution of nationalism and politics within the republican party. if so, do you see it getting better or worse? ini certainly did not see it the aftermath of 9/11. the republican party was a very different party. the country was different. when i began to see the changes in the republican party and how it was changing to an ethnic nationalist flavor was probably right around the mid to thousands. we were pushing a comprehensive immigration reform bill. up after the reelection of president bush 2004. our big initiative was an effort to reform social security. it went nowhere. the

. >> reporter: 34-year-old cole comstock was killed, and another man seriously injured. >> kaylee hartung joins us now from detroit. we are just learning about a plane skidding off an icy taxiway in illinois? >> reporter: that's right, tom. a delta flight headed for detroit slid as it was taxiing in illinois. officials report icy conditions there. no one was injured. across the country, nearly 700 flights have been canceled and more than 2,700 have been delayed. tom? >> kaylee hartung leading us off from detroit's airport. thank you. now to to meteorologist greg dutrow from our abc station wls. he joins us with more on the fast-moving and deadly storm. greg, good evening. >> reporter: that's exactly right, tom, it is a fast-moving storm. just awe few minutes ago hear in central park it was snow and heavy now. now switching to sleet. as it moves northeast, we are tracking the rain/snow line which will settle on i-95. as we head throw the overnight hours. in the midwest, drifting snow in the wake of the storm. those winds will calm down by tomorrow. but for the northeast, looks like a coupl

. >>> deadly avalanche, cole comstock was killed, second skier went to the hospital with severe lowerinjuries. avalanche was in advanced area of the ski resort. >>> thousands took to the streets for fourth annual women's march. san francisco, oakland, san jose, and across the country. movement politically began after the election of president trump. >>> two major developments in upcoming impeachment trial in the senate. house democrats say the president abandoned his oath to faithfully execute law, warranting removal from office. white house responded calling it quote a dangerous attack on the right of the american people to choose their president. also released lev parnas and aide to devon nguyun nguyeun un >> he was sitting there, making all these statements when he knew what was going on. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has yet to detail the rules for the trial but stacked against the democrats, republicans control most of the seats. >>> getting nasty, one telling other to take a letter and shove it. democrat ted lou accused republican devin nunes. threatening legal actio

the victim has been identified as cole comstock, 34, of blairsden, california. the avalanche happened that 10:15 a.m. this morning. officials at the report say that avalanche mitigation work had been done before the resort opened up today. the ski patrol searched for other victims as well. >> this is an area which is a banned ski area. >>> a second skier suffered injuries and is undergoing surgery. this was near the scott chair in the promised land. this is not the first time a deadly avalanche has hit that area. back in 1982, and avalanche in squaw valley report nearby killed seven people. >>> the final countdown is on for the title game on sunday at levi stadium. it's just about ready for the game between the 49ers and the packers. 48 hours from now we will be halfway through that game. authority say if you go on sunday expect tight security. and watch out for counterfeiters. let's go back to the stadium now. >> demand is high as well as the ticket prices. counterfeiters are trying to capitalize. officials say you may not even realize that your ticket is not r

our representative house number was barbara comstock. 2016,, this is slightly democratic a purple--ish district. it went by about four or five points, and barbara ran and she comfortably iny 2016. in 2018, she got obliterated and lost by 12 points. and that is the classic suburb, republican-leaning suburb. if you look at what happened in 2020, every republican got mowed down. whether tha trump leaves in 20, 2021, it will be a big fight for the future of the republican party. >> thank you. >> hi, i go to suffolk university. my question is referring to your anecdote on the day of the unfortunate events of the september 11. thee that day, did you see evolution of nationalism and politics, specifically within the republican party? and if so, do you see it getting worse in the coming election? peter: i certainly did not see it in the aftermath of 9/11. the republican party was a very different party. the country was different. the republican party was a very different party. the country was generally united after 9/11. when i began to see the changes within the republican party and how it w

also called the comstock laws. i talk about a lot of forms of opposition. some of it was like a mob comes to your house and build yellows in your yard. beats you up in the streets or murders you or throws your printing press into a river, et cetera. some of it was the government passing gag rules or deploying the military. i think i mentioned the protest here in boston. that was the other occasion where the president sent the military under martial law for part of the summer. 1954. that was a core way to try to silence. thank you for asking that. >> from a lot of what you said and read, i got the impression that there was a lot of rowdiness and a lot of anger and the events that you describe in your book. also some people who said we have two be righteously angry about things that i ran and not settle for anything less than justice. let's also know when to use strategy and respect our fellow human beings just because they are human beings. >> they were kind of across-the-board, the reformers were less rowdy. the the opposition was really rowdy. mobbing peop

. >> that radio call was not in time to save 34-year-old cole comstock who died on the mountain. a second skier went to the hospital with severe lower body injuries. the two skiers involved were friends. together at the top of that mountain beneath that rock. it was an area inbound, presumably safe. but alpine meadows does have a history of avalanches. in march of '82, an '82, an '82n killed seven people and left one woman buried alive five days. it has an aggressive program to maintain the safety of these slopes. >> when the slide happens, where is your refuge. >> when max stewart of belmont is on the slopes he carries a shovel, electronic beacon. >> we both turn them on. one continuously send out the signal and one receives the signal. >> that's no guarantee for survival. >> what happened when she was on the chairlift heading up and heard a lot of screening. >> we soon learned dave is also an emergency room physician who treats skiing injuries every day. >> this situation, the gentleman swept in the trees, which is what killed him, that's more common. people are swept into thin

i live out in virginia, the tenth district, our representative house member was barbara comstock. in 2016 it's slightly democratic so purplish district, and hillary clinton won by about four or five points opinion and barbara ran and won reasonably comfortable in 2016. in 2018 she got obliterated, lost by 12 points. that is a classic republican will have leaning suburb. republican-leaning suburb. if you look at what happened in 2020, every republican got mowed down. think that's going to happen. whether trump leaves in 2021 or 2025 or somewhere in between, there will be a big fight for the future of the republican party. >> okay. thank you. >> hi. >> hi, i'm yasmine and i go to suffolk university. my question is referring back to your anecdote, the unfortunate event of september 11th. since that day, did you see the evolution of nationalism and politics, and specifically within the republican party? and if so, do you see it getting better or worse in the coming election? >> yeah. no, i certainly didn't see it in the aftermath of 9/11. the republican party was just a very dramatica