among the dozen or so dead on the mountain daniel fredinburg a google executive who was head of privacy for google "x." >> he run it as boldly as anyone will ever know. >> he was an experienced mountain climber. this was his third time scaling everest. >> we threw him a big party before he left. but you just -- especially with dan you don't assume -- you just assume he'd be able to get out of it. >> reporter: his sister posted a message on his israel -- instagram page saying he died after suffering a severe head injury in the avalanche. he was called inspirational, an activist out to make a difference and live life to the fullest. tom taplin, also from california. >> you see this? you can go. >> reporter: the documentary filmmaker was working on a project called base camp. interviewing climbers who stay on the mountain. meanwhile, help is on the way. an emergency task force from virginia should arrive in nepal tonight to provide aid. search and rescue teams from california are expected tomorrow. a private memorial is getting under way for fredinburg within the half hour in san francisco

google executive daniel fredinburg was the head of privacy for google x. in an avalanche on mt. everest, triggered by the earthquake. his sister wrote he suffered a major head injury. fredinburg was climbing everest for the third time. his friends and girlfriend describe him as an adventurer and activist. there is an online fund-raiser in his memory for two orphanages in nepal. >> you might say it is the one thing i will take away from knowing him, is that just happiness is important. and that's what he strived for. >> i've never met someone with more stamina more endurance, more strength more intellect. >> meanwhile, many of those in the bay area nepalis community want to help family members in the earthquake-struck region. they held a vijel i will at the ferry building in san francisco over the weekend. although most of the damage we have seen is in kathmandu they say the rural and mountain regions are in desperate need of help, as well. many are using social media to connect with loved ones over there, using the hash tag missing in nepal. live in the ne

one climber a google executive daniel fredinburg.saying in a statement we lost one of our own in this tragedy. the heartbreak growing as more bodies are pulled from the rubble. abc news, new york. >> information is slowly get to members of the bay area about loved ones thousands of miles away. in berkeley the mount everest restaurant serves dishes from nepal and south asia. one employee has heard from her mother who was hurt in the earthquake. >> in my area it was like houses are down and there were like i think 12 people of that been killed already. >> there's a lack of any support in the sense that they don't have, you know, proper equipment or even simple bedding or a sleeping bag to sleep outside in. >> local nepal business owners are beginning to raise money for the earthquake victims. >> despite a lot of activity authorities are downgrading the likelihood of another big eruption from a volcano in chile. they no longer expect it like they did thursday. a few flights were cancelled yesterday as volcanic ash spread over more of th

among them daniel fredinburg. it also triggered rock slides. take a listen to the firsthand account. >> we just got some fresh tremors here. some ice down from this glassier today and didn't seem so good. seemed a little scary. the weather doesn't seem better. started snowing again. >> nepal's capital hit with the majority of buildings damaged. take a look at rescues from those buildings in the capital. nepal police say more than 2100 people are dead several different charities and countries are now dispatching aid to the region. >>> among those lending support and resources to nepal, fairfax county. right now this urban rescue team on its way to nepal. we caught up with group members last night as they were collecting their supplies. once they arrive the team will help search for survivors. they are trained to deal with instructial collapses and deal with rope and water rescues. >>> how a woman with cerebral palsy is defying the odds with her birthday bucket list. >>> the fact is i feel more loose and relaxed than ever. those joe biden shoulde

. >> daniel fredinburg was on a trip to mount of a rest. the group he was in could be firmed his death from the avalanche caused by the quake. he was there promoting his nonprofit called "save the ice." >> had a launch of a start-up called "the laundry." we talked to people in his neighborhood and his death is still a shock. three other company employees traveling with him are safe and google is making arrangements to get them back home. it devastated the capital and the surrounding areas. in the bay area families are turning to social media platforms like facebook to track their loved ones. >> our family lives there my cousin said i'm safe. >> his home office has become an information center for the 4,000 or so. he has been using the facebook's recently launched facebook page to track people. >> they are using the viper. >> what is viper? >> viper is free. >> through those apps he's been able to see his family's pictures of the destruction and tents set up by their home. like many of the residents they are afraid the ongoing aftershocks wi

among the victims google executive daniel fredinburg, had a privacy for google x. the 33-year-old was caught in an avalanche on mt. everest triggered by the quake. his sister wrote on his instagram page he suffered a major head injury. fredinburg lived in san francisco and was climbing everest for the third time. his friends and his girlfriend described him as an adventurer and activist. >> you might say it is the one thing i will take away from knowing him. happiness is important. and that's what he strived for. >> i've never met someone with more stamina more endurance, more strength, more intellect. >>> a climber on mt. everest shot this video of one of the avalanches hitting base camp. meanwhile, many of those in the bay area nepalis community want to help family members. they held a vigil at the ferry building in san francisco yesterday. although most of the damage we have seen is in kathmandu, they say the rural and mountain regions are desperate for help too. many are using social media to connect with loved ones, using the hash tag missing in nepal. alyssa

. >> daniel fredinburg was on an expedition of mount everest.se are pictures from his instagram feed. the group he was traveling with confirmed his beth from an avalanche cause the by the massive quake. >> i've done a lot of good things in my life. >> he also launched a start-up accelerator in the mission district called "the laundry." we talked to people in his neighborhood and his death is still a shock. three other company employees traveling with him are safe and google is making arrangements to get them back home. the massive quake devastated the capital and surrounding communities. here in the bay area families are turning to social media platforms like facebook to track their loved ones. >> our family lives there, my cousin said i'm safe. >> his home office has become an information center for the 4,000 or so families in the east bay. he has been using the facebook's recently launched safety checklist to track people. since land lines are down and power is scarce, they are using mobile phones to community. they are using viber. >> what is

google executive daniel fredinburg is among the dead. his sister making an announcement over instagram. filmmaker tom taplin and camp dr. marisa girawong also died. if you want to help the victims the people in nepal, you can donate through organizations like the red cross or even world vision. we posted donation information on the nbc washington app. more than 3,000 people were >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. we're waiting for vice president joe biden to begin swearing in our new attorney general. loretta lynch will be the woman for the job. the senate approved lynch last week. lynch won the confirmation with a 56-43 vote. eric holder stepped down on friday. we'll keep an eye on that for you. >>> the clinton foundation said it made some mistakes in how it disclosed its donors. the foundation is under fire after a new book sparked questions about whether its donors sought influence with hillary clinton while she was secretary of state. the charity says it accidentally lumped in government grants with other donations. critics say

among them google exec daniel fredinburg documenting this climb along with previous voyages on his social media accounts. his former girlfriend and actress sophia bush posting "i'm devastated and simultaneously grateful to have known and loved him." google now helping in the search for survivors with its new person finder tool. an effort to reunite loved ones in the worst disaster to strike nepal in over 80 years. and we are now, in fact learning more about that american dan fredinburg who was on mt. everest. he was there to build something called google adventure which would have been a virtual tour of the world's tallest peak. it would have given all of us the opportunity to see this mountain on which there are now so many lives at stake. >> hamish, thank you. and for perspective we do want to bring in brian dickinson, a veteran climber. brian, i know you're joining us from seattle this morning. thanks for joining us. we're hearing that base camps have been destroyed and a lot of the climbers' supply and gear are just gone. are they basically trapped on everest and how tough will it be

. >>> daniel fredinburg, an executive with google who was one of the americans killed on mount everest. friends say he was an experienced climber on his third trip up the world's highest peak. >> he was 33, but he really lived 33 lives. we talked about this. he lived as boldly as any human being we'll ever know. >> we always knew something like this could be a possibility. we threw him a really big party before he left, but especially with dan you assume he'd be able to get out of it and figure this out. >> friends called him inspirational and lived life to its fullest. >>> bay area giants have been quick to step up in the wake of this disaster. they spoked google's person finder to check on the status of loved ones and apple is making it easy for i tune users to donate to the american red cross. >> the usgs tells abc 7 news the shaking in nepal lasted 60 seconds. for perspective the napa quake last august lasted 10 seconds and the loma prieta quake lasted 15 seconds. >> so many people around the world want to do what they can help to help those in nepal if you visit our website abc 7n