we really don't understand what happened and the truth as to why. >> reporter: gavin powell's uncle says the family appreciates the outpowering of support but nothing can console his parents who have lost their only child. >> gavin was a wonderful kid, to do such inexplicable stunt is beyond the comprehension of any of the family. >> reporter: batallion chief smith says this type of response is unknown. and the last time a rescuers went into the creek was 20 years ago. >>> and friends have organized a candlelight walk in their honor. it's scheduled for this wednesday night at the open space in walnut creek where the two liked to hike. >>> a six hour police stand off at the peninsula today came to a peaceful end. a man and woman were hold up in a house near the intersection of san pablo road and mission. it was prompted by a domestic disturbance in which about five shots were fired. you saw the situation live this morning on mornings on 2. the man and woman who were boyfriend and girlfriend finally came out with their hands up and were promptly arrested. >>> in libya, a bloody crack down

i want to show you now a photo of gavin powell. both powell and miller decided to go rafting yesterday afternoon in a two-person inflatable raft. they launched into the creek behind nearwood elementary school at about 2:00 p.m. crews found the deflated raft this morning in the canal near bancroft and treat in concord. then around 311:30, miller's boy was discovered. authorities found powell's body two hours later near stanwill drive, nauls concord. investigators say the creek's water level can vary from two feet up to 15 feet during storms. and with the significant undertow, the raft could have easily been damaged. >> we had the recent rains. you mix the river or not the river, the creek swelled. it becomes fast moving. what's more dangerous is the debris that's in the water. branches, rocks. you can think of any other debris that's in there. >> reporter: investigators say this isn't the only time tragedy has struck in this canal. last year a canal went into the waterway at north broadway and lincoln avenue. in that accident a fathe

gavin powell was 17 years old. here is marla tellez with more. >> reporter: good morning, it was a four-day weekend for students at las lomas high school. instead of returning to class rested and ready to go, it is safe to say they will be returning with heavy rearts hearts. that's why grief counselors are scheduled to be on hand this morning to help them deal with the tragic los of matthew miller and gavin powell. they were juniors at the school and also best friends for years. this morning autopsy results confirm the two drowned after attempting to raft down a rushing creek here in walnut creek on saturday. and they were wearing helmets but not wearing life jackets. meantime, a memorial is building this morning where the teens launched their raft and entered the creek. that's about a mile from the high school. friend are posting signs and leaving behind flowers. we spoke to gavin powell's uncle who says his nephew was warned by his mother not to test the waters. >> he approached the subject, wouldn't it be cool t

as you mentioned, matthew miller and gavin powell. they were juniors at this high school. and they were best friend. and this morning autopsy results show they confirm the pair drowned to death after trying to navigate the powerful flow of a rushing creek on saturday. with all the rain we have been having, although they were warned by one of their parents not to do it, the two took an inflatable raft into a drainage canal in walnut creek. they were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life preservers. the force of the water was just too much to handle. and they were found about a mile apart from each other in concord on sunday. as fellow students head back to class this morning, no doubt, they will be thinking of matthew and gavin. >> i wasn't really shocked. i was kind of surprised because why would you go out in the rain. and i know they are smarter than that. they are nice, they are smart, they are intelligent, they get good grades. they both wanted to go to college. they had high expectancies of themselves. they were both vail motivated. >> reporter: a candlelight

k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the two friends often biked and hiked. >> really sad, heartbreaking. >> i just want to keep the memories with me forever and never forget about them. >> reporter: one teacher told a 16-year-old matthew miller was brilliant and would have celebrated his 17th birthday tomorrow. when we asked what he was aspiring to be, her answer, he could have done anything he wanted. she said the student organized vigil is helping this community heal. >> it is important for them to be able to do something, to express their grief in some way. >> reporter: 17-year-old gavin powell's mother was too distraught to sp

k's amber lee shows us how family and friends honored matt miller and gavin powell. amber? >> reporter: julie, there is a memorial along this fence for the two teenage boys near the spot where they launched their ill-fated rafting trip this passed weekend. at shellridge open space, hundreds turned out for a gathering to pay tribute to gavin powell and matt miller. students, parents and faculty, with candles in hand, remembered the two high school students as they walked a trail that the two friends often biked and hiked. >> really sad, heartbreaking. >> i just want to keep the memories with me forever and never forget about them. >> reporter: one teacher told a 16-year-old matthew miller was brilliant and would have celebrated his 17th birthday tomorrow. when we asked what he was aspiring to be, her answer, he could have done anything he wanted. she said the student organized vigil is helping this community heal. >> it is important for them to be able to do something, to express their grief in some way. >> reporter: 17-year-old gavin powell's mother was too distraught to sp

. >> this is home video of one of the teenagers 17-year-old gavin powell. his rafting companion 16-year- old matthew miller. they were juniors. both were good students and great athletes. an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> our time now 5:01. just hours ago california's central coast was jolted by an earthquake. it was a magnitude 3.2 quake hit just after 1:00 this morning. centered between parkfield enchain don -- shandon. >>> rescue teams are going to resume a search for dr. brian cairo. he parked his car planning a hike up the mountain peak. his cell phone was last used at noontime on saturday. that's when a snowstorm hit that mountain. he san experienced hiker. he had a day pack with him with food, water, and extra clothing. >>> a search has ended for a missing snow border on mt. shasta. 23-year-old alex gadro of redding last called his family telling them he was going to take one more pass down the hill. >>> in san francisco preparations are under way for this years centennial run of the beta -- bay to breakers. good morning, jade. >> reporter: g

. >> these 16 year-old nephew of miller 17 year-old gavin powell racine on a saturday when there weregoing to be rafting donald local creek in walnut creek. a local creek. both of them died from asphyxiation due to a drowning. christine connolly has reaction from the stunned community. >> it is such a tragedy that we're all in shock. >>reporter: neighbors want the family to know the the entire community is behind them. matthew was smart, kind. >> brilliant. very creative, artistic. the whole family is loving and caring >>reporter: neighbors say that matthew and his friend were inseparable. they went into this rain-swollen creek on saturday with his blue and yellow raft. there are wearing helmets but not life jackets. there were supposed to meet a friend at 4:00 p.m.th

matthew miller and gavin powell were found in the water yesterday. they went out on saturday and neither came back. >> it's just such a tragedy that we are all in shock. >> today autopsies found the cause of death was affixia due to drowning. >>> jacqueline is here, the storms are gone but the cold temperatures are hanging on. it's chilly tonight. >> yeah and it will get colder overnight. >> and then storms? >> it's not going stop and it gets colder with temperatures around freezing for most of the bay area. today the temperatures into tomorrow morning are freezing to the north bay, the valleys. 39 in santa rosa. 38 fairfield. 39 red wood city. the storm riding the coast line is pushing to the south leaving us with clear skies. that allows the temperatures to drop off. very cold morning. temperatures in the 30s. into the afternoon, sunny skies, temperatures warm. 3:00 warmer than what we saw today. we will talk about that musthe rain coming up in a bit. >>> new state park in santa cruz county is closed after three trees toppled over. crews are removi

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friend say the family of gavin powell can not afford a funera funeral. memorial fund set up at the bank of america in alam alamo. we have more information on our web site. under see it on tv. >>> the organization that oversees organ tran plant is considering a very big change. younger healthier patient would be first in line for donated kidneys ahead of older sicker people. 87,000 americans need kidney. only 17,000 actually get them. so who has the greater right to the limited number of organs for transplan transplant. here's sharon. >>reporter: she's desperate for new kidney. for 19 years the 43-year-old model has been on the waiting list. last week she got this letter notifying her she is financially at the top of that list. >> it is up and down. emotion emotions. feelings. not thinking i was going to make it or whatever. >>reporter: but now the nation organ transplant network is considering reshuffling the deck giving younger healthier people a preference over older sicker patients like her. faced with that reality that she could be passed over. >> i

friends say the family of gavin powell cannot afford a funeral.d has been set up at the bank of america in alamo. just go to abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv." >> a preliminary investigation finds san francisco muni may have repeatedly violated safety regulations that put passengers at risk. a report by the california public utilities commission uncovered numerous safety problems on muni's light rail system. the report issued safety issues including problems with tunnel control systems. muni officials dispute the allegations. they say muni has already taken action to remedy many safety problems. >> it is 5:37 now. bart station agents say they need protection against increased assaults and pleaded with bart's board of directors for help. the contra costa times reports that station agents say they want their booth fortified with bullet proof glass. they told bart directors the agency needs to take a stronger stance against passengers who spit, punch, or threaten them. about 330 agents open and close the stations each day. they offer customer

first day back to school for students of the high schools since the deaths of matthew miller and gavin powell. were here at the union high school district offices, the school principal matt campbell talks about the two popular students. >> there were really great people in good students and well liked by their peers. there were well respected by their peers and the respected the educational process. they were fine young man. >>reporter: the principal said grief counselors are being made available on campus for students, teachers and parents following the tragic deaths of these two students. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: our team coverage on the story continues with crank who spoke with students. >>craig: a difficult time for students, know in two of their fellow students died tragically over the weekend. news of the accident came as a shock to fellow students even those who didn't know the boys. >> i still felt pretty bad and sad. >> even if you don't know the person as a friend or anything, it makes you think about your own mortality. >> for those who knew the boys there are still fond

boys were identified by the sheriff's department as 16-year-old matthew miller, and his friend, gavin powellboys' parents say they had no idea the boys planned the rafting trip. you remember yesterday's weather and you can only imagine how dangerous the waters were. this is the rain-swollen section of creek where the two boys began their journey edafternoon. there are signs warning against going in the dangerous waters, but the teens told their friends they were going rafting. they called a friend to meet them upstream. they were never seen alive again. >> the parents didn't find out about this until later on when the son ist

a memorial service service for gavin powell was held yesterday.l service for matthew miller will be held today at 3:00 at st. matthew lute ran church in walnut creek. an anonymous citizen is offering a reward to track down the people who burglarized the home of matt miller thursday. the miller home was robbed while the family was at their son's memorial on what would have been his 17th birthday. >>> we have all of the day's top stories coming up for you at 7:00 on "today in the bay." of course another look at the forecast. it's chilly today. [ bob ] i'd love to build bird houses for the rest of my life. so i've got to take care of my heart. for me cheerios is a good place to start. [ male announcer ] to keep doing what you love, take care of your heart with cheerios. the whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. love your heart so you can do what you love. that's ever happened to cinnamon. introducing cinnamon burst cheerios. 20% daily value of fiber bursting with the delicious taste of cinnamon. new cinnamon burst cheerios. prepare your taste

a memorial service for gavin powell was held yesterday. the memorial service for matthew miller will be held today at 3:00 at st. matthew looutheran church in walnut creek. an anonymous citizen offering a $5,000 reward to help police track down whoever burglarized the home of matthew miller on thursday. the miller home was robbed while the family was at their son's burial on what would have been his 17th birthday. call the walnut creek police department if you have any information about that crime. >>> federal investigators are kicking off three days of hearings on the san bruno disaster by releasing thousands of pages of new documents. those records include technical reports and interview transcripts from the ongoing investigation into the san bruno pipeline blast that killed eight people in september. the mayor and the city manager of san bruno will attend the hearings which start tuesday in washington, d.c. the san bruno fire chief, state public utilities commission officials and other gas line industry leaders are also expected to test

when it was found five miles from where the trip began. 16-year-old matthew miller, 17-year-old gavin powell launched that raft friday afternoon. they launched in walnut creek. the pictures show the water not very frightening, not very terrifying at all but this can swell really to a river very rapidly during downpours such as we had friday and saturday. you can get to 15 feet deep in places. when walnut creek is raging, there many hazards. >> the creek actually swells, becomes very fast-moving. what's even more dangerous is the debris that's in the water. branches, rocks, you can think of any kind of other debris in there causes problems. >> miller's body was found around 11:30 yesterday near highway 4 in concord. a couple hours later powell's body was found perhaps a mile away also in concord. both were wearing helmets, neither had on a life vest. lots of signs of warning along walnut creek, but not enough to keep these two boys out from what they now the was a heck of an adventure. live in walnut creek, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thanks, terry. you may remember last april a car with

two hours later, the body of 17- year-old gavin powell was also found. >> it's a flood zone, we had the recent rains. it makes the river, we will not -- well not the river but the creek actually swell. the debris that's in the water, branches, rocks, other debris causes causes and obvious. >> reporter: the wall nut creek channel figured into another tragedy a year ago. both powell and miller was students. the principal met with some teachers today to discuss how to handle the tragedy when the students return. they told friends they were going rafting in a nearby creek. about 4:00 in the afternoon, they called a friend to meet them at a location. when they didn't show up, he assumed they had been picked up. at midnight, the families reported the boys missing. although the sheriff's department learned the boys were missing overnight, the waters were too fast to risk putting search crews in the channel in the dark. about 85 volunteers were looking for the boys before the deflated raft was found. >>> well, the search for a missing snow boarder has also ended tragically. he was almost comple

two hours later, the body of gavin powell also of walnut creek was found just off stanwell drive. >> it is a floodplain and the rains makes the creek swell and it becomes fast moving. but what is more dangerous is the debris that is in the water, the branches and rocks and other debris in there, it causes problems and obstructions. >> reporter: the channel figured in another tragedy a year ago. a fire rescue swimmer hangs from a chp hermit and pulmoas woman from the waters but her husband and son were killed. >> reporter: powell and miller were students at los lomas high school in walnut creek. and they are discussing how to handle the tragedy when the students return after the holiday. the teenagers said they were going rafting in a canal or creek, now known to be the call nut creek channel. at 4:00 in the afternoon they called a friend to meet them at a location. when they didn't show up, the friends assumed they were picked up by someone else and they. he. at midnight, the families reported the boys missing. one family called the police, the other the sheriff's office. >> although

in a couple days hundreds of people are expected to gather here to remember matt miller and gavin powell the two los lomas high school students swept away in that tragic rafting accident. friends and classmates have gathered to share their grief online. tribute pages went up within hours of the tragic discovery. the juniors were found dead sunday after going rafting on walnut creek channel. >> it is a flood plain, with the recent rains, makes the creek actually swell, becomes very fast moving. >> reporter: the boys told family members they were going rafting and they didn't return home. with school out for the long president's day weekend, students have taken their grief to facebook organizing a candlelight vigil wednesday that hundreds have promised to attend and posting deeply personal messages one from what appears to be a family member reads matt, you are my brother and best friend the boy's bodies were retrieved from the same canal that claimed two lives last spring. jane hogan survived but her husband and son died when their car crashed. >>> millers memorial will happen sunday, no

the memorial for matthew miller and gavin powell is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. wednesday at at shell ridge in walnut creek. the test results confirmed their two person inflatable raft was no match for the dangerous fast moving canal waters in contra costa families and the boys both drowned. they have no idea why the boys decided to go rafting during saturday's powerful rainstorm. >> gavin was a wonderful kid. and to do such inexplicable stunt is beyond comprehension to everybody in the family. >> both were wearing helmets but they were not wearing life vests. >>> overnight bay area temperatures plunged to near freezing. for people that were homeless it was an especially long night. the redwood gospel mission center has been full for the last few weeks. we spoke to a woman that was turned away. >> it's very cold in the morning. it's hard to get up because you just can't move. >> the redwood gospel mission says it has run out of blankets and sleeping bags. any donations from the community are welcome. >>> libya's ambassador to the u.s. is joining the call for moma

authorities found the bodies of 15-year-old matthew miller and gavin powell in a creek in concord.he boys apparently drowned after rafting in a rain-swollen waterway saturday. the raft turned up yesterday as well. they attended the high school at walnut creek. autopsies are going to determine the exact cause of death. >> the union representing a. c. transit bus drivers and mechanics says it plans to file grievances in a recent bus shooting. someone shot out the back window of a bus 12 days ago. drivers on that route and other routes say they fear for their safety and don't feel the agency is doing enough to protect them. sheriff deputies shadowed buses after the shooting but only after a few days. a. c. transit says it plans to increase its security efforts and wants to make sure every bus on that line has working security cameras. >> president's day may be a holiday for school kids but 14 concord car dealerships are working for kids in the mount diablo district to save music and programs. terry mcsweeney with the story. >> standing here on concord , y dealership here. just across

authorities found the bodies of 15-year-old matthew miller and gavin powell in a creek in concord. the boys apparently drowned after rafting in a rain-swollen waterway saturday. the raft turned up yesterday as well. they attended the high school at walnut creek. autopsies are going to determine the exact cause of death. >> the union representing a. c. transit bus drivers and mechanics says it plans to file grievances in a recent bus shooting. someone shot out the back window of a bus 12 days ago. drivers on that route and other routes say they fear for their safety and don't feel the agency is doing enough to protect them. sheriff deputies shadowed buses after the shooting but only after a few days. a. c. transit says it plans to increase its security efforts and wants to make sure every bus on that line has working security cameras. >> president's day may be a holiday for school kids but 14 concord car dealerships are working for kids in the mount diablo district to save music and programs. terry mcsweeney with the story. >> standing here on concord avenue, you can see a nissan de

is trying to cope with the death of two classmates. 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell drowned in a rafting accident on saturday. they were best friends. marla tellez shows us the difficult day on this campus. >> they were -- they were great people. they were so giving. they were just great. >> reporter: travis had been friend with matt miller and gavin powell since elementary school. like most who knew the best friend duo atl las lomas high school, he was shocked. >> at first we thought it was a joke but then we checked the news and we were like, whoa, they're actually gone. >> reporter: there was no joking or many smiles among students at the tight-knit high school this morning but several grief counselors and at least one psychologist are on hand and will be there throughout the week. >> we are first and foremost making sure that our students have a place to go. >> reporter: principal matt campbell says the boys, both juniors, were bright, respectful and articulate with amazing futures. he opened the school day with an announcement over the intercom. >> what i told t

that's an area where matthew miller and gavin powell often hiked. and many of those attending tonight's vigil are classmates. grief counselors were on the campus yesterday when the students came back to class after the long president's day weekend. >>> renovations on the golden gate bridge will get underway soon. ktvu's tara moriarty tells us what is being done and what it means for visitors. tara. >> reporter: the commute should be picking up here in about a half an hour. if you take a look behind me you can see four lanes southbound open into san francisco. this new project should not be a big deal for drivers, but for cyclists a different story. they're going to have less wiggle room starting today. now crews are erecting scaffolding that just arrived this morning which will narrow the bike only sidewalk on the ocean side of the span from ten feet down to seven feet. this means a lot of bicyclists may have to walk their bikes across. here's what's happening. something that's never been done before in the span's 70 year history. golden gate bridge

strangers sending our heartfelt condolences to the family a stick of the first web site called gavin powell and not kneller. if i small tribute. many pictures of the teens with friends and family in joint times outdoors. they also have a section for comments. one person left this one. i didn't know you, knowing your from the bay area and hearing you up there in heaven makes me really sad. another simply says i miss you guys. there are few face book pages set up. this is a public page set up for the to carry and a lot of single story is. it made people say they can't believe they're gone this is a facebook >>pam: it was not hurt and involved in that process. they say she is an avid sailor living out her dream of traveling the world. >>jacqueline: temperatures starting to cool off a little bit. still on the wild side. right now 50 have when bay, 51 san francisco, 55 napa, 55 in san jose. it is temperatures will drop off in over night. already into the 30's, that's the purple and your screen through the north bay by midnight temperatures could drop in the 20s in places like santa rosa. those a

gather to remember the lives of the two teenagers who drowned in a rafting accident. 17-year-old gavin powell and 16-year-old matthew miller died last weekend when they tried to take a trip down a walnut creek canal in an inflatable raft. a memorial service for powell was held today and one for miller is scheduled for tomorrow. an anonymous donor is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who broke into the miller home on thursday. the home was robbed while matt's parents were at the funeral service on what would have been his 17th birthday. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a san jose grocery store closes its doors for good tonight, after 60 years in business. >> i'm like, no, this can't be. >> the remarkable reunion between a father and a daughter, after ten years, made possible thanks to twitter. >>> and anticipation of the 100th anniversary of beta breakers, a piece of history makes its way home. >>> tracking another wild day of wild weather around the day area. take a look at this video just in. snow again at sea level. in parts of the bay area. so what

classmates killed in a weekend rafting accident. 16-year-old matthew miller and his best friend, gavin powell, took an inflatable raft into a drain storm on saturday. they were wearing helmets, but not life preservers. >> they're nice. they're smart, intelligent. got good grades, both wanted to go to college. they were both really well motivated. >> wednesday night's walk will take place at the shell open space, a place both teens enjoyed hiking. >>> it is a kidnapping on the high seas. us navy warships tracking a yacht with a california couple on board captured by somali pirates. jean and scott adams have been sailing for seven years. they've been delivering bibles to churches and schools along the way. the couple from seattle -- the couples had been sailing with a group that travels through dangerous sections of the indian ocean, but organizers say they left the group last tuesday. >> there was a report they left the rally and i assure you, they would not have done so without very good reason. >> last year, pirates operating out of somalia hijacked 49 vessels. over a million square miles of

. >> reporter: the bodies of gavin powell and matthew miller were found a mile apart. >>> gay rights are praising a decision by the obama administration. it has decided to stop defending a federal law that bans the recognition of same sex marriage. attorney general eric holder says the president decided that the administration just cannot defend it anymore. >> the president's position on the defensive marriage act has been consistent. he has long opposed it as unnecessary and unfair. >> house speaker john boehner says the white house should instead being focused on creating jobs and cutting spending. the head of the national gay and lesbian task force calls today's move a tremendous step toward recognizing our common humanity. >>> we are getting a look at and video program. bay area women who have lost sons and husbands to violence. coming face to face with killers. the first public look at an unusual form of therapy for both the victims' families and the convicts. >> reporter: a mother's pain. >> i feel so cheated and robbed. my sons are cheated and robbed. >> reporter: a widow's lo

. >> matt miller and gavin powell were killed saturday when they tried to raft down the walnut creek canal. >>> investigators are waiting to remove a body from the backyard of a home in novato. 74-year-old dale smith was reported missing by a neighbor who had not seen him for months. the body was discovered buried in his yard underneath a newly installed brick patio. >>> police are looking for a suspect in an attempted sexual assault in santa cruz. police say a white male in his mid-30s attacked a 20-year-old woman who was walking across the east cliff trestle. she was able to get away. >>> in san jose chris mora was sworn in as -- chris moore was sworn in as the city's ninth police chief. he has performed many duties including patrol, administration, internal affairs and spokesperson. at the same time there are more cuts coming to the san jose police department. officials today announced they will suspend the helicopter program. the cuts will take effect in july, but beginning next month the department will start to phase it out. >>> wicked weather hitting the south tonight. you can

two hours later gavin powell's body was located two miles away. the canal was particularly treacherous with the recent rain, and the water could have been up to 15 feet deep with temperatures less than 50 degrees. we spoke to a friend of teenagers who said the two liked to go on adventures but he never thought they'd try to do this. >> i wasn't really shocked, but i was kind of surprised why would you go out in the rain? they're smarter than that. they're smart and intelligent. they want to go to college and have high expectations of themselves and they were wel well-motivated. >> reporter: investigators said last year a car went into the water at north broadway in lincoln avenue. in that accident a father and son died in the canal, and neighbors have been concerned about how dangerous this canal has been for quite some time. the families have just been notified. we're live in concord tonight. >>> a san francisco based parent organization is putting pressure on state lawmakers to give voters a chance to decide whether to extend tax increases in an

miller and his best friend, 17-year-old gavin powell took an inflatable raft in a canal on saturday and rescue crews found their bodies the next day. >>> the california public utilities commission is looking into regulations and penalties in connection with the natural gas pipe lines prompted by last september's explosion in san bru bruno. the commission will start the process of setting new rules for the safe and reliable operations of pipelines in california. a federal investigation into pg&e's record keeping up to the san bruno blast found the utility did not keep adequate records and had no way to verify the condition of many gas pipelines. one of rule changes would require utilities to report pressure spikes on pipelines. there will be a series of meetings in san bruno. >>> the chauncey bailey trial will stay in alameda county. lawyers argue that the two men associated with the black muslim bakery couldn't get a fair trial because of widespread publicity. they say the killing was ordered because the writer was going to expose the bankruptcy. they are charged with two other murders.

site there were flowers left behind in memory of 16- year-old matthew miller and 17- year-old gavin powell. now they set out on saturday afternoon in what authorities say was a two person inflatable raft. sheriffs deputies say they were wearing helmets but not life preservers. by midnight on sunday the boys parents reported them missing. early sunday morning is when search crews fanned out along the trail. their bodies were discovered later that afternoon in concord. authorities also found the deflated raft the teens had been using. there is no school this morning. there won't be anyone at the school to tell us about these two teenagers. we have been told an autopsy is expected to be performed on the two teens. reporting live in walnut creek i'm allie rasmus. >>> we are following developing news out of libya this morning. counterpromotes tours are making their voices heard as well. video from you tube shows progovernment supporters demonstrating today. waves of people can be seen waving machete, clubs, and posters. forces loyal are accused of killing 200 people in the ongoing violence. >>>

a growing memorial tonight to both matthew miller and gavin powell, the juniors who died this weekend while trying to navigate a rain-swollen canal in walnut creek so an inflatable raft. their bodies were found about a le apart. today. a candlelight vigil for matthew and gavin is set for tomorrow night. >>> stalked and followed home after leaving their neighborhood grocery store. police arrested a 19-year-old man. in all, five women were robbed after driving home from the safeway in the lincoln square shopping center, but the women lost their cell phones, purses and some cash. police say the investigation is ongoing. >>> just ahead, the love of a mother, keeping her daughter alive. >> it's hard to explain in words. it's like our life has just been put on hold. >> tonight, this south bay woman breaks her silence and invites nbc bay area cameras into the hospital room where her daughter is fighting to stay alive. her message to every mother in the bay area is next. >>> budget plans, has some parents very worried. >>> a decision late tonight which could affect whether or not the 49ers mo

was an ill fated rafting adventure, 16-year-old junior matt miller and his 17-year-old classmate gavin powell put their two- person rubber raft into the rain swollen channel saturday afternoon, when they did not return by night fall their families contacted the walnut grove police and the contra costa sheriff. early sunday, 85 to 100 volunteers began searching the creek area with a helicopter overhead. they found the boys' deflated raft and then over the next five hours the bodies of the teenagers about a mile apart. and several miles downstream from where they likely entered the high, fast water. what is even more dangerous is the debris that's in the water, branches, rocks, you can think of any other kind of debris in there causes problems and obstructions. >> reporter: it's not known if the debris deplated the raft. the boys were wearing helmets but not life vests, the tragedy recalls another in the same channel about a year ago. >>> a contra costa county rescue swimmer dangled from the helicopter going under water to pull janet hogan out to safety. she survived after the car she was ridin

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where two teenage boys started their rafting trip. 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell launched in walnut creek. it was supposed to be a two-hour journey, but the rain of h swollen waters were overwhelming, which in some spots reached depths of 15 feet. >> the creek swells and it is very fast moving. what is more dangerous was the debris in the water, branches, rocks, you can think of any kind of debris. it causes problems and obstructions. >> search and rescue teams found the bodies in concord. two hours later they found gavin's body a mile away from combine concord. both were wearing helmets, but no life preservers. residents who live along the creek have seen tragic outcome, and they even lobbied to have these danger signs painted, and now say perhaps more needs to be done. >> a lot of times they start in walnut creek, and this is where the under tow is so bad. they really need to put signs back in wall walnut creek also. >> news spread fast. they were juniors in high school. class doesn't resume until tuesday, but grief counselors were on hand to help them comb of t

a deflated raft five miles from where this trip began. 16-year-old matthew miller, 17-year-old gavin powellaunched that raft 2:00 saturday afternoon near the high school. pictures you see of walnut creek not that impressive. the show the water maybe a couple feet deep. this

there were some flowers left behind in memory of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell. they set out saturday afternoon in a two person inflatable raft that one of the boys apparently discovered in his garage. contra costa county sheriff deputies say the teens were wearing bicycle-style helmets but not life preservers. search crews started looking for the boys. their bodies were discovered late that afternoon several miles downstream in concord. so was their deflated raft. friends say the two teens had been close friends for years. they were good students involved in a variety of extracurricular activities. >> matt was a great artist. totally amazing. gavin was just one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. >> reporter: a contra costa county sheriff spokesman says the currents in the stream that the teens were rafting in were moving very rapidly with all the stormy weather we had on saturday. there's no public access to the creek and there are chain link fences and barriers around most of the creek entrances. other than a sign that says creek access restricted, there ar

the memorial growing for both matthew miller and gavin powell, they were juniors, they died trying to navigate a rain swollen canal in a raft. they were best friends and on the way to meet another friend. they never made it. their bodies were about a mile apart in concord. this week grief counselors are on campus to help the students. >> tonight's candlelight vigil at the shell ridge open space in walnut creek from 6:00 to 8:00. >> we are learning new information about the death of a high school football player last month that may have been in revenge for a beating in his neighborhood. court testimony in the killing of gene grisby suggests that he was randomly targeted. two were ordered to stand trial. tyrus franklin is the shooting suspect. he is charged as an adult. grisby was shot outside of his family home on january 10th. >> police have made a string -- an arrest in a string of robberies in an oakland safeway store. police arrested a 19-year-old man after watching video. it's unclear the there are other suspects at large. five women were robbed after driving home from the safeway

search crews found the body of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell on sunday.the part of the creek that goes through concord. both boys were students atlas low mass high school. the classmates say they were both well-liked and good friends. >> what comes to mind when i think of them, i just think like a really nice, good, all- round kid. and that's what makes this thing really sad too because he was a great person and like contributor to our school. >> it's not clear exactly what happened but the creek was running fast and deep after all the rain we have had. the boys were wearing helmets but not life vests. >>> checking other bay area headlines oakland's mayor made good on her promise to rehire 10 police officers. the tribune reports today was their first day back. they were among 80 officers laid off in july because of budget cutbacks. >>> and a 6-hour standoff in daly city ended with police taking a man and woman into custody. it started 5:00 this morning when neighbors called 911 after hearing gunshots. police found the man and woman standing outside their

it begins at 6:00 tonight at shell ridge open space in walnut creek where matthew miller and gavin powell often hiked. the boys' bodies were pulled from the creek sunday morning, a day after they set out on their raft during saturday's powerful storm. grief counselors were at the boys' school yesterday. >>> and above average snow pack in the sierra this winter is raising concerns about the delta levee system. a heavy spring runoff is just one of the many potential threats to the delta. word from the california department of resources states the levee system is tested every day. but some scientists say the system is unsustainable and failure is inevitable. >> whether it's a flood, whether it's an earthquake or the unlikely case both, the risks are still really high. we can't paper this over. >> a state sponsored council will unveil a plan next year outlining a possible solution for the delta levee problems. >>> senate majority leader harry reed says he will introduce legislation next week to avoid a government shutdown. reed's bill would keep government running at current spending levels i

here's photos of the two boys, 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell, they both attendedn walnut creek. investigators say this is the first time they tried to go rafting in walnut creek, and they tried it on a day when the waters raged, in some spots reaching 15 feet high. this is the rain swollen section of creek where the two boys began their journey yesterday. there are signs warning against going in the waters, but the teens told their friends they were going rafting. they left at 2:00 in the afternoon. two hours later, the called a friend to meet them upstream. they were never seen alive again. >> after crews gone searching, attempting to locate them, and worked through the night and were never able to do that. >> reporter: the neighbors who live nearby know how deadly the waters can be. >> i called the county and said you have to do something to prevent this from happening again. they came out and put something on the wall. >> if you watch that when there's a heavier rain, it just churns. the last time they were looking for somebody, or the time before -- >> reporte

. >> reporter: friend hayden says 16-year-old miller and his best friend, 17-year-old gavin powell decided their adventure on a soggy saturday afternoon was to embark on a two-person inflatable rafts. the teens had helmets, but no life preservers. they were supposed to meet a friend a few hours later downstream. but they never arrived. >> the recent rains, the creek actually swells. it becomes very fast-moving. but what is even more dangerous is the debris that is in the water. branchs, rocks. you can think of any other kind of debris that is in there. >> reporter: with the helicopter hovering above the creek, divers combed the water, and around 80 volunteers searched the area. by sunday afternoon, the boys' bodies were found in the creek about an hour apart in concord. >> and i heard the hovering of the helicopter overhead. and i thought to myself, it just rained. i said to my husband, someone is in canal. >> reporter: with water levels reaching depths of 15 feet in places, this neighbor says it's not the first time tragedy has struck here. just last year, a father and son died in the can

miller and his best friend gavin powell drowned last saturday during a rafting trip on walnut creek. >>> a safety walk planned in oakland tonight in the wake of attacks of women near lake merritt. police have been combing the neighborhood recently trying to find someone who can identify a man caught on surveillance tape. they had no success. they released this video recorded outside a store just minutes after a woman was attacked on february 7th. >> according to the opd, they said that this footage helped them a lot. this is the only footage available to them right now. >> tonight's safety walk to hand out whistles is scheduled to start at 6:00 at east 18th and park boulevard. >>> state regulators are accusing muni of numerous safety violations and being chronically unresponsive to investigators' findings. state public utilities commission plans to start the process of considering potential penalties against muni. the puc staffers are considered -- concerned, rather, about the condition of the light rail system including noted deterioration at church and dubois street and problems wi

. >> matthew miller and gavin powell died when they drowned after heading into a treacherous area of the creek. >>> oakland police are asking for your help in finding a man who could be a sex assault suspect. a surveillance video shows a man assaulting a woman at an apartment complex at jackson and eighth street. the man sexually assaulted the woman and beat her on february 7th. if you recognize this picture the oakland police ask that you give them a call. >>> the man accused of killing chauncey bailey wants the hearing moved out of the county. yusef bay iv could be charged with three murders including the deadly shooting of bailey. a third suspect in the case agreed to plea bargain in exchange for testimony. >>> this morning ten people under arrest after a raid in a tough oakland neighborhood. police targeting 59 different locations where those on probation live or visit. the area is known as b-26 bordered by 54th avenue and san leandro street. this area has more burglaries than any other area of the same size. parents complain that their children walk through prostitution and drug

over the weekend, matthew miller and his friend gavin powell went missing afternoon they were in a raft going down an engorged stream after the weekend's heavy rains. volunteers were searching the waterways and then early sunday afternoon, the raft and the bodies of the boys had been found miles downstream. investigators believe debris may have punctured the raft. the creek's depth can actually vary from 2 to 15 feet in storms with a fast-moving current. the memorial for matthew happened today and maybe that's when the home was broken into. neighbors say that this is a very quiet walnut creek street here, allen. they think maybe someone on foot broke in. really a crime of opportunity on just such a troubling and heart breaking day. >> i'm sure that they will have someone at the house from now on whenever they leave. >> reporter: absolutely. yes. >> all right, juliette goodrich in walnut creek, thanks. >>> a bizarre case in the north bay where a body is discovered under a newly constructed barbecue pit in novato. neighbors say that the man who lives there with his wife has been missing f