he was rocklin.old from rocklin. he was reported missing last night by his friends.search and rescue teams used a tracking device to determine where to search, then located his body using technology that sends a signal. authorities say the cause of death has not been determined. (steve) a live look outside right at weather conditions across the bay area... (adlib) wet conditions here and lots of snow in the sierra.... (pam) there is so much snow ... and it is falling at pretty low levels in the sierra .. down to 39 -hundred feet. this is video from pollock pines today... the c-h-p is assisting cal- trans along highway -50 chain stops. time now to get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a cold storm brough more showers and even some thunderstorms to the bay area today. showers continue as the weather pattern will stay unsettled through saturday. on the doppler you can see the showers. some of it will be heavy at times and we're expecting some snow too. snow levels will drop to around 2,000 feet tonight. o

sadly the body of a snowboarder was found at squall valley friday morning. 42-year-old wenyu zhang of rocklin went missing in a blizzard. his friends reported him missing thursday nights. the weather claimed the life of a second boarder at the china na peak resort. he fell head first into the deep powder and suffocated. what triggered friday's avalanche at squaw valley isn't known. as for joe, he doesn't feel like a hero. >> it's a good day today. i'm going to take a sauna and have a cold beer and say a prayer. >> reporter: squall valley will reopen on saturday. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> snow is piling up again in the sierra tonight. chain controls are in effect all the way down to 2,000 feet on highway 50. and at this hour, highway 80 eastbound east of colfax remains closed. use extreme caution if you have to drive up there this weekend. >>> and this is a rare sight. snow among the vines. francis ford coppola winery tweeted this video from its skr vineyard in sonoma county. >>> heading to sausalito, there was hail coming down pretty hard there on sherwood drive. >> a live look tonight f

placer sheriff department investigators say the body of the 42-year-old, wenyu zhang, of rocklin wasound four to five feet of fresh snow. he had been reported missing the night before. >> especially with the heavier snow out here in california. if you can't move your arms to get your board off and you can't get your arms up to your head, you end you have suffocating. >> reporter: for one squaw valley snowboarder, this snowstorm proving deadly. for others trapped by an avalanche, they now have a heroine story of survival and heroes like joseph to thank. >> people were yelling for help, and we responded. >> reporter: joseph broad definitely a hero tonight. squaw valley ski resort did shut down operations this evening because of the hazardous conditions. they do expect to be back open tomorrow. back to you. >> all right, steve large reporting for us. >> we'll continue our coverage of the storm on air and online at cbssf.com. >>> well tonight police say a suspected bay area gang member wanted for 17 counts of murder is behind embarrass. >> kpix 5 andria borba is live with details. >> rep

sadly the body of a snowboarder was found at squall valley friday morning. 42-year-old wenyu zhang of rocklin went missing in a blizzard. his friends reported him missing thursday nights. the weather claimed the life of a second boarder at the china na peak resort. he fell head first into the deep powder and suffocated. what triggered friday's avalanche at squaw valley isn't known. as for joe, he doesn't feel like a hero. >> it's a good day today. i'm going to take a sauna and have a cold beer and say a prayer. >> reporter: squall valley will reopen on saturday. cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> snow is piling up again in the sierra tonight. chain controls are in effect all the way down to 2,000 feet on highway 50. and at this hour, highway 80 eastbound east of colfax remains closed. use extreme caution if you have to drive up there this weekend. >>> and this is a rare sight. snow among the vines. francis ford coppola winery tweeted this video from its skr vineyard in sonoma county. >>> heading to sausalito, there was hail coming down pretty hard there on sherwood drive. >> a live look tonight f

earlier in the day at squaw...the body of a missing snowboarder was found. 42-year-old wenyu zhang, of rocklin missing yesterday...but the search was suspended overnight due to high avalanche danger in the area. the search was aided by a tracking program...that reads a computer chip or reflector that squaw valley officials had attached to zhang's helmet. (sot) and further south...anothe r snowboarder found dead today...and this story is terrifying. this one at china peak mountain resort in fresno county.according to the resort's spokesperson, the 36 year-old victim was boarding in un-grommed terrain when he fell head first into deep snow. we're told the man could not get himself out..and get himself man could not we're told the snow.first into deep he fell head terrain when grommed boarding in un-grommed terrain when he fell head first into deep snow.we're told the man could not get himself out..and suffocated. the victim has not been identified. (pam ) sections of the bay area had wild weather today going back and forth.. between sunshine and rain. the peninsula was one area that experienced

earlier in the day at squaw...the body of a missing snowboarder was found. 42-year-old wenyu zhang, of rocklin, was reported missing yesterday...but the search was suspended overnight due to high avalanche danger in the area. the search was aided by a tracking program...that reads a computer chip or reflector that squaw valley officials had attached to zhang's helmet. (grant) and further south...another snowboarder found dead today...and this story is terrifying. this one at china peak mountain resort in fresno county. according to the resort's spokesperson, the 36 year-old victim was boarding in un- grommed terrain when he fell head first into deep snow. we're told the man could not get himself out..and suffocated.the victim has not been identified. (pam) we have video to show you tonight... showing the snowy .. even blizzard like conditions in the sierra. (steve) the ski resort was closed yesterday... but people were out hitting the slopes and the fresh powder today. this is what it looked like at heavenly.. whiteout conditions could continue... 36 inches of snow has already fallen. the stor

hours earlier.placer sheriffs department investigators say the body of 42-year-old wenyu zhang of rocklinwas found 4 to 5 feet beneath fresh snow. he had been reported missing the night before.brian johnson/snowboarder"especially with this heavier snow out here in california. if you can't move your arms to get your board off and you can't get your arms up to your head, you just end up suffocating." for one squaw valley snowboarder, this snowstorm proving deadly.for others trapped by an avalanche, they now have a harrowing story of survival.and heroes like joseph breault -to thank. joseph breault/rescuer"people were yelling for help and we responded." (justine) in national news, the man who shot himself today... outside the white house...has died. that's from the secret service, who says the incident happened this morning just outside the north fence of the building. officials say the man pulled out a gun and fired several rounds in the air. then shot himself in the head. president trump and the first lady were at mar-a-lago in florida at the time. (justine) new tonight at 8... san francis

center inside their beale street headquarters...which will look similar to this distribution center in rocklint specifically to work with our meteorologists and use our weather forecasting capabilities to really pinpoint fire conditions during fire season it will be operating 24 seven during fire season to really give us some real-time information to help prepare as the season goes on and now in a step they've previously pushed back on....pge is developing a protocol for pre-emptively switching off powerlines during exterme fire danger....a move they say they will only use as a last resort. when you proactively shut off the power you can effect communications you can effect first responders, you can affect hospitalspge says they are still trying to work out how much this plan will cost but they do plan to work with the p-u-c to try and recover that costs from ratepayers, maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) in berkeley.. four men are now officially charged with sexually assulting two underage girls. we first told you about this story last night. today, sex assault charges were brought against the m

center inside their beale street headquarters...which will look similar to this distribution center in rocklin. it specifically to work with our meteorologists and use our weather forecasting capabilities to really pinpoint fire conditions during fire season it will be operating 24 seven during fire season to really give us some real-time information to help prepare as the season goes on and now in a step they've previously pushed back on....pge is developing a protocol for pre-emptively switching off powerlines during exterme fire danger....a move they say they will only use as a last resort. when you proactively shut off the power you can effect communications you can effect first responders, you can affect hospitalspge says they are still trying to work out how much this plan will cost plan to work with the p-u-c to try and recover that ratepayers, maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) a spending bill being debated on capitol hill right now .... includes a bi- partisan plan to create a wildfire disaster fund. the bill sets aside more than 20-billion- dollars over 10- years. it will allow the fore

center inside their beale street headquarters...which will look similar to this distribution center in rocklin. it specifically to work with our meteorologists and use our weather forecasting capabilities to really pinpoint fire conditions during fire season it will be operating 24 seven during fire season to really give us some real-time information to help prepare as the season goes on and now in a step they've previously pushed back on....pge is developing a protocol for pre-emptively switching off powerlines during exterme fire danger....a move they say they will only use as a last resort. when you proactively shut off the power you can effect communications you can effect first responders, you can affect hospitalspge says they are still trying to work out how much this plan will cost but they do plan to work with the p-u-c to try and recover that costs from ratepayers, maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) a spending bill being debated on capitol hill right now includes a bi-partisan plan to create a wildfire disaster fund. the bill sets aside more than 20-billion-dollars over 10 years. it wi

she teaches history at rocklin high school in california.om she was placed on leave by her school after questioned antigun walkouts and wondered what would happen if the school was faced with an anti-abortion protest. would they be so supportive of that? julianne benzel joins us tonight. thank you for coming on. >> i appreciate the invite. >> tucker: well, it's an amazing story. i just wonder if i misstated it in any way. you said hypothetically would you support a pro-life walkout and they punished you for that? >> pretty much, tucker. real just contextually, i just wanted to make sure that my students were informed. i had a premonition that they were not. sure enough, most of them had no idea about the protest. so i gave them an overview. i asked them to look at it on their own and most importantly, you justou mentioned parents. i said go talk to your parents. i'm a parent.i' i would want to know if my student decided to get up and walk out of class for any protest. and i received no backlash from my students.s. these are highly intelligent kids. it's a great school, actually. and the

center inside their beale street headquarters...which will look similar to this distribution center in rockliny to work with our meteorologists and use our weather forecasting capabilities to really pinpoint fire conditions during fire season it will be operating 24 seven during fire season to really give us some real-time information to help prepare as the season goes on and now in a step they've previously pushed back on....pge is developing a protocol for pre-emptively switching off powerlines during exterme fire danger....a move they say they will only use as a last resort. when you proactively shut off the power you can effect communications you can effect first responders, you can affect hospitalspge says they are still trying to work out how much this plan will cost but they do plan to work with the p-u-c to try and recover that costs from ratepayers, maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) in the east bay... diablo valley college will reopen tomorrow.. all classes were cancelled today at its main pleasant hill campus, because of a "potentially serious threat"... made against the college. diabl

center inside their beale street headquarters...which will look similar to this distribution center in rocklinoint fire conditions during fire season it will be operating 24 seven during fire season to really give us some real-time information to help prepare as the season goes on and now in a step they've previously pushed back on....pge is developing a protocol for pre-emptively switching off powerlines during exterme fire danger....a move they say they will only use as a last resort. when you proactively shut off the power you can effect communications you can effect first responders, you can affect hospitalspge says they are still trying to work out how much this plan will cost but they do plan to work with the p-u-c to try and recover that costs from ratepayers, maureen kelly kron4 news. ( james ) we have breaking news this morning involving former raiders and 49ers football star aldon smith. he has been arrested again this morning in san francisco. earlier this week police say he violated a court order ... by contacting the victim in a domestic violence incident that happened at the begi

center inside their beale street headquarters...which will look similar to this distribution center in rocklin it specifically to work with our meteorologists and use our weather forecasting capabilities to really pinpoint fire conditions during fire season it will be operating 24 seven during fire season to really give us some real-time information to help prepare as the season goes on and now in a step they've previously pushed back on....pge is developing a protocol for pre-emptively switching off powerlines during exterme fire danger....a move they say they will only use as a last resort. when you proactively shut off the power you can effect communications you can effect first responders, you can affect hospitalspge says they are still trying to work out how much this plan will cost but they do plan to work with the p-u-c to try and recover that costs from ratepayers, maureen kelly kron4 news. ( robin ) east bay police are asking for the public's help to identify suspects in a laptop robbery caught on camera. take a look. this suspect is running with a laptop she just stole from a woman..