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. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson was hiking to the peak this week. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield just talked to spencer's dad. >> reporter: i did and bob dickinson said this is the most terrifying experience of his life. you can imagine the elation he got last night at 7:52 yes he does know the exact minute that call came in. >> said hi dad. those were the first words and i was -- spencer! screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes, i'm on a s.a.t. phone and only have a couple moments. call my mom. tell her i'm okay. >> reporter: so he still doesn't know if 21-year-old spencer dickinson is hurt or completely safe but he knows he's alive. spencer's family knew he was headed to mt. everest base camp right before the earthquake. it was terrifying to see the video from when the earthquake hit. he has had sleepless nights of worrying and the waiting was getting more and more difficult. of course he did call spencer's mom right away. she lives in san diego. cameras were rolling when she got the joyful news. >> that was sheer joy. [ inaudible ] togeth
. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson was hiking to the peak this week. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield just talked to spencer's dad. >> reporter: i did and bob dickinson said this is the most terrifying experience of his life. you can imagine the elation he got last night at 7:52 yes he does know the exact minute that call came in. >> said hi dad. those were the first words and i was -- spencer! screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes, i'm on a s.a.t. phone and only have...
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including 4 americans, died in the avalanche, which destroyed the everest base camp. 21-year-old spencer dickinson was on the mountain. his family in california hadn't heard from him since the avalanche. then he got in touch with his father, who called everybody else. >> i just heard from spencer. he just called me. [ sobbing ] >> that is a great scene. some relief there. tears of relief in california. the current climbing season on mt. everest has been declared over. >>> well, saudi arabia says it foiled an attack on the u.s. embassy there. government officials say nearly 100 people with ties to isis were arrested. they say the islamic fighters planned a series of attacks on the embassy and residential compounds where foreigners live. the state department has not provided any details about the attack or the plot. >>> also, in the middle east, growing tensions between the u.s. and iran. the pentagon has sent a destroyer and a plane to the strait of hormuz. after the iranian military tried to intercept a cargo ship. officials say iranian forces fired across the bow of the "maersk tigris" when it re
including 4 americans, died in the avalanche, which destroyed the everest base camp. 21-year-old spencer dickinson was on the mountain. his family in california hadn't heard from him since the avalanche. then he got in touch with his father, who called everybody else. >> i just heard from spencer. he just called me. [ sobbing ] >> that is a great scene. some relief there. tears of relief in california. the current climbing season on mt. everest has been declared over. >>>...
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. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson from petaluma tweeted his cousin last night same eying being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. one of four americans who died in the quake was this man 48- year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he works at kaiser permanente in santa clara at the i.t. department. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to check the base camps at the foot of mount everest. >> if it was dangerous, he wanted do it. >> it's not a shock trauma he would be shock he would like to be there. he did something he enjoyed and he went out that way. >> truong was killed in the avalanche that thundered down everest and wiped out a base camp right after the quake. and today aid is finally reaching areas near the epicenter of saturday's 7.8 quake. the world food program is delivering high energy food biscuits. cargo trucks filled with rice, cooking oil and sugar are waiting for helicopters to carry the supplies to remote villages. the u.n. says the disaster has affected about 8 million people. more than 5,000 have died and another 10,000 are injured. >>> 4:36. a check of weat
. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson from petaluma tweeted his cousin last night same eying being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. one of four americans who died in the quake was this man 48- year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he works at kaiser permanente in santa clara at the i.t. department. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to check the base camps at the foot of mount everest. >> if it was dangerous, he wanted do it. >> it's not a shock trauma he...
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. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson got in touch with his dad last night. alled other family members to let them know he is safe. watch their emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> spency's cousin tweeted this quote. i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. they attended a prayer vigil for those who are missing or dead. his dad called them to say that spencer was able to speak with him briefly on a satellite phone. >> a bunch of strange numbers. he goes dad. >> spencer is a graduate of petaluma high school when the earthquake hit. they had a series of avalanches. 18 people died on the mountain. he told his dad he is being airlifted back down to kathmandu. his family updated a website where they were posting information. they thanked people for support and prayers. >> 6:34. a sunnyvale man was among the killed at a base camp. friends say the 48-year-old was an avid hiker and mount had always been on his bucket list. friends are planning a memorial hike in his honor. >> more than 5,000 people. more than 10,000 were injured in the qua
. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson got in touch with his dad last night. alled other family members to let them know he is safe. watch their emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> spency's cousin tweeted this quote. i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. they attended a prayer vigil for those who are missing or dead. his dad called them to say that spencer was able to speak with him briefly on a satellite phone. >> a bunch of strange numbers....
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>> spencer dickinson got in touch with as dad to let him know he is safe.ed other family members with the good news. watch their emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> spencer's cousin said tell mama i'm okay. family and friends had been desperate to find him. they were at a prayer vigil when his dad called saying spencer was able to make a quick call on the satellite phone. >> where is he? >> right here at the >> spencer a graduate of petaluma high school was at mt. everest when it hit. it triggered a series of avalanches. at least 18 people died on the mountain. he told his dad he is being airlifted back down. his family updated a website posting information thanking people for support and prayers. abc 7 news. >> thank you. as you heard from them a man was one of 18 people killed at base camp on mt. everest. friends say the 48-year-old was an afvid hiker and that was always on his bucket list. strong was an ic consultant. friends are planning a memorial hike in his honor. >> the death toll stands at more than 5,000 people. more than 10,000 were in
>> spencer dickinson got in touch with as dad to let him know he is safe.ed other family members with the good news. watch their emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> spencer's cousin said tell mama i'm okay. family and friends had been desperate to find him. they were at a prayer vigil when his dad called saying spencer was able to make a quick call on the satellite phone. >> where is he? >> right here at the >> spencer a graduate of petaluma high...
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so is bob dickinson of petaluma who last i found out his missing son spencer was alive. the 21-year-old called him from base camp. >> it was spencer and he said hi, dad. those were the first words and i was -- [ screaming ] screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes i'm on a fat phone, i've only got a couple of moments. call my mom tell her i'm okay upon. >> dickinson immediately phoned spencer's mom who lives in san diego and was doing a tv interview. >> spencer he just called me. >> how and when spencer will return are not important, they say. only that he's alive. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> so many people want to support relief efforts and recovery efforts in nepal and find out through the give where you live effort on aishs 7bc 7 news.com. >>> shinzo abe became the first leader to speak before congress. some are not happy with what he didn't say. abe sketched his vision for a more robust role for the security of asia and the world. he emphasized japan's long alliance with the u.s. and voiced support for the transpacific partnership. a multilateral trade deal
so is bob dickinson of petaluma who last i found out his missing son spencer was alive. the 21-year-old called him from base camp. >> it was spencer and he said hi, dad. those were the first words and i was -- [ screaming ] screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes i'm on a fat phone, i've only got a couple of moments. call my mom tell her i'm okay upon. >> dickinson immediately phoned spencer's mom who lives in san diego and was doing a tv interview. >> spencer he just...
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the last time 21-year-old spencer dickinson's family heard from him was a few days before the earthquake. he spoke with his mother and he was in a village that i guess is the beginning to the trekking route of the base camp of everest. >> reporter: he's got a parent's intuition that spencer is arrive and he's hoping that somehow they make contact again. >> today with social media there's a new kind of access than we've had before, and we're hoping that for instance me being here that somebody may have a connection with somebody down there in that area. >> dickinson says he would fly to nepal to look for his son. he knows the country is badly damaged by the quake and ongoing aftershocks. meanwhile, some bay area residents are finally on their way home. one is a survivor of this massive avalanche on mt. everest triggered by this weekend's quake. >> he had the unfortunate job of loading the casualties on to the helicopter and then he and his buddies were able to get off the mountain by helicopter. >> her husband john raider spent a few days on mt. everest helping clear anyone out. he surviv
the last time 21-year-old spencer dickinson's family heard from him was a few days before the earthquake. he spoke with his mother and he was in a village that i guess is the beginning to the trekking route of the base camp of everest. >> reporter: he's got a parent's intuition that spencer is arrive and he's hoping that somehow they make contact again. >> today with social media there's a new kind of access than we've had before, and we're hoping that for instance me being here...
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>> spencer dickinson was on mt. everest when the earthquake hit. a family member tweeted a quote that said i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. his loved ones have spent the past few days worried sick and have not heard from spencer, but knew he was on the way up to the base camp before the 7.8 magnitude quake. they offensed a social media campaign. tuesday they got the call they had been waiting for, letting them know that spencer is safe. watch his mom and grandmother's emotional reaction. >> spencer just called. >> they got the news while attending a prayer vigil in san diego for those missing. it killed at least 17 people attempting to scale the world's highest peak. many others are still trapped. er was able to make a quick phone call to his dad and he is on his way to kathmandu. >> thank you. wish everyone's story can end that well, but a sunnyvale man was one of 16 people killed at base camp. friends say he died doing what he liked. he was after avid hiker and mt. everest was on his bucket list. he was hiking when the
>> spencer dickinson was on mt. everest when the earthquake hit. a family member tweeted a quote that said i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. his loved ones have spent the past few days worried sick and have not heard from spencer, but knew he was on the way up to the base camp before the 7.8 magnitude quake. they offensed a social media campaign. tuesday they got the call they had been waiting for, letting them know that spencer is safe. watch his mom and...
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. >> quite a moment there. 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma.tweeted his cousin late last night saying, i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. >>> california has new rules to protect outdoor workers during hot weather. cal/osha's regulations take effect on friday. employees like farm workers and landscapers must have access to free cool water. supervisors and workers must also be trained to recognize signs of heat illness. in addition, the rules require that shade be made available when the temperature reaches 80 degrees. >>> well, it's getting to be more than 80 in the next day. we are going to have 90, aren't we, roberta? >> a couple of 90s kick- starting with thursday with more heat on friday but right now let's go ahead and call on our weather watcher and see what we have going on in and around the bay area right now. let's look at this reading right here. looks like 72 degrees. finicky today, aren't we, here? we didn't have uli reporting 74 degrees in novato. thank you for that. and abundance of sunshine. do i dare try
. >> quite a moment there. 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma.tweeted his cousin late last night saying, i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. >>> california has new rules to protect outdoor workers during hot weather. cal/osha's regulations take effect on friday. employees like farm workers and landscapers must have access to free cool water. supervisors and workers must also be trained to recognize signs of heat illness. in addition, the rules...
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spencer dickinson's family hasn't heard from them since april 19th when he told them he was heading for mount everest. for mor information on how to help go to cbssf.com /earthquakes. >>> tonight people in one bay area community are trying to shame their neighbors in to saving water. >> 10% of woodside people use an obscene amount of water. if the governor's plan actually becomes reality here, this community is going to be forced to cut back the most. >> reporter: woodside folks shell out big money for this quiet country life. don says many won't easily cutback their water use. >> unfortunately i don't think the financial incentives will affect them very much because money doesn't mean too much to them. >> i think you have to do something bigger. >> reporter: many in this room want woodside cutting back. ideas range from deploying water cops beefing up turf plants. >> i think they wanted to see what to do to reduce water usage. >> reporter: woodside uses 230 gallons a day still too much for the governor's liking but nothing compared to the 1,336 gallons per day that 10% in this tiny tow
spencer dickinson's family hasn't heard from them since april 19th when he told them he was heading for mount everest. for mor information on how to help go to cbssf.com /earthquakes. >>> tonight people in one bay area community are trying to shame their neighbors in to saving water. >> 10% of woodside people use an obscene amount of water. if the governor's plan actually becomes reality here, this community is going to be forced to cut back the most. >> reporter: woodside...
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spencer dickinson is from petaluma. his family hasn't heard from him since sunday. >> several quake survivors from the bay area have returned home and anxious family members met them this morning. the group works for intel and was setting up computers in schools in kathmandu. the survivors say they're exhausted and overwhelmed by their close call. >> the historic sites we just visited a day before are all gone. >> supposed to be a relaxing week away from trip. it was very fascinating and eye opening and life-changing. >> crew members plan to take a few days off to recover before going back to work. we have new information on our website how you can help quake victims in nepal. cbssf.com/quake. >>> it's much calmer on the streets of baltimore tonight. taking a live look at the city right now a chanting crowd of about 1,000 people are peacefully marching. a couple thousand national guard troops are on patrol and more than 1,000 police officers are on duty. it's a different scene from what we saw last night. here's a look
spencer dickinson is from petaluma. his family hasn't heard from him since sunday. >> several quake survivors from the bay area have returned home and anxious family members met them this morning. the group works for intel and was setting up computers in schools in kathmandu. the survivors say they're exhausted and overwhelmed by their close call. >> the historic sites we just visited a day before are all gone. >> supposed to be a relaxing week away from trip. it was very...
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so was the bay area family of 21-year-old spencer dickinson. >> i woke up to a phone call from my motherorter: ashley of san anselmo says her cousin spencer who grew up in petaluma was alone in nepal as part of a year-long journey of self discovery. >> he had told us, i'm going on this trek to base camp and up on everest exploring the villages. >> reporter: since saturday the family has been frantic for news about spencer. they set up a social media search listing him as missing. even posting an identifying tattoo in case the worst had happened. >> so it was just this deep gutteral drop of -- of fear that i haven't felt in a long time. there was no instinct one way or the other if he was okay. >> reporter: and then last night, at a candlelight vigil in san diego, this happened. >> oh!! my gosh! yay! he is getting on a helicopter. >> reporter: his mother got the news she was hoping for. spencer got through to his father in petaluma to say he was okay and was being airlifted off the mountain. it turns out he had left base camp the day before the avalanche. he is currently stuck in a small
so was the bay area family of 21-year-old spencer dickinson. >> i woke up to a phone call from my motherorter: ashley of san anselmo says her cousin spencer who grew up in petaluma was alone in nepal as part of a year-long journey of self discovery. >> he had told us, i'm going on this trek to base camp and up on everest exploring the villages. >> reporter: since saturday the family has been frantic for news about spencer. they set up a social media search listing him as...
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including 4 americans, died in the avalanche, which destroyed the everest base camp. 21-year-old spencer dickinson was on the mountain. his family hadn't heard from him. he got in touch with his father. who called everyone else. [ sobbing ] >> that is a great scene. some relief there. tears of relief in california. the climbing season on mount f rest has been declared over. >>> well saudi arabia says it foiled an attack on the u.s. embassy there. nearly 100 people with ties to isis were arrested. they planned a series of attacks. on the embassy and residential compounds where foreigners live. >>> also in the middle east growing tensions between the u.s. and iran. the pentagon has sent a destroyer and a plane to the strait of hormuz. after the iranian military tried to intercept a ship. no u.s. citizens are believed to be aboard the ship. >>> the supreme court appears deeply divided over the issue of gay marriage. at stake do same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry? and must states recognize marriage licenses from other states? >>> bernie sanders plans to challenge hillary clinton for
including 4 americans, died in the avalanche, which destroyed the everest base camp. 21-year-old spencer dickinson was on the mountain. his family hadn't heard from him. he got in touch with his father. who called everyone else. [ sobbing ] >> that is a great scene. some relief there. tears of relief in california. the climbing season on mount f rest has been declared over. >>> well saudi arabia says it foiled an attack on the u.s. embassy there. nearly 100 people with ties to...
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in san diego, lisa rosenbusch, waiting for days for word about her son, spencer dickinson. he was climbing mt. everest when the quake hit. and finally -- this call from >> i just heard from spencer. he just called me. >> oh! >> reporter: he is safe. and then there is the incredible story of rishi khanal. we were there last night when he was pulled from the rubble after four days. this team has brought this young man out of this building. and he is alive. today, we visited him in the hospital. ri rishi, how are you? he told us while he was trapped, surrounded by dead bodies he called out, but no one heard him. he grew dehydrated. his lips cracked, his nails turned white. he drank his own urine, he was 0 so thirsty. it's like you came back from the dead. "yes," he says "it's like a miracle." but on the banks of this river, the solemn beauty of another fate. the burning of the dead in accordance with an ancient tradition. david, since the earthquake four days ago, these funeral fires have been burning across the country, 24 hours a day. and they fear there will be many more to
in san diego, lisa rosenbusch, waiting for days for word about her son, spencer dickinson. he was climbing mt. everest when the quake hit. and finally -- this call from >> i just heard from spencer. he just called me. >> oh! >> reporter: he is safe. and then there is the incredible story of rishi khanal. we were there last night when he was pulled from the rubble after four days. this team has brought this young man out of this building. and he is alive. today, we visited him...
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petaluma's spencer dickinson just to call his parents before the earthquake before he was starting to trek the base camp. his dad is thinking of flying to nepal to search for him and the family is worried sick. >> there is one more bright spot. 83 hours after the earthquake, a 28-year-old man has been pulled from the rubble from a collapsed house in kathmandu. it took rescuers six hours. medical supplies are being loaded up for nepal from san leandro today. wayne freedman is there with more. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, cheryl. take a look at this warehouse behind me. it looks very discreet inside and inside it looks like a hospital and that's good news for quake victims. >> it's a long way from san leandro to nepal at least in miles, but right next door inside this warehouse. >> any one of these boxes could end up in a nepal container. >> reporter: boxes and crates filled with medical supplies for people with an overwhelming need not only in nepal but around the world and that's why we hear about a non-profit called med share only in times of disaster. >> we have so much and t
petaluma's spencer dickinson just to call his parents before the earthquake before he was starting to trek the base camp. his dad is thinking of flying to nepal to search for him and the family is worried sick. >> there is one more bright spot. 83 hours after the earthquake, a 28-year-old man has been pulled from the rubble from a collapsed house in kathmandu. it took rescuers six hours. medical supplies are being loaded up for nepal from san leandro today. wayne freedman is there with...
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spencer! screaming. and he goes dad, be quiet. i'm on a sat phone. i've only got a couple of moments. call my mom. tell her i'm okay. >> reporter: dickinson immediately phoned spencer's mom, who lives in san diego and was doing a tv interview. >> my son spencer, he just called me. >> reporter: how and when spencer will return are not important, they say only that he is alive. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> now to that emergency in space. a doomed cargo ship headed to the international space station to deliver vital supplies. well, it never made it. and is now hurtling back toward earth at 17,000 miles an hour. abc news reporter matt guttmann has what we're learning tonight. >> reporter: tonight somersaulting in space. this is the view from the russian progress careening at almost 17,000 miles an hour, 119 miles above the earth and hurtling toward it. the russians losing control of the ship soon after this launch. the craft, carrying 6,000 pounds of desperately needed gear for the two americans, three russians and one italian on board the international space station. >> the program plans for these kind of things to happen. they're very u
spencer! screaming. and he goes dad, be quiet. i'm on a sat phone. i've only got a couple of moments. call my mom. tell her i'm okay. >> reporter: dickinson immediately phoned spencer's mom, who lives in san diego and was doing a tv interview. >> my son spencer, he just called me. >> reporter: how and when spencer will return are not important, they say only that he is alive. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> now to that emergency in space. a doomed cargo ship headed...
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update on missing sonoma couldn't man last seen on mount everest. 21 of 21-year-old spencer dickinsonis found sale. he was hike to go base camp when the deadly avalanche hit. family member tweeted this quote from spencer about 8 this quote from spencer about 8:30 tonight. i'm being helicopter off the mountain and tell mom i'm okay. the dickinson headed to katmandu to find a way home. if you would like to help two to our web said forever a list of the relief organizations working in nepal and links to donate. >> new report finds plan to sip crude oil across the west coast is risky business for the bay year. variabilityal groups gather at oakland jan jack london square to release findings to transport tar span oil from canada through the bay area t.they say the crude is so dense shipping it could lead to environmental disaster. fight this advertise enormously difficult to clean up. unlike conventional crude this sinks when spilled. still respond versus no method to address the behavior of the tar sand spill. >> philip 66 says they support the plan and safety is the priority. they have o
update on missing sonoma couldn't man last seen on mount everest. 21 of 21-year-old spencer dickinsonis found sale. he was hike to go base camp when the deadly avalanche hit. family member tweeted this quote from spencer about 8 this quote from spencer about 8:30 tonight. i'm being helicopter off the mountain and tell mom i'm okay. the dickinson headed to katmandu to find a way home. if you would like to help two to our web said forever a list of the relief organizations working in nepal and...
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spencer dickinson was on a trek across asia and had not spoken to the family before the massive quake struck. so many families getting that word today and all too many families getting the opposite news. >>> now to the accuweather forecast, back here at home. >> pretty quiet here and sunny and warm and changes coming at the end of the week but we'll take it now. sky 6 hd on our center city camera, the dew point is nice and low and it's really dry air, not humid with the northwesterly winds at 12 miles per hour and atlantic city we are looking southbound towards ventnor and margate just a few puffy cumulous clouds and today 70s with the wind coming off the land and not coming in off the water that is very chilly at 54 degrees if we take a look at the temperature the warmest air is in the mid-atlantic right now, mid to upper 70s and you can see a cold front has slipped through boston and burlington vermont and boston right now 48 degrees with the wind off the water, the temperatures will tumble some over the next couple of days. we'll talk about how cool they will get. any shower threat
spencer dickinson was on a trek across asia and had not spoken to the family before the massive quake struck. so many families getting that word today and all too many families getting the opposite news. >>> now to the accuweather forecast, back here at home. >> pretty quiet here and sunny and warm and changes coming at the end of the week but we'll take it now. sky 6 hd on our center city camera, the dew point is nice and low and it's really dry air, not humid with the...
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. >>> 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma. family has not heard from him since sunday. aid organizations are scrambling to help in the aftermath of that quake. >> but one bay area teenager has an idea to keep the help coming even after the dust settles. how a boy named everest plans to do it. >> reporter: first let's explain why everest's dad gave him that name. >> my dad named me everest because he wanted to climb mount everest but my mom wouldn't let him. >> reporter: she must have been thrilled last year when for his 16th birthday the danville father and son made the trek to visit base camp at the foot of mount everest. the exotic feel of nepal and the warmth of its people gave everest what he calls the greatest experience of his life. and then came last saturday. the ancient city of kathmandu was no match for the 7.8 quake. buildings are in ruins. centuries-old temples have collapsed. and the magical place everest remembers is simply not there anymore. >> i can't even imagine going to the same place back in nepal and looki
. >>> 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma. family has not heard from him since sunday. aid organizations are scrambling to help in the aftermath of that quake. >> but one bay area teenager has an idea to keep the help coming even after the dust settles. how a boy named everest plans to do it. >> reporter: first let's explain why everest's dad gave him that name. >> my dad named me everest because he wanted to climb mount everest but my mom wouldn't let him....
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to come back in april this month but he wanted to continue on with this journey. >> reporter: spencer dickinson is originally frul the bay area. he graduated from petaluma high school a few years ago. his parents say he was in nepal on a spiritual journey. on april 19th he told them he was heading to the base camp, a hike that would take about a week. >> when the earthquake happened, was spencer alone on the trail? could something have happened? we just don't know. and that part is the scary place for me. >> reporter: meanwhile those in the bay area and nepali community are raising money to send to the country and creating a one-stop social media page to find the missing. >> it's about mum -- it's about humanity. humans are to help each other in time of need. >> reporter: google executive dan fredinburg took this video before he died. for lisa, there's only hope her son has survived his trek to mount everest, nowhere near acceptance that he died on the age of 21. >> he said from this trip he wants to do something that's going to help people in some way. i don't know what that means for him but
to come back in april this month but he wanted to continue on with this journey. >> reporter: spencer dickinson is originally frul the bay area. he graduated from petaluma high school a few years ago. his parents say he was in nepal on a spiritual journey. on april 19th he told them he was heading to the base camp, a hike that would take about a week. >> when the earthquake happened, was spencer alone on the trail? could something have happened? we just don't know. and that part is...
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. >>> 21-year-old spencer dickinson was in nepal when the quake hit.ily had been desperately trying to reach him. they set up a social media search and even posted an identifying tattoo in case the worst had happened. then last night at a vigil in san diego, this happened. >> kathmandu. >> oh!! my gosh! yay! he is getting on a helicopter to kathmandu. >> his mother got the news she was hoping for. spencer got through to his father in petaluma to say that he was okay. he was being airlifted off the mountain. it turns out he had left base camp the day before the avalanche. >>> japan's prime minister will make a series of stops in silicon valley tomorrow. shinzo abay is in the middle of a week-long u.s. tour and dues his time in the bay area he will visit stanford, facebook and tesla motors. he will also hold a roundtable discussion with some local tech leaders. and a sitdown with the governor jerry brown. >>> still ahead giving kids an outlet for their extra energy. how this week's jefferson award winner is putting it to good use on stage. >> the kpix 5
. >>> 21-year-old spencer dickinson was in nepal when the quake hit.ily had been desperately trying to reach him. they set up a social media search and even posted an identifying tattoo in case the worst had happened. then last night at a vigil in san diego, this happened. >> kathmandu. >> oh!! my gosh! yay! he is getting on a helicopter to kathmandu. >> his mother got the news she was hoping for. spencer got through to his father in petaluma to say that he was okay....
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area missing after an earthquake in nepal finds out he is alive. [ yelling ] >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma. he tweeted his cousin last night saying, i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. >> one of four americans who died in the quake was this man 48-year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he worked in the i.t. department at kaiser permanente in santa clara. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to trek the base camps at the foot of mount everest. and today aid is reaching the areas near the epicenter of saturday's 7.8 quake. the world's food program is delivering high energy food biscuits, cargo trucks filled with rice, cooking oil and sugar waiting for helicopters to carry supplies to some of the remote villages outside of kathmandu. the u.n. says the disaster has affected about 8 million people in the area. more than 5,000 have died, another 10,000 were injured. >>> let's check the traffic and weather. >> yesterday i didn't think it was too bad as far as the winds are concerned. we had some gusty winds up to 25 at times late day but did it wasn't om
area missing after an earthquake in nepal finds out he is alive. [ yelling ] >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma. he tweeted his cousin last night saying, i'm being helicoptered off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. >> one of four americans who died in the quake was this man 48-year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he worked in the i.t. department at kaiser permanente in santa clara. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to trek the base camps at the foot of mount...
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family of a local man missing since the deadly quake in nepal over the weekend. 21-year-old spencer dickinson is alive. his dad bob said this experience has been the most terrifying of his life and he says he'll always remember the sheer joy he felt at 7:52 last night when the call from spencer came in. >> dad -- hi dad. those were the first words and i was -- screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes i'm on a fat phone i've only got a couple moments. call my mom tell her i'm okay. >> you can understand how the dad felt. dickinson says the feeling of sheer joy -- of shared joy with his ex-wife was incredibly powerful and their son has been traveling the world since october and his dad isn't sure if he comes home right away, but he sure hopes he does. that's a positive story and the death toll from saturday's earthquake is more than 5200 people and rescuers are not giving up hope still. emergency responders and volunteers are desperately searching for anyone still trapped in the rubble. the drone shows the destruction the quake caused in kathmandu. alex marquart is in nepal and has more on
family of a local man missing since the deadly quake in nepal over the weekend. 21-year-old spencer dickinson is alive. his dad bob said this experience has been the most terrifying of his life and he says he'll always remember the sheer joy he felt at 7:52 last night when the call from spencer came in. >> dad -- hi dad. those were the first words and i was -- screaming and he goes dad, be quiet. he goes i'm on a fat phone i've only got a couple moments. call my mom tell her i'm okay....
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. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma. and he tweeted his cousin late last night saying, i'm being helicopter. ed off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. one of four americans who died in the quake was this man, 48- year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he worked in the i.t. department at kaiser permanente in santa clara. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to trek the base camps at the foot of mount everest. >> if it had danger involved he liked doing it. >> it's a shock that he died. it's not a shock he would be there. it's the kind of crazy wacky trips he liked doing. he did something he really enjoyed and went out that way. >> truong was killed in the avalanche that thundered down everest and wiped out a base camp right after the quake. >>> supreme court justices seem cautious about changing the definition of marriage. same-sex marriage is legal in 37 states but conservatives believe the court should stay out of it. swing vote justice kennedy had this to say. >> this definition has been with us for millenia. and it --
. >> 21-year-old spencer dickinson is from petaluma. and he tweeted his cousin late last night saying, i'm being helicopter. ed off the mountain. tell mom i'm okay. one of four americans who died in the quake was this man, 48- year-old vin truong from sunnyvale. he worked in the i.t. department at kaiser permanente in santa clara. his friends say it was his lifelong dream to trek the base camps at the foot of mount everest. >> if it had danger involved he liked doing it. >>...
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good news about 21-year-old spencer dickinson has tweeted that he was being helicoptered off the mountain going to be warmer everywhere but the coast. mid-60s to mid-70s around the bay. check out the heat that's coming tomorrow. 70s at the coast. 80s for the bay and 90s inland. >> we are going to take you right into concord. the drive here southbound side at 680 242 a motorcycle crash blocking one lane. you can see all the backup as a result as we slide down >>> good morning, america. tough love? the mom caught on camera stopping her son from protesting, yanking him out of the riots on live tv. she's speaking out. people all across the country are talking about it. ♪ i was born this way ♪ >>> body-shaming backlash. the bigger than life ad sparking bigger outrage. how women are fighting back to prove they're proud of what they've got. chrissy teigen's surprising reveal, showing solidarity. ♪ so wake me up when it's all over ♪ >>> and real-life survivor. our reporter stranded on a desert island. no food or water. sharks. scorpions. rattlesnakes all around him. could you make it out? >>> and
good news about 21-year-old spencer dickinson has tweeted that he was being helicoptered off the mountain going to be warmer everywhere but the coast. mid-60s to mid-70s around the bay. check out the heat that's coming tomorrow. 70s at the coast. 80s for the bay and 90s inland. >> we are going to take you right into concord. the drive here southbound side at 680 242 a motorcycle crash blocking one lane. you can see all the backup as a result as we slide down >>> good morning,...
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. >>> a bear family is celebrating after learning their son is safe in nepal. 21-year-old spencer dickinson last spoke with his mother ten days ago about mount everest. they heard nothing until receiving a call last night during a vigil for earthquake victims. >> he's on the helicopter to kathmandu. >> oh, my gosh! he's getting on a helicopter to kathmandu. >> the family says he will return to the united states soon. >> that's good news when you have not -- >> that's the call you want to get. >> indeed. >> after ten days yes. >> can you imagine the worry she's been through? >> no, i can't. >> awful, awful. >>> we are hearing from other americans rescued from mount everest after the earthquake triggered a deadly avalanche. holly williams is at kathmandu's airport where she spoke to one group of survivors. >> reporter: the 16 americans were ferried back to kathmandu after surviving a terrifying experience in the mountains unarmed. when the avalanche struck climbers at everest case camp they were just two miles away. >> it was very scary. >> reporter: becky la barge from san diego describes th
. >>> a bear family is celebrating after learning their son is safe in nepal. 21-year-old spencer dickinson last spoke with his mother ten days ago about mount everest. they heard nothing until receiving a call last night during a vigil for earthquake victims. >> he's on the helicopter to kathmandu. >> oh, my gosh! he's getting on a helicopter to kathmandu. >> the family says he will return to the united states soon. >> that's good news when you have not --...
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bob dickinson of petaluma says 21-year-old son spencer was in nepal when he last talked to him a weekago. the sun was headed up the mountain on a trekking route that takes about seven days. he has not heard from his son sense and he is getting very worried about his safety. >> at the very helpless feeling. there's absolutely nothing i can do. if i could jump on a plane and go there, and dig around for him i certainly would. >> dickinson says his son was traveling alone, and was not part of a group or a guide, so there's no organization keeping track of him. his family says the us department of state has now joined in the effort to try to find spencer. for americans were killed in the nepal quake so far, two people from california died in the avalanche outs at mount everest. >> we are hoping is okay. i know it's 4:07 a.m. a 12-year-old girl targeted inside a store at stanford shopping center. tapping up coming up at 4:30 a.m. the troubling attack this man is accused of while the girls mother was nearby. >>> married in san francisco, then moved to tennessee. up next, the key role this c
bob dickinson of petaluma says 21-year-old son spencer was in nepal when he last talked to him a weekago. the sun was headed up the mountain on a trekking route that takes about seven days. he has not heard from his son sense and he is getting very worried about his safety. >> at the very helpless feeling. there's absolutely nothing i can do. if i could jump on a plane and go there, and dig around for him i certainly would. >> dickinson says his son was traveling alone, and was not...
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dickinson didn't hear from his son right away and thought he didn't make the but yesterday he got the call he was waiting for. >> i heard hey, dad and i said spencer, spencer and he said i'm going to kathmandu and they're taking lots of bodies out of here. i love you, dad. i'm on cloud 9 and have been since last night. >> reporter: dickinson's son said he will stay behind and help with the people in nepal. mean while, the people on campus have a go fund me site if you want more information on that go to our website, nbc bay area.com. >> thank you, cheryl. and we're getting new images from mt. everest during that avalanche that we're talking about. and they raised the death toll to 19. there's also growing frustration in nepal. they're angry that the government isn't doing enough and officials say they're doing the best they can. rescue materials and crews are finally reaching the remote areas. we're updating this story across our dinlgital platforms. >>> new video of the so-called pillowcase rapest. a san jose judge considering revoking his release. that's because he let the battery run low twice on his ankle ankle. protesters have been appearing
dickinson didn't hear from his son right away and thought he didn't make the but yesterday he got the call he was waiting for. >> i heard hey, dad and i said spencer, spencer and he said i'm going to kathmandu and they're taking lots of bodies out of here. i love you, dad. i'm on cloud 9 and have been since last night. >> reporter: dickinson's son said he will stay behind and help with the people in nepal. mean while, the people on campus have a go fund me site if you want more...
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. >> reporter: dickinson quickly phoned his mother in san francisco who was doing a tv show. how and when spencer will return are not important, they say, only that he is alive. >> happy tears happy tears. now, spencer had been on a spiritual journey for several months and wanted to see the highest mountain not climb it just see it. his father said his own spiritual beliefs kept him going throughout this ordeal. ama? >> all right, thank you, leann. >> this video was posted on the instagram page regarding the google executive killed on saturday, that is him in the costume dancing at the summit of mt. kilimanjaro. >> well, we have more from nepal, so many people want to help. find out more at abc7news.com on how to give. >>> still ahead here, secret new opposition to the warriors new waterfront arena turning out their second choice flight in san francisco is no slam dunk. >>> and later not such a crazy drought busting idea to shift the california river water to places down south. and it just may work. >>> i'm spencer christian, in some places where it's warm, it will be hot tomorrow. i'll have the
. >> reporter: dickinson quickly phoned his mother in san francisco who was doing a tv show. how and when spencer will return are not important, they say, only that he is alive. >> happy tears happy tears. now, spencer had been on a spiritual journey for several months and wanted to see the highest mountain not climb it just see it. his father said his own spiritual beliefs kept him going throughout this ordeal. ama? >> all right, thank you, leann. >> this video was...
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. >> reporter: dickinson quickly phoned his mother in san francisco who was doing a tv show. how and when spencer will return are not important, they say, only that he is alive. >> happy tears happy tears. now, spencer had been on a spiritual journey for several months and wanted to see the highest mountain not climb it just see it. his father said his own spiritual beliefs kept him going throughout this ordeal. ama? >> all right, thank you, leann. >> this video was posted on the instagram page regarding the google executive killed on saturday, that is him in the costume dancing at the summit of mt. kilimanjaro. >> well, we have more from nepal, so many people want to help. find out more at abc7news.com on how to give. >>> still ahead here, secret new opposition to the warriors new waterfront arena turning out their second choice flight in san francisco is no slam dunk. >>> and later not such a crazy drought busting idea to shift the california river water to places down south. and it just may work. >>> i'm spencer christian, in some places where it's warm, it will be hot tomorrow. i'll have the
. >> reporter: dickinson quickly phoned his mother in san francisco who was doing a tv show. how and when spencer will return are not important, they say, only that he is alive. >> happy tears happy tears. now, spencer had been on a spiritual journey for several months and wanted to see the highest mountain not climb it just see it. his father said his own spiritual beliefs kept him going throughout this ordeal. ama? >> all right, thank you, leann. >> this video was...