josh mankiewicz (voiceover): the summit county prosecutor agreed.with a family that never believed that meg purk killed herself. and we wanted to make sure that they got justice. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): all that would have to wait. there was still the matter of the two arsons. scott pleaded guilty in both cases, and the judge sentenced him to the maximum, 28 years in prison. in november 2015, scott purk was brought from his prison cell to stand trial for meg purk's murder. he pleaded not guilty. though the case was largely circumstantial, the testimony of the medical examiner who'd re-examined meg purk's body proved decisive. the medical examiner had some really key findings that showed strangulation and not suicide by hanging. and that was never in the original report. the original report did not reflect anything about the strangulation mark from a belt. it even had markings of the stitching in a belt that the medical examiner was able to find 30 years later that was never noted at all in the initial exam. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): don hick

. >> reporter: dave wandell and the summit county deputy started making their way up the hill. >> outtrash, something might be broken off of the snow mobile. sure enough, there was a pack and the guy attached to it. the guy could hear us. he told us he was okay. and we proceeded to dig him out. so, yeah. pretty amazing. >> reporter: by that point, dave says the man had been under three or four feet of snow for more than an hour. >> yeah, obviously, he had a full face snowmobile helmet which really helped protect his airway, so snow wasn't packed into his mouth. and i think the air bag, you know, just poking up out of the surface a little bit, you know, allowed a little more air coming in to his face. >> reporter: dave has been a member of the summit county rescue group for 15 years and has responded to dozens of avalanche rescues and recoveries. he says this one might be the most remarkable. >> probably so. yeah. yeah. just because it was such a great outcome, unexpected for sure. >> evan krugle, thank you for that report. >>> the s.s. united states leaving harbor in philadelphia, beg

. >> a rescue team in summit county, colorado, used a shovel tuesday to dig out a person buried under the skier got trapped for more than an hour after an avalanche at vail pass. rescue teams say the skier was freed with only minor injuries. and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast wrap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or find a around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. new at 11 four people are under arrest tonight accused of stealing alcohol in san mateo and foster city and leading police on a chase that ended in a crash. police say one man and three women stole alcohol from the target at the bridgepoint shopping center in san mateo and the lucky's supermarket in foster city. when officers spotted the suspect car, the driver allegedly sped off, crashing a few minutes later at south grant street and betty lane in san mateo. the suspects ran, but were all detained a short time later. still to come. spanish speaking participation at san jose city meetings are on the rise, and the mayor says a.i. is behind

well, snowmobiling at vail pass summit county sheriff's deputies say it took about one hour to get the man body camera video shows the rescue teams digging him out from under 2 to 3 feet of snow. he did have on an avalanche airbag that deployed when he went under the snow at this allowed rescuers to find him much faster. the deputies say the man has been released from the hospital. and is now doing well. >> her but still the full hour of news together here on kron 4 this afternoon when the stories we're watching is a home of support for the immigrant community. members of the interfaith community gathering today in response to president trump's executive orders on immigration and authorities cracking cold case from east bay regional park. that is more than 3 decades that is more than 3 decades old. i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most

a man was trapped by avalanche while snowmobiling at vail pass summit county.riff deputies say it took one hour to get to this man, body camera video shows the rescue teams digging him out of the snow. the man was wearing avalanche airbag that deployed when he went under this allowed the rescuers to find him much faster. deputies say the man was released from the hospital and is doing well. >> and britta life back into san francisco. still ahead on kron, 4 news at noon, a new bill that could help changed out. and after the break, we'll catch with oakland's interim mayor about the latest coming out of the town. >> welcome back. we're joined live now by oakland's interim mayor kevin jenkins. good afternoon to you. good afternoon. thank you for having of course. thanks so much for joining us again. of course, a very busy weekend for the bay area. oakland saw a lot of those activities as well nba all-star weekend. go for you. >> i saw cisco kind of hole. article this morning. one all-star weekend. and so it was amazing that people of oakland really enjoyed it. they

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in the santa cruz county area, we are seeing multiple lightning strikes right around the summit. some heavy rain falling. this cell is headed towards coyote and it will be in that area at 521. so watch out as we look around other parts of the bay area from cupertino to san jose. street level radar getting you into highway 101, seeing some pockets of heavier rain. and it is similar story around hayward, san francisco seeing steady, lighter rain. same thing for the north bay. big bend 121 sears point. it is lighter right now, so widening the picture here. this is a strong level three storm with that atmospheric river. and it has definitely caused some issues. as we go into 6:00 we're going to still see the heaviest rain focused across parts of the south and east bay going into 7 p.m. by 830, the storm is on its way out, but the issues will continue. flood watch until 4 a.m. tomorrow. we have flood warnings for the areas that are shaded in a lighter green right around parts of the north bay, where we are looking at potential issues. with minor river flooding expected for some of the

winds were over 55 miles an hour in the summit, looking at some pretty good rain east of morgan hill. flood advisories still up for alameda countythey've been lifted for parts of the north bay, the peninsula. but until 530 here. and as we look at san jose, it is wet out there, 6.66in in the santa cruz mountains. danville over three inches. over two inches. sfo, oakland almost two and a half and nearly two in napa. an inch and a third in san jose. look at these winds. still over 35 miles an hour, 45 out by the delta and upper elevations. they are fierce. over 60 miles an hour. the oakland hills, hood mountain there at 50 miles an hour. mount umunhum as well. so watch how they continue to stay elevated through the 9:00 hour. now we are over midnight here, and there's still over 20 miles an hour at the coast. so friday is dry, it's breezy, and it's not until late in the day when the winds subside. so here's a look at that shower activity pressing to the east. it looks like we get a break, but no, we're going to see more rain as we get towards the ten 11:00 hour. some embedded downpours and then early tomorrow it's going to be brigh

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summit featuring rapper and actor common. your dream is yours. there was merchandise, photo ops, and opportunities for fans to get in on the action, including hoops for all sizes alison weinstein is here from orange county. so far it's been a lot of fun. the kids can all do stuff and everybody gets swag, so win win for everybody. and while the fan fun was going on downstairs at moscone, separately upstairs, some elementary and middle school students from san francisco and oakland got a unique private clinic from some of the nba and wnba stars. i'm really excited. i hope we have a lot of fun and meet a lot of new people. the nba cross-over continues on saturday and sunday, and tickets are available online. reporting live in san francisco christie smith, nbc, bay area news. christie, thank you. so all star weekend is also like a business conference. our scott budman was at today's nba tech summit. hello to draymond green and some robots there. a lot of big names in basketball and technology. that story in about five minutes from now. i mean we're talking a busy weekend in san francisco, not just nba all-star weekend, but they've got the chinese new year parade is also happening. that's tomorrow. this year

summit, donner lake area. chains are required on all vehicles except four wheel drive with snow tires from cisco in placer countyequired for highway 50 east of kyburz to myers in el dorado county. all right. i'm sure some people want to take advantage of all the new snow that they're going to get. so make sure you track the storm. we're tracking that storm on the air and online. you can get the very latest information on the conditions. download the fox local app or head to ktvu.com. the ktvu weather app also a very good resource. you get alerts with that as well. >> which is. >> very handy. yes. >> and great information from sal castaneda. watching our commute. it was really tricky for us coming in early this morning. >> yeah. and you just mentioned the airports, dave and pam. the planes are coming in a different way because the wind is coming in from the south. that means that the airplanes at sfo are using runway 19 because it's a south facing runway. so they're coming in that way. all you need to know is if you see a plane in a spot where you don't normally see it, don't panic. it's normal. all right. the ro

county's new in cummings, district attorney. she told our ken. >> and we're getting a live look now at the snow conditions outside live. look at the roads echo summit's looking pretty chilly here. kyla. yeah. and treacherous to not. roads are going to be on right now. right? and if you take a look here, yosemite, you can see the snow has been falling. this is actually where we usually see half dome and you can't see anything. so that's the visibility right now is not much. but if we take a look at what's happening in tahoe, 34 degrees, you can see that the wind is out of the south at 15 miles per hour. so obviously they have the snow coming down. unfortunately by live cameras there are not working right now. i think because the snow is coming down, but we can see it here on radar. we've had the showers today and the sierra, as you can see, you can see those darker blues and a case of the heavier snow right now and the lighter blues, kind of that lighter snow right on the line there. you can see where the changeover is. really don't want to be on one of these highways right now. that's for sure. in fact, your next kind of opportunity would be late t

summit not presenting any slowing. so we're not concerned really for the northbound drive past the scene. it's on the shoulder over here. we are looking at a little build south out of contra costa countyslows a bit more typical heading down toward five 8580 moves smoothly. just the build out of the altamont pass and through the dublin interchange. over here in the city, we give you a look ahead at 7 p.m. there's a warriors game tonight. so the typical warning up to 80 the mariposa and the like around where the warriors will hopefully take home a victory. we're watching for the drive through the east bay. no surprises. typical pattern. despite a crash at cutting, it looks like everything is making it past the scene on the shoulder. back to you. good to know. thanks, mike. 641 right now. key vote to help battle the ongoing fentanyl crisis in san francisco. just ahead on today in the bay. the decisision city supervisors coud make this week. i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco, where the city's new mayor is set to take a new step to address the city's problem with fencing. we'll break down what what lies ahead, and we'll tell you what hasn't worked in the past. also, teeing up the m

bridges to myers and el dorado county, and in certain to be a very busy morning for one gas station owner in truckee. >> where the last stop before the crossing of the summitckee. so between here and truckee, there's nowhere that really sells chains. it's no man's land. so if caltrans lets you pass this point, this is their last final check to really say get ready. >> well, caltrans is urging drivers to check the current road conditions before heading up to lake tahoe this morning. well, as we celebrate black history month, we hear from a group of high schoolers turned civic advocates thanks to a woman led nonprofit ♪ ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. areas getting hit by another powerful storm. a live look here we are headed north on interstate 880. you can see roads are wet. of course, the windshield wipers are going. and i would like to assume. in fact, i know that the lights on our news vehicle are on because that's the law here in california. it's been almost 20 years now, but keep that in mind today. other parts of the region seeing heavier rain. there is a flood watch in effect until tomorrow morning. most of us had rain all throug

summit. heavy rain that's causing pooling of water on the roadways, making driving difficult. so best to slow down. and if you are further up in northern sections of santa clara countyre in the mountain communities. so just be mindful as you move to and fro, that there could be areas where water has pooled on the sides of the roads or on the sides of the freeways. try to stay in the center lanes and avoid the freeways, and you should be okay. again, the headline of the hour, though, evacuation order from the santa cruz sheriff's office for low lying areas. but right soon thereafter, water levels started to drop here in the san lorenzo river. residents saying they believe they'll be okay. we're live in felton this morning. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you in oakland. >> thank you. jesse, right now there are mostly small power outages scattered all across the bay area and beyond, and pg and e service area. the utility says it is ready to respond when its lines are damaged by the storm. >> we also stockpile our yards with lots of equipment so that should we have damage to poles or lines, we're really ready with all of that right now here in the ba