We start the day's other headlines, meanwhile, in Northern California.

At least eight people are dead following an avalanche that tore through the Sierra Nevada,

and tonight search and rescue teams are scouring the mountain wilderness for one remaining body.

Despite an urgent search and rescue effort overnight, tragedy in the Northern California

mountains.

Of the nine missing backcountry skiers caught in an avalanche yesterday morning, nearly all

of them have been found dead.

It is the deadliest avalanche to occur in the United States in more than four decades.

At a press conference this afternoon, Nevada County Sheriff said the final missing person

likely perished too.

We did have a conversation with the families

of the folks that are still outstanding

and let them know that our mission has

went from a rescue to a recovery.

It's a difficult conversation to have with loved ones,

so I please ask for your patience.

The group of 15 skiers in all, including four guides,

were wrapping up a three-day guided backcountry tour

and heading back to the trailhead when the avalanche struck

at Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area northwest of Lake Tahoe.

The dispatch calls came in late yesterday morning.

Medical for avalanche in the area of Castle Peak reported as nine to ten people.

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