marci gonzalez with more. >> reporter: terrifying moments for the father and daughter trapped inside this car. >> vehicle trapped in water. >> reporter: the two, driving down a southern california street saturday, swept away by flash flooding. >> there's going to be a male and a small child trapped inside the vehicle. >> reporter: the powerful rushing water pushing the car into a wall, then pulling it downstream. >> he rolled the window down, we could hear him scream, "help me, help me!" >> reporter: the car, finally coming to a stop. and with muddy water rising around them, the driver and a child make their way to the roof. you see emergency responders hand them life vests before leading them across a ladder to safety. >> they looked very traumatized. >> reporter: a harrowing experience, too, for 81-year-old roger mcmurtry, swept away in six-feet-deep fast-moving floodwater near sacramento. desperately hanging on to a branch until the california national guard rushes in. this rescuer lowered into the surging water. mcmurtry, struggling to keep his head above the surface as the rescu

marci gonzalez with more on the risky rescues. >> reporter: terrifying moments for the father and daughter trapped inside this car. >> vehicle trapped in water. >> reporter: the two, driving down a southern california street saturday, swept away by flash flooding. >> there's going to be a male and a small child trapped. >> reporter: the powerful rushing water pushing the car into a wall, then pulling it downstream. >> he rolled the window down, we could hear him scream, "help me, help me!" >> reporter: the car, finally coming to a stop. and with muddy water rising around them, the driver and a child make their way to the roof. you see emer hand them life vests before leading them across a ladder to safety. >> they looked very traumatized. >> reporter: a harrowing experience, too, for 81-year-old roger mcmurtry, swept away in six-feet-deep fast-moving floodwater near sacramento. desperately hanging on to a branch until the california national guard rushes in. this rescuer lowered into the surging water. mcmurtry, struggling to keep his head above the surface as the rescuer secures him. then

marci gonzalez with more. >> reporter: terrifying moments for the father and child trapped inside this car. >> vehicle trapped in water. with the driver inside. >> reporter: the two, driving down a southern california street saturday, swept away by flash flooding. >> there's going to be a male and a small child trapped inside the vehicle. >> reporter: the powerful rushing water pushing the car into a wall, then pulling it downstream. >> he rolled the window, we could hear him scream, "help me, help me!" >> reporter: the car, finally coming to a stop. and with muddy water rising around them, the driver and child make their way to the roof. you see emergency responders hand them life vests before leading them across a ladder to safety. >> they looked very traumatized. >> reporter: a harrowing experience, too, for 81-year-old roger mcmurtry, swept away in six-feet-deep fast-moving floodwater near sacramento. desperately hanging on to a branch until the california national guard rushes in. this rescuer lowered into the surging water. mcmurtry, struggling to keep his head above the surface

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marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> the debate continues. >> larry beihl is here with more sports. >> the kid is great. the ball family, a bunch of great athletes, the coach needs to learn to sit down and coach. he's completely disrespectful to the other team. >> right. >> and to the sport itself. >> the kid is a great player, you got to treat the game properly. >> warriors, they're playing the bulls tonight. and game of rugby broke out. javale mcgee (man vo) it was may, when dad forgot how to brush his teeth. (woman vo) in march, my husband didn't recognize our grandson. (woman 2 vo) that's when moderate alzheimer's made me a caregiver. (avo) if their alzheimer's is getting worse, ask about once-a-day namzaric. namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimer's disease in patients who are taking donepezil. it may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. namzaric does not change the underlying disease progression. don't take if allergic to memantine, donepezil, piperidine, or any of the ingredients in namzaric. tell the docto

marci: marci gonzalez, abc7 news, los angeles. alison: right now at 6:00 -- michelle: left helpless as fire rips through a multimillion dollar home. >> asking for water and it wasn't working. michelle: the major problem exposed when a mansion goes up in flames. jonathan: a child cries met with an act of heroism. the race to save a child in a bloody civil war. michelle: what was different about this rally from the others that wasn't off peacefully nationwide? jonathan: a multimillion dollar home consumed by fire and the residents and the firefighters watched helpless it. the reason? not enough water and too few hydrants in the area. richard reeve is looking in the problem and he joins us live from where it happened in mclean with new information he received about the hydrant problem. this has to be a concerning problem for the folks who live nearby as well. right, richard? richard: absolutely. look at the devastation behind me. we have just learned that the developers are the deciders what are put in water mains and the new hydrant

marcy gonzalez is there. >> reporter: the gigantic sinkhole opened without warning. the woman was standing on her car. >> minutes later. >> i turned around for a second, the second car fell into the sinkhole. >> the second driver got out of the car before it fell in. the powerful storm eroded freeways, leaving this fire truck dangling over interstate 15. the firefighters escaping before the road gave out. >>> around los angeles other roads overwhelmed by the floodwaters, forcing drivers to abandon there cars. >> a commute from hell. >> reporter: this mountain side giving way threatening homes below. >> the whole mountain is sliding. >> reporter: on the ground huge sections of 138 turning into a muddy swamp. firefighters struggling to free stranded drivers. the driver in this car under able to get out before the floodwaters rushed in. another man electric you -- electrocuted by downed power lines. massive trees crushing cars, this man barely escaping in time. in huntington beach this man fighting against the heavy winds and rains trying to walk along the pier. during

. >> marci gonzalez is live with more. marci? >> yeah, dan and ama, another round saying he is confident he will win, despite this latest blow to the ban handed down there in the bay area this evening. a unanimous decision by the 9th court of appeals against reinstating president trump's ban on immigrants and travelers from seven predominantly muslim nations. >> they did their jobs carefully and well, and we appreciate their work. >> the three judges upheld a halt to the ban instate bade washington state court which claimed the january 27th executive order that stranded families at airports and forced others to be turned away discriminated on the basis of religion and violated the constitution. the appeals court heard that argument and that of the justice department, which maintained the order was made on national security grounds. the judges wrote in their decision the government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the order has perpetrated a terrorist attack in the united states. rather

marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. kimberly: dramatic video. celebrations and sadness at the national zoo today. panda bao bao's days are numbered in the u.s. special facebook live training session and cake and treasure chest of treats. bao bao goes to china next week as part of an agreement with the country to join a breeding program. hundreds of people were at the >> we were glad we had a chance to see her before she goes back to china. overly this is one of the things that will bring our countries together. kimberly: bao bao also practiced getting used to the crate she will make the long journey back to china in. there.ks ok she goes back on tuesday. a little more time to get out to the zoo because tomorrow is gorgeous. josh: temperatures a lot like today, close to 70. we will stay pretty springlike through a lot of this week. not a lot to complain about. pretty wild temperatures for us this time of night. 59 degrees is not super warm, but compared it to where we were yesterday. friday night along 11:00, 20 degrees warmer. frederick, 27 degr

marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> well, we are turning now to 7 on your side and time to ask finney. he's answering questions september to him via facebook, twitter and e-mail and first comes from wall nut creek. is there a cheap way to get a copy of my i.d. from the dmv? >> possibly. you may be able to get a's duesed fee i.d. card if you meet low income requirements. the rules are really specific. and there are a ton of them. but they're generally tied to food assistance programs. you can get fors at the dmv office or go online. but if you quality, here is the deal. your i.d. will only cost you eight bucks instead of the usual $29. so it's worth looking in to. >> and tom from walnut creek asks a major department store sent me alert stating if i didn't buy anything, they would drop mine credit line by $2,000. can they do that? >> isn't that amazing. get this, totally legal. in fact credit card companies can even give you notice after they have already lowered your credit limit. now, if i were you, i wouldn't go buy something just to keep the higher spending limit. instead you

marci gonzalez with the story. >> reporter: a treacherous rescue in the mountains near los angeles. four men and a woman hiking at a 7,000-foot elevation saturday suddenly sliding 300 feet down the ice of this steep slope. one man identified as 67-year-old michael yu killed. three of the other hikers badly hurt. >> three severely injured, mostly unconscious. >> reporter: another hiker tracking down rescuers who happened to be training two miles away. backup rushing in. deputies lowering themselves to the mountainside. carefully making their way down to the hikers. >> just holding on to the tree and just staying there, waiting for help. >> reporter: securing them one by one. >> female in the helicopter was crying, she was very emotional. >> reporter: hoisting them up to helicopters hovering above and rushing them to a hospital. >> i think they're very fortunate to be alive. >> reporter: the rescuers tell me those hikers didn't have the proper equipment for icy conditions. they say the survivors are recovering, including one who's being treated for a broken spine. marci gonzalez, abc

. >> abc 7 news reporter marci gonzalez introduces you to sounded tsound editor, kevin o'connell. >> reporter: from "top gun" to "twister" to "armageddon" kevin o'connell has been behind the sound mixer making 200 films so much more than what you see on screen. >> what sound mixing is is all about emotion. we're continually manipulating your emotions. >> reporter: and he did just that for "hacksaw ridge" making the sound and intensity of every encounter and each explosion transport the audience to the battlefield. a project he's clearly passionate about and for which he is nominated for an oscar for best sound mixing. >> do you think this could be your year? >> you know, it would be great if it was. i think that everything happens for a reason. >> reporter: hedging confidence a bit because he has been here before. >> kevin o'connell -- >> reporter: nominated over -- >> kevin o'connell. >> reporter: and over again. >> kevin o'connell. >> reporter: getting a total now of 21 nominations, more than anyone else in history without a single win. >> are you like the susan lucci of the oscars

marci gonzalez is in los angeles with more. >> reporter: an apology from the firm in charge of making sure the right oscar winners are announced. >> "la la land." >> reporter: after the jaw-dropping ending to sunday night's academy awards. >> "moonlight," you won best picture. >> this is not a joke. >> reporter: pricewaterhouse coopers backing up warren beatty's explanation of what went wrong. >> i opened the envelope and it said emma stone, "la la land." that's why i took such a long look at fay and at you. i wasn't trying to be funny. >> reporter: the firm writing in a statement the presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered was immediately corrected. that correction coming nearly two minutes later as the "la la land" team -- >> thank you to my parents. >> reporter: was still giving acceptance speeches. >> it was a surreal moment for sure. at that point it was not about me, it was about making sure "moonlight" got the recognition it really deserves. >> reporter: clearly stunning everyone involved. >> i just didn't -- i didn't even know what

abc's marci gonzalez following the overnight 9th circuit court of appeals against reinstating president donald trump's temporary ban on immigrants and travelers from seven predominantly muslim nations. >> the judges did their jobs carefully and well and we appreciate their work. >> reporter: the three judges upheld a halt to the ban stated by a washington state court which claims the executive order that stranded families at airports and forced others to be turned away discriminated on the basis of religion and violated the constitution. the appeals court heard that argument and that of the justice department which maintained the order was made on national security grounds. the judges wrote in their decision the government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the order has perpetrated a terrorist attack in the united states. rather than present evidence to explain the need for the executive order, the government has taken the position that we must not review its decision at all. we d tweeting see new court. the security of our nation is at staking

marci gonzalez is there as oscar preps are under way for the 89th annual academy awards and she's got a peak at what we can expect. >> reporter: the red carpet rolled out and ready for hollywood's biggest night. at the 89th annual academy awards in los angeles the movie that that pays tribute to this city. >> ♪ >> reporter: is the one to beat. "la-la land" tied with titanic for the all time record. >> what? >> reporter: 14 nominations including best picture. >> to be part of something like that. >> reporter: in the best actress category star emma stone faces off against some heavy hitters including natalie portman and meryl streep. >> ♪ >> reporter: and ryan gosling is up for best actor against stars including manchester by sea's casey affleck who was seen as a favorite to win. >> best actor seemed like it was a lock for casey affleck. now maybe it's more of denzel washington's award. >> reporter: washington one of a record setting six black actors nominated this year part of the academy's promised progress after there was know racial diversity in the acting categories the past tw

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: a treacherous rescue -- >> the victim's right here. >> reporter: in the mountains near los angeles. >> use caution. ice in the area. >> reporter: four men and a woman, hiking at a 7,000-foot elevation saturday, suddenly sliding 300 feet down the ice. of this steep slope. one man, identified as 67-year-old michael yoo, killed. three of the other hikers, badly hurt. >> three severely injured, possibly unconscious. >> reporter: another hiker in the group, tracking down rescuers, who happened to be training just two miles away. backup rushing in. deputies lowering themselves to the mountainside. carefully making their way down to the hikers. >> he was holding on to a tree and just staying there, waiting for help. >> reporter: securing them, one by one. >> the female in the helicopter was crying. she was very emotional. >> reporter: hoisting them up to helicopters, hovering above, and rushing them to a hospital. the rescuers tell me those hikers didn't have the proper equipment for icy conditions. they say tonight the survivors are recovering, including

abc's marci gonzalez with more on the monster storm. >> reporter: san bernardino firefighters escaping from their truck, just in time to watch this. their fire engine plummeting when the freeway it's parked on crumbles. the roadway eroded by intense flooding from one of the most powerful storms to hit southern california in years. the firefighters were here to check on the driver of that semi that plunged off the same interstate. you can see just how far both vehicles fell. but incredibly the driver of that semi and the firefighters are all okay. another close call-in this los angeles suburb. this massive sinkhole opening, swallowing this suv. rescuers finding the driver standing on her upside-down car, screaming for help. then, just minutes after pulling her to safety, this -- >> t >> i turned around for one second and then the second car fell into the sinkhole. >> reporter: both drivers are okay. but in other parts of southern california, at least four people were killed -- including a man electrocuted by falling power lines, and a driver whose vehicle became submerged in the fast-ri

and the fire truck here's marci gonzalez in l.a. with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, parts of california bracing for a second round of dangerous rain. in maxwell, voluntary evacuation orders under way. that community already underwater. this elementary school, flooded. with torrential downpours expected overnight. >> i have a suitcase packed. >> this is our home. to leave here, it's, what am i going to do? >> reporter: some families near fresno preparing leave. concerned a levee nearby could break. crews there now rushing to patch a dozen holes in it, before the storm moves in. tonight, a close eye on the compromised oroville dam. the water levels receding, now giving a better view of the damage. but officials say even with more rain in the forecast, they believe the dam will hold. friday's storm, now blamed for at least five deaths in southern california, where they are now cleaning up from some extreme damage. crews repairing interstate 15 after it crumbled, taking this fire truck with it, minutes after the crew escaped. so man

abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: tonight, a settlement in the case of a florida doctor accused by a whistleblower of falsely diagnosing patients with cancer while pocketing million of dollars from insurance. >> i was devastated. i was devastated. >> reporter: dermatologist dr. gary marder diagnosed patients, including gloria strumolo, with skin cancer and treated her with hours of radiation therapy. but strumolo says after getting a second opinion from another dermatologist, dr. ted schiff, she learned the lesions marder treated were not cancerous. >> i had no idea i did not need the radiation. i have no idea i did not need the surgery. >> reporter: dr. schiff says after seeing more of marder's patients with similar stories, he alerted authorities and started a whistleblower lawsuit. >> the whole, i guess scheme, was just to, we believe, you know, over-diagnose, falsely diagnose, you know, people with certain types of skin cancers. then use very expensive and very inappropriate ways of treating them. >> reporter: according to court documents, marder, who owns this $28 million o

abc's marci gonzalez with more on the monster storm. >> reporter: san bernardino firefighters escaping from their truck, just in time to watch this. their fire engine plummeting when the freeway it's parked on crumbles. the roadway eroded by intense flooding from one of the most powerful storms to hit southern california in years. the firefighters were here to check on the driver of that semi that plunged off the same interstate. you can see just how far both vehicles fell. but incredibly the driver of that semi and the firefighters are all okay. another close call-in this los angeles suburb. this massive sinkhole opening, swallowing this suv. rescuers finding the driver standing on her upside-down car, screaming for help. then, just minutes after pulling her to safety, this -- >> there it goes. >> i turned around for one second and then the second car fell into the sinkhole. >> reporter: both drivers are okay. but in other parts of southern california, at least four people were killed -- including a man electrocuted by falling power lines, and a driver whose vehicle became submerged i

marci gonzalez is in l.a., starting us off. >> reporter: tonight, parts of california bracing for a second round of dangerous rain, after storms killed at least five, including one man overcome by flood waters. repairs on i-15 after it crumbled, taking this fire truck with it. >> we had to dig out the cars, and literally pull them out. >> now, northern california bracing for impact. in maxwell, the community already under water, evacuation under way. this middle school flooded. >> i have a suitcase packed. >> reporter: some families near fresno preparing to leave, concerned a levee may make nearby. and the water levels near the dam receding. officials saying they believe the dam will hold. and in l.a., extreme road repairs under way after two cars were swallowed by this sinkhole. southern california won't get the worst of the next storm, there is more rain in the forecast. the repair crews will have to work through it. >> marci, thank you. >> we're going to turn now to rob marciano, joining us from an unseasonably warm new york city. no complaints here, but a different story on the west co

here's marci gonzalez in l.a. with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, parts of california bracing for a second round of dangerous rain. in maxwell, voluntary evacuation orders under way. that community already underwater. this elementary school, flooded. with torrential downpours expected overnight. >> i have a suitcase packed. >> this is our home. to leave here, it's, what am i going to do? >> reporter: some families near fresno preparing to leave. concerned a levee nearby could break. crews there now rushing to patch a dozen holes in it, before the storm moves in. tonight, a close eye on the compromised oroville dam. the water levels receding, now giving a better view of the damage. but officials say even with more rain in the forecast, they believe the dam will hold. friday's storm, now blamed for at least five deaths in southern california, where they are now cleaning up from some extreme damage. crews repairing interstate 15 after it crumbled, taking this fire truck with it, minutes after the crew escaped. so

marci gonzalez picks up the story. >> reporter: two teens home alone when, out of nowhere, they say the laptop plugged in next to them on the coach explodes. >> just, like, in shock. we didn't really know what was happening. didn't really know what to do. >> reporter: security cameras in the california home rolling as the teens blow out the fire, unplug the computer and bring it outside. but just three minutes later, it bursts into flames again. then again, three minutes after that. you see devon johnson use a fire extinguisher, yet moments later, flames shoot out for a fourth time. >> we're lucky that our house didn't burn down. >> reporter: the johnsons say the fire appears to have come from the 4-year-old dell laptop's lithium ion battery. in 2006, more than 4 million of that type of battery were recalled by dell because of the risk of fire. and just last week, more than 100,000 were recalled by hewlett-packard. and it's not just computers. lithium ion batteries are the suspected cause of fires a recalls of hoverboards and galaxy note 7 cell phones. as for the johnsons, that laptop i

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: a treacherous rescue -- >> the victim's right here. >> reporter: in the mountains near los angeles. >> use caution. ice in the area. >> reporter: four men and a woman, hiking at a 7,000-foot sliding 300 feet down the ice. of this steep slope. one man, identified as 67-year-old michael yoo, killed. three of the other hikers, badly hurt. >> three severely injured, possibly unconscious. >> reporter: another hiker in the group, tracking down rescuers, who happened to be training just two miles away. backup rushing. deputies lowering themselves to the mountainside. carefully making their way down to the hikers. >> he was holding on to a tree and just staying there, waiting for help. >> reporter: securing them, one by one. >> the one lady was crying. she was very emotional. >> reporter: hoisting them up to helicopters, hovering above, and rushing them to a hospital. the rescuers tell me those hikers didn't have the proper equipment for icy conditions. they say tonight the survivors are recovering, including one who is being treated for a broken spine. to

marci gonzalez with the story. rescue in the mountains near los angeles. four men and a woman hiking at a 7,000-foot elevation saturday suddenly sliding 300 feet down the ice of this steep slope. one man identified as 67-year-old michael yu killed. three of the other hikers badly hurt. >> three severely injured, mostly unconscious. >> reporter: another hiker tracking down rescuers who happened to be training two miles away. backup rushing in. deputies lowering themselves to the mountainside. carefully making their way down to the hikers. >> just holding on to the tree and just staying there, waiting for help. >> reporter: securing them one by one. >> female in the helicopter was crying, she was very emotional. >> reporter: hoisting them up to helicopters hovering above and rushing them to a hospital. >> i think they're very fortunate to be alive. >> reporter: the rescuers tell me those hikers didn't have the proper equipment for icy co recovering, including one who's being treated for a broken spine. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >>> when we come

marci gonzalez is in hollywood with all the details for us. >> reporter: good morning. we're watching some of the stars start to leave the governor's ball right now, and it seems like this mixup is all anyone can talk about. people are shaking their heads trying to figure out how this happened. >> "la la land." >> reporter: a jaw dropping ending f >> there's a mistake. "moonlight". you won best picture. >> reporter: a mixup over the . >> this is not a joke. "moonlight" has won best picture. "moonlight" best picture. >> reporter: drama after a star studded night that started with some zings. >> i want to say thank you to president trump. remember last year when it seemed like the oscars were racist? >> reporter: the host -- >> nice dress. is that an ivanka? >> reporter: the first to turn the message political. >> i'm against any form of wall that wants to separate us. >> reporter: but other than a surprise visit -- >> this is the home of the academy awards. >> reporter: from some unsuspecting tourists -- >> what's your favorite actor? >> that man right there. >> denzel?

marci gonzalez has more from california. >> reporter: parts of california bracing for a second round of dangerous rain. in maxwell, voluntary evacuation orders under way. that community already under water. this elementary school flooded with torrential downpours expected overnight. >> i have a suitcase packed. this is our home. i mean, to leave here, what am i going to do? >> reporter: some families near fresno preparing to leave, concerned a levee nearby could break. crews rushing to patch a dozen holes in it. a close eye on the compromised oroville dam, the waters receding giving a better view of the damage. even with more rain in the forecast, they believe the dam will hold. friday's storm now blamed for at least five deaths in southern california, where they are now cleaning up from some extreme damage. crews repairing interstate 15 after it crumbled, taking this fire truck with it minutes after the crew escaped. so many clearing away trees brought down by high winds and finally, moving vehicles trapped in mud. >> we had to dig out the cars and literally pull them out. >> report

here's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: a treacherous rescue -- >> the victim's right here. >> reporter: in the mountains near los angeles. >> use caution. ice in the area. >> reporter: four men and a woman, hiking at a 7,000-foot elevation saturday, suddenly sliding 300 feet down the ice. of this steep slope. one man, identified as 67-year-old michael yoo, killed. three of the other hikers, badly hurt. >> three severely injured, possibly unconscious. >> reporter: another hiker in the group, tracking down rescuers, who happened to be training just two miles away. backup rushing in. deputies lowering themselves to the mountainside. carefully making their way down to the hikers. >> he was holding on to a tree and just staying there, waiting for help. >> reporter: securing them, one by one. >> the female in the helicopter was crying. she was very emotional. >> reporter: hoisting them up to helicopters, hovering above, and rushing them to a hospital. >> i think they're very fortunate to be alive. >> reporter: the rescuers tell me those hikers didn't have the proper equipment for icy conditio

marci gonzalez picks up the story. >> reporter: two teens home alone when, out of nowhere, they say the laptop plugged in next to them on the coach explodes. >> just, like, in shock. we didn't really know what was happening. didn't really know what to do. >> reporter: security cameras in the california home rolling as the teens blow out the fire, unplug the computer and bring it outside. but just three minutes later, it bursts into flames again. then again, three minutes after that. you see devon johnson use a fire extinguisher, yet moments later, flames shoot out for a fourth time. >> we're lucky that our house didn't burn down. >> reporter: the johnsons say the fire appears to have come from the 4-year-old dell laptop's lithium ion battery. in 2006, more than 4 million of that type of battery were recalled by dell because of the risk of fire. and just last week, more than 100,000 were recalled by hewlett-packard. and it's not just computers. lithium ion batteries are the suspected cause of fires and recalls of hoverboards and galaxy note 7 cell phones. as for the johnsons, that laptop

here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: tonight, investigators in florida, crediting snapchat with helping them solve a case of arson. >> commercial structure five. >> reporter: detectives in florida getting a tip saying, the night earlier this month, this neighborhood clubhouse in lake worth was destroyed. 25-year-old anthony stowers posted several videos on the popular app. in one clip, the police report states, stowers recorded himself saying, "y'all gonna see a structure fire tonight. i hope you all enjoy." videos on snapchat normally disappear in 24 hours, but the sheriff's office says a witness saved one of the recordings, and gave it to investigators. >> rarely did you see law enforcement going to social media, and particularly snapchat, and probably now, it's the first place they are going. because so many people are using these social media sites to record their bad behavior. >> reporter: another alleged example of that, on the same day in alabama, this mattress store set on fire. police making an arrest saying they linked this man to the crime after he posted this faceboo

marci gonzalez has more from los angeles. hi, marci. >> reporter: hi, paula and dan. and family says they suspected her husband all along. now police agree. saying the evidence clearly points to him. this morning, las vegas psychologist brent dennis is behind bars, charged with murdering his wife. a stunning reversal in a case initially ruled a suicide. after attorney susan winters' 2015 death, the coroner issued a report that says she used anti-freeze and prescription drugs to commit suicide. the winters family hired a private investigator, who released a 49-page report that led to dennis' arrest last week. >> the winters family never was able to believe that their daughter would be reaching a point where she would be wanting to end her own life. >> reporter: following up on the lice in henderson, nevada, ings, reopened the case late last year. detectives uncovering what they claim was a motive. in this arrest report, accusing dennis of having a cocaine habit that was draining the family's finances. police saturday -- police adding that after winters' death, dennis w

flash flooding causing a dangerous commute even some landslides and sinkholes and we find our marci gonzalez near one of those in studio city this morning. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning, rob. massive sinkhole more than ten feet deep. so deep it swallowed a van and car and crews busy pulling one of those vehicles out. also, a woman told rescuers she thought she was going to die. the gigantic hole opening finding the woman standing on her hupside down car as a river of water surrounds her and -- >> there it goes. >> i turned around and the second car fell into the sinkhole. >> reporter: that second driver able to get out of the car before it fell in. the powerful storm also eroding freeways leaving this fire truck dangling off the edge of interstate 15. the firefighters inside escaping before the roadway gave out. around los angeles, other roadways overwhelmed by the floodwaters. forcing drivers to abandon their cars. >> 14a commute from hell. >> reporter: this mountainside giving way threatening homes below. >> there goes the trees. >> oh, the whole -- >> reporter: huge inter

gonzalez. >> that is insane. >>> let's get complete weather picture for northern california. >> my hometown. cam tran joins us with details. >> we are looking at very stormy weather out west once again. we have rain moving in and another major storm on tap for tonight and tomorrow. locally higher amounts especially across the central valleys of california and foothills, and that includes the oroville area. we're expecting snow in the higher elevations of the sierras as well. on top of that, winds will be blustery. right along the coastlines, gusts of over 60-65 miles per hour. now in texas, a separate storm system will bring heavy rain across southeast texas, including houston and the galveston area where we have flash flood watches in effect. >>> in washington this week, the week ahead begins with a continued search for a national security adviser. the president met yesterday with at least four possible replacements for michael flynn. the list includes acting national security adviser keith kellogg, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., john bolton, lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster and lieut

marci gonzalez joins us now from san bernardino county with the very latest. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning, paula. some of the damage they're already dealing with is pretty astou astounding. here you can see where part of major freeway this is interstate 15, washed away in the storm. those are chunks of the roadway down in the river bed. right now, there is a team up there busy making repairs. this morning, crews in hard-hit california scrambling to clean up and get prepared. as another storm gets ready to strike. the sacramento area inundated. interstates turning into rivers. and in maxwell, the sheriff's department issuing new voluntary evacuation orders as rising water takes over the town. farther south, a muddy mess in malibu this weekend. this highway forced to close. in other parts of the state, the storm that hit friday dumping up to five inches of rain causing damaging mudslides, leaving cars, semis, tractor trailers stuck. the downpours causing this freeway to crumble in san bernardino county taking this fire truck with it. and crews

abc's marci gonzalez is live in los angeles tonight with the apology and the explanation. marcy. >> reporter: rick and monica, they're saying it was simply human error. that the person in charge of handing over the winning envelope just accidentally gave warren beatty the wrong one. an apology from the firm in charge of making sure the right oscar winners are announced. >> "la-la land." >> reporter: after the jaw dropping ending to sunday night's academy awards. >> "moonlight" you guys won best picture. "moonlight" won. this is not a joke. >> reporter: price waterhouse coopers backing up warren beatty's explanation of what went wrong. >> i opened the envelope and it said emma stone "la-la land." that's why i took such a long look at fay and at you. i wasn't trying to be funny. >> reporter: the firm writing in a statement the presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered was immediately corrected. that correction coming nearly two minutes later as the "la-la land" team -- >> thank you to my and parents. >> reporter: was still giving ac

marci gonzalez joins us now from san bernardino county with the very latest. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning, paula. some of the damage they're already dealing with is pretty astou astoundi 15, washed away in the storm. those are chunks of the roadway down in the river bed. right now, there is a team up there busy making repairs. this morning, crews in hard-hit california scrambling to clean up and get prepared. as another storm gets ready to strike. the sacramento area inundated. interstates turning into rivers. and in maxwell, the sheriff's department issuing new voluntary evacuation orders as rising water takes over the town. farther south, a muddy mess in malibu this weekend. this highway forced to close. in other parts of the state, the storm that hit friday dumping up to five inches of rain causing damaging mudslides, leaving cars, semis, tractor trailers stuck. the downpours causing this freeway to crumble in san bernardino county taking this fire truck with it. and crews worked saturday afternoon using heavy machinery to remove that fire

gonzalez is live near one of those in studio city this morning. good morning, marci. >> reporter: it is a massive sinkhole. more than 10 feet deep. so deep it swallowed a van and a car. now, both vehicles have been pulled out of this sinkhole. there's also a woman rescued from this hole. she told rescuers she thought she was going to die. the gigantic hole opening up without warning, rescuers finding the woman standing on her upside down car as a river of water surrounds her pulling her to safety. minutes later --- >> there it goes. >> it's crazy. i turned around for a second and the second car fell into the sinkhole. >> reporter: that second driver able to get out of the car before it fell in. the powerful storm also eroding freeways leaving this fire truck dangling off the edge of interstate 15. the firefighters inside escaping before the roadway gave out. around los angeles, other roadways overwhelmed by the floodwaters forcing drivers to abandon their cars. >> i never seen it like this around here. >> a commute from hell. >> reporter: this mou

gonzalez near one of those sinkholes in studio city this morning. good morning, marci. >> reporter: good morning, rob. and it is a massive sinkhole, more than ten feet deep. so deep it swallowed a van and a car. you can see crews busy at work right now pulling one of those vehicles out. also, a woman was pulled from this sinkhole and she told rescuers she thought she was going to die. the gigantic hole opening up without warning and rescuers finding the woman standing on her upside down car as a river of water surrounds her pull her to safety. minutes later ---ors if >> there it goes. >> i turned around and the second car fell into the sinkhole. >> reporter: that second driver able to get out of the car before it fell in. the powerful storm also eroding freeways leaving this fire truck dangling off the edge of interstate 15. the firefighters inside escaping before the roadway gave out. around los angeles, other roadways overwhelmed by the floodwaters forcing drivers to abandon their cars. >> i never seen it like this around here. >> a commute from h

marci gonzalez has more from los angeles. hi, marci. >> reporter: hi, paula and dan. and an attorney for winters' family says they suspected her husband all along. now police agree. saying the evidence clearly points to him. this morning, las vegas psychologist brent dennis is behind bars, charged with murdering his wife. a stunning reversal in a case initially ruled a suicide. after attorney susan winters' 2015 death, the coroner issued a report that says she used anti-freeze and prescription drugs to commit suicide. the winters family hired a private investigator, who released a 49-page report that led to dennis' arrest last week. >> the winters family never was able to believe that their daughter would be reaching a point where she would be wanting to end her own life. >> reporter: following up on the private investigator's findings, police in henderson, nevada, reopened the case late last year. detectives uncovering what they claim was a motive. in this arrest report, accusing dennis of having a cocaine habit that was draining the family's finances. police saturda

gonzalez is covering it for us from our l.a. bureau. marci. >> reporter: a judge ruling friday only one additional cosby's sexual assault trial this june. saying in a one-page ruling that he carefully weighed the possible probative value of their testimony against the potential prejudice to cosby. >> this was certainly the most anticipated ruling. it's a substantial and significant loss for the prosecution. we still believe that no accusations from third parties should be admissible in the trial. >> reporter: cosby's lawyers have been fighting to keep his procession of accusers out of court. the women alleged i drugged and sexually assaulted them. something he denies. the defense is arguing the women's memories are tainted by time and prejudiced by media coverage. but the prosecution says this ruling is important as the jury will now be allowed to assess evidence that is relevant to establishing a common plan, scheme and design of sexual abuse. >> while this is a win for the defense, i don't necessarily think that it is a loss f

marci gonzalez has more from los angeles. hi, marci. >> reporter: hi, paula and dan. and an attorney for winters' family says they suspected her husband all along. now police agree. saying the evidence clearly points to him. this morning, las vegas psychologist brent dennis is behind bars, charged with murdering his wife. a stunning reversal in a case initially ruled a suicide. after attorney susan winters' 2015 death, the coroner issued a report that says she used anti-freeze and prescription drugs to commit suicide. now police say it was murder after the winters family hired a private investigator, who released a 49-page report that led to dennis' arrest last week. >> the winters family never was able to believe that their daughter would be reaching a point where she would be wanting to end her own life. >> reporter: following up on the private investigator's findings, police in henderson, nevada, reopened the case late last year. detectives uncovering what they claim was a motive. in this arrest report, accusing dennis of having a cocaine habit that was draining th

we begin with marci gonzalez. >> reporter: some of the damage is pretty astounding. you can see where part of a major freeway. interstate 15 washed away in the storm. chunks of the roadway down in this river bed and right now there is a team up there busy making repairs. california scrambling to clean up and get prepared as another storm gets ready to strike. the sacramento area inundated interstates turning into rivers and in maxwell and the sheriff's department issuing evacuation orders as rising water takes over the town. further south, a muddy mess in malibu. this highway forced to close. in other parts of the state the storm that hit friday dumping up to five inches of rain leaving cars, semis and tractor-trailers stuck and causing the freeway to crumble in san bernardino dino county and taking this fire truck with it. crews used heavy machinery to move that fire truck. the damage now estimated at $3 million. in los angeles county cleanup even as more than 30,000 customers still without power. statewide the death toll now rising to at least five while in fresno

abc's marci gonzalez has more. >> reporter: a judge ruling friday only one additional accuser will be allowed to take the stand and testify at bill cosby's sexual assault trial this june saying in a one-page ruling that he carefully weighed the possible probative value of their testimony against the potential prejudice to cosby. >> this was certainly the most anticipated ruling. it's a substantial and significant loss for the prosecution. we still believe that no accusations from third parties should be admissible in the trial. >> reporter: cosby's lawyers have been fighting to keep his procession of accusers out of court. the women alleged he drugged and sexually assaulted them, something he denies. the defense is arguing the women's memories are tainted by time and prejudiced by media coverage. but the prosecution says this ruling is important as the jury will now be allowed to assess evidence that is relevant to establishing a common plan, scheme and design of sexual abuse. >> while this is a win for the defense, i don't necessarily think that it is a loss for the prosecution. you

abc's marci gonzalez following the overnight developments. >>> a unanimous decision by the 9th circuit court of appeals against reinstating president donald trump's temporary ban on immigrants and travelers from seven predominantly muslim nations. >> the judges did their jobs carefully and well and we appreciate their work. >> reporter: the three judges upheld a halt to the ban stated by a washington state court which claims the executive order that stranded families at airports and forcedthers to be turned away discriminated on the basis of religion and violated the constitution. the appeals court heard that argument and that of the justice department which maintained the order was made on national security grounds. the judges wrote in their decision the government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the order has perpetrated a terrorist attack in the united states. rather than present evidence to explain the need for the executive order, the government has taken the position that we must not review its decision at all. we disagree. president t

abc's marci gonzalez with the details. >> reporter: terrifying moments for the father and child trapped inside this car. >> vehicle trapped in water with the driver inside. >> reporter: two driving down the street swept away by flash flooding. >> a male and small child. >> reporter: the powerful rushing water pushing the car into a wall and pulling downstream. >> we heard the girl scream, help me, help me. >> reporter: the car coming to a stop and with muddy water rising around them, the driver and child make their way to the roof. emergency responders hand life vests before leading them across the ladder to safety. >> they looked traumatized. >> reporter: harrowing experience for this 81-year-old swept away in six feet deep fast moving flood water near sacramento hanging on to a branch until the california national guard rushes in. this rescuer lowered into the water, struggling to keep head above the surface as he's secured and gives a signal. the two holding on tight as they are lifted into the helicopter above. >> if we were not there within a matter of minutes, the worst could have