en route to boulder creek. boulder creek firefighters made short work of a large tree limb that came crashing down on highway 236 this afternoon, snarling traffic for a time. beyond that, there was widespread although mostly minor flooding along highway 9 between boulder creek through ben lomond into felton. the san lorenzo river is slowly coming to life again although folks in low lying felton grove have nothing to fear from the river anytime soon. the rain has been heavy at times and the combination of saturated ground and expected high winds could spell more trouble for the trees and power lines.chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept."....yeah, especially trees that are leaning, if you see water flow that's muddy you need to look above and watch for signs that could become a landslide...." elsewhere, it was a busy day for tow trucks and other first responders here on highway 17 amid several crashes. the roadway is slippery. this driver wisely stayed inside his car after he spun out and ended up facing t

rob fladeboe/boulder creek ".....what is typically one of the wettest places in the bay area has been relatively dry so far this year, but it is raining again here in boulder creek which has had four times less rain than it had this time a year ago..."boulder creek firefighters made short work of a large tree limb that came crashing down on highway 236 this afternoon, snarling traffic for a time. beyond that, there was widespread although mostly minor flooding along highway 9 between boulder creek through ben lomond into felton. the san lorenzo river is slowly coming to life again although folks in low lying felton grove have nothing to fear from the river anytime soon. the rain has been heavy at times and the combination of saturated ground and expected high winds could spell more trouble for the trees and power lines. chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept."....yeah, especially trees that are leaning, if you see water flow that's muddy you need to look above and watch for signs that could become a landslide...." elsewhere, it was a busy day for tow trucks and other first respon

. >>> and in napa county a man killed by a car crash caused by a folding boulder tuesday night has been identified. authorities say the landslide sent a two ton boulder falling 600 feet, hit his car while he was driving on 121 outside of the city of napa. he went off the road and down into an embankment and slammed into a tree. tow car operators were able to reach the car, 100 feet down that hillside and the body was buckled in the car. recovery crews could not get to the car or drive down there because of the instability of the hillside. >> if there was somebody to rescue, we would have continued our efforts. we had to be safe at the same time. everything that slid had come out. they were confident there weren't any larger boulders or more to come down on the crews. >> caltran has worked to stabilize the area and the terrain is rugged and difficult to control especially for last year's fire. more rain could trigger more mudslides, it's still a concern out there. >>> now, we want to get to the deadly mudslides in santa barbra county. 17 dead and 17 still need. >> hundreds of people are

were here because these boulders just boggles the mind at how something could move a boulder this size. they're talking about boulders that are as big as these heavy pieces of machinery. and over here, this is another neighborhood that has been flattened by these boulders as they came down. this what used to be a path of water, water would come down in this direction. now, obviously, these boulders came down and completely destroyed this neighborhood and doesn't look at all prior to this happening and it's just completely disorienting to this see. this is usually a very lush place. we have high fences with a lot of bushes and it looks like it's completely different. ali? >> it's just tremendous looking at the pictures and the fears of those still missing. we will get back to you shortly. >>> as the president continues to call the russian investigation a hoax, the u.s. is preparing for crucial midterm elections later this year, but serious concerns that the country is not prepared for new russian interference, similar to the kind seen in 2016. more immediately, congress is grappling wit

like this one, but this is a small boulder. a lot of the rocks and boulders were the size of small cars. just imagine what that would be like. the best way i can think of to describe it is imagine if you took a home and put it on a giant bowling alley and you took the huge boulders, dozens, perhaps hundreds, and tossed them at the house, that is what happened here. extraordinary pictures from montecito in southern california, thank you forjoining us. universal credit is the biggest welfare reform in decades. but teachers and charities are warning that the new benefit could cause chaos in the provision of free school meals in england. they believe that plans to link eligibility for the free meals to household earnings, which often fluctuate, will also undermine the core principal of the universal credit that work always pays. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. brea kfast breakfast time at a south london school, a handy aid to working families and those struggling to get by. around half the pupils here g

roads impassable from the sludge, boulders, down trees and power lines. >> total devastation. >> reporter: chaotic scene, more than 36 hours after the first slide. >> i'm getting our dogs no matter what. >> reporter: down the streets neighbors helping neighbors. crews rescue four dogs from a home sitting deep in mud. >> hi. hi. it's the one bright spot of this otherwise terrible week. >> reporter: a spokesperson with the santa barbara county department says the homes here rely on a well for water but that has been damaged. there may be water supply to this area for as long as one year. reporting live from montecito this evening. anoushah rasta. >> amazing to see the pictures there of destruction. anoushah has been up loading to her social media site. you can see this content and much more by following us on twitter. >>> the 129th rescue spent the day helping. we want to give you a closer look at where the mudslides are happening. it's in the same area burned by the thomas fire last month. the state's largest fire. the area right here in this brighter red area show where mandatory evacuati

torrential rains, center trees, boulders rumbling down the hillside. hundreds of homes are destroyed. power lines down. gas lines snapped. in some places the only way into the disaster zone is behind a bulldozer or inside a helicopter. jeff glor begins coverage with a bird's eye view, in the devastation in and around montecito. >> look at that, the 101 underneath us. you get a sense how much damage was done. damage was done and how difficult the clean-up process is. in some cases the mud is three feet deep. some of this areas are so vulnerable to mudslides because the topography is so rugged, it goes from sea level, to moun mountains that are a few thousand feet high within a few miles. in some cases the mud moves so fast it was so deep it swept homes right off their foundations. >> when you get down to the ground this is what you see. this is just one of the homes that has been overtaken by mud. and you hear the fire alarms. that is a sound that is going off all over this neighborhood. >> the 101 is one of the nation's most famous freeways also one of

you see the broken tree -- the boulder lit it -- boulder hit ie way down. pulling the car up took hours with the victim still inside. cal fire had been to the scene last night after a witness called. when they found the driver already dead, first onders left him there for fear that more boulders might come down on them. >> obviously if there is somebody to rescue, we would have continued our efforts. we've got to be safe at the same time. >> reporter: caltrans says it has sent a geologist up the slope to check for lingering danger. this is a burn area and known slide zone. the agency report it as now being stable. >> obviously with the weather coming, there may be more acts of nature coming. all we can do is prepare the best we can. >> reporter: with the car hauled up and the victim taken away, highway 121 has reopened. for now, the end of a story about a solo driver in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time. abc7 news. >>> new at 6:00, berkeley police hope you can recognize the two people on the left of the screen who shot and robbed a man. the victim

you see the broken tree -- the boulder lit it -- boulder hit ie way down. pulling the car up took hours with the victim still inside. cal fire had been to the scene last night after a witness called. when they found the driver already dead, first responders left him there for fear that more boulders might come down on them. >> obviously if there is somebody to rescue, we would have continued our efforts. we've got to be safe at the same time. >> reporter: caltrans says it has sent a geologist up the slope to check for lingering danger. this is a burn area and known slide zone. the agency report it as now being stable. >> obviously with the weather coming, there may be more acts of nature coming. all we can do is prepare the best we can. >> reporter: with the car hauled up and the victim taken away, highway 121 has reopened. for now, the end of a story about a solo driver in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time. abc7 news. >>> new at 6:00, berkeley police hope you can recognize the two people on the left of the screen who shot and robbed a man. the vi

now, authorities say a landslide sent a two ton boulder going down 600 feet. it hit his car driving outside of the city of napa. the boulder pushed his car off the road and down an embankment and no a tree. he went down the hillside with his body buckled into the car. recovery crews could not get to the car or the driver earlier because of the instability of the hillside. >> if there was somebody to rescue we would continue our efforts you we have to be safe at the same time. they were comfortable that there were not going to see any more boulders or rocks come down on the crews. >> it's difficult to control the soil, but geologists have deemed the hillside safe. >> more rain can trigger more mudslides. >>> our time is 6:09, there's a snag to remove debris in sonoma and the counties after complaints over the contracts. burlingame, minnesota, they had to suspend their work after complaints over debris removal. the change came from a florida based company. the argument is over completing the date for a cleanup. the goal is less than 50% complete, and it was supp

the rumbling you heard was boulders the size of cars rising up and getting on the move, so disaster is in yourfront yard getting on the move, so disaster is in your front yard suddenly? literally, yeah. we're accustomed to working in post— emergency situations at direct relief and we have an appreciation for the surprise that often occurs in the immediate trauma. going through it personally and seeing how rapidly it unfolds, it's a matter of seconds really, there's very little warning, maybe 15 seconds before you hear the woosh. we're used to hearing boulders tumbled with the rainfall tumbling down the creek, this is a much deeper, louder and much more serious situation clearly that sadly i witnessed from my front yard. suddenly i think you were seeing bodies at close hand as well, weren't you? there was a body that found its way trapped against my next—door neighbour's vehicle, which ididn't next—door neighbour's vehicle, which i didn't know at the time, we were just trying to break down fences to create a diversion flow for the debris and the water. turns out this person came f

boulders smashed through the wall. fortunately, everyone survived. but jeff, many people still haven't been allowed back in the area to see what's left of their homes. >> carter evans, thank you very much. on the subject of the children today. the santa barbara county sheriff's released the names of 17 who diechltd four children. the youngest three. oldest victim was 89. >>> now just one year after being sworn in, governor gre tich ton, find himself under siege. >> there is big news from the nation's largest private employ year. >> no matter how much pain he was in never showed it. >> the 6-year-old is recovering after the texas church massacre. the man who saved him, helped >> i said when you are ready to leave here i will get my >>> a disturbing video we first showed you last night has gone viral now. it shows hospital staffers in baltimore, dropping off a discharged patient on a cold city street. today the hospital apologized. jeff pegue. s has our update. >> so you are okay with leaving that woman out there like that? >> in the video. four hospit

en route to boulder creek. boulder creek firefighters made short work of a large tree limb that came crashing down on highway 236 this afternoon, snarling traffic for a time. beyond that, there was widespread although mostly minor flooding along highway 9 between boulder creek through ben lomond into felton. the san lorenzo river is slowly coming to life again although folks in low lying felton grove have nothing to fear from the river anytime soon. the rain has been heavy at times and the combination of saturated ground and expected high winds could spell more trouble for the trees and power lines.chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept."....yeah, especially trees that are leaning, if you see water flow that's muddy you need to look above and watch for signs that could become a landslide...." elsewhere, it was a busy day for tow trucks and other first responders here on highway 17 amid several crashes. the roadway is slippery. this driver wisely stayed inside his car after he spun out and ended up facing t

you see in this field of boulders was here 12 hours ago. they have literally submerged entire homes. you can see the chimney poking through. >> it doesn't feel real. >> reporter: last night we found robert risken searching for his mother, rebecca. >> there's clearly no one searching here now. i know they searched the houses, they've been checked, but i don't get the sense that anyone looked downstream. >> reporter: light was fading and his hope was too. >> you know, it's my mom. i'm fighting with all my heart to find her. but like -- i can't focus too much on -- she's most likely dead out here, you know. just push my way through. >> reporter: he felt there's no option but to keep searching. just last month, the thomas fire, the biggest in california history, charred nearby hillsides. >> scorching that hillside, burning the trees, shrubs, all the vegetation. now you have basically a naked hill that has nothing to hold all that dirt and mud in place. when you get rain on top of that, it's going to slide with gravity. >> reporter: today the sk

you see in this field of boulders was here 12 hours ago. they have literally submerged entire homes. you can see the chimney poking through. >> it doesn't feel real. >> reporter: last night we found robert risken searching for his mother, rebecca. >> t searching here now. i know they searched the houses, they've been checked, but i don't get the sense that anyone looked downstream. >> reporter: light was fading and his hope was too. >> you know, it's my mom. i'm fighting with all my heart to find her. but like -- i can't focus too much on -- she's most likely dead out here, you know. just push my way through. >> reporter: he felt there's no option but to keep searching. just last month, the thomas fire, the biggest in california history, charred nearby hillsides. >> scorching that hillside, burning the trees, shrubs, all the vegetation. now you have basically a naked hill that has nothing to hold all that dirt and mud in place. when you get rain on top of that, it's going to slide with gravity. >> reporter: today the skies have cleared. but

you see in this field of boulders was here 12 hours ago. they have literally submerged entire homes. you can see the chimney poking through. >> it doesn't feel real. >> reporter: last night we found robert risken searching for his mother rebecca. >> there's clearly no one searching here now. i know they searched the houses they've been checked, but i don't get the sense that anyone looked downstream. >> reporter: light was fading and his hope was too. >> you know, it's my mom. i'm fighting with all my heart to find her. but like -- i can't focus on -- she's most likely dead out here you know. just push my way through. >> reporter: he felt there's no option but to keep searching. just last month, the thomas fire the biggest in california history, charred nearby hillsides. >> scorching that hillside burning the trees, shrubs all the vegetation. now you have basically a naked hill that has nothing to hold all that dirt and mud in place. when you get rain on top of that it's going to slide with gravity. >> reporter: today the skies have cleared

look at these huge boulders. over here, this is a classic car. now it's literally wrapped around a tree. major roads were swamped, trapping in, in their homes. >> how deep the mud is. >> reporter: oprah winfrey posted a video walking through the mud at her montecito estate. >> the house in the back is gone. >> reporter: voluntary evacuation orders were issued, but only 15% of residents left. many who got caught in the mudslides had just evacuated in december during the wildfires. >> after what you've seen, are you surprised that so many people died? >> absolutely not. this town has evacuation fatigue. a lot of people were complacent. >> reporter: this is what people had to escape through, large trees, boulder, even cars rushing down the street and through these homes. if you look past the search-and-rescue team here, there's still about three feet of mud inside this home, and it's thick, it's like quicksand, but the good news, jeff, that orange x means this home has been checked and so far no one has been found. >> glor: carter evans, thank you v

look at these huge boulders. and over here, this is a classic car. now it's literally wrapped around a tree. major roads were swamped, trapping many in their homes. >> this is how deep the mud is. >> reporter: oprah winfrey posted a video walking through the mud at her montecito estate. >> the house in the back is gone. >> reporter: voluntary evacuation orders were issued, but only 15% of residents left. many who got caught in the mudslides had just evacuated in december during the wildfires. after what you've seen, are you surprised that so many people died? >> absolutely not. this town has evacuation fatigue. a lot of people were complacent. >> reporter: this is what people had to escape through, large trees, boulders, even cars washing down the street and through these homes. if you look past the search-and- rescue team here, there's still about three feet of mud inside this home, and it's thick, it's like quicksand, but the good news, jeff, that orange x means this home has been checked and so far no one has been found. >> glor: carter evans, tha

you can see boulders pushed around like they're bouncy balls, like they weigh almost nothing. so, how did this happen? why was this so catastrophic? well, take a look at this graphic i put together this afternoon. when we look at the soil, there's three main layers. you have the organic rich soil. this is what we're most accustomed to deal with. this is where the plants are, where the bugs are. but below that layer you have a water repellent layer. and then below that you have wettable soil. of course, you have your vegetation on top. the trees, the plants, the bushes. well, what happened with the wildfires, they went through and they took off soil and that only left the water repellent layer left. you can see that just left ash and soil. then what happened in california, in santa barbara county, we saw very heavy rain move in. that brought flash flooding. it was recorded up to 6 to 10 inches of rainfall in some areas. so, you have that rain dropping a lot of water, mixing with the debris of the ash, of boulders, of soil. and what happens then is you start to see all of that m

that is actually the remnants of a house mixed in with boulders, mixed in with trees and other debris. as we come over here, you can see where this flood that came cascading down from the thomas fire burn range, basically rocket-blasted this house right off his foundation. and this is widespread. they went through houses like this one, way in the distance, you see it. you can see where the mud level rose up on the white wall, and then a pink/orange marking, that spray paint, that's where the search and rescue crews mark it, so everyone knows they've been through there. same thing with that car that is facing just slightly up. they marked that one too. looking in there, hoping that perhaps they would find somebody alive. we know there are people missing and that the death toll will rise. devastating flood. how it roared through montecito and basically took with it everything in its path, including trees, boulders, and houses. back to you now. >> thanks for the great work there. when the sun comes up in a few hours, several hours, they'll start the rescues again. >>> all right, after mo

boulders and rocks the size of small suvs. we'll have the latest, next. >>> and staying connected while driving. it's getting a little easier to stay safe. >>> plus, milder weight as we hit the weekend. >>> and the sierra storm that has set a record. >>> the torrent of mud and debris is rushing down the street alongside the car. the city saw a lot of mud during tuesday's storm. the crews have cleaned up the mess so residents can return home. in the meantime, novato, marin and others are sending help. more than two full days after mud slides devastated montecito, the search for the miss go is becoming increasingly desperate. officials raised the number of possible missing to 43. 17 people are dead. the reporter john gregory from the sister station is in montecito. >> reporter: it is day three and we're getting a hoonl how bad the damage is. you can see some of it here. a home torn apart by the debris flow. this is just one example of the type of boulder that's came rolling off the hills. pushed by the very strong right off east

that is actually the remnants of a house mixed in with boulders mixed in with trees and other debris. and as we come over here, you can see where this flood that came cascading down from the thomas fire burn range basically rocket blasted this house right off its foundation. and this is widespread. they went through houses like this, way in the distance you see it, you can see where the mud level rose up on the white wall. and then a pink-orange marking, that's spray paint, that's from the search and rescue crews mark it so everyone knows they've been through there. same thing with that car up, paint facing just slightly up, they marked that one, too. looking in there and hoping perhaps they would find someone alive. we know there are people missing and this death toll will rise. devastating flood, how it rolled through monticito and basically took with it everything in its path including trees, boulders and houses. back to you now, dave, christine. >> 15 of the 17 deaths were in mandatory evacuation notices. >>> after months of throwing rocket fuel on the fire, the president shifting

well, once the boulders and trees came through our house, we climbed up onto the roof and waited until the creek went down a bit, and then we climbed off the roof and got to our neighbour's garage. we just got pulled out of there by the firefighters now. but he's been out rescuing neighbours. we heard a little baby crying. we dug down and found a little baby. i don't know where it came from. we got it out, got the mud out of its mouth. i'm hoping it's ok. they took it right to the hospital. but it was just a baby, four feet down in the mud, nowhere, under the rocks. i'm glad we got him. there was a young man that was washed away that ended up half a mile away from here on the freeway, and survived that. and has recall of actually being washed through houses and under vehicles, and survived that. these coastguard pictures show the rescue of a family of five. first, a mother and her newborn baby are winched to safety. then, a little girl makes it onto the roof. her seven—year—old brother is saved, too. terrifying moments, but they are the lucky ones. how do you describe it? it's deva

and no firm date for getting those services restored.the unstoppable wall of mud, debris and boulders exploded through the town early yesterday morning. "they didn't find her. because her boyfriend got swept away and watched her be holding onto the front door...""this is her picture ... she's missing."as the skies cleared. family and friends gathered to search for any sign of jessie gower.all they discovered is was her portrait, washed downstream.gower is just one of the missing ... their faces and appeals posted on social media.houses marked after they checked for anyone trapped inside.countywide, at least 1=hundred single family homes were destroyed, and three=hundred damaged.dark stains on the wall show the depth of the mudslide. there were cars washing down, power lines coming down, huge boulders coming down, huge trees coming down.it sounded like a hurricane or a freight train coming through, i mean this is just, i can't quite believe it. is that a house behind us, was that a house? oprah winfrey posted a video of what it was like to walk through knee=deep mud.there used to be a

town is covered by thick mud, boulders and tree limbs. this week's storms sent rain, mud and boulders down the hillsides. most residents have been ordered to leave and could be out of their homes for up to two week. >> the average to get the warning out to the people of montecito were extraordinary. and literally hundreds of e- mails and thousands of electronic messages that were sent out. >> more than 1200 emergency crews are working to clear all that mud and clear the water and gasolines. >>> photos show how much devastation the mudslide caused. these are before and after photos. one side you can see the green trees and all the homes. on the other side the change, the brown areas that are covered in mud and debris. >>> a new report suggests president trump made a six figure hush money payment to a important star a -- porn star a month before the election, he had a sexual encounter about a decade ago. a month before the 2016 presidential election donald trump's personal attorney arranged $130,000 payment to clifford in exchange for her s

look at these huge boulders. over here, this is a classic car. now it's literally wrapped around a tree. major roads were swamped, trapping in, in their homes. >> how deep the mud is. >> reporter: oprah winfrey posted a video walking through the mud at her montecito estate. >> the house in the back is gone. >> reporter: voluntary evacuation orders were issued, but only 15% of residents left. mudslides had just evacuated in december during the wildfires. >> after what you've seen, are you surprised that so many people died? >> absolutely not. this town has evacuation fatigue. a lot of people were complacent. >> reporter: this is what people had to escape through, large trees, boulder, even cars rushing down the street and through these homes. if you look past the search-and-rescue team here, there's still about three feet of mud inside this home, and it's thick, it's like quicksand, but the good news, jeff, that orange x means this home has been checked and so far no one has been found. >> glor: carter evans, thank you very much. man who lives her

houses have been crushed by boulders the size of small cars — which rolled down the hillside after heavy rain — the first for months. we'll have the latest from california where rescuers are hoping to find more survivors. also this lunchtime. cancer patients face possible delays to their treatment at an oxford hospital because of a shortage of staff, claims a leading doctor. british manufacturing is riding high. figures show output has reached its highest level in ten years. thousands of people are trapped in the swiss resort of zermatt after heavy snowfall — one british skier waiting to be airlifted out says its been worrying. we just tried to stay as safe as possible, and eliminate any risk rather than taking any risks and going out walking. and billy the whizz. the teenage racing driver is back behind the wheel nine months after losing both legs in an horriffic crash. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. three days after arsenal were dumped out of the fa cup — they face chelsea in the league cup later. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. at least 13 people have

. >> there was huge boulders, huge trees coming down. >> why are the ferocious mudslides here? you recall the worst wildfires knocked out lots of trees and vegetation and when the heavy rain hit yesterday, it triggered the avalanche of mud, rocks and boulders. >> at home, we are tracking a yellow weather alert for a rainy ride home. take it easy out there. >> we are in pretty good shape, it's not even that cold. different tomorrow and thursday, with some showers. not everybody will through route 7 and 66, a couple of showers are possibles. -- a couple of showers are possible. in the later stages of thursday into friday, a yellow weather alert will be showing gusty wind, moderate and heavy rain with a low to moderate risk with a slow commute. power outages, as well and we will talk about the arctic air. it's not here yet, but it's lurking and we have some days of snowflakes. >> the general assembly is in session after some contests. on twitter, shelly simonds conceded to david yancey after a literal tie in the inn the race for the ninth district seat. yancy one win his name was

according to the numbers posted here at johnny'ssuper market, boulder creek had just over 7 inches of rain so far, not counting today, compared with 31.5 inches this time a year ago. (pam) make sure you have the kron4 mobile app to track the storm.. and the traffic conditions..you can also enable push alerts - and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood. (ááávoááá)(steve)new at ten: this man.. jasyson goodrich was arrested in morgan hill today. according to police.. goodrich is accused of scamming people with fake sob stories. officers say he collected hundreds of dollars with stories that ranged from his truck broke down... to he lost his wallet. goodrich allegedly told at least one victim his father had a heart attack. (pam) new at 10. today... a jury ordered oakland city councilwoman desley brooks ... to pay $550- thousand in punitive damages ... for a 2015 incident. authorities say, councilwoman brooks... punched former black panther party leader elaine brown in the chest... forcing her to fall down at an oakland restaurant. the confront

boulders smashed through the wall. fortunately, everyone survived. but jeff, many people still haven't been allowed back in the area to see what's left of their homes. >>> there is more severe weather on the horizon. meteorologist eric fisher with your overnight news forecast. >> pretty nasty, complicated storm system developing. a big pull of mild air. tropical air. we'll be watching heavy rainfall in the warmer side of the storm. that warmer side of storm. but a band of snow and ice that sets up on the cold side of the storm, especially across ohio, kentucky, into parts of pennsylvania, new york. northern new england before all moves off the new england coast as we head into saturday. when it comes to snowfall, the highest totals expected to be across western into central new york where we may see up to a foot. the big story though is a dramatic drop in temperatures. st. louis hit 65. noon today t it is 35 now. it will be 15 come tomorrow morning. you can see that nice edge of colder air, racing off to the east. all the spots that see record high t

in other casbecame these conduis of mud and boulders. ar chat was a don't know if it's a telephone pole or a tree is lying on top of it. but there's almost nothing left of this mangled metal. >> e thatve thgin c disfigured, mangled, or crushed was. challenges for rescue personnel to get to homes, let alone to get people out of them. >> for the first couple of hours even rescue crews, until they got helicopters up, had no idea how vast the scope of this disaster was. >> our priority was rescuing these people as fast as possible. we knew the more time went by the weaker people would be, the colder they would be, ahe tnd s. >> i want you to hear that. that's a gas pipe that ruptured. and what's astonishing is that it's still going. >> it literally sounded like wets were taking off. help. it was very hard to hear over the gas lines at that time. >> p chainsaws, buzz cutters, anything that could create a spark could also set them all on fire. so theyad hse their hands or pickaxes just to try to get people of the debris. >> it was probably abo

you could hear these boulders running down. >> there were -- some of the worst damage was in montecito. the community of 9,000 people including many celebrities. oprah winfrey posted video on instagram of mud outside her home and the helicopter she said was saving a neighbor. muds and water pushed cars off streets and brought down trees and power lines and moved massive boulders across roads and rescuers were trying to reach people in their homes. some houses were swept completely -- one 14-year-old girl was rescued after spending trapped in mud up to her neck. >> this is the worst we have seen. we thought the fire was terrible and this is devastation. >> the santa barbara sheriff compare it's to a war zone. >> it looked like a world war i battle zone. it was carpet and debris. >> search dogs have been called in to find people missing and the california national guard mobilized black hawk helicopter crews to help with the rescue effort including a 7-person crew from the 129th rescuers based at moffitt field. the mud slides, a reminder of the same danger for the bay area after the fires

it doesn't matter when are doing vertical climbing or the boulder climbing back there what i did. the feeling is addicting and with the weather we have had this is one way where you can have a great time where it feels like you are outside but you are just missing the bird, trees, wind but it is still all good. you can just, give it a try. >> would i totally do it and no frozen fingers, vittoria. >> arthur won't let me do it. arthur wouldn't let me do it. >> arthritis, arthritis. >> your arms, ukee. >> i'm not going there, no. >> thanks, tori. >> picture of strength. >> it looks like a great work out. >>> that is "eyewitness news" at 5:00. >>> now at 6:00 years after murder of the new jersey radio host police charged her husband in her death. the prosecutors say he is just one piece of the puzzle, the shocking charges announce today. >>> philadelphia's district attorney speaks out his response to what he called the resignation, of more than two dozen d.a. office employees, kate? >>> we're heading for a winter warm up, temperatures finally got back closer to normal today after an i

these are the boulders that came rolling floodwaters. there was nothing that could you can see where they blew through the wall of this home.hd that was like a fratd train. carrie tide was trapped in her home and saye mandatory evacuation order. >> we couldn't go anywhere.ngeo rescued off the roofs. of houses that were just a few >> emergency managers say they warned residents days ahead of the storm. including tweets, saying that flash flooding and debris flows were imminent. but the department hesitated to use itedntil 3:50 a.m. tuesday morning to push out the alert. roughly 10 minutes ahead of the worst flooding. telling the l.a. times heap waited because if you cry wolf, people stop listening. >> we would have evacuated. everybody in my neighborhood would have. we all are families. we have kids. and, and if that was -- dictated to us, we would have followed the rules. >> neighbors tell me the family that lives in this home was sound asleep when the mudslide hit. their children's room is right there. boulders smashed through the wall.

santa cruz mountains, boulder creek, 5 1/2 inches of rainfall. san francisco at 3 1/2 inches. san jose got nearly 2 inches of rain. just yesterday, the 16th wettest calendar day on record for the city of san francisco. three inches of rain. 13% of the city's average annual rainfall. i'm happy to report the radar is looking clear tonight. we will discuss any future rain prospects coming up.>> use of a high wind in southern california. 35 in santa clara. last winter's heavy rain, cruise fred -- spent months preparing sections near the santa cruz county line building three retaining walls. they used lightweight cellular concrete to construct a new roadway. the grand opening was pretty low-key. we will have more ahead at 6:00. >>> this already brutal flu season appears to be getting worse. >> it's one of the worst seasons in a decade. >> glenn ramirez is live in san jose with how california is getting hit the hardest. glenn? >> reporter: california is getting hit hard by the flu, normally this time of your state health officials say there would only be 3-4 deaths throughout the en

at least 13 people killed in southern california by falling boulders, debris and massive mudslides. a u.s. federal judge puts a temporary block on a white house decision to end the daca program protecting young immigrarants fm deportation. new clashes in tunisia overnight one day after a man was killed in violent protests over rising cost and government austerity. kindcoming up, a different of codec moment. -- kodak moment. and a heads-up for all of you shopaholics out there. haveales in france officially begun. more on that coming up. first our top story live from paris. we will start in southern california where at least 13 people have been killed by and fallingoulders debris. the worst hit were towns along the coastline already ripped up on a series of massive wildfires last month that burned off the vegetation protecting the bluff. thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate and local officials say the death toll is likely to rise. after fighting a string of wildfires, californians now have to battle the mud and lots of it. across the south of the state the dirt and debris

look at the size of the boulders that were pushed down from the mountain. to drive through this little town is to be stunned by the power of this mudslide. southern california was once famed for its agreeable climate. these days, it reels from drought, fire, and flood. james cook, bbc news. jane: a friday deadline is looming for president trump to make a key decision on the iran deal, which was agreed by the previous administration. he faces a choice of whether or not to reimpose sanctions. many european countries are urging the u.s. president to uphold the pact, but even if he does, his treasury secretary explained other penalties outside the parameters of the existing agreement could be imposed. >> i am expecting new sanctions on iran. we continue to look at them. we have rolled them out. you can expect there will be more sanctions coming. jane: for more on what is at stake, we are joined by former state department spokesperson p.j. crowley. nobody knows what the president will do until he does it, but if he does impose sanctions, is that the end of the d

boulder here is reunited with his family. >> he's so small. it makes sense why he fell through the tiny crevice. >> like a pebble. >> then there's this guy who's willing to strip down to help a dog in trouble. this is in russia, and that's pavel. pavel got down to his underwear, walked out on ice to get a dog who had fallen through the hole in the ice. >> that's a level ten on the hard nips. >> this dog believed to be strayed, but some did see it near a movie theater the next day and seemed to be okay. there were three people on the shore, one person applauding. everybody, applaud! >> these guys are all piling into the car. smiles all around. better way to leap right in to 2018, the road trip with your buddies. kind of wish they'd put their seat belts on. some point they realize, you know what, maybe those seat belts are a good idea. let's click those puppies on. >> i'm worried, what are they planning? >> speeds increase as soon as they put the seat belts on. this is in the netherlands. the guy in the front passenger seat asks for the phones o

these boulders were not here. the trees you see were not here. these were coming from the santa ynez mountains. just cycling out the mud which is really, really heavy and taking it to landfills. you have the power crews for electricity, trying to repair the gas lines, but they're not going to have water for up to a month because the main water lines coming in to montecito were all damaged. and it's going to take a long time. many people are leaving because they can't put up with that kind of conditions. that's the rough condition. the 101 between l.a. and san francisco is going to be closed until monday in all likelihood. the other thing i have to say to you guys, and whether it be a hurricane or a tornado or a wildfire or a mudslide, you never cease to be amazed at the power of mother nature when you're done with a situation like this. >> let's go back a couple of days. some officials are saying that not everyone heeded evacuation orders. >> here's the deal. people closer to the burn areas were given mandatory evacuation orders. and there's a ce

investigators say a man was killed after his car was hit by a boulder. police confirmed to us a 22-year-old man was driving by himself on highway 121 in napa county on tuesday night when a boulder crashed into his car sending it down a hillside. this is near kenzo estate winery. the atlas fire in october burned much of that vegetation along highway 121 and the fire scarred the hillside and it likely became destabilized. >>> a follow-up for you on the proposal to increase bridge toll prices in the bay area. this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning and that plan just took a major step forward. the transit leaders unanimously recommended putting it before voters in june. that increase would generate an extra $125 million a year that would raise the toll prices to $9 for the bay bridge and 8 bucks for others. >>> governor jerry brown is now setting his record -- or selling his record setting $132 billion budget plan for the next fiscal year. brown unveiled that plan yesterday. what's in it? $4.6 billion for transportation projects with t

just look at the size of the boulders that were pushed down from the mountains. to drive through this little town is to be stunned by the power of this mudslide. southern california was once famed for its agreeable climate. these days, it reels from drought, fire and flood. james cook, bbc news, montecito. let's turn to australia, where amy everett‘s funeral is to be held today. the iii—year—old, better known as dolly, committed suicide on january the third following constant online bullying. as a child dolly was the face of the iconic australian outback hat firm akubra. her family have since spoken out and have launched the hashtag stop bullying now campaign. earlier i spoke with our correspondent in sydney about how this tragic case has brought so many different australians together. absolutely. it is a personal tragic story for amy everett‘s family but, of course, it has caused national reflection and concern about the isuue of bullying online is a global issue. it is estimated one in five young australians has suffered some form of cyber bullying and

: no one knows how big the boulder is or where it ended up. we know it landed here. it left a dent in the roadway. and it came from way up there. do you see the tree? pulling the car up took several hours with the victim still inside. cal fire had been to the scene last night after a witness called. when they found the driver already dead, first responders left him there for fear more boulders might come down on they will. >> if there was somebody to rescue, we would have continued our efforts. we have to be safe at the same time. >> caltrans has sent a to search out the danger. the agency now reports it is unstab unstable. >> there may be more acts of nature coming. all we can do is prepare the best we can. >> with the car hauled up and the victim taken away, highway 121 has reopened. right now, the story of the driver in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time. >> the ground is still moving in the oakland hills from last year's storms. the street caved in on shelterwood drive one year ago and one lane is still closed. the first of severa

large boulders, trees in the streets, power lines ripped from the poles. these are obstacles for first responers to find people who may still need help. more than a dozen people are missing right now including oo 69-year-old woman named josie who says her family got swept away in mud. >> i just want to have a little hope that she's out there safe. at this point, i don't know. we've been calling hospitals. it's not looking good. >> reporter: the latest update from cal trans for drivers is that 101 is closed from ventura to santa barbara. it will remain closed until monday. you're encouraged to take the 5 as an alternate route. >> it is heartbreaking to hear those stories. she's been tweeting updates from santa barbara county that include some powerful photos and videos. you can follow her on twitter. >>> yesterday president trump advocated a two part immigration plan. deal with the future of daca and address immigration security. today he backtracked. overnight he tweeted as i made clear our country needs the security of the wall on the southern boarder whi

a two-ton boulder hit the toyota on tuesday evening and knocked it down an unstable hillside. firefighters had to wait to remove his body until a cal trans geologist made sure the hillside was safe. >>> hoping you can recognize the two people on the left of your screen who shot and robbed a man. the victim is recovering after being attacked on december 5th. detectives say both robbers wore dark-hooded sweatshirts and drove a white chevy impala. >>> the u.s. government is warning americans not to travel to five states including two with popular tourist destinations in mexico. sinaloa, guerrero, home of acapulco. the alert puts them in the same category as somalia, yemen, syria and afghanistan. the state department says americans should reconsider traveling to jalisco. it's now lifted restrictions on other tourism hot spots including cancun. >>> taking acetaminophen while pregnant, how it could hurt development in girls. >>> and a dazzling sight of the sky. these are actually not fireworks. >>> coca-cola hoping to give sales a jolt. first this morning's "tech bytes." >>> in toda

these creek beds were just filled with debris, boulders, 30-foot logs. people thought they'd just sleep through this rainstorm. and suddenly this sound started increasing. >> the flash flood's right there! get out of here! go! >> i was 2 1/2 blocks away, and i heard one rumble, and i knew that was it. >> close the door! >> i had to do everything i could to make it back alive. >> wake dad up. >> help try to save my parents. >> wake dad up! wake up! >> it was loud and mean. and the scariest roar you ever heard. trees slamming down. >> it was too late for too many families. literally people had rivers of debris inside their houses by the time they realized that there even was a mudslide. >> it's up to the counter over there. >> reporter: and my mom, dad, and i were right there watching the mud flow out the back door. every second wondering what was going to happen. if the walls were going to cave in. but that little hallway protected us. those are our hand prints hanging on. >> we pray for everyone here. >> we had to survive because there wasn't anybody on

this is a small boulder. most of them are the size of cars. the debris field from the deadly montecito mudslides covers 30 square miles. search dogs are assisting in the ongoing rescue effort, but for responders, time is running friends and family members are joining in the search as well. >> reporter: aden is desperately trying to find his mom josie. >> we're going to go down the creek and see what he can find. >> reporter: he said she was swept away clinging to the back door. her boyfriend was out there calling her name all night long. >> her bedroom's upstairs. if she would have just stayed upstairs. >> reporter: the mudslides destroyed at least 100 homes, damaged 300 more, mangled cars and downed power lines. even rescue teams are shocked. >> we don't see this. this is complete devastation. i mean multiple multiple homes that are completely destroyed, and still we have a lot of people that are unaccounted for. >> reporter: marco farrow's cell phone video captures the moment the powerful mud and debris ran downhill i ran as fast as i could,