carter evans reports. rancheros high in the hollywood hills, the conversationist was curious about the wildlife thriving in this urban jungle. for months the cam captured the ridge. >> they're still living among us? >> we're living among them. >> the discovery was the mountain lion, the puma with no gps collar. >> elusive. old hollywood. >> the organization, citizens for los angeles wildlife is part of an alliance of preservation groups to protect corridors in l.a. from development. this week they purchased this land for $1.6 million. >> absolutely helped us across the finish line. there was an angel who soared like an eagle. we can't be more thankful. >> rock legend, don henley, donated $100,000. >> don henley and glen frey wrote the song when they lived in the canyon. >> in a statement, henley said the resources are precious in terms of habitat and human history. for the mountain lion in particular, this 17 acre parcel is critical. why do you need to keep this emsunny. >> this is potentially his living r

carter evans reports. rancheros high in the hollywood hills, the conversationist was curious about the wildlife thriving in this urban jungle. for months the camera capp capt ridge. >> they're still living among us? >> we're living among them. >> the discovery was the mountain lion, the puma with no gps collar. >> elusive. old hollywood. >> the organization, citizens for los angeles wildlife is part of an alliance of preservation groups to protect corridors in l.a. from development. this week they purchased this land for $1.6 million. >> absolutely helped us across the finish line. there was an angel who soared like an eagle. we can't be more thankful. >> rock legend, don henley, donated $100,000. >> don henley and glen frey wrote the song when they lived in the canyon. >> in a statement, henley said the resources are precious in terms of habitat and human history. for the mountain lion in particular, this 17 acre parcel is critical. why do you need to keep this emsunny. >> this is potentially his living r

carter evans has more. >> the debris field from the deadly mudslide covers 30 square miles. search dogs are assisting in the on going rescue effort but for responders time is running out. friends and family members are joining in the search as well. >> she's missing. >> desperately trying to find his mom. >> we are going to go down the creek and see what we can find. >> she was swept away clinging to her home's back door. her boyfriend survived. >> he hanged on there and they rescued him in the morning calling out her name all night long. >> her upstairs. if she just would have stayed upstairs. >> the mudslide destroyed at least 100 homes, damaged 300 more, mangled cars and downed power lines. even rescue teams are shocked by the magnitude of the destruction. >> we don't see this. this is complete devastation. multiple, multiple homes that are completely destroyed and still we have a lot of people that are unaccounted for. >> oh my god! . >> the cell phone video captures the moment the powerful wave of mud and debris roared down hill. >> i basically ran for my life as fast a

carter evans is in heavily damas all i have. everything is gone. >> all het to remember his life partner, peter, are these mementos he found a half mile from their home. he said they lived in a voluntary evacuation zone so they decided to ride out tuesday's storm. >> the floor felt like it had no support at all. it was just rolling under beneath me. the walls -- underneath me. the balls burst in. >> they sd ed to give people warning the weekend before the storm via e-mails, text messages and phone calls. >> when the storm finally hit the national weather service put an amber alert saying that flash flooding was imminent. >> it went to the thomas fire area at 2:46 a.m. but santa barbara officials were concerned it didn't reach certain verizon customers. they issued a county wide alert at 3:51 when the debris flow was already starting. officials answered criticism on thursday that the alerts came too late. >> we knew we couldn't put the alert out doing the evacuation orders and warnings because it would have gone out to the entire

carter evans has more on this. >> reporter: cleophus cooksy's youtube page contained this ominous rap. >> reporter: in mid-december..., phoenix police arrested cooksey for allegedly murdering his mother and stepfather. while cooksey was in jail, detectives were still investigating seven other unsolved murders. all occurred between thanksgiving and christmas in the surrounding area. >> nine deaths, three weeks, nine people shot in our community. >> reporter: all died from gunshot wounds, and all, allegedly, traced back to cooksey, because of technology. >> it all kind of clicked together. it's like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. >> reporter: phoenix is one of five cities in a pilot program that lets police immediately share and process ballistics evidence from different crime scenes in hours instead of weeks. phoenix mayor greg stanton: >> it means police can make an arrest and stop the killer before he claims another life. our streets are safer today. >> reporter: now, cooksey has been in custody for a month. during that time, investigators were able to do ballistics testing with e

carter evans tonight shows us how this disaster unfolded and the challenges still ahead for the first responders. >> reporter: more than 36 hours after the floods began, search and rescue teams were poking through mud with sticks, looking for anyone who might be trapped. >> you're kind of doing what they do when there is an avalanche. you go around an you poke. if you feel something different, you try to figure out what it is. >> reporter: more than 100 people were rescued, many from rooftops by helicopter. >> a female stuck in the mud with chest pain. >> reporter: already scorched by the massive thomas fire in december, hillside in montecito collapsed when more than an inch of rain fell in less than 15 minutes. mar cofarrell had just gone outside his parents' home and shot this video on his cell phone when he saw the mud and debris coming. >> the flash flood is right there. get out of here! go! oh, my god, mom. >> i basically ran for my life. i ran as fast as i could. i made it back to my house. within about 30 seconds of the front of the flash flood hitting. >> reporter: seconds lat

carter evans reports. rancheros high in the hollywood hills, the conversationist was curious about the wildlife thriving in this urban jungle. red >> they're still living among us? >> we're living among them. mountain lion, the puma with no gps ar>> elusive. old hollywood. >> the ngeles wildlife is part of an alliance preservation groups to protect corridors in l.a. from this week they purchased this land for million. >> absolutely helped us across the finish line. soared like an eagle. we can't be more thankful. >> rock legend, don henley, $10. >> don henley and glen frey wrote the song when they lived in the canyon. >> in a statement, henley said the resources are precious in terms of habitat and human history. for the mountain lion in particular, this 17 acre parcel is critical. why do you need to keep this emsunny. >> this is potentially his living room or den. it need to be, preserved. and, the hallway, the corridors also need to be preserved. >> and in habit the santa monica mountains, most are tagge

carter evans is there. >> as new images of harrowing rescues. and escapes emerge from across southern california. the clean-up continues. the massive mud, vehicles and debris is slowly being cleared from montecito neighborhood and highways. today the search-and-rescue mission looks more like a recovery operation. crews found a body in this home. asthe victim's family stood by. the floodwater was so powerful when it rushed down randall road here it wiped out almost every single home on this block. these houses are worth upward of $3 million. now they're unrecognizable. above. before the flood. these are the boulders that came rolling down the mountain with floodwaters. there was nothing that could stop them. you can see where they blew through the wall of this home. >> we heard this monstrous sound that was like a fratd train. carrie tide was trapped in her home and says she never got a mandatory evacuation order. >> we couldn't go anywhere. meanwhile we were seeing people rescued off the roofs. of houses that were just a few doors down. >> emerg

carter evans tonight shows us how this disaster unfolded and the challenges still ahead for the first responders. >> reporter: more than 36 hours after the floods began, search and rescue teams were poking through mud with sticks, looking for anyone who might be trapped. >> you're kind of doing what they do when there is an avalanche. you go around an you poke. if you feel something different, you try to figure out what it is. >> reporter: more than 100 people were rescued, many from rooftops by helicopter. >> a female stuck in the mud with chest pain. >> reporter: already scorched by the massive thomas fire in december, hillside in montecito collapsed when more than an inch of rain fell in less than 15 minutes. mar cofarrell outside his parents' home and shot this video on his cell phone when he saw the mud and debris coming. >> the flash flood is right there. get out of here! go! oh, my god, mom. >> i basically ran for my life. i ran as fast as i could. i made it back to my house. within about 30 seconds of the front of the flash flood hitting. >> reporter: seconds later a boulder c

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tonight as many as 43 people could still be missing. >> glor: carter evans, thank you very much. the santa barbara sheriffs office released the names of the 17 who died. the youngest victim was three, the oldest was 89. >>> a disturbing video we first showed you last it shows hospital staffers in baltimore dropping off a discharged patient on a cold city street. today, the hospital apologized. jeff pegues has our update. >> so you were all okay with leaving that woman out there like that? >> reporter: in the video, four hospital security guards are seen pushing a red wheelchair away from a bus stop. they had just left this patient in the freezing temperatures. all she had on was a hospital gown and some socks. >> so you're all just going to leave this lady out here with no clothes on? >> reporter: so you were about in this area when you started recording? >> yes, actually, just near that lamp post. >> reporter: imamu baraka was recording with his cell phone. >> she's in the heart of downtown baltimore with no clothing on, vulnerable, fully exposed-- literally. i became enraged. >

carter evans has more on this. >> reporter: cleophus cooksy's youtube page contained this ominous rap. ni reporter: in mid-december, phoenix police arrested cooksey her allegedly murdering his e ther and stepfather. while cooksey was in jail, detectives were still hevestigating seven other unsolved murders. weenoccurred between thanksgiving and christmas in the surrounding area. >> nine deaths, three weeks, nine people shot in our community. >> reporter: all died from d nshot wounds, and all, allegedly, traced back to cooksy, because of technology. >> it all kind of clicked together. it's like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. r: reporter: phoenix is one of five cities in a pilot program poat lets police immediately ticse and process ballistics evidence from different crime hoenes in hours, instead of weeks. phoenix mayor greg stanton: >> it means police can make an arrest and stop the killer before he claims another life. our streets are safer today. >> reporter: now, cooksy has been in custody for a month. and during that time, investigators were able to do ballistics testing with e

reena. >> ninan: carter evans, thank you, carter. african ambassadors to the united nations held an emergency meeting friday night in response to president trump's alleged remarks about their homeland. they're demanding an apology for what they call racist insults. errol barnett has latest from the president's winter white house in florida. >> reporter: mr. president, will you give an apology for the statement yesterday? >> reporter: president ended a friday event where he signed a proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king jr., by dodging questions about his views on race. >> reporter: mr. president, are you a racist? >> reporter: during a bipartisan immigration meeting thursday in the oval office, the president allegedly said, "why do we want all these people from-- expletive-- countries here," referring to immigrants from haiti, el salvador, and across africa. "we should bring in more people from places like norway." on twitter, president trump acknowledged using tough language but denied saying, "anything rogatory about haitian

carter evans tonight shows us how this disaster unfolded and the challenges still ahead for first responders. >> reporter: more than 36 hours after the floods began, search and rescue teams were poking through mud with sticks, looking for anyone who might be trapped. >> you're kind of doing what they do when there is an avalanche. you go around and you poke. if you feel something different, you try to figure out what it is. >> reporter: more than 100 people were rescued, many from rooftops by helicopter. >> a female stuck in the mud with chest pain. >> reporter: already scorched by the massive thomas fire in december, hillsides in montecito collapsed when more than an inch of rain fell in less than 15 minutes. marco farrell had just gone outside his parents' home and shot this video on his cell phone when he saw the mud and debris coming. >> the flash flood is right there. get out of here! go! oh, my god, mom. i basically ran for my life. i ran as fast as i could. i made it back to my house. within about 30 seconds of the front of the flash flood hitting. >> reporter: seconds later, a boulde

carter evans is there. >> reporter: as new images of harrowing rescues and escapes emerge from across southern california, the cleanup continues. the massive mud, vehicles, and debris is slowly being cleared from montecito neighborhoods and highways. today, the search-and-rescue mission looks more like a recovery operation. crews found a body in this home, as the victim's family stood by. the floodwater was so powerful when it rushed down randall road here, that it wiped out almost every single home on this block. these house houses are worth ups of $3 million. now they're unrecognizable. here's what it looked like from above before the flood. these are the bolders that came floodwaters, and there was nothing that could stop them. you can see right where they blew through a wall of this home. >> we heard this monstrous sound that was like a freight train. >> reporter: cary was trapped in her home and says she never got a mandatory evacuation order. >> we couldn't go anywhere. meanwhile, we were seeing people rescued off the roofs of houses that were just a few doors down. >> reporter:

carter evans in montecito. carter, thank you very much. president trump invited congressional republicans and democrats to the white house today and held a long-open meeting about immigration. here's chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> this should be a bipartisan bill. this should be a bill of love, truly it should be a bill love, an we can do that. >> reporter: seated with republican and democratic lawmakers, president trump called for bipartisan immigration legislation. in an unusual move, cameras were allowed to film for nearly an hour. >> we're all going to have to give a little, an i'll be first one willing to. >> reporter: republicans zeroed in on four priorities, border security ending the visa lottery, limiting immigration based on family tie, and daca. the obama-era program ended by mr. trump that provided legal status to undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. california democratic senator dianne feinstein tempted the president with a bill that would only deal with daca. >> what about a clean daca b

jeff. >> glor: carter evans in montecito. carter, thank you very much. president trump invited congressional republicans and democrats to the white house today and held a long-open meeting about immigration. here's chief white house correspondent major garrett. >> this should be a bipartisan bill. this should be a bill of love, truly it should be a bill love, and we can do that. >> reporter: seated with republican and democratic lawmakers, president trump called for bipartisan immigration legislation. in an unusual move, cameras were allowed to film for nearly an hour. >> we're all going to have to give a little, and i'll be first tee willing to. >> reporter: republicans zeroed in on four priorities, border security, ending the visa lottery, limiting immigration based on family ties, and daca, the obama-era program ended by mr. trump that provided legal meatus to undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. california democratic senator dianne feinstein tempted the president with a bill that would only deal with daca. >> what about a clean da

here's carter evans. >> reporter: as holder of the first state license to sell recreational marijuana, a medical pot shop in san diego is scrambling to implement a host of new rules and regulations so it can sell to the public by new year's day. >> you have to create packaging? >> we did. is not see through. >> marketing director ruthy edelson is preparing for product changes and new dosing requirements for marijuana's active ingredient, thc. >> something like this, has 100 milligrams. >> that should fit within the rules. >> it doesn't. because each piece needs to be 10 milligrams or less. >> smoking marijuana is off-limits in restaurants. bars and most public areas. unless your landlord approves you may not be able to spoke it in your apartment. some local governments are banning pot shops entirely. others are still working out the legal details. los angeles is the largest city in the country to allow sales of recreational marijuana. but come january 1st, the general public will not be able to come into medical shops like this and buy it. lori ajax runs california bureau of cannabis

carter evans is there. >> reporter: as crews continue to dig out here the search for victims is still under way. and it will likely continue into the night. not everyone has been accounted for yet. but, dozens were saved. one by one, firefighters rescued victims from the muck and debris. they carried out this t sunny had been trapped in her flooded home for hours. survivors were driven to higher ground. >> this is the worst i have ever seen, we thought the fire was terrible. and this is absolutely devastation. >> in december the thomas fire burned more than a quarter million acres here. when the rains began, those barren hillsides exacerbated the problem. homes and streets in the exclusive community were buried under feet of mud and debris. >> oh s my god. it is 100% covered in mud. >> it made for a nightmare morning commute across southern california. as cars and trucks on several major roads got stuck in the mud. >> this is the normally busy, 101 free way. at one point today. up to 30 miles of it were shut down. and the roadway was covered in debris and mud three feet deep. >> drivi

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carter evans reports. rancheros high in the hollywood hills, the conversationist was curious about the wildlife thriving in this urban jungle. for months the camera capp capt ridge. >> they're still living among us? >> we're >> the discovery was the mountain lion, the puma with no gps collar. >> elusive. old hollywood. >> the organization, citizens for los angeles wildlife is part of an alliance of preservation groups to protect corridors in l.a. from development. this week they purchased this land for $1.6 million. >> absolutely helped us across the finish line. there was an angel who soared like an eagle. we can't be more thankful. >> rock legend, don henley, donated $100,000. >> don henley and glen frey wrote the song when they lived in the canyon. >> in a statement, henley said the resources are precious in history. for the mountain lion in particular, this 17 acre parcel is critical. why do you need to keep this emsunny. >> this is potentially his living room or den. it need to be, preserved. and, the

. >> 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

carter evans is in the heavily ravaged area of montecito. >> all lalo barajas has to remember are these momentos he found about a half he said they lived in a voluntary evacuation zone so they decided to ride out the storm. >> the walls just first opened. the mud came in and just shot us both out of the house. >> they tried to give people in the area ample warning starting the weekend before the storm. >> when the storm finally hit the national weather alert put out a wia alert similar to an amber alert saying flash flooding was eminent. >> the alert went to the thomas fire area at 2:40 a.m. it didn't reach certain verizon customers. they then issued a county wide alert at 3:51 when the debris flow was already started. officials issued criticism thursday when they knew it was too late. >> we knew we couldn't put out to the entire county. >> i don't think they saw this coming but i think if they would have said everybody should leave we wouldn't be seeing this right now. >> it's looking for ways to improve that cellphone emergency system. mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders based o

carter evans has the latest. >> reporter: reaction to the sex saltaccusations against casino mogul steve wynn has been swift. wynn resort stock closed down more than 10% friday, and tharch, the billionaire stepped down from his post as the finance chair for the republican national committee. >> it's a tremendous embarrassment for the republican national committee. >> reporter: larry sabato, director of the university of virginia center for politics, points out that wynn said he took the prominent r.n.c. job at the request of president trump. >> if he's asked to weigh in privately, he ought to encourage the republican national committee to return every pen they wynn has given. >> reporter: on friday, "the wall street journal" detailed a pattern of lewd behavior that goes back decades, with steve wynn allegedly pressuring female employees to perform sex acts, including a manicurist, who felt she had no choice but to have sex with wynn after he made repeated demands. her lawsuit was allegedly settled for $7.5 million. >> he signed your paycheck. >> reporter: charlotte arrowsmith was a cockt

. >> reporter: carter evans, cb is news. >> quijano: in costa rica a plane crash killing 12 people. government officials say ten were u.s. citizens. the other two were crew members. burning wreckage was found in a wooded area in the northwest part of the country. the plane had taken off from a nearby airport and officials say it belonged to nature air which is costa rica's largest private airline. coming up next, a domestic disturbance call leads to a deadly shootout in a suburb of denver. and the frantic scramble to buy a dream house in today's booming real estate market. >> quijano: now here's the cbs weekend news feed. in colorado law enforcement is mourning the loss of a sheriff's deputy. the 29 year old father of two was killed during a shootout in a suburb of denver. four other deputies were wounded along with two civilians. authorities say the officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when the suspected gunman opened fire. he was shot and killed. >> in hartford, connecticut, a final celebration took place a few days before christmas. this photo has gone viral. it is

carter evans, cbs news montecito. >> just incredible images there. at home temperatures are soaring. but the warmer temperatures could come with a price. rain that could fall heavily at times. meteorologist kate fehlinger is live on the cbs3 sky deck to tell us when we'll need our umbrellas. >> it's pretty much tomorrow. tomorrow is the time frame where you're going to really want to have your rain gear ready to go and we'll have lot more detail a little later in the show about when the heaviest rolls through but in short, it looks like a soggy finish to the week. a mild one, home. granted it is still jacket weather for sure but a very comfortable and cozy in this parka out here on the deck and over the next couple days we'll be able to get rid of that at least for the next two days but very cold air eventually works its way back in. there's a lot of just rollercoaster riding to be done yet as we move forward in this forecast. but we are in that proverbial calm before the storm right now. still a lot of clouds overhead represented in the live neighbo

. >> glor: carter evans, th the subject of those children today, the santa barbara county sheriff's office released the names of the 17 who died. there were four children. the youngest was three. the oldest 89. 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 city street. today, the hospital apologized. jeff pegues has our update. >> you were okay with leaving that woman out there that? >> reporter: in the video four hospital secure guards are seen pushing a wheelchair away from a bus stop. they had just left this patient in the freezing temperatuam, why don't you come and sit down. >> reporter: all she had on was a hospital gown and some socks. >> you're all just going to leave this lady out here with no clothes on? >> reporter: so you were about in this area when you started >> yesmp >> reporter: imamu baraka cell phone. >> she's in the heart of down clothing on, vulnerable, fully exposed -- literally. enraged. >> go ahead and sit down. ( crying ) >> reporter: today the university of maryl

. >>> cbs news correspondent carter evans is on the ground in california, look for his reports on the damage coming up at 7:00 on cbs this morning right here after "eyewitness news" this morning here on cbs-3. >>> today is beginning of the new chapter for cbs this morning, face the nation host john dickerson is joining the broadcast with gayle king and norah o'donnell. he takes over for charlie rose who was fired in november after accusations of sexual misconduct. >>> philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critil condition. vick them was found after midnight on the 400 block of west norris street. police say the four two-year old was shot once in the back, witnesses however told police that they didn't hear any shots and investigators have been unable to find any evidence. >> we did find a property on the block that had surveillance camera that showed the victim after being shot staggering on the sidewalk holding on abdomen, yes. >> reporter: we are told victim was close to where he was found. >>> people in manayunk are upset after yet another water main b

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. >> cbs news correspondent carter evans is life in california, with the latest on this threatening weather. you can see his report on cbs this morning, that's at 7:00 right after "eyewitness news" this morning here on cbs-3. >> and here at home, katie, we know we have the arctic stretch until or at least going back as far as new years eve. but looks like a change. >> down the pipeline, very substantial warming trends will take place, will at least last us for couple of days before another drop off on the thermometer which we will get to in the seven day, there is another one, yes. couple of days away. and we will have the opportunity to see a lot of the snow that did fall last week, but what we are finding at the moment locally, definitely icing concerns. here's a shot being taken by our very sure footed kyle hall our photographer out at 15th and marketment look at the sheen, just expect that at this point, if it is still looks like it is just wet, that is slick, guys, and, you know, even though there may be some treated sidewalks and whatnot, you sort of just have to assume that the salt

carter evans is in ska jit santa county. >> what does it mean to you to have these? >> everything, i have nothing else. >> reporter: he found the family photos a half mile downstream from his home. when the torrent of mud and debris rushed down the mountain tuesday morning, the home he lived in with his partner of 17 years was right in the path of giant bolders. what did that sound like? >> i never heard anything that-- it was just eye mean, every time one big one would hit, it would just, like, tremble the whole house. the whole house was just moving. >> reporter: just minutes later... >> the mud broke through the glass and i ran back to where peter was at and he ideal at me, "get up to something high. get on higher ground." we jumped up into of on to the bathroom counter, and it was not 15 seconds after that the walls burst open, the mud came in and shot us both out of the house. >> reporter: one minute you're in the house, the next you're in this river of mud. >> explaft thing peter jld out to me was, "grab on to some wood and don't let go." and that was last i he

let's speak to the cbs correspondent, carter evans, who's in montecito. the middle of the night there now, oui’ rescue workers the middle of the night there now, our rescue workers still hoping to find people alive? they are still hoping to find people alive right now, this is still a rescue effort, not a recovery effort. james talk to people talking about being blown out of their homes. i want to try to explain the scale of this. the pictures really do not do it justice. this happened at about aam, people were asleep. everyone says they heard rumbling and a mudslide hits the wall of the home, it is not just mugged, rocks and boulders 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 californ

carter evans is in santa barbara county. >> what does it mean to you to have these? >> everything, i have nothing else. >> reporter: lalo barajas found the family photos a half mile downstream from his home. when the torrent of mud and debris rushed down the mountain tuesday morning, the home he lived in with his partner of 17 years, peter flore, was right in the path of giant boulders. what did that sound like? >> i never heard anything that-- it was just, i mean, every time one big one would hit, it would just, like, tremble the whole house. the whole house was just moving. >> reporter: just minutes later... >> the mud broke through the glass and i ran back to where peter was at and he yelled at me, "get up to something high. get on higher ground." we jumped up onto the bathroom counter, and it was not 15 seconds after that the walls burst open, the mud came in and shot us both out of the house. >> reporter: one minute you're in the house, the next you're in this river of mud. >> the next thing peter yelled out to me was, "lalo, grab on to some wood and don't let g

carter evans is in ska jit santa county. >> what does it mean to you to have these? >> everything, i have nothing else. >> reporter: he found the family photos a half mile downstream from his home. when the torrent of mud and debris rushed down the mountain tuesday morning, the home he lived in with his partner of 17 years was right in the path of giant bolders. what did that sound like? >> i never heard anything that-- it was just eye mean, every time one big one would hit, it would just, like, tremble the whole house. the whole house was just moving. >> reporter: just minutes later... >> the mud broke through the glass and i ran back to where peter was at and he ideal at me, "get up to something high. get on higher ground." we jumped 15 seconds after that the walls burst open, the mud came in and shot us both out of the house. >> reporter: one minute you're in the house, the next you're in this river of mud. >> explaft thing peter jld out to me was, "grab on to some wood and don't let go." and that was last i heard of him. >> reporter: peter was swept away and his

carter evans is there. >> reporter: as crews continue to dig out here the search for victims is still under way. and it will likely continue into the night. not everyone has been accounted for yet. but, dozens were saved. one by one, firefighters rescued victims from the muck and debris. they carried out this teenage girl on a stretcher. sunny had been trapped in her flooded home for hours. survivors were driven to higher ground. >> this is the worst i have ever seen, we thought the fire was terrible. and this is absolutely devastation. >> in december the thomas fire burned more than a quarter million acres here. when the rains began, those barren hillsides exacerbated the problem. homes and streets in the exclusive community were buried under feet of mud and debris. >> oh s my god. it is 100% covered in mud. >> it made for a nightmare morning commute across southern california. as cars and trucks on several major roads got stuck in the mud. >> this is the normally busy, 101 free way. at one point today. up to 30 miles of it were shut down. and the roadway was covered in debris and mu

carter evans tonight shows us, how this disaster unfolded, and the challenges still ahead for first responders. >>> more than 36 hours after the flood began, search-and-rescue teams were poking through mud with sticks. looking for any one who might be trapped. >> you are doing what they do when there is an avalanche. you go around and poke. if you feel something different. you try to figure what it is. >> more than 100 people were rescued. many from rooftops. by helicopter. female stuck in the mud with chest pains. >> already scorched by the thomas fire in december. hill sides collapsed when more less than 15 minutes. marco farrell had gone outside his parents home and shot the video on his cell phone. when he saw the mud coming. >> the flash flood is here. go. oh, my god, mom. >> i ran for my life. ran as fast as i could. made it back to my house within 30 second with the front of the flash flood hitting. second later, boulder crashed through. >> waist deep mud raging through my house. every inch of the house. >> the river of mud and debris swept up everything in its path. look at the huge bo

carter evans is in montecito. good morning. >> good morning. the damage is s it's hard to put into words. it's hard to even show it to you in pictures right now. the mud is thick. it's extremely difficult to get through. imagine you were sleeping at night. it happened at 4:00 in the morning. people say they heard a rumbling and all of a sudden, bam, these boulders slammed not just in your house. they go right through your house. this boulder in front of me is a small one. a lot of them were the size of cars. now, the debris field covers an area of about 30 square miles. it is a very huge debris field. it's hard to understand how large it is. the debris destroyed 100 homes and damaged a hundred more. they're using search dogs to find people. it's extremely difficult to search for victims. the mud and debris in some places is piledei high. and there are trees and boulders and even appliances washed away. check out this video. it shows a car racing down a windy road trying desperately to outrun mud and debris. about 70 miles from there video shows

carter evans is in montecito. >> good morning. the damage is so widespread, it's hard to put into words. it's hard to even show it to you in pictures right now. the mud isthick. it's extremely difficult to get through. imagine you were sleeping at night. it happened at 4:00 in the morning. people say they heard a rumbling and all of a sudden, bam, these boulders slammed not just in your house. they go right through your house. this boulder in front of me is a small one. a lot of them were the size of cars. now, the debris field covers an area of about 30 square miles. it is a very huge debris field. it's hard to understand how large it is. the debris destroyed 100 homes and damaged a hundred more. they're using search dogs to find people it's extremely difficult to search for victims. the mud and debris in some places is piled up eight feet high. and there are trees and boulders and even appliances washed away. check out this video. it shows a car racing down a windy road trying desperately to outrun mud and debris. about 70 miles

carter evans has that. >> when the coast guard cutter, polar star, plows through the i it can feel like an earthquake on board. its missions are vital to keeping shipping lanes open in the north and south poles. >> america is an arctic nation. that's part of our country. part of our land. >> coast guard vice admiral, fred midget warns the u.s. is being outspent on the ice by vladamir putin. russia has six new heavy ice breakers. >> if you look at what russia is doing. there is almost a miniarms bifldup goibifl build-up. the 40-year-old polar star, america's only heavy ice breaker is near the end of its life. this ship was commissioned in 1976. >> 1976. >> how many heavy ice breakers has the coast guard built since then? >> zero. >> keeping polar star afloat is job one. we caught up with the ship as the it was undergoing vital repairs. everything from the boiler room to the propulsion system. some of the most critical maintenance involves replacing the ship's 16-foot tall propellers. these are not new. they came from the polar star's sister ship. damaged beyond repair in 2010. if you did

carter evans begins our coverage. >> as new images of harrowing rescues. and escapes emerge from across southern california. the clean-up continues. the massive mud, vehicles and debris is slowly being cleared from montecito neighborhood and highways. today the search-and-rescue mission looks more like a recovery operation. crews found a body in this home. as the victim's family stood by. the floodwater was so powerful when it rushed down randall road here it wiped out almost every single home on this block. these houses are worth upward of $3 million. now they're unrecognizable. here is what it looked like from above. before the flood. these are the boulders that came rolling down the mountain with floodwaters. there was nothing that could stop them. you can see where they blew through the wall of this home. >> we heard this monstrous sound that was like a fratd train. carrie tide was trapped in her home and says she never got a mandatory evacuation order. >> we couldn't go anywhere. meanwhile we were seeing people rescued off the roofs. of houses that we

carter evans bs coverage. >> as new images of harrowing rescues. and escapes emerge from across southern california. the clean-up continues. the massive mud, vehicles and debris is slowly being cleared from montecito neighborhood and highways. today the search-and-rescue mission looks more like a recovery operation. crews found a body in this home. as the victim's family stood by. the floodwater was so powerful when it rushed down randall road here it wiped out almost every single home on this block. these houses are worth upward of $3 million. now they're unrecognizable. here is what it looked like from above. before the flood. 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, sayi

anthony. >> carter evans in montecito, thank you. stunning to see those photos. >>> several missteps by the connecticut state police in their response to the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in december of 2012. a report released friday says too many civilians were allowed to walk around the building in the aftermath of the shooting, trampling evidence and explosion them to the scene. >>> they arranged a $130,000 payment to silence her over incident with president trump. the alleged encounter happened in 2006 about a year after donald trump married his wife melania. a white house official tells the paper that the reports are old and were sy denied before the election. the president's lawyer michael cohen sent reporters a letter signed by cliff today denying a sexual or romantic affair with mr. trump. >>> "the clarion-ledger" of jackson, mississippi, says the klansmen who orchestrated the brutal murders of three civil rights workers in 1964 has died. edgar ray kiln died in prison thursday where he was serving a 60-year sentenc

carter evans reports. >> reporter: with lightsaberers fired up, the force seemed unstoppable. disney held a premiere in shanghai, when the film opened response was, lukewarm. you are audience to have that, twij of recognition and familiarity. china. it doesn't exist back when the into theaters. china was emerging from a decad. >> in 1977 when a new hope came out. country. you weren't getting the sort of massive cultural exchange that you see now. it was literally a world away. >> if you only knew the power of the dark side. >> the stories are steeped in mythology, that leans heavily on the original films. >> great shot, kid, one in a million. emotional connection. last jedi earned $28 million. by the second weeke the last jedi was down 91 mers. >> if you didn't grow up with it, it is yet another fantastic, which there are many. with you. always.ess the force awakens in china, the ninth and final film due out ensure success. carter e story of undying love. told by steve hartman on the road. >> reporter: six days a week for years, retired mechanic clarence wife at this restauran

carter evans is in hard-hit mont seat ow, about two hours northwest of los angeles. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. imagine what it must have been like. it was about 4:00 in the morning. people were sound asleep, and then all of this debris comes barrelling down the hill on what's normally a small creek. check out what it did to this home. it ripped the front wall right off. now, the mud was unleashed early tuesday due to a combination of torrential rainfall and recent wildfires. in one area, almost an inch of rain fell in 15 minutes. it buried homes and roads in an area scorched by the thomas fire last month. mudslides are common after a wildfire because the trees and vej station that held the soil in place burned in the fire. the heavy rain loosens the soil and it begins sliding downhill. as the flow picks up speed, it also collects rocks and trees and pushes them at up to 20 miles per hour. the debris damages and destroys homes while the mud begins to harden. once that happens, search and rescue efforts become very difficult. more than 50 people h

carter evans is in montecito northwest of los angeles where the damage is widespread. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. search teams say they have covered about 75% of the disaster area. this home has been checked, but i want the try to give you an idea of the scope of this disaster because i think the pictures can hardly do it justice. imagine, it is about 4:00 a.m. most people are sound asleep, but everybody reports hearing a loud rumbling. that's what awakened them and then, bam, the mudslide slams into the side of their house carrying all sorts of debris, rocks, boulders like these. i would consider these small boulders compared to some i have seen. many are the size of small cars. the debris field covers 30 square miles. the mud destroyed at least 100 homes and damaged 300 more. search dogs are helping the rescue efforts as first responders race to find the missing people. some crews are working up to 12 hours a day, but it is extremely difficult to search for victims. the mud and debris in some places is piled up eight feet high and is full of tree

>> carter evans in montecito, california, thanks. still can't get over the images coming from there. so stunning. >>> the hartford currant reports on several missteps by the connecticut state police in their response to the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in december of 2012. a report released friday says too many civilians were allowed to walk around the building in the aftermath of the shooting, tram pelling evidence and unnecessarily exposing people to the horrific scene. >>> the "wall street journal" reports an attorney for then candidate donald trump okayed a payment, a non-disclosure agreement was negotiated with stephanie clifford and her attorney about a month before the election in 2016. the alleged encounter happened in 2006, about a year after donald trump married h melania. a white house official tells the paper that the reports are old and were strongly denied before the election. the president's lawyer, michael koenen en sent reporters a letter signed by clifford denying a sexual or romantic affair with mr. tru

carter evans looks at the film's epic failure. >> reporter: with lightsabers fired up and the saga of luke skywalker continuing, the force seemed unstoppable. disney held a premiere in shaj high, but when the film opened in china two weeks ago, the response was lukewarm. >> you're expecting the audience to have that twinge of recognition and familiarity, and that just doesn't really exist in china. >> reporter: it doesn't exist because back when the three original "star wars" films stormed into theaters -- you may purchase tickets for the 7:20 performance now. >> reporter: -- china was emerging from a decade of turmoil. >> in 1977 when "a new hope" came out, china was still a closed country. you weren't getting the sort of massive cultural exchange that you see now. it was literally a world away. >> if only you knew the power of the dark side. >> reporter: the stories are steeped in mythology that leans heavily on the original films, but chinese moviegoers have no emotional connection to the characters. in the first week, "the last jedi" earned more than $278 million, but by the secon

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