the north valley broncos were the first all black baseball team from the san fernando valley to play in the little league world series. the 1950's faced them not taking in their black boys. they leased a vacant lot for $1 a month and formed the broncos. in the early years faced hardships including playing on an uneven field infested with gophers an old baseball equipment. on their away games, the team found themselves sleeping on gymnasium floors and other teams enjoyed more comfortable accommodations. despite facing incredible circumstances, the boys forged lasting memories as they bonded through late night pillow fights and midnight kitchen raids. in 1965 the north valley broncos' hard work and determination finally paid off. led by the little league sluggers rickey chappen and anthony davis, the broncos traveled to new bedford, massachusetts, where they won two games in the little league world series. the broncos' success paveed the way for future generations, ensuring the door would remain open for those seeking progress and exclusivity. in 2023, los angeles dedicated broad stree

it started in the san fernando valley. this big rig was stolen in bakersfield while the driver was gassing it up. officers track today to the 14 freeway. it is now on the 134 freeway right about where highland park transitions into pasadena. heading towards the valley in any case we have seen a lot of police pursuits out of southern california not too many where chp and police officers are following a big rig. this guy has been going for quite awhile all over southern california and he continues on or she, continues on into the pasadena exits on the 134 going into the san fernando valley. interesting breaking nows down in southern california tonight. >>> a guy who tried to get off of a plane while it was in the air ended his flight, duct taped to the floor. other passengers pinned him down after he tried to open the emergency exit on an american flight to chicago yesterday. it ended up back where it started in albuquerque where the police were waiting to arrest the passenger . >>> these peacocks have been around one east b

the problems were pretty much everywhere in the san fernando valley. people abandon their cars and many roads were entirely flooded including major underpasses. we are seeing the impact of atmospheric rivers in real time. in a changing climate the frequency and intensity of storms is proving costly and deadly. we are taking a look at the economic damage. it is four times higher than individual storms. we spoke with researchers and here is what they said. vianey, people say, atmospheric river, isn't that just rain? >> well there is something special behind the atmospheric river. you might have heard the pineapple express because the moisture comes from hawaii. but atmospheric river was coined in 1994. it is along transfer of moisture that can vary in size and length. they are 250-375 miles per hour wide. they have the average flow of water at the mouth of the mississippi river and a strong one can transport up to 15 times that amount. it can release the water vapor in the form of rain and snow and a series of storms caused over $3 billion in losses. tha

looking that direction is the san fernando valley. we see a lot of cars are trying to get through in this woman may be stocked. we have seen cars coming head to head with each other trying to go around each other . the road is not officially closed so drivers are encountering a lot of problems. i will show you video where you can see overnight when we were driving down some side streets, trees, rocks, debris and lot of that is in the roads and that is what is happening across los angeles. we do about homes flooded and homes hit with mud flow. from homes have gas leaks and power lines and trees down and lots of problems across southern california this morning. we are expecting more problems to continue has more rain is in the forecast for today and the next few days. this is what ellie will be dealing with. in the beverly crest neighborhood of los angeles. back to you. >>> you can stay up-to-date on everything related to the storms on our website kpix.com and on the cbs news app . >>> now taking a live look from allegiant stadium. thou

>> reporter: we were on this road in the city's heavily populated san fernando valley, where a wall of mud and boulders came crashing down. 16 people were evacuated. devastating conditions seen throughout the region. the storm, which the national weather service had warned of being potentially catastrophic, hitting the entire california coast. to the north, wind gusts topped 100 miles per hour. the sacramento river a raging current. in san jose, just one of numerous rescues from rising floodwaters. this tree falling onto a car, another hallmark of this storm. uprooted trees causing at least three deaths and major damage, the result of ground now saturated from a series of atmospheric rivers. watch what happens to this tree in the community of -- back in los angeles, residents are still coming to grips with a storm for the ages. and tonight this is what's left of a home destroyed by a landslide. it physical address used to be up on this hill. it slid off of its foundation and crashed into this home. fortunately no one was at home at the time. the landslide also taking out this car. it p

. >> reporter: we were on this road in the city's heavily populated san fernando valley, where a wallmud and boulders came crashing down. 16 people were evacuated. devastating conditions seen throughout the region. the storm, which the national weather service had warned of being potentially catastrophic, hitting the entire california coast. to the north, wind gusts topped 100 miles per hour. the sacramento river a raging current. in san jose, just one of numerous rescues from rising floodwaters. this tree falling onto a car, another hallmark of the storm. uprooted trees causing at least three deaths and major damage. the result of ground now saturated from a series of atmospheric rivers. watch what happens to this tree in the community of loomis. back in los angeles, residents are still coming to grips with a storm for the ages. and tonight, this is what's left of a home destroyed by a landslide. its physical address used to be up on this hill. it slid off of its foundation and crashed into this home. fortunately, no one was home at the time. the landslide also taking this car. it pu

. >> reporter: we were on this road in the heavily populated san fernando valley where boulders keepg down. 16 people were evacuated, devastating conditions seen throughout the region. the storm watch the national weather service had warned of being potentially catastrophic hitting the entire california coast. to the north, wind gusts at 100 miles per hour, the sacramento river of raging current. in san jose just one of numerous rescues from rising floodwaters. this tree falling onto a car, another hallmark of the storm. uprooted trees causing at least three deaths and major damage. the result of ground now saturated from a series of atmospheric river's. watch what happens to this tree in the community loomis. back in los angeles, residents are still coming to grips with a storm for the ages. and tonight this is what is left of a home destroyed by a landslide. it's physical address used to be up on this hill, and slid off of the foundation and crashed into this home. fortunately no one was at home during the time, but last night also taking out the scar. puts into perspective just ho

a man trapped on top of his car surrounded by flood waters in the san fernando valley. fire and rescue able to reach him. using polls to test the ground to make sure the ground is safe to walk him out. all in all, one 41-year-old man confirmed dead after a tree fell in the backyard. faced power outages, slow-moving storms expected in the area which is now preparing for flooding. one of the los angeles neighborhoods has seen significant damage. >> rain, that's the headline. it started late yesterday morning, yesterday sunday morning. if you look what's happened, this is a lane, used to be a lane. it is now basically a river. it is just -- i mean, roads impassable, a chaotic commute right now. you mentioned rain fall totals. well, we just got the totals for the time since this system moved in. bel air right now is top of the charts. they have had nearly a foot of rain in the past couple of days. and if you see these cacti, that gives you an idea of the kind of weather we're more used to around these parts. the hollywood hills rain lash, not sun kissed. mud slides, rock sl

county, and you are looking at the san fernando valley right there. the city of l.a.k in with senior meteorologist janice dean for our fox weather forecast. janice, look at those numbers. they don't get that amount of rain in some years. >> janice: yeah, absolutely. you know, this is really incredible. historic for this region. close a foot of rain. you mentioned around the santa monica mountains in the los angeles area. and today we are getting more rain in the forecast. maybe not as concentrated but on and off showers as we head into wednesday for parts of southern california and moving a little bit more southward towards the san diego area. so, that region is going to be on high alert for flooding and then the mountains could receive over a foot or more of snow. and that's going to cause some avalanche concerns. so there is the rain still to come through wednesday. again, south of los angeles, in towards the san diego area and in towards palm springs. so flood alerts continue. we have flood warnings for the los angeles area. and then flood watches for parts of sout

that direction is toward the san fernando valley.e shot this morning as we were making our way through, a lot of the small roads in the foothills of the los angeles neighborhood, beverly crest, have mud, debris, trees, all sorts of things in the road. there is no warning because the roads are not closed. there are so many problems across los angeles and they can't get to everything. a lot of the people are running into the problems. we are advising people to be careful and cautious. mayor of los angeles said if you can stay home, you should stay home. we have seen several homes damaged. we have heard of gas leaks, downed power lines, downed trees. there is a lot that southern california is dealing with. this is a prime example of one of them. l.a. is known for its traffic but of course we are starting to see more problems traffic wise because of all the mud flows and debris flows because of this massive storm we are dealing with. it's still dumping on us and we expect it to dump more rain. >> the power of cbs sister station synergy.

he is working on the massive sepulveda transit corridor, which would connect the san fernando valleyand the west side. it would move 120,000 people a day and off the roads. >> just incredible. when you think about it actually going from the valley to the west side and to be able to do that in 20 minutes, he says. >> for all these years, it's always been a partnership with his wife, moving everyone all over the world for years and they both say family values are very important. >> when he started moving around, especially going out of country, our children were very small. they were toddlers. so our first move as an entire family, our youngest was three and then our oldest was four. >> family values are very important to the company and we do these things together, sims says. >> after all these years, there are still challenges and it's always about helping people. how do we do better? >> it's about doing better. so without a challenge, there's no opportunity. so we embrace the challenge. >> i'm carlos granda, abc seven news. >> remarkable, a remarkable couple. >> absolutely. hey. sti

he is working on the massive sepulveda transit corridor, which would connect the san fernando valley to lax and the west side. it would move 120,000 people a day and off the roads. >> just incredible. when you think about it actually going from the valley to the west side and to be able to do that in 20 minutes, he says. >> for all these years, it's always been a partnership with his wife, moving everyone all over the world for years and they both say family values are very important. >> when he started moving around, especially going out of country, our children were very small. they were toddlers. so our first move as an entire family, our youngest was three and then our oldest was four. >> family values are very important to the company and we do these things together, sims says. >> after all these years, there are still challenges and it's always about helping people. how do we do better? >> it's about doing better. so without a challenge, there's no opportunity. so we embrace the challenge. >> i'm carlos granda, abc seven news and in oakland high school unveiled a new mural for

another nearby area the park in the san fernando valley as well saw 6 inches. a lot of saturation.he chief of the los angeles fire department says they responded to more than 40 landslides or mudslides yesterday. and i can tell you based on just what we saw driving around, that there were a lot more than that. so they have to still clean up all of that and then of course the repair work. but again, the good news at least from my standpoint as a reporter on multiple scenes, i did not see any injuries. so you know, that's what we're dealing with here in southern california. reed? back to you in the bay area. >> all right, rick, we send you our best thoughts and that's the power of the synergy between cbs news stations covering california when bad weather hits. >>> all right, transitioning now. looking live from allegiant stadium. thousands of you are getting set to travel to sigh the 49ers take on the kansas city chiefs. the sun coming up in las vegas and look here. from our virtual reality set, we're also ready. our stage is set. the eyes of the world. not that triangle sign. but th

the water in the sepulveda basin in the san fernando valley has been running the basin absolutely inundated with water during this atmospheric river. los angeles mayor karen bass says city crews are working around the clock, and several water rescues have taken place throughout the day. one of those rescues actually caught on camera. this was the scene today at the los angeles river in the northern part of the city. the l.a. fire department says. a man jumped into the fast moving water to save his dog. the dog managed to swim safely to the edge, but a helicopter crew had to be called in to hoist the man to safety. firefighters say he was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. the dog was treated for minor injuries for our extended weather coverage, do not forget you can download the ktvu fox local app for your smart tv. there you can find stories on damage, on closures and ongoing power outages. new at ten tonight. >> authorities have identified a body found in the water along the san mateo county coast as the pilot of a small plane that crashed last month. lochie ferrier was piloting

speaker, i rise today to commemorate the life and legacy of one of san fernando valley's great sons,y, on the 65th anniversary of his tragedying death known as the day music died. mr. cardenas: ritchie vale in, s was born in -- valens was born in 1941. he was only 17 when songs like, "come on let's go," donna" topped the charts. they defined an era of rock 'n roll music and opened the doors for future latino artists across the country. on february 3, ritchie valens, buddy holly and the big bopper tragically lost their lives in a plane crash. his legacy lives on in his music, the rock 'n roll hall of fame, and public spaces like the post office and a member of congress whose name was inspired by ritchie. ritchie valens is an example of the amazing talent that exists in our community, his legacy will continue to be a source of pride for the entire san fernando valley for generations to come. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama, mr. moore, seek recognition? mr. moore: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 980, i call u