oh, my mom. >> a man recorded every moment as he saved a driver and warned his own family just as a wall of mud closed in on his home in santa barbara county. i'm kristen sze, dan and ama are off tonight. show you more of the intense video released that gives frightening close-up of the moment the mud came crashing in. >> turn around, flash flood is right there. get out of here. go! oh, my mom. close the door. get ready to go out. wake dad up. wake dad up.

wake up. >> incredible but kept recording. man who shot the video says he and parents and family dog hunkered down in hallway filled with thigh-high water for more than an hour before finally getting to safety. mud slides so unrelenting and powerful, pushed houses off foundations. death toll at 17 with 17 others still missing. marci gonzalez shows us there's still hope of finding missing alive.

>> reporter: search and rescue teams, friends and family working into the night. >> josey? >> reporter: hoping to find survivors. among the missing, robert riskin's mother. >> i can't focus too much on she's most likely dead out here, you know. and push my way through. >> reporter: for others, hope. >> some of those unaccounted for have been located safely and reunited with loved ones. >> reporter: but death toll also rising. 17 killed including roy reider,r swept away from home. hillsides left barren by the thomas fire with nothing to slow overwhelming deluge from the storm. >> unprecedented rainfall on any ground surface, much less a fire-burned watershed.

>> reporter: 101 freeway flooded. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: among the 400 homes damaged or destroyed, right next door to oprah winfrey's. >> neighbor's house, devastated. >> reporter: hundreds of people still surroundedly feet of muck and stranded with no electricity or running water. and officials say may take months to restore water surface. entire town may be forced to evacuate. burbank, california. people using boats to get to and from ventura and santa barbara. ferries sold out as people braved 14-foot waves. reinforcements from the bay area had helping with search and

rescue. taken from helicopter. devastating scene. one of eight california national guard aircraft helping in the effort. if you're looking for more information, download the abc news app. looking at the recent stories, updated automatically. be sure to enable push alerts. abc7 was first to report on another near miss at sfo, aeromexico plane about to land on wrong runway. just six months after near mishap with air canada. >> reporter: got okay to land at 11:40 tuesday morning. but when the plane was about a mile out, controller spotted trouble. faa says aeromexico 668 lined up

on the wrong runway. instead of 28 right, heading to 28 left. on it a virgin america flight with passengers. faa says the pilots were using guidance system often used in poor weather to help with approach. will be interviewed as part of the investigation. >> runways at san francisco international are unique, close together. visually you can get mixed up easier than if runway was a mile away from the other one laterally. >> reporter: second call in months. air canada flew as low as 59 feet from the ground before aborted the landing. >> this isn't outside the realm of expectation. >> reporter: as for aeromexico, airline has yet to respond to request for comment.

lilian kim, abc7 news. a mental patient is back in hawaii tonight after escaping from custody and flying to the bay area. randall saito faces criminal charg charges for leaving the hospital. captured three days later. acquitted of murder by reason of insanity in 1979 killing. new reaction in the south bay after federal agents conducted immigration raids at 7-eleven stores across the country including the bay >> reporter: these pictures taken at 7-eleven in los angeles. inspected napa, santa rosa, santa clara. >> it's tragic. >> reporter: doesn't believe

it's compliance expectation as i.c.e. calls it. >> i think doing audits on other stores to find out who else to go after in terms of immigrants in this country. going after the little guy. >> reporter: police chief says given no notice of the operation. >> we don't enforce federal immigration laws. that's not our role. we want victims and witnesses to continue to feel safe. >> reporter: targeted 100 stores in 17 states. at least 21 people arrested in order to appear in immigration court. immigration attorney advises employers to have paperwork in in order. for employees. >> if you're not authorized to work, don't falsely fill out form 9 as can preclude you from ever immigrating or being able to naturalize. >> reporter: i.c.e. statement, will enforce the law andif

you're found to be breaking the law will be held accountable. governor brown plans to ask the trump administration to block the expansion of offshore oil drilg same as it did for florida. six new leases off the coast. florida received exemption after governor complained. may also take legal action. berkeley police hope you recognize these people. shot and robbed a man. victim is recovering. attacked december 5th. both robbers wore hooded sweatshirts and drove chevy impala. a thief in north bay targeting wedding.

suspect stole wallets that brides maids left in a room saturday and took woman's wallet from room during a wedding at another church earlier. picture was taken as she used stolen credit card. murder victim is identified months later. family is looking for closure, police asking the public for help. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, foggy and drizzly for the morning commute. find out when you'll see rain in the accuweather seven-day forecast. couple leads police on a chase in the dessert. romantic ending has everyone talking. coke is giving -- in hopes of giving sales a jolt. here's what the kids will be talking about on social medias tonight. >> next to the toilet. >> if i went in your bathroom

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the case of a missing san francisco uber driver is now considered a murder after authorities identified human

remains in hayward warehouse nearly six months ago. katie utehs explains. >> reporter: human remains found in warehouse now confirmed to be missing uber driver. san francisco police say the medical examiner has piseth chhay. >> location is tied to mr. tang and he was last to see mr. chhay before he went missing. >> reporter: two men were friends. family is deeply saddened by this news but we have confidence the police will solve the case. police need to find tang first. day after he agreed to speak to investigators, car at sfo. >> has ties to cambodia and may be hiding out there.

>> reporter: hoping the public will come forward with information about the incident and tang's whereabouts. you can report tips anonymously. in san francisco, katie utehs, abc7 news. part of bay area aviation history will vanish tomorrow when virgin america officially becomes part of alaska airlines. operating under the same federal license. virgin will exist for customers until april. alaska bought them in 2018. virgin took off in 2007 with large operation at sfo. high speed chase in arizona desert with surprising ending. started in mesa, went east. couple were forced to abandon the vehicle, took off. al realizing couldn't get away,

rejoined, seen kissing and kissing for a long time. mesa police said the incident began when the driver didn't yield to officers when they tried to stop him for being in stolen vehicle. suspects now in custody. amid declining sales, diet coke is getting makeover. skinnier container with four new flavors. coca-cola says it spent two years developing new flavors. aimed at younger drinkers, many of them have been turning to energy drinks. notice we're starting to get a little fog settling over the bay area. check in with sandhya patel. >> yeah and going to be problematic for the morning commute. sunset from santa cruz camera. one of the spots outside of the

bay area that saw sun around sunset at 5:10 p.m. going to see more sun tomorrow afternoon than today. live from kgo roof camera. roads were wet. measurable rain. half moon bay, san francisco, livermore and san jose, not measurable, trace amounts. live doppler 7 showing you what's here right now. a lot of fog. dense fog in napa, quarter mile visibility. 3/4 in santa rosa. half moon bay down to one mile. give yourself extra time for the morning commute. temperatures in 40s and 50s. planner, drive carefully with the drizzle and fog will be tough to see and slippery as well. fair in ferry ride across the

bay. walking, gray and damp spots. hour by hour. 5:00, quite a bit of fog. some drizzle, green showing up. afternoon, sunshine will pop out. north bay maybe some sprinkles. not enough to change up plans. live look from sfo camera. right now flights on time could encounter fog delays flying out tomorrow morning for business or pleasure. dense fog and spotty drizzle in the morning. rain is back early next week. 12-hour planner, 40s, 50s, jacket weather. sunshine at 4:00 p.m. with the exception of the north bay. morning lows upper 30s to low 50s. fog. dress in layers. start out chilly.

afternoon, mid-50s to low 60s. more sunshine in the south bay than the north as cloud cover will be heavy north. you'll see some sun. look at accuweather seven-day forecast, upper 50s to low 60s. similar on friday. then start to notice milder weather for the weekend. mid-60s inland, martin luther king jr. day. there's a chance of showers but light system returning as early as tuesday. means rain. wednesday, still unsettled. another system. and this time around, kristen, which you know, we need, sierra will see lower snow levels could be a welcome sight for the boarders, skiers and our water supply. >> this week got so much rain but didn't add much to the snow.

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well, you might think you're looking at fireworks show. but it's actually 250 tiny drones flying above one of las vegas's signature landmarks, fountain at bell aujio casino. shooting star drones. display wowed tourists and tech folks attending the annual consum consumer electronics show. warriors tried to wow with kevin durant of course. >> i didn't get the chartreuse memo. >> that's fuchsia. >> i would have worn my suit. steph aggravated ankle

warriors hosting the clippers, beaten 12 straight times but clips, good chance to end the streak as splash brothers taking night off.

klay just resting, steph aggravated injury. k.d. back, 25 points, dubs trailing by two. k.d. three, knockdown, draws a foul. 17 at this point. pat on the back from owner joe. k.d. with three from the wing. 23 points. needs two to reach 20,000. moments later, deep two. there it goes. 44th player and second youngest in nba history with 20,000 points. standing ovation and check out video steph curry posted at halftime. >> congratulations big fellow. got the first video of the player with 20,000 points. >> congrats big fellow. >> back to the game, all bad. clippers up 113-97. drains a three to end the point.

clippers win, snapping 12-game losing streak to the dubs. k.d. a season-high 40 points. >> you got to, somebody score 50 on you the way he did, got to pay homage and move on. >> our spirit wasn't right, our energy wasn't right. we weren't connected. and they were. clippers were, they came in here probably insulted that we were resting klay. >> all right. 36 years ago today, dwight clark made most iconic catch in 49er history. known as the catch, put the lid on the cowboys in candlestick park. here it is -- oh, this is the wrong one. while we're here, first catch of the game from yours truly. i get no credit. i dropped that, who knows where we would be, you know i had to

do this dwight. three pump fakes. put the ball where only dwight could catch it. said he never jumped that high. fumbled it initially before gathering it in. run of greatness for the 9ers, this play always will be associated with the run to greatness thanks to dwight clark and joe's throw not b d.c., hope you had a great day. i love you brother. >> he's glad you're there for him. throw doesn't have the same ring to it. >> it doesn't. joe is still a little upset it isn't called the throw. i got your back buddy. >> abc7 news continues now online, twitter and mobile

thanks for watching. i'm kristen sze, on jimmy kimmel, thor himself, chris hemsworth. what color are we tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute."

rescuers go to an abandoned house, where they spot vern. >> or as they call him, big verp. >> see what it takes to lure him out. >> ooh, a gorgeous dog. a dash cam captures some odd activity. >> don't they look shifty? >> yes. >> how they pulled a bold crime in broad daylight. grandma gets a blanket with a special lining. >> that's what you wanted that shirt for? >> the story that will hit you right in the heart. and a clever gender reveal with -- >> the boiled egg roulette game. >> oh my god! >> see all the drama down to the last two eggs. >> three, two, one. >> wow. there are two sad things about this video. number one, this beautiful home is abandoned but number two, someone was left abandoned inside. stray rescue of st. louis got a phone call from police because

something was making noises inside, so they take a peek. >> i see him. >> him being vern, or as they call him, big vern. [ barking ] there's big vern. >> a gorgeous dog. >> that's a gorgeous st. bernard that they call big vern, and he is just sitting there, but they deploy the vienna sausage tactic. >> there you go. you want to go bye-bye? >> it's working, without hesitation. >> oh, yeah, because the dog is like not paying attention to the fact these people are about to capture him. she's like i'll throw them all out. >> put your head through the hole. thank you very much. >> self-rescue it looks like. then he's like okay i'll walk out. >> the award for easiest rescue in history on "right this minute" goes to -- >> big vern. because big vern basically rescued himself. although while in the car he's a little aptsy but he la