making news in america this morning, disaster in the mud. more than a dozen people dead in southern california. >> every minute it goes by, you know, you have less hope. >> homes wiped off their foundations tossed into trees. freeways turned into raging rivers, this morning, the new concern about more victims buried in mud. more than 5 feet deep. breaking overnight, a federal judge hands down a key ruling in the immigration debate throwing a wrench in the trump administration's plan to end the so-called daca program for young immigrants. >> i don't want to, you know, shut them down in any way. >> james franco speaking out since multiple actresses accused him of sexual misconduct and now an event featuring the a-lister is canceled amid the controversy. >> what are you doing? what are you doing? >> new details about the teacher

handcuffed at a school board meeting for protesting her boss' pay raise. would she have been arrested if she were a man. plus, bats invade walmart. >> this is crazy. >> airline seats get even more uncomfortable and siblings meet for the first time thanks to a chance encounter on facebook. we do say good morning, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we begin with the disaster unfolding in southern california. at least 13 people are dead and dozens are missing after heavy rains unleashed mudslides that swept homes off their foundations in the very same area of santa barbara county already devastated by last month's historic wildfires. they left the hills barren with fog to hold back the water. >> some scenes, cars tossed into buildings buried in rivers of

mud while boulders came crashing down rolling as if they were just marbles. a frantic search overnight for the missing. after heavy rain unleashed massive mudslides in southern california. >> my mom and 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. >> reporter: in montecito robert riskein and his friend looking for robert's mother. >> i've just been clawing through the mud and it's hard to hold hope when the mud is so deep. you know, but it's your mom. so what do you -- you got to just keep going. she's a grandmother. she's, yeah, one of my best friends and you got to keep going. >> reporter: but with no luck. robert breaking down during the search taking pictures and collecting items from her home. >> it's hard to process. i mean the house you grew up in and it's in pieces.

>> reporter: the fast-moving mud with the consistency of wet concrete destroying everything in its path. >> sounded like a hurricane or a freight train coming through. i just can't quite believe it. is that a house behind us? was that a house? >> reporter: witnesses describing the scenes in santa barbara county as apocalyptic. rescuers saving this muck covered 14-year-old girl. this massive tree stabbing through a portion of what was a home. oreos of people holding on to trees for hours. one official comparing it to a world war i battlefield. abc's matt gutman in montecito. >> firefighters are telling us that foundation right there, it had a house on it. that house is now over there. >> reporter: ellen derenn jest tweeting this pointing out it's not a river flowing through her neighborhood but the flooded 101 freeway and oprah sharing this of mud in her backyard.

one sign of hope in the sky after the storm, this rescue helicopter flying into a rainbow. and the coast guard also rescued a family of five in santa barbara. a baby was also pulled from the mud and 30 miles of the 101 freeway have been closed. we're going to have the weather forecast in just a few minutes. now to the other story breaking overnight, a federal judge issued a ruling that blocks the trump administration's plan to end the so-called daca program which protects young immigrants from deportation. the ruling comes hours after a highly unusual televised meeting at the white house when the president revealed that he's willing to pass a more comprehensive immigration overhaul. abc's lana zak has all the details from washington. lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, maggie and kendis. all happening at the same time that the clock is ticking on a spending deadline to avoid a government shutdown now nine days away. democrats say a deal on daca is a precondition for any spending

agreement. republicans, though, say that's unlikely. happening overnight, daca is being protected by a federal judge. president trump had announced that the program would be ending march 5th meaning current daca immigrants could face deportation but the judge's ruling orders the government to accept renewal applications from current d.r.e.a.m.ers as the battle continues to be fought both in the courts and in congress. >> i hope that the folks watching most closely this court's temporarily injunction are the members in congress who need to act to find a permanent fix for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> reporter: the move puts another level of pressure on congress and the president to come up with a solution. earlier on tuesday the president convened lawmakers to hash it out. >> should be a bill of love and we can do that. but it also has to be a bill where we're able to secure our border. >> reporter: in a white house first, the president let immigration negotiations between democrats and republicans play out before television cameras.

the democrats pushing for a separate deal on daca. >> what about a clean daca bill now with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration reform procedure? >> i have no problem -- i think that's basically what dick is saying. we'll come out with daca. we'll do daca and then we can start immediately on the phase two which would be comprehensive. >> would you be agreeable to that. >> reporter: but republicans pushed back. >> mr. president, you need to be clear, though. i think what senator feinstein is asking when we talk about just daca we don't want to be back here two years later. you have to have security as the secretary would tell you. >> reporter: and the justice department is reacting to that judge's ruling saying that the administration acted within their legal authority and that the fate of daca remains with congress. maggie, kendis. former white house chief strategist is out of a job again stepping down as chairman of breitbart news after facing

intense backlash from the president's supporters. it comes days after he was quoted in a new book disparaging the president and his family. allies say bannon plans to continue his far right activities but many question whether he can maintain his influence. three federal judges have ruled north carolina's congressional map which was redrawn by republicans is illegal. the judges in the so-called gerrymandering case ruled the drawing was done with excessive partisanship that gave republicans an advantage for most of the seats. they've ordered state lawmakers to adopt a new map by january 24th. republicans plan to appeal. controversial arizona sheriff joe arpaio running for u.s. senate. he was pardoned by president trump last year after he was convicted of contempt of court. the 85-year-old maybe best known for his hard-line immigration tactics joins a very already crowded field of candidates. now to a breaking news story, a strong earthquake briefly triggering a tsunami alert in parts of the caribbean

overnight. a 7.6 magnitude quake was centered off the coast of honduras and was felt in several neighbors countries. tsunami sirens could be heard in belize but the alerts have been lifted and no serious damage or injuries reported. northern honduras, the area closest to the quake is sparsely populated. it's time now for a look at your weather this wednesday morning. good morning. well, in the southwest it's all about catching our collective breath behind the significant flooding that we had to experience throughout the southwest. so we're going to experience a drying pattern that's going to ensue throughout the southwest. now, the northwest by thursday will still have a great deal of moisture with additional scattered showers there but looking for that dry pattern to settle in and stay pretty much entrenched for us for thursday even going into friday as a high pressure system begins to build and continue to wring out the southwest coast. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams.

well, coming up newly minted golden globe winner james franco responds to sexual harassment allegations for the first time and the headline about michael douglas. the avalanche danger leaving thousands of tourists on a ski vacation stranded. the astronaut who claimed that he grew more than 3 inches in space. is that even possible?

we're back to show you a car literally pounded by the weather. a chunk of ice and snow fell 21 stories off a building in new york city and made a direct hit. nobody was injured. new sexual misconduct allegations against james franco have forced "the new york times" to cancel a planned event with the actor today. franco appeared on stephen colbert's show and asked about

claims against him made by several women including actress ally sheedy. >> i had nothing but a great time with her, total respect for her, i have no idea why she was upset. she took the tweet down. i don't know. i can't speak for her. i don't know. in my life i pride myself on taking responsibility for things that i've done. >> franco said if he's done something wrong he will fix it. one of the women accusing franco claims he assaulted her and tried to lure a teenage friend of hers to a hotel room. also this morning, michael douglas is denying a claim he committed a lewd act decades ago. his denial comes even before a report about the alleged misconduct has been published. douglas says a former employee is accusing him of the act more than 30 years ago and claims blackballed her both of which he denies. the recent revelation apple deliberately slowed down older iphones is getting the attention of prosecutors. authorities in france say

shortening a product's lifespan is a crime and looking into apple's actions. the company insists it only slowed down the phones to prevent random shutdowns caused by aging batteries. 13,000 tourists have been stranded in the swiss alps because of heavy snow and avalanche. some dramatic photos showing the snow that crashed into these apartments at a ski resort in the italian alps. it burst through doors and windows. many roads are closed right now so helicopters are being used to air lift some people but it's not all bad news. they were given some cheese while they were being evacuated. no wine? just cheese. >> only in the alps. all right, coming up, bats invade walmart. we'll show you. also ahead a teacher handcuffed while protesting her boss' raise. what the school is now saying this morning. and the gender pay gap in hollywood. an eye opening new example. oh ae no artificial sweeteners type, she'll love us. right? we are the new light & fit greek yogurt

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it's not just crazy. it's just an average day at this walmart in southeast texas. those are bats flapping around the store. inspectors say the bats were apparently living in the store's lawn and garden section. the walmart is still trying to get them out of that store. well, outrage is growing this morning over the arrest of a teacher in neighboring louisiana. thrown in jail after speaking out at a school board meeting. >> it all started when she objected to her boss getting a raise. within moments she ended up on the floor in handcuffs. some fellow teachers say she was only treated that way because she's a woman. abc's steve osunsami has the details. >> reporter: desha hargrave was simply speaking her mind at a school board meeting in abbeyville, louisiana, last night upset they were giving this man, the superintendent a nearly $30,000 raise while handing out nothing extra to teachers. >> superintendent or any person in a position of leadership getting any type of raise, i feel like it's a slap in the face to all the teachers,

cafeteria workers and any other support staff we have. >> reporter: the board was only trying to hear public comments and not a debate. >> is it against policy to stand? sir, do not -- >> reporter: for some reason the second she walked out of the room -- >> what are you doing? what are you doing? >> don't. >> reporter: she was on the ground put in handcuffs and charged with resisting an officer. >> i have never seen a man removed from this room. i have never. >> reporter: this is a petty personal attack on the superintendent. and his family. it has nothing to do with what the job requires, what the salary should be. >> reporter: tonight a city attorney says that no charges will be filed against the teacher and the local police underline that it was a school resource officer who made the arrest and they say that any questions should be directed towards the school board. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> the school board president claims the whole incident was a

setup by several board members. he says they have been determined to get rid of the superintendent. the director of the fbi sounding the alarm about encryption that prevents law enforcement from gaining access to data stored on phones and other electronic devices. speaking at a cybersecurity conference director christopher wray called this an urgent public safety issue. he says the fbi was unable to access data on nearly 8,000 electronic devices during investigations last year. he did acknowledge, however, a solution to the problem will require some significant innovation. a u.s. official now confirms a classified government satellite fell into the indian ocean after sunday night's rocket launch by spacex after it failed to remain in orbit. it's believed to be a billion dollar spy satellite. meanwhile, this photo taken by a pilot over africa shortly after the launch shows a bright spiral. look at that experts say that was likely the moment the rocket was venting fuel. a normal process to avoid

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>> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it is wednesday, january 10th. here's what's next up on "action news." murder mystery more than five years old is solved. details on this twisted plot authorities say was used to murder radio host april kauffman. meteorologist, david murphy as details on a warmup and karen rogers will help you avoid those slippery spots. and a way to get a glass of wine without taking the cork out of the bottle. it's really cool. we'll give you details but wait until you hear how much it costs. those stories and more all next on "action news." >> ♪ to drilling. looking at today's weather, expect rain from the gulf to the great lakes. but another storm will bring snow to the central plains. and the west coast storm is now

moving out of california. 77 degrees in miami today. facebook has provided a gift to a brother and sister. they never knew they had siblings. >> we have details. >> reporter: a hug half a century in the making, a look of joy swept over randall vandeveer and jesse mcdowell's face. siblings who met for the first time after a chance encounter on facebook. >> i was about to jump out of my skin. >> we all was. >> i mean, i just couldn't wait. >> reporter: jesse's sister mary went to college with a bomb in ohio who was friends with randall. she noticed his last name and sent him a friend request and began asking questions. >> some months ago right before thanksgiving randall posted a picture of he and his aunt who was a vandivier on facebook. >> it led to more questions about two families in ohio whether randall's father served in world war ii and died in miami 50 years ago. >> we exchanged pictures of our

father and we were just shocked. it was the same man. it was amazing. >> and when he sent that picture of our dad of a photo that we never had, he was in uniform and i said, yeah, that's our dad right there. >> reporter: the resemblance extended to jesse and randall in two childhood photos. >> we exchanged pictures when we were just 2 years old. we looked like twins. the chances of us meeting was a million to one. >> reporter: the two brothers and four sisters have catching up to do and welcomed the possibility their family could still grow. >> are there chances other siblings are out there. >> you never know. you never know. >> reporter: reporting in west park, i'm carlos schwarzenegger, local 10 news. >> so you have ancestry.com and you have facebook. looking for some kin folks out there. very cool. >> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> do stick around

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 4:30 on this wednesday, january 10th. >> here's what we're following for you on "action news." prosecutors say the killing of a south jersey radio host was a case of murder for hire and the story gets even darker from there. >> flooding and mudslides kill at least 13 people in parts of california charred prosecutor wildfires. >> a u.s. congressman from montgomery county reduces a bill in direct response to president trump's stable genius tweet. >> we'll get to all of that but let's talk about your conditions out there with meteorologist, david murphy and give you a little help on the roads from karen rogers. good morning. >> good morning.