worst part of it all i think we're just happy for everyone that makes it the fourteen year old lauren canton is lucky to have survived phi phi this polluted from the wreckage of a home in the month slides off the mop on wednesday they rescued three more survivors but at least two dozen others are reported missing. french actress catherine dunno event at least another one hundred women have signed an open letter criticizing the me too movement they accuse the supporters of underestimating women's ability to say no and ruining the lives of innocent men but to know if critics have condemned her remarks with some calling her an apologist for rape some french women are using satire to respond to sexism in their country. of a knowing. we have the right to say should you not. nor are they used to say when the words of the year is news and yes and no means are yes. but catherine deneuve vision joking the french film icon has defended the gaelic culture of flirtation end.

the worst part of it all i think we're just happy for everyone that makes it a fourteen year old lauren canton is lucky to have survived firefighters puta from the wreckage of a home in the month slides off the mop on wednesday they rescued three more survivors but more than a dozen others are reported missing. to say this now and the draw for the australian open took place in melbourne on thursday and roger federer's title defense for b.z. lets despite the world number two being the favorite to win the tournament with injuries to top players weakening the competition federer is in the same half of the draw as fit again novak djokovic could face the seven time winner in the semifinals of that clash could proceed a potential final against rafael nadal. are before i let you go want to remind you of our main headlines this hour political leaders here in germany have just a few more hours left to reach a deal on starting talks to form a new government on the americans conservatives and the center left social democrats set themselves a deadline of tonight to wrap up exploratory negotiations both si

in just the past 24 hours, the coast guard has assisted in 29 rescues. 14-year-old lauren canton miraculously pulled from a pile of rubble. she was coated in mud but alive. she's now recovering in the hospital. her father and brother are believed to be missing. and also among the missing, sisters sawyer and morgan corey. a cousin of the family posting this photo. their mother and sawyer's twin sister summer currently in the icu. summer's heart reportedly stopping not once but twice. you can only see the scale of this from the air. this debris field goes down hundreds and hundreds of yards. almost every house in its path obliterated. and what has made this recovery and rescue so difficult is the thickness of this mud. and right in there is an actual pool. rescuers have fallen into it. there are so many pitfalls and traps here for them. a pitfall i experienced firsthand. these catastrophic mudslides and flash floods are not precedent here. in 2005 a mudslide just south of here in la cancita, california killed ten people. >> what you see immediately after a mudslide is basically mud that you're

some signs of hope, the coast guard rescuing this family of five and today 14-year-old lauren canton recovering in a hospital after being pulled caked in mud from the rubble. crews still searching today for her father and brother. another look at the kind of damage we're seeing in los angeles county, two vehicles like this destroyed by that powerful flow of mud and evacuation orders remain in place as you can see, the clean-up is just starting to begin. marcie gonzalez, abc news, burbank, california. >> yeah, really tough to see that, still so many people missing. that system really wreaking havoc in southern california. meteorologist mike nico, are they in the clear? >> as far as any extra rain that could cause anymore flooding, absolutely, jessica. hi everybody, doesn't that just break your heart? i have the live doppler set up in southern california. you can see a few light showers down there. the big concern moving forward is actually going to be the high surf advisories they have from slow all the way down to san diego. and you can see future radar over the next six hours, not m

we were there yesterday when firefighters discovered 14-year-old lauren canton buried alive for more than six hours. >> i thought i was dead there for a minute there. >> reporter: friends say her mother was also rescued, but tonight lauren's father and brother are missing, feared to have been washed away. the team that saved lauren is searching for her family today. oprah winfrey posting on social media from her montecito home. >> that's my neighbor's house, devastated. and debris is everywhere. >> reporter: the first of at least 17 victims has been identified as roy roeder. his wife survived the slide. tonight, the rescue effort is growing more desperate. hayden gower is running out of time. >> i don't know what to do. i don't know. i haven't found her, so i'm going to do everything i can. >> reporter: at least a hundred homes have been damaged. this is what so many look like, bedrooms and bathrooms buried under five feet of mud. remember, this storm struck at 4:00 a.m. for those that made it outside, this is what they faced, massive boulders and a mud flow that stretched several cit

then within minutes, destruction caused by an unstoppable wall of mud and debris. 14-year-old lauren canton survived, but even she doesn't know how. firefighters using rescue dogs heard her screams and worked for hours to pull her from the wreckage of her home. her family's fate is unknown. everyone here, it seems, has their own incredible story of a struggle to survive. >> once the boulders and trees came through our house, we climbed up on the roof and waited until the creek went down a bit and then we climbed off the roof and got to our neighbor's garage, and we got pulled out of there by the firefighters now. he has been out rescuing neighbors. >> we heard a little baby. doug down and found a little baby. got it out. got the mud out of its mouth. i hope it is ok. the target right to the hospital. it right to the hospital. just a baby 4 feet down. >> there was a young man that was washed away that ended up by half-mile away from here on the freeway and survived that. he has recall of actually being washed through under vehicles and survived that. jane: these pictures show the rescue of a

the worst part of it all i think we're just happy for everyone that makes it a fourteen year old lauren canton is lucky to have survived five five disputed from the wreckage of a home in the month slides off the mob on wednesday they rescued three most survivors but more than a dozen others are reported missing. the winter olympics are just four weeks away and some athletes still don't know if they'll be going to the games in pyongyang or not one of those looking to compete is nicholas chang now he competed in five alpine skiing events at the last olympics in sochi but this time around he's hoping to try his hand at a more adventurous discipline but winter olympics are just around the corner and preparation time is running out before the games begin in february. boag area nicole latch on got off hopes to compete at misty cross he's still got some work to do to secure his place but the former alpine ski has been training hard. make the move to ski cross as he believes the discipline better suits his rock and roll style but the musician couldn't get official packing for his new adventure so he t

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today, 14-year-old lauren canton is lucky to be alive. this morning, the race is on no save more victims just like her. but there is fear time may be running out. those devastating wildfires here back in december only made the flooding worse. so much of that vegetation that soaks up water was burned to the ground. i want to show you incredible pictures from the air. this is what montecito looked like before this last flooding. in a matter of hours this landscape was completely re-arranged the death toll now stands at 15. >> that number is expected to rise, search teams will be out here in just a short time. savannah. >> it happened so fast, miguel, thank you very much. another major story this morning, a federal judge has stepped in to temporarily block the trump administration's plan to end a controversial immigration program. that decision announced just hours after the president, himself, sparked confusion about where he stand on the issue during a televised negotiation session. nbc news' white house correspondent kristen welker has th

. >> reporter: among the missing are the brother and father of 14-year-old lauren canton whose rescueesterday made headlines around the world among those still stuck are this couple, eight months pregnant. >> the fires now this. we're completely trapped now she could go into labor at any time other than calling 911 and trying to get somebody in here, we don't know what to do >> reporter: the affects of this mudslide will last beyond this week highway 101 will remain shut down through the holiday weekend. officials say 1500 homes are still threatened by the rain-soaked hills. jinah kim, nbc news. >> thank you very much for that report >>> still ahead on "worldwide exchange," a crypto crackdown. south korea moves towards a trading ban. >>> and why shares of xerox are up so big isth morning stick around (nadia white) the moment a fish is pulled out from the water, it's a race against time. and keeping it in the right conditions is the best way to get that fish to your plate safely. (dane chauvel) sometimes the product arrives, and the cold chain has been interrupted, and we need to be ab

we were there when firefighters discovered 14-year-old lauren canton, buried alive more than six hours. friends say her mother was also rescued but lauren's brother and father are missing, feared to have been washed away. the team that saved lauren is searching for her family. oprah winfrey posting on social media from her home. >> that's my neighbor's house, devastated and debris is everywhere. >> reporter: the rescue effort is growing more desperate. hayden is running out of time. >> i don't know what to do. i don't know. i haven't found her. >> gosh, that is devastating to see those stories. certainly our thoughts and prayers with people there. thanks to miguel almaguer. >> what a heart breaking report. the power of those mudslides and the tragedy of not being able to find loved ones is shocking. >> think of mud and debris flows and you don't picture 5,000 pound boulders rushing down a mountainside smashing everything in their way. that's what they saw. it's absolutely stunning, incredible pictures. unfortunately, that storm is not done. it is going to cause more destruction in the

we have seen the images from early tuesday morning of this 14-year-old identified as lauren canton pulled out a house after six hours. corey williams is a friend.>>>> reporter:>> all of the damage in santa barbara has people wondering about the science behind mudslides. and what spots in the bay area could be vulnerable. an expert in environmental engineering to get some answers.>> reporter: scientists say the late-season wildfires did play a role in the mudslides. he put up a map of santa barbara and ventura county. the airy and red shows the land that was burned by the thomas fire. you can see how close it came to montecito in the areas where there were the mudslides. those neighborhoods damaged by that rain and the mud. i talked with an expert about the science of mudslides. where the bay area could be at risk and what people can do to protect themselves.>> reporter: the mudslides were so powerful they moved entire houses. crushed automobiles and pushed boulders down hillsides.>> the fires had a direct impact on what happened. in montecito in santa barbara.>> reporter: professor laura

today, 14-year-old lauren canton is lucky to be alive. this morning, the race is on to save more victims just like her. but there is fear time may be running out. >> we're all hoping for the best there. miguel almaguer reporting there. >>> right now, search teams are back checking for survivors. >>> and we have a crew in santa barbara county this morning. our reporter anousha rasta joins us earlier in this newscast and she's actually tweeting out those updates from the region. follow @nbcbayarea on twitter as well as facebook for more pictures and videos. >>> a follow-up now, the man accused of sexually assaulting a san jose teacher could be out on bail as soon as today. 23-year-old andrew made his -- accused of assaulting and robbing a harker middle schoolteacher tuesday morning before the school opened. the judge did not allow us to save his face. this is surveillance video of him shortly before the attack. once he posts bail he will be fitted with an ankle monitor and must stay at least 100 yards from the school. he should be back in c

. >> reporter: more than 100 people were rescued by first responders. 14-year-old lauren canton is recovering in the hospital after her dramatic rescue. her brother and father are missing and feared dead. one of southern california's most iconic coastlines now completely transformed. >> hey oprah, how are you? >> reporter: ellen degeneres whose been forced from her own home because of the mudslide face timing with neighbor oprah winfrey who was surveying the damage in her own backyard. >> i loved it so much, it is it is the greatest community. >> it is. and you know what is devastating, we've lost so many lives and it's such a tiny little community. >> reporter: now as the massive clean-up begins, those desperate to find loved one trying to keep hope amid so much heartbreak. >> and miguel reporting there. more bay area search and rescue teams are now in southern california assisting for the search for more of the mudslide victims. marin county urban search and rescue team tweeting this photo before leaving last night. 30-person team expect the searching this morning. they're probably already

. >> reporter: more than 100 people were rescued by first responders. 14-year-old lauren canton is recovering in the hospital after her dramatic rescue. her brother and father are missing and feared dead. one of southern california's most iconic coastlines now completely transformed. >> hey, oprah. how are you? >> reporter: ellen degeneres, who has been forced from her own home because of the mudslides, facetiming on her show with neighbor oprah winfrey, who was surveying the damage in her own backyard. >> i love montecito so much. it is the greatest community. >> it is. you know what is devastating? we've lost so many lives. cleanup begins, those desperate to find loved ones trying to keep hope amid so much heartbreak. rescue teams say they have searched about 75% of the debris field. the problem is, inside so many homes, the mud is several feet deep. there is real concern that families may be buried inside their own homes. guys, back to you. >> such a heartbreaking story, miguel. thank you. >> and to see those rivers of debris coming toward people so quickly. >>> al, now this storm is movin

reporter: crews on the ground using dogs to sniff out the dead and the living including 14-year-old lauren canton miraculously pulled from a pile of rubble coated in mud but alive. she's now recovering in a hospital. but her father and brother are believed to be missing. overnight we walked through a wasteland that just a day earlier had been one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in america home to oprah, ellen and gigi hadid. oprah posting this video of a blazing gas fire seen from her backyard writing, what a day. praying for our community in santa barbara. none of the boulders that you see here in this field of boulders was here 12 hours ago. they have literally submerged entire homes. you can see the chimney poking through. it was there we brought robert riskein. >> there is no one searching now. i know they searched the houses but i don't get the sense that anyone looked downstream art light was fading as was his hope of finding his mother. >> we've been searching and calling and just hope that she's -- it was fast and she's not hurting. >> reporter: the violence of those triggering an exo

firefighters used the jaws of life to pull lauren canton to safety >> it was so hard to hear her.ou know, we could have very easily taken two more steps and wouldn't have been able to hear her. wading through mud with dogs a desperate search for survivors. >> a little baby, don't know where it came from got it out. got the mud out of its mouth hoping it's okay >> reporter: the coast guard called in to help with evacuation >> it was pretty bad up there. certain neighborhoods got hit bad. some houses were wiped out. >> reporter: pulled to safety in the hills that burned weeks ago. the largest wildfire in state history. >> i heard the rumble of the rocks. i looked over at the river, trees are coming down. >> we had four feet of mud raging through, counter-high through my house >> it was like in the middle of a river, water was gushing down the hills where where there was once flames, now there's flooding and mud >> and now this morning mandatory evacuation orders are still in place effecting thousands of people here this 101 freeway is expected to remain shut down until thursday at t

fourteen year old lauren canton is lucky to have survived phi phi disputed from the wreckage of a home in the month slides off the mouth on wednesday they rescued three more survivors but more than a dozen others are reported missing. the winter olympics are just four weeks away and some athletes still don't know if they'll be going to the games in china one of those looking to compete is nick. he competed in alpine skiing events in the last olympics in sochi but this time around he's hoping to try his hand at a more adventurous discipline. the winter olympics are just around the corner and preparation time is running out before the games begin in february. boag area nicole latch on got over hopes to compete in this cross he's still got some work to do to secure his place but the former alpine ski has been training hard. got off make the move to ski cross as he believes the discipline better suits his rock and roll style but the part time musician couldn't get official backing for his new adventure so he took crowdfunding instead he hasn't yet reached his goal but he's sure that he'll