first, the ocean and shorelines at huntington beach are closed. uth to the santa ana river jetty. the beach order closure was issued in concert with the orange county health care agency and the city of huntington beach. of note, the closure means that if individuals are at the beach, in the impacted areas, they should not cross into the shoreline or into the water where we have oil impacts. the beach closure will be in place until further notice and we will be providing updates regularly. we also wanted to let everyone know that while the overall cleanup efforts are being led by the coast guard here in huntington beach, our local response efforts have been focused on two major priorities. first, protecting the health and safety of our residents and visitors. second, preventing an ecological disaster by mitigating the impacts of the oil on our precious wetlands and wildlife. we urge everyone to stay safe by avoiding the impacts and the areas that are contacted with oil. please know that protecting our wetlands and wildlife are of utmost importance t

and looking live at huntington beach pier, the beach is now closed. the beach is also closed in laguna beach about 15 miles to the south of that place. the oil is likely to be washing up for several days. abc's zohreen shah is there. >> reporter: this massive oil spill now reaching the shores of one of southern california's most popular beaches. >> we are in the midst of a potential ecological disaster. the oil spill has significantly impacted our community. >> reporter: at least 126,000 gallons of post-production crude pouring into the pacific ocean causing one of the worst spills in the state's history. now lining nearly six miles of orange county with thick black tar, the leak stemming from a broken pipeline offshore from huntington beach's coastline. the company that owns the pipeline pledging full cooperation. >> we will do everything in our power to ensure that this is recovered as quickly as possible. and we won't be -- we won't be done until this is concluded. >> reporter: that oil slick stretching over nearly 13 square miles, from huntington

popular beaches like huntington beach covered in black streaks. dead birds and fish washing ashore. at least 126,000 gallons leaking so far from a broken pipeline. crews today scrambling to contain the oil. people urged to stay off the beaches there due to the potential health hazard and to facilitate cleanup operations. the latest from the scene. >>> also developing tonight, the vaccine mandate going into effect tomorrow morning in new york city, the nation's largest school district. what the city plans to do to fill staffing shortages as america marks a grim milestone. more than 700,000 dead from the virus. and tonight, what dr. fauci is saying about gathering with family and friends for the holidays. >>> president biden's agenda stalled in congress. two major pieces of legislation, from infrastructure to social policies, hang in the balance. moderate and progressive democrats pointing fingers. and speaker nancy pelosi, after delaying a vote on thursday, announcing a new deadline. >>> warnings of another possible migrant surge. panama's foreign minister claiming that about 60,000 m

the spill sent up to 126,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the ocean off huntington beach and washedprotected marshland governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency in the beaches could remain closed for weeks or longer. and you can see here how the oil spill is directly affecting the beaches wildlife the first bird affected by the spill was taken to the wetlands and wildlife care center in huntington beach yesterday. local conservation groups are working at full speed to clean the oil from wetlands as it continuously poses as a crucial threats to local wildlife and habitats. officials have also suspended fishing in the affected coastal area. the oil spill off huntington beach is renewing calls for lawmakers to ban offshore drilling in california. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains with some state lawmakers are considering. >> with cleanup beach closures and an investigation underway. state leaders are concerned about the potential impacts of the large oil spill off the coast of orange county, which just shocked to see our beaches are beautiful beaches empty st

this is some of the cleanup happening right now in huntington beach. small pools of oily water can also be seen along the shore. tonight governor newsom is there down in orange county, is calling for an end to offshore drilling. the coast guard says its investigators are getting closer to knowing the exact cause. here is what we know right now. the coast guard found a 13-inch split in a pipeline. right now the coast guard isn't sure what caused that split, but it is possible it may have been caused by a ship's anchor. oil is no longer leaking from that pipeline. that's the good news. but the damage is done. >> it's time once and for all to disabuse ourselves that this has to be part of our future. this is part of our past, and we can moralize and talk about the good old days. we can talk about how important these rigs have been to the prosperity of this country and the middle class. but at the end of the day, this is about the stale air of normalcy versus the fresh air of progress. >> so we will hear plenty from investigators and from politicians. but

a broken pipeline has spilled 126,000 gallons of oil off of huntington beach. and others are closed. the santd as, you could see, is covered with tar and the spill threatened nearby wetlands that are homes to dozens of species and birds and other wildlife. >> they are trying to remove the oil and setting up protective barriers on the sand. divers have been scouring the 17 mile pipeline to try to find the source of the leak. cnn's natasha chen is on huntington beach. what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, victor and alisyn, right now we're at the huntington beach wildlife and care center, animals are coming in as they're being discovered covered in oil. they're coming here to be treated and potentially brought to other facilities as well. so actually just an hour or two ago, a little sanderling was brought in. he's in the back building being treated. we know of a brown pelican euthanized because of injuries. so there are many teams out there scouring up and down the coast actively looking for these animals that might have oil on them. we've heard reports throug

it happened in huntington beach. a major oil spill that came from an under-sea pipeline that ruptured. you are looking at live pictures from our fox 11 cameras. now in huntington beach, the coast guard says that leak started yesterday about 50 miles south of los angeles. it's led to more than 120,000 gallons of oil so far spilling into the ocean. you can see the bulldozers trying to shore up some of the defenses against the oil that's been spreading and coming on to the beach. the huntington beach mayor says that dead wildlife and dead birds are now washing ashore. crews are trying to prevent an ecological disaster of course because of the fish and the wildlife, this is live pictures. the pipeline that ruptured somehow extends about three to five miles offshore to an offshore oil platform. the beaches there now closed. workers trying to contain an oil spill on this sunday afternoon, in the southland. we will have more news when we come back. >> tech: when you get a chip in your windshield... trust safelite. ♪ upbeat,

huntington beach and local businesses will take a huge financial hit. we are going to definitely take some financial hits from this, there will be a significant impact to our community. but i also know that we will bounce back. and again that was rick lozano reporting. the mayor of huntington beach, says the city's beaches could be closed for weeks or even months. as you heard there are sensitive ecological areas near the side of that spill, including the bolsa, chica ecological reserve and huntington beach wetlands, according to representative michele steel. the region's fragile ecosystem may have already been irreparably harmed, and she wants president biden to step in and help. she sent a letter to the president today asking him to issue a disaster declaration for orange county. in the letter, she wrote. it is imperative the federal government assist in recovery efforts. it went on to say constituents who live along the shoreline are already reporting strong odors. a disaster declaration would boost the federal government's response to the spill. so

between the huntington beach pier in newport beach, shutting down miles of shoreline for the cleanup today, the operator of the pipeline said they are close to finding the source of that leak. we have examined more than 8000 ft of pipe. um and we have isolated one specific area of significant interest. um we did this primarily through our ov to this point, but we are sending divers down now to verify some. what we what we are seeing via the rv. um there's more information to come, but i think we're moving very closely to a source and a cause of this incident. now, people say they started to notice the smell of oil on friday, but that line was not shut down until saturday night. coming up in this newscast will have more coverage for you, including a live report. from orange county congresswoman michelle steel of huntington beach, is asking governor newsom to join her and asking the president for disaster declaration. in her letter, she said that federal resources will be needed to recover, saying quote. i have serious concerns about the environmental impacts of the spill and applaud t

huntington beach and newport beach now closed to the public. local officials say they've already begun to see dead fish and boards washing up onshore with the dark oil. lifeguards report a strong odor in the air. that has prompted hazmat crews to respond to evaluate the seriousness of the situation, a county supervisor there releasing a statement saying in part the ramifications will extend beyond the visible oil and odor that residents are dealing with at the moment. the impact to the environment is irreversible. really it's a race against time. the u.s. coast guard, we're told, is leading the investigation, alex. >> emilie, thank you for that report. >>> president biden is selling his ambitious build back better plan to the american people. but on capitol hill, how and when they get those plans across the finish line remains to be seen. progressives are seemingly open to reducing the price tag of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. they're refusing to say how low they would be willing to about it. >> what we've said from the beginning is i

drive and huntington beach, stretching south to dana point are off limits. ing to keep people off of the sand. >> reporter: this seabird is one of the spill victims. rescuers from the uc davis oil and wildlife care network have mobilized in orange county and collected the bird. federal state and local law enforcement have launched a criminal investigation. it is not clear yet when roughly 127,000 gallons of oil began leaking into the ocean off of huntington beach. a report was made to the coast guard, saturday morning, but some officials suggest the leak was discovered by the pipeline operator amplify energy hours earlier. ceo martin wilshire disputes this, and told reporters that the cause of the leak could be blamed on a ship that dropped its anchor on the pipeline. >> that is one of the possibilities, yes. >> reporter: health officials are warning people not to fish, swim, or surf in these waters, because they are potentially toxic. we are live in huntington beach. allen, back to you. >> what a catastrophe. michelle, thanks so much. >>> healthcare workers

huntington beach is closed right now to beachgoers, and so is laguna beach just to the south. who's it hazmat suits have set up booms to contain the spill and they're carefully cleaning globs of oil on the rocks. authorities say heavy crude oil is likely to keep washing ashore for several more days. this bill covers almost six nautical miles between the huntington beach pier and newport beach again as we said 126,000 gallons of oil have spilled. that's about 1/5 the size of an olympic size swimming pool. boxes william la jeunesse reports now from huntington beach, where officials fear there could be a big impact on fish and birds. thousands of gallons of slick oil, casting a sheen over the pacific ocean, a devastating result of this weekend spill off the coast of southern california, where officials believe at least 3000 barrels worth of crude. leaked from an underwater pipe. given that the spill exceeds 100,000 gallons, the coast guard has classified this situation in huntington beach in the surrounding areas, as in major spill cleanup efforts underway as crews focus on clear

oil on jetties north of the newport beach peer and also telltale dark blobs in the water off huntington beach. six miles of beach have been cleared by workers that now number 350. >> by the end of the week we are targeting to have 1,500 workers. >> reporter: many of the questions at today's briefing focused on what the oil pipeline operator knew and did in the early morning hours last saturday after the first reports of trouble had surfaced. a federal letter to the company states that a low pressure alarm activated at 2:30 a.m., that the company shutdown the line 3 1/2 hours later. today the company president did not dispute the shutdown time but insisted they were not aware of a spill until leaked oil was found at 8:09 a.m.. >> i'm not sure if there was a significant loss of pressure, but we will fully investigate this. >> reporter: pressed further, wilshire said they are being fully transparent with investigators but publicly cannot yet go into further detail. >> we are deeply concerned about the impact to the residents, the local businesses and the environment, and we want to do everything

lauren lister is in huntington beach with more. what might have caused this disaster. >> an investigation after the weekend's massive oil spill off the coast of orange county. send as much as 127,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. >> we're going to feel the impacts of this oil spill for generations workers cleaning tar of huntington beach today. the coast guard has teams assessing the shore and on the water. we have a fleet of boats out there that are using containment, boom. >> to isolate that oil and collected and what we call skimmers. >> the coast guard says the spill has now sent oil from huntington beach as far down as laguna and likely headed south ceo. the pipeline's parent company amplify energy says they sent a remotely operated vehicle to investigate the leak source. examine more than 8,000 feet of pipe. >> and we have isolated one specific area significant interest. >> he said they were planning to send divers down today to verify what he described as the likely source of the spill and said one cause they are looking in

see where huntington beach is. we're not getting reports of the oil at newport but likely on these sea currents it will slide down along the coastline, probably not as far as laguna beach, but show you where the complex is. these boxes are called the beta field, property owned by the u.s. department of the interior. this property is leased by these oil companies. we're getting closer and you can see we have several of these oil rigs that begin with the letter "e," names, edith and elle here. this is the concern. the red lines that move toward the shore are pipe lines. this is as mentioned post-production oil. it's not raw crude like we had with the bp oil spill. the consistency is going to be lighter, less dense, so it's easily going to disperse on the field of the ocean waters. the farther northern line that's illy's line. we had heard reports there was a breach on the pipeline where it is unknown. we were told that they did put a temporary or partial patch yesterday and they're getting to work on that again today.

we assess about four and a half miles off the coast of huntington beach and newport beach. it's created a very large sheen. than sheen is approaching our pristine california beaches, which i know is very upsetting to the citizens here in southern california. we have been monitoring this sheen overnight and through the day today, as well as yesterday using both overflights as well as onshore monitoring to detect what the extent of this oiling is. and what we know is there's a good likelihood, if you haven't seen it already, that this oil is going to approach our beaches. and we would expect some of this oil, unfortunately, is going to land on our beaches in the huntington and newport areas. and that is a very dynamic situation. it's evolving as we speak, as we continue to get assessments. and we will keep you updated regularly as we get more information. we do have both on water and onshore operations ongoing right now. we have boats deployed that are recovering oil that is able to be recovered. and we have teams, shoreline assessment teams on the shore that are assessing wh

there's now washing up on beaches. reynold reports now from huntington beach in california. an environmental catastrophe on the california coast. sandy beaches fouled by globs of tar shore birds. wading through wetlands soaked in oil, a burst pipeline from an offshore oil rig gushed half a 1000000 leaders of crude into the pacific from the air, the oily shining covers parts of the ocean surface beaches along a large stretch of coast are now closed. we know that there is oil ranging from huntington beach and now we know as far down as laguna and, and likely moving, continuing to move in a southerly direction. the area is so popular with swimmers, surfers and sun bathers, that huntington beach is nicknamed surfed city usa coastal conservation advocates are devastated. you know, it's kind of a sense of ha, you know, really sadness and tragedy combined with a sense that you'd kind of knew it's inevitable. emergency crews, etc. and on land are laying floating barriers to try to contain the oil and prevent even more damage. a number of birds soaked with oil have been rescued, but t

rob reynolds al jazeera, huntington beach, california. well, it's now time for the weather, and he is jeff. hello, we've had some exceptional heat for parts of australia. let me show you what i'm talking about. brisbin. 36.6 degrees is all had to do with a shift in the wind. but this made it. it's hot as fuck tober day in 17 years now, temperatures have come down as we looked toward your wednesday 28 degrees in brisbane. but i want to show this frontal system across the by. let's look at melbourne 22 degrees on wednesday. we press play here we are on thir, stay down to 15 with some active weather rolling through wet in windy conditions for tasmania on thursday. now for new zealand, we've got some heavy falls for the top end of the south island. but look at the tropical layer in play here auckland, 20 degrees still on wednesday, some pretty nice temperatures there. we do have a weather disturbance very likely to form into something tropical over the south china sea. already the outer bands are impacting central and southern areas of vietna

. >> reporter: good morning to you from huntington beach. nbc news obtained a federal report that shows the first signs of trouble happened in the middle of the night and it may have been hours before anyone asked him. three days after hundreds of gallons of crude oil filled into orange county waters, newly released federals begged the question, could much of it preliminary findings received a lone pressure alarm 2:30 saturday morning, indicating a potential problem. it wasn't until hours later until the oil rig operators shut down the pipeline. the company waited three more hours to notify the national response center a. 13-inch split possibly caused by a ship's anchor releasing as much as 144,000 gallons of oil into the ocean. the president vowing to rectify damage, at this point not sure how expensive. >> regardless of the cause, we will do everything right for all the impacted areas and individuals as quickly as we can. >> reporter: a day after declaring a state of emergency, governor gavin newsom in huntington beach he vows out offshore

the huntington beach pier and the, and the shoreline and the waves washing up on the beach, each wave carrying. unfortunately, we did some more a crude oil, and this spill stretches for many kilometers south of here. now, divers went down to the location where the breach of the pipeline took place. and they found that the pipeline was a distorted. it's a 1200 meter section of the pipeline that was moved, displaced somehow about 45 meters. now, these are not little pipes like you'd have in your kitchen or your bathroom. this is a very large steel pipe covered and concrete according to amplify energy. the company that, that runs this a whole platform in pipeline. so it is not easy to move, it doesn't move with waves or water. so the suspicion is largely now on whether or not at some point it ships anchor, contacted, make contact with the pipeline and dragged it that, that, uh, 45 meters of the head of amplify energy said it was shaped like a bow. oh, so it was almost on sort of 2, it's 2, it's breaking point and there was the result. there was a 33 centimeter gash in the pipeline. now t

the leak is about 3 miles right off the coast of huntington beach and sent thousands of barrels into the pacific ocean and the beach is being littered with dead fish and birds. natasha is following the story. there is already progress out there today. tell us about it. >> reporter: yeah, pamela, there is a little progress. more than 1200 gallons of oily water mixture have been recovered as of this afternoon. 3700 feet of boom deployeded out there. 1200 gallons picked up is nowhere near the potential spill amount of 126,000 gallons of oil. and right now, it's still unclear exactly how this happened, when the leak exactly started. people in the area reported that they could smell something, maybe friday evening but officials say they got a report, definitive report saturday around 9:00 a.m. local time that there was a spill. so there is a lot going on right now first also while they're cleaning up also to investigate how this happened. there are divers in place this evening at the potential source site going under water. this is about 80 feet under water where the pipeline is to see how

rob reynolds al jazeera, huntington beach, california. behind the scenes, workers and hollywood have voted to go on strike for the 1st time in their union's 128 year history. the international alliance of theatrical stage employees says workers want better pay safer hours, reasonable rest periods and guaranteed breaks negotiations ground to a halt after the most recent 3 year contract expired in july. many prominent names in hollywood say they support the crews demands. there's been violence that of farmers protest in bolivia, variety police in la pause, fired tear gas at demonstrators after some through firecrackers. several cook of farmers unions have been fighting over the leadership of their umbrella body and the capitol, whoever controls it, controls permits for the market there. the conflict turned violent when one of those groups took over the associations headquarters. processors say they want their market back. parts of a crater on the la palmer island volcano have collapsed as explosions become more aggressive. it still spinning lava after erupting more than 2 weeks ago. th

rob reynolds al jazeera huntington beach, california. behind the scenes workers in hollywood a voted to go on strike for the 1st time in their unions, 128 year history. the international alliance of theatrical sage employees says workers want better pay safer hours, reasonable rest periods and guaranteed breaks. negotiations drive to a halt after the most recent 3 year contract expired in july. many prominent names in hollywood say they support the crews demands. united nations security council says it accepts haiti's elections will be delayed until the 2nd half of 2020 to the latest b u. s. had earlier pushed for a vote to take place this year last month. haiti's prime minister annual re dissolve the electoral council responsible for organizing a vote in november. he's dismissed claims. he's trying to cling to power and says presidential and legislative elections will be held next year. haiti was plunged into a political crisis in july, following the assassination of his president, charbonneau moyes. the man in charge of britain's money is wanting the you case. pandemic recovery pla

the mayor of huntington beach said the city's beaches could remain closed for weeks or even months. lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: by sunrise, the oil started washing ashore in huntington beach about 40 miles south of l.a. the crude killing wildlife and threatening nearby wetlands. >> our local response efforts have been focused on two major priorities. first, protecting the health and safety of our residents and visitors. and second, preventing an ecological disaster. >> reporter: the coast guard deployed skimming equipment and booms to slow the spread. a ruptured pipeline from an offshore oil rig spewed at least 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean some five miles off shore. when did you realize that something was going on? >> so yesterday came out, and there were a lot of fish just swimming everywhere, jumping out of the water. >> the smell hits you. we're looking at our beautiful ocean -- this is our home. and there is just gunk everywhere. >> reporter: beaches are closed for cleanup, but that didn't stop people from heading there to see the damage. this area is home to a

joining me is the member of the california state assembly representing huntington beach. thank you so much for coming on with us. have you witnessed the damage and the impact firsthand? >> good evening, pamela. yes. this is in many ways what we are seeing on the beaches is the worst fears come to life. there's oil washing up on to the shore. there's an enfiltration into the wet lands and the marine conservation areas and the impacts are acute with as you said dead fish and birds washing on to the shore. it is heartbreaking. >> for people watching right now what's playing out in california explain why this is so heartbreaking. >> our california coast is -- it's almost 1,000 miles of absolutely breathtaking beauty. it is home to 70% of californians and it is a major engine of california's economy and what we are seeing right now is absolute destruction for the environment, the community and for our local economy. >> do we know the extent of the environmental damage at this point? >> pamela, we are still working to assess that and i expect a full assessment to take sometime.

pipeline spilled over 100,000 gallons of oil into the ocean along the coast of orange county from huntington beach to lagoona beach. beach regulars began to notice the spill on friday and saturday. >> there wasn't really a lot of oil. you could see just a little bit of a sheen on top. but it really didn't smell that good though. >> coast guard officials say more than 3,000 gallons of oil have been recovered so far and no word on what caused the pipeline to start leaking in the first place. the cleanup could take weeks or even months. >>> international bird rescue out of the bay area is on the wait to southern california to help save birds affected by the oil spill. the 50-year-old organization says time is of the essence because the birds could die. >> so when they are collected and oiled, first thing you notice is that they're pretty cold because the oil affects their ability to thermal regulate. they also spend a tremendous amount of time trying to preen the oil off them. its just kind of nasty thing. and as they are able to try to do that, they spend so much time trying to get the oil off them,

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that's the nickname of huntington beach and is now going to be a lot of surfing going on here quite some time. i'm afraid with the beach is just fouled with globs of this tare crude oil. yeah, i mean, it sounds, it looks or flynn. unfortunately, these kinds of leaks are not that uncommon, that just a few months ago, there was a horrific one off the coast of sri lankan that was a container vessel container ship that had broken up a. how does all of this, rob decent feed into the ongoing global debate over climate change and of course fossil fuels? well, i think it does barbara. i mean, i think this is a vivid illustration of some of the, the knock on effects of fossil fuel extraction. and there are bills in the california legislature to ban offshore oil extraction. and for a however, these rigs that we're talking about, all of which were built in the 1980, so they're, they're pretty aging infrastructure. they're on federal property offshore. so a lot of the environmental environmentalists that i've been speaking with today say if you want to prevent leaks, then you have to have a complete

the coast huntington beach. late today, divers pinpointing a key area of concern. the coast guard looking into the possibility that a ship's anchor caused the rupture. >> these ships are anchored and many are waiting entry and in the course of transit, it is possible they would transit over a pipeline. >> reporter: teams on boats deploying boom to contain the oil. others scooping it up with skimmers, desperately trying to prevent the nearly 13-square-mile slick from spreading further down a coastline teeming with wildlife. >> hopefully this doesn't turn out too bad. there's concern about the sealife and the birds. >> reporter: we went out on the water and saw it first-hand. i just bent down and this is what i scooped up. this is the kind of oil that's being leaked and you can see it's hardened once it hits the water, but the ocean here is covered with this stuff. fish and wildlife experts rescuing birds from that sludge. residents here devastated. >> it's heartbreaking. i live here locally and i just came down to see how widespread it was and it's quite disappointi

is in huntington beach for us with the very latest. patrick. >> reporter: good evening from huntington beach. as of yet, still no definitive word on what caused that gash in the pipeline that released the oil but we're getting new estimates on the amount of the release. the minimum may be only a fourth of what we were told earlier in the week is the worst-case scenario. this may not be as bad as first thought. but there is still oil in the water, some of it is still moving south, and today it reached northern san diego county. look closely from under the sea. the broken pipeline is half buried and obscured but the coast guard said this is the section that failed, gushing oil and prompting enormous response. investigators pursuing multiple possible factors, including corrosion and pressure fluctuation, and especially what moved the section that moved 105 feet across the sea floor. the theory is it was snagged and dragged likely by a ship's anchor. >> so this is a snapshot in time. >> reporter: the image assessment experts at the nonprof

an water water pipeline spilled -- an underwater pipeline spilled oil huntington beach. jobina and live desk with this. jobina: 120 6000 gallons of oil poured into the ocean. this bill is one of the worst in state history. several orange county beaches remain closed.the oil smeared the coast from huntington beach to newport, threatening habitats and wetlands. the mayor says they have seen fish and birds covered in oil washed up along those -- along the coastline. >> this constitutes one of the most devastating situations our community has dealt with in decades. there is oil on shore and you can see the oil slick on the ocean. >> an oil pipeline about 4.5 miles offshore caused it. the entire amount of oil in that was released into the ocean. crews have deployed swimming equipment and and to prevent flooding of the oil. >> thank you. today and tomorrow, bodega beach bay -- excuse me, bodega bay beach will be closed for swimming after a server had to be rushed to the hospital after a short bit him in the leg saturday morning. a chp helicopter flew that server to santa rosa m

. >> we have made it 7 miles off the coast of huntington beach and the hold platform ellie she is the small city and this is the center of the largest oil spill in orange county and 30 years. we're going to learn right now that how the system works with catching gary that extended voting experience in the area. the past 4 decades. what can you tell us about the system. >> we have 2 platforms thtt are picking up the oil sending it to platform ellie which heats it up and pumps it into huntington beach to a pick-up station. thank you for explaining the background on that also to bring in former congressman harley rouda who is the chair of the environmental subcommittee for oversight. thank you for being with us. what do you know about the owner. amplify energy. >> it will fly. energy is out of houston had they corrupt he just 4 years ago in history of violations you're talking about how there are 27 rigs currently off the coast of california. number of those being decommissioned writers. 27 8 of them are being decommissioned. we have to understand this one here has 70 oil wells tied to i

let's go back to cnn's camila in huntington beach. still a lot to do. you were describing 3,000 gallons have come in, 126,000 spilled. what did you learn from that presser? >> yeah, look, i think, victor, wh that the biggest take away is this is not going to be an easy clean up. this is going to take a long time. they're working on the clean up out at shore, they're trying to collect the oil that's floating around in the sea, and then they're doing those efforts as well, but in the sand, in the beach, they're trying to collect that sticky oil, and that's what could be dangerous for the humans and for people who are around here at the beach. so i think the big take away here is that this is going to be an effort that is going to take a long time. it is not going to be easy, and it's why so many residents and lawmakers in this area are asking why, and how did this happen. and so of course all of it coming together as we see the beaches closed all the way from here and moving south. that's the other concern, that the oil continues to move south, so even as

we did just speak with the huntington beach mayor. she talked about, you know, growing up here and how devastating this is for a community especially that is very environmentally conscious. >> for me personally, this is a really rough one. i am a beach person, grew up in the beach, am from this area, and so to see this happening in my back yard, it's devastating. but i also know that the -- we're going to do everything that we can to make this even better than it was before. >> reporter: and the spill happened about 4.5 miles offshore, and there are still efforts being made right now to identify the exact source of where that leak happened, how this happened. so in addition to the cleanup, there are divers down there trying to identify how this problem started and we'll still be asking questions throughout the day. >> absolutely. thank you very much. >>> joining me now for more is brad avery, mayor of newport beach, california, which is in orange county. actually saw newport on that map that we were showing you during natasha's live s

rest assured that the team in huntington beach mobilized quickly, and we are proactively responding.oing everything in our power to protect the health and safety of our residents, our visitors, and our natural habitats. >> cnn's natasha chen is on the scene in huntington beach with more on the cleanup efforts. >> reporter: more than 1200 gallons of oily water mixture have been recovered, and 3700 feet of boom deployed. but 1200 gallons is nowhere near the spill amount of 126,000 gallons. the recovery and cleanup effort will take some time. we have watched as boats dragged a boom up and down the coast, trying to collect that oil. so far, we have been told of one oiled ruddy duck that's receiving veterinarian care, and reports of other wild life washing up are being investigated. people have found tar balls on their feet and spin, and health officials say that could be causing some skin irritation. health officials on sunday said they would issue an advisory, especially for people with respiratory illnesses, warning that the products evaporating could create irritation for the eyes, no

correspondent nancy loo reports from huntington beach wear there is fear the damage could be worse thantially thought. >> it is literally a crude site globs of oil. turning the famed beaches of huntington newport and beyond into a toxic danger zone. we are fully committed. like i said yesterday, too, being here through. >> all of the recovery efforts and making sure that we can get this everything back to normal as quickly as possible. today, the ceo of the houston based company which owns the suspect pipeline insisted that its subsidiary was not aware of a problem until saturday. >> we were going during a line run on saturday morning, which is when we detected that residents were smelling and reporting trouble on friday and boaters returning from an ongoing air show could see oil on their holes. that's a good 24 hours. >> the founder of orange county coastkeeper says a lot of damage could have been avoided had the company reacted faster and so important to response because the >> containment booms of the lord. the more mobilizes the to to do it. >> hundreds of fish and birds have alrea

the leak is about three miles right off the coast of huntington beach. sadly, the impact on wildlife is already visible there. oil has started to wash ashore along with dead fish and birds. cnn national correspondent natasha chen is live at huntington beach, so, natasha, what do we know about how the leak started? >> reporter: pamela, we don't know a whole lot about how this happened or even exactly what time this happened. because people started -- people have said that they started smelling things perhaps late friday. officials today told us they got their first report of it to them saturday morning. so this has been going on for at least a day or two now with people in the area smelling something not quite right, and people on the beach actually getting tar balls and oil stuck to their skin right now as they are walking along the shoreline, which officials advise people not to do. so it's getting stuck to the bottom of their feet. very hard to clean off. right now there are some divers in place going underwater right now to investigate what might have

huntington beach and new port beach closed. officials report oil on shore with dead birds and fish. a serious situation. a county supervisor from the area saying the ramifications will extend further than the visible oil and color that residents deal with. the impact is irreversible. more than 120,000 gallons of oil pouring into the ocean and inching toward treasured areas of wet lands and nature areas. they discourage people from going to the beach. there have been reports of strong odor in the area and sent hazmat crews to respond to the situation. yasmin? >> all right. thank you. >>> so in the next hour i'll talk with the mayor of huntington beach kim carr. that's coming up 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> want to get to the big sunday show. football fans are anxiously awaiting the big game. it is historic. you got tom brady, bill belichick on opposite sides from the first time ever. of course, during brady's days with the patriots he and the former coach built a dynasty with six super bowls and now playing each other kind of why brady on the field and belichick from behind the lines. none

. >> the last day of the pacific air show in huntington beach had to be canceled the mayor speaking about the severity of the spill. >> we are in the midst of a potential he can logical disaster here in huntington beach. >> after reports of dead animals washing ashore, they warn residents to be wear of dizziness and naza >>> facebook whistleblower behind a trove of documents dialing up the heat behind a social media company francis howard revealed her identity in a bombshell interview. a former product manager with facebook said the company new about the spread of hate, misinformation on its platform and tried to hide it >> the thing i saw over and over again was conflicts of interest between what was good for the click and good for facebook. facebook over and over chose to optimize more interest and making money when we live in a nation of angry, hostile content it erodes our civic trust, faith in each other. the version of facebook today is tearing our societies apart and causing ethnic violence around the world. >> in response, facebook released this statement saying we continue to mak

the results already seen on near by huntington beach and other places along the coast. but the full impact of this cannot be gauged at this particular point. the aerial photos do show that that spill is leaking, is moving a further over. obviously they are oil booms out, they are attempting to clean up as they go along. the pipeline has been switched off. but the key question here that is already being asked, this apparently occurred sometime on saturday evening. now the oil companies are inter half to by law have early warning signals in terms of leakage. these normally take up to 5 minutes. it is intended for the leak to show up on the monitoring devices. this was not the case. it was reported late that night to the coast guard that a ship had seen a sheen on the ocean. coast guard says it couldn't sent out investigators immediately because it was still dark. and the morning dariel photo show that there was indeed an oil leak and coast guard went in there to try and start cleaning up the pipeline was shut off according to the ceo of the company that owns that particul

the mayor of huntington beach, says the city's beaches could be closed for weeks or even months. there are sensitive ecological areas near the site of that spill, including the bolsa, chica ecological reserve and huntington beach wetlands. according to representative michele steal, the region's fragile ecosystem may have already been irreparably harmed, and she wants president biden to step in and help. she sent a letter to the president today asking him to issue a disaster declaration for orange county. in that letter, she wrote, it is imperative the federal government assist in recovery efforts. the letter went on to say constituents who live along the shoreline are already reporting strong odors. a disaster declaration would boost the federal government's response to the spill. so far, we have not heard from the white house about that request. and they were quality advisory has been issued for tomorrow. air district officials say wildfire smoke in the southern sierra will bring hayes debate area skies through the end of the day. pollution levels are not expected to exceed fede

joining me is huntington beach mayor kim carr. thank you for joining us. you wrapped up a press conference on what's taking place off the shores of the area. talk us through at this time what's happening. have they been able to find the source of the leak? >> they have been able to identify where the leak is. but at this time we have received confirmation that the leak is completely capped so to be proactive we have shut down the beaches. we have deployed over 1,000 -- excuse me, 2,000 feet of protective booms at different locations here because along with our beautiful coastlines we are also home to some of the most ecologically sensitive wetlands in southern california and been proactive to maintain the wetlanded and mitigate any impact. >> how long are the beaches going to be shut down? >> we don't know at this time and we are assessing that day by day, hour by hour. really once we get a better understanding of exactly how that flow is going to hit the shoreline then we'll be better to assess how long this beach cleanup will take. >> let's talk about th

popular beaches like huntington beach covered in black streaks. dead birds and fish washing ashore. lons leaking so far from a broken pipeline. crews today scrambling to contain the oil. people urged to stay off the beaches there due to the potential health hazard and to facilitate cleanup operations. the latest from the scene. >>> also developing tonight, the vaccine mandate going into effect tomorrow morning in new york city, the nation's largest school district. what the city plans to do to fill staffing shortages as

let's bring in patrick healy joining us from huntington beach with the very latest. patrick, what do you know? >> reporter: good evening, raj, and of course wind and currents have a big bearing on what happens to an oil spill after it's happened, and in this case the oil spill is being pushed south towards the waters off san diego, and at this point not much more is coming ashore in orange county. where the pipeline failed, it's busy with platforms and ships outside the l.a. long beach port complex. today the pipeline company suggested what may have caused the failure was an anchor for one of those ships. as the orange coast prepares to defend against more oil coming ashore, and as the undersea pipeline company says it's close to confirming the source of the leak, a state official offered a blunt announcement. >> this is a criminal case. >> reporter: no, it wasn't deliberate but possibly the result of negligence or something else, causing beaches to be closed from huntington to dana point. it's led to the closure of people entering or leaving. >> with respect to the

between the huntington beach pier and newport beach, shutting down miles of shoreline during the cleanup officials say they are looking into the possibility tonight that a ship's anchor might have struck the pipeline there on the ocean floor, causing this massive oil spill for the very latest elements tonight we're joined by katie news, jana katsuyama janna. heather and andre, the president of the pipeline company said that they plan to send their own divers down today to visually inspect the area they believe with leaking. he said he hopes to have some answers by tomorrow. the orange county d a criticized the company and said he will investigate whether there should be criminal charges. concerns over contamination have closed some southern california beaches. its crude oil from the weekend pipeline leak is washing up ashore in parts of orange county. worries about wildlife have mobilized nonprofits hoping to save the wildlife from suffering. state officials said they are trying to prevent oil from spreading to marsh and wildlife preserves deployed boom at seven locally sensitive sites w

foxes william la jeunesse has more from huntington beach. as investigators continue searching for the cause of the massive oil spill off the coast of california records now showing the coast guard received two calls about a potential spill hours before amplify energy, the company that operates the pipeline, reported it and launched cleanup efforts. the first call reporting an oil sheen on the water came in friday night from an anchored ship six hours later, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration reporting the same thing. amplify energy, not alerting authorities until saturday morning, the incident spilling up to 126,000 gallons of crude into the waters off huntington beach in orange county. we did not see the sheen at 2 30. like i said first time we saw the sheen was at eight or nine a.m. and we have seen that to 30. i promised you we would have reported it. authorities exploring the possibility the rupture could have been caused by a ship's anchor, striking the underwater pipeline. amplify energy ceo saying divers are looking i