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for folks who have never been, describe black rock city. >> let's give you some perspective.ck it out. the city is a series of semicircles. from the innermost circle, the street is called the esplanade, and then the man, that's about 2,500 feet, that's half a mile. but the playa itself, look at how far out it extends. we're talking tens and thousands of people who are camping, who set up camps throughout the eight-day festival. so a lot of people do use a bike or other form of transportation to get around. it's a big, big desert and campground there. >> they are camping, so they do have supplies. if anybody is going to be stranded, it's almost okay that it's them because they do have fuel, food, water and whatnot. not to last a super long time. >> that's the thing. the ceo was saying that people are prepared to face extreme conditions. last summer it was 107 degrees in the desert for some of those days, so they're expected to be really prepared for the heat. this time around, it was rain, and now the mud. >> so where are they going to walk? the people who are trying to walk,

the annual gathering in what burners have dubbed black rock city is a full blown popup metropolis iniles north of reno. >> people are asked not to passively participate, passively consume, but creatively consume. participate actively in art and self-expre self-expression. >> been to burning man before? >> yes. >> reporter: self-described as an experiment in temporary community, the event costs $575 to attend. but to gain entry, attendees must prove to event staff that they can adequately survive, bringing in their own food, water, and shelter. ben wax is a house philosophy at burning man under the name "caveat magister." >> burning man doesn't have an advertising department, doesn't promise a good time, but it has a survival guide. people are made well aware, over and over and over again, of the conditions that they are going to encounter there and that they could encounter there, that this is a dangerous environment. andng key principles. >> reporter: among the ten principles of burning man are a reflection of the community ethos, and further include radical inclusion, communal effo

it's several miles to get out to the gates that were closed, and then if you take a look at where black rock city is in relation to the next city, that's more than 15 miles. people have been walking to the gates, hoping to get a ride. some people, even celebrities like chris rock, they've been able to hitch a ride back to the city. >> no one's going to say no to that. if you're a regular person, you might not get there. >> right. >> there are not a lot of vehicles going in to take them back. >> that's right. they've been sheltering in place. like the ceo says, this is kind of part of the, you know, the overall spirit of burning man, which is a community of people who are really there to help each other. so that is really put to the test and giving extra challenges this year. >> they won't forget this one. >> no, they won't. absolutely not. >> all right. >> we won't either. >> i'll tell you, the car wash companies are very excited about this. >>> let's go to meteorologist kari hall to continue our team coverage. they knew this was coming, they just didn't know how bad it was going to be. >> y

>> black rock city is about four square miles. that's pretty big. out here on our map. this is the esplanade, one of the main places, the inner most circle or the street. the man, which is part of the symbolic burn, is about 2,500 feet, and then you can see the center of camp and other notable places. but you can see it's a semicircle, it extends far beyond in other semicircles. >> as far as festivals go, these folks are prepared, really, to live off the grid for a while, so they have supplies, just not for a super long time. so some people are saying -- i don't want to say instead of walking out, how far are they going? >> if you take a look at black rock city, it's about 15 miles, more than 15 miles to gerlach, the closest city. we've been seeing people walk to the gates because they were closed and then hitch a ride from there. that's where they can actually take a bus or then fly out of reno and head back to the city where they're from. so far, we've heard reports of people walking a couple of miles, two or three miles, and then hopefully hitchi

well, there are warnings of gales in black rock city. 6—8 cyclonic later, but good.ery morning at camp. a lot of mud, but things are starting to dry out. it's an incredibly resourceful city. everyone for the most part has tonnes of extra water and fuel and food, good to last for a week, if not more. and of course, everyone does a really good job of helping each other and taking care of each other in the camp. 0ur neighbouring camp came over with firewood. we hooked him up with some extra firewood. kind of looking after each other, making the best of it, it's definitely muddy and wet, we are hunkered down. we're definitely using it as an opportunity to hang out and spend more time with our new friends and old friends in the camp. definitely other camps i can see, they're downright partying and having a great time, playing music, doing karaoke, making the best of it. about half an inch of rain fell, i believe, on friday, which may not sound a lot, but this is the desert. uh—ha. how does that amount of rain affect black rock city? i mean, we can see puddles and mud behi

usually it takes about eight hours to leave the black rock desert. talk with a resident from sausalito named anastasia, who left yesterday as soon as the gates reopened. she said she went straight to the car wash, she was stuck on the road with thousands of burners for hours. >> they told us how to behave and there were rangers responsible for kind of keeping the spirit. >> it created a different kind of challenge and adventure, so i think our team was just ready to, like, stick it and go strong. >> we survived. >> we stayed positive. >> they kept talking about positivity. it makes a difference. burners, some of them, told us they wanted to see the whole burning man sculpture, the centerpiece of the festival burn down, which is an annual ritual. it was supposed to happen last night. others waiting for their gear to dry out. law enforcement is still investigating, though, the death of one person. the cause is still under investigation. organizers say it's not related to the storm, but we'll have to wait and see what law enforcement finds out. we'll he

there in the black rock desert north of reno. most people can't get a cell phone signal making it a challenge to communicate. we begin our coverage tonight with abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. >> we had planned on leaving yesterday, but you know, it seems that's not that's not the plan. >> matt schuster from san francisco is patiently waiting for the weather to change in black rock city, home to burning man. >> so right now, how some some, you know, it's a light shower. it's schuster's 19th year attending the counterculture arts festival. >> and this year, torrential rain has stranded tens of thousands of burners. it's made the desert floor better known as the playa. a muddy mess. it's really not a good decision to try to drive. organizers say driver out, even walking out is not advised. >> it is clay. it's even worse than than mud. so. so it fills in all the grooves of your tires and you literally have no tread. you know, to leave. >> the mud is so thick. sculptures of mud, people are being made burning man attendees ha

once the sun started drying out, black rock city. the conversation among burners quickly went from mud to when's the best time to leave? some here decided to leave when the man was burned monday night. we thought, okay, well, they're out there. >> let's sneak out the back door. well, we didn't work alone . >> didn't work. >> we left black rock at about 7 p.m. last evening. >> took us eight hours to get off the playa. and then another probably what, 3 or 4 to get into nixon, which is where we are now. nixon, nevada. >> and while traffic leaving is common, we're told by regulars that this type of backup was much longer than usual. this accident along highway 447 left things at a standstill for those trying to get out. while there is some frustration, our friends kimberly and james, are still smiling about the text messages they received from concerned friends when they finally got service after the rain. >> and it's just funny because like, it's like boom, 20 text messages. >> everybody was at camp was just like, oh my god. everybody's

black rock, state street and vanguard. here they are. all the wealth across our country. sinnott we are getting hundred $13 billion to fight the war in ukraine and president biden this week is asking for $24 billion. now, just to give you a comparison the entire budget is 12 million. that is what we have for the environment we have $12 billion. we are spending 12 times that amount in ukraine. the entire budget for cdc is 12 billion. that's what we have public health. we are spending 12 times that in ukraine. that commitments mismarked of 2022. that same month we cut food stamps for 30 million americans from $283 to $23 a month. twenty-three try to feed yourself on $23 a month. we cut medicare for 15 million americans a month. the same monthly bill at the silicon valley bank for it twice we are sending to you create $300 billion. we have a lot of money for the bankers and for that military industrial complex with anita. but when the americans turn -- make their part came out recently chose to zip codes in chicago where the quality of life is worse in the worst work toward

black rock, state street and vanguard for these three companies which all own each other.they're really just one company. they own 88% of the s&p 500 so they already own all the businesses. then they'll they have decided what to buy all the farm road in our country and they went to buy all the single-family homes. they are on track now we are on track that six years from now 60% of single-family homes in this country are going to be owned by corporations. i have seven kids one is 39 he owns a home. the six younger kids are between 20 and 34 years old some of them are thinking about buying home and i don't any of their friends it is so out of reach for them. we all know kids who were living with their parents. who, when we were their age we were out of there. let's face it none of these kids want to be living with us. [laughter] they want to be out but they can't's, they have no place to go. and we all know a story of somebody who's about to buy a home. they're putting esker down the road to sign a contract, somebody comes in at the last moment with a cash offer and takes i

how does that amount of rain affect black rock city, we can see puddles and mud behind you.ddles and mud behind you. even more than just being desert, where the black rock desert is, it's a prehistoric lake, fed by the glaziers in the last ice age. —— the glaciers. it is an alkaline lake bed, so when it rains, it turns... i wish i could show you my boots, there is four inches of mud, just on the walks on my van over here to do this interview. that's why the second there is rain, it shut down everything, because otherwise it creates a giant mess and vehicles get stuck. the only vehicles that can move are emergency services vehicles. the city has an absolutely impressive ems network. on the other side of the structure... dozens and dozens of volunteer doctors and nurses who wanted to come out and have fun. they are the only ones allowed to move around right now. just waiting for it to dry out. is the man going to burn? it will, it'sjust a question of when, and then how are we going to get home. i don't know, i have messaged my co—workers and told them i don't know when i'm goi

only emergency vehicles are being allowed into black rock the city. some attendees desperate to get out or walking for miles to reach main roads. rvs and stuck in the mud. we there fox team coverage fox senior correspondent quality it will be live from the festival grounds in just a moment. there fox with a meteorologist craig standing both the forecast. first we go to christina coleman. latest updates on the crisis, christina what can you tell us? looks like audio. it is investigating it's unclear how they died the family has been notified they're not releasing any additional information on the fatality at this time. more than 70000 people head off to black rock at desert 90 miles north of reno each year for burning man. this year they typically dry and dusty event site is caked with mud after heavy rain flooded tents left a blanket of sludge in the area could cruise attempted to stop a russian traffic from getting stuck my opening them only for emergency vehicles but fox news senior correspondent claudia cowin attends this event. she has been doing

so as we move out towards the sierra and into nevada where you have burning man black rock desert, we have to watch this area closely through the late morning and early afternoon hours. forecast brings more heavy rain and the potential of thunderstorms into nevada. this part of the same weather system bringing sprinkles to the bay area. tomorrow, clearing skies and warmer as we head towards monday. we'll take a closer look at that and how warm the temperatures should be coming up in a few minutes. >> see you soon, rob. >>> as rob just mentioned, that destructive weather in nevada's black rock desert will continue today, but it's already proven deadly for at least one person at burning man. the county sheriff's office is investigating a death after those heavy rains soaked the event grounds in the black rock desert. some 70,000 so-called burners are being told to shelter in place, conserve their food, their water, and their fuel, because they're quite literally stuck in this mud. >> reporter: the black rock desert was a muddy mess saturday. heavy rain left people stranded. >> we've bee

live now to cbs news' elise preston in the black rock desert._ departing behind you. yes, you can see that caravan right _ departing behind you. yes, you can see that caravan right behind - departing behind you. yes, you can see that caravan right behind me. | see that caravan right behind me. good morning. they havejust see that caravan right behind me. good morning. they have just snaked around the desert. these cars have been lined up for hours trying to get out of black rock. keep in mind that people have been here, some of them for 12 to 14 days, this is a counterculture festival where people come from all around the world to this site and it's really about self—reliance, so they bring supplies, but what happened is when the rain pounded this area so quickly, there was nowhere for the water to go, it turned this dust into mud, so and they were told to ration food and water. but a lot of people said they were prepared, they shared their supplies with people who were not. some people we spoke to just yesterday had been stuck here for several

. >>> en black rock quedaron varadas en lodo espeso. paul es uno de ellos. >>> (hablado en inglÉs). el festival en medio del desierto conocido como playa y alberga a miles de personas por varios dÍas, incluyendo famosos y magnates. kevin intentÓ salir, pero quedÓ atrapado en un autobÚs, pero al dÍa siguiente con bolsas de plÁsticos en sus pies, caminÓ hasta la carretera. >>> (hablado en inglÉs). >>> mientras la oficina del alguacil del condado, investiga la muerte de una persona durante el evento sin dar mÁs detalles. ante las peligrosas condiciones, las autoridades detuvieron el trÁfico de entrada y salida del festival, excepto los vehÍculos de emergencia. han pedido que conserven agua, comida y combustible. varios vehÍculos quedaron sumergidos en el agua. >>> hay muchas inundaciones. >>> el segÚn el servicio nacional de metereologÍa en black rock city sigue la amenaza de aguaceros torrenciales y rÁfagas de viento peligrosas, este lunes va a durar toda la semana. erica flores, noticias telemundo. lo que continÚan son los esfuerzos para encontrar el al asesino convicto prÓfugo del j

cbs's elise preston leads us off from black rock desert just outside the camp and all the chaos.>> reporter: good evening to you, major. we are right outside the campsite, and you can see just how remote this is, about 140 miles from reno. they may look like ants on your screen, but thousands of cars are snaking through the desert, barely moving. >> we're getting out of here. >> reporter: today finally was moving day, but it was a slow slog. tens of thousands attending the event that celebrates being off the grid have been stuck in gridlock. there is just one road to leave the isolated black rock desert. >> we just spent four hours in line to get out. and the people that are in line now, getting in line now, might spend 12 hours. >> reporter: after two months of rain fell in one day, burning man officials warned festival-goers to shelter in place, not to try to make the more than five-mile trek out. the mud so thick, even large vehicles couldn't move. and those who chose to walk barefoot risked chemical burns because the mud is alkaline. >> for me and my husband, this is an escap

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>>> black rock city, nevada is a mud pit tonight. that's not stopping so-called burners from walking on the playa, enjoying all of the art there. you see some of it there. the ceremonial burning of the woodman is delayed again. it's now set to happen tomorrow. organizers say because of the rain and mud they were not able to move heavy equipment and fire safety gear on site to safely have that burn. you can see why they can't move that equipment. new video gives us a look from above at what drivers are ding dealing with. whoa, we spotted several vans stuck in the mud. >> we give you perspective on how big it is. you can see a series of semi-circles. from the inner most, that's called the esplanade to the man. that's under half a mile. but the playa itself extends miles in some direction. spaces so large that having a bike or some form of transportation is a must. what about people choosing to walk out? it is 15 miles from black rock city to gurlock right here. that's where people who did head out were leaded. so far we've only heard r

that's where we start to get to the black rock desert areas right up in this area. and it's a former a lake that lake la junta then fact used to be filled with lakes. if you can believe that this second largest freshwater lakes in the country compared to the great lakes. but yeah, they were anything but dry over this past few days. we have that storm system moved through. but back in the bay area, we've got some patchy fog that has moved in along the coastline. turned out to be a nice day around the bay area. it's breezy in spots right now. more wind on the way and more clouds to. in fact, we're probably going to be talking about some drizzle showing up along the coastline overnight tonight at the right now, we've got that breeze blowing looking towards coit tower, a little hazy out there as well. not bad, though. temperature wise numbers. well, not bad either. we've got a warm 83 degrees right now in santa rosa. 83 also in livermore. it is 66 degrees right now in oakland. 63 on this labor day in san francisco. 78 degrees in san jose. if you're stepping out the door

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it's about 60 miles from black rock city. abc seven news reporter j.r.tone is in nixon, where he's been talking with people, getting a jump start on their departure. >> people have left burning man by the thousands over the course of the last 24 hours. now, this gas station here in nixon, nevada, is one of the first spots that they hit. and it has been busy here. people needing to fill their gas tanks. it's been so busy, they've actually had to bring in extra fuel. so people could fill up. it's just been a mess. it's been a mess. kimberly collins, who just left burning man with her friend james smith, is having that kind of tuesday. they left their burning man camp and spent the overnight hours sitting in traffic like it was from midnight till 7:00 till 7:00. now they've got air quickly leaking from their tire. >> i have a spare, but i'd have to unpack the entire car to get to it. >> but they're fine. relax the same thing they did when the torrential rain started falling friday night and led to mud everywhere. for once, the sun started drying out. black

flood watches are up for much of northern and eastern nevada and includes the black rock desert. it's interesting to watch how much rain has come down in that area and also in las vegas. a lot of flash flooding there, too. the radar and satellite view, we've seen a few light rain showers passing by. it's been a break late day but watch what happens as we head to tomorrow morning. midmorning to early afternoon, the potential of heavy rain near black rock desert with a chance of thunderstorms which could bring brief high rain rates and gusty winds. we should see drier weather settle in labor day monday. the same system bringing heavier showers east, kicked off a few rain showers in san jose and the inland east bay hills. we'll see another day of this tomorrow, drizzle and isolated showers before our weather warms up and dries out by monday. that forecast in about 12 minutes. >>> an oakland restaurant has been struggling to get customers to come back after bad reviews on yelp. not because of the food but because of an uptick in car break-ins the last year. the owners are now investi

this is the nevada desert at black rock city where the burning man festival is held. heavy rain shut down the roads in that area and there's still very thick, heavy mud across the festival grounds. organizers shut down all traffic in and out of the area except emergency vehicles. festival goers have been told to shelter in place. conserve your food and your water. and with more rain in the forecast, it's uncertain just how long that will take. people at the festival seem to be taking it in stride, though. and there are videos now being posted on social media showing the scene burning man, water man . so much water. we are flooded . we're going to be stuck here at least a couple days. could be many people who have been sleeping in tents are now sleeping inside their cars. and because cell phone service in that part of the northern nevada desert is not very strong, thousands of people didn't know about the problem right away. they organizers say they're deploying mobile sale trailers, cell trailers, rather, to help out. last night, festival organizers also released a st

it's about 60 miles from black rock city. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone is in nixon, where he's been talking with people, getting a jump start on their departure. >> people have left burning man by the thousands over the course of the last 24 hours. now, this gas station here in nixon, nevada, is one of the first spots that they hit. and it has been busy here. people needing to fill their gas tanks. it's been so busy, they've actually had to bring in extra fuel. so people could fill up. it's just been a mess. it's been a mess. kimberly collins, who just left burning man with her friend james smith, is having that kind of tuesday. they left their burning man camp and spent the overnight hours sitting in traffic like it was from midnight till 7:00 till 7:00. now they've got air quickly leaking from their tire. >> i have a spare, but i'd have to unpack the entire car to get to it. >> but they're fine. relax the same thing they did when the torrential rain started falling friday night and led to mud everywhere. for once, the sun started drying out. blac

thousands thousands begin to leave black rock desert in nevada, where burning man takes place. one of them is san francisco resident matt schuster. the highway outside of the event is, you know, it's like a one lane highway. >> so they have to pull cars out . you know, they can't just kind of like let them all out at once, he began to drive this morning and is still stuck in traffic. >> when we spoke to him yesterday, he was waiting for the organizers to lift the driving ban as the desert floor or playa as burners call it, turned into mud. this following heavy rainfall uh- everybody's shoes are covered in mud and maybe the bottom of your pants in some situations means that mud is what's concerning. ucsf infectious diseases. dr. monica gandhi in mud and dust. >> there's actually a bunch of organisms that sit in our soil in california, nevada. we tend to have the same dry conditions and the same kind of soil organisms. and if you really drag yourself through the mud like at the tough mudder competition in sonoma last month, you and if you especially if you have skin abrasions, yo

this after a rare rain event swamped nevada's black rock desert. days thank ankle deep mud has made driving impossible. only 0.8 inches of rain, but that's three months' worth of rain for those parts that fell in just a few hours. good news, conditions may be dry enough for roads to open soon, some really, really good news. sanitation trucks are moving through the city ensuring that porta-potties are functional and clean. this morning giant trucks, they are able to help people who need to get out now get out now. each year more than 70,000 people who call themselves burners go to that art, music and community event which culminates in the ceremonial burning of a giant thing and organizers say that burning will happen tonight. cnn's camila bernal joins us with an update on conditions. >> reporter: hey, john. look, it's still muddy, it's still messy, a lot of the cars and the people that come out of the festival look like this. here is the emergency vehicles behind me, that mud is thick, it is difficult to walk through. people are having to put plast

and this is all happening in black rock desert in northwestern nevada. that's about 150 miles from the capital of carson city and about 120 miles from reno and the nearby town of sparks. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live in the newsroom. and ryan, the wait time for people to get out . i'm hearing it's still super long, right? >> yeah. very very long. gloria officials estimated that the excess is going to take a long, long time up to five hours. and they're still asking people to be very mindful of the traffic as they're going on. of course, we know this is a very busy weekend for a lot of people. a lot of emotions went into it. they say at one point it took as much as ten hours to get out storms on friday turned the black rock desert into a muddy mess. you can see just the amount of mud covering almost everything at the festival. burners were told to conserve food and water all weekend until the gates could reopen. some hiked miles out of the festival grounds and hitched rides back to reno. others stuck it out and said it was an experience they'

. >> reporter: at burning man's black rock city, days trapped in messy sludge have now turned to hours stuck in gridlock traffic. >> it was a great burn until it rained >> reporter: the slow crawl out of the remote desert festival stretching for miles the tens of thousands still trying to get out. this is where festival goers finally reach a paved road but getting here is a lesson in patience for some, it takes as long asi long as nine hours the sheriff slamming the conduct of festival goers, telling the san francisco chronicle some abandoned this property and vehicles, heefg trleave /* leavg trash across several miles >> there have been people who left things. >> reporter: organizers have not responded to nbc's request for comment about the aftermath. but veteran festival goers like terry galt who's staying behind to clean up are frustrated >> we know that people abandoned their camps, so it's not surprising to hear that there was trash left behind. >> reporter: what's your pledge to people who leave things behind >> one ten principles is leave no trace. they shouldn't be out here any

the black rock desert is in an ancient lakebed. and when it rains, the dust turns into a sticky, thick mud. that makes it difficult to walk and pretty much impossible to drive. only a few people have been able to leave. >> we have found thousands of people that are trying to leave right now. so it's kind of like a mass exodus. >> and we got trapped in the mud and everything was shut down and getting out was a nightmare for the conditions. >> forced organizers to cancel the burning of the huge burning man effigy last night. they say it will burn. they say it will burn this evening. and organizers say they plan to have another update for attendees by 9:00 this morning. so close we will be watching that very closely. gloria >> all right. thank you so much, jobina. well, some people are making it out of the desert so hazard of san francisco shared this video with abc7. she got to reno and stopped at an in-n-out. and one look at her boots and some of the people in the restaurant gives you an idea of the situation that everybody was in.

it's about 60 miles from black rock city.bc7 news reporter j.r stone was in nixon where he's been talking with people who tried to get a jump start on their journey home . >> people have left burning man by the thousands over the course of the last 24 hours. now this gas station here in nixon, nevada is one of the first spots that they hit and it has been busy here. people needing to fill their gas tanks. it's been so busy, they've actually had to bring in extra fuel so people could fill up. it's just been a mess. >> it's been a mess. >> kimberly collins, who just left burning man with her friend james smith, is having that out kind of tuesday. they left their burning man camp and spent the overnight hours city ing in traffic. >> it was from midnight till 7:00 till 7:00. >> now they've got air quickly leaking from their tire. >> i have a spare, but i'd have to unpack the entire car to get to it. >> but they're fine. relaxing. the same thing they did when the torrential rain started falling friday night. and led to mud everywh

our kids when they go out to play at home are competing with black rock which has, which is bank interest rates that are 30% below the richest people in our country. these companies are trying to buy up all our homes. we are on track now, the 60% of the single single family homes in our country will be owned by corporations within six years. this is as i said this is a feudal model and a colonial model. one of the other things i'm going to do is i'm going to create the housinge boom in this country by allow americans to compete with black rock. i'm going to do that by creating a class of single-family homes mortgages at 3%. you know, if you had a rich uncle who will cosign your mortgage you can get a much better rate because the bank is basing your interest rates not on your lousy credit score but on your rich uncles high credit rating. some going give everybody a rich uncle, which is uncle sam. and then going to create a class of mortgages at 3% for single-family home buyers who will live in that community and work in that community. i'm going to give the first 500,000 teachers, our most

rock and roll, but did he ever get his due? cnn films presents the story of a music legend. little richard, i am everything, which explores the blacklife. here's a preview. >> it's just like a shot out of the cannon. >> his voice. >> he created the rock and roll icon. >> sorry, it wasn't elvis. >> i am the king of rock and roll! >> the first that you loved that your parents hate is the beginning of the soundtrack of your life. >> little richard's lyrics were too lewd to get play on the radio. >> he was very good at liberating other people. he was not good at liberating himself. ♪ >> michael was inspirds by me, prince. james brown, i discovered him. jimi hendrix was my guitar player. >> everyone was beholden to him. ♪ >> and joining us now to discuss is jason king. he is the dean of the thornton school of music at the university of southern california and appears in the film. i talked to jason about the film yesterday. nice to do this again. jason, i want to pick up on something you told me yesterday that got my attention. you said he, little richard, is someone who in my opinion is one of the greatest and most dynamic figures of th

little refresher course on this, here is the border with nevada, there is reno and there is the black rock desert where burning man is held. what we are looking at is a map of accumulated rainfall. this is a lot of rain in the desert, particularly for this time of year, which is why the dry lake bed that burning man sits on for the black rock desert , and this is why was able to turn to mud, because it is an ancient lake from the ice age. when you see it on satellite, now you will always know where everybody is going for burning man. but that was part of the system that also brought us temperatures that were 15 degrees below average. did you see the spinning area of low pressure? the center of the low is right here. area of low pressure came in and sat right off the coast of california and you really see it! it brought a lot of cold air down with it from the gulf of alaska and we will watch the next 24 hours again. it is why we got a little bit of rain. it was on the leading edge with a real explosive energy providing the rain to do what it did for burning man. so you can see how they were

. >> and taking a live look now at black rock desert tonight with the burning man festival happens close to every year. the event was slammed with heavy rain over the weekend, stranding tens of thousands of people. now saturday and burn where organizers set a big art sculpture on fire will instead happen tonight at 9 conditions looking pretty decent out there for that. so far called for chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us live now with some more. what we need to know or they were walking through there are still a little bit look so tough and that the former lake that that the walking on. so it's so flat out there in the middle believe nevada home to the largest the second largest lakes in the country. that so interesting. way back when so yeah, now become a lake again. they're so briefly just happen to be with all those folks showed up and you see that storm system rolling just northeast of a girl lacked. >> that's where they have the black rock desert in the course that like that out there as well. but things have calmed down now. but you know what? it's going to kind of a ch

black rocks amanda lynam says loans are likely the most exposed to economic headwinds.anda: if you take the three broad buckets of leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and investment grade bonds, arguably, leveraged loans are in the weakest vulnerable fundamental position because they have been contending with higher borrowing cost of the past several quarters since early 2022. but, they had the best performance year to date. we do not think that is sustainable long-term. katie: joining us now is invesco's matt brill and kelly burton of bearings. kelly i will start with you. what amanda lynam was just talking about we have been talking about all year. riskier credits have been outperforming in 2023. windows are run out of steam? kelly: good question. here in the world of high-yield bonds, triple seeds have massively outperformed the rest of the market up nearly 13% year-to-date. we have had a lot of compression in the lower bands of the credit quality spectrum. what we have really tended to like in our asset class has been quality trade. double v's today you can get at 7.

he and his husband, toe by, left black rock city in their rv yesterday morning at 11:45 a.m. didn't clear the site until 7:00 last night, roughly. he said the ground was pretty dry by then, obviously drivable, but slow going. once on the highways, they bee lined it to an in and out for food, then a hotel in reno before heading back to san francisco today. despite the mud and rain, he's looking forward to going next year. >> we didn't see people panic. it was very challenging. it really changed everybody's burn. but i'll tell you what i saw was everybody in the neighborhood and across the festival coming together to share what resources they had, to troubleshoot, and to not only take care of each other but to continue to have a really good time. >> reporter: this was the scene last night at burning man as the burning man sculpture was set on fire. that's an annual ritual to close out the festival, but it was delayed twice because of the weather. also, law enforcement still investigating the death of one of the festivalgoers who "the chronicle" says was a 32-year-old man. they

as we give you a closer look at black rock desert. we'll see unsettled weather and by 7:00 tonight could see brief heavier downpours show up. i won't say there will be better clearing until at least tomorrow and into tuesday. behind this low pressure system they're seeing is going to be some of that wind. a couple elements with the weather they have to keep an eye on the forecast. for us locally, we are going into our labor day monday. we'll start out with some fog, but very much nicer weather is on the way for our labor day monday, compared to the cloudy, cool conditions we've seen over the weekend. we'll warm up just a little bit into some 80s in the inland valleys and slowly warm up as we go into this first full week of september and onto the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. back to you. >> thank you. our free nbc bay area app is a great resource. we'll be sending news and weather alerts straight to your phone. you can type in your zip code to get a forecast customized to your neighborhood. >>> crews are repaving i-80. tha

more thunderstorms will be near burning man in the black rock desert. as we head towards monday, notice that clearing trend that will move us forward to some warmer temperatures. tomorrow morning, cloudy start, some areas of drizzle. when area to watch maybe napa county. you may see some mid afternoon showers developed during the day. the fog comes back in for labor day monday morning. clearing skies and the sun returns. you will see a jump in temperatures by monday. tomorrow, mostly 50s and 60s with some cloudy skies and some isolated showers towards the afternoon. highs in the 70s for sunday. monday, more sunshine, highs in the 80s inland. a slow warming trend will take us into tuesday and wednesday. so we are getting closer to the inland averages in the mid to upper 80s. overall, no major changes. we don't have any tropical systems drawing moisture away. there is some low pressure in the gulf of alaska and some high pressure in the desert southwest. it is slightly warmer. the heat likely stays to the south and you will see that reflected in your seve

this is a live look at the festival in nevada's black rock desert. in just two hours, 9:00 p.m., the final act will happen, the actual burn, which was delayed because of the weather. that big storm came over the weekend, turning the desert floor right there outside of reno into a massive mud pit. it trapped tens of thousands of people who really just wanted to leave. tonight a days-long shelter in place is over, and the front gates of the festival finally reopened a few hours ago. this all started actually friday night. organizers asked people to shelter in place and conserve food and water. heavy rain then rolled in, and it's been a mess ever since. look at this stuff. today the sun did come out, allowing the so-called burners to dig out. some people just left their belongings and their cars behind and just walked a few miles to the nearest road out of the black rock desert. >> we walked about three miles in mud. the first mile was like ankle-deep mud, and we were barefoot because walking with shoes wasn't really an option. it just kind of cakes on

slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert prompted a ban on people leaving the site due to dangerousr in place. david willis is there and sent this update. well, early entry to this festival was delayed because of the remnants of hurricane hilary, and now after 2a hours of rain, it has been turned into a muddy morass, just as people were preparing to leave at the end of the burning man festival. that has left tens of thousands of people mired in mud. the organisers are urging people to conserve water and fuel, and of course food, because they could be stuck here for several days. the entry and exit gates have been locked and are likely to remain that way, we are told, until the weather conditions improve. and that could be several days, given the inclement weather forecast. the motto of burning man is "radical self—reliance", and many people here feeling that this is being put to the test right now in conditions that very few people here can remember for quite some time. ashley smith managed to escape the festival by traipsing for hours across the muddy nevada desert. he told me abou

thousands begin to leave black rock desert in nevada, where burning man takes place. one of them is san francisco resident matt schuster. the highway outside of the event is know it's like a one lane highway, so they have to pull cars out. >> you know, they can't just kind of like let them all out at once, he began to drive this morning and is still stuck in traffic and we spoke to him yesterday. >> he was waiting for the organizers to lift the driving ban as the desert floor or playa as burners call it, turned into mud. this following heavy rainfall. everybody's shoes are covered in mud and maybe the bottom of your pants in some situations means that mud is what's concerning. ucsf infectious diseases. doctor monica gandhi in mud and dust. >> there's actually a bunch of organisms that sit in our soil in california and nevada, we tend to have the same dry conditions and the same kind of soil organisms. an and if you really drag yourself through the mud, like at the tough mudder competition in sonoma last month, you and if you especially if you have skin abrasions, you

the gate to black rock city is closed, and there is no word on when it may reopen.oining me, andrew hyde. he is right now in black rock city, nevada. and wow, what a few hours it has been. we saw the alerts. it said shelter in place. conserve food and water. what happened? what is going on now? and how is everyone doing? >> yeah, we're out here in beautiful black rock desert in nevada. we're in a lakebed. it's dry in the summer so it's dusty and flat. but last night, it rained. it rained quite a bit for the desert. and created a very mucky, muddy, terrible environment where you could barely walk. vehicles made it impassable. the whole festival and the 70,000 people here have to stay put. >> 70,000 people told to conserve food and water. and i just saw some pictures. we saw your pictures of that mud. so what's next here? how long were you guys supposed to stay? do you feel like you're safe there? >> oh, yeah, it's a very interesting feeling. in many ways, you really can't -- i mean, when it was really wet, you couldn't do anything, you just lived. this was no way to

the decades old gathering in the black rock desert is no stranger to extreme heat. but rarely like this. >> we're sinking. i think barefoot is the way go. >> reporter: two to three wo month's worth of rain falling in just several hours turning the ground into thick-like paste. this festival grower, dean, shot this video with his ankle deep into the mud. and from the air, you could see the standing water, muddy roads and countless rvs, vans, trucks and other vehicles parked and helpless. >> when it was really wet, you couldn't do anything, you just lived here. there is really no way to walk miles to get out of it. >> we couldn't leave. like we were stuck basically. people could barely walk let alone ride their bikes or drive out of here. and so that is when it started k3 getting a little scary. >> reporter: many who tried to drive were stuck. the situation so concerning that even president biden was briefed on the matter. while organizers have often described the 23esfestival as af expression event where harshness meets creativity, few expected it to be this bad. >>

thousands of people trying to attend the burning man festival are stranded in the fed is a black rockpts shelter in place orders heavy monsoon rains because flash floods in the area during the event. christina coleman live in los angeles with the latest on that, christina? >> i jon, organizers told folks to conserve their food, water and fuel into shelter in a warm and safe place. storms are sweeping through this area increasing the risk of vehicles getting trapped and stuck in the mud take a look at these photos taken by my colleague fox correspondent claudia she is they are. this event is being hosted in a black rock desert and northwestt of at about 110 miles north of reno it is a muddy mess as you can see and scary for some attendees big. >> we are banding together conserving resources. it is definitely a bummer or probably not going to see a lot of man burnt a lot of first-timers will get that experience. >> there has not been any reports of any injuries due to the rain and the mud for the festivals entrance will be closed for the rest of the event which was it set to end on mond

five, six miles from black rock camp site back to the nearest paved road.per track. people at times have had to abandon vehicles or belongings as they've at times been in harrowing conditions. you're supposed to take care of yourself, of others and the environment. zero waste. so there's some anxiety in local communities there, that because of the unusual rainfall and how difficult these last few days have been for all of the thousands of the folks there that there's going to be a lot of trash, litter in the coming day and we understand there was one person who died at the festival this year, what do we know about this point about that person? >> vicky, we're starting to hear some additional details. we know that the person has been identified as a 32-year-old male. this happened on september 1st. that's the day when so much of this started to kick off, the peak of the rainfall and difficulty with the mud and the soil there unable to handle a month or two months' worth of rain in a up coof days. what we don't know is the cause of death. there's going to be

slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert prompted a ban on people leaving the site due to dangerousen warned to shelter in place. 0ur north america technology reporter, james clayton, reports. burning man is a festival deep in the nevada desert. heat and sandstorms are supposed to be the main threat to attendees. but this year, rare rain has turned the desert sand into thick, sludgy mud, causing havoc. now festivalgoers are literally stuck. 0rganisers have said that no vehicles except emergency services are permitted until the surface dries out. it means cars can't get in or out. in a statement, burning man officials added that participants are encouraged to conserve food, water and fuel and shelter in a warm, safe space. some are making the most of it. it's definitely muddy, it's definitely wet, we're definitely hunkered down. but we're taking it as an opportunity to hang out and spend more time with our new friends and old friends in the camp. and there are definitely other camps that i can see, they're downright partying and having a great time here. the problem these festival go