that's coast village road, montecito — montecito. so why did this happen?soaked an area which had been scorched by wildfire, burning grass and shrubs which hold the soil in place, and baking the earth, leaving it slick and hard. the water had nowhere to go but down, fast, into the town of montecito with deadly, devastating effect. this is one of the most exclusive communities in the united states, home to stars including the actor rob lowe and the tv presenter ellen degeneres. but no amount of money can stop a mudslide. so there used to be a fence right here. that's my neighbour's house, devastated. oprah winfrey posted this video, as she assessed the damage in her garden. this is how deep the mud is. and the destruction wasn't confined to the coast. further inland in burbank, a suburb of los angeles, the cameras captured another mudslide in action. well, the power of this mudslide is graphically demonstrated here. for the people in these homes, and there were some people who stayed in this area, it must have been terrifying, as boulders like this and other

. >> coast village road. montecito, montecito. james: so why did this happen? the downpour soaked an area that had been scorched by wildfires, burning grass and shrubs that held the soil in place, and baking the earth, leaving it slick and hard. the water had nowhere to go but down fast into the town of montecito with deadly, devastating effect. this is one of the most exclusive communities in the united states, home to stars including actor rob lowe and the tv presenter ellen degeneres. but no amount of money can stop a mudslide. oprah: there used to be a fence right here. my neighbor's house. james: oprah winfrey posted this video as she assessed the damage in her garden. oprah: how deep the mud is. james: and the destruction wasn't confined to the coast. further inland in burbank, a suburb of los angeles, the cameras captured another mudslide in action. the power of this mudslide is graphically demonstrated here. for the people in these homes -- and there were some people who stayed in this area -- it must have been terrifying. as boulders like this and othe

coast village road, montecito, montecito. so why did this happen?npour soaked an area which had been scorched by wildfire, burning grass and shrubs which hold the soil in place, and baking the earth, leaving it slick and hard. the water had nowhere to go but down, fast, into the town of montecito, with deadly, devastating effect. and the destruction wasn't confined to the coast. further inland in burbank, a suburb of los angeles, the cameras captured another mudslide in action. well, the power of this mudslide is graphically demonstrated here. for the people in these homes, and there were some people who stayed in this area, it must have been terrifying, as boulders like this and other debris swept down from the hills. firefighters insist there is still some hope of finding survivors, but it is fading. the financial cost from this disaster will be immense, the human toll much higher. james cook, bbc news, montecito. a short while ago, the santa barbara county sheriff—coroner confirmed that the death toll had risen but the names of the latest victims

mudslide victim's body was found on the 100 block of santo tomas lane near olive mill road, above coast village roader a mile from her residence on the 1200 block of east valley road. (pan of area )mary beth myers: "that little area was hit extremely hard."nearly one third of those killed in the january 9th mudslides were from immigrant familiesmary beth myers: "the benitez family, they were gardeners, this was not fancy montecito...old fashioned, working class."mary beth myers shared a driveway with the benitez family, she estimates that of the 24 people that lived around her, 11 perished faviola's 10-year-old son jonathon benitez and his cousin 3 year old kailey benitez, as well as kailly's mother 27 year old marilyn ramos also died in the devastating mudslides. ( marty ) the family of missing father, piseth chai his held a memorial service to honor his life. it comes ten days after police identified his remains found in a hayward warehouse. kron four's spencer blake attended the private service, where chai's two young sons shared memories of their father. the pictures hung around this hall at pen

coast village road, montecito — montecito. so why did this happen?ownpour soaked an area which had been scorched by wildfire, burning grass and shrubs which hold the soil in place, and baking the earth, leaving it slick and hard. the water had nowhere to go but down, fast, into the town of montecito, with deadly, devastating effect. and the destruction wasn't confined to the coast. further inland in burbank, a suburb of los angeles, the cameras captured another mudslide in action. well, the power of this mudslide is graphically demonstrated here. for the people in these homes, and there were some people who stayed in this area, it must have been terrifying, as boulders like this and other debris swept down from the hills. firefighters insist there is still some hope of finding survivors, but it is fading. the financial cost from this disaster will be immense, the human toll much higher. james cook, bbc news, montecito. a while ago the santa barbara county sheriff coroner confirmed the death toll had risen, but the names of the latest victims would no

that's coast village road, montecito. montecito. so why did this happen?area which had been scorched by wildfire, burning grass and shrubs which hold the soil in place and baking the earth, leaving it slick and hard. the water had nowhere to go but down, fast, into the town of montecito with deadly, devastating effect. this is one of the most exclusive communities in the united states, home to stars including actor rob lowe and tv presenter ellen degeneres. but no amount of money can stop a mudslide. there used to be a fence right here. that's my neighbour's house. devastated. oprah winfrey posted this video as she assessed the damage in her garden. see how deep the mud is. the destruction was not confined to the coast. further inland in burbank, a suburb of los angeles, the cameras captured another mudslide in action. the power of this mudslide is graphically demonstrated here. the people in these homes, and there were some people who stayed in this area, it must have been terrifying as boulders like this and other debris swept down from the hills. firefi

mudslide victim's body was found on the 100 block of santo tomas lane near olive mill road, above coast village roadh is over a mile from her residence on the 1200 block of east valley road.mary beth myers/local resident: "that little area was hit extremely hard."nearly one third of those killed in the january 9th mudslides were from immigrant familiesmary beth myers/local resident: "the benitez family, they were gardeners, this was not fancy montecito...old fashioned, working class."mary beth myers shared a driveway with the benitez family, she estimates that of the 24 people that lived around her, 11 perished faviola's 10-year-old son jonathon benitez and his cousin 3 year old kailey benitez, as well as kailly's mother 27 year old marilyn ramos also died in the devastating mudslides. (j.r.) police are looking for two suspects after a robbery left one man shot in the east bay. it happened around nine last night on 40th avenue near the fruitvale bart station. oakland police say two suspects stole a wallet and shot one of the victims. the man was taken to a local hospital but officials are not releas

mudslide victim's body was found on the 100 block of santo tomas lane near olive mill road, above coast village road which is over a mile from her residence on the 1200 block of east valley road.mary beth myers/local resident: "that little area was hit extremely hard."nearly one third of those killed in the january 9th mudslides were from immigrant familiesmary beth myers/local resident: "the benitez family, they were gardeners, this was not fancy montecito...old fashioned, working class."mary beth myers shared a driveway with the benitez family, she estimates that of the 24 people that lived around her, 11 perished faviola's 10-year-old son jonathon benitez and his cousin 3 year old kailey benitez, as well as kailly's mother 27 year old marilyn ramos also died in the devastating mudslides. (j.r.) police are looking for two suspects after a robbery left one man shot in the east bay. it happened around nine last night on 40th avenue near the fruitvale bart station. oakland police say two suspects stole a wallet and shot one of the victims. the man was taken to a local hospital but officials are not r

it is blocked out, i am on coast village road, a major there where in montecito.burb of santa barbara, ellen degeneres and oprah winfrey have homes in these neighbourhoods. they have authorities blocking off the entrances to these areas. we had to show our press pass and have a conversation with a law enforcement officer just to conversation with a law enforcement officerjust to get conversation with a law enforcement officer just to get through. conversation with a law enforcement officerjust to get through. we are with a gentleman right now trying to get up the hillside to see if his home is still standing. are people being allowed to try to reach their homes, or are there some areas which the authorities have come to be blocked? there are some areas the authorities have completely blocked off, but i will say that i have seen several people with large suitcases and bags tracking down this thoroughfare in montecito. i will try to turn around so montecito. i will try to turn around so you montecito. i will try to turn around so you can montecito. i will try to tur

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