our first quote comes from ellen degeneres. why not? i love her, she's my favorite. she either has something so funny to say or something so intelligent. so in an interview with megyn kelly,

. >> ellen degeneres lives down the street. she just posted this shot on twitter. ellen writes that she doesn't know anything about the condition of her home and she says she's heartbroken for her community. as more information comes in on this breaking story, we'll send you updates right to your phone. turn on breaking news alerts on the nbc washington app. >> closer to home now, a saddeneding for a prince george's county man. daniel dehaven was found last night. darcy, what have you learned? >> reporter: you're right. a tragic end to a search that began right here at this costco in beltsville one week ago. the missing has dementia. you had friends and family all out searching for him. we're showing you video of the area where his body was found yesterday afternoon. it was extremely cold during the search time so that made it even more important to find him quickly. police had gotten a tip that a man had picked him up and dropped him off in anne arundel county so they began searching that area with no luck. sadly, his body was discovered in a wooded area near bwi t

communities in the united states, home to stars including the actor rob lowe and the tv presenter ellen degenerest 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 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. manufacturing output in the uk is growing at its fastest rate for a decade, after recording a seventh consecutive month of growth. performance has been boosted by the weak pound, and by the revived state of the global

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celebrities like oprah winfrey, rob lowe and ellen degeneres live there.or roads were turned into mud. ellen degeneres tweeted a photo of her neighborhood with the caption this not a river. this is the 101 in my neighborhood right now. montecito needs our love and support. make sure that you stay right here with us at ktvu and ktvu.com. we will have more updates and continuing coverage of the deadly mudslides. >>> happening today, there is a vote taking place that could lead to higher tolls on seven of the bay area bridges. the proposal to raise the toll says the additional money would pay for transportation improvement projects. alex savidge is live at the bay bridge toll plaza. tolls could increase by $3 in the next several years. >> reporter: yeah. if that happens, a trip across the bay bridge during rush hour would cost $9. right now, it is 6 bucks, which i'm sure seems like a lot obviously. but it could go up significantly. ultimately though voters will have the final say on this toll hike. later the metropolitan transportation commission will vote. v

oprah winfrey, rob lowe, ellen degeneres have have homes in that area.night. official are scowering the area in search of survivors and they fear the death toll may still rise. saw helicopter video from that area, tuck, it just -- i mean, you can over use the term disaster but terrible. >> yeah. those fires went through and cleared out all the brush and all the trees and everything. on big scale. >> really do. >> unfortunate. total real lated to the fires. >> not lost resistance for the water and mud. >> right. >> all right. meanwhile i almost feel guilty say we had such nice weather yesterday. >> i know. >> we've had our share. let's enjoy it while we can. >> we certainly had our share the last couple of week. seasonal temperatures today back in the mid 40s. i don't know if you were looking carefully at that live shot down at the capitol a moment ago we have clouds out there, and it will not be perfectly sunny day. part the sunny day today. and we'll certainly have clouds this afternoon good news the cloud cover it's a warm front so temperatures are goi

celebrities like rob lowe and ellen degeneres also live in the area hit by the mudslides. there is no word on damages to their homes. ( james ) back here in ( james ) back here in the bay area... a driver is dead and part of highway 121 is closed in napa county after a rock slide.( darya ) a large rock knocked a car off a cliff. it happened around 5:00 yesterday evening.( james ) highway 121 is now closed between vichy avenue and wooden valley road. kron 4's will tran is live at the scene this morning with the latest. . ( will ) a driver is dead after a large rock fell down a hillside -- hit a car -- and knocked that car off a cliff. right now, part of highway- 121 in napa county remains closed... crews at the moment are not able to get to the bottom of the cliff to recover the body of the driver nor the vehicle. highway 121 is closed between vichy avenue and wooden valley road... the accident happened around 5:00 yesterday evening -- and right now there is no estimated time of reopening. no word yet on the identity of the driver killed... ( darya ) thanks will. we will ch

but ellen degeneres lives near her. >> that's her neighbor right next-door, even though next-door is probably with their huge properties, half mile away. >> and it is not the neighbor's home she mentioned was devastating, probably her other neighbor. >> she has got neighbors all around her. >> so struggling with clean up, get that together, but might also have to start dealing with this. because people are starting to call out oprah after her speech at the goal end globes. seal, he says, he's not impressed. why he's lashing out and what he posted and what he's saying she new but did nothing about. >> oh, i a post seen around the world. >> but he's the first celebrity to start saying something. >> true. is oprah being a little hypocritical here? in america last year.ths we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. >> 39 degrees i

montecito is home to many celebrities including ellen degenerous and oprah winfrey. >> it's filled with a lot of different types of people from all backgrounds. there are people who are missing family members. they're finding people and bodies. >> among those confirmed today rebecca ris agent. and josie gower. >> the neighborhood is small. every single name that shows up is someone's dad, someone's cousin. >> and in los angeles county new video shows the intensity of the floods. this prius was carried off when a nearby debris basin gave way. los angeles and santa barbara remains buried under several feet of dirt. chris martinez cbs news montecito, california. >>> got some updated information for you. it's actually seven people missing instead of eight. the 1 01 is expected to re-open monday. >>> that tends to hit younger people harder than older. >> a lot of folks got together with all those folks getting together they're able to transmit the flu and send it on to other folks. so because of those things we can see a lot of affluenza that gets transmitted. >> well, the flu has killed mor

that's where oprah and ellen degeneres live. it's 100 miles northwest of los angeles. a dozen people are missing and there's a fear the death toll may go higher. a 14-year-old girl was rescued by the santa barbara fire department and she's on the stretcher right there. she was trapped in her home after flowing mud and debris tore her house apart. johnny show -- >>reporter: crews try to clear critical roads for emergency responders. the storm swept across ventura, santa barbara and los angeles county about 2:30 tuesday morning while many were home sleeping. >> it sounded like a freight train coming down the hill. you could hear these boulders running down. >> there were -- some of the worst damage was in montecito. the community of 9,000 people including many celebrities. oprah winfrey posted video on instagram of mud outside her home and the helicopter she said was saving a neighbor. muds and water pushed cars off streets and brought down trees and power lines and moved massive boulders across roads and rescuers were trying to reach people in their homes. some houses w

. >> i'm ellen degeneres but i play ellen morgan on television. >> her famous coming out episode in 1997t stars like oprah and laura dern. >> i'm so afraid to tell people. i just -- susan, i'm gay. >> in 2015 when i came to the set of her talk show to present her with our "e.t." icon award, we talked about this famous cover of "time." >> the words, yep, i'm gay -- >> which i never said by the way. that was somebody at "time" magazine that decided that would be the title. >> the big quote on "time," you never actually said that? >> i never said yep, i'm gay. it wasn't that casual to go, yep, i'm gay. it was a really tough thing. your whole life you're hiding it and suddenly, yep, i'm gay. >> i suffer from short-term memory loss. >> forgetful fish dory in finding "finding nemo" was anot changing moment and says this line sums up her career. >> just keep swimming. >> it certainly applies to me and a lot of people out there. >> yes, it does. now it will be a very early birthday present for bruno mars if he wins one or all of his six grammy nominations sunday night. >> got a pretty good chanc

. >> reporter: ellen degeneres showing the flooded 101 freeway. >> this is how deep the mud is. >> reporter: and oprah sharing this video of her backyard. some signs of hope, the coast guard rescuing this family of five and today 14-year-old lauren canton recovering in a hospital after being pulled caked in mud from the rubble. crews still searching today for her father and brother. another look at the kind of damage we're seeing in los angeles county, two vehicles like this destroyed by that powerful flow of mud and evacuation orders remain in place as you can see, the clean-up is just starting to begin. marcie gonzalez, abc news, burbank, california. >> yeah, really tough to see that, still so many people missing. that system really wreaking havoc in southern california. meteorologist mike nico, are they in the clear? >> as far as any extra rain that could cause anymore flooding, absolutely, jessica. hi everybody, doesn't that just break your heart? i have the live doppler set up in southern california. you can see a few light showers down there. the big concern moving forward is actually

. >> she walked with ellen degeneres on today's episode, listen as oprah describes the night the mudslides started. >> it's 3:47 in the morning, i said, steadman, oh, my god, something is going on. he said, well, can't do anything about that. and i run to the front and i see that it is actually -- the mountain looks like it's on fire. i walked out back, you know, where we share a fenceline and the neighbors out back their houses are gone. just gone. so it is as devastating as it can be. we're going to come together and we're going to do what great americans do all the time, we're going to help each other. >> yes. >> we're going to help each other out. >> yes, we are. >> good to see the entire episode, it airs at 4:00 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. just the devastation. 17 people killed from those slides. >> we're getting more and more video of it literally coming down. >> when they kept showing yesterday and the day before all the mud coming down and someone goes that's highway 101. i went, wait, what? >> it's almost mind-boggling. >> is it going -- are we still going to see any more of

both oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres shared picutres and images of the damage nea r their homes. today crews are searching through debris for anyone missing. classes are cancelled at george washington middle school in alexandria for a second straight day today because of a burst pipe. parents also tell us their kids have been complaining about cold classrooms. george washington is one of at lea schools dealing with heating problems. school system officials blame aging infrastructure.. but say they are working to fix the issues. in loudoun county - another burst pipe forced the closure of the county courthouse tuesday. the good news - we're told the issue has now been fixed and the court will reopen at normal time this morning. it's back to work today for the virginia and maryland general assemblies. and both have filled calendars for the 2018 sessions. gun control, paid family leave, equal pay -- and passing a budget are all on the agenda in virginia. republicans now hold just a one-seat majority after a democratic wave in the november elections. in maryland -- lawmakers will try

. >> reporter: ellen degeneres tweeting this dramatic image pointing out that's not a river flowing through neighborhood but the flooded 101 freeway and oprah sharing this video of mud in her backyard. despite all the chaos on the ground one sign of hope in the sky after the storm this rescue helicopter flying into a rainbow. kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >> new on "action news" is pennsylvania lawmaker introduced a new bill requiring presidential candidates to undergo full medical exams and release those results to the public. representative brendan boyle stable genius act comes a week after president trump responded to claims made in a new book that raised questions about the president's mental stability. trump will have his first known medical exam since taking office this friday. not clear if those results will be released. >> the eagles playoff game against the atlanta falcons is saturday afternoon. there's still plenty of tickets available but own physical you're ready to spend a lot of money. the game sold out last week but thousands of ticket holders are now selling them online

and talc show host ellen degeneres was visibly emotional, sharing how she and her wife have evacuated yet again, just days after finally returning home after the massive thomas fire. >> sunday night portia and i got a call that we're under mandatory evacuation again, with most of the community of montecito. so, again, we evacuated. i mean, you hear the word "mudslide" and you have no idea the impact that it has. but after the largest fire in california history, it's catastrophic. it is beyond recognizable. >> nbc's miguel almaguer is in montecito with the latest. >> reporter: in montecito, the heartbreak is as overwhelming as the destruction. >> i don't know where she is. >> reporter: this is where hayden gower is searching for his mother, 69-year-old josie. >> the water and mud just flew in. it took them by surprise. >> reporter: the grandmother of three was home when a wall of mud barreled through her bedroom. >> i don't know how far she could have been swept. i don't know. i don't know where she is. >> reporter: in the hills outside santa barbara, neighbors, friends, and family are

we also heard from the tv host ellen degeneres, who says the 101 freeway in my neighbourhood isa theeighbourhood is a river. my city needs your love and support. montecito is the name of the place. james cook has been there. we haven't actually had a full and detailed update for some time. i think that tells you that they are simply focused on trying to get into those neighbourhoods. they talked of one area, romero canyon, where around 300 people were stuck. there are other areas closer to the town of montecito which is down on the coast, we have seen helicopters in action. it is a very big operation, dozens action. it is a very big operation, d oze ns of action. it is a very big operation, dozens of fire engines coming into this area in the last couple of hours as well. we came up here trying to make our way up the main highway along the coast. in parts it is completely blocked apart from access for emergency vehicles. mud is very thick across the road and the power is quite staggering. there are now questions about what happened before this. the ferocity of it may be a surprise, th

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 other debris swept down from the hill. firefighters insisted there is still hope of finding survivors, but it is fading. the financial cost from this disaster will be immense. the human toll much higher. jane: james cook reporting from montecito. president trump left no doubt where he stands on the russia investigation. it was just one of the topics addressed during a news conference with norway's prime minister. h

. >> reporter: montecito is home to many celebrities including oprah and ellen degeneres, both of whom have expressed concern for the people affected in this community. >> it's not just a wealthy community. it's filled with a lot of different types of people. there are people missing family members. they're finding people and bodies. >> reporter: among those confirmed dead, rebecca riskin, a well known area real estate agent, roy roiter, founder of a private catholic school, jim and alice mitchell and josie gower. >> every name that turns up it's someone's dad, cousin, teacher and that's got to be the worst part of it all i think. >> reporter: much of highway 101, the main road between los angeles and santa barbara, remains buried under several feet of dirt. crews are working this hour to clear away that stretch of 101 that was swallowed by mud and officials are saying they don't expect it to fully reopen until sometime on monday. reporting in possibility -- montecito, california, i'm chris martinez. back to you. >>> pets are also falling victims stranded by mud and debris with nowhere

oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres and before this newscasts they talked about it. >> lost so many lives and it's such a tiny community and nobody would have expected certainly i did not that after they survived the fire. >> yes. >> and the rain came who would have expected we would have had this devastation. >> ellen became emotional at one point telling the audience she needs to lean on them after this. and oprah is doing her best to remain positive too. >> we're going to do what we do. >> yes. >> what we do. we're coming together and do what great americans do all the time. we're going to help each other. >> the women also interviewed firefighters on the sand and repeatedly told them how thankful they were to all the fire crews working during the tragedy agency well as all the work they did before during the thomas fire. >>> well a san francisco police officer is in the hospital tonight after a motorcycle crash in oakland. happened around 5:30 this morning on i-880 near 7th street. the officer wasn't on daut at the time. the sf p. d. says no unusual circumstances surrounding the crash

ellen degeneres posted this picture on her social media of the 101 outside her neighborhood.re. hope is this a rescue helicopter flying right over a rainbow. larry: the cold snap having an effect on schools. classes are canceled that george washington middle school in alexandria today because of a pipe burst. george washington is one of at least three schools dealing with heating problems. >> they were in there with hats and gloves on in classrooms. it is appalling and something should be done. larry: have school delays and up dates around the clock for you on the abc 7 mobile up. plowa: feeling after a truck is accused of driving drunk and banging three cars with the plow. he blew a .37 when he was pulled over. he has also been arrested before for a dui. no one was hurt. eileen: look, a beautiful sunrise. i have to talking about fog tomorrow morning but it will be as bad as yesterday. today, 44. we are warming up. don't be full. the cold is coming back for the weekend and will stick around for much of temperatures today will be seasonable. 50 with sprinkles tomorrow evening.

. >> reporter: ellen degeneres tweeting this dramatic image pointing out that's not a river flowing through her neighborhood but the flooded 101 freeway and oprah sharing this video of mud in her backyard. >> the house in back is gone. >> reporter: despite all the chaos on the ground, one sign of hope in the sky after the storm, this rescue helicopter flying into a rainbow. and the coast guard also rescued a family of five in santa barbara. a baby was also pulled from the mud, and 30 miles of the 101 freeway have been closed. we're going to have the weather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> now to the other story breaking overnight, a federal judge has issued a ruling that blocks the trump administration's plan to end the so-called daca program which protects young immigrants from deportation. the ruling comes hours after a highly unusual televised meeting at the white house when the president revealed that he's willing to pass a more comprehensive immigration overhaul. abc's lana zak has all the details from washington. lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, maggie and kendis. all of th

. >>> today is ellen degeneres's 60th birthday.ate she made one fan's day with the ultimate surprise. the host received a letter from noah copeland, a supply officer in the navy who has been deployed for over a year, telling ellen how big a fan his girlfriend mara gonzalez is. she was shocked when she came on stage to share the story before the surprise of a lifetime. >> so, bring more tickets to the birthday show. yes! [cheering and applauding] >> in case that wasn't enough, ellen gave the couple a trip to hawaii since they planned to go to puerto rico once copeland was home. but instead donated the money for their trip to relief efforts after hurricane maria. how about that for karma? >> how about that for a surprise on ellen? when people get surprised it's somebody popping out scaring you. >> true, much better surprise. >> vanity fair anticipated shol i wood issue from the years' most talked about projects. missing from the group was james franco who the hollywood reporter was axed from the cover last minute due to the magazine

. >> legendary actors meryl streep and tom hanks stopped by ellen degeneres and she gave them the chancest iconic characters. >> you are a toy. you are the real buzz light year. you're a -- you're an action figure. you are a child play thing. >> i have done battle every single day of my life, and many men have underestimated me. this lot seemed bound to do the same. but they will rule the day. >> all right. you can guess. playing woody from toy story, and hanks playing margaret thatcher. and ellen and the audience loved it. anything they do. >> that wig, though. thanks again for waking up with us. m' phillip mena. ad lib live picture-- san jose >>> a very good wednesday morning to you. taking a live look outside overlooking san jose. look at that, it's not raining right now. we have a break from the rain. no umbrellas needed. i don't think so, today. we are going to check in with kari in moments. good morning to you, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> we needed to dry out a little bit. >> a little bit. there will be a quick moving rounds of rain mov

ellen degeneres posted this photo online. "this is not a river", she wrote on twitter.the 101 freeway in my neighbourhood right now. montecito needs your love and support. the damage isn't confined to the coast. this is the los angeles suburb of burbank. sweeping everything in its path. the firefighters won't let us go up there any further. and as you can see, this is how dangerous it is. homes, searching for survivors. police say the number of dead here is certain to rise. james cook, bbc news, southern california. it is nowjust after nine o'clock in the morning, local time. ksby reporter fabiola ramirez is in montecito, california for us. must be witnessing something absolutely extraordinary. absolutely extraordinary. devastation behind me, many were standing at one point. standing at one point. who is still alive, trying to search and rescue anyone. and rescue anyone. and they are searching for anyone that is still alive. that is still alive. search, and make rescues from rooftops. rooftops. situation in that specific spot where you are? where you are? you are have b

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exclusive communities in the united states, home to stars including actor rob lowe and tv presenter ellen degeneres 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. 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. questions are knew being asked about whether this community could have been better prepared. after the fires, everybody knew if there was heavy rain, then it would cause a problem, perhaps not as serious as this, but a problem nonetheless. there was

ellen degeneres posted this photo online. the damage isn't confined to the coast.os angeles suburb of burbank. the mud roared down here with terrifying speed, sweeping everything in its path. the firefighters won't let us go up there any further. they say the situation could change in the blink of an eye, and as you can see, this is how dangerous it is. rescue workers are still scouring scores of damaged and demolished homes, searching for survivors. police say the number of dead here is certain to rise. james cook, bbc news, southern california. a senior doctor has warned that cancer care at an nhs specialist hospital is becoming "unsustainable" because of staff shortages. a memo to staff at 0xford's churchill hospital, which was leaked to the times newspaper, said patients are facing delays to the start times of their chemotherapy treatment, as nurse numbers are down by about a0 %. down by about a0%. 0ur health editor hugh pym is in oxford. what is happening there, explain the back ground to this? well, the background sophie is this leaked e—mail is from a very s

i was on ellen degeneres today. i looked at her eyes and thought i can mix that color. [laughter] i do colors and shadows and a look at this guy differently. i do. it has made me a more censored or sensitive but it has changed my life for the better. >> does laura paint -- >> no. >> with you? [laughter] she isn't a painter she is a positive critic. [laughter] but she has a really good eye and loveve sarge. she has made some meaningful and positive a suggestions. and not some positive suggestions. all these paintings will be displayed starting today at our center to a huge crowd i heard by the way. so she went over to make sure the colors on the wall work well with the paintings and took a big interest in the project. she is my biggest fan. i guess encouraging me to keep doing it. >> you once said if you aim for big change you shouldn't be expected to be rewarded by short-termouha history. will pfister -- history be fair to t you? >> i think it is impossible to judge in the short term. there has to be time to analyze the decisions and consequences over time. i wrote deci

happening tonight, the premier of a new show starring ellen degeneres is ellen's game of games. here is a sneak peek. >> where the real housewives have taken place in the united states. how many? >> i bet my wife can say four cities. >> what do you think? >> i think my wife can say five. >> all right. >> this is going to be a fun show. no one is a contestant. right there, you are looking at your wife. there are two wives suspended 30 feet in the air as they bet on how many items they will be able to get. there are two episodes tonight, one at 8:00, the next at 9:00. then you can watch chicago med before nbc bay area news at 11:00. >> what a job, coming up with those whacky games. >>> much of the country deals with freezing cold temperatures, frigid temperatures did not stop a 40-year-old in kentucky. this is a watt ore ski club that did not let a frozen lake get in their way. they strapped skiers to a four-wheeler and went across the frozen lake. you will see that in the olympics. >> be careful. it can be dangerous. >> i don't think we are going to have frozen lakes around here.

. >>> ellen degeneres also lives in montecito and this afternoon talking to oprah about what is happening. you can see her right at 3:00 and then stick around for news4 at 4:00. >> we turn to weather in our background. noticeable change today. i left the house without a coat. >> i know. it was very mild this morning. relatively speaking. we were all about freezing. >> compared to what we've been. >> yeah, so that was a nice change. >> without the coat and umbrella in the bag i listened. >> thanks for listening. >> but can't catch a break. >> watch you chris not come in with an >> where is yours? >> don't forget it tomorrow, chris. you know i won't let you forget that. 48 degrees, continue to warm into the 50s through the afternoon. cloudy skies but really dry right now. not going to see any light showers until we go late into the afternoon and the evening across the area. then tomorrow that's going to be rainy day. rain in the morning, maybe habit of a break in the afternoon. then rain comes back foam night. tem mu temperatures mid-50s. so things are warming up ahead of the rain. hoo here

that includes talk show host ellen degeneres. she stopped to thank officers working a road closure in mont seat over. the department tweeted out a photo of thanking her for thanking them. >>> we do need the rain. >> we're only about 20% of normal. we were thinking last year, we were getting dumped on with snow in the sierra. a big contrast from last year. now as we get a look at some of the showers that have been clearing. the athletes gone into the 11:00 hour for much of the bay area. we have some lingering light rain. as well as parts of the east bay. we'll continue to watch that taper off while the north bay is getting some sunshine and a chance to draw it out from that early morning rain. that brought some pretty good rainfall totals. we'll take a look. right now, we do still have a mostly cloudy sky. a breezy wind. and the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we saw in some spots close to an inch of rain. most of us had about a half an inch to 3/4 of an inch of rain. napa had a half an inch of rain there as we mov

also ellen degenerous lives nearby. >> air lifted following a crash. it happened this morning along christina avenue. the veet was shut down as police investigated. it has since reopened. >>> a local company has won the rights to open a new casino in pennsylvania. today in harrisburg pet gaming learned it won a new casino license, the company will pay 50.1 million for the license. pen national will choose a spot close by. >> we know how many people come from that region, so we feel comfortable operating in what is essentially our backyard. >> they have six months to finalize their application. >>> the country sent representative to international olympic committee headquarters. north korea says it will send a large delegation to olympics in pyeongchang next month. today the president set a date for meeting to say north korea participation in the games. that meeting will happen saturday. officials will decide on north korea role in the olympics and what if means for athletes. >> new castle county counsel is calling on president to resign. last night coun

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>> reporter: ellen degeneres, who has been forced from her own home because of the mudslides, facetiming on her show with neighbor oprah winfrey, who was surveying the damage in her own backyard. >> i love montecito so much. it is the greatest community. >> it is. you know what is devastating? we've lost so many lives. it is a tiny little community. >> reporter: now as the massive cleanup begins, those desperate to find loved ones trying to keep hope amid so much heartbreak. rescue teams say they have searched about 75% of the debris field. the problem is, inside so many homes, the mud is several feet deep. there is real concern that families may be buried inside their own homes. guys, back to you. >> such a heartbreaking story, miguel. thank you. >> and to see those rivers of debris coming toward people so quickly. >>> al, now this storm is moving east. >> that's right. that's the one. you can't outrun these things. they can go anywhere from 35 to 60 miles per hour. >> wow. >> so it is pretty rough. now, as we look at this storm system, here's what's happening. we right now have winter

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of about 9,000 people northwest of los angeles is home to such celebrities as oprah winfrey, ellen degeneres, winfrey's home survived the storm and slides. in an instagram post she shared photos of the deep mud in her backyard and video of rescue helicopters hovering over her house."what a day!" (robin) a driver is dead after a large rock fell down a hillside -- hit a car -- and knocked that car off a cliff. highway 121 is closed between vichy avenue and wooden valley road... the accident happened around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. officers have suspended the recovery effort until this morning because the hill is too unstable. drivers are being asked to use alternate as of now we do not know the identity of the driver killed... (robin) new this morning... body parts found last year in hayward have been identified as missing san francisco father piseth chhay the 48-year-old went missing- was last seen on mother's day of last year. then in june police located human remains at the hayward warehouse where chhay used to work. late last night... kron 4 received a message from

eric trump suggests that on the ellen degeneres as part of the deep state. a secret conspiracy. it is the craziest thing i have seen all week. i saw the movie with the lady having sex with a fish. this is crazier. >> i didn't see that. >> tucker: final question. this will be a fast one, so be ready, okay? you may know the answer. which senator announced he is retiring this year, possibly paving the way for mitt romney to run for his seat? shannon bream? >> orrin hatch. >> oh! >> tucker: that can't be right. orrin hatch retiring? i think it is chris dodd. >> it senator grayson. >> orrin hatch will not seek reelection this year. the 83-year-old lawmaker from utah announcing his retirement after serving since 1977. >> 1977? were you alive them? >> barely. >> i don't think since he was pulled off the court in the late '70s. never seen a comeback like that. shannon bream, don't feel bad. you get our airplane-sized champagne. it is delicious. chris stirewalt, you really were a worthy opponent. chris grayson, chris grayson. >> tucker: that concludes this week's "fi

among the hardest hit areas is montecito, california, where stars like oprah winfrey and ellen degeneres live. crews have rescued at least 50 people by helicopter and dozens more on the ground. officials say there were at least 25 injuries. among those rescued was a 14-year-old girl covered in mud. she was pulled from a trapped home where she had been trapped for hours. >> it was so hard to hear her. we could have easily taken two more steps and wouldn't have been able to hear her at all. >> more than five inches fell in the area where the thomas fire burned more than 280,000 acres last month. the fire burned so much vegetation that there's nothing in place to hold bahrain-soaked hillsides allowing for mud and and, in many cases, slamming live in the digital operations center, dray clark, nbc10 news. looki g look. >> thank you. looking down the shore, yesterday, cape may, foggy. today as t's cleared up. >> let's find out what's to come for all our neighborhoods. meteorologist steve sosna has that. steve? >> yeah. continuing to melt down this afternoon. this is the live look from the loew

some of the neighborhoods where oprah and ellen degeneres live. here is what we can report. 15 people are dead as homes were swept away by pounds of mud. we are told the death toll is expected to rise z. in the meantime, hundreds of people are waiting to be rescued right now. new, dramatic video shows the dire situation of people actually in this morning. coast guard crews are trying to swoop in, getting on top of rooftops. this is a family of five, including a newborn, two young children and the family's dog trapped by the mudslide. the horror they are going through. the most powerful images we have seen was this teenage girl. can you see her emerging from the mud? she had a look of shock on her face. rescuers worked so hard to rescue her. this is the beginning of what is expected to be a long recovery for hundreds of people. "today in the bay's", kirk hawkins is live. these people are going through so much heart ache. look how thick it is behind you. >> reporter: it's truly devastating and historic here. you can see behind me where we are standi

that's where oprah and ellen degeneres lives and it's 100 miles northwest of the downtown los angeles. more than 20 people still listed as missing. however, a 14-year-old girl who is being carried right here was rescued by the santa barbara fire department. she was trapped in her house for hours after flowing mud and debris tore her house apart. ktvu jana katsuyama shows us the damage and how the bay area is helping out. >> these are all homes. >>reporter: rescue efforts continued into the night as crews searched in the dark and tried to clear roads for emergency responders. the storm swept across santa barbara, ventura and los angeles counties about 2:30 tuesday morning while many people were home sleeping. >> it sounded like a freight train coming down the hill, you know, you could hear these boulders roping down. >> the flash flooding sent waters downhill -- the worst damage was in montecito. and the community of 9,000 people including many celebrities. oprah winfrey posted video on instagram of dredging through mud and a helicopter she said was saving a neighbor. muds brought down

. >>> and remember to tune in later today for the "ellen degeneres" ow.sh >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> d.c. police released this surveillance photo of a man who we can now call the shredded beef bandit. it all started around 3:00 a.m. new year's morning at the capital one arena andll the chipotle and started eating $60 worth of shredded beef. the manager spotted the man around 6:00 a.m. while opening the restaurant but the beef bandit disappeared before police arrived. anyone with more information is asked to call the police. >> wonder if it was a homeless person looking for food, which doesn't make it okay but -- >> now that the holidays are over, many of you are looking at the credit card bills that first arrived. i want to put my head in the sand. you can't do that. >> this morning we're giving you some tips to help you dig yourself out of debt. our consumer reporter susan hogan working to help you improve your credit score by 20 points. >> okay. so the average credit score is around 679. this is according to wallet hub. so most people have some room for improvement. you