thank you very much, jason allen. _ hours. thank you very much, jason allen, cbs _ hours. very much, i jason allen, cbs correspondent jason allen, cbs correspondent in florida. in the uk, travellers are being warned to expect further disruption after a fault on monday saw hundreds of flights cancelled. air traffic control bosses say the disruption was caused by incoming flight data that its systems could not process. thousands of passengers were left stranded abroad and in the uk, having to find alternative routes home. some travellers are still waiting to complete their journeys. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin spoke to the chief executive of the head of the firm, nats, which runs the uk's air traffic control system. i want to make sure i apologise to everyone affected, thousands of people were affected by the failure yesterday and i do not take that lightly. i appreciate it is frustrating and distressing when you do not get to your destination, in those circumstances i fully appreciate what the disruption is like we are working hard with the airlines to make sure

and first we'll get to jason allen. he's live in palm springs, which has gotten half as much rain in a day as they usually get in a year. jason? >> reporter: brian, it's pretty amazing with gusty winds that have joined that heavy rainfall. >> this is an unprecedented weather event. >> avoid unnecessary travel. to make sure all your devices are charged. >> reporter: several communities are under evacuation orders because of the potential for mud slides. officials are warning people of flash flooding. the l.a. river is usually a trickle now raging. along the coast, crews have erected berms on the beaches. scrambling to fill sandbags. >> flooding, where people will lose some property is one thing, but flooding where people die is another. >> reporter: and farther inland, seeing a year's worth of rainfall in just one day. and runoff from the mountains will turn these now dry washes into raging rapids. >> the desert, it goes from 0 to 100 quickly. >> reporter: 11 swift water rescue crews staged. >> and people going around the

for earlier i spoke to jason allen about the storm.— earlier i spoke to jason allen about the storm. moment it is uuite about the storm. for the moment it is quite calm — about the storm. for the moment it is quite calm on _ about the storm. for the moment it is quite calm on crystal- it is quite calm on crystal clear river because for the last few hours there was a heavy band of rain that passed through entering stride out but we are watching the radar and know as the storm sits 20 miles to the rest right now for the bands of rain as we watch them come through the tampa area will make their way here stopping we will expect the rain in the next few hours also in the next few hours we expect when to pick up, very light breeze here right now the tropical storm strength wind is approaching and expected to be here within the next few hours. how are people preparing and people and the authorities how are they preparing?— are they preparing? great question _ are they preparing? great question we _ are they preparing? great question we hear- are they preparing? great question we hear people

i am jason allen, in crystal river, florida, where this water could rise several feet as the storm gets closer. good afternoon, i am elizabeth cook. the fbi is investigating a threat at an elementary school in oakland that police say had racial undertones. police evacuated should bow elementary just before 7:30 this morning, and alameda county sheriff's brought in canine bomb teams to scour the campus , after police say the school 's principal received a threatening email. >> i will say that the email had racial undertones in it, and we are currently investigating that right now. >> police say other places beside the elementary school also received threats. they did not elaborate much, but they did clarify those other scenes involved residences, not schools, and they do not involve the homes of students or parents. we are continuing to monitor this story and will have the latest tonight at 5:00. >>> also in oakland, property % just in the usual spots we hear about. robberies are up 28% year-over-year, and burglaries are up 44% . now, in addition to carjackings and business break-ins, we

jason allen joins us live down the road in palm springs. how are things looking out there, jason? >> reporter: crews spent all day trying to clear away all the mud, silt and debris. the road is still closed. it wasn't about just clearing the road for cars, but to clear the way into neighborhoods where there are some homes that still have five feet of mud in front of them. cleanup across southern california is in the aftermath of tropical storm hilary. one family escaped injury after this huge tree just missed falling on their home in los angeles. >> i thank god because all my family's safe. >> reporter: many in usually drought stricken palm springs found they have temporary lakefront property. a river of mud shut down this section of interstate 10 in palm springs. many spent the night in their vehicles. the national guard is here to help people who need rescuing still because some of the roads into these neighborhoods are still impassable. heavy rain flooded this mobile home park leaving damage in at least 60 homes. >> the water was rushing and it was deep and all the rocks, very

jason allen live for us in palm springs, which it picked up more than 2.5 inches of rain. and that is half as much as palm springs gets in an entire. so jason, how are you holding up? >> reporter: well i'll tell you what, in the last hour or so, we started to feel the wind gusts now, from all the heavy rain you're talking about as it is starting to feel much more like a tropical storm or hurricane. we are starting to see more parts of the city and where drivers are getting stranded including this car right here in front of us that happened just a few minutes ago. hilary slammed into baja, mexico sunday morning as a tropical storm. it's expected to blast into los angeles during the early evening hours. >> this is an unprecedented weather event. >> reporter: karen bass urged residents to hunker down. >> avoid unnecessary travel. make sure your emergency kit and essential devices are on hand, and ensure that all of your devices are charged. >> reporter: several mountain communities are under evacuation orders because of the potential for mud slides. officials are warning peopl

>> jason allen, thank you.top stories. there are new concerns over the health of the senate top republican after mitch mcconnell suddenly froze again today, standing speechless in front of reporters. it comes just weeks after a similar incident and less than six months after the 81-year-old senator was hospitalized after a fall. well get more now from cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: taking questions from reporters in kentucky today, mitch mcconnell suddenly stopped speaking. >> running for reelection in 2026? >> did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection in 2026? >> reporter: expressionless for several seconds, mcconnell continued to stare straight ahead. >> all right. i'm sorry, y'all. we're going to need a minute. >> reporter: mcconnell ultimately gathered himself and finished the press conference. >> okay. >> reporter: his staff said the 81-year-old republican leader experienced light-headedness and plans to see a doctor before his next event. president biden was asked about it today. >>

in palm springs for us tonight, that's jason allen. thank you. >>> so a tropical storm, a quake, and as for what's next, darren peck. >> we have a chance for some of that rain tomorrow. it's not going to be anything like what we just saw, but i'll get to that in minute. first, there's the earthquake from 241 this afternoon. ojai. small community that sits down in ventura county. pulling out for the wide view, you can see how widely felt it was. most in orange county said they felt it, but no real damage. but 2:41 in the afternoon for the earthquake? let's put hilary on top of it. 2:41 in the afternoon. just as some of the heavier rain bands were coming on. the timing is uncanny. of course, there's no relationship. but how fascinating to have the two come together. here's a little perspective on the rainfall so far we've seen. the numbers we're looking at are the records. those aren't the averages. just like here, it doesn't rain here in august much. doesn't rain in southern california either. the record for burbank for today's date was

>> norah: jason allen, thank you.hrough georgia toward south carolina, let's bring in meteorologist mike seidel from our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> good evening, norah. a 4-foot storm surge here in tampa put this entire parking lot underwater. this morning the water is back in the bay. all warnings have been dropped along the gulf coast. tonight, idalia is near savannah, georgia, racing northeast 20 miles per hour, off myrtle beach and out to sea by tomorrow afternoon, but along the track, here is that future radar forecast, heavy rain, thunderstorms, rainfall rates of 1-2 inches an hour. there are flood watches up from parts of georgia, across the eastern carolinas, and the tornado watch continues until 10:00 eastern. that includes savannah, charleston, myrtle beach, and wilmington. but the rainfall totals, even with this rapid movement, are prolific. some areas could get 8-12 inches of rain. again, turn around, don't drown. but it will all be off the coast by tomorrow afternoon. and we d

jason allen is a correspondent for cbs news. what's the latest where you are?e have been watching this run—off here that has been coming roaring down this wash that goes into a golf course. a lot of rain in palm springs and in the valley where we are getting a couple of inches of rain which equals about half of what this area get in a year. authorities have closed a lot of the roads that goes over these washers. they did that pre—emptively before the storm rolled in. they have done some of that here over the last few hours as the floodwaters grew and you see the gusty wind and some of the heavy rain has grown over the past few hours but now on the backside of the storm this is really starting to gust as hillary moves on to the north. to gust as hillary moves on to the north-— to gust as hillary moves on to the north. ~ a, , the north. we can see the wind ickin: the north. we can see the wind picking up _ the north. we can see the wind picking up there _ the north. we can see the wind picking up there and _ the north. we can see the wind picking up there and in

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for the latest, let's bring in jason allen who is live in palm springs. >> reporter: they've really been spending all day trying to push tons much mud off this thorough fare which leads to the interstate which is still closed. this is not just a road clearing operation. this is still an ongoing rescue operation because crews are trying to get into neighborhoods where there are still people in houses that in some cases are surrounded by up to five feet of mud. clean up across southern california is underway in the aftermath of tropical storm hilary. one family escaped injury after this huge tree just missed falling on their home near los angeles. >> i thank god because all my family is safe. >> reporter: many in usually drought stricken palm strings found they have temporary problem. a river of mud, many drivers spent the night in their vehicles. the national guard is here to help people who need rescuing still because some of the roads into the neighborhoods are still impassable. heavy rain flooded this mobile home park leaving damage in at least 60 homes. >> water was rushing and it was

and an updated report on what it looks like on the ground from idalia and we are going to go to jason allen with more on that. >> the damage from this storm has been eye-opening for a lot of people here in steinhatchee, only to take a turn at the last minute but it did not happen this time, with the city taking a near direct hit. idalia slammed into the big bend region as a category three hurricane, packing maximum sustained wind of around 125 miles per hour. >> that building is going to come apart. >> with storm surge that submerged entire communities. in hernando county, they rescued this family that cannot evacuate in time but they tried. >> and over the second bridge, it got real deep really fast and the water started coming in like crazy. >> reporter: in tampa, people were traveling by paddleboard, water washed onto the bridge that connects the city to nearby st. petersburg. more than 500,000 customers across florida lost power and by midday, about half had the lights back on. >> utility workers are actively working to restore power in all affected areas. >> reporter: the governor's ma

. >> joining us live now from crystal river, florida is jason allen.are the conditions like right now? >> reporter: so liz and ryan, it is common crystal river, which is great. we had one of those heavy, boisterous areas of rain but now it is calm. this is something that happens as the storm gets closer. we have a lot more rain and a lot more storm surge as the storm gets closer here, too. >> elected leaders in florida were pleading with residents to evacuate. have they been heating that warning and are they getting out? >> for the most part they have. i asked the sheriff about that and he said he had seen a lot more people pack up. a lot of this goes back to hurricane ian which took a similar path. people saw how much destruction that can do. here where we are there is only four feet of elevation. when you are talking about a storm surge of seven to 11 feet it gets attention. we saw a lot of them packing up today and deciding to go somewhere with higher elevation. >> take us through the next 24 hours or so. what are we expecting to see? >> so for the

jason allen is live in palm springs where the flooding and road closures left the city virtually cut off. jason, thank you for joining us. >> reporter: of course. we watched those rescues happen today. we watched those bulldozers work much of the day to try to clear all this mud away. you can see how far they got. it wasn't just clearing this road, but trying to clear away into the neighborhoods where in some cases some of those homes are surrounded by up to five feet of mud. cleanup across southern california is underway in the aftermath of tropical storm hilary. one family escaped injury after this huge tree just missed falling on their home near los angeles. >> i thank god because all my family's safe. >> reporter: many in usually drought stricken palm springs found they have temporary lakefront property. a river of mud shut down this section of interstate 10 near palm springs. many drivers spent the night in their vehicles. while people assess the damage in cathedral city, the national guard is here to help people who still need rescuing. heavy rain flooded this mobile home park l

powerful hurricane earlier this morning but has been downgraded to a tropical storm and tonight jason allen is on the scene of one of the hardest hit communities in florida, the city of steinhatchee. >> reporter: hi. a breezy night, but thankfully one of those more typical late august breezes, not like the winds we had here last night. people have been stunned, amazed by the amount of damage. these big storms typically miss this big bend area, but this time made a direct hit. idalia slammed into the big bend region as a category 3 hurricane packing maximum sustained winds around 125 miles per hour. the storm's impact was felt the length of florida's gulf coast with storm surge that submerged entire communities. crews in hernando county rescued this family that couldn't evacuate due to car troubles, but they tried. >> over the second bridge it got real deep real fast and then the water started coming in like crazy. >> reporter: in tampa people traveled by paddleboard down bayshore boulevard. water washed onto the bridge that connects the city to nearby st. petersburg. more than 500,000 custo

cbs's jason allen is there. >> reporter: there is tremendous damage to some homes, but strangely enougher, in some cases appear to be left nearly untouched. >> talking three, four, that is scary. you got to go. >> reporter: spy aibejeris has lived in keaton beach more than 40 years. he says he stayed home during storms in the past, but this time he packed up and evacuated. >> i didn't think we were going to have anything to come home to. >> reporter: aibejeris' home withstood idalia's power. many of his neighbors homes did not. cedar key, residents hope the island resort town will bounce back from the storm. several counties where the storm made landfall are reporting that every single one of the power customers there do not have electricity in them. at last check, more than 100,000 floridians will be without power tonight. president biden is expected to visit the hardest hit areas on saturday. norah? >> norah: omar villafranca, thank you for being there. of the effects of the storm are still being felt up and down the east coast, and what does it mean for the holiday weekend? let's bri

earlier, i spokes with cbs reporter, jason allen, who's in palm springs.e have been watching this run—off here that has been coming just roaring down this wash that goes into a golf course. a lot of rain in palm springs and in the valley where we are getting a couple of inches of rain which equals about half of what this area gets in a year. authorities have closed a lot of the roads that goes over these washes. they did that pre—emptively before the storm rolled in. they have done some of that here over the last few hours as the floodwaters grew and you see the gusty wind and some of the heavy rain has stopped over the past few hours but now on the backside of the storm this is really starting to gust as hillary moves on to the north. we can see the wind picking up there and in terms of the people who are living there, jason, how accustomed are they to this? you mentioned this is about as much rain as they usually get in a whole year. how vulnerable is this community? they are not accustomed to this at all. this morning i was at a station where they were

40,000 electrical engineers, with major power cuts expected. john sudworth, bbc news, florida. jason allenre where we are, seven to 11 feet of additional water on top of what you see. in those spots where the hurricane comes directly ashore, they are saying potentially 15 feet or more. those are the biggest concerns right now for people here. it seems to be changing by the minute. it is expected to make landfall in the next two hours. you are watching it closely. yes, upgraded to a category three while we have been on air with wind speeds of 120 mph. we expect it to be upgraded further to a category four, which means wind speeds of 130 mph with gusts as much as 161 miles per hour. these hurricanes can also lead to tornadoes, so devastating, huge, catastrophic hurricane. what we have is a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers. they are with us in parts of the north and west. a brighter start with sunshine in central and eastern areas. as we go through the day, more fairweather cloud will produce showers. some could be heavy across east anglia, where we could hear thunder. temperatures a

evacuation order is crystal river in florida so let's go back now to cbs news reporterjason allen who is there. jason are people preparing? are the authorities ready as well?— ready as well? yeah, great question- _ ready as well? yeah, great question. because, - ready as well? yeah, great question. because, often l ready as well? yeah, great - question. because, often times, we here in the situation is that people are just going to ride the storm out but remember this is an area that, just a year ago, this is an area that, just a yearago, less this is an area that, just a year ago, less than a year ago, so hurricane ian, much the same directions of the damage and the destruction of that hurricane as it took that right hand turn into the area which is south, south of us. so with that knowledge in mind, especially of the damage that the storm surge debt, they have taken this storm very seriously but talked to the sheriff here in this countyjust a couple of hours ago and he said he felt everyone was taking it seriously so a lot of people boarding up homes, packing up their things, and moving down to hig

that included sarah's childhood friend jason flores and her new friend, brandon allen.a movie the night she disappeared. luckily for brandon, the police got to him first. detectives called him in the middle of the night. >> he came down to the police station voluntarily, i think on that sunday night. brandon was questioned by the police for hours. >> any red flags with him? >> i don't think so, really early on. i mean, he -- he didn't have that much contact with sarah. he didn't have that deeper relationship with her. >> brandon shared his story with us. he says all he wanted to do was help find sarah. >> at that point i'm thinking, all right. there's something wrong here. we got to go and help as much as we can just figure out where she is. >> what kinda questions were they asking you? >> when's the last time you seen sarah? when's the last time you talked to her? basic questions like that. >> and what were you telling them? >> whatever they wanted to know. >> what's their tone? >> aggressive. >> did you start to get a little worried? like do they think i know where sh

roy steele's daughter, karen mejia, carney, lansford and jason giambi, jr giants up two one in the second. nick allen facing an all star. alex cobb and allen wins that battle two run homer to left his first of two homers on the day off. cobb after hitting just one all season long and it's three two a's but the giants retake the lead 5 to 3 runners on the corners for tiro estrada, who surprised everyone with a beautiful drag bunt down the third base line that scores patrick bailey and it's 6 to 3 now six five giants in the six bases loaded for shea lang clears and he connects a solid single to left off luke jackson, jordan diaz, brant rooker come around to score seven six a's. they tack on another and win 8 to 6 to sweep the mini two game bay bridge series. the sharks, meantime, made a huge off season move today as they look to the future defenseman eric carlson is headed to pittsburgh as part of a three team trade and return for the reigning defensive player of the year. san jose gets pittsburgh's first round picks next year along with forward michael granlund and defense and john ruta. so sharks mak

jason giambi, all on hand. giants up two one in the second. nick allen facing an giants all star. alex cobb. there it goes allen wins that battle. two run homer to left his first of two homers on the day off. cobb he had just one coming into the season as the a's take a32 lead. but the giants that retake the lead 5 to 3 runners on the corners. tyra estrada, beautiful drag bunt down the third base line scores. patrick bailey and it's 6 to 3 now. now six five giants in the six bases loaded and shea lange. alex connects. that would be the game we winner as the a's take the lead. 7 to 6 they tack on another to win 8 to 6 and they sweep the mini two game bay bridge series. how about the sharks? made a huge off season move today as they look to the future defenseman eric carlson is headed to the pittsburgh penguins as part of a three team trade in return for the reigning nhl defenseman of the year. san jose gets pittsburgh's first round pick next year, along with forward michael granlund and defenseman jan ruta. the sharks are in full rebuild mode after finishing with the fourth worst record in th