take a look at this, the latest stuff in from kabc.ater coming through this one section of beach that is washing a lot of the beach away as the shot pulls outlook ath this through the commercial break, it looks like it is happening again as we are on the air live right now. you can see that storm water rushing through a section of beach there in los angeles in the l.a. area. there you see the path of tropical storm hillary on the left side of your screen. as that chopper shot from kabc widens there you can see what this rainfall is doing to southern california as it picks up, moves into the region, and this is going to continue to worsen over the next few hours. we'll stay on top of that and bring you the latest as it comes in. stay tuned. in the meantime, this is what hilary unleashed on mexico's baja california. if you haven't seen this yet take a look at this. one person in this coastal town was killed when their vehicle was swept away. more than 9 million people including those in downtown los angeles are under a flash flood warnin

some of the video coming in just in the last hour or so this is from our affiliate in los angeles kabc. the flood waters making their way on to the roadways, the freeways, people are attempting to drive around some of the flood water which is is not advisable. that is why the authorities are warning people to stay in their homes. as you can see, flood waters, small landslides starting to shutdown lanes in parts of los angeles the worst is likely yet to come. >>> in the meantime this is what hillary unleashed on mexico's baja peninsula. one person in this coastal town, we were told, died when their vehicle was swept away. weather forecasters are warning those in the path of the storm be prepared for catastrophic and life-threatening floods. we are covering all of the angles from the storms from our cnn weather senttory the cities in its path. first, heavy rains making the threat of flash flooding especially dangerous in desert communities. cnn is in palm springs, california, where the officials took the precaution of closing roads hours ago. i am not going to ask you, well, i guess i ha

. >> behind me -- >> reporter: david ohno with our abc station kabc on the ground in a burned-out neighborhoode edge of lahaina. >> the classic lahaina neighborhood. as you can see, the is vast. many, many homes in flames. >> reporter: scott was trapped trying to save his house. he spoke to my colleague. >> then we started smelling the smoke. that's when we knew we had trouble. and here it came. and it came, and it came quick. >> reporter: while escaping, he got separated from his wife. he's still looking for her. >> i know she's safe. i think she's safe. but i haven't found her yet. >> reporter: on the other side of the mountainlahaina, leif witnessed pandemonium. >> this lady comes walking out of the smoke covered in soot, no shoes, walking aimlessly with two dogs following her. >> reporter: hawaii declaring a state of emergency. the lieutenant governor urging tourists toty away. >> we encourage anyone with travel plans to maui, cancel your flight or postpone. it will be really prudent if you cancel your travel plans. >> reporter: these passengers getting off a plane heading from los angeles

. >> reporter: anchor david ono of kabc on the ground too. >> behind me is a classic lahaina neighborhood can see, the devastation is vast. many, many homes on this one city block have gone up in flames. >> reporter: the beloved national historic landmark decimated. rubble covered in soot and ash all that's left. that once-bustling district a ghost perspective, it is going take many years to rebuild lahaina. >> reporter: aerial photos showing the lush landscape of what lahaina looked like before, and the catastrophic aftermath. smoke choking the town now razed to the ground. >> when i see the aerial views of everything gone, you know, i literally see all my friends and communities and neighbors' homes completely gone. >> reporter: 18-year resident kelly chapman's business and home also one of those heaps of charred earth seen from above. >> i have moments of deep gratitude and moments of just absolute despair. >> we're working as quickly as possible to fight these fires and evacuate residents and tourists. >> reporter: president biden today declaring maui a major disaster area and mobiliz

anchor david ono of our los angeles station kabc on the ground here, too. >> right here behind me is a classic lahaina neighborhood, and as you can see, the devastation is vast. many, many homes on this one city block have gone up in flames. >> reporter: al crisostomo escaping, but fearing his home is gone. >> it was a huge black smoke back then. and -- i -- it's indescribable. >> reporter: tonight, terrifying new video of the moments those flames overtook this town. people forced to drive through walls of fire and suffocating smoke. the harrowing escape. boat crew member dustin johnson racing to warn others about the oncoming flames. >> if anybody is still out here, the fire is on front street and it is time to go! >> reporter: shawn dougherty and his girlfriend among those jumping into the ocean. >> at one point, it seemed like i might drown a little bit. i inhaled a lot of water. >> reporter: he says a first responder told them to get out, the situation wasn't going to get better, but dougherty was now barefoot. >> i couldn't even make it across the street, because the pavement wa

our station, kabc, reports the gunman is believed to be a retired law enforcement officer.icials said they could not confirm reports that the suspect shot his wife at the bar or the search for a motive continues. overseas this morning, two months after former putin ally yevgeny prigozhin led a rebellion against the russian military. he is believed to be among the ten people killed in a plane crash near moscow. a camera caught the private jet plunging from the sky, then hitting the ground, bursting into flames. another video from that crash site that has been circulating online shows what appears to be puncture marks on the wreckage. experts say this means that it was likely not brought down by a bomb, even if it had been a bomb on board, we would have seen deformation that would have been expanding out of the aircraft. >> right now, we're seeing the puncture holes that are a signature of a surface to air or an air to air missile. >> prigozhin was last seen in africa claiming he was back in business with his mercenary group responding to a crash or two. the crash yesterday,

station kabc broadcasting live, when the unthinkable happened -- an earthquake. >> chief, i'm really sorry to interrupt you right now. our studio is shaking right now, so not only are we dealing with a tropical storm, but it appears we are now dealing with an earthquake. >> reporter: the magnitude 5.1 tremor sending bottles flying off the shelves at this bar in ventura. no reports of major damage from the quake. tropical storm hilary made landfall in mexico sunday, killing at least two. the system now on the move, putting parts of eight western states on alert for more flooding and wind. >> david: so, let's get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano, in california tonight tracking all of this. of course, this new storm set to hit the gulf, it could hit as early as tomorrow. but of course, rob, this system that slammed the west is also still on the move tonight. >> reporter: it is, and we still have a lot of mud here. this is the road where the front loaders brought those seniors to safety. public works telling me it's going to take days for all the streets to be passable from all

. >> so that was the reaction from the anchors at our sister station, kabc in los angeles as the quake happened on live tv yesterday. the twin events happening have people asking questions about the relationship between severe storms and seismic activity. joining us live, world renowned seismologist dr. lucy jones, founder of the dr. lucy jones center for science and society. dr. jones, thanks for joining us. >> happy to be here. thanks for having me. >> i'm sure you saw her quake trending at any relationship between the tropical storm and the quake. >> no, the reality is the earthquake is happening miles below the surface of the earth and the weather four miles down . it doesn't change day by day. so it's coincidence. >> but what about the idea? right. i've seen some write up where it says very, very large, low pressure changes associated with storms can trigger fall slip. >> people want a pattern. one of the most fundamental human activities is to try and create a pattern and because if you can say this is why an earthquake happens, maybe i'll be safer at the other times. but, you kn

now to leslie lopez from kabc in los angeles.good across part of the nation. we are talking about very hot weather. let's look at chicago. it's muggy outside. you won't tell from this cam. it looks pretty lovely. 73 in chicago. there is a dome of high pressure. the dome of high pressure, 113 degrees creating triple digit heat across the midwest. unfortunately, that is dangerous heat. now we're talking about the heat wave shifting to chicago. while pleasant-ish enough in chicago, those numbers are going to soar. back to about 99 on thursday. it could be 100 degrees. if it makes it to 100 that will be the first time in ten years. let's take a check closer to home. hey, eva. >> hey, george. the past rarely stays buried forever. slaughter's latest book looks at the night that changed everything from one of her series main character. it's an on the edge of your seat thriller that explores what happens when history resurfaces. when it comes to thrillers, it's no mystery that karin slaughter is slaying the competition. >> lot of people

our affiliate kabc spoke with a man who tried to save his home until the very last moment. >> i sat upf and battled the fire for about three hours. i couldn't do it anymore. then i said, i have to move. then i ran to the ocean and just gave in. >> so you literally saved yourself by jumping that the ocean? >> yes. >> when you turned around and looked back, what did you see? >> devastation. everything. everything gone. >> now, the number of those killed is now at 55, but it's unclear how high it could rise because police do not know how many people are actually missing. >> how many people are still missing at this hour? >> refer to me? >> whomever. >> honestly, we don't know. here is the challenge. there is no power. there is no internet. there is no radio coverage until we get some of those basic things set up, we are not going to have that number. >> linda's family in massachusetts says they have not heard from her since the fire destroyed her apartment. they are more concerned because she has health issues. joining us now is linda's daughter-in-law, beth mcleod. beth, thank you for th

. >> the orange county sheriff's office tells our sister station in los angeles, kabc, they're looking into reports the gunman shot his wife inside that bar. the gunman's name hasn't been released, but investigators believe he's a retired officer with the ventura county agency. >> later today, former president trump set to be booked and arrested in georgia. several of his 18 co-defendants include rudy giuliani, have already reported to the fulton county jail. jobina has more on what we can expect today. >> thank you, reggie. so former president trump is expected to shake up his legal team as soon as today, just hours before he plans to surrender. sources tell abc news trump's lead attorney drew findling, will depart the team. trump previously posted on social media, saying he will proudly be arrested this afternoon in georgia. and the fulton county sheriff's office says it's ready. they will record his height, weight and fingerprint him, take his photo as well. and days before all of this, trump sat down for an interview with former fox news host tucker carlson. trump told carlson his

. >> the orange county sheriff's office tells our sister station in los angeles, kabc, they're looking into reports the gunman shot his wife inside the bar. the gunman's name hasn't been released, but investigators believe he's a retired officer with the ventura county agency. >> today, former president trump is set to surrender in the georgia election interference case. many of his 18 codefendants have already reported to the fulton county jail to be arrested and booked. jobina is joining us now with more on what to expect this morning. how did jobina? >> hi, reggie. thank you. so former president trump posted on social media saying he will proudly be arrested this afternoon in georgia and the fulton county sheriff's office says it's ready for all of that. so they will record former president trump's height and weight to fingerprint him and take his photo. now, a few days ago, trump sat down for an interview with former fox news host tucker carlson. trump told carlson his legal troubles are only boosting his voter support. he slammed fulton county's top prosecutor, fani willis, who ha

you're seeing bedminster there from kabc's chopper.s set to head to atlanta later this afternoon. we will have the latest in a moment. >>> we're going to begin with the debate, the arena in milwaukee where the eight gop hopefuls took the stage last night. it was a heated debate covering a wide range of topics including the candidate who was not there. rachel scott in milwaukee with the highlights for us. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. with donald trump sitting this debate out, his closest rival, florida governor ron desantis, was bracing for an onslaught of attacks but in the end it was a political newcomer, entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy who became a hot topic. overnight a combative republican debate. eight candidates facing off for the first time and not holding back. >> i'm the only person on the stage who isn't bought and paid for. >> going back and forth being childish is not helpful for the american people. to decide on the next leader of our country. >> this is exactly why margret thatcher said if y