reporting live here in long beach, leanne suter, abc seven news. leanne, thank you. hopefully everyone can get off in time. the state isn't taking any chances as hurricane hillary steams forward for california. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard is here with a look at how much the golden state is getting ready. and cornell, a lot of people are preparing right now. they really are. karina and the national weather service says no tropical storm has made landfall in southern california since 1939. and because of that, officials are urging residents to prepare and stay safe. hillary nearing landfall on mexico's baja peninsula, bringing heavy rain, wind and rough seas, while hundreds of miles north batten down the hatches. communities near la are filling sand bags, preparing for hillary, which could bring epic rainfall rarely seen in southern california. i mean, it's going to be some rain. so you know, usually there's some flooding and the landslide tides and things like that. evacuation warnings have been issued for mountain communities in san bernardino county. i think