and i've never seen someone in their car getting caught in a mudslide. this was the scene from outside of colorado springs on highway 24 yesterday. this driver got spun around, got caught and went on a wild ride down the side of this mountainside. a couple hundred feet, the car got banged up. he never flipped over thankfully and the car did finally come to a rest in a safe area. amazing footage from inside. glad you're all right. >>> as far as the rain goes, it looks impressive. this time of year have any radar returns coming out of california and southern california is very rare. some of the monsoonal moisture is being sucked up. dew points higher today. some of those not reaching the ground but there's san diego here. a little further to the north up in l.a. a report of a couple sprinkles. again, very light and some of that is not reaching the ground. it's evaporating gfr gets there. now as far as the forecast in the intermountain west today. still very warm but not as hot. some of the.air pushed into casper and north towards denver. phoenix today, som

that mudslide swept away about two dozens vehicles near manitou springs.t of that highway has since been shut down. it's a frightening sight. but another angle shows the driver in the middle of it all! officials say flash flooding caused by heavy rain has been blamed for rock and mudslides in the area. we continue our coverage on the search for daphne webb. kidnapped oakland toddler now in its second day. an update on the search efforts. and you can watch the weather forecast whenever it is convenient for you on our 24/7 bay area news channel. next on kron 4-- plus: crews begin to clear the wreckage from asiana flight 214. and the emotional homecoming for some of the flight attendants on board. developing tonight-- >> neighbors say they have not seen definite in quite a while pierre >> neighbor said that they have not seen death and the web and quite some time. >> police were searching on the ground and they brought a helicopter out to search for the missing child death and the viola whether pierre >> that any we mark clashes wank to us now he is an advoca

we had mudslides in california yesterday. incredible. talking about the slow down at bay bridge approach. even how to at 4:38 cars are starting to stack up. really just about a quarter of a mile. things were bad yesterday at 5:30. make sure you get out earlier. we've been telling you about the b.a.r.t. strike, third day in a row. use alternate routes. carpooling encouraged. get the caltrans and ac transits as well. keeping an eye on the bay bridge approach because things are stacking up so early. coming through the caldecott tunnel things are congested but nothing too bad. we don't have major accidents to report. that is good news in all of the action happening. >> we'll take all of the good news we can get. 4:38. >>> elementary school teacher in concord behind bars accused of sexually abecau ly ly lly abus students. joseph martin teaches fourth and fifth grade. he's been on administrative leave since back in april after administrators say he had inappropriately touched one student. police say they have identified a total of 12 victims a

. >>> and crews working through the night after this large mudslide on interstate 80 on tahoe. we'll tell you whether it will affect your weekend plans. >>> a much smoother scene from the south bay. that is san jose as we await the sun's arrival on this glorious day. glorious because -- >> it's friday. >> it is friday, july 26. this is "today in the bay." >>> there's no way to slow down the good vibrations when you say that together. >> we kind of seem to like fridays around here. >> i love fridays. that's what we do around here. good morning everybody. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to the friday morning forecast with christina loren. >> good morning laura and jon. good morning to you at home. temperatures this morning are pretty crisp and we are headed towards a cooler day and a beautiful weekend. so much happening across the bay area. we've got the garlic festival, the giants are in town. we have your forecast for all the hot tickets around the bay area. first want to check your drive on a friday. good morning, mike. >> you mentioned two other big even

a land renowned for floods, mudslides and famine. but with the fanfare comes the hope of change for the better. my name is john d. liu. i've been documenting the changes on the plateau for 15 years. i first came here in 1995 to film an ambitious project where local people were constructing a new landscape on a vast scale. transforming a barren land into a green and fertile one. the project certainly changed my life, convincing me to become a soil scientist. the lessons i've learned in the last few years have made me realize that many of the human tragedies that we regularly witness around the world, the floods, mudslides, droughts and famines, are not inevitable. here on the loess plateau i've witnessed that people can lift themselves out of poverty. they can radically improve their environment. and by doing so, reduce the threat of climate change. >> [singing] >> when i first came to the loess plateau, i was astounded by the degree of poverty and degradation. and i wondered, "how could the chinese people, the largest ethnic group on

rain up to 15" on the windward side with mudslides possible.rous surf could cause closings on the coast. it is quiet at home around the state from 8 a in sacramento and 80 in tahoe and 73 with afternoon sunshine in los angeles. safe travels. >> the berkeley drive is no holiday right now traveling along westbound 80 at university avenue we have this accident blocking one lane involving a truck carrying a trailer and another vehicle and we do have one lane blocked and that is bringing speeds down to seven miles per hour. heavy backup from highway four and you are looking at 40 minute drive from highway 4 to the maze and it is making the drive into the bay bridge tolls extremely light as we speak this morning. and san jose shows everything running smooth and walnut creek, task is exploding up to junction highway 24. >> new this morning, pope francis says he will not judge breasts for their sexual orientation making the comments two hours ago aboard the plane as he traveled back to the vatican after visiting brazil. the pope said "if someone is gay

severe rain triggered a mudslide in sichuan province.missing and more than 5,000 homes have been destroyed. we'll keep an eye on that for you.. >>> more bodies have been recovered in the runaway train disaster in canada bringing the death toll to 24. 26 other people are missing and presumed dead, likely incinerated in that inferno, in an exclusive cnn interview the railway chief said he traveled to lac-magantic to listen and explain. he didn't expect the intense anger and heckling he received wednesday and that he won't go back until he is welcomed. >>> former penn state president graham spaniard launching a lawsuit against louis freeh on how they handled the child sex abuse scandal. spaniard was charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and a danger to children. >>> a judge is going to judge whether his long time assistant was able to fire his assistant for being too hot. justices withdrew their decision last week and announced they're reviewing the case again. knight fired melissa nelson in 2010 after ten years of service claiming s

tornadoes, flash floods, mudslides, fires and everything in between, chad.end. any relief in sight? >> maybe by the winter, you know, when summer gets over. whether the weather is just getting worse or more cameras out there. yesterday was an ugly day for severe weather across the country. residents in pennsylvania caught in a rush of turbulent weather from a funnel cloud touching down north of pittsburgh to the flash flood submerging the city. residents are braving what some say could be the worst flooding they've seen in a decade. rising waters drowning the city leaving cars, buildings and people at a stand still, looking for a way out of the muck. emergency crews wading waste deep to check out residents and homes. >> devastated. absolutely devastated. the harley davidson is still covered with water. water tank, furnace, everything down here is completely devastated. >> reporter: to the west, a swift mudslide sweeping away cars in its wake. no injuries were reported. and the massive carpenter 1 wildfire continues to rage in the mountains near the dry and h

the mudslide happened around 3:30. apparently we don't have that picture one eastbound lane is also closed. no injuries or vehicle damage have been reported, the nevada department of transportation is working to clear that slide and said it could take at least six hours. drivers are being told to use another out. >>> a former wrestling coach has been arrested on child porn charges he is a accused of down loading photographs of children on his home computer. he is a photographer but police say he denies taking porn pictures of children. he was the part time wrestling coach for five-years at justin sienna high school. officials say they don't believe any students were involved. >> san francisco congressman today called the conduct of two public officials involved in sex scandals horrible. >> so disrespectful of women and what's really stunning about it is they don't realize it. they don't have a clue. they are clueless, get a clue. they need therapy do it in private. >> reporter: anthony weiner appeared at a campaign eve

this is after a mudslide that we told you happened this afternoon.t of the california/nevada border. the slide closed 80 in both directions, it happened around 4:30. caltrans says it covered the highway in 3 to 8 inches of mud. traffic rerouted while crews got the job done. rain is to blame for causing that slide. >> it could be a mess, a lot of people beginning tomorrow and the next day. 80 is the main artery. let's bring in jeff ranieri with all our weather. >> we have lightning, we're going to be tracking across lake tahoe, even in the next two days in the forecast. the lightning strikes, you can see them right here, it was a result of the severe weather, it's now started to calm down, that's the good news. no lightning here across the gaye area, we can't rule it out as we head through the next 24 hours. for us, it was all about the hot weather in the south bay. one of the hottest was the al almaden valley at 106. 105 in livermore and 100 in san jose. now, the good news, we've started to cool off just a little bit. the onshore flow starting to com

. >> a major mudslide at california -- nevada border, you can see traffic not moving at all here. officials say it's about the size of a football field no. word on when the interstate will reopen. >> temperatures are starting to dip just a bill tonight. some spots in the east bay of course people made their own shade as best they could. some turned to traditional hot weather treat, ice cream. others had no choice but to spend the day under the sun. >> it's bad. i think it's okay. >> due to heat several cities deploying extra crews and patrols over the holiday weekend. >> south bay is dealing with some of the hottest temperatures around which is why the city is offering some refuge for neighbors sweltering in this heat. >> well, 10 jernts including this one are staying open extended hours to get people who don't have air conditioning a place to escape the heat. enough is enough for this dad scooping up fans to cool off. >> we've got a brand new baby have to keep the place cool. >> it's important. >> yes. >> will three fans do it? >> i think so, too. >> finding a room conditioner wa

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. >> a major mudslide at california -- nevada border, you can see traffic not moving at all here. officials say it's about the size of a football field no. word on when the interstate will reopen. >> temperatures are starting to dip just a bill tonight. some spots in the east bay of course people made their own shade as best they could. some turned to traditional hot weather treat, ice cream. others had no choice but to spend the day under the sun. >> it's bad. i think it's okay. >> due to heat several cities deploying extra crews and patrols over the holiday weekend. >> south bay is dealing with some of the hottest temperatures around which is why the city is offering some refuge for neighbors sweltering in this heat. >> well, 10 jernts including this one are staying open extended hours to get people who don't have air conditioning a place to escape the heat. enough is enough for this dad scooping up fans to cool off. >> we've got a brand new baby have to keep the place cool. >> it's important. >> yes. >> will three fans do it? >> i think so, too. >> finding a room conditioner wa

the driver struck in the thick of this massive mudslide you see behind me.e managed to shoot some incredible video of his ordeal as it it happened. we will hear from him and show you the tape. plus, scientists report they have discovered a wonder drug. a wonder drug that those scientists say might wipe out cancer. they say he they are preparing to test it on people for the first time. we will give you the details. but, first, the man who helped invent the party game twister has died after a battle with alzheimer's. back in the 1960's, charles foley and a partner came up with the game you play on the floor using a mat with colored circles. they originally called it pretzel but as twister it caught fire after tonight show appearance in 1966. the manufacturer hazard bro reports it's still a top seller. charles foley was 82. ke being . the last thing i want is to feel like someone is giving me a sales pitch, especially when it comes to my investments. you want a broker you can trust. a lot of guys at the other firms seemed more focused on selling than their clie

and in the west, flash floods and mudslides shutting down highways. so ferocious, this reporter losing all control of his car. >>> a big day ahead in the trial of george zimmerman. closing arguments start this morning. the defense resting after a tense and dramatic day of testimony, where even a dummy was pummeled to make a point. and zimmerman revealing he will not take the stand. >>> caught on tape. the heart-stopping moment as a man lost control of his electric wheelchair, falling face-first on to the train tracks. why he fell and the hero that rescued him with seconds to spare. >>> too sexy for the summer? does robin thicke's megahit go too far? he speaks out, defending himself, and his song, revealing for the first time what "blurred lines" is really all about. >>> and good morning, america. so much to get to this morning, including those new 911 emergency calls. they are from witnesses on and off the jumbo jet that crashed in san francisco. >> and the flight attendants who are speaking out about how they were told to wait before evacuating that

a mudslide overtook about two dozens vehicles near manitou springs.ighway 24 has since been shut down. flash flooding caused by heavy rain has been blamed for rock and mudslides in the area. federal investigators u [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start. t-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... ignition. [ male announcer ] launch your internet experience on at&t's newly expanded advanced digital network and connect more wi-fi-enabled devices at home. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month. or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying internet offers. [ male announcer ] get more speed for wi-fi gaming, more reliability than ever and more connectivity between devices. [ female announcer ] so call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month -- or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying internet offers. hurry! offer ends july 27th. [ male announcer ] u-verse high speed internet. [ ma

francisco's lands were destroyed by a mudslide. he is now planting various fruit trees instead of single crops or raising livestock. that way, the unpredictable climate cannot ruin all of his crops. >> the change worked well with other farmers. i saw how it worked with them. i can get the same positive results on my own land. >> up the river, pedro is with the people of the tribe. he's been advising the farmers for the past 18 months. today, he is meeting with school children, the farmers of tomorrow. following heavy rains, almost 80% of their cocoa plants have been attacked by fungi. he explains to the children how they can protect their plans against fungi. plants with natural defenses are grafted onto the old cocoa tree. >> they live in harmony with nature here. they have to learn how to use the land more effectively. we are preparing them to cope with the effects of climate change. they can use the traditional crops from the region. >> with climate change getting worse, people here can expect rains and floods to become even mor

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mudslides. a big-time concern along with the threat for flooding and gusty wind.left of dorian was downgraded, could be restrengthening, heading forward here. certainly going to be producing some heavy rainfall, mid to late week. john, diana. back to you. >> thank you. >> lots and lots of rain for philadelphia so much so and lightning strikes. the downpours were so heavy that the philadelphia airport had to be shut down for quite some time. backup generators were no good because it was hit by lightning and then the rain. so much rain in philadelphia, the most rain that it's gotten since 1872. >> 8 inches. >> that's incredible -- 8 inches in three hours. >> yeah. amazing. >> yeah. it really is. >> wow. >> all right. >>> the rest of the monday forecast. savannah, jacksonville, montgomery, alabama, will see thunderstorms. showers in parts of the dakotas, oklahoma city, dallas. flooding a threat in flagstaff and santa fe. >> and it feels like late september for parts of the upper midwest. omaha is only 70 degrees. pleasant along the west coast with 70s from l.a., seat

along with devastating wildfires, mudslides are causing some problems in the western states. a landslide shut down all lanes of interstate 80 in both directions. our sacramento affiliate described it as a size of a football field. for the rest of the forecast, we're joined by dylan dreyer. size of a football field? >> the problem, it's been so dry, then you have the torrential down pours that come down, there's no grip to the dirt and mud. that's why it rushes down the hill with gravity. a football field, yeah. >> haven't seen anything like that. >> it's insane. the rain is needed in parts of the southwest, especially, just like the past couple of days, we will see the afternoon showers and storms, but with those storms comes lightning and that's going to be more of an issue, especially with the wildfire threat because of just how dry it is out there with that area of high pressure in control, we're not going to see that on-shore flow any time soon. that would really start to cool things down. as for rain, most is sitting down across eastern arizona and parts of new mexico an

mudslides block train tracks and rescuers are searching for the missing and the efforts are being hampered by the risk of landslides. a month's worth of rain fell in a half day in parts of the prefectures. it marked a record breaking 138 millimeters of rain in ia single hour through noon on sunday. >> translator: i was recording it right before i fled. i heard that the water later overflowed. >> the downpour surrounded many people in the two prefectures. about 200 elementary school children were trapped at a campsite. they took shelter in a nearby facility. self defense personnel picked them up in helicopters on monday morning. >> i'm relieved. >> translator: i'm all right. i want tole my family that i'm okay. >> they were also stranded in a facility for the elderly with nearly 80 people inside. >> i was in the corridor facing the river. the river was swelling and it seemed higher than me. i was nervous. >> the water broke the windows and came gushing in. i feared for my life. >> the staff closed the fire doors, but water continued to flood in. they gave up trying to stop it. >> translator

days of heavy rainfall in southwestern china have caused landslides and mudslides and flooding. >> theer level is so high that vehicles have all been washed away. is under theovince hardest hardest hit areas. it affected more than 360,000 people. their tragic people to safety. many people had no choice but to wait on their roofs and to help arrived. the rescue effort is complicated by a lack of access. many bridges linking roads have collapsed. in one town, a landslide is reported to have buried up to 40 people. the media calls of flooding disaster the worst to hit in half a century. al jazeera. fever infections in thailand could hit a record high. researchers have made a breakthrough in typhoon disease. vaccines will not arrive in time to fight this outbreak. >> the global fight against this fever is centered at a university in thailand. it has been a long fight. the first clinical trials of vaccines began in 1980 led by a professor. now more than 30 years later, he and his team believe they have finally found a vaccine for all four types of the virus. they are testing on monkeys is w

take a look at live doppler 7 hd right now f you did not hear me big threat will be flooding and mudslides. as you look you can center of the storm north of the big island. and it's been a pretty good clip as you can sigh here. wind gusts, hilo, reporting 41 miles per hour. you can see other locations to 21 miles per hour. this storm has been weakening. here is a live picture from maui. and you can see how dark it looks there. it's expected to remain north as far as center of the storm weakening to a tropical depression. into tuesday, it continues to move in. biggest threat with flossie is going to be the flash flooding potential. for the hawaiian airlines two to four inches of rain. it's moving west and packing maximum winds to 40 miles per hour. i'll be back with our local weather to let you know when we will snap out of this, back to you. >> thank you. >> we'll see new a couple minute autos foreign airline pilots have new rules to follow advising all foreign air lirns to use a gps system. faa says it noticed an increased in aborted landings. still a former pilot says this new rule is no

. >> in the sichuan province, a mudslide has buried up to 40 people. this nearby city has also been severely hit as torrents of water washed away roads, bridges, homes. >> this factory worker was lucky. he was able to make his way to safety. seconds later, the building he was in collapsed. the concrete and steel stood no chance against the force of the water. it tore through the streets collecting everything in its path. >> the water is so high that vehicles, forklifts, and excavators have all been washed away. >> around 100 kilometers away, a nearly 50--year-old bridge was swept away. six cars disappeared underneath a bridge and 12 people are still missing. rescue operations are underway, but they're likely to be be hampered by the continuing heavy rain. >> on to business news, staying with china, there are growing concerns about the dig is to creditor nation. new data shows an unexpected economic slowdown for the asian giant. >> there has been a surprise fall in exports and a chinese official has admitted that the foreign trade is facing "grave chall

dramatic video from inside a car caught if a mudslide. >> hit-and-run accident and shocking surveillance video that police hope will lead them to >> take a look at this. face to face with a wall of mad with flash floods creating a mess in colorado. wildfires have burned brush and trees, producing the large amount of water and heavy rain. a newspaper photographer captured this video as it was swept away and buried in mud. he get out safely. more drivers got caught in the slide burying some to their windshield. it could take days for the mess to be cleaned up. >> happening now inned if, closing arguments are underway in the murder trial of george zimmerman. a look now inside the florida courtroom, the volunteer neighborhood watchman accused of shooting and kill unarmed teenager tray last year saying he acted in self-defense. the all woman jury will now be able to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter when they get the case. the judge ruled that this morning. felony murder in the third degree is off the table, and the jury could begin deliberating tomorrow. >> police in michigan are tr

. >>> mudslides from connecticut and dust storms in the west. >>> country superstar randy travis suffers a stroke and is just out of surgery. >>> plus, states fighting back against puppy mills. >>> and a hit and run driver's frightening encounter with a stroller. >>> good morning. the defense in the trial of george zimmerman rested its case late yesterday. the judge anticipates closing arguments starting today. we're outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. sarah, good morning. >> good morning, a lot of big developments in court yesterday, but the main headline, george zimmerman will not testify. >> the defense will call robert zimmerman sr., your honor. >> reporter: after four days of testimony, attorneys for george zimmerman wrapped up their case with zimmerman's father. one last witness, testifying about screams on the 911 call. >> i told you absolutely it's my son, george. >> i'm asking your client's questions. please mr. west. >> reporter: it was a day sprinkled with heated exchanges between the defense and the judge nelson. specifically when the judge asked zimmerman he if he wa

but take a look -- when it finally stopped, men managed to get out of t >>> a mudslide caught a mud.asted awhile but take a look. you will start to see them emerge. when it stops its men got out of the car. here they come. the rains in northwest china are causing widespread flooding and crop damage. flooding in china killed 370 people and 200 are missing. >>> like a hollywood script, a heist took place and the police are looking for $53 million in jewels. >> reporter: the hold up happened at the carlton hotel in the daylight. one armed robber ran off with a brief case full of jewels then vanished into the crowd strolling along. it is the third time in two months jewel thieves hit cannes. the last were the robberies of two gangs. >> i'm not talking about a man hitting a old lady over the head for her purse. this is organized. it is like a military organization. so,s of course it happens in cannes. >> during this year's famous tpeufl festival. they ripped a safe out of a hotel room. making off with $1 million in jewels, meant to add sparkless to hollywood a-listers. >> today's heist go

. >>> caught off guard, a massive mudslide buries two people in a car, it is what happened next that may shock you. >>> the weather is shoveling around not in a bad way back to you. bloomy. a couple days away from august but we had a june tkpwhraoupl. looking at the bay bridge, highs in some spots in the upper 50s. the forecast is coming up ,,,,,,,,,,,, see mass with pope francis his home continent. cbs reporter adriana diaz repor. the south american crowds a the largest re a papal mass. >>> millions came to see pope francis on his home continent. the south america crowds are the largest turnouts for a mas. >> reporter: nearly the entire 2-1/2 mile stretch of the beach overflowed with the faithful on sunday. celebrating the last mass there before returning to rome. many camped out. this 48-year-old said that "i thank god i am alive to be able to experience this". >> do not -- >> pope encouraged people to spread faith. [speaking in foreign language] >> saying the church counts on you. the pope counts on you. >>> a baby born with only part of her brain participated towards confession.

. >> in the sichuan province, a mudslide has buried up to 40 people. this nearby city has also been severely hit as torrents of water washed away roads, bridges, homes. >> this factory worker was lucky. he was able to make his way to safety. seconds later, the building he was in collapsed. the concrete and steel stood no chance against the force of the water. it tore through the streets collecting everything in its path. >> the water is so high that vehicles, forklifts, and excavators have all been washed away. >> around 100 kilometers away, a nearly 50--year-old bridge was swept away. six cars disappeared underneath a bridge and 12 people are still missing. rescue operations are underway, but they're likely to be be hampered by the continuing heavy rain. >> on to business news, staying with china, there are growing concerns about the dig is to creditor nation. new data shows an unexpected economic slowdown for the asian giant. >> there has been a surprise fall in exports and a chinese official has admitted that the foreign trade is facing "grave chall

mudslides and flooding are common in china's mountainous areas, killing hundreds of people every yearestation has led to soil erosion and made some parts of china prone to mudslides after strong rains. >>erica: i do want to turn the attention to the south bay. turning up to be a gorgeous day already. 83 lot ids for los gatos downtown san francisco today with a high of low 70's. i want to focus our attention on the north bay. your extended forecasts show subtle changes each and every day. temperatures only fluctuate by a couple of degrees. we are really going to fall into the pattern of morning fog and afternoon sunshine. look like we can see '90s yet again by the end of the weekend. timer now is 517. take a look now at your morning commute with george. ed >>darya: >>gary: for the commute to the golden gate bridge oil was southbound is still pretty light. i did hear that it was wed at the top almost as though it had rained up their let's take a look at the traffic map still looking at pretty good conditions here. already some slowing through the hot amount for interstate 580 at about 2

days of heavy rainfall in southwestern china have caused mudslides and flooding. >> the water level is so high that vehicles, forklifts and excavators have been washed away. >> sichuan province is one of the hardest hit areas, affecting more than 360,000 people. rescuers have tried to take people to safety. many had no choice but to wait on their roof until help arrived. the rescue effort is further compounded by a lack of access. many roads have collapsed. in one town, a landslide is reported to have buried up to 40 people. state media causing -- calling the flooding disaster the worst that has hit in half of a century. >> rescue workers are struggling to reach people stranded by floods in northern india. heavy monsoon rains triggered and slides, sweeping away riches and destroying roads. around 800 people died during the flood three weeks ago and thousands remain unaccounted for. north and south korea have held another round of talks aimed at reopening the kaesong industrial complex. south korean leaders across the border to inspect the jointly run zone. -- >>. since early april sinc

. >>> and crews working through the night after this large mudslide on interstate 80 on tahoe. we'll tell you whether it will affect your weekend plans. >>> a much smoother scene from the south bay. that is san jose as we await the sun's arrival on this glorious day. glorious because -- >> it's friday. >> it is friday, july 26. this is "today in the bay."

it's expected to dump heavy rain, causing flooding and mudslides. tornadoes are even possible in this. even though the storm is weakening as it approaches the island, and here on the mainland cleanup is under way after severe weather across the east. and in western north carolina two people were swept away over the weekend and drowned. in philadelphia, there was record rainfall. the storm knocked out power to parts of the philadelphia international airport for a time. >>> the u.s. senate late today confirmed james comey president obama's choice to lead the fbi. the vote was 93-1. comey will replace robert muller who has led the agency since just before the 9/11 attacks almost 12 years ago now. he is a republican and served as deputy attorney general. >>> the fbi today announced the rescue of more than 100 children, part of a nationwide sting operation into child sex trafficking, and they also announced about 150 alleged traffickers are under arrest tonight. officials say the children are among those often referred to as lost kids who drop out of sig

sparsely populated northwestern province the rescue effort has so far been delayed by flooding and mudslides caused by recent rain storms villages in the region have suffered severe damage leaving scores of people homeless. up next as promised safety seven us to talk to the son of a gypsy i'm steve president mohamed morsi about the prospects facing his father and the country. i talk with your many times about the absurd things going on all around us like kids being thrown out of school because they had a gun that shoots bubbles or various people getting punished for their tweets and facebook posts it's all really abstract it's hard to truly get angry over until you see the results or playing a stupid video game just in carter sarcastically said to someone who called him crazy oh yeah i'm real messed up in the head i'm going to go shoot a bunch of kids at school l.o.l. j.k. and for this bit of sarcasm he spent quite some time awaiting trial in a texas prison not only that according to his father he was being attacked brutally on many occasions leading to both a poor concussions and black eyes

this is the vantage point from inside of a car being swept away in a mudslide. thunderstorm spewed rocks and mud over a 4 mile stretch. thankfully no one was injured. >>> here's a smartphone alert for you. while playing with her father's phone, a toddler bought a sports car. her father got an e-mail alerting him that he was the highest bidder. he knew he didn't bid on the car and the several offered to let him out of the deal, but he decided to keep it. he plans to keep it and fix it with the help of his little girl. good luck with that one. >>> we're back with sports in a moment. >>> it was a big night for the warriors and the giants. >> there's a party in the street at san francisco. the giants got a win. pence may not have won the vote to become an all-star. but the giants did have an all-star on the mound tonight in and dag owe. and that was madison bumgarner. he was awesome. but you need some offense. 2-2. two on. blanco. giants take the lead. they go on to win 4-2, snapping a muny four game losing streak. >> it's like the second coming of jesus christ. he'

. >> reporter: by afternoon, relief turned to worry with the threat of mudslides. helicopters grounded because of the weather. a small price to pay to go home. so to summarize, diane, all evacuation orders in this area have been lifted and firefighters say the worst appears to be over. >>> right now we want to check in with rob mayeda on the weather here and there. >> as tina mentioned we've been watching a lot of rain in the deserts southeastern california. interconnected, a lot of the moisture moving out of arizona and southeastern california now spilling over towards santa barbara and los angeles, kern county, bakersfield, some of that's going to get closer to our own neighborhoods by this time tomorrow. right now we're still near 90 in livermore. 62 in san francisco. good, strong sea breeze blowing now which is cooling us off. we'll see areas of low clouds pushing back across san francisco and back across the bay as we head into the evening. so we're going to get that ocean air conditioning, at least at sea level. it's that mid-level moisture starting to come u

a mudslide buried interstate 80 near the nevada border and closing traffic in both directions. the westbound lane is still closed tonight. here is new video of the slide being cleaned up. the mud and the rocks poured on to the freeway about 5:00 this evening. the muck was eight inches deep in some spots. it was a real mess. they describe it the size of a football field. the mud is being cleared away. this happened about one and a half miles from the nevada border. authorities rerouted traffic through truckee. the landslide was caused when a thunderstorm dislodged the mud and the rocks. >> a heavy rain storm there, but a heat wave here. the temperatures soared into the triple digits, and it is not over yet. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> typically the bay area heat waves are about three days. we are going on day five and we are not done yet like you said. let me show you live doppler 7hd and we are seeing the fog around near the coastline. the visibility at half moon bay is down to four miles. santa rosa and starting to see the l

a mudslide buried interstate 80 near the nevada border and closing traffic in both directions. the westbound lane is still closed tonight. here is new video of the slide being cleaned up. the mud and the rocks poured on to the freeway about 5:00 this evening. the muck was eight inches deep in some spots. it was a real mess. they describe it the size of a football field. the mud is being cleared away. this happened about one and a half miles from the nevada border. authorities rerouted traffic through truckee. the landslide was caused when a thunderstorm dislodged the mud and the rocks. >> a heavy rain storm there, but a heat wave here. the temperatures soared into the triple digits, and it is not over yet. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> typically the bay area heat waves are about three days. we are going on day five and we are not done yet like you said. let me show you live doppler 7hd and we are seeing the fog around near the coastline. the visibility at half moon bay is down to four miles. santa rosa and starting to see the l

. >>> this morning, all lanes of westbound interstate 80 back open after a mudslide out there.that slide happening just west of the california/nevada border, happened about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. crews were forced to shut down the interstate in both directions while they worked to clear inches of mud off of the roadway. westbound lanes, they were reopened after 10:30 last night, eastbound traffic back to normal about an hour earlier. with the rain expected in the sierra the next couple of days, caltrans says it will now take a closer look that the hill side and make sure that that is stable. >>> changing gears, how about some yoga pants? yoga pantmaker lululemon facing a lawsuit over those see through pants. >> scott mcgrew, you figure the suit was coming from the women who exposed themselves. >> you would figure, good morning. but the suit, looking for class action status is coming from investors who suspect the company was covered up exactly how much the see through pants debacle was costing, accuse the company of liar, liar, see through pants on fire. the problem did caus

of soldiers and police were drafted in to help the rescue effort the deadly quake caused massive mudslides which trapped dozens of villages and left almost forty thousand homeless. now with the u.k. slashing spending to balance the budget authority is in london and taking a big bite out of the fire rescue services a proposed station closures and job cuts have sparked outrage among workers and let the concerns of a people safety. report on how the firefighters are fighting the cost cutting drive . when there's a fire you may have to wait a little longer for help to arrive that's the fear of those campaigning against london mayor boris johnson's proposed cuts to the not going forward rescue services that could lead to the closure of their neighborhood station is a tragedy for the borough of. schools businesses houses and if we don't violate have to wait for a fire engine from other regions there's just craziness as a steady continues to bite someone and firefighters question why such a move despite david cameron's pre-election pledge of not cutting frontline services london could see a total

a mudslide buried interstate 80 near the nevada border and closing traffic in both directions. the westbound lane is still closed tonight. here is new video of the slide being cleaned up. the mud and the rocks poured on to the freeway about 5:00 this evening. the muck was eight inches deep in some spots. it was a real mess. they describe it the size of a football field. the mud is being cleared away. this happened about one and a half miles from the nevada border. authorities rerouted traffic through truckee. th landslide was landslide was n a thunderstorm dislodged the mud and the rocks. >> a heavy rain storm there, but a heat wave here. the temperatures soared into the triple digits, and it is not over yet. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> typically the bay area heat waves are about three days. we are going on day five and we are not done yet like you said. let me show you live doppler 7hd and we are seeing the fog around near the coastline. the visibility at half moon bay is down to four miles. santa rosa and starting to see th

. >>> happening now, a mudslide has closed a section of i-80 in reno. check this out, only the westbound lanes are closed right now. people barely getting by there, traffic has stopped right at the nevada/california border. >>> a bad situation at a nevada restaurant could have been worse after a car came crashing through the front window. >> it could have been a completely different event. again, just grateful that the timing was what it was. >> the timing of the crash happened to be just a half hour before a children's pizza party was set to begin. they were expecting about 60 people for the party. fortunately no one was seriously hurt, and despite the mess, the restaurant wasn't significantly damaged. tonight we don't know why the driver crashed through that front window. >> system breakdown, two bay area counties are troubleshooting problems with their emergency systems after two serious glitches in just the span of 24 hours. yesterday the evacuation alert accidentally went out to thousands of residents instead of those who just needed to know about

also, watch for possible mudslides along the mountain roads in the rockies. >> and if you're flying todayort delays are possible in boston, new york city, philadelphia and my old home and my favorite city always, new orleans. >>> and back to the headlines this morning. the mayor of san diego is admitting he has made some serious mistakes, saying he has disrespected the women who work for him and even intimidated them at times. >> but for now, at least, mayor bob filner is not stepping down. >> i begin today by apologizing to you. i have diminished the office to which you elected me. >> the mayor didn't detail his misdeeds. but he asked voters for their patience. accusations of sexual harassment have been swirling around him for some time now, until recently when a former councilwoman and one-time key supporter came forward. >> when i received firsthand evidence of more than one woman being sexually harassed, i could not not act. i believe what they have told me and they need to know that they are not alone. >> and one more blow for the beleaguered mayor. earlier this week, his fiancee ann

but rescue efforts are being slowed by mudslides and toppled power lines. >>> we're also learning new details about the death of a woman who fell off a roller coaster at six flags in texas. right now the german company that made the 14-story coaster is sending a team to the amusement park to inspect it. witnesses say the woman expressed concern about her lap belt not being secure as the ride was starting. the german manufacturer said it's never had any problems with safety bars on any of its dozens of coasters it has built around the world. >>> the prosecution is expected to wrap up its case in the michael jackson wrongful death lawsuit. his mother is likely to be the final witness before the prosecution rests. jackson telling jurors she sued aeg live because she really wanted to know what happened to her son. the suit contends aeg live is liable for michael jackson's death because it hired dr. conrad murray. but the company says jackson chose murray. >>> a southern california family is taking toyota to trial for sudden acceleration problem that forced millions of cars to be recalled.