cnn's paul vercammen there following the latest for us there. paul? >> reporter: that's right, john and poppy. coming up, we're going to show you the devastation first hapha. this is what it looks like, vast debris fields after this enormous mud slide comes roaring through montecito. and we'll update the death toll, coming up in just a few minutes. jimmy's gotten used to his whole room smelling like sweaty odors. yup, he's gone noseblind. he thinks it smells fine, but his mom smells this... luckily there's febreze fabric refresher for all the things you can't wash. it finds odors trapped in fabrics and washes them away as it dries. and try pluggable febreze to continuously eliminate odors for up to 45 days of freshness. pluggable febreze and fabric refresher. two more ways to breathe happy. when you've got no plans but with your comfy pants, grab a marie callender's roasted turkey & stuffing. with mashed potatoes and made from scratch gravy. spoiler alert, things are about to get good. because me time calls for marie callender's. things are about to g

our paul vercammen is there. what's the latest? the death toll has risen to 17. behind me in the blackness, there was a house, but it was literally blasted off its foundation by a raging torrent. in that debris field, you see wood, trees, boulders and more. in all, they say that 100 houses were destroyed, and another 300 damaged. this is an absolute devastating disaster of extreme magnitude. it spans some 19,000 acres. the wall of mud came in the middle of the night. >> just obliterated this neighborhood, it turns the houses into matchsticks, blew them off foundations and blew them into trees. >> survivors became heroes. >> we heard a little baby crying, and we dug down and found a little baby. we don't know where it came from. we got it out. got the mud out of its mouth. i hope that it's okay. they took him right to the hospital. just a baby four feet down in the mud from nowhere. in the rock. i'm glad be we got him. >> reporter: many more in feed. the youngest survivor, a newborn baby. all five in the family rescued, others still

paul vercammen is live in montecito, california. paul, what's the latest?porter: as you look behind me you can see just one of the many homes damaged or destroyed, some 100 homes completely destroyed and 300 damaged by this mudslide just to give you a sense for the depth of it. if i take one little step in this direction, you would see how deep i would sink in right here. this is just a slushy mess and this is what these search and rescue crews are going to have to deal with today, john, when they go through places like this and houses and creek beds and debris basins and debris flows. you'll note that there's that orange x on this. this means that a search and rescue team has been through here already, but here's the word that we're starting to hear. this is what makes us very sad and grim. they say 17 are still missing and there are more and more calling it search and recovery because as the hours wage on, the chances of finding survivors alive are less. in this area where i am right now in montecito, there's talk of two missing sisters and an entire neig

paul vercammen, cnn, montecito, california. >> devastation, such a beautiful, beautiful state. ivan cabrera is here, breaking news out of peru. >> this just happening, a few minutes ago, we're talking about a earthquake off the central coast of peru. pretty strong one too. 7.3 magnitude here from the u.s. gs. couple of issues here, the first one is obvious, a earthquake, a few miles. the other problem here is this is happening underwater. so there is the potential for a tsunami or series of tsunami waves coming ashore. we don't have tsunami warnings, but the pacific tsunami warning center says there is the potential because of this displacement of water for that to occur. because of the proximity there, if a tsunami had occurred, the waves would already be approaching here. we'll keep you posted on this. say that doesn't happen, still a 7.3 earthquake off of acary, peru. that could cause significant damage because of the depth. very shallow, so all that energy doesn't have much rock to go through and water above that as well. a couple of things to watch there off the coast of p

. >> and cnn's paul vercammen is live for us from montecito. s just a little down the coast from santa barbara. and paul, tell us about the damage. we can see some of it behind you. >> reporter: well, right behind me, look at this. that's a tree, brianna. so much debris tangled up. some of it came down from right above this road where houses were knocked right off their foundation. but these house also destroyed. you can look through here. this is supposed to be that front picture window. look inside. the window is blown out by some sort of gas explosion or incident. there are still people missing in all of this, brianna. and that's what has a lot of residents tense. and just a short time ago, walking up this very street that turned into a river, we caught up with diane brewer, who organized a search party to try to find her missing friend. let's listen. >> i didn't find her because her boyfriend got swept away and watched her be -- holding on to the front door. and then at night, he was calling her, because he was stuck between two boulders and

i'm paul vercammen.ack to you. >> well, i'm not expecting them to say they can dissolve a boulder. all right. way to go, workers. they need some of that. >>> well, we're going to turn to another part of the country. the next storm to make its way across the u.s. could drop a lot of snow and ice on a lot of people. pedram javaheri here with us to tell white house is goius who i >> we're in the heart of winter. certainly we have it slated across all portions of the u.s. take a look at the central portion, especially as you work toward the north. the arctic weather is in place. the wintry weather is in place. 21 states are underneath winter storm warnings, advisories, watches, all of this for accumulating snow. working your way toward the northern tier of the dakotas into wisconsin, minnesota, we're talking 30 to 45 below windchills this morning. at this hour, sitting around minus 42 in a few spots. we know across some of the states in the northern portions have delayed classes for early monday morning and

paul vercammen shows us some of the damage. a storm that slammed a california coastal community is over. the search for its victims is not.authorities in santa barbara county were still trying to reach new areas and dig into the destruction to find dead, injured or trapped people after a powerful mud flow swept away dozens of homes.at least 13 people were confirmed dead tuesday, at least 25 were injured and at least 50 had to be rescued by helicopters. those numbers could increase when the search is deepened and expanded wednesday, with a major search-and-rescue team arriving from nearby los angeles county and help from the coast guard and national guard along with law enforcement.they'll focus first on finding survivors. "right now our assets are focused on determining if anyone is still alive in any of those structures that have been damaged," santa barbara county sheriff bill brown said. the sheriff said "at least several dozen homes that have been either destroyed or severely damaged, and likely many other ones are in areas

paul vercammen is in montecito with the latest. a week of endless challenges for tireless first responders when a mountainside fell onto a community.the destruction so vast it covered 30 square miles in rock and mud. rachael ross/grew up in montecito: "there are no roads, no houses. i'm so devastated by what i'm seeing."rescue teams using bear cats brand new unmarked swat vehicles to pluck people from second story windows. this family finally rescued from the upper level of their home after trying to ride it out on their own. mos: "we thought about staying, cause we were fine. we had power, we got internet going, and with our hot spot on our phone, we thought we have water. and then the power went out."these bear cats.. four wheel drive and riding high above the mushy ground.. can go where no other vehicles can. this team alone has pulled more than 30 people from danger. sgt. joe schmidt/santa barbara co. sheriff's office: "for most of us that first day, tuesday morning, was very surreal. we couldn't really comprehend the devastati

right now over a dozen people are still missing,,,(grant) from our partners at c-n-n reporter paul vercammen (ver-cah-men) has the latest on the rescue efforts. ... (grant) seeing the destruction in santa barbara county has many wondering if the north bay has the potential for the same type of mudslides. as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, experts say the work that has gone on over the past few months to prevent mudslides will help, but it will does not remove the risk entirely. soil experts say the destructive mudslides in the santa barbara county are due in part to bad timing , specifically not enough time between the fires and the first heavy rain to take precautions.sot prof. laura sullivan-green/sjsu civil and environmental engineer 12-22 these events are so close in time to each other that have any drainage improvement or erosion improvement, these things take a few months to have them well established not a few weeks at best.professor laura sullivan green chairs san jose state's civil and environmental engineering department she says the napa sonoma fire zone is different. sotsanta rosa

our correspondent paul vercammen is joining us from montecito right now. e rescue efforts first of all, paul, going? >> reporter: well, we're seeing them in action right now. first we'll look at this telephone pole right here and give you a sense of the enormity of this tragedy. it's dangling between two trees. then you look just beyond that. that was a house there. that's the foundation. the floodwaters ripped it completely off. that search and rescue team just went through here. you see the house in the distance with the paint on it? they marked that car to show that it was clear, that there was no one in there. then the house beyond. then you look in the foreground in front of us where this bulldozer is. that's an area they're trying to clear right now. as we come 36, go ahead and pan this way. we'll see what the search and rescue crews are up to. they had searched this area. and there's another house just right over here, wolf, that was completely ripped off its foundation. so the debris field is surreal at times. it includes parts of houses and power p

. >> paul vercammen, thank you very much for that powerful look at the damage that has been do you know done and the problems that still exist. we'll have much more ahead on the newsroom. it all starts right now. >>> hello, thanks for joining me. i'm martin savidge in for fredricka whitfield. >>> world leaders are slamming president trump's comments as racist and they're demanding an apology after the president reportedly made vulgar and derogatory comments about immigrants. many world leaders are calling u.s. diplomats to explain the remarks by the president who has issued only a vague denial. so far no apology from trump but he did send out a tweet this morning saying, quote, america first, from his florida resort where he's spending the weekend. meanwhile, his vulgar remarks may be impacting the already fragile talks and negotiations to avert a government shutdown. let's begin on all of this in washington with cnn white house correspondent abby phillips with more on the fallout from the president's remarks and what he's tweeting about now. >> reporter: hi, martin. it's another day of

. >> paul vercammen, thank you very much for that powerful look at the damage that has been do you knowtill exist. we'll have much more ahead on the newsroom. it all starts right now. >>> hello, thanks for joining me. i'm martin savidge in for fredricka whitfield. >>> world leaders are slamming president trump's comments as racist and they're demanding an apology after the president reportedly made vulgar and derogatory comments about immigrants. many world leaders are calling u.s. diplomats to explain the remarks by the president who has issued only a vague denial. so far no apology from trump but he did send out a tweet this morning saying, quote, america first, from his

cnn's paul vercammen, what horrible assignment do you have on the sidelines. [ laughter ] >> reporter tough one. by the way you and i have covered floods and fires together, so once in a while, it's okay. electric atmosphere. you have oklahoma and georgia, oklahoma boasting the heisman trophy winner baker mayfield. sdwra gentleman has perhaps the most unsun hero, nick chubb, he's dynamic and the fans are loves this picture postward chamber of commerce weather. and there is a lot of people dressed up with somewhere to go, the rose bowl. let's listen. you have like a luca libra thing going a here. >> yes, ma'am, we're ready for a smallpoxdown. we're going to run all over them. >> they have my face and the s.e.c. defend. they're going down! >> so the teams are fired up. the fans are fired up. brianna, knowing your southern california roots and you play alternates golf. next time you play 18 of golf, see the game, that's kind of your speed, right? >> definitely, paul, my gosh, i can feel the energy, and i can feel the nice weather, and do you have a prediction? do you have a preference to

paul vercammen shows us some of the damage.r. the search for its victims is not.authorities in santa barbara county were still trying to reach new areas and dig into the destruction to find dead, injured or trapped people after a powerful mud flow swept away dozens of homes.at least 13 people were confirmed dead tuesday, at least 25 were injured and at least 50 had to be rescued by helicopters. those numbers could increase when the search is deepened and expanded wednesday, with a major search-and-rescue team arriving from nearby los angeles county and help from the coast guard and national guard along with law enforcement.they'll focus first on finding survivors. "right now our assets are focused on determining if anyone is still alive in any of those structures that have been damaged," santa barbara county sheriff bill brown said. the sheriff said "at least several dozen homes that have been either destroyed or severely damaged, and likely many other ones are in areas that are as-yet inaccessible." he said it's likely they'll