let's bring in correspondent josh campbell who joins me live from san bernardino county fire departmentooding. it is now arriving in ernest. the rain is starting to come down. i want to bring in the chief from san bernardino fire. you have now moved from preparation to response. tell us more. >> we're really moving from the preparation phase. we've given out more than 100,000 sandbags, tons and tons of sand. we got our flood channels ready and we're shifting to more of a response mode as the rain and wind comes in. >> reporter: you're plussing up the staffing here. you have the heavy equipment and fire department apparatus. talk to us about the staffing. >> we have more than 50 additional firefighters, multiple swift water teams and our local fire stations are ready and trained. we're standing by waiting for those calls to come in. the biggest thing is if we ask you to evacuate to do so. >> reporter: the evacuations started last night. are you preparing for potentially more as the rain shifts in? >> the situation is fluid and we're monitoring we do have some evacuation orders near oakla

rain is already ongoing across the eastern sections of san bernardino county. but look. it's not just the southwest. it's all the way into idaho, portions of oregon, nevada, into utah. we have flash flood watches for over 25 million americans. we still have another 36 hours of the heaviest of rain to come across this area. >> jim? >> yeah. it's jarring to see you standing in front of a hurricane map of a storm heading toward california. heading toward the southwestern u.s. we've done it so many times on cnn and typically it is heading to places on the gulf coast. flat areas with no elevation. biloxi, mobile, and so on. if this is heading to the southwest, to mountainous areas in california, the flash flood warnings, please take them very seriously. they can happen very quickly and have deadly consequences. thank you very much. appreciate that. joining us now, daniel is the emergency operations manager for palm springs. daniel, it's been more than 80 years since a storm like this hit southern california. is palm springs ready for a hurricane or a tropical storm to come in

this is san bernardino county. there are mandatory evacuations for some of these locations. san bernardino mountains are working as this almost like a wall so you take, let's say, a soaked kind of a setup here and this is basically just pushing all of that astralable moisture against the mountain ranges and bringing out all the rainfall so, listen, 27 million people under the threat of flooding today specifically across the desert southwest and these areas don't see this amount of rain in such a short period of time. this is the forecast track from the national hurricane center. sunday evening, look at that. a tropical storm in southern california. you don't see that that often. here's a look at that surge of moisture. the main threats here certainly are going to be the flash flooding and mudslide potential across the desert southwest and then the moisture moves inland so places from vegas to reno all the way northward into idaho, we're going to look for the flood threat as well, focusing in on sunday into monday morning, a level 4 of 4 of flash flooding from this weather pre

one important to note in san bernardino county. so officials have a lot of ground to cover. this county spans from east of los angeles here all of the way to the borders of arizona and nevada. a lot of ground to cover set up and ready just in case people need assistance they'll be ready here. >> still impressive to hear they have the resources to help people and their animals. all right, josh campbell and stephanie elam, thanks to both of you and we'll check back with you. >> coming up, the fema administrator tells cnn the agency is mobilizing and personnel to assist and more warning to take hurricane hilary seriouslsly. that's next. boom, you get a real offer. sell your car to carvana today. we never just see the e numbers, we see the people. my dad started trek in a red barn in waterloo, wisnsin. d now it spans the globe. you wanna take what was give to you and you wanna build it. and you wanna pass it along. if i can do that, i would have done well. that's why we're here... to help make it happen. how do we decide what hotel to b

some evacuations are underway in san bernardino county.ple are being asked to leave areas vulnerable to mudslides. people who live near the bonfire burn scar in orange county are being advised to do the same thing. people are also being asked to leave catalina island ahead of hillary's rough seas and strong winds as we've mentioned, governor gavin newsom is in southern california monitoring preparations. he tweeted this photo today of his talks with san diego mayor and san diego mayor todd gloria, earlier today, caltrans spoke about coordinating efforts across the state. caltrans has been proactively pre-positioning resources since friday morning, including employees and equipment, staging them so that we can respond very quickly to the storm event. we have almost 2000 employees working, 12 hour shifts around the clock, and we have activated our department operations center here in sacramento, as well as our emergency operations centers in our districts between sacramento and san diego. and in between. all right. we want to get right to th

jenna mike, the san bernardino county fire department posted new video tonight online. take a look at this. they say that they found 30 people trapped up in the mountains in the seven oaks area . a sheriff's helicopter airlifted one woman who had a leg injury, but they could not get everyone out by helicopter. so tonight, they say three firefighters took in water, packaged meals and medical equipment. they plan to stay overnight with the residents until crews can return at daylight tomorrow to help rescue them. so far, no reports of any deaths or major injuries, though at least one person is reported missing. officials say it will take a long time to clean up from this storm. the area around palm springs, usually a desert, is now a muddy mess. i grew up down here in palm springs. i've never seen it this bad. palm springs and the coachella valley were hardest hit. residents in cathedral city monday were digging out their vehicles after tropical storm hillary barreled inland and pummeled southern california overnight in palm springs, the storm dumped four inches and 24 ho

counties from san diego and l.a. up to fresno. evacuations have been ordered in parts of san bernardino county. they are also urging people on catalina island to evacuate. as californians brace for this rare and dangerous storm heading their way, marianne favro shows us what they did overnight to be prepared today. >> reporter: hurricane hilary, bearing down in parts of mexico and now heading towards california. all state beaches in orange and san diego counties shut down because of high waves and riptides. flooding is also a big concern, which is why people in the san diego area are moving fast, filling as many sandbags as possible. >> so i can close that off and the water won't go into my garage. >> the demand for sandbags was so high, at some distribution stations they ran out. people also made a run on bottled water and other supplies. state leaders are encouraging everyone to stay off the roads. >> we want to ensure that you are safe through this entire event. if you do not need to be on the roadways, we are asking you to postpone any of your non-essential travel until the peak of the stor

san bernardino county now issuing an evacuation warning to residents ahead of the storm. the national weather service warns some areas could see a year's worth of rain in less than 48 hours. zohreen shah in southern california. >>> the deadly wildfire emergency in washington state. three large fires burning out of control across thousands of acres. homes destroyed. an entire city forced to evacuate. >>> an fbi manhunt under way at this hour for a fugitive member of the proud boys. authorities say he disappeared just days before his sentencing for the january attack on the capitol. >>> growing frustration and anger on maui. hundreds of fire victims still unaccounted for. nearly 80% of the fire zone has now been searched. hawaiian electric facing more scrutiny over downed power lines possibly causing the devastating fires. more than 1,000 federal personnel now on the ground. >>> the war in ukraine. russia launching a devastating missile attack on the center of the city of chernihiv. several people killed, including a 6-year-old girl. dozens wounded. russia targeting civilia

i bet it topped four inches right now in san diego, san bernardino, county, about three inches so far. this information is san hour or two old. so you can add rainfall to that. we still have flash flood warnings across los angeles. you can see all of the boxes of red indicate flash flood warnings. the to pography here, the soil will not -- the topograpy soil will not absorb the rain. it will all be run off. all of the burn scars we were talking about, you have very, very dry terrain. all of it comes down as mud. it comes down very, very quickly so you can see riverbeds and creeks rise very, very quickly. the storm will continue to push to the north very, very quickly. but it is going to bring a lot of rain with it. 2-4 inches, widespread across southern california. but, jim, some of the weather service offices are talking about isolated amounts as much as 10 before it is all said and done. >> all right, jennifer gray, a busy afternoon, thank you very much. i am joined now by the mayor of san diego. mayor todd gloria. i want to remind our viewers on top of everything else happening for

but i will say that there are that you asian orders in san bernardino county, which is just north of san diego. uh and just south of los angeles county. uh, that's a very rule but mountainous area. and in those areas, they are expected to get 10 inches of rain and out there it's very, very low line land. so all of that, all of the rocks, all of the debris, all of the bush that has been accumulated over the past several years, will now be potentially washed away. and that's what everybody's afraid of. so you're sitting at home and next thing you know, the entire mountain will slide off the slope and that debris will then hit the streets and that debris will head more densely populated areas as it gets further down to the lower line areas. so there are some evacuation orders in place right now, but people are not set to panic. the tropical storm is in going to head for a few hours here and it will be rain and then it will be more rain and then there will be a lot of rain really, really fast and going into the work we, jason, my seeing a summer of climate extremes has that intensified th

in san bernardino county, heavy rain from tropical storm hillary has sent debris flowing down hills that burned during wildfires in the past few months. in los angeles, orange and san diego counties, the storm is flooding streets and neighborhoods farther south in ensenada, mexico, near where hillary came ashore, flooded roads are starting to clear now. the heavy rain in northern los angeles county is still causing many problems. here's a video of a road was washed out in the city of santa clarita. take a look at the rushing muddy water. several roads in that area were shut down overnight because it is just too dangerous to drive. and here's a look from up above that. the san fernando valley, north of downtown la, sections of freeways have been turned into small lakes and nearby culverts are full of fast moving water. several southern california school districts canceled classes for today. today was supposed to be the first day of school in la. that's now delayed until at least tomorrow. bus drivers who report to work as early as 430 in the morning. that is when some of the worst conditi

. >> the san bernardino county sheriff's office issued evacuation warnings for several communities. >> make no mistake -- this is a very dangerous storm. >>>> and said clemente cruz set out plastic tarps -- in san clemente crews set out plastic tarps to deter mudslides. > has been in contact with the governors of california and nevada, promising federal support. >> help is on the way from here in the bay area well. a special task force from the east bay has been deployed to riverside county where they are expecting heavy rainfall. tara campbell was -- >> tonight we will see what we can do about where we will stay. >>>> we got the call -- very quickly a the official report that there was a deployment. there was immediate need. >> these two -- >> the swift water rescue team is made about 50 first responders from across the bay area, congregating yesterday afternoon in oakland. we are checking all >> -- >> we are checking all of the equipment. >> this team knows how to go. they have been deployed to hurricanes across the country. >> we typically handle this stuff directly afterwards. peo

in san bernardino county, trees and mud rushing down canyons. residents in many communities are in evacuation orders. >> it sucks to be watching it go. but lives can be replaced. >> reporter: in los angeles, rivers are running full and fast. in santa clarita, the side of a road crashed. adding insult to injury, 5.1 magnitude earthquake it southern california sunday afternoon. hilary is expected to continue pending southern california throughout the day , prompting school districts to cancel classes. >> stay safe, stay informed and stay home. >> reporter: nevada's governor issued a state of emergency, calling up the national guard. and in yuma arizona they had 60-mile-per-hour winds knocking down power lines. the flash flood watch is extended until 8:00 pacific time this morning. officials are not only worried about flooding but also the potential for landslides and mudslides once the moisture starts to sink in. >> we will continue watching that. when disaster strikes bay area bridge workers step forward and help. that is true in san diego. emerg

look at san bernardino county. we've received over 10 inches. look at l.a. county. over half a foot of rainfall. this is major metropolitan areas. highly populated and of course very impactful. here's a look at the latest rainfall. i want to show you this because it's very interesting. flash flood warnings ventura into l.a. counties. this is basically what is called the transverse mountain ranges, it extends from palm springs westward north of downtown l.a. you're looking at the tropical rain bands. these are feeder bands well to our north. this is intersecting this mountain range. this is what's been happening all night. it's been pushing up this moisture right along the mountain sides there and extracting all of the available rain that's in the atmosphere out of it. we've produced rainfall totals that have exceeded over half a foot of rain as we've already mentioned. that is going to be concerning. another 2 to 4 inches possible. lower elevations, half an inch to an inch. certainly we don't want to see more rainfall on top of what's already taken place. this is so

we've had almost five inches of rain reported in san diego county, san bernardino county. almost four inches of rain. so really unbelievable rainfall totals across this corner of the world. we're looking at nash flood warnings, all of these boxes shaded in red are flash flood warnings. so we've had rain rates from half an inch to an inch an hour, which is really incredible, because the terrain, we've been talking about that, is so dry and it's not going to absorb that rain, it's just going to wash down the hillsides, the mountainsides and into those valleys and fill up those creeks and river beds incredibly fast. so it's very easy to get flash flooding across southern california. but those flood watches extend all the way up to the pacific northwest, because the storm is going to shoot straight north during the overnight hours and into tomorrow morning. this is 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. you can see already on the border of oregon, so it's a fast mover for sure. we're going to see anywhere from two to four inches of rain widespread. the national weather services in southern cali

los angeles, san bernardino and riverside counties all have declared local emergencies, along with palm springs and other cities in coachella valley. they warned there is still a danger tonight of mudslides and trees toppled from this storm. the area around palm springs, usually a desert, is now a muddy mess. i grew up down here in palm springs. i've never seen it this bad. palm springs and the coachella valley were hardest hit. residents in cathedral city monday were digging out their vehicles after tropical storm hillary barreled inland and pummeled southern california overnight in palm springs, the storm dumped four inches in 24 hours. the amount they usually get in a year. the storm also dropping trees onto cars and buildings throughout southern california in cathedral city, just south of palm springs , crews had to use a bulldozer to rescue residents who were surrounded by mud five feet deep. that included 14 elderly residents trapped in a senior home fire crews also managed to deal with gas leaks and sinkholes in the area caused by the storm. floodwater rolled like rivers over roa

san bernardino county has sent numerous officers here. they don't want people to evacuate because you don't want to leave your pets. for many of us, pets are members of our family. they don't want residents to pause pofor a second and say i' not going to evacuate because i can't take my animals. they have large trailers for horses. so services are ready in case folks have to evacuate. we spoke to one person who had to evacuate last night. we saw numerous evacuation orders in advance of possible flooding. take a listen to her about how great the american red cross team is here and the services they've been provided. >> i've been real comfortable. i slept through the night. it was just calm. everybody's been so good, so helpful. >> what went through your mind when you heard there's a hurricane coming here? >> oh my gosh! as it is i was nervous of stormy weather, and then i can't believe some reports that i was seeing friday. unreal because i've never seen or heard like that. >> reporter: now, this is one of several of these disaster setters

lionel: the san bernardino county sheriff's office issued an evacuation order saturday for several communities. >> make no mistake, this is a very dangerous and significant storm. lionel: cruise set out plastic tarps hoping to guard against possible mudslides. along the coast, crews make massive sam berms to protect from waves. this is unprecedented. >> is l.a. prepared for this? >> i doubt it. >> fema's administrator in contact with the governors of california and nevada, promising federal support. stephanie: as you can imagine, a lot of help is needed and it is already on the way from the bay area. a special task force from the east bay has been deployed to riverside county where they are expecting heavy rainfall. tara campbell was there while they are packing up to leave and has a closer look at their mission. >> loading up their ready to go south. the task force called on to help respond to hurricane hilary. >> we will see what we can do about where we will stay. >> captain frank leading the way. >> we got the call around 12:00 this afternoon stating there was a possible deployment. very q

according to the sheriff, of san bernardino county. >> investigators determined prior to the shootingat he tore down a pride or rainbow flag that was hanging in front of the magpie store. and yelled many homophobic slurs towards carleton. carleton, who worked at magpie, confronted the man, and during the confirmation, he shot and killed carleton. >> nbc's maggie vesper spoke to a friend a neighboring store owner about that moment. >> basically, he screamed, lauri's been shot. close your door. he might still be out there. and i said, oh my gosh, is she okay? and he said, no, i think she's been killed. hearing the words is something very shocking. >> it is shocking. this is the latest on what has been a string of violent attacks on lgbtq folks, people expressing support for them. just over three weeks ago, a 28 year old gay dancer in new york city was just out with his friends, when he was stabbed to death at a service station. a group of men confronted the group at the station, reportedly, hurling homophobic slurs. and telling them to stop dancing. the suspect in the killing is 17 year

it is already hitting places in san bernardino county. it is made up of mountain communities where mud slides could be a huge threat. it is already bringing strong winds to southern california. strong bands in san diego. the navy is moving ships from the three bases in the area out to the sea until the storm passes. hilary could bring a year's worth of rain in a single day to parts of the southwestern u.s. let's go straight to the cnn weather center. and you'll be very busy tracking this storm. when is this storm expected to hit the u.s.? what kind of time line are we looking at right now? >> reporter: the storm has sped up considerably. we're looking more like a sunday storm even though the outer rain band, some of the moisture already impacting southern california. i'll show you that on the radar. what do you need to know at home? maybe you're tuning in from the west coast. the storm is weakening. that's important. and heavy rains, the flood threat, cannot be underestimated enough. the slight shift will make a difference to those who rec

that the sandbags rms. -- are a mess. >> our stations are restocked with plenty of sand. >> san bernardino county firefighters have sandbags ready for anybody who needs them. in case the weather takes a turn for the worst, county public works officials are setting up equipment. they put up warning signs around recent burn areas and they also have cameras they can monitor remotely at all times. experts say could bring as much as a year's worth of rain for some areas in the next few days. the deputy director of the national hurricane center says that could be what sets this storm apart from anything california has ever seen before. >> the rain is going to be the story. it is the biggest threat. i know the wind component or the novelty of a rare event like this is interesting. if you really think heavy rain, that will be the best thing you can do is preparing for the storm. we are looking at wide swaths of three to six inches of rain with some areas elevated or enhanced by topography possibly having 10 inches of rainfall. that is a lot of rain for this portion of the country which normally does not

we already know some evacuations have been ordered in places like san bernardino county. >> it really only takes a couple of inches of water to just sweep you away especially if it is fast moving. so -- i know this summer we had a lot of runoff rain melt from white water, and i actually know several people who did get swept away and had to do swift water rescues and evacuations. so -- watch that water. >> it is a scary situation one some know too well flood watches and warnings are something those here across coachella valley know all too well. but this system bringing those warnings is definitely something that is causing alarm and for good reason as we watch this develop very quickly, jon. jon: alarm and let's hope it is not panic. fox weather correspondent nicole valdes live in palm springs california and nicole, thank you. for continuing coverage of tropical storm hilary check out fox weather. you can download the fox weather app or stream fox weather on any smart device. there's a qr code on your screen. and for more on the local response in southern california, let's bring in ca

alex mike, attorney general bonta says the new policy by the chino valley school district in san bernardino county amounts to forced outing of students. bonta outlined details of a lawsuit filed today against the school district. that suit claims the recently approved policy of notifying parents if their student asks the school to use a different name or pronoun when than what's in their official record is a violation of the child's constitutional rights and could cause them, quote, emotional, psychological and potential physical harm. i refuse to stand by and allow chino valley or any district board of education to put our children at risk or infringe upon their rights, especially if not one of our most vulnerable at risk groups. supporters of the chino school district's policy say parents have a right to know, and they call the suit government overreach. earlier today, we had a chance to speak with the president of the chino valley school board about this lawsuit. it's a ploy. it's a joke. it's embarrassing that the political cartel is after school districts. he wants to stop any other school di

check out this video from san bernardino county, showing how powerful rushing mud can be. you can see as it shoots up in the sky. some areas got record breaking rainfall for august just from yesterday's rain. >> impacts from hilary even reached las vegas. flood waters from the storm rushed through one of the casino parking lots. you see how much water there is. max is on the vegas strip. it's looking better now. looks like sunny skies. >> it looks a lot better but hilary brought rain and win to nevada and obviously hit southern california hard. while some areas escaped the worse, others are dealing with the aftermath keeping a close eye on flood waters and more problems ahead. as dawn broke in palm springs, california monday, residents woke up to flood waters rushing through roads after hilary dumped half of the annual rainfall in a few hours. the first tropical storm to hit southern california in more than 80 years brought lashing winds and heavy rain to a region much more accustomed to drought. as flood waters rose quickly in victorville, california, juan and his mother

parts of riverside county, san bernardino county have been placed under evacuation orders. lash flooding already reported in death valley. 1000 flights in and out of the united states have been canceled. parts of arizona, nevada at risk. clark county declaring a state of emergency. we're gonna get the latest on the storm's path in just a moment. meteorologist, guad venegas, standing by san diego. i spoke to the last hour, glaad, as the storm made landfall. just to our south of you i believe. what are you seeing this hour? >> it did make landfall in north mexico. we're all waiting to see what the storm will do once it goes over ensenada, the first large city in mexico that gets the storm. as you mentioned, it's two hours south of. us here in san diego have had light rain on and off all morning. authorities, county officials in san diego, l.a., a they're counties of southern california have prepared as best as they can. telling residents to make sure they protect their homes if they're in areas that flood easily with the sad bags, they have food and water, and the power compan

the san bernardino county sheriff has issued an evacuation order for at least 6 communities in the areain josh campbell, who joins me life from the redlands and san bernardino county. you are in a location that is ready to take people in when they are ready to find safety, right? >> that's right. we are literally in the calm before the storm right here near san bernardino, california. expecting high winds, heavy rain. the flooding concern is actually what is precipitated those early evacuation orders. we are used to seeing the american red cross spring into action, but is truly remarkable to see what happens behind the scenes for a disaster strikes. we were here at a disaster center in redlands. a group of volunteers here are coming out to provide support to members of the community. they are so meticulous. what they are doing right now is receiving training in the administration of narcan and if they happen to come across some sort of opioid overdose. leaving nothing to chance here. they are providing food for the community should the people feel the need to come here if we the additio

the san bernardino county sheriff's department just issued an evacuation warning for some areas in thatart of southern california. that's just east of los angeles in the mountain and foothill areas. hilary could bring a year's worth of rain in a single day to parts of california, arizona, and nevada. let's go straight to the cnn weather center, meteorologist derek van dam has been following the hurricane's path. i suppose it's good news that the hurricane is weakening at some point, but that doesn't necessarily mean that people in that part of the country can let down their guards or folks in mexico as well. we should make it very clear, the folks in mexico need to be very careful about this storm as well. >> yeah. we don't want to diminish the threats associated with this storm, even though it is weakening. good news. we want to see that, but as with any tropical system, it's got an influx of moisture that's going to dump tremendous amounts of rain that will bring a flash flood threat to areas that haven't seen this amount of rain in several decades. 110 miles per hour. that makes it a

say only once these roads are clear, will locals know the extent of the damage back over in san bernardino county, 74 year-old christie rockwood was inside her home when it was overwhelmed by river water and swept away her daughter tracy month of air day says she's grateful for the crews who continue to search for her mom, but she fears the worst may have happened. but each day that goes by, it does get harder. >> sets like the more pictures and videos that we're getting of area. >> the debris field is. >> this is just something that's so so devastating will continue to follow. still has ripple effects and that was, of course, courtesy of what was at one point, hurricane hilary. and that's not the only major storm we've been tracking in the weather center. let's get to dave morning. good morning, guys. good morning, everybody. now it. dalia. i know i is snow know different different to the ocean basins here. this is goes by different list spot. >> it's a tropical storm expected to become our hurricane. there it is. max winds at 65 almost there. it's going to make the pass by western cuba becoming

authorities say that laura and carlton was killed outside her business in san bernardino county last friday. they say a man ripped down the pride flag that she had hanging outside of her business began shouting homophobic slurs at her and then shot and killed her. police eventually shot and killed him in a standoff that followed advocates say violence like this is becoming all too common. >> the direct correlation of anti lgbtq bills are being introduced across this country and the rise of anti lgbtq+ rhetoric a social media and how that's transforming into real-life violence. >> earlier this year, attorney general rob bonta released hate crime numbers here in california. more than 390 hate crimes motivated by orientation were reported for 2021 to 2022. and 45 hate crimes were motivated by anti transgender or anti gender-nonconforming bias. >> time now 6.20, and tonight, republican candidates for the 2024 presidential election will square off in the first debate of this campaign season. most notably former president donald trump will not be there. he made that announcement earlier. >

new tonight, the san bernardino county sheriff's office has named a suspect in the fatal shooting ofan in front of her business after what appears to have been a dispute over an lgbtq pride flag. they say the 27-year-old travis ikeguchi shot laura ann carleton after an argument about the flag hanging outside of her clothing store. investigatorsay that the suspect made several diaraging remarks about the rainbow flag that stood outside the floor before he shot carleton. the suspect was later killed during a confrontation with deputies. joining us with the latest developments in this investigation is cnn security correspondent josh campbell. josh, just a short time ago the sheriff in san bernardino county gave a significant update in that investigation. what is the latest on this case? >> abby, we learned a lot of new information. authorities say they have identified the suspect as a 27 -year-old resident from the area where the shooting took place. now, it took police a while to positively identify him because, after he shot and killed, police say that he did not have any identificati

. >> it's hard for me to just not break down >> reporter: the san bernardino county sheriff says travis ikeguchi shot the 66-year-old friday at her shop, adding, her death is now being investigated as a potential hate crime. >> ikeguchi tore down a pride or rainbow flag hanging in front of the mag.pi store, an yelled many homophobic slurs, and during the confrontation, ikeguchi shot and killed carleton. >> reporter: nearby business owners say customers ran from the scene. deputies later killing ikeguchi in a shootout. the sheriff says the 27-year-old was armed with an unregistered semiautomatic handgun, noting his social media is rife with anti-lgbtq posts >> it looks like the suspect acted alone, but we want to be sure that that's the case >> reporter: carleton didn't identify as lgbtq, but friends say she was an ally her death comings amid a rise in attacks against the lgbtq community. one study tracking more than 350 incidents of hate and extremism between june 2022 and april 2023. outside a second store carleton owned in los angeles, a growing memorial robin lyles was a close friend

san bernardino county is giving out sandbags to residents and staging equipment and warning signs around burn areas where debris flow is possible. fire crews are preparing for water rescues as creeks and streams get dangerous. landslides are a major concern, especially in orange county, crews are trying to shore up this hill which is at popular venues for weddings in san clemente where slides have been a recurring problem. and they are also monitoring coastal railways that could be susceptible to both s■lides nd the surging surf. okay, so the question is, will the remnants of hillary be felt all the way in the bay area? and the forecast is changing by the day. chief meteorologist, paul heggen is keeping an eye on the potential impact. >> whether it is a tropical storm or hurricane approaching california, that is unusual to say the least, it is a major hurricane now, it is going to lose strength over the next few days. for the moment, it has 130-mile-per-hour sustained wind, making it a category four. that is only based on the wind speed. the wind is going to relax at the storm encounters

flood waters also destroyed roads in oakland and san bernardino county. rocks and trees were scattered across the highway. large parts of the county are under evacuation orders and clean up crews have a big job ahead of them. flood waters are still flowing there. take a look at the large cracks in the road right there. >>> the storm caused a road in nevada to collapse. it dropped 8.7 inches at lee canyon. that shattered the old record. it was the first tropical storm ever to cross into nevada. flooding and mudslides weren't enough, there was a quake. several other small quakes were felt around the area and bay area rescue teams in the meantime, northern california, red cross are in southern california. four members of the oakland fire department are part of the rescue efforts. they've already helped people in riverside and the team is expected to stay through tuesday. oakland fire says while the team is helping folks they admit it puts a train on their resources here. >> our main focus is of course our own citizens and our community. at the same token, we

flames initially started last friday in san bernardino county.e has spread to more than 80,000 acres now. fire officials say it is the state's largest and fastest growing wildfire. you can see where any wildfire is growing in california using our interactive wildfire tracker. it also offers air quality information. you can find this up now on our website, abc7news.com. ama: researchers say they have confirmed there is a pattern in how children develop allergies. it starts with eczema, which is a skin condition with typical diagnoses happening around 10 months. then comes food allergies, followed by asthma. the study found 40% of children with as -- eczema and food allergies went on to develop allergies. children's hospital of philadelphia. dan: a new jersey man has filed a class action lawsuit against taco bell for false advertising. the lawsuit claims the fast food chain's ads amount of meat served in their menu items. one pizza he order only half of the meat and beans advertised. some customers agree that the food they received is not always wh

here is a look at that in action there is video of a truck racing down a hill in san bernardino county the debris damaged two bridges. >> we set up sandbags over the weekend thinking it would be sufficient but it blew right through them. >> boulders in the backyard. i don't know how they got on that side of the garage. that is a boulder the size of a volkswagen just sitting over there.. >> the mud damaging homes, they are still working to get to some stranded residents. we take you further up the mountain. residents appear to escape without damage. we rode out the storm in lake arrowhead and found a silver lining when it came to water storage. >> it is awesome up here. the best place to live in southern california, you know. we are 20 degrees cooler than anywhere else. >> reporter: at 4,500 feet with steep wooded hillsides, every direction, the arrowhead treetop lodge sits right on top of small waterways. >> we have the storm drain that comes down here. comes in here, comes into our stream here. we have three other storm drains over here.. >> reporter: across the mountains people like

san bernardino mountains, 13 inches of rain. we have seen the devastation, and it's just been widespread over southern california. mount laguna, san diego county, the santa rosa mountains, if you're familiar with where the coachella music festival takes place, they got over 4 inches of rain. hdealley actually set a record, believe it or not, for 2.20 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. for them, that is quite a lot. they usually don't see this. their last record was just last year at about 1.7 inches of rain. a lot of devastation through southern california and as this contuesoinush on through, we'll see what the impacts will be for our evening in the full forecast. >> impressive numbers. thank you, we'll see you in a bit. we are continuing our coverage of tropical storm hilary. all afternoon, all night. and coming up in less than ten minutes, we're going to be joined by climate reporter chase cane to talk about climate change and where hurricanes could become the new form in southern california. >>> they landed at san jose international, and their luggage was gone. this wasn't an airline mistake. two men say their suitcases were stolen from

. >>> in san bernardino county, destructive flooding hit something mountain communities there. this is in oak glen, where main roads transformed into rushing rivers. a river of boulders nearly took out a fire station. you see it there. waters in the santa ana river also washing out huge trees and sent mud and debris into nearby cabins. some of those cabins now filled waist-high with mud. >> the river starts to rise, what you hear and you feel are the boulders rolling, literally rolling down the river. it shook my place. but of course i decided to leave at the right time. >> the remnants of hilary also impacting us. parts of the bay area seeing light rain including in los gatos, the peninsula, and parts of the tri-valley. >>> also this evening, president biden in maui vowing federal support for as long as it takes. president biden visiting lahaina along with the first lady. this comes amid growing criticism that his administration took too long to respond to the wildfires. others say his visit is a distraction as the disaster continues to unfold. the white house has emphasized h

. >> evacuation orders issued for san bernardino county, officials telling people to be prepared for more evacuations. >> if an officer is knocking at your door, please answer and listen intently to their instructions. they are there for you and your safety. >> hillary is suspected to continue weakening as it moves into death valley sunday evening, dumping as much as 3-6 inches of rain in the area. >> according to climate change projections, despite how rare tropical systems like this are, these projections show that there could be more extreme rainfall from tropical systems like this one in this part of the country by the end of the century. matt rivers, abc7news. >> spencer christian joins us live now, tracking hillary's progress as it continues to move across some the california. >> i just want to point out the word weakening, because it is losing wind intensity, but that does not mean it is weakening in terms of the amount of rainfall. we have seen the rainfall -- devastation that rainfall can cause. the storm has entered some california and is moving at a rapid pace north or due

and in san bernardino county, a truck had to race off. it was trying to beat in mud flow and could have swallowed it up had it been in the right place at the right time. our wilson walker shows us the damage left behind and how waterways are pushed to their limit. >> it is very, very scary. >> reporter: arturo morelos has been here for a long time and has seen a lot of rainstorms. this was something different. a drainage creek beside his home which he says has never been a problem before suddenly erupted in the heavy rains washing over the street. for a brief time it surged right over his property. >> i don't want it! it is comin through there and -- >> reporter: not high enough to get inside his house but high enough to wash away the ground beneath his stone work. >> right here, look at this! >> reporter: an hour away, louis was removing the desert that had washed over his property. more of a nuisance than a disaster was the story i most places as the floodwaters disappeared into the desert almost as fast as they arrived. >> if it is gon

california resort town consumed with grief after lori carleton was killed, confronting hate the san bernardino county sheriff says the man shot the 66-year-old at her shop, adding her death is now being investigated as a potential hate crime. >> he tore down a pride or rainbow flag hanging in front of the mag.pi store and yelled many slurs. >> reporter: nearby business owners say customers ran from the scene. deputies later killing the suspect in a shootout. he was armed with an unregistered semi-automatic handgun, noting his social media is rife with lgbtq posts >> it looks like the suspect acted alone. >> reporter: carl eton dieton d identify as lgbtq. outside, a second store carleton owned, robin lyles was a close friend >> you can't make sense of it. it's senseless >> reporter: carleton's daughter calling her mom fearless, writing on instagram her flags had always been torn down before and she always responded by putting up a bigger one adding simply, our family is broken >>> now to a close call and stunning story out of pakistan seven students and their teacher were rescued from a cable car left

bonta announced his office just filed a lawsuit against the chino valley school district in san bernardino county. it is seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the district policy that bonta said discriminates against transgender youth. in july, the district adopted a new policy that requires staff to inform parents when a student requests to be treated as another gender or use facilities such as restrooms designated for a different gender. this is the fourth outing in a violation of the civil and constitutional rights. >> it presents students with a terrible choice. either walk back your rights to gender identity and gender expression to be yourself, to be who you are. or face the risks of serious harm. mental harm, physical harm, emotional harm. >> bonta opened an investigation into the chino valley school board after it adopted this new policy last month. the union board said parents have a right to know if their child is transgender. >>> all talk, no action. thats what housing rights advocates are saying about leaders on the peninsula who they believe are delaying action on the city's

. >>> the mountains of san bernardino county also took one of the hardest hits. check out this river of mud rushing through the city yucaipa shooting straight up into the sky. cal fire crews have been helping residents all day with the cleanup after many found their homes and cars surrounded by mud and debris. >> there's boulders in the backyard. i don't know how they got on that side of the garage, but there's boulders the size of a volkswagen just sitting over there, so strange. >> take a look at this in hillsboro around noon when a downpour moved in quickly. >>> paul, are we seeing the last gasps of hilary moving through? >> yeah. this is the leftover moisture interacting with another feature off the coast. a lot of us stayed dry today. we are seeing sunshine looking out from salesforce tower. let's add up some of the rainfall totals associated with hilary as it moved into southern california. almost 4 inches of rain around palmdale. palm springs picked up almost 3 1/4. average rainfall for the entire year in palm springs is just over 4 1/2 inches. they almost

flames initially started last friday in san bernardino county.has spread to more than 80,000 acres now. fire officials say it is the state's largest and fastest growing wildfire. you can see where any wildfire is growing in california using our interactive wildfire tracker. it also offers air quality information. you can find this up now on our website, abc7news.com. ama: researchers say they have confirmed there is a pattern in how children develop allergies. it starts with eczema, which is a skin condition with typical diagnoses happening around 10 months. then comes food allergies, followed by asthma. the study found 40% of children with as -- eczema and food allergies went on to develop allergies. children's hospital of philadelphia. dan: a new jersey man has filed a class action lawsuit against taco bell for false advertising. the lawsuit claims the fast food chain's ads amount of meat served in their menu items. one pizza he order only half of the meat and beans advertised. some customers agree that the food they received is not always what

it happened last friday and san bernardino county.ice say 27 year-old travis ek gucci shot. 66 year-old lauren and carlton after tearing down a pride flag outside or business and shouting homophobic slurs at her. he was later shot and killed by police after firing at officers. carlton was not a member of the lgbtq community, but friends and family say she was an unwavering ally. come for has been now has more on how local agencies here in the bay are reacting to her death. carlton, who preferred to be called lurie was described by the lake arrowhead community as a strong ally who is defending her store's pride flag. >> moments before she was killed, experts say there's a direct correlation between anti lgbtq bills and violent hate crimes, flowers and rainbows cover the front entrance of magpie in cedar. glen, a growing memorial for the store's owner, lori carlton who was shot and killed friday. ol