That has perps and police in a mustsee ending. Early today starts right now. Good to be with you this morning. Im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. Search crews are racing against time to find survivors of the killer mudslides in southern california. At least 17 people are dead, dozens more injured. And 17 are still missing after a powerful winter storm unleashed mud, boulder, and flash floods into communities that were still reeling from last months massive wildfires. More than 100 homes have been destroyed, and thousands have been forced to flee, including celebrities in the affluent neighborhood of montecito. Tennis legend jimmy conner was evacuated by helicopter. He took to twitter tuesday to thank the u. S. Coast guard for rescuing him. And talc show host Ellen Degeneres was visibly emotional, sharing how she and her wife have evacuated yet again, just days after finally returning home after the massive thomas fire. Sunday night portia and i got a call that were under mandatory evacuation again, with most of the community of montecito. So, again, we evacuated. I mean, you hear the word mudslide and you have no idea the impact that it has. But after the largest fire in california history, its catastrophic. It is beyond recognizable. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in montecito with the latest. Reporter in montecito, the heartbreak is as overwhelming as the destruction. I dont know where she is. Reporter this is where hayden gower is searching for his mother, 69yearold josie. The water and mud just flew in. It took them by surprise. Reporter the grandmother of three was home when a wall of mud barreled through her bedroom. I dont know how far she could have been swept. I dont know. I dont know where she is. Reporter in the hills outside santa barbara, neighbors, friends, and family are searching for loved ones. At least 24 are unaccounted for. James and alice mitchell, retirees were home when the storm hit. I dont know where my parents. And its a horrific feeling. Total devastation. The place looks like a war zone. Reporter rescue teams plucked more than 50 survivors after the powerful winter storm. We were there when firefighters discovered 14yearold lauren cantin, buried alive for more than six hours. Friends say her mother was also rescued, but laurens brother and father are missing, feared to have been washed away. The team that saved lauren is searching for her family, Oprah Winfrey posting on social media from her montecito home. Thats my neighbors house. Devastated. And debris is everywhere. Reporter the first of at least 15 victims has been identified as roy roder. His wife survived the slide. The rescue effort is grow mortgage desperate. Hayden gower is running out of time. I dont know what to do. I dont know. I havent found her. Im going to do everything i can. Reporter more than 100 homes have been damaged. Many have up to five feet of mud inside them. Remember, the storm struck in the middle of the night. For those that were able to make their way outside, this is what they face, a massive debris field that so many could simply not outrun. Frances . Miguel almaguer for us. Miguel, thank you. Now to another Major Development in the russia investigation. After President Trump went from claiming that he was, quote, 100 committed to speak with special Counsel Robert Mueller, to now saying it seems unlikely. Remarking that it wasnt him but the democrats who colluded with moscow. Marking yet another instance in which the commander in chief denied charges of collusion, referring to it as a hoax, despite special counsel mueller indicting several of the president s former advisers on other charges. Mr. Trumps russia denials comes as he turns up the pressure on congress to act on a new immigration deal. He is out thing the need for that much promised border wall, saying the countrys safety and security come first. Nbcs Peter Alexander has more. President trump saying hed refuse to say whether he would agree to a personal interview with robert mueller. Well see what happens. When they i have no collusion and nobody has found any collusion at any level, it seems unlikely that youd even have an interview. Reporter that comment muddying the president s previous comment to sit down with investigators in the russia probe. With un100 . Reporter the president again attacking his former rival, now 428 days removed from the 2016 election. Hillary, Hillary Clinton and hillary my opponent. Welcome back to the studio. Nice to have you. Reporter the reality tv star turned president giving the cabinet room a new nickname, and reaffirming his desire to resolve the legal jeopardy facing nearly 800,000 dreamers. We want to see something happen with daca. Its been spoken of for years. Reporter but later showing no willingness to budge on his top demand. We need the wall. We have to have the wall for security purposes. Security is number one. So the answer is have to have the wall. Reporter adding to the uncertainty a federal judges decision to temporarily block the administrations action to end the daca program. Nobody, not even the president of the United States is above the law. Reporter the white house blasting the move as outrageous. Even as lawmakers insist theyre increasingly optimistic theyll get a deal on daca. Before dawn federal agents stormed nearly 100 7eleven Stores Nationwide in a search for undocumented workers. More than 20 arrests in all. As for president s insistence wednesday that an interview with special Counsel Robert Mueller would seem unlikely, an official familiar with the negotiations tells nbc news a sitdown is still under discussion. Phillip . Peter alexander, thank you. More than 200 carrier employees will lose their jobs this week as an indianapolis facility. This comes a little more than a year after President Trump touted he struck a deal with the manufacturer to save some one thousand jobs at the plant. 215 people will be let go starting today, leaving about 1100 workers at the plant. Thats down from 1600 in early 2016 when the Company Announced plans to move production to mexico. This new round of layoffs comes as more than 300 jobs were cut at the factory in july. Now to an Extraordinary Development out of missouri, where just hours after delivering his first state of the state address, missouris republican governor eric greenton has admitted to having an extramarital affair, issuing a remarkable statement with his wife sheena. He confirmed he had been unfaithful, saying he had been unfaithful and the couple has dealt with this together honestly and privately. The statement came after a local tv station aired a segment that reported on the said affair. The exhusband of the woman involved alleged that the governor took compromising photographs of her in a sexual encounter, threatening to blackmail her if he exposed them. Quote, the governor has now seen the tv report. The station declined to provide the tape in advancement to running the story which contained multiple false allegations. The claim that this 3yearold story should generate law interest is completely false. The outrageous claims of Improper Conduct regarding these almost threeyearago events are false. The local station which first reported on the affair did not identify the woman involved nor her exhusband. Netflix just released a first look at David Lettermans talk show featuring a former commander in chief and true to life lessons in dad speak. President obama talked about his, quote, dad moves during an encounter with his daughter and prince. Take a listen. This was probably three or four months before he died. And prince asked sasha to come up and dance, and she is an excellent dancer. And then sasha pulls me up, which surprises me, because she always mocks my dancing. But i have dad moves. Yeah. And i think the key is is what we call staying in the pocket. [ laughter ] staying in the pocket. You got to stay in the pocket. Because i think everybody here knows dads who get out of the pocket. And theyre trying stuff that they cant really pull off. Yeah, yeah. Stay right there in that pocket. The full interview debuts friday on ed lettermans premier show. He used to be accused of wearing dad jeans. And now he has dad moves. Bill karins, you dont have dad moves do you . I stay in my little pocket. You stay in your pocket. It gets scary. And the wife goes like this and turns her head. The wife . Its the kids that are embarrassed. Everybody is embarrassed. The kids leave the room. Lets get into this highs storm setup that were going to deal with over the next several days. The cold air moving through the Northern Plains as winter reforms. A lot of warm air is going the ride over the top of the shallow cold air the next couple of days here. The ice storm will begin later today in missouri. Tomorrow its going to be through the ohio valley. And it looks to be significant in some areas, maybe the possibility of the power outages. Were really watching areas of western portions of tennessee all the way through areas of kentucky. And here is the forecast just through friday of the ice. Memphis area possibly, paducah, just to the west of nashville, louisville, indianapolis, and areas of ohio and western p. A. Then were worried about new england interior sections by the its cold. Ing for a zero with frigid conditions and blowing snow. Here is quick look at saturdays map. Interior sections of new england ice storm too. So a lot of big changes in the days ahead. 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Leading the news this morning, the president is giving Border Agents more resources in the opioid fight. He passed by an overwhelming majority in congress that gives much needed funds to Border Agents in their fight on drugs. But does the law make an impact . Hey, tracie. Hey there. This is money customs and Border Protection would get for chemical screening. The president at the signing talked about the fact that sometimes the dogs, the drug dogs that are used to try to track these opioids are actually overtaken by the scent. So what they want to do is provide more chemical screening devices at ports of entry at the border to try to keep these drugs from coming in to the United States. Its fulfilling the Campaign Promise for the president and notably in washington, especially at this time, its something that is bipartisan almost unanimous in the house. Unanimous in the senate. The approval of these millions to fight this particular drug particular. 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Jimenez fired three shots. Five officers responded with nearly 50 rounds in less than six seconds. That this individual is willing to use deadly force to get away from anything. Reporter his deputies also used deadly force. A provo man who had run out of gas on the highway nearly onethird of a mile away was hit in the shoulder from a stray bullet from one of the officers guns. Jimenez drove north, slowly on flat tires as deputies strategized to stop him quickly turkey, keep that individual from entering the public. Reporter nine miles later, a deputy raced in front of jimenez and set up at the University Parkway exit. When jimenez drove by, the officer unloaded 27 rounds at the car and jimenez crashed and surrendered. Each one of those deputies has to make his own decision. What am i looking at . What have i seen . What am i justified to do legally in the prevention of this individual to eescape. Reporter they soon discovered why he was on the run. 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What prompt youd to do this . As a police officer, you deal with every walk of life. And i was trying to think of a better way i to have a better rapport with these kids. How are you guys . Reporter even traveling to visit this Pediatric Hospital in new york. Ive been to 20 states and seen over a thousand kids. Reporter it must take an emotional toll on you. Because you were seeing in some cases very sick kids, and some kids that arent going to make it. It does. God gives me the strength to keep doing what im doing. I look at my little girl, my daughter savannah, and she is my motivation to do what i do. Reporter while he receives some donations, the trips and costumes are largely selffunded. A small price the pay, says cole, for lighting up young lives during rough times, and for reminding kids that not all super heroes wear a mask and cape. Some just wear a badge. I always tell them when i meet him. Did you know that youre batmans hero . And theyll look at me in shock. And im like, youre my hero. You get up every day and keep fighting for your life. And they really are the heroes. They are. Thanks to lester and to the viewer who tipped him off about officer damon coles heroic everyday deeds. Our hearts go out to him and the families he visits. Tickets for marvels highly anticipated film black panther are selling out so fast, even cast meres are having a hard time getting them. Actress Lupita Nyongo who stars in the film jokingly took to twitter to explain how she just couldnt get tickets for Opening Night only a few minutes after they went on sale. 15 minutes later, i kid you not, 15 minutes later i was trying to purchase tickets, and they are sold out. Sold out i think she knows somebody who can help her out. Fandango announced black panther set a record for any marvel movie surpassing 2016s civil war. Im phillip mena. Im frances rive ad lib live picture San Francisco good morning and thank you for joining us. You. Its 4 30 right now as we take a live look out on San Francisco. All still and calm this morning as we head into the weekend. It is thursday. Friday eve. Moving in. That fog moving in as well kind of keeping us warm this morning. Yeah, it is making it a little bit warm. We know that those clouds and fog act as a blanket and keeps the bay area a little warmer during those overnight hours. We will see it linger throughout much of the day. We start out right now at 54 degrees in San Francisco, 55 in san jose and we do have lower