A giant traffic jam in california. 45 miles of highway shut down today. Trucks and cars trapped, drivers somehow getting out. This video, you canee the rushing watat and mud i i front of the car there. This woman surrounded, struggling to get out of her car, right in the river of mud. This evening, real fears it could get worse. Aditi roy in southern california. Reporter tonight, torrential rains pummeling droughtstricken california, combined with 60milean hour winds, and golf ballsized hail. Setting off massive mudslides. I dont know know what to do, i cant the car cant move. Are we stuck . Yeah, were stuck. Reporter drivers on the evening commute, helpless. It just happened quick, so it was scary, it was scary. Reporter just north h los angeles,s,his driver struggling to pe in swifif nearby, this truck driver climbing on top of his cab as a last resort. Everybody up here is completely landlocked in by debris flow. Reporter on interstate 58, near tehachapi, jose vargas, fearing for his life. Call 911 reporter watch as the cars bob in the water, smashing into each other. The rain came fast and furious, six inches an hour, mixing with dirt and debris. The piles of mud making roads like this one impassable. Stuck on the grapevine. In california. Reporter that 45mile stretch of northsouth also impassible. The interstate, so crucial to truckers, shut down for nearly 24 hours. Just trying to get to 41 north or south, its ridiculous. Reporter traffic for miles, behind a graveyard of cars and trucks. And you can see its still a mess here, cars buried deep. The fear now is that more loose gravel and debris will tumble down. Itit miracle no one was killed or seriously injured. This whole area is underer flood watch again tonight. David . Aditi, thank you. This system, stretching across the southwest and causing problems elsewhere. In chandler, arizona, this image of a dust storm, also known as a haboob. And lets get to rob marciano. The threat for the mud situation is only getting worse. The flow hasnt changed, and more areas could get hit. You showed the dust storm, storms in phoenix are kicking up that dust. On the watat through the weekend. And the first real taste of winter in the center of the country and the east. Freeze and frost advisories from the east to the northeast. Pittsburgh, buffalo, and d. C. Will be subzing. And moving on to houston, another emergency playing out today. An accident on a construction site. Scaffolding g opping down. Heress gio benitez. Eporter tonight, a mangled mess of metal after a massive collap in downtown houston. Six construction workers complex, injured when the scaffolding came down. Its scary, knowing there were people working there, and it all fell down. Reporter the Building Developer posting on social media, were grateful to First Responders and praying everyone is okay. The workers were lucky to survive. In another incident in march, three lled. And the good news tonight, everyone is expected to recover. Gio benitez, abc news, new york. Gio, thank you. To michigan and a troubling case of a traffic stop that turned deadly. The case involving this 17yearold pulled over for less than six minutes later, he was dead. The officererot charged. Alex perez with whathe video showed. Pulled you over today because you flashed d. I didnt even have my brights on. Yes, you did, sir. Nope, i didnt partner. Reporter the encounter quickly turning deadly after Sergeant Jonathan frost pulled over 17yearold Deven Guilford in michigan for flashing his lights. Drivers license, registration, and proof of insurance, please. I dont even know youre an officer. Reporter but instead of handing over his drivers license, the teen starts recording the february encounter with his cellphone. His video on the left. The situation heats up. You are right now refusing to give me your i. D. Refusing to give me your i. D. In a traffic stop is a misdemeanor. Reporter the officer calls for backup. Do you realize that if you wouldve complied with this traffic stop it wouldve gone a whole different way for you . Yes, i do. Out of the car or youre going to get tased. Repter that taser ineffective, the prosecutor later finds, also saying that, at this moment that the cameme gets shaky, the teen attacas the deputy, repeatedly punching him in the head, pinning him to the ground. Then the officer opens fire seven times, killing him. This image shows the sergeants injuries. The Prosecutors Office declined to press charges, saying frost reasonably believed deven posed a threat of serious bodily harm or death and he acted in selfdefense. But tonight, the parents are suing the county and frost, saying the traffic stop was ililgal in the first plala. He didntteserve to be shot any times, he didnt deserve to be tasered, he didnt deserve anything bad to happen to him. Reporter sergeant frost is already back on the job, patrolling the roads here in eaton county. In a statement, the sheriff says they have reviewed and are evaluating how officers communicate with citizens. David . And from cleveland now, the mother of another young man killed by a Police Officer spokingspoke ing out today. Tamir rice, shot. Today, his mother c cling for the prorocutor to step down, saying its b bn almost a a year now, no justice, no peace. Next to the race for 2016. Trump, and what he said about 9 11, the World Trade Center, and former president george w. Bush. Drawing a Quick Response from jeb bush. Tom llamas on the campaign trail. Reporter tonight, trump making a bold accusation against george w. Bush, implying hes responsible for 9 11. The World Trade Center came down during his time. You cant blame george bush he wawapresident. The world t tde center came down during his reign. Reporter the comments came on bloomberg tv. Help us understand who donald trump is as a man. I need to know that you will make us feel safe and proud. I think i have a bigger heart than all of them. I think im much more competent than all of them. Reporter he has repeatedly called president bush a disaster, but never goinghis far. Jeb bush tweeting, how pathetic for trump to criticize the president for 9 11. We were attacked and my brother kept us safe. Lala night, we reportete h h trump and carson were threatening to boycott the next debate because it was going to be too long. And now, msnbc saying the debate and joe biden watch continues. The Vice President fending off questions all week long. In a new letter, he says if he runs, he will run a campaign from the heart. Suggesting he will still jump in. And Hillary Clinton asked about biden said it was time for him to decide. Today, shehe said this. Certainly, im not in any way suggesting or recommending that the Vice President accept any timetable other than the one clicking inside him. He has to make this decision. We move on overseas to israel. A biblical site targeted by josephs tomb on fire. Alex marquardt, racing to put on his own protective gear. Reporter in bethlehem, we saw israeae Police Firing on protesters throwing rocks. This has become a daily scene almost in the west bank. We were doing a live report as gas canisters landed nearby. Im going to go. Im going to put on my gas mask. The people around us running for cover. Everyone has gone back. Those that have gas masks have put them on. But most did not. This womancollapsing, carried the new crackdn fueling the palestinian anger about a mask. Today, an israeli soldier was stabbed dead. Eight israelis and 36 palestinians killed in this wave of violence. Alex marquardt, abc news, jerusalem. In afghanistan, new outrage from doctors without borders. Their hospspal destroyed i i an american air ststke. Saying investigators showed up in an armored vehicle, smashing a gate, destroying ingingotential evidence. Airlines will happen tomorrow. David kerley with an important tip if youre flying anytime soon. Reporter tonight, flight 1939 the year u. S. Airways started is in the air. There were balloons, signs, and a 13yearold who talked his parents into letting him fly the four stop final flight trip. I really wanted to be part of aviation history. Reporter history memorialized in selfies, as the merger with American Airlines s completed, creating the Worlds Largest airline. Its been a decade of mergers. From Nine Airlines to now just four major carriers. Consolidation, limiting competition, which experts say will mean higher ticket prices. This is not a good thing. One of the things that keeps prices down, historically, on tickets has been competition. Reporter american hopes to avoid problems as it merges all those reservation and computer systems, saying its employees have undergone a million hours of training to prepare. The only thing that was to u. S. Airways. Reporter american suggests passengege check in and print out a boarding pass at home. Before you go to the airport. Thanks. Still much more ahead on world news tonight. News on lamar odoms condition. And we want your opinion. The abc news exclusive. The teenager from a wealthy family that killed four people in a drunk driving accident, avoiding jail time. Him down. And Prince William about what it was like to lose his lost anyone. Selling 18 homes . Easy. Building them all in four and a half months . Now that was a leap. I was calling in every favor i could, to track down enough lumber to get the job done. And i knew i could rely on American Express to help me buy those building materials. There are alwawa going to be unknowns. You just have to be ready for them. 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Reporter at just 16, ethan couch, son of a sheet metal millionaire, is staying alone in this 4,000squarefoot villa in burleson, texas. Its june, 2013. Drunk, crashes at nearly 70 milesanhour. Seconds later, he loses control crashes into a disabled vehicle by the side of the road, killing its driver and three Good Samaritans just trying to help. Theres kids laying in ditches and street. Reporter saying hehe too priviveged to know right from wrong, callili his malady affluenza. Affluenza. Reporter the victims families sue the wealthy couches, who settle with all of them without admitting fault. But not before ethan and family were forced to answer questions exclusively by abc news. Ive taken valium, hydrocodone, marijuana, cocaine. Whens the last time you recall disciplining ethan for anything . I dont remember. Reporter couch never spent a single day behind bars. We tried to ask ethan some questions, but, again, hes gone in a flash. Matt gutman, abc news, new york. We will havee much more of is reporting o o a special edition of 20 20 at 10 0 p. M. Eaststn. When we comeback, the new headline this evening on lamar odoms condition. And Prince William opening up with candor about loseing he has mother. A message to anyone that has lost a loved one. In multivitamin history. Becomes something so. New. Introducing new centrum vitamints. A multivitamin that contains a full spectrum of essential nutrients. You enjoy like a mint. New centrum vitamints. The coolest way yet. To get your multivitamins. Song thats life song thats life song thats life song thats life thats life. You diet. You exercise. And if you still need help lowering your bloooosugar. This is jardiance. Ong with diet and exercise, jardiance works around the clock to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. It works by helping your body to get rid of some of the sugar it doesnt need through urination. This can help you lower blood sugar and a1c. 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And were thinkinin of her mother jordan tonight. M david muir. Hope to see you right back herthose in the east struggled for 50 today. Temperatures are expected to plummet again today, a freeze warning and frost advisory are effect for our eastern counties. Football friday with such chilly temperatures, dont forget the blankets. Cool and clear by kickoff, but youll want the blanket by the 4th quarter, getting down to 40. Warmer temperatures in the forecast just in time for the weekend, your forecast is next, but first heres tim with your local news thank you for joinin us tonight im tim seaman, jenna has the day off. Its usually around this time of year. When drivers get some temporary relief from the i29 construction. But onelane traffic isnt going away this winter. And thats not the only change. And as abc 9s Deborah Souverain explains. Thats not the only change you need to prepare for. Tim the construcucon on i29 is a ten year project that is supposed to end in 2008. Well now thats no longer the case. And if youre driving through downtown sioux city. Youll have to deal with th onelane Traffic Congestion a