blower on the committee, they are going in feeling much more confident, much stronger than anyone thought they would have, and it s already for this event that has been as you said so important and so critical for them to try to put this issue behind them. alex, my partner on the road these days, and mark, great to see you. luke, i know you will be there with all the developments from the benghazi committee. thank you so much. we are watching developing news, terrible news from california. 40 miles of the i-5 has been closed after heavy rains caused mudslides north of los angeles. emergency crews have been working overtime trying to clear the highways. nbc s miguel almigair is there for us. reporter: this is elizabeth lake road. yesterday it was a literal lake. take a look at these debris piles. in some areas they re up to six feet high in this community. the rain was pounding down at about six inches an hour. there was so much water rushing through the streets, this is a major s
looking through debris piles, looking at the high water mark. the national where there s national weather service says more people died in floods than by lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes. how quickly those conditions can change. thank you. much-needed rain falling in california where wildfires are raging. the steady rain has helped firefighters gain more ground on the valley fire but that fire has claimed one life and we are confirming a second person has died in the fire. maria molina is live in the fox extreme weather center. the fire crews continuing to get help from the weather. we needed that rain and got it from a big storm system, producing flash flooding across these areas out west, the ground is very dry. any bit of rainfall will create a flash flood threat out there
have been identification. of course michelle was found. she is the latest to be identified. unfortunately, the rest of her family her husband and son, as well as parents, are still missing. we have been hearing so much about jonathan mccomb. he actually was okay. he is in the hospital recovering. he has serious injuries. he is expected to make a full recovery. the rest of his family are still missing. it has been a gut-wrenching couple of days for the people here in wimberley as crews continue the clean up along the banks. we are anticipating more rain possible today and through the weekend. crews are out and they will not give up until they find the rest of the missing eight people. they will search by foot boat and by air and they will not stop. in fact 40 to 50 crews out there at least with nine canine units searching debris piles along the banks of the river
we are anticipating more rain possible today as well as through the weekend. search crews are out and they say they are not going to give up until they find the rest of the missing eight people. they will search by foot boat and by air and they are not going to stop. in fact there are 40 to 50 crews out there with nine canine units. they are searching debris piles along the banks of the blanco river hoping for any sign of those missing eight people as their families wait to hear answers. the weather pattern is hitting oklahoma hard. look at the town of lawton. 4 inches of rain fell in places fast. you see the water reached the top of the car tires there. more severe weather in the forecast all the way through the weekend. several more inches of rainfall on already saturated ground. meteorologist derek van dam has more. new to cnn overnight
questions. again, i m carly smith. i ll be happy to take questions unrelated to the family s statement. how is the weather forecast the next few days? it is expected to affect search efforts. we have a 40% chance of rain this evening into tomorrow. we re not expecting another search of the river, but it s going to shift debris piles and affect the already searched areas they have previously completed. also the safety of the first responders in the area is a top priority. any concern for thunderstorms is a concern in that effort. this is a long area that you guys are searching, many miles down the river from this house where the families were. are you focussing on any specific areas you can see shows promise? we have collaborated with air