a very busy two days. all right. all eyes on them. and you, too. because you are one of the few that get to watch them and follow them up close as you do. keep us focused. in the meantime, quite the contrast here. gas fire in the streets of berkley, california. protests over the new york choke hold case got violent. how far police and protesters went coming up. she s still the one for you.
nearly a half a foot of rain, the northeast is getting lashed by a nor easter. conditions in peabody, massachusetts, so severe schools canceled. drivers in high water. this man had to be carried out to safety by firefighters. along the coast, boats run aground, crashing waves up to 18 feet high. dangerously close to homes. across the northeast, a tangled mess of downed trees, crushed cars and debris. thick trunk trees snapped clean in half. in connecticut, downed power lines sparking this gas fire. we periodically go and monitor it to make sure the heat from the fire isn t spreading to the home. reporter: wind and rain so severe drivers abandoned their cars. this won t be the strongest storm new englanders see this winter, but certainly a large one and slow mover. it s done its damage as far as beach erosion already. it will move out through the day an friday but not before taking some of this coastline with it. rob marciano, abc news, massachusetts.
reporter: with howling winds near hurricane strength and nearly a half a foot of rain, the northeast is getting lashed by a nor easter. conditions in peabody, massachusetts, so severe schools canceled. drivers there in high water. this man had to be carried out to safety by firefighters. along the coast, boats run aground, crashing waves up to 18 feet high. dangerously close to homes. across the northeast, a tangled mess of downed trees, crushed cars and debris. thick trunk trees snapped clean in half. in connecticut, downed power lines sparking this gas fire. we periodically go and monitor it to make sure the heat from the fire isn t affecting the home or spreading to it. reporter: luckily, no injuries. in rhode island, wind and rain so severe, drivers abandoned their cars. this won t be the strongest storm new englanders see this winter, but certainly a large one and slow mover. it s done its damage as far as beach erosion already. it will move out through the day on friday but
a marijuana grow type thing. the spot is so remote, it takes a real effort to get there, usually by a helicopter. huge pot plantations keep being discovered on national forest, and they say they re run by mexican drug cartels who lynch worker downs into the sights. this is turning out to be an expensive fire, the rim fire. $18 million so far and 22,000 acres now gone that is bigger than the city of dallas. at least firefighters are getting close to controlling half of it, though, but it is by far the worst we have seen so far this season. heather? dominic dinatale live for us, thank you. kentucky having a tough time of it as well. extreme weather leaving serious damage in the wake. lexington hit with very strong winds, lightning and dangerous flooding. lightning in one neighborhood bringing a tree crashing into someone s front yard, briefly starting a gas fire there. another part of the town, high wind just toppled a tree on cars in a street. opened the door and there is a car th
okay. where is it? it is in her driveway. police came and questioned amanda bynes. and then they took her into custody. cnn s michelle turner is live in new york to tell us what happened next. this story is bizarre. it is actually very sad. she s held on what is called a 51-50 hold. this is when authorities place an individual in custody after determining that they could be a danger to themselves or others as a result of a mental disorder. amanda bynes situation is a result of the bizarre incident you talked about where she allegedly set a gas fire in a driveway. this is just the latest in a string of incidents with her and the authorities. she also has a dui case pending southern california. she has a pair of separate hit-and-run charges against her. that were dismissed last year. just last may she was also sentenced to three years probation for driving on a suspended license. here in new york, she has a september court appearance