A section of interstate 5. The mud is now reported to be about 5 feet deep in some spots between castaic and the grapevine and the freeway is closed in both directions. Some of the most serious damage happened in the leona valley about 20 miles north of los angeles. As peter doubt shows us, homes quickly filled with mud and people had to scramble to get out. Reporter debris flowing out of control over slopes that drought and wildfires have stripped of vegetation. The swift mud and water claiming property both small and large including this boat. This woman had only minutes to rescue 20 horses when her ranch flooded. We went to pull them out immediately. Within 45 seconds the water was three feet higher but you can imagine my horses getting ready to jump into my arms. Reporter flash flooding in north l. A. County destroyed property, trapped cars and stranded drivers. Danny took these cell phone photos of some of the vehicles he says he and his friends pulled to safety. Tons of vehicles,
People might have trouble booking a ride with uber. Theres a nationwide strike by uber drivers planned for this weekend. Dozens of drivers plan to protest at Company Headquarters in San Francisco starting this morning. Heres a look at a flyer announcing that stoppage. They are demanding higher minimum fares and cancellation fees. They also want to add a tip option on the app. Two San Francisco Police Officers recovering after a deadly struggle near twitter headquarters yesterday. A construction worker flagged down two cops yesterday around noon on Market Street to report a man throwing glass battles in the street. The officers tried to arrest him but the suspect fought back and went for the sergeants gun. The sergeant on the ground yelled to his partner, he is getting my gun. He is getting my gun. Hes got my gun shoot him. All you heard was pop, pop, pop. And right when you heard that i kind of looked over there and the officers were coming out of everywhere. The suspects name is not r
Move in tuesday night meaning wednesday starts feeling much different. Republican president ial candidate donald trump is slated to speak at sioux citys West High School, tomorrow night. But, an online petition, chich started circulating last week, asks the superintendent of sioux citys schools to not allow trump to use the school for his speech. This is a live look inside the School District headquarters where a group known as dream iowa plans to bring their concerns to the school board during its regular meeting. Group members call trump a bully for his anti immigrant comments. Dream iowa says trump doesnt belong in a school which has a zero tolerance policy toward bullying. Superintendent dr. Paul gausman says the district isnt supporting bullying by allowing trump to use West High School for his event. He says theyre following school code, which, gausman says, doesnt give him the ability to decide which candidates to approve, which candidates to deny. Tonight at ten, well hear from
Held on the virus in africa. An elderly woman rescued from the rubble of an earthquake, the desperate sovereign or survivors. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. The two Star Army General is the highest u. S. Ranking officer to die in the war in afghanistan. Major general harold green was killed when a gunman dressed in an afghan army uniform opened fire at a base. Half those wounded in the attack of americans. The u. S. And its allies are winding down their commitment to afghanistan. Libby casey is live in washington this morning. What was greens mission in afghanistan . He was one of the few adjustment generals in country and the highest officer involved. He had a largely behind the scenes job. An attack outside of kabul, an afghan wearing a military uniform and carrying a machine gun opened fire, killing american two star Major General harold green and wounding eight other americans. In all, the gunman shot at least 16 other people, including a german Bri
Incredibly, four of those five prisoners are sent to oman which is next door to yemen. A hotbed of terrorism. Fox news chief White House Correspondent ed henry with our report. Reporter exactly one week after the first of a series of terror attacks in paris, president obama released five more Guantanamo Bay detainees, all yemeni nationals. Despite the fact the masterminds of the terrorist attack in paris were fromiemen. You got to be out of your mind. What is going on in the white house . This could be the craziest thing the president of the United States did. Reporter White House Press secretary josh earnest noted one detainee sent to estonia, four to oman. That borders yemen. Recommendation from the National Security team that steps could be you in the place to ensure when these individuals are transferred that we can significantly mitigate any threat. Reporter notice ernest said the administration can mitigate that threat, three republican senators are warning of a disaster in the m