problem was 3:00 a.m. monday morning when the tropical storm was moving past los angeles, the main power failed. the backup generators kicked in. that was fine, and then in the middle of the night last night about 1:00 a.m., those connectors from the backup generators to the tower, they failed as well. total blackout. so, l.a. fire department was called and obviously with no power, there are no elevators and the firefighters had to take people down the stairwells to waiting ambulances and to safety. as you mentioned, one baby was born by the light of flashlights. john? good thing they had the flashlight, and a hospital like that, you to imagine they have backups to the backups and what a story. nick watt, thank you very much. great to see you. sara? a story that has a lot of people talking. remember the newspaper in kansas city that was raid and then the police roundly criticized for
how old is he? reporter: the caller indicating no doctor was present when the 18-year-old james, set to begin his college career this fall, collapsed. is there a doctor on scene with them? or a registered nurse? no, there s no doctor. help is already on the way, okay? fire department paramedics are already on the way, okay? yes, okay. reporter: in a statement, cedars-sinai hospital crediting james successful treatment, the swift and effective response by the usc athletics medical staff, adding that james arrived at the hospital neurologically intact and stable. it is worth noting that multiple athletes have come back from cardiac arrest to play at an elite level, most notable hamlin. we turn overseas tonight and the images on the war in ukraine. russia striking the key
reporter: david, he s still facing a felony charge for failure to comply. the union is challenging the firing saying he was wrongfully terminated. david? david: alex, thank you. now the 911 calls and the moment lebron james son bronny james collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. you can hear in the call how concerned they were. matt gutmanman for us. reporter: tonight, that urgent 9-1-1 call, moments after bronny james suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during basketball practice at usc. listen to me, okay? get an ambulance here now! okay, all right, sir. all right, sir. i m gonna send help there. reporter: the l.a. fire department releasing redacted audio of the emergency call, which came in just before 9:30 a.m. local time on monday. don t hang up, sir. don t hang up, okay. let s get next to him please, okay.
as swelters temps sweep the nation for yet another week, another rescue for heat-exhausted hiker, this time in california captured on the citizen app. the l.a. fire department says its chopper airlifted a pair of hikers to safety, hiking proving deadly, this just days after a man died trekking through death valley, and two women were found death dead on a hiking trail saturday just outside las vegas. over in arizona s maricopa county, the heat claiming at least 18 lives since april the heat dome now expanding to the midwest. while down south, ems is putting in overtime. yes, we are we re definitely seeing increase in heat-related calls obviously puts an extra strain on the 911 system as a whole. reporter: even in place like miami that expects heat, 43 straight days with real feels in the triple-digits, it s downright miserable. kate thank you following breaking news in montana tonight. dozens of people were rushed to the hospital after a deck collapsed at a country club last ni
shooting that killed three and injured four. cnn s affiliate says that occurred on a residential street to outside beverly hills in the beverly crest community. the l.a. fire department say they responded to call for assistance around 2:30 this morning. when they got there, they found people dead and multi. injuries. a motive for the shooting is unknown, but it is california s fourth mass shooting in just a week. the san francisco superior court has released the video and audio of the october attack on paul pelosi, the husband of then house speaker nancy pelosi. the footage shows the moment when the suspect hit the 82-year-old with a hammer and what he says he planned to do to speaker. camila bernal is covering this all for us. what can you tell us more about this void owe? it s very hard to watch, disturbing.