latest efforts to stop the illegal migrant crossings, border buoys in the rio grande. hey, casey. good to see you. abbott is joined by four other governors, and take an aerial tour, a section of the rio grande river where texas has deployed those giant floating barriers in the water to help deter migrants from illegally crossing. the justice department suing texas arguing the buoys have to be removed because they violate river protection laws. the doj officials claim the buoys are unauthorized and obstruct u.s. waters. texas has argued they do not obstruct that part of the river, therefore the law doesn t apply. governor abbott also contends the federal government has failed to defend the southern border adding the state has a federal constitutional right to defend itself against invasion
about you nothing is extraordinary, we are really grateful for. but throughout the coachella valley there are different levels of need. john: this is something we have not seen in 80 years, despite the atmospheric rivers plowing into california. pictures of the l.a. river, may remember it from grease, as the scene of the drag race and it s typically completely dry. but take a look at this. it s turned into a full-on river there and that is something we have not seen in a long, long time. how are folks reacting to these scenes? in 2019 we actually had some major flag in palm springs, so people are likening it to that. about the same amount of rainfall then. this time we are far more prepared but it is amazing. you go to the washes and it s
palm springs narrowly avoiding disaster after the 911 emergency lines temporarily wentdo , as 50% of their average annual rainfall fell in only six hours. entire neighborhoods blanketed in sludge. residents evacuated by bulldozers. the 10 being washed out in both directions, that s not a good sign. reporter: in mexico water rushed the roads. while los angeles avoided the worst of the storm, the rapid rain did leave firefighters pulling this car from the l.a. river. elsewhere others looked on in disbelief. and then you come and out of nowhere your car s floating. reporter: incredibly no injuries or deaths reported in the u.s. tonight a sigh of relief. this could have been so much worse. erin joining me now. and erin, cleanup continues where you are as many locals are apparently still stuck in their homes. reporter: that s right, lester. the water rushed down that mountain and carved into this field. those rocks u see, they weren t there
island bringing people back to the mainland so now, we have fingers crossed and wish them all of the best as they hunker down and try to make it through this storm. sewage treatment can also be an issue in situations like this because sewage treatment plans are in low-lying areas they get flooded now no sewage treatment capability is that a concern? that s and you know absolutely that s a concern. again, we ve been talking about this all of our l.a. county departments are coordinating in the event of any kind of disaster. just because we have not had a storm doesn t mean we don t know how to prepare for a disaster. but you know we worry about our unhoused population and l.a. county and we are now actively reaching out to all those who are living in tents, particularly by the l.a. river, because as raging with waters and we re worried about flooding there for those people
to go to shelters some are wearswary of the shelters urban search and rescue teams are out and aall aall righted and looks at basin of l.a. river. they are trying to make sure they have everyone out, of any dress situation, it will be an on going struggle over the next 24 hours making sure that l.a. in everyone housed or unhoused is kept safe. jonathan this is raymond, as a new orleansian i look at this, i thought that sounds like wednesday where i live. in a community like los angeles, those surrounding areas, where so unaccustomed to and downpour, tell us about preparations they put in place, in particular in malibu, against mudslides. only in and out of the areas, highway 1 it is prone