southern discomfort across the southeast. snow brought atlanta to a virtual standstill. abandoned cars and trucks littered the highways. happened 60 miles north of seattle, a rain soaked hillside gave way swallowing everything in its path, enveloping homes in a thick mix of mud, trees and rock. relentless and powerful. a night of dangerous tornadoes following several days of deadly storms. alabama, mississippi, and louisiana were all hit hard. arkansas especially seems to have suffered. firefighters race against the wind that is carrying embers hopscotching between tree tops and up in swirling columns, the people here in san diego county are calling firenados. a jumbo jet down and destroyed in ukraine. malaysian air flight 17 a boeing 777, with 295 people reported on board. a night of terror in isla vista, a community of mostly
sweeps into the northeast and south. southern. southern discomfort across the southeast. snow brought atlanta to a virtual stand still. abandoned cars and trucks littered the highways. happened 60 miles north of seattle, a rain soaked hillside gave way swallowing everything in its path enveloping homes in a thick mix of mud, trees and rock. relentless and powerful. a night of dangerous tornadoes following several days of deadly storms. alabama, mississippi, and louisiana were all hit hard. arkansas especially seems to have suffered. firefighters race against the wind that is carrying embers hopscotching between tree tops and up in swirling columns, the people here in san diego county are calling firenados. a jumbo jet down and destroyed in ukraine. a 777 with 295 people reported on board. a night of terror in isla vista, a community of mostly
washington. the official death toll from that devastating landslide in the western u.s. is increasing. authorities in washington state now confirm at least 17 people were killed when a rain-soaked hillside collapsed last saturday. there are fears the toll could rise much higher as searchers return to the disaster zone today. entire homes were dragged downhill and buried under rubble. at least 90 people by some reports are still missing. now, of course, the families of victims are grieving over the loss of their loved ones. the sister of one woman who died spoke to cnn s gary tuchman, she told him she has found some hope thanks to an unexpected delivery in the rubble. reporter: irene recommend ninss about her littler. i remember playing with her when she was a baby, like a doll. reporter: her sister was one of the victims of the landslide,
neighborhood on sunday without warning. an entire neighborhood wiped out. the hillside came down and pushed it across the road. rescuers tried to save others. among those rescued a 6 month old baby. overnight rescuers could hear voices coming from the mud but it was too dangerous. mud was too thick and deep. they did not hear people they couldn t hear any signs of life once they got closer to the structure where they thought it was and so the decision based on safety was that they back out. reporter: mud slide blocked the river making another natural disaster in the area, a flood, a real possibility. the search continues at first light. chris palone. overseas as to what s expected to be a delicate diplomatic test for president obama. the president is scheduled to hold a joint press conference later this hour with the prime minister of the netherlands. it was supposed to be a routine
very good morning. i m veronica de la cruz. nice to see you. late breaking news. eight people dead doubling early estimates. this picture tells it all. a before shot showing a quiet neighborhood, then homes and acres of land wiped out after a rain soaked hillside gave way. nbc s chris palone has details. reporter: rescuers resume searching for victims of a massive mud slight in washington state after geologists say it was safe. officials aren t sure how many victims they might find in the days ahead. we have a road there. the road is a mile buried in a mile of this muck. there may be people that are that are in their cars. reporter: as 100 rescue workers look for survivors on land, washington s governor toured the damage by air observing a square mile of mud 60 feet deep in some places that came crashing down on an entire