hello, everyone. i m alisyn camerota. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. right now dangerous storms are battering california with relentless rain, deadly flooding. there have been dozens of water rescues, and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. 34 million people are under flood watches as the storm pushes south. at least 16 people across the state have died in this recent outbreak of storms. in central california a 5-year-old is missing after being swept away in flood waters. a crew suspended the search when the weather became unsafe for the rescue teams. heavy rainfall led to this rock slide in fresno. boulders and debris forced highways across the state to close. firefighters in ventura county rescued a 70-year-old man after rising flood waters trapped him inside his suv. the onslaught of rain is turning streets and creeks into these raging rivers that you see on your screen with some seeing more than a month s w
Local fire crews responded to more than 70 storm-related incidents in Montecito Saturday night after the area received nearly 2 inches of rain in just one
Steady overnight rain soaked the Santa Barbara area and caused road closures due to flooding and rockfalls. Hundreds lost power in Santa Barbara after two