i m fredericka whitfield, and we begin with this breaking news. a powerful and historic storm bearing down on southern california. right now we are getting our first images as tropical storm hilary slammed baja california, in mexico. intense rain causing massive flooding there. mexican officials say at least one person is now dead after their vehicle was swept away. hilary is expected to hit the u.s. later on today. officials warn the storm can bring life-threatening flooding and some areas can see up to ten inches of rain. in california, mud slides remain a growing concern in the burn areas of the san bernardino mountains. the sheriff s department there ordering people to evacuate. along the coast hilary could bring large swells and potentially life-threatening rip currents. visitors and some residents on catalina island were encouraged
of it that are untouched by the storm that came through here on friday night. and this is what s left of a trailer park community . you can see there s not home inside. all you could see, really is the debris that s been scattered throughout this field . and earlier we spoke to a man who lived right here named elijah washington. he said that several of the people that live in this area perished. and though he was able to get out without a scratch, we ve heard that from several eyewitnesses that this led to a lot of deaths right here in this community officials have yet to verify that, but that s what we re hearing from my witnesses and listen to what elijah washington had to tell us about what he went through when the storm bearing down on him. i got me a pillow. oh, jumps in the bathtub. and that s when the wind just the house went to shaking. and i said, yeah, it s really serious this time. where were you because we re sitting on top of your house right now. where were you? just in t
the lead starts right now. america s banking system remains safe, that reassurance coming from president biden after the biggest u.s. bank failure since 2008. now other banks are sounding the alarm as their stocks take a tumble. plus, extreme weather closed to coast. a major storm bearing down on the northeast as even more rain keeps california under water, and border surge. crowds try to rush a mexican bridge to get into the united states, plus we re visiting a spot at the canadian border also seeing a spike. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead. the markets closing moments ago after president biden tried to reassure the american public that their money is safe. the president s remarks coming after two banks went under within a matter of day.
accounts. with a big extended family and money to invest. truckloads of money. it already loud novak 1. 85 million to make a movie about his present consulting business. and soon ken and chris began working on a real estate deal. they spoke sometimes and they had contracts back and forth. but i m a girl. [laughs] you aren t interested? no! so dull. fall came to salt lake city, leaves yellow and fell. the economic crisis got to them like a black cloud. as a businessman ken dolezsar, chris and david novak continued their hustle and flow. the storm bearing down on them was loaded, not with economic ruin, but something else entirely. i couldn t believe it. and everyone was there, all of our friends and we sat there. we couldn t move. it was like. it was
here s an nbc report. people walking the streets, sidewalks, submersed. days after the deadliest storm in the city s history. now more than 30 debt in western new york among them. and dell taylor , her sister, say she was one of the best. yeah, daughter s friends ever. taylor sister says she pulled over on her drive home from work friday with the storm bearing down. they say taylor took these videos in her final hours calling 911 one for help. that didn t make it in time. a resident finding her dead the day before christmas as randall taylor was sitting in her car for hours. she texted with family members about the long wait for help. taylor s sister couldn t believe new york officials were so caught off guard by the blizzard she texted, quote, unsurprised in a state known for it or unprepared in the state known for it. more than thirty five people died during the buffalo blizzard. many of them had been stranded like randall taylor , without any assistance from first responders.