Found me all the way in hawaii. This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor good evening. The Southern California wildfires have led to a new natural disaster. They destroyed the trees and shrubs that form a natural barrier against mudslides. Rapidly moving rivers of mud are now blamed for at least eight deaths in Santa Barbara county as they swept homes off their foundations. 20,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and carter evans is on the scene tonight. Reporter as crews continue to dig out here, the search for victims is still under way, and it will likely continue into the night. Not everyone has been accounted for yet, but dozens were saved. One by one firefighters rescued victims from the muck and debris. They carried out this teenage girl on a stretcher. She had been trapped in her flooded home for hours. Survivors were driven to higher ground. Is the worst ive ever seen it. We thought the fire was terrible. This is absolute devastation. Reporter in december the thom
Chaka fattah senior is facing charges. That he used Charity Funds to repay his campaign loans. Chad pradelli is live now in sent city with the full story. Reporter we knew the feds were investigating chaka fattah and today they dropped the hammer with this 85 page indictment that could put the congressman behind bars for decades. The 29 count indictment alleges chaka fattah and four other codefendants, engaged in conspiracies consisting of several schemes, including Money Laundering and bank fraud. They say that fattah borrowed a Million Dollars from a supporter and after losing he used a nonprofit he founded and controlled to pay back 600,000 of the funds. To disguise the source of these funds fattah arranging for the payments to pass through two other companies, including one run by the codefendant. That they created sham contracts and made false entries and tax returns and the congressman is accused of using Campaign Funds to repay his sons student loan debt. To hide the scheme and
Few degrees apart, that tells you we have widespread cooling. 51 calistoga and kelseyville 61. The low clouds will retreat some and firing off to the north and east with good thunderstorms but out of our area now. We have a low in place with the could good breeze, 60s, 70s and 80s. Its been a long time. Sal, i have a rule of thumb, a new month and new weather pattern and it carries over for a few days before eventually things change. It looks like our blazing hot july is over and done with. I really do like the fog. Nothing wrong with that. Good morning everyone. We are off to a good start on this monday, very first traffic report for the week. Looking at 580 and the altamont pot pass at 205 is light. Now is a good time to get out there before the traffic gets heavy and looking good through livermore, pleasanton, Castro Valley and into hayward. At 880 in front of the coliseum traffic is moving well and we are off to a good start. One of two suspects linked to the chicago homicide that
Mike and alex, speaking of time off. Bob is off. Sue here. Just talking about all of the holiday things you used to do with nia. She still enjoys that. Yes. We went on holiday hey ride at the farm last week, we always used to love the brandywine river museum, they have the coolest trains set up. And i play drag her there today. She is such a good sport. Does she enjoy . Do you think she is or wont let onto it. She enjoys placate g me. Well see what happens later today. Blessly for her, she still sleeping. 7 01. Appropriately cold on this National Chocolate candy day, one little bonnbonn for bus stop buddy as he gets ready. Yes, we make him work even though school is out this work. It is colder start than it was yesterday as we mend sean, temperatures mostly in the upper 30s, there is 27 degrees in millville. Twenty, 30 degrees colder today than yesterday. Depending where you are. Windchill is 30. Make sure you have enough on. Dont forget your gloves this morning. Sunrise time coming up
Devastating loss of daughter Carrie Fisher. Is it possible the hollywood legends died of a broken heart . And from ushering in new era. He told me, barack, you got to get on the wentz wagon. To say goodbye to electric ends. There is no greater love in sport than the Philadelphia Flyers and their fans. It was a year filled with big headlines in the world of philadelphia sports. We give you our top 52016. Good day to all of how are joining us right now, we have so much news to get to on this kind of eventful weather day. Mike and alex are off. Good morning. Good morning, karen, good morning, sue, great to have you with us, back is hurting . Oh, boy, must be the weather people blame the weather for everything. Is that what it is . Even though youre getting old, like i can feel the weather coming. Thats right. My bumm knee is acting up. Well, if yours is, it is probably because of the mess that you see right there on ultimate doppler radar. We have the variety pack for this morning, some p