co-stars. why did mark wahlberg reportedly make over a million dollars for reshoots while co-star michelle williams reportedly got less than $1,000? a hollywood uproar. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. distraught family members and neighbors have joined the grim search under way in california tonight for the missing in neighborhoods swept away by mud slides. there have been some dramatic rescues today from homes that are up to their roof tops in mud. but also a rising death toll. at least 15 following this week s torrential rains. more than a hundred homes destroyed. and for some of those trapped, time is running out. the disaster is taking place two hours north of los angeles in montecito. that s where we start with our national correspondent miguel almaguer. reporter: tonight in montecito, the heartbreak is as overwhelming as the i don t know where she is. reporter: this is where hayden gower is searchi
37 inga gaithersburg. weil show you the future weather and extended forecast coming up. thank you, chuck. now to this developing story in california where families will be waking up to dry weather an the realization that devastating mudslides have killed at least 17 people. you can see the damage on the screen. more than a dozen others are missing. that number could rise. jinah kim explains why the mud continues to run. it s a surreal scene. mangled cars on the pristine coastline of santa barbara. 101 full of mud and water. family members feel like they re trapped in a nightmare. i don t know how far she could have been swept. i don t know where she is. his 69-year-old mom is among those still missing. many of them young children who didn t have the strength to stand up to the mud that tried to bury them. i don t know where my parents are. it s a horrific feeling. total devastation. this place looks like a war zone. among the missing, a brother and father of
that has perps and police in a must-see ending. early today starts right now. good to be with you this morning. i m frances rivera. and i m phillip mena. search crews are racing against time to find survivors of the killer mudslides in southern california. at least 17 people are dead, dozens more injured. and 17 are still missing after a powerful winter storm unleashed mud, boulder, and flash floods into communities that were still reeling from last month s massive wildfires. more than 100 homes have been destroyed, and thousands have been forced to flee, including celebrities in the affluent neighborhood of montecito. tennis legend jimmy conner was evacuated by helicopter. he took to twitter tuesday to thank the u.s. coast guard for rescuing him. and talc show host ellen degeneres was visibly emotional, sharing how she and her wife have evacuated yet again, just days after finally returning home after the massive thomas fire. sunday night portia and i got a call that
it will be up to the next president to restore that kind of leadership. i m proud it have campaign we ve run, and of the solutions to give more americans to rise up and reach their god given possible. but the people of iowa, and south carolina have spoken and i respect their decision. tonight i m suspending my campaign. so there you go, former florida governor, jeb bush says he s out of the race for the white house. good evening. bush finished a disappointing fourth many the south carolina gop primary, and called quits. we have more. donald trump is the first candidate to win back to back races this political season, taking the top spot in new hampshire and now south carolina. there s nothing easy of running for president i can tell you. it s tough, nasty, mean, when you win, it s beautiful. but texas senator, ted cruz is still fighting near the top of the pack. he s the only candidate to beat trump so far. jeb bush, making the decision to suspend the campaign after
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