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tell all book, spare, goes on sale around the world. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in california, where at least 17 people are now known to have died from heavy flooding in the state. nearly 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate amid fears of landslides. all residents that s 10,000 people living in the coastal town of montesito near santa barbara have been ordered to leave. warnings of flooding and high winds are in place across much of california, with more cyclones expected. jon donnison reports. not a river but a road. but in much of california, rather than a car, you would be better off with the canoe. large parts of the state are already under water following back to back storms, and there is more to come. in less than 12 hours, we have received more than eight inches of rain with seven to eight inches still forecast to four. in other words, even more water. tens of thousands of homes have already had to be evacuated. h