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Heavy winds put millions along the pacific coast at risk, water rescue crews in orange counting hoisting a man to safety after a flash flood tore through a drainage canal. high winds also battering the region with wind gusts reported up to 169 miles per hour at a ski resort near the nevada border. at this popular lodge in lake tahoe, the chair lifts almost taking flight in the wind. dangerous winds also downing power lines and trapping drivers in their cars in northern california. >> whatever yo...

The system so dangerous, in orange county, swift water rescue crews hoisting a man to safety after a flash flood tore through a drainage channel. in sacramento county, a woman was trapped in her car for hours after a powerline crashed through her windshield unable to move until all the lines around her could be deenergized. while in higher elevations, zero visibility near lake tahoe, ski areas grateful for the snow dump, but not for the wind that rocked lift shares and ground some operations to ...

Knowing us, knowing our families, and how that replaces mitt and, stereotype. hold that for a second. yesterday, 169 republicans, and 36 of their republican colleagues in the senate, voted against those families, including, the republican congresswoman, vicky, of missouri, who made headlines for crying on the house floor. but, she does not have an excuse of not knowing these families, or the lgbtq community, because, a gay person is part of her own close family. here is her nephew, andrew, in a ...

Yoyou ght t beurprpris on this vote, the yeas are 258. the nays are 169. the present won. the motion is adopted. >> an historic day in the u.s. house. speaker nancy pelosi announcing the passage of the respect for marriage act and one of her final acts as house speaker. the bill guaranteeing federal protection of same-sex and interracial marriages was supported by all house democrats and only 39 house republicans. 169 republicans chose the wrong side of history. the legislation requires nation...

Recognition of same sex marriages and formerly repeals dome of has now passed both the senate and the house. it was the right wing supreme courts threat, particularly clarence thomas threats to overturn the case that legalized same sex marriage that prompted lawmakers in both houses to take action. the bill now goes to president joe bidens desk where he will sign it. well, 39 republicans joined democrats in passing the bill. 169 house republicans, the majority of the caucus, voted no. some membe...

Well, 39 republicans joined democrats in passing the bill. 169 house republicans, the majority of the caucus, voted no. some members of that caucus took to the floor to literally cry about it. >> traditional biblical marriage is the foundation of a strong society, and a strong culture. i will say it once again. almost everything that plagues our society is a failure to follow gods design for marriage, morality, and the family. >> the democrats want americans to believe that supreme court any mom...

The house of representatives just passed the bipartisan bill aiming to protect same-sex and interracial marriages. manu raju is live on capitol hill for us. how did the final broke beak down. >> it went along bipartisan lines. 248 to 169 so 258 in the affirmative so 39 voting for it and all democrats, 169 votes all were in the opposition, all republican votes. one of those republican votes was the reason leader kevin mccarthy. i asked him why he voted against it. he did not say. but this was mar...

Same-sex marriage. what this does is says no state could deny another states legally valid marriage. it doesnt set a national standard for same-sex marriage but by doing that it essentially would pro-secretary same-sex marriages and allows religious institutions like churches to deny same-sex marriage, not allow them to be performed on site and not be penalized by losing their tax-exempt status, for instance. that compromise was necessary in order to get republican support which they got 12 repu...

Greatest threat at least at the moment. >> garrett haake, barbara, jonathan lemire, thanks to all of you. in the last hour on the house floor, final passage of the respect for marriage act granting protections for same-sex couples. 39 republicans joined democrats in passing the landmark legislation. 169 republicans voted against it. outgoing speaker nancy pelosi says shes proud to have this measure pass as one of her last acts as speaker. >> on this vote, the yays are 258, the nees are 169. pres...

That far. thats why this was very significant. we dont have to weather into a court interpreting the law a different way. >> reporter: 169 no votes on this bill, all republican votes, including kevin mccarthy. i did ask him why he voted against it. he didnt respond. >> so notable there were republicans who voted in favor of this. a truly historic day for lawmakers in washington. joining miss is richie torres. he stood by nancy pelosi in a pink tie, that hes still wearing. torres is the first o...