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Some 1.3 million people in the Deep South Texas and Rio Grande Valley area were under a tropical storm warning as Harold packed 50 mile (80 km) per hour winds and torrential downpours that could amount to 6 inches (15 cm) of rain in some local spots, the National Weather Service said. The storm could produce coastal flooding and flooding along rivers, roadways and in poor drainage areas.

Where is Hurricane Hillary now? The tropical storm has officially moved into Southern California with the region already seeing heavy rain.

Montana. the threat for more flash flooding will continue. tonight, jericka, and going into tomorrow morning. >> chris warren, thank you. to the west and a wildfire emergency there. this weekend flames have scorched more than 20,000 acres in washington state. one person has died. hundreds of structures destroyed. in canada, two massive wildfires in british columbia have now merged. some 30,000 people there have been ordered to evacuate. this is canadas worst wildfire season to date. tomorrow...

There. and several water rescues. we know of at least one in palm springs over at the santa clara river. we know that firefighters were searching for at least maybe three people who may have been trapped in a river after rushing flash flooding may have caught some by surprise. travel also becoming a nightmare today as a portion of the i 10 cathedral city is closed after severe flooding and debris on the highway there. this all after a major 5.1 magnitude earthquake was reported just shortly afte...

Much more is on the way. >> hopefully we dont get flooded out. super, super scared at the moment. >> reporter: while some flights into southern california have been canceled, meanwhile, the storm is also forcing schedule changes for sports teams and theme parks as everyone hunkers down for hilary. jericka? >> elise preston and crew, stay safe out there. thank you. lets check in with meteorologist chris warren with our partners at the weather channel. hes tracking and timing this out for us. go...

One at the santa clara river, there were three people that had to be rescued, and they rescued two. and what is still unaccounted for, you can see the water in the palm springs area, look at the size of this boulder, compare the size of the utility truck. they are saying that some of these interstates, that there are rock and debris, and all kinds of flooding that is taking place, so even though we are going tomorrow and it eases up, it is not going to be all over, some of the mountains, sought ...

Different story. the ground cannot absorb that quickly. here are the flood warnings. that extended towards nevada. but that moisture plume extends all the way up into washington and oregon. but for southern california. rosemary, it looks like we get september off and we start to see some breaks and sunshine coming up on monday afternoon. with the damage still there, so people need to be very cautious. >> we are pushing for those warnings. karen mcginnis. thank you. and in palm springs, police sa...

Just incredible images right there. rescuers have had to pull several people from flood waters and more than 7 million people in the region are still under a flash flood warning this morning. that includes downtown los angeles. cnns derek van dam is tracking its every move. derek, where is the greatest threat right now? >> the scene that you saw unfolding on your tv screens and what happens is when you get tropical moisture in a dry -- typically dry area. the ground just simply cannot absorb thi...

From prepared to response. where this flooding will actually take place, josh campbell, cnn. >> north korean leader kim jong has overseen unable strategic missiles. according to state media, he watched as a patrol ship staged a missile launching drill to confirm its compact function. he also inspected the ship which he praised for maintaining quote high mobility and mighty striking power. and state media did not specify when the test place. in the meantime, south korea and u.s. forces have kicke...

Where is Hurricane Hillary now? Follow our live tracker to see the tropical storm's path toward Southern California.