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Downgraded from a typhoon just hours ago. but it is still bringing heavy rain to the philippines, including the capital manila. and there are concerns the rainfall could trigger flash flooding and mudslides. about 1 million people have evacuated. the syrian government claims israel carried out air strikes inside syria. the state-run syrian news agency says two areas were hit on sunday, including one here damascus international airport. there were no casualties, but some damage has been reporte...

Their trip across the pond. >> not that we wont follow every second. hello and welcome to our viewers. this is cnn live coverage. im natalie allen. >> and im errol barnett. heavy rain is hitting manila right now, as hagupit moves slowly across the country. the typhoon weakened to a tropical storm just a few hours ago, but you still have this fear that all of the additional rainfall could trigger mudslides and flash flooding. >> about 1 million people left their homes, they evacuated. there are a...

Lot of intense weather systems, and mudslides, flash flooding are a major issue. you put that on top of a storm system which is dumping 400, 500, 600 millimeters of rain in areas which are already vulnerab vulnerable, and it is major problem. not so much where i am, but if you go further north, its helia. there are a lot of villages in the hills. you know, there have been reports in the past of entire villages being buried under feet and feet of mud. so, that is going to be the real issue. the o...

This is a densely packed area of the philippines. we have a major concern of flash flooding across that area going forward into the early parts of the work week. 400 millimeters plus for some regions already. starting to see the back start of the storm. the storm center again just south of legazpi and does have its eye set on southern manila and much weaker typhoon by the time it reaches that location but nonetheless a big rain maker. lets look at the rainfall totals. as you can see how its pick...

>> this storm is currently about 120 kilometers off the east coast of samarra island. this is the latest information. the storm has schloughed down significantly. only moving westerly at nine kilometers per hour. posing a major threat for flash flooding as it slowly keeps across the philippines in the days to come. outer rain bands already lashing many coastal regions of the philippines and samarra island is looking precarious at the moment. this is called the path of uncertainty. anyone lying u...

Authorities have arrested a 38-year-old woman. they tell abc news she was not working alone. the suspect the home was a base of operations but its not yet clear whether she was affiliated with any terrorist groups. new developments about the american journalist being held in yemen. in a video, the family of luke somers is begging his al qaeda captors to show mercy. >> but the militants say they are angry about the latest foolish action by the u.s. a failed rescue attempt nine days ago. the gro...

The record rainfall thats been swamping california has triggered more dangerous flash flooding and devastating mud slides trapping dozens of people. in parts of the state, the downpours are not over yet. heres abcs aditi roy. >> the mud came down off this huge hillside off the right. >> reporter: this is what three days of record-breaking rain looks like. a birds-eye view in riverside county shows car after car submerged. some up to their windshields in mud. >> i got out of my car and just got t...

Brother for us. >> we are tracking areas of rain. i want too start out west. this area has been dealing with potential for flash flooding and even land slides and mud slides due to areas of heavy rain moving in. you can see the rain falling down across portions of northern california around the san francisco area. we are expecting additional rainfall as well. the flash flood potential will continue through saturday out there especially across parts of northern california. off to the north we are...

Rain in an hour to cause flash flooding in areas scorched by fire. so many of these families are on edge. look at this run-off coming down the mountainside. theyve already handed out more than 18,000 sandbags to protect these homes. california desperately needs this rain after the worst drought in more than a century. but not all this rain at once. brandi hitt, abc news, glendora. >> this powerful storm is not yet over. >> accuweathers jim dickey tracking storms on both coasts. >> beneficial rai...

Slides and flash flooding. -- mudslide and farb flooding. -- and flash flooding. we had a fire go through here that stripped the hillsides of vegetation. it slides like hot birth on a plate. the key is keeping these debris basins clear and using the sandbags to keep water away from homes. >> they did an assessment and they feel the hill slides are stable enough to lift the evacuations. we always want to err on the side of caution. >> we have the same type of preparations in orange county in the ...