leaders of canada and mexico. the record-breaking surge of migrants along with how to better secure the u.s. southern border is a major focus. also on the agenda, trade, economic issue, climate change and the renewed efforts to combat the flow of illegal drugs into the u.s. from mexico. cnn s priscilla alvarez in is mexico city. what are the big takeaways so far? reporter: well, so far all the leaders have been reaffirming their strong relationship but it s a rubber hits the road moment when talking about what the commitments are going to be moving forward on this range of issues and first and foremost migration. this is an issue that all three countries have to wrestle with as there is unprecedented mass movement in the western hemisphere and the white house has been quite clear for months now that they expect that regional partners have to work together to stem the flow of migration, an issue that has become a political vulnerability for president biden on the u.s./mexi
the onslaught of severe weather is now blamed for 16 deaths statewide. 34 million people are under flood watches as this system pushes south. heavy rain in central california drenched communities, it left homes and cars underwater. thousands were forced to evacuate yesterday as downpours unleashed these torrential flooding. the rain turned the roads and creeks into raging rivers. crews responded to hundreds of emergency calls. first responders rushed to rescue people trapped in rising water. heavy rain caused this massive tree, look at this. to come crashing down in santa cruz. good news, no one injured but officials say downed trees are responsible for at least two of the 16 deaths across the state. let s bring in now cnn s mike valerio in montecito. mike, what are you seeing? reporter: well, victor, thankfully we re seeing water levels start to come down in our backdrop. the same creek we saw in ellen
those upscale birthing rooms with the sofa and the recliner and other bed and whatnot, and i was speaking with a former royal watcher in the uk who has now moved to this area, he lives by the markles in montecito. he said one of the things about them, they wanted to preserve their anonymity. they ve been able to do so. he described how he thinks some rather upscale guests may drop off baby gifts. i fully expect oprah to go over and ellen to go over with baby presents. i m sure they ll be absolutely bombarded with kchristenin ing gifts. reporter: if you say, how did they have the baby without the paparazzi? that s very much the strategy. they wanted to move to california and have the private life. there aren t the number of
we should move. our home team will help you every step of the way. still not enough? it s smaller than i d like. we ll help you finance your dream home. it s perfect. oh, was this built on an ancient burial ground? okay. then we ll have her cleanse your house of evil spirits. we ll do anything, (spiritual chatter) seriously anything to help you get your home. ally. do it right. trace: more than 1,000 rescuers in california looking for a miracle after deadly mudslides this week. according to the sheriff of santa barbara county, north and west of los angeles. a county spokeswoman said five people are still missing. she also warned that number could change as it has throughout the search and rescue efforts. officials say at least 17 people have died after torrential rain caused devastating mudslides that swept away entire homes. take look at this man wading through his home in montecito in santa barbara county near the city of santa barbara.
the mud up to his knees. but you can see the mud line on the wall is much higher. this is the damage inside a nearby chapel, the fire captain there says crews are still looking for survivors in the area. but as you might imagine, days after, hope is fading. let s get live to adam housley in montecito. adam? yeah, trace, that hope is fading but they haven t given up, they say there may be a chance to find some one alive. urban search and rescue is here in the area we re standing. look at this massive tree, the home there, we talked about how high the mud got, about six feet, came crashing through, tore off the back of the home. on the other side, the entire side of the home is gone. to my left over here, look at that boulder. the boulders that came through here, trace, were just massive. that one we re looking at right now is the size of probably two vehicles waggen bugs. volkswagen bugs. this home buried under mud. if you look you see the rocks.