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Flooding in downtown sacramento. in the wine country of sonoma county, the volatile russian ntver has flooded some 500 homes, and roads have been turned into lakes. gusts up to 60 miles an hour have knocked down trees, even as crews pruned branches to give them a better chance of standing. john gulserian is a county emergency services manager. >> with the ground being so eaturated with water right now, its just really hard for the raees to hold on. >> reporter: in the sierra nevada mountains, th...

Lawsuits which could follow him to the white house. only a few sitting or incoming presidents have ever been deposed. grant, ford, carter, clinton. an exclusive club with one new member. now to states of emergency in the south tonight. bracing for a potentially paralyzing winter storm. a massive system already causing headaches across huge parts of the country. in a moment, al roker will join me with late details on the forecast. first, nbc jacob rascon. >> reporter: the severe weather warning...

Witnesses riding just behing them tell abc they felt the ski lift bump, jerk, and sway before the victims fell. allen mcgirl watched it happen. >> their chair hit the pole, or hit the sign, and it ejected all three people off the lift. >> reporter: colorado inspectors and police are not saying if the falls were caused by a mechanical issue or possible rider error. today the resort said its "deeply saddened" by what happened, and that this lift will "remain closed until the inspection is complete...

By a state audit that called safety tests at oil sites inadequate and found more than half of the inspection records were missing or incomplete. we get more on this from nbcs gadi schwartz. >> reporter: long before los angeles was the entertainment capital of the world, it was one of the largest oil producers in the country. today, it still is. los angeles county has more than 5,000 active oil well sites, 1,071 in the city. sometimes theyre disguised as art or behind high walls, or even hidden i...

>> reporter: gladys is part of a group suing the city, alleging lack of safety measures have forced residents to bear environmental and health burdens. >> its permissible by law, which is astounding. >> reporter: one concern is about a technique used to extract oil from depleted reserves using acid to dissolve rock and release new oil. >> unfortunately, the operators are allowed to use the acid and the chemical cocktails. >> reporter: one of the biggest concerns here in los angeles is that many ...

In aplatcha the democratic party is not your party. so, if the democratic party wants to regain their status, theyre going to have to make some changes. >> the problem now, its a little late. >> its late. look, a lot of what is our party, who leads our party, those comments clinton made. people in the midwest told me to never forget when she said ill put a lot of coal miners out of work. they never forgot that. guys, thank you very much. up next, a trick play with a big twist. how a kansas cit...

Player making an emotional apology. oklahoma sooner running back joe mixon addressing a 2014 altercation in which he struck a woman. >> im here to apologize to ms. molitor. its never, never, never okay. you know, never, never okay to retaliate and hit a woman. >> that apology, coming after video showed mixon punching the woman. he accepted a plea deal, and was suspended for one season. hes scheduled to play in the sugar bowl against auburn. and in utah, a frightening scene on the slopes, after...

Dangerous cold and the major snow storm from coast to coast. tonight, the images of the firefighters, and the six-alarm fire in the middle of windchills well below zero. heres eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, heavy snow moving into the heartland. conditions deteriorating, as bone-chilling cold invades the country. that arctic air creating scenes like this all along the great lakes. relentless winds and up to two feet of snow. outside syracuse, a driver, blinded by whiteout conditions, landing ...

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A building not permitted for residential use. with wife micah and their young children, almena says their art collective, a group of tenants, covered the $5,000 a month rent. almena says he made repairs to the electrical system without permits, after he says, the landlord refused. >> weve done everything that we possibly could afford to do. >> reporter: known as the ghost ship, the building was cluttered with a maze of wooden furniture and art. cited multiple times for blight. those who live her...