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thousands under evacuation workers right now, and according to governor gavin newsom, 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn's nick watt, joins us with all the latest on the los angeles river which in normal times his river in name only. what is the latest, nick? >> you are right anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact there is usually a homeless encampment in what is the l. a. river. those people have had to flee to higher ground. you know, californians just aren't used to this amount of water. and in many cases, the states are just not equipped to deal with it. furthe...

And put a ladder down and grabbed him out of the passenger window. >> in ventura, firefighters also plucked drivers from their cars, officials say at least 14 people were pulled from an island in the ventura river using ladders and rescue help caulkers. the river rose 17 feet in just 12 hours, reaching an all-time record. cresting over 25 feet. >> there is a lot of swift water rescues going on right now, a lot of people are getting trapped in the water with their vehicles trying to -- where they shouldn't be. please turn around, don't drown. >> thick mud and debris are also a problem. heavy st...

It roared through the caribbean. one storm-related death has been reported in florida so far. about 6 million people in florida are without power this afternoon. our correspondents are fanned out across florida and georgia, tracking the storm's progress and assessing the damage from the hurricane. now, tropical storm irma. they'll have the latest details. we begin with msnbc's morgan rad ford who's in jacksonville where we were seeing that flooding. you've got your waders on. how bad is it? >> reporter: krishit's pretty b. this iconic skyline of jackson is almost unrecognizable. you can see th...