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documents uncovered at his office and the brutal storms in california. flooding, massive rainfall and flooding, tens of thousands under evacuation orders right now. and according to governor gavin newsom 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn's nick watt joins us with the latest along the los angeles river which in normal times is a river in name only. what's the latest, nick? >> reporter: you're right, anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact, there's usually a homeless encampment in what is the l.a. river. those people about to flee to higher ground. you know, californ...

Semi-truck just east of ph philmore. >> the police stopped us and would not let us pass through. >> reporter: another danger in santa cruz, falling trees. a lineman repairing power lines captured this video just as a mud slide toppled this deadly fir tree. this giant boulder fell from a roadside cliff shutting down parts of malibu canyon road. the national weather service in los angeles says more than 15 inches of rain has already fallen across the coastal foothills in santa barbara, and ventura. in santa barbara county more than 500 homes were impacted by a sudden sinkhole. all this fire hydr...