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Believe your life was in danger, you have the right to use -- to defend yourself, but you have to prove your life was in danger. >> the defense attorney is saying there is actually some evidence that the woman here, mcbride, had showed some signs of being out of sorts. showed up according to the autopsy with blood alcohol level of 0.218 at his home, so perhaps that was a contributing factor here as well. >> interesting case. we'll be following. parts of southwest florida will have a chance to dry out today after getting slammed by drenching storms. more than 6 inches of rain came down in nap...

>> reporter: flash flooding sending a river of mud and debris through southern california, swallowing cars, campers and vans. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: thunderstorms brought flash floods, rain coming down fast and furious. as much as 4 inches fell in just one hour. 48-year-old ju wan li was killed after the rushing waters swept his car away. the flooding cut off access to two mountain towns in san bernardino, east of los angeles. >> this is the worst we have had since at least 1969. >> reporter: thousands still stranded monday. authorities urging residents to stay put while crews clea...

News now." with john muller and diana perez. >> hey. >> hey, hey. >> good morning on this thursday. good morning on this thursday. no, you're not seeing things. diana is back. welcome back. >> they told me it would be like riding my bike all over again. it feels good. >> you got some nerves like it's your first day. >> got some blood going. >> you look fantastic. >> thank you. i'm so happy to be back. such an awesome crew. i can't say i forgot how nice everybody is here, but my gosh, we work with some great people. i'm missing my boys, but what are you going to do? >> especially the new boy, t...

Any more survivors. 24 people are now confirmed dead, but some of the bodies remain in that mound of thick mud and debris and rocks because it's just too difficult for the rescuers to safely dig them out. as the operation slowly shifts from rescue to recovery, new questions are being raised about whether this tragedy could have been prevented. cnn correspondent bill weir is live in darington. bill, so it appears this area had a lot of very specific warnings going back to 1999. is that right? >> reporter: oh, sure, but there's been a lot of slides in this area going back to the '40s, but, yeah,...

Next guest says this could be plane debris, but there are hundreds of possibilities. why this particular location in the southern indian ocean can create a lot of false positives. what do we mean by that, we'll explain. also here at home, we have to talk about what's happening in washington state, after a landslide a couple years ago in 2006, officials invested millions in safety precautions. now you know the story, this devastating landslide. people were asking were warning signs ignored? the surprising answer ahead. e ao insurance together. i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. di...