JOINING
JOINING US. I'M CARLO JAKARTA. AND I'M MORE HEAVILY IN TONIGHT FOR BARBARA LEE EDWARDS. HOLIDAY
TRAVEL IS TOUGH ENOUGH, BUT ADD
IN WET AND DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND YOU HAVE
THE POTENTIAL FOR BIG TROUBLE.
ONE DRIVER IN THE SOUTH BAY HAD
TO BE RESCUED AFTER TRYING TO
CROSS A FLOODED ROAD AND THERE
WERE A NUMBER OF SPINOUTS AND
WRECKS. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE.
L'AMOUR ABRAMS IS LIVE NEAR
MIRAMAR. BUT WE START WITH SEAN
STILES LIVE IN THE TIJUANA RIVER
VALLEY. SEAN YEAROLD CARLO, IT
NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME WHEN
THERE ROAD CLOSURE SITES PEOPLE
DRIVE ACROSS THAT WE'RE IN
THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY, AS YOU
SAID, AND IT FLOODS DOWN HERE
QUITE OFTEN. THIS IS THE SECOND
RESCUE THAT WE CAME TO TODAY.
THE CAR THAT WAS STUCK IN
THE RIVER OVER THERE. BUT A
LITTLE BIT EARLIER BEFORE THIS
HAPPENED, FIVE MEXICAN NATIONALS
TRIED TO COME ACROSS THE U.S.
BORDER THROUGH A TUNNEL. AND I
GOT TO TELL YOU, FRANKLY,
THEY'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE,
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ANYBODY
WHO ENTERS THESE TUNNELS. AND A
LOT OF TIMES WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT
WE'RE HERE TO MAKE THESE RESCUES
.THE HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT
QUICKLY PUSHED FLOODWATERS OVER
THE BANKS OF THE TIJUANA RIVER.
AND APPROXIMATELY 1 P.M. FOREIGN
PATRONS WITNESSED FIVE
INDIVIDUALS CLIMB INTO THE WATER
CULVERT DRAINAGE SYSTEM. AND AS
THEY ENTERED THE TUBES, THEY
TRAVELED NORTH INTO THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. WHEN
THE RAINS COME, THE GRATES OVER
,THE STORM DRAINS ARE OPEN. AND
THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO CROSS
.I MEAN, THESE FIND SPACES ARE
TIGHT, DARK COULD BE COLD. AND
WHO KNOWS IF THE CURRENT IS
GOING TO BE VERY SWIFT AND THEY
HAVE TO DEAL WITH THOSE DANGERS
AS WELL. FIVE PEOPLE WERE PULLED
TO RESCUE. WELL, THEY CAME OUT
THERE, WERE ACTUALLY HAVING
THEIR HEAD UP AND JUST BREATHE
INTO THE CEILING OF THE OPEN
INTO THE TUNNEL. SO THAT'S HOW
THEY CAME HOPING. SO THERE'S
POVERTY SPOTS IN THERE. THEY HAD
TO GO ON THE WATER. I CAN'T
BELIEVE THEY MADE IT THROUGH
THERE. TOYSRUS. SO THEY'RE
EXTREMELY LUCKY. THEY WERE
EVALUATED AND TRANSPORTED TO A
HOSPITAL JUST ABOUT AN HOUR
LATER. SAN DIEGO FIRE AND RESCUE
GOT ANOTHER CALL, PROBABLY JUST
MAYBE 40 FEET AWAY FROM US. BUT
IT'S DEEPWATER IS MOVING OVER
THE ROAD AND THE CAR STALLED OUT
THERE STUFF. WHEN THE RAINS COME
.LIFEGUARDS ARE PROACTIVE IN
THE AREA. WE'RE DOWN. YOU'RE
PATROLLING, I MEAN ACTIVE AND
CHECKING FOR ALL THE ROAD
CLOSURES AND THAT'S WHY WE GOT
TO CALL THEM STOP THE CALL. NOW
THE WOMEN THEMSELVES, THE TWO
VICTIMS WERE A MAN AND A WOMAN
IN CALL NINE ONE ONE THEMSELVES
.WHEN GUARDS ARRIVED, THEY WERE
IN THE TRUCK THAT THEY WERE TOLD
TO STAY IN PLACE. AND HE SAID
BASICALLY WE'RE A ROPE SYSTEM
WITH A BOAT AND JUST GET ONE
OVER ONE AT A TIME. BACK OVER TO
DRY LAND. NOW, THIS IS A
WIDESPREAD STORM AFFECTING ALL
OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY A LITTLE BIT
TO THE NORTH. BUT SAND INLAND IS
LAMAR ABRAMS ALL ALONG THE 15 AT
MIRAMAR ROAD. LAMAR? THAT'S
RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. HIGH SUN
HERE IN CENTRAL SAN DIEGO.
THE RAIN HAS STOPPED FOR NOW AND
THE SKIES ARE CLEAR AND JUST IN
TIME BECAUSE HOLIDAY TRAVEL IS
IN FULL SWING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT
.WE ARE LOOKING AT SMOOTH
SAILING HERE ON NORTHBOUND 15
AND THIS IS RUSH HOUR, MIND YOU
.LOOKS LIKE MANY TRAVELERS MAY
HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF TOWN ALREADY
.BUT FOR THOSE TRYING TO GET
OUT AROUND EARLIER THIS MORNING
,WELL, MOST OF THEM I'LL TELL
YOU THIS MUCH, THEY PROBABLY
WISH THEY WOULD HAVE JUST STAYED
HOME. SAN DIEGO'S FIRST MAJOR
WINTER STORM POUNDING THE REGION
STARTING EARLY AND RELENTLESSLY
NEARLY THREE NIGHTS, BUT MAINLY
HAS BEEN REALLY BAD. THE RAIN'S
BEEN PRETTY HARD IN THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE CITY. CHP REPORTING
DOZENS ACCIDENTS. BY MIDDAY,
THEY'RE DRIVING NEARLY TURNING
DEADLY ON THE HIGHWAY PARKWAY
ONRAMP TO THE FIVE SOUTH, A
MANGLED MERCEDES. THE DRIVER
LOSING CONTROL, SLAMMING RIGHT
INTO A LIGHT POLE, JUST MISSING
THE WINDSHIELD. SURPRISINGLY,
LUCKILY, THE MAN INSIDE TREATED
ON SCENE FOR A HAND INJURY. OPEN
DOOR. KAHNERT NEARBY IN PACIFIC
BEACH. FLOODING, TRAPPING
DRIVERS EXTREMELY DARK. AND YEAH
,I JUST COULDN'T EVEN TELL THAT
THERE WAS WATER IN THE ROAD.
NICO DRIVING RIGHT INTO A COUPLE
FEET OF WATER WHEN HIS CAR
STOPPED. HE MANAGED TO FORCE HIS
DOOR OPEN AND CLIMB RIGHT OUT,
TRYING TO GO THROUGH ALTERNATE
ROUTES THAT WE WERE NOT STUCK
DOING THE RESCUE SWIFT WATER
RESCUERS DEPLOYED ACROSS TOWN IN
CASE OF EMERGENCY. IT TAKES A
LOT OF RESOURCES TO NOT ONLY DO
THE RESCUE WITH FIRE AND
LIFEGUARDS, BUT ALSO SHUT DOWN
INTERSECTION. AND THIS IS JUST
SOME OF THAT FLOODING. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THIS AT THE SAN
DIEGO RIVER SPILLING ONTO
THE ROAD. TRAFFIC BLOCKED ON
BOTH SIDES, BARRICADES STOPPING
CARS FROM GETTING IN AND OUT OF
HERE. AND WE HAPPENED JUST
ACROSS THE STREET FROM
THE FASHION VALLEY MALL WHERE
SHOPPERS ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR
LAST MINUTE GIFTS. I HEARD A LOT
OF PEOPLE THAT CAME EARLIER AND
THEY WERE JUST LIKE THE LEFT
FLOODED AREA AROUND THE RIVER.
AXEL SANCHEZ KNEW THE STREET
CLOSURES BEFORE HITTING THE MALL
,GOT HIS GIFTS AND GOT OUT. BUT
DOWN THE STREET AT HOTELS CIRCLE
,ANOTHER ROADBLOCK DIVERTING
CARS. CARL MURPHY DITCHING
TRANSPORTATION ALTOGETHER HAVE
TO GO AROUND BECAUSE THEY CAN
CATCH THE BUS BECAUSE BUS STOP
RIGHT. A HOLIDAY GETAWAY ON FOOT
AS THE FIRST POWERFUL STORM OF
THE SEASON MAKES WAY FOR MORE
RAIN. AND THAT RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO RETURN IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
.FOR MORE ON THOSE DETAILS, WE
WILL TOSS IT BACK TO CARLO AND
MARCELLA IN THE STUDIO. THANKS.
MORE. OKAY. AS WE MENTIONED, ONE
STORM DOWN, BUT MORE TO COME
THIS CHRISTMAS WEEK. CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST CARLENE SEAMUS IS
ON STORM WATCH WITH A FIRST LOOK
AT YOUR MICROCLIMATE FORECAST
CARLY. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE NOT
DONE JUST YET. SO A DIP THE JET
STREAM IS GOING TO SEND SOME
ENERGY OUR WAY AND WE'RE STILL
LOOKING AT A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
ALL THE WAY INTO ABOUT CHRISTMAS
NIGHT. BUT THEN YET A STRONGER
STORM SYSTEM RIGHT BEHIND THAT
ONE. SO HERE'S THE ONE WE'RE
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.
THE FRONT. THAT'S WHAT'S
PRODUCING SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT'S
MOVING THROUGH. WE PULSES OF
ENERGY MOVING IN EARLIER,
BRINGING IN THE SHOWERS. BUT NOW
WE STILL HAVE SOME HEAVIER
SHOWERS THAT ARE OFFSHORE.
THEY'RE GOING TO DRIFT TOWARDS
THE NORTH EAST AS WE GO INTO
THE REST OF TONIGHT. SO
IMPACTING RIGHT ALONG COASTAL
NORTH COUNTY, THAT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR TONIGHT.
ONCE WE GET PAST THAT, WE'RE NOT
LOOKING MUCH JUST KEEPING A FEW
CHANCES IN THE FORECAST AS WE GO
INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO
THAT STORM SYSTEM LIFTS OUT AND
YOU'RE SEEING THAT DIP IN
THE JET THAT WILL SEND ANOTHER
LOW IN OUR DIRECTION. THAT'S
GOING TO BRING A LOT MORE SHOWER
ACTIVITY AND PACK EVEN MORE OF A
PUNCH. AND THIS WILL ARRIVE BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SO ONCE WE GET PAST
CHRISTMAS AND THEN INTO THURSDAY
.SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL COULD
POTENTIALLY GET UP TO ABOUT AN
INCH AND A HALF. WE'LL SEE THAT
FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS AS WELL
AS THE COAST. WE HAVE TO MONITOR
THE SAN DIEGO RIVER AS WELL AT
FASHION VALLEY BECAUSE POTENTIAL