Good evening, I'm Jeff Bennett, and I'm Amna Navaz on the news hour tonight. A major

tropical storm hits Southern California for the first time in over 80 years, causing floods

and fears of mudslides.

President Biden visits Maui to survey the destruction as the recovery effort continues

and the death toll grows.

And many states look to confront the growing mental health crisis with laws and policies

that would make it easier to involuntarily hospitalize people.

Coversion can be an effective way to move people into care environments.

The key is how are we transitioning people into less restrictive settings.

Good evening, and welcome to the news hour.

Southern California has been battered by historic rainfall, floods and mudslides, the latest

in a string of disasters wreaking havoc across the country.

But so far, there have been no reports of major damage or injuries.

Adding to the anxiety of 5.1 magnitude earthquake, rattle and area north of Los Angeles on Sunday.

But it was not linked to tropical storm Hillary.

As the storm now barrels north, some 17 million people are under flood and high-wind

advisories, watches and warnings.

As the sun rose over Southern California today, residents woke up to an extremely rare

sight, flood waters rushing through their desert paradise.

Over the weekend, Hillary became the first tropical storm to make landfall in the southern

part of the state in more than 80 years, dumping half a season's worth of rain in the worst

hit areas.

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