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Storms batter, flood Southern California coast

Residents along the Southern California coast are bracing for more flooding after persistent storms damaged homes; millions of people could feel the impact today.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on BBN This Morning
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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome back. Persistent storms have damaged homes along the Southern California coast, and residents are bracing for more flooding today.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMore flooding. Lovely. The coast has been waiting years to become the ocean.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLater this half hour, what did walkers by a dam think was roaring?

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The story so far

  1. Man Takes Airport Tug on Tarmac Joyride in California · New York Post
  2. Beachfront Home on Brink of Collapse in Long Beach Surf · New York Post
  3. Large waves pummel Southern California coast, flooding homes · The Washington Post
  4. Rachel makes landfall, battering Southern California with wind, rain… · Los Angeles Times
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