Tropical storm Hilary makes landfall in Mexico, moving

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A major tropical storm has brought strong winds and heavy rain to Mexico's Baja California region, and is now barrelling towards the southwest of the United States. Forecasters are warning the storm could trigger life-threatening and "catastrophic" flooding amid historically large rainfall. One person has died in Mexico as flash flooding turns roads into rivers, and in southern California, heavy rains and fierce winds have already begun to cause chaos, with California now in a state of emergency. Plus, as the region hunkers down for the approach of tropical storm Hilary, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Southern California, north of Los Angeles, just a short time ago. Kathryn gets the latest from local correspondent Ira Spitzer in Berkeley, California.

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