News Wrap: Heavy rains wreak havoc in California, with more on the way

John Yang:

Good evening. I'm John Yang. California's deadly storm season seems to just keep getting worse after days of torrential rain. A river levee failed in Northern California overnight, triggering flooding and water rescues. Elsewhere in the state, the threat of flooding has thousands of people under evacuation orders. Some roadways have washed away, the heavy rains and melting snow pack are forcing officials to open the floodgates at some of the state's reservoirs for the first time in years. And more rain is on the way early next week.

It was three years ago today that the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The WHO says it's still not ready to say the public health emergency is over, even as people around the globe have resumed their normal lives. More than 1.1 million people in the United States and nearly 7 million people worldwide have died from the virus. Globally, COVID continues to kill nearly 1000 people a day.

Three American women are missing in Mexico after crossing the border two weeks ago to sell clothes at a flea market. Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance of the two sisters from Texas and their friend. In all, there are 112,000 missing persons nationwide in Mexico. More than 500 of them are Americans.

Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Merapi, has erupted again today, sending clouds of hot ash into the sky and an avalanche of lava down the mountain slope. No deaths have been reported, but the eruption forced the country to pause tourism and mining activity. Indonesia is on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has more active volcanoes than any other country.

And U.S. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin is now the most successful World Cup skier ever male or female. Her slalom race win today in Sweden was her 87th victory, surpassing Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark's record that had stood for 34 years. From now on, every win Shiffrin is going to set a new record.

Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," what the lack of women in film, both in front and behind the camera means for the industry. And remembering the once ubiquitous, now disappearing shopping mall.