KTLA DOT COM SLASH WEATHER FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ALERTS GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RANCHO PALOS VERDES IS WHERE HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS ARE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AND GAS TONIGHT AS A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE THREATENS ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. >> RESIDENTS TONIGHT FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE WITH FEW CHOICES AND THEY'RE BEING TOLD THEY MAY HAVE TO EVACUATE THE AREA AND TONIGHT THEY'RE ASKING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP FIX THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR HOMES IN PERIL. KTLA AS MARY BETH MCDADE JOINS US LIVE FROM RANCHO PALOS VERDES IS WITH MORE ON WHAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION MEANS FOR THEIR FUTURE AND >> YES AND I CAN SHARE THEIR ACTUALLY TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS UP HERE IN RANCHO PALACE VERDES TODAY, A SPECIAL ONE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE REGULAR SCHEDULED ONE TONIGHT AND AT BOTH RESIDENTS SHOWED UP TO PLEAD WITH CITY OFFICIALS FOR FINANCIAL HELP. >> IT'S A LANDSLIDE AND WE JUST LOST GAS. PROBABLY 6 WEEKS AGO AND NOW THEY'VE TURNED THE POWER OFF MANY RANCHO PALOS VERDES AS RESIDENTS IN THIS SEA VIEW AND THE PORTUGUESE BEEN COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD THEIR LIVES TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WE NEED HELP. >> WE NEED INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I STILL HAVE TO PAY THE MORTGAGE AND TAXES AND MY HOUSE. BUT I CANNOT LIVE IN BECAUSE GAS IS SHUT OFF HIM INDEFINITELY ELECTRIC CITY SHUT OFF INDEFINITELY SCE SHUT OFF POWER TO HUNDREDS OF HOMES FOR SAFETY REASONS AS A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE CONTINUES TO SHIFT THEIR LAND APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT PER WEEK. THE AREAS IN RED WILL REMAIN OFF INDEFINITELY IN BLUE ONE TO 3 WEEKS AND THE GREEN AREA IS BEING MONITORED. >> THE RISK TO WILDFIRE IS GREAT ESPECIALLY AS WE SEE A HEAT WAVE COMING THIS WEEK. AND SO WE CANNOT SAFELY MITIGATE THAT RISK WITHOUT THE ENERGY STATION GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY, BUT CITY OFFICIALS SAY. >> THESE FUNDS GO SPECIFICALLY TO HELP THE CITY DEAL WITH THE CRISIS. IT DOESN'T HELP HOMEOWNERS PERSONALLY TONIGHT WE VOTED TO. >> A REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR NOT JUST PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC ENTITIES WHICH IS THE CITY OF RANCHO PALACE 40'S. BUT ALSO TO OUR INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT RESIDENTS RESIDENTS IN PORTUGUESE BEND, EVACUATE THEIR HOMES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. >> BECAUSE UNLIKE SEA VIEW THAT AS A GRAVITY FLOW SEWER, PORTUGUESE BEND REQUIRES ELECTRICITY, LA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SAID TO US. >> IF THIS NOT WORKING THERE COULD BE SOME ARE STILL AND FOR THAT REASON THE CITY WILL NEED TO HAD AND RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE FORTUNATE RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON 3 LARGE GENERATORS TO KEEP THE SEWERS WORKING AND SO NO ONE HAD TO EVACUATE. >> THE MAYOR IS WORKING WITH SEVERAL COMPANIES TO CREATE OTHER SOURCES OF POWER AS WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S. >> OTHER OFF GRID TYPE TECHNOLOGIES WE'VE HAD GREAT DISCUSSIONS WITH TESLA ENERGY AND OTHER COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE A SOLAR AND BATTERY BACKUPS. >> BUT THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME. MANY RESIDENTS ARE NOW TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO POWER THEIR HOMES, NONE OF WHICH ARE CHEAP. >> SO WE'RE BUSY. GETTING GENERATORS GETTING SOLAR SYSTEMS GOING OFF THE GRID. >> AND THE MAYOR SAYS THAT HE'S GOING TO BE SENDING A LETTER TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM TOMORROW REQUESTING THAT FINANCIAL AID FOR INDIVIDUALS. HE ALSO SAYS THAT FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS A GENERATOR. THEY