# State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident > Source: > Published: 2026-05-23 22:45:51+00:00 Trump speaks with Israel’s prime minister on potential Iran agreement 00:57 Good News: Students pay tribute to retiring bus driver 03:01 Severe weather disrupts holiday weekend travel 01:47 Trump says agreement on Iran war ‘largely negotiated’ 02:35 New concerns over use of A.I. to draft police reports 02:08 Now Playing State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident 01:53 UP NEXT Great Americans: A conversation with Lt. Colonel WIlliam Swenson 03:40 911 call reveals details before Kyle Busch’s sudden death 02:22 Pentagon releases newly declassified UFO files 01:30 Trump’s intel chief Tulsi Gabbard steps down 01:48 Firefighters injured in shipyard explosion 01:07 Healthcare CEO apologizes for coverage problems 03:15 Trump faces GOP resistance on compensation fund, ballroom money 02:01 Students who covertly embody college mascots reveal identities at graduation 01:28 NASCAR star Kyle Busch dead at age 41 01:08 DOJ reveals criminal charges over $90 million in alleged Medicaid fraud in Minnesota 01:25 U.S. officials to divert and screen passengers coming from Ebola affected countries 02:11 Severe storms threaten holiday travel 02:08 Weekend Nightly State of emergency declared over southern California chemical incident 01:53 Copied Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) declared a state of emergency in California on Saturday as thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes over a toxic chemical tank that, authorities say, will either leak or explode. NBC News' Steve Patterson is on the ground just outside the evacuation zone.May 23, 2026