New crack forms on Laguna Niguel cliff

You got it. We'll be following you for sure. Now, the crack on the Orange County coastline is causing concern with that rain in the forecast. It's just south of another crack, which is impacting traffic along PCH and Crystal Cove. Fox 11's Nick Garcia joining us live with what our people are talking about regarding this latest crack. Nick? Right, Christine, we're not too far from where that first crack happened last month. We're at the Crystal Cove State Beach, specifically where there are historic cottages, which at this point remain undamaged. The state's certainly hoping that these berms here will help that be the case through the next few storms and certainly through the season. Down south, though, we're about to take you to Laguna Niguel, where that crack happened. Take a look. Another crack in the coastline, this time on this cliff, which the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel sits atop. Just below, Salt Creek Trail. Just being around here, it worries me about the safety of the kids in the area and the families. I don't know, I hope the city does something about it. People use this walkway, so there's not much room as it is, and if there's a landslide, I mean, I don't know what they're going to do about redirecting traffic like that. The flooding, the tides, all of the above. I'm more worried about our beaches. We always walk here, and we always love to go to the beach, but now we have to walk, and we can't hang out on the beach because there's no beach. Last month, a giant crack formed on the slope beneath Pacific Coast Highway near Crystal Cove State Beach. Caltrans crews continue their work to stabilize the slope down below giant sandbags and tarps protecting the Crystal Cove historic beach cottages, which remain undamaged. People who live nearby have been watching the coast closely. It's unfortunate, but it's not like we didn't know it was going to happen, right? As we move into the rainy season, people will keep watching and hoping the coast doesn't crumble. Now as for that new crack down near the Salt Creek Trail, we did reach out to Laguna Niguel Parks and Recreation Department to see if they're monitoring it or plan on sending any crews out. We haven't heard back from them just yet, but we'll let you know as soon as we do. Live at Crystal Cove State Beach, I'm Nick Garcia, Fox 11 News. In the meantime, beautiful picture behind you there, Nick.