BALDWIN: Some great news. Rangers have just rescued four hikers in Washington's Mt. Rainier. The men who had been stranded near the summit by bad weather since Monday. That's when high winds destroyed their tents and other climbing equipment. The blustery weather made it difficult for ground crews to get to them. And impossible to drop in supplies. The climbers were stuck on the Liberty Ridge route, one of the more technical and dangerous routes on the mountain. All of the men are alive and are heading to the hospital to be treated for of course exposure to the cold. And finally in New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced a crackdown on ice cream trucks. Yes, it is dubbed "Operation Meltdown." Authorities today began seizing 46 ice cream trucks accused of scamming their way out of paying $4.5 million in fines for things like running red lights, parking at fire hydrants and blocking crosswalks. Operators apparently concocted fake shell companies to register trucks and evade these fines. The city is filing a lawsuit against offenders owing more than $10,000. "Operation Meltdown." I'm Brooke Baldwin. Thanks for being with me. "THE LEAD" with Jake Tapper starts right now.
46 Ice Cream Trucks Seized in NYC Crackdown.