serene branson of our los angeles station kcbs reports from glendora, california. >> reporter: glendora police warned evacuating residents if they left, they couldn't come back. >> saturday afternoon. it's really going to depend on the amount of rainfall. >> reporter: many chose to stay despite the evacuation order. >> they said if anything happens, we're not going to come and get you. yeah. so we're on our own. >> reporter: jackie and her family said they're taking their chances. >> we have dogs, i have a medical condition, i have a mom with alzheimer's. it's too many issues to take with us to a hotel room. >> reporter: the higgins family who live throughout glendora was busy sand bagging and have tractors on standby. >> we're prepared. we're going to see what happens and we're going to go from there. >> reporter: are you going or are you going to stay? >> no, we're staying. >> reporter: bill higgins sr.'s home was covered in a mud slide here years ago. 200 homes were destroyed. 39 people were killed during a heavy storm that came after a fire. >> this house is the house right there th

there are evacuation orders for glendora. they have vaegs centers there and k-rails, barriers lining the streets to funnel the water and keep it away from the homes. we have had plenty of headaches with the rain and traffic problems and flooding, california really does need the moisture. we have in the middle of the worst draught in history and the driest year on record. again, you are not seeing the rain here, but we are expecting a second round, winds, rain and thunder this time. it is all coming on the eve of the biggest night in holiday out here. the oscars are this sunday and everybody is watching the weather to see how the rain will fair then. they have covered the tarp. the red carpet for now. but we are keeping our fingers crossed it is not going to rain then. but expecting a second round this afternoon. >> i'm concerning about the numbers, what do most people in california saying about the storms, are they viewing it as a blessing or a curse? >> i think it is mixed blessing. we have speaking about the draught for sev

a reporter reports from glendora, california. >> reporter: glendora police warned evacuating residents if they left, they couldn't come back. >> saturday afternoon. it's really going to depend on the amount of rainfall. >> reporter: many chose to stay despite the evacuation order. >> if anything happens, they said, we're not going to come and get you. yeah, so you're on your own. >> reporter: they said they're taking their chances. we have dogs, medical condition, my mom with alzheimer's. it's too many issues to take with us to a hotel room. >> reporter: the higgins family who live throughout again gloria were busy sand bagging and have things on stand by. >> we're going from there. >> reporter: bill higgins sr. years home was covered in a mud slide here. 239 homes were destroyed. 239 people were killed during a heavy storm that came after a fire. >> this house is the house right there that was completely knocked off its foundation. >> reporter: barbara albany shared "national geographic" images. she lived near the hillside left by the colby fire. >> reporter: although there's more dev

in 1969, a mudslide wiped out 160 homes here in glendora. it's scary stuff. >> it is. you never know. your home can be gone. this home might not be here. if you see pictures from 1969, all the homes up here, you can see is facia and the roof. that was it. >> reporter: what can they do to protect themselves? not much. but throughout these neighborhoods, they are installing concrete barricades, like these. think of it as a giant funnel, designed to channel the mud all the way down the street. the hope is, it'll leave all those houses intact. the barricades will be here for three to five years, until the vegetation grows back. >> it's not a lot of great curb appeal. but if it's going to keep us safe, i'm all for that. >> reporter: from here, the storm heads to the frozen midwest, where blowing snow is already wreaking havoc on the roads. and see that steam? it's so cold in minnesota, lake superior is 50 degrees warmer than the air. here in glendora, the forecasters say the second wave of the storm, with the heaviest rains, could hit as soon as tonight. but for now, it's b

winds are pushing in and running into this mountain wall and all that moisture is pushing down to glendora and mandatory evacuations are under way. the shifts of the ground and mud slides are possible. if you are travelling along the mountain passes, it is intimidating and when you have the flash flooding and threat from the mud slides it is very dangerous there this amp and this evening. that's the reason we have flash flood warnings and advisories in effect and a winter storm in effect for the areas here in pink, the mountains and all the way from california down. this storm a that is actually pushing to the east in the coming days and creating ice and snowstorm across the midwest and north. >> thank you very much. we have a video to show you, a new meaning to running the white house. >> are you ready to move? >> absolutely. let's do this thing. let's move. >> president obama and vice president joe biden jogging around the oval office and all to promote the let's move campaign. the pair's workout starting at the president's desk, past the family dogs and outside and back to work. here's

ginger is here with me about 30 miles east in glendora, california.morning, ginger. >> hey, good morning, robin. the reason we're in glendora is because they have the sandbags out. they have k.-rails in place. we are right in the foothills of the mountains here where if they get flash flooding, they may see mud slides and this would help protect their property. again, this is a huge storm. it is not just here in southern california but been battering northern california. that's just the front in front of the actual storm, which you can see, that kurle cue. we have gusts and already have in grape vooin, california. 90 miles per hour this morning. the water potential. this storm has only just begun. rock slides and recks on the roads from san jose to malibu, california. while others east of los angeles were bracing for impact. >> dirt, rocks mud and water and it's going that way. >> reporter: ahead of the deluge, two california foothill communities told to pack up and leave. >> they've come by with loudspeakers announcing mandatory evacuation. >> the fe

residents in glendora are under voluntary evacuation orders. last month's colby fire in the area burned almost 2,000 acres. that, coupled with recente aree candidate for mudslides. glendora residents are taking no chances. >> we have sandbags and behind it we plywooded our fences, to prevent it from going into the pool and the ponds, and along the house, we put plastic, sandbags and plywood to keep it out of our house. >> reporter: they're trying to avoid a repeat of this, damaging mudslides four years ago, after seven days of torrential rain. >> we're preparing for the worst and hope for the best. >> reporter: crews have been working 16-hour days to prepare for mother nature's one-two punch. >> we need the water. i don't know about all at once like that. >> reporter: it is a mixed blessing, but the storms will not cure california's drought problems. for example, for san francisco to reach its average yearly rainfall by june, it would need another 17 inches of rain. charlie, norah? >> here's a look at california's famous santa monica pier this

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adam houseley is in glendora for us. what is it like there now?it's sprinkling. >> it's springing. -- it's sprinkling. we're expecting more heavy rain. sandbags throughout the neighborhood. you go block to block, amazing how many homes have sand bags. look up the street. a little mud up there. that gives to the engineers an indication of what might come down. looks forested up there but there's only a few trees that are green, all around for three or file miles up the hillside is not but a moonscape. california has not had a lot of rain. you might say it's too much too late. right now most of the state only 30% of what they need but this weekend, three storms coming ashore. this is the second one right now and it's causing for a lot of concern, especially in this area that was threatened be fire a month ago, now threatened by possible mudslides and flooding. >> adam houseley, thank you. continuing to track the storm as it moved over the west coast. rick is live in the fox weather center. you predicted it. >> the mudslides are a problem, but long t

here is glendora just to the northeast of los angeles. in that region not only because of the rain but also because of the snow. talking about winter storm watchness effect. now, we are also talking about a lot of flash flooding going on across the area. riverside all the way down towards san diego. irvine and problems with the hillsides over just to the east of santa barbara. we are expecting quite a bit of precipitation. here we go. >> we are looking at 6 to eight inches of rain. also for many sections where you see the yellow. in here, we are looking at about 20-inches of snow in the san gabriel mountains, and then up towards the north here in the sierra nevadas. well in that region we are talking about 36 to 48-inches of snow just in the next couple of days going through starting on friday morning and ending on saturday night. so this is going to be a major scenario. we are not only going to be watching what is happening in parts of los angeles, but also what is going to be happening to the north. towards saturday, you can see things

now glendora is the city that is going to be evacuated and located right here. it is at the foot of the san gabriel mountains. i want to show you what it looks like on google earth. what is going to happen is in this area just to the north of glendora, that is where we saw a lot of wildfires previously. of course when it rains there is nothing to hold that dirt down. that is why we are expecting to see a lot of landslides, mudslides in this area here. now, we are expected to see in terms of rain, look at this, right here where you see the yellows, six to eight inches of rain. now, what you see this area of purple and blue, that is where we expect to see 20 to 24-inches of know. that is going to be in the higher elevations of the san gabriel mountains. we are going to be watching this area carefully all day tomorrow. but, as you can see, most of the region is going to be seeing well above average rain and well above average snow. >> all right, kevin. thank you. >> rules are changing for california drivers. it is now legal to read a map on a cell phone while drivi

just affecting us in the bay area, some residents are preparing for the of the worst, especially in glendoraews working to protect the area including to protect homes. city officials increased emergency flood level alert and called for voluntary evacuations. >> there are folks here that are scared. >> just how much water and how fast. >> the storm is expected to drop up to an inch of rain tonight in a bigger storm moving into tomorrow night. if officials raise a threat level again there will be mandatory evacuations in the area. >> as we said at the top, our rain is just beginning. there is more coming up. >> sandhya found her umbrella. she got it back. >> i did. i was having to hold on tight and the rain is coming down now. here i am. glad to see this storm. despite the fact i had to battle it out. let me show you live doppler seven hd. umbrella may be leaving me again weeflt got you covered and you can see that the rain is beginning to pick up i'm going to take you in, closer to the san francisco area, some orange is showing up. around sunset district, skyline drive, we're getting heavy ra

it is a wet morning here in glendora, california. this is one of those neighborhoods that's under mandatory evacuation. they've put up concrete barriers, hoping that any water and mud that comes off the hillsides back here will rush down the street and stay away from the homes. they've also given out 30,000 sandbags, preparing for up to 6 inches of rain. the wet weather began moving into southern california overnight, threatening to unleash the heaviest rain the region has seen in three years. it's the second time in days the area's getting hit. slick roads made for dangerous driving conditions wednesday night, but this latest storm is expected to pack more of a punch, dumping up to an inch of rain per hour. >> after 8:00 p.m. we can't come back up. >> reporter: thursday officials evacuated 1,000 homes in glendora and asurza amid fears of flooding and mud slides. both are nestled in hillsides scorched in a recent wildfire. >> reporter: all this area will become massive debris and dirt flows. >> you've got a recently burned hillside h

evacuation orders have been issued for one thousand homes east of los angeles in the cities of glendora and azusa. that's where a wildfire last month burned vegitation on nearly two thousand acres of steep mountain slopes. >> reporter:both cities have been preparing for tonight's storm, which is supposed to be more intense in southern california than it is for us in the bay area. mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for 1,000 homes in two foothill suburbs east of los angeles in advance of a powerful storm. the cities of glendora and azusa issued the orders at midday thursday for homes that could be endangered by debris flows from nearly 2,000 acres of steep mountain slopes burnedfor days,e been making extensive sandbagging and lining streets with k-rails. widespread rain wednesday and early thursday from the storms. the more powerful >> pam: coming up at 5:15. several san francisco police officers. indicted. we'll show you what they're accused of. and the alleged video >> pam: then at 5:30. >> pam: sure you understand what you eat. we'll show the proposed nutrition label changes

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people in the los angeles surbs of azhu da and glen -- suburbs of azusa and glendora worked to protect their homes against mudd slides. a wildfire has left the terrain bare there. with rain this week, there are worries the earth could come crashing in the homes below. some roads have been closed because of mudslides. let's get to rosemary for our weather. >>> the possibility of scattered showers it will be cloudy, breezy. the wind advisory has expired. we don't have any advisories in place for the bay area at the moment. giving you a look at stormtracker2, you can see the light rain continuing to fall. very widespread. hit or miss throughout the bay area. this is what we'll continue with for friday. if we get in closer, stop the radar, we can see we've got light rain falling from highway one to san jose into morgan hill. in and around fremont, morgan hill, we actually saw moderate rainfall. you can see light to moderate rainfall still falling in and around union city, sunol, fremont, the rain has hall tie lightened unas well as you are seeing a bit of a break in areas along the souther

in glendora residents filled sandbags near land scorched by recent wildfires. >> i think we're a little aware that a lot of rain in a short period of time could create problems with mud slides. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are ordered and continue in some places. >> no entry zone except for authorized personnel. >> everything in the suitcase, papers, special items. >> reporter: they're hoping to avoid landslides like this one in lacon che conchita. wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. >> it's going to cause major problems on friday from the possibility of flash flooding to mud slides to major travel delays. >> reporter: then the storms move across the rockies making ice, freezing rain and sleet before marching into the midwest and touching parts of the east coast. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> and before that midwest snow extreme cold. they are bundling up in chicago where it could hit minus 4 in morning. breaking a record in one of its coldest winters ever. >> there will be no relief from those brutal temperatures any time soon. for more on this deep freeze and the cali

about 60 miles away in glendora mandatory evacuations and flood barriers in place to protect land and homes year the areas hurt by a wildfire in january. we'll track this storm all morning long. we'll check in with christina in a few minutes. >>> new this morning passengers heading to australia had to spend the night in southern california. their flight was canceled when two planes hit each other. the plane belonged to qantas. the wing tip of the two planes clipped. no passengers were on board and no one was hurt. one flight was canceled so the planes could be assessed. >> a former middle school student is suing his district claiming the officials knew a janitor was sexually assaulting kids but did nothing. this is a story only on nbc bay area. rocks an complained about him touching her. no action taken against the janitor. nearly 10 years later police investigating a complaint against edwards contacted pedro and edwards was sentenced to nine months in jail for false imprisonment and child annoyance. it uncovered what they call a pattern of looking the other way. >> could have prevent

here in glendora, they are bracing for mudslides. last month, these hills were on fire.he rain, and you could see a tsunami of thick rocky mud. landslides can travel at speeds up to 35 miles an hour. in 1969, a mudslides wiped out 160 homes here in glendora. >> scary stuff. you never know. since your home could be gone. >> the unknown. >> this home might not be here. if you see pictures from 1969, all of the homes here, you can see the facia and roof, and that's it. >> what can they do to protect themselves? not much. throughout these neighborhoods, they are installing concrete barricades like these. think of it as a giant funnel. designed to channel the must all the way down the street and the barricades will stay here for three to five years. until the vegetation grows back. >> that's not a lot of great curb appeal. but if it keeps us safe, i'm all for that. >> from here, storm moves to the frozen midwest, where blowing snow is already wreaking havoc on the roads. see that steam? it is so cold in minnesota, lake superior is 50 degrees warmer than the air. david wright,

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a one-two punch for people living in glendora after fire ripped through the surrounding hills there. workers are loading up 15,000 sandbags for residents and putting up cement barriers to protect from flooding. >>> other bay area headlines, a contractor struck and ruptured a gas line in menlo park. the leak forced residents out of their homes this afternoon at menlo commons. pg&e crews fixed the broken pipe. no one was hurt. >>> still no official identity on the man who died in a house fire in san jose around midnight. this badly burned body was found by firefighters after flames were put out on willard avenue. the fire destroyed the small cottage caused the roof to collapse. five hours later san jose firefighters responded to this fire. it destroyed a mobile home behind a building on san antonio street. the man who lived there escaped with minor smoke inhalation. >>> there's another case of meatball poisoning in san francisco. a spokesman at animal care and control says a dog ate a poisonous meatball yesterday near twin peaks. the dog is okay after being rushed to the vet. another d

randy paige from kcbs is in glendora, at the base of the san gabriel mountains. randy. >> reporter: scott, just five and a half weeks ago, a wildfire came roaring through this portion of the san gabriel mountains taking up everything in its path. tonight the concern is this bare earth could kick quickly turn into rivers of mud. residents here hope sandbags and concrete barricades stop or redirect mudslides caused by the downpour. >> it will be like niagara falls and this 100-foot area will have water and mud pouring into my backyard. >> reporter: he ripped out a wall in preparation for for what he worries, will be a wall of mud. >> in the long run, we need the rain. it's a blessing. it will affect someplace us more than others. that's the way it will be. you prepare for it. we'll clean it up on the backside. >> reporter: los angeles has had barely more than one inch of rain since july. this storm is expected to bring two to four inches of rain in just three days. and scott, the city has issued a voluntary evacuation order for some of the mountainous areas. i must

. >> reporter: especially in places like glendora, california, home of that colby wildfire that gnawed away at nearly 2,000 acres of vegetation in january. >> we need the rain. >> well, i know, but not that much. >> yeah not that much at once. but we do need the rain. >> reporter: they need it to help dent that historic drought. but get this -- even if they get five inches of rain, they would need another 15 inches within a month to really see a rebound. rain will start wednesday, and the heaviest will come friday into saturday. in all, almost a half foot for some. meanwhile, the headline for many east of the rockies is cold. the savage winter still howling in southern minnesota, where the deadline to get your ice fishing house off the lakes is less than a week away. but with all the cold and snow of late, they may not be able to remove them in time. that push of late february brr brings the sub-freezing wind chills as far south as north texas and northern alabama. the thaw-freeze effect forcing ice jams from illinois to indiana and pennsylvania, bulldozing the swollen river's edge. >>

. >> reporter:officials are concerned about the possibility of mudslides in areas of glendora and azusa that were burned in the colby wildfire. home owners in both cities have done all they can to prepare, using sandbags to shore up hillsides. >>"you've got a recently burned hillside here with limited vegetation and a very steep slope. it's a recipe for what the experts say is potential for a great deal of damage." >> reporter:the storm is expected to bring an inch of rain to the coast and the valleys, and more to the >> reporter: it is already going to make landfall with monterey getting hit. with 6 in. of rain most of us want to 3 in. of rain. we have already seen some very strong gaullist paris starting to clear throughout the day. more and evening hours to stretch run saturday. so far claimed totals with napa half an inch as center rose up. the edge on theconcord and over an inch. significant rainfall already. east bay hills as well with very strong wind gusts there it 39 mi. per hour. over 44 mi. per hour and half moon bay. futurecast shows it will last through the morning commute.

. >> reporter: in glendora, san bagging has reached a fever pitch. this town sits right at the base of the mountains that the colby fire scorched just a month ago. they've already handed out 18,000 sandbags. they hope to fill 12,000 more and lay miles of these concrete barriers. the heaviest rain is expected friday, which will bring winds up to 60 miles per hour. >> we're going to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. >> reporter: it takes hundreds of sandbags to shore up a home. and barriers can catch runoff water and some debris. but what they cannot do is stop mudslides, like the ones that covered conchita, california, in 2005. for much of the rest of the country, winter still rules supreme. in minneapolis, a ground blizzard. five-foot snowdrifts. zero visibility. after a weekend warm-up started breaking ice on rivers, the big refreeze has river towns from the northeast to the midwest, now dealing with destructive ice jams. in kankakee, illinois, authorities had to shut down this bridge because of the ice. it's these enormous chunks of ice

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we are talking about glendora and maduza. based at the foothills of the mountains. that is where there was a wildfire burning 2,000 acres and destroying five homes. they are the homes in danger should the rain materialize. that prompted local officials to initiate mandatory evacuation orders. >> how extensive are the evacuations. >> they issued the orders for about 1,000 homes, and the police have been going door to door telling people of danger, how to get out. they gave the residents until 8:00 pm pacific time, 11:00 pm eastern. this is a mandatory evacuation order. initially it was a voluntary evacuation order. this afternoon it was mandatory, they said people do need to get out. they have set up a shelter for people to go to, and they have also been handing out thousands of sandbags as a precautionary measure. >> jennifer london in l.a. thank you. kevin corriveau is tracking the extreme weather and has more. >> you want to look at the picture. it's an impressive storm off the coast of california. it's the southern part of california that will be affected. we are

this is southern california, glendora, als azusa. there are mandatory evacuations, 1,000 homes evacuated. they are worried about mudslides b. 2,000 acres left bare in january by a fire means no vegetation to keep the dirt in place. in the bay area, no mudslides, but there is 7y flooding, a live look at san jose. reports of deep putling and cars trapped. >> the first of many. let's check with with what else is ahead. >> it's really rough out there. and i've been in the bay area for a good amount of time now. this is the kind of storm system that rolls through maybe once every five years impacting the south bay very, very hard this morning. you'll see los angeles not getting their rain. they are expected to get heaviest moisture out of this system now pushing into the bay area. you'll see from san francisco on south. especially along the east shore and the south bay. this will continue to be the case. this is the main front which is starting to lift and push into the central valley. we're going to get out of the woods throughout the mo

colby fire last month destroyed five five homes damaged 17 others and burned some 2,000 acres near glendora in los angeles counties. prosecutors say one man told investigators that he threw a journal into a campfire just as a gust of wind hit. the burning papers then blew into a bush which caught fire and it was too later. the men say they couldn't stomp out the flames. if convicted those three men could face years in prison. >>> pg&e is disclosing details about security enhancements to its substations the new security measures come after last year's attack at a substation south of san jose. claudine wong on the changes being played and how much they could cost. >> reporter: pg&e insists ever since a hale of gunfire damaged the metcalf substation last april the utility has been working to make things more secure. but until now it hasn't gotten spec. >> we haven't been disclosing specific details about the security measures in place because we don't want those details to get into the wrong hands. >> why now? is it because of all the attention there is getting that you think maybe the public

colby fire last month destroyed five five homes damaged 17 others and burned some 2,000 acres near glendorales counties. prosecutors say one man told investigators that he threw a journal into a campfire just as a gust of wind hit. the burning papers then blew into a bush which caught fire and it was too later. the men say they couldn't stomp out the flames. if convicted those three men could face years in prison. >>> pg&e is disclosing details about security enhancements to its substations the new security measures come after last year's attack at a substation south of san jose. claudine wong on the changes being played and how much they could cost. >> reporter: pg&e insists ever since a hale of gunfire damaged the metcalf substation last april the utility has been working to make things more secure. but until now it hasn't gotten spec. >> we haven't been disclosing specific details about the security measures in place because we don't want those details to get into the wrong hands. >> why now? is it because of all the attention there is getting that you think maybe the public needs to kno

in glendora mandatory evacuations are in effect and flood barriers are in place. this is near the area that was destroyed by a wildfire back in january. >> the latest storm is helping california's water supply. experts say don't let your guard down t situation is still critical. the snowpack survey found the snowpack is 24% of average for this time of year. that's the good news is that the sierra will get more snow as all of the rain becomes snow out there. >> coming up continuing coverage of our nbc bay area microclimate alert including a driver stuck in four feet of water. how the man behind the wheel pulled himself to safety. >> major flooding on highway 87, waist high water left one driver stranded. >> and we're still tracking pockets of heavy to moderate rainfall although the heaviest is now moving out of the bay area. now we're focusing on winds which will whip today and the potential for thunderstorms. we're going to give you the timeline for the changes when "today in the bay" comes right back. >>> 6:44. an nbc bay area microclimate alert as the bay area d

in glendora families are filling sandbags for lands scorch last month that could give way it lands slidespare teddy vac yit with our daut rs. >> hundreds of homes are in what officials call the primary impact area. they are hoping to avoid landslides like this one nine years ago. the storms hit california wednesday but that's not compared to the second system that could dump up to seven inches of heavy rain. >> from the possibility of heavy flooding to mudslides to major travel delays. >> there have been flight canses but not everyone is complaining. >> everyone from california cheered. we are pleased to hear it is raining. >> because golden state is in the midst of a drought. impacting farmers and ranches. with little grass, they're emptying their pockes to the buy supplemental animal feed. while this week's rain is welcome it is expected to have very little impact on california's drought but there is a possibility of hail, weak tornados and even water spouts, john and marci. >> thank you. >> gripping the midwest with tragic consequences. a 6-year-old girl found dead at the apartment bui

are bracing themselves for extreme weather conditions and mandatory evacuation is in effect for glendora jesus and they have mud slides threatening homes and la may get 8" of rain in just two days and that is the amount of rainfall they get in a month causing mudslides and power outages and flash floods and nicole has a closer look of the situation out west and it has been too draw for too long, hasn't it? >> february is supposed to be the wednesday season in california. really january through march and many cities see the biggest precipitation in february but we already have very dry ground and in some cases as all of this comes in dry ground can make it harder to absorb that and the areas and you mentioned glendora is an area we had fires and forest fires went up the mountain side you don't have the vegetation there, the root system to help draw the moisture in and on top of it it bakes the earth and makes it almost impenatratable and no where to go except down the mountain and we are concerned about mudslides in the situation and look at this and the tightly wound low pressure, it's n

. >> reporter: especially in places like glendora, california, home of the colby wildfire that gnawed, i know. but not that much. >> not that much at once, but we do need the rain. >> they need it to help dent the historic drought. but get this, even if they get five inches of rain, they need another 15 inches within a month to really see a rebound. rain will start and the heaviest will come friday into saturday. in all, almost a half foot for some. meanwhile, the headlines for many east of the rockies is cold. savage winter still howling in southern minnesota. where the deadline to get your ice fishing house off the lakes is less than a week away. but with all of the cold and snow of late they may not be able to remove them in time. that push of late february burr brings sub freezing wind chills as far south as north texas and northern alabama. the thaw/freeze effect forcing ice jams from illinois to indiana and pennsylvania. bulldozing the swollen river's edge. >> chunks of ice in the area. a foot thick. they are just destroying whatever they cross. >> windchill advisory from montan

inch an hour at times on the mountains, you're going to pick up close to a half foot in places like glendora, california, where they have had a fire recently, that's going to be an issue and that's where we find david wright this morning. >> reporter: good morning, ginger. this neighborhood just survived those winter wild fires a couple of weeks ago. now they're nervous about possible mudslides. as you can see the whole place looks like a fortress here bracing for what may come. it's california's worst drought in 150 years and the rains are coming. about to pose serious problems of their own. >> one thing after another. the fire was one thing but we've got another one right behind it. >> reporter: some areas that faced wildfires last month are now bracing for mudslides. >> a lot of folks here that are really scared. >> reporter: the scorched earth is not equipped to handle all that water. which can turn into flash floods and mudslides. >> if we have a combination of storm and high tide, we can have significant flooding. >> reporter: overnight, residents all too familiar with the danger rushe

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back to some of the conditions out there, one area, glendora, there was a great concern about mudslide mandatory evacuation. we're told only 25% of the people fold evacuation order. the rest had to sign a refusal to evacuate form. a lot of people choose to. it's not something we suggest but people want to protect their property. that's the latest here on the soggy red carpet for oscars on sunday. we're keeping an eye on it. staying dry. we're keeping an eye on conditions because we know it's a concern. >> we'll check back in with you little bit. >>> nearly after a week of having fleed, of having fleed his country, viktor yanukovych has turned up in russia. all right. we're hearing he could speak out at any time. meanwhile back in southern ukraine, armed gunmen are patrolling two airports there now. ukraine's foreign minister said it's the result of an armed invasion from russia. that is not confirmed. let's get reporting from the ground right now. phil black in kiev. phil what's the latest about the identity of these people? >> reporter: well, chris, good morning. some of these gunmen

glendora, california, has hard closure areas where the fires took place last year. in azusa, california, miguel almaguer is there, and those areas under mandatory evacuations, miguel. >> reporter: yeah, al, good morning. check this out. we have the hammering rain that is dropping buckets of water and sheets of water down this hill. the concern for police is behind the homes. 1 1000 homes have been evacuated. this mountain side was burned by the colby fire. the concern now is the mud my sheet down from the hills right into the homes below. there is a major concern. they evacuated more than 1,000 homes. it continues to rain and the danger level increases. police have asked everyone in the neighborhood to evacuate. i want to show you pictures taken earlier this morning. it was pounding rain in northern california as well. it is raining up and down the state. we have seen about a year's worth of rain here in southern california over this one storm. we have beaten all kinds of totals here. we are expecting that rain to continue today. they began sandbagging and prepping

ginger is here with me about 0 miles east in glendora, california.rning, ginger. >> hey, good morning, robin. while so much of california is looking at this like liquid gold, in glendora, not as much. sandbags out, people have evacuated and k-rails, they look like construction barriers have been put up in case mudslides begin. that's a legitimate fear. look at this storm. it is so serious on the satellite. we're only on the front end. ka curly cue is the actual storm itself. it will bring some gusting winds up to 70 miles per hour and for the mex 48 hours it will be a wild couple of days of weather in california. bracing for impact. >> dirt, rocks, mud and water and it's going that way. >> reporr: ahead of the deluge, two california foothill communities told to pack up and leave. >> they've come by with lo loudspeakers announcing mandatory evacuation. >> the fear. devastating mudslides, almost all of california parched by historic drought. add 2,000 acres of freshly torched land from last month's wildfires and it's a recipe for destruction. that dry