you can see what's been happening over parts of l.a. county, approaching parts of bakersfield as well. lightning strikes and extreme downpours. here's a closer look at the heavy rainfall right now, closer to tehachapi, approaching bakersfield, interstate 5. and moving into the mountains here. there is one observation site around santa clarita reporting over 2 inches of rainfall just within the past three hours. so heavy rainfall still a big factor. you get the heating and the topography that enhances the storm development. it's heading up to the north. so we have some problems around bakersfield, heavy downpours. in terms of the storm reports, you can see these icons representing reports of flash flooding. quartz hill, flash flooding. we'll have more reports in the next few hours. reports of 1-inch hail at the 452. in the bay area we're picking up some clouds out even. and even -- clouds out there. and even some scattered showers. we'll hold onto that chance through tonight. coverage on the radar toward the golden gate. the western portions of

the northeastern portions of l.a. county. back here in the bay area, lots of clouds, and a little activity showing up here. still a chance for a shower in the forecast tonight. santa rosa 69, san francisco 62. beautiful toward the bay bridge. the low clouds and some higher clouds still working their way to the area. in terms of rainfall totals over the past 24 hours, nothing too impressive for us. but a few hundredths of an inch. watsonville .06, and a few for santa cruz and loss gatos. for friday, some fog out there. skies becoming partly cloudy. and another weak system approaches the region on saturday. weather being controlled by this bay, this area of low pressure also producing thunderstorms toward southern california. it should move out of the picture for tomorrow. skies become partly cloudy, and a weak cold front moves into southern california on saturday. the clouds tomorrow morning, skies partly cloudy. and a system moves into the northern portions of the state. chance ever a popup shower for mend sinno county. warme

look at my face. >> we explored another special housing unit at l.a. county as well, the mental health ward, where we encountered one of the most unforgettable scenes ever shown on "lockup." >> there was one gentleman in particular who i could barely see him because there was so much graffiti on his cell door and all over his walls. it looked like hieroglyphics. >> a lot of the writing on the door is human feces, and he also has combined a little mustard on it for coloring. so, that's what he's writing with on the actual door. he's been here a long time, so he continually works on it. >> then i saw the inmate inside, he was completely naked except for some cellophane over his private parts. he seemed very gentle. he didn't seem violent. he wasn't pounding on his doors. he wasn't hurting himself. but he is definitely someone you would not want to be left in a room alone with. >>> coming up on "lockup: raw." >> i've always been in the street hustling. i never had a regular job in my life. that's what i'm trying to tell you. i never had a regular job. >> one wom

l.a. county public work finished annual cleanup of flood control catch basin and doing final vegetation removal from flood channel. nobody has found a way to storm proof an entire region. >>> they will sit over one area that we didn't see coming. the main areas are those below stripped by wildfire. we're putting a plan in place for regional coordination. emergency services activated regional command center just the larger message delivered on a new web silent. is that the beyond what emergency responder do after disaster strikes before then family and neighbors need to get ready. >>> it's back to the old day. neighbor helping neighbor. that's the only thing that will work. >>> in the mean time california still asking feem to conserve water until the reservoirs start filling up again. >>> people in the northern philippines are cleaning up this morning after a typhoon sent water and mud pouring into their home. the powerful storm skilled nine people and forced thousand from their home. heavy win an

many of the more than 3,000 oil wells in l.a. county are hiding in plain sight. his building on a busy viet in sout street on south l.a. 16-year-old binion livers in one of those units. we asked him about the neighbor. >> they don't really know where it's coming from. >> this is one of at least 17 oil sites in the city of los angeles dangerously close to schools homes and churches according to a recent study by the community health councils. many are in low income neighborhoods. "america tonight" visited this one, a mile from murphy, where we met watchdog richard packers. >> do all these oil drilling sites have the same standards in place? >> absolutely not. the oil sites outside the beverly hills oil field they are enclosed, they have protections that have not been afforded to south l.a. communities. as you can see this drill site is wide open, there's not monitoring here. >> reporter: despite 250 complaints many health related to government agencies the oil site remained open until four epa inspectors fell ill and experienced severe headaches during inspection a

it's a new art installation at the l.a. county museum of art called rain room.t lets you walk through a downpour without actually getting wet. here's the secret. sensors stop the rain around you as you slowly walk through. it opens to the public on sunday. and it's featured through early march. >> you don't really get wet. >> you don't get wet. very calming and cool. >> well, the president and first lady were treated to a royal visit at the white house. all in the spirit of supporting wounded veterans. >> britain's prince harry is here to help kick off the run-up to the 2016 invictus games. abc's serena marshall was there. >> reporter: there's just no other way to say a it. >> all right, ladies. prince harry is here. don't act like you don't notice. >> reporter: his royal highness prince harry in d.c. with the first lady to kick off the invictus games. a paralympic tile event for military veterans an issue personal for the prince. a former army captain with two tours in afghanistan. >> returning to the uk after my first deployment i shared the flight home with t

police department turned over the results of their investigation to the l.a. county district attorney's office just last week and they're now deliberating whether or not to charge cosby criminally. >> why did you decide to go public? >> i decided to come public and come forward and relive everything that happened to me because of the other women. all the other women that have been abused by mr. cosby and i would like to see justice for all of us. >> reporter: her lawyers now believe she has a valid claim to bring forward, both criminal and civil action against cosby. >> the statute in california is very clear. she has eight years after age of majority. eight years after turning 18 to bring her claim. up until age 26. chloe right now is 25 years old. so she is, we believe, squarely within the statute of limitations. >> reporter: cosby's attorneys told abc news they had no comment on goins' civil suit but earlier in january a lawyer for cosby said cosby wasn't in l.a. when the alleged incident occurred, saying in a statement, we will be providing documentary evidence t

. >> reporter: more than three inches of rain fell in this part of l.a. county in 30 minutes. the national weather service is calling is a 1,000-year rain event but it also warned heavy rains and floods could become regular sights this winter with a strong el nino poised to hit california. melissa nuesca has seen enough already. she and her family were driving when the storms hit. >> we thought we were going to get buried alive in the mud. this was a preview to el nino, then i just want to be inside my house when el nino hits. >> reporter: and meteorologists say the heavy rains from el nino usually don't hit until december or january. so, elaine, after four years of drought here in california, the weather may go from one extreme to another. >> quijano: difficult situation there. carter evans reporting from our los angeles bureau. carter, thank you. the rinude cycle of violence continued today in israel and the west bank. three palestinians were shot and killed while allegingly trying to attack rels with kitchen knives. in recent weeks nearly eight israelis and nearly 40 palest

more than an inch of rain fell in this part of l.a. county in just 30 minutes.he national weather service is called -- calling it a 30 -- thousand year rain event, but this cobe regular sights because of the el nino that's poised to hit. >> /aáfr four years in california, the weather -- after four years in california -- of drought in california, the weather may go from one extreme to another. >> by the way, there isn't any suggestion that el nino had anything to do with that rain storm, but it might show you what things will be rain when rain comes in this win >>> rescuers were able to save the two people inside as the car sank. no word on how they're doing tonight. >> at least one person was killed when two cars collided head on near the stanford campus /topbd -- tonight. it happened around 7:300 just east of campus drive, so far there's no word on exactly how the crash happened or who is at fault. the chp is investigating. >> police in south san francisco are calling what they call a terrorist threat, and it all started with a fight over a pack pack -- parking

the mets lost a playoff game and their shortstop, and seemingly everybody east of l.a. county is upset about it. ruben tejada was steamrolled by utley. the impact, the resulting flip and the hard landing, fractured tejada's right fibula. major league baseball now reviewing this play to see if any rules were broken along with tejada's leg. utley was eventually awarded the base and scored the run. the mets lost 5-2 and came home today. >> i lost a pretty good player. i lost a pretty big piece of the puzzle. i'm not very happy about it. i was pretty shaken up by it because i thought it was something that didn't need to happen. >> as far as sticking up for your teammates, i think being out there and doing what's right is exactly what i'm going to do. >> we'll see about that. game 3 tomorrow night at citifield. that should be something. we'll have a lot more coming up in sports on the series and on the play that everybody is still talking about today. for now though let's join mallory hoff joins us live. very uncomfortable with this situation. many of them actually came here to thi

this was rain that came in across l.a. county. l.a. county goes up into the mountains.ward grapevine. that's where the heaviest rain was. 4 to 6 inches of rainfall that came down yesterday and more today. we'll keel watching it for you, carol. >> thanks. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" -- a fight for his life. cnn goes in the room where lamar odom was found unconscious. when you're not confident your company's data is secure, the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. energy. focus. help turn your potential... into reality. start every day with milk's 8 grams of high-quality protein. how will you milk life? [meow mix jingle slowly anright on cue.cks] [cat meows] ♪meow, meow, meow, meow... it's more than just a meal, it's meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it's the only one cats ask for by name. the great beauty of o

. >> reporter: flash flooding in north l.a. county trapped cars and stranded drivers. danny cueto took these cell phone videos of some he and his friends pulled to safety these vehicles. >> three feet and covered in dirt and mud actually. i remember i grabbed a piece of wood from a picket fence and starting digging out from under the bumpers. >> reporter: firefighters rescued several people. the rain and hail eventually giving way to a massive rainbow, >> you can't tell how safe it is. >> reporter: the cleanup process is under way. firefighters plan to keep several roads closed. incredibly, there are no reports of any injuries. in leona valley, peter jones, cbs news. >>> california is in for more wet weather thanks to the weather pattern known as el nino. el nino happens every few years when the pacific heats up and it changes weather patterns worldwide. >>> a wildfire has destroyed three dozen homes in central texas is about 25% contained this morning. the so-called hidden pine fire is burning about 40 miles southeast of austin. it's burned about six square miles and

at last count there were 44,000 homeless people in l.a. county. everywhere you look they are living in the shadows, a forgotten people and many say the same thing, there is no way out. >> you have nowhere to stay? >> nowhere to stay. >> and how hard is it to get somewhere to stay? >> it's very hard. >> we don't have a -- everybody's not out here smoked out and cracked out and everything. we need some help. >> in some ways los angeles is a victim of its own success. the city is booming, but that means rental costs are rocketing, leaving many people simply unable to afford a home. so many, in fact, that l.a. has declared a state of emergency. it's the first time that has happened since a deadly earthquake struck los angeles over 20 years ago. >> i think this is absolutely as serious as the aftermath of an earthquake. the only difference is this has been going on a very long time. >> it's shameful about a country as rich as this one? >> it is shameful that this problem was continued. we've got in los angeles a growing gap between the rich and the poo

. >>> more rain expected this weekend in a northern l.a. countyalley that's already waist-deep in mud. hundreds of people had to be rescued in the last couple of days after massive mudslides buried roads and trapped people in their cars. >>> right now, police are looking for the person behind a stabbing, just outside the tenleytown metro station. the teen was fighting with someone on the sidewalk around 9:30 last night when he was stabbed. he is expected to survive, and his name has not been released. the stabbing did not impact metro train service last night. >>> we want you to take a look at these pictures. this ball of fire engulfed a motorcycle. that motorcycle crashed with a car in the crestwood neighborhood in the district. it happened around 10:00 this morning on 16th and up sure streets in northwest. the man on the bike was rushed to the hospital. we're still working to find out the victim's condition. >>> an elderly woman is recovering after being rescued after recovering from her burning townhouse. she was trapped on the second floor. sh

officials say the storm left behind more than 60 million clean up in l.a. county alone. chris martinez, cbs news, mojave, california. stacey: back here in the metro, a much calmer night outside. it was a chilly night for football fans. frank in for john again with a first look at your forecast. frank: that is right, definitely a chilly one. much cooler than it has been the past few night, only minute up to 56 here in des moines. 54 in ames, low 50's off to the north. we sit at 45 now, one of those nights you needed that jacket outside. it has not really been jacket weather the last several nights, it felt pretty nice with temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's around this time. waking up tomorrow morning, 33 degrees at 7:00. some patches of frost, we actually have a frost advisory in central iowa. i look to you more about that, coming up 53 degrees at 1:00, another cool day for saturday. but we are talking about a warm-up in the eight-day forecast. i will have all the details for you, coming up. mark: thank you, frank. next at 10:00, halloween tradition. we'll take

this is in northern l.a. county and san bernardino county. we'll have live coverage of the damage and danger people are facing. that's coming up at 6:00. >>> san ramon woke up to another morning of minor earthquakes but others in the bay area pretended to feel the big one. >> cover your head. >> this is what it looked like at the san jose tech museum. elementary school students practiced drop, cover and hold on. they also practiced on museum quake simulator. today's great california shakeout gives people across the state a region to practice what to do before and after an earthquake hits. >> we are also going to be talking about how to shut off your gas meter because the number-one problem we have is fires after an earthquake. >> the phrase "drop, cover, and hold on" replaces the old advice to duck into a door frame or run outside. >> and the mascot there in the blue was the earthquake's mascot. >> perfect. >> named q. >> thanks for watching us at 5:00. lester holt joins us next with "nightly news." >>> tonight -- staying in afghanistan. a st

the raider owner mark davis is threatening to move the team to l.a. county without a new stadium in the city of oakland. >>> the nation is waiting for word on whether vice president joe biden will launch a presidential bid. the latest monmouth university poll shows support for hillary clinton. it would dip if biden were in the race. brook silva-braga has the latest this morning. >> reporter: it was business as usual for vice president joe biden monday. no big announcement yet. but when he spoke to members of the military at the white house he mentioned his late son beau an iraq war veteran who reportedly urged biden to run for president. >> our son was a good man but he is no different than every one of those in that case soldiers who got off that flight with him. >> reporter: biden is said to be in no rush to make a decision. even as hillary clinton increases her lead in national polls. >> if the reason that you're running is because you perceive that somebody else is not doing as well as they should, um, that's not a particularly effective rationale for vo

l.a. county fire rescue was called inp to airlift four people to safety. in the can cron, all of lake hughes, nothing was po passible. this cell phone video was taken in traffic backed up for miles. even the rescue truck prove nod match against the slick mud 2 to 3 feet deep. the entire area in the midst of one of the worst droughts in the history. the land stripped of vegetation needed. flood warnings are still in fek this evening. jorge. mudslide and flooding in the railroad, no injury are have been reported. in the newsroom, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: storm team 5's mike wankum joins me. mike, some heavy rains out there. this could be a long night. mike: we have a band of rain that is move though area. you know what? one of one of the big reasonnest this haded this problem is it is dry. they need rain. they need it tin smaller doses. it looks look we may be starting to he a change in the pattern for them. what is happening is el mean to is no getting stronger. we tend to set ourselves up with the powerful with storm track which do goes t

it resolves two lawsuits that were filed in l.a. county. the suits claim the health insurer engaged in unfair business practices by increasing customers' out of pocket costs in the middle of the year. anthem blue cross agreed to end the midyear policy changes. >>> 4:51. three cities hoping to land their nfl teams into new stadiums, what the league has up its sleeve to help make the decision. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's "hump day," october 28. it is now 4:54. take a look at your tv screen. light rain north today and temperatures cooling off. 60s along the coast today. high 60s, low 70s common around the peninsula to 70 in santa clara. good morning, tri-valley in the upper 60s. and low 70s. pittsburg at 71 degrees. the warmest location today will be to the north of the golden gate bridge into santa rosa 72. and light showers up to .2" of rain expected in clearlake at 70 degrees. >>> traffic flowing well in both directions of 880 as it rolls through the oakland area. in fact, that commute direction southbound 880 moves well through hayward, fremon

. >> the complaint filed in l.a. county superior denies he has plans for rehab.seeking at least $1 million in compensation. >>> jimmy kimmel back home taking his show cross-country to where he grew up, brooklyn, new york. >> last night he started with ballet lessons from misty copeland. putting together an impressive routine with guillermo to open the week in new york city. his first guest, what, bill murray, one upping kimmel's tutu with his own renaissance garb and makeup. the conversation then turned to his beloved chicago cubs. >> how many of you were watching the game last night? [ applause ] >> go cubs. >> okay. that works fine here, son. >> tonight's guests include two new york icons, donald trump and brooklyn's own jay-z. >> kimmel is a fan of the new york mets throwing out the first pitch the other night. fans of the hit tv drama "gilmore girls," get ready. the beloved series is getting the netflix treatment. >> the show ended abruptly in 2007. now fans can get the closure they've been longing for. the show the will feature four episodes centering around

he'll serve his sentence in the l.a. countyail and once released will have to remain 100 yards away from the hollywood entertainment district. i have a feeling this is not the last we will hear from them. those jackass guys are always up to something. >> he'll get another tattoo somewhere we will tell you about. himself another adversary from the entertainment world. julio iglesias. >> the spanish singer announced that he will no longer perform at any casinos owned by the republican presidential candidate of trump. he said, "he thinks he can fix the world forgetting what immigrants have done for his country. he is a clown and my apologies to clowns." >> iglesias was born in spain. the title of his most recent album is "mexico," the target of many of trump's campaign talking points since he jumped into the race. the donald did respond saying -- >> shocking. >> he had something to say about this? >> good, i don't like his voice or his performances anymore anyway." >> typical. >> finally, big news surrounding disney's newest princ

. >> flash flooding also occurred in some other places around northern l.a. county. firefighters rescued several people. nobody has been hurt so far. my sister is going down there today. i think she is going to be on the 101. >> yeah. and that's going to be jammed up. >> it's going to be a mess. >> i can almost guarantee that come december, january, february, we'll be seeing this and reporting this regularly with el nino heading our way. obviously we need the water. but as insurance agents like to say, that droughts always end in floods. and this is why because we have all this drought stripped landscape. we are going to have to keep a close eye on this. something you want to think about now. check your insurance policies, says the consum reporter! [ laughter ] >> no rain here, just a couple sprinkles to get the roads slick so be mindful on the roads this morning. most of the sprinkles left over from the south and east bays. it's coming down near martinez and just to the east of vallejo. a couple of light sprinkles but mild out the door, as well. low 60s for the most

. >> reporter:lash flooding in north l.a. county trapped cars and destroyed property and stranded drivers. danny cueto took these cell phononvideos of some of f e vehicles that he and his friends pulled to safety. >> three feet and covered in dirt and mud actually. i remember i grabbed a piece of wood from a picket fence and starting digging out from under the bumpers. >> reporter: firefighters rescued several people. the rain and hail eventually giving way to a massive rainbow, a sign of hope after an exhausting day. >> i've been out here 2 2 years now. and i've never seen thisuch water in 24 years. you can't tell how fast it's moving or how safe it is. >> reporter: the cleanup process is under way. firefighters plan to keep several roads closed. incredibly, there are no reports of any injuries. in leona valley, peter dowd, cbs news. >>> forecasters say this winter california is in for more wet weather thanks to the weather pattern known as el nino. when the pacific heats up and it changes weather patterns worldwide. >>> a wildfire

the l.a. county fire department had to rescue four people and two dogs from atop one car. other residents were hit by golf ball sized hail. which blanketed yards and cracked car windshields. so far there are no reports of any fatalities. >>> the burden of the longest war in american history will be passed to yet another president. with recent gains by the taliban and the growing threat of isis, president obama is doing an about-face on a pledge he made just last year. nbc's richard engel reports. >> reporter: it's a war that just won't end. after 14 years, a trillion dollars, and more than 2300 american lives lost, the president said the mission is still not over. >> i've decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year, 2016. >> reporter: it meant going back on a promise made just last year. >> by the end of 2016, our military will draw down to a normal embassy presence in kabul with a security assistance component, just as we've done in iraq. >> reporter: but iraq didn't work out either. the president had hoped to end both w

officials say the storm left behind more than 60 million gallons of mud and debris to clean up in l.a. county alone. a live look there at highway 58. you can see some of it but most of it is still under all of that mud. it's going to take them quite a long time to clear all that mud away. the good news tonight is that we know northbound i-5 that's open. some are southbound just now starting to open up. they are hoping to have all of it open at some point tonight but they continue to watch the weather, they are very concerned that we could see more rain and more mud slides potentially tonight or in the coming days. allen, back to you. >> chris, in your story where you showed the worker poking the rod down into the mud trying to see if there are any cars, are they sure yet that they have gotten all the people out or they have found all the cars? >> reporter: well, they certainly are very hopeful that they have. but there are some areas where the mud and debris was as high as the driver's side window of semi trucks. it's very deep back there. they have been searching it throughout the day though

but l.a. county superior court judge craig karlin also recognizes that the public has an interest in this case. >> cosby's accuser was not present for his deposition. another woman sued cosby this week in federal court, claiming an incident occurred in 2008. it's under investigation. >> tonight boston police releasing surveillance video of a suspect in a sexual assault. it happened in the area of dorchester avenue and harbor view street late last month. the victim says she was robbed at knife point then sexually assaulted. police say the suspect has a distinctive gate as he walks or jogs and that could help identify him. also caught on camera on that same night in the same neighborhood as the sexual assault, this robbery incident. two people confronted by the man in the red shirt. the victims say the suspect demanded money and threatened to stab them. they complied and were able to get away safely. asked to call boston police. >> a peace march is held in lowell today. inkembe is the african-american

this morning l.a. county, san bernardino county, and back home it is sunny in santa rosa crude.onditions. a nice day in the 70s here with great air quality. 59 mountain view as well as morgan hill and san francisco. it's 630 in oakland, 63 for half moon bay. and lake tahoe still holding on to a lot of cloud cover. not much in the precip department. about 61 today but certainly making for a pretty picture. they did receive a few dustings of snow last thursday and friday and maybe even a little today. overall, though, we are looking at a dryer pattern shaping up again. but we will hold on to a bit of a sea breeze. 59 concord and livermore. at the airport we are looking at plenty of sunshine and more 70s on the peninsula. a little bit of patchy fog at the coast. sunny skies for the most part. the week ahead, temperatures near average but then by about thursday we warm it up modestly. into friday and saturday it does look warmer than average with a few 90s inland. there's the low. you can make it out with the counterclockwise spin. pulling out of the see they have and pushing into c

officials say the storm left behind more than 60 million gallons of mud and debris to clean up in l.a. county alone. chris martinez, cbs news, mojave, california. alyx: incredible images. there are no reports of injuries or deaths, but more storms could impact the area this weekend. back in iowa, closing arguments on friday in the trial of accused pleasant hill shooter pete polson. his attorney told jurors the methamphetamine he injected made it impossible for him to form the intent to kill. polson took the stand on friday again and says he does not remember the shooting because he was high. the prosecution played out saying he had not used drugs in three years. jurors started deliberating on monday. he is facing three charges of attempted murder. kent sorenson back in a federal courtroom on friday for a second day of testimony in the case of candidate aids. sorenson said dimitri kesari gave him a check for $25,000 but told him not to cash it, but to bill a company called ict for payment that would pay sorenson's company. this kate -- kept sorenson's name off the bank books. sorenson received

in a hearing yesterday at an l.a. county court, cosby lost his bid to have another civil lawsuit against him dismissed. the accuser says cosby sexually assaulted her in 1974 when she was just 15-years-old. the deposition in this case will remain sealed until at least december. emily: a new civil suit will be announced today against the archdiocese of boston. the suit claims a former priest at the all saints church in haverhill sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl some 15 years ago. the priest has already served a prison sentence for raping a 15-year-old girl in the same church. erika: employees at the pilgrim nuclear power plant in plymouth are now on a fire watch. the move comes after operators of the plant acknowledged they never addressed a federal safety standard, dating back more than 20 years. the cape cod times reports the oversight was discovered during a review of emergency shutdown plans. volkswagen' s chief executive will testify before a congressional hearing today on emissions cheating. prepared remarks show the

l.a. countyefighters, our sheriffs, our california highway patrol officers they have worked all night long rescuing people. at one point we had six people and six dogs trapped on a rooftop that had to be helped down. this highway is reduced to one lane. here we have a problem of fires as you do in northern california. this area was hit hard with a fire last year and the foilage has not grown back so basically it's all mud and the mud came down. there you see the california highway patrol. they are escorting people back and forth from their homes. only allow resident -- only allowing residents into the area. the concern now is we have a flash flood watch coming in this afternoon. they are very concerned about that. firefighters already predeploying and staging in preparation for that. quite a scene, quite a mess. no word on when a lot of these roads will reopen again. and again we are waiting for more flash floods this afternoon. >> thank you for the update. >>> an embarrassing situation for targe

. >> also follow something news out of l.a. countying news from southern california: pictures of a massive mudslide. that has swallowed up several cars and homes. one person on the scene said it's devastating. that's the only word you can use to describe it. we'll show you more of these pictures and talk about how this happened. >> it was his daughter's big day, and this father surprised her with a very, very special walk down the aisle. >>> a surprise delivery in florida when dad delivers his own baby girl on grandma's couch. luckily he had the help of a 911 operator. >> i got my baby in my hands! >> i just delivered my baby! >> that is so awesome! >> you did awesome. >> thank you, ma'am. >> congratulations. >> what about mom! [ laughter ] >> you can sense a little cheer in his voice there. the florida couple tried to make it to the hospital. they couldn't make it, obviously. the operator guided dad as they waited for an ambulance. maya wasn't due until friday but she was delivered safe and sound tuesday night. >> i don't have any ki

. >> across sprawling l.a. county, bank robbers make fast work of grabbing cash from the area's banks. >> he made some demands and came outside the door of the bank with a hostage at gunpoint. >> some years there are hundreds of robberies. some years there have been thousands. >> witnesses on the location say two to three suspects inside the bank wearing ski masks and ak-47s. >> one reason, southern california's massive freeway system. dozens of highways crisscross the region, creating getaway access to any robber who finds their way to one of the roads. the fbi in southern california often gives nicknames to the suspects. the snowboarder bandit. the explosive threat bandit. and the plain jean bandit. they do this because there are so many bank robberies that the nicknames help distinguish one suspect from another. and it also helps the public possibly identify the thieves. february 7th, 2008, another day in los angeles county and another bank robbery. two men park their car a few blocks from the cathay bank which is

. >> reporter: l.a. county public works has conducted its >> the main worries are areas below slopes that have been stripped by wilefires. >> there are many areas where we are identifying and pting a plan in place for regional coordination. >> it's pack to the old days. neighbor helping neighbor. >> christa: california is asking people to conserve water until reservoirs fill up once again. >> jadiann: people in the northern philippines are cleaning up from a typhoon that september water and mud pouring into their homes. the powerful storm killed nine people and thousands had to evacuate. thousands are still living in temporary shelters there. >> christa: still ahead on 7 news, a training exercise becomes a real-life water rescue. the whole thing was caught on camera. >> jadiann: a local woman >> jeremy: temps near 60 this afternoon. near 70 on thursday. forecast up next. blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale is back... plus 1! woo-hoo! right now buy one get one at half price throughout the entire store. blinds.

head down the grapevine tomorrow, could still see some thunderstorms there around kern county into l.a. countyt's where the action is weather-wise. tomorrow we'll see patches of low clouds returning to the coastline. overall, pretty mild temperatures here from about monday into tuesday, with those low clouds kind of thickening up as the sea breeze sticks around, at least for the first half of the week. and then things begin to change as you get towards wednesday and thursday. mostly 50s for the morning. and then as you head towards noon and lunch time, the numbers comfortable. upper 50s to mid-70s around noon and upper 70s to near 80 by san jose. upper 60s and low 70s closer to san francisco. and into the north bay, you'll have high temperatures in the upper 70s, and upper 70s to low 80s in the warmest spots for monday and tuesday. but here is the change-up come wednesday, thursday, and friday. high pressure builds in. storm track stays off to the north. so we're going to see the temperatures rise on up. midway lew the week, you can see san se back into the mid-80s by friday. places like liver

. >> here's nbc's jennifer bjork lund in l.a. county. >> a day of muck-covered clean up.after a night of sheer panic. [ speaking spanish ] >> as mudslides in parts of southern california covered highways in lake hughes. >> it was just like a freight train coming through your house. it really was. it was loud. it was really loud. >> reporter: cars, semitrucks, snaking down interstate 5, trapped in a muddy nightmare. >> all we saw was a mountain of boulders and dirt and stuff coming right for us and it pretty much lifted my car up and spun us around like it was nothing. >> reporter: the storm truck with little warning as much as 5 inches of pounding rain in an hour for some areas and marble-sized hail. too much water too fast. >> hopefully it stops. >> know, it's sliding up. >> triggered mudslides and just wiped some of these cars off the road here. >> reporter: hillsides crumbled into roadways swallowing dozens of cars and homes. first responders say this is the most dangerous weather they've seen in quite some time. they've gone car by car marking them with yellow tape on