i know you were born here. >> they will talk about the mudslide effect if california on "good morning america" after the abc morning news. >> now we will check with sue. it is busy. >> and, yes, we have c.h.p. checking in with 60 separate incidents past i have ever seen since i van with in the traffic center. a serious accident westbound 24 a fatality. it is just before the 580 split. a sig-alert. one lane is now clearing. sky 7 is there and we will be back in a minute the lanes have just been cleared westbound 24 so maybe the backup that extended through orinda and the signature alert has been lifted and it is starting to improve but it could be a while before that clears. south 680 walnut creek before 24, that accident is cleared. we see a backup to pleasant hill and hopefully that will dissipate. give color self plenty of time. mike is on the roof in the elements with the weather forecast. >> rainy again coming down sideways as the winds pick up. we will look at live doppler 7 hd to show you the good news. we have been following the flooding at taylor street in the south bay and t

the worry is mudslides. they filled sandbags. >> and a lot of rain could create some problems with mudslides. evacuations were ordered and continue in some places. >> just everything in suitcases, paper's, special items. >> they are hoping to avoid landslides that killed 10 people earlier. 4-6forecast for today, inches of rain. >> it is going to cause major problems on friday. mudslides to major travel delays. >> then the storms move across the rockies before marching into the midwest and touching parts of the east coast. >> the death of cecil mills shocked the district and cast a light on the disarray in the fire department. >> a new side of the story you have not heard until now. 4:35. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ >> i thought

the worry, mudslides. 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 some problems with mudslides. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are ordered and continue in some places. >> no entry zone except for authorized personnel. >> just everything in the suitcases, papers, special items. >> reporter: they're hoping to avoid landslides like this one in la conchita nine years ago that killed ten people. the forecast for today, 4 to 6 inches of rain west and north of los angeles and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. >> it's going to cause major problems on friday from the possibility of flash flooding to mudslides 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 bundl

it could unleash dangerous mudslides and flooding. kara finnstrom is in the san gabriel valley city of glendora east of los angeles. kara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to everyone here in the west. here in california, when it rains it pours. you can see some of the thousands of sandbags behind me here, which have been made for residents who are shoring up their homes. glendora was recently hit by a wildfire, and so, this area is particularly vulnerable right now to mudslides and to flooding. so residents here getting ready for that. they say they are preparing as best they can. the first of two california storms hit san francisco wednesday, soaking the bay area with as much as 2 inches of rain before heading south to the los angeles area late last night. 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

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a mudslide north of san francisco, just the latest emergency call. the images coming in from portland, oregon, tonight, trees down and damage from the powerful storm hitting several states. this car flipped over. so many accidents in the snow. and from utah, the frantic rescue effort after an avalanche. a young woman trapped under the snow for more than 40 minutes. tonight, two new systems we're watching. the forecast in just a moment here, but we lead off tonight with abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tonight, winter is whipping the west with floods, mudslides and avalanches. it's snowing in seattle. the streets of san francisco are surging. trees are taking out cars and cars are taking down power lines. it's so icy in portland, oregon, they're sending out cell phone alerts warning people to stay inside. in utah, 21-year-old ashley cox rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition. swept away by an avalanche saturday while snowshoeing. she was trapped for 40 minutes. normally, the chances of surviving rapidly drop after just 15 minutes. as

mudslides. residents filled sandbags. >> a lot of rain if a short period could create mudslides. >> mandatory evacuations were ordered and continues in some places. >> no entry zone but for authorized personnel. >> everything in the suitcases: papers, special items. >> they hope to avoid landslides like this one nine years ago that killed ten people. >>> the forecast for today? 4 to 6" of rain north of los angeles and gusts up to 60 miles per hour. >> it will cause major problem on friday from the possibility of flash flooding to mudslides to major travel delays. >> storms move across the rockies making ice, freezing rain and sleet's marching into the hid west and touching parts of the east coast. >> this morning, heavy rain is putting a damper on oscar prepares. crews are trying to keep the red carpet dry and pushing sitting water off the top of tents so they do not lead on the carpet. the famous walkway covered if plastic. the academy is prepared to welcome tests but they hoping for sun and bl

we'll see more mudslide problems. this is additional precip.other three to five plus inches. especially across the san gabriel mountains and then look at that. heavy snow. we need the snow. we're getting the to the north. helps to refill the reservoir. that's good. the drinking water. everything about this is good news. rainy season is about over. >> slow and steady, thank you very much. >> still breaking news. a live look. this is a weird thing. in the -- best named town in america, i believe, near shaunie, oklahoma, but the real spot here is kickapoo, oklahoma. kid you not. a little grass fire start thread between the freeway and the little regular street there. surface street. and there's a boat manufacturing place and a boat yard, and the grass fire caught the boats on fire. and it burned through one business already. crews were called to this area at i-40 and kickapoo street -- it's a street. it's just shaunie, oklahoma. that's sad. normal fire activities. fires start, firefighters come and put them up. boats got burp -- burned but no peop

mudslides going to be a major problem. i just read a report that there is a huge rock on the side of the big bear lake and it's really blocking little roads there, mudslides across monterey currently. we're going to have to deem with the threat that have throughout today. flash flooding the major concern. we could see severe thunderstorms across the southwest later in the day. that area of low pressure's going to push east and set up for a nasty ice storm in the next couple of days. back to you. >> thank you very much. thank you for watching aljazeera america. "inside story" is next. >> run your eyes over a map of the world, the u.s. state department said countries around the globe are threatening, oppressing, even killing their people. that's "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. every year the u.s. state department gathersel

fears of mudslides force evacuations in california. jamie yuccas and ben tracy on the weather extremes. the federal government investigates a deadly defect in g.m. cars, seven years after being alert to the problem. jeff glor met the family of the first victim. >> she's still gone. and it's still their fault for not fixing the problem. >> o'donnell: and major garrett on the president's plan to put minority men on the road to success. >> if america stands for anything, it stands for the idea of opportunity for everybody. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> o'donnell: good evening. scott is on assignment. i'm norah o'donnell. ukraine finds itself in the middle of a tug-of-war between east and west. today, the u.s. repeated a warning to russia to stay out. in kiev, a new government pledged to keep the country together just days after the president was toppled. but there was an ominous development in crimea, a region once part of russia. protesters demanded to be reunited with russia, which happ

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more than half the country trapped in the freeze, mudslides out west, as the south braces for a new round of the snow and ice that has crippled roads already this winter. >>> game changer. the star athlete poised to become the first openly gay player in the nfl. surprising reactions from locker rooms across the league. >>> terror threat. the airline americans are being warned not to fly, and the new video tonight showing the takedown of a wanted terrorist overseas. >>> and born in the usa. big business in an american paradise, travel agents selling a path to american citizenship. our undercover investigation tonight. >>> good evening. diane is off tonight. and we begin with a new blow from this exhausting winter. both sides of the country dealing with a season that just won't quit as yet another winter storm is all set to pounce. out west tonight, they're cleaning up from mudslides and avalanches. caused by heavy snow and is. the south eager to prove that it's learned how to handle this ugly weather. and look at this map -- snow covering half of the country right now. with states preparin

really, across southern california, we have the threat of mudslides. the terrain can shift quickly. you don't have to be out traveling, really between tonight into friday and saturday. you want to use caution. it's difficult to travel on the flooded roads, because you can't see underneath what's here and there's current. you need to be careful traveling in southern california. >> thank you for watching aljazeera america. i'm del walters. inside story's next. >> venezuela in tumult. venezuela after chavez. it's the inside story >> hello, i'm ray suarez. hugo chavez revolution had leveraged venezuela's enormous oil wealth by selling oil cheaply to caribbean neighbors and heavil

this must be assaulted it creates dangerous mudslides and causes rock slides long-term. so short-term rock slides. so there are ways to measure the water how fast computer models can predict damage. i don't see park merced generate models do they really care. those trees held everything in police radios in 2003 they make sure all the dead trees were taken out if you care about park merced i've this is something we should preserve there is one in la beware and you can anchor those trees and protect them and make them a part of our lives those are part of our lives those trees serve as co2 because their hundreds of cars passing by and the noise is blocked by those trees. the pollution is coming into our homes and entering our windows and this effects us makes us ill there's allergies and other congestion problems. there are recently mudslides in san francisco and it is explained by the computer studies that the process could quadruple so here we're going to have a huge amount of water and it's more expensive and make sure this land remains stable. it's a mess and it will c

big worries right now about washed out roads and dangerous mudslides. >>> vetoed.testers cheering the arizona governor's decision to strike the controversial bill that would have given businesses the right to deny service to gay people for religious reasons. the decision coming after major pressure from big business. >>> breaking this morning, the government announcing a major makeover for the labels on food. why calorie counts are up and serving sizes are changing. will this revolutionize the way we eat? >>> please, no! >>> a superstar's sweet revenge. you will never guess who is in

the state is bracing for a storm that could trigger flooding in mudslides. mandatory evacuations are under way. 1,000 homes may be in harm's way. >> conditions are changing. we are looking at changes if terms of rain and snow. we saw rain across parts of california. thursday we saw a break, as you cap see. unfortunately we are picking up what is coming next. that is the second storm, the one that will bring heavy rain showers across the south. friday we are looking at flash flooding and mudslides, land slides and snow showers in the mountains, just to the north of la. the problem is 6-8 inches of rain will be falling in the next 24 hours. a major problem there. sarah nevada - you'll pick up 26-48 inches of snow in some of those locations, particularly into the higher elevations. textures cooler. it will last all the way to saturday night. as we go through sunday things will improve and our textures will be improving as well. a little to the north, for seattle we will see rain, a break on sunday and some more rain showers as we go towards the beginning of the

levels of drought, the worst drought in a long time, but it is going to come at a price and that mudslide the potential for flash flooding certainly across i five, and also across i-15. the wind will also be a major problem we are talking winds up to 60 and 70 miles per hour. so if we are traveling definitely want to take some caution. all the way from southern portions of california, much needed rain on the way, as i said, it is going to come at a price and that is flash flooding in addition to mudslides out there. >> and black's tonight. we also want to thank you for watching, one steer one101 east is next. >> in 2009 peace came to sri lanka after 26 years of civil war. >> government troops had crushed the tamil tigers - a guerrilla force which had waged a brutal insurgency seeking self-rule for the tamils c a minority making up about 12 percent of sri lanka's population mainly living here in the north. >> peace has brought stability tourists are again flocking to sri lanka's golden beaches and investment is flowing.

a land renowned for floods, mudslides and famine. but with the fanfare comes the hope of change for the better. my name is john d. liu. i've been documenting the changes on the plateau for 15 years. i first came here in 1995 to film an ambitious project where local people were constructing a new landscape on a vast scale. transforming a barren land into a green and fertile one. the project certainly changed my life, convincing me to become a soil scientist. the lessons i've learned in the last few years have made me realize that many of the human tragedies that we regularly witness around the world, the floods, mudslides, droughts and famines, are not inevitable. here on the loess plateau i've witnessed that people can lift themselves out of poverty. they can radically improve their environment. and by doing so, reduce the threat of climate change. >> [singing] >> when i first came to the loess plateau, i was astounded by the degree of poverty and degradation. and i wondered, "how could the chinese people, the largest ethnic group on

the mudslides and the avalanche in the west. a major storm system barrelling through all weekend.storm about to hit the south. >>> the highway horror caught on tape. the driver who couldn't believe what she was seeing. another driver going the wrong way down the highway, the awful scene that followed. >>> the golden moment. an american snowboarder winning the gold. and why were so many moved by who it was she thanked? and the obstacles off the court in sochi. the athlete with the close call with the empty elevator shaft. >>> and the performance that changed it all. 50 years ago tonight, the beatles on "ed sullivan." >> the

they have mudslides and flooding.oast. >>> cities hardest hit by the housing collapse are seeing prices rise. homebuilders want back in but they say a shortage of labor is holding them back. phil keating is pitching in at a construction site, sort of pitching in i guess of the he will have the whole story coming right up. jenna: right now, rising home prices are good news for some cities hard hit by foreclosures in the great recession. the recovery is bringing back homebuilders as well but progress is slowly mainly because they're apparently having hard time finding enough skilled labor. phil keating in miami looking at this side of t, phil? >> reporter: jenna, labor like the framers on the 11th floor getting ready for the drywall phase of this project. there are jobs aplenty out there for development. buildings are again rising up into the sky at best levels we've seen since 2006 and '07. in fact next summer when this bid something completed, icon bay, it will be 43 stories tall and full of condos. again the wildcard

nearby homes have been affected and even mudslides. one slide severely damaged a back yard shed and the mud came to rest at the corner of a home 50 feet below. >> a look at folsom lake near sacramento, a dramatic change in the amount of water flowing into the reservoir. not enough. water levels have risen at least eight feet in the last couple of days with the reservoir climbing from 17 to 20% capacity, it's a big change in a short time but it's still an historic low with levels at just a third of where they should be. this time of year. >> people who run ski resorts in tahoe are rejoicing. take a look at that. reports up to eight feet of new snow at the summit of some resorts. look at it grow. snow came down so fast it caused the unofficial snow stake to tip over. lake tahoe has risen more than four inches but experts say it's not enough to get us back to normal. to put this drought into perspective we would need five more storms like this in the next few weeks just to get back to an average. we'll celebrate what we have while we have

storm front - reeling from doubt, mudslides and flooding. extreme weather and mandatory evacuations in california. >> breaking their silence - the sweeping accusations of sexual assaults on college campuses across california. a message to victims and school officials. >> united we stand - solidarity, thousands joining in a protest. what it may take to free the al jazeera journalists in egypt. >> i think if president obama called abdul fatah al-sisi and said, "let them out", it would have an influence. >> we begin with the crisis in ukraine. the chaos is spreading to ukraine's crimea region on the black sea, near the russian border. the situation is fluid and dangerous, focussing on the capital. there are reports that gunmen in military uniform seized the airport there. this picture was taken at that airport. a dark image of uniform men wearing helmets, witnesses say 50 armed men were there. the uniforms gave no indication of whose forces they were. jennifer glasse is on the ground and joins us live. i know the situation is fluid, what do you

this is because of mudslides likely to happen.blem here in drought-stricken california. already these storms whipped up waves, snapped trees, and caused plenty of wrecks on the roads. more than a hundred crashes in l.a. county alone, including this big rig. and the worst may be yet to come. here in glendora, they are bracing for mudslides. last month, these hills were on fire. the fire killed off the plants that glue the earth to the hillside. so you bring on the 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

again, flash flooding, mudslides, big time concern.>> nasa pointing satellites to california so they can monitor which areas need the water the most. which areas may still have a little bit of snow on the ground or water supplies. >> give them the data so they can manage their resources more effectively. >> all right. if you entrust your children to a school bus each morning, there is dramatic evidence that they are built for safety. newly released video shows what happened inside a washington state bus when an suv plowed into it head on a week ago. two eighth graders suffered minor injuries. the suv's driver and passenger were injured more seriously. >>> for the first time the u.s. fined a foreign airline for how it responded to an accident. three people were killed and dozens injured when the asiana airlines jet clipped the seawall as it tried to land in san francisco in the summertime. federal authorities say the korean airline was too slow to provide information and help to the victims' families. the fine is a half million dollars.

the possibility of even some mudslides near the fire burn areas and urban and small creek flooding is definitely a possibility with clogged drains, you are going to find some flooding near the parks. that to be aware of for the weekend. coming up a look at how much rain is expected for the area by sunday. coming up. >>> now people in the north bay are getting ready for the rain. ktvu's pliant flores is -- brian flores is live in san rafael. up to a foot brian? >> reporter: no question about that tori can it's raining right now here in the north bay. they are expecting the brunt of the rain this weekend. and because it's been dry for so long, that means many people here are getting ready. now after a little break this morning it began raining here at san rafael a little bit after 8:00 this morning and across the bay area as well. according to the national weather service, they are predicting 8 to cinches of rain in the -- 10 inches of rain in the coastal mountain ranges of the north bay and that means a lot of rain in a short period of time basically. the national weather service also

. >> triggered mudslides and washed away part of the road in that area. alex savage is a reporter from fox 2 news, our station in san francisco, and is live just north of the city in san an sell mow. how is it going? >> well, shep, good afternoon. many of the creeks that flow through this area are swelled this afternoon, felled with water. just a few days ago many of these creeks had a trickle and now quite a bit of water. this is a creek where we are. but as much as people want all of this water, it was a lot of rain that fell in just a short amount of time. some spots here got more than a foot of rain just this past weekend, some close to 20 inches. that triggered a lot of street flooding. businesses and homes were flooded. people were using the sandbags this weekend to try to protect their places of business and their homes as well. there was also a mudslide that happened in one area. 60-foot slide that wiped out part of a road. and it sent a wall of mud crashing down into a backyard and took out someone's studio, and that was in nearby mill valley her

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

preparing for what could bring more rain in four days than they've had in the past year. >> mudslides are more of a potential, especially in areas where there has been fires. >> 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 chill

. >> reporter: winter is gripping the west with floods, mudslides and avalanches. it's snowing in seattle. the streets of san francisco are surging. trees are taking out cars. and cars are taking down power lines. it's so icy in portland, oregon, they're sending out cell phone alerts, warning people to stay inside. in utah, 21-year-old ashleigh cox died late yesterday afternoon after she was swept away by an avalanche saturday while snowshoeing. she was trapped more than 40 minutes. normally the chances of surviving rapidly drop after just 15 minutes, as we recently learned when i was buried during an avalanche drill. one of the extra dangers for avalanche victims is that when you exhale, your warm breath actually melts the snow immediately around you. and then that refreezes, which just traps all of the carbon dioxide that you're exhaling. and it makes it even more difficult to get oxygen. in addition to snow, a foot of rain in northern california is kicking loose rock and mudslides. >> roadways sluffing off. there was one house in jeopardy we evacuated. >> report

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 morning hours f. you can postpone travels for the next couple hours. i want to show you the south bay. you can see lots of rainfall coming all the way in south of 92 all the way into the south bay and yeah, the east shore, san leandro. a lot of rain coming in at onc

here is more on the mudslide risk. >> that's right, john. we have seen one to two inches of rain from a previous storm yesterday. now the next storm is making its way. in five to six hours the rain is going to start again in california. let's actually break this down. we have a lot of warnings in effect right now. a lot of flood warnings. but we have winter storm warnings in effect right here. 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 se

and the threat of flooding and mudslides growing by the hour.his as california suffers from its worst drought in a century. cnn's kyung lah joins us, wildfires dried out a lot of the land, can young, making the mudslide threat more dangerous. what's it like now? >> reporter: there are about a thousand people under the mandatory evacuation order. you see this roadway, wolf? this was a short time ago completely covered in debris and mud. and now they're bulldozing the mud out of this area. you can see that there's water flowing down into the streets. and this is one of the major neighborhood roads, and that's over there a major thoroughfare through this neighborhood. you can see, it's completely blocked by sludge and mud. okay, so where is all of this coming from? well, i'm going to actually swing you back over this way. it's coming all the way from up there. that's where the colby wildfire was, just a couple of months ago. the landslide so charred right now, it can't handle all of this rain that's coming town, just a couple of inches. and if you

it will cause mudslides, power outages and flash flooding.cole mitchell for more. >> february is typically for a lot of california the rainiest month, as a couple inches, but this is really exceptional. we've been in a long term drought, so the rain is definitely needed. you don't want this much this fast. this is actually round two of systems that are coming in and this one will stick with us for another couple of days. you were talking about places like glenn dora. we've had the wildfires, so you get terrain that has burned out. that does two things. you don't have the root system with the vegetation because it's been burned. on top of it, the fire can actually really scorch the earth and make it impenetrable to the water. that's why we have the landslide mud slide risks we're worried about. here's that system very clearly defined low pressure area with a pool of moisture around it. this is going to continue to funnel moisture onshore over the next couple of days, places, some of those valleys where the water does run down the mountain side

. >>> from slick roadways to mudslides to flash flood warnings a heavy winter storm takes aim at the bay area and it's not over yet. evening i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. it was certainly a day full of lots of rain for most of the bay area. this is the scene as one of owe crews drove across the richmond- san rafael bridge. the downpour and high winds making it dyst to see the roadway. >> it made for slick and dangerous driving conditions. our crews saw several accidents including in one in richmond, where an suv rolled over. >> as san rafael employees athis gym on 4th street spent the date cleaning up after water flooded the business, overrunning the drainage system and sending water into the building. >> ktvu's patti lee and debora villone are out in the elements for us. >> we begin where meteorologist mark tamayo has new information on the flash flood warnings. >> the rain fall rates continue to be on the increase and as a result the weather service issuing that flash flood watch that begins at midnight. as far as rainfall totals those numbers really going up for parts of t

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it is incinerated so much ground cover that residents are building barriers to keep mudslides out ofhe north in the sierra range a mess of snow. the first storm lulled by a lack of snow so far this winter, police ordered the use of chains on larger vehicles. >> the northeast will be dry, though much colder than earlier in the week. also chilly along the eastern gulf coast with frost and freeze advisories this morning in north florida. late showers elsewhere in the south. wintery mix in the midwest. and light snow in the upper midwest. >> highs only in the 20s and 30s. temperatures in the 40s in the central plains, much colder north. >>> investigators in new mexico can't tell what caused the accident that caused 13 workers to radio active particles in a waste dump. workers in the above ground radio active material, the dump near carlsbad is the only waste disposal facility for nuclear waste in the country. >> nearly three dozen people face charges after police in new york and new jersey after what they describe as a major auto theft ring. 27 of more than 160 cars uncovered in the inve

we still have problems with that muc a mudslide that is blocking some of the lanes. >> there's a winduse so much traffic on 24 and because it is a friday, there's not much of the back of for the westbound ride. the public transit options from the eastern my good. bart is suffering from systemwide major delays, 20 minutes or more because they have to operate in man will mold. they stated that there is some type of equipment problem and remember, when bart's talk about the delays, passenger delays may be longer. >> the good news is that the heaviest rain, downpours that we have been dealing with continuous. so, some of us are looking at dry breaks, it is not currently running at the dublin interchange but we have had the rain accident walnut creek of highway 24. you can see the yellow on your screen indicating moderate rain. we have had your raids, the san leandro hills, but it is working his way north. just a few stray showers. it looks like we are dry things out of the south. >> as for the peninsula, where did it would have it raids, we have moderate rain for portions of san carlo. li

they evacuated more than 1000 homes north of the city because of the threat of mudslides. >> they're getting the same questions from customers and visitors. are these very cold temperatures bad for the vineyards? >> the winemakers are saying it is too early to tell. we travel to see for ourselves. >> the coldest temperatures in a decade. closerds are keeping a item a crop. they say that someone's are more vulnerable to frigid weather. wines are more vulnerable to frigid weather. virginia's valley, changing climate changes the flavor of each vintage. >> in dry years, you will have the dry and bold. alcohol content will be higher. >> local wineries believe that inconsistency keeps customers coming back. and that is the beauty of virginia. you never know what you will get. changes because of weather conditions, wildlife, and other factors. the year, they're hoping cold weather could benefit the crops. they wanted to result in a more bountiful harvest. customers are happy to hear there's no need to worry about virginia wine country. [laughter] toast outside, the cold does not seem to bot

coming up how highway officials are beginning to plan causing mudslides and flash floods and just making a mess of the highways. two homeless men and their dogs were rescued from floodwaters near dodgers stadium. hundreds are under evacuation orders in areas where they were pretty barren from those wildfires a few weeks ago. >> all of that just making the barest dent in the drought. >> it's been a wild weather year. >>> we are keeping a very close eye on how the folks responsible for keeping the power on and the roads clear are preparing for what comes our way on monday. >> scott broom has the latest from highway officials on their monday morning plans. >> reporter: here in maryland highway supervisors have been conducting a conference call every afternoon at 3:00. they are now advising travelers to avoid big trips starting sunday night into monday morning. for the people responsible for storm response on the roads in maryland, it has been, however, too early to call exactly how too early to call exactly how equipment and crews will seven years in a row for speed, reliability and custome

mudslides, slight possibility. river flooding expected to be low.storm. i'll be back with rainfall totals for the bay area and how long your going to need rain gear for the weekend. >> thank you. >> weather today's rain made it a hassle out there on the roads. check out morning commute today along northbound 280 near highway 92. tricky driving. >> in santa clara, officials closed a trail because of flooding. gates locked and trail shut down several hours this morning just north of scott boulevard. city officials will continue to monitor this situation. more storms move through the bay area >> farther south in santa cruz, people and the fish there need every drop. abc7 news is live tonight. hi, david. >> hi,

. >> many people worried about mudslides. >> water comes over, it looks like niagra falls. >> dropping temperatures from the midwest to the east, 20 to 30 degrees below normal. >> adding to the cold-weather problems, ice jams. >> you look at it and it's mass destruction. can't stop the ice. >> jan brewer won't say if she'll veto a controversial bill that allows arizona businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians. >> there's a lot of things we can bring into the state, and this just doesn't help at all in any of those. >> general motors links more deaths to a faulty ignition switch, and it nearly doubled the number of cars it's recalling. federal safety advocates insist gm knew about the defect for years and did not issue a recall. >> talk about a backyard bonanza for a northern california couple. they found a cache of gold coins worth millions of dollars. >> it's the biggest stash of coins found since oprah had her couch cleaned. >> mo more security deals, no more troops hamid karzai heard that directly from the president. >> many winter olympians bringing back more than medals and

rock slides and mudslides closed the state park. an employee said it was a mess. >> it has been pretty scary. there were a lot of slides and trails had a lot of blowouts on the trails. there has been flooding in certain areas. so for public safety sake we were trying to evacuate some of the park. >> at the lower elevations you can see streets were flooded. lilian kim is live tonight in shellville. part of a busy highway has been closed for the past day lilian, there is still no word when it will re-open to traffic. >> reporter: that's right, ama. the heavy rain stopped hours ago, but this area is still flooded. we are on highway 121 and the water here is receding very slowly. this is the result of days of steady rain forcing cal trans to close this intersection where highways 12 and 121 meet just south of sonoma. a few contemplated whether they could make it across. the driver of the tesla thought about it for a minute or two and ultimately turned around. that wasn't the case earlier in windsor where unrelenting rain caused flash fl

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 rushed to pack sandbags. >> get out of here. >> reporter: hoping to prevent entire hillsides from slipping and sliding like muddy jell-o. >> i think we're all pretty worried about what's going to happen. >> reporter: the worry is that the drought and the wildfires have weakened the ground cover

in tonight's headlines, the rain appears to have triggered the mudslide.ody was hurt. >>> sonoma county drivers will have to wait until floodwaters recede until they can drive through the junction of highways 12 and 121. this weekend's rain flooded the shellville area south of downtown sonoma. mud and rockslides forced rangers to evacuate the state park. the wet weather made many roads and trails in the park hazardous to visitors. still many unanswered questions in the valley after a man's body was found near an overturned suv. the vehicle went off the road and landed in a steep, rugged area. the car is registered to a nearby resident. the coroner will decide how he died. days and days of rain means some rivers are on the verge of flooding. the rising water levels made some residents and business owners nervous in downtown truckee. but many others haven't started filling sandbags yet. they would like to see more snow after a lack of snow and the skiers that follow it have cost many merchants big bucks. it might take awhile before many can get around portla

rock slides and mudslides closed roads in mount tamalpais and an employee said it was a mess. >> been pretty scary. there have been a lot of slides. our trails have had a lot of blowouts. there has been flooding in some areas near muir woods so we have tried to evacuate some of the parks. >> the lower will vacation shows streets were flooded. >> the latest power outage number across the bay area after the storm left hundreds in the dark over the weekend. this are 155 customers in the east bay without power, 106 in the south bay, in the north bay 44 customers have no power and 11 on the peninsula. san francisco is not reporting outages. >>> the sierra snow pack which provides a third of the water supply in california has been helped. it was 12 percent of normal for this time. on saturday, it grabbed to 17 percent of normal. water agencies say the rain is the "drop in the bucket," because they need more similar storms to make a real difference >> you can track our storms on our weather app and share photos with how you are welcoming or coping with the rain downloading it on abc7news.com

yes, there is a concern for flooding, even the possibility of mudslides but it will depend on how much rainfalls and how fast it falls. puddles aren't a problem but the potential of six inches of rain this weekend in moran county, the hope is what is subject to flooding does not. >> it's been the last two major floods and i don't think we're going to flood this year. we're also happy to have this rain and i think everybody is celebrating the rain. >> reporter: still, it's a flood prone place and so the pizza owner has a backup plan. >> i'm considering buying pizzas on a kayak, if needed. if people are stuck in their homes. >> reporter: that could be good for business. >> it could be. i could be the first pizza kayak delivery business in the world, maybe. >> reporter: but marin leaders urge serious thought about the rain. the county has begun monitoring creeks and rivers closely ready to send out warnings if trouble begins to rise. >> for instance, where i live, what i would do is go down to the fire department where they have sandbag stations and fill them up and sandbag around my hous