((chris martinez/ cbs news/ newhall, ca)) "here in newhall -- about 30 miles north of los angeles, emergency crews evacuated 10 units at this mobile home park...after heavy rains triggered mudslides." brandon hanson was one of the residents who fled...and was allowed to return thursday morning. hanson says mud began washing down from the burned hillside and surrounding his mobile home on tuesday. ((brandon hanson/ resident)) "it started rising. i grabbed my son 'pack up. let's go. got them out of here" crews are working around the clock to clear streets and protect homes. despite the damage -- the storms are beginning to refill california's depleted reservoirs. l-a county has collected billions of gallons of rainwater this week... and the lexington reservoir in northern california gained about a foot of water in just 24 hours. ((marty grimes/ santa clara good news is that the watersheds are beginning to be saturated, so we're starting to see more runoff into our reservoirs." the storm is also giving the region's snowpack a boost...dumping as much as a foot of fresh power in the mountains. ch

, ca) here in newhall, the mud slide threat has forced residents, some of them elderly and disabled, to leave their homes. and even more rain is on the way for the weekend and beyond: (paul deanno/meteorolo gist) number 5 hits saturday and the sixth storm of the month will hit at the top of next week the system has also brought more than a foot of snow to the mountains...helpin g to recharge the regions snowpack. new hall, california. ((sherry swensk)) > back here at home... the mountains received up to 16-inches of snow! the snow was definitely welcomed in lee canyon... where they're already having a much better year than last year. but they have to keep the snow fresh. it's less dangerous and much better for skiing and snowboarding. now if you're driving up to mount charleston to enjoy the snow... make sure to drive carefully. you can go to our website las vegas now dot com... our website las vegas now dot com... to get the latest conditions. /// let's get to sherry with a look at today's weather. it's bumpy and chillly. we're still looking for showers today, but we're on the dry s

especially in newhall. one woman's mobile home was moved tuesday because of the risk of mudslides.. an hour later, the hillside came down. ((nadine garcia: "they said run, and the water just came over like a surge, like universal studios, it just came down and took everything." )) and mud isn't the only problem. people from los angeles to san diego are dealing with powerful winds and rain.. while the mountains are welcoming as much as three feet or more of snow./// starting to wind down now for both california and for us in southern nevada... but we still stand a chance of some showers today. .............. clouds and sunshine and a few breezes leftover... let's check temps right now at noon. .............. we are just getting into the low 50s around town and it's been a fairly pleasant morning. the views to the mountains have been glorious. ........... the mountains and then we take a break friday and most of saturday before another shot at showers saturday night. ...................... there is one more system still well off the coast to bring us that chance of late showers in mos

c - b - s news correspondent danielle nottingham is in newhall, california where the threat of mudslides has forced people from their homes. 3 pkg trt: 1:25insert trt: 1:21 chyrons:09-16 vista, ca16-23 mos/ no name given.25-29 josh klutts/storm victim41-48 perry whae/redlands police volunteer 48-55 danielle nottingham/cbs news/ newhall, ca112-115 paul deanno/meteorologist(pkg) -nats- (vista, ca)parts of southern california...already soaked by days of rain...are bracing for more wet weatherer this morning...fueled by el nino.-nats-a third round of heavy rain and strong winds wednesday uprooting massive (sot mos/ no name given) the whole house shook for two minutes it felt like, i hope my roof doesn't blow off and me with it (laugh) // i had a hard time trying close the door, trying to pull on it and it was pulling me out. launching tree limbs into homes.(sot josh klutts/storm victim) it literally came where i was sitting if i didn't move, it would definitely hurt.(ventura county, ca)many drivers had to be rescued from their vehicles as roads were transformed into rivers.the deluge saturat

. >> reporter: here in newhall, the mudslide threat has forced residents to leave their homes. and even more rain is on the way for the weekend and beyond. >> number five on saturday. the sixth storm of the month will hit the top of next week, leading to widespread rainfall totals for the entire state of california and nevada and the coastline from top to bottom and we're talking phoenix also getting an inch or 2 inches of rain. >> reporter: the system has brought within a foot of snow to the mountains, helping to recharge the regents snowpack. danielle nottingham, cbs news, newhall, california. >>> we want to get to breaking news out of paris. these are live pictures. french officials say a man armed with a knife has been shot to death by officers in northern paris. the man had wires apparently extending from his clothing and an explosive squad is there. this is being investigated as potential terrorism once again in france. nerves are rattled. the shooting came on the anniversary of the attacks against the charlie hebdo newspaper one year ago this day. just minutes before thi

. >> brian: danielle nottingham is in newhall, california where the threat of mudslides has forced people from their homes. >> reporter: parts of southern california already soaked by days of rain are bracing for more wet weather this morning fueled by el nino. a third round of heavy rain uprooted degrees in the san diego area. >> the whole house shook. i hope my roof doesn't come off and me with it. limbs into homes. >> it came where i was sitting. if i didn't move, it would definitely hurt. >> many drivers had to be rescued from vehicles as roads transformed into rivers. the deluge caused mudslides that spilled onto highways. >> you can drive right into it, and all of a sudden you're up to your window shield here in mud. >> reporter: here in newhall the mudslide threat has forced residents to leave homes. even more rain is on the way for the weekend and beyond. >> number 5 on saturday, and the sixth storm of the month will hit the top of next week leading to widespread rainfall totals for the entire state of california and nevada and arizona of at least one inch from the coastline from

in newhall, the threat of mudslides has forced people from their homes.crews are working to clear the mud 24-7 while work conditions remain safe. another storm m expected to hit the coast on monday. meanwhile, we're learning more about how much it costs to clean up from these disasters. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says in 2015, weather disasters caused billions of dollars in damage. the ten costliest disasters range from tornadoes in the southern plains to severe flooding in the east and wildfires in the west. each one of those caused still ahead live at five... new standards, the government is taking back me negative comments on cholesterol and handinindown some tough stances on other guilty pleasures. this is a live look at the clock tower at the czech and slovak museum. there's more news ahead when live at 5 contntues on cbs 2. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed befor

. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham in newhall, california. heavy rains and strong winds from el nio storms trigger mudslides on the west coast. >> dan: the clock is ticking and candidates for president, they know it. >> denise: yep. all the campaigns have packed schedules until they count down the days until first votes are cast in iowa and new hampshire. >> reporter: the sprint is on. god bless the great state of iowa. airplanes, cars and their own two feet, candidates for president are taking advantage of every second. ted cruz is in the middle of a tour of iowa and polls show him with the lead and counting on a victory. >> put on your coat and get in your truck and drive to the local junior high gymnasium and stand and caulk with us us. >> reporter: donald trump is hoping to edge out in iowa. the billionaire is sticking to the strategy that kept him in first place countless media interviews and big rallies, like this one at bernie sanders home state of vermont with a long line of people hours before the event. >> how long are you prepared

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as you can see the other side of newhall there has been a you mr. that went up at some point but here's the other thing on either side of this street, a block that way and a block that way the road is clear, okay. it looks like the the snowplow maybe came here and stopped. maybe time for their shift to be over. these snowplow drivers have been working their tails off for four and five days now but that is why i think we are seeing serious, frustration in some of these neighborhoods. the gentlemen who lives over there he called the 311 hot line last night and they told him, are you the one who tweeted me. we have to come say hi. he told me that 311 said there would be a plow out last night. they waited because they wanted to direct whoever came and that person never came. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we cannot do more than this but i wanted the city to know thinks one of the worse we have seen. >> all we have seen is south philly, downtown and we're like up here in germantown, hello, somebody please come help us. we cannot get out at a

ben tracy is in a mobile home park in california covered in mud in newhall, california. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. the relentless storms have caused mud to come flowing out of this canyon the past two days. they brought in this heavy equipment to move it out and stay ahead of the mud flow. the reason they are doing is that because all of the mud is coming down here and ending up inside these mobile homes right at people's front doors. last night firefighters evacuated ten of these mobile el nino has brought ashore. record breaking rainstorms are creating serious problems in southern california. firefighters scramble to pump 8 inches of water out of this orange county driveway, while those in other flood-proned neighborhoods. >> we had probably 3,000 tons of mud yesterday and we have ruffle 6,000 tons. >> reporter: across the region, emergency crews are a life line. in arizona they pulled a man and his grandson from a hummer after they were swept up in raging floodwaters. >> thankful. >> reporter: in the los angeles area, utility worker was killed while responding to a servic

in newhall, the threat of mudslides has forced people from their homes.crews are working to clear the mud 24-7 while work conditions remain safe. another storm m expected to hit the coast on monday. meanwhile, we're learning more about how much it costs to clean up from these disasters. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says in 2015, weather disasters caused billions of dollars in damage. the ten costliest disasters range from tornadoes in the southern plains to severe flooding in the east and wildfires in the