rajesh mirchandani of the bbc reports from los angeles. >> i am arnold schwarzenegger -- >> reporter: hollywood couldn't make this up. the eighth largest economy on earth led by the governator. republican governor arnold schwarzenegger brought snow biz glamour into politics. >> wow, this is like winning an oscar. >> reporter: but on this day, she met his match. he frequently battled with state politicians late into the night on budgets. >> we will not let go on the budget. that's the bottom line. >> reporter: only in the last week in office did he manage to reform this unwieldily protest. california now faces a $24 billion shortfall. some of the highest rates of foreclosure and unemployment. the state is worse off now than when schwarzenegger took office. arnold schwarzenegger came into office a true hollywood superstar. he leaves still famous, but far fewer fans. in fact, opinion polls show less than a quarter of californians would applaud his performance as governor. it hasn't all been bad, he snowed off his eco-credentials by swapping his gas-guzzler for a green version. >> what do

rajesh mirchandani, bbc news, los angeles. >>> people in southern california are bracing for another snow fell just 30 miles north of downtown los angeles yesterday. parts of interstate 5 were shut down in both directions after cars started sliding across the road. there were a number of fender-benders but no serious crashes. >>> here in new york, sanitation workers are finally getting back to work picking up the trash. garbage collection resumes for the first time since two feet of snow fell on the city one week ago. sanitation crews focused on snow removal. mountains of trash have been piling up along city streets. i've seen people have started sticking their trees in the snow to make it look like it's a real tree growing out of the snow. it's kind of funny. >> i can't wait until those guys get back to work, absolutely. >>> here's a look at your monday weather around the country. another chillier than normal day in the southwest. look for some heavy rain in southern california with up to 6 inches of snow in the mountains around l.a. meanwhile, some mountain snow also from nevada to