. >> in the shadow of the wasatch mountains, just south of salt lake city, lies utah state prison, or usp. originally built in 1951 this enormous institution has grown to cover over 680 acres. >> i've been at the utah state prison for over 25 years. during that time, we've gone from 1,200 inmates to almost 4,000 here. >> warden clint friel is tasked with the responsibility of running seven different facilities that house every variety of inmates. from gang units, to female offenders to death row, usp holds it all. the facilities at usp have earned their monikers from the surrounding mountain ranges with names like wasatch, oqirrh, timpanogos and uinta. building uinta-5 houses the receiving and orientation, or r&o. >> uinta-5 is probably a time when they are most afraid. it's when they first hear the slamming of the doors, see the officers. and it can be a very difficult time for the inmates. >> after 20 years in the corrections business, lieutenant dale whitney knows that the first few moments with an inmate can be the most dangerous. >> we don't know when these guys came in what thei

>> just 18 miles north of salt lake city, bountiful utah is built into the foothills of the wasatch mountainsn, most locals know how to handle driving in it. but on january 21, 2012, freak rain makes route 400 conditions worse than usual, according to long-time resident dave kitchen. >> it was just pouring rain and what you would normally see in late spring someplace, and then it changed to snow, just like started out with a layer of slush. and then the temperature dropped fast enough that the slush turned to ice. i've never seen anything like that here. >> and as heavy snowfall covers the icy road, the neighbor just happens to be videotaping at the right time. >> my parents were in the caribbean and i had just gotten off the phone with my dad and he was telling me how great the weather was there. so i was making a video to show him what he was missing. >> just as he's capturing the freezing weather, a white saturn barrels down the hill toward a honda suv stuck in the middle of the road. >> watch out! >> he alerts motorists talking on the sidewalk, the driver avoids the suv but spins right ar

but also, the peaks of the wasatch. some think this is beautiful, lara spencer.now, by the way. and it's kind of a thing of the past, though. we're getting the warmer air shooting up the coastline from the southwest. look at seattle going up to the 70s by friday. salt lake city, 76, as well. l.a., 88 degrees. l.a. was 105 on the red carpet? 125 some say. i don't know if that's true. in comes the rain along that stationary front. look for the red cartarget zone. this is coming with strong storms. but most are happy to see the rain out of this. remember, so much of the country has been in drought for such a long >> all that weather was brought to you by royal caribbean cruise line. >> would you say it's fair to say that sam's -- the greatest sign in "gma" history. sam, you are yummy, like ham. >> thank you, guys, for making that sign. >> i like yummy ham. who doesn't? >> so do we, sam. i am. >> sam, sam. >> do you like it on a plane? do you like it on a train? >> on a train. >> do you like it at a pool party with an alligator? we'll find out about that coming up. [