here in los angeles, a severe winter storm caused thunder russ mud slides to take out dozens of vehicle as it swept through the foothills area. 41 homes were damaged, 500 people were evacuated. heavy rapes overflowed debris basins as the winter storm brought down hill sides weakened by wildfire. >> we have about five houses completely destroyed up here and another 30 to 50 houses that have water and mud in them but luckily at this time we don't have any major injuries reported. >> the enormous blocks p set up in anticipation of the mud slides but the force of the mud slides pushed them out of the way. >> it pushed the kay ropes down the streets like tooth picks and took the cars with it and took a few of the houses out too,. >> sounded like a real loud noise or thunder or a train coming or something like that which i knew it couldn't be and just when you looked out the