tons of mud and debris that are around their homes in the southland of california. now, earlier today i spoke with karen hernandez who lost her home and everything she owns in a mudslide. a place where her two children grew up with her. i asked her what she plans to donow. >> well, we're hoping to try to dig the cars out so at least we'll have some vehicles to travel around in and that's as far as we go. we're just going hour by hour and day by day right now. >> so, are you hopeful or are you more in grief at the moment? >> you know what, i'm in grief at the moment. we worked so hard to get everything we have and now we lost everything within just seconds. me and my husband have worked so hard and struggled to get everything we have and we lost everything. >> what is your husband doing now and what has he said in reaction to this? >> he flew home from texas because he travels a lot and he