Having is due to an elnino related storm coming off the coast of california. Los angeles is now coping with recordsetting rainfall. So far, two big storms have moved through their area. Flooding has closed down roads. Causing mud and rockslides. La city officials distributed sandbags and set up shelters for the homeless. lets get to sherry with a look at todays weather. Clouds are thick and the air is heavy this morning. There is still some very light rain around this morning. High humidity and some nice rain totals since yesterday. More than half an inch of rain in some northwest neighborhoods. It looks like well take a break for a short while and then another chance of rain and snow later today and tonight. Sherry Swensk < thats a look at the roads. Back to you. accident at i15 and speedway in North Las Vegas. Accident on northbound 95 offramp to ann road in the northwest. Crash reported on decatur, south of smoke ranch. Building fire reported in torrey pines, which is south of sahara. < thats a look at the roads. Back to you. Kirsten Joyce ridehailing companies are making their debut at this years ces. brian loftus organizers have designated certain areas for uber and lyft drivers to operate during the convention. Karen castro takes a closer look at what this means for the cab industry. karen castro at this years ces, there are more options on how to get around. Ride hailing companies are participating in the convention for the First Time Since hitting the road last year. becca ludlum lyft rider as airport, i took a lyft here and now im set to go take one to my hotel. Karl larsen uber rider i can use my credit card and all my expenses go right on to the credit card with out having to use cash. karen castro the techsavvy crowd at ces is wasting no time requesting a ride from uber and lyft. There was a steady flow of traffic at the designated pick up and drop off locations. The cab lines were also moving quickly. But some drivers say they are taking a hit. sam cab driver this year, i think its a little slower than last year. I think we have some competition by uber and lyft. karen castro the overall impact on the cab industry is unknown. However Mccarran International airport keeps track of the cab acitivity during ces. The numbers have show an increase over the last three years. In 2015 the airport saw almost 19 thousand cabs on the monday before the convention started. On the same day this year, the final count was just over 13 thousand. sam cab driver i mean, even if we are slow, we defnitely do better than when they are not here. karen castro as the competition for ridership free. becca ludlum lyft rider they have signs all over 20 dollar credit karen castro but, unlike taxicabs, Ride Hailing Companies have surge pricing during busy days. Karen castro, 8 news now. brian loftus more than 165thousand people are expected at c es 2016. Organizers are also working with other transportation companies. Including the monorail, which is offering discounted prices. Kirsten JoyceFaraday Futures announcement at ce was a hint at whats to come. brian loftus iteam chief investigator george knapp sheds light on the other projects Faraday Future may have in the works at the apex site. Kirsten Joyce and security is important when it comes to smartphones. What you can do to make sure someone isnt getting a hold of your personal data. brian loftus the auto world is abuzz. Now that the world has had its first glimpse of a whizbang auto design from Faraday Future. The company has plans to build a billion dollar plant in North Las Vegas. Kirsten Joyce the sleek sportscar that was unveiled by Company Executives was described as an extreme tablet on wheels. Because of all of the digital features that could be included. But what the public has seen so far is a bit misleading. brian Loftus George knapp of the iteam has more on the story. Richard kim faradayhead of Global Design . A showcase for what ff stands for, inside and out, the design a preview of our dna and our ff products to come. The Faraday Future folks have a future in promotions if this car thing doesnt work out. For months, theyve driven the auto world crazy guessing what their vehicles would look like, and the big reveal in front of invited guests monday night was appropriately dramatic. Follo wed by. Kaboom. A jaw dropping ultra powerful sports model that could jump from zero to 60 in three seconds. And forever change the public view of electric cars. The company was inspired by more advanced modes of transportation. Richard kim the ufo line that runs around the vehicle is a subtle design cue that this car is not quite of this world. This ufo line will be a Signature Design element in all future faraday products. Okay, you had us at ufo. One common reaction to the new seen this car somewhere before . Batman. There is more than a passing resemblance to the original batmobile, but bruce wayne never had a vehicle like this one. The most important feature is its versatility. The Company Plans to use this same flexible platform for every other model it plans to build at a billion dollar plant at the apex site in North Las Vegas. Animated videos released by ff hint of designs still to come. Vehicle with multiple engines. A pickup truck. A compact car. A soccer mom mini van. All with the ability to drive themselves. Digi tal co pilots. Augment ed reality. And the most advanced interactive personal technology anyway. Nick sampson Vice President of Faraday Future we are able to change the size and shape of the vehicle to virtually anything we want. With vpa, we can easily create multiple drive configurations. For example, we can change the number motors for a particular or another more acceleration and horsepower, front wheel drive, rear wheel drive. North las vegas mayor john lee, who initiated the effort to lure ff to nevada, had to sign a non disclosure agreement months ago but is finally able to comment on what other technogoodies might be coming along for the ride. John lee mayor of North Las Vegas ive seen two different concept cars now. Both are jaw dropping. When you see the cars, you forget what the future is going to look like, you know, how streetlights will talk to vehicles, cars talk to cars, how people will travel in a whole different fashion in the future. So the cars exciting but i think the transportation were seeing will take place is the most exciting thing for our country. brian loftus mayor lee told us that the other prototypes he saw over the summer for the nonsportscar drivers are quote awesome. Kirsten Joyce governor sandoval announced that his create a center for the development of autonomous vehicles. One of the mottos for the Faraday Company is fight ugliness. brian loftus construction is coming along. As we get closer to the opening date of the las vegas arena. Kirsten Joyce well show you a peak inside. sure someone doesnt steal your phone. With the amount of information we now store on it. Sharon profis gives us a few tips on keeping your phone and data safe. Start by making your iphone lock sooner. You can set your passcode to be required immediately after you lock it. Or in as little as 30 seconds. On your phone, head to settings. Then touch id and here, head to require passcode, and choose from the options. Another security hole is in the control center that can be accessed from the lock screen. If you lose your phone, someone can prevent you from finding it by putting the device in airplane mode. To prevent control center from being accessible from the lock screen, head to Settings Control Center and toggle the slider off for access on lock screen. And finally, if you havent already, enable find my iphone. With it enabled, you can track your lost device from another ios device or your computer, and see where your iphone is on a map. In san francisco, im sharon profis. Cnet dot com for cbs news. brian loftus theres still time to head to the stateline for your shot at a 450million dollar jackpot the next powerball drawing is tonight. And lottery Officials Say the jackpot is rising with a surge in ticket sales. The jackpots cash value is currently 275 point4 million dollars. Making it the fourth largest Powerball Jackpot ever. at todays weather. Sherry swensk cloudy skies and a little light rain leftover this morning. But it will be ending by the end of the morning commute. Then we wait for the third storm tonight. Weve got high humidity after some nice rainfall yesterday. More than half an inch of rain has fallen in some northwest neighborhoods. And the east and south valley has picked up about a quarter inch of rain and thats what we were anticipating. It looks like well take a break for a short while and then another chance of rain and snow later today and tonight. A Winter Weather advisory has been issued to replace the winter storm warning. There could also be some gusty winds later this afternoon ahead of the next system which is already bringing some more heavy rain to the california coast right now. More flood warnings and watches are posted in the golden state and also winter storm warnings for heavy snow in the sierra. A chance of rain lasts through friday then a cloudy weekend and finally more sun next week. Sherry Swensk accident on the 95 south ramp to i15 south in the spaghetti bowl. You can see the backup on this camera. A lot of people are already here for ces. Id expect to see more people flying in to attend the show today, so get to mccarran on time. < < thats a look at the roads. brian loftus president obama will give his final state of the Union Address next week. When hes done, South Carolina governor nikki haley will give the republican response. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell say. Shes one of the most popular governors in america. Haley is currently the nations youngest governor. Being just 43 yearsold. Tomorrow, mayor Carolyn Goodman will give her state of the city address. Shes expected to give her speech at 5pm. Talking about her vision and insight for 2016. Kirsten Joyce the friend of one of the San Bernardino shooters accused of conspiring and providing Material Support to terrorists. Will be in court this morning. Enrique marquez was a friend of sayed farook. He faces two counts of making false statements when buying two rifles. One count of marriage fraud. And one count of making a false statement on immigration paperwork. Authorities believe he bought rifles for farook and his wife to use during the deadly attack in San Bernardino. Dozens. Kirsten Joyce you might be able to skip the theater. If you want to watch the latest star wars. brian loftus how you could soon watch the force awakens. From the comfort of your own home. That story and more. Coming up at five oclock. Kirsten Joyce for the the flu virus hits big. With aches, chills, and fever, theres no such thing as a little flu. So when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. Prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. Tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. Before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if youre pregnant, nursing, have Serious Health conditions, or take other medicines. If you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. The most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Tt2waty ` 4 p bt q4 8 tt2waty ` 4 p a q ,\ tt2waty ` 4 p bm q p tt4waty ` 4 r dztq 4 tt4waty ` 4 r entq d. tt4waty ` 4 r gzt ] 8 tt4waty ` 4 r hnt mt tt4waty ` 4 r iztq n, tt4waty ` 4 r jntq 5l tt4waty ` 4 r lzt s0 for the first time in snl history. A mixed martial artist will host the show later this month. Ufc star ronda rousey will host snl on january 23rd. Selena gomez will be the music boxers George Foreman and Marvin Hagler have hosted in the past. A total of twodozen athletes have led the show over the years. brian loftus were just about 3 months away before the new las vegas arena will open. We got another look inside yesterday at how construction is coming along. This is a look at the nhl locker room facility. From the opening, through the locker rooms. And into the weight room. The seats in the arena are expected to be installed soon. Right now, crews are putting up Lighting Fixtures throughout the building. The arena is set to open april 9 th. brian loftus hard to believe that the super bowl is right around the corner. And youll be able to watch it right here on cbs. Kirsten Joyce and after the big game. You have the chance to win 25 hundred dollars all you have to do is enter by going to our 8 news now facebook page. And click on the contest tab. The winner will be announced on our newscast following super bowl 50. Michael Stevens is live with dinner. brian loftus plus. Ces officially kicks the top tech trends well see at