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thursday, december 23rd, 2010. od morning. welcome to today onhursday morning. i m matt lauer. i m in mor meredith vieira this rning. after a week of relentless rain, redents in california will finally get a bak today. it left some looking lik war zones. up to 30 homesovered in a blant of mud. we will talkone family who ju lost everything days before christmas. also, the spider-m controversy heang uon broadway and they wereorced to cancel the show all together. how d the stars o the musical feelbout it? and how does the woman accused ingindsay lohan at the betty ford clini feel out it. fit, we will go to highland, calirnia, about 60 miles east of losangeles. good mning to you. reporr: matt, good morning. 24 hours ago, christm tes were up in thisneighborhood, resints ready for the holiday weekend. now, dozens of homes in this neighborhood lookike this. this is a pio cover some 12 feet high, hit by aall of surgg mud. ma say it s a miracle everybody made it out a