forecast. as much as a foot of rain anticipated around the bay area and north of there, and our wildfire burn scar areas. also notice, five to six feet of snow expected in the sierra nevada. treacherous travel conditions as well as avalanche danger on the rise. look at the rain really concentrated on the central coast up to northern california. norah, as we go through the weekend and early next week, more rain in southern california, expecting flooding from l.a. to san diego. o donnell: mike, thank you. there is more good news tonight about demar hamlin s remarkable recovery after that blow to the theuffalols say hamlin ismondaog now breathing on his own and talking after collapsing on the field from cardiac arrest. head coach sean mcdermott says hamlin was able to facetime with teammates from his hospital room in cincinnati. he made the heart symbol probably more than anything, and he gave them a thumbs-up. some were in the midst of that, and it was a little bit hard to hear, but
o donnell: you really give a sense of how much water is there, jonathan vigliotti. thank you so much. well, for the forecast, let s bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our parents at the weather channel. good evening, mike. reporter: norah, good evening. storms have hammered the west coast. very little relief in side. 12 inches of rain anticipated in california, flash flooding and mudslide. 5 to 6 snow in the sierra nevada, dangerous travel conditions and avalanche danger. flooding from redding california california into l.a. a parade of storms. you can see the store one after another coming in off the pacific. it brings a copious amount of rain and a ton of snow. northern california in particular will get hit hard but through the weekend extends into southern california. that means rivers rising and widespread flooding across the state. o donnell: mike bettes with the new info. thank you. back here in washington, another day of humiliating defeats for republican leader kevin
US 550 through Red Mountain Pass in southwest Colorado will remain closed overnight due to high avalanche risk, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Monday.