weather system just south of hawaii. the pineapple express is something that takes warm, subtropical moisture and streams it into the area, sometimes lasting for days. reporter: engineers are fighting mother nature by building large storm basins to funnel the floodwater. this is one of many enlarged debris basins. and this is really the front lane of defense. excavation crews are trying to remove as much mud as possible. but there s a chance they could become overwhelmed. la canada, california, streets are protected with concrete barriers in case the mud starts flowing again like it did in february, when it washed away homes and cars. torrential rains are predicted all week for what is supposed to be sunny california. the system is so powerful, it may reach all the way to the east coast, bringing a white christmas. mike von fremd, abc news, la canada, california. no surprise, minnesota can count on a white christmas this
especially for those folks living in the burn areas they are very concerned, they are on high alert. these debris basins have the capacity to over fill when we have large amounts of money coming down in a short period of time and those people may have evacuate, so they are on high alert. jenna: always nice to have you and your team join our show, bob. looking forward to having you on a brighter, sun year, clearer day hopefully some time soon. reporter: absolutely. jenna: bob decastor. greg: we are getting word that the vote on the start treaty may be delayed until tomorrow. this is one of president barack obama s top foreign policy priorities. he s trying to get republican lawmakers on board. some of the gop are worried about the treaty s impact on missile defense. as we ve been telling you this hour, yet another republican says he will vote for passage
phones on monday, targeting republican senators in order to round up those final votes. rob and vinita? president obama is expected to sign the repeal of don t ask, don t tell tomorrow. it will take several months for the policy to take effect. in the meantime, the military is figuring out how it will implement the new rules allowing gays to serve openly. the first results from this year s census will be released today. and the government counted 308 million americans. that s the result of only modest population gains in the last decade. the census is also expected to show migration continues to the south and to the west. texas could gain four congressional seats, while new york and ohio could actually lose some. california is bracing for another hard hit of an intense pacific storm system. heavy rain is expected from one end of the state to the other, falling on already-saturated ground. storm barriers and debris basins may not be enough to protect neighborhoods from mudslides t
damaged about 40 homes. that area is under high alert as well. but what they re doing, they re sending out crews to those areas. they re putting out k-rails. they re telling rest tents to be able to leave at a moment s notice. at this point we re being told they re looking at all of the catch basins, the debris basins, once they fill up they re at a point where they can be dangerous. none of those catch basins at this point look like they re at a dangerous level. once they do they will notify the residents and tell them to evacuate. but at this point we re not hearing anything. greg: bob decrass toe, in malibu live, kttv. jenna. jenna: with all the hits the housing market endured last two years one more could be just around the bend. the government is planning to scale back its massive support for the mortgage market. we re asking the question what will this mean if you re trying to buy or sell a home? what does it mean for the housing market at all? peter barnes from the fox business
their backyards. we were all here live for about a week earlier this year in february when that happened. so far no major damage, minor flooding in some backyards and streets, but the county here has done a lot of work in preparing, clearing out the debris basins and the storm channels. so far everybody is here with their fingers crossed. no major problems, megyn. megyn: thank you so much. we appreciate it. the brand-new battle in the fight against islamic tere list. peter king joins me live ahead on making homegrown extremists a top priority. plus marcus and joni lamb picture-perfect couple on tv until joni revealed herrmann of the cloth needed a trip to the confessional. can a former employee sue because marcus lied about being a good christian? a big leap of faith in today s kelly s court. plus she moved to sin city to