six days tha la sixths. the ayes appear to have it. reporter: after november mid-term elections, describby president obama shellacking, democrats laut an aggressive agenda for the remaining days they controlled boa. the white house was o congress could work its way through the lengthy to-do list. the president thinks hat the pdinrnmeing inks hat unemplont ianc extensions, don t ask, don t tell repeal, the dream act, tax cuts, and s.t.a.r.t. all can be done in the next 18 days? yes. reporter: it took more than 18 days. but the house and senate checked off several big-ticket agenda items. including the repeal of don t ask, don t tell. the first step in lifting the ban on gays serving in the military. passing a tax cut bill that extended unemployment benefits. and approving sweeping new regulations designed to prevent outbreaks of tainted food. i think we re very proud what we ve accomplished the last two or three weeks. reporter: the white house isn t taking a victory lap
drivers to get off the road. fantastic. i m already stressed out over this. reporter: in other parts of california, communities are soaked from several days of steady rain. oh, i ve never seen it like this in years. reporter: here in the hills above los angeles, all of this rain is posing a threat of mudslides. you see these catch basins here? when they fill up with mud, debris, and floodwaters, eventually they ll spill over, threatening the homes in this area. here we go again. reporter: donna mclaughlin lost her home last year when the mud overtook the very railings that should have protected her home. the k-rails kicked out, formed a dam, tidal waves over my house. reporter: despite an estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain, so far the basins seem to be holding. the real worry, more rain is in the forecast. neighbors will have to watch and wait through what may be the wettest holidays in recent memory. diana alvear, abc news, los angeles. what a mess out there. of cours
they prefer to snack on your blood while you sleep. all these little dots, these little marks on my arm? those came after me. scratching, scratching, scratching, scratching. at first not knowing what was going on. reporter: what was going on was a bedbug invasion, one that had put a hold on her holiday. i can t see myself in here putting up a nice big tree and we re decorating and everything, fa, la, la, la, la. when we re itching every night. reporter: in the midst of all that itching, laquita noticed a small ad in the newspaper and quickly sent an e-mail asking for help. a short time later, here come the exterminators. ready to battle those bugs. nobody wants to get feasted on at night. and certainly, know one wants to get feasted on during the holidays. reporter: it s part of a program called taking a bite out of the holidays. a national initiative to help low-income residents get rid of those pesky bedbugs free of charge. it s all organized by bedbug
30s by the afternoon. when you factor in the winds it s going to feel even colder than that. but we re mainly in between two storm systems. one that s still bringing snow across maine, and another that s moving across the midwest, even chicago, about 4 inches of snow to deal with in the morning hours. slippery conditions along i-80. but much of that snow is tapering off as we head throughout the day. i wish i could say the same for the southwest. heavy mountain snow and heavy rain is expected to continue. this time mostly into southern california. los angeles, san diego, even back into las vegas expecting more heavy rain to fall into the nighttime hours. an additional 2 to 4 inches could be falling. and that means a concern for some additional flash flooding and even mudslides. that will be the case all the way into the central four corners. eventually the storm leaving the southwest by the late week causing problems for holiday travels in the midwest. now back to you, rob and vinita.
another 4 inches of snow. we could see 4 inches left on the ground in chicago. but much of the snow coming in with a new storm is going to be fading out. just western pennsylvania may pick up light snow into tuesday night. that s about it. the east coast staying dry. the southwest, a very wet weather pattern mainly across southern california, building back into las vegas and utah as well. the higher elevations picking up heavy mountain snow. good news for some of the ski resorts in western colorado, back into utah. very bad news into the southwest in lower-lying elevations as flash flooding is still going to be a major concern for los angeles, san diego, back into las vegas. and mudslides a problem as well. now back to you, rob and vinita. all right, thanks a lot, ava. now here s a look at the rest of your weather. the pacific northwest gets some of the rain that s now drenching california. the southwest and rockies also get a big dose. scattered showers from alabama to kentucky, e