nobody had really been given a heads up that it was coming here. and we should note in the last hour i talked to the former transportation secretary, ray lahood, during the obama administration. he said that the states should have been notified of norfolk southern s plans. in the meantime a rare winter storm is hitting usually sunny southern california with a vengeance. this is an area northwest of los angeles right now. snow is piling up right now across much of los angeles and san bernardino county. some areas could see as much as 8 feet this weekend. elsewhere, heavy rain is washing away roads. this is ventura where drivers trapped by rising floodwaters had to be hoisted to safety by a helicopter rescue crew. we are joined from lebec, california, northwest of los angeles. camilla, this is southern
Southern California braces for several inches of snowfall leading into Tuesday. Winter storm warnings were issued for in Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego.