california, it s hard. we need the snow. we need the rain. it s just, with the topography of california it s hard to get these rainstorms without getting some flooding and especially in the burn areas we get debris flows and mud flows. we got a lot of beneficial rain and snow yesterday but obviously as you can see from the pictures we did have some damage done and there are still some problems that will be experienced during the day today. so as far as the east goes everyone yesterday was obviously the coldest day of the winter so far. coldest since last march. it s a chilly morning. but instead of windchills in the negative numbers we re mostly in the teens. northern new england still a little cold. one thing we have to pay attention to, we get a little bit of a break. we warm it up across the country. this is the 32 degree line. i caused this on sunday. this weekend another shot of very cold air comes in from the north. minneapolis at about 1:00 p.m. sunday, negative 5 degrees. i poi
in need of basic necessities as the grim search for survivors continues. the state department said four americans have died in the quake. aid workers now in a race against time to reach survivors. more supplies are flown in. soldiers that were in nepal are staying to help. and folks are trying to save homes and livestock after volcano sent ash down on the villages. it was eruption twice after months of dornancy. there is concern that rain storms could cause mud flows. and a growin super volcano
river. at one point, the rushing water swept a rescuer downstream. luckily everyone survived. the threat of these intense waters bringing more mud slides is the biggest fear in california right now. areas once scorched by wildfires have nothing to hold back the debris. let s bring in mark gillalducci from berkeley, california. what is the main concern right now? how are you getting people out of harm s way from the potential mud slides? the most important factor right now is the ongoing consistent rain. at times, the rain is going to be very heavy. we ve identified those areas that could potentially be impacted by mud flows. we know where the burn scars are from this past summer. we have done mandatory evacuations in all of those areas where they potentially
can to stop the damage. what is the latest there? tamron, hi. they ve done this before. they know where the mud flows. they have miles of concrete barriers and, of course, sandbags and the city here the city gave away 18,000 sandbags in the last couple of days. in southern california, they re learning when they get the big wild fires like this, and the big rainfalls the potential for mud is so high it s happened before. they ve lost homes before. so those in the foothill community near where it burned recently many have left their homes. you see the concrete barriers in front of their homes. and though it s not raining now it comes and goes in waves. we had a wave on sunday. we had a big wave yesterday. the biggest storm to hit southern california this year 8.5 inches in one area in the san bernardino mountains. any moment the fear is the mud could come or it could take day,
jurors in the case said they heard something about the shootshoo shooter of trayvon martin. in the western parts of switzerland heavy rain caused mud flows. at the moment the train was passing by. those tracks are now out of commission for at least a week. a 72-year-old grandmother from stanton, california, did not break down when a would-be robber tried to break into her home. jen cooper said she was worried about her own safety and that of her husband when she saw a man jump her fence and try to break through a sliding glass door. she fired one shot at the intruder with her trustee smith & wesson. it missed, but it was enough to scare the suspect away from the house. she then called 911. well, mr. perez, you have no idea how lucky you were to be able to walk away from my house.