terror plot, groups tied to al qaeda still operate in the saudi arabia. parts of the u.s. west are just a complete mess tonight and folks are looking at millions of dollars in damage after a week-long storm slammed california and parts of arizona, nevada, and utah. in highland, california, hillsides saturated with rain have just started sliding down right into people s homes. patio furniture, my spa, my entertainment center with my tv, my flower pit, all my planners and plants, it s a loss. heard just a big rolling thunder. bolders come crashing through. it woke us all up. jon: the mud is only part of the problem. now it turns out all of that rainwater pushed trash, pesticides and pack tiara into some of the waterways. that s forcing officials to close down miles and miles of beaches. it s not clear when they might be able to reopen. accuweather senior meteorologist