this is water streaming down streets in the desert community of palm springs, east of los angeles. the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilt across highways in some areas. some schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures just in from wrightwood, california rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. hilary has already pummelled mexico s pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. live now to palm springs. jason allen is a correspondent for cbs news. what s the latest where you are? we have been watching this run off here that has been coming roaring down this wash
torrential rain to the region. the state s governor and los angeles mayor are asking people to stay off the roads. this is water streaming down streets in the desert community of palm springs, east of los angeles, the rain has already overwhelmed drainage systems and spilled across highways in some areas. some schools will be closed monday so they can be checked for damage. these are pictures in from wrightwood, california, rain washing felled trees and mud downstream. and this is death valley normally the hottest place on earth, and the driest place in north america. or two inches of rain in an entire year. hilary has already pummelled mexico s pacific coast, submerging houses in the town of santa rosalia. one man died there. earlier, i spokes with cbs reporter, jason allen, who s in palm springs.
with the passaic with the cresting, but we have already seen some dramatic rescues out of there today. some boat rescues of the residents with the water rise sog quickly from the rivers and assaulting new towns along in new jersey. we are in a town here in manville that was one of the nine rivers that saw some record flooding in the last few days, and again, you mentioned people trying to clean up. snapped trees and downed powerlines as well as pumping out water from the homes is a little bit of what they are dealing with. they are still trying to assess the damage themselves, but as you mentioned, it is just going to be some time here before new jersey gets through this, the so well en rivers in the next 24 to 48 hours that begin to recede in the harder hit areas that we are seeing today. we are talking about martin either submerging cars which we have seen in the last few days, and submerging houses whether up to the second, first floor or second floor and sometimes to the rooftop an