weather hits and it is covering the country coast to coast really. flooding rains from california to nevada, so much that even roads in the desert are turning into rivers. look at these pictures, just what the folks in minneapolis do not need, more snow. in eastern massachusetts, now, blinding snow causing more than a share of accidents and messy commutes. bonnie schneider, can we expect this weather to be as bad as it is, leading right up to christmas day? i think so. some places, of course, want to see that snow for a white christmas, but winter actually begins today, tony, tonight 6:38 eastern time. we re feel like it s already winter. in many locations. the winter season in california is the rainy season. a roaring start in southern california. orange county through san diego and northward toward l.a., we re seeing the rain nonstop. records have already been shattered. we have a live picture of los angeles to show you. overcast picture, that s because the rain continues to fall.