a section of interstate 5. the mud is now reported to be about 5 feet deep in some spots between castaic and the grapevine and the freeway is closed in both directions. some of the most serious damage happened in the leona valley about 20 miles north of los angeles. as peter doubt shows us, homes quickly filled with mud and people had to scramble to get out. reporter: debris flowing out of control over slopes that drought and wildfires have stripped of vegetation. the swift mud and water claiming property both small and large including this boat. this woman had only minutes to rescue 20 horses when her ranch flooded. we went to pull them out immediately. within 45 seconds the water was three feet higher but you can imagine my horses getting ready to jump into my arms. reporter: flash flooding in north l.a. county destroyed property, trapped cars and stranded drivers. danny took these cell phone photos of some of the vehicles he says he and his friends pulled to safety.
injury if more mudslides are triggered where waist-deep mud already shut down roads and trapped drivers this week. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer starts us off. reporter: a winter blast across the northeast and parts of the midwest today, from new york to michigan and pennsylvania. snow has arrived, and it s only october. i woke up this morning, and i said, happy birthday to my husband, i got you a gift. there s snow outside, two inches of snow, and he goes, you ve got to be kidding me. reporter: virginiahave. vermont s resort isn t scheduled to open, but the trails are covered in snow. the trail is covered in white. it almost looks like the resort is open. reporter: at mt. washington in new hampshire, temperatures there plunged to 20 degrees this morning, winds between 60 and 70 miles per hour. hikers are being reminded to stay alert. it s very dangerous conditions out there today. visibility is very low, borderline whiteout conditions. the snow. reporter:
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did you see this coming? no, not at all. odom grew up in south ozone park queens playing basketball right here in lincoln park. he was telling me he just practiced he was just naturally gifted. it is that gift that led him to win two nba championships with the l. a. lakers with former teammate and now knicks head coach derrick fisher. odom is one of the greatest people i ve ever known, and so that s the way i see him through the choices he s made through the heart and soul, the person that he really is. now the county sheriff s office in nevada sought to get a search warrant for odom s blood today. they will be holding a press conference in a few hours to give an update on their investigation. we ll have more on this story coming up on eyewitness news at 5. reporting live in south ozone park queens darla miles the owner of the brothel says that odom was found face down by a staff member. management came in, called 9- 1-1. 9-1-1 said put him on his left side, a
today, vice president joe biden said he is proud of last night s democratic presidential debate. but if he was looking for a reason to jump into the race he likely didn t find it. hillary clinton dominated. nancy cordes was there. reporter: clinton and sanders clashed from the start over gun control. is bernie sanders tough enough on guns? no, not at all. reporter: capitalism. i think we should look to countries like denmark. we are not denmark, we are the united states reporter: and huh to rein in big banks. i went to wall street in 2007 before the big crash we had. i basically said cut it out. quit foreclosing on homes. you do not, congress does not regulate wall street. wall street regulates congress. and we have got to break up these banks. reporter: clinton was ready when all four criticized her 2002 vote to go to war in iraq, which she now calls a mistake. i recall being on a debate stage, about 25 times, with then senator obama debating this iss