and total eclipse, sky gazers experience a once in a lifetime lunar event. good morning. i m lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. we begin this morning with old man winter. it s only a day into the new season but already winter is off to a rough start across much of the nation, including central colorado where up to eight feet of snow is in the forecast. nbc s chris clacken has more. reporter: in the water logged west, it s still raining and the mud still sliding. the pacific coast highway is closed around malibu, mud covers much of the road in both directions after a weekend that saw record-setting rainfall around los angeles. in a matter of minutes, we were slopping around in water. that s how fast it hit us. reporter: the worst of the storm hasn t hit yet. 5 to 10 inches of rain is expected by wednesday. residents are resorting to any means necessary to keep floodwaters out. we re pretty much on our own. it s gotten to
gazers experience a once in a lifetime lunar event. good morning. i m lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. we begin this morning with old man winter. it s only a day into the new season but already winter is off to a rough start across much of the nation, including central colorado where up to eight feet of snow is in the forecast. nbc s chris clackum has more. reporter: in the water logged west, it s still raining and the mud still sliding. the pacific coast highway is closed around malibu, mud covers much of the road in both directions after a weekend that saw record-setting rainfall around los angeles. in a matter of minutes, we were slopping around in water. that s how fast it hit us. reporter: the worst of the storm hasn t hit yet. 5 to 10 inches of rain is expected by wednesday. residents are resorting to any means necessary to keep floodwaters out. we re pretty much on our own. it s gotten to the point where almost
tavis: good evening. from los angeles come i am tavis smiley. tonight, part 1 of iconic film maker francis ford coppola, the director of films like the godfather: ab and apocalypse w . he has a new film out called tetro. nationwide insurance problem supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic and power and that comes with it. nationwide is on your side and by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: we are honored to welcome francis ford coppola to this program, the iconic director and screenwriter responsible for so many fonda films over the course of history, including the godfather and the godfather: part 2 and bram stoker s dracula. he are some scenes from his new movie, tetro. why did you come here? everything that i love or i am interested in, i picked it up from you. how did you find these? it was an accident. an accident? how could you do this to me? the
tavis: good evening. from los angeles come i am tavis smiley. tonight, part 1 of iconic film maker francis ford coppola, the director of films like the godfather: ab and apocalypse w . he has a new film out called tetro. nationwide insurance problem supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic and power and that comes with it. nationwide is on your side and by contributions from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: we are honored to welcome francis ford coppola to this program, the iconic director and screenwriter responsible for so many fonda films over the course of history, including the godfather and the godfather: part 2 and bram stoker s dracula. he are some scenes from his new movie, tetro. why did you come here? everything that i love or i am interested in, i picked it up from you. how did you find these? it was an accident. an accident? how could you do this to me? the