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They can't make enough progress to open the road. the entire day, i-5 has been closed. this is a major highway between los angeles and san francisco. and yet, everyone around me asking, when will they open it? we can't do anything about this weather. people in southern california are just not used to this time of snow. i mean, if i take a few steps, you will see how deep the snow is. you talk about eight feet? that is in the high elevation areas. seven or eight feet of snow in the lower elevation areas, maybe three, four feet. scientists saying this could be historic. something we have not see...

Rain is creating major problems. in ventura, a driver trapped by rising floodwaters had to be hoisted to safety by helicopter rescue crew. and check out this wintry scene. this is a live look at the los angeles -- or, at the angeles national forest, forgive me. camilla joins me from three hours away in lebec, california. forgive me. i don't know my california geography as well as i should. i guess you're getting a better sense of it, too. it looks like you're snowed in there. it is wild to see this part of california get this much snow. >> reporter: it is wild. and you're right. we looked it u...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Highways across California are shut down because of heavy mountain snow. It's the worst winter storm in years for Southern California.

Cold. >> reporter: in california, the storm came with a strong warning. in oregon, it did not. an unexpected blast dropped nearly a foot in portland, prompting many to abandon their cars. some who ventured out wish they had not. and this close call. fortunately, no one was hurt. they are still digging out from the last storm in the midwest. in michigan, nearly 700,000 are without power tonight, and in minnesota, the snow is creating a nightmare for some, but certainly not all. but here at the roadblock on i-5, you can still see cars and trucks lined up for miles, and they are not getting over ...

For parts of southern california. cbs's carter evans is there. >> reporter: historic and hazardous, california is dealing with blizzards in some areas for the first time ever. near los angeles, this snow is bringing back memories of 1989, today arling trafficnd closing a major interstate. this is i-5, and the blowing snow is just pelting me in the face, the road is shut down right now. normally, it is one of the state's busiest arteries, so this is an unusual sight. not a single car for miles. further north, waves crashing on a frozen beach, and the foothills above silicon valley draped in sno...