The day's other headlines begin in California, where more than 45 million people were under

flood alerts today after relentless rains added to the state's wettest holiday season in decades.

In some of the hardest hit areas, the downpours have died down enough for the cleanup to begin.

The town of Wrightwood in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles got nearly a foot of rain in

just three days.

Residents who had evacuated returned to find their homes buried in mud.

Locals say they'll need to lean on each other to get through.

I thought what my son said about this all happened. buried in mud. Locals say they'll need to lean on each other to get through.

I thought what my son said about this all happening on Christmas was really poignant.

But this community, whether it's floods or fires or now this, they really pull together and they're out helping each other.

All the way across the country, millions are bracing for a belated white Christmas.

Areas north of New York City and parts of Pennsylvania could see up to a foot of snow through

tomorrow.

Travel disruptions are also in the forecast, with more than a thousand flights already canceled

because of this winter weather.

Officials in Kentucky say a 15th person has now died as a result of a recent plane crash at Louisville International Airport. In a social

media post yesterday, the city's mayor said Alan Rodriguez-Colina, quote, suffered severe injuries

at the time of the crash and passed earlier this Christmas

day. He was one of 12 people killed on the ground when UPS Flight 2976, bound for Hawaii,

crashed just moments after takeoff. Three pilots also died. In its initial report, air safety

officials said they found cracks where the plane's

engine was connected to its wing. Ukrainian President Volodemir Zelensky says he'll discuss

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