. >> julianna goldman. thank you very much. >> major trucking route in southern california will remain closed several days. a mile long stretch is buried in mud up to 6 feet deep. maria villareal. >> reporter: from the sky you get the impact of thursday's 30 minute downpour where three inches of rain turned a dry landscape into a mud pit leaving nearly 200 cars and 300 people stranded. truck driver david noe was one of them. >> i have been through hurricanes, floods, tornados, but this is a fir forsst for me after 31 years of driving. >> reporter: in the initial river of mud there were dramatic rescues like this one. a driver pulling his girlfriend to safety. it is believed everyone trapped in this mess got out. but emergency workers are checking out. as quickly as they found themselves stuck, getting unstuck is proving tedious. for now, all drivers can do is wait and see what's next for the highway that appears to be frozen in time. maria villareal, cbs news, los >> john kerry said today he will meet separ