, thank you. two are dead as koppu barrels. rain forced thousands to evacuate. seth doan has more. >> reporter: 15,000 villagers left their homes. many struggling to escape rising floodwaters as 300 mile wide typhoon koppu slams the philippines. entire provinces are without power. downed trees, mudslides, and collapsing structures are making travel difficult. the slow-moving typhoon is blowing inland expected to dump 2 feet of rain in the next several days. koppu made landfall as a super typhoon. category four storm with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. but has since weakened to 90 miles an hour. many residents are still recovering from 2013s catastrophic typhoon, category 5 that took 6,200 lives. since then an early warning system seems to have made the difference. national disaster risk reduction chief alexander palmer said. at this time there are no reports of search-and-rescue operations. typhoon koppu is expected to weaken further in the next 24 hours. but heavy rain and continued flash flooding is expected through wednesday. seth doan, cbs news, tokyo. will be right ba

than 16,000 people are forced to leave their homes in the philippines as super typhoon koppu moves in. the storm made landfall sunday , uprooting trees, knocking out power and destroying homes. at least two people have died in the storm rescue crews are now scrambling to save hundreds of villagers trapped in their flooded homes and on rooftops. and this morning the roads in california are finally reopening after last week's mudslides and flash floods. these are new pictures we're seeing from the aftermath of the mudslide. crews say they've had to dig out more than 100 cars, buses and semi trucks on one of the affected highways. the highway will be reduced to one lane for now officials hope to have both lanes open by thursday. some drivers that were caught in the mudslides are still being housed at local red cross shelters. eric: crazy pictures there from california. new this morning october is a month used to help spread awareness and celebrate the abilities of people with down syndrome. elizabeth: kcci's alyx sacks met with doctors at blank children's hospital to learn more about the

leave their homes in the philippines after typhoon koppu moves through. two people have died from the storm, and rescuers are scrambling to save hundreds of villagers that are stranded. the road in california is finally reopening after last week's mudslides and flash floods. crews say they have had to dig out more than 100 cars, buses, and semi trucks on the affected highways. one lane and officials hope to have both lanes open by thursday. some drivers caught in the mudslides are still being housed at local red cross shelters. eric: new this morning, october is a month used to spread awareness and celebrate abilities of people with down syndrome. elizabeth: alyx sacks met with doctors at lake children's hospital -- blank children's hospital to learn more about the lifelong condition. alyx: we learned within the last five years or so, early detection has greatly improved. better understanding of down syndrome and early intervention can greatly increase the quality of life for children and adults with this disorder. a family can find out if their child has down syndrome with a simple b

, fast rains, and feet of rain tag. this is typhoon koppu. 10,000 people were forted out and could not go home right now. officials say they learned a lot from that one to prepare for this one. >> from dangerous rain to this. look at that. snow. this is upstate new york. they got a little taste of that stuff yesterday. 6 inches along some parts of lake ontario. it's october. the temperatures in the 20s. there were icy bridges and roads. there were problems throughout the day up there in oswego, new york. >> i still think that's a little too close for comfort. i don't know. upstate new york is a little far, but i don't know, tom. i can't think about that. >> that is scary. a white halloween. we're not going to have that but we're off to a frosty start. upper 20s, low 30 degrees. right near the waters, it's in the upper 30s to near 40. but inland away from the water, you'll be skrabing frost off the windshield. look at our afternoon highs, mid to upper 50s. this is 10 to 15 degrees cooler than the average highs for this time of year. by mid afternoon, all the neighborhoods in the mid

situation looked dangerous. >>> thousands under an evacuation order in the philippines. typhoon koppu. it brought sheets of rain and huge waves. the storm could be devastating. we'll be following all of the developments and update you as things may change. >> we have to say that world again, angie. snow. there's snow on the ground in michigan right now. take a look here. this is the lake-effect snow at work. about 5 inches fell there. unbelievable. covering the ground already. chuck says it's still showing in michigan. chuck has more. >> i'm here. >> chuck, can you hear us? >> i was just on the radio. >> do you have a forecast for us? >> chuck, we were just talking about the snow in michigan, chuck. none of that -- it's cold but not here. >> it is cold. if we could switch over to max 1, inside shop talk, guys -- >> do you want me to head to the green wall, chuck? >> i've got my green wall. it depends on which computer we're going to use. max 1 -- anyway, this is all inside baseball talk at home. they're like did he mention the forecast yet? not yet. here it comes. a cloudy sky. 42 in

? >>> heavy rain and high winds typhoon koppu approaches. the filipino president went on television today urging people in flood prone areas evacuate. winds are expected to reach 115 land. expected. >> firefighters in central texas are hoping to get help from the weather to contain a huge wild fire that's destroyed about 50 structures. the fire's burned more than seven miles of dry forest. it began tuesday and grew big enough to send smoke into to away. about 12,000 gallons of fire retardant have been dropped on the flames. about 40% contained so far. no deaths and serious injuries have been reported. >>> clean up after scaffolding collapsed at a building under construction. most of the scaffolding dropped in just a few seconds. injuring six workers. none seriously. from the houston astros ballpark ballpark. determined. >>> kansas city jumped out in front of toronto in game one. perez had this soaring homer to center field last night. 5-0. game two is this afternoon in kansas city. the mets meanwhile host the cubs here in new york tonight in game championship series. >> should i ask

. weather around the nation. low-moving typhoon koppu blew ashore with fierce wind in the northeastern philippines early this morning. the super typhoon toppled trees and knocked out power. unbelievable footage. it officials say there are no immediate reports of casualties from the storm. more than 14,000 villagers have been evacuated. we have been dry for a very long time. it's amazing the weather we are seeing. metinka: we could actually use rain here and we will get some by the middle of the week but we are waking up to a couple of clouds. 30's and 40's across the state and 30's across part eastern iowa. by noon, 61. heading for 68, warmer then rain moves in and will last off and on through the week. it will also cold temperatures down, getting closer to average by next weekend. alyx: teal-colored pumpkins are popping up on doorsteps in des moines, but the trend is more than just a decoration. kcci's rose heaphy explains the teal pumpkin project. rose: amera seabrooke's halloween outfit is all picked out. becky seabrooke: this is her scarecrow costume. rose: but trick-or-treating is