THIS IS "CBS 2 NEWS" AT FIVE PM.
PAT: RIGHT NOW AT FIVE, THE L.A.
RIVER ROSE QUICKLY WITH THIS
WEEK'S RAIN AND NOW THERE'S
CONCERN ABOUT HOW HIGH IT WILL
GO WITH MORE EL NIÑO STORMS
SPREAD WELCOME BACK TO "CBS 2
NEWS" AT FIVE.
I'M PAT HARVEY.
PAUL: I'M PAUL MAGERS.
NEW WAYS TO KEEP -- BUT AS
CHRISTINE FAJARDO TELLS US IT
WON'T BE CHEAP.
REPORTER: THESE DOCS ARE
SWIMMING WHERE THE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY
AND HERE'S WHY.
THIS WAS THE L.A. RIVER AND
THROUGH THE FIRST ARMS OF THE
SEASON.
NOW THE FEDS HAVE FREED UP
3.1 MILLION CITY FUNDS TO MAKE
SURE IN THIS EL NIÑO GEAR THE
SWIRLING WATERS NEVER BREAK.
WE WANT TO PREPARE FOR A
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.
THESE CHANNELS WERE BUILT FOR A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CUBIC FEET PER
SECOND TO MOVE DOWN THIS RIVER
CHANNEL AND WE ARE NOT THERE
NOW.
REPORTER: THE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS SAYS BARRIERS LIKE
THOSE IN THESE PHOTOS ARE
ALREADY ON THE WAY TO L.A..
A THREE-MILE STRETCH.
WHAT'S MORE THE FEDS HAVE SET
ASIDE HALF A BILLION DOLLARS TO
CLEAR VEGETATION IN AREAS
ACCESSIBLE TO FLOOD.
THESE FLOOD PREVENTION
MECHANISMS WILL BE IN PLACE.
REPORTER: LEADERS HELP HOPE THE
MEASURES WILL PREVENT DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY AND PEOPLE BUT THEY SAY
ANGELENOS NEED TO DO THEIR PART
TO STAY OUT OF THE CHANNELS.
WHEN THE WATERS LOOK LIKE THIS
