Sixty million people from the northern Plains through the Southeast are under cold weather alerts this weekend and will face dangerously cold wind chills.

Washington state residents are bracing for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.

A federal judge ruled Thursday against the Trump administration's efforts to shut down an emergency program to protect infrastructure against natural disasters.

"The only clothes I got is just my pajamas," 7-year-old Jocelyn Rosas told CBS News' Carter Evans, as flooding devastated parts of Washington state.

Washington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that's sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to close highways and trapped people in floodwaters

After thousands of residents in some Washington towns were evacuated, the federal government approved a request to seek emergency financial aid.

At least 100,000 residents are under evacuation warnings as more than a foot of rain triggers historic river flooding.

KIRO 7 is keeping a close eye on the communities impacted by record flooding as Washington is under a state of emergency.