Flooding washes out mayoral trip

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office announced Tuesday he has cancelled plans to be part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C., this week because of the threat of local flooding.
Villaraigosa had hoped to use the trip to lobby for federal funding, but received reports of flooding in San Pedro in the afternoon and was warned the new storms coming in to the city could cause problems throughout the region.