Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier.

Forecasters are calling for a chance of rain across Southern California this Christmas Eve. “There’s a lot of the cloud and fog starting out this morning and then later on this afternoon that’s going to be turning into rain,

One man died and three people were thrown into the ocean after California's coast faced powerful waves and flooding Tuesday. This followed a major storm that caused widespread damage and left several people missing.

No Mega Millions player won the $1 billion Christmas Eve jackpot, so the grand prize for Friday night's drawing will be an estimated $1.15 billion.

No one claimed the Mega Millions jackpot, but a lucky winner in California nabbed a $1.7 million ticket in the Christmas Eve drawing.

A lucky lottery player in a small Central California town came away with a nice Christmas surprise: a Mega Millions ticket worth nearly $1.8 million.