and i m boris sanchez. the white house is trying to go on business as usual amid the mounting question over president biden s handling of documents. why republicans in congress say they re looking into the department of justice s response. saturday night we could get blasted with rain, and that s when i thought, let s get a little bit more protection. parts of california preparing for even more heavy rain and flooding as another round of powerful storms move in. a look at the forecast, including when things will finally start to dry out. and developing this morning, powerful explosions heard across ukraine as russia launches another round of attacks. we ll take you live to kyiv for the very latest. plus, $10 for a dozen eggs? why so many of us are getting sticker shock at the grocery store when it comes to some breakfast staples. aah, take a deep breath. the weekend is here. saturday, january 14th. we re so grateful you re waking us with up. i m grateful to be with
fighting since the start of israel s ground operation in gaza, just as families of hostages demand urgent action to save them. also ahead, six people killed in a shooting spree in texas, a suspect now in custody. investigators trying to piece together a potential motive. and the atmospheric river that is totally drenching the west prompting some dramatic rescues. is there any end in sight to the torrent of water? thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we are just hours out now from the next republican debate, and donald trump, who won t even be on the stage is dominating the headlines for stunning comments about a potential second term. the former president refusing to say that he will not abuse his power should he return to the white house telling fox s sean hannity he won t be a dictator, except for day one. under no circumstances you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody
a lot of work to be done here. coming up later this morning, we re going to share with you one alabama family s story of survival. this is what is left of the mcleod family s home after it was hit by a tornado. they were trapped inside for hours before being rescued. they re going to tell us about their experience and how they finally made it out coming up in just about a few hours at 8:00 a.m. so from the southeast to the west coast, more than 25 million people are under flood watches across much of central california s coast line and valley this weekend. waves of storms fueled by a powerful atmospheric river are expected to bring more heavy rain and snow as well as a new round of mudslides and strong winds, as if they need more of this. let s get meteorologist allison chinchar in the weather center. some of the stories have been just horrifying. what s the latest on the storms?