bianca is off for this week. just ahead on cnn newsroom why didn t we hear about this on november 2nd when the first batch of classified documents were discovered? those questions loom as he goes into the new week. storm after storm in california over the last few weeks. the ground and rivers are so sat saturated, it s not going to take much for more flooding. so let s heed the warnings of the officials and remain vigilant. heart breaking coming off of a celebratory week, the entire bulldog nation is at a loss. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. monday, january 16th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. u.s. president joe biden is facing more scrutiny over his handling of classified documents. the republican chairman of the house oversight committee asked the white house for more information about the scandal, including visitor logs from joe biden s delaware residence where several classified items have been
ian now stands at 109. all but four of them in western flo florida. today people who evacuated from sanibel islandone of the hardest hit in the state, will be allowed to return to survey their losses. it s going to hit home. it s going to be emotional when they see their properties up close and the amount of damage that this storm inflicted upon them. more now from cnn s carlos suarez. he is in fort myers. reporter: the need for help in florida, immediate. at one food distribution site in north fort myers, the line of cars grew by the hour. the cajun navy foundation on the ground in florida for days handing out crucial supplies for residents without basic services. we got diapers. i know there s water, food. reporter: thousands so far have been rescued from destroyed or flooded homes with harrowing stories of survival. i got pushed away and went around the building and i was able to find some bushes. i grabbed onto it. pulled myself in. halfway in. and i just stay
go go go go. just horrifying. terrifying. right. that was the intense scene in times square. i m don lemon. you can see poppy is here, kaitlan is off, lucky kaitlan, she s on assignment. good to see you. did you have a good new year s? i wore my sparkles for you. you were so good and sparkly in new orleans with your three children. it was great to be with family. you know that s everything over the holidays. we have to talk about what s happened over the new years. there was a new year s eve attack on police at times square just hours before midnight. who investigators have in custody. plus a one in a century floor fight looms as kevin mccarthy s speaker bid faces its final hurdle but will the concessions be enough to win over the never kevin crew. and the ph.d. student in criminal justice accused of killing four idaho students could be headed back to idaho soon. we have to start with this. new details coming in on the new year s eve machete attack in times
fbi s search. alexandria hoff kicks things off at the nation s capitol. the justice department mounting concerns over the nature and handling of the documents that were brought to mar-a-lago. it described in january, trump representatives turned over 15 boxes of record. by may the department of justice determined mixed in with personal and unrelated paper work were highly classified documents. 184 which had the classification markings. 25 marked top secret and others indicated they contained information on clan destine human sources or spies as one might call them. the probable cause to justify the raid of mar-a-lago, the belief that additional documents might be found along with evidence of obstruction. we still don t quite know what the specificity of the obstruction allegation was. was it in the handling of these documents and the reporting of their possession or did it go to something broader? and he suggested that answer might be found beneath the redactions, presi
celebrations are under full swing. we ll look at their 75 years of independence. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with more fallout from the fbi search of donald trump s florida estate. sources tell us one of former president trump s lawyers signed a letter back in june saying there was no more classified information stored at mar-a-lago. we learned earlier this week federal agents uncovered 11 sets of documents including 2 with top secret. they want damage assessments of the seized documents. the chair s writing that, quote, former president trump s conduct has potentially put our national security at great risk. all of this comes as the fbi is facing backlash over the search like this group that gathered outside an arizona field office. the protests ended peacefully but the bureau is still urging employees to be vigilant saying it s received an unprecedented wave of threats. cnn s caitlyn polance is in washington on th