i m amara walker. i m paula reed in for boris sanchez. you re live in the cnn newsroom. this morning, more than a million people are without power in the eastern united states, as a deadly storm system continues to move north. over the last 24 hours, at least 12 people were killed in multiple states, due to the severe weather that brought tornadoes and major flooding to parts of the south. the majority of those deaths were in kentucky. where hurricane force winds toppled trees and even toppled tractor-trailer trucks. in indiana, the high winds tore the roof off of a church. and in one town, a man says god saved his life, after a tornado swept through his property but left him and his home untouched. the back door started shaking. the house started shaking. and i could see nothing but white. we didn t have time to get anywhere. it was right on top of us, the house was shaking, and we were all close together, in the middle room of the house, still, but wow, this is the
on fire, likely causing house fires in the city of frederick. massive flames, thick smoke, billowing into the air. emergency officials are now on the scene to the city s mayor is asking residents to avoid this area. police are saying the driver of that tanker has died. when me right now on the phone is vera scates of fairfield, who took this video you are seeing. rivera, tell us what you saw. quick into action by getting this video. it was a scene out of a movie. the flames, the smoke, it was everywhere. my husband and i were driving, oh my goodness, look at all the smoke. we didn t know where it was coming from. everyone was out standing and praying. it was crazy. we were across the street from where the fire was and we could feel the heat. the firemen, the cops, and feels normal right now. the firetrucks were there, the police are still out. it was really bad, really bad. people would just like crying and praying for the driver. it looks really bad. of course, we have j
the game and his collapse. we ll look at all the tributes. more than half a million people across california are without power as high winds and rain hammered california. we ll look at the forecast and how emergency officials rew preparing. plus, are you taking part in dry january? why you could be doing more good than you think. that s all ahead on cnn this morning. hi, everyone, it s sunday, january 8th, a new week. thanks so much for waking up with us. alex, so good to be working with you. dry january, do you subscribe to that? i do half dry january. not all in. i do feel the effects. better sleep, healthier, all that kind of thing. we re going to talk with an expert. up first, president biden heads for the border as we ve been saying while the 118th congress prepares to get down to business. the president stops in el paso, texas, that s today, on his way to a summit in mexico city. this will be his first visit to the border during his presidency. now
and around the world, i m anna coren in hong kong. this hour on cnn newsroom. millions across america have already cast their ballots in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. ahead, why so many are voting early this year. xi jinping will lead china for five more years after securing a historic third term. we will tell you what this means for china and the world ahead in a live report from beijing. and later the viral respiratory illness known as rsv the symptoms that parents need to be aware of and what to do if your child has it. in just over two weeks u.s. voters will head to the polls and determine which party will control the house and senate. in 39 states nearly 6 million people have already cast early ballots and to win over those who haven t, politicians have been heating the campaign trail with urgency, among them president joe biden who will visit south florida on tuesday to take part in a rally for the democratic national committee. in t
kids leaving pediatric wards overwhelmed and we ll tell you what s behind the spike and what kinds of things parentses can to keep their kids safe. russia targeting civilian infrastructure. we will take you live to ukraine for the latest on these new attacks. as the midterms get closer president biden is out pushing his new agenda. one of the talkers, the student loan forgiveness program and there s one problem. it is on pause. what happens now? there are new rules from the irs that could mean more money in your pocket. we ll tell you about changes being made to tax brackets and what it could mean for your paycheck. it is the weekend, saturday, october 22nd, we are so grateful that you are spending part of it with us. we are learning a lot about each other including a hand licking saga. amara, you want to bring us up to speed? i should not be putting my taught or blast because she might be watching so boris, i m going to put it on you. yes, she likes to lick her