viewers joining us in the united states, and round the world, and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin is set to arrive in israel soon as the u.s. presses for a strategy shift from netanyahu. they come from prisons. they come from mental institutions and insane asylums. donald trump doubles down on his controversial comments about immigrants. what it could signal for the rest of the 2024 campaign. and we re live in hong kong as one of the city s most prominent pro-democracy activists goes on trial. thanks for joining us. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin will be sitting down with israeli officials in the hours ahead on his second trip to the country since the october 7th attack by hamas. austin s visit comes after a stop in bahrain and once in israel, a u.s. official says he will get updates on the war. but he s also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on
pineapple express, a story of survival. an 81-year-old man trapped for nearly a week in a snowdrift with just croissants and candy has now been rescued. i will speak with his grandson. 30 rounds of russian shelling targets energy facilities and at least seven regions across ukraine, cutting power and killing at least six people. we will have a live report. plus, the skies are getting even more unfriendly why punches flew on this southwest flight. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom we rosemary church. thanks for being with us. we begin in california, where the governor just declared a state of emergency in 21 more counties. that s 34 in total, as a new round of storms move in. authorities urge residents to get ready and be prepared for heavy rain and possible flooding over the coming hours. there are currently more than 17 million people under flood alerts across much of central and northern california, as well as parts of nevada. along with the heavy rain, the h
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
around the world, i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you live from london. just ahead on cnn newsroom. it s house after house that has been flooded. it s great living on the river. not so great living in the river. we were expecting a flood, but not like this. we re cooperating fullfully. i m wondering why the vice president of the united states had classified documents outside the hands of the intelligence community. this is an investigation of joe biden and that s where the committee will focus. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s wednesday, january 11th. 9 a.m. here in london, 1 a.m. in ka california where officials and residents had to clean up and dig out of mudslides. there s more massive winter storm heading to the state. we re not out of the woods. we expect these storms to continue at least through the 18th of this month. we expect a minimum three more of these atmospheric rivers in di
world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster has the day off on assignment. just ahead on cnn newsroom. the first time it s ever happened. i ve never seen this. the misery continues across the state of california as a parade of storms brings additional rainfall and flood threats across the entire state. attorneys for president biden appear to have taken immediate and proper action to notify the national archives. this is no question a political gift to donald trump and a political gift to the republicans. he s on surveillance at that time. lied to investigators about his whereabouts surrounding the disappearance of his wife, anna walsh. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s tuesday, january 10th. 9 a.m. here in london. 1 a.m. on the u.s. west coast where much of southern california is being pounded by heavy rain, deadly flooding and mudslides. around 34 million people across the state are under a flood watch and thousands have