with this kind of weather, you don t know when it will be bad or worse. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico seen in this disturbing video are now in the u.s. and preparing to return home. translator: this is tactical for us. we understand that after bakhmut they could go further, they could go to kramatorsk. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, march 9. it is 1:00 a.m. in california where the state is bracing for more extreme weather. california s governor has declared a state of emergency in 34 total counties. authorities warning residents to be prepared for heavy rain, strong wind and possible flooding. northern and central california are expected to get the brunt of it in the coming hours before the storms head south on friday. we could see localized flooding. you will definitely see travel impacts because we have saturated ground still from all the weather the last two months. and when you add
we re live on the ground. and president biden s budget, is it dead on arrival. good thursday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. intense bombing is hitting cities across ukraine, russia launching a barrage of at least 81 missiles. this is the biggest attack in weeks. striking residential areas and blacking out power. attacks on kyiv have been reported including on a power plant in the capital. the city s mayor says at least two people were hurt. emergency services are at the scenes of the blast in kyiv. much of the city has been left without electricity. officials say a russian rocket also hitting a residential area in lviv killing five people. ivan watson is live in kyiv for us with more. and it looks like at least seven regions haveaen targeted. get us have to speed. reporter: yes, missiles of different types targeted different cities and regions. i think that we have a man that illustrates kind of just how
years ago after the police killing of breonna taylor, the 26-year-old who was shot and killed by the louisville police department who were serving a no-knock warrant and her name and face became a rallying cry in the movement calling for policing reforms. as soon as garland begins we ll be bringing that to you to learn what this means so stand by for that. let me turn now to the investigation into the kidnapping of four americans in mexico which ended with two of them killed. the two survivors, latavia mcgee and eric williams, they are now in a texas hospital receiving treatment. they were found tuesday in a wooden house near the border of matamoros where they were kidnapped at gun point last week. the bodies of the other two were also found at the scene. latavia mcgee s mother told cnn this morning that she watched her friends die. their cause of death has not been revealed and their families are still waiting for their bodies to be returned. let s turn to diane gallagher an
the justice department has just issued a scathing and disturbing report on the louisville police department nearly two years after a nearly two year civil rights investigation. now, attorney general merrick garland launched this probe in the months after the louisville police shot and killed an unarmed black woman, breonna taylor inside of her home. a short time ago garland explained that that botched raid in march of 2020 was part of a practice of abuses by the city. the pd leader told the department breonna taylor was a symptom of problems that we have had for years. the justice department s findings in the report that we are releasing today bear that out. and listen to this, these are just some of the very ugly examples that garland cited today. the justice department has also identified deficiencies in lmpd s response to and investigation of domestic violence and sexual assault. lmpd has relied heavily on pretextual traffic stops in black neighborhoods. some have vi
busy wednesday morning. we re keeping a close eye on capitol hill, where right now the nation s top intelligence officials are testifying about the biggest threats to worldwide security. we re learning more about the kidnapping of four americans in mexico. the two surviing victims are back on u.s. soil and now we re hearing from their families. plus, top republicans speaking out, criticizing tucker carlson s portrayal of the january 6th attack, but how speaker kevin mccarthy is defending releasing the tapes to fox news. also, dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas speaks out on whether the biden administration could bring back family detention centers. florida congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz weighs in. and we begin this very busy hour with a very latest on capitol hill, where right now lawmakers are hearing from top leaders in the intelligence community for their annual worldwide threats hearing. and this year, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are laser focused o