i just pray on all of us to maintain our vigilance, our common sense over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours. california s governor s warning residents that the severe weather isn t over just yet as 25 million of them are under flood watches right now. plus, more class fight material is found at the delaware home of president biden on the same day the attorney general names a special counsel to the case and search and rescue workers are desperately looking for survivors trapped in the rubble of an apartment building in ukraine after a russian missile strike. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in storm ravaged california. here s what we know at this hour. u.s. president joe biden approved a major disaster declaration clearing the way for federal funds. some people in san bonito county have been ordered to leave their homes because of severe flooding. more than 25 million people are under flood watches. the governor s
the reality is this is just an eighth of what we anticipate will be nine atmospheric rivers we re not done severe weather is once again pounding california. looks like it s not going to let up any time soon. i ll discuss with climate expert how unusual this weather really is. and new documents mean new questions for the biden administration. look into what this new timeline means for the president, plus, a race against time in ukraine to save the people believed to be trapped in this rubble after a russian missile strike. live from cnn this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. we begin with the storm that is continue to slam central and northern california. over 25 million people across the state are under flash flood watches, where a powerful storm fueled by a strong atmospheric stormed. and another coming today, president biden approved a major disaster declaration clearing the way to help the state in the coming weeks of storm and torrential flooding, warning peo
fueled by a strong atmospheric stormed. and another coming today, president biden approved a major disaster declaration clearing the way to help the state in the coming weeks of storm and torrential flooding, warning people to prepare for more weather disasters here he is this we re mindful this is occurring as we re experiencing a 1200 year mega drop over the western united states and here we are, by some estimates, 22 to 25 trillion gallons of water fallen over the course of the last 16, 17 days, stacking of these atmospheric rivers the likes of which we ve not experienced in our lifetimes the reality is this is just the eighth of what we anticipate will be nine atmospheric rivers, we re not done. we ll take a look at this video of a swift water rescue in
i just pray on all of us to maintain our vigilance, our common sense over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours. california s governor s warning residents that the severe weather isn t over just yet as 25 million of them are under flood watches right now. plus, more class fight material is found at the delaware home of president biden on the same day the attorney general names a special counsel to the case and search and rescue workers are desperately looking for survivors trapped in the rubble of an apartment building in ukraine after a russian missile strike. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in storm ravaged california. here s what we know at this hour. u.s. president joe biden approved a major disaster declaration clearing the way for