we begin this hour in california. significant flood threat is intensifying. powerful drenching storms hitting the northern and central parts of of the state. brought on by an atmospheric river. governor newsom declared a state of emergency. a levy breach forcing evacuations in monterey county. the california national guard is now on the scene in santa cruz to support emergency services. around 15 million people are under flood watches across california and nevada. for some residents, the rising water is simply too much to bear. can t live like this. how do you live like this? how do i have my kids here? how do i have my elderly mother live here where i carry her out of her had house? snowfall is also causing significant problems blocking roads and trapping some people in their homes. several feet of snow have fallen in parts of the sierra nevada mountains. moouk is live for us in monterey county reporting on the flooding taking place there. what s at stake and what s expe
rachel: there is yellowstone will, he was a ranch hand and another day, another time of his life. i am impressed. he looks pretty cowboy. that s the look. pete: it is a if you don t know will s background, he was a ranch hand. rachel: he didn t kill anyone. will: that we know of. rachel: looking good. we want to mock you but you can t, you look great on that course. you look right at home. we are happy even though we couldn t be there, somebody could be at this all american rodeo. how are you feeling? will: proud. rachel: can you hear us? pete: don t know if you can hear us. when he comes back i will ask him, how long does it take to reach that level of competency on a horse? does he has he gone full gallop? rachel: i would like to see will against governor christie noem. who wears it better? who is better on a horse? pete: he will get smoked. rachel: may be. pete: he looks more like the owner of the ranch. than the ranch hand himself. rachel: now he owns a ranch, moving on
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church. just ahead, aid groups around the world are rushing to help turkey and syria after monday s deadly earthquake. i ll speak with the head of the norwegian refugee council, about the efforts to help survivors. plus, parts of the southern u.s. are surveying damage after severe storms ripped through the area. we re live at the cnn weather center with the latest. and after surprise visits to the u.k. and france, the ukrainian president is headed to belgium where he s been invited to an e.u. summit. we re live in brussels and london, on zelensky s unannounced diplomatic tour of europe. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. thanks for being with us. the death toll from the devastating earthquake in turkey and syria has nearly doubled in just the past 24 hours. now, more than 16,000. president erdogan
. a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead on cnn newsroom we are sadly now into the window where so many of the ambulances will likely be taking people who perished. i hate to disappoint you, but the biden economic plan is working. this is a blue collar blueprint to rebuild america. responsible nation would have put out some kind of statement saying head s up, this is heading your way. just want to let you know. it is thursday, february 9. in turkey and syria, the death toll is now more than 16,000. rescue crews are getting desperate to find survivors. in northern syria, there are mountains of rubble. officials in damascus say close to 300,000 people have been forced from their homes. this video shows a crew working to clear debris despite limited resources. and white helmets are digging mass graves for the victims. the syrian government wants international sanctions lifted so
shooting, yet again, that left five people dead including an eight-year-old child. we are keeping an eye on breaking weather news as well, around the country including the growing flooding threat along the mississippi river. plus, mike pence grilled, the latest on the hours he spent before the special counsel s grand jury. and the woman accusing donald trump of sexual assault defamation stands up to the former president s lawyers in a blistering cross examination. plus, this. when i have had friends who have taken their lives because of these bills. i have fielded calls from families in montana. including one family who s trans teenager attempted to take her life while watching a hearing on one of the anti-trans bills. so when i rose up and said there is blood on your hands, i was not being hyperbolic. i was speaking to the real consequences of the votes that we as legislators take in this body. i will be joined by montana state representative, is that we zephyr, after he