starts right now. i m pamela brown in washington. new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigation. for the first time we are hearing from the parents of the suspect in this case. 28-year-old bryan kohberger. he is facing four counts of first-degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students. it is a shock to his family. cnn s veronica miracle has more on what the family is saying today. reporter: pamela, that family put out a statement through his public defender. his attorney. this is according to cnn and here s what it reads. it says, first and foremost, we care deeply for the four families that lost their children. we pray each day for them. we ll continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family love and support our son and brother. we have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make assumptions. we respect privacy in the mat
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
america s second largest city slammed by flash floods and bracing for more. the justice department documents found into a private office once used by joe biden. and a huge celebration in the streets of georgia as the bulldogs go back to back in the college football championship. here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. good morning, everyone. right now, 90% of the population of california under flood watch. america s second largest city is slammed by a relentless storm. flash flooding, mudslides, wind damage all across central and southern california. this is video just in from santa clarita. firefighters pulling a person out of that car as water rushes around them. there are scenes like these all over the los angeles area. roads now closed. firefighters rescuing people caught in these flash floods. santa barbara county alone responding to some 200 calls like this. in some cases it s better to leave the car home
i mries rosemary church. just ahead here on cnn newsroom, two presidents, two special counsels, and classified documents that neither should have had. we ll discuss the politics and possible punishment. just hours after celebrating back-to-back national championships tragedy strikes the georgia bull dogs football team. what we are learning about a deadly car accident in athens, georgia. plus epic flooding in california, deadly winter storms have forced evacuations, shifted landscapes and caused millions of dollars in damages. we re live in monterey county with the latest. good to have you with us. well, u.s. president joe biden is under growing scrutiny over his handling of classified documents. and republican lawmakers who now control the house of representatives are now ramping up the pressure. the chairman of the house oversight committee has asked the white house for visitor logs for joe biden s residence where several classified items have been found. also seekin
a jetliner on take off nearly collides with another aircraft at new york s jfk. the faa now investigating. disastrous deluge hits california again. first responders coming to the rescue with a new system set to storm across the country. and, later, they re a team of rescues who love winter. the howling and the running are only part of the story. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us. today, president biden became the first president to speak at a sunday service at the historic ebenezer baptist church where dr. martin luther king jr. once served as pastor. he reiterated the theme he s called on before, redeeming the soul of america. it s s the tk of our time to make that dream a reality because it s not there yet. but in our nation s capitol the president faces a political nightmare. this weekend s disclosure that more classified documents has been found is empowering republican plans for inves