we re going to bring you those comments as soon as it begins. today at the white house, another high stakes showdown over the debt ceiling to avoid a default with major economic consequences, the latest of where negotiations stand. russia is declaring victory in the longest and bloodiest fight in ukraine. is this a turning point of the invasion? in idaho, next hour the suspect in the killing of four college students will make a court appearance. we ll bring you a preview of what to expect. and making history. a flight carrying paying customers to the international space station is due to dock anytime now with the first woman ever commanding a private space flight. hello from outer space, it feels amazing to be viewing earth from this capsule. and we begin this morning with what could be a critical day for efforts to raise the nation s debt limit and avoid a potential economic catastrophe. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy will hold a one on one meet
let me close with this. as much as i m excited about this journey, i simply want to say this. it s really not about me. it s about that 7-year-old girl named jordan who brought roses to the stage for my mother. it s about 12-year-old who came on the stage. you see, america is a city on the hill. we are the beacon in the midst of darkness. we have an unusual responsibility. we have the responsibility to prove that self-governance works. we have the responsibility to share for thousands of generations what america has done for me, she can do for you. this can t be a another presidential campaign. we don t have time for that. we need a president who persuades not just our friends at our base. we need a president that persuades. we have to do that with common sense. conservative principles, but we have to have a compassion for people. we have to have a compassion part people who don t agree with us. we have to believe that our ideas are so strong and so powerful and persuasive th
how do i have my kids here? how do i have my elderly mother live here where i carry her out of her house? a powerful storm in the west dumping a dangerous am of rain on millions of residents putting dozens of california communities under a state of emergency. we ll take you there and cnn weather center for the latest. and republicans descend on iowa. a stop on the road to the white house. ron desantis had to say to keep voters there. who wouldn t like to work a four-day workweek. how it s working out. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour with a deadly storms pounding california. millions are under flood alerts as heavy rain and melting snow combine in the latest round of intense winter weather in the result of another atmospheric river. officials issued evacuation warnings. more evacuations were ordered in the past hour. the sheriff is urging residents to stay clear of waterways and avoid all unnecessary travel. they worn o
had more than a foot of rain dumped by just this system alone. this little farming town, about 6 inches so far. look what has happened. it s not over. here, this town it s not going to stop raining until the middle of next week. nick watt, watsonville, california. gloets to the cnn weather center to see what s expected in the days ahead. we knew this was coming. this has been a well-advertised system for the state of california, but we can t underscore the dangers to life that are still ongoing across much of the central and kcoasta areas of the state. look at this from the weather prediction center. still on friday throughout the course of the day, they have had their highest alert level frr flash flooding anywhere from monterey county as well as the mountain range. keep in mind, the last time they issued such a warning was in