i m kind kim brunhuber. ahead we are not out of the woods yet. the threat to communities remains and waters will continue to rise even after these storms have passed. the already drenched state of california is bracing for even more storms. we ll have a report from the cnn weather center with a preview of this weekend s weather and new details in the case of the missing massachusetts mother, what she told police nine years ago about her husband. plus a huge explosion in the disputed ukrainian city of soledar as russia claims it has captured the city, this is amid new attacks in kyiv. we ll have a live report from ukraine. life from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. and we begin with extreme weather across the united states. in california, more than 25 million people are under flood watches this weekend, including the entire bay area, snrlcentra valley and central california coastline. more waves of storms fueled by a strong atmospheric river
some five weeks after china began easing its covid restrictions, a new report in state media estimates more than 900 million people across the country have likely been infected by covid-19. researchers say that nearly 80% of those infected reported feeling worse than having the flu, the data suggests 64% of people in china have been infected as of january 11th. in october a man made history in china when he hung two banners protesting ing zer covid policy, above a highway. what would have been a simple protest in many countries was nearly unprecedented act of defiance in the chinese capital and sparked a stunning wave of protests across the nation. selina wang has more. reporter: the spark that would ignite china, two banners suddenly appeared on a busy overpass in beijing. the words written on them, so brazenly defiant, they make the