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 dying in snow buried cars, others in homes with no power. conditions so bad rescuers needed rescuing. and the travel nightmare continues for thousands of americans, so far more than 3,000 flights have been canceled today, the majority are southwest flights. plus, how a toy and a car led police to find a kidnapped baby. welcome to the lead i m phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we begin with the rising death toll from the vicious winter weather across the country. at least 49 people across nine states have died from storms, at least 27 of those deaths are centered in buffalo, new york, and surrounding erie county which were hit with a blizzard, winds so fierce they reached hurricane strength, rescuers had to be sent out to help stranded rescue crews facing, quote, some of the worst conditions that any of us have ever seen. many roads around buffalo remain impassable, driving bans still in place in some areas as crews try to clear the streets to restore power
i m bianca nobilo. in i m max foster. it is friday, december 1. an israel has resumed combat operations against hamas as the week long truce has come to an end. the israeli military says hamas violated the agreement by firing a rocket towards israel which was intercepted. the imdf says more rockets were fired but no injuries so far reported. the gaza health ministry says at least 32 people have been killed in the latest israeli strikes. and they are dropping leaflets in kahn yunis and calling it a fighting soizone a telling people to evacuate immediately. cnn talked to peter learrner. we are engaging them on the ground and i won t go into specifics but we re utilizing all the forces in our capability from ground forces to labor forces and air forces. and hamas made a big mistake by not fulfilling their side of the agreement. sources tell cnn that negotiations over hostages continue. the pause had been extended on thursday when hamas agreed to release additional captive,
we began with a fox news alert. moments ago a new route of humanitarian aid rolling into the gaza strip. as were waiting for the expected release of a third wave of israeli hostages to happen at some point today. 13 israelis including four children freed yesterday bringing the total to 26. joey: trey yingst is on the ground and has the latest. we are here and hostage square where israelis are calling for as many people to be released as possible, they got more good news last night with 13 additional hostages released into the hands of the red cross and brought back to israel. i want to show you what this scene is like, somebody people all over the country calling for the release of the hostages and their hopeful this will move forward today and see another 13 possibly even more hostages released as part of the cease-fire deal. it s the third day of the cease-fire. images bringing new hope to the israeli people, emily hand the 9-year-old irish israeli citizen back into t
and some of america s billionaires once critical of trump are now flocking back. the question is why. and unicef spokesman recounts the horrendous incident he witnessed as he was delivering critical aid in gaza. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s do it. in europe, the generations fear of the far right appears to be slipping. that s the top line from this week you elections although the continent centrist coalition is set to retain power radical right parties without makeup the second-biggest block in the european parliament. in germany, a blow to u.s. ally chancellor olaf scholz after the anti-immigration and anti- muslim party alternative for germany beat his social democratic party and last week s boat. and that was after the party pompously candidate sparked a major scandal saying last month that members of the nazi ss were not necessarily criminal. and such a humiliating defeat to give president emmanuel macron centrist renaissance party that the french leader responded by call