documents uncovered at his office and the brutal storms in california. flooding, massive rainfall and flooding, tens of thousands under evacuation orders right now. and according to governor gavin newsom 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn s nick watt joins us with the latest along the los angeles river which in normal times is a river in name only. what s the latest, nick? reporter: you re right, anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact, there s usually a homeless encampment in what is the l.a. river. those people about to flee to higher ground. you know, californians just aren t used to this amount of water. and in many cases the state s just not equipped to deal with it. further north up in santa barbara the floodwater just overwhelmed the sewer system, and that ended up with sewage on the streets in santa barbara. and also, you know, drivers just trying to drive where they shouldn t be driving because frankly they just don t know any better. so wave seen
thousands under evacuation workers right now, and according to governor gavin newsom, 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn s nick watt, joins us with all the latest on the los angeles river which in normal times his river in name only. what is the latest, nick? you are right anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact there is usually a homeless encampment in what is the l. a. river. those people have had to flee to higher ground. you know, californians just aren t used to this amount of water. and in many cases, the states are just not equipped to deal with it. further up north and santa barbara, the floodwaters just overwhelming the sewer system in that ended up with sewage on the streets in santa barbara, and also you know, drivers just trying to drive where they shouldn t be driving because frankly they just don t know any better. so we have seen quite a few rescues, people being plucked out of their cars and when we are talking about drivers also just incre
bianna golodryga picks up our coverage now. hello everyone. i m bianna golodryga. airports are scrambling to get back on schedule after an early morning glitch throws the nation s air travel into chaos. a key safety system for the faa went down forcing a nationwide ground stoup on all domestic departing flights. that s left travelers stranded in airports or trapped on board parked airliners. the ground stop is now lifted, but the backlog of flights is still jamming airports across the country. cnn correspondents and analysts have been following these developments. let s begin with adrienne broaddus. adrienne, are things get back to normal there this morning? reporter: hello, bianna. things are getting back to normal. travelers passing through chicago o hare will experience delays and cancellations. if they stop at the information board, they will see boarding. that s a nice sign for folks leaving the airport. there s also other indications that there have been technology
ahead for all of us. plus, after months of crying out for accountability, the police chief who led that botched response to a school shooting in uvalde, texas is fired. hear directly from parents naming other officials they want removed. if you check into a hotel knowing that a chance toof your neighbor to the left and right is a homeless person. that plan to house homes people and the sfeers debate surrounding it. it is saturday, august 27th. we re so grateful that you re starting your weekend with us. good morning, amara. good morning. up first, the new details in the documents. we are learning more information from the affidavit authorizing the search of former president trump s mar-a-lago residence. the heavily redacted affidavit revealing that classified documents found at the residence includes some of the country s most sensitive secrets. according to the filing, authorities had probable cause to believe that classified national security materials were im
survive in the way you ve known it if donald trump is gep chosen? it can t survive if he s our nominee. no. i think that he can t be the party nominee. i don t think the party would survive that. i believe in the party. and i believe in what the party can be and what the parry can stand for. and i m not ready to give that up. those of us who believe in republican principles and ideals have a responsibility to try to lead the party back to what it can be. powerful words from republican congresswoman liz cheney on the future of the gop. the january 6 hearings may be on hiatus but the committee is still making news. cheney said there is a chance that the committee to make multiple, multiple criminal referrals of donald trump to the justice department. we ve already learned the next hearing set for later this month will focus on the mob at the capitol including who organized it, and who financed it. good morning and welcome to msnbc live coverage on this monday, july 4th. i m