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
hero. and the bills and i want to print you with these tickets to go watch the super bowl. thank you for all you did and we love you, buffalo loves you, buddy. thank you, man. thank you. thank you. god bless you. well deserved. the nfl playoffs are set to kickoff saturday afternoon and among the teams playing, the bills, they will be taking on the dolphins on sunday. it has only been about two weeks since the damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest as the world watched. he is now recovering at home. it is not clear when or if he will be back on the field. and san antonio spurs are stuck in 14th position in the nba west, but they did set a record on friday, a single game regular season attendance record. the spurs were hosting their