hello, everyone. i m alisyn camerota. welcome to cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. right now dangerous storms are battering california with relentless rain, deadly flooding. there have been dozens of water rescues, and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. 34 million people are under flood watches as the storm pushes south. at least 16 people across the state have died in this recent outbreak of storms. in central california a 5-year-old is missing after being swept away in flood waters. a crew suspended the search when the weather became unsafe for the rescue teams. heavy rainfall led to this rock slide in fresno. boulders and debris forced highways across the state to close. firefighters in ventura county rescued a 70-year-old man after rising flood waters trapped him inside his suv. the onslaught of rain is turning streets and creeks into these raging rivers that you see on your screen with some seeing more than a month s w
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and the two major league sluggers chasing home run history. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening former president donald trump s legal troubles deepening tonight, putting his business empire in jeopardy new york s democratic attorney general naming mr. trump and his three oldest children in a sweeping civil lawsuit, accusing them of 200 instances of fraud for allegedly manipulating the value of assets like the president s mar-a-lago and trump tower residences, aimed at securing favorable bank loans and reducing taxes, and inflating mr. trump s net worth by billions. new york attorney general letitia james seeking to prevent the trump family from serving as officers in any new york business. while it is not a criminal case, new york officials are turning some of their findings over to federal prosecutors regarding possible criminal acts they uncovered. tonight, mr. trump denying the accusations, calling it another witch hunt by a racist attorney genera
this is the worst day he has ever had legally. plus, the former guy is already lying about the two big court defeats today. we ll have a special look at how lies and conspiracies can threaten our democracy, as the 11th hour gets underway on this important wednesday night. take a breath, because here we go. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. this is a very big news night. one that has not been good for donald trump. just a short time ago, the 11th circuit court of appeals and a trump s lower years a huge defeat. two of them appointed by trump himself, lifted the judges order that prevented the justice department. seized from mar-a-lago in its criminal investigation that. ruling came after the world learned the former guy is now facing a potentially crippling lawsuit that poses and his real date business and a family. letitia james, new york to tierney general, sued trump, his adult children ivanka, eric, and she s accusing him of lying to banks in the state, fr
how lies and conspiracies can threaten our democracy, as the 11th hour gets underway on this important wednesday night. take a breath, because here we go. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. this is a very big news night. one that has not been good for donald trump. just a short time ago, the 11th circuit court of appeals and a trump s lower years a huge defeat. two of them appointed by trump himself, lifted the judges order that prevented the justice department. seized from mar-a-lago in its criminal investigation that. ruling came after the world learned the former guy is now facing a potentially crippling lawsuit that poses and his real date business and a family. letitia james, new york to tierney general, sued trump, his adult children ivanka, eric, and she s accusing him of lying to banks in the state, fraudulently over valuing his assets by billions and billions of dollars while trying to minimize his company s tax bills. the fraud deception used by trump