california. as the storm battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes, the former u.s. president weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus a major step for the mideast as iran and saudi arabia establish a deal to restore diplomatic ties, the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. i ll break down what it all means. we begin in california where at least two people have died in massive storms hitting the state. the result of yet another atmospheric river. nearly 10,000 residents are under evacuation orders shelters set up to help those forced out because of intense flooding. more than 40,000 homes and businesses are without power. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks turned into raging rivers and roads washing out, stranding thousands. the worst is now expected to impact the foothills of the central and southern see as. all of this led the weath
evacuation orders in california as excessive rainfall leads to raging flood waters. the fresno county sheriff joins me in a few minutes. new legal woes for donald trump, the former u.s. president is considering whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. a look at what s behind the second largest bank collapse in u.s. history, and how it happened in just 48 hours. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. another atmospheric river has been pouring massive amounts of rain and snow on california, at least two people have died in powerful storms battering the state. and the weather prediction center put parts of california in the highest warning level possible for excessive rainfall with the worst of it out along the california central coast. officials issued warnings for 10,000 residents, including these folks, who say the rain is unprecedented. go up there check on the scene in case they need
drift. this is a significant step and will not only see the two nations reopening their embassies, the rules are set to see both parties activate a security corporation agreement find. in 2001 as well as the revival of a deal brokeered in 1998. the reconciliation comes after days of delegations mediated by china in beijing. saudi cut ties with iran in 2016 and the ramifications have been huge. tension in the gulf deepening conflict in syria and yemen, iran foreign minister says the rep jeem is seeking to take further steps with regional neighbors. internationally the deal marks a diplomatic victory for china in a region that has long been considered part of the u.s. government s sphere of influence
in a deal brokered by china. they will also reestablish trade and security pacts. take us through how this came about and what it will mean for both countries and the region. reporter: we ve seen efforts in the past to bring a reconciliation in the past to no avail. talks were held in 2021 and 2022 led by iraq and the sultan of iran, with no success there. this latest deal comes after five days of intensive talks in beijing, mediated by the chinese government. and we had high-level delegations from iran and saudi arabia taking part in these talks. that deal was signed on friday. and this is a lot more than just a reinstatement, a reopening of their embassies. this is, as you mentioned, a security corporation agreement