world. i m laila harrak. thousands of people ordered to evacuate their homes in 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 now weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus, a major step for the middle east as iran and saudi arabia strike a deal to restore diplomatic ties. the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. we ll break down what it all means. announcer: from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we start this hour in california, where residents are getting battered by more storms, the result of yet another atmospheric river. at least two people are dead and nearly 10,000 people are under evacuation orders. more than 40,000 homes and businesses currently without power according to poweroutage.us. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks being turned into raging rivers
some of the u.s. and nato weapons it seized in ukraine. they include the javelin anti-tank missiles which you see here and stinger anti-craft systems. the officials are concerned tehran may reverse-engineer those weapons as it did with other military technologies in the past. meanwhile, ukraine is seeing a shift in russia s strategy in the fight for bakhmut. kyiv says russian army troops are starting to replace wagner mercenaries who have been leading the charge for months. the reason could be a public feud between wagner s boss and russia s top military brass. still ahead, the seemingly unstoppable american skiing star mikaela shiffrin could break a world record on saturday. details when cnn newsroom continues. ing what matters most? then get the all new w epson rapidreceipt smart organizer to scan, digitize and