live in the cnn newsroom. we begin with a series of deadly storms have unleashed a massive flooding across the central and northern portions of the state. mandatory evacuations are underway where a levy breached earlier this morning. california national guard says this is just one of more than 50 rescues near the breached levee off the river. the 10th to strike california this winter. we are joined from monterey county. give us the latest. reporter: we learned a couple minutes ago there are more than 90 rescues in this tiny town, which is incredible just to see how concentrated the neighborhoods are and to know there were over 90 rescues in a few hours is amazing. we also learned local authorities are bringing engineers to figure out the best fix for the levy that has been breached. that is why we have this water all the way around us. around midnight the water came over a particularly vulnerable part of the levy and came to the lower point of gravity over here to the middle
this is cnn newsroom. 50 million are under flood alerts in california. hundreds of thousands take to the streets in israel. a move many see as stepping away from democracy. a protester joins me later this hour. history could be made at the oscars, we take a closer look at who is likely to go home with a golden statue. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. california is getting a brief respite from recent storms and flooding but not for long. more rain is expected later today and the next big storm system is expected to arrive monday and last through wednesday. officials say the flooding will have a devastating impact on the community. today is a worst-case scenario for this community, a heavily latino community. we work hard to prioritize this community and avoid flooding. we know that these are the folks that can least afford this type of hardship. we note the river levy was breached, and more than 90 people were rescued by emergency crews. 50 million are u
designer dogs and organised crime a new investigation finds bulldogs being bred with extreme features, and sold for huge sums of money. rolling back the years in the premier league how arsenal and manchester united delivered a thriller as arsenal snatch a late win to pass another test of their title winning credentials. good morning. the north west to south east split in the weather today. in the southeast it is cold, frosty. we have fog, some slow to clear. where it does we will see sunshine. in the north west it is mild, cloudy and we have patchy rain. all the details later. it s monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs it s as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him but labour says his position is untenab
and viva new south wales the australian festival celebrating the king of rock and roll. hello and welcome. we begin int the us where the house of representatives has adjourned for a second day without electing a speaker, extending the paralysis at the heart of american politics. president biden said having a congress that can t function is embarrassing for the country. republican kevin mccarthy has been stopped six times so far by a group of hardliners within his own party who refuse to back him. our north america correspondent peter bowes says the deadlock shows no signs of letting up. after six rounds of voting where he is found to be elected speaker. 20 members of his own party on the right to the party were consistently voting against him and at the end of the day, on wednesday, with an adjournment, he gave the republicans an opportunity to meet behind the scenes, a private meeting, kevin mccarty and some of those in the group of twenty who have been holding up of twent
Of wind from storm agnes through wednesday. It will still be pretty bursary on thursday. Still some rain and showers that they were. As when stating while to come down. Then we will probably see another bout of heavy showers working across the uk as we go through friday. Thanks, chris. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. The news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Hello there. I am 0lly foster. Here is what is coming up for you on sportsday this evening. Making Cricket A Game for everyone. But the ecb say they cant meet all the recommendations of an equality and diversity report. After the wallabies are walloped by wales, eddies jones is feeling the heat at the world cup. Anarchy at ajax as their fans force their game against feyenoord to be abandoned, the dutch fa say they have to finish the match this week. Al