hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with california facing a severe weather threat yet again right now. 25 million people are under flood watches. some areas saw more than six times the normal rainfall in just the last two weeks. today s storms raising concerns for more flooding and possibly landslides. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is tracking the storm for us. also cnn s natasha chen is in fairfax, california, where we begin with you. what are you seeing? all right. we don t have audio of natasha. we ll try and work that out. it s not your television sets. let s go to you, allison. what is california bracing for? they ve already been through so much. they have. they re bracing for two more rounds, one that is currently ongoing and the next round that arrives 24 hours from now with not much of a break in between. the first round already here. you can see most of the real heavy rain and snow is across portions of northern and
thank you for sharing your day with us. joe biden warns democracy is in mortal danger with ballots packed with republican election deniers, the president saying your vote is an inflection point for the american experiment. you must in this moment dig deep within yourself and recognize we can t take democracy for granted any longer. plus, the midterm map offers no safe zones for democrats. solid blue territory in california, nevada, oregon, washington state now looks, well, not so solid. and are lawmakers safe? a congresswoman demands answers on hard questions. why didn t the force prevent the attack on paul pelosi and are capitol police capable of stopping future attacks on members of congress? up first for us, though, president biden making democracy the centerpiece now of his midterm closing argument. we are just five days out from election night. already 30 million votes cast across 46 states. this sadly, this part of it is the united states 2022 which means those ba
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high winds and brutal cold. buffalo getting a stunning 40 inches of snow and could see more today. at least 12 people dead in the area. new york governor kathy hochul is a buffalo native. used to rough winters but not like this. this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalo s long storied history of having battled many battles, many major storms. buffalo s airport is set to remain closed until tuesday. 3100 flights were canceled christmas day nationwide and more than 1,000 have already been can elide today. charles watson is live at atlanta international airport. hi, charles. good morning. today is looking to be just as busy here in atlanta and at airports across the country. it is 9:00 and check out the long lines that have accumulated at the delta check-in counters. this is the scene, large crowds we re seeing all over the airport leaving the real possibility that today could be a miserable one for folks who are trying to make it onto flights a
top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom, i m erica hill. good to have you with us on this very busy wednesday morning. countdown is on at this point, six days left now until the midterm elections. this morning a new cnn poll shows republican voters are more enthusiastic than democrats heading into election day. the economy remains a top concern as people cast their votes. cnn is on the trail around the country. also watching today the federal reserve set to hike interest rates again, that is sparking major concerns that the fed s attempts to cool inflation could send the economy into a recession. plus new details about the attack on paul pelosi, today the family is expected to see body camera footage of that violent attack, hear the 911 call made by speaker pelosi s husband. this just one day after the suspect pleaded not guilty to multiple state charges. cnn s veronica miracle is live in san francisco. she begins things for us this morning. veronica, in terms of that 911