so no matter what the market s doing, he s ready. and that s. how you collect coins. your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. john: new at 2:00, watching both ends of pennsylvania avenue. john kirby and karine jean-pierre to face questions at the white house briefing soon but for now the president is back at his old stomping grounds on capitol hill, no matter which side of the aisle seems one topic has everyone talking, china. that s where we begin this fox news alert. within just the last few minutes, defense secretary lloyd austin putting out a new warning on china, a letter to the force, meaning all the troops serving under our flag. makes it clear china is the military s top priority, increasingly aggressive china is trying to reshape the international rules based system to suit its authoritarian preferences. this is a generational challenge and the department will rise to meet it. welcome back as america reports rolls into a sec
portions of the state. just minutes ago we were seeing this video of a levy that failed overnight in monterey county. that has forced evacuations, washed out roads and bridges. this week s atmospheric river, the tenth to hit the state dropped more than a foot of rain in some areas. at least two people have died in the most recent storm and more rain is on the way for some hard-hit areas. several feet of snow is blanketing the sierra, nevada mountains. they worry melting snow could cause more flooding. california national guard in high water vehicles are staged throughout the state. mike lareo is in vallaero. reporter: we re in the heart of the flood zone and we have all of this flooding in the downtown area because from that video you just saw, the levy is about 3 miles behind us and as soon as that levy had a breach around midnight local time, jim, all of that water had nowhere to go but here except for low lying areas. you can see there s a little bit of a dry spot in our
[bleep] [bleep] [bleep] sandra: viral video showing a woman and her boyfriend swept up in a mob of violent teens surrounded, taunted, beaten, and robbed. john: the terrified victim now speaking in a fox news exclusive about the crime crisis plaguing the city she loves and the stranger in the crowd who she wants to find and thank. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. good to be with you again. sandra: and you as well on this tuesday afternoon. live from new york city and washington, i m sandra smith. that interview just ahead. but first this fox news alert. these bad men, they have me, help me, help me, call anybody, call the police, i m going to pop her full of drugs, have my way with her. john: a mother s worst nightmare turning out to be nothing more than just a scam. her daughter s cries for help were created using artificial intelligence. the terror it created could not have felt more real. alicia is live in denver with more. this is hap
we have live team coverage of the damage with nicole valdez in coraville, iowa. we are starting in belvedere, illinois, just terrible news we are hearing all morning there. jacqui and griff, sad situation here in belvedere. people were out last night with their loved ones enjoying a concert. they should be here downtown getting coffee, hanging out at local restaurants but instead a chaotic scene behind me as you can see. cleanup crews on the ground clearing up the debris from what we believe to be a tornado. i will have patrick pan over so you can see what i see here. there s a car beneath the roof here. it just paint the picture on how the storm system that ripped through the community was. 265 people inside of the apolo theater last night when the storms came through. in fact, we had a chance to hear from a witness who tells us how everything unfolded inside, take a listen. i would say there was 100 people, i did witness when i first got here that they did have people o
know for monday, march 20th. donald trump making a push to avoid criminal charges. in the stormy daniels case, one of his allies will testify before a new york jury today, and this all comes as trump claimed that he will be arrested tomorrow but the timing of any potential indictment remains unclear. a lot more on that. and another roller coaster week for financial markets began as a major bank takeover is announced. swiss relagulators announced ub is buying credit suisse. asian and european markets are down. vladimir putin playing host today to chinese president xi jinping. the two leaders are set to meet in moscow, a critical moment for russia s war in ukraine, days after the war crimes arrest for vladimir putin. a state of emergency has been declared in miami beach. unruly crowds, the city s mayor is calling the situation untolerable. ted lasso is headed to the white house. jason sudeikis and the cast will be there to talk about the importance of mental health. cnn