i m kind kim brunhuber. ahead we are not out of the woods yet. the threat to communities remains and waters will continue to rise even after these storms have passed. the already drenched state of california is bracing for even more storms. we ll have a report from the cnn weather center with a preview of this weekend s weather and new details in the case of the missing massachusetts mother, what she told police nine years ago about her husband. plus a huge explosion in the disputed ukrainian city of soledar as russia claims it has captured the city, this is amid new attacks in kyiv. we ll have a live report from ukraine. life from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. and we begin with extreme weather across the united states. in california, more than 25 million people are under flood watches this weekend, including the entire bay area, snrlcentra valley and central california coastline. more waves of storms fueled by a strong atmospheric river
it has been a tragic night and morning in our state. reporter: customers in alabama and georgia are still without power and officials are warning residents that just because the storm has passed, the threat of damage from the storm has not. there is still some wind and a front moving through, so anything that is loose will still fall. reporter: these massive storms had an impact across alabama and georgia. you can see just how powerful the storm was. somebody who was inside this store said the roof was blown off, windows were blown out and they had to get down on the ground for cover. when you look to the side here, you can still see cars that are trapped under the roof that was peeled off this building. lungly no one in this area died. we do know at least seven people died nearby here, but right now people are wondering how long it will take to put all this back together. back to you. we re learning more about the private office where president biden s classified documents w
of the think tank biden used after leaving the white house in 2017. it shows his former office highlighted in blue there, and in yellow you see three closet, one of which is believed to be where the first documents were discovered. a source told cnn that the documents included u.s. intelligence memos and briefing materials on topics including ukraine, iran and the uk. there were also believing memos for calls with world leaders and a memo from biden to president obama. a special counsel has been appointed to review the handling of documents. jessica schneider reports. reporter: we re capping a week where yet another special counsel has been appointed by the attorney general, this time to investigate classified documents found at president biden s home and private office. our team has learned that the documents state from biden s time as vice president and specifically ten classified documents, they include u.s. intelligence memos and briefing materials that cover topics like ukraine,
biden s classified documents. so certainly a lot to come in the weeks ahead. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. and we re getting reactions from both democrats and republicans on how the justice department is treating biden s case and as well as another probe involving former president trump. here is what politicians said last year about the trump case and what they are saying now about biden s scandal. this is so th has to rise to be a clerical issue beand i d b very surprised if he has actual documents that rise to the level of an immediate national security threat. these accusations are outr outrageous, this is complete i mishnli mishandling. did he get the documents when he was vice president and then take them with him when he left? will you hold hearings?
states. in california, more than 25 million people are under flood watches this weekend, including the entire bay area, snrlcentra valley and central california coastline. more waves of storms fueled by a strong atmospheric river are expected this weekend and into early next week. they will bring new rounds of fl floods, smud slides and strong winds. the governor of california says he is waiting for a federal disaster declaration from president biden as his state prepares for the next round of storms. california is the size of 21 state populations combined. we re dealing with scale that we ve never dealt with being the central valley again tomorrow, central coast yesterday, northern part of the state last few days. and that is why we have requested the major disaster declaration from the biden administration. across the southeast,