is expected to climb even higher as night continues to grind on there in morocco. sam kiley joins us from morocco. i think perhaps you saw the ceiling above you giving way just a touch. how are things where you re at? reporter: well, jim, you put your finger on what everybody here is most afraid of here in the medina in the old city of marrakech. an environment that certainly not in living memory and for many people, not even in the history books has any recollection of being worried about an earthquake. here you have the direct results of it. it is the collapse of a roof, that blank space there is the night sky above it. you have a roof, a floor, two ceilings, all collapsed down on to the ground here where i m standing. if you look at these buildings, we re in these very narrow streets, these very, very narrow streets. all of these buildings have enormous cracks down the side. the concern obviously is, if any of these cracks give way as a result of future tremors, then the
reporter: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. we re mantching. we are. it s 1 a.m. in the u.s. west coast where tropical storm hilary is pushing through southern california with fierce winds and record-breaking rainfall. they re warning of potentially catastrophic flooding. california and nevada have declared a state of emergency. more than 7 million people in los angeles and surrounding areas are under flash flood warnings. authorities are also urging residents to stay off the roads. california s governor warns the current conditions are treacherous. the most significant rainfall over a 69-minute period any time in the history of palm springs. that s how quickly the system is
that this is far reach ing this is going to impact much of the west coast as we go through the weekend. high wind warnings in place for the southwest. we could see winds 50 to 60 miles per hour. sometimes even higher so we could see power outages throughout the overnight hours into saturday as well. here is the forecast of. 20 to 30, maybe 40, 50, 60 many the in the pounce taints. here s the forecast radar. we could see rain falling at an inch or two an hour across southern california. that s significant not to mention the very heavy snow in combination with the winds. we re going to see blinding conditions, especially through the mountain passes. by the time we get into sunday morning, you can see southern california is clear. still seeing rain and snow for northern california and that s where the bulk of the rain and the snow will be for sunday. but you can also see pushing into portions of eastern arizona
watching in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, we re live in kyiv as russia s war in reign cain enters its second year. the u.s. is pledging even more support one important exception. with the mud slides and flooding, that s wasn t of biggest concerns as we re look ing a the a lot of rainfall and snow. the snow will melt and the wind and we worry about the mud slides. millions of people on the u.s. west coast now under a flash flood warning amud one of the strongest snowstorms to hit the region in years. we ll look at where the wintery weather goes next. and alex murdaugh is back on the stand to defend against charges he killed his wife and son. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom. russia s war in ukraine is
reporter: coast to coast storms across the country. impacting more than 15 million people from new england where winter weather alerts are easing to the west coast where conditions are ramping up again. i have never seen it like this in california. reporter: snarling transit. going up the mountains, it s not safe to drive. reporter: more than 1100 flights have been cancelled with thousands more delays on friday. and nearly 1 million customers are suffering power outages nationwide, primarily in michigan and other parts of the midwest where freezing rain and ice have knocked out power lines and damaged trees. minnesota is now facing the twin hazards of snow and ice. minneapolis under a snow emergency buried under more than 13 inches of snow in the last