california. as the storm battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes, the former u.s. president weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus a major step for the mideast as iran and saudi arabia establish a deal to restore diplomatic ties, the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. i ll break down what it all means. we begin in california where at least two people have died in massive storms hitting the state. the result of yet another atmospheric river. nearly 10,000 residents are under evacuation orders shelters set up to help those forced out because of intense flooding. more than 40,000 homes and businesses are without power. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks turned into raging rivers and roads washing out, stranding thousands. the worst is now expected to impact the foothills of the central and southern see as. all of this led the weath
next week, nick walt, watsonville, california. to the cnn weather center derek has more what to expect. we knew this was coming. this has been a well advertised storm system for the state of california but we can t underscore the danger to life across much of the coastal and central area of the state. look at this from the weather prediction. on friday throughout the day they ve had highest alert level for flash flooding anywhere from monterey county south to ventura county as well as the central see a nevada mountain range. the last time they issued such a warning was 2010 so over ten years that puts the storm into context. it is significant and continues to pound the state with heavy rain and snow for the highest elevations. there have been some location monterey county that have topped over 13.5 inches of