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
just ahead on cnn newsroom what we re living in today is a very traditional run. making sure people can make payrolls and making sure depositors can taken care of. is that what you want for families and jobs? cnn meteorologists predicting more for california, unleashing heavy rain and snow once again. from london, this is cnn newsroom, with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is monday, march the 13th. 8 4:00 amy in washington, d.c., and president biden is promising all customers will have access to their money starting today. mr. biden also promising to hold the banks fully accountable. here in america, hsbc has announced buying the treasury bank. and janet yell assured americans they will make sure this doesn t happen to another bank. we want to make sure that the shortfalls that exist in one bank don t create contagion to others that are sound. and the goal always of supervision and regulation is to make sure that contagion can t can t occur. now,
in the blast. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. more than 12 million people under flood watches, heavy rains pummeled phoenix, leaving streets and walkways flooded. meanwhile, a storm warning has been lifted for far southern texas, but rain from that system could spread into oklahoma and louisiana through midweek. so let s talk more about this with cnn meteorologist derek van dam. so much going on. what is catching your eye right now? well, some of the new flood watches that have been issued by the national weather service encompass some large metropolitans across north-central texas including dallas, fort worth, 12 million americans under flood watches as we speak. lots going on here. we re trying to get to all of it. i want you to see what s kind of the broader scope of what s happening. there s this low pressure system that s part of the monsoon that s brought the heavier rain and flooding you saw a moment ago across phoe
in the east of the country warning that those who stay behind are at mercy of russia s aggression. and the race to stop the spread of monkeypox as cases and deaths rise around the world, fears that containment will be a massive challenge. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom can kim br brun brunhuber. we begin in eastern kentucky and another day of devastating discoveries and heartbreaking loss. this is the aftermath of horrific flash flooding where at least 25 people are confirmed dead. a local mayor called it just the tip of the iceberg. we ll get an update in the coming hours. floodwaters have washed away roads, destroyed bridges and making ongoing search and rescue efforts for the scores of missing harder. governor beshear says damages could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars and emotional toll is immeasurable. many are still coming to grips with the loss. honestly, there is nothing that anyone can do or say to prepare anyone for something like this
Recuperate and prepare for future operations. A good significant bourse will still remain in other areas of the strip. This move marking a new face, and the war as israel faces rising pressure from the us to dial down operations in gaza. But israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says hes not backing down, and that pressure from the us will not stop his plans to invade the Southern City of rafah the Prime Minister also facing significant trouble at home with thousands of protesters coming out in force this weekend to demand his resignation. And abroad as israels military says, its preparing to move from quoque defense to attack and its border with lebanon after the countries that it hit multiple hezbollah targets overnight cnns Nic Robertson is joining us now nick, this is the six month mark of this war, and we are seeing major developments today. Give us the latest yeah the idf is characterizing this pooled pullback, withdrawal of the 98th Division from khan yunis as a Mark Step Ch