triumph turns to tragedy after a georgia football player and a team staffer die in a car crash just hours after celebrating victory. plus in california, the rain just won t quit. watches in effect now for 8 million people. good morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. the chairman of the house oversight committee attacking president biden and his team for mishandling the discovery of classified documents in his think tank office in and delaware home. republican james comer he sent a letter to the white house demanding more information on what happened. we don t know exactly yet what wl they broke the law or not. i will accuse the biden administration of not being transparent. why didn t we hear on november 2nd when the first batch of classified documents were discovered. comer says it s unfair that president biden is being treated separately, differently from former president trump on the discovery of classifie
i just pray on all of us to maintain our vigilance, our common sense over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours. california s governor s warning residents that the severe weather isn t over just yet as 25 million of them are under flood watches right now. plus, more class fight material is found at the delaware home of president biden on the same day the attorney general names a special counsel to the case and search and rescue workers are desperately looking for survivors trapped in the rubble of an apartment building in ukraine after a russian missile strike. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in storm ravaged california. here s what we know at this hour. u.s. president joe biden approved a major disaster declaration clearing the way for federal funds. some people in san bonito county have been ordered to leave their homes because of severe flooding. more than 25 million people are under flood watches. the governor s
Mountaineers and winter sports enthusiasts travelling to Austria's Alps are being warned of the deadly risks after an uptick in deaths and serious accidents in mountainous areas. Of the 266 people who died in 2023 while hiking, skiing and climbing on mountains, most died due to cardiovascular problems, says the Austrian Board of Trustees for Alpine Safety (ÖKAS) in an annual review published in late January. In 66 cases, people died after falling. While the Austrian Alpine death toll has remaine
ski lift in kosovo. just a nice view of the surrounding hills where there is little to no snow. this time of year this resort would normally be filled with people hitting the powdery slopes. not this january. with many places in europe experiencing above average temperatures, it s melting vaecation plans for winter sports enthusiasts. weather experts warn this could be a trend. the world meteorological organization says over the past 30 years europe has warmed at about twice the global average rate. the highest of any continent in the world. the warmer temperatures resulting in less snow, which can also increase temperatures locally as the dark ground absorbs more of the heat compared to the reflective white snow. this visitor is walking his dog because he has no customers to serve. i don t remember any year like this for the last 30 years. maybe even before. having no snow, yes. but having the temperatures high