right now on early start, too much too fast. epic rain after a fierce drought and it s not over just yet. chaos at a crowded train station. police in paris opening fire on an attacker who had just stabbed a half dozen people. i was briefed about this discovery and surprised to learn that there were any government records that were taken there. president biden speaking out and what he s saying about the classified documents found in a private office he used to use. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. good morning. we begin with tens of thousands of californians this morning under evacuation orders as a series of major storms pound the states from north to south. there have been more than 150 reports of flooding and mudslides in southern california alone. saturated hill sides. some scarred by brush fires during the state s long drought sliding down under roads and homes. this is video just in of a crushed car pulled
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that in just a moment. but first, let s talk about the sedition trial that s happening today after a break for the holiday weekend, the day, federal prosecutors in washington, d. c., resumed prosecuting a case against five members of the oath keepers on charges of seditious conspiracy, or trying to overthrow the government. last week zeroed in on the group s founder, stewart rhodes. but today s former afghanistan veteran. her name is jessica watkins. introduced evidence that watkins discussed cutting off pool cues to serve as antifa smasher is. she sought to recruit and train people to join the oath keepers. if it convicted of seditious conspiracy, watkins and her fellow defendants face up to 20 years behind bars. there s been a lot of wrangling on the radar. but today s trial is important because it s another example of individual accountability. and this, case accountability for a small group that s not tweens flicked significant damage. individual accountability do
on charge of seditious conspiracy trying to overthrow the government. last week, the group focused on the founder stewart rhodes. but today focused on afghanistan veteran, jessica watkins. and she cut off pool cues to serve as antifa smashers january 6th. if they re convicted of seditious conspiracy, watkins and her fellow defendants each face up to 20 years behind bars. now, there s been a lot of legal wrangling on the radar lately, but this trial is incredibly important because it is yet another example of individual accountability. in this case, accountability for a small group that sought to inflict significant ghdamage. at the same time, accountability does not get to the root of the problem. let s take the case that happened to d.c. police officer michael fanone on january 6th. i should warn you some of what we re about to show is graphic. if you don t want to see it, now is your chance to turn away. this is the image that made officer fanone famous. it s a snapshot tak