state of emergency tonight, it comes as florida is dealing with catastrophic damage from in, at least 17 people dead tonight. there are fears that that number will go up. cnn s chief climate correspondent is bill weir, and he joins me now. bill, hello once again to you. you say this is some of the worst damage you ve ever seen in your career. covering these disasters. tell us what you saw? well, by that i mean, don, there are certain sort of moments and scenes in storms that are just burned into your brain, katrina for a lot of the reasons that we all know. that was such a man made disaster in so many ways, same with maria in puerto rico. you think about those comedians. michael which took apart the panhandle. but i will always remember, i will equate even with what i saw today in st. james city. that s on pine island. and this is a tight little community, a lot of manufactured homes, mobile homes, people whose vote might be worth more than their home, and all of it complet
we have to choose a community over chaos. are we the people going to choose love over hate? these are the vital questions of our time and the reason why i m here as your president. i believe dr. king s life and legacy show us the way. good morning, everyone. today is dr. martin luther king jr. day. we re so glad you can join us. kaitlan is off, obviously she s not here. just poppy and i. are you doing okay? i m doing great. good to be by your side. it s a good day. not so great for the current administration from bad to worse. president biden s aides finding more classified documents at his home in delaware now republicans are demanding information. millions of californians under a flood watch again this morning as that state prepares for more rain. plus an extremely close call at jfk airport. the faa now launching an investigation into how two commercial planes nearly collided. details on all of that coming up. but we begin with new details about the classified
hello, everyone. at this hour, president biden heading back to the white house to face more questions over still more classified documents found at his home. plus, it is raining again right now in california. the relentless storms are causing widespread destruction. we ll take you there. we re also going to speak to the lieutenant governor about the situation. and the search for survivors amid the rubble of a bombed out apartment complex in ukraine. now one of the deadliest strikes on civilians there since the start of the war. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here, everyone. i m kate bolduan. we re keeping an eye on the white house because president biden is returning to the oval office to get back to work and he finds himself under fire once again over handling of classified documents and the conflicting explanations that have been coming out from his team. over the weekend, the white house revealed five additional pages of classified ma
top of the hour on cnn newsroom. it is always good to be with you. i m victor blackwell. today the country honors the civil rights champion dr. martin luther king jr. at an event in the nation s capitol, president biden highlighted what his administration has done to try to bring americans together and ensure racial equality, but his call for unity comes as he faces growing questions about the classified documents that were found at his home and his washington office. this weekend, the white house announced five additional pages of classified material that were found at president biden s house in delaware. that brings the number of classified documents in total found at his home and private office to about 20. let s bring in cnn s legal affairs correspondent paula reid. let s talk more about these five pages, what the president s attorneys are saying. well, victor, these five pages were among previously disclosed material located at the president s wilmington residence. i
tell all book, spare, goes on sale around the world. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in california, where at least 17 people are now known to have died from heavy flooding in the state. nearly 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate amid fears of landslides. all residents that s 10,000 people living in the coastal town of montesito near santa barbara have been ordered to leave. warnings of flooding and high winds are in place across much of california, with more cyclones expected. jon donnison reports. not a river but a road. but in much of california, rather than a car, you would be better off with the canoe. large parts of the state are already under water following back to back storms, and there is more to come. in less than 12 hours, we have received more than eight inches of rain with seven to eight inches still forecast to four. in other words, even more water. tens of thousands of homes have already had to be evacuated. h