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
viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, president biden at the border, yet he somehow managed not to meet any migrants. we will look at how he s dealing with an issue that s angering both the right and the left. insurrection in brazil. scenes eerily similar to those on january 6th in washington. and tributes across the country interest u.s. football s damar hamlin. we will bring you highlights from a game that couldn t have been scripted any better for his buffalo bills as he fights to recover from his cardiac arrest. good to have you with us. one of the most controversial issues he faces back home will be front and center when u.s. president joe biden attends a regional summit. mr. biden has arrived in mexico city where he will meet with his counter parts from mexico and canada later today. they will cover a number of pressing topics including the recent surge in migration. the president addressed t
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
Be next to impossible. and by the way those totals in that mountain those are not typos, over 90 inches, maybe 5 feet or more in those locations. it s not only rain, not only snow. the vulnerable areas, the high altitudes of the sierra, nevada mountain range could see wind gusts in excess of 100 miles per hour and make travel virtually impossible for those locations. of course this amount of rain has done quite a dent in our drought. brazil s government buildings are now skew after brazil arrested hundreds of protesters who violently stormed those buildings. we ll have more from sao paolo after the break. stay with us.
Starts on december 21st. this is the latest look at the weather alerts. i want to show you the levels there. crashing hard. interstate 80 and interstate 70 quite dicey. one moving off to the east and a secondary storm will pile on the snow from the same locations. the nevada mountain range has a high avalanche potential because of the fresh fallen snow and impressive winds. skiers and snowboarders are rejoicing but causing problems on the roadways as well. lower elevation, rainfall from san francisco, los angeles. here s ach look at the front