urgent weather emergency out west. mandatory evacuations and emergency rescues are under way in california. as an unrelenting series of storms batters the state, triggering mudslides, flash floods, and opening massive sink holes. 90% of california is under flood watches or warnings right now. it caught people who have been here 50 years, caught them unprepared. how quickly was the water rising? you could watch it. you could see it rising. it was rising quick. in my experience, the fastest i have seen it rise. at least a dozen people have lost their lives to these storms and authorities are frantically searching for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters. adding to the urgency, forecasters say another dangerous storm system is moving in. we re going to get an update in moments. and i m speak with the mayor of santa barbara where mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in some areas. also, the high stakes three amigos summit between the u.s., mexico, a
states and around the world. i m laila harat. president biden visits the border amid a surge of migrants trying to reach the united states. he s got the gavel but it could be a tough road ahead for newly minted house speaker kevin mccarthy as he attempts to wrangle fractious republican party. plus china bids a first farewell to zero covid as the country reopens its borders fare the first time in three years. we ll have a live report from one of the biggest crossings between hong kong and mainland china. in the coming hours, president joe biden is expected to visit the u.s. southern border for the first time since taking office. the white house says he ll meet with local officials in el paso, texas, to address border security concerns. the city is facing a surge in migration from latin america, and the president has been criticized for struggling to stem the tide. but mr. biden says his critics, primarily republicans, have demagogued the issue and that his administrati
united states and all around the world, i m paula newton. coming up this hour, u.s. president joe biden heads to the southern border to see for himself what the right and left are calling a crisis. hear from one activist about what she hopes he takes from this visit. now the dust is settling after a chaotic vote for house speaker, we will look at what comes next fororor the new lead and we are live in hong kong as china reopens to the world, even as it confronts a massive surge in covid cases. we speak to a doctor here in the united states about how this could impact the spread of the virus. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so in the coming hours president joe biden is expected to visit the u.s. southern border for the first time since taking office, and it comes as he faces mounting criticism for failing to stem a surge in migration. now, in the fiscal year 2022 the u.s. encountered more than 2 million migrants at the border,
you re live in the cnn newsroom i m jim acosta in washington. following breaking news out of brazil where at this hour a group of protesters have breached security barriers at the congressional building in that country and gained access to the building. the supporters of former president bolsonaro also broke into the federal supreme court building there and the country s presidential palace. neither house of congress is currently in session in brazil right now, but brazil s new president, we should also mention, he is not at the palace. cnn s rafael romo is following all of this. this is an unfolding situation. and people around the world already seeing comparisons between what s unfolding in brazil right now and what took place in this country on january 6th a couple of years ago. it looks eerily similar. reporter: i have to clarify, it was not only the congressional building but the presidential palace as well as the supreme court. it was thousands upon thousands of peo
Pete we begin this hour with a Fox News Alert and Israel Defense Ministry Launching real tear Air Strike Attacks against suspected hamas air targets along the gaza strip this. Is after the israeli Prime Minister declared war following islamist infiltrating israeli territory in a multifront surprise Terrorist Attack against civilians. Carly the white house is responding and National Security spokeswoman addressing the attack saying the u. S. Unequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by hamas terrorist against israeli civilians. Theres never any justifyification for any terrorism. More than 22 dead and 500 hurt. Will trey yingst is on the ground in Southern Israel with the latest. Trey. Reporter absolutely. Were getting new numbers now indicating at least 40 israelis are dead and more than 700 wounded, and dozens taken hostage into the gaza strip. Right now off in the distance theres an Israeli Attack helicopter firing missiles into the northern part of the gaza strip. Weve heard exp