right now on early the early, house lawmakers took a step dloers impeaching a cabinet official. it would be the first time in 150 years. plus president biden says he s decided how the u.s. will respond to the killing of three u.s. troops in jordan. when will it come and where? and did you hear the one about the mega pop star and the sports hero faking their romance and fixing the big game and trying to sway the presidential election? taylor swift, travis kelce and the maga meltdown. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s wednesday, january 31st. just a short time ago in the house, lawmakers took a step towards doing something that we have not seen since grant was president. the clerk will report the tally. on that vote, mr. chairman, 18 ayes and 15 noes. the ayes have it and the motion is agreed to. that was the homeland security committee voting along party lines to advance two articles of impeachment against
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
world. i m laila harrak. thousands of people ordered to evacuate their homes in 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 now weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus, a major step for the middle east as iran and saudi arabia strike a deal to restore diplomatic ties. the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. we ll break down what it all means. announcer: from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we start this hour in california, where residents are getting battered by more storms, the result of yet another atmospheric river. at least two people are dead and nearly 10,000 people are under evacuation orders. more than 40,000 homes and businesses currently without power according to poweroutage.us. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks being turned into raging rivers
how do i have my kids here? how do i have my elderly mother live here where i carry her out of her house? a powerful storm in the west dumping a dangerous am of rain on millions of residents putting dozens of california communities under a state of emergency. we ll take you there and cnn weather center for the latest. and republicans descend on iowa. a stop on the road to the white house. ron desantis had to say to keep voters there. who wouldn t like to work a four-day workweek. how it s working out. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour with a deadly storms pounding california. millions are under flood alerts as heavy rain and melting snow combine in the latest round of intense winter weather in the result of another atmospheric river. officials issued evacuation warnings. more evacuations were ordered in the past hour. the sheriff is urging residents to stay clear of waterways and avoid all unnecessary travel. they worn o
from behind upset victory, a commonwealth that lot of people thought was very solidly blue, maybe it s purple now. you are term limited are you giving any thought running for a higher office, such as president? well, first of all, thank you for that humbling question. i just had to say that, 40 years ago, i was in virginia beach, and i was watching dishes, taking out trash at belvedere park of shop. and i had an extraordinary opportunity, with great education, and people took interest in my professional career, and i thought i was my dream job, when i had teach a chance to take over a firm that had worked out for 25 years. and then i found myself, with this real clear view, that virginia is heading in the wrong direction, and maybe there is a different way to do this. over there is a way to bring people together around common sense. great people are together around values, but aren t that controversial. we just need to express some clearly to another, and get moving, and i