this is cnn newsroom. 50 million are under flood alerts in california. hundreds of thousands take to the streets in israel. a move many see as stepping away from democracy. a protester joins me later this hour. history could be made at the oscars, we take a closer look at who is likely to go home with a golden statue. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. california is getting a brief respite from recent storms and flooding but not for long. more rain is expected later today and the next big storm system is expected to arrive monday and last through wednesday. officials say the flooding will have a devastating impact on the community. today is a worst-case scenario for this community, a heavily latino community. we work hard to prioritize this community and avoid flooding. we know that these are the folks that can least afford this type of hardship. we note the river levy was breached, and more than 90 people were rescued by emergency crews. 50 million are u
intended to intimidate lawmakers. if we have to, we re going to go to homes and let them know what we think about them. there were multiple protests. i don t remember the exact number, three at least outside either my district office or my home. you re correct. my then 15-year-old son was home by himself for the first one. all of my personal information was online. it was my personal email, my personal cell phone, my home phone number. in fact, we had to disconnect our home phone for about three days because it would ring all hours of the night, would fill up with messages. brian butt cutler, we re outside. outlining pressure from trump aides and the ex-president himself to peddle the big lie even as team trump admitted they didn t have any evidence. he said we ve got lots of theories, we just don t have the evidence. and i don t know if that was a gaff. maybe he didn t think through what he said. both myself and others in my group and my counsel both remembered tha
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for hollywood with the release of two highly anticipated movies. hey, barbie. can i come to your house tonight? sure. i don t have anything big planned, just a giant blowout barbie. barbie dominating the domestic box office bringing in a stunning their 155 million. it s the year s largest opening weekend so far and the biggest-ever debut for a female director and coming up next is christopher nolan s oppenheimer which opened at $80 million in the u.s. the three-hour historical drama couldn t be more different from barbie, but a social media push to see beth movies led to the
whose work ethic is unlike no other. he was right. reporter: is there is a shocker it could be for best actress where michelle is expected to be victorious for everything everywhere all at once. i am excited. reporter: the outlier is andrea, whose role as a alcoholic in this saw a small film led to a social media push that took her to a surprise nomination. she was allowed to remain a contender after a academy investigation into the tactics of the campaign. there could be a protest vote that goes on. if there is a shocker it is going to be if she is victorious. joining me now is rebecca, the senior editor of diversity and inclusion for the hollywood reporter. thank you for being here with us. generally speaking, taking a wider view of this year s