hurricane force wind gusts, life-threatening floods, and half a year s worth of rain in less than 48 hours. we are in the middle of it all. a jury has just started deliberating the fate of the oxford high school shooter s mother. it is an unprecedented case. will she be held accountable for what her son did? we are keeping close watch for the verdict and boeing is facing a new issue that was with his jets that could cause further delay. i m kate balduan with john berman and sara sidner. this is cnn central. at this moment nearly 40 million people across california are under flood advisories as a powerful storm dumps record rainfall on that state. emergency responders were busy overnight rescuing people trapped in floodwaters. cr crews saved three people were clinging to a tree. a state of emergency has been declared in eight california counties. powerful wind gusts slamming the state. more than 50,000 customers don t have power. let s get waiting to our meteorologist. w
good wednesday morning. i m erica hill. and i m jim scuitto. perhaps some relief. the first flights taking off moments ago from reagan national airport here in d.c., this after the faa lifted the earl why are ground stop. now restarting all u.s. takeoffs, but the logistical nightmare continues as airports across the country try to get their flights back on schedule. they re still mounting. it all started early morning after a key faa system went down, halting all u.s. flight departures. and that spreads around the world. in london, passengers said they were stuck on the tarmac for hours waiting to be taken off. president biden has been briefed, and they re work ing - and we ll respond at that time. pete muntean is at reagan airport, and athena jones, and emeril walker there in atlanta. this is a vote good sign now that flights are taking off. a very good sign. things were at a standstill. that s when the faa alleviated this ground stop they had in place for a coup
world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster has the day off on assignment. just ahead on cnn newsroom. the first time it s ever happened. i ve never seen this. the misery continues across the state of california as a parade of storms brings additional rainfall and flood threats across the entire state. attorneys for president biden appear to have taken immediate and proper action to notify the national archives. this is no question a political gift to donald trump and a political gift to the republicans. he s on surveillance at that time. lied to investigators about his whereabouts surrounding the disappearance of his wife, anna walsh. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s tuesday, january 10th. 9 a.m. here in london. 1 a.m. on the u.s. west coast where much of southern california is being pounded by heavy rain, deadly flooding and mudslides. around 34 million people across the state are under a flood watch and thousands have
69-year-old jewish man during duelling protests over the war in gaza, now being investigated as a homicide and a possible hate crime. we re expecting an update on the case any minute now from the ventura county sherrive in california, he s taking to the podium. we ll have that for you live. sounds like he s about to speak. let s go to ventura county, california. for the ventura county sheriff s office. i d like to thank you for coming to this press conference on such short notice. ideally we would like to have had this press conference last night, but would have been logistically impossible to provide the public with accurate and timely information. today we hope to be as transparent as possible, but understand this is an active and ongoing investigation. and we will not provide any information which could potentially compromise the integrity of that investigation. i want you all to know we sincerely value your role in delivering messages to our community, and today s cas
warning civilians to clear out, while hamas forces them back. allowing in food and water, which hamas steals. abortion, marijuana and state control. all of that and more on the line today as americans hit the polls in several key states across the country. and the results on this election day could provide some big clues about 2024. plus, one month of death and destruction with no end in sight. now the israeli prime minister says israel will maintain control of gaza indefinitely. and a key battle going before the supreme court as justices revisit a landmark case. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central . we want to take you straight to california where ventura county sheriff s deputies are giving an update on the jewish protester who died after suffering a head injury following an altercation during a protest. let s listen. good morning, everyone, and thank you for being here. this morning as your she