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the digital age is waiting. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom."
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>> i just pray on all of us to maintain our vigilance, our common sense over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours. >> california's governor's warning residents that the severe weather isn't over just yet as 25 million of them are under flood watches right now. plus, more class fight material is found at the delaware home of president biden on the same day the attorney general names a special counsel to the case and search and rescue workers are desperately looking for survivors trapped in the rubble of an apartment building in ukraine after a russian missile strike. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we begin in storm ravaged california. here's what we know at this hour. u.s. president joe biden approved a major disaster declaration clearing the way for
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federal funds. some people in san bonito county have been ordered to leave their homes because of severe flooding. more than 25 million people are under flood watches. the governor's warning people to prepare for more weather disasters. here it is. >> we're mindful this is all occurring as we're experiencing the 1200 year megadrought over the western united states and here we are by some estimates 22 to 25 trillion gallons of water falling in the atmospheric rivers, the likes of which we've not experienced in our lifetimes. the reality is, this is just the eighth of what we anticipate will be nine atmospheric rivers. we're not done. >> hundreds of people in one
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county had to be rescued. we have video of a swift water rescue in laguna hills. there was the rescue of this young victim hanging on to a tree in a creek. he was picked up by helicopter and taken to safety. we have more on the flooding and mudslides from fairfax, california. >> this is a common sight around town. some urban flooding. roadways marked with signs and drivers can be told to be careful and slow down. while there has not been as much rain on saturday compared to the storms in the previous weeks, the grounds and rivers are saturated that it doesn't take much for floods to happen and mudslides like the ones that happened in fairfax where multiple trees crashed into the back of an apartment building causing 19 residents to have to evacuate. there were also evacuation orders in santa cruz county and
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santa clara county, areas that are prone to flooding. here is one of the residents who had to evacuate from the building here in fairfax describing the moment the mudslide happened. >> i thought i heard thunder. it was not thunder, it was the hillside giving away behind the two flats behind us. the trees wiped into their bathrooms. there were little kids there. there was fortunately a lady across the street is an emt/fire person in san francisco. we had no idea what was happening until i came inside. and there were floods -- this is nothing. it was coming down this broad this deep, all mud flood. >> reporter: he told me he's lived here since the 1980s and has never seen anything like that and thankfully everyone was okay and got out of the building. another dangerous situation on
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saturday, cal fire shared pictures of a situation in pescadaro where part of the road fell off of a cliff so, again, a lot of warnings to residents and drivers just that even though the rain is less than they may have seen over the last couple of weeks, the ground is extremely saturated. at one point on saturday it more than 30,000 customers were out of power and more than 25 million people under a flood watch. natasha chen. cnn, fairfax, california. people in the southeast continue to clean up and sort through the damage left by a string of tornadoes. at least nine people were killed. this was in selma, alabama. the people were devastated. here's what the mayor of selma had to say. >> it's tough.
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a lot of people are hurting. the devastation is real. we've got a lot of work to do. >> the national weather service says survey teams will be assessing the damage for the next several days. back to washington now and a new disclosure from the white house. the president's lawyer has acknowledged that more classified items were found this week at joe biden's delaware home a day after discovering a single classified document in a room adjacent to the garage, officials found five additional pages with classification markings on the side of it. the it happened on thursday the same day a special counsel was appointed. the white house is revealing new details about another set of
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documents that were found in the personal residence of president biden. this is the third time in less than a week that the white house has acknowledged that documents with classified markings have been found in private spaces belonging to president biden. in the latest disclosure the white house counsel said five additional pages were found at the wilmington residence of president biden. this happened earlier this week when personal attorneys were planning to turn over a classified document the white house counsel who has security clearance had come to wilmington to provide that to the justice department and in doing so found these additional five pages. now in a lengthy statement the special counsel to the president said the following. he said the president's lawyers have acted immediately and voluntarily to provide the ten documents to them. we have released specific details about the documents identified, how they were
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identified and where they were found. now based on this latest disclosure and cnn's own reporting, we now approximate that some 20 documents with classified markings have been found, again, in private spaces belonging to president biden. of course, this has put the white house in a bind as it tries to navigate this new reality. in a statement biden's personal attorneys said they are limited in what they can share because they do not want to interfere with the investigation. all of this review is ongoing as more questions surface. priscilla alvarez, cnn, wilmington. republicans have slammed biden over his handling of classified records and some accused him of hypocrisy after he called out donald trump. here's what he said back in september. >> when you saw the photograph of the top secret documents laid out on the floor at mar-a-lago, what did you think to yourself looking at that image?
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>> how that could possibly happen. how anyone could be that irresponsible. totally irresponsible. >> also been accused of double standards. here's how one republican congressman reacted to the trump probe and then to the biden case this week. >> this is so outrageous that this has to rise to the level of -- there better be -- this better not be a clerical issue between the archivist and the former president. i've been in the oval office with the president. i'd be very surprised if he has any of those documents. >> these are absolutely outrageous. this is completely mishandling. >> why did he have these documents? when did he get them? did he get them when he was vice president. >> are you going to hold hearings? >> it is possible that we will hold hearings on them. >> cnn's political commentator joins me now who is a former
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u.s. representative from pennsylvania. thanks so much for being here with us. let's just start with your reaction to the latest developments on the biden document story. what do you find more remarkable here, that more documents were found again or the time line that even though the first documents were found back in november, that the review to find more wasn't finished until this week? >> i guess what i find most remarkable about this whole situation is that president biden was so careless and reckless and irresponsible with classified material. i had the privilege of being able to review classified material. i thought the rule was you were supposerd to view classified material in secure settings and we'd read the material, there was someone there to answer the questions if we have them and return the material. there's no taking this stuff out of that secure location. that is what's so stunning. we've had the drip, drip, drip.
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when there's bad news, it never gets better with time. why would they not have announced all of the materials that have been located, not just those at the biden center in washington and also at his home and his garage and by his corvette. i mean, it just struck me as terrible public relations that they would have to release this information on separate days. i think it just looks awful. >> yeah. they haven't fully accounted for that even though we've been asking them about that, but how much of this -- how much of a boon is this to republicans politically? >> certainly congressman jim jordan who is going to be forcing the judiciary committee is salivating and giddy over this opportunity to scure the president. donald trump seemed to be obstructing and wasn't complying. joe biden appears to be cooperating, but as a political
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matter, republicans have been able to change the subject. they can turn away with what happened with the speaker election and george santos and now they can focus their fire on a serious misstep by president biden. in many respeck, i think the biden team has given republicans a little bit of a life line. >> what do you make of the hypocrisy we've been seeing from the republicans who are sort of trying to pbat away some of the investigation into donald trump, for instance, and now making hey, as you say, about a sort of similar case now with president biden? >> certainly the hypocrisy is unseemly, but i think the problem is greater for joe biden because he is the sitting president. whether donald trump becomes a republican nominee or not remains to be seen. clearly if donald trump can become the republican nominee again and joe biden not for democrats, well then, this issue is almost off the table unless
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one of them is charged criminally. but it's got to be hard to argue this in the political context. democrats have said republicans are reckless with classified material when the president was nailed for the same issue even though the circumstances are have i different. look, there's a lot of hypocrisy was involved and we all have to get used to it. joe biden is the sitting president and he is aide a little bit more vulnerable to political attacks at this moment. >> yeah. the situation and the circumstances are very different, as you say. one of the key things be is that the obstruction that was so evident in donald trump's case but do you think that for the voters, especially for those swing voters who won't necessarily just jump into one camp or another, do you think that the differences in these cases will kind of be lost on some of those voters? >> yeah. again, for those of us who pay close attention, i think we understand the differences.
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for most voters there is focus on the nuances and differences in the cases. most voters aren't particularly paying attention to the issues. most don't handle it. the what they are paying attention to is the price of gasoline, the price of groceries, housing costs, things that affect them more directly on a daily basis. those are the issues that most likely affect voters. this is not an issue if you're joe biden, you don't want this hanging around. it undercuts his narrative that he's capable, competent and this shows a certain amount of carelessness and recklessness that most harm joe biden more than donald trump. we expect him to be careless and wreck zblls lots of twists and turns in this story. appreciate your analysis. thanks very much. the crash of a yeti airlines passenger plane in nepal. we'll bring you the latest in a live report.
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we're tracking developments in nepal where a local official says at least 32 people are dead in a plain crash west of kathmandu. the yeti airlines confirmed the flight went down with 72 people on board. emergency responders on the scene. smoke rising from the debris. kristie, still a developing story. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: kim, a very tragic development. a yeti airlines plane crashed near nepal. 32 people were killed including an infant. according to the airline, there were 72 people on board the atr 72 plane including four crew members, 68 passengers. 56 nepolise were on board.
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a spokesman for the nepal civil authorities said rescue operations are on. this is a state-run nubb. it had flown from pokhara to kathmandu and it crashed in the seti river gorge. the prime minister took to twitter. this is what he said to you. quote, i am deeply saddened by the tragic accident which was flying from kathmandu to pokhara. i sincerely call for an effective rescue. the spokesman said that the weather was clear at the time of the accident. the scene of this disaster is
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129 kilometers west of kathmandu. nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains including the world famous mt. everest. it sadly has a record of air accidents. search and rescue is underway. of course, so, too, the agonizing search for answers. >> kristie lu stout in hong kong. the death toll keeps growing as rescuers dig through the rubble of af building obliterated by a russian missile strike in ukraine. the latest word is that at least 20 people are dead after a russian missile hit this apartment building in dnipro on saturday. 40 others are still unaccounted for as rescue workers look for victims believed to be trapped in the rubble. more than 70 people wounded in the attack. some residents of the city are offering a helping hand at the site.
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this young girl was caught on camera doing what she can to help clean up the debris. the strike was part of a wave of missile attacks targeting energy facilities across ukraine on saturday. the power is out in many places across the city. crews are working to fix the damage. ukraine's capitol also took a hit which caused some residents to shelter in subway spaces. president zelenskyy responded to the attacks in his evening address. >> translator: no amount of persuasion or just passing the time will stop the terrorists. drones bought in iran, tanks and mortars. the whole world knows what can stop and how it's possible to stop those who sow death. >> for more, barbie nadeau joins us from rome. barbie, as i said, sadly the death toll keeps climbing. give us an update on the search for survivors. >> reporter: there's still about 40 people unaccounted for.
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among them there are children. as time goes by the hopes they'll be finding survivors dims. they're expecting the death toll will rise. the tragic scenes and the human effort to find survivors. these are scenes more likely seen in a natural disaster, not a missile attack. this is a residential building struck on saturday and it's just one more tragedy in a list of many, kim. >> in terms of getting help on the battlefield, ukraine will be getting something they've asked for, tanks. they're hoping for more. >> reporter: that's right. they're also hoping here in europe germany comes and donates some tanks. many tanks from france, poland, the u.k. are german made. they have to sign off on a reexportation. they say they will not stand in the way for other countries to donate tanks.
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the rest of the european block is looking for germany to lead the way. there is resistance because this is seen as an escalation whether moscow will in fact retaliate. >> still ahead, widespread condemnation for iran after it executed this british iranian national. how world leaders are reacting. please stay with us. supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. (chime) neuriva: think bigger hi, i'm lauren, i lost 67 pounds on golo. i got picked on as a child. it really got to me, so i tried everything there was. golo and release has defitely shown me that there is hope out there. but less than 10% of us forget enough each day.h,
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just look around. this digital age we're living in, it's pretty unbelievable. problem is, not everyone's fully living in it. nobody should have to take a class or fill out a medical form on public wifi with a screen the size of your hand. home internet shouldn't be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can.
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so let's go. the digital age is waiting. welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber.
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this is "cnn newsroom." iran is facing international outrage and condemnation following its execution of a british iranian citizen. the act was denounced calling it desicable, barbaric. they reported a former deputy defense minister was hanged after being convicted of espy owe naming and corruption. joining us is nada bashir. take us through the reaction you've been tracking. >> absolutely. particularly here in the you united kingdom. yesterday james cleverly expressed condemnation. he was a dual british/iranian national. he was clear setting up the steps the government would be taking to hold the iranian regime into account. the foreign office had summoned
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him and an announcement the british government had laid sanctions on iran's prosecutor general who lies at the very heart of iran's use of the death penalty. the latest step is an announcement that they will now be recalling the u.k. ambassador to iran in response to the execution. this is renewed and it's been called for by european leaders, western leaders in response to the brutal and deadly crackdown that we have seen by the iranian regime which have taken place since september. so this could be an important turning point. it may set the attorney-client privilege for other european leaders and allies to take similar steps but in response and in turn the iranian regime has sum momoned brittain's
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ambassador to iran. now he was obtained back in 2019 on allegations of spying on behalf of the united kingdom. they are reporting they have identified him as being an undercover agent while also working within iran's defense ministry providing important national information to the united kingdom with large sums of money in return. now these are allegations that have been denied by him, by his legal representatives and something the u.k. government and his relatives have said is a politically motivated charge. take a listen. >> it was a surprise at accusatio accusations that had come out of iranian media. i don't think they're correct. the character that i knew would have never done anything to harm the country nor the regime.
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i can speculate only it was political gain in the country and also to potentially influence u.k. politics. >> now we also heard from the british prime minister, rich -- rishi sunak. when it comes to those human rights abusers, we've learned from amnesty international as well as the u.s. state department there are reports that he faced torture and treatment in solitary confinement. while in detention he was forced into making false confessions. they're calling on a full investigation. there are serious concerns we will continue to see the iranian
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administration be ever more brutal crackdown and any sign of dissent against the regime. kim? >> thanks so much. cnn's nada bashir. appreciate you. israeli's rallied on sunday in the protests against the right wing government. they said the proposed changes would allow parliament to overturn rules. benjamin netanyahu accused his government of trying to gut the government's democracy and scrap the checks and balances. we have more on what the demonstrators were saying. >> reporter: tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets of tel aviv on saturday night to protest against the new right wing israeli government but especially the proposed changes to the judicial system that prime minister benjamin netanyahu and others want to
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undertake that some call the most drastic reforms to the israeli legal system in israeli history. the proposed changes would allow the parliament to override supreme court decisions with a simple majority. for the protestors here young and old, families brought their dogs, they fear for their future, for the rule of law, for the protection of minorities and they also say that they believe that these changes will pave the way for benjamin netanyahu to get out of the way. these changes will not be the destruction of democracy but the strengthening of democracy. this is the will of the voters who voted them into power in november elections but for the protestors here who they say they don't have a majority in parliament and they don't have the written israeli constitution, the only way to fight against these changes is to come out onto the streets, to come out in protest against what they see as the supreme court. the president said as an
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unbridled attack on the legal system. had a das gold, cnn. one week after antigovernment riots in brazil, the government is stepping up the efforts and investigating the attacks. former justice minister, an ally of the former president bolsonaro has been arrested. a federal police report says more than 1800 people were detained after last week's riots. for more on the story, we go to cnn's investigative reporter. katie, what does our investigation tell us what happened on january 8th and the role of police? >> reporter: well, kim, we investigated looking at the visual evidence from that day. so we're talking telegram videos, twitter videos, tiktok and youtube live and the protesters started walking around midday towards the congress. they had 7 kilometers to walk. they had police, standing there walking alongside them. some of them checking bags, searching them, smiling and
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waiving them through giving them the thumbs up. they're not stopping them crucially. by the time they get to the congress there are some barricades, some push backs. we see videos of police officers trying to spray some pepper spray. it's too large. they completely overrun and overwhelm the situation. by just after 3 p.m. they're inside the congress, the presidential palace and the supreme court. the question is why was there this division within the police response? there were clearly some overwhelmed and others appearing friendly. there was one video most telling that we found just outside the presidential palace. you see a commanding officer talking to the other police officers and he says, command your officers, dammit. the officers look at him. they seem hesitant. they seem unsure how to respond. that really encapsulates the issue here. there was a lack of coordination in terms of how to deal with the attack, kim. >> the official investigation is
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ongoing. what do our findings tell us about how planned this attack was and who could have known about it? >> well, i mean, this attack was very cleclearly planned openly online. we heard details and maps of where they were going to go. even sharing details about walkie-talkies they would use if the internet went down. they talked about buses and going to the capitol, brazil yeah. the buses the intelligence agencies were notified about. they saw a large number of buses and they warned the government authorities but it's unclear whether that warning was sufficiently heeded. the investigation is underway by authorities and there are two key figures. one of them is the head of the military police at the time. these are the people that you see on the ground with the military police on their backs. he was the one in charge of them. was he involved in the
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instructions and smiling and filming and not appearing to be that involved and the other is anderson tormisch. notably the former justice minister, bolsonaro and the suspicion was he was in support of the protestors, one that he strenuously denies. he was arrested yesterday, on saturday, as he arrived back in brazil. so investigations continue. >> all right. appreciate the reporting live from london. protestors took to the streets of tunisia saturday on a key anniversary of the arab spring. reuters reports thousands of people marched against the president in two unis. the economy continues to struggle under him. and this just in.
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the government of peru has declared a state of emergency because of the ongoing protests. the declaration applies to the capitol city of lima. it takes effect today and lasts for 30 days according to state news media. it suspends certain constitutional rights. a 30-day state of emergency was also declared. flights that resumed from the cie impeachment of president pedro castillo. 48 people have died since the protests began. one protester died and at least 19 peruvian police officers were injured. the crisis of homelessness in america has reached a
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just look around. this digital age we're living in, it's pretty unbelievable. problem is, not everyone's fully living in it. nobody should have to take a class or fill out a medical form on public wifi with a screen the size of your hand. home internet shouldn't be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let's go. the digital age is waiting.
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troubling story now from san francisco where one store owner has taken his fight against homeless camping in front of his business in front of his own hands. cnn's nick watt has the story. >> reporter: the person on the sidewalk is homeless. goes by the name q. the guy with the garden hose is collier hughes. >> i find it hard to apologize when we've had no help from the situation. we've called police. >> i was outraged when i saw the video. >> trini himidi owns the land bar. >> she has caused some trouble. she is mentally ill and she
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screams obscenities. the city needs to take action and do something to give people support that they need not move them a few blocks away. that's not the solution. >> reporter: more than 4,000 people live on san francisco streets by latest count, in part because renting an average 1 bedroom in this fashionable city now costs $3,000 a month. second only to new york city. >> the reality is san francisco is only 7 by 7. 7 miles by 7 miles. there's a need for more housing and more affordable housing. >> reporter: and nearly half of unhoused women in san francisco experience violence according to a 2020 study. >> i don't think that this is a san francisco problem. we're seeing this nationally. i think that the passerby that was filming it was bringing to light what's happening every day. >> reporter: in the city, businesses have used planters on the sidewalk to keep homeless away. neighbors on this street cobbled together over $2,000 through a facebook group to buy boulders to deter drug dealers and the
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homeless. the city did take them away. st. mary's cathedral installed sprinklers to prevent the needy from sleeping in her shadow. gwenn who has this barack italian cabinet on sale for 55 grand resorting to soaking the inconvenient unhoused. >> as far as i'm concerned, it's assault and there should be consequences. we know that people are very frustrated but this is not the solution. >> i totally understand what an awful thing that is to do, but i also understand what an awful thing it is to leave her on the street. >> reporter: housing not hosing the homeless just might be a better solution. officials say that q, the homeless person, is in hospital getting help. as for collier guinn, well, his gallery is closed.
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the door has been smashed and his case, we are told, is with the sfpd investigations bureau. now, listen, this is clearly a huge problem in san francisco and beyond, number one, connecting unhoused people with the services that they need and also managing that point of contact between the housed and the unhoused. you know, a federal judge actually just put a temporary stop on city officials here in san francisco clearing homeless encampments and tents off streets and confiscating people's belongings. why? the judge said the city wasn't giving people adequate alternatives. nick watt, cnn, san francisco. t the. nearly 60 thouvg60,000 peopn the month after strict zero covid policies were lifted.
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the deaths were reported the day after the restrictions were listed until last thursday. the world health organization says it's received more information from chinese authorities. earlier this month the w.h.o. accused beijing of under representing the severity of the outbreak. several thousand protestors in germany confronted riot police on horseback as they marched against the planned demolition of a village. swedish activist greta thunberg joined them. witnesses say some officers were seen hitting demonstrators with batons. supporters of the mine expansion say the nation should speed up its transition for clean energy. many european ski resorts are seeing more green grass than snow.
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california may timely get some respite from the storms, but not just yet.
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forecasters say later there could be a break in the deluge that swamped the streets for weeks. more storms expected to hit central and northern california today. more than 25 million people under flood watches. an estimated 25 to 25 trillion gallons of rainwater have fallen over the past few weeks. forecasters say up to six feet of new snow is possible through monday in the sierra nevadas. we'll have more of that just ahead. europe has been experiencing warmer than average winter temperatures for the past three decades which experts say could be a new climate trend. warmer weather means less snow and fewer skiers on the slopes. cnn meteorologist jennifer gray has that. >> reporter: no skiers on this ski lift in kosovo. just a nice view of the surrounding hills where there is little to no snow. this time of year this resort would normally be filled with people hitting the powdery slopes, but not this january. with many places in europe experiencing above-average
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temperatures, it's melting vacation plans for winter sports enthusiasts. winter weather experts warn this could be a trend. over the past 30 years europe has warned at about twice the global average rate. the highest of any continent in the world. the warmer temperatures resulting in less snow which can also increase temperatures locally as the dark ground absorbs more of the heat than the white reflective snow. this owner taking advantage by walking his dog because he has no customers to serve. >> i don't remember any year like this for the last 30 years, maybe even before. having no snow, yes, but having the temperatures high like this, we never had. >> in the alps, snow has started to fall again, but many resorts have been operating with reduced services like this one be in austria. some snowy paths are usable but maybe not as enjoyable as previous seasons.
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>> translator: the ski slope is relatively narrow and in a normal winter you're always able to have a good time in the deep snow, but this winter you keep hitting the grass and stones beneath your skis. >> reporter: even parts of switzerland, one cable car operator said the warmer days are affecting usage down 35 to 40% in the first week of january compared to last year. many are offering alternative activities like hiking and biking to occupy visitors and many places are pumping out artificial snow which some say isn't really satisfying. >> translator: there's artificial snow but it's too warm. it doesn't work. nevertheless, i'm going skiing. i hope i have a few nice hours that i can ski a bit. >> reporter: mother nature could be soon extending those hours on the slopes. temperatures expected to fall by 10 degrees celsius next week with average to below average
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temperatures for france, germany, switzerland, austria by the middle of next week. jennifer gray, cnn. friday the 13th turned out to be lucky for whoever bought the winning ticket in maine in the second largest mega millions jackpot in history. the staggering 1 1/3 billion dollars. the identity of the winner or winners hasn't been revealed. the state's lottery says it was sold in a rural town of lebanon. the station owner said he thought the 6 a.m. call from the lottery office was a scam. >> it's almost incomprehensible. it is. just to wrap your head around how much it would change somebody's life regardless of your status and where you are. that kind of payout. we're just glad to have it here in our small town. again, i've been a long-time supporter of the lottery, i play responsibly and i suggest somebody do the same. somewhere out there somebody
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does win. >> and the next drawing for an estimated $20 million is slated for tuesday night. good weekend to be a georgia bulldog. come look at this. ♪ ♪ >> head coach kirby smart waiving to fans and the fans all in a pretty good mood after the bull dogs won their second national college championship in a row. thousands lined the streets in athens, georgia, to demolish tcu 65-7. the opening round of the nfl wild card playoffs, the jacksonville jaguars stage a comeback over the l.a. chargers. after being down 27-0, jacksonville scored four straight touchdowns. cut the lead to 2 and they capped off with the last second field goal winning 31-30. earlier on saturday the san
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francisco 49ers defeated the seattle seahawks thanks to their rookie quarterback. brock purdy led the team to a 41-30 win. we'll have a live report next hour with cnn sports' andy scholes. our bonnie gabriel from the united states is the new miss universe. she made a pitch against ageism. she won on saturday night in new orleans after becoming the first filipino to win miss u.s.a. she is 28, the maximum age at which women can compete. she said she would like to see the age limit increased. she said, quote, i believe age does not define us. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. i'll be back in a moment with more news. please do stay with us.
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