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>> with this kind of weather, you don't know when it will be bad or worse. ♪ two of four americans kidnapped in mexico seen in this disturbing video are now in the u.s. and preparing to return home. >> translator: this is tactical for us. we understand that after bakhmut they could go further, they could go to kramatorsk. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is thursday, march 9. it is 1:00 a.m. in california

where the state is bracing for more extreme weather. >> california's governor has declared a state of emergency in 34 total counties. >> authorities warning residents to be prepared for heavy rain, strong wind and possible flooding. northern and central california are expected to get the brunt of it in the coming hours before the storms head south on friday. >> we could see localized flooding. you will definitely see travel impacts because we have saturated ground still from all the weather the last two months. and when you add in strong winds, those will take down trees. the trees will take down wires and that leads to power outages. so people will be affected by this. it will be difficult to get around again and some people will lose power. >> more than 17 million people are currently under flood alerts in california not to mention those under winter weather alerts. >> higher elevations are expected to be hit with more heavy snow. >> and officials warn residents

that the rain combined with the snow could overwhelm some communities and they are warning of possible roof collapses. >> derek van dam explains why. >> if you are anything like me, you have maybe fond chide ldhoo memories of playing with that light fluffy snow. sometimes it is denser so it is easier to make a snowball or snowman. but sometimes there is so much moisture that they pose a threat to structures and homes. i bring that up because that is what the national weather service out of california is warning some of its residents for the upcoming weekend with this later event that is about to take place. did you know that 12 inches of snow on a typical sized home, wet snow we're talking about, is equivalent to having three pickup trucks on top of your roof? let's say you double that snow pack, we're talking 24 inches of heavy wet snowfall and you are talking about nearly 40,000 pounds of pressure on top of

your house. no wonder there is the risk of structural collapse with this snowfall. we just have to investigate the origins of where the moisture is coming from. we call it the pineapple express because it originates near hawaii. it has deep tropical moisture and so it would be a mild storm as it unleashes this fire hose of water and heavy wet snowfall. weather prediction center saying level 3 of 4 sacramento to san francisco. notice that very small southerly shift in that moderate risk of flash flooding for the day on friday. so keep that in mind. malibu northward. 3 to 6 inches for the most part, there will be the heavy wet snowfall that will be measured in feet especially across the sierra nevada crest. but you have heavy wet snow on top of what has already fallen and that is why we have the potential for rapid snow melt, flash flooding, landslides and mudslides. can't forget about the potential of 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts

on top of that for the highest elevations. here is the quick look at the latest alerts blanketing the u.s. and an 81-year-old man survived nearly a week trapped inside his car with only a handful of supplies to keep him alive amid the snowstorms. >> he was trying to make the journey from his mountain home for the family residence in nevada but didn't beat the winter weather. a he had to live off snacks and snow until police found him. his car battery died partly through the week and so he just had a quilt and bath towel to keep him warm. and in oregon, a man used a drone to organize his own rescue from the snow. he was stranded inside a national forest with no cellphone signal, so he typed out a text message to a friend, tied his phone to the drone and flew it hundreds of feet in the air. and once it was high enough, his

message went through and help arrived not long after. and they also found a second person trapped in the snow. >> i guess if you have a drone, people think how can i use it. he cleverly thought of the solution. and mitch mcconnell is in the hospital. a spokesman says that the 81-year-old tripped and fell at a private dinner in a hotel wednesday night. mcconnell has represented kentucky in the senate since 1985. and in the coming hours joe biden is set to deliver remarks as he releases his budget blueprint. >> the white house says that he will propose cutting the deficit by nearly $3 trillion over the next ten years and explained how cuts will be paid for. >> it proposes tax reforms to ensure the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share while cutting wasteful spending on special interests like big oil and big phrma.

>> u.s. house speaker kevin mccarthy said he has not seen the budget proposal but he thinks that there can be room for common ground but he says raising taxes is not the answer. mccarthy also defended the fact that republicans have not yet released their own proposal for cuts or a budget. >> the biggest challenge we have is the disappointment of the president being so delayed in doing his budget. that harms the economy too. so all that he worked on, the president is more than a month behind. the cbo says it will take them time to analyze the budget. we want to analyze his budget based upon the question you asked too, where can we find common ground, so we'll analyze his budget and then get to work on ours. but y unfortunately, the president being delayed delays us as well. investors are keeping their eye out for the latest unemployment numbers due out on friday. [ bell ]

markets ended the day mixed after testimony from jerome powell on tuesday. he hinted at a bigger than expected interest rate hike later this month. >> the dow was down 58 points. i naz nasdaq and s&p had moderate gains. here is where we're looking at, futures right now, you can see everything is down. meantime european markets are up and running already and those also down. asia has a mixed picture. we're following developments in ukraine where a new wave of russian attacks has targeted energy facilities in at least seven regions across the country. >> in kyiv, smoke filled the early morning sky after two missile strikes there. at least three people have been wounded and power has been knocked out around 15% of the

city. >> russian assault reaching as far as the western city of lviv where at least five people have been killed. >> salma has been following all of this. this was a real onslaught. >> ukrainian officials are describing it as a massive attack. 81 different missiles or different types and eight different drones used to attack seven different regions of ukraine expanding from odesa all the way toward the east on the coast to lviv. and lviv is significant because that has been considered a safe haven. we haven't seen people killed by russian attacks in lviv. i think since last year, spring of last year. that is very much a place families go to get shelter. and this morning it is under attack and we know at least five people killed in lviv when the neighborhood was struck by a russian missile. so all across the country officials are sounding the alarm telling people to take shelter, terrified families of course fleeing for their lives. and again the same strategy that

we've seen in the past from the kremlin which is that energy facilities have been struck. the impact of that being that 15% of kyiv is without power, concerns about electricity getting up and running again. the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as well has been impacted by these hits for the sixth time in this conflict. that nuclear power plant disconnected from power now in blackout mode. of course major concern when we're talking about a nuclear power plant of course. but i want to give you a sense of the scope and scale of this by pulling up some of the weapons that ukrainian officials say were used just this morning in this attack. again 81 different types of missiles. if you look at that list, you have cruise missiles, missiles launched by the black sea, anti-aircraft missiles being used ukrainian officials say on neighborhoods. it gives you a sense again of the scope and scale, but it also indicates you might ask why would russia use some of these

weapons, why would they use anti-aircraft missiles to attack a neighborhood for example if that is what took place. and experts say this also shows that maybe russia is running out of right types of weapons to use, so it might be an indication of where their arsenal is at at this stage in the conflict. but for right now, emergency services on the ground fanned out across the areas trying to provide the help and assistance that these families need in the wake of this. >> and you laid out very clearly the scale of the attack from the air, from the sea. let's talk about what is happening on the ground. of course we keep discussing bakhmut and the fact that it could fall in a number of days. talk about what we know now and also the concerns that we're hearing that it could precip date a domino effect of other towns and cities falling. >> very much bakhmut is the flash point right now, the frontline, the focus for president zelenskyy and his men. the latest we know on the ground is that wagner mercenaries

aligned of course with russia's troops on the ground say they have been able to take the eastern part of the city. we saw that video of them hoisting their flag on a tank monument. ukraine saying that it is repelling near constant attacks by the hour from russia. they say they have been also able to kill dozens of russian troops again in the last couple of days. you have to think about the enormous amount of loss over what is one city here where thousands of troops have been killed. >> population before the war of 70,000 or so. >> that is what is extraordinary. it is the senselessness of this that i think really is mind boggling over one little city that president zelenskyy says is tactical, is important to ukraine because potentially russia could use it as an open road, as a launching pad to push further into the country. but if you look at the amount of

loss, if you look at the amount of cost to russia to gain this one city, they don't really have the means or the ability to capitalize on that gain of bakhmut if they get bakhmut anytime in the near future. >> salma, thank you very much. as salma was mentioning, nato secretary-general announces that he can't rule out the city of bakhmut may eventually fall in the coming days. ukraine's ministry says it is still holding off russian forces in several areas. >> and president zelenskyy in this interview says moscow wants bakhmut as a symbolic nature to rally the country behind putin. >> translator: we understand what russia wants to achieve there. russia needs at least some victory, a small victory, even by ruining everything in

bakhmut, just killing every civilian there. they need to put their little flag on top of that to show that soc society. it is not a victory for them, it is more like, you know, like supports to mobilize their society in order to create this idea of they are such a powerful army. for us, this is tactical for us. we understand that after bakhmut, they could go further. they could go to kramatorsk, so it would be an open road to other towns in ukraine in the donetsk direction. in the east of ukraine. that is why our guys are standing there. >> lawmakers in georgia are withdrawing a controversial bill that sparked days of protests. the measure would have forced groups like charities and news

organizations to register with the government as foreign agents if more than 20% of their funding came from overseas. >> they compare it to the law russia uses to stifle freedom of press and expression. police used water con nonand tear gas to try to clear the tens of thousands of protestors. nearly 150 people have been arrested and we'll see whether or not they come out again. >> this is also topical in relation to ukraine because georgia, ukraine and moldova all applied to join the european union right after russia invaded ukraine. and essentially are saying we've made a european choice, we don't want to be in putin's sphere of influence. and in all of those countries he is full-scale invaded ukraine as a peace keeping troop, moldova and 20% of georgia is occupied by russia. so it is a torn in putin's side to have these countries wanting to side with europe rather than russia. >> absolutely.

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the u.s. senate has passed a resolution to block a controversial washington, d.c. crime bill, the republicans call dangerous and irresponsible. the u.s. president has said that he will not veto the republican-led legislation. the issue divided senate democrats and put some who are considered vulnerable on the spot. >> the crime bill was initially vetoed by washington's mayor who said that reducing penalties for robberies, carjackings and home invasions does not make the district safer. but the city council overrode the veto. and two major announcements from the justice department after the deadly beating of tyre nichols. the federal government will now investigate the practices of the

entire police department. and the u.s. attorney general merrick garland wednesday revealed the findings of the federal investigation into louisville, kentucky police. the report comes just days before the three year anniversary of the death breonna taylor, a black woman shot dead during a no-knock police raid on her apartment. garland said it was a symptom of long festering problems within the louisville police department. and those problems include widespread discell nekcell nati excessive use of force. >> and jessica schneider sprains. >> reporter: all right scathing review of the louisville metro police department documenting persistent problems, abuse and even blatant racism. >> some have videotaped themselves throwing drinks at pedestrians from their cars, insulting people with disabilities and call black people monkey, animal and boy. >> reporter: the two year investigation from doj found

louisville police officers practiced an aggressive style of policing that it deployed selectively targeting black and vulnerable people throughout the city. >> this conduct is unacceptable. it is heartbreaking. it erodes the community trust necessary for effective po policing. >> reporter: specifically they say use of excessive force, unjustified neck restraints, discrimination and conducting saench searches based on invalid warrants. the review began in 2021 one year after breonna taylor was killed during a botched raid at her apartment. officers are accused of falsifying information to get a search warrant, failing to properly announce themselves and one officer allegedly fired blindly into taylor's apartment. >> to know that this thing should never have happened.

and that it took three years for anybody else to say that. >> reporter: four of the officers are now facing federal civil rights charges, but the doj is clear in its report the unlawful conduct by louisville police didn't start with breonna taylor in 2020. >> shortly after we opened the investigation, an lmpd leader told the department breonna taylor was a symptom of problems that we have had for years. >> reporter: doj has now entered into an agreement with the city of louisville to reform its police department, already training has been revamped, no-knock warrants are prohibited and more mental health professionals will accompany police on 911 calls. >> we reform how we recruit, train, equip, supervise and deploy the more than 1,000 public servants whose job it is to serve as guardians of the public safety every day and every night. u.s. lawmakers held an emotional hearing wednesday into

chaotic withdraw of u.s. forces from afghanistan in august 2021 after 20 years of war. among those testifying were two u.s. service members who were in afghanistan during those final hectic weeks leading up to the withdrawal. a suicide bomber struck the airport at the height of the escape from the taliban. they recounted their experience. >> i opened my eyes to marines dead or unconscious lying around me. >> and he characterized the air lift as a catastrophe with, quote, an inexcusable lack of accountability and negligence. 13 u.s. service members and more than 100 afghans were killed in that blast. the state of california is pushing back against walgreen's after the company said that it would no longer provide abortion

medications in more than 20 republican-led states even ones where abortion is still legal. >> it prompted governor newsom to declare his state was ending all business from walgreen's and pulling back on renewing a contract valued at $50 million. walgreen's said it was disappointed with the decision. the contract was primarily to provide special prescription drugs to the prison so mystem. >> apparently around 20 attorneys general had written to walgreen's and cvs citing among other things this late 19th century law which prohibits the sending of an a borings medihabortion medication in the mail as a reason that they might run a foul of the legal system if they continue do that. >> so a lot of explaining to do. a south carolina church held a vigil last night for four

americans kidnapped in mexico over the weekend. ♪ all the victims are local residents and chirnlgurch leade asked for prayers during this difficult time. >> and they say these are our children, it could be mine or yours. certainly more prayers in store after finding out the that two of the local residents with were killed during their trip. >> their bodies will arrive in texas for a second autopsy. rosa flores has more on the story from texas. >> reporter: two of four americans kidnapped in mexico seen in this disturbing video are now in the u.s. and preparing to return home. latavia washington mcgee, a mother of six, heading to south carolina today according to her family who spoke to her by phone. >> just said hey, it is over, i miss her.

>> reporter: and the other survivor eric williams remains in brownsville undergoing treatment for three gunshot wounds to his legs. for now one person detained linked to the kidnappings. a 24-year-old male who mexican authorities said were watching the victims. mexican officials would not confirmed whether he is linked to a cringe o criminal organiza. the u.s. is working to bring home the remains of the two found dead after the kidnapping in utopsies were completed today. mexican authorities say they are still investigating what happened after the four americans crossed the border from brownsville, texas. we do know the group was driving a rented minivan and got lost en route to a clinic where mcgee had a medical appointment. we just left the hotel where the americans stayed and it is about an 11 minute drive to the international bridge where mexican authorities say that the

americans crossed into matamoros at about 9:18 a.m. on friday. mcgee's mother says she spoke to her daughter about the kidnapping. >> van came up and hit them and they started shooting at the car. they tried to run and got shot at the same time. she watched them die. >> reporter: the four americans were ultimately found by mexican authorities here on tuesday. officials here say that americans routinely go into mexico for medical care using ports of entry like the one behind me, but officials urge them to go directly to their destination. according to patients beyond border, mexico is the second most popular destination for medical tourism globally and millions of people travel there each year expecting to save anywhere from 40% to 60% on major medical procedures including cosmetic surgery. >> it is risky having any kind of medical procedure done outside of the united states. you run the risk of going to a doctor or facility that is not accredited. you run the risk if there are any disputes over the money that

you've been charged or if the procedure doesn't go well. >> reporter: and there are concerns beyond the medical and legal risks. officials earn of urge caution when traveling. the u.s. state department has issued its highest warning, do not travel to several regions in mexico, including tamaulipas state. >> you are not only risking your life, but you are also risking the possibility that you may not make it home. >> reporter: according to a source inside the attorney general's office in mexico telling cnn that the americans who died will be repatriated on thursday. they will be crossing over here to brownsville, texas where i am. once on u.s. soil, a send autopsy is expected to be performed. rosa flores, cnn, brownsville, texas. ceo of norfolk southern will be grilled by u.s. senators today. >> this is after the two

derailments in ohio in a little over a month, including this incident in east palestine in early february where chemicals were released and residents fear long term toxic contamination. >> and the ceo wrote in the "washington post" that norfolk southern is firmly committed to helping the affected communities. and another railway company says there is no danger to the public after a separate derailment in west virginia wednesday. >> a freight train owned by csx hit a rock slide before jumping the tracks. three crew members were injured. one train spilled fuel and oil into a river. the company says that the train did not carry hazardous materials. fox news is facing new criticism after more false narratives have been can exposed. what its top rated host had to say about donald trump in newly revealed text messages. and a top aviation official will talk about how he plans to

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." >> and these are the top stories this hour. much of california is under a state of emergency as a new round of storms moves in. authorities are urging residents to be prepared for heavy rain and possible flooding over the coming hours. and plus mitch mcconnell is in hospital, a spokesperson says the 81-year-old tripped and fell at a private dinner in a washington hotel on wednesday night. we have a new court filing in the dominion voting systems $1.6 billion lawsuit against fox news. the company says that the right

wing network is seeking a first amendment license to knowingly spread lies. dominion claims that fox has already conceded its statements were false. >> and the court filing says if fox cared about the truth, that it now acknowledges, fox would have its top personalities reporting that truth to the audience today. if not for dominion sake then for the sake of the millions of americans who still wrongly believe the 2020 election was stolen. >> the dominion lawsuit is just one of several new examples of fox news being less than honest. paula reid has the details. >> reporter: this is the tucker carlson america sees on camera. >> the outcome of our presidential election was seized from the hands of voters. >> reporter: but now court documents revealing a very different carlson behind the scenes. texting a producer on january 4,

2021, just two days before the capitol attack, saying of trump, i hate him, passionately. i can't handle much more of this. we are very, very close to being able to ignore trump most nights. admitting what a disaster it has been is too tough to digest, but come on, there really isn't an up side to trump. those private remarks a total contrast to carlson's public comments like these at a conservative event just a few months ago. >> i actually love donald trump as a guy. i'm so grateful that donald trump ran in 2016. donald trump completely changed my view of everything. >> reporter: his private messages released as part of dominion voting system's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit revealing that fox news stars and top executives didn't actually believe the lie that they put on air, that the 2020 election was stolen. but amid falling ratings the

network continued to promote trump and his lies. >> voter fraud is something that is real, that just took place two weeks ago. what happened was the people in charge rigged the game. >> reporter: despite his prior personal objections to trump, carlson continues to support him publicly, defending him after the search warrant executed at mar-a-lago. >> no honest person could believe that the raid on donald trump's home last week was a legitimate act of law enforcement. >> reporter: and seen here laughing with trump at a golf tournament over the summer. in two weeks there will be a hearing where both sides will try to convince the judge to resolve the case in their fair without a trial. if that doesn't work, they could potentially settle it out of court before it is scheduled to go to trial on april 17. paula reid, cnn, washington. another incident of violence on a u.s. airline flight has been caught on camera.

>> the footage shows passengers trying to separate two men who gotcha into a fist fight on a southwest airlines plane in dallas while they were boarding a flight for phoenix on monday. witnesses say both men left the plane before takeoff. police responded to the incident but no one was arrested. the footage also shows the man who threw the first punch telling other passengers why he did it. >> i'll tell everybody what happened. he approached me and threatened my family. i don't play with my family. tell them what you did. i'll sit down in jail for you approaching my family. i'll die for my family. that is why i'm going to beat your [ bleep ]. and aviation chief faced a grilling on capitol hill over encounters like that. >> and he testified before the senate commerce committee for a second time in a month on top of

concerns of unruly passengers. there have also been six near collisions between passenger planes on the nation's runways so far this year. >> and he says fa after the will use every means at its disposal to crack down on unruly passengers and he said that his agency is still managing to stay on top of things. >> the faa actually has a grasp on the situation and this is something that we look at every day. throughout the course of every day, i get reports all day long about what is happening, and i can tell you that the system is strong, safe and resilient. >> and severe turbulence can be another headache for flyers. >> some 5500 flights in the u.s. experience it every year on average. as tom foreman reports, that number could grow thanks to climate change. >> reporter: violent turbulence has been a feature of flying for decades with each year bringing

fresh and frightening examples. >> a lot of people hitting the cei ceiling, a lot of screaming. >> it was pretty scary. kind of like out of a movie. >> reporter: and terrifying others. >> my life flashed through my eyes. i thought it was the end. >> reporter: climate change has been scientifically linked to increasingly severe weather, so amid all the headlines about planes being rattled, a troubling question has emerged. is the climate making turbulence worse too? why he says the co-author of this 2019 study. professor williams -- >> climate change has made turbulent flights more likely in much of the same way that it has made heatwaves more likely as well. climate change is strengthening air turbulence at all flight levels in all seasons everywhere around the world where there is a jet stream. >> reporter: he says climate change is creating atmospheric

disturbances which generate a ripple-lea ripple-like effect in the air even when no bad weather is apparent. but proving a link is tricky. when a passenger is injured or if someone dies as happened with a woman on a private jet over new england, the national transportation safety board notes the incident. but it does not track turbulence on all flights. >> and frankly that is not enough. we need to have a more robust system because the attempts at forward-looking radar to pick up air turbulence, they have not panned out yet. >> reporter: more information is key reascertainingers say because the threat is not going away. >> i'd love to see more efforts put into collecting rely only robust data as we move into this

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u.s. lawmakers questioned a panel of experts wednesday about the supposed origins of covid-19. it has drawn criticism from

demo democrats. >> and meantime former director of the cdc testified saying that he was left out of important discussions by top health officials. he went on to share a not so popular theory in the states that the virus was created by the intelligence community. >> this virus was immediately the most infectious virus -- not the most. probably right behind measles, virus that we've ever seen in-fact man. so i immediately said wait a second, this is unnatural. and then you look at the literature and you find in 2014 this lab actually published a paper that they put it into humanized mice so this could affect human tissue. and then you learn that the new covid which came from bats now can hardly replicate in bats. how does that than? >> i don't think that answer will come from the scientific community. i think that answer will come from the intelligence community. >> u.s. director of national intelligence is describing russia's invasion of ukraine as

a grinding attrition al war with neither side having a decisive military advantage at the present time. he offered that official analysis as she and other senior u.s. intelligence officials testified on the annual report of global threats. >> and while the war commanded a lot of attention at the hearing, haynes made clear that china remains the top intelligence concern as beijing attempts to exert more and more influence around the world. oren lieberman has our report. >> reporter: a look at worldwide threats that keep coming back to china. heads 6 u.s. intelligence agencies saying beijing is modernizing its military, expanding it influence and working to control supply chains. >> they have continue the efforts of making china the

pre-imminent power. ccp is increasingly convinced that they can only do so at the expense of u.s. power. >> reporter: choina using its force to spy on adversaries. >> could they use tiktok to spy on millions? >> yes. >> could they use it to control the software on millions of devices? >> yes. >> reporter: senators pushed on the origins of covid-19. the fbi believes it leaked from a lab in wuhan, but there is no smoking gun and no definitive answer. >> department of energy has changed its views slightly with low confidence, it says that lab leak is most likely, but they do so for different reasons than the fbi does. and their assessments are not identical. >> reporter: investigations between beijing and moscow came under scrutiny with the u.s. watching closely for any signs that china is considering providing weapons to russia. >> we comdo see them providing

assistance in the conflict and in which they have increasingly become uncomfortable about the level of assistance and not looking to do it as publicly as might otherwise occur. and given reputational costs associated with it. >> reporter: one year into the war in ukraine, russia's manpower is spread thin, its military resources strained. but president zelenskyy is playing for time, not short term victory. >> we do not see the russian military recovering enough this year to make major territorial gain, but putin most likely calculates that time works in his favor. >> reporter: there was bipartisan outrage on the investigations of classified documents found at former president trump's home of mar-a-lago. and offices of joe biden and former vice president mike pence. >> we still have unfinished business regarding the classified documents that we need to see in order for this intelligence committee to effectively oversee its job on

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tests today. for now they are calling it a spra sprained ankle. they went on to beat the thunder last night. governor desantis wants djokovic to play at the miami open, but the u.s. still requires covid vaccinations for international arrivals. >> and he wants the biden administration to lift that restriction so djokovic can compete in the miami tournament that he has already won six times. here is what the governor said wednesday. >> he should be allowed to compete. now, i would run a boat from the bahamas here for him. i would do that 100%. >> miami open is set to begin on march 22. djokovic confirm that's has applied for special permission to enter the u.s. so that he can compete. last year he was shut out of all u.s. tennis tournaments because

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