Former Commanding Jer General News Today

live in the cnn newsroom. we begin with a series of deadly storms have unleashed a massive flooding across the central and northern portions of the state. mandatory evacuations are underway where a levy breached earlier this morning. california national guard says this is just one of more than 50 rescues near the breached levee off the river. the 10th to strike california this winter. we are joined from monterey county. give us the latest.>> reporter: we learned a couple minutes ago th...

Russia controls mideast eastern areas along the front. ukraine is effectively preventing moscows troops from advancing according to the uk ministry of defense. military analyst and retired army lieutenant general mark hurtling, former commanding jer general of europe. this is a brutal standoff. ukraines border guard set a sniper unit set up an ambush for mercenary fighters at an industrial plant. this is hard, tough fighting. how long can ukraine hold on? >> it has been a slug fest, jim. and whe...