just ahead, epic snowfall in california, measured in feet. so much snow, some ski resorts closed. cars buried, roads shut down, some people trapped in their homes as another major system barrels towards the state today. millions of americans will wake up this morning without a pandemic era benefit that helped them buy groceries, even as inflation has caused food prices to soar. plus at least three dozen people are dead after two trains collide head-on in greece. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us. well, california under blizzard warning. parts of the gelden state have been buried in up to 7 feet of snow over the past few days as a freezing cold system moves inland over the u.s. on tuesday, 23 million americans were under winter weather alerts with many of those in california. the surprise snowstorms are also bringing high winds streaming across the southwest, and more snow tracking up across the pacific northwes
as washington accuses china of considering to send lethal aid to russia. china has reapedly pushed back on that allegation while accusing washington of pouring weapons into ukraine. china claims to be a neutral party into the war in ukraine as it continues this no limits relationship, this alliance with russia. on friday, china released that 12-point position paper on peace for ukraine, calling for an end of hostilities, calling for talks. but a number of western leaders criticized that plan. and with this state visit under way, that criticism will come to the foreonce again. back to you. all right. kristie lu stout joining us live from hong kong. many thanks. still to come, more talk of covid origin theories from u.s. officials. hear the theory the fbi says holds the most weight, just ahead. plus, growing concerns over food insecurity as a pandemic era meal assistance program ends here in the united states.