. new house judiciary chairman jim jordan announcing he s launching an investigation into the doj s actions related to president biden s handling of classified documents, demanding the department turn over a variety of information communicating all communications relating to yesterday s special counsel, hard to believe this is happening one week ago but just about exactly this time there was a complete chaos on the house floor. a lawmaker lunging at another lawmaker and we still didn t know way back then because last year was a whole year last week a whole year didn t know if kevin mccarthy would actually become speaker. what a difference a week makes and of course we think about in washington, dc every minute seems to be a new well, crisis to avert or try to maintain i want to bring in michael should nel congressional report commentator ashley madison and leon donovan former committee aid. let me bring you in on this conversation, we re talking about what happened last wee
i m kind kim brunhuber. ahead we are not out of the woods yet. the threat to communities remains and waters will continue to rise even after these storms have passed. the already drenched state of california is bracing for even more storms. we ll have a report from the cnn weather center with a preview of this weekend s weather and new details in the case of the missing massachusetts mother, what she told police nine years ago about her husband. plus a huge explosion in the disputed ukrainian city of soledar as russia claims it has captured the city, this is amid new attacks in kyiv. we ll have a live report from ukraine. life from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. and we begin with extreme weather across the united states. in california, more than 25 million people are under flood watches this weekend, including the entire bay area, snrlcentra valley and central california coastline. more waves of storms fueled by a strong atmospheric river
morning. i m jonathan kaye part, this is the sunday show. and now, the unprecedented weaponization of the justice department and the fbi to break into a home of a former president of the united states. for six straight years, i ve been harassed, investigated, defame, slandered, and persecuted like no other president. and like no other president, he could be indicted soon. that may be why donald trump would on a 90 minute rant at a rally in ohio last night. he comes on the heels of the justice department officially appealing the decision by trump appointed judge alien cannon. the block the doj from using the classified documents seized in mar-a-lago and it s criminal mastication. the matter now heads to the 11th circuit quarter of appeals where trump appointees makes six of 11 active judges on the circuit. meanwhile, the special master appointed to sift through 11,000 documents to see if any should be shielded from investigators, has made his first official move. judge
libby. the next hour of cnn starts right now. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. boris did you forget my name? i put sorry and boris together and said soris. i didn t mean to step on you. it s all good. great to be with you, amara. officials in alabama say they re in recovery mode after severe storms swept through the state killing a dozen people, the latest on the recovery efforts just ahead. the white house is trying to go on with business as usual amid mounting questions over president biden s handling of classified documents. what we re learning about the special counsel investigation and why republicans in congress say they re now looking into the department of justice s response. and new details in the case of a missing massachusetts woman. what police are now looking into their search for clues. plus, new questions about america s aging infrastructure after a massive faa software glitch grounded planes across the country. that s ah
good morning. buenos dias and welcome to cnn this morning, saturday, january 14th. i m boris sanchez or as amara called me earlier, sorbi. i think i said sorez. close enough. i like that better. sounds like a dinosaur. a mixture of sorry and boris. are you my boris saurus, sound like a dinosaur. welcome, everyone. thanks for being with us. appreciate your starting your morning with us. great to be with you as always. we begin in the southeastern united states where recovery efforts are under way after severe storms killed at least nine people thursday night in alabama and georgia. at least 37 tornadoes were reported with one twister wrecking parts of selma, alabama, a historic american city known for its role in the civil rights movement. seven of those confirmed fatalities were in neighboring atauga county, alabama, where the storm caused widespread damage to homes and businesses. it was scary, and i thought about you said it was coming, and we just didn t know exa