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atmospheric river is raising water levels and leaving a trail of destruction. a levee breech iach is forcing evacuations in monterey county. governor newsom has declared a state of emergency. >> we can't live like this. how do i live like this? how do i have my kids live here or my elderly mother live here? >> mike, a lot of people are trying to reassess how much longer can they endure this. >> reporter: right. you know a couple people made the decision to leave just a few minutes ago. we saw them coming out on national guard convoys because they couldn't wait any longer. we're here ...

portions of the state. just minutes ago we were seeing this video of a levy that failed overnight in monterey county. that has forced evacuations, washed out roads and bridges. this week's atmospheric river, the tenth to hit the state dropped more than a foot of rain in some areas. at least two people have died in the most recent storm and more rain is on the way for some hard-hit areas. several feet of snow is blanketing the sierra, nevada mountains. they worry melting snow could cause more flooding. california national guard in high water vehicles are staged throughout the state. m...

severe road damage as well. the california national guard is now on the scene in santa cruz to support emergency services. for some residents, the rising water is simply too much. >> we can't live like this. how do you live like this? how do i have my kids here? how do i have my elderly mother live here where i carry her out of the house? >> cnn's mike valerio and cnn meteorologist brit rits are tracking the latest. >> reporter: this is the heart of the flood rescue response effort. if you look around us, the area is inundated. as you mentioned at the top of the show, it is flooded b...

you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in new york. much of california is under a state of emergency this afternoon, and mandatory evacuations are under way in parts of monterrey county on the central coast. a short time ago we received drone video of a levee that failed this morning. as you can see, the waters rushed through the breach and into a nearby neighborhood. the floodwaters have washed away roads and bridges and cut off some communities in the area. this is new video. we also have coming in from springville, where many have lost their homes and belongings in that...

arming missiles to taiwan for their fighter jet. there's concerns that they may be planning to arm russia now. in a moment, what former director of national tell john ratcliffe thinks the u.s. should be doing to address this and democratic senator joe manchin on if we are risking war with china over all of this. welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto on a very busy news day. let's get to it with the latest from the pentagon. we'll find jennifer griffin. jennifer? >> neil, the state department has approved the sale of f-16 munitions worth $619 million for taiwan. since 2010, the u.s. has...