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we begin this hour in california. significant flood threat is intensifying. powerful drenching storms hitting the northern and central parts of of the state. brought on by an atmospheric river. governor newsom declared a state of emergency. a levy breach forcing evacuations in monterey county. the california national guard is now on the scene in santa cruz to support emergency services. around 15 million people are under flood watches across california and nevada. for some residents, the rising water is simply too much to bear. >> can't live like this. how do you live like this? how ...

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Hurricane center joins me live. thank you so much. i know you're incredibly busy. first, what's the latest in the tra jkt ri of this storm? >> idalia's center is moving into southern georgia just to the east of the area. we're seeing a flash flood emergency in that location right now that means there's life threatening flood ing. they have had over 6 inches of rain to the west of the center. those heavy rainfall amounts are going to continue spreading eastward through the carolinas as we go through the next day or so. we're seeing hurricane force winds extending inland into georgia. expect tha...

Even though we're catching a break, we still have scattered showers thanks to a westerly wind which is part of the reason why saturday and sunday we have a slight risk for flood ing. the areas in yellow from the western foothills of the sierra nevada. for sunday hold ing on to the threat with an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain. but the higher elevations of the sierra, notice the darker purples. that's 36 inches of snow. all of that moisture traveling eastward. so the central part of the lower 48 now dealing with the threat of severe weather as well as blizzard conditions. blizzard warnings in...