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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 ...

protests. we'll look at the security preparations that might go into such an unprecedented moment. plus -- vladimir putin makes a surprise visit to ukraine, his first since the war began just a day after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for his war crimes. and another upset in march madness, officially sets countless hopes and dreams of a perfect bracket on fire. cnn sports' coy wire joins me live to break down the ncaa tournament. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour in the u.s. where former ...

morning." we have a lot to get to, but we'll start you off with the five things you need to know for this tuesday, march 21st. the nypd on alert today in response of donald trump's call for protests ahead of a possible indictment. a source telling cnn that all officers are expected to be in uniform, ready to deploy. we're told no specific threat has been identified and there's still no word on a charging decision from the manhattan d.a. also today, a massive strike has shut down los angeles public schools. thousands of teachers and other workers are set to walk off the job for at l...

"the washington post" could explain the fbi's sense of urgency to do this search. "the post" reports that federal agents were looking for classified documents related to nuclear weapons. cnn hasn't independently confirmed that. this is a fast-moving story. we're covering it all. let's go first to cnn's katelyn polantz with more on this deadline. trump said release the documents, and i'm quoting there. this was after the attorney general said, and i'm paraphrasing now, tell the judge you want them released and they can be. so what is trump's team waiting for? >> that is a great questi...

And so this sends a strong message that russia, despite all that, is not isolated in the world. i think the photo op of putin standing side by side with one of the most powerful leaders in the world, xi jinping, the leader of china, just sends an important message to russians and to the international community as well. again, that russia isn't isolated. >> yeah. no doubt. clearly not from china. matthew chance in moscow, thank you. also this morning, the federal reserve is now considering its next move on rates. decision that has only been made tougher amid the banking meltdowns we have seen...