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>> the top of the hour this thursday, i'm jim sciutto. >> i'm erica hill. this morning, cnn learning details about a disturbing plot about a man looking to kill jewish elected officials. and the suspect could be in court as early as today. we will walk you through what we know. and also, the double murder trial of disgraced attorney alec murdaugh, and we are learning that a juror has been removed of discussing the case with people outside of the court, and all of this as the defense has just begun the closing argument. and today, a pennsylvania man is in court after he hid explos...

comcast business. powering possibilities. top of the hour now on cnn newsroom. good to have you. i'm victor black well. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. any minute now the jury will return from lunch and receive instructions from the judge. >> just before the defense was getting ready to begin this morning, a judge dismissed a juror for discussing the case with people outside the jury. >> you have had some discussions with some folks not on the jury, which is going to require me to remove you from the jury. i'm not suggesting that you intentionally did anything wrong, but that in order...

trump's alleged hush money scheme will soon have an unexpected witness as the manhattan district attorney weighs indicting the former president. and if he is arrested, trump's attorney warns of mayhem to come. on both sides of the atlantic, major moves are being made to try to restore faith in the global banking system. china's president is making his first trip to moscow since the war in ukraine began. we will look at what both sides are hoping to get out of the visit. good to have you with us. donald trump is bracing for what could be an eventful week in one of his legal batt...

good morning and welcome to "cnn this morning." i'm paula reid in for am ara wa walker. >> and i'm boris sanchez. thank you to paula for filling in for amara. i know these hours are not really easy to work, but we're grateful for you being here. and paula, stop me if you've ever heard of an atmospheric river before. are you familiar with those? >> i'm absolutely not. i had to look it up this morning so i could understand all these incredible stories we're watching this morning. >> how do you live like this. >> california soaked by another round of storms. those atmospheric rivers are...

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 ...