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hello. thank you so much for joining me. we are monitoring several developing stories at this hour, starting with breaking news in california where nearly 40 million people are now under flood watches. officials issuing a state of emergency and evacuations for some areas. severe rain expecting to bring life-threatening flooding. meantime, the white house has now officially notified congress about a series of strikes conducted against iran-linked militias in the middle east this weekend. the u.s. launched punishing retaliatory airstrikes in syria and iraq on friday in response to the killings of three u.s. soldiers in jordan. saturday the u.s. and u.k. kept up pressure in the middle east with a new barrage hitting 36 houthi targets in yemen. houthi leaders now vowing to meet escalation with escalation. also at this hour, we're

watching the u.s. southern border. right now republican governors from a dozen tats are gathered for a briefing on the border crisis. texas is going toe-to-toe with the federal government over access to the border. we are expecting to hear from the governors soon. all right. first, the powerful atmospheric river hitting the west coast. parts of four counties in california have issued emergency evacuation orders. the storm is bringing potentially life-threatening floods. the incoming storm forced scheduled changes for nascar and the pga tour. the grammys in los angeles are still on schedule tonight. cnn's camilla bernal is live near the los angeles river and alyssa is tracking this major storm system from the cnn weather center. camilla, how are the conditions? >> reporter: fred, so the wind is picking up a little bit, but this is still the calm before the storm. and it's the time that officials

are telling people to get ready, especially if you are under those evacuation orders. now, in l.a. county those areas include places near the canyons because the concern there is the debris flow, the possible landslides. they are telling people to be extra careful near the river or near areas where they know is likely to flood. now, there are evacuation orders not only in place here in los angeles county, but further north in santa clara county, san jose and then you have evacuation orders in ventura and santa barbara county. some of the school districts there have said they are canceling classes for the children tomorrow. now, overall, officials telling people in california to be prepared for widespread power outages because of the wind and because of the probability of downed trees throughout the state. there is already about 8,500 personnel in place and ready to go.

that includes swift-water rescue teams, helicopter teams, and in general everybody waiting to see what they are going to be able to do or what they are going to need to address with this storm, which could be extremely dangerous. people in los angeles have been stopping by their local fire stations just to grab sandbags and prepare that that way. listen to one resident that i spoke to and what he was doing. once you saw, you know, it may be? >> we need to prepare for the worst and definitely protect our house. bring in the sandbags over to the house. making sure we put silicone wherever necessary on the outside of any windows that may possibly had had past water intrusion and having backup batteries for our flashlights and other electronic devices. >> reporter: you guys are ready? >> as good as we can be. >> reporter: and again they are telling residents this is the

time to prepare before it really starts raining or heavier rain starts to come into this area. and everybody just being told to take things seriously. >> thank you so much. alisa, so how bad will this second wave of storms be for california? >> this is going to be worse than what californians had a couple of days ago. l.a. already not almost a month's worth of rain on the first day of february. so the ground there is already saturated. this storm is intensifying. the lightning strike that pops up over the center of the storm. the plumes of heavy rain that have been lashing parts of northern and central california where there have been airport problems in san francisco and we're already finding the gusts along the northern and central coasts really peak. we are talking gusts up to 85 miles per hour in monterey looking at gusts over 75 miles per hour that these -- some of these gusts are hurricane force.

that's sending 170,000 customers already into the dark. power outages. and this is again mostly for central and northern california. we haven't gotten to the peak winds and rain yet in the higher population centers in southern california. here is the rain risk which is high. it is a high rain risk. that's a level four out of four. it's rare not just for california, but for the u.s. it's issued last than 4% of the days we have excessive rain but responsible for 80% of the flood damage and 40% of flood-related deaths. we do that again going into tomorrow. another high risk including los angeles, long beach and stretches towards palm springs into monday because this firehose of moisture really just lingers. dangerous and life-threatening flash floods, urban flooding. in the city, too, not just at the rivers, mud and debris flow, landslides possible, downed trees and power lines will be a problem not just because of the saturated grounds, but the winds

are incredible. high wind warnings, gusts up to 80 miles per hour and the hurricane-force winds could peak over 90 miles per hour. something we need to keep watching as this firehose of moisture just continues to pull itself into california. fred. >> and how rare or unusual is this? >> yeah, i mean, we see storms like this, this time of year. especially in an el nino year, you know. when that ocean circulation kind of peaks like this, we tend to see storms like this. but what's special about this one is it's really stalling. you could see the fire hez of rain just continuing through tuesday. i mean, look at the rain totals in l.a., 3 to 6 inches, you know. if we get to 6 inches totals in l.a., that's six months of their rain for the year, okay? so it's a lot of rain. also, we're dealing with that wind. a climate expert explained a this storm is unusually strong,

unusually close to the coast and that's why you are getting the unoushlly intense winds. on top of that of the oceans are warm and the fat fuels that eve more. >> thank you. thank you to both of you. now to the middle east where the u.s. is vowing to continue operations in the region after it carried out more strikes against iran balkd-backed houth rebels. the strikes were conducted in self-defense and included houthi anti-ship cruise missiles preparing to launch. they hit 36 targets in 13 locatio locations aimed at military storage facilities and other weapons used by the houthis to attack shipping lanes in the red sea. a day earlier the u.s. launched a series of airstrikes on iran-backed militias in series and iraq and that was in retaliation for last week's attack in jordan that killed three american soldiers. we've got full coverage of this

developing story. priscilla alvarez is traveling with president biden in las vegas. jeremy diamond is in tel aviv. p priscilla, you first. what are we hearing from the white house on the strikes and what the next steps could be? >> reporter: the message from the white house is blunt. this is only the beginning. they have said that they plan for this to be a multi-tiered approach in response to the deaths of those three service members in jordan last month. now, national security advisor jake sullivan said there will be further action, but sullivan along with u.s. officials have not telegraphed when those would be or how or when they will happen. now, he did say that therey are still assessing what happened, what unfolded on friday, and ag that central command is reviewing that while also preparing for another round of strikes. take a listen. >> we are still assessing the battle damage. our centcom is looking at the

capabilities we reduced and the casualties that were incurred. the president was clear when he ordered them and when he conducted it it tem that that was the beginning of your response and it will be more steps to come. >> reporter: now, this is separate from the strikes that we saw yesterday. those strikes were targeted houthi targets. they have been targeting vessels in the red sea, including u.s. vessels and commercial vessels in a move that u.s. and allies said could rock the global economy. but all of it comes as president biden tries to strike a delicate balance between deterring and degrading the capabilities of these iranian proxies while also trying to avoid being pulled into a wider regional war. national security advisor jake sullivan saying that the response by the united states is going to be forceful and clear, but again also reiterating this shouldn't be read as escalation but deterrence. whether proxies see it that way, unclear.

again, another example of an region really on edge. >> thanks so much. jeremy to you in tel aviv. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is set to arrive in the middle east for his fifth trip to the region since october 7th. so what will be the focus? >> reporter: well, his trip of course comes days after the united states carried out those significant strikes in iraq and syria against those iranian-based proxies after the united states continued to strike houthi targets in yemen as well. and so the secretary of state will be trying to balance that military response which the united states feels is needed to try to reestablish some kind of a deterrence factor to show that the u.p.s. will respond to attacks on its forces in the region, but to try to balance that military response with the diplomacy aimed at trying to avoid this, you know, kind of slow simmering regional conflict that we are already witnessing from exploding into a much more significant regional war.

that has been the aim of the united states h but there is no question that the temperature is very high as the secretary of state is set to alifer. but he will also be focused on critically the possibility of another deal to release dozens of israeli hostages being held by hamas in exchange for a pause in the fighting. the entry of humanitarian aid as well as freeing palestinian prisoners as part of that exchange. we know that the secretary of state is arriving about a week after the u.s., egypt, qatar, and israel agreed to a broad framework now put to hamas and we are waiting for hamas' response, but it could very well come while the secretary of state is in the region and he will be going to some of the key capitals, including cairo as well as doha, the egyptians and qataris have been key mediators in the effort. the secretary of state focusing on that there. but he is also visiting saudi arabia as well as israel and in those conversations you can expect that beyond all of the previously mentioned issues that

he will be looking longer term are, the possibility that this war between israel and hacould turned into an opportunity to see if there is a possibility of a two-state solution of saudi, israel normalization as part of that broader conversation and post-war governance in gaza. so a lot of short-term critical issues on the secretary of state's plate, but also very much looking longer term at the possibility of trying to establish a new normal in the region, a peaceful normal, if that can be unlocked. >> thank you. all right. right now in the border town of eagle pass, texas, governor greg abbott is hosting more than a dozen republican governors as he continues his standoff with the federal government over access to the border. we'll take you there live. plus, is your city hosting the 2026 fifa world cup final? we have the long-awaited tournament schedule. soon te

abbott will hold a press conference in eagle pass with 14 republican governors. that city a flashpoint in the immigration crisis. the governors visit comes amid an all-out battle with the white house over the state's construction of barriers on the border. texas is continuing to build barricades despite a supreme court ruling allowing federal border agents access to a state park along the border. cnn's rosa flores is in eagle pass for us. what more can you tell us about why these governors are there? >> reporter: hi, fred. these governors have just been briefed by texas authorities and including by texas governor greg abbott in an area seven or eight miles from here according to a

note that we received because we were not allowed to be present. but i can tell you that we just gained access to shelby park and these governors are expected to arrive here to shelby park, the area that texas has denied access to border patrol, the flashpoint when it comes to immigration and it is the epicenter of the fight between texas and the biden administration. pe eagle pass looks like a war zone. texas governor greg abbott ordering miles of razor wire place on the row owe grand and a public park to block migrants like this group of venezuelans from into the u.s. texas shutting down 2.5 miles of border in maverick county and denying u.s. border patrol access. >> texas is securing the border. >> reporter: the county sheriff says that the texas takeover puts local officials in a tough spot. >> a problem for us.

we are in the middle. >> reporter: the weeks long standoff between texas and the biden administration over command and control of the border in eagle pass has turned no a partisan rally cry. >> and now it's as bad as it's ever been at the southern border. >> reporter: dozens of governors and attorneys yen and former president donald trump side with texas. >> i express thanks to governor greg abbott. >> reporter: house speaker mike johnson also said i stand with governor abbott. he and house republicans blame department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas for the ongoing border scrisis. >> that's why secretary alejandro mayorkas is going to be impeached. >> reporter: house republicans looking to keep the focus on mayorkas instead of new legislation. the last time congress passed comprehensive immigration reform 1986 and ronald reagan was president. >> the most comprehensive reform since 1952. >> reporter: while a bipartisan group of senators are pushing for a border deal now, the bill appears to be dead on arrival in

the house. much of it due to the strong opposition from former president donald trump. >> this is a terrible bill. terrible bill for our country. >> reporter: the sheriff in eagle pass is calling out trump for lobbying against a bill that both parties say is the toughest border security legislation in decades. would you blame president trump if the deal doesn't go through? >> yes, because it's going to hurt us, you know much i see that as political, president trump is just self-interest. >> reporter: a republican with riverfront property in eagle pass lined with razor wire says the border deal is short of fixing the issue. >> former president donald trump has been lobbying against that bill. do you agree with him? >> i do agree with him. actually, i believe that when trump was president, having them remain in mexico helps. >> reporter: meanwhile, a eagle pass, standoffs like these

between the group of venezuelan migrants already on u.s. soil and state police are daily occurrences that don't stop illegal immigration. instead, just delay it for a few hours or a few days. and politicians from across the country are taking sides on who should enforce border security, the federal government or the state of texas. these governors here today are side being the state of texas and i got to let you go because i have to hike a half a mile. the press conference is going to start in a few minutes. back to you. >> i hope you have your running shoes on. thank you. all right. still to come, more coverage of the dangerous storm system hitting the west coast right now. mandatory evacuations underway in parts of california as an intense fifratmospheric river m in. how residents are preparing next.

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. all right. the first in the nation democratic primary handed president biden his first primary win in south carolina. while voter turnout was low, he picked up the state's 55 delegates. biden gained momentum in south carolina during his 2020 campaign when congressman james clyburn endorsed biden's first bid for the white house. clyburn spoke to dana bash today and he contends president biden has not lost support among black voters. >> i think that the answer is an emphatic yes. the best illustration of that, he got 96% of the vote in this primary, but his largest percentage, over 97%, was in the town of orangeburg. there are two hbcus and a community college and he got the

largest percentage of the whole state. so that demonstrates to me what i have been saying all the time, that joe biden has not lost any support among african americans. >> president biden is already looking at another key state that will be a big test for his campaign. michigan is home to a crucial base of support for the president, but that support may be wavering. cnn's jeff zeleny takes a closer look. >> two old white guys duking it out. >> reporter: bracing for a rematch between biden and donald trump. exhausted at the notion of a nine-month battle for the white house. >> some may feel i don't have any hope in a donald trump or hope in a joe biden. >> reporter: as pastor of king solomon baptist church in detroit, he was on the front lines of soaring turnout among black voters four years ago. he believes biden can't win re-election through fear of trump alone.

>> it's almost like your big brother or sister saying the boogeyman is under the bed. sooner or later you figure, is it really a boogeyman in you realize maybe this guy ain't the boogeyman. >> reporter: one of the biggest tests facing the president piecing together a vast coalition, particularly in michigan. trump carried the state in 2016 along with wisconsin and pennsylvania. but biden flipped all three in 2020. a blue wall that led to victory. his challenges are complicated by anger monday muslims and arab-americans over the israel/hamas war, made clear by relentless protests. including as the president visited michigan. >> he is not somebody i trust. >> reporter: this man worked as a field organizer for the biden campaign four years ago. he will not vote for the president again, seeing him as complicit in deaths of innocent palestinians. >> by taking this stand, do you wonder if it will help elect donald trump?

>> it probably will. we have seen four years of trump. we have seen four years of biden. people don't really see a difference between their presidencies. >> reporter: it was nearly four years ago when biden pointedly presented himself as a bridge to the future. >> i view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. there is an entire generation of leaders behind me. they are the future of this country. they are the people -- [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: those cheers rang out in detroit's renaissance high. these students are now following the presidential race. >> i don't feel like he represents the young voter. >> reporter: it's the first time they can vote. daunte parker say said a vote for biden is hardly guaranteed. >> he has been stuck in the system far too long. maybe he needs to venture outside to really make some progress now. >> reporter: the biden campaign tells cnn it will draw sharp distinctions with trump and earn the voters.

>> we are not happy with biden, but we understand that the other option is not an option that's favorable to us. >> reporter: norman said voters are eager to hear what biden would do in a second term. not simply what he has done or tried to do. >> are you more oar window are eid people voting for trump or young voters and others not voting at all? >> the protest vote. my message to them is that we did that in 2016. we held our vote. folks didn't come out. >> reporter: so for the next nine months it will be a heavy focus on michigan and those other blue wall states like wisconsin and pennsylvania, but before that the primary comes here. that is february 27th. the biden campaign is working to increase their support. they are worried any protests could show up in the primary on that day. the bigger challenge, of course, is rebuilding that coalition that led him to the white house in 2020. the roadmap is there. the question is, are the voters? jeff zeleny, cnn, detroit.

and back to breaking news. millions are preparing for torrential rain, life-threatening flooding and mudslides potentially as an intense atmospheric river takes aim at california.

breaking news out of california where a powerful atmospheric river is moving in. areas of southern california including the city of long beach are preparing for more rain this weekend and they have seen over an entire year. the mayor says the city expects up to 7 inches of rain starting today. this on top of the rain that they already received earlier in the week. for more on the storm preparedness, i want to bring in captain jake heflin with the long beach fire department. good to see you. so, at this stage what is the

biggest threat facing long beach? >> well, i think it's the intensity and duration of the incoming storm. that's what we saw happen the last storm we had. a lot of rain in a relatively short period of time and that really created challenges for us with localized area flooding and it's part of our messaging. if you had issues with the last storm, be prepared today. if you in the community even recovered from last week? >> certainly. i think we have had crews hard at work the last few days making sure that we have really built up and fortified and solidified our plan. we have a lot of resources that are staged. we have, in addition to that, backup generators, pump trucks, mobile pumps. we have those pre-staged at locations where we experienced challenges on the last storm. so i think the city is doing it right. the city is prepared. the city is providing resources and certainly we have stockpile of resources that are available and a, more importantly, going

out and providing the resources to the city and community so residents can get sandbags and be prepared. >> long beach is located right on the water. so what might be some of the more unique challenges that you have to doleeal with? >> we deal with swells. we deal with high tides. we deal with these types of storms. we have had experience in the past with this, some of our hurricanes and the tropical storm recently. but the point is i think we have a robust responsibility. our lifeguards are working diligently on the shoreline. we are making sure that we are prepared, making sure that they are doing what they need to do to support that. more importantly, i think we are encouraging the residents. we have the sandbags and sand bins full of sand at the locations to make sure that they are available to support them and we have the resources, our volunteers are doing an amazing job, our community response teams, search and rescue youth, police explorers are helping the

residents put sandbags in their cars. >> you all have the resources. you have the equipment as first responders. however, conditions like this do heighten risk even for you and your team. so what are you bracing for? >> i think talking about the impact. we are looking at potentially upwards of 6 inches of rain the next few days. i think we have our swift-water rescue teams patrolling the river beds. the swift moving water in the l.a. river and the san gabriel river are challenges as far as we are encouraging everyone to stay away from that. don't go near the fast moving waters. a challenge is people driving through flooded intersections. if you see a flooded intersection stay away. don't go through the intersection. that creates additional challenges for us. in addition, if don't need to be on the road, stay home. that's really the goal. we are trying to talk to the community to say stay home. puddling or pooling along the roadways create slick road conditions and can be very

hazardous. these are critical components to keeping the community safe. the fire department, the city adds a whole is ready to respond when needed. >> all right. captain, all the best to you. we hope you and everybody there stays safe. thank you so much. >> thank you. appreciate the support. we'll be right back.

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. right now at the u.s. southern border, texas governor greg abbott is meeting with a dozen republican governors from across the country. texas is in the middle of a battle with the white house over the state's construction of barriers on the border. the state continues to build

barricades despite a u.s. supreme court ruling allowing federal border agents access to a state park on the border. sheila jackson lee of texas, congresswoman, great to see you. >> thank you. >> your reaction to governor abbott's defiance of a usgs supreme court ruling which reinforces federal access to the border. what do you think should be happening? >> the last time i recall, we represent the united states of america. this is the federal government's responsibility and that is immigration. immigration is the role of the federal government. it is the monetary role of the federal government and the staffing role of the federal government. the governor is presently denying the authority of the federal government, but he is also denying the law of the land, of the supreme court, which has indicated that our federal law enforcement in this

instance border patrol agents have to have access to the eagle pass park. so i believe that the president has to act in some way, charging governor abbott with illegal activity. even if he portends that he is protecting the people of texas, we want to protect the people of america and the people of texas and we can do that when our states, including those governors who are now getting a briefing from a single governor, if we work together we can protect the american people and safeguard the southern border. there is no doubt that we can do that. >> has that been a serious conversation about the possibilities of the white house, this president actually, you know, pressing charges against governor abbott? this is the first time hearing of something like this. i am wondering, is this a serious, you know, part of conversations among democrats and others? >> in front of the white house, in front of the president, i will tell you, as a senior

member of the judiciary committee and homeland security, tlos no doubt that governor abbott is violating the law as state and federally. he is certainly going against the supreme court decision. and with that in mind, he doesn't have that superior authority. so i think the white house is trying to respect the individual rights of states, but we have a higher responsibility, and that is getting all 50 states to work together. and all 50 states to abide by the law and to not have a segment of governors who happen to be republican come off to a meeting and suggest that there is any basis for them violating the law. so i would encourage the white house, the department of justice and the department of homeland security to find the appropriate response for this blatant disregard of federal law, and that is of the supreme court. i think the american people are better when we all add here to the laws of the land. that is not what is happening.

we have had issues where we have tried to help provide a feeding program for the children of texas, and this governor has rejected the federal feeding program, causing 3 million people not to have a feeding program in the summer. that's an option that they have the right to, but it still hurts texans i think what they are doing now hurts texans as well because the lone star border program has not proven to be successful. it has not proven to stop migration. it's not proven to be safe because we have already seen a m mother and her two children drown. what more do we have to see to know it is better to work with the federal government and the president of the united states who is, who is welcoming a potential senate drafted budget and proposal to secure the southern border. we all need to look at this and know whether or not we will go forward in that direction. but what is happening at our border and basing it on the lone star effort going on more than a year, we can see that it proves

unsuc unsuccessful and it is not making the border at the south more secure. the southern border is not more secure because of the lone star go it on your own program that our state is trying to do. let it be the united states. let's work with the president and let's get the job done by doing it together. not singularly and not violating federal law. >> congresswoman, on capitol hill, u.s. senators are expected to release the details of a bipartisan border bill. we don't know the specifics, but some senators and sources say it would overhaul the asylum system and enact strict new enforcement measures and also gift president the power to shut down the border if it is indeed overwhelmed any more than it is already. does this have a chance in your view and is it something you could support? >> well, every legislative initiative put forward every member of congress, house and

senate, has a right to review it. i am a problem solver. i introduced the comprehensive save america immigration bill. i am interested in a fair assessment of how we can have a program that equates to american values. we are the nation with the statute of liberty in our harbor. we welcome immigrants who helped build this land. we are a nation of laws and immigrants, and it is a federal issue. i will be concerned if what that plan and proposal does as it closes the door to legal immigration and impacts those who are statused and here legally and puts them in jeopardy or separates families or doesn't allow a doctor status, young people to be able to access citizenship. so i think the answer would be i will be a part of the problem solving. i am on the border security committee. i am on the immigration

subcommittee. i am on homeland security. yes, i will be a part of that process of solving the problem. but i will not jeopardize the legal immigration system that some may wish to push forward. i caution my republican friends that they be more open to a plan and not listen and be driven to directions by the former president of the united states who indicates that everything he stands on is about his election in 2024. it's not about solving the problem. not helping the american people or slow migration. it is his election and his victory. that is not meeting [ inaudible ] we must safeguard the families and ensure that systems work governed by the

federal government and not individual states. that's just -- >> yeah, congresswoman sheila jackson-lee of texas, we will leave it there. thank you for being with us this sunday. >> thank you for having me. coming up, we finally know which u.s. city will host the 2026 fifa world cup final. the official tournament schedule next.

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big news for mexico and big news for the united states. what are all the great cities that will host world cups? >> we knew the cities and venues. we didn't know which games they would get. literally within the last few minutes they announced that tournament will kick off in mexico city at the azteca stadium. it is, by the way, where pele and dogo were ground world champions in 1970 and 1986. american fans want to hear where their teams are in the group stage, los angeles, a huge soccer city, and also seattle. so two group games in l.a. one in seattle. there are 11 host cities in the united states. they will all be getting four or five games in the group stage alone. dallas is going to have the most amount of games with nine, but the final is going to be played in new york, new jersey, which is a surprise. i think a lot of people thought dallas. atlanta where we are is going to have eight games. atlanta will have a semi along

with dallas. of course, games in canada as well, toronto will have the first canadian home game in that tournament. so -- >> i am writing down the cities in case i happen to be in any of these cities while that's going on. >> when they made the announcement, they said the bronze medal game, the sort of third, fourth game, which typically nobody cares about, will be in in miami. lionel messi plays for miami. he won't be -- >> better show up. >> he won't want to be playing in that game. he will want to be in the final. >> lately he is not showing up at everything where people expect him to show up. what's going on? >> did you have tickets for the became here in. >> yes, i did. and he was absent. >> i was at that game when miami played. >> won't hold it against him. >> he didn't show up at all. more controversy, i suppose, because inter miami are on a preseason tour before the mls season starts. they played in hong kong and he didn't come off the bench.

and there was 40,000 fans in the stadium. a lot paid through the nose for their tickets. he was booed when he didn't come off the bench. >> this is not a good trend. >> it's sports. it's sports. he is not taylor swift. taylor swift stays on the bench, there is no show. sports is different. >> if he not feeling up to it, i understand. >> the government of hopping kong wants an explanation. the team coach says it was a late decision based on an injury. >> fair enough. we will give him a, you know, a pass on that. all right. thank you so much. all right. the cnn original series the many lives of martha stewart returns tonight with its final two episodes. and this weak we look at the legal battle that nearly brought down martha's empire. how she orchestrated a powerful comeback and how she remains a relevant cultural forced to. here is a preview. >> this is showing that a good

idea can lead to an excellent company, lead to a wonderful ipo. >> also can lead to jealousy, people not liking people who succeed, and people who go after you. >> and that's -- >> right? >> it seems to be the american way. doesn't it? >> i thought that things were going along just great. a wonderful family. a beautiful daughter. a fantastic business. >> what have you had that was a failure? you have been so successful. there has to be something that didn't go right. >> in business, not much. >> not much? >> no. >> martha stewart was at the height of wealthy and glory. she could do no long. and then something like this happens. >> questions these days from martha stewart. >> a federal prosecutor says that she is among those under investigation for suspected insider trading. >> all of a sudden herwa