Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim, today's Thursday, January 5th, 2023.

And we begin with a pineapple express, a bomb cyclone, an atmospheric river. Whatever

you call this particular winter storm, the West Coast is waking up to the remnants of

it, and it's not over yet. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service have taken

the unusual step of urging residents to have go bags and insurance documentation ready,

in case they are forced to leave their homes. Virtually all of Northern and Central California

is under flood watches and high wind warnings, with widespread flooding and mudslides expected

to worsen throughout the day. In the Sierra, California's snowpack is now at a decade

high, according to state water officials. But as we mentioned yesterday, temperatures

on the other side of the globe are unusually warm for this time of year. So warm that according

to your own news, European ski resorts are being forced to close due to lack of snow.

Four years after the crime, the mastermind behind the college cheating scandal known

as Varsity Blues has learned his fate. Rick Singer will spend the next three and a half years

in a federal prison for helping wealthy parents get their kids into exclusive colleges.

He apologized for his actions, saying his morals took a backseat to winning and keeping score.

To be frank, he said, I'm ashamed of myself.

And there's some good news to report regarding Jamar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bill's announced yesterday

that while he's still in critical condition following his collapse on the field Monday night,

he is showing signs of improvement. And his fundraiser that started as a $2,500 toy drive

now stands at about $7 million. What's in a name? A lot, if it means you get invited to the

Masters by mistake. On New Year's Eve, George and Scott Stallings received a formal invitation

from the Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the Masters tournament in April, golf's most

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