It really is way to early on this monday on august 21st. Im Katty Kay On August 21st in for jonathan lemire. We begin with the Tropical Storm pummeling Southern California. Hilary is already smashing records for rainfall across california with some parts of the State Reporting nearly 3 inches of rain yesterday. In addition to the Tropical Storm, Southern California residents also experienced a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake yesterday. Officials are reporting it did not cause serious damage, but it did produce several aftershocks. In response to hilary, governor gavin newsom declared a State Of Emergency. Hilary is the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, almost a century. Turning to politics and new polling shows Donald Trumps hold on the Republican Base is as strong as ever. In a yougov survey, trump leads ron desantis, 62 to 16 . In third place is entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Hes at 7 . All the other candidates at 5 or less. Among them, the poll shows they trust t
Category 3 storm, winds one hundred 25 miles an hour. Those winds will die down as a boost to the north, that water is colder, warm water pool these storms, that is what ultimately lets these storms become more powerful. We expect this to weaken but that will bring a ton of moisture. When you talk about earlier landfall what you are looking at is sunday morning. Winds 80 miles an hour. Thats a landfall in the baja peninsula. Still running into Southern California. More so Sunday Evening into overnight monday. Those initial bands of rain are going to be there you will see a lot of rain, the center of the storm moving in. In this area you are going to see rain much earlier than you initially thought. Sunday evening, the center of circulation moving into Southern California. The leading edge is going to be here and we are looking at a big area with Tropical Storm warning, first time this has ever been issued in Southern California. This is a rare event. We havent seen a Tropical Storm in
Packed. And im mike emanuel. We have coverage with adam klotz, and Christina Coleman in Pacific Palisades in california. Well start with you. Hi, mike, if might look like a beautiful beach day right now, but heavy rains and significant flooding is a big concern. L. A. Mayor karen bass says the city will be ready. The city is prepared. Were not waiting for the storm to hit. We have already begun working 24 7 to be ahead of the curve and to be ready as soon as the storm reaches our shores. Hurricane hilary is expected to make landfall in baja, california sometime tonight or tomorrow where theyre already seeing stormy conditions and that storm is expect today weaken into a Tropical Storm that could bring torrential rains into Southern California and nevada and the threat of mudslides and even tornados. Crews are sandbagging low lying areas here in parts of Southern California and arizona. Law enforcement is telling people to be ready to possibly be without power. They say if you have to g
The 2020 election. 18 others charged as well, including big names. Rudy giuliani, measuring meadows, with that many people, does it make it more likely that someone could flip. Prosecutors call it a Criminal Enterprise and they are leaning hard on Racketeering Laws to make their case. Im kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner. This is cnn news central. Donald trump and 18 codefendants have 10 days to turn themselves in and surrender in georgia. In a 98page indictment, the former president , who is also the current front runner for the 2024 republican nomination is accused of plotting against the Very Constitution he swore to protect. And the office he hopes to hold again. Fulton County District attorney fani willis argues all 19 defendants refuseed to accept that trump lost and knowingly joined a conspiracy to change the outcome of the election. I make decisions base d on te facts and the law. The law is completely nonpartisan. Thats how decisions are made in every cay case. We
Fake electors plot before the 2020 election was even decided. Well have more on that video which appears to undermine some claims from the former president s legal team also ahead, the latest developments in the Georgia Election case including the proposed trial date from Fulton County District Attorney fani willis. Plus an update on the Recovery Efforts in maui amid increasing scrutiny for hawaiis electricity provider. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 17th. Im johnnen lemere. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with a disturbing situation out of texas where a woman was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge who is presiding over former president Donald Trumps federal election interference case here in washington, d. C. The 43yearold who was denied bail allegedly threatened to kill judge tanya chutkan. We want to warn you some of these details are down right disturbing. According to an affidavit filed last wee