Fox Weather Center and chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt in santa monica, but start off with you jonathan. Good morning from santa monica we are getting light rain in a stiff breeze, thats about it but it is going to get a lot worse according to officials not just on the coast but most particularly in land from here east and north of l. A. In the high desert communities, officials are warning people to get prepared and that is exactly what is been happening from san diego near the border with mexico all the way north to Santa Barbara and well into the desert east of l. A. , palm springs for instance expected to be badly hit by Flash Flooding, the message from officials across the board included the mayor of l. A. Is be prepared and be safe, listen here. Our message today is clear, stay safe, stay home and stay informed, this is an unprecedented Weather Event but los angeles has deep experience responding to crisis whether it be wildfire or earthquakes, the city is are prepared. Overnig
washington. we are tracking major fallout in the fatal police beating of 29-year-old tyre nichols. a sixth memphis police officer was just relieved of duty for alleged involvement in the deadly incident. five previously fired officers charged with murder. those five were members of the scorpion unit that was disbanded over the weekend. this comes as new charges could be in play and as congress faces new calls to act on police reform. cnn s nick valencia joins us now. nick, anybody who watched this video can see that at various points that were more than five officers at the scene wh. what do we know about this sixth officer s role? reporter: they told me the sixth officer has been relieved of duty, put on administrative leave. that officer identified as preston hemphill who s been with them since 2018. we have reached the attorney, the man who said he s representing mr. hemphill. he can confirm that that is his client. he also says that it was the body cam footage of mr. he
be there. that s my commitment to. neil: here s the thing. ian is not leaving. it s down but not out. ian now a tropical storm is expected to make its way back to a category one hurricane after devastating the sunshine state. south carolina s governor will hold a news conference shortly. here s what we know right now. a storm surge up to seven feet predicted for charleston, south carolina as of tomorrow. in florida today, more than 2.6 million people are still without power across the state. no indications when they will get that back. search and rescue operations underway in florida s barrier islands and other hard-hit areas. governor desantis calling it a 24/7 operation. moments from now, we ll talk to the mayor of fort myers florida particularly hard hit by the storm. first, fox team coverage with robert ray in fort myers and steve harrigan in charlotte county where they re trying to dig out. welcome. i m neil cavuto. let s go to robert ray in f fort myers that got reall
west coast is preparing for a massive earthquake or a wildfire but a hurricane, first time in 84 years or so, what about that aspect? fema s mission is to help during, before and after disasters and that s all hazard, incredibly proud to be an entire agency whose personnel are focused on all hazards from natural hazards as you mentioned, wildfires, atmo atmosphere, flooding, hurricanes and that nature. we have an incredible team not just here at fema but the inner agency and more importantly we appreciate the cord nation that we do with our state and county counterparts as well california oes has been a leader for us and we ve been with them to support every step of the way to make sure that were taking a whole government effort and we will continue to take not only the whole of government but work with our colleagues like the red cross, salvation army and others to make sure we are inclusive and supported with the whole community. mike: marcus coleman from fema, i respect how busy y
reaching some sort of solution with palestinians. i think a lot of people would disagree with him but that s how he focused that. tomorrow antony blinken will meet with palestinian leaders. he said in a photo spray that he will bring that same message to the palestinians, that they need to take steps to de-escalate the situation. last week the palestinian authority severed it s cord nation with israel. that s seen as a vital tool to help keep some sense of communication between the security forces. he will be likely urging them to restore that. we heard from the americans last week. they said they didn t think that was a good idea. very much a high-stakes trip. but i do have to say the optimism that he will make a huge change is not quite there. kasie. all right, thanks very much for that report. police say he s on the run, extremely dangerous and could be using dating apps to hunt down new victims. what we re learning about the growing manhunt for this alleged kidnapper who s accu