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
Attorney david weiss who already tried once to get immunity for hunter for all future times. Texas editor ted cruz on who will have the upper hand on exposing high crime and misdemeanor at the white house. A new Special Counsel or gop investigators. Investigative reporter john solomon of just news and Emily Joe Mars on the next shoe to drop on the Biden Gravy Chain from foreigners alleged Influence Peddling that the president continues to deny. There is a testimony by one of your sons former Business Associates is claiming that you were on speakerphone about with them talking business. I never talk business, i knew you would have a lousy question. Why is that a lousy question. Is not the truth. Why another weak response to Communist China bidens Executive Order which was supposed to limit investment in the chinese military. It needs to be so much more formidable. Then you have the one year hiatus for implementation. A typical dodge by the administration possibly for greater concessions
Attorney david weiss who already tried once to get immunity for hunter for all future times. Texas editor ted cruz on who will have the upper hand on exposing high crime and misdemeanor at the white house. A new Special Counsel or gop investigators. Investigative reporter john solomon of just news and Emily Joe Mars on the next shoe to drop on the Biden Gravy Chain from foreigners alleged Influence Peddling that the president continues to deny. There is a testimony by one of your sons former Business Associates is claiming that you were on speakerphone about with them talking business. I never talk business, i knew you would have a lousy question. Why is that a lousy question. Is not the truth. Why another weak response to Communist China bidens Executive Order which was supposed to limit investment in the chinese military. It needs to be so much more formidable. Then you have the one year hiatus for implementation. A typical dodge by the administration possibly for greater concessions
Chris jansing reports. At this hour, joe biden said watch me, and they did. Can the president keep the momentum going after a inyourface State Of The Union. Georgia split screen, biden and trump preparing for dueling events in one of the years critical swing states. What were hearing from voters there. Plus, even as hes facing trial for keeping classified documents in his bathroom and other places, donald trump could soon be getting intelligence briefings. Well tell you why. And the Ticking Clock on tiktok. Angry users Flood Congress with calls as a bill that could ban the app gains steam. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. Well, we see a split screen in georgia tomorrow, and President Biden and former President Trump hold dueling campaign events. Nbcs Blayne Alexander is in gwinett county, one of seven counties our nbc News Politics team believe will help determine the election in novel. What are you hearing from the voters youre talking to today . Re
Major flooding on the roads near boston, vehicles stranded. In maryland, video of Power Lines Toppling under cars, Trapping Dozens of people for hours. At least two deaths blamed on the storms. A team hit by a falling tree in south carolina, and a man struck by lightning in alabama. Our team in the storm zone. Also, the massive strike in los angeles. City workers walking off the job. What theyre demanding, and the major impact on city services. New video of that violent brawl on an alabama riverfront. What it reveals and the charges police announced today. The New York City Beach shut down after a rare shark attack. A 65yearold woman critically injured. Her condition tonight. The popular Weight Loss Drug wegovy could have additional benefits for your heart. What a new study has found. Our nbc news investigation into selfdriving cars. How many are involved in crashes. What happened when we took a ride in one. And the largest Mega Millions jackpot in history, nearly 1. 6 billion up for g