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
He says, count him out from this weeks republican debate. We will tell you what he plans to do instead. Plus, what trumps refusal to pay for Rudy Giulianis legal bills may mean in that georgia case, in which their codefendants. Thats later on this hour as well. We want to begin, though, with the weather. Hurricane hilary specifically. Now a category three and expected to bring catastrophic and lifethreatening flooding to parts of california, nevada, mexico as well. Southern california now under a Tropical Storm warning, as residents are bracing for what could be the first storm like this to make landfall in the area since, get this, 1939. You see that thing turning towards the state. Nbcs guad venegas is on the ground for us in san diego. But first, i want to bring in michael brennan, director of the National Hurricane center. Michael, start us off if you will. What you are seeing this hour, the track of hillary, and if it weakens as some reports are saying it might, how dangerous coul
We at desert view, which is the eastern end of the grand canyon and, its called desert view because when you look to the east, youre looking out into the Painted Desert and you can maybe see a little bit that beyond the white tower there. So this is about a quarter of the way into the grand canyon. It starts about 70 miles east here. And from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. And so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and, deepen and sort of turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs, calendars or, you know, famous images. So before now its a fairly its much narrower gorge. And then when it reaches desert view, it really opens out and so its about ten miles wide here and its about a mile deep, has another 200 miles to run to the west. It eventually ends up at lake mead, the Colorado River. I hope you can see that in the bottom know, runs all the way from the Rocky Mountains to, you know, to between california. Arizona, as it head
We at desert view, which is the eastern end of the grand canyon and, its called desert view because when you look to the east, youre looking out into the Painted Desert and you can maybe see a little bit that beyond the white tower there. So this is about a quarter of the way into the grand canyon. It starts about 70 miles east here. And from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. And so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and, deepen and sort of turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs, calendars or, you know, famous images. So before now its a fairly its much narrower gorge. And then when it reaches desert view, it really opens out and so its about ten miles wide here and its about a mile deep, has another 200 miles to run to the west. It eventually ends up at lake mead, the Colorado River. I hope you can see that in the bottom know, runs all the way from the Rocky Mountains to, you know, to between california. Arizona, as it head
We at desert view, which is the eastern end of the grand canyon and, its called desert view because when you look to the east, youre looking out into the Painted Desert and you can maybe see a little bit that beyond the white tower there. So this is about a quarter of the way into the grand canyon. It starts about 70 miles east here. And from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. And so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and, deepen and sort of turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs, calendars or, you know, famous images. So before now its a fairly its much narrower gorge. And then when it reaches desert view, it really opens out and so its about ten miles wide here and its about a mile deep, has another 200 miles to run to the west. It eventually ends up at lake mead, the Colorado River. I hope you can see that in the bottom know, runs all the way from the Rocky Mountains to, you know, to between california. Arizona, as it head