We began the southwest where people are frantically preparing for Hurricane Hilary. Latest update from the National Hurricane center, hillary has been downgraded to category two storm. Its making its way north alongside mexico spa coastline. Heavy rain is expected to impact california in arizona starting sunday. The National Weather service is calling the storm rare and dangerous. And here is why. Parts of the California Desert are forecasted to get three years worth of rain in just 48 hours. Lets get an update from Priscilla Thompson in palm springs, california. Priscilla, how are people where you are preparing right now . Yeah, alicia menendez, folks here are frantically filling those sandbags, hoping to protect their homes and businesses as that rainfall is expected to move in here in the coming hours, really. And this operation has been going since about 6 am local time. Thats 9 am eastern time. And its expected to continue for about the next four hours. You can see there are folks
Rahm emanuel about whats the u. S. Trying to accomplish. We begin this morning with the Devastating Hawaiin Wildfire S that ravaged maui. Police have identified three more victims. Nbcs tom llamas spoke with the family a 79yearold who was identified yesterday. Reporter remembering the man who for decades was the rhythm of lahaina. Music was the love of his life. Buddy jantoc spent life as a musician, touring country before settling down in his forever home of lahaina. Theyre sharing memories like this of uncle buddy playing weekend gigs at lahainas cannery mall. He was always smiling, always laughing. This as nbc news has reviewed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Electric of years of inaction and negligence, arguing it should have been planning to shut down Power Systems before the damaging winds hit. The Hawaiian Electric company declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us this morning from maui. What more do we know about that suit and the investigation into
Come to you 808 214000 cnn Breaking News we begin with our Breaking News. The Supreme Court is letting texas begin enforcing a controversial Immigration Policy that will allow State Officials to detain and arrest people they suspect have entered the country illegally. Immigration advocates have Raise Concerns that the law could lead to an increase in racial profiling detentions and attempted deportations in texas where latinos make up 40 of the population. Cnn Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic is joining us. Joan, and we understand now that the three liberal justices dissented. What can you tell us . Sure major news from the Supreme Court allowing this controversial texas law to take effect immediately that would allow texas State Officials are not federal officials who normally are in charge of immigration to arrest and detain migrants who cross the border at your ride. The majority did not explain its reasoning seen briana, but three dissenting justices did explain why they dont th
City of portauprince. The humanitarian crisis is also a getting worse with hospitals coming under attack and and many people going hungry. This as the Prime Minister has agreed to step down once a transitional president ial council is created. Welcome to fox news live, happy st. Patricks day, im mike emmanuel. Americans trapped in haiti getting a lifeline, charter flights for u. S. Citizens stuck there but warning americans to travel to the pickup point at their own risk. Bryan llenas is live with the late from the Dominican Republic p. Hello, bryan. Reporter hey, mike. Yes, gangs in haiti have made life there virtually impossible, very difficult. We are on the dominican side of the border, and this is a marketplace where haitians are able to buy and sell goods and bring them back to their ohm as their home as their country continues to be in a state of crisis. The United Nations says nearly half of haitis population is food insecure and in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance
Have been linked to the dark web. 111 people including children confirmed dead as the death told in hawaii continues to soar. More than 1000 people still missing with only 38 of the Disaster Zone searched. A librarian fired after refusing to remove books that were sexual in nature. The library in a joins us live. This our asiana starts now. This is where we begin. We have a Disturbing Development in president trumps case in georgia. The grand jury he voted to indict him and they may have been docs online. Social media profiles, even Home Addresses are circulating on these trump forms and sites that have been previously linked to extremist attacks. Some anonymous users are calling for violence against those jurors. A texas woman was threatening to kill the judge in the federal election case. She left a voicemail saying if he does not get elected in 2024, we will kill you, so sleep with one eye open. Shes Law Enforcement and intelligence angeles, for previous news, laura lopez and former