Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka witfield. The southwestern u. S. Is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as hurricane hilary churns off the pacific. We just learned moments ago that the storm has weakened just a bit to a category 3 storm with 125 mile an hour winds. Its lashing mexico with strong winds and high waves right now. Forecasters warn it could dump more than a years worth of rain across parts of california, nevada and arizona. The storm is expected to weaken as it moves north, but the threat is so severe, a Tropical Storm watch has been issued for california, the first ever for that state. People there are trying to prepare as best they can. Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar is joining us. A new advisory has just been issued. While it may have been downgraded a little bit, thats still very threatening. Right. Keep in mind the weakening was forecast. We knew as it slid into cooler waters, this was going to happen. In terms of the fore
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dates. natasha chen is live for us in los angeles. southern california is facing an exceptionally rare threat. not everyone knows how to prepare for this. what are they doing? reporter: a lot of people here are used to dealing with wildfires, earthquakes, mudslides. some of that emergency preparation translates to what s happening here. but we see people with questions too about what to expect exactly from this tropical storm. when i moved from our atlanta bureau to our l.a. bureau, i didn t think i would still be talking about tropical storms here, but that is where we are. you see officials hammering that home that people may not know exactly what to expect here. they re trying to have them prepare as much as possible, sandbags available to all residents who would like those, asking people to stay home instead of driving out if they can for sunday and monday. here is one of the l.a. county supervisors talking about this
president on down are trying to prove they re the one most looking out for you. it would be very helpful for us to be able to say to the american people our fiscal house is in order. the president wassed a today month that it s impossible to get a deal unless and until the republicans agree to raise some taxes. in turn, republicans say that before he spends anymore time lecturing them, she stop giving press conferences and put his proposals down on paper. but in the hunt for specifics, it is crystal clear the president is not ready to take the lead. if they show me a serious plan, i m ready to move. even if it requires some tough decisions on my part. a lot of questions tonight about where this is heading and how it will impact you. the president s initial deadline, tonight, will pass without a deal. so what next? donna edwards is among the democrats warning the president don t count on my vote if any deal involves big changes to medicare and social security. gloria b