that we are all on the same page. and really we prepared, we staffed appropriately. and now were going to suit the storm brings were hoping for the best but of august the prepared for the worst. yes i lived and worked in san diego. i am familiar with orange county. i know that you all are very prepared and captain greg barta of the orange county fire authority thank you for joining us. good luck with everybody for the storm are deafly pulling for the best. thank you captain. eric: will have much more storm coverage on hilary throughout the day and evening here at fox news. we are also filing some other stories for the living dead light in georgia? for president trump to turn himself in the election racketeering conspiracy charges, when will he do that? we are live and atlantic coming up with the latest on that case.
state of emergency in california tropical storm hilary is already bringing heavy rain to parts of the state. it is not seen a tropical storm and 84 years. millions of people now bracing for life-threatening floods and intense winds at. officials are telling you people to stay inside do not drive outside and they think the deluge could overwhelm the desert. hello everyone welcome to a brand-new hour of fox news like i am eric shawn. hi arthel. arthel: hi eric, hello everyone i am arthel neville. hilary made landfall about two hours ago in northwestern mexico. flash flood warnings already issued in parts of southern california. the fema administrator said first responders are on site and they are ready to help. extra can hilary is going to produce significant impacts to southern california. we have a team that is embedded in california.
bite have been vacationing with his family including hunter biden and lake tahoe. it will be departing tomorrow to head to maui to inspect the damage and speak with survivors and local leaders is not the only disasters you mention the present has to monitor tropical storm hilary going down on southern california the president will be monitoring that situation as well but in fact he might not be able to return to his vacation home climate activist tom starr s one-time democratic opponent 2020 because the storm track as it going on to lake tahoe as well. as we see earlier on the screen fema official spoke earlier to fox about what to expect with a tropical storm. different type of things that may happen. to what individuals and families to make sure they re taking steps to be prepared. in san diego the u.s. navy is sending the third fleet out to sea, the safest place for warships and submarines during a
on duty or on call if god for bid any downed power line spark any fires? yes. with anticipation of the storm had quite a few days in advance warning. we have been taken precautionary steps necessary to ensure we can best serve the citizens here in orange county. we have increased our staffing. we have additional firefighters on duty additional researchers to deploy if any type of emergency that presents itself. obviously the storm is at the forefront right now. it is something that is unusual for our region but however we do train all the time. any problem that arises as a result of the storm will be her to handle. arthel: is the power company prepared to turn off the power if necessary? you know, i haven t spoken to anyone directly at the power company. our management is in constant communication with them. any necessary steps that need to be taken to ensure the safety of
kind of the low before the storm. so to speak it s not raining heavy at this moment but we know it s coming very shortly. if you can stay off of the roads please do so. stay-at-home. stay safe it. as of now there are only a couple of areas with voluntary evacuation orders. those are up in the mountainous regions. arthel: okay and if residents heated those orders? i have not spoken to any resiresidence directly. but from past experience they often do times heed our advice to protect themselves and keep ththe community safe. arthel: okay, what does the orange county fire authority agenda look like for the next 48 hours? our agenda is jampacked and it has been for the last couple of days. we are in consequent medication with the national weather service getting lifetime updates we are talking to our partner agencies from san diego, los angeles and riverside county so