On to director, and nancy ward, from california. Governors office of emergency services. Thank you, courtney. I am nancy ward, director of the california Governors Office of emergency services. We are here today because california is threatened by what could be one of the most devastating storms weve had Hit California in more than a decade. Make no mistake, this very, dangerous and significant storm. Heavy rainfall, strong winds associated with this storm began today already and will be felt well beyond the center of the storm entering california. I have been in near Constant Contact with governor newsom. He has pretty much told us to lean as far forward in coordinating and reassuring. We can respond as quickly as we possibly can. The State Senator beyond means being pushed 24 7 to coordinate those resource requests from the local stakeholders and counties, communities, across the southern part of the state to ensure that no needs are unmet in those areas. The state has the best train
Help arrives in maui to find the missing and identify remains, as survivors get a first look at whats next. How is it that my house is Still Standing . I thought it would be gone. Norah new developments in the georgia indictment against donald trump and 18 others. When will they have to surrender on Racketeering Charges . And could the former president go on trial during the primaries . Tropical storm hilary, yes, forming this afternoon in the pacific, with winds around 40 miles an hour. Some places here could see 35 inches of rain. Norah blind side scandal. What the family of michael oher is staying tonight after the nfl star claims they made millions at his expense. The tuohys did not control any of mr. Ohers finances. This is absolutely unacceptable. In louisville, kentucky, a transportation disaster. Problems with the bus system stranded dozens of students last week and has kept kids out of school. I want them to do better because it is trickling down to the safety of our kids. The
Historic summit at camp david with the leaders of japan and south korea. On the agenda, confronting threats from china and north korea. Donald trump deciding to skip next weeks first gop president ial debate, and new reporting tonight, when will he surrender on new charges in georgia . Nbc news reports aboard an f16 fighter jet, the u. S. Today approving the shipment of f16s to ukraine, but how long will it take to train ukraines pilots to fly them . And after losing her restaurant in the fires, the top chef still cooking with compassion for maui. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome. Normally this time of year, people in the south and the east are keeping an eye open for potential hurricane threats. Tonight, however, in a historic weather twist, americans on the west coast are on alert with an eye on Hurricane Hilary as it races northward off the Baja Peninsula Parts of california are under the first Tropical Storm watch ever issued for that st
Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka witfield. A Major Hurricane is barreling toward the southwestern u. S. Hurricane hilary has weakened to a category 3 as it hammers mexico with strong winds and high waves. Forecasters warn it could dump more than a years worth of rain across california, nevada and arizona in a short amount of time. The threat is so severe in the golden state that a Tropical Storm warning has been issued for the First Time Ever there. Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar is tracking the conditions. A years worth of rain in a short amount of time, how are they going to handle that . That is the big concern, because especially in the desert areas that ground is not able to absorb it very quickly, so a lot of it becomes runoff, leading to localized flash flooding. Sustained winds 125 Miles Per Hour gusting up to 155. Weve seen that Forward Movement pick up. Its starting to speed up. Thats important for the timing of a lot of the rain showers. W
and lucas got a chance to ask him a question, i understand? that s right, one of our colleagues asked him that question. and that meeting just wrapping up just moments ago in this building right behind me, jacqui. he spoke to fox very briefly though. to support the community? like i said, very briefly. fema now supplying a small team to east palestine and we heard from ohio s governor who said hhs and c.d.c. will be deploying officials here as well to set up a small free medical clinic, including toxicologists and medical personnel to treat some victims in town. in a joint statement, ohio s governor and fema saying, quote, fema will supplement federal efforts by deploying a senior response official along with a regional incident management assistance team, support ongoing organizations, including assessments, a potential long-term recovery needs. now, one local resident, kayla miller who lives just three miles south of here, tells us she lost animals on the farm, chicke