It really is way to early on this monday on august 21st. Im Katty Kay On August 21st in for jonathan lemire. We begin with the Tropical Storm pummeling Southern California. Hilary is already smashing records for rainfall across california with some parts of the State Reporting nearly 3 inches of rain yesterday. In addition to the Tropical Storm, Southern California residents also experienced a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake yesterday. Officials are reporting it did not cause serious damage, but it did produce several aftershocks. In response to hilary, governor gavin newsom declared a State Of Emergency. Hilary is the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, almost a century. Turning to politics and new polling shows Donald Trumps hold on the Republican Base is as strong as ever. In a yougov survey, trump leads ron desantis, 62 to 16 . In third place is entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Hes at 7 . All the other candidates at 5 or less. Among them, the poll shows they trust t
Hurricane status. The National Hurricane center said the storm will likely cause catastrophic and lifethreatening flooding in the region. And in parts of the southwest United States through monday. Southern california its already impacting millions of people there. To make matters worse a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake also in Southern California earlier today. As of now there have not been any reports of damage or injuries. In historic rainfall and reports of flooding and Power Outages are already happening in the area. Like you see here in palm springs, california. According to the National Weather service the city has seen 2. 6 inches of rain since midnight in record high for the date. Mexico seen the worst flooding so far in places like santa rosa liana, one person drowned yesterday with his vehicle when it was swept away. Storms expected to be the first Tropical Storm in Southern California and 84 years. Were gonna be following all that for you and bring you updates if we have them thr
Fake electors plot before the 2020 election was even decided. Well have more on that video which appears to undermine some claims from the former president s legal team also ahead, the latest developments in the Georgia Election case including the proposed trial date from Fulton County District Attorney fani willis. Plus an update on the Recovery Efforts in maui amid increasing scrutiny for hawaiis electricity provider. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, august 17th. Im johnnen lemere. Thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with a disturbing situation out of texas where a woman was arrested and charged with threatening the federal judge who is presiding over former president Donald Trumps federal election interference case here in washington, d. C. The 43yearold who was denied bail allegedly threatened to kill judge tanya chutkan. We want to warn you some of these details are down right disturbing. According to an affidavit filed last wee
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America. The impact far from over, the first Tropical Storm to hit california since 1939, when joe biden started his senate career, forecasters warned there could be catastrophic and lifethreatening flooding. We have people that are not experienced with this sport of weather phenomenon, i cant emphasize enough, we have portions of Southern California under a highrisk, a highrisk of flooding. These situations account for the huge, huge amount of the drownings and deaths that we see associated with Tropical Storms. Not a day at the beach, stay out of the water, a 5. 1 magnitude Earthquake Hit Southern California about 90 minutes ago. And there are reports of shaking and quaking in los angeles, Jonathan Hunt is live in santa monica. Reporter Kennedy We Felt that earthquake here pch in santa monica it happened the epicenter about 60 miles north of us, we could feel it here. Icing on the cake, as Tropical Storm hilary comes through. Were in about 10th hour of rain. Looking down the coast to