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
watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. these migrants who tried to cross into the u.s., but now here they are realizing that texas national guard, texas state troopers, along with cbp, will not let them through the barb wire fence any longer, they re coming back to the mexico side. we ll take you to the southern border as thousands of migrants realize the end of title 42 isn t making it easier to cross into the united states. plus, republicans, donald trump and ron desantis will be competing for supporters tonight as they hold duelling rallies in iowa. we ll have a preview and on the ground in the trenches with ukrainian troops near bakhmut as they fight russia for every square foot of ground. announcer: live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the
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