Unlock all doors and i see the pride when they say i am an american. To see how florences program unlocks the doors of the american dream, go to cnnheroes. Com. Thanks for watching. Our coverage continues. Happening now. Hurricane lane battering hawaii with strong winds and deluge rain. Another ally appears to have broken with the president. The executive who helped kill stories about the president s affairs before the election cooperating with investigators. And a Predominately Black Georgia County could close most of the Polling Places before midterms. Critics say it is doing to muzzle the majority vote. Good morning. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Happy friday. August 24th. 4 00 a. M. In the east and 10 00 p. M. In hawaii. We start with Hurricane Lane on final approach to hawaii. It is now category three. Officials are warning the storm is a significant rainmaker. More than 19 inches fell on the big island. Governor david ige says some parts of the island could take 30 inches
Damaging winds. Good evening to all of you in hawaii. Just 10 00 p. M. Good morning to the rest of you. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is thursday, august 23rd. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. The white house struggles to contain the fallout from the Michael Cohen guilty plea. President trump is turning to personal attacks. Cohen implicated trump for coordinating Hush Payments to a porn star to sway an election. The president tried to minimize cohens role in life and business. He was one of many lawyers for me. They say the lawyer and they like to say the fixer. I dont know if he was a fixer. I dont know where that term came from. He has been a lawyer for me. He did not do big deals. Small deals. Not somebody with me that much. Somebody who said i did not live without him. The payments Michael Cohen made to the two women who allege they had an affair with trump. What he knew and when. The president saying with fox news he did in the know about the payments until later on. He did
happy friday. august 24th. 4:00 a.m. in the east and 10:00 p.m. in hawaii. we start with hurricane lane on final approach to hawaii. it is now category three. officials are warning the storm is a significant rainmaker. more than 19 inches fell on the big island. governor david ige says some parts of the island could take 30 inches of rain. the outer bands of the hurricane already causing flooding. there is a voluntary evacuation order near hilo. the scenic river turned into a raging torrent. emergency sirens blaring in honolulu. it has pre-staged water and food around the islands. the weather service downgraded
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