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
Suicide. And the investor immortalizing The Big Short for predicting the Housing Bubble would burst is back at it again. Why hes betting 1. 6 billion that the stock market will crash. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin in hawaii with the growing questions about the role downed power lines may have played in those deadly wildfires. Nbcs dana griffin is live from maui. Some hawaiian residents are suing the Utility Company as videos emerge of what happened to the power lines during the high winds. Dana, what can you tell us . Reporter well, chris, i can tell you, we have seen a lot of videos on social media, one in particular that purports to show downed power lines and smoke, and that could have been the reignition of that fire after it was contained. Nbc news has not independently verified those videos yet. Were hearing reports from several people including one guy who says that fire started behind his home, and now there are concerns that that
Fulton county courthouse with all the breaking details, plus running out the clock. Its team trumps legal and political strategy with multiple court dates. Now on hold. It is paused so voters could decide the former president s beit before any of his cases reach a jury. And the white house has a message for republicans trying to impeach president biden, move on shockingly, the house may listen, will bring you that new sin and reporting this hour. Im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines inside politics we start in georgia where a judge just ruled that da fani Willis Willis can continue spearheading the election case. They are against donald trump if she removes her top deputy in the case, nathan wade, with whom she has had a romantic relationship that is part of a win for the District Attorney, but the rest of the ruling leaves a major stain. The judge went on to Admonish Willis for the relationship, writing, quote, georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict. Four,
Just over two weeks after his death. Family members spoke of the young man they called mikemike, a big guy with a kind and gentle soul. Thousands turned up at friendly semple Missionary Baptist Church in st. Louis, family, friends, community leaders, clergy member, strangers and stars, all to say goodbye to 18yearold Michael Brown to honor the memory of his young life. Victor blackwell reports. Reporter organizers called a celebration of the life of Michael Brown. Family members and complete strangers jumped to their feet clapping and shouting. Reporter but not Lesley Mcspadden. She stood staring at her sons casket more than two weeks after he was shot. Michael browns blood is crying from the ground, crying for vengeance, crying for justice. Reporter justice browns great uncle says for more than just his nephew. There is a cry being made from the ground. Not just for Michael Brown, but for the Trayvon Martins, for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbine massac
watching, it brings out the truth in a lot of witnesses. jay tom morgan, thank you sir. i appreciate it. all right, georgia s republican governor and secretary of state refusing to help donald trump try to overturn the 2020 election. but other republican state officials, they are furious with the indictments announced by dwight fani willis. a republican state senator, colton more, wrote to governor this week demanding a special session for lawmakers to review willis s actions, something that is not likely to happen it because it is rare for our governor to do so. otherwise three fifths of the georgia house and senate would have to vote for it, and republicans would need democratic votes to reach that threshold. he s also calling for defunding willis s office and for her impeachment quote, if appropriate. georgia democratic state representative shea roberts to talk more about this. representative roberts, thanks for joining us. thank you for having me, yasmin. any possibility