Fox Weather Center and chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt in santa monica, but start off with you jonathan. Good morning from santa monica we are getting light rain in a stiff breeze, thats about it but it is going to get a lot worse according to officials not just on the coast but most particularly in land from here east and north of l. A. In the high desert communities, officials are warning people to get prepared and that is exactly what is been happening from san diego near the border with mexico all the way north to Santa Barbara and well into the desert east of l. A. , palm springs for instance expected to be badly hit by Flash Flooding, the message from officials across the board included the mayor of l. A. Is be prepared and be safe, listen here. Our message today is clear, stay safe, stay home and stay informed, this is an unprecedented Weather Event but los angeles has deep experience responding to crisis whether it be wildfire or earthquakes, the city is are prepared. Overnig
as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
i was on the police department for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you i m never going to stay for another storm ever again here. however, i am one of the lucky ones. recovery efforts begin after utter devastation in parts of florida. while millions more people are now at risk as ian moves north. also tonight, he isn t tossing paper towels but governor ron desantis is handling this hurricane in a weirdly trumpy way. what we re learning about ginni thomas meeting with the january 6th committee when she wasn t texting the white house in the days leading up to the insurrection, she was encouraging states to reverse trump s embarrassing defeat. ian is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the u.s. now, the state begins the colossal task of picking up the pieces. we get a first glimpse at the destruction. from what we have seen so far, it is staggering. this is ft. myers, homes completely des
days away. candidates are scrambling to make their final pictures to voters. as a country we are confronted with serious issues. including the volatile economy. war in the ukraine, weakening democratic institutions and a spiraling effects of climate change. and yet many republicans have narrow their focus to a few familiar and divisive topics. from sea to shining sea, gop hopefuls are digging into a very old bag of racially tinge tricks. to paint a picture of a country ravaged by out of control criminality. there is little evidence to support these claims and even last to connect the supposed crime waves to democratic candidates. this fall or discontent follows a summer of overreach. many of the same republicans applauded a supreme court ruling. allowing states to outlaw abortion and then doubled down on it. by calling for a national ban. many americans are understandably outraged. to see a right, they cherished for half of a century. and in the blink of an eye and the true p
necessarily focused on just the direct path and the direct impact of the storm. we are going to see some direct impacts along the west coast of florida and into the panhandle. but everybody in florida is going to have potential impacts from this storm. i ll be joined by marcus coleman, a veteran of fema and dhs who responded to multiple hurricanes. he ll have the latest information about where things stand now. the next january 6th hearing is just 24 hours away. and with several months worth of new evidence, actually an avalanche of new information according to one committee member, they have to decide what stays and what goes into tomorrow s two-hour presentation. nbc news has learned that one of those new pieces of evidence will be footage of donald trump s long-time friend roger stone interviewed by danish film makers four months before the 2020 election. in this clip, stone explains how trump is going to win no matter what. what they are assuming is the election will