shakes. state of emergency as the storm moves north. meteorologist adam klotz has the forecast. no longer a tropical storm, it is post-tropical storm phase. adam: yes, continuing to weaken storm, we knew this would happen. only means we lost five mile per hour wind speed temperature is down to 35 mile per hour wind speed. moisture dropping across nevada and california, that is this system, it will still cause flooding. lifting up to nevada, heaviest showers in front of this, the worst across southern california. wind totals across desert southwest, slightly higher elevation ranging from 85 mile per hour to 65 mile per hour for peak wind speeds, that is enough to do damage. rain has been the big story. rainfall totals over the last twour hours, plenty spots getting over six inches, that is enough to cause flooding as all the water is ush aring down stream. areas in los angeles county, every green polygon is a flash flood warning. heavy showers are to the north and ground com
hawaii. the tropical hawaiian paradise the middle of the pacific ocean that will never be the same. horrific scenes of nothing but devastation are everywhere. entire city blocks up in smoke. families burned alive in their cars and homes. so far 150 people are confirmed dead. 850 plus are still missing. two weeks after the fire. it s possible that up to 1,000 people could have been killed during this blaze. we all hope and pray that s not true. including a disproportionate number of children. they were sent home from school just as the fire burned out of control. to give a sense of scale, less than 150 people were killed during florida s last cat for hurricane. around 1300 people were told as a result of hurricane katrina. in the aftermath of katrina george w. bush was excoriated. days weeks and months afterwards. the media, the mob, well, for not visiting soon enough not spending sufficient time during devastation for some reason the media mob, they don t seem to care as much
thousands of cats have died. now, veterinarians are dispensing human anti covid pills to stop the spread. and blast off sir richard branson s virgin galactic launches from new mexico with the first mother and daughter to head into space on board. first, the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been made more likely by climate change. firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. at least 36 people have been killed. the popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burned to the ground. us presidentjoe biden has declared a major disaster, triggering the release of federal funding for the people in maui county. us soldiers have joined search and recovery efforts. let s take a listen to what president biden has had to say in the last few minutes. i want to say a word about the devastating wildfires that have claimed at least 36 lives in maui in hawaii. we havejust approved claimed at least
and current un special envoy for global education gordon brown tells us he believes they can. we ll speak to the lawyer who prosecuted slobodan milosevic. also on the programme. joe biden issues an order banning private equity and venture capital investments in some chinese technology companies, escalating washington s efforts to prevent beijing from developing cutting edge technology for its military. but what effect will it have on the american economy? and will the uk follow suit? first the latest in a series of extreme weather events around the world that experts say have been intensified by climate change. firefighters continue to battle wildfires in hawaii. at least 36 people have been killed. the popular tourist town of lahaina, on the island of maui, has been largely burnt to the ground. us president biden has approved a disaster declaration for the state of hawaii. that makes federal funding available for people in maui county. us soldiers have joined search an
beyond imagining. wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat. pour water all over it. 2023 was the world woke up to the climate change threat. i don t think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore. what have we learned and what will next year look like? plus, landmark pact. world leaders agree to transition away from fossil fuels, the chief driver of the climate crisis. we re not turning back, that is the future. but with loopholes, is that enough? and seeing green, as governments around the world struggle to combat climate change, what role does wall street have to play? who s got to money? unlock that by being able to make it profitable. i ll ask the multimillion investor who s focused on climate change. ray dalio is coming up. hello. i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is sounding a very clear alarm. we are closing out 2023, the year we may look back on as the time that people started to truly grasp that the climate cr