the day. we re going to take you live to pa so. and unfolding this morning at airports nationwide, frustrated and confused passengers still stranded with southwest airlines in the midst of that meltdown. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is calling for accountability. it comes as thousands are trying to recover from that once in a lifetime blizzard that left more than 60 people dead. we ll take you live to buffalo for the latest. also this morning, we re keeping a close eye on the vatican. pope francis calling for prayers for his predecessor, the retired pope benedict, as his health worsens. and with covid cases rising sharply in china, two officials now tell nbc news that the white house is weighing new travel requirements for travelers from china. we begin with the ongoing legal limbo for migrants trying to come to the u.s. in search of a better and safer life for themselves and for their families. the u.s. supreme court says the public health measure known as tit
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
streets right now do have shelter opportunities. the diocese created shelters for those that don t have the paperwork but choosing to i stay on the streets because they are afraid of getting expelled. but the community itself has responded magnificently. in your video you see people lined up for to do. volunteers coming down. the long-term issue is the big problem. they can t just get on a bus or a plane and go because they don t have the documents. that creates other problems. and despite a lot of of the messaging, one of the safer cities in this country despite its proximity to the border. i want to ask you about some of the politics. i was struck by the decision to keep title 42 in lace. we heard from judge gorsuch who
downtown austin that has homeless people that will probably cost him business? that s what we say for the entire community, we need to provide shelter opportunities and places for people to go, this isn t just about telling people where they can t be, we have to tell them where they can, in fact, go, you know, we had an ordinance that our whole city agrees wasn t working, we had issued 8,000 tickets between people 2014 and 2016, millions of taxpayer dollars just moving people around the city. rob: have you struggled finding shelters for the people or building shelters in austin, a lot of people would say that s the best way to deal with this? i think it is, you had a guest on your show that pointed that out and i think that s part of what we need to do, you need to build the shelters and then support of housing to put people through shelters and get them into homes, but, yes, it is difficult, one because it costs money and two, because nobody wants a shelter anywhere near
that as well as the concern for ports? hawaii very reliant on the sea imports. as for the shelters, we have 35 shelters open right now or throughout the island. we have five open on the big island. seven on maui and 20 on oahu. the local and county emergency managers assess the conditions that are going on and look at the impact and they open up the shelters at that level. they meet the needs of those that need them at that time. so i think that as an overall perspective, we are doing a decent job and meet the needs of sheltering based on the storm conditions. as the storm conditions change, more shelter opportunities will be available. luke meyers, nice to hear from you this morning or evening for you in honolulu.