news. tropical storm hilary has made lionel vallow in the back happen insulin after it was downgraded from hurricane status. the national hurricane status said that the storm will likely cause catastrophic and life-threatening flooding in the region. and in parts of the southwest united states through monday. southern california it s already impacting millions of people there. to make matters worse a 5.1 magnitude earthquake also in southern california earlier today. as of now there have not been any reports of damage or injuries. a historic rainfall and reports of flooding and power outages are already happening in the area. like you see here in palm springs, california. according to the national weather service the city has seen 2.6 inches of rain since midnight in record high for the date. mexico seen the worst flooding so far in places like santa rosa liana, one person drowned yesterday with his vehicle when it was swept away. storms expected to be the first tropical stor
he s actually before the election is called. yeah. mapping it out. he s mapping out the entire conspiracy. the enterprise. that they followed to undermine the election and to take votes away from the voters and have republican trump friendly state legislators steal states for donald trump, and they follow that road map. what s fascinating, again, he did this before before. the election was called. we ll have that videotape. a significant show of solidarity from allies in the pacific. we ll explain the major meeting happening tomorrow at camp david. with us we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico and author of the big lie, jonathan lemire, president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politics nation, reverend al sharpton, and founder of the conservative website, the bulwark, charlie sykes is with us this morning. new polling on how americans view the serious legal issues surrounding donald trump. and t
the january 6th insurrection. this is american voices . we begin in the southwest, where people are frantically preparing for hurricane hilary. the latest update from the national hurricane center hilary has been downgraded to a category two storm. it is making its way north alongside mack mexico s baja coastline. heavy rain is expected to impact california in arizona starting sunday. the national weather service is calling the storm rare and dangerous. and here is why. parts of the california desert are forecasted to get three years worth of rain in just 48 hours. let s get an update from priscilla thompson in palm springs, california. priscilla, how are people where you are preparing right now? yeah, alicia menendez, folks here are frantically filling those sandbags, hoping to protect their homes and businesses as that rainfall is expected to move in here in the coming hours, really. and this operation has been going since about 6 am local time. that s 9 am easte
i m paula reid. welcome to cnn s special coverage of the 2024 election. the first debate and the surrender of former president trump in georgia. we are on the cusp of a historic week for the nation and a pivotal week for the 2024 race. first, the former president and the latest indictment. donald trump faces a friday deadline at noon to turn himself in to authorities in fulton county, georgia. the result of his fourth criminal indictment. a senior law enforcement official tells cnn trump is expected to turn himself in thursday at the earliest. that would be just one day after the first debate of the 2024 presidential race which will take place without trump, who is the front-runner for the repuican nomination. just hours ago, he made it official, he won t attend. now, the eht candidates who will attend all trail trump by double-digit margins, and all of them are running out of time if they hope to catch him. let me turn now to cnn senior crime and justice reporter, katelyn po
we today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. we have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. for the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the united states, is facing a criminal indictment. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, august 15th. let s dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. the charges are from fulton county, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41-count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the state s 2020 election results, fulton county district attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. the state s role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. georgia like every state has laws that allow those