It really is way to early on this monday on august 21st. Im Katty Kay On August 21st in for jonathan lemire. We begin with the Tropical Storm pummeling Southern California. Hilary is already smashing records for rainfall across california with some parts of the State Reporting nearly 3 inches of rain yesterday. In addition to the Tropical Storm, Southern California residents also experienced a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake yesterday. Officials are reporting it did not cause serious damage, but it did produce several aftershocks. In response to hilary, governor gavin newsom declared a State Of Emergency. Hilary is the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, almost a century. Turning to politics and new polling shows Donald Trumps hold on the Republican Base is as strong as ever. In a yougov survey, trump leads ron desantis, 62 to 16 . In third place is entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Hes at 7 . All the other candidates at 5 or less. Among them, the poll shows they trust t
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it s my obligation and responsibility to find solutions even if we re not getting the help we deserve from washington, d.c. new york city mayor eric adams calling out the republican governor of texas and the white house. we re going to go through the new york city mayor s executive action to address the busing of migrants from the border. plus, we ll bring you the latest from the middle east. a member of israel s war cabinet is now threatening a send front in the conflict, and this one along the border with lebanon. and also ahead, an update on the efforts at the state level to block donald trump from the republican presidential primary ballot. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, december 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. israeli forces are moving forward with their expanded operations in refugee camps in gaza. that s where we ll begin our day. yesterday the idf launched strikes across the region targeting shelter