i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we begin with a couple of breaking news stories from california. magnitude 5.1 earthquake has shaken southern california. the epicenter was in between santa barbara and ventura, according to the u.s. geological survey. there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. right now, in the southwest, the main concern, though, is tropical storm hilary, which will cross into southern california within the next couple of hours. some areas will see a year s worth of rain. according to those forecasters, in just a day or two. flash flood warnings are up across the region. deteriorating conditions are affecting the roads. we ve been showing you this image. this tells the story for a big chunk of this area and the skies. hilary has contributed to more than 1,000 canceled flights at this point. 4,000 delays. the worst is likely to come. this is what hilary unleashed in baja, california. one person in this coastal town died when their vehicl
and dr. anthony fauci. arrested? [music] a fox news alert for the biden justice to permit just brought criminal charges against donald trump. his political opponent for the third time in four months. this time the charges relate to january 6. good evening. today, an indictment was unsealed. charging donald j trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia, and sets forth the crimes charged in detail. that was special counsel, jack smith, who looked like a bedraggled nervous wreck, dripping with anger and highly emotional. the last time jack smith charged the politician, the case was so we could get tossed out of the supreme court unanimously. joe biden justice department is using obscure federal statutes, to put a former president in prison for the rest of his life. these charge
supplies. and today governor desantis activated 2500 members of the national guard and cnn correspondents are every angle. let s get started with tom sater. this looks like a very powerful storm that could unleash a lot of fury on the gulf coast, something we haven t seen so far during this hurricane season. and it sounds like people need to wake up and pay attention. everywhere from pensacola to ft. myers. we didn t haven would named storm for the entire month of august and now we have four of them. if it wasn t for ian, we d be talking about fiona, massive damage up in canada. notice how wide it is, the sun is out here and getting the reflection, but you can see the circulation. there is the yucatan. but the infrared satellite imagery is a mess. it doesn t look impressive at all. at 8:00 a.m. this morning, hurricane hunters had a hard time finding the center. they did find it. it can jump around a little bit. and if that center jumps around, it will change the track. and
it out for a place in the history books. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record breaking temperatures over the next week. the defence secretary ben wallace has ruled himself out of the conservative leadership race, saying it was not an easy choice to make. other mps are expected to launch their campaigns this weekend, with the former equalities minister, kemi badenoch, becoming the latest to confirm she intends to stand. the former chancellor, rishi sunak has put himself forward, taking the number confirmed candidates to four. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. morning. he s the former chancellor, but could rishi sunak be the next prime minister? he certainly wants to be, launching his campaign yesterday evening with a slick social media video. soft piano music plays i ve told you a little bit about my story, but i m running to be our next prime minister because it s your stori