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
We have chilling new details this morning about threats being made against the grand jurors who just issued an indictment against donald trump in georgia, and the woman arrested after police say she threatened to kill the judge in the d. C. Case. New scrutiny on the hours before the deadly maui wildfires. Why didnt the sirens sound in time . Questions about the state and federal response, and were going to speak with the White House Press secretary shortly. Abortion rights are one step closer to being in front of the Supreme Court again. An Appeals Court ruling clearing the way for a popular Abortion Drug to remain available for now, but very Big Questions about how long it will remain that way. Im kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner. This is cnn news central. This morning, there is growing concern for the safety of several jurors in georgia and a judge in washington, d. C. , who are assigned to the criminal cases against donald trump. There are new chilling details about the
The Hawaii Governor josh green joins us this hour with an update on the crisis, and urgent evacuation. Also a proposed january 2nd trial date. The Special Counsels team hoping to start the trial just ahead of the January 6th Anniversary and first republican president ial contest. And americans released from a notorious prison in iran. Five wrongfully held u. S. Citizens now under house arrest in a potential step toward freedom. Were learning more about why they were moved and how it could wind up helping iran. Welcome to our viewer here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. Lets get right to the Wildfire Disasters in hawaii right now. Its now killed at least 36 people. The death toll expected to keep climbing as prime Tourist Havens become charred ruins. Lets go to derek van dam, who just filed this report. Reporter tonight fires on the Island Of Maui continuing to burn out of control, as new federal help is now being goods patched ami
Tuesday afternoon the Maui Tenants & Workers Association is set to meet with officials including Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen as the challenge to house Maui residents continues.
A last call is going out for applicants to a program launched by the J. Walter Cameron Center last year to provide laptop computers to families that lost their belongings in the Aug. 8 Maui wildfires.