You from the nbc news center here in los angeles. Welcome everyone to alex witt reports. We begin with the Breaking News, Tropical Storm hilary has begun lashing the pacific coast. Live pictures from san diego in the direct path of the storm we are heavy rain is beginning to fall in parts of california, and now under a State Of Emergency. Moving to las vegas, preparations for the orders are underway there. Storm drains are being tested, and potential for historic flooding there. Heavy rain could reach up to ten inches in some areas hit by the storms. So the impact could be catastrophic. The next two days will be crucial. Will hilary move north through california today and then into Northern Nevada by monday morning. A short time ago, the category one hurricane was downgraded to a Tropical Storm. But it is the first to hit california since 1939. Officials are warning, take this seriously. There would be Power Outages, make no mistake. There will be Power Outages across Southern Californ
A tropical storm delivered periods of heavy rain for hours Sunday and into the overnight hours, triggering widespread flash flood warnings as the remnants of a.
A tropical storm delivered periods of heavy rain for hours Sunday and into the overnight hours, triggering widespread flash flood warnings as the remnants of a.
workers safe. third, we must ensure that city services are operating as best as possible given the circumstances. last night, chief crowley who is the incident commander activated the emergency operation center to level 2. it was very important that we started in-person preparation last night so that this morning we were already in action. last night i also signed a declaration of local emergency to immediately activate the emergency operations organization and waived any regulation that may inhibit the saving of lives here in los angeles. i want to thank president biden and vice president harris as well as governor newsom for their support in preparation and their pledges to support with recovery as needed. rid right now, again, it is critical that angelinos stay
declaration of local emergency to immediately activate the emergency operations organization and wave any regulation and that may inhibit the saving of lives here in los angeles. now, the water you are seeing here, alex, is again normal preparations for a storm. this is not disaster. this is what happens in vegas when it is properly prepared for what is coming. the question is, how much is coming? that unprecedented feeling, it is something i want to articulate to you about it here, which is that i m standing in las vegas, it should be 115 degrees right now. right now i have goose bumps on my arms with a jacket on. it is just shy of 70 degrees at the moment. you ve got people kind of walking around with their arms bundled up, because it is strangely cold. there is an unprecedented feeling to this. at this hour, things are normal, it looks very scary, and it is sort of scary, the undertone of it, but it is really that sense of the unprecedented nature