Unlock all doors and i see the pride when they say i am an american. To see how florences program unlocks the doors of the american dream, go to cnnheroes. Com. Thanks for watching. Our coverage continues. Happening now. Hurricane lane battering hawaii with strong winds and deluge rain. Another ally appears to have broken with the president. The executive who helped kill stories about the president s affairs before the election cooperating with investigators. And a Predominately Black Georgia County could close most of the Polling Places before midterms. Critics say it is doing to muzzle the majority vote. Good morning. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. Happy friday. August 24th. 4 00 a. M. In the east and 10 00 p. M. In hawaii. We start with Hurricane Lane on final approach to hawaii. It is now category three. Officials are warning the storm is a significant rainmaker. More than 19 inches fell on the big island. Governor david ige says some parts of the island could take 30 inches of rain. The outer bands of the hurricane already causing flooding. There is a voluntary Evacuation Order near hilo. The scenic river turned into a raging torrent. Emergency sirens blaring in honolulu. It has prestaged water and food around the islands. The Weather Service downgraded
Get a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. That as well as the concern for ports . Hawaii very reliant on the sea imports. As for the shelters, we have 35 shelters open right now or throughout the island. We have five open on the big island. Seven on maui and 20 on oahu. The local and county Emergency Managers assess the conditions that are going on and look at the impact and they open up the shelters at that level. They meet the needs of those that need them at that time. So i think that as an overall perspective, we are doing a decent job and meet the needs of sheltering based on the Storm Conditions. As the Storm Conditions change, more Shelter Opportunities will be available. Luke meyers, nice to hear from you this morning or evening for you in honolulu. Graham and grassley are talking about a future where Jeff Sessions is not Attorney General. Listen to graham on capitol hill. The president s entitled to an Attorney General he has faith in. Somebody qualified for the job. I think there will come a time, sooner rather than later, where it will be time to have a new face and fresh voice at the department of justice. Clearly Attorney General sessions doesnt have the competence of the president. Reporter right now, Jeff Sessions future will continue to hang in the balance. Dave and christine. Kaitlan collins, thank you. It is going to be an interesting few days for Congress MemberDuncan Hunter. He and his wife indicted for alleged fraud and he seemed to throw her under the bus. She handled my appointments throughout my Military Career. That continued on when i got in congress. My name is jeff sheldon,
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deduction that quote benefit the high income earners to pay for tax cuts for american families. He said the Tax Deduction thing benefitted rich people. Deductions reduce your overall tax bill. In new york, the cap could increase taxes by 14 billion this year. New york Governor Cuomo calls it a political attempt to hurt democratic states. He promised to fight this treasury rule. California republican Congress MemberDuncan Hunter and his wife pleading not guilty in federal Court Thursday at the charges they illegally used 250,000 in Campaign Funds to furnish their lifestyle. Hunter seemed to point the finger at his wife on fox news last night. I went to iraq in 2003, the first time i gave her power of attorney. She handled finances throughout my Military Career. That continued on when i got in congress. She was the campaign manager. Whatever she did. That will be looked at, im sure. I didnt do it. I didnt do it. The couple is accused of spending Campaign Finances on large and small purchases. 14,000 on a vacation to italy. And then a flight for a family rabb rabbit. Caught on video, police in texas engage a woman about to jump off a bridge. Whats your name . It doesnt matter. It does matter. We will show you what happens next. Secretary of state mike pompeo is going back to north korea next week. He will be joined by steven beagan. New representative to north korea. He is a former representative at ford and senior staff member to then National Security adviser condoleezza rice. There are no plans for meeting with kim jongun. Talk was the two country talks with the two countries have stalled over denuclearization. The twoperson runoff in georgia will appear to shutdown several of the nine Polling Places. Critics call it a move to suppress black voters in a critical election that could result in stacy abrams to become the first black governor. Supporters say the move will
save money and claim the targeted locations do not comply with the americans with disabilities act. A former Government Contractor who leaked confidential information to the media will serve time in prison. Relate winn reality winner sent information to an online news outlet. Her attorney calls her a good person who did not understand the magnitude of her actions. She never intended to harm National Security. According to a new study, no amount of Alcohol Consumption is healthy. Prior studies prevented heart disea disease, but now alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in people ages 15 to 49. Not surprisingly because of the
large population, china, india and russia were the World Leaders in alcoholrelated deaths. U. S. Was fifth among men and seven et seventh among women. Heart pounding video in texas where Police Stopped a woman from jumping off the bridge. The woman standing over the overpass. The heels of her feet hanging right over it. Officers inch slowly toward her. Watch what happens next. Wants me dead. No one wants that. They do. Nobody wants that. Im scared. Please get down. No. Come down. You dont want to do this. Talk to us. No, no. Please get down. No. No. Stop. One of the officers is heard then promising to get the woman
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northeastern section of the island. Governor david ige says they could get up to 30 inches and waves up to 20 feet high. There is now a voluntary Evacuation Order near hilo. The normally scenic river here turning into a torrent. [ siren ] Emergency Sirens Blaring yesterday. Fema has generators and other supplies across the island. The island received a Tropical Storm warning. For the latest. We are joined by Meteorologist Ivan Cabrera in the cnn Weather Center this morning. Ivan, what should they expect . A horrible night. Good morning, dave. It is now half past 4 00 a. M. In the east coast. Night has fallen in hawaii. A very long night and very long day. This is quite an event. It is under way. Despite the center of the storm is 200 miles south of honolulu and south of the big island. You mentioned the incredible amounts of rain which turned rivers no torrents rivers into torrents. At one point it was a cat five. We are going to have strong winds eventually. It is the rain ahead of the system that is causing the problems. We picked up almost 2 feet of rainfall in the parts of the big island in the last 24to48 hours. We will see that as a problem here as the rain falls on the Mountain Side and will continue to come down the mountains and speed up and go through the valleys. Here is the radar. The center of the storm. The rain ahead of it to the north and east. Hurricane warnings still flying for the Middle Islands here. Tropical Storm Warning for the
big island. Really dont let your guard down. This went from Hurricane Warning to a Tropical Storm warning. That means the Hurricane Winds will not make it there. The rains will make it there. They have been and that is going to be the big threat. The current winds. The highs here with the center of the storm. 28mileanhour winds in honolulu. It is gusting at 37. That will become higher today and tomorrow. The rain will be The Big Story here and the legacy of the storm. Look at this. This is 1 inch an hour. That is what we are looking at with the easterly wind. The radar is broken on the west side of the island. They are adding lift with the rain and Yyou Squeeze Every Dro of moisture. You get 17 plus inches in hilo in 24 hours. Over 22 inches to the south. Those are the kinds of rains we will talk about as the warm moist air goes up the mountain and cools and condenses and
comes down in a you are i. My concern down in a hurry. My concern is the valleys with the flooding. We are also going to deep with storm surge as well. Saltwater flooding as well. We will get hit on both sides here. It will be a long event. By saturday at 8 00 p. M. , the storm is south of the island. Ivan, thank you. From honolulu, here is luke meyers. The officer for the executive office of Emergency Management agency. We want the public to be r ready and on guard. We ask them to be ready for two weeks at minimum. As the storm is coming in, everyone is watching the forecast models. We say dont get too concerned about that. We are looking at Tropical Storm or hurricaneforce winds or
potentially a lot of flooding. Urban flooding potentially. As the storms makes the approach to maui and oahu, we may have coastal flooding or storm surge. We are telling the public to stay tuned to the National Hurricane center and national Weather Service and officials at the county level and take action. We prefer them to shelter in place. If they feel safe, if they feel unsafe, and they feel like their home is threatened. They can try to find a shelter. 35 shelters are open across the islands for those who need them. Another key figure in the effort to Squelch Trump figures is now cooperating. The wall street journal reporting david pecker, publisher of the National Enquirer has been granted immunity. He told prosecutors mr. Trump
knew about payments with the women who had sexual encounters with him. David pecker said he and Michael Cohen worked together for the 150,000 payment to karen mcdougal. American media was supposedly buying the rights to her story, but buried the story instead in a Tabloid Tactic called catch and kill. In an interview with fox news, the president lashed out at former allies who turned on him like Michael Cohen. Everything is wonderful. Then they get ten years in jail and they flip on the next highest one. It almost ought to be outlawed. The Associated Press reports the National Enquirer is known to have kept a safe with hush money and damaging stories. A according to ago to
the new york according to the New York Times prosecutors want to know how the president accounted for reimbursement of Michael Cohen to the payment of daniels dwae daniels. Federal prosecutors say cohen did know legal work in connection with the matter. The da review is said to be in the early stages. No comment from the trump organization. Attorney general Jeff Sessions has apparently had enough of attacks by President Trump. A. G. Pushing back after the president lashed out saying sessions failed to take control of the Justice Department. The president slammed the a. G. Regularly for more than a year since sessions recused himself from the russia investigation. He took the job and then he said im going to recuse myself. I said what kind of a man is this. The only reason i gave him the job is i felt loyalty. He was an original supporter. We have Cnns Kaitlan Collins at the white house with reaction from sessions and other top gop lawmakers. Dave and christine, we are seeing the feud with President Trump and Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions intensify after President Trump said he nev