lee county is obviously an urban-type issue. this is an issue where we have miles and miles of rural area that may service one or two residents. we are working with people, but it is going to be a little bit different. we may only be able to bring on a handful of customers with a 10 mile stretch of line. we are going to get it done. i told the governor we are trying -- trying to get the majority of people in the next 48 hours, but we will be constantly in contact with duke energy. today, i want to talk more about what it is that you should be doing now that the disaster has hit and you are getting ready to start taking your debris to the edge of the roadway. it will help us significantly, your local government significantly, the solid waste individuals if you would separate your debris at the roadway. number one, don't put it in the road, put it at the edge. we need to be able to get up and down the roadways with emergency vehicles, with other crews as we need to. so make sure you separate your interior debris removal. these are

when i was talking to the sheriff down in lee county down on the phone. the feeling of dread that those phone calls represented. you knew that there was going to be a lot of problems. we have not seen that in the same way with the storm. when using a storm surge i likean, i think people really heeded the warning. you cannot hide from the storm surge in your house, if it comes and it is 10, 12 feet, you're going to be in a world of hurt. i think a lot of people understood that you have to run away from the water, get out of the area and get to a higher area and save structure and that can mean saving your life. we had a really significant storm surge. clearly, the storm surge there was enough to be potentially life-threatening if people did not take precautions. i think most of the people dead and protected themselves and the family as a result -- i think most of the people they are protected themselves in. the family as a result. . the guys behind me for our state guard came in and assessing with damage assistance. that is important information to be able

all 10 people on board private jets for a ford at lee county. a telegram channel affiliated with lager is also sayings and goes in dine and the crash. none of these reports, however, have been independently verified. this all comes exactly 2 months after wagner fires launched and a board of new me against russia as military leadership. it was same as the most serious challenge to president vladimir phone. and since he took power, all sounds that short lived for valley and promotions were about, have been unknown. and his faith has been a subject of intense speculation. it was initially saw and have gone to bella, ruth's as part of an amnesty deal about 2 days ago. he resurfaced and a recruitment video circulated online that appeared to show him and ask for a wagner maintains a strong military presence on the continent. and in the video from goshen seemed to indicate it was business as usual for his mercenary. for you guys, are we going to be something i got? is our russian affairs analyst and joins us from villainy. is now constantine. good to s

, fort myers and the lee county area.his is an issue where we have miles and miles of rural area that may service one or two residents. we have more than enough people to restring all the lines but it will be a little different. >> you mentioned the power outages. 91.98% of taylor county is without power. it could be days, weeks, even months before power is restored to every single person. adam: homeowners without property insurance, a world of hurt right now. local authorities saying fema can help but can't bail you out completely. you should have something, anything. there are a number of tiered policies. we will talk to a prominent one in florida about ways to get around this and still find insurance even now. in the meantime want to go to amy freeze and give you a shot of how widespread this storm was and is in north carolina, you get to see how widespread and how big it remains. tell us about that. >> reporter: winds are wild there. think about how incredible the storm is. in 48 hours it went from tropical storm to a

. >>> a school district in kentucky has had a really rocky start to the new school year, lee county wasced to cancel classes earlier this week and already switched to remote learn because of covid, strep throat and flu cases. in fact, attendance dropped to 81% and 14 staff members have been out sick. the district says workers are sanitizing the buildings and giving students and staff time to get better. >>> those are not the only school districts struggling this year with public school enrollments drop, some are shutting down completely, displacing hundreds of students. noah pransky has the story >> this breaks my heart. i moved to indianapolis a widow, three small children this school is where i made friends. not just my children, but myself also >> reporter: you probably know a mom just like desean, hustling to get her kids out the door each morning, spending hours shuttling them around town and a mom who loved her kids' school >> this was community, not just a building it's not just a school >> reporter: but falling enrollment at indianapolis tis trick-run schools down 38% over the p

. >> reporter: in lee county, kentucky school attendance dipped by roughly 20% within the first two weeksmpting the district to close for several days in atlanta morris brown college announced a two-week mask mandate because of an uptick in positive cases some hospitals in new york, massachusetts, and california are bringing back mask requirements the cdc director has this warning for the months ahead >> covid is here and we need to make sure we stay vigilant. >> reporter: the cdc's data show hospitalizations have been on the rise since july jumping more than 20% earlier this month. still, when you zoom out to consider what it was like during the height of the pandemic health officials aren't sounding the alarm yet but are closely watching a highly mutated emerging variant and hoping the next booster will slow its spread those shots are expected out the end of next month. with the flu and rsv likely to ramp up this fall doctors recommend having covid tests at home to help tell the difference experts believe covid tests can detect all current strains. before you go pulling out an old kit i

this is now a live look from lee county.ou can take a close look here and see the camera shaking there. as the storm approaches it is expected to make landfall early tomorrow morning. i am here with rob now. we were talking during the break. it is really a storm surge a lot of people are concerned about. that is why they had to evacuate. you were explaining 10, 12 feet. >> that storm surge is above the top of the screen. you know, 8 to 12 feet locally in some areas. they revised it upward 10 to 15 feet possibly to the northwest of cedar key. this is a category 2 hurricane. winds 100 miles per hour. the trend over the next 24 hours will strengthen the storm to category 3 with sustained winds 115 miles per hour. between tallahassee and cedar key as we take a closer look at the forecast i think it really is going to be the coast line just to the north of cedar key where they'll see the strongest winds along the eyewall as it comes ashore. winds up to 115 miles per hour. notice the project outline of the storm surge a rise in se

lee county sheriff robert luna says his agency is hoping for the best while preparing for a worst-case scenario. we do urge residents to please stay informed through the county website news and social media. >> please prepare. please take this seriously. we are not use hurricane preparation, but it's another example of climate change. so we have to be prepared for climate events that we're not used to stay safe. stay off the streets in los angeles. john fenoglio kron. 4 news. >> kron four's gayle ong has been tracking the hurricane. you know, the la mayor just said they were not used to this. i mean, it's been 1939. was the last time we had one in california. yeah, over 80 years. so this is a potentially once in a lifetime event here and the people in southern california are getting the same advice. people who live along the atlantic who deal with this. right, annual basis. so here we are in california, the west coast. you can see on the map here. look at this view. >> this is a powerful storm here. this i clear as day just right off the coast of mexico. the latest advisory from the na

they may not have a debris removal contract in place whereas a county like lee down in south florida, they'll have that. they know that is something that they have to deal with. some of this stuff they'll probably need to lean on the state to help. they're underresourced counties. we stand by ready to help them be able to get that done. >> governor, along those lines, already this morning we've seen a number of predatory rescue remove value crews roaming the streets and telling people that they need money to clear the roads. >> there's going to be times like these, there's always people that want to come up and try to scam you. just be very weary of what people are telling you right now. there are going to be crews to clear the roads, the public roads will be done. private debris removal, that's trickier in terms of what is reimbursed, this and that. certainly on the right of ways, that is going to be taken care of. if it's a public right of way, that's the core mission for debris remove value. >> no fatalities reported yet. was there anything on the planning and preparation side, loc

all of lee county and northern solano county to through the afternoon into the evening tonight. daytime highs today peaking at 100 degrees for a few spots in the day. i'll get to those numbers still to come right now. all right, john, thank you for that. he will still have issues. >> honor san mateo bridge in the last hour. we have an accident on the eastbound side. looks like they're close to getting that clear. but the westbound side, that's what's impacted. lot of people slowing down to see what's going on on the eastbound side. there. 34 minutes factor that into your right, the bay bridge. no accidents or hazard. definitely uptick in traffic. 20 minutes traveling into the city this morning, richmond center fell bridge about 13 golden gate bridge. if you're taking that right now, 37 to the tolls. 37 of the north, but you're a little sluggish right reaches back to you. thank you. reyna. >> 801. is the time and red flag warning is in effect for parts of the north bay until about 08:00pm tonight. and that means there's increased risk of fires. kron four's will tran is live in yo

the cautionary tale from less than a year ago when it hit lee county, most of the dusts came from storm surge that is not survivable if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> bill weir, thank you. storm surges are one of the most dangerous parts of hurricanes. we're expecting to see massive surges hours ahead. the latest on that threat, next. inclcluding mental alertness from one serving. to help keep me sharp. try new neuriva ultra. think bigger. >>> in just a matter of hours, hurricane idalia is due to make landfall in florida's gulf coast. the storm is packing a punch already, carrying winds up to 120 miles per hour, and it's continuing to intensify as it approaches florida's big bend. forecasters warn that this will be a storm to remember. coastal regions could experience storm surges up to 16 feet, which officials say will be unsurvivable in some areas. more now on the big concern here, the storm surge. it's known as storm generated water over and above the predicted tides. our randi kaye puts this anticipated surge in historical perspective. >> reporter: this is what it's

the lee county school district said attendance had dropped by 81% by early this week before classes were online. in georgia, morris brown college this week said it was implementing a two-week mask mandate for students and staff after it received reports of positive cases among students. with me is dr. matthew, a primary care physician and public health specialist. so how worried should people be about this uptick in what they believe to be covid-19 cases? >> unfortunately we're in a surge. that's not unexpected. it is scorching hot out there. i'm a tennis player. i can't play tennis until 8:00 at night. so people are hanging out indoors. people are not getting tested. that's how the virus gets transmitted. this summer surge is not unexpected, but he shwe should aware of it. >> covid-19 has changed and evolved so much over the course of the past few years. there was a moment where everyone thought, okay, it's dissipated a little bit. we have more people vaccinated, et cetera. what's unique here is that people are feeling like they just have regular cold symptoms and they're doing their at

getting ready for hurricane ian, which turned out to be the most costly, 156 lives lost, most of them lee county storm surge where you had no way to navigate so much floating debris. cars floating in just a couple feet of storm surge, and when everything is shaken loose, it's hard to hold on. the warning here is get out, but there's always that 2, 3% maybe more of the die hard who say i'm never leaving the storm. those are the ones first responders are worried about in moments like this. >> bill weir, thank you so much. to tampa now. a storm surge of 27 feet above normal levels is expected in and around tampa bay. millions of people live in that area. how are they preparing? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, jake. right now there are two mandatory evacuations. one of them is right here in hillsborough county, which is home to the tampa bay area. the other is west of us in pinellas county. that's home to clear water and st. pete area. now, the concern through tomorrow here in hillsborough county and tampa bay area is going to be the flooding, right? we're talking about a storm surge as you

. >> last year there were 74 total cases, and 17 deaths from the infection, and most in lee county, floridan florida? >> i don't have the data off hand to see if we are having an increase in cases, but we know this is a bacteria that exists in the marine environment and in florida we have a lot of contact particularly in the summer with the marine environment, and you have beachgoers and people swimming in lakes and we know there will be a certain amount of people that may suffer these types of infections. >> a lot of people in florida will go to the beach if they have access to it, and they will go to the lake and go to all kinds of water areas. how do you get this thing? is it everywhere? is it, you know -- can you see if it's around? how can you avoid this? >> great question. we want the public to be informed so they know what the risks are and how to prevent them. to answer your question, it exists in the marine environment. it takes advantage when there's a break in the skin. people that have open wounds need to be careful when they are in the water or those that suffer cuts when they

and i will tell duke energy and melissa's team, 60 million plus dollars is the work they did for lee countypower back on in days versus what was going to be a total restoration of weeks and potentially months. melissa, your team, thank you, guys. thank you very much for what you did. [ applause ] >> again, you know, electrical companies in this area, you know, melissa already said that she will be more than happy to help out again. the governor has committed to making sure that gets done as well from a financial standpoint. we want to make sure if you need help call us. anything that is infrastructure communications, cell phones, again, as the governor mentioned we will be out there working most likely tomorrow night as the storm passes and doing the rescues that need to happen overnight, we will be doing that. it's not going to be terribly safe. it will be dangerous working with trees and power lines that are down, but we know we will get the 911 calls and we are getting to a point where we are prepared to do that. i don't have a whole lot of prepared remarks for this because i did an audi

. >> reporter: in lee county, kentucky, school attendance dipped by 20%. announced a two-week mask mandate because of an uptick in positive cases, and some hospitals in new york, massachusetts, and california are also bringing back mask requirements. cdc director mandy cohen has this warning for the months ahead. >> covid is here and we need to make sure we stay vigilant. >> the cdc's data show hospitalizations have been on the rise since july, jumping more than 20% earlier this month. still, when you zoom out to consider what it was like during the height of the pandemic, health officials aren't sounding the alarm yet. they're closely watching a highly mutated emerging variant and hoping the next booster will slow the spread. with the flu and rsv likely to ramp up this fall, doctors recommend having covid tests at home to help tell the difference. emilie ikeda, nbc news. >>> we have a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports." let's get right to it. >>> at this hour, two trials, two cities, and the highest stakes day in court for donald t

less than a year ago that hurricane ian caught so many people by surprise when it took a turn, hit lee countyalty number came from storm surge, these waves that lift cars off the ground and turn construction into not some that can take you off at the knees. you can see across the river over here, this is the stein hatchie river. you have to imagine the storm surge will still get in their living room. many other residences here are down, low to the ground, pre fab construction, older stick construction as well. here you're just hoping that it's minimum loss of life when this thing comes ashore later tomorrow morning. >> you certainly are. that scene very possibly about to change very, very soon. bill weir, thank you very much. >>> now let's get an update on the situation in tampa. joining me is the city's emergency manager john antaposis. john, we know you've got a lot on your plate right now. what can you tell us about your emergency preparations in the tampa area right now. how many people still need to get out of there? >> we've spun up our emergency operations center, full-scale activation

the prosecutor, for the sake of optics, looked around and he said, well, lee county only has one black criminal court judge, the only one and the first one in indiana history. he should really be the one to try this case, because if we're for death for these young black girls, that will just go over better. and he has he had his deputy prosecutor rig the system. so this would end up in in judge kimbrough's courtroom. and the judge who did not believe in the death penalty, felt cornered into giving the death sentence because the representation paula had was so poor he never recovered from it. but, you know, so so that's in the background. it's woven into the story. and it is also part of the relationship between bill and paula. bill and rhonda and some of the challenges to building up trust that went beyond the fact of this crime. it was, you know, when rhonda said, don't eat the fruit that may gives you heat, she told me, you know, that's because this is an older man who's been living like 20 minutes away. this whole time he's part of it of of, you know, the people who live here keep t

we do have fire weather watch is in effect today lasting through tomorrow for portions of and lee counties where we're going to see our strongest winds and some of our driest of conditions with that low humidity already seeing windy conditions at the coast today. and winds will pick up today into tomorrow for areas in the north bay. now today's daytime highs are warmer than we have been. but tomorrow is about to be our very hottest day. so looking ahead at that very much hot middle of the week. we have to expect 70's 80's 90's for daytime highs today will near 90 degree temperatures for the south bay parts of the inland east bay like concord and walnut creek reaching the low 90's, even in the low 80's for oakland in richmond right there along the bay shore with some mid 90's that are very warmest in hpantioch, in vacaville, upper 80's from petaluma to sandra fell. tomorrow's temperatures reaching 100 degrees for a couple of our inland areas. most inland spots will be in the upper 90's with some mid 80's along the bay shore easily. our hottest day of the forecast. we'll cool down and cool d

the cautionary tale from a year ago, less than a year ago, hurricane ian, when it hit lee county mostrm surge. that is just not survivable if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> yeah. and i mean we saw the damage from hurricane ian. they're still recovering from that. but on the climate aspect of this, and we're talking about how much warmer the waters are, i'm fascinated, hiroshimas per second, does this make it harder for officials to track tees, to forecast where these storms are going? >> well, i think it's pretty good when it comes to directional modeling. but it's that rapid intensification that may catch residents off guard sooner than forecasters. just because when you hit -- when it goes from 80 degree water to 90 degree water and it just revs that engine it may ramp up. we may wake up in the morning and it's a category 3 that we went to bed we weren't anticipating that. so that's one big part of it. and then there's the ocean life piece of this. the coral reefs, the system at the bottom of the aquaculture, fishing industry is dying as we speak. it's being boiled

map is in effect right now through 08:00pm tonight for upper elevations of sonoma napa solano lee counties. later on today. a few of us do reach the triple digits while most of us in the 80's to 90's. keep you updated on the forecast as we go, right. all right, don, thank you for that update. well, fortunately got hot spot. >> it's on the san mateo bridge. so the accident is actually on the eastbound side of the bridge near the high rise. there. but you got the westbound side that slowing down. last time we checked in around 30 now at 37 minutes. so looks like a lot of people are stop and check on things that are happening on the opposite side of the bridge golden gate bridge. about 30 minutes meeting in the north bay. things are a little slower along one. if you are going to be traveling there, we'll have more coming up in just a few. but james, i'll send it back to you both. all right. and we notice the rain was wearing silver looking sharp there. yeah, because she said where your silver to my show and everybody is already ready for out at levi stadium is tonight. >> let's get out there

had down south, it my team that got on the radio of an elderly woman that wass on roof down in lee countyand because she reached the hand radios here in merion, we were able to get rescue to her and get her off the roof of her home. so that's -- my advice is this. if they have any form of a hand radio they need to take it with them. if they feel that they're getting -- if they have any phone connectivity they need to immediately call us and in that scenario dial 911 call the com center. anything else needs to be information >> ian: sheriff we know land-falling tropical systems especially ones of this intensity present a number of threats and we'll be watching for any of those bands for rotation as they're pivoting on through. we know it's going to be an uneasy night we appreciate your time. the merion county sheriff billy woods thanks for talking with us here on fox weather. >> thanks for having me. >> ian: best of luck moving through the night. we do want to check in with the fox team on the ground in florida. fox news reporter matt finn joins us live from tampa. matt how are the conditi

something that you just, when i was talking to the sheriff, i remember talking to the sheriff in lee county on the phone, just the feeling of dread that those phone calls represented. you knew there was going to be a lot of problems. we have not seen that in the same way on this storm. and i think part of it is that when you see storm surge of that nature, a lot of people heeded the warnings that their local officials issued because, you know, you can't hide from the storm surge like in your house. like if it comes, and it's 10, 12 feet, you are going to be in a world of hurt. and so it's not worth the risk. a lot of people understood that. you got to run away tr that water. get out of the area. get to higher ground and you can hunker down in a safe structure. that can mean saving your life. a lot of people understood that. we had significant storm surge in cedar key and steinhatchee and clearly the storm surge there was enough to potentially be life threatening if people didn't take proper precautions. but i think most of the people did, and i think they probably really protected themselve

if ian was any indication last year, the storm surge that went into lee county there caught so many folks by surprise, that fingers, toes, everything crossed we don't see that catastrophic loss of life here this morning. >> yeah, no question about that. obviously there have been some people, as you note, we've spoken to some of them who have decided to stay, because they don't believe it can be as bad as people are saying, or they believe they can ride it out out. you hope for the best for them. you hope everybody has heeded the request of state and local officials who have asked for evacuations, bill, it's picking up where you are. we're going to continue to check back in with you. and to brian todd, in tallahassee, the state capital, up from the big bend region where landfall is expected right now. brian, looks calmer where you are, but -- this is a key caveat, as we've been speaking to reporters throughout the course of the morning, "a," it comes in waves, and "b," it is certainly picking up as landfall becomes a closer reality for this storm. >> reporter: the timing of you tossing to

maui county chair, allison lee, thank you very much. >> if i may say want thing, please, you can sendr donations to mauicounty.gov, and right now we are asking for financial donations because a lot of the people are transitioning out of their emergency shelters into temporary shelters and have different kinds of needs. so cash donations would be helpful at this point? >> mauicounty.gov. >> yes. >> county chair alice lee, thank you very much for joining me. >>> up next, how a group of kids in montana stood up to their right for a healthy environment, and how they won. >>> plus, from the shocking language to the air of invincibility, what donald trump's former attorney and mentor taught him about not playing by the rules. playing by the rules ugh. well, i switched to swiffer wetjet, and it's awesome. it's an all-in-one, that absorbs dirt and grime deep inside. and it helps prevent streaks and haze. wetjet is so worth it. love it, or your money back. (fan #1) there ya go! that's what i'm talkin' about! (josh allen) is this your plan to watch the game today? (hero fan) uh, yea. i have to

lee county sheriff robert luna says his agency is hoping for the best while preparing for a worst-case informed through the county website news and social media. >> please prepare. please take this seriously. we are not use hurricane preparation, but it's another example of climate change. so we have to be prepared for climate events that we're not used to stay safe. stay off the streets in los angeles. john fenoglio kron. 4 news. >> preparation really is so key, especially given what we know how massive this storm is going to be. >> and dave, you've been tracking this for quite some time now. i mean, >> should we expect a lot of impact here in the bay area? >> well, for the bay area, no, not so much of the interesting thing about these things are as when it's over water like that. it's a very stable and to now it hasn't made landfall yet, although its impact is already being felt in southern california in terms of rain and thunder showers. just give you a quick idea where we stand right now. max winds are one. 25, the new report puts into category 3 swat dropped a little bit, but it's

winds picking up today into tomorrow and enough of it that we do have red flag warnings in solano county. lee clowney's on up the coastal ranges stretching up almost to the oregon border that high fire danger remains today and tomorrow, especially as winds kick up across the region. and that heat is very much so on. so please definitely focus on fire safety. you do any outdoor activities the next few days. southeast us looking at hurricane which is going to strengthen as it makes its way up. the florida gulf coast likely to category 3 landfall. now, this is going to be a strong system with winds, but most notably that storm surge is of huge concern. this is all very low-lying mangrove swamps right there that are very prone to flooding. so this is something that's florida. the gulf south is taking very seriously here. back at home. we've got the 70's at the coast, not so bad of a day for coastal areas. well elsewhere, those 80's and 90's, maybe not quite as comfortable. redwood city and carlos. 83. well, the south bay looking at temperatures in the low to mid 80's for your daytime highs. it wi

county. barbara lee says the federal government stands ready to help those who need help from the effects ofhe storm. >> i stand ready to do everything i can do personally in my capacity as a member of the house appropriations committee to make sure that lives are saved and that people do not -- are not negatively impacted by this tropical storm. j.r.: speaking with cnn this evening from oakland, kroger's moon -- congress womanly said if californians need federal relief running she will do everything possible to the way for that's. today's storm is does not get tropical storms on shore all that often. you are looking at video from the archives of the last tropical storm to make landfall in california on september 1939. that storm killed 100 people and made landfall in long beach and dumped more than 5.5 inches of rain in l.a.. it caused $2 million in damage then or $44 million in today's money if you factornflation in. you can continue to track hilary using the hurricane tracker and abc7news.com. has details about where the storm is currently located, the strenh and impact on the bay area. a

greg lee, ktvu fox two news sonoma county officials say caltrans will be unable to fund a planned replacee in ontario. there have been concerns about the bohemian highway bridge since 2012 after caltrans discovered its foundation is crumbling and the potential inability to withstand earthquakes. caltrans will instead provide about $25 million in funding to retrofit the bridge up to modern seismic safety standards. the second largest airline operating out of san francisco. international plans to cut some flights early next year. alaska airlines telling ktvu it's enacting temporary cuts due to lagging demand from business passengers . the airline did not confirm reports that it would reduce service between san francisco and the seattle area by 48 flights a week. a company spokesperson said they are adding new service to warm weather locations, including honolulu and mexico, due to higher demand. san jose state has officially unveiled its new spartan athletic center. student athletes were given a tour of the new $70 million facility. that new two story center spans 70,000ft!s and includes st

leeing off our discussion tonight quen keys let ming, former district attorney of neighboring decalb county, georgia. amy lee copeland, a former georgia prosecutor, also with us two u.s. attorneys, joyce vance now a professor at the university alabama school of law and msnbc legal analyst, and hairy litman, former deputy assistant attorney general. he's a senior legala fairs analyst for the los angeles times. and gwen keys flemming let's begin with october 23rd. let's begin with the speedy trial situation we now find ourselves in, and i just want to begin by thank youing you for explaining to me the speedy trial rules of georgia many, many months ago, which in your explanation indicated the reason why district attorney willis was pausing or waiting as long as she did to bring the indictment because she knew she was going to be living under this speedy trial rule. what do you make of the latest developments today in the speedy trial motions and what the judge said about the speedy trial? >> well, the law in georgia is very clear. when a defendant asks for a speedy trial or makes a motion or

i am joined by the chair of the maui county council, alice lee. very much for joining us at this very difficult time in your community. i want to start with this. we have seen this video that "the washington post" put out showing a spark by a power line and fire not long after that in one part of maui. what have you been hearing from the utility about the power lines and if they might have playeded a role in sparking these fires? >> we believe it's a little premature to delve into completely into the causes of the mass destruction and the fires because we are still in search and recovery mode. somost of our resources are pointed in that direction and as was mentioned earlier, there are many, many more bodies to be recovered and identified. of all of the bodies that have been recovered so far, only two, actually five have been identified. two names were released yesterday. three should be released today. so this is how painstakingly slow the search and recovery is going. >> miss lee, do you have information as to why it has been so difficult to try

december 2020 and fourth day of january 2021, steven lee solicited harrison floyd to assist with his effort to speak to ruby freeman. a fulton countygeorgia election worker. lee states to floyd that freeman was afraid to talk to lee because he was a white man. these were overt asked in the furtherance of a conspiracy. she'll admit she tried to overturn the election or brought in fraudulent votes but won't say it's me because i'm a white man. talk about that part of the indictment. >> yeah. or probably a bit more cynical or damning reading of that is they felt by finding someone black who perhaps could relate to miss freeman in a different way would allow her to be more easily manipulated into lying or confessing things that could you know, make her be plausible or responsible for some of the wrong doing they're alleging while furthering their attempts to overturn the election. and so that's what we saw play out in the indictment as it was mentioned that you know, they did try to cozy up to miss freeman, provide her support, provide her cover, but really they were secretly working according to the indictment, with trump and his alli

lee. and i'm cristina rendon. maui county officials confirmed another 12 deaths from these fires today, and they say it is likely that more victims will be found. that puts the death toll at 67. tonight, lahaina residents started heading back to their neighborhoods today to see what's left. many are finding charred remains of cars, buildings reduced to ashes and other destruction. state leaders say this is the deadliest natural disaster in hawai'i in more than half a century. search and rescue teams have not given up work to find survivors. we're beginning to get a better idea today of how people rush to escape flames in lahaina. video posted on tiktok shows people fleeing to waters off the city's coast. you can see the hurricane force winds creating huge choppy waves. the us coast guard spoke today about the challenge in getting those victims to safetye been there during the rescues at a time when the smoke lifted for them to be able to see the people who needed to be rescued. but it was it was a difficult, a very challengin

greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. san mateo county says it's taking action against the rise in organized retail theft. county officials gathered across the street from hillsdale mall in san mateo, the site of several thefts in recent months. board of supervisors president david canepa says he's going to be calling on state lawmakers to beef up state laws on criminal theft penalties. enough is enough of what's happening in our shopping centers, our malls are absolutely unacceptable. this has been a problem, um, that's been going on right after covid and it's only escalated. there's also a plan in the works to work with other california counties in creating a hotline for retailers to report retail theft. still ahead tonight, there is more fallout from the shooting on the university of north carolina campus. what investing gators have been able to piece together about a possible motive. and firefighters quickly knocked down a grass fire that had a potential to shut down a very busy freeway. and tonight, firefighters are on the lookout as

county. and bryan bailey has been a part of this. ms. lee is correct.they had not been trying to cover up, if bailey had not been trying to justify his officers -- he did not just not train them, he has participated in acts of excessive force with his department according to the courts. what hunter elward shot pierre woods in rankin county on the ground nine times with his rifle and the man was no threat to him, sheriff bailey was on the scene and a federal judge ruled that bailey could not have qualified immunity because he ratified and watched it all go one in person. so the truth is coming out about the death of damien cameron and how they had the knees on his neck like his mother has testified, crushed the life out of damien cameron and did nothing about it, they lied to us, we're going to bring that case -- that cases coming back to life. rankin county is infested with white supremacist, ku klux klan, infiltrated the sheriff's department, bryan bailey has known about this. many of these criminals were on duty up until june 1 only through the missis

. >> i want to bring in molly county council chair, alice lee, alice, thank you for joining us.h the devastating aftermath of the wildfires. how are folks doing right now as so many remain missing? >> many of our people are still breathing. it's gonna take years. we need to be sensitive about that. but there's been some progress. thank goodness we had all the resources that you see from president biden and the governor. we had over 1000 federal personnel on the ground in lahaina. and right now our shelters are emptying. we have nine emergency shelters, and maybe nine people left. at the rest have been placed in hotels, and they're being well taken care of. we're all looking forward to the presidents visit tomorrow. >> what do you want to make sure is communicated to the president tomorrow. and make sure what he sees? >> i think what's important to communicate to the president is that recovery needs to involve the boy's is of the people. the people of lahaina, they need to play a major role in rebuilding the lahaina community. because our community is not like any other community

county jail lead on thursday. we're now getting board that the west of 18 co defendants. a pastor from illinois named steven lee, has turned himself in out the county jail. that's just within an hour or so of the 12 new local deadlines that have been set by the district attorney funding both for all of those in indicted in this case to turn themselves in and to get the process of getting towards the 12 under way. steven way has been photographed and has had his fingerprints taken. the mug shot has not been publicly released yet, but we expect it will be in the next hour or so. that said, donald trump saw efforts to uh, try to uh, build on his popularity with the fact that he has now become the 1st us president ever indicted. an ever forced to take a mug shot as part of a criminal indictment. these party turned that very negative situation to his political advantage. the question is going to be whether or not he actually succeed in doing so. yep. ros. this is a full indictment against the former president this. yeah, it is the 1st one where he has had his monk shot taken. what's different about this case? well,

. >> so, we had hopes to speak with maui county council chair, alice lee, about the siren issue. i'm sure they're every fish on the island is incredibly busy. from many on the island of maui, surviving these fires, it's just the beginning. the island is now facing this massive humanitarian crisis, people now homeless, desperate for food, supplies as well. nbc's dana griffin has more. >> by air, by sea, and by, road supplies are being delivered throwaway to those cut off and displaced. >> when we first left, it is literally just the clothes are back. >> janice and alessandro saying they barely escaped the flames and will haina. now, there among the estimated 4500 people on the island in desperate need of housing. >> what's the state of your home? >> the complex has buildings that are burned, buildings that are standing. ours is standing, but we cannot get in. this is because of the downed power lines, no running water, no electricity. >> and she says even though police officer help them get inside briefly to retrieve clothing, the apartment will never be inhabitable again. they no

who recognizes the man in the photo or the sketch should contact the san mateo county sheriff's office in millbrae henry lee fox two news police in pacifica arrested a woman after she allegedly pulled out a gun during an argument over a parking spot. the incident happened at linda mar beach yesterday afternoon. police say the suspect, 36 year old christina villalobos of pittsburgh, had a child with her when she pulled out a loaded gun and threatened three people over a parking spot. she now faces several charges, including assault with a firearm and child endangerment. wildlife experts searching for a line along the peninsula coming up where the big cat was spotted. at this time, we may be cooling down a bit tonight, but a warm up is ahead this week. chief meteorologist bill martin will return with the temperatures. you should expect and his complete bay area forecast introducing an all new way to watch ktvu news live on your big screen search fox local on your tv streaming device and download it for free access all fox two newscasts plus exclusive features like the video vault archives search fox local on

>> reporter: stephen lee has less than an hour to make his way to the fulton county jail and surrender. the sheriff says in a statement he believes -- he said it a couple of times, he believes all the defendants including stephen lee will comply with that new deadline. so, we are constantly refreshing the booking website to see if he pops in, to see if we get any more information, but if he is confirmed that he -- i'm hearing he's been turned in? okay. we just confirmed he surrendered. you saw it there. he has complied. he's now the final of the 19 co-defendants to turn himself in. just shy of an hour before that deadline. so, that means officially one chapter is closed here in fulton county. we saw the indictment, we saw this string, this parade of surrenders and the final co-defendant has surrendered and now we look forward to seeing what the arraignment process will look like and look back at the courts to see how the rest of this will play out, jose. >> and let's -- if we put that graphic back on, exactly who stephen lee is, he's facing three charges of conspireing to commit solici

>> we also have this just in to cnn that stephen lee has turned himself into surrendered at the fulton county jail, and with that, with him surrendering just now, we have confirmed that now means that all of the co-defendants obviously including donald trump have turned themselves in, and they have been processed, and are getting the mugshots and so now, we have all 19 people booked and processed as they have all been charged and taking part in the criminal enterprise in georgia to try to overturn the 2020 election results. with that phase of the process now over, it is now going to kick into the next phase as john was just talking about with zachary cohen. joining us is tim hafee who was the lead prosecutor for january 6th. now, stephen lee has surrendered and booked and processed and the final defendant in the group. but i wanted to ask you about now the process looking forward. as zach cohen and john berman were just talking about, you have kenneth chesebro who has requested and gotten what, what is asked for a speedy trial written into law for defendants in georgia, and he has a court dat

lee. he is the last person to have turned himself in. he just left the fulton countyl with his attorney just a few minutes ago. i don't know if we have the video. we saw him leave with his attorney. his attorney told reporters who were gathered there, including our gabe gutierrez, that he did nothing wrong. you are looking at some of the video. this is very different than what we have seen from the previous surrenders. one, our media cameras and reporters weren't allowed into the jail parking lot before today. before we were only allowed to be across the street. we could only talk to people as they stepped out of their car, if they chose to talk to us. now it's easier to access them. that's why we are hearing from steven lee and his attorney. the other piece is we haven't seen many of the defendants as they come out. to hear from him and his attorney in real time is different than what we have seen previously this week. >> blayne alexander, thanks to you. >>> let's bring in our panel. ken dilanian, former u.s. attorneys joyce vance and harry litman. what are the next

who recognizes the man in the photo or the sketch should contact the san mateo county sheriff's office in millbrae henry lee, ktvu fox two news. the body of catherine schneider has been identified by her family. the saratoga teen had been missing since leaving home july fifth. her car was found in castlerock state park last week and then yesterday the santa clara county sheriff's office announced human remains were discovered near the car, while investigators have not officially id'd the remains , her mom posted on social media that catherine's body was discovered in a ravine near her vehicle and she probably died after a car crash. her death remains under investigation. the governor of hawaii is warning that many more people could be found dead following the wildfires on maui. at least 96 people have died. most of them in the historic town of lahaina . governor josh green said 10 to 20 people might be found dead each day for the next several days. the governor also said about 2700 homes and businesses have been destroyed and early damage estimate at least $5.6 billion. reporter jake alexis has maui, where

>> stephen lee, a pastor, showed up at the fulton county jail in his sunday best. part in an effort to influence freeman to give false testimony to a grand jury. he called -- she called 911 on him when he showed up at her door. >> i knocked on the door earlier. i have tried getting her messages. she is terribly spooked. i am not here to hurt her. i am not here to cause any problems. >> reporter: she is the one grinning in her mug shot because this case really, truly has everything. she is a former publicist to kanye west. she wants showed up at freeman's home as well. she told her she could be arrested if she didn't confess to election fraud claims, false election fraud claims, mind you, in an arm squatted federal officers were come to her home without 48 hours. she also allegedly threatened freeman while they were inside of a police statement. there are cameras, and the incident was caught on body can. all the evidence will likely be user their trials. they were the final two to get my shots today. >>> also ahead, rudy giuliani out of jail thanks to help for my ne

lee ktvu fox two news. a youth baseball team from contra costa county is one game away from advancing to the little league worldm from san ramon will take on el segundo of los angeles county in just about an hour in the west regional final. the winner of tonight's game in san bernardino goes to the little league world series in williamsport, pennsylvania, next week, san ramon's bolinger canyon, little league has won three straight northern california championships. the team is receiving plenty of support from the city. players received a police escort when they left for san bernardino last weekend, while some family and friends traveled with the team to southern california, a watch party will be held starting in a short bit, 6:00 tonight at the lot at san ramon city center to cheer them on and ktvu will be there for all the fun. we'll have more tonight at ten. the giants are welcoming back a fan favorite tonight. former giants manager bruce bochy will be back at oracle park as the manager of the visiting texas rangers. bochy retired at the end of the 2019 season and took on the manager position with the rangers

has not been accused of a crime pending a review of this case by the san mateo county da's office in san carlos. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. a man has been arrested accused of robbing a bank in berkeley. police say 57 year old alden moore slipped a teller a note demanding cash at the mechanic's bank on shattuck avenue yesterday afternoon. officers say he has previously been convicted for robbing another bank. he was arrested just a short time later at the downtown berkeley. bart station. police in the east bay have arrested a man suspected of vandalizing a newly opened bar. police arrested 65 year old eladio santana on suspicion of grand theft and vandalism. they say santana vandalized and stole power tools from bentley's mobile bar in downtown martinez just days after his grand opening. he's also accused of tampering with the water and internet lines. santana has prior convictions for vandalism and arson. here's a live look right now. what could be a contentious town hall meeting in vallejo. that's where police are answering are about to field questions from residents about a proposed plan to reduce s

lee ktvu fox two news. some of the loudest critics of alameda county da pamela price have begun the process of trying to recall her the steps that they say need to happen to make that a reality. and san jose city leaders and unions reached a tentative agreement to avert a strike. but some key details still need to be ironed out. pretty hot today, humid again. you see the high clouds. you see the low clouds. i'll have the forecast. that includes both coming up. also ahead, search crews are surveying the destruction in maui following last week's devastating firestorm. the desperate pleas for more help from the mainland david: i'm david goldberg, a bilingual elementary school teacher and president of the california teachers association. as we start a new school year, there's something new happening in california's public schools. jessie: they're called community schools. david: where parents and families, students and educators are making decisions as one. damien: it's a real sense of community. leslie: we saw double-digit gains in math, in english, and reading scores. david: it's an innovation that's transformin