he's the head of the nbc news radio bureau in l. a. and now the may, a has called the storm and unprecedented weather events. how serious is the situation right now? right now it's pretty bad. there's a lot of flooding in our city streets. there's been a lot of rain in our mountain areas. and what happens is over the next 12 to 24 hours, that water is gonna see down through the top soil. and when it hits bedrock, the whole face of, you know, certain parts of the mountain areas will then slide off the terrain here in southern california. is not ready for the amount of rain that we've sustained over the past. 48 hours in some parts. we've got $8.00 to $9.00 inches of rain and that's more than several areas i've seen in an entire year out in the desert areas and away from los angeles county. but trees can still topple over power lines can still fall down. there's still a lot of potential that's why we closed all the schools, the public schools here in, in los angeles. because we have to get crews now into the schools to assure that the ca

i spoke to jason compet donia nbc news radio bureau chief in l. a. and ask him if california knows how to prepare for a tropical storm. this change is shanese did then is no, no we do. matt. uh, the last time we tried for the storm made land fall here in southern california was almost 8 decades ago. and that was even before they were made mean tropical storms and naming hurricane. and with the amount of rain that is going to fall in such a short amount of time. uh, california is a desert and our terrain is not ready to absorb all of that water all at once. so we've been asked by officials to gas up your car, make sure that you had important documents ready to go if you are indeed evacuated, make sure that you have your medications ready. make sure that you have the kids ready, make sure that they have food, make sure that you have food, things like that. and this is very rare for southern california to deal with a we're, we're in the, the same shane state we, we have 75 degree weather. some people make the job today. air conditioning the streets out

that's nbc news, radio and los angeles. thank you very much, jason. thank you. know kind of the, a sent military units to help talk a while files that have forced thousands of people to leave the whole hundreds of fires, a threatening citizen, british columbia, and the northwest territories. cooler weather is helping firefighters to make progress, but it's already kind of goes west was fast season since reco, it's because it's counted as worst wildfire season on record. the burn gland adds up to an area larger than ireland. international fire crews are on hand to help battle the blazes. a state of emergency has been declared in british columbia and canadas. federal government has stepped in. as canadians are seeing in the heretic images, they see of devastation and the fear of a residence in northwest territories. and in b. c. it is an extraordinarily serious situation. 35000 residents have already been evacuated in british columbia. colona is one of the worst seed areas. the fire spread rapidly there over the weekend, growing more than 100 fold inches, 24 hours

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general opening an investigation, nbc news has also learned warning sirens were not activated according to hawaii emergency officials. and while phone, television and radios were, the governor says communications infrastructure was knocked out by the fire >> there's no emergency system, and most people their phones were gone before they could get it >> reporter: many have said they didn't receive those warnings >> it's coming >> reporter: amid the rush the only two escape routes out of lahaina, along the coast, were backed up. it's feared many of those who died were in their cars >> it just seemed like every second was ten hours waiting. and i kept saying do we get out and run >> reporter: for some the scale of the tragedy simply too much >> this is one of the toughest stories that i've had to cover in my time here at hawaii news now >> reporter: raw emotion in the voice of dylan ancheta, a reporter for our nbc affiliate in hawaii, knhl >> this is not an time for the entire state, ae are wog to briou the very lat informat >>orter: and all of that emotion still unfolding as you can hear above us, the firefight continues. for many, surviving the fires was

nbc news learning warning sirens were never activated according to emergency officials. while phone, television and radiorts were, the governor says telecommunications were knocked out by the fire. >> there was no emergency system and most people their phones were gone before they could get it. >> reporter: many said they didn't receive any warnings. the state attorney general now opening an investigation into the response. amid the rush, the only two escape routes along the coast were backed up. >> the remains we're finding is through a fire that melted metal. we have to do rapid dna to identify them. >> reporter: some of those who died were trapped in their cars with fears this morning there are many more. and back to that investigation, maui communications director recently told the local news outlet that neither the maui fire chief or top emergency official were on the island as the fires were already breaking out. we have reached out for comment. we haven't heard back yet. >>> thank you. thousands of people from maui who have nowhere to go desperately need help and so many people from so many places

nbc news learning warning sirens were never activated, according to hawaii emergency officials. and while phone, television, and radiorts were, the governor says telecommunications were knocked out by the fire. >> there was no emergency system, and most people, their phones were gone before they could get it. >> many have that they could receive any warnings. the state attorney general now opening an investigation to the response. amid the rush, the only to escape routes out of line that were backed up. >> the remains we are finding our through a fire that melted metal. we have to do rapid dna to identify them. >> some of those who died were trapped in their cars. with fears there are many more. the >> and back to that investigation. molly communications director spoke to a local news channel two said that the maui fire chief and a top emergency and management officials were not here when the fires were burning. we have reached out, haven't heard back yet. but that's all part of this -- will be this attorneys general investigation. >> let me just put this in perspective. yesterday, i spoke with a few official, i know

that milestone nbc news reporter maya seeing land paid a visit to a show where some of the biggest rap stars in the world are making viral hits. maya, hi. >> hey, tom. on the radar radioive years. it's growing success has also attracted some of the biggest names. >> reporter: on a gravity-filled street in brooklyn on the radar are getting ready to introduce the world to another artist who could be the next global superstar. ♪♪ >> whenever wake up you never know who is going to pop up on on the radar today. >> reporter: a platform started in 2018, it features thousands of rap free star artists around the world. >> some artists are extremely at that whether or noted but also artists who come with things that are already written are also extremely talented, i think we should celebrate both sides of the coin. >> reporter: they have gained over 130 million views showing off flows from big names like i spice, central steam and drake. and then passing the mic to up and coming artists who are just starting out. >> why was it important for you to bridge the gap between underground artists. >> nobody else is doing t there is not any platform request you can see drake but also a

radio. they would have at least stepped outside their home. they wouldn't have gone toward the mountainside, toward the fire, they would have known to escape. so we have reached out to him, nbc news has. we have yet to hear back. andaya is citing health concerns but this could be part of the independent investigation. the attorney general said she wanted a third-party investigator, and i want to quote her here, she says, an independent review will ensure that all aspects of the incident, including any potential shortcomings in preparation, response and communication are thoroughly examined, and that's what a lot of people here in lahaina want. they want accountability, and you could potentially see other leaders, possibly either resigning or being called to the table about some of the decisions that were made that day. investigators and search and rescue crews are behind us down here in lahaina, searching for the missing, which could be as high as 1,300. the death toll still stands at 111. >> dana griffin, thank you for that. >>> now to former president trump's decision to cancel the big press conference he had planned for monday. nbc's ken dilanian is following that. and also, t

nbc news capitol hill correspondent julie cirkin. tell us what joe manchin is thinking right now. good luck. >> reporter: thanks for wishing me good luck because i need it. joe manchin's comments yesterday on the radioindependent, we hear this time and time again. over the last certainly three years, right, since the senate was evenly divided, now they have a close margin, as well, he was teasing leaving the party even before senator sinema declared she actually would leave the party, right? back in december. though, if he is considering running for senate in the red state of west virginia, i'm not sure how much that helps him. west virginia is certainly completely different ballpark than arizona. he's trying to keep everyone on their toes. we know that he is not going to make a decision until at least december. we have about four, five, six months everyone until he decides what the heck he is going to do. but this is really notable because it is coming just days before the anniversary of democrats' signature legislative priority that, in many ways, manchin derevived behind the scenes. he had a lot of flak from republicans who spent the year and a half, as you mentioned, where he was a thorn in the