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e e [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Music] hello my coo thank you so much for joining us here on this is now we begin with some First Alert severe weather coverage a tropical storm watch is in effect for Havi County as we are keeping a very close eye on what is now tropical storm H Jo joining me here in the h&n digital Center is our first alert meteorologist Drew Davis to tell us a little bit more about what we can expect Drew thanks for having me and Dylan we've been tracking tropical storm hon since before it was even a tropical storm or tropical depression and we are now seeing it going to be moving south of the Big Island as we go forward into this upcoming Saturday evening into Sunday I want to show you what it looks like on the First Alert radar and satellite as well we're going to zoom in out from the island chain over to two active storms out there there's tropical storm hon and just a little bit further east there's hurricane Gilma which was a category 3 hurricane now a category 2 tropical storm H is what we're watching as we're going forward into this weekend however giving you a little bit closer look on our first alert radar and satellite you can still see it's very organized it's getting it's got its act together compared to what we've been seeing the past couple of days and we're expecting this to move South of the Big Island impacts will be felt on the southern Southeastern and Eastern parts of the Big Island as we're going forward into this upcoming weekend we're going to be taking a look at the official track from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center I want to show you what we could see as we're going forward into Sunday this is the track it's expected to stay at Tropical Storm strength through Saturday and Sunday this is Saturday at 6 p.m you can see the time stamp right up there just above above the island chain and then it's expected to move further West Northwest south of the rest of the island chain we could see some impacts across the rest of the neighbor islands and here on the Gathering Place as well the system is expected to actually get to category 1 hurricane strength that's the latest forecast from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center and then quickly downgrade again to a tropical storm as it continues off moving off to the West Northwest again we could see some impacts and rainfall here on the rest of the islands the Big Island will see the brunt of these impacts let's take a look at the wind speeds going forward here is what I'm showing you is the path again and then these yellow and orange colors is tropical storm force winds and hurricane force winds forecasted the Southern and Southeastern portions of the big island so South Point CAU could be seeing tropical storm force winds Saturday night into due Sunday morning and throughout Sunday afternoon as well and then again it's going to continue moving off to the West Northwest we could see some rainfall for the rest of the island chain but it's not going to be as strong as what the big island is expected to impact see this weekend First Alert weather days are in place for Saturday Sunday and Monday and a flood watch is up for the big island alongside a tropical storm watch as well this does not include the rest of the state as of now let's take a look at some of the potential impacts especially for the big island maximum wind gust could be around 50 mph and the flood watch again is up for the big island so flooding is possible and surf is going to be moderate to maybe even High Surf advisory criteria on south and east facing shores as we're going forward throughout the weekend rain totals between 2 to 7 in expected on the big island mostly for the South and Eastern parts of the Big Island models again are showing more confidence that it is taking this system south of the rest of the island chain but we're still on high alert in case there is a switch up in the path moving it closer to the rest of us bringing heavy rainfall and more impacts our way let's take a look at our first alert future cast right here you can see we are going to be going really slowly through time Saturday at 2 a.m. you see that time stamp we're starting to see the impacts along the Hamakua Coast over near Hilo as well going further in time the system moves close close to us Saturday night this is around 11:00 a.m. or or Saturday morning around 11:00 a.m. you're starting to see Heavy Rain near Hilo the Southeastern parts of the big island and it continues moving south and is the strongest during Saturday evening into early Sunday morning bringing Heavy Rain towards South Point and the C areas and strong winds again the further south you go is when you're going to be seeing the strongest winds and the most rainfall again that system is going to continue moving off to the West Northwest our surfing Shoreline forecast right here we are tracking High Surf on south and east facing shores as we're going forward throughout the weekend and here's your first alert 7-day forecast again First Alert weather days are in effect for Sunday and Monday for this storm we're going to be tracking it around the clock make sure to download the Hawaii news now First Alert weather app to get the latest information Drew thank you so much for that I want to ask you what is the likelihood of the impacts that this will bring stronger winds across the state um as we saw with the Lina wildfires those winds were a result of a hurricane that was passing south of our Islands could something like that happen again something like that could happen luckily this system is a lot weaker than what we were seeing with hurricane Duro which caused the strong winds that led to the the Maui wildfires last year one of the things that we are expecting is strong winds across the rest of the island chain we could see wind gusts up to 20 to 30 mph in some spots especially down slope of Melco regions and over Leeward areas that may not see as much rainfall as Windward and Mela areas it could remain dry and we could see strong winds and of course that leads to high fire danger that is a concern we're tracking it very very closely going forward thank you so much Drew and this is a good reminder that you should get your hurricane kits ready uh you should have upwards of two weeks of food supply and water uh ready to go because emergencies can happen at any time not just during Hurricane Season uh but we want you to definitely go ahead and get your hurricane kits ready if you need need some reminders of what should be in those hurricane kits food water medical papers as well that's always important to have and you can stop by any hardware store to go ahead and start uh making your building your hurricane kits and making sure they are up to date we also want to turn now to Havi County as they have partially initiated their emergency Operation Center in advance of any potential impacts here's the latest from them mayor Mitch Roth says state and federal agencies The Dot and Hawaiian Electric began meeting earlier this week as parts of Hilo may get the brunt of the storm looks like they'll probably get the most of the rain and possibly the the wind although you know we could see stuff down at South Point and CAU as well so um our teams are all preparing their their battle rhythms mayor Roth urges residents to get their hurricane preparedness kits ready and to check the Havi County Civil Defense websites for the latest alerts and as a reminder this is a good time to prepare your hurricane kits and severe weather emergency packs two weeks worth of emergency supplies including food water medicine and personal documents should be inside your kits GO bags should be ready not just for hurricane season but year round as Havi is prone to many natural disasters from the random threat of tsunamis to wildfires and more well vice president kamla Harris has officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination she closed out the DNC yesterday in a speech that fired up the crowd this comes as today there is another shakeup in the race for the White House NBC's Drew Wilder is on Capitol Hill to explain vice president kamla Harris is now officially the Democratic nominee for president accepting the nomination as the party closed out a historic convention we are charting a new way forward forward to a future with a strong and growing middle class Harris's road map for a new way forward might have gotten a boost today as Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell announced that the time has come for an interest rate C all this economic good news and it is good news tends to have a lagging effect um and what is positive the Democrats is that this is escalating toward the election now just over 70 days until the election there is officially one fewer candidate as Robert F Kennedy Jr announced this afternoon he is dropping out of the race and endorsing former president Donald Trump I've made the heart-wrenching decision to suspend my campaign and to support president Trump while campaigning out west Trump says he welcomes the endorsement we just had a very nice uh endorsement from RFK junr Bobby with the conventions now in the rearview mirror both candidates getting momentum boosts in a race that remains extremely tight in Washington Drew Wilder NBC News the family of a pregnant Eva Beach woman says her husband is not only suspected of her murder but also of making and distributing child pornography the military detained scoffield Soldier Dwayne Johnson for The Disappearance of Misha Johnson last month but her body has not been found the Army is not saying much about the investigation but Misha's family says they were told John prayed on underage girls and bought cleaning supplies before he reported her missing Misha's mother broke down during an interview on social media while asking the public for help in finding her daughter come on with anything call CID I am not to judge anyone just come out please I can't even bury my daughter Johnson has not yet been charged call the Army CID at 88205 n if you have any information in this investigation the Man convicted of killing a teenager in 2022 in a Tantalus robbery was sentenced to life in prison yesterday with the possibility of parole anelisa Burgos has more on the emotional reaction from inside the courtroom court is corrupt outrage and disbelief from the family of 18-year-old Hao Colona who was shot and killed by naoa Damon more than 2 years ago Damon now 22 must serve at least 15 years of his life sentence before being eligible for parole Circuit Judge chanin Park denied the state's motion for extended sentencing citing impact letters from Damon and his family I considered him my son earlier in the packed courtroom members of both families shared how their lives changed since the tragedy on Round Top Drive Damon mostly sat stoic as cola's family spoke cola's mother called him her heart rock and best friend and hope Justice can bring some measure of peace to the family hold on I want this man to look at my son at one point Damon looked at the victim's father Blake Colona who brought his son's Ashes to court when Damon's family spoke on his behalf he looked moved and wiped away tears after his grandmother spoke cola's father believes Damon received Reed the sentence because he's the son of Honolulu police Sergeant Jennifer bugarin who works for hpd's Training Division sources have told H Anan Damon does not live with his mother 15 years good behavior is out I'm sorry I'm sorry for my rudess right now but that's unacceptable I'm unhappy with the system and I question corruption 100% emotions spilled outside into the hallway with kona's Father lashing out in anger at Damon's attorney and a sheriff hey hold my hold my hold on a sentence delivered but leaving two families empty Analisa Bergos Hawaii news now Honolulu police arrested three men suspected of an armed robbery at an illegal game room just off of Ward Avenue yesterday morning 19-year-old BJ ble 19-year-old Joseph Kono and 24-year-old roilo too burls are accused of robbing the place near kawhai ho Street just before 4:30 Thursday morning all three were booked on first-degree robbery B County's director Luan Mahi has been placed on leave with pay pending an investigation that's according to our partners at civil beat in March mayor Richard Bisson approved an audit after concerns were brought forward based on the findings of that audit mayor Bon took several measures including halting Grant disbursements temporarily you can read the full story online at civilbeat.org on Kawaii firefighters are on the east side battling a brush fire that's burning in anahola so far it burned about 15 acres and at last check was 20% contained Flames began around 4:30 Thursday afternoon mocha of kuho Highway across from the post office no homes are threatened and no roads are closed after years of complaints the city started tearing down two hoarder homes in makiki that had become a magnet for squatters the homes on the 5,000 ft lot on Pensacola Street were littered with trash and debris and infested with rodents and roaches the city began the condemnation process last year and now has control over the property it's a huge relief finally it's happening we worked on it for so long so it's finally good to see it happening uh the frustration is that I know there are more properties that are looking to turn into this one violations against the owner Roland y go back 23 years with fines totaling more than a million doar the city says negotiations over the fair price of the lot are ongoing demolition could take about 5 days the city hopes to build affordable housing on that lot soon oua set sail yesterday from kawai's Northshore she departed from honay a day early ahead of schedule to avoid any potential impacts from tropical storm H the canoe was expected to arrive at the now willy willy small boat harbor earlier today where Dockside tours are being offered this weekend weather permitting you can find more details on on our website just look for this story and don't forget tomorrow is the Havi Food Bank Drive collection day volunteers including many of your havai newsn staff are preparing to help the Havi Food Bank accept food donations and fund donations this coming Saturday first wine bank has decided to match all gifts up to $50,000 Saturday drop off points include Waterfront Plaza kamakana Ali the town center of Mililani Winward City shopping center Pearl City shopping center and while hola Congregational Church let's send you live outside now to Hilo Bay Havi where once again Havi Island remains under a tropical storm watch we are closely tracking H which is churning just a few hundred miles away from the state stay with us we'll have more local news and weather after this break [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] how's it on this Aloha Friday for now the weather's is actually pretty good right there are a few scattered showers out there but heads up especially for our friends and family on Hawaii Island tropical storm H is getting stronger and it's approaching Hawaii Island uh there could be lots of rainfall on Hawaii Island maybe leading to flooding so that's why a flood watch goes into effect on Hawaii Island at noon tomorrow and uh that means we could see some flooding conditions there also there is a tropical storm watch on for Hawaii Hawaii island that means tropical storm condition are possible that's now until further notice so heads up out there especially for Hawaii island but the rest of the islands well we could see some uh you know severe weather starting uh late tomorrow in through Monday that's your first alert weather day Sunday and Monday but for today we're looking at pretty nice stuff it is going to be a little bit Breezy and we'll have a few showers out there but really the stormy weather is just a couple of days down the road so heads up on that now the surf will be getting bigger on the East shores as H gets closer it might even wrap to South Shores but for today uh we still have some uh waves that are of moderate size so again get ready for the effects of hon starting late tomorrow for Hawaii Island remember that flood watch goes into effect on Hawaii Island at noon that means flooding conditions are possible First Alert weather days Sunday and Monday we're very concerned about the strong winds some areas of the state especially for the southeast side of the Big Island could get winds upwards of 50 mph that could lead to spotty power outages still going to be a little bit windy on Tuesday but much better conditions on Tuesday clearing on Wednesday and then we could see more rain from what's left of Gilma starting on Thursday happening today the opening of the made in Havi Festival more than 700 vendors will show their homegrown products throughout the weekend at the Havi Convention Center there will be entertainment Chef demos and samples along with fashion shows the festival opened at 10:00 a.m. today tickets are still available you can get them for $8 for adult and kids six and under get in for free head into Maiden havav festival.com for more info we're beginning a new series on Kalo Papa Moki where Hansen's Disease patients helped shape the landscape over decades Harlin kanano has more on the national parks Services plans to perpetuate their work once an energetic Community with the occasional star performer and regular events like hoola shows kala Papa was home for more than 8,000 people since it was established as a Hansen's Disease colony in the 1860s many chose to stay after a cure ended quarantine in the [Music] 1940s it is now a more quiet place only a handful of patients still reside on the remote peninsula of Moka all kpuna the oldest now 100 years old nature is the noisiest here the peacefulness occasionally broken by the sound of state or NPS work trucks passing by and twice a day the puttering of the mulele flight landing and taking off kala Papa remains isolated special permission is needed for entry visitors still have to have a permit and must be sponsored by a resident or have pre-arranged reservations through the National Park Service kalal Papa became a national park in 1980 there was skepticism about the federal agency managing such a sacred Hawaiian settlement but that eased quickly NPS workers are part of the community a lot of our staff are actually descendants or relatives of former patients um and so that connection they they hold the stories they know what's important because those Traditions have been handed down that's why NPS partnered with Winward Community College to provide the additional training for the staff this so beautiful learn to preserve the lineage of some of these trees that the patients brought so while the tree itself might die a cakey from it or a cutting from it can live on in perpetuity adding to what's often called the cultural landscape of Kala Papa I'm Lin kanano Hawaii news [Music] now in news from the feed of volcano in Iceland is putting on a spectacular show here's cbs's Tina Krauss plumes of lava burst from the ground in Iceland in the latest eruption on the rikenz peninsula we just thought that it was the Northern Lights monor Ali from Maryland thought she and her friend were witnessing another natural wonder until they got a closer look it was a volcanic eruption and it's like the coolest thing I've seen in my whole life this is the sixth time the volcano has blown in 8 months after staying dormant for more than 800 years the eruption began Thursday night after a series of strong earthquakes but volcanologists say the rivers of lava are not headed for nearby towns the lavas are not threatening any of the infrastructure um at the moment leaving lava lovers to simply enjoy one more spectacular show in the land of Fire and Ice Tina Krauss CBS News London [Music] absolutely incredible a beautiful site there no Lava here on Havi Island but once again we are keeping a very close eye on tropical storm H because we could be seeing some impacts there over the weekend so we urge you to continue to be prepared turning now to our last good news now Story the Minnesota State Fair is back and Ian Russell tells us about a rather unconventional treat being offered the return of something classic I hear that it's Texas and Minnesota fighting to be the best state fair welcome everyone the great Minnesota get together it's up there it's definitely number one of course it wouldn't really be a state fair without something uh little out there it's new it's something different so if you're going to be a little strange deep fried Ranch you might as well just make it big seven I give like a nine truly about as Midwest as it gets we got to figure out a way to do deep fried Ranch Mike brandan co-owner of Lulu's already knew we knew by 10:00 this morning it was going to be here these things were going to sell too much never too much creativity at its finest you got winners and losers you don't always have a home run sometimes you get a single or an out the only question now is how fast can they fry them we're worried we're going to run out of product before we can get more mate and of course we're going to talk about some of these Foods we got to try them right so we got some of this de fried Rancher I've been told that some this hot honey is the best thing to put on them so we'll give it a little bit of a dip and uh you know P an appe te my God nine n out of 10 that's why I give that Mike there told me that they've been so busy it's been kind of hard for them to keep these things on the Shelf so if you are looking to come get some better do it quick and send it back to you thank you so much for that report I don't know about you folks but for me I am a Ranch lover and that sounds absolutely delicious um highly recommend I put Ranch on like almost anything from spaghetti that's a great thing to put it on Pizza I mean I'm sure there are some other Ranch lovers out there um oddly enough though I don't like it too much on my salad I think it's a little too heavy on salads um funny funny little way to end the show there deep fried Ranch at the Minnesota State Fair I'm here for it let's send you live outside now to Honolulu don't forget investigates TV is coming up right after this you can stay tuned right here for that episode and it is a beautiful Aloha Friday but once again that could be a different story as we head into the weekend with tropical storm H approaching the state thank you so much for tuning be sure to download your h&n news and weather apps for the latest news alerts sent right to your phone