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Welcome into the news zone. I'm Britney Hope. This is our new style of newscast. We are doing no teleprompterss, no scripts. We're just bringing you the news live as it happens and catching our crews across the region. So, first I want to talk about wet weather. This is a look at San Pedro. In fact, if we can bring that big so you can see what's going on and what's rolling in. We have those dark storm clouds. This is the view from our camera above the USS Iowa. It is going to be a wet and wild Halloween weekend. And it usually does not rain on Halloween here in LA, but it's going to be different this year. So, we'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. But at the same time as
all this rain comes in, we are still dealing with horrible flooding up and down our coast and those high tides. For more on that, we have our Hedi Chang who is in Sunset Beach. Hi, this is one of those Orange County communities that day after day homes are getting flooded. You just got a new update, right, on how many homes are actually dealing with damage. Yeah, Britain, you're right. We just spoke with city officials and last night we reported that there were six homes that were yellow tagged following the flooding and this morning we got an update saying there's now 18 homes yellow tagged. So this is a street
called Bay View Drive and you'll see that a lot of the homes here have that yellow tag. Uh this one says property flooded due to high tide and water damage will need to ventilate to prevent mold. So, um, you feel for the families going through this because as you mentioned, this is now day five of high tides. Uh, it started on Monday. There were some flooding concerns here. Um, and then, uh, you know, this morning's high tide wasn't as bad. You can see there's some minor flooding here along the alleyways, but uh, just along this street, it gives you a really good indication of what these families are going through. There's been uh restoration companies. There's been construction crews and really just neighbor helping neighbor trying to dry
out. Uh you can see just rows and rows of sandbags along each one of these garages as well as the first floor of a lot of these homes here. Um but that's what we're doing here. We're keeping an eye on things here. Um, we know that some people are going to be headed to this community meeting at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon to express their concerns about what they u experience. Really, a lot of people have been living here for decades. And even, you know, one man said, "Look, my family's been living here for 76 years. Uh, he knows it's a low-lying area. There are many coastal low-lying communities in Orange County, and they're used to these sort of high tides events, but nothing like what
we've seen this week." Britney, so in 28 minutes that local community meeting is going to happen. Um, and then that's with the Huntington Beach City Council. Talk to me a little bit that they're going to ratify a local emergency, right? And the hope is that that could give these homeowners and these businesses some support, especially because we know that there's more high tide coming as we stretch into November and December. Yeah, Britney, you said it exactly right. So on Monday, what happened here in the city of Huntington Beach is that city officials they issued that emergency declaration. And what they're doing here on Friday uh today in about
30 minutes is that uh they are going to ratify try to ratify um that particular decoration. And what that does and what that says is that look what we're dealing with here um as far as local resources were tapped out. So that really opens uh more resources uh more funding um more crews and more help really in these communities. So I was where you are now on Bay View on Tuesday and at that point I saw the floods. It was horrible. Um going forward luckily it looks like the street where you are. A lot of that has cleared. But really quick we're still dealing with some closures on PCH. What exactly is happening there?
Yeah. So Britney, you probably saw um in previous days this week that PCH was a full closure. So today the southbound lanes are going to remain fully open, but some of the northbound lanes or I guess I should say northbound lanes of PCH between Seint and Warner um that's going to remain closed for another 30 minutes. So if you're going to be in this area, um you should look out for that. But again, that's going to expire in about 30 minutes. Um what is going to continue in this neighborhood is the cleanup. And as you mentioned earlier, this is not uh the last uh high tide event that this community is going to be dealing with. We got November and then of course December.
Petty, thank you so much. Really quick, I want to bring you some breaking news that we're following out of Washington DC. So you can see that there's a camera that's moving around here right now. Um Andrew, can we take that full I think we're about to see the president. So this is what's going on at the White House right now. He's about to leave. He is going to head to Florida to Daytona for a campaign event. But we're dealing with some impacts of what his administration is up to right here in our region. We just learned that there are some subpoenas going out to the Orange County register of voters, the Los Angeles registar of voters over ballots here in our region. So, oh, we
just learned that the president is in the helicopter. He's going to be heading to Florida. I'm going to have some more information for you on those subpoenas, what that means for potentially your ballot this election coming up in a few minutes, but those are all directives under President Trump. Okay, let's get back to that weather that we were talking about, those coastal concerns. I want to bring in Shauna. Um, it's been day after day. It's been rough since the summer. When will these communities see some sort of relief? Okay, Britney. Well, all week we knew we were going to have higher tide and that happened today. We're starting to see it subside. still have alerts for about half an hour, but then as we head to the
weekend, that will be a problem. It's more going to be the fact that we're going to be soggy and we're going to be seeing some rain in the forecast for us. So, looking at the coastal flooding, this advisory in the green that you're seeing all along the coastline, that is only in effect till this afternoon and then we can finally say goodbye. This started on Sunday and stayed with us pretty much the whole work week. So, it's definitely been um a very long week of high tides where we've seen that water overcome parking lots into neighborhoods causing flooding. And I can tell you that as we head to the winter, we're going to see a chance of this again. Not only just because our water is warmer, we've got um the king
tides coming. Uh first one is coming in November and that's when we expect the highest tides of the year. That's because of the gravitational uh pull of the moon as well as the location of the moon closer to the earth. So we're going to have to see what happens there. Other than that, we head to the weekend and of course outside right now, you are seeing those clouds. So our focus is now moving on to the rain that we're going to see for the weekend. So, scattered showers ahead of the heavier bands of rain. We're going to see the same conditions that we've got right now for early tomorrow as well before we have the steady rain move in. That's expected late tomorrow and tomorrow night for that fact. And I know that we usually
don't have Halloween on the weekend. Well, this week we are going to see that and this year we're going to see that. Um, it is going to be raining for your Halloween forecast. So, we want you to just keep that in mind and maybe prepare the umbrella, prepare the uh rain jackets and rain boots if you are planning to do any trick-or-treating outdoors or attend any of events in Southern California. We've got that drizzle chance here for the rest of the day. And temperatures will be cooling tomorrow. So, here's what to expect for this weekend storm all the way through Sunday. We're going to see the high tides go down. It's going to be wet, ponding on the roads, soggy conditions, and much cooler. And then we've got rain
rates. They're going to be less than half an inch per hour. So, that's not looking to be prompting any flood threats. and we don't have any watches or warnings right now. So, coming up, we'll show you the timing of what to expect and the 7-day forecast to show you if there's any other rain other than this weekend storm coming up. Back to you, Shauna. Thank you so much. We'll see you in a few. We just got some new news right into the newsroom. This is breaking news, so I want to make sure that I have the exact notes for you. So, we just learned that today has been the worst day for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ since June. And that is because tech stocks just wiped trillion dollar in value. Markets just closed. So, we just
got that news from the east coast. All right, coming up on the news and you see our Conan Nolan here. He's working hard at his computer looking at footage that just came in. Mayor Bass, Nithia Ramen. Hey, Conan. They're both on the road today on the campaign road a few days until the election. What's going on with the mayor's race, but also I told you about those subpoenas with our California ballots and our California voter or register our voters in different counties. Uh what's all going on at the federal level? We'll break that down all coming up. Welcome back into the news zone. Right now we are talking about election day. It's coming up on Tuesday and a huge focus of course
here in LA is the LA mayor's race. It's an interesting day if you are in Inino because both Mayor Bass and her opponent Nithia Ramen are both there and they're both defending their records in the same little community. Conan, I want to bring you in. It's interesting. It's public safety. It's homelessness. It's those big issues that voters have said we care about and are fed up with. Right. So, um, this is the Karen Bass on the left, uh, and Niti Ramen on the right. Uh, I should probably So, what's interesting about these two news conferences, they happened, you're right, in the Enino, which is part of Niti Ramen's district. And so, Niti
Ramen was pointing out and she had a couple of constituents saying, "Listen, this underpass, Haven Hurst at the 101 used to be filled with Pence. She got them out. She's very good at this. Uh, she will do this for the city." uh and and at the same time almost Karen Bass is also uh in Nino with also some of Niti Ramen's con constituents who uh gave a litany of complaints about various aspects of the homeless problem where they say the city council woman has been uh has been absent and here's the difference is that so much of what is coming out of uh this campaign is about homelessness is rising. We need to get people off the streets. this is the problem and this and the mayor hasn't hasn't done enough about it. When
it comes to the mayor's side, they're saying, "Listen, we are making an impact." But there's a public safety element to this that Nikki Ramen ignores, which is there's drugs being done, there's prostitution, there's violence, and you need at some point to have police in order to help deal with the problem in very uh susceptible neighborhoods. And so the Bass people are talking about public safety which is a winner for them. Niti Ramen's talking about homeless. That's a winner for her and that's why you have these two very different narratives going at it in Cino today. And we just learned this week in that new poll from the LA Times and UC Berkeley that apparently Bass and Ramen are neck andneck. But there's still 19%
of voters in that poll who said they're undecided. So over the next few days, what do they need to do to convince that undecided voter who after months of campaigning still cannot make a decision? Well, that's what Karen Bass is trying to do right now because their campaign believes that and based on the UC uh Berkeley poll that she's winning with uh the black community and she's winning with Republicans uh and that she needs to focus on the fact that whatever you think of me uh Nitia Ramen is going to be a lot worse and it's going to be on issues that pertain particularly to your family safety in your community. So that's that's what the ramen that's what the Bass campaign
is trying to do to get those 19% to get off and get off the sofa and actually vote because the worry for her is that there are plenty of people who don't like either candidate but they're you know they're they're no one both but they would side with her when it comes to law enforcement and policing and they need them to get engaged because this close to the election usually that big a number of undecideds they just don't vote. And that's the big problem for the Bass campaign. It's turnout, turnout, turnout. Okay, Conan, I want to turn statewide. We're talking about the ballot controversy that's coming from the Trump administration. We just heard from
Governor Nuome on this. I want to play what he just said. We are taking this very, very seriously. We will be monitoring his monitors and I assure you it will be 10 to one. We are flooding the zone and we're going to do it in key congressional districts that we think he's most likely to assault. All right. So, that's what we just heard from Newsome. He's talking about those 20,000 ballots that the Trump administration wanted seized because they're claiming those ballots may belong to nonitizens, but we know that the court just blocked that from
happening. There's so much back and forth. Uh, what do people at home need to know because it can kind of be confusing? Well, the Democrat in this, Gavin Newsome, all he has to do is point to January 6th of 2021 and say, "Listen, this is how the president deals with the election, he loses." So, we should expect every effort for him to meddle in this election. Now, when it comes to those 20,000 ballots, the judge, Judge Carter, the federal judge, who sort of tossed that out, said, "Wait a second. This is sort of absurd. Remember what this was? the uh the fed department of justice had something like a you know a half a million names that they whittleled down to 200,000 names and then they said oh there are 20,000
people we think uh are registered to vote and they shouldn't be because they're not legal citizens and they went to Dean Logan who I think is coming up with uh Sharice Gibson Dean Logan the register our voters of LA County with a thumb drive and a post-it note on it said stick this in your computer because we have 20,000 names we think are illegally registered and there was a and there was a post-it note on it that gave you the pass password for it. So the judge said this is absurd plus it's too close to the election and even the ninth circuit said listen the constitution specifically says that the date time and place of elections is the authority of the states congress can get involved but
not the president. So I think this is a fullcourt press on the part of the White House to do everything they can to extract the best possible outcome. And if and is it voter intimidation? It kind of looks like that and the governor is is responding. Uh we shall see. But again, this is not looking like a very good election for the Republican party based on every poll that we've seen and the president doesn't like to lose. We shall see what happens Tuesday. Conan, thank you. Hey, speaking of the president, we're waiting for him to touch down right now in Florida. We told you that he's heading there for a campaign rally and again it's his administration who is launching this
scrutiny, this attack on California's voter system. So I want to bring in Sharice. So Sharice, you did just talk with Dean Logan um who was in charge of our votes here in LA. And he confirmed with you, right, that they just got subpoenas from the federal government for our ballots. Yes. Yes, he did confirm that. He said that while he didn't personally receive the subpoena, they did go to his offices and of course the people who work in his offices. So, he did confirm that, but he says despite getting those subpoenas, he does believe that early voting is still wording working. He was at a in Huntington Park where he actually cast a ballot a little bit early and we were not expecting him to cast a ballot
today, but he did cast his vote today and he told me while he was there that so far, as of yesterday, the numbers show that we are close to a million votes, actually at a million votes, early votes so far in this election. And so we have another he clarified this. Close to a million were by mail. Another 54,000 cast ballots in person at voting centers uh that started to o started to open last week. I'm actually in Echo Park right now sitting outside of a voting center where we've seen a steady stream of people coming in and out of the center casting their early ballot. And they said they did that. And he says it's a no to what they want to see happen in these elections. And he also
referenced the DOJ subpoena saying that despite that subpoena, there are still a lot of people are still coming out to early vote and he wants to make sure that they feel safe and protected. And as Conan just mentioned, he said that they were concerned that so close to the election doing all of this. Uh it could be uh disruptive and a form of intimidation and he wants to assure voters that they're going to make sure that their vote is securely counted and protected. Shares, I appreciate it. We'll see you ahead on the NBC4 News at 3:00. Of course, NBC4 is your home for all things elections. So, can we pull up We want to pull up this QR code for you at home.
You can scan this with your smartphone's camera, and that is going to bring you right to our voter guide telling you how you can vote, where you can vote, the c the candidates who are on the ballot, and all the propositions. A full breakdown there. Okay, make sure you stay with us here on the New Zone this weekend. If you're going out to vote, you might be going out in the rain. Our Alex Rosier is coming up here. It looks like he's somewhere fun talking all things Halloween and the rain. That's coming up. We'll be right back. Back to the news and we want to bring you live right now to Washington DC. In fact, if we can make this full right now, the president is at Joint Base Andrews. He's
about to get onto Air Force One to head to Daytona, Florida for a campaign rally. Now, we've been reporting over the past few minutes that his Department of Justice has issued subpoenas both to the LA County registar of voters and the Orange County registar of voters for after the election for some of those representatives to have to go to court to talk about our election process. There's been a lot of controversy over California's ballots that the president has been attacking on a national level. We'll have to see what he says here in Florida. right up here in this box where you can see all of that red. That's that
rally where he'll be in just a minute. So, we're going to be monitoring that. All right, let's bring it home, though. We told you that no matter where you are, it's probably going to be raining on your Halloween parade. I want to go to Alex Rosier right now. Alex, you're in Burbank where the homes are out of this world. What happens to all of those decorations in the rain and all the people? Yeah, I think that the people are just going to hope for the best. And we've been talking to people all day long, Britney, that say they are still going to venture out. We're coming to you from the Circus of Nightmares on South
Brighton in Burbank. And you can kind of see why here. We got all the clowns all over the place. But we've been out and about talking to people here in Burbank and uh in West Hollywood, too, where there's another big celebration. But, you know, people talk about how they've been planning their Halloween costumes for so long. You look at homeowners like this that have been putting out their decorations for so long. So, they're bracing for the weather, but they're going to be out and in it and about tomorrow night. In West Hollywood specifically, that's the largest Halloween celebration in Southern California. City leaders told me today they're expecting 150,000 people to be on Santa Monica Boulevard there. So,
there's really a big night, not just for uh the city, but for businesses specifically on that stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard. What the vice mayor today called it their Super Bowl and they're really hoping that people even with a little bit of rain still come on out. Britney, well, it's rare for it to rain on Halloween. I believe that we might have some video coming our way from West Hollywood. Are I mean Oh, you know what? It looks like it's still loading on our end. But really quick, Alex, going back to West Hollywood, are any of these businesses worried that people won't show up or are they not worried at all that the party is still going to happen?
They're just they're they're trying to uh be hopeful here. And I think that uh well, and as somebody who knows West Hollywood a little bit, people will still show up in West Hollywood, a little rain is not going to slow them down tomorrow night. They're going to be out there. And they talk about how, you know, they really need this, too. The business owners, you can see some of the video right there. I mean, they it's it's been a tough year for so many people. And the one business owner I interviewed who you'll hear later tonight on the NBC4 News, he talks about how the affordability crisis is also hitting business owners. So, they're hopeful that the streets will be flooded. Uh, you know, maybe there might
be some costume pivots as they described it. But, look at the I mean, look at some of the ideas here. Look at some of the things that we've seen in years past. I can only imagine uh what's going to be out there in Santa Monica Boulevard and here in Burbank tomorrow night, too. We does not hold back. Alex, thank you so much. All right, we're talking about that rain again. So, let's really get down to the information and the timeline of what you need to know, especially if you have kids who are going trick-or-treating. Shauna, let's bring you in. Um, this isn't the news we wanted to hear, but you're going to get us through it.
Yeah, we've got a little light rain right now and we expected it for Halloween. Not typical that we get rain on Halloween, but it's happening. So, best thing we can do is prepare, right? Right now, we're seeing some sprinkles out there. Again, this is nothing that is heavy. It's just an occasional shower here and there, and it is widespread. So, we're going to see this kind of activity till we get to tomorrow and the first half of the day. We're not seeing anything heavy till we get to the later portion of the evening, but then that means it's going to be a spooky, soggy Halloween. We've got rain moving in mainly for the trick-or- treat time. So,
we're talking 5 6:00 and then that carries on into the evening off and on and it will be consistent. So, if you are going out again, the rain doesn't have to stop you. You just have to be prepared for some wet weather. Cool temperatures, too. Your daytime highs in the 60s, but we drop to the 50s. So, one of those Halloweens, you're going to want to dress warmly. Umbrellas, rain boots, stay dry out there. We're going to be seeing the rain. Now, the heaviest happens overnight tomorrow into Sunday. So, for now, it's a passing shower early today and tomorrow, and then we've got the rain picking up after sunset tomorrow with the heaviest as we go to bed tomorrow and into Sunday. Then that
rain uh pretty much eases up Sunday afternoon. But it's also time that we cut back on the time. Daylight saving time is ending. So, we get an extra hour. Uh if you get to sleep, you're going to be really lucky. I hope I can take advantage of that weekend storm impacts for you. This is not looking to be a huge storm. I don't have any watches or warnings yet, but mainly just a nuisance rain. We're going to see off and on rain wetting those roads creating ponding on the roads as well. So again, I think everyone in weo standing around might be looking at some puddles, rain boots would be good.
Flooding activity is going to stay at a low and winds are going to be at a low level as well. May get a thunderstorm chance or two Sunday morning, but it's looking like an isolated chance. I don't think that's a widespread thing. Um, we will be tracking it and timing it all out hour by hour with your futurecast during the 3:00 show. But for now, this is what we've got for you. Just know it's going to rain. Shauna, thank you so much. So, if you want to be inside on a rainy Halloween, maybe you want a companion to snuggle with. I'm going to have some details on that coming up. Welcome back into the
news. This is pretty cool. So, this is in New York right now. This is the opening ceremony of the New York Marathon. So that looks like the team representing the country of Angola who are walking in. So a big shout out to all those runners this weekend. Before we go this Halloween, I want to draw your attention to this. Let's take this full because there is nothing better than a dog in costume. Hey, Pasadena Humane, they are doing a special deal um for Halloween. $31 adoption fees for all dogs ages 6 months and older. And that wraps up for you tomorrow. Thank you so much for joining us here on the New Zone. Dine starts now and then we'll see you for the NBC4 News at 3. We'll see you then. Happy Halloween.
