Newport Beach braces for return of King Tides

Glenn and Christine, tonight we are seeing drizzle, we're even seeing lightning, but that is not the concern. The concern, as you said, are the king tides that are expected to arrive on Monday. In fact, take a look. That is why tonight mountains of sand separate homes from what will soon be a raging ocean. The city of Newport Beach preparing and bracing for giant swells of up to six and a half feet when the king tides roll in on Monday, October 26. That's why the city has declared a state of emergency and is aiming to haul in 2,000 cubic yards of sand from the Inland Empire to build up protective berms. They are also deploying massive sandbags and heavy equipment, all in hopes of keeping homes along the coast safe. We spoke to one homeowner out for a walk who likes what he's seeing. He says last month his street flooded when back-to-back hurricanes in the Pacific pushed swells into the wedge. There's been nonstop work. So from what I can tell, they're doing a lot to make sure we don't have what happened last week or two weeks ago. As you guys saw, there was a river going down this street. So I think they're doing a ton to make sure it doesn't happen. The mayor of Newport Beach says the crews are also out checking and clearing storm drains and adding sandbags along sea walls. She's also asking homeowners to be proactive and to put in temporary flood barriers and also get sandbags. She says there are sandbags, pre-filled sandbags that are available to residents for free, but she says it's really going to take a collective effort to keep homes safe. Live in Newport Beach, I'm Chrissy Fajardo. Let's send it back to you. Well, Chrissy, I'd have to think at this point fatigue is starting to set in for these residents. They're certainly exhausted because you saw what happened when we had Hurricane Marie swirling out in the Pacific then then Polo and then Rachel and so they have been through some flooding recently and they're hoping to avoid it this time but what we have heard from homeowners around here is that they feel that a lot more work has been done in preparation for these king tides