Three men were rescued on Monday by a container ship, they had been stranded in a sailboat, off the Hawaiian Islands for about 24 hours as Hurricane Julio viciously attacked their vessel with enormous waves and high winds that managed to rip off one of the sailboats hatches.

The men were sailing from California to Hawai, according to the Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Gene Maestas. The Coast Guard reported that they got their message on Sunday, this was when the boat became disabled and started taking water about 400 miles northeast of Oahu.

The sailboat was a victim of 30 foot seas and winds up to 92 to 115 mph. The rough conditions broke the vessel’s mast and blew off one of its hatches, according Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle. She further added that these were the worst conditions perceivable and expressed surprise and relief at no reported injuries and the rescue.

Petty Officer Mellisa Mckenzie explained, that the sailboat was so far out in to the sea that a helicopter couldn’t make the journey so the Coast Guard coordinated with Matson Inc. container ship which was on its way from Long Beach, California to deliver goods to Honolulu. They did however, try to send supplies to the sailboat while the container ship was on its way. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules plane from Oahu, tried to unsuccessfully drop supplies to the sailboat including water pumps and life rafts. Usually the plane’s crew is capable of dropping a sandwich bag full of sand from 75 feet in the air with pinpoint accuracy but with the hurricane conditions it was extremely difficult. When radio contact was made with the sailboat’s captain, he reported high blood pressure and chest pain because of bailing out water.

No other information regarding how the sailboat collapsed or got damaged was immediately available.

President Barack Obama is considering sidestepping congress to loosen US Immigration policy meanwhile a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that Americans are deeply worried that illegal immigration is threatening the American culture and economy. According to the poll 70% percent American which includes 86% Republicans who believe that illegal immigration damages the traditional beliefs and customs of the US. According to media reports, with Congress failing to come to terms with broad immigration reforms, it is possible that Obama may act alone in the coming weeks and give work permits to five million undocumented immigrants and even delay some deportations. This might be supported by the Hispanic and liberal voters but as the survey suggests the rest of the nation may not approve of it.
Furthermore, immigration has become a major issue recently due to media coverage of the surge of immigrants from Central America. People who are away from the US – Mexico border are speaking up against illegal immigrants now. A woman from New Hampshire asked how the authorities could ensure that a child sent from Central America to New Hampshire was disease free.

Immigration has always been seen as a vote winner for Democrats and Obama won more than 70% of the latino vote in his 2012 re-election. If Obama chooses to act alone on the issue it could make Republicans more likely to go out and vote, explained Ipsos pollster Chris Jackson.

Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, has revealed a new subscription based internet  T.V network, which will give access to her and her supporters. She will be the executive editor of that channel and will keep an eye on whatever content is posted on that channel.

This channel will broadcast Sarah Palin’s positions on current affairs and  some genuinely interesting news about her personal lives. This channel’s per month subscription will cost $ 9.95 per month and $99.95 for a year. Tapp, the online video business enterprise formed by Jeff Gaspin, will be the partner of this channel named as The Blaze. This T.V channel is now also broadcast on Dish network and regional transmission line system.

In a recent interview with fox news she said that the reason behind the launch of this channel is that she desires to make a direct connection with her fans  without any interference. On the other hand, she will continue her responsibilities as a reality T.V personality and fox news channel contributor.

Storms on Sunday took down trees, power lines and in some situations damaged homes all over East Tenessee. Claiborne and Campbell Counties were hit particularly hard.

David Ray, Claiborne County Sheriff’s house also suffered significant damage. The sheriff and his family were taking shelter in the basement and when they came out their roof was gone. Ray said that it is surprising and comforting to see that regardless of the impact and intensity of the damage nobody was injured.

A second round of storms late Sunday further made recovery difficult however fortunately, no reports of injuries have yet appeared.