He says, count him out from this weeks republican debate. We will tell you what he plans to do instead. Plus, what trumps refusal to pay for Rudy Giulianis legal bills may mean in that georgia case, in which their codefendants. Thats later on this hour as well. We want to begin, though, with the weather. Hurricane hilary specifically. Now a category three and expected to bring catastrophic and lifethreatening flooding to parts of california, nevada, mexico as well. Southern california now under a Tropical Storm warning, as residents are bracing for what could be the first storm like this to make landfall in the area since, get this, 1939. You see that thing turning towards the state. Nbcs guad venegas is on the ground for us in san diego. But first, i want to bring in michael brennan, director of the National Hurricane center. Michael, start us off if you will. What you are seeing this hour, the track of hillary, and if it weakens as some reports are saying it might, how dangerous coul
Racketeering indictment. The Clock Ticking before they turn themselves in to the Fulton County jail next friday, with Pressure Mounting for some or all of trumps 18 codefendants to cooperate, you might think trump would be bending over backwards to ingratiate himself with them, keeping them from freaking out and flipping. Doesnt look like it. Not so much. Take Rudy Giuliani, facing 13 charges in Fulton County. Cnn today reports that giuliani made a hail mary pilgrimage to maralago in april in what is described as a mission to make a personal and desperate appeal to former President Donald Trump to pay his legal bills. By going inperson a source familiar with the matter told cnn giuliani and his lawyer believed they could explain facetoface why trump needed to assist his former attorney with his ballooning legal bills. According to reporting trump verbally agreed to help with some of giulianis legal bills without committing to any specific amount or timeline. Nbc news has not independen
You havent known the Inflation Reduction Act for you know what it is 25 yoyears, and you have known me. So ill take it. L im just thrilled to have this handoff with you every four days a week, chris. It is the thing that brings me joy, my friend. Happy anniversary. Thanks, buddy. Ha thanks for a great show as always. And thanks to you at home for joining me this hour once again. We now haveur a date. March 4, 2024. That is the day Fulton County district Attorneyon Fani Willis proposed her case against trump and his 18 codefendants match that is the date shed like it to go to trial. That would put this trial in georgia two months after the date Special Counsel jack smith proposed for the attempts to overturn the 2020 election and three weeks before the Hush Money Case set to start in new york and two months before the maralago classified documents cased which is may 20th and it would be just one day before super tuesday. That means just 200 days from tomorrow trump and his codefendants
Come as early as tuesday. We have more details in just a moment, plus ron desantis suspends another elective prosecutor in a move divided as politically motivated this as his Campaign Continues to implode. And the chair of the House Oversight Senate Committee says the vote to impeach joe biden even though he has found zero evidence of wrongdoing by the president. What a sad State Of Affairs for republicans. Im Ayman Mohyeldin lets get, started. Tonight we begin this hour with breaking news. Former georgia Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan, a republican, has confirmed to the Atlanta Journalconstitution that he is set to testify before a Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Is williss grand jury willis, who is investigating trumps alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 Election Loss in georgia will start to present her case to the grand jury on monday. The new Development Means that we could see charges against trump and possibly others announced as early as tuesday evening, sources
Donald trumps trial on charges he tried to steal the 2020 election. In a court filing today, Special Counsel jack smith asked for a start date of january 2nd, 2024. He said this would vindicate the publics interest in a speedy trial, that will ultimately be decided by the judge presiding in that case, judge tanya chutkan. But even assuming she chooses a somewhat later start, there may be some delays along the way, donald trump is probably going to face trial in this case before the president ial election next november. Though he does have one critical possible hail mary remaining. He and his lawyers could try to somehow find a way to kick the case up to the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority would rescue him. That was one of the last desperate plans for Donald Trumps coup back in 2021, to get the Supreme Court to rule in his favor. We know theres at least one very conservative justice who one of trumps Coup Plotters thought would be particularly inclined to help out. I spea