Response. And Hurrican Hilary is getting stronger. And timing is everything for team trump. His lawyers proposing new trial dates and negotiating when he will sur render in georgia. We begin with the maui official who defended the decision not to activate the Warning Sirens. He is now stepping down. He cited Health Reasons for his resignation. It comes with the death toll at 111 people and more than 1,000 still unaccounted for. Randi kaye has more on the fallout. So many of the residents felt like we had no warning. Reporter hawaii has one of the largest Public Safety outdoor siren Warning Systems in the world. Sirens that were silent as wildfires raged. The question is, why. First it was this it would not have saved those people on the mountain side. Do you regret not sounding the sirens . I do not. Sirens as i mentioned earlier is used primarily for tsunamis. Reporter that is what the head of mauis Emergency Management agency said wednesday. But even before that Press Conference ende
Korea. They are testing new form of icbms. President xi not liking this chummy meeting that is going on right now at camp david. Well keep you posted as they come out moments away. Jim ratcliffe is here to tell us what he thinks of all of this and congressman Mike Gallagher, who is the chair of the select committee on china. What a great team we have to talk about this. Theyll be with us in just a moment. First to Jacqui Heinrich who is live on the ground at camp david as we await the president me moment now. Hi, jacqui. Hi, martha. Were waiting for the president to speak. Theyve been walking the grounds speaking informally. Were told a buildin time for that type of discussion outside of their trilateral meeting. This is a significant moment to have these three leaders appearing on a stage together. It was two years ago the deputy secretary of state for the u. S. , windy sherman, had to stand alone on a stage following a trilateral meeting to do a News Conference solo. The Japanese For
35year occupation of the peninsula. The United States has long tried to strengthen the relationship to create a more formidable bond across asia. But it hasnt quite worked until now. Whats changed . And will todays summit lead to something in writing, a joint agreement between all three nations . What would that mean for china . Joining me now is nbc news senior White House Correspondent kelly odonnell, who is at camp david, you saw her there with the president and the the director of the meeting. How did President Biden get these two leaders to come and stand side by side at camp david today . Reporter part of it has been one of the themes of the biden presidency, where hes wanted to strengthen this relationship in part because of the rise of China Economically and militarily weve seen, and of course the ongoing threats from north korea. So as you pointed out, the u. S. Has strong independent relationships with these two nations despite generations of being at war with each of them. W
Ill get reaction from the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States. She joins us live this hour. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Alex Marquardt, and youre in the situation room. We begin with a historic show of unity from the United States, japan, and south korea. President biden hosting his asian allies at camp david with an eye towards the military and economic threats that theyre all facing in the Pacific Region right now. Cnns Paula Hancocks is standing by in seoul. First lets get straight to cnns Arlette Saenz at camp david. What came out of this summit . Reporter President Biden hosted his first leaders as president here at camp david, and the president is hoping that the symbolism of this location of the pezs retreat will lend itself to this moment as two u. S. Allies with decades of fraught history have come together with the u. S. To enter this new trilateral agreement in part as they are dealing with gr
Were breaking down the historic summit that just wrapped up at camp david a short time ago. Also tonight, were learning more about Donald Trumps plans to skip next weeks republican president ial debate. Sources saying an interview with former fox news host Tucker Carlson is now in the works as trump aims to steal the spotlight from his rivals. And a categoryfour Hurricane Lashing Mexico and is posing an unprecedented threat now to Southern California. The region is under its first Tropical Storm watch ever, and potentially facing a years worth of rain in a matter of hours. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzers off today. Im alex marquardt, and youre in the situation room. The Camp David Summit is our top story this hour. President joe biden working to strengthen ties with japan and south korea as the three countries face urgent threats from china and north korea. Cnns Arlette Saenz is at camp da david. And will ripley is standing by. H