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
Results of the 2020 president ial election. Unlike his three previous indictments, this, time the former president will have to make a trip to jail, or he will be booked ahead of his arraignment, which is scheduled for the week of september 5th. Trump is now facing a total of 91 criminal charges in four separate cases across different jurisdictions. Yet, for criminal indictments and the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison, has not humble the former president in the least. He remains unrepentant and unapologetic for his actions, and, if anything, hes grown more defiant. Nearly three years later, he still denies the result of the 2020 president ial election, even though he hasnt offered up a shred of proof of the sort that has been able to withstand the slightest scrutiny. On top of that, he continues to attack anyone remotely connected to the cases against him, except the one judge that he appointed who will oversee the maralago documents case. Despite receiving multi
The man behind the art of the deal says not to expect one in atlanta. In atlanta. So the everexpanding and extraordinary logistical and political challenges ahead for trump and his 2024 rivals. Ill be talking to republican president ial candidate will hurd next. Also this hour, the Monumental Task ahead in hawaii, now the site of the deadliest wildfire in modern u. S. History. The death toll likely to climb as crews search the ruins with the gruesome task of identifying the remains of the missing. Stories of heartbreak and anger as locals face questions about what they say was a lack of warning by the authorities. Where were you guys . Where were you guys to try to get us out, evacuate us . Were mad. Were mad. We didnt just lose our homes. We lost our town. What the rescue and Recovery Mission looks like coming up. But we begin in Fulton County, georgia, where a jury can vote on a possible fourth criminal indictment in the next 48 hours. The New York Times calls this case an upclose po
Suicide. And the investor immortalizing The Big Short for predicting the Housing Bubble would burst is back at it again. Why hes betting 1. 6 billion that the stock market will crash. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin in hawaii with the growing questions about the role downed power lines may have played in those deadly wildfires. Nbcs dana griffin is live from maui. Some hawaiian residents are suing the Utility Company as videos emerge of what happened to the power lines during the high winds. Dana, what can you tell us . Reporter well, chris, i can tell you, we have seen a lot of videos on social media, one in particular that purports to show downed power lines and smoke, and that could have been the reignition of that fire after it was contained. Nbc news has not independently verified those videos yet. Were hearing reports from several people including one guy who says that fire started behind his home, and now there are concerns that that
Were learning about what should have happened when former President Trump surrenders to officials at the Fulton County jail in georgia. How this will look different from his previous booking and how the Secret Service is prepared. This loss we have suffered is unspeakable and devastating. We will continue to mourn as we care for the survivors and begin to move forward together. Trying to move forward as the death toll in maui continues to climb. Were getting a look at the scope of the damage and the painstaking efforts to find all those still missing. Hurricane hilary is closing in on the u. S. With parts of the southwest bracing for a years worth of rain. Weve got a look at the forecast and areas most at risk. Scientists are warning of a triple respiratory virus throughout this winter. Our dr. Sanjay gupta has more on how to protect yourself and when to look to the covid boosters and flu shots. Former President Trump has less than a week to turn himself in to the Fulton County jail in