We began the southwest where people are frantically preparing for Hurricane Hilary. Latest update from the National Hurricane center, hillary has been downgraded to category two storm. Its making its way north alongside mexico spa coastline. Heavy rain is expected to impact california in arizona starting sunday. The National Weather service is calling the storm rare and dangerous. And here is why. Parts of the California Desert are forecasted to get three years worth of rain in just 48 hours. Lets get an update from Priscilla Thompson in palm springs, california. Priscilla, how are people where you are preparing right now . Yeah, alicia menendez, folks here are frantically filling those sandbags, hoping to protect their homes and businesses as that rainfall is expected to move in here in the coming hours, really. And this operation has been going since about 6 am local time. Thats 9 am eastern time. And its expected to continue for about the next four hours. You can see there are folks
Rahm emanuel about whats the u. S. Trying to accomplish. We begin this morning with the Devastating Hawaiin Wildfire S that ravaged maui. Police have identified three more victims. Nbcs tom llamas spoke with the family a 79yearold who was identified yesterday. Reporter remembering the man who for decades was the rhythm of lahaina. Music was the love of his life. Buddy jantoc spent life as a musician, touring country before settling down in his forever home of lahaina. Theyre sharing memories like this of uncle buddy playing weekend gigs at lahainas cannery mall. He was always smiling, always laughing. This as nbc news has reviewed a lawsuit accusing Hawaiian Electric of years of inaction and negligence, arguing it should have been planning to shut down Power Systems before the damaging winds hit. The Hawaiian Electric company declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Nbcs Steve Patterson joins us this morning from maui. What more do we know about that suit and the investigation into
Plot to overturn the 2020 election results. Military mantas, a republican United States senator from alabama holding our National Security hostage over abortion rights. What it will take and this a month stalemate on Military Promotion to hand. All of that and more is coming up. And good Sunday Morning to you all. I am katie phang. We begin with Breaking News on hurricane hilary. National Weather Service forecasters have downgraded hillary to a category one hurricane with sustained winds around 85 miles per hour. Overnight, california governor, gavin newsom, declared a State Of Emergency for most of the southern portion of the state ahead of hillarys expected landfall later today. Officials warn catastrophic and lifethreatening flooding is likely. According to nbcs weather unit, up to ten inches of rain is expected in just one day. The santa rosa mountains, east to san diego. Nbc News Correspondent, joining me now live from san diego In California. Juan, when can we expect the storm to
Out for tiktok . The new plea from tiktoks ceo as a bill that could ban the app moves from the house to the senate. Plus, Jury Deliberations under way in the historic trial of James Crumbley. Could the father of a Michigan School shooter also be found guilty . And later, Weather Extremes. A Big Winter Storm Wallops colorado, and the east sees record warm weather. Thanks for joining us. It is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with the Breaking News out of florida this morning where former President Trump has just arrived at a federal courthouse. Hes there in a bid to get his maralago classified documents case dismissed. There are no cameras at this hearing, but we have a team inside ready to report out the details as we get them. Joining us from outside that courthouse, nbcs dasha burns. Also with us, msnbc Legal Correspondent lisa ruben, former new york assistant attorney general tristan snell, and former federal prosecutor michael zelden. Thank you for jo
Capitol grounds during the day of the insurrection. Until now. Today photos and videos emerging that appear to place an architect of the fake elector plot, kenneth chesebro, in a restricted area outside the capital on january 6th. Cnn breaking this, New York Times reporting on it. Chesebro named an Unindicted Coconspirator by special counsel jack smith charged with seven counts of conspiracy. Here it is, everybody. This video from outside the Capitol On January 6th that appears to be chesebro on your screen in a red maga hat and dark jacket. Hes captured in several clips along with infowars host and fake tan enthusiast alex jones. Some of the photos and videos, quote, stop the steal organizer allie alexander. We have not seen any evidence to suggest he went inside the Capitol Building or that he committed any violent acts. Youre looking at a freeze frame of one of the clips. Chesebro in a grassy area in the red maga hat at the center of the frame. Hes holding a phone up and appears to