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 could this still be . Yeah, yasmin, the storm is pretty much still on track. You know, not much has changed since yesterday, so were very confident that hillary, as it moves northward, and approaches by how california, moves into Southern California tomorrow and tomorrow night, its going to bring, you know, lifethreatening flooding and from a wind perspective, even as the winds we can, as were starting to see them come down now, that has almost nothing to do with how much rainfall is going to occur and the impacts of that flooding thats going to occur in portions of Southern California. We can actually see those rainfall out well in advance of the center of hillary, already falling in portions of southeastern california, southwestern arizona, and into southern nevada. So, folks, this is the day to prepare if you are Southern California, southern nevada. Anywhere in this highrisk moderate risk area that you see in yellow and, excuse me, in pink, purple, and red on this map, this is a very dangerous situation thats going to be playing out over the next 24, 36 hours with a potential for that lifethreatening flooding in the imperial valley, san diego up to las vegas and into central nevada. What are your biggest concern surrounding the flooding . How much could it possibly be . Are we looking at surges as well . As we have experience here, on the east coast, many times . Not as much in the way of storm surge here on the west coast with this particular system. This is going to be flooding from rainfall, but its very different out here in the west. You know, 3 to 6 inches of rain isolated amounts as high as ten inches falling in the mountains and the desert. Could lead to really fast runoff, flash flooding. Flooding in places that dont usually flood in a scenario like this. So, its a very dangerous situation. People want to be very into to the weather, be in a safe place by tonight and try to ride the storm out tomorrow. Hey michael, just quickly, im about to show some live pictures of kabul right now, taking a look at some of the elements. Where is the storm right at this very moment . Sure. Right now, the storm is passing to the west of Cabo San Lucas. Its moving quickly now to the north, northwest, going to go near or over portions of Pundit Johanna on the west coast of baja, then move up into Southern California by tomorrow evening. Got it, all right, so were seeing some of that beginning to come in there in some of the video that i was just showing you, as michael is just speaking with us. Michael, i know youve got a lot ahead of you. I appreciate you taking the time out to speak with us this hour. Thank you so much. Guad, im coming to you on this. Folks there, theyve not seen a storm like this one in quite some time. How are they preparing . Well, yasmin, most of the people here have never been through a Tropical Storm, right . So, you can see a lot of the residents behind me filling up some of the sandbags. The city of san diego and the county have set up a lot of locations like this one. Weve seen trucks drop more and more of the sand and residents come in all day to fill up some of these bags, and protect their property. Now, for some of the people, at least here in the san diego area that live in low areas where it floods, when it usually rains, they do have an idea of what could happen if we get the amount of rain that is being forecasted. Now, california, Southern California, has different geography, right . There are areas that are more desert, mountainous, lower areas, so residents do have an idea of what they neighborhoods would be like under rain. So, a lot of the people coming here today tell me they live in neighborhoods that they know can flood. And authorities, of course, are mentioning the flooding as one of the most Dangerous Things about this storm. Most people, as you mentioned, have never experienced this amount of rain. So, they have no idea what it will be like. Heres part of the conversation i had with some residents about how they are preparing. I lived here all my life, 62 years old, and this is a first time ive heard of the Tropical Storm coming in. We are very much preparing for it. We are just making sure to prepare for the worst because we dont know what this hurricane can cause. It could cause, you know, our electricity to go out. It can cause this to happen for who knows how long. So, were going to be stocking up on food, extra water, just so, you know, in case that does happen, we are going to be prepared. And he has been, specifically for the areas in los angeles and san diego, these are areas where there are large homeless populations. So, authorities are also paying attention to individuals that are on the streets, especially people that camp here in the rivers or the creeks, who have to be moved because these are the areas of danger with that possible flooding happening that began tomorrow. So, Today Is The Day to prepare. Authorities recommend people to buy water, buy food, also make sure that they know how to look up the latest information on their phone, have those alerts ready. That is very important for people to know what is coming and another thing, yasmin, thats interesting as we see the storm coming this way. For people here in san diego, we will have an opportunity to see what happens South Of The Border and other urban areas, where the storm will hit before san diego. Thats and sonata areas. So, we will be paying attention to see what the storm does there, before it moves up into Southern California, yasmin. Hey, guad, have we heard from authorities, as to whether or not they have any kind of situation in place for folks to evacuate to, if, in fact, they need that . So, weve heard of authorities are trying to evacuate the homeless population. In some areas, offer somewhere where they could be inside. But there isnt a specific plan for someone who lives in a low area to go to a shelter right now. What theyre asking residents is to have a plan with a friend or relative, a place where they could move to, if the flooding comes to their neighborhood. For now, what people know is that they can come Pick Up Sandbags and then use these to try to protect their property, as best as possible. But i think overnight and into tomorrow morning, were going to have a better idea of whats going to happen once the storm gets here, yasmin. What the nuggets for us, thank you, what, appreciate it. We will continue to follow Hurricane Hilary throughout the two hours ahead all weekend as well. Want to go to there from georgia, where we are on surrender watch. Donald trump, 18 others as well, indicted on charges of racketeering and conspiracy there this week. In connection with attempting to overturn the 2020 election. The Sheriffs Office saying, trump and all the other defendants can turn themselves in anytime, 24 hours a day, the Fulton County jail. And the dea says, they have until friday at noon to do so. And d. C. s ali vitali is outside the jail in atlanta for us, covering it all. Ali, as always, good to see you, my friend. So, were starting to get more important clarity, right . On when the former President May, in fact, surrender. What are you hearing . Its good to see you too and it could come at any moment, but our sources are telling us that its more likely to come towards the end of this coming week. Likely right up against that friday deadline at the Fulton CountyDistrict Attorney said for trump and the other coconspirators here to turn themselves in to the jail, just behind me, of course. You are right to point out that this is the 24 7 operation. It really could come out anytime. Nevertheless, were very much playing the waiting game here, as we wait to see when the former president will turn himself in,. When you listen to our sources and Law Enforcement talk about this, right now, the plan, again, is to expect for the latter part of next week. But as we know with the former president , things can always change and they can often change quickly. So, of course, we are here and at the ready as we wait for that. But of course, the other thing that were watching here, yasmin, is the fact that in the days since these indictments were handed down, the information of The Grand Jury who indicted the former president and these 18 other people have leaked publicly. Not just their names, but their personal information. That, on a fringe website. Its something that Law Enforcement officials here are looking closely at. The fbi in atlanta here saying, in part in a statement, that they are aware of threats of violence against Fulton County officials and they are working with the Fulton CountySheriffs Office. They go on to say that its their policy not to discuss details of ongoing investigations. However, each and every potential threat brought to our attention is taken seriously and individuals found responsible for making threats in violation of state and or federal laws will be prosecuted. These are not the first instances that weve seen of threats being leveled against people who are close to or part of this case. The dea, herself, fani willis, was subject to a lot of incoming both racist threats and other things during the time that she was doing this investigation. Now, of course, the jury is front and center in the aftermath of those indictments, so its a waiting game and also an active investigation here into those threats to jurors, yasmin. Hallie, quickly here, do we know why fani willis gave such a long runway to the 19 defendants, to august 25th . And will we eventually get a kind of hard and fast time as to when the former president will be turning himself in, as we did with the other three indictments . I think all of the rest of us would love that kind of a timing certainty, especially because you look at the way that next week is going to break down, they do have the duration of that week, but wednesday night, for example, is supposed to be that first republican debate. It seems now, according to our sources, that trump has decided he wont be on that stage. Hes likely to be sitting for an interview with someone like Tucker Carlson, potentially, that night. But that means that it makes it harder for him to do this wednesday and it means that he could do this thursday, as our sources are estimating to us at this point. Or it brings us up against that friday deadline. Yasmin, this is probably not surprising, but we never expected trump to do this the moment that he was asked to do this, coming early on this deadline. Instead, we are watching them sort of move with the timetable here and she did give a long runway, but nevertheless, it gives them the time to get here stopped some point before friday. And again, there are 19 defendants here versus the other indictments that we have seen so far. Ali vitali for us, as always, thank you. We are back in just 60 seconds with new video of one of trump S Georgia Codefendants at the January 6th Riots with the controversial figure. Also coming up, new reporting on the failures that contributed to the devastating death toll in hawaii. We will be right back. We will be right back. 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There is new video today appearing to show the alleged architect of the fake electors plot who is also a Trump Codefendant in the georgia case at the capitol on january 6th. Public source videos, you see it there, appearing to show Kenneth Chesebro walking on capitol grounds, filming on a cell phone. Hes wearing a red trump hat and a dark jacket over a white buttonup shirt. Hes seen repeatedly near the entourage of infowars host alex jones. At no point does this Video Show Chesebro entering the capitol. Cheeseborough previously invoked the fifth amendment when asked by investigators for the january six House Investigation if he had been in d. C. From december 2020. Through the first week of january 2021. Joining me now to talk about this National Security attorney bradley thanks for joining us on this. Appreciate it. Lets bring this up again, folks, as were talking about this. So, you see cheeseborough kind of tagging along with alex jones. We all know who alex jones is, at this point. Cheeseborough, himself now, is a co defendant in the indictment coming out of georgia. Hes considered as well an Unindicted Coconspirator in special counsel jack smiths indictment as well out of washington, d. C. How significant is this video, in terms of providing a link between him, the former president , and the allegations made against him, both in georgia and in washington . So, i find this video rather interesting in terms of who Cheeseborough Trust to hang out with that day and who he was with on january six. But its not necessarily an act of criminal in and of itself because the way that the capitol violence as far as we can tell. But it speaks to, and you saw that in the georgia indictment with those the criminal conspiracy, you saw some of it in jack smiths indictment of donald trump. It speaks to that larger issue of the various fringe players, including the lawyers, who are conspiring these various different ways with their client, donald trump, to try to prevent the certification for congress that they prevent joe biden from taking office. So, do i see this video showing another Criminal Charge that cheeseborough could face . No, not necessarily. But it will flesh out the factual background of who he was in extent to which his actions went beyond what lawyers are permitted and expected to do, in their conduct. I want to pivot here, while i have a, bradley, because i want to talk about the proposed date from the former president s attorneys, when it comes to jack smiths indictment, right . So, the Doj Proposing january 2nd, 2024. The proposed day that weve now gotten in from the former president s attorneys is april of 2026. Ive got to say, its not necessarily surprising, considering when the indictment dropped or it was all over the television saying that we should get the three and a half years, as special counsel got and investigating. Or i should say that the government got and investigated the former president of the united states. What goes into deciding when youre a judge on this, when that date is actually going to land . So, a number of factors. One is obviously the amount of documentation in that issue. Not just the, you know, overarching piece, because some of it is also extraneous and not entirely relevant. But it gets produced anyways because that is your right, as a criminal defendant, to see the entire governments case. But it to the extent of how much is actually the Defense Lawyers have to go through . How difficult the discovery will be, in terms of Pre Trial Discovery . How much time is expected for the pretrial motions . But also, and particularly in these cases, what the Public Interest is in resolving these in a more expeditious fashion. Do i think jack smith is going to get the january 2nd day that he wants . No, not going to happen. But its not going to be 2026 either. I can fully see this thing going to trial before donald trump takes, you know, to stage next summer at that Republican National convention. Assuming he is the nominee. I want to