have category 4 winds in southern california. however, the impacts will be significant mainly because we re going to catch a large population density off guard because this hasn t happened since 1939, the last time a tropical storm made landfall. the official track shows a landfall and tropical storm, does it move inland? does it stay over open water? that s to be determined. one thing for sure, it will interact with significantly cooler ocean waters, and that will help weaken the storm as it approaches the southwestern u.s. if the track takes it offshore, so no land interaction with the baja peninsula, more of a coastal impact, so look out for large waves, coastal erosion and urban flooding possibility between los angeles and specifically into san diego. if this storm takes a more easterly track, this brings the greatest impacts inland to southern california, parts of western arizona and southern nevada sunday into monday. we ll look out for the wind impacts but the flash fl
the next hour of cnn this morning starts now. good friday morning. we are watching hurricane hilary this morning, a powerful category 4 storm as it barrels towards the west coast. it is supposed to weaken. that s good news, by the time it reaches the u.s. it is expected to bring heavy rain and maybe flooding to the southwest over the weekend, as we learn fema is running out of money for disaster relief after an historic year of disasters. one of donald trump s close allies and co-defendants was at the capitol on january 6th with conspiracisy theorist alex jones. president biden about to hold summit at camp david to figure out how to counter the looming threat from china and north korea. national security council spokesman john kirby will join us live to preview this high-stakes meeting. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. developing this morning, hurricane hilary a category 4 storm rapidly intensifying and on its way to the west coast. it is expect
now dead in the maui fires. hawaii s attorney general today announcing an independent investigation into the response. and maui s emergency chief speaking out for the first time. why he says they didn t activate the sirens. and the video showing downed power lines. did they help spark the fires? our team on the ground in hawaii. also tonight hurricane hilary forming in the pacific taking rare aim at the southwest and california, the state that hasn t seen a direct hit in 84 years. al roker is here. the georgia grand jury that indicted former president trump receiving threats. the investigation the sheriff announced today. the stunning turn in the trial of two white men charged with shooting at a black fedex driver in mississippi. the victim s mother storming out of the courtroom after the judge declares a mistrial. why he did it. the fbi arresting multiple police officers in raids in california. their alleged racist texts. the new warning on north korea. is russia g
good evening, i m jim acosta. joining me in moments, president potential candidate vivek ramaswamy, whose name showed up in a ron desantis debate memo as the rival to attack on the stage. hillary spawn that and more. but first, in just a few moments, in the date on the calendar will be april 2026. that s two years, seven months from now. that s nearly a year and a half after the 2024 election. and just a year and a half before the 2028 election. and yet, donald trump and his lawyers are suggesting that date for his trial in the federal case on his efforts to overturn the election. it s their counter to jack smith s proposal to start this january. meantime, the former president, in his first on camera reaction to the george indictment, has a warning to his party. disgraceful thing. and republicans can t let him get away with it. republicans have to be tough. the republicans are great in many ways, but they don t fight as hard for this. they have to get a lot tougher. if th
and all promises of that irrefutable evidence in a report on election fraud in georgia. we re on the trail with chris christie, the republican presidential candidate says he s leading a truth movement to be an alternative to trump. plus, hunter biden s tax charges dismissed, at least for now. the latest in the saga over the president s son and the plea deal that fell apart. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start in lahaina, where there are still more questions than answers, and a new investigator has been brought in to find them. nbc s dana griffin just arrived there. dana, this investigator comes as the island s top emergency official resigned. what more can you tell us? reporter: yeah, so a day before herman andaya resigned, which was on tuesday, he faced some tough questions from reporters. listen to what he told them. do you regret not sounding the sirens? i do not. had we sounded the siren that night, we re afraid that peo