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
happens, as well. all right, want to turn to the aftermath of the devastating wildfire in hawaii. 114 people are confirmed dead in what has become the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history. that number is still expected to rise and as recovery efforts continue, outrage is growing over new revelations that this disaster could have been prevented. hawaii electorate company that supplies over 95% of the states electricity reportedly knew about the risks of a major wildfire breaking out, since at least 2019. the maui county government echoed these concerns in a report from 2021 saying, quote, above ground powerlines that fail short or our low-hanging can cause fire ignition that could start a wildfire. particularly in windy or stormy conditions. i want to bring in nbc s steve patterson on the ground in maui for us with more on this. what are you hearing about why there was nothing done to