I dont think i can stress enough, like, how much help the island needs. And former president Donald Trumps lawyers propose delaying his federal election interference trial for almost two years after the 2024 election. We begin this morning with Breaking News. Hurricane hilary has rapidly intensified from a Tropical Storm into a category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward the southwestern u. S. , bringing winds up to 145 miles an hour. Right now, the hurricane is located 400 miles south of cabo san lucas. The Mexican Government says a weakened hilary could hit sunday night in baja, california, and has issued a hurricane warning. It is expected to hit mexico. 24 Million People across parts of california and nevada, utah and arizona are under flood watches. Hilary could mark the first Tropical Storm to hit Southern California in 84 years. I want to bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins. Bill, good morning. How severe is this hurricane . Were going to talk about flooding in areas that
Also ahead, delay, delay, delay, donald trump looking to push his federal Election Interference trial to 2026 like more than two years from now. Can he stall his way out of legal jeopardy . And the clock is ticking down in georgia, the new Security Measures there with just a week left for the former president and allies to surrender. Happy friday, its great to be with you, it is 10 00 eastern, im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york, and this among Hurricane Hilary is a cat 4 and barrelling towards Southern California. The National Weather Service Warning hilary could bring significant impacts to the southwest this weekend and into early next week. Now, this morning weve learned parts of Joshua Tree National park will shut down in anticipation of extreme flooding. Park officials telling the public to, quote, reconsider outdoor activities. If it makes landfall in california as a tropical system, that will be very rare. Its only happened one other time this past century. Lets get right to
in decades whether or not biden still should be at the time top of the ticket, whether or not he can continue to lead the nation. a question illuminated at lead last week, cnn presidential debate for years, biden his push back on that question consensus distantly answering in two words, he would say, quote, watch me. here he is in september 2022 ask whether you who are fit for the job. and when you hear that i wonder what you think let s take that and it s all my watch me. if you think i don t have the energy level mental acuity then then, you know, that s one thing another thing watching and keep my schedule just one month after that. i asked the president to respond to american voters who frankly admin watching whenever anyone raises concerns about your age you oldest president in the history of the united states, you always say, watch me. voters happened, watching you democratic voters approve of the job you re doing. democratic voters overwhelmingly like you but one poll
could bring it into areas like jefferson and leon. people have known that this is a possibility and i know all those counties are making preparations. at that is something to look out for. there is still a range of uncertainty here. we are going to be updating this track as the day goes on and we will have better resolution on that as we get to the two or five o clock advisory, but that is a possibility. we ve beenin but that is a possibility. we ve been in contact with other local officials and all of these areas and i know people have been making preparations. that i know people have been making preparations- i know people have been making preparations. that was the florida covernor, preparations. that was the florida governor. who preparations. that was the florida governor, who has preparations. that was the florida governor, who has warned - preparations. that was the florida l governor, who has warned residents to prepare for that powerful hurricane that will have, as he sai
story, to our attention. i so appreciate it. have a great weekend, jeff corwin, thank you for joining us. that s going to do it for this busy week. see you back here on monday. until then, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. have a wonderful weekend. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. good morning. any moment now at camp david, president biden will host a high stakes meeting with the leaders of south korea and japan amid rising security threats coming out of asia. meanwhile, parts of southern california are bracing for what could be a rare but serious storm as a category 4 hurricane barrels towards the southwest. in hawaii, maui s top emergency official resigned a day after coming under fire for the decisions he made as the deadly wildfires swept through the island. survivors continuing to make desperate pleas for help. we need the donations need to get to the people.