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
give them a road map for the important documents. but they do are to do their due diligence and the judge will give them some leeway to do that. the question is whether she will schedule a trial date before the november 2024 election. 11.5 million documents. la doris, what is your reaction to the proposed trial dates on both sides? i think the point has been made and a good point being made that both sides have to be accorded due process. while there is a rush that the trial judge doesn t want to be seen as someone who is lax and really not involved in it, i understand all of that. i understand why one side wants to delay. the key here is just due process. there has to be ample time for everyone to review the documents and not just go on the word of what prosecutors say are relevant documents. it is a monumental task. it is doable. but it is likely that the trial date, the earlier date is not realistic. but then again, going to 2026,
proposed start date. meanwhile, a concerning security situation unfolding in georgia after the recent grand jury indictment there of trump and 18 other co-defendants. the fulton county sheriff s office told nbc news it is taking new safety measures after personal information of the grand jurors was circulated online. joining us now, nbc news correspondent blayne alexander in atlanta for us this morning, and nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian and la doris kordell, retired judge of the superior court of california, a former independent police auditor and author of her honor: my life on the bench, what works, what s broken and how to change it. ken, first, now that both sides made their proposals, what happens next? judge tanya chutkan set a status conference and will rule at that time and set a trial date. that date may not hold for various reasons, but we ll get an idea of where she sees the