front runner, former president donald trump will loom large, even though he is not even expected to show up. his four criminal indictments on our democracy, on edge to say nothing about his attacks about the prosecutors and judges. and his politics of division is there any republican prepared to push their party in another direction? we re talking about that and more ahead on politicsnation. but first, we want to get you the latest on the tropical storm hilary as it makes landfall in the u.s.. millions of southern californians are bracing for an unprecedented weather event. nbc news correspondent joins us live from los angeles with the latest. hello, reverend sharpton. the storm is starting to resist here in los angeles. already, we are feeling the impacts. the heart of the storm is still in california and mexico, you can see behind us the l.a. river, rushing rapidly. it s risen drastically in just the past few hours. 24 million people across the southwest are under flo
alice lee, thank you, we appreciate it. that wraps it up. i m yasmin vossoughian on the back next saturday and sunday. symone starts right now. sunday. good afternoon. you re watching symone, i m melissa murray in for symone sanders townsend. tropical storm hilary makes landfall. forecasters warn it s packing a dangerous punch. including catastrophic rainfall, flooding, and potential mudslides. guad venegas is live in san diego where hilary is on track to hit max. and the first debate for republican presidential candidates is just a few days away. how the challengers could take advantage of the elephant that will not be in the room. front runner donald trump escaping the debate stage this week. but his attendance is required in fulton county. while his surrender to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. meanwhile, codefendant mark meadows is trying to avoid prosecution in the peach state altogether. we ll have the latest on the tangled web the legal woes for all the for
the evening, and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, republican reckoning. believe it or not, right now i am thinking about what is best for the republican party. not because i espouses views or policies, but because in just a few hours, i will be part of an msnbc primetime special on the crossroads faced by the gop on the eve of its first primary debate. it is a debate in which the