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. Thats 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 Trumps close allies and codefendants 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 highstakes 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 expected to weaken by the time it r
Property, no doubt. What else are they doing . How nervous are californians about this, guam . Alex, Today Is The Day to prepare for people here in Southern California. , so you have a mix of people who are concerned, and others that arent really preparing, because they say they live in an area that doesnt flood. Others dont really know what to do. So, possible flooding. California is an area that has a lot of hills of not. And so, people who live in low areas understands what can happen when they get a lot of rain. But people that ive spoken to tell me they have no idea what a Tropical Storm means in terms of that rain. Some of received say they might gets about a years worth of rain in just a few hours. So, they just know it might be an overwhelming amount of water. You see some of the people who are collecting sandbags. Theres locations like this set up all over San Diego County for people in those low areas who, months ago, experienced a lot of rain in california and now the proper
Welcome to cnn this morning. Its saturday, august 19th. Im amara walker. Im victor black well. Thank you for spending part of your morning with us. Were learning more about what is expected to happen when former President Donald Trump surrenders to officials in the Fulton County jail in georgia. How this will look different and how the Secret Service is prepared. This hoss we have suffered is unspeakable and devastating. We will continue to mourn as we care for the survivors and begin to move forward together. So much heartbreak as the death toll in maui continues to climb. As were getting a closer look at the scope of the damage, what the governor is saying about the Recovery Efforts and whether tourists should continue to visit. Hurricane hilary is closing in on the southwest with a years worth of rain. Weve got a look at areas the most at risk. I look on the bus and really our kid is the last kid on the bus. Willie wont be riding the bus anymore. A nationwide shortage is causing cha
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
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