2023. Path of danger. Hilary takes direct aim at california as it powers up to a categoryfour hurricane. How the golden state is preparing for a historic storm. Meet and greet. President biden opens the first day of talks at camp david with the leader of japan and south korea. Why this meeting is so consequential, and what the president hopes to accomplish. Caught in the middle. A smashandgrab robbery spree seems to be spreading across the country. What you should do if youre in a store as a flash mob robbery happens. And benefit of the doubt. Everyone starting out is told to fake it until you make it. Why thats not the best advice and is fueling a generation of people who feel like imposters. We begin this hour with hurricane hilary. The categoryfour hurricane is picking up strength and barreling toward the west coast. For first time, the National Hurricane center has issued a Tropical Storm watch for parts of southern california. This is incredibly rare for this part of the country. The last Tropical Storm to make landfall in the west coast was in 1939, 84 years ago, and before the National Hurricane center was founded. Officials in california say the amount of expected rain is virtually unheard of this time of year. Theyre urging people in the path of the storm to prepare before hilary makes landfall. This storm can bring wind, rain, and flooding, but also there will be lightning. With lightning can come fires. So were being prepared for all and any type of emergencies or disasters that may be in this area. We have full coverage of hurricane hilary with nbcs liz kreutz in l. A. First lets bring in meteorologist bill karins. Bill, when is this storm expected to make landfall . We think the biggest impacts in southern portions of california in the northern baja, tijuana area, that will be happening as we go through sunday afternoon, evening, and then into the overnight hours into monday. The storm itself is powerful, it is big, it just looks like a buzzsaw on the satellite imagery here. You can see the well cleared out eye on the storm. This is about as strong as this storm is going to get. Hilary will be moving northwards interest a less favorable environment including over colder water in the days ahead. Thats why the storm is going to weaken. It will be highly unexpected if it made it to california as a hurricane. Most likely as a Tropical Storm or a transitioning into an extra Tropical Storm. Thats going to be as we go through sunday evening. So we may still have a hurricane brushing essential portions of the baja. Through tijuana and san diego, its going to be Tropical Storm conditions, but the heavy rain is going to be by far the biggest issue. So yes, los angeles is in the cone, palm springs, all the way back up, even nevada will eventually be in the cone, too. The flooding is the issue. How much rain, this tropical moisture thats going to be in the air over mountainous terrain, arid deserts that typically dont see a lot of water. The wins going to be winds going to be out of the east. Thats where the heaviest rainfall will be, east facing slopes. Southern california, eastern sloens of the santa rosa mountains, the sunrise highway, Cleveland National forest, thats the area that has a chance for 10, 12 inches of rain. Thats where the Storm Prediction Center puts palm springs southward all the way into a high rick of flash flooding and the moderate risk covers a huge area, too. Mudslides, flash flooding, that is the lifethreatening portion of this storm. Wow. Liz, l. A. Looks beautiful right now. Officials dont want people to get complacent. How should people in the potential path of the storm prepare . Reporter yeah, ellison, right now it is sunny and gorgeous, just like you would expect for august in los angeles. So i think a lot of people are waking up not even realizing yet that they need to prepare for this. The next 24 to 48 hours are going to be critical. Weve seen Community Leaders and officials already starting to come out today to raise the alarm, to let people know they do need to prepare. Communities across southern california, the coastal areas, the inland areas like palm springs, for instance, some of the foothill areas, are all giving out sandbags to folks. Weve seen people have been getting sandbags to try to prevent floodings in their homes and businesses. Were seeing changes to events. For instance, even joshua tree, the famous national park, theyve closed some areas in the coming days. Some areas that are prone to flooding. People are already starting to change there are own events and their own their own events and their own activities. Obviously this is the time people would be heading to the beach. Officials are saying this is the weekend to stay away. Liz kreutz, bill karins. Thank you so much. Ten days after deadly west nile virus swept through maui wildfires swept through maui, Herman Andaya resigned for what he called Health Reasons but faced criticism for not sending warning signs as the fire approached. He said he did not regret the decision. An atf team is on the ground to find out what caused the fires. Hawaiis attorney general will also name an independent investigator to review the response. The number of dead remains at 111. The fbi is now helping to identify the remaining victims. Nbc news dana griffin is in lahaina for us. How are people in maui and there in lahaina reacting to the emergency directors resignation . Reporter well, they are definitely reacting in the sense that this is a step in the right direction, but they still want more accountability. Andaya says that he did not sound those sirens because he thought it would have prompted people to go inland, which usually is the protocol when a tsunami siren is sounded. But a lot of family members argue that that would have at least woke people up, they would have paid attention, they would have walked out, looked around, and realized there was an emergency going on. Because so many people we spoke to over these last the last week and a half have said we came outside our door and within seconds, the flames had engulfed so many areas around us. And this may have prevented some of the deaths, according to a lot of people here. And theres also some criticism for just kind of the sense of not really taking the sirens as seriously, according to some nbc news exclusive reporting. Dating back to 2019, there were several meetings where andaya said that those sirens were last resorts, and people here say what could be more last resort than a wildfire that has swept through town and was, you know, decimating the area . So a lot of concerns. People are still looking for more accountability. Weve tried to reach andaya and have not heard back. We know the death toll, it continues to rise. Theres a very good possibility that that is going to continue to happen over the coming days because so many people are still missing. We do have the name now of the a sixth victim. What can you tell us about her . Reporter yeah. Shes 71yearold donna gomes. Her friends and family describe her as a bulldog, and even on facebook her family wrote, ask anyone who knew her or knew of her, she had a very strong, independent will about her. The biggest heart. People saying that she no one could tell her what to do, and in the end not even this fire. These some of the stories that we are hearing. A lot of people that have been identified so far are in their 70s. Someone this their 90s. Weve even heard of children also being found, and the governor says the reason they know they are children just because their bodies are so small. Ellison . All right. Dana griffin. Thank you. And right now President Biden is at camp David Holding a historic summit with the leaders of japan and south korea. And theyre expected to speak any minute now. This is the First Standalone meeting between the three countries, and its especially significant because japan and south korea have historically had an icy relationship. Now President Biden is hoping to smooth things over in the face of a growing threat china and north korea. Nbcs chief White House CorrespondentKristen Welker joins us live from the white house. What are we expecting to hear . Reporter well, gabe, good afternoon. We are expecting some deliverables to come from this first of its kind summit at camp david. We anticipate that these three leaders will announce new military cooperation, including annual military drills, new intelligence sharing, including what is being referred to as a threeway hotline. This would effectively allow these three leaders to be in contact in case of a crisis, in the case of an emergency. Now it is importance to note that the backdrop here holds significance, as well. Camp david, of course, is the location where president s have held critical talks with foreign leaders in the past. You go back to former president bill clinton who held those peace talks with israeli and palestinian delegations. And that is really aimed at underscoring the significance of the biden administrations hold in these talks unfolding. As you have pointed out, one of the key aspects is the fact that south korea and japan are putting aside decades long tensions in order to have this new show of force in the face of a rising china and fresh aggressions from north korea. I have to imagine china and north korea arent too thrilled about this summit. Have we heard any official response from them yet . Reporter we actually have, gabe. Lets take china first. China has responded, the foreign minister, saying the International Community has its own judgment as to what is creating contradictions and increasing tensions, attempts to form various exclusive groups and cliques and to bring block confrontation into the Asia Pacific Region are unpopular and will spark vigilance and opposition in the region. A warning from china. North korea for its parts has accused the u. S. Of trying to creates a natolike alliance in asia. That is something that u. S. Officials reject. They say this is not going to be the same type of historical lines. Still, all eyes are going to be on this summit. Were expecting to hear from those leaders in a short time. Kristen welker, thank you. It is time now for todays money minute. Chocolate is always nice. And a paper plate for kids making a comeback. Morgan brennan joins us now. We have to know about the plates. Oh, i will tell you about the plates. Good to see you. Cocoa prices hitting a nearly 50year high. Chocolate makers including hershey and cadburys maker are attempting to pass on the soaring costs to consumers. Reuters reports north american and european consumers have already seen chocolate prices go up 20 . Lyft and uber threatening to leave mountains. It would require them to be paid 1. 40 per mile and 51 cents per minute. Cities and states have been adopting legislation regarding the gig economy over the last few years, but have been met with fierce opposition. And here we go. The paper plates. 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