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 have never seen it before. Were talking about the low deserts of Southern California, with the chance of getting up to half a foot of rain, which never happened in those areas previously. Will this be over Populated Areas or completely rural will be the depending factor on how much damage were done and cleaning up from after this weekend. Here is the latest from the hurricane center. Got this new update in, still a category 4, moving to the northwest at about ten miles per hour. It is the path has remained unchanged. It has been very consistent and we will be watching a weakening storm, as we go through the weekend. How strong it gets when it makes it to Southern California is more for the history books. There is a ton of rain heading for the southwest and that will cause about 95 of the damage from the storm. Maybe the other 5 will be wind problems. Maybe mostly in the mountainous areas of Southern California. Let me zoom in here and show you the cone still includes los angeles, san diego, palm springs. How certain are we of where the storm is going to go . These are computer models, all within the cone and all focused here over los angeles, san diego. We know the storm is heading for Southern California. It is not going to head into arizona. That would be a shocking surprise at this point. All of that heavy rain and whatever is left of the wind will be moving through sunday night and then early monday morning. The heavy rain will begin even this afternoon, monsoonal flow and all that moisture heading northwards. The bulk of the heavy rain, associated with the Tropical Storm and the center of it will be sunday afternoon, sunday evening and southern portions of california and then spreading to nevada as you go throughout monday. As far as the winds go, it does look like the highest will be in the mountains. Mostly concerned with these areas in the mountainous areas of santa rosa mountains, southern portions of san diego. Were going to see whats left of this hurricane and possibly still a Tropical Storm heading into eight to 10,000 foot peaks. Thats a horrible equation. That means terrific amounts of rainfall, mudslides, debris flows, runoffs. If youre familiar with the Cleveland National forest, thats the area here to the southeast of san diego. Thats areas im concerned with. The Sunrise Highway goes up and through here. Well probably be Hearing Stories of highways like that, washed out when this is all done. There is not a lot of Population Centers in this region. They could, yes, get a foot of rain in the areas that never get that much. But well have to see how much damage it can be done. Because of that heavy rain threat, palm springs of all places is in a high risk of Flash Flooding thee days out. It is extremely rare for them to issue a threeday high risk. Thats the equation of like when we have tornadoes, and were into high risk days. We know were going to get tornadoes. We say were in a high risk of Flash Flooding, were certain there is going to be life threatening, devastating flooding in this region from palm springs southwards and even from san diego, just to the mountains outside of los angeles. We will see areas of flooding in those regions too. This is a storm like none other that we have seen in our lifetimes. Last time anything like this happened was in the mid70s. Very quickly. It is expected to hit in parts of mexico, but not very populated parts of mexico, right . Thats true. Yeah. Cabo san lucas, people familiar with that, the resort in the southern tip, that is going to be totally fine. Doesnt look like Tropical Storm force winds. There is cabo san lucas. Then the middle portion of the baja, northern portion, it has some cities and some towns, but nothing like the population to the south. Well wait and see how strong it is. When you talk about the baja, that area gets hit often by storms like this. And were dealing with a category 1 or 2. Most of the areas there are built for Something Like that. It is the heavy rainfall in the areas that just never get it, thats what we wait and see what destruction that does. Bill karins, thank you so very much. Appreciate it. Turning now to the catastrophic hawaii wildfires that have left 111 people dead and estimated 1300 people missing. Yesterday, mauis top Emergency Management official resigned effective immediately, citing health concerns. It comes one day after he defended his decision not to sound Warning Sirens as the blazes tore through the island. Do you regret not sounding the sirens . I do not. Had we sounded the siren that night, were afraid that people would have gone into the fire. Meantime, federal investigators have been dispatched to maui to determine the cause of the fires. And hawaiis Attorney General has announced she will tap a Third Party Organization to investigate how officials handled the response. Nbcs dana griffin joins us now. What are you hearing from residents today . Reporter well, they really want accountability and they want answers. I think thats why having that Third Party Investigator and also having the atf on the ground to determine the cause of the fire is really going to be i dont want to say closure, but will provide answers for people who want to know why did this happen and how did this happen. We already heard from a lot of people, theyre blaming hawaiian electric, now facing four lawsuits for allegedly having a downed power line that may have sparked the fire. Hawaiian electric responded saying they do not comment on pending litigation. But we have seen several videos that show what appear it appears to show downed power lines, smoke and fire. And, you know, and andaya resigning, there could be potentially more people who are held accountable. We heard from the Water Commissioner who has been reassigned. There are concerns that enough water wasnt released on maui when they needed that water to fight the fire. We heard from several firefighters who say the Water Pressure from the Fire Hydrants were very low, so thats another thing that residents also want answers for. I also spoke to a lahaina resident whose home was not burned, but he says he actually wants tourists to come back to maui and spend their money. Tourism is a major industry here. It helps keep a lot of families afloat. He lost his job at a restaurant that burned down in lahaina. Listen to what he told me. We need tourists. I work at a restaurant, serving tourists. Thats how we make money. Yeah. It is the hotel, they need money too. Right now a lot of employee, any lay off, because no more tourists. They always will come. But in a certain area is not recommended, especially lahaina right now. Reporter yeah. Even the Hawaiian Tourism Authority said lahaina is off limits, but there are other parts of the island that are still open and they want people to visit here and other Hawaiian Islands to spend that money so thats kind of the latest here and the search continues behind me as this is the road that leads to lahaina. Right now the death toll remains at 111. That decimated area were told about 58 has been searched. The governor hoped to reach 85 searched by the end of the weekend. Jose . And, dana, plus one week and still about 1300 people missing. Reporter yeah. A lot of loved ones, we know that children are also included in that number. A lot of the people that have been officially identified, most of them in their 70s, one person in their 90s, we also heard of a burn victim that has passed away. The governor has said the only way theyre able to determine that there are kids involved in the mix is because the bodies are so small. A lot of these bodies are so badly decomposed that sometimes it is hard to make out the remains, so thats why they are using dna samples to try to identify the victims. We have seen several Family Members show up at the County Morgue to try to get answers. Everyone here is in a desperate search for answers and closure and they want to know where their loved ones are. Jose . Dana griffin at 5 09 in the morning local time. Thank you for being with us this morning. Turning now to the fight to contain another major fire this time in Spains Canary islands. Heres what it looks like on the front lines as the sea plane drops water over an intense blaze. The local leader of the Canary Islands says the fire is the most complex on the islands in the last 40 years. Authorities say over 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on thursday. More could come if the flames are not contained. Right now, at camp david, President Biden is meeting with the leaders of japan and south korea amid rising threats from north korea and china. Well break down the significance of this historic event next. Former President Donald Trump just one week from today, turning himself in on Racketeering Charges in georgia. Well get a live report from atlanta on where things stand. Were back in 60 seconds. Thing. Were back in 60 seconds are you tired of clean clothes that just dont smell clean . Downy unstopables inwash Scent Boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh waaaay longer than detergent alone. If you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have Downy Unstopables inwash Scent Boosters. Age is just a number, and mines unlisted. Try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for Muscle Health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. Boost® high protein. Now available in cinnabon® bakeryinspired flavor. Learn more at boost. 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Acting director of the asia program at the Wilson Center and rick stengel, former undersecretary of state for Public Diplomacy and public affairs. Peter, what can we expect to come from todays meetings . Peter, i think youre muted. Can we check that real quick from you . Lets make sure. Hows that . There you go. We got you back. Thanks. My bad. So, i think what you see at camp david today is a sea change in some ways in the relationship between the three powers. The United States had good relations with japan and south korea. Only has been frustrated in the efforts to bring the three together because of the grievances between the koreans and the japanese stemming back generations. What youve seen from president youn of south korea and President Biden is bringing them to camp david to say lets make this a more lasting alliance, alliance where the three of us, we meet every year, we commit to things like they call a commitment to consult, meaning not quite a nato commitment, but if there was a threat to any one of them, the three would agree to talk about how to respond and some sort of a joint way, to find other ways to enhance security like Ballistic Missile joint exercises and the like. I think this is a big moment for President Biden looking at china throughout his term as a singular challenge to his administration and the United States security. It is really important to remember just how difficult relations have been between South Korea And Japan for decades, for generations. Absolutely. It is worth noting that relations are still very fragile. There has been movement in positive in the right direction between japan and korea and the two countries are also trying to have what is called Shuttle Diplomacy so that they meet regularly by having this Camp David Summit and the commitment to institutionalize relations to have annual meetings at the Summit Leadership level, to have coordinated enhanced Military Exercises and focus on interoperability of the military and the like, were hoping to have this really stick. That it can withstand any political or public pushback that may happen in the future. This meeting comes as north korea appears to have developed a missile with russias cooperation. What message are these leaders hoping to send to china, russia and north korea . Well, sending a strong message. The message is even though the u. S. Doesnt like to say this, it is a kind of asian mini nato. And part of the reason that north korea and china and even russias Foreign Policy in asia has been successful is because the u. S. two closest allies in asia, japan and south korea, didnt get along with each other. They got along great with us. But not with each other. The fact that we have achieved this rapprochement, which is something only the u. S. Can do, is a real shot in the arm for American Diplomacy In Asia and a setback to china, which i think is the, you know, one of the goals here. And peter, just the fact this is being held at Camp David Is important. There is a message in that message itself, right . Absolutely. Camp david has historically been used by president s as a tool of diplomacy. You are somebody important to me, were going to showcase you in a way i dont showcase every leader. President biden hasnt had any leaders, foreign leaders, to camp david throughout his presidency. So it is meant to send a signal that the japan and south korea are important to the United States, this trilateral relationship is important to the United States and President Biden is invested in it. And there is a number of reasons why, but we dont see taiwan included in the summit. Very much a concern because of chinas clear aggression toward that island nation. Is there anything here for taiwan in these meetings . Well, absolutely, of course. Taiwan is not officially a country. So there is no expectation of taiwan to take part in any official government to government meeting. But that said, yes, as we talk about the tensions between china and the rest of the region and u. S. china friction, the ongoing tensions across strait relations, chinas aggressions toward taiwan, and the fragility that taiwan faces is something that is not just about taiwans existence, but a threat for the world. So we expect discussions on taiwan to be held in the closed door sessions. It may be mentioned in very briefly in the official statement, but certainly concerns about taiwan is something that is another element that brings these three countries together today at camp david. As were speaking, these are live pictures from camp david, in maryland. There is where the pool area is for the press. And, of cou