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monday the race to strike a deal as auto workers refv up for a strike shipping delays could sink your budget this holiday shopping season. the trouble brewing at the panama canal andbuy yourself some flower. miley cyrus teases her latest song to end the summer "early today" starts now glad to have you with us i'm frances rivera there is new fallout today in hawaii where a devastated community is demanding answers maui county emergencmanager has resigned his resignation, which he said is due to health reeasons came after he said sirens were not used >> reporter: the number of victims from the burn zone keeps climbing more than 100 dead and 1,000

still unaccounted for. as the head of maui's emergency operations faces the public for the first time since the disaster >> do you regret not sounding the sirens in >> i do not. and the reason why >> so many people said they could have been saved -- >> reporter: but when followup questions were a >> do you want him to give you the answer in. >> i do. i want to -- >> let him finish his answer >> i'm sorry, there's a lot of people -- in you >> you're talking and not letting him talk >> reporter: he maintained they are primarily for tsunamis >> had we sounded the siren we afraid people would have gone maka, and they would have gone into the fire. go it's gotten to the point like who are these people watching e

threat multipliers that fueled the deadly flames across maui, but the root cause of the fires is still being investigated. hawaiian electric being accused of years of inaction leading up to the deadly fire a new lawsuit alleges the utility knew of the risks for years and failed to take steps to prevent catastrophe, citing this admission in a 2022 request to state regulators where they acknowledged, quote, the risk of a utility system causing a wildfire ignition is significant. despite the warning signs, the suit alleges the utility failed to act hawaiian electric declined to comment on pending litigation, saying this part, we will work with the state and county as they conduct the review. >> fire crossing the road. not good >> reporter: but now, some are also blaming the power company for slowing the evacuation cole millington shot this video as the flames approached

>> theres with a mass evacuation occurring and we were trying to get to safety and it extremely hindered the chances and speed at which we vac waiting. >> reporter: all of this as hope faded for some families. alfredo lived in hawaii for more than 30 years. he hada for everybody, his family told me and now he's gone. what do you remember in. in >> actually, last month i took him to las vegas for fourth of july now he's gone. but that's my best memory with him. >> reporter: and now balancing all the suffering against financial need, there is tension over tourism visitors account for roughly 70% of maui's economy. you want the tourists to come to maui >> we all do you ask anybody who work in the

tourism industry, which is pretty much everybody, yes >> reporter: so many are looking at the rubble and worrying, can there be a future in west maui in. maui >> we're going through fertility treatment, i want to have a baby, and i don't have a town any more a date for a trial in the 2020 election case against trump won't be set until the end of the month, but as trump's trial schedule continues to expand, his legal team is intending to push the date far into the future gove good morning, lay out what this proposal from trump's lawyers entails. >> reporter: donald trump is looking to delay his federal trial related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election until well after next year's election.

in a court filing on thursday, the former president's attorneys recommended starting the trial in april 2026. more than two years after prosecutors hope to get the trial under way. the trump legal team's recommendation calls jack smith's timeline an effort to deny trump a fair ability to criminal cases he's now facing in this case he faces four charge, including conspiracy to defraud the u.s. u the prosecution argues their proposed start date of january 2024 reflects the country's strong interest in a speedy trial. he is also a expected to set a trial date on august 28. >> of course all this began this week with his indictment in georgia. there were new actions taken by trump supporters against grand jury members in that case.

>> reporter: the df of'sheriff' office is responding to threats that they've been learning about recently first priority is ensuring the safety of the grand jurors from this week whose names and addresses have been posted on a fringee user said they signed t death warrant by voting to indict trump this comes as a woman was arrested for threatening the federal judge oversigeeing trum' case in washington we still don't know wh georgia. >> we're watching truth social could very well be revealed there. now a nbc news exclusive

arizona senator kieryrsten sine is offering her help to end a standoff she told an arizona group that she hasvolunteered to help fin a compromise in the dispute between the biden administration and alabama senator tommy tuberville for months, tuberville has been blocking promotions in opposition to the policy on abortion it has left three branches of the u.s. military without senate-confirmed leaders the white house has repeatedly called for tuberville to back down, calling his actions totally irresponsible. r. presi president biden this weekend welcomes key allies to camp david. the president of south korea and prime minister of japan will meet help us understand what the main friction between these two countries that makes the summit so notable

>> reporter: it is notable in fact, u.s. officials say this the first time the u.s., south korea and japan have ever had a stand-alone meeting together they've had meetings on the sidelines of major summits, but the first time they have ever come together like this. and the reason is because of a full century of enmity between japan and south korea, stemming largely from japan's occupation for 35 years of south korea that ended in 1945. and south korea's accusations at that japan forced its women to work as prostitutes in brothels during that occupation but president biden now working to help those countries move past those historic misgivings and to really increase their cooperation as all three countries are trying to deal with increasing threats from north korea and aggression from china. and so during this summit at camp david, they're expected to announce several new steps, including creating a new three-way hot line, where if there is a threat to any of

these countries, any one of them can pick up the phone and all three will be able to get on the line to discuss things like missile threats, potential nuclear action from north korea and anything else that comes up. it is one effort to try to make sure these three countries are rowing in the same direction as they take on the growing threats in the asian region. >> diplomacy and action withou president in the middle. josh, thank you. contracts at the united auto workers are se expire soon if a deal isn't reached in time, a strike could cost $5 billion in ten days. the union represents 150,000 workers at ford, general motors and stellantis hurricane hilary is bringing powerful winds and rain. angie lassman has her eye on this storm >> we are going to be watching this system over the next couple days, impacting first the baja, california peninsula and eventually parts of the

southwestern united states a healthy looking hurricane. we've seen the rapid intensification as it works through warm waters. we'r waters moving northwest at 14 miles per hour it's going to start to take a more northerly track here in the short term it will encounter colder waters that are sitting just offshore of the western portions of the baja, california peninsula where temperatures are it makes landfall that's going to happen likely sunday later in the day. we'll see it potentially be a tropical storm at that point and bring heavy rain to parts of the southwest. this is the real threat. it's not so much the winds, we could see breezy conditions and gusty conditions, but it's going to be the flooding concern that r detroit with full

sunshine washington, d.c. heads to the mid-80s and 90 degrees in richmond this afternoon. plenty of sunshine and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back over to you. "early today's" back in 60 seconds with environmental concerns south of the border we'll share more on the drought hitting the panama canal and how that affects your wallet, next that affects your wallet, next d. with bounce pet, you can cuddle and brush that hair off. bounce. it's the sheet. listen, your deodorant just has to work. i use secret aluminum free. just swipe and it lasts all day. secret helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it. and hours later, i still smell fresh. secret works! ohhh yesss. ♪♪ febreze! hate it when a car freshener hits you with an overwhelming blast of perfume? febreze car vent clips work differently.

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and waiting for some rainfall to come >> reporter: and why does this matter with 40% of all u.s. container traffic coming through the canal, any delays will hit american kmconsumers, and it col mean pricier products this year. >> the restricted is heavyf hea stuff. machinery, sporting goods, home lighting, equipment, refrigerators, all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: the new restrictions come after more than 150 ships were already waiting to cross last week much more than0 vessels. those that do cross are required to weigh less. and the wait time to get through the locks now could be as long as three weeks it's also prompted some companies to find alternate shipping options, but those could be more expensive. >> it had bwill be more if your container is forced to be routed

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kathy park has more on the inspiration behind the special tune >> reporter: julian and harrison ryan share a special bond. when they're together, what are they like? >> julian enjoys whatever harrison is doing at the time. >> reporter: with julian can you often feel and see what he what thinking through his emotions. >> he wakes up laughing with a huge smile on his face >> reporter: born with a brain malformation he can't communicate with words, but music takes it to another level elevel. >> we were the fastest in the world. >> reporter: harrison's imagination took him and his brother on an epic adventure their story made its way on stage. but not just any stage ♪ ♪ >> reporter: jazz musicians and members of the song, and the kio

idea what do you think is going to happen in the next few minutes >> know. ♪ ♪ >> it was almost this overwhelmed look that harrison had on his face where he realized, this is my story this is really happening right now. >> reporter: and right by his side his brother taking it all in, too. >> even being able to impact just two or three people in a room, sometimes that's more meaningful than playing a concert in front of thousands of people >> my brother julian will forever and always be my adventure partner wherever life takes us >> reporter: a surprise these brothers will never forget, as they look toward the next adventure. kathy park, nbc news, detroit. n. >> what a joy for those brothers, and also for every member of that orchestra so great to see. coming up on the "today" show, the mad dash to repair the nation's busiest runway. tom costello is at reagan national airport with the

overnight scramble to repave and al roker has a look at what else to expect >> this morning on the third hour of "today", john winner john batiste plus super food swaps for some of our favorite foods, and a group of super seniors who have soccer fever >> and that will do it for us on this friday for "early today," thanople who tidedied just

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