Administration. Plus the 12 days of christmas will cost a little more this year. Early today starts right now. Its great being with you this morning. Im frances rivera. Parts of the country are waking this up morning with all hell having broken loose as some put it. This as severe wild fires char florida, north carolina, georgia and tennessee and tornadoes ripped through alabama and mississippi, absolutely raf annualing towns there. We begin with tennessee has risen to seven after three more bodies were recovered. All of us are praying for those families and are very distressed at the loss of life in this situation and we continue our efforts to move into these areas and recover. Search and rescue efforts continued this morning after the states governor held a call officials in tennessee there say the fires are likely to have been human caused. Over 17,000 acres very chard, i should say, making it the states largest wildfire in over 100 years. As of this morning, just one active fire remains with some 400 buildings now damaged, families are in desperate need of support. Dolly parten is stepping forward offering a helping hand through her foundation. We want to provide a to all those families that have lost everything in the fires. And to recover, we want to make sure the Dollywood Foundation provides 1,000 a month to all those families that lost their homes in the fire, until they get back up on their feet. Good to see her helping there. And now i want to bring you to a series of tornadoes that barrelled through the southeast. The death toll now stands at five after bodies were recovered in alabama and also tennessee. Mississippi, thats before becoming a fullflejd fledged tornado. Where are recovering, they are grateful to have made it out alive. It was like we were on a rollercoaster going sidetoside on this sand right here. It was horrible. I feel really lucky. I feel so sorry for the people. Some houses are destroyed. I still have, you know, a roof, but its leaking, but, you know im lucky, i really am. And initialep Weather Channel under the circumstances the total number of tornadoes in the last two days to 31. I want to bring you some breaking news overnight, a Tacoma WashingtonPolice Officer has died in the line of duty t. Officer responding to a Domestic Violence calm was shot multiple times and later died at the hospital. Police say the scene is still active. The neighborhood is on lockdown. Police and Community Members gathered to pay their respects Examiners Office took place. Everyone on our Police Department knows everyone and, yes, everybody will feel it. Officials have not identified the officer. He is the fourth tacoma officer in three decades to have been killed while responding to a Domestic Violence call. Uproar on the streets of charlotte last night, dozens of angry protesters ced charge a Police Officer for the Fatal Shooting of keith scott. And they were chanting despite four protesters being arrested, Police Called the event mostly peaceful and tweeted photos of their construction conversation teams listening to protesters concerns and also answering questions. Earlier the District Attorney said that officer Brentley Vincent who shot and killed keith scott in september had familys claims that he wasnt holding a gun when he was shot. This morning, a jury is continuing deliberations in the case of makal michael slager. The shooting seen here was captured on cell phone video garnering National Attention t. Jury includes one black man and 11 white people in this state trial. They have been given the option to convict slager of murder, voluntary man slaughter or described murder as killing with malice and voluntary manslaughter as unlawful killing in the heat of passion. Slager has pleaded not guilty to a trial scheduled for next year. We are now 50 days away from donald trump being sworn in as the nations 45th president. While preparations are under way. We are getting new reports of another high profile name sarah pal isnt being considered to head the department of veterans affairs. While palin is not a veteran. She is the mother of one. Perhaps more significantly, she is a trump loyalist with close ties to incoming strategist steve ban none. Later today, plump and mike pence will head to pences home state of indiana. They will celebrate the recent into u. S. That carrier airconditioning reached a deal from relocated to mexico. Many celebrated the news, others remain skeptical. Kevin tibbles has more from indiana. Reporter shift change in the indy. Carrier workers leave with a reprieve. Our jobs are being saved. Reporter a different move from last februarys announcement that 1,400 jobs were being moved to mexico. Production from our facility in indianapolis to monterey, candidate donald trump pounced. If i were in office right now, carrier would not be leaving indiana. That i can tell you. That i can tell you. Reporter following negotiation over thanksgiving, a tweet from the president elect. We will keep our companies and jobs in the u. S. Why did carrier reverse course . Well, details have not been released. Sources familiar with the negotiation say carrier will receive tax incentives from the elect mike pence is governor. Source add carrier, you nitded technologies, a major defense contractor now avoids angering the new administration. 10 , more than 5 billion comes from the u. S. , and the pentagon is United Technologies single biggest customer. Reporter he made furnaces for 18 years has questions, too. We need to know if there is we need to know if there is anything asked of union. Reporter for some people, relief. Some say its a christmas miracle here. We are getting ready to keep our jobs. Im be happy t. Kids will continue christmas and we wont have that worry of daddy wont have his job. It is an iconic tribute in the big apple and in the nation, for that matter. . Joy to the world . . The oh, that was the scene right outside of our building just steps away, you had alec baldwin and Kate Mackinnon who he wanted to flip the switch on this years christmas tree. Soggy revelers didnt let rain get in the way t. 94foot norway spruce will be mild in lumber for habitat for humanity. In 1921, workers decorated a construction site. Every year, its something we look forward to here and fighting the crowds, happily. Just ahead, investigators think they know what brought down that brazilian aircraft taking over 70 lives. First i want to check in with bill karins on a powerful storm thats now leaving the feast. Bill. Reporter these are the same storms that produced the gusty weather, that fanned the fire. Now we got heavy rain through Northern New England and snow in northern portions of maine. This is where it w winter wonderland, this is nine, 12, 15 inches of snow. This is snowmobile country and the ski country, too. So theyll be happy to get that snow t. Rest of the country day of december, im have the december outlook coming up. Nice. And nice to have a calm after a bumpy past couple weather days. Bill, thank you. Just ahead, new details of a man that walked away with a pot of gold. Plus, she was kidnapped and branded by her captors. Now, she is talking to Police Incredible and really disturbing details next. Whenever i try to grow out my hair, strands always break off. But pantene is making my hair practically unbreakable. The prov formula makes every inch stronger. So i can love my hair longer. Strong is beautiful. Pantene. I want to show where people were protesting and celebrating cubas exile of fidel castro. They are waving both american and cuban flags. The funeral will be held on sunday. Now to that stunning update on a tragedy you can plane crash many members of a brazilian traffic team. Audio reveals the pilots frantic final words repeatedly saying he was running out of fuel. Nbcs keir simmons has details. Reporter were asking for priority in our approach. We have a fuel problem. The fueler tells the pilot. He can start in seven minutes two. Minutes later the pilot again asked to happened is told there is an aircraft she asks, how much time do you have to stay put . Human emergency the pilot responds, im asking for immediate descent a. Short time later the pilot says the plane is in total electrical failure. An ounce of fuel. The aircraft slams into a side of the hill short of the airport. Just so chilling to hear. The recording supports what a surviving Flight Attendant told a rescueer, the plane ran out of six people survived the crash t. Ntsb is sending two jet engine experts to colombia to help with the investigation. New details in this bez ar abduction in california. Authorities are hunting for two women that kidnapped sherry pap pan, a 34yearold mother of two, she was held for three weeks. Investigators say she showed signs of torture and starvation when she was found on the highway 150 miles from her Sherry Papini was found chained and beaten, investigators finally have a more detailed description of the two Hispanic Women suspected of kidnapping her at gunpoint when she went for a jog near her home. Both of the subjects spoke in spanish the majority of the time in her captivity t. Suspects concealed their faces. Reporter papini spent hours giving interviews to the did brand her. What maybe did that mean . Maybe a method of torture or a way of exerting control over a person. Reporter her husband pete papini says his wifes nose was broken, her hair cropped off, her body covered if bruises from beatings. Writing, she was thrown from a vehicle with a chain attached to her wrists and a bag over her head the same plague she used to flag someone down when she was able to free one of h there are so many unanswered questions. So far, no motive or information on where she was held for three weeks and why her kidnappers released her on thanksgiving day. Investigators working with a sketch artist as detectives prepare papinis kidnapping to others in several states. Papini recovers with her family by her side, her husband crediting her survival with her will to stay alive. So many questions. Just ahead here on early today we now have an estimate of what princes estate is actually worth. Plus, want to get your hands on history that wasnt . A rare newsweek cover madam president. You are watching early today. You didnt really have to. Getting the gift you almost kept for yourself . Mini miracle. And its easy to create your own at walgreens. 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