their newest headquarters. today s focus is on philadelphia s logistical strengths. the city is only 75 minutes from new york and 100 minutes from washington, d.c. by train. philadelphia also a major international gateway with 5,000 daily flights and p hxhl is the transatlantic hub for american airlines. pamela osborn is live in university city with more on the fight for the amazon headquarters. reporter: as you said, a huge emphasis on location. and today, the city releasing that video showing how philadelphia delivers. this central location is fantastic for them. reporter: this video features ceos talking about why the city serves as a great place for their businesses and employees. one reoccurring theme there, the ease of getting around, not just here in the city, but its close proximity to other major cities like new york and d.c., a short train ride away. the new headquarters is expected to bring 50,000 jobs, making that facility a $5 billion investment. should ama
anthem. does he have a case? all that and the terrifying moment a passenger jet suddenly plunges 20,000 feet. harvey weinstein s brother speaks out, claiming he was a victim of his brother s verbal and physical abuse. late july. and just in time. this is way back and it is gone! it is a walkoff home run. a dramatic blast gives the l.a. dodgers a commanding lead over the cubs in the national league championship series. today, monday, october 16th, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on this monday morning. thank for joining us. nice to have you with us as we get started on the workweek. a lot to get to. we ll start with this breaking news in louisiana. yeah. an oil rig exploded on a lake near new orleans overnight, injuring crew members and leading to a possible leak. reporter: there is an active search for one person
40. the mogul is out and his brother calls him sick and depraved. plus nasa s project to fly you across the country in just three hours. only on cbs this morning jeff glor takes off on a jet designed to break the sound bare yore without a winner dough-breaking sonic boom. but we begin this morning with today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. people heard their house shaking. there was a loud explosion. flames are being seen in the sky. rescue efforts are under way after an oil rig explodes. the rig burning for hours in lake ponchartrain north of new orleans clearly visible for miles across the huge lake. we re engaging this thing, we re taking it by the horns, we re going to take it until the job is done. fire officials say they finally feel like they re getting the upper hand on the wildfires devastating northern california. we re not out of the woods yet but we re making tremendous progress out there. the death toll in somalia rises. it s the s
just because we all made the deal doesn t mean you don t go back and look and say, is it still working. the president is using this for political cover. he has assembled a very unconventional game. he is an unconventional president. he is not going to permit kim jong-un to threaten the united states with a nuclear weapon. this is new day with chris cuomo and allison c. allison is off. poppy harlow joining me. good to have you. making my monday morning all right. oh, that s very kind. in just hours, president trump is going to have lunch with senator mitch mcconnell, the man he has publicly attacked for failing to repeal obamacare. and when they re sitting at that lunch, the president s pal, steve bannon, is declaring war on mcconnell and the gop establishment. can the president strike a deal on anything, let alone the big thing like taxes, budget, health care. we ll see. all that stuff to get done for the american people. at the same time, the secretary of sta
this is the cbs weekend news. quijano: good evening, i m elaine quijano. one week after wildfires erupted in northern california, more than 200 people are still listed as missing. the official death toll is at least 40. 75,000 remain under evacuation orders. 5700 homes and businesses are destroyed. chris martinez is in santa rosa. reporter: once sprinting flames have slowed to a crawl but continue to wreak havoc. in sonoma county another home was reduced to ash. thousands more are still threatened. we re not out of the woods yet but we are making tremendous progress out there. reporter: massive plumes of smoke still blanket california s wine country as fire crews continue their relentless assault from above, and on the ground. hard hit areas like santa rosa, a lucky few are finally going home as officials begin to lift evacuation evacuation orders. jack weaver returned to his mother s home expecting to recover the body of the family s dog izzy that ran away when