Risk its friday, and early today starts right now good friday morning. Im phillip mena good to be with you im Frances Rivera we begin with breaking news from california where fastspreading wildfires are forcing people to flee from their homes. Currently family screaming and dozens and dozens of families being told to evacuate. Because the fire has crested the hill here. 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate there in southern california. Where the tick fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres more than 500 firefighters have been battling the inferno overnight. Officials say about 10,000 structures have been affected. All of the Public Schools in the San Fernando Valley area are closed today, in part, because of the air quality danger caused by the billowing smoke along with that tick fire in the south, fire crews are alsot fire in wine country this fire in Sonoma County has been burning since early yesterday morning. It spread to 60,000 acres and is only 5 contained. For more on both of
Terror, the disturbing video of a School Bus Driver acting and driving erratically. I am crazy, im totally crazy. Police say her blood alcohol double the legal limit with kids on board trailblazer, the tributes pouring in for a pioneering texas deputy killed in the line of duty. And say it aint snow, up to 4 feet in the northern rockies, giving hundreds of thousands an early taste of winter today, monday, september 30th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning, its monday morning, nice to have you with us, this is going to be a critical week in washington. It is, and its also an extra special monday, isnt it because mr. Roker is back and we are so happy look at him. Hes coming in. Hello my baby, hello my darling. New him, new outlook, new everything. Were happy to have you back. We are indeed. Lets get right to that impeachment investigation, whats ahead in this showdown. Democrats are
Big show this morning, joining the conversation fox business dagen mcdowell, moodies capital chief economist john and the brewer ceo, former investment banker and nfl player jack brewer. Dagen good morning. Maria we keep falling the bouncing ball with china story, yesterday when i spoke with wilbur ross played down november 17th when the president will meet with xi jinping to sign the documents and paper it up as they say. Dagen maybe better to set expectations low and theres only one president of the United States. Maria absolutely. Showing progress and hopefully close the deal as soon as possible, i think the market anticipates an end to this particular matter and thats a positive. Maria markets are positive feeling a sense that maybe theres something on the table but markets are fractionally moving. Chinas vice foreign minister and President Trump weighed in on negotiations and talked a bit about potential deal watch. We have a summit in chile or wherever that may be, able to sign a
Bit, there you go, we turned around, we are up about a point. Remember, please, big rally yesterday, big rally friday. The dows going to open virtually flat. It is almost completely recovered from last weeks losses. Its only tuesday. The s p will be down maybe a point. The nasdaq down maybe a point. I will call it flat at the opening bell. In politics, its all about the boycott, divest and Sanction Movement known as bds and designed to destroy israel. The visit by Rashida Tlaib and ilhan omar, both muslim women in congress, is off. The ball is now in the democrats court. Will the party try to sanction israeli diplomats in america . Or scale back the tenyear, 38 billion aid package for israel which was signed by president obama . Its a dilemma for democrats. The party now has an active antiisrael wing that is clashing with democrats who support the jewish state. Great to be back, by the way. Varney company is about to begin. Stuart again, let me show you the futures. This is how we are
Take matts seat as lauer takes his life off the grid. The disgraced morning show host shut down his social media account. He was last seen yesterday near his east hamptons home, two days after nbc fired him before inappropriate sexual behavior. Who could replace him . Are you being considered to replace matt lauer on the today show . A report that megyn kelly was eyeing lauers job. She and her colleagues ignored questions about it yesterday. Sit true that megyn is being rumored to replace matt . Theres rumors megyn kelly might be in position to replace matt lauer . Reporter a source tells e. T. That rumor is 100 not true. Another nbc source tells e. T. The Network Likes megyn in her current role. Another contender, hoda kotb. And willie geist. Meanwhile, lauers exwife is supporting him. E. T. Spoke exclusively to Nancy Alspaugh by phone. I was shocked because, he has been such a stalwart at that net work. And in that job. Hes been the best person thats ever held that job. I couldnt ima