routine nose procedure. her family speaking out this morning. cash no longer king. we take you to the restaurants now accepting only cards. the growing trends nationwide. plus, forget coffee. the new way to mix a cocktail in an instant. and -- stonthintones eet th. y odern day caveman had cops saying yabba dabba do ♪ they're a place right out of history ♪ well, the fashion was definitely a crime there, no doubt. i'm kendis gibson. >> good morning. i'm lynda lopez. we begin with breaking news. a new fire burning out of control in california overnight forcing more families to flee their homes. this fire erupted near a freeway in san bernardino county where people packed up their cars to escape the fast-moving wall of flames. >> and cameras caught the moment a palm tree was catching on fire. you can see the embers there just flying off in the wind. the statewide death toll from these historic fires is now 50 with the bodies of 6 more people found in the rubble. this morning, the terror rages on in southern california. >> the terrain is too steep. you can't get hand crews in here now. >> reporter: with an all-out aerial assault on new flare-ups surrounding the woolsey fire. but to the north the new battle is how to recover from the devastation. in the charred remnants of what was once the town of paradise, small reminders still stand, a sign, a steeple, a flag post. >> i should have been there. >> reporter: with hundreds of people unaccounted for, the search for loved ones is becoming more desperate. >> i think that there's hope. but also we have to prepare ourselves for the worst. >> reporter: but in the midst of the destruction, an emotional reunion. >> it's pretty rough. >> reporter: this family of 19 people was forced to flee their homes. now they've set up tents in this parking lot finally reuniting days after the fire burned down their town. >> we'll rebuild one day, but it's definitely been tough, you know. >> reporter: jennifer kramer drove through the flames to escape, her car clothes, their dogs and her 1-year-old twins. >> just seeing things blow up and hearing it blow up and stuff like that was pretty, pretty scary. >> reporter: and this extended family of 65 aunts, uncles, grandparents lost all 15 of their homes in the area. >> right now everybody in our family is accounted for, and we're really thankful for that. >> reporter: we're getting a new look at the extent of the destruction. this drone video showing block after block of blackened houses. >> you can see there's still, you know, some things survived. so, again, there's glimmers of hope. >> reporter: as rebuilding begins, a silver lining begins as well. we told you yesterday about the nurse who risked everything to help his patients get to safety. >> it was just constant explosions. >> reporter: well, toyota saw the picture of his burned pickup truck on facebook, and the company left this comment, don't worry about your truck. we're honored to get you a new one. and both major fires are about 35% to 40% contained. the winds are expected to die down slightly today, but any rain, several days away. we turn to the white house and new evidence of a growing power struggle involving everyone from first lady melania trump to chief of staff john kelly. in a stunning moment, the first lady called for a senior white house aide to be fired at the very moment that aide was seen with the president yesterday. abc's kenneth moton has the latest on what may be happening next. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, lynda. it's no surprise or secret the spouse of a president has some type of influence on his staff, but it's highly unusual for it all to play out so publicly. this morning from the east wing of the white house, first lady melania trump's rare and public call for the firing of mira ricardel, the deputy national security adviser was seen smiling yesterday behind president trump at an event. an hour later this statement from the first lady's spokeswoman on ricardel. "it is the position of the office of the first lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house." sources in the west wing tell abc news the feud stems from mrs. trump's first solo trip to africa last month. the first lady irritated with ricardel and felt she had treated her staff disrespectfully. on that trip abc's tom llamas spoke with the first lady about the people surrounding the president. >> it's very difficult sometimes because i'm so busy with my office, i don't get involved with west wing. >> do you think there's still people there that he can't trust? >> yes. >> reporter: "the wall street journal" reports the first lady's office believed ricardel recruited by national security adviser john bolton was behind negative stories and clashed with james mattis who was asked about ricardel. >> i don't comment on other people's staffing issues. >> reporter: those latest staffing issues come as the president considers another shakeup. multiple sources say trump is looking for possible replacements for chief of staff john kelly and preparing to remove department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen. the time line for a staff shake-up remains unclear. for now ricardel still has her job. the white house and the national security council have not commented about the potential departures. lynda, kendis. >> kenneth moton, thank you. also out of washington, the so-called never nancy movement may be gaining momentum on capitol hill. a group of house democrats who oppose nancy pelosi for speaker now claims they have enough votes to deny her the speaker's gavel. pelosi has said she remains 100% confident she'll get the job. in the meantime, the election recount in florida has run into a new snag. the machines in palm beach county overheated last night and gave incorrect totals. so they have to start all over again. officials are racing to make tomorrow's 3:00 p.m. deadline. a state judge has granted palm beach county more time for the recount while a judge hears a lawsuit today brought by senator bill nelson. he wants all counties to get more time. the trial of notorious mexican drug lord el chapo is now under way after an explosive bribery claim. the defense claims el chapo is actually a fall guy for another drug kingpin who bribed the president of mexico. the mexican government denies taking any bribe. two jurors were dismissed from the trial tuesday. one saying she was suffering from anxiety. we turn now to the weather and the coldest air of the season is moving into the northeast today while parts of the south brace for possible flooding. let's take a closer look at your wednesday forecast. good morning. parched conditions continue for the southwest, particularly in southern california. the winds are going to stay gusty going into wednesday. power outages, extreme fire danger, reduced visibility but less winds to the north so that's going to be a little helpful. cold air for wedneilse the stage for a nor'easter to kick in for us by thursday with slippery travel throughout the northeast along with snow and look at the amounts of snow. we could see 6 to 12 inches in some areas throughout portions of the northeast. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, an easy way to save money on something you buy every holiday season. but first a shocking case of alleged police misconduct. why more than 20,000 drunk driving convictions may be tossed out. also ahead -- >> i didn't get it until the first time i was really in his presence. i kind of have to laugh at my younger self, but that was when my crush started. monica lewinsky revealing new details about her affair with president clinton. what she wants to say to hillary ♪i am beautiful in every single way♪ ♪words, can't bring me down♪ so, this happened. we're back with that brawl between parents and coaches at this youth football game outside atlanta. it broke out when the players, who are 5 years old, were shaking hands after the game. it's the adults who were the fools. a witness said someone pulled out a gun, but no shots were fired thankfully. no word on any arrests. prosecutors in ohio say a custody dispute was the motive behind the murders of eight members of the same family. jake wagner and three of his relatives are charged with killing 19-year-old hanna rhoden, her parents and five other victims.veigy rhen had shared custody of a daughter. the massacre was allegedly planned over months. if convicted, the wagners face the death penalty. a retired firefighter from michigan will spend at least four years in prison for jurensng at a black teenager who a jue nded down the sentfired shotgun at brennan walker after the 14-year-old knocked on his door. watch it play out here. this was from april. walker's mother says race made her son a target. >> it's not fair for people to dislike us about something that we can't control. if there was a button that i could press for me to pick what color i could be, just so i wouldn't have to deal with this type of stuff, i would have to be your color so i could survive. >> ziegler initially claimed the gun went off after he tripped. the surveillance camera proved otherwise. more than 20,000 drunk driving convictions could be thrown out in new jersey. that's because a state police sergeant is accused of mishandling the breathalyzers by skipping a process that would have made sure the readings were accurate. the officer has pleaded not guilty to tampering and other charges. a pink diamond has set a new world record selling for nearly $50 million at auction in switzerland. the so-called pink legacy is nearly 19 carats. the jeweler, harry winston, is the buyer. well, before you rock around the christmas tree this year, consider buying your tree a little later to save some money. a new study finds the worst day to buy your tree is on cyber monday, the monday after thanksgiving. the average tree will cost you 80 bucks. prices on black friday are just as bad, but 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decided to have a simple rhinoplasty procedure, she opted to drive 20 minutes south into mexico to save some money. >> the price, of course, you know, comparing those prices to the ones in the u.s., i mean, it was less than one-third of it. >> reporter: avila arrived at the clinic and went into the operating room as normal. doctors telling her fiance to come back in four hours. but avila never got the surgery and her fiance says doctors refused to let him see her. >> i was really concerned, and i got upset because they wouldn't let me see her. >> reporter: after hours of waiting, the awful truth was finally revealed. >> they injected anesthesia to her spine at the body, it went to her brain, which caused severe swelling. >> reporter: doctors say the anesthesia used in the surgery did not work as intended. avila going into cardiac arrest leaving her with severe brain damage and little hope of recovery. >> we're just shocked and numb and don't want to believe it's true. she will never be our laura again. >> reporter: her family now faced with a terrible decision. >> we felt that, you know, she still had a lot of fight in her. >> as a family we need to decide whether we want to remove her from life support. >> avila's family now says she's opening her eyes and moving her hands, but doctors are concerned she may never fully recover. monica lewinsky is revealing new details about her affair with former president clinton. speaking to "vanity fair" magazine, she says that she decided to take part in a p op m the affair began. >> i kind of looked into the open doorway, and bill happened to be standing there, and he motioned me in. i don't think my heart had ever beat as fast. unbeknownst to me, i was on the precipice of the rabbit hole. i felt terrible. i was scared, and i just -- i was mortified and afraid of what this was going to do to my family, and, you know, i still was in love with bill at the time. >> she said the affair escalated during the government shutdown in 1995 when interns were doing more work. lewinsky also spoke of remorse saying if she saw hillary clinton today, she'd tell her, quote, how very sorry i am. a big move by the top selling maker of e-cigarettes, it's also shutting down its social media accounts. it comes ahead of an expected government crackdown on underage sales. a consumer safety group is out with its list of the most dangerous toys of the year. among the list is the black panther slash claw. that's because of its retractible claws which could cause some damage. who would have thought? also listed, the plastic power ranger sword for much of the same reason and a cabbage patch kids ballerina doll made the list because it comes with a removable tutu and headband which could be a choking hazard. we have the full list on our website, atmfans.com. in sports poor field conditions are the reason monday night football's game between the chiefs and the rams has been moved from mexico city to los angeles. the nfl says the field 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morning. it's wednesday, november 14th. thanks for joining us. >> here's a quick look. you can see about all of us under poor air quality. red, only santa cruz mountains has decent air right now as you can see by our scale. since it's day six, i'm sure a lot of us are experiencing it. slightly warmer thafrpblt upper 60s to low 70s as those high clouds from yesterday are gone. so a little bit stronger sunshine. we'll take a look at the accuweather 12-hour planner. >> we're starting off with a major problem in the north bay. sig-alert. shut down northbound 101 at railroad avenue. everyone will be forced off the roadway. really serious crash happened not too long ago. 15, 20 minutes ago. double trailer fedex filled with packages. it flipped over, caught fire. serious injuries to the driver as well. jobina fortson just arrived. we will check in and get a lot more information here shortly. a live look at the bay bridge camera. you can see all the smoke but no significant delays there. >> thank you, alexis. developing news this morning, the death toll is climbing amid the grim search of victims of the scamp fire in butte county. >> the remains of six more victims were found in paradise yesterday. that brings the death toll to 48. more than 8,800 structures have been destroyed. governor brown and ryan zinke will meet to survey the deceive station left biff the inferno. it has grown to 130,000 achers and is 35% contained. record levels of fuel dryness are feeding those flames. >> 78 many families are waiting to hear the fate of missing relatives. police and forensics experts are going through burned-out vehicles in paradise looking for any signs of human remains. neighbors realize family and friends had almost no chance to escape the flames. >> lots of my friends died in their homes, in their cars because they couldn't get out. >> one came across at 50 miles per hour. flames were straight across. it was incredible. it was like a monster coming down off the hill that came to destroy. >> the governor will meet with fire victims when he tours the area today. if any schools will be closed today because of the bad air quality, sonoma state university and uc davis will have classes today. we will post closures on our website, abc7news.com as soon as those are announced. on the left is san francisco city hall seen from drone view 7 yesterday. the shot on the right was taken a few weeks ago. >> let's check weather and traffic again. >> that should pop up in a second. it is giving you the latest up-to-date information fpldist had to repopulate. oregon orange.

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