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>> i will say where we are at right now, a ten. >> reporter: some are still working despite losing their homes. >> i didn't know what gone meant until i saw it. like, nothing is left. >> reporter: amid the ashes, stories of hope. >> it was close. >> reporter: pete demaio's family was rescued by a highway patrol helicopter, and there was only room for four so he stayed behind. >> i called my daughter and said, go and i love you. >> reporter: but the chopper returned for him. >> all my friends lost their homes. he rounded up friends to cook thousands of meals for evacuees, first responders and volunteers. >> there's faith that people want to help each other. >> reporter: this morning most of the fires are between 1% and 10% contained, and the death toll is at 31, and authorities fear that will rise further, and they are investigating hundreds of missing people reports and they are hoping most of those people will be located. >> it's the wind that they are up against. >> yeah, that's the proble that will last through the weekend. we are not seeing any help. of course the bone dry conditions a big problem. you can see we have fire weather watches from one part of the state to the other, and gusty northerly winds, a potential for rapid fire growth. this is an elevated fire threat, strong winds tonight and tomorrow, and these developing fires will spread really rapidly, and unfortunately, you look at the winds we are expecting, starting off this morning, we are going to have higher elevations up to 30-mile-per-hour winds, and santa rosa, 20 miles per hour, and san francisco, 15 to 25. as we get into saturday into sunday, look at this, 60-mile-per-hour winds in the higher elevations. 30-mile-per-hour winds in san francisco and santa rosa. offshore winds intensify, and the smoke is going to be a massive problem. air quality is also an issue. anywhere from unhealthy to very unhealthy throughout a good portion of northern california. guys? >> thank you. lots more to get to this mornin white house. the trump administration revealing plans to end a critic critical component of obamacare, and he took heat over controversial comments over the hurricane in puerto rico. >> reporter: president trump has spent his first months in order trying to reverse obama's health policy piece by piece, and overnight scrapping subsidies that help pay out of pocket health care costs for low income people, a move that could unravel the markets, was all as the president is about to announce a new way forward on iran. president trump taking a double-barrel approach to unraveling obamacare. overnight announcing he will scrap subsidies that are used to help the out of pocket costs for low income people. democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer blasting the move and saying it's sabotage. it comes on the heels of an executive order the president signed thursday that allow insurance policies to sell cheaper policies. >> millions and millions will be signing up for it. >> reporter: many think it will derail the signature achievement pz that and congress failed to repeal and replace obamacare. today president trump is expected to announce he will decertify the iran nuclear deal, another obama era agreement. he will kick it to congress for a 60-day review, and congress will decide whether or not to impose new sanctions. it all comes amid reports of turmoil behind the scenes. the president's chief of staff, john kelly, making a surprise appearance on thursday to squash rumors he's close to leaving. >> i'm not quitting today. i don't believe, and i just talked to the president -- i don't think i am being fired today. >> though kelly acknowledging his ten weeks on the job haven't been easy. >> this is really, really hard work, running the united states of america. >> and kelly weighed in on the caught on camera moments where he appears to look frustrated. >> the cameras always catch me when i am thinking hard and it looks like i am frustrated and mad. >> what frustrates the president? >> all of you -- not all of you, but many of you. >> reporter: what about the tweets? >> do his tweets make your job more difficult? >> no. again, i was not sent in -- i was not brought to this job to control anything but the flow of information to our president so he can make the best decisions. >> reporter: the president is up and tweeting this morning about health care saying the democrats and obamacare is imploding, and dems should call me to fix. >> thank you. the president is also coming under intense criticism for his tweet about hurricane relief efforts in puerto rico saying federal emergency crews cannot stay there forever. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in san juan with more on that. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a congressional delegation including house speaker, paul ryan, will visit puerto rico today, and today president trump tweeted the wonderful people of puerto rico with their unmatched spirit know how bad it was before the hurricane. i will always be with them. this morning in hurricane-ravaged puerto rico there's growing anger. >> i think it's conduct that is unbecoming from the leader of the free world. >> reporter: san juan's mayor. >> the president uses twitter. president trump tweeted we cannot keep fema and the military and first responders in puerto rico forever. a different tone from last week. >> we will not rest until that job is done. >> pop singer, marc anthony, calling the president tone deaf and disrespectful. >> as citizens we are not asking for better treatment, for less treatment. we're asking for equal treatment. >> but a fema spokesperson tweeted they will be in impacted areas every day. >> i think a successful recovery means we are not here forever. >> a point echoed by white house chief of staff, john kelly. >> we hope sooner rather than later that the u.s. military and fema generally speaking can with draw because then the government and the people of puerto rico are recovering sufficiently. >> but that recovery seems far off as residents say enough supplies still aren't getting to remote parts of the island. >> reporter: do you think federal response has been enough? >> what federal response? >> the official death toll from maria here in puerto rico is up to 49, including several who died from bacterial infections after the storm. craig and savannah. >> gabe, thank you. also this morning we are learning more about the rescue of an american woman, her husband and children after a five-year hostage ordeal at the hands of a taliban-linked group in afghanistan. richard engel has that report this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the pakistani military says they were freed in a firefight, and relatives say they were stuffed in the back of a car, one of the last things they heard is one of the kidnappers yell kill the hostages, but pakistani commandoes managed to get them out. they say it was a hiking trip that went terribly wrong. five years ago caitlan coleman from pennsylvania and her husband were back tacking in one of the most dangerous parts of afghanistan when they were kidnapped. coleman was pregnant at the time, and while in captivity she gave birth to that child and eventually two others. the children featured prominently in videos taken by kidnappers have never known freedom until now. >> my children have seen their mother defiled. >> and the town in pennsylvania swarmed by reporters pinned a note to the door asking for privacy as they celebrated their joyful news. josh boyle spoke to his parents. >> it was the first time in five years we got to hear his voice, and he told us his grandchildren were looking forward to meeting their grandparents. >> reporter: it's the same faction that held american soldier bowe bergdahl until he was swapped for five prisoners from obama. and then president-elect was asked to make a deal for her release, too. but pakistan says no deal was made, and instead it was a rescue. u.s. intelligence tracking the family as they were moved into pakistan and then a daring raid, commandoes shooting out the tires of the kidnapper's vehicle. but after the rescue. a surprise. coleman's husband turning down an american offer for a flight out of pakistan, a twist to a five-year saga. pakistani military sources says the family left pakistan on a flight to the uk likely bound for canada. back to you. >> all right, thank you. incredible story. two prison employees were killed and a dozen others hurt during an attempted prison break. inmates set fires in the sewing plant on thursday. while it was burning, several inmates tried to escape but were unsuccessful. two prison employees died. three guards remain in critical condition. for the first time we are now hearing the noises that some u.s. embassy workers allegedly heard during the so-called sonic attacks in cuba, but the mystery over what caused them and who is behind them is still very unclear. andrea mitchell has the latest on this. good morning. >> a mystery is it. today relations between the u.s. and cuba approaching a cold war freeze, and more questions than answers on that mysterious illness, and listening to audio on a computer or cell phone is not at all dangerous. new developments on the attacks on u.s. diplomats in cuba, and 22 embassy workers developed physical symptoms, sometimes severe, including brain injuries. the associated press is what is a recording of what some heard in savannah a. high-pitch sound like nails on a chalkboard. the white house not accusing cuba, but saying its government should have protected u.s. diplomats. >> we believe the cuban government could stop the attacks on our diplomats. >> the revelations dealt a blow to the u.s./cuban relationships, and the state department recalling diplomats from havana, and advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to cuba. all this amid speculation another government, perhaps russia, could be responsible. >> is there another government that might be involved? >> we don't know who or what is responsible for pit that. >> researchers have developed sonic weaponry for years, and they cannot be certain the injuries were caused by that attack, and it could have been toxins and not an accostic device. an ominous development on both sides plunging the two countries back into a cold war. savannah? >> andrea mitchell with that story. thank you. let's take a look at what is happening around the country. you will see plenty of sunshine and above-average temperatures through the gulf and texas. we will look at a few showers up through the upper great lakes. mountain snows in the plains, and that fire threat making its way through much of california. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning. it is calm in terms of the wind right now and we are seeing cooler temperatures. just a quick reminder, we expect to see that red flag warning kick in at 5:00 p.m. tonight. we are expecting gusts between 20, 30 and 40 miles per hour in the higher elevation areas for the overnight hours and early saturday morning. really, the highlighted areas, see low, relative humidity and a threat for the gusty conditions in the morning. and that is your latest weather. >> all right. mr. roker. thank you, al. coming up the just launched criminal investigations facing disgraced movie mogul harvey weinste weinstein. we'll talk about that with megyn kelly. the defender of roger goodell revealed. wait until you hear who was behind it. first, this is today on nbc. still the come, inside bruce springsteen's opening night. do you like the sound of free money? 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>> i want to go home and get in my bed. >> get your money and get the hell out. dazzling debut. 36 panda cubs born this year in china make their first public appearance. and nationals' nightmare. the cubs out last washington in a dramatic final game to move on to the national league championship series. today, friday october 13, 2017. i feel like they made you real that. >> that's exactly what they were thinking. >> you all right? >> next season. next season. >> always next year. let's move to the fallout surrounding harvey weinstein and that fall from grace. good morning to you. >> overnight yet another member of the board of representatives has stepped down. according to a source in a position to know. actress rose mcgowan is revealing more about what she says happened between her and harvey weinstein. new photographs obtained by tmz of harvey weinstein out to dinner in arizona. reportedly to enter rehab. rose mcgowan tweeted a shocking allegation. i told the head of your studio that hw raped me. she said when she was working with amazon studios she ignored her claims against harvey weinstein. over and over i said it. he said it hadn't been proven. i said i was the proof. thursday amazon studio head roy price was himself accused of sexual harassment by a tv producer. overnight amazon telling cnbc he's on leave of absence effective immediately. adding, we are reviewing our option with the projects we have with their company. mcgowan reached a settlement in 1997. it's not clear whether she reported the allegations to authorities. a weinstein spokesperson says any allegations of non-consensual sex are denied. a hollywood reporter speaking exclusively about the scandal. >> you can respect people. you can respect women. and it's easy. it's demented not to. hopefully the industry as a whole is getting fed up. >> there is kind of like, a wink and acceptance of that behavior. >> the women who stood up have to be applauded. that's really, really hard to do when nobody wants to stand up. and the silence is deafening. and i think that that's the part that we're responsible for. >> more than 30 women have made accusations against harvey weinstein varying from sexual harassment, assault and rape. kate beckensale was 17. he opened the door in his bath robe. i was naive and young and it didn't cross my mind that this older unattractive man would expect me to have any sexual interest in him. years later she said weinstein asked if he had tried anything with her. i realized he couldn't remember if he had assaulted me or not. actress claire forlani said she escaped five times. i ducked dived and got out of there without being slobbered over. the new york police department is conducting a review to determine if there are any additional complaints related to weinstein. police in london say they have received a referral about a sexual assault possibly involving weinstein. the new allegations shining an unappealing life on an open hollywood secret. >> it's the entitlement of too many men. it's epidemic. when they're famous and powerful like harvey then it gets talked about. >> this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg. i don't think you can describe him as a sex addict, he's a predator. >> julia roberts who earned an oscar nomination from a weinstein produced film. i hope we will stand up against this predatory behavior. rose mcgowan has called for women to boycott twitter for the day after her account was temporarily suspended. this protest is continuing on. twitter said she was blocked for posting a personal phone number. they restored her account as soon as the number was deleted. this story, it won't go away. it's only getting worse. >> thank you. we should mention -- you can see that full video from the hollywood report at today.com. let's turn to megyn kelly who joins us. megyn, an attorney. people hear these alt glegation and think how is this person having dinner in scottsdale. >> as a practical matter it's very difficult to bring cases, we believe there are investigations open in new york, california and london. the chances of bringing a rape case or a sexual battery case or even a public indecency case this many years after the fact. the alleged rapes that have been brought forward, he denies them all i should say, are over ten years old. in new york, for example, if it happened before 2006, at that point there was a ten year statute of limitations. the claims would be barred. look what happened in the bill crosby case. all those women were there, they couldn't make the case. the jury did not come back with a conviction. >> let's talk about the civil possibilities here. you have 30 women, some telling the same kind of story. a lot don't know each other. does it strengthen the idea of a civil case against him? >> absolutely. because in the law, you usually can't get in what we call prior evidence of bad acts unless you can show pattern. unless you can show pattern. all the women coming forward could be really helpful in case, you know, a case is brought. civilly is where, not just weinstein but the weinstein company have the most exposure. the problem for them is what are the women going to say in terms -- like, if you worked for the weinstein company you got fired if you didn't sleep with weinstein. one woman says he grabbed her years ago and suffered a bunch of emotional distress, that's hard to prove. >> or she said i didn't get opportunities, hard to prove. >> it's tough to prove that in a court of law. there is more exmoeposure than criminally. but i think the biggest problem is a business matter. their reputation has been ruined. everybody understands what he's been doing. you've got 30 women coming forward now. 30. i bet there will be more. that's how these things go once the flood gates open. >> the board insisted -- they were quote, shocked and dismayed. utter surprise is how they describe it. do you buy that? if this is such an open secret in hollywood as it seems to be? how could the corporate managers be completely clueclassleless f decades. >> good question. if they were clueless, why? why were you so clueless. where was your oversight? that's the purpose of the board. this is the guy running the company. we know they knew of at least four settlements. "the new york times" documents there were at least eight settlements. that's all we know about. that's what's been reported in the news. and as a practical matter it doesn't matter. harvey weinstein was a principle of the company. his knowing is knowledge by the company. and so, you know, if you're a woman who worked there and you claimed you'd were submitted to a hostile work environment you'll use all that stuff to come after them for the environment in which you were submerged. i do think what we have to ask ourselves as a society is not so much related to law, it's related to our morals. our principles. and how are you going to feel supporting this company, which, obviously, didn't have a major problem with these multiple settlements they saw. >> we're out of time, but thank you and we'll see you for megyn kelly today. >> let's go to al roker for a check of the weather. let's show you what's happening in florida. we're looking at a lot of wet weather and it will continue over the next several days. this weekend is going to see rounds and rounds of showers and storms. some of these downpours, occasional lightning. gusty winds. some areas two to three inches of rain. it's now a hurricane ophelia, 615 miles southwest of the azores. 105 miles per hour. it's moving east northeast. may affect ireland by tuesday. but we have now had ten hurricanes in a row. last time that happened was good morning. it is 48 degrees outside right now in san jose. air quality will remain a concern for the next several days. at the moment, north bay dealing with dangerous air quality. east bay peninsula and down along the coast, dealing with unhealthy air-conditions. spare the air alert remains in place. we can expect to keep that. remember, we have a red flag warn thag will kick in at 5:00 p.m. expecting gusting conditions overnight. this sunday night football weather is brought to you by verizon. the best network and the best unlimited. everybody may be talking about baseball, but that's until sunday. because that's when we all start talking about sunday night football night in america. that's right. it's a good one. well, half a good one. we've got the giants -- i think they're still playing football -- they're coming in to take on the broncos. sports authority field, denver, colorado. clear, mild, much like their offense. 54 degrees on sunday night football night in america. coverage begins here on nbc. >> we hurt the ones we love? >> it's okay. >> plenty more to come, including how to figure out your personality type and knowing why the answer can make your life a little bit better. dylan is in the orange room with a surprising controversy over a twitter account that defends the nfl commissioner. could all that junk in your house actually be hidden treasures worth thousands? we'll show you how to cash in. what bruce springsteen what bruce springsteen revealed during his posting hashtag yeehaw. hashtag i have no signal and i still can't post out here. woah! look out, coming through. hey thomas. howdy there joy. see joy's got the new iphone with verizon unlimited. you bet i do. best phone, best network. america's largest, most reliable 4g lte network. she can post out here like she does in the city. hey twelve likes. what? likes won't get you didly around these parts. yaaw! 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(monday ( morning from 4:0 to 7. at stanford health care, we can now use a blood sample to detect lung cancer. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines. if we can use patients' genes to predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. it's 8:00 it's 8:00 on "today." breaking overnight, fire fighters in california struggling to contain what are now the deadliest wildfires in that state's history. >> we are not out of this emergency. >> at least 31 people killed and entire neighborhoods gone. >> i made it to the entry to my neighborhood. and all i could see was fire. >> we're live in santa rosa with the latest. plus, hidden cash. how much money could you have stashed away in your home and not even know it? >> you got about $500 in gift cards in here. >> do i really? 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>> big, big part of the story as well. joe, thank you very much. surprise announcement shows just how determined president trump is to dismantle obamacare. nbc chief white house correspondent is on capitol hill with the latest on the president's controversial move overnight. good morning. >> hey, there craig. good morning. the answer is the president is very determined, it seems. with the trump administration companies under obamacare that help subsidize the out of pocket koflt for the low income people. the president is up this morning and tweeting taking the democrats obamacare is imploding. massive subsidy payments to their pet insurance companies has stopped. democrats not happy with the move as the president makes more essentially undermines some key obama era regulations. >> reporter: this morning obamacare under fire. the white house making a major announcement overnight saying the president will scrap critical subsidies to health insurance companies. the money that helps pay out of pocket costs for low-income people. slashing the payments could force insurers to jump ship and leave the marketplace effectively unraveling the country's health care system. democratic leaders slamming the decision calling it spiteful and accusing president trump of sabotaging his predecessor's achievement. now the trump add smgs looking to make good on another campaign pledge. >> dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. >> reporter: soon to be a presidential policy. donald trump today expected to announce he's decertifying the land mark iranian nuclear deal negotiated by then president obama. ed by then president obama. sources familiar with president trump's decision say he wants a broader strategy to crack down on iran's missile program and its support for terrorism. the president in effect, kicking to congress further action on the deal. even as his own chief of staff acknowledges lawmakers haven't always done what the president wants. >> the congress has been frustrating to him. >> reporter: that's john kelly, making a surprise appearance in front of reporters, tamping down speculation he may leave the west wing. >> although i read it all the time, pretty consistently, i'm not quitting today. i don't believe and i just talked to the president, i don't think i'm being fired today. >> reporter: kelly acknowledging this is the hardest job he's ever had. and the most important. >> i was not brought in to control him. you should not measure my effectiveness as a chief of staff by what you think i should be doing. >> reporter: what he's doing now is damage control over the devastation in puerto rico after the president tweeted we cannot keep fema, the military, and the first responders who have been amazing under the most difficult circumstances in pr forever. >> our country will stand with those american citizens in puerto rico until the job is done. but the tweet about fema and d.o.d., military, is exactly accurate. they're not going to be there forever. >> reporter: puerto rico will stay in the spotlight today at least for some members of congress. house speaker paul ryan is leading a delegation to the island later this morning. >> hallie, thank you. america's obesity epidemic is apparently getting worse. a new report from the cdc says 40% of american adults are obese. that is the highest rate ever recorded. even more alarming, nearly 20% of children over the age of six are obese. and so are one in ten preschoolers. overweight and obese children have a higher risk of staying that way as adults and facing significant health problems because of it. nearly two weeks after the mass shooting in las vegas, country music star jason aldean has resumed his tour. he was on stage in las vegas when that gunman opened fire. he had canceled a series of concert dates but got back on schedule last night in tulsa, oklahoma. >> for all of us up here, i think the one thing that's probably going to help us more than anything is play for you guys tonight. so thank y'all so much for coming out. >> aldean told the audience he will not be shaken by anyone trying to make americans live in fear. he remembered the 58 victims. >> really good to see jason aldean back out. it's time for one of our favorite parts of friday. what do you have for us? 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elevator etiquette? >> that's a good one. >> one user asking -- actually, we have an elevator. >> we do? >> field trip. >> we're going to the elevator. >> we are? >> it's a very small elevator. >> it's like -- >> the reddit user was asking why people make small talk with strangers. >> i feel like i need to mistake small talk right now, it's very awkward. >> responded, it's just too intimate of a space that it's uncomfortable not to acknowledge them. >> i don't like people talking because i like to hear the elevator music. >> there is none here. >> yes, there is. >> you never know. >> cue the music. >> i chat in the elevator. >> i do too. even if i don't, when i leave i say have a good one. >> elevator pet peeves? >> eye contract. >> usually the numbers are up, so you just look up. >> here's my pet peeve, ready? hey. oh, no i'm just in the elevator. no. no. yes. >> what about people who the door is almost closed you're on their way and they stick their hand on. that's pretty good lefty. >> anyone trying to get on and you're like i'm pressing door open. >> you're not really. >> fake door press. >> you're pressing close. sometimes you want a few seconds alone. >> people are taking the elevator down one flight. one flight. >> come on. >> when you think you're going up but you're really going down and you just sit there and ride it. >> really small elevator. >> it is. >> do you know another pet peeve? when somebody does pop start in the middle of a segment. >> i'm going to do that. >> where are you going? >> i'll hold the elevator for you. >> this isn't going to close on me? >> here's an arm for you just in case. >> alex rodriguez, jlo and marc anthony have joined forces to bring us a concert. it's a televised special that will raise funds for hurricane relief in the u.s., puerto rico and the caribbean. we sat down with them. >> they need water, they need just the most basic things. like, we -- and that's kind of what's been driving me, alex, marc, this whole time. we know that it's getting worse by the minute. >> we're going there, we're not forgetting about you. we're going to stay for the long haul. >> who will be performing? stevie wonder, maroon 5, gwen stefani, selena gomez. the list goes on and on. thank you for listening to that. catch one voice tomorrow night at 10:00, 9:00 central. now to bruce springsteen and why the lights on broadway shined brighter last night. it was the opening night of springsteen on broadway. the show is receiving rave reviews and is generating tony award buzz. lots of big stars showed up, including tom hanks and tina fey. tickets sold out in minutes. during the show he shares his life stories while performing his greatest hits, including our favorite, born to run. and that's your pop start. >> born to a limited run. >> oh. >> popstart bell. >> i like that. >> hear the click. >> i'll let you guys go. we all love friday. the end of the week is special at one new hampshire high school. good job, craig. every friday the school's custodian waits outside to give each student a high five as they enter the building. the school secretary shared the video and says he's been doing this every week for two years. during the snowy winter months he even sings christmas songs. >> right now -- >> i've got to go. got to go. i've got weather but there's no snow. actually, there is in the rockies. but we're going to show what else -- i'm stocky but as i come over here. the temperatures are warm. we are looking at very warm weather making its way in the east. west, boise is going to be 15 degrees below normal. kansas city, 14 degrees above average at 82. birmingham, 87. flint into the upper 60s. saturday the heat continues, but it's chilly in salt lake city. boston, 77 on sunday. by tuesday, 58. d.c. 83 on sunday, 65 by tuesday. detroit, staying cool monday, a high of 59 degrees. that it's chilly out there. san jose now at 49 degrees. take a look at the live picture. you can still see that haze. we've got poor air quality out there. so please remember to keep that in mind. a spare the air alert remains in place. dangerous conditions in everywhere. unhealthy air will remain. we're tracking this red flag warning, unfortunately we're expecting the gusts to pick up into the overnight hours and into early saturday morning. that is your latest weather. hoda? >> all the. al, now for more on our special rosen reports city. rosen to the rescue. could you potentially have thousands of dollars collecting dust in your home right this very second? >> or is it just dust? investigative correspondent jeff rosen is here. >> you like free money? perfect. this is the story for you. believe it or not experts say the average family has anywhere from $2,500 to $10,000 stashed away. if you're savannah like a hoarder, like $30,000. we're not talking about loose change in the couch, we're talking about the stuff you just have sitting around the house collecting dust that could make you easy money. what should you be looking for? this morning we're about to show you. we are on the hunt, searching for hidden cash all over their house. in my new book rossen to the rescue, i show you all the ways to save money. now i'm showing you how to find it. uncovering valuable items stashed in closets. the garage. even inside your junk drawer. yeah, there are hidden treasures in here, too. you have to have where to look and what to look for. here to help, jackie danny, managing estate sales for 20 years and co-founder of everything but the house. we start in a spot she says is always filled with instant income. the closet. this is where you keep your jewelry. she came across this piece, when -- do you wear this a lot? >> maybe once or twice. it's been in there forever. >> it just sits in the drawer? >> it sits there. >> same old story with everybody. what did you find? >> the good news is this is an early 19th century italian cameo bracelet. at market right now, about $175 to $200. >> pretty good. >> wow. i'll take it. >> would you sell that? >> do you want to buy it? >> bonus tip, to make the most money on jewelry, the luxury consignment website t therealreal.com is great. we're off to the kitchen. we're shocked at what's in the family junk drawer. >> would you be surprised you've got about $500 in gift cards in here? >> really? >> that's like, real money. >> $100, $100. $108 and a starbucks card for who knows how much. >> i don't know where they came from. i'll take them. >> real cash. >> gift cards, we never use them. >> in the garage, we find nearly a dozen bike and scooters that kids say they never use. how much could they get for all these extra bikes and scooters? >> scooters and bikes are very popular resale items. maybe $40 a piece. >> that adds up. what about the games? >> all the games, not that great of a thing to resell. but the consignment shops are looking for electronic toys. >> old phones and ipads worth $100. and antique clock worth $500. and dolls worth $200 apiece. and here's another bonus tip. she says, the shopiify app is great place to sell antiques. we can't believe the gold mine stashed in dad's closet. his baseball collection. >> i browsed through this book before. it's a compilation of everything from the 1960s, 1970s, very strong players. about $2,500 for the book. >> for this binder? >> for this binder. >> tell williams signed baseball here. >> recently at auction one just like that sold for $600. >> wow. i had no idea. this is awesome. >> at the end of the day, adding up the value of everything we found. >> $7,850. >> wow. that's a lot moicney. >> this incredible, this is just laying around the house. what's the message for people at home? >> start looking in the closets. >> find the hidden treasures. here's one more tip, experts say you should take a close look at the clothes in your closet. anything you haven't worn in more than a year, sell it. guess what? craig melvin brought in stuff from his closet he has not worn in a year. take us through this. >> this is a velvet jacket. this is my party jacket. >> i like it, this is when craig is western on weekends. >> if the jacket could tell stories. >> i'm not sure why i haven't worn them. >> i like this suit. >> sell it to you right now. >> perfect. here's the thing, what sells best, men's suits sell great. for women, it's women's tops but not bottoms. because bottoms are often altered for each particular one. it's not one size fits all. the number one resell item, purposes. if you have handbags laying around, sell those. >> all right. this has been fun. thank you. >> i'll take that suit. >> do you have a book out? >> why don't you mention it. >> it's available in stores and online. check it out. >> the only person here who has never written a book. >> get on it. >> it will be about -- >> exactly. just ahead we have sneak peek at the holiday toy list. giada is cooking up hot dogs, but first your local news. i )m ... there are new numbers this morning from calfire .. good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. there are new numbers from the cal fire this morning on the north bay. the tubbs fire is 25% contained. the essence fire is 27% contained. the par trick fire is 18% containment. and the nunn fire are each 5% contained. sadly 19 bay area deaths are confirmed now. including two in napa county. in a half hour authorities will have another update on the fires and evacuations, which are here at nbc bay area we'll bring to you live. now a look at traffic. >> because of the street closures and the evacuation zone. don't go back until you've got exclusive information say you can go back. 80, 37, 101 are open around the perimeter of the wild fire zone. we continue to follow the containment numbers as they go up. over here we have more transit available for so therecotransit. no real problems for the rest of the bay. the south bay continues to push northbound and the bridge recovering nicely after a couple of crashes. >> thank you. i'll have another local news update in a half an hour. hi, everybody, it's 8:30. it's friday, october 13th. 2017. feeling lucky. taking selfies. out here on our plaza. what a great crowd. everybody is fired up. perfect ballgame. wrapping up the work week. hoda's over there -- >> we met a lot of great people, but all are a couple of people who had selfies with almost everybody. alicia, cara and julie, this is their third visit to the plaza. they want a group selfie. come on. who's got the phone? >> hoda has the best selfie arm. she can do this. >> i got you. y'all ready? here we go. one, two, oh, yeah. y'all, thank you so much. houston's in the house. >> hi. >> pay attention. >> i'm taking selfies. coming up how to figure out the defining trait of your personality and how you can use it to transform your home and work life. this is fascinating. >> awesome. we're looking ahead to the holidays already. we're checking out the season's hottest toys and where you can get them right now. giada is here, and she's not messing around. she's got football inspired food there. we're talking about new twists on haul dot dogg, chili and mor >> starting off with tomorrow, saturday, the fall foliage, do a little peeking around. washington, d.c., just starting to peak as you get into burlington, looking good as well. your weekend is looking good. good leaf peeping weather in the northeast, midatlantic states. october warmth. look for severe storms in the midmississippi river valley. fire threat continues in california. crisp and cool in the plains. wet weather moves into new england and upstate new york. ohio river valley with sunshine along the southeastern atlantic states. that's what's going on around . temperatures remain on the chilly side now in san jose. 49 degrees. hayward at 49 degrees. palo alto 43 and san francisco 53. expect another day of extremely unhealthy air quality. we can expect to keep that for the next several days. also, tonight from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. saturday the red flag warning will kick in. expecting gusts above 35 miles per hour. especially in the north bay and east bay hills. hey, guess what? this young lady, what's your name. >> alexandria. >> she is 13 today. 13th, friday the 13th. it's a lucky day for you. that's fantastic. happy birthday. all right, guys back in to you. all right, al, thank you so much. now to something new from gretchen ruben. she's the author of the "new york times" best seller the happiness project. she's back with a new book to make your life better by helping you determine your personality type. she calls it the four tendencies. good morning, good to see you. >> i'm happy to be here. >> you have four tendencies. it's like personality types. but it's how you respond to expectations? >> it divides people in four categories depending on how they respond to expectations put on to them by other people and also how they respond to expectations put upon them by themselves. >> you say the tendencies, you're born with them. it's not nurture, it's nature. >> i think so. you bring the tendencies into the world with you. >> if you know them, if you can't change it, how does knowing it, reading this book, how does that help you navigate the world? >> it helps you because if you're frustrated by something or puzzled by something you can understand yourself better. i keep saying i want to write a novel in my free time, why can't i do it. if you're somebody trying to get somebody else to do something, this is going to explain how you can communicate with them more effectively. >> all right, i took the quiz myself. i tell you what i am. okay, the first category, these are the upholders. what does this mean? >> they are people who readily meet expectations from others and also their expectations for themselves. they meet the work deadline and keep the new year's resolution without much fuss. they tend to be self-directed. they don't need a lot of separation. they love to do lists and priorities. but the strengths can become weaknesses. sometimes they can seem rigid because they want to stick to their schedule. they can be a little impatient with other people when they're not following through. >> who is a famous upholder? >> taylor swift. >> all right. the next category, questioners. >> yes. >> i'm a questioner, although i question whether i am a questioner. >> you're a questioner. question the validity of the framework. questioners turn everything into an inner expectation. they do everything they think makes sense. they hate any arbitrary or irrational. if something comes to them from the outside and it's not justified they will refuse. >> who is a famous questioner? >> steve jobs. >> what strategy should you use? >> they respond very well to efficiency, but they can sometimes suffer from analysis paralysis. that's where they want perfect information before they move forward. so they can stall out because they're like i'm going to be a little bit more. >> i can relate to that. >> they do better when they have the strategy of clarity. >> obligers. tell me about the obliger. >> it's the biggest category for both men and women. >> most people are obligers. >> it's the biggest one. and they readily meet outer expectation but struggle to meet inner expectations. >> are these the pleasers? >> they sometimes look like pleasers, they don't always do it for pleasing, it's more that it's an outer expectation. it's about meeting the expe expectation that's coming to them from other people. expectations from others can be met, commitments to my self, those i can let side. >> who is a famous abliobliger? >> princess diana. >> what's a good strategy? >> outer accountability. you want to read more, join a book group. >> finally, rebels. >> rebels resist expectations whether they come from the outside or the inside. they want to do what they want to do in their own way and time. >> if you tell them to do something. >> they're going to push back. >> who is a famous rebel? >> donald trump. >> okay. >> if you ask or tell him to do something, his response is you can't make me you're not the boss of me. >> what's a good strategy if you're deal ing with a rebel or if you are a rebel. >> the strategy of identity. rebels can do anything they want to do, anything they choose to do. if they want to do something, they can do it. they have to tap into that. >> all right. it's really fascinating, gretchen, thank you. the book is called the four tendencies and you can check it out. find out what your tendency is. go online today.com has the quiz. i took it, very interesting. coming up next, the top new toys your kids will be clamoring for this holiday season. first, this is today on nbc. we are the generation that had it all. we are the generation that had the music and the moves. we are the generation that had a dream. we came together to feed the world's children. we came together to protect them, and in this dangerous world we have to keep on saving them and protecting them, even when we're gone. if we remember unicef in our will, we'll be the generation who left a better world for children. visit uniceflegacy.org. all right. we're back. all right. we're back 8:39. wae know it's only october but never too early to start thinking about the holiday season. >> we're helping you beat the crowds and grab the hottest toys before they sell out and look, i feel like i'm part of this toy. liz is here. she's the editor in chief of "parent magazine." liz, it's always fun when you come up with the toys our kids are going to have. >> 500 toys with real-life toy testing kids and these are the ten best. >> we have some kids testing them this morning. >> the bat bot which is fabulous. it's $110 but you get so much fun. you can shoot arrows and little batman that comes out of the chest and you also have his motorcycle that comes out of the foot and he has a voice changer. >> when you press the button in the back, you talk -- >> oh. >> so, that's $110. we also have every year there is a furreal toy and this year it's tyler. he's $83. >> he does move around? >> say roar to him. >> roar. roar. >> roar. >> he also has a little chicken friend, too. >> look, look, look what's happening. >> he's so life like. the kids went nuts for him. >> they're into it. >> this has been on a couple of the hot toy list and for good reason. $15. you have so much interactevty. this guy chatters and talks. >> they're making a racket. >> his eyes close if you hold two, clap twice. >> ready. >> they sing together. little notes. you have 15 -- everybody wants one, trust me. >> it lives up. >> something is going in the -- you have this one? >> awesome. >> you can play over here. >> here you go. come on. >> "my little pony" this is the sea pony. $25. you have water activated and you put her in there and swims around bathtub. >> that's amazing. >> omg. >> you can brush her hair wet or dry. >> wow, that's cute. >> she's going to like that. >> okay. >> next. anybody have the shopkins. you know about how little they are. the cutie cars for $20 you have this drive-through that can act as a display or parking garage. the good thing is, though, they're not as little as the little shopconkins. so when you step on them, they're not as painful. >> this is the piece -- >> we revealed this, kath and i did, the twin hatchimals on air live. >> people go nuts for this. >> it's bigger and better this year. the hatch only takes 20 minutes and it's twins this year and as you play with it over the course of days and weeks and develops and becomes a toddler and preschooler and an instruction manual. a lot of technology. only 70 bucks. >> those are cool. >> a lot of fun. >> this looks like etch-a-sketch for our level. >> our kid testers went nuts for this. the designs that your kids make with the markers, jump and jiggle to life. so, their drawings come to life. we had 3 year olds who loved it and 7 year olds who loved it. for $20 a low tech light that makes the drawings they create come to life. >> neat. >> they're swimming. >> our testers spent hours with this. >> all right. >> this is the new fun toy. remember pie face last year. this year is egged on. roulette but with eggs that contain water. >> oh, boy. >> $20. come on, ladies. play with me. >> we have more to do. you're not doing it. maybe there's water or no. >> and they're kid tested. more eggs! more water! they love it. >> those are cool. >> cool. >> what do we have here? >> towers and homes are always big. two tv characters. we have paw patrol, $90 for this tower. it's life size 2 1/2 feet and pepa pig. >> my daughter. >> it comes with the zebra family. >> the dreamhouse. >> can we say thank you to all of our kids who did such a great job. >> thank you, guys. did you have fun? >> thank you so much, too, from "parents magazine" go to today.com to see even more. >> up next, giada's here whip up some football-inspired food. drink some beer and have some food and hot dogs and chi.il oh, we're back. we're back with today food. lov the giants take on the broncos at mile high stadium. today we're here with giada. >> thank you for your jacket. i'm so appreciative. >> she can wear my jacket. she's in town for this weekend's new york city wine and food festival. always good to have you. what are we making this morning? >> you're favorite kind of food, football food. >> good. >> we're going to start with hot dogs. >> hot dogs for new york. >> new york giants. do you eat hot dogs? >> of course. >> what do you like on your hot dogs? >> i just like cheese. >> this is an italian version. >> of course. >> do you know pinks in los angeles? >> no. >> it's a hot dog stand, very famous. >> how do you slice your onions so thin? >> i cut them with a knife really quick. >> you're not only a chef but a comedian as well. i can't do it. >> so you run your knife like this, not straight down but like that. start with the tip and move it this way. it's like a dance. there you go, nice job, craig. >> you are just blowing my mind. >> it's like a dance, you're dance ing with the onion. look how thin they are. >> this is all the stuff that's going in the hot dogs. >> we're doing onions and peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and mozzarella on top we'll put under the broiler. i think you're into it now. we'll stick the onions with the mushrooms. we did plain old baby -- i don't know what -- these are just brown mushrooms. >> shouldn't you know the mushrooms? >> the normal brown mushrooms you find at the grocery store. >> got it. but you can swap them out. >> you can do portabellows, oysters or leave them out. do you know how to cut a bell pepp pepper? >> do i cut it the same way as an onion? >> no. there we go. set it down like this and cut around the seeds and the core like that. >> that's simpler than the way i do it at home. >> how do you do it? >> take the core out with my hand. >> you don't need to do all that. it's easier to do this. remember that a sharp knife -- you want to do it? >> i want to use my new techniq technique. >> nobody has ever said give it to me let me do it. a sharp knife is important. we only have two minutes so you need to rock and roll. >> we need to keep moving, hot dogs. >> you cook them all down, add the tomatoes. a little salt. and there we go. fennel seed. cook those down. i'm going to have to -- >> mr. roker, what's the verdict? >> terrific, great hot dog. >> put whatever you want on the hot dog. take the bun, put it like this, chop it with the onions and the mushrooms. >> does the second order matter? >> the hot dog goes down first, toppings after. do you want to hold it? i put mozzarella on top. >> say it again. >> a little mozzarella. then we put it under the broiler for like, you know, a minute. just to melt it like this. if you want, you can take this one, put that one down. >> i'm going to take a bite. >> there we go. >> i like ketchup and mustard. >> there you go. nice and juicy. we got to get through this one fast. >> giada? >> savannah has a question. >> wondering if you were going to make any spaghetti. >> spaghetti. come on, savannah. >> chili. >> chili. denver broncos we're doing chili. she tried to throw me off. a little tomatillo. you seem so surprised. >> sometimes you have to fake it. >> salt, pepper, this is a beanless chili. >> are those yams? >> sweet potatoes and they are regular potatoes, a little pablanno. >> are those spicy? >> have you ever had hominy? >> we call them grits where i'm from. >> a little vegetable broth. let it cook. what i like to do -- never mind. >> why are we processing -- >> what i like is creaminess to this. there's no beans in it. i like to add creaminess to this. these are the chilies that we just put in the food processor. they're a little spicy, that's good. you end up with this. right here. >> that should be healthy. >> you're eating, it's all good. you make this in the morning and you let it sit in the crock pot and serve it with cornbread. >> this looks really good. >> so good. we love the chili, giada. >> and the bonus is fantastic. >> is it called a bonus pizza? >> we loved it. >> what's the verdict? >> heaven. >> wonderful. >> the cornbread and the chili. >> chili. >> it's really good. >> but the cornbread and the chili -- >> you can find all these recipes at today.com/food. don't forget giants, broncos, sunday night at nbc. coverage at 7:00 eastern. we're back in a moment. this is today on nbc. thank you, giada. this is the new comfort food. grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a better way to eat. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. gosh, that was so good. >> right? >> megyn kelly today is up next. what do you got? >> so i think that craig is not with you because he's headed over here. >> yes. >> we're going to get his opinion on whether your spouse should be your best friend. >> oh, boy. >> do you know the secret to getting the best table at your favorite restaurant? you're about to. we're launching our grit series, how about a woman who cheerleader, homecoming queen, and linebacker on the football team, people? >> wow. >> you'll meet her today. >> grit series. we had grits. >> we actually had hominy. >> have a great show and great weekend. that's coming up next. dylan what you got this weekend? >> i didn't know the question was coming. i'll be doing the weather. i tell you that much. >> jeff rossen is going to be back. >> he's going to show what it takes to put his rossen reports done. >> what about willie? >> behind the scenes. >> what's happening after that? >> i'll still be doing weather. >> have a great weekend, happening now 8:56 a.m. and the temperatures remain on the cooler side. chilly in some spots. san jose at 54 degrees. hayward at hay. palo alto 44. and the napa area at 49. we're expecting that fire danger to remainstreamly cautious into the overnight hours. that air quality remains dangerous in the north bay, peninsula, east bay, unhealthy. we're not expecting to see much improvement until next week. the reason is we're expecting the winds to kick up from the north. that's going to once again bring down that relative humidity. elevating that fire danger in napa. 9:30 we're seeing a decrease in the humidity. expected to get even lower into the overnight. the humidity is causing a big concern and the winds, as well. there's a red flag warning in place from 5:00 p.m. tonight through 11:00 p.m. on saturday. we can expect to see gusty conditions possibly up to 50 miles per hour. in about two minutes napa county officials will have the update on the north bay wild fires. you we'll be live streaming on-air and online. the north bay fire threat is far from over! as the wind picks up - we continue to track the wildfires. > as the winds pick up. we'll continue to track the wild fires. >> while you sleep, our crews will be on the street. g from 4:30 to 7. regular programming to bring you an update on wildfires raging across the north bay. officials in napa we break in to bring you an update on wild fires raging across the north bay. officials in napa will brief reporters momentarily. we're streaming this at nbcbayarea.com. the past few days sonoma county has given an update at 9:30. we don't expect an update from them until afternoon. the update from napa will start in moments. here is the latest on the fires. cal fire said at least 31 people died as a result of the fires in northern california. at least 20,000 people have had to evacuate. 3500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. 8,000 firefighters are hard at work trying to get ahold of the fire and continue to