Speaking out. Harvey weinstein talks on camera for the First Time Since his harassment scandal. Guys, im not doing okay. Im trying. Ive got to get help, guys. This morning, more stars coming forward with new allegations amid reports that weinsteins company may have known about pay offs to women for years. All that plus the girl scouts furious over the boy scouts plan to accept girls. Yes, indeedy. Gregorius again the yankees cap an epic comeback while the nationals force a deciding game against the cups. And remember the dress that sparked a huge debate . The shoes that have everyone asking what color do you see . Discuss amongst yourselves today, thursday, october 12th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you on a thursday morning. Have two cups of coffee. Watching the yankees last night. First the dress, now a sneaker and another one. Is the hat navy blue and white or white and navy blue. You are shameless. Just had to ask. We will do sports a little bit later. Unfortunately, were starting with this breaking news again. It is a terrible situation out in california. Rapidly spreading wild fires in californias famed wine country and other parts of the state. This morning, the return of powerful winds is only adding to an already dangerous and deadly situation. Were going to check in with al on that allimportant wind forecast in a moment. Lets start with joe fryer. Hes in santa rosa, a neighborhood that has been consumed by flames. Good morning. Reporter morning. Overnight, more evacuations with many other neighborhoods told to prepare for the possibility of evacuating. Wind dpus gusts topping 40 mil hour are giving the fires new life. Fire officials are calling this a catastrophic event. The fires tearing through Northern California refuse to surrender, while the fastmoving flames are being pushed by a resurgence of windy weather. The entire city of calistoga forced to evacuate. This family loaded up everything, including their pig. This is the second time they had to flee the fires this week. It is like armageddon. It is horrible. Reporter roads heading out of town were packed as firefighters brought in bulldozers and more, hoping to fend off the infernos. Im worried but not worried. Hopefully, this is overcautious. Better safe than sorry. Reporter more than 20 large wildfires are now burning across the state. Already, theyve scorched at least 170,000 acres. Thats roughly 265 square miles bigger than the city of chicago. Were not out of the woods and wont be for a great number of days to come. Reporter the death toll is rising, and the number of homes and businesses destroyed tops 3,000, including devastation to the industry that is this regions lifeline. Fires destroying at least five wineries, nearly a dozen more damaged with countless others in the path of danger. W vineyard owners wanting to learn the fate of their harvest in a landscape that will never be the same. Well have the memories, theyll be there. And well build new ones. Reporter most of their neighborhood is gone but not every house. The fire went right through this way. Reporter jake oliver lives behind the clarks. His house and a few others were saved after he flagged down some firefighters. Waved them. Hey, you have to go. I said, help me, man. I said, you can save my house. Theyre my heros. Reporter emotions running as high as the danger that surrounds these communities. This morning, 8,000 firefighters are on the ground slowly making progress. The tubs fire, which created devastation in santa rosa, is 10 contained. Savannah and matt . Heartbreaking. Joe, thank you. Mr. Roker is here. The bad news is, im looking over your shoulder and it is a windy looking map. It is. Not only do we have to worry about the winds but the air quality. Thats one of the things we havent talked about. This is the goes16 satellite. You can see the smoke making its way across a good portion of the central and northern part of the state. As that m cop comes in, it is c an air quality emergency. Unprecedented levels of air pollution. Unhealthy air through the weekend from santa rosa down to monterrey. We do have for Northern California, red flag warnings and fire weather watches. Wind gusts, 40 to 50 miles an hour. The dry conditions continue to spread. This is making its way down to Southern California. Even parts of los angeles under fire watches. Red flag warnings all the way to saturday. Gusts 30 to 45 miles an hour. Even if there isnt fire in your neighborhood, the embers get caught up in the 50mileperhour winds and can travel more than a mile, get caught up on rooftops, on more vegetation and spread that fire. Right now, until at least saturday, there is really no end in sight for whats literally becoming a fire storm. Al, thank you. Well check back in. Of course, a lot to get to, including a number of headlines out of the white house this morning. The president hit the road last night, traveled to pennsylvania, where he talked about everything from taxes and iran to the nfls National Anthem controversy. Weve got all of it covered. Well start with nbcs chief White House Correspondent hallie jackson. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. The president has plenty on his plate, including a looming deadline sunday on the iran nuclear deal, which he railed against on the campaign trail. The president is expected to announce tomorrow he is desert fii i decertifying the deal, as he again slams it in a new interview overnight. The president in pennsylvania touting tax reform. On capitol hill, theyre talking tehran. Hello, sir. How was the briefing, sir . Reporter his National Security adviser briefing lawmakers as the administration gets ready to take action on the landmark Iranian Nuclear deal, negotiated under thenpresident obama. It was one of the most incompetently drawn deals ive ever seen. Reporter nbc news learned from Administration Sources the president is expected to decertify that deal. Saying irans not complying, as part of a larger strategy to crack down on that countrys Missile Program and its support for terrorism. This is the worst deal. We got nothing. We got nothing. Reporter stopping short of a full withdrawal, the president is going against the initial advice of his advisers, like defense secretary james mattis. Asked last week if the deal is in americas National Security interest. Yes or no question. Yes, senator, i do. Reporter the new move has allies around the world concerns, but itll probably win cheers from the president s supporters. Still, another topic drew boos during the president s new fox news interview. Colin kaepernick. Guy praised a murdering thug, dictator. Reporter President Trump wading again into the controversy over nfl players taking a knee. Trump saying kaepernicks coaches should have suspended him when he first knelt. They could have suspended him for two games and suspended him if he did it a third time for the season and you never would have had a problem. I will tell you, you cannot disrespect our country, our flag, our anthem. You cannot do that. Reporter the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, will meet next week with the head of the players union, after both said there has been no change in the current policy regarding the anthem. The real dialogue and the real issues have been overtaken by the controversy. Reporter back at the white house today, the president is expected to introduce his new pick to lead the department of Homeland Security. Kirstjen nielsen, very close with chief of staff john kelly. Her nomination will be sent to the senate for confirmation. Thank you. The president is also stepping up his attacks on what he considers to be fake news. Nbcs Kristen Welker has that part of the story. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. President trump is forcefully pushing back against our nbc news report that he talked about increasing the Nations Nuclear arsenal during a pentagon meeting over the summer, and he is taking his hits against the media to a whole new level. President trump on fox news Late Wednesday ratcheting up his attacks on the media. The media i call it fake media. Its fake. So much fake news. Reporter earlier in the day, the president disputing an exclusive nbc news report that mr. Trump talked about drastically increasing the size of the u. S. Nuclear arsenal over the summer. No, i never discussed increasing it. I wanted it in perfect shape. That was fake news by nbc, which gives a lot of fake news lately. We wont need an increase, but i want modernization and total rehabilitation. Its got to be in tiptop shape. Reporter according to three officials in the room during a july 20th meeting at the pentagon that included the secretary of state, secretary of defense and Vice President , the president said he wanted what amounted to a nearly 10 fold increase in the u. S. Nuclear arsenal, after seeing a chart of the arsenals history. The meeting proceeded. The secretary of state calling the president a moran. In disputing the story, the president taking a remarkable step, appearing to attack the First Amendment. Tweeting about nbc news and the networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their license . And again overnight, network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake, that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public. In reality, network licenses cant be revoked by the government. The fcc oversees broadcast licenses for individual tv stations, not the networks themselves. Still, the president digging in. Frankly disgusting, the way the press is able to write whatever they want to write. Reporter fellow republican senator ben sasse from nebraska taking the president to task for his hits on the media. Issuing a statement overnight. Are you recanting of the oath you took on january 20th to pro ser preserve, protect and defend the First Amendment . Reporter defense secretary james mattis weighing in on our nbc news report writing, recent reports the president called for an increase in the Nuclear Arsenal are absolutely false. For the record, nbc news never reported the president called for an increase in the Nuclear Arsenal, just that he talked about it. All of it adding fresh urgency as the president is grappling with mounting challenges in iran and north korea. Kristen welker at the white house, thank you very much. News from overseas now. The british isis recruiter known as the white widow reportedly has been killed in syria by a u. S. Drone. According to multiple reports in the uk, sally jones and her son were killed back in june, close to syrias border with iraq, as she was attempting to flee the isis stronghold of raqqah. U. S. Intelligence officials said they could not be 100 sure jones was killed but they were confident she had. Jones recruited female jihadis and was nicknamed the white widow after her husband, also an i isis recruiter, was killed by a drone in 2015. Ten people are being charged in connection with the death of an 18yearold pledge after a night of drinking and what the schools president calls a series of poor decisions. Tammy lightener is at the lsu campus in baton rouge. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. Maxwell gruver had six times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. It happened here at a Fraternity Pledge event. Now, ten people are faced with hazing charges. One with negligent homicide. The Fraternity Rush replaced by walks at lsu. Ten members Face Criminal Charges after freshman Maxwell Gruver died at a pledge event calling a game called bible study. Do you have anything to say about what happened that day . Nothing. Sorry, yall. Reporter police say pledges were forced to drink if they couldnt answer questions about the fraternity. By midnight, gruver ipeappeared highly intoxicated, a witness told police. Older members laid him on the couch and left for the night, not checking on him until 9 00 a. M. , when the witness said gruvers pulse was weak and they could not tell if he was breathing. The freshman was rushed from this frat house to the hospital. According to an autopsy report, gruver had a blood alcohol level of 0. 495, more than six times the legal limit to drive in louisiana. Now eight current and two former students are charged with hazing, including matthew nicon, who faces a felony charge of negligent homicide. Police say he repeatedly forced gruver to drink for messing up the al the alphabet. His attorney said, for respect to the gruver family, i wont be making any comment. We need to wait for the evidence to come in. A lawyer for zachary hall said his client didnt participate, didnt haze and didnt do anything wrong. Another attorney had this to say. My client is terribly upset about the fact that max died. We mourn his loss. Reporter gruvers grieving mother posting on facebook. I dont know how people can live with themselves. But you brothers will have to live with it every day for the rest of your lives. The fraternity already ejected the brothers involved. The lsu charges come eight months after pledge tim piazza died from a different fraternity at penn state. We have a friend thats unconscious. Reporter 14 members faced charges in the case. Byi ia pei peian piazzas parents spoke with matt. Treats our son like road kill and a ragdoll. Reporter the young men could face 30 days in jail and be expelled from school. A sad story. Now to the ongoing crisis in puerto rico. More than three weeks after hurricane maria, parts of the island are still in desperate need of supplies. Now some military veterans are taking relief efforts into their own hands. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in san juan with more on that. Good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. The acting Homeland Security secretary is set to return to puerto rico later today. This as fema expands its Leadership Team here on the island. To be clear, aide is trickling in, but some remote areas arent seeing it. Now one area is relying on a group of military veterans with an incredible story. In puerto rico, supplies are scarce, but an Unlikely Team is on the move. We are reaching out to get people to cut that red tape. People in this town can get the things they need. Reporter theyve been called expendables, u. S. Army veterans turned volunteers. Jose is from arizona. Jason from south carolina. Eric, they call him viking, from iowa. How big is the need here . Its big. Reporter here on the mountainous western side of the island, people say theyve seen little if any federal response. Maria gonzalez has cancer and is desperate for a generator. What is your message to fema . Do what youre supposed to do. Reporter the towns mayor who lost his own home and is sleeping at city hall said some aide is trickling in, but slowly. Some cut off communities are relying on this rough and tumble band of good samaritans. God bless you. Reporter a group thats gone viral, posting this video on so he should. We cant figure out why supplies are not coming in from san juan. Reporter we joined them on a mission to haul food and water to a neighborhood still trapped by a dangerous mudslide three weeks after hurricane maria. If i were stranded in the mountains, id want somebody to come and help me. I wouldnt want anybody to forget about me. Reporter after a journey that takes hours. The real rambos. Reporter they arrive as the sunsets. Why is it important for you as private citizens to step up . Because theyre americans. Just like everybody here. If we were in trouble, we would want help, too. Reporter for its part, fema says 19,000 civilian and military personnel are working here in puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands. The agency is hosting job fairs to hire 1200 Puerto Ricans for the relief effort. Guys, some of the folks we spoke with say it is just not enough. Gabe gutierrez in san juan, thank you. Mr. Roker is back with another check of the forecast. What do you have . Well, we have some showers in the northeast and midatlantic states. Were also looking at some mountain snows in the pacific northwest. Going to be cooler in the northeast, feeling a little more like fall. 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Also looking at those mid60s for trenton, mid630s and very windy at the jersey shore and as for delaware, smyrna looking for a high of 65. Latest weather. Guys . Al, thank you very much. Coming up, Harvey Weinstein speaks out about his harassment scandal amid disturbing new allegations. And a historic move by the boy scouts, announcing plans to let girls join. Why the girl scouts arent happy about it. First, this is today on nbc. Just ahead, the dangerous mistakes you might be making when it comes to installing your childs car seat. A new rossen reports warning parents need to see. Good morning, hoda. Weve got the shoes everybody is talking about. Heres the question, what colors do you see . Gray and teal. Gray and teal. Lets when we love someone, we want to do right by them. What is this . chuckling but habits are hard to break. Honey, where are the habaneros . And then there are things we cant control, like snoring. loud snoring now the answer is right under your