To 55 Miles Per Hour in Southern California this morning. Thats the last thing firefighters need as they battle a half dozen blazes. And more than 150,000 people still without power here on the east coast, this as residents in the south try to dig out from a freak snowstorm this weekend that dumped a foot of snow in some places. And later, a sunday sitdown with one of the biggest stars in the world, ed sheeran. Hes the oneman band who spent the year selling out arenas in support of the biggest album of the year, and now hes letting slip to us about his next project. Eminem and beyonce are at the top my list. Now weve checked one off. Now youve met eminem. Have you floated that out to him or are you going to play this slow with eminem . Oh, no. Well explain my shock and have a fun sunday sitdown with ed sheeran a bit later in the show. But we begin with the wildfires raging across Southern California. Governor jerry brown says they could burn all the way into christmas. Ventura county, where the largest of six wildfires has wiped out entire neighborhoods. Kristen, good morning. Reporter hey, good morning, willie. The winds out here this morning are just incredible. They are strong and they are unpredictable, and that is just the worst combination for wildfires. So, over the past 24 hours, weve seen new evacuations, even as some people are allowed to come back home to scenes like this. As whipping winds fuel the fires, no relief for the 8,500 firefighters on the front lines. Exhausted and dirty but determined. Its december and its amazing to be able to say that we arent out of fire season. And this is the challenge we face in california. Its been a terrible tragedy for so many people. So, this is kind of the new norm. Reporter near san diego, margies aunt lost everything. Its so hard to put into words because its i mean, you have to start all at her age, its hard. Reporter in ventura, veteran Mark Richmond finds his flag and a few things he and wife eleanor can use to rebuild, as firefighters again hose down hotspots in their garage. Down the street, relief. We came back and saw all our homes were here. We couldnt believe it. Reporter wolf chant is an offduty firefighter who saw his own neighborhood in flames. It was an inferno. It was like there was houses going up everywhere. Reporter with no fire trucks on his street, he and another offduty friend got to work. We just started grabbing hose. We got a nozzle and we grabbed a spanier to open up the fire hydrant. Reporter saving as many as six houses. We saved as many as we could, as far as the hose would stretch. Reporter today, new areas in danger and worries about the wind. But even in the midst much tragedy, residents here know there are reasons to give were a strong community, and we will come together. Reporter these winds are expected to calm as we go through the day, willie, but then pick right back up overnight. So on day seven here, these firefighters not getting any significant help from mother nature. And we can hear those winds whipping past you right now. Kristen dahlgren, thanks so much. Its now two days until the special Senate Election in alabama between Democrat Doug Jones and republican roy moore. Moores alleged behavior toward teenage girls decades ago has turned the race into a national debate, and President Trump is jumping in with both feet for moore. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is in selma, alabama, for us. Gabe, good morning. Reporter willie, good morning. President trump has just recorded a lastminute robocall for roy moore, marking his deepest and most direct involvement in this race so far, as moore himself lays low, his opponent, doug jones, is making an urgent, final push for africanamerican voters. Doug jones is going to be able to count on your support . Yes, maam. Reporter this morning, as the scandalous senate race has gripped the nation wraps up its final weekend, Democrat Doug Jones is on the move. I cant remember what day were in now where roy moore is in hiding. He comes out only to be seen as kind of like the groundhog. He comes out every so often to see whether or not he can see his shadow. Reporter while denying allegations of Sexual Misconduct with teen girls decades ago, republican roy moore has refused to answer questions from reporters with limited campaign events. The Washington Post first broke the story of the youngest accuser, then 14yearold leigh corfman, more than a month ago. Its simply dirty politics. Reporter many of his core supporters attended a friday night rally for President Trump just over the state line in florida. I support judge moore 100 . Reporter days after officially endorsing moore, the president recording a lastminute roboc so get out and vote for roy moore. Roy moore is lying again. Reporter jones has been outspending moore 101, running ads to try and peel off more moderate suburban republicans disgusted with the allegations. This is our time, alabama reporter campaigning today with new jersey senator cory booker, trying to mobilize africanamerican voters. They make up more than a quarter of this deep red states population. And in historic selma, organizer sam walker is trying to make sure they show up. Do you think that politicians have ignored this community . Well, i dont know if they have ignored it. I think we have to do a better job of making sure we need to have our voice at the table. Reporter as for moore, hes essentially disappeared from the campaign trail, holding no Public Events since tuesday. He does have a rally tomorrow with former white house chiefba. And a rare interview with local media is set to air r willie . Gabe gutierrez with a stunning back drop of the Edmund Pettus bridge. Chuck todd is nbcs political director and moderator of meet the press. Chuck, good morning. Good to see you, sir. I know youre just back from alabama. Im headed down there myself tomorrow. If we look at the real clear average, which is aggregates, the most reliable polls, theyve got roy moore with a fourpoint lead right now, although some people say is polling really reliable in this race . Ive talked to plenty of people inside the state of alabama, chuck, who support roy moore. Its not that they wouldnt object to these allegations. Its just that they dont believe them. They dont believe the women. They dont believe the media or sources of them, so they support him. Handicap this race for us two days out. Well, look, i just was down there myself, and what was amazing, willie, was the lack of interest in wanting to talk about it. Its obviously i would say this campaign has cast a paul over the entire state. People dont even want to talk about it when the cameras are off. Theyre sort of disgusted, theyre anxious, they cant wait so it has an unusual feel for the last few days of a campaign. But i would say this, willie, the last slice of undecided voter is this there is somebody who will never pull the lever for doug jones. They have not voted for a democrat in their lives and theyre not going to do it tuesday. What theyre trying to figure out is whether they can stomach voting at all, and that to me is the key to this race, this last slice of undecided voter who decides, do i care about a republican in the senate enough to show up to the polls and pull the lever for an accused child molester, or do i say to myself, i cant be complicit in this, so im staying home . Doug jones is counting on that voter staying home. And to your point, the alabama secretary of state came out this week and said hes expecting 25 turnout among eligible voters there. Lets game it out a little bit, chuck, and lets say for arguments sake roy moore wins this election on tuesday. Leader Mitch Mcconnell has already said if he wins the race, he immediately would face a case before the Ethics Committee in congress. Larger picture, though, that win, what would it m that man in their midst . I think it means that it is im going to borrow a phrase from another republican consultant who called it a brand anvil on the Republican Party. Roy moore will become the most famous u. S. Senator in america, hard stop. And thats not a good thing for the Republican Party. I think it will only exasperate this divide inside the party between sort of the traditional business crowd and the populist, sort of bannonesque populist evangelical crowd. Look, i think roy moores dividing evangelicals. Were seeing it every day, this divide about whether, you know, do you care about your piety enough to get behind somebody who maybe talks the talk but doesnt walk the walk . So, i think its only going to make things harder for the Republican Party to stay united, and it just another way to beat up the republican brand. Before i let you go, chuck, three big resignations in congress this week senator al franken, congressman john conyers, republican congressman trent franks of arizona. Is this just the beginning . Are the flood gates opening on capitol hill . Oh, i think it is. It is just the beginning. Every day were learning about another private, anonymous settlement becomes public. Youll have that. But willie, every legislature in america, not just congress, all 50 state legislatures, were going to see a seat change, thanks to resignations in all of this. All right, chuck todd, thank you very much. Well look for much more this morning on meet the press. Chuck will be joined by senators Bernie Sanders and tim scott. Some other headlines this morning, more than 150,000 people remain without power along the east coast a day after the snowstorm that pounded the south and raced up into the northeast. It dumped as much as 12 inches while dropping a half foot in other places across the south. While some of had is melting today, the roads could refreeze and be extremely dangerous. Well get more from dylan as the storm makes its way through new england today. More violence in the middle east this morning. A Security Guard was stabbed outside the central bus station in jerusalem. Protests have erupted outside the u. S. Embassy in lebanon this morning in response to the president s declaration of jerusalem as the capital of israel. Hundreds of demonstrators threw rocks at Security Forces who responded with tear gas. Several arrests have been made. And College Footballs biggest honor goes to oklahomas talented and sometimes controversial quarterback. Baker mayfield won the Heisman Trophy last night in a landsl e landslide. The former nonscholarship walkon now recognized as the very best player in the college game. Mayfield also has drawn some criticism for an arrest and some of his onfield antics. The heisman winner now tries to win another trophy as his sooners chase a national championship. Look at the weather. Good morning, dylan. Good morning. Did you like the snow . I love the snow pretty, right . Got out with my son, threw some snowballs at trucks, it was great. Nice, because thats what you do. Yes. And the storm is going to pull away today, so we are going to see even the snow improve through parts of new england, but weve got a cold front thats going to slide through the great lakes. And lakeeffect snow is going to kick in over the next several days. A couple rounds of lakeeffect snow through at least wednesday off of especially lake ontario and lake erie. Here it is off of lake ontario, south of watertown. We could see isolated amounts up near 18 inches, again, over the course of several days. Back behind the system that brought the snow up and down the east coast, temperatures are very, very cold. Were going to top out with highs about 10 to 15 degrees below average today, 40s down through charlotte into birmingham, 49 degrees. Also want to point out that we will see improving conditions in the southwest. The winds should start to ease tonight and it will be much less windy tomorrow. Thats a look at the weather across the country. Now heres a peek out yr window and it just looks bitterly cold. Temperatures right now in the mid30s. Well continue to slowly warm through the 30s to right around 40 degrees. The temperature running array right now. However, the winds are picking up, so that will kind of stop that temperature. So again, at about 40 degrees, were going to have windchills in the 20s for much of the day today. So, again, widespread look at our temperatures. Make sure when you head outside, watch the roadways. Some patchy black ice out there, more snow early Tuesday Morning. And thats your latest forecast. All right, dylan. Thank you very much. Straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week, including the pearl harbor veteran who stole the show from President Trump with a song. And the kids who went viral by conspiring with mom to pull off a good one on poor old dad. Plus, the big decision coming this week that will affect the way you see information online. So, what is Net Neutrality and whats about to change for you . Ive literally lost sleep over the possibility of net today. And as we head to break, our photo of the week, an eerie sight in the heart of los angeles. The famously busy 405 freeway empty, shut down by the wildfires in Southern California. Dfires in Southern California. With most Airline Credit cards, you only earn double miles when you buy stuff from that airline. Is this where you typically shop . Is this where anyone typically shops . Its time to switch to the capital one venture card. Y. Not just airline purchases. Seriously. Double miles. Everywhere whats in your wallet . Beingthe less stuff i have oto carry the better. Im out scouting all day, so i need a long battery life. With surface pro, i just have one device that does everything. I have the greatest job in the world. Fredget in, fred thing for his daughter. Even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. Fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain. Ah. The irresistible scent of gain flings laundry detergent. You cant help but smell happy. At p60 million meals soto pets in need. Ng that definitely feels good with your support, we provide meals for pet shelters and food banks to feed hungry pets across the country. This holiday season, buy any bag of dog or cat food at petsmart. Any brand, any size and well give a meal to a pet in need. 60 million meals thats so much food. Petsmart for the love of pets. more people shop online for the holidays than ever before. clapping and the United StatesPostal Service than anyone else in the country. because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest. Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow. But after an electrical fire from faulty wiring, marys vintage clothing and designer shoe collection were ruined. Luckily, the Geico Insurance agency had recently helped mary with renters insurance, and she got a totally fab replacement wardrobe at bloomingdales. Mary was inspired to start her own fashion line, exclusively for little lambs. Visit geico. Com and see how affordable renters insurance can be. V[phhello. Ng]om hi, its anne from edward jones. Im glad i caught you. Well im just leaving the office so for once ive got plenty of time. Whats going on . So those financial regulations being talked about . They could affect your accounts, so lets get together and talk, weve grown to over 900 billion in assets under care. By being proactive, not reactive. Its how edward jones makes sense of investing. All right, dylan and i ready to whip through the highs and the lows of the week, some good ones here. Our first high goes to all veterans of the United States military, but this morning to one in particular. On thursdays National Pearl harbor Remembrance Day commemorating the 76th anniversary of the attack on december 7th, 1941, President Trump welcomed six vets of the attack to the white house. During the ceremony, one of the men, 98yearold retired senior chief quartermaster mickey gannich, broke into an old song. Remember pearl harbor. Have you heard that before, a couple of times . Remember pearl harbor. Remember just remember pearl harbor as we do the alamo we shall always remember how they died for liberty just remember pearl harbor and go on to victory yeah remember pearl harbor is a 1942 song written as a tribute to the 2,200 Service Members who died in that surprise attack. Gannich survived that day aboard the uss pennsylvania. So good to see those guys. Weve got to hang on to those guys as long as we can. On that day, he was getting ready for an intrasquad Football Game against one of the other ships. He had football pads on and his helmet and ran to his station to defend. And then you hear him sing with a voice like that especially. Incredible. Our next low goes to the failed implosion of the Pontiac Silverdome in michigan. The Demolition Team had the 42yearold former home of the Detroit Lions and pistons all end of an era, but then a cloud of dust and the era was Still Standing there. Turns out, a wiring issue prevented some of the charges from going off, and the steel columns in the silverdomes upper deck remained intact. Well, thats embarrassing. But they checked the connections, and the next day, take two. There it is. The upper deck comes down. The rest of the silverdome will be dismantled over the next year or so. And hey, at least a city bus didnt pull up to block the view of this stadium implosion. Shoutout to marta and the georgia dome right there. Why is everything being imploded lately . These are old do