world. so was beyonce really shopping at target? we ll examine images on this friday, december 8th. from abc news, this is world news now. if diana ross can wear a fanny pack and shop at marshal s, beyonce can shop at target. she can, and she s following maybe michelle obama who did it a few years ago. all the rage. we begin this half hour with serious news in california with is under siege from new wildfires. exploding out of control. the latest fire incinerating six square miles in just hours. killing more than a dozen valuable racehorses as well. that s one of six major fires burning, forcing nearly 200,000 people from their homes. here s abc s matt gutman. reporter: southern california is exploding like a tinder box. new fire breaking out in san diego county. where at least 20 structures are now destroyed. in malibu, firefighters pouncing on fires there. the thomas fire raging across ventura county, barrelling into the town of la conchita. firefighters
no! oh, my god! now he s pointing at the elf through the door, and he s in full breakdown mode. [ screaming ] i would love to see his reaction to spiders or snake. or just the fact that father christmas, santa claus, will break in your house in a couple weeks. the elves do this, though. [ crying ] open the door. charlie. [ crying ] oh! why do you do this to curtis? curtis defense, the elveses could have done a better job at presenting themselves. i agree. don t go on nobody s door dangling from the top of it. it s a horror movie, wasn t it? there you go, the spirit of the season. adios. see you on the next right this minute. lysol kills over 100 illness-causing germs and viruses, even those that may cause coughs. lysol. what it takes to protect. we re back with a look at israel where fear is growing that violence in reaction to the president s declaration will intensify today after thousands of palestinians attend prayers at jerusalem s most sacred
so why did the jury just find the officer not guilty? a fact check at whole foods. and then ed sheeran here live for a perfect performance, today, december 8th, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to today. it s friday. nice to have youรง with us. it s friday. we re so happy. and we have ed sheeran with us. it s going to be a great day. but we have a lot to get to and it s a tough time in california. those worsening wildfires there. a new one has now roared to live near san diego while crews in and around los angeles struggle we want to get to nbc correspondent miguel almaguer. miguel, good morning to you. reporter: savannah, good morning. some 500 structures have been destroyed. this is the scene that s been playing out in this community. the fires can travel for miles and wipe out neighborhoods still standing. this morning, six fires are now burning out of contro
gone. reporter: judge david norton refused to believe this saying slager shot an unarmed man in the back as he ran away. my soul is rejoicing right now! reporter: the family of 50-year-old walter scott told slager they forgive him for everything. slager says he s grateful, telling them i wish i could go back and change that day. he never said sorry. today, he did. he apologized to the family. he called each and every one of our names in court today. and apologized. so who are we not to forgive? reporter: there are no winners here. one man is dead and another is leaving behind a young child as he heads to prison. slager s team has two weeks to decide if they ll appeal. steve osunsami, abc news, charleston. traffic apps are facing new criticism for sending travelers on to local roads clogging them up for residents. one of those places is in lee on na, new jersey, near the always-busy george washington bridge. and apps send drivers through the town to avoid delays,
presidential push. get out and vote for roy moore. with just three days to go until the special senate election in alabama, president trump rallies voters to get behind senate candidate roy moore, as one of the woman who accused moore speaks out. i guess we as women don t matter because we re not part of the old boys club. all that plus a charter bus flips on a san francisco highway. warning from doctors about a flu season that could get worse. and suri cruz making her public debut, helping mom, katie holmes, introduce taylor swift at this year s jingle ball, much to the delight of fans. this saturday, december 9th, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dreyer, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today. thanks for joining us on a saturday morning. i m craig melvin. i m sheinelle jones. dylan dreyer is here, as well. we are getting ready, aren t we? snow is coming. it certainly is. wint