breaking news on "world news now," an oil rig explosion near breaking news on "world news now," an oil rig explosion near new orleans. the coast guard is searching the waves off lake pontchartrain. a number of oil workers seriously injured and one still missing. witnesses say a loud noise rattled nearby homes. we'll have the latest on the mission. secretary of state rex tillerson is brushing the dirt off his shoulder, dismissing any drama with president trump as washington games. but did he call the president a moron after trump reportedly asked for more nuclear weapons? his answer, finally his answer, ahead. plus the crisis in puerto rico nearly a month after hurricane maria, 85% of the

island still without power. we'll look at how much longer residents will have to wait, and how a college student from pennsylvania is helping to bring aid to the island. stop me if you've heard this one before. a horse checks into a hotel, and well -- no joke -- that actually happened. we'll find out why this horse owner tested the limits of the term "pet-friendly" and whether the hotel bed frames are stable enough. >> ah, well played. >> lots of jokes on this monday, october 16th. >> announcer: if from abc news, this is "world news now." >> is it still monkeying around on the bed if it's a horse? >> wow. we've got so many of these awesome jokes for you. i can only hope that our two viewers will survive to watch the actual story. >> all right. we'll move on to the news, shall we? >> yeah, we'll get to that. >> we do have the breaking news from louisiana, that oil rig explosion near new orleans. >> the rig burning for hours in lake pontchartrain near new orleans clearly visible for miles across that huge lake. >> so that explosion heard and felt several miles away. and this is what it looked like. incredible close-up images here, bright orange flames lighting up

the nighttime sky. at least seven people have been hurt in the blast. one person is still missing. the coast guard searching right now for any sign of that person in the water. now some of that oil actually may be spilling into the lake. the coast guard is also testing the water quality. >> cleaning chemicals on the surface of the platform may have caused the blast but the official investigation will get under way once the fire is out. we'll stay on top of the breaking story from new orleans. we'll turn our focus now to the devastating wildfires in california. finally starting to slow down after claiming at least 40 lives. >> the deadliest and most destructive fire disaster in state history is still menacing wine country. winds are finally dying down, giving firefighters a chance to try to gain control. thousands of residents got the all-clear to return home but evacuation orders are still in place for many others. 5,700 homes have burned and hundreds of people are still unaccounted for. abc's maggie rulli has the latest from santa rosa. >> reporter: after a week of

heartbreaking destruction and harrowing escapes. >> my eyes are burning too, dude, but we still got oxygen, we're not dead yet. >> reporter: finally signs that things are starting to turn a corner. >> i'd use the term cautious optimism. we're starting to get a lead on many of these fires. >> reporter: firefighters battling with everything they've got managed to increase containment numbers on every major fire and authorities are allowing at least 25,000 people to return home. >> over the next 24 hours, you will see a lot of repopulation plans coming out. >> reporter: but firefighters warn, we are not out of the woods yet. >> for example, this fire here up on the hill is uncontained. >> many homes and vineyards here in sonoma remain dangerously close to active wildfires. ash is falling on us here in this vineyard and there is thick smoke in the air and that is why authorities did not want to let people home to this neighborhood. for those who can come back home, many find nothing but ashes. >> the house is gone.

i haven't seen it. i saw my next door neighbor's picture, our whole street's gone. >> reporter: as bob's house bumped he went to work, opening the grocery stores he manages in the area and feeding first responders for free. >> it's our job to take care of our community, and we do what we can. we've got the stores open. this is my family here. these are my people. >> reporter: finding home in each other when there isn't one to go back to. >> we should mention the weather is starting to cooperate for the 11,000 firefighters who are out there trying to put out those flames. >> finally. in addition to the winds dying down a new system moving into the area is bringing much-needed rain to the fire zone. that's hopefully coming by the end of the week. >> what a week it has been for so many people out there in california. >> bone-dry conditions and high winds, a terrible recipe for something like this. we move on right now. the secretary of state rex tillerson is brushing aside reports that he is at odds with the president. insisting their relationship is solid. >> tillerson says he can still effectively lead american diplomacy despite allegations he's being undermined by the president.

during a cnn interview he repeatedly refused to confirm or deny a report he called president trump a moron. >> you've dismissed the question as petty, but this is literally one of the most important relationships in the world, the one between you and president trump. is it true? did you call him a moron? >> jake, as i indicated earlier, i was asked about that, i'm not going to deal with that kind of petty stuff. i mean, this is a town that seems to relish gossip, rumor, innuendo. and they feed on it, they feed on one another in a very destructive way. i don't work that way. >> tillerson also responded to senator bob corker's comment that he was publicly castrated by the public. he joked that he's fully intact. some republicans are criticizing president trump's latest moves to dismantle parts of obamacare. senator susan collins of maine says she's very disappointed in the president's actions and she's calling on him to support a bipartisan effort to protect against rising health insurance premiums. last week the president stopped subsidy payments that helped

low-income americans. his executive order allows people to buy cheap or more basic plans but could weaken coverage or raise premiums for those with pre-existing conditions. a massive search under way in missouri for two inmates considered armed and dangerous. they escaped sunday from county jail in carruthersville in southeastern missouri. police say they climbed through an air duct to reach a supply room and pried the doors open to escape. carter is facing first degree murder charges. they were last seen on surveillance cameras heading towards the mississippi river. overseas nearly 300 people are dead after a truck bombing in somalia. it's the deadliest single attack in the country's history. and that death toll is expected to rise. hospitals are overwhelmed with hundreds of people injured. turkey and kenya have offered to send in medical aid. the government is blaming the terror group al shabaab for the attack but so far the group is not claiming responsibility. the u.s. is among many international voices condemning the attack. in afghanistan, authorities

say they have stopped a massive suicide bombing attempt in kabul. over the weekend police arrested the driver of a truck carrying three tons of explosives. he ignored orders to stop at a security checkpoint near a university so police shot the driver, then they found the explosives were hidden under boxes of tomatoes. closer to home, nearly a month after hurricane had maria made landfall, puerto rico is facing a growing humanitarian crisis. many desperate residents are now making plans to leave for the u.s. mainland. abc's victor oh contend ya is in san juan. >> reporter: some in puerto rico facing a critical choice. life lick this and try to survive or leave the island. 85% of still without power and may not get it back until close to christmas. residents inland facing a bigger crisis. the feeling they're cut off. this was the main bridge that connected the town of st. lorenzo to the rest of puerto

rico, washed away by hurricane maria. some take a more extreme approach to ferry people to the other side. we met carmen santos at the collapsed bridge. she says it nearly cost her mother her life. your mother had a stroke. how long did it take to get her to the hospital? >> 2 1/2 hours. >> how long would it take if the bridge was up? >> 20 minutes. >> reporter: we went to her home, less than five minutes from the bridge, and met her mother, now recovering. santos says she just lost her job in san juan because her commute became four hours long. like so many other puerto ricans, santos feels like she's at the end of the road. if you could, would you pack everything and leave? >> i would like to. >> where would you want to go? >> florida, new york, whatever. >> reporter: experts say some 200,000 puerto ricans may leave the island for the mainland over the next year because of hurricane maria and economic hardships. carmen santos says she'll be one of them. victor oquendo, abc news, san juan, puerto rico. an enterprising college student in pittsburgh is spearheading her own effort to

help puerto rico. 22-year-old rosanna quernira at carnegie medical son is on her second trip to a privately chartered plane bringing 2,000 pounds of food, supplies and medicine. she used a crowdfunding site to raise more than $84,000. >> what did you do when you were in school? >> definitely a slacker by comparison. now to the story that refuses to go away. >> yeah, a michigan woman who got her hands on some of that mcdonald's szechuan sauce has managed to parlay that into a car. last week crowds of fans stormed stores from coast to coast demanding the limited edition sauce after it was featured in an episode of the show. >> so 23-year-old graphic designer rachel marie of michigan managed to be one of the lucky few that did get a sauce packet. >> rather than eat it, marie found someone willing to trade his 2000 volkswagen golf for it. a car for a packet of sauce. >> amazing.

they interviewed the guy. he didn't want to give his name, not sure why. he justified the trade by saying, i needed me some frigging sauce. >> i guess it wasn't an emergency. >> needed the sauce. >> by the way, mcdonald's will bring back the sauce they say in the winter, more than for just a day. >> okay. >> all of this and come like january you'll be able to have all the szechuan sauce you want. >> does he get the car back, then? >> i don't think so. the world's most useless airport that gets only one flight a week. highlights from around the nfl, including some bad news for one of the league's top players. the growing investigation into harvey weinstein's past. could he now face criminal charges? the question many are wondering. you're watching "world news now." hey honey, how was practice? good. must've been hot out there today, huh?

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here's >> reporter: new startling rape accusations that could lead to criminal charges for harvey weinstein. now british soap opera star lizette anthony going public, reporting to police weinstein raped her in her west london home in the late 1980s, telling the "london sunday times" she was left feeling disgusted and embarrassed. abc news learning two more women have now come forward. british police investigating five sexual assault allegations. the list of women accusing weinstein of harassment or sexual assault now surpassing 35. >> i don't want this to be swept under the carpet. and it doesn't feel good and we're better than that. >> reporter: weinstein in a previous statement to "the new yorker" has denied any allegations of nonconsensus wall sex. >> i'm not doing okay. i'm trying. i got to get help, guys. you know what, we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope. >> reporter: hollywood ignoring that plea. the academy voting to expel the movie mogul from the oscar club. >> there's no way in hell harvey

weinstein's being invited to the oscars this year or any year in the conceivable future. he's gone. >> reporter: the academy writing that they hope to send a message that the air of willful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexual predatory behavior and workplace harassment in our industry is over. but the group still includes disparaged names like roman polanski who pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old, and bill cosby, who denies accusations about drugging women and sexual misconduct. and a battle between the weinstein brothers. cofounder bob weinstein says he's spoken to his brother twice since the scandal broke telling "the hollywood reporter" his brother doesn't have an ounce of remorse for what he has done. some of these new rape accusations from london go back more than 20 years. but there's no statute of limitations so weinstein could face charges. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. coming up next half hour, the new images of that family now safe after five years as taliban hostages.

but first, check out this jets touchdown. wait. it's actually not a touchdown. we're going to tell you what happened next on "world news now."

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the ball's hit well. martin is on the run. this is way back. and it is gone! it is a walkoff home run for justin turner! >> justin turner with the walkoff home run. he looks kind of like the characters from "game of thrones." there he it and that dodger fan with a great grab. the defendant world champions are now hoping they can hold off the dodgers as the series moves to chicago tomorrow night. look at the fan right there, nice grab. >> whoo! karma may be against the cubbies. turner's homer took place 29 years to the day after this walk-off blast by l.a.'s kirk gibson in the 1988 world series.

the dodgers went on to sweep oakland in that one. >> ah, yes. legendary moment. >> enjoy it for the moment at least. tonight it's the american league turn and the series shifts to the bronx. >> yes, it does. the yankees are trying to climb out of another two-game playoff hole against houston. they lost saturday 2-1. jose altuve scored the winning run in the ninth after gary sanchez dropped a throw at home, play at the plate. >> oh, man. >> yeah. sad moment. >> not for houston. >> shh! >> first pitch is just after 8:00 eastern time. >> oh! shameful. >> the nationals -- >> they're not in it anymore. >> too soon. that burned. it's way too soon for that. football now, the initiator of the take a knee protest has filed a grievance against the nfl. >> colin kaepernick says he's a victim of collusion. former 49er has been unemployed since opting out of his contract in march. some owners have implied fan reaction to kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem to

highlight racial inequality caused concerns about signing him. >> last month president trump said players who kneel during the anthem should be fired. in a statement, kaepernick's lawyer said peaceful protest should not be punished. coming into sunday night, kaepernick's former club was one of three winless teams in the nfl. now there are two. >> the new york giants pulled off a stunner, they beat the broncos 23-10 in denver for their first win of what has been a very difficult season. >> it's been a rough season. janoris jenkins had the big play for big blue. he returned an interception 43 yards. look at that. >> going, gone. >> yeah. giants were listed as 212-point underdog heading into the game. so there you have it. >> his nickname is the jackrabbit and he proved why. >> he kind of looked at it. the giants cotenants at metlife stadium in new jersey where on the short end of the day's most controversial play.

so yes, the jets were down 10 to new england when it looked like austin seferian-jenkins scored. upon further review it was ruled he didn't have control of the ball when he fell out of bounds in the end zone. >> oh, so close. >> the jets lost the points, the ball, the game, their dignity. >> oh, probably a little bit of pride. >> yeah. >> the green bay packers lost their game and their all-pro quarterback. aaron rodgers suffered a broken right collarbone when he was slammed to the turf in minnesota. he could miss the rest of the season. rodgers missed seven weeks with a broken left collarbone four years ago. >> we also saw the first harvard to harvard touchdown pass in nfl history. buccaneers ryan spector, class of 2005, connected with cameron brate, class of 2014, one of six catches for brate on the day when they played arizona. >> pretty cool. coming up we'll show you the most useless airport in the world. >> all right, "the mix" is next. your monday "mix" starting with that so-called useless airport.

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they spent nearly $400 million to try to get it all together. >> wow. >> now these people can get off the island, they say they have never felt so emotional in all their lives. >> congratulations, st. helena. i wonder what happens to the airport staff. do they only come in once a week? >> they're hanging out waiting for that one flight. >> every time it comes in, yay, here it comes, we're ready! >> just imagine the flight delays. flight delays last days, not hours. >> pretty cool stuff. some more cool stuff. let's head over to kentucky, shall we? which is in georgetown, kentucky. a woman came across this super 8 motel, she noticed it was pet friendly, she asked, what if i wanted to bring my horse in? to her surprise the woman at the counter said, i wouldn't mind that. so they went ahead and shot this video of the horse checking in, hanging out in the hotel room, watching tv. >> monkeying around. >> she said the whole point was to show how docile horses can actually be with the right training.

her horses are very well trained. she's considered the canadian horse whisperer. she also wants people to know, no, the horse did not stay at the hotel. after they shot the video the horses went to a kentucky stable where they were spending the night. a cute little video that lots of people are enjoying. >> everybody's welcome at that super 8 there. >> now we have a new joke. so a horse walks into a hotel. >> uh-huh, and the person at the desk goes, why the long face? >> you took awhile for that one. >> i tried. >> okay. >> try the veal. >> tip the veal, try a waitress. or it's the other way around. this couple's reaction to a dog who crashed their wedding, just won the internet. take a look. so there they are, kind of hanging out. >> cute. >> this is in brazil. and this dog -- and this dog -- >> aww.

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this morning on "world news now," tense talks set for today at the white house. mitch mcconnell is meeting with the president just days after the president's former chief strategist vowed war with republican leaders. and what the secretary of state said when asked if he called the president a moron. inside the inferno with crews still battling the deadly california fires. we're now seeing how two trapped friends escaped the fire all around them as it started close in. the new details from a family held captive for five years by the taliban. >> a canadian man, his american wife, and their three children born in captivity are speaking out. hear the new claims of what they endured and how the children are adjusting. and later in "the skinny," the science of sequels. "the empire strikes back" makes the list of the best movie sequels ever.

what about the worst? we're breaking them down in "the skinny" on this monday, october 16th. good morning to you on this monday. we're going to start with the president who is coming face-to-face with the man he blames for the failure to repeal and replace obamacare. >> the president is holding a full cabinet meeting this afternoon before sitting down for lunch with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to talk about the gop agenda. this comes just as the senate is set to hold a vote on the budget which is key to passing tax reform. >> in the meantime the secretary of state is still not owning up to calling the president a moron. steve bannon is setting the stage for a contentious political battle. we get more from abc's david wright. >> reporter: the president's former chief strategist appears to be gearing up for all-out political war.

>> this is not my war. this is our war. >> reporter: steve bannon told trump loyalists at the values voters summit, it's open season on politicians of either party who stand in trump's way. >> right now it's a season of war against a gop establishment. >> reporter: bannon's old boss appears to have different ideas. this weekend, trump played friendly rounds of golf with key members of the gop establishment. republican senators who have challenged the administration on health care reform and other issues. rand paul. >> he's a better golfer than i am. we had a good time. >> reporter: and lindsey graham. graham pushed back at bannon.

>> he's a symptom of the problem. bannon can't beat us if we're successful. >> reporter: on the sunday shows, secretary of state rex tillerson had to answer some sharp criticism of trump from the gop establishment. from republican bob corker, chair of the senate foreign relations committee, who told "the washington post" trump is castrating his secretary of state. >> i checked, i'm fully intact. >> reporter: tillerson was asked repeatedly to address a reportedly salty quote of his own. >> is it true, did you call him a moron? >> reporter: the secretary of state would not give a yes or no answer. >> i'm just not going to dignify the question. i call the president mr. president. these are the destructive games of this town, they're not helpful to anyone. and so my position on it is, i'm not playing. >> reporter: on monday, the senate majority leader will be here at the white house for lunch. his first meeting with the president since the senate failed to pass that latest version of the obamacare repeal. and since then, president trump has had some withering criticism of mcconnell's leadership. but now, despite steve bannon, president trump appears to be ready to make nice. david wright, abc news, the white house. overseas, clashes are breaking out in northern iraq

between two u.s. allies in the war against isis. iraqi state television is reporting iraqi forces are moving in to recapture kurdish-held oil fields and a military base near the city of kirkuk. iraqi forces abandoned those sites in 2014 as they fled isis. a kurdish referendum for independence last month has inflamed tensions, possibly setting the stage for a brand-new civil war within iraq. right now ireland is bracing for a direct hit from a powerful storm that was once a hurricane. forecasters warn what's left of ophelia will be dangerous with violent and destructive hurricane-force wind gusts. all schools on the island are closed today. drivers and cyclists are being told to stay off the roads. powerful winds could also hit scotland, wales, and parts of england. storm surges may cause flooding on coastal areas. firefighters are finally getting a handle on those historic wildfires in northern california, now burning for more than a week.

>> the death toll has climbed to at least 40 and they're not out of the woods yet. more residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods. but they're finding more than 5,000 homes reduced to ashes. we're getting dramatic video of rescues and narrow escapes when the fires erupted with little notice. >> an officer's body cam was rolling as he saved a disabled woman, and there's heartstopping footage of two roommates gasping for air as they escape the flames and finally make to it safety just in time. >> oh my god, we can't -- oh my god, dude. you're going to have to cut to the left. >> open the gate! open the gate! >> i can't breathe! >> we're going to [ muted ] die, dude, we've got to get out of here! >> let it blow by, let it blow by.

>> i've got to breathe, dude. >> you'll be all right. we got this. >> you don't think we should just charge? i think it would be easier on that side. >> yeah, we're good, let's go. it's going to be hard to breathe, dude. >> that was michael vine and layton smith as they escaped with their dogs. how amazing was that. they say there was just enough time to grab flashlights and a few things. they lost everything in the fire, including their car. but as michael put it, he's just happy to be alive.

you can see the embers flying through the air there, hitting them in the face as they tried to escape. >> it's a good thing they didn't have to grab more stuff, they say they got out just in the nick of time. the cascade fire is still burning. >> yeah. so the good news is rain is in the forecast later this week and the winds are easing a little bit. the high fire danger is still in effect. >> let's check in with accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >> good morning, diane, kendis. we're expecting it to stay warm throughout california and this high pressure system simply isn't helping things out at all. in fact, a clockwise rotation associated with it will increase and enhance the drying-out effect of all the winds. very gusty winds will continue. not as bad as yesterday but bad enough with a decrease in humidity and an increase in fire danger. it is going to continue to stay very warm along the coast as well. diane, kendis? >> we'll keep an eye on the situation there, thank you. this morning improvement for one of the las vegas shooting victims. 27-year-old tina frost woke up from a coma on friday night.

a family member says she took three steps to a chair and three steps back to bed. tina was shot in the head. doctors had said her chances of survival were very slim. last night she was transferred closer to her home in baltimore. her doctor is hopeful tina will be able to talk. a man who parachuted into normandy on d-day has jumped into the record books of a southern sky dying business. >> 95-year-old army veteran norwood thomas took the plunge in suffolk, virginia, outside of norfolk. his helpers say he's the oldest person to skydive at their facility. >> sunday's leap was from 14,000 feet. when he landed in france with 18,000 paratroopers as a 22-year-old, the drop was about 400 feet. he's moving up in the world, quite literally. >> he's improved. not bad. he looks great. >> still got it. coming up, james corden's jokes that went over like a lead balloon. >> hear what the late-night host said about harvey weinstein that earned some jeers from the crowd

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terror group in afghanistan is sharing new details of their captivity. >> canadian joshua boyles says his american wife kaitlin was raped and one of their children murdered. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: laying surrounded by toys peeking out from a sliding door, some of the simple joys of freedom for the boyle family. in canada tonight, days after their release from captivity in afghanistan, the three children who have spent their entire lives as taliban hostages now enjoying the embrace of their grandparents. their father saying 4-year-old jonah just explored the idea of a closet. for the youngest, 5-month-old maida, the discovery that there are other women in the world. >> it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary. >> reporter: building that security after five years of torment. joshua boyle and his wife, american kaitlin coleman, kidnapped in 2012 while on what they called a hiking vacation in afghanistan. she was seven months pregnant at the time. >> i am prisoner of the taliban. >> reporter: boyle saying while

in captivity, coleman was raped and one of their children killed. >> the stupidity and the evil of the haqqani networks, kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife, eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorizing the murder of my infant daughter, marta doyle. >> reporter: the family rescued by pakistan's military wednesday, slowly settling into their peaceful new life. >> marci, thank you. incredible story. we move on to the harvey weinstein scandal. a british soap opera star is the latest to accuse the hollywood producer of rape. >> now a late-night host is apologizing for a series of jokes about weinstein. james corden made the jokes at a gala over the weekend in los angeles. >> it's so beautiful, harvey weinstein has already asked tonight up to his hotel to give him his massage. it has been weird this week,

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♪ skinny so skinny ♪ "skinny" time. we are kicking things off with a new breakdown of the best and worst movie sequels of all-time. so let's start with the winners, shall we? coming in at number three, "star wars: the empire strikes back."

>> wow. so the classic had luke skywalker training to become a jedi with yoda and we found out darth vader is -- >> "i am your father." >> spoiler alert. >> do you like my impression? >> yes, very good. >> second-best sequel goes to "the dark knight" with heath ledger as the joker and christian bale as batman. "why so serious?" >> better than "the return"? >> so much better. >> taking the top spot, not a surprise to many, "the godfather part 2," michael corleone expanding his family business. >> "i'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse." i don't think it's from that one necessarily. >> "i try to get out. they keep pulling me back in." >> that's pretty good. >> that's not "the godfather." >> let's get to the worst ones, shall we? "jaws: the revenge" comes in at number three, where the brody family believe they're being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.

>> it's personal. >> because -- sharks, they do that. >> this time it's personal. second worst, "son of the mask." it has "the mask" from jim carrey's 1994 hit but that's where the similarities end. >> that looks totally normal. >> yeah. >> the honor, the best worst sequel of all-time goes to -- "super babies." "baby geniuses 2." a media mogul is trying to crack the baby talk code in this one and the babies have to stop him. amazing that one didn't do better. >> amazing. did "leonard part 6" make the list and does it count because it was the first, it just said "leonard part 6"? >> no, i think it has to be a number 2. >> it actually does, literally. breaking news from the world of "game of thrones." before you get excited thinking that we have spoilers for the final season, we don't. 21-year-old sophie turner and her fiance joe jonas.

>> you heard that right, fiance. the 28-year-old pop singer posted this pic to instagram yesterday with the caption, "she said yes." >> what? she already has two failed marriages under her belt but that doesn't seem to bother joe at all. >> we're talking about therian and ramsay? >> yes, yes. >> i hope this one goes better than those two did. >> we're hoping as well. that was not a great marriage. >> kit harington, who plays jon snow, is also engaged. maybe we'll have a big "game of thrones" combo wedding. they weren't the only ones making news in hollywood this weekend. here's our celebrity edition of "did you know?" first up, zac efron revealed over the weekend he was chased and nearly attacked by a grizzly bear. he was apparently hiking with his brother when they were charged. he and his chiseled body emerged unscathed. >> whew. >> very happy to report. >> some crazy news.

michael jordan telling "aficionado" magazine he actually smokes six cigars every day. >> he must have lovely breath. check out britney spears by the way, she's getting in touch with her artistic side. we've got mozart playing in the background as she posts this video saying, sometimes you just gotta play. she's a painter. >> there's artwork there? >> who knew? >> i wasn't seeing the artwork. >> no? >> no. >> it's right on the canvas. >> oh, okay. finally, do you remember the '80s song "take on me"? ♪ da da da da da da >> by ah-ha. diane's refresher. >> i thought i had it covered but fine, we can listen to it. >> the band is back. >> they are performing an acoustic version for mtv's "unplugged." and it's getting mixed reviews. ♪ take on me ♪ take me up >> i like it.

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♪ hard to breathe >> our purpose i think is to make people happy. when we sing songs. and you know, just our voices getting that out to so many people. >> reporter: sensing something special, choir director kenyata hardison shared the song "rise up" by andra day on facebook live. ♪ i'll rise up >> reporter: millions agreed. ♪ i'll rise unafraid >> everyone really thought it -- calling in like y'all are famous, i said what? like you are are viral. >> reporter: the children's promise to rise up unafraid touching so many finding hope in their young, sure voices. >> it touched me where it gave me hope. it gave me the strength that i needed to keep on fighting. >> it reminded me of how important it is to keep on singing even when things get bad. and you inspire me and you moved me and you made me happy. >> reporter: when it came time

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and good morning. it is 4:00 a.m. thousands of families displaced as wildfires continue to burn in the north bay. >> firefighters are still working to contain this fire in sonoma county. live team coverage as our breaking news continues. good morning. it is monday, october 16. >> we are on a little early in order to bring you extended coverage of the north bay wildfires. as you can see natasha is off today, so is mike. lisa argent filling in for mike. we've been wondering what will happen with the winds this morning and also that rain that we'll get later this week. that's right. today is the very last warm day. we'll see temperatures well above average. the winds have dialed back. we'll be looking at conditions changing dramatically, reggie, like you said, cooler air and the possibility of rain. air quality now poor in the north