breaking overnight, as the california fires rage in the north and south, officials are reporting alarming new numbers of those who have died and hundreds unaccounted for. president trump is back in washington after a weekend in paris where he met with foreign leaders while honoring u.s. soldiers lost 100 years agon world war i. new twist and turns in the still uncalled elections from florida to georgia and elsewhere. and it was the grinch who stole the weekend box office to the tune of over $66 million. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm marlie hall. wildfires continue to devastate

parts of northern and southern california with about 15,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders. two fires are burning outside of los angeles, the woolsey and hill fires and in the north, the camp fire has now matched the deadliest fire in state history. >> an additional six human remains were recovered, which brings our current total to 29. >> two more deaths in the woolsey fire bring the total number of people killed in the state to 31. >> but it's the camp fire that's proving to be the most devastating. it's now believed to be the most destructive in california history, burning through 111,000 acres and destroying more than 6,000 homes, businesses, and other structures. officials say it's just 25% contained. about 52,000 people have evacuated in butte county with more than 200 still unaccounted for. some of those people may be in shelters and unable to contact family. nbc's steve patterson is in paradise, california, one of the

towns hardest hit by the camp fire. steve, good morning. >> reporter: phillip, this town is now filled with grim scenes just like this. rows of cars destroyed by calls of flames and in some cases, they served as tombs for terrified residents trying to escape. but as we also found, no one in this town is giving up on paradise. at the front line of california's most destructive wildfire, an aggressive response. with improved conditions, more than 4,000 firefighters are putting everything into battling the catastrophic camp fire. paradise is in ruins. scores are missing. whole neighborhoods burned to the ground. >> it was a beautiful place. >> reporter: jim clarkson, a cancer survivor, has lived here for 30 years. >> wow. >> reporter: we were with him when he discovered his home gone. >> you could see over here what it was like. it was gorgeous. you start over, you know? yeah, it's the tough part about living in paradise is there's

fires that come through. >> reporter: nearby at a community meeting, family members made desperate pleas for missing loved ones. some finding relief. >> i was hoping maybe she was here. barbara allen. i know a lot of people in paradise know her. she worked at the paradise -- the community center, but has anybody seen her? flyers are all over the place. >> she was here today? >> where? [ applause ] >> reporter: some crews are sweeping through residential streets while others scour ruins for people that may have died. d.j. came from oregon to rescue animals. >> this is complete devastation. i've seen a lot of things that i wish i didn't have to see. >> reporter: the grueling recovery starting. a sign of hope for a community that may be devastated. >> paradise will be a beautiful town again. >> reporter: but will never be lost. and this camp fire has so far burned more than 100,000 acres, destroyed more than 6,000 homes. firefighters are hoping with this break in the weather they can add a little more containment and push it back.

>> we're hoping that's the case, steve. thank you. in southern california, the woolsey and hill fires have now burned through a combined 90,000 acres near los angeles. the woolsey fire tore through areas of thousand oaks, a city still reeling from a mass shooting at a bar that left 12 people dead. >> the fire also threatening million dollars homes in malibu, with celebrities in the thick of the danger. actor gerard butler posted this photo of his destroyed malibu home, and he encouraged his fans to donate to the los angeles fire department. singer robin thicke posted this video showing heavy smoke in the sky as he evacuated. fire officials say the woolsey fire is now about 15% contained, and they expect full containment by the end of the week. the service and sacrifice of america's service members were honored across the country for veterans day. this year marketed the 100th anniversary since the end of world war i. in new york, more than 20,000 service men and women marched in the annual parade.

the army was this year's featured military branch. in virginia, secretary of defense james mattis and house minority leader nancy pelosi were among hundreds of people to attend a special ceremony at arlington national cemetery. and in ogden, utah, hundreds attended a vigil for their mayor, major brent taylor. he was killed while serving in afghanistan last week. taylor was on his fourth deployment with the national guard. he served as mayor of the city for four years. president trump and the first lady are back at the white house this morning, following a whirlwind trip to paris this weekend where world leaders gathered on sunday to commemorate the end of world war 1, 100 years ago. it was once called the war to end all wars. more than 9.5 million service members died during the war between 1914 and 1918. nbc news white house correspondent kelly o'donnell reports from paris. >> reporter: a century after a hard fought peace, dozens of

leaders gathered in paris to show that the world remembers the great war. president trump teased about the inclement weather when he visited another american memorial. >> he looks so comfortable up there under shelter as we're getting drenched. you're very smart people. >> reporter: 1,565 americans from both world wars rest here. the president stood alone to pay his respects and praise the historic partnership with france. >> we fought well together. you could not fight better than we fought together. >> reporter: but for all the expressions of unity, the host, french president emmanuel macron, delivered a pointed message about the lessons of world war i, an admonition that appeared aimed at president trump, who calls himself a nationalist. >> translator: nationalism is a

betrayal of patriotism. by saying our interest first, who cares about the others. >> reporter: president trump and vladimir putin exchanged greetings at the ceremony and had the opportunity for conversation at a luncheon. the russian president did an interview here and said he and president trump agreed to the french request that leaders not hold separate meetings that could detract from the remembrances. >> translator: we have just said hello to each other. >> reporter: a weekend in paris is never enough time, even for president trump and vladimir putin. but it won't be long before they have an opportunity to meet again. in just a couple of weeks, both leaders are set to go to the g20 summit being held this year in argentina, and there they will have time set aside for discussions. and there are new tensions between the u.s. and russia over things like the intermediate range nuclear missile treaty. the weekend here ended quickly. the president went back to the united states and begins his new week at the white house.

phillip? >> kelly, thank you. a health scare for a legendary rocker. aerosmith guitarist joe perry was performing in new york saturday night when he collapsed in his dressing room. paramedics treated him and took him to the hospital. the 68-year-old musician is expected to be back on the road performing later this month. we begin in philadelphia where former president george w. bush and first lady laura bush on hand to honor america's veterans. president bush would flip the coin to get things going. in the second quarter, dak prescott. dallas goes up by 10. in the second half, the eagles got things going as well. carson wentz with this laser shot here to zach ertz to tie it up. in the fourth, elliott puts this dagger into the eagles with his game winning touchdown. dallas wins 27-20. next to nashville where the titans played a great game. he used to play for new england and handed his former team a

beating. the titans snapped a seven-game losing streak against the patriots with a 34-10 upset. to the hottest team in the nfl, the saints in cincinnati. drew brees threw three touchdowns in just the first half, and that put him ahead of brett favre for second on the career list. the saints rolled the bengals 51-14. a big day over in cleveland as well, number one overrule pick baker mayfield threw three touchdowns. the browns pulling out a solid 28-16 win over atlanta. this is cleveland's first three-win season since 2015. getting better. bill karins is here. what are we looking at to start the week? >> we're going back to california because that's where the danger is going to be. after a little break in the winds this weekend, the winds are going to kick up today. we have high wind warnings in place for a lot of southern california. 7 million people at risk in this. isolated gusts up to 70 miles

per hour. some fires still burning that are going to be fanned by these flames. if any new fires form, they could spread rapidly. the red flag warnings from redding to yosemite. it's very dry. when it's warm, it's dry. low humidity. that's going to be a recipe for disaster. the fire weather outlook does have extreme fire conditions possible if they do form here in this area just inland from the coast. once again, very dangerous weather in the nex twot outheas the carolinas. it's also a little snowy this morning in areas of oklahoma. big travel concerns throughout the south and into the mid-atlantic today with rain and a little bit of snow in the midwest. >> all right, bill. some in the florida keys had a cracking good time during a

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democratic candidate andrew gillum rescinded his concession. >> in georgia, stacey abrams is filing suit asking for ballots wrongfully rejected to be counted. though her opponent, brian kemp, has not yet commented on the suit, his campaign has said there are not enough uncounted ballots left to trigger either a runoff or recount. >> and california republican dana rohrabacher last his bid for re-election in orange county. democrat harley rouda upset the 15-term congressman who had been seen as vulnerable because he defended russia after allegations that it interfered in the 2016 election. an apology from a "saturday night live" star on the show this weekend. comedian pete davidson said he was sorry for making fun of veteran and congressman-elect dan crenshaw of texas, who wears an eye patch. that's when the former navy lieutenant commander himself showed up with an important message. >> tell a veteran never forget.

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crowds of people filled the statehouse memorial hall in boston to honor past and present service members for veterans day. in a show of respect, gold star families received a single rose in honor of those veterans who never made it home. a candle lighting was also held in honor of all p.o.w.s. this year commemorates 100 years since the end of world war i. almost 20 million died

during what was once known as the great war. but even more lives would have been lost had it not been for major advances in medicine at the time. some of those innovations took place in paris at the american hospital there. nbc's lucy kafanov reports on the vital role it played. >> reporter: the war that was supposed to end all wars was unprecedented in its scale and devastation. from its start in 1914, it would take three more years for the united states to enter the fray. but the americans living in paris didn't wait to spring into action with money, supplies, and volunteers. the american hospital of paris became the heart of this effort. >> the people wanted to contribute and there were thousands of them. they came to the american hospital to act as ambulance drivers, to work as doctors, as nurses. >> reporter: built to serve the large ex-pat community, it opened its doors to wounded soldiers. >> 24 beds wasn't enough to deal with the growing number of

casualties so the americans refurbished this school into a state of the art military hospital. >> reporter: among the volunteers was dr. mary crawford, a 30-year-old surgeon from new york. the red cross turned her down. no women doctors, they said. but the american hospital accepted her. >> in washington state, her grandson john jaffe remembers a woman without fear. >> i think she wanted to help because world war i was the great humanitarian crisis of the era, and it was a great adventure as well. >> reporter: an adventure that would change her as she described in letters to her fiance. >> and i could never look upon life the same again. an experience like this goes to the soul. >> reporter: advances in weaponry led to devastating carnage. >> the head and face wounds are ghastly with almost unbelievable disfigurement. >> reporter: forcing medicine to respond and evolve. at hospitals like the american, doctors developed saver anesthesia, facial surgery, and

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now to the waters off maine where the lobster boats are having a very good year, but will it last? there is concern that rising sea temperatures could push the lobsters north to canada, seriously disrupting a billion dollar industry. here's nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: along maine's jagged coastline, an armada of lobster boats 4,300 strong. >> there we go. we got lobsters in the first trap. >> reporter: serving up a billion dollars a year to the state's economy. >> as the waters in maine have warmed up over the last 20 or 30 years, that's made this

environment really, really good at producing lobster. >> reporter: but andrew pershing of the gulf of maine research institute warns the warming waters will eventually drive the lobsters away. up two degrees since 1990, the gulf of maine is projected to rise another two degrees by mid century. would that be enough to drive the lobsters further north? >> so lobsters will keep kind of moving further north. you're going to see places in canada start to enter that sweet spot. >> reporter: canadian lobster is heresy at steve kingston's shack in kennebunkport. how important is this guy to your business? >> it's incredible. this represents 50% of our sales. but if it ever go as way, i can't fathom that, but it would be devastating. >> reporter: preparing up to 1,000 pounds of lobster a day, attracting past presidents and perhaps aspiring ones who want to eat and see. he's got his rubber bands on so he won't hurt you.

out on the water, lobsterman tom martin practices the old conservation method that help keeps the fishery healthy, tossing back lobsters too small and too big. >> that flipper has a notch taken out of it. >> so we know she's an egg bearing female. so she goes back in. >> she goes back for the rest of her life. >> reporter: going back to keep lobsters coming up in this era of climate change. anne thompson, nbc news, portland, maine. >> that's a lift of things climate change is affecting. it's not even thanksgiving yet, but it was christmas at the box office for the grinch. the reboot saw lots of green this weekend, topping the list by earning a mean $66 million domestically. the queen biopick bohemian rhapsody was number two. and the world war ii zombie flick overload placed third in its domestic launch. it scared up more than

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