winter whack from the midwest to the east coast, it caused massive traveling and communicating issues for millions and cancelled flights in to the weekend. >> to the west coast where fires are still burning in california and the shocking realization that more than 600 people are not accounted for and a new threat of mass mudslides. >> look, they put out a story that hood winked a lot of people. >> was i holiday hoax that built over 14,000 generous donors out of 14,000 donations. >> this morning a cdc that everd

you. >> millions americans are digging out from the first snow of the season after an early winter storm slammed much of the country. in new york, the icy blast snarled traffic while powerful winds ripped down tree branches and power lines. the storm was tough on the people in the big apple, leaving many froze eastboun in plays. the bus terminal was shut down because of over crowding and a major crash on the george washington bridge had traffic at a stand still. >> the airlines have cancelled 2400 flights thursday and delayed more than expected to stretch -- are going to stretch inav been

blanketed in snow and ice. we have more on the dangerous conditions. >> winter came crashing in to fall. car wipe out in front of me. accidents and spin outs, and snow and sleet. from new york where bridge commuters were at a stand still, down the d.c., where the white house was blanketed, in the midwest, snow? shik, leeing t -- >> if the weather is bad, ask yourself if the trip was necessary. and in cincinnati, branches snapping under the weight of heavy ice. >> another crash here, and another crash there, and there's another one. >> that is lines again. >> airport -- missed the power lines again. >> airports seeing delays. contributing the a travel slow down. in st. louis, the gateway arch peeked through a snowy shield more than five inches falling.

>> i lived in the south my whole life, this is the most snow i have seen in my whole life. >> it snowed here for the better part of 16 hours, but by the afternoon, the snow will be gone, the high forecast temperature 45 with sunshine. all in all, it was a potent first punch from winter. francis? >> yeah, and we are reeling from the punch. maybe got a bruise in the eye. why was it worse than we expected? >> it was colder. the that made the difference of when it changed to sleet, instead of being heavy snow for two hours, it was heavy snow for four to five in some cases. now we are watching the heaviest snow in northern new england and temperatures are warming up so, it's a better improved roadway

forecast from d.c. to boston and interior sections of new england will be where we see the thousands of school delays and cancellations. >> thank you. >> president trump is expected to travel to california tomorrow as wildfireses still ravage the state, here is the devastation from the campfire, the death toll has jumped to 63, making it the most deadly and destruct i have wild fire in california history, the number of the missing has doubled to 631, authorities estimate that more than 50,000 people have been driven from their homes and in to shelters. an outbreak of the norovirus has affected people in chico in the shelters. >> reporter: in paradise, california, heartbreak. search teams looking for victim who is may have died in homes and cars as a wave of fire for through here. in this hard-hit community

filled with retirees, names and photos of the missing, devastating stories. >> it happened so fast, i think they would have been in serious trouble. >> in the hills outside los angeles, also hit by wild fire, they are already bracing for another disaster. floods. >> it's a silent killer. and there's not any warning. >> the chief and his team took us above one of the many burn zones. >> when fire burns in the hills, it strips them of water absorbing brush and makes the soil hard. during a storm aushlgs of that will flow right -- storm, all of that will flow in to the smalling massive communities below. the mudslides that followed the last fires were ten times as deadly, leaving far fewer recipes cues. -- fewer rescues. >> there's a greater threat to life from the floods than from the wild fire. >> everybody is struggling. we lost our homes and our work.

>> those who escaped rebuilding their lives from the ruins. as the search goes on for the missing. nbc news, los angeles. >> and millions people in sacramento and san francisco are feeling the affects of the fires as air quality reaches dangerous levels. officials are warning residents to stay in doors. meanwhile, in southern california, firefighters have contained the woolsy fire to 62%. >> officials are revealing the results of the investigation of the killing of jamal khashoggi, the government said it was not supposed to be a murder. and 5 of the 11 suspects could face the death penalty. let's bring in sorrarah harman. >> the question still how much the saudi prince knew.

>> you are right, that is the question. the foreign minister said that crowned prince mbs, as they call him sometimes had absolutely nothing to do with khashoggi's killing. but many people, including senior u.s. lawmakers say, it's inconceivable this happened without his knowledge. the crowned prince's role in this is key, if mbs was behind the murder of an innocent journalist, then the people accused yesterday are just the fall guys, the ones that carried out the orders and five of them could be put to death. after those inindictments were issued, the state department said it was a good first step and economic sanctions have been slap odd 17 saudis -- slapped on 17 saudis accused of taking part, the crowned prince not on the list. those on both sides of the aisle say the sanctions do not go far enough, they are urging more action. . but they are a key ally, they

buy a lot of weapons and have huge oil reserves and right now, there's not much appetite in the trump administration for tougher steps. francis? >> okay, we will see if it changes in any way. sarah, thank you. >> new this morning, north korea appears to have relaunched the weapons testing program. state media reports that kim jong-un observed the setest, bu it was not a nuclear device or long-range vessel. despite the news, the u.s. is optimistic about denuclearization. a state department spokesman saying we remain confident had that the promises made by president trump and chairman kim will be fuil mandatory manual recount is officially under way. the votes will be counted by thw because of the tight senate race. rick scott leads democratic

encoupe incumbent bill nelson. in the state's gubernatorial race, gillim is refusing to consewco concede because there's still ballots unaccounted. >> a homeless man helped a stranded woman and thousands pitched in to help the man, and now it's said to be a scam. >> a homeless veteran reportedly gave his last $20 to help a strand eed kate mcclure to get gas, a go fund me page was started to pay back his kindness, itin.en now, police say it was a hoax that they cooked up togeer all three are charged with theft

by deception and could face up to ten years in prison. >> they put out a storier that hood winked a lot of people. >> the online reaction swift and angry. they used people's hearts to steal. now someone who deserves help will not get it. >> the prosecutors said that the money was gone in a few months. spent on a new year's eve vegas trip, a bmw, luxury handbags and casinos and cash withdrawals. the feel good story started to unraffle -- unravel a few month when he sued saying that the couple kept most of the money. >> go fund me said that this is a rare case of fraud. and all 14,000 donors will g crazy part of it all, i think they would have gotten away with it. >> yeah, if theidt, let's go to the day ahead and see what we get a bit of a melting sun.

>> i have to show you this first. the snow over the last 48 hours. to show you how crazy it was, snow from louisiana, texas, and arkansas and ohio valley and right through all of the northeast. unheard of to get that big of a footprint from a storm in november, and then, during the day today, this rapidly moves out by this afternoon, temperatures in the 40s in many areas with sunshine, it will be wndy, brute areas of southern new england will clear out. weekend forecast coming up. >> sounds good. thank you, bill. >> let's talk football. going to century link field, where seattle welcomed green bay t seahawks did not get off to a flying start. aa it out, in the

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all gearing up for the holidays and christmas. could the rolling stones be coming to the big apple. ♪ ♪ >> they tease fans, and tweeted out this iconic logo rising over the statue of liberty, their logo popped up on a bill board at metlife stadium. there's been no official word. there's the logo. i have never seen them. >> here i,now, vams and they will live forever, probably, but i want to see them before theyn they hit it live. . you remember when miles scott won the hearts of san francisco

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willie to see what is coming up on sunday today. >> good morning, good to see you, my guest is ethan hawke we got together to talk about his performance in his film, first reformed and we get in the lasting impact that robin williams had on him. and the time he had to say no to his hero, jack nicholson of. our sunday sit down with ethan today, you can catch us in the morning or set the dvr and watch us any time you like. i will send it back to you, francis and morning. >> got it. see you then. a grand opening just in time for the holidays. the famous toy store where tom hanks danced on the piano. we got a sneak peek inside.

>> you want to know what is better than toys under the rockefeller christmas tree, how about an entire toy store. welcome to fao schwartz, making a christmas come back. >> can i pull it? >> please do. >> for over 150 years, it captured the imagination of generations. including the real princess. and who could forget tom hanks in the movie "big". and then that can transcribe a powerful chord. what is different this time around, this store is so much more of an experience, you can do everything from a kid grocery store. >> the famous stuffed animals sharing space with hatchimals, mad scientists 2,000 square feet of sweets, and an area are women are toy soldiers too.

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welcome to friday morning. we are in a microclimate weather alert. very serious concerns, with very

poor air quality out there. taking a live look san rafael and dublin. heavy smoke in the air, extremely unhealthy causing a lot of schools to close. we'll have more as you break down with what to do with your kids today. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> aimi'm marcus washington. we get to meteorologist kari hall, dealing with those cotougio everyone is starting to feel the effects of this, as and the numbers are really hazardous. in fact, we were looking around the world, and we have the worst air quality in