on the heels of the president's trip to survey the california wildfires, new details on the destruction and almost 1,000 people still unaccounted for. in florida the republicans claimed election victories in the just-called races for governor and senate. new details this morning on the location of submarine that went missing a year ago. the wizarding world of fantastic beasts ruled at the weekend box office. and as florida's dog racing business meets a new hurdle meet the people sticking their necks out to rescue these gentle giants. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm marlie hall. this morning tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation north of sacramento,

california. as the devastating camp fire continues to burn. well wishers spent all night at a church in chico near the town of paradise praying for the victims of that wildfire. and even more help from routine nation continues to pour into the region. >> but with the fire far from contained, for? it feels like there's no end in sight. moving at a rapid speed, exploding in size and engulfing 150,000 acres of land, the deadly camp fire is now responsible for the decimation of vital infrastructure and thousands of homes and a rising death toll. crews and air tankers are working tirelessly to contain the flames. our dan scheneman is closely following the latest. >> reporter: in chico, california people gather to remember paradise. >> bring us hope. >> reporter: a town decimated by the camp fire. lights were lit in memory of lives lost. >> it is a difficult season. but we stand with you.

we are here to support you in any way that we can. >> reporter: not far from chico the battle against the camp fire goes on. in the sky and on the ground. firefighters are busy dousing hot spots. about 60% of the fire is contained. this is what the camp fire has left behind. towns and homes destroyed. more than 1,000 people are missing. and the death toll keeps rising. many survived but lost nearly everything. >> no one knows what to do. we're all living minute by minute out here. >> reporter: some evacuees created a makeshift camp near a walmart in chico, california. they have been advised to move on. >> all we heard for weeks is by sunday everybody had to be gone. >> so what's your last to leave. until everybody's gone. because everybody needs help. >> reporter: at least? help has arrived. trina reid and ronny macelli drove from oakland to chico to hand out personal items. >> two weeks ago these people

had their lives and they were going about their days every day, normal activities just like we were. and they need help. >> reporter: help in the wake of tragedy. dan scheneman, nbc news. rising tensions on the u.s. border this morning as the first wave of the migrant caravan arrives. thousands of central american migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. faced off with protesters in tijuana amid fears that mexico isn't prepared to handle the massive influx. meanwhile, their arrival identt midterm message back to the forefront. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in tijuana, where thousands of migrants are camped out. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: phillip, good morning. mexican police in riot gear have shown up here at the main makeshift shelter where thousands of migrants have shown up in tijuana, mexico. these are counterdemonstrations by local residents who want these migrants out. so far about 3,000 of the roughly 10,000 people in multiple migrant caravans has already arrived here at the mexican border with the united

states. tijua tijuana's mayor has called this an avalanche and says that the city's ill prepared to handle all these migrants. so what you're looking at now, these are demonstrators, local residents who say that these migrants do not belong here and they want them to leave essentially. now, president donald trump has tweeted saying that since tijuana's ill prepared for this so-called invasion, so is the united states. and he has largely dropped the issue since the midterm lerks sin election, since he used it to rally his base. he has tweeted about it in the last several days. the question is how long will these migrants be here in mexico? the u.s. government tightened its restrictions for asylum seekers. so some of these migrants are deciding right now whether to stay here in mexico or try and continue their journey to the u.s. it could be months before they're processed. so far nearly 6,000 american troops have been deployed to the u.s. border at an estimated cost

of $220 million. a big question right now is how long will the migrants who have flooded into tijuana, mexico, how long they will remain here and whether they will be able to be processed as they seek asylum in the u.s. phillip, back to you. >> life-changing moment for thousands. gabe gutierrez, thank you. a growing chorus of critics is calling on the trump administration to take action this morning in the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. nbc news has confirmed the cia has concluded the crown prince himself ordered the hit. president trump has not yet said what he will do if that is true. for the latest in the investigation let's get to nbc's sarah harmon in london. sarah, the president says a full report is on its way. >> good morning, marlie. that's right. that report is expected today or tomorrow. but as you say the cia has already concluded the crown prince ordered this killing, a finding that president trump called very premature. and let's not forget there's also a tape of khashoggi's

murder, a tape president trump says he's not going to listen to. >> we have the tape. i don't want to heart tape. no reason for me to hear the tape. >> why don't you want to hear it, sir? >> because it's a suffering tape. it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people should i? they said you really shouldn't. there's no reason. i know exactly -- i know everything that went on on the tape. >> and what happened? >> it was very violent, very vicious and terrible. >> now, president trump wants to maintain a close alliance with the saudis and with the crown prince, but that is looking increasingly difficult given mounting evidence they murdered an innocent journalist in cold blood. turkey is now saying the saudis may have taken his dismembered corpse out of the country in luggage. phillip, marlie? >> sarah, thank you. argentina's navy says that that lost submarine has been found by an american search team one year after it disappeared in

the atlantic ocean following an implosion. we get more now from nbc's lucy kafanov. >> reporter: the mystery of the missing argentine naval submarine now solved. the san juan was carrying 44 crew members when 2 vanished in the south atlantic, triggering an intense search. 18 countries joined the mission, including the u.s. argentina gave up hope of finding survivors but continued the search. hiring ocean infinity, an american firm specializing in deep water recovery. the san juan was en route last november from argentina's southern tip to its base near buenos aires when all communication was suddenly lost. the submarine's imploded wreckage discovered more than 2,600 feet below water. days ago mourners gathered to mark the first anniversary of the vessel's disappearance. this boy holding a sign addressed to argentina's president, asking, where is my dad? that grief is renewed, with officials unsure if that submarine can ever be recovered. lucy kafanov, nbc news.

another contentious chapter in florida's voting history is in the books this morning. republicans triumphed in both governor's race as well as the senate after a manual recount. and following weeks of criticism broward county election chief brenda snipes officially resigned from her position. several top republicans accused her of fraud and she quickly became the face of florida's latest election woes. meanwhile, outgoing democratic senator bill nelson conceded to rick scott following the recount and he took a parting shot at president trump. >> we have to move beyond a politics that aims not just to defeat but to destroy, where truth is treated as disposable, where falsehoods abound, and that the free press is assaulted as the enemy of the people. >> in the governorrace, democrat andrew gillum conceded to republican rival ron desantis on saturday using his speech to

call for unity and to bring florida together. this morning we're witnessing the giving spirit alive and well. former new york mayor michael bloomberg has pledged to donate $1.8 billion to his alma mater, johns hopkins university. the donation is the largest ever to a u.s. university. and according to the university's president will eliminate loans for students in need. will smith says he's crossed another item off his bucket list by crossing a finish line in havana, cuba. >> on three weeks' notice i'm running a half marathon. i'm excited. you know, the energy is ridiculous in this place. >> organizers say the actor was among about 6,000 racers and that runners from the u.s. were the most represented among foreign participants. it seems like every week he's crossing something off his bucket list. >> a half marathon. it is impressive. not half as impressive as bill

karins' full marathon triumph in new york city. >> still recovering from that. it was like two weeks. let's get into this busy week of forecasting and traveling and everything else that goes into this thanksgiving week. thankfully we don't have any huge storms. some little ones out there. a little rain and light snow through southern new england. then a little storm system over the top of indiana moving into ohio. that also has a mixture of a little bit of rain, little bit of snow. here's our snowfall forecast. this is mostly going to fall tonight into tomorrow through areas of central new england from the catskills all the way through massachusetts pretty much just north of the mass pike through southern portions of new hampshire and all southern maine. a little more shoveling tbe treated and look at how cold fargo is. high of 13 today. that will be the story of the week. the cold. we'll talk more about where that

cold air is heading and you guys aren't going to like the answer. >> uh-oh. thanks, bill. we'll check in later. 'tis the seasoning for some new hidden valley merchandise. the ranch company spread of goodies and it's dipping into other categories just in time for the holidays. for those ranch superfans you can be dressing i topping forr saucy addition wil trick. and to get condiments for all your neighbors try the six-foot inflatable out for size. i think i covered all the salad dressing puns. >> all the word play you can have. why florida is taking cardiovascul cvs and walgreen's to court. then one big thing you can be thankful on on the road. lung. i was scared. i had a dvt blood clot. having one really puts you in danger of having another. my doctor and i chose xarelto®. xarelto®. to help keep me protected. xarelto® is a latest-generation blood thinner that's...

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federal courtday fornd tomorrow. the court will then be in recess until after the thanksgiving holiday. president trump and first lady melania will receive delivery of the white house christmas tree today. it's a 19-foot frazier fir from a tree farm in the mountains of north carolina. leading the news, a notorious mexican drug lord has died of a heart attack. authorities say hector beltran leyva whose cartel earned a reputation as one of the most ruthless complained of chest pains and was transferred to a hospital where doctors were unable to save him. beltran leyva's capture in 2014 was seen as a major victory for mexican law enforcement and a blow to a drug gang known for sparking one of the bloodiest cartel turf wars. florida is suing the nation's two largest drugstore chains. attorney general pam bondi announced that she add walgreen's and cvs to a state court lawsuit. it alleges the two companies played a role in creating the op failed to stop suspicious orders of opioids and dispensed

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of soldier field. bears and vikings in a bat many for the nfc north. all about defense. each team forcing three turnovers. but none bigger than this interception here. eddie jackson pick six on kirk cousins. the bears win their fourth consecutive game. 25-20 over the vikings. to the big easy where the defending champion eagles ran into a bubuzzsaw that is the ne orleans saints. who dat? that is 39-year-old drew brees having an mvp season. he threw for 363 yards a touchdowns. the saints annihilate philly 48-7. but if you think the eagles had a bad day, wait till you see what happened to poor alex smith. the redskins quarterback commemorating a day that will live in infamy in d.c. in the g out. had to be carted off the field with a broken tibia and fibula of his right leg. his devastating injury was especially eerie because it came on the same date in 1985 when joe theismann was sacked by giants linebacker lawrence taylor. he broke his fibbtibia and fibu

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fantastic beasts the crimes of grindewald earned $62 million. the grinch following in the footsteps of a classic came in second earning more than $38 million. its second weekend. and rounding out the top five was the freddie mercury bio pic "bohemian rhapsody" with over 15 million. "instant family" starring mark wahlberg with $14.7 million. and "widows," a female-forward crime thriller, bringing in $12.3 million. >> might as well go watch a movie. no fun staying inside -- no fun going outside. >> yeah, it's full winter. what happened in november, it's brutally cold today. i mentioned earlier that fargo was only going to be in the teens for a high today.

minneapolis is going to be about 28. des moines 36. look at marquette at 28. and then the cold settles in over the great lakes and the ohio valley. and then here it comes for thanksgiving day. the macy's parade wind chills could be in the teens with wind chills in the -- the high in new york on thanksgiving expected to be 29 degrees. that's about as cold as it gets. could be one of the coldest since 1880. >> sweet. >> oh, man. well, dinner will be warm. >> florida voters ban a controversial sport. but what's going to happen to the dogs? introducing the all-new corolla hatchback. toyota. let's go places.

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>> reporter: noodle, you are sweet, needle. >> he dumped h ebroke his leg as dumped at a blood bank. >> reporter: now the fate of thousands of dogs is uncertain. >> florida has two-thirds of the industry that will be phased out and finished. >> reporter: she says the sport is harmful. >> one track in florida since may of 2017 they've had almost 90 injuries and 65 broken bones. >> reporter: but greyhound trainer henry chin believes his dogs are more than just don't u racetrack workers will be out of jobs by 2020. >> for me it's devastating. >> reporter: and a blow to race fans. >> they're born to run. what's next? horse racing, polo, dog shows? >> most of these dogs only race

for two years but can live for another decade so they have years and years ahead of being pets. roughly 6,000 greyhounds will need homes. hundreds of groups poised to help them go from kennels to couches. all of these guys seem very well adjusted. >> they are. >> reporter: for some, a chance at a new life. >> reporter: family leitner, nbc news, loxahatchee, florida. coming up, michael buble will perform live. he'll talk about his family, the on the heels of the hird child

president's trip to survey the california wildfires, new details on the destruction, and almost a thousand people still unaccounted for. >> today we expect to learn more about the possible interaction between president trump and

special counsel robert mueller in the form of written questions and answers. >> the cia concluded that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. then the president said this about the prince. >> i don't know, you know, who can really know? but i can say this. he's got many people now that say he had no knowledge. >> then to our own gabe gutierrez who takes us to tijuana, along the u.s. border where authorities are lined up to face the thousands of