this morning new details surrounding the military mission to take out isis leader abu bakr al-baghdadi. we'll take you inside the white house situation room breaking news in california where hurricane-force winds are causing out of control wildfires to intensity as hadn't of thousands are forced to evacuate >> this morning we'll remember john conyers, the founder of a civil rights movement. tiger woods captures his 82nd pga title the satellite that fell to

earth and the connection to a celebrity super model. "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> as u.s. forces were in pursuit in syria under the cover of darkness on saturday night. the reclusive extremist was responsible for killing thousands of worldwide president trump recounted the raid and al-baghdadi's final moments. >> reporter: abu bakr al-baghdadi once called himself the ruler of islamic empire. his final hide-out is now just a hole in the ground witnesses tell us at 11:00 p.m. local time, u.s. special operations forces swooped down on his safe house on the outskirts of a small syrian town 100 elite u.s. troops in eight helicopter flying in for over an

hour intelligence supported by the cia, president trump watching on secure communications. >> we had him under surveillance for a couple of weeks. we knew a little bit about where he was going, where he was heading. we knew something about the compound we knew it had tunnels >> reporter: this is what our camera found when we visited the tound of barisha, a crater that was al-baghdadi's compound >> a large crew of brilliant fighters ran out of those helicopters and blew holes into the side of the building not wanting to go through the main door because that was boobie-trapped >> reporter: american special ops were on the ground for about two hours hunting for baghdadi and hunting for intelligence baghdadi hiding in a tunnel a dog chasing him when he blew himself up >> test results gave certain, immediate, and totally positive identification it was him >> reporter: abu bakr

al-baghdadi founded isis at its peak it controlled a large swath of iraq and syria. it killed tens of thousands and sent terrorists around the world killing hundreds more, including americans. the family of journalist james foley slain by isis welcomed the news but say it's not the end. >> i am grateful that he has been found and stopped but we must not think that they are defeated we must continue to be vigilant. >> reporter: baghdadi had been on the run for years the leader of the most brutal best-armed terrorist group in history killed in a smuggling town on the turkish border kurdish officials tell us they had a mole inside isis, an informant trusted by baghdadi who could visit him and was passing on information back to the kurds that they were relaying to the united states. >> richard, thank you. and president trump has kept

al-baghdadi in his sight since the beginning of his term calling him and isis, quote, savage monsters. nbc's hallie jackson has details leading up to the deadly strike. >> reporter: the president in extraordinary detail delivering a dramatic retelling of a mission that has consumed him, he says, since the day he took office >> i kept saying where's al-baghdadi? >> reporter: it wasn't until about a month ago that television keyed -- intelligence keyed in on. and they confirmed al-baghdadi was where he thought he was. he was briefed thursday, given military options friday, and on saturday, the president huddled in a situation room with his top advisers around 5:00 p.m >> the attack started moments after that the element of attack that they were most afraid of was getting

from our base into that compound >> reporter: the president clearly riveted, waited and watched. >> absolutely perfect as though you were watching a movie. >> reporter: and after special forces landed at the compound, president trump in graphic terms explained what happened next in baghdadi's violent final moment. >> they blasted their way in, and then all hell broke loose. he died like a dog he died like a coward. he was whimpering, screaming, and crying >> reporter: the terrorist's death is among the most significant military options of the trump era with the president seemingly well aware of the weight of the moment his announcement compared to then president barack obama. >> they killed osama bin laden and took custody at that time. >> reporter: at that time president obama notified top lawmakers first, even called his predecessor george bush. but this time president trump concerned about leaks he says never told key congressional

democrats like nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, and adam schiff >> i think that's a mistake but let's not lose sight of the fact it was a success >> reporter: the president did call his closest republican ally, senator lindsey graham >> he did not call others. was that a mistake >> i was in town so i was right down the street. >> does the president not trust the speaker of the house with sensitive national security information? >> chris, i don't think that was the implication at all >> reporter: as for the response from house speaker nancy pelosi, frances, she acknowledges the death of al-baghdadi as significant. but she is now calling for a house briefing on the raid and on the administration's regional strategy in a dig she is noting that while some congressional leaders were not notified in advance, the russians were. frances, back to you >> hallie, thank you we turn now to breaking news in california where wildfires have sparked a statewide emergency there. in southern california, l.a. county fire officials say at least 36 homes have been damaged

by the tick fire which is about 70% contained. and up north the kincade fire continues to spread rapidly in wine country it has grown to a nearly 55,000 acres. these wildfires are being fuelled by hurricane-force winds that are carrying hot embers nbc's jennifer bjorkland has this report. >> reporter: in northern california, fire is racing across the landscape >> i can report to you that this is still a very active fire. >> reporter: the kincade fire north of san francisco is feasting on hurricane-force winds. more than 3,000 firefighters are working to put lines around the inferno that's already scorched tens of thousands of acres >> currently the fire edges somewhere just south of the community of windsor near shilo where our resources are engaged. >> reporter: nearly 2.5 million are without power. the governor declared a statewide emergency.

mandatory evacuations have forced thousands of californians to get out of harm's way but some people who have been ordered to leave don't have a destination. >> we knew we needed to evacuate we had no idea where to go >> reporter: the kincade fire is just one of several burning across the west, and forecasters warn conditions remain ripe for more we are mourning the death of former congressman john conyers. he was the longest serving african-american congressman in history. he served more than 50 years before stepping down in 2017 amid multiple sexual harassment charges he denied. he died at his home of natural causes john conyers was 90 years old. the astros are one win away from the world series title thanks to a near perfect

mounding on the mound. it was a whole different story for the nationals, alvarez hits a 2-run homerun. carlos correa same thing george springer would knock another out of the park in the 9th. and the astros cruised to the 7-1 victory. a special guest was on hand to watch the home team lose [ crowd reacting ] >> that course of boos for that man, president trump greeted by the. tiger woods' season is off to a historic start. tying the legend sam spieth for most pga wins of all time. he finished with 19 under 261 and a 3-stroke lead. if that wasn't impressive enough, the victory comes after

a fifth knee surgery and nine-week layoff tiger is now the fourth ranked american golfer making him eligible to play for team usa in the 2020 olympics. >> and now back to the story of the california wildfires >> this is an unfortunate situation that continues to be heightened across california yesterday was impacting california with wind gusts today still 30 to potentially 60 miles per hour also a extreme weather risk fire danger throughout los angeles to san bernardino this afternoon at least through the next 24 hours. the problem is that relative humidity continues to be low along with temperatures well above

look at highs. they are starting to drop down flagstaff today 48 we are seeing a dip in the jet and the change in temperatures window washers working on an automated crane had to cling for their lives when it began to swing out of control they were working on the exterior of a building in edmonton, canada, when winds caused that crane to swing violently out of control one of the workers left dangling by their harness emergency personnel eventually rescued those stranded window washers who both made it down safely without any injuries. >> what a wild, wild ride there for them a michigan farmer finds a fallen ufo and shots ring out near a vigil near dallas. police are searching for the gunman

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a vigil was held overnight for a gun fire event in texas. a reporter with our dallas ffrp affiliate shows this video that appears to show three bullet holes in the side of their suv >> that vigil is being held for one of two people. a gunman opened fire at a party. an urgent search for a suspect continues this morning nbc's morgan chesky is in greenville, texas, with the latest >> reporter: an urgent manhunt in texas a halloween party took a deadly turn leaving two people dead. the flurry of gun fire injuring at least a dozen others.

one sheriff's deputy loading a victim into his own cruiser. police say it was close to midnight when that gunman walked into the back of the building, pulled out a handgun and opened fire sending more than 700 people running for their lives the. >> i had blood on my plants, i had blood on my t-shirt. >> do we have any idea where the shooter is >> no. >> none? >> no. we don't even have a vehicle description. we don't have a name, a nickname we have nothing to go on to try to locate the shooter. >> reporter: the event part of the homecoming celebration for texas a&m commerce but was located off campus, and the school says not sanctioned >> i didn't realize the magnitude of what happened because she just said somebody is shooting and we are running >> reporter: kimberly wilson came to pick up her daughter's

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in tonight's top stories, california congresswoman katie hill has resigned amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a capitol hill staffer. it comes after the house ethics committee opened an investigation into whether hill had an inappropriate sexual relationship with an aid new health rules ban relationships between members and their staff. she denied the allegations but did admit to having a consensual sexual relationship with a woman on her campaign staff. in a resignation hill blamed the scandal on what she called her abusive husband who she is divorcing and also dirty

politics her husband did not immediately respond to our request for comment. chicago public schools will miss an eighth straight day of classes today as the teacher's strike enters its third week mayor lori lightfoot announced that the final terms of a potential agreement were being reviewed, but a deal had not been reached with the chicago teachers union a miracle walk for the first time since 2005 paralyzed arizona police officer bill white was able to stand thanks to a special wheelchair. he was injured in a shooting 14 years ago. but on friday he carried the flag in the opening ceremonies at the state's special olympic fall games a bit of sci-fi hit home for a couple in michigan >> this baby fell out of the sky and landed in our yard >> this farm in saginaw county, michigan, became an unlikely landing zone for a spacecraft.

>> you never know what's going to happy. >> reporter: nancy and dan welke are used to being greeted by their houses but on saturday a different four-legged object grabbed their attention. >> and it's still going and flashing >> reporter: the couple believe the satellite belonged to samsung and told the reps who flew in. the company telling nbc news samsung europe's space balloon came down back to earth. weather conditions resulted in an early soft landing in a selected rural area. just days ago in london samsung hosted a star-studded event launching the world's first selfie in space with the help of this model >> and peas people >> reporter: but back on earth >> thank god there were no

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100-mile-per-hour wind gusts fueling some of california's most ferocious wildfires hundreds of thousands forced to flee from their homes. we're live in napa with the latest -- of attack that they were most afraid of was getting from our base into that compound. then all hell broke loose. he died like a dog he died like a coward. he was whimpering, screaming, and crying. >> the mission to kill isis' leader we'll go inside the white hous ' situation room and get the fallout in the