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 region about what's ahead.

embattled congresswoman katie hill resigns over allegations of an afraid. to the world series, where there has been no love for the hometown fans. an epic battle in sunday night football here on nbc it's monday, october 28th. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. nearly 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate in california this doorbell video shows a family frantically leaving their santa clarita neighborhood l.a. county officials say at least 26 homes were destroyed as the tick fire burned more acres in southern california in the north, hurricane force wind gusts fanned the flames of the kincade fire in wine country. this video was taken by a firefighter who said this is the most aggressive fire he ever worked, and the winds reached 95 miles per hour there jennifer is in napa, california. is there any hope of getting

this under control soon? >> reporter: yeah, frances, unfortunately, they are not even expected to put a containment line around this fire until november the 7th as you mentioned, yes, it is an evacuation of historic proportions. 200,000 people chased out of their homes because of fire and many sleeping in emergency shelters like the one behind me. 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 edge is somewhere just south of the community of windsor, near shiloh, where our resources are engaged in perimeter control and attempts at structure defense. >> reporter: nearly 2.5 million are without power. the governor declared a statewide emergency. >> we've been battling fires all

up and down the state now for close to a week. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations have forced thousands of californians to get out of harm's way. >> i care about my life, his life, and the person's life who lives around us. >> reporter: some people who have been ordered to leave don't have a destination >> we knew we needed to evacu e evacuate we had no idea where to go. >> reporter: the kincade fire is one of several burning across the west, and forecasters warn, conditions remain ripe for more. but we are expecting about 24 hours of calm. then it kicks back up again. the hope is that they can get the upper hand and start to make some progress on that fire and hang on to it when the wind kicks back at them back to you two. >> hopefully they can get a break this time around jennifer jennifer, thank you. let's get the latest update from meteorologist janessa webb. >> we're getting breaking news

from the fire department parts of bel air being evacuated. akers being burned due to the wind gusts still picking up 30 to 50 miles per hour that's why the critical fire and extreme fire risk will last until about 11:00 to 12:00 this afternoon. as we continue to see winds picking up to at least 45 miles per hour then it subsides, and then another wind event wednesday. >> bracing for another round thank you, janessa. the world's most wanted terrorist is dead. president trump said al baghdadi blew himself up when troops were in pursuit in syria. the extremist was responsible for killing thousands worldwide. joining us from beirut with the latest is matt bradley this is a major victory for president trump. >> reporter: yeah, it is, actually you know, a lot of people are saying this is nearly symbolic the thing is, you know, when it comes to isis, there is no such thing as meric symbolic.

the group has simp liz bo simbo brought thousands to flock to its ranks. killing al baghdadi was a big deal, tantamount to the dismemberment. what made islamic state a state was ended. it was done by america's kurdish allies on the ground again, we're hearing it was the kurds who provided the crucial intelligence that allowed for this raid yesterday -- excuse me -- late saturday night -- that killed al baghdadi. it goes to show that the u.s. does need allies on the ground remember, it was the kurds who the president really betrayed when he withdrew forces from syria earlier this month >> we do have to thank them for their help in what resulted in the killing of the most infamous

terrorist in the world thank you is o muso much, matt. president trump kept al baghdadi in his sight since the beginning of his term, calling him and others in isis, quote, savage monsters. the raid on al baghdadi's compound the most consequential military operation of his presidency 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 is al baghdadi >> reporter: it wasn't until about a month ago that key intelligence zeroed in on the location of the elusive and reclusive terrorist. with the operation ramping up in earnest a couple weeks ago, when intelligence triple checked where he was the president was briefed thursday military operations on friday. as go time ticked closer, the president huddled in the 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: after special forces landed at the compound, president trump, in graphic terms, explained what happened next in baghdadi's violent final moments. >> 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 operations of the trump era, with the president seemingly well aware of the weight of the moment. his announcement, compared to this one, from then president barack obama. >> they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> reporter: at that time, president obama notified top lawmakers first, even called his predecessor, george bush 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 successful. >> reporter: the president did call his closest republican ally, senator lindsey graham. >> he did not calm other members of the gang of eight, even after the operation was completed. was that a mistake >> i was in town, 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, she acknowledges the death of al baghdadi is significant, but she's calling for a house briefing on the raid and on the administration's regional strategy in a dig, she's noting that while some top congressional leaders were not notified in advance, the russians were frances, back to you. >> hallie jackson for us, thank you. 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 aide. new house rules ban relationships between members and their staff. hillnied the allegation but then admitted to having a consensual relationship with an aide she blamed the scandal abusive husband and dirty politics her husband did not response for comment. we're mourning the death of john conyers the democrat from michigan was the longest serving african-american congressman in history. he served more than 50 years before stepping down in 2017 amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. charges he denied. conyers was a native of detroit and fought to make martin luther king jr.'s birthday a national holiday. he died at his home of natural causes john conyers was 90 years old.

the astros are one win away from a world series title thanks to a near perfect outing on the mound from their ace, gerrit cole he gave up only one run all night. a different story for the nationals. top of the second, alvarez hits a two-run homer. in the fourth, ga two-run blast. springer knocked another one out of the park in the ninth the astros cruise to a 7-1 victory. one point, nats fans started to boo, but it wasn't at the players. the boos, instead, reserved for president trump. also chants of "lock him up. let's check back in with janessa webb maybe the weather will help with the fire damage. >> we have breaking news coming in from the l.a. fire department we do have a brush fire that has started to expand. they are now calling this the

getty fire it is 40 miles of the 405. they have started to evacuate parts of bel air you need to be taking heed to your local station s if you're across this area 43 million continue to be unr red flagder by tonight across seattle, oregon, lots of sunshine so anything is sparking these fires. the winds have started to calm down, but still very dry in the area. >> affecting tens of millions of people at this hour. thank you, janessa. ahead, a summer vigil for the victim interrupted by gunshots the latest on the search for the gunman next.

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breaking news. an urgent search is under way in texas for a mass shooting suspect. two people were killed and a dozen others injured after a gunman opened fire at a party filled with college students overnight, a vigil was held for one of the victims, and then shots rang out again a reporter for our dallas-ft. worth affiliate says their suv was struck at least three times. police say no one was injured. here's morgan chesky >> we literally entered, it was, like, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: urgent manhunt in texas. a halloween party taking a deadly turn when a gunman opened fire, then disappear aid midst the chaos, leaving two people dead >> stand by for possible mass casualties >> reporter: the flurry of gunfire injuring at least a dozen others one sheriff's deputy loading a victim into his own cruiser. >> i'm going to be transporting one shot in the neck from the party venue. >> reporter: police say it was close to midnight when the

gunman pulled out a handgun and opened fire, sending 700 people running for their lives. >> i had blood o, pants had blo, t-shirt had blood on the front and back. >> reporter: do we have any idea where the shooter is >> no. >> reporter: none? >> none. we don't have -- 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 celebrations for texas a&m commerce, but was located off campus the school says not sanctioned >> i didn't realize the magnitude of what happened she said, mom, there was somebody shooting, and we're running. >> reporter: kimberly wilson came to pick up her daughter's car, where her 19-year-old ran for cover and hid for more than an hour. >> my baby could have been killed that's quite a -- that's enough of a distance where she could have been taken out. >> reporter: frances, investigations are running into

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teacher union. now a story of dedication to service and a miracle walk for the first time since 2005, paralyzed arizona police officer, bill white, was able to stand thanks to the special wheelchair he was injured in a shooting 14 years ago. on friday, he carried the flag in the opening ceremony of the state's special olympic fall game. >> good sight to see that. sci-fi hit home for a michigan couple when an unidentified object landed in their yard from outer space. here's kathy park. >> this baby fell out of the sky and landed in our yard. >> reporter: if farm in michigan became an unlikely landing zone for a spacecraft. >> never know what's going to happen. >> reporter: nancy and dan welke are used to being greeted by their horses in the morning. on saturday, a different four-legged object grabbed their attention. >> it is still going and flashing. >> reporter: the couple believed the satellite belonged to samsung, and told us reps flew

this to make sure they were okay and no damage was done the company telling nbc news, samsung's europe selfie balloon was coming back down to earth. weather conditions resulted in an early soft landing in a selected rural area. days ago in london, samsung hosted a star-studded event, launching the world's first selfie in space with the help of mode model car cara >> thank god there's no horses out or it didn't hit the house. >> reporter: this photo op is pretty hard to beat. kathy park, nbc news. >> hope they get to keep a part of it as a souvenir. >> they should get a flip phone or something if there was a phone and the screen didn't crack by some chance, that'd be the greatest advertiseme

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i can report this is still a very active fire. >> the person's life who is with us. >> we knew we needed to evacuate. we had no idea where to go. >> right now at 4, a state of emergency in the north bay. we're going into day five of the kincaid fire fight and the situation there only growing worse by the minute. people fleeing for their lives, packing roads and shelters. and just in this morning, new evacuations are now in effect. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. breaking news this morning, firefighters are again working against the clock