existence of aliens, io fathom we are it's wednesday, november 14th, 2018.thbs n relentless flames overnight, a new wildfire has popped up in southern california. the firefighters continue to battle blazes across the state. staff shake-up. key figures in the trump administration could be out soon. motive behind the possible move. and a suspect is under arrest accused of trying to build a dangerous bomb in his house ith chemicals used by house ith chemicals used by terrorists.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be would you. i'm anne-marie green. 50 deaths are blamed on wildfires in california. 48 killed by the campfire, the most flames pushed by strong winds moved near a major freeway and reds dent chal areas. moved to a major area. the campfire destroyed search crews continue to look for victims. the exact number of missing is unclear. last year statewide some 225,000 acres burned. tom hanson is here in new york with more. >> good morning. firefighters are slowly making

progress battling these flames, meanwhile, in some of the hardest hit areas, people are trickling back in to see what's left of their homes. search and rescue teams in northern california are sifting through the charred town of paradise. >> if there is any matter still icadaver ther than burnt bones, dogs and have a rapid dna system to quickly identify victims. butte county sheriff says residents will face a grim reality after they return home. vee seed an area, once people get back in there it's possible that human remains could be found. >> it's unclear how many people are missing. chardonnay has not heard from her father. she found his home burned to ashes. >> my dad's a survivr. he's been through war and so many things and there's a possibility he could have made it through this. >> five hundred miles south,

firefighters have made progress battling the woolsey fire. some neighborhoods were reopened and residents were able to see if their home survived. >> we can have thanksgiving here. >> others not as fortunate. >> i didn't expect to see this. didn't expect it to be gone. >> and as ventura fire chief noted. >> we are not out of the woods yet. >> they don't believe they will have the woolsey fire fully contained until sunday. >> just heartbreaking. in the coming days, rain is expected in the forecast for some areas which may bring relief, but it also presents another risk, mudslides. >> they cannot get a break. thank you so much, tom. now to washington where president trump is considering a staff shake-up that could include chief of staff john kelly. the first lady has made it clear that she wants the national security adviser fired and the head of homeland security may d ashe dett. >> reporter: at a ceremony

celebrating the hindu holiday, president trump said he has no remove kirstjen nielsen. they say she will be leaving but say the timing is uncertain. just last month president trump praised her response to the devastating hurricane. >> secretary nielsen, you've worked so hard. >> reporter: and she has been a vocal advocate for the president's policies including immigration. >> apprehension without detention and removal is not border security. >> reporter: but sources say she could fall victim to the president's frustration that his immigration agenda has stalled. >> a lot of adstrations make changes after midterms. >> reporter: if she is forced out, that could lead to yet another clash between the president and chief of staff john kelly who is nielsen's strongest supporter in the white house.

they say her firing could result in kelly's departure. the former four-star marine corps general has been frustrated that he couldn't bring more order to the chaotic west wing. if kelly were to leave, sources say the president has been advised to bring in someone with more political experience in preparation for the 2020 re-election campaign like nick ayers, chief of staff to vice president mike pence. kellyanne conway attempted to cast doubt on the anouns non mussily reports about the shake-up. first lady melania trump made her own personal recommendations saying she was unhappy with the deputy national security adviser who traveled with her to africa last month. mrs. trump said she was seen this afternoon standing behind the president was involved in greemes over seating on the plane and other logistics. >> reporter: in a rare public

rebuke, the first lady's office said about her, quote, she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house. and mrs. trump shared those views directly with her husband. but she is still in her job here at the white house. chip reid, cbs news, the white house. well, the deadline to finish the mandated vote recount in florida is tomorrow. today, lawyers for democrats will ask a judge to set aside a state law that mandates votes be thrown out if signatures on mail ballot envelopes don't match the signature on file. in the senate race, republican governor rick scott has a razor thin lead over incumbent bill nelson. has called on nelson to concede. desantis holds a narrow lead over democrat andrew gillum. not everyone is happy about amazon's decision to locate its second headquarters in new york city and virginia. amazon made the official announcement yesterday. the online giant was offered

more than $2 billion in tax incentives that some view as corporate welfare. others are concerned about the impact on housing prices, public transportation and schools. amazon says it will create 25,000 high-paying jobs in each location. >> we need a lot of tech employees, software developers, computer scientists, engineers, and both cities have available talent locally. >> amazon says the average salary for the new jobs it plans to create will be $150,000. the eastern part of the united states is in line to get hit with the first wintery weather of the season this week. a large storm system threatens to bring a mix of snow and ice from the mississippi valley to new england. power outages are possible. up to 8 inches of snow could fall in missouri and southern illinois. most areas will see an inch or two of accumulation. up next, homemade bomb investigation.

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empties it ouan fget about cuuming foweekot a r california residents are helping people who stayed behind in coastal communities in malibu during the deadly wildfires. many couldn't get out because roads were closed. now they're running out of supplies. boats carrying bottles of water, gas, food and other supplies arrived from the beach about 25 miles away. the supplies were loaded on to jet skis and even surfboards to bring to shore. a racist robocall went out to college students and an arrest in a homemade bomb case. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. the orlando sentinel reports a florida man is under arrest after trying to make what

authorities call mother of satan bombs. officials say that they were made of the same chemicals terrorists use to make bombs. >> fire in the hole. fire in the hole. >> a tip led police to a home in lake helen where they found explosive material. they detonated it in a nearby field yesterday. 37-year-old jared coburn says he was using the materials to make homemade fireworks. "the new york times" reports cnn is suing the trump administration to try to reinstate the press pass of white house correspondent jim acosta. they revoked his credentials last week after his questions angered president trump during a news conference. acosta at firs mon an in ied to take it away. cnn claims the white house violated acosta's first amendment right to report on the government. the white house says it's more grandstanding from cnn. a hearing is scheduled for this afternoon. the columbus dispatch

reports four members from one family were arrested for the execution-style murders of eight people from another family in rural ohio. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a husband and wife and their two adult sons. eight members of the rodon family were shot to death in 2016. they say the custody of a child played a role and that child was not hurt. hate crimes rose 17% last year. anti-semitic crimes increased by 37%. law enforcement agencies reported more than 7,100 eight crimes occurred in 2017. overall, 80% were based on race or religion. 16% on sexual orientation. but the number of hate crimes across the country could actually be even higher. >> we know that there's historic underreporting. we know there are over 90 cities across the united states that have populations of a hundred thousand people or more that

reported zero or nothing. >> acting attorney general matthew whitaker said the figures are a call to action. and the des moines register reports students are fighting back after a racist robocall on campus. the 2017 sieve-second call went out to about 250 drake land lines students, faculty and staff were in a meeting discussing other recent racist incidents on campus. the calls came from an idaho group known for racist and anti-semitic language. students are planning a rally on campus today. still ahead, the toys you might not want to put on your christmas list. a safety group shows us some of the worst toys of the season that may pose a danger to children. my mom's pain from moderate

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ahead of the arrival of a migrant caravan. on "cbs moneywatch," a top e-cigarette maker suspends flavored products and a warning about the worst holiday toys. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning. the price of oil plunged at one point yesterday to its lowest level in more than three years. benchmark u.s. crude dropped over 7% settling around $55 yesterday. the drop driven by concerns over increased production and weakening demand. particularly from developing nations. the steep drop in oil caused wall street to hit the sell lever. energy shares led a late afternoon selloff. dow lost 100 points, s&p gave up 4 and the nasdaq finished little changed. juul is ending the production of some popular flavors to crack down on sales to kids.

they stopped filling orders for cucumber, mango, cream, and fruit pods to more than 90,000 retailers. the flavors are still available on juul's website but requir they also shut down their facebook and instagram accounts. the government plans to announce restrictions on the vping industry which critics argue markets to youth. toys for the holiday season. black panther slash claw and plastic power ranger sword are two of the toys that they have sithd out. other toys include a cabbage patch kids ballerina doll, a nerf gun, the group say many of the toys represent choking, eye, and safety hazards. a toy industry called the list needlessly frightening and said many of the hazards are listed on the product's packaging. and a wisconsin glassmaking firm is giving its employees guns for christmas.

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how the white house is responding. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's wednesday, november 14th. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country.

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our top story this morning. overnight a new wildfire broke out in california. this one in san bernardino county east of los angeles. wind blew the flames near a major highway and residential areas. so far no evacuations have been ordered. to the north, the death toll from the campfire has risen to at least 48. search and rescue teams are looking through what's left of the town of paradise. it's unclear how many people are missing. about 7,600 homes were destroyed. the fire is 35% contained. to the south, the so-called woolsey fire as burned nearly 100,000 acres and its 40% contained. and cbs has learned president trump plans to remove >> kirstjen nielsen of white house security.

the timing of her departure is uncertain. they say her firing could lead to the departure of chief of staff john kelly. and first lady melania trump said she's unhappy with the security viers mere ra ricardel after how she handled her trip to africa last month. at least eight people have died in the latest flare-up of israel. charlie d'agata is in the israeli city near the border with the palestinian territory. >> israeli air strikes lit up the sky over gaza in an escalation not seen here since 2014. retaliation, the military says, for more than 460 rockets and mortars frierd from -- fired fra ael. ie isra tlle raeli civilians. >> gaza has been under the f as7

and epped up attks after a mission inside gaza left one israeli officer and seven palestinian fighters dead. the southern israerg this is what it looks like when one of those random hamas rockets hits an israeli house in an ordinary neighborhood. it blew a hole in the living room wall where a woman was watching television when she heard the siren. she begged her son to come with her to a reinforced safe room. >> that used to be your bed. >> yeah. >> reporter: it may have saved both their lives, just two minutes before the explosion he was in the shower. >> yeah, that's the -- i don't know. my luck or. >> reporter: it's a pretty close callac >> reporter: and this is what palestinians in gaza were facing, widespread destruction after the israeli military targeted 160 sites.

while hamas announced a ceasefire, the israelis aren't ready to go that far. the cabinet ordered the military to continue operations as necessary, but stopped short of calling for a new offensive. charlie d'agata, cbs news, israel. coming up on "cbs this morning," gayle king's interview with michelle obama. former first lady discusses her marriage to barack obama and some of the pain she endured while he campaigned for president. that's the "cbs morning news," thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. president. that's the "cbs morning news," thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart beds are on sale now

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>> and i'm michelle griego. the death toll from the "camp fire" in butte county is now 48. six more bodies were discovered. nearly 9,000 structures have been destroyed. butte county sheriff's say they have arrested six people for looting in the evacuated zone. the fire has consumed 203 square miles and is now 35% contained. sonoma county schools will make the call in 30 minutes whether they will be open today. most of them were closed yesterday because of the unhealthy air. and other districts have canceled outdoor activities until further notice. doctors warning that breathing in this air puts you at risk for lung, heart, neurological and immune system problems. and because the tiny particles enthembed deeply in your body,