captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, october 11th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." waves of wildfires tear through california county. some people are returning to see what's left while others are holding out hope that the flames will skip past their home. a woman records her encounter with harvey weinstein. >> i don't feel comfortable. >> please, i'm not going to do

anything. >> more women come forward accusing of sexual . and challenges with the secretary of state. good morning from the stuld yoes 57 newsroom at cbs headquarter here in new york. good to be with you. i'm an ma ee green. one official describes the scene as pure devastation. after a string of fast and deadly fires. at least 17 have been killed and 200 missing. more than 2,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed. 17 fires are burning across seven counties and several more days of hot, dry, windy weather, fire-friendly weather is on tap. >> reporter: anne-marie, so many people here in santa rosa are

now homeless. take a look around me. this is the scene around this whole area. and just when you thought it couldn't get worse, a new emergency overnight. officials have called for more evacuations as these fires continue to burn out of control. smoke and flames burned through structures the northern california's wine country into the night as fire officials updated the public on efforts to stop the spreading. >> we're here to help, we're here to do the best we can, to stop this fire, to prevent any other loss. >> reporter: across the region stunned residents are taking account. >> just bought $420 worth of clo clothes on sale, and all my clothes are gone. >> reporter: this consumed the trailer park. numerous wineries also went up

in flames. >> a lot of people lost their houses and lost everything, so i think we can rebuild this. >> reporter: fire officials hope improved weather conditions will help contain some of these fires. in the meantime crews are in neighborhoods putting out hot spots and trying to protect the homes that are still standing. >> this is nowhere near over. this is very dangerous. >> reporter: the sonoma county sheriff says search teams including members of the california national guard have alrea already begun scouring for missing people. >> that team of 30 found 110 people safely today. >> reporter: the source of a lot of confusion around who is missing is the power is out, cell phone service is down. officials doan know if people are not answering their phones or they're not getting calls. so right now they're urging people to go on social media and

declare themselves safe. danielle nottingham, cbs news, santa rosa. some 400 miles south of the wine country fires there's another fire threatening thousands of fires in orange county. the so-called canyon fire destroyed 14 building and damaged over 20 others. at least 7,500 acres have burned but it is now 40% contained. most evacuation orders were lifted last night. the theme park remained open despite the orange glow. ash fell on some nearby neighborhoods and some residents said they had trouble breathing. ahead on "cbs this morning" carter evans and john blackstone with more on the wild devastating fires. well, the board members had no idea on the growing claims.

they include actresses jan gelee na jolie and gwyneth paltrow. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: the new yorker reports that in 2015 model amber batts lana gutierrez told city police she was groped by harvey quinestein. police asked gutierrez to wear a wire during her next encounter. the "new yorker" obtained that. >> you touched my breasts. >> oh, please. i'm sorry. just come on. i'm used to that. >> no, come on. i'm not used to that. >> i won't do that again. police, come here. >> the district attorney's office declined to prosecute the case because they could not establish criminal intent.

ronen pharoah of the "new yorker" spoke to 13 women who all claimed between the 1990s and 2015 weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted the women. three called it rape. it was said any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unee kalle. >> do you think your reporting will change anything? >> i think that for these women it already has. they have done something that sends a message about accountability. >> i spoke to an attorney who's an executive who referred to one of the claims all part of weinstein's serial misconduct. in las vegas, the city's national hockey league expansion

team held their first home opener but the festivities were replaced by a dedication to those massacred days ago. >> these individuals will never be forgotten. may their lives long shine. >> the arena was lit with the naples. no message, just requests vegas strong." authorities say bad dock shot a mandalay bay security guard about 15 minutes before he shot at the concertgoers but that's unclear and they're another sure if he called for help or if it was related to police. there was also a minute tense man on the 32nd floor when

paddock fired the first shots. now to president trump and members of his republican party and his own cabinet. mr. trump has lashed out again at sflor bob corker after corker called the white house an adult day care center. margaret brennan has our report. >> reporter: in an early morning tweet trump referred to the republican as little bob corker and said he was made to sound a fool. yet in this audio clip the senator clearly consents to being taped. >> i know they're recording it and you are too. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: in that recording he said mr. trump may be headed to world war iii. >> mr. corker is entitled to his own opinion but not his own facts. >> we have concerns.

>> he may have voted against the deal ultimately, but he not only allowed the deal to happen, he gave it credibility. >> reporter: the iran deal is also a source of tension with secretary of state rex tillerson. >> i guarantee you, my iq is much higher than theirs, all right? >> reporter: during the campaign the president often bragged about his intelligence. regarding tillerson he told forbes magazine i guess we'll have to compare iq tests and i can tell you who's going to win. state department's heather nauert. >> what's the secretary's iq? >> it's high. >> margaret brennan, cbs news, the white house. the prime minister of spain called an emergency cabinet

meeting to consider the government's next move regarding cat lope ya's declaration of independence. they have put the push for independence on hold and they're calling for talks with the spanish government. catalonia is a region in northeast spain including barcelona. this morning the spanish foreign minister said the talks were a trick but there may be room for negotiation. >> two officers were relieved of their duties this morning. the mccain collided near singapo singapore. ten sailors were killed. they say the commanding officers used poor judgment and the executive officer exercised per lead irship. coming up on the "morning news," cyber attacks are real. >> and unbridled joy. a little girl receives adoption news, and it's caught on video. this is the "cbs morning news."

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ski. the hacking tools came from the nsa. israel notified the nsa and after angation nsa allegedly found those teals in the possession of the russian government. a utah police officer who arrested a nurse was fired yesterday. police body camera showing jeff payne roughly handcuffing the nurse in july after she refused to allow him to draw blood from an unconscious patient. "usa today" reports on the army accepting more low quality recruits and granting waivers to those who admit smoking marijuana. congress has reversed trends starting with the obama administration to downsize its military. and the "los angeles times" says steven spielberg will revive his 1980s tv series

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reaching another record high. walmart was responsible for nearly half that gain. the nasdaq finished seven points higher. driver's license numbers were reportedly included the information supposed in that massive cyber security breach at equifax. last month they said the private information of more than 145 million people was compromised. besides social security number, birth dates and addresses, the hack also exposed the driver's license numbers of over 11 million people. facebook's cce mark zuckerberg apologized for what's described as a tone deaf virtual reality tour. >> it appears we're here in puerto rico. >> the presentation shows avatars along with live images

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>> president trump welcomed the stanley cup-winning pittsburgh penguins to the white house yesterday. the team celebrated their second consecutive championship with the president in the east room. mr. trump called the penguins true champions and incredible patriots. and for the first time since 1986, the u.s. men's soccer team won't be playing in the world cup. in a stunning upset, the team lost to trinidad and tobago last night, 2-1. that coupled with victories last night from panama and honduras ended the hopes of making 2018 tournaments in russia. the men's soccer squad has played in 17 world cup in a row beginning in 1990. coming up on "cbs this morning," the latest on the deadly california wildfire. we'll have live reports fr s fr hart-hit santa rosa.

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our top stories this morning, 17 wildfires burning this morning have caused widespread disruption. at least 17 people have been killed and at least nearly 200 others have been reported missing. and more women including angelina jolie and gwyneth paltrow say. they say they had no knowledge of the alleged harassment but 16 former and current executives and assistants knew of

weinstein's unwanted sexual advances. it's been three weeks since the hurricane hit puerto rico and recovery has been slow. about 80% of the power is still out and the death toll continues to climb. it's up to 45. david begnaud is in san juan. >> reporter: amid the misery, there's finally hope. this is on the western side of the island. for the last week this parking lot has been a distribution center. families drive up and get a single box of supplies. inside you've got everything from potted meat as it reads, applesauce, and candy. they're handing out little mres. folks say it's actually good. aides are getting through, but it's a trickle. in this nearby town it's as if the hurricane hit yesterday. homes are destroyed. families are collected rainwater to clean dishes and themselves.

it's a nightmare, this woman says. we also went to ponce in the southern part of the island, here, too, grocery stores are running low on food. even so people are lining up to get in. >> what do you want from your government? >> just to show up. >> reporter: he's a police officer here and a ugs navy veteran. we want people to move the gas, the food. >> booting on the ground. >> that's all. >> reporter: while the island struggles to cope, fema held a job fair, announced as good news by the white house, to hire 1,000 people, almost doubling its stachlt residents wonder how many worker us does fema need in order to end the emergency. the grorng of puerto rico tells the cbs news two people are believed to have died from a bacterial infection an now five other people are being treated with antibiotics.

david begnaud, cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll have more from david begnaud from puerto rico as he tour some of the worst hit areas on the island. plus the deadly wildfires. we'll get updates from the scene. and five military dogs will receive cain nine medals for their service and sacrifice. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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as you can see devastation , there is nothing left. >> california on fire, 17 fires are burning across the state right now and the death toll is expected to rise. another look at storm scan three now the rain makes a return today we will tell you how much is heading our way. investigation is underway after a triple shooting in philadelphia, we will tell what you officers think may be behind, the violence. today is wednesday, october 11th good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. it is wednesday, hump day we are getting over hump together lets check the forecast with katie and road's with meisha. >> she has her hands on her hipps. >> you know it is hump day because we go we have two more days and we a