this morning, "world news now," president trump's late night move to dismantle obama care. >> major decision on subsidy payments for obama care and how it could affect the health care markets. >> this morning, the backbackla. fema can't stay there forever. we fake-take you to the island. >> bizarre sonic weapon allegely used on american diplomats in cuba, causing brain damage. the mystery noise behind a greg diplomatic dispute. >> if christmas can come early, then so can halloween. we are less than three weeks away. we are celebrating with a preparty.

machete, hockey mask and join the fun on this friday the 13th. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." grab a machete and hockey mask in the middle of the night. what could go wrong? >> not everybody has friday the 13th party, no? not at all? oh, man. all right. well. >> maybe start a trend. >> we'll get to it. yeah. of course. but we are going to start this half-hour with the breaking news. the president delivering what many are kidding a major blow to obamacare revealing plans to end crucial subsidies. the white house announcement hours after the president signed an executive ordered aimed at unraveling portions of the health care law. cost sharing payments he plans to scrap were designed to reduce out of pocket costs for low income americans. >> this could impact, millions of people. one analyst says the end

premiums to spike, pushing insurers out of the marketplace. democrats imagine immediately pounced causing this pointless sabotage of the affordable care act. the white house statement read congress needs to repeal and replace obama care and providing relief to the american people. in the meantime. this move came as quite a shocker after the executive order, came very, very late into the night. a lot of people, haven't had time to absolutely weigh in as yet. you can imagine reaction. >> an issue the president discussed with republicans. even republicans were split. some were saying this would have negative impact on people in their districts take away health care coverage. then he has support on others, saying the white house never had the authority to take these payments. the power of the purse so to speak comes from congress. the obama administration should have gun one to congress and congress decision whether to approve the payments. >> not going to

paul ryan sa porlts tupports th. not going to have an immediate impact. >> could set a new onus to repeal and replace obamacare what the president wanted. >> in the first place. let's move on now, and turn to the california wildfires considered the deadliest fire in state history. >> the fires devastating wine country have now killed at least 31 people. and search teams have started that grim task of combing through the rubble for more victims. >> so far the flames have burned an area as large as new york city. destroying wineries and thousands of homes. containment we are told is nowhere in sight. abc's lindsay janice is in the hard hit town of santa rosa an hour north of san francisco. >> reporter: d.c. 10s and this 747 super tanker part of the all-out effort to contain the deadliest wildfires in california history. >> we are not out of this emergency. we are not even close to being out of the emergency. >> reporter:

francisco in a hand-to-hand, house to house battle. on the front lines, firefighters dealing with thick smoke and rough terrain. so this fire is about to jump the road here up the hillside. >> there is significant potential for that. if you look at the fields, they're dry. >> reporter: more than two dozen now dead. hundred missing. authorities now using cadaver dogs to find victims. >> we have found bodies that were almost completely intact. and we have found body that were noth morgue than ash and bones. >> wind gusting up to 45 miles an hour, could erase any progress they hoped to make, against fires that have already burned more than 250 square miles. >> number of the fires as they grow. r are growing together. entire cities evacuated. in calistoga police going door to door and patrolling streets. roads choked with cars. >> folks are smart. get out while you can. >> in sonoma, a race to pack up. >> built 30 years in my business. not letting a fire take it. i am going to

>> new questions how authorities warned residents about the fires. >> local authorities have the responsibility of pushing out messaging for -- evacuation orders. >> sonoma county reportedly considered but did not use the wireless emergency alert system because it worried it could create panic and hinder rescuers. take a look at this. this was the catholic high school. the mangled metal you see here, school desks. this fire extinguishinger exploded by the flames. of the more than 3,500 structures destroyed in the fires. more than 2800 of them, right here, in santa rosa. just incredible devastation. lindsay janice, nbc news, santa rosa. >> incredible devastation. so many striking pictures we have seen from the fire zone. including this one that caught our eyes. >> take a look at the eerie images of a mail truck making round through a neighborhood in santa rosa. where home after home is burned to the ground.

still requested that their mail be delivered. >> look at the difference there. with that side of the street spared. and then the other side, just, just destroyed. >> it almost reminds you of when a tornado hits. you see one house, completely leveled. the next house untouched. >> yep, absolutely. >> all right. let's see where, how the weather situation is going to help out, these, these firefighters out there. from accuweather. good morning. >> good morning. we are still talking about a high fire danger. right now things are fairly quiet. at least through parts of northern california. but those red flag warnings go in effect tonight when the winds shift and the gusts become more than 25 miles per hour. today, though the focus will be on southern california with a north wind at times gusting to 45 miles per hour. in and along the interstate 5 corridor, highest concern for fire danger. >> quite a situation there in southern california. thank you. corrections officer among two workers who were killed

failed prison escape in north carolina. three other prison employees are in critical condition. thr authorities have not said how the workers died. they said the inmates set fire inside of the plant at the correctional institution. some then tried to escape but were caught. all inmates are now accounted for. >> the mayor of san juan, puerto rico, lashing out at president trump after he tweeted fema can't be on the island forever. the mayor says the president's comments add insult to injury. the twitter exchange played out as house lawmakers, approved a disaster relief bill which includes aid for puerto rico. in san juan where clean water and power are in short supply. >> reporter: three weeks after hurricane maria battered puerto rico see piles of debris across san juan. only 17% of the island has power right now. the death toll it has risen to 45. president trump add a series of tweets about the island where he said in part

bad shape financially and referencing infrastructure before hour skein maria, but they survived the storm and now he won't be able to keep first responders and fema on the ground here forever. that message has a lot in the area scared. we walked inside that apartment building right here behind me. where the residents, they only have power in their hallways, for a few hours out of the day. and there are only two power outlet in the hallways. that means you have got the whole group of neighbors, floor of people, sharing those two outlets that charge their phones and they have got little stove top that they scan plug in. that's it. it has become a dire situation in there. that's the story from much of the island. so after hearing what the president had to say, what he tweeted, message is sell pull here from the people we have spoken with. they need more help. the first recording has now emerged of the mystery sound that some u.s. embassy workers heard in scuba which reportedly caused, brain damage as w

it is one, one of many that investigators recorded trying to figure out whether the sounds came from a sonic weapon. some describe the noise similar to sleeking crickets but with an electric twang. associated press enanswer recording, and increased volume. but has the not otherwise altered it. take a quick listen here. >> intelligence experts are analyzing recordings. so far they stay, they still cannot pinpoint what is responsible for harming the dip low matts, at least, 22 americans have been medically confirmed as being sickened by the attacks. >> bizarre. >> the chicago cubs still have a chance at the world series. barely. >> yeah, so the cubs survived the do or die game. game five. the nationals. chicago came back from an early 4-1

when addison russell's double, made it 8-4. the sixth. the nats fought back. 9-8, cubs, buddy bryce harper struck out for the final out. >> isn't he your favorite too? >> he, we have bonded in the past. it hurt. sorry about that, buddy. >> but you know what as the any d.c. fans you are used to losing in the first round. off awe right. right, right, right. >> you know who wasn't unhappy about that? pretty much everyone in chicago including the cubbies of course in the dugout. the cubs head to los angeles now to open championship series tomorrow night. >> what a great setup though. you have houston/yankees in new york. and you have l.a./chicago. potentially really, really great world series. on the horizon. >> not too shabby. >> coming up. surprise appearance in the white house press briefing room. the chief of staff, john kelly

reporters. what he had to say about all the presidential tweets. >> the flight attendants speaking out. hear what they're telling us about the increase of violence on board and how passengers with cell phone cameras may actually be compromising flight safety. you are watching "world news now".

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southern japan awake after six years of 4600 tall mountain sent smoke and ash into the sky. the force sent boulders on roads, smashing hundreds of windows. >> scientists say a volcano under yellowstone national park may erupt sooner than expected. it is believed when it does ex-plex explode it could send out enough to wipe out life on earth. the volcano super eruption was 630,000 years ago. researchers in arizona think the next one could take place within decades instead of centuries. >> all right, deuces. to washington now. chief of staff john kelly making a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room. >> yeah, answered question as but reports of growing tension in the white house. abc's john than ca

>> reporter: denying reports he was so fed up with his job he wants to quit. >> i read it all the time, consistently. i am not quitting to day. i, i don't believe, i just talked to the president, i don't think i am being fired today. and, i'm not so frustrated this in job that i'm thinking of leaving. >> reporter: the first time kelly has taken questions from the white house press corps since becoming the ultimate behind the scenes power player. >> do his tweets make your job more difficult, general kelly? >> no. >> kelly said his job responsibilities do not include manage the president's twitter feed. >> i was not sent into, or brought in to control him. >> amid widespread reports of dysfunction and dischord in the west wing, the president has come forward in recent days to praise kelly's leadership. >> he loves doing this which is chief of staff more than anything he has ever done. >> reporter: the retired marine puts it this way. >> this is the hardest job i

this is in my view the most important job i have ever had. i would offer though it is not the best job i ever had. best job i ever had, as i have said many times when i was enlist mad reason sergeant infantry man. that was the best job i ever had. >> reporter: the president also said he expects general kelly to continue serving as his chief of staff for the duration. he said, seven years. meaning, throughout this term and if he gets re-elected through the next term as well. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. coming up, flight attendants speaking out. >> growing tensions between passengers and flight crews in the friendly skies. that ae that's next on "world news now." why do the best things in life create so much mess! tackle it all

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have some serious repercussions. >> flight attendants speaking out warning of a new environment has them fearing for their safety and safety of their passeng passengers. abc's david kerley explains. >> this one incident. sent shudders through the airline industry. >> oh, my god, look what you did to him. >> dr. david dao refusing to give up his seat. dragged. bloodied down the aisle. dao settled with united airlines. but airline cabins are now unsettled. >> the minute something else happens, i believe it will escalate higher than it was with dao. >> three flight attendants from three airlines introduced to us by their union asked we not show their faces or use their names. >> the dao incident brought a lot of attention to us not in a way we would like. >> that one incident made that big difference? >> yes. >> some passengers feel now that they could be more defiant. and that

>> reporter: now when flight attendants ask a passenger to do something they often see camera phones coming out recording their every move. >> the fear is -- not that you are going to be on social media that the airline might take action against you. >> there have been plenty of other incidents. passengers fight. >> crazy. awe confronting flight attendants. the rising tensions. >> don't touch me. >> according to the flight attendants is leading each to be more lax to avoid confrontation. everything from seatbelt buckling. cell phone use, lap tops, verbal okay about helping in the exit row. >> if you don't acknowledge me, i kind of shrug and go my way. >> they call it inform not enforce. >> is this affecting safety in the aircraft? >> i think it is a huge safety issue. >> if craw hayou have one perso doesn't follow the rules they can affect the whole airplane. >> reporter: the faa has

commitment to safety. but the flight attendants remain worried. >> reporter: what is your greatest fear on board? >> my greatest fear now is, just being attacked. >> physically attacked? >> physically attacked. >> reporter: even the airline industry acknowledges the newfo to allow crews to better manage situations but adds it hopes everyone understands the importance of listening to and working with each other. the flight attendants say they came forward they're worried about safety. as time passes from the dao event there has been slight improvement in the cabin but still a tense at muss femospher. >> such a polarizing issue. in the one case you feel for flight attendants they can't do anything. >> they went be bothering you to put it in airplane mode. you can lie and say you put it in airplane mode

you didn't. >> imagine there are probably people out there trying to get attention looking for the confrontation on purpose. on the other hand we have had the flight attendant that goes over, tries to abuzz their power. >> celebrate friday the 13th next.

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this morning on "world news now" -- the dangerous conditions in store for california today as the rapidly moving wildfires reach a deadly milestone. first responders are desperate to reach the elderly before it ties late to escape. we have new details from the west coast ahead. >> with every day that passes since hurricane maria, puerto rico falls deep near crisis. with most at a loss for life's basic needs, the island now a political football as the white house faces tough questions on whether the federal government has done enough. >> and new this half-hour, the new police investigations into harvey weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct on both side of the atlantic. >> it comes as another hollywood executive find himself in the cross