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

the new allegations against amazon's chief of programming. >> the last call for the quirky bartender from new york on jeopardy. how austin rogers' 12-game winning streak came to an end and why this won't be the last time we see him. that story later in "the skinny" on this friday, october 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning on this friday we are going to start this half-hour with what is the deadliest week in wildfires in california history. >> destructive fires are blazing across the wine growing region and now blamed for 31 deaths. more than 8,000 firefighters on the ground. winds are picking up fanning the flames that charred 200,000 acres. >> air quality awful. it plummeted you can see there the thick smoke, blanketing the area. those are communities where people lived, where they had their houses. th

7,000 people lost power in napa county alone. abc's elizabeth herr is in santa rosa. >> reporter: from above the devastation is mind-boggling. block after block of charred ruins of what were once family homes, in santa rosa, this is all that is left of a catholic high school. as firefighters do everything they can to prevent even more neighborhoods from turning into this. >> 30 years, my business, not letting a fire take it. going to clear everything out as much as we can. >> reporter: the threat from the 20-plus fires still burning, testing fire fighters, hacking at the brush then back burning in sonoma. >> the backfire will take away the fuel bed creating a larger buffer along this roadway. >> on the front lines, firefighters dealing with thick smoke and tough terrain. and here in santa rosa where we are this is devastation just

about everywhere you look. cars, furniture, and homes, just burned to the ground at this point. among the only people allowed in this neighborhood, are teams with cadaver dogs, searching for the people. still missing. >> we have found bodies that were almost completely intact. and we have found bodies that were nothing more than ash and bones. >> reporter: with more than 250 square miles already burned entire cities remain evacuated. >> can't pack the house up. praying to good we come home and the house is still here. >> the road out choked with cars. >> some heading out leaving sprinklers running on the roof to try to save their homes. elizabeth herr, abc news, santa rosa, california. >> winds up to 50 niles an hour driving 21 fires across northern california. unfortunately expect to crank up again later today. >> so fire danger remains critical with new red flag warnings posted across the northern part of the state. combination of offshore winds and low humidity making for

critical conditions farther south near los angeles and santa barbara area. >> wild weather in oregon. check out the tornado. touching down at an airport in the portland area. along with some hail, and lightning. the whole thing powerful enough to flip over two small planes. >> moving on now, an american woman and husband captured by the taliban five years ago will be returning to canada. caitlyn coleman and joshua boyle and three children all born since the kidnapping will head back to boyle's home country of canada. he refused to board a u.s. military aircraft, the family was released wednesday during an exchange between the u.s. and pakistani military. the couple was captured in 2012 in afghanistan and had only been seen in videos released by the taliban. >> more than three weeks after hurricane maria made landfall in puerto rico

crisis desperate for food, clean walter and power. the death toll stands at 45 and is likely to climb. now the latest stats are blamed on bacterial and infectious diseases linked to contaminated water. 17% of the island has electricty. >> in tweets, president trump warned the federal government cannot help puerto rico forever and suggested the island is to blame for many current problems. >> reporter: from president trump, a dire warning that federal aid to puerto rico may disappear. the president tweeting, we cannot keep fema, the military and the first responders in pr forever. he has been under fire. >> we love puerto rico. >> for his response to hurricane maria. throwing paper towels to storm victims during his visit. and bashing the island for its massive debt. but just days ago, a change of tone. the president making this promise. >> we will not rest until that job is done. >> democrats lashed out at that new presidential warning. >> mr. president, do not send a

will turn our backs on them. that is not fair, it's not right, and you ought to correct the statement you made. >> gentleman is out of order. >> even the governor, ally of the president, tweeting the u.s. citizens in puerto rico are requesting the support that any of our fellow citizens would receive across our nation. three weeks after the storm, there are nearly 17,000 fema workers in puerto rico. but there also nearly 4,000 in texas, seven weeks after hurricane harvey. and nearly 3,000 in florida, five weeks after irma. does president trump believe that the people of puerto rico are american citizens? >> yes. >> who deserve the same access to federal aid as the people who live in texas and florida? >> yes. >> what is his tweet about then? >> our country will stand with american citizens in puerto rico until the job is done they're not going to be there forever. >> reporter: despite the president's tweets, you heard general kelly say the white

house is committed to helping puerto rico and the house has just approved a $36.5 billion disaster relief package that comes at request of this white house, the senate is expected to vote on it next week. president trump is expected to decertify iran nuclear deal today. and lay out a new strategy. the announcement this afternoon in a speech from the white house where he will declare the agreement is not in the national security interest of the united states. the president is also expected to outline iran's troubling nonnuclear activities which he says violate the spirit of the agreement. congress will then have to decide whether to reimpose sanctions against iran which would in effect sink the deal. >> days after the president said secretary of state rex tillerson was wasting time negotiating with north korea his chief of staff is taking a slightly different stand.

john kelly says di policemen see is a critical factor in preventing north korea from developing weapons that can hit the u.s. mainland. kelly says north korea is his biggest concern. but he believes that for now the threat is manageable. >> a recall under way for 500,000 car seats manufactured by diono, sunshine kids juvenile. the company says certain models may not enough protection from chest injuries. diono offering a free repair kit. find more information on low only electric vehicles on the city streets by 2030. recently city officials anounls announced plans to eliminate diesel cars for the 2024 olympics. the goal ties have city become carbon neutral. getting around by bicycle, public transportation or electric cars.

>> may have a new entry in the batman franchise, doesn't star ben affleck. the prequel, "batman ascending." >> i see. >> jeff mccann climbing to the top of his building outside nashville. spent the night on his roof and under the stars to keep a promise. >> okay, apparently he told students if they raised $50,000 during a fund-raising drive he would sleep on the roof, dressinged as a caped crusader. the kids brought in more than 57,000. so, voila, a man of his word. >> so quickly. >> yeah, get the principal to agree to do something embarrassing see the power of the children to rally together. >> he actually looks good there in his tights up there. >> he does. >> looks like he is enjoying himself too. coming up the most expensive home in the world. we'll tell you where this is 187-year-old mansion is located

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she shook the hand of a 32-year-old man with hiv in front of the cameras, she knew exactly what she was doing. she was using her position as princess of wales, the most famous woman in the world, to challenge everyone to educate themselves. >> prince harry accepting an award on behalf of his late mother's ground breaking work raising awareness for hiv and aid. >> harry talked how princess diana helped chip away at the stigma, showing the disease could not be transmitted to casual contact. accepting the award from attitude, gay lifestyles magazine in the uk he said he and his brother william are incredibly proud of what their mother achieved. >> let's stay in the uk where

abuse scandal turned into a full-fledged investigation. police in london are investigating alleged sexual assault involving the hollywood mogul in the 1980s. this comes as police in new york confirm they also looked into a claim from a model here, saying osecuted.se was never wo years meanwhile, oscar winner, emma thompson called out weinstein as a predator on the bbc saying he is at the top of a ladder of system of harassment and bullying in hollywood. and actress kate beckisale said she was 17 when he made advances and resorted to screaming outbursts. >> emma saying the tip of the iceberg. head of amazon studios suspended amid sexual harassment allegations. saying roy price, seen there, propositioned her and made lewd comments to her two years ago. the hollywood reporter, reporting on it saying the producer says she notified amazon immediately and outside investigator was reportedly brought in but the results of that probe are sti

mother who spent nearly a week in jail for refusing to vaccinate her 9-year-old son. it all stemmed from the kuls dedispute between rebecca bredow she had with her ex-husband. in the end he had their son vaccinated while she was behind bars. and the judge ended up awarding joint custody to the father. in an exclusive interview with abc, bredow says she is sticking with her decision. >> was it all worth it, would you do it again the same way? >> i would absolutely do it again the same way. i would abshrewly. it was about protecting my child standing up for what i believe is right. >> what do you want america to know about you? >> i am a caring mother. i am not a perfect mom. but i love my children with all of my heart. they're my life. you know? and i would do anything and i would go to, go to jail 100 times over if it meant i could protect my children. >> you can hear the full interview with rebecca bredow later this morning on "good morning america."

>> when we come back, we will find out who ended the jeopardy run for that quirky bartend ter. >> "the skinny" is next. ♪ indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ .nausea, heartburn, ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ here's pepto bismol! ah. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪

♪ >> little weird al yankovic, american original there, starting with the guy. >> i like it. >> yeah, i like it. >> who lost on "jeopardy." >> austin rogers, quirky bartender skyrocketed to fame ended his 12-game winning streak. >> he lost not by getting a question wrong but by being outbid by stay at home mom, scarlet simms by $51. >> and we come to scarlet simms. she had $21,200. and wrote down, what is, it is a wonderful life. she could be the new champion if she risked enough and she did. $33,201. the new jeopardy champion and the giant killer. scarlet simms. >> quite a contrast. i thought it was a freeze frame. >> not sure she, she got it right away.

surprised couldn't react. >> exactly. rogers is taking home $411,000, putting him in fifth place in jeopardy all-time regular season winners. >> he will be back on jeopardy on november 6, competing in the two-week tournament of champions. but the loss is, is, kind of interesting. because, austin made his reputation by betting big. >> yes. >> used to take the risky, risky bets. interesting that he went out for not bidding enough. >> he dent do anything quirky or weird. >> only way he wins. >> only when we wins. >> oh, well. >> bittersweet moment caught on video only now being released. >> nearly three months after the death of lincoln park front man, chester bennington. they shared this carpool karaoke they filmed with an actor in july along with band members, johan and mike shinoba on the left. this was six days before bennington took his own life. >> bennington's family granted

per motion to use the clip in which he offers an imprm to singing lesson. >> you want to look relax the voice, use your diaphragm, stow when you hit like a, a note, like a regular note you would sing, like. ♪ yeah >> yeah. see that was great. >> mike. >> you are a natural. >> so close. >> he's go out. he's go out. don't think about it. feel it. got to come from within. ♪ yeah >> yes! >> yes. yes. >> this is probably the greatest day of my life. >> do you got it? >> combination between screaming and singing. >> so you just kind of let it go. and. ♪ loving you is easy

>> no? >> i'm sorry for anybody with pets in the building. i think they're. >> apologies to -- >> from the diaphragm. ♪ yeah >> there you go. there you go. yeah ♪ou got this.me. sounded like.hat prepubescent that was it. >> sorry, chester. >> we miss you, chester. >> 18,000 square foot, italian beaux arts mansion in south of france hitting the market with listing price of $410 million. >> yeah, yeah, the villa le said sits on 35 acres with 14,000 different species of plants by the way. a man-made pond. 20 green houses. 300-year-old olive trees. >> inside the 178-year-old mansion owned by belgium king leopald, 14 bed rooms, ballroom, olympic sized swimming pool of course. >> neighbors by the way include, paul allen, and andrew lloyd webber. >> villa le sedre. it does seem like we say this every week.

with major headlines of course the fire disaster in california. you also had the sex scandal, there in hollywood. >> but there is also room for a few surprises. so check out our weekly friday rewind. >> california burning.

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it does seem like we say it does seem like we say this every week. it has been a jam packed week with major headlines of course the fire disaster in california. you also had the sex scandal, there in hollywood. >> but there is also room for a few surprises. so check out our weekly friday rewind. >> california burning. awe they were screaming, fire, fire, fire, get out. get out. >> wildfires raging up and down the state. reducing hundreds of homes to ashes. >> these fires are just literally burning faster than firefighters can run. >> it was right here in santa rosa, a massive fire erupted in the middle of the night. before the fire the suburban neighborhood looked like any

just look at the image after. >> officers closing off the area. at least 21 dead. a number certain to rise. >> block buster allegations, harvey weinstein, movie mogul behind hollywood's biggest hits, accused of decades of sexual harassment in a bombshell report. >> authorities are left answering questions why he was not prosecuted after secretly recorded audio during a 2015 nypd sting operation. >> similar stories are shared by more than 20 women who say they were sexually assault, harassed or raped by weinstein. even president trump is weighing in. >> i have known harvey weinstein for a long time. i am not at all surprised to see it. >> was it a stunt? the vice president walking out leaving the colts/49ers game when some players were kneeling during the anthem. >> he tweeted this statement saying president trump and i will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our flag or our national anthem. the 49ers player, eric reid says it was all a pr stunt. >> he knew, i have seen this

happen. most players protest. he knew that we were probably going to. >> the white house today pushed back. >> to call that a political stunt is truly outrageous, egregious and offensive. >> 2-1, trinidad. >> we will get them in the next round. we are still in this thing. >> what do you mean? >> what do you mean? >> so what? >> we are not going, no chance we are going to the world cup? >> we are not going to russia? >> no. >> so what? >> but we bought the suits? >> we bought the suits. >> are we still sure that's -- >> they're not going. >> no usa in the world cup. see ya. >> we have to find another use for our suits. you know what saturday is --

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