breaking overnight, dozens taken to area hospitals after a 5-alarm fire strikes a pennsylvania senior center in the dark of night. >> it happened so fast and he just mashed his lips against my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> senator al franken under fire for an incident, indecent incident that happened when he was an entertainer and the president weighs in with late night tweets. >> the controversial keystone pipeline has leaked thousands of gals ons of oil in south dakota. >> the president made a decision about hunting for trophies. >> can justice league live up to the hype?

"early today" starts right now aefr. >> good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. >> a 5-alarm fire at a senior living community, the blaze was reported 1:00 a.m. eastern in westchester. the inferno nearly destroyed the building and quickly spread to others. forcing 140 seniors to evacuate into the bitter cold, some in wheelchairs and beds wrapped up in blankets. one woman saw the plumes of smoke from her homeless than a mile away from the assisted living community. >> i looked out the window. it looked like a sunset and that's how big the blaze was going at that point and i knew something was going on with the helicopters and fire trucks and ambulances. police cars everywhere. >> more than 20 residents have been rushed to local hospitals. those who were not hurt are being reunited with loved ones at a nearby shelter. the red cross is also responding to help those displaced. so far the cause remains unknown. >> this morning the u.s. senate is grappling with a separate case involving allegations of

sexual misconduct against one of its own. this time senator al franken. after a woman came forward with allegations franken forcibly kissed and groped her years ago and now members on both sides of the capital are calling for an investigation. >> there is never an excuse for it. there is never anyway that you can defend it. and it's very serious. >> i support an ethics investigation. this kind of conduct should not be tolerated by anyone in any public official. >> could it be expelled from the committee? >> the assertions if true are deeply troubling. >> franken also said an investigation into his misconduct should be launched and now he's getting ridiculed by the president of the united states who has taken it upon himself to blast the senator, even referring to him as al frankenstein in a series of new tweets and resurrecting a decades old crude joke from franken that invoked 60 minutes leslie stall. >> those tweets coming despite mr. trump himself hin

accuse of the sexual harassment by at least 11 women after the controversial access hollywood tape from 2005 was leaked. we'll show you the president's jabs against franken, but first nbc's chris crack em brings us up to speed surrounding the new embattled senator. >> reporter: the he in leeann tweeden's statement is senator al franken, democrat from minnesota who the los angeles model and broadcaster says forcibly kissed and groped her back stage during uso tour in kuwait in 2006. >> he mashed his lips against my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. >> reporter: she says she repelled his advances with equal force. >> i remember i pushed him off with my hands and i just remember i almost punched him. i said if you ever do that to me again, i'm not going to be so nice about it the second time. >> reporter: tweeden says although the uso tour lasted another two weeks, shead

to never be left alone with franken. and is going public now to help others. >> this is happening in middle america. this is happening, you know, for women that work at chili's. this is happening for women who work in an office building somewhere in iowa, in kansas, in florida. >> reporter: in a statement thursday afternoon franken said the first thing i want to do is apologize to lyanne, to everyone else who was part of that tour. i respect women. i don't respect men who don't. and the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed. franken also says he'll cooperate with any senate investigation, which even democrats in the senate are calling for. chris crack en, nbc news. >> late into the evening the president weighed into the franken controversy. the al frankenstein pictures are really bad. where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as she

just last week he was lecturing anyone who would listen about sexual harassment and respect for women adding leslie stall tape. >> this morning congressional republicans are one step closer to passing a tax reform bill that's been decades in the making after the senate finance committee passed the gop plan late last night. as republicans looked to usher in over a trillion dollars in cuts for individuals and corporations, the president is already taking a victory lap on twitter, saying the bill was passed despite zero dems supporting it. still while the bill ways able to muster enough republican votes in the house, it looks like it may be an entirely different matter in the senate where a new and revealing numbers they could throw a wrench in the plans that as we learn the president and his family could actually save millions if the bill ultimately becomes law. for more on this we go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. tracy, good morning. >> reporter: philip, good morning. new nbc analysis takes a look at the impact on the trump family if this bill goes through. but first the joint committee on

moderate income families. for people making between 10 and $30,000, eventually their taxes will go up. their tax rate will go up in 2021. and on all income groups making under 75,000, same thing. it may just take a little longer. bottom line here, it looks like people who are of moderate incomes may not benefit from this according to that analysis. but the trump family would. nbc has taken a look at the one tax return that we have seen from the trump family, and it looks like they can save up to a billion dollars, that's the president and his heirs, according to our analysis of that 2005 tax return in the president's estimated net worth. here's what the president said in september about the impact of tax reform on his personal family fortune. >> no, i don't benefit. i don't benefit, in fact, in fact, very, very strongly, as you see, there's no -- i think

people of wealth. >> reporter: the president could save 20 million himself according to our analysis. now, senators are going back and forth trying to mark up or make some changes to the senate's version of this bill after the house passed their own. here's part of that discussion on thursday. >> it's a nice political play. >> well, mr. chairman -- >> it's not true. >> i get sick and tired of the rich est getting richer -- >> order, order. >> we do -- >> order. [ gavel ] >> order. >> over and over again. how many times do we do this before -- [ gavel ] >> listen, i've honored you by allowing you to spout off here. and what you said was not right. that's all i'm saying. >> reporter: bit of a shouting match going on there, philip, over whether the middle class or the wealthiest americans would benefit most. >> well, a lot at stake. tracy, thank you. >> this morning the special election race in alabama l

republican candidate roy moore as additional women come out to accuse him of inappropriate conduct. the latest poll from fox news now showing the former judge 8 points behind his democratic opponent doug jones. the two men were tied just weeks ago. well, still, as prom nebt republicans calm for moore to leave the race, the contentious candidate has vowed to fight on. he's even bringing in faith leaders from across the country to pledge their support. nbc gabe gutierrez reports from alabama. >> reporter: roy moore refused to answer specific questions about the latest allegations against him. >> they're not only untrue, but they have no evidence to support them. >> reporter: but he vowed to stay in the race flanked by more than a dozen religious leaders from across the country. >> this is an effort by mitch mcconnell and his cronies to steal this election from the people of alabama and they will not stand for it. >> reporter: this as more women are coming forward to accuse moore of unwd

ranging from inappropriate flirting to sexual assault. >> i was in shock and i was so humiliated and sickening. >> reporter: tina johnson saz moore groped her at his law office in 1981 when trying to settle a custody case. >> he grabbed my behind. he had power over me. he had me in a position where i couldn't do nothing. i didn't want it. he, you know, i was vulnerable and he took advantage of that. and he knew it. >> reporter: becky gray then 22 says they worked at the mall in gadsden, alabama. she says she reported moore to herman jerry lewis when he kept asking her out. >> it always seemed a little creepy to me because he was so much older. why would someone that age be hanging out at the mall? >> reporter: geena richardson said she was a high school senior when

class. she said the date ended with an unwanted forceful kiss. the white house says that the claims are true, moore should drop out. >> the president believes that these allegations are very troubling and should be taken seriously and he thinks that the people of alabama should make the decision on who their next senator should be. >> reporter: moore's supporters are digging in. >> this media and you people are sick and you desperately need the jesus that he knows. but you're a disgrace. >> reporter: despite allegations now from at least nine women, the alabama gop is sticking by moore, breaking ranks with the national party. the governor here says that the special election will go on as planned on december 12th. frances? >> all right, gabe, thank you. >> following more than a week of deliberations, a judge has declared a mistrial in senator bob menendez's bribery trial after it was dead locked. he was accused of accepting

expensive gifts in exchange for political favors. speaking to reporters menendez struck a somewhat vengeful tone. >> for those digging my political grave so they could jump into my seat, i know who you are and i won't forget you. >> pros kulters have not said whether they'll retry him, but the senate ethics committee said it will reopen an inquiry. >> all right. here we at the end of the week. let's get a look at how our weekend is shaping of up. let's go to nbc's meteorologist bill karins. good morning, bill. >> good morning. as we track into saturday, this is when it starts to get more moisture, snow on the backside possible, wisconsin. windy conditions, showery conditions when you wake up saturday in the ohio valley, great lakes. the northeast looks to cloud up saturday, on and off showers of rain from new york to boston saturday afternoon. the heaviest rain moving through areas of ohio and kentucky. by the time we get through sunday morning the storm system clears out pretty quickly for a pretty windy and cool, but at least dry day f

now here's a closer look at your day ahead. well, no problems out there today after yesterday's rain event in the areas of new england. that storm is exiting maine early this morning. we are watching cool and brisk conditions behind it. we have some near record highs in areas of oklahoma and north texas during the afternoon today. we'll show you the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. >> okay, bill, thank you. fast forwarding into your weekend, justice league will likely dominate the box office this preholiday season. the super hero mash up is expected to debut in more than $110 million. >> dunkin' donuts is preparing to open a newly branded concept store in boston next month called simply done kin. notice they left off the doughnuts. they want consumers to see the store as a destination for cough tee and not just doughnuts. >> elon musk has a major surprise up his sleeve after rolling out the truck. he rolls out the roadster which can go 0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds. thrs

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leading the news part of the keystone pipeline was shut off thursday. through several states after leaking over 200,000 gallons of oil in south dakota. an environmental official told nbc news the oil was contained to an agricultural area and did not reach any bodies of water. the pipeline's operator transcanada said it is investigating the cause but provided no information offense whether it might reopen. this comes as one of the most heated environmental debates in u.s. history is spilling back into politics. the senate energy committee advanced a bill wednesday that would allow drilling on alaska's arctic national wildlife refuge. senator lisa murkowski championing the bill asserts drilling can be done with minimal harm, but environmentalists say it would destroy the nation's largest wild refuge. opponents also slam the proposals' ties to the gop's tax overhaul effort. the drilling is estimated to generate over a bilon

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good morning everyone. i'm meagan fitzgerald. straight ahead on "news4 today," breaking news after a massive fire erupts at a senior living facility. the latest video and information just coming in from the scene. temperatures are going to be colder this morning. we're in the 40s right now. many areas are quickly dropping into the 30s. we have rain for part of the

good morning everyone. i'm meagan fitzgerald. it's friday. we made it to the end of the week. a bit of a chilly start,

we can't complain too much. >> thank goodness. i had my doubts for a little while. but it's here, we made it. i'm very happy. it's like a weight lifted off your shoulders in a way. >> exactly. >> feels very good. as we go into the weekend, we're going to notice some changes. hopefully you're excited about friday. you made your friday plans and weekend plans. to start you off, we have some numbers and temperatures down in the 30s. i think more spots, especially northern virginia, we'll be getting into the 30s. by the time you walk outside, 39 gaithersburg. 45 in washington. 37 in fredericksburg right now. also front royal. going throughout day today, the suburb temperatures dropping around sunrise. that's always the coolest point of the day. expect those mid to upper 30s. by lunchtime, it's actually going to be a cooler day than yesterday. pretty chilly by lunchtime. still in the 40s. we'll look at the rain for your weekend and show you when it