of course, the king needed a castle, and he found it right on the ocean in malibu. mansion is again up for sale, and our robert frank got the full tour. >> reporter: there is no strip of sand in all of california that attracts the ultra rich and super famous like malibu and there's no better example of the allure than the flip top trophy house with a power to seduce the king of late night tv johnny carson after just one visit. >> do we know anything about how he found this place? >> he came to a party and walked in and said, how much? and they said, it's not for sale and he said, how much? and he wrote an offer that they couldn't refuse. >> reporter: that offer was a reported $9.5 million. more than three decades later, the late night tv icon's compound is owned by a hollywood power couple couple looking to sell it for $81.5 million. when you roll up this hideaway's lush drive you will see what made this talk show host pull out his checkbook and turn it into his full-time residence for 20 years. >> there are trees growing in this living room. >> there really are. it

johnny carson's astounding malibu house. "on the mone >> announcer: this "on the money," your money, your life, your future. now, b. >> we begin with gift cards. it's an easy gift to buy at major retailers and to give during the holidays, too, but the plastic currency is being used as part of a massive fraud being fueled by the opioid epidemic. in an "on the money" investigation contessa brewer found stores across the country are beg targeted easy summon inside some of the country's biggest retailers there's a shadowy world of commerce, crime and drugs, and at the center gift cards. are gift cards currency you can use to pay for drugs? >> yes. >> reporter: by all appearances, these four women could be tidying up what looks like a college dorm room, but this is no university. it's rehab. >> that worthlessness, i mean, that guilt and shame that i feel every day. that i chose drugs over my son, every day. these women aren't students, they are crippling addiction. >> i've ghef in italy stolen. >> repor they sat down with us at a

and north 31, malibu hills, 44 miles per hour, that's

the temperatures have been cool, but each day they're warming up a little bit. 12%, 8%, malibu hills, gusts 44 miles per hour and now paps diana is turning -- and pasadina is turning northeast. 30s, 40s, it's not bad. 31 gilroy, and 32 boulder creek. and offshore berkeley lab, north wind oakland hills and east bay hills, it's showing a sign of offshore breeze. there's nothing for us here. except a high cloud or two. it's a high and dry pattern. 60s on the temperatures. here are the warmest temperatures, in the santa clara valley except for patchy fog and it's dry here. >>> the time is 5:20, a roadblock for the oakland a's man's for the stadium. coming up who stepped in and how the a's front office is responding, the oroville dam is safe. a lot of people living by are not buying it. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, it's 5:22, people living near the oroville dam are frustrated with water official the. they hold the officials of the department of water resources, they have no credibility when they say hairline cracks in a newly built spillway are nothing to worry about. damage to the s

suzanne and husband alan's malibu beach house is minimalist and amazing.hen. >> it's a cool kitchen. >> it's huge! i do want to ask you, when i see things like this -- >> well, this, um, is hydrochloric acid. and these are digested enzymes. i take a lot. maybe 60 vitamins a day. >> she's 71. he's 81. and believe me, there's no problem in the passion department for these two. suzanne talks all about their "sex sometimes twice a day" life in her new book "two's company a 50 year romance with lessons learned in love, life and business." >> i never had a hard liquor drink until two years ago in my life, because i come from a long line of alcoholics. and i was always afraid of it. and i would drink a little wine, but i noticed wine was making me fat. and, um, my kids said, drink tequila. and i said, i don't drink hard liquor. oh, try it. and i liked it. and whatever happens on the couch in the corner happens. >> whatever happens. >> but my favorite part of the home tour was finding this. >> it was originally devised to be an upper body, you know -- and like tha

in malibu on july 4th?was. and that led to his credibility. so at that time we decided to try to get this conversation on tape. >> so they wired the cellmate for sound, and they heard jim fayed talking about how he had tried to kill his wife but how it just hadn't worked out that time. prosecutor alan jackson. >> james fayed describes in detail how he told the killers about a party that pamela was going to be attending in malibu. according to him, they were simply supposed to carjack her and kill her. and everybody would think that it was just a random act of violence. nobody would know anything the better. >> now, with a confession on tape, both jim fayed and josÉ moya were charged with pam's murder. but there was more work to be done in order to track down the others involved. >> it seems like you pretty quickly fixed on mr. fayed as the only suspect here. and the only question was, since it wasn't his hand on the knife, whose hand was it and how do you connect that person to him? >> correct. and the firs

at a party in malibu on july 4th?yes, she was. and that led to his credibility. so at that time we decided to try to get this conversation on tape. >> reporter: so they wired the cellmate for sound and they heard jim fayed talking about how he had tried to kill his wife but how it just hadn't worked out that time. prosecutor alan jackson. >> james fayed describes in detail how he told the killers about a party pamela was going to be attending in malibu. according to him, they were simply supposed to carjack her and kill her, and everybody would think that it was just a random act of violence. nobody would know anything the better. >> reporter: now, with a confession on tape, both jim fayed and jose moya were charged with pam's murder. but there was more work to be done in order to track down the others involved. it seems like you pretty quickly fixed on mr. fayed as the only suspect here and the only question was, since it wasn't his hand on the knife, whose hand was it and how do you connect that person to him? >> co

and north 31, malibu hills, 44 miles per hour, that's around 1500 feet. and pasadina northeast, it's not good here. remember it's been bone-dry here. they haven't much rain since february. east northeast at santa ana, there's not much help. there's no purple on our graphics here because the purple, they issued the highest ever and ours go to red. it's fire weather warning. 30s, 40s, 50s on the chart today. there are a few 40s and 50s depending on whether you get the northeast breeze. high pressure is large and in charge today. we get an offshore breeze for us, not as strong, but still there. >>> here he is, i do believe mr. alex savidge, did he wake you up, did they wake you up? >> no earlier than usual. i raced down here to help out. sal is off today. i'm taking care of the traffic duties this morning for you. all good news, all green on the maps this morning, here's a live look at your saleno supercommute. we'll show you what the scene looks like at the bay bridge toll plaza. you shouldn't have too many issues trying to get into san francisco right now.

teens to the single digits malibu at 8% gusting up to 61.othing good today for them we have a high wind warning with high fire danger continuing through friday. they have a long way to go unfortunately. 30s on the temps, 40s and 50s with 60s on the san mateo coast. 29 in gilroy, 31 boulder creek and santa clara at 32. the northeast area in half moon bay gusting up to 32. moss beach and half moon bay are in the 60s. clear for us with no change as everything is up and over the ridge of high pressure. 60s with the warmest temps in pacifica near santa cruz. except for some patchy fog it is going to be dry and sunny.>>> bonuses despite a bankruptcy. coming up, who is getting the big payout at toys "r" us? ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". in your money visits news, the fires in southern california are affecting stocks. >> pam cook is back in her studio to explain. >> shares of edison international have dropped to 15% as investors are worried the power lines may be responsible for starting the fire. similar

same for malibu hills. 34miles per hour. 65degrees.he humidity is in the single digits there. 11% at topanga canyon. bone dry and no help for them. we get a few high clods. and with this offshore breeze for most of the area, it's going to keep a few high clouds in the mix. 30s, 40s to near 50 degrees. much cooler for many compared to yesterday. walnut creek at 32. 33 san ramon. el sobrante all in the 50s. berkeley down 15 degrees. there's still an easterly breeze in the oakland hills. more of a southerly breeze. and still 20 to 25. yesterday was 35 to 40. twelve in truckee. 41 in las vegas. and 33 in ukiah. and lake tahoe, teens, 20s, and 30s. south lake tahoe is 18 degrees. and a little bit of smoke has made it in from the fires in southern california and drifted northward. that's why we have the spare the air. hazy conditions and that smoke started to work in yesterday. it's still filtering in a little bit. 60s on the temps, and we should be cooler. it is a very quiet pattern for us. i don't think anything is changing until after the

i joined the two lovebirds in their home in malibu, and did i ever get an earful. >> look at this.. you know, our house burned down seven years ago and we've been looking, looking, looking. i just thought this is me. it's glamorous. it's grown up. >> vaulted ceilings, an ocean view, suzanne and husband alan's malibu beach house is minimalist and amazing. >> look at this kitchen. >> it's a cool kitchen. >> it's huge. i do want to ask you when i see things like this -- >> well, this, it's hydrochloric acid. these are digested enzymes. i take a lot, maybe 60 vitamins a day. >> she's 71. he's 81. and believe me there's no problem in the passion department for these two. suzanne talks all about her sex sometimes twice a day life in her new book, two's company, a 50-year romance with lessons learned in life, love and business. >> i never had a hard liquor drink until two years ago because i come from a long line of alcoholics. i was always afraid of it. i would drink a little wine, but i noticed wine was making me fat. a kid said dnk tequila. i said i don't drink hard liquor. i tried it

malibu, orange county, they are under the gun tonight and tomorrow night. it's definitely -- because of the duration, this thing isn't over in a night. it will be a few nights. >> i don't remember them typically lasting like a week. this is going to stretch you said through friday poe continuation -- potentially through friday? >> yeah, that's what's so unique here. is it unusual to have big fires like this in december or thanksgiving or november? kind of, but it happens. we've seen southern california do this before in december and even in january and february believe it or not. northern california not so much. you're right, julie. exactly that. it's not over tonight. it's not over tonight. >> we were talking to a reporter who was in the city of ventura earlier today and he was saying that one of the issues with the winds is that they can't get the airplanes up to drop the fire retardant. he says the helicopters can fly, but they just have water buckets. it's those big planes, that dc- 10rbgs, 747 -- dc-10, 747 who can drop it. they can't fly because the w

of the president surrounded by a crowd of supporters out there on the malibu beach. the picture was nominated for a pulitzer prize. it ran front page. of course gerald ford years later exploits the same thing he loved swimming and being photographed by photographers. there are zefl photographers who made this picture of jfk leaning over his reading desk. which was behind his regular desk. a lot of people feel that he was leaning over to read the newspaper. but some of you know he had back problems. and wore a back brace. and this posture position of his was very helpful in straightening out his back. and at the same time reading the newspaper. before jfk probably the most beloved president in the united states was franklin roosevelt. who was always in a wheelchair. and he never wanted to be photographed. jfk who had back problems didn't mind being photographed. no matter whether he was able to run down street or couldn't even move. like this picture here of him being hoisted into the airplane because he can't climb steps very well. everyone though he could walk down

and kennedy would spend a lot of time with his brother-in-law and his sister in malibu, california. just outside of l.a. and every once in a while unannounced jfk would run out into the surf to get a little bit of that warm california water. and little by little, the public would realize the president is out there. and bill bebe rushed around and weighed in a suit and tie, kicked off his shoes, and went in the surf and made this memorable picture in 1962 with president surrounded by people on malibu beach. it was nominated by pulitzer prize. and of course gerald ford would do the same thing, he loved going swimming. there are several photographs made this picture of jfk leaning over his reading desk which was behind his regular desk. a lot of people feel he was reading newspapers. but as some of you know he had back problems and wore a back brace. and this posture position of his was very helpful in straightening out his back. and at the same time reading the newspaper. you know, before jfk, probably the most be loved president the united states had was franklin el moroe roosevelt w

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malibu winds have been testing -- up to 50 miles per hour.hich is extremely dangerous place to have a fire. as you look at the live camera shots you can see the smoke everywhere. it is unhealthy. it is not -- the smoke will clear any time soon. it will be there for another two or three days.>> very strong winds the first night. after that they died that down. in southern california they have been going on for several days.>> it will be a seven-day event by the time this is done. i can remember a time when we have had winds of persistent for so long. malibu is blowing 44 miles per hour. that is further south. the red flag warning in effect. wind gusts -- tonight exists. we will see them perhaps up to 50 and 60. these are down from the 70s and 80s we have been talking about. he will talk about your forecast.>>> coming up protesters around the country setting their sights on verizon store to remote net neutrality. we will talk to an expert about the fight to keep the internet free. and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my jo

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i'd get back to my house on a narrow beach in malibu.dy surf and would go in every morning before i went to bed, and i remember at some point during this -- being in the waves and the sunlight and looking back at the hills of malibu and thinking, how can i be doing this? how can i be giving all this up? >> i was 13 at the time. he said there was a secret history of the vietnam war that he'd been reading and had a copy of this. and he had decided that he wanted to make a copy of it and make it available to congress. he described it in terms of sieve the disobedience would i help him. i don't suppose he needed my help but it was risky and important to him and it was important to him that i be a part of it in some way and that very afternoon began copying the pentagon papers. >> you can watch the full documentary, daniel ellsberg and the pentagon papers, that's tonight from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. eastern time right here on msnbc. that wraps it up for us this hour here at msnbc. i'm richard lui. stay with us for updates and breaking news as it h

i get back to my house on a little narrow beach in malibu. to body surf, and i would go in every morning before i went to bed, and i remember at some point during this, being in the waves, in the sunlight, and looking back at the hills and malibu and thinking, how can i be doing this? how can i be giving all this up? >> i was 13 at the time. he said there was a secret history of the vietnam war that he'd been reading and he had a copy of this. and he had decided that he wanted to make a copy of it and make it available to congress. he described it in terms of civil disobedience, would i help him. i don't suppose he needed my help, but that this was something risky and very important to him, and it was important to him that i be a part of it in some way. and i think that very afternoon began copying the pentagon papers. >> okay, you're not going to want to miss this. the most dangerous man in america, the special presentation right here on msnbc saturday night, 9:00 eastern. up next, john meachem and peggy noonan look ahead to 2018. that's nex

malibu hills had a guess at over 40 miles an hour within the hour temperatures already in the 60s and 70s the relative humidity values coming down quite a bit. here is the view in the pacific. this is a dramatic image for this time of year. this is where the storm track is. way out here. almost like a storm block is pushing the clouds to the north. we are locked in a dry weather pattern and a warm weather pattern into the weekend and beyond. current numbers are in the 50s and lower 60s. san francisco 62. fremont 63. livermore upper 50s. clear skies again towards the golden gate bridge. it looks like a quiet weather pattern, but a cool start this morning. hour forecast model, the only thing you will see is the clock moving. we will take this into thursday and friday and these numbers are not moving at all. a strong signal that we remain in this dry weather pattern into the weekend and next week. forecast highs this afternoon in the 60s. low to mid 60s under mostly sunny skies. looking ahead it will be the same story heading into the weekend. more sunshine with temperatures in the 60s.

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in malibu, firefighters pouncing on fires there.he thomas fire raging across ventura county, barrelling into the town of la conchita. firefighters battling a blizzard of embers and ash. you can see inside this ridge, the fire engulfing both sides of the canyon. we watched the fire line leap across this mountain. they are dropping as much water as they possibly k the idea is to stop the fire from getting to this charred part of the mountain to the avocado fields and homes below. and we found anthony and rene sprinting back to their home. it was a scramble repeated thousands of times in california this week, rene ripping photos off the walls of her room. willing to help any help in the dash to friday. why the wedding dress? >> we've been together since i was 19. we've been through so much. >> reporter: parts of california facing some of the most critical conditions on record. marcus moore embedded with fire fighters. >> we have firefighters who have lost their homes, so it is personal. >> reporter: back at the skirball fire, that's no

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malibu had wind gusts up to 56 miles per hour. the wind will pick up a little bit but this is the nature of the offshore wind. they get going after midnight and during the early morning hours. we will be tracking it. and that we will be in between weather systems. we have a nice looking day ahead. it is freezing in fairfield. 39 santa rosa. the overnight lows will get down there in they will be chilean there will be frost. all the usual stuff. the next few mornings, get used to the cold because it is not going away soon. it will hang out for a while. we will have these nicer mornings that will cool off quickly and the days will be in the 60s. we will see low to midshipman 60s, san francisco 62 degrees for a high. look at the sky for tomorrow. 40 degrees for san francisco. 58 degrees at lunchtime and 62 degrees for san francisco as a high. most of us will be between 62 degrees and 65 degrees. that is a plan. you may be able to find a warmer temperature down the coast. overall, with the five day forecast, is the dry one and all eyes

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nonetheless, an extreme fire danger fp dry santa ana winds already picking up to 34 miles per hour in malibu. you have four primary fires, scurba, the creek fire, the rye fire and the largest, again the thomas fire at 90,000 acres. the biggest thing is the wind. tomorrow gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour. possibly 60 plus in the hills. not much changed by thursday night or friday morning. generally the same, so a tough two days ahead. by saturday morning it'll remain breezy but look like relief coming our way. i'll talk about the burn index that the firefighter are concerned about and show you the levels they've never reached before at 11:19 tonight. >> another look over ventura county. this is an area that's going to be closely watched this evening and throughout the next two days. you can stay with us for continuing coverage over southern california. we're posting updates on our facebook and twitter feeds. you can check out jody hernandez tv. >> also new at 11:00, a troubling crime behind the scenes. police say this man is facing charges over what he allegedly did to two minors at a production

not just in ventura but down towards malibu with winds gusting up to 50. in brentwood they had the fire near the 405. in the embers or sparks are going to be a problem. i talked about it earlier. this evening's winds have been forecasted 50-70 miles per hour. come back at 10 pm and we will see of those are verifying. they are verifying. we are going to see 50 mile-per- hour winds. we already have. look at the way the smoke is laying down.>> it has ramped up. it is a blowtorch again. this is about where we were two nights ago. now we have more fires and more area covered. i don't know how firefighters -- you don't fight this. every firefighter i have known said when it is like this we get out the way. you are not fighting that fire. that is what is going to happen all night. the winds are going to double in the next three or four hours. they will last until 1 am. then they will start to back down. tomorrow is the linchpin day for southern california and the wildfires. as bad as conditions as you can get an wildfires scenario.>> awful to see what is happenin

malibu hills almost 70 degrees but still seeing a northerly component here, topanga canyon, not as strong, the gusts so far. a persistent pressure spinning in high to low, midlevel clouds. a few high clouds would make it more into the south, santa rosa, st. clair -- san jose, santa clara valley. red flag warning continues through tonight and no sign of any rain to help them out. 29 in lake port, and yet 58 half moon bay, 38 patality -- palo alto, 20-degree spread. east bay temps, cold, 30s, even down to 33, dublin to 55, 56 in pinole so, again, there's your easterly bay through the bay -- so the bay and much of the coast very cold. you can see the airflow is land to sea so i don't think it's as strong as yesterday but still a mild day, a warm day over by the coast. 12 up in truckee, 15 south lake tahoe. a lot of this is favoring southern california or central california. weak system coming in, you can see the higher clouds in southern california but that's all they are is high clouds and that little guy will spread in a few clouds for us but it's a dry pattern, mostly sunny and maybe part

we were allowed inside this prison camp in malibu. there are no walls or fences here.owed to join the programme. with a job like this, there is only time to think about the work. latoya najar is serving four years for causing the death of her seven—year—old son in a drunken car crash. the attraction for me was because of my crime, i could come out here and do something positive. it's challenging mentally to get over something. i'm never going to get over it, but to try to ease my mind and this has helped. with california facing more frequent and more destructive fires, some critics call this slave labour. but the project is voluntary, it may reduce re—offending and it provides some measure of redemption. everyone is like, "we love you firefighters." we all wave back and we wave to the kids. it's amazing, yes. the work may be exhausting, it may be dangerous, but in the words of one prisoner, "it's better than twiddling yourthumbs injail." james cook, bbc news, in southern california. russian submarine activity has apparently reached a level not seen since the end of the

we were allowed inside this prison camp in malibu. there are no walls or fences here.ere is only time to think about the work. latoya najar is serving four years for causing the death of her 7—year—old son in a drunken car crash. the attraction for me was because of my crime, i could come out here and do something positive. it's challenging mentally to get over something. i'm never going to get over it but to try to ease my mind and this has helped. with california facing more frequent and more destructive fires, some critics call this slave labour. but the project is voluntary, it may reduce re—offending and it provides some measure of redemption. everyone is like, "we love you, firefighters". we all wave back and we wave to the kids. it's amazing, yes. the work may be exhausting, it may be dangerous, but in the words of one prisoner, "it's better than twiddling your thumbs injail". james cook, bbc news, in southern california. the weather now with helen willetts.... although it has been a mild run up to christmas and that will continue today on christmas eve, we will

new fires breaking out from san diego county, where some schools have been evacuated, to malibu. armies of firefighters pouncing on flare-ups. on the ground and from the air. the thomas fire, raging across ventura county, now scorching more than 150 square miles. la conchita early this morning. firefighters battling with a blizzard of ambers and ash. the fire jumping the 101 freeway, one of so many arteries blocked by the flames. you can see inside this ridge, this fire is just engulching both sides of the canyon here. we watched this fire line leap down this mountain. these helicopters are dropping as much water as they possibly can on these fields. the idea is to stop the fire from getting from the charred part of the mountain down there to those avocado fields and the homes below. and just yards away, we found anthony and lenay bavero, sprinting back to their home. it was a scramble repeopled thousands of times in california this week. lenay ripping pictures off the walls of her children's rooms, grabbing items by the drawer full. and willing to accept any help in the dash to