Woman comes forward to accuse Antonio Brown of Sexual Misconduct on the same day his first accuser reportedly met with the nfl the latest on the growing investigations those stories, plus fired, snls decision to drop its newest cast member over racist comments in his past in plain sight, an eye opening new look at americas vaping epidemic and how some teens are hiding the dangerous habit. And out of this world. Station, this is brad, how do you hear me . Brad pitt goes one on one with a space station astronaut, today, tuesday, september 17th, 2019 from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hey, everybody, welcome to today, thank you for joining us on this Tuesday Morning savannah is under the weather so we recommend a lot of oj, stay in bed, sleep it off we hope that you feel better. Feel better, friend lets get to our top story on a Tuesday Morning. Some new developments on those attacks on crucial oil sites in the middle east that are driving up oil and gas prices and tensions between the United States and iran. Were going to get to the impact at the pump in just a moment first, nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. New this morning irans Supreme Leader said on state tv that iran will not hold talks with america so long as the maximum Pressure Campaign continues, effectively killing the prospect of a historic first facetoface meeting between President Trump and irans president rouhani at the United Nations next week the president facing a high stakes dilemma, trying to avoid a military conflict while also projecting strength. Following that brazen attack on one of the oil fields in saudi arabia, that sent prices skyrocketing President Trump is all but blaming iran. Its looking that way well have some pretty good were having some very strong studies done, but its certainly looking that way at this moment, and well let you know reporter u. S. Intelligence indicates the weekend drone strike originated from iran according to three people familiar with the intelligence iran has denied it was behind the attack while iranianbacked rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility, the saudis insist initial investigations have indicated the weapons yoosds in t use in the attack were iranian, not launched from yemen. 24 hours after warning the u. S. Was locked and loaded for a response, the president appeared to back away from any immediate against iran. Do i want war i dont want war with anybody. Im somebody who would not like war. Reporter at the same time touting United States military might. The United States is more prepared than any country in the history of in any history if we have to go that way. Reporter still some democrats are warning against it. Why in gods name would anyone even contemplate the u. S. Should go to war with iran to protect saudi oil . Reporter the president brushing off questions whether hes promised the saudis the u. S. Will protect them. No, i havent no, i havent. I havent promised the saudis that. We have to sit down with the saudis and work something out. Diplomatic, military, what are President Trumps options for a response here. Reporter National Security experts say there are military options, though again theres no indication the president will choose that path the u. S. Could strike iranian revolution guard sites or iranian ships or launch a cyber attack against the country President Trump said monday any response would be in his words proportionate and that he will send secretary of state mike pompeo to saudi arabia presumably to discuss next steps. Craig and hoda. Peter alexander from the white house this morning thank you. Now the question is how will all of this affect the price we pay at pump. Nbcs tom costello has been talking to experts hes in bethesda, maryland. Hey, tom, what do you think . Reporter yeah, about 10 to 25 cents within the next week or two say the experts. As we all know, oil shot up about 15 yesterday, very sensitive to what happens in the markets and whats happening geopolitically gas prices are sure to rise, but how much really depends on what happens next it may be a world away but the Ripple Effect may soon arrive at a gas station near you saturdays attacks took out 5 of the Global Oil Supply sending World Oil Prices surging. Within days experts predict pump prices will also start edging higher consumers could face steeper hikes than 0. O gallon and it could last to anksgiving. Reporter at the end of monday, gas was averaging 2. 57, 30 cents cheaper than a year ago. If prices do jump by 30 cents, that would put prices back to where they were this time last year the u. S. Is less dependent on foreign oithan ionce was todathe u. S. Is the worlds biggesprodt oil er with a whpinl total. Saudi arabia produces 12 , followed by russia and canada. U. S. Oil refineries have not been hit by a hurricane this year, and america is sitting on 645 Million Barrels of emergency l e. A few years ago, they would have been in a panic today we got a lot of oil. We got a lot of gas. Reporter another attack or prolonged conflict could send prices much higher a lot of folks say the extra few dimes per gallon can quickly add up. I live about 75 miles outside of the city. Im driving every day, thats 150 miles back and forth, im always concerned about the price of gas. Tom, you mentioned the Strategic Oil reserve there in the piece. President trump has said he would tap that reserve if necessary. Walk us through exactly what that is, and how all of that would happen reporter so the reserves have been there for the better part of 40 years now its not something new they sit in caverns down in the south in texas and louisiana theres about 143 days worth of imported oil protection. If the president were to decide to tap the reserves in order to stabilize prices, it would take a while, a couple of weeks for that oil to then get into the market but just yesterday, Energy Secretary perry suggested its premature right now to talk about tapping the reserves. Tom costello in bethesda, thank you. A california man has become the 7th person to die from an illness related to vaping. Health care officials in Tulare County confirmed that death on monday the centers for Disease Control has activated the Emergency Operations center. Its going to coordinate the investigation into hundreds of cases of lung illness linked to ecigarette use. At least 380 cases so far have been reported to the cdc by the way, in our next half hour well take a closer look at the epidemic and how some teenagers are hiding their habit in plain sight today marks day two of the first strike against General Motors in more than a decade the walkout of 50,000 workers looking for higher pay and benefits halting production at dozens of factories nationwide nbcs Anne Thompson is at the Gm Technical Center in warren, michigan, for us this morning. Hey, anne, good morning. Reporter good morning, the two sides talked throughout the night. Tensions are rising. A source close to the negotiations tells us overnight gm moved to cut off the Health Care Benefits for striking workers starting in october. The union says it will pick up that tab if the strike goes that long this morning, once again gms 31 plants across the country are still, the quiet broken only by the sound of strikers. Nobody wants a strike, but if you force our hand by trying to take away whats ours, we got to strike we dont have any other choice reporter from the oval office, encouragement to reach an agreement. Im sad to see the strike hopefully it will be a quick one. Reporter wall street punishing gm, sending the stock down 4 , after 48,000 uaw workers walked off the job, demanding better pay, job security and a share of gms profits, nearly 12 billion last year i believe there is power in numbers, and that our movement will be felt. Reporter gm in a statement says its goal is to reach an agreement that builds a stronger future for our employees and our business among the obstacles, it decision to idle four plants in the u. S. , including the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly plant, where wily leads the union. What is it like working at a plant thats supposed to close in january well, morale is down because of uncertainty, you know, we have about 500 and some people just had to transfer to flint, because, you know, they had families and they were scared. Reporter now, another big issue is that of temporary workers. The union wants to shorten the period it takes for those temporary workers to reach fulltime status and get those wages and benefits it says that that system of temporary workers actually hurts morale on the line hoda and craig. Anne thompson for us in michigan thank you. Now to a scene of utter devastation in maine where a building exploded on monday, killing a veteran fire captain and injuring at least seven others all that was left of that structure, just a large hole in the ground that you see there. Meanwhile, overnight there was an emotional vigil that was held for the victims. Nbcs ron allen has more on that and the investigation. Ron, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, craig. This is just an astonishing scene out here its almost as if a tornado blew through. There used to be a small twostory Office Complex back there. Its completely flattened. The explosion was massive. It was heard and felt for miles. Homes in the area were also damaged. There was debris everywhere and a Community Feeling grateful more lives were not lost this morning, authorities sifting through wreckage and debris, trying to determine the cause of a devastating building explosion that left one person dead Officials Say firefighters were investigating a propane smell early monday morning at leap, a nonprofit that helps adults with disabilities minutes later, after staff had been evacuated, the deadly blast that some say felt like an earthquake the massive explosion heard and felt miles away. It took probably ten minutes before the whole town knew what happened, you know, word spreads fast here. I immediately thought that everybody was gone. Reporter these before and after images revealing the extent of the devastation. The office had recently reopened after extensive renovations. You know, i spent a year in iraq, and thats about the closest i can explain it, it was just total devastation. Reporter maines governor, a resident of the town promising answers. We want to protect all other communities from this kind of thing happening, too, and make sure that we get to the cause and origin, and exactly what happened and why reporter overnight, this small, Close Knit Community comforting each other in a candlelight vigil. 68yearold fire captain michael bell, a First Responder investigating a reported gas leak, was killed when the building exploded. His brother, fire chief terry bell, among the others injured in the blast now, you can see the damage is just so extensive. There was debris found miles away from here, and all the stuff on the ground is just insulation from the building it looks like a snowstorm. Several injured First Responders remain hospitalized this morning in intensive care with severe burns. Theyre being called heroes, along with the Office Manager who smelled propane, and evacuated the building getting everyone out safely. As investigators here try to figure out, focussing on the propane system, what caused such a massive explosion. Guys, back to you. Thank goodness for that Office Manager ron allen, thank you. Meantime, nfl star Antonio Brown is facing more off the field troubles this morning. Just days after a woman filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape, a second woman has come forward with new mconduct allegations. Nbc National CorrespondentMiguel Almaguer joins us with details. The new allegation in which brown is accused by another woman he hired in 2017 could mean more trouble for him and for the nfl as they investigate this separate rape allegation. Brown is not facing criminal charges but his future on the field could be in jeopardy reporter after a Breakout Game with the patriots on sunday, this morning off the field, Antonio Brown is facing a new accuser who could sideline his career the woman, telling nbc news, the wide receiver crossed a line when he hired her in 2017 to paint a portrait at his home Sports Illustrated first broke the story. She turned around while she was in the middle of painting a wall in his house, she says he was naked with a hand towel covering his genitals. Reporter the alleged Sexual Misconduct was never reported by police and is denied by brown, the accusation surfaces on the same day browns former trainer, gymnast brittany taylor, met with nfl investigators to tell them about three alleged accounts of Sexual Assault taylor filed a lawsuit saying brown raped her last year, but she never filed a police report. While brown faces no criminal charges and denies the allegations, the league could find him in violation of its personal conduct policy. Sports illustrated also highlights what it says are disturbing patterning in browns history with women and business partners, describing domestic incidents involving police and multiple financial disputes with people who worked for brown. Antonio brown seems to have a pattern of inviting people into his orbit, charming them, being nice to them, luring them into conduct business with him, and when the bill comes time to pay, he refuses to pay it. Reporter this morning, a troubling picture of one of the nfls biggest stars as new accusations threaten to bench a promising career you mention in your story that brown was involved in some other incidents, what more do we know about these other incidents . Some of them police were called to visit his home where he was having a domestic dispute with his Partner Police said there were no charges filed and in the other incidents, brown brought people into his orbit, had deals with them, but never paid them in the end, walked out on the deal. Any time frame for the nfl investigation. They have not made that public but they need to act quickly. The headlines keep surfacing for the nfl, and it is not good news. One of the games other high profile Wide Receivers in the spotlight last night on monday night football went to him on the last play. In stride, obj, he comes back to metlife and does this how about it Odell Beckham jr giants fans are cringing, there he is, obj, taking the pass, 89 yards for the touchdown there. Odell beckham jr. Finishing with 161 yards receiving. The Cleveland Browns would go on to beat the jets, 233 the jets, by the way, they are down to their third string quarterback after Trevor Siemian suffered an ankle injury starter sam darnold out with mono, so the luke faulk era is under way at the meadowlands there seems to be a lot of quarterback issues what about drew brees, ben roethlisberger, drew brees, drew brees. I know, hes going to have to have surgery on his thumb. Hell be back. Your boy will be back. Mr. Roker is not gone just yet. Hes got a check of the forecast for us. You bet. Thanks for getting your First National weather from us we have this one tropical storm, a 90 chance of formation. Not going to worry about that for about a week we have hurricane humberto were talking about and this invest is going to be very very tricky first we look at whats going on with humberto, category 1. Probably start to get to a category 3 as it moves away, threatening bermuda. For us, were looking at rip tides from miami all the way up to nantucket, rough surf, dangerous waves. Now, this system in the gulf, it doesnt even need to become a tropical system. Its going to cause a lot of misery this is the live radar from Corpus Christi to galveston, were looking at rain. This will meander into the eastern part of texas, a slow drift, heavy rain, thunderstorms, one right after the other, increasing flash flooding threat into thursday, as this continues to push up more soaking rain on saturated land we are talking about generally anywhere from 3 to 8 inches of rain with hourly rainfall rates, 1 to 3 inches and storm totals of up to a foot or more. This is going to be a big story coming up in the next 72 hours were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds hold it for mommys discount. Easy, easy but youre in labor . Dont mess with my discount uh hem. Get a discount up to 30 with drive safe save from state farm. Good morning, im meteorologist kari hall. A live look outside. Were starting out with sunshine and Cool Temperatures. Today its going to be really comfortable. Highs reaching into the upper 70s. Well see a high of 81 in concorde as well as 81 in napa. San francisco in the upper 60s. Going through the fo