Bars . Those stories, plus losing patience. Get out of [ bleep ]. The doctor in hot water for this fight with a sick mom. Jason aldean performs his first concert since the las vegas shooting. We think about the 58 people who lost their lives. Late night thriller. He struck him out. The cubs hang on against the nationals. Moving chicago one step closer to another world series at wrigley. Today, friday, october 13th, 2017. Good morning, everybody, welcome to today. Thank you for being with us. Its friday morning. That sounds good. Craig melvin is in for matt. Blearyeyed watching the game . Cubs going to the nlcs. Well tape this differently for the chicago time zone. Weve got a lot to get to this morning. Lets start with those devastating wildfires. Its happening in californias wine country and other places around the state. This is the deadliest fire season there ever. Many of the fires still burning out of control. And the return of those gusty winds is making it harder for crews to make any significant advances. Al will have more on the conditions in a minute. Joe fryer is out there. Reporter firefighters say the emergency is still ovnot ov. Theyre bracing for dangerous conditions this weekend, dry windy weather that could make the dangerous situation here even worse. Erratic and dynamic, thats how firefighters are describing the infernoes that have killed 30 people. Fire has destroyed 2,800 homes in san jose, including the house of the peanuts creator. Flames have engulfed wineries, vineyards and seven marijuana farms. Firefighters are stretched then, sleeping whenever and wherever they can. We met this crew from Southern California after battling a destructive fire in Orange County earlier this week, they drove eight hours to help up north. If you had to measure how bad these fires out . Where were at now, ten. Reporter some like this fire captain are still working, despite losing their homes. I didnt know what gone meant until i saw it. Nothing left. Reporter amid the ashes, stories of hope. It was close. It was really close. Reporter his family was rescued by a california Highway Patrol helicopter. There was only room for four, so pepe stayed behind. I called my daughter if i dont see you again i love you. Reporter but it returned. Then theres celebrity chef guy feieri. He rounded up friends to cook meals for volunteers, First Responders and firefighters. The Silver Lining is there is faith that people want to help each other. Reporter this morning, the fires are between one and 10 contained. The death toll is at 31. Authorities fear that will rise. They are still investigating hundreds of missing person reports. But are hoping that many of those people will be tracked down. Back to you. All right, joe fryer, thank you. Al is here with more of the conditions the firefighters are up against. Its the wind. Thats going to be the problem. Its going to last through the weekend. Were not seeing any help. Of course, the dry, bone dry conditions a big problem. You can see weve got fire weather watches and red flag warnings from one part of the state to the other. Santa ana winds in Southern California. Potential for rapid fire growth. Here we go into northern california. This is an elevated fire threat. Strong winds tonight and tomorrow. The developing fires will spread rapidly. Unfortunately. Look at the winds were expecting. Starting off this morning, Higher Elevations up to 30 miles per hour. Santa rosa 20. As we get to saturday and sunday. 30 mile per hour in San Francisco and santa rosa. Off shore winds intensify and smoke will be a massive problem. Air quality is going to be an issue. Guys . All right. Al, thank you so much. Lots more to get to this morning. Major headlines from the white house, the Trump Administration revealing plans to end critical components of obamacare. The president takes some heat for controversial comments about the hurricane crisis in puerto rico. Weve got two reports this morning. Well start with kristen welker. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. President trump has spent his first months in office trying to reverse former president obamas policies piece by piece. Overnight the white house announced another step. Scrapping subsidies that help pay out of pocket costs for low income people. It could increase premiums and unravel the markets. The president is also about to announce a new way forward on iran. President trump taking a Double Barrel approach to unraveling obamacare. Announcing hell scrap critical subsidies to Health Insurance companies. Subsidies that are used to help pay the out of pocket costs for low income people. Democratic leaders nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer blasting the move. It comes on the heels of an executive order the president signed thursday that will allow Insurance Companies to sell cheaper policies that offer less coverage than obamacare currently requires. This is going to be something that millions and millions of people will be signing up for. Reporter critics fear the twin hit could leave insurers to pull out of obamacares marketplaces. And derail the former president s signature domestic achievement. Mr. Trump taking the action on his own, after congress repeatedly failed to repeal and replace obamacare which was one of his Major Campaign promises. He also said he would decertify the iran agreement. One of the worst deals ive seen in my life. Reporter the president s move wont end the deal completely but kick it to the congress for a 60 day review and lawmakers will decide whether to impose new sanctions. Mr. Trump gearing up to talk tough to tehran. It comes amid reports of turmoil behind the scenes. The president s chief of staff john kelly making a surprise appearance thursday to squash rumors hes close to leaving. Im not quitting today. I dont believe i just talked to the president. I dont think im being fired today. Reporter kelly acknowledging his ten weeks on the job havent been easy. This is really, really hard work. Running the United States of america. Reporter and kelly weighed in on those caught on camera moments where he appears to look frustrated. You guys, the cameras always catch me when im thinking hard and it looks like im frustrated and mad. Reporter what frustrates the president . All of you. Not all of you u but many of you. Reporter what about the tweets . Do his tweets make your job more difficult . No. I read its failure of controlling the president or his tweeting. I was not brought to this job to control anything but the flow of information to our president so he can make the best decisions. Reporter the president is up and tweeting this morning about healthcare. Saying the democrats, obamacare is imploding massive subsidy payments to their pet Insurance Companies has stopped. Mr. Trump will make the announcement on iran this afternoon. Thank you. The president is coming under intense criticism for his tweet about Hurricane Relief efforts in puerto rico, saying federal emergency crews cannot stay there forever. Gabe gutierrez is in san juan. Good morning. Reporter craig, good morning. Today congressional delegation, including House Speaker paul ryan will visit puerto rico. This more than three weeks after Hurricane Maria battered this region. The island is still at a virtual standstill. More than 80 of the island remains without power, and critics say the president s words are adding insult to injury. This morning, in hurricane ravaged puerto rico, theres growing anger. I think its conduct unbecoming of a leader of the free world. Reporter san juans mayor furious. The president uses twitter to disperse hate. Whom ever deleted that accounts should be nominated for the nobel peace prize. Reporter a seemingly different tone than last week. We will not rest until that job is done. Were with them for the long hall. Reporter marc anthony calling the president tone death and disrespectful. Puerto ricos governor with this plea. As your citizens, were not asking for better treatment or less treatment. Were asking for equal treatment. Reporter but a fema spokesperson said the agency will be with impacted areas every day. We asked acting Homeland Security president elaine duke. I think it means were not here forever. Reporter a point echoed by white house chief of staff john kelly. We hope sooner rather than later the u. S. Military and fema can withdraw because then the government and people of puerto rico are recovering sufficiently. Reporter that recovery seems far off. Citizens say supplies are not getting to remote parts of the island. Do you think the federal response has been enough . What federal response . Reporter the official death toll here is now up to 49, including several who died from bacterial infections of the storm. Craig and savannah . Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Were learning more about the rescue of an american woman, her husband and children after a five year hostage ordeal at the hands of a taliban linked group in afghanistan. Nbcs chief Foreign CorrespondentRichard Engel has our report this morning, good morning. Reporter good morning. The Pakistani Military says they were freed in a fire fight. Relatives say they were stuffed in the back of a car, one of the last things they heard was one of the kidnappers yell kill the hostages. But pakistani commandos managed to get them out. They say it was a hiking trip that went terribly wrong. Five years ago, caitlin coatman from pennsylvania and her canadian husband say they were back packing in one of the most dangerous parts of pakistan when they were kidnapped. She was pregnant at the time and while in captivity she gave birth to that child, eventually to two others. The children have never known freedom until now. My children have seen their mother defiled. Reporter colemans family in pennsylvania swarmed by reporters, pinned a note to the door asking for privacy as they celebrated their joyful news. Husband josh boyle spoke to his parents. He told us his children were looking forward to meeting their grandparents. Reporter they were held by the haqqani network, a faction of the taliban responsible for some of the groups most violent attacks. Its the same faction that held american soldier Bowe Bergdahl until he was swapped for five prisoners from guantanamo during the obama administration. In the videos, coleman urged obama. Leaving office is important to you. Reporter then president elect trump to make a deal for her family too. They want money, power, friends you must give them these things. Reporter pakistan says no deal was made, instead it was a rescue. U. S. Intelligence tracking the family as they were moved into pakistan and then a daring raid. Pakistani commandos shooting out the tires of the kidnappers vehicle. But after the rescue, a surprise. Colemans husband turning down an american offer for a flight out of pakistan. A final twist to a fiveyear saga. Pakistani military sources say the family has now left pakistan on a flight to the uk, likely bound for canada. Savannah, craig, back to you. Incredible story. Thank you. To North Carolina now where two prison employees were killed and nearly a dozen others hurt during an attempted prison break. Officials say inmates set fires in the sewing plant in elizabeth city. While it was burning several inmates tried to escape. Three guards remain in critical condition. For the first time were hearing the noises that some u. S. Embassy workers allegedly heard during those socalled sonic attacks in cuba. But the mystery over what caused them and who is behind them is unclear. Andrea mitchell has the latest on this. Good morning. Reporter good morning. A mystery it is. Today relations approaching a cold war freeze. With more questions than answers about that Mysterious Illness affecting american diplomats and other workers based in havana. And listening to the audio on a computer or cell phone is not dangerous. New developments in the mystery surrounding the attacks on u. S. Diplomats in cuba. After 22 workers developed physical systems, including brain injury and hearing loss. Leading to speculation they were victims of a sonic weapon attack. The Associated Press releasing what it says is a recording of what some Embassy Workers heard in havana. High pitched sounds like nails on a chalk board. The ap says the sounds were improved to block out background noise. The u. S. Government says the cuban government should have protected workers. Reporter we believe the cuban government could stop the atta attacks. Reporter it has dealt a blue to the u. S. cuba relationship. Cuban diplomats were expelled from washington and secretary of state tillerson advising u. S. Citizens to avoid traveling to the island. This amid speculation that perhaps russia could be responsible. Is there government that might be involved . We dont know who or what is responsible for it. Reporter researchers have developed sonic weaponry for years. Scientists say they cannot be certain their systems were caused by an acoustic attack. Diplomatic sources say it may have even been toxins not an acoustic device causing the ailments. Former obama officials and other supporters of normalized diplomatic relations see an Ominous Development on both sides, plunging the two countries back into a cold war. 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