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Transcripts For WCAU Today 20180127

Billionaire bombshell. New accusations against mogul steve wynn accused of Sexual Misconduct by dozens of female employees. This morning, the secret settlement to one of them worth millions of dollars. And all that plus targeted after a sixweek investigation, police say the power couple found dead in their home was murdered. The flu crisis this season is the worst one in ten years. And making the cut. Tiger woods with the dramatic day on the course does something he hasnt done in three years. Making it to the third round of the pga tour event. He is hoping to keep the fist pump going again. Today, saturday, january 27th, 2018. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin and dylan dreyer. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Im sheinelle jones. Im craig melvin. Dylan dreyer is here as well. Off to a busy start. Lets get to the top story. Breaking news overnight. A afterterror attack in kabul, afghanistan. We have lucy kavanof with more. Reporter more than 140 pounded in the blast. The attack took place in a guarded area close to the embassy. The road itself is guarded by several check points. We understand the attacker was driving an ambulance packed full of explosives. He claimed to take a patient to the hospital and got past the checkpoint and detonated at the second one. One aide worker describing it as a massacre. Hospitals overwhelmed with victims. The taliban claiming responsibilities. This comes as the violence is on the rise across the capital. Last week, militants stormed the hotel in kabul killing 22 people. On wednesday, isis militants killed three people in the attack on save the children offices an aid agency. Dangerous times. Disturbing. Lucy, thank you. Back here to the firestorm facing President Trump as he deals with mounting questions if he tried to get special Counsel Robert Mueller fired last year. The president is back at the white house this morning after wrapping up a trip to the World Economic forum in switzerland. Nbcs jeff bennett is at the white house. Reporter good morning, craig. President trump and his aides are grappling with another damaging report linked to the russia probe. That mr. Donald trump gave an order to have special Counsel Robert Mueller fired a month after being appointed. The president s critics say this is more evidence he tried obstruct evidence in the russia investigation. President trump is dismissing the allegations. This morning, more fallout over the explosive report that President Trump wanted special Counsel Robert Mueller fired last june. Fake news, folks. Fake news. What is your message . Typical fake story. Reporter mr. Trump returning home from davos, switzerland. It was a very successful trip. Reporter a source with knowledge of the matter tells nbc news that the president backed down after White House Counsel Don Mcgahn threatened to quit. All of the junctures, mcgahn has been with the president. Reporter the president decide he ever considered firing mueller. I have not given it thought. I have been reading it from you people. No, im not dismissing anybody. Reporter we know mr. Trump did try to dismiss the special counsel prompting new calls from capitol hill. It is important to speak out and say this is a red line that must not be crossed. Reporter meanwhile, President Trumps rival Hillary Clinton is caught up in a controversy of her own for refusing to fire an aide on her 2008 campaign despite a Sexual Harassment allegation. This was first reported by the New York Times. Burns strider was inappropriately accused of touching and kissing a former staffer. Clintons former maCampaign Manager urged clinton to fire strider. Clinton refused. She wrote she was dismayed, but disheartenied that the woman wa taken forward and her issue was address addressed. She called the young woman to say she was proud of her, but clinton did not decide why she kept strider on her staff. Senate democrats now say they will try to include in the budget necessigotiations to kee mueller and young undocumented immigrants. Craig and sheinelle. Thank you, jeff. Lets bring in the White House Reporter for the washington post. Ashley, good morning. Good morning. Ashley, the president denies he has considered firing the special counsel. Then it is revealed by don mcgahn talks him out of it. What does it say that the president would be willing to fire bob mueller after the fallout from firing james comey . Well, it means that the president for starters is someone who is willing to exercise or at least consider exercising quite poor judgment and deny his aides and advisers. It shows that the president and his anne arundides and team hav credibility problem. This is a group of people who repeatedly lied about this and now the truth has come out and they recognize they are in a bad place with the media and american public. Ashley, looking forward here, the president said he would sit down with mueller for an interview. Does the news that trump considered firing him make it more likely or less likely it happens sooner . It is a great question. That is something mueller and his team are interested in talking to the president about as the obstruction of justice bucket they are looking into. The question is if the president s lawyers can control it. They should have written questions rather than having the president known for going off script talking to the investigators unfunfettered. Lets turn to the white house. The path to citizenship for d. R. E. A. M. Ers in exchange for the tightening restrictions on immigration in the country. It was not a plan well received by democrats and a lot of republicans. What do you make in the support of the daca deal and will the president withstand the criticism from his base . A good question. The bipartisan deal has something for everyone. The problem with this deal is theres too many things intolerable for both sides. You have seen the backlash from the president s base. When that happens, he withdraws from the sympathetic position for d. R. E. A. M. Ers. We will see if it happens. Ashley parker, thank you. Thank you. Lets turn to the fallout from the sex abuse scandal from usa gymnastics. Michigan attorney general is updating his investigation where larry nassar practiced. It comes just days after nassar received a veirtual life sentence. Now a wave of resignations. We have the latest from nbcs anne thompson. Reporter Michigan State students rallying to support victims of sexual abuse. We continue to speak out. Reporter the School Reputation tarnished by dr. Larry nassar who abused young women athletes at msu and as a team doctor for usa gymnastics. If over the years, just one adult listened, this tragedy could have been avoided. Reporter olympic medalist aly raisman and the searing testimony of more than 150 accusers at nassars sentencing forcing change. The entire board of usa gymnastics promising to resign as the Olympic Committee demands a fresh start. The culture needs fundamental rebuilding. One of the magnificent seven on the gold medal squad. Not a nassar victim, but she endured emotional and physical abuse by usa gymnastics and coaches bela and marta karoyli. That system was normal to them. Reporter in the past, they have denied any accusations of abuse. We have not been able to reach the karoylis. A House Committee on sexual abuse if in sports, including gymnastics. I have a daughter here. I have a daughter that dreams of coming here. I want her to feel safe. Reporter something these women werent under Larry Nassars care. For today, anne thompson, nbc news. This morning, new issues of steve wynn acting Sexual Misconduct against employees. We have matt bradley outside the wynn hotel in vegas with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. We are starting to hear last night the casino empire is going to be forming a special committee in order to investigate these allegations. It is not clear whether or not that will yield any results like the victims are looking for. Today, another king in the crosshairs. Dozens of people accusing mogul steve wynn of Sexual Misconduct according the wall street journal. In 2005, wynn allegedly forced a manicurist to have sex in his office. He told her to lay down on the massage table and take her clothes off. She said she did not wapnt to d that and she was married. He said she had to do that. Reporter wynn paid a secret 7. 5 million settlement. It points to personal misconduct, but not of a sexual nature. Wynn denying the accusations calling them preposterous. We find ourselves in the world where people can make accusations regardless of the truth. A person is whethering ieatheri insults. His exwife hoped to use the allegations to improve the divorce. A decades long pattern of Sexual Misconduct and wynn terrified employees. People felt intimidated by steve wynn. They felt at times they needed to apiece him. Reporter wynn says it has an Anonymous Tip Line and not one report was made to the hotline regarding mr. Wynn. The casino owner who turns 76 today built the most famous casinos in vegas. The mirage, Treasure Island and bilagio. Targeting titans, abusing positions for sex. He is unlikely to be the last. And of course, wynn has been donating not just to republican candidates, but also to democratic candidates. We heard he is actually the head of the finance committee for the Republican National convention. We heard very little from republican candidates so far today ever since the allegations came out early yesterday. Sheinelle. Matt, thank you. To the scene in paris. One of the worlds most beautiful cities under water this morning with the seine river flooding forcing the Louvre Museum to shutdown. We have Kelly Cobiella with more. Reporter the wettest winter since 1952 and the river is rising inching closer to the great landmarks like notre dame. From the eiffel tower, to the seine river, the city is trying to keep its head above water. At the world famous Louvre Museum, the mona lisa is high and dry. The lower floors sealed off. Tourists are improvising. We are planning to go to the eiffel tower and versaille. Reporter and she runs tours along the seine. People are curious to see. Reporter it is deja vu for par parisans. In 2016, museums were forced to move art to higher ground. The cost then . 1. 8 billion. This morning, more than 600 residents have been evacuated. As the waters rise, so does something else. Rats. Their homes flooded too. They ate our tomato sauce and orange juice. Reporter a pack moved in with her family during the last floods. This time around . Have the rats come yet . We havent looked. Reporter with the seine cresting later today, they are bracing for the worst. Even a water logged paris can look picture perfect. Lots of people painting pictures and taking pictures of these incredible scenes. The river is supposed to crest overnight at just under 20 feet. That is a few inches higher than right now. Here is the rub, sheinelle, it is expected to rain again next week and these flood waters are not going down for days. Sheinelle. Hard to see so much of the history. Thank you. If you are waking up with the flu, you have company. The centers for Disease Control and prevention is calling this the worst flu season in nearly a decade. At least 37 children have died from the flu. Thats three times higher than last year. And unusually large number of baby boomers have been hit by the flu as well. Experts say the worst is yet to woman. We will have more on this in the next half hour. It was history in the making at the Australian Open a few moments ago. Beating halep in three sets. The first grand slam title for wozniaki. Congrats to her. Long time coming. Happy for her. Dylan. Check of the weather. We have a lot of rain moving through the gulf coast. Lets take a look at it. You can scan see the heavy rain houston to louisiana. We could see flooding today. Out ahead of the cold front, the rain extends from dallas to cleveland and buffalo where it is warm enough for rain. We could see flooding again because of the heavy downpours that produced 1 to 2 inches of rain in a short period of time. The streams and rivers could fill up with water quickly. It is the cold front, but an area of low pressure that is developing over the gulf of mexico that is helping to pump in moisture to the system. As we go into sunday, it starts to extend into the carolinas and georgia. Then even as we go into monday, we will see rain on the back side of it. The snow kicks in off the great lakes. We could see a brief period of snow off the northeast as the storm system moves through. How much rain could we see in baton rouge could see 2 to 4 inches of rain. We could see isolated flooding in that area. U up and down the eas coast,t good morning. Im crystal. 50 50 weekend for us. Today the petter of the two days. Dry with mostly sunny conditions an really mild temps. 57 in center city. Summerton, 54 in lensestown. Allentown, 53 degree high. Gusts of wind around 35 Miles Per Hour possible. Ocean city youre at 52. Upper 50s throughout the delaware neighborhoods. Have a great day. Forecast. Forecast. Dylan, thank you. Still ahead, a major new turn in the investigation into the mysterious deaths of the billionaire couple in canada. Plus, how would you like to go to a store and be able to walk out without waiting in a checkout line . We will show you the reality in the download. First this is today on n time now for the download to look at the week that was. The headlines dominated by President Trumps trip to switzerland and sentencing of usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. There were other stories as well. Including the Horrific School shooting in kentucky. Students in the building. A School Shooting in kentucky left two people dead and 17 others hurt. Marshall county high school. I see fire coming from a gun. Police say a 15yearold student barged in with a handgun and opened fire. This is a wound that will take a long time to heal. A brave woman released from the hospital nearly four months after the shooting in las vegas. Even though i will not be the same, i will come back stronger. The 30yearold wife and mother of two was shot in the head. Bullet hitting her brain. Doctors call her the miracle mom. Big news from music legends. Sweet caroline eight days from the anniversary tour, neil diamond said he is done touring for good. He has been diagnosed with parkinsons disease. Hold me closer two days later, 70yearold elton john said his next tour is his last. Both men vowing to make new music. Oscar no, maminations anno. The shape of water leading the pack with 13. Other films . Dunkirk and three billboards. This is the second time in history a woman and africanamerican have been no, i am nominate nominated in the same year. And amazon go. Promising zero wait times. The system is highly accurate. Customers leave without checking out and amazon account is automatically charged. Some of the weeks moments caught on camera. Were about to see a crash. A High Speed Police chase led to the headon collision in arizona. The driver arrest anned. Oh, my goodness. The school bus full of children sliding down the street. Luckily no one was hurt. The heat wave in australia has the koala eager to accept a drink from the cyclist passing by. Very cool. And jeff rossen puts our offices to the test. Swabbing them for germs. Savannah pointed a finger at us. Can i Say Something . No. A lot of people use this office. A lot of people. For example, the weekend crew. Throw them under the bus. Sheinelle. Maybe dylan. Probably craig. Really these are not your germs. Could be anybodys germs. Really anyone. Gross. Thats you. I dont use her office. Here is the purell. I use her office on the weekend. Im so paranoid. I dont turn the lights on. I will say this what are you doing . Cleaning the table. I love you dearly, but you both of you have habits that are a fourth grade boy. You are both dirty and messy. It is widely known you are both dirty and messy. It is a matter of time. Im messy, not dirty. I second that. Savannah has a complicated computer. I dont touch her screen. Still to come on today, lifesaving information to protect your family from the flu. We have information as the season is getting worse. And the grammys with the me too movement. And crockpot is trying to good morning. Its 7 26 on this saturday morning. Lets get to our first alert meteorologist your most accurate neighborhood forecast. Good morning. Were looking at temperatures this morning that are pretty chilly. Around freezing in philadelphia at 31. Winds are fairly light. Theyll kick up to gusts about 30 Miles Per Hour possible. Focus is the temperatures. 53 by 1 00 in the afternoon. A clear picture overhead. By tomorrow, rain will return to the forecast. Your official eagles station is on the road of the super bowl this morning. We are rolling toward northwest minneapolis. Heres our live back. Watch for randys reports from stops along the way to minneapolis. And just after 5 this afternoon, they packed up for whats expected to be a super trip before between here and minnesota. The eagles are also packing their bags. We got an inside look at the preparations. The eagles are scheduled to fly to minnesota tomorrow. Before that eagles will meet for a pep rally. It starts at 2 30 at rhodes auto sales. You can enjoy music and food. Its free. The only place youll see it is right here on nbc 10. Count on coverage before, during, and after the game. Well have another update in 25 minutes. Now back to today. We are back on this saturday morning. January 27th, 2018. Lets get a check of the headlines. A massive attack in afghanistan. Deadly terror. A suicide bomber sets off a massive blast in kabul, afghani

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