6:00 in the east, almost, chris cuomo, alisyn camerota here with what could be historic change or simply historic political fighting in washington, d.c. president obama told the nation he is forcing immigration change. eeg going to send a message to millions of undocumented immigrants they can come out of the shadows. the main impact of the order would be easing the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants, saying the focus will be on deporting felons, no not families. >> furious republicans are not buying it, saying he's overstepping and john boehner dismissing the president's credibility on the issue. the president taking his message on the road. speaking in las vegas. white house correspondent michelle kosinski joins us with more. >> he did it the president will sign his executive action today. has announced what will affect nearly five million people here. or more than 40% of the known population of undocumented immigrants. giving them a chance to stay and

work. and the president saying this is not changing the law, but simply using legally permissible discretion in enforcing it. >> with crowds chanting, in spanish, yes, he could, in the freezing cold outside the white house, the president put his case for executive action before the american public. >> these people, our neighbors, our classmates, our friends, they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. they came to work. >> at one point, quoting scripture. >> we shall not oppress a stranger. for we know the heart of a stranger. we were strangers once, too. my fellow americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. >> his plan allows the department of homeland security to take certain groups off the priority list for deportation,

while keeping others high up. >> felons, not families. criminals, not children. gang members, not a mom who is working hard to provide for her kids. >> putting more resources at the border and focusing on deporting criminals and those entering the u.s. most recently. the plan will allow immigrants who have been in america five years and with children, the chance to apply to stay for three years, provided they pass a background check and start paying taxes. they'll expand such relief granted by the president to people brought here illegally as kids. the so-called dreamers. for example, eliminating the age limit. and promises to streamline the immigration system, helping high-skilled workers, graduates and entrepreneurs, with a chance to stay. >> what i'm describing is accountability. a common-sense middle-ground approach. if you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law if you're a criminal, you'll be deported. >> the speech was played just before the latin grammys.

cheers went up at watch parties around the country. >> it's emotional, so maybe one day my mom will be, my parents will be able to go to you know back to ecuador and families will be connected again. >> obviously this is a huge victory for our community. but obviously this is not enough. we got to -- >> the plan is not a path to citizenship. the republican response? >> i hear what he has done is torn article 1 out of the constitution, put it into his own pocket and said inch now the legislative branch, too. >> house speaker john bain anywhere a statement said the president cemented his legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility he had left. >> to all of which president obama responded with those three little political words. >> pass a bill. >> will this spur congress to pass its own bill and supersede what the president has just done? or will it as some have warned, ruin the chances of them taking this snup or alternatively, will

they be taking something else up? like a lawsuit. alisyn? >> there are still so many questions. michelle, thanks so much for breaking it down. let's bring in ron brownstein, our cnn political analyst and editorial director of "the national journal" and alan gomez for "u.s.a. today," who has followed this issue extensively. ron let me start with you, how significant are the changes that the president announced last night? >> this is i think a huge moment. substantively it affects us as the spot pointed out, potentially five million people and also politically. a huge moment for both parties. like many other things that the president has done in his second term, this really aligns the democratic party with the priorities of its new presidential coalition, which are minorities, millennials at the expense of further alienating older, more conservative voters who moved away from him in 2014. and for the republicans in their

response, on one hand they feel enraged the president is doing this in the face of the election. but they also face a long-term demographic challenge, if they can't improve their share of the growing minority vote, the math gets tougher for them to win the white house. a big moment for both parties. >> alan, there's a fascinating article in politico about how this was not a rash decision by the president, this had been going on for nine months in back-room dealings. little did we know just how close the republicans in the house were to signing on to some sort of bipartisan bill when suddenly, majority leader eric cantor lost his position and it all fell apart. >> well, yeah, i mean there's been efforts by republicans in the house to try to get something passed through congress. for a very long time. representative mario diaz balart from florida was leading a team of legislators to try to get a bill through the house. john boehner said he never wanted a bill so they were

working on that for quite a bit of time there were several reasons that house republicans gave for not wanting to take that up. at first they said they couldn't trust the president on border security. to enforce that portion of any sort of immigration bill. then they said it was because of eric cantor's loss. he come out sort of in support of immigration reform and a lot of people blame that for his loss, even though that's debatable. over the summer we had the wave of central american children coming over. at that time they said we can't do it now, we got this crisis going on. along the way there's people always trying, but a lot of skepticism about whether they are going to get something going. >> ron, now what do republicans do? >> they fight it in many different ways, i think they're debating how far they can go while trying to hold to the line of not seeming so intemperate that they alienate, further alienate hispanic voters. think it's a very difficult moment for them. i myself am dubious that they were ever going to pass a bill acceptable to the president. we saw the same thing under

george w. bush in 2006 as under president obama in 2013. in each case, the senate passed a bipartisan bill with measurable republican support and the house republicans refused to take it up. 80% of them represent districts more white than the national average, they feel very little personal incentive to do this. for the party, you're going to see a lot of forceful response and a real struggle by the leadership in both parties to prevent the most extreme members from defining this in a way that does further alienate hispanic voters. >> alan, let's talk about the strategic timing. last night wasn't any other thursday night, it was the latin grammys awards and millions of people were watching unavision when the network cut away from the latin grammy awards to take the president's speech live. he had a captive audience of the very demographic that he was courting. are latinos happy today? or did it not go far enough for them? >> they're happy, but of course

some of them are a little bit upset. the president could have got a little bit -- they think he could have got a little bit further with this action. they're still a lot of undocumented immigrants who are not going to be protected under this. those who have lived in the country for a long time, but don't happen to have any u.s. children. they think there's more he could have done. the timing is interesting, he was thinking about doing this over the summer. he delayed it, to help his some of his democratic colleagues who were trying to get re-elected in the senate, who thought him doing it over the summer would enrage the more conservative side of the states and lead to a loss. obviously it didn't work out for them either way. but he ended up doing this now and i think the timing worked out incredibly well. obviously we're going into a cycle now where it's going to be presidential election season very soon. and we're facing a presidential election. and so it's, this is where the hispanic vote is critical. they weren't that influential in the last elections that we just saw, the demographics, the geography of the election didn't work out for that. but in a presidential election they are paramount, they are critical. mittmy got 27% of the hispanic

vote and that was one of the things that helped sink him. so republicans, their response now in these next couple of weeks, next couple of months to what the president did is going to go a long way towards determining how many of those hispanics come around and vote for the republican party. >> thanks so much for being with us on "new day" and help us understand what's happened last night. and we'll be joined by the white house press secretary in the next hour, josh earnest who will answer some of the many remaining questions about the president's plan. let's go over to chris. another big story to be watching today is what's going to happen in ferguson. now it's police officer darren wilson who center stage. reportedly in talks to resign from the department. he says it's to make life easier on his fellow officers. but his decision could be pending outcome of the grand jury decision. that decision could come today. we have evan perez in clayton, missouri, where the grand jury has been deliberating. etch, what do we know about what wilson is negotiating or not and

what do we know about the timing of the grand jury. >> chris, good morning, the timing is very much dependant upon the grand jury. as we know the grand jury is coming back here today, to the st. louis county justice center to do some of the deliberations and they could make a decision later today. and that comes as darren wilson, the officer who shot michael brown, is in negotiations, final stages of negotiations to resign. his resignation has been in the works for some time. and one of his concerns was not to resign at a time when the grand jury was still hearing evidence. for fear that that would signal that he is admitting any guilt or any fault here. he maintains that he did not wrong. and he's really just doing this to ease the pressure in some of his fellow officers. >> all right, evan, thank you very much. we'll have to see whether or not he's indicted because of the

suggestion of it. we'll have to see, today could be a very big day for the entire community. alisyn? we're also getting word that china is capable of mounting hack attacks with enough juice to shut down the u.s. electrical grid and other critical systems. the words of warning from the head of the nsa who says malware from china and other countries has been detected. so can a catastrophic event be prevented? let's get to chief national security correspondent jim schutto with the latest. what do we know? >> this is alarming testimony before the house intelligence committee by the nsa chief michael rodgers, also the head of the u.s. cybercommand. china and one or two other countries, which he did not identify, have the capacity to shut down not just the nation's power grid, but also other political infrastructure. he says we see them attempting to steal information on how our systems are kong figured, the schematics of most of our control systems, right down to the engineering level of detail so they can look where there are

vulnerabilities, how they're constructed and how can i get in and defeat them? they say there are multiple nations, as well as surrogate criminal actors acting on behalf of nations. while he didn't identify the other one or two countries involved, russia certainly a knt here and russia is a country that has used criminal groups, hacking groups as surrogates to carry out attacks on sensitive government systems. it comes after a new report by pew which predicts a catastrophic cyberattack, causes significant losses of life and money by 2025. rodgers before the committee was asked about that report and he said he did not disagree. alisyn, with that assessment. >> so troubling. jim schutto, thanks so much for explaining it. other news to talk about, let's get over to michaela. >> happy friday. let me be the first to say it to you. we begin with breaking news for you, israel has arrested three palestinians who allegedly planned to assassinate israel's

foreign minister. israeli defense officials say the men planned to fire a rocket toward the foreign minister's convoy near his home during operation protective edge over the summer. more violence breaking out in mexico overnight skirmishes broke out between protesters and police who forcibly cleared demonstrators from the main square in thor in of mexico city. earlier police used fire extinguishers to disburse protesters throwing molotov cocktails in the streets. demonstrators are demanding answers in the case of 43 missing college students. it is feared they were massacred by a cartel on orders from a mexican mayor. one person is dead, three others have been injured after a deadly blast at an off-shore oil platform near louisiana. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what sparked the explosion. some 12 miles off the coast of new orleans. happened around 3:00 local time thursday afternoon. officials say that rig was not in production at the time. the damage has been limited to the explosion area and no

pollution was reported. the latest developments for you in the fsu shooting. the shooter has been identified as this young man, myron may, a lawyer and a 2005 fsu graduate. we've learned that he messaged eight friends to tell them they would be receiving packages, those packages should arrive today. investigators are hoping the packages may hold some clues as to why he opened fire. one of may's three victims has been identified as library worker nathan scott. he was shot in the leg. but he is recovering. we send our best to him and to the other victims. >> we still stay on that. more ahead from ferguson, missouri on what could be a pivotal day. a decision is imminent on whether to indict the officer who shot michael brown. plus he could lose his job.

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with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. we have breaking news out of ferguson, officer darren wilson is reportedly in talks to resign. but only if he's not indicted by the grand jury. we could get that answer today. let's discuss what's going on with that decision. what's going on with the grand jury and what may come next, we have criminal defense attorney, danny cevallos and attorney and

radio host mo ivory. let's talk about the first headline here. mo, if officer darren wilson were to resign, what would that mean to the community, if anything in your estimation? >> well it just would be something that would make the supporters of michael brown feel like there's a little ounce of some justice, you know sort of on a community level. because i can't imagine that he would believe, even if he's not indicted, that he could then go back into that community and be a police officer. so i mean for the heart, it probably would make michael brown supporters feel really good. and it's probably a prudent thing for him to do. >> danny, he could keep, if he's not indicted, especially, he would keep his job and it would be the assumption is that he didn't do anything wrong. what could this mean to the grand jury, if anything? >> i don't know that it will make that much of a difference on the grand jury itself. but remember this is a police officer. he's experienced at testifying. whether or not he was still on the job or not on the job, this is law enforcement knows how to testify in court.

whether it's before a grand jury or a petit jury. and remember, grand juries are sust one-sided affairs, there's no defense attorney, it's the prosecution's show. so when we talk about the old saying of a prosecutor could indict a ham sandwich, that's true. but a prosecutor can also not indict a ham sandwich if he is so inclined. >> here's something, i get your point, i know legally it's correct. but mo, prosecutors usually don't go to a grand jury if they don't want to bring a case. you could argue that wouldn't be ethical. if you take it to the grand jury, it's because you want to make a case, right? >> sure, which then says if you feel like there is enough evidence for a case, you don't even have to go to the grand jury, you can just prosecute yourself. so you know, that example is exactly right. what danny said. but i think in this situation, it gives people a lot of pause, because the prosecutor is actually supposed to be working to find justice for michael brown. but in this instance, it doesn't necessarily feel that way. and it doesn't necessarily feel

like from putting darren wilson on the stand, imagine he goes on the stand, he goes before the grand jury, and he's like you said, well-seasoned in speaking before a jury, he knows what he needs to say. but then there's nobody equally with the kind of support on the michael brown side to come forward in that manner. you have to wonder, what kind of impact did that have on the grand jury? >> let's give it a beat of time now. because people are trying to figure out what's going to happen in the grand jury and why. there's a lot of misinformation, misconceptions going on. one, the prosecutor could have brought charges, he decided not to, he went to the grand jury. having a witness come forward in the grand jury who is the defendant, changes the entire equation. it's very rare, usually a lawyer like you know danny or you won't put your client anywhere near it, because all the rules are skewed towards the prosecutor. but the officer gets on the stand. he's there for hours, he takes his entire story, right? the ham sandwich turns into steak and potatoes, for a grand

jury, right? >> i think so the bottom line is people during this process, have completely lost track of what a grand jury is supposed to mean. as a defense attorney it's shocking to me that people are saying, there grand jury may not indict and that's injustice, as defense attorneys, grand juries almost always do indict, there's such a one-sided affair. the other thing people are saying is well this grand jury isn't transparent. we can't see what's going on. grand juries are designed to be secret. we're not supposed to know what's going on. otherwise it would threaten the very process. if you want transparency, if you have a predetermined outcome that you would like in this case, well then that's not what a grand jury is for. now if the prosecution, there's a theory that maybe the prosecution is just putting all the evidence before the grand jury. to be a solve itself of liability, if they come back with a no true bill or no indictment. and maybe that's the case. but you could also look at it as they're trying to put in a high-profile case, all the information that the grand jury could possibly look at.

it's true ultimately if the grand jury chooses to indict or not indict, that is the grand jury and not the prosecution. >> but you have a case that comes down to perception in the moment. for whatever the witnesses say they saw. and you have before the grand jury, one side of what was perceived in the moment. that could be very influential on them. and i don't think people are weighing that enough. last question for us to get into. which is going to be, first of all, if the grand jury says -- no true bill, we're not indicting, the prosecutor could still charge him. >> absolutely. >> that's exactly right. that's exactly right. >> but nobody anticipate that, and that's the last point. mo, you used the word "feel." why does it feel like there's not going to be an indictment? is that the media portrayal? the preparations? the pessimism? why does it feel that way? >> i think it's all of those things. think it's a combination of all of those things, certainly the media, certainly the way there's been this preparation has made people feel that there will not be an indictment. and then of course the history of, officers being able to you

know use excessive force and be able to get away with it. this is not about a trial, whether he's guilty of this or not. it's just whether he should go to trial and face a jury of his peers. but people are just very pessimistic about it. and that doesn't mean that there won't be an indictment. it's a feeling in the air. we do not know what these 12 people and only nine of them have to agree, what they will agree on. >> whether they have a group of nine or not. mo ivory. we're all waiting on the outcome. danny cevallos, thank you very much. we encourage you to look at the psa for michael brown's father and his family and what they want. it's nothing about outrage. so take a look at that. adding insult to injury. an already-buried buffalo, new york. more snow, which could turn to flooding this weekend. even the buffalo bills need a snow day. we take to you buffalo, next.

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already exist, let's get to meteorologist jennifer gray, in buffalo. what are you seeing there? >> yeah, well chris that's why all of these trucks have been here round the clock for the last three days, getting as much snow as they can out of the city and bringing it here. it's basically a race against time. to get as much snow out, before the melting begins. >> round two of the monster blizzard bearing down on buffalo, piling more misery on a community paralyzed by nearly six feet of snow. the deadly storm that has already claimed ten lives now brings about a new threat -- roof collapses like these. the fear, that the weekend's warming temperatures will cause flooding in homes and buildings to buckle under the weight of the melting snow. >> it's been a long four days and i'm ready for it to end. >> i'll be happy if i can get that off the roof and just not have my house collapse down. >> rescue workers evacuating 200 people from this nursing home thursday ahead of a possible

roof collapse. meanwhile snow drifts trapping residents inside their homes. with ems firefighters and volunteers, racing out to save them at any means necessary. rescuing this elderly woman as her roof began to buckle. >> we'll get you, we'll get you. >> getting to the door is the hardest part, we're digging through seven, eight feet of packed down snow. >> officials imposed travel bans for cars and people during the overnight hours until streets are cleared. >> we have a lot of heavy equipment on the streets. and we are very concerned about the safety of residents. >> with snow too deep to plow, front-end loaders and dump trucks working overtime to remove thousands of tons of snow to this railway station. it's piling up quickly and officials say this is only a fraction of what needs to be cleared. >> it's hard to deal with. not because we're not ready for it, it's just because there's so much snow. >> and we actually saw a lot of

people on the roofs yesterday, trying to get the snow off. to alleviate the pressure. rain is expected on saturday, which could only add more weight. and chris, that flood watch is in effect until wednesday. >> all right. jennifer thank you very much. so people don't think about that. the weight of water. they have big problems up there. we'll have to keep an eye on it. let's go to meteorologist indra petersons, who is keeping track of the weight of all the snow, it's crazy. >> one cubic foot, that he was 62 pounds, right. so let's say you have only four feet on your house, about 2,000 square feet, that's 50,000 pounds of snow on your roof. many residents in the area are waking up with seven feet of snow on their roofs this morning. so that's one problem. here comes the next threat, temperatures, they are climbing. in fact by monday in new york city, a 40-degree temperature jump, we're expecting temperatures near 70 degrees. same problem towards buffalo. 30-degree jump up to 61 degrees. so temperaturewise alone, you have the threat for all the snow to melt. but even rain will be on the

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he can watch his dvr'd shows from where ever he wants. hey. have fun, make some friends. alright. did i mention his neck pillow? (sniffs pillow) watch your personal dvr library where ever you go. with the x1 entertainment operating system. more claims of sexual assault against bill cosby this morning. another alleged victim, a woman named linda traits is sharing her story with cnn. describing how she says cosby

sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. she says she decided to come forward only after reading negative comments online about barbara bowman, one of first women to go public. linda has had a rough journey since her teenaged years, a long history of drug abuse and arrests, which i asked her about when we sat down for an interview yesterday. she was joined by her older brother, jim, who wanted to share his memory of this incident from 45 years ago when linda worked as a waitress at a restaurant that was co-owned by bill cosby. >> one day he came to my station where i was waiting tables. and sat down. and started speaking with me you know. real friendly and real animated and telling me i was pretty. and he offered me a ride home from the restaurant. which i accepted. and i got into his car, it was a rolls royce, it was early in the day. and he said i'm going to take a drive out to the beach. >> what did you think when he

said, i'm going to take you on a drive to the beach, what went through your head? >> i was star-struck. this is bill cosby. i mean he's, you know above reproach. i thought, i didn't think, there were no red flags at all. >> you get to the beach and then what happens? >> when we were pulling into wherever it was that he was parking, he opened up a brief case that was on his front seat and it was filled with different assorted pills. capsules and tablets. i don't remember colors, there were no prescription bottles. >> did he explain to you what these pills were in. >> no, all he said was, why don't you take a couple of these, they'll help you relax. he kept -- what? >> relax. what? >> did you end up taking any of the pills? >> 0 no. >> then what happened? >> he started grabbing at my chest and starting trying to

fondle me and then he started to push himself on top of me like against the seat and against the door. as he was groping me. i don't remember the conversation, but i do know that that's when i panicked. i opened the door behind me and ran out of his car. and ran down the beach. and i had on a long hippie, peasant skirt, that's what we wore back then. i was running towards i guess towards the shoreline. my foot must have hit the bottom of my skirt, because i fell. and it tore up my skirt probably to the knee and i partially fell in the water. so i was wet. he was coming after me. trying to calm me down. because i was making such a scene. i was crying, i was -- in a panic. i was crying and he said, i'll take you home, i'll take you home. you know. at that point. i was not raped. but i was groped and terrorized. >> jim, what do you remember about what, what linda said at that time? >> i can literally remember

being in the kitchen while my mom got the call and i can literally remember when she told me the story. i mean she came home, and, and i felt like i wanted to just see the guy put in jail for the rest of his life. she said kind of what she told you. but in more graphic detail. that he tried her to take pills, he kept trying to push her to take pills. she kept refusing and all of a sudden he lunged at her. he lunged at her with his body weight. he's now pinned her against the door. of the car. and he's got his hands -- i forget if she said under her shirt. but grabbing her breasts. and then trying to get his hand in the front. under the skirt. at that point she realized he was going to badly molest her. i don't think she used the word rape. but i, she was sexually assaulted. he was not stopping. >> linda says she saw cosby at

the restaurant a few times after that. but he never spoke to her again. >> did you consider going to the police? >> no. i was not raped. i didn't think there was anything i could do. it never dawned on me and i never went, never tried to go after him for it. >> we had a little family discussion, okay? and felt all of this, linda, this guy, this is bill cosby. he's got a public relations machine. you're a teenager, basically. there's -- no proof, you're going to get destroyed. >> through his lawyers, cosby has consistently denied similar allegations. but he refused to elaborate in a recent interview with the "associated press." >> i have to ask about your name coming up in the news recently. regarding this comedian -- >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> i'm going to ask you if -- the persona that people know about, bill cosby, should they believe anything differently about what? >> there is no comment about

that. >> okay. >> and i tell you why -- i think you were told i don't want to compromise your integrity. but we don't, i don't talk about it. >> in the years since 1969 lippeda has been troubled, she's been arrested more than a dozen times for drug-related charges and spent several years in jail. a point cosby's legal team emphasized when we contacted them for a response. cosby's attorney tells cnn ms. traitz' long criminal record for criminal offenses for drug possession speaks for itself. as the old saying goes -- consider the source. >> why should people believe you now? >> because it's the truth. it's the truth. i never went after him for it i never went after him for it the

drug, my drug history really started way, way, way after the situation with him. >> her credibility is going to be attacked. it's going to help me excuse this guy, i've thought of it off and on for the last 45 years. my sister showed real courage. i came out here because i know my sister. >> linda says she has not used drugs in six years. she says she came forward after hearing barbara bowman's story alleging that cosby raped her. linda was upset by online comments from those who don't believe barbara bowman. >> when i started reading the comments and i saw what people were saying about her and calling these women liars, money-hungry and he could never do this. and i didn't do it to go, to go after bill cosby. i was doing it to in defense of these women. >> for linda's brother, jim, it's personal. >> she's here for those women and i'm here for her, okay?

that's the bottom line. and i want to see, i don't want to see this guy get away with it. god knows how many times he's done it. i don't want to see him get away with it and i don't want to see the women get ridiculed by the huge bill cosby pr machine. >> what do you want to say to bill cosby. >> by repeatedly denying and insinuating that the women are liars, it's reassaulting them all over again. they had courage, these women had courage to come forth. way more courage than i did. i would like him to be held accountable for what he did to these women that he raped. >> that is powerful. what a conversation, alisyn. >> yeah, i mean she has no reason to dredge up her own troubled past. she says, she only wanted to come forward because it's the truth and she wants to support the other women. you know, i mean we'll never know, it was 45 years ago, it is his word against her word. but there's -- she seemed credible to me. >> don't you find interesting, chris, one of the things that we've been seeing that we've been missing in this is the

corroboration, people tell someone, they tell a family member, a brother, a sister, a mother, she did. >> well there's actual lay psychological phenomenon with that. this, the problem with these situations is that they are steeped in misunderstanding. i'm not saying between the man and the woman involved in the act. but the rest of us, why didn't you come forward? there are tons of reasons why people don't come forward. but there is a psychological thing, i'll tell you, but i'm not going to the police, i have to tell somebody. that is proof of things. it is actually useful to authorities. they can prosecute on the basis of it. >> that's what i'm saying. that's where this gets very hard to deal with this situation. because there's almost no path to a case with any of these women that we've seen. at least not criminally. >> i think with some of the people, they want to be heard and believed with, most of the well. that's the one resounding chorus we've heard. >> she told her family, she told her mom and her brothers and co-workers at the restaurant, as well. >> i go back to the former

prosecutor, who told us -- that his guys interviewed cosby, and they found him to be evasive and untruthful. you know, because you're not going to get anything from what we see of mr. cosby saying now for obvious reasons. i got to tell you, that was a heck of an interview. the brother took it to a different level. we want to hear from you on all of this, tweet us@newday or go to facebook.com/newday. we'd love to hear your thoughts. another big story in the news is immigration reform. it is steeped in politics, it's about people and not the ones in congress. and the capital. the president last night mentioned a young girl who came here illegally as a 4-year-old. now she's a college student working on her third degree. meet astrid silva, when "new day" continues.

if you've been in america for more than five years, if you have children who are american citizens or legal residents, if you register, pass a criminal background check and you're willing to pay your fair share of taxes, you'll be able to apply to stay in this country

temporarily without fear of deportation. can you come out of the shadows. and get right with the law. >> president obama there announcing his new plan for immigration reform. allowing nearly five million undocumented immigrants to stay in the country. but he says to stay here is a two-way street. immigrants need it play by the rules as well. we want to get perspective from two members of the latino community who have been strong advocates of immigration reform. joining me this morning, petra falcon, executive director of promises, arizona, who is sending a busload to the president's appearance there today and a also astrid silva, a so-called dreamer. she was singled out by president obama for her efforts since being brought to america. good morning to both of you. i want your reaction and petra, i'll start with you, your reaction to what you heard the president lay out last night in his speech. >> we were just so excited. so joyful.

so thankful. the president's actions last night, is going to transform millions of people's lives, individuals like astrid, but also a woman in arizona who has lived in the united states 16 years, as a 13-year-old, u.s. citizen's child. that will no longer have to live in fear. we were so joyful and thankful. >> astrid, how about you? what was your reaction to hearing the plan from the president? his executive order? >> to me, it was complete relief to know that my family is not going to be in fear that immigration is going to come to our door. my dad has an order of deportation, and knowing that this is happening, means that we won't have to worry that this is going to be our last holidays together. >> we also know it's not a perfect plan. there are aspects that are, are left out of the plan. what to you, astrid, do you think is missing from the immigration reform plan? >> well, to me what's miss something that it's a law by congress, since they refused to

act on it. but one of the things that is, it is disheartening to us is that a lot of the parents of other students who are undocumented, are not included. but we know that we're going to continue fighting for them. and this is not the end. we are not done with this. >> petra, how about you? i know you've been active in working to get reform happening. you know you've been acting on the community level, on the ground level, what are you hearing from people in and around the community about what they feel was missing in this plan, the people maybe that were left out? >> the people who were left out, were grateful that they would, do have extended family members are that are going to qualify for the action presented last night. but they've been part of the movement. they've been part of promise arizona, they've been part of the national movement. they've gone to washington. they've been part of the door-knocking that we've been doing in arizona. our fight will continue. we are going to celebrate this

moment. but we also know that there are still people left out and we need to continue until we have comprehensive immigration reform out of congress. >> we know the president mentioned you at some length, astrid last night. let's listen to that. and then i want to ask you what it was like to be featured in the president's address. >> astrid was brought to america when she was four years old. her only possessions were a cross, her doll, and the frilly dress she had on. when she started school, she didn't speak any english. today astrid silva is a college student working on her third degree. are we a nation that kicks out a striving, hopeful immigrant like astrid? or are we a nation that finds a way to welcome her in. >> astrid, what did it feel like to have the president highlight your story? this is your life. >> it was completely unexpected.

i didn't know that it was coming. we planned our watch party for all of our volunteers and the families that we work with to watch it. and to be honest, i didn't hear my name, because we were just very excited, we were clapping. until somebody said -- you know, he's talking about you. and when he started talking about the cross and my dress and i said -- that's how i came here. yeah and then that's when everything came in and it was just very emotional. i was standing next to my dad. and so just being there, it was definitely a moment that i'll never forget. >> petra, we know that republicans are not happy with this plan. and they are threatening some sort of action. we've heard all sorts of talk about the way they're going to go about that. they say that he's overreaching his powers. are you concerned what this could mean down the line? or potentially even the fact that all of this could get overturned by the time the next president comes into power? >> well first of all, the president has all the authority

to act on an executive order. in fact in the last 60 years, presidents from eisenhower to ronald reagan to john f. kennedy to george w. bush. there have been 39 executive actions in the last 60 years. what's important is that the president did act. and secondly, that before we start condemning the president's actions, we need to condemn the fact that daily we have had over 1,000 deportations because congress has not acted. so congress as astrid says, has to provide comprehensive immigration reform. if they were to put a bill before the house there are enough votes to pass a reform bill at this moment. >> petra, thank you so much for being here with me this morning and sharing your thoughts. astrid, we know you're going to be meeting the president, we'll be curious to hear what you say to him and what your hopes are for the future. ladies, thank you so much for this can. chris? the politics is all around, that's a great way of showing that ultimately it comes down to people and the potential that's out there.

what will happen next? one of the stories we're following. there's a lot of news to get to, so let's do it. there are actions i have the legal authority to take as president. >> this is a constitutional crisis. what about the rule of law? >> congress has failed, i have one answer -- pass a bill. >> all of the sad point no indictment. >> to say i'm resigning from my job, it sounds like you're admitting guilt. for three hours, senators grilled takata. >> i felt gushing blood running down my neck, i was terrified. >> i was groped and terrorized. >> what do you want to say to bill cosby? good morning, welcome back to "new day," i'm alisyn camerota with chris cuomo. we begin with president obama going it alone on immigration reform and the gop not happy about that move. through executive order the president easing the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants, saying

the focus will be on deporting felons, not families. the president insists he is not overreaching, but republicans are livid this morning. >> they say they warned him -- if you do this, all bets are off. not just politically, but legally, you're overstepping your power and we're going to come after you. speaker john boehner is going as far as to dismiss the president's credibility. the president is taking his message on the road, speaking in las vegas. let's start with that white house correspondent michelle kosinski joins us with more. what is the planned roll-out here. >> the president will sign his executive action today. this will affect nearly five million people here. letting them avoid deportation. and the president says this is not making a new law or changing the law, but legally using discretion. because there are limited resources available to deport people, it is simply putting the priority on removing those who pose a threat. with crowds chanting in spanish

"yes, he could" in the freezing cold outside the white house, the president put his case for executive action before the american public. >> these people, our neighbors, our classmates, our friends, they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. they came to work. >> at one point quoting scripture. >> we shall not oppress a stranger. for we know the heart of a stranger. we were strangers once, too. my fellow americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. >> his plan allows the department of homeland security to take certain groups off the priority list for deportation. while keeping others high up. >> felons, not families. criminals, not children. gang members, not a mom who is working hard to provide for her kids. >> putting more resources at the border, and focusing on deporting criminals and those

entering the u.s. most recently. the plan will allow immigrants who have been in america at least five years, with children who are legal residents. the chance to apply to stay. for three years. provided they pass a background kek and start paying taxes. they will also expand such relief granted by the president to people brought here illegally as kids. the so-called dreamers. for example, eliminating the age limit. and promises to streamline the immigration system, helping high-skilled workers, graduates and entrepreneurs with a chance to stay. >> what i'm describing is a accountability. a common-sense middle-ground approach. if you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. if you're a criminal, you'll be deported. >> the speech was played just before the latin grammys. cheers went up at watch parties around the country. >> it gets me emotional. so that maybe one day my mom will be able to, my parents will be able to go to you know, back to ecuador. and that you know, families will be connected again.

>> obviously this is a huge victory for our community. but obviously this is not enough. we going to still fight. >> the plan, remember, is not a path to citizenship. the republican response? >> i fear what he has done is torn article 1 out of the constitution, put it into his own pocket and said i'm now the legislative branch, too. >> house speaker john bain anywhere a same said the president cemented his legacy of lawlessness and squanderred what little credibility he had left. >> president obama responded with those three little political words -- >> pass a bill. >> if congress took action on immigration it could change what the president has just done. the republican backlash has started and the forecast is that it will continue. chris? >> all right and there's no "could" about it, they pass a bill, it will supersede the law, and the president with will draw. let's get it from the horse's mouth. democratic congressman from illinois, luis gutierrez, the

chairman of the immigration task force of the congressional hispanic caucus and congressman shawn duffy, republican from wisconsin. big day from you, duffy, just appointed the new chairman of the house financial services subcommittee on oversight and investigations. boy, you talk about a group that we need to see congress get after more. the finlts constitutions fall squarely in that. congratulations. financial institutions. let's deal with why and how this was done. i know you're upset about that. but what, what did the president say last night that you disagree with? >> well listen, the president is good at giving speeches. and did he that well last night. and he touches a tone with a lot of people who care about our neighbors. and so i think the speech went really well. but when we look beyond the speech and look at the policy that he's doing to this executive action, we talked about this before. that there's a number of people who get exposed to harm because

of the fact that this, this executive order could go away. could be overturned by the courts. but also there's another five, seven million people who aren't being covered by the executive action. what do i want do see happen? luis has done a great job working with the republicans. he's an advocate for the hispanic community. he's built good relationships with the republican party, our leaders like paul ryan and others. but politics is no different than families. it's no different than a business relationship. people have to work together. they have to trust each other. they have to get to know each other. and the president he doesn't have any relationships with members of congress. he might have a relationship with luis, but he doesn't have good relationships with democrat congressmen and senators. one of the first times he a conversation with mitch mcconnell, the new senate majority leader. if we're going to get stuff done on big issues, we might have some disagreement, we have to build relationships and trust with one another. and i think one of the key points for us is we want to get immigration reform done. but we have to secure our border. and the key, the key to that

is -- that when we deal with those who have come without documentation, this is the last time we're going to have to have a program where 10 or 15 million people who have come unlawfully without documentation, get legal status because we now have a secure border and a work visa system that actually works. >> but congressman, you can't just look at the situation as what wasn't done. i asked you what did you hear that you disagree with. and you're saying it leaves a lot of people uncovered. but it covers a lot of people that are exposed to harm right now this minute and let me take that to you, representative gutierrez, i know everybody calls you louie. but i'm going with luis. you've been a big proponent for change, you've pushed the president to take action. do you think this is a step in the right direction, and it should be seen that way, as opposed to what it is not? >> i had a hard time getting to sleep last night because i thought about all the children clinging to their parents' legs, the phfamilies that have been fractured and divided. the destructiveness and

corrosiveness of our broken immigration system and what it has on american families, on american children and on american husbands and wives. and i thought about now there is an alternative. to my republican friends and colleagues, i say i am ready to work with you once again. but what the president has done, is allowing people to come out of the shadows, but more importantly, he's allowing them to register with the government. you know, he says, come and provide us with your fingerprints, if you go through a background check and you got a clean bill of health, i'm going to let you pay taxes, i'm going to let you work, i'm going to let you get right with the law, i'm going to let you raise your family. so i'm ready to work with my republican friends and colleagues, as shawn so adequately described, i did stand up in chicago, with paul ryan and with congressman carter in texas and i went out to bakersfield, with congressman valodal, i know they are sufficient. but they never gave as you vote. and when speaker boehner last

june called the president and said, in spite of all my efforts, mr. president, in spite of your efforts, we're not going to have a vote on immigration, the president said -- he would take action to protect those familiar list. >> and there's a lot of speculation that there were a vote, it would have passed and that played into the politics of the situation. but chairman duffy, let me come back to you with this -- this hits home to all of us, let's be honest. >> chris that sounds really good, by the way. >> it should. you should be proud of it. we need new leadership. the question is what you do with it. your name, duffy, irish, a few generations, many people from the country. gutierrez, that's obvious, the newest wave of immigrants. cuomo, i'm second generation in this country. the politics is escaping the human reality of what's going on here. if you're worried about people exposed, you said there are a a lot of people going to be exposed. why isn't the response to get your brothers and sisters to put their behind in the seats and pass a bill?

>> good point. but when you work through differences, representative gutierrez is a big part of the solution. but barack obama has to be part of the solution. can't just give speeches and play politics and then use your pen when you don't build relationships with the other side. >> pass a bill and see if he vetoes it. put the pressure on him. go ahead, luis. respond. >> we believe in the rule of law in america and people come here -- >> then pass a law. then pass a law. then pass a law. >> chris, that's our prerogative. if we don't pass a law, that's a prerogative of the congress. >> don't say it's a problem and then not pass a law. >> if we pass a law the president wants us to pass. >> that doesn't mean he has the opportunity to do it through executive order, that's not how the government works. >> if i could -- >> in say we're going to have a green water act? >> let him get in there. >> duffy is mad at me, not you, louie. >> if i could just, look, the executive order comes into effect, on january 1st.

my friend, mr. duffy will have a majority, a larger majority in the house, they control the senate. they have 180 days, chris, before anybody can apply for any work visa. 180 days, during those 180 days, they can draft a bill. but i want to say something president barack obama worked to shepherd a bill through the senate, 68-32. when he said we couldn't include gay people, we didn't like it but we found compromise. when they said, everybody can't become a citizen. we didn't walk away from the table. remember when they said we have to do it in parts and pieces we said let's figure out what the parts and pieces are so we can get to a whole. we never walked away from the table. but the fact is the house of representatives has never presented a bill. all they had to do was present their version. i told my republican colleagues, forget about the senate. you don't like the senate bill? let's craft an even better bill in the house. it never happened. there was never a vote.

so we never went to congress and we never used regular order. >> congressman duffy. give us the final word on this. >> the american people don't support executive action. the hispanic community doesn't support executive action. the president is at historic lows, we have the biggest majority we've had in 80 years. we do want to get this done. we do want to work together. but this is the wrong approach and the american people aren't staying with the president going this course. they want the congress to work. and we just had the new historic elections, they want bipartisanship. they want people to work together. we're starting this off on the wrong foot with the president who is going it alone. poking his fipg anywhenger in t the republican party. that's a bad tone to get things done over the next two years. >> we'll start signing people up tomorrow in chicago, we'll have hundreds of volunteers getting ready and the sign-up starts tomorrow in the city of chicago and across this nation. our community thanks the president for this courageous act. and this act, you know what he

did last night, chris? he humanized us, he told our story. he didn't give the facts of what he was doing, he told our story. for that i'm always going to be thankful. >> it is good to keep the focus on people. both parties i'm sure agree on that we're looking for compromise, what i'm pushing for is congressional action. for me it's not about what's in the bill. it's that you guys do something. it's not partisan one way or the other. >> we'll be back with a bill. >> all right. congratulations to you, chairman duffy. >> the next president undermines the epa and the clean water act. setting bad precedent. >> i understand what you're saying about executive orders. gentlemen, thank you to both of you and please get to work for the rest of us. now late thir hour we'll test the president's plan directly with the white house. you heard congressman duffy laying out what his problems are. we'll have the man on your screen, press secretary josh earnest win joil us on "new day." the officer who fatally shot mikan brown could be stepping

down from the ferguson police department. darren wilson is reportedly in talks to resign to ease pressure on his fellow officers, but only if the grand jury clears him in the michael brown shooting. a decision could be imminent and michael brown's father is pleading for calm. cnn's clayton perez is in clayton where the grand jury is meeting, what's the latest? >> officer darren wilson is in the final stages of negotiations, to resign. now all of that is happening as the grand jury returns here to st. louis county justice center to begin deliberations. here's some evidence, hear some evidence and begin deliberations. they could make a decision as soon as today. darren wilson has been in these negotiations for some time. he has told associates that one reason he wants to do this is to ease some of the pressure on some of his fellow officers. but you know his concern has been that while the grand jury was still hearing evidence, he didn't want to resign and make it look like he was admitting any fault. he says he has done nothing

wrong in the shooting of michael brown. now we'll wait to see what happens with the grand jury and how the streets react when that decision comes down, alisyn? >> we're waiting along with you, evan perez, thanks so much. let's get over to michaela for a look at some more of your headlines. >> it's been a busy day, we've got great stuff coming up. but let's give you the headlines right now. one person is dead, three others are injured following a deadly blast at an offshore oil platform near louisiana. investigators right now are trying to figure out what sparked the explosion, 12 miles off the coast of new orleans. official says the rig was not in production at the time and the damage was limited to the explosion area. so far, no pollution has been reported. got to tell but a recall. five million strollers have been recalled. following a dozen reports, imagine this, of fingertip amputations. graco and century brand strollers are in the recall. 11 models of strollers have a folding hinge on the side that can pinch a child's finger.

the models were manufactured from august of 2000 to this past september. please make sure you look at your stroller and find out if this one of of ones you have. china has the possibility to launch a catastrophic hack attack. we're told malware from china and other nations has been detected on key u.s. computer systems. admiral michael rodgers said it's only a matter of when, if not if, we're going to see something this traumatic. thanksgiving day travel is expected to hit a seven-year best. in fact the highest level since the resection. aaa is projecting the number of us taking trips, 50 miles or longer, will total 46.3 million. that is a 4.2% increase from a year ago. about 90% of travelers are expected to drive. taking advantage of the season's cheapest gas prices in five years.

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. welcome back to "new day," we have testimony you have to hear from capitol hill over those faulty air bag, now linked to at least five deaths, from one woman who survived, but barely. and she told lawmakers about the moment shrapnel from her takata air bag shot into her right eye. the image of what it did to her is so gruesome i'm not going to show it to you. her amazing recovery is a blessing, but not a given. we're going to speak to one woman who believes her sister was killed by a faulty air bag

more than a decade ago, but let's go to cnn's rene marsh for live reporting. >> the victim lieutenant stephanie erdman, she received the recall notice three days after her crash. despite several visits to the dealership to get her car serviced, no one alerted her that her car had been recalled. take a listen to her testimony. >> when the impact occurred, shrapnel from my car's air bag shot through the air bag cloth and embedded in to my right eye and cheek. i was instantly blinded on my right side. since that day i've endured multiple surgeries and therapies, i have more to go, still. my vision will never be the same. i will never be the same. >> yeah, she says she'll never be the same and honda in its own words saying it failed her. the automaker apologized to her yesterday. for nearly three hours, senators grilled an executive from the air bag manufacturer, takata. auto execs as well as safety

regulators about these defective air bags linked to five deaths and multiple injuries. just this week federal regulators demanded recall of affected cars, a move that takata is still resisting. back to you, alisyn. >> rene, thanks so much for that background. kim koff, believes her sister, charlene weaver was killed by these faulty air bags in a car accident in 2003 and kim joins us live now. good morning, kim. >> good morning. >> can you tell us about your sister's accident and why you have long believed that it was the faulty air bags to blame? >> she was a passenger in an '04 subaru impreza which is on the recall list. when the accident happened, the air bag deployed. that night when the neurosurgeons came out and they were talking to us, they kept asking us, what has hit her in the head? something has hit her with such significant force to cause this

much damage so what, what has hit her? and all along, my mom and i felt that it was the air bag. but we you know never knew for sure. >> and you've spent many years now since the accident, trying to put this together. have you hit road blocks in terms of your investigation? >> yes and no. we just started to recently with all the other reports that have come out, starting to put two and two together. and we heard the first one, we wondered if tigger wasn't involved in that. if the air bag, that was one of the air bags. and so we're just now starting to kind of put pieces together. but if she was the first one at the time, it would have been, we didn't have much information to go on to put things together. >> that's a great point. if your sister was in fact killed by a faulty air bag, it resets the clock to about ten years earlier, 2004, than we are now. discussing it. so if her death was connected to

a faulty air bag and you had been able to get people's attention, what do you think would have happened in these ten years? >> a lot of things could have happened. you know i think about the great things she had done in seven years, what she could have done in the past 11 years. all of the other people that have suffered losses and injuries, those could have been avoided. and they were unnecessary. >> you were at the senate hearing yesterday where the takata executives were grilled. let me play a portion of it for you and our viewers. >> senator, it's hard for me to answer yes or no. so if you allow me -- >> it is not hard for to you answer yes or no. do you support the nationwide recall of air bags that the department of transportation has issued? yes or no? >> again, senator, if we -- i did fight, takata data from any

incident to support the new directions and then we walked together with ntsa and automakers to take care of the issues. >> i'm going to take that as a no. >> basically the senior vice president there was unable to say whether or not he supported the the nationwide recall. do you feel that you were getting answers to the questions you had at this senate hearing? >> no. it was very frustrating when they were asked very pointed, very direct yes-or-no questions. they took a long time to answer. danced around the questions and so that was, that was very frustrating. >> what is your next step, kim? how will you get attention to this issue that you've been struggling with for all these years? >> right now it's doing what i'm doing, talking to people. senator marquez office and senator blumenthal's office have been great to get some

information out. and if we can get nationwide recalls, that would be a good step. being in arizona and phoenix, that's not a humid climate and so we don't think humidity has anything to do with it. >> and the reason you're saying humidity, is because there has been research that the component inside the faulty air bags, the ammonium nitrate is, doesn't work well with moist or humid climates and in fact triggers a combustion that people have described as violent. >> yes. >> and that's what you believe, rather than your sister just being killed in the accident. >> correct, correct. >> can you tell us a little bit about charlene? >> she was the baby sister i always wanted. every chance i had for making a wish, whether it was a birthday, a turkey leg, the turkey wishbone, i always wished for a baby sister. didn't want a brother, it had to be a baby sister. and when i finally got that and

so there was, there's ten years difference between the two of us. so of course i tried to protect my baby sister. and it was hard to be in her room, not being able to talk to her, we couldn't touch her. before i knew that, i did walk into her room and i said "tigger" and as soon as i said that, her arm immediately reacted and it wasn't just a little muscle twitch, it was a very deliberate arm movement. so i knew she was, she knew i was there. so after everything happened, that we lost her, i was glad that i had done that. even though the nurses got upset with me, i was glad i did that. she knew i was there and i was going to look out for my baby sister. >> and you're still looking out for her in this battle that you are trying to save other people. kim kopf, thank you so much for sharing your personal story and best of luck with trying to get the attention of the automakers

and the rest of us. >> thank you. >> nice to see you this morning. let's go back to chris. another situation we're covering for you. we have big problems with who comes to america and how. we all know this. so how do we fix it? congress has had years and done little. the president just laid out his plan to go it alone, despite threats from republicans. so, will his plan work and will the way he did it erase any chance for real change? we're going to put white house press secretary josh earnest to the test for you. and another day, another cosby accuser. we will dive into the latest accusations, judge for yourself. when mom and dad said family vacation, i never thought it would be like this. where every turn leads to a new adventure, and surprise leads to discovery. this place is like nothing i've ever seen.

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welcome back to "new day," here's a look at your headlines, ferguson police officer darren wilson reportedly is in talks to resign from the ferguson police department. sources tell cnn wilson will only agree to go if the grand jury doesn't charge him in the michael brown shooting. that decision from the grand jury could come as soon as today. in the meantime, a dozen high school students in kansas city are now facing disciplinary action for this. they stood and held their hands up in a silent protest during a speech by governor jay nixon. he was at their school to congratulate blue ribbon award winners. to the middle east now, palestinians have been arrested after allegedly plotting to kill israel's foreign minister, israeli defense officials say those men planned to fire a rocket toward the foreign ministry's convoy near his home during israel's conflict with hamas during the summer. charges have been filed, it's unclear when the men were detained. the death toll has reached 12 interest from the week of

snow, terrible amounts of snow in buffalo. two people passed away after being evacuated from a nursing home. the snow may be slowing, but dangerous conditions still loom. the region could be hit with major flooding this weekend as rain and warmer temperatures move in to melt all of that snow. some six feet plus that's accumulated. it forced sunday's game between the bills and the jets to be postponed to monday, and moved to detroit. embattled nfl star adrian peterson said he's focused on rebuilding his relationship with his 4-year-old son who he bloodied with a switch from a tree. he expressed regret and said he will never discipline his children again. the union is fighting to have his suspension through the end of the season dialed back. that's an interesting to hear him come forward and he's had some self-reflection and --

>> sounds like it. it's a teachable moment for him. >> and for many people, perhaps. >> broader debate to be sure. the league still needs to find consistency in its policy. another big issue for you, the president's immigration plan unveiled last night. it's going to impact five million people. that's some 40% of the known population of undocumented immigrants so will the plans work? is it legal? will it survive the political fallout? josh earnest is the white house press secretary. he joins us now. i know you're making the rounds, josh. >> good morning, chris. >> good to see you. you're going to be tested on this. this is a big moment. so let's get after it. >> let's do it. >> the president signs the executive order today. when does it go into effect? will he allow some time for congress to do it themselves? >> it will take a little while for the department of homeland security to implement the law. when the president announced he was offering deferred action to immigrants brought to the country as children. it took them a couple of months

to implement the law. the truth is, chris, house republicans have had more than a year and a half to act on a compromise piece of legislation that passed the senate in bipartisan fashion. so we certainly are hopeful. that congress is going to view this as, as a motivation you might say. to try to take action finally on common-sense comprehensive immigration reform that would be good for border security, it would be good for national security. to finally bring some accountability to our immigration system. that's what's been missing for too long. and we're hopeful that congress will take those steps. >> that's some hope to have. because it seems what you've motivated them to do is to come against you as much as they've ever have. and one point of push-back is the president promised not to do this. he kept saying i won't take executive action. everybody keeps showing the tapes of him. and they said if you care about working with us, don't do this. and then he did it. what's the calculation? >> chris, what the president was challenged to do by many

advocates of reforming the immigration system was challenged, because they were frustrated that the house hadn't acted on senate legislation. they were pushing the president to unilaterally implement the legislation on his own. the president said then and he says now, he doesn't have the authority to do that. what he asked him team to do is look at the law and figure out what it is he could do to try to fix the broken immigration system. he wasn't going do allow house republican obstruction as an excuse to not fix the obvious problems in our immigration system that everybody acknowledges exist. >> you think you can tolerate constitutional and legal scrutiny of the executive order? >> what the president announced last night is legally unassailable. it's entirely consistent with the way president reagan. president george h.w. bush and president george w. bush used their executive authority to try to make changes to the broken immigration system. there's a whole lot more that needs to get done. what the senate bill indicated, this is a bipartisan common-sense proposal, it passed the senate a year and a half ago. if it were to pass the house of

representatives, the president would sign it right away. he would tear up his own executive actions. we would enjoy significant economic benefits, it would reduce the deficit. create jobs. it would make an historic investment in border security that we all know that we need. and it would finally bring some accountability to our immigration system. i know republicans like to run around and talk about the president supporting am nesty. the truth is the closest thing we have to amnesty right now is doing nothing and that's what house republicans are doing. >> the problem is that how this was done may wind up overshadowing what was done because now the motivation is to stop this from happening. not to come up with their own plan. i mean you had to see that coming, josh. >> well look, chris, this is the question that the president had in front of him. for a year and a half, well let's actually back up a little bit. >> you should back up more, josh, because ehad a lot of time, too, the president, pelosi, harry reid, he had time, he got a bill done. i know the whole 513 days thing. but pelosi had time, she didn't do it the president had a lot of

time, he didn't do it and now all of a sudden he has to do it? >> you may recall in the first couple of years, the president was in office, we were dealing with the worst economic downturn since the great depression, we had a lot on our plate. but the fact of the matter is the president has done exactly what the voters wanted him to do. they wanted him to sit down with republicans in congress and woman work with them to put together a common-sense immigration proposal. the president did it right after he was re-elected. with strong support all across the country. he sat down and got to work with democrats and republicans in the united states senate. and he put forward a piece of legislation that earned the support of every democrat and 14 senate republicans. that indicates that there's a lot of common ground here. and for the last year and a half, house republicans have blocked it. that means the president faced a fundamental choice. here's another thing, the speaker of the house, john boehner, was asked directly if he intended to bring up common-sense reform immigration legislation in the next congress and he wouldn't commit to doing that. so the president faced a central question, are we going to sit

around and wait for house republicans who have left no impression with anybody that they're willing to move forward. or is the president going to use every element of the authority that he was elected to exercise to try to solve problems for the american people? >> you just had a huge election -- >> in a way that brings accountability to our election syst immigration system. >> you know there's desperation for congress to work with the white house, you did the one thing thaw know will forestall that. and you could have done it after the new year. let them get their seats in. let them have their numbers, see if they do it, if they don't, then you could have done this. >> what indication is there that congress is desperate to work with the administration? we've seen for four years that the republicans in congress have been engaged in a political strategy to block every single thing that the president wants to advance. even if they are things that they previously supported. there's no indication that republicans in congress want to work on this. and that's exactly why the president took a common-sense steps using executive authority that had been exercised by previous presidents, to try to

bring accountability to the immigration system. >> are you worried that this winds up extending the urgency? it's not that normal people don't want action on this. everybody knows that there's urgency. everybody here is within two or three generations of being from somewhere else. you know, these people are no different, right? but thaits if you get into this political fighting now, it may wind up forestalling any change for a very long time. they may not even fund it. they may not fund anything because of this. >> well, chris, i would be surprised if republicans, speaker boehner and senator mcconnell have indicated they have no interest in shutting down the government. i don't believe that house republicans or senate republicans for that matter want to defund the department of homeland security that's so critical to running criminal background checks or securing our border. i don't think they want to take those steps. but chris, look -- the president is as frustrated as anybody that house republicans are blocking such a common-sense measure that would be good for the economy, that would be good for national security. that would be good for job creation, that would be good for

border security and would bring accountability to our broken immigration system. we have 11 million people living in this country living in the shadows, they're not paying taxes and they are, but these are people who they send their, they send their kids to school with our children. they worship in our churches, some of them actually work in the same buildings that we work in. but yet they don't pay taxes and they're not held accountable. the president believes we need to bring them out of the shadows, there's significant economic benefits and it's good for our national security. so the president believes in accountability. but here's the good news. the other thing and the way congress can be held accountable. if congress is willing to take action, willing to reverse course and make a commitment to working in a bipartisan fashion to get this done in the next congress, then the president will be happy to sign that comprehensive legislation that fulfills the principles that he's a laid out and supersede the executive action he took last night so there's still an opportunity for house republicans to act together and enact common-sense legislation that's supported by people all across the country. >> that's good news and by the end of the day everybody should

want to help the familiar list and wind up having the rule of law be followed. josh, thank you for coming on and answering the questions on "new day" this morning. appreciate it. >> sounds good. have a good weekend. sexual assault allegations continue to haunt bill cosby. another accuser has come forward to cnn, saying she, too, was assaulted by bill cosby. but cosby's lawyers are fighting back, pointing to the accuser's troubled past. hey! i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. will probably drink something that is acidic on a daily basis.

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that's when i panicked. >> bill cosby's attorney responded with a statement i'll read part of it for you. ms. traitz' long criminal record for numerous criminal offenses includes charges for cocaine, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia, speaks for itself. let's bring in dr. jody gould, a psychiatrist. paul, let me start with you. i think right off the bat, that's going to rub a lot of people the wrong way. the response from cosby's attorne attorney. >> it's a classic attack that used to be used all the time against women who made these kinds of charges. you would be accused of being promiscuous or a drug user. this is, we're knot in court any more. this is -- >> the court of public opinion. >> this is a free for all and

she's getting slammed on social media this attorney, martin singer is described in some places as the pit bull attorney you hire in california when your reputation is attacked. >> he's getting a chance to bear his teeth on that one. we've been talking about how these women are just getting destroyed in social media and people are saying why are you attacking? why is the media attacking bill cosby. he's a legend, there's an icon. but there's a common thread here, jodie. when you hear their stories, there's a common thread in all of them. >> it's an abuse of power. it's about power, not sex. he abused his power. he abused his power in keeping them silent. he's kept the women silent. now the women come out and we attack their back grounds. this isn't about them this is about him. >> it's interesting that we were talking about the fact that most of these women, we're talking about a very different time. which doesn't excuse the behavior. but it does give context, paul into the attitudes we had about the treatment of women and advances on, unwanted advances,

we've come a long way since then. but that would speak to why people, these women may not have gone to authorities. >> yes, it does speak to that and of course, it's a long time ago and i don't want to get involved in you know whether it's true or it's false, but by the weight and number of accusations, you have to say -- whoa, this looks pretty bad for cosby. but back you know in the, even as far back as the '70s, women were attacked for things like, their sexual history in rape cases, that it's illegal now. we have rape shield laws, we've changed our attitude about this a lot. there's still a long way to go, admittedly. and men and women have radically different, men who don't engage in this conduct, a lot men don't think it's going on out there. and women i think, we were talking in the green room, have a radically different experience. guys who don't do this, don't think it's happening. >> they have a hard time understanding that -- >> fellow men would do that. >> real men would do this. >> but women have a different experience. >> i want to play the sound from the "associated press" interview that cosby gave recently and the part that appeared that wasn't

part of the formal interview. we know how it went. i want to refresh your memory. >> listen, can i get something from you? >> what's that. >> that none of that will be shown. >> i -- >> i can't promise that, myself. but you didn't say anything. >> i know i didn't say anything. but i'm asking your integrity that since i didn't want to say anything, but i did answer you. >> jodi, it's interesting, we'll get to the legality and what could could potentially cause a problem along the line. he uses the word integrity three times during the off-camera on-camera interview. very interesting. >> it looks like he's trying to manipulate the journalist. he's using his power to try to silence the journalist in the way that he used his power to try to silence the women. >> paul, last thought to you, is there any potentially damning there by him asking a reporter to scuttle the story? >> well certainly. it looks like a cover-up. and of course i'm sure his attorneys will say, well he

settled a case once, and there's a sealing order and neither side is allowed to talk about the case, it might upset the settlement. there could be a legal reason. but it looks horrible. and in a case like this. >> paul callan, dr. jodi gold, thank you so much for your expertise and insight. alisyn? president obama's immigration overhaul proved a bittersweet victory for the so-called dreamers, they've championed their fight to keep their immigrants parents in the u.s. what does it mean for them now? we have the story of one of the familiar list. and aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are ya? good. aleve. proven better on pain. and you'll see just how much it has to offer, especially if you're thinking of moving an old 401(k) to a fidelity ira. it gives you a wide range of investment options...

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at politicians duke it out over immigration, millions of people are focused on how the president's plan affects them. ana cabrera watched the president's speech last night with one of the so-called dreamers. >> we gave up ours to be part of something bigger and sometimes that's hard but now we're a little more included. it's a good people. >> reporter: he is one of the so-called dreamers. the president's executive action on immigration provides hope for his family. >> for however many years my parents worry about me, that's how much i worry for them. >> reporter: the 19-year-old pre-med student came to the united states with his parents

when he was just 4 years old. his younger sisters were both born in america. >> my parents are the ones who take care of me. why should they not have papers and i do? >> reporter: their parents had a tourist visa when they traveled from mexico to denver in 1999, but because of a poor economy and violence in their native country, they decided to stay. why didn't your parents try to legally immigrate? >> i think -- i never asked them that. i think the process is rough. i think when they got here they thought this is a better situation for our son, there's more work here. >> reporter: dad sells jewelry, mom has her own cleaning company. both too afraid to reveal their identities for our story. angel explains they have a number for tax purposes but no social accurate number, no driver's licenses. april gel works at a restaurant to pay for his $15,000 a year college tuition. >> i want to be a psychiatrist.

>> reporter: he's grateful for some scholarships made possible only after the president took immigration action in 2012, giving him temporary status because he was brought to the u.s. as a child. now, under the president's new plan, angel's parents can apply for protection from deportation for up to three years, since angel's sisters are american citizens. what do you tell those critics? >> give us a chance. >> reporter: we still didn't hear anything about path to citizenship. >> as far as a path to citizenship, just give us a better shot. >> reporter: ana cabrera, cnn, denver. >> such an emotional topic on both sides. >> it is. at the end of the day this is steeped in politics but you have a new generation of people who are coming to this country, some the right way and many the wrong way. it's what do you do about it? forget they're people and

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-- captions by vitac -- fwww.vitac.com; some worry immigration will change the very fabric of who we are. >> a defiant president obama lays out his immigration plan. we break down the new reforms that could affect millions of lives, if they ever happen. we hear from those who say the president overstepped his authority. another woman goes public with new accusations against bill cosby saying she, too, was sexually assaulted by him when she was a teenager. cosby's lawyer calls her claims ridiculous. can she be believed? hack ateak fears, the blunt warning china and other countries could shut down our nation's power grid through a cyber attack. how real is the threat? what's being done to prevent

such a disaster? >> your "new day" continues right now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> did you catch what philly was doing with the paper, an extra thing we do here at "new day." that's our way we say good morning on "new day" especially on a friday, november 21st, just after 8:00 in the east, chris cuomo and alisyn camerota here. the big story the president and many supporters saying it is an historic day for immigration reform. you ask the republicans it's a history of abuse of power putting the last nail in the could havin in washington on bipartisanship. president obama unveiled his executive order last night protecting millions of undocumented immigrants potentially. >> republicans are not taking this move lying down. they're pushing back in a big way. they say the president is overstepping his powers and house speaker john boehner says the president broke his word to

compromise. white house correspondent michelle kosinski joins us live with more. >> reporter: the president will sign his executive action but he's now announced what will affect nearly 5 million people he here, giving them a chance to stay and work. the president says this is not changing the law, but using legally permissible discretion in how that law is enforced. with crowds chanting in spanish "yes he could" in the freezing cold outside the white house, the president put his case for executive action before the american public. >> these people, our neighbors, our classmates, our friends, they did not come here in search of a free ride or an easy life. they came to work. >> reporter: at one point, quoting scripture. >> we shall not oppress a

stranger. for we know the heart of a stranger. we were strangers once, too. my fellow americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. >> reporter: his plan allows the department of homeland security to take certain groups off the priority list for deportation, while keeping others high up. >> felons, not families. criminals, not children. gang members, not a mom who is working hard to provide for her kids. >> reporter: putting more resources at the border and focusing on deporting criminals and those entering the u.s. most recently. the plan will allow immigrants who have been in america at least five years with children who are legal residents the chance to apply to stay for three years, provided they pass a background check and start paying taxes. they will also expand such relief granted by the president to people brought here illegally as kids, the so-called dreamers. for example, eliminating the age limit, and promises to

streamline the immigration system helping high-skilled workers, graduates and entrepreneurs with a chance to stay. >> what i'm describing is accountability, a common sense middle ground approach. if you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. if you're a criminal, you'll be deported. >> reporter: the speech was played just before the latin grammys. cheers went up at watch parties around the country. >> it gets emotional so that maybe one day my parents will be able to go back to ecuador and families will be connected again. >> obviously this is a huge victory for our community but obviously this is not enough. we're going to still fight. >> reporter: the plan, remember, is not a path to citizenship. republican response? >> what he has done is torn article i out of the constitution, put it into his own pocket and said i'm now the legislative branch, too. >> reporter: house speaker john bainer in a statement said the president cemented his legacy of

lawlessness and squandered who little credibility he had left to all of which president obama responded with the three bill political words. >> pass a bill. >> reporter: that's a question, will congress now pass their own bill that could then supersede what the president has just done or will this somehow ruined the chances of congress taking this up, or alternatively, will they take something else up, like a lawsuit. alisyn? >> still a lot of questions this morning. michelle kosinski thanks so much. over to chris. >> they seem to be largely rhetorical questions, there's no choice of any bipartisanship given the response to the president's plan last night. there's what's in the plan, that's not getting as much attention as how the plan was presented. they say he overstepped his legal bounds. they said that he does not have the right under the constitution to do this. the president disagrees, as do his counselors so how do we decide? alberto gonzalez, former attorney general, very familiar with the separation of powers,

thanks to his time in the george w. bush administration, currently dean at belmont university college of law, couldn't have a better guest with us. it's been a long time and good to see you, judge. >> it's good to see you, chris. i've enjoyed some of your questioning of the press secretary. i think your questions have been right on. >> thank you, how about my questioning of representative duffy, did you like that questioning as much? >> i think that's all good. i think this debate about separation of powers is very appropriate, but what i do worry about the fact that the way that this overshadows the merits of what's been done. most people agree something needs to be done but i think people are angry about the way it was done. >> but let's put the politics aside because they're angry about everything, judge, and use the purity of an actual standard. knowing what you know how about what the president wants in this executive order, do you think it is a legal action? >> there's still part of the calculation that's missing, which is how it's going to be implemented.

there's some details that will be very important in terms of defining whether or not this action is lawful or unlawful. you've got some smart people on both sides of this, that it is lawful, it is not lawful, this is abuse of discretion, this is well within the discretion. i've heard the press secretary earlier talk about the fact that the former presidents have done similar kinds of actions, and i would just caution upon relying upon previous actions by presidents as examples to justify this action, because we're talking about the use of discretion, which is very fact-specific. you have to look at what the president actually has done. you have to look at what congress has said, what congress's response in relation to the presidential action. the actions by president reagan and president bush tells us that discretion is allowed but doesn't tell us whether or not the exercise of discretion in this particular case is lawful. what i worry about is that this has poisoned the well and it's going to make it much more difficult to get what we all i think believe is necessary,

which is a comprehensive permanent plan to deal with this serious immigration issue. >> i want to talk to you about that. you understand the issues involved very well. because i have you and your legal mind is so vibrant, isn't it the republicans want to argue about constitutionality of presidential action now, but when it comes to war they had given presidents for generations including obama a complete constitutional pass on the ability to declare war? isn't it ironic that they're picking and choosing when they want to fight about the constitution? >> well, one could argue it is ironic. i would say in the area of foreign policy and area of national security, there is i think more of a presumption that executive action is, in fact, constitutional because the president can happening his hat on the constitutional commander in chief authority, but when you're talking about an area in the domestic policy arena such as immigration, then i think that presumption is not there, and i think the president has to be much more careful in taking

action that infringes upon an area in which congress has had very significant legislative action, which is of course immigration. >> if you're the judge in this, do you make a decision based on what you've heard or tell the parties, if i'm you, go back and settle, because you really need to fix the problem in the first place and not argue about the legality of the president's action. that should not be the main response. what do you say? >> i think a judge if this ever makes its way to the courts may first say there's no appropriate standing and the jhung may also say this is a political question. this is a dispute that needs to be resolved by the political branches, not within the arena of the courts and so that may very well be the outcome. from my perspective, while i think the separation of powers debate is a very important debate,' ought to be focused on what do we do about the immigration problem. the best thing congress can do to negate what the president has done is pass a comprehensive bill. >> at the end of the day, you're

a judge, everybody knows you as attorney general but this is a distraction. you can argue fairly the president is causing a distraction because he did what is seen as inciting this latest round, but what do you think it will take to make congress recognize the urgency that they all talk about but do nothing about, which is all these families in distress? >> i'm hopeful bus we have new leadership in the senate, it seems appropriate to me and i think the american people would expect this out of a sense of fairness that we give this new congress an opportunity to see whether or not they can step up and do what we elected them to do, which is to take on these very difficult issues and then if nothing happens, then i think the president is actually in a much stronger position to take forceful, bold executive action, but i think to take it now, i think it's one of the reasons why you're seeing the reaction that we're seeing from the republican side. >> and it is unfortunate, because it's a distraction to what matters most, which is finding out the right way to enforce the laws about how

people come across the border and taking care of families that are here already. judge, you wrote a very interesting piece for "usa today" back in august that people should take a look at, because you laid out really where you think the plus/minuses are and what the responsibilities are congress are. thanks for being with us, judge alberto gonzalez and pleasure to have you on "new day." >> thank you. the head of the nsa warning that china has the power to launch a hack attack to take down america's power grid and other critical systems. spyware has already been detected on pivotal u.s. computers and the nsa chief warns it's not a matter of if with you ben. right to chief national security correspondette jim sciutto. this is worrisome. >> no question, alisyn. admiral rogers said not just china but one or two other countries as well, he wouldn't identify them, said that was classified. keep in mind he's not just the nsa chief, he's head of the military cyber command, the

institution charged with defending the u.s. cyber systems in a military sense and here's what he said was vulnerable, power and water grids, aviation systems, financial services. you can imagine all the damage and danger it would cause if it china or another country was able to shut that down. he says that hackers from these countries have performed what he called reson sans missions to look for weaknesses. he said we see them attempting to steal information on how our systems are configured, the schematics of most of our control systems right down to the engineering level of detail so they can look where there are volumer inabilities, how they're constructed and how i could get in and defeat them. an attack is not a matter of if but as to when it's going to happen, an alarming thought and he made the point that being on the defensive is, in his words, a losing strategy, indicating that the u.s. has to go on offense, in effect, show these countries that it can do the same thing, and that's an

alarming prospect, sort of a mutually assured destruction kind of situation the way it was with nuclear war during the cold war but he said a bet are possibility should be for countries to negotiate the rules of these kind of attacks. >> that would be helpful. let's see if they can do that. jim sciutto, thanks so much. >> i feel like we're sleeping on this threat. don't you? if the same thing were happening with bricks and mortar, trying to break into the buildings it would be on the brink of war but because it's online -- >> it's nebulous but morer er t terrifying. >> i think we're underplaying the terror. >> let me give you a look at other headlines. ferguson police officer darren wilson reportedly is in talks to resign from his department. sources tell cnn wilson wants to relieve the pressure on his fellow officers in the department but will only agree to step aside if the grand jury

exonerates him in the michael brown shooting. that decision could come as early as today. a michigan woman is facing charges after she was caught outside the white house with an unregistered gun. april lenhart was part of a demonstration along the north fence. secret service agents spotted the gun her, as the president was delivering a speech on immigration. the second arrest outside the white house in as many days. an iowa man was arrested wednesday with a rifle and a knife in his car. senators better get ready to roll up their sleeves and work five whole days a week. the senatical dear is out. lawmakers are scheduled to work on fridays. under harry reid law makers didn't work a five-day work week all year. often votes are scheduled late on fridays so the west coast folks could make it home to their constituencies on father. mitch mcconnell warned senators they'll be working longer nights and work weeks if the gop took

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more claims of sexual assault against bill cosby. another alleged victim a woman named linda trates is describing how she says cosby sexually assaulted her as a teenager. she decided to come forward reading negative comments online about barbara bowman. since linda's teenage years she has a history of drug abuses and arrest action which i asked her about.

she was joined by her older brother, jim, who came along to support her and share his memory of the story she told him 45 years ago when linda worked as a waitress as a restaurant co-owned by bill cosby. >> one day he came to my station where i was waiting tables and sat down and started speaking with me, you know, and real friendly and animated and telling me i was pretty, and he offered me a ride home from the restaurant, which i accepted and i got into his car, it was a rols royce, it was early in the day and he said i'm going to take a drive out to the beach. >> reporter: what did you think, when he said i'm going to take on a drive out to the beach, what went through your head? >> i was star-struck. this is bill cousby, he's above reproach. i was star struck. there were no red flags at all. >> so you get to the beach and then what happens? >> when we were pulling into

wherever it was that he was parking, he opened up a briefcase that was on his front seat and it was filled with different assorted pills, capsules and tablets, i don't remember colors. there were no prescription bottles. >> reporter: did he explain to you what these pills were? >> no, all he said was why don't you take a couple of these to help you relax. he kept, you know -- what? help me relax, from what? >> reporter: did you end up taking any of the pills? >> no. >> reporter: then what happened? >> started grabbing at my chest, and you know, starting to try to fondle me and then he started to push himself on top of me like against the seat and against the door as he was groping me. i don't remember the conversation but i do know that that's when i panicked. i opened the door behind me and ran out of his car and ran down the beach and i had on a long

hippie peasant skirt, that's what we wore back then and i was running and i was running towards i guess towards the shoreline, my foot must have hit the bottom of my skirt because i fell, and it tore up my skirt probably to the knee and i partially fell in the water so i was wet. he was coming after me, trying to calm me down because i was making such a scene. i was crying. i was in a panic. i was crying and he said "i'll take you home, i'll take you home" at that point. i was not raped but i was groped and terrorized. >> jim, what do you remember about what linda said at that time? >> i can literally remember being in the kitchen when my mom got the call and i can literally remember when she told me the story. i mean, she came home and i felt like i wanted to just see the guy put in yale for the rest of his life. she said kind of what she told you but in more graphic detail

that he tried to push her to take pills. she kept refusing. all of a sudden he lunged at her. he didn't just like oh -- lunged at her with his body weight. he's now pinned her against the door of the car, and he's got his hands, i forgot she said they're under her shirt, but grabbing her breasts and then trying to get his hand in the front under the skirt, at that point she realized he was going to molest her. i don't think she used the word rape but she was set on not stopping. >> reporter: she saw him a few times at the restaurant after that but never spoke to her again. did you consider going to the police? >> no, there was never anything i could do, it never dawned on me to go after him for it. >> we had a little family

discussion, okay, and felt all of this -- linda, this is bill cosby. he's got a public relations machine. you're a teenager basically. there's no proof. you're going to get destroyed. >> reporter: through his lawyers cosby consistently denied similar allegations but refused to elaborate in a recent interview with the associated press. >> i have to ask you about your name coming up in the news recently regarding this comedian -- >> no, no, we don't answer that. >> can i ask you, with the persona people know about bill cosby, should they believe anything differently? >> there is no comment about that. >> okay. >> and i'll tell you why. >> okay. >> i think you were told, i don't want to compromise your integrity, but we don't, i don't

talk about it. >> reporter: in the years since 1969, linda has been troubled. she's been arrested more than a dozen times for drug-related charges and spent several years in jail. cosby's attorney tells cnn charges for criminal fraud, possession of oxy codone and possession of drug paraphernalia speaks for itself, as the old saying goes, the truth speaks for it herself. >> i never went after him for it. my drug history really started way, way, way after the situation with him. >> her credibility will be attacked. it's going to help maybe excuse this guy. i thought about it off and on for the last 45 years. my sister is showing courage but

i came out here because i know my sister. >> reporter: linda says she's not used drugs in six years. she says came forward after bowman's story, and comments from those who don't believe barbara bowman. >> when i read the comments and saw what people were saying about her and calling these women liars and money hungry and he could never do this, and i didn't do this to go after bill cosby. i was doing it to in defense of these women. >> reporter: linda's brother, jim, for him it's personal. >> she's here for those women and i'm here for her, the bottom line. i don't want to see this guy get away with it. god knows how many other times he's done it. i don't want to see him get away with it. when ridiculed by the huge bill cosby pr machine it isn't right. >> reporter: what do you want to say to bill cosby?

>> by repeatedly denying and insinuating these women are liars, it's really assaulting them all over again. they had courage. these women had courage to come forth, way more courage than i did. i'd like him to be held accountable for what he did to these women that are raped. >> there's lots of reaction to this, and people question her motives. they question all of the accusers' motives and think they're doing it for money. that's a theme. >> there's no money to be had here. >> she's never gone to him for money. cnn certainly has never paid anybody any of these women money for their stories. she has said clearly she came out only after reading the attacks on barbara bowman. >> and wants to defend the other women. >> he has settled some cases, right? >> settled one back in 2005. >> you're saying the women might think that and think they're going to get money. >> i'm thinking the people hating on them on twitter may be think being that. these are types of situations

often fueled misperceptions and people are thinking more about him as a celebrity than what they're hearing about the circumstances. >> they don't want to blee that. he's america's favorite dad. the other thing i can't get over watching the interview and the piece within it, the ap reporter talking to cosby beside his wife of many years. >> i thought the reporter was overly polite to him. you know, when he said i can't promise you that. hey, you come on camera, you sit in the chair, things are on the record. you know i'm going to ask you. you don't want to answer, don't answer but you know you don't have any control what i use nor any control what i'm going to ask. he shouldn't have been upset with the guy. >> if you are going to get a settlement from the accused, then you don't speak out about it. the settlement usually happens before you speak out about it, not after you speak out about it. >> or if there is a settlement you probably can't. >> the fact they're coming forward to speak out about it. the women we've spoken to say

they're doing it for the solidarity with other women. >> and some sort of closure. >> like mayor filner, when assessing a celebrity be nice if everybody gets the presumption of innocence celebrities get. we show that strongly on twitter. >> we welcome your comments so keep them coming. we'd love to read them and respond. the president saying he's trying to help some 5 million undocumented immigrants, but he's facing a lot of heat from the right and somewhat on the left. so is this plan a step forward for families and border protection or could it be a step back? we'll discuss. curling up in bed

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let's bring in michael smerconish, cnn's political commentator and host on sirius xm. michael will be joining us every week on "new day" we're excited to announce. >> what? >> we were about to tell you. >> i thought it was every day. it's a 50/50 vote. >> what did you think of the president's vote. >> i thought it's fine. i don't know if it will make an impact because the country was largely dug in on the issue before he spoke and remains there. people think this was a path. it's not a path. he's not talking about a path. he doesn't have the power to come forth. >> path to citizenship. >> that's not what this is about. this is about delaying or deferring the deportation of parents whose kids are citizens and i think when you explain it it in those terms and say wait a minute, would you be for the deportation of parents whose kids are rightfully here. >> some people don't say so.

do you think how he did it is overshadowing what he did and what needs to be done. >> i think he handed a gift of sorts to the republicans. they don't have a plan and now they can make this a conversation all about process instead of about substance, and that's what i think is about to unfold. it will all be about the imperial, the monarch president instead of -- >> the constitution. >> the constitution, here's what we're proposing. nothing stops the gop-controlled house today from passing something, and relieving this entire situation. >> and what's so interesting is that the republicans were trying some back panel deals to make something happen for months. there was even a prospect of a republican bipartisan deal in the house but then the leader, eric cantor, lost his position, and it all sort of fell apart. so for them to be firmly on the other side, they want something done with immigration as well. how did this get so bifurcated? >> i don't think speaker boehner can control his promise.

put him in a room with president obama they could strike a chord. there are loud elements of the gop who can't rei in and have control of the constituent because of hyperpartisans. >> there's nothing coincidental in general in time and nothing coincidental not even when he gave t the latin grammys. the timing of this? >> i think this was a very deliberate taking into account they had lost control of the senate, now sneaking to force the hand of the republican party. >> why not wait until the new year, say we'll work with you and if they don't then do you this. >> i suggested to you you may remember perhaps the way he should go about this, here's the plan but doesn't take effect until march 15th. you have 90 days on the clock. if you can do me one better, terrific. i this i that approach would have been wiser. >> it may take homeland security a couple of months for this to take -- there may have been an implied message in there.

he said that explicitly there might be something implicit. >> i'd have stressed it last night. if i were the president, here is my plan and it takes effect march 1st. republicans in the senate and the house, god bless you, come up with something better. i'd be thrilled to sign it into law. >> let me show you some of the things it does change for the parents of kids who are here so the president saysment families aren't torn apart. it's not a freebie. we have to register and submit b biometric data, pass background checks, pay fees and reregister every three years. how do you think this will change the experience of immigrants? >> the question that i have -- >> undocumented immigrants. >> what should happen now to those who don't buy into the system? first of all there has to be an education campaign to make sure people who are "in the shadows" are aware of this. if you don't buy in, then i think frankly you ought to go

high on the deportation list. if you're not taking advantage of this opportunity, frankly it's over. >> a lot of them already are. i had the sheets of truth here with these studies on it. the assumption is like you said this is' so much misperception, none pay taxes. lot of them pay taxes. the majority of them pay taxes and many of them file voluntarily. so it's really about just making it known that you can do this and not be penalized, not get kicked out. >> i think one of the practical impacts of this might enable individuals to get a social security card who right now cannot. they get a social security card it makes them easier to be employed and brings them into the system. >> many are already paying into social security with no expectation of getting anything back. >> then they're taking advantage of the affordable care act, they get medicaid and food stamps. none of that is true. separating fact from fiction is important. >> michael great to talk to you. >> nice to see you both. >> watch "smerconish" saturdays

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heroes all-star tribute. come on. this year's venue, the iconic american museum of natural history, a brand place to honor ten everyday people doing extraordinary things. we're in what's called the whale room. wondering why, a little hint for you, um-hum. the days leading up to the main event are action-packed, cameras, lighting, hd video screens and decor are put in place and no show is complete without the rolling out of the red carpet. before you know it, a transformation. so inside this trailer, my fantastic colleagues are putting the final touches on the show. dare i go in? come on, look alive people! we're almost at show time! on this night at the museum, host anderson cooper and the cnn team honor a special kind of person. >> a lot of these people don't have a lot of money, they don't have access to power, they don't

have, you know, they're just people who saw a need in their community and set about trying to fix something. >> reporter: and here the celebs have turned out to pay them tribute. recording artist sheryl crow to performed at cnn's inaugural event is back for another special performance. >> i'm grateful to cnn that they started this program because there's so many angels out there on this planet that are doing god's work. >> reporter: for the night's honorees who never seek the spotlight, seeing it all for the first time is a moment to remember. we'll tell you all about the big show. one of the things so exciting is meeting all ten people. they make you feel as though you're so not doing anything important in life and it's interesting to watch how they bounced off each other. they came up with great ideas together, they were slb grating. one of them was talking about that red carpet. he's like that red karpd they throw it away, i could use that at my orphanages in africa. >> wow. >> they see things differently.

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♪ all right, it's "the good stuff." this whole month is good stuff because did you know it is national adoption awareness month and we take that seriously here because we've got one beautiful jewel who is a function of adoption here and a family of them and we'll be talking about that, because it's right for us, too, that he's why but also, gavin fields, little boy happy enough to get his new family, he's adopted and now getting new ears, he was born in china with hearing problems. his adoptive mom got him cochlear implants. he got to hear for the very first time just the other day. >> really enjoyed just exploring and hearing all the different sounds, turning things on and off and making the microwave beep.

>> now the question is what did he really look forward to hearing? he wanted a helicopter. he wanted to hear one, boys and their toys so his mom made that happen for him, too, he got to sit in and use the controls. >> awesome! >> it just meant the world to me. it really did. this is the thing he wants is to hear the helicopter and so i'm so happy he got to do that. >> that's awesome. what he wanted the most probably even more than the hearing was just people to love him and that's what he has. >> he's got it. >> that's what it's all about. >> that's what adoption is all about. i've been open about my story and family story, i wrote that article in "essence" magazine and decided i'd write a bigger piece for cnn.com. because i no he my adoption didn't just affect me, there are several other perspectives and lives affected by any child's adoption, so this article i'm proud to say is cowritten with my mommy, we talk about growing up with these crazy cooks, five adopted sisters and i co-wrote the article with this young

sister, marnie, i got to meet. cnn.com/living and my mom will join me on skype at this hour. i can't wait. >> be on your game. >> can't wait to watch that. that's great. >> happy weekend to all of us from here. lot of news this morning, let's get you to "the newsroom" with carol costello. happy friday to you. >> happy friday. michae michaela, i have to visit the set to meet your mom. i want to know who is responsible to are this wonderful human being sitting on the couch. have a great weekend. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com happening now in "the newsroom," next steps immigration, 5 million are told to get their papers ready. lawsuits and members of congress threatening to block the president's executive order. plus the national guard moving into ferguson as the grand jury decision nears. the meeting between officer darren wilson and t