♪ it's tuesday, december first, coming up on "early today," in paris, president obama pledges action on climate change. >> the united states of america, not only recognizes our roll in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it. for the first time the suspect at a deadly siege for planned parenthood appears in court. police remain tight lipped on a possible motive. and a winter storm zeros in on the upper midwest. cyber monday slashes records. "early today" starts right now. at the historic climate summit in paris, world leaders are urging their counterparts to help in the fight against climate change. president obama spoke detailing his first hand experience

witnessing the changing landscape. >> this summer i saw the effects of climate change first hand in our northern most state, alaska where the sea is already eroding coast lines and glaciers are melting at pace unprecedented in modern times. >> the president is one of 147 leaders speaking about how to slow climate change. we are joined live from paris with more. good morning. >> reporter: busy morning for the president as he met with turkish president as well. yesterday was about creating a sense of urgency. today is all about the money as the make or break negotiations are underway to cut carbon

emissions and help prevent the worst of climate change. president obama joining about 150 heads of state here and there are major disagreements over who should shoulder the burden in paying for going green. there have been two previous attempts in 1997 as well as 2007. both of those were seen as failures and president obama hopes this time will be different. >> i've come here personally as the leader of the world's largest economy and second largest emitter to say that the united states of america not only recognizes our roll in creating this problem we embrace our responsibility to do something about it. >> reporter: president obama also called a global talks an act of defiance against terrorism.

some high profile entrepreneur announced plans. president obama met with vladimir putin and met with the turkish president today to speak about the fight against isis. he is scheduled to hold a news conference in the next few hours before heading to washington today. with about two months left until the iowa cogs, the candidates are making their cases for high powered indorsements. that was the idea for donald trump yesterday in a closed door meeting. katy tur reports. >> reporter: donald trump in spin mode holding a private meeting with black pastors and leaders. >> there were unbelievable solutions i think to problems. >> reporter: the meeting was supposed to result in an indorsement and instead trump's campaign abruptively canceled

the press conference after they had themselves faced back lash from their communities. in an open letter calling trump's words incendiary. >> we made history today because we had meaningful dialogue with mr. donald trump and we voiced concerns that were center to the african american communities. >> reporter: sources tell nbc news the atmosphere was tense as some addressed concerns about a tweet trump sent out with crime stats as well as his handling of a black lives matter protester who was kicked and punched. >> it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing. >> i don't have to support every single thing he says. we duszed it, addressed it and put it to bed. >> reporter: despite the emphatic assurances of a few,

most of the leaders left trump tower without their indorsement. >> are you going to change your tone? >> the tone has brought me to a good position. the beautiful thing about the meeting is that they really didn't ask me to change the tone. i think they want to see victory. >> reporter: leaving many to wonder what indorsement if any will matter. the man accused of killing three people at a colorado planned parenthood clinic made his first court appearance monday where he was told he could face the death penalty. but the proceeding shed little light on what sparked the deadly rampage. >> reporter: robert dear appearing before judge on closed circuit television said little. >> do you have any questions about any of these rights, sir? >> no questions. >> reporter: the 57-year-old to be charged with murder. police say friday he killed

three and wounded nine at a planned parenthood clinic. the president of planned parenthood claims the violence was planned. >> very disturbing that anyone would ever target a planned parenthood or any other woman's health center based on their own opposition to abortion. >> reporter: he lived in a north carolina shack before moving here in colorado. neighbors said he rarely made conversation let alone eye contact. >> just looked like a mountain man. >> reporter: the standoff lasted five hours. 45 people were trapped inside the clinic, including kantanya crayon. >> you could hear gun shots and from there the bullets went through the wall. you could see it, smell it. >> reporter: pregnant, she came accompanied by her boyfriend, the father of two, an iraq war veteran was shot in the parking lot and somehow managed to rush into the clinic and warn others before he was shot again.

>> the only brother that i have. and he took that away from me. >> reporter: jennifer, a mother of two was at the clinic to support a friend. police officer derrick swazy also ran towards the shooter. the father of two loved his family, career and god. >> robert dear is being held without bond and will be formerly charged within the next 10 days. the officer accused of a shooting death of a chicago teen was released last night after posting bail. officer jason vandyke was met by a swarm of reporters and protesters after leaving prison. the police union president says union members helped van dike's family raise bond money. 12 people were arrested at a protest against abuse, including naacp president brooks, who took this picture inside a police van. officer van dike has been charge

would first degree murder in the fatal shooting of laquan mcdonald. dash cam footage shows van dike shashot mcdonald 16 times. and authorities have made an arrest in a threat of violence that prompted university of chicago to cancel classes yesterday. dean was charged with posting an online threat saying he would kill 16 white students monday morning on the campus quadall in retaliation for the amount of times officer vandyke shot mcdonald last year. the school is expected to resume normal operations today. well, it is barely december and the upper midwest is already getting a taste of winter. >> reporter: a brutal wave of ice, freezing rain, and snow, gripping much of the midwest.

>> i don't mind the snow, but the cold. >> reporter: airports struggling to keep up. the morning commute in minneapolis was treacherous. dozens of cars sliding into ditches and guard rails. this storm has been relentless for days. deaths in kansas, and oklahoma. more than 70,000 left with no way to heat their homes and some schools forced to close early. crews working around the clock trying to restore power. an agonizing blast of winter with the official start of the season still three weeks away. >> it seems early for all of that. >> we got a little early snow and now we switch to the midwest. some bands of snow but the storm

weakened. you can kind of see the spinning motion where the center of the storm is. it will track towards lake superior. maybe an additional couple inches of snow. a lot of big snows are over with. here is the big storm. pretty calm weather this morning today. and then a lot of activity in the pacific. active weather pattern expected. one batch of moisture coming in tonight into tomorrow and then could be another storm behind that. this is what we expect a little more acive weather for the west coast. you see the bright white, a lot of moisture with the clouds. the rainfall forecast over the next two days the cutoff line is northern california. real steady rains on the coastal areas. the olympics could pick up possibly two to three inches of rain. little bit less for seattle. portland does have a chance of about an inch of rain.

rainy weather in the northeast and late in the dayrm it up in areas. 61 in san francisco. >> thank you, bill. just ahead, tighter rules on the visa waiver program in the wake of the paris attacks plus this year's cyber monday was one for the record books. we'll have details when we come back.

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and a chance to win it with a field goal but the ravens had other plans. >> and it's blocked. and it's picked up by will hill, will hill runs down the side line. will hill is going to win the game on a blocked field goal. unbelievable. >> unbelievable. 64 yards for the score, time runs out, ravens win and with that, the browns are served their 8th straight losing season. good news for the patriots, tight end rob gronkowski's knee injury is less serious than originally thought. he could be back in a week or two. and the undefeated golden state warriors got a bit of a scare. utah had two late chances to win it or tie but neither would go. and now golden state extends their record start to 19-0.

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leading the news in u.s.a. today, pentagon may send more u.s. troops to syria. ash carter is scheduled to testify before the arms committee today. and from nbc news.com, american airlines attendant accused of attacking crew mates marshals. the alleged attack happened from charlotte, north carolina to germany last week. the attendant allegedly slapped a fellow crew mate in the face and shoved an air marshall several times before her tirade

escalated to kicking. and the pair were experienced climbers and unfortunately, the husband fell into a crevice and died. the wife was able to send out text messages for help and was rescued. police arrested the lady accused of duct taping her dog's muzzle. this picture sparked out rage. and more woes for heir and accused murderer, robert durst. they claim durst violated their right to bury their family member. kathleen disappeared in 1982. durst attorney released a statement saying quote there was no evidence. the south korea performer si, best known for the hit, gangnam style is back with a new single called "daddy".

it's already racked up over 300 million views. it features big names including ed sheeren, will i am. do you think he can match gangnam style. >> the man can dance. >> it's infectious. actress and comedian sarah silverman turns 35, and actress and singer, bet midler is 70 and woody allen turns 80. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today."

and investigators. what we're a midnight discovery at a neighborhood park brings out police officers and investigators. what we're learning right now about an unsettling crime in concord. all over a couple $20 bills. the 7-eleven manager in antioch can't figure out why a clerk came under attack. their son mising since last week in southern california. "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. high 30s yesterday and we start off the day with high 40s. >> warm up. >> a whopping five degree warm up.