could be caving. we'll let you know. we'll be watching the live stream obsessively. i know we're dorks but this is actually kind of a new level. that does it for us tonight. wa stream excessively. i know we're civic dorks, but this is a new level. good wednesday morning everybody. right now on "first look," six-foot snowdrifts slamming new york. temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below norm frl the gulf coast to the northeast. congress acts on two highly charged issues, the keystone pipeline and wiretapping. plus new details on the americans killed on the jerusalem terror strike. janice dickinson adds her name to the list of women accusing bill cosby of sexual assault. santa preps for cold weather by swimming with penguins. good morning and thanks for joining us today. i'm betty nguyen. there's dangerous weather with a tight grip on new york.

over 100 of i-90 closed. right now the niagara university basketball team is stranded on their bus. the weather channel's sam champion asked about supplies. >> we were fine originally, but we are running low now. through our conversations with the state they did promise us water. >> overnight fresh provisions, the team's coach tweeted this photo. nbc's kirk gregory has the latest on snowvember 2014. >> the calendar may say mid november, but looks like mid february. snowdrifts have piled up. >> we are asking that people stay home, they don't travel unnecessarily. >> reporter: it's just too much too fast, even for this snow-prone city. >> this is a very, very intense

storm. one of those record storms that we're going to remember for a few years beyond this date. >> reporter: the snow has been falling at a rate of four to five inches per hour, at times creating near whiteout conditions and prompting the governor to deploy the national guard. from the air you could see it coming. >> i've lived in buffalo my whole life. i've never seen it like this. it was scary. >> reporter: mother nature is also taking aim at the rest of the country. in upper mish gn and wisconsin, snow is piling up as well, while brisk winds and record lows are causing bitter conditions, prompting many to take note. >> not even winter yet. >> reporter: the official start of winter still more than a month away. kirk gregory, nbc news. a senate bill to approve the keystone xl pipeline has failed by just one vote. 14 democrats joined all 45 republicans in voting for the pipeline. 60 votes were needed to pass it. the final tally, 59-41.

the pipeline showdown is over for now. incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell vows he'll bring it up again. nbc's tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> the 60-vote threshold having not been achieved -- >> reporter: the controversial keystone xl oil pipeline failed in the senate by just one vote. republicans aren't worried. they'll be in charge in just two months. >> this will be an early item on the agenda in the next congress. >> reporter: they're already warming president obama against a veto. >> it would be equivalent of calling the american people stupid. >> reporter: the most urgent issue right now is immigration. >> i deserve. >> more equality. >> reporter: dreamers, immigrants brought here as children, want their parents to stay. a white house source tells reuters the president could allow that in an executive order he's promised before the end of the year. >> we are here to say that we will not stop, we will not back off. >> reporter: some democrats are

pushing the president to issue that order soon. >> he should go big, as big as he can. >> reporter: by passing congress on immigration could sour republicans and slow down budget negotiations. the budget runs out december 11th. they're considering fighting back by passing a budget now but draining money for immigration later. >> obviously this is not something that we would be very favorab fave. there is stepped up security and other symbolic locations throughout new york city following the deadliest terrorist attack in jerusalem. the massacre left three american-born and one british rabbi dead along with a police officer who fought the terrorist cousins. nbc's bill nelson is in jerusalem. >> reporter: jerusalem is a very tense city after yet another horrific attack. this one, though, was different. it was the deadliest in this

city in six years, five dead plus the two killers. and it was also murder inside a synagogue. two palestinian cousins from east jerusalem who entered a synagogue just after dawn when about two dozen men were praying and set about them with knives and axes. there was also a pistol and they fired at the police who eventually came to try and relieve the situation and killed a policeman. he died here in the hospital. so there are great fears in this city. it's the latest in a long wave of attacks, but, as i said, this one was different. it's brought fears that there might be a sharpening religious edge to the long political conflict here between israelis and palestinians. tears, too, that all this violence which really began way back in july, that this violence is building towards a third palestinian uprising.

and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu promised to respond to this latest attack with what he described as a heavy hand. so jerusalem in the 24 hours since the attack is a city on edge. back to you. >> bill neely there, thank you for that report. the u.s. government is demanding more be done to protect american drivers. the u.s. federal government wants japanese air bag maker takada to act now, calling for an expanded nationwide recall for honda, ford, chrysler, mazda and bmw models. that's millions of extra vehicles. they say they will comply if there's a risk to current safety beyond the current scope of the field actions. former supermodel janice dickinson is the latest to come forward in the rape allegations against cosby. she says the incident happened in 1982, she met with cosby to discuss a role on "the cosby

show." she also claims she included a description of that assault in a draft of her 2002 memoir, but says cosby's lawyers pressured her and her publisher to remove it. they say the only story she gave is she refused to sleep with mr. cosby and he blew her off. meanwhile, nbc entertainment is not commenting on plans for cosby's new show on the network. netflix is post uponing a launch of a comedy special it scheduled the day after thanksgiving. although he settled a civil suit in 2006, cosby denied the allegations in the past and has never been charged with a crime. this is an eerie mystery, where is ms. honduras. the 19-year-old and her sister went missing last thursday after a party. she was last seen getting into a car. the beauty queen is supposed to appear in the miss world pageant this week. but this morning, no sign of

her. honduran police are holding four people for questioning. let's get the latest in sports from my friend francis rivera. >> let's start with the nba, the lakers get their second win of the season with a 114-109 win over the hawks. kobe bryant scoring 28 point and became the fourth player in nba history to score 32,000 career points. so that makes him join kareem abdul-jabbar, karl malone and michael jordan. top ranked kentucky made a statement against kansas, holding them to under 20% shooting in a blowout win, 72-40. fourth ranked duke topped 19th michigan state, four blue devils scored in double figures in their victory. manhattan forces over time with this alley-oop dunk worthy of slow-mo replay.

rich williams finds the open lane for the master slam. but they still fall. another shift in the college football rankings, alabama fell from fifth to first after handing mississippi state the first loss of the season. oregon state is second followed by florida state and mississippi statement. all pro qubl champ bailey received a formal sendoff into retirement. the team he called home for 10 of his 15 nfl seasons. broncos gm john elway had encouraging words for the future hall of famer. >> the good news is when you sign your retirement papers having been through this at 36 years old, you are now a young man again. >> john elway, been, done. pioneering black golfer charlie sif ford will receive the presidential medal of honor. the 92-year-old has often been compared to jackie robinson for breaking the pga color line back

in 1961 rand credited with opening the doors to other minority golfers. check out this crazy dunk by professional dunker known as mission impossible. watch it from this vantage point, over and up, right. >> here is the thing. they're calling it the scorpion. a 180 rotating dunk with no look while jumping over someone else. >> you know what's even more impressive and if you give it the name like a scorpion. >> i don't want to be the guy holding the ball in case it doesn't work. time to get down to business. would you rent out your personal car for free parking? travellers flying out of washington's dulles international can get free parking and even a car wash if they agree to rent out their cars while they're gone. the company, flight car is

offering a new service today. jet fuel prices are down, non-stop flights are up 10% to 15%. the airlines say they're reinvesting their profits to improve customer service, terminals and more. cnbc is reporting that walmart was scammed into selling play station 4 for 90 bucks. the price match promotion went into effect when third party sellers on amazon began selling the sony gaming console for less than a quarter of the regular $400 retail price. oxford named vape as a word, inhaling or exhaling the vapor of a electronic cigarette. a disturbing health update on tracy morgan. plus a real life scene out of the godfather, mafia bosses sworn in and caught on tape.

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welcome back to "first look," i'm meteorologist dom min ka davis. lake-effect snow is coming down at a rate of two to three inches per hour. this is going to continue through much of our wednesday and die down tonight and finally start to taper off by thursday. buffalo, they've been in the zone and hit the hardest with this system, over six feet of snow has fallen. this will continue nor at least the next 24 hours before it starts to wind down. look at the cold, though. we are looking at record breaking temperatures, temperatures around 29 in chicago, 37 in atlanta. windchills this morning for much of the east coast are in our minus -- i should say in the single digits or the teens. even the cold affected me, betty. can't talk. >> affected me as well. stories making news this morning at 15 minutes past the hour, 23 inmates have escaped from a

prison in colombia following a huge riot. it was caught on camera. prisoners set mattresses on fire, threw rocks at military personnel. authorities used teargas on those prisoners. 43 escaped during the riots. 20 were captured. 23 still on the loose. convicted killer taylor was put on death row for shooting to death a kansas city gas station attendant in front of the man's 8-year-old stepdaughter in 1994. he stopped short of killing the stepdaughter when his gun jammed. taylor's lawyers say the all white jury that convicted him was racially biased. police in georgia are looking into claims that nba star dwight howard physically abused his 7-year-old child. they initially investigated the case on october 1st but found no evidence. an attorney for howard says the claims by the child's mother are a baseless attempt to get money

from him. there are doubts that xhedian tracy morgan will ever be the same again according to his lawyer who made the comment in court. his lawyer says the 30 rock star is struggling to recover from a severe brain injury he sustained when his tour bus was involved in an accident with a walmart truck back in june. you have to see this. a mafia swearing in ceremony that has been caught on camera. police in italy recorded it as part of an investigation that led to 40 arrests. the video also captured role and ranking assignments in three mafia families. that's how it goes down. here is one panda having some fun with these record snowfalls. who needs a sled when you can roll your way down the snow-covered hills. he's one of two giant pandas at the toronto zoo. a dog serving as mayor, for which big city?

skipper boehner skips medicare in favor of obamacare. rick perry's legal troubles continue. a juicy edition of "scrambled politics is next." mmmmmmm. look out. now there's even more of the amazing cinnamon taste you love on cinnamon toast crunch. crave those crazy squares even more. ♪ ♪ ♪

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affordable care act. yesterday he said he'd continue to purchase his expensive health care coverage. meanwhile house republicans hired jonathan turley to help wage their fight against obama kaefrmt the self described liberal said he previously supported national health care but the house had him at hello. he adds he voted for obama in 2008. after the keystone xl pipeline bill failed to pass in the senate, independent senator bernie sanders talked about it with msnbc's chris hayes. >> at the end of the day the scientific commune stay is very clear. we have to transform away from fossil fuel, move to sustainable energy. the idea of encouraging and accelerating the production of some of the dirtiest oil on the planet is totally insane. >> the felony case against texas governor rick perry will move forward. a judge has refused to toss out the abuse of power and coercion charges against him.

later today, the acting director of the secret service is expected to tell members of congress that the agency has fallen short. in prepared testimony, clancy calls the security failures surrounding the white house fence jumping incident in september simply inexcusable. senator elizabeth warren is taking aim at walmart. on capitol hill she posted workers from the retail giant and made a case for raising the minimum wage and closing the gender pay gap. she said, quote, we have millions of families across the country barely hanging on by their fingernails. no one in this country should work full time and still live in poverty. in san francisco this rescued dog named freda has been named honorary mayor, the fir time a dog has been given the title. part of a city effort to promote animal rights. with pearls and all. love that. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. 22 past the hour, just ahead the

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university of nebraska offered in the eighth grade. the 13-year-old whiz kid got a perfect score on the reading section of the act. it pays to stay in school and study hard. jrm any is now the world's favorite country. what? according to a brand new survey the country is most admired for its robust economy, leadership. but u.s. is still number one in creativity, pop culture and educational institutions. a food drive in tampa bay, florida, has broken a guinness world record for the most collected in one day. volunteers there raced against the clock to pack up more than 566,000 pounds of food. the brains behind the food drive? a 16-year-old who says he is on a mission to help homeless children. i'd say it's working. santa made an appearance at the kansas city zoo yesterday, wore his traditional red suit to go diving with penguins in

celebration of the penguin plaza's first year at the zoo. then there's this, it's hammer time, people. yes, the magazine has -- people has named "thor" actor chris hemsworth sexiest man alive. people reports he thought it was funny but added it gives him a few weeks of bragging rights around the house with his wife. i'm sure she's probably bragging, too. you want to check this out. you may recall the family that got national attention with their christmas jammies video that went viral. now they're back with a new one. ♪ because you know i'm all about that bass, that bass, more butter ♪ ♪ i'm all about that bass, about that bass, more butter. all about that baste, baste, baste ♪ >> that is pretty catchy. the video has more than a

million views in two days. that's a fantastic take on it. i love the "more butter." >> and the kid holding the turkey. i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. on this vote, the yeas were 59, the nays are 41. the 60-vote threshold having not been achieved, the bill is not passed. >> that's it. just one vote shy. keystone xl fails to make it past the senate. what that means for the fate of the pipeline and for senator mary landrieu's chance ms. the louisiana run-off election. drivers beware, the feds calling on millions more cars to be included in air bag recalls. we have the cars for you. and busted. batch a dad try and talk tough to these little boys. oh, my god, look at those faces.

they tried to get quarantined after an unfortunate paint episode. you got to see it. this is "way too early." ♪ those kids are cute. hi, i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, november 19, welcome to wait wait, the show that has a lot of compassion from those who suffer from laughing fits in serious situations. wait until you see this dad try to be tough on those boys. they're saying i didn't do it, i didn't do it. they're pretty guilty. we'll show you the full video coming up. we get to the top of the show right now, starting with the keystone pipeline. perhaps senator mary landrieu's shot at re-election, these things coming together and coming up short. this senate bill coming down to the wire last night, but ultimately coming up just one vote short. landriew predicted it would pass and made an impassioned plea just before