far enough to help everybody and their families. maybe there's some relief that finally immigration policy can change at least in a small way. this announcement tonight will transform the lives of millions of people across this country. and that is truly a very big deal. step forward and in the midst of our worst start to winter we broke three more records toward the warmest year ever. good morning. thank you for joining us. a personal plea for peace ahead of a possible announcement by the grand jury. >> thank you for lifting your voices but hurting other and destroying property is not the

answer. no matter what the grand jury decide, i don't want my son's death to be in vain. >> it comes during a second night of protests outside a ferguson police department. about two dozen protesters blocked the street. police in riot gear arrested a handful of them. they reflect the tex that has been building up and steps officialings are taking to ease some of it. the national action network which is run by reverend al sharpton who is also a host on msnbc will be stage inging. it will call for charges against darren wilson if he doesn't face state characters. a security scare near the white house. if went down during an immigration rally on thursday. the secret service grabbed

23-year-old april lynn hart. she allegedly had a 9 millimeter handgun on her. it no word why. it's the second gun scare in two days. an iowa man was arrested wednesday. agents say he had a rifle and ammo in his car. reaction is pouring in following president obama's speech on immigration reform last night. as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants could be spared from e doctordeportation. crowds carried signs reading thank you president obama. many are criticizing the president's plan. there's no consensus how the gop l challenge it. the communications director for the george w. bush director spoke with rachel maddow. >> by an attempt to keep families together. the republican party cannot be against. these are nuclear families. these are moms and dads of

america. we cannot stake out a position where we're against keeping nuclear families together. no one is for that. i think these are moms and dads that go to school that lives in our town. i think they're deserving of legislation. i hope republicans call his bluff and pass comprehensive immigration reform. >> new york post cover looks like this. bring my your tire anybody amnesty. tracy pots is live in washington. what happens with the president's immigration reform plans now? >> now we wait. we wait for reaction and scrutiny here on capitol hill. we heard for the applications to open up. what the president said last night in part was what we expected and what we heard him say before that he was doing nothing different than other presidents before him have done democrat and republican. >> you can come out of the shadows and get right with the

law. >> immigrants cheered outside the white house. >> no one has given such an articulate defense of our community. such a wonderful description why it is we're deserving of action. >> president obama is offering temporary relief to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants like the college student he mentioned last night. >> they can't keep hiding behind scaring people. >> immigrants who have been here five years or have a child who is a citizens or came here as children can get a three-year work permit if they pay taxes. the government will focus on deporting gang members, suspected terrorists immigrants who have broken the law. >> felons not families. criminals not children. >> republicans are threatening to strip money from the program or sue to protect legal immigrants. >> the president is effectively

bumped them out of the line and bumped 5 million ahead of them. >> this is wrong. this is irresponsible. >> the president said before he's not kin. -- king. >> there's opposition on the front lines. >> we're giving illegal immigrants more benefits than we give american citizens. it's crazy. >> we end up paying for the army that invaded us. fresh off the performance in the bahamas and heading now to florida for another show. bill kwos by is facing more rape accusations fwop more women have come forward. among them the wife of the incredible hulk star. karla said that in 1967 cosby gave her drinks and try toed sexual assault her in his los angeles home. the other accuser is a nurse. she tells the huffington post in 1976 cosby drugged and raped her

after inviting her to see one of his performances in las vegas. addressing another accuser that nbc hasn't previously reported about. an attorney released a statement. cosby has never been charged with a criminal offense and he has denied all allegations other the years. the snowstorm in western new york has now killed 10 people. more than 6 feet fell in three days. the sunday's football game moved to detroit. a new danger to worry about. aftershock. heavy snow is testing rooftops and warm weather will likely cause flooding. crews from pennsylvania connecticut, massachusetts, and the fdny all offering assistance. lester holt has more. >> more than 100 patients had to

be evacuated from the nursing home today when the roof began to show signs of weakening. >> the roof is comprised. obviously it has not collapsed yet but there is potential. >> reporter: more than two dozen people driven from the roads by whiteout conditions and deep snow have been holed up in the walmart since tuesday. >> couldn't ask for a better place to be stranded. >> reporter: you can see entire sections of the buffalo area painted in white. roof tops that look as though they've been slathered in whipped cream. even as road crews make progresses there are neighborhoods still cut off surrounded by chest-deep snow. we ventured down one cul-de-sac. we can only shout a conversation. >> have you ever seen it like this? >> never anything like this! i've in the area my whole life. >> reporter: officials are doing their best to reach those facing emergencies and reminding home-bound residents to take pre

precautions. >> reporter: we met this family who are still snow bound. her husband david faenlt got out walking four miles to get food for their baby. crews are clearing the new york throughway. it is still closed and hundreds of stranded vehicles still remain. >> that's incredible. >> i can look at the pictures all day. it's amazing seeing that much snow on the roofs. >> i know the people living there don't want to look at it. >> you could take a nba player and throw them in and it would be over their head! 85 inches was the highest! that's crazy. over 7 foot. let's take a step forward into the weekend. thankfully it will warm up. maybe a little too fast. we go from 41 on saturday -- the snow is over, by the way in buffalo. 51 on sunday. a half inch of rain is coming. it could be 61 and almost a little humid on monday. that's going to be rapid snow melt. they're expecting flooding in

the areas. thankfully for the rest of the country the big freeze of the last two weeks is on the way out. a fast jet stream is coming into california. pacific air, that's mild air, is coming our way. with it will be a little bit of stormy weather. already 18 degrees warmer in dallas than at this time yesterday. 71 and stormy today. we finally get some of the warm air. chicago jumps to 45 on saturday. a lot of lower michigan will melt. the ohio valley will melt too. in sunday a rainstorm in the south will move to the northeast on monday. we go really from a cold pattern to a damp and mild pattern for areas with snow. a lot of melting this weekend. >> absolutely. okay. flooding to watch out for. let's get the latest in sports. the raiders are no longer winless. they beat the chiefs. raiders running back ran for two touchdowns including the 90-yard run. but he'll leave the game after a

helmet to helmet hit. later in the second -- ouch. 2:00 to go. rookie quarterback finds james jones in the end stone. the raiders snap a 16-game losing streak. the soccer male athlete of the emperor. in july howard set a record with 15 saves against, belgium in the round of 16. listen to this. hill who is battling an inordinary personable brain cancer made headlines when he got her chance to play in a basketball game this month. the two have developed a special friendship. and shaq attempted the cookie challenge on the set of

inside the nba. the goal is to get the cookie from your forehead to your mouth without using your hands. he missed obviously, but it is a lot of fun to watch. i wonder if anyone ever get it is. let's get down to business. good morning. >> good morning, betty. walmart fires another shot in holiday shopping wars doubling the number of online deals for cyber monday with top gifts up to 50% off! people who cash their paychecks at walmart will have the option of buying gifts online and picking them up and paying with cash in-stores. the future of luggage has arrived and it's trunkstrer. they raised $132,000. they dumped zippers and has a digital scale. the painting sold for $44 million at the auction on thursday. that's four times the previous record for any female artist. analysts say it's a big step

forward and thinking about what women are worth in the art market. betty, back to you. >> i agree with that. hillary, boehner, even rand paul were vocal in the response to the immigration plan. >> usually when mexico usually celebrates protesters gathered.

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15 past the hour. one person is dead three others are injured after an explosion on the oil platform. it happened in the gulf of mexico. 12 miles off louisiana's coast. the platform was not in production at the time. nor is there any indication that any oil spill into the ocean. according to the spokesperson conducting the investigation. another night of violent protests in mexico over the fate of 43 missing college students. it happened on a day that was set aside to celebrate mexico's 1910 to 1917 revolution. protesters threw gasoline bombs

and police in riot gear responded with tear gas. just because a person drinks too much doesn't mean they're an alcoholic. only 10% of bing drinkers are actually alcoholics. this is a bird's eye view. check it out. an international conservation view in london attached a camera to an eagle. it flies over several of britan's landmarks. hillary clinton agrees with obama as social media was burning up over immigration. and chris christie replies to a dig about his appearance. scrambled politics is next.

president obama gave a prime time speech to announce his plan for immigration reform. people watching tv said the president came off as strong powerful, and decisive. then they switched from scandal to see what barack obama had to say. >> jimmy fallon taking on the president. 19 minutes past the hour now. after the president's immigration speech politicians took to social media. hillary clinton tweeted. it's no shock that senator rand paul that took a shot. the president who thinks he's a king. and house speaker john boehner responded this way. >> the president says he's

acting on his own. that's just not how a democracy works. the president had said before that he's not king and he's not an emperor. he's sure acting like one. >> the gop is promising a fight, but party insiders feel the hard liner will alienate hispanics. they don't want a 2012 repeat when romney urged illegals to self-report. a new poll is out and on the gop side three have positive ratings. rand paul mike huckabee and har koe rubio, on the democratic side 43% view hillary clinton in a positive light. trouble in the ranks. well in politico chuck schumer rise tested by liberals. at issue who might replace harry reid if he steps aside in 2016. schumer looked like a lock but they say elizabeth warren is one to watch. the obamas stepped out for a pizza lunch with them the teens from the standing rock

reservation. the new york times magazine cover is getting some laughs. it shows chris christie posing for a selfie with a scared looking baby. christie tweeted back dear new york times, it is more like this. you be the judge. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. 21 minutes past the hour. it's friday. that means i'm joined by the hill reporter. good morning. >> happy friday, thank you for having me. >> republicans are pushing back hard on the president's immigration's policy. saying it is up to congress to make laws. legally who is right here? >> that's -- it depends who you ask. republicans are saying that this is a gross overreach of power and power grab on behalf of king obama as they're calling him. but the president and the administration as well as democrats saying that the president has the authority to go through with the actions. it's politics. it really depends who you ask.

this fight is only going to escalade in the coming days. >> hillary clinton stands behind the president. >> she loves it. >> saying she supports his executive action on immigration. when the republicans forced his hand in this does she have a point? >> i think for months we've seen that the president has said he wanted to act ton immigration. i think we have seen on the bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to get something through with regards to immigration. but at the end of day, they weren't able to do it. last night you did see the president come forward with his plan that would grant some sort of amnesty to these immigrants. and how for a three year temporary period. i think the fall out -- the ball now, betty, as we know is in republican's court. how are they going to react to this? are they going to defund these programs in a rescission type of budget agreement or are they going to block nominations? we've heard a lot of different

strategic rumbleings how they're going to respond. they have to get on the same page and put forward some sort of alternative plan to not be perceived as the party of no. >> it sound like such a chest game. will the president's immigration action actually help clinton's campaign should she run? >> well, you know, i think that immigration is going to be a key issue for the 2016 race. and so the bottom line is i think candidates on both sides of the aisle, republican democrat hillary clinton or not they have to put forth some type of immigration plan. remember, this is a temporary policy action that the president proposed. short term. we need long-term. >> thank you. have a great weekend! just ahead it is the day "hunger games" fans have been waiting for! plus, taylor swift does something no other woman has ever done. we'll show you what it is next. will only go so far.

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27 minutes past the hour. les get you some entertainment news. the "hunger games" mocking jay come out today. >> i've heard three people say they're going to see it. >> i'm one of them. it could earn as much as $150 million. tonight broadway will dim its lights in honor of mike

knick nichols. >> i'm going to watch the graduate. >> actress mia pharaoh called him the funniest most generous wisest kindest of all. and this happened on "the view." >> this morning -- >> this morning news broke that entertainment pioneer mike nick nichols. whoopee has a hard time putting into words but this man meant the world to her. there's concerns new details about dher cher. she had to cancel her tour due to a kidney infection. she's on a roll! she looks fantastic role. she landed a role in the

upcoming zoo lander. taylor swift has been knocked off by billboard top 100 by taylor swift. she's the first woman to do that. congratulations to her. way too early with thomas roberts starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> can you imagine this? another three feet of snow pummels the buffalo region. the latest on the deadly stomp and where it's heading next. president obama goes alone on immigration reform. standing up to to his opponents. reaction to the prime time address. and it's nasty out there. we know that. jimmy kimmel gets celebrities to have fun with their critics in another edition of mean tweeters. haters going to hate. this is "way too early"!

hey, everybody. good morning. it is friday november 21st. welcome to "way too early." we read mean tweets in the breaks to each other. we should start to record them. we will then tweet them out. i think people will get a kick. it's great to have you with us. it is a friday. we want to start in upstate new york where a massive snowstorm is expected to wrap up after pounding the buffalo region. the storm is being blamed for at least ten deaths after dropping more than 7 feet of snow in certain areas. roof collapses is a major concern. with warmer temperatures expected this weekend, flooding is going to be an issue as well. lester holt has more. >> reporter: more than 100 patients had to be evacuated from this nursing home when the roof began to show signs of weakening. >> the roof is comprised. obviously it has