we'll be back next sunday. because you know why. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." welcome to thanksgiving week. first look, first, 7 feet of snow. now warmer temples and the frightening flood waters ahead. amazement in the nfl, the greatest catch ever, and odell beckham jr. used three fingers. and a battle on "meet the press" that can not be missed plus the must-see moments from the american music awards. thank you for joining us. right now it is a race against time in buffalo, new york. all that snow, 7 feet in some places is melting fast. temperatures near 60 degrees, and the rain and massive

flooding is a threat. we spoke to ha homeowner bracing for impact. >> it is unsettling. unnerving. and i can consider myself a very calm -- but it's very unnerving. because you don't know how high it's going to get. >> details ahead for the rest of today's forecast. right now in chicago, a chaotic scene. an apartment building levelled in just seconds. on the south side, it crumbled after an explosion. trapped inside were two women and a dog. >> nothing but ashes and smoke. the lady was caved inside of all the -- the thing and everything. she was caved inside and he pulled her out. >> now the other woman and dog were rescued. they were both hospitalized. no word on what caused the 3-year-old building to pancake.

and ferguson, missouri, a grand jury reconvenes later this morning. supporters of michael brown marv marched in shaw, missouri. an announcement could come any moment on whether darren wilson will face charges. we are in clayton, missouri, with more on the timing of the grand jury's decision. >> reporter: church services in ferguson calling for justice for michael brown but with peaceful protests. >> non-violence is the way. >> reporter: even in pouring rain, sunday. many still drawn to the spot where the unarmed teenager was killed. >> i wanted my kids to see the importance of what's going on. you know, what's going on in ferguson and the whole st. louis area in general. >> reporter: over the weekend, barricades moved into place around the st. louis county justice center seemed to foreshadow a potential announcement here. where today a grand jury meets again. considering charges against

ferguson police officer darren wilson who says he acted in self-defense. the grand jury, 7 men, 5 women, 9 white, 3 black, the makeup of the county. 9 of the 12 must agree on the decision whether to indict. >> i feel sorry for these people. they know if they walk out of the grand jury room and may not have indicted, it's a massive riot in their city and throughout the united states. >> reporter: and close to where it happened, tension. >> it's really hard. the stress level is beyond the scales. >> reporter: as the family gives thanks for the support. >> i had to give back. >> reporter: giving turkeys away this thanksgiving week to the community that has supported them. although the prosecutor in this case has said that -- that all the evidence presented at the grand jury would eventually be released, that is not a foregone

conclusion. the judge here has said that he'll only take that issue up once a grand jury decision is at hand. live in clayton within missouri, back to you. >> thank you, jennifer. a discussion about ferguson turn into the a heated debate regarding black on black violence and crime. take a listen to this exchange between rudy giuliani and michael eric dyson from georgetown. >> i find it very disappointing that you're not discussing the fact that 93% of blacks in america are killed by other blacks. we're talking booth the exception here. >> black people who kill black people go to jail. white policemen do not go to jail. if a jury can indict a ham sandwich -- >> what about the poor black child -- >> i do protest it. they go to jail. why don't you talk about the yay in -- undercut -- >> why don't you cut it down so many white police officers have

to be in black areas. they won't be there if they weren't killing each other. >> white supremacy at work. >> all right. shift gears now to the debate over president obama's immigration reform plan. continuing this morning. he talked about the issue on abc's this week. he called on congress to pass a comprehensive immigration bill. >> ultimately congress has a responsibility to deal with these issues. and there are some things that i can't do on my own. what is absolutely true is that we couldn't solve the entire problem and still can't solve the entire problem. >> i am joined by tracie potts in washington. what can we expect from lawmakers today on this? >> reporter: more efforts from republicans, not only to roll back from the president's done, but also to punish him for that executive action. one republican from idaho says the president should be censu censured. a formal slap on the wrist from congress. ted cruz from texas, republican from texas, says that they

should look at not approving any of the president's nominees for the next two years until he goes back on this. we'll see president obama this week tomorrow in chicago continuing to pitch this plan. the president says it will not give permanent legal status or a break to 5 million immigrants, almost half of those here. but it will basically put them at the back of the line for being deported. texas, by the way, which has a huge impact because of its long border with mexico, is suing the federal government and also asking for reimbursement for the cost of this. they're already spending $15 million a month at the border. betty. >> thank you very much. right in time for thanksgiving, gas prices continue to plummet. down 10 cents a gallon in the past two weeks. regular down to $2.84. down 88 cents since may. and thank lower crude oil prices, high supply and a

strengthening u.s. dollar. albuquerque, new mexico, is $2.47 a gallon. the star the were out at the american music awards in l.a. musicians around from the world came together to see who would go home with the trophy. hosted by pitbull. performs by imagine draggens, iggy azalea and many more. one direction got artist and album of the year. but it was red hot taylor swift who won the most prestigious award, the dick clark award of excellence. she thanked them for their support during her recent battle with spot if i. >> what you did by going out and investing in music and albums. you're saying that you believe in the same thing that i believe in, that music is valuable. and that music should be consumed in albums, and they should be consumed as art and appreciated. >> get you sunday night football

on nbc. shall we? giants versus my cowboys at metlife stadium. what a game. did you see this? odell beckham jr. with a spectacular one-handed grab that left fans in disbelief. look at that. the 43-yard touchdown gave the giants a 14-3 lead in the second quarter. cowboys lead late in the game, and hitting robinson for the go ahead score. then just over a minute left, tony romo takes his team 80 yards in 8 plays and finds dez bryant in the back of the zone to clinch it. cowboys win, 31-28. denver against the dolphins, tannehill finds mike wallace on the diving grab. broncos march right back with a peyton manning strike. and tannehill connects for the score. they get a two-point conversion. but the broncos hold on 39-36.

in atlanta, the browns managed a pullout victory even with brian hoyer's three interpretations. 26-24 over the falcons. last night the inductions into the college basketball hall of fame, grant hill, shaquille o'neal and his coach, and maryland coach williams were added to the hall. and since it is thanksgiving week, check out the world's top competitive eater joey chestnut. 9.35 pounds of turkey in ten minutes. winning him $5,000 at foxwoods in connecticut. but details on his nap following the turkey takedown are sketchy at best. probably still asleep. and down to business with kate rogers. >> good morning. retailers are using virtual technology to vie for holiday

sales. target has an app for the toy catalog to share on social media. and macy's lets users take a picture of an item and suggests similar items in score. and apple has the red charity, started by u2's bono to fight hiv and aids. all the purchases of 25 apps including a fifa 15 will go to the global find. apple stores will offer a special edition of the red gift card. and black friday might not be the best bargains. the biggest price cuts come the sunday and monday before thanksgiving. thanksgiving day itself is best for online deals. average discount of 24%. >> that is good information. thank you. president obama talks 2016 and who he thinks will be a great president. and bun of the fiercest looking creatures from the deep, dark depths of the sea is

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welcome back to first look, meteorologist bill, all eyes on buffalo today. this will be a very warm, humid day for this time of year, melting the snow. they picked up a tenth of an inch. didn't add a lot of water weight to the snow pack on top of the structures. it's 51. the radar looks good. minor flood, don't expect epic flooding. and cool it off with snow showers. nothing horrible lake effect-wise. travel this week, not going to be fun. heavy rain into new england, hartford, the boston areas. and look towards wednesday. this looks like a full-blown coastal storm nor'easter. significant snows are possible. i-95 north and west. we have winter storm watches up for areas outside of new york city, albany, the hartford areas, 6 to 10 inches much snow

possible wednesday night into thanksgiving morning. and even d.c., baltimore, new york and boston all have a chance of seeing at least a couple inches on the backside. >> as if they needed to see more. thank you, bill. stories making news this morning. one man was killed and five passengers on the bus are in critical condition. 25 others were treated for minor injuries. it was headed to washington state and veered off the highway and overturned on the embankment. the 67-year-old driver turned himself in for questioning. he showed signs inform fatigue. and he was in a minor accident earlier in the day on the same trip. and astronaut samantha of italy was with two other astronauts that joined the crew on board the iss. it's the second time in the 16 year history that two women have been on long-term missions. and meet the black sea devil. look at this. researchers in california

spotted the elusive angler fish deep in the pacific ocean. don't be frightened, it's only 9 centimeters long, spiking teeth and all. it's the size of your pinky. obama on our next great president. are the republicans moving on from benghazi, and a glass ceiling shattered at the white house. scrambled application is next. this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective

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>> how does a bill become a law? ♪ first i go to the house and they vote on me but then i need from the senate a majority ♪ ♪ then i wind up on the president's desk and i -- ♪ >> ow! my sweet! ow. my legs. they were made of paper. >> president obama -- >> president obama getting the "snl" treatment. his executive orders over immigration getting schoolhouse rocked. and now for scrambles politics. 19 minutes past the hour. president obama opens up, talking about the 2016 race on abc's this week. specifically his role and hillary clinton. >> at the end of two years, if they want me to do some selective things, i'll be happy to do them. but i suspect that folks will be ready to see me go off to the next thing. if she decides to run, i think

she will be a formidable candidate. she will be a great president. >> in the huffington post, one republican says it is time to move on from benghazi. after a house intelligence report that cleared the white house of any coverup claims. here's jeff flaik on nbc's meet the press. >> i thought thought the biggest problem with benghazi is how it was cast by the administration. but with regard to the other things addressed by this report, yes, i thought for a long time we ought to move beyond that. in the new york daily news, vladimir putin will not remain president for the rest of his life. it could be harmful to the country. he's in his second stint as president. democrat mary landrieu is getting money help from hillary clinton. hosting a fundraiser. the timing is big. the dnc yanked money from the louisiana runoff. and breaking the glass ceiling in the white house, but it's in the kitchen. suze morris, the first ever

dessert pastry chef. she goats make the gingerbread house. what happened in vegas, didn't stay there. the president and derek jeter played golf on saturday. we don't know the score, but it took five hours to play 18 holes. skps that the morning dish of scrambled politics. jane tim is here. happy monday. >> good to see you. tension is high and building in ferguson. we have been covering it and follow for. there could be a decision any moment now. should the president make a statement to help keep the calm regardless of what the grand jury decides. >> he came out this weekend saying that people should keep it peaceful. but speaking before a grand jury indictment or not indictment is early. especially if you're going to say we're going to respect the course of the justice system. it's hard if a president is out there talking about this case. it's hard not to sort of put some opinion into that. these grand jurors are not

sequestered. they're watching the exact same coverage we're watching. this country, like the trayvon martin case, has strong opinions about this case. and especially when you don't have a jury pool that's not seeing the media coverage, the president is trying to stay out of that and i think we may see a comment after the grand jury. >> there are a lot of comments on "meet the press" overed weekend with former new york mayor rudy giuliani and michael eric dyson. . this debate really got heated. and leads to the question, could there be a bigger discussion, should there be a bigger discussion regarding black on black violence. >> you know, i don't think anyone is confused about violence in predominantly black communities. i think that rudy giuliani is missing the point that 93% of blacks kill ready killed by other blacks. so are 83% of whites killed by over whites.

that number is from 2011. tyson says if you're a young black man, you're 20 time mrs. likely to be killed by police than a white man. that makes it feel rigged. especially for the black communities. they don't feel that they have -- the police have their back. you know what i mean? they feel at risk from talking to police. and i think that that -- i think it's hard. and i think those statistics are important. but there's a bigger story there that rudy giuliani seems to be sort of missing here. >> and, of course, all of this as we watch very closely for a decision coming out of ferguson. thank you very much, jane. appreciate it. remembering the colorful and controversial life of a washington fixture. plus panic in london as fire erupts inside a train station. [ female announcer ] a 3d white smile

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coming up on 27 minutes past the hour. leading the news on nbc news.com. cops kill boy, 12, carrying air soft toy gun in cleveland. police ordered the boy to raise his hands but instead he reached for the air gun with the identifying orange band removed. the officers have been placed on administrative leave. and in usa today, heart attack or lottery rain. man says they feel the same. a south carolina man says it felt like he was having a coronary when he won $200,000. >> keel over. >> at least you have money to leave to others. other stories, the president of the university of virginia is expected to speak at a news conference today following the

temporary suspension of all fraterni fraternities. after rolling stone published a culture of rape article on the campus. and a fire broke out inside london's charring cross train station over the weekend. passengers told the bbc they thought it was a bomb. but police believe the fire was caused by an electrical problem. no one was hurt. struggled with drugs and alcohol, six months behind bars, and then the greatest political comeback ever. marion barry, serving four terms as the mayor of dauwashington, . i may not be perfect, but perfect for washington. and jack ruby shot and killed accused assassin lee harvey oswald live on television. >> he's been shot. he's been shot. lee oswald has been shot. >> today 19 americans will be

honored with the presidential medal of freedom. nbc's tom brokaw is among the distinguished men and women to receive the highest civilian honor. congrats to him. watch coverage of the ceremony at 2:15 eastern time. way too early starts right now. the tensions is high, and everybody just -- everybody's, you know -- it's not a mad hysteria yet. but it was like it's almost been worked up to that. >> so a community awaits justice and the world watches for the reaction. a grand jury reconvenes on whether to charge the officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. will we know a decision today? president obama weighs in on a potential hillary clinton 2016 candidacy. why he says helping her might mean staying away. and katy perry wins big at the american music awards. but it is another big

announceme announcement that makes super fans extra happy. prepare yourself, this is "way too earlier." ♪ you're gonna hear me roar ♪ louder than a lion because i am the champion ♪ >> we got the energy for a monday. it's a short week. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. monday, november 24th. welcome to way too early, too old to stay were for the amas. our live studio audience did, mrs. g, and mikey's girlfriend patricia in the house today. they help bring the energy. great to have you here. straight to the top of the show. a serious story. begin in ferguson, missouri. a grand jury is expected to reconvene. deciding whether to indict the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in august. they had not decided by the weekend, fueling anxieties