you saw the amazing pictures from lester holt earlier. it does look like we're going to avoid additional huge harm to this area already so hard ighes elevations, but mostly a rain event for the cities. and a little later in the show, i'll show you the forecast for the rain moving into the west and the stormy period over the next couple of days. >> hopefully along with it, a little bit of a warmup. we'll be ready for it. thank you very much. >>> breaking news to bring you on the death of a creative american icon who want an oscar, an emmy, tony and grammy. mike nichols has died. >>> welcome back. some sad news to report this morning. hollywood director and producer mike nichols died suddenly last night. he was married it abc news woman diane sawyer. his career spanned over six decades and included such successes as the graduate, working girl, and birdcage and annie. he won an oscar, emmy, tony and grammy in his lifetime. mike nichols was 83 years old. >>> is the white house getting a new fence? secret service acting director joseph clancy

lester holt starting us off tonight. thanks. >>> we now want to go 16 miles to the south of where lester is. our meteorologist dylan dreyer is in hamburg. more on this other big storm moving in tonight. hey, dylan, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the snow falling right now has nothing to do with lake effect. it's just a disturbance moving through. but lake effect snow is such a fascinating phenomenon to produce this much snow in just 24 hours. take a look at the radar from the height of this storm yesterday where we saw these streamers come in. and they pass over the same area for hours and hours and hours producing snowfall rates of four inches per hour. but then a shift in the wind and the whole thing lifts north. now, we are going to see tonight winds shift back to more of an onshore flow. it's going to turn on the lake effect snow machine once again. we're going to see it start around 11:00 tonight and last for about 18 hours producing heavy snow. and where the streamers set up that produce the heavies

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

lester holt in western new york tonight. thanks. >>> struggling with the aftermath of a terrifying incident on campus. last night a man armed with a handgun entered a library where hundreds of students were cramming for finals. he opened fire wounding three victims as those inside went for safety. our report tonight from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: police identify the shooter as 31-year-old myron may, a new mexico attorney graduated from florida state in 2005 and returned to tallahassee just three weeks ago. authorities say he was suffering a mental crisis and feared the government. >> mr. may had a written journal and videos where he expressed fears of being targeted. >> reporter: officials say just before 12:30 this morning may shot two students outside the crowded campus library and an employee in the lobby. student sarah evans heard a gunshot there and rolled her cell phone camera. >> i just saw him laying behind the desk bleeding, wounded, in complete shock, terror. not knowing what to do. >> reporter: warned by int

that's lester holt reporting.e'll have a full update on the weather there and coming up around the country for you. bill karins will join me later in the show. president obama will announce executive action to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. this comes after a failure of congress to approve a comprehensive reform bill. >> what i'm going to be laying out is the things that i can do as president to make the system work better even as i continue to work with congress to get them to solve the entire problem. >> 4 million people that lived on u.s. soil at least five years and without a criminal record can apply for work papers. about 1 million more can avoid deportation through other means but people that qualify won't get access to government health care including obamacare and while a new poll shows support 57% for pathway to citizenship the new numbers flip when americas are asked whether executive action is the right approach. president obama entertained 18 key congressional democrats last night to

i'm lester holt. i'll see you back at 8:00, 7:00 central for tonight's "dateline" and, of course, with you all weekend as well. for all of us here at nbc news, goodnight. >> we have are the champions! >> yes, they r and now three parades, san francisco becomes the biggest party around, as the players celebrate and hundreds of thousands of fans line the street to get a glimpse of their heroes. thank you for joining us. >> the envy of the baseball world is right here yet again. a lot of kids skipping school and a lot of parents skipping work with their kids and everyone else just watching on television. just in case you missed it, giants fans celebrating the world series u up close and personal with the players, the pictures say it all. it was fun out there, the occasional downpour didn't dampen the spirits. it actually made everything a little more fun. >> i didn't mind getting wet. >> a torturous way. the big question, will the free agent stay with the giants? >> i love them, i play for them. >> it wi

i'm lester holt in for brian. as we mentioned, he'll be back tomorrow. all of us at nbc news, good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00, the fight for city hall not over just yet. an nbc bay area exclusive. the san jose mayoral race may not be a done deal after all. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we have a recount in san jose. sam liccardo has already declared victory and cortese has concede. because of a shake-up in the registrar's office, they'll recount the ballots all over again. >> reporter: i spoke to the secretary of state's office today, and that is their recommendation. a recount of the mayor's race given the cloud of suspicion over the vote count here at the registrar of voters office. so the race for mayor not mai not be over just yet. elections workers were still opening and counting provisional ballots today. more than a week after the votes were cast. and today a potential bombshell. upon recommendation of the secretary of state, the santa clara county registrar w

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. another american has been brutally murdered by isis thugs. the awful news of the beheading of aid worker peter kassig came in a graphic isis video released earlier today. we won't show you even a frame on this broadcast, but we can tell you like all of the others, it demonstrates the sheer lethalness of the group. this is over a year after he was taken prison. tonight from the president on down, there are expressions of condemnation and from his family, the hope their son will be remembered for the good he was trying to do. richard engel reports tonight from turkey. richard? >> reporter: good evening, lester. unfortunately this very graphic 16 minute video has been authenticated, making-the fifth western hostage executed by isis since august, and the third american. peter kassig made it his life's work to help others but paid for that selflessness with his own life. today the president called it an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associated with inhumanity

i'm lester holt reporting from new york.rrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> it's show time. let's go. >> now, this is the kind of week you want to have, redskins fans. the redskins beating dallas. >> should rg 3 be playing this week? you have morezÑtxinsight than anybody. and blitz against romo. i will tell you exactly how and why

i said i'm lester holt. she looked. >> lester, you asked me if i saw this yesterday.ad no idea you had moves like that. i dvr'ed it. >> if you saw me with the door closed to my office, i was in there dancing. >> i often hear lester playing his bass. the music was loud on thursday. i did not realize you were practicing your moves. >> well executed. >> thank you. >>> now that halloween is over, it is time for christmas shopping >>> good morning. i'm rosemary connors. just a few minutes before 7:30. let's get to that dreary forecast outside with meteorologist michelle grossman. i hate to say it, not going to be a great one today. >> gra i one. great one if you like gray days. maybe do a movie marathon later this afternoon. if you like the sunshine on the weekends, you're not going to get that today. live look outside from our adventure aquarium camera. this picture tells the story. a rainy saturday. see that rain falling on radar. orange, yellow, indicating moderate rainfall. could be seeing ponding on the roadways. a chilly one as well. 46 in philadelphia. 45 in allento

i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night.believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> an aerial view of new york city and about nine miles west at metlife stadium in new jersey. tonight it's an nfc east matchup between the cowboys and the giants on "sunday night football." eli manning and the giants started out 3-2, but now they have lost five consecutive games. while dez bryant and the cows boys undefeated on the road and 7-3 overall, need a win tonight to keep pace with the eagles at

lester holt in western new york tonight. thanks. >>> just a short time from now in the face of fierce opposition and as he threatened to do, president obama will announce sweeping changes to u.s. immigration policy. and he's doing it on his own. speaking from the white house tonight to outline his plan our senior white house correspondent chris jansing is there for us this evening. chris, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. tonight in a ten-minute speech white house officials tell me the president will push the immigration envelope as far as his lawyers think he can go and make his case for acting alone. already both sides have launched aggressive campaigns to win the war of public opinion. at the washington offices of united we dream, immigration advocates are gearing up to defend president obama. >> we are giving a -- to what many think is the problem. >> reporter: tonight the president will propose the most sweeping changes to immigration in nearly three decades allowing nearly 5 million undocumented immigrant

i'm lester holt reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. for by nbc-universal television >>> an aerial view of new york city and about nine miles west at metlife stadium in new jersey. tonight it's an nfc east matchup between the cowboys and the giants on "sunday night football." eli manning and the giants started out 3-2, but now they have lost five consecutive games. while dez bryant and the cows boys undefeated on the road and 7-3 overall, need a win tonight to keep pace with the eagles at

i'm lester holt reporting from new york.see you tomorrow morning on "today" and then right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> let's go. >> wow. the blitz is back for the playoffs, emotions running high. the scoring plays are exciting. there's lots of intrigue as we bring you the very best sights and sounds of high school football in our area. welcome to the high school blitz. i'm john clark. >> i'm jillian mele. conference championships t start of playoff football. even the oldest high school rivalry in the nation. >> we're pumped. we're going to begin in philly's public league. they moved a step closer to crowning the champions. public semifinal, simon grass on the run against martin luther king.

i'm lester holt reporting from new york.rrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> four quarters of sweat and tears with your brothers. do you understand? >> yeah, we're fired up. we cannot contain our enthusiasm. we've got all the big plays from teams chasing a play-off berth, all the excitement, the pagea pageantry in our area. welcome back to "the blitz." >> it is weekend ten of the high school football season. a critical time for the top teams, as they solidify their play-off position, or they're still fighting for a postseason berth. >> jillian, some play-offs have already started. we're going to start with phyllis class a quarterfinals. t a lot for

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i said i'm lester holt. she looked. >> lester, you asked me if i saw this yesterday.o idea you had moves like that. i dvr'ed it. >> if you saw me with the door closed to my office, i was in there dancing. >> i often hear lester playing his bass. the music was loud on thursday. i did not realize you were practicing your moves. >> well executed. >> thank you. >>> now that halloween is over, it is time for christmas shopping. >> coming up, surprise deals. first these messages. >>> you are taking a live look over san francisco where we saw rain yesterday for the giants victory parade and we will be seeing rain today. >> good morning. we have rain in the area this morning. some very heavy rain and thunderstorms that could produce lightning and thunder. you can see from our live radar showers and thunderstorms continue to spread across the mountains. that is where the heaviest of the rain is falling. if you are doing traveling through highway 17 coming or going into the south bay this is definitely the area to watch. you can see a few thunderstorms starting to pop up in you

i'm lester holt in for brian. as we mentioned, he'll be back tomorrow.ews, good night. >>> first her bare back. now full frontal. kim kardashian's topless game of top this. >> now on "extra." ♪ >>> kim k. completely naked. the coast-to-coast uproar today. >> beautiful girl, dumb choices. >> then bruce jenner's mom ripping into kardashian matriarch kris jenner and sharing never before seen family home movies. >>> red-hot jennifer lawrence singing with letterman. and the giant security breach after the show. >>> bono's midair scare. what happened when a door flew off the u2 superstar's plane. >>> hot couples news. new video, new clues. it's on between miley psi rus and patrick schwarzenegger. >>> then celebrating two music legends. jon bon jovi, his life in pictures. >> you look good. >> thank you. >> and whitney's sister-in-law bringing whitney's greatest musical moments back to life. >>> plus, crazy new video. meet tv's naked snowboarders. now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a.

>>ite lester holt, and this is "dateline." here's keith morrison with, "in to the wild." >> reporter: there are places in the american west that quite rightly inspire fear along with awe. like the wild haunts of grizz grizzlies in the mountains. likely overconsonant heart of a precocious teenage girl. like the terrified love of a parent. your girl is gone. >> we have no control. you're in god's hands, so to speak. it was miserable. >> reporter: but her? nobody thought it would happen to mckenzie morgan. >> you're just quiet. there's not a thing that we can do. >> help! >> reporter: to mckenzie the parents she was always exceptional. their super girl. >> a kid that started reading at 2, 2 1/2, speaking in sentences at a year and a half. >> reporter: she excelled in school, threw a wicked curveball and a sixth sense for the outdoors, developed elk hunting with her dad. >> she's a great kid. >> always wanted to go often are and do the next thing? >> the next thing. doing as good as you can. >> reporter: more than anything, mckenz

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on a saturday. i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill alongside sheinelle jones. we are missing one at the desk. that is because dylan dreyer is over at citifield. also in new york city in the borough of queens. she has a sneak peek at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. we will check in with her for a little inside scoop. >> i cannot stand it all. the tree going up. >> it's time. >>> let's get to the top stories. this winter holiday related. cold weather. this is dangerously cold weather getting set to grip the country in the coming week. it is due to the storm pounding alaska today that is changing the course of the jet stream. the weather channel's mike seidel is in minneapolis with more. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. from a blustery, but cool minneapolis-st. paul. temperatures are around 40. that is nothing on the way from the arctic. in the twin cities, they could set a record for t

i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester holt with shanel jones. isis claim to have beheaded another american hostage. this is the u.s. aid worker peter kassing. richard angle is covering that story for us this morning in istanbul, turkey. good morning richard. >> reporter: good morning. the family has issued a written statement saying they are aware of this claim by the militant group isis. they say they are still waiting for confirmation from u.s. authorities. american authorities are aware of the video but trying to confirm it. i've seen the video. it's similar to other videos we've seen before, the same style, graphics. it looks quite authentic. in it we don't actually see kassig be beheaded. you see mass executions but the militant with the british act sent claims kassig was executed because he had been a soldier serving in iraq before he decided to change his life, the 26-year-old, volunteering, going to syria to help refugee families to help give head kal services to the people in that war torn country. he was captured one year ago. earlier

i'm lester holt. appears to be another beheading of an american by isis. the victim is apparently peter kasich, a former aid worker. >>> the gloves are off, again. >> what i'm not going to is wait. >> a president no longer constrained by another election. on the other side, triumphant republicans. at stake, two huge issues, immigration and healthcare. >> we're going to fight the president tooth and nail. >>> president obama prepares to bypass congress. >> it's overdue. >> how will republicans respond? >>> also, will republicans fl

. >>> this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt along side kate snow and dylan jones. erica is a few miles in statton island about to run in this new york city marathon. thank you for sitting in. >> no problem. sitting here is the easy part. go erica go. >> we're excited about this. she's been training for a long time. i think she had to put the prince performance in her ipod. it might help her. >> it was like eight minutes or something. >> she was rocking the house. we're going to share some later as well. >>> weather is our top story with the temperature falling and winds picking up. advisories and alerts in effect across the country. this after the extremely rare early november snow in parts of the south. we said dylan is in maine tracking it for us. what's it like up there? >> reporter: if i go to bermuda for one storm, and this is what i get. back at it in the snow. it's not unusual to snow in early november in

. >> i'm lester holt and this is "dateline." here's keith morrison with "the root of all evil." >> reporter: the hunting is good here in the arkansas delta. twice a year, a horde of migrating mallards descends on flooded rice fields. deer stare out through thickets of hardwood. you have to be quiet, sure-footed. your aim true. that's what marc despain's dad taught him. that's what marc taught his own son. before the hatred worked its way in. >> sometimes it's overwhelming that anger, isn't it? >> it is. it is. >> reporter: the anger that pitted father against son. >> it almost got physical. it just -- it breaks my heart. >> reporter: and husband against wife. >> i just wanted to go into protective mode and protect us all. >> reporter: and brought the hunting to town on a deathly quiet summer afternoon. >> can you please hurry? >> ok. i'm going to get them out there. >> please send an ambulance. >> reporter: what could be left but the bitter taste of recrimination. >> he is evil. he is not the kind person that he's got the public

. >> i'm lester holt. this is "date line." here's keith morrison with "someone is out there." >> reporter: there are children born into this world for whom the dance never ends -- for whom joy seems uncontained -- for whom exuberance is uncontainable... >> amyjane! what are we doing right now? >> we're riding on the roof of a car! >> reporter: there was this young woman. a sprite, really, in a young woman's body, who loved adventure --and people -- and who danced to music no one else could hear. which is why -- >> it haunted me. this case haunted me. >> reporter: haunted the police. haunted the whole town. >> reporter: is there a serial killer around? a serial killer with plans --for two women in one particular church --in one particular photograph? >> i was like --this is insane and everybody needs to find this person! >> reporter: yes, but it began with that girl, that sprite. >> just the freest spirit you can think of, like literally, not having a care in the world. >> reporter: kate cook is talking about her friend, and fe

i'm lester holt.g us. >>> this sundays with just 48 hours to go until election day, it's our midterm special. are we looking at a republican senate wave, or can the democrats hang on? we're live from key battleground states, and we have some new polls that may tell us where this race is headed on tuesday. >>> plus, meeting the voters. they had one very clear message for washington. >> stop the bickering. >> meeting the candidates who seem to be getting that message. >> we have to produce results. >> my final report from our battleground road trip. >>> also, 2016 candidates, start your engines. all week the likely contenders from both parties have been making themselves a presence. >> sit down and shut up. >> i will be joined by rand paul. >>> then we have ebola in

. >> a lester holt of cars and bikes and people. >> it will give you the queasies by looking over thereto brazil, a king of all sandcastles. a team of artists created the largest sand castle. look at that. it's estimated to be more than 39 feet tall. made up of 20 truckloads of sand. the team from the guinness book of world records will measure it. then it will face the same fate as other sandcastles. it will be destroyed. >> your kids all by themselves in that sandcastle, will they appreciate it? >> my daughter will love it and put a princess tower on top and my son will ransack and destroy it. isn't that the case with yours? >> actually, no. i think my daughter would go head first. >> you like to save it for the next family. >>> now a look ahead. the european space agency will attempt the first ever soft landing of a robotic probe on a comet. it will take around seven hours to complete. touchdown is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. pacific time. scientists hope to stream images from the comet within hours of the landing. >>> happy birthday today to oscar win nr anne hathaway, she's 32. actor r

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt.stituting tonight, carl quintanilla. >>> good evening. the ray rice

. >> i'm lester holt and this is "dateline." here's andrea canning. >> york, south carolina. a town steeped in american history and southern manners, its charm as deeply embedded as the pride of the people who live here. >> it's a nice southern town. it's very quiet. >> it's not the sort of place you'd expect evil to come knocking. >> my life just changed, forever. >> and these are not the sort of people you'd expect to be victims of a vicious crime. >> he's a prominent man in a small town. >> she's a good christian woman, sweet southern belle. >> and in the end, what would forever haunt this peaceful place was the who and the why of it all. >> shock. complete shock. >> it all started around dinnertime, february 4th, 2010. on the outskirts of town, at the end of a long winding driveway. >> york county 911. you need police, fire, medical? >> it was 7:30 p.m. when the call came in to police dispatch. >> listen to me carefully. i've been robbed. he tied me up. >> between sobs, a female caller described her brutal attack. she begged for help. >> oh, please, please come help me! >

nbc's lester holt has more. >> reporter: more than 100 patients had to be evacuated from this nursing home today when the roof began to show signs of weakening. >> the roof is compromised. it has not collapsed yet, but there is potential for it. >> reporter: in hamburg, more than two dozen people driven from the roads by whiteout conditions and deep snow have been holed up in this walmart store since tuesday. >> couldn't ask for a better place to be stranded. >> reporter: from the air, we can see entire sections of the buffalo area in white. rooftops that look as if they have been slathered in whipped cream. even as road crews make progress, there are neighborhoods still cut off, surrounded by chest deep snow. we venture down one cul-de-sac on foot, where we could only shout a conversation with mary ann sanson. have you ever seen it like this? >> never my whole life. >> reporter: officials say they're doing their best to reach those facing emergencies and are reminding home bound residents to take precautions. >> we have been stuck here since monday evening. >> reporter: we met this f

. >> i'm lester holt, and this is "dateline." here's josh mankiewicz. >> reporter: they call it the early shift for a reason. it was still an hour before dawn in this small town in northern kentucky, and in a few hours a local warehouse would become an anthill of activity, as the first employees of the morning arrived. but who among them could predict that before the first coffee break that day one of their co-workers would be dead? >> i just walked in our office, and i think somebody has killed somebody upstairs in our office. >> okay. what makes you think somebody killed somebody? >> she's laying there on the ground, and there's blood all over. >> reporter: impossible to believe in this tight-knit workplace, where everyone knows everyone, but there was michelle mockbee, 42, wife and mother, face down in a pool of blood. the sheriff's department would launch an investigation. you know that your suspect is one of those people in the building? >> that's right. >> reporter: probing for clues in the victim's own private life. >> the

i'm lester holt. . - previously grimm... - had enough? - what do you want from me?- josh, where are you? - on a bus. - you need to find some place safe and stay there. - where the hell is that? - elizabeth recreated the potion that adalind used on nick. - and in order to re-grimm nick, you have to breathe in the potion and-- - and make love to you. - how's adalind? - oh, god, no. - a wolfsangel. it's wesen. - why? - it's because we got married. - you need to be a grimm again. - i'm only gonna ask you this once.

i'm lester holt reporting from new york.l see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area flus starts now >>> new information on an illegal drug lab in the east bay. lives interrupted. the neighbors trying to pick up the pieces >>> plus, details on a man accused of sparking fires >>> this is not the san francisco bay >>> crews rushing to a rescue on the north bay. i am terry mcsweeney. >> i am peggy bunker. one man is dead in bodega bay. in the newsroom we have been following the four and we have more. >> reporter: a coast guard crew found the loan survivor.

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 not collapsed yet but there is potential. >> reporter: in hamburg more than 2 dozen people driven from the road by whiteout conditions and deep snow have been holed up in the walmart since tuesday. from the air we could see entire sections of the buffalo area painted in white. rooftops that look as though they've been slathered in whipped cream. >> we've worked our way south of buffalo and it gets worse. these are unplowed streets. you can count dozen of cars that were bury ied in snow. it's like the day the earth stood still. >> even as road crews make progress there are naiblds cut off surrounded by chest-deep snow. we ventured down one cul-de-sac on foot. we could only shout a conversation with this woman. >> have you ever seen it like this? >> i've never seen anything like this. >> officials say they're doing their best to reach those facing emergencies. and reminding home-bound residents to

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. >> it is a little hot in here. i'm happy to be warm. >> nice to have you back out of the elements. when you show up in town, people think oh, no. >> no one likes it. people know something's coming. >>> let's begin this morning with the top story. a new video in the police radio calls that have just been released from the day unarmed teen michael brown was shot to death by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. ron allen is following it all from ferguson this morning. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. the local newspaper here, "the st. louis gazette" has the sunshine law to make the records public. documents say the fatal encounter with michael brown and darren wilson lasted a couple of minutes. according to the dispatch, wilson is in the white shirt on the police video leaving the statio

. >> lester holt reporting there and bill karins joins us shortly with the latest on when's happening today. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern president obama announces executive action on immigration reform. support is mixed so far. rick perry told nbc's chuck todd texas could sue. >> sounds like you're going to file suit. >> i would think there's probably a very real -- >> the state of texas versus the president of the united states or versus the u.s. government? >> the ohio republican governor said he's open to a path of citizenship. >> the issue of citizenship i've heard lots of voices on it and i'm not close to it, you know why? because everybody in this country has to feel as though they have an opportunity. >> last night former president bill clinton said president obama's potential executive action seemed to be on firm legal ground while some think violence could erupt saying the country is going to go nuts. joined by tracie potts. what can we expect from the president's address tonight. >> good morning, reform the way president obama wants to see it is unlikely to happen after rep

. >>> time now to check in with lester holt for a look at what's coming up on "nbc nightly news." >>r from richard engel on reports of another american executed by isis militants. plus, an update on the latest ebola patient to arrive in this country for treatment. also another big blast of winter weather. snow advisories in two dozen states. and a warning about the dangers of energy drinks when they're consumed by young children, when we see you in just a few minutes for "nbc nightly news." back to you. >> we'll see you soon, lester. we'll be right back. >>> we have a winter weather advisory in effect for the poconos from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. take a look at all the moisture heading our way, so a rainy morning commute and evening commute tomorrow. >> that's nbc 10 news for now. we'll see you back here tonight after the game. >>> on this sunday night, pure evil has another american is executed by isis terrorists, the president condemns the killing. and the top military officials say the battle against isis will take years. >>> without warning, gas leaks from a texas chemical plant ki

. >> time,000 to check in with lester holt for a look at what's coming up on tonight's "nightly news." >> denise, coming up tonight, an american doctor who packs up and prepares to fight ebola and hear from him when he comes back. elections are shaping up to be the most uncertain in decades. chuck todd will break it down for us. how facial recognition technology has given the fbi's ten most wanted a makeover. we'll see you in just a few minutes for "nbc nightly news." for now, denise, send it back to you. >> we're looking forward to it. thanks, lester. >> this is xfinity sports desk. >> sixers facing the heat in their home opener. sixers won that home opener last season. in fact, they won the season series against the heat. how did that happen. debut of noel, 14 rebounds last night in the loss with milwaukee. he wants to see how he handles back-to-back games. flyers in florida. steve mason gets first start in a week and a half. nfl news, tony romo reportedly now has two small fractures in his back but still a game time decision tomorrow. here are eagles arriving in houston. they lost