coming up, remembering the great mike nichols. mes lipton will be here. >> you loved so many of mike >> you loved so many of mike nichols' movies that you might not know how many of them actually were mike nichols movies. james lipton is here to tell you all about it. >> he was born mikael igor pashlowsky. his fem ecape skaiped to america to escape the looming threat of the the nazises. michael nichols as he was called when he arrived here knew two sentences of english. 57 years later, my guest james >> he was born mikael igor pashlowsky. his fem ecape skaiped to america to escape the looming threat of the the nazises. michael nichols as he was called when he arrived here knew two sentences of english. 57 years later, my guest james lipton asked mike nichols about those two sentences. >> what were your first two sentences in english? >> i can't speak english and please don't kiss me. >> mike nichols obviously became fluent in the language and in the culture of his new country. and went on to become one of the most accomplished and

none more than mike nichols.e might not have lived long enough to have a career or go to high school if he had boarded a ship to the united states just two weeks later in 1939. two weeks after little michael nichols walked off that boat in new york harbor america closed its heart to another refugee ship from europe carrying jews fleeing nazi germany, like little michael. that ship was turned away from american ports and forced to go back to europe. a tragedy told in the book and subsequent movie titled "voyage of the dammed." james lipton asked mike nichols if he thought about what had happened to him if he left europe just two weeks later. >> do you ever reflect on that? >> always. >> do you? >> yeah. i feel like this is all borrowed time. >> 75 years of borrowed time, and mike nichols left his audience wanting more. much more. ♪ it's not about how many miles you can get out of the c-max hybrid. it's about how much life you can fit into it. ♪ the ford c-max hybrid. with an epa-estimated range of 540 miles on a t

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. >> mike nichols was a major influence on me because i looked up to him so much. 's not that he had more experiences. i was older than mike and he hadn't directed a play yet when she want couldn't help but tell me if i said what do you feel about this or that? mike could take it apart and show me what to do to make it better without ever being specific. >> rose: he made "the odd couple better." >> every play we did he made better. but he made better by making me make it better. he never said in this scene do you a thing where he does this and she does that. he called me up at 3:00 in the morning, "are you sleeping?" "no, i was just sitting here waiting for you to call." i think the best example is in the book when we were up in new haven with prisoner of second avenue, and i see a whole dress rehearsal, and he said, "what do you want?" and i aid, "it's really good, mike. i love this." he said, "the ending isn't going to work, you know?" i said, "what do you moon it isn't going to work." he said the end is no good. i said we'll find out tomorrow night. >> he said wh

mike nichols was married 4 times.s survived by diane sawyer, his three children and 4 grandchildren. he appeared on this program several times over 24 years. his first appearance was in 1992 and we talked about comedy and improvisation and directing. >> when you were elaine may, did you think about directing? >> we did it because it was the only job we could get. we start in chicago which was started by my friend who is now part of the new actors workshop. elaine and i were in the group and that is where we met. i went back to get a job of any kind in new york and then we did this and we kept thinking it is what we would do until we start our grown-up lives. it went on and turned out those were our grown-up jobs. when elaine and i split up in 1961, i did not know what i was. i was happily comedy team. and the producers suggested that i try directing. this play called "nobody loves me." i said, why don't we try? it was in summer stock. why don't we do it for a week. i said i will do it if i could get the guy i saw in t

they made us country. >> reporter: mike nichols had a mind that never stopped, always a tlis for what was next, taking on a new project with meryl streep, one of the many actors who always came back to work with mike. >> you have shown us how a person can become essential. you're one of our era's essential artists, mike. you're one of our essential people. >> reporter: mike was known in hollywood and on broadway for his many gifts, getting actors to break through boundaries. in his college years teaming up with elaine may, nichols and may as they were called. >> i feel awful. >> if i could believe that i would be the happiest. >> who's afraid of virginia woolf, starring elizabeth taylor. burton once saying of nichols i didn't think i could learn anything about comedy, but from him i learned. his next movie, the graduate, and it was mike who chose an unknown dustin hoffman to play an all american boy coming of age. >> mrs. robinson, you're trying to sa deuce me. >> the winner is mike nichols. >> nichols would win the oscar. >> it's a picture made by a group and we cared for what we wer

know better sleep with sleep number. >>> finally tonight, the multi-talented mike nichols passes away 83. from film to stage, television, it seemed there was no art form he could not elevate. "nightline" co anchor dan harris remembers some of the finest examples of a beautiful life. >> mrs. robinson, you're trying to seduce me. >> he was the man behind the camera in some of the most iconic scenes in hollywood's most unforgettable movies. from the graduate to working girl -- >> i have a head for business and a bod for sin. >> reporter: mike nichols, it is safe to say, is a true legend of american entertainment, one of the few people ever to win an oscar, tony, emmy and grammy. >> the winner is mike nichols. >> i'm grateful to them and to the academy and too the movies themselves, and i'd also like to wish my mother a happy birthday. >> reporter: his was an extraordinary life. he escaped nazi germany at age seven, coming to america barely knowing any english. in college, he met a young actress named elaine may. together they started the famous comedy due woe, nichols and may. >> i feel

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. >>> and we remember the incomparable mike nichols. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the death toll has sadly climbed to ten tonight in western new york where so much of life remains paralyzed in a state of emergency in and around buffalo, new york. the region mother nature has placed inside some sort of a bullseye. 135 miles of new york throughway remains closed, travel banned in towns outright after second wave of snow. and roof collapses are a fear because of the weight of it all. lester holt starts us off tonight in a community with over six feet of snow on the ground. >> reporter: day three. >> this is absolutely crazy. >> reporter: and the snow keeps falling. and the weight of it all, over five feet of snow and counting, is beginning to cause roof collapses. more than 100 patients had to be evacuated from this nursing home when the roof began to show signs of weakening. >> the roof is compromised. obviously has not collapsed y

. >> pelley: here's to you, mike nichols. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama will address the nation this evening to lay out his plan for reforming the immigration system on his own terms in defiance of congressional republicans. senate g.o.p. leader mitch mcconnell said the president will come to regret it. the president's plan will spare as many as five million people who are in the united states illegally from being deported, and major garrett has more for us now from the white house. major. >> reporter: scott, in excerpts just released by the white house, the president will say in his prime-time address to the country taking on the challenge republicans have exceeding his own presidential powers. one excerpt reads as follows: ( applause ) >> reporter: the president's actions will shield parents of children here legally from deportation and expand protection for young adults brought to the u.s. illegally as kids. the white house is framing

. ♪ >> mike nichols, the director, died of a heart attack last night was 83.e explored all mediums area his career spanned five decades. he was known for his exquisite, timing and his interest in the relationship between men and women. he won the oscar for best director in 1968 for "the graduate." >> i guess it did not come back. >> and down the hall. >> how are you benjamin? >> fine. the bathroom is down another hall. look, mrs. robertson, i do not mean to be rude. >> his other film credits included "what is afraid of virginia woolf" "working girl," and "primary colors." >> why did you quit politics? >> a lot of reasons. >> he won emmys for television. he won the first of his nine tony awards and the last in 2012 for a revival of "death of a salesman." richard burton said he defers to you to get exactly what he wants and conspires with you instead of directing you to get your best. born to jewish parents, they emigrated to the united states. he took a date to see "a streetcar named desire." he took up acting in college. their sketches won them a grammy. he cr

>> reporter: mike nichols showed us to ourselves.ct on the arts of 50 years of american popular culture is indelible. >> if heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive? >> welcome, mike and diane. >> about that diane he just mentioned, that would be our friend, diane sawyer, his wife of 26 years. her beloved partner, mike nichols was 83 years old. that is our broadcast this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope of course to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> there's no response. now, can i get something from you? >> what's that? >> this time we see bill cosby's response to the allegations, and it says a lot. i'm billy bush, as more women

mike nichols, a truly good man. and this happened on "the view". >> this morning -- >> want me to do it? >> this morning, news broke that entertainment pioneer mike nichols died suddenly of cardiac arrest while home with friends and family. whoopi has a hard time putting it into words which is why i'm doing it for her. >> he was her mentor. amazing. >>> cher says she is devastated. she had to cancel the rest of her tour due to a viral infection that affected her kidney function. >>> sean hayes say he and his partner of five years have tied the knot. >>> penelope cruise, she is on a roll fresh off earning the title of esquire's sexiest woman alive. she's landed a role in the upcoming zoolander sequel opposite ben stiller and owen wilson. >>> and taylor swift has been knocked off the top of billboard's hot 100 by none other than taylor swift. she is the first woman ever to do that. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> even with record snowfall in all 50 state

>> reporter: mike nichols showed us to ourselves. his impact on the arts of 50 years of american popular culture is indelible. >> if heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive? >> welcome, mike and diane. >> about that diane he just mentioned, that would be our friend, diane sawyer, his wife of 26 years. her beloved partner, mike nichols was 83 years old. that is our broadcast this thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope, of course, to see you right back here tomorrow evening. goodnight. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> president obama in perhaps the boldest move of his presidency charts a new course on immigration. >> my fellow americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. >> one that changes america and the rest of the world. >> you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. >> they crossed the border, risked their live, and many end up in the bay area. >> this has to be done, because a lot of people are living in fear because of this. >>>

[laughter] --why does mike michaels mike nichols choose your? had talent but why did he talentyou -- you icy had but why did he choose you? >> blue eyes, blonde hair. >> none of that is in you. none.e, none, radford and get tested a lot of people. he was scraping the bottom of the barrel right time he got to me. i do not think he had anything that he knew anything about me. i was coming off a plate with reviews. they sent it to me to read. i read the script and i got the book and read the book. i had a panic attack. are they trying to warn my career which is just beginning? i am getting character parks. here is a leading man in -- i am getting character parts. the auditions were in los angeles. when he heard the unknown actor is turning the audition, he called me up and talk me into doing it. >> what did he tell you? >> he asked, you do not want to do it because? i am a character actor and i am not six feet or blonde. he asked, did you think it was funny? i said, i did. he said you do not want to do it because you are jewish? he said maybe the c

and the world loved mike nichols. and the gifts he gave us. of mike's favorite quotes, the time to make up your mind about people is never. and as an oscar-winning director, nine-time tony winner -- >> you see before you a happy man. >> emmy winner -- and a grammy winner. >> the body is the garden of the soul. >> reporter: and grammy winner. >> it is a moral issue. >> a moral issue. >> to me that's more interesting than a real issue. >> he brought us smart movies about smart people, enrapturing generation after generation, changing the way we see ourselves and the world. >> you're one of our era's essential artists, mike. you're one of our essential people. >> just 7 years old when he fled nazi germany, he arrived in america speaking little english. but his enthusiasm for his new country never waned. it was as a medical student at the university of chicago where he found his true calling, comedy, meeting this woman, elaine may. nichols and may cemented their partnership as america's innovative comedy duo, moving to new york, becoming famous. >>

we remember the life and the legacy of mike nichols. >> what is next for the reform plan, and the fight to stop it. let's check in with senior washington correspondent mike viqueira. >> the president says it's all about accountability, and he will have one big political fight on his hands. he says to the republicans in congress that called him an emperor and worse, that he has the ability to do that, he's within legal justification, if they don't like it, they can pass a bill. here is more of what the president had to say. >> for those members of the congress that question my authority to make the immigration system work better or question of the wisdom of acting where congress failed, i have one answer. pass a bill. i want to work with both parties to pass a more permanent legislative solution. the day i sign the bill into law, the action i take will no longer be necessary. >> republicans are conjeeling around one idea. they'll try to defund what the president put forward. use the power of the purse. there's a big spending bill. it's due on december the 11th. they are pushing leadershi

mike nichols died suddenly last night at the age of 83. ols spent more than half a century in showbusiness. he is best known for groundbreaking films like "the graduate" and monty python's "spamalot." julie banderas is here with a look back at the versatile career. >> mike nichols was among the most decorated directors in american history. he won an as core in fact for his 1968 "the graduate." he also did who is afraid of virginia woolf. and my all-time favorite. "the birdcage." he is one of select few to win a emmy, grammy, oscar, tony. nichols won nine tony awards in all. he was recently working on a adaptation of the class the play about opera legend maria call last which was to star meryl streep. married to abc news anchor diane sawyer. the president of abc said i am writing with very sad news that diane husband, income practicable mike nichols passed away suddenly last seening at 83. mike had a wit and mind and beloved by so many in hollywood and broadway. our own diane sawyer, a true and beautiful love story. mike and diane were marri

everybody liked mike nichols.e will be terribly missed. >>> in other news, police this morning are trying to find out what sparked a shooting at florida state university overnight. a gunman wounded three students in the library. police say he was shot after he shot at them. >> it happened at the library in tallahassee. vladimir duthiers is here with the video that show the frightening moments right after the shooting. vlad, good morning. >> good morning. police say all the victims were students. nearly 200 packed inside the library, late last night, studying for exams. when suddenly without warning the gunman opened fire. this video apparently taken inside the florida state bring brother showed a man on the floor, holding his leg from an apparent gun shot wound. >> there has been a shooting in the library. stay where you are. >> reporter: another video shows students huddled together as police alert them to the shooting. >> if anybody has been shot, call 911. >> reporter: students inside the library described the

and legendary director mike nichols dies at age 83. from "the graduate," we look back on his incredible career. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the low. scheduled toma is address the nation and explain why he is taking executive action on immigration. he could delay the deportation of as many as 5 million people. the decision to sidestep congress has raised the ire of the republicans. this person is an undocumented migrant facing deportation. his 17 are old son is not as the result of an earlier reform to allow the school-aged children of immigrants to stay. s the tag of a convicted criminal to stop him from of squandering. he becomes emotional. i i would feel relieved if were able to work legally. i would like to go to school and move forward with my life. that ourody agrees immigration system is broken. unfortunately washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long. >> this was the post on facebook yesterday announcing he was going to use an executive order to bring in the reform that would

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 says a taller one is being considered. he revealed the plan at a house judiciary committee hearing about the september 19th fence jumping incident. but how about a moat? that was steve cohen's suggestion. some might think it is safer than an electric fence. >>> here is hoping this australian reporter is feeling better. he was covering a story about a skate park in venice beach and this is what happened. watched. doing the story and reporting and whoa, right there, slammed into his head. after that, he finished his report and walked away with a bump on the noggin there. >>> just ahead, an nba trailblazer calls it quits. late breaking information on t

was an honor for honors, mike nichols would have won it hands down.eople to win an emmy, grammy, tony. he came to new york at 7. as a teenager, he watched brando on broadway. >> big difference in the theater is that you are actually in front of living people. you are connected. you are communicating with them. >> reporter: he connected like few ever did. in 1956, four hit shows on broadway at once. the first tony for best director, 1964, "barefoot in the park." his last, 48 years later for "death of a salesman." >> it goes with the territory. thank you. >> really okay. >> before he was a great director, he was a great performer, teaming with elaine may to satirize american culture. >> you can stand it. you married me for it. >> reporter: directing is where his genius took full sweep. >> you are trying to seduce me. >> reporter: his hollywood hits sprinkled five decades. from "the graduate" for best director to "knowledge" to "bird cage" in 1996. >> that's the nice thing about making a movie. if you are lucky if it's any good. at a certain point, it ju

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mike nichols passed away yesterday at the age of 83.ichols was best known for "the graduate," he turned his head back to politics. >> i'm going to need you for a second. my loyalty --for 24 years people have been trying to kill me! do you think it's because my dad was a greek soda pop maker, or because i'm an american spy? go --yourself, you -- child. >> you could not tell me, so i don't know. hello richard? what the -- kind of operation do we have here? [indiscernible] >> you just threw the phone out the window. >> stop the car. >> a lot of profanity from polished performers based in powerful post there. which of those two movies do you like moore, "primary colors" or "charlie wilson's war"? >> i like them both, but i liked "primary colors." travolta got as close as possible. >> he was fantastic. the movie has been underappreciated for a long time. fabulous performance by travolta. "charlie wilson's war" was really something, the last movie that mike nichols made. just for that performance by philip seymour hoffman alone, the movie wil

. >>> remembering mike nichols. his impact an prodway, hollywood and american pop culture.beginnings, unmatched talent and unbreakable bond with diane sawyer. >>> safety first. the demanding questions about defective air bags on capitol hill as accident victims vent their anger. >> i ask the committee to do everything in its power. >> the push for a national recall impacting millions of drivers. it's friday, november 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning on this fashion issue friday. >> is it a fashion issue? >> they don't like the shirt so they asked me to put this jacket on. weird patterns do that. i'd probably like that i didn't brng attention to it. >> it's a great shirt. you look great. >> fashion crisis. i'm going to figure out the collar. >>> we'll kick it off with immigration. there was though big latin grammys tonight. they pushed it back 15 minutes to carry the president's big address on immigration reform. >> it was that big of a deal last night. a lot of reaction coming in. a whole lot more reaction in the days and weeks.

but the plan faces challenges from republicans. >>> mike nichols, the legendary director. y awards. >>> and bill cosby performed a nearly sold-out show in the bahamas last night making no mention of sexual assault allegations against him. his next performance is tonight in melbourne, florida. those are some of our top stories on this friday, november 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. we begin with ferguson, missouri, a town on edge as grand jury is expected to announce a decision soon. >> we're hearing a new message from the father of michael brown, a plea for call. it's unknown whether the grand jury will indict police officer darren wilson but that hasn't stopped protests in ferguson. >> we're preparing for the worst but really hoping that leadership that's coming out to protest if they do, is going to try to keep it peaceful. >> reporter: five protesters were arrested wednesday night after they blocked a street to demand an indictment for wilson. >> we've done an awful lot of training. we've trained all the people that are goi

. >>> a private service will be held for the family of mike nichols.ednesday at the age of 83. we remember the director, writer and comedian. >> the winner is, mike nichols. [ applause ] >> reporter: if there was an honor for honors, mike nichols would have won it hands down. one of 12 people ever to win at least one tony, emmy, oscar and grammy. he fled the nazis. he came to new york at 7. as a teenager, he watched brando on broadway. >> big difference in the theater is that you are actually in front of living people. you are connected. you are communicating with them. >> reporter: he connected like few ever did. in 1956, four hit shows on broadway at once. the first tony for best director, 1964, "barefoot in the park." his last, 48 years later for "death of a salesman." >> a salesman has got to dream. it gos with the territory. thank you. >> really okay. >> before he was a great director, he was a great performer, teaming with elaine may to satirize american culture. >> you can stand it. you married me for it. >> reporter: directing is where his geni

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he is now known around the world as mike nichols. and what doesn't mike do?mike is one of the few people in the world who's an egot. he's won an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. >> i remember on "silkwood" once, you said to me, "you know, directing is like making love." and i said, "ewww, i don't know him that well. why is he telling me this?" because, he went on, you never know if you're doing it right. or as well as the other guy. >> god bless you, sir. you're more than a -- a great director. you're a real artist down to your toes. because you're insanely courageous. you allowed us to work from ourselves. no one has ever done that before or since. >> and see diane just beaming all the time in his presence. and you did. you left his presence feeling better about yourself. he just had that magical way of doing that. >> i loved hearing dustin hoffman say that, god bless mike nichols. >> i love the emotion in all of those actors emoting the love. >> julia and meryl and all. >> so grateful. >>> "pop news" and weather coming up. now to lara in the social squa

that's what i mostly feel. >> brown: mike nichols died of cardiac arrest last night.ns to block any deportations for up to 5 million people who are living in the u.s. illegally. he plans to say it's not amnesty but common sense. a top official at takata corporation apologized for deaths and injuries caused by his company's exploding air bags, but he refused to endorse the idea of a nationwide recallç on the "newshour" online right now, federal reserve chair janet yellen hosted a rare meeting recently for community leaders around the country and also has spoken out about inequality and posed for selfies with unemployed people.ç people. how is the newest face of a famously secret institution navigating her new public image? we have a report on making sense. all that and more on our web site, pbs.org/newshour. >> woodruff: that's the "newshour" for tonight. on friday, we'll kick off special pbs coverage of the miami book fare as the country's premier authors descend on florida. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: i'm gwen ifill. tuneç in on the president's speech on immigrati

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but mike nichols, he was one of them. the graduate to "the birdcage" to broadway, he was the genius behind memorable movies. we're remembering his best work, next. e financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise toothbrush... sweater... extra sweater... headphones, sleeping mask... oh, and this is the xfinity tv app. he can watch his dvr'd shows from where ever he wants. hey. have fun, make some friends. alright. did i mention his neck pillow? (sniffs pillow) watch your personal dvr library where ever you go. with the x1 entertainment operating system. >>> welcome back to "the lead". time now for the pop culture lead. a sad note today as the world learned of the passing of filmmaker mike nichols who has brought so many of us joy and tears and truth. he practically discovered whoopi goldberg. he gave dustin hoffman his first breakout role. he inspired a generation of entertainers to push themselves in ways that they never imagined. he was a masterful storyteller whose most famous final scenes, one of the

we look back at his remarkable career. >> reporter: mike nichols won the academy award for best director for the 1960's classic "the graduate ," just one highlight in a career full of them. nichols was one of the select few to win an emmy, a grammy, an oscar, and a tony. his last coming at the age of 80 for the broadway revival of "death of a salesman." married to diane sawyer for the past two decades, nichols was born in germany. he moved to new york as a child to escape the nazis. before becoming a director, nichols teamed with elaine may. >> you're very sarcastic. >> reporter: to form the grammy award winning duo nichols in may. he went on to direct the neil simon classics "barefoot in the park" and "the odd couple." >> what do you want? >> i wouldn't go on with this if i were you. >> you wouldn't, would you? you're not. >> reporter: his first film was "who's afraid of virginia wolf ." it won five oscars. his hits ran the spectrum from the aids drama "angels in america" to "the bird cage ," but he also had a few misses. he told charlie rose the 1970's film "catch-22" was one of them.

and "working gir" he was one of only a few >>> mike nichols has died. he is the husband of diane sawyer. he directed the graduate, odd couple and working girl. he won an oscar, emmy, tony and a grammy award. mike nichols was 83. >>> san francisco is officially putting in a bid to host the 2024 summer olympics. >> giants president larry baer is leading the bid committee and projects costs of hosting the event to be about $4.5 billion. san francisco plans to rely heavily on existing venues and temporary structures. and they will compete against los angeles, boston and washington, d.c. other u.s. contenders. the international olympic committee is expected to name the host in 2017. >> we have an event of olympic proportions coming up. >> i would love to go to the olympics but i would love it if they came to me instead. that would be awesome! >>> we are seeing a lot of rain outside now. be careful around the bay area. some heavy rainfall just moving onshore. we have seen numerous lightning strikes on the back side of the system, too. so this is going to make

. >>> famed director mike nichols has passed away. we made the announcement after 4:00 a.m. our time. he was married to long time abc news anchor diane sawyer so this loss is felt in all of the abc family. >> he was known in the entertainment industry as a director but he was a writer, producer and comic and was one of only 12 people who ever won emmy, grammy, oscar and tony award, all four. >> he won eight tony awards and "the graduate," and "working girl," and "bird cage," are among the best then films. >>> at 7:00, "good morning america" will have a tribute to him at the top of the show. >> all you are to say now is be glad you are not in upstate new york. york. >> the snow keeps falling. >> that, friends, is called thunder snow at another storm hit, forecast to dump 2' to 3' of additional snow and there are up to 6' on the ground in western new york and the latest storm is blamed for eight deaths. new york governor cuomo believed it could be take four or five days to clear the roads with warmer weather expected this weekend could melt the snow and cause flooding. >> look

directed by mike nichols., the director behind some of the most iconic films in history has passed away. julie banderas is live in the new york city newsroom with a look back at his legendary career. julie. >> martha, that movie is one of my all-time favorites. no word on a cause of death at this point. all we do know his death was sudden last night at the age of 83. we also know he was sick for some time. according to the ap, abc news president james goldstein announced the news this morning saying the family will hold a private service this week and a memorial will be held at a later date. while his wife diane sawyer is an icon in the news industry, mike nichols was among one of the most decorated directors in american film history. among his films were the "the graduate," "who is afraid of virginia wolf" and. nichols is one most selected few to win a emmy, tony, grammy and oscar in necessary career. nichols won nine tony awards. two for producing and directing a musical, "monty python "spamalot"" in 2005. h