joining us is mike willis, a staff writer with "the hill newspaper." mike, what is the plan right now? caller: he said he hasn't decided on anything concrete. the thing they are leaning towards is a two-step process, and it would be two separate bills. the first would address the immigration executive order directly. this is a conservative bill that would basically say it could exempt people from deportation. host: that's a symbolic measure because the senate is controlled by the democrats and harry reid said he is not going bring it up. even the sponsor acknowledges that wouldn't go anywhere. the idea is that it would allow conservatives to vent. they could push back against obama's executive order and wouldn't get in the way of the funding battle. the second part -- host: before you go on, when would that happen? when would that vote happen? caller: as early as thursday, tomorrow. again, they haven't designcided whether or not that would come up for a vote. host: this one, as you said, largest because senate democrats are not going to take it to the f

willie brown junior. >> (clapping). >> general mike secretary shurts, mayor senator dianne feinstein anticipate the current great city mayor ed lee and all assembled here in letting me assure you this day has been long in coming mayors that preceded diane had the responsibility mayors that preceded almost everyone else we can think of over the los last 82 years but mayor ed lee was indeed blessed he had george and charlotte and wishes to speak and an incredible of collection of people that have already been named who really wanted to see this to happen and the fact that the recognition that should have been long sense for san francisco been consistent that the signing the united nations documents so many years ago here on behalf of the veterans (plane flying over) president is a friend of mine i asked exactly the time i thought he had forgotten when he did it for you veterans are indeed important we have to acknowledge it and in san francisco has been on the threshold of completing accident acknowledgment for a long time ends result is about what you're about to see but before this occasion there's been ti

mike barnacle joins the table. and willieo the must reads. >> let's go to the bloomberg poll first. second round of poll numbers. this time to see how voters feel about presidential leadership, the direction of the nation. the president upside down across the board. biggest negatives come on the budget deficit and his inability to nobody with the republicans. more than six out of ten americans say things have gotten off the wrong track. >> al hunt, those numbers not healthy. do they matter at this point? >> well, yeah they matter because the president hopes to have at least a teeny bit of leverage. when you're below 45% in approval rating that's a sign of trouble. he's below 40%. the only silver lining for obama here is that there is a sense in this bloomberg politics poll that people understand the economy is getting better, feeling better about it. his ratings still not good on the economy are better than a couple of months ago. >> what's happened? i go back to denver. i see mike murphy watching his acceptance speech and tu

. >> mike you were talking about that last night. you and willieesting, mayor de blasio calling for calm. willie you were saying at the end of al sharpton's show he was very intense, telling people -- >> reverend sharpton had an interview with eric garner's widow and mother together on the set and they had a compelling interview at the end. al sharpton turned to the camera and implord to the protesters to be peaceful, to get the message out, don't destroy businesses, don't resort to violence. that's never the path. cooler heads, mike you were occupant there last night to, prevailed on both side. police officers conducted themselves well too. >> i followed the protest for about 12 blocks. it was truly an impressive inclusive crowd. the ages ranged from young children 10 years of age, to elderly people like myself. >> that's a nice way of putting it. >> it was an inviting crowd as i said earlier. the crowd was so spontaneous and so into what had happened. but also on the other hand the police were terrific. i mean they stood back. they protected the

willie wonga classic, give me your opinion. >> i don't know if you saw that movie. many of us did. i don't know which one you identified with. i was more of a mike tv. >> i'm not sure i identify with anyone in that fip. >> the ooopa-lumpa's make it legendary. gene wilder plays the villain in the movie and is effective. he's scary, scared a lot of kids. it's a great moral tale, a weird movie, a period movie, so strange, but unforgettable once you have seen it. >> several films on the list are not famous. why are they there? >> it is the library looking to preserve american film history. a third are movies you haven't seen, whether they are short timms, documentaries or films with a step in the directions that was unique. it's the history of cinema, little over 100 years now. and they did a great job of keeping the cinema in play. including movies that are obscure. it would be good for all of us to see everything on the list. >> ferris buehler is on the list. if a film is chosen for this honour, what does it mean? >> well, unlike some other things, like afi lists, and things like that. it's not a dvd scam. it's part of americana, and in my generat

. >> mike allen, thank you so much. we love having you here. williee quick reactions here. >> playoffs. >> playoffs. what do you think of tcu being number three? >> i don't know how the committee thought a week ago they were the third best team in the country. they win by 52 points on saturday and they're the fifth best team in the country. i don't know how you pick between tcu, baylor and ohio state. i don't know how you pick the last one. >> i really don't know either. again, how do you drop a team from three to five after they win by 50 points? >> ohio state won impressively but so did tcu. >> i guess nobody around the table is talking about it at the time but the new republic, man. it's a magazine that's bleeding right now. john heilemann, what's going on over there? >> it's a huge culture clash that's played out there. one that you could say some people thought you could see coming from the moment that chris hughes came in there and not just frank but a lot of -- almost everybody of consequence on editorial side has walked out the door with frank

mike. see you again in 25 minutes. >>> welcome back to "today." it's december 12th, 2014. i'm willie along with al and tamron.find out. the master mind behind gingerbread lane, 480-square-foot village on display at the new york hall of science. it took one year to build all 1,003 homes from 36 pounds of icing, 700 pounds of candy and john joins us right now. that is unbelievable. >> wow, john. >> pretty interesting hobby, to say the least. >> how did it become your hobby? >> it's a real massicistic hobby. >> you did rockefeller center here. >> i don't know that you would want to, but you could eat it. >> are you going to show us how to -- >> yeah. how to make your own. how to make it stand the test of time, as it were. one of the best keys to make a good gingerbread house, make sure the pieces line up. you're set from there. second key, lots and lots of gooey icing. >> do you bake your own cookies? >> i do bake my own cookies and make my own icing. >> royal icing? >> royal icing. >> let's bring in guinness world records official joanna hessley. >> hi. >> pleasure to meet you. >> pleasure to meet you. i am pro

mike, just incredible. glad things are back up and running. see you again in 25 minutes. >>> welcome back to "today" it is wednesday morning, december 17, 2014. i'm williekay, who's dead? >> no one. not exact, al. >> pottery wheels. >> who is making a pot? >> mindy kaling's love -- >> you getting dread locks? >> all things willie geist continues. here is the backstory. so on mindy's show, she revealed what is affectionately called the wreath witherspoon. it is a wreath, it is amazing, made of pictures of reese witherspoon. >> and that blew up online. >> blow up online, everyone did my personal favorite, the aretha franklin. keanu wreath. savannah -- savannah -- >> savannah. savanny guthrie. overnight, late word, breaking news, big development, mindy stayed up all night long to dedicate a breathe to her one true love. >> come on. stop it too much now. >> willie -- willie wreath -- your name is -- >> it does. >> guise wreath. how much she loves him, his name doesn't fit in the wreath part. >> go it with it tamron. i'm a huge mindy kaling fan. i have made no secret of that over the years much she is smart. she is cool. she is beautiful. she is fun. i like

mike. see you again in 25 minutes. . >> welcome back to "today" on a thursday morning, december 18th. hi, guys, out there on the plaza. natalie morales wonders how, williewish. >> people want world peace. he wants "star wars" and lights. >> hit it! [ music playing ] . >> this, my friends, is epic! yes, 100,000 bulbs set to one of the greatest themes every written by mr. john williams "star wars." >> could you play the same song over and over. >> i think he does the cantina band as well. >> you think he leaves that on all night long? the neighbors. >> oh my gosh. >> unbelievable. >> nothing has ever made al more happy. >> i don't know the engineering that goes behind that. >> all i do, i know i can barely put the guy tar on, it looks like it's on fire. >> this man has created a masterpie masterpiece. >> i am going to give up the weather. keep rolling. weathe weather. >> you have been doing this to the theme song of "star wars". >> star wars, nothing but star wars. coming for you [ music playing ] we are through gulf coast. >> look at this, showers and thunderstorms. >> come on, al. >> bill murray did perhaps one of the greatest skits as a lounge lizard,

mike, thank you very much. again, a shelter in place in order right now for three local high schools. update in 25 minutes. >>> you talk about clouds. >> oh! >> willieppened. >> i punched the thing right out of here. >> i was gone. i was cowering in the corner. what people didn't see on the other side, that was a bloody clown with a knife. that was not a friendly clown. >> your reaction would have been different if the clown had a happy face? >> yeah. >> he levitated! >> that was just one of the many memorable moments -- >> look at natalie -- i like natalie's face too. >> she's like praying to the heavens. >> willie's like lifting himself up in the air. >> and for about a month after that when we walked in, we were looking up. >> which is the gift that kept giving. >> i still find myself every once in a while -- >> you know, there are trapped doors here. >> you're so diabolical, mr. roker. >> that's just a glimpse of all the fun we had -- >> in just a few minutes, you'll see the entire year. a look back. >> a mashup of all the fun. >> all the fun we had. >> call everyone you know and get them to the television. >> that's right! >> you know, weather'