Asked the reporter to edit out the entire exchange. I think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere. And the retail robot. Hi. She could change the way you shop, and shes live in our studio today, thursday, november 20 th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today, 7 00 a. M. On the west coast, thursday morning, and we remember a legend today. Mike nichols career, the movies, broadway projects, but the husband of a colleague of ours, diane sawyer, thoughts with her and friends and family this morning. Looking back at his career, one of the only one to win an oscar, tony, and grammy. Amazing man. All right. More on the passing in a moment, but breaking news from florida. The frightening shooting at Florida State university that sent the campus into lockdown for hours overnight. From our nbc affiliate wtlb, darren, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Police are investigating how and why the gunman started shooting in the library, a multistory building, a popular hub of activity here on campus. The gunman is dead, and at least two victims were transported to the hospital, one in critical condition, the other unknown. Theres been a shooting in the library. Reporter a quiet campus turned into chaos after a gunman opened fire injurying three people. There was a shooter on campus. At the time, the library, as you can imagine, was packed with students studying for final exams. Estimates right now are 300 to 4 400 students. I went to the water fountain, and they ran up the stairs, and says, theres a guy with a gun, get out. Reporter students scrambled to get the exits, others uses barricades. The students on the second floor went to the back of the library, and, you know, the second floor, we barricaded the back stairwell, where we were hiding. Reporter they use ed media share information, one saying, say a preyer, were stuck in the library with a shooter in the building. The shooter was confronted on the steps of the library and told to drop the weapon and said the gunman fired a round at police, and the police shot back killing him. Heard nine or ten shots, and everyone ran screaming. Reporter classes cancelled today while students are stunned. We dont know much about the gunman, who he is, and a possible motive, but police may drae address that in a briefing, back to you. Thank you very much. Another major story, legendary director mike nichols passed away, shaped hollywood and broadway for six decades. N heres more on his life and career, joe, good morning. Good morning, savannah. The range of work, extraordinary. First time behind the lens was to direct whos afraid of virginia wolfe . Youre trying to seduce me . Reporter the director who introduced iconic characters into our life. He passed away overnight at the age of 83. Born in 1931, nichols arrives in the United States at the age of 7 when his parents fled the nazis. He pursued comedy in chicago, partners with elaine, one of the countrys most innovative duos at the time. This is your mother, do you remember me . Reporter but it was his work behind the lens that cemented his status as a hollywood heavy weight. Shut up. Reporter his hits span decades including the graduate winning him an oscar. You do saucy, sauce you. Reporter and the bird cage starring the late robin williams, equally didnt to comedy and drama, television, broadway, director the hbo miniseries angels in america. Finally done with this world. Reporter won his ninth tony award in 2012 for death of a salesman. A director legend whose work reached across generations and touched nearly every part of the entertainment world. Nichols directed working girl in 2007, and Charlie Wilsons war, and working on another hbo project, and, of course, as you mentioned, he was married for 26 years to abc anchor, diane sawyer. Thank you very much. Meanwhile, the president addresses the nation tonight on the hot button issue of Immigration Reform making good on a promise to sidestep congress and take executive actions despite intense criticism. Peter alexander is at the white house this morning. Good morning. Reporter about that criticism is one as a republican governor put to us, its not the audacity of hope, but of a power grab. The president is committed, and as you said tonight, hes going to announce action after congresss failure to approve a comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. Frustrated that washington let immigrations crisis fester for decades, tonight, the president announces significant steps to fix it himself. What ill lay out are things that i can do with my Lawful Authority as president to make the system work better. Reporter the most controversial aspects of the president s plan of action is to allow as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants in the u. S. As well as parents of children born here and protect more socalled dreamers, young immigrants brought to the u. S. Illegally as children, but not their parents. This order is expected to extend stay of foreign graduates in u. S. Colleges with hightech skills. Wednesday, the president hosted more than a dozen democrats in the white house to explain his decision. Even before president obama announces a thing by acting alone, his republican critics say he betrayed his own word. Im the president of the United States. Im not the emperor of the United States. I believe his unilateral action, which is unconstitutional and illegal will deeply harm our prospects for Immigration Reform. Reporter senator mccain pressed the president to wait for the new congress. Give them a time, not a deadline. A poll Shows Americans are not on board either, nearly half oppose the president taking action on immigration, just 38 approve. As the president takes on a fight over a major debated issue. At 5 00 p. M. Pacific time, hes going to a high school to address Immigration Reform. Two years ago now to make a case to an American Public that supports a pathway to citizenship, but matt and savannah, disagrees this is the right approach. All right, Peter Alexander at the white house. A reminder, abc news brings you the white house address live on our sister network, telemundo. We have bill cosby asked on camera about the Sexual Assault allegations swirling around, and in part of the conversation he did not want released publicly. We are live in los angeles with the story. Gabe, good morning. Reporter good morning. The fallout over the scandal keeps growing, and today, more questions whether cosbys career can survive. No, no, we dont answer that. Reporter in the new released video from the associated press, a tv dad who had all the answers on the cosby show. Im your father, i brought you in the world, and ill take you out. Reporter this time, apparently did not like the question. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to respond at all about whether any of that was true. Theres no response. Reporter the interview with his wife about art lent to the smithsonian took place september 6, and at the end, the ap reporter asked about the video thats recently gone viral, a standup comedian calling cosby a rapist. There is no comment about that. Okay. And ill tell you why. I think you were told. I dont want to compromise your integrity, but we dont i dont talk about it. Reporter he then asked the reporter not to use that part of the interview. And i would appreciate it if it was scuttle. I hear you. I will tell that to my editors, and i think that they will understand. Well, i think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere. Reporter six women publicly accused cosby of Sexual Assault. Over the last ten years, its been coming and going and coming and going, and its sliding under the rug a lot. Now its time. People are listening. Reporter Court Records of the 2006 civil suit settled show ten more women made anonymous claims, never charged with any crime, and a former Prosecutor Says theres not enough proof. Bill cosby was guilty and had done something wrong, but that i mean, i cant stand up in court and tell the judge and jury, my gut tells me hes guilty. Reporter the Attorney Says their client would not dignify decade old discredited claims with a response, calling the most recent Rape Allegation from the former supermodel a complete lie, contradicted by accounts in her book. The loss of innocence i suffered, and these womens out there suffered is why im sitting here today, and i dont care about what cosby or networks or anybody says. I am you will hear me. Reporter nbc pulled the plug on a planned sitcom starring cosby, and netflix postponed a special, and tv land scrapped reruns of the cosby show. At 77, with all the allegations swirling around him, its going to be very difficult for him to launch october tv show or film. Reporter cosbys next performance tonight in the baja mas scheduled to go on as well as tomorrows in florida. The Mountain Team is saying, were only in a position to judge him based on his career as an entertainer and humanitarian. Matt, savannah, back to you. Thank you. Natalie has a key hearing tied to a major recall. Thats right. An executive at tacata facing accusatio accusations, and how the air bags became to be installed in so many cars, and what can be done to fix the defect. Representatives from honda and chrysler face lawmakers. This recall impacts ten automobile manufacturers, almost 8 million cars here in the u. S. Another security scare near the white House Wednesday where a man was air force earrested aft secret service said they found weapons in their car. The 41yearold man approached secret Service Officers where he told him someone from iowa told him to drive to the white house. They found a hunting rifle, ammunition, and a six inch knife. Charges are pending. Tensions rising in ferguson, missouri as a grand jury decides whether to indict wilson. They face off with police in riot gear, and six people were arrested. The bicycle accident that injured bono was more serious than thought. He crashed suffering fractures to an eye socket and shoulder blade and elbow. He had a five hour surgery on sunday night where doctors inserted three metal plates and 18 screws. He had a second surgery the next day, and bono needs physical therapy, but it is expected hell make a full recovery. Good news. Another example on why a tv reporters job is much more dangerous than you might think. Take a look at this from australia channel 7, taping a segment in california. Yeah. That happened. Yep. The skit board hit him right in the back of the head, he said the incident left him with a bump, but after a couple minutes, he finish the piece, and hes okay. That could have been worse. Yeah, when youre right there next to the guys. Hard to watch. Nath le, thank you so much. Al has a check of the weather with a big storm on the great lakes. Another storm coming on shore in the Pacific Northwest in northern california. Were watching the line of lake effect snow just coming across, streaming across lake erie, and from erie, pennsylvania to new york, and sliding south a little bit. It will start to decrease later today, but the heaviest snow in pennsylvania, hamburg, new york, 36 to 48 inches of snow. Some places getting four inches per hour with thunder and lightning as well. Out west, were watching some showers move on shore this morning, but theres a more significant storm off the coast, so rain moves in this afternoon, but then early friday into friday night, boom. Big, big heavy storm comes in, and its going to dump a ton of snow up in the mountains, but along the coast, talking anywhere from 1 to possibly 3 inches of rain from seattle all the way just north of San Francisco. Earning unlimited cash back on purchases. Thats a win. But imagine earning it twice. Introducing the citi® double cash card. It lets you earn cash back twice, once when you buy and again as you pay. Its cash back. Then cash back again. And thats a cash back winwin. The citi double cash card. 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They want the raiders to remain in oakland, but not without a new stadium deal. Following the skies, the rain, christina loren. Good morning to you, laura. Were getting a break right now. Theres more on the way and i want to keep you up to date with our totals so far. Over 2. 5 inches in mount tam. So far not a lot of action in the south bay but well get some action over the second half of the day. 9 to 11 is moves through the north bay, then south of the Golden Gate Bridge between 11 00 and 1 00, ending at the south bay between 1 00 and 3 00. Heres mike inouye with your morning drive. The back up at the bay bridge. Steph chuang told me the crash on Treasure Island still blocking up two lanes. fog in the orange areas of our maps. San mateo bridge has fog across the span. Your south bay has the traditional build. Thank you very much. Another update in half an hour. Good morning, matt. Good morning, savannah. Good morning. 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