coming up on "early today," new details on the slash attack on the ambassador to south korea. we hear from him, himself. >> hilary clinton speaks out for the first time about her personal e-mail scandal and bill karin says this will be the last big storm this winter. is he right? "early today" starts right now. >> mark was band campers walking into the hospital and he under went surgery where he received 80 stitches.

at this hour he is reported to be in stable condition. a short time ago he tweeted he was doing well and in good spirits and said he'll be back to work asap. earlier though blood was running down his face and wrist after a man sliced him with a ten inch knife at a morning lecture. president obama and secretary of state kerry both called him to voice support. a short time ago reuters news agency issued this report from north korea media on the attack quote, deserved punishment for conducting military drills. the focus now is on the suspect. during the attack the 55-year-old screamed south and north korea should be reunified. he also may have travelled to north korea six times between 2006 and 2007. in 2010 he threw a stone at the japanese ambassador. he served a prison term for that. the south korean foreign ministry promises a thorough investigation. now to the boston marathon

bombing trial and a startling admission on the first day of system. a never before seen video of the first blast was played in court. it came from a camera inside a sports store. the aim js are difficult to watch. people were left dazed as victims stumbled inside. nbc's jay grey is live in boston this morning. an emotional day one. what can we expect today? >> yeah i think melissa, more emotion. good to talk to you this morning, from survivors, witnesses in this case. also more new ill campers from the blast site itself. a lot too graphic to show on television. in the trial that started with the focus not only on the guilt or innocence here. the trial began with gripping emotional testimony graphic evidence and stunning admission to judy clark who announced during her opening statement, quote, he did it.

acknowledging tareing his role calling it misguided acts and inexcusable but saying his older brother was the mastermind of the attack. a father figure that pulled him into his passion and plan. >> the best chance they have to generate sympathy is his relationship with his brother. >> prosecutors said he believed he was a soldier in a holy war against americans and telling the jury as he planted a homemade bomb behind a row of children near the marathon finish line he pretended to be a spectator but he had murder in his heart. of the first six witnesses four were bombing survivors including rebecca gregory who said i thought that was the day i could die and then cried as she remembered her friendmbered her friend krystle campbell who did. tsarnaev stared straight ahead during all of the testimony showing no emotion and making no eye contact. his legal team chose not to cross-examination any of the

survivors who took the stand. the focus here clearly on the expected penalty phase. history would show the numbers are in the favor of the defense here the last 39 years only three federal defendants have been put to death. that's the latest live here in boston i'm jay gray. milissa, back to you. >> jay thank you. hillary clinton is breaking her silence about the explosive report about private e-mail accounts when she was secretary of state. at 11:30 at night she tweeted i want the public to release my e-mail. i asked the state to release them. they said they would review them for release as soon as possible. clinton's tweet comes hours after the house foreign affairs committee subpoenaed e-mails related to benghazi and two days since "the new york times" report came out. it prompted criticism from both sides of the aisle including this from the "washington post" editorial board. it says, quote she made a deliberate decision to shield her messages from scrutiny, and it reflects a penchant for

control and secrecy that she has exhibited before. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie how is the state department reacting to hillary clinton's tweet. >> reporter: they also put out an early morning statement after that tweet saying it's going to take some time to go through 50,000 tweets she turned over from her personal account. under subpoena, the state department says this morning they will work fast. reviewing hillary clinton's personal e-mails will take time. in a late night tweet she urged them to turn over everything saying i want the public to see my e-mail. those e-mails may include inquiries about security in benghazi before the deadly 2012 attack. >> it's just not clear what's in them and we still don't know. >> reporter: lawmakers may also secure clinton the e-mails stored on a server at her home. >> we're going to have to send a request to her specifically, directly and personally. >> reporter: the state department says employees can use private e-mail. >> it's not prohibited.

was not then, is not now. >> reporter: clinton was required to turn over her e-mails to state but there's no rule on when. >> it's important that these e-mails are properly maintained and preserved. >> reporter: the concern was her e-mail hacked by foreign governments. >> even the government e-mails are potentially vulnerable. >> reporter: that is certainly a concern but there's no indication from the white house that either they or the state department are looking into any security problems at this point. milissa. >> thaes thank you. now to ferguson, missouri. seeing the first response to the justice department disturbing report on the police department. one police official and two others have been put on administrative leave as the department investigates racist e-mails uncovered by the justice department. ferguson mayor james knowles says this is the first step in fixing the city's policing problems. >> these actions taken by these individuals are in no way representative of the employees of the city of ferguson.

today's report allowed the city 01f problems not only in our police department but in the entire region. >> later today the parents of michael brown will hold a press conference. they will discuss the justice department's decision not to file civil rights charges against former police officer darren wilson in the shooting of their son. in l.a., pharrell williams took the stand in the blurred lines trial. williams told a jury he was trying to evoke the feel of marvin gaye's music but never copied it. williams and singer robin thicke are facing a huge lawsuit. gaye's children claim they stole elements from 1997 hit "got to give it up" for blurred lines. williams testimony is crucial because he wrote the song's music and most of its lyrics. the 2013 hit earned more than $16 million. now for the last big winter storm of this season. right bill? >> that's what we're saying. >> remember, a promise is a

promise. >> it is. doesn't look like -- there's nothing in the pipeline. if we get more snow like this in dallas and memphis and kentucky, i would be shocked. dallas picked up three and a half inches of snow last night. that's the most snow they have had in any storm in five years. that's historic. as far as the warnings go, from dallas, nashville lexington lexington and louisville picked up seven to eight inches last night. kentucky with a banner snowstorm. one spot in the mountains of kentucky and appalachians picked up 17 inches of snow. the temperatures behind this storm are very cold. so it's snow, which is bad enough, behind it it's even worse. we have temperatures going down below freezing all the way down to new orleans. people go to new orleans and areas of the gulf coast for spring break in march. they don't want to be dealing with areas like this. snow in northern mississippi tupelo all the way back up into areas of new england. as far as flights go 2,400 flights have been canceled already because of this storm. travel going to be difficult in

the northeast corridor with that snow coming in. additional snowfall, we're going to add a couple inches here or there. the worst right around our nation's capital could pick up six inches of snow, closed all government offices in the d.c. area because of this storm. also six inch total in philadelphia, up to new york city. what a period of winter weather it was in the east. it was almost a little of nothing in the 60 degrees. so it's like spring break weather out there on the west coast. even san francisco is at 71 beautiful degrees today. >> well, i'll tell you what, i hope what march says is true, in like a lion, out like a lamb. fingers crossed. bill thank you. find out what this billionaire bought for a cool $100 million. plus new guidelines for sugar in your diet.

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get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. surveillance cameras on a commuter bus in michigan captured the moment when a bus driver fell asleep at the wheel woke up seconds before careening into a series of cars. the incident happened in october. in the video the bus driver appears to slam on the brakes but way too late. a number of motorists were injured. the lone passenger on the bus seated back far enough and did not suffer injuries. the 60-year-old bus driver and in court and pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges. he did apologize for his actions when reporters asked him for a comment. in california, a dramatic fire rescue caught on tape. modesto, california.jy

>> where is your mom? your mom is in there, too? >> that is a dog dropped from the open window. the woman in the apartment was so desperate to save it and another dog she threw them into a padded trash bin below. moments later she and her mother were rescued by firefighters. this dramatic footage captured on a neighbor's cell phone and police body camera. internet mogul donated $100 to lincoln center, named abry fisher hall will be renovated and renamed. you can't make these stories up. this tearful burglary suspect is behind bars this morning after taunting ohio police on facebook. but check out the sense of humor on the jñsheriff. hey, andrew marcum, we've got your room ready. ouch. bad news for anybody with a sweet tooth. the world health organization issued new guidelines for the amount of sugar a person should

eat. the w.h.o. is recommending people cut their average sugar intake by about two-thirds. researchers say it would reduce the risk of obesity and tooth decay. let's get down to business now with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning landon. >> good morning to you. hbo is in talks with apple google and others to launch partners for its highly anticipated hbo now video streaming service. reports say the service will cost $15 a month and is expected to launch next month to come inside with the premier of the newhráqpájz of "game of thrones." apple reportedly told suppliers to start mass production on a bigger ipad in the second half of this year versus its original plan for this winter. the new ipad is aimed at business users. apple is considering adding usb ports that can quickly transfer data and connect a mouse and keyboard. several theater chains regal and amc are refusing to so show

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now let's get the latest in sports. i'll send it to my colleague betty nguyen. good morning betty. >> thanks, milissa. first, a buzzer beater finish in boston. >> the catch. yes! the bucket. >> kettle lays it in under the rim 85-84 victory boston over utah. in college hoops watch this basket. tips the ball into the hoop while defending the inbound pass. unintentional but oh so good. osu topped penn state 77-67. durham third ranked blue devils number two seed in next acc tournament after clobbering wakefr forest. a few players including tony romo, spent time cheering in the students section. the troop is a one-day learning

excursion to go somewhere away from football. usc paralympic woke up to an unfortunate scene car smashed and blades stolen. the two blades and knee socket worth approximately 30 grand. fortunately the athletic sponsor offered to replace the leg. peyton manning will return to the broncos fourth season, 18th in nfl. manning will take a $4 million pay cut in order to free up team money for the free agency market. it is massive, it is sweet and coming to theóbig leagues. calledjl1 the churro6l1w dog. a warm churro, doughnut, chocolate sauces. estimated to pack more than 1100 calories. but it looks so good. milissa, back to you. >> you can just cheer those calories away.

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record breakingqçyx it. tomorrow the lows down to 1 degrees in areas like chicago cleveland, negative 6 in northern new england. lows in thele÷ west no problem at all. even as we look at tomorrow's forecast, we're looking at pretty much a repeat. maybe warmer. maybe 82 in l.a. tomorrow. >> that sounds beautiful. thank you. now for make entertainment news, michelle obama sent a tweet to andy cohen. she asked the bravo host to come up with five exercises that don't seem or feel like exercises for her hashtag givems me five campaign. coen accepted the first lady's challenge. >> okay, flotus i'm geology to give you five. dancing, selfie stick walking swivelling. >> well, just in time for throw-back thursday. i love this one. a minneapolis star tribune reporter tweeted a junior high school basketball photo of singing superstar -- can you

guess it? >> i see it on the banner there but i would have no way known. >> prince, by the way looking good. jerry seinfeld, jason alexander and michael richards had a mini seinfeld reunion at beverly palm steakhouse, a benefit luncheon for baby buggy a charity that ó$ekpprovides clothing for families in need of the event raised $250,000. if you haven't seen shania twain live this may be your last chance. she just announced she'll kick off a summer tour in june and supposedly it will be her last. i bet people are lining up. >> i've never seen her in concert and i would go out of my way to see that. >> definitely hands down. i'm milissa rehberger, this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. if you have medicare part d, walgreens gets that you might be at the corner of "looking for a good deal" and "sheesh, i wish i'd looked some more."

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leading the news on nbcnews.com, dog rescued after being shot and tied to railroad track. a train near tampa had to be stopped, thank god in time, in order to rescue a one to two-year-old female dog named cab ella. police don't know who shot her or tied her to the tracks last night but they are anxiously investigating. sadly she will have her right leg amputated but otherwise said to be doing well. lockheed martin laser weapon takes out truck. in just a few seconds the laser disabled running engine and drive train of truck. lockheed said this is the next step for a new weapon system. following country singer glen campbell's two oldest

children are fighting with the singer's wife over medical and financial decisions. 78-year-old1f campbell is in the late stages of alzheimer's disease. his kids say kim campbell, his wife of 32 years is keeping him excluded from the rest of the family. new york city mayor bill de blasio announced the school system will recognize two muslim holidays. over the past two years several municipalities have changed school calendars to include muslim holidays. new york city has the largest public school system in the nation. and a new study says watching a romantic comedy could be healthier than watching a tear jerker. hang on, get this. researchers from cornell studied one group of people watching a romantic comedy -- bill is not buying it -- and one watching a sad film and found people ate 28% more popcorn during the sadé. film. i think that's called eating your feelings.

bill is not buying it. >> i'm going to cornell and getting to the bottom of it. >> jimmy fallon celebrated navy centennialc by having 50 reserves flown in but jimmy got an honor too. >> on behalf of navy reserve we want to say thank you for helping us celebrate and for welcoming these new sailors into the navy reserve. we would like to present you with this certificate and make you an honorary member of the navy reserve. >> so is the nation more or less safe now? >> well, is he captaining the boat or cleaning the deck? what's he going to be doing. >> we have yet to find out. today actor chris o'donnell will receive a star on hall of fame. he once played robin to george clooney fatman. l.l. cool j will be a guest speaker at thater keep it here.

i'm milissa rehberger. have a great day.

just in this morning, dramatic new have you had yo after the ambassador from south korea is attacked by a man with a knife. a san francisco courtroom the woman at the center of silicon valley gender discrimination case gets ready to take the stand. >> no because he only said the ticket nothing else. >> plus a woman won $1 million in the lottery but now the store owner is suing for half. what the south bay woman says really happened. take you outside for a live look this morning, it's thursday the 5th of march, and this is "today in the bay."