that's what's happening "today in the bay." >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with a live local update. enjoy and we will see you soon. good march madness. voters in 12 states head to the polls on this super tuesday. the most crucial day of the election so far. trump and clinton way out in front. will they deliver knockout blows tonight or can rubio, cruz and sanders hang on? our decision 2016 team has it covered from every angle. show down on capitol hill, the director of the fbi and one of apple's top executives facing off in congress today in their battle over unlocking iphones. as a judge deals the government a big blow in court. hear some testimony, erin andrews breaks down over the video of the most private moments that she said left her humiliated and ashamed. >> everybody thought that i was

doing it for publicity and that ripped me apart. >> her convicted stalker also taking the stand. >> i pulled the plug out and waited for the opportunity. >> was it your intent to hopefully get her without clothes on? >> yes. >> will jurors hold him and the hotel responsible in andrews' $75 million lawsuit. and home ward bound after 11 long months in space astronaut scott kelly is coming back to earth, the big celebration nasa planning. today is tuesday, march 1st, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news this is a special edition of "today." super tuesday. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza into good morning. welcome to "today" on this super tuesday morning. it's a pivotal day in the presidential race and, matt, imagine there were the day you were coming back to earth like

astronaut, scott kelly. >> who is winning he's saying? when is the next rocket out of here. we will have a lot more on that coming up a little later on. >> this is super tuesday. let's take a look at this map. primaries and caucuses being held in 12 states overall, the majority of them across the south, our political team is fanned out across the country. we will bring it all to you this morning. let's start with peter alexander, he is in texas. by far the biggest prize up for grabs tonight. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. you're exactly right. this could be a make or break day for all of donald trump's rivals trying to stop his march to the nomination. here are the newest numbers from our online national poll out just in morning, trump at a new high at 40%, marco rubio in second up 5 points in the last week, but still trailing trump two to one, and ted cruz in third on a day that really could be his last stand. donald trump on the fast track hitting the gas in georgia with the head of nascar.

>> if the people that like it watch nascar vote for donald trump they can cancel the election right now, nobody can win. nobody. >> reporter: today 11 states, 595 delegates up for grabs, more than any other day all primary season with trump heavily favored everywhere but texas, truz's home state. the freshman senator needs a victory to stay in contention. >> if you don't want to see donald trump as the nominee i ask you to stand with us. >> reporter: marco rubio is focused on securing a first place finish in florida later this month but without a strong showing today he will be hard pressed to explain how he stays in the race with zero wins in 15 tries. >> a vote for donald trump tomorrow is a vote for hillary clinton in november. >> reporter: and new tension on the trail, the secret service is investigating this scuffle at a trump rally where an agent body slammed a "time magazine" reporter who swore at the agent after he was blocked from leaving the campaign mandated press area.

rubio's allies are launching their own bare knuckle attack at trump over david duke. >> trump refuses to denounce the kkk. think about that. for president? >> reporter: also stirring up controversy in morning a buzzfeed report about a secret off the record interview "the new york times" conducted with trump where the front runner is rumored to have revealed flexibility in his hard line immigration stance. trump's revalls add demand tg be released. >> the voters deserve to know. >> reporter: even mitt romney piled on tweeting another bombshell, what is he hiding. trump responding on fox news overright. >> by the way, it is negotiable, things are negotiable, i will be honest with you, i will make the wall two feet shorter or something. >> it's not negotiable about building it. >> no, building it, not negotiable. >> reporter: if donald trump routes his republican rivals tonight watch at backlash growing more.

one republican said he won't support or vote for donald trump adding conservatives will have to find a third party option. it's going to be a late tonight with huge stakes. matt and savanna. >> thank you. hillary clinton enters super tuesday with momentum on her side. a strong showing today and tonight could all be end the democratic race. nbc's andrea mitchell is in miami with that part of the story. hi, andrea. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hillary clinton so far ahead in the biggest state voting today she's already looking beyond bernie sanders to a general election strategy against the most likely republican nominee, donald trump. >> the republicans want to sell the same snake oil. >> reporter: today as voters in 11 states head to the polls hillary clinton trying to solidify her lead, and bernie sanders trying to hang on. our new nbc news "wall street journal" marist poll shows clinton crushing sanders nearly two to one in texas, tennessee and georgia. but in oklahoma a new poll has

sanders topping clinton 48 to 43%. >> now it is time for massachusetts to lead the political revolution. >> reporter: and in massachusetts sanders' own backyard they are locked in a tight race. >> they've been after me for 25 years and i'm still standing. >> reporter: but just hours before super tuesday the state department released the final batch of e-mails from clinton's private server that she used as secretary of state. it's a controversy republicans vow to hit her on if she wins the nomination. >> i guarantee you one thing, we will be talk being those e-mails every moment of every day. >> reporter: now clinton is turning her focus to a potential match up with donald trump whom she and her husband think is her most likely republican opponent. >> america never stopped being great. we've got to make america whole. >> reporter: the clintons think their best case against trump is to point to his controversial remarks and portray him as a bigot. clinton has begun calling for

more love and kiedness and telling crowds that instead of building walls we need to tear down barriers. but the clintons have no illusions about how tough it's going to be if they have to run against this most unconventional republican candidate. meanwhile bernie sanders is raising so much money online he's going to stick it out he says even if he's far behind in the delegates all the way to june and those big primaries like california. back to you matt. >> andrea, thank you very much. for more on what's at stake today we turn to chuck todd, nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> i've seen the same polls you've seen. take me through what you expect trump's night to look like. >> it's very possible trump wins every single primary and caucus tonight other than texas and he could win every one of them by 5 or more points. >> so we wake up tomorrow she me what you think things could look like in terms of the delegate count. >> this is a conservative estimate. tonight he has about a 60 delegate lead he could well well

over a 100 delegate lead and this is a conservative estimate. wes closer to 40% in these polls this number could be well over 300. what we don't know is who is going to be in second. >> a lot of a mention on marco rubio. talk to me about what you think could happen with him tonight. will he end up winning any contest at all? you've already said you think trump will win most. >> i think we're going to be 0 for 16 for marco rubio, but what they will say is a good night is if he's in a close second in virginia. if he can beat ted cruz here, maybe pull a surprise up in minnesota, that's what he's hoping to do. >> you talk about these two states, again, they play prominently in the strategy of ted cruz but you add this state as well. >> you do here and this is where ted cruz he is spending all of his time in texas because -- >> if he loss -- >> he will be out. he would like to pull out texas, maybe in arkansas, he even so he hopes to win in alaska. if he could win more than one state tonight that is a big deal

for him to be talking about, you know, hey, all of a sudden good-bye marco. >> let's turn over to the democrats. hillary clinton coming off a huge win saturday in south carolina. what's the map look like for her tonight? >> the map looks like it's going to be pretty much a dominant here in the south and i think the question is going to be does she pull off a minnesota? does she pull off a massachusetts? and i said that if she does that they are knockout blows to bernie sanders. bernie sanders is really only targeting the states with the least diverse electorate, the three up here plus oklahoma and the colorado caucuses. if she cannot just sweep the south but win one or two of these ben bernie sanders has a real problem. >> you know where this leads us, back to the desk. >> nicole is waiting to get in on this. for the republican party there was talk about fish shurs in the republican party. they are not fish shurs anymore it's a gaping crack. what happened? what happened to the republican party if trump emerges tonight and is the nominee.

>> in 2012 the rules changed about how you amass delegates to make it easier for an establishment front runner to seal up the nomination. >> excellent. good job. >> well done. there's a reason the country wants to kill the republican establishment. trump has this locked up at this point in part because of the rules the establishment put place in 2012. >> irony alert. >> yeah. >> what about it, what is the reality of a third party candidate? now we are not talking about trump, we are talking about an actual republican who might come in and say i can put the party back together. >> you can't find an operative in washington who doesn't have their own scenario. it's mitt romney, it's rick perry as a constitution party, it's -- maybe they can commandeer the lib tar yan nomination. here is the cold hard reality, if you want to run an independent campaign, do you know when you have to start, tomorrow.

michael bloomberg's people have said if you can't make -- if he doesn't make the decision to go tomorrow, as in march 2nd, you can't get on the ballot in the state of texas. so if all these people want to do this they have to start now, they can't wait another even two weeks. >> just take us inside your watching party. what state will you be watching most closely tonight? >> i will be here. you can't find a clear-headed republican who will tell you that there is a realistic third party scenario. they are moving from sort of depression to acceptance on the reality of trump as our party's standard bearer. i think that i am watching for this turn toward acceptance. i mean, trump is going to have a huge night, trump is all but certainly the republican nominee and i think what you hear republicans say privately is that they were able a couple weeks ago to imagine the scenario where he started to settle in and mature in the role, what they're alarmed by is that the bomb bast seems to be

on overdrive, the refusal to acknowledge the news cycles. you had an opportunity to disavow david duke, his unwillingness to do that makes today's news about hillary clinton gearing up to run against him daunting on republicans. >> the hillary clinton versus trump race, democrats used to laugh and say if it's trump that's great. they are not saying that anymore. >> they're not, but here is what they -- one lesson they learned, they say, okay, republicans didn't go after this guy early. they know they have to engage early, but here is what it means for us as a country, nasty, low, early, often, it's going to be race to the bottom. >> roker has commandeered his monitor back just so you know he is right behind you. >> roker. >> that was short lived. >> guys, thank you so much. by the way, stay with nbc news throughout the day and night, complete coverage of super tuesday. chuck, nicolle and i will all be with lester holt tonight as the results come in starting at

10:00 p.m. eastern, i will take a double latte, chuck. al is over there with a good reason, do storms impact voting tonight? >> i think it could. could i get some wind ex? you can also see pretty good storms firing up, we are going to be looking at a very wide swath from louisville all the way down to new orleans and mobile. 22 million people at risk. the super tuesday states, arkansas, memphis, tennessee, nashville, knoxville, birmingham, alabama, atlanta, georgia, all possibilities of having severe weather later this afternoon and on into the evening hours. so late morning, active weather for tennessee, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama. by the afternoon we've got in line of storms developing from knoxville, nashville all the way down to jackson. as we move into tonight active from tennessee, north carolina all the way down to the gulf coast. a heavy amount of rain stretching from little rock all the way to pittsburgh, guys.

so we are looking at a fair amount of rain and active weather that could affect the voter turn out. >> keep us posted. >> you bet. the government's battle with apple over one of the san bernardino shooter's phones is center stage on capitol hill today. the head of the fbi and apple's top lawyer will appear before congress as apple celebrates a key ruling in a similar case. let's get right to pete williams who has more on all of these developments. >> reporter: good morning. this is apple's first court victory in this legal battle with a judge ruling that the government cannot force the company to open a locked iphone. the ruling came late monday from a federal judge in brooklyn in a dispute over an iphone belonging to a suspected drug dealer. this is a separate case from the tug of war over the fichlt phone used by one of the san bernardino attackers, but the legal issues are basically the same. the judge ruled that the release the government seeks is unavailable because congress has considered legislation that would achieve the same result but has not adopted it.

he's referring to congress requiring phone companies to let the government tap into their systems when it has a search warrant but congress decided not to cover phone makers like apple and google under that law. the judge also said requiring apple to bypass the security measures that the company markets to its customers would be forcing apple to do something it considers offensive. he said that's beyond the government's power. later today the fbi director james comey and apple's general counsel appear before a house committee. they both agree on one thing, this problem is only going to get worse unless congress steps in and draws boundary lines. >> but in the meantime it's the court's ruling, you have this ruling in brooklyn, you have the san bernardino case going forward. they are not legally bound together but what's the practical affect of what happened in brooklyn on this san bernardino case? >> reporter: that's right. the legal matter is that the brooklyn ruling is not binding on any other court, but it is the first decision on the issue and it does give apple a leg up. they will be arguing in court in

california later this month why it should not have to help the fbi open that san bernardino phone. >> pete williams in washington. thank you. turn to california now where the search is on for a kidnapping suspect who escaped overnight after a bizarre police chase and standoff. steve part son is in los ange s angeles. what's the latest. >> reporter: police with the california highway patrol say this man still out there, escaping after an hours' long pursuit with an ending you have to see to believe. low speed, high stakes. >> all over the paint, riding the shoulder, trying to get past some of this traffic. >> reporter: play by play from the air calling a dangerous game on the ground. >> he is not going to get very far. you can run but you can't hide. >> reporter: a notion the suspect would test starting just east of los angeles. police say the suspect kidnapped his girlfriend and their two young children, boys ages one and five heading south in a hummer. police pursuing just not very

fast. >> he is not breaking any speed records. >> reporter: the chase spanning multiple highways, a couple hours, a couple miles south through orange county. suddenly it stops, the suspect on the phone with negotiators handcuffs in the rearview mirror, hello kitty stickers on the window before he is on the run again, finally coming to a stop. hours pass into tense moments, california highway patrolmen with guns drawn, the man desperate. several times opening the door, standing outside with the baby then going back in. the five-year-old even popping his head in and out of the sunroof. then the suspect makes his move. sending the woman and children around the vehicle then making a break for the hills. shots fired. but the man escapes. this morning the search is on amid a sigh of relief. police say the search for -- police say that woman and her two children were not warmed in any way, so good news there, but

the search continues for the suspect. police thought they had narrowed it down to a neighborhood as early as this morning, turns out he wasn't there. so the search now continues. >> steve part son. thank you very much. now to the white house where president obama awarded the nation's highest military honor to a navy seal who participated in a daring rescue of an american hostage in afghanistan back in 2012. senior chief edward beyers is the first living active duty member of the navy to receive the award in four decades. he is a member of the navy's named seal team 6. the president says the ceremony gives the american people a chance to get a glimpse of a special breed of warrior who so often serves in the shadows. to a griet thing scene at a tacks gas station. this car comes barreling into the picture, slams into the gas pump head on, the pump bursts into flames of.

the passenger jumps out of the car and runs away while the driver frantically tries to auto free other passengers from the back seat. everyone did get out okay but it took firefighters two hours to get the flames under control. we don't know what caused the driver to lose control in the first place. mr. roker is back with more on the weather. >> out west we have a big storm system that's going to be bringing a lot of rain to the pacific northwest, northern california, evenly southern california. we do have a slight risk of storms through the southeast, plenty of sunshine through the plains and we are going to look at the winter side of this big storm coming up in the next ten minutes. but we will get to your local graft in the next 30 seconds.

. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have sunshine and a great day starting our temperatures in the mid-50s. we're headed to 73 degrees in the east bay, 72 degrees in the peninsula and the tri-valley, 75 degrees. mostly sunny skies, a few more clouds in san francisco today. a high of 67 expected there. and we'll have a chance of a few spotty showers later this evening. the stand in her $75 million civil trial, while the stalker opens up about how he secretly recorded her. we'll hear from both of them. plus, the big homecoming being planned as scott kelly returns to earth tonight after nearly a year on the international space station. first, on a tuesday morning,

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today. some high clouds filtering through that sun. we're in the low to mid-50s to the low 40s for parts of the upper and east bay. low to mid-70s this afternoon. still above average but mostly sunny skies, and we continue into march with some dry weather and then we start to see some changes over the next few days. we'll be keeping you up to date on that. let's see what's happening on the roadways with mike. >> that last half hour was pretty tough at the san mateo bridge, but now things are moving. look at your map. this slow drive extends about midway down the flat section and continues to ease up as an earlier disabled vehicle was cleared from the high rise. we do have northbound san jose showing a typical pattern, but again, a lighter than typical tuesday. trust me, the metering lights on still on the bay bridge. you have to wait for cash payers

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we're back now. 7:30 on a tuesday morning, not just think tuesday, it's super tuesday and you're looking at video from just moments ago. that is senator bernie sanders voting in his state of vermont this morning. find out what his fortunes are as the voting is tabulated throughout the day. >> i think we know who he will be voting for. >> that's the top of our headlines this morning. the primaries and caucuses being held in 12 states overall, 11 apiece in the democratic and republican races and about a quarter of all delegates up for grabs tonight. hillary clinton and donald trump are heavily favored in pretty much every contest. trump sounding confident at a rally last night. >> you're going to look back on this night and you're going to say in two years and three years

and four years and in 20 years you're going to say this was an amazing evening because it is a movement. >> meantime the secret service is investigating this incident during a trump rally in virginia. you can see an agent slamming a photographer to the ground, the man claims he had only briefly left the press pen. in other videos you can hear that photographer swearing at the agent just before the physical altercation. at the supreme court something we haven't seen or heard in a decade, justice clarence thomas asked his first questions from the bench since 2006. the case centered on a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns. also this morning erin andrews returning to the stand in his civil trial after giving some very emotional testimony on monday. nbc's morgan radford is covering the trial for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. erin andrews taking the stand for the second day in a row inside this nashville

courthouse. today she's being cross-examined by the hotel's legal team, which is trying to prove that, one, this video was not the hotel's fault and that instead it was the sole responsibility of her stalker, michael barrett, and, two, that the video has not irreparable blee damaged her career. this morning erin andrews returns to the stand to face cross-examination, questions from lawyers for the hotel she says was at fault for putting a stalker in the room next to hers. >> they called me and said we are putting this man that requested to be next to you, is this okay? they could have stopped this and i am so angry. i'm so mad. >> reporter: in highly emotional testimony andrews broke into tears numerous times on the stand as she told jurors how the naked video taken by michael barrett turned her life upside down. >> i was screaming. i was just like, dad, i'm naked all over the internet.

i feel so ashamed. i was so embarrassed. somebody sends me a still of the video to my twitter or someone screaming at me in the stands and i'm right back to this. >> reporter: barrett living in oregon after serving 20 months in prison appeared in two taped depositions. andrews left the courtroom before they were shown. barrett explained while he got the room next to andrews he sawed off the peephole to her door and took video of her naked. >> why did you decide to do that? >> that's a great question. >> i'd like to hear the answer. >> so would i, too. i don't have the answer to t i've thought of it over and over in my mind. the financial bind i was in, a huge, huge mistake in judgment. >> now he says he feels horrible. >> i knew what i was doing was wrong. i knew it was a horrible thing. for her sake, for my sake, i knew that soon enough i'd be in huge trouble. >> reporter: erin's mother says that pain can't be undone.

>> the humiliation continues. the things that woman has had to hear breaks my heart. >> reporter: erin says her career is damaged and her life will never be the same. >> all i wanted to do was be respected. all i wanted to do was be the girl next door in sports and now i'm the girl in this hotel scandal. it's embarrassing. >> reporter: andrews says espn forced her to do an interview to talk about the ordeal, one she says continues to haunt her to this day. inside this courtroom she begins her testimony for the second day in a row. >> morgan, thank you very much. let's turn to ari melber. ari, good morning to you. obviously this testimony from erin andrews was incredibly powerful, emotional, wrenching. how does the plaintiff, erin andrews in this case overcome what the hotel is sickly to say, which is, hey, it's awful what happened to you but we have a bad actor who lied and deceived his way into the room next door to you, it's not our fault?

>> the plaintiff's argument here they will make the case that there were two groups basically at fault, there was obviously the stalker who did this terrible gross thing but also a hotel that has a duty to its customers that relates to this kind of harm and personal security and safety and they fell down on the frob. >> what hurts thl is the idea that basically, this information was easy for someone to get and provided in a way that didn't give her any warning. i think that came through loud and clear. there's plenty of people who are going to say, well, okay, but the hotel didn't do anything explicitly wrong. it wasn't careful. it didn't try to hurt her but, yet, it was clear that this guy, who doesn't come off as the most sophisticated or well-trained, he's not a security expert, was able to do this relatively easily. it's scary.

>> meanwhile, you have her on the stand so emotionally. sympathetic, likely, to the jurors watching it. if you're the defense lawyer, it's your turn to cross-examine her today, what is your approach? >> your approach is to minimize the damages. not to say this wasn't terrible. it was heart wrenching to watch. her life and career was affected. she talked about watching this tape with the fbi and she vomited uncontrollably. that's how much she was shook. the only thing you do from the other side, the other lawyers say, look, $75 million is a lot of money. wrongful death suits pay out $3 million to $5 million. you try to argue it down, legally. otherwise, i think people identify with her. >> thank you so much. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much. we have the severe weather to talk about, but there is a winter side to this storm. as we've seen so many times this winter already, from madison, green bay, chicago, into detroit, we've got the possibility of snow.

31 million people at risk for snowy, wintry travel. this extends from iowa to maine. we're talking 1,400 miles. here's the storm system pushing to the north. we look for snow from rockford to detroit. rain changing to snow as it moves to the east. tomorrow, we've got heavy snow through northern new york, northern new england. gusty winds here in the northeast. going to cause problems for air traffic. the snowfall amounts, heaviest amounts, 12 plus inches northern new england. northern new york state. around detroit, flint, michigan, 6 to 8 inches. that's what's going on around the country. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are in the lower 40s in the north bay. meanwhile we have some 50s elsewhere across the bay area, and looking at highs today that will be topping out in the 70s this afternoon. 73 degrees in the east bay and the peninsula as well as the south bay. in the tri valley a high

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to return to earth late tonight. >> here's a guy who spent almost a full year on the international space station. a record for an american astronaut. nbc's tom costello covers nasa for us. good morning. >> good morning. scott kelly has turned over command of the space station to another astronaut after almost a year in space. he says he can't wait to jump into his pool back in houston. he's now spent more time in space than any other american astronaut. not just on this mission, but cumulatively. the question from nasa docs, what about the health effects? >> reporter: 340 days, 5,400 earth orbits, nearly 11,000 sunsets. for nearly a year, scott kelly has floated 250 miles above the earth. >> probably almost half the time i've been here between sleeping and working on the computer, i've spent in basically a box the size of a phone booth. >> reporter: along the way, he's

captured and tweeted breath-taking images of sunrising, massive weather systems, melting icecaps and a space suit selfie. he's also been the ideal test subject to evaluate the physical and emotional effects on long-duration space flight. because on the ground in tuscan is scott's twin brother mark, husband of gabby giffords. as a near genetic duplicate, researchers have been comparing scott to mark, critical if astronauts are ever going to mars. and twins will be twins. it was mark who sent a gorilla suit into space for scott to terrorize other astronauts. but the science is serious stuff. >> they had an opportunity they've never had before. my brother and i are the only individuals, only siblings, that have ever flown in space. the fact we're twins gave them this unique opportunity to do

some pretty substantial science. >> cover of "time" magazine. >> reporter: at his home in houston weeks before his mission began last year, i asked scott what he'd miss most. >> are you going to miss tacos? are you going to miss pizza? watering the lawn? what will you miss? >> i think what most people miss, what i missed last time, are the people that are important in your life. the relationships you have with people on the ground. >> reporter: from space, he says, that's still true. >> there's certainly, you know, a loss of connection with folks on the ground that you care for and love and want to spend time with. >> reporter: still, after nearly 144 million miles, he says he's not climbing the walls. >> i could go another 100 days. i could go another year if i had to. >> reporter: no need. after 11 months in space, late tonight, scott kelly will finally be home. >> he'll get a very thorough medical exam.

researchers say in the absence of gravity, bones become brittle, fluids move upwards and sometimes vision is affected, shifting toward farsightedness, something scott kelly said he's already experienced. when you add up his missions over the years, he'll have set the american record. 520 days in space. >> tom costello, thank you very much. we all remember the images of the astronauts getting off a capsule after three weeks and they were wobbly. >> i wonder how he'll feel. he'll be like, what'd i miss? carson, what did he miss? >> donald trump, what's going on here? hey, guys. this is social media, and scott kelly has been able to give us all a glimpse into what it's been like to be in space for a year. the sunrise pictures, all the cities lit up at night. we followed along with him as he celebrated holidays. this came from easter. here he is in the space station with a christmas tree. thanksgiving, his twin brother

mark posted this. scott, gabby and i missed you at thanksgiving dinner. a big feast, rubbing it in. scott replied, not quite the same. over the months, we saw him take these wilted flowers and would send pictures of progress there. brought them back to life. beautiful shots there. scott's tweet as he prepared last night. earth, i'm coming for you tomorrow. good night from the space station. we look forward to a safe return for him tonight. >> big sacrifice, great service. carson, thank you. coming up, wow, chris jekri revealing the phone call she had with simpson after the

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♪ it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, too much stuff. >> wow. oh, my goodness. there is not much room to move. >> natalie takes us inside the home of a hoarder and explains why some people can't help themselves. plus, two big stars are about to light up studio 1a. tina fey stops by to talk about mixing politics and punch lines in her new take on war film. >> we need people to fill the void in afghanistan. you folks here are all the unmarried, childless personnel in the bureau. kim, are you going to be joining in? >> the travel or the crying? >> then we'll catch up with

jentjen t jennifer lopez on vegas and her new show. today, tuesday, march 1st, 2016. >> nursing students on spring break. hi, mom! >> spring break from the university of florida. go gators! >> celebrating my retirement from the university of oklahoma. go sooners! ♪ >> i don't think we're in kansas anymore. >> celebrating our second anniversary from dallas, texas! >> hi, mom! >> morning, everybody. welcome back. what a crowd. that was carson giving a big

"whoo." do it again. >> whoo. >> march 1st, everybody. >> favorite sound. >> i love that sound. >> all right. we've got a great crowd on the plaza. a lot coming up. coming up, march can be a great time to score deals if you know what to look for. we've got your buyer's guide for the entire month coming up. first, let's get a check of the morning's top stories. we have sheinelle in for natalie who is on assignment. >> donald trump and hillary clinton are looking to cement their front runner status with super tuesday voting in 12 states. today's biggest prize is texas. hallie jackson joins us from houston. >> donald trump is hitting a new high nationally. 40% in our new nbc/surveymonkey online poll. rubio in second and cruz in third there. you can see a live look at one location in roanoke, virginia. trump looks ready to dominate all the states except one, here

in texas, where ted cruz leads and needs to win. he and rubio are teaming up to try to slow trump down. both of them pushing trump to reveal more about an off the record conversation he had with the "new york times" in which trump reportedly implied he might back off his tough immigration stance. trump saying everything is negotiable but building a border wall is not. he's on defense about his comments on the kkk and under fire after a secret service agent body slammed a reporter at a rally in virginia. all of this as hillary clinton takes aim. she's focusing more on trump than her own democratic rival bernie sanders, as he hopes to hang on on this super tuesday. clinton maintaining her lead in our new poll as we head into a big political day. >> never a dull moment. thank you. the state department released the final batch of e-mails from the private server hillary clinton used while secretary of state. monday's release of 3800 documents contained more than

250 that had been upgraded to secret and confidential. however, none were marked as classified at the time they were originally sent. fourteen agers a teenagers recovering after a shooting at a school in cincinnati, ohio. a boy opened fire in a cafeteria. two boys were shot but are expected to recover. another boy and girl were recovered either from scrappal or trying to leave the building. t they think they know the motive but haven't released it. an amazing sight during a drive in scotland. watch the left-hand side of your screen. white lights up the sky. it was apparently a meteor streaking to earth. people saw the sky show but only one captured it on camera. a wild finish at a high school basketball championship game in rhode island. a few seconds left on the clock,

the team in the white jerseys, down by one, need a quick basket. a player on the other team steals the ball. thinking the game was sealed, he throws the ball into the air. a chariho player caught it and called time-out. chariho gets one more chance. lay-in. chariho wins by one. a game neither side will ever forget. can you imagine? >> premature celebration there. >> little premature. one second. >> sheinelle, thank you. >> they both experienced the thrill of victory. only one actually was the victor. coming up next, a bump in the road for driverless cars. the accident one of google's creations just caused. plus, who wouldn't want to be on the "tonight show"? why steve martin was singing a protest song last night. on compelling compulsions, an inside look at hoarding and the heartbreaking impact it can

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8:09. a lot of people outside on a beautiful day in the northeast. great time to trend. >> love to trend. >> let's do it. >> have you ever been in a good mood? >> no. >> gone to work and then ran into the debbie downer and then you don't feel good, like you caught their bad attitude like a cold? it's not in your head. there is a scientific term. it's monday morning with matt lauer. >> yeah, yeah. >> just kidding. >> that is not nice. >> i know. i couldn't resist. >> long way to go for that. >> impressive. >> you will see tuesday morning with matt lauer in a second. >> it's called emotional c

contagion. it happens instantly. milliseconds. in fact, scientists say it's easier to catch their bad mood than cold or flu. the more expressive someone is, the more likely you are to notice that expression and mimic it. >> what's the other way? >> can the opposite happen? >> that's what i was thinking. actually, you put me in a good mood every day. >> that's very nice but not going to work. too late. but i will say also, sometimes if i'm in a really bad mood and someone is in an overly good mood, it makes you feel worse. >> that's true. >> i tend to do that to people. >> hey! >> how long does it take to fly from new york to los angeles. >> 5 hours, 48 minutes. >> you do it a lot. >> what if it lasts as long as a "star wars" movie, two and a half hours? it could be reality now that nasa is trying to revive the super sonic jet. partnering with lockheed martin to develop an aircraft that exceeds the speed of sound. costs $20 million in development

over the next year or so. remember, the last super sonic jet retired back in 2003, grounded after complaints over sky-high costs and the loud takeoffs and landings. if they can create a jet without the boom, i wonder if people will -- >> did you fly on it? >> i did. >> how was it? >> quick. >> do you feel the speed? >> not really. you felt a little, like someone knocked the back of your chair, and then you're gone. you're going. >> it's kind of cramped. >> narrow, too. it had to be so it could go super sonic. >> i would never fly that. too cramped. >> you expect it. >> you'd leave london and get to new york before you left. >> didn't you say they also had a limo picking you up? >> little bit of a 1% issue there. >> thanks for bringing that up. >> okay. moving from super sonic jets to cars that travel at 2 miles an

hour. that's the speed of google's self-driving car. something unprecedented happened. there have been 17 accidents so it wasn't there but a crash happened on valentine's day in california. a lexus suv struck a slow-moving bus. no injuries. >> oooh-no! >> the driver doesn't take responsibility because there's no driver. >> now kris jenner's thoughts on the o.j. simpson mini series and why steve martin doesn't want to be on the "tonight show" while he's on the "tonight show." kris jenner is played in the moviely selma blair. she was close friends with nicole brown simpson. on the ellen show, kris talks about the friendship. >> like we failed her as a

friend. you go through this and sdiscovr things about somebody and it was horrible. >> did o.j. try to reach out to you at all? >> right after, yeah. he called me a few times. you know, wanted to talk and explain how he felt. it was very difficult because my ex-husband was on one side and, you know, i was kind of on the other. the kids were in the middle. >> kris has a lot more to say about the situation. you can see the interview today on "ellen." we'll move on to "the voice." yes! what an awesome premiere. >> what a great show. >> we told you about the former child star porter. she got all four coaches to spin the chairs. we showed you her performance last week but didn't reveal the coach she went with. here's your answer. ♪ i'm going back someday >> who do you pick as your

coach? >> i pick christina. >> christina was the last to turn around. >> listen, christina has a great, great team. she could be the first female coach winner. it's early but she had a good night. finally, steve martin was scheduled to be a guest on jimmy fallon's show but when they opened the curtain, steve wasn't anywhere to be found. backstage, steve explained why. >> ♪ i got no more material, i don't want to do this show ♪ ♪ i used up all my stories when i was in my 40s ♪ ♪ but now i'm 52 years old and i don't want to do this show ♪ ♪ now i must go out there and sit in the velvet chair ♪ ♪ ask him about his wife and kids and pretend i care ♪ ♪ i don't care ♪ no one cares

♪ no one cares >> eventually, steve did go out there, and he joined jimmy on stage to promote his new broadway musical, "bright star." great steve martin. what a great moment. that is your pop start for today. >> really good musician. >> thank you. mr. roker? >> it is super tuesday. there's a lot of voting going on. you look at the states all across the country. most are going to get by without a lot of problems. we start off in new england. all in all, not a bad one. clear skies, clounds on the increase. dry in massachusetts. tennessee and alabama, storms. most of the day, dry in the mid-atlantic states. here's the big problems. texas, oklahoma, arkansas, afternoon storms, clearing skies later in the day. in the plains, clear from busine bismarck and st. paul.

peeks of sun and a few snow showers across the s good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have some sunshine and a beautiful start to the day. a live look at san jose where the temperature is at 54 degrees. it is gix degrees 56 in oakland. it is arm of warming up. we'll see the highs reaching 67 degrees, also 67 in san mateo, we'll have low 70s in parts of the north bay with clouds increasing later on this afternoon. in oakland today, a high of 73 and also 73 today in livermore. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. on this super tuesday, we turn to a major theme of the presidential campaign. anger. >> even in states where things are going pretty well, voters are still angry. why? tom brokaw has been looking into that for us. good to see you. >> good to see you, gang. the more i thought about it, the more i realized that this all

began on one of the worst days in american history. >> reporter: this all started on 9/11 when america became a different country. a surprise attack that shattered our sense of security. >> america has been attacked, and it has been changed. >> reporter: the war against iraq went disastrously wrong. no weapons of mass destruction. the hussein army became part of isis, while american forces paid a heavy price. at home, banks and wall street grew america into a great recession, with a housing scam. now an oscar winning film "the big short." >> fraud never, ever worked. eventually, things go south. when the hell did we forget all that? >> reporter: wall street was bailed out, but the working and middle classes lost jobs and confidence in government. >> i'm doing everything i'm supposed to. just because they're not doing what they're supposed to do, it

leaves me almost homeless. >> reporter: president obama promised change, but he initiated a blue state agenda. health care overhaul. same-sex marriage and met gop opposition. >> you lie! >> reporter: congressional republicans were not interested in negotiation or compromise. they had their own problems with the tea party. the rich, 1% of the country, got richer. while the working and middle class were stuck in neutral or reverse. the college kids ran up big debt. the war in the middle east escalated. young american warriors, less than 1% of the population, went back again and again. >> we have at least 20 victims. >> reporter: then terrorism came home. this time in california. while in small towns and big cities, police race became a

brew, things seemed to be broken. >> it needs fixing. that work is underway. what goes on beneath the dome and in the rest of washington, that will take longer, and it won't be solved with rhetoric alone. >> of course, one of the sad things about this campaign on both sides is that there is a deliberate attempt to stir the anger even more, so it begins to feed on itself. >> i love the perspective there, tom. we talk about that anger so much and have over the past six months. to go back and look at the roots of it is eye-opening. >> i really do -- i had to think about this, about 9/11 and what it did. i think it affect td country in a way we didn't appreciate at the time. it was the hyperpatriotism. instead of going together, we went in separate directions. how we get out of that, it's not going to happen in this campaign. >> all of that happening in relatively short period of time, as well. >> it did.

and as matt said at the beginning, there are so many good stories in the country. so many states are doing well. new hampshire and iowa, under 3% unemployment. it's inexplicable. >> well done, tom. thank you very much. >> thank you. turn now to our special series, compelling compulsions. this morni we're taking a look at hoarding. questioning how common it is. natalie is out in los angeles with more on that. good morning. >> good morning, guys. savannah, you asked how common is it? the answer may shock you. up to 5% of the population suffers from this disorder. that is a hoarder in 1 out of every 20 households. left untreated, it can become very dangerous. not only for suffererers, but also for their families and communities. >> oh, my. wow. oh, my goodness. there is not much room to move. i don't want to step on this. wow. >> watch your footing. >> reporter: this was my first

time visiting the home of a hoarder. >> she sleeps in this little area right here? that's it? >> little three-foot space, maybe. >> not a lot of cooking happening here. >> no way. >> reporter: it was hard to believe someone could even live in this situation. >> can you imagine living not only in this space, but being a neighbor, or living under it? there's a lot of health and side effects that come with this. >> yes. >> other than just for the people living here. >> reporter: cory is a hoarder expert. his business has specialized in cleaning hoarder households for the last 20 years. he was hired by these homeowners, an elderly mother and her son, to help change their lives. >> how does someone get to this point? >> there's always a trigger with hoarding, and it seems like post trauma, death, divorce, as simple as children moving away and going to college can create voids. they're truly filling voids. >> how do you know when you're somebody who likes to collect things to, i have a problem? >> the easier way we define it

is when you lose functionality. there's a lot of collectors. people collect all types of things. when you lose functionality of rooms, can't sleep in your bed, can't cook at your kitchen, can't sit on the dining room table, we've lost functionality. >> you were a paramedic. that's how you initially got into this? >> having to come into homes like this to get people out or, as a firefighter, too, coming in and trying to put a fire out and trying to find someone. seeing people burn up in these homes is very common and it's sad and tragic. it's such a small place. they think they can get out. >> reporter: the homeowners gave us permission to be there, but wish to remain anonymous. they're hope is to let other hoarders know, they're not alone. judy knows this firsthand. her sparseless furnished apartment is that way intention gnatl ally. she wrote a memory, "white walls."

>> what was it like for you g w growing up in the home of a hoarder? >> i felt i was drowning in her disorder. growing up with my mother's piles of stuff, i felt locked from her, physically, but also emotionally, too. when i was very young, i have memories of, you know, i had a nightmare. it was actually hard to get to her in the night because there was so much stuff on her bed with her. >> reporter: judy's mother was a polish refugee, the daughter of a holocaust survivor. >> i do think that some of her hoarding, at least, has been in a desire to create a nest for herself, some safety. hanging on to whatever is there. >> reporter: judy brought us to montreal to meet her mom, who bravely allowed us into her home, where she clearly still suffers from the disorder. >> i do not know. rationally, it doesn't make any

sense. you know, this place is full of junk. i know that. but from a need to control to give a reason for having spent the money, i cannot control it. >> where is the control? >> it's elusive. it's not there. there is a great fear that people will despise me and i'll be left with nothing and no family. i don't know how to respond to that. >> reporter: judy's mother tried to get help but to no avail. it's evident her pain and shame run deep. >> maybe i can make up for the shame i've caused you all these years. i am so sorry. i'm so sorry. >> as you see, it's just heartbreaking. in 2013, hoarding became a

recognized psychiatric diagnosis. now people can get counseling and therapies for it, and they can also seek insurance coverage. judy's mom did not want us to use her name but we want to thank her for being so brave to allow us in with our family ra s -- cameras and see how this is affecting her. >> i think a lot of people will we have more information at today.com. tomorrow, a young man so obsessed with counting calories, he lost half of his body weight. coming up, we have jennifer lopez and tina fey live in our studio. we will catch up with them after the local news.

a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. we are following developing news this morning. dispatcher hes just told us there's beenkwg an incident involving a fire track and but defendant rein in san francisco at ocean and house. we're staying on top of the story bringing you developments from our newsroom as soon as they become available to us. the power is back on this morning for dozens of homes that have been in the dark since yesterday afternoon when a big rig loaded are gravel smashed head-on into a home on windsor drive in san carlos. the truck driver is hospitalized with injuries and fortunately no one was home when the accident happened. police say the driver reported his brakes went out. let's check the morning commute with mike. >> we'll check the live shot, laura.

101 northbound at 680, slow both ways. that's not the worst of it. that's easing up. so is 87. jammed 85 toward the 280 interchange where a motorcycle down blocks a lane or two. rest of the bay, slow across the dunbarton and bay bridge has metering lights though the left approach is better than the right. >> sound good. thank you for joining us. we'll be back with another local news update in a half hour. have a great morning.

we're back now. 8:30 on this tuesday morning. super tuesday 2016. new york state is one of the states voting today, get out and do your constitutional, civic duty. >> coming up, you want stars? we have stars. tina fey is here, going to war in her new movie. we'll talk to her about that. she was at the oscars the other night. we'll hear about her night coming up. >> and jenny is on our block. jennifer lopez, that is. she's made her way to studio 1a. we have a lot to talk about.

her nbc show, the end of idol, las vegas, we'll cover it all. >> looking beautiful all the time. tina and jennifer, incredible. first, it is super tuesday. if you want to latest on the presidential race any time, nbc news has a new app, it's a tool that'll give you complete candidate information. the headlines and poll data, political trivia. add the nbc skill in your alexa app, and search away. we want to hear your birthday ideas. sign up at today.com/parenting team. i did mine last week. mr. roker? >> today, we have a risk of strong storms down the gulf coast and southeast. we have windy, wet weather makes its way through the pacific northwest. high surf advisories in southern

california. they had morning fog the last few mornings. tomorrow, we've got more rain and snow up through the great lakes. some rain and thunderstorms down through florida. plenty of sunshine. southwest, more rain in the pacific northwest and we take a live look at san jose. beautiful start to the day. we'll have a nice afternoon. our temperatures are slowly warming into the mid-50s. now 57 degrees in san francisco. it's 51 degrees in livermore. morgan hill you're up to 73 today and palo alto 72. 73 today in the richmond district. in the north bay, some low 70s, sunshine to start but clouds moving in later on this afternoon. in oakland, a high of 73, also 73 degrees today in livermore. >> and that is your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. from "snl" to 30 rock, laugh out loud movies and award shows,

tina fey charmed all kinds of audiences. in "whiskey tango foxtrot," she plays a journalist adjusting to life in afghanistan with help from a fellow reporter. >> you're like, what, six or seven in new york? >> yeah. >> you were nine, borderline ten. >> what are you here, like a 15? >> yeah. >> huh. >> tina fey, good morning. >> morning. >> i love that scene. ♪ >> nothing like a hotness scale. >> you're better over here because there's no women here. >> we learn in the movie, there's cute and then there is kabul cute. >> you're a 4 at home, ship out, you're a 10 and go home, you're a 4. >> you play this journalist in tv news but in a life rut and decides, i'll go to afghanistan. >> yeah. it's a time when there was a shortage of journalists when the war in afghanistan was being

outshadowed by the war in iraq. they were like, anyone who wants to go with go. this woman thinks she's going for three months and stays for three years and kind of changes her life in the process. >> this is based on a true story. there's a book by a chicago tribune reporter, kim barker. the "new york times" review of the book says she depicts herself as a tina fey character who finds herself addicted to the adrenaline rush of war. was that a light bulb, like, i know who could play tina fey? >> it is embarrassing to say that's how i became aware of the book. then i read it afterwards and it was funny, smart and well-written. i was like, we should make this a movie. >> it's cute. what does that mean, tina fey character? >> like a slob. eats poorly and doesn't comb her hair, i think. >> it's a military setting. you're shooting guns, hanging out with soldiers. did you like that? >> i did. i got to fly in a helicopter. flew in a huey with no, you

know, doors on the side. it was really cool and exciting. i fired an ak-47, which a lot of guy friends of mine was like, was that awesome? i was like, it's fine. >> i thought you caught the bug and you'd be in terminator 4 or something like that. >> yeah. >> it's a war movie, funny but it's not a ha ha movie. >> it's a human story about people getting addicted to the adrenaline lifestyle. the journalists get there and work in intense environments all day and cut loose and party all night. it becomes a dangerous lifestyle. >> i love the title, by the way. "whiskey tango foxtrot." >> military speak for wtf. we'll stop the translation there. >> like the oscars, a scroll can come across, what it means. that describes the atmosphere there. >> yeah. insane, chaotic atmosphere that people cope with.

>> did you have fun at the oscars? >> as much fun as you can have being, like, up high and -- >> that's what i was going to is sq ask. first of all, there was a nice article about your outfit. it said, tina fey literally slayed. i was like, is that what you were going for, literal slaying? >> i'm going for it every minute and always failing. >> am i slaying now? am i slaying from this angle? but is it fun or is it like a suck in your gut night? >> it's both. it is fun. to get literally with people stepping on a suitcase, get me in that thing, but it's fun, yeah. >> we always run into each other in the gym on golden globes morning. i'm getting the doughnuts and you're in your cute outfit. >> workout with natalie and al. >> actually, that was natalie's story and i stole it. let's talk about the political season. >> okay. >> do you have a special phone

that's like red and it's lauren michaels saying, i need you to come in. we have palin in the news again? >> it's a regular phone. when i saw the endorsement happening, i texted them and said, i will be around if you need me. it was the weekend of the blizzard. >> that's right. >> hammond, who we live across from each other in new york, we had to break the law to come down in the blizzard. >> in service to your country. >> yeah. then go home. >> itthe jacket sold out. >> they're the most talented people. richards built that bead by bead. >> in a blizzard. >> i don't know where they got the beads. >> super tuesday, are you going to watch the results tonight? >> well, we have the premiere of the movie tonight, but it's super tuesday. >> i love that. thank you for caring. don't go to the premiere. we're on lester. me and chuck. he has his telestrator.

>> exactly. >> does it make you miss the update desk? >> it's a weird, ugly election this year. it's a tricky one. i don't envy them. >> a lot of material. >> yeah. >> thank you so much. love the movie. "whiskey tango foxtrot" opens in theaters nationwide on friday. up next, mega-star jenter l -- jennifer lopez is here. first, this is "today" on nbc. avo: when laquinta.com sends craig wilson a ready for you alert the second his room is ready, ya know what he becomes? client: great proposal! let's talk more over golf. craig: great. client: how about over tennis craig: even better. avo: a game changer! avo: the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com.

that's part of the reason. all right. it's 8:40, back with the one and only jennifer lopez. she's juggling a lot right now. judging the farewell season of "american idol," extending dates for her las vegas residency, "all i have," and serving as a star and executive producer in "shades of blue." >> i'm not holding a man hostage. >> this doesn't feel right, but the best thing to do to help him

is get him talking. >> he'll talk when he feels safe. >> where is safe? these people kidnapped him. you don't think they'll pay him another visit? if he's a dead end, we blew our only lead and your cover. harlee, listen, i'm not going to leave you alone for a second. i don't want anything to happen, okay? >> we're very happy to say that "shades of blue" was picked up for a second season on nbc. >> it was. >> jennifer, congratulations. >> thank you. >> executive producer and actor. >> yes. >> what was the mood like on the set when the word came down that it was up for season two? >> everybody was thrilled. everybody is so happy. we have a great cast, you know, with ray and all the actors on the show. great crew behind the scenes, as well. we're excited. >> for people who haven't seen the show yet, harlee is not your typical cop. she's a bit of a bad girl who got caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

>> she gets in trouble. >> yet, she's still a cop. >> yeah, she's a cop. listen, she's human first, you know what i mean? i think that's what the piece is about. the piece is about humanity. it's about, you know, human nature. how we can -- it's easy to slide down the slippery slope when you just, you know -- even with great intentions, trying to do the right thing. trying to do the right thing. >> people confronted with a choice in an instant, do they make the right choice or the wrong choice? >> they think they are. that's the crazy part. even if you know, this is pushing the lines of what is morally right or ethically right, it's still, you know, you'll make the choice if it means survival or saving your family or anything like that. >> i was reading all you have going on right now last night when i was thinking about doing this xhausted looking at it. >> this is why i'm sleepy. >> are you the person, generally speaking, not to put you on the couch here -- >> go ahead.

>> do you fear if you slow down, the world will pass you by? >> there is a little bit of fomo, fear of missing out. i had that when i was little. do you remember moments like this when you were lying in bed and you heard the grown-ups in the next room and you wanted to be out there? you're like, what are they doing? is there a party going on? can i -- >> now you're one of the grown-ups worrying about what the people in the other room are saying. >> i love my work. i really do. i enjoy it. it fulfills me. it really is something that -- i just love creating. all of it. i did take on a lot last year, probably more than i should have. >> a lot of irons in the fire. >> but it was great opportunities that i couldn't say no to. >> and it seems when one of the irons cools, the other heats up. here, we have second season of "shades of blue" at the same time "american idol" is coming to an end. >> yes. >> i've watched you on that show over the years and i think it changed you as a person.

is that too much of a stretch? >> i don't think it changed me as a person as much as it let people know who i really was. >> because you were able to share things? >> because it was the first time, you know, you wouldn't see me in a movie, playing a role, doing the j.lo, you know, music thing. where i'm singing and playing that type of -- not playing that character but being that person. but actually showing me as a human being. the person who, you know, loves music and is very emotional. you never got to see that before. i always felt like people were getting that from me but i realized they hadn't. they saw me speak for myself and be myself on a show. >> you talk about somebody who loves music. you've got a show out in las vegas that you even said to me is hard. >> it is. >> you created a show that is really hard to do. sometimes you must think, why didn't i just put a microphone in the stage and a chair? >> i could just stand here and sing. i could be on a stool right now. i created it thinking, okay, this section will be like this.

it'll be really high energy. this section will be this. when i did them back to back and realized i had seven or eight sections and they were all really high energy, i was like, what the heck am i doing? you know what? it's a crazy, energetic show and people are appreciating it and it warms my heart and makes me happy. >> lastly, where do you hide the machine? >> what machine? >> the time machine. seriously, every time you come here, especially the women on the staff say, how is it possible she looks better today than perhaps 10, 15 years ago? >> i guess i've grown into myself a little bit. you know what i mean? 20s, 30s, you're figuring yourself out a little bit. now, i kind of feel comfortable with who i am. >> i want one hour with the time machine, whatever you have. i want one hour with it. >> thank you. >> you look great. >> you're sweet. thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> you can catch "shades of blue" thursday night, 10:00/9:00 central on nbc. jennifer will be back with kathie lee and hoda.

if you have a question for her, and it's particularly nice, go to their facebook page or tweet us using the #j.lo today. up next, scoring deals. five things you should look to buy in march. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> you're the best. thank you so much.

welcome back. it's the first day of march. there are bargains to be had. with a low down on the best sales of the month, we have our tech contributor. i love when you come and say, there are certain times of the year where it's good to buy certain things. >> that's right. we're going to start with travel. believe it or not, it's a great time to travel. the reason is, the busy holiday season has passed. this is right before the busy summer vacation season. right now, we're seeing celebrity deals of 15% to 40% off on certain sites like expedia, travago and kayak.com.

you can go to seattle, atlantic city, even abroad to london or jamaica. >> are there blackout dates? >> you have to look at the websites and make sure you're looking and finding what you need. read the fine print. it's a good time to book something. >> actually, the next item, good time to buy luggage. >> if you're looking for an upgrade, the time is now. a lot of these big box stores we're seeing savings of up to 50%. we have great deals at jcpenney and may scy's. lots of great deals. >> small electronics, like digital cameras and stuff? >> when you're on vacation and want to take a picture of what you're seeing and doing, so it's a great time to buy digital cameras and go pros. also good deals on tvs. this might have to deal with the fact that the consumer electronic show was in january. they're trying to get rid of the older models. up to $300 off cameras.

up to $100 off of personal tablets. up to $300 off a tv. you can get these deals at sears, amazon.com, best buy and walmart. >> those things don't go on sale often. >> you have to get them when they're hot. >> on your trip, you'll be bejewelled. >> you want to be blinged out. >> like my boot, yeah. >> obviously, valentine's day is the time of year where people buy jewelry. thankfully, there's overstock in march. we're seeing up to 75% off of jewelry. this is taking place at stores like sears and macy's. zales also has deals, along with kays. but there are fine print, but you can get fashion jewelry and fine jewelry. >> so the last one, frozen food. really? that's random.

>> i kind of love it. >> me, too. i love my broccoli florets. >> all things frozen are on sale. the reason is, it's national frozen food month all of march. some of your favorite brands will be deeply discounted. this is the time of year to stock up on frozen foods because you can save them a really long time. go to coupons.com and you can get even more promotions. try new food or stock up on the staples right now. >> lasts forever. i don't see ice cream on the list. >> definitely on sale in march. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> she has more on what to buy, when, how, the fine print on today po today.com. this is "today" on nbc.

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8:53. you know what time it is? time to find out who is celebrating a birthday. >> you bet. we have great folks to introduce you to. mr. bill hannig, 100th birthday. mountaineer from wheeling, west virginia. guy played golf until he was 95. hopefully you, mr. lauer. >> thank you. >> ms. viola of new york is 100 years old. sweet lady who volunteers at her local hospital more than 50 years. alice from pennsylvania enjoys cooking and spending time with

family. join our food team. and harold nelson in colorado, 101, a veteran, thank you, sir. he enjoys fishing and goes to the slot machines. puts fish in the slot machines. unbelievable. and francis, 100 years old, from massachusetts, purple heart recipient. married for 74 glorious years. that is fantastic. >> wow. >> happy 100th birthday to juli juliette raymond has 24 great grandkids. if you want us to honor somebody, please include their name, pictures and also the anniversaries of 75 years or more. go to today.com/celebrate. >> that's cool. thank you very much. who knows what's coming up next hour? >> i'm not doing the next hour. >> anyone doing the next hour? >> i am. we have spring cleaning secrets. we're going to tell you how to do the best spring cleaning.

we've got great gadgets and gizmos for the spring, as well. >> i love gadgets and gizmos. >> i know. i can't have gadgets without gizmos. >> by the way, i saw chips and nacho cheese dip. what's that all about? >> i don't know. but i will find out. >> sounds good. >> super guacamole recipe.

. and a good tuesday morning at 8:56. i'm sam brock. apple's battle with the fbi taking center stage on capitol hill. apple attorneys are going to testify at a house judiciary hearing. they're answering question bz apple's refusal to cooperate with the order demanding the company unlock the iphone used by a gunman in the san bernardino shooting rampage. tim cook will not attend the hearings but cook says the order sets a dangerous precedent

putting the security of millions of customers at risk. happening now on our facebook page, learn about a new legal decision in the thorny dispute and how it seems to benefit apple. go to our home page to link to the live stream of today's hearing under way at 10:00 a.m. bob redell is heading to san francisco to cover the start of a civil trial on a deadly police shooting. a man who was holding a taser, the family seeking compensation. they are rolling out the silicon valley red carpet tonight for what may be the best known film festival. that will do it for us now. we'll see you again in just 25 minutes.

this morning on "today's take," it is super tuesday. a make or break day for some candidates as millions cast their votes in 12 states. we're feeling the march madness with the hottest gadgets of the season. easy treats the next time you're hit with a snack attack. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this super tuesday morning. it is the 1st day of march, 2016. i'm willie along with al and dylan inside. natalie is on assignment. tamron is in texas. we'll talk to her in a moment. dylan, you're our guest so we

gave you the jam. what did you go with? >> it's my jam. bring it up a little. >> this is "convoy." >> what is it? >> w.j. mccall, is that right? >> 1976. this week, 1976, 40 year as ago this song made it to number three on the charts. >> i can't hear it but i bet it's great. there we go. oh, yeah. >> it was great. >> i like it. >> amazing. >> surprise you picked this. >> it popped in my head. >> tamron is in her home state of texas, in what will be the most important day so far of this presidential election. she's in houston, to be exact. tamron, good morning. >> good to see you. listen, we call this super tuesday, willie, and we live dual lives, msnbc, covering politics and having fun with our "today" show family, but this is extraordinary.

today may be one for the history books. may be one for the ages. it will be talked about globally. as willie mentioned, the map of the states impacted today by super tuesday is incredibly. right now, we have in fact a new nbc news/surveymonkey poll out. it shows hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders, 51%/41%. she's expected to do well today and may seal the deal on the democratic side. the heat, let me tell you, is today with the gop. the new poll out nationally shows trump up 40%. here in texas though, he's down depending on the polls you see, low single digits. ted cruz, the senator from texas, the fighting it out in this state. this is not a winner take all. but ted cruz called texas the crown jewel of tonight's race. willie, al, dylan, it has been extraordinary and i'm sure you've had family members when you go home for the holidays, everyone is talking about this political cycle and this season.

tonight, i don't know what will happen wednesday morning. you have all these reports that the gop is not happy with its front runner donald trump. he may be the big story nationally tomorrow and what it means for the republican party, guys. >> we'll wake up tomorrow with trump having won maybe all the states with the exception of texas. >> depending on how well he does, he'll still get a proportion of those delegates. >> right. >> could be a big night for hillary clinton, as well, tam n tamron. >> it could be. you know what else, guys? we've been talking about marco rubio. he's been really taking it to donald trump all week now. calling him a con artist. saying that he is not the person who should lead the party. but in reality, marco rubio has not won a single state, and he may not win a state tonight. he could pick up some delegates, and that remains to be seen. but we could also be looking at one of these candidates leaving

the race or being pressured to leave the race. i know, willie, you spoke with dr. ben carson. he's still in the race. he believes a miracle can happen. you have john kasich who is still in the race, as well. we'll see. it's anyone's game. i have a surprise for you. we're in texas and we can talk politics and know that's the priority, but i found a couple of shirts. this one says, you know you're from texas when you have bbq for breakfast. i am at the smokehouse. dylan, a shirt for you. i wanted extra small because i don't like the big, big ones. but here's further proof. if you ever doubted i am a true texan, you know i have a tattoo of the state on my body. this is proof. >> you do. >> this is my breakfast. >> is there brisket, tamron? >> ribs. >> i wonder if that's the guy over her shoulder, what he's

eating. >> i'm not sharing. this is brisket, eggs over medium, which i love. al roker, bacon, this is for you. >> oh, my goodness. i'm jell rowaloujealous. >> that's meat lover breakfast. >> it won't keep on the plane or i'd bring it to you. >> you need a defibrillator. >> i can't hear you. i'm eating, what? >> tamron, we're watching you cover this all day and we'll be jealous as you eat that. >> love you guys. see you tomorrow. >> thank you. erin andrews, the well-known sports reporter taking the witness stand yesterday. emotional during her testimony in a $75 million lawsuit against marriott hotels. the suit stems from a stalker taking a video of her in her room at the national marriott while she was nude. that was in 2008. he posted it online for millions of people to see. >> the national marriott could have called me and said, we're

putting this man that requested to be next to you. is this okay? they could have stopped this. i'm so angry. i'm so mad. i'm so embarrassed. somebody sends me a still of the video to my twitter or someone screams at me in the stands, and i'm right back to this. all i wanted to do was be respected. all i wanted to be was to be the girl next door that loves sports. now i'm the girl with the hotel scandal. >> that's brutal stuff. she talked about being on the cover of the new york post and she had a friend in new york who called her and said she ran around to the news stands and threw coffee on the new york post stacks so people couldn't see them. mr. barrett found out which room erin andrews was staying in, requested the room next to hers. barrett served 30 months in prison in the criminal trial, felony stalking is what he was convicted on. appeared in taped depositions yesterday. he explained when he got the room next to andrews, he snuck past a maid and sawed off the

peephole on her door and took video on his cell phone. >> why did you do it? >> great question. >> i'd like to hear the answer. >> so would i. i don't have the answer. i thought about it over and over. just financial bind i was in. a huge, huge mistake in judgment. i knew what i was doing was wrong. i knew it was a horrible thing. for her sake, for my sake, i knew that soon enough i'd be in huge trouble. >> that hotel, the specific hotel, national marriott, put out a statement saying since the incident in question, the national marriott at vanderbilt changed management. it requires and endorses strict adherences to policies involving gust privacy. additional privacy measures for the security of guests. this morning, erin andrews returns to the stand and she has to face cross-examination from lawyers for the hotel. the hotel expected to make the case that the spying was not the fault of the hotel and that her career has not been irreparably

damage as she alleges and seeks the $75 million. tough story. >> for her to see it play out again in court as she's trying to move on, it's tough. should we take it to space? >> yes. >> how cool is scott kelly? he's amazing. his instagram is amazing. he's been in space for 340 days. he returns tonight. he actually said he could last another year in space, despite it being the size of a phone booth. he is going to land in kazakhstan. it's a cool opportunity he has with his twin brother, mark. >> right. >> you have nearly a replica of the dna and you can see the effects of space on scott, and then you have mark, obviously, on the ground. some of the problems you can get in space. the bones become brittle, fluids go up instead of down, your vision can kind of get damaged a little bit. >> far sided.

>> which is the opposite of what he was. they'll do science and research on the two of them. to you follow him on instagram? >> yeah. >> his pictures are incredible. >> amazing. >> there's no way to capture it except up there in space and he's been doing it. he's now the astronaut who has been in space the longest. total of 520 days. >> that's right. and the only one to actually wear a gorilla suit. >> come on, that was good. there he is. >> i loved that. >> pretty good. >> he's had a gorilla suit, he's had a christmas tree, he's had his version of a thanksgiving dinner. i wonder how it all gets there. how do you get that there? >> chasing a terrified buddy there. gorilla on the ship. unbelievable. >> love it. you know what today is? it is the last day of our 25 days of facebook give aways. >> what's the prize today? >> well, it's cool. we want to thank everybody who has been helping pump up our facebook likes.

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today is the first day of march and we're thing iking abo spring. >> if you're planning outdoor activities, taking a vacation, we have the gadgets you'll want to know about. katie, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> we're excited about this one.

>> great for the super tuesday or wrestle mania party. a heated chip and dip plate which is awesome. under $25. it has a removable base which, of course, gets hot. of course, you plug it in. couldn't be easier. on/off switch. simple. >> i want to try one, just to make sure. >> nothing like starting the day off with nachos. we'll go from food to beverages. this inventor was like, i want my brewing hot coffee and make it cold for iced coffee. this is the hyperchiller. it's this contraption you put in the freezer for six hours. pop it out, and you actually pour the coffee into the top here. within 30 to 90 seconds, you have yourself a very iced cold coffee. swish it around. it works with whiskey and wine. >> now you're -- >> okay. >> hello, little one. >> hello, sophia. >> cutest kid ever.

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charge your phone six times from your luggage. smart traveling. >> cool. >> hold on a second. >> uh-oh. >> this is the h2o pal. you'll see on the app here, it keeps track of how mauch water drink in a day. if there was a sport of competitive drinking, i'd be winning. depending on the temperature and conditions around, it'll ajust a -- adjust and create a profile. you can put this on any sized bottle, too. h2o pal, very smart. >> any fluid in there. >> sure. >> just to -- >> whatever suits you. this one is fun. for the runners, i fear the fanny pack but there is the flip belt. what's great, it comes in two styles. classic and what i prefer is the zip style. put all your contraptions in here. here's mine. inhaler, credit card, everything you need when you run.

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participants chose foods with 50% more calories than those who got a normal amount of sleep. let's get a check of the weather with al. you know what? it's not surprising at all. when you're sleepy, you eat t stay awake sometimes. >> that explains why i woke up at mcdonald's. thanks so much, sheinelle. for today, we have a slight risk of strong storms from ohio all the way down to louisiana. 4 of the 12 super tuesday states going to be affected. wet, windy weather. northern new england later today. leftover snow showers around the great lakes. sunshine in the mid-atlantic states. few showers left over in new england. more rain continues in the paci

>> that is your latest weather. dylan. now for a little spring cleaning. we all know the importance of a good night sleep and one way to make you get it is by keeping your room tidy and germ free. we have the editor at "family circle" magazine. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you're saying the vacuuming the bed is important? >> yeah. it all starts with the bed. there can be up to 2 million dust mites there. not good for allergies. they're attracted to our skin cells, actually. it's kind of gross. in one month's time, we lose 28 grams of skin cells, like this bag here of chips. >> could we have picked an

uglier chip to represent skin cells? >> exactly. >> wash sheets weekly. you can vacuum the bare bed and pillows when you're changing the linens. sprinkle baking soda. >> there is a special vacuum for pillows and mattresses? >> yes. dust the air mites away. >> you can change the sheets. >> use a regular vacuum with an upho upho upholoindustry attachment if you don't have one. >> out of sight, out of mind. >> when it gets hot, the dust goes everywhere. you can do this once or twice a week. get up here and put the old pillow case on the fan blade. let the dust settle a second. pull it off. >> prevents the dust from falling on your head. >> do them all. take it outside, shake it and

throw it in the wash and good to go. >> from the ceiling to the floors, a strict no shoes policy in the bedroom. >> that's the biggest thing. university of arizona studies showed there are about 400,000 bacteria on the outside of shoes, which is super gross. you don't want to track that in so keep it out. if there are scuffs -- >> this works good. >> cuts them out of there. works on base boards, too. >> thank you. willie, you're in the bathroom. >> next up on the spring cleaning checklist is the bathroom. dr. natalie azar is here with germy hot spots. >> hi, willie. >> here's at the sink. toothbrushes and contract lens cases. >> two numbers easy to remember are swapping out the toothbrush and contact lens case every three months. the question we get, can you reinfect yourself with your toothbrush if you've had the cold or a flu? >> no because you make antibodies to every infection you come across. it's more having to do with the

yuck factor. if you're sick, get a new one. worth the money spent. >> medicine cabinet? >> hugely important. highly secure. per the fda, you should throw out all expired medicines, period. you cannot be assured that the safety and twill be the same af the expiration date. a few points, there are some medicines that this holds true 100% of the time. insulin, epipens, anything that's life-saving. if you have ibuprofen two weeks old, you can probably still use it. you can't be guaranteed it's going to be as effective. >> towels, how often do you swap those? >> less to do with the health hazard. usually after three uses, you can wash them out. not necessarily a health hazard. >> how about the shower curtain? >> different story. studies indicated that bacteria can definitely go on these after a while. one thing that's important to remember, it depends how small

the bathroom, the square footage is. how well ventilated it is. how humid it is. easy to clean. throw it in the washing machine or swap out a new one. mold and mildew gathers on those. >> clean out the ventilation. >> once every six month. mold can accumulate. >> al? >> to the kitchen now. we know these things get dirty in there. jeff is food network "iron chef." good morning. >> good morning. >> so the sin k is a big proble. >> a lot of problems in the kitchen but the biggest is this baby. >> the garbage can? >> i mean, no one puts this under the sink and cleans it properly. this is a road map to every thing you've eaten or thrown away. take it out once a year and throw them away. get new ones. worth it. >> not really going to cause that much trouble. >> clean out around this area here. with bleach. >> lemons? >> everybody has appliances.

fridges, coffee makers, whisks. >> whips? >> whisks. al, stay with me. >> i want to go to your kitchen. >> these are appliances you see. what about the ones you don't? like the garbage disposal. >> sure. >> a hot bed of smells. take lemons, run some through twice, hot water and disinfect everything. >> add a little vin fwegar. >> never buy spices in bulk? >> you'll throw them away. every six months to a year, they lose their oil. they lose their oomph. put them in glass jars to see what you have and how much you have. throw the old spices away after a year. >> a lot of times you have extra pasta, leftover cheese. >> we have at least four boxes of pasta open. the kids eat and don't eat the whole box. what you do is go to your cheese bin in your refrigerator. you have bunches of cheese. make a little cheese sauce.

take all these and throw them in one pot. make mac and cheese. >> bam. two for one. >> the best. >> spring cleaning. >> that's your reward at the end of cleaning up. >> jeffrey, thank you, pal. >> thanks. >> you can find these and more tips at today.com/home. up next, star of the tv series "rosewood," mr. morris chestnut, we'll talk to him about tomorrow's winter i did it.... i did it too... they took nature's bounty hair, skin and nails, it's a vitamin supplement that nourishes from the inside... with biotin for beautiful hair and strong nails. and vitamin c and e for vibrant skin. give it a month, if your hair, skin and nails don't look and feel more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it...and i feel beautiful. take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge, visit naturesbounty.com for details. in delicious gummies too!. i thought i neededuggled cigarettes to cope. i was able to quit smoking.

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fans of morris chestnut can't forget his first major role. 25 years ago, he played ricky, a gifted teen football star in a troubled neighborhood in "boy from the hood." >> 25 years? now, he's a crime-solving miami pa pathologist on "rosewood." >> you can't process your own crime scene. >> single hair fell off the head. i want it. organic material. >> you're not a cop. they don't answer to you. >> you got it, rosewood. anything you need. >> i'm sorry. you were saying? >> good morning, sir. good to see you. >> you, as well. >> for people who haven't come to the show yet, how do you describe rosie? what's going on? >> rosie is a private pathologist who teams up with a

miami detective to solve crimes in the area. he's a fun, optimistic, witty, spread optimism to everybody. >> has health challenges himself? >> it's why he lives every day like his last because he shouldn't be here. he was born premature, had health issues, heart issues. he can die at any moment. whenever i want to renegotiate my contract, they say, you could die. >> we could write you out. >> it is called "rosewood." >> you never know now daa days. >> in the first season, there was a lot of rosewood chest. >> yeah. >> spreading joy. >> i personally li lly like tha >> nothing wrong with that. you spoke to the writers about that. >> the first four episodes of the season, every time i opened the script, my shirt would be off. take as lot of work. we work at least 12 hours a day

on the minimum and then i have to go to the gym and eat right. there's this craft service. every sweet known to man, you know. >> sure. >> i wanted to indulge a little bit. >> you look like you've let go. >> speaking of, minus a little facial hair, you look the same as you did 25 years ago. >> thank you. >> is it crazy to think it's been that long for "boy in the hood"? >> i was watching actually -- it was on my hotel set the other week and i watched it for a minute. you were horrible as an actor. but i have a lot of memories and fond memories working with cuba, and him running to the trailer every time i had a question for him. cuba had been in the industry for a minute, and i was just starting out. i was bombarding him with questions. he's still cool. we're cool to this day. glad to be still working after that. >> i was distracted watching that scene because i know what's about to happen to ricky.

>> you know like -- >> i was a huge and still amb, boys in the hood fan. i used to be able to quote the whole thing. >> you can do a little bit? >> the last scene after ricky is killed -- >> you gave it away! >> 25 years. >> spoiler alert. >> dough boy comes to talk to cuba's character. they have that great monologue that icecube gives right there. sits down and says, yo, cuz, i know why you got out of the car last night. he's watched the news and there's nothing about people dying in urban cities. they don't know, don't show or don't care what's going on in the hood. >> hey, wow. now you've done that, you need to come on "rosewood." >> yes! >> we have to write a part for you. come down to the show. you have to make it happen. >> let's do a "boys" sequel.

>> i wouldn't be able to make it though. ricky would make it. >> now they've moved to a gender -fied neighborhood and willie lives next door. >> great. >> thank you, morris. you have to check out "rosewood." next, we have snacks including guacamole. including guacamole. you make it so quick, i i knew that if i had ice in my water, including guacamole. you make it so quick, i it would just be so painful and i couldn't even drink it. i would like almost scoot the ice over and try to sip it very slowly so that it wouldn't trigger the pain. that's when i realized i had to do something. my dentist recommended that i use sensodyne. i think that sensodyne has been great in terms of reducing the sensitivity and pain that i was experiencing. now i can put ice in my water. sensodyne absolutely works, there you have it.

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whether you're a big eater or not, who doesn't love to snack? justin, host of food and wine's mad genius tip it is here with snack time ideas. i love these. slightly healthy but easy. >> still going to be satisfy ie. at "food and wine," sometimes we have so many decadent things, we make them healthier. here, we have doughnuts. cut some apples. take a cutter and cut a round out. ice it with peanut butter, put sprinkles on. >> no fried oil. >> we have butter to every heov. warning you. >> cheesy bread, you can make at home. >> cut these slices crosswise. flip it, cut it again. what you're going to do is top cheese with onion powder, parsley. >> you can put anything in the cheese. >> yeah. even hot chili. when you're done, drizzle butter

on top. bake it and you get this awesome cheesy bread. >> looks like it's been out a while but i don't care. >> dessert. >> monkey bread i've made with biscuit dough but it's the way you make it that's easy and quick. >> mini monkey bread. rolled it in sugar, put it in a greased muffin pan. bake it and check this out. >> awesome. i don't know if i should finish with the garlic bread or go to the monkey bread. i love the breads over here. this is probably the coolest thing i've ever seen when it comes to guacamole. >> it's seriously fast. in the mad genius tips laboratory, i do a lot of things with the cooling rack. i've put it right over a bowl. you press the avocado through. >> don't take off the peel or anything? >> no. give it a tap. >> amazing. that's the hardest part is getting it all in and throw in all the good stuff. >> the lime stuff, cilantro,

season with salt and you're ready for a party. >> amazing. i had my hands full. i'm double fisting with monkey bread, guacamole, cheesy bread. >> i won't tell anyone. >> wonderful. easy and you can make it at home. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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