single led pipe has been removed in flint. explosion and dramatic prison break caught on camera. and a trip back in time to a viking festival that dates back hundreds of years. "early today" starts right now. eight people have been arrested in connection with the armed occupation of an oregon wildlife refuge that began three weeks ago, including the leader, aimen bundy. 54-year-old arizona rancher was killed. he saidki he had no intention of being taken into custody. so,io you're prepared to die? >> absolutely. would you like toso be in a cell? nobody wants to live their life in a cell.

>> reporter: the leader of the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in oregon has beenn arrested. the fbi confirmed that on tuesday it and the oregon state police started what the statement calls to bring into custody a inof individuals associatedid with the arm occupation. shots werecu fired and one person was killed. the other person suffered non-life t teatening injuries. aimen enen enen bundy others start protesting t t arrest of and then over took a wildlife refuge. and residents demanded it come to an end. >> it's time for you to go home. [ applause ] >> reporter: bundy is the son of

involved in a 2014 stand off with the government over grazing rights. in seattle two people are dead after ae shooting at homemessncampment nicknamed thekn jungle. one person was pronounced dead at the scene while another died that hospital. one is in critical ndition and two others are serious. this happened as the mayor was delivering aay speech addressing thess city's homeless problem. and he spoke again from the scene. >> can't help but wonder, i can't help but wonder did i act too late? maybe ii should have issued the state of emergency months later. we have tried to do the best that we can due to the circumstances we have. but obviously i'm going too queseson was i good enough at my own job? you know, it's on me in the end. >> no arrests have been made but

twoea persons of interest and they believe this is a targeted shooting and not because the victims are homeless. the gop frononunner is withdrawing from the fox news debate. trump, who had threatened to boycott the debate was put over the edger by what he called a quote wise guy press release put utby out by the network that said they heard that the ayatollah and putin planned to treat trump unfairly. and iffa he has a plan to replace the cabinet with hisep twitter followers. and mr. trump doesn't play games and instead, he'll host a fund raising event for veterans and wounded warriors. cruz said if megyn kelly is so

do with vladimir putin and then offered up a challenge. >> i would like to invite him on your show to participate in a one on one debate with me and donald. i'm happy to go an hour 1/2, mono a mono with no moderators at any time. >> meanwhile, both received dualing indorsements yesterday. tony perkins, the head of the christian lobbying group indorsed cruz. and bernie sanders is taking time off for a sit-down meeting th m president obama in the oval office later today. nbc's tracie pots joins us with more. >> youou talked about the big story of the day which is donald trump refusing to do this fox debate. he's had this on again, off

fox says they're not changing the questions, nor will they change the moderator because of donald trum although said he's welcomsae to participate and this drop out is near unprecedented. they referred to tears arations of their host, megyn kelly. and earlier he dids talk about this. and cruz is hoping to gain ground by challenging trump to this one on one. remember, cruz is a college debart. this is an area he feels and tends to do very well. he feels strongly and tends to perfrfm very well in a debate situation. so, this could certainly help him gain ground in iowa where it look like he was running very strong but now trump has been gaining ground and even picking

from people like jerry fallwell. and hillary clinton isouting her tiexperience and will be following bernie sanders today as he sits down with president obama. the white house says this was a meeting meeting first discussed back in november. just ave private meeting with no agenda. >>ag tracie, thank you. some incredible footage from northeastern brazil shows a explosion destroying a prison wall and dozens of inmates are seeing a going over the fence to escape. 36 of thees 40 escapees were captured within hours. two were killed. police are investigating the explosion and are looking at what appears to be a man walking up to the wall min btsforeutes before the explosion occurred. and officered were removed

well over 100 bullets were fired in just a few seconds. it took theec city more than three years to fire the officers. >> reporter: a car riddled with bullets, two dead inside following a 2012 high speed chase through the streets of cleveland. officers tried to pull over the car and mistook an engine back friar g g shots. newot audio reveals the moment the unarmed pair was cornered. 120 rounds fired in just 10 seconds. state investigators diagrammed the shooting showing how chaotic and dangerous all that cross fire was to fellow officers. then this photo showing the wind shield after one officer stood on the hood of the car, even after the couple was subdued and fired at close range. that officer was the only one

he was later acquitted. he has been fired along with five other officers. six face suspension, a 13th officer retired last year. it was very difficult, very difficult for all of us. >> reporter: the police union came out u swinging, calling the disciplinary action politically motivated. >> this is politics 101. >> reporter: the justice department has found cleveland police to have frequently used excessive force, a move meant to provide clocher to a city and two families. all right, much of the northeast still digging out from the weekend storm. nbc meteorologist bill karins here. >> and the only problem spot is in florida of all places. we're getting soaked and even thunderstorms popping up south

getting drenched too. and a few showers storms trying to work their way through panama city. and maybee even a chance at severe storms. marginal risk at severe storms. back towards daytona beach, and all the way back too fort meyers. and wind damage is the primary threat. forecast for the rest of the country, very mild air. we're 50 in montana, 49 in denver. andd that's the cool spot, 32 in chicago. but even on thursday, a very mild weather pattern. no signsat of any big cold masses. that's your national weather, now a closer look at the day ahead. no complaints in oklahoma city today at 57 degrees. areas oof the carolinas, some showers possible. and back up to philadelphia and

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leading the news on nbcnews.com, woman who held decades long protest outside white house died. she manned an encampment site in lafayette square and devoted her life for peace and glens nuclear proliferation. the longest of any volunteer.

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informents. president obama has called for rapid development of vaccines and treatments to fight the disease. the cdc is urging pregnant women to stay clear of 24 countries. hundreds are celebrating an ancient nor-festival on the shetland island. it celebrates the influence of scand avian vikings north of the scottish mainland. it includes a 30 foot longship lit on fire. the t it began in 1870 and is held each year in january. now a look ahead, senator bernie sanders is scheduled to have a

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thanks for watching.this morning, a principal is being remembered as a hero. she gave her life to save students when a bus jumped a curb. plus -- he calls it a bad deal, so donald trump is out of this week's republican debate in iowa. this morning, we have reaction. and what's going on in this building has new yorkers frustrated, but also has some hawkeye fans proud. a strange musical mystery