1st, and coming up on "early today" today", voters in 12 states go to the polls but can anyone stop donald trump or hillary clinton from running away with the election? and the light was lit up during a procession for fallen police officer. and aaron andrews on the stand. and after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly back and more on a busy super tuesday. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. super tuesday is here but will it be donald trump's grandest day yet? a promarco rubio pack is slamming trump while trump

piece. the 2012 nominee called the interview disqualifying. black lives protesters were escorted out and a reporter from the time was attacked. and the frontrunner continues to nab indorsement. >> if the people that like and watch nascar vote for donald trump, they can cancel the election right now. nobody. the latest cnn poll showed the donald strongly ahead with 49%. cruz, meanwhile is pushing hard at home for a large share of texas's delegates. he has 2700 volunteers across

senator senators. going to do very well here in the state of texas. . our campaign is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump. what i think is likely, come tomorrow night, is that donald trump will have a whole bunch of delegates, that we will have a whole bunch of delegates and there will be a big, big drop off between us and everybody else in the field and that will narrow this field. and with support transcend transcending even pizza, it's an uphill battle for the rest of the pack. tonight we'll know if anyone can take down the frontrunner. the democrats well, they also have 11 states in play.

in the all important delegate count. sanders is hoping for a super change in fortune. he stressed a need in support at 4polls. >> in 10 months a few things have changed. here in minnesota, you can make that change even more significant. minnesota can play a huge -- dare i use that word. we can win, no question here in minnesota if we have a turnout. . >> he pushed a similar narrative in massachusetts, imploring people to turn out and vote. he desperately needs a big day to stay competitive. sanders leads clinton by five points in oklahoma, though it falls in the margin of error. hillary clinton beat then candidate, obama there in 2008.

announced it took in more than 5 million yesterday alone. and clinton on the other hand, continues to look ahead to the general election and her likely opponent and not mentioned his name. >> i don't think america has ever stop beading great. >> america never stopped being great. we need to make america whole again. >> america never stopped being great. we got to make america whole. >> i personally believe america is and always has been great. [ applause ] what we need to do together is make america whole again. >> and tonight sanders will

while kwlintclinton will be in florida. last night more than 100 patrol cars were lighting up the skies as they escorted officer ashley's body. and several officers saluted as the procession passed by. officer wenden's funeral will be at noon with a viewing after the service. hamilton is being held without bail for the shooting. aaron andrews wept in open court. earlier in the day, the stocker testified, telling how he altered the peep hole on her door and filmed her. and now it was andrews' turn. >> reporter: aaronand andrews still haunlt haunted by the video.

the eye and tell her side of the story. >> my naked body was on the front page of the new york post. my girlfriend is calling me telling me she was running around new york city throwing coffee on all the papers because she felt so bad. >> reporter: just hours earlier, she left the court room as the stocker revealed how he secretly taped her. and michael barrett explained how he fuelollowed her to her hotel rool room and altered the peep hole. her mother, paula, also described the embarrassment her daughter continues to face. >> it's a nightmare that doesn't stop. we just kept telling her it's not your fault. you've been assaulted.

>> it's so embarrassing. that was my private time. i never thought a hotel would let somebody next to me without telling me. >> that was morgan radford reporting. president obama awarded the medal of honor in what we called a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of one of the silent warriors. he was awarded the medal for actions during 122012 missions to rescue a doctor. the point man on the operation went in first and was shot and later died. he entered second and quickly shot q killed two guards and disabled a third in the room where the doctor was being held. and held down the doctor, all

hostage taker by the throat. he has two purple hartszearts, didn't accept the award for himself but for the entire s.e.a.l. community. it's for the brother hood, everything that we have sacrificed since 9/11 in defense of our country. a federal judge in new york city says a fbi cannot force apple to open the iphone. the new york judge says the government can't order aptool unlock the phone because congress already rejected the bill to make companies make data unlocked phones available to law enforcement. and meanwhile, they'll hold a hearing on security versus

and apple ceo is expected to testify. george kennedy has died, kennedy won an academy award as a chain gang prisoner in 1967's "cool hand luke." and then he'd win a whole new set of fans. >> you see these cuff links? each one has a pin sized dart that knocks out your victim for a couple of seconds but does no real damage. here, let me test on ed. >> he was cast along side leslie nielsen in the slam stick, "naked gun" series. and a chance of severe weather ahead and nbc meteorologist is here with your

>> not everyone will see, but it will be scattered. and overnight, oklahoma seeing storms, now they're pushing into arkansas and eventually they'll be into the little rock area. there's a slight risk region going from kentucky, tennessee, northern georgia and isolated brief tornados are possible. in other super tuesday states, tennessee, alabama, georgia, are the fourth that have the best chance of seeing the esevere weather. here's all the it states voting today. there's going to be a winlter weather event in vermont but 2it should be after midinatenightmidnight. tonight, heading towards area of northern georgia, oklahoma, arkansas and texas, it will be

little cooler too. they'll be out of arkansas early today. cold in minnesota but snow free and bismark looking pretty good too. 47 in juneau. that's your national weather, now a closer look at your day ahead. so, there's all the thunderstorms that will be racing through the southeast, tennessee as we go throughout your afternoon and late through areas of georgia. accumulating snow in wisconsin and michigan through the day today. so the good news is a decent size storm but it's only going to effect briefly, a half hour or so. well, something happened at the supreme court that hasn't happened in 10 years. plus, after almost a year in space, scott kelly is headed home today. your arer watching "early today." pll "early

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. welcome back. there was tragedy at an ohio school yesterday. a student hit two students. they're both in stable condition in the hospital. two others were injured in the chaos. the 14-year-old suspect tossed his handgun as he fled. he's been caught and charge would fuloanious assault and making terroristic threats. for the first time justice clarence thomas asked 10 questions about a federal gun law, with fellow justice antonin scalia wrong, maybe he felt it was time to speak up. and an hour long chase of a hummer. the chase ended with a stand off after the driver released his girlfriend and their kids, he fled uphill in the dark of night

police are still searching for the asuspect. and today is the day scott kelly will be returning to earth after setting an american record for longest time in space. and let's get down to business. the houston livestock show and rodeo begins today and will include performances from miranda lambert and many more. the 20-day annual event is one of the longest exhibitions and raised money for educational youth programs since 1932. and a passenger jet that would travel 1100 miles per hour and it would allow it to travel without a sonic boom of a previous model. starting today oprah is selling clothes right out of her closet. bidding starting at 99 cents on

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performed with lady dwauggaga. the best actor winner held a private party at an undisclosed private home and they partied until the we hours of the morning. >> that was the exclusive invitation. >> and they were still partying when we were here reporting on it. you know that. i'm dara brown along with bill karins and this is "early today."

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nbcnews.com, bill clinton's campaign presence felt on stage and off. president clinton echoing her words that america has never stopped being great but we died doo need make america whole again. and in u.s.a. today hillary clinton shifts fire from sanders to gop frontrunner. and ahead of today's 11-state race, marco rubio and cruz made their final push to voters. rubio addressed crowds seeking to unite anti-trump forces. and clashing with thousands of iraqi refugees. they tried to repel the migrants that tried to tear down the gates p. they're frustrated by the restrictions that have kept

the cdc says it expects 1 in 5 people in puerto rico will be infect would the zika virus. so far there have been 117 confirmed cases of the virus on the island which causes birth defects in new borns. and check out this dramatic surveillance video in arlington, texas. it knocked a gas pump to the ground. the driver was able to pull her passenger out of the car before firefighters arrived and then they pulled her out of the flames. how do you explain that? first of all, crashing into a gas pump -- >> you find out it's a medical emergency later. i don't know if thats arer er's the case but the impact and grab them out. >> absolute fast thinking. >> i'm surprised the whole thing didn't -- >> we've seen that.

so, they're lucky to be alive. president obama will meet with senate leaders from both sides of the aisle to discuss the vacancy on the supreme court. republicans say they will reinforce their situation to wait. and happy birthday to justin bieber, turns 22. and she's an oscar winning actress in the force awakens. she's 43. and child actor turned oscar winner director ron howard turns 62 and roger daultry is 72. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early

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have a preview of super tuesday. plus, very anxious moments at a gas station. a car -- out of control -- slams into a gas pump. and today, a key meeting at the white house between the president and an iowa senator. there are at least two big issues on the table. i'm jerry gallagher. let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. winter weather advisory continues this morning over much of the kwwl viewing area. we will have another band of snow track through the northern counties to the south. iowa dot cameras are showing that some with snow and slush, although some icy conditions may be the half of the viewing area. temperatures are in the upper teens to around 30