this vote on tuesday, but if he does, couldn't hurt. or actually in this race maybe it could hurt. feel free to look that gift horse in the mouth, you guys.

>> you don't need simple math. there are only two of us that have a mathematical path to get there. >> no, it's not fair assessment. these things are changing all the time. i'm going to be fortunate enough to win ohio. it will be a whole new ball game. >> all eyes turn to tuesday's primaries with kasich's home state of florida and marco

rubio's florida in play along with illinois and missouri. a total of 358 delegates up for grabs. later today ben carson will endorse trump and he spoke about what it means to him. >> great guy. respected by everybody. liked by everybody. i was just a very wonderful thing to have it. >> meanwhile, a vicious punch thrown at a protester at a trump rally has led to criminal charges filed against one of the chargers. now a new allegation of violence by the campaign manager. it comes from a reporter who claims that she was physically man handled. the trump campaign strongly denies it. peter alexander has full details. >> reporter: stunning new video up capturing a protester sucker punching jones in the face. he was being escorted last night. jones yelling at the jeering crowd before he was blindsided. >> get out of here. go home to mom.

>> sheriff's deputies walking by the attacker instead going after jones. >> i turned -- as soon as i turned he hit me dead in the eye. >> reporter: 78-year-old was unrepentant. >> knock the hell out of the big mouth. he deserved it. the next time we see him we might have to kill him. >> he was charged with assault. it was unfortunate, that the trump campaign has no control over the supporters' behavior. it's the kind of behavior that some believe trump has. -- >> who's protesting. i'd like to punch anymore the face. i love the old days. you know what they used to do guys like that? they'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks. just knock the hell -- i promise you, i will pay for the legal fees. i promise. >> reporter: new allegations that hit even closer to home for

the campaign. trump's campaign manager corey lewandowski accused of roughing up a reporter. michelle fields from the conservative website breitbart news tweeted this photo of bruises caused after she says lewandowski nearly pulled her down by the arm tuesday night. the campaign says the accusation is entirely false. writing no other outlet or witness questioned anything that transpired and questioning if fields' accusation is part of a larger pattern of her exaggerating incidents. >> thanks to peter alexander there. a "washington post" reporter said he witnessed the whole incident and he supports fields' version of the story and lewandowski tweeted, michelle fields, you are totally delusional. i never touched you. as a matter of fact, i never met you. after the debate, trump stood by his campaign manager and also addressed the protester's punch. >> i don't know anything about it. i mean, jiss heard about it a little while ago for first time. i can tell you corey is an incredible guy.

i don't think he'd do that. >> get rough with protesters? >> 78 years old? he threw a punch. i don't know if he hit. he was -- he's a impassioned person i get he didn't like what he was seeing. it was one of those things. we don't condone it. we don't like seeing it. >> meanwhile, hillary clinton says the commotion surrounding this election cycle has not been lost to global leaders. >> in the last weeks, i have been getting messages from a lot of the leaders that i know from around the world. and their message basically is what is happening? on the rachel mad doe show, elizabeth warren echoed that. >> what's the problem with the two guys at the top right now? donald trump and ted cruz, these are both people who deny the legitimacy of their opponents. they go on the attack.

they demean millions of americans. and that's what'd if is them as extremists and why republicans -- republicans in the senate are breaking apart over this. and what if republicans in t the -- and what have the republicans been doing since the very day that barack obama was sworn in? they have given in give in their extremists and they have nursed their extremists along. there have been fights and delays in government. now to the raging floods in the death. the states of emergencies have been declared in louisiana and mississippi. thousands of families have been evacuated as relentless rain has overwhelmed cities and towns and more than 20 inches in some areas. in monroe, louisiana, fish were even spotted -- look there. they were spotted swimming along sidewalks. and we'll check in with your

weekend forecast. that's still ahead. the president and first lady hosted justin trudeau and his wife. they greeted the counterparts from the north. they included canadian celebrities like michael f. fox and actor mike myers and "snl" creator lorne michaels. later, president obama toasted the friendship between the neighbors and prime minister trudeau said we're more than friends. >> we're more like siblings really. we have shared parentage, though we took different paths in our later years. we became the stay at home type. you grew to be a little more rebellious. now caught on camera, a massive explosion outside of cleveland.

at least one propane tank went up in a blast. it happened after catching fire at a construction site. first responders were in the area at the time of the explosion and amazingly despite what it looks like, no one was hurt. some restaurants and businesses in the area had to be shut down. the cause of the fire is under investigation. turning now overseas. where a trove of purported secret files appears to have revealed identities of thousands of isis fighters. the data comes from forms of job applications stolen from isis. nbc chief foreign correspond end richard engel has more. >> reporter: isis is fiercely protective of its secrets and defectors if caught are generally executed. so this apparent leak may be a sign isis starting to lose control. the german federal police has already said that the documents appear genuine. but it's an enormous and unprecedented trove of information which experts are still sifting through. >> i think they probably are

authentic these documents because they contain a great deal of detail that's been verified -- can be verified. >> reporter: there are thousands of these forms which carry the isis seal and list detailed information about isis recruits. in a preliminary review of the documents, which date back to 2013 and '14, we identified six that name americans. including one douglas mcarthur mccain from san diego who as nbc first reported was killed two years ago. the name on the form not a perfect match. but his date of birth and hometown are. >> who the recruiters were, so for me, that seems to be the single most important and significant things in files. >> reporter: the syrian man said all the information was on a memory stick he stole from a senior isis commander and then smuggled out of syria. i put it in my baby's diner because they wouldn't -- diaper

because they wouldn't search there. he was a trusted member of the internal security service, but grew disillusioned. i saw rape. i saw them butchering children in front of their mothers, he said. some analysts have raised doubts about the authenticity of the documents and nbc news has yet to fully vet them, but two security experts say they appear genuine. former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest at the reagan presidential library. thousands more paid their last respects on the second day of public moirning on thursday. before today's private funeral. it will be held outside the reagan library and her body will be buried next to her husband, president ronald reagan, at the memorial site. expected to speak at the funeral, patty davis and ron reagan. and james baker and nbc news special correspond end tom brokaw. you can watch special coverage of the funeral of nancy reagan

at 1:00 p.m. right here on msnbc. time to get you up to date on sports right now. an end of an era. nba legends kobe bryant and lebron james facing off for the last time against each other. look at this, monster dunk from the king against the home team. it is kobe's turn facing off, going head to head with james outside the arc. he's thinking about it, nails it. nails that three-pointer. the cavs coasted to the easy victory and we'll miss seeing them facing off. blaine barber hitting the second shot on the par 4 tour. it's in, eagle has landed. nicely done. maybe you think that was impressive, how about this. the shot of the day. that's harlem globetrotter buckets blake. 350 feet up and do you see it? go right in.

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throughout the morning and afternoon. over next couple of day, we could add five to seven inches of rain. mississippi is starting to look worse by the day. over the weekend, very mild, rain continues in the south. sunday, with efinally get -- we finally get that rain heading to the north. it's rough this morning. it's bad. >> how many days has it been going on and not letting up until sunday. a manhunt continues as police search for two suspects in the western pennsylvania shooting that killed five adults and injured three others. three of the dead were siblings and one was eight months pregnant. yesterday, their mother talked about the tragedy. >> i lost three children last night and two nieces. my whole family was massacred. >> it was calculated. it was planned. it's just a brutal murder. one of the most brutal i have seen. >> the unborn child is listed as a sixth victim. president obama raises the

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candidates. >> we as a peoples are committed to the principles of equality and opportunity. the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules you can make it. if you try. no matter what the circumstances of your birth. in both of our countries. and we see this in our current presidential campaign. after all, where else could a boy born in calgary grow up to run for president of the united states? >> you know who he's talking about, yep, ted cruz who lost the star power of one chuck norris. the walker texas ranger star pulled out of a weekend appearance after it was thought to be an endorsement. he said there's false information going around about my presidential endorsement. god bless. well, john kasich got an

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andrea mitchell. >> reporter: they are the iconic pictures of a first lady. >> i liked her. a lot of people thought she was tough as nails. but as long as you were straight with her, she was straight with you. >> reporter: and a portrait of a marriage. >> they were exactly the same way together, behind the scenes as they were in public. it was very much a very true love and companionship between the two of them. >> reporter: the man behind the camera, pete souza, eyewitness to history from the frivolous. >> another 50 years how do we explain this picture, who is this man dressed up in the blue suit, why is he wearing one white glove. >> reporter: to the royal. >> if you look real close, she is actually blushing. >> reporter: to the personal. mrs. reagan's recovery from the

breast cancer surgery. summits that went well, and those like one in reykjavik, iceland that went so badly, that mrs. reagan rushed out to greet her husband at andrews air force base to make sure he was all right. >> mrs. reagan said how is ronnie doing? >> reporter: pete souza's final trip was when the family brought ronald reagan back to washington for his state funeral in 2004. >> and if you look at that picture, she's talking to her husband. >> reporter: now back at the white house, as president obama's official photographer. but accompanying michelle obama to nancy reagan's funeral. >> and to photograph. that's what i do. >> reporter: capturing a first lady he followed in life and now as she and her husband are reunited. andrea mitchell, nbc news. >> it is amazing when you watch that, an extraordinary life and then captured -- you know, just a still photo by still photo.

>> it's beautiful, yeah. just the whole thing about just their relationship. i can't hear enough about all these little intricate things they had together and the love for each other. >> caught in the images. i'm frances rivera. this is "first look" on msnbc. don't forget to like us on facebook. have a greet weekend. "way too early" starts right now. last night, you told cnn, islam hates us. do you mean all the muslim? >> i mean a lot of them. >> he says what he wants to say. as a president you can't say what you want. it has consequences here around and around the world. >> the answer is not to yell muslims bad. you have to understand the nature of the threats we're facing and how you deal with them. >> he's always saying i'm the only one that beat donald in six contests, i beat him.

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