on the other hand every election's a little different. >> fascinating. john lapinski, this is our best view yet of what's going to happen tomorrow. thank you, my friend. appreciate it. >> thanks. would be an encouraging sign for rubio, but every election is it a willal different. >> fascinating. this is our best view yet on what will happen tomorrow. thank you. >> "first look" is up next. it's tuesday, march 15th. right now on "first look." is today the day for the front-runners to put away the competition with winner take all states up for grabs? a major military move by vladimir putin forces the u.s. to rethink strategy. for the first time ever the nfl acknowledges a link between football and brain disorders. a significant shift for america's favorite sport. plus, sony buys michael jackson's music catalog stake for $750 million. how much do couples spend on love before getting married? freestyling at the white house.

♪ throwing up some words, some freestyling that you never heard ♪ ♪ constitution, the potus i'm freestyling you know this ♪ >> "first look" starts right now. and good morning. i'm dara brown. today is the day for what is shaping up to be another super tuesday. but the story that continues to dominate the political landscape is the violence and protests at gop front-runner donald trump's events. a sheriff's office was mulling charges for inciting a riot after a man at a trump rally sucker punched a protester last week. but concluded the evidence does not meet the requisites of the law under north carolina statute. adding we will not be seeking a warrant or indictment against mr. trump or his campaign. at a rally in florida, sarah palin didn't mince words about her opinion of the protesters. >> what we don't have time for

is all that petty, punk [ bleep ] little thuggery stuff that's been going on with these quote/unquote protesters. >> well, this serves as a back drop for the contest in ohio, missouri and north carolina and florida. and john kasich is looking for first time win in the home state of ohio and marco rubio's home state of florida could be his last stand. we have both sides covered starting with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: it's march madness for republicans. >> the people that are supporters of donald trump want to see america be great again. >> reporter: chris christie and sarah palin who is headed back to alaska. her husband todd seriously injured in a snowmobile accident. >> thank you for your prayers for my husband.

>> reporter: governor kasich here with mitt romney. >> unlike the other people running he has a real track record. >> reporter: trump crushing the competition in florida. marco rubio's home state. >> it's between optimism and fear. >> reporter: in the buckeye state, kasich is clinging to small lead. why is it still neck and neck with donald trump? here? >> i don't think it's neck and neck. >> reporter: his challenge to prove he's popular and viable. >> a lot of voters don't want to waste their votes. >> reporter: ted cruz taking a swipe at donald trump's muster. >> if he went out on fifth avenue and were to shoot somebody, i would not be willing to support donald trump. >> reporter: an ad highlighting the billionaire's disparaging comments about women. >> bimbo. dog. fat pig. real quotes from donald trump. >> reporter: but it's all about the degree count. if he loses ohio he has to win 60% of the remaining delegates to clinch the republican

nomination. peter alexander, nbc news, westerville, ohio. we have protesters! >> i'm kasie hunt. democrats unleashing on donald trump at an msnbc town hall. >> when you are inciting mob violence which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> this guy is a pathological liar. very hard to fact check them because he never has any facts. >> reporter: sanders criticism part of a calculated strategy after the republican front-runner started name checking sanders at rallies. >> bernie, our communist friend. >> bernie sanders is the strongest candidate in the general election against trump. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws as a candidate which trump will be able to exploit. >> reporter: a mad dash and the big prize is ohio. >> winning ohio is huge for the sanders campaign. provides enthusiasm for his supporters and money to continue. >> reporter: it's test to see if

clinton can make inroads with young voters. >> as millennials your voice is important. >> reporter: "snl" mocking the attempts to appeal to them by sounding more like sanders. >> you're angry, i'm angry too. because the top 10% of the top 1% controls 90% of the nation. >> reporter: but clinton might have the last laugh. if she holds on to her commanding delegate lead. kasie hunt, charlotte, north carolina. 793 delegates are up for grabs tonight for the democrats. for the republicans 358 delegates are at stake. and while much of the focus on the gop side is on the winner take all florida and ohio, don't overlook illinois, missouri and north carolina, which actually have more combined delegates. and msnbc is the place for live coverage and analysis in today's make or break primary results. all night coverage with brian williams, rachel maddow and chris matthew begins at 6:00

p.m. here on msnbc. the storms have moved on from the hard-hit south, but recovery is slow as flooding continues in some areas. the sabine river basin in texas is reaching the record and expected to rise. the river continues to push water through dowiville. arkansas saw 12 tornadoes from sunday through last night. fortunately no deaths or injuries were reported. president obama signed a major disaster order for louisiana to help aid in the area's recovery. vladimir putin says he's ordering a withdrawal of russian military forces from syria now that peace talks are under way. putden -- putin made the announcement on monday. he said the forces have helped bashar al assad's military turn the tide of war. the announcement seemed to take the white house by surprise. later the white house released the statement saying president obama spoke with putin by phone about russia's withdraw and that mr. obama welcomed the news.

syria's bloody civil war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and created millions of refugees. an american man who travelled overseas to allegedly fight for isis has been captured in iraq. the man was trying to flee isis when he stumbled into kurdish held territory and surrender. the kurds say they found this virginia driver's license on mohammed jamal khweis. the family thought he was on vacation in europe. the top isis leader omar the chechen has now died. he was injured in syria earlier this month, according to the observatory for human rights. well, one of the hottest shows to hit broadway visited the white house yesterday. the cast of "hamilton" performed for the first family around others. that led to the show's creator lynn manuel miranda to do some freestyling in the rose garden. >> this is some serious business right here.

it's -- you know? >> are we in the rose garden right now? >> yes, we are. this is the rose garden right here. it must be nerve-racking. i hope i don't drop the cards. drop the beat. ♪ ♪ throwing up some words, i'm going to say freestyling that you never heard ♪ ♪ constitution, the potus, i'm freestyling you know this ♪ ♪ obamacare was hope us and i'm not overlooking ♪ ♪ oh, my gosh, i can't believe i'm there and so much more in tune ♪ ♪ and opportunity knocks and i can't stop ♪ ♪ i'm here with the president and my pops ♪ ♪ and yo the mike drops >> how good is that? that's -- you think that's going viral? that's going viral. >> i did not see those words prior. let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy.

>> good morning to you. michael jackson's estate sells the rest of the rights to the songs from the beatles, bob dylan, tift and others, but not songs that jackson wrote. it erases millions in debt for his estate. finding true love can be expensive. it takes the average person five years of dating and more than $20,000 before they decide to get married. the average date costs $43 and the average for the most they have spent on a date is $224. dinner and a movie tops the list as the ideal date. we all scream for ice cream and dairy queen is giving out a small free soft serve cone and they're asking for donations to the children's miracle network. last year they directed $240 million. back to you. >> thanks so much. well, now to sports and

fewer headaches ahead for roger goodell. the nfl and the players associations are moving to a deal that would strip him from off the field infractions on the players. a wild alley-oop from smith to james and they had to use full extension to finish. it was the jazz who took this at home, 94-85. now to phoenix. game tied. >> 1.2 seconds to go. magic. >> the suns nails the three over the t-wolves 107-104. a weird one in toronto. rapper drake is talking to justin holliday who should be taking the ball out of bounds but instead called for a five second turnover. nice, drake.

this is over the tough toronto raptors in the last 16 home games loss. 109-107. and to england where a record is about to be broken. >> -- to win in the 2016 -- [ inaudible ]. >> yeah, kenya's runner broke the record, but maybe next year the race organizers will get a smaller finish line banner. well, up next we'll tell you about the motion successful method to stop smoking and the nasty aftermath of a water main break caught on camera. you're watching "first look."

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demoan and then st. louis as we go to the evening hours. chicago not until midnight. florida looks fine. north carolina looks good today too. illinois has to worry about storms late. and pretty nice too.

well, the detective killed may have been hit by friendly fire. a man allegedly filmed the incident. kim jong un ordered tests of missiles that can re-enter from space. the claims are disputed by the defense ministry. and at a house review on concussions congresswoman jan schakowsky asked vice president of health and safety policy jeff miller about a direct link between football and the degenerative brain disease chronic encephalopathy. >> certainly dr. mckie's research shows a number of retired nfl players are diagnosed with cte. the answer is certainly yes. >> miller stated he's not a doctor and there are questions to be answered. but the acknowledge of a cte link is believed to be the first

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