good morning. chaos and clashes. violence breaks out at the donald trump rally in chicago after a last minute cancellation. protesters and supporters taking their fight into the streets and the candidate said he made the right move. >> i don't want to see anybody get hurt. >> chicago police making it clear he didn't have to cancel. his opponents weighing in. >> there is one candidate with violence. >> will tempers flare today? under water. days of endless rain sending water racing into neighborhoods. >> we got these people trapped. >> nearly 2,000 people rescued

by the national guard. rivers rising over their banks. dylan will tell us when the rain will let up. one captured. one on the run. convicts escape three days ago, one caught overnight. this morning, his accomplice is still on the loose. and what a shot. a neck and neck college game with the huskies and cincinnati bearcats coming down to one shot. >> holy cow! are you kidding me! >> that basket sending the game into a fourth overtime. uconn fans celebrating everywhere. today, march 12th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio

1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. >> how about the huskies? this reminds me of '93. this crazy long, it's great and late moment. the uconn huskies. anyone else's who grew up in connecticut. >> you have your knowledge. >> i have small tid bits of knowledge. >> we will get to that -- >> and the constitution state as well as the nutmeg state. >> let's get to the top story. the violent scenes at the donald trump rallies. on friday night, chaos after trump cancelled in chicago. we will speak to former presidential candidate carly fiorina in a moment, but let's start with hallie jackson in

dayton, ohio where the trump rally will be held later. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. all indications the rally will move forward. people have been lining up. some people got here at 1:00 a.m. for the trump event since cancelling the event in chicago. that is where five people were arrested. trump tweeting this morning about quote the organized group of people, many thugs, who shutdown our first amendment rights in chicago. pandemonium and crowd packed with protesters. days of rising tension reaching a boiling point. >> tonight's rally will be postponed until another day. >> reporter: the chaos in chicago spilling out into the streets. police physically separating trump protesters from his supporters. one arguing with demonstrators, raising her hand in a salute. elsewhere, cameras capture a

bloody police officer. trump on msnbc. >> i don't want to see anybody get hurt. i think it was the right thing to do. >> how do you react to these pictures? >> two people told me this increases the vote for trump. >> reporter: the campaign postponed the rally after meeting with law enforcement. chicago police point to the 100 extra officers who were called in. >> we have the proper amount of resources and we relayed that to mr. trump. >> reporter: trump did not cancel earlier in the day in st. louis interrupted by demonstrators there. one led away bloody. 32 people arrested. >> i don't insig incite violenc. >> reporter: trump facing fire for comments to protesters. a regular presence at his

rallies. his rivals are arguing he is the one who should set the tone. >> one candidate has violence at the campaign. >> any candidate is responsible for the culture of the campaign. >> reporter: every one of trump's competitors, republican and democrat, has commented on what happened overnight in chicago. john kasich for example saying the seeds of division donald trump has been sewing are bearing fruit. trump is questioning freedom of speech, again, under fire for his tone on the campaign trail. >> hallie jackson in ohio. hallie, thank you. >> we have ali who was at the rally last night. ali, good morning. we have seen all of the escalating tensions building over the past week. the question this morning for a lot of people is whether or not this came as a surprise. since you have been at so many

events, was it a surprise? >> we have been seeing over the past few weeks is tensions have been much higher. i point to one rally in new orleans before that. that primary on tuesday. he was there on monday night. there were a lot of protesters in the crowd. it is not just the frequency and number of protesters, but the way they are acting toward them. a lot of people are saying that trump's rhetoric is emboldening them. if you let me set the stage n the arena last night across the ground floor, there were multiple sections filled with protesters ready to disrupt. with the goal of disrupting and even cancelling the rally, getting trump to say he won't be here in downtown chicago. when that announcement was made, clashes with protesters and supporters. that continued out on the street. this tension has been here. it is simmering around the rallies for weeks. for us who have been covering the campaign, it is not

surprising as disheartening to finally see it spilling over. much of it having to do with protesters and supporters say they are emboldened by trump's rhetoric. >> somebody says it almost sounded like the campaign it came as a surprise. is that the sense you get from the folks you speak with their? >> reporter: sources have told me in the days leading up to the rally, they were expecting a large amount of protesters. there were activist groups plan to be here. the idea protesters at a trump rally is nothing new. we expect to see that almost daily at the rallies. it is something we have seen an uptick in recent days. the tensions have been spilling over. i feel the trump supporters i talk to feel further emboldened and the more states he seems to win and it translates into what

they feel is their ideology is defended on the ground. he says they are doing what they think is right in terms of defending the ideas that they think are the right path for america and he espouses. a lot of people feel it is the fault of the protesters. >> ali, thank you. >> carly fiorina is a former republican presidential candidate now endorsed and campaigning for ted cruz. mrs. fiorina, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's start with the scenes. officers injured, bloodied protest protesters, violence spilling in the streets. these are the scenes that find in the general campaign ads. how do you defend scenes like that come november? >> i don't. that's why i'm working so hard to defeat donald trump.

we have to defeat donald trump fair and square at the ballot box. the only one capable of doing that is ted cruz. that's why i endorsed him and that's why i'm working very hard to win the nomination. these scenes are unhelpful. it is clear in chicago that protesters were organizing specifically to disrupt this rally, it is also clear that tone is set at the top. this tone that is being set at the top of the trump campaign is not helpful to our party. it is not helpful to our nation. i said the very week that donald trump announced his candidacy, he does not represent me and he does not represent my party. so we have to defeat him. >> when we look at ted cruz, you are campaigning for now, he has done well in the south. he has done well in caucus states. as we head now into the importance of ohio and florida, we are seeing ted cruz polling third and as we move into the winner take all primary states,

where do you see his path to the nomination? >> first, let me point out in the state of michigan, which trump won, cruz came in second. i don't think there is much doubt that ohio and florida are basically in play between kasich and trump, rubio and trump. it looks like both kasich and rubio will lose their home states. at which case they will withdraw. the thing is the party now needs to unify behind ted cruz so that he can beat donald trump fair and square. it is also true, however, we have almost 50% of the delegates left to be awarded. this contest is not over. the media wants it to be over. i don't quite know why. we have a long way to go. i don't think donald trump has never faced a one-on-one race. that is why you heard donald trump say maybe we shouldn't have anymore debates.

he doesn't want to debated cruz. the reason he doesn't want to debate ted cruz is because ted cruz stayed on pace and policy. he doesn't talk about body parts or spray tans or hurled insults. when the issue is substance and these are serious times in america. we need to talk about substance and policies and reforms in washington. donald trump doesn't have a lot to say. >> mrs. fiorina, if trump does become the presidential nominee, do you endorse him or campaign for him? >> he's not going to be the republican nominee because we're going to beat him. >> that was not a yes or no. thank you. carly fiorina, i appreciate your time on this saturday morning. >> thank you so much. >> turning our attention to the devastating scene in the south where nonstop rains are causing major flooding for tens of thousands of people. already, nearly 2 feet of rain has fallen. the flood threat is growing.

we have sara dallop with more this morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the rain is continuing to fall in mobile and across the region. people are waking up to more dangerous and potentially deadly flash flood conditions. there is great concern of rivers and creeks. some of which have spilled their banks. >> reporter: record setting flooding as they roll to the gulf of mexico. waters near the roofs in homes in louisiana. after four days of relentless rain, the flood gates cannot hold back the deluge. >> we are almost double than that we have had before. >> reporter: now neighborhood after neighborhood is under water with no way out. >> our people are trapped in a house. about two or three feet of water. >> reporter: the national guard has rescued more than 1,700 people. plucking some from the raging waters as they clung to tree

trunks. rescuers struggling in the severe conditions. >> one of our people stuck down there. we will go back to see what we can do. >> reporter: neighbors fill sand bags hoping to stem the rising tide. >> we can't control. >> reporter: for others, it is too late. water has taken over their homes and they are grabbing the kids and getting out. it won't be easy. roads closed. debris and a boat washes into the bridges. water logged ground buckling a foundation in a mississippi apartment complex. >> the building is at risk of falling over of collapsing. >> reporter: and more rain is expected today. >> if it keeps up for more days, we may as well build a boat. >> as for damages estimates, the situation is still changing too rapidly. some areas may not see a break in the rain until sunday. erica. back to you.

>> sarah dallof, thank you. >> dylan, any relief soon? >> yes. the worst of the heaviest rain is over. we could see 2 to 3 inches more of rain. monroe, louisiana picked up more than 20 inches of rainfall. all that water, the heavy rain has stopped, it is trickling into the rivers. i want to point out we have heavy rain now moving into the panhandle of florida. you see the scattered showers moving in from the south. these intensify later today and we could see pockets of heavy rain that will lead to an dings al flooding. all of the red diamonds is where we have flood stage with rivers over their banks. it will take time before all of the rivers start to recede. we have flash flood warnings in effect. flood warnings across mississippi. 12 million people under the flood risk. we have the area of low pressure moving to the east with the biggest threat of heaviest rain expected to fall through arkansas as we go through sunday.

a bit farther north of where we are seeing the major flooding right now. still, it is going to take until we get days of sunshine before those rivers start to recede. it takes a while. >> thank you. breaking news overnight to tell you about. authorities in new mexico have caught one of two inmates. that inmate along with another prisoner escaped from a prison van two days ago. this morning, police may be closing in on the one that is still at large. we have nbc's morgan radford with more. >> reporter: joseph cruz is behind bars and the man he was with is still on the loose. new mexico's most wanted. convicted murderer joseph cruz back in handcuffs after two days on the run. >> we picked him up. it was a short foot pursuit. >> reporter: but the prisoner he escaped with is still out there. possibly armed and definitely

dangerous. this is lionel clah. firing in a police car in 2007. >> shots fired. >> reporter: moments after leading authorities on a high-speed chase at 95 miles per hour. at one point, a passenger jumping in the middle of the road. officer roberts was there at the last clah shootout. >> feel more of a reason to run or fight or possibly harm other people in his way. >> reporter: clah and cruz escaped while transferred between two new mexico prisons fully shackled and in leg irons. authorities think they escaped while the van stopped for fuel. hours later, the pair was spotted by security cameras laughing in the lobby of the albuquerque motel. residents told to lock their doors. >> these are considered armed and dangerous. >> reporter: cruz is facing time for murder and attempted murder.

clah doing time for armed robbery and assault. with clah on the loose. authorities issuing a stern warning. >> we will catch up to you. it will be uncomfortable for you if you harbor these two individuals. >> reporter: authorities have a $10,000 reward out for clah's capture. in the meantime, they asking residents to stay on high alert. >> nbc's morgan radford. thank you. controversy brewing after two executives at the wounded warriors charity were fired. >> those two were fired among reports of lavish spending after the donations were not going to help veterans at all. >> we won't leave one warrior behind. >> after reports of overspending and waste by one of the largest and best known veterans

charities. a major share up at the wounded warrior project. ceo steven nardizzi and coo al giordano fired. >> it is a culture that was created by these guys and i think that the culture is systemic. >> reporter: wounded warriors raised $314 million in 2014 alone. questions remain of how that was spent. >> the money should go to the veter veterans. the gauge is 90%. anything less than that is wrong. >> reporter: a former employee describing steven nardizzi entrances at a company meeting. >> he repelled down the side of the building. >> makes a grand entrance. >> he is coming in on a segway. he is coming in on a horse.

>> reporter: up to half of the donations are going to costs of running the charity and not to veterans. an internal audit found more than 80% of donations went to programming. if that is the case, the charity would meet guidelines from watch dog groups. the ripple effect will impact veterans firstly. >> and the contributes will go down. >> if donations do go down, it could impact more than 20 million veterans. we did reach out to the fired executives. they declined to comment. thank you. former first lady nancy reagan is finally reunited with her beloved husband. she died at the age of 94 last sunday. she was laid to rest at the ronald reagan library in simi valley, california. all gathered to celebrate the queen of republican camelot who

planned the funeral herself. right down to the white peonies. we learned the founder and keyboardist of keith emerson has died. after his partner discovered his body in his condo in l.a. he had a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head. he and his band mates sold six classics. emerson was 71. big sports news this morning after two disappointing drama-filled seasons. the browns have released johnny manziel. the 2012 heisman trophy winner faces an uncertain future in the nfl and faces a domestic violence incident in texas.

the browns used the first draft pick in 2014. recently he became known for his excessive partying. last year, the browns supported him in rehab. dylan is back now with a look at the rest of the country's forecast on this saturday. >> it will be warm up and down the east coast. not 70s and 80s warm, but highs in the 60s. 61 in new york city. looking at mid-60s in the mid-atlantic. upper 70s in the southeast. we will see the chance of more rain and thunderstorms along the gulf coast. the heaviest of it is pushing farther to the east. we still have that residual flooding because of the recent rains. through the northern plains, temperatures about 25 to 30 degrees above average. topping out in the 70s. a coastal storm in the pacific northwest. that means a lot of rain and mountain snow and gusty winds. especially by the time we get to tomorrow. good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist karen thomas. not a bad day on tap.

cooler, sunny skies. cloudy later on this afternoon. enjoy the sunshine while we have it. high temperatures 64 to 67 degrees across the region. we lose an hour overnight tonight into tomorrow so you're going to want to jump those clocks ahead as you go to bed tonight so you wake up on time tomorrow. have the umbrellas handy for monday morning. have umbrellas for the entire week as rain may prevail. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >> we will catch up on the weeks big stories and the brawl in the middle of the flight. and caitlyn jenner's big surprise announced. but first this is "today" on nbc. this price can't be right...

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7:26 on this saturday. good morning. i'm rosemary connors. a little sunny out there this morning. we'll take it. we'll get the forecast from meteorologist karen thomas. good morning. >> yes, you'll need shades this morning. maybe even a jacket. it's cooler out there this morning than what we've been used to this past week. but we're looking at a live shot right now up in the pocono mountains where it's 27 degrees. clear skies, dry conditions. so all in all, shaping up to be a really terrific forecast for your saturday. 44 degrees currently in philadelphia. 38 degrees down there in atlantic city. we're looking for high temperatures across the region 64 to 67 degrees. enjoy the sunshine now because we have clouds thickening later

on today and then rain showers expected for late tomorrow. we have a warning for women who like to walk a popular trail in philadelphia. police tell us that a predator forced a woman into the woods and sexually assaulted her. the 22-year-old woman was walking alone late wednesday night in a quiet area of pennypack park known for trails and biking. the victim helped police create this sketch of the suspect. he's described as a heavy set man in his 30s with a light beard and heart shaped tattoo on his chest. the woman told investigators he dragged her into the woods and duct taped her mouth and handcuffed her arm to her ankle and physically and sexually assaulted her. if you know anything, call police. a win-win for new jersey transit riders. no strike to worry about and no fare hike or service cuts. the deal was reached yesterday. details are not being released until it's ratified by union

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we are back on this saturday morning, march 12th, 2016. look at that fantastic crowd outside. >> a great crowd. >> when the weather's nice, they come out in full force. we will head out in just a bit. >> basketball. let's get a look at what is makes headlines on saturday morning. donald trump will be at a rally this morning in ohio despite the ongoing violence at his campaign events. he canceled a rally in chicago friday night after a number of protesters showed up and spilled out in the streets in violence. rain is not letting up. flood waters rising as rivers swell over banks invading neighborhoods.

2,000 residents had to be rescued from their homes. the area could get 2 to 3 inches more of rain. and scott kelly who returned from the international space station will no longer go out of this world. kelly is retiring from nasa next month. he will continue the research of the year in space did to his body. his brother mark is participating in the studies. >> i say he earned that retirement. let's start the half hour "the download." sheinelle has the recap. >> it was an epic week on the campaign trail. a dramatic day in court for erin andrews. those are just a few of the biggest stories. yet another super tuesday for donald trump with wins in mississippi, michigan and hawaii. >> election night well done. except for the steak and wine at his news conference.

>> there is only one person that did well tonight. donald trump. >> and democrat bernie sanders had a surprise win over hillary clinton. >> senator sanders pulling off a stunning upset in michigan. >> we won nine states. a lot more are yet to come. >> on the trail, violence at a trump rally in north carolina. >> stunning video capturing a trump supporter sucker punching rakeem jones. >> the next time we see him, we might have to kill him. >> he was arrested and charged with assault. flooding affects millions. >> record rainfall ravaging the south. waters devastating east texas and louisiana. >> i have a new roof on the house that is worthless. a verdict in the erin andrews trial. she sued a stalker and nashville marriott after being filmed naked in the hotel room. >> the jury awarded andrews $55

million. michael barrett is responsible for 51% of the amount. the hotel and management company, 49%. football legend peyton manning calling it quits. >> super bowl 50 is a story book ending to a storied career. >> other players who are more talented, but no one could out prepare me. not the friendly skies. women fighting on a flight to los angeles over a boom box. it was an all-out brawl caught on camera. several women exchanging blows on the spirit airlines flight as the plane full of passengers looked on. >> that is the last thing you want to see happen on a plane. on long island, a happier airplane story. >> a father and daughter were on board that small plane when the engine lost power. they deployed the plane's parachute and managed to land it safely. fatherly instincts saved the day at the ballpark.

>> the bat goes into the seats. >> you could hear the crowd's reaction on the pirates radio network as the bat slipped from the hitter's hands and hurtling to the third row. look at the father, shawn. instincts moving in. and unexpected wedding moment. >> a wedding in ireland, a 4-year-old lad who stole the show. >> yes! >> look at him go. >> a pile of leaves. you see it and you want to go for it. you can't stop yourself. >> you raise an interesting point about the spirit airlines. we were watching that video. dylan chimes in with -- >> who has a boom box. >> that was the first thing that came up. a boom box? >> they still make those? >> the tape player. >> then it goes through the security. can you take a boom box? >> as long as it plays.

>> if you can take your laptop. >> i actually had a cassette player. i was ashamed, right? i remember taking a sweatshirt and putting it over my cassette player and putting in iphone ear buds. it wasn't that recent, but recent enough. >> did you have the scotch tape over the holes? >> let's take a turn. it is warm this week. i have a 2-year-old's birthday party. >> break out the boom box. >> well played, dylan dreyer. it is warm with temperatures above average across the country. up across the northern plains. dakotas will be 30 degrees above average. highs in cleveland, 56. that is ten degrees above average. in the upper 50s and low 60 in the northeast. very nice for this time of year. nashville should make it up to

75. 15 degrees above average. as we go through the next several days, by monday, bismarck, 70 degrees. 65 on tuesday. chicago from 40s to 50s to eventually in the 60s by tuesday. new york with rain and on tuesday, back up to 61 degrees. down south, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. watching rain in louisiana. the heaviest is pushing east. keep an eye out for the scattered showers good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist karen thomas. not a bad day on tap. cooler, sunny skies. cloudy later on this afternoon. enjoy the sunshine while we have it. high temperature, 64 to 67 degrees across the region. we lose an hour overnight tonight into tomorrow. so you'll want to jump those clocks ahead as you go to bed tonight so you wake up on time tomorrow. have the umbrellas handy for monday morning. have umbrellas for the entire week as rain may prevail.

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support animal. it must be hard to get one of those letters. buckle up. pets on planes. from dogs to really big dogs. even turkeys sitting in coach. they don't need a text. they have something better. emotional support vest and official letter from the mental health professional. >> snakes, birds, pigs.mortyfie. experts say far too often, passengers are abusing the system and it is out of control. >> it is about the money. because one way to travel with a pet on some airlines can be up to $600. if that animal is designated as an emotional support animal, it gets to come with you for free. >> reporter: so how easy is it? web sites offering esa

certifications. fill out a questionnaire. how often have you been sleeping? i work on a morning show. there it is. based on your responses, you are a good candidate for emotional support animal. great. for $150, i get it. they e-mail me the official letter from the mental health professional. i never met with her. i never spoke to her. and before you know it, i'm flying with rory. >> we're boarding a flight and did not ask to see the letter. no problems. no questions asked. >> reporter: and because rory is an emotional support animal, she can ride in my lap. no crate required. in fact, we take two flights. and the airline never asks a thing. so i just flew with the dog. we ramp it up.

this is my producer lindsey. >> i certified an emotional support pig. >> emotional support pig. >> a pig. >> did you have to meet anybody? >> it was all online. >> same with the dog. >> exact thing. >> you are going to fly with a pig? >> sure am. >> reporter: yes, she did it. that is spencer, a 3-month-old pot belly pig. we borrowed him from a pig farm. remember he is an emotional support animal. at security, they ask for proof. no problem. we have the letter. on board, spencer gets to sit on her lap, too. >> pig on a plane. >> reporter: this pig flies round trip. on that second leg, agents ask lindsey for the letter at the gate and spencer gets right on again. >> people are abusing the system. we see it every day. >> reporter: disability experts say the experiment showing how

out of control it has become. people are probably watching this right now and say who am i hurting? >> you are passing yourself off as a person with a disability. it has a consequence for those who need the animals. >> reporter: until a crackdown, this could be sitting next to you on your next flight. >> by the way, delta reviews their policies and reserve the right to evaluate each case. their policies are directly aligned with federal regulations. that's just it. even though we heard from so many of you who are outraged by the abuse of the system, emotional support animals are protected by federal law. there is very little the airlines do. get ready. you may sit next to a real life easter bunny on the next flight for vacation. >> my kids would like that. >> it is crazy. the abuse. >> makes the flight exciting. up next, the serious health consequences that tonight's

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back now on a saturday morning. a big reminder for you. tomorrow daylight saving time. it is spring. we set the clocks ahead one hour losing that one hour of sleep. >> it is a hard one. >> it is not you only lose the hour sleep. there are some serious health risks as well. in the two days after daylight saving time, there's a spike in the number of heart attacks and strokes. heart attacks surging 24%. for people over the age of 65, stroke increases 23%. that is because it gives the shock to the system. springing ahead can increase

blood pressure and create more blood clots. that is for people with pr pre-existing conditions. >> try to stick it a regular sleep pattern. exercise helps. cut back on caffeine. try to destress. >> you are trying to fall asleep worrying you will lose an hour of sleep. >> this is what will happen. everybody will say you know what time it should be right now? >> that is true. my body is telling me. >> i feel what was a game changer, your iphone. don't physically change the clock. it works for you. you set the alarm. >> i worry that i will be caught in an iphone nightmare. it happens. there have been a couple of incidents. >> there are a couple of misconceptions that daylight saving time saves energy. >> yes. >> that's how it all started.

>> it is a misconception. >> why do we still do it? >> call your lawmakers. folks use more air conditioning. >> you still have the darkness in the morning. >> the crime goes down, we should note. we'll take that. it is nice sometimes although i worry i overslept. we are to the period where we all leave for work. there are days at 4:30 in the morning and it is light. this is great. just ahead, the photo taking over the internet. we will explain the story behind this one. she looks angry. first this is "today" on nbc. katie: the u.s. has added 14 million new jobs

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good morning. i'm rosemary connors. it's just a few minutes before 8:00 on this saturday. meteorologist karen thomas is tracking a sunny but cool start to our weekend. karen? >> cooler out there this morning. you'll need a jacket but really plenty of sunshine no matter where you are starting out this saturday morning. get outside and enjoy it. beautiful sky down there looking live at cape may, new jersey. it is the cool spot down there with temperatures mainly in the 40s. these temperatures are bumping up fairly quickly though. we are cooler than we were this time yesterday morning. high temperatures across the region looking like the mid 60s for the most part. 64 to 67 degrees.

we'll enjoy the sunshine while we have it. clouds will be thickening as we move on through the afternoon into the evening. >> thanks for that, karen. two people are in the hospital after this tow truck crashed right into a house in maple shade, burlington county. police say it was one of three vehicles that collided just before 6:00 this morning. you can see the damage to the house. the folks who went to the hospital were not seriously hurt. we're working to find out if they were inside the home at the time of the crash or if they were in one of those vehicles involved. happening now in center city, crews are pouring concrete for a new condo complex. what's so special about this? it's expected to be the second largest pour of concrete in the history of philadelphia. contractors will pour nearly 300 truck loads of concrete over a 20-hour period that started at 3:00 this morning. that's it for now. i'm rosemary connors. karen thomas and i will see you back here at 8:30 for a full hour of news. have a good one.

good morning. chaos and clashes. protesters and supporters at a donald trump rally going head-to-head minutes after the candidate canceled his appearance in chicago. these scenes becoming familiar at trump rallies. what his opponents are saying. under water. relentless rain for days leads to rising water in the south. when will it all let up? and kicking off south by southwest. president obama along with celebrities in texas for the beginning of the tech conference this year. what the president is saying about the debate with law

enforcement and cell phones. today, march 12th, 2016. ♪ all night all summer ♪ >> we made a trip to new york city. >> mama loves "today." >> good morning from kansas. >> it's my birthday today. >> happy birthday. ♪ >> welcome to this 12th day of march, saturday morning. a fantastic crowd on the plaza. >> we have a lot of nice energy on the plaza. >> yeah. the weather is nice and the crowds gets bigger. >> it is spring break. >> we have a lot to get to. we want to begin with sheinelle with the latest on the overnight violence at donald trump's

rally. >> good morning. the chaos in chicago between donald trump protesters and his supporters creating more controversy for the republican frontrunner. today, the show is expected to go on with a rally scheduled in dayton, ohio. nbc's hallie jackson has more of what we can expect. good morning, hallie. >> good morning, sheinelle. all indications that rally will go on. some folks started lining up at 1:00 in the morning. the first event since donald trump canceled the event in chicago over security concerns. overnight, fights erupted in the chicago crowd packed with protesters, a boiling point after rising tensions. trump's campaign says it made the decision to call off the event after meeting with law enforcement. chicago p.d. said it played no role and had adequate security. one officer caught on camera

injured and bleeding. earlier in the day, a rally in st. louis was interrupted by demonstrators. trump's supporters. >> these scenes are unhelpful. it is clear in chicago that protesters were organizing specifically to disrupt this rally, it is also clear that tone is set at the top. this tone that is being set at the top of the trump campaign is not helpful to our party. it is not helpful to our nation. >> reporter: five people were arrested in chicago, including a journalist. this morning, sheinelle, trump is tweeting about all of this saying in his words, this organized group of people, many of them, quote, thug, shutdown his first amendment rights. we will hear more from him on the campaign trail today. >> hallie, thank you. dangerous and deadly flash flooding in the south. dylan is tracking it all. we will hear from her in a moment. four days of relentless rainfall

with more on the way causing record setting flooding. the water nearly took to the roofs of homes along the sabine river in louisiana. the saturated ground buckling the foundation of an apartment complex in missouri. the national guard plucking some from the raging waters and many clinging to tree trunks. a popular seafood restaurant chain serving an apology after a minnesota couple noticed a racially charged photo. the photo embedded in the table depicting the black man's lynching. it is described in 1895 with a hanging with the cartoon bubble, quote all i said is i don't like gumbo, unquote. others took to social media. the naacp heard about it and called for the restaurant to apologize. that's the news for this morning. guys, back over to you.

craig. >> thank you. dylan is outside with a check of the forecast for us. >> good morning, guys. we have a big birthday celebration this morning. triplets turn 17. where are you from? >> kansas. >> what are your plans? >> broadway show. >> jimmy fallon. >> that is awesome. happy birthday. beautiful family. let's look at the weather going on out west where we have a big storm system making its way onshore. the storm in northwestern california and oregon. we are looking at strong gusty winds. hurricane-force winds along the oregon coast. we are looking at significant mountain snowfall. it is good news building up the snow pack. all of the rain could lead to debris. we are looking at 4 to 5 inches of rain. we could see higher amounts up to 6 to 7 inches. in the mountains, 1 to 2 feet of

good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist karen thomas. not a bad day on tap. cooler, sunny skies. cloudy later on this afternoon. enjoy the sunshine while we have it. high temperatures, 64 to 67 degrees across the region. we lose an hour overnight tonight into tomorrow so you'll want to jump those clocks ahead as you go to bed tonight so you wake up on time tomorrow. have the umbrellas handy for monday morning. have umbrellas for the entire week as rain may prevail. we have an auction winner on the plaza. >> p.s. 118 in brooklyn. we're having a great time. >> nice to have you here. thank you so much. erica. >> dylan, thanks. thousands of people this weekend are in austin, texas for the annual tech conference south by southwest. among them, president obama, who is taking heat for missing nancy

reagan's funeral on friday. the president is making news for his comments about smartphones and privacy. olivia sterns joins us from austin with more. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this is the first time ever a sitting president has come down to south by southwest. this ten-day festival that celebrates film and music and technology. the president wasted no time in wading into the fierce debate that is waging in the country over privacy and security. president obama weighing in on the debate of law enforcement and phones. he says he cannot comment on the attempt to access the iphone, but arguing smartphones cannot be completely off limits to authorities. >> how do we apprehend the child

pornographer? how do we disrupt a terrorist plot? if you can't crack that at all, government can't get in, then everybody's walking around with a swiss bank account in their pocket. >> reporter: the fact the president showed up is the latest stamp of approval for the gathering of geeks. it is here at south by southwest that a company called twitter first exploded where john mayer performed before his first record deal. "the hurt locker" premiered. and no one bats an eye. >> i want to step foot on mars. i want to die on mars, just not on impact. >> reporter: this year, more than 80,000 people will go to austin. >> one of the unique things about south by southwest it brings industries and a lot of

people together. it is a way to create new connections that can lead to really cool things. >> reporter: the big themes president obama hit on one. access to technology. next week, the first lady will speak about another, diversity. somebody facebook is here to talk about. >> the issue is how do we get more people who have been under represented along the road to gaining the skills we need? how do we get people to learn computer science in schools? >> reporter: actress kerry washington and singer ciara is here. j.j. abrams is in town too, with a few stormtroopers. and you cannot forget the food. these girls in town to celebrate the girls last rodeo. and it really is all about the food down here. even yesterday, president obama made waves by going to torchi's, a famous taco spot.

it is 7:00 a.m. here, erica, all i could find is this beautiful breakfast taco. it beats the bagels at 30 rock. >> thank you, . erica, thanks. a mystery growing this morning over a death that sounds like it could be from a cold war spy novel. a russian millionaire with ties to the kremlin is found dead in a washington hotel room. this morning, a lot of questions about his death. nbc's kelly cobiella is in london with more. kelly, good morning. >> craig, good morning to you. when the former ally of vladimir putin died, russian media blamed a heart attack. now the medical examiner in washington, d.c. says it was blunt force trauma. >> reporter: his nickname the bulldozer. he ran over his rivals controlling the kremlin's media

message and earning a seat at the table with president vladimir putin. last november, the 57-year-old was found dead at the dupont circle hotel. washington, d.c. police and medical examiner say he died of quote blunt force injuries of the head and injuries to his next, torso, arms and legs. he left his high powered job over a year ago, suddenly for unknown reasons, out of favor, it seems. >> it seems extraordinary. >> reporter: extraordinary death intelligence analysts say because. >> it sounds too crude to me to be an organizer. >> reporter: the kremlin's enemies have a different way of disappears. boris nemsof gunned down on the street. one poisoned with radioactive tea. and the journalist executed in an elevator.

>> blam, blam, blam. five .9 millimeter bullets or falling out of hotel windows. >> reporter: the kremlin denies it was involved. vladimir putin praised him after he died and the russian government is demanding answers. we have been asking for months, the foreign ministry spokeswoman says. were his secrets about to be spilled and was he silenced? there is no evidence of that at this point. he was drinking the night before he died and seen on hotel security cameras looking disshelved. at this point they are not calling this a murder. >> kelly cobiella, thank you. up next, worst ride of her life? check her out. this woman appears to be so very, very angry on an amusement park ride. why? we'll explain after

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donald trump supporters and protesters clash in chicago. violence erupts before the republican front runner even took the stage. now his rivals are seizing the

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