city show down. >> he referred to my hands as small, i guarantee you there's no problem. >> you went to manhattan and sds i'm lying to the american people. >> no, you're the lying guy up here. this little guy has lied so much about my record. >> here we go. >> he has lied -- >> and - people say everywhere i go, you seem to be the adult on the stage. new disclosures into the investigation of hillary clinton's emails and the former aid granted immunity.ty a violent california road rage incident caught on camera. and the dance of a lifetime for one very special spring sdzsteen fan.

it was a tumultuous thursday for the gop, starting with mitt romney slamming the man poised to be the 2016 pick. >> he's not of the temperament of the kind of stable, thoughtful person we need as a leader. think of his personal qualities. the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. donald trump is a phoney a fraud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> and from 2008 nominee, john mccain backing his friend romney. at last night's 11th gop debate, romney's rebuke teed up the

hit back. >> he was a failed candidate. he should have beaten president obama very easily. he failed miserably and it was an embarrassment to everybody. it looked like he went away on a vacation. so he wants to be relevant, back in the game. >> he even defended his manhood against senator rubio's small hands insult. >> nobody has ever hit my hands. are they small hands? and he referred to my hands, if it they're small, something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem. >> later, nbc's jacob found the donald comparing hand sizes with an entertainment reporter.

with moderator megyn kelly was cordial. >> they asked for their money back and you refused to give their money back. >> if we nominate donald, we're going to spend the spring and summer with the republican nominee facing the fraud trial. meanwhile, john kasich highlighted his accomplishments in ohio. >> there's one person on this stage and one person who's been a candidate for either party that restored@ economic strength, growth, the things that people in this country want. reality. >> trump edged out his opponents online, commanding nearly 27% of the twitter traffic and rating steadily in google searches and he was dethroned twice by cruz.

an exclusive interview on "today." and the democrats hold four contests on your nbc station. meanwhile, hillary clinton, who should be enjoying the republican circus has potential trouble of her own, namely the email controversy. >> thank you all so much. >> reporter: hillary clinton at a star studded fund raiser. at the same time as a new disclosure about the investigation into her emails. nbc news confirming the former aid who set up her personal server has been granted immunity by the justice department. bryan pagliano had pleaded the fifth but now is talking to the fbi. >> assuming she's not arrested for the email situation. >> reporter: key legal issues with classified information mishandled. >> the overriding legal issue is

and waut was done with her knowledge? >> reporter: the fbi director has taken charge. >> i am very close personally to that investigation. >> reporter: clinton spokesman says she's eager to be interviewed by the fbi. >> calling secretary clinton in could be the final steps. >> reporter: it's a controversy that has now shadowed clinton for nearly a year. >> does it raise judgment questions? >> i don't think so. >> bernie sanders gave her a pass on the issue last fall. >> maybe more people are interested now but we're not going to make an issue out of it. >> andrea mitchell reporting. secretary clinton's team says it's glad that the former aid is now cooperating. and kim jong-un has ordered the nuclear weapons to be ready on a moment's notice.

pre-emptive attacks due to the tensions with south korea and the united states. the news comes shortly after the united nations added new sanctions to north korea one day after south korea claimed the north fired short-range projectiles off the korean coast. well, today a national jury will hear closing arguments in sports caster erin andrews' $75 million civil trial. she's suing both the convicted stocker and the hotel. on thursday, the defense called andrews former espn colleague to testify about whether the video effected her career. >> did you have any concern with ms. andrews' performance in 2009? >> it was a wait and see approach. wait and see how she would

but i remember thinking, i was amazed at the performance she was giving. >> after both sides make their case, the jury must decide whether the hotel shares blame with the stocker and how much in damages she should receive. canadian prime minister is not shy about giving the american people a little advice. he says quote it might be nice if they paid a little more attention to the world, referring to american's interest in world events. he adds that canadians have to be aware of the united states because of importance and they want the same in return. he's set to visit the white house next thursday for a state din wrner with the obamas. and check it out a passing motorist in fontana, california captured this at a stop light.

behind and they spilled into the middle of the road before others broke up the braup and everyone got back in their cars and drove off. . it's unclear what prompted the fight. this is what it looks like in time's square right now where snow is falling. it's just started a little while ago and the winter storm is headed east and with that nbc meteorologist, bill karins is here. >> hopefully the last snow of the winter. >> all it's hope so. >> we'll have school delays and cancellations, especially outside of the big cities. the untreated roads will boo ethe issues. there's been more moderate to heavy snow where we thought it would be. through southern portions of maryland maryland. two to four inches at most. by 10:00 a.m., it's along the jersey shore.

of virginia and by the time we get to 12:00 noon, it will be a big huge storm but we won't have any problems through the afternoon hours. maybe school delays more than cancellations in that area. all eyes on the west coast this weekend. the weather pattern completely changes. a big storm in california with a lot of rain and mountain snows. and the warm up heads east. it is starting to get warmer in the southeast on sunday. in the northeast hints of it, but again, next week looks very warm for the eastern half of the country. now a closer look at the day ahead. well, the early morning snows will be exiting and then we'll be left with a blustery day from the great lakes through new england. temperatures for highs in the 60s. so, we can deal with one last snow.

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olympic swimmer, jenny thompson and former soccer star, wendy. and president obama revealed that first family will stay in washington d.c. after the second term is over so their youngest daughter sasha won't have to switch high schools. they say getting hit by bird poop is good luck but it was discovered that the bird pop hitting the wires caused the reactor to shut down for three days. while the fbi and apple duke it out in court over whether the tech giant can be forced to hack into their phones, the san bernardino families of those killed have asked apple to unlock the iphone. 14-year-old abigail kopf who was originally pronounced dead in the hospital is reportedly improving.

to fair. let's get down to business. the u.s. labor department will release its jobs report for february at 8:30 this morning. they 3repredict it will remain at 4.9%. and students at mit and britain's university of cambridge will be spending the weekend trying to hack into each other's computers. it's the first of global security contests announced by president obama and prime minister cameron. and amc theaters announced it's acquiring carmike cinemas. they makeup over 8,000 screens. they're valued at $1.1 billion for the deal. and the craziest ending to a game this year. and a capsized crew and ship

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and now time for sports and the craziest game of the year. we head to minnesota and two high school teams. marshal high school ties it with three at the buzzer. and the game goes to over time. now to the third over time we go and now one second to play. unbelievable shot there. that sent the game into a fourth over time and in the fourth extra period, wazika high school, now inbounding the ball. how else do you think it would end? and they head to the minnesota state tourney for a wild win over marshal high school

and the warrior steph curry gearing up in front of prince and golden state tieing the all time nba record for consecutive home wins at 44. and rajon rondo led the way to their first win since february of 2003. and oracle team u.s.a., well, six sailers did all they could to keep their high tech boat above water. their 45 foot vessel flipped on its side but the crew was unharmed and the cat ran only suffered minor damage. a netflix favorite is back for you to binge on all weekend. plus, bruce springsteen sure knew how to make this woman's day.

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she shared a dance with bruce bruce springsteen. she also danced with him at one of the over 100 concerts that she had attended. and let the binge watching begin. "house of cards" season 4 starts streaming today. . season three ends with a house divided. got to watch that one. well, opening in theaters this week, in the animal world of "zootopia" he realizes it's not that easy. in "london is fallen" he discovered an assassination plot to kill all the world leaders attending. good film there. and tina fey plays a reporter on

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there was some speculation that maybe, just maybe he could act like the presumed republican nominee, instead of just a capped candidate. but trump dodged and belloed against his rival's attacks. in nbcnews.com, social media sensation bernie baby dies from sids. known as the bernie baby, won

and his sanders' mini me outfit. he died last week from sudden infant death syndrome. very sad news there. it was an amazing site where hundreds of spinner sharks were spotted off palm beach. they my great all the way from north carolina. and check out this dramatic rescue during a massive flood where powerful flood waters overturned this truck. witnesses were able to throw in rope and he tied it to the truck and pulled himself to safety. in spokane, washington, one home owner was tired of thieves stealing packages from his doorstep and you can see one in this video. so, he took matters into his own hands. >> i read that so inside the package was soupy messy dog poo. >> i'm sure that thief got the

if you're a cigar lover, hundreds of officia noddos gathered for the 18th annual cigar festival in havana, cuba. who could create the longest, unbroken ash. they held their seven-inch cuban cigars as long as they could to keep the ash from falling. the winner will be announced at the end of this week. that's strange seeing someone smoke a cigar upside down. >> that's strange to see a room full of people smoking period. a congressional delegation is headed to flint, michigan. nancy pelosi will lead the mission. and it's happy birthday to josh bowman, he turns 28, nba all star, turned mayor, kevin johnson is 50, and patricia

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now at 4:30, special session. how much it's going to cost you if north carolina lawmakers challenge charlotte's lgbt bill. plus rising crime in class. the cms statistics showing the danger your child could be facing on a daily witnesses. anyone who ever deserved to be attacked that way is donald trump. >> waging war. three republican candidates take aim at the g.o.p. frontrunner. good friday morning. i'm ben thompson along side larry sprinkle.