recognizes a link between kung. and how much do couples spend on love before getting married? and free styling at the white house. >> you're throwing up some words i'm going to say some free styling that you've never heard -- >> "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. today is the day for what is shaping up to be another super tuesday, bullet the story that continues to dominate the political landscape is the violence and protests at trump events. and one of his supporters sucker punched a protester at a rally last week. adding, we will not be seeking a warrant or indictment

at a rally in florida, trump surrogate, sarah palin didn't mince words. >> what we don't have time for is all that petty punk -- little thuggery stuff that's been going on with these quote on quote protesters. >> all this serves as bag drop for today's contest in florida, ohio, illinois, missouri and north carolina. john kasich is looking for his first win this election cycle in his home state of ohio. the democrats are locked in a battle of their own but most of their focus is on trump. >> reporter: it's march madness for republicans. >> the people that are supporters of donald trump want to see america be great again. >> reporter: on team trump, chris christie and sarah palin,

her husband, todd seriously injured in a snow accident. and governor kasich. >> unlike the other people running, he has a real track record. >> reporter: in the buckeye state, kasich has never lost an election lead. why is it still neck and neck with donald trump? >> i think we're ahead and we're going to win tomorrow. >> a lot of voters don't want to waist their vote. they don't want to cast their vote for somebody they think can't win. >> if we he were to go on fifth avenue and shoot somebody, i would not be willing to support donald trump. >> reporter: and an ad about it discouraging remarks on women.

ohio, he'll expand his sweeping lead lead. peter alexander, wester vill, ohio. >> we have protesters -- >> reporter:ium ium'm katy hunt at an msnb clrks brks msnbc town hall. >> people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> this guy is a pathological liar. it's hard to fact check because he never has any facts. >> reporter: after the republican frontrunner started name checking sanders at rallies. >> he's the strongest candidate in the general elekszction. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws that trump will be able to exploit. >> winning ohio would be huge for the sanders campaign, just

provides enthuseiasm and money for his campaign to continue. >> reporter: and a test to see if clinton can make inroads with young people. snl mocking her attempts to appeal to them by sounding like sanders. >> the top 10% of the top 1% controls 90% of the wealth in this country. >> reporter: but clinton might have the last laugh if she holds on to her commanding delegate lead. 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 is on the winner take all in ohio and florida. don't over look illinois, missouri, and north carolina,

and the river basin in texas is matching the 1988 record and still expengtcting to rise. continues to push through dewy vill. and louisiana saw possible tornados, fortunately no death or injuries reported. president obama signed a major disaster order for louisiana to help aid in the area's recovery. in a surprise move, russian president, vladimir putin is ordering removal of troops now that peace talks are underway. he says his forces have helped syrian president assad's military turn the tide of war. the announcement seemed to take the white house by surprise. later the white house released a statement saying president obama

that mr. obama welcomed the news. syria syria's bloody civil war has created millions of refugees and killed thousands. the man drytrying to flee isis when he surrendered. the kurds say they found this driver's license. his uncle said he thought he was on vacation in europe. and they have confirmed the death of of this man killed in an air strike earlier this month. leaders with the national transportation safety board will continue to look into the derailment in kansas monday morning. they expect to be on scene in at least a week, injurying 130 passengers and 14 crew members. they discussed the actions ahead of the derailment.

was misalignment. noticed something wrong the tracks and put it into the emergency brakishbraking. the nirkstsb will hope to have a better assessment later this week. one of the hottest shows to hit broadway in decades visited the white house yesterday. the cast of "hamilton" performed at the white house and that led to the show's creator to do free-styling in the rose garden. >> this is some serious business right here. >> are we in the rose garden right now? >> we are. this is the rose garden right here. it must be a little nerve racking. i hope i don't drop these cards. drop the beat. you flowing up some words i'm going to say some free styling

constitution, poets, i'm free styling and you know this. president obama the hostest with the most est, he's holding up signs, i'm not done. i'm at the white house i can't believe i'm not there it's more intimidating than if it was square i'm here with the president and my pops and 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. >> he made that look so easy. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your primary day forecasting. can you do some free styling? >> no, usually the press conferences or a couple heads of state state. that was very good. we're watching inclement weather and still gloomy around boston. snow in maine, showers

the worst weather is along the border of iowa and missouri. in des moines in the next half hour to hour, you have rain. and now as far as today is going to go, we're going to get a break in the middle of the day and later severe storms. illinois is going to be focussed on some storms, a little section of missouri and then late late tonight in areas of ohio, we could get isolated tornados out of this. here's how the timing is going to play out. this is the thunderstorms we were watching. these dissipate as we go throughout the day. so, people voting in missouri may have to bring umbrellas. illinois, it looks like maybe 10:00 p.m., chicago i think you're safe for all your activities today. your storms will roll through probably in the overnight hours. florida looks great for voting

now a closer look at your day ahead. temperatures will be very warm st. louis southward. that's why our focus of severe weather into areas around missouri and look how warm texas is. some areas into the low 90s. so, looks pretty nice for a lot of people today. not many issues. thank you so much. well, up next, we'll tell you about the most successful method to stop smoking. plus the nasty aftermath of a water main break caught on camera. you're watching "early today." you're watching "early today." symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options.

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right now at 4:30, it's primary i day in north carolina. the messages -- in north carolina, the messages clinton, trump and sanders delivered to carolina voters. still developing overnight. a deadly shooting in concord, the new information we just learned if police. a big decision, why matthews wants to break away from charlotte-mecklenburg schools. good morning, i'm brooke katz with larry sprinkle and those stories in a moment but first the forecast and pretty sticky when you get outside and i even

>> i think if there's any issue a little bit of fog. the rain is gone and the storms are out of here. the streets of the city looking okay this morning. it's a tuesday morning. so if you're heading out not a lot of traffic. you may have some patchy fog radar indicates all that rain has moved away tracking over there to the eastern part of the state. temperature 54 in the queen city. albemarle 52 degrees there. other read, around the area 51 at shelby and morganton 61 degrees and it's 60 hickory. not a bad start. for today it will be kind of a mild morning and we said maybe some areas with patchy fog and temperature by 9:00 a.m. at at degrees and in the -- 59 degrees and in the afternoon upper 70s maybe 08 for a high -- 80 for a high temperature today. the warm weather we haven't out for a few days and some big changes to the end of the week and the weekend we'll check that out in a few minutes. brooke? larry thank you. 4:31. it is primary day in north carolina and voters will head to the polls today to decide who they want to represent them