it's super tuesday, march 1st, and coming up on "early today" today", voters in 12 states go to the polls but can anyone stop donald trump or hillary clinton from running away with the election? and the light was lit up during a procession for fallen police officer. and aaron andrews on the stand. and after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly back and more on a busy super tuesday. "early today" starts right now.

super tuesday is here but will it be donald trump's grandest day yet? a promarco rubio pack is slamming trump while trump blamed the misstep on a bad ear piece. the 2012 nominee called the interview disqualifying. black lives protesters were escorted out and a reporter from the time was attacked. and the frontrunner continues to nab indorsement. >> if the people that like and watch nascar vote for donald trump, they can cancel the election right now.

the latest cnn poll showed the donald strongly ahead with 49%. cruz, meanwhile is pushing hard at home for a large share of texas's delegates. he has 2700 volunteers across the state, including eight u.s. congressman, and 11 state senator senators. >> tomorrow i believe we're going to do very well here in the state of texas. . our campaign is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump and that can beat donald trump. what i think is likely, come tomorrow night, is that donald trump will have a whole bunch of delegates, that we will have a whole bunch of delegates and there will be a big, big drop off between us and everybody else in the field and that will

transcending even pizza, it's an uphill battle for the rest of the pack. tonight we'll know if anyone can take down the frontrunner. the democrats well, they also have 11 states in play. and hillary clinton pulling away in the all important delegate count. sanders is hoping for a super change in fortune. he stressed a need in support at 4polls. >> in 10 months a few things have changed. here in minnesota, you can make that change even more significant. minnesota can play a huge -- dare i use that word. we can win, no question here in minnesota if we have a turnout. .

in massachusetts, imploring people to turn out and vote. he desperately needs a big day to stay competitive. sanders leads clion by five points in oklahoma, though it falls in the margin of error. hillary clinton beat then candidate, obama there in 2008. and the sanders campaign announced it took in more than 5 million yesterday alone. and clinton on the other hand, continues to look ahead to the general election and her likely opponent and not mentioned his name. >> i don't think america has ever stop beading great. >> america never stopped being great. we need to make america whole again. >> america never stopped being great. we got to make america whole.

is and always has been great. [ applause ] what we need to do together is make america whole again. >> and tonight sanders will watch poll results in vermont while kwlint clinton will be in florida. last night more than 100 patrol cars were lighting up the skies as they escorted officer ashley's body. and several officers saluted as the procession passed by. officer wenden's funeral will be at noon with a viewing after the service. hamilton is being held without bail for the shooting. court.

testified, telling how he altered the peep hole on her door and filmed her. and now it was andrews' turn. >> reporter: aaronand andrews still haunlt haunted by the video. and her chance to look jurors in the eye and tell her side of the story. >> my naked body was on the front page of the new york post. my girlfriend is calling me telling me she was running around new york city throwing coffee on all the papers because she felt so bad. >> reporter: just hours earlier, she left the court room as the stocker revealed how he secretly taped her. and michael barrett explained how he fuel ollowed her to her hotel

hole. her mother, paula, also described the embarrassment her daughter continues to face. >> it's a nightmare that doesn't stop. we just kept telling her it's not your fault. you've been assaulted. >> andrews, devastated. >> it's so embarrassing. that was my private time. i never thought a hotel would let somebody next to me without telling me. >> that was morgan radford reporting. president obama awarded the medal of honor in what we called a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of one of the silent warriors. he was awarded the medal for actions during 12 2012 missions to

the point man on the operation went in first and was shot and later died. he entered second and quickly shot q killed two guards and disabled a third in the room where the doctor was being held. and held down the doctor, all the while subduing another hostage taker by the throat. he has two purple hartsz earts, didn't accept the award for himself but for the entire s.e.a.l. community. it's for the brother hood, everything that we have sacrificed since 9/11 in defense of our country. a federal judge in new york city says a fbi cannot force apple to open the iphone.

government can't order aptool unlock the phone because congress already rejected the bill to make companies make data unlocked phones available to law enforcement. and meanwhile, they'll hold a hearing on security versus privacy encryption. and apple c eo is expected to testify. george kennedy has died, kennedy won an academy award as a chain gang prisoner in 1967's "cool hand luke." and then he'd win a whole new set of fans. >> you see these cuff links? each one has a pin sized dart that knocks out your victim for

here, let me test on ed. >> he was cast along side leslie nielsen in the slam stick, "naked gun" series. and a chance of severe weather ahead and nbc meteorologist is here with your super broadcast. >> not everyone will see, but it will be scattered. and overnight, oklahoma seeing storms, now they're pushing into arkansas and eventually they'll be into the little rock area. there's a slight risk region going from kentucky, tennessee, northern georgia and isolated brief tornados are possible. in other super tuesday states, tennessee, alabama, georgia, are the fourth that have the best

severe weather. here's all the it states voting today. there's going to be a winlter weather event in vermont but 2 it should be after midinate nightmidnight. tonight, heading towards area of northern georgia, oklahoma, arkansas and texas, it will be windy, behind the storm, a little cooler too. they'll be out of arkansas early today. cold in minnesota but snow free and bismark looking pretty good too. 47 in juneau. that's your national weather, now a closer look at your day ahead. so, there's all the thunderstorms that will be racing through the southeast, tennessee as we go throughout your afternoon and late through areas of georgia. accumulating snow in wisconsin and michigan through the day today.

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>> this is 7news now. >> christa: good morning, everybody. it is super tuesday. lots of news ahead for you here on "today in new england." >> sarah: here are some stories we're working on. again, super tuesday. voters in massachusetts and several other states heading to the polls. donald trump and hillary clinton are expected to take most of the contests tonight, but the other candidates will be looking to gather enough delegates to stay in the race. >> christa: funeral services will be held for the virginia police officer killed in the line of duty over the weekend. ashley guindon, who has new england ties, will be buried in western massachusetts where she was born. >> sarah: and this morning malden police are searching for man who threatened the store's clerk with a syringe. that clerk was able to chase the man out of the store. >> christa: i've had a really

i met somebody new, rob ikeer. you know, our paths have never crossed, but welcome. great to have you here. >> rob: normally i'm confined to the weekend, but filling in for chris for the rest of the week, but don't worry. chris will be back next week. unfortunately i'm the one who has to tell you we now have a winter weather advisory, not for boston but for 128 north and west. that we gains at 8:00 tonight and comes to an end during the overnight hours, expecting a trace of snow, a trace of sleet or freezing snow for some of these areas that. will come to an end by dawn tomorrow morning. shouldn't have any impact on wednesday morning commute, but again, could be some slippery spots out there if you're out about in the middle of the night. 38 degrees now in boston. winds are kicking out of the west at 23mph. does make it feel a little cooler than that. 27 the current wind-chill factor. you will notice a breeze at times today. one of those days where it starts off breezy. the winds calm down a bit and it starts to pick up later on in the day.

should be a good bit of sunshine when it comes up in the next hour. we're watching this storm system currently making its way into the midwest. that's the one that will bring us brief period of mixed precipitation tonight. and then possibly some heavy rain during the day tomorrow. not quite as bad as what we had last week. stale good shot we'll get some heavy rain. early sun today, increasing clouds, breezy at times. highs today unfortunately nowhere near the record-breaking numbers we had out there yesterday. overnight tonight, rain moves in again for some areas that. will briefly be a mix, becoming all rain as we head into tomorrow. a little bit warmer as temperatures get up into the mid-50s for tomorrow afternoon. 7news "today in new england" starts now. >> christa: one of the biggest days of the primary season is here. voters in massachusetts among the dozen states making their voices heard today. and why it could be a turning point in the race for the white house. >> sarah: breaking overnight, a deadly crash on a massachusetts highway. what happened to a car on route 24.

honor for a police officerith ties to new england killed on her first day on the job. how this fallen officer is being remembered today. >> sarah: an historic trip coming to an end for one astronaut. when scott kelly returns to earth after spending nearly a year in space. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> christa: good morning. it is super tuesday. first day of march, by the way. you set some records it sounds like yesterday in the weather department. i'm christa delcamp. i'm sarah french. all that and much more coming up. first a check of the forecast. rob is in for chris lambert today. hi, rob. >> chris: 64 degrees yesterday. that tied the record that went back the 1880. hard to believe we're going from that to talking about a winter weather advisory. not for everybody, but for those north and west of 128. that would be for tonight. 40 in plymouth. 38 the current temperature in boston. 35 in bedford and kind of see that cooler weather starting to filter in here.