government a big blow in court. tearful testimony. erin andrews breaks down over the video of her most private moments she says left her humiliated and ashamed. >> everybody said i was doing it for publicity and attention and that ripped me apart. >> her convicted stalker also taking the stand. >> i pulled the plug out and waited for the opportunity. >> was it your intent to hopefully get her without clothes on? >> yes. >> will jurors hold him and the hotel responsible in andrew's $75 million lawsuit? homeward bound. after 11 long months in space, astronaut scott kelly is coming back to earth. the celebration that nasa is planning today, tuesday, march 1st, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today", super tuesday, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie,

rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on to super tuesday morning. imagine this were the day you were coming back to earth like astronaut scott kelly. just a boring campaign season. >> when's the next rocket out of here? anyway, we'll have more on that coming up later on. >> this is super tuesday and let's look at this map. primaries and caucuses held in 12 states overall. the majority of them across the south. ourfanned out across the country and we'll bring it all to you this morning. let's start with national correspondent peter alexander in texas. the biggest state up for grabs. good morning to you. >> good morning from here in texas. this is the biggest prize, and it could be make or break for some of donald trump's republican rivals, trying to stop his march to the nomination. our surveymonkey online poll, donald trump at a new high

marco rubio up, but still trailing trump 2:1. ted cruz in third on a day that could be his last stand. >> reporter: donald trump on the fast track, hitting the gas in georgia with the head of nascar. >> if the people that like and watch nascar vote for donald trump, they can cancel the election right now. nobody can win. nobody. >> reporter: today, 11 states, 595 delegates up for grabs, more than any other day all primary season. with trump heavily favored everywhere but texas, ted cruz's home state, where the freshman senator needs a victory to stay in contention. >> if you don't want to see donald trump as the nominee, join with us and stand with us. >> reporter: marco rubio is focused on securing a first place finish in florida later this month, but without a win tonight, he'll be hard pressed to stay in the race with zero wins in 15 tries.

a vote for hillary clinton in november. >> reporter: this scuffle at a trump rally. the man was blocked from leaving the press area. meanwhile, trump and david duke. >> trump refuses to denounce the kkk. think about that, for president? >> reporter: also, a new buzzfeed report about an off the record interview the "new york times" conducted with trump, where he is rumored to have revealed flexibility in his hard-line immigration stance. his rivals demanding it be released immediately. >> that tape can clear it up and the voters deserve to know. >> reporter: even mitt romney tweeted, another bombshell? what is he hiding?

>> things are negotiatablee negotiable. i can make it a few feet shorter. >> building it is not negotiable? >> no. >> watch the backlash to be louder and more public. one republican senator said he will not support donald trump if he is the nominee. wouldn't vote for him, saying conservatives will need to find a third party option. >> peter alexander, thank you. hillary clinton enters super tuesday with momentum on her side. a strong showing today and tonight could all but end the democratic race. nbc's andrea mitchell is in miami with that part of the story. >> good morning, matt. bernie sanders is about to vote in burlington, vermont. you see a live shot of the polling place in burlington. hillary clinton is so far ahead in the biggest states voting today. she's already looking beyond bernie sanders to a general election matchup. her strategy against the most likely republican nominee,

>> republicans want to sell the same snake oil. >> reporter: today as voters head to the polls, hilary kinlary clinton trying to clid fisolidify her lead and bernie sanders trying to hold on. clinton is crushing sanders 2:1 in texas, tennessee and georgia. in oklahoma, a new poll has sanders topping clinton. >> it is time for massachusetts to lead the political revolution. >> reporter: in massachusetts, sanders' backyard, they're locked in a tight race. >> they've been after me for 25 years and i'm still standing. >> reporter: hours before super tuesday, the state department released the final batch of e-mails from clinton's private server she used as secretary of state. it's a place republicans vow to hit her on. >> we'll be talking about those

day. >> reporter: now, clinton is turning her focus to a potential matchup with donald trump, who she and her husband think is her most likely opponent. >> america never stopped being great. we have to make america whole. >> the clintons think their best case against trump is to point to his controversial remarks and portray him as a bigot. clinton has called for love and kindness and telling crowds, instead of building walls, we need to tear down barriers. they have no illusions of how tough it'll be if they run against this unconventional republican candidate. >> andrea, thank you very much. we'll turn to chuck todd, nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> i've seen the polls you've seen. take me through what you expect trump's night to look like. >> it is possible that trump wins every single primary and caucus tonight other than texas. he could win every one by five

>> we wake up tomorrow, show me what you think things could look like in terms of the delegate count. >> this is a conservative estimate we've put together. he has a 60 delegate lead. he could build well over a 100 delegate lead. this is a conservative estimate. if he's closer to 40% in all the polls, this number could be well over 300. what we don't know is who is going to be in second. this will matterf attention on marco rubio. what could happen with him tonight? will he win any contests at all? you think trump will win most. >> i think we're going to be 0 for 16 for marco rubio. what they will say is a good night is if he's in a close second in virginia. if he can beat cruz here. maybe pull a surprise up there in minnesota. that's what he's hoping to do. >> you talk about these two states. they play prominently in the strot strategy of ted cruz. but you add this state, as well. >> ted cruz has been spending all his time in texas.

really has no way to go. he'd like to pull off not just texas but maybe an oklahoma, arkansas. they border texas. he's been spending a lot of money. he hopes to win in alaska. if he can win more than one state, it's a big deal for him. then good-bye, marco. >> hillary clinton coming off a huge win in saturday in south carolina. what's the map look like for her tonight? >> pretty much a dominant here in the south. i think the question is going to be, does she pull off a minnesota? does she pull off a massachusetts? i say that if she does that, they're knockout blows to bernie sanders. sanders is targeting the states with the least diverse electorate. three up here plus oklahoma and the colorado caucuses. if she can sweep the south and win one or two of these, bernie sanders has a problem. >> this leads us back to the desk. nicolle wallace is joining savannah savannah. >> for the republican party, for

about, there are fissures in the republican party between movement conservatives and the establishment. now it's a gaping crack. what happens? what happens to the republican party if trump emerges tonight and he's the nominee? >> in 2012, the rules changed about how you get delegates, to make it easier for an establishment front runner to seal up the nomination. >> excellent. good job. >> right? well done. there's a reason the country wants to kill the republican establishment. trump has this locked up at this point because of the rules put in place in 2012. >> irony alert. >> right. >> what is the reality of a third-party candidate? not talking about trump, but an actual republican who might say, i can put the party back together? >> you can't find an operative in washington who doesn't have their own scenario. it's mitt romney. it's rick perry.

it's -- maybe they can comen n commandeer the libertarian vote. if you want to run an independent campaign, you have to start tomorrow. michael bloomberg's people, who are seriously looking at this, they have basically said, if he doesn't make the decision to go tomorrow, as in march 2nd, you can't get on the ballot in the state of texas. if all these people want to do this, they have to start now. they can't wait another two weeks. >> take us inside your watching party. what state will you be watching closely tonight? >> i'll be sober because i'll be here. you can't find a clear headed republican who says there is a realistic third-party scenario. they are moving from sort of depression to acceptance on the reality of trump is our party's standard bearer. i think that i am watching for this turn toward acceptance. trump is going to have a huge night. trump is all but certainly the republican nominee.

republicans say privately is that they were able, a couple weeks ago, to imagine the scenario where he started to settle in and mature in the role. they're alarmed that the refusal to acknowledge the news cycle cycles -- you gave him a chance to disavow david duke. it makes him run against clinton daunting. >> the clinton versus trump race, democrats were laughing saying, if it's trump, that's great. they're not saying that again. >> they say, okay, republicans didn't go after this guy early. they know they have to engage early. here's what it means for us as a country, nasty, low, early, often. it's going to be a race to the bottom. >> by the way, roker commandeered his monitor back. >> roker.

>> i'll raise your touchscreen, buddy. >> thank you so much. stay with nbc news throughout the day and night. complete coverage of super tuesday. we'll be will lester holt tonight for prime time coverage as the results come in at 10:00 p.m. eastern. i'll take a double latte, chuck. >> could some storms impact voting tonight? >> i think it could. could i get some windex? anyway, you can already see pretty good storms firing up. we're going to be looking at a very wide swath from louisville down to new orleans and mobile. 22 million people at risk. the super tuesday states, arkansas, memphis, tennessee, knoxville, birmingham, alabama, atlanta, georgia, possibilities of having severe weather later this afternoon and on into the evening hours. active weather for tennessee, arkansas, louisiana, alabama, mississippi. by this afternoon, we have

nashville, down to jackson. into tonight, active from tennessee, north carolina, all the way down to the gulf coast. heavy amount of rain stretching from little rock all the way to pittsburgh, guys. we are looking at a fair awemount of rain and active weather that could affect voter turnout. >> keep us posted. >> thank you so much. the government's battle with apple over one of the san bernardino shooter's phones is today. the head of the fbi and apple's top lawyer will appear before congress as apple celebrates a ss a ruling in a similar case. pete williams has more. good morning. >> it is apple's first court victory, with the judge ruling the government cannot force the company to open a locked iphone. the ruling came late monday from a federal judge in brooklyn over a dispute in an iphone belonging to a suspected drug dealer. this is a separate case from the

by one of the san bernardino attackers. but the legal issues are basically the same. the judge ruled the relief the government seeks is unavailable because congress has considered legislation that would give the same result. phone companies allowing the government to tap into their systems when it has a search warrant. congress decided not to cover phone makers like apple and google under the law. the judge said requiring apple to bypass security mess sureasures that the company markets to its customers would be something offensive. he said it's beyond the government's power. later today, the fbi director james comey and apple's general council appear before a house committee. they both agree that this problem will get worse unless congress draws bound are iye -- boundaries lines. >> you have the ruling in brooklyn, the san bernardino case is going forward. they're not legally bound but

what happened in brooklyn on the san bernardino case? >> the legal matter is the brooklyn ruling is not binding on any other court, but it is the first decision on the issue and it does give apple a leg up. it'll be arguing in court in california later this month why it should not have to help the fbi open that san bernardino phone, savannah. >> pete williams in washington, thank you. turn to california now where the search is on for a kidnapping suspect who escaped overnight after a bizarre police chase and standoff. nbc's steve patterson is in los angeles. >> police with the california highway patrol say this guy is still out there, escaping after an hour's long police pursuit with an ending you have to see to believe. >> reporter: low speed, high stakes. >> all over the paint, riding the shoulder, trying to get past the traffic. >> reporter: play by play from the air, calling a dangerous game on the ground. >> he's not going to get very far. you can run but you can't hide. >> reporter: a notion the

east of los angeles. police say the suspect kidnapped his girlfriend and their two young children, boys ages 1 and 5, heading south in a hummer. police pursuing, just not very fast. >> he's not breaking any speed records. >> reporter: the chase spanning multiple highways, a couple hours, 40 miles south through orange county. [ sirens ]. >> reporter: sudden by, it stops. the suspect on the phone with negotiators, handcuffs in the rear-view mirrors, hello kitty stickers on the window, before he's on the run again, finally coming to a stop. hours passed, tense moments. california highway patrolmen with guns drawn. the man opening the door, standing outside with the baby and going back in. the 5-year-old popping his head in and out of the sunroof. then the suspect makes his move, sending the women and children around the vehicle and making a break for the hills.

[ gunshots ] but the man escapes. the search is on amid a sigh of relief. >> the woman and two children were not harmed. of course, police would like to have their man in custody, but this could have ended worse. and breaking news. swat teams searching a gated community near newport beach. they believe the suspect was seen near a home there. they're closing? >> steve, thank you very much. now to the white house where president obama awarded the highest military honor to a navy seal who participated in a daring rescue of an american hostage in afghanistan in 2012. edward byers is the first living, active duty member of the navy to receive the award in four decades. byers is a member of the navy's famed edd seal team 6. the president said it gives the american people a chance to get

warrior who often serves in the shadows. now to a frightening scene at a texas gas station caught on camera. this car comes barrelling into the picture, slams into the gas pump head on. the pump then burst into flames. the passenger jumps out of the car and runs away, while the driver tries to free other passengers from the backseat. everyone did get out okay, but it took firefighters two hours to get the flames under control. we still don't know what caused the driver to lose control in the first place. >> lucky people. >> yeah. weather. >> out west, we have a big storm system bringing a lot of rain to the pacific northwest. northern california and southern california. through the southeast. plenty of sunshine through the plains. we'll look at the winter side of

we'll get to your >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thanks. coming up, erin andrews in tears on the stand in her $75

stalker opens up about how he secretly recorded her. we'll hear from both of them. plus, the big homecoming being planned as scott kelly returns to earth tonight after nearly a year on the international space station.

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we're back at 7:30 on a tuesday morning. it's super tuesday. you're looking at video from moments ago. that is senator bernie sanders voting in his state of vermont this morning. find out what his fortunes are as the voting is calculated throughout the day. >> i think we know what he's voting for. of course, the primaries and caucuses being held in 12 states overall. 11 a piece in the democratic and republican races.

for grabs tonight. hillary clinton and donald trump are e-heavily favored in every contest. trump sounding confident at a rally last night. >> you're going to look back on this night and say, in two years, three years, four years, in twenty years, this was an amazing evening. because it is a movement. >> the secret service is investigating this incident during a trump rally in virginia. take a look. you can see an agent slamming a photographer to the ground. the man claims he'd briefly left the press pen. in other videos, you can hear the photographer swearing at the agent before the physical altercation. at the supreme court, something we haven't seen or heard in a decade. clarence thomas asked his first questions from the been chnch since 2006. it was about a ban on the law for owning guns.

stand during her $75 million lawsuit. morgan radford is covering the trial for us. good morning. >> good morning, matt. today, erin andrews takes the stand for a second day in a row. this will be facing cross-examination from the hotel's legal team, who must prove that, one, this video was not their fault. that it was the sole responsibility of her stalker, michael barrett. and, two, this has not irreparably damaged her career. >> reporter: this morning, erin andrews returns to the stand to face cross-examination, questions from the lawyers for the hotel who she says was at fault. >> they called me and said, you're putting this man that requested to be next to you. is this okay? they could have stopped this. i'm so angry. so mad. >> reporter: in emotional

tears numerous times on the stand as she told the jurors how the naked videos taken by michael barrett turned her life upside down. >> i was screaming, dad, i'm naked all over the internet. i felt so ashamed. i was so embarrassed. somebody sent me a still of the video to my twitter or someone screams something from the stands and i'm back to this. >> reporter: barrett appeared in two taped depositions. andrews left the courtroom before they were shown. barrett said he snuck past a maid, sawed off the peephole to her door and took video of her naked with his cell phone. >> why did you decide to do that? >> great question. >> i'd like to hear the answer. >> i would, too. i've thought about it over and over in my mind. it was a huge, huge mistake in judgment. >> reporter: he says he feels horrible.

i knew it was a horrible thing. for her sake, and my sake, i knew that soon enough i'd be in huge trouble. >> reporter: erin's mother says the pain can't be undone. >> the huemiliation continues. the things that woman has had to hear breaks my heart. >> reporter: erin says her career is damaged and her life will never be the same. >> all i wanted to do was be respected. i wanted to be the girl next door that loves sports. now i'm the girl in the hotel scandal. >> erin andrews says espn forced her to do an interview about that ordeal. one she says continues to haunt her to this day. just over an hour, she'll first take questions from her defense team and then begin the cross-examination. >> morgan radford, thank you very much. let's turn to ari, chief legal correspondent. obviously, this testimony from andrews was powerful, emotional,

how does erin andrews overcome what the hotel is likely to say, which is, hey, it's awful what happened to you, but we have a bad actor who lied and deceived his way into the room next door to you. it's not our fault. >> the plaintiff's argument, they're going to make the case there were two groups at fault. obviously, the stalker who did this terrible, gross thing, but also a hotel that had the duty to its customers, that relates to this harm and personal security and safety, and they fell down on the job. >> the stalker, michael barrett, was not in the courtroom. this was taped testimony. a taped deposition that was played in court. erin andrews left while it was being played. did he say anything when he took the jurors through exactly how he accomplished this that, in your opinion, really hurts the hotel? >> what hurts the hotel is the idea that basically, this information was easy for someone to get and provided in a way that didn't give her any warning. i think that came through loud and clear. there's plenty of people who are

the hotel didn't do anything explicitly wrong. it didn't try to hurt her but, yet, it was clear that this guy, who doesn't come off as the most sophisticated or well-trained, he's not a security expert, was able to do this relatively easily. it's scary. >> meanwhile, you have her on the stand so emotionally. sympathetic, likely, to the jurors watching it. if you're the defense lawyer, it's your turn to cross-examine her today, what is your approach? >> to minimize the damages. not to say this wasn't terrible. it was heart wrenching to watch. her life and career was affected. she talked about watching this tape with the fbi and she vomited uncontrollably. that's how much she was shook. the only thing you do from the other side, the other lawyers say, look, $75 million is a lot of money. wrongful death suits pay out $3 million to $5 million. otherwise, i think people

let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much. we have the severe weather to talk about, but there is a winter side to this storm. as we've seen so many times this winter already, from madison, green bay, chicago, into detroit, we've got the possibility of snow. 31 million people at risk for snowy, wintry travel. this extends from iowa to maine. we're talking 1400 miles. here's the storm system pushing to the north. we look for snow from rockford to detroit. rain changes to snow as it moves to the east. tomorrow, we've got heavy snow through northern new york, northern new england. gusty winds here in the northeast. going to cause problems for air traffic. the snowfall amounts, heaviest amounts, 12 plus inches northern new england. northern new york state.

>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thanks. just ahead, a high school basketball team learns the hard way, you don't celebrate too early. wait until you see the wild finish to the championship. >> something happened after the dog pile? houston, we have a homecoming. astronaut scott kelly returning to earth tonight.

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we're back at 7:42. nasa is planning a very big homecoming celebration in houston as scott kelly prepares to return to earth late tonight. >> here's a guy who spent almost a full year on the international space station. a record for an american astronaut. nbc's tom costello covers nasa for us. good morning. >> good morning. scott kelly has turned over command of the space station to another astronaut after almost a year in space. he says he can't wait to jump into his pool back in houston. he's now spent more time in space than any other american astronaut. not just on this mission, but cumulatively. the question from nasa docs, what about the health effects? >> reporter: 340 days, 5,400 earth orbits, nearly 11,000 sunsets.

has floated 250 miles above the earth. >> probably almost half the time i've been here between sleeping and working on the computer, i've spent in basically a box the size of a phone booth. >> reporter: along the way, he's captured and tweeted breath-taking images of sunrising, massive weather systems, melting icecaps and a space suit selfie. he's also been the ideal test subject to evaluate the physical and emotional effects on long-duration space flight. because on the ground in tuscan is scott's twin brother mark, husband of gabby giffords. as a near genetic duplicate, researchers have been comparing scott to mark, critical if astronauts are ever going to mars. and twins will be twins. it was mark who sent a gorilla

terrorize other astronauts. but the science is serious stuff. >> they had an opportunity they've never had before. my brother and i are the only individuals, only siblings, that have ever flown in space. the fact we're twins gave them this unique opportunity to do some pretty substantial science. >> cover of "time" magazine. >> reporter: at his home in houston weeks before his mission began last year, i asked scott what he'd miss most. >> are you going to miss tacos? are you going to miss pizza? watering the lawn? what will you miss? >> i think what most people miss, what i missed last time, are the people that are important in your life. the relationships you have with people on the ground. >> reporter: from space, he says, that's still true. >> there's certainly, you know, a loss of connection with folks on the ground that you care for and love and want to spend time with. >> reporter: still, after nearly 144 million miles, he says he's not climbing the walls.

i could go another year if i had to. >> reporter: no need. after 11 months in space, late tonight, scott kelly will finally be home. >> he'll get a very thorough medical exam. researchers say in the absence of gravity, bones become brittle, fluids move upwards and sometimes vision is affected, shifting toward farsightedness, something scott kelly said he's already experienced. when you add up his missions over the years, he'll have set the american record. 520 days in space. >> tom costello, thank you very much. we all remember the images of the astronauts getting off a capsule after three weeks and they were wobbly. >> i wonder how he'll feel. he'll be like, what'd i miss? carson, what did he miss? >> donald trump, what's going on here? hey, guys. this is social media, and scott kelly has been able to give us all a glimpse into what it's

the sunrise pictures, all the cities lit up at night. we followed along with him as he celebrated holidays. this came from easter. here he is in the space station with a christmas tree. thanksgiving, his twin brother mark posted this. scott, gabby and i missed you at thanksgiving dinner. a big feast, rubbing it in. scott replied, not quite the same. over the months, we saw him take these wilted flowers and would send pictures of progress there. brought them back to life. beautiful shots there. scott's tweet as he prepared last night. earth, i'm coming for you tomorrow. good night from the space station. we look forward to a safe return for him tonight. >> big sacrifice, great service. carson, thank you. coming up, wow, chris jendkris jenner

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on your morning commute. march coming in like a lamb with

skies and warm temperatures, highs in the lower to middle 70s. a cold front is just off to our west and will be here by tonight. look for increasing clouds by late afternoon with scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two late night into wednesday morning. rain chance 50% tonight into wednesday morning. a few showers wednesday morning otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, highs midday friday. rain chance 60%. highs upper 50s to lower 60s. the ncaa has revealed its final women's basketball top 10 list two weeks before selection monday -- and the gamecocks are sitting pretty. uconn, south carolina, notre dame and baylor are still the four no. 1 seeds according to the committee.

opening two rounds of the ncaa tournament. the ncaa announces the entire 64 team field on march 14, after conference tournaments are complete. for the first time this season -- the south carolina baseball team hits the road. the gamecocks are undefeated this season, grabbing their 8th win sunday in a series sweep of penn state. today -- usc will head to charleston to take on the citadel. first pitch is at 7 o'clock. the warm weather is perfect as football teams kick off spring practices. less than two months after playing in the national championship, the clemson tigers are already back to work monday, the team held it's first of 15 spring practice sessions. the annual orange and white game is april 9th. the gamecocks are still two weeks out from their first practice on march 15th. they'll also hold 15 sessions oveethe span of just under a month, wrapping up with the garnet and black game on april 9th. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning.. i'm michal higdon time now is

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goodness. there is not much room to move. >> natalie takes us inside the home of a hoarder and explains why some people can't help themselves. plus, two big stars are about to light up studio 1a. tina fey stops by to talk about mixing politics and punch lines in her new take on war film. >> we need people to fill the void in afghanistan.

unmarried, childless personnel in the bureau. kim, are you going to be joining in? >> the travel or the crying? >> then we'll catch up with jenterjen ter jennifer lopez on vegas and her new show. today, tuesday, march 1st, 2016. >> nursing students on spring break. hi, mom! >> spring break from the university of florida. go gators! >> celebrating my retirement from the university of oklahoma. go sooners! >> i don't think we're in kansas anymore. >> celebrating our second

>> hi, mom! >> morning, everybody. welcome back. what a crowd. that was carson giving a big "whoo." do it again. >> whoo. >> march 1st, everybody. >> favorite sound. >> i love that sound. >> all right. we've got a great crowd on the plaza. a lot coming up. coming up, march can be a great time to score deals if you know what to look for. we've got your buyer's guide for the entire month coming up. first, let's get a check of the morning's top stories. we have sheinelle in for natalie who is on assignment. >> donald trump and hillary clinton are looking to cement their front runner status with super tuesday voting in 12 states. today's biggest prize is texas. hallie jackson joins us from houston. >> donald trump is hitting a new

40% in our new nbc/surveymonkey online poll. rubio in second and cruz in third there. you can see a live look at one location in roanoke, virginia. trump looks ready to dominate all the states except one, here in texas, where ted cruz leads and needs to win. he and rubio are teaming up to try to slow trump down. both of them pushing trump to reveal more about an off the record conversation he had with the "new york times" in which trump reportedly implied he might back off his tough immigration stance. trump saying everything is negotiable but building a border wall is not. he's on defense about his comments on the kkk and under fire after a secret service agent body slammed a reporter at a rally in virginia. all of this as hillary clinton takes aim. she's focusing more on trump than her own democratic rival bernie sanders, as he hopes to hang on on this super tuesday. clinton maintaining her lead in

big political day. >> never a dull moment. thank you. the state department released the final batch of e-mails from the private server hillary clinton used while secretary of state. monday's release of 3800 documents contained more than 250 that had been upgraded to secret and confidential. however, none were marked as classified at the time they were originally sent. fourteen agers are teenagers are recovering after a shooting at a school in cincinnati, ohio. a boy opened fire in a cafeteria. two boys were shot but are expected to recover. another boy and girl were recovered either from scrappal or trying to leave the building. the they think they know the motive but haven't released it. an amazing sight during a drive in scotland.

white lights up the sky. it was apparently a meteor streaking to earth. people saw the sky show but only one captured it on camera. a wild finish at a high school basketball championship game in rhode island. a few seconds left on the clock, the team in the white jerseys, down by one, need a quick basket. a player on the other team steals the ball. thinking the game was sealed, he throws the ball into the air. a chariho player caught it and called time-out. chariho gets one more chance. lay-in. chariho wins by one. a game neither side will ever forget. can you imagine? >> premature celebration there. >> little premature. one second. >> sheinelle, thank you. >> they both experienced the thrill of victory. only one actually was the victor. coming up next, a bump in the road for driverless cars. the accident one of google's

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8:09. a lot of people outside on a beautiful day in the northeast. great time to trend.d. >> love to trend. >> let's do it. >> have you ever been in a good mood? >> no. >> gone to work and then ran into the debbie downer and then you don't feel good, like you caught their bad attitude like a cold? it's not in your head. there is a scientific term. it's monday morning with matt lauer. >> yeah, yeah.

> know. i couldn't resist. >> long way to go for that. >> impressive. >> you will see tuesday morning with matt lauer in a second. >> it's called emotional con contagion. it happens instantly. milliseconds. in fact, scientists say it's easier to catch their badood than cold or flu. the more expressive someone is, the more likely you are to notice that expression and mimic it. >> what's the other way? >> can the opposite happen? >> that's what i was thinking. actually, you put me in a good mood every day. >> that's very nice but not going to work. too late. but i will say also, sometimes if i'm in a really bad mood and someone is in an overly good mood, it makes you feel worse. >> that's true. >> i tend to do that to people. >> hey! >> how long does it take to fly from new york to los angeles. >> 5 hours, 48 minutes. >> you do it a lot. >> what if it lasts as long as a "star wars" movie, two and a

it could be reality now that nasa is trying to revive the super sonic jet. partnering with lockheed martin to develop an aircraft that exceeds the speed of sound. costs $20 million in development over the next year or so. remember, the last super sonic jet retired back in 2003, grounded after complaints over sky-high costs and the loud takeoffs and landings. if they can create a jet without the boom, i wonder if people will -- >> did you fly on it? >> i did. >> how was it? >> quick. >> do you feel the speed? >> not really. you felt a little, like someone knocked the back of your chair, and then you're gone. you're going. >> it's kind of cramped. >> narrow, too. it had to be so it could go super sonic. >> i would never fly that. too cramped. >> you expect it. >> you'd leave london and get to new york before you left. >> didn't you say they also had

>ittle bit of a 1% issue there. >> thanks for bringing that up. >> okay. moving from super sonic jets to cars that travel at 2 miles an hour. that's the speed of google's self-driving car. something unprecedented happened. there have been 17 accidents so it wasn't there but a crash happened on valentine's day in california. a lexus suv struck a slow-moving bus. no injuries. >> oooh-nno! >> the driver doesn't take responsibility because there's no driver. >> now kris jenner's thoughts on the o.j. simpson mini series and why steve martin doesn't want to be on the "tonight show" while

kris jenner is played in the moviely selma blair. she was close friends with nicole brown simpson. on the ellen show, kris talks about the friendship. >> like we failed her as a friend. you go through this and sisdiscover things about somebeby and it was horrible. >> did o.j. try to reach out to you at all? >> right after, yeah. he called me a few times. you know, wanted to talk and explain how he felt. it was very difficult because my ex-husband was on one side and, you know, i was kind of on the other. the kids were in the middle. >> kris has a lot more to say about the situation. you can see the interview today on "ellen." we'll move on to "the voice." yes! what an awesome premiere. >> what a great show. >> we told you about the former child star alporter. she got all four coaches to spin the chairs. we showed you her performance last week but didn't reveal the

here's your answer. i'm going back someday coach? >> i pick christina. >> christina was the last to turn around. >> listen, christina has a great, great team. she could be the first female coach winner. it's early but she had a good night. finally, steve martin was scheduled to be a guest on jimmy fallon's show but when they opened the curtain, steve wasn't anywhere to be found. backstage, steve explained why. >> i got no more material, i don't want to do this show i used up all my stories when i was in my 40s but now i'm 52 years old and i

now i must go out there and sit in the velvet chair ask him about his wife and kids and pretend i care i don't care no one cares no one cares >> eventually, steve did go out there, and he joined jimmy on stage to promote his new broadway musical, "bright star." great steve martin. what a great moment. that is your pop start for today. >> really good musician. >> thank you. mr. roker? >> it is super tuesday. there's a lot of voting going on. you look at the states all across the country. most are going to get by without a lot of problems. we start off in new england. all in all, not a bad one. clear skies, cloundsds on the increase. dry in massachusetts. tennessee and alabama, storms.

here's the big problems. texas, oklahoma, arkansas, afternoon storms, clearing skies later in the day. in the plains, clear from business bismarck and st. paul. peeks of sun and a few snow showers across the southern >> that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you. on this super tuesday, we turn to a major theme of the presidential campaign.

>> even in states where things are going pretty well, voters are still angry. why? tom brokaw has been looking into that for us. good to see you. >> good to see you, gang. the more i thought about it, the more i realized that this all began on one of the worst days in american history. >> reporter: this all started on 9/11 when america became a different country. a surprise attack that shattered our sense of security. >> america has been attacked, and it has been changed. >> reporter: the war against iraq went disastrously wrong. no weapons of mass destruction. the hussein army became part of isis, while american forces paid a heavy price. at home, banks and wall street grew america into a great recession, with a housing scam. now an oscar winning film "the big short." >> fraud never, ever worked. eventually, things go south. when the hell did we forget all that?

bailed out, but the working and middle classes lost jobs and confidence in government. >> i'm doing everything i'm supposed to. just because they're not doing what they're supposed to do, it leaves me almost homeless. >> reporter: president obama promised change, but he initiated a blue state agenda. health care overhaul. same-sex marriage and met gop opposition. >> you lie! >> reporter: congressional republicans were not interested in negotiation or compromise. they had their own problems with the tea party. the rich, 1% of the country, got richer. while the working and middle class were stuck in neutral or reverse. the college kids ran up big debt. the war in the middle east escalated. young american warriors, less than 1% of the population, went back again and again. >> we have at least 20 victims.

this time in california. while in small towns and big cities, police race became a brew, things seemed to be broken. >> it needs fixing. that work is underway. what goes on beneath the dome and in the rest of washington, that will take longer, and it won't be solved with rhetoric alone. >> of course, one of the sad things about this campaign on both sides is that there is a deliberate attempt to stir the anger even more, so it begins to feed on itself. >> i love the perspective there, tom. we talk about that anger so much and have over the past six months. to go back and look at the roots of it is eye-opening. >> i really do -- i had to think about this, about 9/11 and what it did. i think it affect td country in a way we didn't appreciate at

it was the hyperpatriotism. instead of going together, we went in separate directions. how we get out of that, it's not going to happen in this campaign. >> all of that happening in as well. >> it did. and as matt said at the beginning, there are so many good stories in the country. so many states are doing well. new hampshire and iowa, under 3% unemployment. it's inexplicable. >> well done, tom. thank you very much. >> thank you. turn now to our special series, compelling compulsions. this morning we're taking a look at hoarding. questioning how common it is. natalie is out in los angeles with more on that. good morning. >> good morning, guys. savannah, you asked how common is it? the answer may shock you. up to 5% of the population suffers from this disorder. that is a hoarder in 1 out of every 20 households. left untreated, it can become very dangerous. not only for suffererers, but also for their families and

>> oh, my. wow. oh, my goodness. there is not much room to move. i don't want to step on this. wow. >> watch your footing. >> reporter: this was my first time visiting the home of a hoarder. >> she sleeps in this little area right here? that's it? >> little three-foot space, maybe. >> not a lot of cooking happening here. >> no way. >> reporter: it was hard to believe someone could even live in this situation. >> can you imagine living not only in this space, but being a neighbor, or living under it? there's a lot of health and side effects that come with this. >> yes. >> other than just for the people living here. >> reporter: cory is a hoarder expert. his business has specialized in cleaning hoarder households for the last 20 years. he was hired by these homeowners, an elderly mother and her son, to help change their lives. >> how does someone get to this point? >> there's always a trigger with

trauma, death, divorce, as simple as children moving away and going to college can create voids. they're truly filling voids. >> how do you know when you're somebody who likes to collect things to, i have a problem? >> the easier way we define it is when you lose functionality. there's a lot of collectors. people collect all types of things. when you lose functionality of rooms, can't sleep in your bed, can't cook at your kitchen, can't sit on the dining room table, we've lost functionality. >> you were a paramedic. that's how you initially got intoto this? >> having to come into homes like this to get people out or, as a firefighter, too, coming in and trying to put a fire out and trying to find someone. seeing people burn up in these homes is very common and it's sad and tragic. it's such a small place. they think they can get out. >> reporter: the homeowners gave us permission to be there, but wish to remain anonymous. they're hope is to let other hoarders know, they're not alone. judy knows this firsthand.

apartment is that way intention gnatly. ally. she wrote a memory, "white walls." >> what was it like for you glow growing up in the home of a hoarder? >> i felt i was drowning in her disorder. growing up with my mother's piles of stuff, i felt locked from her, physically, but also emotionally, too. when i was very young, i have memories of, you know, i had a nightmare. it was actually hard to get to her in the night because there was so much stuff on her bed with her. >> reporter: judy's mother was a polish refugee, the daughter of a holocaust survivor. >> i do think that some of her hoarding, at least, has been in a desire to create a nest for herself, some safety. hanging on to whatever is there.

montreal to meet her mom, who bravely allowed us into her home, where she clearly still suffers from the disorder. >> i do not know. rationally, it doesn't make any sense. you know, this place is full of junk. i know that. but from a need to control to give a reason for having spent the money, i cannot control it. >> where is the control? >> it's elusive. it's not there. there is a great fear that people will despise me and i'll be left with nothing and no family. i don't know how to respond to that. >> reporter: judy's mother tried to get help but to no avail. it's evident her pain and shame run deep.

shame i've caused you all these years. i am so sorry. i'm so sorry. >> as you see, it's just heartbreaking. in 2013, hoarding became a recognized psychiatric diagnosis. now people can get counseling and therapies for it, and they can also seek insurance coverage. judy's mom did not want us to use her name but we want to thank her for being so brave to allow us in with our family rahs s -- cameras and see how this is affecting her. >> i think a lot of people will relate to that. it took a lot of courage from her. >> appreciate it. we have more information on hoarding at today.com. tomorrow in our series, we'll tell you about a young man who is so obsessed with counting calories, he lost half of his body weight. that is tomorrow on "today". we'll turn the page. coming up, we have jennifer lopez and tina fey, both live in our studio.

after your local news.on your morning commute and weather on this tuesday. tim miller keeping an eye on both. march coming in like a lamb with mostly sunny skies and warm tonight. look for increasing clouds by late afternoon with scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two late night into wednesday morning. rain chance 50% tonight into wednesday morning. a few showers wednesday morning otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, highs in the lower 60s. rain chance 60%. highs upper 50s to lower 60s. the federal government is

counties hit hardest by last fall's floods a combined 157 million dollars. the u.s. department of housing and urban development says nearly 97-million will go to the state. 20 million dollars will go specifically to the city of columbia. richland county will get 23 point 5 million dollars. and another 16 point three million dollars will go to lexington county. the latest funds mean south carolina will receive most of the 300 million dollars congress set aside for flood aid in the federal budget. fire crews in lugoff are keeping an eye on a series of woods fires that broke out near highway 1 last night. the lugoff fire department says 40 firefighters worked to contain at least 8 separate

pepperidge subdivision overnight. they are monitoring the fires through this morning. time now

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in her new movie. we'll talk to her about that. she was at the oscars the other night. we'll hear about her night coming up. >> and jenny is on our block. jennifer lopez, that is. she's made her way to studio 1a. we have a lot to talk about. her nbc show, "the end of idol, las vegas, we'll cover it all. time. tina and jennifer, incredible. first, it is super tuesday. if you want to latest on the presidential race any time, nbc news has a new app, it's a tool that'll give you complete candidate information. the headlines and poll data, political trivia. add the nbc skill in your alexa app, and search away. we want to hear your birthday ideas. sign up at today.com/parenting

i did mine last week. mr. roker? >> today, we have a risk of strong storms down the gulf coast and southeast. we have windy, wet weather makes its way through the pacific northwest. high surf advisories in southern california. they had morning fog the last few mornings. tomorrow, we've got more rain and snow up through the great lakes. some rain and thunderstorms down through florida. plenty of sunshine. southwest, more rain in the pacific northwest and gulf coast

that's w >> and that is your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. from "snl" to 30 rock, laugh out loud movies and award shows, tina fey charmed all kinds of audiences. in "whiskey tango foxtrot," she plays a journalist adjusting to life in afghanistan with help from a fellow reporter. >> you're like, what, six or seven in new york? >> yeah. >> you were nine, borderline ten. >> what are you here, like a 15? >> yeah. >> huh. >> tina fey, good morning. >> morning. >> i love that scene. >> nothing like a hotness scale. >> you're better over here because there's no women here. >> we learn in the movie, there's cute and then there is kabul cute.

you're a 10 and go home, you're a 4. >> you play this journalist in tv news but in a life rut and decides, i'll go to afghanistan. >> yeah. it's a time when there was a shortage of journalists when the war in afghanistan was being outshadowed by the war in iraq. they were like, anyone who wants to go with go. this woman thinks she's going for three months and stays for three years and kind of changes her life in the process. >> this is based on a true story. there's a book by a chicago tribune reporter, kim barker. the "new york times" review of the book says she depicts herself as a tina fey character who finds herself addicted to the adrenaline rush of war. was that a light bulb, like, i know who could play tina fey? >> it is embarrassing to say that's how i became aware of the book. then i read it afterwards and it was funny, smart and well-written. i was like, we should make this a movie. >> it's cute. what does that mean, tina fey character? >> like a slob.

hair, i think. >> it's a military setting. you're shooting guns, hanging out with soldiers. did you like that? >> i did. i got to fly in a helicopter. flew in a huey with no, you know, doors on the side. it was really cool and exciting. i fired an ak-47, which a lot of guy friends of mine was like, was that awesome? i was like, it's fine. >> i thought you caught the bug and you'd be in terminateor 4 or something like that. >> yeah. >> it's a war movie, funny but it's not a ha ha movie. >> it's a human story about people getting addicted to the adrenaline lifestyle. the journalists get there and work in intense environments all day and cut loose and party all night. it becomes a dangerous lifestyle. >> i love the title, by the way. "whiskey tango foxtrot."

we'll stop the translation there. >> like the oscars, a scroll can come across, what it means. that describes the atmosphere there. >> yeah. insane, chaotic atmosphere that people cope with. >> did you have fun at the oscars? >> as much fun as you can have being, like, up high and -- >> that's what i was going to is squ. ask. first of all, there was a nice article about your outfit. it said, tina fey literally slayed. i was like, is that what you were going for, literal slaying? >> i'm going for it every minute and always failing. >> am i slaying now? am i slaying from this angle? but is it fun or is it like a suck in your gut night? >> it's both. it is fun. to get literally with people stepping on a suitcase, get me in that thing, but it's fun, yeah. >> we always run into each other in the gym on golden globes morning.

you're in your cute outfit. >> workout with natalie and al. >> actually, that was natalie's story and i stole it. season. >> okay. >> do you have a special phone that's like red and it's lauren michaels saying, i need you to come in. we have palin in the news again? >> it's a regular phone. when i saw the endorsement happening, i texted them and said, i will be around if you need me. it was the weekend of the blizzard. >> that's right. >> hammond, who we live across from each other in new york, we had to break the law to come down in the blizzard. >> in service to your country. >> yeah. then go home. >> it'sthe jacket sold out. >> they're the most talented people. richards built that bead by bead. >> in a blizzard. >> i don't know where they got the beads. >> super tuesday, are you going

>> well, we have the premiere of super tuesday. >> i love that. thank you for caring. don't go to the premiere. we're on lester. me and chuck. he has his telestrator. >> exactly. >> does it make you miss the update desk? >> it's a weird, ugly election this year. it's a tricky one. i don't envy them. >> a lot of material. >> yeah. >> thank you so much. love the movie. "whiskey tango foxtrot" opens in theaters nationwide on friday. up next, mega-star jenter low

first, this is "today" on nbc. that's part of the reason. all right. it's 8:40, back with the one and only jennifer lopez. she's juggling a lot right now. judging the farewell season of

for her las vegas residency, "all i have," and serving as a star and executive producer in "shades of blue." >> i'm not holding a man hostage. >> this doesn't feel right, but the best thing to do to help him is get him talking. >> he'll talk when he feels safe. >> where is safe? these people kidnapped him. you don't think they'll pay him another visit? if he's a dead end, we blew our only lead and your cover. harlee, listen, i'm not going to leave you alone for a second. i don't want anything to happen, okay? >> we're very happy to say that "shades of blue" was picked up for a second season on nbc. >> it was. >> jennifer, congratulations. >> thank you. >> executive producer and actor. >> yes. >> what was the mood like on the set when the word came down that it was up for season two? >> everybody was thrilled. everybody is so happy. we have a great cast, you know,

the show. great crew behind the scenes, as well. we're excited. >> for people who haven't seen the show yet, harlee is not your typical cop. she's a bit of a bad girl who got caught with her hand in the cookie jar. >> she gets in trouble. >> yet, she's still a cop. >> yeah, she's a cop. listen, she's human first, you know what i mean? i think that's what the piece is about. the piece is about humanity. it's about, you know, human nature. how we can -- it's easy to slide down the slippery slope when you just, you know -- even with great intentions, trying to do the right thing. trying to do the right thing. >> people confronted with a choice in an instant, do they make the right choice or the wrong choice? >> they think they are. that's the crazy part. even if you know, this is pushing the lines of what is morally right or ethically right, it's still, you know, you'll make the choice if it means survival or saving your family or anything like that. >> i was reading all you have

when i was thinking about doing this xhausted looking at it. >> this is why i'm sleepy. >> are you the person, generally speaking, not to put you on the couch here -- >> go ahead. >> do you fear if you slow down, the world will pass you by? >> there is a little bit of fomo, fear of missing out. i had that when i was little. do you remember moments like this when you were lying in bed and you heard the grown-ups in the next room and you wanted to be out there? you're like, what are they doing? is there a party going on? can i -- >> now you're one of the grown-ups worrying about what the people in the other room are saying. >> i love my work. i really do. i enjoy it. it fulfills me. it really is something that -- i just love creating. all of it. i did take on a lot last year, probably more than i should have. >> a lot of irons in the fire. >> but it was great opportunities that i couldn't say no to.

irons cools, the other heats up. here, we have second season of "shades of blue" at the same time "american idol" is coming to an end. >> yes. >> i've watched you on that show over the years and i think it changed you as a person. is that too much of a stretch? >> i don't think it changed me as a person as much as it let people know who i really was. >> because you were able to share things? >> because it was the first time, you know, you wouldn't see me in a movie, playing a role, doing the j.lo, you know, music thing. where i'm singing and playing that type of -- not playing that character but being that person. but actually showing me as a human being. the person who, you know, loves music and is very emotional. before. i always felt like people were getting that from me but i realized they hadn't. they saw me speak for myself and be myself on a show. loves music. you've got a show out in las vegas that you even said to me is hard. >> it is.

really hard to do. sometimes you must think, why didn't i just put a microphone in the stage and a chair? >> i could just stand here and sing. i could be on a stool right now. i created it thinking, okay, this section will be like this. it'll be really high energy. this section will be this. when i did them back to back and realized i had seven or eight sections and they were all really high energy, i was like, what the heck am i doing? you know what? it's a crazy, energetic show and people are appreciating it and it warms my heart and makes me happy. >> lastly, where do you hide the machine? >> what machine? >> the time machine. seriously, every time you come here, especially the women on the staff say, how is it possible she looks better today than perhaps 10, 15 years ago? >> i guess i've grown into myself a little bit. you know what i mean? 20s, 30s, you're figuring yourself out a little bit. now, i kind of feel comfortablele with who i am. >> i want one hour with the time machine, whatever you have.

>> thank you. >> you look great. >> you're sweet. thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> you can catch "shades of blue" thursday night, 10:00/9:00 central on nbc. jennifer will be back with kathie lee and hoda. if you have a question for her, and it's particularly nice, go to their facebook page or tweet us using the #j.lo today. up next, scoring deals. five things you should look to buy in march. first, this is "today" on nbc.

thank you so much. welcome back. it's the first day of march. there are bargains to be had. with a low down on the best sales of the month, we have our tech contributor. i love when you come and say, there are certain times of the year where it's good to buy certain things. >> that's right. travel. time to travel. the reason is, the busy holiday

this is right before the busy summer vacation season. right now, we're seeing celebrity deals of 15% to 40% off on certain sites like expedia, travago and kayak.com. you can go to seattle, atlantic city, even abroad to london or jamaica. >> are there blackout dates? >> you have to look at the websites and make sure you're looking and finding what you need. read the fine print. it's a good time to book something. >> actually, the next item, good time to buy luggage. >> if you're looking for an upgrade, the time is now. a lot of these big box stores we're seeing savings of up to 50%. we have great deals at jmcpenney and may seecy's. lots of great deals. >> small electronics, like digital cameras and stuff? >> when you're on vacation and want to take a picture of what you're seeing and doing, so it's

cameras and go pros. also good deals on tvs. this might have to deal with the fact that the consumer electronic show was in january. they're trying to get rid of the older models. up to $300 off cameras. up to $100 off of personal tablets. up to $300 off a tv. you can get these deals at sears, amazon.com, best buy and walmart. >> those things don't go on sale often. >> you have to get them when they're hot. >> on your trip, you'll be bejewelled. >> you want to be blinged out. >> like my boot, yeah. >> obviously, valentine's day is the time of year where people buy jewelry. thankfully, there's overstock in march. we're seeing up to 75% off of jewelry. this is taking place at stores

zales also has deals, along with kays. but there are fine print, but you can get fashion jewelry and fine jejelry. >> so the last one, frozen food. really? that's random. >> i kind of love it. >> me, too. i love my broccoli florets. >> all things frozen are on sale. the reason is, it's national frozen food month all of march. some of your favorite brands will be deeply discounted. this is the time of year to stock up on frozen foods because you can save them a really long time. go to coupons.com and you can get even more promotions. try new food or stock up on the staples right now. >> lasts forever. i don't see ice cream on the list. >> definitely on sale in march. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> she has more on what to buy, when, how, the fine print on

this is "today" on nbc. 8:53. you know what time it is? time to find out who is celebrating a birthday. >> you bet. we have great folks to introduce you to. mr. bill hannig, 100th birthday. mountaineer from wheeling, west virginia. guy played golf until he was 95. hopefully you, mr. lauer. >> thank you. >> ms. viola of new york is 100

sweet lady who volunteers at her local hospital more than 50 years. alice from pennsylvania enjoys cooking and spending time with family. join our food team. and harold nelson in colorado, 101, a veteran, thank you, sir. he enjoys fishing and goes to the slot machines. puts fish in the slot machines. unbelievable. and francis, 100 years old, from massachusetts, purple heart recipient. married for 74 glorious years. that is fantastic. >> wow. >> happy 100th birthday to juliet juliette raymond has 24 great grandkids. if you want us to honor somebody, please include their name, pictures and also the anniversaries of 75 years or more.

thank you very much. who knows what's coming up next hour? >> i'm not doing the next hour. >> anyone doing the next hour? >> i am. we have spring cleaning secrets. we're going to tell you how to do the best spring cleaning. we've got great gadgets and gizmos for the spring, as well. >> i love gadgets and gizmos. >> i know. i can't have gadgets without gizmos. >> by the way, i saw chips and nacho cheese dip. what's that all about? >> i don't know. but i will find out. >> sounds good.

on your morning commute. tim miller is keeping an eye on things on this tuesday. march coming in like a lamb with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures, highs in the lower to middle 70s. a cold front is just off to our west and will be here by tonight. look for increasing clouds by late afternoon with scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two late night into wednesday morning. rain chance 50% tonight into wednesday morning. a few showers wednesday morning otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, highs in the lower 60s. dry thursday before another shot highs upper 50s to lower 60s. a sumter man has plead guilty in

attempting to defraud the irs for at least three years. u.s. attorney bill nettles says that hercules baker filed federal income tax returns that claimed false tax refunds from january of 2011 to at least april of 2014. over that time, investigators say baker approached third-party taxpayers and persuaded them to provide personal information to file the returns in an effort to get money back. baker now faces up to 10 years in prison and/or a $250-thousand dollar fine. for the first time this season -- the south carolina baseball team will hit the road. the gamecocks are undefeated this season, grabbing their 8th win

series sweep of penn state. today -- usc will head to time is now

this morning on "today's take," it is super tuesday. a make or break day for some candidates as millions cast their votes in 12 states. we're feeling the march madness with the hottest gadgets of the season. easy treats the next time you're hit with a snack attack. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this

it is the 1st day of march, 2016. i'm willie along with al and dylan inside. natalie is on assignment. tamron is in texas. we'll talk to her in a moment. dylan, you're our guest so we gave you the jam. what did you go with? >> it's my jam. bring it up a little. >> this is "convoy." >> what is it? >> w.j. mccall, is that right? >> 1976. this week, 1976, 40 year aces ago, this song made it to number three on the charts. >> i can't hear it but i bet it's great. there we go. oh, yeah. >> it was great. >> i like it. >> amazing. >> surprise you picked this. >> it popped in my head. >> tamron is in her home state of texas, in what will be the most important day so far of this presidential election. she's in houston, to be exact.

>> good to see you. listen, we call this super tuesday, willie, and we live dual lives, msnbc, covering politics and having fun with our "today" show family, but this is extraordinary. today may be one for the history books. may be one for the ages. it will be talked about globally. as willie mentioned, the map of the states impacted today by super tuesday is incredibly. right now, we have in fact a new nbc news/surveymonkey poll out. it shows hillary clinton ahead of bernie sanders, 51%/41%. she's expected to do well today and may seal the deal on the democratic side. the heat, let me tell you, is today with the gop. the new poll out nationally shows trump up 40%. here in texas though, he's down depending on the polls you see, low single digits. ted cruz, the senator from texas, the fighting it out in this state.

but ted cruz called texas the crown jewel of tonight's race. willie, al, dylan, it has been extraordinary and i'm sure you've had family members when you go home for the holidays, everyone is talking about this political cycle and this season. tonight, i donon know what will happen wednesday morning. you have all these reports that the gop is not happy with its front runner donald trump. he may be the big story nationally tomorrow and what it means for the republican party, guys. >> we'll wake up tomorrow with trump having won maybe all the states with the exception of texas. >> depending on how well he does, he'll still get a proportion of those delegates. >> right. >> could be a big night for hillary clinton, as well, tamron tamron. >> it could be. you know what else, guys? we've been talking about marco rubio. he's been really taking it to donald trump all week now. calling him a con artist. saying that he is not the person who should lead the party.

not won a single state, and he may not win a state tonight. he could pick up some delegates, and that remains to be seen. but we could also be looking at one of these candidates leaving the race or being pressured to leave the race. i know, willie, you spoke with dr. ben carson. he's still in the race. he believes a miracle can happen. you have john kasich who is still in the race, as well. we'll see. it's anyone's game. i have a surprise for you. we're in texas and we can talk politics and know that's the priority, but i found a couple of shirts. this one says, you know you're from texas when you have bbq for breakfast. i am at the smokehouse. dylan, a shirt for you. i wanted extra small because i don't like the big, big ones. but here's further proof. if you ever doubted i am a true texan, you know i have a tattoo of the state on my body. this is proof.

>> this is my breakfast. >> is there brisket, tamron? >> ribs. >> i wonder if that's the guy over her shoulder, what he's eating. >> i'm not sharing. this is brisket, eggs over medium, which i love. al roker, bacon, this is for you. >> oh, my goodness. i'm jell rowsealousjealous. >> that's meat lover breaeaast. >> it won't keep on the plane or i'd bring it to you. >> you need a defibrillator. >> i can't hear you. i'm eating, what? >> tamron, we're watching you cover this all day and we'll be jealous as you eat that. >> love you guys. see you tomorrow. >> thank you. erin andrews, the well-known sports reporter taking the witness stand yesterday. emotional during her testimony in a $75 million lawsuit against marriott hotels.

taking a video of her in her room at the national marriott while she was nude. that was in 2008. he posted it online for millions of people to see. >> the national marriott could have called me and said, we're putting this man that requested to be next to you. is this okay? they could have stopped this. i'm so angry. i'm so mad. i'm so embarrassed. somebody sends me a still of the video to my twitter or someone screams at me in the stands, and i'm right back to this. all i wanted to do was be respected. all i wanted to be was to be the girl next door that loves sports. now i'm the girl with the hotel scandal. >> that's brutal stuff. she talked about being on the cover of the new york post and she had a friend in new york who called her and said she ran around to the news stands and threw coffee on the new york post stacks so people couldn't see them. mr. barrett found out which room erin andrews was staying in,

barrett served 30 months in prison in the criminal trial, felony stalking is what he was convicted on. appeared in taped depositions yesterday. he explained when he got the room next to andrews, he snuck past a maid and sawed off the peephole on her door and took video on his cell phone. >> why did you do it? >> great question. >> i'd like to hearr the answer. >> so would i. i d d't have the answer. i thought about it over and over. just financial bind i was in. a huge, huge mistake in judgment. i knew what i was doing was wrong. i knew it was a horrible thing. for her sake, for my sake, i knew that soon enough i'd be in huge trouble. >> that hotel, the specific hotel, national marriott, put out a statement saying since the incident in question, the national marriott at vanderbilt changed management. it requires and endorses strict adherences to policies involving gust privacy.

the security of guests. this morning, erin andrews returns to the stand and she has to face cross-examination from lawyers for the hotel. the hotel expected to make the case that the spying was not the fault of the hotel and that her career has not been irreparably damage as she alleges and seeks the $75 million. tough story. >> for her to see it play out again in court as she's trying to move on, it's tough. should we takee it to space? >> yes. >> how cool is scott kelly? he's amazing. his instagram is amazing. he's been in space for 340 days. he returns tonight. he actually said he could last another year in space, despite it being the size of a phone booth. he is going to land in kazakhstan. it's a cool opportunity he has with his twin brother, mark. >> right. >> you have nearly a replica of the dna and you can see the effects of space on scott, and

some of the problems you can get in space. the bones become brittle, fluids go up instead of down, your vision can kind of get damaged a little bit. >> far sided. >> which is the opposite of what he was. they'll do science and research on the two of them. to you follow him on instagram? >> yeah. >> his pictures are incredible. >> amazing. >> there's no way to capture it except up there in space and he's been doing it. he's now the astronaut who has been in space the longest. total of 520 days. >> that's right. and the only one to actually wear a gorilla suit. >> come on, that was good. there he is. >> i loved that. >> pretty good. >> he's had a gorilla suit, he's had a christmas tree, he's had his version of a thanksgiving dinner. i wonder how it all gets there. how do you get that there? >> chasing a terriried buddy there. gorilla on the ship. unbelievable. >> love it. you know what today is?

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march and we're thing ingking about spring. >> if you're planning outdoor activities, taking a vacatiti, we have the gadgets you'll want to know about. katie, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> we're excited about this one. >> great for the super tuesday or wrestle mania party. a heated c cp and dip platete which is awesome. under $25. it has a removable base which, of course, gets hot. of course, you plug it in. couldn't be easier. on/off switch. simple. >> i want to try one, just to make sure. >> nothing like starting the day off with nachos. we'll go from food to beverages. this inventor was like, i want my brewing hot coffee and make it cold for iced coffee. this is the hyperchiller. it's this contraption you put in the freezer for six hours. pop it out, and you actually pour the coffee into the top here.

have yourself a very iced cold coffee. swish it around. it works with whiskey and wine. >> now you're -- >> okay. >> hello, little one. >> hello, sophia. >> cutest kid ever. check this out, this is going to hit home for the parents. this is a packable highchair. speaks volumes. i didn't realize this until my sisters had kids. exclusive from hammacher. it folds up and folds down and collapses. >> this is like a camp chair. >> works indoor and outdoor. no tools necessary. hello, you. you look great in your throne. queen for the day. >> and it has wipable plastic. >> which is the key. >> thanks, sophia. >> she can chill for the rest of the segment. >> give her the hyperchiller. >> this is cool. the high-tech, connected travelers. this raised over $2 million. finally available at retail.

things to go inside. the awesome part, it pairs with an app. you can actually tell the distance, location. you can see how much the luggage weighs, which is incredible. also, it has two usb ports to charge your phone six times from your luggage. smart traveling. >> cool. >> hold on a second. >> uh-oh. >> this is the h2o pal. you'll see on the app here, it keeps track of how manyuch water i drink in a day. if there was a sport of competitive drinking, i'd be winning. depending on the temperature and conditions around, it'll ajust and -- adjust and create a profile. you can put this on any sized bottle, too. h2o pal, very smart. >> any fluid in there. >> sure. >> just to -- >> whatever suits you. this one is fun.

fanny pack but there is the flip belt. what's great, it comes in two styles. classic and what i prefer is the zip style. put all your contraptions in here. here's mine. inhaler, credit card, everything you need when you run. if you want to go hands free, great for the morning runs, late night jogs. they have a million mile light with no battery. as soon as it feels movement, as you can see, the light coming down. >> that's cool. >> it'll light up for 200 yards. also, slides on to the flip belt. go for the classic style or this style. and there's something for your keys. >> can i keep your fanny packs anyway? >> they're out. flip belts are? >> i want to nominate sophia as the best baby/little girl we've had in a long time. sitting by herself and hanging >> best little one. >> we like that. >> katie, thank you so much. >> thank you, sophia.

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resource officers. after this incident involving a resource officer at spring valley high school went viral last year, many parents and educators have asked what the role of resource officers should be in schools. tonight's forum, hosted by the school of law and college of education, runs from 6 to 7:30 at the school of law on main street. it is free and open to the public. lexington county is going green for st. patrick's day and the blowfish baseball team is lending a helping hand. the first-ever saint patrick's day parade in downtown lexington is expected to be held on saturday, march 12th at two p-m. a news conference regarding lexington county's week-long celebration of saint patrick's day will be today at one p-m at the corner of main and church street at "blowfish on main." march coming in like a lamb with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures, highs in the lower to middle 70s. a cold front is just off to our west and will be here by tonight. look for increasing clouds by late afternoon with scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two late night into wednesday morning. rain chance 50% tonight into wednesday morning. a few showers wednesday morning otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, highs in the lower 60s. dry thursday before another shot

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taking a look at the headlines. federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about essure, which had women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and other health problems. the fda ordered the company to conduct a new study on the device for various groups of women. a patient checklist will be provided for doctors to discuss with patients and better communicate the potential risks

the zika virus can cause paralysis from patients who contracted the virus two years ago. the epidemic was declared to be a global emergency several weeks ago based on suspicions it may be behind a surge in birth defects. researchers went back and analyzed blood samples from all 42 adults diagnosed with the din syndrome from the 2013/2014 outbreak and nearly everyone had a previous zika infection. apple is refusing to help the fbi unlock an iphone used by one of the shooters in the san bernardino terrorist attack. the company said it would set a dangerous precedent for devices. in a separate case, a federal judge in new york ruled monday the fbi cannot force apple to open a locked iphone used by a suspected drug dealer. he said congress specifically considered and rejected a bill that would have forced companies

a new study suggests medications used to treat adhd may affect the bone health of kids and teens. researchers measured the density of the thigh bone, hip joint and lower back in children from 8 to 17 years old. those taking adhd medications had significant decreases in bone density compared to peers. not taking any prescription drugs. doctors and parents should be aware of the potential bone health risks with the medications. football helmets that don't fit properly increase the severity of concussions in high school players. data from more than 4,000 concussions show athletes with poorly hitting held ingting held ingting helmets had does sins and hypersensitivity than those that used properly fitted helmets. the concussion symptoms were for longer periods of time. can a lack of sleep lead to overeating?

i say yes. apparently, research says yes, too. sleep restriction boosts a chemical in the body that enhances the joy of eating, especially sweet, salty and high fat foods. after inadequate sleep, the participants chose foods with 50% more calories than those who got a normal amount of sleep. let's get a check of the weather with al. you know what? it's not surprising at all. when you're sleepy, you eat to stay awake sometimes. >> that explains why i woke up at mcdonald's. thanks so much, sheinelle. for today, we have a slight risk of strong storms from ohio all the way down to louisiana. 4 of the 12 super tuesday states going to be affected. wet, windy weather. northern new england later today. leftover snow showers around the great lakes. sunshine in the mid-atlantic states. few showers left over in new england.

pacific northwest. >> that is your latest weather. dylan. now for a little spring cleaning. we all know the importance of a good night sleep and one way to make you get it is by keeping your room tidy and germ free. we have the editor at "family circle" magazine. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you're saying the vacuuming the bed is important? >> yeah. it all starts with the bed. there can be up to 2 million

not good for allergies. they're attracted to our skin cells, actually. it's kind of gross. in one month's time, we lose 28 grams of skin cells, like this bag here of chips. >> could we have picked an uglier chip to represent skin cells? >> exactly. >> wash sheets weekly. you can vacuum the bare bed and pillows when you're changing the linens. sprinkle baking soda. >> there is a special vacuum for pillows and mattresses? >> yes. dust the air mites away. >> you can change the sheets. >> use a regular vacuum with an upholo upholo upholoindustry attachment if you don't have one. >> out of sight, out of mind. >> when it gets hot, the dust goes everywhere.

get up here and put the old pillow case on the fan blade. let the dust settle a second. pull it off. >> prevents the dust from falling on your head. >> do them all. take it outside, shake it and throw it in the wash and good to go. >> from the ceiling to the floors, a strict no shoes policy in the bedroom. >> that's the biggest thing. university of arizona studies showed there are about 400,000 bacteria on the outside of shoes, which is super gross. you don't want to track that in so keep it out. if there are scuffs -- >> this works good. >> cuts them out of there. works on base boards, too. >> thank you. willie, you're in the bathroom. >> next up on the spring cleaning checklist is the bathroom. dr. natalie azar is here with germy hot spots. >> hi, willie. >> here's at the sink. toothbrushes and contract lens cases. >> two numbers easy to remember are swapping out the toothbrush and contact lens case every

the question we get, can you reinfect yourself with your toothbrush if you've had the cold or a flu? >> no because you make antibodies to every infection you come across. it's more having to do with the yuck factor. if you're sick, get a new one. worth the money spent. >> medicine cabinet? >> hugely important. highly secure. per the fda, you should throw out all expired medicines, period. you cannot be assured that the safety and thewill be the same after the expiration date. a few points, there are some medicines that this holds true 100% of the time. insulin, epipens, anything that's life-saving. if you have ibuprofen two weeks old, you can probably still use it. you can't be guaranteed it's going to be as effective. >> towels, how often do you swap those? >> less to do with the health hazard. usually after three uses, you can wash them out.

>> how about the shower curtain? >> different story. studies indicatat that bacteria can definitely go on these after a while. one thing that's important to remember, it depends how small the bathroom, the square footage is. how well ventilated it is. how humid it is. easy to clean. throw it in the washing machine or swap out a new one. mold and mildew gathers on those. >> clean out the ventilation. >> once every six month. mold can accumulate. >> al? >> to the kitchen now. we know these things get dirty in there. jeff is food network "iron chef." good morning. >> good morning. >> so the sin skk is a big problem. >> a lot of problems in the kitchen but the biggest is this baby. >> the garbage can? >> i mean, no one puts this under the sink and cleans it properly.

thing you've eaten or thrown away. take it out once a year and throw them away. get new ones. worth it. >> not really going to cause that much trouble. >> clean out around this area here. with bleach. >> lemons? >> everybody has appliances. fridges, coffee makers, whisks. >> whips? >> whisks. al, stay with me. >> i want to go to your kitchen. >> these are appliances you see. what about the ones you don't? like the garbage disposal. >> sure. >> a hot bed of smells. take lemons, run some through twice, hot water and disinfect everything. >> add a little vin fwaregar. >> never buy spices in bulk? >> you'll throw them away. every six months to a year, they lose their oil. they lose their oomph. put them in glass jars to see what you have and how much you have. throw the old spices away after a year.

pasta, leftover cheese. >> we have at least four boxes of pasta open. the kids eat and don't eat the whole box. what you do is go to your cheese bin in your refrigerator. you have bunches of cheese. make a little cheese sauce. take all these and throw them in one pot. make mac and cheese. >> bam. two for one. >> the best. >> spring cleaning. >> that's your reward at the end of cleaning up. >> jeffrey, thank you, pal. >> thanks. >> you can find these and more tips at today.com/home. up next, star of the tv series "rosewood," mr. morris chestnut, we'll talk to him about tomorrow's winter i did it.... i did it too... they took nature's bounty hair, skin and nails, it's a vitamin supplement that nourishes from the inside... with biotin for beautiful hair and strong nails. and vitamin c and e for vibrant skin. give it a month, if your hair, skin and nails don't look and feel more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it...and i feel beautiful.

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fans of morris chestnut can't forget his first major role. 25 years ago, he played ricky, a gifted teen football star in a troubled neighborhood in "boy from the hood." >> 25 years? now, he's a crime-solving miami path pathologist on "rosewood." >> you can't process your own crime scene. >> single hair fell off the head. i want it. organic material. >> you're not a cop. they don't answer to you. >> you got it, rosewood. anything you need.

you were saying? >> good morning, sir. good to see you. >> you, as well. >> for people who haven't come to the show yet, how do you describe rosie? what's going on? >> rosie is a private pathologist who teams up with a miami detective to solve crimes in the area. he's a fun, optimistic, witty, spread optimism to everybody. >> has health challenges himself? >> it's why he lives every day like his last because he shouldn't be here. he was born premature, had health issues, heart issues. he can die at any moment. whenever i want to renegotiate my contract, they say, you could die. >> we could write you out. >> it is called "rosewood." >> you never know now daysa days. >> in the first season, there was a lot of rosewood chest. >> yeah.

>> i personally line lyly like that look. >> nothing wrong with that. you spoke to the writers about that. >> the first four episodes of the season, every time i opened the script, my shirt would be off. take as lot of work. we work at least 12 hours a day on the minimum and then i have to go to the gym and eat right. there's this craft service. every sweet known to man, you know. >> sure. >> i wanted to indulge a little bit. >> you look like you've let go. >> speaking of, minus a little facial hair, you look the same as you did 25 years ago. >> thank you. >> is it crazy to think it's been that long for "boy in the hood"? >> i was watching actually -- it was on my hotel set the other week and i watched it for a minute. you were horrible as an actor. but i have a lot of memories and fond memories working with cuba, and him running to the trailer every time i had a question for him. cuba had been in the industry

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with xarelto there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. treatment with xarelto was the right move for us. ask your doctor about xarelto . whether you're a big eater or not, who doesn't love to snack? justin, host of food and wine's mad genius tip it is here with snack time ideas. i love these. slightly healthy but easy. >> still going to be satisfy ingied. at "food and wine," sometimes we have so many decadent things, we make them healthier. here, we have doughnuts. cut some apples. take a cutter and cut a round out. ice it with peanut butter, put sprinkles on. >> no fried oil. >> we have butter to every hereover here. warning you.

>> cut these slices crosswise. flip it, cut it again. what you're going to do is top cheese with onion powder, parsley. >> you can put anything in the cheese. >> yeah. even hot chili. when you're done, drizzle butter on top. bake it and you get this awesome cheesy bread. >> looks like it's been out a while but i don't care. >> dessert. >> monkey bread i've made with biscuit dough but it's the way you make it that's easy and quick. >> mini monkey bread. rolled it in sugar, put it in a greased muffin pan. bake it and check this out. >> awesome. i don't know if i should finish with the garlic bread or go to the monkey bread. i love the breads over here. this is probably the coolest thing i've ever seen when it comes to guacamole. >> it's seriously fast. in the mad genius tips laboratory, i do a lot of things

i've put it right over a bowl. you press the avocado through. >> don't take off the peel or anything? >> no. give it a tap. >> amazing. that's the hardest part is getting it all in and throw in all the good stuff. >> the lime stuff, cilantro, season with salt and you're ready for a party. >> amazing. i had my hands full. i'm double fisting with monkey bread, guacamole, cheesy bread. >> i won't tell anyone. >> wonderful. easy and you can make it at home.

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tonight -- the university of south carolina will host a public dialogue on school resource officers. after this incident involving a resource officer at spring valley high school went viral last year, many parents and educators have asked what the role of resource officers should be in schools. tonight's forum, hosted by the school of law and college of education, runs from 6 to 7:30 at the school of law on main street. it is free and open to the public. lexington county is going green for st. patrick's day and the blowfish baseball team is lending a helping hand.

day parade in downtown lexington is expected to be held on saturday, march 12th at two p-m. a news conference regarding lexington county's week-long celebration of saint patrick's day will be today at one p-m at the corner of main and church street at "blowfish on main." march coming in like a lamb with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures, highs in the lower to middle 70s. a cold front is just off to our west and will be here by tonight. look for increasing clouds by late afternoon with scattered showers and a thunderstorm or two late night into wednesday morning. rain chance 50% tonight into a few showers wednesday morning otherwise partly cloudy, breezy and cooler, highs in the lower 60s. dry thursday before another shot of rain moves in and out for late thursday night through midday friday. rain chance 60%. highs upper 50s to lower 60s. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning..

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