need to check your pulse. >> within minutes it shot to number one on i-tunes and hopefuls, there was a message, this is what a true star looks lik >> when i see her standing there on the stage, it seems like it wasn't all that long ago. >> actually sh years, flash back to "e.t's" first interview when she was a finalist. kelly clarkson.month later, "e.t" had her first post win interview. >> i could in the stop crying. >> kelly also served as a judge last night, creating a kind of full circle moment for the show's first winner during its final season.be here now 14 years later and be all knocked up and nostalgic. piece by piece >> so emotional. now kelly wrote "piece by piece" when she was pregnant with her daughter river, now she's having

the due date is exactly but jennifer lopez told us last n weeks. the 88 academy awards on abc and guide to all things oscar. let's send us to kevin frazier right now who's in the middle of all the press mess atr. >> reporter: by sunday, this will be a sea of people and stars and a a lot of stars have into town and the partying has alreadybegun. &- 2:55 p.m. l.a.x., eddie faces a wall of paparazzi. beverly hills reece witherspoon gets her preparty on with a bunch of stars including nner for equality, hosted by patricia arquette, we're told to support equal pay for wome

up chris rock outside t sunset tower hotel. but he's expected to take on the oscar so white controversy tweeting with see you sunday, ut, #oscars. >> would you do it again? would you host again? >> if there's a lot of black people on it. >> back at l.a.x., 4:17 p.m.ows superman but they don't know her noe know his 19-year-old girlfriend's name. old tara king and no oscar champagne for her either, but not

skating.6 p.m., john legend and chrissie teagan only selecting a female embryo during ivf. striking out this past changing his tactic. >> we'll actually see chrissie t and we'll t to her about her pregnancy. meanwhile i was hear in the hours of the morning hanging out with th "gma" crew as they talked to robin roberts about her special oscar edition of" >> a studio apartment, with one room with a with bed that came out of the wall and my mom happy me >> how much of this in the roomome of how she grew . >> we ate top ramen. but i had my mom all to myself

>> also s stallone creditsctor ryan cubeler for bring ing it back. nce, or he reminds me of a guy i used to know. >> that's true, 40 years ago. >> on sunday, robin and michael strahan host a abc's preshow along with amy robach and lara spencer., does it kind of get old? no, it doesn't get old. coming up on "e.t,"ack friday taking us to the is the of "home improvement." >> this is my ship here. >> and we a world tour of the u.s. versace mansion. and joe zee is here. &-ion predictions, a to with what j-law is wearing on

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1991.re you saying the car's not running? >> we now own a 4,000 pound four-door much fun on the set, we would just crack up just lose it and not be able to get it together.f the most watched sitcoms of the '90s, the show made the c of one p anderson and household nam and when we first met the boys, get this, jonathan taylor thomas was 10, zachary ty bryan was 8. and taran noah smith >> this is my ship. >> it was his ship. >> i see zach quite a bit because he kind of works with my oldest daughters and they have production business. i see debby >> now patricia and sam are working together again, she's

neighbor on his show "last man stan >> we both matured a little bit,ing -- it's like being around f >> think you matured a lot. he's very mature. >> here's something you may not know about "home improvement" francis fisher was originally cast as jill taylor. patricia richardsonst days before they shot the pilot. and still ahead on "e.t," we go inside a famous versace mansion. haunted by therange doors open and close. plus oscar fashion secrets from joe zee. >> what everyone wants to lady ga is wears. i've got the ins scoop in just two minutes, i'll be

ck, everybody, right now we're going to take a deep dive into oscar f

joe zee. welcome. >> i'm so excited, fashion oscars, what could be better? and the don'ts of the oscar red carpet. >> oscar do, be bold. 2012 angelina showed up as the very last person on the red carpet in that black versace gown.in of the night our legs sticking out of that slit, she owned that dress.her jolene. >> how about a don't? >> don't is having no support, i'm talking about undergarments he award the bestrgarment. >> that's an award worth giving.ethhpaltrow approximate in that dress all the way back in 2002, even gwyneth herself said i loved that dress, but i wish i had worn a

>> a do, ey popping co-already,le kidman, in 1997, th first person to wear a dior red dress on the red carpet.er liked it or hated it, but to this day, it's one you remember. >> i also liked halle berry, that was one of my favorites, that stunning gown she wore. >> that was so beautiful. >> that was one of my all-time favorites. >> how about the last don't? >> you don't want to stand out too much, remember in 2004, "monster" and she looked beautiful, but she was a little too orange and i don't mean her skin tone. >> now we know all the dos and don'ts. of the red carpet. but i want to know what there actually going to be wearing this year. >> let's start with jennifer lawrence, we know she's a dior girl so we definitely know she's going to wear dior. to guess that she's not going to wear red. she wore red to the golden globes and red twice at the so aim going to cross that off my list. she wore that beautiful pink gown when she won.

see. &- >> i all right, lady gaga. >> remember last year at the oscars, she wore that white dress, but very controversial red gloves with it. so i think she's probably going his year, but we do know she's very support tiff of her designer brandon maxwell, but during fashion week, did model in the marc jacobs fashion show. limb here and i'm going to predict that she may actually wea dress like this, a mark maybe in a bold color or maybe something a bit more unexpected. >> cate blanchett, we saw her on the red >> she really likes to all of her designers,she's worn

ly going to go with armani. i actually love this particular gown from the couture show. now. >> how about rachel mcadams. >> rachel has been working with the same stylist as jennifer lopez. sol of the fashion go we have seen on j-lo, she's been om peaks and valleys, so we could see something like that on rachel. >> i can can't wait to see what is on the red carpet and usually whatever you see is a go.e no secrets with me, if i know it, you know it. >> i leek s an it name when it comes to defining oscar elegance, verss the versace palace in miami, it's a massive awesome estate urned into one of the ritziest hotels in the world private tour. >> reporter: and we got a private tour. in south beach's village, 10 bedrooms, 11 baths, set up on

>> this is the villa suite, and . >> reporter: this is the biggest e. >> this is where kim kardashian >> the kardashians actually n. >> they hung out and i think this is where they all hung out. you see them all thrown acrg and hanging out. >> the suites from one $1,000 to night and they're worth every penny. moz sayics on the floor, gold onn the beds and on the pal. kiley jenner swam in that pool and so did the biebs. >> i justin bieber

>> justin stayed at the venus0 per night. service, hor d'oeuvres or anything lake that. >> he kept somebody busy around the clock. >> liz taylor, elton john, sly and madonna. >> it feels like here.with in 1997, versace was murdered on the doorstep of his palace. >> quite a lot of people who believe in the supernatural who feel that he literally still is hear. >> the spirit of gianni? >> they claim they have seen spirits and they have gone to ors open and close and things of that nature. >> we're back at bieber just a minute, we're actually told that bieber booked a room there afterwas seeing stayed there. he actually stayed up late and had spa treatments by the pool. h days, which grammy winner was once in a heavy metal band. is it rick springfield, michael

katie perry is actually john benet ramsey? you've got to read this store.

welcome back to the show, everybody, in tonight's "e.t" rammy winner was once in a heavy metal band? that was michael bolton who turns 63 today. >> i want him to sing happy birthday to me. >> he it's got the voice. >> yes, he does. >> we are out of time for now. , don't forget to join us on monday for our big oscar show. we will have all the big winners& and those moments that you just cannot forget. so we'll see you then, everybody.

breaking news tonight. trump bombshell. chris christie shocks the political world by endorsing the front-runner hours after marco rubio unloaded on trump at the debate brawl. one of the most campaign days ever. nbc news investigates amid allegations from uniio the inside story of how undocumentedworkers worked at the site of trump tower. mass shooting horror. 4 dead, 1 wounded as a gunman opens fire in a a hero cop taking him down. tonight, what we've learned happened in massacre. zika in america. the cdc warns of a surge in cases. the virus is now pregnant

and farry tale ending. a little girl's unicorn on the loose, and a police chase like before. "nightly news" begins right now. announcer:s from "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. what a wild day it has been, one of the most dramatic and intense days of thispresidential campaign so far. hours after mocking, ridiculing and challenging donald trump on the debate stage, a rejuvenatedmarco rubio struck again today and then donald trump struck back with a surprise announcement of new jersey governor chris christie. it was all part of anasty back and forth war of words between trump and rubio on the trail just four days before super tuesday. nbc's katy tur off our coverage. katy, what a day. >> reporter: lester, they say everything is bigger in texas, and this endorsement certainly came as a surprise. less than a month after he dropped out and just four days to

tuesday, chris christie is getting behind donald trump ing to lay waste to marco rubio. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor and my to introduce the next president of the united states, donald trump! >> reporter: donald trump added a little jersey pride to his texas swagger in worth today. former presidential candidate chris christie officially endorsing the front-runner. >> and i really was ith this one right here. so, chris, thank you. we love you, man. >> it's all make-believe. >> reporter: less than a month ago christies trying to tear down trump. >> i never said i could shoot somebody in the middle of fifth avenue and never lose i never called mexicans and rapists and murderers, i never said ban all muslims from the united ates. >> reporter: the two often called bullies teaming up to eviscerate marco rubio. >> last night i thought that the deal of the night was when d over to

remember, you're a choker and we don't want chokers in ouradministration. i said you're a choker and you're a liar. >> reporter: trump again mocking rubio's state of the union gaffe. >> let's talk about our lightweight senator from florida. he doesn't have the talent. he doesn't have the temperament. he can never make us eat. >> reporter: the endorsement perfect timing for trump after a bad debate that left him on the defensive for his inhair tans, aniversity fraud suit and not releasing his tax returns. the irs has said that there's nothing precluding you in its rules from releasingyour taxes -- your tax returns with an audit. >> until my audit is simple, very simple. you're not going to see anything. when you see it, oing to see it. but i'm not going to camp kate things. >> reporter: christie, a cunning politician who many believe could have bridged gaps in on, is picking the sure bet. sources familiar with the governor's thinking tell nbc ws. but rubio after standing up to trump at the debate isn't

without a fight. fort worth, texas. >> reporter: this is gabe gutierrez covering marco rubio's campaign. today he was riding il the billionaire dropped the bombshell. how stunning was the christie endorsement? look. chris is an articulate guy. donald probably needs a lifeline after last night and he called in ch i respect that. i have more than my fair share of endorsements. >> reporter: this morning in dallas rubio had ripped into th >> what we are dealing with here, my friends, is a con artist. >> reporter: mocking a series of trump's misspelled tweets. >> and i only reached two conclusions. number one, that's how they spell those words at the wharton school of business where he went or, number two, just like trump tower he must have hired a foreign worker to do his own tweets. he called me mr. meltdown. let me tell you something. last night during the debate during one of the breaks, two of the breaks. he went backstage, he was having a meltdown.

little makeup thing applying like makeup around miss mustache, had one of those sweat mustaches and then wanted a full length mirror, maybe to make sure his pants weren't wet, i don't know. >> reporter: rubio's all-out assault coming after last night's republican debate in hues top. he berated trump for his hiring practice. >> if he built the wall the way he built trump towers he'll be using illegal immigrants to do it. >> reporter: his inheritance. >> if he hadn't inherited $2 million -- >> reporter: and his repetition of campaign slogans and now he's repeating himself. >> i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago. >> i saw you repeat yourself five times five seconds to go. >> reporter: rubio faces a steep climb four days before super tuesday. polls show the senator behind trump in all 11 states. what's crucial is rubio's home state of florida on march 15th where one poll has him trailing by double digits. you're guaranteeing that you will win. >> well win. >> reporter: what happens if you don't?

>> reporter: as rubio campaigns throughout the south tomorrow, he's expected to release his own tax returns, and he's kag on the gop front-runner to do the same, but lester on a day when rubio woke up owning the news cycle he found himself trumped. >> all right, gabe. regarding some of those allegations by rubio. coming up we've got the inside story of how undocumented worked at the site of trump tower. affirmative action i want to bring in our political director, the moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd. chuck, our new poll asked registered voters which of the following would be their reaction to trump as the nominee. 51% said scared, 24% said angry, and when you look at numbers like that and you look at that back and forth we just saw a moment ago, what do you make of it? >> i have to say, it feels like every time we think public discourse has deteriorated to a new low we reach a new low. it's really stunning the back and forth today that we've seen between trump and rubio. it is unpresidential doesn't even begin to describe it, but, look

is you've got to give the trump campaign credit here. this christie endorsement, timing and symbolism are big with endorsements. a lot of times they are overrated but the timing of it was brilliant. you have to say that. it shows you that this is a very sophisticated campaign that trump had. had this in his big of tricks ready to go when he needed it and the symbolism. he's -- chris christie is a card-carrying member of the republican establishment. if you believe there's five stages of grief going on, lester, the fifth stage is acceptance with republicans. christie is a big acceptor. >> republicans sulking out the headlines but lest we forget democrat voters in the south carolina primary tomorrow. what do we look for there? >> well, it should be a big win for hillary clinton. if it's not, it shows you that there is life in sanders' campaign. sanders needs to improve with african-american voters, and if he does that, we'll know because he'll come within single digits of her, but if it's a double-digit big win for her is could be a foreshadowing of a long night for bernie sanders on super