it's monday, march 7th. coming up on "early today," worldwide outpouring of the passing of nancy reagan continues as admirers remember a shrewd adviser and devoted partner to ronald reagan. then to politics as the democrats debated flint's water crisis and the auto industry bailout when things got testy. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- >> you know -- >> excuse me. i'm talking. >> we'll tell you how the candidates faired after weekend voting ahead of tuesday's big day.

nfl legend peyton manning plans to call it a career later today. and much more on a big monday. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm dara brown. world wide reaction continues to pour in over the death of nancy reagan. the words used to describe her. loyal, devoted, shrewd, and protective. former president jimmy carter said she'll also be admired for her strength of conviction and livelong devotion to her husband. nancy reagan was totally devoted to president ragger. her strength of character and legendary particularly when tested by the attempted assassination and throughout his battles with alzheimer's. police reagan was fearly loyal to her beloved husband and that devotion was matched only by her devotion and from the president and first lady, in her long good-bye with president reagan

millions of families going through the depleting aching rereality of alzheimer's. we look back at how nancy reagan's public journey began on the public screen. >> nancy davis was an actress herself when she met ronald reagan on the mgm lot in 1949. he was already a star. but although she had he own hollywood dreams she later said she found her a greatest role as his wife. >> i think i was born to be married. i was the happiest girl in the world when "i" became "we." >> they married in 1952, a simple ceremony and even appeared together in "hell cats of the navy". >> i began to think you were playing the south sea circuits. >> you could have known better. >> how could i. >> from then on her own description her life was dough voted to her husband, as merry

ron and stepmother to his two children by former wife jane wyman. then came politics and her long career in politics. first as first lady to governor ronald reagan in 1986. >> what would you say to the voters? >> my. just say ronnie, i guess. >> and then to president reagan, i guess, in 1980. after the president was shot by a would-be assassin two months into his first term, his wife was forever shaken. >> every time he went out and talked to thousands of people, my heart stopped. >> but she carried on. steadfast in her chosen roles as the president's protector, best friend, and partner, with efforts like the anti-drug campaign campaign for which she was forever linked. >> when it comes to drugs and alcohol, just say no. >> reporter: she was criticized for consulting an astrologer

dubbed queen nancy for her expensive taste in fashion and whout decourse and managing her husband. but the thing is she never wavered as a loving ways in all the ways she knew. when in the mid-'90s. the president revealed he had been dying nosed with alzheimer's disease, the partner who would never leave his side visited the white house line brair to share. >> we learn of the terrible pain and loneliness must be endured as each day brings another reminder of this very long good-bye. >> so, nancy, let me say thank you for all you do. thank you for your love, and thank you for just being you. >> reporter: she stayed close to her ronnie even in her last years. she made it a point to be there when the reagan library hosted election year debates and to

place, a love story to the very end. >> the reagan family says mrs. reagan died peacefully in her sleep sunday. she was 94 years old. in her honor, flags have been ordered to fly at half-staff at the u.s. capitol and in california flowers are being left outside the reagan library where she'll be laid to rest alongside her husband. funeral plans have not yet been released. and now to the 2016 election. both candidates were quick to hit the ongoing water crisis in the city and didn't hold back on michigan governor rick snyder's role or his future. >> so i swrould a full investigation, determine who knew what when, and, yes, people should be fired. >> president sanders would fire anybody who knew about what happened. i believe the governor of this

dereliction of duty was irresponse, he should resign. >> i agree. the governor should resign or be recalled, and we should support the efforts of citizens attempting to achieve that. >> governor snyder has responded saying in part, in the coming days, political candidates will be leaving flint and michigan, and they will not be staying to help solve the crisis, but i am committed to the people of flint. i will fix this crisis and help move flint forward. later on things got testy over the bailouts in the economy. >> some of your friends destroyed this economy. >> you know. >> excuse me. i'm >> if you're going to talk, tell the whole story, senator sanders. >> let me tell my story. you tell will.

bail themselves out of wall street. it shouldn't be the middle class of this country. >> okay, so -- te. can i finish. you'll have your turn. >> that is like the nra's . >> can i finish, please? all right. >> bernie sanders helped his case this weekend with wins in maine, nebraska, and kansas.llary clinton won. both candidates now look ahead to primaries in michigan and e republicans also face off tomorrow as well as the idaho primary and hawaii caucus. this as ted cruz had a weekend. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: donald trump made a grand entrance at the championship keeg up a fierce fight on marco rubio's home turf. >> marco rubio had a very, very

>> the billionaire front-runner trouncing his rivals on super saturday in louisiana and ted cruz is surging after decisive wins in kansas and maine, now only 87ehind trum snoop there's only one campaign that's beat him once, not twice, but five times. >> this is shaping up to be a two-person race becausedonald trump and ted cruz have shown the ability to win repeatedly. >> reporter: the so-called establishment may not like cruz. >> but if ted's theto trump, he's at least a republican conservative. >> reporter: he finished fourth in maine,else. >> reporter: last night he won puerto rico's delegate. but he faces an uphill battle. on tuesday, michigan votes the nbc news wall street maris poll shows it.

home state of ohio with arnold swartz anythinger. we need to connect with one another because that's the spirit of america.merica lives. >> gabe gutierrez 30-year-old kyle odom is wanted for critically wounding pastor tim redman in a parking lot of a church. saturday he delivered invocation for rally statement for ted cruz. our prayers are with pastor tim, and the doctors supervising his care. one of nfl's most iconics has told the pate f them the is retiring.t quits after 18 nfl seasons most of them with the indianapolis colts. last month he led the broncos toer bowl 50.

official announcement later today. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your monday good morning to you, bill. >> good morning. we're forgetting about winter. springlitemperatures are warming up, spring weather, flooding. we're going to have a mix of it all. they're going to be widely scattered severe are 15 million people at risk for the severe storms including wichita, dallas-ft. nio, waco to san angelo. again, isolated tornados. the beggar threat today will be large hail and damaging winds. but tomorrow looks like greater ere weather. we veefb an enhanced risk already issued from waco to san antonio to houston. 15 million people are at risk, a the enhanced risk includes about 10 million people and this will include a greater chance of tornadoes later in the day. once we get past theher threat, we're going to see a continuing weather.

louisiana, east texas, and we have a really good chance of a significant flood event in this area. over the next five days, nywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain, little rock to houston to lake charles.rainfall. wheel watch the flooding threat today and severe weather over the next two days and finally the warmth final making it toty. file tomorrow we'll bring it here. that's a look at your national weather. here's a closer look at your day well, the severe weather threat will be later today. temperatures will be warm and you'll notice the humidity increasing right along the gulf it will make it up to cleveland, enjoy it. it will be a nice mildring. i didn't mention anything about ice and snow. though. >> it is. >> it's exactly what you're thanks, bill.

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