we'll see you next time, folks. it's super tuesday, march 1st, and coming up on "early today" today", voters in 12 states go to the polls but can anyone stop donald trump or hillary clinton from running away with the election? and the light was lit up during a procession for fallen police officer. and aaron andrews on the

and after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly back and more on a busy super tuesday. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. super tuesday is here but will it be donald trump's grandest day yet? a promarco rubio pack is slamming trump while trump blamed the misstep on a bad ear piece. the 2012 nominee called the interview disqualifying. black lives protesters were escorted out and a reporter from the time was attacked. and the frontrunner continues to

>> if the people that like and watch nascar vote for donald trump, they can cancel the election right now. no one can win. nobody. the latest cnn poll showed the donald strongly ahead with 49%. cruz, meanwhile is pushing hard at home for a large share of texas's delegates. he has 2700 volunteers across the state, including eight u.s. congressman, and 11 state senator senators. >> tomorrow i believe we're going to do very well here in the state of texas. . our campaign is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump and that can beat donald trump. what i think is likely, come tomorrow night, is that donald trump will have a whole bunch of

whole bunch of delegates and there will be a big, big drop off between us and everybody else in the field and that will narrow this field. and with support transcend transcending even pizza, it's an uphill battle for the rest of the pack. tonight we'll know if anyone can take down the frontrunner. the democrats well, they also have 11 states in play. and hillary clinton pulling away in the all important delegate count. sanders is hoping for a super change in fortune. he stressed a need in support at 4polls. >> in 10 months a few things have changed. here in minnesota, you can make

minnesota can play a huge -- dare i use that word. we can win, no question here in minnesota if we have a turnout. . >> he pushed a similar narrative in massachusetts, imploring people to turn out and vote. he desperately needs a big day to stay competitive. sanders leads clinton by five points in oklahoma, though it falls in the margin of error. hillary clinton beat then candidate, obama there in 2008. and the sanders campaign announced it took in more than 5 million yesterday alone. and clinton on the other hand, continues to look ahead to the general election and her likely opponent and not mentioned his name.

ever stop beading great. >> america never stopped being great. we need to make america whole again. >> america never stopped being great. we got to make america whole. >> i personally believe america is and always has been great. [ applause ] what we need to do together is make america whole again. >> and tonight sanders will watch poll results in vermont while kwlint clinton will be in florida. last night more than 100 patrol cars were lighting up the skies as they escorted officer ashley's body. and several officers saluted as the procession passed by. officer wenden's funeral will be at noon with a viewing after the

hamilton is being held without bail for the shooting. aaron andrews wept in open court. earlier in the day, the stocker testified, telling how he altered the peep hole on her door and filmed her. and now it was andrews' turn. >> reporter: aaronand andrews still haunlt haunted by the video. and her chance to look jurors in the eye and tell her side of the story. >> my naked body was on the front page of the new york post. my girlfriend is calling me telling me she was running around new york city throwing coffee on all the papers because she felt so bad. >> reporter: just hours earlier,

stocker revealed how he secretly taped her. and michael barrett explained how he fuel ollowed her to her hotel rool room and altered the peep hole. her mother, paula, also described the embarrassment her daughter continues to face. >> it's a nightmare that doesn't stop. we just kept telling her it's not your fault. you've been assaulted. >> andrews, devastated. >> it's so embarrassing. that was my private time. i never thought a hotel would let somebody next to me without telling me. >> that was morgan radford reporting. president obama awarded the medal of honor in what we called a rare opportunity to catch a

he was awarded the medal for actions during 12 2012 missions to rescue a doctor. the point man on the operation went in first and was shot and later died. he entered second and quickly shot q killed two guards and disabled a third in the room where the doctor was being held. and held down the doctor, all the while subduing another hostage taker by the throat. he has two purple hartsz earts, didn't accept the award for himself but for the entire s.e.a.l. community. it's for the brother hood, everything that we have sacrificed since 9/11 in defense of our country.

city says a fbi cannot force apple to open the iphone. the new york judge says the government can't order aptool unlock the phone because congress already rejected the bill to make companies make data unlocked phones available to law enforcement. and meanwhile, they'll hold a hearing on security versus privacy encryption. and apple c eo is expected to testify. george kennedy has died, kennedy won an academy award as a chain gang prisoner in 1967's "cool hand luke." and then he'd win a whole new

>> you see these cuff links? each one has a pin sized dart that knocks out your victim for a couple of seconds but does no real damage. here, let me test on ed. >> he was cast along side leslie nielsen in the slam stick, "naked gun" series. and a chance of severe weather ahead and nbc meteorologist is here with your super broadcast. >> not everyone will see, but it will be scattered. and overnight, oklahoma seeing storms, now they're pushing into arkansas and eventually they'll be into the little rock area. there's a slight risk region going from kentucky, tennessee, northern georgia and isolated

in other super tuesday states, tennessee, alabama, georgia, are the fourth that have the best chance of seeing the e severe weather. here's all the it states voting today. there's going to be a winlter weather event in vermont but 2 it should be after midinate nightmidnight. tonight, heading towards area of northern georgia, oklahoma, arkansas and texas, it will be windy, behind the storm, a little cooler too. they'll be out of arkansas early today. cold in minnesota but snow free and bismark looking pretty good too. 47 in juneau. that's your national weather, now a closer look at your day ahead. so, there's all the thunderstorms that will be racing through the southeast,

your afternoon and late through areas of georgia. accumulating snow in wisconsin and michigan through the day today. so the good news is a decent size storm but it's only going to effect briefly, a half hour or so. well, something happened at the supreme court that hasn't happened in 10 years. plus, after almost a year in space, scott kelly is headed home today. your arer watching "early today." pll "early pll (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. r it's what you do. where are you?r it's very loud there. are you taking at zumba class? pain from your day can haunt you

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would fuloanious assault and making terroristic threats. for the first time justice clarence thomas asked 10 questions about a federal gun law, with fellow justice antonin scalia wrong, maybe he felt it was time to speak up. and an hour long chase of a hummer. the chase ended with a stand off after the driver released his girlfriend and their kids, he fled uphill in the dark of night as shots were fired. police are still searching for the a suspect. and today is the day scott kelly will be returning to earth after setting an american record for longest time in space. and let's get down to business. the houston livestock show and rodeo begins today and will include performances from

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this morning on "today," tina fey stops by to talk about her new movie "whiskey tango fox trot." and what it was like to ditch comedy. and we've got four amazing dunks for you. >> nadir, coming at you. sports center top 10 nominee. >> jabari parker.

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his rolls in the "god father" died in january. the 88th academy awards 8% lower than last year. the lowest since 2008 but it still had many great moments and check out this video from twitter. larsson hugging every single sexual assault survivor that performed with lady dwaug gaga. the best actor winner held a private party at an undisclosed private home and they partied until the we hours of the morning. >> that was the exclusive invitation. >> and they were still partying when we were here reporting on it. you know that.

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leading the news on nbcnews.com, bill clinton's campaign presence felt on stage and off. president clinton echoing her words that america has never stopped being great but we died doo need make america whole again. and in u.s.a. today hillary clinton shifts fire from sanders

and ahead of today's 11-state race, marco rubio and cruz made their final push to voters. rubio addressed crowds seeking to unite anti-trump forces. and clashing with thousands of iraqi refugees. they tried to repel the migrants that tried to tear down the gates p. they're frustrated by the restrictions that have kept them at the boarder for days. the cdc says it expects 1 in 5 people in puerto rico will be infect would the zika virus. so far there have been 117 confirmed cases of the virus on the island which causes birth defects in new borns. and check out this dramatic surveillance video in arlington, texas. it knocked a gas pump to the ground.

passenger out of the car before firefighters arrived and then they pulled her out of the flames. how do you explain that? first of all, crashing into a gas pump -- >> you find out it's a medical emergency later. i don't know if thats arer er 's the case but the impact and grab them out. >> absolute fast thinking. >> i'm surprised the whole thing didn't -- >> we've seen that. the whole gas station goes in. so, they're lucky to be alive. president obama will meet with senate leaders from both sides of the aisle to discuss the vacancy on the supreme court. republicans say they will reinforce their situation to wait. and happy birthday to justin bieber, turns 22.

actress in the force awakens. she's 43. and child actor turned oscar winner director ron howard turns 62 and roger daultry is 72. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early

right now, a shooter and a young victim was in his home when it happened. plus, closed for business. a local government is shut down. the emergency plan to keep everyone safe. and can anyone catch donald trump? today is the most important day in the presidential campaign thus far. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everyone, it's 4:30 a.m. it's tuesday morning, march 1st. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. krs chris cimino is here. >> temperatures in the mid-40s in the city right now. it is relatively mild. 43 in secaucus, 43 in staten island.