we'll see you next it's friday, march 4th. coming up on "early today," it was a loud and raucous motor city show down. >> he referred to my hands as small, i guarantee you there's no problem. >> you went to manhattan and sds m lying to the american people. >> no, you're the lying guy up here. this little guy has lied so much about my record. >> here we go. he has lied --

go, you seem to be the adult on the stage. >>me> new disclosures into the investigation of hillary clinn's emails and the former aid granted immunity.ty a violent california road rage incident caught on camera. and the dance of a lifetime for one very special spring sdz steen fan. "early today" starts right now. it was a tumultuous thursday for t gop, s frting with mitt romney slamming the man poised to be the 2016 pick. >> he's not of the temperament of the kind of stable, thoughtful person we need as a leader. think of his personal qualities. the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the omisogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics.

fr yaud, his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> and from 2008 nominee, john mccain backing his friend romney. at last night's 11th gop debate, ro wmney's rebuke teed up the first question fs or the donald to hit back. >> br he as a failed candidate. he should have beaten president obozama very easily. he failed miserably and it was an embarrassment to everybody. it looked like he went away on a vacation. so he wants to be relevant, back in the game. >> he even defended his manhood against senator rubio's small hands insult.

are they small hands? and he referred togo my hands, if it they're small, something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem. >> later, nbc's jacob found the donald comparing hand sizes with an entertainment reporter. the much anticipated reunion with moderator megyn kelly was cordial. >> they asked for their money back and you refused to give their money back. >> if we nominate donald, we're goe g to spend the spring ard summer with the republican nominee facing the fraud trial. meanwhile, john kasich highlighted his accomplishments ohio. >> there's one person on this stage and one person who's been

that restored economic strength, growth, the things that people in this country want. reality. >> trump edged out his opponents online, commanding nearly 27% of the twitter traffic and rating steadily in google searches a he was dethroned twice by cruz. we'll hear from mitt romney in an exclusive interview on "today." and the democrats hold four orcontests on your nbc station. meanwhile, hillary clinton, who should be enjoying the republican circus has potential trouble of her own, namely the email controversy. >> thank you all so much. >> reporter: hillary clinton t a star studded fund raiser. at the same time as a new disclosure about the

nbc news confirming the former aid who set up her personal server has been granted immunity by the justice department. bryan pagliano had pleaded the fifth but now is talking to the fbi. >> assuming she's not arrested for the email situation. >> reporter: key legal issues with classified information shandled. >> the overriding legal issue is what was done at her direction and waut was done with her knowledge? reporter: the fbi director has taken charge. >> i am very close personally to that investigation. >> reporter: clinton spokesman says she's eager to be interviewed by the fbi. >> calling secretary clinton in could be the final steps. >> reporter: it's a controversy that has now shadowed clinton for nearly a year. >> does it raise judgment

>> i don't think so. >> bernie sanders gave her a pass on the issue last fall. >> maybe more people are in rested now but we're not going to maks an issue out of it. >>, andrea mitchell reporting. secretary clinton's team says it's glad that the former aid is now cooperating. and kim jong-un has ordered the nuclear weapons to be ready on a moment's notice. they're ready to carried out pre-emptive attacks due to the tensions with south korea and the united states. the news comes shortly after the united n maations added new sanctions to north korea one day after south korea claimed the north fired short-range coast. well, today a national jury will hear closing arguments in sports caster erin andrews' $75

she's suing both the convicted stockeromnd the hotel. on thursday, the defense called any,drews former espn colleague to te cstify about whether the video effected her career. >> did you have any concern with ms. andrews' performance in 2009? >> it was a wait and see approach. wait and see how she would perform. but i remembe thinking, i was amiaazed at the peormance she was giving. a >> after both sides make their case, the jury must decide whether the hotel shares blame with the stocker and how much in damages she should receive. canadian prime minister is not shy about giving the american people a littl e advice. he says quote it might be nice if they paid a ittle more attention to the world,

in world events. he adds that canadians have to be aware of the united states because of importance and they want the same in return. he's set to visit the white house next thursday for a state din wr ner with the obamas. and check it out a passing motorist in fontana, california captured this at a stop light. and one getting kicked in the behind and they spilled into the middle of the road before others broke up the braup and everyone got back in their cars and drove off. it's unclear what prompted the fight. this is what it looks like in time's square right now where snow is falling. it's just started a little while ago and the winter storm is headed east and with that nbc me teorologist, bill karins is here. >>e hopefully the last snow of the winter.

>> we'll have school delays and cancellations, especially outside of the big cities. the untreated roads will boo ethe issues. there's been more moderate to heavy snow where we thought it would be. through southern portions of maryland maryland. two to four inches at most. by 10:00 a.m., it's along the jersey shore. it's already over with in much of virginia and by the time we get to 12:00 noon, it will be a big huge storm but we won't have any problems tenough the afternoon hours. maybe school delays more than cancellations in that area. all eyes on the west coast this weekend. the weather pattern completely changes. a big storm in california with a lot of rain nd mountain snows. d the warm up heads east. it is starting to get warmer in th!e southeast on suay.

but again, next week looks very warm for the eastern half of the co euntry. now a closer look at the day ahead. well, the early morning snows will be exiting and then we'll be left with a blustery day from the great lakes through new england. temperatures for highs in the 60s. so, we can deal with one last snow. >> especially since 60s are right around the corner. we'll take it. bill, thank you so much. well, we'll tell you the one thing that will drive the stock market today. and president's post presidential presidenti with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering)rawithin 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart

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known as the bernie baby, won hearts all over with his smile and his sanders' mini me outfit. he died last week from sudden infant death syndrome. very sad news there. it was an amazing site where hund alreds of spinner sharks were spotted off palm beach. they my great all the way from north carolina. and check out this dramatic rescue during a massive flood where powerful flood waters overturned this truck. witnesses were able to throw in rope and he tied it to the truck and pulled himself to safety. in spokane, washington, one home owner was tired of thieves stealing packages from his doorstep and you can see one in this video. so, he took matters into his own hands.

package was soupy messy dog poo. >> i'm sure that t ef got the message loud and clear on that one. if you're a cigar lover, hundreds of officia noddos gathered for the 18th annual cigar festival in havana, cuba. who could create the longest, unbroken ash. they held their seven-inch cuban cigars as long as the $3y could to keep the ash from falling. the winner ill be announced at the end of this week. that's strange seeing someone smoke a cigar upside down. >> that's strange to see a room fua ll of people smoking period. a congressional delegation is headed to flint, michigan. nancy pelosi will lead the delegation on a fact finding mission. and it's happy birthday to

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look at the man wanted in the brutal attack of an elderly woman. we're learning police say he struck before. plus -- >> i've given my answer, lying ted. i've given my answer. >> confrontational, even crass. the highlights and the low-lights from the latest presidential debate. it could very well be our last shot at snow. storm team 4 tracking it this morning. "today in new york" starts now. i thought so. good morning everybody. it's friday morning, march 4th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris is off. the storm team raphael miranda is here. tracking, yes, raphael, snow. >>op that's right, yes. good morning, guys. march snow as you start your day. wet and slick as you start your day. from new ydrk city south on the jersey shore. nothing in northern westchester county, putnam county. we have steadier snow showers to