news, trfic,2 mite see youer. good morning. vitriol and vulgarity. the republican race reaches new lows during last night's debate. >> he hit my hands. nobody has ever hit my hands. look at those hands. are those small hands? >> is this any way to elect a president? mitt rney is here this morning to talk about that and his unprecedented attack on the current front runner. >> donald trump is a phony, a fraud. >> our exclusive interview with the man who some say wants to be the the savior for the republicans. winter's last gasp?

commute for millions. al says a big warmup is on the way. heading to the jury. closing arguments getting underway this morning at erin andrews' civil trial. did she prove that she's been damaged to the tune of $75 million? appealing to the lazy? another packaging debacle for whole foods. this time, for selling pre-peeled oranges in plastic containers. the outrage forcing the grocer to apologize and go back to selling oranges the natural day today, friday, march 4th, 2016. >> announcer: from n brksbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> i'm not sure i get the whole

controversy in the republican party. >> i did buy the pre-sliced cantaloupe. new lows in the republican race. donald trump facing fire from his fellow candidates and mitt romney. governor romney is with us in our studio exclusively. we'll talk to him in a moment. let's start with peter alexander. here's here to break down last night's debate. >> donald trump fended off his rivals and the moderators who challenged his inconsistent positions from the past. this debate was silly, even surreal, with namellg, taunts, accusations, including one we in the media can't fact check. >> reporter: the blows kept getting lower. >> you're the liar. >> reporter: the show down at motown, coming down to hand to

he referred to my hands, they're small. something else must be small. i guarantee you, there's no problem. i guarantee you. >> reporter: donald trump ripping down his opponents to size. >> this little guy. >> reporter: hit from both sides but pivoting to the likely opponent this fall. >> thank you. >> reporter: i have not started on hillary yet. believe me, i will. >> reporter: making nice with the moderator. >> looking good, megyn. >> >> moving to the middle. >> i'm changing it and softening the position. >> reporter: marco rubio and ted cruz not softening their attacks on the front rumper's errunner's failed business dealers, like trump university.

spend the spring, summer with the nominee facing a fraud trial. >> oh, stop it. it's a minor case. >> with hillary clinton saying, why didn't you give -- >> it's a minor case. >> he's trying to con the people into getting their vote like he conned these people. >> senator marco rubio is the real con artist. >> reporter: with only john kasich sticking to an uplifting message. >> why don't we come together as a country, respect one another, love one another and lift the country? >> reporter: insisting he'll stay through the race through ohio. >> we're heading up north, to my turf. >> reporter: hour's earlier, the 2012 nominee unleashed an unprecedented attack on the 2016 favorite. >> donald trump sais a phony, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. >> reporter: undercutting his key credential.

nobody is talking about it. no, he isn't. >> reporter: the stop trump movement may have been stopped in its tracks with trump's rivals all pledging to back him if he's the nominee. even as they continue to challenge trump. >> donald has a tenuous relationship with the truth. >> that is not what you said in the op-ed. >> donald, i know it's hard to not interrupt but try. broout, breathe, breathe. >> when they're done with the yoga, can i answer a question? >> you cannot. >> i hope we don't sio gaee yoga on the stage. >> he's very flexible. never know. >> the next super tuesday is march 15th and we'll likely learn whether donald trump will be able to secure the nomination or if the republican race is headed to a contested convention. that is a scenario mitt romney

people to support cruz and kasich. nobody could stop party leader's names from adding mitt romney's name. >> mitt romney is now with us exclusively. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, matt. >> you are either a trader who proves that the establishment of the republican party is so afraid they can't control donald trump, that they'll do anything to stop it, or you're a hero who has finally put the race into perspective. to the people who think you're a hero, they're asking a question, and that is, why did you wait so long? tell me about the timing. >> well, i've wanted to be involved in the campaign, if you will, as a bit of a referee. when there were some foul balls, be able to call them and see if i can't keep people guided on the path to becoming our next president. but the time came when donald trump's outrage had reached such a level that i simply had to speech out. you get to the point where you

you, papa, what did you do to stop donald trump? i had to get out and speech. >> experts are calling this an unprecedented event in modern political history in this country. a former nominee of a party, in a scathing takedown of the favorite to be the next nominee. this isn't a typical front runner. he's survived moments in this campaign that would have derailed anybody else. do you think your speech will matter? >> i don't know if it will or not. but i know i couldn't stand silent anymore. you can't have anyone whose policies are so far from the views of my party become our nominee. and someone who has demonstrated over time he doesn't have the temperament or the personal qualities to be a great president. >> you said he's dangerous for the country, for working americans. you attacked him on his economic policies, foreign policies, personality, which you call his third grade antics. here's a quote. you say, isn't he a huge business success that knows what

no, he doesn't. bankruptcies crushed small businesses and the men and women who worked for them. he inherited his business. he didn't create it. i'll take you back four years. listen to this. extraordinary ability to understand how our economy american people. i spent my life in the private sector, not as successful as this guy, but successful nonetheless. >> that was four years ago, donald trump and mitt romney. >> he's made a lot of money but hasn't been uniformly successful and is far from a genius. trump mortgage. trump university. trump vitamin company. one after the other, failure after failure. just because he's made a lot of money, one, you don't measure your life on how much money you've made, but it doesn't mean his economic policies are right for america. >> the people that are angry at you this morning, governor

second, he willingly welcomed the endorsement of donald trump, though he was knee-deep in the berther movement and made other comments. why go 180 degrees on the guy now? >> i was seeking his endorsement and now he's seeking mine. a lot of people that endorse me, i wouldn't endorse for president. a lot has happened in the last year. had i heard him say the things i had now, i wouldn't have welcomed his endorsement. when he calls george w. bush a liar. when he says putin is a strong and powerful leader, popular with his leadpeople. when he attacked a reporter. when he talks about women that way. >> did you beg him for his endorsement four years ago? >> i was happy to have his endorsement. i was looking for as many as i could possibly have. when it comes to who i would support for president, there are

wouldn't want to see as president. >> you said if the other candidates can find common ground, i believe we can find a person who can win the general election and who will represent the values of the party. given the process, this means i would vote for marco rubio in florida. for john kasich in ohio. and for ted cruz or which ever of the contenders has the best chance for beating trump in other states. >> you're calling for a suppress donald trump movement that will lead to cleveland and a convention. >> i'm going to do everything we can to make sure we don't nominate donald trump. i don't think he would be fit or has the temperament to be president. i want to see one of the other three to be the nominee. after march 15th, i think you'll see it narrowed to one or two contenders opposing donald trump and i intend to support one of them.

rubio and ted cruz to back up and led john kasich win ohio. do you want them to back off to let rubio win florida? if we get to cleveland and a contested convention, how do the million of voters, some of whom have come to the process of the party for the first time because of donald trump, how will they feel to have the establishment wing of the party pull the rug out from under it? >> a lot of people, establishment or not, agree with me that donald trump should not be president of the united states and don't want to see him become the republican nominee. now, it's about 65% of republicans who would like someone else. that's the way politics works. you fight for the people you support. the person who wins through the process is your nominee. >> you didn't endorse anybody yesterday. that's angered people. it can't be about anybody but trump. why didn't you endorse? >> three people on the stage endorsed me and are friends.

>> is he a friend of yours? >> we get along. i doubt we'll spend a lot of time together now, but we're going to see on march 15th, i think, a narrowing of the field. a that point, i wouldn't be surprised if i endorse one of the guys. >> not endorsing someone now, governor, have you left the door open just wide enough for you to ride through it on a white horse? do you want to be considered as an alternative to save this party if it gets down to a contested convention in july? >> no, no. the people who can save this party are ted cruz, marco rubio or john kasich. we're going to get a sense within a few days of who that person might be. i'm going to be supporting that person and doing everything i can to make sure they become the nominee of the party. >> i'm going to be a little stubborn on this. under any circumstances, governor, if large numbers of people in the establishment wing of the republican party come to say and say, mitt, you can save the day, under any circumstances, would you be a part of this presidential race as a candidate?

can foresee where that would possibly happen. let me say something else. >> i can foresee. >> no reasonable scenario i can imagine. >> just slam the door on it. close the door. unammiousbiguous unambiguous, i will not run for president. >> i won't run for president. there are mainstream republicans who believe in conservative values. whether established or not, people around the political world have watched what's going on. what's happening with donald trump, people are angry, as they should be, but he's channelling the anger in a way that won't help americans. we need to create good jobs for the american people. >> the tone of the race. candidates call each other losers, liars, sweaters, chokers. they've made of each other's appearance, the size of their ears, the size of their hands. you read between the lines. is there one person running on

opinion, who has been the biggest adult and the most presidential? >> well, it's very clear to point to the person who has been the smallest adult, and that's donald trump. he's taken -- >> how about the other way? >> i'll go both ways. personal attributes and made fun of people throughout the campaign. some of the candidates say, i have to return fire. last night he pointed at marco rubio saying, little marco. little marco. this is a new low in presidential politics. it's wrong. i think john kasich is saying, i'm not going to do that. recognize that if you want to become the nominee, you've got to prosecute the opposition as well as lift yourself. >> would you vote for hillary clinton or sit out voting as opposed to voting for donald trump? >> well, i wouldn't vote for donald trump, and i wouldn't vote for hillary clinton. i intend to vote for our nominee and i expect that nominee to be a real conservative and republican. >> mitt romney, i appreciate you coming in this morning. >> thank you, matt.

>> let's go to savannah. >> i have nicolle wallace, a communications director for george w. bush. >> governor romney made this speech. we've heard him a few minutes ago. if you don't like donald trump, i imagine it was ka that arer great to hear that. do you think it was persuasive to someone who does support trump? >> a piece was in the wall street journal about how the republican party is broken. the establishment split with the base of our party. she makes the point that you can get a new establishment. you cannot get a new base of the party. we are at a moment where, i think, it's very perilous to indict the wishes and now the choice of hundreds of thousands of republican primary goers. it was a brave speech, to go out and make a speech like that after people have started to vote and to be against someone without somebody for someone takes political courage. romney is respected by many

i think he was maybe speaking to the decided. the people decided they could never support trump will be cheered by his words, but i don't think he got through to the people who are inspired and animated by trump. >> there are still a lot of voting left so we'll see how republican primary voters come down. no question donald trump is a front runner now. let's talk about the debate. does it move the needle? does it matter anymore? >> i don't think it reshuffles the order of how the races will come down. but we need a new rule. when there is a reference to the size of body parts, they need to defer to john kasich. talk about someone watching with their 12-year-old daughter, cringing through the whole thing. a party has to look at how we resource the elegance to the office. >> it's like a square jar, drop a delegate in every time. >> yeah. on the democratic side, there is new developments on

the federal employee who helped manage clinton's server is now cooperating with the fbi now that he has immuneityimmunity. brian pagliano has records that show no evidence of hacking. clinton's use of the private e-mail server during secretary of state has prompted an investigation into whether she and others in her administration mishandled classified information. snowing here in new york, a little, passing through. >> that's right. this will be a quick hitter. this is delaware, and there's a bit of snow but it's melting for the most part. there is slushy surfaces. we have school delays from the washington, d.c. area to the new york area. for the most part, this will be a quick hitter. the radar, you can see rain along the coast. you're looking at snow all the way up into new england. as this system pushes up and

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last winter storm of the season. rain and light snow from north carolina up to the northeast. going to get al's forecast just ahead. it was a fiery debate in detroit last night for the republican presidential candidates. cruz and rubio stepped up their efforts to take down the front runner trump. the big news, trump defending the size of his hands. he kept talking about them to nbc news in the post-debate room. >> the hands and -- >> see how beautiful my hands are? those are powerful hands. hit a golf club 285 yards. i was proud to hold my hands up. these are politicians. they say things and make things up. you know, you have to clear up the record. >> this morning, some are suggesting hillary clinton was the real winner of the debate. she sent out memes mocking her rivals. including one asking, how many more of these do we have to sit through? something else that came up at the debate. mitt romney's speech labeling

danger to the gop and the nation. mitt romney was with us in our last half hour and asked him why he waited so long to get involved in the race. >> i wanted to be involved in the campaign, if you will, as a bit of a referee. when there were foul balls, be able to call them and see if i can keep people guided on the path to becoming our next president. the time came when donald trump's outrage had reached such a level that i simply had to speech out. >> romney said he'll do everything in normal political bounds to stop trump from being nominated. we have a lot to talk about with our next guest, senator marco rubio. good to see you, sir. >> good morning. >> you really let donald trump have it, calling him a con artist, calling him a fraud, saying he doesn't really know much about foreign policy and seems uncurious to learn. something happened at the end of the debate. you rose your hand and said, yes, if he's the nominee, you

how do you square those things? >> i get that. it's the quandary we're in. we as republicans feel that hillary clinton would be a disaster to the country. that's how bad she is. i would look at that as a reflection of how bad she is, not as good trump is. that's what i want to avoid. i don't want us to nominee someone that people have to be asked this question about all the time. if this was anyone else, any other candidate that ran for president this year was in the position that trump is today, the question would not be coming up. there's a reason the question is asked. there is a significant percentage of people in our party that would never vote for him. he's vulgar but also has no policy ideas. the ones he has outlined are either dangerous or un-serious. we're in a bad spot. >> when push came to shove, you said you'd go to the ballot box and vote for donald trump. >> yeah, i know. look, i'm not voting for hillary clinton. i get it. look, i understand your question.

spot i want us to avoid. i don't want us to have a nominee that people have to settle for or make excuses f why they voted. the only way to avoid that is unify around a campaign like mine, because i can bring the party together and grow it. we're not going to be able to do that under donald trump. we'll be asked this question in october. if this is the mood in october, we'll lose to hillary clinton. that's why he does poorly against her in the polling. >> mitt romney endorsed a strategy, not a candidate yesterday. he said, do anything to stop trump. rubio in florida. kasich in ohio. cruz anywhere you think he'll be the winner. is that your strategy too right now? are you saying, the best i'll be able to do at this point is get it to a contested convention, where we can settle it there? >> no. look, my strategy is vote for me in florida but vote for me everywhere else, too. i want people to vote for me everywhere else.

election, per se. no one is aiming toward that. the reality of it if you look at the delegate masses, if things continue the way they are now, and they may not, but if they continue the way they are, it'll be hard for anyone on the ballot to get to 1,237 delegates. that doesn't mean a brokered convention. you could have someone that really gains steam down the stretch here and has a large number of delegates and brings everyone together who agrees. this is an unusual race. there's anxiety in the country. donald trump has taken advantage of that to try to pull off the scam job, where he's portraying himself as something he's not. he's injected a level of vulgar vulgarness into the campaign that we've never seen before. >> in the debate last night, there was a lot of talk about the size of hands and what that correlates to. i know donald trump is no stranger to an insult, but after all, in fairness, senator rubio, you are the one who introduced this particular insult into our

are you sorry you went there? >> oh, please, donald trump has spent a year doing this on a regular basis. in fact, there is not a speech or debate that donald trump does that he doesn't personally offend or try to offend somebody. i said something one time to a guy who needs to be stood up to. by the way, in response to an attack against me. i didn't do it last night. i didn't do it repeatedly. it happened one time because the guy is a rhetorical bully. he mocks the disabled, makes fun of minorities and women, makes candidates. even last night, he was asked about foreign policy. his response was a personal attack against me. this is going to be the nominee of the republican party and the president of the united states? i mean, what we has done, he's turned the most important election in a generation into a circus and a freak show. i want that to end, and i'll continue to work for that to end. >> senator rubio, can hear it in

morning, thank you for your time. we appreciate zblitit. >> thank you. >> all these guys must be tired. it's a long process. let's get a cck of the weather from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by edward jones. where attention and sound advice is a big deal. >> we're looking for a change in our republican sit our temperature situation that may spell the end of the winter storm. chilly over the northeast and great lakes. today, temperatures will be 5 to 15 degrees below average from jacksonville up to chicago and out to new york and into new england. saturday, the warm air is coming. one more day of cooler than normal temperatures in the northeast. 5 to 15 above average spills to the east. by sunday, cleveland is up to 45. ind memphis, 69. monday, new york city, 58. 67 in louisville. as we get further into the week, we'll be looking at warmer

and mid-atlantic states, as >> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. closing arguments getting underway this morning in the $75 million lawsuit brought by sports reporter erin andrews over the leaked video secretly recorded at a nashville hotel. morgan radford has been covering the trial for us. good morning. >> good morning, matt. the jury could get this case as

they have to decide whether, in fact, the hotel shares the blame for the secretly recorded stalker video, to whether andrews has suffered and, three, whether it was worth a potential $75 million. >> reporter: today, the last chance for erin andrews' legal team to convince the jury that her stalker video left her emotionally damaged. >> erin andrews has suffered and continues to suffer serious mental injury and horrible mental anguish and emotional distress. >> reporter: the defense argues if that is the case, it hasn't hurt her career. >> would you agree with me that her career is not -- now thriving? >> yes. >> reporter: jesse palmer testified by video, so the defense could try to prove that andrews hasn't been so damaged that she can't work. >> how does she rate, as far as the various sideline reporters you've worked with in your career, among the best? >> yes.

>> yes. >> that was true before the incident in 2009? >> yes. >> how about after the incident? >> yes. >> reporter: that's why the defense says the hotel shouldn't have to pay. >> emotional stress without physical injury cannot state a claim. >> reporter: especially, they argue, since the front desk clerk who checked in andrews' stalker, michael barrett, says she didn't give him andrews' rook number. >> i would not give that information out. >> reporter: andrews' lawyers say the hotel gave out the rook number, allowing barrett to shoot the video. something andrews says she will never get over. >> i know i'm not fine. i think about it every day. >> the jury is given gidlines sguidelines on how to assess a emotional damage but it doesn't mean they have to award anything at all. >> thank you. up next, a high-profile trial. martha clark speaks out about the o.j. simpson case. why two decades later, she's blaming herself for the

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boeing has unveiled the bathroom of the future. it is bathed in blue. the ultraviolet light is said to kill 99.9% of germs from all surfaces. that includes counters, toilets. takes three seconds. boeing says the light literally makes the micros explode into oblivion. your heart just exploded, matt, didn't it? >> this is genius. >> you want this in your house, right? >> this is just a prototype right now. why not bathe the whole plane in it? >> exactly. >> second, they say it's new technology. we've been using it, you have, for years. >> in my dressing room. >> look at that. >> i have to wear goggles when i go? >> it's like a "law and order" scene up there. >> i think this is seriously, the plane thing, fantastic.

foods backlash we mentioned earlier. last year, the company was criticized for selling asparagus water at $6 a pop. this isn't about price, it's plastic. a twitter user posted this photo, showing prepeeled oranges being sold in plastic containers. critics say it promotes laziness and violates whole foods' eco-friendly policies. the store wrote on twitter. definitely our mistake. we hear you and will leave them in the natural packaging, the peel. that item was selling for $6 a pound. >> wow. >> those are expensive oranges. >> think of the team of people that peeled all those to put out there. >> are we that lazy, we can't peel an orange? >> don't they do it with melon and all that? >> it's big and you can't carry it. this is more portable. >> i'm not going to judge people for laziness in the kitchen. not going there.

>> i don't love peeling oranges. women in labor,ouay be able to rest easier. you can thank spotify cht. the music streaming service released a birthing play list. it's true. here's one of the tracks. having my baby >> no, that's a good one though. "under pressure" by queen and david bowie. >> that's a good one. >> spotify said this is a scientifically designed list. they compiled it with an ob-gyn. >> pearl jam. >> "just breathe." >> lyrics, stay with me, let's just breathe. >> my doctor asked me when i had a scheduled c-section, what music i wanted. i wanted springsteen. >> deborah said, if you don't turn that off, i'll kill you. >> they asked what music i wanted and i couldn't think of anything. it was too much pressure at the moment. >> what song?

>> first song they'll ever hear. >> there's a lot of pressure to get the song right. >> i know. >> let's move on to caitlyn jenner and her surprising pick for president. jennifer lopez addresses her feud with another pop diva. carson? >> first, caitlyn jenner declaring her pick for president. the lifelong republican saying, i like ted cruz. he's conservative and a great constitutionalist and is an articulate man. she also said he's one of the worst when it comes to trans issues. she's offering to be an ambassador between him and the trans community. jennifer lopez and her alleged feud with mariah carey. years ago, mariah was asked about j.lo and said, quote, i don't know her. of course, everybody knows jenny from the block. the ladies went head to head with competing shows in las vegas. wendy williams asked j.lo about

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wral is here to help with attorneys on call. here is the number. 919-744-3861. it is your opportunity to talk with an attorney if free legal help. now, let's get help on your forecast with elizabeth. >> it would help if we could cheer some of these clouds out and warm things up, wouldn't it in we're starting to see that way above our heads. some of the higher clouds beginning to dissipate and move eastward. you can see some nice blue sky but we are still dealing with this low cloud deck. it should burn off as we get closer to lunchtime and certainly after lunch we should see a good bit more sun. still 32 in roxboro. 37 in southern pines. 40 in fayette fayetteville. we'll see uncreasing sunshine through the afternoon, a high of 50. mid-50s on saturday and sunday. we do have a slight chance of a quick batch of rain that moves through on saturday night. otherwise, weekend looks dry. >> we have a few accident that have popped up on the map in the past few minutesment we'll

report of a crash on glenwood avenue at briar creek. so far, not seeing any big delays showing up there. also a report of an accident on 440 eastbound right around western boulevard and we are seeing some slowdowns as you head through the jones franklin road area up towards western boulevard this morning. also look out if an earlier crash on atlantic at millbrook. >> thank you. still to come on fox 50rbgs call it spring training fever. the special event for durham

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by the way, inside, ms. loretta lynn. we are so, so excited to have her here. she is a legend. she's an icon. also just an extraordinary woman and, boy, does she still have it. we've been hearing her rehearse this morning. everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die >> she sings it better than us. a member of "today" shares her luck at an internship. she'll interview on "queen sugar." plus, we'll catch up with gold medal winning gymnasts, marey lou retton, carly patterson and nastia liukin. first, your weather. >> a lot of wet weather, heavy rain from central california into the pacific northwest. windy in the plains. sunshine through the gulf. let's check out sunday, sunday! eastern two thirds-thirds of the country, looking good.

southeast. mid-atlantic states. what a mess from southern california into the inner mountain region, cascades, rockies. a lot of wet weather and heavy snow in the cascades. they may see 2 to 4 feet before it's all over. that's what's going on around >> i have friends here from the hofsha athletic training society. they all look like they're in great shape.

must be working. these nice folks over here. who is emmy and leo? >> my son and daughter in minnesota. >> you had to think about that for a second. >> i know. sorry, guys. i love you! >> pretty good. that's what's going on. let's go back inside. this morning on up for the job today, we're up to tamron's internship for our special series. tamron, it's a good one. >> it is, guys. good morning, everybody. i got a chance to intern for one of the most respected directors in the industry. ava duvernay. remember her doll, sold out in minutes. she's working on a new project that she wrote, directed and produced. i got a chance to be her protege for the day. >> reporter: i'm in the heart of new orleans and i'm here to intern for director ava duvernay. she's shooting her series "queen

what better way to butter up the boss than bring a little sugar? she's made a big splash on the big screen. she's taken home a stack of awards, and took home the award for "selma." she's paying it forward, working to bring fresh voices to hollywood. now, she's teaming up with the ultimate power player, oprah, for a tv series. i met up with ava's producer, paul, for a lay of the land. >> we're doing a big scene today. >> okay. >> few thousand extras. >> am i in charge of the extras? >> you help get the extras ready. >> this is your makeup bag. >> who needs to be done up? do you trust me? try not to make your eyebrows

i have to get going after one brow. >> hello. are you my intern? >> i'm your intern. i brought the boss gifts. >> she knows how to get in good. give me some love here. >> were you ever an intern? >> i wasn't because i made my own films. i went the independent route. difficult for women to direct. difficult for people of color to direct. put it together, a black woman, and there aren't a lot of us there. >> when did you know that this was your calling? >> i just always, always, always loved film. some people are music people. some people are sports people. i've always been -- >> you're everything. you're music -- >> no. >> i follow you on twitter. >> but i love twitter like a man, youman -- film like i love a man. you know what i mean?

>> what do you do for in me as an intern? >> i need you to be next to me, by my side. if you're on that side and i'm on this side and say, tamron, you have to be there. >> thank god my dad was a sergeant in the army. >> reporter: ava put me to work, delivering props to the extras in the stands. >> you get a shirt. you get a shirt. >> tamron! >> i'm here. i'm here. >> good, good. very good. i need this woman to have a white shirt instead of a blue one. >> okay. >> let's change out the hat for a gladiator's hat. thank you, tamron. >> my boss called me tamron. >> anybody? >> what's up, baby?

>> she's calling for everyone but me. probably a wise choice. >> reporter: maybe i needed pointers from an insider. >> you know i'm interning. i am ava's intern. technically, i'm kind of like your boss. >> oh, okay. >> are you intimidated? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: while i may not have made an impression to him, another visitor to the set made her mark. >> you had a surprise visit from your teammate. >> i know. >> did you know she was coming? >> i did. i did, yes. she's the fairy godmother here. >> reporter: finally, time to impress ava and the crew. >> background, action! >> go, go! and cut. good job. you know what the magic potion was? >> you. >> your action. >> oh, please. >> yes. >> thank you.

felt excited. >> thank you. >> another scene that makes "queen sugar" different from other sets is that it is an all female directorial team. it's a unicorn, rare, in the industry. so "queen sugar" is a drama. imagine dynasty set in new orleans, and it is juicy. the scene we were shooting involved a basketball player and his wife confronting him on the court. i'll leave it at that. let me tell you, it'll be a hit this fall on own, the oprah win winfrey network. my internship consisted of me eating. >> hanging out with ava and >> tamron, thank you. for the job. she spends the day at j. crew

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alittle bit of a slow downon the outbound side. an earlier accident on 440 eastbound at western is all clear. this is on cheek road at hereford road. a single car accident. we'll have more on that coming up at noon. >> thank you. a man shot and killed by raleigh list will be laid to rest today. at noon, we are live with how the family and friends of akiel denkins are saying good-bye and deal with the new revelations about his death. >> also, donald trump is reportedly receiving death threats. what federal ahorities say a man posted on social media that could get him deported.

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