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a 78-year-old protester who erer erer -- supporter who punched a protester. >> i instructed my people to look into it. >> reporter: a new ad. >> donald trump, campaign violence. >> like to punch him in the face. >> reporter: all of it fodder for "saturday night live." >> another incident of violence at a donald trump rally. apparently, the victim was this man, dr. ben carson. >> it's okay. i'm fine. >> guys, what did i say? not this one! >> ahead of super tuesday, tomorrow, donald trump according to our poll, leads in florida and illinois. in his home state, john kasich, the governor, has the advantage. up six points at this time. kasich will be joined on the trail by mitt romney today. romney's aid telle telling me, it's not an endorsement, just an effort to help defeat donald trump. >> peter alexander on the trail for us. thank you.

candidate dr. ben carson endorsed donald trump on friday. dr. carson, nice to have you with us. good morning. >> good morning. nice to be with you. >> when you made your endorsement, you said you prayed about this decision and decided you were fillphilosophically and spirituality aligned with donald trump. i have to say, after watching you over the last several months on the campaign trail and seeing your demeanor and the way you handled yourself, that surprised me. >> well, i had an opportunity to actually spend significant time talking with him in private. i found out that he actually is a person who loves america greatly, thinks deeply and does have some openness to spiritual things, which is not the impression that you would get from looking at the persona on stage. though. you choose your words so

for the way you handle yourself. let me give you a little of donald trump in his own words. listen. >> like to punch him in the face. if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them. i promise you, i will pay for the legal fees. the third group, i'll be a little more violent. >> are you comfortable with that temperament in the oval office? >> that probably is not the way that i would handle it, but recognize that the people of america are at a different place than i'm at. they're really more at a place where donald trump is because they're so frustrated and they're angry and they're tired of people trying to manipulate them. i think you're seeing a magnetic phenomenon going on here because he actually represents where people are. now, does that mean that we need to stay at that place? no. it means that we need to work

we the american people have to realize we are not each other's enemies. there are others out there, like radical islamic terrorists, who want to destroy us. those are the enemies. we have to focus on the real enemy here. >> i guess the bottom line is, do you believe donald trump bears any responsibility for what has happened at some of the rallies? for example, him saying, i'd like to punch that protester in the face, and a few weeks later, someone at his rally actually punches someone in the face. trump says, i bear no responsible for this. do you agree, or do you think how he speaks and the tone he sets matters? >> well, again, i think we have a tendency to focus on the wrong thing there. the problem is that there are those who are being taught that if someone disagrees with you, you have the right to interfere with their first amendment rights, their ability to express themselves, their freedom of speech.

to be. now, when people do things wrong, such as that, it causes other people to reaction in a way that is negative. therefore, you see that reaction. >> do you think mr. trump fanned those flames? >> i think that this is a wonderful opportunity for mr. trump, for bernie sanders, for hillary clinton, the other candidates, to stand up and start talking to people about what first amendment rights are. why they're important as a part of the foundation of our country. >> real quickly, dr. carson, do you worry wherehis might lead if donald trump is the nominee of the republican party? do you see a general election season with escalating violence and words being used that are inflammatory like this? >> i think, certainly, if the

tactics, there is a real possibility of escalation. because those who are the victims of them have two choices. they can submit to them and meekly just do whatever those protesters want them to do, or they can fight back. if they decide to fight pack, there could be an escalation. >> dr. carson, thanks for your time this morning. we appreciate it. >> absolutely. let's turn to nicolle wallace, and also steve kornacki over at the board. we'll get to you and your maps in a moment, steve. nicolle, let's look at the last few days in the republican campaign. what's going on here? what does it say about our future? >> nothing very good. i worked for a president for eight years who was protested around the world, and never once did i hear him defend the

i mean, the whole notion that republicans waited the last 48 hours to say the things they're saying about trump. as much responsibility lies with them than with the trump campaign about where we are. >> i might look into paying the legal fees for a man who sucker punched a guy at a rally. it's extraordinary. >> it is extraordinary. dr. ben carson is so careful with his words. this is really going to become a referendum on the people now that have endorsed trump. chris christie is one of the first establishment figures to join his cause. we have ben carson, who ran one of the most civil campaigns for the presidency in history. it will not be to them, if donald trump comes off the campaign trail, as expected to do after tomorrow's results, if he can regroup and set a new tone, it will be an candidacy. >> stay there. we want to turn to steve, waiting patiently by the board.

consequential. even a chance the republican nomination could be wrapped up tomorrow. >> five big states, five big contests. a lot of things could happen. look at this, donald trump is the front runner. need 1,237, the magic delegate number. now, he has 460. he's 100 ahead of ted cruz. the good news for donald trump, when you look at this, every single one of the states tomorrow is winnable for him. in the absolute best-case snare scenario for donald trump, he'll be at 750 delegates after tomorrow. kasich would be out of the race because he beats him in ohio. rubio out of the race because he beats him in florida. the bad news for donald trump, every one of the states is also potentially losable. >> does marco rubio have a chance in florida? >> that's a big question. there is a new poll out here, nbc poll, take a look. this is grim for marco rubio. we have been seeing this now for

marco rubio in his home state, practically doubled up by donald trump, maybe losing to ted cruz. the real problem for rubio is this, when you look what happened over the weekend, you're saying, maybe it'll jog minds at the last minute and change the race. florida is an aggressive early voting states. a lot of the votes are already locked in. if there is a last-minute surge, it may not be enough. >> our poll has kasich up by five points in ohio. thank you both so much. let's talk about severe weather in the south now. flooding is still very much a concern for thousands of residents. the rain has finally let up, but the rivers are still rising. nbc national correspondent miguelal al vamaguer is in louisiana. good morning to you. >> good morning. rescue teams worked late into the night trying to reach anyone flood waters. light. it was in arkansas where tre wa wild weather.

there. >> reporter: this morning, arkansas residents are assessing the latest damage. series of tornadoes sweeping through the state sunday. this mobile home lifted off its foundation. the family inside, including a baby, barely making it to safety. >> grabbed the mattress and held it over us. that was it. >> reporter: overnight, hail and lightning. in missouri, serious flooding. the start of a new week, and there's new misery through parts of the south. >> i'm hoping that it doesn't get a lot worse, but can't make any promises. >> reporter: fast-moving, historic storms dropped torrential downpours on this rain-ravaged region for days. in louisiana, at least 5,000 homes are damaged. roads and bridges washed away. cars and neighborhoods, swamped. in mississippi, near the swollen pearl river, hundreds of homes are still threatened.

nowhere for the water to go. >> reporter: the water is now receding, but only after the louisiana national guard rescued 3,300 people from flooded neighborhoods. even animals were ferried to safety. the most widespread, non-hurricane flooding ever seen here. this morning, the sabine river is surging. >> i've been doing this 26 years. this is the highest i've ever seen. >> reporter: across the river in texas, a town completely cut off. 1,200 residents ordered to evacuate. could be days before they get back home. across much of this region, the rain has finally stopped, but the threat isn't over yet. >> with the death toll feared to be at six, many rivers in the area are beginning to crest. the big question will be, can the levies and riverbanks hold back all of the water? the president declared a disaster in parts of louisiana. they'll need the federal funds to begin the cleanup process in

back to you. >> miguel, thank you very much. what's in store for the folks in the coming days? >> the good news is the rain ended but everything coming downstream will be a problem. severe weather into the mid-atlantic states. north carolina, between green point and durham, heavy rain caused big problems and major accidents. over 100 cars involved there. getting back to the flooding, you can see the areas, the moderate flooding. the red areas, that is major flooding. the rain is moving away, but the mississippi is going to rise to major flood levels. the sabine river, which miguel talked about, now at 30.6. expected to tres atcrest at 32.2. that'll be a new record. continuing to rise through tomorrow. also severe weather will be pushing its way in greensboro, charlotte, raleigh.

possible possible. travel delays into the heavier storms. some of the heavier rain moves to the northeast later today. in the meantime, we are talking about the good news, no heavy rain. flood areas just have to get through the crests which will happen in the next 24 hours. >> keep our fingers crossed. horrific scene in turkey. a car bomb exploded in the middle of the country's capital city ankara. more than three dozen people killed, more than 100 injured. authorities are trying to figure out who was behind the attack. richard ageengel is in istanbul with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. the investigation is still underway, but police sources tell us that they have identified one of the bombers they think was responsible for the car bomb attack at a transportation hub in the center of ankara. most of the people killed were waiting to get on a bus at the time. the police sources say it was a

24 years old, a kurdish woman with known ties to the pkk. the turkish government has been fighting a military campaign that has intensified against the pkk over the last several months. two curfews have been imposed on kurdish villages in the wake of the attack. the kurdish militant group these attacks are justified, as a response, it says, to the military campaign against it. the attack has been condemned internationally. washington saying it stands strongly with its nato partner turkey. funerals for the nearly 40 people who were killed have already begun. >> richard engel, thank you. police in maryland are fallingfall ing -- calling the fatal shooting of an officer an unprovoked attack. it was in prince george county. officials say a gunman fired at the first officer he saw. that started a gun battle with police.

and later died of his wounds. the suspect was arrested at a fast food restaurant nearby. a second suspect was taken into custody a short time later. wild scene in southern california overnight. a high speed chase between police and a suspect in the stolen patrol car. the suspect at speeds of 100 miles per hour, weaving on and off freeways in the los angeles area. the chase came to a dramatic end when the driver pulls into an alley. officers pinned the car between their patrol units. police opened fire and the suspect was killed. officials did not say if the suspect fired at police. it's unclear how he managed to steal the patrol car in the first place. >> scary. mr. roker, back to you. >> show you nationally, we'll be looking at a few showers and northeast. we're also going to be looking at more wet weather and snowy

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coming up, could donald trump's candidacy split the republican party apart? the battle raging within the grand old party. why has richard simmons remained out of the public eye for more than two years? is he being held against his own will, or is it a choice he's made?

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we're back at 7:40 with a bit of a mystery. where is richard simmons? the fitness guru hasn't been seen publicly in two years. no one, not even his friends, are sure why. >> is this his own doing, his own choice, or is he being held against his will, as some reports suggested? simmons is breaking his silence after opening up to us last night in an interview. >> reporter: for 40 years, this is the richard simmons the public has grown asus tomccustomed to seeing. >> do you want to do the twist? >> reporter: energetic and ir irresistible irresistible. he disappeared from the public

with his friends. simmons spoke publicly for the first time in more than two years with us on sunday by phone. >> savannah, it's richard simmons, how are you? >> good, richard. how are you? >> feeling good, my health is good and i'm sort of enjoying the day. >> you sound good. >> reporter: it's a sound very few people these days get to hear. in fact, richard's isolation has been so startling, it's led some of his friends to question if he's being held in his house against his will. >> what do you make of people being fearful that you're being held up in your own house? that you've become a recluse? perhaps people such as your housekeeper are in control of what you're doing? >> no one is holding me in my house as a hostage. you know, i do what i want to do, as i've always done. people should sort of just believe what i have to say. because like i'm richard simmons.

about your housekeeper. is she in any way -- is she still employed by you? is there any issue where you feel she is controlling you or having any kind of undue influence? >> that's just very silly. been with me for 30 years. almost like we're a married couple. >> i think your friends or people that have spoken to reporters are saying, but it's not like you, to just lose touch completely. >> i just sort of wanted to be a little bit of a loaner for a while. i hurt my knee, savannah, and i had some problems with it. the other knee started to give me trouble. i've taught like thousands and thousands of classes. you know, right now, i just want to sort of, you know, just take care of me. >> was this a conscious decision? >> i just really don't want to do anything, you know. i just don't want to be traveling anymore.

on me. it was not like over a day. it was just over some time. >> what kinds of things have you been doing? >> well, you know, i take walks. i take drives. you know, i just go out and get some fresh air. i have a gym upstairs. i've been working out in my gym. i've just sort of, you know, enjoyed this time by myself. >> you wrote in your memoir and have always been very public and very open about going through ups and downs and your own struggles with depression and different things. >> survival has always meant a lot. when you're an overweight kid, made fun of, put down, some of that never leaves you, savannah, but is a shadow, like peter pan. >> are you surprised that people have been so worried about you?

me, i want to tell them that i and soul. and that not to worry. richard is fine. you haven't seen the last of me. i'll come back, and i'll come back strong. >> by the way, he said to say hi >> love him. >> he used to come almost every year. >> he says he just wants to take time for himself, that he's enjoying being alone, enjoying being in his own space. he says he's healthy, says he's not depressed, working out. >> spent so much time in the public eye. >> i think he's ready to step out. >> take him at his word. >> exactly. coming up, we'll get reaction online. carronson is in the orange room with that. later, ariana grande's impressive performance on "saturday night live." wait till you see her hii'hereh somee t buup tt ttleto l, it au.

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deserve r and r. you can keep the conversation going on by using the #orange room. back to you. >> carson, thank you very much. still to come, dog whisperer. he responds to accusations of animal cruelty. later on, we'll held outside for our big concert. coldplay live on our plaza. first, your local news. mag the enchantm chocola n ti easte e lindmastercolati rrinup our ft olat angingk ourdeariend. one only ndt goldny. anen erything jusright...

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7:56, i'm bill leslie. here are the top stories. we begin with a deadly accident, here is brian. >> raleigh police confirming that one person died when their car hit a tree on the ramp from 40 westbound onto wade avenue. this happened more than one hour ago and that ramp remains blocked from 40 westbound onto wade avenue. it will likely be blocked until 9:00 or so this morning. let's zoom into that area on the live commute map, you can see a backup on 40 westbound, heavy delays approaching weight could allow plenty of time but the overall trip in 440 out to us-1 taking 20 minutes, and even longer delays. consider using 54 to edwardsville and pickup wade avenue. donald trump will be in hickory ahead of the state's presidential primary tomorrow. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will campaign in charlotte.

his wife in greenville, and the life of ted cruz, heidi, will host an event in fayetteville. how will the weather before the offense? let's check in with elizabeth. >> is going to be great with a chance of thunderstorms up until this evening. take a look at the raleigh skycam, definitely gray. closer to the virginia line we are doing with fog. in roxboro and south hill temperatures closer to the 50s, everybody else mid-sixties. it is warm but muggy. we will see a high of 80 and partly cloudy later on with a chance of a shower and round of thunderstorms which could bring hill and damaging wind. tuesday and wednesday will quiet and warm, upper 70s to low 80s. coming up in the next half hour, a live interview with john kasich. we'll ask him about his strategy of having met ronnie

it's 8:00 on "today". coming up, laura bush live. the former first lady stops by studio 1a to talk about the race for the white house, the passing of nancy reagan and her own efforts to help shine a light on an extraordinary group of women. plus, biting back. dog whisperer caesaresar millan defending himself against accusations of animal cruelty on his show. did his training techniques cross the line? bells are ringing >> reporter: viva la coldplay. about to kick off a soldout world tour. first, they're hitting our stage live. today, monday, march 14th, 2016. it's 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 14th day of march, 2016.

spring hasn't arrived, but we've got an amazing concert on a monday morning out on the plaza. look at what we've created here. >> it's amazing. they've already gotten a little taste of what's to come. chris and the band have been out here warming up. sound awesome. we'll hear from them in a bit. >> a lot of people multi-tasking. talk to me about your friend. >> a young lady is on her knees with her computer and phone. scheduling her classes at 8:00 a.m. did you get the classes you want? >> yes, i did. >> which university? westchester university. >> thanks for being here. coming up, we'll talk to laura bush. she's working hard to shine a spotlight on the lives of special women. stories. natalie is back from the west coast after a week away. good morning. >> good morning. once again, on the eve of crucial primaries in florida,

donald trump's opponents are criticizing his campaign over violence at trump events. on friday, shuffles between protesters and supporters forced trump to cancel a rally in chicago. in dayton, ohio, the secret service had to protect trump when a man rushed the stage. his rivals say trump creates a hostile atmosphere that encourages confrontations. on sunday, trump denied any responsibility and says he does not condone violence in any shape. former republican candidate dr. ben carson endorsed trump on friday. earlier here on "today", he blamed anti-trump protesters for the violence, saying they are trying to interfere with the free speech rights of others. >> those who are the victims of them have two choices. they can submit to them and meekly just do whatever the protesters want them to do, or they can fight back. if they decide to fight back, there could be an escalation.

supporters are angry and frustrated with the people who are trying to manipulate them. more than two dozen people were injured overnight when an amtrak train traveling from los angeles to chicago derailed near dodge city, kansas. officials say five of the nine passenger cars flipped on to their sides. they said none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening. amtrak said the remaining passengers, about 100 of them, were taken to a 4-h recreation center and would be provided with alternate transportation to their final destinations. soccer fans and players didn't know if they should be frightened or amused when this bull wandered on to the field during a youth game in australia. it suddenly picked up speed and charges after the young boy, who managed to dodge the powerful animal with quick moves there. after having fun, the bull seemed to lose interest and trotted back to his enclosure on a nearby ranch. >> frightened or amused? i'd go with the frightened. >> exactly.

that was a fast charge. >> thanks very much. famed animal trainer cesar millan responding to annual cruelty accusations after a dog attacked a pig on his show, "cesar 911." animal activists are calling for criminal charges. morgan radford has the details. >> good morning. as of right now, the online petition has over 11,000 signatures. all demanding an end to millan's show. the emmy nominated training with hundreds of thousands of followers said he did nothing wrong. >> reporter: famed dog whisperer see sancaesaresar millan in the doghouse, after the bulldog bit this potbelly migpig during a recent episode of his show. the pig's ear began bleeding,

millan's show be taken off the air. >> this is not how you handle it. >> reporter: he's accused of using the pig as a bait animal. he was called an arrogant showman who knows nothing about animal behavior and whose training methods shouldn't see the light of day. officers were sent to his ranch but no arrests were made. >> anonymous caller reported the incident. >> reporter: millan couldn't be reached for comment. in an interview with the "associated press," said his critics are taking this the wrong way and blowing it way out of proportion. >> he faces a sheep who challenges him. >> reporter: millan said he used the same technique, of pairing canines with other animals, hundreds of times. and this time was no different. >> you saw simon with the pig and it wasn't a good scene.

geographic," which hosts the show, posted this clip, showing the pig and the pup calmly co-existing in the aftermath of the attack. >> the same pig that simon attacked is going to take him for a walk. he's a follower, not an aggressor. good boy. >> reporter: the company released a statement, explaining the pig nipped by simon was tended to immediately afterwards. healed quickly and showed no lasting signs of distress. >> this is a dream. >> reporter: the dog's owner coming to millan's defense. >> people have mischaracterized what really happened. i have a brand-new life with simon. having cesar's help was the best thing that happened to simon and i. >> millan is on a speaking tour, posting this photo over the weekend. animal control required him to show him to pig. his team says he is cooperating fully with the investigation. >> show them the pig. okay.

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>> grateful to everyone that came out so early. >> you guys, i mean, these are not the best of conditions. every time i look over at you all, you're smiling this morning. does it feel good to be back on stage? >> we haven't seen each other for a week, so we're happy to, you know, be back together as friends. also, any time anyone shows up, it makes us feel great. that's the truth. >> let's go back a few weeks to the super bowl. i mean, amazing. san jose, you're up there on stage, you know that hundreds of millions of people are watching. any nerves going into the performance? time. eventually, we got so excited about it, we asked great and with us. the whole thing was an amazing experience in friendship, of thing. >> jonny and guy, i was reading about the new record. which i loved.

session. >> we spent weeks together jamming out stuff, seeing what we could come up with. >> will, want to put the towel back on your head? you all right? >> trying to mop up. >> all right. it's important to have the drums dry. >> exactly. >> like a hat. >> you want this one? >> i'm fine. >> we'll play a coldplay song next. >> good idea. >> ladies and gentlemen, coldplay. >> thank you, guys. cause you're a sky, cause you're a sky full of stars i'm gonna give you my heart 'cause you're a sky,

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i don't care if you do yeah, yeah, yeah i'll never leave you >> thank you so much, everybody. [ cheers ss and applause ]. >> coldplay is not done yet. another live performance coming up next. first, this is "today" on nbc. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no.

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oh, home, where i wanted to go home, home where i wanted to go it is now 8:56. >> we are following a deadly crash on i-40 in raleigh. let's get the latest. >> this is onto wade avenue and at this point the ramp remains closed as they continue to investigate the accident. let's take youtube video shot a while ago, this is a single vehicle accident, what appears

we are working to get details about the accident and identity of the victim in the accident. it is going to be a while before they reopened the ramp. let's take you to the map and show you the best ways to get around that. if you're heading out consider using 440 or 54 to edwards mill road to get out to wade avenue. it's going to be a while before it reopens. we are seeing the delays ease up but it's slow between lake wheeler road and wade avenue. beyond the traffic is moving pretty well. elizabeth, i know we were looking at fog, how our visibility is now? >> so a quarter-mile near the virginia line but around the skies. you can see that from our camera here, mid-sixties everywhere else, we will see a little bit of clearing this afternoon, chance of an afternoon shower, and then some thunderstorms after sunset. our high today is 78. fidelity bank is the

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we've got more music from one of the biggest bands on the planet. then you're invited to another big fat greek wedding. we'll catch up with the cast of the new film. we're going to spring forward for the hottest sty season. all that and more coming up next. >> announcer: nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on an york city. ma 14th, 2016. i feel alive oh, my gosh. >> amazing. did not matter that it was pouring rain and it was a drenching rain on the crowd and on coldplay. t-shirts. it s amazing. >> could not have designed a worse day weather wise. day.