message. ♪ it's friday, february 26th. coming up on "early today," the tense gop debate proved to be a texas sized slug fest. >> you'll have competition. you'll have so many different plains. >> now he's repeating himself. >> i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago. >> i saw you repeat yourself five times four seconds ago. he says everything we're going to win, win, win. >> you're all talk and no action. first of all this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. >> and those were just the slower moments. developing overnight, new

and aaron andrews leaves the courtroom as the jury is showing the naked video taken by her convicted stocker. plus the latest log vegas odds on who will take home the oscar. "early today" starts right now. i'm dara brown. it was a true tex tas slug fest. both former president bush and barbara bush were in attendance. the donald wasn't one to sit back and take it, take a look at the top tweeted moment of the it night on the subject of replacing obama care. >> so, that's the only part of the plan, just the interstate competition? >> you'll have many different plans. you'll have competition. you'll have so many different plans. >>

himself. >> i watched him repeat himself five teams four weeks ago. >> and i watched you repeat yourself five times five seksds a -- seconds ago. he says five things, everyone's dumb, he's going to make america great again. we're going win, win, win and the lines around the state. every night. >> the second most tweetable exchange. >> donald, relax. >> go ahead. i'm relaxed. go ahead. don't get nervous. >> and cruz brings us full circle slamming trump on past health care positions. >> have you said you're a liberal on health care? >> let me talk. >> explain your plan, please. >> my p

health care but i will not allow people to die on the sidewalks and the streets of our country if i'm president. you may threat and you may be fine with it but i'm not fine with it. we're going -- >> answer the question. >> excuse me. >> on wednesday, trump was the most googled candidate in the state of texas and during the debate the numbers were similar with ben carson and john kasich getting a boost. later cruz talked to nbc's hallie jackson about trump's tax returns. >> it was rather astonishing that he still refuses to hand over his tax returns. there's a real question of what's in there and if his oaudt reveal he's committed tax fraud, voters deserve to know that now and not until is this general election.

nobody can defraud the irs. >> governor kasich remained a positive tone after the debate. >> as the field gets narrower, it allows me to be in my comfort zone better. i was able to get the time by being constructive and not in a war. >> and he's right. he edged out marco rubio in speaking time by just under a minute. dr. carson ended the night by talking about his news on medicine and the future of his campaign. >> people ask me all the time do you miss medicine? and i always say i miss the way it used to be. this would be one of my goals to make it fun again, to make it efificient again. >> will you be in this race all the way to cleveland? >> it will depend how many delegates and how much enthusiasm we have. nd

speaking out about her relationship with donald trump. >> how surprised are you that we woke up after nevada and everybody in washington said oh, my god, this guy is most likely going to be the nominee? >> i didn't know him that well but i did know him and it's been most surprising to me to see someone who was good company and affable and had a reputation of being bigger than life really traffic in a lot of the prejudice and paranoya doesn't quite fit what i thought i knew about him. so, it's going to be interesting to see what he decides to do with it and how he presents himself. but he has really been offensive and in many respects surprising to those of us who did bknow hi. >> meanwhile the new york

seca is calling for her to release her transcripts. >> i have talked about the fact that hillary clinton has received many millions of dollars from wall street for her campaign and for her super pack. sheez are e's received very lar speaker fees from goldman sacks and by the way, i agree with the new york times editorial. where they urged secretary clinton to release the transcripts of the speeches she gave behind closed doors. >> clinton has responded. >> the real question underneath this is okay, if you take money from wall street, can you regulate wall street? well, barack obama took more money from wall street than any other to run for president, and i think

what you've done. if you look at what caused the great recession, a bill he voted for in 2000 had a greater impact than most of the talk that we're now doing. so, let's get everybody out on the same field. i feel like i don't mind being responsive. i don't mind answering questions. but at some point i want everybody to have to answer. >> i respect that call. can you assure the american people that you didn't say anything that would undermine your promise to be tough on big business and banks? >> absolutely. three people dead and 14 others injured after a gunman opened fire in multiple locations in rural kansas late yesterday afternoon. the shooter, armed with a long gun and pistol, was killed by police while exchanging gun fire. nbc's dan schenamen reports. >>

shots and a shooter and we kept hearing pop pop. >> reporter: it was towards the owned of the work day when athortsz authorities were called to a shooting and then word of an actor shooter inside excel industries. >> it didn't matter who it was. he's just shooting anyone that got in his way. >> reporter: he first shot someone in the plant's parking lot. >> he yelled and went do, do, do and went into the building. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people, four were killed including himself, the shooter. >> reporter: the sheriff says the loan gunman was killed after going on a shooting spree. the suspect was employed at the plant. dan schenamen. >> kansas governor

flags lowered today in honor of the victims. the company argus the court order would violate its first and fifth amendment rights as well as do significant damage to the security of their products. james comey said the code would only work on farook's phone. and google, facebook, and microsoft all plan to write briefs in support of apple in the next week. and here's meteorologist bill karins. good morning. >> we have to get through winter weather today and then it will warm up in areas of the great lakes. so, just be careful driving in some of those spots, otherwise, the weekend forecast is shaping up to be nice. we're dealing with record highs in the northern plains. montana goes to

40s and 50s on the east coast. by saturday, there's your record high, minneapolis, 58 degrees, 71 in denver. we're talking sun tan weather from oklahoma to kansas to texas and then it starts to spread to the east. we jump to 67 on sunday in atlanta, should be 58 as far north as new york city. it's a fantastic looking spring weekend. now a closer look at your day ahead. so, again, the only troublesome weather is the cold temperatures and snow showers this morning. so could be slick roads through pennsylvania and new york. we'll warm up this afternoon. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'll also have to watch. super tuesday's going to be interesting next week. there's going to be a

maybe even severe weather and snow. >> right now we'll take the jump on spring weather. thank you very much, bill. and an emotional aaron andrews leaves the courtroom as the jury views the naked video from stocker. and they pull a man from a fiery crash. details in two. ash. details in two. always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) to keep it pumping.

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♪ chilly and uncomfortable moments in court that caused aaron andrews to leave the courtroom. jurors saw for the first time the tape at the center of her lawsuit that caught her naked in her hotel room captured by a stocker. here with more. >> reporter: the video that she says changed her life was shown to a room full of strangers. aaron andrews stepped out as the jury sat in the dark watching those stolen images viewed almost 17 million

correct? >> yes, this is one of the ones. once it's on the internet, it's on the internet. >> reporter: michael david barrett altered the peep hole of andrews' door. he a admitted to following her to three different hotels across the country. he offered a tearful apology, begging her forgiveness. >> his apology isn't good enough. it doesn't take the video off the internet. i've cried enough and it's not taking the video down. >> reporter: earlier andrew' therapist described the panic andrews felt when her stocker got out of jail and she wasn't told. andrews is expected to take the stand next week. hearing new testimony from the man she says left her hur

humiliated. morgan radford, nbc news. some dramatic moments as a police officer in corps christi texas rescued a driver from the remains of a fiery crash and it was all captured on video. >> get outf the car. your truck's on fire. get out. come on. crawl out the passenger side door. your car is on fire. dude, you're on fire. >> the officer broke the window with his baton and then he and several onlookers pulled him to safety just before the fire engulfed his suv. the driver was treated at a hospital for nonlife threatening injuries. and surgeons in cleveland say they have performed the first uteerous transplant that used a uterus from a organ donor. just ahead, oprah winfrey

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to win with 1 to 3 odds. and alejandro to win best director for "the revenant." the academy awards will air this sunday night on nbc. >> how can leonardo dw cicaprio he almost deserves it for his previous rolls. >> it was one of those crazy years where somebody was a hollywood favorite. well, big hollywood names are fighting against discrimination in the industry by joining a nonprofit production company. and woody allen got a big pay day for his next movie. amazon paid him $15 million for

the streaming rights. that's more than sony pictures paid for his previous film. and a mary poppins sequel is in the works. emily blunt is in talks for the title role with hamilton's emmanuel for birch the chimney sweep. love that movie. and on march fifth, jonah hill with musical guest future and on march 12th, ariana grande will premier new music as the host and musical guest. >> that's elite stats. when you do both. >> she hasn't had a hit in one or two months. well, i'm dara brown along with bill karins and this is "early today." does the smell of a freshly bound presentation fill you with optimism? do you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members?

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it was no holds barred as the gop candidates took for the national stage for the final time before super tuesday. but this morning last night's tdebate is being compared more o a slugfest. she used a ride sharing ram to get to and from her destination. p why her driver refused to let her out. and it's been desired for years and it's finally happening. when you can hop on the d.c. street car. 4:26. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. let's check our forecast with

pretty windy out there already. >> blustery and cold start to your friday morning and this will be the case for much of the day. ness of this isn't reaching the ground, but you can send me a tweet if you see a snow he flake in northern loudoun county, frederick, hagerstown area. no accumulations expected, but some conversational snowflakes on that gusty northwesterly wind which is driving ever colder air into the region. so weather headlines then, a cold and breezy friday. saturday still going to be feeling like february, but sunday starts to feel more like march. that pattern will go into next week. more about that coming up. for now, how is friday morning traffic? >> a little bit of construction hanging around. westbound university boulevard near new hampshire, the right lane getting by that work zone. top of the outer loop at new hampshire avenue, we have two left lanes getting by the work zone here this morning. beltway

66 east of compton road, no problems there. taking a look at 66 and 95, no major issues. 95 southbound after wood bridge, a little bit of road work hanging around. good morning. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. an update to a story we've been following yesterday. five people are in critical condition after a shooter in hesston, kansas opened fire on several individuals including those in his workplace. flags will be flown at half-staff today in kansas where three people tidied inside the lawnmower plant. four people were wounded before police shot and killed the gunman. police say the man was triggered by 134 things they put it. back to you. it's 4:28. and a five than debate looked a whole lot like a brawl. two players battling for the top spot. for the first time senator marco

challenging donald trump from the very first question. rubio hit trump over immigration, his hiring practices and his position on the palestinian israeli contract, but it was a discussion over the health care system that really got explosive. rubio pushed trump to explain his plan yochbeyond moving stat boundaries. >> this is an important thing. what is your plan? i understand the lines around the state, whatever that means. this is not a game where you draw happens. >> you don't know -- >> what's your plan on health care? you don't have a plan. >> moderators had a hard time containing the debate there in houston last night. trump and senators rubio and ted cruz talked over each other so often the closed captioning often read [ unintelligible ] the big question now will it be enough to convince voters. we'll haor

a former d.c. police officer and church pastor finds out his punishment today for sexually abusing two girls. darrell best pled guilty to child pornography and sex abuse charges. best was the head pastor of a church in southeast washington. he's accused of abusing a 16-year-old girl inside his church and a 17-year-old girl inside d.c. police headquarters. best faces up to 18 years in prison at his sentencing this morning. the mtv star who made threats against d.c. metro stations, buses and trains will be sentenced in a few hours. coleman, also thoep known as ki cole, appeared on he shot catfish. he made 300 calls to 911 a year ago. he faces up to ten years in prison, but a plea deal calls for 27 months. long awaited street car set to make its debut. the system will start