it's super tuesday, march 1st, and coming up on "early toda 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 stand. 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 nab indorsement. >> 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 ea

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 senat 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 delegates, that we will have a 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 transce transcending even pizza, it's an uphill battle for

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 that change even more significant. 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 tur

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. >> i don't think america has 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 kwliclinton 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 service. 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 peepol

and now it was andrews' turn. >> reporter: aarona andrews stil haun 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, she left the court room as the stocker revealed how he secretly taped her. and michael barrett explained how he fuollowed her to her hotl rool room and altered the peep hole. her mother,

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 glimpse of one of the silent warriors. he was awarded the medal for actions during 2012 missions to rescue a doctor. the point man on the operation went in first and was

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 hartearts, dit 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. a federal judge in new york 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

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 ceo 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 set of fans. >> 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

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 brief tornados are possible. in other super tuesday states, tennessee, alabama, georgia, are the fourth that have the best chance of seeing the severe weather. here's all the it states voting today. er

weather event in vermont but it should be after midinanightmidn. 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, tennessee as we go throughout 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

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now at 4:26, just days after her new co-workers met her, they prepare to say good-bye. funeral just hours away for prince george's county police officer gunned down in her first day on the job. taking action, what prince george's county school officials are doing today in the aftermath of a shocking child pornography case. and we're about 90 minutes away from the polls opening in virginia as super tuesday gets under way. the role the commonwealth could play in picking a president. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. i want more of what we had yesterday, chuck. >> absolutely. done, just for you.

another beautiful day. that will be $10. outside, a mostly clear sky as you look at the capital wheel at national harbor. a live picture there. weather headlines then for your day today, breezy but mild. another great day to be outside. rain moves in tonight, but it should be out of here by early tomorrow. and still watching for a rain/snow mix on friday. friday is it tthe day to be watg for. chilly morning, but plenty of sunshine and wind today. temperatures climbing into the upper 50s and low 60s. the rain coming our way tonight. i'll detail how much and when coming up. now it's traffic time. early trouble spot, a couple different problems around town. this one here just southern frederick county here. so 80 at park mills road, a bad crash involving a tractor trailer. all lanes blocked. it's purple because we have no action there at all here this morning.

see we don't have any problems there here this morning. as you're headed in and out of the district, inbound suitland parkway at alabama avenue, the left lane getting by an accident. and outbound suit land at forestville road, that problem. taking a look at road work coming up. just four days after starting the job she always wanted, prince william county police officer ashley guindon will be laid to rest take. her funeral will be at the hilltop memorial chapel in woodbridge. you viewing begins at 10:00 a.m., the funeral service is at noon. both open to the public. guindon died on saturday after responding to a domestic disturbance. the other officers survived. a woman inside the home also died. despite her short time on the force, the police department will say good-bye to officer guindon with full honors. last night officers

way as guindon's body passed by the police station she was assigned to one last time. the procession through the county ended with her flag draped casket arriving at the chapel to today's service. the community also lined the procession route to pay its respects. having a rookie police officer die on her first day on the job has really affected the entire community. >> i can't imagine this being her first day on the job, her first phone call and to lose her life like this. my heart goes out to her family. >> if you would like to support officer guindon's family, you can go to our search and search i've memorial fund. coming up, we'll have more on crystal hamilton. her husband killed her before officers arrived. we'll explain the circumstances surrounding her death. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff at the live desk with new intense video into the newsroom of

this truck unrecognizable, mangled metal everywhere. you can see authorities still trying to clear the scene. this is on fingerboard road at parks mill road. just checked in with melissa mollett and shsaid the road is still closed off. also the frederick news post reporting that one person did die in this crash. we are still working with authorities to get more information on what caused it. stay with news 4. it is 4:30. and right now will the search is on for a patient who ran away from the northern virginia mental health institute in falls church. michael marshall went missing around 6:00 last night. police say he is known to exhibit violent behavior. he's believed to have ties with the centreville area and sterling area. if you do see him, contact police, but do not approach him. and working to learn more about a person found dead in a fire in the district. the house went up in flames around 8:00 last night on