when i became father, i realized my life wasn't just for me, it >>we, the jury, find the defendant guilty. [ cheers and applause ] >> breaking overnight, guilty on all counts. the jury verdict hasn reached in the new york murder trial of jogger karina vetrano. late details ahead. more breaking news. a suspect named eric holder has been identified by pice and is now wanted for homicide in the death of nipsey hussle as a vigil for the rapper got outf hand with riot police being called to the scene. get ready for an economic wallop if president trump is true to his word about closing the borderh mexico. new surveillance video and details surrounding the murdered college student after police

believe she got in a car she thought was an uber. plus we know more about mick jagger's medical condition and why the stones are postponing their tour. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm marlie hall. >> good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, a verdict has been reached in the case o murdered new york city jogger karina vetrano. >> we, the jury, find the defendant guilty. [ cheers and applause ] >> an explosion of emotion in the courtroom from the ha-year-old victim's family and supporters after cl lewis is found guilty on all counts. in 2016, vetrano went for a run in queens and never returned. her death set off manhunt that gained nationwide attention. after seven montha evidence led to lewis' arrest. >> a taped interview was played for jurors i which the 22-year-old allegedly admits to the attack. defense lawyeis id the confession was coerced. they also made a last-minute request for new hearings after

annonymous letter suggested alternate suspects. a judge d ied themotion. the nypd said the 11th hour letter was rdled with falsehoods and inaccuracies. after five hours of ra delion, jurors convicted lewis on four counts including murder a sexual abuse. sentencing is scheduled for april 17th, and he faces the possibility of life without parole. breaking overnight, police t have iied a suspect in the killing of rapper nipsey hussle. the lapd is searchi for aan named eric holder in connection to the deadly shooting. they st he was las seen in a osite four-door chevy cruze. authorities inngeles issued a citywide tactical alert overnight after at least one person was stabbed and 19 people were injured at a vigil for the murdered hip-hop artist. officials responds to a possible fight and reports of shots fired, but police lateraid the reports of gunfire did not appear accurate. many people fell or were knocked to the ground inhe confusion as crowds of people fled the

area. authoritiesomes as search for answers in the homicide case. for the latest on what we know, here's gadi schwartz. gadi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. we have new details in the killing of nipsey hussle. we nownow he was shot in the head right here in front of his clothing stor that's marathon right there. you see heds of people gathering here over the course of the last two days. a growing memorial at a stefront that w a crime scene. hundreds turning out to remember grammy nominated rapper nipsey hussle, gunned down i front of his south l.a. clothing store. police say the shooter is stim at large. right before the attack, the rapper tweeted, having strong enemies is a blessing. community leadersor calling people with information to come forward. >> break the code of silence. >> this e happensry day as a public safety problem here. there's people dying every day in. south l.a >> reporter: hustle never shied away from his past as part of the rolling 60s crips,

describing what it was like growing up in south l.a. >> riding a bike through the hood, getting shot at. >> reporter: but as an artist, he set aside gang differences, w collaboratinh members of the hebloods. as scheduled to meet with leaders from lapd to talk about creating alternatives to gang violence. >> he started local businesses. he hired local people. he donated money to local elementary schools. >> reporter: also pouring money into helping teens learn sciee, technology, and math. >> to make music thats speako opportunities and speaks to inspiring and giving the true story of what i went through. >> reporter: a crenshaw icon now a victim of the cycle of violence he hoped to change. ♪ >> thanks to gadi schwartz for that report. president trump is goi all in on immigration, doubling down on his threats to shut downso t hern border as soon as this week. and according to the associated press,ld he c also hire an

immigration czar to oversee his policies across agencies. >> the associated press repts that mr.trump is considering either former kansas secretary oftate kris kobach or former virginia attorney general ken . cuccinel both candidates are immigration hardliners. nbc's tracie pott joins us with the latest from d.c. the focus is on immigration and healre care >> reporter: exactly. let's start with immigration and the border because it could be more immediate situation. the trump team says the president is serious about trying to shut down the rder, possibly as early as a week from now. he has threatened s to do before, but those around the white house have suggested that the tone seemso be much more serious this time. the president laterkihis week a trip to the border. there are, in fact, a record number of families and unaccompanied children trying to enter thees united st the administration has shifted some customs and border patrol agents away from the ports of entry to try deal with this

situation. but there is concern. nif you shut d the border, you shut down trade, and that could raise pricesre some experts already suggesting it could throw the united states into recession. meantime, health care. take a look at the president tweeting about this overnight. president trump now trying to push this int the 2020 election. remember he said that republicans were going to be the rty of health care, suggesting that they were ready to replace obamacare, the affordable care act. well, that threw some republicans into a bit of a enzy because the don't have anything ready to replace it no i the preside suggesting that this will be an issue dealt with after the 2020 election. >> tracie potts for thus. k you. meanwhile, president trump's threat to shut down the border wo ldely have a major impact on your wallet. nbc's tom costello explains. >> reporter: it wouldy lik only take a few weeks before

americans would notice a border shutdown in the grocery nearly half of all imported vegetables and 40% of imported fruit are grown in mexico. from the cucumbers and tomatoes in your salad to the avocados in your guacamole, even t blackberries and raspberries in your smoothie, not to beer, wine, and tequila for your margaritas. most of it comes from mexico. if the border closes, americans could find themselves short on some key ingredients they've come tolove. avocados could be gone within three weeks. and because of the growing season, california would not be able to pick up the slack for so.her month or >> we might not even be able to find them. number two, if we c find them, they're going to be very expensive. they could go up two to three eptimes. >> rter: america's appetite for made inexico has increased with the country demanding fresh foods rather than prossed foods. a complete border shutdown could mean no travel by car,bus,r foot. bad news for u.s. border states that rely on the relationship with mexico.

a lot is on the line with america's third largest trading partner. it's not just produce coming across theborder. it's also cars and ectronics an plastics and medical supplies. the u.s. actually has a trade imbalance with mexico. that means we import far more than we export. so if the u.s. shuts dn the border, both sides could pay a very heavy price and not just at rothery store. marley in. >> tom, thank you. this morning, top democrats are fighting to get their han on the full mueller report. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler is demanding that attorney general bill barr release the specialcounsel's findings today or face a subpoena. nbc's kristen welker has t details. orter: house democratic judiciary chairman jerry nadler demanding attorney general bill barr turn over the full mueller report or else face a subpoena. nadler writing inrk "the new times," if barr doesn't turn over the entire document, the attorney general, recent political appointee, inundermes

the work and the integrity of hipartment. the growing showdown after barr promised a redacted versionea o they 400-page document by mid-april, well after nadler's deadline. it comes a president trump has declared total vindication. >> the collusion delusion is over. >> reporter: tweeting, no matter what information i given t the crazed democrats from the no collusion mueller report, it will neverde goo enough. the white house called it all political theater, noting bar is redacting grand jury terial, which by law is secret. house democrats also zeroing in on security clearances at the white house after a career official told congress 25 security clearance denials were reversed during the trump administration. trisha new bold saying among them, the president's son-in-law, jared kushner. mr. trump has denied having a hand in it. >> no,hi i don't i have the authority to do that. i'm not sure i do. >> reporter: democrats even s threateningpoenas to get documents. the white house saying it doesn't commentec onity

clearance issues. >> that was kristen welker reporting. theme pre front-runner of the 2020 democratic primary, joe biden, is btling a new allegation with a second woman accusing the former vice president of ippropriate contact during a 2009 political fund-raiser. in an inteiew, amy lappos told the hartford cure aunt that although it wasn't sexual, joe biden rubs noses with her. >> heust like slid his hands behind my neck and pul close. i was thinking, is he going to kiss me? like, you know, what is he doing? what's going on? are we about to kiss? are we going to make out? >> reporter: lappos says she came forward after former nevada candidate lucy flores accused biden ofng inappropriately kis the back of her head. biden has issued a stateme saying in part, in my many years on the campaign trail and in blic life, i have offered countless handshakes, hugs, affection, of support, and comfort. and not once, never, did i

beeve i acted inappropriately. there are new details in the murder of university of south carolina student samantha josephson. police believe the 21-year-old senior was killed after getti into car she thought was her uber. the suspect, nathaniel d. rowland is in f custodying charges of kidnapping and murder after josephson's body was discovered in a wooded area. now her college is launching a rideshare safety campaign that begins with justne o question. here's nbc'ser sanders. >> reporter: on campus, a feeling this could have happened to anody, anywhere. 21-year-old samantha josephson killedecfter aity camera recorded her getting into what she apparently thought was her uber ride. instead, police say, she mistakenly got into 24-year-old nathaniel rowland's car. once inside, unable to escape because the cld safety locks were engaged. her heartbroken mother. >> they've taken away a piece of our heart, soul, and life. it sickens us to think that his

face wast the las thing that my baby girl saw on this earth. >> reporter: josephson has been with friends at a popular college bar. a day later, hunters discoveyd her bod 60 miles away rowland seen her in social media posts was arrested just blocks from where police say he picked up josephson. authorities revealing her death was due t s multiplerp force injuries. rideshare companies say passengers should check the make, model, and license tag of your ride. information that shows up on the app. tre at usc, they're launching a national campaignhat begins with a simple question. >> we want every college student in america to take a pledge that says they will never get into a rideshare without first asking to driver, what's my nam make sure they're getting in the right vehicle. >> because the driver on their app sees the name of the person they're picking up. >> right. >> reporter: police say they found compelling evidence in rowland's car, including the victim's blood and her cell phone. kerry sanders, nbc news,

columbia, south carolina. a case of road rage by new er k's finest after an off turned a queens street into a demolition derby. surveillance veo captured the officer intentionally ramming his cruiser into twocars, barreling into one car in reverse, the driving forward until he breaks free, only to ram two more cars. police say a traffic superviso was behin wheel, and they have launched an internal investigation. let's turno the weather now. some storms for some of us. here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. good mornin >> good morning. worse weather by far today is going to be along the southeast coastal areas ofgeorgia, south carolina, eventually north carolina, and the rain is just beginning in areas of the rolinas. we're going to see maybe one to two inches. flooding.roblems with a soaking rain through the carolinas throughout much of the day. of course you have those travel slowdowns. then on top of gthat,ty winds with this too. hurricane-force winds just offshore along the 3coast, to 40, maybe as much as 50-mile-per-hour winds. we will see some isolated power outages with that too. that's a look at the big weather

story of the y. here's closer look at your day ahead. behind the storm, it's actually looking a pretty nice day today from louisiana all the way through omtexas. orth florida to the carols it's going to feel more like a march dayhan ril. that wet weather and clouds will slowly move up the coast during the day today. some areas tomorrow morning may even getw some s in new england from this storm. >> that will wake you up. >> yes. >> thankyou, bill. today landmarks around the globe are expected to light up blue for the 12th annual world autism awareness day. advocates use occasion to help shine the light on the challenges presented by the tsorder. if you want do your part to help spread awareness, autism speaks ask w that your blue today. >> still to come, pharma bro gets busted again, but this time he was already behind bars. and new detls surrounding mick jagger's health scare that's puttins a halt to the stone tour. you're watching "early today."

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grace there. >> a little bit>>better. let's begin with a check on the commute and forecast. >> melissa mollet hasth more on traffic, and meteorologist chuck bell is here with the forecast. >> the earlier you can do things e, the better the skies to do it in. mainly clean for now. therencill be a c for showers later in the day, not a big rain chance for everyby. highest rain chances today will be along and to the east of the i-95 corridds. our frind neighbors in the shenandoah valley probably won't even get a drop of rain today. temperaturewise, we're below freezing through the shenandoah valley, even the western and northern suburbs are perilously close to the freezing mark. downtown, a somewhat milder 40 degrees. heour planner, then, for today. some sunshine around here for the first part of the day.rn g partly to mostly cloudy later in the afternoon. highsoday around 50 degrees. might be a little warmer in the shenandoah valley because you'll get a little extra sunine out there for today. rain chances do p