goodmorning. south carolina smackdown. a decisive win for hilla clinton in the palmetto state, beating bernie sanders by nearly 50 points as the race now heads into super tuesday. >> we are going to compete for every vote, in every state. we are not taking anything and we're not taking anyone for granted. >> meantime, on the republican side, the insults are flying turning increasingly juvenile. >> he's flying around on hair force one and tweeting. >> thank god he has really large ears. the biggest ears i've ever seen because they were protecting him. >> voters in 12 states set to go to the polls on tuesday. is it trump/clintonshowdown in november all but a done deal? we're live on the campaign trail. gunned down on her first day.

>> i just want to be clear, do we have officers volved in a shooting? >> we have three officers that have been shot. >> an officer shot and killed, her first day on the job, two other cops injured. what police are saying this morning about the suspect. world cup crash. olympic skier lindsey vonn with a horrific fall in the middle of a race on saturday. today, despite that fall, and a fracture, she's back in action. and ready for oscar. glitz and glamour on full display tonight at the 88th academy awards. will leo fininly take home his first oscar? and how will host chris rock address the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity. we're counting down t t it all, "today," sunday, february 28th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

i'm erica hill. i'm jeff rossen alongside the ladies as we love dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. you're rooting for leo tonight? >> i hadn't thought about it. >> it is really impressive. the film is really sort of a cinematic feat as you learn about all of the -- everything that went into it. and for what he put into that role, it is really an impressive performance. >> they're up for best picture, best direct,or and best actor. we want to start with our other top story and that's the other battle. the battle for the white house. hillary clinton's huge win over bernie sanders in south carolina saturday. clinton winning 74%% of the vote. bernie sanders just 26%. this morning, mrs. clinton says she is not taking anything for granted as sanders vows he's far from out of this race. plenty of activity on the republican side as well. we have full coverage on and analysis for you. we begin with nbc's kristen welker covering the democrats in south carolina. hi, kristen, good morning.

secretary clinton and senator sanders will set their sights on super tuesday states today, but this race has fundamentally changed after clinton broke all expectations with her erwhelming defeat of sanders here saturday night. today, secretary clinton is starting a new phase of her campaign. >> thank you so much, south carolina! >> reporter: after her lights out defeat of bernie sanders saturday night. >> tomorrow this campaign goes national! >> reporter: clinton now on her stngest footing yet, after beating sanders by more than 50 points in the palmetto state. >> we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything and we're not taking g yone for granted. >> reporter: sanders, who was on a plane to minnesota as the devastating results came in, vowed to fight on. >> tuesday, over 800 delegates are at stake.

of them. >> reporter: perhaps the most worrying sign foror sanders as they head into super tuesday, clinton capture nearly 90% of african-americans here, and even larger percentage than barack obama won in 2008. clinton seeming to pivot to the general election with this less than subtle swipe at donald trump. >> we don't need to make america great again. america has never stopped being great. >> reporter: but there are still clouds that hang over clinton's campaign, underscored on friday when a veteran pressed former president bill clinton about the benghazi attacks in 2012. >> wait, wait, wait, wait, wawa. do you -- do you have the courage to listen to my answer? don't throw him out. if he'll shut up and listen to my answer, i'll answer it. >> reporter: aids to president clinton point out in the video shows that he allowed tt protester to go on for nearly two minutes before he cut him off. meanwhile, secretary clinton heads to the super tuesday

senator sanders heads to oklahoma and colorado. jeff? >> busy sunday. kristen welker, thank you. with south carolina behind us, all eyes are now on super tuesday. that's when hillary clinton and donald trump could both take a major step toward becoming their party's nominees. here is the breakdown by the numbers. a look at why this is such an important day. residents of 12 states and american samoa will vote on tuesday. hong those among those states -- >> on tuesda along more than 20% of all available delegates are at stake here. >> and, of course, it is about the delegates. texas has most up for grabs on super tuesday. 222 delegates for the democrats. 155 for the republicans. >> the big question leading up to super tuesday, can anyone stop donald trump at this point? marco rubio and ted cruz, they're on the attack, while the republicic party is reportedly scrambling to figure out what to

become the republican nominee. nbc's hallie jackson in oklahoma city this morning. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, jeff. this morning donald trump is sending a warning to the republican establishment. he tweeting, quote, lightweight senator marco rubio to say aything to hit trump, accusing him of pushing for that. he's also reminding them of the loyalty pledge they signed not to run as a third party. all of this as rubio picks up another establishment endorsement, this one from tennessee senator lamar alexander. the brawl between the republican rivals now appearing to broaden party y de. after a sudden endorsement, a quick good-bye -- >> get in the plane and go home. it's over there. you go home. >> reporter: -- chris christie taking off but it is the insults flying between donald trump and marco rubio. >> he's flyg around on hair force one and tweeting. >> thank god he has really large ears. the biggest ears i've ever seen. because they were protecting

>> the guy with the worst fake tan in america is attacking me for put ing on makeup. >> reporter: rubio matching his on stage hits with online ones. his campaign launching trump slams.com with super tuesday just 48 hours away. trump on top, looking to all but lock up the nomination. >> a lot of outsiders are coming in because they like w`at i say. >> the stakes states ar giving the control of the party of lincoln and the united states over to a con artist. i'll stay in this race as long as it takes. >> reporter: maybe all the way to a contested convention. rubio ready for it. even as establishment republblanss worry his tough new tone may be too late. the new york times reporting a frantic scramble to try to slow trump down. the attacks against him, escalating. >> now, it doesn't hurt that he inherited $200 million fro his daddy. that's a very good way to get rich, pick the right daddy.

releasing his tax returns and rubio has too, putting pressure on trump to do the same. >> this is a man who prides himself on not getting scared of anything, so what is it that he's scared about handing over his tax returns? >> tax returns don't mean anything about work, just so you understand. you never give a tax return when you're being audited. >> reporter: the frontntunner on defense, but in polls, still dominating. and the republican candidates will, of course, be blanketing super tuesday states today and watc where they are to get a little bit of a sense of strategy. ted cruz after oklahoma here where the wind has been sweeping down the plain, will head to texas, spending a lot of time there tomorrow and tuesday. it is his home state. he has to win. you have marco rubio in virginia today, where it looks more favorable for him than some of those deep s sth states where we'll find donald trump. he's rallying in alama. guys? >> hallie jackson, thanks so much. >> chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press" and joins us from washington. good morning. >> good morning, erica.

about in terms of super tuesday and numbers. one thing that we can't seem to ignore here is what this race has become. these really juvenile insults, like playground talk, have you ever seen anything -- this is the race for the highest office in the land. has it beeee this bad? >> race for the highest office in the land and having the lowest moments possible. it is completely devolved. you have to ask yourself there was a cringeworthy moment at the debate when the three of them, cruz, rubio and trump, three front-runners, and so talking over each other and it lasted for about 30 seconds and i sat there, i couldn't picture any of them taking the oath of office on the steps of the capitol. none of them looked presidential. to see that, i watched all that uff yesterday between trump and rubio. i mean, literally we're making -- the only thing missing was a your mama joke. and, you know, yououay this and want to laugh about it, but it was incredibly uncomfortable. it is a total insult-a-than.

reports that there is infighting win the republican party, they're trying to figure out what to do if trump becomeshe nominee. marco rubio saying he'll take this fight for the nomination to the convention floor. senator mitch mcconnell saying, quote, elhe'll be dropped like a hot rock if he'e' the nominee. what is the plan in the raine party? >> they're paralyzed. part of the problem is neither rubio nor cruz have done the insider leg work to make these republican insiders comfortable, rallying aund either one of them. obviously rubio seems to be the one that has more potential to get all of this establishment support@ behind him, but there seems to be a hesitance on that front as well. he's not getting influx of cash. you're not seeing a flood of endorsements. it is a trickle. it is a total paralysis and i think that now you have a party that you have leaders that are now worried that the party is going to completely splinter because you do have a number of conservative intellectuals

trump and, of coursf, if that happens, that ends up guaranteeing hillary clinton victory in the white house. so the party is in desperate straits now. >> as hallie jacksks reported, trump is tweeting this morning again, taking to twitter, his tweeted again, i'm only republican who will get large numbers of dems and independents crossover and states that no other republicans can get. is there some truth to that though? >> there is truth to the -- yes, there is truth that he will make sometates m me competitive than a traditional republican nominee. he is going to overperform if he's the nominee in a pennsylvania, perhaps a massachusetts, a connecticut, and n n jersey. i don't think he can carry any of those states, though. you know, instead of -- instead of a republican losing those states by 10, maybe trump loses by 5. but the problem is for every improvemene he makes in the north with say working class white voters, he loses hispanics in a place like arizona, georgia, north carolina. and then that's where the

the democrats' favor. >> we could keep talking about this all morning. but we have to move on. the good news is you have more coming up, chuck. we'll catch you in a little bit on "meet the press." chucucs guests this morning include bernie sanders, john kasich and ted cruz. and a reminder, on super tuesday, the place for you to be is nbc. join lester holt, chuck todd and savannah guthrie for live coverage and analysis of all of the races on this crucial day. all of it begins right here at 10:00, 9:00 central. some tragic news to report overnight, three officers shot, one of them killed, while they were pursuing a suspectn virginia. sheinelle has more on that. good morning. >> jeff, goooo morning. it was officer ashley guindon's first day on the job after being sworn in on friday. as the community mourns her loss,,a suspect is in custody this morning. just after 5:30 p.m., prince william county police were called to respond to a domestic shooting in wood bridge, virginia, a suburb just outside

>> we're really assessing the situation inside the residence, our officers were shot. >> one officer down o. i don't know where the suspect is. >> 13051. 13051, lashmere court for doe midwestic. >> we have three confirmed hits. >> i want to be clear, do we have officers involved in a shooting? >> we have three officers that have been shot. >> reporter: neighbors in the typically quiet neighborhood were shocked. >> i look down the street, and i saw a whole bunch of officers around someone and the ound. >> we had a total of three officers that were shot and wounded in ts incident. all three have been transported to fairfax hospital. >> reporter: one of those officers, ashley guindon, was just sworn in on friday. later, a somber facebook update by the prince william county police, announcing that guindon had died from her injuries. >> one of the officers involved in tonight's incident has passed. >> reporter: just one day on the job.

and her shift was -- this was her first day working. tragic. >> reporter: the gunman was taken into custody unharmed at the home where the initial shooting took place. his identity has not yet been released. ashley guindon had previously served in the u.s. marine corps and has f fily members in law enforcement. such a tragic loss. jeff? >> sheinelle, thank you. a church service will be held in heston, kansas, tonight as residents gather to pray for the victims of thursday's shooting rampage. one of those wounded in the gunfire is 21-year-old melissa torres who spoke ex-exclusively with nbc news about the terror of that day. >> we heard about five shots outside, five big bangs. >> the married mother of two had ju begun her shift at excel industries when she came face to face with a gunman. >> at first i kept thinking this isn't real, this isn't happening, this can't be happening, and i realized i@ was

my hand and i just kept thinking, i have to run, i have two daughters. >> a bullet fractureded melissa's hand, a bullet fragment pierced her hip. she says she is grateful to be alive but her peace of mind has been shattered. three stabbing victims are in stable conditionothis morning after a southern california ku klux klan rally turned into a bloody brawl. protesters had gathered when six kkk members drove up. police say as soon as they stepped out of their car, demonstrators attacked. fiststarted flying. and so did knives. one member of the separatist group even used a flagpole as a weapon. in all, five people were injured, four transported to the hospital. there were also 12 arrests. dylan is here wh a check of your sunday forecast. good morning. >> good morning, guys. nice warm day all across the country. temperatures will continue to soar, especially back through the plains. want to point out l.a. where we have got the oscars later on today and hollywood, temperatures lookice and mild.

stly sunny, light winds about as good as you can get out that way. we have got this warm air pouring in from the south. it is going to feel more like spring. denver should make it up to 63 today. 70 in wichita. 17 degrees above average. down along the gulf coast, temperatures running in the 70s. up and down east coast, 60s. through raleigh, atlanta, 59 degrees today in new yo city. so temperatures will remain above average. we do have this front, this will cause a couple of lighter showers and snow showers. especiallyhrough the northern great lakes where it is cooler. otherwise, it is not all right. south florida. things are looking pretty nice so far. nice day out over the atlantic, no advisories in the water. keep in mind winds will be picking up out of the east later in afternoon. the biscayne bay will remain a moderate chop as the afternoon % goes on. your first alert forecast looking pretty nice, a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures later today will still be a few degrees belowaverage, we will be reaching into the mid 70s,

expecting a rain free sunday. nice times headed our way this af and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks so much. as you know, a huge night in hollywood tonight as the stars turn out for the 88th academy awards. tonight could see some firsts as well as some controversy. nbc's joel gar julio has more. >> good morning, jeff. how are you, guys. the stage is set, red carpet rolled out and we're h hrs away from hollywood's biggest night. the glitz and glam was overshadowed by controversy this year, sure to play into chris rock's hands. >> tell me the difference between stupid and illegal. >> the movies. the moments. >> thiss is super cool. >> the never-ending marathon of a-listers parading down red carpet. award season comes to a crescendo tonight as the oscars are finally here. >> let's do this. >> reporter: all eyes now on

waiting to see how he handles the controversy clouding this year's show. 20 actor nominees, all white, the second year in a row. the usually outspoken comedian has been silent on the matter. >> right now i'm concentrating on the movies. the subjects that are big in hollyw_od. >> reporter: despite the drama off screen, two actors emerged as odds on favorites. for the women, it is brie larson who plays a kidnapped mother in "room". >> i'm scared. >> i know. >> reporter: for the men, it is "the revenant's" leonardo dicaprio. after a near awards season sweep, momentum is fally on dicaprio's side. the 41-year-old has been up for best actor four times before, but he's never won. crities say this is his year, thanks to his harrowing performance in "the revenant." is there any way we do not hear leonardo dicaprio's n ne sunday night? >> he's got it sewn up, locked, write his name on the envelope

>> reporter: his director alejandro inarritu is favored to win in his category. if that happens, it will be the first time a director takes home back-to-back oscars in 65 years. playing rocky for a seventh time, sylvester stallone is duking it out in one of the closest races of the nigh >> show me something. >> i think stallone will win an oscar. isn't that great? 39 years ago, rocky won best picture but he lost best actor for playing rocky balboa. 39 years later, he's back. >> reporter: as for the best supporting actress category, eryone is pretty much has a shot. we're more likely to hear alicia vikander or kate winslet. >> you're going to fix it now. >> reporter: it is a three way race for best picture, leading up to the academy awards, the producers guild picks the big short. >> i love my b. >> you hate your job. >> i love my job. >> reporter: the screen actors guilt went with spotlight. >> get the system. >> it is time, robbie.

reigned supreme witthe directors guild. ever shifting favorites, setting the stage for an unforgettable night. so what does vegas think about tonight's oscars? according to online gambling.lv, it comes to best picture, the revenant leads with 3 to 1 odds. spotlight number two with 7 7 to 2 odds and big short is 7 to 1. as for best acr, it is a virtual lock for leo. he's the overwhelming favorite with 1 to 3 odds and eddie redmayne could be his competition with 9 to 1 odds and in case you're wond are how matt damon is doing in this, his odds are 29 to 1. >> he was great in "the martian". >> he was fabulous. it is the year of leo, though. >> i see that as a potential to make money, bet on damon and make some cash if he wins. >> big if. still to come on "today," erin andrews set to take the stand in her $25 million hotel peeping lawsuit. here in the city, parking is hard to find.

and those who do should swit to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah) perfect. valet parking. hello! here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. ah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! crisp garden vegetables. no artificial flavors. philadelphia garden vegetable. rich, creamy... ...and delicious noththg else tastes like philadelphia .

and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal. again! get 30% off every guest every ship in the caribbean but hurry, this offer won't last long come seek the royal caribbean book today at 1-800-royalcaribbean. vo: you get used to pet odors in your car. you think it smells fine, but your passengers smell this... eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. female passenger: wow. smells good in here. vo: so you and your passengers can breathe happy. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide.

still to come on "today," do you think the presidential candidates sometimes behave like a bunch of animals? in this case, we found two real animals running for president. the heated presidential debate between two hopefuls, cat and a dog. >> we'll share their story. polls ar take in the sounds, from all sides, of an orchestra performing entirely for you. the jeep grand cherokee, with active noise cancellation to turn any street into a symphony. get 0% apr financing for well qualified buyers plus $500 bonus cash on 2015 jeep grand cherokee models.

hello, everyone, i'm sharon lawson. in the news this morning a 14-year-old is dead and another is charged with manslaughter after a gun goes off at a home in miami gardens. the victim's family tells us the shooting was accidental. the two month old baby at the cenenr of an all day amber

taraji kemp was found in orlando yesterday afternoon after being kidnapped from her fort lauderdale home. a person of interest in the case is bei questioned by police. now for a check on the weather here is meteorologist erika delgado. >> winds will be picking up out of the east later in afternoon. watch out for rip currents if you do have any plans out at the atlantic waters. temperatures reaching into the mid 70s. first alert forecast looking pretty good today. still a few degrees below average but temperatures continue to warm up as the workweek goes on. we will beeaching into the mid 80s come next week ahead of a

you're only 19 years old. you seem very self-possessed for a 19-year-old teenager. how are you dealing with all the sudden fame and all these awards and this boy's life and what is eating gilbert grape, how are you handling it all? >> wow, i'm not even sure. i say try to spend a lot of time with my friends, my family, just stay at home a lot and mainly keep to myself, you know, meet new people every once in a while. it is not that tough. it is not even real to me yet. so it is hard for me to answer that question. >> that is minieonardo dicaprio appearing on "today" in 1993. he was just 19 years old back then. not long after that, he was nominated for an oscar for his role in "what' eating gilbert grape," he lost out to tommy lee jones for "the fugitive."

never won an oscar. watching. baba on rockefeller plaza on this sunday morning, 28th day of february, oscar worthy crowd out here. >> beautiful sunday morning in february. dylan, thank you for a lovely day. >> you're welcome. >> yeah, yeah. let's get you caught up on what making headlines at half past the houou on this sunday morning. hillary clinton sailing into super tuesday, one day aftfr the decisive win over bernie sanders in south carolina. meantime, marco rubio and ted cruz doing everything they can to slow down donald trump before tuesday. as we mentntned, leonardo dicaprio first oscar nomination back when he was 19. tonight is his fifth nomination. he's the odds on favorite to win for his role in "the revenant" at 88th academy awards. three way race for best picture tonight between the revenant, spotlight and the big short, all great movies.

hot these days, hitting a ridiculously long -- look at that -- ththe-pointer. time running out in overtime last night, which makes it even more impressive, leading his team to victory over oklahoma city. that shot, by the way, tied an nba record for three in a single game with 12. he broke his own record for threes in season. and a little more sports news for you. ndsey vonn back on the slopes today. we're happy to say, after a nasty fall while racing in a world cup super-g event in andorra. vonn did suffer a hairline fracture of her knee. morning. meantime, i have to tell you, we'retill on a high after our shoot with rascal flatts. moments. too many to fit into the piece he would >> don't worry. those outtakes on today. >> can we do it again? >> i think a girls trip is in order?

outtakes. >> we'll watch for that. we wanted to beginin this half hour with what is sure to be a dramatic day for sports reporter erin andrews. this morning, she is on the verge of t%stifying in her $75 million peeping lawsuit. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more on that. good morning. >> good morningo you, jeff. week one of this trial was full of dramatic moments, including erin andrews having to leave the courtroom as the jury watched that infamous nude video taken by her stalker. get ready for more drama on monday when the jury could hear from both the stalker and andrews. the jury has a aeady seen video of erin andrews naked in her nashville hotel room. >> why don't we start with the first one. >> rorter: now they'll see andrews in a much different light, on the stand, as she sues stalker michael barrett with the national marriott for $75 million, claiming the hotel granted barrett's request for a room right next to hers. a claim marriott and the hotel

barrett altered the peephole to andrews' room and recorded her getting dressed. >> a lot of her time is going to be talking about what happened to her, what her emotional reaction was, what her damage is, and what her personal injuries have been. >> reporter: andrews is expected to testify about her embarrassment after barrett posted the video. >> 16.8 million people saw the video. >> she except screaming, i'm on the internet, i'm on the internet, naked, everything i worked for is done. >> reporter: andrews father and her psychotherapist have already testified about the agony it caused for the sports reporter. >> she couldn't get through the day without f fr and, um, anxiety. >> reporter: on monday, andrews' mother is also expected to take the std. and the jury could hear from stalker michael barrett in his taped deposition. barrett already pleaded guilty

of andrews in at least three states. he served 30 months in prison. now barrett's deposition could reveal details about how he knew where andrews was staying, and what role the hotel itself may have played. >> one of the questions for the jury is what should have been done and what did they not do? >> reporter: now the hotel maintains that barrett went to extraordinary lengths to manipulate the system and that the convicted stalker is solely to blame. but the defense expected to present its case later this week, guys. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. dylan has a final check of your weather for us. >> it is warming up. bismarck, north dakota, hit 73 degrees. that's the warmest it has ever been in february across the entire state. they'll be back in the 40s yesterday. a little farther to west of the dakotas, this storm system making its way into the pacific northwest. some rain, heavy at times, along the coast and mountain snow. it is not a huge storm system, but we will still see a couple of inches of rainin and you see that area of low pressure develops through the

snow in denver. that will continue to move through the plains and we could see a brief burst of snow up near chicago. but it doesn't look like it will accumulate all that much. we'll watch out for a chance of some isolated stronger storms down south as we go into the mid all right, south florida, things are looking pretty nice so as far. nice day out over the atlantic. no advisories anywhere in the water. windssill be picking up out of the east later in afternoon so the biscayne bay wl remain a moderate chop. your first alert forecast on your sunday looking pretty nice, we are expecting a mix of sun and clouds, temperatures later today will be a few degrees below average, we will be reaching into thth mid 70s but the good news is that we are expecting a in-free and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thanks. still to come, our sunday stories, from pets running for president to a history lesso this month for black history

and harry smith will show us how the past is very present at one s you can help prevent blindness in undernourished children all over the world. when you get your vitamins at walgreens, you help give life-changing vitamins to kids across the globe. get vitamins here. change lives everywhere.

/ we wonerere. and here. and here. here. and here. uh, here. so in here. back there. behind here. even next to these guys, here. in the nation's largest, independent study, rootmetrics just named verizon number one network for the fifth time in a row, here. so when the other guys claim they're the best, remember: there's only one, number one. and now we'll pay up to $650 to switch to the best network. this one right here. after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. love at first taste. i would liquefy it and bathe in it. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside.e.

e citi double cash card comes in very handy with cash back twice on purchases. earn once when you buy, and again as you pay. that's cash back now, and cash back again later. it's cash back d\j vu. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you ea cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one sided. i was out in the dining rowm, you know, meeting the residents and i had a gentleman stop me and ask me if i made his dinner. he had lost his wife recently, but i didn't know that. he made a remark to me about not sure he wanted to be there anymore, but he said something to me that has stuck with me to this day. after having your dinner, i think i want to stick around a while and that really meant something to me.

in this heated presidential race, it often feels like the candidates are fighting like cats and dogs. it is fitting that there is a cat and also a dog running for president. >> i love how we're playing the nbc politics music. nbc's blake mccoy tells usus these candidates are very serious about their caucuses. >> reporter: she's an unlikely candidate for president. >>ood girl. >> reporter: but this year, maybe that's not surprising. >> she kind of figures all the other candidates are dogs, so why not run a real one. >> reporter: lucy lou, 9 years old, a borderollie from rabbit hash, kentucky. lucy holds elected office already, mayor, a position she literally bought. >> they charge you a dollar to vote, you can vote as o oen as you want, we encourage drinking

more loose wh their money. >> reporter: it started as a fund-raiser for their little town and since inflated lucy's ambition ambition. she filed official paperwork with the federal election commission to swap this white house for an even bigger one. 100 miles away, lucy has some four legged competition. meet limberbutt mccubbins, a 6-year-old gray tabby from louisville, who also wants to be president. >> fill out a quick foror and next thing you know, you're running a cat for president. >> reporter: what started as a joke between high school classmates h taken on a life of its own. >> he has wide appeal then? >> absolutely. he's an every man's cat. >> he wants to be the next washington fat cat. reporter: so how is a voter to decide? a pet presidential debate, of course. to my right, we have lucy lou, who is running as an indepawdent

mccubbins running as a democat. where do you stand on medical catnip? the ben carson low energy approach today. lucy lou, do you believe dogs and cats should be able to move freely between people's backyards or should we build walls to keep them out? okay, controversial response. thank you for that, lucy. let's hear it for the candidates. >> reporter: still undecided? don't fret. neither candidate will actually raise enough money for get enough signatures to be on the ballot. instead, their candidacies arere ones with a cause. for limberbutt, it is getting more young people involved in politics. >> not too many 18-year-olds can say they ran something for president. >> reporter: for lucy lou, the money she raises will help restore the historic town she calls home. >> lucy's legacy will be that

as much as she does. >> reporter: candidates running on a pawsitive message. >> no fur was flying during that debate. very civilized. >> oh, my goodness. >> you thought there weren't any left. >> leave it to you to find one. >> the campaigns are in jest, as blake said, but for good causes. in fact, lucy lou's campaign is using its funds now more than ever to help rebuild the community's general store after a fire destroyed it earlier this month. >> the polls are open now. don't have to wait for election day. who would you vote for? lucy lou or limberbutt mccubbens. we'll find out why the cat is called limberbuttlater. head to today.com to vote now. >> can w do a jeff rossen report? >> we want to know about the name. over to dialen inylan in the orange room with today's plaza fan. >> i'm joined by sten depet re, easier name, from staten island, new york. i thought i was productive working this morning.

>> i ran a fund-raiser race for ms to the top of the rock. >> top of the rock. 66 floors up. let's go. you just need some water here. >> yeah. >> right? i mean, good for you. and the proceed goes to ms. thank you for being here. still to come, sheinelle's grandparents give her a look back at their family history during black history month. >> but first, these messages. to the couple who set aside the whole day to sell their old car and buy a new one... oops. nana's got the kids til 9... but it's only 2. guess you'll just have to see a movie... ...then get some dinner.

get 30% off every guest every ship in the caribbean but hurry, this offer won't last long come seek the royal caribbean

back now on a sundada morning as we continue our special series looking back, moving forward. when you think of black history month, you probably think of people,in the history books like dr. martin luther king or rosa parks. >> sometimes it is the people you may not have heard of in smaller towns who are living history as sheinelle found out. >> yes, sometimes the trailblazers are in your blood line. these people behind me, these on the monitor these are people in my family tree. this week i talked with my oldest living relatives, my grandparents. more specifically, my 92-year-old grandfather dr. val brown sr. who for 45 years practiced medicine in my metown of wichita, kansas. for decades, he was one of a few african-american doctors in the

>> reporter: it was 1949, truman was president, the first emmy awards were held, world heavyweight boxing champ joe louis#retired. and in wichita, kansas, my grandfather opened his first medical practice. >> when i would go to the office, it was crammed full and you had to sit on the stool outside. >> reporter: my grandfather was one of the few african-american physicians in the town and in those days african-americans weren't readily admitted into hospitals so h did it all. >> everybody managed their own patients. dad even did tonsillectomies, he delivered babies. >> they call him on saturday or sunday and he would sit down on the b@d and talk to them and hold their hand, pat them, for maybe an hour, whatever it took to calm them. >> at one time, blacks were not allowed to go to the hospital for extractions. we would pull teeth, full mouth extractions, at home.

anesthesia. >> do you remember when things started to change? >> it was kind of grual. i would talk to another doctor about something else, and he said, you know, colored folks can go to such and such a hospital now. and that's the way you found out about it. >> so it was never some big announcement, like thihi is what we're going to do? >> no, no, no. because oe you announce it, then you admit it was going on before. >> what makes my grandfather's story so unique is not just that he was one of the only black doctors in town, or thaha his son later followed in his footsteps. but that they traced the paths of this man, dr.grant gratz brown, born in 1872. he was a county coroner, physician, and my grandfather's father. he died when my grandfather was a toddler. >> he was fantastically bright.

so hehad a large spanish practice. >> there was an article at his death that 1500 people attended. it also mentioned there were 50 white folks, so thatt obviously bespoke a lot for people to come into that neighborhood. >> most interesting thing was after he died, he had a notebook, a diarar school. the things he wrote in the diary about problems that he had in class. >> somebody told me that when you were growing up they called you little doc. >> they was going to be sure i was a physician. so i wouldn't spread out and become something else. >> over the course of my grandfather's career, he cared for 8,000 patients. >> they called him a gentle giant. you can go to walmart or some

and hug him, oh, my doctor, you delivered me. >> do you ever sit back and think, my father was doctor, i'm a doctor, one of my sons is a doctor. >> i iever felt it was i was a trailblazer. maybe othereople did. it was just a trail, that's all. a trail that i enjoyed. >> if i had to come up with a takeaway for this segment, it is to remind us to talk to your loved ones and share stories. in addition to my great grandfather's diary from 1899, he wrote that while he was a medical school at howard, i found this postcard of all of the babies my great grandfather delivered in one year. look at this. and then i found this, this is a prescription he wrote for one of his patients, my great grandfather,r, it says cayenne pepper. almostike -- use real ingredients. but it just -- it was an azing experience to talk to my family and that's just, you know, my grandfather's side. my grandmother wrote our family

grandkids. it is one of thoho things where if you're watching, call your grandparents, call your parents, talk to each other, have a conversation. >> i love that story. i really do. >> and bring cameras if you're you. >> there you go. >> thanks for sharing that story that was great. still to come on "today," harry smith taking us inside a once abandoned bus s stion that is now a bustling restaurant. first, these messages. incredible blalaer protection from always discreet that lets you move like you mean it now comes with an incredible promise. the always discreet double your money back guarantee. always discreet is for bladder leaks and it's drier than poise. try it. we're so confident you'll love it, we'll give you double your money bacac if you don't. incredible bladder protecon. double your money back guarantee.

a warm sun. lots of water. nutrient rich soil. that's how you grow the best, taststst vegetables. and that's how you make it ogresso. when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast.

this morning on sundays with harry, there are certain people in this world who see opportunity where the rest may see chaos. harry smith saw that on a recent trip down south. >> itarted reading about the

somebody told me about the savannah bus station they turned into a restaurant. cool idea, right? that's just part of the story. mashima bailey has a way with food and it makes the gray one of the hottest new restaurants in the country. how would you describe the cuisine of the gray? >> it is southern soul food, european swirl. >> reporter: which means it is down home ingredients prepared by a highly trained and highly motivated chef. i can confirm the praise is warranted. >> i just want to make sure that i'm being honest with myself and being honest with the food that i'm cooking. >> reporter: reservations on the weekends can be hard to come by. people want to eat here, but they also want to see the gray. a newcomer bought the long abandoned bus station and didn't really know what he was going to do with it.

going to put a restaurant in. she said, you've officially gone crazy. i started the design work the next day. >> reporter: an audacious makeover, part restoration and innovation leaving no doubt to what this has been. >> if we could salvage it in its form, we would. just to have the shape of the dog and the original greyhound is -- that's beyond. >> reporter: the past is present herere what was back here? >> so we're walking into what was known when the station opened as the colored waiti room. >> reporter: during jim crow, blacks were only allows in through the back door. >> everyone notices it, but me, you know? >> reporter: all of this may seem like an unlikely strategy for success. the old bus station, soul food with style, savannah.

entrepreneur, i think one of the key strengths you need to have is complete and utter naivete, not recklessness, but ivete. >> reporter: the ability to believe that the grey can be more thangood. >> great in a year. it takes time. like wisdom. >> reporter: you have to sit on the soul for a while. >> has to simmerer could be a flash in the pan. i want to ove we're not that. >> so go to grey. it looks so good. yoy get inside, and you say this is worth the trip. >> not a flash in the pan, huh? i love it. >> you were listening. >> i was listening and watching. harry, thanks. tune into "meet the press" this morning. uck's guests donald trump, bernie sanders and ted cruz. >> speaking of presidential candidates, let's check in on the results of our pet election here. 55% for lucy lou. mccubbins. >> that's going to do it for us on a sunday morning.

>> bye. right now at 9:00 a 14-year-old is dead after shots are fired in his miami gardens home. find out who is facing charges this morning. plus, hillary clinton sweeps south c colina in the last primary before super tuesday. and a a live look at hollywood. south florida waking up to so chilly temperatures. but when can we expect the warm up? erika has your first alert forecast. good morning, everyone. welcome to nbc 6 south florida today. i'm sharon lawson. it's sunday, february 28th. we're going to get you started with meteorologist erika delgado and south florida's most accurate forecast. it was chilly in morning, we were waking up to 50s across some areas and low 60s. now temperatures are beginning