coming up on "early today," breaking overnight, astronaut scott kelly back on u.s. soil after a year in outer space. and the republicans prepare to square off in the fox hole. court room bomb shell. a key witness caught in public watching a naked video of erin andrews. plus a brazen snatch and grab. and a wanton felon takes off a police officer at the door. and 17 labrador puppies. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you. breaking news. astronaut scott kelly is back on american soil. he landed in houston at 2:30 this morning and greeted by his family, including his twin brother, former astronaut mark kelly.

when i left here in february, i don't even know what day it was. i was 50 and now i'm 52. so --ut it feels great.. it's great to be back in texas, in u.s. -- on u.s. soil. it's an unbelievable feeling to be back here on planet earth, back in our great countryry and back with my family and friends. and this was not my flight. they talked about my year in space. it's not my achievement, it's nasa's achievement and our country's achievement. >> he spent 340 days aboard the international space station. a record for an american astronaut. and he actually grew two inches in height. a blistering super tuesday has republicans regrouping.

officially ending his campaign. that leaves just four republicans on tonight's stage. donald trump willl face off with fox news's megyn kelly for the first time since the august debate debate, which donald trump boycotted the second fox hosted debate. and many are wondering if there's any way to stop a juggernaut. and mitt romney will hold a pressconference. presses say he'll speak on the state of the republican race, leading to speculation that he plans to slam the run away candidate, which garnered a series of tweets calling him a failed candidate. jimmy felon pulled levity from trump's super tuesday's speech with a littleal help from a two-dimensional chris christie.ie

we've already won five states and it looks like we could win six, or seven, or eight or nine. maybe a mailillion. i wantt to thank governor christie for his unblinking support. he's like my mini me except bigger. he's like my mega me. you can go home. good boy. meanwhile hillary clinton greeted a crowd at amareradio city misic hall. >> people in every corner of the country came out to support the future we're building together. >> and new york governor andrew cuomo couldn't help but take a shot at the gop frontrunner. >> we build a wall, the big

ium -- i'm going to build a wall. >> and that may not long. reports signal the e mail controversy might spring back to life. both papers report that the fbi investigation is now trying to determine if a crime was commititd, with one official saying there was wrong doing. nbc news has reached out to the justice department for confirm it -- conformation, but have yet to respond. and bernie sanders promising to fight on. and after out raising clinton by over $10 million in february, he has a war chest to take the battle many more months. and part owner of the

yesterday in a fiery car crash this is one day after being indicted for conspiring to suppress oil and natural gas prices. he faced up to 10 years in prison and a fine. they said he was traveling at a high rate of speed well over the speed limit and that he drove through a field before crashing in an over pasand had plenltyty of time to get back on the road. it wasad so badly burned, it was unclear if he was wearing a seatbelt. watch as a video shows a group of about 10 disguised burglars using the chains to pull the security bars right off the building and in total the thieves made off with more than 50 weapons and caused extensive damage to the store.

multiple suspects are still at large. they're offering a $5,000 reward leleing to more arrests. presidenobama is betvetting iowa james kelly as a potential nominee. the fbi has started conducting backgrouou checks on kelly. this could pose a difficult decision for iowa senator and head of the senate judic yareiary committee, who have vowed not to nominees. but he long timed praised the public defender and she was confirmed unanimously to her position. and n n to a new twist in the $75 million lawawit brought by sports caster, erin andrews after a stockck secretly taped her naked in a hotel room. there are new information that

tuesday watching g e stocker video with friends while they commented on it. here with more details. >> reporter: erin andrews arriving the in the court house for day six of testimony. but there would be a delay and a bomb shell. >> do you have any comment? >> reporter: neal, an executive with west end hotel partner, which owned the hotel where erin andrews was secretly filmed by a stocker. he testified on monday. he and two friends were at a nashville restaurant where andrews' naked viral video was played from a cell phone. a waitress said they were making fun of her body. inin statement he says his friends started view thaging the

i asked them to stop but it wasn't as quickly as i hoped. i sincerely apologize for my participation in what happened. exposure like this is what andrews has emphasized all week. >> this will always be on the internet. there will always be a reminder. >> reporter: her worst nightmare playing back to life. and we're ready to celebrate for -- pump the brakes, but, but, but. >> slam on the brakes. >> we could be close to winter's last hurrah. >> i like to say this will be the coldest until next winter so i certainly hope so. it's negative wind chill in caribou caribou. and even the big cities on i 95 are in the 20s.

and the great lakes are in the 20s and as far south as lexington, kentucky, it feels like the 20s.he this storm is going to move briefly just close enough to some of the cold air for snow. we have a little this morning, chicago, south, we're not getting a lot of snow but a little coating out there. fort wayne will get a little bit of snow. so, as far as snow totals go, this, area of northern indiana couldna pick up one to two inches of snow. just a coating in areas of northwestern ohio. and we could get a little bit of snow in virginia, maybe even enough to plow around areas like richmond richmond. that's your national weather, now a closer look at your day ahead. we've had thunderstorms over

push through mississippi and alabama. there's that cold air in northern new england. so, virginia, not often they get snow in march but that will be the case tonight. >> they'll be ready for it. thank you very muff. just ahead, on the loose in a busy time's square. and a traffic stopic stop what brand of makeup is better for your skin than wearing no makeup at all? neutrogena cosmetics. powders, concealers and foundations in new shades for more skin tones. with vitamins and antioxidants.. your skin will look beautiful when you wear it and even after you take it off. neutrogena cosmetics see what's possible. a heart attack doesn't care if you run everyday, or if you're young or old. no matter who you are

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bland traffic stop formally fired. you might rememr that sandra bland, the 28-year-old woman who died last summer in jail after she was arrested by a texas trooper. while her death was ruled a suicide, the case sparked national out rage and a special investigation. and he face as perjury charge. and u.s. military invites preapproved experts to hack the pentagon. vetted hackers delved into pentagon systems sununy to test the caliber of its cyber security. it's part of ways to identify security gaps in their network. if you were a smoker, how far would you go for a cigarette? one broke into a closed convenience store but he left $6.

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these are live pictures. a countywide search under way for three men police say broke into this target in hialeah. we're live at that store with the lates from investigators. police are looking for an armed robber who hit up a convenient store. the teen accused of posing for a as a doctor rearrested. hear the latest charges he's facici. good morning to you everybody. right now 4:30. i'm eric harryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. thanks for juning us. it's thursday, march 3rd. pushing through the week. >> so close to the weekend. meteorologist ryan phillips with that trsday and of kours friday forecast. >> we've got a very weak front to our north sliding through the area. you won't notice a difference in our weather pattern today. we still have the cloud cover. we're rain-free. that's likely a trend we carry through the next several days.