>> joe fryer in oregon, thank you. >>> a major endorsement for spotlighting the critical battle under way for african-american votes in south carolina. a february 27th democratic primary there will be bern i sanders' first cast in the south, and before a large number of black voters. today clinton, who polls show hold a substantial lead among black voters got an important shot in the arm from a civil rights icon, who to sanders delivered just a shot. nbc's kristen welker has details. >> reporter: as hillary clinton and bernie sanders prepare to face off in milwaukee tonight, there are already fireworks. >> there's no one else better to be prepared to be president of the united states of america than hillary clinton. influential political arm backing clinton today. it was congressman john lewis who delivered a major blow to sanders, questioning how active he was in the civil rights movement. >> i never saw him.

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good >>> it's friday, february fifth. coming up on "early today." democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders clash in their first one on one debate. >> i am very proud to be the only candidate up here who does not have a super pack. >> you will not find that i ever changed a view or a vote because of any donation that i ever received. >>> meanwhile republican candidates take aim at marco rubio who's rising in new hampshire polls. >>> plus the former ceo who 5,000% refuses to testify. >>> and the golfing robot that can sink a hole in one. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, hillary clinton and bernie sanders battled in the campaign season's first one on one debate last night. and clinton responding to sanders's recent campaign line. >> i was asked if i was a moderate or a progressive. >> the pair also duked it out over one of the major narratives, being the establishment candidate. >> our ca

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joe fryer is in oregon and starts us off with late details.eporter: tense moments on the 41st day of the wildlife refuge occupation, all of it broadcast live ne. after three holdouts turn themselves in, the fourth and final og pier, david fry, will die a free man. >> reporter: before finally peaceful lip giving up. >> if everybody saysllelujah, i'll come out. >> when they said hallelujah, he came >> reporter: the fbi moved in last night. tens of thousands were listening. >> let's be clear. armed occupation of federal property is a crime. it is not a peaceful est. >> reporter: among those negotiating with the group reverend franklin graham, son of billy gram, andchelle fiori. >> never lost faith. mission, and the mission was accomplished. rmed militants took over the wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago protesting federal lands. one was shot and killed in a enforcement, and last night clive was taken into custody portland airport. he was not part of the occupation, rather hisst is from a standoff with armed forces. bundy joins his sons behind bars. the occupation is over. the refuge w

but as joe fryer said they're making a comeback, even in this age of instant gratification. >> reporter: for a while it seemed our photos were not hanging on real walls, but facebook walls. now a las vegas business is bringing those images back to life. >> i thought it might be a way to get pictures off of my dadgum iphone. >> reporter: instant photography is having not only do they sell the refurbished polaroids and other instant cameras, but they can actually print their pics. >> what if we could create this experienceial photo. >> reporter: step one, take a picture. from there, just send it to one of the company's computers. >> there it is. >> reporter: and within minutes, you've got a picture on paper. of course, instant photography is nothing new. for decades, polaroids were a pop culture phenomenon. but as the focus shifted to digital cameras, the company had to declare bankruptcy, twice. >> this is the polaroid snap. >> reporter: today polaroid is back with new products and new customers. millennials. >> to them, instant they did not grow up with. >> reporter: for the under 30 cr

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joe fryer, nbc news. >> we're back in a moment with why some people may not be able to leave a nightmare cruise tonight, even >>> a powerful storm turned a cruise into a night-maker the royal caribbean ship with 6,000 aboard will pull into port later tonight in new jersey. high winds and huge waves batter the ship over the weekend forcing it to turn around. spect it to make sure it's safe to sail again and it turns out that some needing help carrying bags may have to wait until morning before they can depart. >>> a surprise in the fast food wars today as burger king announced its biggest menu change in decades, adding grilled hot dogs to the lineup alongside the whopper. burger king's president says it's probably the most obvious product launch ever. it will be on the menu at all their 7,100 u.s. restaurants starting february 23rd. >>> 15 million people so far on social media have watched this hilarious viral video of a baby seeing double. his father and his father's twin. the identical brothers keep passion the little guy back and forth, playing around with their glasses to add to his c

joe fryer is in oregon and starts us off with late details. >> reporter: tense moments on the 41st day of the wildlife refuge occupation, all of it broadcast live online. after three holdouts turn themselves in, the fourth and final og pier, david fry, refuses to surrender. >> i'm a free man, i will die a free man. >> reporter: before finally peaceful lip giving up. >> if everybody says hallelujah, i'll come out. >> when they said hallelujah, he came out. >> reporter: the fbi moved in last night. tens of thousands were listening. >> let's be clear. federal property is a crime. it is not a peaceful protest. >> reporter: among those negotiating with the group reverend franklin graham, son of billy gram, and michelle fiori. >> never lost faith. i came here with a mission, and the mission was accomplished. >> reporter: armed militants took over the wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago protesting federal ownership of western lands. one was shot and killed in a confrontation with law enforcement, and others were arrested. last night clive bundy was taken into custody after landing at the por

joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. on@the nbc 6 news and weather april. beyonce's tour, they say they won't be providing off duty security. we've been tracking her twitter page and we've not heard anything from the performer. the boycott is in reaction to her super bowl performance. it featured backup dancers wearing black nther costumes. it featured a wall that read stop shooting us. as you see the president of the miami police union has been very vocal on twitter. he says beyonce's action she doesn't support law enforcement. the miami police department has union's plans to boycott. the event is so big, there will be police presence, but traditionally off duty personnel pick up the hours for extra income. beyonce's april show is already sold out. >>> miami-dade taking on quite the challenge here. the county is joining a new federal initiative to shrink the achievement gap between w wte and minority students. erika glover is live in downtown miami with a strategy that they are hoping is going to bridge that divide. good morning, erika. >> rorter: good mor

nbc's joe fryer is in oregon and starts us off with late details. >> reporter: tense moments on the 41st day of the wildlife refuge occupation, all of it broadcast live online. after three holdouts turn themselves in, the fourth and final occupier, david fry, refuses to surrender. >> i'm a free man. i will die a free man. >> reporter: before finally, peacefully giving up. >> if everybody said hallelujah, i'll come out. >> he ate a cookie, asked everyone to say hallelujah. when they said hallelujah, he came out. >> reporter: the fbi closed in on the occupiers last night, a dramatic development that was also live-streamed with tens of thousands listening. >> come out with your hands up. >> no, we're not! you're going to have to kill us! >> let's be clear. armed occupation of federal property is a crime. it is not a peaceful protest. >> among those negotiating with the group, reverend franklin graham, and assemblywoman michele fiore. armed militants took over the malheur national wildlife refuge nearly six weeks ago, protesting federal ownership of western lands. two weeks ago, one occupier

joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. our interview from orbit. what astronaut scott kelly said he's looking forward to nearly a in space. >>> finally tonight, it's been an around the world journey many astronaut scott kelly. though he's never lost sight of home. it's been right outside the window on the international space station. after a year in orbit, his ride back to earth departs next week. we decided to check in with him one more time before the big homecoming. astronaut scott kelly is in the home stretch. >> i started counting down when we got to ten days left, which was a few days ago. >> kelly is one of two participants in nasa's mission, the first american to spend a year in orbit. as of today, kelly has orbited the orbit 5,344 times. talk to me about the mental and psychological impact of being up there. you see familiar sights. what does that do to you to watch that? >> you know, you definitely have a different perspective on the earth, and things that happen down there. i'm actually looking at it right now. the window's open. i follo

could be stopped, especially for the most common kind of dementia after alzheimer's, and as nbc's joe fryer reports doctors say the reason has as much to do with the heart as it does with the brain. >> reporter: for cynthia, dementia is a many family battle. five years ago she was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and nearly two years ago her mother claire died from alzheimer's. >> she loved music and loved the arts and she loved to read, and she lost that all little by little. >> reporter: following her own diagnosis, cynthia made major lifestyle changes, becoming more physically active. >> let's review this. >> reporter: and engaging her brain by taking college classes. >> i'm trying to push off this disease, to run as fast as i can from it. >> reporter: the benefits of such healthy steps are reflected in a study published in the "new england journal of medicine." it finds the kind of dementia caused by appears to be on the decline, down on average 29% per decade since 1977. the trend is especially strong for those with at least a high school diploma. the study says better treatmen

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt.ll of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. not just the sunday's ga but the parties and events -- tonight -- and thru the weekend. level 1 security from san francisco to san jose. ====short open=== ===2-shot=== thanks for joing us. i'm rmathai ===2-shot=== and i'm jessica aguirre. ==jess/vo== we've seen heavily armed police outside of super bowl events. helicopters and fighter jets in the air and even snipers at the airport. ==jess/ots== now -- there's another addition to the heavy security as part of super bowl 50. police dogs from all across the state. and we've got an inside look at the training. ==gfx== we start with damian ujillin san joseat f >>> police dogs from all across the state before the super bowl 50. damian trujillo has the look. >> reporter: their handlers drove them in from atlanta, seattle and southern california. canines that can sniff out explosives, we have canine teams, bomb detection dogs that have come in from all over the country to augment ou

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nbc's joe fryer has our tale. >> reporter: one can only imagine what drivers in rural california were thinking when this galloped into sight. >> the calls were coming in as a unicorn running around out there on the roadway. >> reporter: it happened once upon a team in merdio ranchos, california where this creature led police on a three hour chase. >> avenue 12 and road 33, the owner is trying to corral sneer turns out the unicorn was a phony, she's a pony. her name is juliet and she belongs to 5 yelled tatum. wears the horn to pose with professional pics with children and during the shoot this week she made a run for the rainbow. >> she got afraid and runned away. >> reporter: and dashed through orchards and darted in and out of traffic. >> she turned out to be stealthier than we would have imagined. >> reporter: a situation reminiscent of last year's llama drama in arizona. juliet was eventually wrangled by a neighbor with a horse that lured the majestic pony out of hiding. >> the call came out that the 00 corn was in custody. as tbs tense as the situation was, that was the comedic r

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> and that will leave us with a smile on our face on this friday night. i'm lester holt reporting from los angeles. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. shocked. that's the reaion family and friends of a man >>> wow. that's a shock. >> you heard it there. shocked. it's the reaction of family and friends of a man accused of killing his girlfriend after a party. tonight we're learning there's been another arrest in the case. how police say these two men worked together after the woman was dead. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. >> nbc bay area's damian true here ye trujillo, this is an immigration issue. what's the latest? >> reporter: as you mentioned, prosecutors say he did not act alone. he had an accomplice they say who helped him hide the body of stacey aguilar. today both men were in court to hear the charges against them. >> he stood behind the glass panel of alameda county superior court, helped by an interpreter to formally be charged with murder. standing nex

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> and that will leave us with a smile on our face on this friday night. i'm lester holt reporting from los angeles. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >> it has been a trial five years in the making for cody wallace. what today's verdict was that could surprise you. plus ... >> i walked down the snack aisle of a grocery store and looked at all the labels. >> and, this adorable puppy needs your help in getting a second chance. how you can help the puppy with a rare condition. >> we have a storm offshore. but it won't affect our changes too much. we will discuss them next. news 4 nightly starts now. >> you are watching news 4 nightly on your side in high definition. >>> good evening, a verdict is in. >> a jury has found cody wallace not guilty of first degree murder charges however he was found guilty of child neglect. he had been arrested and charged with the death of thomas o'donnell in 2010. he has been in jail since his arrest. the victim was the son of his afternoon and this morning before reaching the verdict. his attorn

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc night. >>> tonigh fears for taylor swift afte cops surround her home. a man deta the scene. what "e.t" has learned about the incident. >> an eyewitness tells "e.t" man was aggressively yelling for her to come out. >>> then celine dion fightsing back tears at late husband's las vegas tribute. her emotional speech and the story behind the gold she made of her husband's hand. >> every night celine would and hold it. >>> coldplay's press conference. kevin asked the first question. what chris martin's kids with gwen net. is the biggest show america. >>> beyonce, brittany, diana ross in a he could? >> our behind the scenes

but if you don't want to wait until sununy to see em, nbc's joe fryer offers us an early peek. >> reporter: the kickoff might be three days away, but the super bowl ad game is already in the corner. onceceagain, manyy companies are releasing their commercials before the big game, hoping to generate days of buzz instead of just hours, even if many fans would rather wait. >> mr. tyler? your skittles portrait. >> dream on! >> higher. >> dream on! >> reporter: this year's trend, liam neeson is hawking tvs, and christopher walken is a car salesman along with serena williams and ryan reynolds, and ryan reynolds. >> oh, in myp face! >> this will be the celebrity bowl. you'll probably see north of 75% of the ads at this point having some sort of celebrity element. >> reporter: perhaps the only thing that can top star power is puppy power, the orable and the bizarre. this year a 30-second super bowl spot is going for as much as $5 million, an all-time high. advertisers are cranking up the comedy. >> miss monroe, eat a snickers. >> why? >> you get a little cranky when you're hungry hungry. better? >

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joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> powerful wind gusts, near 70 miles an hour, swept through chicago today. winds so strong, some on the street like this woman needed help to keep from being blown over. it knocked down street lamps, threatened to blow bikes off their racks, and a construction collapse that crushed a car. the willis tower sky deck was forced to close. well over 100 flights were kanszled or delayed, and more than 100,000 were left without power in northern illinois. >>> thousands paid their last respects today to justice antonin scalia as he lay in repose in the supreme court's great hall. among the mourners, president obama and the first lady. as for who might replace scalia on the court, nbc's pete williams reports on new hints tonight about who the president may be considering for the seat. >> reporter: antonin scalia returned to the court for the last time, his casket carried past 100 of his former law clerks. inside, the eight remaining justices gathered with the scalia family for a prayer from his son paul, a catholic priest. >> blessed are those who have died in

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for night. >>> tonight new fears for taylor swift after cops surround her home. a man detained at the scene. what "e.t" has learned about the incident. >> an eyewitness tells "e.t" a man was aggressively yelling for her to come out. >>> then celine dion fighting back tears at her late husband's las vegas tr her emotional speech and the story behind the gold cast made of her husband's hand. >> celine would hold his hand for a few moments every time before she went out. >>> coldplay's press conference. kevin asked the first question. >> apple and where will

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but as our joe fryer tells us, there's making a comeback even in this age of instant gratification. >> reporter: for a while, it seemed our prized photographs were destined to hang not on real walls but on facebook walls. now, a las vegas business is bringing those images back to life. >> i thought it might be a way to get pictures of off of my dadgum iphone. >> instant photography is having a r renaissan renaissance. customers can liberate their digital pics by actually printing them. >> we said, what if we could create this expeer yential destination. ? this puts the old school one-hour photo to shame. step one, take a picture. from there, just send it to one of the company's computers. >> there it is. >> reporter: and within minutes, you've got a picture on paper. of course, instant photography is nothing new. for decades, polaroids were a pop culture phenomenon. >> what have i done? >> you have just taken your first picture with a polaroid 1000. >> reporter: as the focus shifted to digital cameras, the company had to declare bankruptcy, twice. today, polaroid is back with new prod

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joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt.us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> new video. celine dion talking publicly for the first time about her husband's death. >> now on "extra." >>> celine's emotional tribute to the man who made her a superstar. >> i love you, so much. >> her now grown son by her side. how the family said farewell to renee. >>> terror for taylor swift. cops detain a man in her driveway. what he was caught doing. >>> "friends" cast reunited, taking on the craziest rumors. >> did you all sign contracts saying that you wouldn't sleep with each other? >>> then, mario sitting down with george and channing. who is clooney calling -- >> a bit of an idiot? >> i think that's a fair assessment. >> and what on earth is tatum talking about? >> your, you know, butt starts getting a little tight. >> the a-list interviews don't stop there. i'm sitting down with my girl ellen. >> valentine's day plans? >> you better get me something. >>> i've gotta raji p. henson. >> plus, katy perry and orlando b

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt.us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> i love you. so much. >> an emotional night in vegas. celine's touching tribute to rene. i'm billy bush. yes, the tears flow. but the joy of his life shines through, too.

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> that's going to do it for us on a thursday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. >>> there are new details tonight on the widespread health scare centered at swedish medical center and the 28-year-old surgical tech accused of trying to steal injectible pain medication. rocky allen put nearly 3,000 surgical patients at risk of hepatitis and hiv, swedish is asking all of them to get tested. allen's license last month for

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