i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. >> barbara walters is here with us tonight. we always grateful to have you. >> thank you. >> what was her condition and these last few months? >> she was physically fragile. there were time she had to be in a wheelchair. her mind was perfectly sound. >> you interviewed her and the president multiple times. what they said was a secret evident during marriage. >> reporter: had to keep the romance in a marriage? >> i think it used to be the one of you thought that it had to be everything -- everything had to be your way or 50-50. it is not always 50-50. sometimes it is 9010. you have to be willing to give the 90 or he has to be willing to give the 90. it is something you want to do. >> clark gable had a line once that i thought was very eloquent. there is nothing more wonderful for a man than to approach his own doorstep knowing that someone on the other side of the door is listening for the sound of his footsteps. >> i heard it nancy reagan say it is always 50-50. >> i think it was 70-30. speeches with a glowing face. anything he

"i miss ronnie a lot, an awful barbara walters is here tonight. always great to have you. >> thank you. >> you spoke with her in her final year. what was her condition in the final months? >> there was times she was fragile, but her mind was perfectly sound. >> you interviewed both multiple times. you asked about their marriage. >> how do you keep the romance in a marriage? >> i think it used to be that one of you thought it had to be, everything had to be your way. or 50/50. and it isn't always 50/50. sometimes it's 90/10, and you have to be willing to give the 90, or he has to give the 90. but it has to be one of you. >> clark gable once said, for a man than to approach his own doorstep knowing that someone on the other side of the door is listening for his steps. >> i think it was 70/30. there are other good marriages, but she would listen to his speeches with that glowing face. and she was politicly helpful. she advised him, it wasn't just an attractive face in the white house. >> and she was his fierce protector up until the end. >> towards t

some years after the president's death, police reagan told "vanity fair," i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better. no, it does not. their love explained best by the president himself who wrote to mrs. reagan, i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me. that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and their letters back and forth to each other are really such an amazing show of together. atmore of those. to me it's the first first lady i remember and the "just say no" campaign is like the biggest thing. yesterday but ronald reagan has been gone for a while too, '94. >>> now it's time to look ahead. >>> several familyies in michigan with children showing high levels of lead will file a lawsuit. >>> and happy birthday to actress and comedian yacht wanda sykes who turns 52. breaking bad star bryan cranston turns 60 and football hall of i'm dara brown along with . >>> this is wcnc. nbc charlotte morning news. >>> right now at 4:30, remembering nancy reagan, tributes across the nation. >>> and a week away and big names are campaigning in the can se

reagan told "vanity fair," "i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better. no, it does not." their love explained best by the president himself, who wrote to mrs. reagan, "i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me." that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt york. i'll see you later "dateline." in the meantime, for >>> it's monday, march 7th. coming up on "early today," worldwide outpouring of the passing of nancy reagan continues as admirers remember a shrewd adviser and devoted partner to ronald reagan. >>> then to politics as the democrats debated flint's water crisis and the auto industry bailout when things got testy. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- >> you know -- >> excuse me. i'm talking. >> we'll tell you how the candidates faired after weekend voting ahead of tuesday's big day.

"i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot." and barbara walters is here tonight. always great to have you. >> thank you. >> you spoke with her in her final year. what was her condition in the last few months. >> there was times she was fragile, but her mind was perfectly sound. >> you interviewed both the president and first lady multiple times. you asked about their marriage. i want to show you what they said was the secret of their marriage. >> how do you keep the romance in a marriage? >> i think it used to be that one of you thought it had to be, or 50/50. and it isn't always 50/50. >> what is it? >> sometimes it's 90/10, and you have to be willing to give the 90, or he has to be willing to give the 90. but it's something you want to do. >> clark gable once said, a line that's very eloquent. there's nothing more wonderful for a man than to approach his own doorstep knowing that someone on the other side of the door is listening for the sound of his footsteps. >> she said, it's not always 50/50, and you were saying hardly. >> i think it was 70/30. there are oth

reagan told "vanity fair," "i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better. it does not." their love explained best by the president himself, who wrote to mrs. reagan, "i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me." that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you later tonight for "dateline." in the meantime, for all of us here at nbc news, good night. thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast >>> nbc bay area news begins with a microclimate weather alert. >>> a lot of flooded roads and creeks that are cresting rpgs downed power lines and trees and last night's storm brought a little bit of everything and now a se

that was ronnie and nancy. death, police reagan told "vanity fair," i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better. no, it does not. their love explained best by the president himself who wrote to mrs. reagan, i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me. that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >>> and their letters back and forth to each other are really such an amazing show of commitment and love they have together. >> hopefully we'll get to look atmore of those. to me it's the first first lady i remember and the "just say no" campaign is like the biggest thing. >> and those pictures seem like yesterday but ronald reagan has been gone for a while too, '94. >>> now it's time to look ahead. >>> several family ies in michigan with children showing high levels of lead will file a lawsuit. >>> and happy birthday to sykes who turns 52. breaking bad star bryan cranston turns 60 and football hall of famer lynn swann turns 64 today. thanks for watching toch jason: it' s 4:30 right now on sunrise. a man crossing a busy local road was hit and killed like a

i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. david muir, abc news, new york. >> no date has been announced for her funeral but about 1,000 people will be invited. nancy reagan will be buried next to former president reagan at his presidential library. >>> and as the tributes come in, for nancy reagan, stay with abc news. coming up, unforgettable comments from mrs. reagan and her love told to barbara walters. that's later this half hour. >>> we're going to move onto the other major story we're following this morning, and it's the democratic debate that took place in michigan. sanders butting heads over trade agreements, gun control as well as the wall street bailout, but they both called for the governor of michigan to resign over the flint water crisis. we get more now from abc's david wright. >> reporter: the backdrop for this democratic debate is a city ravaged by neglect and unintended consequences. the tap water poisoned. >> what is more important than the health and well-being of the it is raining lead in flint. >> reporter

reagan told "vanity fair," i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better.by the president himself who wrote to mrs. reagan, i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me. that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> beautiful. you hope they are together again, right? >> i want to cry when i watch that. i can't imagine a love like that. that is incredible. >> after his death when she was leaning over him and hugging the coffin. >>> several families in flint, michigan, with children showing high levels of lead will file a class action lawsuit against the city and state as well as an engineering firm. >>> and happy birthday to actress and comedian wanda sykes who turns 52. "breaking bad" star bryan cranston turns 60, and football hall of famer lynn swann turns 64 today. as always keep it here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." i hope you make it a great monday. 7 soggy roadways and 'standingwat. but the rain is not through wit there's still some green on r timeline on when we'll see somee sam/vos this morn

reagan told "vanity fair," "i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better. no, it does not." their love explained best by the president himself, who wrote to mrs. reagan, "i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me." that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you later tonight for "dateline." in the meantime, for . daly: it started nine seasons ago... welcome to "the voice," a singing competition unlike any other. ...and became... [ cheering ] ...an emmy-winning global phenomenon attracting the greatest undiscovered singers in the country... and the biggest artists in the music industry to coach them. boom! tonight, the blind auditions kick off an epic 10th season returning last season's winner grammy award-winning lead singer adam: what inspires me still is that you have this awesome job that helps people along

reagan told "vanity fair," "i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better. no, it does not." their love explained best by the president himself, who wrote to mrs. reagan, "i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me." that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> and that's nbc "nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt york. i'll see you later tonight for "dateline." in the meantime, for all of us here at nbc >>> broncos quarterback peyton manning is ending his career as a world champion. we look back at his record setting career and have reaction from fans and players. >> the nation mourns the loss of former first lady nancy reagan. >> it's the warm before the storm. danielle details big changes coming tomorrow. >> and the most important role colorado is playing in the mission to mars. 9news starts now. >>> big news today. broncos' quarterback peyton

reagan told "vanity fair," i miss ronnie a lot. an awful lot. people say it gets better.their love explained best by the president himself. who wrote to mrs. reagan, "i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me." that is a love story. harry smith, nbc news, new york. >> a love story. and what an amazing life. hollywood, politics, everything. >> she set the bar like when you think first lady you think of how she conducted herself. >> she did. she carried herself extremely well. amazing. i'm dara brown and this is "first look" on msnbc. be sure to like us on facebook. and "way too early" starts right now. >>> this morning remembering first lady nancy reagan. known as a devoted wife, fierce protector and sharp adviser to her husband, the late president ronald reagan. >>> plus -- >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- >> you know -- >> excuse me, i'm talking. >> if you're going to talk, tell the whole story, senator sanders. >> let me tell my story. you tell yours. >> i will. >> hillary clinton and be

reagan told "vanity fair," i miss ronnie a lot. an awful lot. people say it gets better. no, it does not. their love explained best by the president himself, who wrote to mrs. reagan, "i'm not whole without you. you are life itself to me." that is a love story. >> and that was nbc's harry smith reporting. >>> well, let's turn to the presidential race and last night hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashed over and over during the latest democratic debate. it was held in flint, michigan, the site of the water crisis that both candidates have been highlighting out on the campaign trail. the two found common ground on that issue, but once the discussion moved to the topic of the economy, particularly international trade, ooh the knives came out. >> we're going to stop this kind of job exporting and we're going to start importing and growing jobs again. in our country. >> senator, i am very glad, anderson, that secretary clinton has discovered religion on this issue. but it's a little bit too late. secretary clinton supported virtually every one of these disastrous trade ag

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how she was feeling and she said people tell me that it gets better with each passing day, but i miss ronnie so much, it almost gets worse. i've never forgotten that. incredible love story and partner to each other in every single way. in their marriage, of course, and his work as governor and as president. she was a true partner to the presidency. >> in every standpoint. i mentioned to david gergen, those of us who remember the relationship. you were there. you were the chief of staff for the then first lady. there was an unbelievable love story between these two people, wasn't there? >> well, i was a young staffer in the reagan white house, chief of staff to first lady laura bush, who had a very nice relationship with mrs. reagan. what i remember, she set such a standard for elegance and style. we all felt it. she brought that to the white house, through her entertaining and the way that she dressed and even in -- women wouldn't wear pants in the west wing. the decorum she brought to the white house was so important and part of her focus. >> an amazing woman, indeed. anita, stand by. every

we'll see you tomorrow her final years, missing her beloved ronnie. >> she thought that god had forgotten childhood home. it's dilapidated. there's a homeless guy living on the front porch. in a cardboard box! >>> and the day marco rubio saved her from falling. >>> then, donald trump getting the full snl treatment. >> get him out. >> and look what happened at the trump rally today. >> out. out. get outta here. get him outta here. go home to mommy! >> and first erin andrews. now it's the hulk's turn. >> he takes the stand in his sex tape trial. >>> plus, message from

reagan told "vanity fair," i miss ronnie a lot, an awful lot. people say it gets better.does not. their love explained best by the president himself who wrote to mrs. reagan "i'm not whole without you, you are life itself to me." that is a love story. >>> jon meacham, tell us more about how she changed his life but also his career. >> well, you know, in the middle of his life, in middle age, he was born in 1911. the late 1940s he was adrift and she entered his life and he found his footing in many ways. he had always been dependent on women. he had a very strong mother. his first wife was a powerful force. but nancy was a tsunami force in his life and he probably -- mike deaver, their great aide and friend so that there would have been no governor reagan without nancy reagan and certainly no president reagan without her and i think in many ways she's the most significant first lady between eleanor roosevelt and her own time because of the influence she had on the political life of her husband on the way to the white house and then inside the white house. >>> coming up, ha

. >>> >> her final years, missing her beloved ronnie. >> she thought that god had forgotten her. >> her childhood home. it's dilapidated. there's a homeless guy living on the front porch. in a cardboard box! >>> and the day marco rubio saved her fr falling. >>> then, donald trump gettiti the full snl treatment. >> get him out. the trump rally today. >> out. out. get outta here. get him outta here. go home to mommy! >> and first erin andrews. now it's the hulk's turn. >> he takes e stand in his sex tape trial. >>> plus, message from dolly parton to a country singing star. >> when i heard that she had passed, it really hit me. >> and what's it like running 12 miles away with a full-blown baby bump? >> i'm carrying a bowling ball on the front of my stomac >> training for the olympics. and she's eight months pregnant. >>> now, "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us. condolences continue to pour in, in the wake of the death of nancy reagan. the former first lady died over the weekend at the age of 94. a fierce protector of the ronal

missing her beloved ronnie. >> she thought that god had forgotten her. >> her childhood home. it's dilapidated. there's a homeless guy living on the front porch, in a cardboard box. and the day marco rubio saved her from falling. >>> then, donald trump, getting the full snl treatment. >> get him out. >> and look what happened at the trump rally today. >> out! out! get outta here! go home to mommy!

missing her beloved ronnie. >> she thought that god had forgotten her. >> her childhood home, it's dilapidated. there's a homeless guy living on the front porch in a cardboard box. and the day marco rubio saved her from falling. then, donald trump, getting the full snl treatment. >> get them out. >> and look what happened at the trump rally today. >> out, out, out! get out of here! get them out of here! go home to mommy. >> plus, message from dolly parton to a country singing star.

missing her beloved ronnie. >> she thought that god had forgotten her. >> her childhood home. it's dilapidated. there's a homeless guy living on the front porch, in a cardboard box. and the day marco rubio saved her from falling. >>> then, donald trump, getting the full snl treatment. >> get him out. >> and look what happened at the trump rally today. >> out! out! get outta here! go home to mommy! >>> and, >> he takes the stand in his sex tape trial. >> message from dolly parton to a country singing star. >> when i heard that shed passed, it really hit me. miles a day with a full-blown baby bump? >> i'm carrying a bowling ball on the front of my stomach. >> training for the olympics and she is eight months pregnant. >>> now, "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us. condolences continue to pour in, in the wake of the death of nancy reagan. the former first lady died over the weekend at the age of 94. a fierce protector of the ronald rage gap legacy, mrs. reagan said her life didn't really begin until she met her husband