library in simi valley, california bears his name, but this was always their place. today outside the closed gates flowers and flags, tributes and tears. >> there's just a strong feeling towards the reagan family. they did so much for our country. >> reporter: ronald and nancy reagan began planning the presidential library while he was still in office. they would check on its progress during stops to the western white house in santa barbara, where they had each other and all of nature's beauty. >> it was so pretty riding this morning. really pretty. even in the dirt the first lady always added a touch of class and a bit of humor. the library would honor the president, who always cherished his wife. >> and of course my nancy. i don't know how to begin to describe what she means to me except to say i can't imagine life without her. >> reporter: the reagans picked this hilltop because of its sweeping views. he was presidential, but many say she made this place majestic. charlie winn brought his son henry to say good-bye. it she's iconic. without question. she was much m

miguel almaguer, nbc news, simi valley, california. >>> and that will do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt reporting tonight from los angeles. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. right now at 6: flooding frs across the bay area.a slomovings creating a wet mess and >>> time now at 6:00, flooding fears across the bay area, slow-moving storm system is creating a wet mess. and there is growing concern as more rain is forecast for the weekend. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. we'll get to our storm coverage in just a moment. we'll start with breaking news. we want to take you out to chicago. these are live pictures from chicago. down below you see a restless crowd after a donald trump rally was canceled. the people now spilling into the streets throughout the last couple hours it's been very active there. this scene outside the arena on the university of chicago campus. the university of illinois campus. riot police are lined up keeping a watchful eye on the crowd. about an hour ago violent clashes

is being laid to rest next to her husband ronald reagan at the presidential library in semi valley california -- in simi valley. every detail was planned by nancy to the flowers to the music to her final resting place. >>> number two, a woman being charged with the kidnapping of two new york teens who went 29-year-old amanda is pleading not guilty to the charges of second degree kidnapping. officials say that she kidnapped the sisters on their way to school. we understand the girls are okay. she's described as a family friend. >>> number three, this weekend is when we turn the clocks ahead. that means we lose an hour of sleep. that's a bummer. experts caution to switch to daylight saving time can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke for many americans. take it easy for the next couple of days while your body adjust. we put it on our facebook page if you want to share it with friends. >>> 50 cents claims he's quitting instagram after his post -- the judge wanted him to explain the photos which shows stacks and stacks of cash. 50 cents says the bills were props and he says the secret ser

. >> date services were held out the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley california, she died sunday at her home in la of heart failure she will be buried at the presidential library next to her husband, nancy reagan was 94 he is one of northeast ohio's best last year he won pop album of the year from the ohio music awards, ronnie chaseono. >> looks like good time on a friday afternoon . >> the sun is coming out . but short-sleeved polo shirts for jackets . but what do something that i normally do not allow during the next hi to have -- three minutes, you may map while i walk over there . , i will brief you on the forecast after the showl . the clouds were with us, looking from burke lakefront airport,d you see lots of cloud cover, you see some strange flickering, that's the clouds in the opposite direction . that is the high cloud deck with lots of still pouring into louisiana . what we see is i clouds that may be lower clouds flicker . by by the lakeshore, it took a lot of time . for the upper levels to release the moisture . we waited for the sun a bit longer than hope

jennifer london is live in simi valley, california. the site of the reagan presidential library. what do we know about the funeral of mrs. reagan? >> well, hello to you, richelle. we know that funeral plans are under way. she will be buried here at the ronald reagan presidential library along side her husband, who passed in june 2004. at this point the library is not revealing a lot of details regarding the funeral and burial, but i did have a chance to speak with a spokeswoman earlier today. she said later this afternoon they said they will reveal the details. she did tell me that nancy reagan played a critical role. she planned every detail of her service from selecting the pallbearers to the guests to the speakers. the library is closed. it closed yesterday and will remain closed until two days after the service and the burial, which will also be closed to the public. but we are told that members of the public will have a chance to pay their final respects to nancy ray gran. nancy reagan asked that in lieu of flowers that contributions and donations be made to the library of w

jennifer london live for us in simi valley, california, right behind air force one. what do we know about the funeral arrangements so far? >> del, preparations are under way for the funeral of nancy reagan. she'll be buried here along side her husband who passed in june 2004. at this point the library is not releasing a lot detail surrounding the funeral. i did speak with a spokeswoman who said that later this morning they will release more details but here's what we do know. i was told that nancy reagan was involved in every detail planning her service from picking the pallbearers to speakers to the guests. ronald reagan presidential li library was closed until after her service. her service will be closed to the public as well. we are being told that members of the public will have an opportunity to pay their last respects to nancy reagan before she is buried. now the library itself is something that nancy reagan was considered by many to be a driving force. she was actively involved in a number of the exhibits and she has asked that in lieu of flowers contribution

cbs4 to al-qaeda has the latest from simi valley california. >> reporter: family and friends of nancy reagan will save for well to her today and her late husband's presidential library. the place where she spent many of her final days. chair at the table. >> reporter: the former first lady is remembered for her style, grace and devotion to her husband, the 40th president. attribute will draw in other first ladies including laura bush, roslyn carter, hillary clinton and michele obama. earlier in the week, michele obama remember nancy reagan as an advocate for many important issues, namely her anti-drug campaign. >> nancy reagan reminded us of the importance of women's leadership at every level, of our society. >> reporter: the funeral is closed to the public by about 1500 -- -- they are paying some waited in line for over one hour to view the casket and left behind notes, flowers, and american flags in her honor. >> her classiness, her love for astounded. >> reporter: james manning >> she would be surprised but smile bigger this is a reflection of people understanding the difference th

to nancy reagan's death comes your way at seven o'clock live from the reagan library in simi valley california coming up the man who is widely credited as the creator of modern e mail also passed away this weekend. ray tomlinson invented direct e mail messaging and nineteen seventy one before his invention of electronic messages can only be shared on a very limited network to tomlinson was inducted into the internet hall of fame a few years ago he was seventy four years old. ten o four forty five a new this morning there's a new effort to urge major land and mobile carriers to offer robo call blocking new york senator chuck schumer is behind this push. he says the rebel calling blocking technology should be available to all consumers are also threatened legislation if the federal trade commission doesn't put pressure on the carrier's despite the federal do not call rules thousand still receive those on wanted robo calls. new this morning for the first time in nine months gas prices are now going back com the national average is a dollar eighty one for down the regular experts think that the pr

in simi valley, california. wherever you are watching us from around the world, thank you for joining us. >>> the funeral for former first lady nancy reagan begins in one hour. ahead of the service the republican presidential candidates took part in a moment of silence at the presidential debate. sara sidner is joining me from ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. an incredible list of dignitaries on hand. is it right, relatives of every president going back to kennedy there today? >> it is. we have quite a few former first lady and the current first lady expected to be here. we are expecting to see laura bush, rosalynn carter, as well as michelle obama and of course hillary clinton, who's a former first lady and of course a presidential candidate. we have been seeing people stream in the last couple of hours. we saw tom selleck. you have hollywood stars here, as well. melissa rivers is here, bo derek is here. a lot of people here including the former prime minister of canada brian mor roney. we saw

abc's lauren lyster joining us live everybody simi valley, california. we want to tell you to stay with abc news as more tributes come in. we'll have more coverage on nancy reagan's life and death in our next half hour. >>> vice president joe bide is in the middle east this morning where he is propsing the u.s. will droi and squeeze the heart of isis. dhabi, a main launching spot. biden along with his wife is set to also visit israel, the west bank and jordan. >>> and the pentagon revealing new details about a deadly drone strike against militants in somalia. a spokesman says more than 150 al she bob fighters were killed as they were preparing to launch a larger scale attack possibly against u.s. targets. al shabaab is the same group that detonated a bomb in a laptop on a commercial passenger jet in somalia last month. >>> another step in the legal showdown between apple and the government. the justice department is asking a federal judge in brooklyn to reconsider a rule eg made last week that said apple could not be compelled to -- apple saying he was r

abc news, simi valley, california. >> now to vote 2016. and north carolina is still very much in play. candidates here in the tar heel state ahead of the tuesday primary. on monday former president bill clinton was in raleigh, something for his wife. donald trump was in concord. then on tuesday senator ted cruz was in raleigh. trump returning to the state on wednesday for a rally in fayetteville. then on thursday hillary clinton holding a get out the vote rally in durham. today hundreds of people turning out for a bernie sanders rally in downtown raleigh. andrea blanford covering that rally for us in downtown raleigh. >> bernie sanders supporters today. many of them getting here early this morning, hours in advance, just for a chance to see him and get inside. two lines stretched around the building this morning. this is some video of what happened before sanders took the stage in front of some 2400 supporters. he came outside and addressed a large overflow crowd of about 3,000. in his hour-long stump speech the senator touched on much of

. >> former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest todayayre in simi valley california, 3,000 people paid their final respects, the services will be private, mr. obama and hillary clinton, laura bush and roslyn carter will be be in attendance, stay with us for the live report from california coming up at about 12:30 p.m. . . presidential candidates make a final push for the ohio voteia, next tuesday primary server will be sanderss he is visiting toledo today, tremont is trent todd is on the campaign trail joins us from downtown toledo. >> bernie sanders expected to be at a rally at the seagate convention center in toledo at about 4:30 p.m. today and the the secret service is doing a security sweep,to he's hoping for a repeat of his recent upset victory over hillary clinton in michigan, ohio and michigan chair where celebrities and manufacturing ties, expected to target blue-collar workers and toledofai he has been critical of trade deals, he's calling for campaign campaign finance reform , healthcare for all, free tuition at public colleges and increasing the federal minimum wage, hi

reagan will be buried at ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california, next to her husband, president ronald wilson reagan. presidential historian mishle besh lof joins me on the phone. tell me your most profound memories of nancy reagan and the legacy that she leaves behind. >> well, i think there's no question this was one of 0 the great central important first ladies of american history and i think it's not too much to say that she made reagan possible. she made the ronald reagan presidency possible. we think of her as first lady at the side of the very successful, popular president in the 1980s, but in fact, when they married in early 1950s, ronald reagan was at the ebb of his professional career, he had come back from world war ii, audiences in hollywood were not what they were before the war. and she basically stood at his side and brought him back not only as an actor, first on television, a few more movies and in he were taking in one famous film of the late 1950s called "hell cats of the navy" only time they acted together. she was a central lab rater in the politi

at the reagan library in simi valley, california, the country is going to say farewell to one of the most influential first ladies in modern history. we'll be here throughout the day covering nancy reagan's life, her death, the funeral services, but first, to a presidential race that she was known to be following very closely this fall. today, donald trump endorsed by former rival, ben carson, told reporters he believes the reaction to supporters is, quote, very, very appropriate. >> he was swinging. he was hitting people, and the audience hit back. and that's what we need a little bit more of. >> and joining me now from florida, nbc's katy tur covering the trump campaign and gabe gutierrez. ka katy, first to you. you've seen these rallies, not just the protesters but donald trump's reaction last night and again today about protesters in the audience and what he says about them. >> reporter: you know, that's been a big story for this campaign for quite a while, but it's really reaching a crescendo in the last few days. i asked donald trump about it last night. specifically, the gentl

the she will be buried next to her husband at his presidential library any simi valley, california. >>> 4:07. happening today philadelphia mayor jim kenney will make his push to create more summer jobs for cities young people. >> fox 29's dave kinchen live at the free library where the mayor talks about his plan later today, hi there, dave. >> reporter: good morning. we know that phrase no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers, dirty looks. the it is also time or almost time for summer jobs, and here at the free library of philadelphia a a mayor jim kenney will be making a big announcement to create thousands of summer jobs for young people all across the city by partnering with businesses, he is teaming up with the philadelphia youth network to urge business leaders and philanthropy organizations to show some brotherly love to some of the cities youngest residents by letting them earn cash this summer. kenney wants to create jobs for summer youth. philadelphia youth network offers similar employment models for young people including in school and out of school job opportuniti

i'll see you tomorrow from simi valley, california.until them, have a great afternoon. >>> all right. speaking of simi valley, california, you are looking at the casket of nancy reagan lying in repose at the ronald reagan presidential library. we'll be there through tomorrow. a formal good-bye to nancy reagan begins. adam at the reagan library right now. adam? >> reporter: good afternoon, neil. beautiful day here on top of the hill in simi valley, california. as you mentioned the public viewing has begun. it began a bit early here. they planned on doing it right now. it started 25, 30 minutes ago. at least 100 people lined up down the hill.

fox news's trace gallagher in simi valley, california, with details of today's moving ceremony. trace, can you give us a picture of what it was like? reporter: well, it was pretty amazing, melissa. former president bush bush here. all the living first ladies and former first ladies were here. the event was put together really in five days, even though nancy reagan has been helping to plan this for 30 years. they put it together in five days. if you watched any of it you would see it went off without a hitch. really amazing event. it was a farewell to nancy reagan and really the library and wanted to know this was tribute and farewell to reagans as a couple, one of the great american couples and one of the greatest love stories in american history. for all intents and purposes it marks the end of reagan era. they took a long time planning this. nancy reagan picked out flowers, music and gospel reading and even speakers here. when you have some. world's great speakers, tom brokaw, diane sawyer, you have this really magnetic atmosphere. that is what it was the funeral today. listen

rain has fallen in california's death valley.stone got a look at what the water left behind. >> reporter: it is one of the hottest, driest, most unforgiving places on earth. but water has made death valley come alive. >> huge number of plants here. rock daisy, pin cushion, brown eyed evening primrose in there. amy wines has been a ranger at death valley national park for 11 years. it's been that long since wild flowers bloomed like this. >> amazing to me that anything lives here. and then to have this display of beauty all at once is really a pleasure to experience. >> reporter: death valley gets less than 2 inches of rainfall a year. but in october, 3 and a half inches fell in just five hours. wiping out road, heavily damaging some buildings at scotty's castle one of the park's best known landmarks. nature destroyed, then, nature gave back. flowers began springing of in january. a few at a time until they blanketed field. turning the brown desert into a sea of yellow and purple. and white. the reason i like the gravel ghosts. it

these shots live from the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. mrs. reagan will be buried next to her husband on a hilltop on the library. john kasich is getting some support from his campaign from another person still in the race. marco rubio telling his supporters in ohio that the best way to be donald trump is to vote for governor kasich. >> john kasich is a better chance of winning ohio than i do. if a voter in ohio concludes that voting for john kasich is the best chance of stopping donald trump, i anticipate that is what they will do. mark: he says his candidate will win in ohio without marco rubio's help. attorneys for bowe bergdahl say donald trump's attacks are threatening his chances of getting a fair trial. hasrepublican front-runner adjusted several forms of punishment come including execution for bowe bergdahl. the charges include desertion. he walked off a base in afghanistan in 2009 and was held for five years by the taliban. he was released after a controversial prisoner swap with 51, bay detainees. -- five guantanamo bay detainees. ir