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And could apple force them to the fbi to show them how they broke into the iphone. Early today starts right now. Thankss for joining us today. Stand by your man. That is the tone from donald trump after his Campaign Manager was arrested yesterday. Charged with one count of misdemeaner battery. This appears to show him grabbing now exreporter Michelle Fields arm as she tried to ask trump a question during a rally. He turned himself into police and was issued a notice to appear in court. His Attorney Says hes innocent. Reporter police say the crime was caught on tape. This closed circuit video shows Donald Trumps Campaign Manager News Conference this month. Hes facing a criminal charge for unwanted battery. I cant believe he just did that fields said that was so hard. Was that cory . Me was released his lawyers insist hes absolutely innocent. She was running up and grabbing and asking questions and wasnt supposed to be doing that. I said you should go all the way. I think theyve really hurt a very good person. Reporter fields tweeted i guess these magically appeared on me. So weird. He called her totally delusional. Adding, i never tufrped ouched you. And trump asking why arent people looking at this and aboard his jet, trump mocked fields and stood by his manager. Im not going to let a persons life be destroyed. Reporter they had a series of run ins with protesters. Threatening to confuskate a media members credentials. And multiple female media members describe him as suggestive and belittling. The Campaign Calling it baseless. In 1999 he was arrested after entering a Congressional Office building with a loaded weapon. And the Supreme Court denied his efforts to get the gun back but. And there is a different tone from the other republican it is not complicated that assaulting a reporter is an offense in any campaign maintaining a standard integrity. It would depend what it is and what the evidence was. Buwot when we see things that we think all are inappropriate, we take action. And last night trump back tracked his original pledge saying ive been treated very unfairly, well see who it is. On the democratic side, Bernie Sanders is working hard in wisconsin ahead of next weekends big primary. He went after wisconsin Governor Scott walker. And in other words, you can get a pretty good understanding of what ill do as president by looking at scott walker and seeing ill do exactly the opposite. [ applause ] i am sure there are areas we them yet. The Sanders Campaign is declaring victory after Hillary Clinton says she welcomes adding a debate ahead of the primary. Be sure to watch msnbc tonight for exclusive candidate town halls. Kasich with todd at 7 00. Followed by trump at 8 00. And at 9 00 clinton and sanders one on one. And as more republican senators break with Party Leadership in meeting with Supreme Court nomination, merrick garland. Theyre seeing the reverberations of antonin scalias death. The court split its decision, 44. This is the second tie since scalias death. It leaves the lower courts ruling in place. They can continue to collect fees from those who choose not benefits of contract negotiations. And Justice Scalia was expected to rule against allowing unions to charge nonmembers. And the man has been identified as 58yearold mustafa, an Egyptian National with a criminal record. He passed through Airport Security in alexandria with personal items he used to imply he was wearing a an explosive belt and demanded the plane be diverted to cyprus, where its believed his exwife lives and after passengers were released, he surrendered to authorities, but not before posing for this selfie. Were also getting new details on how the fbi was able to hack the iphone of syed it now appears investigators turned overseas for assistance. Here with more. Reporter four months after the San Bernardino stair terror attack, they finally have access to the cell phone of gunman, syed farook. Theyve been getting help from this israel company, experts in mobile forenzices. The Justice Department now dropping its court case against apple. Sglirts its about everyones phones. Reporter daniel gill more, a text expert says many knowledgeable hackers could have gained access. If someone has physical access and an unlimited amount of time and money, they will get to the data on the device. Reporter he says fbi was trying to set precedent by going public. Enforcement has hundreds of cases where investigators desperately want access inside locked smart phones. Apple says the company will continue to work with investigators but people around the world deserve data protection, security and privacy. David bowdich says i am satisfied that we have access to more answers than we had before. Its unclear what information, if any, will come from syed farooks iphone and whether the fbi will now tell apple how it hacked it, so the tech giant can make the rest of their devices more secure. Miguel, nbc news, los angeles. Well, this may not feel very secure for some 18 Million People at risk for Severe Weather today. Looks like a stormy one. And heres the area at risk. It goes all the way from iowa back to areas of louisiana and texas. And now you noticed weve added the enhanced and well have to wait and see if they update this to a moderate but this is a large area of the country. Multiple rounds of storms but from shreveport to dallas, north included. The greatest threat of tornados is from tyler, texas and southern arkansas and that will be later on this evening. They will begin over the top of the dallas area down to waco. This will be at 11 00 a. M. Through the afternoon, the storms intense ify as they move through northeast texas at 9 00. And the tornado threat is greatest this evening. And tomorrow a lot of bands of heavy rain in the south. And now a closer look at your day ahead. So the showers and storms will be starting from Oklahoma City to dallas to waco down to austin, to san antonio and heading east and northeast as we go throughout the day. As far east as southern minnesota as we go throughout the day. And my friends in casper, wyoming who are going to be shoveling 16 inches of snow by the end of the day. A bazar 911 call from someone who got the wrong toppings on a pizza . Plus a pilotless robot bringing food right to your door. Door. I think we shouldve taken a left at the river. Tarzan know where tarzan go tarzan does not know where tarzan go. Hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is . No, me tarzan, king of jungle. Why dont you want to just ask somebody . If youre a couple, you fight over directions. Its what you do. 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This little guy right there could be delivering packages to folks in the nations capital. A new Company Called Starship Technology is working with washington d. C. s city counsel to get approval for delivery robots. They could cost between 1 and 3 per trip and controlled by a smart phone app. Lets get down to business. Consumer reports is out with its list of the 10 lowest rated cars on the market. Subcompact. And the muraidies cla 250 is poor gas mileage for the chrysler town and country. And for the worst suvs. The Dodge Journey and cadillac esclaid. And burger kings newest edition may have you reaching for heat relief. The ang reest whopper promising serious kick and its going to cost you over 5 bucks. Coming up, president obama epidemic. Get ready. To show your roots. With root touch up from nicen easy it blends with leading shades, even salon shades. In just 10 minutes. So pick your shade. And show the world your roots. With root touchup. 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Now two time master champion, Bubba Watsons halfcourt shot at an Orlando Magic game got wedged between the rim and back board. What are the odds of that . The pro golfer took it in stride and him and puff the magic dragon celebrated with bubba. Look at the life and career of the late patty duke. And an indorance competition we stop arthritis pain, so you dont have to stop. Because you believe in go. Onward. Todays the day. Carpe diem. Tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. The first is fast. The second lasts all day. We give you your day back. What you do with it is up to you. Tylenol. Hi dad. Uh huh. Yeah. Sorry about that. Think about it there must be higher love what do you think . And in the stars above hi ted, glad you could join us, we think you re going to like these numbers. Bring me a higher love i could rise above e trade is all about seizing opportunity. So i m going to take this opportunity to go off script. 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Her first starring role came at the age of 12, dazzling broadway as helen keller in the miracle worker and four years later won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the blind girl. At the time the youngest person to ever win. It is the story that defined her career. In her 30s she took on the role of kellers teacher, any sullivan, for television, this she married four times, most famously to john asten who played gomez on the adams factory they raised two sons, both actors. And she said the love of her life was michael pierce, they adopted a son. She wrote an autobiography about her battles of bipolar disease. I can now look back from the grandma chair and say its a good life. Reporter playing many starring roles in one lifetime. Nbc news new york. She will be missed. Im betty nguyen and this is then we wad it up to make it nice and soft. But grandma, we use charmin ultra soft so we dont have to wad to get clean. Mmm, cushiony. And we can use less. 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And in the associated press, haley agrees to remove pluton plutonium. Six metric tons of plutonium will be relocated to a facility in new mexico by the end of the haley has been out spoken against the storage of plutonium for years. And president obama at the National Prescription drug abuse summit announced new initiatives aimed at curving the growing number of opiates in the u. S. Its important to recognize that today we are seeing more People Killed because of opiod over dose than traffic accident. Theyll form a task force and expand the use of drugs that can help ad ikts get clean. And look at this, it spread to an adjoining residential tower sending chunks of burning material to the ground. Five people were injured. Can sharks . Heres your chance. Six lucky people can spend the night in a shark tank. Im going to pass this one. But the contest closes this sunday and winners will be chosen by april 9th. Theyre called coal humpers. Thats what they are. Theyre contestants in britains quirkiest competition. Its a coal carrying championships, vowing to be king and queen of all coal humpers. A man at a local english pub challenged to prove strength. And only start with two sober people in a bar. Theres a great idea. Thats when you cut them off. Were done. Birthday to celine dion who turns 48, Erick Clapton is 71 and warren beatty. Thanks for watching early today. We hope you have a terrific wednesday. Right now, assessing the damage from a fire that ripped several people rushed to the hospital. New information coming in overnight. This morning, donald trump backing off his gop pledge while hes standing by his Campaign Manager. Now faces a criminal charng. The vote today that could change the future of times square. Good morning everyone. Its wednesday, more 350th. Im darlene rodriguez. Im michael gargiulo. Chris cimino is here. I was held upcoming home from vacation by the winds yesterday. That was a big issue. Welcome back, michael. The winds could not keep me from coming back. The temperatures in the 20s right now. Northwest new jersey in particular. The cold spot 21 degrees in walpack, 26 in franklin. In poughkeepsie in the 20s city in the upper 30s. At least the wind is subsiding now