Studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Yesterday morning, we e re standing out there with no coats. It was warm. Nice. Al roker said, change was coming. Thats right. If this were a football play, take the snap and hand the ball to al. Thanks so much, guys. We told you, if the system makes its way a little closer, in fact, we would see snow more snow along the eastern seaboard. Ports portsmouth, new york city, we have snow. Portland to washington, d. C. , even raleigh, looking at snow. As this system develops, itll be pushing in a lot of heavy, wet snow. Power lines could come down. Tree branchs coming down. 41 Million People under some winter storm warning or advisory. Here we are. 7 00 a. M. From norfolk to snow falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. It becomes windy. With the heavy, wet snow, we could be looking at power outages. Around noon from portland, boston, warwick, new york city on the western edge of the system. Into the afternoon hours its a quick mover it pushes its way off. As far as accumulations, heavy along eastern maine. Into eastern massachusetts. Boston, you could be looking at upwards of 6 to 9 inches of snow. Providence, rhode island, 6 to 9. 5 to 8 in iceland. New york city, 3 to 5 inches. The good news is its a quick mover. Itll get out of here fast. We are watching something that comes in early next week, which may have an impact along the east coast, as well. Thank you, al. Appreciate it. Lets talk politics. The president ial race. Hillary clinton and bernie contentious debate yet. Clinton accusing sanders of running a sneer against her. Lets start with the debate. Andrea mitchell was there. Good morning. Good morning, savannah. With only four days to go until New Hampshire votes, and on the democratic side, Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton h he by 20 points, the two rivals faced off in the heated debate. The stakes high for both sides. Lets talk about the issues. Lets talk about the issues that divide us. Reporter clinton and sanders in their most combatable deive debate. Secretary clinton represents the establishment. I represent, i hope, ordinary americans. Reporter the debate exploded in a fiery clash over her ties to wall street. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees. And his demands for Campaign Finance reform. Enough is enough. If youve got something to say, say it directly. Very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out in recent weeks. Lets talk about the issues. What we need to do is to stand up to the big money interests and the campaign contributors. Reporter under scrutiny for paid speeches to Goldman Sachs and other groups, clinton ducked the question about whether shed make the transcripts public. Will you release all of them . I d dt know the status but ill look into it. Reporter they fought over who is a real liberal. You cant be a moderate, you can be the be cant be a progressive. Youcherry picking statements dont change my record. Reporter sanders talking about how he could lead the Democratic Party if elected. I am running for president and am a democrat. Democratic party. Reporter clinton was pressed over the controversy surrounding her emails. The American People will know its an absurtity. I have 22 and you have 25 and we need 2,500 to win the delegation. This is not the biggest deaea in the world. In New Hampshire, sanders is leading Hillary Clinton among women, and especially a huge lead among younger women. Today, she is campaigning with women governors and senators. But she has not figured out yet how to inspire the younger women who are flocking to Bernie Sanders. Matt and sanvannah . Ander mitchell, thank you. The republicans face off in their own debate tomorrow night. We have a new poll on that race. Marco rubio in second, closing in on donald trump. The story covered. Good morning. Good morning, matt. As marco rubio moves up, its ted cruz slipping to third. Today, even if he looks ahead to tuesdays primary, hes dealing with fallout from earlier in the week at the iowa caucuses. Reporter this morning, ted cruz is playing defense. Dogged by claims of dirty politics, as these voicemails were published. This is the Cruz Campaign with breaking news. Dr. Ben carson will be ready to suspect his Campaign Following the iowa caucuses. Reporter the calls allegedly made by the Cruz Campaign, implying ben carson was dropping out. Nbc news hasnt verified the calls but similar ones were made. Please inform any carson caucus goers of this news and urge for them to caucus for cruz. Reporter cruz said his staff carson sonson was headed home after the iowa caucuses. I know people were trying to construe things. When you win in the state of iowa, your opponents want to tear you down. Reporter opponents like donald trump, laughing off what cruz calls his trumper tantrum. Thatll good. Ill trademark it. Reporter looking ahead to New Hampshire. My life is about winning. Reporter trump atop our new poll with marco rubio rising in the state. Weve been working hard and feel good about the progress weve made in iowa and now. I know this about politics, when everyone is attacking, you must be doing something right. Reporter facing fire from establishment candidates like jeb bush. My crowd sizes arent normally this big. I wonder why. Reporter hes getting support from mother barbara for thecandidacy. Hes decent and honest, everything we need in a president. Think hes going to win . Youre darn right. Reporter bushs brother working to make it happen. I know jeb, i know his heart. Reporter george w. Bush appearing in his first ad to air in south carolina. Jeb bush is a leader who will keep our country safe. Reporter for bush, the race to the white house is becoming a family affair. The republican field is getting ready for tomorrows debate. Carly fiorina will not be included on stage. Shes not polling well enough, according to the criteria, to be included. Shes not happy about it, matt. Shes even getting backup on that from some of her rivals. A surprising source, ted cruz and ben carson backing her up. Hallie jackson on the story, thank you. Lets turn to chuck todd and rachel maddow. Congrats on the debate and i of sleep you got last night. Absolutely. With the debate, we saw a Hillary Clinton who was very aggressive in tone. Do you think, chuck, she did anything to change the dynamic of this race, either in New Hampshire or in this larger battle for the nomination . Well, i think thats what she was looking at, was the larger battle. The Clinton Campaign doesnt believe theyre going to win here in New Hampshire. But theyre trying to sort of set the terms of the debate, put senator sanders on his heels a little bit. It was clear, they had a plan and she was pretty aggressive at him. Rachel, senator sanders is being very, very disciplined when it comes to sticking to his game plan. Hes saying, shes a moderate. Shes tied to wall street. Period. Is that strategy going to continue to be effective . Well, its been working for him, at least in New Hampshire so far. I think that saying this is all home state advantage between new little bit of a stretch. Theres definitely a real questionphenomenon behind Bernie Sanders, and i think some is driven by doubts about secretary clinton. One is shes part of a corrupt system. Last night, she gave full voice to all of her criticisms of him. He never did exactly the same thing back at her. He made his case, and he spelled it out, but he didnt sort of he didnt go as aggressively at her in terms of his language on the stage. That was a form of discipline. I think both candidates did what they wanted to do but it was a different approach from the both of them. The moment of the debate seemed to be when Hillary Clinton said, youve been running this artful smear. If you want to Say Something to me, say it now and say it directly. How does that play . Does it make her look strong, or was the tone off putting . Well see. It was interesting. Certainly kree lyly created audible gasps and boos in the room which, the room which side the audience was leaning, sanders or clinton. That moment, everybody stood up straight. I can tell you, savannah, in talking to the campaign, that was a real moment. Meaning, this wasnt like a planned idea, im going to accuse him of smearing the campaign. She sort of is like somebody described it to me, enough is enough and decided to go after him. I think the two of them might not like each other. Remains to be seen. We didnt get a chance to talk about the republicans. We have several days left until New Hampshire and we can accomplish that. Chuck and rachel, thank you, guys. Thanks. There are new clues this morning in the midflight blast that ripped a hole in the side of a passenger plane in somalia. Explosivee residue now discovered. Keir simmons is following the investigation. Good morning to you. Good morning. A team of five u. S. Experts have arrived to help with the investigation this morning. Questions include, who got it on to the plane and how . Reporter the force that ripped open this aircraft cabin was likely a bomb made of military grade explosives. Multiple sources tell nbc news. The newspaper report of a suicide bomber in a wheelchair may not be accurate, according to a somali aviation ficial, who says theyre awaiting test results. You have not been told whether explosive residue has been found . Not yet. We do not have an official report on the team that did the investigation, that it is from explosives. Reporter he says the fbi has been invited to help investigate how some type of explosion blew a hole in the fuselage. If it was a bomb, who is responsible . Somali is home to al qaeda and isislinked militants. Another question this morning, was lax Airport Security a factor . Where were the explosives hidden . A failure of the plane itself believe this increasingly looks like terrorism. The man who was sucked out of the plane when the apparent explosion happened has been identified as a 55yearold. Officialssell us that he does not appear to have been a suicide bomber which, guys, leaves more unexplained questions. Thank you very much. A lo it oft of eyes on london after a panel ruled that we wikileaks founder should be allowed to walk free. He tried to escape extradition to sweden where he faces rape challenges. He has been detained by britain and sweden and should be freed. The ruling is not binding and police will make every effort to leave him if he leaves the embassy. To the unprecedented security measures in place across the San Francisco bay ahead of sundays super bowl. Agencies in a massive operation. Nbc National CorrespondentMiguel Almaguer is at levis stadium where the game will be played. Good morning to you. Good morning. The fed, state and local authorities have been preparing for the super bowl for the last two years. Officials say this is the Largest Sporting event in the country and they know it could be a target. Reporter from f15s in the air to an army of officers on the ground. San Francisco May be the most fortified city in the country today. This morning, the bay area may also be the highest profile target in the nation. Super bowl is a National Security event, and we recognize that this is just as important as any other one. Whether it be the state of the Union Address or the pope visit. Were here to protect the skies for the super bowl. Reporter with more than a Million People here for the super bowl, the land off hightech is also going old school. Dogs, xray machines and sharp shooters, all part of the massive security crash. Makes me feel safe. Its what you want. Its what you expect. Id rather be safe than sorry. I like the police presence. Reporter 60 agencies led by the fbi are working the ground and air. Levis stadium is 45 miles from downtown San Francisco, a sprawling region to watch over. Pilots are armed, ready to shoot down drones or any other threat from the sky. On game day, air space will be restricted, but not for black hawks like these, taking part in an aerial ballet synced with those in the bay. Theyre protecting the citys landmarks. I dont know any other event had this kind of security. Reporter the super bowl, just two days away, but this supersized security blitz is the fbi says there are no Credible Threats here in the bay area. They say they are most concerned about the lone wolf attack. Especially after the incidents in San Bernardino and paris. Well have more on the big game a little later. Lets turn back to al. We have the storm going on and a threat of a storm next week, as. Lets show you whats happening around the rest of the country. We are looking at windy conditions along the midatlantic states. Sunshine through florida. Gulf coast. Another storm in the pacific northwest, bringing wind, as well. Santa ana winds and high surf were going to thats your latest weather. Al, thanks. The music world is mourning a sad loss. Maurice white died at the age of 74. Really loved him. Carson has more on his guys, he suffered from parkinsons disease and retreated from the public the past few years. His grammywinning brand is still performing, known for some of the catchiest songs ever. Reporter he was a shining star. Maurice white founded earth, wind and fire in los angeles in the 1960s and with white as the lead singer, the band burst on to the music scene with the 1975 hit shining star. 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