Only getting started. There it is, its crossing the road. Reporter already reports of several tornadoes across louisiana, including the most violent, a wedge as wide as it is tall. Thomas howard watched the massive twister blow past his home. Heard a loud noise, whoo and the wind came down and went up. Reporter reports of damage pouring in, including near the new Orleans Airport and at a gym. When the weather gets so bad the roof of your gym and the wall just blows off, its awesome. Reporter billboards torn apart, this home taking a direct hit, the roof ripped off, tossed into the backyard. Some 19 Million People at risk for Severe Weather through tonight. From snow and golf ballsized hail in texas to the threat of flash floods and tornado warnings in several states. This kind of storm is not usually seen until spring, but this years el nino, the strongest ever recorded, is driving jet stream, helping fuel the dangerous tornado weather. Slow down in this area. Reporter as storm country race to the reg orange the most Severe Threat may be spot. The possibility of tornadoes embedded within a line of thunderstorms forming so quickly radar cant keep up. Invisible. Much of the south already pummeled by Severe Weather, now bracing for round two. Tonight the governors of alabama and mississippi have already declared states of emergency, and we have confirmed that one person has already died because of this storm. There are also reports of people trapped and other injuries. Lester this, storm is just getting started. Jacob rascon, thanks. Al roker is here tracking these storms. Al, what has you concerned right now . Well, its the overnight danger that were watching, lester. In fact, we have tornado warnings up now for just north of new orleans, also from on into alabama, and weve got also 19 Million People under the gun from new orleans all the way to tallahassee. Damaging winds and those tornadoes possible, so heres how we track it. Overnight tonight, long track and very powerful tornadoes, and, of course, because when its dark you cant see these tornadoes form or their track, they are most dangerous. Then tomorrow morning this moves to the east. 25 Million People at risk. Much of North Carolina, the eastern half of North Carolina up for wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. This all pushes to the north. Its going to be a mess traveling from columbus up to boston and all the way down to washington tomorrow, lester. All right, al roker, thank you. Tonight donald trump is going for three after blowout verdict rigs in South Carolina and tonight the race moves to nevada where voters will have their say as the Party Establishment puts its energy in a way of seeking to stop him. Nbcs katattur has all the late details from las vegas. Incredible. 68 would not leave under a i think that means murder. Anything, okay. Reporter gloating over what polls suggest is donald trump looked past nevada to texas and ted cruz. I think hes going to go way, way down in texas, so i think we have a shot in texas. Reporter pushing the envelope again, telling a rowdy crowd in las vegas last night he would like to physically assault a protester. Like to punch him in the face, ill tell you. Reporter the vegas casino owner is expected to make tonight a threepeat with a win in the he would have won in the moderate northeast, the religious south and the far west. If trump has a big win here, i think its going to be very difficult to stop him going into super tuesday, and then what happens . Reporter after nevada, 11 states vote next week, places where donald trump has drawn huge crowds. 20,000 in alabama, 8,000 in massachusetts, and 10,000 in tennessee where hell rally again this saturday. Hello, everybody. Reporter trump has even made strong inroads in senator ted cruzs home state of texas. A Campaign Source nontraditional campaign is focusing on a more traditional ground game there where they have dozens of paid staffers. With strong indications that trump could dominate super tuesday, rubio and cruz are now in a cage match for second. Cruz is pushing his conservative credentials to gin up votes in nevada. If we keep going this same direction, we risk doing irreparable damage to the greatest country in the history of the world. Reporter establishs best hope, marco rubio who despite spent some of his childhood here left nevada to focus on super tuesday. Every time this race narrows we pick up support and when that happens well win. Reporter but it could be too little too late. Hes placed himself in the best position possible to win the nomination, and i just dont see who stops him. Reporter like you will a of the states so far, nevada is expecting record turnout. This race just keeps getting tighter, and even more tense. Tonight ted cruz saying that he wouldnt gamble his daughters futures on donald trump. Vegas, thank you. President obama reignited the battle today over closing the u. S. Prison at Guantanamo Bay. He made a 2008 Campaign Promise to shut it down and an executive order in one of his first acts as president. Now he has sent his longawaited plan to Congress Without answering a critical question, where will the prisoners there now end up . Us more. Reporter president obama insists the isoners at Guantanamo Bay damages americas reputation, costs too much and helps terrorists recruit. Its been clear that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay does not advance our national security. It undermines it. Reporter right now 91 prisoners remain, including the september 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh mohammed. He would send as many u. S. Lowprisons and locations to be determined. This morning i heard president obama talk about gitmo, Guantanamo Bay which were keeping open. Reporter gitmo has not produced a single verdict, 14 years, 100 detainees and while u. S. Courts have convicted hundreds of terrorists and locked them away. Theres been no incidents. Weve managed it just fine. Reporter judith reese who lost her son joshua on september 11th agrees with the president on most things except closing guantanamo. You will delay justice probably all of my lifetime, and i dont think its fair. I dont think its right and i dont think that is the american way of justice. Reporter faced with so much congressional opposition, the president may decide to try to use executive authority has commander in chief to close the military prison, a move sure to set off a massive legal battle. Lester . Ron allen, thank you. Republicans threw down the gauntlet today in the fight over the future of the supreme court. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said there will be no vote or even any hearings anyone president obama nominates to replace justice antonin several key republicans said they wouldnt even meet also today a letter from the supreme courts doctor revealed scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity, diabetes and other ailments that likely contributed to his death. Were learning new details about the michigan uber driver accused in a deadly shooting rampage. Hes charged with killing six people, though the motive remains a mystery and now the parents of a 14yearold girl critically wounded in the attack are speaking out. We get more from nbcs ron mott in kalamazoo. She is fighting for her life. Reporter a parents anguish in full view. Their daughter 14yearold abigail cough, one of two survivors of this weekends shooting spree critically wounded and fighting for her life. Six others dead, including a woman abigail called grandma barb. Abigail is strong, beautiful young lady and did not deer is this, neither did her grandmother. Reporter abigail revealed feeling her daughter squeeze her hand after preparing for a possible organ donation. It was a miracle if its its own. You dont expect it and all of a sudden its there. Reporter across town tammy georges apartment is pock mocked with bullet holes. My first thought was i wanted to get how the of here. Reporter shots were fire at her new name tiona carruthers. Some are calling tiona a hero after sheing kids at the playground from the shooter. Her main concern was the kid. I told them to run and get inside. Reporter hours before the violence unfolded, Surveillance Video captured suspect jason dalton at a gun store where they say he bought a black tactical jacket. Does have an inside pocket, mainly for documents or maps but it would fit a small pistol. Reporter police have not said when or where dalton got the. 9 millimeter handgun recovered in his vehicle. Today the best man at his wedding talked about the jason dalton the guy i knew, past tense, is someone who would avoid confrontation and avoid trouble at any cost. Reporter more details about the suspect and the shootings, but why is still a mystery. Ron mott, nbc news, can a ma zoo. Turning now to a clash of tech world titans as bill gates is now weighing in on apples battle with the government over unlocking the san bernardinos killers iphone and gates, billionaire founder of microsoft is siding with the feds, but as our justice correspondent reports, apple customers today around the world made company. Reporter apple rallies today protesting what the fbi wants, holding up entry. What do we want . Reporter even taking that message to fbi headquarters in washington. The fbi got a big boost today from bill gates, one of the cofounders of microsoft. He says apple should help the fbi open an iphone used by one of attackers. Surely the government has gone to phone companies and banks and lots of information. Reporter major Silicon Valley figures had been united in supporting apple, including Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg speaking at a tech conference in spain. I dont think requiring back doors into encryption is either going to be an effective way to increase security or is really the right the direction the world is going in. Reporter in newly unsealed court document, apple says its fighting similar demands from the police and fbi to open phones in about a dozen cases in four other states. A National Police chief group says most of them support the fbi because more locked smartphones now hold Critical Evidence and not just in terrorism cases. We have crimes all the crimes where the data from the cell phone is very helpful to us, and i have one particular homicide right now that we cant get access to a phonophone. Reporter apple willing to help Law Enforcement but not if that means break its promise to protect customer privacy. Pete williams, nbc news, washington. Opening statements were heard today in the 7or 75 million lawsuit brought by sportscaster erin andrews suing a man who stalked her and secretly filming her at a hotel that andrews said allowed her to have a room right next to her. Morgan radford has the details. Reporter Sports Reporter erin andrews heading into had a Nashville Court root eight years after a stalker secretly recorded her naked in her room of this Marriott Hotel and then posted it online, a video viewed more than 300 million times. She is so afraid now. She is so afraid. Reporter andrews Attorney Says her stalk, Michael Barrett, asked for a room next to hers and got it. He served 30 months and is now free. In the civil case andrews wants 75 million from the Marriott Hotel in Management Company and Michael Barrett. The hotel denies its responsible. What he did to her was terrible, but counsel is trying to tie my clients, who are simply trying to provide a hotel room, to the guest to a criminal stalk sneer andrews was stoic in court but previously shared her embarrassment. I wont get this down in 30 months had. I wont get it down in 30 years. My kids, my future husband will have to deal well this. Reporter andrews alleges her stalker was able to find out where she was staying from marriott, a former central reservation agent testified by videotape. During your training you were told that it was perfectly acceptable for you to provide the information that somebody was staying at a particular hotel, correct . Yes. Reporter Michael Barrett will also be testifying by videotape in a trial expected to take two weeks, and andrews is expected to take the stand. Morgan radford, nbc news. Still ahead tonight, socalled all Natural Foods with ingredients that are why the natural labels may not mean what you think they do and the together. 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Among the questionable examples cited by Consumer Reports delmonte fruit natural also contains artificial preservatives derived from Industrial Chemicals and 100 natural wesson contains genetically modified ingredients. Thats why we think the natural label is misleading because it leads people to think that that food may meet those attributes when in fact it does not. Reporter Consumer Reports has petitioned the fda to define or ban the natural label so shoppers arent misled, and the fda is now asking for shoppers input. The grocery manufacturers of america calls that a welcome and necessary step towards having a Common National standard that consumers can rely on regardless of where they live or shop. Does anybody want any gawk moly. Back in san diego call jane maynard a skeptic. Everything says all natural so it doesnt really that doesnt really tell you anything. Beware. With no standard means whatever the seller wants it to mean. 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Stop the presses, as kate might have said last week. How long does it take to change over . Reporter guest editing the huffington post. Why does someone work well, there is this privilege, this idea that im working next to a royal. From my experience, that wears off pretty damn quick. Reporter what about witnessing history . Staff are there for the celebrations. It was a member of the household who first told the world aut prince george, and for the tough moments, too. Good evening, maam. Im sorry to disturb, but ive just had a call from reporter in the movie the queen a member of staff woke britains monarch to dead. Tonight, talks continue to prevent the palace walkout. British say royal duties arent everyones cup of tea. Keir simmons, nbc news, london. That will do it for us on a tuesday night. Im lester holt. For all of us at nbc news, thank you for night. Tonight ins an erin Andrews Court ca recorded through a peephole. Why shes now bringing the hotel for the stalking scandal. Then inside charlie sheens legal battle with denise richards. 55,0 a month tax free. Her allegations of disturbing texts. Kloe kardashian getting totally candid about her breakup. Jennifer garner after her split, did her faith based message help her heal . The most important thing is to be reminded of all that really matters. Inside the controversial new reality sho it fat shachling . I dont want to look at reflection the rest of my life. Now for february 23, 2016, the pain is clear on erin andrews face as the battle began over her 75 billion peeping tom lawsuit. The man who it served 26 months behind bars. But now erin wants the hotel to pay up because she claims they allowed it to happen. We were inside the courtroom for testimony. And can you comment about how you feel . How youre doing . Erin andre ffcused and at times seemed to fight bac tears. She sat in the front row during Opening Statements well within the view of the jury. Its approximate important for her to have a connection with the jury, for the jury to meet her and see her early, so they can start to digest, who she is, how this has him pacted here. Kelly was in the courtroom. In his opening statement, showing jurors inside her hotel