Hes flying around on Hair Force One and tweeting. Thank god he has really large ears. The biggest ears ive ever seen because they were protecting him. Voters in 12 states set to go to the polls on tuesday. Is it trump clinton showdown in november all but a done deal . Were live on the campaign trail. Gunned down on her first day. A tragic shooting in virginia. I just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in a shooting . We have three officers that have been shot. An officer shot and killed, her first day on the job, two other cops injured. What police are saying this morning about the suspect. World cup crash. Olympic skier lindsey vonn with a horrific fall in the middle of a race on saturday. Today, despite that fall, and a fracture, shes back in action. And ready for oscar. Glitz and glamour on full display tonight at the 88th academy awards. First oscar . And how will host chris rock address the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity. Were counting down to it all, today, sunday, february 28th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. And welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im jeff rossen alongside the ladies as we love dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. Youre rooting for leo tonight . I hadnt thought about it. It is really impressive. The film is really sort of a cinematic feat as you learn about all of the everything that went into it. And for what he put into that role, it is really an impressive performance. Theyre up for best picture, best director and best actor. Well see how that goes. We want to start with our other top story and thats the other battle. The battle for the white house. Hillary clintons huge win over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina saturday. Bernie sanders just 26 . This morning, mrs. Clinton says she is not taking anything for granted as sanders vows hes far from out of this race. Plenty of activity on the republican side as well. We have full coverage on and analysis for you. We begin with Nbcs Kristen Welker covering the democrats in South Carolina. Hi, kristen, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Secretary clinton and senator sanders will set their sights on super tuesday states today, but this race has fundamentally changed after clinton broke all expectations with her overwhelming defeat of sanders here saturday night. Today, secretary clinton is starting a new phase of her campaign. Thank you so much, South Carolina reporter after her lights out defeat of Bernie Sanders saturday night. Tomorrow this Campaign GoesNational Reporter clinton now on her strongest footing yet, after beating sanders by more than 50 we are going to compete for every vote in every state. We are not taking anything and were not taking anyone for granted. Reporter sanders, who was on a plane to minnesota as the devastating results came in, vowed to fight on. Tuesday, over 800 delegates are at stake. And we intend to win many, many of them. Reporter perhaps the most worrying sign for sanders as they head into super tuesday, clinton captured nearly 90 of africanamericans here, and even larger percentage than barack obama won in 2008. Clinton seeming to pivot to the general election with this less than subtle swipe at donald trump. We dont need to make America Great again. America has never stopped being great. Reporter but there are still clouds that hang over clintons campaign, underscored on friday when a veteran pressed former president bill clinton about the wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Do you do you have the courage to listen to my answer . Dont throw him out. If hell shut up and listen to my answer, ill answer it. Reporter aids to president Clinton Point out in the video shows that he allowed that protester to go on for nearly two minutes before he cut him off. Meanwhile, secretary clinton heads to the super tuesday states of tennessee and arkansas today. Senator sanders heads to oklahoma and colorado. Jeff . Busy sunday. Kristen welker, thank you. With South Carolina behind us, all eyes are now on super tuesday. Thats when Hillary Clinton and donald trump could both take a major step toward becoming their partys nominees. Here is the breakdown by the numbers. A look at why this is such an important day. Residents of 12 states and American Samoa will vote on tuesday. Among those states texas, tennessee, massachusetts, vermont and virginia. On tuesday, along more than 20 of all available delegates are at sta here. Texas has most up for grabs on per tuesday. 222 delegates for the democrats. 155 for the republicans. The big question leading up to super tuesday, can anyone stop donald trump at this point . Marco rubio and ted cruz, theyre on the attack, while the Republican Party is reportedly scrambling to figure out what to do if the billionaire does become the republican nominee. Nbcs Hallie Jackson in Oklahoma City this morning. Good morning. Reporter hey, good morning, jeff. This morning donald trump is sending a warning to the republican establishment. Hes tweeting, quote, lightweight senator marco rubio to say anything to hit trump, accusing him of pushing for that. Hes also reminding them of the loyalty pledge they signed not to run as a third party. All of this as rubio picks up another establishment endorsement, this one from tennessee senator lamar alexander. The brawl between the republican rivals now appearing to broaden after a sudden endorsement, a quick goodbye get in the plane and go home. Its over there. You go home. Reporter Chris Christie taking off but it is the insults flying between donald trump and marco rubio. Hes flying around on Hair Force One and tweeting. Thank god he has really large ears. The biggest ears ive ever seen. Because they were protecting him. The guy with the worst fake tan in america is attacking me for putting on makeup. Reporter rubio matching his on stage hits with online ones. His campaign launching trump slams. Com with super tuesday just 48 hours away. Trump on top, looking to all but lock up the nomination. A lot of outsiders are coming in because they like what i say. The states are giving the control of the party of lincoln and reagan and ultimately of the United States over to a con artist. Ill stay in this race as long as it takes. To a contested convention. Rubio ready for it. Even as Establishment Republicans worry his tough new tone may be too late. The New York Times reporting a frantic scramble to try to slow trump down. The attacks against him, escalating. Now, it doesnt hurt that he inherited 200 million from his daddy. Thats a very good way to get rich, pick the right daddy. Reporter ted cruz overnight releasing his tax returns and rubio has too, putting pressure on trump to do the same. This is a man who prides himsblf on not getting scared of anything, so what is it that hes scared about handing over his tax returns . Tax returns dont mean anything about work, just so you understand. You never give a tax return when youre being audited. Reporter the frontrunner on defense, but in polls, still dominating. And the republican candidates will, of course, be blanketing super tuesday states today and watch where they are to get a little bit of a sense of strategy. Ted cruz after oklahoma here down the plain, will head to texas, spending a lot of time there tomorrow and tuesday. It is his home state. He has to win. You have marco rubio in virginia today, where it looks more favorable for him than some of those deep south states where well find donald trump. Hes rallying in alabama. Guys . Hallie jackson, thanks so much. Chuck todd is moderator of meet the press and joins us from washington. Good morning. Good morning, erica. There is so much to talk about in terms of super tuesday and numbers. One thing that we cant seem to ignore here is what this race has become. These really juvenile insults, like playground talk, have you ever seen anything this is the race for the highest office in the land. Has it been this bad . Race for the highest office in the land and having the lowest moments possible. It is completely devolved. You have to ask yourself there was a cringeworthy moment at the debate when the three of them, cruz, rubio and trump, three frontrunners, and so talking over each other and it lasted for about 30 seconds and i sat there, i couldnt picture any of on the steps o the capitol. None of them looked president ial. To see that, i watched all that stuff yesterday between trump and rubio. I mean, literally were making the only thing missing was a your mama joke. And, you know, you say this and want to laugh about it, but it was incredibly uncomfortable. It is a total insultathon. There is a lot of talk and reports that there is infighting within the Republican Party. Theyre trying to figure out what to do if trump becomes the nominee. Marco rubio saying hell take this fight for the nomination to the convention floor. Senator Mitch Mcconnell saying, quote, hell be dropped like a hot rock if hes the nominee. How bad is it in the Republican Party right now . Whats their plan . Theyre paralyzed. Part of the problem is neither rubio nor cruz have done the insider leg work to make these republican insiders comfortable, rallying around either one of them. Obviously rubio seems to be the one that has more potential to get all of this establishment seems to be a hesitance on that front as well. Hes not getting influx of cash. Youre not seeing a flood of endorsements. It is a trickle. It is a total paralysis and i think that now you have a party that you have leaders that are now worried that the party is going to completely splinter because you do have a number of conservative intellectuals saying they will never support trump and, of course, if that happens, that ends up guaranteeing Hillary Clinton victory in the white house. So the party is in desperate straits now. As Hallie Jackson reported, trump is tweeting this morning again, taking to twitter, his favorite platform and just tweeted again, im only republican who will get large numbers of dems and independents crossover and states that no other republicans can get. Is there some truth to that though . There is truth to the yes, there is truth that he will make some states more competitive than a traditional republican nominee. He is going to overperform if hes the nominee in a pennsylvania, perhaps a and new jersey. I dont think he can carry any of those states, though. You know, instead of instead of a republican losing those states by 10, maybe trump loses by 5. But the problem is for every improvement he makes in the north with say working class white voters, he loses hispanics in a place like arizona, georgia, north carolina. And then thats where the electoral vote just becomes in the democrats favor. We could keep talking about this all morning. But we have to move on. The good news is you have more coming up, chuck. Well catch you in a little bit on meet the press. Chucks guests this morning include donald trump, Bernie Sanders and ted cruz. And a reminder, on super tuesday, the place for you to be is nbc. Join lester holt, chuck todd and Savannah Guthrie for live coverage and analysis of all of the races on this crucial day. All of it begins right here at 10 00, 9 00 central. Some tragic news to report overnight, three officers shot, one of them killed, while they were pursuing a suspect in virginia. Good morning. Jeff, good morning. It was officer ashley guindons first day on the job after being sworn in on friday. As the Community Mourns her loss, a suspect is in custody this morning. Just after 5 30 p. M. , Prince William county police were called to respond to a domestic shooting in wood bridge, virginia, a suburb just outside of washington, d. C. Were really assessing the situation inside the residence, our officers were shot. One officer down two. I dont know where the suspect is. 13051. 13051, Lashmere Court for domestic. We have three confirmed hits. I want to be clear, do we have officers involved in a shooting . We have three officers that have been shot. Reporter neighbors in the typically quiet neighborhood were shocked. I look down the street, and i saw a whole bunch of officers around someone and the ground. We had a total of three officers that were shot and all three have been transported to fairfax hospital. Reporter one of those officers, ashley guindon, was just sworn in on friday. Later, a somber facebook update by the Prince William county police, announcing that guindon had died from her injuries. One of the officers involved in tonights incident has passed. Reporter just one day on the job. She was sworn in yesterday and her shift was this was her first day working. So it the whole thing is just tragic. Reporter the gunman was taken into custody unharmed at the home where the initial shooting took place. His identity has not yet been released. Ashley guindon had previously served in the u. S. Marine corps and has family members in law enforcement. Such a tragic loss. Jeff . Sheinelle, thank you. A Church Service will be held in heston, kansas, tonight as residents gather to pray for the victims of thursdays shooting rampage. One of those wounded in the gunfire is 21yearold Melissa Torres who spoke exclusively of that day. We heard about five shots outside, five big bangs. The married mother of two had just begun her shift at excel industries when she came face to face with a gunman. At first i kept thinking this isnt real, this isnt happening, this cant be happening, and i realized i was shot, i seen blood gushing from my hand and i just kept thinking, i have to run, i have two daughters. A bullet fractured melissas hand, a bullet fragment pierced her hip. She says she is grateful to be alive but her peace of mind has been shattered. Three stabbing victims are in stable condition this morning after a Southern California ku klux klan rally turned into a bloody brawl. Protesters had gathered when six kkk members drove up. Police say as soon as they stepped out of their car, demonstrators attacked. Fists started flying. And so did knives. One member of the separatist group even used a flagpole as a in all, five people were injured, four transported to the hospital. There were also 12 arrests. Dylan is here with a check of your sunday forecast. Good morning. Good morning, guys. Nice warm day all across the country. Temperatures will continue to soar, especially back through the plains. Want to point out l. A. Where we have got the oscars later on today had hollywood. Temperatures look nice and mild. We should be in the mid70s on the red carpet. Mostly sunny, light winds about as good as you can get out that way. We have got this warm air pouring in from the south. It is going to feel more like spring. Denver should make it up to 63 today. 70 in wichita. 17 degrees above average. Down along the gulf coast, temperatures running in the 70s. Up and down east coast, 60s. Through raleigh, atlanta, 59 degrees today in new york city. So temperatures will remain above average. We do have this front, this will cause a couple of lighter showers and snow showers. Especially through the northern great lakes where it is cooler. Otherwise, it is not going to and thats your latest heres a peek out your window. Breezy and milder today. A high of 58 degrees. Lots of sunshine. Feels like spring this afternoon. Want to get out and enjoy it. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 15 miles per hour. Overnight tonight, partly to mostly cloudy. A mild night ahead. Down to a low of 45 degrees. We do it again tomorrow. Near 60 on monday. Breezy and a couple of showers possible early in the morning. Drying out by the afternoon. Tuesday is dry. Rain arrives on wednesday. Temperatures stay in the low 50s. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thanks so much. As you know, a huge night in hollywood tonight as the stars turn out for the 88th academy awards. Tonight could see some firsts as well as some controversy. Nbcs Joelle Garguilo has more. We cant wait for this, joel. Me either. Good morning, jeff. How are you, guys. The stage is set, red carpet rolled out and were hours away from hollywoods biggest night. The glitz and glam was overshadowed by controversy this year, sure to play into chris between stupid and illegal. Ill have my wifes brother arrested the movies. The moments. This is super cool. The neverending marathon of alisters parading down red carpet. Award season comes to a crescendo tonight as the oscars are finally here. Lets do this. Reporter all eyes now on host chris rock as everyone is waiting to see how he handles the controversy clouding this years show. 20 actor nominees, all white, the second year in a row. The usually outspoken comedian has been silent on the matter. Right now im concentrating on the movies. The subjects that are big in hollywood. Reporter despite the drama off screen, two actors emerged as odds on favorites. For the women, it is brie larson who plays a kidnapped mother in room. Im scared. I know. Reporter for the men, it is the revenants Leonardo Dicaprio. After a near awards season dicaprios side. The 41yearold has been up for best actor four times before, but hes never won. Critics say this is his year, thanks to his harrowing performance in the revenant. Is there any way we do not hear Leonardo Dicaprios name sunday night . Hes got it sewn up, locked, write his name on the envelope now, it is happening. Reporter his director Alejandro Inarritu is favored to win in his category. If that happens, it will be the first time a director takes home backtoback oscars in 65 years. Playing rocky for a seventh time, Sylvester Stallone is duking it out in one of the closest races of the night. Show me something. I think stallone will win an oscar. Isnt that great . 39 years ago, rocky won best picture but he lost best actor for playing rocky balboa. 39 years later, hes back. Reporter as for the best everyone pretty much has a shot. Now, when the name is called, were more likely to hear Alicia Vikander or kate winslet. Youre going to fix it now. Reporter it is a three way race for best picture, leading up to the academy awards, the Producers Guild picks the big short. I love my job. You hate your job. I love my job. Reporter the Screen Actors Guild went with spotlight. Get the system. It is time, robbie. Reporter and the revenant reigned supreme with the directors guild. Ever shifting favorites, setting the stage for an unforgettable night. So what does vegas tte k about tonights oscars . According to online gambling. Lv, it comes to best picture, the revenant leads with 3 to 1 odds. Spotlight number two with 7 to 2 odds and the big shorts is 7 to 1. As for best actor, it is a virtual lock for leo. Hes the overwhelming favorite with 1 to 3 odds and Eddie Redmayne could be his competition with 9 to 1 odds and in case youre wondering how matt damon is doing in this, his odds are 29 to 1. Martian. He was fabulous. It is the year of leo, though. I see that as a potential to make money, bet on damon and make some cash if he wins. Big if. Still to come on today, erin andrews set to take the stand in her 75 Million Hotel peeping lawsuit. First, these messages. E drives. 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There are streetlights out here on the entrance ramp, but i want to show you. There are two signs out here that say turn on headlights. So its not clear if that driver had trouble with visibility when but, again, police asking anyone who may have seen anything to please come forward. Back to you. Lori bordonaro. In new jersey, the search is on for a gunman who killed a store owner in front of his own business. Jamaal gaines was shot outside the boutique on friday. The shooter got away. Funeral Services Planned for wednesday. An oil spill may have contaminated the bronx river. A truck spilled 2100 gallons of Home Heating Oil yesterday in yonkers. Happened on bronx river road. They spent hours cleaning it up but didnt get all of it. 600 gallons made it into a storm drain and emptied into the bronx river. Lets check the weather. Mostly sunny, getting very close to 60. A high of 58 in other areas. Tonight, cloudy with a low of 45. Keep an eye on friday, a chance of snow. Well see you for a full newscast at 10 00. Stay tuned for more weekend today. Economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow your only 19 years old. You seem very selfpossessed for a 19yearold, a teenager. How are you dealing with all this sudden fame and all these awards and this boys life and whats eating Gilbert Grape . How are you handle it all . Wow. Im not even sure. Id say i try to spend a lot of time with my friends, family. Keep to myself, you know, meet new people every once in a while. It is not that tough. It is not even real to me yet. So it is hard for me to answer that question. That is mini Leonardo Dicaprio appearing on today in 1993. He was just 19 years old back then. Not long after that, he was nominated for an oscar for his role in whats eating Gilbert Grape, he lost out to Tommy Lee Jones for the fugitive. Up for it again tonight, though. Never won an oscar. Thats what everyone is watching. Back on Rockefeller Plaza on this sunday morning, 28th day of february, oscar worthy crowd out here. Worthy of the statuettes themselves. Beautiful sunday morning in february. Dylan, thank you for a lovely day. Youre welcome. Yeah, yeah. Lets get you caught up on what making headlines at half past the hour on this sunday morning. Hillary clinton sailing into super tuesday, one day after the decisive win over Bernie Sanders in South Carolina. Meantime, marco rubio and ted cruz doing everything they can to slow down donald trump before tuesday. Dicaprio first oscar nomination back when he was 19. Tonight is his fifth nomination. Hes the odds on favorite to win for his role in the revenant at 88th academy awards. Three way race for best picture tonight between the revenant, spotlight and the big short, all great movies. Lets say steph curry is red hot these days, hitting a ridiculously long look at that threepointer. Time running out in overtime last night, which makes it even more impressive, leading his team to victory over Oklahoma City. That shot, by the way, tied an nba record for three in a single game with 12. He broke his own record for threes in a season. And a little more sports news for you. Lindsey vonn back on the slopes today. Were happy to say, after a nasty fall while racing in a world cup superg event in andorra. Vonn did suffer a hairline fracture of her knee. Were glad shes okay this morning. Meantime, i have to tell our shoot with rascal flatts. There were so many funny moments. Too many to fit into the piece we showed you yesterday. Dont worry. Those outtakes are on today. Com. Want a good laugh, go check them out. Can we do it again . I think a girls trip is in order . Sorry, jeff. Well work on that and the outtakes. Well watch for that. We wanted to begin this half hour with what is sure to be a dramatic day for Sports Reporter erin andrews. This morning, she is on the verge of testifying in her 75 million peeping lawsuit. Nbcs Kristen Dahlgren has more on that. Good morning. Good morning to you, jeff. Week one of this trial was full of dramatic moments, including erin andrews having to leave the courtroom as the jury watched that infamous nude video taken by her stalknn. Get ready for more drama on monday when the jury could hear from both the stalker and andrews. Nashville hotel room. Why dont we start with the first one. Reorter now theyll see andrews in a much different light, on the stand, as she sues Stalker Michael Barrett with the nashville marriott for 57 75 million, claiming the hotel granted barretts request for a room right next to hers. A claim marriott and the Hotel Franchise owner deny. Barrett altered the peephole to andrews room and recorded her getting dressed. A lot of her time is going to be talking about what happened to her, what her emotional reaction was, what her damage is, and what her personal injuries have been. Reporter andrews is expected to testify about her embarrassment after barrett posted the video. 16. 8 Million People saw the video. She kept screaming, im on the internet, im on the internet, naked, everything i worked for is done. Reporter andrews father and caused for the Sports Reporter. She couldnt get through the day without fear and, um, anxiety. Reporter on monday, andrews mother is also expected to take the stand. And the jury could hear from Stalker Michael Barrett in his taped deposition. Barrett already pleaded guilty to stalking and shooting videos of andrews in at least three states. He served 30 months in prison. Now barretts deposition could reveal details about how he knew where an ews was staying, and what role the hotel itself may have played. One of the questions for the jury is what should have been done and what did they not do . Reporter now the hotel maintains that barrett went to extraordinary lengths to ma snipulate the system and that the convicted stalker is solely to blame. But the defense expected to present its case later this week, guys. Kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. Dylan has a final check of your weather for us. It is warming up. Near 60 on monday. Breezy with a couple of showers possible. Early in the morning. Drying out by the afternoon. Tuesday is dry. Rain arrives on wednesday. Temperatures stay in the low 50s. And thats your latest forecast. All right, dylan, thanks. Still to come, our sunday stories, from pets running for president to a History Lesson this month for black History Month from sheinelles own family. 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In this heated president ial race, it often feels like the candidates are fighting like cats and dogs. It is fitting that there is a cat and also a dog running for president. I love how were playing the nbc politics music. Nbcs blake mccoy tells us, these candidates are very reporter shes an unlikely candidate for president. Good girl. Reporter but this year, maybe thats not surprising. She kind of figures all the other candidates are dogs, so why not run a real one. Reporter lucy lou, 9 years old, a Border Collie from rabbit hash, kentucky. Lucy holds elected office already, mayor, a position she literally bought. They charge you a dollar to vote, you can vote as often as you want, we encourage drinking at the polls because people are more loose with their money. Reporter it started as a fundraiser for their little town and since inflated lucys ambition. She filed official paperwork with the federal Election Commission to swap this white house for an even bigger one. 100 miles away, lucy has some four legged competition. Meet Limberbutt Mccubbins, a 6yearold gray tabby from louisville, who also wants to be president. Fill out a quick form and next thing you know, youre running a cat for president. Joke between High School Classmates has taken on a life of its own. He has wide appeal then . Absolutely. Hes an every mans cat. He wants to be the next washington fat cat. Reporter so how is a voter to decide . A pet president ial debate, of course. To my right, we have lucy lou, who is running as an indepawdent and to my left, Limberbutt Mccubbins running as a democat. The first question goes to limber butt. Where do you stand on medical catnip . The ben carson low energy approach today. Lucy lou, do you believe dogs and cats should be able to move freely between peoples backyards or should we build walls to keep them out . Okay, controversial response. Thank you for that, lucy. Lets hear it for the candidates. Reporter still undecided . Dont fret. Neither candidate will actually enough signatures to be on the ballot. Instead, their candidacies are ones with a cause. For limberbutt, it is getting more young people involved in politics. Not too many 18yearolds can say they ran something for president. Reporter for lucy lou, the money she raises will help restore the Historic Town she calls home. Lucys legacy will be that she made people love rabbit hash as much as she does. Reporter candidates running on a pawsitive message. Blake mccoy, rabbit hash, kentucky. No fur was flying during that debate. Very civilized. Oh, my goodness. You thought there werent any left. Leave it to you to find one. The campaigns are in jest, as blake said, but for good causes. In fact, lucy lous campaign is using its funds now more than ever to help rebuild the communitys general store after a fire destroyed it earlier this month. The polls are open now. Dont have to wait for election day. Who would you vote for . Lucy lou or limberbutt well find out why the cat is called limberbutt later. Head to today. Com to vote now. Can we do a jeff rossen report . We want to know about the name. Over to dylan in the orange room with todays plaza fan. Im joined by steven depietro, easier name, from staten island, new york. I thought i was productive working this morning. What did you do so far today . I ran a fundraiser race for ms to the top of the rock. Top of the rock. 66 floors up. Lets go. You just need some water here. Yeah. Right . I mean, good for you. And the proceed goes to ms. Thank you for being here. Still to come, sheinelles grandparents give her a look back at their Family History during black History Month. But first, these messages. A little low energy. Did you do something this oops. Nanas got the kids til 9. But its only 2. Guess youll just have to see a movie. Then get some dinner. What a pity. Get 30 off every guest every ship in the caribbean but hurry, this offer wont last long come seek the Royal Caribbean book today at back now on a sunday morning as we continue our special series looking back, moving forward. When you think of black History Month, you probably think of people in the history books like dr. Martin luther king or rosa parks. Sometimes it is the people you may not have heard of in smaller towns who are living history as sheinelle found out. Line. These people behind me, these on the monitor these are people in my family tree. This week i talked with my oldest living relatives, my grandparents. More specifically, my 92yearold grandfather dr. Val brown sr. Who for 45 years practiced medicine in my hometown of wichita, kansas. For decades, he was one of a few africanamerican doctors in the city. Reporter it was 1949, truman was president , the first emmy awards were held, world heavyweight boxing Champ Joe Louis retired. And in wichita, kansas, my grandfather opened his first medical practice. When i would go to the office, it was crammed full and you had to sit on the stool outside. Reporter my grandfather was one of the few africanamerican physicians in the town and in those days africanamericans werent readily admitted into hospitals so he did it all. Everybody managed their own patients. Dad even did tonsillectomies, he they call him on saturday or sunday and he would sit down on the bed and talk to them and hold their hand, pat them, for maybe an hour, whatever it took to calm them. At one time, blacks were not allowed to go to the hospital for extractions. We would pull teeth, full mouth extractions, at home. I would give the general anesthesia. Do you remember when things started to change . It was kind of gra ual. I would talk to another doctor about something else, and he said, you know, colored folks can go to such and such a hospital now. And thats the way you found out about it. So it was never some big announcement, like this is what were going to do . No, no, no. Because once you announce it, then you admit it was going on before. What makes my grandfathers story so unique is not just that doctors in town, or that his son later followed in his footsteps. But that they traced the paths of this man, dr. Grant gratz brown, born in 1872. He was a county coroner, physician, and my grandfathers father. He died when my grandfather was a toddler. He was fantastically bright. He spoke fluent spanish. So he had a large spanish practice. There was an article at his death that 1500 people attended. It also mentioned there were 50 white folks, so that obviously bespoke a lot for people to come into that neighborhood. Most interesting thing was after he died, he had a noustebook, a diary. I could follow his days at school. The things he wrote in the diary about problems that he had in you were growing up they called you little doc. They was going to be sure i was a physician. So i wouldnt spread out and become something else. Over the course of my grandfathers career, he cared for 8,000 patients. They called him a gentle giant. You can go to walmart or some place and somebody will grab him and hug him, oh, my doctor, you delivered me. Do you ever sit back and think, my father was a doctor, im a doctor, one of my sons is a doctor. I never felt it was i was a trailblazer. Maybe other people did. It was just a trail, thats all. A trail that i enjoyed. If i had to come up with a takeaway for this segment, it is to remind us to talk to your loved ones and share stories. In addition to my great grandfathers diary from 1899, he wrote that while he was a found this postcard of all of the babies my great grandfather delivered in one year. Look at this. And then i found this, this is a prescription he wrote for one of his patients, my great grandfather, it says cayenne pepper. Almost like use real ingredients. But it just it was an amazing experience to talk to my family and thats just, you know, my grandfathers side. My grandmother wrote our Family History for all of the grandkids. It is one of those things where if youre watching, call your grandparents, call your parents, talk to each other, have a conversation. I love that story. I really do. And bring cameras if youre you. There you go. Thanks for sharing that story that was great. Still to come on today, harry smith taking us inside a once abandoned bus station that is now a bustling restaurant. First, these messages. From always discreet that lets you move like you mean it incredible promise. 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Mashima bailey has a way with food and it makes the gray one of the hottest new restaurants in the country. How would you describe the cuisine of the gray . It is southern soul food, european swirl. Reporter which means it is down home ingredients prepared by a highly trained and highly motivated chef. I can confirm the praise is i just want to make sure that im being honest with myself and being honest with the food that im cooking. Reporter reservations on the weekends can be hard to come by. People want to eat here, but they also want to see the gray. A newcomer bought the long abandoned bus station and didnt really know what he was going to do with it. I told my wife, i think im going to put a restaurant in. She said, youve officially gone crazy. I started the design work the next day. Reporter an audacious makeover, part restoration and part renovation, leaving no down to the entry. If we could salvage it in its form, we would. Just to have the shape of the dog and the original greyhound is thats beyond. Reporter the past is present here. What was back here . So were walking into what was known when the station opened as the colored waiting reporter during jim crow, blacks were only allows in through the back door. An irony not lost on the chef. Like being on an island. Everyone notices it but me, you reporter all of this may seem like an unlikely strategy for success. The old bus station, soul food with style, savannah. To be a successful entrepreneur, i think one of the key strengths you need to have is complete and utter naivete, not recklessness, but naivete. Reporter ticebility to believe that the grey can be more than good. Great in a year. It takes time. Like wisdom. Reporter you have to sit on the stove for a while. Has to simmer. Could be a flash in the pan. I want to prove were not that. So go to grey. It looks so good. You get inside, and you say this is worth the trip. Not a flash in the pan, huh . I love it. You were listening. Harry, thanks. Tune into meet the press this morning. Chucks guests donald trump, Bernie Sanders and ted cruz. Speaking of president ial candidates, lets check in on the results of our pet election here. 55 for lucy lou. 45 for our favorite Limberbutt Mccubbins. I was going with the dog. Thats going to do it for us on a sunday morning. Have a great day. Now on today in new york, the ongoing search fosh the driver in a hitandrun crash that killed a man in the bronx. Plus, clinton cleans up in columbia. A big win with South Carolina voters, what that means for super tuesday. Why donald trump shifted his insults from his political opponents to the new york