Following an earthquake that killed at least nine people and injured hundreds. This baby pulled alive from a collapsed home. Rescue crews searching for more survivors this morning. Painful punishment. A mother secretly records the principal using a paddle to discipline her 5yearold son. Dont spank me. Youre going to get a spanking. We have all the time in the world. That video quickly going viral. The incident now under investigation. And postcard from the edge. The duke and duchess of cambridge take in the view during a hike to a monetary in bhutan. It is this powerful handshake that has the internet talking today, friday, april 15th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Matt is back on monday. I guess the indian Prime Minister got the memo, good to have a firm handshake. Vice shake there. Good crowd on the plaza. Safe to say, spring is here. Millions of people have temperatures in the 70s this weekend. Happy to hear that. Our top story is this bitter feud between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders that reached new heights in the debate in brooklyn last night. Our decision 2016 team has it covered this morning. Were also going to talk to rnc chairman Reince Priebus about his ongoing delegate dustup with donald trump. First, Andrea Mitchell is here. She was at the debate late last night and what a debate it was. Good morning. In a debate that more than lived up to its billing, the two democrats ripped into each others judgment and readiness to be president. Reporter in the only showdown before the make or break new york primary, fireworks almost from the moment they took the stage. I do question her judgment. I question a judgment which voted for the war in iraq. The words Foreign Policy blunder the history of this country. Well, the people of new york voted for me twice to be their senator from new york. And president obama trusted my judgment enough to ask me to be secretary of state. I think you need to have the judgment on day one to be both president and commander in chief. Do we really feel confident about a candidate saying that shes going to bring change in america when she is so dependent by big money interests . I dont think so. Reporter wall street and her paid speeches, a growing feud. I stood up against the behaviors of the bank when i was a senator. I called them out on their mortgage behavior. Secretary clinton called them out. Oh, my goodness. They must have been really crushed by it. Was that before or after you received huge sums of money by giving speaking engagements . Reporter they shouted each other down over the minimum wage. Wait a minute. Its not accurate. Wait a minute. I have stood on the debate stage can i i have said the exact same thing. Senator, please. If we can raise it in new york or los angeles if youre both screaming at each other, the viewers wont be able to hear either of you. Reporter clinton slamming sanders on guns. This is a serious difference between us, and what i want to start by saying, its not a laughing matter. 90 people, on average, a day are killed or commit suicide or die in accidents from guns. Reporter sanders calling her out for using the term super predators to describe drug dealers when she was first lady. Because it was a racist term and everybody knew it was a racist term. Reporter clinton acknowledging flaws in the 1994 crime bill that led to recent protests. Im sorry for the consequences that were unintended. Today, the candidates are going their separate ways. Sanders, to the vatican. Clinton, to california. Fundraisers with George Clooney. Leaving new york voters to sort through the candidates different positions on a host of issues. Andrea, stay with us. We want to bring Mark Halperin into the conversation. Managing editor of bloomberg politics. Good to see you. Morning. 291 delegates of state in new york. We vote on tuesday. Did anything happen last night to change the dynamic in new york . Ninth debate between them. Over the last few months, we learned sanders is great at raising money, inspiring young people, not that great at debating. Hes fine. But she left openings last night that a skilled candidate would have walked her through and put her on the defense. He didnt do it. I think going to the vatican is symbolic. Finishes the debate, leaves the country and is behind and didnt do anything last night to catch up. If you look at the first debate and the ninth debate, the race has been static but the tone, what a difference. You could feel the static electricity between the two of them. These two people really do not like each other. You can feel that she, even though she cant say it publicly, wants to say, enough already, i have the numbers. Leave me alone. And he is really getting angrier and angrier. 27,000 people last night. He feels he could almost do this, except for the delegate math. His argument is, enough already. Ive won eight of the last nine states. I keep winning. Why would i get out of the race . Where does this send for him, if it does . She needs to be winning. Got to win in new york and then win in the other northeastern states. That would go a long way. Not being able to get him out of the race because he has the money to go through june in california, but to start convincing the party, its time to think about a general election. Hes got to fight back. Thats why last night was surprising to me. He has to be a fighter. Hes behind and basically accepted a status quo, familiar argument. There was a more heated tone but he needs to change the dynamic of the race, rather than continue along, which is what he did last night. Mark and andrea, thank you. Republican candidates were under the same roof attending the new york state republican gala in manhattan. Peter alexander covering that side of the race. Peter, good morning. The rnc is again trying to erase any criticism about the delegate selection process. Without naming names, pushing back after Donald Trumps relentless attacks that the system is, in his words, rigged, the party sending out a memo. The rules surrounding the delegate selection has been clearly laid out in every state and territory. Each process is easy to understand for those willing to learn it. Adding, it ultimately falls on the campaigns to be up to speed on the delegate rules. There is a new oped out from donald trump this morning, who has been outorganized by the cruz campaign. Hes a little more cooperative in his tone. Pledging to work with the rnc if elected to reform our election policies, he says. All three of the republicans though in midtown manhattan last night. New york city clearly is trumps town. 1,000 demonstrators protesting outside. Inside, trump made a passioned defense of new york values. It was a swipe at cruzs, whose applause line fell on deaf ears at the dinner. Pressing him to soften his rhetoric, as heading to the general election. Writing, the postpivol trump needs to be more president ial, better informed on policy, yet the promise is there in the rookie, they say, who is after all, leading the field. Four days ago, trump looking for an embrace from the empire state. Looks like hell get it according to the polls. Thank you so much. Reince priebus is the chairman of the Republican National committee and joins us this morning. Good to have you here. Good morning. I dont know if i need to remind you, donald trump is never at a loss for words. Ill play you a clip of the things hes said about the Republican Party organization over the last several days. This is a crooked system, folks. Its not fair, and its not fair to you people. Its a rigged, disgusting, dirty system. The Republican National committee, they should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this kind of crap to happen. For good measure, he added at another point, you personally ought to be ashamed of yourself. Is he out of line . Well, look, i mean, im not quite sure what the rhetoric is all about, but the truth is, these plans have been in place since october of last year. It was the same system that elected abraham lincoln. Its pretty much the same system that the democrats use. Delegates and voters choose the nominee. Thats whats happening. Quite frankly, the complaining that goes on is something that, i think, probably distracts from what we really need to do, which is to come together as republicans. I know its hard because we still have a contest. You know, i think it gets distracting and isnt something most people really give a darn about. Hes out there trashing the system, trashing the party. Have you called him up and said, hey, knock it off . Look, we talk a lot, savannah. I talk to all the candidates a lot. Its not a secret that we communicate with all the campaigns. We have been communicating. When someone publicly calls you out, i think you also publicly have to say, wait a second, here are the rules. Theyve been in place a long time. Even your reporter, peter alexander, has said the same thing. Its what we want to do, make sure that people understand these are rules that have been available. Theyre out there. Theyre submitted by all of the states. The rnc doesnt write these rules, the states do. Each state, in many cases, has a different way of electing delegates. You have to go into each other and learn the rules and run. By the way, hes done well. Hes received a greater percentage of delegates than the popular vote. You know, i think in the end, it works just fine. Chairman, hes not alone in thinking that this system is a little odd. Party activists choose the president , not the voters. People say its antidemocratic, including millions of people who support donald trump. Dont you think, as you look at it from a common sense point of view, there is something strange about that system . No. I mean, what about caucuses, is that strange . I moean, who is to say a primar is the only way to choose delegates . Some states use a convention. In virginia, they chose their the Republican Party of virginia chooses its governor candidate through a state convention. It really isnt strange. Its very grassroots. Over 60,000 people a month ago in colorado voted at their precinct level. Then they went to the county level. Then the Congressional District level. All the while, by the way, willie, all the candidates competed with surrogates in the system, without complaining, by the way. The whole way through for a month. I think its a little too late to complain after the fact, that a particular states process isnt something that you like. Now, what is true is that the system can be changed, but it has to be changed at the convention, if people want to change it with the delegates. Thats how the rules are written. I dont write the rules for the Republican Party. The delegates at the Convention Write the rules for the Republican Party. All right. Chairman priebus, were out of time. Thank you for your time this morning. You bet. Thanks, chairman. Donald trump will join us live next thursday in a town hall here on rockefeller plaza. Vice president bidens wife spoke to natalie about the president s decision not to run for president. Good morning. We had a unique opportunity to travel with dr. Jill biden to highlight a group shes passionate about. A group she has a personal connection to. Military families. She was very candid with us when it came to her husbands difficult decision. Your husband also said he regrets not running. Every day, for the most part. Is that something that you think about, as well . What it could have been like, had timing been a little bit different . Well, you know, i say every day, i mean, joe, i really do feel that joe would have made a great president. I think he has the character. I think that hes a one of his strengths is compromise. So i feel, you know, maybe america missed an opportunity. I dont know. It just wasnt the right time. Dr. Biden saying, given all the negative campaign rhetoric, that america could use a compromiser in chief. Timing wouldnt be right with the death of her son beau. We also had a visit to the fort base in kansas, home to 50,000 people. It was part of the joining forces initiative. She, along with first Lady Michelle obama, focused on the unique needs of military families. Well have more of that coming up later in the program. Thank you, natalie. Aftershock following the 6. 5 quake in japan on thursday. It killed nine people and injured more than 800. Rescuers are searching for anyone who might be trapped. Dozens of people have been rescued from collapsed homes, including an eightmonthold baby. Tens of thousands of residents are without running water. Japans Prime Minister says the government is doing all it can to assist in a rescue and relief effort. Ash carter is visiting a u. S. Care craft carrier in the disputed south china sea, a move likely to anger china, which claims much of the sea at its own. Carter watched an f18 take off from the deck of a ship. On thursday, secretary carter announced aid to the philippines, spurring protest from china. The defense secretary said the u. S. Will, quote, continue to stand up for safety and freedom of our friends and allies. Houston, a deputy is recovering after being shot several times in an unprovoked ambush. It was caught on camera. Heres nbcs kerry sanders. Reporter the stunning footage capturing the moment s the deputy hit the ground after being shot four times. His partner jumping out and returning fire. The Surveillance Video obtained by nbc news, showing what Law Enforcement thinks could be an ambush. The deputy had just finished helping another officer with a routine traffic stop when it became anything but. Standing on the passenger side of the car, when a gunman out of view, came up behind him and started firing. Getting off six shots before fleeing. Sending patrol cars. Reporter now awake but in critical condition, sustaining wounds to his abdomen and chest. He acknowledged he knows who we are. He has acknowledged that he understands us. He can hear it. Reporter the 48yearold is an 11year veteran of the force, from a family that wears the badge, including his wife, his three brothers and his son. Its just a tradition thats been passed down from generation to generation. Pray for this constable officer. Reporter a community on edge as it searches for a suspect and deals with the ambush of one of its lawman, the second in eight months. For today, kerry sanders, nbc news. Frightening moments for passengers on a delta flight from new york to nashville. The plane made an Emergency Landing in West Virginia thursday after hitting a bird. The impact cracking the windshield. The plane landed safely and there were no injuries. Delta sent a new plane to charleston to pick up the passengers and take them to nashville, where they promptly went to drink bourbon and wait, you added that last part. Its what i would have done. Definitely. Al, lets get a check of the weather. To settle the nerves, watch sunday today on their nbc station. Very generous man. Sunday today with willie geist. Not much moving. We talked about it yesterday. This omega block keeping systems from moving from west to east. Everything is locked in. In the gulf and the central plains, we have all this moisture coming up. Its going to fire up pretty strong storms. Weve got this upper level low thats developing its own cold flow of air. Thats going to bring unseasonably cold and a lot of wet snow. Today, we have a storm threat from nebraska to texas. Tornadoes possible. It moves into saturday and on into sunday. Again, big, big problems. Then were talking about flooding rain. Some areas, 8 to 9 inches of rain from north platte all the way down near san antonio. And the snow, denver, you could be looking at 8 to 14 inches of snow. Major snowstorm going on in the rockies this weekend. Were good morning, im meteorologist bill henley. A Beautiful Day ahead. A chilly start. Frost will quickly disappear. Look at the sunshine, south philadelphia into the 60s. Chestnut hill, 64. Pennsylvania suburbs, phoenixville warming to 63. Reading and berks county. 65 for bethlehem. As far as south jersey and delaware are concerned, nothing but sunshine. An easterly wind keeps the jersey shore just a bit chillier with highs in the 50s. Have a great day. Thats your latest weather. Host of sunday today . Thank you very muchmuch. Two plugs in one hit. Thank you, mr. Roker. Good friend. Former follower of Charles Manson, one step closer to being free, after taking part in a murder spree. One victims outraged family is speaking out. And the investigation launched into the troubling video of a principal using a paddle to discipline a 5yearold boy. Well have the latest on that. First, this is today on nbc. In the last eight years, the fracking industry has spent over 40 Million Dollars on lobbying in pennsylvania. So its no surprise that even though theyve had over 4,000 violations, all theyve ever gotten is just a slap on the wrist its time for that change. Im josh shapiro, and ill hold the oil and Gas Companies criminally liable for poisoning our air and our drinking water. Ill be an attorney general who always works for you. 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