Failed update, now macbook won't start

I got a notice that I had updates available and clicked install and restart.  After loading the updates, it said all updates had failed and then restarted on it's own.  However, it just went to a blue screen that gets brighter and darker with the scrolling wheel popping up every few seconds.  I tried an SMP reset, a safe restart by holding down the shift key at restart and also held down option, ctrl, p, r for three restart cycles.  none of this is working.  Any suggestions for what may be wrong and how to fix it?

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