president biden warning prime minister netanyahu of a possible shift in u.s. policy if israel doesn't take concrete steps to address civilian harm.

shae israel promising to open more lanes for aid into gaza. we'll have a live report. the president also heading to baltimore today, surveying the damage after the francis scott key bridge collapse and meeting with the victims' family. a stunning arrest in houston. a nasa engineer gone viral now accused of sexually assaulting six women. after month of cross-country prep, the total solar eclipse is just days away. our team brings you everything you need to know about this celestial event, not expected in the u.s. again for decades. and could elle woods' famous bend and snap be coming to a theater near you? a spinoff series is reportedly in the works. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, israel has promised to open more border

crossings to get more aid into the gaza strip. the change comes after president biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the phone demanding, quote, immediate steps to address haumt suffering and the safety of aid workers. or else the u.s. could revise its israel policy. let's go to claudio lavanga. will this increase in aid be enough though? >> reporter: good morning, frances. well be president biden on his x account made a clear reference to the killing of the seven aid workers from world skcentral kitchen. he told benjamin netanyahu that strikes against aid workers are a humanitarian situation and are completely unacceptable and israel must take immediate steps to protect civilians as well as of course the safety of aid workers. to emphasize how serious president biden was in those

demands, secretary of state antony blinken said after that call the overall u.s. policy in reference to gaza will be on the basis or assessment of how quickly and effectively israel takes those steps. and maybe not a coincidence that rate right after that israel did announce that the port of ashdod will be open to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza by land and sea and that they will take steps to make sure that innocent civilians are protected as well, as well as aid workers. in that phone call, president biden told benjamin netanyahu that a cease-fire should be achieved to further negotiations in order to relieve the remaining hostages in gaza. president biden is traveling to baltimore today, where he will see first hand the wreckage left behind after that deadly collapse of the francis scott key bridge.

he's also set to meet with the families of the six construction workers killed in the accident. the white house has quickly approved $60 million of emergency funds for baltimore. and the president is requesting authorization from congress to cover the full cost of the repairs. the coast guard is working to help reopen the shipping channel. officials say they are preparing to start taking containers off so they can soon remove that ship. the federal judge overseeing donald trump's classified documents case is rejecting his bid to dismiss the charges. trump's team argued the documents were considered personal under the presidential records act. but judge aileen cannon ruled that particular law does not provide a basis to dismiss the case before trial. her ruling leaves open the possibility that trump's defense could be used later in the trial, which is set to start on may 20th. it's official. no labels has no candidate. the bipartisan group that was working on a third-party presidential ticket announced it is ending its effort.

no labels said it could not find anyone with a credible path to winning. nbc news has reported at least a dozen candidates including chris christie and joe manchin turned them down. in taiwan, a desperate search for survivors continues after that magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck on wednesday. with 18 missing and 17 trapped, the death toll is likely to rise. >> reporter: the urgent rescue effort to get to survivors on taiwan. and an all-out search is under way in the mountains for people trapped. cut off by massive landslides, triggered when the earthquake hit. with major roads and tunnels blocked. there's no way out. rescue crews were able to reach some people, leading them to safety onfoot. and in some cases, helicopters are being brought in to get people out. but at a hotel in a national park here, dozens are still

waiting for help. this bus now a mangled mess, blocking the road. as we were leaving, rocks were still falling, he says. dash cam video of when the earthquake hit showing boulders rolling down a road, crushing cars. dramatic images showed just how powerful the quake was here. water from a rooftop pool spilling down the side of the building. and nurses scrambling to protect newborns in the hospital. in hualien, a major cleanup under way. this building leaning precariously, but still in tact. >> i thought it was a train at first. >> reporter: leona bergen, a student visitingfrom chicago was staying in a hotel right next to it when the earthquake hit. >> the whole place started shaking and rumbling. and i, i didn't, it took me a while to realize what was going on. >> reporter: strict building codes and wide public awareness

mean taiwan is better prepared for earthquakes, and it's why this building, officials tell us, will be demolished. >> our thanks to janice for that report. one construction worker was killed and two people injured on the ground after a crane collapse in ft. lauderdale, florida. crews were raising the height of the crane when part of the structure came loose and fell, taking a worker with it. two cars were damaged and luckily both drivers will survive. osha will assist in the investigation. we have now heard from the attorney for rashee rice, the lawyer confirming that the kansas city chiefs player was behind the wheel in the lamborghini involved in this dangerous crash. the drivers seen speeding before the impact left the scene. he say his complaint is thousand taking responsibility. >> he's going to do everything in his power to bring their life back to as normal as possible,

in terms of injuries, in terms of property damage. >> nfl says they are monitoring all of the developments in the matter. no arrests have been made. early forecasts of this year's atlantic hurricane season suggests it could break records. colorado state university, a prominent tropical weather forecast center is predicting 11 hus hurricanes. five are expected to be a category 3 or above. an average season has three hurricanes. 23 n 23 named storms are expected. for now, the northeast could finally get a break from the rain this weekend. let's check in with angie lassman. >> weave 've still got snowshow we're going to have to deal with. you can see the big picture showing exactly that. parts of new england going to pick up snow. in the short term, we've got some of those showers that will

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and that they were safe. and they weren't. >> reporter: the alleged assaults happening at his townhouse near downtown houston. new court documents filed by the district attorney say sim connected with the women on apps like hinge, okcupid and others. >> he is portraying himself as somebody who wants a committed relationship. >> reporter: between 2019 and 2022, prosecutors say he invited the women back to his holeme an forced himself on top of them. the district attorney is concerned there could be more victims. >> because sim has an extensive travel history, both nationally and internationally, we fear that there could be other victims who may not know that he's charged yet. >> reporter: sim has pleaded not guilty. his attorney calling the

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