good tuesday morning. coming up on "early today," emotion overload. parents and loved ones facing unthinkable moments as their kids are pulled from the sunken ferry. change the constitution. retired supreme court justice john paul stevens says six changes should be made. powdered alcohol. the controversy over alcohol delivered in a powdered form. president obama to visit washington's horrific mudslide. security concerns over how that teenager snuck on board a jetliner to hawaii. and jimmy fallon striking again with an even funnier, more creative brian williams rap song. it is tuesday, april 22nd. "early today" starts right now.

good morning. i'm richard lui on this tuesday. we begin with the ferry disaster off the south korean coast. the death toll has surpassed 100 now. the search for nearly 200 missing continues. mostly high school students. seven days into the operation, the pace of bodies being recovered has accelerated. now that divers finally succeeded in entering the ferry. families waiting at port brace for the worst. when one father identified his 15-year-old son's body, he tried to resuscitate him, pumping his chest and blowing into his mouth, yelling at him to stop sleeping. and today, one teenage girl just 17 years old was laid to rest. south korea's president offered support for the families, criticizing the ship's crew saying, quote, the action of the captain and some of the crew was incomprehensible, like murder, it can't be tolerated. the captain and several crew members have been arrested. the cause of the disaster is still under investigation. more than 40 al qaeda militants were killed in air

strikes and raids in yemen's southern regions over the weekend. at least two u.s. drones assisted in those strikes. the joint operation is the most aggressive counterterrorism activity in yemen in months. u.s. counterterrorism officials telling nbc news the air strike hit a full blown terrorism training camp. they praised the operations as, quote, efficient and well done, however, they also said there was no indication that any top al qaeda leaders were killed. vice president joe biden paying a visit to ukraine's acting president today. the vp is expected to announce new technical support to the ukrainian government that they can implement energy and economic reforms there. biden is the highest ranking u.s. official to visit the country since the crisis with russia began. the vice president's visit comes days after an international agreement was reached to quell violence in the country. the u.s. ambassador to ukraine warned yesterday that russia has, quote, days, not weeks, to abide by that agreement. some security questions are being raised after a 16-year-old from california was able to sneak into the wheel well of a plane and end up in hawaii.

airport officials and in san jose are reviewing how the teen was able to slip past security on sunday. nbc's joe fryer has more. >> reporter: sitting on a stretcher at a hawaiian airport, the 16-year-old stowaway was in surprisingly good health after he emerged from the plane. >> he was weak. he hung from the wheel well. and then he fell to the ground and regained in strength and stood up and started walking to the front of the aircraft. >> reporter: it all started here at the airport in san jose, it was 1:00 sunday morning after getting in a fight with relatives, officials say the boy scaled a fence somewhere here at the airport, making his way to a plane. federal sources tell nbcqú news surveillance video between gates two and three show the teen climbing into a plane's wheel well, unaware it was going to maui. the five hour hawaiian airline flights reaching altitudes of 38,000 feet. authorities say the stowaway was unconscious most of the trip. >> stowing away in the wheel

well of an airplane for a long flight is insanely perilous. it is just miraculous that this young man survived. >> reporter: the faa says there have been 105 stowaways worldwide since 1947. 76% did not survive. the san jose airport says its perimeter security meets federal requirements, but no system is 100%. >> it is possible to scale an airport perimeter fence line, especially under cover of darkness. and remain undetected. >> reporter: security expert jonathan tal says this is an issue for most airports. >> there hasn't been the investment needed in fencing and perimeter protection at san jose as there should be obviously. >> reporter: it is unclear what if any charges the teen could face, hawaiian officials are working to bring him home. a runaway stowaway lucky to get away alive. joe fryer, nbc news, san jose. taking you to monday now and nbc's brian williams, a guest on

"the tonight show." before he appeared, jimmy fallon showing off brian's latest rap mashup. here is the snoop dog classic gin and juice. ♪ turn off the lights and close the doors ♪ ♪ so we announce to this rolling down the street smoking and sipping on gin and juice ♪ ♪ lay back with my mind on my money and my money on my mind ♪ >> bill karins. so different about this one, right? kate snow, richard engel and triple force. >> that's awesome. >> i recommend if you like this whole series, go watch the interview after it with jimmy fallon. it is hysterical. brian williams just -- >> i wonder what they'll do next. >> that's the interview. brian williams was requesting rap songs he wants. it was really funny. good stuff.

northwest is getting some of this good old rain. we're filling up the reservoirs and using your umbrella for the second day in a row. it is coming down now on i-5. portland, northward, rain. only snow at the highest elevations. quarter, half an inch of rain. we're going to add to this significantly over the next two days. we had one storm system that is kicking through now. then we'll have another little warm front trying to bring in some moisture later on tonight and that looks like a soaking rain with it. a storm behind it too. so the bottom line was this weather pattern is the green on the map is the rain. it shows you the rain as we go throughout tuesday afternoon, evening, right along the coast. and then as we go into wednesday, notice it really doesn't move much. a lot of moisture available with this system. it is going to be with us for a while. as far as the forecast goes for your tuesday, showers and storms in the inner mountain west, maybe thunderstorms, but for the pacific northwest, it is going to be a cool, chilly rain. we're at 48 degrees and light rain right now in portland. in california, hit with a cooler air in place, a little bit

chillier than we have been in the days past. l.a., only 68. that's your national forecast. we'll look at the extended forecast, try to find a sunny day coming up, it may be a struggle. >> good mix there. thank you very much, bill karins. a major supreme court case that could impact what you way to watch tv. a wild courtroom shootout during a gangland trial and the controversy over powcahol. details next.

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including nbc and its internet startup company they say is stealing and rebroadcasting their content without permission. nbc's tracie potts reports from washington. >> reporter: right now if you watch the major networks, you have to catch it live or record it on a dvr, often rented from the cable or satellite provider. now, there is ario. >> live broadcast tv to the internet, whenever and wherever we want it. >> this is piracy. you're picking up copy righted content that somebody else spent a lot of money to develop. >> reporter: broadcasters agree and they want the supreme court to decide. but ario argues they're not stealing programming, they're just renting thousands of tiny antennas to consumers who decide for themselves when, where and what to watch. >> and if they can pull this service down, which is so carefully designed to be legal, you'll have a spate of lawsuits. >> reporter: it is a case about

money too. broadcasters charge cable and satellite providers big bucks to rebroadcast those programs. ario pays nothing. and charges consumers as little as $8 a month. >> that was nbc's tracie potts reporting for us there. here are other stories making news. president obama will travel to washington state this morning. he'll meet with families and first responders from the deadly landslide a month ago. so far, 41 people have been confirmed dead. two people remain missing. two men in an affluent suburb of philadelphia are accused of running a drug ring aimed at high school students. marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, hash oil, all sold to students at nearby high schools and colleges. according to prosecutors there. the two were arraigned yesterday after a four-month investigation. a scary scene in the salt lake city courtroom. a u.s. marshal shot and killed a defendant after he lunged at a witness with a pen. authorities say the defendant charged the stand, while the witness was testifying about gang initiation.

and how did he get there? a leopard on a rooftop in india. it charges people before darting away. they caught it and released it back into the wild. health news now, alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau backpedalling from its approval of palcohol. according to the associated press, the bureau says the approval of the powdered alcohol was made in error, but a company spokesman saying it is just a discrepancy with its labels and that there will be resubmitting them for approval. palcohol can be mixed with water or any liquid to create an instant alcoholic beverage in different flavors. mothers against drunk driving expressed concern here saying it may be attractive to young people. "early today" brought to you by vagisil, the experts in intimate health. getting down to business with cnbc's sima modi. good morning, sima. >> richard, netflix plans to raise prices for new subscribers by $1 to $2 a month.

they were trying to offset costs for new content and production of original shows like house of cards and orange is the new black. existing customers will continue to be charged their current fees for now. airlines lag behind hotels and online travel agencies in customer satisfaction as travelers face cramped planes and poor inflight service. customers rated airlines low for the quality of drink service, bathrooms and seat comfort. earnings are squarely in focus for investors today. they're anticipating results from mcdonald's, travelers, xerox and comcast, the parent of nbc universal. back to you. >> thank you, sima. just ahead, we'll have all your on the field highlights and off the field drama. sports is next. these little angels build in softness.

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this morning on "today," can you trust your stomach? experts say there are diet tricks that help you feel fuller faster, while eating less. jeff rossen puts those theories to the test ahead on "today." jeff ends up like this, we know it did not work. sports, runners carrying a fellow competitor to the finish line, that's one of the visuals we saw. married bombing victims cycling past where they both lost their legs. and proposals. yesterday it was not boston, massachusetts, it was boston,

usa. now the nba playoffs. memphis and oklahoma with big shots. kevin durant, perkins game time basket putting the thunder in the driver's seat heading into overtime. memphis was not round a bit there. the grizzlies go to a 111 had-1 win. l.a. and golden state. los angeles spanking golden state 40 points was the winning margin here. 138-98. it is the largest victory in clippers history. series tied 1-1. excuses excuses. i lost it in the sun. it was a real hard-liner. no it wasn't, so says a fan. that fan missed an easy catch. the staff felt so sorry for him, they walked him up a ball. san francisco sports fans hate the interior of their town's new trains. look. it has the colors of their nfl

arch rival seattle seahawks. maybe it is not ironic. over 1700 signed a petition to try to scrap the colors. here is a before and after you don't want to see. a 90-mile-per-hour pitch hitting minor leaguer delino deshields jr. in the face on friday. dramatics followed. he was able to walk off the field on his own, but he can only eat crackers and soft food for now. so one texas police officer got pretty ticked off. he didn't like all that. texas high school students storming the field in celebration of the girls' soccer championship. how upset? that security officer also a police officer off duty starts tripping and pushing students. he's on paid administrative leave now. what is he thinking? you don't push kids like that. tornado activity to tell you about. that's ahead. al roker goes a little wild on the set of "today's" take.

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geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. well, welcome back on this tuesday. we're in for a rainy week, probably one of the rainier weeks we'll have over the entire year. as we go throughout the week, we're watching first storm moving through. this one reaches the central plains on wednesday afternoon, a little mini tornado outbreak. as far as the west goes, not dealing with anything like that, plain old rain. tuesday, again into wednesday. and that kind of chilly rain too, only 52 degrees and rainy in much of washington state. temperatures will be kept cooler to the south. i'd like to say there is a silver lining to this, we get out of this weather pattern, in april, you get like this, get weather patterns, they sit here and it is really hard to dislodge them. we'll see one little storm after

another coming through. and i think you get the gist. >> i do. do you give them a name there, like the lolly gagging weather system? >> no, the really heavy rains, the pineapple express, moisture coming from hawaii. this is just a stagnant pattern of on shore trothy type weather. >> lolly gagging. >> i didn't like that. >> bill. the stars were out at the boston marathon yesterday. and guess who was the most fit "today" show anchor there? natalie morales. >> the whole company. >> she tweeted the company of her running gear before finishing with an impressive 3:48. >> running like between 7 and 8-minute miles, that's serious running. >> amazing. >> donnie wahlberg didn't break a sweat. he cheered on his new kids on the block bandmates from the finish line there. natalie would do circles around all of them. drew barrymore will soon give birth to her second child and the pregnancy cravings are stronger than ever. she instagramed pictures of a

dim sum brunch. very salty. former ice road truckers cast member tim ziker is in hot water after being charged with several felonies. he allegedly kidnapped a prostitute over a payment dispute and later pushed her out of a second story window. he's due in court on may 6th. >> that's real serious. hbo's miniseries has another major shake-up. after james gandolfini's death, robert de niro took his place at the lead, but he has since stepped down. and now john turturro will star in that. deknorr de niro appeared in his first ever vine. it won't win him an oscar, but the hollywood legend doesn't have anything to prove, certainly. what button do i hit? what's this? even beyonce is not immune to the easter spirit. looking fierce with a rabbit ear headband. she held a private easter egg hunt for her daughter blue ivy. >> it was a gold headband. >> i would guess that in each egg there was a diamond, if i

can say that. it is spring, love is in the air. good reminder of that from nbc station wbir in knoxville, tennessee. the crew there thought they would end the easter weekend with a brief visit from two little bunnies. it wasn't long before they did what rabbits do live on air. >> pg-13. >> i think there are 20 rabbits now running around. that's hilarious. al roker has no problem cutting loose to the right tune. you know this. he took the set of "today" by storm by his interpretive dance rendition of "the lion sleeps tonight." he loves those songs. >> al at his best. >> i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day right here on nbc. ♪ you have three questions. coffee or espresso? oh, coffee please. ♪

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leading the news in the washington post, boy scouts of america revokes troop's charter over gay leader. the organization says jeffrey mcgrath, quote, deliberately injected his sexuality into scouting when he spoke about his sexuality in a news story about his troop. in usa today, former justice stevens wants to change constitution. in his new book, retired supreme court just john paul steven s proposing eliminating individual rights to guns and restricting campaign spending. other stories we're following for you, doesn't this make you a bit mad? the video appears to catch an air canada baggage handler dropping bags into a bin about 20 feet below. a passenger through the window reporting it and posting it on

youtube. the airline responded saying the two men you have seen there have been suspended. i bet. and a record-setting catch in florida. fisherman snagging an 805 pound mako shark. it is 11 feet long. it is recognized by the international land based shark fishing association as the largest of its kind ever caught. the fisherman tried to let it go, but the shark was too tired. so they celebrated with a barbecue. for 400 people. former president george h.w. bush is offering supporters the opportunity to join in on what he calls his guilty pleasure. his socks. a new fund-raiser features special socks embroidered with the republican elephant and signed by the former president himself. mr. bush saying, they're sure to get you noticed. great to see him doing that stuff. university has crowned its bulldog beauty. what do you think of her? lucy beat 49 drooling competitors for her spot on the throne. >> you can see why.

>> the beautiful bulldog embodies the university's mascot, which is a bulldog. since 1979, this pageant marked the beginning of the drake relays for track and field. lucy will be honored at drake stadium. >> go, lu lucy. nbc aired the opening of the new york world's fair hosted by henry fonda. >> welcome to the live grand opening of the new york world's fair of 1964-'65, the biggest, greatest, costliest, a billion dollars, most spectacular, fantastic, unbelievable indoor/outdoor, land, water, ice, air, musical, dramatic show on earth. >> marshawn lynch, 21. actress charlotte ray turns 88. i i'm richard lui with bill

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well, good morning to you, happy tuesday to you, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. the sky is also above san francisco and you can see a lot of people up and at em. it did rain pretty hard there in san francisco. let's get a look at the forecast with christina loren. >> peggy, scott, everybody at home. for the most part, the showers have cleared the bay area, but a little batch of rain over the altamont pass and light cells over san francisco. but i wanted to show you san jose nice and steady here when it comes to our camera. camera shaking fro